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, has not had a ...

A quiz show fanatic who cheated his way onto Countdown has revealed how he managed to secure his place on the show - although his plan backfired disastrously when he arrived on set. Surrey-based James ...