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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:34Now, we Brits know a thing or two about weather.
00:38Bad weather can get in the way and stop us doing things that we really want to do.
00:42I was thinking of occasions, and I'm sure you've got some too,
00:45when actually bad weather did for us.
00:49One related to Countdown.
00:50I was overseas and I went to the airport and they said,
00:55I'm very, very sorry, the flight's been cancelled due to very thick fog.
01:01I said, but this is very difficult.
01:04And they said, that's your problem, pal, nothing to do with us.
01:08And I had to make some air'em, scare'em taxi ride to a station to get a train,
01:13to change the train in order to get here.
01:15And ever since then, if I'm ever away, I leave a day in the middle, just in case.
01:21Very sensible.
01:21Has weather ever got in the way of your plans?
01:24Well, it always seems like it's England, isn't it,
01:26that gets things cancelled with a bit of drizzle and a bit of fog.
01:29Because I was in Canada over Christmas, and we got to Vancouver,
01:33and we were driving to Whistler, and it's kind of minus eight degrees.
01:37Thick snowstorm, and Pasha had managed to hire this.
01:40It was called a car, but it looked more like a bus.
01:42So we were going fine, but you get stuck behind people, you know,
01:45crawling along at ten miles an hour, because they're probably English like us.
01:48But, you know, bombing along, and there's snow everywhere.
01:51And we were kind of, as I say, going past these people,
01:54and they have signs everywhere, you must have snow tyres, you must have chains.
01:58And we were a little bit scared, but still happy.
02:00And at 1am, minus eight degrees, pitch black,
02:03we passed someone on a bicycle on the motorway,
02:07just cycling in the pitch black.
02:11It was absolutely insane.
02:13I mean, we weren't sure where this person had escaped from.
02:16But Pasha's a Russian, I mean, he'll risk anything.
02:20They're extraordinary, aren't they?
02:22Well, most of the boys I was with, actually, were all Russian,
02:24and used to kind of minus 40 degrees, but still, they were a bit chilly over in Canada.
02:28I guess it's different kinds of cold.
02:29That's what they were saying, anyway.
02:31I guess so.
02:32I guess so.
02:32Tough guys normally.
02:34Anyway, Rachel, we've got George back with us,
02:36who just squeezed in.
02:38Only George.
02:39Last time in.
02:40Do you remember?
02:40Yeah.
02:41Crucial conundrum.
02:42Well done.
02:43And that snatched it.
02:44Butcher's assistant from Bingley.
02:46Three wins under your belt.
02:48Yeah.
02:48Well done.
02:49Now, you're up against Danny.
02:50Danny Sarkisian, a supply teacher from Manchester, and a poet.
02:55Well, I wouldn't describe myself as a poet.
02:57It's more of a sort of hobby.
02:59But it's something that I enjoy doing, sort of creative writing in general.
03:02So, a bit of short stories.
03:05But, yeah, like, the poetry is sort of spoken word stuff.
03:09So, in pubs and bars.
03:12And you do this around Manchester.
03:14Well, yeah, yeah.
03:14I live in Manchester.
03:15So, any pubs or any bars, usually after a pint or two, to calm the nerves.
03:20Well done.
03:21Big round of applause for George and Danny.
03:27And over in the corner of Susie, as ever.
03:30Joined once again by the wonderful Colin Murray, TV and radio presenter.
03:33Welcome back, Colin.
03:35Now, George, off we go.
03:42Good luck.
03:42Thanks, Nick.
03:43Afternoon, Rachel.
03:44Afternoon, George.
03:44Can I start with a consonant, please?
03:46Start today with T.
03:48And a vowel?
03:50O.
03:52A consonant?
03:53K.
03:55A consonant?
03:57S.
03:58Vowel?
03:58A.
04:01Consonant?
04:03N.
04:04A vowel?
04:06E.
04:08Consonant?
04:10R.
04:12And a final vowel, please.
04:13And a final U.
04:15And here's the countdown clock.
04:16This arrangement is sets itself to the bottom, please.
04:30We have one walks.
04:30Let's end.
04:31Go to the exhale.
04:32Love,heiro?
