Dylan Taylor's awesome 6 small solve on Countdown

Fantastic solve from the 17 year old in 30 seconds

[@swagzilla3000]

"Dylan taylors awesome solve" posted by: dylan taylor

[@NichaelCramer]

Well, as the saying goes “If you can do it, it ain’t braggin’”.

[@eldians]

THATS FUCKIN HILARIOUS I CANT BREATHE

[@tubeyoukonto]

Well, he is not wrong. It is Dylan taylors solve. And its pretty awesome tbh.

[@Juzman]

As the great Ricky Gervais once quoted, "There's pride in your work and then there is arrogance"

[@a_wise_man7701]

nothing awesome about it . just because he's multiplying odd number

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

He's ready for street countdown, its like normal countdown but played outside, it can get a bit chilly.

[@unidentifiablesmurf7963]

It crowd reference. Love it 😍😂

[@jackguest145]

I guess my school forgot to teach us the 44 times tables

[@TheSpotify95]

Same here, didn't know my 21 times tables either unfortunately. Maybe schools should teach us times tables all the way up to 100, instead of stopping at 12...

[@tovekauppi1616]

@@TheSpotify95 I actually got to the same solve he did. I started by multiplying things as close to 100 as I could get and then multiplied by 9. I got 3*7*5=105 105*9=145. 145 is 21 too high, but since 3*7=21, just subtract 1 from 5*9 and you’re golden.

[@HeythemMD]

If you're used to countdown it's pretty trivial to spot that 50X20=1000 Closest thing to get you in that neighbourhood with the available numbers is 45X21which is 945. Now you need to take away 21 from that 945, so you just subtract one before multiplying, taking away a 21 to get 924.

[@bevbo42]

He looked pissed off when he solved it, so definitely a 17 year old...

[@secerno1987]

pissed off or smug?

[@joshjrchamp5493]

Why would he look pissed off? He was smug. and you can’t stereotype every 17 year old to be smug. That’s more a personality trait than age

[@bevbo42]

@@joshjrchamp5493 oh for gods sake, get a life. ..

[@joshjrchamp5493]

@@bevbo42 I do… how about stop getting offended for being proven wrong

[@bevbo42]

@@joshjrchamp5493 ever heard of a 'joke'? 🤷‍♂️

[@320speed]

That's was epic! not only did he own it but he made Rachel stumble in the NUMBERS section of the game, lol...legend

[@minhajnizam5090]

320speed its usually Rachel who has the smug smile but he owned this

[@TelsaMC]

Yeah this seems to be an older clip as she doesn't pull out her clipboard anymore

[@minhajnizam5090]

Majooka also her hair isn't that short anymore

[@eldante4139]

It’s definitely an old clip. These comments are 5 years old…(joking)

[@joansmith69]

Well done. But did you talk about yourself in the third person in the description OP?

[@_KASM_]

+John Smith From the video it seems like he has the personality that would do that...oh dearrrrr

[@obs4281]

Beth - Wow Beth. That was a corker.

[@AlfieFFC]

he smiled because he got a question right and you lot are proper going hard calling him names without knowing the bloke, no faith in humanity these days smh

[@frog7763]

Wait do we know if they are even the same person

[@ddrewy5118]

probably xd

[@Xerdoz]

That's numberwang!

[@lewisroach8292]

Xerdoz 4

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPKIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

😂😂😂

[@derpyderp3560]

Dylan looks about 10 years younger than he actually is. Gotta love that baby face

[@SkarrGaming]

You can tell it's gonna be a tricky one by the way Rachel immediately walked off to get her pen and paper.

[@QuargCooper]

Got it slightly differently: 9+2 = 11 11*7 = 77 (5-1)*3 =12 12*77 = 924 Simple route - noticing it's a multiple of 3, then 308 is even, and so is 154. Which leaves 77*12, we have 7, and so only need to make 11 and 12 from the remaining numbers, which are (9+2) and (5-1)*3, or alternatively, (9+3) and (5*2)+1. The second pair is probably more obvious to most people, my brain just saw the 11 as a sum straight away and got stuck!

