I doubt many would go to one if the organiser refuses to DBS themselves.Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:18 pmIdeally, yes. But anybody can hire a hall and call what they're doing a co-event, and we can't stop them.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:09 pm Forget "FOCAL" - this goes for all co-events, including non-FOCAL ones.
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- Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Safeguarding at and around co-events
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9000
Re: Countdowners in the news
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Safeguarding at and around co-events
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9000
Re: Safeguarding at and around co-events
Looking at the date on that article (December 2020), and some of the case details given in it (which I am not repeating), what concerns me a lot is the fact he has been active on Apterous and here between then and now. What Jim did is terrible and I'm very shocked about this, but I'm not actually t...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Safeguarding at and around co-events
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9000
Re: Countdowners in the news
Forget "FOCAL" - this goes for all co-events, including non-FOCAL ones.
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 151677
Re: Countdowners in the news
Looking at the date on that article (December 2020), and some of the case details given in it (which I am not repeating), what concerns me a lot is the fact he has been active on Apterous and here between then and now.
- Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171520
Re: You Are The Ref
You're entering tournament scores into atropine in a Lincoln style tournament [...] a submitted scoresheet is the score agreed by all players and the error stands? This, basically - the game is over when the conundrum is finished and the score is agreed by all. A televised equivalent would be Damia...
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Where the hell, is Julian Fell?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10060
Re: Where the hell, is Julian Fell?
Any reasons for a lack of Scott Mearns?
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801141
Re: Politics in General
Also, the BBC's reporting of this Boris Johnson "had a guarantor on a loan" is such a non-story compared to the Zahawi affair which is way more serious - it just shows they had an agenda against Boris, and still do. This wasn't a story in the first place, and now it's been proven untrue. ...
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801141
Re: Politics in General
You have no idea about the party. It's a twink fest.Mark James wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:38 pmthe gay Conservative who will be first in the fire if his fascist party actually got to implement thier ultimate agenda.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801141
Re: Politics in General
Also, the BBC's reporting of this Boris Johnson "had a guarantor on a loan" is such a non-story compared to the Zahawi affair which is way more serious - it just shows they had an agenda against Boris, and still do.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801141
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4993
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
I do get this, but he did have the misfortune of coming up against Dylan Taylor.L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:35 pmThere'll always be an asterisk after Zarte's name though, as he failed to achieve even Octochampdom at the first time of asking.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801141
Re: Politics in General
It's hugely anti-Conservative, they have been falling over backwards over Jacinda Arden despite her polls tanking, Jon Sopel claiming leaving between elections is much better than leaving at a general election, etc... which I note wasn't the line they took on Boris going. But also they had the ridic...
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4993
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
This was a great CoC. Some really spicy games and some high quality performances. Agree that Colin and the DC guests elevated it as well. I liked the conundrums. I didn't like that there were a lot of "safe" numbers picking. Congrats Ahmed - a worthy winner. I think the reason why there w...
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:11 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 176352
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Stop the count!
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4993
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
I suspect loadsa people will want to see a Conor/Ahmed special now. Certainly they're two of the greatest players in the modern (post-RW) era. Are special episodes a thing any more? I thought they mostly existed to fill gaps in the schedule caused by C4 televising sporting events, which they don't ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4993
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
What does Colin know about Supreme Championship III / a special that the rest of us don't?? The next SC, if you can get all the properly good players who missed 30BC as well as all those who were top players S68-whenever, will be bloody amazing... mind you I suspect loadsa people will want to see a ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Early Champion of Champions Seedings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1026
Re: Early Champion of Champions Seedings
You're more than welcome to edit it accordingly on the wiki since you seemingly know what the real scores are/should be.
