Countdown Junior

Junior is a variant of Countdown. Whilst Hyper is an extended version, Junior is a pared-down version of the game.

Letters game

Letters selections contain seven letters rather than the normal 9.

Numbers game

There is only one large number (10); smalls are 1—9. You are given 5 working numbers rather than 6, and the target is 11—100.

Conundrum

Answers are seven letters and are generally common words.

Example game

Rnd	Selection	Player One	Score	Player Two	Others	Max.
1	DFRTIAS	DRIFTS	6 – 6	DRIFTS	ADRIFT, AFRITS, DRAFTS, FRITAS, IFTARS, RADIFS, TRIADS	6
2	FRITASD	DIRTS	11 – 11	DIRTS	ADRIFT, AFRITS, DRAFTS, DRIFTS, FRITAS, IFTARS, RADIFS, TRIADS	12
3	ADISEPO	ADIPOSE	25 – 25	ADIPOSE		26
4	1 8 7 6 10 → 58	58 10 × 6 + 7 − 8 − 1	35 – 35	58 10 × 6 + 7 − 8 − 1		36
5	DREDPIS	DRIED	40 – 40	DRIED	PRIDED, PRIDES, PRISED, REDIPS, RIPSED, SPIDER, SPIRED	42
6	PRNOUED	POURED	46 – 46	PONDER	POUNDER, UNROPED	56
7	GITBNED	GET	46 – 50	BEND	BINGED, INDEBT, NIDGET, TINGED	62
8	8 1 3 6 3 → 37	37 (6 − 1) × 3 × 3 − 8	56 – 60	37 (6 − 1) × 3 × 3 − 8		72
9	FRENGIA	FEARING (3 seconds)	66 – 60			82