By the time he departed, co-presenter Rachel Riley, who is also Jewish, was referring to him as “the kingpin”. He nevertheless managed to make the time for Countdown, and didn’t tell anyone that he was going on the show besides his wife. “And I thought to myself that if I don’t win any, I just won’t tell anyone I’ve been on.” I don’t think I did either.” “When they spotted me on screen, they were like, ‘That’s Daddy, Daddy’s on Countdown, Daddy’s on Countdown!’