[@mikeoxlong3504]

tit

[@NortyLukey]

I hope it wasn’t him who uploaded this because, well, has anyone read the description?

[@jacquesmertens3369]

Of course it was. Just like the description of his other 3 videos: awesome, stunning and brilliant. He forgot to add how modest he is.

[@larjkok1184]

Well, it was pretty awesome. You gotta call it when you see it, even if it’s yourself.

[@stevenbaggley1257]

@@jacquesmertens3369 How awesomely, brilliantly modest he is. 😏

[@johnyesjustjohn]

This took me on a journey of figuring out how to tell if a number is divisible by 7 or 11. (Divisibility by three is just adding up the digits and seeing if the sum is divisible by 3, and divisibility by four is just dividing by 2 twice.) Apparently you can test for divisibility by 7 if you multiply the last digit by 2 and subtract it from the rest of the digits, and see if that difference is divisible by 7. (So 4*2=8, 92-8=84, 84/7=12.) And you can test for divisibility by 11 by adding every other digit in the number, then add the remaining digits together, subtract one from the other, and if the difference is 0 or divisible by 11, then the original number is as well. (So (9+4)-2=11, but it works for any size of number because something something binomial.)

[@dna507]

Also: 7x5 is 35, minus 1 for 34, times 9 is 306, plus 2 is 308, times 3 is 924.

[@reubenregler4663]

You know.. from reading your 34x9=306 I noticed that if you take out the zero it equals 9.. And then randomly trying to figure out a pattern I stumbled on two digit numbers consecutive together.. times 9 will always equal 9 if you take out the zero 12x9=108 23x9=207 34x9=306 56x9=504 78x9=702 I have no idea tbh, I haven’t used a calculator on most of these but I just used the pattern and guessed it worked

[@eoghanspillane261]

@@reubenregler4663 all multiples of 9 will add to 9. You’re adding 11 each time, which when multiplied by 9 gives 99, which is why the 0 is staying constant

[@reubenregler4663]

@@eoghanspillane261 Yeah woops.. The thing I forgot to mention with the pattern.. is whatever number they start with.. is the first number you start for your +9 23= Starts with 2 = 2+7= 9 = 2+0+7 And so forth for the double digits in consecutive order, you just add the zero in. Don’t know if it’s a thing but I thought it was cool lol Not 12 though. Lol

[@shalimarlake7852]

@@reubenregler4663 Most numbers don't follow that rule, only a handful really do because of chance, but once you cross like 90 or something no numbers do. The rule about 9s is pretty well known though. It's something I tend to try and do when I'm solving these puzzles and there's a way to get 9.

[@reubenregler4663]

@@shalimarlake7852 it only applies to those double digit numbers. I’m just saying you see 23x9 or 34 or 56… You know that the only thing you need to work out for those is (whatever it starts with) + X = 9 As I said, not sure if it was known as I didn’t know it. Did you know it?

[@k2cr]

Pfft easy. 3+1 is 4. 9+2+4 is 924. Easy

[@scottwpilgrim]

Pottasium Dichromate lol, I wished that’s how it works.

[@Lostmusicvideos]

Nah 5-1=4 4x3=12 12x7=84 9+2=11 11x84=924

[@kyzaiya4139]

Adrian Cooper you used 10 numbers to get that answer. Only aloud 6 numbers.

[@niptey7237]

@@kyzaiya4139 I think you will find he only used each number once and the other numbers were previous sums of other calculations.

[@Lostmusicvideos]

@@kyzaiya4139 5,1,3,7,9,2 where'd you get 8 from? 5-1=4 (thats 2 numbers) 4x3=12 (that's 1 number) 7x12=84 (that's 1 number) 9+2=11 (that's the last 2 totalling 6 used) 84x11=924

[@sydaniel5473]

Dylan T. Good luck with your Countdown matches. I'm really looking forward to seeing them

[@lukemcdonald5091]

oh my god this is so exiting and epic i just made myself a cup of tea

[@Fletchlie]

Luke McDonald you wanna try that with a toasted tea cake it's f*ckin awesome!

