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| − | ==Old 15 Round Format==
| + | 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) |
| − | ==New 15 Round Format==
| + | * The [[15 round format (new)|"new" 15 round format]] (LLNLLNLLNLLLLNC), used since Series 68 (March 2013) |
| − | [[Image:Giles_H.jpg|right|thumb|[[Giles Hutchings]] was the first [[series champion]] under the new 15-round format.]]
| + | * The [[15 round format (Masters)|"Masters" 15 round format]], effectively 5 "legs" of LNC, one per day. |
| − | 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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| − | [[Category:15-round games| ]] | |
