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[[Image:GoodyBag2003.jpg|thumb|right| An example of the goody bag from 2003.]] | [[Image:GoodyBag2003.jpg|thumb|right| An example of the goody bag from 2003.]] | ||
[[File:GoodyBag2013.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from 2013 to 2018.]] | [[File:GoodyBag2013.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from 2013 to 2018.]] | ||
| − | [[File:GoodyBag2021.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from 2021 to | + | [[File:GoodyBag2021.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from January 2021 to June 2021 At the start of [[Series 84]], ''Word Perfect'' was replaced by the return of ''Dent's Modern Tribes''.]] |
| − | The '''goody bag''' is the colloquial term for the prizes given to contestants after they have appeared on ''[[Countdown]]''. The prizes are different depending on whether the player won a game, or even made the Series finals. The current goody bag as of | + | The '''goody bag''' is the colloquial term for the prizes given to contestants after they have appeared on ''[[Countdown]]''. The prizes are different depending on whether the player won a game, or even made the Series finals. The current goody bag as of 28 June 2021 includes: |
* A Countdown Mug | * A Countdown Mug | ||
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* A Countdown Clock | * A Countdown Clock | ||
* [[Oxford Dictionary of English]] Third Edition | * [[Oxford Dictionary of English]] Third Edition | ||
| − | * [[Susie Dent]]'s '' | + | * [[Susie Dent]]'s ''Modern Tribes" |
| − | Since December 1998, those who also win at least one game | + | Since December 1998, those who also win at least one game receive the Countdown [[teapot]]. |
| − | + | Finalists and [[Championship of Champions]] participatnts receive a cut-glass trophy (in [[Championship of Champions XIII]] the trophy had a small clock inside). Series champions receive a hexagon-based cut-glass trophy. They also received the full Oxford English Dictionary until [[Series 83]], after which the prize was axed by ''Countdown'' due to the books being out of date. From [[Series 63]], the dictionaries were no longer gold-leaved. However, the champion also receives a laptop computer (currently a Macbook Pro). | |
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[[Category:Countdown]] | [[Category:Countdown]] | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 6 August 2021
The goody bag is the colloquial term for the prizes given to contestants after they have appeared on Countdown. The prizes are different depending on whether the player won a game, or even made the Series finals. The current goody bag as of 28 June 2021 includes:
- A Countdown Mug
- A Pair of Countdown Pens
- A Countdown Clock
- Oxford Dictionary of English Third Edition
- Susie Dent's Modern Tribes"
Since December 1998, those who also win at least one game receive the Countdown teapot.
Finalists and Championship of Champions participatnts receive a cut-glass trophy (in Championship of Champions XIII the trophy had a small clock inside). Series champions receive a hexagon-based cut-glass trophy. They also received the full Oxford English Dictionary until Series 83, after which the prize was axed by Countdown due to the books being out of date. From Series 63, the dictionaries were no longer gold-leaved. However, the champion also receives a laptop computer (currently a Macbook Pro).
