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Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 January 2021. C1: Champion Matthew Chivers (1 win, 70 points.) From Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. A Tottenham Hotspur F.C. fan. C2: Challenger Will Blackman. From Holloway, Greater London. He's a big Arsenal F.C. fan. DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold. RR: Rachel ...

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Countdown recap for Monday 18 January 2021. C1: Champion Darren Phipps-Walker (1 win, 86 points.) He works as a delivery driver. C2: Challenger Matthew Chivers. He supports Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and loves going to music festivals, particularly in Croatia. DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold. RR: Rac...

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Countdown recap for Friday 15 January 2021. C1: Challenger Darren Phipps-Walker. He works as a delivery driver, and of course, 2020 was a very busy year for him! C2: Challenger Gillian King. She worked as a DJ in a local radio station in Tenerife. DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold. RR: Rachel Riley....

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Will James become our first octochamp of the series, I wonder.... :?: :?: :?: And we also welcome Key Equity Release as the new show sponsor. 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Thursday 14 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (7 wins, 726 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, He...

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Nick is back at home shielding, so we welcome back guest host Colin Murray for his first regular game as host. ;) :) :D Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (6 wins, 620 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. C2: Challenger Roger...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (5 wins, 520 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. C2: Challenger Andrew Brookes. A driver from Stourbridge, West Midlands. He owns 4 bikes and likes to go out in the country on them. DC: Susie...

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Countdown recap for Monday 11 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (4 wins, 414 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. C2: Challenger Mark Pettitt. A worker in wine logistics from St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond. RR: Rachel Riley, w...

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Countdown recap for Friday 8 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (3 wins, 302 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. C2: Challenger Seb James. An education and sociology student from Gloucestershire. He loves water sports, particularly canoeing and kayaking. DC...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 7 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (2 wins, 211 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. C2: Challenger Peter Franklin Routh. A university project manager from Oxford. He once went to Indiana for a weekend for a conference on Kurt ...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 January 2021. C1: Champion James Burley (1 win, 84 points.) A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. C2: Challenger Edward Carter. A pilot from Horley, Surrey. He lost his previous piloting job near the end of 2019, but got a new one before hav...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 January 2021. C1: Champion Paul Gaskell (1 win, 80 points.) A physics teacher from Cornwall, but originally from Yorkshire. C2: Challenger James Burley. A general classroom teacher from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He likes playing Scrabble and has taken part in tour...

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New year, new series, same Countdown . 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Monday 4 January 2021. C1: Champion Daniel Jonathan (4 wins, 358 points.) A full-time carer from Haslingden, Lancashire. C2: Challenger Paul Gaskell. A physics teacher from Cornwall, but originally from Yorkshire. He plays bowls ...

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And our final special sees two GOATs clash horns :!: :!: :!: Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 December 2020. C1: Series 54 Champion, Champion of Champions XII Semi-Finalist & 30th Birthday Championship Champion Conor Travers. (21 games, 20 wins, 2,348 points.) An Apteforumite from Luton, Bedford...

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Our 2nd special gives us a battle of two super-champions :!: :!: :!: 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 December 2020. C1: Series 69 Champion & Champion of Champions XIV Quarter-Finalist Callum Todd. (12 games, 10 wins, 1,300 points.) An Apteforumite from Tingley, West Yorkshire. C2: Ser...

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Well, Series 82 maybe over, but we have a trio of special episodes to finish 2020 off, and we also have a new temporary host for you to enjoy too :!: :!: Yes, with Nick being forced to shield, we welcome Colin Murray into the hotseat, not only for these specials, but for some of the episodes in Seri...

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WELCOME YOU TO THE SERIES 82 GRAND FINAL!!! ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) :geek: :ugeek: As is tradition, I will give you the full Robbo experience for this showpiece event, and in what has been the most remarkable year we could ever have imagined, we're now at the end of this rema...

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WHO WILL JOIN LUKE IN TOMORROW'S FINAL.... :?: :?: :?: Countdown recap for Thursday 17 December 2020. C1: #2 Seed Sam "The Rochdale Rottweiler" Cappleman-Lynes (9 games, 9 wins, 1,060 points) An Apteforumite and software developer from Rochdale. He defeated #7 seed Damien Doughty 121-71 in...

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FOUR DOWN, FOUR TO GO..., AS WE ENTER THE SEMI-FINALS :!: :!: :!: :D :D :D Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 December 2020. C1: #1 Seed Luke "The Cambridge Colossus" Johnson-Davies (9 games, 9 wins, 1,160 points) An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge...

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WHO WILL TAKE THE LAST SEMI-FINAL SPOT... :?: :?: :?: Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 December 2020. C1: #4 Seed Ian "The Musselburgh Marvel" Volante (8 games, 8 wins, 826 points) An Apteforumite and statistician from Musselburgh, East Lothian. C2: #5 Seed Ryan "The Mitcham Maestro&quo...

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THE FINAL WEEK OF SERIES 82 BEGINS HERE... ;) :) :D Countdown recap for Monday 14 December 2020. C1: #3 Seed Leo "The London Laser" Smith (8 games, 8 wins, 869 points) A pest controller from London. C2: #6 Seed Phil "The Middleton Marauder" Hulme (8 games, 8 wins, 789 points) A r...