04:33Nothing?
04:33Yes, we have one of you.
04:34We had an answer.
04:36We're on the beginning.
04:39We're off despite the weighedips of saltwater.
04:40We're done.
04:42We're on the來了.
04:45We'll catch catch it.
04:45We'll catch on the clock.
04:46We'll see the audio Ceará invitation.
04:46Yes, George?
04:49Eight.
04:50Danny?
04:50Just a seven.
04:52Your seven?
04:53Rankist.
04:54Rankist?
04:55Outranks.
04:57Excellent.
04:58Yeah, both fine.
04:59Outranks, really good eight.
05:00Well done.
05:01Very good.
05:05Now, Colin.
05:06I had a stunker for seven, but it was more of a stinker with outranks.
05:11So, yeah, best we could do as well.
05:14Susie, anything else?
05:15Yeah, no, it's a good eight.
05:17Eight points to George then.
05:19Danny, your letters game.
05:21Hi, Rachel.
05:21Hi, Danny.
05:22Can I have a consonant, please?
05:23Thank you, Danny.
05:24Start with S.
05:27Another.
05:28W.
05:30Vowel.
05:32E.
05:33Another vowel.
05:34I.
05:36Consonant.
05:38S.
05:39Consonant.
05:41L.
05:43Vowel.
05:45E.
05:45Consonant.
05:49R.
05:51And a final consonant, please.
05:53And a final W.
05:55Stand by.
05:55Vowel.
05:56I.
05:57hopes.
05:58L.
05:59B.
05:59It.
05:59I.
06:00I.
06:01I.
06:01T.
06:02I.
06:03I.
06:03I.
06:04I.
06:04I.
06:05I.
06:05I.
06:06I.
06:07I.
06:07I.
06:07I.
06:09I.
06:10I.
06:11I.
06:11I.
06:12I.
06:13I.
06:14I.
06:15Well, Danny?
06:28Eight.
06:29Eight as well.
06:30Two-eight, Danny?
06:31Wireless.
06:32And?
06:33Same word, wireless.
06:35Two wirelaces.
06:36Yes, Colin?
06:38That was a home one for me, wasn't it?
06:40Having wireless in there.
06:41Although these kids, they would be thinking wireless headphones,
06:44wireless speakers, I'm thinking the old wireless listening to the radio.
06:49Susie, anything else?
06:50There's a seven there, resiles.
06:52To abandon a position or a course of action is to resile it.
06:55But wireless, yeah, it's the best we could do.
06:58Thanks, guys.
06:59Sixteen plays eight, George on sixteen.
07:02George, your numbers get.
07:04Off you go.
07:04Can I have the usual, please, Rachel?
07:06Three from the top and three a little.
07:08Been here long enough for a usual.
07:09Thank you, George.
07:10And this time, they are one, another one,
07:14eight, and then the three big ones,
07:1650, 25, and 75.
07:19And we'll see if this is possible.
07:21883.
07:22Eight, eight, three.
07:23We'll see you next time.
07:54Well, George?
07:55Eight, seven, five, not written down.
07:57Danny?
07:58Eight, seven, five as well.
08:00So, George?
08:01One plus one is two.
08:03One plus one, two.
08:04Times 50 times eight is 800.
08:06100 times eight, 800.
08:08And add 75.
08:09Yep.
08:10Eight away.
08:10Well done.
08:11And Danny?
08:12Just slightly differently.
08:14I did.
08:15So, eight times 50.
08:17Eight times 50 is 400.
08:19Yeah.
08:19Then one plus one is two.
08:21And then...
08:21So, the same thing with a different order.
08:22Yeah.
08:23Now, Rachel.
08:24883.
08:24Can we crack this one?
08:26Well, you can say 126 times seven is one away.
08:30Eight, eight, two.
08:31But one away is the best for this one.
08:32It was impossible.
08:33Well done.
08:3421 plays 13.
08:36Danny on 13.
08:37And it's time for our first tea time teaser, which is Pat on Bill.
08:42And the clue, even when it's outside the box, it's definitely a pen.
08:47Even when it's outside the box, it's definitely a pen.
08:50Welcome back.
