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Looks like the goody bag has been updated!



Seems like the board game is gone, while there's now What Made the Crocodile Cry? by Susie and a snazzy Countdown bag.

I should point out a couple of things... first, I can't find an example of the previous goody bag so I may have got some details wrong above. Second, this is the goody bag for a losing challenger while a departing Champion's will be different (obviously the teapot, and maybe an extra item or two).

There's quite a bit of variability in what the goody bag contains I think. I didn't get either the board game or the clock when I was on, but other people before and since me have been given both. Also some people (Oliver Garner springs to mind) were given a different dictionary for some reason.

Would you like my clock?

Clive Brooker wrote:Would you like my clock?

Mine hasn't worked since I got it

Clive Brooker wrote:Would you like my clock?

Did a double-take.

That is similar to the one I got.

Looks ok

I've actually been looking up what has been included in Goody Bag's in the past. From what I can tell, all of the following have been included at some point:

- Board Game
- Electronic Game
- Coaster
- Polo shirt
- The Language Report by Susie
- Words of the Year by Susie
- One of the puzzle books
- Spreading the Word
- A larger clock than the one that is provided now
- The ODE on CD-ROM

According to the Apterous page on the subject (which, by the way, badly needs updating), in the past only contestants who didn't win any games got the Oxford Dictionary of English while winners got the Shorter Dictionary of English. I'm almost certain this is no longer in effect, but I can't be 100%.

According to one page, anyone who gets a score of 0 gets a teapot anyway but given it's been years since that happened who knows if they would now.

Of course, anyone who makes it to the quarter-finals or beyond gets some 'kryptonite' regardless of how they do from then on, so I suppose that's kind of a goody bag treat.

I think I was told the CD-ROM was for octochamps only.

Pretty sure Heather got a CD-ROM. Well, totally sure.

Matt Morrison wrote:Pretty sure Heather got a CD-ROM. Well, totally sure.

She fucked an octochamp for it.

Just remembered... back in 1982, female contestants got a little extra something in their goody bags; a super-trendy Countdown headscarf.

Man, you girls were sure spoilt back in the day!

I did have a CD-ROM but I no longer seem to...

Ryan Taylor wrote:I did have a CD-ROM but I no longer seem to...

Mine's still in the plastic because I don't have a computer that'll take it.

Adam Gillard wrote:Mine's still in the plastic because I don't have a computer that'll take it.

They sell for like £30, what you waiting for?

Matt Morrison wrote:

Adam Gillard wrote:Mine's still in the plastic because I don't have a computer that'll take it.

They sell for like £30, what you waiting for?

Actually, I've just read the system requirements properly and it should work on my computer after all.

Adam Gillard wrote:

Matt Morrison wrote:

Adam Gillard wrote:Mine's still in the plastic because I don't have a computer that'll take it.

They sell for like £30, what you waiting for?

Actually, I've just read the system requirements properly and it should work on my computer after all.

I just installed it, but when I tried to open it, there was just this error message:



Ah well.

It was a virus, Adam. Countdown Team now have all your credit card details and browsing history.

Andy Platt wrote:It was a virus, Adam. Countdown Team now have all your credit card details and browsing history.

Heh, they probably expected to get it a couple of years ago! Good scam though.

Adam Gillard wrote:

Andy Platt wrote:It was a virus, Adam. Countdown Team now have all your credit card details and browsing history.

Heh, they probably expected to get it a couple of years ago! Good scam though.

Yep, Damian's getting a new speedboat for Christmas. And they know about the dwarf porn.

Because everyone is desperate to see it (!), here's the Goody Bag given to defeated Champions:



So yeah, pretty much the same but with 100% more teapot. Also, it seems that everyone gets the ODE now regardless of if they've won or not.

Now to wait to see what an Octochamp's Goody Bag yields.

So yeah, pretty much the same but with 100% more teapot.

In before Gevin.

As far as I know there's no such specific thing as an "octochamp's goody bag". They get the same stuff as given to other champions.

Incidentally, mine contained an ODE3, What Made The Crocodile Cry, the little clock, the pen, the mug, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary in CD form, and the teapot.

Actually, this has got me thinking... what does the pen look like up close? I've never seen what it actually has on it (if anything).

Adam Gillard wrote:I just installed it, but when I tried to open it, there was just this error message:



Ah well.

I emailed OUP about this and they said it's a common error that can be fixed with an update and a patch. It's working now! Hooray!

Mark Ivey wrote:Actually, this has got me thinking... what does the pen look like up close? I've never seen what it actually has on it (if anything).

I've included the clock (which has stopped, but was working until fairly recently) as a bonus.

Nice! Thanks Adam