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00:30Hello, everybody.
00:32Thursday afternoon and back for another countdown in glorious Technicolor.
00:36Thank you so much for tuning in.
00:37Never take it for granted.
00:39Hi, Rachael Riley.
00:40Hello, Colin.
00:41Question.
00:42What has Seven Samurai, Psycho, Sunset Boulevard and Citizen Kane all got in common?
00:49Or actually, better way to ask it, what are they all missing?
00:52Is this colour?
00:54They are indeed, yes.
00:55They're all great black and white films.
00:56We've got a challenger today who is obsessed with black and white movies.
01:00Do you have a favourite?
01:02I guess maybe The Bishop's Wife.
01:06I just remember my mum showing it to us when we were young.
01:09It's a Christmas movie with an angel and Cary Grant and everything that you want out of a black and white movie.
01:13I would go for 12 Angry Men, 1957.
01:17It's not just my favourite black and white movie.
01:19It's my favourite movie of all time.
01:21Henry Fond is in it.
01:23Loads of great actors in it.
01:24But what I love about it is 97% of it is filmed in this one hot room as these jurors try and decide whether they're a convicted teenager of murder or not.
01:35And it's funny.
01:36No matter how many times I watch it, like reading a good murder mystery again, you know, an Agatha Christie or something, I still get the sweats.
01:43Even though I've seen it 50 times, oh, don't, he's clearly innocent.
01:47Well, I've not seen that one, so we've got one each.
01:49We can have a movie night.
01:50Well, I can't watch yours yet.
01:51It's what are we?
01:52It's September.
01:54Yeah, a couple of months.
01:55Not at all.
01:56You know, as soon as November hits, get him on.
01:58I'll keep it until the 24th of December.
02:01Well, I'm back.
02:02And then I'll watch it.
02:03Well, listen, all paths of glory go through Dictionary Corner on Countdown.
02:07And it's a wonderful life when Susie Dent is there doing what she does, especially when she does it, alongside such good company, is our special guest.
02:16Great expectations, as always, for Rick Edwards.
02:19Can I say that when I was a kid, I used to repeatedly say to my mum and dad that I didn't like black and white films, which is a stupid thing to say.
02:29But I was like, nah, they're boring.
02:30And my mum rightly says black and white isn't a genre.
02:33You can't just sort of blanket say you don't like it.
02:36And what my parents did, and you won't find this in a parenting handbook, but what they did is they shut me in the lounge, pulled the curtains and made me watch Psycho on my own when I was about nine, I think.
02:49And I can't watch scary films.
02:51But I did stop saying I didn't like black and white films.
02:54So it kind of, you know, it did sort of work.
02:56It definitely did.
02:57Do that with your young'un.
02:58Give your new world.
02:59Oh, yeah, right of passage.
03:00Yeah, give him another couple of years.
03:02Get him down front of the shining.
03:03That'll teach you.
03:04Yeah, you've got to watch Saw, little man.
03:07Well, our champion is 19-year-old Talha Modak from Leicester.
03:13Listen, we know that you're a first-year student at the University of York.
03:17I can tell you're diligent.
03:19You can tell he's studying his behind off.
03:21But when you have a bit of free time, what do you do?
03:22I like to play tennis and football as well.
03:26Mostly football, but a bit of tennis.
03:29Yeah.
03:29There's always a couple of weeks a year, isn't there?
03:31Yeah.
03:31About Wimbledon, you get overexcited.
03:33Yeah.
03:33And then realise you can't serve over on and go back to football.
03:38Well, Talha going for a hat-trick today.
03:40Up against James Lee from Liverpool.
03:43How are you, sir?
03:43Good, Colin.
03:44Good.
03:44And listen, that's why we're talking about black and white movies.
03:47Talk to me a bit about your obsession with them.
03:49Yeah, I love black and white films.
03:50My favourite is Ghost Train with Arthur Askey.
03:52Arthur Askey.
03:53Really old film.
03:54My kids, when they were really young, used to just laugh and cry at it.
03:58And I love all the Will Hay films.
04:00I just think they're absolutely hilarious and nothing compares to them nowadays.
