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<s>* ...that in the [[Episode 1717|grand final]] of [[Series 30]], the #7 and #8 seeds played each other? [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 13:12, 27 June 2010 (BST)
::Nice one! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 09:08, 28 June 2010 (BST)
* ...that in [[Episode CS1997|The Christmas special]],[[Susie Dent]] filled in for [[Carol Vorderman]]? [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 2031, 28 June 2010, BST
*...that for most of [[Series 62]], [[Rachel Riley]] lost her voice? [[User:The Doctor]]
:: Both of these are great, and I've already lined them up for August. Please feel free to make further suggestions! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 09:34, 3 July 2010 (BST)
::: Wasn't the voice loss for three weeks of programmes, rather than for '''most''' of the series?--[[User:Drawoh|Drawoh]] 09:47, 3 July 2010 (BST)
:::: I've adjusted the wording for the box like so:
:::: * ...that due to multiple episodes being recorded in one day, '''[[Rachel Riley]]''' appeared to lose her voice for three weeks during [[Series 62]]?
:::: If you feel this needs changing please just say so, and how, and I'll endeavour to strike the right note. -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 13:37, 4 July 2010 (BST)
::::: Pretty accurate, Crispy.  It was actually 15 episodes (three weeks), which were recorded over three consecutive days, not just on one day.--[[User:Drawoh|Drawoh]] 17:23, 4 July 2010 (BST)
*...that the [[Countdown]] Grand Final was broadcast on Christmas day from '''[[Series 39|1998]]''' to '''[[Series 46|2001]]'''? --[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 09:43, 31 July 2010 (BST)
*...that the target for the last [[numbers game]] of the [[Championship of Champions VIII]] [[Episode 1854|grand final]] was '''100'''?
*...that '''[[Craig Beevers]]''' achieved 92.1% of the maximum score during his [[octochamp]] run, the highest percentage on record?
*...that [[Series 8]] was the first [[series]] won by its '''#1 seed''' ([[Clive Spate]])? [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 00:39, 1 August 2010 (BST)
: Thank you for these great suggestions. I'll be compiling September's list soon, so let me know any more facts that spring to mind! -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 16:39, 18 August 2010 (BST)

[[Image:Chris Philpot cue-card.jpg|right|125px]]
*...that [[Series 51]] [[contestant]] '''[[Chris Philpot]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the only [[contestant]] to read out his introductory card?

*...that a '''sudden-death [[conundrum]]''' used in a [[Series 12]] quarter-final was {{word|RMADILLOA}} (answer: {{word|ARMADILLO}})? [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 23:01, 19 October 2010 (BST)
: Source is [[Cathy Morgan|here.]] You can leave out the answer if it's obvious enough.</s>
*...for the first four series, Countdown was only transmitted on four days a week...
*...but for three months in 2006, the programme was extended to six days a week.
*...in its 28 years' existence, there have been just three known occasions when the maximum possible score has been obtained from the available selections; [[Jenny Haldane]] in [[Episode 792]], [[Darren Shacklady]] in [[Episode 1621]], and [[Kirk Bevins]] in [[Episode 4770]].

*...that the Richard Whiteley '''[[Gotcha]]''' and the [[Championship of Champions XI]] '''[[episode 3404|final]]''' had the same max score, despite one being a [[9 round format|9-rounder]] and one a [[15 round format|15-rounder]]?

*.... that '''2 large numbers''' gives statistically the easiest solutions? [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 14:07, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
*...that both [[contestant|contestants]] by the name [[Clive Freedman]] faced crucial conundrums at some point in their Countdown career?
*...that on both of two episodes in the finals of [[Series 62]], Episodes [[Episode 5060|5060]] and [[Episode 5062|5062]] just two episodes apart, identical selections were produced, namely AELNNOPWZ...
*... and even more astonishingly, by changing the W to a U, the selection could be anagrammed to [[Paul Zenon]], who was the Dictionary Corner guest in both these shows!

*...that on '''[[Episode 4086|20 April 2006]]''', the [[conundrum]] {{word|GHOSTMINE}}, despite being the most common 9-letter word in the English language, went unsolved by the entire studio?

: (Thanks to this page: http://www.insightin.com/esl/1000.php for the most common words, and thanks to Mike Brown for making the recap for this episode, which has "none in aud." at the bottom.)

*...that [[Helen Grayson]] and [[Darryl Francis]], two high-scoring finalists in [[Series 6]], had both previously been on the show in [[Series 1]], within a day of each other?

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[[Image:Tom_Hargreaves.jpg|right]]
*...that a sudden-death [[conundrum]] used in a '''[[Series 12]]''' [[Episode 589|quarter-final]] was {{word|RMADILLOA}} (answer: {{word|ARMADILLO}})?
*...that [[Series 51]] contestant '''[[Chris Philpot]]''' was the only [[contestant]] to have ever read out his introductory card?
*...that a choice of 2 large numbers in the '''[[numbers game]]''' gives statistically the easiest solutions?
*...that after [[octochamp]]s were re-introduced to the show in [[Series 47]], '''[[Tom Hargreaves]]''' ''(pictured)'' won the very first eight games of the series?</s>

===Reboot===
Is the DYK going to continue? [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 03:03, 16 October 2011 (BST)
: If one of us could be given exquisite powers, rather than waiting for above... [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 09:34, 16 October 2011 (BST)
:: I am in the process of building up a bank of 12 sets of DYK facts which will automatically rotate year on year. Continue suggesting facts and I'll sporadically update the templates, without it being crucial to compile a brand new set every month. The facts which are crossed out above are now included in the refreshed templates. -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 15:36, 4 February 2012 (UTC)