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01:00You christened one of your cats after a Wimbledon champ, is that right?
01:03What was this all about?
01:04We did indeed.
01:05Well, I'm a fan of obviously just his tennis skills, but Rafa Nadal.
01:10And we got our little boy cat, one of our boy cats, the same week that Wimbledon was on,
01:14and Rafa won it that year, so.
01:16Yeah?
01:16We called him Rafa.
01:18Good.
01:18Well, he's a class act.
01:20Mind you, some of those tennis girls are tremendously skillful and really quite appealing to the eye.
01:25I really, I'm absolutely more interested in Rafa, I have to say.
01:28Yeah, no, those long-legged Russian girls.
01:30He's got a certain arm and a certain few muscles he's got.
01:33Yes?
01:33Yes.
01:34He's from Mallorca.
01:35Is he in Mallorca or something?
01:36I don't know.
01:37I don't have one of the islands.
01:39I haven't done enough research, clearly.
01:41He's good, though.
01:41He's very good.
01:42Yeah, and it's nice, the friendly competitiveness, the tennis players.
01:46They're good ambassadors, I think.
01:47I think so.
01:47We've got some friendly competition today as well.
01:49Yeah, yeah.
01:50I was just thinking, they're good, but we've got some very good players here today.
01:54We welcome back Victoria.
01:56How are you?
01:56I'm good, thank you.
01:57Good.
01:58Season's over for Arsenal.
01:59Indeed.
02:00Yeah, wages going up again next season.
02:03For those that don't know, Victoria's in charge of paying the Arsenal players.
02:07She's in charge of payroll, is that right?
02:08That's right, and all the hard-working staff that work there as well.
02:11And indeed, yeah, yeah.
02:12I bet their salaries don't leap just quite as quickly, or indeed, as grandly as the players do.
02:17But anyway, welcome back.
02:19Welcome back.
02:20And we also welcome back Peter, Peter Lee, a senior meteorological office from Donnermead in Dublin.
02:26Very pleased to see you back, Peter.
02:27Being well?
02:28Oh, indeed, yes, yeah.
02:29Excellent.
02:30All right.
02:31Well, we wish you both good luck, because you were great competitors, and here you are in the quarterfinals.
02:36Well done.
02:36So let's have a big round of applause for Victoria and Peter.
02:43Victoria and Peter.
02:45And who else have we got?
02:46Well, inevitably and joyously, we welcome back after the weekend Susie.
02:50Hello.
02:50And also, sitting next to Susie, one of Countdown's favourite sons.
02:55Oh.
02:55Favourite sons, Dr. Phil Hammond.
02:58And who doesn't know Dr. Phil?
02:59Welcome back.
03:01And we brought you back, by popular appeal, to sit in that chair this important week as we go up to the end of the series.
03:07Thank you very much.
03:08And I think you were in that chair when I first started my little stint.
03:14You were mortally ill.
03:16I was, do you remember?
03:16You had a terrible chest infection, although you led us to believe that you weren't going to survive the day.
03:20And I got you through there with a bit of an examination, I remember.
03:24And we'll leave it there, Phil, if we may.
03:25I think we will.
03:26And let's get on with the business of the day.
03:29All right.
03:29Come on then.
03:30Victoria, take it away.
03:31Thanks, Nick.
03:32Hi, Rachel.
03:33Hi, Victoria.
03:33Can I have a consonant, please?
03:35Can, thank you.
03:36Start the week with R.
03:38And another.
03:38Plot time.
04:08Now then, Victoria, our number six seed, what have you got?
04:38Seven.
04:39Seven.
04:40And Peter, our number three seed?
04:42Seven.
04:42Seven.
04:43All right.
04:43Victoria?
04:44I've got ramming.
04:46Ramming.
04:46And Peter?
04:47Teaming.
04:48Teaming.
04:49We happy over there?
04:51Very nice.
04:52Phil?
04:52I think I've got an eight.
04:53I spotted an immigrant.
04:55An immigrant for eight.
04:56Well done.
04:56You've got an interesting one.
04:57I didn't realise that was a word.
04:59A marmite.
05:00It's a cooking pot.