09:07I left you with the clue.
09:08Even when it's outside the box, it's definitely a pen.
09:11And the answer to that one is ballpoint.
09:14Ballpoint.
09:16Now, if you'd like to become a Countdown contestant,
09:19you can email Countdown at Channel4.com to request an application form
09:24or write to us at Contestants Applications, Countdown Leads, LS3, 1, J, S.
09:32Now, 21 to 13, George in the lead.
09:35Danny, your letter's going.
09:37Start with a consonant, please.
09:39Thank you, Danny.
09:41B.
09:42Another.
09:44R.
09:45And another.
09:47D.
09:48Vowel.
09:51I.
09:52Another vowel.
09:54E.
09:55Consonant.
09:57P.
09:58Consonant.
10:01M.
10:02Vowel.
10:04I.
10:07And another vowel, please.
10:09And lastly, A.
10:12Stand by.
10:12OK.
10:12OK.
10:18Yes, Danny?
10:44Eight.
10:45George?
10:46Eight as well.
10:47Danny?
10:48Impaired.
10:49Impaired and?
10:50Same word again.
10:51They're both impaired.
10:52Excellent.
10:53Colin?
10:54Same word again.
10:55We get the points too.
10:57Susie?
10:57Best we could do.
10:59Well done for spossing it, yeah.
11:00Do not boil the soup as it may impair the flavour.
11:02Do you remember that?
11:03It was always on packets.
11:0529 to 21.
11:06George in the lead.
11:07George, you're back.
11:08Letters go.
11:10Have a consonant, please, Rachel.
11:11Thank you, George.
11:12H.
11:12And a vowel.
11:15I.
11:16A consonant.
11:19R.
11:20Consonant.
11:22V.
11:23Vowel.
11:25E.
11:26Consonant.
11:29D.
11:30Vowel.
11:32I.
11:33Consonant.
11:35R.
11:35And a final vowel, please.
11:39And a final O.
11:42Countdown.
11:42R.
11:48Tone.
11:48And a final vowel.
11:50R.
11:51Margol Pad.
11:54And a final vowel.
11:55R.
11:57And a final vowel.
11:59R.
12:02And a final vowel.
12:04R.
12:08ç´¢ant.
12:08R.
12:09Well, Danny?
12:14Just a six that time.
12:15George?
12:16Same, just a six.
12:17Danny?
12:18Driver.
12:19And same again.
12:21Driver.
12:21Two countdown players, all right.
12:23Colin?
12:24So we have a driver and we can throw horrid in there as well.
12:27Anything more?
12:28Divier.
12:29If you're in a divy bar, it might be more sleazy than the next one,
12:33divier.
12:33That will give you another six, but no better than that.
12:35Could that apply to a footballer who dives a little bit more than
12:39another one?
12:40The Man United player is a little more divier than the
12:43Manchester City player.
12:44I think that works.
12:46Well done.
12:4735 to 27 in George's favourites, Danny's numbers game.
12:52Yes, Danny?
12:53Let's go with one large and five little, please.
12:56Thank you, Danny.
12:57One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:00the little ones are five, three, two, eight, and two,
13:05and the big one, 50.
13:06And the target, 234.
13:10Two, three, four.
13:11One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:16the little ones are five, three, four, and the big one.
13:17One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:18the little ones are five, four, and the big one.
13:19One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:20the little ones are five, four, and the big one.
13:21One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:22the little ones are five, four, and the big one.
13:23One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:24the little ones are five, four, and the big one.
13:25One from the top five little ones, and this time around,
13:26the little ones are five, and this time around,
13:27the little ones are five, and this time around,
13:28the little ones are five, and this time around,
13:29the little ones are five, and this time around,
13:30Well, Danny?
13:43Yeah, two, three, four.
13:45And George?
13:45Two, three, four.
13:46Danny?
13:47So I did 50 times five.
13:49250.
13:51And then eight times two.
13:5216.
13:53I had to take it away.
13:54Well done.
13:55George?
13:55Once again, exactly the same.
13:57Yeah.
13:58Well done.
14:00APPLAUSE
14:0045 to 37.