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TOP YESTERDAY'S GAME.... :!: :!: :!: :P :P :P Countdown recap for Friday 11 December 2020. C1: #2 Seed Sam "The Rochdale Rottweiler" Cappleman-Lynes (8 games, 8 wins, 939 points) An Apteforumite and software developer from Rochdale. C2: #7 Seed Damien "The Bristol Bomb" Doughty (...

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TIME FOR THE SERIES 82 FINALS TO BEGIN :!: :!: :!: :D :mrgreen: 8-) :geek: :ugeek: EIGHT OCTOCHAMPS, SEVEN SHOWS, ONE WINNER :!: :!: :!: 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Thursday 10 December 2020. C1: #1 Seed Luke "The Cambridge Colossus" Johnson-Davies (8 games, 8 wins, 1,024 points) An Ap...

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THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE UP IN THE STUDIO :!: :!: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Over 11 months since the series began in January, we're now finally at the end of the preliminaries!!! Who will win to become carryover champion into 2021... :?: :?: :?: Countdown recap for Wednesday 9 December 202...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 December 2020. C1: Champion Daniel Jonathan (2 wins, 203 points.) A full-time carer from Haslingden, Lancashire. C2: Challenger Tim White. A defence industry estimator from Bristol. DC: Susie Dent and Nina Wadia. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M E ...

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Countdown recap for Monday 7 December 2020. C1: Champion Daniel Jonathan (1 win, 98 points.) A full-time carer from Haslingden, Lancashire. C2: Challenger Joey Marks. An economics student at Loughborough University, but is originally from Malta. He supports Manchester United F.C. as well. He has wat...

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Countdown recap for Friday 4 December 2020. C1: Champion Mike Corcoran (1 win, 94 points.) A man from Southampton. C2: Challenger Daniel Jonathan. A full-time carer from Haslingden, Lancashire. He likes football and can name all the Premier League top scorers. DC: Susie Dent and Nina Wadia. RR: Rach...

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Well, the 8 slots for the Series 82 finals are sorted, now let's see who will be the carryover champion going into 2021. 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Thursday 3 December 2020. C1: Challenger Craig Melson. A worker in technology policy from London. He once tried to teach himself how to surf in Bal...

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Well, Leo secured his finals place yesterday, but will he make it 8 octochamps out of 8 yet again.... :?: :? :?: :? Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 December 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (7 wins, 773 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Nicola Newton. An administrator from Edmonton,...

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Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:22 pm The subtitles at the time 100% said chomps, not chumps. That's why I wrote it as chomps.

Mine said CHUMPS, and after winding it back and forth plenty of times, I decided to keep it at that.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 December 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (6 wins, 658 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Liam Coles. A finance assistant from Christchurch, Dorset. His favourite place in the world is Brighton, which he visited regularly whilst he was at college in Chic...

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Countdown recap for Monday 30 November 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (5 wins, 556 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Joe Timmins. A finance assistant from Manchester. He wants to visit 30 countries before he turns 30 in 5 years time. DC: Susie Dent and Samira Ahmed. RR: Rachel Ril...

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Countdown recap for Friday 27 November 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (4 wins, 449 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Amaar Iqbal. A graduate chemical engineer from Halifax, West Yorkshire. He now works as an electrical engineer and went to Beijing for a scholarship, which led to a...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 26 November 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (3 wins, 335 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Isabella Roper. A theology student studying at Durham University, but is originally from Ascot, Berkshire. She likes rowing and even made the semi-finals of the H...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 November 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (2 wins, 209 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Steve Whatmore. A retired bank manager from Stafford. He likes playing chess and even got to play against Grandmaster David Howell, the 3-time UK champion, and w...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 November 2020. C1: Champion Leo Smith (1 win, 104 points.) A pest controller from London. C2: Challenger Jonnie Masterson. A quality assurance assessor from Keighley, West Yorkshire. DC: Susie Dent and Sir Tim Rice. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: ...

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James, I see that you're doing the text versions yourself now. Now I've graduated I've got a lot of time on my hands and I'm usually able to watch live every day - is this something (for new episodes) you want me to take over, as I'm already doing the wiki versions, or are you happy with the status...

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Countdown recap for Monday 23 November 2020. C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (6 wins, 699 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, West Midlands. C2: Challenger Leo Smith. A pest controller from London. He uses a special gel to disperse pigeons. DC: Susie Den...

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Countdown recap for Friday 20 November 2020. C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (5 wins, 568 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, West Midlands. C2: Challenger Craig Thomas. A chain of custody operations manager from Wolverhampton. He likes wrestling and hel...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 19 November 2020. C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (4 wins, 436 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, West Midlands. C2: Challenger Gaz Lang. A plant supervisor from Bolton, Greater Manchester. He likes boxing and supporting Bol...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 November 2020. C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (3 wins, 318 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, West Midlands. C2: Challenger Michael Grahamslaw. A magazine owner and publisher from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The magazine in qu...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 November 2020. C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (2 wins, 208 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, West Midlands. C2: Challenger Kevin Hackett. A man from Birmingham. He loves playing bowls and golf, and even went to Augusta t...