04:03Yeah, good stuff.
04:04Maybe we should do, like, a really arty episode of Countdown.
04:06We'll do it all in black and white or in Super 8 or something.
04:09It'd be lovely.
04:10Right, listen, good luck to Talha and James.
04:17Off you go, champ.
04:18Hi, Rachel.
04:19Can we start with a consonant, please?
04:21Thank you, Talha.
04:21Start today with S.
04:24Another one.
04:27G.
04:27A third.
04:30T.
04:30Another one.
04:32D.
04:33A vowel.
04:35A.
04:36Another one.
04:37E.
04:38A third.
04:40O.
04:41A consonant.
04:43L.
04:43And a final vowel, please.
04:45And a final E.
04:47At home and in the studio.
04:49Let's play Countdown.
04:50A consonant.
05:21And James? Six.
05:23A six, the six is? Staged.
05:24And the seven? Gloated.
05:26Gloated as you can now. Getting the first seven points of the game.
05:29Susie and Rick? I think there's an eight there.
05:32Desolate. Desolate.
05:34Yeah, excellent. Excellent.
05:35Desolate would have got you an eight. If you got that at home, you're in the lead.
05:39But here, where the battle matters, James, it's your letters.
05:42Afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, James.
05:43Can we start with a consonant, please?
05:45You can indeed start with S.
05:47And another, please.
05:49N.
05:50And one more.
05:52S.
05:53And a vowel, please.
05:55I.
05:56Another one.
05:57A.
05:58And another.
05:59E.
06:01And a consonant, please.
06:03D.
06:04And another.
06:06R.
06:07And one more.
06:09And lastly, L.
06:1030 seconds.
06:11The one more.
06:12And one more.
06:17There.
06:17Someone.
06:18The one more.
06:20And one more.
06:22The one room.
06:25Roger andериal, Jackie.
06:25Honey,
06:26or accessing الخ to Vino.
06:27And another.
06:28The one of our.
06:28And another.
06:29So please.
06:30A sharpener.
06:30And another one more.
06:31And another note.
06:32Yes, there you w.
06:33And another, will remember.
06:33The one.
06:34And another.
06:35And another.
06:35And another.
06:36A nggak.
06:36Can an avaient.
06:36B.
06:36And another.
06:37We'll see you next time.
06:38What?
06:38And another.
06:39James?
06:43Seven.
06:44A seven and talha.
06:45Seven as well.
06:46And a seven.
06:46What have you got, James?
06:47Er, insider.
06:49Insider and talha.
06:51Snarled.
06:51And snarled.
06:53Great word.
06:53Snarled.
06:54Unfortunately, you need two I's for insider, which we don't have here.
06:58I'm sorry about that, James.
06:59Dexterity corner.
07:00Er, so I had an eight.
07:02Slanders.
07:03Yes.
07:03And then realised that I had an I left over, I could just whack it on the front.
07:07Ah, for the Islanders!
07:08Yeah.
07:09Yes.
07:13First numbers, talha, usually too large.
07:15Are you going to stick?
07:16Yep, too large, please, Rachel.
07:18Two from the top.
07:19And four little.
07:21You never quite know what you're going to choose.
07:23But for the first time today, the numbers are three, two, four, one, 75 and 100.
07:30And the target to reach 724.
07:33Seven to four, numbers up.
07:35And we're going to be left once.
07:37We're going to move.
07:38One.
07:38One.
07:40One.
07:40One.
07:43One.
07:45Two.
07:45Two.
07:46Two.
07:47One.
07:47Two.
07:48One.
07:48Two.
07:49Two.
07:49Two.
07:517-2-4 the target, Talha? 7-2-5. One away, James? 7-2-8. And four away, so Talha for seven points.
08:13Three plus four is seven. Yep. Times 100. 700. And then two plus one is three. Yep. 75 over three, and then add that on. Four-one away, 7-2-5.
08:25And that means it's all on Rachel Riley or the child with his hand up at the back of the class. I can offer a few methods, but someone's more excited than me.
