Countdown - Easy Technique For Numbers Game

The first attempt at a new technique to solve the numbers game. All rights belong to Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions.

[@TashWigley]

I did it how she did it. I didn't realise until the clock ended that you can just add them all lol. Sometimes when there's a solution that's TOO simple, the expectation of having to work one out can distract you.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Literally adding up all the numbers to get the result is extremely rare. So we just don't try that, because it never happens

[@ogichi32]

"So Roisin, did you get it?"

[@antivanov82]

This comment will never get boring.

[@markflitcroft8967]

@@Greylobster if you look closely it spells “run”

[@bmw10203]

Hahaha

[@bowenliu5960]

@@bmw10203 Catherine tate: "You're saying it to me like it's obvious!"

[@drigon100]

@@bowenliu5960 Sevennnnn

[@BobbyJay1]

I did the "hard way". Never thought you can add all them up. No wonder I'm stupid.

[@MrSniperfox29]

Same, took me a minute to realise you could just add them up

[@gftyhify]

@@MrSniperfox29 whenever a contestant picks all 4 large numbers. That means that if the target is around 250 that means you’ll be able to get to at least within 10 by adding them up as the four large added together makes 250

[@Treviscoe]

Don't worry, I didn't get it either (the easy way or the hard way).

[@mtiller2006]

I admittedly did it the "hard way," the way Linda did it. I NEVER would have thought to just add the numbers up like Steve did, as that had never happened before. Still, great job to both!

[@TSKseattle]

I saw the 1+2=3 first, then thought "so how to get the other......oh"

[@jpbdude4223]

Same and I was like how the hell I’m I getting this? And then when I saw the 25 and 75 I immediately knew

[@SukeveForever]

I did it the hard way! I can't believe you can just add them all up. Mind blown. And when Carol said that'd never happened before. I wonder if it's happened since. What are the odds?!

[@EightThreeEight]

Less than 1 in 900. The target is any number from 100 to 999, but there's a chance that the numbers might add up to less than 100 making it impossible.

[@emmybm15]

I did what she did! I thought I was being smart figuring out 75 ÷ 25 = 3 😂 Seriously I'm so bad at maths 😂😂❤

[@gameshowfreak2007]

don't feel bad, I took me a bit to see that too.

[@arikwolf3777]

I did it the hard way too.

[@mariostar13]

I did what you did! If I was on the show at that time, I would buzz before 1 second even went by!

[@guywithaname5408]

I did 100 * (75 / 25) - 50 + 1 + 2

[@theletsplayprincess3894]

I did 75/25 is 3, times 100 is 300, -50 is 250, +1+2 is 253.

[@diamondsam]

Same

[@alunbuss7877]

Way to complicate XD

[@yatyayat]

Same.

[@cwn89015]

I think I also found another way: 75x2=150,150+100=250. 50/25=2, 250+ 2=252.252+1=253.

[@youngdolo8]

Can't use 2 twice

[@Dando99]

@@youngdolo8 Lol your not very smart are you

[@scottmaughan1053]

he didn’t use 2 twice he made a two and used a 2 the strategy is correct

[@Treviscoe]

Good one!

[@SomeGuyInNevada24]

It was nice to see Edna Krabapple open the show.

[@MrMatteNWk]

Countdown's numbers lady's named Vorderman? I've been calling her Carol Kester!

[@luapslev5826]

I like how people are trying to look smart by posting solutions in the comments.

[@hak525]

nice username bro

[@henk6172]

Most people in the comments genuinely enjoy doing the numbers and share their solutions with others. I do it too sometimes. There's even a whole subreddit for the number games, so I wouldn't say people do it to look smart tbh

[@wschmrdr]

Look smart, no. Be a wise guy, absolutely. Wasn't Kai notorious for that?

[@nas5834]

im not smart i used a calculator and i did 100/4 = 4 x 75 = 300 - 50 + 1+2 = 253

[@pineapplepenumbra]

It's an easy one, anyway, so I doubt if people are "trying to look smart".

[@Mr2at]

I did it completely differently, 1+2+50+75+27+100

[@witherblaze]

Mr2at you used the 2 twice. You meant 25.

[@ginger5422]

You didn't do it differently.... you did exactly of what he did ( btw 27 wasn't in it)

[@Nullifidian]

+Calum Smith That's the joke.

