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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown, the 41st year of Countdown, yet we never mail in a single episode. We love every single one. And Rachel Riley won an episode yesterday with Avi Sharma, a zero.
00:45And he took it so well, as well as anyone could. He acted like he was an octo-champion. He was so happy. Yeah, it was great. Listen, talking of mailing, the history of communication, on this day in 1858, the first transatlantic telegram message was sent.
01:01And that was from Queen Victoria to the then American president, James Buchanan. First time it ever happened. A little bit of history. What did it say?
01:11Good afternoon.
01:12It said, as you'd imagine, something, you know, quite formal. Europe and America are united by telegraphic communication. Glory to God in the highest. On earth, peace, goodwill to men.
01:26We'll stick the good old-fashioned talking today. Thank you so much, Rach. And over in Dictionary Corner, our Susie Dent, of course, alongside a man of so many talents. And can I just say, looking brilliant today.
01:39Oh, it's a tricolore today.
01:41Oh, it is a tricolore.
01:42Funny enough, the last time I wore this was with Susie.
01:44Yeah.
01:45How do you remember that?
01:47Well, because Susie said something very sweet about it, and so it's indelibly seared on my mental record.
01:53You'll forget what I said in just a second. Tom Reid Wilson is here.
01:59Now, our champion two wins so far is Risky George Baker. We promise to get rid of that nickname if you get a couple more wins. How are you today, George?
02:08Yeah, very well, thank you.
02:09What was yesterday like for you? Because if you play against someone who scores zero, and by the way, it was a lot of fun. No criticism whatsoever. It must be a bit strange.
02:18It was, but I did know that there's not been many zeros in countdown, so it got to about 40-0, and I thought, well, we're not going to take the foot off the gas now. Let's just carry on and see what we can do.
02:27Right, mate. Good luck today. You will get a stiffer challenge, because Jen Finneran's here. Hiya, Jen.
02:32Hi.
02:33Now, it says you're from Widness here, on my bit of paper. Not with that accent. Where are you actually from?
02:38Halewood, originally.
02:39Halewood. Brilliant. And listen, we're not going to end the football too much, but I know you're a Red, and you did a very special abseil.
02:47I did. My friend from school, his son, has got a charity called Alfie Squad, who raised money for children who have lost parents through suicide. He's only 14 himself, and he's raised £40,000 so far since he started the charity, so he's absolutely amazing.
03:07Great work, Alfie. And what did you abseil down?
03:10Anfield.
03:11Wow.
03:11Down the side of Anfield.
03:12After it was renovated, the new stand, is it?
03:14The new stand, yeah.
03:14Right, so it's not much of an abseil if you didn't do the new stand.
03:17No, no, no.
03:18The new stand. It was amazing.
03:19Not bad. Right, very, very good indeed. Well, listen, let's see if you can scale the heights today. Jen and George.
03:28Off you go, Risky George.
03:30Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
03:31Thank you, George. Start today with G.
03:34And another.
03:35N.
03:36And another.
03:38S.
03:39And a vowel, please.
03:41O.
03:42And another.
03:43U.
03:44And another.
03:45A.
03:46A consonant, please.
03:49L.
03:50And another consonant.
03:51N.
03:52And a final vowel, please.
03:55A final E.
03:57At the old man in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:28Time's up, George.
04:31Seven.
04:32A seven to start, Jen.
04:33Seven.
04:34And a seven already.
04:36That's music to my ears after yesterday.
04:39We all wanted it to happen quickly.
04:41What's the seven?
04:42Lounges.
04:42And what did you get, Jen?
04:43Lounges.
04:44There you go.
04:45You won't be lounging about today.
04:46Well done, Jen.
04:47Seven points each.
04:48Dictionary corner.
04:49Yes, we just had one other seven from that.
04:53Nonages.
04:53Yes.
04:54Nonages.
04:55I think you might like this one.
04:56So we talk about being in our dotage,
04:58which is in our old age.
04:59Or if you're in your nonage,
05:00you're in your youth.
05:01Yeah.
05:02A nonage.
05:03Yeah.
05:03Love it.
05:04Nonages and lounges
05:06as Jen picks nine letters.
05:08No slouching at all going on.
05:10Hi, Rachel.
05:10Hi, Jen.
05:11A consonant, please.
05:14Start with...
05:15T.
05:15And another.
05:18S.
05:19And another.
05:20Z.
05:21And a vowel.
05:23E.
05:24And another.
05:25I.
05:26And a consonant.
05:30G.
05:32And another.
