Countdown

[Bogtrotter]

I'm sure I've seen the current champion on television before, but I can't remember where - does anyone else know?

[Sipowicz]

You're not a silver surfer?.......Well I'll be................!

[Jackdaw33]

A couple of years ago there was a blind girl on University Challenge with shocking pink hair. Next thing, she turned up on Mastermind.

[jim360]

"Did you win?"

No.

Not the whole competition, anyway, although we did reach the last six.

[Motherrr]

Apologies, missed the earlier link.

[Buenchico]

It's marvellous what they can do on telly with a bit of make-up, Sipowicz ;-)

[PankySmooch]

Jim, what's next, The Chase, Come Dine With Me or Dinner Date?

[jim360]

I did actually apply to The Chase, but never heard back. Possibly missed the deadline for that season, or something. Will perhaps try again next year. I think it's a cracking quiz show.

[Motherrr]

Yes agree, with the chance of some decent prize money!

[jim360]

Indeed. You know what I got for being on UC? Nuffink. :P

[jim360]

P.S. sorry for hijacking this thread.

[PankySmooch]

I applied for The Chase, got a phone call one Friday evening and they asked me a few questions about which Chaser I'd like to face and would I go for the higher offer etc, I told them I'd take any of them on and go high.

They then ask you 10 random questions and don't tell you if you're right or wrong and say they'll get back to you if you're going to be chosen, never heard from them again :o(

[jim360]

I think my Dad had a similar experience for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, which he applied for many moons ago, but he didn't hear back either. I suppose it's inevitable that the number of applicants is many times higher than the number of people who actually appear on the show. Also there's probably a selection process that prunes some of the higher scorers out, so you might be better off trying to get 6/10 and sounding vaguely interesting than getting 10/10 but sounding like a boring old fart.

I put down that I was on UC when I applied to The Chase. It's not impossible that this counted against me, although I would need at least one other decent team-mate to threaten to win anything really -- too many gaps in, eg, television and pop music.

[PankySmooch]

I know I got four answers right, the others were wrong because I googled them afterwards, If I'd had my iPhone at the time I'd have got 10/10 ;o)