Countdown - Championship of Champions XVI by CountdownC4UK - Dailymotion

CountdownC4UK

Watch the playlist Countdown - Championship of Champions XVI by CountdownC4UK on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.

00:04APPLAUSE

00:31Hello, everybody. Happy New Year to you.

00:34And welcome to the first show of Year 41

00:37of the national treasure that is Countdown.

00:40And we begin with such a bang.

00:42The best players of the last five years

00:45coming together for a champion of champions.

00:48Watch live, record it, catch up with it,

00:52but just do not miss it.

00:54Because, Rachel Riley, the storylines are unbelievable.

00:58You know the 16 players who will be taking each other on

01:01over the next three weeks of Countdown.

01:03What's your favourite storyline?

01:05I think the best one is that we've got a husband and wife playing.

01:08Not each other, but if they both win their first match,

01:11then they will be playing each other.

01:13If you were to take on Pasha on Countdown,

01:17how much of a point lead would you give him to make a competitor?

01:21Oh, it's... I mean, that's so cruel, isn't it?

01:23Because, I mean, not only is English not his first language,

01:26but it's not even his first alphabet.

01:28So, really, cos it's slightly different,

01:30so I think I probably need a good 80.

01:32Listen, English isn't my first language

01:34and I won Celebrity Countdown, so don't worry about that.

01:37Well, the storylines are sensational.

01:39We have a repeat of the Series 80 final,

01:42which I'm really excited about.

01:44We have the highest-scoring debutante ever.

01:46We have the highest-scoring single show contestant ever.

01:49And we have one champion of champions contestant

01:52who has never scored under 100.

01:55It's going to be so special for three weeks.

01:57And we have, sorry, everybody else,

01:59I think my favourite dictionary corner ever to kick us off in 2023.

02:04We have, of course, our guardian of the dictionary, Susie Dent.

02:07And alongside her quiz show royalty,

02:11world best-selling author, the one and only Richard Osman!

02:15APPLAUSE

02:19Listen, we may need you a little bit more this week than we usually would,

02:23because big news.

02:25Susie Dent has almost lost her voice.

02:28Susie, how many times, when we're on air on a Monday...

02:31I know what you're going to say. ..no all-night raves on a Sunday.

02:34Your wild child life is going to bring this show down.

02:37I know. What can I say? I'm so sorry.

02:39Listen to that. I'll put the frog back.

02:41Somebody's had a big Christmas.

02:45If only we had somebody who knew how to marshal a quiz show

02:48and dictionary corner to help out.

02:50And I can give them the laptop.

02:52Yours has actually switched on. I've never had a real one before.

02:55Well, I love it. It's going to be great.

02:57Susie, behalf of Voice, it's still absolute delight with Richard Osman.

03:01APPLAUSE

03:03And mentioned right at the top of the show,

03:05we welcome without doubt the better half of the husband and wife duo

03:10who are competing as champion of champions.

03:12Florence, Coupleman Lines is here. How are you?

03:15Yeah, I'm good, thanks.

03:17And it's not just two Coupleman Lines in the studio.

03:21It's two and a half. Tell me about that.

03:23Yeah, my third child is due imminently, so...

03:27How imminently?

03:29Well, hopefully it's born before the end of this series final.

03:32OK, good. Listen, that could be...

03:34We'll have a reserve just in case.

03:36Well, the plot actually thickens because Florence faces Leo Smith,

03:41who made the semifinals of Series 82

03:44after having a spectacular run to OctoChamp.

03:48But, Leo, you were beaten by Florence's husband.

03:52On a scale of one to ten, how much do you hate this family?

03:55LAUGHTER

03:57At least seven.

03:59How are you feeling today? Good? Good, yeah.

04:01Love the shirt. Thank you. Absolutely.

04:03It says confidence to me. Brilliant.

04:05Leo and Florence, everyone.

04:09So, here we go.

04:11Three weeks of champion of champions begins now.

04:13And, Florence, your letters.

04:15Hi, Rachel. Hi again, Florence.