05:33M.
05:35And a vowel.
05:37U.
05:39And a consonant, please.
05:41And the last one.
05:42F.
05:43OK, 30 seconds.
05:44Thanks.
05:45So,
05:46say it's not true,
05:48you're right.
05:50And another.
05:56I'll see you next.
05:58Bye.
06:00Bye.
06:01Bye.
06:01Bye.
06:02Bye.
06:02Bye.
06:05Bye.
06:08Bye.
06:11Bye.
06:12Bye.
06:12Bye.
06:13How many, Jen? A five.
06:16A five, and George? Yeah, five as well.
06:19Five as well. Jen? Times.
06:21And George? Guys.
06:22And guys, over the dictionary corner, fives only. Any advance?
06:28Fumiest. Fumiest.
06:31Yeah, that's our seven. Seven.
06:34Seven, so seven's the tops.
06:3612 points each.
06:38Close encounters, we move on to the numbers, our third round today, and George?
06:42Stick with the six more we've had this week, right, George?
06:44Yeah, six more, a bit of a gamble, see if this will separate you.
06:47Early doors, the little numbers.
06:50Nine, eight, six, seven, four, and one.
06:57And the target to reach, 221.
06:59Low. Good luck, 221.
07:02All right.
07:192.21, the target, George.
07:352.22.
07:36One away, Jen.
07:372.25.
07:39Four away, George, for seven points.
07:41Nine times six times four.
07:44Nine times six, 54 times four, 216.
07:48And then plus, seven minus one.
07:50And then seven, yeah, one.
07:532.22.
07:54Darn it, George.
07:55We went down exactly the same cul-de-sac there.
07:572.21.
07:59One way, you could have said six times eight, 48.
08:03Add the seven, 55.
08:06Times it by four for 220.
08:08And add the one, 2.21.
08:10Brilliant.
08:14Very good.
08:15Let's have a tea time teaser, shall we?
08:17It's Lace Hale.
08:18Lace Hale.
08:19H-A-I-L.
08:21Hale, use this plant to try and get better.
08:24Hale, use this plant to try and get better.
08:27Hale, use this plant to try and get better.
08:30Hale, use this plant to try and get better.
08:47It's Achillia.
08:48Achillia.
08:48I get the Achilles heel bit.
08:50Very clever indeed.
08:51But Achillia, some type of plant?
08:54Oh, yes, some kind of plant and Achilles is relevant because he apparently used it as medicine and it's a kind that includes the yarrow, so heads of small white or yellow flowers.
09:06Thank you very much, Suze.
09:0819 plays 12.
09:10Jen, really good start.
09:11For your first time here, so let's get some more letters.
09:14A consonant, please.
09:16Thank you, Jen.
09:17P.
09:17And another.
09:19L.
09:20And another.
09:21T.
09:22And a vowel.
09:25I.
09:26And another.
09:27A.
09:28And another.
09:29U.
09:30And a consonant.
09:32G.
09:33And another.
09:36S.
09:37And a final vowel, please.
09:40A final E.
09:42Thanks, Rich.
09:43Thanks, Rich.
09:44Thanks, Rich.
09:45Thanks, Rich.
09:46Thanks, Rich.
09:47Thanks, Rich.
09:48Thanks, Rich.
09:49Thanks, Rich.
09:50Thanks, Rich.
09:51Thanks, Rich.
09:52Thanks, Rich.
09:53Thanks, Rich.
09:54Thanks, Rich.
09:55Thanks, Rich.
09:56Thanks, Rich.
09:57Thanks, Rich.
09:58Thanks, Rich.
09:59Thanks, Rich.
10:00Thanks, Rich.
10:01Thanks, Rich.
10:02Thanks, Rich.
10:03Thanks, Rich.
10:04Thanks, Rich.
10:05Thanks, Rich.
10:06Thanks, Rich.
10:07Thanks, Rich.
10:08Thanks, Rich.
10:09Thanks, Rich.
10:10Thanks, Rich.
10:11Thanks, Rich.
10:12That's time, Jen.
10:16Seven.
10:16And George?
10:17Just six.
10:18Just this six, a crack of pears.
10:20Risky, what have you got?
10:21Petals.
10:22And Jen?
10:23Plagues.
10:24Plagues?
10:25Plagues, very nice indeed.
10:26Yes, go on, that one.
10:29That's a seven.
10:31Anything else?
10:32Oh, two lovely words.
10:33Piglets and puglets.
10:34Yeah.
10:35Small dogs, pugs.
