Countdown Amazing Calculation 813 - Carol Vorderman

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  • This amazing calculation in a Countdown Episode in 2002 is truly amazing in only 30 seconds

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  • @rocketi05
    @rocketi05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1181

    He's on his way to winning that countdown teapot.

    • @shaitam5v
      @shaitam5v 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      No offence, Jeremy

    • @harribo2005x
      @harribo2005x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@shaitam5v *Jeremy looks suspicious*

    • @CalumnMcAulay
      @CalumnMcAulay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😆

    • @iceymonster4675
      @iceymonster4675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Good morning, that's a nice Tnetennba!

  • @DaveDexterMusic
    @DaveDexterMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +868

    My approach is generally "10x75 = 750, +50 = 800. Eh, close enough"

    • @RandomPlaceHolderName
      @RandomPlaceHolderName 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      100/25+1 for 805 nah?

    • @lcozzarelli
      @lcozzarelli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I just added the 1 to that and called it a day

    • @georgielancaster1356
      @georgielancaster1356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I did 10 x (75 +1) = 760 + 50 = 810 + (100 ÷ 25) = 814.
      Plus a bonus point for using all the numbers, which I take off 814 to get 813. 😇 😄

    • @eclectica1
      @eclectica1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But no points for you sunshine.

    • @georgelewis365
      @georgelewis365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georgielancaster1356 you used 1 twice, still a lot better than me though

  • @purgruv
    @purgruv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3781

    Good morning, that's a nice tnetennba.

    • @alancapybara3325
      @alancapybara3325 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Moss on The IT Crowd lol

    • @joansmith69
      @joansmith69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Richard Ayoades portrayal on the Graham Linehan produced situational comedy IT Crowd on Channel 4, audible chuckles and nods towards a reference understood.

    • @tactical_nuk3g290
      @tactical_nuk3g290 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That fully made me laugh so hard

    • @apotey4710
      @apotey4710 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're a hero :D:D:D:D

    • @crazedscot4248
      @crazedscot4248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I'm disabled

  • @AJnzxv1
    @AJnzxv1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    It’s mind boggling how in the space of 30 seconds he ruled out any easy way of doing it, and then managed to get it the way he did.

    • @ThomasBomb45
      @ThomasBomb45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What's the "easy" way?

    • @Jay369
      @Jay369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@ThomasBomb45
      75-10=65
      65×25=1625
      1625+1=1626*
      100÷50=2*
      1626/2=813

    • @pocky1scot1
      @pocky1scot1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@Jay369 That's the same method. It may seem to your mind simpler to lay it out that way but it's the same thing. The contestents mind probably works different from yours - ease is subjective.

    • @Jay369
      @Jay369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pocky1scot1
      Ease is relative

    • @ViceroyoftheDiptera
      @ViceroyoftheDiptera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@Jay369 that’s the exact same thing you muppet. Getting 1626 is the difficult part. How you choose to set up the final division by 2 is not what makes this easy or hard.

  • @matthewiles5714
    @matthewiles5714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Doing this kind of maths is impressive at the best of times but doing this kind of maths within the 30 seconds is just crazy!

    • @yuenkentsang9446
      @yuenkentsang9446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol exactly to funny but I love it

    • @swagon4545
      @swagon4545 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True...

    • @JB_inks
      @JB_inks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's exactly what twice-nightly Whitely said

  • @TheFakeyCakeMaker
    @TheFakeyCakeMaker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    I miss Richard Whitely so much. Great presenter.
    Brilliantly done young man.

    • @stevecooper7038
      @stevecooper7038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's worse than that, he's dead Jim.

    • @TheRandomshite123
      @TheRandomshite123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dooo doo dooo dooo duh duh duh duh *beeeeep*

    • @fortyfour1654
      @fortyfour1654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevecooper7038
      Well ...it's maths Jim...
      But not as we know it!
      Not as we know it
      Not as we know it.
      It's maths Jim.
      But not as we know it,
      Not as we know it Vorderman!

    • @ianvincent69
      @ianvincent69 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I grew up with him presenting the local news "Calendar" and he was a great Yorkshireman, well admired.

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      My childhood memories will be forever liked to Richard Whiteley as the presenter of Countdown.

  • @WaterCrane
    @WaterCrane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    1:09 I love the almost disbelief and "are you serious?!" tone from Carol... "Add 1".

    • @josephkane7805
      @josephkane7805 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OMG! Where are you going with this?

    • @him050
      @him050 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She knew after that he was just showing off. She could see that 1626 was double 813.

