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This subject has been dealt with pretty thoroughly before, notably here and here, although other shows are covered as well.MJMcCready wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:38 amWhich chess players have appeared on countdown over the years? I know one of the ledger brothers in Bedford did. Has anyone else and how did they find it do you know?
Mark, I don't know how to post a link with 'here', but as recently as June 23, 2020, Kevin and I told our Countdown stories. They are in the 'Hope for our society?' thread, Section 5 in 'Not Chess'. Although I have the teapot from winning one game, I was much less successful than a lot of the chessplaying contestants. There is a site showing Countdown stats somewhere and my winning score was the lowest of that series.John Clarke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:48 amThis subject has been dealt with pretty thoroughly before, notably here and here, although other shows are covered as well.MJMcCready wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:38 amWhich chess players have appeared on countdown over the years? I know one of the ledger brothers in Bedford did. Has anyone else and how did they find it do you know?
Absolutely tremendous experience, amazing repartee between contestants, presenters and audienceMJMcCready wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:06 amDid he enjoy it do you know? Viz often described Carol Vorderman as 'thinking man's crumpet', I wonder if she really was?
Not long afterwards, he played in the Hastings Premier.The commentator, Chris Ward, suggested to the audience that they try to make words out of the abcdefgh along the sides of a board, with an a borrowed from the next board to make 9. I don't recall the best attempt.
facade?Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:28 amNot long afterwards, he played in the Hastings Premier.The commentator, Chris Ward, suggested to the audience that they try to make words out of the abcdefgh along the sides of a board, with an a borrowed from the next board to make 9. I don't recall the best attempt.
Thanks Paul, managed to find them.Paul Habershon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:00 amMark, I don't know how to post a link with 'here', but as recently as June 23, 2020, Kevin and I told our Countdown stories. They are in the 'Hope for our society?' thread, Section 5 in 'Not Chess'. Although I have the teapot from winning one game, I was much less successful than a lot of the chessplaying contestants. There is a site showing Countdown stats somewhere and my winning score was the lowest of that series.John Clarke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:48 amThis subject has been dealt with pretty thoroughly before, notably here and here, although other shows are covered as well.MJMcCready wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:38 amWhich chess players have appeared on countdown over the years? I know one of the ledger brothers in Bedford did. Has anyone else and how did they find it do you know?
Three years later I was within touching distance of winning £3000 (to emulate Dave Ledger) on the live show Brainteaser, but pathetically failed to turn VOICED into DIVORCE when given the new letter R in its correct position. A few weeks later Brainteaser was one of several shows taken off the air because of shenanigans about how they ran phone-in competitions.