08:35Go on, Mr Edwards. 100 plus 75. 175. Plus three times two. Plus three times two for six is 180.
08:4381. Times four. Top of the class. Well done.
08:46Yes.
08:48Absolutely delighted.
08:50Let's have a tea-time teaser. It's Skate Sir. Skate Sir.
08:54Like Prince, this star became known as a symbol. Like Prince, this star became known as a symbol.
09:01I've got to be careful here, Suze. Asterisk.
09:08Maybe one of the most mispronounced words in the dictionary. Asterisk.
09:12Yes.
09:13Expresso, asterix.
09:14Right.
09:15But, yeah, it means little star, related to astronaut, star sailor.
09:19OK. Well, let me be specific and not pacific. James, you've a lot of work to do. Let's start it now.
09:23Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:24Thank you, James.
09:25S.
09:26And another.
09:27T.
09:28And another.
09:29R.
09:30Vowel, please.
09:31A.
09:32And another.
09:33O.
09:34And another.
09:35I.
09:36And one more, please.
09:37U.
09:38A.
09:39Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:40Thank you, James.
09:41S.
09:42And another.
09:43T.
09:44And another.
09:45R.
09:46Vowel, please.
09:47A.
09:48And another.
09:49O.
09:50And another.
09:51I.
09:52And one more, please.
09:53U.
09:54Consonant, please.
09:56And another.
09:57I.
09:58And one more, please.
10:00U.
10:01Consonant.
10:02B.
10:03And a final consonant.
10:04And a final V.
10:05Thanks, Rich.
10:06Thanks, Rich.
10:07And a final V.
10:08Thanks, Rich.
10:09Thanks, Rich.
10:10Bye.
10:11Next time.
10:12Host.
10:13Victoria gorgeousлан.
10:15Plato.
10:20Kevinern Thai.
10:21St asymptote.
10:22KingDepalda.
10:24Happy Wilayshaven.
10:25Peter.
10:27Lord.
10:28Michael.
10:30Daniela.
10:31Holy Spirit.
10:32Peter.
10:33Peter.
10:34I.
10:35Peter.
10:36And a final name
10:39let's go.
10:40A little awkward, James. How many?
10:43Six. That's good. And Talha? A risky six.
10:46A risky six. Both written down, so let's do it. James?
10:49That man's risky. Bravos.
10:51Bravos. Bravos. And Talha?
10:53Turbos. OK.
10:55Bravos, absolutely fine. A cry of bravos, so bravos rang out.
11:00And turbos... Can you put the S on turbos?
11:04You can, yeah, short for turbochargers, so both good.
11:07Anything else? A couple of sevens.
11:09Flavavia. Yep. And vibrato.
11:13But maybe we can stick an S on that. You can stick the S on it.
11:17So vibrato is a rapid but quite slight variation in pitch
11:21when playing music.
11:23A bit lighter than a tremolo, I think,
11:25and the dictionary says you can put the S on the end.
11:28If the dictionary says it, we shall do it. Yes. Nice it.
11:31Nine letters, please, Talha.
11:34Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel? You can. Start with S.
11:37A consonant.
11:39B. Another one.
11:41Z. Another one.
11:43T. A vowel.
11:46E. Another one.
11:48O. A third.
11:50A. A consonant.
11:53L. And a final consonant.
11:56And a final C.
11:58Half a minute.
11:59Maybe you went in there.
12:00Would play louder.
12:01Over a row.
12:02Because water is not accustomed to it.
12:03In the middle.
12:03We don't often move.
12:05You can serve or hold a singlerouge for the system.
12:09That's dry.
12:10You get 7 of those, when it comes with a start.
