Friday 8 November, 2024

This afternoon's Countdown just had a double 'erection' incident

Keep it up lads.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER Countdown giggle.

The Channel 4 show has pulled up not one, but two erections after both contestants on this afternoon’s show offered the same solution to an anagram.

rachel1 @C4Countdown @C4Countdown

Rachel Riley’s face though.

Over in Dictionary corner they managed to come up with a 9-letter whopper: Recondite.

Channel 4 was also quick to smooth things over:

It's a construction term...#erection #Countdown @C4Countdown
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) April 16, 2015

Channel 4 / Twitter

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A rather embarrassing eight-letter word popped up on Countdown today

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consonant please

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This afternoon's Countdown just had a double 'erection' incident

Camogie makes it onto Countdown after being added to the Oxford Dictionary>

A rather embarrassing eight-letter word popped up on Countdown today