  • @bipolarminddroppings
    @bipolarminddroppings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    My favourite part of the comments is the amazement at the final 2 operations when all the clever stuff happened before that. Getting to 1626 was the hard part.

    • @darijoe1
      @darijoe1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Carol things the same as you when the says at the end, "That's very clever, this bit particularly" when she points to the workings to get from 65 to 1626.

    • @jameschristopher2540
      @jameschristopher2540 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She does mention it and points at the work saying this bits clever

  • @paulgoodwin5206
    @paulgoodwin5206 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1865

    It was a little showboating on last part. 100/50 =2 and so 1626 / 2 = 813 also. Fair play tho. Nice 10 points.

    • @b2ked
      @b2ked 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Some people can think of that easier the way he did It bigger numbers are easier to work with

    • @hughmcilveen2235
      @hughmcilveen2235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      No, he could not use the number 2, remember. No showboating. Brilliant.

    • @alandunstan5485
      @alandunstan5485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@hughmcilveen2235 dividing by 2 would not have been showboating!!

    • @dancostello4872
      @dancostello4872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      @@hughmcilveen2235 if he gets the two by dividing the 100 by 50, he is allowed. So yes, he was showboating lol

    • @Frosty-oj6hw
      @Frosty-oj6hw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeah I finally saw how this was actually possible after this, he aimed for twice the target and to divide by 2, the last few steps were making it longer than it had to be, he could have done 100/50 to get 2 and then halfed the 1626. Still it's a clever solution.

  • @carlosbarton763
    @carlosbarton763 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    1:09 - Love hearing Whiteley's sweet and infectious laughter in the background when he realises the contestant genuinely wants Vorderman to merely 'add 1', RIP great man!!

  • @peterclarke7240
    @peterclarke7240 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I love Carol. She will always be the Countdown Queen in my eyes.

  • @madpaduk
    @madpaduk ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If I'd taken all week I'd not have managed this. All credit deserved and taken by the lad.

    • @CancelRevival
      @CancelRevival ปีที่แล้ว

      This guy is a phony. When he had 1626, he knew that all he had to do was divide 100 by 50 to get 2, then divide 1626 by 2 to get the answer. But he decided to go the long way just to look good to people who didn't realize. James Martin in 1997 is the real one.

  • @matlew1960
    @matlew1960 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This is what they call "Thinking outside the box". Even Carol Vorderman was impressed. And that's a great complement..

  • @oscarbrown24
    @oscarbrown24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    And that's numberwang

  • @i4TheWinN
    @i4TheWinN 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2191

    Rachel Riley would have Been able to solve that

    • @manuelwolff_intlcomedian
      @manuelwolff_intlcomedian 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You got 824.

    • @gunamerstravels
      @gunamerstravels 8 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      Mike Fuller She only draws penises and acts like a child when on the 'COMEDY' show 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown. That show is just purely a bit of fun with no serious intentions.

    • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
      @sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      OK! Fair enough!

    • @Scripture-Man
      @Scripture-Man 7 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      I'm not going to pick favourites between Carol and Rachel as I like them both, but I will say that in clips like these, Carol always seems a little rude and condescending towards the contestants, almost like she's getting annoyed with them for being clever. I think Rachel is a little more humble.

    • @Trev359
      @Trev359 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Rachel Riley's the one that's rude. I went off her very early on because of her agist comments.

  • @aaronwalderslade
    @aaronwalderslade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    The last part (×50, ÷100) is actually just halving it. I think this lad knew his 25 times tables.
    He probably first doubled the target to get an even number, then searched his 25 times tables to find a number near that. Aha, 1625, it's only 1 away. Do I have a 1? And the 50 and 100 kept in reserve to halve it.
    I'm not saying I wasn't blown away though!

    • @flytoheights1
      @flytoheights1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍👏👏👏

    • @arconeagain
      @arconeagain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You've got to think of it first. You can't just come in late, dissect it and say it's easy. That would likely be
      seen as foolish, even egotistical.

    • @silkyfirst3097
      @silkyfirst3097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arconeagain maybe he doesnt know his 25 times tables but his 5 times tables very well 🤔

    • @shalimarlake7852
      @shalimarlake7852 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean you see a 25, you look for multiples of 25, find 1624, add one, and then figure out if 25 divides into one of your numbers

    • @jmo8934
      @jmo8934 ปีที่แล้ว

      They write all of the times tables down in front of them in advance which helps.

  • @JackDManheim
    @JackDManheim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    I mean... it's an impressive video,
    but the title seems to credit the wrong person.
    All she did was write it down.

  • @jmo8934
    @jmo8934 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The bit where he adds the 1 just tops it off.

