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So, it's D-Day today, or should that be C-Day, as Carl Williams takes to the chair for the last time before the finals, hoping to become the 4th octochamp of the series so far.

As I mentioned in the recap yesterday, Carl needs to win with a score over 72 to topple Dave Taylor in the #3 spot. Can he do it

Join me later to find out.

HOARIEST in round 6 as a beater.

23x11 is quite nice for the first numbers

Tense finished, well played Carl.

This was also the date of my first show.

Pffffffff, what a finish Soon as Carl got MANAGED, I had a feeling that he'd still win it.

I've got half a nose blocked (not that you needed to know that ), but I still managed to get my 3rd MAX GAME in 9 shows. (My internal gloating will continue for a good while I'm sure. )

MEGOHMS in round 2, TAPETUMS in round 7, PYURIA in round 11and DOWSES/ENDOWS/SEASON in round 12.

1st Numbers Alt.: ((6 + 1) x 7 x 5) + (4 x 2) = 253

And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.

James Robinson wrote:And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.

Eureka!!
Now I realise why I lost nearly 10 years ago. My game was on a Friday.

Oh .... but wait a minute ...... I think it was actually filmed on a Tuesday. I'm now confused.

Balls, I was really rooting for Jayshree there. I wasn't hopeful after the first round (I always kinda think "oh well, that's another win" when a boatload of fairly common sevens pass the challenger by) but she looked like she should have gone on to win. Bugger. (Maybe that also means I wasn't so keen on Carl after all like I said earlier as well!)

And I've just let the end of the recording run on and seen Hugh Laurie's L'Oreal advert. Ugh. What a load of sloblock.

Jon Corby wrote:Balls, I was really rooting for Jayshree there. I wasn't hopeful after the first round (I always kinda think "oh well, that's another win" when a boatload of fairly common sevens pass the challenger by) but she looked like she should have gone on to win. Bugger. (Maybe that also means I wasn't so keen on Carl after all like I said earlier as well!)

I was rooting for her as well until she came out at the end as an ear candler! WTF
Hopefully they will have Phil Hammond up again soon and he can put the record straight.

Philip Jarvis wrote:

James Robinson wrote:And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.

Eureka!!
Now I realise why I lost nearly 10 years ago. My game was on a Friday.

Oh .... but wait a minute ...... I think it was actually filmed on a Tuesday. I'm now confused.

My games in the Whiteley days were also recorded on a Tuesday, but in the Stelling era, it was done on a Monday, but the first one was shown on a Tuesday.

Work that one out

Rosemary Roberts wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:Balls, I was really rooting for Jayshree there. I wasn't hopeful after the first round (I always kinda think "oh well, that's another win" when a boatload of fairly common sevens pass the challenger by) but she looked like she should have gone on to win. Bugger. (Maybe that also means I wasn't so keen on Carl after all like I said earlier as well!)

I was rooting for her as well until she came out at the end as an ear candler! WTF
Hopefully they will have Phil Hammond up again soon and he can put the record straight.

Ah, I missed that bit, I'd turned off in disgust and smashed the TV up.

Wait, what is an ear candler anyway?

Jon Corby wrote:Wait, what is an ear candler anyway?

Someone who makes candles out of ear wax?

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm

Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp

James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm

Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp

Hehe, it says "beating off stiff" in that article.

You always get asked to retire as an octochamp. It's a bit ceremonial, kind of a formality I suppose. Of course, you'll have to take my word (or that of any of the other octochamps round here) for this, won't you?

Jon Corby wrote:

James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm

Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp

Hehe, it says "beating off stiff" in that article.

You always get asked to retire as an octochamp. It's a bit ceremonial, kind of a formality I suppose. Of course, you'll have to take my word (or that of any of the other octochamps round here) for this, won't you?

Yeah, just twist that sword in, why don't you

James Robinson wrote:Yeah, just twist that sword in, why don't you

That's not a sword

Matt Morrison wrote:23x11 is quite nice for the first numbers

There was no 23 in the selection. Or an 11.

James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm

Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp

What a bizarrely written article. I was particularly taken aback by the incisive observation that Carl has watched Countdown "since he was younger". Get away.

Phil Reynolds wrote:

James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm

Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp

What a bizarrely written article.

Reading a newspaper article about something you know a little about is a good guide to showing you how much credence you should give to articles about something you don't know much about.

David Williams wrote:

Phil Reynolds wrote:

James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm

Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp

What a bizarrely written article.

Reading a newspaper article about something you know a little about is a good guide to showing you how much credence you should give to articles about something you don't know much about.

I thought exactly the same thing myself. You're cool.

David Williams wrote:

Phil Reynolds wrote:What a bizarrely written article.

Reading a newspaper article about something you know a little about is a good guide to showing you how much credence you should give to articles about something you don't know much about.

A phenomenon with which I'm well aware. Leaving aside the inevitable factual inaccuracies, my point was that - even if you'd never heard of Countdown and knew nothing whatever about it - it's still a bizarrely written article.