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- Mon May 27, 2019 9:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 94129
Re: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
See below. In a way, it's not surprising, but in another way, it only hits home when you see it in black and white: Elliott got 97.5% of the available max, further ahead of the previous best as it was ahead of the previous 10th place. (Forgive my inability to use the quote function.) I agree - for ...
- Fri May 24, 2019 10:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Baby Riley-Kovalev
- Replies: 55
- Views: 33460
Re: Baby Riley-Kovalev
Depends if she's freelance or a C4 employee.
- Fri May 24, 2019 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 24th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 88)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8914
Re: Spoilers for Friday 24th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 88)
Other dictionaries seem to have a moonie as a dialect term for a goldcrest.
- Fri May 24, 2019 2:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 24th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 88)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8914
Re: Spoilers for Friday 24th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 88)
ISONOMES in the MOONIES* round Not according to lex - possibly existed in the past. NOISOME is valid - MOONIES is my falsie, having misdeclared it in the past. fwiw, MOONY, MOONING and MOONERS are valid. Really can't see why MOONIES isn't. (_!_) (_!_) MOONIES is what I went for, although I'm pretty...
- Thu May 23, 2019 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 80 - Female Winners
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1991
Re: Series 80 - Female Winners
It's nice to see a gender balance but I don't think we should get too hung up on it. The best way for more women to do well is to have more women apply to be on - and hopefully the fact that this series has had female success will encourage girls and women to apply.
- Thu May 23, 2019 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 94129
Re: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
Looking like a certainty- he's a great spotter and also seems to know how to create the 9 letter selections. Nothing's ever a certainty - got everything crossed though! New recording day - let's hope our lad got a good night's sleep! But surely you must already know, being an octochamp this series ...
- Thu May 23, 2019 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 23rd May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 87)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10491
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 23rd May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 87)
I never wanted to hold someone that close to getting 0 and I felt horrible that I almost did. In fact, the vowel pick in the SOLUTION round was for an E in the hope of flattening it out a bit. She took it very well though, and again was lovely both on and off screen. Don't feel horrible. There were...
- Wed May 22, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 86)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13017
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 86)
The closest I got was "reckon there's a 9 there..."
Impressive stuff - feeling optimistic for the 1K target now!
And looked cool as anything - very well played.
#EMFC
(Kieran - I echo the others - brave attempt and hope we see you again)
Impressive stuff - feeling optimistic for the 1K target now!
And looked cool as anything - very well played.
#EMFC
(Kieran - I echo the others - brave attempt and hope we see you again)
- Tue May 21, 2019 8:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 85)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5857
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 84
Very kind of you to say so, but that particular post isn't one of my prouder moments.Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 12:54 pm Fiona is genuinely the best thing to happen to this community in the last month or so
(Especially in light of the revelation that Ashton's account was hacked!)
- Tue May 21, 2019 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262876
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Spotted on twitter
- Tue May 21, 2019 11:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 85)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5857
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 84
Several possibilities here 1) The guy knows what happened, is posting false spoilers and is being a dick 2) The guy knows what happened, is posting true spoilers and is being a dick 3) The guy knows what happened, is posting some true and some false spoilers and is being a dick 4) The guy doesn't kn...
- Tue May 21, 2019 6:57 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2019
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7810
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2019
In which case it's no wonder we came last. I'm sure it wasn't always this way Depends what you mean by "always". Sure the visuals have got better as technology improves, but drama has long been a big factor. I give you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iua3QxRoj1I The skirt-whipping-off won...
- Tue May 21, 2019 6:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 94129
Re: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
An average of 117 for Elliott in his remaining games would do it. The balance of probabilities may now be in his favour... Looking like a certainty- he's a great spotter and also seems to know how to create the 9 letter selections. Nothing's ever a certainty - got everything crossed though! New rec...
- Mon May 20, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2019
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7810
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2019
It's the performance. So song, visuals, singer(s), costume, message.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 3:26 pm I didn't think visuals were part of it , if so Australia should have won
- Mon May 20, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 20th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 84)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4095
Re: Spoilers for Monday 20th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 84)
Very nicely done again, Elliott. Those 5 vowel selections driving me nuts though!
- Sat May 18, 2019 6:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15537
Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)
According to the wiki, John was a former Octochamp, so he's enjoyed his success in the past. He probably didn't need two teapots! No shame in losing to Elliott - and depending on perspective, an honour to be part of a record breaking game. His score wasn't unrespectable. I liked the fact he went for...
- Fri May 17, 2019 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15537
Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)
Wow, awesome stuff, Elliott! Congrats to you - brilliant!
- Thu May 16, 2019 2:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 82)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7854
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 82)
Very nice debut. Looking towards 1000 now! I felt a bit sorry for Arran actually. He played well over the last couple of days, but I think Elliott got to him a bit and he didn't score in a single letters round! He kept his sense of humour. :) He could have easily scored on some of the letters if he...
- Thu May 16, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 79899
Re: Favourite board game
Yes. It came with an Anne Robinson mask.
- Thu May 16, 2019 2:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 82)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7854
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 82)
Record debut - great job Elliott! #EMFC
- Thu May 16, 2019 1:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 82)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7854
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 82)
<grabs popcorn>
- Wed May 15, 2019 2:46 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 79899
Re: Favourite board game
I don't know that game - is it like "Simon says"?
- Thu May 09, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491457
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Having spent far more minutes than it's worth today working out how I write a 5 when not thinking (I was taught the way in the diagram) I have concluded that I start in the corner, draw the three line, draw it back in reverse then 1 - 2. So double up on the top. I'm not sure what this does to my tru...