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4993
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2023 - The 16th Championship of Champions Grand Final
SOUPIER WANDERER 643, although I was interrupted by the doorbell = (75 - 50) x 25 + 9 x 2 viagra x (risk, but it was that or a 3) FLOATING 171 = 25 x 7 - 4 COATS stabhead x (it was that or a 5) 292 = ((100 - 1 - 1) x 75 - 50) / 25 HAIRNETS UNTWIST (risk) GLAMS REJOINED 643, two completely different ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Early Champion of Champions Seedings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1026
Re: Early Champion of Champions Seedings
I did them from Mike's notes for 2-6, although as I said he notes there are differences from the show/the maths.
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Early Champion of Champions Seedings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1026
Early Champion of Champions Seedings
Partly inspired by Graeme's numbers solutions thread, I felt compelled to have a quick glance at Mike's wonderful notes again. And whilst I would really like to buy a VHS player so I can finally find a way of getting my worn-out copy of Episode 2749 on YouTube, it got me looking at the incredible, i...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Brighton - 13 May 2023
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9370
Re: Co:Brighton - 13 May 2023
I won't be able to make this one - it's the date of cricket fixtures I've already been double-booked for AND it's the date of the Eurovision Song Contest which I'm hoping to go to as well...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19 January 2023 - CoC XVI, SF 2
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2613
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19 January 2023 - CoC XVI, SF 2
TIMEOUTS DOMAIN 519 = 75 x (4 + 3) - (100 + 50) / 25 townier x EMPIRE 566 = (75 + 8 - 2) x 7 - 1 GUSSETS MANLY 499 = 100 x (2 + 75 / 25) - 1 TANKERS ROGUES WIFE, was toying with unwife x BRIDGE, rejected ABRIDGE 975 = 25 x (8 x 6 - 6 - 2 - 1) not even close So I lost 68-111 to Dan and 68-121 to Ahme...
- Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18 January 2023 - CoC XVI, SF 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1956
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18 January 2023 - CoC XVI, SF 1
Unlucky Florence. I’d have tried COCOLIEST but that’s the first drumcundra I’ve have buzzed on.
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
Jack's SHITFACE round was a darren, so they definitely do have a solution for it Leaving aside the issue of "where do you draw the line?", all of this suggests they thought it was going to make it to air. -DG+HX = GOULASH as a darrenic 7, so it's possible. Susie explicitly said it was a s...
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
They should just reshoot like they did with Jack's SHITFACE round in the past. Doesn't matter if you yourself don't find a problem with hearing a derogatory terms does it? The whole point of something being labelled derogatory is that it will affect certain members of the demographics in question w...
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766352
Re: Ask Graeme?
Joe McElderry as younger? And yeah, I did have to Google/google to recall his name. According to the wiki , his first appearance was on 26th June 2015, and as he was born on 16th June 1991 , this would have made him 24, so yes younger than Gabby Yorath. In fact he was presumably 23 when he filmed. ...
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766352
Re: Ask Graeme?
I noticed that the vast majority of John Hastings's games went to crucial conundrums on his way to running up Series 42. Is 70% a record for games that went to a crucial with contestants with, say, more than 2 games? (If you discount Hastings's non-crucial 14-round final, it's 7/9 in terms of 9-roun...
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 4
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1439
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 17 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 4
First time I’ve ever seen the contestants’ names fail to light up on the buzzers. Maybe the lights just got worn out. I think it was also the case last week. I thought Adam would win this game so it was a real surprise to see James make it, I think Adam is one of the most underrated players in the ...
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
[quote="Rhys Benjamin" post_id=204140 time=<a href="tel:1673913096">1673913096</a> user_id=14936] [quote="Martin Hurst" post_id=204138 time=<a href="tel:1673907624">1673907624</a> user_id=85118] They should rename the show Woke-down and be done with it! I mea...
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
I mean, it is Channel 4...Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:20 pm They should rename the show Woke-down and be done with it!
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
I don’t think that changes what I said though - they must have thought it would still air.Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:58 pmNo, Susie defined it at the time, and mentioned it was offensiveRhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:56 pm The fact the selection wasn’t refilmed leads me to believe it wasn’t picked up until the edit that it had a dodgy meaning.
