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British game show Countdown has word and number puzzles. ITV Studios makes it for Channel 4. It's hosted by Nick Hewer, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent. It was Channel 4's inaugural show, and 67 series have aired since 2 November 1982. With almost 5,000 episodes, Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with Des chiffres et des lettres, which has been on French TV since 1965. Countdown was produced at Leeds Studios for 27 years before moving to Granada Studios in 2009 and MediaCityUK in 2013. Richard Whiteley hosted the show for over 20 years until his 2005 death. It was hosted by Des Lynam until 2006, Des O'Connor until 2008, and Jeff Stelling until 2011. Presenter Nick Hewer. Co-host Carol Vorderman left the show in December 2008, along with O'Connor. In her place is Rachel Riley. Every program has a celebrity guest before the first ad break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which they try to make the longest word from nine random letters; three numbers rounds, in which they use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which they solve a nine-letter anagram. During series heats, the winner returns until they lose or have eight wins. Best contestants return for knockout series finals. Talented contestants gain national media coverage, and the program is widely recognized and ridiculed in British culture.