  • @lordrosemount
    @lordrosemount 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Could this be the highest number ever reached in pursuit of a successful Countdown calculation? Strikes me that would be an interesting and notable record.

    • @annmaria
      @annmaria 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/pfa3MHLLSWI/w-d-xo.html

    • @allylilith5605
      @allylilith5605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am sure numbers like 1000 or 950 have been reached easier

    • @MikeTaffet
      @MikeTaffet ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@allylilith5605I think they’re referring to the calculations getting into the 81,300 range

    • @allylilith5605
      @allylilith5605 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MikeTaffet oh fair point actually

    • @TheSivhead
      @TheSivhead ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/0q6PT4ad6BY/w-d-xo.html.

  • @BizBroTango
    @BizBroTango 5 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    Why is her name in the title when she’s just gonna take his word on the maths🙄

    • @XxCauzhavokxX
      @XxCauzhavokxX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Rachel wouldve know that.

    • @jamiengo2343
      @jamiengo2343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Transit Money Card well no I think she did sort of know. 26 times 5 is 130, so you simply add the appropriate zeroes really. 16 times 5 is 80, add the appropriate zeroes, combine them and yeah he’s right

    • @Spacesnakes474
      @Spacesnakes474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jamiengo2343 I mean she was literally saying she was taking his word for it...

    • @jamiengo2343
      @jamiengo2343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tiger474 it was more something you say instinctively, you know, when you’re doing something quickly and someone says something and you just respond

    • @skyline_supra_guy3756
      @skyline_supra_guy3756 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      1626 * 100 = 162600 therefore 1626 * 50 = 1/2 or 81300 / 100 = 813

  • @iBrusmaN
    @iBrusmaN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Can’t Believe it took him 30 seconds, I mean it’s right there...

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly. I did it b4 the numbers came up...

    • @CHANtotheDAN
      @CHANtotheDAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Isleofskye same LOOOOOOL

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CHANtotheDAN :)

    • @CHANtotheDAN
      @CHANtotheDAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Isleofskye ;O

  • @Scubadooper
    @Scubadooper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Knowing his 8x table, clever!
    8x8 = 64
    1/8 = 0.125
    Using the 1 before dividing by 2 (100/50) to bring it up from 812.5 to 813
    Very clever

  • @GarrethFerreira
    @GarrethFerreira 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    At the end of the day he still achieved it in 30 secs, everyone here has hind sight

    • @Z561-k6j
      @Z561-k6j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nothing better than getting it done in 30 seconds eh.

    • @TiredofEarth
      @TiredofEarth ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i couldnt do it in 30 seconds even though i just watched him do it in 30 seconds.. lmao

    • @him050
      @him050 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tbh it’s not really that hard. If you go for all the large ones all you then do is look for multiple of 10 and 25. Which is what he did. “Right 813 isn’t doable, double it is 1626, that’s one away, I have a 1. Now how many 25s go into 1625?” He could’ve then just divided it by 2, but he wanted to show off and do the whole divide by 100 thing. He made it look more impressive than it was.

  • @DubiousMints
    @DubiousMints 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Why the hell are these reply chains all arguing about whether Rachel riley or Carol vorderman is better at maths? They're both good and both hot, not much more to it.

    • @TheNuclearBolton
      @TheNuclearBolton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rachel Riley is better

    • @pjcamp1on
      @pjcamp1on 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheNuclearBolton are you still talking about maths?

    • @TheNuclearBolton
      @TheNuclearBolton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pjcamp1on yes, why? I think women who can do basic arithmetic in their heads are the bees knees.

    • @sp-pz8uc
      @sp-pz8uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carol's better at funeral advertisements. But Rachel might be in 30 years.

    • @CIMAmotor
      @CIMAmotor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i like the fit Jewish one.

  • @Acanofbeer
    @Acanofbeer 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    We still miss you Richard. R.I.P. 😢😊👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @joe_z
    @joe_z 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The 813 trick uses the same mechanism as the tricks with the numbers close to 937.5.
    937.5 is the result of 25 * 75 / 2 or 15/16 of 1,000, and 812.5 is 13/16 of 1,000, meaning that it's 25 * 65 / 2.
    From there you notice that it's convenient that you have a 10 there to get the 75 to 65, and a 1 there to tap it up before dividing by 2, taking the final result from 812.5 to 813.

  • @davetootill
    @davetootill ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Getting to 1626 was the impressive part. He could have just divided 100 by 50 to get 2 and used that to divide 1626. Good going in 30secs though and who doesnt love a bit of showmanship sometimes.

