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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} (born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' from October 2005 to December 2006. Lynam's tenure spanned from the beginning of [[Series 54]] in 2005 to the end of [[Series 55]] in 2006, including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><small></ins>{{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}}<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></small> </ins>(born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' from October 2005 to December 2006. Lynam's tenure spanned from the beginning of [[Series 54]] in 2005 to the end of [[Series 55]] in 2006, including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lynam had previously appeared as a [[contestant]] on [[Celebrity Countdown Series 1|Series 1]] of ''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' in 1998, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lynam had previously appeared as a [[contestant]] on [[Celebrity Countdown Series 1|Series 1]] of ''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' in 1998, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 3960|</del>31 October 2005<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>with Lynam as the new presenter. Despite the long commute from his home in West Sussex to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the studios in </del>Leeds, Lynam proved to be a popular choice with fans. However, he announced in September 2006 that he would stand down as presenter at the end of the year, and was succeeded by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on 31 October 2005 with Lynam as the new presenter. Despite the long commute from his home in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{w|</ins>West Sussex<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}} </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[The </ins>Leeds <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Studios]]</ins>, Lynam proved to be a popular choice with fans. However, he announced in September 2006 that he would stand down as presenter at the end of the year, and was succeeded by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the {{w|BBC}}, and later defected to {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel which broadcast Premiership matches.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the {{w|BBC}}, and later defected to {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel which broadcast Premiership matches.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lynam returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 5003|</del>26 March 2010<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lynam returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on 26 March 2010, as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td></tr>
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TobyMcDonald
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TobyMcDonald at 17:41, 29 January 2023
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TobyMcDonald
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2023-01-05T05:20:26Z
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} (born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' from October 2005 to December 2006. Lynam's tenure spanned from the beginning of [[Series 54]] in 2005 to the end of [[Series 55]] in 2006, including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} (born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' from October 2005 to December 2006. Lynam's tenure spanned from the beginning of [[Series 54]] in 2005 to the end of [[Series 55]] in 2006, including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
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The Doctor
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Mclarenguy22: More recently, Lynam has stated that the commute was not the reason he quit.
2022-09-21T09:01:04Z
<p>More recently, Lynam has stated that the commute was not the reason he quit.</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} (born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|host</del>]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">between </del>[[Series 54]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </del>[[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} (born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">from October 2005 to December 2006. Lynam's tenure spanned from the beginning of </ins>[[Series 54]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in 2005 to the end of </ins>[[Series 55]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in 2006</ins>, including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He </del>had appeared as a [[contestant]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in </del>[[Celebrity Countdown Series 1|Series 1]] of ''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' in 1998, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lynam </ins>had <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">previously </ins>appeared as a [[contestant]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on </ins>[[Celebrity Countdown Series 1|Series 1]] of ''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' in 1998, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mr </del>Lynam as the new presenter. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He was a popular choice with fans, but </del>the commute from <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Leeds </del>home <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to his own </del>in West Sussex proved <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">too much</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </del>he <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">left </del>at the end of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Series 55</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to be replaced </del>by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Lynam as the new presenter. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Despite </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">long </ins>commute from <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">his </ins>home in West Sussex <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to the studios in Leeds, Lynam </ins>proved <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to be a popular choice with fans. However</ins>, he <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">announced in September 2006 that he would stand down as presenter </ins>at the end of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the year</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and was succeeded </ins>by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mr </del>Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the {{w|BBC}}, and later defected to {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that used to show </del>Premiership matches.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the {{w|BBC}}, and later defected to {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">which broadcast </ins>Premiership matches.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mr </del>Lynam has written an autobiography<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>titled ''I Should Have Been at Work''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. It was </del>published shortly after he took over as host of ''Countdown''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Lynam has written an autobiography titled ''I Should Have Been at Work''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </ins>published shortly after he took over as host of ''Countdown''.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He </del>returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lynam </ins>returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter|host]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} </ins>(born 17 September 1942) was the [[presenter|host]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Mr Lynam as the new presenter. He was a popular choice with fans, but the commute from ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and he left at the end of Series 55, to be replaced by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Mr Lynam as the new presenter. He was a popular choice with fans, but the commute from ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and he left at the end of Series 55, to be replaced by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Mr Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the BBC, and later defected to {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel that used to show Premiership matches.