04:17Can I have a consonant, please?

04:19You can indeed. Start the year with T.

04:21And a vowel.

04:23O. And a consonant.

04:25J.

04:27And a vowel.

04:29A. And a consonant.

04:31S. And a vowel.

04:33I.

04:35And a consonant.

04:37R.

04:39And another consonant.

04:41P.

04:43And a final consonant, please.

04:45And a final T.

04:47At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.

05:15CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

05:1930 seconds is up. Florence?

05:21Six. And Leo?

05:23Yeah, just a six. A six. OK.

05:25Florence, what's yours? Ratios.

05:27Ratios. And Leo? Patios.

05:29OK, nice, solid start.

05:31What else, Richard?

05:33Well, I have an anagram of patios, which is patois. Yeah.

05:36But also in there is an eight-letter word.

05:39Patriots.

05:41Very good. However...

05:43I don't know, did you get that or did Silent Susie get that?

05:46Er, Silent Susie wrote it down on a piece of paper

05:49and passed it across to me. But it still feels like I won.

05:52The Royal We, well done with Patriots.

05:55It's six points each, that's what matters.

05:57And Leo, my friend, you're picking the letters.

05:59Hi again, Rachel. Hi, Leo.

06:01Can I start with a consonant, please?

06:03You can indeed. Start with D.

06:05And another.

06:07S.

06:09And a third.

06:11W.

06:13And a fourth.

06:15N.

06:17And a vowel.

06:19A. And another.

06:21E. And another.

06:23O.

06:25And a fourth.

06:27E.

06:29And a final consonant, please.

06:31A final T.

06:3330 seconds.

06:41WHISTLE BLOWS

07:03Mr Smith. Er, seven, not written down.

07:06Florence. An eight.

07:08The seven is? Donate.

07:10And the it, to take an early lead, Florence.

07:12Onstead. O-N-S-T-E-E-A-D.

07:15T-E-E-A-D. Gosh.

07:18This is amazing.

07:20It's Scottish and English regional.

07:22And it means the farmhouse...

07:24It's like a steading, essentially.

07:26A farmhouse and other buildings belonging to a farm.

07:28APPLAUSE

07:31Normally it's got onstead, but you can put an extra E in it.

07:34But even Susie gasped. Even with her voice, Susie gasped.

07:37I did. I did. That's brilliant.

07:39What else, Richard? Er, standee, you could have got.

07:41Yeah. Standee.

07:43And you could have been doing what our contestants will be doing,

07:45sweated. Oh, sweated, lovely.

07:47So there's a few good words in there.

07:49I know we look so foolish after onstead, though, don't we?

07:51What a round that was.

07:53Florence takes an early lead, ten points off for grabs.

07:55Now for the first numbers round.

07:57Please can I have six more, Rachel?

07:59You can indeed. I think, like Richard,

08:01I'm not going to have much to do this week either.

08:03Right, six little ones. First challenge for you two.

08:05Three, six, nine, seven...

08:09..five and one.

08:11And the first target of the year, 321.

08:14321, numbers up.

08:38MUSIC PLAYS

08:46321, the target, the old Ted Rogers.

08:48How do you do there, Florence?

08:50Yeah, I've got 321. Very good. Leo?

08:52Yeah, 321. Off you go, Florence.

08:54Er, seven minus five is two. Yep.

08:57Nine times six is 54.

09:0054.

09:0254 multiplied by two, subtract one is 107.

09:04107. Multiplied by three.

09:06Multiplied by three. Perfect. 321. And Leo?

09:09I did nine times seven.

09:11Nine times seven, 63.

09:13Times five. Times five is 315.

09:16Add the six. And add the six.

09:18Another way to get there. Well done, you two.

09:20APPLAUSE

09:22It really is Florence and the Machine.

09:24Let's get our first tea time teaser.

09:26Pool, pill. Pool, pill.

09:29The lady and my boy, how sweet.

09:31The lady and my boy, how sweet.

09:34APPLAUSE

09:49Welcome back. Pool, pill.