12:15Tala six mr. Lee six on the six here we go tables tables closet and closet over to
12:37Susie and Rick zealots for seven yeah very nice and there is an eight there with obstacle
12:44obstacle see two rounds in a row James I did tell you I did tell you and you're picking these numbers
12:49thank you one large and five small please just one this time thank you James and your five little ones
12:55are six eight four five and nine and the large one 25 and the target to reach 503
13:06503
13:36my confidence is at 100% in both James and Talha just confirm it 503 yep 503 as well lovely off you go James
13:46five times four is 20 20 times 25 500 and nine minus six is three and add on straightforward enough 503
13:56going to be the same way isn't it yeah hey hey well done
13:59yep 43 plays 22 as we head over to have a little chat with Rick Edwards as always always look forward
14:07to it sometimes you know before a show starts I'll say to whoever you have in Diction Corner what are we
14:12going to be talking about give me an idea no point with Rick you just say hello and that's it yeah so
14:17what I thought I'd do is this is my third week on countdown I don't want to say I'm running on empty
14:22but I was like I wonder what AI would tell me to talk about on countdown so you can go on chat GPT
14:30which is this generative AI and ask it any question so I asked it what should Rick Edwards talk about
14:36on countdown in Dictionary Corner and it said these suggestions are based on the show's format and
14:42typical topics of conversation oh my goodness wordplay and language countdown is known for its focus on
14:48anagrams and word puzzles Rick Edwards could engage the contestants and viewers in discussions about
14:52language etymology linguistic curiosities or interesting word facts but that would be stepping
14:57on Susie Dent's toe so I'm not I'm not going anywhere near that correct but if I was going to I'd go with
15:02and you'll probably notice which English word has the most meanings in the dictionary
15:07said look at that's incredible 430 longest entry as well 60,000 words next it said mathematics and
15:18numbers since countdown also involves number puzzles Rick Edwards could explore mathematical concepts
15:23mathematical puzzles or discuss interesting numerical patterns or facts again don't want to step on
15:28Rachel right but if I was going to there's a nice curiosity I think which is that 10 factorial seconds
15:35is exactly six weeks so 10 factorial is 10 times 9 times 8 times 7 times 6 times so on and that is
15:433,628,800 and that is exactly six weeks yeah just a peculiarity next thing current affairs and news to
15:51engage with the audience Rick Edwards could discuss recent news intriguing current events or trending
15:55topics this could range from politics and global affairs to cultural events or scientific discoveries so I
16:01thought was a lot of stuff around AI at the moment so should we be trying to create conscious machines
16:07complex a lot of unknowns but it boils down to no of course we shouldn't for pop culture and
16:13entertainment countdown often features celebrity guests or contestants or well-known figures from the
16:17entertainment industry Rick Edwards could chat about movies music TV shows books or other popular
16:21culture topics to create a lively and engaging atmosphere I always create a lively and engaging atmosphere it's as if this
16:27thing doesn't even know me and then it's final suggestion guest interviews if there are special guests on the show Rick Edwards could
16:33interview them about their careers upcoming projects or personal experiences this can add an
16:38interesting dynamic and give viewers insights into the lives of their favorite
16:41celebrities with that in mind so you got anything exciting coming up yeah I'm
16:48going to rewrite the entry for set they're very nice listen I never thought I would say this but I wish I'd have talked about your kid
16:54after that's really that's really interesting to see what it said anyone that thinks that AI is about to take over the world
17:02judging by that it's got a long way to go
17:04I love that thank you
17:06let's get another three rounds in using only human beings between now and our next tea time teaser and Talha you're up
17:17can I start with a consonant please
17:19thank you Talha
17:20W
17:20another one
17:22P
17:23another one
17:24R
17:25fourth
