*NOTE: This is the first episode of Countdown to air in more than three months due to the Covid-19 Lockdown. Temporary measures such as social distancing and the absence of the audience are noticeable, while permanent ones include the replacement of the mechanical conundrum set with a digital one.*
Date and Time: 10 August 2020, 1410 BST
Dictionary Corner Guest: Dr. Phil Hammond
Contestants: Liam Gouldson vs Brendan Russell-Cooper