05:01And you know on the front of, if I'm allowed to say marmite bottles, on the front you'll see that little container.
05:06That's what they look like.
05:07Hence the name.
05:07Other yeast extracts are available.
05:11But not many.
05:13Very good.
05:14Look, we're off.
05:14Seven all.
05:15Peter?
05:16Hi, Rachel.
05:17Hi, Peter.
05:17Consonant, please.
05:18Start with C.
05:21Consonant.
05:23N.
05:25Consonant.
05:27T.
05:28Consonant.
05:29And the last one.
05:50E.
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06:05Peter?
06:25Seven.
06:26A seven.
06:27Victoria?
06:28Just a six.
06:29And your six?
06:30A trance.
06:31Yes.
06:32Peter?
06:33Nitrate.
06:34Nitrate.
06:35Are we happy?
06:36Very nice indeed.
06:36Yes, we are.
06:37Yes.
06:37We've got some eights, haven't we?
06:39Go on.
06:39It's creatine, medical word.
06:41You'll find that in your muscles.
06:43And interact for eight as well.
06:45Yes.
06:45Pretty good, isn't it?
06:46Very good.
06:51There's also enteric.
06:52Enteric means relating to the intestines.
06:54But in view of your hypochondria, I don't really want to go there.
06:58I'm very worried about my intestines at all times.
07:01So, Peter, left ahead 14 to Victoria 7.
07:04And I turn to you, Victoria.
07:06Have a consonant, please.
07:08Thank you, Victoria.
07:09S.
07:10And another.
07:13N.
07:13And another.
07:15D.
07:16And another.
07:19D.
07:20And a vowel.
07:22O.
07:23And another.
07:25I.
07:25And another O.
07:30And a consonant.
07:32N.
07:33And a final vowel, please.
07:35And a final E.
07:38OK.
07:38Stand-bye.
07:39Here we go.
08:09Victoria?
08:10Six.
08:11And Peter?
08:12Six.
08:13Victoria?
08:14Sodden.
08:15Sodden.
08:16Peter?
08:17Sinned.
08:18Sinned, yeah.
08:19Now then, in the corner.
08:20We think we've got a seven.
08:21We think we've got noddies.
08:22Noddies?
08:23Noddies.
08:24I don't know what it means, but it sounds good.
08:26Noddies?
08:27Lots of senses.
08:28It can be a foolish person, a noddy.
08:30A tropical turn, which is possibly from its behaviour during courtship, because it nods
08:36a lot.
08:37Or a brief shot in a filmed interview in which the interviewer nods in agreement or acknowledgement.
08:41Ah, of course.
08:42That's in there?
08:43Yes.
08:44Oh, yes, they say, can you do some noddies?
08:45That's how they completely change the meaning of what you've said, isn't it?
08:47You say something, you do a couple of noddies, and then they edit it out and completely change
08:50what you've said.
08:51Exactly.
08:52A nasty trick.
08:53They're clever.
08:54They're so clever.
08:55Thirteen to twenty, Peter Leeds.
08:56Plenty of time.
08:57Off you go, Peter.
08:58Hi, Rachel.
08:59A consonant, please.
09:00Thank you, Peter.
09:01G.
09:02And a consonant.
09:04S.
09:05Consonant.
09:06P.
09:07Consonant.
09:08B.
09:09Vowel.
09:10O.
09:11Vowel.
09:12A.
09:13Consonant.
09:14L.
09:15Vowel.
09:16E.
09:17And the vowel, please.
09:18And the last one.
09:19Another A.
09:20Top time.
09:21Top time.
09:22B.
09:23Vowel.
09:24A.
09:25Vowel.
09:26A.
09:27And the vowel, please.
09:28And the last one.
09:29Another A.
09:30Top time.
09:31B.
09:32Vowel.
09:33And the vowel, please.
09:34And the last one.
09:35Another A.
09:36Top time.
09:38What news, Peter?
09:57A Seven.
09:58Seven.
09:59Yeah.
10:01What news, Peter?
10:03I'll show you a Seven.
10:05What news, Peter?
10:06I'll throw you seven.
10:07Seven. Victoria?
10:08I'm going to try seven.
