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Denise Lewis
Paula Radcliffe

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People who refer to their mother as "Mum" rather than "my mum".

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Colin Jackson

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Red car? Fernando Alonso? Kimi Raikkonen?

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People who pronounce the OI in TORTOISE like you would in TOILET.

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E.g. People who like swimming
People who eat yoghurt
Men who wear really long pointy shoes that are much longer than their feet despite not being clowns but are actually in their work suits

Add your own. Nothing too serious like people who vote Tory/UKIP/BNP. That kind of goes without saying.

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So is the accommodation compulsory? Presumably you could just go somewhere else. It's like when you buy some product and they force their own insurance policy on you as well when you could go elsewhere for that. Well, it would be a big waste of accommodation, wouldn't it :?: :?: :P If you don't sta...

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So is the accommodation compulsory? Presumably you could just go somewhere else. It's like when you buy some product and they force their own insurance policy on you as well when you could go elsewhere for that.

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As in Dennis Pennis from 20 years ago? Fucking Hell!

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Shame for Sean, I think he would have won had he got the 9, so close game, and we'll see him again in the finals. I missed today's game, but I thought his standard had slipped over the last couple of days. Had he lost his first game, he's definitely someone who people would have said "He would...

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TV presenter?
Sports person?
Comedian?
Politician?
Writer?
Academic?
Musician?

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Jesus?

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OK. Is this person over 40? 50? 60? 70? 80? 90?

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Eddie Murphy

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Adam Gillard wrote:
JackHurst wrote:Has this person been in an episode of countdown?
No, but interestingly, someone with the same name (first name and surname) has!

Let's start at the beginning. Michael Goldman.

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Cash on the nail? Never heard of it.

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Philip Wilson wrote:
Tony Atkins wrote:Suddenly Dan is my friend, but I could only make 920 on that 3L selection.
Managed 915 before RR gave the answer: ((25 x 4) - 1) x 10 - 75 but well after 30 seconds

Yeah, the standard method was found wanting on this occasion.

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Matt Morrison wrote:
JackHurst wrote:Has this person been in an episode of countdown?
Stop being a dick Jack, you know he has.

Spoilers!

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10-00pm ITV 2 Tonight..... Yet another chance to see the most overrated film in Movie history! I am of course talking about.....The Shawshank Redemption! Nah, that's a great film. I would urge anyone who's not seen it to watch it if they can. I agree with Jim. I thought it was great. My only critic...

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Round 1: T P X E O M D I Y Sean: MOPED (5) Dan: EMPTY (5) DC: MOIETY (6) OT: YOMPED (6) Score: 5–5 (max 6) Sean will be hoping he doesn’t have to get on his MOPED at the end of the game. Its five each for the contestants as DC spot one of the two sixes. But it was MOPED rather than MOPED wasn't it?...

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Zarte Siempre wrote:Maybe he meant by the end of the weak.

So the answers will be provided by the weakened rather than the weekend?

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Sacha Baron Cohen.

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Mark Deeks wrote:FIFA rules mandate three keepers for some reason.

Can't they just say someone else is a goalkeeper? Goalkeepers can play in outfield positions can't they?

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Tony Atkins wrote:Does anyone else find the way Sean agonises over the letter selection rather annoying?

That's fighting talk.

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Tony Atkins wrote:570 is indeed best on 1st numbers: (10-4)x(100-(10/(1+1))) is one way.

Strange she didn't declare it impossible today.

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Steven M. McCann wrote:I'm referring to the Barclay's Manager Of The Year award.

I went to the Liverpool branch and it wouldn't let me withdraw any money. I asked to speak to the manager and he'd gone home early.

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I found the Dutch entry a bit dull too when I first listened to it. I was only won over by the live performance. My instinct is that it's still too gentle too win, but I'd love to be proven wrong. Only last year we were still wondering if Netherlands would finally qualify for the first time. To go ...

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Larry David.

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Austria was shite. It's winning purely because of the bearded lady.

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Just listened to them all. I thought it was a fairly flat standard. When I said Ukraine could only win with the help of Crimea, I'll should have added Crimea or a generally weak standard even by Eurovision levels. But Switzerland is my favourite. Best of a bad bunch.

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Does somebody know something? before last nights first semi-final the Netherlands were well over a 100/1 to win it they are now around 8/1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were amazing, though, weren't they? I, and everyone else, assumed that a nice quiet little song like theirs would fail to stand out, but th...