- Thu May 09, 2019 12:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491457
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who add the "hat" onto their 5s at the end as a separate line, rather than starting with it in the top right as you would with an S. I do that as well. I'm failing all the handwriting ones. Also, I cross zeds, which I can't believe is trustworthy. Well done - that is the correct wa...
- Wed May 08, 2019 5:49 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
- Replies: 222
- Views: 181771
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
Nothing good lies therein.
- Fri May 03, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 32038
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 3:36 pm I agree that the only way to be 100% certain is to do exhumation of the body and do DNA testing
(no disrespect intended to Mrs Calment!)
- Thu May 02, 2019 9:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 32038
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
But on the other hand (and I think this is the most pertinent point) it would have been a bit weird for the entire small town to go along with the fraud. Jeanne's daughter would have had to pretend to be her mother's husband for a start, which would have been a bit weird to say the least. Surely so...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 70)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3341
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 70)
Looking forward to it!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:27 pm Yes, well done Fiona. Some good games there.
And maybe some of us will meet you at CO:LON in a couple of weeks and possibly the Southwark parkrun.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How much do you weigh?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 51219
Re: How much do you weigh?
I hope this doesn't come across as offensive to people who do struggle with their weight, but I do kind of have the opposite problem in that I can't seem to put on any weight these days however hard I try. I stuff myself with all the bad food, pasties and pies and biscuits and crisps - oh so many c...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 70)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3341
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 70)
Cheers all - I was very chuffed to win 8 - I'd gone with no expectations beyond hoping not to embarrass myself! Met some lovely people, and had a really great time.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 29th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 69)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2923
Re: Spoilers for Monday 29th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 69)
Good job I've had my coffee.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:42 pm
Adding R to VIOLATE, X to GULLIBLE, E to MAROODI... the list is almost endless!
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 68)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4048
Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 68)
Is that a ghost impression?
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday 23rd April 2019
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1452
Re: Spoilers for 23rd April 2019
Cheers Tom. Still haunted by those numbers rounds - brain had ceased to function after night in Holiday Inn - running on caffeine and paracetamol!
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 22nd April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 64)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4604
Re: Spoilers for Monday 22nd April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 64)
You believe? Surely you must know because of the kerfuffle it would have caused! Yes, poor choice of word! Said "ERECTABLE" and silence. Had no idea what was going on till Rachel told me after a minute or so (probably a few seconds but felt like ages). The conundrum board was changed. Loo...
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 22nd April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 64)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4604
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 22nd April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 64)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4604
Re: Spoilers for Monday 22nd April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 64)
It's happened a couple of times before I think. I believe celebrate was the intended answer, but erectable also valid.
- Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 63)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3711
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 63)
Cheers all. Lacelike ffs!
Was ridiculously nervous in the studio. Quite disturbed by my telly voice!
Was ridiculously nervous in the studio. Quite disturbed by my telly voice!
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 15th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 59)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2519
Re: Spoilers for Monday 15th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 59)
Ah, said to see Mark go. A very smiley, laid back character. Hopefully Nick is right and he'll make a reappearance in the finals.
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 123399
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
There are data breaches all the time. 'Tis the nature of the game and why you must use a different password on any/every site that holds sensitive information. Use a password manager such as lastpass to generate and store secure passwords, although that also carries an element of risk. Check https:/...
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:00 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 234675
Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Good going. My first thought was bapsJames Robinson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:18 pm I happened to be the contestant in the Five Words, Five Grand section on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio this morning.
You can see how I did here, go to 19:45.
- Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 123399
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Do you ever get spam e-mails that say they are from someone you know but are actually just from a spam address? And do your friends get e-mails supposedly from you in the same way? How does this happen, and should we be worried about it? I get lots from people who previously had yahoo accounts. The...
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389963
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Is your local run the Frimley Lodge parkrun? So do you know Jon Corby? I was actually intending to do the Victoria Dock parkrun on the basis that it is not only fairly nearby but also supposedly the fastest course in the country . Would you consider doing that one instead? I saw Jon was a Frimley-i...
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389963
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
n1 Callum
Intending to do https://www.parkrun.org.uk/southwark/ before CO:LON if anyone fancies joining me - need my Saturday parkrun fix!
Intending to do https://www.parkrun.org.uk/southwark/ before CO:LON if anyone fancies joining me - need my Saturday parkrun fix!
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 55)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3536
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 55)
There's 1 DC guest per recording day. So new DC guest = new recording day (generally 5 recordings per day). The Countdown dictionary is OED - free version here - and there's rules about plurals etc. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ Sometimes things are open to interpretation, in which case Susie g...
- Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2019 (series 80, prelim 49)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3714
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2019 (series 80, prelim 49)
Congrats to Steven - I did think his erection embarrassment was quite sweet
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 29th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 48)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1988
Re: Spoilers for Friday 29th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 48)
He's had a rocky run, but if he makes it, he's still an octochamp. Good luck to him on Monday.Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:01 pm Steven would now need to win with 99 points on Monday just to avoid being the lowest scoring octochamp.
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 45)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2518
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 45)
Hair parting the other side - Zarte in a mirror.
That might well be it.
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 45)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2518
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 45)
I don't think today's challenger had got the "can I get" memo, although he did change half way through
He looked familiar - has he been on other shows?
He looked familiar - has he been on other shows?
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 43)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3031
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 8:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 43)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3031
Re: Spoilers for Friday 22nd March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 43)
Cracking game - great for the viewers, but nerve jangling for the contestants.