09:51The lady and my boy, how sweet becomes lollipop.

09:55Our first champion of champions round of 16.

09:58Slight early lead for Florence.

10:00But it's Leo picking us up with the letters.

10:03May I start with a vowel, please?

10:05Thank you, Leo. U.

10:07And another.

10:09E.

10:11And a third.

10:13A.

10:15And a consonant.

10:17S.

10:19And another.

10:21G.

10:23And another.

10:25F.

10:27And another.

10:29Z.

10:32S.

10:36And a final consonant, please.

10:38And a final T.

10:40Love the noise, Leo. We were all thinking it. Here we go.

11:01MUSIC PLAYS

11:14Right, Leo, how did you get on?

11:16Just a six. Six and Florence.

11:18A six. There you go. Even Stevens in this round. Leo?

11:21Gauzes. Yes. And Florence.

11:23Gusset. Gusset.

11:25And gauzes. Yeah, as soon as I heard gusset,

11:27I thought, I'll have to read that out instead of Susie.

11:30Because gauzes is all we had as well.

11:32Yeah, two sixes for us. No worries.

11:34Let's get back to Florence. More letters.

11:36Can I have a consonant, please? Thank you, Florence. R.

11:39And a vowel. O.

11:41And a consonant.

11:43T. And a vowel.

11:45A.

11:47And a consonant. T.

11:49And a vowel.

11:51O.

11:53And a consonant. R.

11:55And a vowel.

11:58E.

12:00And a final consonant, please.

12:03And a final T.

12:05Thanks, Rich.

12:28That's time. Florence?

12:30A seven. Very good. Leo?

12:32I have an eight. Ooh.

12:34Big game-changing moment, Florence.

12:36Rotated. Leo, send us in a spin.

12:38Toreador.

12:40Toreador over to Susie and Richard in Dictionary Corner.

12:43Need I ask? No, please.

12:45I mean, it perfectly mirrored us here in that I got rotated,

12:48I pushed it over to Susie and she pushed back Toreador.

12:50Two sixes for us.

12:52And a final T.

12:54I mean, it perfectly mirrored us here in that I got rotated,

12:56I pushed it over to Susie and she pushed back Toreador.

12:58Two great words.

13:02All right, more numbers. Leo, you're in control for the first time today.

13:05Two large, please, Rachel. Two large.

13:07I'm not sure we're going to get too many one large,

13:09two large selections for the next few weeks, but here we go.

13:12First one.

13:14Six, two, three, seven, 50 and 25.

13:19And the target, 352.

13:22352, numbers up.

13:53I love rounds like this. I just did a shopping list,

13:56what I've got to get on the way home.

13:58Got my bread, got my butter. You've got to use the 30 seconds.

14:00Leo, just confirm it.

14:02352. Yes, and Florence.

14:04Just about managed it. Yeah, we're all looking at each other.

14:06For 28 seconds, Leo.

14:08Seven times 50, add the two.

14:10Yeah, we know you can do that.

14:12Florence.

14:14There you go. You will not waste the ink, Rachel.

14:17I love those rounds.

14:19That's the game, 40 points each, and a good time to pause

14:22and have our first proper chat with Richard Osman.

14:24I want to start by telling you a little tale about Richard,

14:27whose star has risen so much, say, over the last decade,

14:31yet he still comes on on a Saturday morning.

14:34My little radio show where, believe me, the fee is miserly,

14:38and it's a mark of the man.

14:40But, Richard, when you first put pen to paper

14:43or started typing the first line of your first novel,

14:47you couldn't have imagined in your wildest dreams...

14:50No, it's been... ..what it is now.

14:52Yeah, I've been enormously lucky in that way.

14:54Funnily enough, whenever you do sort of book events,

14:57the question you always get asked is,

14:59where do you get your ideas from?

15:01And I think creativity, it's quite hard to teach,

15:03but my experience of it has always been,

15:05I've always got little bubbles around my head

15:07where I just heard something or someone you met said something to you

15:10or seen something on television,

15:12and suddenly two of those bubbles sort of pop together

15:15and you've got an idea.

