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00:30Hey, up, Doc. It's afternoon to Countdown before tea.
00:34I know it's Monday, but let's not be Marty bums about it and just get on with the show.
00:39Let me introduce first my old cocker. There she is.
00:43Rachel Riley.
00:44You all right, Doc?
00:45Yeah. So, Yorkshire Day today.
00:48And this show is kind of a Yorkshire show.
00:52It's kind of a rare Yorkshire-Lancashire collaboration.
00:56Yeah, we've kind of made the Tudor rose now.
00:58Because the production office is in Leeds and it's been there forever.
01:01And obviously we film in Salford.
01:03But I've started my time on Countdown in the Leeds studio.
01:07It's there for 26 years.
01:08So, fond memories of schlepping up to Leeds and having a little bit of fun,
01:12a few anagrams, a couple of numbers games.
01:14Yeah, great city. Absolutely great city.
01:16When you think of great Yorkshire people, I go Emily Bronte.
01:19One book, what a mic drop, weather and heights is.
01:22Oh, I just think of the sports people.
01:25You know, Yorkshire would have been pretty high up in the medals table
01:29at the Olympics without the rest of the Great Britain team.
01:31Yeah, you're right.
01:32Jessica Ennis-Hill would be one of the most recent greats
01:34to come out of Yorkshire.
01:35But let's mooch on over to Dictionary Corner
01:37where we find a nethered Susie Dent hot water bottle,
01:41even in the summer.
01:42Look at that.
01:42Right.
01:43And beside her, yet again, great to have back
01:45the wasic that is, comedian Neil Delamere.
01:51Right, well, listen, five wins now for Sue Telfer.
01:55You know, that's a Cinco champ.
01:57No, it's not.
01:57I made it up.
01:58I just made it up.
01:59I'm that excited.
02:00You're a very calm and collected, stoic player.
02:04But there's a little moment after every win
02:07where the glasses come off and the smile goes up
02:09and your shoulders drop.
02:11I think every single show for you is as nerve-wracking
02:14as the one before.
02:15Yeah, it really, really is, Colin, honestly.
02:17Well, Sue, be careful of any twitches or tells today
02:19because you're taking on a professional poker player
02:22in Quinn Bartlett.
02:24Quinn, welcome to Countdown.
02:25Hi, Colin.
02:25Tell me all about that for a profession.
02:27Just online, is it?
02:29Yeah, I play online poker, mainly Texas Hold'em
02:32because it gets the most players.
02:34I play a bit of everything, really, tournaments, cash games,
02:38sit-and-go games, which is a table you just play
02:41until one person wins.
02:42So why would be if I played you a fish, wouldn't I?
02:45Explain that.
02:46I don't know.
02:46I think you told me you were quite good.
02:47Listen, I don't want to boast.
02:49I don't want to boast.
02:49Delamere would be a fish, 100%.
02:52You hook them in, you take their money.
02:55We'll play a game with him after, then.
02:56Yeah, absolutely.
02:57He's the one with all the money.
02:58So maybe we'll do that.
03:00Well, listen, there's no bad luck here.
03:02There's no bad beats, and you're always under the gun.
03:06So good luck to you.
03:07Good luck today.
03:08Sue, going for a sixth win,
03:09and Quinn, looking to stop her.
03:14Let's shuffle up and deal.
03:16Sue, first letters.
03:17Afternoon, Rachel.
03:18Afternoon, Sue.
03:19Consonant, please.
03:20Let's start the week with D.
03:23Another consonant, please.
03:25N.
03:26And a consonant.
03:28T.
03:29And a consonant.
03:31G.
03:32And a consonant.
03:35R.
03:37And a vowel.
03:39A.
03:40And a vowel.
03:42O.
03:43And a vowel.
03:46E.
03:47And another consonant, please.
03:48And lastly, S.
03:51At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
03:53We'll see you next time.
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04:08QUINN? I think I can start at nine.
04:26Wow. On your debut. Sue, can you match it?
04:30Just an eight. Just an eight?
04:32Yeah. How embarrassing. Just an eight.
04:35What have you got, Sue? Grandest.
