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Des Lynam

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Host
First appearance 31 October 2005
Last appearance 22 December 2006
Appearances 303
Episodes with Des Lynam

Des Lynam (b. 17 September 1942) was the host of Countdown between Series 54 and Series 55, including the legendary Championship of Champions XII.

He had appeared as a contestant during the Celebrity Countdown series, posting a respectable 32 against Sian Lloyd's 17.

After the death of Richard Whiteley, the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on 31 October 2005 with 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.

Before joining Countdown, Lynam started as a radio presenter, then became the presenter of Match of the Day and 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 Setanta Sports, a sport channel that show Premiership matches.

Guest appearances of Des Lynam
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First appearance 23 March 2010
Last appearance 23 March 2010
Appearances 1
Episodes with Des Lynam

Lynam has written an autobiography, titled I Should Have Been At Work. It was published shortly after he took over as host of Countdown.

He returned to Countdown as a dictionary corner guest on Episode 5000.

Des with Carol and Susie: Would you buy a used teapot from these people?
Des Lynam at the letters board with Carol Vorderman.



Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
C1 23/04/1998 CC Des Lynam 32 – 17 Sian Lloyd Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Magnus Magnusson Anna Eaton

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