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Can Chris become Octochamp today, or will he be beaten by an inswinger

First numbers alternative: (75-3-3)x(9-2)

poor letter selections so far.

What has been the lowest ever Max game?

http://www.apterous.org/cdb/records.php ... st_maximum

No chance of pushing these records unless one of the numbers games is impossible, really.

It's really strange that RATIONALS is missing as IRRATIONALS is allowed by ODE.

INWALES for a beater in round 3. I thought I could get a max game today but missed PIPETTES, argh.

Well played again today Chris. You seemed to slump back in your chair once you made the octochamp status as in relief but you weren't really under much threat this game. A tremendous performance and I'm sure many people at home would wonder why you're only the number 2 seed, forgetting Andrew's superb run.

Kirk Bevins wrote:INWALES for a beater in round 3. I thought I could get a max game today but missed PIPETTES, argh.

Well played again today Chris. You seemed to slump back in your chair once you made the octochamp status as in relief but you weren't really under much threat this game. A tremendous performance and I'm sure many people at home would wonder why you're only the number 2 seed, forgetting Andrew's superb run.

Probably due to the low amounts of 9 letter words available in his run compared to Andrew

Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.

Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.

Charlie Reams wrote:http://www.apterous.org/cdb/records.php ... st_maximum

No chance of pushing these records unless one of the numbers games is impossible, really.

First game on that list has an incorrect max... 2nd numbers game is easily doable.

Jojo Apollo wrote:Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.

Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.

Isn't this you?

Craig Beevers wrote:
First game on that list has an incorrect max... 2nd numbers game is easily doable.

In fact Carol got it spot on but it erroneously shows 542 instead of 544.

Did Chris use the 2 twice in the first numbers?

Jimmy Gough wrote:

Jojo Apollo wrote:Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.

Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.

Isn't this you?

Well, I feel I've been judged very harshly there. I felt really self-conscious throughout my Countdown run - I know I twitch when I'm nervous, and I was feeling the pressure pretty much the whole time, even when I was miles ahead. I wasn't natural in front of the cameras, and if I've conveyed any air of smugness at all, it was entirely accidental!

Eoin Monaghan wrote:Did Chris use the 2 twice in the first numbers?

No.

Chris Davies wrote:

Well, I feel I've been judged very harshly there. I felt really self-conscious throughout my Countdown run - I know I twitch when I'm nervous, and I was feeling the pressure pretty much the whole time, even when I was miles ahead. I wasn't natural in front of the cameras, and if I've conveyed any air of smugness at all, it was entirely accidental!

You don't need to worry about being judged by a load of sad telly addicts.

Chris Davies wrote:

Well, I feel I've been judged very harshly there. I felt really self-conscious throughout my Countdown run - I know I twitch when I'm nervous, and I was feeling the pressure pretty much the whole time, even when I was miles ahead. I wasn't natural in front of the cameras, and if I've conveyed any air of smugness at all, it was entirely accidental!

Don't worry about it, Chris, the Digital Spy forums are notorious for being full of cunts. They're a bunch of nobodies and their opinions are worthless.

Oh, and really well done on your awesome octoperformance!

Chris didn't appear to be smug to me at all.

Well done Chris. You certainly didn't come across as smug. In fact, you seemed to be the only person who had any doubt that you would become and Octochamp.

News latest: Kate Humble reads reasonably well from a book, quoting a man from Devon, who quotes a man from Marks & Spencers about why you should use fresh water for making tea. Gosh. It's a shame Kate pulled such a blinder, as it quite overshadowed Chris's excellent performance.

What was the 8-game total in the end? I think it might have been just shy of 900 (like 892 or something but I'm not sure). Also how come Andrew Hulme has 9 games in the octo run on the database thing?

And this is going to be a fucking good knockout section. I don't think anyone scoring as high as Innis in third place has ever not been number one seed before. So well done Chris.

Joyce Phillips wrote:Well done Chris. You certainly didn't come across as smug. In fact, you seemed to be the only person who had any doubt that you would become and Octochamp.

This.

Felt sorry for Chris' opponent today, seemed to be even more nervous than Chris! Although I did chuckle slightly at the 3 when MAKE was written out in the selection!

Gavin Chipper wrote:What was the 8-game total in the end?

892

Gavin Chipper wrote:I don't think anyone scoring as high as Innis in third place has ever not been number one seed before. So well done Chris.

You're right, Innis' 861 is higher than any past #2 seed, the highest scoring of which were Jon Corby (856, S54) and Tom Hargreaves (850, S47).

