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- Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133401
Re: Birthdays
- Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Impossible Rachel
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13358
Re: Impossible Rachel
So Damian's the one who has memorised them all?
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Impossible Rachel
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13358
Re: Impossible Rachel
You're welcome.
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 4:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Impossible Rachel
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13358
Re: Impossible Rachel
There are 11,905,457 distinct possible numbers games. 10,858,746 are solvable, 1,046,711 are not. Please click here for further information.M. George Quinn wrote:Wow. That's impressive. How many possible ones are there?
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Impossible Rachel
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13358
Re: Impossible Rachel
There's only just over a million different games that are unsolvable. Piece of piss to convert that to some mnemonics and arrange into some catchy songs to aid memorization. Apparently.Gavin Chipper wrote:There's no way she could just know that it was possible or impossible.
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII Recaps
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5379
Re: COLIN XII Recaps
Why would he spell it out? Whoever does that? Did you ask him to? No, I think I've just remembered what happened. Rubbish writing on my paper. He actually said GENESSING, rather than CENESSING. He had 30+ seconds to come up with a guess, and didn't even get the right letters? Ryan's gone down in my...
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII Recaps
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5379
Re: COLIN XII Recaps
Why would he spell it out? Whoever does that? Did you ask him to?
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII Recaps
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5379
Re: COLIN XII Recaps
Round 9: S E C E N S I G N Jon buzzes on 4 seconds to say INCESSING which is incorrect. Ryan buzzes on 29 seconds to say CENESSING which is incorrect. The answer was SENESCING. What happened here with Ryan's answer please? Did he pronounce CENESSING different to SENESCING? It looks like you'd prono...
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:46 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rainy day game for 2 players
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5566
Re: Rainy day game for 2 players
Would you like to play a game?
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 2)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1884
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 2)
Love conundrum guesses that don't contain the right letters, moreso when they actually contain more than nine letters. I was truly spoiled today. I realised straight after buzzing that my guess was wrong. I should've kept my mouth shut about what I was going to guess. :D Alternatively, I lose on cr...
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:28 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rainy day game for 2 players
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5566
Re: Rainy day game for 2 players
Very nice. There's some missing, but the conclusion that the player who goes first wins is correct. (You can also take the lone 1 instead of 1 from the 5, so 5,4,3,2 should be on your list, for example). I had it down to a few winning positions that are obvious (2,2) & (3,2,1) for example, plus ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rainy day game for 2 players
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5566
Re: Rainy day game for 2 players
No. The winner is the one who doesn't cross out the last stick, the pretence that its raining is unconnected to the result.Gavin Chipper wrote:So are you saying that I win?Jon Corby wrote:That's the game.Gavin Chipper wrote:It's not raining.
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:27 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rainy day game for 2 players
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5566
Re: Rainy day game for 2 players
That's the game.Gavin Chipper wrote:It's not raining.
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:45 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rainy day game for 2 players
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5566
Rainy day game for 2 players
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This is a game for two players (my maths teacher showed us this during wet break) Draw 5 lines of sticks like above (1,2,3,4,5). Players take it in turns to move. Each move consists of striking through at least one stick. You can strike through as many sticks as you lik...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February 2016
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3590
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February
Yes, I already acknowledged that.Tracey Anne Mills wrote:Jon Corby wrote:I'm not one to criticise usually, I know how tricky it is under the pressure and the lights etc.
But fuck me.
Not easy under pressure so easy to miss quite a bit
But still.... fuck me.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February 2016
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3590
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February
Lol buttfuck me
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February 2016
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3590
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February
I'm not one to criticise usually, I know how tricky it is under the pressure and the lights etc.
But fuck me.
But fuck me.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February 2016
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3590
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th February
Numbers masterclass today.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389660
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Your crowing and gloating in this thread is quite unpleasant Gevin. Imagine people who were good at Countdown doing similar.
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 20th January 2016 (CoC XIV, 1st Semi-Final)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4777
Re: Wednesday 20th January 2016 (CoC XIV, 1st Semi-Final)
Stewart absolutely destroying Gev in here,
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389660
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
You could've thanked me in the form of "not mentioning our games" tbfGavin Chipper wrote:Thanks for reminding me.
