Spoilers For Monday February 1st 2010

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:27 pm

Well, it's a brilliant and happy new month. The cold snap may have returned to some areas, but there's nothing that a bit of Countdown warmth won't solve.

Unfortunately, James is not the champion after being unfortunately deposed by Howard Lovelady on Friday. That was a real shame.

James is #3 seed for the time being, although his chances of reaching the finals do seem slim, especially if some more Apterous big guns turn up during the series.

Paul Zenon's tricks on Friday were some of the best tricks ever seen in Countdown history. It's a bit of a shame that he isn't in DC this week. Instead, we've got the journalist, broadcaster and original Loose Woman, Kaye Adams, making her first appearance for nearly 3 years.

Oh, and before I forget, congratulations to Kirky for winning the COLIN tournament on Saturday.

Hopefully, next year, I'll be able to have a shot at claiming Kirky's title for myself, although the chances of me winning are probably slim to none.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:30 pm

James Robinson wrote:there's nothing that a bit of Countdown warmth won't solve.

Even AIDS?

James Rawson · Post by **James Rawson** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:24 pm

"Unfortunately, James is not the champion after being unfortunately deposed ."

I'd have liked another unfortunately in there, I'm not sure you've quite communicated the tragedy of the situation.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:27 pm

James Rawson wrote:"Unfortunately, James is not the champion after being unfortunately deposed ."

I'd have liked another unfortunately in there, I'm not sure you've quite communicated the tragedy of the situation.

Come on mate, you got two sad face emoticons! It's not like James gives those out willy-nilly.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:55 pm

James Robinson wrote:Paul Zenon's tricks on Friday were some of the best tricks ever seen in Countdown history. It's a bit of a shame that he isn't in DC this week. Instead, we've got the journalist, broadcaster and original Loose Woman, Kaye Adams, making her first appearance for nearly 3 years.

I wouldn't be surprised if Adams has resorted to turning some excellent tricks herself down the years.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:31 pm

Hmmm. Round 1 - Was Howard maybe trying to get an E - surely not really necessary with an ING?

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:32 pm

INCOMES as an equaller.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:36 pm

SHOCK HORROR....Lesley Hines is Countdown's 'Sweetheart'!

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:38 pm

Easiest 1st numbers - (10 + 3) x 10

Surprising neither contestant picked up on that !

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:40 pm

Mark Kudlowski wrote:Easiest 1st numbers - (10 + 3) x 10

Surprising neither contestant picked up on that !

There must be several solutions for that one.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:40 pm

Sue Sanders wrote:SHOCK HORROR....Lesley Hines is Countdown's 'Sweetheart'!

You heard it here first!

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:44 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:SHOCK HORROR....Lesley Hines is Countdown's 'Sweetheart'!
You heard it here first!

Or even here

http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... sweetheart (bottom of page)

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:47 pm

Unlucky with SCOURABLE Norrie.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:48 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:Unlucky with SCOURABLE Norrie.

Really?

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:49 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:Unlucky with SCOURABLE Norrie.
Really?

Because I thought it was there too.

James Rawson · Post by **James Rawson** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:49 pm

http://www.enasco.com/product/C14357N

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:50 pm

TERAPHIM for a beater in round 8. I remember I missed this against Damian once when he got it and he took the mick out of me saying I was slipping

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:50 pm

James Rawson wrote:http://www.enasco.com/product/C14357N

Nice find James.

James Rawson · Post by **James Rawson** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:52 pm

Scouring a sheep sounds like a wholly unpleasant experience.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:53 pm

NOONER was there too. Nice if you can get it.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:55 pm

Sue Sanders wrote:NOONER was there too. Nice if you can get it.

Afternoon delight.

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:56 pm

2nd numbers alt:

((75 + 6) x (3 + 4)) - (3 - 2)

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:57 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:TERAPHIM for a beater in round 8. I remember I missed this against Damian once when he got it and he took the mick out of me saying I was slipping

I don't know how you make the time to go train spotting, Kirk!

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:02 pm

ZEROES also for 6

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:03 pm

ROSEATE for a beater in round 11.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:05 pm

Well done Norrie.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:08 pm

The Conundrum didn't make a vas deferens to the result, luckily.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:11 pm

Sue Sanders wrote: I don't know how you make the time to go train spotting, Kirk!

