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I think today's contestant thought the same
I got the feeling he lost interest after about two rounds. |
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Really enjoying the new Countdown now. I like Jeff much more that I did at first and Rachel seems to be settling in a little more. It's great when Jeff gets longer words than the contestants too, it shows he's really taking an interest in the show, instead of just reading an autocue.
Kirk though. What a smug, self-satisfied berk! There's no doubting that his skills are phemonenal, but why pick a word of 7 letters that no one has heard of, versus a 7 letter word that everyone knows. The fact that he doesn't actually know what half the words mean suggests he's been studying a dictionary for months beforehand without actually trying to understand them. I'm a bit of a saddo and score myself against the contestants. So if I get a 7 letter word and they only get a 6, I get the points If you know what I mean). Pleased to say that I beat both of them (inc smug Kirk) earlier this week. And I used words that everyone would have heard of
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^Nothing wrong with a good vocabulary
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He's a smug, bigheaded PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE (there's a 4 letter word for it but swearing is not allowed) I hope he loses to wipe that smug smile of his face.
I'm afraid he isn't going to lose at this stage of the proceedings though. Being brought back thanks to his mates like Charlie Reams, five years after messing up his first chance, and being referred to as a debutant (roll eyes) after his opening win, the way has been paved to give him a smooth route to the series title .... |
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It was hilarious on Thursday's show when Peter Bennett got the conundrum. The Jerkulator looked like he was going to cry at missing the chance for a 140.
I'm afraid he isn't going to lose at this stage of the proceedings though. Being brought back thanks to his mates like Charlie Reams, five years after messing up his first chance, and being referred to as a debutant (roll eyes) after his opening win, the way has been paved to give him a smooth route to the series title .... |
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i think you are all just a little bit jealous, Kirk is a great contestant, I wish I could come up with 8s and 9s like he does, who cares if they are obscure words?! I hope he does well. And on the subject of Countdown, whilst Carol Vorderman was an institution on the show, it really has been invigorated with the new hosts, I'm just a little bit hooked at the moment!
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i think you are all just a little bit jealous, Kirk is a great contestant, I wish I could come up with 8s and 9s like he does, who cares if they are obscure words?! I hope he does well.
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i think you are all just a little bit jealous, Kirk is a great contestant, I wish I could come up with 8s and 9s like he does, who cares if they are obscure words?! I hope he does well. And on the subject of Countdown, whilst Carol Vorderman was an institution on the show, it really has been invigorated with the new hosts, I'm just a little bit hooked at the moment!
My problem is with accusations of unsporting conduct being directed at his opponent. I think it's entirely in the spirit of the game that the underdog (ie the challenger) is given the advantage of selecting the numbers for two rounds to the champion's one. It's rather mean spirited to insinuate without any evidence that the challenger's choice is motivated by a desire to scupper one or more of the targets (eg highest number of maxes, highest score, highest aggregate score etc.) that Kirk has set himself, particularly given that such targets are only meaningful to a few dozen people at best. The guy might just like picking four large numbers y'know. |
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ok your not jealous then! I'm missing my countdown fix while the racing is on, long wait til Monday!
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I'm not jealous in the slightest. I love watching the high scoring champions. I still remember Julian Fell who was particularly awesome in that he knew many of the definitions of the words he offered. Craig Beevers who was series champ a couple of years ago was amazing too. It's so rare to see a top Scrabble player on the show. Most of them, understandably, don't want to have to learn two dictionaries. Kirk mentioned on the show that he's been practising online and I understand he's clocked up a phenomenal number of games so I applaud his dedication and skill.
My problem is with accusations of unsporting conduct being directed at his opponent. I think it's entirely in the spirit of the game that the underdog (ie the challenger) is given the advantage of selecting the numbers for two rounds to the champion's one. It's rather mean spirited to insinuate without any evidence that the challenger's choice is motivated by a desire to scupper one or more of the targets (eg highest number of maxes, highest score, highest aggregate score etc.) that Kirk has set himself, particularly given that such targets are only meaningful to a few dozen people at best. The guy might just like picking four large numbers y'know.
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I think Kirk is Hott.
Regards
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Rachel looks amazing this week. It's hard to concentrate on the letters with her stood there!
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Rachel looks amazing this week. It's hard to concentrate on the letters with her stood there!
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Rachel looks amazing this week. It's hard to concentrate on the letters with her stood there!
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Have to agree Rachel Riley looked stunning in those short dresses she had on, what a great set of pins she is certainly getting much better now. And the mention of losing viewers nah can't be true with a stunner like Rachel on the show make anyone tune in and not concetrate on the game
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She did a fantastic numbers game today as well. She may have done yesterday too, but I wasn't really concentrating.
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Guess Rachel' skimpier outfits might be in response to the news of record low viewing figures last week: Quote:
It will be interesting to see what she'll be wearing/ baring next week if the viewing figures continue to plunge ![]() Have to admit that, whilst she' settled down and is proving to be a good number cruncher, the banter between her and Jeff still seems somewhat stilted. Hopefully things will improve in time though as I would miss my regular fix of Countdown. |
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Have to admit that, whilst she' settled down and is proving to be a good number cruncher, the banter between her and Jeff still seems somewhat stilted.
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Guess Rachel' skimpier outfits might be in response to the news of record low viewing figures last week:
It will be interesting to see what she'll be wearing/ baring next week if the viewing figures continue to plunge ![]() Have to admit that, whilst she' settled down and is proving to be a good number cruncher, the banter between her and Jeff still seems somewhat stilted. Hopefully things will improve in time though as I would miss my regular fix of Countdown. Of course it is but so it is for a lot of shows when the presenters change. |
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However, the one thing that is missing is the chemistry between them, which doesn't work well. Is it the age gap?
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I totally disagree, I think they work very well together, they don't have to be of a similar age surely, it's not like they are planning to get married or anything.
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Countdown auditions
Can anyone who's applied for/been on Countdown tell me something about what the auditions involve, or how difficult it is to get on? I think about having a go every now and then.
Presumably you have to do a few numbers games or conundrums? |
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Don't think there was much chemistry between Richard and Carol in the early days either.
![]() As for reduced viewing figures, they'd been declining for some years, probably due in part to the increased number of channels, and it will take a long while (if never) to recover to the heyday figures. |
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Can anyone who's applied for/been on Countdown tell me something about what the auditions involve, or how difficult it is to get on? I think about having a go every now and then.
Presumably you have to do a few numbers games or conundrums? |
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Don't think there was much chemistry between Richard and Carol in the early days either.
![]() As for reduced viewing figures, they'd been declining for some years, probably due in part to the increased number of channels, and it will take a long while (if never) to recover to the heyday figures.
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I got the feeling he lost interest after about two rounds.

So if I get a 7 letter word and they only get a 6, I get the points If you know what I mean). Pleased to say that I beat both of them (inc smug Kirk) earlier this week. And I used words that everyone would have heard of