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389660
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Surprised you didn't post the Sunday Pool results instead.Gavin Chipper wrote:Gevin + heavy bag + general knackeredness + lack of motivation.Jon O'Neill wrote:You missed the Co:Parkrun on Saturday night.
2 runners, me and Gev.
Fox & Hounds to McDonald's.
RESULTS:
1. Jono
2. Gevin
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
It's how bitwise operations work though.
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 8:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
Exactly, and 1 is the very opposite of NOT 1.Jon O'Neill wrote:And just 1 in the previous 15 games. So, pretty much just like normal mate! It's ok, everyone's wrong sometimes.Jon Corby wrote:Not a single duplicated consonant in the CoC though. Not one.
Edit: Also, fuck off
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
Not a single duplicated consonant in the CoC though. Not one.
Edit: Also, fuck off
Edit: Also, fuck off
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
I looked at the first 4 games and there wasn't a single duplicate. Please show your workings. Also, if it wasn't in S73, when did this 'lack of duplicates' start, because it was really noticeable in the CoC, and I'm positive it hasn't "always been like this" - there's definitely less dupli...
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
Can you do that please? It really did seem like there were fewer duplicate letters than normal.Gavin Chipper wrote:There's nothing special about CoCs anyway when it comes to letter distributions. If you think the letter distribution was weird, compare it to any other games, not just other CoCs.
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 8:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
My original thinking was that duplicate letters seemed to be unusually rare, with most games having no consecutive letters the same in either pile (proof that I should write what I'm thinking more clearly). While this is staggeringly unlikely with a pure random shuffle, picking some random games fr...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Beadle was a sound chap, really good egg. Brown's a cunt.
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
- Replies: 132
- Views: 44695
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
- Replies: 132
- Views: 44695
Re: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
No, two syllables so it would have to be specified.Gavin Chipper wrote:diveier?Jon Corby wrote:the divey the better almost.
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 2)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1884
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 2)
Love conundrum guesses that don't contain the right letters, moreso when they actually contain more than nine letters. I was truly spoiled today. I always think it's strange when the second contestant buzzes in quickly only to get it wrong when they've got the whole time to themselves. She clearly ...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 2)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1884
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 2)
Love conundrum guesses that don't contain the right letters, moreso when they actually contain more than nine letters. I was truly spoiled today.
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
- Replies: 132
- Views: 44695
Re: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
I wasn't on about replacing the F&H, I was just after some lunchtime beers on the Saturday, don't give a shit about food and I doubt the Spurs match will be that interesting. Any of these pubs sounds okay, the divey the better almost. We could even do a fucking crawl if that there's that many in...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
- Replies: 132
- Views: 44695
Re: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
Colchester v Spurs? Meh.Jon O'Neill wrote:And FA Cup football matches..Jon Corby wrote:Oh shit, I forgot we had a new location. What/where's the nearest licensed purveyor of alcoholic beverages please?
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
- Replies: 132
- Views: 44695
Re: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
Oh shit, I forgot we had a new location. What/where's the nearest licensed purveyor of alcoholic beverages please?Ben Wilson wrote:The venue's directly opposite a chippy and very close to a co-op, so there'll be plenty of places to get lunch.Stewart Gordon wrote:What are the lunch arrangements this time round?
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:09 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Except Beadle's about (* alien skit aside) was WAAAY more believable.
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20996
Re: CoC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday January 22nd 2016
Well done guys, great final. Like others I was worried it might be a bit disappointing in terms of a contest when Dylan took a commanding early lead, but Dan did really well to pull it back round. Very fitting end to a great tournament. Congratulations to both of you, but obviously more to Dylan for...
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Did the ODO changes improve the CoC?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6664
Re: Did the ODO changes improve the CoC?
I just assumed that there was always a load of fucking obscure shit in the dictionary, it's just that I used to know quite a bit of it, and now I don't, so it would be a bit rich to get pissy about it.
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5544
Re: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......
Nope, £2 a line now.Ian Volante wrote: and it costs about £45M to cover every combination.
