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- Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 95136
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
FAO Gevin, RE your new list of invitees: assuming you are definitely going on TV form alone, why would you pick Barnard over George? There's no doubting that Barnard has the ability to win COC based on his Apterous performance these days, but in TV-related terms (which, as we agree, should be the o...
- Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 21st 2015 (S72 P13)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5843
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 21st 2015 (S72 P13)
Dictionary seems to agree. It's pronounced the same but not spelt the same.Zarte Siempre wrote:Apterous thinks you can pluralise VICOMTE.
Susie seems not to suggest that?
And great game by both players as everyone else has said.
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 19th 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2547
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 19th 2015
Weird how getting one away on both the 4-larges involved almost identical methods.
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 19th 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2547
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 19th 2015
Standard method in round 6 was obviously (25×4+8)×9=972.
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Catsdown Friday January 16th 2015
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1505
Re: Spoilers For Catsdown Friday January 16th 2015
Jon and Jack's winning score of 890 was also Conor's octotal.
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6598
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Your objectives and Countdown's are somewhat different. Maybe. But what do you think Countdown's objectives are? TORRIDEST: having skimmed through the old dictionaries I can find nothing to suggest it should have been allowable at any time in the show's history. But what should be allowed? It depen...
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 15th 2015 (S72 P9)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2897
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 15th 2015 (S72 P9)
Asking for small and medium numbers - interesting. Next people will be asking for specific numbers.
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 14th 2015 (S72 P8)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2928
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 14th 2015 (S72 P8)
The dictionary likes it though. Also the definition and example sentences don't really seem very mass nouny.samir pilica wrote:Apolune is a mass noun, so no plural...
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 14th 2015 (S72 P8)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2928
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 14th 2015 (S72 P8)
Dictionary doesn't like POLENTAS.
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6598
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
If you type in PONGEES it finds the entry for PONGEE. Have you discussed with OUP what can and can't be inferred in this situation, or are you just guessing? Some words don't come up when you type in the plural. It's more than a guess. It's really the most sensible way for Countdown to base their r...
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I paid £66 when I booked for 2 nights. I booked on 7 September. Graeme, you should collate stats from this thread and plot a graph of price vs date of booking. Together we can all beat the system... I think Corby does this already but he does it for competitive reasons rather than for the good of m...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
It's weird how several of you booked before the event was even officially announced.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
£63 (slightly less smug face). What can my room possibly have, worth £1, that Gavin's doesn't? You for a starter, Heather. ;) (Although, I'd argue that you were priceless, rather than worth £1.) But Heather is providing herself, so it would be a bit weird for Travelodge to charge for that. Unless t...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6598
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
PONGEES comes up if you search for it so that's good enough for me whatever Susie says. CONGEE is also a mass noun of course. PONGEES doesn't come up in search now, and CONGEES is fine thanks to the mass noun food rule, as we've discussed before, I'm sure........... :roll: If you type in PONGEES it...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
What's the best price anyone got? I got £62 altogether which I believe was better than Corby so it counts as a win whatever anyone else got.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6598
Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
It was only in one round wasn't it?Peter Mabey wrote:NETTLING to beat LOTTING
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6598
Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
PONGEES comes up if you search for it so that's good enough for me whatever Susie says. CONGEE is also a mass noun of course.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:17 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2014 - nominations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5121
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2014 - nominations
Awesomeness.
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I agree that it doesn't count unless you stay in the Travelodge. I am staying in the Travelodge and booked ages ago for a good price (smug face), but was posting for the benefit of others less well organised (another smug face). It's just as well. Corby said he was going to check for evidence of a ...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 12th 2015
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1145
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 12th 2015
Fashion designer (noun) - Waste of space
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
Travelodge price for Friday and Saturday nights is now £109 :o Last year some of us stayed in a B&B http://www.eaglesguesthouse.co.uk which I thought was quite nice. It's nearer the pub than the Travelodge is. That does sound quite a lot (and it might be even more now), but just to clarify, it ...
- Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 9th 2015 (S72 P5)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3355
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 9th 2015 (S72 P5)
MIDWATER is an "Entry from US English dictionary", so unless there's been a change of policy then DC were mistaken to offer it as an alternative in whatever round that was. I thought US words are okay, not US spellings, though of course it is not in ODE3. US words are OK as long as they a...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
Love the deliberate mistake.Jon Corby wrote:I would comfortably beat 7 of the 10 people seeded ahead of me, that's a fucking joke.
I mean, you'd have to be a complete cunt to think that a comma is acceptable there.
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:17 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Countdown-like Android Apps
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3461
Re: Countdown-like Android Apps
Is Touchy Words on Android? I've heard it's awesome.
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 7th 2015 (S72 P3)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3553
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 7th 2015 (S72 P3)
For the likes of Matt Morrison, a neat alternative for the first numbers is (8+1)×(8-1)×6=378.
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 95136
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
I am not as good a player as many people in recent series who did not happen to reach a grand final, and I might be washing my hair/doing my ironing on the day of recording anyway. However, I would like to question whether "actual form" is relevant in terms of being invited to take part i...
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 95136
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
In coming up with my own list, I'm not too bothered about having the same number of people from each series, although it might be nice to have at least two per series. Basically all champions automatically qualify, and then the rest do based on some combination of how far they got and how good I th...
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 6th 2015 (S72 P2)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2341
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 6th 2015 (S72 P2)
I was wondering if Andy made a mistake in his working and had to blag his way to 820. Like he was expecting 816+4 rather than 824-4.
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I want to know how many millions to 1 I would be.
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10143
Re: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
We're also considering the idea that this background event could also carry points for the following season's table. This would create the interesting dynamic of allowing people who may not usually have the highest chances of competing in individual tournaments, the chance to get a little leg-up in...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I'm honorary winner for even accommodating that silly rule to be honest. You were lucky the officials didn't disqualify you for turning up an hour late or however long it was. But are you up for a battle with the champion of the new generation (whoever it may be) or are you retiring undefeated like...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 5th 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2022
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 5th 2015
Just in case it's news to anyone (IMO, a couple of people were a bit vague earlier and I was confused for a while), I wanted to confirm: There is no CoC this series. It's moved to the start of Series 73. Has this been confirmed anywhere? Not that this isn't a CoC we're in right now, but that we'll ...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 5th 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2022
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 5th 2015
Saying that EBONITE is another word for VULCANITE doesn't really help Susie!
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
Last year's attempt at an eating competition had promise but due to a lack of proper planning it never really got the attention or the time it deserved. But before we try and plan it more properly, are you even interested this year Gevin? Seeing that you're a serious politician now I don't know if ...
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10143
Re: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
Sorry, you've done what? Are you not coming to COLIN?Matt Bayfield wrote:I like the idea - it's the sort of thing I'd've loved to have had a go at, before I retired from these sort of events.
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I'd certainly hope so, but just in case...JimBentley wrote:Surely everybody already owns a copy?Gavin Chipper wrote:Don't know what you're talking about.Jon Corby wrote:You're thinking of donating the book you wrote, aren't you Gev?
By the way, has anyone else noticed that this thread is in the Historical Recaps subforum?
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10143
Re: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
Also bear in mind there are some who - wrongly in my opinion - think the Co event scene is biased enough towards the elite, so won't be pleased by part of their entry fees to Co events subsidising an invitation-only tournament. I wouldn't say that the CO event scene is necessarily biased towards th...
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10143
Re: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
Personally, I like duel scoring, because I think it's usually more impressive to beat 50 people than it is to beat 10. That's not to say that any of this is beyond discussion though. You're certainly right to an extent, and under the system I proposed, winning out of 51 people (so beating 50) would...
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10143
Re: A change to Co:Events for 2016?
I think it generally sounds like a good idea. However, I need to moan about something, and one thing I don't like, which I also don't like about the duels on Apterous, is the proposed scoring system. First of all, does the number of players need to be multiplied by two? But that's a side issue. I do...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
Don't know what you're talking about.Jon Corby wrote:You're thinking of donating the book you wrote, aren't you Gev?