I just watched again and I was right:
Chris declares rationals.
Susie says no.
The woman with the smile next to her says "yes. susie said to me 'I've got a 9 I've got a 9' but then she did what you [chris] did and looked it up"

So Chris was allowed a dictionary. That explains it.

Chris Davies wrote:

Jimmy Gough wrote:

Jojo Apollo wrote:Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.

Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.

Isn't this you?

Well, I feel I've been judged very harshly there. I felt really self-conscious throughout my Countdown run - I know I twitch when I'm nervous, and I was feeling the pressure pretty much the whole time, even when I was miles ahead. I wasn't natural in front of the cameras, and if I've conveyed any air of smugness at all, it was entirely accidental!

Sorry Chris, it wasn't meant as a downer on your octochamp success. Like everyone else I didn't detect any smugness at all. You did seem (understandably) nervous throughout but not smug in the slightest. Congratulations and good luck in the final.

Jimmy Gough wrote:

Jojo Apollo wrote:Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.

Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.

Isn't this you?

No way!!! I have the upmost (or is it utmost?) respect for Chris and Kirk and all the contestants who are brave enough to take part. Chris, don't take any notice of that idiot, you didn't come across as smug at all, and even if you did (which you didn't), so what? Also don't worry about the nerves showing, it's natural. Keep up the good work and good luck in the quarters.

Jimmy Gough wrote:Congratulations and good luck in the final.

Bit optimistic? Looks like a Chris Davies vs Innis Carson semi final on the cards.

If I were any more excited about this series' finals I'd have to be legally restrained.

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Jimmy Gough wrote:Congratulations and good luck in the final.

Bit optimistic? Looks like a Chris Davies vs Innis Carson semi final on the cards.

Ha, true. Finals then.

Jojo Apollo wrote:

Jimmy Gough wrote:

Jojo Apollo wrote:Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.

Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.

Isn't this you?

No way!!! I have the upmost (or is it utmost?) respect for Chris and Kirk and all the contestants who are brave enough to take part. Chris, don't take any notice of that idiot, you didn't come across as smug at all, and even if you did (which you didn't), so what? Also don't worry about the nerves showing, it's natural. Keep up the good work and good luck in the quarters.

Is "finals" just something that's come from the football World Cup?

Back to the word RATIONALS not being allowed. As a result of a separate thread, I've just looked up the definition of POSITIVE, and notice that when talking about a positive number, positive is listed both as an adjective and a noun. Strange that POSITIVE should get this treatment, yet RATIONAL is shown as an adjective only. I'd have thought that it should have been the other way round; calling a rational number a rational is quite common in my experience, far more common that calling a positive number a positive.

I always heard my old maths teacher call rational numbers 'rationals'.

Howard Somerset wrote:Back to the word RATIONALS not being allowed. As a result of a separate thread, I've just looked up the definition of POSITIVE, and notice that when talking about a positive number, positive is listed both as an adjective and a noun. Strange that POSITIVE should get this treatment, yet RATIONAL is shown as an adjective only. I'd have thought that it should have been the other way round; calling a rational number a rational is quite common in my experience, far more common that calling a positive number a positive.

But talking about the positives and negatives of a situation rather than thinking of positive as being a maths thing is perfectly common.

Sue Sanders wrote:But talking about the positives and negatives of a situation rather than thinking of positive as being a maths thing is perfectly common.

Howard Somerset wrote:I've just looked up the definition of POSITIVE, and notice that when talking about a positive number, positive is listed both as an adjective and a noun.

Michael Wallace wrote:

Sue Sanders wrote:But talking about the positives and negatives of a situation rather than thinking of positive as being a maths thing is perfectly common.

Howard Somerset wrote:I've just looked up the definition of POSITIVE, and notice that when talking about a positive number, positive is listed both as an adjective and a noun.

Oh, did I miss the point??? Sorry!!

As is often the case, I am about a week behind with my countdown viewing. Congrats Chris on a great octo-run. You may be pleased to know that you are now my mum's favourite apterist. Sorry Kirk; you've been usurped.

Old news I know, but Chris didn't come across as smug, just nervous. To me, nervousness and smugness tend to be pretty much polar opposites - it's pretty hard to come across as both, and I'd have thought (until all the "Chris = smug" comments on Digital Spy) that it'd be pretty hard to confuse them as a viewer too.

And on the Mother's Favourite Countdowner level, it's still Jimmy. By far.