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 |runner-up          = [[Chris Kirby]]
 }}
-'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth [[series]] that featured [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July and concluded on 20 December 2024. It was won by No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] who defeated No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in [[Episode 2422|26 years]] with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being the last.
+'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth [[series]] that featured [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July and concluded on 20 December 2024. It was won by No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] who defeated No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in [[Episode 2422|26 years]] since [[Kate Ogilvie]].
 This series saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one [[contestant]] made it to the finals twice (thanks to being involved in a series years prior), the first since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and the first since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].

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 {{Seed table end}}
-<center>NOTE: [[James Swinnerton]], with five wins and 523 points, had qualified for the finals as number eight seed but was unable to appear, as he had pre-booked a holiday for the filming dates of the finals, so [[Neil Holland]] took his place.</center>
+<center>NOTE: [[James Swinnerton]] with five wins and 523 points, had qualified for the finals as No. 8 seed but was unable to appear because he pre-booked a holiday for the filming dates of the finals – so [[Neil Holland]] took his place.</center>
 {{Seeding S60-present}}

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 |runner-up          = [[Chris Kirby]]
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-'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth [[series]] that featured [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July and concluded on 20 December 2024. It was won by No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] who defeated No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]].
+'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth [[series]] that featured [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July and concluded on 20 December 2024. It was won by No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] who defeated No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in [[Episode 2422|26 years]] with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being the last.
 This series saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one [[contestant]] made it to the finals twice (thanks to being involved in a series years prior), the first since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and the first since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].

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 |runner-up          = [[Chris Kirby]]
 }}
-'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July 2024 and concluded on 20 December 2024 with No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] defeating No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]].
+'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth [[series]] that featured [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July and concluded on 20 December 2024. It was won by No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] who defeated No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]].
 This series saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one [[contestant]] made it to the finals twice (thanks to being involved in a series years prior), the first since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and the first since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].
-[[Apterous|Apterites]] [[Jon Stitcher]], [[Robin Lyster]], [[Richard Barnett]], [[Jamie Dutton]], [[Caroline Hofman]], [[Hiral Varia]], [[Logan Skelton]], [[Chris Kirby]], [[Jan Larsson]] and [[Michael Kane]] appeared in this series although Kane became a member after his preliminary games aired.
+[[Apterous|Apterites]] [[Jon Stitcher]], [[Robin Lyster]], [[Richard Barnett]], [[Jamie Dutton]], [[Caroline Hofman]], [[Hiral Varia]], [[Logan Skelton]], Chris Kirby, [[Jan Larsson]] and [[Michael Kane]] appeared in this series although Kane became a member after his preliminary games aired.
 [[Episode 8310]] was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05]] to accommodate the live practice of the {{w|2024 British Grand Prix}}. Due to [[Channel 4]]'s coverage of the {{w|2024 Summer Paralympics}}, the show was off-air from 29 August to 6 September.
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 For the first time ever, [[Episode 8387]] was given a {{w|Halloween}} makeover for both the set and wardrobe.
-Series 90 saw a significant overhaul made to the ''[[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]]'' (''ODP'') when over 95,000 predominantly obscure words imported from the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') in 2015, were deleted from the site without announcement. This permanent change (that materialised on 16 July 2024) impacted the [[max]]es available in [[letters game]]s during the second half of the series, specifically those from [[Episode 8354|16 September]]. The changes meant that some [[Teatime Teaser]]s – which are set before the recordings – used words removed in the cull before reverting from nine letters to eight on [[Episode 8369|7 October]].
+Series 90 saw a significant overhaul made to the ''[[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]]'' (''ODP'') when over 95,000 predominantly obscure words imported from the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') in 2015, were deleted from the site without announcement. This permanent change (that materialised on 16 July 2024) impacted the [[max]]es available in [[letters game]]s during the second half of the series, specifically those from [[Episode 8354|16 September]]. The changes meant that some [[Teatime Teaser]]s – which are set before the recordings – used words, removed in the cull before reverting from nine letters to eight on [[Episode 8369|7 October]].
 ==Seed table==

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 |runner-up          = [[Chris Kirby]]
 }}
-'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July 2024 and concluded on 20 December 2024 with No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] defeating No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|final]] to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]]. This series also saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one person has made it to the finals twice thanks to being involved in a series years prior, the first instance since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and it was the first time since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].
+'''Series 90''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the sixth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July 2024 and concluded on 20 December 2024 with No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] defeating No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|grand final]], to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]].
-[[Apterous|Apterites]] [[Jon Stitcher]], [[Robin Lyster]], [[Richard Barnett]], [[Jamie Dutton]], [[Caroline Hofman]], [[Hiral Varia]], [[Logan Skelton]], [[Chris Kirby]], [[Jan Larsson]] and [[Michael Kane]] appeared in this series, although Kane became a member after his preliminary games aired.
+This series saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one [[contestant]] made it to the finals twice (thanks to being involved in a series years prior), the first since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and the first since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].
-[[Episode 8310]] was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05]] to accommodate the live practice of the {{w|2024 British Grand Prix}}. ''Countdown'' was also off-air from 29 August to 6 September due to [[Channel 4]]'s coverage of the {{w|2024 Summer Paralympics}}.
+[[Apterous|Apterites]] [[Jon Stitcher]], [[Robin Lyster]], [[Richard Barnett]], [[Jamie Dutton]], [[Caroline Hofman]], [[Hiral Varia]], [[Logan Skelton]], [[Chris Kirby]], [[Jan Larsson]] and [[Michael Kane]] appeared in this series although Kane became a member after his preliminary games aired.
-[[Episode 8387]] broadcast on 31 October, was given a {{w|Halloween}} makeover for both set and wardrobe for the first time ever.
+[[Episode 8310]] was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05]] to accommodate the live practice of the {{w|2024 British Grand Prix}}. Due to [[Channel 4]]'s coverage of the {{w|2024 Summer Paralympics}}, the show was off-air from 29 August to 6 September.
-Series 90 saw a significant overhaul made to ''[[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]]'' (''ODP''), in which over 95,000 predominantly obscure words imported from the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') in 2015 were deleted from the site without announcement. This permanent change (that materialised on 16 July 2024) impacted the [[max]]es available in [[letters game]]s during the second half of the series, specifically those from [[Episode 8354|16 September]]. The changes meant that some [[Teatime Teaser]]s – which are set before the recordings – used words removed in the cull before reverting from nine letters to eight on [[Episode 8369|7 October]].
+For the first time ever, [[Episode 8387]] was given a {{w|Halloween}} makeover for both the set and wardrobe.
 ==Seed table==