    • @Stabichan
      @Stabichan ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm pretty he knows. But for the lulz it's funnier to do *50 first

    • @listey
      @listey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He did. Kind of.

    • @joe-s5r
      @joe-s5r 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't think it was showmanship. His thinking is simpler: For him it was just
      1626 x 50/100
      That's simpler than 1626 / (100/50). That requires a separate operation before you apply it to the 1626. His way just works left to right.
      He had 1626, and he had to halve it. He knows that 50/100 is 1/2 but you can't use fractions so you can't put brackets around it. He doesn't need to work out 50 x 1626. He knows that it must be the answer with two zeros. 813 + 00

  • @mclarenguy22
    @mclarenguy22 11 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    81,300 must be the highest solution in Countdown history!

  • @oludotunjohnshowemimo434
    @oludotunjohnshowemimo434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Now this was the proper Countdown with Carol Voderman and the late Richard Whiteley.

  • @dylanpritchard4981
    @dylanpritchard4981 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember watching this show with my Grandad when I visited England growing up.

  • @charleyyy_1995
    @charleyyy_1995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Episode 4051 (3200 shows later was on the 1st episode of 2019).

  • @beatnikmary
    @beatnikmary 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This guy came on as a guest team member on Cats Does Countdown one time.

  • @liamholton8937
    @liamholton8937 6 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    All I got was Tnetennba.....

  • @kevinlongman007
    @kevinlongman007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The title of the video suggests Vorderman did this calculation.

  • @DaveDexterMusic
    @DaveDexterMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "It's very clever, this bit particularly" *gestures at entire calculation*

  • @iball310369
    @iball310369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Probably maths now. Love it

  • @ddr_drogba777
    @ddr_drogba777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That was good. But anyone who understands it can see how he put it. He could have simply divided 100 by 50 & then divided 1626 by 2. The real amazing step for me was how he got fo 1626! BONKERS

    • @Nullifidian
      @Nullifidian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His method for getting to 1626 is based on the fact that you can make 937.5 with the four large numbers: 75 x 50 x 25 / 100 = 937.5. Now, that looks like it's miles away from the target, but by distributing in the 10 first, he does the equivalent of 75 x 25 - 25 x 10 = 1625, and since he knows that he's going to be doing the equivalent of division by two (50 / 100 = 1 / 2) that it will turn into 937.5 - 125 = 812.5. Now he needs to add something that will be equal to 0.5 when it's divided by two. In other words, he needs a 1 - and he has a 1. So (75 x 25 + 1) x 50 / 100 = 813.

    • @ViceroyoftheDiptera
      @ViceroyoftheDiptera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks captain obvious.

  • @ParthaDey97
    @ParthaDey97 10 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Very clever! He didn't need to multiply by 50 and divide by 100, but it makes it looks all the more impressive! :)
    ((75-10) x 25) + 1) / (100/50)
    Amazing work in 30 seconds :D

    • @ginger5422
      @ginger5422 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      AT the start of the equation would have 3 brackets not 2

    • @hughmcilveen2235
      @hughmcilveen2235 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, he had to divide that way. He can only use the numbers on the board.

    • @alandunstan5485
      @alandunstan5485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@hughmcilveen2235 if that is the case, he couldn't have done the multiplication either since 65 is not on the board either!!

    • @alandunstan5485
      @alandunstan5485 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Justin My comment was only directed to Hugh and referenced his 2nd sentence. Please read it and tell me what you think it says.

    • @bipolarminddroppings
      @bipolarminddroppings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@hughmcilveen2235 No he didn't. You can use the numbers you generate by doing operations, he literally did it in his explanation. So he had the choice to do 100/50=2, 1626/2=813.

  • @wwerocksinstyle
    @wwerocksinstyle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    he used a standard technique for 4 big numbers. by adjusting by small values the following: (25*75)/(100*50)=937.5 you can reach most high numbers alot easier than just using regular intuition, often making your answer more accurate. Nicely done!

    • @chrismulhern82
      @chrismulhern82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      25x75=1875
      and 50x100=5000
      So how do you get to 937.5 ?

    • @Nullifidian
      @Nullifidian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@chrismulhern82 I'm pretty sure he meant to type (100/50).
      In fact, the 937.5 rule can generally be stated as 75 x 50 x 25 / 100, so you don't have to just use 100 / 50 = 2 but can also use 100 / 25 = 4 and even 75 / 100. The last is the least useful since it only allows you to reach targets that are multiples of 3, but sometimes it's the only solution that works.
      For example, the problem 100, 75, 50, 25, 7, 5 --> 849 can only be solved in the following way:
      50 - 5 = 45
      45 x 25 = 1125
      1125 + 7 = 1132
      1132 x 75 = 84900
      84900 / 100 = 849

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Australian queen of numbers Lily Serna (Letters and Numbers, SBS tv) has done that a few times and it never gets boring.

