The first ever series of Countdown was won that year by crossword compiler Joyce Cansfield. Since then, four more women have won the series - Hilary Hopper (in 1987), Liz Barber (1990), Verity Joubert ...

Wood is the sixth woman to be named champion of Countdown, which has been broadcast by Channel 4 since 1982 ... and Kate Ogilvie (1998). Wood explained she had decided to apply after host Colin ...

Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first ... has not had a female champion since 1998. Fiona Wood, from Kinross in Scotland, won the series final Friday with a nine-letter ...

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 launched, ...

In the 51 series of Countdown filmed between 1998 and 2024, women reached the ... Countdown is on Channel 4 from Monday to Friday at 2.10pm.