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The show follows almost the same layout as the English version.
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The show follows almost the same layout as the English version. Shows have five [[letters game]]s, three [[numbers game]]s and a [[conundrum]], with two advertising breaks during which Word Mixes (eight-letter anagrams similar to [[Teatime Teaser]]s) are displayed for viewers.
  
 
Note:  Former ''Countdown'' contestant [[Andrew Fisher]] appeared on episode 15 of ''Letters and Numbers''.
 
Note:  Former ''Countdown'' contestant [[Andrew Fisher]] appeared on episode 15 of ''Letters and Numbers''.

Revision as of 19:58, 20 August 2010

Opening titles
The host, Richard Morecroft
The maths guru, Lily Serna
The word expert, David Astle

Letters and Numbers is an Australian version of Countdown. It began on 2 August 2010 on SBS One, and is the third English-language version of the show so far. It was adapted from Des chiffres et des lettres in the same way that Countdown was in 1982. The host is Richard Morecroft.

Format

The show follows almost the same layout as the English version. Shows have five letters games, three numbers games and a conundrum, with two advertising breaks during which Word Mixes (eight-letter anagrams similar to Teatime Teasers) are displayed for viewers.

Note: Former Countdown contestant Andrew Fisher appeared on episode 15 of Letters and Numbers.


See also