04:37Grandest. Quinn? Dragonettes.
04:40I can tell that you know your dictionary already.
04:42Either that or you know your fish, because they're marine fish
04:44which lie partly buried in the seabed and look like little dragons.
04:47Well done.
04:49APPLAUSE
04:5018-0. If anyone can come back from that,
04:55it will be our five-tie champion, Sue.
04:59Quinn, let's have your first letters.
05:01Hi, Rachel. Hi, Quinn.
05:02Start with a consonant, please.
05:03Thank you. Start with K.
05:05And a vowel, please.
05:08I.
05:09And a consonant.
05:11N.
05:12A vowel.
05:14A.
05:15Back to the consonant, please.
05:17T.
05:20A vowel, please.
05:22O.
05:23And a consonant, please.
05:25L.
05:27Another vowel.
05:29I.
05:30Finish with a consonant, please.
05:32Finish with a consonant, please.
05:34Best promising selection, possibly, G.
05:3730 seconds.
05:37And then, let's go.
05:39Let's go.
05:41See you.
06:05– Bye.
06:06Well, what a start we've had today by a challenger.
06:10What are you following up your nine with?
06:12Seven. Seven. And a seven.
06:14Seven. And a seven. OK, Quinn?
06:16Talking. Talking and Sue.
06:18Tailing.
06:19Tailing and talking and over to dictionary corner.
06:22There is an ace.
06:24Ligation.
06:25Yes, it's basically securing a ligature around a blood vessel.
06:29Fantastic stuff. Right, 25 to Quinn, seven to Sue.
06:33And it's the champions' numbers.
06:34One from the top, please, and any of the five.
06:37Sticking to the plan. Sticking to script one.
06:40Large five. Little first one of the week.
06:43Ten. Three.
06:45One. Six. Nine.
06:47And the big one, 75.
06:49And the first target to reach, very small, 112.
06:52Numbers up.
06:53And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
06:56And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
06:57And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
06:58And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
06:59And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:00And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:01And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:02And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:03And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:04And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:05And the third target to reach, very small, 112.
07:06And the third target to reach, very small, 11.
07:07And the third target to reach, very small, 11.
07:08And the third target to reach, very small, 11.
07:09And the third target to reach, very small, 11.
07:10And the third target to reach, very small, 11.
07:23Sue? 1-1-2.
07:26Good, and Quinn? 1-1-2. Off you go, Sue.
07:283 times 10 is 30. Yep.
07:31Add 6, add 1. 37.
07:34Add 75. Perfect, 1-1-2.
07:36Good. So many ways to go, Quinn. How do you do? The same.
07:39APPLAUSE
07:41Right, want to start our five-time champion.
07:46Sue Telfer, under pressure, but a long way to go.
07:4935 plus 17, here's your first tea-time teaser.
07:52The cot cry. The cot cry.
07:55The baby would cry in the cot. It could be something to note.
07:58The baby would cry in the cot.
08:01It could be something to note.
08:03BELL RINGS
08:06APPLAUSE
08:11APPLAUSE
08:18First tea-time teaser of the day, folks, was the cot cry.
08:22The baby would cry in the cot. It could be something to note.
08:25Crotchety. Crotchety is the answer.
08:28Right, great start by our challenger, Quinn, and you get to pick the letters.
08:32A consonant, please.
08:33Thank you, Quinn.
08:35C.
08:36C.
08:37And a vowel.
08:38O.
08:39And a consonant.
08:40T.
08:41And a vowel.
08:43E.
08:44And a consonant.
08:46S.
08:47A vowel, please.
08:48O.
08:49A consonant, please.
08:50V.
08:51V.
08:52V.
08:53A vowel, please.
08:54E.
08:55And a consonant.
08:56And lastly...
08:58O.
08:59Thanks, Richard.
09:00O.
09:01O.
09:02Thanks, Richard.
09:03O.
09:04O.
09:05O.
09:06O.
09:07O.
09:08Time's up, Quinn.
09:37Seven.
09:38And Sue, how do you get on?
09:39Seven.
09:40Two sevens.
09:41Quinn?
09:42Re-votes.