15:16And that was the case with the Thursday Murder Club.

15:18My mum lives in a retirement community down in Sussex.

15:21Everyone there is over 70.

15:23And I was down there, and on the sort of notice board,

15:26they'll have, like, Tuesday Knit and Natter Club,

15:28Wednesday Art History Club, and things like that.

15:30So that was in a little bubble in my head.

15:32I thought, that's cute.

15:33And then I was sitting on her patio,

15:35and it's a really pretty place, and the sun was out,

15:37and the birds were singing, and there's sort of lakes,

15:40and, you know, the sort of very tranquil sort of British view.

15:43And I thought, well, this would be an amazing place for a murder.

15:46As an Agatha Christie fan, that's what you're thinking.

15:49And then we go for lunch, and I started chatting to all these people.

15:52They're all over 70, and they've done amazing things with their lives.

15:56You could tell. You were hearing life stories, crazy things.

15:58They were all drinking at 11.30 in the morning.

16:01So I was thinking, I'm in a place that would be amazing for a murder.

16:05I'm with a group of people who are incredibly wise,

16:07and I've just seen this notice board that says Tuesday Knit and Natter.

16:10And the idea Thursday Murder Club,

16:12of a group of people over 70 solving murders,

16:14those three bubbles just pushed into each other.

16:17Suddenly, you've got an idea.

16:19And, yeah, that's when I wrote down the first word.

16:21And everything stemmed from there. Amazing.

16:23Richard, thank you.

16:27Let's get back to it. Love and every round, both of you.

16:30Florence, more letters.

16:31Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?

16:33Thank you, Florence. Y.

16:35And a vowel? I.

16:37And a consonant? N.

16:40And a vowel? O.

16:42And a consonant? G.

16:45And a vowel? A.

16:48And a consonant? S.

16:51And a vowel? E.

16:55And a final consonant, please?

16:58Final, B. Half a minute.

17:10THEY CONFER

17:32So many possibilities. Florence?

17:34An eight. And Leo?

17:36Eight. Wow. Florence, your eight?

17:38Begonias. Same or different, Leo?

17:40Same. Bunch of begonias here.

17:42Let's get the dictionary corner.

17:44I'm assuming you didn't find a nine.

17:46No, we had Nosebag and Nosegay are both there for seven,

17:50but we can't beat that. You can't have Yoga-ing, I assume.

17:53Oh, erm... I've gone Yoga-ing.

17:56Yeah. Look at Susie looking up. She's such a pro.

17:59You need two Gs for that, but no, it's not there.

18:02Leo, let's save our voice and hear yours. More letters.

18:05May I start with a vowel, please?

18:07No. A.

18:09And another?

18:11E.

18:13And a third?

18:15I. And a consonant?

18:17N. And another?

18:19Q. And another?

18:22N.

18:24And a vowel?

18:26O.

18:29And a consonant?

18:31L.

18:34And...

18:39..a final vowel, please?

18:41A final A.

18:43Start the clock.

19:04CLOCK TICKS

19:15Bill Smith? Just a six.

19:17Florence? I think I've got a seven.

19:19OK, the six? Online.

19:21And, Florence, you only think, so what have you got?

19:24Aeolian? As in the wind?

19:26Yes. Absolutely brilliant.

19:28With an A at the beginning, relating to the action of the wind.

19:31Well done.

19:34So let's get our third numbers round of the day. Florence, it's you.

19:38Can I have six small again, please, Rachel? You can indeed.

19:41Still on for that husband-wife match.

19:43Let's see how this changes things.

19:45Little ones are...

19:52And the target...

19:54329. 329.

19:56Numbers up.

20:04BUZZER

20:27Florence?

20:29330.

20:31Leo? 326.

20:33326, three away, so for seven points, Florence.

20:36Eight times four plus one.

20:38Eight times four, 32 plus one?

20:41Yeah. 32 plus one, 33.

20:43And nine plus three minus two is ten.