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Catsdown Xmas Special Monday December 29th 2014
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2813
Re: Spoilers For Catsdown Xmas Special Monday December 29th 2014
They didn't point out that PRIMEVAL can be a nine but it's PRIMAEVAL rather than PRIMEEVAL as David Baddiel thought (but obviously the letters weren't there).
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:14 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Am I the worst contestant ever?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5692
Re: Am I the worst contestant ever?
You're not even the worst player in your football club, let alone of everyone ever.
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I won a book as one of the prizes last time, but I doubt I'll ever read it, so can I donate it back into the prize pot? Also, do you accept donations of stuff generally as prizes? Normally yes, however I've already got a massive pile of crap to dish out this year and will probably take a good chunk...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 36052
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
I won a book as one of the prizes last time, but I doubt I'll ever read it, so can I donate it back into the prize pot? Also, do you accept donations of stuff generally as prizes?
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:06 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115768
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
People play drunk all the time, and I'm not sure this is much different.Jayne Wisniewski wrote:Does Matt or anyone else know if it's possible to play apterous on a tablet? Thanks.
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115768
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Any possibility you have another known wifi network available from the house and it occasionally gets confused about which to join? I have seen people have this problem before if they've ever joined a free BT hotspot, often the network is just called "BT WiFi" and if you happen to have a ...
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous/Scrabble player Mikki Nicholson RIP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5292
Re: Apterous/Scrabble player Mikki Nicholson RIP
Terrible news. RIP.
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 4:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday December 23rd 2014 (Special)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2309
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday December 23rd 2014 (Special)
In the 372 round, Rachel could have pointed out that one of the contestants could have just added the 1 on at the end rather than going a whole new way.
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689200
Re: Ask Graeme?
And this is the 1000th reply.
No need to thank me. All in a day's work.
No need to thank me. All in a day's work.
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689200
Re: Ask Graeme?
Andy McGurn made a post wondering whether Ryan or Graeme should make the 1000th post or reply (can't remember which he said) and then deleted it. Maybe he realised that as his post was the 999th reply it made it the 1000th post so he didn't want it to be so. But don't worry guys. You're in safe hand...
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: 10 April 1989 - 14 April 1989 (Masters 1, Preliminary 2)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6068
Re: 10 April 1989 - 14 April 1989 (Masters 1, Preliminary 2)
C2's declaration in round 10 should be RANCHES, not RACNHES.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 2nd January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 2)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5171
Re: Tuesday 2nd January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 2)
C1's declaration in round 1 should be VISAGE, not VISGAE.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689200
Re: Ask Graeme?
It's probably worth mentioning these in the recap threads.Graeme Cole wrote:On the other hand, the error in the wikicap for episode 939 is in the historical recap (the spelling of VISAGE in R1).
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday December 22nd 2014 (Special)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2046
Re: Spoilers for Monday December 22nd 2014 (Special)
ROUILLE in round 5 as a beater.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689200
Re: Ask Graeme?
Interesting finding, Clive. And good work.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115768
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Why does my phone keep disconnecting from my home wifi and not just connect automatically any more? It expects me to manually reconnect. My laptop hasn't undergone a similar change (therefore proving it's not the wifi) and my phone hasn't had the same problems at other people's houses (therefore pro...
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689200
Re: Ask Graeme?
A couple of surprises though - Simon Born getting 30 maxes in three consecutive games. Also, Susan Shilton getting 20 in the 9-round era. I had to look both of these people up. Also, that no-one managed a minimum of five maxes (the minimum you need for most of the maxes in a game) in their octorun ...
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689200
Re: Ask Graeme?
Excellent work as always Graeme. A lot of that was expected but there were one or two surprises. I wasn't surprised at all to see Helen Grayson, Harvey Freeman and Allan Saldanha at the top of the 9-round table for maxes in three consecutive games, although it was very close so could have gone diffe...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 19th 2014
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7533
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 19th 2014
Congratulations to both players for playing at such a high standard for the whole series and to Dan for winning it. That 840 though! When David Baddiel commented on Dan's bright orange T-shirt I was thinking he just needed to look over to Rachel to see possibly the worst outfit to ever make it into ...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Nick Hewer Quits Apprentice
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1399
Re: Nick Hewer Quits Apprentice
Countdown > The Apprentice