The rules for contestants on Countdown have gone viral because they show how hilariously pedantic the audience is
Countdown is a TV institution, the first show ever broadcast on Channel 4 and also clearly watched by some of the most pedantic people in Britain, well according to the contestant rules which are largely geared up to stop viewer complaints.
Read all 9 rules – they’re fascinating.
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