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DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 25th April 2008 C1: Champion Ben Hanks, 5 wins, 435 points, 4/5 Conundrums C2: Challenger Harry Barnett, a retired civil servant. DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution GS: Generated so...

DaveC

(25 x 3) - (4 x 3) = 63 63 x 10 - 3 = 627 Got this in about 6 seconds at work in front of a crowd of people. They said I should go on the show... After 63 x 10 you only have a 1 left to play with, of course you can simplify out the common x 3 ( 25 x 3 ) - (4 x 3 ) becomes ( 25 - 4 ) x 3 This is the...

DaveC

Hiyo. As some of my 62 viewers thus far may have noticed but not commented on.. I put a little ditty on the end of the review covering the whole PRORATES/PRAETORS + ? thing, mostly based on other people's wisdom. I should like to add some "further explore" of some description this time aro...

DaveC

R3: I wondered about GORSIEST, or is that a SOWPODS only?

I never worked out the rule for when you can and can't add "IEST", GORSY is specified in the dic.

DC

DaveC

My post didn't appear before for some reason. Anyone else had this trouble?

Anyway here's a more intuitive R14. I found this way easier anyhow.

75 - 5 = 70
9 - 4 = 5 multiply = 350 - 8

DC

DaveC

Personally, I've always preferred 3 vowels in 80% of cases, but that's more how I like to work, and always leave it til the last letter before deciding. I presume then that you never opt for 5 vowels? I did notice that on all rounds on Friday, the three vowels were chosen during the first 7 letters...

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 18th April 2008 C1: Champion Len Marshall, 1 win, 84 points C2: Challenger Ben Hanks DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.. who is 50 in a couple of weeks time. CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution. JB: Jo Brand, to be tak...

DaveC

I'm just amazed, knowing we don't have game shows like that around here. It requires intellect. American TV companies seem to think anything that requires intellect wouldn't be suitable for a US audience, so I've been told. Though "The Big Bang Theory" has apparently done quite well, so w...

DaveC

Hiyo, ACOLYTES and LACTONES spotted in R7. Both LOCATES + ? LOCATES + Y = ACOLYTES LOCATES + N = LACTONES .. while on the topic here's all the other LOCATES + ? seeing though LOCATES is such a popular word. +B = OBSTACLE +G = GELCOATS +I = SOCIETAL +L = COLLATES +R = SECTORAL/CROTALES +S= ALECOSTS +...

DaveC

Shouldn't that be SYMPOSIA in one round? Nope, both are in the dictionary, but there is only one "S" in the selection. Don't do that on the telly, there could be trouble. :shock: -- Holiday I wish, fitting a kitchen, a bathroom and a bog are tasks I'm to be taking part in, along with part...

DaveC

Hiyo,

I'm disappearing for a week or so on Friday. This means I won't be around for reviewing purposes.

My plan as it stands it to post the review over a week after the game, when I return. However if it appears by someone elses hand in the meantime that's fine by me.

DC

DaveC

Funny that, cos I got CONFETTI pretty much straight away, yet CLERICAL eluded me for some reason. Curious how the mind works. TOILETED was also a fine spot. Git beat me with that one too. SUPEREGO was a quality offering from the corner for sure. Our man is definitely one to watch out for in the knoc...

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 28th March 2008 C1: Champion Richard Priest, 4 wins, 415 points C2: Challenger Matt Wate DC: Susie Dent and Ann Widdecombe CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N V E E N R I E D R02: T G E H O W A J S R03: O U Z R I D B A O R04: D E I T S O T L E R05: 25 ...

DaveC

David O'Donnell wrote:C2: Challenger Jill. (Sorry, missed Jill's surname).

Jill Ford

DC

DaveC

(just so you know, I ain't homophobic). Me neither. Must be a very difficult condition, being scared of your house. --- More seriously 'tis a very curious word. A "...phobia" word more usually meant in a sense that doesn't mean "a fear of" in the same way Arachnophobia or Nudoph...

DaveC

Haha, I had a look using Ancestry tools. Nobody named Tom Bolas got married or were born between 1984 and 2005, but two births had "Thomas" as their middle name. The deaths records revealed.... Thomas Herbert Bolas 20th December 1927- June 2000 Thomas Horace Bolas 21st April 1914 - May 198...

