Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
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Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
We are at our first potential coronation day of the series. Andy Noden started as the first champion of the series, now we'll see if he can become the first octochamp. A score of 90 or more will also put him in the 800 club. If he loses, he'll likely be in the finals anyway, but the win would be nice. Let's see if he gets there.
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Isn't it Tuesday 13th January ????
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
At least it's not Friday 13th. Hope 13 isn't unlucky for Andy!
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NETTLING to beat LOTTING
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Another 8 beater in the PIRATED+VU round
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Which is DURATIVE.
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I'm an American, you know we can't tell time, come on now!szodiac wrote:Isn't it Tuesday 13th January ????
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NETTLING to beat LOTTING
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
PONGEES comes up if you search for it so that's good enough for me whatever Susie says. CONGEE is also a mass noun of course.
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
It was only in one round wasn't it?Peter Mabey wrote:NETTLING to beat LOTTING
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Sorry, inadvertently submitted again
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Congrats on becoming an octochamp, Andy. An excellent set of games there.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
PONGEES doesn't come up in search now, and CONGEES is fine thanks to the mass noun food rule, as we've discussed before, I'm sure...........Gavin Chipper wrote:PONGEES comes up if you search for it so that's good enough for me whatever Susie says. CONGEE is also a mass noun of course.
GENOMES was definitely there though as a nice alternative though.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
If you type in PONGEES it finds the entry for PONGEE.James Robinson wrote:PONGEES doesn't come up in search now, and CONGEES is fine thanks to the mass noun food rule, as we've discussed before, I'm sure...........Gavin Chipper wrote:PONGEES comes up if you search for it so that's good enough for me whatever Susie says. CONGEE is also a mass noun of course.
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Very good end to the run for Andy - some more performances like that will give him a great chance in the finals
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Have you discussed with OUP what can and can't be inferred in this situation, or are you just guessing?Gavin Chipper wrote:If you type in PONGEES it finds the entry for PONGEE.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Some words don't come up when you type in the plural. It's more than a guess. It's really the most sensible way for Countdown to base their rules. The way they do it now is no improvement from when they had the paper dictionaries.Clive Brooker wrote:Have you discussed with OUP what can and can't be inferred in this situation, or are you just guessing?Gavin Chipper wrote:If you type in PONGEES it finds the entry for PONGEE.
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
When was TORRIDEST taken out? I thought I had a beater. It used to be in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKrzS9gdCpo&t=04m39s (should link directly, but if not, skip to 5 mins or thereabouts).
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Re: Spoilers for Monday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
I knew it was taken out a bit ago, although I actually thought that DISTORTER was a genuine 9 there, so I was shocked when it wasn't in..........Rhys Benjamin wrote:When was TORRIDEST taken out? I thought I had a beater. It used to be in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKrzS9gdCpo&t=04m39s (should link directly, but if not, skip to 5 mins or thereabouts).
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Your objectives and Countdown's are somewhat different.Gavin Chipper wrote:Some words don't come up when you type in the plural. It's more than a guess. It's really the most sensible way for Countdown to base their rules. The way they do it now is no improvement from when they had the paper dictionaries.Clive Brooker wrote:Have you discussed with OUP what can and can't be inferred in this situation, or are you just guessing?Gavin Chipper wrote:If you type in PONGEES it finds the entry for PONGEE.
TORRIDEST: having skimmed through the old dictionaries I can find nothing to suggest it should have been allowable at any time in the show's history.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
Maybe. But what do you think Countdown's objectives are?Clive Brooker wrote: Your objectives and Countdown's are somewhat different.
But what should be allowed? It depends on one's objectives!TORRIDEST: having skimmed through the old dictionaries I can find nothing to suggest it should have been allowable at any time in the show's history.
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Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 13th 2015 (S72 P7)
I would imagine that Team Countdown's primary objective is to continue being paid to produce the show for as long as possible.Gavin Chipper wrote:Maybe. But what do you think Countdown's objectives are?Clive Brooker wrote: Your objectives and Countdown's are somewhat different.
Do you remember the days when we used to make helpful comments on here about things that could be improved, invariably sending Damian Eadie into apoplectic rage? I still find that a bit odd, as I'd've thought that having a band of followers interested enough to suggest improvements is something to be welcomed, even if the vast majority of offerings are quietly ignored. What I did take from that episode was that if you're producing a television programme and your powers that be are happy with what you're doing, the one thing you don't do is look to change things.
With the move to the online dictionary, as far as I can remember the single benefit talked about on the show was the ability to bring in new words more quickly, thereby making the programme feel a bit more current. I presume this was in response to comments from viewers. Going the whole way with an online dictionary, effectively ending Susie's role, doesn't seem to be on the agenda, so at this point your objectives and Countdown's part company. Apart from not wanting to alienate viewers with such an obvious change to the look and feel of the show, I suspect they want to maintain Susie's position (in appearance anyway) as the sole arbiter of what is in or out.
I would hope that being faithful to the dictionary of the day forms part of everyone's objectives!Gavin Chipper wrote:But what should be allowed? It depends on one's objectives!TORRIDEST: having skimmed through the old dictionaries I can find nothing to suggest it should have been allowable at any time in the show's history.