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*...that in round 2 of '''[[Episode 4145]]''', had contestant [[Phil Watkins]] chosen a final consonant instead of a final vowel, the longest available word in the selection would have been {{word|COUNTDOWN}}? | *...that in round 2 of '''[[Episode 4145]]''', had contestant [[Phil Watkins]] chosen a final consonant instead of a final vowel, the longest available word in the selection would have been {{word|COUNTDOWN}}? | ||
− | *...that [[Richard Whiteley]]'s '''[[Gotcha]]''' game and the [[Championship of Champions XI]] '''[[Episode 3404|final]]''' had identical maximum scores, despite one being a [[9 round format|9 rounder]] and the other a [[15 round format|15 rounder]]? | + | *...that [[Richard Whiteley]]'s '''[[Gotcha]]''' game and the [[Championship of Champions XI]] '''[[Episode 3404|final]]''' ''(group photo, pictured)'' had identical maximum scores, despite one being a [[9 round format|9 rounder]] and the other a [[15 round format|15 rounder]]? |
*...that two sets of ''[[Countdown]]'' contestants have had names which were anagrams of each other: '''[[Jane Smith]]''' and '''[[Jean Smith]]''', and '''[[Dave Roome]]''' and '''[[Dave Moore]]'''? | *...that two sets of ''[[Countdown]]'' contestants have had names which were anagrams of each other: '''[[Jane Smith]]''' and '''[[Jean Smith]]''', and '''[[Dave Roome]]''' and '''[[Dave Moore]]'''? | ||
*...that '''[[Conor Travers]]''' achieved three consecutive [[List of Countdown terminology|perfect games]] en route to the [[Episode 5654|final]] of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]? | *...that '''[[Conor Travers]]''' achieved three consecutive [[List of Countdown terminology|perfect games]] en route to the [[Episode 5654|final]] of the [[30th Birthday Championship]]? |
Revision as of 15:59, 6 March 2013
- ...that in round 2 of Episode 4145, had contestant Phil Watkins chosen a final consonant instead of a final vowel, the longest available word in the selection would have been COUNTDOWN?
- ...that Richard Whiteley's Gotcha game and the Championship of Champions XI final (group photo, pictured) had identical maximum scores, despite one being a 9 rounder and the other a 15 rounder?
- ...that two sets of Countdown contestants have had names which were anagrams of each other: Jane Smith and Jean Smith, and Dave Roome and Dave Moore?
- ...that Conor Travers achieved three consecutive perfect games en route to the final of the 30th Birthday Championship?