[@kygodragon4782]

We are soo English

[@sushifornico]

Its crazy how you can come up with that solve in such a small time

[@vinaychauhan7936]

You have to be very good at finding the factors of the target number

[@paragraphs7235]

rachels face at 0:34 "fuuuuuucking hell"

[@ZantierTasa]

Personally, I multiplied some numbers that looked like it would get close 9 * 7 * 5 * 3 = 945 which is 21 too much, so instead of 9*5 lots of 21 (7*3), we want 9*5 - 1 lots of 7*3 (9*5 - 1) * 7 * 3

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

Factorise the 924 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 7 * 11. 9 + 2 = 11, 5 - 1 = 2 * 2. Answer is (5 - 1) * 3 * 7 * (9 + 2)

[@telfordguy34uk]

The only numbers game I ever got was 500 , when a 10 and 50 were in the selection.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Once you see it's 132x7 it's not that hard, several ways to do the 132, first I saw is (9+3)x(5x2+1). That being said, seeing Rachel choke on the calculation is not a common occurence!

[@chilliewilly41]

OMG! My favorite video format! 'HPFTV' Hold Phone in Front of TV

[@fatbelly27]

I effectively did the same: (5 x 9) -1 = 44; 44 x 3 = 132; 132 x 7 = 924. The trick is to work backwards. 924 divides by 7 to give 132; 132 divides by 3 to give 44. Then you just have to get 44 from what remains, which in this case is 5, 9, 2 and 1.

[@jeffcolorado]

But did you take longer than 30 seconds?

[@KAF128]

I thought it looked intimidating (6 small and a big total usually is, for me !) but then I just did it - it's not too hard. I started by realising it was a multiple of 7 and then seeing what was left (132). As that's a multiple of 3 the rest is pretty simple with the four other numbers !

[@zyaicob]

See i missed that it was a multiple of 7 and I'm not smart enough to have gotten to the 308 i was looking for like another commenter did

[@ZdzichuWiertara96]

Tbf it's way easier to go from the smallest denominators: 924 divided by 2 is 462, by 2 again is 231, that's dividable by 3 and you are left with 77 (for easier division you could add 9 and subtract 3 after dividing). Simplifying 924 you have 2x2x3x7x11. 3 and 7 are given, so what is left to do is to figure out the way to make 44 with 5, 9, 2 and 1.

[@harryp7346]

It definitely looked harder than it was. I did the same kind of thing as you, i.e. saw it was divisible by 7, then tried to get 132 (9x5x3-2-1). It's essentially the same as Dylan, just he did the multiplication in a different order, enabling him to subtract the 3 differently

[@ayoutubechannelname6818]

I did it by 5*9=45 then 45*3=135 then take away the 2 and the 1 to get 132 times by 7 to give you 924.

[@cantbants]

I worked this out before I watched it. Took me longer than 30 seconds but my way was different. 9+2 =11 x 7 = 77 5 - 1 = 4 x that by the 77 = 308 x 308 by 3 makes 924.

[@pomstarSF]

I don't see anything wrong with Adam's comment. The numbers are clear to see in the thumbnail and it's at the early stages of the video too. He's not claiming he solved it quickly.

[@Noobie2k7]

The video came out in 2018. . .his comment was 10 months ago. Man' been trying to solve this for 5 years.

[@AS-mw6pw]

Adam I did it the same way as you. If you know how to approach a numbers round then it’s quite simple

[@Ingestedbanjo]

I did 5x2+1 = 11, 9+3 = 12, and then 7x11x12 = 924

[@mxn4719]

(9+3)x(5x2+1)x7 =924

[@stevepateman]

brilliant in the time allowed

[@fplbenchwarmers6144]

Paused it before the answers. Took me a few mins, but I got; 9 x 7 = 63 63 - 1 = 62 62 x 5 = 310 310 - 2 = 308 308 x 3 = 924

[@mattsmith457]

9+2 = 11 7*11 = 77 5-1 = 4 4*77 = 308 308*3 = 924 Society, we live in

[@mxn4719]

1)(9+3)x(5x2+1)x7 =924

[@Imadthebest23]

Also got it with a different count in time (you'll have to trust me on this) ... 9+2=11 7×3=21 5-1=4 21×4=84 84*11=924

[@davidlloyd3243]

9x7 is 63, take away the 1 and multiply by 5, gives 310. Take away the two and multiply by three gives 924. All numbers used.

