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- Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 11th 2014 (S70 P27)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 11th 2014 (S70 P27)
UPBRAIDS from C2 was pretty impressive, looks like it might turn out to be decisive with the close low-scoring game.
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 11th 2014 (S70 P27)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 11th 2014 (S70 P27)
Numbers are pretty hard when you're nervous or in front of the TV cameras but they're making it look like quantum mechanics.
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 11th 2014 (S70 P27)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 11th 2014 (S70 P27)
Only two solutions for round 3 apparently, that must be pretty rare with 100 and a good mix of smalls.
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3843
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
Better for whom? If I was a challenger, up against a champion who went for four large, say, I'd go for something else. And if he went for four vowels (and I suspected him of having memorised the 2000 most common words), I'd go for something else. As a viewer I much prefer scratching around for an u...
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3843
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
Good, because if you three vowel more than half of your rounds then I'm blocking you on apterous.
(Meant in jest, but actually.... )
(Meant in jest, but actually.... )
- Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3843
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
Weird how there's been a massive flux of 3-vowel picking this series. I wonder if the section of the contestant guidelines which tells contestants that "4 vowels is generally the best pick" or something similar has been removed.
- Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3843
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
OPUNTIAS/UTOPIANS
#inb4zarte
#inb4bradley
#inb4zarte
#inb4bradley
- Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday February 7th 2014 (S70 P25)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2641
Re: Spoilers for Friday February 7th 2014 (S70 P25)
Nice one. Also happy birthday. Was a pretty high scoring show really wasn't it. What was the max?
Edit, I reckon 142
Edit, I reckon 142
- Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday February 7th 2014 (S70 P25)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2641
Re: Spoilers for Friday February 7th 2014 (S70 P25)
Round 3 numbers, I reckon if Rachel asked C1 how to make the other 3, he can recover from that little oversight. The way she asked kind of caused him to stop completely. Maybe there's a case for some standard procedure when it happens.
- Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday February 6th 2014 (S70 P24)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3954
Re: Spoilers for Thursday February 6th 2014 (S70 P24)
Hadn't noticed that the three top seeds at the moment all have 6 wins - might be pretty interesting come June.
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
I only had 7 too there. Unlucky for Michael that. Going 6 small in R14 was correct given that he lost the conundrum too - maybe he saw Andy get ELOQUENCE real quick the other day (well, same day in recording terms), and decided he wanted to try for non-crucial. Might have been a totally different ga...
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
Too slow Zarte & Bradley! You can fight for the next one.
Michael looking pretty assured, but only +9 score at the moment. It would be nice to get to R15 having already won to take the pressure off. (I presume a crucial in studio conditions is quite daunting?)
Michael looking pretty assured, but only +9 score at the moment. It would be nice to get to R15 having already won to take the pressure off. (I presume a crucial in studio conditions is quite daunting?)
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
MODALIST in round 8 or whatever it was, beating corner again.
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
Ah yeah, I forgot to mention it was a beater. Sorry Gevin
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2977
Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
Solid start for Michael, not many spot ROQUETING so no worries. I wasn't sure but would have probably risked it unless my opponent declared first and < 8.
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 4th 2014 (S70 P22)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1876
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 4th 2014 (S70 P22)
Same, John. Surprised Rachel missed that, it's the sort of method she's really good at seeing.
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4234
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
Well, still valid on apterous, but it'd suck if Susie went against the precedent she set down in March: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_5667Kirk Bevins wrote:DOTAGES or controversial?
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4234
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
Every time a contestant 3-vowels when he should clearly 4-vowel, God kills a kitten.
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9899
Re: The Hangover- The Poll
I've changed my vote about 5 times now. But eventually settled on annual. Sunday was enjoyable. Getting back on the evening was a pain, so I'll do it earlier next year. What I would change is maybe have a general knowledge quiz on the Saturday night. Duno if you guys think that would be good or not,...
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 30th 2014 (S70 P19)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2890
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 30th 2014 (S70 P19)
Sure about HOARSEN?
(It got removed between ODE2 and ODE3. But don't worry, all the best players offer those words).
(It got removed between ODE2 and ODE3. But don't worry, all the best players offer those words).
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 30th 2014 (S70 P19)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2890
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 30th 2014 (S70 P19)
Interesting method for R3, just 50 x 10 then take away everything else.
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 29th 2014 (S70 P18)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2264
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 29th 2014 (S70 P18)
Had that ^ and SORBITAN round 2
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:14 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Here, have some rounds while Apterous has died.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8480
Here, have some rounds while Apterous has died.
Meh
1) O E A O H S N W S
2) F P R S T I E U I
3) G A R O M E G U T
4) 100 75 4 3 10 9 - 599
5) O G I L U N E S O
6) J C L A U O F E Z
7) A C M R O L N L E
8) 8 7 10 3 6 1 - 691
9) M O R T A L I S H
Max is almost definitely 77 but kind of hard to check.
1) O E A O H S N W S
2) F P R S T I E U I
3) G A R O M E G U T
4) 100 75 4 3 10 9 - 599
5) O G I L U N E S O
6) J C L A U O F E Z
7) A C M R O L N L E
8) 8 7 10 3 6 1 - 691
9) M O R T A L I S H
Max is almost definitely 77 but kind of hard to check.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:21 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 364055
Re: Is Apterous down?
