Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first female champion in an astonishing 26 years. The show, which has been on almost every day of Channel 4’s 42-year history ...

A university student has broken two records on Channel 4's quiz programme Countdown. Tom Stevenson, 21, followed up a record score of 154 points by being the first person to progress without ...

A female accountant has become the first woman in 26 years to win the final of Channel 4 quiz show Countdown. Astonishingly, the long-running numbers and words game show, which has been on the ...

Ms Wood with the trophy standing next to Chris Kirby, the runner-up Credit: PA/Channel 4 It was not the first time Ms Wood competed in Countdown. In 1991, she reached the semi-finals of the show ...

A forensic accountant is the first woman to become Countdown champion in 26 years. The long-running numbers and words game show, which has been on Channel 4 since 1982 when the broadcaster ...

Fiona Wood has urged more women to apply after winning Countdown (Picture: Channel 4/PA Wire) Countdown has named its first female winner in nearly three decades. Forensic accountant Fiona Wood ...