20:46Yeah. And then times three, 30, one away.

20:48One away. Very good.

20:50So I notice Richard and I aren't screaming this time, are we?

20:53Let me have a go. Have you got it? Yeah, I think so.

20:55Wow. Fantastic. Go on, Osmond.

20:57I could be wrong. Eight plus two...

20:59Eight plus two is ten. Go on.

21:01Nine times four is 36. Yeah.

21:03Take away the three is 33.

21:06Multiply them together and take away the one.

21:09You have got it as well. Yes! Well done, Richard.

21:12Thank you for giving me that. Thank you for letting me have one.

21:15Sensational stuff.

21:17And the first proper gap opening up today, 14 points in it.

21:20Plenty of points left when we come back.

21:22Pasta hen is our second tea time teaser,

21:26just for all our Scottish viewers.

21:28Pasta hen, a small insect wearing a Turkish hat or a bird.

21:32A small insect wearing a Turkish hat or a bird.

21:51Pasta hen was our second tea time teaser.

21:54A small insect wearing a Turkish hat or a bird.

21:57However, pheasant was the answer.

21:59Back to the game at hand.

22:01Six rounds left and our first champion of champions, round of 16.

22:05So let's get cracking straight away.

22:07Leo, more letters.

22:09May I start with a vowel, please? Thank you, Leo.

22:12E. And another.

22:14I. And a third.

22:17E. And a consonant.

22:20N. And another.

22:23S. And a third.

22:27G.

22:29And another.

22:31R.

22:33And a vowel.

22:35A.

22:38And a final consonant, please.

22:40Final. C.

22:42Start the clock.

22:56CLOCK TICKS

23:14Leo? Just an eight.

23:16Florence? An eight.

23:18Leo? Creasing.

23:20Creasing. And Florence? Increase.

23:22There you go. Anything else?

23:24We'll go for ING, as we always do, but Susie has another one.

23:27Generics.

23:29As in, you might go for generics rather than trade name drugs.

23:32Well done. Florence, more letters.

23:34Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel? Thank you, Florence.

23:37B. And a vowel.

23:39E. A consonant.

23:41R. A vowel.

23:43I. A consonant.

23:46T. A vowel.

23:48O. A consonant.

23:51P. A vowel.

23:54E.

23:56And a final consonant, please.

23:58And a final T.

24:00Kind time.

24:21CLOCK TICKS

24:32That is time. Florence?

24:34Seven, not written down. OK, and Leo?

24:36Seven. OK, what's not written down?

24:38Pettier. And what is written down?

24:40Pottier. Pottier, yes.

24:42There you go. No worries at all with that.

24:44The Dictionary Corner, sevens?

24:46Yeah, we can't beat it, pottier and pettier.

24:48I assume you're not allowed pottier more like a bottom.

24:50No, I did look it up, no. Did you? Yes.

24:52Of course you did.

24:54And what about the pointless answers?

24:56I knew I was going to do that once at some stage.

24:58The pointless answer is rope tried.

25:00What is it like watching a programme now

25:05that you were so integral to for so many years?

25:09It must be a little bizarre.

25:11Watching it with other people doing it, I absolutely love it.

25:14Because I can play along.

25:16I understood why people enjoyed Pointless.

25:18Because every time I've ever played, I've got all the answers written down.

25:21So, to me, it's just like, in the name of a Tom Cruise film,

25:23I'm like, well, yeah, I'm going to say this Pointless answer.

25:26Now, when I watch at home, I'm like, oh, you can actually play along.

25:29So, I love it, and they've had amazing kind of co-hosts as well.

25:32So, honestly, me sitting at home, shouting at the TV screen,

25:35I absolutely adore it.

25:37I loved doing it, but 12 years was enough.

25:41Thank you very much.

25:43I think it's the right way of saying

25:45that we're just going to rest Susie's voice this week,

25:48because Origins of Words,

25:50this is one of the highlights of the Countdown week,

25:53you'll just sound like a frog.

25:56I can do Origins of Words if you like.

