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You confront Stav with the irrefutable logic that, as a Countdown champion, he has been granted dominion over all systems either based on it or with a similar name. Stav concedes you have rumbled his secret, but warns you that the power of Countdown cannot be used without cost or risk. Those who wish to use it must pass a challenge first, as you have requested his assistance you are deemed to have accepted the challenge.
The bus time displays flashes wildly before reforming as ‘Suaver Tuba’. You intently study the letters as the haunting melody of the Countdown theme echoes around the bus shelter. Finally the theme builds to it’s crescendo and you must answer. How long is your best word?