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 21st March 2008 C1: Champion Tony Durrant, 2 wins C2: Challenger Colin Beck DC: Susie Dent and Dennis Taylor CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: G N G Z E A E M S R02: B U T A X P T E R R03: N M K L E I O N B R04: L R G A E I T H M R05: 50 3 7 1 9 6. Tar...

DaveC

Hiyo,

I was surprised too they didn't get R10. I got it the same way Martin did and ...

50+(7x3) = 71

(3+1)x2 = 8 multiply = 568.

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Did anyone catch the first teaser clue? It escaped me somehow... doh.

DC

DaveC

R13 : PHALLI is there as an unusual 6 I thought worthy of mention.

I spotted it many moons ago while wondering if PHALL was in... being an insanely hot curry that brings a whole new meaning to the Johnny Cash song "ring of fire" the following morning.

PHALL isn't in by the way.

DC

DaveC

Oh and I do so love it when they stick horse racing on, who watches that shite without betting on it? Why don't they just leave it on in bookmakers and spare the rest of the population. Funnily enough I suspect my father is the one person in the country who does watch the horse racing without betti...

DaveC

Haha, I wondered how long it would take. Bevins was usually a lot quicker on the old list. Old list, new place... which is better? Only one way to find out...... FIIIIIIIGHT!!!! I've often found the words mediocre, mediocracy and mediocrity curious because of the 8th letter changing as it does for s...

DaveC

Erm no FLUTTERING wasn't the right answer, indeed that's 10 letters and uses almost none of the letters from the scramble. Martin No but it uses all of the letters from an incorrect guess last week. Haha. "Mediocraties everywhere, I am your patron saint." A quote from a well know film I'm...

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 7th March 2008 C1: Champion Barry Smith, (7 wins) C2: Challenger Bob O'Keefe DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: Y H R E A E D P T R02: R J L O E I S N K R03: Q X E O S S N E R R04: B R N U U E S R A R05: 25 6 2 8 9 3. Ta...

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 29th February 2008 C1: Champion Barry Smith, 2 wins C2: Challenger Karen Butcher DC: Susie Dent and Rick Wakeman CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S L T I I E R D F R02: R O D C E A T L O R03: I N H X E O L R S R04: T A F M E I B J O R05: 75 1 1 7 10 9...

DaveC

Jason Larsen wrote:Those names have such nice rings to them, though.

Especially CoLon,

DC

DaveC

Second numbers alternative. 25 x 4 = 100 100 - 5 = 95 95 x 9 = 855 855-8 = 847 Just about in 30 seconds. First numbers novelty approach.. 50 - ( 6/2) = 47 47 x 9 = 423 + 10 = 433 I noticed Des go "if you can do anything, now's the time to do it". after round 13. The score was 41-67. Hmm, i...

DaveC

I just noticed this now needs to be added to the index page.

DC

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 22nd February 2008 C1: Champion Barbara Fletcher, 1 win C2: Challenger Ronnie Clark DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: B N E U S R O P E R02: L I E D H N I M O R03: A A J T I C P O R R04: S G E O R P E O C R05: 100 4 9 ...

DaveC

Hi David, No, Dave C didn't tell me to do this. Because I am a new member I thought I would offer some of my best input from my very tender brain By the way, congratulations on being an octochamp and I look forward to seeing you on our TV screens in June. Out of curiousity, what was that 8 you have...

DaveC

Conor wrote:It happened in my 6th game, when the letters were MORESORES

Oh look SOOREEMS for 8

DC

DaveC

I tend not to link them to the Corral for a couple of days, see what response they get, one thing and another, it's not like they're hard to find anyways. I too have managed to screw up the index on more than a couple of occasions. Scrolling with the mouse when an item is selected does the trick, ch...

DaveC

"Palatised" -> 1180 Google results (about half that for your suggested query) "Losingest" -> 17800 Google results. So even by your metric, losingest is 15 times more worthy of inclusion. "Palatised" -> 1180 Google results (about half that for your suggested query) &quo...