10:10All right. Peter, seven?
10:11Posable.
10:12Victoria?
10:13I've got the same word.
10:14They're both posables.
10:16Do you like posable?
10:17I think it's completely plausible.
10:19Just, um, it needs to be in, and it is.
10:21Yes, they're under pose.
10:22Well done. Excellent.
10:23Very good.
10:28Now then, Phil.
10:29They've beaten us. I was stuck on gables, which was a mere six.
10:32So they've beaten us.
10:33Well done. That's why they're in the quarterfinal.
10:34Very impressed with that.
10:35Well done.
10:36All right. Excellent.
10:37Twenty to twenty-seven.
10:38Peter's clinging on to his lead there.
10:40So, Victoria, first numbers game of the day.
10:43Place your order with Rachel.
10:45Could I have one large and five small, please, Rachel?
10:47Of course. Thank you, Victoria.
10:48One from the top row, and five out of the bottom ones.
10:51And for the first time this week, the numbers are six, nine,
10:55another nine, three, and ten, and a large one, one hundred.
11:00And the target?
11:02Seven hundred and seven.
11:03Seven oh seven.
11:05One is a tiny town.
11:06We have one.
11:07One is a giant.
11:10One is not a giant or seven.
11:13But there are things you have seen today.
11:20See you soon.
11:22Ol Google, we have one.
11:24All right.
11:25See you soon.
11:26Bye-bye.
11:27Bye-bye.
11:28Bye-bye.
11:29Bye-bye.
11:29Bye-bye.
11:31Bye-bye.
11:31Bye.
11:32Bye-bye.
11:32Bye-bye.
11:33How was it, Victoria?
11:367.07.
11:38Right, Peter?
11:397.07.
11:40Off you go, Victoria.
11:4110 minus 3 is 7.
11:43Yep.
11:43Times 100 is 700.
11:45It is.
11:46And then 9 over 9 is 1.
11:48Yep.
11:49Add the 6 to make a 7 and then add that on.
11:52And 7.07, well done.
11:54Very good, well done.
11:55Peter?
11:56Similar enough, 10 minus 3 is 7.
11:58Yep.
11:59And then 100 plus 9 over 9 is 1 over 9.
12:01So 100 plus 9 over 901.
12:04And multiply it 7 times.
12:059 to 7, yep.
12:06And again, perfect, 7.07.
12:08Excellent, well done.
12:13Well done.
12:14Peter, 37.
12:15To Victoria's 30.
12:16But now we turn to Dr. Phil.
12:18Dr. Phil.
12:19I think we need to start by looking at Susie's wonderful jumper.
12:22You notice there's some glittery bits on the elbows.
12:24You have to put your hands behind it a little bit.
12:25It's like sitting next to Madonna.
12:27It's wonderful, isn't it?
12:28What a great garment that is.
12:30Now, I came up early, and I'd have a bit of time relaxing and polishing my anecdotes.
12:34I arrive at the hotel.
12:35Rachel is there to meet me.
12:36She says, thank God you've arrived, Dr. Phil.
12:38Terrible trouble with Nick.
12:40Hypochondriasis.
12:40Oh, he's off again.
12:41Even worse than that.
12:42He's had six heart attacks already today.
12:44You've got to come and see him.
12:45I said, I'm sorry, Rachel.
12:46This is like a busman's holiday.
12:47This is my comedy time.
12:48I'm not a doctor.
12:49I want some time on my own.
12:50So, off she goes in a huff.
12:52The thing you learn about Nick if you do the apprentice is that you can run from Nick, but
12:54you can't hide, can you?
12:55So, I've heard about an hour on my own.
12:57Nick comes up and he says, oh, Dr. Phil, thank God you're here.
13:00He said, I've got this terrible, this is this terrible suspicious mole on my left gluteus.
13:05Let me show it to you.
13:06I said, it's a very crowded restaurant, Nick.
13:07I don't think this is appropriate.
13:08He said, no, everybody in the restaurant's seen it.
13:10The lady over there, she thinks it's a solar keratosis.
13:12That lady thinks it's a hemangioma.
13:14Lovely lady on the sweet trolley, she thinks it's a bit of sherry trifle.
