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'''Did you know...''', sometimes abbreviated to '''DYK''', is a relatively recent addition to [[Countdown:About|The Countdown Wiki]], wherein between three and five facts about [[Countdown]] are presented on the [[Main Page]] every month. Facts selected for ''DYK'' will be in some way notable, unexpected or surprising; for instance, they might offer insight into presenters, guests or contestants with unusual backgrounds for a quiz show, or they might describe noteworthy instances in the games themselves. Ideally, articles linked to from within ''DYK'' will contextualise the fact with additional information, though they do not necessarily have to reach [[Countdown:Featured articles|featured article]] standards.
 
'''Did you know...''', sometimes abbreviated to '''DYK''', is a relatively recent addition to [[Countdown:About|The Countdown Wiki]], wherein between three and five facts about [[Countdown]] are presented on the [[Main Page]] every month. Facts selected for ''DYK'' will be in some way notable, unexpected or surprising; for instance, they might offer insight into presenters, guests or contestants with unusual backgrounds for a quiz show, or they might describe noteworthy instances in the games themselves. Ideally, articles linked to from within ''DYK'' will contextualise the fact with additional information, though they do not necessarily have to reach [[Countdown:Featured articles|featured article]] standards.
==Proposed DYK facts==
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==Nominations==
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:''See also: [[Countdown:Did you know/Nomination archive 1]].''
 
Anyone can suggest a fact worthy of a future month's ''Did you know...''. Please edit this section to append your suggestion in a bullet point below, as per standard talk page conventions.
 
Anyone can suggest a fact worthy of a future month's ''Did you know...''. Please edit this section to append your suggestion in a bullet point below, as per standard talk page conventions.
 
* Just like this! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 12:49, 27 June 2010 (BST)
 
* Just like this! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 12:49, 27 June 2010 (BST)
* ...that in the [[Episode 1717|grand final]] of [[Series 30]], the #7 and #8 seeds played each other? [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 13:12, 27 June 2010 (BST)
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* That on 8 March 1994, the round 4 numbers game could be solved simply using 100=100?
::Nice one! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 09:08, 28 June 2010 (BST)
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* That on 2 March 2000, the closest possible solution to the round 8 numbers game was a whopping 596 away from the target?
* ...that in [[Episode CS1997|The Christmas special]],[[Susie Dent]] filled in for [[Carol Vorderman]]? [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 2031, 28 June 2010, BST
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* That on 3 November 1983, in the round 7 letters game, the longest word possible was just three letters long?
*...that for most of [[Series 62]], [[Rachel Riley]] lost her voice? [[User:The Doctor]]
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* That on 13 September 2010, in the round 10 numbers game, neither contestant could spot that 100x9+6+6=912?
:: Both of these are great, and I've already lined them up for August. Please feel free to make further suggestions! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 09:34, 3 July 2010 (BST)
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* That 609 is the most common numbers game target, having happened 33 times (including once in the Countdown Masters)?
::: Wasn't the voice loss for three weeks of programmes, rather than for '''most''' of the series?--[[User:Drawoh|Drawoh]] 09:47, 3 July 2010 (BST)
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* That the only ever occurrence of an impossible numbers game target below 200 happened on 8 December 1996 in round 8?
:::: I've adjusted the wording for the box like so:
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* That on the 18th birthday special on 2 November 2000, Richard Whiteley asked for the first numbers game target to be changed as "anyone could get that",
:::: * ...that due to multiple episodes being recorded in one day, '''[[Rachel Riley]]''' appeared to lose her voice for three weeks during [[Series 62]]?
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only to get the calculation wrong himself?
:::: If you feel this needs changing please just say so, and how, and I'll endeavour to strike the right note. -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 13:37, 4 July 2010 (BST)
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* That CECIL, the random number generator used for the number games, can generate numbers below 100? On 24 December 1999, it
::::: Pretty accurate, Crispy. It was actually 15 episodes (three weeks), which were recorded over three consecutive days, not just on one day.--[[User:Drawoh|Drawoh]] 17:23, 4 July 2010 (BST)
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generated the numbers 040 and 039, in recognition of Carol Vorderman's birthday.
*...that the [[Countdown]] Grand Final was broadcast on Christmas day from '''[[Series 39|1998]]''' to '''[[Series 46|2001]]'''? --[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 09:43, 31 July 2010 (BST)
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* Not all number games are unique. The first instance of a repeated numbers game was in round 8 on 28 April 1999, which was
*...that the target for the last [[numbers game]] of the [[Championship of Champions VIII]] [[Episode 1854|grand final]] was '''100'''?
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the same as the game in round 8 on 27 March 1990. On both occasions the numbers selected were 1,4,5,6,10,75 and the target was 988.
*...that '''[[Craig Beevers]]''' achieved 92.1% of the maximum score during his [[octochamp]] run, the highest percentage on record?
 
