https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&feed=atom&action=historyConundrum - Revision history2024-03-28T10:14:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.5https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=160765&oldid=prevMclarenguy22 at 22:18, 27 April 20232023-04-27T22:18:04Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The conundrum is often posed as gibberish comprised of two or three words (or occasionally, one word with a prefix/suffix, or an abbreviation), similar to an anagram fodder in cryptic crossword clues. The scramble may be tongue-in-cheek, or even as one whole word to pose a true anagram pair. For example,{{word|DEVIATION}} can be jumbled up as {{word|ANTIVIDEO}}, {{word|EMULATING}} as {{word|GLUTAMINE}}, {{word|SEGREGATE}} as {{word|EASTEREGG}} and {{word|BONHOMOUS}} humorously as {{word|OOHSONUMB}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The conundrum is often posed as gibberish comprised of two or three words (or occasionally, one word with a prefix/suffix, or an abbreviation), similar to an anagram fodder in cryptic crossword clues. The scramble may be tongue-in-cheek, or even as one whole word to pose a true anagram pair. For example, {{word|DEVIATION}} can be jumbled up as {{word|ANTIVIDEO}}, {{word|EMULATING}} as {{word|GLUTAMINE}}, {{word|SEGREGATE}} as {{word|EASTEREGG}} and {{word|BONHOMOUS}} humorously as {{word|OOHSONUMB}}.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Conundrums are designed to be gently puzzling rather than annoyingly baffling, so extremely rare and obsolete words with definitions that are difficult to comprehend should be avoided for this purpose. While the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]] website is Countdown's sole source, almost all answers are considered everyday words and appear in standard single-volume print and online dictionaries. Obscurer verbs and adjectives, loanwords and terms from academic subjects may be preserved for knockout matches in the finals and a [[Championship of Champions]] to increase difficulty. Conundrums are set by the producer, currently [[Damian Eadie]]. Plurals of 8-letter nouns and verbs in present tense form are usually not used in conundrums, although nouns which exist only in plural form such as {{word|DROPPINGS}} and {{word|CASTANETS}} may be used.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Conundrums are designed to be gently puzzling rather than annoyingly baffling, so extremely rare and obsolete words with definitions that are difficult to comprehend should be avoided for this purpose. While the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]] website is Countdown's sole source, almost all answers are considered everyday words and appear in standard single-volume print and online dictionaries. Obscurer verbs and adjectives, loanwords and terms from academic subjects may be preserved for knockout matches in the finals and a [[Championship of Champions]] to increase difficulty. Conundrums are set by the producer, currently [[Damian Eadie]]. Plurals of 8-letter nouns and verbs in present tense form are usually not used in conundrums, although nouns which exist only in plural form such as {{word|DROPPINGS}} and {{word|CASTANETS}} may be used.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:GANDISEEG.png|thumb|right|210px|"[[GANDISEEG|{{word|GAN}}...{{word|GANDI}}...{{word|SEEG}}]]?"]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:GANDISEEG.png|thumb|right|210px|"[[GANDISEEG|{{word|GAN}}...{{word|GANDI}}...{{word|SEEG}}]]?"]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''conundrum''' is a 9 letter word<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, presented </del>to contestants in the form of an anagram. The first person to buzz in and provide the answer scores 10 points.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''conundrum''' is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a buzzer round where </ins>a 9<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>letter word <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is shown </ins>to contestants in the form of an anagram <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">which must be unjumbled</ins>. The first person to buzz in and provide the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">correct </ins>answer <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in 30 seconds or less </ins>scores 10 points<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. The conundrum is the final round of the game, and another conundrum is shown in the event of a tie</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pre-COVID, if neither contestant got </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">answer within 30 seconds </del>then <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">it was often thrown </del>over to the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">studio audience</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A correct </del>answer <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">from an audience member won them a </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">goody bag|Countdown mug</del>]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The conundrum is hidden at the start of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">round and </ins>then <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">turned </ins>over to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">reveal the scramble as soon as </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">clock is started. Each player may buzz in and guess only once</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">If any contestant buzzes in with a wrong guess or does not </ins>answer<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, they are "frozen out" of the round and the clock is then re-started for the other player to buzz within the time remaining. Since </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Series 65</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in 2011, wrong guesses are revealed in final cut as {{word|INCORRECT}}. The round ends when either one player answers correctly, when the 30 seconds expire or when both contestants buzz in and fail to guess correctly</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ten </del>points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ceiling and table </del>lights turn pinkish-purple.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">10 </ins>points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the lights turn pinkish-purple.