17:26N
17:28a vowel
17:29R
17:30I
17:31another one
17:32E
17:33another one
17:34O
17:35another one
17:36E
17:39and a final consonant please
17:41and a final K
17:42here we go
17:43here we go
18:13T
18:14T
18:15T
18:16just a six
18:17just a six there and James
18:18six as well
18:19yeah and then it's par for the course what he got
18:20Pinker
18:21and James
18:22Winker
18:23Winker and Pinker there you go
18:25also a seven pioneer
18:28yeah very good
18:29and wonkier
18:30oh I love that
18:31oh very nice
18:32a little weird word in it
18:33wonkier
18:34right let's move on
18:35next round James you're picking the letter
18:37consonant please
18:38thank you James
18:39N
18:40and another one
18:41T
18:43and another
18:44H
18:45and a vowel please
18:47I
18:48another
18:49E
18:50another
18:51A
18:52consonant please
18:53N
18:55another
18:56D
18:58and one more please
19:00and the last one
19:01L
19:02and start the clock
19:32that's time James
19:34seven
19:35yeah
19:36and Talha
19:37a six
19:38oh and a six what's a six
19:39er
19:40nailed
19:41and here we go for seven points
19:42thinned
19:43thinned is there of course
19:44excellent well done
19:45thank you
19:46Dextry Corner
19:48er
19:49had thinned
19:50inhaled
19:51er
19:52anything else
19:53yeah there is er
19:54anglers might know this one
19:55it's used mostly in fishing
19:57hand line
19:58a line
19:59that is
20:00used or poured by hand
20:01which is a fishing line without a rod
20:03yeah
20:04there you go
20:05er that tightens it up a bit then
20:06er
20:0749
20:08plus 35
20:09ten points now Talha
20:10in the numbers
20:11er can I get three large please
20:12you can indeed
20:13three from the top
20:14and three little
20:15and hopefully a challenge
20:16often we get them with this selection
20:17let's see
20:18three
20:19ten
20:20four
20:21one hundred
20:23twenty-five
20:24and fifty
20:25and the target
20:27eight hundred and ninety-four
20:28eight nine four numbers up
20:30trois
20:33five
20:36i
20:40different
20:41and
20:42one
20:42every
20:43way
20:44oss
20:47our
20:48詳細
20:49on the
20:50other
20:51to
20:52it
20:53by
20:54the
20:55globe
20:568, 9, 4, the target, Talha?
21:038, 9, 8, not written down.
21:04James?
21:058, 5.
21:07That's 9 away, so Talha, you could sneak these points.
21:1010 plus 3 is 13.
21:1310 plus 3, 13.
21:15Minus 4.
21:16Minus 4 is 9.
21:17Times that by 100.
21:19900.
21:20And then 50 over 25, and take that away.
21:23Yep.
21:234, 4 away.
21:28Yeah.
21:28Now, in terms of getting it bang on, Rachel has a clipboard.
21:31And I judge how difficult it is by how long you have that clipboard in your hand,
21:35and you just put it down.
21:37So difficult.
21:38Well, I got to 1 away, at which point our producer said it was impossible.
21:42So 1 away was the best you could have done with this one.
21:44So no more than 7 points.
21:46Possible in that round if we're playing along at home,
21:48and Talha picked them up to ease a bit of that pressure that was building,
21:52like champions do.
21:53Let's get our second Tea Time Teaser of the day.
21:56Goal Hope.
21:57Goal Hope.
21:58You're powerless to act without it.
22:00You're powerless to act without it.
22:02Welcome back.
22:19That Tea Time Teaser was a little bit of a curveball.
22:22You're powerless to act without it.
22:24Goal Hope becomes plug hole in the real world.
22:27Most of us call it a socket.
22:28But I suppose you could call it a plug hole if you wanted.
22:32Six more rounds to go today.
22:34James, you were building up a bit of a head of steam until that last numbers round.
22:38So let's see if you can pick it up again with some letters.
22:41Can I have a consonant, please?
22:42Thank you, James.
22:43G.
22:44And another.
22:45M.
22:46And another.
22:48D.
22:49And a vowel, please.
22:50E.
22:51And another.
22:52O.
22:53And another.
22:54E.
22:55And a consonant, please.
22:58S.
23:00And another.
23:01P.
23:04And another vowel, please.
23:07Lastly, A.
23:09Kitekite.
23:09Kitekite.
23:26How many, James?
23:42Seven, possibly.
23:44Cliffhanger.
23:45Talha?
23:46A safe six.
23:47A safe six is?
23:48Gasped.
23:49You've got to take a risk.
23:50We will gasp if you're right.
23:52Geomaps.
23:54Geomaps, Susie.
23:55Er, oh, it's not there, unfortunately.
23:58I'm very sorry.
23:59Anything else?
24:01Pomades for seven.
24:02I think we've got a nine.
24:04Megapodes.
24:05They're ground-dwelling big Australasian and Southeast Asian birds.