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Mr Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{w|</ins>BBC<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}</ins>, and later defected to {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel that used to show Premiership matches.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{multiple roles|photo=GOTD_des_lynam.jpg|host=yes|host_debut_episode=Episode 3960|host_debut_date=31 October 2005|host_latest_episode=Episode 4262|host_latest_date=22 December 2006|host_appearances={{PAGESINCATEGORY:Episodes presented by Des Lynam}}|guest=yes|guest_debut_episode=Episode 5003|guest_debut_date=26 March 2010|guest_latest_episode=Episode 5003|guest_latest_date=26 March 2010|guest_appearances=1}}</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{multiple roles|photo=GOTD_des_lynam.jpg|host=yes|host_debut_episode=Episode 3960|host_debut_date=31 October 2005|host_latest_episode=Episode 4262|host_latest_date=22 December 2006|host_appearances={{PAGESINCATEGORY:Episodes presented by Des Lynam}}|guest=yes|guest_debut_episode=Episode 5003|guest_debut_date=26 March 2010|guest_latest_episode=Episode 5003|guest_latest_date=26 March 2010|guest_appearances=1}}</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of ''[[Countdown]]'' between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[presenter|</ins>host<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>of ''[[Countdown]]'' between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He had appeared as a [[contestant]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on </del>''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' in 1998, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He had appeared as a [[contestant]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in [[Celebrity Countdown Series 1|Series 1]] of </ins>''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' in 1998, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Mr Lynam as the new presenter. He was a popular choice with fans, but the commute from ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and he left at the end of Series 55, to be replaced by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Mr Lynam as the new presenter. He was a popular choice with fans, but the commute from ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and he left at the end of Series 55, to be replaced by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Mr Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the BBC, and later defected to ITV when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel that used to show Premiership matches.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining ''Countdown'', Mr Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of ''{{w|Match of the Day}}'' and ''{{w|Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand}}'' on the BBC, and later defected to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{w|</ins>ITV <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(TV network)|ITV}} </ins>when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of ''Countdown'', and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel that used to show Premiership matches.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mr Lynam has written an autobiography, titled ''I Should Have Been At Work''. It was published shortly after he took over as host of ''Countdown''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mr Lynam has written an autobiography, titled ''I Should Have Been At Work''. It was published shortly after he took over as host of ''Countdown''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to ''Countdown'' as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the [[conundrum]] {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td></tr>
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TobyMcDonald
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of ''[[Countdown]]'' between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of ''[[Countdown]]'' between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
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Launchballer
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of [[Countdown]] between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>[[Countdown]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He had appeared as a contestant <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">during the </del>[[Celebrity Countdown <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Series 1</del>]], posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He had appeared as a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>contestant<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] on ''</ins>[[Celebrity Countdown]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' in 1998</ins>, posting a respectable 32 against [[Siân Lloyd]]'s 17.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Mr Lynam as the new presenter. He was a popular choice with fans, but the commute from Countdown's Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and he left at the end of Series 55, to be replaced by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of [[Richard Whiteley]], the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on [[Episode 3960|31 October 2005]] with Mr Lynam as the new presenter. He was a popular choice with fans, but the commute from <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'<nowiki>'</nowiki></ins>s Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and he left at the end of Series 55, to be replaced by [[Des O'Connor]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining Countdown, Mr Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[wikipedia:Match of the Day</del>|Match of the Day<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[wikipedia:</del>Grandstand (<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">BBC</del>)|Grandstand<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>on the BBC, and later defected to ITV when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of Countdown, and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel that used to show Premiership matches.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before joining <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>, Mr Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''{{w</ins>|Match of the Day<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}'' </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''{{w|</ins>Grandstand (<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">TV programme</ins>)|Grandstand<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}'' </ins>on the BBC, and later defected to ITV when they bought the rights to show the Premiership. He spent just one year as the host of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>, and most recently appeared on adverts advertising {{w|Setanta Sports}}, a now defunct sport channel that used to show Premiership matches.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mr Lynam has written an autobiography, titled ''I Should Have Been At Work''. It was published shortly after he took over as host of ''Countdown''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mr Lynam has written an autobiography, titled ''I Should Have Been At Work''. It was published shortly after he took over as host of ''Countdown''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to Countdown as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for Countdown's 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the conundrum {{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Countdown'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'<nowiki>'</nowiki></ins>s 5,000th episode: he was honoured further with the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>conundrum<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>{{word|DESLHINAM}}.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of [[Countdown]] between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Des Lynam''' (born 17 September 1942) was the host of [[Countdown]] between [[Series 54]] and [[Series 55]], including the legendary [[Championship of Champions XII]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to Countdown as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for Countdown's 5,000th episode.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He returned to Countdown as a [[Dictionary Corner]] guest on [[Episode 5003|26 March 2010]], as part of the commemorations held for Countdown's 5,000th episode<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">: he was honoured further with the conundrum {{word|DESLHINAM}}</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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