13:18It's not really the place.
13:19He said, well, come and sit with us.
13:20The whole crew is here.
13:20I said, no, I'm trying to have some time off.
13:22He said, Susie and Rachel want you to sit in between them.
13:24You know how fond they are of you.
13:26And I thought, well, if it's Susie and Rachel, I've got to come across.
13:28I come across Susie isn't even in the restaurant.
13:31Rachel is sitting over the other side saying, do not approach.
13:33There's a sign in front of her.
13:34The only seat left is next to Nick.
13:36So I sit there next to Nick and it starts.
13:38The first thing is I've got this terribly spongy bit on the top of my left thumb.
13:42The right thumb is normal.
13:43This is ever so slightly spongy.
13:45I've got a nose hair that's slightly greener than the others.
13:48The others are all sort of beige and this one's green.
13:50I've got a little whoosh on the end of my toes.
13:52I said, no, I've absolutely had enough.
13:53I don't want to listen to this now.
13:54It's probably a virus.
13:55There's a lot of it about.
13:56I finally, after about three hours, I get rid of him.
13:58And then, towards the end of the evening, there's sort of a nudge.
14:01And it's, oh, Dr. Phil, it's an emergency.
14:03It's an emergency.
14:04I said, Nick, it's three o'clock in the morning.
14:05And you said you'd stay over that side of the bed.
14:08He said, no, I've run out of my tablets.
14:10This is awful.
14:10I can't possibly go.
14:11I've run out of my tablets.
14:12I said, which tablets have you run out of?
14:14He said, my Dolly Parton's.
14:16My Dolly Parton.
14:16I said, show me the package.
14:17It says Candesartan.
14:18Candesartan.
14:19Now, that's quite an expensive drug.
14:20We don't prescribe that in Somerset.
14:22You must have a very posh doctor.
14:23But I had some tablets that were almost identical.
14:25They were the same color, the same shape, the same size,
14:27same little line across the middle, but much cheaper.
14:29So I thought, I can fob him off with these.
14:31So I send him off.
14:32He goes into the toilet.
14:32And he comes back and he goes, Dr. Phil, you tricked me.
14:35They weren't the same tablets.
14:36I said, yes, they were.
14:36He said, no, they weren't.
14:37He said, my normal ones sink when I throw them down the toilet,
14:39and these ones float.
14:42So you'll get more from Nick.
14:43My night with Nick continues tomorrow,
14:45when we find out precisely what he's taking and why.
14:47Thank you very much.
14:49Thank you, Phil.
14:54I don't know whether I'm going to be able to make the week.
14:57But now, let's struggle through a tea time teaser.
15:01The teaser can't dice.
15:03And the clue, you can't dice food with a blunt knife.
15:06It'll lead to this.
15:07You can't dice food with a blunt knife.
15:09It'll lead to this.
15:19Welcome back.
15:25I left you with the clue.
15:27You can't dice food with a blunt knife.
15:28It'll lead to this.
15:30What'll it lead to?
15:31It'll lead to an accident.
15:33An accident.
15:35So, Peter, 37 to Victoria's 30.
15:37And Peter, I call upon you.
15:39Go on.
15:39Letters game.
15:41Consonant, please, Rachel.
15:41Thank you, Peter.
15:43S.
15:44The consonant.
15:47T.
15:48The consonant.
15:48N.
15:51Consonant.
15:53G.
15:55Bell.
15:57E.
15:59Bell.
16:01E.
16:02Bell.
16:04A.
16:06Consonant.
16:08S.
16:10And the bell, please.
16:11And the last one.
16:13O.
16:13Stand by.
16:14We'll be right.
16:15Here we go.
16:37I'll see you next time.
