Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:08 am
Oh yes, and that.Sue Sanders wrote:Just a little example there, Tracey, of going off topic. Hello and welcome!
A group for contestants and lovers of the Channel 4 game show 'Countdown'.
http://c4countdown.co.uk/
Oh yes, and that.Sue Sanders wrote:Just a little example there, Tracey, of going off topic. Hello and welcome!
You don't have to be intelligent to go on (not that I'm agreeing with you that you're not intelligent).Helena Martin wrote:Hiya people!
I never realised this forum excisted until 2 hours ago. I love watching countdown but doubt I am anywhere near intelligent enough to go on. i am here because my 2 year old is obsessed too. Bless her!
..and you certainly don't need to be intelligent to be on here!!Gavin Chipper wrote:You don't have to be intelligent to go on (not that I'm agreeing with you that you're not intelligent).Helena Martin wrote:Hiya people!
I never realised this forum excisted until 2 hours ago. I love watching countdown but doubt I am anywhere near intelligent enough to go on. i am here because my 2 year old is obsessed too. Bless her!
You already posted thatjeff wrote:Hi everyone, my name is Jeff (but not Stelling). I've been a member of this community for about a year now but haven't been here for a while because my pc is accident prone!!!! Anyway, I'm back now, and hopefully you'll be hearing more from me from now on.
What I'd like to know is: How long do you have to wait to be a contestant on Countdown? I applied about 3 or 4 weeks ago by email and have heard nothing back yet. Is this normal?
You already posted thatjeff wrote:Hi, I'm Jeff (but not stelling) lol I've been a member of this community for about a year now but haven't been here for a while - for various reasons usually connected to my pc being accident prone!!!! Anyway I'm back now and hopefully you'll be hearing more from me from now on.
What I want to know is How long do you have to wait to be a contestant on Countdown? I applied about 3 weeks ago by email and haven't heard anything back yet. Is this normal?
You already posted that[/Eoin Monaghan wrote:jeff wrote:Hi everyone, my name is Jeff (but not Stelling). I've been a member of this community for about a year now but haven't been here for a while because my pc is accident prone!!!! Anyway, I'm back now, and hopefully you'll be hearing more from me from now on.
What I'd like to know is: How long do you have to wait to be a contestant on Countdown? I applied about 3 or 4 weeks ago by email and have heard nothing back yet. Is this normal?
Eoin Monaghan wrote:You already posted thatjeff wrote:Hi, I'm Jeff (but not stelling) lol I've been a member of this community for about a year now but haven't been here for a while - for various reasons usually connected to my pc being accident prone!!!! Anyway I'm back now and hopefully you'll be hearing more from me from now on.
What I want to know is How long do you have to wait to be a contestant on Countdown? I applied about 3 weeks ago by email and haven't heard anything back yet. Is this normal?
Yes.jeff wrote:I applied about 3 weeks ago by email and haven't heard anything back yet. Is this normal?
Thanx Craig - I was beginning to think i hadn't even got past the first hurdle lolCraig Beevers wrote:Yes.jeff wrote:I applied about 3 weeks ago by email and haven't heard anything back yet. Is this normal?
Craig Beevers wrote:Yes.jeff wrote:I applied about 3 weeks ago by email and haven't heard anything back yet. Is this normal?
If this forum is to be believed then Amey Deshpande has been a contestant on at least seven separate occasions.Chris Bergman wrote:of course, I meant how many people have been a contestant more than once?
Welcome Chris.Chris Bergman wrote:How many people have been a contestant more than once?
The late Saladin Khoshnaw.Clive Brooker wrote:I have a feeling there may have been at least one case where a player has sneaked back under a different name, but I don't know who it was.
Thanks for that, Clive. I can't think of any others; this looks a pretty conclusive list. Taking away any children who were given another go as adults, there actually aren't anywhere near as many as I think a lot of us believed.Clive Brooker wrote:I'll be interested to know of any I may have missed.
There are others on the Wiki of whom we are unable to be certain, so to be on the safe side just have them listed as separate people at the moment. So, there are possibly some more names for your list. There is a list of Disambiguation pages here, which may be helpful to you.Clive Brooker wrote:There was only one where I was seriously dubious - Dennis Edgson from series 20 and 23. Wiki definitely has him as two separate people.
Thanks again Derek. Apart from the ones already mentioned, I have 55 names appearing in more than one series. Eight of these I know to be separate people. I don't doubt that one or two are returners, but Mr Edgson is the only one who stands out as being suspicious, "reappearing" in series 23 having lost narrowly in series 20.Derek Hazell wrote:There are others on the Wiki of whom we are unable to be certain, so to be on the safe side just have them listed as separate people at the moment. So, there are possibly some more names for your list. There is a list of Disambiguation pages here, which may be helpful to you.Clive Brooker wrote:There was only one where I was seriously dubious - Dennis Edgson from series 20 and 23. Wiki definitely has him as two separate people.
Clive Brooker wrote:Welcome Chris.Chris Bergman wrote:How many people have been a contestant more than once?
