Tomspoilery for Tuesday 21st

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:33 am

What is going to happen in this, the first posthulmeous game?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:49 am

That's very good.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:51 am

Matt Morrison wrote:What is going to happen in this, the first posthulmeous game?

I'd been sat on that one all week! Hulme-ake me sick.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:52 am

Interesting that you mock me about using colours at rubbish times.

I sometimes findit annoying whenpeople use different writing at unnecessary times!

By the way, in answer to your question, probably that there will be a winner and a loser in this game.

Although, whoever wins today will have to be pretty good to try and emaulate the successes of Mr Hulme.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:53 am

Dinos Sfyris wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:What is going to happen in this, the first posthulmeous game?
I'd been sat on that one all week! Hulme-ake me sick.

Would you have put the month in the title? Cos that would have been better.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:57 am

James Robinson wrote:Interesting that you mock me about using colours at rubbish times.

You clearly don't get it James. I'll occasionally make something big. I'll never make something unreadable, which is what your colours often do. (and don't forget not everyone uses the same forum theme)

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:58 am

Jon Corby wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:posthulmeous
I'd been sat on that one all week! Hulme-ake me sick.
Would you have put the month in the title? Cos that would have been better.

Oops. You can tell how keen I was to get in with the spoiler thread before anyone beat me to it. If it makes you feel better Dinos, Charlie said he's been waiting to post it too.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:02 am

It's ok I'm over it now. Provided one of today's challengers has a pun-tastic name.

Andrew Hulme · Post by **Andrew Hulme** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:05 am

I watched todays game from the audience and it's definitely worth catching. Watch one for one pretty Hansfordesque character.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:10 am

Dinos Sfyris wrote:It's ok I'm over it now. Provided one of today's challengers has a pun-tastic name.

I think these puns have gone about a Sfyris they can go, don't you?

(Incidentally Dinos, I keep meaning to ask: has your avatar pic been rotated clockwise through 45 degrees, or was it taken when you were in the process of falling over? I do hope it was the latter. I like to imagine you nonchalantly picking yourself up again as if nothing had happened, a la Del Boy falling through the bar.)

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:27 am

Phil Reynolds wrote:I think these puns have gone about a Sfyris they can go, don't you?

Brian is a model airplane enthusiast who has been banished by his wife to the garage to conduct his hobby. Sometimes he lets his two young kids, Wren and Philip, come and help him. The only thing that Wren likes doing is holding a torch to help Brian see the intricate parts of his model, and if she doesn't get to hold the torch then she throws a bit of a tantrum. So one time Philip picked up the torch instead, Brian noticed, and pointing to the torch, shouts "Phil, Wren holds!"

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:19 pm

lmao!

Phil Reynolds wrote:(Incidentally Dinos, I keep meaning to ask: has your avatar pic been rotated clockwise through 45 degrees, or was it taken when you were in the process of falling over? I do hope it was the latter. I like to imagine you nonchalantly picking yourself up again as if nothing had happened, a la Del Boy falling through the bar.)

Well it was taken at midnight when I turned 20 so I'll let you guess which one! Incidentally I think it's in need of a change once the 80s fancy dress pics are up on facebook from last night

edit: they're up now but since I'm a technospaz and fail at life, Charlie can you make my facebook avatar my c4c avatar?

Cheers in advance

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:30 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:It's ok I'm over it now. Provided one of today's challengers has a pun-tastic name.
I think these puns have gone about a Sfyris they can go, don't you?

The only thing we have to fear i-Sfyris-tself.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:35 pm

DRACONE
Edit Not in
Edit Yes it is

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:44 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:I think these puns have gone about a Sfyris they can go, don't you?
The only thing we have to fear i-Sfyris-tself.

The volume of a Sfyris given by four thirds of pi times the cube of the radius.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:51 pm

Is the comeback on?

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:59 pm

Oliver Garner wrote:Is the comeback on?

I don't know, we're all watching Countdown! Hahahahahahahhah (this is actually funny because there's a film called The Comeback on at the moment on one of the Sky movie channels)

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:04 pm

MAILLOTS

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:06 pm

Oliver Garner wrote:Is the comeback on?

He's done it

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:07 pm

Oliver Garner wrote:
Oliver Garner wrote:Is the comeback on?
He's done it

He's won the game

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:08 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:
Oliver Garner wrote:
Oliver Garner wrote:Is the comeback on?
He's done it
He's won the game

Yes, he has.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:11 pm

Wow, didn't expect for a minute that he'd come back and win it. He seems pretty good, obviously just a nervous start.

Jojo Apollo · Post by **Jojo Apollo** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:17 pm

Great comeback that!

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:49 pm

Awesome game, when he declared 4 in the POINTIER round I was pretty flabbergasted, but clearly he was just hilariously inconsistent, whereas his opponent was fairly average. Great stuff.