09:43Re-votes.
09:44And Sue?
09:45Scooter.
09:46Scooter.
09:47Yep, that's absolutely fine.
09:48Neil, what have you got?
09:49We had scooters as well, or vectors for seven, but we can't beat seven.
09:53There you go.
09:54Right, we'll get on our bikes and we'll move on.
09:56And Sue, it's your letters.
09:58A consonant, please, Rachel.
09:59Thank you, Sue.
10:00D.
10:01And a consonant.
10:02G.
10:03And a consonant.
10:04T.
10:05And a consonant.
10:06F.
10:07And another consonant.
10:08H.
10:09And a vowel.
10:10E.
10:11And a vowel.
10:12A.
10:13And a vowel.
10:14And a vowel.
10:15E.
10:16And a vowel.
10:17A.
10:18And a vowel.
10:19Another A.
10:21And a consonant.
10:23Lastly, N.
10:24N.
10:25Here we go.
10:26And a consonant.
10:27Lastly, N.
10:28Here we go.
10:29Here we go.
11:00Time's up, Sue. Six. A six for Sue and Quinn. Seven. What's the six? Tanged. And Quinn, what's your seven? I think you can have fathead. A fathead. I think you probably can, yes, in the dictionary. Okay. I've got a question for you, Neil. When Thierry Henry handled the ball against the Republic of Ireland, never to be forgiven, never to enter the country, and France went to the World Cup, the Republic of Ireland didn't, the rest is history. Was that referred to in the
11:30bars of Dublin that you frequent every Monday to Friday morning as Handgate?
11:36It should have been, shouldn't it? Watergate, handballgate, handgate. Handgate is eight and it is there.
11:44So what actually is handgate? I'm assuming there's not a picture of Henri beside it in the dictionary.
11:48Absolutely not. No, it is much more innocent. It's more like gate which can be pushed open or shut with a hand, especially if you're out walking.
11:56Wonderful. More points for a challenger. Great with the letters. Let's see how you are at the numbers again as you make your first choices.
12:02I think I should go for one large, please.
12:04You think you should? What do you want to do?
12:08Maybe six more next time.
12:09We'll have another try next time. Right. What you should do is one, two, ten, five, two, and fifty.
12:20And the target to reach 742.
12:22Numbers up.
12:25744.
12:53Quinn?
12:54Er, 744, not written down.
12:56Two away, Sue. 742.
12:58Go for it, Sue.
13:0050 times... Sorry, 5 times 2 plus 1 is 3, so it gives 15.
13:05The trick, 2 plus 1 for the 3 times 5 times 50, 750.
13:09And 10 minus 2 is 8.
13:11Yep. Well done.
13:13APPLAUSE
13:17For the champion dolls, the score's a lot more interesting at the moment.
13:21Let's take a break and over to the dictionary corner
13:23of the wonderful Neil Delamere.
13:24So, last time I was on the show I was sending pointless letters to receptionists
13:27because this is a show about the written word and letters
13:30and I said it was the most fun I've ever had writing letters.
13:32This is the second most fun I've ever had writing letters.
13:35So, I was living in a place in Dublin and I had two car parking spaces attached to it.
13:39I got down one night and there was a motorbike parked in the guest space.
13:42So, I left a little note on the motorbike and I said,
13:44please do not park here, it is a reserved space
13:47because my parents were coming over to visit.
13:49I got down the next day and the bike was up against the wall
13:51but the guy who was really annoyed at me, so he left me a note and it says,
13:54I live in these apartments, I have a zapper for the gate.
13:57If this is confusing to you, ring and he's left his mobile number.
14:00086-838-18-167.
14:03086-838-18-167.
14:06And then he wrote, you're just a jumped up Hitler, spelt with two T's.
14:10The bottom of his note says PTO, so I flipped his motorbike upside down.
14:13I didn't, right?
14:14It says the space is big enough for a bike and a car if you park properly, right?
14:19So, I didn't let it go.
14:21Dear pen pal, I see you can't keep your writing in between the lines.
14:25Well, guess what?
14:26You're not allowed to keep your motorbike there either.
14:28He writes back on the bottom of my note now.
