Fiona Wood, a forensic accountant from Kinross, Scotland, has made history by becoming the first woman to win the Countdown championship since 1998. In a nail-biting final against Chris Kirby, Wood secured her victory by correctly identifying the conundrum ‘lassitude.’ Wood encourages more women to participate in the game show, which has seen a resurgence in female applicants following appeals from host Colin Murray and lexicographer Susie Dent.