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by Mark Kudlowski
Tue May 08, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 85)
Replies: 13
Views: 10027

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 85)

3rd numbers alt: ((25 + 8) x 10 x 2) + (3 / 3)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 78)
Replies: 16
Views: 12761

Spoilers for Thursday 26th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 78)

2nd numbers alt:

((6 x 2) + 1) x 7 x 10

4th numbers alt:

(100 x 5) - (8 x 7 / 2)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Apr 24, 2018 1:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 76)
Replies: 3
Views: 2258

Spoilers for Tuesday 24th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 76)

2nd numbers alt: ((100-4) x 8) - ((9 + 1) x 2)

3rd numbers alt: (((100 / 5) x 2) + 1) x 8
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 69)
Replies: 3
Views: 2516

Re: Spoilers for Friday 13th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 69)

1st numbers alt: ((25 x 4) + 8 + 3) x (7 - 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 68)
Replies: 1
Views: 1910

Spoilers for Thursday 12th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 68)

4th numbers alt:
((75 x 7) - ((9 - 1) x 8)) x 2
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 64)
Replies: 6
Views: 4133

Re: Spoilers for Friday 6th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 64)

OGIVES in FOGIES / VOGUES round.

4th numbers alt: (100 + 8 - 3) x (9 + 1 - 6)
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 64)
Replies: 6
Views: 4133

Spoilers for Friday 6th April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 64)

3rd numbers alt:

((10 x 6) + (2/2)) x 8
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 61)
Replies: 6
Views: 3992

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd April 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 61)

Final numbers alt: ((8 - 2) x 9) x ((75 + 50) / 25)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 27th March 2018
Replies: 13
Views: 8475

Spoilers for Tuesday 27th March 2018

3rd nos alt: 75 + 50 + ((2 x 100)/(8 x 25))

4th nos alt: (75 x 6) + (10 x 8)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 26th March 2018
Replies: 17
Views: 10622

Re: Spoilers for Monday 26th March 2018

1st numbers alt: (9 x 50) - (25 - 8)

4th numbers alt: ((100 x 2) - 9) x (8 / (1 + 1))
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 6th March 2018
Replies: 4
Views: 2797

Spoilers for Tuesday, 6th March 2018

4th numbers alt: 9 x 6 x (9 - 5)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Replies: 8
Views: 8033

Spoilers for Tuesday, 27 February 2018

2nd numbers alt: ((8 x 10) + 3) x 9

4th numbers alt: ((50 + 3) x (8 + 5)) -2
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday, February 26, 2018
Replies: 15
Views: 6295

Spoilers for Monday, February 26, 2018

1st numbers alt : ((10 + 4) x (10 + (100/25)) ) + 75
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 3)
Replies: 4
Views: 2278

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 3)

1st numbers alt: (50 x (9 + 5)) + ((10 x 9) + 2)

3rd numbers alt: 9 x 8 x (7 - 2)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st November 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 1947

Spoilers for Tuesday 21st November 2017

A DC beater in Round 4, which Rachel, with her growing knowledge of Russian, might have got.

SAMIZDAT

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/samizdat
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 15 November 2017 (S77, P96)
Replies: 8
Views: 5468

Spoilers for Wednesday 15 November 2017 (S77, P96)

1st nos alt: (75 + 3) x (8 + 2 + 2)

3rd nos alt : ((75 + 7) x 10) + 8
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8th November 2017
Replies: 7
Views: 4654

Spoilers for Wednesday 8th November 2017

2nd numbers alt: 7 x 2 x 9 x 3
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 3rd November 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 2973

Spoilers for Friday 3rd November 2017

2nd numbers alt: (75 x 10) + (25 x 8)
4th numbers alt: ((100 + 4) x (7 + 2)) - 25

Also CURSIVE in the SPRUCES round.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 27th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 83)
Replies: 2
Views: 1734

Re: Spoilers for Friday 27th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 83)

Numbers alternatives:

1st game: (((25 x 4) + 2 ) x 5) + 8 + 9 = 527
2nd game: (9 x 8 x 2 x 4) - (10 + 4) = 562
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 81)
Replies: 1
Views: 1505

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 81)

1st numbers alt : ((3 x 25 ) - 8) x 6

3rd numbers alt : ((25 x 2) + 8 ) x 8
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th October 2017
Replies: 5
Views: 5817

Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th October 2017

4th numbers alt : (9 x 9 x 5) + (6 x 4)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 11th October 2017
Replies: 7
Views: 4346

Spoilers for Wednesday, 11th October 2017

2nd letters : TOURNEDOS

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tournedos

2nd numbers alt : (75 + (6 x 2)) x (4 - 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 4203

