How do you pause a timer when the Number of players is under 2?

I am making it so that if a player leaves while the timer is counting down it would stop. but it would just reset the timer and play it over and over again. I can't figure out a solution to this problem.

ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
Status = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Status')
Timer = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Timer')
PRequired = 2
NumPlayers = ReplicatedStorage.Players

if NumPlayers.Value >= PRequired then
	print("Players Ready!")
else
	Status.Value = 'Must have 2 or more players to play'
	Timer.Value = '...'
	repeat wait(1) until NumPlayers.Value >= PRequired
	print("Players Ready!")
end

--Intermission

local Countdown = 20 -- intermission	
print("Countdown incoming!")

repeat wait(1)
	Countdown = Countdown - 1

	Status.Value = 'Intermission'
	Timer.Value = Countdown
	if NumPlayers.Value <= PRequired then
		Status.Value = 'Timer Paused must have 2 or more players to play.'
		Timer.Value = '...'
		print("Timer paused")
		repeat wait() until NumPlayers.Value >= PRequired
		Countdown = 20
		Status.Value = 'Intermission'
		Timer.Value = Countdown
		print("Continued")
	end
until Countdown <= 0

PlayerCheck Script

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local PlayerCount = ReplicatedStorage.Players

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
	PlayerCount.Value = PlayerCount.Value + 1
	print(PlayerCount.Value)
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
	PlayerCount.Value = PlayerCount.Value -1
	print(PlayerCount.Value)
end)

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until Countdown <= 0 or NumPlayers.Value <= PRequired