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7 round format (original)

From Countdown

The original 7 round format is the arrangement of letters, numbers and conundrum rounds used for Celebrity Countdown Series 1 and also used for the 1997 Christmas Special, as well as the one-off special, 8 out of 10 Cats Do Countdown.

Rnd Selection Champion (C1) Score Challenger (C2) Others Max.
1 C1LETTERS  – 
2 C2LETTERS  – 
3 C 1 NUMBERS →  – 


4 C2LETTERS  – 
5 C1LETTERS  – 
6 C 2 NUMBERS →  – 


7 CONUNDRUM  – 


Chosen by champion Chosen by challenger Total
Letters rounds 2 2 4
Numbers rounds 1 1 2
Conundrums 1