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Adam Porter

With Series 60 coming to an end, I feel this is a good time to retire from the Wednesday recaps. I've been doing them since Series 53, starting in March 2005. I don't know how many I've done, but I think it's probably enough!

I'm sure there'll be plenty of volunteers to take over.

Adam

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 17 June 2009. C1: Challenger Kirk Bevins. C2: Challenger Neil Zussman. DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R S R O I A T E R R02: W E Z T I R E A E R03: P S C A I E B U S R04: R E Y D O D I V L R05: 100, 5, 2, 7, 4, 8...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 10 June 2009. C1: Champion Jacqueline Baker (3 wins.) C2: Challenger Desi Corcoran. DC: Susie Dent and John Stapleton. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: L P T R I O E G O R02: C T Z O A E M M A R03: T C L L E I O S I R04: F P A O S N E T I R05: 75, 4,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 June 2009 C1: Challenger Ian Sinclair. C2: Challenger Chris Kirby. DC: Susie Dent and Richard Digence. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: O I E N R T T N T R02: R F D A E A M S W R03: N P L G E O I B U R04: T L D I E O F C L R05: 100, 10, 6, 6, 7, 2....

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 May 2009. C1: Champion James Doohan (3 wins.) C2: Challenger Nick Patrick. DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: D L M E O E L R E R02: T S R U O A S F I R03: N T D N A A I G Q R04: N S G O A A P N I R05: 75, 50, 100, 3,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 May 2009. C1: Champion Jimmy Gough (7 wins.) C2: Challenger Tony Larlham. DC: Susie Dent and Rory McGrath. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: T I L E T U R F D R02: I E O T P T R E R R03: C O N E V A B O R R04: J T S I A A S N O R05: 50, 1, 3, 1, 7,...

Adam Porter

I'm away next week, so I wonder if someone could volunteer to do next Wednesday's recap (13 May)?

If no-one does, I'll do it from 4OD when I get back.

Adam

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 May 2009. C1: Champion Bob Stevenson (1 win.) C2: Challenger Chrissie Buckley. DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S L O N A I R E C R02: R D Y A E I R M C R03: D E M N E O P E L R04: R N L T U A O S H R05: 6, 2, 4, 4,...

Adam Porter

Phil Reynolds wrote:Cheers Adam - one small correction, Julie's word in round 7 was NETTLES.

You're right, and I've edited accordingly.

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 April 2009. C1: Champion Julie Russell (3 wins.) C2: Challenger Hamish Williamson. DC: Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R E T I D K T A N R02: S T E I P G A C E R03: M A N J O I S D R R04: U E L S O C R A S R05: 75,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 22 April 2009. C1: Champion James Robinson (1 win.) C2: Challenger Louise Bambury. DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R P S A E A C T E R02: M S R D I U E T T R03: D P X O I E T Q O R04: N R W A E F J I M R05: 4, 6, 3, 1, 3...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 April 2009. C1: Champion Shane Roberts (4 wins.) C2: Challenger Beth Elkins. DC: Susie Dent and David Lloyd. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: P O S E G O T E P R02: R S I E V R O A M R03: L I K A C E L A N R04: T D O E L R I O S R05: 9, 1, 2, 8, 7...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 April 2009. C1: Champion Fiona Chambers (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Andrew Pearson. DC: Susie Dent and Jonathan Ansell. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M L N U E E H D A R02: P R E A F N E P O R03: M K S A O S E Y B R04: S D A U N N A R I R05: 75, 4,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 April 2009. C1: Champion Cate Henderson (7 wins.) C2: Challenger Chantalle Edgley. DC: Susie Dent and Jerry Springer. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: U E O T C R X I N R02: S R F O I A T R O R03: A E A L M Y S P E R04: G L P A E I T M E R05: 50, 4...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 March 2009. C1: Champion Cate Henderson (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Richard Gray. DC: Susie Dent and Brian Capron. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: E E A N R H T O M R02: R R I A S T O I M R03: E I A D C N G E C R04: L A B T E N L O Y R05: 100, 7, 6,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 March 2009. C1: Challenger Kezra Shakir. C2: Challenger Stephen Porritt. DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M T R A E J A U N R02: T S S F I E O A U R03: T M D O E N R E I R04: H H R G O E O U D R05: 75, 50, 2, 7, 3,...

Adam Porter

Here's the latest from ITV, with confirmation of Countdown moving to Manchester: In Leeds, it is shutting the main studio building in Kirkstall Road, with a loss of 150 jobs out of 600 in Leeds. The quiz show Countdown will move to Manchester, probably within the next few months. But ITV says it is ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 February 2009. C1: Champion Neil Zussman (7 wins.) C2: Challenger Sheila Box. DC: Susie Dent and Graham Cole. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: L E R C O D I A N R02: R R U T E Y E D I R03: D E R H I L O P S R04: T Z F E A N D I R R05: 9, 2, 1, 4, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 February 2009. C1: Champion Neil Zussman (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Anita Fairhurst. DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: H A S P E W I N P R02: S E O L D E T D B R03: C A L R I T E A E R04: N T R O I A D R Q R05: 2, 10, ...

