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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34On the day that way back in 1947, 70 years ago,
00:39the first Tony Awards were that event, that great event,
00:42that great annual event took place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
00:46And, of course, it's an annual ceremony to celebrate the best in theatre.
00:52And way back in 1947, there were great, great people about, I think,
00:57Ingrid Bergman and also that great playwright, Arthur Miller.
01:01I think he won the Tony in 1949 for Death of a Salesman,
01:05just a wonderful play that I've seen a lot.
01:08I've seen Brian Dennehy in it twice on the London stage.
01:12I've also seen David Suchet in London.
01:15And it's coming to Northampton with Tim Piggott-Smith any day now.
01:20It's a wonderful, wonderful play.
01:22But Dennehy was the man. It was fantastic.
01:25This year, the Tonys will take place at Radio City in New York.
01:29And I think that you go to New York now and again,
01:32and you've seen some live shows, I think.
01:34Yeah, I saw The Rockets at Radio City.
01:36It's an amazing theatre, absolutely brilliant.
01:38And I saw Something Rotten on Broadway.
01:40I mean, have I seen it?
01:42I did see a show in New York once, a few years ago now,
01:46and it was a brilliant, brilliant comedy show by Jackie Mason,
01:49you know, the rabbi comedian.
01:51Yep.
01:52And he made us roar.
01:54It was fantastic.
01:55But when it comes to the all-time great,
01:57Brian Dennehy, if you ever get the chance in Death of a Salesman,
02:01just bring tears to your eyes.
02:05Let's see who's with us.
02:06A little bit of live theatre here from Mandy Spencer.
02:09Great win yesterday, 98 points.
02:11Well done.
02:12You like a little gamble now and again?
02:13Not usually such a gambler, but I'd only gamble if I thought they were right,
02:18but obviously I was wrong.
02:19You came through to a storming finish, and you're joined today by Shane Healin,
02:24a contact lens manufacturer from Waterford down in Southern Ireland,
02:28and you once managed to blag your way into a famous music festival.
02:32That's right.
02:32Now, this sounds criminal.
02:34Tell us a little bit about it.
02:35It was at Glastonbury one year.
02:37Yeah.
02:37Myself and three friends went in a camper van down to Glastonbury with a big bag with about 80 high-vis jackets in the back.
02:45So we drove around until we saw a big group of people in high-vis jackets that matched some of the ones that we had.
02:51So we put them on, and we just joined in with them, and we got into the festival for free.
02:56Well, well, well.
02:57And then you binned your high-vis jackets once in.
02:59As soon as we were in there, yeah.
03:00So it was a criminal conspiracy at that point.
03:02I wouldn't call it a criminal now.
03:03All right.
03:04Well, you're very welcome anyway.
03:05Thank you very much.
03:06You pay to get in here, I hope, today.
03:07Oh, yeah.
03:07Well done.
03:08All right.
03:08Let's have a big round of applause for Shane and Mandy.
03:16All right.
03:16And over in the corner, Susie, of course.
03:18Welcome back, Susie, as ever.
03:19And music, travel, gardens, horses, gorgeous homes.
03:24She gets all the great TV jobs.
03:26It's none other than Nicky Chapman.
03:27Nicky, welcome back.
03:28Thank you very much.
03:29All right.
03:29Now, Mandy, let us go.
03:33Good afternoon, Rita.
03:34Good afternoon, Mandy.
03:35Start with a consonant, please.
03:37Start today with S.
03:39And a vowel.
03:41E.
03:42And a consonant.
03:44T.
03:45And a vowel.
03:47U.
03:48And a consonant.
03:50S.
03:51And a vowel.
03:53E.
03:54And a consonant.
03:56M.
03:58And a vowel.
04:01A.
04:02And a consonant, please.
04:04And lastly, S.
04:06And here's the countdown clock.
04:08A consonant.
04:09And a consonant, please.
04:12And a consonant.
04:14MUSIC CONTINUES
04:44MUSIC CONTINUES
05:14MUSIC CONTINUES
05:44Stand by.
06:14Shane.
06:18Six.
06:20Six and?
06:20Seven.
06:21Shane.
06:22Staged.
06:23Yes, Mandy?
06:24Postage.
06:26Postage.
06:27Very good.
06:27Good spot.
06:28Very good.
06:28Very good.
06:28Anything else?
06:30Postage we have for seven and podges for six.
06:33Podges.
06:34All right.
