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The British game show Countdown features word and number puzzles. Produced by ITV Studios and shown on Channel 4 Nick Hewer, aided by Rachel Riley, and regular lexicographer Susie Dent present the program. It was the first program to premiere on Channel 4, and since its debut on November 2, 1982, 67 series have aired. Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, alongside the original French version of Des chiffres et des lettres, which has shown constantly on French television since 1965. Countdown was originally recorded for 27 years at The Leeds Studios, before moving to Granada Studios in 2009 and subsequently to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2013. Richard Whiteley hosted the program for more than two decades, until his passing in June 2005. Des Lynam hosted till the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011. Nick Hewer is the presenter at the moment. Co-host Carol Vorderman, who had been with the program from its inception, left in December 2008, at the same time as O'Connor. Rachel Riley has taken her place. Before the first advertisement break, every program has a brief interlude with a celebrity guest. In each episode, the two contestants compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which they attempt to create the longest possible word from nine random letters; three numbers rounds, in which they must use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which they compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. During series heats, the winner returns the following day until he or she loses or accumulates eight victories. The top competitors are invited back for the knockout-style series finals. Talented contestants have earned national media coverage, and the competition as a whole is well-known and frequently parodied in British culture.