10:37Little pugs.
10:38Kind of cute words, but you wouldn't want to own either or, would you,
10:41really?
10:42Oh, yes.
10:43You have a little puglet?
10:44Yeah.
10:44Are we getting back onto that subject?
10:46Oh, countdown dog.
10:47The countdown dog could be a puglet.
10:49Watch this, please.
10:51Right.
10:52George, nine letters, please.
10:54A consonant, please, Rachel.
10:55Thank you, George.
10:57M.
10:57And another.
10:59B.
11:00And another.
11:02N.
11:03And a vowel, please.
11:04A.
11:05And another one.
11:07I.
11:07And one more.
11:09E.
11:10And a consonant.
11:12T.
11:13And another.
11:15M.
11:16And a final vowel.
11:18A final A.
11:20Half a minute.
11:21We'll see you next time.
11:22C.
11:25We'll see you next time.
11:37�
11:51Time's up. George? Seven. And Jen? A really risky seven. What's the seven, George? Ambient. Ambient? What have you got? Baitmen. Spell it. B-A-I-T-M-E-N. I'm thinking the men who give bait to the fish.
12:10Yeah. Or maybe it's no old-school word for fishermen. Oh, the bait men are out there today. I've not got much hope that you're going to hook this. No, I haven't either. Maybe. Let's find out. No, I looked up bait man, so I was going down a similar road. Yeah, that's not in. No, Batman is an officer's personal servant, but no bait man, I'm afraid. I'm sorry, Jen. Bit of a fishing expedition from Jen there. Anything else? Animate, we had. Yes? Yeah. Great stuff.
12:40Let's get back to the numbers. Jen, your first time choosing. Two from the top and any other four plays right off. Yeah, we've got some big numbers back in action. And the four little ones this time. Two, seven, ten and ten. And the large two, twenty-five and seventy-five. And the target to reach? One, five, nine. One, five, nine. Numbers up.
13:10Target, one, five, nine. Jen? One, sixty, I think. You think one, sixty? That'd be one away, George? One, sixty as well.
13:40One, sixty as well. Jen, off you go. 75 plus 25 is 100. Seven minus five is two. Say that again. Seven minus two is five. Yep, I thought that's what you meant. Times the ten is 50. Yep. And then add the ten. And the second ten. One away. The roller coaster. Well done, Jen. And George?
14:0275 times two. 75 to 150. Plus ten. Plus ten. Yep. Again, one away. Seven points. It goes to show low targets can be really difficult. One, five, nine, Rich.
14:14There were lots of routes for this one. Just miss them. 25 minus ten is 15. Times the other ten, 150. And then add the seven and the two. Yeah. Well done.
14:26APPLAUSE
14:27Right. Well done, George and Jen. You can rest easy for a second. Big deep breath, Jen, after that numbers round.
14:34As we chat again with Tom Reid Wilson. And this shared love you have of words, this bond that you've formed.
14:42Yes. I'm not jealous. I'm going to point out I've known Susie for longer. That's... I'm just going to leave that here.
14:47But, cos you even have etymology books released. We've talked about it before. Tell us all about that.
14:52And we've done our book tours together, haven't we? It's been lovely. And also, you were so hortatory when I was scribbling. It was just wonderful.
15:02Oh. But I did the children's one first. Yeah. And I had about nine months of being thoroughly PG, which is not like me at all. Yeah.
15:11And then I got on to the adult's one and it was like the boy that took the finger out of the dike outpoured this undiluted smut for nine solid months.
15:22And when I did the audio book of it, the sound engineer looked at me and said, this is just filth. Cover to cover.
15:31There's a lot of filth in etymology, isn't there? There is. There is. It's true.
15:34Yeah, absolutely. So which one did you enjoy the most, the kid's book or the adult book?
15:37Oh, well, I loved doing the school's tour with the children's book. That was lovely.
15:42But obviously, I'm more famous for slightly bluer shows on television.
15:48So I was a bit surprised if any of them thought they knew me.
15:53And I did have a six-year-old that came up to me and said, you're famous, aren't you?
15:58And I said, well, vaguely, but I don't think you'll know who I am.
16:03And he said, no, I know you. And I said, well, who am I?
16:06And he said, you're Harry Styles.
16:09And I said, yes, tell all your friends.
16:12You shaved seven years off me and made me infinitely prettier.
16:15Tell everybody.
16:17If ever you get mistaken for somebody more rich and famous, always agree.
16:21Yes, just agree.
16:23It's a little Trojan horse, isn't it, actually?