14:07Let's return to Colin.
14:09Colin, what have you got for us?
14:11Well, I've been trying to come up with personal anecdotes
14:13about Northern Ireland,
14:15and this is a story very much about how kids' brains work
14:19rather than the Troubles, but it's connected to that.
14:22I grew up during the Troubles,
14:23and everybody watching knows the divide that existed.
14:26But I started as a news journalist, believe it or not,
14:29before moving into music and sports.
14:32And I was sent to interview children who grew up in what we call an interface.
14:36So you've got this area as Protestant, loyalist, call it what you want,
14:39this area as nationalist, Catholic.
14:41And it's weird.
14:42It can be four streets away, but you never mix, which is a huge problem.
14:46I think tribalism comes from a fear of the unknown.
14:49And you grow up, and in my personal opinion, your brain matures, you mix with all sorts of different people,
14:56and you realise the stupidity of it.
14:58But anyway, I go to interview these kids in the loyalist area and in the Republican area.
15:04So I'm in the loyalist area, and I've got these kids all around me, and I'm interviewing them.
15:09And I'm talking about how the fact, well, they haven't met Catholic kids yet.
15:13And I said, well, you know, what's your view?
15:16And they said, they all agreed.
15:17They said, oh, no, no, we don't like the ones from the other side.
15:21No, we don't like them.
15:22We don't trust them.
15:23We know we don't like them.
15:24And I said, okay, what music do you like?
15:27And they all went, Boyzone.
15:29We love Boyzone.
15:30And they all started singing, love me for a reason.
15:33And I said, they're from Dublin.
15:35You know they're from Dublin.
15:37And they went, yeah.
15:38And I went, there's a huge likelihood that the band that you love are Catholic.
15:44And there was a stunned silence.
15:47And then one of them went, yeah, but they can sing.
15:53Very good.
15:5845 to 37.
15:59George in the lead, and it's your lessons game.
16:02Have a consonant, please, Rachel.
16:04Thank you, George.
16:05C.
16:06A vowel.
16:08E.
16:09A consonant.
16:11T.
16:13Consonant.
16:15F.
16:16Vowel.
16:18E.
16:19Consonant.
16:21D.
16:22Vowel.
16:24O.
16:26Consonant.
16:27S.
16:29And a final vowel, please.
16:30And a final A.
16:32Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:38Well, George.
17:05Seven.
17:05A seven, Danny.
17:06Just a six.
17:08Your six.
17:09Coated.
17:09Coated, yes.
17:11Defects.
17:11Yes.
17:12Yeah.
17:12Very good.
17:13Can we beat it?
17:14Colin?
17:14No, we can match it.
17:16We've only sevens had feasted.
17:18Mm-hmm.
17:18You had a couple, didn't you?
17:19Um, you could put the S in coated and have coasted.
17:22That would give you a seven as well.
17:23Mm.
17:24Yeah.
17:2752 to 37.
17:28Danny, your shot.
17:30Letters go.
17:31Can I have a consonant, please?
17:32Thank you, Danny.
17:33X.
17:34Another.
17:36T.
17:38Third.
17:38Vowel.
17:42O.
17:43Another vowel.
17:45E.
17:46Consonant.
17:48R.
17:50Another consonant.
17:52T.
17:53Vowel.
17:55I.
17:57And a final consonant, please.
17:59And a final H.
18:01Stand by.
18:32Well, Danny.
18:33Just a six.
18:34A six, George?
18:35A six.
18:36Danny.
18:37Toilet.
18:38And?
18:39Hotter.
18:40Hotter.
18:41Colin?
18:41I'm so delighted with this.
18:44I can only match with a six, but never before have I had such a great prop that I can use.
18:49If I could just go below the table, a hottie.
18:54Well done.
18:54Another word for a hot water bottle.
18:56It's Susie always hides below the countdown desk.
19:00It's a spotty hottie, too.
19:01Yeah, it certainly is.
19:02Now then, Susie, what have we got?
19:04There's also triolet.
19:06That would get you to a seven.
19:08That's a poem of eight lines.
19:09The rhyming scheme occurs every third line.
19:13So, yeah, triolet for seven.