Adam Porter

For some reason, the submit feature on the CDB doesn't seem to be working, so I haven't been able to submit this one.

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 February 2009. C1: Champion Janet Scowcroft (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Kate Richardson. DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: C Y N O E T E L M R02: R R F I E O B N I R03: F R J A O I R A E R04: X L D A A O N A D R05: 50...

Adam Porter

I wonder if someone could do the recaps for the next two Wednesdays (28 Jan and 4 Feb), while I'm off skiing?

Thanks.

Adam

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 January 2009. C1: Challenger Steve Briers. C2: Challenger Debbi Flack. DC: Susie Dent and Alistair Stewart. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S T D N O A E P I R02: F L R M I E Y E D R03: P I E N R I T Z T R04: G D B A I O S H R R05: 25, 75, 100, 4...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 14 January 2009. C1: Challenger Jon Corby. C2: Challenger Richard Brittain. DC: Susie Dent and Andrew Sachs. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: D L B E I A S I F R02: E A O T Q C G D L R03: J L D O A O T N R R04: E I E X P Z N M G R05: 25, 9, 6, 7, 5, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 10 December 2008. C1: Challenger Kai Laddiman. C2: Challenger Charlie Reams. DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: T L I E Y S T A V R02: S N P L U A E I U R03: E A P L B I M O S R04: N S Z T A I E O I R05: 75, 25, 10, 2, 2...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 December 2008. C1: Champion Lynn Cavanagh (1 win.) C2: Challenger Zoe Bowman. DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: T N R U R A A L I R02: T M R O E Z J O R R03: S D R A C Q E D A R04: L D V R I E I E N R05: 75, 6,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 26 November 2008. C1: Challenger Steve Elcock. C2: Challenger Daryl Hawes. DC: Susie Dent and Sue Cleaver. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: K T I O R M S A G R02: C T O R E G A L E R03: P O E R T D A T S R04: M I D A R P O M E R05: 100, 10, 4, 1, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 November 2008. C1: Champion Mark Redhead (2 wins.) C2: Challenger John Matthews. DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R N C A O E X S A R02: C B P E A D L A E R03: P U O E T L T G L R04: T M F A O M H E N R05: 100, 2, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 12 November 2008. C1: Champion Martin Bishop (6 wins.) C2: Challenger Campbell Norris. DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N T S E A E Y T U R02: O I B D A M D G E R03: T C N A O U R P E R04: R A O P E N C R O R05: ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 5 November 2008. C1: Champion Martin Bishop (1 win.) C2: Challenger Alice Donald. DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R L G I E U B G O R02: N A T Z E T H I L R03: X R S E I A C T O R04: N U D L E M I G J R05: 100, 6, 2...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 October 2008. C1: Challenger Lynn Owens. C2: Challenger Phredd Warren. DC: Susie Dent and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M R Z D O U E S O R02: D V R E A P E Q P R03: R R N J E I A E T R04: H R A I G N U I P R05: 25, 1, 6...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 22 October 2008. C1: Champion Charlie Reams (5 wins.) C2: Challenger Paul Blake. DC: Susie Dent and Brian Capron. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N C S G A O A O S R02: I A I T T Q E L O R03: D S D S I E I C O R04: D E B X I E F R I R05: 100, 6, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 October 2008. C1: Champion John McCarthy (1 win.) C2: Challenger Charlie Reams. (I'm sure that name rings a bell...) DC: Susie Dent and Ann Widdecombe. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S N G O U O M D N R02: R T N F E I A E L R03: N R S W A I A...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 October 2008. C1: Champion Kai Laddiman (4 wins.) C2: Challenger Alex Gaywood. DC: Susie Dent and Nicholas Owen. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S E T S I M E N P R02: T T O I O Z G I F R03: M Q R A I T E S L R04: Y I A T D E A L C R05: 75, 50,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 October 2008. C1: Champion Junaid Mubeen (7 wins.) C2: Challenger Margaret Batters. DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: C R S V O E I J E R02: L G D A I R A I T R03: L D D Y T E A I A R04: Z Q O T I E T R N R05: 7, 6...

Adam Porter

I'm away for the next two weeks, so could someone do the next two Wednesday recaps?

If no-one does them, I'll do them from 4OD when I get back.

Adam

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 10th September 2008. C1: Champion Debbi Flack (6 wins.) C2: Challenger Mike Lambert. DC: Susie Dent and Anton Du Beke. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S R N T E E A N D R02: C T S N O I A C G R03: L S T O A I M V R R04: F N N T E E U E S R05: 50,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3rd September 2008. C1: Champion Debbi Flack (1 win.) C2: Challenger Peter O'Hare. DC: Susie Dent and Graham Cole. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M N W A E A T Q L R02: R T N O A E P Y I R03: C V T M E E A S B R04: X G R A E I T L D R05: 25, 100...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27th August 2008. C1: Champion Alex Horne (1 win.) C2: Challenger Maralyn Badham. DC: Susie Dent and Arthur Smith. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M T A U E N F S O R02: B H R E I O N M E R03: S R T A E O X G I R04: S R P A E I M G C R05: 100, 8,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23rd July 2008. C1: Champion Alistair Kinnon (1 win.) C2: Challenger Nick Locock. DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: I E A U N J D C T R02: I M O R D E I S B R03: E A O V R H L T E R04: I N Y A E S G O L R05: 25, 5,...