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 '''Series 90''' is the most recently completed [[series winners|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' and the sixth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July 2024 and concluded on 20 December 2024 with No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] defeating No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|final]] to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]]. This series also saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one person has made it to the finals twice thanks to being involved in a series years prior, the first instance since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and it was the first time since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].
-[[Apterous|Apterites]] [[Jon Stitcher]], [[Robin Lyster]], [[Richard Barnett]], [[Jamie Dutton]], [[Caroline Hofman]], [[Hiral Varia]], [[Logan Skelton]], [[Chris Kirby]], and [[Jan Larsson]] appeared in this series.
+[[Apterous|Apterites]] [[Jon Stitcher]], [[Robin Lyster]], [[Richard Barnett]], [[Jamie Dutton]], [[Caroline Hofman]], [[Hiral Varia]], [[Logan Skelton]], [[Chris Kirby]], [[Jan Larsson]] and [[Michael Kane]] appeared in this series, although Kane became a member after his preliminary games aired.
 [[Episode 8310]] was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05]] to accommodate the live practice of the {{w|2024 British Grand Prix}}. ''Countdown'' was also off-air from 29 August to 6 September due to [[Channel 4]]'s coverage of the {{w|2024 Summer Paralympics}}.

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-{{series|previous=Series 89|next=Series 91}}
+{{series infobox
-[[File:Presentation S90.png|thumb|250px|right|The Prize Presentation in the Grand Final of Series 90.]]
+|previous           = Series 89
-[[File:S90 Champion.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Fiona Wood]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 90.]]
+|next               = Series 91
 '''Series 90''' is the most recently completed [[series winners|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' and the sixth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 1 July 2024 and concluded on 20 December 2024 with No. 2 seed [[Fiona Wood]] defeating No. 1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] in the [[Episode 8423|final]] to become the first woman to win a series in 26 years with [[Kate Ogilvie]] being [[Episode 2422|the last]]. This series also saw a number of items of note: it was the first where more than one person has made it to the finals twice thanks to being involved in a series years prior, the first instance since [[Series 83]] when the No. 1 seed got defeated in the [[Episode 7538|grand final]] and it was the first time since [[Series 84]] when a female finalist made it to the [[Episode 7666|grand final]].
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 ==Seed table==
 {{Seed table}}
-{{Seed|1|[[Chris Kirby]]    |8|880|}}
+{{Seed|1|[[Chris Kirby]]    |8|880}}
 {{Seed|2|[[Fiona Wood]]     |8|819|w}}
-{{Seed|3|[[Rob Barkess]]    |8|811|}}
+{{Seed|3|[[Rob Barkess]]    |8|811}}
-{{Seed|4|[[David Roe]]      |8|809|}}
+{{Seed|4|[[David Roe]]      |8|809}}
-{{Seed|5|[[Alex Call]]      |8|755|}}
+{{Seed|5|[[Alex Call]]      |8|755}}
-{{Seed|6|[[Terence Newnham]]|8|730|}}
+{{Seed|6|[[Terence Newnham]]|8|730}}
-{{Seed|7|[[Helen McGivern]] |8|704|}}
+{{Seed|7|[[Helen McGivern]] |8|704}}
-{{Seed|8|[[Neil Holland]]   |5|515|}}
+{{Seed|8|[[Neil Holland]]   |5|515}}
 {{Seed table end}}
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 ==Finals progress==
 {{finals progress
-| 1 = [[Chris Kirby]]     | q1w = 1| s1w = 1
+| 1 = [[Chris Kirby]]     | q1w = 1 | s1w = 1
 | 8 = [[Neil Holland]]
 | 4 = [[David Roe]]       | q4w = 4
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 | 3 = [[Rob Barkess]]
 | 6 = [[Terence Newnham]] | q3w = 6
-| 2 = [[Fiona Wood]]      | q2w = 2| s2w = 2 | fw = 2
+| 2 = [[Fiona Wood]]      | q2w = 2 | s2w = 2 | fw = 2
 | 7 = [[Helen McGivern]]
 }}
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 {{ep | 8420 | 17/12/2024 | QF |[[David Roe]]|97 – 67|[[Alex Call]]|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|135}}
 {{ep | 8421 | 18/12/2024 | SF |Chris Kirby|101 – 82|David Roe|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|132}}
-{{ep | 8422 | 19/12/2024 | SF |Fiona Wood| 111 – 76 |Terence Newnham|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|133}}
+{{ep | 8422 | 19/12/2024 | SF |Fiona Wood|111 – 76|Terence Newnham|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|133}}
-{{ep | 8423 | 20/12/2024 | GF |Chris Kirby| 89 – 96 |Fiona Wood|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|120}}
+{{ep | 8423 | 20/12/2024 | GF |Chris Kirby|89 – 96|Fiona Wood|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|120}}
 {{episode table end}}