DaveC

Quiet, you. This is a subject of the utmost import. I wonder did anyone not realise there was a sarcastic tinge to that. I copied Charlie's notation with "[20080208] Friday's game" His reason for using it could well have been along the same line of thought as my excessive nerdiness (word ...

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 8th February 2008 C1: Champion Nichola Sullings, 1 win C2: Challenger Tim Reypert DC: Susie Dent and James Whitaker CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: V F R E I U T O A R02: S F C I E O N L O R03: D L P T A E A I S R04: R R I E I M G A M R05: 50 9 8 1 5...

DaveC

Spot the deliberate mistake...

DC

DaveC

Countdown recap for Friday 8th February 2008 C1: Champion Nichola Sullings, 1 win C2: Challenger Tim Reypert DC: Susie Dent and James Whitaker CV: Carol Vorderman OT: Other words or solutions. R01: V F R E I U T O A R02: S F C I E O N L O R03: D L P T A E A I S R04: R R I E I M G A M R05: 50 9 8 1 5...

DaveC

Hiyo, Haha, excellent stuff. He wrote a book? Did he write his name on the inside front cover? I do hope so, I should like to borrow it during Scrabble tournaments. Lots of fun. I thought yesterday I agreed with variable width fonts, ah yes, there in the first short paragraph. Now I can't work ou...

DaveC

To whom it may concern, (the standard and normal way to open polite conversation I understand) There is a possibility that somebody somewhere found it easier to produce a review using fixed width fonts and perhaps text preformatting. That might have allowed them to express some form of originality o...

DaveC

Yo Julian, I was jestering too comrade, as always. Hence the "haha". There isn't a "mock sulk" emoticon. My ego has returned from the quantum world feeling positive about having lost an electron. I'm sure I read somewhere that the vast majority of what we communicate is built aro...

DaveC

Yes I've been doing a bit of research looking at old recaps recently, and I've noticed this happens quite a lot with Dave C - I'm beginning to think it's deliberate, to keep us all on our toes! Is it, Dave? I can go off people Mr Fell. I don't think slip ups of that nature are that common an occura...

DaveC

Round-by-round summary of "Countdown" broadcasted at 3:25pm on Friday 1st February 2008 SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE C1: Champion : DAVID O'DONNELL (6 wins) A Political Theory mas...

DaveC

I'm beginning to think it's more entertaining if you don't know what's going on there.

One annoyance of the hair of course, it's not like you can't tell who's in the photo.

.. so you can carry on being cheeky bastards for a bit... suits me.

DC

DaveC

Hiyo everyone... I'm Dave Coulthurst, yet to appear on TV, unless you count the Russell Harty Show when I was 5. Currently aged 33, a former education professional, secondary school teacher/college lecturer in computing and ICT, and retiring A Level Examiner for ICT. Now sort of between worlds emplo...

DaveC

If you're feeling wily, you may notice this review is also on the yahoo forum, and I'm pointing to the yahoo forum version on the corral. I've yet to figure out how to post on here using a fixed width font and pre-formatted text.. which makes the review look significantly neater. Pre-formatted text ...

DaveC

Round-by-round summary of "Countdown" broadcasted at 3:25pm on Friday 25th January 2008 SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE C1: Champion : DAVID O'DONNELL A Political Theory masters grad...

DaveC

Hiyo, For all this kind of stuff I'd refer immediately to why James Randi's million dollar prize has as yet not been claimed by positive proof of the paranormal. I believe there was work done some place on whether infrasound ( below the level of what we can hear ) could be the reason for odd sensati...

DaveC

Hiyo, All that madness above only to think of a useful remark once I'd posted it. I believe there is validity in not oversplitting things. It'll probably become apparent where the boundary between what needs to be divided up and what doesn't lies as usage grows. I believe people tend to find stuff d...

DaveC

Hmmm, a suggestions thread. Amusingly (or bemusingly) you have to start a suggestions thread to suggest a suggestions thread, cos otherwise there is nowhere sensible for the suggestion thread suggestion to be suggested into. That sort of suggests to me that a suggestion thread would be difficult to ...

DaveC

I'd have voted for the stag beetle, purely on the grounds of those evil looking mandibles that mean it has a face like a pair of tweezers. I certainly wouldn't want to argue with one.

My second vote would go to Volkswagen!

DC

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