Junaid Mubeen: Last News

Rachel Riley, 36, has taken to Twitter to respond to a claim made by a former Countdown winner about the Channel 4 game show. Mathematician Junaid Mubeen spoke out on his experience in the programme during a conversation with presenter Rosamund Urwin on the podcast Intelligence Squared.Rosamund took to the social media platform earlier today to announce a new instalment featuring Junaid.She also apologised in advance to Rachel for Junaid’s claim that Countdown “paints a false picture” of mathematicians.Rosamund tweeted: “My new @intelligence2 podcast is with @fjmubeen - mathematician and Countdown winner - who explains why Google’s chatbot isn’t really sentient, the problems of AI and why Countdown (sorry @RachelRileyRR!) paints a false picture of what mathematicians do.”Reposting the tweet in view of her 691,500 followers, Rachel admitted she would agree in advance with the former contestant.She wrote: “Blast from the past for Countdown fans, I’m sure I’d agree in advance with Junaid!”Rachel recently surprised Countdown fans as she debuted a brand new temporary role.The presenter took over the radio airwaves as she stepped in for Angellica Bell, 46, on Scala Radio.Rachel took to Twitter to announce the exciting news last month in a candid video filmed from her new workplace. She urged fans to tune in as she gave her followers an insight into the job.Rachel began: "Hi...

A former Countdown contestant with a love for mathematics and a way with consonants has spoken about his decade-long bid to become the show's winner.

direct to your inboxA former Countdown contestant with a love for mathematics and a way with consonants has spoken about his decade-long bid to become the show's winner.For many, Countdown is the perfect telly to watch with a cuppa and to feel proud about if you get more than a five letter word. But for Dr Junaid Mubeen it helped sharpen his already impressive flair for sums.Junaid, who was born in Derby, never missed an episode.