16:40yes Peter that's very annoying Victoria just a six let's hear from you Victoria and agents Peter
16:53stone ages stone ages well it's capitalized and it's two words I'm afraid bad luck now then what
17:01have you got we got tangos which I rather like yes to do the tango nice words negates the gate
17:07not as nice as tangos there I'm still weeping for Peter on stone ages but there we are 36 to 37 Peter
17:13one point ahead still as we turn to Victoria have a consonant please Rachel thank you Victoria
17:19C and another M and another R and another Q and a vowel please I and another E and another
17:37A and a consonant B and a final consonant and final D here we go
17:48so
17:59yes Victoria a six and Peter that's right seven Victoria braced braced and Peter carbide carbide
18:14yes Victoria a six and Peter that's right seven Victoria braced braced and Peter carbide carbide
18:28yes absolutely right yes carbide just looking at that that's a combination of carbon and there's
18:33something else with the lower electronegativity as I recall my chemistry thank you so thank you
18:39for portable lamps yeah very good what have you got this uh Phil I can't I can get bus carbide that
18:44was our best that was our top all right well done 44 to 36 Peter it's a letters game
18:49uh consonant please Rachel thank you Peter T and a consonant W consonant K consonant N
19:04oh well you well oh oh oh oh oh B consonant H and the vowel place and the last one I stand by
19:56Yes, Peter?
19:58Six.
19:59And Victoria?
20:00Just a five.
20:01And Victoria's five?
20:02Think.
20:03Think.
20:04And Peter?
20:04Hoyton.
20:05Yes.
20:06We happy there?
20:06About the only six to be found.
20:08Very, very good.
20:09All right.
20:09Fifty to thirty-six, Peter leads, and we're going to let us gain Victoria.
20:14Have a consonant, please, Rachel.
20:15Thank you, Victoria.
20:17N.
20:17And another?
20:20S.
20:20And another?
20:23N.
20:24And another?
20:26L.
20:27And a vowel?
20:29E.
20:30And another?
20:31I.
20:32And another?
20:35O.
20:36And a consonant?
20:38P.
20:39And a final consonant?
20:41And a final?
20:42J.
20:42presidency.
20:43And it's TikTok time.
20:56RIP
20:57So, Victoria.
21:17A six.
21:18A six.
21:18And Peter?
21:19Seven.
21:20Right, Victoria?
21:21Online.
21:22Online.
21:23Peter?
21:24Epsilon.
21:25Epsilon.
21:26Very good.
21:27Very good.
21:28Epsilon.
21:29Anything else?
21:30We can't beat it.
21:31We matched it with pension.
21:33And one of my favourite medical terms, lesion.
21:35Very good.
21:36Very good.
21:36In 57 to 36, Peter.
21:39But now, we're waiting for Susie.
21:41Come, Susie.
21:42I thought we might seek a little bit of light relief in the pubs this week and pub names.
21:48Obviously, it's going to be a tense week, so I thought pub names might be quite fun.
21:52And I'm going to start with yours, Nick, because I texted you last week to ask you what your
21:56local pub name was, and you mentioned something called the Glue Pot, which is, you used to
22:01go there when you were, when you were in Swindon.
22:02It's not my local pub now, but when we were kids, we used to go to a pub in Swindon that
22:09was attached to the old railway works.
22:11Right.
22:12Yeah.
22:12When the railway works, I guess, was still functioning, and there was a pub there called
22:16the Glue Pot.
22:17Yes.
22:17And it was the pub that all the upholsterers went to that made the, you know, the carriages
22:22for the Great Western.
22:23Exactly.
22:24And as you say, it gets its name from the railway coach builders who were bringing their
22:26pots of glue and put them on the stove in order to keep them hot.
22:30Really?
22:30But sadly, I think health and safety have done away with them, with the glue pots.
22:35But inside, those coach builders might have well have fancied a game or two, not just darts.
22:40And a lot of pubs are named after games.
22:42And the Fox and Geese was once a favourite game.
22:44There are lots of pubs named after that.
22:46There was a game played by royals as well as their subjects.
22:49And it was played on a board with pegs and draftsmen, a little bit like drafts themselves.
22:56And there were a lot of checkers pubs, and a pub with a checkers sign was indicating that
23:00you could go inside and have a game of checkers.
23:03And that sign originated in ancient Rome, because they would have a bar that also provided
23:10banking services, and the checkerboard outside would indicate that people could go in and
23:13exchange money, et cetera.
23:15And that checkboard was used as an aid for counting, and is the origin of our word, exchequer.
