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Welcome to  Neb's Countdown site v2

Welcome to version 2 of Neb's Countdown site, the semi-interactive website dedicated to the Channel 4 game show "Countdown", and to all its fans and contestants, not to mention its legendary hosts Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman. Version 1 of this site ran from August 25th until January 31st, and accumulated almost 2600 hits in that time.

This is not the only website dedicated to the show, however- links to several others (as well as articles about former players) can be found on my links page. All of them are worth visiting at some point or another, I hasten to add.

Any suggestions/complaints/general feedback, e-mail me at hulla.mahulla@btopenworld.com and I'll be sure to (try) to get back to you. All entries for the competition should be sent to the address on the competition page. If you want to talk about Countdown to other fans (not to mention Countdowners of yore), then I recommend you visit Gevin Chapwell's Countdown forum, which you can access by clicking HERE, or on the "forums" link at the top of any page on the site. 

If you know of any other discussion forums relating to Countdown, drop me a line at the above address and I'll be sure to put them on here too, or at the very least, on the links page.

If you wish to e-mail your queries/compliments/jokes for Richard to read at the start of the show directly to the Countdown team, then this is the address you want- countdown@channel4.com

WEEKLY UPDATE, SUNDAY 11TH MAY 2003

Another week has passed in Countdown land, bringing with it what is, for the series especially, a rarity- congratulations go to John Davies, yet another great Countdowner from the city of Preston, for winning all five of this week's games with some impressive scores (once in the eighties, three in the nineties and 106 on Friday) and some even more impressive numbers games. As it stands, John, having won 6 so far, is already #1 seed, but can he go two better and become the series's first Octochamp? There's only one way to find out, and that's to watch his 7th game on Monday and, should he be triumphant again, to watch his eighth game on Tuesday. I'm sure you'll all join me in wishing him the best of luck!
Good luck wishes also go to fellow Countdown webmaster Martin Gardner, who makes his debut on the show on Wednesday (just narrowly missing John Davies? Maybe). Good luck, Martin!

This week, the site has seen a good few updates as well. As promised, I have added a few more links, including the websites of Jerry Humphreys (who also makes his debut next week) and Andrew Tatham (who appeared on the show two months ago, winning 5 before losing to Beth Sutton in a game detailed in the archive). The archive has also had a new entry to it, Chris Wills nominating his Champion of Champions game against David Williams, a game which is widely believed to be one of the greatest games of all time- close, high-scoring on both sides, and with some very good words, too.
And, of course, more former Countdowner articles (thanks as always go to Mauro Pratesi)- this week, the theme is "Champions of Champions", as articles on Clive Freedman and triple crown winner Don Reid have been added for your enjoyment. I've also updated the poll archive with details of February-April's poll.

Next week I'll do the promised merchandise reviews I didn't get time to this week, as well as adding two more articles to the greats page. Plus, of course, any archive games and player profiles which happen to fall into my inbox in between now and then.

On that note, though, I have an appeal to make- while recent games are all well and good, there must be some Countdowners out there from "the olden times" (anything pre-2001 will do) who feel they're worthy of a place in the hall of fame (and trust me, you are), and have great games they remember participating in. So, I beg you, if you have great games, or wish to write a profile, just e-mail them to me at hulla.mahulla@btopenworld.com and they will go up here on the site, I promise you. The archive games don't even have to be that detailed- just the selections and what the two contestants declared will do, I can find out the rest of the details from thecountdownpage.com.
Thank you for listening.

Until next weekend, then, I guess it's adios from me.

Neb

THE BI-MONTHLY POLL

May's and June's poll revolves around the fairer sex- there have undoubtedly been many great female countdowners over the years, but which one was the greatest of all? Ten to choose from, as always. Voting ends June 30th (and this time, barring any more disasters, I mean it).

To view results of all former polls, simply click HERE

Feel free to leave a message on my tag-board, or to enter a more detailed entry into my guestbook. Any and all feedback about the site or show is welcome, and if you have any questions/suggestions for the site, leave your e-mail address and I'll be sure to get back to you. However, if any messages are left on the board/in the book that I deem to be "inappropriate", then I will not hesitate to remove them.

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Why not have a go at my monthly Countdown challenge before you leave?

LIST OF CONTENTS

splash- The front page, the page you just came from, most probably. Contains a nice picture of everyone from the final week of champion of champions XI.

links- Rather predictably, contains links to other countdown sites, as well as articles on various individual players.

beginner's guide- If you're new to the game and want to know how it works, this is the page you want, it explains Countdown in it's most basic terms.

playing tips- Basically, does exactly what it says on the tin- tips on how to improve your game.

famous countdowners- A guide to some of the greats who have appeared over the years, now includes detailed profiles of certain former contestants.

jargon- If you ever hear something on the show, an unfamiliar term, and think "what?" then this is the page for you.

how to apply- Feel you're up to the challenge of being on the show? Then this page tells you how.

records- Basically, all-time records relating to the show- if it's the highest (or, in some cases, the lowest), then it's in here.

firsts- Tells you exactly when a particular Countdown milestone was broken, and exactly who it was who broke it.

faq's- Frequently Asked Questions about the show. Simple enough, eh?

challenge- Play along at home! A challenge set on the first day of every month by yours truly for you to play along with at home. Many former countdowners enter this too, so why not see if you can beat them?

prizes- A list of everything up for grabs for anyone appearing on the show.

merchandise- A list of Countdown merchandise, funnily enough, complete with reviews.

a day in the life- A Day in the Life of a Countdown Contestant, what you can expect to happen should you apply and be successful.

archive- Where fans and former contestants submit details of their favourite games for you to play along with (again) at home, see if you'd have beaten them on the day!

contact- How to contact the webmaster, plus a short biography of him.

forums- Leave messages and chat with other fans of the show at Gevin's Countdown Yahoo Group, established September 2002 and still going strong.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this site- to Tom Hargreaves, Chris Wills, Kevin Thurlow and Julian Fell for games for the archive/for player profiles, to Mauro Pratesi for e-mailing me all those articles and pictures, and many thanks also go to Martin Gardner and Mike Brown for pointing out mistakes, and for inspiring me to believe that a website dedicated to Countdown wouldn't die a total death. I'd also like to thank everyone who entered the monthly challenge, it was, and indeed still is, most appreciated. Thanks also go to Michael Wylie, Damian Eadie, and all involved at YTV and Granada Media for producing the show, to Richard and Carol for hosting it for so many years, and to Channel 4 for broadcasting it and making all our teatimes that little bit better. Last, but most certainly not least, many thanks go to the late Armand Jammot for creating Des Chiffres et Des Lettres, without which there would be no Countdown today.

Di-di, di-di, diddly di- BOOW!

Neb 2003

All pages on this site were designed using Microsoft FrontPage. Please note- this website is in no way affiliated with Channel 4 or Yorkshire TV, who own the copyright on the show. This is an unofficial site run for fun only, and any resemblance to any websites living or dead is purely coincidental. Countdown is an Armand Jammot game.

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