Edinburghtoonfan 0 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Got home a that little bit early today so thought I'd catch a quick perv at Rachel on countdown. What's happened to Jeff? Now Jeff wasn't the best but he's now been replaced by the grey haired guy from The Apprentice and he's god awful. I didn't think it could get any worse after Vorderbum left but it has, sorry but countdowns hit an all time low. It could soon be R.I.P countdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30680 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Lewd word causes Countdown blushes A contestant on Countdown has scored six points with a lewd word, which Channel 4 had to bleep out. Mark Murphy, an IT consultant from Edinburgh, formed the word - a synonym for masturbator - from the letters R, A, E, P, K, W, A, E, N. Although he was censored when he uttered the word on Wednesday's show, it was permitted under official rules. "That's absolutely fine," said adjudicator Susie Dent. "It's in the dictionary, so we must allow it." Mr Murphy's opponent Nick Evans thought he had created a longer word from the given letters - suggesting "weakener" - but was found to be short of a necessary third "e". Celebrity guest John Suchet beat both contestants, creating the word "reawaken". Mr Murphy went on to win Wednesday's contest, by 98 points to 34. Viewing figures It is not the first time the word has appeared on the Countdown board - having cropped up in plural form in 2008, when it was also bleeped out. An earlier series of the show disallowed the word, although the outtake has since appeared on several TV clip shows. Nick Hewer took over as the show's fifth host last week, replacing Jeff Stelling Other risque words to appear on Countdown through the years include fart, bastards and erection. The show's latest presenter is Nick Hewer, better known as Lord Sugar's assistant in The Apprentice. His debut last week attracted 938,700 viewers - much higher than the series' usual audience. Ratings have since settled to an average of about 829,000 - an improvement on former presenter Jeff Stelling's final episodes, which were seen by an average of 761,600 viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13894 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 That blonde is terrific btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMag 0 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Other risque words to appear on Countdown through the years include fart, bastards and erection. CUNTFLAPS has come up before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4774 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Other risque words to appear on Countdown through the years include fart, bastards and erection. CUNTFLAPS has come up before ...no it hasn't outside of a setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Voderman's more up for it than Rachel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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