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- Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:41 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 23rd October 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 71)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1724
Re: Thursday 23rd October 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 71)
Round 11: W H G A E A Y D S Jonny: headways George: WASHDAY (7) DC: HEADWAY (7) Score: 65–78 (max 90) Final Score: 92–102 (max 125) How do people normally deal with DC errors in recaps? I'd base the max on what is "objectively" there, making it 126. In many cases, there are DC beaters tha...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6436
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
Lets just congratulate George on a well played game. You can only play to the conditions on the day. It's not like he objected to the word being allowed. Jonny has said he holds no grudge. Yes, there's no doubt that both players played very well, and both performances would have won against most co...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6436
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
I think we're largely in agreement in this thread, and I think this discussion just goes to show that in general, if someone needs any dispute resolved, then they should seek out a C4Cer. It's not by any means certain that Jonny would definitely have won had HEADWAYS been allowed, so it would be unf...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6436
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
What to do in the HEADWAYS round is a variant on question 4 in Graeme's You Are The Ref thread . And judging by the answers given by seemingly most people, including all of the first five respondents, picking one-large and then having an earlier round overturned should not void the one-large selecti...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6436
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
the fact that it finds HEADWAYS if you use the search bar I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I can't see it in the search bar. It doesn't come up as a suggestion for you to click on, but if you type it in and press enter, it will find the entry for HEADWAY. That's a bit weird actually. It seems...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6436
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 23rd 2014 (S71 P71)
I would say that disallowing HEADWAYS was definitely an error. The second definition is not listed as a mass noun, nor could be interpreted as a mass noun from the definition. Basically it says: NOUN 1. Mass noun - DEFINITION 2. DEFINITION The mass noun label only applies to the first definition. Th...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoEdi 3 is go - Saturday 1st November
- Replies: 82
- Views: 29671
Re: CoEdi 3 is go - Saturday 1st November
People with phones and a reasonable data plan can look up words, unless it's in the middle of nowhere with no signal.
- Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoEdi 3 is go - Saturday 1st November
- Replies: 82
- Views: 29671
Re: CoEdi 3 is go - Saturday 1st November
It is also not the number of votes that counts, but how high each hand is raised.Graeme Cole wrote:In true CoEdi tradition, this must take place after round 1.
- Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: OSCAR PISTORIUS............
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4049
Re: OSCAR PISTORIUS............
Because he's a celebrity they might have to keep him in an isolated cell - also known as "box 23".
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:37 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2014/15
- Replies: 33
- Views: 16999
Re: University Challenge 2014/15
Fancy an apterite getting a question on the Mohs scale (although there was one mentioned that isn't used on apterous)! Well done Hugh and Team Magdalen, your opponents gave you a good run for a fair while there until you pulled away in the end. I noticed that too, but there's always an obvious gues...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 238
- Views: 117023
Re: Countdowners in the news
They're calling it "Brittains Law".
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: BONO'S WIG?......
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1238
Re: BONO'S WIG?......
Missed it. Which box was it in?
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 16th 2014 (S71 P67)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3379
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 16th 2014 (S71 P67)
Straight in with the factorisation as always. I wonder how many you get that don't factorise.Peter Mabey wrote:Non-standard method for last numbers: (9x3+7)x(8+9)
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ITV1 7-30pm TONIGHT ......EBOLA-ARE WE PREPARED?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2365
Re: ITV1 7-30pm TONIGHT ......EBOLA-ARE WE PREPARED?
The whole show is fixed. It was the +£10,000 in box 23 again? I've got a very exciting idea for a new gameshow, based on Deal Or No Deal but with elements of The Crystal Maze. You'd still have 22 contestants (or however many it is) but instead of standing around with boxes and trotting out sob stor...
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 238
- Views: 117023
Re: Countdowners in the news
He's taken it down and issued an apology.
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 16th 2014 (S71 P67)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3379
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 16th 2014 (S71 P67)
You must have missed the standard method in the last numbers then. 576+2 rather than 567+11 was the standard method.Tony Atkins wrote:Well I was winning until he turned up the gas for the last 3 rounds. Nice finish!
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ITV1 7-30pm TONIGHT ......EBOLA-ARE WE PREPARED?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2365
Re: ITV1 7-30pm TONIGHT ......EBOLA-ARE WE PREPARED?
I'm guessing that the conclusion will be "no". You can come back and tell us what it said.
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 16th 2014 (S71 P67)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3379
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 16th 2014 (S71 P67)
I got it after the time but the 932 was doable - (75+10)×(9+7-5)-3=932
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 238
- Views: 117023
Re: Countdowners in the news
Can we please have updated links based on: "tracked down and attacked" (almost sounded literal!) someone for a negative review on goodreads.com (Corby) serious suggestions of arrest? (Jono) "he's just told you he was trying to get publicity" (Gevin) Thanks guys. In Richard's pos...