[@PadisherCreel]

75÷25 = 3 3×100 = 300 300+1+2-50 253

[@bonzolo2358]

You guys: The joke: Woooooooosh ---> 🙂

[@RandomlySet]

I did it the "hard way". 2x100 +50 +(75/25)

[@chris5619]

You can do what Linda did and then divide the whole thing by 1 to use all the numbers.

[@mariostar13]

Or multiply by 1

[@howdj]

​@@mariostar13 or add 1

[@blenderpanzi]

I did her way.

[@jamesfilosa6277]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ-6l2eVrtFgprs&t=50s

[@TheSpotify95]

Add the whole lot up and you get there. Nice one :)

[@sunshineinabottle]

I added them all up with seconds to spare. Never felt so clever.

[@REForever]

2+1=3 3x100=300 300-50=250 75/25=3 250+3=253

[@innowhizzltd8675]

From Monday 8th December 2003 and episode 3735 as of Tuesday 6th July 2003 in Series 52.

[@charleyyy_1995]

This is Episode 3739 (the 230th show of 2003).

[@ericzubyk2329]

So easy a caveman can do it.

[@gftyhify]

There was an episode from 1999 where a contestant got 1 away by adding all 6 number.

[@howardsend6589]

There was also an episode in 1346 but it wasn’t televised.

[@jazzling]

@@howardsend6589 Ask who Joe is

[@rookaloot4736]

There is also a less easy way to do it 2*100=200 200+50=250 75/25=3 250+3=253

[@joseph.westbury]

Good morning, that's a nice tnettenba

[@conwaytitty1080]

I literally done 75 divided by 25 is 3. 100x2 is 200, add the 50 and the 3. And then he just went and added everyone together.

[@gnack420]

Newsflash: no one is impressed that you can solve the numbers game in a KZbin comments section since the whole point of it is to complete it in 30 seconds while under pressure in a TV studio. The games are all just basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, it's not impressive to be able to solve it, unless you do so under the above conditions.

[@Godishus]

Newsflash: No one failed this. Pressure or not.

[@gnack420]

I don't see what that has to do with my comment, but okay.

[@Godishus]

Telling people you're not impressed that they manage to solve the easiest numbers game of all time without a time limit or studio pressure. I'm just saying no one would have had any issue solving this, regardless of time limit or pressure. Other, harder numbers games, sure. This one, no.

[@Nullifidian]

But you expect people to be impressed by your claimed indifference? If you're so above it all, why did you post a comment in the first place?

[@davidbarnard5873]

Trust me, even an easyish game is harder under the studio lights, letters and conundrums aren't so different as words tend to jump out at you but for some reason you find yourself doubting your method as you don't want to look a fool for completely ballsing up a game

[@dionknight216]

I just added them all up as well.

[@r3ked272]

I did it the hard way. Seems like we all did, so was it really "hard"?

[@PiikachUwU_OSRS]

I did it her way, but I multiplied the 50 by the 1 first. Just to use all six.

[@Eagle_spear]

I did it as 100 / 25 = 4 4 * 75 = 300 300 - 50 = 250 250 + 1 + 2 = 253

[@jpbdude4223]

100+25+75=200 200+50=250 250+1+2=253 Nice and easy and used all numbers!

[@KAP1993]

Made her hard way look easy 75/25 = 3 X 50 = 150 150 + 100 = 250 250 +2 + 1 = 253

[@jazzling]

i did 1 + 1 + 1 +... = 253 also anyone else think this game is easy a lot of the time

[@SaleckDragon]

Heh I did 100 x 2 = 200 + 50 = 250. 75 / 25 = 3. 250 + 3 = 253. Then they say you can just add all the numbers and I facepalmed.

[@ObsoleteMule]

I did 2 + 1 = 3 3 x 100 = 300 300 -50 = 250 75/25 = 3 250 +3 = 253 Expecting that solution then he said just add them up and I looked at them again, what is he talking about? There's no way that'll ... *facepalm* WHAATTTTTT!!!!!!

[@anujme3]

I added all. No idea why but I am smiling like crazy

[@alunbuss7877]

That's Numberwang!

[@applesewer2684]

I did it the same as Linda!

[@MrAjerguy]

Isn't that guy a human ventriloquist dummy? Specialises in river dance?