24:09Nice.
24:12We could have done one at nine, James, but never mind.
24:15All is not lost.
24:16Talha, let's keep going.
24:17Can I start with a consonant, please?
24:19Thank you, Talha.
24:20N.
24:21Another one.
24:23D.
24:24Another one.
24:25T.
24:26A vowel.
24:28E.
24:29Another one.
24:30I.
24:31A consonant.
24:33G.
24:34Another one.
24:35Y.
24:36A vowel.
24:39E.
24:39And a final consonant, please.
24:41And a final R.
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25:08Good luck.
25:09Talha.
25:15Risky eight.
25:16And James.
25:17Risky seven.
25:18What's a risky seven?
25:20Tearing.
25:21Tearing.
25:22Talha.
25:22Deterring.
25:23Susie, tearing.
25:24Is that with two Es, by the way?
25:26Two Es, yes.
25:27Yeah, because there's no A there.
25:28Tearing?
25:28Yeah, I can't spell it that way, unfortunately.
25:31Tearing up.
25:32And deterring, you need two R's.
25:35Wow.
25:35So, yeah, I have to disallow both, sorry.
25:37Big fat zeros, eh?
25:38That'll bring you down the earth with a bum.
25:40Rick?
25:41Integer for seven.
25:43Yep, a whole number.
25:4662.
25:4735 Origins Award, Suze.
25:49Were you asking about our favourite black and white movies at the top of the show, Colin?
25:53And mine would definitely be Gaslight from 1944.
25:56Brilliant film.
25:57Ingrid Bergman, directed by George Cooke, I think.
26:00A thrillery-type movie, isn't it?
26:01Yeah, and in it, a man tries to make his wife believe that she is going insane,
26:06particularly by adjusting the gas, so the gaslight starts to flicker, and he says it's not flickering
26:11at all.
26:12And it's where we get the modern sense of gaslighting.
26:15And some people get very annoyed by its overuse these days, because it's used in quite trivial
26:20circumstances, as well as the sort of, you know, far more serious ones that deserve that
26:24term.
26:25But the reason I'm starting with that is, in the Countdown lunch break a few weeks ago,
26:31I decided rather mischievously to put out on Twitter the question, which word or phrase
26:36would you like banned from the dictionary?
26:39And it was a silly question, because I don't have that power to take anything out of the
26:43dictionary, only we do, because, as I always say, English is a democracy, so it's all about
26:47usage.
26:47But what came back was quite interesting, so I thought I would go through the top ten
26:51with you.
26:53At number ten was my bad.
26:57At number nine was the optics of something.
27:00And you can tell very quickly that this is all about jargon, and people tend to hate jargon.
27:06Number eight was so at the beginning of a sentence, or you probably get that as an interviewer,
27:11you might get an interviewee who starts every answer with so.
27:14People get very annoyed with that.
27:16Let's go offline at number seven, basically, number six, very popular amongst teenagers.
27:24It's used as a filler, basically, basically, basically.
27:27Number five, I'm not going to lie.
27:30Number four, I wanted to reach out.
27:33Number three, like as a filler, as in, she was like, he was like, I'm going to like.
27:40And number two, no disrespect, but, because we all know that you were about to show disrespect
27:45at that point, and number one, and David Mitchell, the comedian, would approve of this because
27:50he's done a brilliant sketch about it, going forward.
27:53And as David says, not everything needs to sound like a master plan, which is very true.
27:58But it was useful.
27:59Next time, I'm going to ask people for what words they would love to put in the dictionary
28:04and try and get some positivity out there.
28:06But there you go.
28:06At this point, that was all I did.
28:09You're welcome.
28:10APPLAUSE
28:11Four rhymes left.
28:13Who's go?
28:14Where's it?
28:14You, James.
28:15You.
28:16Can I have a consonant, please?
28:17Thank you, James.
28:18P.
28:20And another.
28:21R.
28:22And another.
28:24S.
28:25And can I have a vowel, please?
28:27U.
28:28And another.
28:29I.
28:30And one more.
28:31U.
28:32And another.
28:34E.
28:36And a consonant.
