Fastest Conundrum on Countdown (8th October 2015)

Now, that's fast!

[@ismayb754]

Some people have an AMAZING talent for anagrams. I feel like he buzzed before he even saw it, knowing that he'd be able to get it in the time it took the host to ask him for the answer.

[@HowToLoves]

The only thing about this is he looked up the instant he buzzed, and actually didn't wait for the host to ask for the answer. just blurted it out

[@ismayb754]

@@HowToLoves You're right that he did look up but i still maintain he continued looking at the puzzle for a good long moment after he buzzed. Which is all someone with a talent for anagrams needs. He was always going to press the buzzer immediately on the start, before even seeing the word, and then worked it out. It shouldn't be allowed.

[@iracingrookie3301]

Yeah the letters are on the table in front of him. Once he looks up, they’re gone.

[@tonybates9107]

The clock didnt even light up, dude answered faster than the speed of light man! 😳

[@NichaelCramer]

Absolutely amazing. And if you look closely, you can see the current score was already was 94 to 97. So it’s clear it was a remarkable game even before this.

[@waywardrivulet1502]

how closely do i need to look?

[@magicalhikari5859]

And the guy who got that was initially behind. My guy got beaten by someone who reacted at the speed of fucking light

[@ChrisMac2489]

0:09 I beg your pardon

[@mclarenguy22]

There have been conundrum solves a little faster than this one, though. But after John - a maths tutor - beat James - a student and Formula 1 fan - James was red-faced for the rest of the show. Just before the end credits scrolled, he fist pumped at John! You should've taped that. It was the funniest ending of a game show ever!!

[@alanmawson2187]

The clock didn’t even light up I’ve heard it all now along with nicks I beg your pardon was funny 😂😂😂😂

[@kflem80]

A definite case of Hansfording if I ever saw one

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

To be fair he pressed at 0:07 and then didn't take his eyes off Nick from 0:08 (Ive seen some that are still looking at it for 2 seconds after pressing) so not the worst

[@magicalhikari5859]

Imagine winning all the way to the end, only to end up getting beaten by someone reacting at the speed of light

[@jackharris4841]

The Clock Didn't Light Up How Quick Was He

[@charmandergamer1287]

I love the recoil from the other contestant

[@frankology]

the other guy's just like WHAT?!

[@gallo6645]

think the fastest was jeffrey hansford in 2007. parquetry

[@him050]

Do you think he’s like some sort Beautiful Mind guy but with conundrums. So he knew he’d get it instantly no matter what it was so just buzzed as soon as it was revealed and figured it out in the time it took for Nick to ask him?

[@Camberwell86]

That's what I'm thinking. And at 94 - 97 he HAD to get it to win and stay champion

[@ismayb754]

100% that's what he did. I just posted the same comment before seeing this.

[@priyangenmangalaruban3560]

Now Ronan Higginson has beaten that.

[@Cpr1234]

Lets reveal today's CRUCIAL countdown conundrum! *rolls conundrum* 0.1 second later *presses buzzer*

[@tonybates9107]

Did you watch it bro?

[@richhall87]

The clock sound done ding

[@ChrisMac2489]

I wounder how Richards reaction would have been to this 😇

[@wschmrdr]

Probably the same as when he hit the buzzer right away when playing vs. Carol. Didn't mean to, but if you hit it, you are entitled to give an immediate guess.

[@tonybates9107]

🤬🤬🤬😭😪 something like that I think lol

[@joebleasdale5557]

*I beg your pardon?*

[@jamesrowan7736]

@mclarenguy22 I shook hands with him if that's what you were referring to? I was pretty red-faced (embarrassing to look back on!) but thankfully I didn't do anything too stupid.

[@Squab1972]

You deserve another chance on the show

[@QwertyScream]

@@Squab1972 Unfortunately, it looks like James Rowan has moved on from Countdown

[@SlothBird]

bet you. no doubt. he buzzed it and THEN took a little second to think about it and then say it within an instant

[@Darkreign1]

I didn't think you could get faster than than Rhod Gilbert finding STOPWATCH from TWATCHOPS

[@donjones4719]

Or Jon Richardson getting TRIUMPHED. The clock showed 2 seconds but Jon made the mistake of not having his finger on the buzzer.

[@sbaxter4207]

That was too fast. If he had waited half a second more he would have got away with it.

[@neilmccarthy6912]

The winner reminds me of Dahmner

[@edmondmurphy7836]

I was a second to slow

[@rogerakhan74]

Wow

[@innowhizzltd8675]

From Episode 6441 as of Thursday 6th October 2016 in Series 75.

[@SuperSmashBros-co9gf]

This is Episode 6449 on Wednesday 19th October 2016 in S75.

[@charleyyy_1995]

It’s Episode 6439.

[@QwertyScream]

You're all wrong. This is Episode 6224

[@ezzabig7]

The two I got on my first show were both 0.1 seconds though the first to the the game was quicker. The clock hand moved less than this one

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

didnt ask

[@glennchinyangarara8225]

@@Matthew-bu7fgu asked clearly

[@MrKaywyn]

What the hell was that?

[@paul64000]

Rain man

[@flukey111]

John comes across as a complete bell end. So you have the moral victory there James ;-)

[@PeteRedgrass]

Could you explain why you think he comes across that way and why he, in your opinion, morally does not deserve the win?

[@rohannoel1663]

how???

[@BurtyHaxx]

i think they see it digitally so he probs saw it for a second longer than us

[@TwistedSoul2002]

@@BurtyHaxx Nope. He’s just that quick.

[@wschmrdr]

Probably accidentally hit the buzzer, had to come up with a guess right away per the rules, but saw it there.

[@tonybates9107]

His self from 3hrs in the future came back before the show, there was a huge media story about it n everything! He ended up implicated in corroborations with an advanced race of aliens after that show wen the aliens knew they should pull their agent out! C.i a got to him bout ten minuts before the extraction a whole military elite unit as backup! I read they took so much tech in the wake of the massacre too, shit we've never seen that shit we cant imagine may be accomplished at our current level of science knowledge! The speedster conundrum solver is in a reinforced prison too, it's got faraday cages around it so the aliens cant locate the bio chip they tagged him with, but yeah hes in deep kaka man! So that's the "how" if it! Trippy huh?😉

[@TomHartkitsonian]

This is as bad as Jimmy Pesto cheating on Family Fracas

[@davidspear9790]

I reckon he'd seen that anagram before, and tbh it wasn't that difficult.