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
The fact the selection wasn’t refilmed leads me to believe it wasn’t picked up until the edit that it had a dodgy meaning. They could have refilmed -DG+XH to give GOULASH as a darrenic 7. The famous example is when Jack Hurst when for SHITFACE, which became HARDIEST after a retake. Also yes it’s lik...
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 5:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
Given the state of Channel 4 these days (and bearing in mind what they did with ASSWIPE a few years ago) I imagine someone higher-up is being over-zealous with the censorship scissors. Is the “producer’s playback” still a thing? In the BBC past a show’s producer had to sit down and show their final ...
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
Does the bleep machine need new batteries?
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4777
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
Susie apparently wearing an Arsenal training top.
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5304
Re: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
There is a huge iceberg coming down the road in this situation, which is when Damian stops producing it - they’d better have a successor in place, or else it’ll suffer the fate Doctor Who did in 1989, when it was only eventually cancelled because they couldn’t find someone to succeed John Nathan-Tu...
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th January 2023 - CoC XVI QF 2
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3616
Re: Spoilers for Friday 13th January 2023 - CoC XVI QF 2
My opinion: a non-obscure conundrum, even if it's solved on a buzzer race, is preferable to an obscure word that goes unsolved. I still think 2018 Graeme’s view on conundrums is one of the best posts this forum has ever seen. Having searched for a few of these online here are a couple of conundrums...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 9 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 6
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2023
Re: Spoilers for Monday 9 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 6
As pointed out by Gevin, likely out of respect of recent events such as Pope Benedict XVI sadly passing away after recording and before broadcast – like when the pandemic began, every reference to it in any of the programmes was cut from broadcast. Maybe, but just to be clear but this: Second TTT w...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th January 2023 - CoC XVI QF 2
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3616
Re: Spoilers for Friday 13th January 2023 - CoC XVI QF 2
R10 I think Dan made a mistake picking 5 vowels with that being Elliott's strength and there also being a Y in the selection. Damian once said in ZoomDown chat I needed shooting for 5 vowels + Y. Well done Dan, bad luck Elliott. Almost certainly takes the crown away from Allan Saldanha/Charlie/Jono...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th January 2023 - CoC XVI QF 2
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3616
Re: Spoilers for Friday 13th January 2023 - CoC XVI QF 2
R10 I think Dan made a mistake picking 5 vowels with that being Elliott's strength and there also being a Y in the selection. Damian once said in ZoomDown chat I needed shooting for 5 vowels + Y. Well done Dan, bad luck Elliott. Almost certainly takes the crown away from Allan Saldanha/Charlie/Jono ...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Countdown Host To Be Revealed TODAY…
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1414
Re: New Countdown Host To Be Revealed TODAY…
Steph's Packed Lunch today also featured an exclusive reveal of Charles as the new King, and a groundbreaking scientific report from ecologists in Canada who have discovered that bears shit in the woods. What’s this I’m hearing about Steph McGovern being appointed to investigate the wetness of water?
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
- Replies: 197
- Views: 29903
Re: Next Champion of Champions series
By the way I see Elliott as favourite for the tournament. Ahmed and Luke have to play each other so this reduces the chances for each of them. Dan is a great player obviously but Elliott is definite favourite in that. It's the luck of the draw, yes, but my three tips to win are all in the same half...
- Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5304
Re: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
Countdown could even go to 4:45 or 5:00 and go up against The Chase and Pointless. The 2:10 timeslot has *never* worked, in my view. Furthermore I can imagine Channel 4 asking Countdown to move to 30 minutes or 1 hour, there’s very few 45-minute shows these days. But that’s another discussion. The s...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th January 2023 - CoC XVI Prelim 8
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1835
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th January 2023 - CoC XVI Prelim 8
Winner!!!! Last nums: (75 - 1) x 25 x 50 / 100 + 4. And thanks to Rachel for getting a different method at the end and ruining my moment of glory. Nice solve. 4-large practice obviously paying off! Yeah Sam and Matt had the right idea but you can “tweak” this by a factor of 12.5 by taking away or a...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th January 2023 - CoC XVI Prelim 8
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1835
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th January 2023 - CoC XVI Prelim 8
Winner!!!!
