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[[Image:GoodyBag2003.jpg|thumb|right| An example of the goody bag from 2003.]]
 
[[Image:GoodyBag2003.jpg|thumb|right| An example of the goody bag from 2003.]]
 
[[File:GoodyBag2013.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from 2013 to 2018.]]
 
[[File:GoodyBag2013.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from 2013 to 2018.]]
[[File:GoodyBag2018.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from 2018 to present.]]
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[[File:GoodyBag2021.png|thumb|200px|right|The goody bag used from January 2021 to June 2021 and from July 2022 onwards. [[Anne Robinson]]'s episodes saw the return of ''Dent's Modern Tribes''.]]
The '''goody bag''' is the colloquial term for the prizes given to contestants after they have appeared on Countdown. The prizes are different depending on whether the player won a game, or even made the Series finals. The current goody bag as of 21 March 2018 includes:
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The '''goody bag''' is the colloquial term for the prizes given to [[contestant]]s after they have appeared on ''[[Countdown]]''. The prizes are different depending on whether the player won a game, or even made the Series finals. The current goody bag as of July 2021 includes:
  
* A Countdown Mug
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* A ''Countdown'' Tote Bag
* A Pair of Countdown Pens
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* A ''Countdown'' Mug
* A Countdown Clock
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* A ''Countdown'' Pen
* [[Oxford Dictionary of English]] Third Edition
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* A ''Countdown'' Clock
* [[Susie Dent]]'s ''Modern Tribes'', a book analysing the secret languages of Britain.
 
  
And since December 1998, those who also win at least one game get:
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Previously the goody bag had contained:
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* A paperback copy of ''Dent's Modern Tribes'' by Susie Dent
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* A paperback copy of ''Word Perfect'' by Susie Dent
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* A paperback copy of ''Who Made The Crocodile Cry?'' by Susie Dent (until 2018)
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* A hardback copy of the Oxford Dictionary of English (until 2023)
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* A pair of ''Countdown'' Pens (until 2023)
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* A copy of the ''Countdown'' Board Game
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* A ''Countdown'' Polo Shirt
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* A ''Celebrity Countdown'' Coaster
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* A paperback copy of ''Countdown: Spreading The Word''
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* A ''Countdown'' Handheld Electronic Game
  
* A Countdown [[teapot]]
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Since December 1998, those who also win at least one game receive the ''Countdown'' [[teapot]].
  
Prizes for finalists are usually trophies of some sort, such as an engraved silver tray or a cut-glass trophy. Series winners get the full Oxford English Dictionary, although as of [[Series 63]], the dictionaries are no longer gold-leaved, but the champion also receives a laptop computer.
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Finalists and [[Championship of Champions]] participants receive a cut-glass trophy (in [[Championship of Champions XIII]] the trophy had a small clock inside). [[Series Winners|Series champions]] receive a hexagon-based cut-glass trophy. They also received the full [[Oxford English Dictionary]] until [[Series 83]], after which the prize was axed by ''Countdown'' due to the books being out of date. From [[Series 63]], the dictionaries were no longer gold-leaved. However, the champion also receives a laptop computer (currently a {{w|MacBook}}). Until [[Series 86]], the bag also included [[Oxford Dictionary of English]] Third Edition.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 8 October 2024

An example of the goody bag from 2003.
The goody bag used from 2013 to 2018.
The goody bag used from January 2021 to June 2021 and from July 2022 onwards. Anne Robinson's episodes saw the return of Dent's Modern Tribes.

The goody bag is the colloquial term for the prizes given to contestants after they have appeared on Countdown. The prizes are different depending on whether the player won a game, or even made the Series finals. The current goody bag as of July 2021 includes:

  • A Countdown Tote Bag
  • A Countdown Mug
  • A Countdown Pen
  • A Countdown Clock

Previously the goody bag had contained:

  • A paperback copy of Dent's Modern Tribes by Susie Dent
  • A paperback copy of Word Perfect by Susie Dent
  • A paperback copy of Who Made The Crocodile Cry? by Susie Dent (until 2018)
  • A hardback copy of the Oxford Dictionary of English (until 2023)
  • A pair of Countdown Pens (until 2023)
  • A copy of the Countdown Board Game
  • A Countdown Polo Shirt
  • A Celebrity Countdown Coaster
  • A paperback copy of Countdown: Spreading The Word
  • A Countdown Handheld Electronic Game

Since December 1998, those who also win at least one game receive the Countdown teapot.

Finalists and Championship of Champions participants receive a cut-glass trophy (in Championship of Champions XIII the trophy had a small clock inside). Series champions receive a hexagon-based cut-glass trophy. They also received the full Oxford English Dictionary until Series 83, after which the prize was axed by Countdown due to the books being out of date. From Series 63, the dictionaries were no longer gold-leaved. However, the champion also receives a laptop computer (currently a MacBook). Until Series 86, the bag also included Oxford Dictionary of English Third Edition.