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Dan Byrom time!

R2: APHELIA

Premium gives pimelea in bold and with an initial lower-case p in the definition. Lexico lists ‘pimelea’ with a small p too, but not in bold.

R4: So close to MENOPAUSE.

R6 Alt: (50+7)*8-7

Maus got FANGIRLED.

Dan Byrom’s score of 140 is the highest ever debut score in Countdown history, breaking the record previously set by Luke Johnson-Davies by 1 point. Congratulations, Dan.

Stu Harkness achieved his first victory with 148 points in 2021, but his debut was actually in 2007 (in which he lost) – so Stu still retains the record for the highest score as a challenger against a daily champion.

Another 7 shows like that and we'll have the first person in the 1100 club

13 maxes on the début game as well Paging Graeme: Would that be a record?

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:33 pm 13 maxes on the début game as well Paging Graeme: Would that be a record?

I tied it, as did Elliott and probably a bunch of others. Not sure if anyone's done 14?

Oh btw did you know adipate stems with S? Crazy

Dylan Taylor scored a debut 120 out of a max 121, so that can only be 14 maxes.

Fred Mumford wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:55 pm Dylan Taylor scored a debut 120 out of a max 121, so that can only be 14 maxes.

As long as he didn't get any non-max "maxes" in the numbers (e.g. 2 away when 1 away was possible), but looking at the game, it seems that he got them all spot on.

Great debut Dan, well done!

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:08 pmAs long as he didn't get any non-max "maxes" in the numbers (e.g. 2 away when 1 away was possible), but looking at the game, it seems that he got them all spot on.

I believe a non-max "max" is still a max, at least based on the calculation on Apterous though.

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:20 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:08 pmAs long as he didn't get any non-max "maxes" in the numbers (e.g. 2 away when 1 away was possible), but looking at the game, it seems that he got them all spot on.

I believe a non-max "max" is still a max, at least based on the calculation on Apterous though.

I think it is counted as a max on Apterous but Apterous is, you know, wrong.

I'd heard before that Mozart started composing at 4.

Stewart Gordon wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:39 pm I'd heard before that Mozart started composing at 4.

Apparently he only got home from school around 4, so it must have been around 4:30....

Howie Myers wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:52 am

Stewart Gordon wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:39 pm I'd heard before that Mozart started composing at 4.

Apparently he only got home from school around 4, so it must have been around 4:30....

Back then, that's when Countdown was on, so I doubt it.

Many congrats Dan on the superb debut score.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:23 am

Howie Myers wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:52 am

Stewart Gordon wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:39 pm I'd heard before that Mozart started composing at 4.

Apparently he only got home from school around 4, so it must have been around 4:30....

Back then, that's when Countdown was on, so I doubt it.

Has Countdown been going on that long now?

Stewart Gordon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 12:09 am

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:23 am

Howie Myers wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:52 am
Apparently he only got home from school around 4, so it must have been around 4:30....

Back then, that's when Countdown was on, so I doubt it.

Has Countdown been going on that long now?

Yeah. Time flies.