*...that [[Series 8]] was the first [[series]] won by its '''#1 seed''' ([[Clive Spate]])? [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 00:39, 1 August 2010 (BST)
 
: Thank you for these great suggestions. I'll be compiling September's list soon, so let me know any more facts that spring to mind! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 16:39, 18 August 2010 (BST)
 
 
 
[[Image:Chris Philpot cue-card.jpg|right|125px]]
 
*...that [[Series 51]] [[contestant]] '''[[Chris Philpot]]'''''(pictured)'' was the only [[contestant]] to read out his introductory card?
 
 
 
==DYK archive==
 
===November 2009===
 
{{DYK November 2009}}
 
===December 2009===
 
{{DYK December 2009}}
 
===January 2010===
 
{{DYK January 2010}}
 
===February 2010===
 
{{DYK February 2010}}
 
===May 2010===
 
{{DYK May 2010}}
 
===July 2010===
 
{{DYK July 2010}}
 
===August 2010===
 
{{DYK August 2010}}
 
<!--===September 2010===
 
{{DYK September 2010}}-->
 

Revision as of 17:10, 7 October 2015

Did you know..., sometimes abbreviated to DYK, is a relatively recent addition to The Countdown Wiki, wherein between three and five facts about Countdown are presented on the Main Page every month. Facts selected for DYK will be in some way notable, unexpected or surprising; for instance, they might offer insight into presenters, guests or contestants with unusual backgrounds for a quiz show, or they might describe noteworthy instances in the games themselves. Ideally, articles linked to from within DYK will contextualise the fact with additional information, though they do not necessarily have to reach featured article standards.

Nominations

See also: Countdown:Did you know/Nomination archive 1.

Anyone can suggest a fact worthy of a future month's Did you know.... Please edit this section to append your suggestion in a bullet point below, as per standard talk page conventions.

  • Just like this! -- Chris 'Crispy' Philpot 12:49, 27 June 2010 (BST)
  • That on 8 March 1994, the round 4 numbers game could be solved simply using 100=100?
  • That on 2 March 2000, the closest possible solution to the round 8 numbers game was a whopping 596 away from the target?
  • That on 3 November 1983, in the round 7 letters game, the longest word possible was just three letters long?
  • That on 13 September 2010, in the round 10 numbers game, neither contestant could spot that 100x9+6+6=912?
  • That 609 is the most common numbers game target, having happened 33 times (including once in the Countdown Masters)?
  • That the only ever occurrence of an impossible numbers game target below 200 happened on 8 December 1996 in round 8?
  • That on the 18th birthday special on 2 November 2000, Richard Whiteley asked for the first numbers game target to be changed as "anyone could get that",

only to get the calculation wrong himself?

  • That CECIL, the random number generator used for the number games, can generate numbers below 100? On 24 December 1999, it

generated the numbers 040 and 039, in recognition of Carol Vorderman's birthday.

  • Not all number games are unique. The first instance of a repeated numbers game was in round 8 on 28 April 1999, which was

the same as the game in round 8 on 27 March 1990. On both occasions the numbers selected were 1,4,5,6,10,75 and the target was 988.