14:30So, it's all back and forth on the bike.
14:31Who do you think you are?
14:32Now, I know he's a little bit confused.
14:34So, I write back, who do you think that I think that I am?
14:36Relax, easy rider.
14:37Relax, easy rider.
14:38My friend is disabled and she needs convenient parking.
14:40He writes back, well, how do you know that I'm not disabled?
14:43You don't know anything about me.
14:45And I thought, I need to end this now because this has taken up two days.
14:48So, I thought, what's the freakiest thing I can write back to you?
14:50You don't know anything about me.
14:51So, I just wrote back, oh, but I do.
14:54But I cut letters out of a magazine.
14:57I just left them on his motorbike.
15:00And I should have left it there, but I spotted online, there's a place online.
15:04If you take a photograph, you can turn it into a postcard.
15:08So, about a week later, I took a photograph of the empty space
15:11and turned it into a postcard and left it on his motorbike saying,
15:14wish you were here.
15:16Right, good.
15:18Right, quite as 49.
15:22Sue has 34 and straight over to her champion, Sue,
15:27who's going to pick some letters for us.
15:29A consonant, please, Rachel.
15:30Thank you, Sue.
15:31R.
15:32And a consonant, please.
15:34C.
15:35And a consonant.
15:36T.
15:37And a consonant.
15:38F.
15:39Consonant.
15:40S.
15:41And a vowel.
15:42O.
15:43And a vowel.
15:45I.
15:46And a vowel.
15:47E.
15:48And a consonant, please.
15:49And lastly, B.
15:50Good luck, everybody.
15:51B.
15:52Good luck, everybody.
15:59B.
16:00B.
16:01B.
16:02B.
16:03B.
16:04B.
16:05B.
16:06B.
16:07B.
16:08B.
16:09B.
16:10B.
16:11B.
16:12B.
16:13B.
16:14B.
16:15B.
16:17B.
16:18B.
16:19B.
16:20B.
16:21B.
16:30C.
16:31A six.
16:32for Quinn and Sue? A six. OK, the six for Quinn is? Forces. And the six for Sue? And same word, forces.
16:40Loads of sixes in there. Let's see if we can do any better, Neil and Susie. There is an eight there,
16:46bisector. Yes, Rachel will know all about this one, because it's usually used mathematically.
16:50You might have a bisector of a triangle, for example, something that cuts through. All right,
16:55lovely stuff. Brilliant, thank you. 15 points in it, and Quinn, it's your letters.
16:59Consonant, please. Thank you, Quinn. N. And then a vowel. O. Consonant, please. B. Another vowel. A.
17:14Consonant, please. D. Another vowel. I. Consonant, please. L. Back to the vowel. E. And the last
17:28consonant, please. Lastly, T. Start the clock.
17:41Okay, Sue. Seven. Oh, and Quinn? I think nine not written down. Okay, let's have the seven.
18:09Pan-tile. And the nine not written down is? Planetoid. Planetoid.
18:14No, you know, it's another name for an asteroid.
18:16APPLAUSE
18:22That's happened before. On debut, three nines, but not too often. Quinn, do you think
18:28the poker playing temperament helps here? Because your day, every day,
18:32you're under pressure and many times under the clock. I'm sure it can help, but I don't have any money
18:38on this game. Right. Well, I bet you £1,000 you cut... No, my joke. Right, let's get some more numbers
18:45with Sue. One from the top, please, Rachel, and any of the five. Not gambling still.
18:49No. Keeping it cool. Five little, one large, and they are two, three, five, seven,
18:57five, and 100, and the target to reach 261. Numbers up.
19:16Two, six, one. Quinn? Oh, I can't do numbers today. 260, not written down. And Sue? 260. Okay, well, that'll be seven points if you're right. Let's find out.
19:43Okay, five plus five. Five plus five, ten. Times three. Times three, 30. Added 100.
19:50Uh, 130. Times two. 260. One away. Lovely. Sue, you're 260? Oh, no, sorry, I've made a mistake. All right.
20:00I'm on my guard now, after you asked me the other day, and I didn't know. Oh, yeah.