06:35Seven apiece and it's numbers.
06:37Mandy.
06:38One from the top, please, and five small.
06:40Thank you, Mandy.
06:41One large, five little coming up.
06:43And the first selection of the day is eight, five, four, two, three, and 75.
06:53And the target, 489.
06:55489.
07:13Mandy.
07:28I haven't got it.
07:30I haven't got it.
07:31How about Shane?
07:32Four, seven, nine.
07:33Four, seven, nine.
07:35Yep.
07:35And?
07:39Two plus four.
07:40Two plus four, six.
07:42Times 75.
07:43450.
07:44And then, I don't, three times eight is 24.
07:48Three times eight, 24.
07:50Plus five.
07:51Plus five, you haven't used yet.
07:53Ten away.
07:54You're in.
07:55Rachel, can you help us get nearer?
07:56Yeah, a couple of ways.
07:58One, you could have said two plus five is seven.
08:01Times 75 is 525.
08:05And then, four plus eight is 12.
08:08Times three is 36.
08:10And take it away.
08:10489.
08:11Well done.
08:13Very good.
08:15And well done to Shane.
08:16Now, 12 points to Mandy's seven.
08:18As we turn to our first Tea Time teaser, which is, was single.
08:24And the clue, she was single and sadly, the only thing that kept her company at night was this.
08:29She was single and sadly, the only thing that kept her company at night was this.
08:50Welcome back.
08:51After the clue, she was single and sadly.
08:53And sadly, the only thing that kept her company at night was this.
08:56Sadly, indeed, it was a wine glass.
08:59Wine glass.
09:01Hmm.
09:0212 pays seven.
09:04Shane on 12.
09:05And it's Shane's letters game.
09:07Can I start with a consonant, please?
09:09Thank you, Shane.
09:10X.
09:11And another.
09:14V.
09:15And another.
09:17W.
09:18And a vowel.
09:19I.
09:20And another.
09:22A.
09:23And a consonant.
09:25Oh, Y.
09:27And a consonant.
09:29T.
09:30And a consonant.
09:33R.
09:33And finish with a vowel.
09:35And finish with E.
09:37Stand by.
09:38And a consonant.
09:39And a consonant.
09:39And a consonant.
09:40And a consonant.
09:40And a consonant.
09:40And a consonant.
09:41And a consonant.
09:41And a consonant.
09:41And a consonant.
09:42And a consonant.
09:42And a consonant.
09:42And a consonant.
09:43And a consonant.
09:43And a consonant.
09:44And a consonant.
09:44And a consonant.
09:44And a consonant.
09:44And a consonant.
09:45And a consonant.
09:45And a consonant.
09:45And a consonant.
09:46And a consonant.
09:46And a consonant.
09:46And a consonant.
09:47And a consonant.
09:47And a consonant.
09:48And a consonant.
09:48And a consonant.
09:48And a consonant.
09:49And a consonant.
09:49and a consonant.
09:50And a consonant.
09:50and a consonant.
09:51and a consonant.
09:52And a consonant.
09:52and a consonant.
09:53and a consonant.
10:08Yes, Shane. Seven, I think. A seven, Mandy?
10:13Um, six. And a six. Your six?
10:16Watery. Watery, Shane. Variety?
10:20Variety. Very, very good. Well done. Well spluttered.
10:24Very good.
10:27You sounded a bit surprised, though, Sotie.
10:30We were, actually, yes. Embarrassingly so, so you beat us.
10:35What had you got?
10:36Waver, watery, waiter. Well done. All right. Well done, Shane.
10:4119 plays at Mandy's seven. Mandy?
10:45Consonant, please, Richard. Thank you, Mandy.
10:48G. And a vowel.
10:50I. And a consonant.
10:54M. And a vowel.
10:58A. And a consonant.
11:00H. And a vowel.
11:03E. And a consonant.
11:07M. And a vowel.
11:10I.
11:12And a consonant, please.
11:13And lastly, T.
11:15Stand by.
11:16And a vowel.
11:31Mandy.
11:48Five.
11:48Five, Shane.
11:50I'll go for six.
11:53Mandy.
11:54Might.
11:55And gamete.
11:57You're spelling it with the I.
11:59Yeah.
11:59Yeah, unfortunately, it's G-A-M-E-T-E, I'm afraid.
12:03And in the corner?
12:05We've got a mega hit, which is what every band or artist wants, for seven.
12:10Seven.
