Countdown finishes off with thrilling climax

Viewers of Channel 4 word game Countdown were left gasping when it hit a peak with a near-the-knuckle answer.

Countdown finishes off with thrilling climax

Viewers of Channel 4 word game Countdown were left gasping when it hit a peak with a near-the-knuckle answer.

Letters chosen during one round of the long-running show were capable of spelling the word “orgasmed”, with the eight-letter contribution then displayed by the programme’s Rachel Riley who posed next to it.

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