Countdown Game Show - Number Rounds (6 October 2023)
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- Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. Gloria Hunniford 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.
Playlist: • Series 23 - 8oo10cdc (...
For the 621, you can do exactly like the contestants did until the last step, but do 100/25=4 and then take it away from the 625
Or the long way 'round: 15,525÷25 = 621
I thought as much! As soon as I saw what was going on, I noticed the 100 and 25 unused!
Certainly don't need to learn the 69 times tables doing that!
I feel so bad since in time constraint I did exactly what the contestant did and then when I saw Rachel writing it down I was thinking the contestant was silly for not seeing the 100/25=4, even though I also didn't see it at first.
@@TheSpotify95 I solved it the way that Zamber78 mentions, but I can see how you could come to 69*9 without studying your 69 times table. 621 = 630 - 9 = 70 * 9 - 9 = (70 - 1) * 9 = 69 * 9.
The 630 is recognisable because 63 is in the 7 times table and, more importantly for this round, the 9 times table.
Rachel sometimes also mentions that if the digits in the target number add up to 9, 18 or 27, it means that the target is divisible by 9. By doing 6+2+1, she will quickly have noticed that this was the case for this round. As a result, it isn't weird that she looked for the other factor to multiply with the given 9.
This being said, I never think to use this method for checking the divisibility by 9 myself.
They tripped at the finish line.
Nice! 6:31
"Not writing that down." Lol
Rachel often doesn't bother writing easy solutions out. As soon as I saw the selection, I knew 50 x 5 was 250, and the 9 could be added onto it. Done in about 5 seconds!
The final numbers game of 621, you always add the digits and find it’s divisible by 9. The only preferable solution was the way Rachel found it.
213 however I switched the 4 around and said 75-(5-1)*3
Also (75-1)×3 = 222, 222-9=213. Lots of ways.
Both of them got as far as (75x9)-50=625, but 100/25 for the 4 to take away was staring them in the face.
@@peterbryson7135and this method didn't require the practicing of the 69 times tables!
I was doing 621 a real rough way 😅
Saw that 621/9 was 69 and then that 69/3 was 23 so did 100/50=2 and take that off the 25
For the third round I had:
75-1=74
74*3=222
222-9=213
3:01 had 644=50*4*3+(8+3)*4
4:27 213=(75-5+1)*3
6:34 621=(25-100/50)*3*9
Thanks!
For the last 621 -
9*75 = 675
675 - 50 = 625
100/25 = 4
625-4 = 621
621:
100 / 50 = 2 (or 50 / 2 = 2)
3 * 2 = 6
75 - 6 = 69
69 * 9 = 621
100 / 50 = 2
25 - 2 = 23
23 * 9 * 3 = 621
75 * 9 = 675
100 / 25 = 4
675 - 50 - 4 = 621
213
75-1 =74
74x3 =222
222-9 =213
621
75-3=72
72×9=648
648-25
623-(100/50)= 621
621=75x9-50-(100/25)
75×9=675
675-50=625
100/25=4
625-4=621
50÷25=2
2×3=6
75-6=69
69×9=621
For the 643, I did something very similar... 50 + 3 = 53. 8 + 4 = 12. 53 * 12 = 636. 636 + 4 + 3 = 643.
For the 213, I got 75-1=74. Multiply by 3 to get 222 then minus 9.
Round 1
5 x 50 + 9
Round 2
(50 + 3) x (8 + 4) + 4 + 3
Round 3
(75 - 1) x 3 + 9
Round 4
75 x 9 - 50 - (100 / 25)
50+3=53
8+4=12
53×12=636+3+4=643
Same way here
Got 213 too!
75 - (5-1) = 71
71 x 3 = 213 #
259:
50 * 5 = 250
250 + 9 = 259
75 + 50 = 125
125 * 2 = 250
250 + 9 = 259
75 - 50 = 25
25 * 5 * 2 = 250
250 + 9 = 259
50 * 8 = 400
75 * 2 = 150
400 - 150 = 250
250 + 9 = 259
75 - 9 = 66
66 * 8 = 528
528 / 2 = 264
264 - 5 = 259
For 643: 50 + 3 = 53 x (4 + 8) = 636 + 3 + 4 = 643
621=3×9×(25-100/50)=9×(75-3×100/50)
213. 3*5=15+1=16. 9+9=18*16=288-75=213
643. 50+3=53. 8+4=12*53=636+3+4=643
50 x 5 = 250
250 + 9 = 259 #
259. 2*9=18+5=23*8=184+75=259
I'm such an idiot, didn't see the obvious answer!
75 - 50 = 25
25 * 2 * 5 = 250
250 + 9 = 259
621. 100+50=150:25=6. 75-6=69*9=621
You don't need the 69 times tables when you can do the same way as the contestants, substituting the 3 for a 100/25 = 4 and subtracting the 4 instead!
Wait, there's an easier way than what Rachel showed for the 621...
Both contestants got to 625 without using the 25 or 100... Can't you just do 100/25 = 4 and subtract the 4 away for 621?!
No need to learn the 69 times tables that way!
259 is a piece of piss.
643 I didn't get cuz I'm thick.
213 I went for 75 × 3 = 225.
9 + 9 = 18. 225 - 18 = 207.
207 + 5 + 1 = 213.
621 I came unstuck. Could not for the life of me figure it out.
I got 259 within about 5 seconds :)
@@TheSpotify95what were you doing for the other 4½ seconds?
50÷5 = 10 75-9 = 66X8 = 528-10 = 518÷2 = 259
9X2 = 18+5 = 23X8 = 184+75 = 259
50+3 = 53 8+4 = 12X53 = 636+4+3 = 643
50+4 = 54 4X3 = 12X54 = 648+3 = 651-8 = 643
75-5 = 70X9 = 630+9 = 639÷3 = 213
75-5 = 70+1 = 71x3 = 213
100X3 = 300+9 = 309X50 = 15,450+75 = 15,525÷25 = 621
9X3 = 27 100÷50 = 2 25-2 = 23X27 = 621
213
75-1 =74
74x3 =222
222-9 =213