28:37T.
28:39And a final consonant, please.
28:40And a final W.
28:42OK, kind of time.
28:43We'll see you next time.
28:44We'll see you next time.
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29:07MUSIC PLAYS
29:14James? No, just a four. Just a four, tricky one.
29:17Talha? Six. You found a nice six.
29:19The four, James? True. And the six?
29:22Right. Right!
29:24Yes, absolutely fine. What have you got, Rick?
29:27Well, I mean, it's only five, but I really like the word usurp, so I'll say it.
29:30And then for seven, pursuit.
29:33Pursuit. Yeah, very good. For seven points. Well done.
29:36Nine letters, please. Talha?
29:38Can we start with a consonant, please? Thank you, Talha.
29:41T. Another one.
29:43H. Another one.
29:46M. Another one.
29:48S. Vowel.
29:51A. Another one.
29:52I. Another one.
29:55E. Consonants.
29:58J. And a final consonant, please.
30:00A final T.
30:02Last letters.
30:06Last letter.
30:32T. A final consonant, please.
30:33TALHA? Just a five. A five? And James? Risky seven. What's a five? Maths. All right, let's go for it.
30:41Jammiest. Oh, you need two M's. Yeah, sorry, James. Yeah. So, anything above five? Was there a seven that wasn't risky?
30:50So, atheism. Atheism is there, I believe in that. Seven. Well done to you.
30:56OK, listen, over is a contest, but not as an enjoyable afternoon together, and I'm delighted, James, that you can pick these numbers.
31:02Can I have one large and five small, please? You can indeed. Thank you, James. One from the top, let's do five from the bottom.
31:09And the final numbers of the day are ten, nine, seven, nine, two, and one hundred. And the target, 932.
31:21932. Numbers up.
31:32932, the target looked fairly straightforward, but maybe it wasn't. James?
31:58930. 932 away. Tower? 930, not written down. Not written down, so you'll have to go first.
32:03Um, 100 plus two. 100 plus two, 102.
32:07Uh, times nine. Times nine, 918. Add the ten.
32:12928. And then add the nine and subtract the seven.
32:15And the second nine minus the seven, 932 away.
32:19And James? Exactly the same way.
32:20Yeah. So, Rich?
32:23100 minus seven is 93.
32:26Times it by ten for 930.
32:29And add on the two, 932.
32:31APPLAUSE
32:32Well done, Rich.
32:3580 players, 42. It's been a really enjoyable afternoon.
32:38Tal has got his third win, but let's see
32:40who can have the last laugh
32:42with today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:44Go on, Talha.
33:09Is it factually?
33:10You are correct.
33:11APPLAUSE
33:12Oh, we all had that, didn't we?
33:18We were all looking at each other like little, little smart Alex.
33:21You can tell when you've got it, because you go,
33:23totally all the professionalism goes.
33:25You don't even wait for it to be unveiled.
33:27You just go, yes!
33:28Yes.
33:29Well, they only get one out of every ten,
33:30but you actually get 99 out of 100.
33:33No joke.
33:34Outside of her Octo Champs,
33:35she's the best I've ever seen at Countdown Conundrums.
33:38And she's got a royal nod, so I go,
33:40and she goes...
33:42And that's how I know.
33:4690-42, the final score.
33:48James, it was just one too many Liverpool fans in the studio for Rachel.
33:51That's what went wrong today.
33:53Did you have a good day?
33:54Yeah, great day. Thank you very much.
33:56Thanks for giving us loads to talk about as well.
33:58Appreciate it, Dad.
33:59Talha, we will see you back here tomorrow.
34:01Lovely.
34:02Rick and Suze, thank you very much.
34:04Hey, Rich, we talked about black and white movies,
34:07and it would seem very strange if we didn't mention,
34:09which we haven't mentioned yet,
34:11probably top three on most lists, Casablanca.
34:14OK.
34:15All right, what a movie that is.
34:16He was looking at you, kid.
34:17See you tomorrow.
34:18See you tomorrow.
34:18See you all tomorrow as well.
34:19We'll be here.
34:20You can count on us.
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