25:58OK.

25:59Bottier comes from more like a bottom.

26:02There you go.

26:03Well, we're getting to the bottom of this riddle.

26:05Who's going to make the last date of the Champions of Champions?

26:08Florence has a 14-point lead at the moment,

26:11just like that.

26:12So, Leo, let's get more letters.

26:14A consonant, please, Rachel.

26:16Thank you, Leo.

26:17N.

26:18And another.

26:20S.

26:22And a third.

26:24W.

26:26And a fourth.

26:28H.

26:30A vowel.

26:32U.

26:33And another.

26:35E.

26:36And another.

26:38A.

26:40A consonant.

26:42M.

26:46And a final consonant, please.

26:49A final H.

26:50He's done.

27:10MUSIC PLAYS

27:21Leo?

27:22Just a six.

27:23And Florence?

27:24I will stick with a six.

27:25Leo?

27:26Humane.

27:27Humane.

27:28And Florence?

27:29When you are.

27:30W-H-E-N-U-A.

27:31Yeah.

27:32We'll double-check that.

27:33Yeah, it's absolutely fine.

27:34In New Zealand, it means land.

27:36Right, what have we got in Dictionary Corner?

27:38You can't beat six. Lots and lots of sixes.

27:40None of which were when you are, I have to say.

27:43So, when you are in Dictionary Corner,

27:45there was the humane, there's also humans.

27:48And often on Pointless, when we do word rounds,

27:51you can put un in front of a lot.

27:53I wondered if I could unwash, unmesh or unmash.

27:56Most of them are there as adjectives, as in unmeshed,

27:59but unmeshed actually is there.

28:01There you go.

28:02On its own, very good.

28:03I like that one.

28:04There you go.

28:05If you've got those at home, that's your line.

28:07Right, business end of Countdown today.

28:09Florence, your letters.

28:11Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?

28:13Thank you, Florence. F.

28:14And a vowel.

28:16E.

28:17And a consonant.

28:18R.

28:19And a vowel.

28:21I.

28:22And a consonant.

28:23C.

28:24And a vowel.

28:26U.

28:27And a consonant.

28:31N.

28:32And another consonant.

28:34D.

28:36And a final vowel, please.

28:39Final, A.

28:41Last letter.

29:05MUSIC

29:13That's time. Florence?

29:14Seven.

29:15And Leo?

29:16Just a six.

29:17A six, Leo?

29:18Refund.

29:19And Florence?

29:20Uncared.

29:21Uncared.

29:22Yeah, uncared.

29:23Four, we would normally say, and in the dictionary, yeah.

29:26Uncared is in the dictionary,

29:28and Florence is into the last eight of Champion of Champions.

29:32APPLAUSE

29:35What a standard today.

29:36Absolute key moments throughout the game.

29:38One or two is all it takes.

29:40Richard, anything better?

29:41Can't beat it. There's more unwords.

29:43There's unfired. Unfried? I'm guessing not.

29:45Yeah, I think unfried.

29:47I like the idea of something unfried.

29:49Richard, you're playing like you play at home.

29:52Yeah, of course.

29:53Like he's a proper fan.

29:54Except Susie can now tell me if it's in the dictionary or not.

29:57I've got a lovely word for me for today's show, though,

29:59which is duncey-er.

30:00Duncey?

30:01Yeah, which is how I feel. More duncey. I don't think it's real.

30:03All right, what a contest today.

30:05And, Leo, listen, you can go for your life here on the numbers.

30:08What do you fancy?

30:09I'll go for four large, please.

30:10Yes, come on, Leo.

30:11One large. Go big or go home.

30:13Or go big and go home, sorry.

30:15Four.

30:16Too little.

30:17And mine are the final numbers of the day.

30:19Three, nine.

30:20And we've got 50, 100, 75 and 25.

30:24And this is for a bit of fun.

30:26587.

30:28587, last numbers.

30:33BELL

30:34BELL

30:35BELL

31:01587 with the four big, Leo.

31:04588, not written down.