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 238
- Views: 117023
Re: Countdowners in the news
He's not been arrested has he? Or have people suggested it?Jon O'Neill wrote:Sometimes I think the world is trolling me. How the fuck could he be arrested for writing that? What law has he broken? Who's to say if his blog is fact or fiction? Is it illegal to imagine a fake kidnapping?
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 238
- Views: 117023
Re: Countdowners in the news
I think the journalists writing about this are totally missing the point, whether this story has any truth or not. He's just told you that he was trying to get publicity by being a dickhead, and you're giving it to him.
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 15th 2014 (S71 P66)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6139
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 15th 2014 (S71 P66)
Excellent game throughout. Not sure what the Gevin scoring record is but 128 can't be far off. Pity about those two missed maxes at the end. I don't know if it was a max game up to then but it's always more frustrating if the misses come in the end rounds.
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 15th 2014 (S71 P66)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6139
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 15th 2014 (S71 P66)
What's the record for consecutive 8s? I think we're up to 6 now. Also he must be in with a shot of the Gevin scoring record.
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 238
- Views: 117023
Re: Countdowners in the news
It's quite good trolling if that's what it is. It would mean that the fake kidnap was fake all along, making it a fake fake kidnap, and the real way of making himself famous and getting publicity for his book was the blog post itself.
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2548
Re: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
But anyway I would tend to agree that the actual recap post shouldn't have attacks in. It should be more neutral. Plus I wouldn't agree with the particular comment anyway. "Attacks" FFS? That's a bit hysterical. I like recaps with a bit of personality, character and opinion in them. Andy'...
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 14th 2014 (S71 P65)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2634
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 14th 2014 (S71 P65)
It is but it's found in the search bar. Some mass nouns are pluralisable and that's as good a reason as any for saying that this is. Especially since lots of them aren't found.Tony Atkins wrote:I went for that but ODE3 says mass noun.Gavin Chipper wrote:Could have stuck the S on MILEAGE.
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2548
Re: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
But anyway I would tend to agree that the actual recap post shouldn't have attacks in. It should be more neutral. Plus I wouldn't agree with the particular comment anyway.
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 14th 2014 (S71 P65)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2634
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 14th 2014 (S71 P65)
Could have stuck the S on MILEAGE.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 222151
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
He looks more like Heinz-Harald Frentzen.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-Event Survey
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10450
Re: CO-Event Survey
That question about the cost. Surely it's the total cost. I don't care about the breakdown. I get exactly what you are saying but you're truly an excellent man if you can see things that way. I think people still typically judge each separate element rather than the overall event. We're small-pictu...
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2548
Re: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
I think people read too much into people's behaviour sometimes.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Marathon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3756
Re: Marathon
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-Event Survey
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10450
Re: CO-Event Survey
That question about the cost. Surely it's the total cost. I don't care about the breakdown.
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 10:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7264
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
One thing that worried me about going on was people saying stuff like "OMG you can break the record easily" and "you could get a max mocktorun!" To be honest, I switched off as soon as you missed your first max and assumed you'd probably walked out of the studio in shame. I'm su...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7264
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
The problem with this dictionary is that it doesn't really reflect usage. They leave out "boring" words like LAGGY, and bring in words like OMNISHAMBLES that no-one uses because it makes good press. WHATEVS and WHATEV presumably came in because they're the sort of words that newspapers wou...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7264
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
They're all easy if you spot the trick! (This one wasn't particularly simple relatively speaking.)Tony Atkins wrote:In the second numbers, seeing Rachel laughing gave a clue that it was actually easy if you spotted the trick.Gavin Chipper wrote:Dan's had a few awkward numbers games already in his run.
I hadn't until then.
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Champion of champions seedings
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9023
Re: Champion of champions seedings
With CoC I, ignoring Mark Nyman, it could be done by how far they got, followed by highest score in the heats. So: 2. Joyce Cansfield - Champion, 65 3. Andrew Guy - Champion, 61 4. Ash Haji - Champion, 58 5. Brian Hudson - Champion, 55 6. Russell Byers - Finalist, 59 7. Christine Hunt - Finalist, 56...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7264
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
Dan's had a few awkward numbers games already in his run.
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 8th 2014 (S71 P61)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3930
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 8th 2014 (S71 P61)
Great game Dan. The early flattish rounds made it tense for a while, and the champion played quite solidly, so it made for an entertaining game.
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 6th 2014
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1479
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 6th 2014
How much of a cunt does Corby look now?Steven M. McCann wrote:Apparently Tony Jacklin is hearing impaired, which would explain him not seeming to know Vicky had already said SMEARING, when he said it.
Hopefully Nick won't bring up the 1972 Open!
- Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 6th 2014
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1479
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 6th 2014
Missed out on the max game, by missing one of the 7's in round 11, but ah well. :) What about the other 7? What other 7........... :?: :? You said you didn't get the max because you missed one of the 7s. So there must have been at least two. And if you only missed one of the 7s, then you must have ...
- Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 6th 2014
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1479
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 6th 2014
What about the other 7?James Robinson wrote:Missed out on the max game, by missing one of the 7's in round 11, but ah well.
- Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 35821
Re: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
You've done it again.Ben Wilson wrote:j
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 631604
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
From this, it makes sense to say 0! is the product of nothing, which is defined to be 1. If someone asked me what the product of nothing is, my first instinct would be 0, so that doesn't really make sense to me... Especially since Gevin had already offered a much neater and more well-delivered expl...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 684504
Re: Ask Graeme?
If this hasn't already been asked, which 9-letter combination (so any order) has come out the most? Might as well have a top 10 or 20 with the maxes alongside! The most common selection is some permutation of RELATIONS, which has appeared 18 times. Here are some other common selections: 18 occurren...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 684504
Re: Ask Graeme?
If this hasn't already been asked, which 9-letter combination (so any order) has come out the most? Might as well have a top 10 or 20 with the maxes alongside!
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 3rd 2014 (S71 P58)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1817
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 3rd 2014 (S71 P58)
Very unlucky for Sharif, as the third half turned the tables a bit. Yeah, I think he was 21 ahead and seemingly playing quite well. Declaring UNPAID as 7 might have flustered him a bit, especially as when Susie questioned him on it - "Did you say six?" - he just confidently said "No,...
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 94746
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Anyone pre-30BC who didn't apply for the 30BC shouldn't be considered for the CoC IMHO. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the 30BC is effectively seen as a CoC for people who appeared between series 60 and 66. I agree with this. However, if I wanted to play devil's advocate I might say: what if ...
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Tickets for the finals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4153
Re: Tickets for the finals
I agree that contestants should have at least one or two seats for family/friends.
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 2nd 2014 (S71 P57)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2012
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 2nd 2014 (S71 P57)
I learnt to do that after we had a couple like it in the 30th birthday thing. If multiplying by 5/2 doesn't work, try 10/4, 15/6 etc. It looks good, but it's not too hard to do. (And it was out of time.)Tony Atkins wrote:Well done! Alt for 2nd nos - (100-8)x10+8+2-3Gavin Chipper wrote:After the time but (100×(10+5)-6)/6-1=248
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 2nd 2014 (S71 P57)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2012
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 2nd 2014 (S71 P57)
Rubbish conundrum.
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 2nd 2014 (S71 P57)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2012
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 2nd 2014 (S71 P57)
After the time but (100×(10+5)-6)/6-1=248
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 1st (S71 P56)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2591
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 1st (S71 P56)
I thought the same.Graeme Cole wrote:I think he might be Adam Dexter in disguise.Adam Gillard wrote:Paul looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it - anyone else recognise him?
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Numbers Game Suggestion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4946
Re: Countdown Numbers Game Suggestion
I think it's quite a interesting suggestion. I don't think the problem is that the contestants are getting what they prefer (Graeme) - it's that quite a high proportion of 1-large rounds especially are complete non-events, and that's just as bad for the show (surely worse in fact) as hard games. And...
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 70732
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
There was already a massively blates switch behind the easel earlier in the show when he wrote "FILM" on it (left hand disappeared behind it holding the enveloper and paper) :roll: I'm just watching this now on 4OD. I presume you're talking about the bit at about 12:06. But I don't see wh...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 30th 2014 (S71 P55)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3963
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 30th 2014 (S71 P55)
I'm disallowing RADIUMS.Steven M. McCann wrote:RADIUMS in the DISARM round.
Seconds after I checked nobody had put up PUNISHED, Peter did in the meantime!
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 24th 2014 (S71 P52)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5055
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 24th 2014 (S71 P52)
I'm going to have a go at working out the Series 2 seedings methodology. I reckon there could be a Fields Medal in it. Here and here are the two most relevant links. The wiki version doesn't give as much relevant information, including that the scores only include winning and drawing games and that...
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 24th 2014 (S71 P52)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5055
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 24th 2014 (S71 P52)
It's an obvious flaw of the seeding system that a player with more points from less games (and therefore a clearly superior player) gets seeded lower. Maybe that's one of the reasons why the finals rarely play out in line with the seedings. Wins over points came in as a result of series 37 I think ...
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 15th September 2014 (series 71 prelim 45)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1410
Re: Monday 15th September 2014 (series 71 prelim 45)
As in Michele Alboreto.James Robinson wrote:Now that I've seen it, can I just point out that Michelle spelt her name with one L, so it's Michele.
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 22nd September 2014 (series 71, prelim 50)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1881