Author Topic: And it wasn't kids week... (Read 9105 times)

MikeK · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2005, 04:40:29 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 12:29 PM\'][quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 11:51 AM\']Nice clip! Too bad nothing as intellectually stimulating as Countdown will ever make it in the U.S.[/quote]
I see your point, and I bemoan the lack of good word games here as well. Still, one could argue that Jeopardy! fills our intellectually-challenging game show requirements.[/quote]
Don't forget the numbers games. I think the numbers segments are substantially more difficult than the word portions, and I work with numbers every day for several hours.

Without question, Jeopardy! is indeed the gold standard for quiz shows. However, Countdown isn't based on your ability to recall information. You're shown problems for the first time and you have just 30 seconds to come up with your best answer. While both games are challenging, they're challenging for different reasons.

mmb5 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:05:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 04:35 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 05:25 PM\']Would "favorite" for 8 or "favored" for 7 have worked? I think they would have wanted the "u" in there.[/quote]
Wow, good catch there! (Of course, I'm guessing it may have taken you more than thirty seconds to find it!)

According to a fan site, their official source these days is the Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd Edition). Surely the ODE would include American variations, so I think you get the eight points.

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The ODE does not include American variations, so you can't use favorite or favored.

--Mike

CarShark · « **Reply #17 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:13:55 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 05:05 PM\']The ODE does not include American variations, so you can't use favorite or favored.

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So they could accept "farted" but not "favorite"? Darn. I actually had "favored" and "favorite" within the 30 seconds. I lucked out by picking out "favor" first, though.

tvwxman · « **Reply #18 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:41:06 PM »

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Before the usual Karlberg bashers weigh in on this, just know that most of us know what to expect from Karlberg. Asking him to clarify something is futile.

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This coming from you?

NOBODY asked you Zach. NOBODY usually does.

I'd love for you to clarify that for us.

Brig Bother · « **Reply #19 on:** March 28, 2005, 06:36:08 PM »

Whilst I couldn't be 100% certain if they'd allow "favorite", I'm fairly sure that US derivations on words that end "-ised" (i.e. "-ized") are acceptable. Actually, I'll ask someone who would know.

clemon79 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 28, 2005, 06:43:23 PM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 03:13 PM\']So they could accept "farted" but not "favorite"? Darn. I actually had "favored" and "favorite" within the 30 seconds. I lucked out by picking out "favor" first, though.

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People still fart in England.

But they curry favour.

mmb5 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2005, 07:09:30 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 12:29 PM\']I'm surprised no one's said yet what a FUNNY clip it is. For some reason, I was expecting some amazing display of the kid's skills, not a giggle fit.

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Fine, here's one showing his skills. I thought I had the kid beat, but nooooooooo....

http://www.mikeburger.com/cdtanmay2.avi (10.4 MB)

--Mike

(Link corrected to .avi not .jpg -- DZ)

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2005, 07:23:17 PM »

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 04:46 AM\']Even I got "outsmarted" [/quote]
On a good day, irismason could outsmart you.

MikeK · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2005, 07:26:31 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 07:09 PM\']Fine, here's one showing his skills. I thought I had the kid beat, but nooooooooo....[/quote]
I got the 9-letter word in that puzzle with about half the time left. Woohoo! I'm as smart as an 8-year-old!

Is this kid the current champ? If not, how many times did he win?

mmb5 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2005, 07:35:22 PM »

[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 07:26 PM\']I got the 9-letter word in that puzzle with about half the time left. Woohoo! I'm as smart as an 8-year-old!

Is this kid the current champ? If not, how many times did he win?

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He wins twice. The story here
says he was auditioned on the spot. There's hope for me yet.

--Mike

tvwxman · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2005, 08:03:19 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 07:23 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 04:46 AM\']Even I got "outsmarted" [/quote]
On a good day, irismason could outsmart you.

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On any day.

vtown7 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2005, 09:24:21 PM »

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Don't forget the numbers games. I think the numbers segments are substantially more difficult than the word portions, and I work with numbers every day for several hours.

Interesting. I was part of a "Chiffres et Lettres" club when I lived in France, and I found the numbers part quite easy. That was probably compounded with the fact that French is my second language, but by the end I was getting very good scores. Not TV worthy... yet

However now the problem with that clip is that I instantly went for the French word. *sigh*

Ryan

Steve McClellan · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2005, 09:50:59 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 02:05 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 04:35 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 05:25 PM\']Would "favorite" for 8 or "favored" for 7 have worked? I think they would have wanted the "u" in there.[/quote]
[...] their official source these days is the Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd Edition). Surely the ODE would include American variations, so I think you get the eight points.

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The ODE does not include American variations, so you can't use favorite or favored.

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Au contraire. <pulls out Official Countdown Dictionary>

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favela
favelas
faves
favor
favorable
favored
favoring
favorite
favorites
favors
favour
favoured
favourer
favourers
favouring
favourite
favours
fawn

I came up with favor, then remembered just as time was expiring to add the -ed. Failed to come up with the nine, so I trail the eight-year-old 18-7. Sigh.

mmb5 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2005, 10:37:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Steve McClellan\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 09:50 PM\'][quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 02:05 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 04:35 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' date=\'Mar 28 2005, 05:25 PM\']Would "favorite" for 8 or "favored" for 7 have worked? I think they would have wanted the "u" in there.[/quote]
[...] their official source these days is the Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd Edition). Surely the ODE would include American variations, so I think you get the eight points.

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The ODE does not include American variations, so you can't use favorite or favored.

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Au contraire.
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I'll have to go through the old episodes, but I swear I have one where they didn't allow a certain word because it was the American spelling. That will be for another night when the ravages of the head cold go away.

--Mike

Brig Bother · « **Reply #29 on:** March 29, 2005, 06:43:07 AM »

My Countdown Champion contact suggests American spellings are prohibited, and when they do allow "-ized" words, the production team gets complained to. So there you go.