12:11Well done.
12:11Well, that's absolutely up your alley, a mega hit.
12:14Well done.
12:15Could have done with a few more in my career when I worked in the music industry, but we'll take it today.
12:20All right.
12:20Well done.
12:21So it's 19 to Mandy's 12.
12:24And now, Shane, it's your numbers game.
12:27I'll have one large and five small, please, Rachel.
12:29Thank you, Shane.
12:30Again.
12:31One from the top, five not from the top.
12:33And these five small ones are six, eight, nine.
12:38Another nine and ten.
12:40And a big one, 25.
12:43And the target, 260.
12:45Two, six, zero.
12:46Two, six, zero.
13:01You.
13:02You.
13:03Yeah, Shane.
13:17260.
13:19260, Mandy.
13:20260.
13:21Thank you, Shane.
13:239 over 9 is 1.
13:24Yeah.
13:25Plus 25.
13:2626.
13:27Times 10.
13:28Fortunate target for that selection.
13:30And?
13:30260.
13:31Mandy.
13:31Same way.
13:33Yep.
13:34There we go.
13:34All right.
13:40So just seven points in it.
13:4229 to 22.
13:44Shane in the lead.
13:46As we give them a little rest and we turn to Nicky.
13:49Nicky, you have a great job.
13:53Escaping to the country.
13:54Yeah, I know.
13:55But whatever happens?
13:56Do they actually buy?
13:57Do you know what?
13:58Everybody asks me that.
13:59Do they ever buy any houses?
14:01Is this pleased to say we've just filmed a brand new series and it's revisits called I
14:07Escaped to the Country.
14:08Yeah.
14:09We worked a long time over that title.
14:10But the great thing is that we go back and we actually meet the people and we find out
14:15which house they bought and also how they've got on because with Escape, it's all about
14:19finding them their dream property.
14:21But it's also about giving them an opportunity to have a totally different life in the country.
14:26I think that's just as important as finding the bricks and mortar.
14:29So we do have a pretty good success rate in actual fact.
14:33And it's lovely just to go back and to see what's happened because you can never really
14:37second guess what's going to happen in people's lives.
14:40And to travel around the country and hear their stories, it's been extraordinary.
14:44Excellent.
14:45I mean, a lot of the, I suppose, elimination competitions televised, like The Apprentice,
14:51for instance.
14:52And I was on that for 10 years.
14:54And we never found out really what happened to the winners.
14:57And everybody wants to know.
14:58They do.
14:59And the broadcasters sort of just won't do it.
15:02One day they will, I hope.
15:03Yeah, I mean, we do.
15:04We want to find out what happened next, don't we?
15:06I mean, we had an extraordinary couple in Worcestershire.
15:09And I showed them this beautiful home.
15:11It was part of a granary.
15:12It was listed.
15:13So I think there were nine properties in total.
15:15And they bought the house.
15:16It was the mystery house.
15:17They're our most successful.
15:19And about two or three months after they moved in, it tragically burnt down.
15:24They were in the house.
15:25They got out literally with just their bedclothes on, mobile phones, car keys, and nothing else.
15:30They lost everything.
15:31And they got in touch with us, and we thought, well, they're definitely going to move.
15:35And the houses next door were also very badly damaged.
15:38They moved out for 18 months.
15:40The whole community where they lived helped them.
15:42They rebuilt their home, and they've just moved in.
15:45Now, we never would have known.
15:46But a lovely success story because people watched the show, saw it had burnt down.
15:50And it's lovely to go back and say, a happy ending.
15:53And they're really pleased with their new home.
15:55That's wonderful.
15:56What a good outcome that was.
15:57It was.
15:58Definitely.
15:58All right.
15:59So, Shane on 29.
16:00Well done, Shane.
16:01Seven points ahead of Mandy.
16:04And it's Mandy's chance to catch up now.
16:07Mandy.
16:08Consonant, please, Rachel.
16:09Thank you, Mandy.
16:10G.
16:11Ante vowel.
16:13A.
16:14Ante consonant.
16:17T.
16:18Ante vowel.
16:19U.
16:21Ante consonant.
16:23R.
16:24Ante vowel.
16:25A.
16:25And a vowel.
16:26A.
16:26And a consonant.
16:29L.
16:30Ante vowel.
16:33E.
16:34And a consonant, please.
16:37And lastly, N.
16:39Stand by.
16:40And a consonant.
