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- Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday 8th March 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2068
Re: Wednesday 8th March 2017
Tough conundrum today!
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6 March 2017
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1489
Re: Spoilers for Monday 6 March 2017
TRIGONAL as well in that round
- Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st March 2017
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3031
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st March 2017
Method for first nums for the 4 largers:
((100+6)*3*75+50)/25
Well in time as well, though really it's just standard 4l stuff.
((100+6)*3*75+50)/25
Well in time as well, though really it's just standard 4l stuff.
- Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ways to improve your Countdowning skills...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15862
Re: Best ways to improve your Countdowning skills...
I've always thought the largest simple improvement the average contestant could make is to learn how to do 'one large'. 1. If your solution starts with, say, 100x6=600 you can multiply any of the other numbers by 6 as well - (100-4)x6=576. 2. If your solution starts with, say, 100x3x2=600 you can m...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ways to improve your Countdowning skills...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15862
Re: Best ways to improve your Countdowning skills...
This is going to be a good read this thread I think, I could certainly use some help!
#milesawayfromserieschamp
#milesawayfromserieschamp
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 3:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Warning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6167
Re: Warning
What exactly were the 'apterous lessons' meant to be? Surely you learn yourself by playing apterous? As a relative newby here if someone had offered me 'apterous lessons' for any amount of money I'd have declined rather firmly. That's not to say I think it's right for anyone to be conned out of mone...
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterites who have yet to appear on Countdown
- Replies: 50
- Views: 43591
Re: Apterites who have yet to appear on Countdown
I know I am always in awe watching the better contestants, and a few years ago when I didn't really watch Countdown I still watched Countdown for a few days in one series when I had happened to accidentally tune in when someone amazing was playing and I was in awe at how good they were. I even watch...
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th February 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2308
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th February 2017
What I would give for Rachel to, just once, say something like 'Asia' next time someone says 'Continent' instead of 'Consonant'.
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13 February 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 25)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5006
Re: Spoilers for Monday 13 February 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 25)
Nice to see APTEROUS make an appearance
Even if there was a 9 there with SPORULATE.
Even if there was a 9 there with SPORULATE.
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:52 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487915
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
620-itis is probably stemmed from his horrible numbers game miss with a target of 620. I had a weird dream last night...I dreamt that I'd gone to see a Countdown recording with a family friend, which for some reason was in the hall of my college. Just as I sat down, I received a text of Damian Eadie...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: The Future Of Recaps
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8577
Re: The Future Of Recaps
I's be happy to do some recaps, though it appears that this subforum has long since ended
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6th February 2017
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3733
Re: Spoilers for Monday 6th February 2017
A fine accolade in solving all 8 conundrums, with terrific speed too!
Well done Elliott Mack!
Well done Elliott Mack!
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491225
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Don't say that. Furthermore, what's done on apto stays on apto I think is the general consensus. Don't dwell on it.
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487915
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
I've been infected by the bug it seems... Only a short dream, but a very peculiar one nonetheless. It starts on apterous where I'm chatting away to people on there when out of the blue Giles Hutchings tells me he needs my help on something. It turns out he's got £1000000 to improve University Challe...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 31 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 991
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 31 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 16)
Have to say I was a little annoyed that Elliott Mack tried to play a dirty tactic earlier on, I'm pretty sure he didn't have an 8 there. However, his conundrum speed is really something, certainly not someone you'd want to face in crucial!
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4355
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
If I can be bothered either later or tomorrow, I'll do some analysis on average number of darrens, max etc per episode this series vs last and see if there is any noticeable difference. It certainly seems that way, a lot more duplicated letters in rounds for certain. Wonder why this is.
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4355
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
VERY consistent! Wonder if that has happened before?
Is it me, or have the selections been a lot less favourable lately?
Is it me, or have the selections been a lot less favourable lately?
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th January 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2493
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 24 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 11)
BUSTLINE r8
Interesting on the 679 solution it sounded as though 97*7 wasn't the full solution and he just stopped when Rachel said '679'. I think he possibly miscalculated the 97*7 and managed to just play it off when Rachel said 97*7=679.
Interesting on the 679 solution it sounded as though 97*7 wasn't the full solution and he just stopped when Rachel said '679'. I think he possibly miscalculated the 97*7 and managed to just play it off when Rachel said 97*7=679.
