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− | '''Celebrity Countdown''' was a short-lived series in 1998 that, as the title suggests, pitted celebrities against each other in a game of Countdown. The format used was a shortened version of | + | '''Celebrity Countdown''' was a short-lived series in 1998 that, as the title suggests, pitted celebrities against each other in a game of Countdown. The format used was a shortened version of then then-standard [[9 round format]]: dropping a letters game from each half to reduce the total number of rounds to 7. Thus the format was half of the [[14-round format]] used for grand finals in the 9-round era. This format had also been used in the [[special game]] played on Christmas Day 1997 between [[Richard Whiteley]] and [[Carol Vorderman]]; that show is often credited as part of the celebrity series. The show was broadcast on Thursday evenings, but only lasted for eight episodes. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
− | {{episode table}} | + | {{episode table}} |
− | {{ep | C1 | 23/04/1998 | CC | [[ | + | {{ep | C1 | 23/04/1998 | CC |[[Des Lynam]]| 32 - 17 |[[Sian Lloyd]]|[[Magnus Magnusson]]|[[Anna Eaton]]|59}} |
− | {{ep | C2 | 30/04/1998 | CC | [[Jo Brand]] | 37 | + | {{ep | C2 | 30/04/1998 | CC |[[Jo Brand]]| 37 - 29 |[[Arthur Smith]]|[[Bamber Gascoigne]]|[[Susie Dent]]|60}} |
− | {{ep | C3 | 7/05/1998 | CC | [[Edwina Currie]] | 18 | + | {{ep | C3 | 7/05/1998 | CC |[[Edwina Currie]]| 18 - 20 |[[Charles Kennedy]]|[[Roy Hattersley]]|Susie Dent|62}} |
− | {{ep | C4 | 14/05/1998 | CC | [[Jilly Goolden]] | 9 | + | {{ep | C4 | 14/05/1998 | CC |[[Jilly Goolden]]| 9 - 47 |[[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]]|[[Patrick Lichfield]]|Susie Dent|58}} |
− | {{ep | C5 | 28/05/1998 | CC | [[Ron Atkinson]] | 39 | + | {{ep | C5 | 28/05/1998 | CC |[[Ron Atkinson]]| 39 - 27 |[[Eamonn Holmes]]|[[Andy Gray]]|[[Mark Nyman]]|61}} |
− | {{ep | C6 | 4/06/1998 | CC | [[Jill Dando]] | 20 | + | {{ep | C6 | 4/06/1998 | CC |[[Jill Dando]]| 20 - 41 |[[Alastair Stewart]]|[[John Cole]]|Mark Nyman|79}} |
− | {{ep | C7 | 11/06/1998 | CC | [[Loyd Grossman]] | 20 | + | {{ep | C7 | 11/06/1998 | CC |[[Loyd Grossman]]| 20 - 23 |[[David Steel]]|[[Lucinda Lambton]]|Mark Nyman|59}} |
− | {{ep | C8 | 18/06/1998 | CC | [[Alan Coren]] | 35 | + | {{ep | C8 | 18/06/1998 | CC |[[Alan Coren]]| 35 - 29 |[[Graeme Garden]]|[[Matthew Parris]]|Susie Dent|59}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
[[Category:Series]] | [[Category:Series]] |
Revision as of 00:11, 1 December 2011
Celebrity Countdown was a short-lived series in 1998 that, as the title suggests, pitted celebrities against each other in a game of Countdown. The format used was a shortened version of then then-standard 9 round format: dropping a letters game from each half to reduce the total number of rounds to 7. Thus the format was half of the 14-round format used for grand finals in the 9-round era. This format had also been used in the special game played on Christmas Day 1997 between Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman; that show is often credited as part of the celebrity series. The show was broadcast on Thursday evenings, but only lasted for eight episodes.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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C1 | 23/04/1998 | CC | Des Lynam | 32 – 17 | Sian Lloyd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Magnus Magnusson | Anna Eaton | 59 | ||
C2 | 30/04/1998 | CC | Jo Brand | 37 – 29 | Arthur Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bamber Gascoigne | Susie Dent | 60 | ||
C3 | 7/05/1998 | CC | Edwina Currie | 18 – 20 | Charles Kennedy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Roy Hattersley | Susie Dent | 62 | ||
C4 | 14/05/1998 | CC | Jilly Goolden | 9 – 47 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Patrick Lichfield | Susie Dent | 58 | ||
C5 | 28/05/1998 | CC | Ron Atkinson | 39 – 27 | Eamonn Holmes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Andy Gray | Mark Nyman | 61 | ||
C6 | 4/06/1998 | CC | Jill Dando | 20 – 41 | Alastair Stewart | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Cole | Mark Nyman | 79 | ||
C7 | 11/06/1998 | CC | Loyd Grossman | 20 – 23 | David Steel | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucinda Lambton | Mark Nyman | 59 | ||
C8 | 18/06/1998 | CC | Alan Coren | 35 – 29 | Graeme Garden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Matthew Parris | Susie Dent | 59 |