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1. Is there any hope that we will get countdown back in the morning,it was so part of my routine. Please,please please.

   Posted by m. strappelli on 20/11/2009 22:53:04

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2. why have you stopped repeating Countdown at 5 o'clock (approx) each morning?. I am out afternoons and usually tape Channel 5's film to watch on the evening ('cos there's usually not much decent TV on in the evenings now!) so I miss the afternoon transmission. L Then I would tape the early morning repeats so I could watch them over breakfast. Now I have either a miserable evening with nothing much to watch, or a miserable breakfast with nothing to watch .... lovely choice .... Please, please, please re-instate the repeats!!! Thank you.

   Posted by Christine Hind on 13/11/2009 10:53:54

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3. Claire Cooper's suggestion is an excellent one. Please give it serious consideration! Also, when Countdown goes on holiday I would love to see some old episodes (say, 10 or 15 years old!) to keep us addicts satisfied. I don't mind if they are in the middle of the night!

   Posted by mike green on 13/11/2009 08:45:31

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4. WHY, OH WHY, DO YOU NOT HAVE A `HIGHEST LOSER` ROUND IN THE SERIES?. EARLIER THIS WEEK,LESLEY WAS AN OUTSTANDING CONTESTANT, SCORING 104 AND YET LOST THE GAME. IT SEEMS A SHAME THAT SUCH AN EXCELLENT COUNTDOWN PLAYER DOES NOT GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO COMPETE, AS GOOD CONTESTANTS MAKES FOR A MUCH BETTER PROGRAMME.MASTERMIND AND UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE BOTH RECALL THEIR HIGHEST SCORING LOSERS, WHY NOT COUNTDOWN. I AM CERTAIN LOTS OF PEOPLE WOULD RELISH SEEING LESLEY COMPETE AGAIN.

   Posted by Claire Cooper on 12/11/2009 17:17:05

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5. Why have you stopped repeating countdown in the early mornings ?

   Posted by Terry Morley on 11/11/2009 13:40:14

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6. Hi, Could you ask Rachel if she would like a date with me please? She's so bonny and has a smile to die for. Jack.x

   Posted by JackMackenzie333 on 09/11/2009 16:18:00

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7. Why have you stopped the early morning repeat of countdown.E.stevenson

   Posted by elizabeth on 09/11/2009 15:29:18

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8. Love the new Countdown [after the first couple of weeks when "Beginners nerves" were much in evidence]. Have a word in Jeff's ears and ask him to use his powers of persuasion to ask Keith Barron to appear in Dictionary Corner. He was ALWAYS wonderfully entertaining with his huge fund of funny stories - we really do miss him!!!! Keep up the good work.

   Posted by Eileen Jones on 09/11/2009 14:56:31

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9. Why were there 2 Qs in Friday's programme ? Please would you let us know what the mix normally is i.e how many As, how many Ns etc as shown on Scrabble boxes. I thought there was only 1 Q. Also, only 1 J, 1 Z, 1 X. Is that correct ?

   Posted by Patricia Bailey on 08/11/2009 13:06:01

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10. I have always thought FILIGREE was spelt with two 'i's, not FILAGREE or are there two ways of spelling it?

    Posted by Christine Burns on 06/11/2009 15:54:12

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11. Hi if you don't mind me asking can you tell me where I can buy the opaque tights that Rachel riley was wearing on the countdown programmes during the week 2-6 November 2009 and what brand and denier they are because i would love to purchase a pair if you could send me the brand make and denier or a link to a website with tehm. I would appreciate if you could do this for me because i am a female who likes to wear heavy denier opaque tights Thanks sabrina

    Posted by Sabrina on 05/11/2009 19:48:47

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12. Countdown Addicts. One weekend when our daughter went away She asked if her two dogs at our house could stay naturally we said yes and were delighted and jolly To have her two dogs called Toby and Olly. They settled down well and everything was fine They were happy and content and did not pine At 3 am we were woken from a deep sleep by a voice And went downstairs to investigate as I had no choice Toby had jumped up on the sofa and with her big belly Had sat on the remote control and activated the telly So they were wide awake, not tired or yawning but watching a recording of "countdown" at 3 in the morning.