[@davidlloyd3243]

Of course it took me eight years rather than 30 seconds...

[@Squab1972]

Great Solve !

[@triptechable]

Absolute mad lad!

[@jonpinyan]

Another way of getting it: 9 times 7 = 63, less 1 = 62, times 5 = 310, less 2 = 308 times 3 = 924.

[@lozfitz]

he looks so grumpy at the end! Cheer up son!

[@beng4186]

If you have to use the numbers in order: (5^3+(9-2))*7*1 = 924

[@OriginalPiMan]

Interesting but against the rules. Exponents aren't allowed.

[@suineggninnips]

I managed it in the time as well. (9*5*3)-2-1=132*7

[@RandomPeter94]

suineggninnips I did that, but I did in like 1 min. I spent too much trying to get 103*9 then minus 3 before I got to the 132*7 method.

[@g.g.baxter4868]

was actually quite easy if u worked backwards, 924 was dividable by 7 to get 132, that was dividable by 3 to get 44, then I just needed to get too 44 with the 5, 9, 1 and 2, 5x9-1

[@dgstranz]

924/3 = 308 seemed more intuitive to me, and 308 is 11 x 28. Now, we have the 3, we have 2+9=11 and we only have to calculate the 28, which is 7x(5-1)

[@MuhammadAli-kv5oe]

😂😂😂😂 yh

[@dfernand101]

it's easy if you divide the big numbers and maybe try and avoid intermediate prime numbers in trying to get to the answer, my 2 pence worth was: 11(9+2) x 3 = 33, 5-1 = 4, 4 x 33=132, 132 x 7 = 924

[@Ligerpride]

Amazing......take a bow that guy.

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

9 + 2 + 3 = 923. 1 Away! Seriously though, this lad is super smart! I am grateful for guys like Dylan as it puts my own mind into happy and relieved perspective! Me with my failed GCE result from collage! Have a happy life Dylan and Family! With Best Wishes! Cheers - Mike.

[@hobson3821]

Mike Fuller then add 1. 924. Well done. Very smart

[@elliottludlow4727]

Mike Fuller college*

[@charlesgaskell5899]

9||2||7 - 3 = 924

[@charlesgaskell5899]

Tom, I know! Hence the wink. But if Mike was going to suggest a solution relying on concatenation that was one off the target, he might as well go that extra mile and have a solution relying on concatenation that was on the button...

[@thekuppi1834]

It's difficult if Rachel has to try it on paper instead just in her head

[@mymoonlight12345]

9x5 is 45. Times by 3 for 135, then minus 2 and minus 1 for 132 then multiply by 7 for 924

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

Haven't got a clue!

[@WhinedUp2004]

Lighten up grumpy, you just got it right

[@someperson92312]

5*3=15 15*9=135 135-(2+1)=132 132*7=924

[@mikeykm1993]

Very clever, but seems a little rude.

[@jackedmonds4863]

Train.Spotter.UK We can tell from your name.

[@hainsay]

He looks annoyed that he was able to solve it.

[@UnderAGlassMetropolis]

He's automatic

[@QwertyScream]

@@UnderAGlassMetropolis You mean autistic

[@stevw6013]

I got it a completely different way in about a minute. (9+3) x 7 = 84, then (5x2) + 1 = 11. 84 x 11 = 924.

[@countbasi4680]

Not bad, but I was the first to get 'ORGASMED' on Countdown. That record can never be beaten.