16:41And a consonant.
16:41And a consonant.
16:41And a consonant.
16:42And a consonant.
16:42And a consonant.
16:43And a consonant.
16:43And a consonant.
16:44And a consonant.
16:44And a consonant.
16:44And a consonant.
16:44And a consonant.
16:45And a consonant.
16:45And a consonant.
16:46And a consonant.
16:46And a consonant.
16:46And a consonant.
16:46And a consonant.
16:47And a consonant.
16:47And a consonant.
16:47And a consonant.
16:47And a consonant.
16:48And a consonant.
16:48And a consonant.
16:48And a consonant.
16:49And a consonant.
16:50And a consonant.
16:50And a consonant.
16:50And a consonant.
16:51And a consonant.
16:51And a consonant.
16:51And a consonant.
16:52And a consonant.
16:53And a consonant.
16:53And a consonant.
16:54And a consonant.
16:55And a consonant.
17:10Mandy?
17:13Um...
17:13Seven.
17:15Shane? Seven as well.
17:17Two sevens, Mandy. Natural.
17:19And? Natural as well.
17:21You're both natural.
17:22Well done.
17:24Nikki and Susie, what are you up to?
17:26Looking very pleased.
17:27Well, I was really proud of myself with natural as well at seven,
17:30which is a high score for me, but of course Susie is brilliant.
17:33Granulate, she gets nine.
17:36Whoa!
17:38Very good.
17:40APPLAUSE
17:40And it's not just sugar, is it?
17:44Does it mean just chopping up with tidy bits or what?
17:47Yes.
17:47Granulate.
17:47Forming anything into grains or particles.
17:5129 plays 36.
17:53Still that difference, and it's Shane's letters game.
17:57May I have a consonant, Rachel, please?
17:59Thanks, Shane.
17:59And another.
18:01And?
18:02And another.
18:04T.
18:04And another.
18:06V.
18:07And a vowel.
18:09O.
18:09And another vowel.
18:11E.
18:12And a consonant.
18:14D.
18:15And a consonant.
18:17N.
18:18And another.
18:20C.
18:21And finish with the vowel, please.
18:22And lastly, A.
18:24Countdown.
18:26DARREN label.
18:27And everyone now.
18:27Oh, yeah.
18:28PhrP Daniel dice na one.
18:31For sure.
18:32And, for sure.
18:32And possibly.
18:36For sure.
18:37And, for sure.
18:38And another one.
18:38Who's a language.
18:40Shoulder.
18:40Now I.
18:45For sure.
18:46If you're going to see gee,
18:47Who's a language.
18:48And what?
18:50Why did you read her?
18:50Who's a language?
18:51And let me know.
18:51And I know.
18:52Why did you read this?
18:54Come in.
18:54You're going to see.
18:55Yes, Shane.
18:58Six.
19:00Mandy?
19:01Six.
19:03A quiet six from you, Mandy.
19:05Shane, courted.
19:07Now then.
19:08Danced.
19:11Oh, no, I've used the D twice.
19:12Yes, dancer.
19:14It would have been fine, but not danced, I'm afraid, Mandy.
19:16Sorry.
19:16It's OK.
19:17I'd like.
19:18Now then.
19:20Nicky and Susie?
19:21Go on.
19:22Cavorted is there for eight.
19:25Cavorted.
19:26Cavorted to cavort.
19:27Where does that come from?
19:28Is that a sort of a dance?
19:30It goes back to, actually, the movement of a horse when it performs a series of jumps on its hind legs, known as curvetting.
19:39Oh, right.
19:41Oh.
19:41Like there's Viennese horses that do extraordinarily unnatural things.
19:46The Spanish Riding School of Vienna.
19:49Yeah, beautiful.
19:50That's interesting.
19:50Yes, but, I don't know, somehow it's not quite.
19:55Right, right, yeah.
19:5642 plays 29, and it's Mandy's numbers game.
20:00Mandy?
20:02One from the top, please, and five small.
20:04The usual, thank you, Mandy.
20:05One big, five, little.
20:06And these five little ones are one, nine, eight, seven, and five.
20:13And the big one, 100.
20:16And the target, 560.
20:18Five, six, zero.
20:19One, two, three, four, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five
20:49Mandy.
20:515, 5, 6.
20:535, 5, 6.
20:55Shane.
20:555, 60.
20:565, 60.
20:58Now then, Shane.
20:59100 plus 9.
21:01109.