    Posted by Mr Mike Crossland on 02/11/2009 14:41:06

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13. Leslie Garret singing on Countdown ruined the weeks watching for me, I had to turn the sound off and almost missed the clue for the teaser. Although I do enjoy it when Jo Brand's on and the Dr bloke (sorry forgot your name!), a sprinkling a genuine humour always makes watching more fun.

    Posted by Jodders on 01/11/2009 21:03:19

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14. I love Rachaels black and grey strappy outfit. Where did she get it??

    Posted by Sian on 27/10/2009 16:07:24

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15. Hi, i am a huge fan of countdown, i love the numbers game and just watching the show in general. I love Rachel she is amazing with the numbers, would it be possible to get a signed picture by her ? Graeme.

    Posted by Graeme on 26/10/2009 17:35:46

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16. My husbnd and I enjoy Countdown and have done so for many years - particularly the Tea-time teasers. However earlier this week the solution word was DIGESTIF which we arrived at with that particular choice of letters. Surely the word should have been spelt DIGESTIVE as I spell it - and as it appears in my Dictionary (Collins) Can you ask Susie of D.Corner for a comment? thank you. Good luck with the programme.

    Posted by Mrs. B. M. Warren. on 22/10/2009 13:54:43

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17. How can I apply to be a contestant on "Countdown?" Thank you.

    Posted by Noel Shoer on 21/10/2009 16:08:49

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18. We think countdown with the present crew is much better than it was under any previous crew, as we found Carol's forced laugh a real put off. So keep up the good work and we will keep watching

    Posted by John on 20/10/2009 23:17:22

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19. Great to have Lesley Garrett in Dictionary Corner. My wife and I enjoy Countdown with Jeff and Rachel. They've restored it to the best standards of Richard and Carol. Susie is as ever superb, tho' we can't always see why some words are in & some out. Love her origin of words spot. Don't understand press comments that ratings are down. Do they include C4 1 and repeats? I do think the old 4.30 / 4.15 start time was better, though. Keep up the good work.

    Posted by Ian Falconer on 20/10/2009 16:47:43

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20. I have watching countdown for several years and find it keeps my brain active. Iam surprised to see after all the years the programme has been going contestants are still using paper to work on and not something more sustainable.Wouldnt white boards like schools do only much smaller. Think of all the trees that could have been saved. C austen.

    Posted by christine austen on 20/10/2009 11:23:24

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21. susie, i disagree with you not allowing the word bonders. it means a stone in masonry, which carries through a walls thickness, hence bonder can be pluralized to bonders. i taught bricklaying for 28 years, covering the subject

    Posted by john stubbs on 16/10/2009 19:05:01

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22. Question for Suzie: Hi Suzie Do you know why, when some foreign (especially Arabic) words are transliterated into English, the "ck" sound (in, e.g., qanat, qibla, Qaeda, qat) is qritten as a "q" rather than a "k"? In English, after all, we always write "qu..." so it seems strange that we use "q" instead of "k" in these circumstances, although of course "suq" is often written as "souk". It's puzzled me for some time - an Iranian friend of mine says that there is more than one way to pronounce "k" in Arabic, but, but only one way of writing it. If this is true, it complicates matters even further!! Can you help? Mike Bryan

    Posted by Mike Bryan on 06/10/2009 16:18:06

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23. Was I the only one watching Monday 5th, Oct.edition of Countdown, or is my tv and video picking up a different program. In the 2nd half (as Richard used to say)in the 3rd. letters game contestant Tony picked WYCEEIDL and a final consonant, Rachel picked the last consonant out and it was an E. It seems that no one on the program picked this up. I thought I had made a mistake so I taped the repeat program off sky 135, and it comfirmed that I saw what I thought, the last consonant was a vowel, re-run your tape and check, must be worth sending a Countdown mug, eh me duck...

    Posted by Raymond walker on 05/10/2009 18:35:25

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24. Hi. My brother Ian has a special birthday coming up. We both really love tuning into countdown most days and I know that he would really love to get a signed picture of Rachel for his birthday. I wonder if you could tell me how I can go about getting this for him. It would be most appreciated. Many thanks Sarah

    Posted by Sarah Pilcher on 29/09/2009 22:43:33

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