Spoilers for Wednesday January 8th 2014 (S70 P3)

[Jordan F]

Another win for Bobby Banerjee, this one a lot closer. Can he get a third?

Join James for the recap late.r

[Bradley Cates]

POOFTERS (sorry) in R4

[Tony Atkins]

BUSTY could have been BUSTEE for 6.

[Tony Atkins]

Did 2nd and 3rd numbers same as Rachel, but also (50+75-3)x8+4=980 and (4x100)-(5x(8+(8/4)))=350

I went for "goldish" in the HIDALGOS round but only OLDISH is okay.

[Johnny Canuck]

WIDEBAND for a beater in round 13.

[Andy Platt]

Thought Danny was a good laugh and made it more entertaining. Doesn't always have to be about getting 13 maxes or having a close game.

[Bradley Cates]

Is it just me or did Danny keep on saying "continent" instead of "consonant"?

[Tony Atkins]

Hazel Wheeler has been pushed down to fourth on the list of low scores.
But Danny must be top on the list of happiest losers!

[Tony Atkins]

Is it just me or did Danny keep on saying "continent" instead of "consonant"?

A lot of contestants say that. Another thing that annoys me is the use of "another" - which sometimes means
the same type (consonant/vowel) as I just had or sometimes the other type.

[Peter Fenton]

Thought Danny was a good laugh and made it more entertaining. Doesn't always have to be about getting 13 maxes or having a close game.

Absolutely, if you're not going to win then you might as well enjoy yourself and Danny definitely looked like he was enjoying it!

Early front-runner for Countdown personality of the year 2014.

[Jack Worsley]

Early front-runner for Countdown personality of the year 2014.

Agreed that Danny's personality was top class! EPIGONE in round 10.

I wonder if there would be any chance of Susie allowing GROUNDEST. I wouldn't have gone for it but GROUND is in as an adjective.

[Bradley Cates]

I wonder if there would be any chance of Susie allowing GROUNDEST. I wouldn't have gone for it but GROUND is in as an adjective.

I was thinking about GROUNDEST too, but I wasn't entirely sure. I checked the ODO and it said that GROUND is an attributive adjective, so I wonder if that has something to do with whether GROUNDEST is allowable or not.

[Callum Todd]

Danny was a great character, it's a shame he didn't get a chance to play another game. Bobby seems like a nice chap too though. Series 70's got off to a good start

[Martin Thompson]

I saw GUERDONS as opposed to ROUNDEST. Also thought of UNDERGOS but it would have needed an extra E.

[Martin Thompson]

Danny was a great character, it's a shame he didn't get a chance to play another game. Bobby seems like a nice chap too though. Series 70's got off to a good start

Indeed. Really felt for him when he could only see a four letter word in the FAINTER round.

[Brian Moore]

POOFTERS (sorry) in R4

Déjà vu. I suspect that FORETOPS is the DC way of avoiding Susie's blushes.

[David Williams]

POOFTERS (sorry) in R4

Déjà vu. I suspect that FORETOPS is the DC way of avoiding Susie's blushes.

A rather nice retro touch that the offending word is highlighted in pink every time it occurs.

I can never resist trying to solve numbers like the 350 one by a method like
(8x4-4) x 100 / 8

[Jon O'Neill]

Fact of the day: I'm playing football with Danny on Sunday.

[Jon O'Neill]

Proof:



We lost 4-3.

[Matt Morrison]

er.... how do you know someone from Essex when you're from London?

[Gavin Chipper]

We lost 4-3.

So he's better than you at football as well as at Countdown?

[Jon O'Neill]

We were on the same team you plum. He comes from Essex to play for a London football team.

[Jon O'Neill]

Danny got a rare run-out up front today and we both scored! Lost 4-2 though.

[Gavin Chipper]

I found this thread again because I did a search for "attributive" (relating to adjectives). But:

Danny got a rare run-out up front today and we both scored! Lost 4-2 though.

How's Danny's football career going now?

[Jon O'Neill]

I found this thread again because I did a search for "attributive" (relating to adjectives). But:

Danny got a rare run-out up front today and we both scored! Lost 4-2 though.

How's Danny's football career going now?

He still plays, as do I, but for different teams. I see him around once in a while.