Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first female champion in an astonishing 26 years. The show, which has been on almost every day of Channel 4’s 42-year history, has not had a ...

CCTV captured attacker John Cowen, 31, storming through the function room, pushing past tables and guests before lunging at ...

It's 12.30pm at Yorkshire Television studios in Leeds. The Countdown production team is about to record a week's worth of shows in one day. But before they start, they are politely tucking into their ...

A 'growling' Countdown champion who stabbed a rival at a game show convention felt 'cheated' because other quizzers had been using an app to practise, a court heard today. John Cowen, 31, attacked ...

A quiz show fanatic who cheated his way onto Countdown has revealed how he managed to secure his place on the show - although his plan backfired disastrously when he arrived on set. Surrey-based James ...