Difference between revisions of "Half"
From Countdown
(Created page with "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 ...") |
JohnnyCanuck (talk | contribs) (no longer true) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
The term was coined by [[Richard Whiteley]], and is a legacy from the days when ''Countdown'' was a game of [[9 round format|two halves]]. Since the name "half" sounded good, it stuck when, in 2001, ''Countdown'' became a game of [[15 round format|three halves]]. | The term was coined by [[Richard Whiteley]], and is a legacy from the days when ''Countdown'' was a game of [[9 round format|two halves]]. Since the name "half" sounded good, it stuck when, in 2001, ''Countdown'' became a game of [[15 round format|three halves]]. | ||
| − | Halves have varied in length from three rounds, in the one-off [[Celebrity Countdown]] series, to seven rounds, in the first 45 grand finals | + | Halves have varied in length from three rounds, in the one-off [[Celebrity Countdown]] series and the first half of the [[15 round format (new)|new 15 round format]], to seven rounds, in the first 45 grand finals. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 27 May 2013
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 name "half" sounded good, it stuck when, in 2001, Countdown became a game of three halves.
Halves have varied in length from three rounds, in the one-off Celebrity Countdown series and the first half of the new 15 round format, to seven rounds, in the first 45 grand finals.