[@beetlebrown6874]

MrAjerguy Yes!!!I knew he looked familiar!

[@Chris-dm1je]

I've met people like Linda.

[@andyszlamp2212]

O started with 100+25+75+50=250 then thought can I get a 3? Oh, yeah.

[@liamholton8937]

Why did Carol always get annoyed with people choosing all the four large ones?

[@liamholton8937]

Well that makes me thinking what if they put in 6 large ones aswell. If so I'd count 10 as a large number

[@Cruithneach]

@Nullifidian Thanks for that link, but the computer's a cheat - it keeps using powers (4^2, etc) which isn't allowed on Countdown, so I've won...but it won't have it

[@Cruithneach]

@Nullifidian My indignation is not entirely genuine 😉

[@Instasamps]

The odds on that happening must be astronomical

[@reececollison5101]

Not really. Assuming the numbers selected add up to more than 100 anyway, which they won’t do if you pick 6 small or even most 1 large selections. There are 900 possible target numbers that can appear (100 thru 999, and yes 100 has been a target number before so it is the lowest target number) so the chances of that exact target number being the sum of all the selected numbers (assuming it’s even possible) is 1 in 900. Obviously pretty small odds compared to some things but not what I’d call astronomical.

[@easternbrown]

At these odds of 1/900 It's likely to crop up at least once if they play the numbers game 624 times or more with numbers totalling over 100 (even with the common selection of one large and five small you probably meet it half the time). Given that they play more than one numbers round per episode, and there are already more than 7000 episodes of Countdown, it's very likely has happened on other occasions (assuming the number generator and selection is genuinely random). This time they noticed but maybe if a more conventional solution was available it may well have passed unobserved (perhaps the presence of four large numbers makes it more likely for someone to pick it up).

[@matthewelsom9356]

ugh. I did 100/25*75-50+1+2

[@sam.williams0956]

Nope 100/25 is 4*75 is 300+50+1+2=352 well done 100 of

[@matthewelsom9356]

Xanonyme lol

[@mikefuller6959]

Just add the numbers together.

[@taotoo2]

Thanks for that.

[@yeragin2601]

Genius

[@georgielancaster1356]

So quick add up and we're there... Only opened link to comment.

[@mxn4719]

Add all of them

[@charleyyy_1995]

Episode 3739, and can you find 8th Mar’ 1994 with Round 4 please (I’m begging you).

[@Aunini]

Ah yes, Episode 1504, the only time you could get the target with one number :)

[@BandidoDescalzo]

100 * 25 is 250 + 1 + 2 👍 Edit or do you have to use all the numbers?

[@harrymeaking8933]

josiah O'Neill 100 * 25 is 2500

[@BandidoDescalzo]

@@harrymeaking8933 :-( ... Dammit. Probably 1am math.

[@GameShowFan9001]

Lol, you must be tired or something, cause 100 * 25 is 2,500, not 250

[@harryp7346]

75x(100x25)+2+1-50

[@JangoFett220]

So I added up the 100, 25, 75, 50 and the 2 then I panicked for 25 seconds then added the 1

[@seanmccombie6379]

I did hard way too

[@user-wq6hr9xi2n]

75/25 = 3 100*3 =300 300-50 = 250 250+1+2 =253

[@FactsMatter]

Hilarious. Who'd have thought this would come up.... + + + + + =

[@nathanday8471]

100 x 25 = 250 1+2 = 3+250 = 253

[@mjtunstall1976]

LOL just add them up to get the result!!

[@ZombieKillerThe]

100+75+50+25+2+1 = 253 so the sum all of the numbers is 253

[@alexanderdahoola8188]

Add 'em up.

[@benski98]

I'm either so smart, or too dumb. But I added them all up for it.

[@andrewbloom7694]

I'm gonna tweet rachel and find out if theres a way to find the odds of this happening...

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

I want to say 1/899, but not all sets of tiles add up to a playable number. It's probably somewhere around 1/1500.