Because I imagine quite a few people will be interested in the answer to this question, I thought I'd have a bash at answering it.
Excluding reappearances in special games which do not form part of a regular series, I think there are two separate categories. The first is where a player's original run was terminated early, either by an incorrect adjudication or due to personal circumstances. I can find 8 such instances, as follows:
19 Mark Cooper
20 Duncan Dale-Emberton
31 Chris Williams
39 Alex Davis
42 Helen Wrigglesworth
51 John Britton
57 Martin May
58 Carl Dundas
The number denotes the series in which the player was allowed to resume.
The second category is where a player's run ended normally, but the player was allowed to enter a later series at the discretion of the producers. Here I can find 19 instances:
6 Darryl Francis
6 Helen Grayson
7 Margaret Reid
25 Barbara Wylde
28 Paul Henderson
40 James Squires
53 Ola Odutola
56 Amey Deshpande
57 Terry Rattle
58 Tony Durrant
59 Junaid Mubeen
60 Hamish Williamson
60 James Robinson
60 Karyn Cooke
60 Kirk Bevins
61 Andrew Hulme
61 Chris Bergman
61 Mike Moran
61 Ross Mackenzie
I have a feeling there may have been at least one case where a player has sneaked back under a different name, but I don't know who it was.
I'll be interested to know of any I may have missed.
Thanks Damian. She was on my list (series 38 and 57).D Eadie wrote:[There is a lady who's been on twice before. First time about 1998, second time about 12-18 months ago. She failed to mention it on her application form that she'd been on previously, but i recognised her instantly. Can't remember her name at the moment.
Edit - it was Margaret Read.
I actually think Helen Grayson should be in the first list, having retired unbeaten in series 1.Clive Brooker wrote:Excluding reappearances in special games which do not form part of a regular series, I think there are two separate categories. The first is where a player's original run was terminated early, either by an incorrect adjudication or due to personal circumstances. I can find 8 such instances, as follows:
19 Mark Cooper
20 Duncan Dale-Emberton
31 Chris Williams
39 Alex Davis
42 Helen Wrigglesworth
51 John Britton
57 Martin May
58 Carl Dundas
The number denotes the series in which the player was allowed to resume.
The second category is where a player's run ended normally, but the player was allowed to enter a later series at the discretion of the producers. Here I can find 19 instances:
6 Darryl Francis
6 Helen Grayson
Clive Brooker wrote:Thanks Damian. She was on my list (series 38 and 57).D Eadie wrote:[There is a lady who's been on twice before. First time about 1998, second time about 12-18 months ago. She failed to mention it on her application form that she'd been on previously, but i recognised her instantly. Can't remember her name at the moment.
Edit - it was Margaret Read.
Madness. Surely Countdown >>>> exams?D Eadie wrote:Clive Brooker wrote:Thanks Damian. She was on my list (series 38 and 57).D Eadie wrote:[There is a lady who's been on twice before. First time about 1998, second time about 12-18 months ago. She failed to mention it on her application form that she'd been on previously, but i recognised her instantly. Can't remember her name at the moment.
Edit - it was Margaret Read.
Also Clive, not sure what your list is supposed to contain, but Wayne Kelly, Series 28, didn't do an Octo-run. He had to leave studio to take an exam so i think he only played 6 heat games before retiring.
I wouldn't have included a case like this had I known about it, but it's interesting none the less. Did he actually have an exam scheduled to clash with recording? The Wiki just refers to exam pressures. I presume that someone who started a run knowing they couldn't finish wouldn't be invited back to complete later if they missed out on the finals?D Eadie wrote:Also Clive, not sure what your list is supposed to contain, but Wayne Kelly, Series 28, didn't do an Octo-run. He had to leave studio to take an exam so i think he only played 6 heat games before retiring.
A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26Kai Laddiman wrote:Countdown >>>> exams
wtfAlec Rivers wrote:A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26Kai Laddiman wrote:Countdown >>>> exams
Countdown = 11,592,000
Countdown >> e = 362,250
Countdown >> x = 0
Countdown >> a = 5,796,000
Countdown >> m = 1,415
Countdown >> s = 22
The only one that might make sense is: Countdown >> s = 22, number of conundrums ending in SIan Volante wrote:wtfAlec Rivers wrote:A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26Kai Laddiman wrote:Countdown >>>> exams
Countdown = 11,592,000
Countdown >> e = 362,250
Countdown >> x = 0
Countdown >> a = 5,796,000
Countdown >> m = 1,415
Countdown >> s = 22
I'm pretty certain they are the same person: both came from Cheltenham, which seems too much of a coincidence to rule out. He lost first time round on a crucial conundrum, but I can't see any particular reason why he was allowed back - maybe he sweet-talked Mark Nyman or used a cunning disguise!Clive Brooker wrote:There was only one where I was seriously dubious - Dennis Edgson from series 20 and 23. Wiki definitely has him as two separate people.
