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*...that according to sitcom '''''[[wikipedia:List of The IT Crowd episodes#Series 4 (2010)|The IT Crowd]]''' (pictured)'', there is an exclusive club for [[List of Countdown terminology|champions]] who average more than 8 points in every round?
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*...that according to sitcom '''''[[wikipedia:List of The IT Crowd episodes#Series 4 (2010)|The IT Crowd]]''''', there is an exclusive "8+ Club" for ''Countdown'' [[List of Countdown terminology|champions]] who average eight points or more in every round?
*...that on '''[[Episode 4086|20 April 2006]]''', the [[conundrum]] {{word|GHOSTMINE}} could be solved neither by the [[contestant]]s nor the studio audience, despite being the most common 9-letter word in the English language?
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*...that '''[[800 Club|a very similar club]]''' actually exists?
*...that the conundrum scramble {{word|PNECRISIS}}, used in [[Episode 5260]], was devised by [[Damian Eadie]] as a reference to the plight of Preston North End F.C.?
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*...that [[Series 61]] semi-finalist [[Innis Carson]] ''(pictured)'' beat [[Series 65]] semi-finalist [[Mark Deeks]] in a '''[[Countdown Marathon|25-hour ''Countdown'' marathon]]''' which raised over £2,500 for charity?
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*...that the aforementioned game contained 450 rounds, equivalent to six weeks of '''[[15 round format|standard TV-length games]]''' – but still resulted in a [[crucial conundrum]]?

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