Spoilers for Tuesday, 3 October 2017

2nd numbers : ((100 - (75/25)) x 9) - (50 / 5)
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 58)
Replies: 4
Views: 3010

Re: Spoilers for Friday 22nd September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 58)

2nd numbers alt: (9 x 7) + 50

3rd numbers alt: (100 + 7) x (50 / (5 x 5 ))
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 30 August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 41)
Replies: 9
Views: 6343

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 30 August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 41)

Johnny Canuck wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:32 pm "You can make 904 with the same ingredients..." That's kind of how the numbers game works, Rachel. Also, did anyone find it kind of strange that she used the 4 without showing the 6 - 2 step?
Alternate solution: (10 x 10 x 9) + 6 - 2
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18th August 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 3987

Re: Spoilers for Friday 18th August 2017

Peter Mabey wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2017 1:41 pm Alt 3rd numbers: (25+6)x(10+100/50) = 372
Another one (50 + 10 + (100/(75-25))) x 6
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 15th August 2017
Replies: 16
Views: 9665

Spoilers for Tuesday, 15th August 2017

1st numbers alt : (10 x 6 x 3) - 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 14 August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 30)
Replies: 3
Views: 1793

Re: Spoilers for Monday 14 August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 30)

Final numbers alt:

(10 + (10 x 4) + 75) x 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd August 2017
Replies: 15
Views: 10197

Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd August 2017

Two simpler numbers alternatives:

!st game: (25 + 6) x 8
4th game: ((6 x 7) + 5) x 6
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017
Replies: 9
Views: 6926

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Rhys Benjamin wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:38 pm John made a right pig's ear of the third numbers, don't know why he didn't see the rather easier 9 x 5 x 10 + 8 + 7 - 1.

Rachel appears to be wearing an ice lolly today.
Another 3rd nos. solution was ((10 x 5) + 8) x (7 + 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 5 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 2457

Spoilers for Wednesday July 5 2017

2nd numbers :

(25 + 2) x ((75 / 3) + 2) - 1
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 26, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 26 May 2017
Replies: 14
Views: 11158

Spoilers for Friday, 26 May 2017

3rd (?) numbers, target 474

(100 + (4 x 10) + (9 x 2)) x 3
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon May 22, 2017 1:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday, 22 May 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 2366

Spoilers for Monday, 22 May 2017

2nd numbers alt :
((75 x 7 ) + 1) / (50 / 25)
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 05, 2017 1:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th May 2017
Replies: 1
Views: 1379

Re: Spoilers for Friday 5th May 2017

2nd numbers alt : (50 + 25 + 10 + 2) x (10 - 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed May 03, 2017 1:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 2922

Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd May 2017

1st numbers alt:

(25 + 5) x 8 x 2
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon May 01, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st May 2017
Replies: 3
Views: 2268

Spoilers for Monday 1st May 2017

1st numbers alt : ((50/2) x 9) + 8 - 6

3rd numbers alt: ((25 x 2) + 7) x (8 + 4)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 24th April 2017
Replies: 5
Views: 3891

Spoilers for Monday 24th April 2017

2nd numbers alt: (100+3) x (6+2) + 7 + 6

4th numbers alt: (25-1) x 9 x 2
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 19th April 2017
Replies: 6
Views: 4690

Spoilers for Wednesday 19th April 2017

4th numbers alt: ((75 + 8 + 4 + 5 ) x 10) + 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 6th April 2017
Replies: 3
Views: 2673

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 6th April 2017

1st numbers alt (2): ((75 x 2) + 8 + 5) x 3

The contestant's attempt of ((2 + 4) x 75) + ((8 x 3) + 5) could have been tweaked to ((2 + 4) x 75) + ((8 + 5) x 3) .


3rd numbers alt : 7 x 8 x (9 + 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 24 March 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 3069

Re: Spoilers for Friday 24 March 2017

Final numbers alt: (100 - 3) x (6 + 2)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:10 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 15 March 2017
Replies: 3
Views: 3180

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 15 March 2017

Last numbers : ((75 + 1) / (100 / 50)) x 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 22 February 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 1848

Spoilers for Wednesday 22 February 2017

1st numbers alt :

((6 x 2 x 5) - 3) x 7 = 399

2nd(?) numbers alt:

(10 x (7 + 6) x 6) + 9 +2 = 791
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Replies: 3
Views: 1908

Spoilers for Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Last numbers game alt:

(10 x (4 + 4) - 3) x (6 + 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th January 2017
Replies: 8
Views: 2440

Spoilers for Tuesday 24th January 2017

3rd numbers alt:
((75 x (50 + 25)) - 5) / (9+1)

UNSUBTLE in previous letters round.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/unsubtle