I myself had 388 figured out in the second numbers round, though I do it a bit differently. I started with the 8/2 to get 4, then I multiplied it by 100 to get 400. Then (9+2+1) = 12, and then subtracted that from the 400 to get the 388. But to see Diane get to it with only five numbers rather than all six like I did...no "floater" there, it was well played!
This episode (and the ones before and after) were actually filmed on September 12th 2001. It was a very strange day all round. My clearest memory is of the "Falling man" photo in the newspaper I read on the train to Leeds.
@@dianescougall2663 Must have been tough for the Countdown team, as this is one of the hazards of producing shows ahead of transmission. Today in 2019 Countdown is produced months in advance. As I type this now in August 2019 I know the current Countdown production are filming the late November shows of 2019.
@@dianescougall2663 the video title. There are multiple comments stating the video is this date or that number. Only one of you can be correct. I'm trying to make sure that this video's pedigree is correct.
@@alandunstan5485 It was 11th October 2001. It was filmed on Wednesday 12th September 2001, and broadcast on 11th October. Back when I went by a different surname :-) It’s easy to find the broadcast dates for the series. Here’s just one cite: wiki.apterous.org/Diane_Dootson
@@dianescougall2663 Thank you very much for the link. I have a database file of 4,343 numbers puzzles for: Countdown (BBC) 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (BBC) Letters and Numbers (Australia) des Chiffres et des Lettres (France 3) that RU-vid channels have uploaded. With the lists at the link you provided, I can verify that the episodes are what they are purported to be.
