{"id":142808,"date":"2023-12-21T14:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=142808"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:35:13","slug":"countdowns-rachel-riley-gasps-i-cant-believe-it-as-show-makes-history-with-unbelievable-channel-4-final-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/tv-and-movies\/countdowns-rachel-riley-gasps-i-cant-believe-it-as-show-makes-history-with-unbelievable-channel-4-final-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown's Rachel Riley gasps 'I can't believe it!' as show makes history with 'unbelievable' Channel 4 final | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
COUNTDOWN star Rachel Riley was left gasping following an 'unbelievable' series finale.<\/p>\n
The Channel 4 words and numbers show also left host Colin Murray stunned as the whopping 88th run came to a close.<\/p>\n
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19-year-old Viraj Seelam went up against 22-year-old Harry Savage in a bid to become series champion.<\/p>\n
They are some of the youngest ever stars to reach the final of Countdown, which was the first programme to air on Channel 4 when it launched 41 years ago.<\/p>\n
Both contestants left Colin, 46, and Rachel, 37, in awe but also scarily aware of their mortality.<\/p>\n
He quipped: \u201cI am comfortably older than both of their ages combined!\u201d<\/p>\n