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Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley have been confirmed as the new presenters of Countdown.
Stelling, who presents Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports, will take over from Des O'Connor as host of the Channel 4 quiz in January.
"I am delighted to be hosting Countdown and follow in the footsteps of such great broadcasters as Richard Whitely, Des Lynam and Des O'Connor," the father-of-three told The Sun.
Riley, who replaces Carol Vorderman as co-presenter, beat 1,000 applicants for the post despite having no TV experience.
She said: "This is the best graduate job in the world. There's only one cool maths job around and I was lucky enough to get it so I'm absolutely thrilled."
Helen Warner, head of Channel 4 daytime, commented: "They make a great team and I feel certain that our much-loved words and numbers game will go from strength to strength with them at the helm."
