The first ever series of Countdown was won that year by crossword compiler Joyce Cansfield. Since then, four more women have ...

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 ...

A forensic accountant is the first woman to become Countdown champion in 26 years. The long-running numbers and words game ...