21:02Times 5.
21:04Is 545.
21:05Plus 7, plus 8.
21:06Yep, 560.
21:08Well done.
21:08Well done.
21:10APPLAUSE
21:11Well done.
21:14And now it's time for our second Tea Time Teaser.
21:17And it's Agnes Wendt.
21:19And the clue, Agnes went out to get something to read.
21:21Agnes went out to get something to read.
21:40Welcome back.
21:41I left with the clue, Agnes went out to get something to read.
21:45Where did she go?
21:46She went to the news agent.
21:48News agent.
21:49There we are.
21:51Shane on 52.
21:52Mandy on 29.
21:54Shane.
21:56Consonant, please.
21:57Thank you, Shane.
21:58S.
22:00Sorry.
22:01And another.
22:03L.
22:04And a vowel.
22:06I.
22:06And a consonant.
22:08S.
22:09And a consonant.
22:11D.
22:11And a vowel.
22:12And a vowel.
22:13O.
22:14Another vowel.
22:16I.
22:17And a consonant.
22:19R.
22:20And finish with a consonant, please.
22:22And finish with P.
22:24Stand by.
22:25And a vowel.
22:26And a vowel.
22:26And a vowel.
22:27And a vowel.
22:27And a vowel.
22:27And a vowel.
22:28And a vowel.
22:28And a vowel.
22:29And a vowel.
22:30And a vowel.
22:30And a vowel.
22:31And a vowel.
22:31And a vowel.
22:31And a vowel.
22:31And a vowel.
22:32And a vowel.
22:32And a vowel.
22:32And a vowel.
22:33And a vowel.
22:33And a vowel.
22:34And a vowel.
22:34And a vowel.
22:35And a vowel.
22:35And a vowel.
22:35And a vowel.
22:36And a vowel.
22:36And a vowel.
22:36And a vowel.
22:37And a vowel.
22:37And a vowel.
22:38And a vowel.
22:38And a vowel.
22:39And a vowel.
22:39And a vowel.
22:40And a vowel.
22:40Shane, it's an eight, Mandy.
23:00Six.
23:01And a six.
23:02Yes, Mandy.
23:03Solids.
23:04Solids, Shane.
23:06Soldiers.
23:07There we go.
23:08There's no E.
23:09Oh.
23:11I thought they were wrong.
23:11Bad luck.
23:13And over in the corner, Nicky.
23:15Spoils for six.
23:17Spoils.
23:17Anything else?
23:18No, it was really tough, that one, actually.
23:20It was.
23:21And it did Mandy quite a lot of good, actually.
23:23Up to 35 to 52.
23:25And it's Mandy's letters game.
23:27Mandy.
23:28Consonant, please, Rachel.
23:29Thank you, Mandy.
23:30S.
23:30And a vowel.
23:32O.
23:33And a consonant.
23:35H.
23:36And a vowel.
23:38A.
23:39And a consonant.
23:40C.
23:42And a vowel.
23:44U.
23:45And a consonant.
23:47R.
23:48And a vowel.
23:50E.
23:52And a consonant.
23:53And the last one, D.
23:56Stand by.
23:56And a consonant.
23:58And a consonant.
23:58And a consonant.
23:59And a consonant.
23:59And a consonant.
24:00And a consonant.
24:00And a consonant.
24:00And a consonant.
24:01And a consonant.
24:01And a consonant.
24:02And a consonant.
24:02And a consonant.
24:02And a consonant.
24:02And a consonant.
24:02And a consonant.
24:03And a consonant.
24:03And a consonant.
24:03And a consonant.
24:03And a consonant.
24:04And a consonant.
24:04And a consonant.
24:04And a consonant.
24:05And a consonant.
24:05And a consonant.
24:06And a consonant.
24:06And a consonant.
24:07And a consonant.
24:07And a consonant.
24:08And a consonant.
24:08And a consonant.
24:08And a consonant.
24:09And a consonant.
24:10And a consonant.
24:10And a consonant.
24:11And a consonant.
24:11And a consonant.
24:12And a consonant.
24:26Yes, Mandy?
24:29I've got a risky eight.
24:30A risky eight? How about Shane?
24:32Seven.
24:33You're seven?
24:35Coursed.
24:36Now, how much for a risk is this, Mandy Spencer?
24:39It's a really big risk.
24:40Go on.
24:41Doshas.
24:43It's not there, I'm afraid.
24:45OK.
