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Old 11-11-2015, 16:13
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I 'm firmly of the opinion that 'thick' people on quiz shows is down to falling education standards in schools, especially when I see contestants in their twenties or early thirties who cannot answer basic questions on maths/history/geography/politics and other general knowledge facts which I had been taught by the age of ten.
Bring back grammar schools and technical colleges!
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Old 11-11-2015, 16:16
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What made you think it was a repeat? They recycle some questions, or they are common ones on other quiz shows. Then quite often the contestants look the same and there is nearly always a primary school teacher

If the date appeared at the end, then surely they record these a fair time in advance of showing, don't they? When it's a quiz where there is no connection between episodes (e.g. no advancing jackpot), they won't necessarily show them in order of recording.
Friday's episode (which I still have in my planner) has a 2015 date on it, and Monday's episode has a 2014 date on it as does Tuesday's, which is one my husband remembers clearly.
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Old 11-11-2015, 16:44
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Friday's episode (which I still have in my planner) has a 2015 date on it, and Monday's episode has a 2014 date on it as does Tuesday's, which is one my husband remembers clearly.
I think todays is a repeat also because I remember this guy from Norrrrrn Ireland.
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Old 11-11-2015, 16:46
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I remember him as well.

I think I'll give TP a break for a while, the only fun in watching it is the parade of strange contestants with poor general knowledge.
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Old 11-11-2015, 16:54
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I remember him as well.

I think I'll give TP a break for a while, the only fun in watching it is the parade of strange contestants with poor general knowledge.
Yeah it's definitely a repeat cause I remember that Shakespeare question about his bed also.
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Old 11-11-2015, 16:56
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He was never going to win that jackpot
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Old 11-11-2015, 16:57
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He was never going to win that jackpot
He didn't win it the last time either.
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Old 11-11-2015, 17:00
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He didn't win it the last time either.



I never saw it first time round.
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Old 12-11-2015, 08:04
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I noticed that yesterday's episode was a repeat (2014) although it wasn't billed in listings as such. I wonder if today's will be?
My episode has been on 3 times in the last 18 months
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Old 12-11-2015, 16:36
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This is another repeat. Nice lad. Glad he won again.
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Old 23-11-2015, 16:25
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I don't get some people on this show. There was a cluster of counters with a double all hanging off the tipping point ready to drop in drop zone 1 but Maria goes with drop zone 2. Stupid woman.
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Old 23-11-2015, 16:28
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Is that machine fixed??? with magnets or something?
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Old 23-11-2015, 16:29
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I don't get some people on this show. There was a cluster of counters with a double all hanging off the tipping point ready to drop in drop zone 1 but Maria goes with drop zone 2. Stupid woman.
Well she's off now
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Old 23-11-2015, 21:23
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Is that machine fixed??? with magnets or something?
There's nothing on there to suggest that is the case so no.
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Old 24-11-2015, 10:02
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I'm just wondering how they clear the dropped counters - is it mechanical, or do they stop recording while someone comes round and sorts it out?

Another thing that I'd like to see is how they set up the machine each time before the show starts.

These little technical details fascinate me
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Old 24-11-2015, 14:33
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I'm just wondering how they clear the dropped counters - is it mechanical, or do they stop recording while someone comes round and sorts it out?

Another thing that I'd like to see is how they set up the machine each time before the show starts.

These little technical details fascinate me
They stop recording and one of the production staff picks them out. Sometimes when a lot fall at once he has to come and count them, so Ben can announce how many have dropped.
The machine was already set up when we arrived in the studio (and it's huge in real life!)
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:04
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Dave on todays show is highly annoying.
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:05
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Dave on todays show is highly annoying.
Was the same when he was on Whos Doing The Dishes. Think someones trying to get themselves noticed for TV career
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:09
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Was the same when he was on Whos Doing The Dishes. Think someones trying to get themselves noticed for TV career
Yes that's him. He was on another quiz show as well. He keeps changing his appearance. I guess he thinks nobody will recognise him but it's hard not to with that accent.
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:10
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Dave on todays show is highly annoying.
Oh dear. It's embarrassing.
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:12
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Dave is seriously getting on my nerves today!
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:20
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Yesssss, hes out
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:21
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Thank the maker! I don't think there's ever been as annoying a contestant as Dave. (Apart from Daphne Fowler probably.)
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:21
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Dave is seriously getting on my nerves today!
He's as thick as pig shit. He was embarrassingly stupid last time are well.
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Old 24-11-2015, 16:23
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Good riddance Dave, don't bother applying for any more quiz shows!
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