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Between [[Series 1]] and [[Series 21]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], if the scores </del>were <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">level </del>on a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">conundrum</del>, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">game was declared </del>a [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">draw</del>]] and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break </del>conundrums <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">were necessary. Otherwise draws </del>are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">second conundrum goes unsolved</del>, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the scores remain tied, a third </del>conundrum is used <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(and so </del>on<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised. One game has allegedly gone to six conundrums, but most </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">these were cut from broadcast</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pre-COVID</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">conundrums </ins>were <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">presented </ins>on a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">board so that audience members could see; if neither contestant found the answer within 30 seconds</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">it was – from 2003 – often thrown over to </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">studio audience. A correct answer from an audience member won them </ins>a [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">goody bag|Countdown mug</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. Post-COVID, conundrums are presented digitally </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">unsolved </ins>conundrums are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">thrown over to </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">co-presenter</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">lexicographer </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">celebrity guest. The mechanical </ins>conundrum <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">board </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">still </ins>used on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[8 Out </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">10 Cats Does Countdown]]</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Contestant buzzes in with an incorrect answer in the 30 seconds</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">then </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Countdown is re</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">started</del>, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">their opponent </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">given any remaining remaining time to try and solve the Conundrum</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Contestant who initially buzzed </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">now disqualified from buzzing </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">again before the 30 seconds have elapsed, irrespective of whether they later spot the correct answer or not</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the total scores are level after the conundrum, another conundrum is presented as </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">tie-breaker. Tie-break conundrums continue to be presented until one is solved</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">same rules apply for each conundrum. Tie</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">break conundrums are rare</ins>, and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a third </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">even rarer. Tie-breakers may theoretically continue ad infinitum</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">but on some such occasions only </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">solved conundrum is broadcast </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">final cut to save time, such as </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Episode 6157]]</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">If </del>both <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Contestants offer an incorrect answer to </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Conundrum </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the 30 seconds</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">then </del>the Countdown <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is stopped and the solution is revealed immediately</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with neither contestant getting another opportunity to solve the Conundrum</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">From the show's inception in 1982, the game was declared a [[draw]] if the scoreline was level after the conundrum and </ins>both <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">contestants would return for </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rematch the next day, except </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">series finals when tie-breaks were necessary. After [[Series 21]] had a record 4 drawn preliminary matches</ins>, the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rules were changed in [[Series 22]] so that all matches must now be settled by tie-breaks. Games may still end in a draw on [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does </ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">which does not usually have tie-breaks</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">For the purpose </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">differentiating between which Contestant presses their button </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">offer </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">solution first on a Conundrum</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">both the Champion's and Challenger's nameplates have a lamp which illuminates when their button is pressed</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with the Champion's button also sounding </del>as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a "bell"</del>, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the Challenger's </del>as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a "buzzer"</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The conundrum is often posed as gibberish comprised </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">two or three words (or occasionally, one word with a prefix/suffix, or an abbreviation), similar </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an anagram fodder in cryptic crossword clues. The scramble may be tongue-in-cheek, or even as one whole word to pose </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">true anagram pair. For example</ins>,<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{word|DEVIATION}} can be jumbled up as {{word|ANTIVIDEO}}</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{word|EMULATING}} </ins>as <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{word|GLUTAMINE}}</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{word|SEGREGATE}} as {{word|EASTEREGG}} </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{word|BONHOMOUS}} humorously </ins>as <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{word|OOHSONUMB}}</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">For the purpose of differentiating between which contestant presses their button to offer a solution first, both the Champion's and Challenger's nameplates have a perimeter light which illuminates when their button is pressed, with the Champion's button sounding a "bell" and the Challenger's as a "buzzer".</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Mclarenguy22https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=157553&oldid=prevThe Doctor: will redirect curcial2023-01-05T05:22:05Z<p>will redirect curcial</p>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=154623&oldid=prevRLSJ1997: Most recent example on normal Countdown supersedes the Catsdown version2022-09-25T16:33:09Z<p>Most recent example on normal Countdown supersedes the Catsdown version</p>
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</table>RLSJ1997https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=147404&oldid=prevMclarenguy22 at 12:00, 27 January 20222022-01-27T12:00:16Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the ceiling and table lights turn pinkish-purple.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the ceiling and table lights turn pinkish-purple.</div></td></tr>