24:45Oh, sorry, Mandy.
24:47Bad luck, Mandy.
24:48What can we have, I wonder?
24:50We can have caroused for eight.
24:53Caroused?
24:54Yes.
24:55Do you do a lot of carousing?
24:57I used to with my arses, trying to keep them all together.
25:00I bet.
25:01I bet.
25:02Carousing.
25:03Lovely stuff.
25:04All right.
25:05Now then, 59 page 35, and we turn to Susie for her wonderful origins of words.
25:10What have you got for us today, Susie?
25:12Well, one of the things that I always try to do, as you know, Nick, with my origins of words,
25:17is to find curious stories lying behind the most everyday of words in English, and themes regularly recur.
25:23So, drinking, for example, which leaves a boozy trace, if you like, in many unexpected places, from bridal, which was bride ale, to even poison, which goes back to the Latin potare, meaning to drink.
25:34So, perhaps that is unsurprising, given our fondness for the hard stuff, if you like, over the centuries.
25:42Booze goes right back to the 1500s.
25:44It's one of the earliest words ever to be collected in a dictionary.
25:47But there are other themes that are perhaps a little bit more surprising, and one of those, with apologies to anyone who's just dunking a biscuit and drinking their tea, is breaking wind,
25:58which regularly pops up as a theme throughout English history.
26:04And I'm going to talk a bit about the aubergine, believe it or not.
26:07The aubergine, very popular in several cuisines, including those in the Middle East and the Mediterranean, really come to the fore in recipes of recent years.
26:15So, it may surprise you to know that the ultimate source of aubergine is a Sanskrit word whose meaning indicates that the vegetable it's referring to does not produce intestinal gas, believe it or not.
26:28So, if you're particularly prone to embarrassing yourself, perhaps, in public occasions, then the aubergine might be the answer to your problems.
26:36It was thought to have this particular medicinal quality of easing your digestive system, I suppose.
26:43And I'm going to finish with apologies to you, Nick, to the name Nicholas, which also has associations with this theme.
26:53Nicholas famously related to the devil, the old Nick, and St. Nicholas, of course, as well.
27:00But it's from that last incarnation, old Nick, that we actually get the word pumpernickel, pumpernickel bread.
27:07And if you break that down into its German origins, pumpern means to break wind, and nickel means a demon.
27:14So, actually, the literal translation of pumpernickel bread, unlike aubergine, is the breaking wind demon, I'll put it politely.
27:24So, lots and lots of words in English, as I say, that have this rather strange theme behind it.
27:28I won't comment on what that says about the British psyche, but I'm sure it says something.
27:31How funny.
27:37Talking about the, you know, the breaking wind demon, apparently, according to John Simpson, I think it was,
27:44he interviewed Gaddafi in that tent in the desert, and apparently he spent the entire interview,
27:52this is Gaddafi, not Simpson, breaking wind.
27:54I mean, apparently Simpson, I completely staggered, that he could produce so much wind.
28:00It was quite a long interview, apparently.
28:01He needed some aubergines, Flynn.
28:02He certainly did, he needed more than aubergines.
28:0559 plays 35, Mandy on 35, and it's Shane's Letters Game.
28:09Shane, start with a consonant, please.
28:11Thank you, Shane.
28:12R.
28:13Another consonant.
28:15L.
28:16And a vowel.
28:18U.
28:19Consonant.
28:21L.
28:22Vowel.
28:22E.
28:24Consonant.
28:26Z.
28:28Consonant.
28:29S.
28:31Vowel.
28:33O.
28:35And another consonant, please.
28:36And lastly, F.
28:39Stand by.
28:39OK.
28:52Shane.
29:10Shane.
29:11Six.
29:12A six, Mandy.
29:13Seven.
29:15Shane.
29:16Fuller.
29:17Fuller and?
29:18Fowlers.
29:19Fowlers.
29:20Not there.
29:23I could have fowler in the sense of the adjective, more foul, but there is no agent noun, fowler,
29:28I'm afraid, Mandy.
29:29Oh, that really is unlucky.
29:31I would have put money on that.
29:32Not a lot, but I was a bit on it.
29:35Ah.
29:36Bad luck, Mandy.
29:37What can we have?
29:38Nicky, Susie?
29:39With the S.
29:40Fullers.
29:41Fullers.
29:41Yes, people who fold cloth, clean it, shrink it, et cetera.
29:44They're the fullers.
