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10 round format (old)

From Countdown

The 10 round format is the arrangement of letters and numbers rounds used for Calendar Countdown; the conundrum would not be invented until the show's move to Channel 4.

Rnd Selection Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Others Max.
1 C1LETTERS  – 
2 C2LETTERS  – 
3 C1LETTERS  – 
4 C 2 N U M S →  – 


5 C2LETTERS  – 
6 C1LETTERS  – 
7 C2LETTERS  – 
8 C 1 N U M S →  – 


9 C1LETTERS  – 
10 C2LETTERS  – 


Chosen by Contestant 1 Chosen by Contestant 2 Total
Letters rounds 4 4 8
Numbers rounds 1 1 2