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Countdown recap for Wednesday 4th June 2008. C1: Champion Jonathan Coles (6 wins.) C2: Challenger Alan Carling. DC: Susie Dent and Ricky Tomlinson. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: C Y R I A C P E R R02: N T D O E O B S I R03: N G R A E M P O T R04: N D Z E A E F N O R05: 25, ...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 28th May 2008. C1: Champion Jonathan Coles (1 win.) C2: Challenger Connie Hird. DC: Susie Dent and Tom O'Connor. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R C F A E T Y E M R02: N T O E C O D O T R03: N T G A E S P A I R04: R H E U A D N E D R05: 75, 6, 10...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 21st May 2008. C1: Champion Carl Dundas (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Neil Mayland. DC: Susie Dent and Richard Digance. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: A O A D I N L X E R02: M K U T E E N N A R03: I A L C U M S A S R04: E U E Q M W A L T R05: 25, 6, ...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 14th May 2008. C1: Champion Philippa Griffin (1 win.) C2: Challenger Eunice Campbell. DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R S L T E A I S T R02: N C R O E N L A R R03: S R O S E U C P E R04: A A P N E R K O T R05: 75...

Apologies for the late post. I've been away, and forgot to get someone to cover.

Countdown recap for Wednesday 7th May 2008. C1: Champion Peter Davies (4 wins.) C2: Challenger Sue Stevenson. DC: Susie Dent and Jennie Bond. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N T S O A I L R E R02: D Z C A I D E O S R03: H N T A I E H I D R04: F B R E O C E P U R05: 50, 3, 9, ...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30th April 2008. C1: Champion Ellen Hill (1 win.) C2: Challenger Allannah Steadman. DC: Susie Dent and Keith Barron. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: T Y L I O E F R A R02: W S K I A U S B I R03: T J R O O A D P I R04: T G E A S N A D E R05: 50, 4...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23rd April 2008. C1: Champion Ben Hanks (3 wins.) C2: Challenger David Collingham. DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: B R J A E I T N L R02: E Z M I D O T C N R03: G P E O S R S I T R04: R E O A B R N S D R05: 25, 50, ...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16th April 2008. C1: Champion Diana Coull (1 win.) C2: Challenger Peter Davey. DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: H P R O I U Z T A R02: P M H O T U I G F R03: S E T A R E D D R R04: T S O L X I A G S R05: 25, 8, 1, 9, 2...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 9th April 2008. C1: Champion Matthew Coates (3 wins.) C2: Challenger David Sandbach. DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N L A D N E E S K R02: D T S I O U W T O R03: T S A O L N E M G R04: S N Y F U O A N I R05: 1...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 2nd April 2008. C1: Champion Nigel Davies (1 win.) C2: Challenger Chris Smith. DC: Susie Dent and Lynda Baron. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: H T S I O A N X I R02: T B L T O I E D A R03: N T C E E A N W I R04: P S Y P O E I R A R05: 25, 9, 4, 8...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 26th March 2008. C1: Champion Richard Priest (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Angus McGregor. DC: Susie Dent and Ann Widdecombe. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: E I S N R E A N O R02: P U R E A G S E N R03: S R N E O D E S U R04: R N E H I C E B O R05: 7...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19th March 2008. C1: Champion Andrew Swale (1 win.) C2: Challenger Tony Durrant. DC: Susie Dent and Dennis Taylor. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: L E C I X M E A F R02: S P S E U G H E T R03: N I D G A T V O D R04: T P S I E L R I P R05: 50, 10,...

Countdown recap for Wednesday 5th March 2008. C1: Champion Barry Smith (5 wins.) C2: Challenger Anne Hellier. DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: N T S E A I D T C R02: D R T E O E L H A R03: R S E N M L I E A R04: F G D E E I R T A R05: 75, 8, 5...

Countdown recap for Thursday 28th February 2008. C1: Champion Nick Chamberlain (2 wins.) C2: Challenger Barry Smith. DC: Susie Dent and Rick Wakeman. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S F A T P E I T E R02: R N E Z I C L U E R03: N Y A R S O A T O R04: M D K A E S C I E R05: 75...

Corby wrote: Big thumbs up to John Inverdale in the corner as well, I thought he slotted in superbly

He's an excellent broadcaster, and would make a great replacement for Des.

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20th February 2008. C1: Challenger Brian Morley. C2: Challenger Mike Simons. DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: E I P T A E X N L R02: G O M N U E S W R R03: A E T N H I I D P R04: V A I T R E S D R R05: 100, 50, 6...

Hello I'm Adam, and I've just found this thread. I'm one of the rare people who watched not only the first edition of Countdown, but the second too. I was very young at the time. I watch relatively little now, thanks to Des O'Connor. I'm not good enough to even think about applying, but I have done ...

Thank you.

We're off to Whistler.

Adam

994 was doable in the numbers so I think that increases the max by 2. Craig and Jono both posted some excellent solutions which I have now forgotten. So they did. I've just found the spoilers section. This new-style forum is going to take some getting used to! EDITED TO ADD: Jono and Craig's 994 no...

Also, I should point out that in Round 5, David (and Carol) declared 1000, not 999 as the recap says. It seems that the recap writer won't accept a four digit figure. I was planning to change it when it came to the posting stage, but as I found I needed to register for this forum (and wait a while t...

Would someone like to volunteer to cover my recaps on Wednesdays Feb 6 and 13?

I'll be off skiing, so won't be around to do them.

Adam

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30th January 2008. C1: Champion David O'Donnell (4 wins.) C2: Challenger Hazel Wheeler. DC: Alison Herd and Richard Digence. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: E O I J D Y H F S R02: T O A U C G E D R R03: I E A M P B S N B R04: I E E L M S O N H R0...