Countdown - Thursday 25 December 1997 (Part 3 of 3)

Date: Thursday 25 December 1997

This edition is a special edition of the game show as it is the first and only Christmas special. This special was hosted by William G. Stewart who filled in for Richard Whiteley and Richard Whiteley and Carol King (Vorderman) were the contestants. In Dictionary Corner were Magnus Magnusson as the special guest and Mark Nyman as the lexicographer. Susie Dent took Carol's role for the letters and numbers.

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Entertainment

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• countdown
• 25
• december
• 1997
• christmas
• special
• richard
• whiteley
• carol
• vorderman
• william
• stewart
• susie
• dent
• yorkshire
• channel
• four

[ivorlottandtonybroke]

"I pressed the button to start the clock - I apologise." Absolutely hilarious - one of the best moments ever on Channel 4. Force of habit is very powerful!

[ziggydamaestro]

VOC at the end from S4C, I believe...?

[hoggys2much]

Thank you thank you thank you for uploading this. I had never seen that and had bee dying to see it.

[mousstard]

mark nyman looks so uncomfortable singing

[cwn89015]

I got it this way:

100x10=1000

9x4=36

36+10=46

46+1=47

1000-47=953.

[zeldafanii]

Thanks for the great post!

[formulacountdown]

@Turkeyslam

(((10 - 4) + 100) x 9) - 1

[dee74raz]

A brilliant xmas edition !!!

[formulacountdown]

I've LOSTMETIE

[Turkeyslam]

9 * 4 = (36)

10 * 100 = 1000

(1000) - (36) = 964

(964) - 10 = 954

(954) - 1 = 953

Figured this out during the 30 seconds, and I'm terrible with the numbers game. :)