Last nums: (75 - 1) x 25 x 50 / 100 + 4.
And thanks to Rachel for getting a different method at the end and ruining my moment of glory.
Last nums: (75 - 1) x 25 x 50 / 100 + 4.
And thanks to Rachel for getting a different method at the end and ruining my moment of glory.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5304
Re: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
So… not “exclusively”, then?
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Countdown Host To Be Revealed TODAY…
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1414
Re: New Countdown Host To Be Revealed TODAY…
Words like “exclusively” worry me.
If it’s not Colin do we march up to Horseferry Road? Write to our MPs? Write to Channel 4?
If it’s not Colin do we march up to Horseferry Road? Write to our MPs? Write to Channel 4?
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Countdown Host To Be Revealed TODAY…
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1414
Re: New Countdown Host To Be Revealed TODAY…
I seriously hope this is Colin. Or else, basically.
That said, no one watches Packed Lunch so I wish they’d stop announcing Countdown presenters on there.
That said, no one watches Packed Lunch so I wish they’d stop announcing Countdown presenters on there.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2476
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
and the clock music composition doesn’t ‘tick’ at 0.5 seconds dead, hence why the ‘boom’ starts to sound just before the last light turns on. I notice the music going very slightly out of sync halfway though. On this, it's because the clock ticks 64 times during the music rather than 60, presumably...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
- Replies: 74
- Views: 35977
Re: Your preferred format for CO-events
They introduce too much randomness. Potentially a 40-point swing on what could just be a buzzer race. That's not balanced. 20-point swing surely? Still in winning margin if all letters and numbers are maxed. And it’s not a buzzer race if the conundrums are chosen carefully and properly, as seen in ...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2476
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
3rd nums alt: (8 x 5 - 6) x (25 - 1) + 10
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2476
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
Nice try, Mum, shouting out RESTAURANT at the screen on Round 4 which is 10 letters long and has 3 phantom letters.
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Finals Location
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1159
Re: FOCAL Finals Location
I hope you don’t mind me sticking my oar in but it would probably be a shrewd move not to go to the same place twice in one year* especially if the regular event is in the latter half of the year. With that in mind I’d be wary of going to Manchester in 2023, although it’s a good suggestion in isolat...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2476
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
Also how were both players able to guess the conundrum with the final light on? Does that mean the buzzers are no longer locked out when the clock isn’t on? I always thought that the clock’s “bong” started with the final light on, marking 30 seconds…? I once saw a YouTube comment highlighting this w...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2476
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 7
I did the second numbers Rachel’s way, and was excited that I might have had a “Winner!!!!” but Rachel scuppered that one.
Not sure how both Steve and Dan missed this.
Not sure how both Steve and Dan missed this.
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting back on for a second go
- Replies: 88
- Views: 21473
Re: Getting back on for a second go
I do agree with Philip, a more consistent application of the rules would be better. Given there’s been more than 200 returnees , of which there were only six in the Richard Whiteley era, might I recommend the rules are changed to reflect this? Something like “[…] you must not have appeared in the te...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 9 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 6
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2023
Re: Spoilers for Monday 9 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 6
Would love to know what that teaser was and why it was ditched.
- Sun Jan 08, 2023 2:11 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting back on for a second go
- Replies: 88
- Views: 21473
Re: Getting back on for a second go
Formally, there’s no chances. Informally, you can get back on after 10 years. Even more informally, it’ll be on a case-by-case basis (see Zarte Siempre, Glen Webb for ones which were very generous to give them a second go). How new is this “online form”? I distinctly recall posting mine off but even...
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4770
Re: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
Do we think Richard gets a presenting credit in the wiki then? (We haven't given arith credits for Jo Brand or David O'Doherty, but admittedly one is Cats and the other one I never saw.)
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4770
Re: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
Colin, the hype man himself! What a great host he is.