29:45Thank you very much.
29:46All right.
29:47So, 65 to 35, and it's Mandy's letters game.
29:51Mandy.
29:52Consonant, please, Rachel.
29:54Thank you, Mandy.
29:55S.
29:56And a vowel.
29:58E.
29:59And a consonant.
30:01F.
30:02And a vowel.
30:03U.
30:04And a consonant.
30:07T.
30:08And a vowel.
30:10O.
30:11And a consonant.
30:12N.
30:14And a vowel.
30:17I.
30:18And a consonant.
30:19And the last one, M.
30:22Stand by.
30:23And a vowel.
30:23And a vowel.
30:24And a vowel.
30:24And a vowel.
30:25And a vowel.
30:25And a vowel.
30:26And a vowel.
30:26And a vowel.
30:26And a vowel.
30:27And a vowel.
30:28And a vowel.
30:28And a vowel.
30:28And a vowel.
30:28And a vowel.
30:28And a vowel.
30:29And a vowel.
30:29And a vowel.
30:29And a vowel.
30:30And a vowel.
30:30And a vowel.
30:30And a vowel.
30:30And a vowel.
30:30And a vowel.
30:31And a vowel.
30:32And a vowel.
30:32And a vowel.
30:32And a vowel.
30:33And a vowel.
30:33And a vowel.
30:34And a vowel.
30:34And a vowel.
30:35And a vowel.
30:36And a vowel.
30:36And a vowel.
30:37And a vowel.
30:38Mandy?
30:54Seven.
30:55Seven, Shane?
30:56Six.
30:57And your six?
30:58Fusion.
30:59Fusion and Mandy?
31:01Minutes.
31:02Minutes?
31:03Yeah.
31:03Well done.
31:04What else have we got there?
31:05We have foments, as in stirs up unrest, foments, and timious as well.
31:13If you do something in a punctual manner or sufficiently early, you do it in a timious way.
31:17It's a Scottish word.
31:18That's there for seven as well.
31:19Very good.
31:20Shane on 65, Mandy on 42, and Shane, it's your numbers game.
31:24Can I have one large and five little ones, please?
31:26You can indeed.
31:27Thank you, Shane.
31:27One large, five little to finish the day, and they are nine, six, four, ten.
31:35Ten, five, and 50.
31:39And the last target, 224.
31:41Two, two, four.
32:09Bye-bye.
32:11Yes, Shane, 2-2-4.
32:152-2-4, briskly said.
32:16And Mandy?
32:17I haven't got it, Nick.
32:19Shane?
32:2050 plus 6.
32:2256.
32:23Times 4.
32:24Yeah, 224.
32:25Well done.
32:26There we are.
32:26All right, well done.
32:28APPLAUSE
32:29Good round for Shane there, 75 to 42.
32:34As we go into the final round, it's conundrum time.
32:37Mandy, Shane, fingers on buzzers.
32:39Let's roll today's Countdown conundrum.
32:49Mandy?
32:51Paintball.
32:52Paintball.
32:53Let's see whether you're right.
32:56Paintball, well done.
33:00APPLAUSE
33:00Well done, Shane.
33:05But Mandy finished with a flourish there.
33:0852 points.
33:10You scored nearly 98.
33:12I think it was 98, in fact, 52.
33:14But listen, you're going home to Carmarthenshire, to Pembury,
33:18with a teapot, which is more than you did 25 years ago.
33:22I'm very pleased with that, Nick.
33:23Are you?
33:23I'm very pleased, yes.
33:24Well, thanks very much for coming.
33:26It's been a lot of fun having you here, actually.
33:27I've enjoyed.
33:28Thank you very much.
33:29Well, you come back in 25 years' time.
33:31I'm not sure that I'll be around or even alive.
33:34In fact, I won't be, I'm sure.
33:36But nonetheless, you come back in 25 years' time.
33:39Thank you very much.
33:39Well done.
33:39And we shall see Shane Heal in tomorrow.
33:43You have a great performance.
33:44Thank you very much.
33:44Well done.
33:45We'll see Nicky tomorrow and Susie, of course.
33:49See you then.
33:49We'll see you both tomorrow.
33:51But it's tough.
33:51Well?
33:52Yep.
33:52I hope Mandy's dad has enjoyed watching her 25 years long as well.
33:56I think he will, yes.
33:57Glad to have you back, though.
34:00See you tomorrow.
34:00See you tomorrow.
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