Countdown Game Show - Number Rounds (26 September 2023)

Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. Grace Dent joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Each day two contestants compete in 15 rounds of words and numbers to become the Countdown Champion.
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BACKGROUND
Countdown is the channel’s longest running show and the first show ever broadcast on Channel 4 when it launched 40 years ago, in November 1982. The original version of Channel 4's Countdown is the French television programme « Des chiffres et des lettres » (literally "numbers and letters"), where the Numbers Round is referred to as « Le compte est bon » ("the total is right"). The show debuted in 1965 as « Le mot le plus long » using letters only, and reached its present format in 1972. This year marks the shows 51st anniversary.
Playlist: • The Original Countdown...
SPIN-OFF
"8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown" is hosted by Jimmy Carr, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assuming their Countdown roles. The formation of the crossover with "8 Out if 10 Cats" began as a series of specials, the first of which was broadcast on 2 January 2012, when Channel 4 orchestrated a special "mash-up night", merging two shows to form a special edition of the pair, as part of its 30th-anniversary celebrations eleven years ago.
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[@MegaAJCProductions]

This guy is one of my favourite hosts of recent years. I enjoy his wholesome dad energy and I feel he adds just enough personality to the show without it taking away from the game. He just seems like a nice man.

[@deepdrag8131]

Oh. I liked the grumpy lady who never said a word other than repeat the target number after Rachel announced it. She made me feel like there might be a chance for me as a TV host.

[@philb4462]

​@@deepdrag8131Anne Robinson. She was terrible, just barking out numbers and names. She seemed so disinterested I'm surprised she didn't just point at who was supposed to speak and leave it at that.

[@Chris-dm1je]

Anne has done some things where I actually quite liked her. But on this, she seemed like a Dalek trying to host a tea party.

[@redpred3502]

He bloody demolished that glass of water

[@Mufc479]

The obligatory this is so easy so I'll take a sip of water 4:04. Treat us to a double one this time

[@deepdrag8131]

Ha ha! You think it’s WATER.

[@Chris-dm1je]

Damned hydration-conscious show offs.

[@ericzubyk2329]

Got 691 on the first one, 155 on the second one, 716 on the 3rd one, & 310 on the last one.

[@ciderfan823]

How did you get 716 on the third? I got 719 the same way as the contestants.

[@ericzubyk2329]

⁠@@ciderfan82310+2+2=14*50=700+9+7=716

[@dcnole]

For 156, you can also do 25x8-50+3+3 or 25x8-50+7-(3/3)

[@Chris-dm1je]

It's because of Suzie that I know that the British sailors who first saw penguins called them "Arsefoots" as their feet appear to be connected directly to their arses rather than having legs in between.

[@wc9885]

9 x 75 is 675. 100 ÷ 50 is 2. 2 + 9 + 6 is 17. Add then together

[@WandG_Fan]

156: 50*3=150+7=157 8*3=24 25-24=1 157-1=156

[@jamesrobert994]

For 692 my method was Rachel’s, no change there. For 156 I played on a variation on a theme of Ben’s method; 25*8=200 200-50+3+3=156 For 719, that was the only method I could work out in the 30 seconds but, there could have been a few solutions. For 317 I toyed around with the idea of a 4L method and eventually you can find it; 75-10=65 65*100=6500 6500/25=260 260+50+7=317

[@JoeGrohlDJ]

Round 1 (75 - 6) x 10 + (100 / 50) Round 2 (50 + 3 - (8 - 7)) x 3 Round 3 - Took me ages and I completely missed the easily solution! (50 + 2) x (2 x 7) - 9 Round 4 (75 / 25) x 100 + 10 + 7

[@baldeepbirak]

I got 692. Thought the maths teacher would have got it as his maths is usually spot on.

[@medusa_404]

719: 50 * 7 * 2 = 700 700 + 10 + 9 = 719 50 + 2 = 52 52 * 7 * 2 = 728 728 - 9 = 719 50 * 7 = 350 10 / 2 = 5 350 + 5 = 355 355 * 2 = 710 710 + 9 = 719

[@Nullifidian]