[@chinareds54]

Took me more than 30 seconds, but I did get it. I saw that 924 = 3*308. Then I figured out how to get 308 with the remaining numbers. 9*5*7 = 315. I can get to 306 by taking away 9 so 9*(5*7-1)+2 = 308. Thus (9*(5*7-1)+2)*3 = 924.

[@grandassassin24]

The only way to properly watch Countdown the old school style: on a curve screen TV.

[@joeseaton135]

He is not being smug. He is just classy

[@einSteppenwolf]

924=3×(5-1)×7×(9+2)

[@werhsdnas]

9*7=63 63-1=62 62*5=310 310-2=308 308*3=924 Fun alternate path...

[@bewtiful7556]

Did it a different way but had to pause video for about an extra minute. 9x5 is 45, takeaway 1 is 44. 44x3 = 132. 132x7 = 924

[@gordonhotchkiss5753]

before I see him do it this is how I did it. 9x5=45 -1 =44 x7 = 308 x3 = 924

[@greenraydaz]

You could have made this video 30 seconds shorter

[@jakechurchill4602]

greenraydaz so?

[@toni-jay1129]

a lot of hateful and angry comments on here for absolutely no reason, must be jealous. if i was as smart as this kid, i'd probably be a little smug about it too. good on you, dylan

[@spork24601]

(9*7) -1 = 62 62*5 = 310 310-2 = 308 308*3 = 924

[@Mortech_]

I did it differently too 7x5 = 35 -1 = 34 x9 = 306 +2 = 308 x3 = 924

[@ItzHarley]

Ohhh I bet his heart dropped in his stomach when Rachel said Eiiiiight.................no 924

[@judsdragon]

and he put his pen down after 10 seconds jeezus

[@kenchristie9214]

Another way to do it 3 + 9 =12: (5 x 2) +1 = 11: 12 x 11 = 132: 132 x 7 = 924.

[@sagarpandya82]

A fantastic contestant, a surprise he didn't win the series.

[@void9720]

I did (5*2+1)*(3+9) to give 132, multiply that by 7 to get 924.

[@TheCrazeIsSpreading]

Goodness me, what a smug git

[@Gogeta0110]

If I did that, I'd be smug too..... genius stuff right there

[@jay8819]

64Fabby it's countdown mate, not the superbowl

[@adrianhirst484]

Hahaha wtf, nothing he did here was wrong, he dictated the process and then just sat there What is wrong with you people, is he not allowed to grin?

[@andrewsheridan612]

As opposed to a jealous git like you...?

[@GrandSupremeDaddyo]

These kinds of otherwise baffling answers are much easier to spot if you work backwards. Start with the goal and see what you can divide it by to get a more manageable number. In this case 924 ÷ 21 only uses up the 7 and the 3 and leaves you with the much easier 44. Of course you still have to be a maths wiz, but this'll help with some of the easier ones.

[@esthercoupe7977]

5x2=10 10x9=900 7+1=8 8x3= 24 900+24=924 (I wrote this before watching) Edit: just realised 10x9 is 90 woo

[@gadoliumnitrogen7149]

LOL

[@shaunpember3944]

Took me bout 3 minutes, 9 x 7 = 63 - 1 = 62 62 x 5 = 310 -2 308 x 3

[@robertsmith5805]

Well done!👍

[@ohhahhcantona]

I gave myself 30 seconds and got it in 21 the same way. It was quite simple really. Look, I'm as smug as you, and have aspergers.

[@excluyousivite]

Why is Carlos Alcaraz on Countdown?

[@mrphuckbud]

This one is crazy easy. 5x2=10x9=900, 7+1=8x3=24. 900+24======= you get it

[@Xoahr]

5x2 = 10, but 10 x 9 = 90, not 900.

[@ewansmith6593]

I found an interesting answer, but it took a few minutes admittedly: (5^3 +9-2)*7

[@Nullifidian]

And it's against the rules, I'm afraid. You can only solve numbers puzzles on _Countdown_ using the basic arithmetical operations (dividing, multiplying, adding, and subtracting), with whole numbers at each step, and without using exponents.