Brian Moore · Post by **Brian Moore** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:06 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:Awesome game, when he declared 4 in the POINTIER round I was pretty flabbergasted, but clearly he was just hilariously inconsistent, whereas his opponent was fairly average. Great stuff.

Yes, after a disastrous start, some good spots from Paul, but a game of highs and lows for him. How come when he saw MIST did he not get MOIST, at least?

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:28 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:Awesome game, when he declared 4 in the POINTIER round I was pretty flabbergasted, but clearly he was just hilariously inconsistent, whereas his opponent was fairly average. Great stuff.

Perfectly sums up my view of the game! Had to feel sorry for Yvonne though, she'd led the whole way and was then gazumped at the end- she looked crestfallen. I know you get inconsistent players playing the game (I'm probably just one such example) but either the nerves got to him in a huge way or he blows hot and cold more often than, well, something that often blows hot and cold.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:57 pm

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Had to feel sorry for Yvonne though, she'd led the whole way and was then gazumped at the end- she looked crestfallen.

I wonder if it makes it better or worse when you consider she'd've know she'd dodged a bullet with regards to Andrew - on the one hand you might think "oh well, I would have been thrashed by him", but on the other she might have gone into the game thinking "woo, I have a chance!".

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:59 pm

Wow, what a bizarre game. Yvonne will be kicking herself that she lost that, when Jeff said midway through about there "being plenty of time left for Paul to come back" I admit I scoffed.

My 10 year old daughter also is bugging me to point out that she got the conundrum before me

JackHurst · Post by **JackHurst** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:54 pm

Todays game went from Incredibly frustrating at the beginning to massively entertaining towards the end. Very good match, I look forward to seeing the man again tomorrow

Richard Priest · Post by **Richard Priest** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:53 am

Only just watched this, amazing game.Not often you see victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.

Is it possible the next female Countdown series champion could be named Corby?

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:37 am

Brian Moore wrote:How come when he saw MIST did he not get MOIST, at least?

Yeah, that does seem weird considering that she declared MOIST earlier in the show, so you'd have thought that might have been picked up. Interestingly, of course, she didn't even declare MOIST that time round

I, personally got SLALOM in that round, which I was proud of until SOLATIUM was declared.

I also wonder, has anyone else ever been 19 points behind with 2 rounds to go, before winning by 1 point

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:31 am

Rich Priest wrote:Is it possible the next female Countdown series champion could be named Corby?

Not likely since she's actually got her mother's name (we're not married - the shame)

Although actually she does use Corby on apterous, so maybe she will adopt it for her Countdown career if nothing else...

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:35 am

I was proud with 129/133 today (missed ENTHRONE and DONATED

). But a pretty topsy-turvy game, definitely! I also have the recap text for Dinos / The Molinator.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:46 am

Kai Laddiman wrote:I also have the recap text for Dinos / The Molinator.

This one's Mike's turn, or did you mean
this guy?

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:34 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Rich Priest wrote:Is it possible the next female Countdown series champion could be named Corby?
Not likely since she's actually got her mother's name (we're not married - the shame)

Although actually she does use Corby on apterous, so maybe she will adopt it for her Countdown career if nothing else...

She could use the Corby name now, and then her own name when she comes back as an adult, so no one knows she's the same person.
Or, considering her age she could use the surname "Lassiwoman".
Or, actually she might even be married by the time she wants to make her adult reappearance.
Which means it is actually easier for females to get back on the show, because the producers may not realize.
Okay, I'm waffling now.
(cue coconut)

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:56 pm

James Robinson wrote:I also wonder, has anyone else ever been 19 points behind with 2 rounds to go, before winning by 1 point

It probably has happened but I seem to remember Pete Cashmore coming back from 20 down and winning on a sudden death conundrum in a game once. I imagine that could well have happened on other occasions as well.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:12 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:"Lassiwoman"

That's the worst one ever

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:14 pm

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:"Lassiwoman"
That's the worst one ever

Sorry Kai?

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:39 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:"Lassiwoman"
That's the worst one ever
Sorry Kai?

Or this ? http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2507

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:55 pm

Jon Corby wrote:My 10 year old daughter also is bugging me to point out that she got the conundrum before me

My brother beat me to the punch as well, I was distracted by the -ING- it seems swine flu enhances conundrum solving abilities.

Clive Brooker · Post by **Clive Brooker** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:02 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:I also wonder, has anyone else ever been 19 points behind with 2 rounds to go, before winning by 1 point
It probably has happened but I seem to remember Pete Cashmore coming back from 20 down and winning on a sudden death conundrum in a game once. I imagine that could well have happened on other occasions as well.

3808. And a Matt Le Tissier reference for good measure.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:41 pm

Kai Laddiman wrote:I was proud with 129/133 today (missed ENTHRONE and DONATED ). But a pretty topsy-turvy game, definitely! I also have the recap text for Dinos / The Molinator.

Just recapped this, noticed you weren't online, but wanted to get it done, so I typed it in again. Sorry Kai.