Countdown crowns first female champion in 26 years

Fiona Wood has urged more women to apply after winning Countdown (Picture: Channel 4/PA Wire)Countdown has named its first female winner in nearly three decades.
Forensic accountant Fiona Wood, from Kinross, Scotland, has finally broken the wild loosing streak from women contestants on the Channel 4 show.The long-running numbers and words game show, which has been on the broadcaster since it launched, has unbelievably not had a female champion since 1998.However, Fiona nearly lost to her male o