TV Appearance

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:54 pm

Istenem wrote:well done Fotherz, does the pledge for pints extend to fruitchat?

Yes.

Particularly to quizard for the prompt Youtubage (how did you do that?).

alcozar · Post by **alcozar** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:39 am

Nice work fothers (just finished the 10 minute youtube clip). Enjoy spending the winnings Thailand or elsewhere, you earned it.

Looked a bit dicey against the glases guy in last round before safecracker endgame. Thought he was going to do you but in last 20-30 seconds he started getting a few answers wrong.

Would have gone the same way you did for the combination, even if it hadn't worked.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:19 am

good that.. well done youth

shoulda told her live on tv what you were gonna spend the money on in thiland tho

ely??? what the fuck tho? not exactly a city is it???

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:07 pm

Well it is a city as it has a cathedral......though the place itself isn't very big (was there myself on money making business only monday as it's only 15 miles up the road :wink

, still a pretty hard one to get though. I didn't get it either.

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:48 pm

Very good work Fotherz. I've only watched the YouTube clip but it looks like you played very well - I thought you reached your tally of 30 in very workmanlike fashion, and in the endgame you were pretty tremendous - HORSERADISH was a great spot and I doubt many would have beaten you to that. ELY was definitely the toughest of the six; whilst it is a City by virtue of its (amazing) cathedral, it's hardly a well-known city. Good guesswork at the end - fortune favours the brave, on telly as on SWP. Second the remarks about your youthful looks as well!

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:13 pm

Well it is a city as it has a cathedral

I may be wrong, but have I not heard a QI buzzer when this has been given as an answer as to what constitutes a city?

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:42 pm

You are right Matt. It's actually a status conferred by charter or royal decree.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Re: looks, it is part reality, part make-up. I am 25.

Grecian - you're right - the head-to-head was probably my worst period on the show, and definitely the worst I've ever done on that game. Still I think 34 is the best ever score at that stage, so 30 was unlikely to lose.

I will never forgive Ely (population 15,000) for that.

extremeunction · Post by **extremeunction** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:56 pm

Hate to say it but I did get the Ely question....

....But on the other hand alot of the other stuff you got within seconds I probably wouldn't have got... let alone in the time you did!

Well done mate

.... Was an interesting twist watching and knowing you were from the boards.

BigEd · Post by **BigEd** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:31 pm

Well done Fotherz

fotherz wrote:but then couldn't get ELY even if I'd been there all day. Did anyone get it??

In the very, very, very dark recesses of my mind is the name of a place called "Eeelaie", but not a place called "Elay" or what ever she called it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely

I had to watch that over again to understand what you were looking for, and even knowing the answer I thought the question was somewhat harsh.

Top man, and well done. Also the jumper was not that bad.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:39 pm

aside from a solid performance, i'll applaud the openness.

wizened old pros are behind a mask, Fotherz demystifies a genuine skill.

cool · Post by **cool** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:12 am

£2,750

that should be enough to get quizmasters attention.

Nil Satis · Post by **Nil Satis** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:16 am

I suspect he'll tell us that he wouldn't get out of bed for any less...

ggdr · Post by **ggdr** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:31 pm

Belated congrats Fothers. Also a big thank you to Quizard for putting the video on - I'm hoping to get on this show, but hadn't actually seen any of it until now.

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:10 pm

ggdr wrote:I'm hoping to get on this show, but hadn't actually seen any of it until now.

Yes, Fotherz inspired me to download an application form and fill it in too, although still looking for a recent photo to send with it!

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:16 pm

have to admit that i'm tempted to enhance my own modest TV quizzing CV too. wouldn't mind a holiday in thailand on jenni falconer (fnarr)

let's have a fruitchat carve-up.