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Boast boast boast My thoughts exactly. Corby, not Kevin obviously. Nowt wrong with a boast, it's doing it in an underhanded manner that is repulsive. Oh actually there was another angle on all that which I forgot to bring up, which was slagging off Rachel for not getting such an easy numbers game. ...

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Matt Morrison wrote:Boast boast boast

My thoughts exactly. Corby, not Kevin obviously.

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Legend always had it that Harvey had a brother called Dave that was the superior player. Let's see how he does.

Different Dave.

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Legend always had it that Harvey had a brother called Dave that was the superior player. Let's see how he does.

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I don't remember this being asked - what are the most commonly offered words ever on Countdown? Like top 50 or something. Words sorted by the number of times they have been validly offered up to the end of series 69... 1. RATION 126 2. TRAINED 125 3. TRAILED 107 4. RATIONS 102 5. ROASTED 96 6. POIN...

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William G Stewart used to talk about play-offs that had happened untelevised when there was a tie for 15th in the 15 to 1 grand final leaderboard. I don't think an ad hoc televisation would probably be the best idea.

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I don't remember this being asked - what are the most commonly offered words ever on Countdown? Like top 50 or something.

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In seedings, are these still decided by number of wins then number of points? If 2 players have the same aggregate score and number of wins, would the higher finisher still be the one who has the higher individual score in a heat game and if both players were then still matched, would it then boil ...

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It's interesting how he's done better with 6 small than with 1 large. I think they've been fairly straightforward though and he might not realise they're not all like that.

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So box 23 only appears after the game? That's extremely fishy. It's in the studio throughout - high on a plinth where most people can't reach it. So about 8 feet up? I think most people could probably reach 7 feet when you consider their outstretched arm and standing on tiptoes. Are they allowed to...

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Thanks Graeme.

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I thought I recognised the challenger from before. He had been on in Series 38, and actually won 3 games (including one on a tie-break), before he lost to the #1 seed, Chris Toyne, on game #4. So, a good veteran. 8-) But, yes, a brilliant match today. ;) :) :D 4th Numbers Alt.: (((75 + 50) / 25) x ...

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I've noticed some people use more brackets than they need to. That's a pretty bad crime as well. So I'm going to start calling people up on it. I disagree. I think the use of extra brackets is often helpful for clarity. I think it can make it more confusing because it makes it less tidy, especially...

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Bah, it's time the explanation was posted.

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I've noticed some people use more brackets than they need to. That's a pretty bad crime as well. So I'm going to start calling people up on it.

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Yeah, it's just made up. What are they basing it on? http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/historic-and-projected-data-from-the-period-and-cohort-life-tables/2012-based/sty-babies-living-to-100.html Perhaps you could save me the trouble of reading it by having a look at the statistical bulletin ...

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Tony Atkins wrote:Don't think there are any beaters today - nice that Neil finally found his feet on the numbers - didn't expect him to find
71- in the 711 round for instance.

I was going to say - that was probably his best numbers round in his run so far.

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As long as you don't use it to play pool.

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I wasn't duped. I knew he was being incredibly devious in his post - enough to make me physically sick in fact - but I just didn't want it to detract from the valid point. When I said you were being a cunt, I meant you were being one to everyone else on the forum for potentially taking away our chan...

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Yeah, it's just made up. What are they basing it on?

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^ They've added this new thing now where, after the final box, you can choose to gamble what you wound up with on "Box 23," which either doubles what you won, halves it, adds ten grand to it, leaves it unchanged, or takes it all. Hmm. How do they decide what goes in it then? Is this expli...

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It might be worth doing an "Ask Graeme" on biggest difference between letters and numbers performance (maybe difference between percentage of max) when he's finished his run (octo or otherwise), or just the list of octochamps by percentage of numbers solves or percentage of available numbe...

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Whatever it is, I doubt it's down to presenters' styles.

James Robinson wrote:even though different hosts have had different styles of setting off the buzzer, etc.

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Matt Morrison wrote:Yeah I'm with Clive here Jon. Don't you care about statistical accuracy you cunt? Michael Wallace will have you across his knee.

It's time to bully him off the forum.

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They all got posted by Adam Gillard in one big post.

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Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:
James Laverty wrote:Since when did Rachel start dancing during the easy numbers solve.

Alt 2nd numbers: (25-4-2)*(7+3)
That's the second time I've seen her do it!

Should it go in the Wiki recap?

I solved it without having to dance.

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On the conundrum thing, are there 120 distinct positions for the light to be in (4 a second)?

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Clive's making a valid point. No need to be a cunt about it, Corby.

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