Countdown is a UK TV words and numbers game, based on the French original, "Des Chiffres et Des Lettres", and was the first programme broadcast on Channel 4, on November 2nd, 1982. It is produced by ITV at the Yorkshire Television studios in Leeds, England, and is presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman. Until July 2005, Countdown was hosted by the late Richard Whiteley; from October 2005 to December 2006, it was presented by Des Lynam. It is currently aired on Channel 4 from Monday to Friday at 3.25 p.m., with repeats shown on both the same channel and digital channel More4.
** All statistics now updated to 29th February. **
Please be aware that several pages on this website (including this one) refer to recent editions of Countdown. If you have yet to watch these programmes, and do not wish to know the results, please come back later when you have!
Welcome to the Countdown Page, probably the most extensive archive of Countdown results on the Web.
Apart from the final scores of almost every show, there is much more to explore, including round-by-round details of Grand Finals, a list of series champions in the Hall of Fame, reviews of classic games and the names of all the celebrity guests to have appeared in Dictionary Corner. If your thirst for knowledge is still not satisfied, you will also find links to lots of other Countdown sites.
Contributions for the programme and opinions you wish to direct to the production team should be emailed to the official Countdown email address. For details of how to apply to appear on the programme, please click here. For information on applying for audience tickets, please click here.
If you have any information you would like me to add to this page or if you have any other comments or questions about the site or Countdown, please mail me. Your correspondence is always appreciated, but while I endeavour to read every email I receive, I cannot promise to reply to everyone individually.
If you would like to chat to others about Countdown (or just read their comments), please visit the C4 Countdown forum.
For full round-by-round analysis of every game of the current series (compiled by members of C4 Countdown), visit the Series 58 Recap Index, managed by Soo Reams, keeper of the ever-expanding Countdown Corral.
Mark Tournoff has now published "Crucial - A Champion's Tale", which tells the story of how he became Series 52 Champion and then went on to be runner-up in the twelfth Championship of Champions contest. The book, which was given to all finalists in the last series of Countdown, contains Mark's recollections of meeting the likes of Richard Whiteley, Carol Vorderman, Des Lynam and Susie Dent, as well as giving an insight into some of the techniques he used when he was on the programme. "Crucial" is priced at just £7.50 and can be ordered from all bookshops, including Amazon. Signed copies can be obtained direct from the author, by sending a cheque for the above amount, together with an address for delivery to:
'Forestdale Publications', 24 Cornwall Court, Wilbury Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6GJ. Further details about "Crucial", as well as information on Mark's other books, are available at the
Forestdale Publications website.
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You can find a brief description of each section of The Countdown Page on the Countdown Contents Page.