23:20Lots and lots of pubs with professional, occupational, or, you know, meanings behind them, or sports
23:27and games.
23:28But I love the glue pot.
23:29It was fun researching that one.
23:30Very good.
23:31Very good.
23:35Thank you, Susie.
23:36So, now, Peter, how do you feel about a numbers game?
23:38Fine, grand.
23:39Off you go.
23:40One from the top, Rachel.
23:41Thank you, Peter.
23:42And five little ones.
23:44And they are eight, six, ten, seven, and another ten, and the large one, fifty.
23:54And the target, four hundred and twenty-five.
23:56Four, two, five.
23:57And the target, five little ones.
24:10And the target, five, five, the Franklin.
24:16Two, five, four, five.
24:18And the target, five, the翻個人.
24:20Peter?
24:29425.
24:30Victoria?
24:31426.
24:32Right, Peter.
24:3350 plus 7.
24:3550 plus 7, 57.
24:38Multiply by the 8.
24:40Multiply by the 8 is 456.
24:43Sorry, I think I've gone wrong.
24:45Victoria?
24:47I did 50 times 8 is 400.
24:5050, 8 are 400.
24:52And then I did 10 plus 10 plus 6 to get 26.
24:5510, yeah, and you're one above all of them.
24:58Very good.
24:59Rachel, can you do it?
25:00Yes, if you say 10 plus 7 is 17 times by 50 is 850.
25:08And then 8 minus 6 is 2 and 850 over 245.
25:13Well done, well done.
25:15Very good.
25:17So Peter still in the lead.
25:1857, 243.
25:19Victoria's closed up a bit there.
25:21But now it's time for a tea time teaser.
25:23And the teaser?
25:24Dream, sir.
25:26And the clue?
25:27Rachel's met her dream, sir, but still has lots of these.
25:32Rachel's met her dream, sir, but still has lots of these.
25:36What's she got?
25:57She's got lots of admirers.
26:01Admirers.
26:01It's funny, I had lots of other suggestions from the gallery and the letters just weren't
26:04there.
26:06Anyway, thanks guys.
26:07It's admirers.
26:08It's admirers.
26:09And Peter, you might be interested to know that following your last appearance on Countdown,
26:14our switchboard was jammed with women who called in to ask whether you were still single.
26:19Did you know that?
26:22Oh no, it was quite a thing.
26:24We had to back them away.
26:25We said no.
26:26He's married to Carmel and he's got five children and five grandkids.
26:30But still they kept calling in.
26:32So Lord knows what's going to happen this week.
26:34Anyway, there we are.
26:35Fifty-seven to forty-three and Victoria, it's your crack.
26:39Thanks.
26:40Can I have a consonant, please?
26:42Thank you, Victoria.
26:43L.
26:44And another.
26:47R.
26:47And another.
26:50T.
26:51And another.
26:53R.
26:54And a vowel, please.
26:57E.
26:58And another.
27:00A.
27:00And a consonant.
27:07T.
27:08And a final consonant.
27:11And a final Z.
27:13Here we go.
27:30Victoria.
27:45Seven.
27:46A seven.
27:47Peter?
27:47Seven.
27:48All right.
27:49Victoria?
27:49I've got Rettler.
27:51Yes.
27:52And Peter?
27:53Trailer.
27:53Are we happy in the corner?
27:55Yes.
27:55Well, I'm stuck on retrial, which is seven.
27:57But I think Susie can trump me.
27:59Well, I have to say, I have to thank Victoria for this, because you could put an I in Rattle
28:03and have Rattlier, so a Rattlier gate, for example.
28:06Who says that?
28:07Have you ever heard anyone say that?
28:09I've got a Rattlier gate than you.
28:10Yeah, my gate is quite Rattlier, actually.
28:13Okay.
28:14I stand corrected.
28:15Thanks to my neighbours about it, but still.
28:18She's well known for a Rattlier gate.
28:20But anyway, it's in, so that's good enough for us.
28:22Sixty-four to fifty, Peter leads.
28:24And Peter, off you go.
28:26Awesome, please, Rachel.
28:27Thank you, Peter.
28:27And the last one.
28:55Aye.
28:57Clock time.