Yeah, I remember her, and every time I see VT Editor Vicky Smith in the credits, I wonder if it's her... I guess it isn't!!D Eadie wrote:There was a lass called Vicky Smith, who played in Series 39, who won 7 times i think but couldn't make the quarters, so we put her in the quarters of the next series. Never did get me anywhere though![]()
Thanks, Martin. Was he still a cab driver when you met him?Martin Bishop wrote:I can personally verify that Garry Preston appeared twice. His second appearance was as the standby after my octo-run. I chatted to him in the audience after he'd lost on a crucial conundrum for the second time.
Possibly, yes. Expense shouldn't be a problem as Countdown pay travel expenses (although not sure if they pay for them if you're abroad?).Daniel Stevanato wrote: Just out of curiosity, IF I was to make it to the quarter finals, but I couldn't make it over here because of work or if it was too expensive to fly over, would I end up in the quarters of the following series?
Thanks.
I'm sure they don't! Otherwise I'll advise my Australian relatives to apply.Kirk Bevins wrote:Possibly, yes. Expense shouldn't be a problem as Countdown pay travel expenses (although not sure if they pay for them if you're abroad?).Daniel Stevanato wrote: Just out of curiosity, IF I was to make it to the quarter finals, but I couldn't make it over here because of work or if it was too expensive to fly over, would I end up in the quarters of the following series?
Thanks.
Yeah, but did they pay for his travel to the UK? There must be a cap on what is acceptable as travel expenses.Kirk Bevins wrote:Richard Brittain was in Belgium at the time of CofC wasn't he? Maybe CofC is different though as it's an invitational thing?
Daniel, I support Huddersfield Town too. I think I'm the only other one here who is.Daniel Stevanato wrote:I'm a lifelong supporter of Huddersfield Town, and this is the first year I've not had a season ticket since I started watching them in 1994 (gutted).
I don't understand why the word "here" is included in your post James.James Robinson wrote:Daniel, I support Huddersfield Town too. I think I'm the only other one here who is.Daniel Stevanato wrote:I'm a lifelong supporter of Huddersfield Town, and this is the first year I've not had a season ticket since I started watching them in 1994 (gutted).
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My maths teacher at VIth form supported Huddersfield. That's three of you, then. (Went down the footie and said to bloke standing next to me "OI!!"...James Robinson wrote:Daniel, I support Huddersfield Town too. I think I'm the only other one here who is.Daniel Stevanato wrote:I'm a lifelong supporter of Huddersfield Town, and this is the first year I've not had a season ticket since I started watching them in 1994 (gutted).
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Took the words right out of my mouth. lolIan Fitzpatrick wrote:I don't understand why the word "here" is included in your post James.James Robinson wrote:Daniel, I support Huddersfield Town too. I think I'm the only other one here who is [sic].
And to think I used to like you.Alec Rivers wrote:Reminds me of my first visit to White Hart Lane. I asked some guy for directions and he told me to follow the crowd. I ended up in Tescos.
lol. I'm a Gooner — what do you expect?Howard Somerset wrote:And to think I used to like you.Alec Rivers wrote:Reminds me of my first visit to White Hart Lane. I asked some guy for directions and he told me to follow the crowd. I ended up in Tescos.
Alec Rivers wrote:Howard, why do you not like Alec anymore?Howard Somerset wrote:And to think I used to like you.Alec Rivers wrote:Reminds me of my first visit to White Hart Lane. I asked some guy for directions and he told me to follow the crowd. I ended up in Tescos.
lol. I'm a Gooner — what do you expect?
One of my best mates is Simon Trevitt's cousin, a Terrier legend if ever there was one.Lesley Hines wrote:My maths teacher at VIth form supported Huddersfield. That's three of you, then. (Went down the footie and said to bloke standing next to me "OI!!"...James Robinson wrote:Daniel, I support Huddersfield Town too. I think I'm the only other one here who is.Daniel Stevanato wrote:I'm a lifelong supporter of Huddersfield Town, and this is the first year I've not had a season ticket since I started watching them in 1994 (gutted).
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Welcome to the forum, Daniel
They paid for his Eurostar ticket, I think, but that was discretionary. I wouldn't bank on them paying for flights.Kirk Bevins wrote:Richard Brittain was in Belgium at the time of CofC wasn't he? Maybe CofC is different though as it's an invitational thing?
Especially if Richard Brittain's on it. I imagine he's a terrorist magnet.Jason Larsen wrote:Pay for an international flight, that is.
Quite the opposite; it's the government/illuminati/lizard people who want to silence Richard, for he knows THE TRUTH. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they took out a plane with him on.Gavin Chipper wrote:Especially if Richard Brittain's on it. I imagine he's a terrorist magnet.Jason Larsen wrote:Pay for an international flight, that is.
Well on that basis I wont be going to CO Easy Jet 2010.Jon Corby wrote:Quite the opposite; it's the government/illuminati/lizard people who want to silence Richard, for he knows THE TRUTH. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they took out a plane with him on.Gavin Chipper wrote:Especially if Richard Brittain's on it. I imagine he's a terrorist magnet.Jason Larsen wrote:Pay for an international flight, that is.