16:26A good kid's book.
16:27They don't realise what they're reading, really, if it engages them,
16:31it gets them involved, gets them learning.
16:33A good children's etymology book.
16:34Yeah, well, what's so lovely is that Tom has also, he's given the etymology,
16:38but then he's done these amazing poems, which explains the etymology
16:41and also illustrates the word in use.
16:42It's lovely.
16:43Highly recommended.
16:44Very talented indeed.
16:46Yeah.
16:46Love it.
16:46Thank you, Tom.
16:48Oh, I love it.
16:52Right, 33, 26.
16:54Back to the game.
16:55George Baker letters.
16:57Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
16:59Thank you, George.
16:59Start with a consonant, please.
17:01And another one.
17:02D.
17:03And another.
17:05R.
17:06And a vowel, please.
17:08I.
17:09And another.
17:10O.
17:11And one more.
17:12A.
17:13And a consonant, please.
17:15L.
17:16And a vowel.
17:18I.
17:19And a final consonant, please.
17:21And a final Y.
17:23Start the clock.
17:23And a vowel error.
17:31And a vowel.
17:31And a vowel.
17:34And a vowel.
17:34Not easy that George slightly risky six yeah, it will be slightly risky
17:59I think I've got a risky six too might be the same let's find out George airily airily I got lady L-A-I-R-D-Y
18:07Lairdy and airily Susie airily is in the dictionary you might say something
18:14airily
18:15Laird is in the dictionary obviously from Scotland, but not lairdy
18:19Sadly what else have we got in the dictionary corner?
18:22Aridly, oh very good. Yeah adverbs rule. That's the six for six no sevens
18:27No sevens if you did manage to find something at home. Well listen you've beaten everybody at 39 plays
18:3426 and Jen you're choosing
18:38Consonant please. Thank you Jen H and another
18:42s and another
18:45P and a vowel
18:47E and another you and another oh the consonant
18:57F and a final consonant please and a final C and off we go
19:27I'll do this Jen and six and George try a seven gonna try the seven Jen the six might come in the play then chose and
19:44For George forceps. Yeah forceps. Oh very good. Didn't see that one. Yeah, very nice. Very good
19:50I think I just medical equipment. I think a childbirth forceps
19:58Yes, yes, you might help the child the baby out with a pair of forceps any advance
20:03Just more sevens from us. Yes. Yes. Porches and pouches. Yes back to the numbers end George
20:09Stick with the six more please Rachel. Yep six little ones coming up for you this time around
20:14They are nine four nine one two and ten and this target
20:25510 510 numbers up
20:44510 the target George no not close Jen nowhere near them. No, right? We love it
21:03We had the zero we had the 10 all we had to do was find
21:0751 to get there and I did not manage it either
21:13George and Jen a studio drawn a blank rich you'll have to leave it with me right a couple more seconds
21:19Right, let's get another tea time teaser. It's I can roll. I can roll
21:24I can roll out all my favorite tunes in this I can roll out all my favorite tunes in this
21:37Carillon was the answer C-A-R-I double L-O-N I've needed your help today with the tea time teaser Sue's yeah
21:55Do you have a keyboard you ever play a keyboard and this might be a little button for a set of bells the chiming of bells
22:00That's the carillon. That's the carillon. I can play black beauty. I know when the saints and that's it
22:05That's all I've got brilliant decent right Jen and George close enough just 20 points in it with six rounds left and Jen you're up
22:13I'm a consonant please. Thank you Jen. N and another
22:19L and another
22:22T a vowel I and another a and another
22:30O and a consonant
22:33D and a consonant
22:37G and a consonant please and lastly J. Let's play
23:00That's time Jen
23:14A seven
23:15Well done and George
23:17Risky seven
23:18Okay, okay
23:19Jen
23:20Jolting
23:21Jolting, yes Jen
23:23And George
23:23Jingled
23:24Oh jingled you jingle something. Yeah, and you've money in your pocket. I jingle money in my pocket
23:29Exactly cash jingling around. Yep. Absolutely fine all good and jolting very good as well
23:35Smorgasbord of sevens. Yes. Yes, we tingled for seven, but I prefer jingling for seven
23:41If you're jingling if you're tingling both better than jolting
23:45And imagine let's get more letters and it's George
23:48Consonant please Rachel. Thank you, George T
23:51And another
23:53S and another
23:55P
23:56And a vowel please
23:58A
23:59And another
24:00E
24:01And another
24:02I
24:03And a consonant
24:04M
24:05And another vowel please
24:07U
24:08And a final consonant
24:10And a final V
24:12Kind day
24:13Kind day
24:14Kind day
24:43How'd you get on George? Seven
24:46Seven
24:47And Jen
24:48Five
24:49Oh, a five
24:50It's a big moment Jen
24:51What is it?