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 23 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 10)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1824
Re: Spoilers for Monday 23 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 10)
I got MORULAE too, and managed to slip it in my conversation with Susie at the end (mispronounced it though!)
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10133
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
For the 841 numbers game, I actually solved this in the audience and went to Rachel after they had finished recording with my solution. We went and found the numbers paper used for that round and I was allowed to write up my solution to it on that very paper with that very pen. She even wrote me a ...
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10133
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
It's not too amazing when you look at the method used. I eliminated getting close and adding/subtracting and just tried to get there by going above and dividing down. So I was aiming for 4205 with a 5 left over to divide it by, and spotted that method.
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10133
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
The 841 solution is ((100-10)*(50-3)-25)/5. There's been quite a lot of bad editing in terms of hands appearing lol.
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10133
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
I can also confirm that PORNIER was indeed found by DC, but Gyles got a bit excited over it and that's why it has been edited out.
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10133
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)
For the 841 numbers game, I actually solved this in the audience and went to Rachel after they had finished recording with my solution. We went and found the numbers paper used for that round and I was allowed to write up my solution to it on that very paper with that very pen. She even wrote me a m...
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 5)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3731
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 5)
PAROLEIN r8 I think
Suzy's a really good spotter of words, certainly one of the most talented non-apterites there has been.
Suzy's a really good spotter of words, certainly one of the most talented non-apterites there has been.
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 60720
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Couple of quotes from a history text I was reading today... 'It was a grandiose old ship' '2 gaolers and a clergyman were accused of his murder' Noone else had ever come across the word gaoler before and I wanted to scream something like "HOW CAN YOU NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THAT WORD!!?? IT'S A REG...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th January 2017
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2671
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th January 2017
I got all 4 8s in the PTOMAINE round, but I still missed the word I perhaps should have spotted most - APTEROUS:-P Yeah she is undoubtedly a good player, but she missed a few apto-words that might cost her if she comes up against one. However she seems like she could certainly octo and perhaps even ...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th January 2017
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2671
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th January 2017
Wow, what a performance from Suzy! She seems like strong material, especially considering she isn't an apterite (unless she uses a pseudonym?). I have to confess I missed APTEROUS :oops: Though to be fair it's a tough word to spot. If she keeps the same average every day and octos, she'll post a ver...
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 94102
Re: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
It's not beyond the realms of possibility, but there are so many limiting factors that can affect your score. You're more likely to score a higher octototal if you say, film 3 games at the end of a series and then have a month's break before your next recordings than you are if you film 8 across 2 d...
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271888
Re: Deathwatch 2017
There's a few people who I am fairly certain will die in 2017, but I'm not morbid enough to compete in something that relies on people dying.
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 94102
Re: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
Just going to put my point of view across in here. While I don't doubt that 1000 is possible for a player to achieve in an octorun, indeed most octoruns have maxes of 1000+ available due to the new dictionary words, I still can't really envisage it happening on the show. The reasons for this are: 1)...
- Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd December 2016 (Grand Final)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5899
Re: Spoilers for Friday 23rd December 2016 (Grand Final)
Just want to add my congratulations to Martin here, a well deserved series champion. You played very well all the way through and held your nerve against a strong opponent. Loved the conundrum, though I have to admit to being a bit disappointed that Martin didn't buzz in with gandiseeg when he didn'...
- Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: IRC Countdown...in 2016?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14574
Re: IRC Countdown...in 2016?
Ooh...tough one...erm...erm..
- Sat Dec 24, 2016 8:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: IRC Countdown...in 2016?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14574
Re: IRC Countdown...in 2016?
Greetings, I'm HC2. Hello. You'll also probably wonder why my pseudonym is HC2 (actually you probably won't lol). HC stands for Human Calculator, which is a nickname I've always had since I seem to have a weird natural ability in that I can give you the answer to any arithmetic equation faster than...
- Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: IRC Countdown...in 2016?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14574
Re: IRC Countdown...in 2016?
Greetings, I'm HC2. I've known about this site for several months now, and Chris Marshall also mentioned it when I sat next to him at a Countdown recording in October. I have come over due to needing tougher competition and just in general needing something better than what I was using. The exotic v...