  • @nicksimpson4058
    @nicksimpson4058 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thats absolutely fucking mental that he took 30 seconds to work that out

  • @stephentrudgeon2646
    @stephentrudgeon2646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I paused this for 5 mins, still nowhere near, pretty impressive

  • @jamiet2262
    @jamiet2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "What do you want to study at Cambridge?"
    "Cocktail sticks!"

  • @Critchy39
    @Critchy39 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was walking into a shopping centre a few weeks back, and out the corner of my eye I saw a lady approaching. So i instinctively stood back and held the door open. When I looked up, I saw carol vordermon smiling at me and saying "thank you"
    She's so beautiful when you see her up close

  • @penguinkaiser
    @penguinkaiser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Carol's gone, Richard's gone (RIP) and Susie thankfully is still there, being as clever, nice and beautiful as always.

    • @FanofAslan
      @FanofAslan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Susie now does a podcast called Something rhymes with purple.

    • @penguinkaiser
      @penguinkaiser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FanofAslan Yes! I’m a regular listener, plus she has a new book “Word Perfect” which is fantastic.

  • @lsbrother
    @lsbrother 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    What was impressive was that Vorderman clearly hadn't done it!

    • @Rk-xx1sg
      @Rk-xx1sg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      she did it by dividing 1626/2 most likely

    • @ViceroyoftheDiptera
      @ViceroyoftheDiptera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Rk-xx1sg the final part is the trivial part. Getting 1626 is what’s hard; if she didn’t manage it (which it doesn’t seem she did), that’ll be where she missed out.

    • @Rk-xx1sg
      @Rk-xx1sg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ViceroyoftheDiptera okay

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rk-xx1sg 1626/2 is definitely out of Carol's range. She's not that good. Rachel maybe could've got it

  • @trekker3382
    @trekker3382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that is superb. any more of those?

  • @zylo4029
    @zylo4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I thought I did well with 811. Then I realised that was with several minutes and not only did he beat me, he did in the spotlight and in 30 seconds

  • @mjtunstall1976
    @mjtunstall1976 ปีที่แล้ว

    we have heard of divide and conquer but this is an perfect sample of multipy and attack!

  • @dazthemod69
    @dazthemod69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I bet he’s a master of street countdown

  • @esclad
    @esclad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's probably the most amazing numbers win I have ever seen on Countdown... ever!

    • @Sewingbee23
      @Sewingbee23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah there's one better than this

    • @Nullifidian
      @Nullifidian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a similar one where George Ford solves a target of 940 using the four large numbers and 2 and 1 as the small. But still, Countdown doesn't have nearly enough four-large specialists.

    • @stuartharris2165
      @stuartharris2165 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nullifidian The thing is that George Ford also went higher than he needed to. You could tell that Rachel had actually solved it when George had got to 1876, she moved to the left of the board expecting him to do 100/50 and then add 2, instead he multiplied by 50, then divided by 100 and added 2.

    • @Nullifidian
      @Nullifidian 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stuartharris2165 So? You're not talking to someone who cares. It's mathematically the same process, obviously, or it couldn't get the same results. That fact is reason enough to let it pass however the person solving it chooses to do it. The important thing is that they knew how to solve it, which is something I suspect most of the people who insist on pulling them up about _how_ they solve it couldn't do themselves.

  • @connorism69
    @connorism69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lol, I got this one, but not within the 30 seconds... This guy is too good.

  • @OldDistantHermit
    @OldDistantHermit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I got my wisdom teeth out 3 years ago I discovered this show and spent my time in bed looking up every different clip I could find and this was the only one that stumped me. I probably spent two hours looking at it before giving up. This man's a mad lad for doing it in 30 sec

  • @ilovefacebookandebay
    @ilovefacebookandebay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    30 seconds. Bloody hell. It would have taken me two years to figure out !!!

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Your comment was 6 years ago and I am still not quite there yet/...

  • @lichade2008
    @lichade2008 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I got 814 in a few seconds. I did 75+1=76 76x10=760 +50 = 810 and then 100/25=4 for 814. But I wouldn’t have thought of that formula in 30 seconds. I find it more interesting to know what was going on in his head at the time he processed that. It’s something I haven’t learnt very well, but would like to learn.

  • @RandomPeter94
    @RandomPeter94 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Did they cut a bit out at 1:08? At one point it sounds like Carol is quietly talking to herself whilst checking 1625 was correct and then you stop hearing it when you see 1625 written on the board.

