The New York Times has lifted the lid on Digits, a daily maths-based puzzle game. Digits is in its beta, and is essentially Countdown's numbers-based segment.

Countdown was first broadcast in 1982 and was the first programme ever shown on Channel 4. In 2003 Radio Times readers voted it the best C4 show ever, and in 2004 a reception was held in its ...

The daytime words and numbers quiz, which began on Channel 4 in 1982 and is currently hosted by Colin Murray, sees two contestants compete in 15 rounds to become the daily Countdown champion.

Dubbed TinyZero, the new AI model was trained using the number puzzle game found in the game show Countdown, which requires players to reach a predetermined answer from a random set of numbers. “We ...

A 96-year-old former RAF corporal who left school when he was 14 has become the oldest contestant in Countdown history. Donald Elsom, of Stanley, County Durham, will appear on the Channel 4 gameshow ...