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* ...that in the 1997 '''[[Episode CS1997|Christmas special]]''', [[Susie Dent]] filled in for [[Carol Vorderman]] as she was a [[contestant]]?
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* ...that in [[Series 30]], [[Ben Cooke (Series 30)|Ben Cooke]] beat [[Sue Renwick]] {{score|60|26}} in her '''[[Episode 1656|sixth heat game]]''' but lost against her in the '''[[Episode 1713|third quarter-final]]''' by {{score|56|24}}, a record rematch score difference of 66 points?
* ...that due to five episodes being recorded in a day, '''[[Rachel Riley]]''' appeared to lose her voice for three weeks during [[Series 62]]?
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* ...that due to five episodes of ''[[Countdown]]'' being recorded in a day, a slight ailment caused '''[[Rachel Riley]]''' to appear to lose her voice for three weeks during [[Series 62]]?
* ...that [[Series 59]] [[champion]] '''[[Junaid Mubeen]]''' had previously appeared on the show [[Episode 2342|ten years earlier]] as a fourteen-year-old boy?
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* ...that '''[[Sweyn Kirkness]]''' faced three [[numbers round]]s in which it was impossible to score any points – round 5 of his [[Episode 3699|third heat]], his [[Episode 3701|fifth heat]], and his [[Episode 3723|quarter-final]]?
* ...that [[Series 35]] [[champion]] '''[[Pete Cashmore]]''' ''(pictured)'' is CEO of [http://www.mashable.com Mashable], and as such was dubbed "the most influential [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] user in the world" by [[wikipedia:INQ|INQ]] Mobile in 2009?
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* ...that [[Series 59]] [[champion]] '''[[Junaid Mubeen]]''' ''(pictured)'' had previously appeared on the show [[Episode 2342|ten years earlier]] as a fourteen-year-old boy?
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