[@neilmarais1912]

There is an alternate solution as well. 9+2 =11. 11×7 =77. 5-1=4. 4×3=12. 77×12 =924

[@dazendi8116]

Nice solve sir

[@thedragonsnortchannel2609]

I got 924 in a different way. Hear me out: 9+3=12 12×7=84 [(5×2)=10+1]=11 84×11=924

[@Austin101123]

I thought 9*3+1=28 and 7*5-2=33, 28*33=924. I saw 924 was 990-66, so its 33*(30-2) and tried to find those numbers then.

[@moezy259]

Also 5-1=4*7=28 9+2=11. 28*11=308 308*3=924. I actually did this under 30 seconds too

[@jackjohnson1001]

clever guy… and handsome!

[@frostyzzzlad]

I got it in the time as well. 5*2=10 10*9=900 (7+1)*3=24 900+24=924

[@clivealabaster6059]

How about: (5+7-1) x (9^2 + 3) = 11 x (81+3) = 11 x 84 = 924 Took me ages to come up with a novel solution, though. Obviously, on Countdown you are not compelled to use ALL the numbers, then (Dylan didn't use the 2).

[@Nullifidian]

No, but on _Countdown_ you are compelled to use only the basic arithmetical operations, so no exponents allowed, I'm afraid, and no using numbers twice (which would obviously make the no exponents rule moot if it weren't enforced). That said, you can get 84 within the rules by doing the following: 5 - 1 = 4 4 x 3 = 12 12 x 7 = 84 That leaves you the 9 and the 2 with which to make 11.

[@MrCrockaG]

Also: 9x5=45-1=44 44x3=132 132x7=924

[@anthonyb4479]

Would 9*(7+3)+5^2-1 be a valid use of the numbers?

[@donewithyourcrap]

9*3*5 = 135 135-2-1 = 132 132*7 = 924 It’s 3am I should really go to sleep

[@HaydnG266]

But why would you pick 6 small? The best method seems to be 2 large 4 small... maybe 1 large and 5 small at a push.

[@hornyfuckinturtle]

To put the other person off. Best isn't always the best

[@Outland9000]

Four large and two small.

[@Jettyy]

(7+1)*3=24, (5*2)*9= 900. 900+24=924

[@mikeevans1994]

Also 9+1=10 square that=100 3 squared - 9 9×100 = 900 5+7=12 12×2=24 900+24 = 924 Boom proud of that

[@janewhittaker8586]

3x7 = 10 10x9 =900 5(to the power of 2) =25 900 +25 =925 925 - 1 = 924

[@elodiealaya]

I knew it... He is the one.

[@samtooms1514]

I didn’t manage to get it in time, but i managed to get 922 5x2=10 X that by 9=900 Then 7x3 is 21+1=22 900+22=922

[@thebigman5188]

9*5 = 45 45-1 = 44 44*7 = 308 308*3 = 924

[@williambunter3311]

Brilliant!

[@stylez521]

Also 5^3 + 9 = 134 * 7 = 924 Can you use powers as a number? That was my first solution

[@jonasvigueras685]

No, only the 4 basic operations

[@InterDimensionalLizard]

Also you could have (5-1)x(9+2)x3x7=924.

[@onechristian1]

9x5=45 -1= 44 x 3 =132 x 7= 924

[@og8929]

3+1=4 7x4=24 5x2=10 10x9=900 900+24=924 and pls tell me if I used some twice :))

[@og8929]

Steve Winsor Oh yeah I look pretty dumb now haha

[@ianoneill4853]

10x9 is not 900

[@og8929]

Ian O'Neill Sorry brO I messed up

[@ianoneill4853]

:)

[@JouvaMoufette]

9 * 3 * 5 = 135 135 - (2 +1) = 132 132 * 7 = 924

[@darryllai7492]

Pretty simple to solve if you're looking for factors of 924. Lucky it had many factors 5x2+1=11 11x7=77 77x12=924

[@Imadthebest23]

5*3=15 15*9=135 135-1=134 134-2=132 132*7=924