c4countdown

TRIFECTAS the other 9 in R1

R2 KORADJI

Susie's reaction suggested to me it wasn't her that got the nine - she seemed a bit embarrassed by being given the credit.

Ludicrous max this game

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:50 pm Ludicrous max this game

With a maximum of 175, I believe this is the highest in the history of Countdown...I believe the highest before this was 166 last year?? (Sometime in February/March??)

Max of 175 makes it a record, not just in the new 15 format (previous was 166), but outright. The previous best was 173, and is the only other game with 5 nines available.

Stephen R wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:00 pm Max of 175 makes it a record, not just in the new 15 format (previous was 166), but outright. The previous best was 173, and is the only other game with 5 nines available.

Thanks Stephen for the clarification! I highly doubt this record will be beaten for many years to come...

Even more impressively (IMO), every one of the 9s today had six consonants.

KARROID to equal KORADJI in Round 2.

Was anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Brilliant game today!

Not a beater but with Raj in DC, I thought RAJOID was a good word in R2.

TERRAPINS and PRETRAINS also in R8.

Also, 102 points by the 2nd break, and a raw score of 143 is probably a new record for me.

On any other day, I'd be very happy with my scores, but missing CRAFTIEST and TRANSPIRE were bad points for me. Shame Mary didn't go any further, but Chris is a very good player and I am sure he will do well in the games to come.
My scores for today:
Me:137-55 (Mary)
Me:131-73 (Chris).

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 pmWas anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Don't really see a problem with it. Nothing was really at stake. Why do you?

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:36 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 pmWas anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Don't really see a problem with it. Nothing was really at stake. Why do you?

From a purely Apterous-esque point of view, I was just concerned that the highest max record was going to go away. I understand that 99% of actual viewers would have just been indifferent.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:36 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 pmWas anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Don't really see a problem with it. Nothing was really at stake. Why do you?

I think if the sum was a simple 6S, then maybe people would not be moaning, but as it was a tricky (well at least imo, only got 607), then maybe people were frustrated, but I was not enraged by it personally....

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:52 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:36 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 pmWas anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Don't really see a problem with it. Nothing was really at stake. Why do you?

From a purely Apterous-esque point of view, I was just concerned that the highest max record was going to go away. I understand that 99% of actual viewers would have just been indifferent.

He wouldn't have known about the record, and one of the nines wasn't mentioned on the show anyway.

And while we're here, (7x9 + 8x3) x 7 = 609 for the standard method.

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 pm KARROID to equal KORADJI in Round 2.

Was anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Wasn't particularly really, the vast majority are possible and I doubt he new about the record max or whatever.
It's sort of like making an issue of that guy picking 4l with Kirk on 123 with 2 rounds left - it's easy to scream from an apterous perspective but most casual people won't know or care.

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:39 pm

Was anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Not enraged, but surprised - why bother when you've already won and may as well give yourself the best possible chance of increasing your total points?

I do get irritated when a challenger who's already out of it does that (or goes 4 large) and makes it harder for the Champion the opportunity to stack up points. Again, why bother?

BUT had I been his opponent and the game was much tighter I would certainly have been enraged by the amount of time Nick gave him to work out what he was going to declare.


Also, am I right all 10 letter rounds were 6 consonants 3 vowels? How often does that happen? Amazing to have 4 nines available in the circumstances.