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...that in round 2 of Episode 4145, had contestant Phil Watkins chosen a final consonant instead of a final vowel, the longest available word in the selection would have been COUNTDOWN?
...that Richard Whiteley's Gotcha game and the Championship of Champions XI final (group photo, pictured) had identical maximum scores, despite one being a 9 rounder and the other a 15 rounder?
...that two sets of Countdown contestants have had names which were anagrams of each other: Jane Smith and Jean Smith, and Dave Roome and Dave Moore?
...that Conor Travers achieved three consecutive perfect games en route to the final of the 30th Birthday Championship?

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