In the first numbers round, I saw Rachel's solution, but another solution is: 50 x 6 = 300 300 / 100 = 3 75 + 3 = 78 78 x 9 = 702 702 - 10 = 692 I think those are the only two. In the second round, I had a solution along the same lines as Ben's, but I did it this way: 7 - 3 = 4 8 / 4 = 2 50 + 2 = 52 52 x 3 = 156 Which can also be redone this way: 50 + 25 + 3 = 78 7 - 3 = 4 8 / 4 = 2 78 x 2 = 156 And another solution was: 3 / 3 = 1 25 + 1 = 26 50 - 8 = 42 42 / 7 = 6 26 x 6 = 156 In the third numbers round, I saw the contestants' solution, and this was the only meaningfully different solution I could see: 50 + 2 = 52 52 x 7 x 2 = 728 728 - 9 = 719 In the final numbers round, though there's no point to it, you can do a couple of alternative solutions, as follows: 75 - 10 = 65 100 / 25 = 4 65 x 4 = 260 260 + 50 + 7 = 317 100 / 25 = 4 10 - 4 = 6 50 + 6 = 56 56 x 7 = 392 392 - 75 = 317

[@leonhardeuler675]

75 + (6*50/100) = 78 * 9 = 702 - 10 = 692

[@baldeepbirak]

156 8x25 = 200, -50, +(3+3) = 156

[@medusa_404]

317: 75 / 25 = 3 100 * 3 = 300 300 + 10 + 7 = 317 100 / 25 = 4 75 * 4 = 300 300 + 10 + 7 = 317 50 + 10 = 60 60 * 7 = 420 75 / 25 = 3 420 - 100 - 3 = 317 75 - 10 = 65 100 / 2 = 4 65 * 4 = 260 260 + 50 + 7 = 317

[@medusa_404]

156: 7 - 3 = 4 8 / 4 = 2 (or 8 - 7 = 1 3 - 1 = 2) 50 + 2 = 52 52 * 3 = 156 8 - 7 = 1 25 + 1 = 26 3 + 3 = 6 26 * 6 = 156 25 + 8 = 33 33 * 3 = 99 99 + 50 + 7 = 156

[@einSteppenwolf]

692=10×(75-6)+100/50

[@ntvstudios2393]

We do like a numbers round and a conundrum.

[@einSteppenwolf]

719=2×7×50+10+9

[@einSteppenwolf]

317=10+7+75×100/25

[@alanshand829]

In the second round alex could have gotten away with 50/25=2, 8-7=1 and adding them on.

[@easternbrown]

But he already used the 50. He could have done 25/7 divided by 3 instead.

[@alanshand829]

@@easternbrown of course he did, wrote this about 15 minutes after the video ended and never considered what he had already used

[@ciderfan823]

I got 156 as 6*26 for the second one.

[@ciderfan823]

So far, I only didn't get the first one.

[@ciderfan823]

"We'll see the Dents. " Is that Susie's daughter?

[@sambt5]

My method of getting numbers seems so complicated compared to some of the contestants. Really wish I knew how their heads work. e.g last round : for 317 25*10 = 250. sq root of 100 = 10 50+10+7 = 67 250+67=316 seeing them go 75/25 = 3 , 3*100 plus the other numbers seems so much simpler.

[@deepdrag8131]

Complicated??? Try this: 50 plus 8 times 3 is 174 minus 25 is 149 plus 7 is 156. And I have to walk around with this brain of mine all day every day!

[@Chris-dm1je]

Square roots aren't allowed. Only + × ÷ -

[@sambt5]

@@Chris-dm1jeofficial count down board game rules that are "exactly as they are on the show" say otherwise. √ 100= 10 is fine but todo 3√64 would require both a 3 and 64.

[@Chris-dm1je]

@sambt5 The show's rules clearly state that only the four elementary mathematical operations are allowed.

[@AJCham]

​@@sambt5These rules? www.drumondpark.com/rules/countdown.pdf

[@ntvstudios2393]

You should start another channel for letters games.

[@bjoern.gumboldt]

Not really interested in poor man’s Scrabble though…

[@ricksimon9867]

​@@bjoern.gumboldt Do it for us continental Europeans; It is fun to try and keep up with the native speakers ;)

[@denniscain7218]

The tea-time teasers are hard enough.

[@boybawang1981]

100÷50 = 2 75-6 = 69X10 = 690+2 = 692 100÷50 = 2 6÷2 = 3+75 = 78X9 = 702-10 = 692 25X3 = 75-7 = 68 50X8 = 400+68 = 468÷3 = 156 8-7 = 1 25-1 = 26 3+3 = 6X26 = 156 50X7 = 350X2 = 700+10+9 = 719 50+2 = 52X7 = 364X2 = 728-9 = 719 75÷25 = 3X100 = 300+10+7 = 317 100÷25 = 4 10-4 = 6+50 = 56X7 = 392-75 = 317

[@medusa_404]

692: 75 - 6 = 69 69 * 10 = 690 100 / 50 = 2 690 + 2 = 692 50 * 6 = 300 300 / 100 = 3 75 + 3 = 78 78 * 9 = 702 702 - 10 = 692

[@baldeepbirak]

Method 1 for me