But today, Tuesday March 23rd 2010, the longest running show on Channel 4 hits the big 5,000
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61 completed series, 13 Championship Of Champions, thousands of contestants, hundreds of Dictionary Corner guests and lexicographers, 2 arithmeticians, 4 hosts later, and it's still going strong.
I think we all toast the brilliance of Countdown, and hope it'll reach the 10,000 in around 20 years time or so.
But, back to today's show, Dave Wilkinson saw off our champion Kevin yesterday, so we still wait for our 2nd octochamp of the series. Are we even going to get another one
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Who knows
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