Half
From Countdown
A half is any of the parts into which a Countdown episode is divided for broadcast on a commercial TV channel.
The term was coined by Richard Whiteley, and is a legacy from the days when Countdown was a game of two halves. Since the term sounded good, it remained in place when the show became a game of three halves from Series 46.
Halves have varied in length: from three rounds in Series 1 of Celebrity Countdown, the first half of the new 15-round format to seven rounds, and in the first 45 grand finals.
