Des Lynam Quits Countdown

Yes that might just work. The letters rounds require little more than a bimbo who can spell, and I always did think that this part of Carol's job was a bit demeaning for someone with delusions of genius as Carol has.

Carol could host the show, and get some bubble-head to do the numbers and letters rounds, with Carol simply reading out her answers at the end of each numbers round and the girl writing it out.

The only problem I see with this is, does Carol have enough of a character to pull it off?

I had to laugh at Carol today. Well done to her for her walk in the Great North Run yesterday for Richard Whitely, but she it was just hilarious when they were discussing it. "Yes it was very hard" - even though I've not done it yet because it still mid September.

Hmm, take a look at what ITV DVD is releasing for Christmas....

Countdown Interactive DVD ,but with Carol and Des on the cover, I can see it being reduced quickly....

On a slightly different note, I think they've stopped selling the board games that still had Richard and Carol on the front, which they were selling last year.

I think the novelty of having Giles presenting would wear off very quickly-- and see him getting irritatingly smarmy.

Didn't he turn it down out of respect for RW though? He might feel differently now there's been another presenter doing it?

there should have used Richard for the DVD and kept that board game

Might be one worth getting and keeping. In a couple of decades time the couple of series Des Lynam hosted may well be forgotten - so take your Countdown Interactive DVD (Des Lynam edition) down to the Antiques Roadshow (probably hosted by Ian Wright - but don't let that put you off!) and you could be quids in!

"They Should Have".

And in the very early days, she didn't even put the cards up - her role was basically a numbers equivalent of the lexicographer, only there to check the answers and provide better ones. And even that was only on the days when Linda Barrett wasn't doing it instead...

does anyone know when he going to be stepping down?

Initially they had different people too putting the numbers up to the letters, so three people did Carol's role.

I remember having a countdown board game when I was younger!

Well if Carol was to host the show, she could still provide the "better" answers to the numbers part!

The thing is though Carol isn't a suitable host for the show - her links introducing the guests show that.

They appear far more forced than when Des introduces the contestants!



Anyhow, as we're all pretty clueless about who the next host will be, I wonder if they'll take the opportunity to change the set and start afresh.

It'll be easier to do that now than it was when Des took over - and it's pretty much due for some kind of makeover, even if it's just changing the pink colour scheme.