Countdown - so much better these days!

[schoolhater1995]

I attended a London audition about 8 years ago which was pretty tough in those days. It was conducted by a programme researcher and, i think, one of the producers and consisted of the usual games used in the programme.

There were three other contestants who were playing at the same time who had been on other shows and unfortunately my numbers let me down.

However I reckon the standard is a lot lower now and they prob would have put me on the show as i got top marks in the letters and got both conundrums correct!

Good Luck!

[lizroswelluk]

[QUOTE=Grand Dizzy;35114057]That

[julie.priest23]

Actually he seems to be part of the same Apterous crowd that hang out at www.c4countdown.co.uk.

To say this lot is competitive is understating it! Competing on-line with each other (ordinary Countdown is too easy; they have 12-letter selections!), learning wordlists and memorising dictionaries.

They classify contestants into two groups: one of them, and ordinary mortals like us, just cannon fodder on their way to being octochamps.

Doesn't mean they are unpleasant, just passionate some of them.

I agree it's a pleasant change to have games played with ordinary everyday worRAB; using obscure worRAB always seems a bit of a cheat, I don't know why they always seem to get more applause. (Why not just base it on the full OED then nearly every round will have 8/9 letter worRAB that no-one's heard of?)

[Lonestar_eagle_5]

I reckon Geoff must have a big say, given how many of his Sky Sports buddies have turned up.

BTW, finals starting today and Rachel looks amazing! She's wearing the black and white figure hugger.

[Margaret B]

The lad in Dictionary Corner? I had no idea who he was until he turned up there. As for views on him, I don't really have any as I tend to hit the fast forward button or put the kettle on during his bits. :sleep:

[Chadwick]

The distraction is not a problem. Some of us can't do anything with the letters anyway until all 9 of them are up.

[Abdulla P M]

Oh Rachel is just gorgeous tanned or not. Gorgeous skin, gorgeous girl and gorgeous figure....what is not to like?

She's even got rid of all those awful mumsy shoes she was wearing.

[♥ M1SSB0SSy09♥]

....I'm guessing most of the guys on here wouldn't be complaining if they just had a late night Rachael!

[Olivia Hazell]

Its easy to get the answers when someone is telling you them down a wire.

[Shortyy : )]

Yikes...Kim Woodburn! She always makes for uncomfortable viewing. Was that supposed to be an anecdote she just told? Everyone was willing her to shut up so they could get on with the show