</table>Mclarenguy22https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=128104&oldid=prevMclarenguy22 at 17:59, 29 June 20202020-06-29T17:59:05Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''conundrum''' is a 9 letter word, presented to contestants in the form of an anagram. The first person to buzz in and provide the answer scores 10 points. If neither contestant gets the answer within 30 seconds then it was often thrown over to the studio audience. A correct answer from an audience member won them a [[goody bag|Countdown mug]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''conundrum''' is a 9 letter word, presented to contestants in the form of an anagram. The first person to buzz in and provide the answer scores 10 points. If neither contestant gets the answer within 30 seconds then it was often thrown over to the studio audience. A correct answer from an audience member won them a [[goody bag|Countdown mug]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the ceiling and table lights <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will </del>turn pinkish-purple.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the ceiling and table lights turn pinkish-purple.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Between [[Series 1]] and [[Series 21]], and in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. Otherwise draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised. One game has allegedly gone to six conundrums, but most of these were cut from broadcast.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Between [[Series 1]] and [[Series 21]], and in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. Otherwise draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised. One game has allegedly gone to six conundrums, but most of these were cut from broadcast.</div></td></tr>
</table>Mclarenguy22https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=124287&oldid=prevThe Doctor at 00:53, 9 May 20202020-05-09T00:53:30Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the ceiling and table lights will turn pinkish-purple.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum and since 2017, the ceiling and table lights will turn pinkish-purple.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Between [[Series 1]] and [[Series 21]], and in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. Otherwise draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Between [[Series 1]] and [[Series 21]], and in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. Otherwise draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. One game has allegedly gone to six conundrums, but most of these were cut from broadcast</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=124060&oldid=prevThe Doctor at 17:39, 4 May 20202020-05-04T17:39:00Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the purpose of differentiating between which Contestant presses their button to offer a solution first on a Conundrum, both the Champion's and Challenger's nameplates have a lamp which illuminates when their button is pressed, with the Champion's button also sounding as a "bell", and the Challenger's as a "buzzer".</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the purpose of differentiating between which Contestant presses their button to offer a solution first on a Conundrum, both the Champion's and Challenger's nameplates have a lamp which illuminates when their button is pressed, with the Champion's button also sounding as a "bell", and the Challenger's as a "buzzer".</div></td></tr>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=120023&oldid=prevLaunchballer: add2020-01-24T15:57:24Z<p>add</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In the early days </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the show</del>, if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In the modern format, </del>draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Between [[Series 1]] and [[Series 21]], and in [[8 Out </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">10 Cats Does Countdown]]</ins>, if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Otherwise </ins>draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If a Contestant buzzes in with an incorrect answer in the 30 seconds, then the Countdown is re-started, and their opponent is given any remaining remaining time to try and solve the Conundrum, with the Contestant who initially buzzed in now disqualified from buzzing in again before the 30 seconds have elapsed, irrespective of whether they later spot the correct answer or not.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If a Contestant buzzes in with an incorrect answer in the 30 seconds, then the Countdown is re-started, and their opponent is given any remaining remaining time to try and solve the Conundrum, with the Contestant who initially buzzed in now disqualified from buzzing in again before the 30 seconds have elapsed, irrespective of whether they later spot the correct answer or not.</div></td></tr>
</table>Launchballerhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Conundrum&diff=116882&oldid=prevRLSJ1997: It's back to the usual Purple, must have been a one-off occasion!2019-07-02T13:54:50Z<p>It's back to the usual Purple, must have been a one-off occasion!</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''conundrum''' is a 9 letter word, presented to contestants in the form of an anagram. The first person to buzz in and provide the answer scores 10 points. If neither contestant gets the answer within 30 seconds then it was often thrown over to the studio audience. A correct answer from an audience member won them a [[goody bag|Countdown mug]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''conundrum''' is a 9 letter word, presented to contestants in the form of an anagram. The first person to buzz in and provide the answer scores 10 points. If neither contestant gets the answer within 30 seconds then it was often thrown over to the studio audience. A correct answer from an audience member won them a [[goody bag|Countdown mug]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. With the introduction of the current studio </del>since 2017, the ceiling and table lights will turn pinkish-purple<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. From [[Series 81]] onwards, the colour has changed to red</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''crucial conundrum''' occurs when the two players are within ten points of each other before the final conundrum round, and hence the winner will be whichever player can solve it. Since 2003, the studio lights are dimmed on a crucial conundrum <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </ins>since 2017, the ceiling and table lights will turn pinkish-purple.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the early days of the show, if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. In the modern format, draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the early days of the show, if the scores were level on a conundrum, the game was declared a [[draw]] and the contestants returned the next day for a rematch, except in the series finals, where tie-break conundrums were necessary. In the modern format, draws are resolved by a second "sudden death" conundrum. If the second conundrum goes unsolved, and the scores remain tied, a third conundrum is used (and so on, presumably, ''ad infinitum''.) Only a few games have ever required a third conundrum, and fourth Conundrums are even rarer, with none ever having been televised.</div></td></tr>
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