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{{quote|"''As the countdown to a brand-new channel ends, a brand-new ''Countdown'' begins.''"|'''Richard Whiteley''''s first words on the ''Countdown'' debut, alluding to the show's precursor ''Calendar Countdown'' (which aired as a brief regional series in 1981).}}
The thinking man's game show, and the face of [[Channel
''Countdown'' is based on a [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|French]] game much more straightforwardly titled ''The Numbers And Letters''.
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* '''Conundrum''': Used to end each show. A nine-letter word is scrambled, and the first player to buzz-in and get it right gets 10 points. In the event that the Conundrum will determine the winner, it is known as a "Crucial ''Countdown'' Conundrum".
No relation to the American news show ''[[Countdown
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=== [[Game Show]] Tropes in use: ===
* [[Home Game]]: Several, including a DVD version.
* Personnel:
** [[Game Show Host]]: Richard Whiteley is the most well-known. He was replaced after his passing by Des Lynam, then Des O'Connor. Jeff Stelling began hosting the show upon the departure of O'Connor. Stelling will be replaced in 2012 with Nick Hewer ([[The Apprentice (TV series)|yes,]] ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|that]]'' [[The Apprentice (TV series)|Nick Hewer]]).
** [[Lovely Assistant]]: Primarily Carol Vorderman and Rachel Riley, but the earlier seasons had more Vannas before Carol took over.
** [[Studio Audience]]
** Dictionary Corner, made up of a lexicographer (usually Susie Dent) and a guest who changes each week.
* [[Think Music]]: As well known in the UK as ''[[Jeopardy
* [[Unexpectedly Obscure Answer]]: Some of the words brought up by Dictionary Corner.
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* [[Corpsing]]: Richard Whiteley loses it while telling a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFbumvpcvuw joke once]; amazing how he can even make a bad joke funny.
* [[Crossover]]: Being as iconic as it is, the game has appeared in ''other'' shows as part of some kind of task — notably to embarrass [[Ant and Dec]] on ''Saturday Night Takeaway'', and as a shopping budget task on ''[[Big Brother]]''.
* [[Fun
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: If the word is in the dictionary, it can be used.
** Perhaps the most famous occasion: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBXPUSXGWs A pair of wankers.] The word has been used by other contestants since.
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