Adam Porter

More detail: VORDERMAN FORCED TO QUIT OVER 90% PAY CUT By Beverley Rouse, PA Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman quit the show after she was told to take or leave a 90% pay cut, her manager claimed today. Vorderman, who worked on the Channel 4 game show for 26 years, had offered to accept a pay cut ...

Adam Porter

The latest from PA:

Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman said she felt she was forced to quit the
show after she was told to take or leave a 90% pay cut.
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Adam Porter

More from PA: Vorderman, 47, has been with the show since it began in 1982 and was the first woman to appear on Channel 4. Ever since she has been a regular part of Countdown, coming into her own as the show's resident maths expert. She even became something of an unexpected sex symbol among male fa...

Adam Porter

And yet more: VORDERMAN: STATEMENT IN FULL By PA Reporter Carol Vorderman's manager John Miles tonight announced that the long-running presenter was stepping down from Channel 4 gameshow Countdown. Here is her manager's statement in full: "It was a difficult decision because she loves Countdown...

Adam Porter

Kirk Bevins wrote:How are you accessing all this? Is there a link?

One of the advantages/perils of being a journalist. PA and other agency stories drop onto our computers all the time.

Adam Porter

Slightly more detail now: CONUNDRUM FOR COUNTDOWN AS VORDERMAN QUITS By Matt Williams, PA Carol Vorderman is to step down from her role in the long-running Channel 4 gameshow Countdown, her manager said tonight. The presenter, who has been with the programme for 26 years, was said to be "extrem...

Adam Porter

PA is the Press Association.

Adam Porter

Just dropped on PA:

Presenter Carol Vorderman has decided to step down from television game show
Countdown, her manager said tonight.
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Adam Porter

MediaGuardian.co.uk this morning says that Rory Bremner has emerged as the favourite to take over, with other names in the frame including Aled Jones, Gyles Brandreth, and Michael Aspel. It also says there's a question mark over Carol's future, as Channel 4 is trying to cut costs. http://www.guardia...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16th July 2008. C1: Champion Peter Young (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Bev Jones. DC: Susie Dent and Rick Wakeman. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: O E T N D U K M A R02: T R G I E U M T I R03: T A C B E S C O R R04: R B R I E A J T I R05: 8, 2, 4, 9, ...

Adam Porter

I noticed there were a few recaps on here which weren't on the Corral, so I've added them. There were also a few games from early in the series which weren't recapped at all (Mon 23 June, Tue 24 June, Mon 30 June), so I've done them. Apologies if anyone was just about to do them, but there seems to ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Monday 30th June 2008. C1: Champion Lee Simmonds (3 wins.) C2: Challenger Neil Mackenzie. DC: Susie Dent and Barry Norman. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S J R T O U A N I R02: F S E K A N Y E C R03: N N S L I O E X S R04: C N A R S E A D T R05: 50, 4, 1,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24th June 2008. C1: Champion Tony Gilgun (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Arthur Frost. DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: O E A L R S P L O R02: R D P I E O S V A R03: I O O N C B S F T R04: D S N I E I M G R R05: 100, 4, 5, 8, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Monday 23rd June 2008. C1: Champion Tony Gilgun (1 win.) C2: Challenger Daniel Spiller. DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: I E I T S Y R G M R02: B R D U A P G O A R03: O I O N T R C I S R04: M L D N E O U V I R05: 100, 9, 7, 2, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 9th July 2008. C1: Champion Patricia Jamieson (1 win.) C2: Challenger Peter Holt. DC: Susie Dent and Lynda Baron. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N B G O I A D L L R02: N V O E S N A P S R03: R N T U A I P S E R04: M S R A E D O Q I R05: 100, 8, ...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 2nd July 2008. C1: Champion Neil Mackenzie (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Ken Dunbar. DC: Susie Dent and Barry Norman. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R G I R S E O N X R02: F M E E D S D O A R03: T E A P T N E P S R04: R P N O A A S I T R05: 75, 100, ...

Adam Porter

4OD reckons this is episode 122, so they must have just kept on numbering following Series 58.

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25th June 2008. C1: Champion Tony Gilgun (3 wins.) C2: Challenger Lee Simmonds. DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: O A I T R N T M R R02: J S T N A I E A M R03: I E A T C G R S A R04: D P L N I E E T O R05: 25, 4, 9, 4,...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18th June 2008. C1: Champion David O'Donnell (9 wins, No 1 seed.) C2: Champion Jonathan Coles (9 wins, No 4 seed.) DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: E A E C B M D E K R02: J R D I E S M A T R03: O I O S N P N A C...

Adam Porter

Countdown recap for Wednesday 11th June 2008. C1: Champion Neil Sneddon (3 wins.) C2: Challenger Tony Gilgun. DC: Susie Dent and Alastair Stewart. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: L R T O E E N S A R02: I E A R M S M A C R03: N U C O T E S E P R04: O E I R G N D O W R05: 75, 1...

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