Celebrity Letters And Numbers 2022 - Number Rounds (s03e05)

Three celebrities pit their linguistic and numerical skills against each other and the clock in this quiz show. Hosted by Michael Hing, maths whiz Lily Serna and wordsmith David Astle.

Contestants: Jenny Tian, Rhys Nicholson, Michala Banas
Dictionary Corner guest: Carlo Ritchie
Original air date: 31 October 2022


Background:
Celebrity Letters And Numbers is the #Aussie version of Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown hosted by Jimmy Carr, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assuming their #Countdown roles. The formation of the crossover with "8 Out if 10 Cats" began as a series of specials, the first of which was broadcast on 2 January 2012, when Channel 4 orchestrated a special "mash-up night", merging two shows to form a special edition of the pair, as part of its 30th-anniversary celebrations in 2012.

History:
Countdown is Channel 4’s longest running show and the first show ever broadcast when it launched 40 years ago, in November 1982. The original version of Countdown is the French television programme « Des chiffres et des lettres » (literally "numbers and letters"), where the numbers round is referred to as « Le compte est bon » ("the total is right"). #DCDL debuted in 1965 as « Le mot le plus long » ("the longest word") using letters only, and reached its present format in 1972. This year marks the shows 50th anniversary.