Yes, can't even get onto the homepage. Personally I blame Jas Singh.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 28th 2014 (S70 P17)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4874
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 28th 2014 (S70 P17)
Weird discrepancy between how easy the numbers were yesterday and how hard they are today.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3872
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
I think Charlie/Jono/et al just liked the sound of it. Probably came up in a game or two.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3872
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
PRORATES and other eights to beat DC in round 10 or whenever
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3872
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
Doubt it is the first time, but strange to see APTEROUS come up on Countdown.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3872
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
C2 is the sort of contestant we like to see. Wowzers.
DIPTERAL alternative eight in round 2.
DIPTERAL alternative eight in round 2.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Results
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5096
Re: COLIN X Results
Thank you to all my opponents... mainly for tolerating my occasional vocal reactions to easy misses. ;-) Well you didn't miss anything against me did you :evil: Worth giving a bit of extra prominence to James Roper's high score of 88 (his first Co-event) - well done. There should be a prize for the...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 23rd 2014 (S70 P14)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2391
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 23rd 2014 (S70 P14)
Was hoping for a Friday 10th January style backlash. Quite frankly I'm disappointed.
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4751
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
True, fair enough really. I was thinking that the conundrum between two players who aren't like Dylan and Jen for example who the team already know about is usually easier than FORBIDDEN (only one conundrum has gone unsolved this series). But neither of them were doing particularly well on numbers, ...
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4751
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
Would have been interesting if C2 got that conundrum, having just thrown the game away with terrible strategy (risk when losing by < 10) in R14
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4751
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
Estopped was class, don't recognise that one. Her letters, although inconsistent, are pretty good. Poetised also in that round.
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Team Competition
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7893
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4751
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
Saw and dismissed COZENAGE, what a pile of shit
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4751
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
RETINOL, BORNITE and probably more in the RNLBTEEIO round
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 21st 2014 (S70 P12)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2676
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:58 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The World's Hardest 15 Rounder
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8582
Re: The World's Hardest 15 Rounder
Think I speak for everyone when I say CBFA.
Sorry
Sorry
- Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 20th 2014
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2665
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 20th 2014
Didn't get the missed 4 large inside 30 seconds. Nice confidence damager.
What was the standard method, Tony?
What was the standard method, Tony?
- Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 20th 2014
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2665
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 20th 2014
Isangoma equals DC in round 5.
- Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1078676
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Haha ^
What a way to introduce yourself Steven. Come and play apterous.org with us sometime. There's a couple of new guys called Conor and Innis, you can start by playing them.
What a way to introduce yourself Steven. Come and play apterous.org with us sometime. There's a couple of new guys called Conor and Innis, you can start by playing them.
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '14)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1462
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '14)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1462
Re: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '
Resumable 9 DC beater. Also nice of Edinburgh Countdown club to make an appearance with Joe
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 47212
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
You sound offended. I was just curious why Ben had more people in the list than he said were attending, so I thought that implied one listed attendee might be provisional, and logically assumed it could have been the lowest seed. Turns out someone paid Ben literally as he was writing that post, and ...
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 17th 2014 (S70 P10)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1606
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 17th 2014 (S70 P10)
OCTENNIAL round one
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2124
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
Yeah anyone that showboats in numbers rounds is a bit of a douchebag by default.
(Think you've edited the quotes badly there Martin)
(Think you've edited the quotes badly there Martin)
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2124
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
She went to 1008 then divided by 2, but looking at the numbers I still can't see how she would have got to 1008
Edit, (6 + 8) x 8 x 9 / 2 I guess?
Edit, (6 + 8) x 8 x 9 / 2 I guess?
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2124
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
6-small-esque alternative for the hard numbers round, (6 - 2) x 8 - 25 to get the 7, then just 7 x 8 x 9, outside 30 seconds though.
Stitcher got (25 - 8/8) x (6 x 2 + 9) as well for 504.
Stitcher got (25 - 8/8) x (6 x 2 + 9) as well for 504.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 121270
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
Paul Worsley winning would be a good story.
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 509
- Views: 394840
Re: Best ever contestants
I might rank one off later just for you. To be honest though it's a thing that's impossible to be objective about. How do you factor in the fact that certain players in the past were wonderful natural talents but would obviously get stuffed by the top apterous players right now? Are we ranking natur...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 509
- Views: 394840
Re: Best ever contestants
Lol, that may be true, but the point was that the ranking brigade were doing a list of people that haven't won series.
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 509
- Views: 394840
Re: Best ever contestants
Funny that, I seem to remember some of those winning championships, Ciaran
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2014 (S70 P7)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2266
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2014 (S70 P7)
Solid debut - thought Bobby was sticking round for 8 wins, but that was fairly comfortable really. Some pretty decent spots here and there.
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 13th 2014
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3524
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 13th 2014
AIRFARES round 5
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17214
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Lol, how ironic
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:49 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 364055
Re: Is Apterous down?
Selected declarations from that game, Johnny. Round 9, hopefully the only method (haven't checked) is (50 x 75 - 100 x 3) x 7 / 25 Round 15, is the word I always guess CEOANTHUS for but it's actually CEANOTHUS according to lexplorer Not going to pretend I had a go at those letters, they look pretty ...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:13 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7103
Re: Linkwords
Correct, use any of the hints?
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:06 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7103
Re: Linkwords
If you wanted a go yourself try this one: T H O R N I C K D E N T K I T I Throwing out a few clues, use one, none, or a combination, as you see fit... One of the words is: TIN Word lengths: One is six letters, one is four letters, and two are three letters. Clue that probably makes it far too easy: ...