24:52Paste
24:53Yeah, and George
24:54Pastime
24:55Pastime
24:56Very nice indeed
24:57Very nice indeed
24:58Well done
25:01Keep getting one letter spoiling every round
25:03The V this time
25:04The J last time
25:05But how did we get on?
25:06We had a delicious eight
25:08Yes
25:09Vampiest
25:10Oh, vampiest
25:11Vampiest
25:12Don't you?
25:14Do
25:15What's your favourite?
25:16Salem's Lot
25:17Right, do you like Lost Boys?
25:18Yeah, definitely
25:19Lost Boys, great soundtrack
25:21Yeah
25:22But you miss vampiest there
25:23I know
25:24Got it
25:25Yeah, there you go
25:26Brilliant, lovely
25:27At 60 plays 33
25:28Still four rounds to enjoy
25:30As we get our origins of words for today
25:32Erm
25:33I'm going to tell the origins of some flower names
25:36Because we all love flowers
25:37I know Tom loves flowers
25:38He also loves Greek myth
25:39And these today combine both
25:41Erm
25:42And I'm going to start with the story of Hyakynthos
25:44Which Tom tells me is Oscar Wilde's favourite story
25:46Yes
25:47Erm
25:48So Hyakynthos is youth in Greek myth
25:50Who was loved by Apollo
25:52But also loved by Zephyrus
25:53And Zephyrus was the god of the west wind
25:56Erm
25:57And Hyakynthos was out one day
25:59A discus was being thrown
26:01And Zephyrus
26:02And Zephyrus
26:03And Zephyrus deflected it with his breath
26:05With the wind
26:06And it killed Hyakynthos
26:08And Apollo was so grief-stricken that from the blood of Hyakynthos
26:12He made this flower spring up as a tribute to him
26:15Which is just beautiful
26:16Erm
26:17And Anemone is quite a nice one actually as well
26:21So this goes back to the myth of Adonis
26:24Another Greek youth
26:25So handsome famously
26:27That even Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty was enamoured with him
26:31And he was killed in a boar hunt
26:33And it's said she was so stricken with grief
26:35That the gods of the underworld
26:37Agreed to allow him to come up each year
26:39And to spend part of that year with her
26:42And from the blood of him when he was killed sprang an anemone
26:46And that comes from the Greek for wind
26:49Which is really beautiful
26:50Erm
26:51One that's not quite so beautiful but I love it in the summer
26:54And that's cowslip
26:56And cowslip
26:57Very unromantic this
26:59It means cow slime or dung
27:02Because the plant grows especially well in pastures
27:05Erm
27:06And there are so many
27:08Gladiolus related to gladiators
27:10Because the petals look like swords
27:12Which is where we get gladiator from as well
27:15Erm
27:16Hydrangea means a water capsule
27:18Because the seed capsule
27:19Is kind of shaped like a little cup
27:21Or a water vessel
27:23And finally pansy
27:24Which is gorgeous
27:25Oh I have this one
27:26Pansy is from the French pensée
27:28Meaning a thought
27:29Either because it makes you daydream
27:31Or because the pansy itself
27:32If you look at it
27:33Has a slightly thoughtful face
27:34Thank you
27:35APPLAUSE
27:36Lovely
27:37Susie Dent
27:39A rose amongst the thorns
27:4127 points in it
27:43I'm filing this one under
27:44Stranger things have happened
27:45It's not a big enough gap yet George
27:47Jen if there's a nine in you
27:49Or a big eight even
27:50You could change the story here
27:51Let's get some letters
27:52Er
27:53A consonant please
27:54Thank you Jen
27:55S
27:56And another
27:58D
27:59And another
28:00M
28:01And another
28:02And another
28:03C
28:04And a vowel
28:05O
28:06And another
28:07A
28:08And another
28:09E
28:10And another
28:11E
28:12And a consonant
28:13T
28:14And another
28:15And a consonant
28:16T
28:17T
28:18And another
28:19And the last one
28:20R
28:21Good luck
28:22Good luck
28:52How do you get on Jen
28:54A seven
28:55And George
28:56Seven
28:57A seven too
28:58What have you got Jen
28:59Dancers
29:00Dancers and George
29:01Deacons
29:02Deacons
29:03And dancers
29:04Okay well that's Susie
29:05And hey the sevens
29:07Were plentiful
29:08Was there anything else there
29:09Yes
29:10It was a nine
29:11Hello
29:12Note cards
29:13Note cards
29:14Is that like the thank you cards basically
29:16Yes
29:17Little misses
29:18Yes or you might have revision note cards
29:19That kind of thing
29:20Well done
29:21No cards for nine
29:24It was a nine there after me saying it
29:26All right George let's get letters
29:28Start with the consonant again please
29:29Thank you George
29:31D
29:32And another one
29:33S
29:34And another
29:35K
29:36And a vowel please
29:38A
29:39And another
29:40I
29:41And a consonant please
29:43H
29:44And another vowel
29:46O
29:48And another
29:49E
29:51And a consonant please
29:53And the last one
29:54L
29:55And last letters
29:56I
29:59Do
30:02You
30:03And a
30:20Talk to me, George.