19:15Fifty-eight to forty-three, and we plunge into the numbers game for George.
19:20I'll just go one large this time.
19:22One large.
19:22Five small, please.
19:23Away from the usual.
19:24Thank you, George.
19:24One big five, little.
19:26And this time, they are nine, two, two, seven, ten, and one hundred.
19:34And the target, nine hundred and ninety-two.
19:37Nine, nine, two.
19:38One big five, little.
20:03Well, George?
20:10Nine-nine-two.
20:11Nine-nine-two, Danny.
20:13Yeah, nine-nine-two.
20:14Thanks, George.
20:15Two divided by two is one.
20:17Yep.
20:18One hundred minus one is ninety-nine.
20:20Ninety-nine.
20:21Times ten is nine-ninety.
20:23Yep.
20:24And then nine minus seven is another two.
20:26And you haven't used any of those?
20:27Well done.
20:28Good, and Danny?
20:29Added one hundred times ten.
20:31One thousand.
20:33Two over two is one.
20:34Yep.
20:35Add on the seven.
20:37Here's your eight.
20:38Take it away.
20:38Lovely.
20:39Nine-nine-two.
20:40Well done.
20:43OK, now it's time for our second key time teaser,
20:46which is a goal down.
20:48And the clue, they were only a goal down at half-time,
20:50but they let in lots more in the second period.
20:54They were only a goal down at half-time,
20:56but they let in lots more in the second period.
21:02Welcome back.
21:16I left you with the clue.
21:17They were only a goal down at half-time,
21:19but they let in lots more in the second period.
21:21In fact, it was a wagon load they let in.
21:26Wagon load.
21:28So, 68 to 53, George in the lead, Danny.
21:33Here's a go.
21:34A letters game.
21:35Start with a consonant, please.
21:36Thank you, Danny.
21:37B.
21:38Another one.
21:40S.
21:42Vowel.
21:43E.
21:44Another vowel.
21:46O.
21:48Consonant.
21:50N.
21:51Another consonant.
21:53S.
21:54A third.
21:56N.
21:57Vowel.
21:59U.
22:00And a final consonant, please.
22:03And a final R.
22:05Here's the countdown clock.
22:38Yes, Danny.
22:39Uh, six.
22:41George?
22:41Uh, stick with a five.
22:43And your five?
22:44Bones.
22:45Bones, Danny.
22:47Uh, bonus.
22:48Yep, absolutely fine.
22:50And Colin?
22:51Yep.
22:51I had bones as well, inspired by rag and boom man.
22:54Quite right.
22:55Yeah.
22:55Susie, anything else?
22:56Uh, neurons are there for a seven.
22:58And neurons.
22:59Thanks very much.
23:00Well done, Danny.
23:0259 to, uh, 68.
23:05George, your letters game.
23:07Can we have a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:08Thank you, George.
23:09M.
23:10And a vowel.
23:12E.
23:13A consonant.
23:15V.
23:16And another.
23:19F.
23:20A vowel.
23:22U.
23:23Consonant.
23:25G.
23:26Vowel.
23:28O.
23:29A consonant.
23:31T.
23:32And a final consonant, please.
23:34And a final J.
23:36Stand by.
23:37Vowel.
23:38Vowel.
23:38Vowel.
23:39Vowel.
23:39Vowel.
23:40Vowel.
23:40Vowel.
23:41Vowel.
23:41Vowel.
23:42Vowel.
23:42Vowel.
23:43Vowel.
23:43Vowel.
23:44Vowel.
23:44Vowel.
23:45Vowel.
23:45Vowel.
23:46Vowel.
23:46Vowel.
23:47Vowel.
23:47Vowel.
23:48Vowel.
23:48Vowel.
23:49Vowel.
23:50Vowel.
23:50Vowel.
23:51Vowel.
23:51Vowel.
23:52Vowel.
23:52Vowel.
23:53Vowel.
23:53Vowel.
23:54Vowel.
23:54Vowel.
23:55Vowel.
23:55Vowel.
23:56Vowel.
24:07George.
24:09Just a five again.
24:11Five. Danny?
24:12Just a four.