31:06OK, one away. And Florence?

31:08I've got 587.

31:09Let's have it.

31:11100 minus 75 is 25.

31:13Here it is.

31:14Multiply by the other 25.

31:16625.

31:17Subtract 50.

31:18575.

31:19And add the nine and three.

31:20Very nicely done.

31:22And only a few seconds...

31:23APPLAUSE

31:26Sensational, Florence gets the 100 up.

31:29All that remains is to reveal today's Countdown Conundrum,

31:32so please get your fingers on the buzzers and let's do just that.

32:03BUZZER

32:06Florence with half a second left.

32:08Inactible.

32:09Let's take a look.

32:11It is not Leo.

32:14Finger back in the buzzer if you can be bothered.

32:18Here we go.

32:21That is a bomb note to go out on.

32:23But we have flummoxed both of you.

32:25I have to go to the man who bested everybody with the numbers.

32:29Did you get it?

32:30No, unless it's antiquable, which I suspect it's not.

32:33It was hard to see past that ending.

32:35Yeah.

32:36Rachel Riley.

32:38I mean, for the champion of champions,

32:40I'll be lucky if I know the word once it's revealed.

32:42Right, let's reveal it for everybody at home.

32:44If you got this, well done.

32:46Cantabile.

32:47Cantabile.

32:48Cantabile.

32:49Come on, let's have it then.

32:50It is a smooth singing style, which I don't have today.

32:54Smooth singing.

32:55Not a single one of us has that in this studio.

32:58But hitting the right notes today, Florence,

33:00that 100 puts you into the quarterfinals

33:02of the first champion of champions in five years.

33:05And that means it's getting real.

33:07We just need your husband, Sam, to win on Wednesday of next week

33:12and you'll be playing him.

33:13Yep.

33:14Let's not worry about that for now.

33:15How did you enjoy being back?

33:17I loved it, thank you.

33:18It was great to have you here.

33:19And Leo, what a shame.

33:20What a shame, because you did absolutely fantastic.

33:23She had some magic moments.

33:24Yeah.

33:25Yeah.

33:26Thank you for being here.

33:27Leo, well done.

33:28Florence, congratulations.

33:29APPLAUSE

33:32Well done.

33:33We are one step closer to having a live birth in this studio,

33:37which should be great for the ratings.

33:38How did you enjoy your Countdown debut?

33:40Oh, I mean, what a privilege to sit next to these two

33:42and watch that play out.

33:43It's like watching the Champions League,

33:45but, like, from the touchline.

33:47It's amazing, so congratulations, both of you.

33:49And Susie, don't say anything, just give me a thumbs up if you're OK.

33:52LAUGHTER

33:53Rest that voice, get the honey and lemon in.

33:55It just feels like just an easier afternoon

33:57when Susie can't talk, doesn't it?

33:59Well, I mean, plus we've got the Champion of Champions in,

34:02so I've got much to do in the way of numbers,

34:04and even if they don't get there, we've got Richard here,

34:06so a bit obsolete this week.

34:08And we love it.

34:09Less work for us, just all the joy.

34:11But listen, do not miss the next three weeks.

34:13As I said, 10 past two, this week, next week and the week after,

34:16it's just unmissable Countdown.

34:18We rarely do a Champion of Champions, and every day has a story.

34:22Tomorrow is that Series 80 rematch.

34:24Do not miss it.

34:25Rachel, Susie and I will be here in Countdown-us.

34:29You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com

34:33or write to us at countdownleads ls31js.

34:37You can also find our web page at channel4.com forward slash countdown.

34:45Channel 4's Full of Sunshine this afternoon

34:47will launch a pudding to prove popular in rural Portugal.

34:51A new life in the sun.

34:52The new series starts at four.

34:54Coming up, they have their sights set on a family-friendly holiday home in Almeria.

34:58It's the perfect place in the sun.

35:00Ready and waiting.

35:01Next.

Countdown - Monday 2nd January 2023

Category

Transcript

Countdown - Championship of Champions XVI

Recommended