30:28Just a five.
30:29Just a five. Come on, Jen.
30:30Five, sorry.
30:32Oh, Jen.
30:33George.
30:34Hold.
30:35Jen.
30:35Shake.
30:36Yeah, shake and hold.
30:39Anything better than a five?
30:40We had shoald for seven.
30:42Yes, shoald.
30:44And slaked, as in she slaked her thirst.
30:47Yeah.
30:47How did you not get shoald with her being fishy?
30:49I did look at that and I wasn't quite sure.
30:52Yeah, after bait, men, there was no way you were going for shoald.
30:5672, 45.
30:58Two rounds left.
30:59Numbers and Jen's picking.
31:01Two large and any other four, please.
31:04Thank you, Jen.
31:04Just for a bit of fun to finish the contest off.
31:08The numbers are four, five, six, two, and the large two, 75 and 25.
31:15And the target to reach 262.
31:18Two, six, two, last numbers.
31:20The numbers are four, five, six, two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two, and the large two,
31:502-6-2 the target, Jen. No. No worries. And George? Yeah, 2-6-2. You got it okay, off you go.
31:5675 times 4. 75 times 4, 300. Minus 25. 2-7-5. And then 6 plus 5 plus 2 is 13. Yep.
32:06I'll take that off. That'll do. 2-6-2. Yeah.
32:11And it's the third numbers game of the day. You finally got that one, didn't you?
32:17Yes. 10 times 10 add 2 times 5.
32:19Yeah, I think it's important to say, you know, because you're so enthusiastic as well.
32:24Well, I'm sitting here going, yes, I got it. But I finally got it.
32:27I want to involve everyone in all that off-camera stuff. I got the one from the board.
32:31Brilliant. Lovely. 82 plus 45. We know who's won today, but, Jen, let's see if you can get 10 points and go out on a high.
32:39George, finger on the buzzer. Jen, finger on the buzzer. Let's reveal this Wednesday afternoon's Countdown Conundrum.
32:49We have drawn blanks in this studio.
33:18Nothing from George and Jen. Let me have a look. Random.
33:23Susie Dent. Breakdown. Breakdown. Yes.
33:27APPLAUSE
33:29I think those last few rounds nearly give you a breakdown, Jen.
33:34I'm telling you. Can't wait to get home.
33:37I'm just glad I scored some points. That's all I'm happy about.
33:40You've been a blast today. People will have been able to see that on air, but off air as well. It's been really good fun from the second you stepped in.
33:48So take your goodie bag not far down the road. Back to witness and more wind in your sails. Thank you for being here.
33:54Oh, thank you. Well done, George. Well done.
33:56APPLAUSE
33:58George didn't really have to take too many risks today.
34:02Not as many as yesterday or Monday, but, yeah.
34:05Good, though. Good vibe again in the studio, which is what it's all about.
34:08Tom, Susie, will see you tomorrow?
34:10Oh, yes. Yes.
34:11For sure. And good on Jen doing that abseil. I'd be way too scared.
34:15I wouldn't do it, no. It's not the abseiling bit, it's just being near Anfield.
34:18LAUGHTER
34:20Rachel. Yeah, I'd worry about more when you were on the ground there... Exactly, yeah.
34:24..than when you were on top of the staff.
34:25LAUGHTER
34:26Taxi needed, which is lucky. She used to be a taxi driver. She could be a lift.
34:30It's a taxi for us now, but we will be back on time tomorrow, all being fair.
34:35Susie, Rachel and I, you can count on us.
34:37APPLAUSE
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