Umm, look, we're a couple of new faces and we've got a sparkling new set as well here, but rest assured that this is the same Countdown you've grown to love over the years. Six consonants, two vowels and, in truth, the words I'm more used to are "foul", "penalty", "referee", "blind as a bat". You're thinking, "Who the heck am I?" Well, Stelling is the name. (Applause) And I know! I know what you're thinking. But are we downhearted? Audience: NO! Jeff: No, we are not because Countdown is back. (bleeped, laughter) Susie: Yeah, right! 12 January 2009 (Context:Stelling and Riley's first episode.) Jeff: It's cold and it's damp and it's miserable and the electricity bill and the phone bill and the gas bill have all arrived on the same day and it's still six months until the Summer holidays. Des: SPANKER, and yours Charlie? Charlie: I can't resist, sorry. What else have we got? Richard Digance: It's just.at times like this, you just go through motions really, don't you? (Laughter) 21 October 2008 Des: What's your seven, Allan? Allan: SPANKER. (Looking at Dictionary Corner) You're not looking that up are you, CRAPPED? And what have you got, Nick? Nick: CRAPPIE. (Laughter) Des: CRAPPED? I think that's, er. (The letter I appears, making the letters selection FARTI) (Laughter) I! (Context: The letters selection is EAIPDCRQP) Des O'Connor: Let's have your seven first, Eileen. Contestant: Can I have a vowel please, Carol. Carol: I know! (Laughter) That stays in! Richard: Yeah, I agree. (The letter T appears, making the letters selection FART.) (Laughter) Carol: T! Richard: I've been waiting 19 years for it to come out. Whiteley: I've got it now, I can tell you! 27 September 2001 (context: The letter F has appeared on the letters board.) Contestant: And a vowel.
Noel Edmonds: (to Whiteley while giving him his Gotcha Award) Well, a short time ago you were the only person without diarrhoea, how are you now? (Max looks at Whiteley) You know you're talking a load of bollocks, don't you?Īmanda: (to Whiteley) Can you tell me the answer to the Conundrum? Max: Is that not in the rules, didn't it say that? Carol: What, like that? (writes 623 on the board) (a Numbers Game with 75, 2, 6, 3, 8, 7 the target is 623) He took some Viagra, and now like Niagara Whiteley: I think this show is a wind-up for me! Whiteley: Well, fantastic! What have you got, Richard?ĭictionary Corner: I have to say, we've got diarrhoea as well! (to Whiteley) Have you not got diarrhoea?ĭictionary Corner: Well, it's a collection of bowels incontinence! (Whiteley puts his head in his hands in disbelief)Īmanda: I've got diarrhoea! (refering to her answer) Whiteley: What?! 5? OK well how about you? Brandreth: They anticipated my next line: What is Richard Whiteley doing asking for a definition of.? "Gotcha" Episode (25 November 1998) (OMETHINGS appears on the board) Amanda: I've got 5. Be interesting to see if that's not in the dictionary. Whiteley: Well, there seems to be no problem with the word "wankers". Pearce: Not sure if I dare say this one, WANKERS. Brandreth was special guest at the time.)
The round was played again because of the offensive word, but the out-take has featured on many clips shows. Both contestants, Lawrence Pearce and Gino Corr, declared it.
(The word " wankers" was produced in the Letters Game. Richard Whiteley: As a countdown to a brand new channel ends, a brand new Countdown begins.
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