    • @brunomocsa6518
      @brunomocsa6518 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good catch!

    • @RBenjo21
      @RBenjo21 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      According to the guy himself, they did, they had to let her use her calculator!

    • @johnmcgregor7367
      @johnmcgregor7367 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Peter Clarke she was doing the the sum in her head to see if it was the correct answer it's obvious

    • @tomblight2639
      @tomblight2639 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Peter Clarke 'm

  • @Anthony-t7f7r
    @Anthony-t7f7r 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's great to see countdown still on TV after all these years Richard Whiteley so many presenters at present colin Murray and also Susie sent and numbers carol and Rachel Riley are great keep going please season 88 I believe wow xxxlol all the best to all ❤❤❤ 2:23

  • @tropicalr5
    @tropicalr5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    75 + 1 = 76
    76 x 10 = 760
    75/25 = 3
    760 + 50 + 3 = 813

    • @jamiesimms7084
      @jamiesimms7084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Good but you used 75 twice

  • @josephmathmusic
    @josephmathmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 1626 is really clever. The × 50 / 100 is just for fun we can divide by (100/50)...

  • @bravo2966
    @bravo2966 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Once he got to 1626 he knew all he had to do was divide by 2. He could get the 2 by 100/50 of course, but a fancier way is multiply by 50 then divide by 100.
    Knowing the result will be 813 you know the multiply by 50 will give the 81300.
    Very very clever chap to come up with that in 30 seconds, though of course it's a solid knowledge of his 25 x table.

  • @AndWhat443
    @AndWhat443 ปีที่แล้ว

    For all the Math experts who have commented. This guy only had 30 seconds, I can't manage to get out of bed in 30 seconds.

  • @stuartharris2165
    @stuartharris2165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He had no reason to go up so high, when you get to 1626, you only needed to say 1626/(100/50).

    • @thehawks3392
      @thehawks3392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ye I thought that too. it was uneccesary to go that high

    • @Ingestedbanjo
      @Ingestedbanjo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He had a reason - to show off. Whether you personally think that's a legit reason or not though...

    • @Utoko
      @Utoko 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      there is also no reason not to go so high.

    • @johno3326
      @johno3326 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Show boat, yes, but fun to watch

    • @toddhunter3137
      @toddhunter3137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He didn't need to that high, but it made great television! 😉

  • @tomjones6777
    @tomjones6777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these !! 👍👍🙂🖖🇺🇸

  • @dcrazypersiancat
    @dcrazypersiancat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Admit it or not, John is brilliant!

  • @numbersstuff2376
    @numbersstuff2376 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello am i allowed to upscale this footage to 720P?

  • @mygoogle7684
    @mygoogle7684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nervous laughter from Carol indicating that she cant keep up.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Carol but unlike Rachel she never could keep up.
      Saw her asked an easy maths question on Would I Lie To You and she could not answer it !

  • @philwoodward5069
    @philwoodward5069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got
    (75+1) * 10 = 760
    760 + 50 + (100/25) = 814
    and that would almost always be enough to at least share the points. But sometimes you've just got to take your hat off.

    • @KD555
      @KD555 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've done exactly the same in under 30s. But no way I'd find the 65×25+1 of his in that timeframe.

  • @apbosh1
    @apbosh1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It must be great to do maths that quickly in your mind. Sadly something i will never experience but wow. I can make a nice spag bol, have to settle for that!

  • @Arloyoutubechannel148
    @Arloyoutubechannel148 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:00 you recorded that with a tiVo box?

  • @johnmcdonough955
    @johnmcdonough955 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    His first step was recognising 813 as a prime. So to get it he was going big. That's where his genius takes over and wins Carol's admiration.

    • @keiramistry5305
      @keiramistry5305 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      813 is divisible by 3?

    • @johnmcdonough955
      @johnmcdonough955 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@keiramistry5305 it absolutely is! Never let me on countdown - I can't comment correctly inside 30 seconds let alone solve.

    • @keiramistry5305
      @keiramistry5305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnmcdonough955 haha, the trick to finding if it is divisible by 3 is if all the digits add to a multiple of 3, pretty neat!

    • @johnmcdonough955
      @johnmcdonough955 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@keiramistry5305 I hadn't realised the trick but I know now. Cheers!

    • @shaun2k24
      @shaun2k24 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      271 x 3, u been drinking to much Prime?

  • @corrietapp3178
    @corrietapp3178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! Does anyone know what this gifted man is doing nowadays?