No idea of the relevance of this, but hey. I don't actually...I had a day out with my dad in January but apart from that I don't go out spotting anywhere near as much as I used to/would like to. I used to enjoy freezing my nuts off for the rewards it brings but now I'd much rather stay indoors in the warm lol.

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:12 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:TERAPHIM for a beater in round 8. I remember I missed this against Damian once when he got it and he took the mick out of me saying I was slipping

GRAPHITE from the same round for all you pre-apterous Charlie Reams Productions enthusiasts.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:27 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote: I don't know how you make the time to go train spotting, Kirk!
No idea of the relevance of this, but hey. I don't actually...I had a day out with my dad in January but apart from that I don't go out spotting anywhere near as much as I used to/would like to. I used to enjoy freezing my nuts off for the rewards it brings but now I'd much rather stay indoors in the warm lol.

You're hard work to tease, Bevins. Oh, I did look up POLAROID - just had a sneaky hope it might have become non-generic.

Hang on to your warm nuts while I bow to your greater knowledge.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:09 pm

James Rawson wrote:http://www.enasco.com/product/C14357N

Haha. I defer to the superior lexonerdery of sheep branding liquid manufacturers.

Davy Affleck · Post by **Davy Affleck** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:43 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:The Conundrum didn't make a vas deferens to the result, luckily.

Neither of them could cut it in the end

Alec Rivers · Post by **Alec Rivers** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:39 pm

Mark Kudlowski wrote:Easiest 1st numbers - (10 + 3) x 10

Surprising neither contestant picked up on that !

Yeah, same. Couldn't believe that.

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:08 pm

I had CENTIMOS in one round and would have offered CRABLOUSE^ in the SCOURABLE^ round.

Damn had given myself a score of 140 too!

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:40 am

I went for SOURC(e?)ABLE in the. It sounded great to me as a word, but it's probably got that extra E in, hasn't it? Otherwise it's SOUR CABLE.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:32 am

Jon Corby wrote:I went for SOURC(e?)ABLE in the. It sounded great to me as a word, but it's probably got that extra E in, hasn't it? Otherwise it's SOUR CABLE.

SOURCEABLE isn't in either. I remember Dinos setting me a conundrum once and I couldn't get it and the answer was CRABLOUSE. Turns out it isn't valid and I had a go at him for plaguing my ODE brain. Luckily to say that I didn't spot the phoney 9 (although I also missed the valid 8s until after "8" was declared)

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:33 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:I went for SOURC(e?)ABLE in the. It sounded great to me as a word, but it's probably got that extra E in, hasn't it? Otherwise it's SOUR CABLE.
SOURCEABLE isn't in either. I remember Dinos setting me a conundrum once and I couldn't get it and the answer was CRABLOUSE. Turns out it isn't valid and I had a go at him for plaguing my ODE brain. Luckily to say that I didn't spot the phoney 9 (although I also missed the valid 8s until after "8" was declared)

Oh.

Howard Lovelady · Post by **Howard Lovelady** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:46 pm

Congratulations to Norrie on seeing OVERLOADS nad therefpre blowing me away in round 13, unlucky for me. I kicked myself all the way back to York, because my paper clearly showed OVER and LOADS but the brain didn't kick in.

Looking forward to seeing Norrie's wife Carol on CD later in this series. She showed up this week in the audience cracking the conundrum.

CD is great fun, but it really is a fine line between being inspired and making silly mistakes.

Absolute respect for all multi champs and octos.

Still lovely to see that tea pot on the shelf!!

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:58 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:I remember Dinos setting me a conundrum once and I couldn't get it and the answer was CRABLOUSE. Turns out it isn't valid and I had a go at him for plaguing my ODE brain. Luckily to say that I didn't spot the phoney 9 (although I also missed the valid 8s until after "8" was declared)

Aye I remember you scolding me for that. O'Donnell had set it me and funnily enough I solved it mid-coitus

I thought the CURE BOLAS scramble was pretty lolsome so passed it on, so to speak

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:31 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:O'Donnell had set it me and funnily enough I solved it mid-coitus

Man, Emma sounds like a barrel of fun in the bedroom. Nice one Dinos.