The last Game of the Week on Mike's web page details a game from 1985 involving Ruth Whitehouse who, like Lucy, was 14 at the time (and the youngest ever...
Thought I'd better mark 20 years of Countdown somehow, so here's an excerpt from an article by Danny Kelly in this week's Radio Times (which Mike may or may...
Did these two actually ever play each other? I can see them sitting down playing against each other on my board game, but having looked at Mike's site I can't...
I've just been reading your weekly update, Mike. I was reading your information on the old octochamps that you have information on. I think someone may have...
I think it was just for the cameras. Similarly, the 1993 edition of the board game shows a picture of Don Reid and Attiya Rachid. They also never played each...
... sitting ... looked ... The fact that they are both top Scrabblers and probably knew each other already might have been influential, too. Mike....
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Nov 3, 2002 12:17 pm
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... you ... so ... the ... Hear what you're saying, Gevin - I'll try to dig out the figures for some of the octochamps. Unfortunately, I did miss one of...
mj_brown2000
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Nov 3, 2002 12:20 pm
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Gevin You mentioned that you had archived the text from the C4 Forum before it was destroyed - I'm probably being a total nonce, but how do you access it? ...
mj_brown2000
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Nov 3, 2002 12:23 pm
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So Ben told me about this forum, did he? Maybe he did and i just forgot about that part. This is Martin Gardner, and i'm the one who is running this 'new'...
Martin G
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Nov 3, 2002 1:36 pm
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Good to see you found your way here, Martin- I definitely dropped some hints in the e-mails about this forum, idiot me should have dropped a link too. Ah well....
I think Martin was probably referring to the 15 round game when he said that Julia Wilkinson was the only player to score two nine in two rounds. He started...
The deadline for my challenge is midnight tonight. As usual, entries are few and far between so if you enter, you're likely to finish quite high up the order....
I just clicked on links and tried to go to it just now, and it didn't seem to work. I've never previously tried to access it from here. Has anyone managed it? ...
... It was Alice Walker. ... you ... Or if you're the same as me, two years! Mike....
mj_brown2000
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Nov 3, 2002 9:41 pm
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... Greetings! And welcome to the group. Just out of curiosity, were your parents fans of mathematical-type puzzling as well? I'm just wondering about your...
What are the average timescales involved in the application process? How long does it take for the application form to arrive once you have sent off for it?...
The following gevincountdown poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Who is the greatest Countdowner of all time? CHOICES AND RESULTS -...
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Nov 3, 2002 10:27 pm
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... If you clicked on "Links", you're unlikely to have found the file... I think you mean that you clicked on "Files", old chap! ;) Do you remember what it...
My experience:- Sent off application form - about August 1999 Audition - November 17th 1999 Heard I'd passed the following day - first recording December 13th...
As you may have noticed, I have just closed the greatest Countdowner poll. There were hardly any votes, most of them were for other and with Julian Fell now on...
I applied in August 2000 and received my invitation to an audition almost exactly a year later. In fact I'd forgotten all about it. Others I later spoke to got...
First of all, i am no relation to Martin Gardner the New Yorkian Mathematician, and actually yes, my dad has a degree in pure mathematics, which is nice. I...
Martin G
the_slim_shadymg@...
Nov 4, 2002 10:48 am
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Jill Bright, which series was she in? I have only been a regulary watcher since the 15 round game began, so there is a metric tonne of history that i don't...
Martin G
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Nov 4, 2002 11:22 am
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The timescale for me was as follows: 4 September 2001 - Rang up and got application form 4 October 2001 - Went to audition in Canterbury 11 October 2001 - Told...
... Marie ... You weren't really fast-tracked, it was more to do with availability....
aerobrituk
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Nov 4, 2002 4:52 pm
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Given that the other Channel 4 place seems to have closed down, i hope you all enjoy discussing Countdown in this new environment. I'll probably call in from...
aerobrituk
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Nov 4, 2002 5:02 pm
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Here are the winner's answers to this week's Countdown challenge. Nobody (including me) could beat the winner in any of the rounds, so although there are some...
On the off-chance anyone's interested, here's my "timeline" of events leading up to being on the show (most dates are rough guesses)- Start of Jan 2001- wrote...
I always wondered who was better, Chris or Ben, and now i know. Where is this quiz, i will probably write this, then find it straight away on Mike's links, but...