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Semi-Final 2 Spoilers For Thursday January 21st 2016
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6215
Re: CoC Semi-Final 2 Spoilers For Thursday January 21st 2016
Yeah, amazing game again. I've been utterly annihilated in so many games playing along at home. Damn new words.
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
- Replies: 132
- Views: 44695
Re: COLIN XII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2016
Have you got one to fill out the seats in your train group?Matt Morrison wrote:I think you'd have to meet him at least two or three times to know the difference.
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6128
Re: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
PS 75*50/6-8 was the standard method for the first numbers
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6128
Re: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
ZOMG what a massive spoilsJennifer Steadman wrote:This was the first game I wrongly predicted the outcome of during the tournament (Zarte and I were having a prediction game. I won easily.)
Well done Dylan! Hard luck Giles. Great game.
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 4 Spoilers For Tuesday January 19th 2016
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4761
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 4 Spoilers For Tuesday January 19th 2016
I saw REPOURING and decided it was bollocks. When Dan declared 9, I instantly knew it would be good though, and decided he was DEFINITELY trying to throw Mark off declaring it too by being all "ooh, I really don't know, it's so risky" shit. Anyone else get that? I knew that there were loa...
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 4 Spoilers For Tuesday January 19th 2016
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4761
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 4 Spoilers For Tuesday January 19th 2016
I saw REPOURING and decided it was bollocks. When Dan declared 9, I instantly knew it would be good though, and decided he was DEFINITELY trying to throw Mark off declaring it too by being all "ooh, I really don't know, it's so risky" shit. Anyone else get that? Dunno, but I did think of ...
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 4 Spoilers For Tuesday January 19th 2016
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4761
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 4 Spoilers For Tuesday January 19th 2016
I saw REPOURING and decided it was bollocks. When Dan declared 9, I instantly knew it would be good though, and decided he was DEFINITELY trying to throw Mark off declaring it too by being all "ooh, I really don't know, it's so risky" shit. Anyone else get that?
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6128
Re: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
Well, that was an unexpected introduction.
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9737
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
Er, I dunno, we're having pizza?Gavin Chipper wrote:Wasn't my fault. But if you must know, it will be a much lesser experience without you guys.Matt Morrison wrote:Must be nice getting on a train with your friends and having pizza.
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9737
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
A COLIN train of Dominos and lager would be amazing for us, my only concern is for the other passengers, for whom it would undoubtedly be disgusting. CORBY IN CONSIDERATE SHOCKER It's amazing. I don't think it will be disgusting though. We'll have our own table and won't exactly be chucking bits of...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
I'm confused though, if you think they thought it was all real, then it what way was it "a load of jumped-the-shark bollocks"? What's your objection?
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
What advantage did Chris gain from moving the body? Who knows what he was thinking? He was going along with it for some reason that we will never know. Yeah, him and the other three. Some entirely predictable (by Derren) reason that we will never know. Sigh. (They knew full well it wasn't real.)
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
What advantage did Chris gain from moving the body?
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
I probably don't know anyone personally who would behave like that, true, but I've met a lot of people who certainly would. I don't believe you, by the way. Be very clear about the exact situation, don't be fooled by Derren explaining to you that Tom is wearing a tux and therefore Chris feels subse...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
You're misunderstanding me Jim. Patsy = mark, target, victim. I don't mean they're plants. I mean they've been to their Derren audition, they know full well they've been through the whole process, they've probably been told the essence of what the show will be about. They've shown that they'll play ...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9737
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
A COLIN train of Dominos and lager would be amazing for us, my only concern is for the other passengers, for whom it would undoubtedly be disgusting.
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
I kind of see what you mean, but I presumed that the point of this show (if there was one) was that you can engineer situations in which (certain) people can be coerced into doing stuff using something more akin to peer pressure rather than pressure from An Authority Figure. Either way, the subject...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
I disagree Jim, the show would have been revealing something massively astonishing... if we're expected to take everything at face value. The Milgram experiment is markedly different because the subject is literally following the instructions of the person running the experiment, with constant assur...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9737
Re: CoC Quarter-Final 3 Spoilers For Monday January 18th 2016
I'm just dicking about, I have had no clue about any game I've watched so far, nor any one still to come.