24:13That four.
24:14Move.
24:15George.
24:16Vogue.
24:16And Vogue from George.
24:19Yeah.
24:19Very good spot, that.
24:20Tough?
24:21Really tough.
24:22Any more?
24:23No, we were...
24:24Vogueing.
24:25Vogueing.
24:26That was it, yeah.
24:27That's it.
24:27Really difficult one.
24:28Moving on.
24:2973 to 59.
24:31Moving on, in fact, of course, to the wonderful Susie.
24:34What have you got for us today, Susie?
24:36Well, I had a lovely letter in from Natalia Lucas, who's been watching the show for a very long time,
24:43and she was saying, why do we talk about knowing our onions?
24:48Which is just a very, very good question, and it's something that has puzzled etymologists for a very, very long time.
24:54But as always, when there's a bit of a mystery in English etymology,
24:58there's usually a great story that somehow emerges to explain it.
25:02And the great story attached to this one concerns a British lexicographer, and he was a grammarian as well.
25:08He was called Mr. Onions, C.T. Onions, as he was known.
25:12And he worked on the Oxford English Dictionary, but his best-known work is the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology.
25:19And when I worked at Oxford University Press, I remember all the reprints who would just say,
25:23we're printing onions. That was how we knew it, and we reprinted it often, because it was very, very popular.
25:29And the idea attached to this theory is that onions were so well regarded
25:33that he became the epitome, if you like, a byword for expertise.
25:37So he was the very, very well-known expert.
25:39So if you knew your onions, i.e. the whole of English etymology,
25:43then you probably knew pretty much everything else as well.
25:46Well, sadly, as you'll have guessed, there is no evidence to back this up, as brilliant as he was.
25:53It is all to do with a whole series of foodstuffs, actually, that somehow became attached to knowledge.
26:00So over the years, we've known our oats, our apples, our eggs, and even our sweet potatoes.
26:08And onions simply came in the list.
26:11Why the two came together does remain a mystery. We're not completely sure.
26:14We were talking about bones earlier.
26:16There's another great story, which is boning up on something.
26:20And again, that refers to, or is said to refer to, a notable figure, this time a translator and publisher,
26:26Henry George Bone, who published this great classical library of translated works.
26:30I think it was 766 volumes he published.
26:33Sold them to students, mass market, very, very cheap.
26:36And the idea was that if you boned up on something, you knew this vast amount of knowledge.
26:41Again, sadly, the evidence is lacking, and the idea is simply to do with polishing leather with bones,
26:47which was once the traditional way of buffing up your shoes.
26:49So two people who we would love to think were involved in English etymology, and they were, but not quite in the way we expected.
26:57Thanks, Susie, as ever.
27:04Now, Danny, your letters came.
27:06Start with a consonant, please.
27:08Thank you, Danny.
27:09D.
27:10Vowel.
27:13A.
27:14Consonant.
27:16Z.
27:17Another consonant.
27:19N.
27:21Vowel.
27:23O.
27:24Another vowel.
27:24I.
27:26I.
27:27Consonant.
27:28Q.
27:30Another consonant.
27:32T.
27:34And a final vowel, please.
27:36And a final E.
27:39And off we go again.
27:56New.
28:00All right.
28:02Bye.
28:03Yes, Danny?
28:13Just a five.
28:15Five, George?
28:16Six.
28:17So, Danny?
28:18Zoned.
28:19And?
28:20Atoned.
28:21And atoned, indeed.
28:23Yeah.
28:23Very nice.
28:25Colin?
28:25When I'm watching at home and letters come out like that,
28:28I get zoned and then zoned out.
28:30You know, that's one of those rounds, isn't it?
28:33So, I stopped after zoned, but it's your job to continue.
28:37You can take it one letter further to a seven.
28:40Anodise is there.
28:41Good old countdown word.
28:42To coat a metal with protective oxide layer.
28:45Yeah.
28:45Anodise.
28:46Anodise.
28:4879 to 59, and it's George's Letters game.
28:5220 points ahead.
28:53Yes, George?
28:53Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
28:55Thank you, George.
28:56N.
28:57And a vowel.
28:59O.
