Firstly a ‘computer’ doesn’t pick letters at random, the contestants choose whether they want a consonant or vowel and Carol Vorderman (the lady in the above pic) takes a letter from the top of the appropriate pile.

Secondly, Countdown isn’t broadcast live and ‘wankmeoff’ would never make it to air.

The only time anything like this has remotely happened on Countdown was when the last four letters spelled out ‘arse’.

I hate to say it, but while the pic is funny, it’s been photoshopped and the description is wrong.

QANTAS, not QUANTAS. Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service.

What computer? Have you ever watched countdown?

And seriously guys:

I’VE SEEN LIKE LOADS OF PIXELS IN MY TIME THAT’S FAKE I CAN TELL BUY THE PHOTOSHOPS

1, There’s no computer, the letters are taken from the boxes marked “vowel” and “consonant” by the woman next to the board as they are requested by the player whose turn it is to pick, it is random, but not automatic.

2, They don’t make as many words as possible, just aim to make a longer word than the other player, announcing the longest word they found after the 30 seconds.

3, The show isn’t live, so even if this shot is genuine, it would be from a blooper reel broadcast later, not in prime-time (and actually the show airs at 3.30pm, so isn’t technically prime-time anyway)

Countdown is nothing like that. At all. For a start the woman there doesn’t do it anymore.

Second, the letters are not chosen at random. A contestant chooses a combination of consonants and vowels. They’re cards taken from those two stacks.

Third, you’re trying to make one word, the longest one you can.

Finally, you’re all fucking retarded you fucking americans.

It’s not a live show….

Bless

Always kinda strange to see something floating around on the internet that’s from your town - kind like finding the prom queen from your high school while surfing for bukkake porn.