[@senseof_outrage9390]

(100+(75/25)+(50)(1+2))

[@declangaming24]

100x2=200+75= 275-25=250

[@stefan33uk]

Damn I also did it the hard way 😅

[@h21_62]

I did 2 * 100 Then 200 + 50 Then 75 / 25 Then 250 + 3

[@jimmypayne1657]

Un Named 75x2=150 150+100=250 250+2=252 252+1=253

[@h21_62]

Pokemon Master haha didn't even notice

[@jimmypayne1657]

Pokemon Master Thanks 4 noticing lol

[@LukeWilsonUK]

4x75=300 -50=250 +1+2=253

[@phoebereid8461]

I did 75/25 = 3 2*100 =200 200+3+50

[@deJessias]

75/25=3 3*100=300 300-50+1+2=253

[@diamondsam]

Bruh I did it a different way than both of them, 75/25=3 3x100=300 300-50=250 250+1+2=253

[@userjim83]

Serves him right for trying to be a smart arse

[@ismayb754]

Yup he tried to be smart and the other contestant did it a more impressive way.

[@plushbatfan]

That’s too easy! 100+25+75+50+1+2

[@jbhoy80]

I did 2 x 100 add 50 . is 250 . 75 ÷ 25 is. 3 add for 253. Had few beers might be wrong.

[@rosebreeds5057]

This is a bit of a “tenettenba” moment

[@cammo253]

I would've got it straight away. I just know

[@Mattie1979]

I wonder what the odds are for something like this to happen again.

[@EightThreeEight]

Well, there's 900 different numbers, so that would be one in 900. But not every set of numbers will give you a sum higher than 99, so the odds are even lower.

[@nickoakley9205]

50-0 = 5 plus the 2 and the 3 is 253

[@ginger5422]

You cant do that also you cant do 50 - 0 or + the 3 because they weren't one of the numbers

[@pabloainsworth1287]

That would be 523. You'd need to make the 5 first then do 2+5+3. Close though!

[@YouDummy]

Carol was so pretty. It's just an absolute shame what she did with her body

[@TheRishiboy1]

Add em all up

[@judebrown2672]

75-25 =50 x 50 = 250 +1 + 2 = 253

[@garybrown5141]

50x50 is 2,500 isn’t it.

[@THETONYT1]

I did it in a second such an easy solution

[@hugekingkibblefan6980]

I did the hardest way and it Pom me more than 30 seconds too, ((100/25)x75)-50+2+1

[@unownplayr6439]

Add 'em up

[@adrianaguilar8716]

75/25 = 3 (3 x 100) - 50 = 250 250 + 1 + 2 = 253

[@TheRubySpider]

Actually, the hard way (aka what I did) was [(100*75)/25]-50+2+1.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Now that's just showing off! I like it.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

That's just 100 x 3 - 50 + 2 + 1 lmao. You have redundant parentheses btw

[@sirrealist5897]

Now if one of those contestants had been any chancellor of the exchequer then I guarantee not only would he not have gotten it but the fact he didn't would have resulted in the Bank of England having to raise interest rates and raise the rate of inflation!

[@nah1d7_72]

I just added all 6 together

[@garybrown5141]

2+1=3 100x3=300 300-50=250 75 divided by 25=3

[@manslikeaqeelsonicadvances8566]

100+25+75 = 200 200+50+2+1 = 253

[@petergeorge9004]

75+50=125, 125x2=250, 100/25=4, 4-1+250= 253

[@stevendebettencourt7651]

That’s how I did it too.

[@tiktoksilver9951]

Why was there snoring in the background

[@D24NST]

100+25+75+50+2+1=253

[@almostanengineer]

That took me far to damn long!

[@benfarmer-webb1016]

I did 75÷25 is 3. 3 × 100 is 300. Take 50 is 250 then add 1 and 2. Now I just feel like an idiot

[@Stein1982]

100/25=4 *75=300 -50=250 +1+2=253

[@JakeCorke24]

I did 50+1+2 25 +75 add the 100

[@cassandrakelly7737]

1+2=3 25+75=100 100+100=200 200+50=250 250+3=253

[@MirkoMazzoni2000]

When the RNG is the sum of all six

[@fionamurphy6605]

100x2= 200 75/25=3 +50 +3

[@RedJoker9000]

I feel dumb doing it the "hard way" and not realizing the easy way first. Anyone else?

[@arsenalmanic]

I got 252.5

[@DXKramer]

That has to be the best and worst numbers game ever

[@darkmatterii]

75/25=3 50+1=51 51×3=153 100+153=253

[@rlbond]

Haha I did 100 + 50*(75/25) + 2 + 1

[@TJNINJAlovesprime]

0:02 hah