28:59Consonant.
29:02C.
29:03Consonant.
29:05P.
29:07Vowel.
29:08A.
29:09Consonant.
29:11L.
29:13Vowel.
29:15E.
29:16A consonant.
29:18Y.
29:20And a final consonant, please.
29:21And a final T.
29:24Done by.
29:24OK.
29:29Well, George?
29:56Six.
29:57Danny?
29:57Just a five.
29:59And that five?
30:00Uh, place.
30:01Now, George.
30:02Canopy.
30:03Canopy, yes.
30:04Very nice.
30:04Can we match it?
30:05Colin?
30:06Yeah, we got polenta.
30:07Have you tried polenta?
30:09Yes.
30:09It's all right, isn't it?
30:11It's OK.
30:12Yeah.
30:12Anything else, Susie?
30:13Uh, potency is another seven.
30:15Yes.
30:16Potency.
30:16I like potency.
30:18Very good.
30:1985 to 59.
30:21Danny, take care of the final numbers game, will you?
30:24Uh, let's go with six more, please.
30:26Why not?
30:27Thank you, Danny.
30:27Six little ones to finish the day.
30:29And this challenge is four, ten, nine, another ten, six, and another nine.
30:38And the targets are reached 421.
30:40Four, two, one.
31:12Well, Danny.
31:14Uh, 424.
31:16George?
31:16421.
31:18Spoken with a firm voice.
31:20Yes.
31:21Ten times ten is 100.
31:23Ten tens, 100, yep.
31:25Nine minus six is three.
31:29Uh, times four, oh, yeah, add that on, sorry.
31:32103.
31:32103.
31:33Times four is 412.
31:35Times four, 412.
31:35And add on the other nine.
31:37Well done, 421.
31:38Lovely.
31:39Well done.
31:39APPLAUSE
31:40So we go into the final round with a, yeah, strong 95 to, uh, Danny's.
31:47Very creditable, uh, 59.
31:50So, fingers on buzzers, gentlemen.
31:52Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
31:54Danny?
32:08Er, Frittered?
32:12Let's see whether you're right.
32:17Good man.
32:19APPLAUSE
32:20Well done.
32:2469, Danny.
32:2569.
32:26Good score.
32:27To George's 95.
32:28Very good score.
32:30So, uh, George takes the day, Danny.
32:33But you take the goodie bag back to, uh, well, just across the, uh...
32:37Not far to go.
32:38Not far to go.
32:39And good luck with the teaching.
32:40Good luck with the creative writing and the poetry, too.
32:42Thanks very much, indeed, for coming.
32:44Yeah, it's been lovely.
32:45And a great, great way to end it, too, with the, uh, conundrum.
32:47Yeah, yeah.
32:48All right.
32:50George.
32:50Nick.
32:51Another one.
32:52Not bad.
32:53See you next time.
32:54Well done, indeed.
32:55Thanks.
32:56Fantastic.
32:57And you're coming back again.
32:59Of course you are.
33:00Susie, too.
33:01Yeah.
33:02You're muttering something about limerick, but you're from the north.
33:05So what are you talking about when you talk about limericks?
33:08Oh, I love a limerick.
33:09Go on.
33:09And I was thinking about it because Danny's here.
33:11And, you know, so during the show, just scrawling limericks.
33:14Because you can make a limerick up in a minute.
33:16In an ad break, it's so easy.
33:19So I've just been writing them about various people.
33:20Susie, have you written a limerick about you?
33:22If you'd like to hear it?
33:23OK.
33:24This is just for you, Danny.
33:25It's not to your level, OK?
33:26I'm not going to get a deal off this.
33:28There's going to be no poetry books coming out.
33:30But here's my limerick about you.
33:32We all know a lady called Susie.
33:34When she finishes the show, she gets boozy.
33:37Back to the hotel, she often raises hell.
33:40But let it never be said, she's a floozy.
33:44Oh, God.
33:51Very good, indeed.
33:52And absolutely spot on as well, I'm going to tell you.
33:55All right.
33:56We'll see you guys next time.
33:58And Rachel, too.
33:59See you next time.
33:59See you then.
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