29:29Peter. Six. And Victoria. Six. All right. So, Peter. Fiddle. Yes. I've got fiddle as well. You're both fiddling away there. No problem with fiddle. No. Never fiddle with your whittle. We're stuck on whittle. We can't extend it. Very good. So, 70 to 56 and Victoria. It's the last letters game of the day.
29:55Have a consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Victoria.
29:57R. And another. C. And another. S. And another. V. And a vowel. E. And another. A. And another. U. And a consonant. P.
30:27And here we go.
30:58Victoria. Seven. A seven. Peter. Six. And you're six. Carves. Yes. And Victoria. A capsule. Capsule. And.
31:09Yes. We got capsule, but I didn't want to encourage you, so I wasn't going to mention it. What have you got?
31:14An alternative of seven places, which are deposits of sand in the bed of a river or lake, but still just sevens.
31:21Yeah. Anything else? No. We're happy with that. Capsule takes the day. 70 to 63. And it's the last numbers game, Peter.
31:30One from the top, Rachel. That's from anywhere else. Thank you, Peter. One large. Five small for the last numbers game of this contest. And they are eight, four, three, six, and ten.
31:43And the large one this time, seventy-five. And your target, two hundred and eighty-one.
31:48One, two, eight, one.
31:48One, two, eight, one.
32:19Now then, Peter.
32:222-8-1.
32:232-8-1.
32:24Victoria.
32:242-8-1.
32:25So, Peter.
32:284 times 75.
32:294, 75 to 300.
32:31And take away the 10, the 6 and the 3.
32:33Yeah, and you're there.
32:35Well done, Victoria.
32:36That's exactly how I did it.
32:37All right.
32:39So, 80 points to 73, only 7 points in it.
32:43Crucial conundrum, and whoever takes this game goes into the semis on Thursday.
32:48So, fingers on buzzers, please.
32:50And let's reveal today's countdown conundrum.
33:08Peter?
33:09Is it ratuned?
33:11Let's have a look.
33:13No.
33:14Now, Victoria, it's all down to you.
33:1617 seconds.
33:17Too difficult for our quarter-finalists.
33:39How are the...
33:40How does the audience view it?
33:41Anybody?
33:41Oh, yes, madam.
33:44Detonator.
33:45Let's have a look and see whether you've got that right.
33:48Well done.
33:51Well done.
33:52And well done, Peter.
33:58Bad luck, Victoria.
33:59I'm sorry.
33:59Seven points adrift, but that's the way it goes.
34:01That's fine.
34:02You've met a very good competitor there.
34:04But you're going home with this enormous diamond, which you can wear with pride at all times.
34:10And good luck to your club next season.
34:12Try and keep the wages down, will you?
34:14Peter, we'll see you Thursday in the semis.
34:16That's fine, yeah.
34:17Wow.
34:17That's something.
34:18Last time you left us, you were interviewed by RTE, Radio Telefiche Aaron.
34:23Is that right?
34:24That's right, yeah.
34:24What did you have to talk about?
34:26No, they just talked about Countdown and how you were getting on the show.
34:31Well, I'm not important.
34:32Did that just serve to increase the number of female callers to the RTE switchboard?
34:39I don't think so.
34:40You had the whole nation swooning.
34:42Anyway, we'll see you on Thursday.
34:44We'll see you tomorrow, Dr. Phil.
34:47I've decided that Victoria needs to take Peter back down to Arsenal and unveil him as the new manager.
34:51No, no.
34:52But if you're going to a person like Kenny Douglas, you're not allowed to smile.
34:54You could look really stony-faced.
34:56I think that would work well.
34:56That would be a great ruse.
34:58Very good.
34:58Well, we'll see you tomorrow.
34:59We'll see you tomorrow.
35:01And I trust Rafa the Cat is glued to the television to you rather than to Wimbledon.
35:07What do you think?
35:07Well, he sleeps right in front of it.
35:09So if that's what you mean by glued, then you're sure?
35:12All right.
35:13We'll see you tomorrow.
35:13See you tomorrow.
35:14All brilliance there again today.
35:15And we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
35:17Same time, same place.
35:18You'll be sure of it.
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