Countdown star Susie Dent reveals 75 times table workout she does every morning – so can you do it?
WORD wizard Susie Dent has revealed she practises her 75 times table every morning for Countdown.
She said 75 is one of four key numbers which regularly appear on the show’s maths round.
But Susie admitted that she still struggles with multiplying 75 by eight.
The lexicographer has appeared in Dictionary Corner on the hit Channel 4 show since 1992.
Speaking to Saga magazine Susie, 57, said of her mind test: “It’s my bête noire.
“If you asked me to multiply 75 by eight I’d still take 30 seconds.
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“Complete mental block.
“You’d think after 30 years I’d be all right.”
She said daily online word game Wordle was like “an old baggy cardigan” to her, adding: “It’s a kind of comfort blanket.”
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75 times table
1 x 75 = 75
2 x 75 = 150
3 x 75 = 225
4 x 75 = 300
5 x 75 = 375
6 x 75 = 450
7 x 75 = 525
8 x 75 = 600
9 x 75 = 675
10 x 75 = 750
11 x 75 = 825
12 x 75 = 900
13 x 75 = 975
14 x 75 = 1050
15 x 75 = 1125
16 x 75 = 1200
17 x 75 = 1275
18 x 75 = 1350
19 x 75 = 1425
20 x 75 = 1500