    • @paddy_m7
      @paddy_m7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      selling toilet brushes

    • @riciunderwood4835
      @riciunderwood4835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wanking profusely, I'd imagine

    • @freebornjohn2687
      @freebornjohn2687 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's running a business that employs Pat Henry and Rici Underwood

    • @vordman
      @vordman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe he topped himself after attempting to teach Diane Abbott the 10 X Table.

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a guy who's very good with numbers, like him. Unfortunately a loser in pretty much every aspect of life; can't rule out that possibility for him

  • @eksiarvamus
    @eksiarvamus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way it is shown here makes it way more complicated than it really is. He could have divided 100 by 50 and gotten a 2 which he could have used to divide 1626 with.

    • @alexf7377
      @alexf7377 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He knew that of course. In modern lingo, it's what they call a flex, i.e. showing off.

  • @sp-pz8uc
    @sp-pz8uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can tell she's pissed, for him getting it, when she couldn't.

  • @ona907
    @ona907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a legend!

  • @goldenera7090
    @goldenera7090 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did he end up studying Maths at Cambridge? where is he now?

  • @asphinctersayswott
    @asphinctersayswott 8 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I got 211

    • @namxxn
      @namxxn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO 211 LIKES IM CRYING

    • @CmonInn
      @CmonInn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@namxxn yes crazy

  • @josephedwards4325
    @josephedwards4325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The key to this is doubling the number to get an even number. Obviously this works with any number. I suspect there are a few other keys to doing large calculations like this. All in the preparation.

  • @ravington666
    @ravington666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mind boggling....even Carol gave up on his calculations !

    • @josephkane7805
      @josephkane7805 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. That's the first thing I noticed too. I'll take your word for it on this.

  • @sadas3190
    @sadas3190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To the people who said Carol shouldnt just take his word for it on 1626 x 50, I'm sure that was in jest. It's not a hard one to quickly work out: 6x50 is 300, 20 x 50 is a 1000, 1600 x 50 is 80000, add them all together.

    • @liamgaine
      @liamgaine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or just halve it, 1626/2 = 813 That's essentially what he did anyway

    • @TheHappyZappy
      @TheHappyZappy ปีที่แล้ว

      Or just multiply 1626 x 100 = 162600 and then divide by 2, 81300

  • @Gerardoooooooo
    @Gerardoooooooo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where’s this guy now?

  • @Deady2012
    @Deady2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He’ll be alright at homeschooling...

  • @EpeP-qs9xb
    @EpeP-qs9xb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Misleading title. She's showing the contestant's working out.

  • @ropea1427
    @ropea1427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Dianne abbot can up with 23,456,985

  • @David-tk7yo
    @David-tk7yo ปีที่แล้ว

    What are the rules? Do you have to use all the numbers?

    • @Nullifidian
      @Nullifidian ปีที่แล้ว

      The rules are that you may use as many or as few of the six given numbers as you need. Since CECIL's target generator goes as low as 100, that in principle means that you could have a single step game, where one just notes the presence of the 100 tile. I don't know if it's ever happened on the proper _Countdown_ but it has on _8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown_ .
      You can use only the four basic arithmetical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There are no squares or roots or anything like that permitted. (Though for comedy value, Richard Ayoade on _Catsdown_ did once use powers to solve for 950 in a six-small game that was unsolvable according to the rules.)
      You can only use each number as many times as it appears in the selection. So all the large numbers (25, 50, 75, 100) can only be used once because they only have one tile each, but you might be able to use two of the same smaller numbers if they're both in the selection (1 - 10-each number is present on two tiles). Thus there are 24 titles in total, and you may choose any selection of six: six small, one large, two large, three large, or four large. Some of these selections have different names, like a "Whitehall" selection is 1 from the top, followed by 2 from the next row, 1 from the next row, and 2 from the next row, resulting in 1 large (Whitehall 1212 was the former phone number of Scotland Yard). An "inverted T" is another one-large game where it makes an upside-down T pattern. A "Motown" selection is a four-large game, because it gives you the Four Tops.
      Every step of the solution must result in a whole number and there's no rounding up or down. That's why Jon had to add by 1 to make it an even number before essentially dividing by 2 (50 / 100 being 1 / 2).
      These are pretty much the only rules you need to worry about, and the others are just common sense, like you can't make targets by the concatenation of numbers. If there's a 9 5 and 2 in the selection and the target is 259 you can't just place the numbers in the right order and say you've got the target.