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Welcome to the first recap since the passing of Countdown 's third host, Des O'Connor (1932-2020). RIP Des. :cry: :cry: :cry: Countdown recap for Monday 16 November 2020. C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (1 win, 102 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, Wes...

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OOOOOOOH, IT'S FRIDAY THE 13TH AGAIN.... :shock: :o :shock: :o :shock: :o Countdown recap for Friday 13 November 2020. C1: Champion Andy Bruno (5 wins, 424 points.) A retired maths and science tutor from Stoke-on-Trent. C2: Challenger Martyn Simpson. An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobili...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 12 November 2020. C1: Champion Andy Bruno (4 wins, 359 points.) A retired maths and science tutor from Stoke-on-Trent. C2: Challenger Jacqueline Reynolds. A retired ship surveyor from Child Okeford, Dorset. She once stopped a ship without any safety equipment from sailin...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 November 2020. C1: Champion Andy Bruno (3 wins, 271 points.) A retired maths and science tutor from Stoke-on-Trent. C2: Challenger Keir Halcomb. A solicitor from London. He taught English in China, and unexpectedly sang "New York, New York" to 6,000 Chinese...

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This episode means that this series is now officially the longest Countdown series EVER!!! 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 November 2020. C1: Champion Andy Bruno (2 wins, 182 points.) A retired maths and science tutor from Stoke-on-Trent. C2: Challenger Ashanthi de Silva. A finance contro...

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Countdown recap for Monday 9 November 2020. C1: Champion Andy Bruno (1 win, 85 points.) A retired maths and science tutor from Stoke-on-Trent. C2: Challenger Dan Witherington. A data analyst from Ferndown, Dorset. He was in Thailand when the first lockdown happened, and had to get a flight back via ...

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Countdown recap for Friday 6 November 2020. C1: Champion Rebecca Harraway (1 win, 88 points.) A nursery owner from Farnborough, Hampshire. C2: Challenger Andy Bruno. A retired maths and science tutor from Stoke-on-Trent. He previously appeared on the show back in Series 1 in 1982, winning 2 games :!...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 5 November 2020. C1: Challenger Lindzee Macaulay. A recently retired teacher from Epping, Essex. C2: Challenger Rebecca Harraway. A nursery owner from Farnborough, Hampshire. She does an exercise class twice a week to rock and heavy metal music called Rockfit. She previo...

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It's been nearly 2 months since Sam Cappleman-Lynes became our last octochamp, will Damien make it a lucky 7 in his quest for 8 :?: :?: :?: Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 November 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (7 wins, 649 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding,...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 November 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (6 wins, 558 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. C2: Challenger Debbie Taylor. A group exercise co-ordinator from Chertsey, Surrey. She previously spent 21 years working in cab...

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HAPPY 38TH BIRTHDAY COUNTDOWN!!! ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) :geek: :ugeek: Countdown recap for Monday 2 November 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (5 wins, 469 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. C2: Challenger Paul Jacobs. A finance manager for a law ...

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NEW RECORD ALERT!!! Series 54 had 146 preliminaries before the finals, today, Series 82 hits its 147th preliminary, a new record for an individual series of Countdown . 8-) 8-) 8-) Countdown recap for Friday 30 October 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (4 wins, 379 points.) A creative director from...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 29 October 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (3 wins, 282 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. C2: Challenger Andy Lyon. A lift engineer from Pensford, Somerset. He used to play rugby as a prop, and currently coaches the ...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 28 October 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (2 wins, 171 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. C2: Challenger Jack McFadyen. An electrical meter reader from Fulham, Greater London. He got married near Gretna Green on New...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 October 2020. C1: Champion Damien Doughty (1 win, 84 points.) From Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. C2: Challenger Chris Diggons. A driving instructor from Essex. He used to be a baker, starting at 4am in the morning. DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner. ...

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Quite interesting to see Damien win with the DISINFECT conundrum after getting INFECTS earlier in the show.

Reminds me of when a young Dinos got DECANTER, then DECANTING in the conundrum.

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Countdown recap for Monday 26 October 2020. C1: Champion Scott Vickers (4 wins, 345 points.) A quality assurance advisor from Middlesbrough. C2: Challenger Damien Doughty. From Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. He once hitchhiked in Australia from Darwin to Perth and had his lefto...

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Countdown recap for Friday 23 October 2020. C1: Champion Scott Vickers (3 wins, 257 points.) A quality assurance advisor from Middlesbrough. C2: Challenger Kevin Kelly. A recruitment business partner from London. He currently works in the medical field doing some new COVID-related software. DC: Susi...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 22 October 2020. C1: Champion Scott Vickers (2 wins, 192 points.) A quality assurance advisor from Middlesbrough. C2: Challenger Liam Coffey. A sports therapist from Oxford. He looks after chickens at home alongside his 18-month-old son. DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner. RR...

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