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| − | There has been 2 '''15 Round Format'''’s | + | There have been two major ''[[Countdown]]'' game formats known as the '''15 round format''': |
| | + | * The [[15 round format (old)|"old" or "original" 15 round format]] (LLLLNLLLLNLLLNC), used from [[Series 46]] (September 2001) to [[Series 68]] (March 2013) |
| | + | * The [[15 round format (new)|"new" 15 round format]] (LLNLLNLLNLLLLNC), used since Series 68 (March 2013) |
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| − | | + | Most [[Countdown Masters]] games also contained 15 rounds in the pattern LNCLNCLNCLNCLNC, spread over five days. |
| − | ==Old 15 Round Format==
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| − | [[Image:Ben Wilson.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Ben Wilson]] was the first [[Series Winners|series champion]] under the 15-round format.]] | |
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| − | The '''15 round format''' is the arrangement of [[letters]], [[numbers]] and [[conundrum]] rounds introduced at the start of [[Series 46]] and used up until [[Series 68]]. Whereas the [[9 round format]] used in previous series (and equally the [[14 round format]] used in past series finals) gave [[contestant]]s their choice of selections in an equal number of letters and numbers rounds, the 15 round format sees the contestant in the [[champion]]'s chair pick an extra letters selection but only one of the three numbers selections. This can offer an advantage to the contestant in the [[challenger]]'s chair in close games, as they have the choice of selection in the final numbers round.
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| − | For games where there is no reigning champion (finals games and those which follow the departure of an [[octochamp]]), order of play is decided by an off-screen coin toss. The champion picks in odd-numbered rounds, and the challenger in even-numbered rounds. Alongside the short intermissions for commercial breaks before rounds 6 and 11, book-ended by [[Teatime Teaser]]s, the [[guest|celebrity guest]] provides an anecdote after round 5. Furthermore, since September 2007 [[Susie Dent]] has presented the [[Origins of Words]] slot after round 9.
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| − | In 2013, it was announced that the previous arrangement of letters and numbers was to be changed to a [[15 round format (new)|new 15 round format]] of LLNLLNLLNLLLLNC, in accordance with Channel 4's shuffling the lengths of the program's [[half|three halves]]. The change took effect on [[Episode 5666|25 March 2013]], in the midst of [[Series 68]].
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| − | ==Rounds==
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| − | {{Rounds-start|Champion (C1)|Challenger (C2)}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|1|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|2|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|3|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|4|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|5|C|1|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{R-TTT|TEATIME TEASER|||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|6|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|7|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|8|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|9|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|10|C|2|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{R-TTT|TEATIME TEASER|||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|11|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|12|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|13|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|14|C|2|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{R-conundrum|15|CONUNDRUM|||||}}
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| − | {{Rounds-end}}
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| − | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 2em auto 0; text-align: center;"
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| − | ! !! Chosen by champion !! Chosen by challenger !! Total
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| − | ! Letters rounds
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| − | | 6 || 5 || 11
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| − | ! Numbers rounds
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| − | | 1 || 2 || 3
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| − | ! Conundrums
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| − | [[Category:Formats|15]]
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| − | [[Category:15-round games| ]]
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| − | ==New 15 Round Format==
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| − | [[Image:Giles_H.jpg|right|thumb|[[Giles Hutchings]] was the first [[series champion]] under the new 15-round format.]]
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| − | In accordance with [[Channel 4]]’s coming rearrangement of ''[[Countdown]]''’s commercial break times, a '''new 15 round format''' was introduced for the show. The format replaced the [[15 round format (old)|previous 15 round format]] on [[Episode 5666|25 March 2013]], a couple of weeks into the [[Series 68]] preliminaries.
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| − | The new format consists of ten letters rounds, four numbers rounds and a conundrum. Each contestant picks five letters rounds and two numbers rounds, arguably making games fairer than those in the "original" 15 round format, in which the challenger (C2) got an extra, often crucial numbers pick. It is similar to the [[14 round format]] used in grand finals between [[Series 2]] and [[Series 45]], with the exception that the first conundrum has been removed and two additional letters rounds have been inserted before the final [[numbers game]].
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| − | The [[Dictionary Corner|celebrity]] anecdote has been moved to the middle of the second [[half|“half”]], between Rounds 6 and 7; while [[Susie Dent]]'s ''[[Origins of Words]]'' slot is between Rounds 11 and 12.
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| − | ==Rounds==
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| − | {{Rounds-start|Champion (C1)|Challenger (C2)}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|1|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|2|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|3|C|1|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{R-TTT|TEATIME TEASER|||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|4|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|5|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|6|C|2|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|7|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|8|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|9|C|1|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{R-TTT|TEATIME TEASER|||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|10|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|11|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|12|C2LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{Rx-letters|13|C1LETTERS||||||}}
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| − | {{R-numbers|14|C|2|N|U|M|S||||||}}
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| − | {{R-conundrum|15|CONUNDRUM|||||}}
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| − | {{Rounds-end}}
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| − | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 2em auto 0; text-align: center;"
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| − | ! !! Chosen by champion !! Chosen by challenger !! Total
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| − | ! Letters rounds
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| − | | 5 || 5 || 10
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| − | ! Numbers rounds
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| − | | 2 || 2 || 4
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| − | ! Conundrums
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| − | [[Category:Formats|15new]]
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