  • @WilliametcCook
    @WilliametcCook 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    13 is kinda close to 12.5 (100/8)
    There's a 1, so if I double 813 and subtract 1, it'll be like subtracting 0.5.
    I can get 2 by 50/25 or 100/50, so I'll figure out which later.
    From that I get 1625. (8*2=16, 13*2=26, 26-1=25)
    That ends with 625 (25^2), it's definitely a multiple of 25.
    1625/25=65. (625/25=25, 1000/25=40)
    I have a 75 and a 10, I can make that! Now to reverse.
    75-10=65, 65*25=1625, 1625+1=1626, 1626*50/100=813.

    • @TheRealJesusChrist420
      @TheRealJesusChrist420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The question is did you do it in 30 seconds while on TV?

  • @BJ64Th3M0v13f4n
    @BJ64Th3M0v13f4n 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Carol's laugh as she knew she felt outsmarted

  • @Scripture-Man
    @Scripture-Man 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The title of this video is totally misleading. I was expecting Carol to do something impressive here. This video really has nothing to do with her, and in fact she seems a little rude and condescending towards the contestant in this video.

    • @ericdunn555
      @ericdunn555 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it was nervous laughter (she was concerned that he was going to make a fool of himself) and also she was laughing out of sheer incredulity (something most of us do) when the numbers were going completely out of the ball park. I imagine (though I could be wrong) that it is very unlikely she has seen a calculation on the show go to such an astronomically high number during the calculation.

  • @simonpugh3510
    @simonpugh3510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is this guy now I wonder?

  • @samharper5881
    @samharper5881 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    1626x50 being mysterious to Carol shows why she's hugely inferior to Rachel and even most number-literate people. The fact that x50 is /2 and add a couple of 0s shouldn't be difficult for anyone who's supposedly good at maths.

  • @stephenmanuel9860
    @stephenmanuel9860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    TH-cam Recommendation Roulette favours me tonight, it seems.

  • @Ashley19721
    @Ashley19721 7 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I thought Carol Vorderman was going to solve it, i didn't want to listen to him showing off. The title is misleading frankly!

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Performing the challenge you're set on a game show is not "showing off".

    • @Edward-qe8xg
      @Edward-qe8xg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@qwertyTRiG He kinda made it more complicated, he could have done (100/50) to get a 2 and divide the 1626 by that but he knew that by multiplying by 50 then dividing by 100, he'd get the same answer, kinda impressive but the long numbers were unnecessary.

    • @Ashley19721
      @Ashley19721 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@qwertyTRiG It's very clever, but you can't tell me that he's not trying to impress Carol. It's showing off, they both know it and are enjoying it.

  • @kieranmahoney4446
    @kieranmahoney4446 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Countdown showboating love it

  • @markjeffers4663
    @markjeffers4663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Frigging unreal how he worked that out

    • @Edward-qe8xg
      @Edward-qe8xg 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The first part was, the 2nd part was just a long way of dividing by 2, by x100 and /50, which is possible by just doing 100/50 to get 2 and dividing the number by 2. Basically just showing off unnecessarily, but still impressive with limited numbers

  • @googleuser4720
    @googleuser4720 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:48 Is that the Cherno?

  • @SteveNinetyski
    @SteveNinetyski 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    By my calculation, Carol would fucking get it.

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carol wasn't good enough for huge numbers. Look at the 952 video, she's overwhelmed. Rachel would have had more of a shot

  • @Wimpleman
    @Wimpleman ปีที่แล้ว

    I got 814 and am relatively proud of that, but this is incredible!

  • @tonybidwell2582
    @tonybidwell2582 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    1:22 What a show-off! LMAO

    • @yatoproductions163
      @yatoproductions163 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well he didnt need to know what 1626 times 50 was, he simply needed to know 1626 was twice 813 which was the goal number. Thus is becuase timesing 1626 by 50 then dividing by 100 is equivalent to dividing 1626 by 2.

    • @jamiesimms7084
      @jamiesimms7084 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yatoproductions163 1 times 50 is 50 and if you divided 50 by 100 it's 0.05 which is the same as dividing 1 by 2

  • @michaelobrien9825
    @michaelobrien9825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

  • @morganwhymark3293
    @morganwhymark3293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn I would have only got 814... 813 that's clever!

    • @Debbie76
      @Debbie76 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. I thought I was good getting that in the 30 seconds 🙂

  • @Mindhumble
    @Mindhumble 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just watched this when i woke up... going back to sleep.

  • @LorrdFfuzyLogik
    @LorrdFfuzyLogik 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can do that too. Don't ask for proof, just do the smart thing and take my word for it.

    • @viscen5201
      @viscen5201 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      LorrdFfuzyLogik it's not exactly the hardest of maths lol

    • @LorrdFfuzyLogik
      @LorrdFfuzyLogik 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have something hard to show you. ;)