20:03So, let's see, 100 take away the two fives. 100, take away the two fives. Yep. 90. Yeah,
20:11multiply it by the three. Is 270. Take away the seven and the two. And you've got a seven and a two. Lovely.
20:17There you go. There you go.
20:20Very bad. Ten points, so I'm killing Quinn by 70. Not a bad afternoon. Uh, Alice sang is your second
20:27tea time teaser of the day. Alice sang. Whenever Alice sang, it was so bad I needed pain relief. Whenever
20:35Alice sang it was so bad I needed pain relief. Welcome back. Second tea time teaser was Alice
20:57sang. Whenever Alice sang, it was so bad I needed pain relief. Analgesic.
21:03Susie, analgesic. What's, I've never taken that. Um, we were just talking about this because, um,
21:10if you take the analgesic, if you split it apart, it's, it is about being without pain. And the
21:15alger bit you'll find in nostalgia, which is the pain for home, which is quite lovely. Um, and then we're
21:21talking about neuralgia and all sorts. We're having a great time with Neil here. Okay, brilliantly
21:24explained. Let's get some more letters now. It's you, Quinn. Uh, consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Quinn.
21:30W. Vowel, please. I. And a consonant. R. Back to a vowel. U. And a consonant. L. Vowel, please.
21:43A. A. A consonant. G. And a vowel. I. And I'll finish with consonant, please. A final M. Good luck.
21:56I. What?
22:09Sue? Five.
22:28And Quinn? I guess I'll have to try five, then.
22:30OK, Sue? Grail.
22:32And Quinn? Allium.
22:34Allium is fine. It's a... Oh, no, it's double L, actually.
22:37That probably was what you were thinking.
22:39For the plant. Yeah, I'm so sorry.
22:42There you go. Five points back.
22:44Still a 35-point cushion.
22:46It's never over. So many points, Neil,
22:48in this last part of Countdown.
22:49We still have five rounds to go.
22:52What did you get?
22:53I got something that I'm going to embarrass you with now
22:56because sometimes if you drive around Belfast,
22:58there are pictures on gable walls,
23:00one of which contains your face.
23:02Oh, jeez. There's a five mural.
23:04Yeah, it's funny how that's changed a lot.
23:06It's a mural with loads of different people on it.
23:08Georgie Best.
23:09Carl Frampton.
23:10Yeah, Coo Cullen, the mythical hero.
23:12There's loads of them now.
23:13But yours is the one I go to often.
23:15And light a little candle and say a little prayer for your success.
23:19Brilliant. Sue, let's get some letters.
23:22A consonant, please, Rachel.
23:23Thank you, Sue.
23:24D.
23:25And a consonant.
23:26S.
23:28And a consonant.
23:30Y.
23:31And a consonant.
23:33N.
23:34And a consonant.
23:36R.
23:38And a vowel.
23:40E.
23:42And a vowel.
23:44E.
23:45And a consonant.
23:47D.
23:47And a final vowel, please.
23:50A final I.
23:53I's died.
23:53And a consonant.
23:54And a consonant.
23:55And a consonant.
23:56And a consonant.
23:56And a consonant.
23:56And a consonant.
23:57And a consonant.
23:57And a consonant.
23:57And a consonant.
23:58And a consonant.
23:58And a consonant.
23:59And a consonant.
23:59And 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.
24:03And a consonant.
24:03And a consonant.
24:04And a consonant.
24:04And a consonant.
24:05And a consonant.
24:05And a consonant.
24:06And a consonant.
24:07And a consonant.
24:07And a consonant.
24:08And a consonant.
24:08And a consonant.
24:09And a consonant.
24:10And a consonant.
24:11And a consonant.
24:12And a consonant.
24:24Sue, how many? Six. And Quinn? Six.
24:28OK, what's your sixth, Quinn? Sender. And Sue? Reside.
24:31Reside and sender.
24:34You have reside, there is resided for seven.
24:38Ah. Susie, anything else? Desired, anagram of that. Desired as well, for seven.
24:43All right, brilliant. We're going to stay in Dictionary Corner for Origins of Words.
24:47I know you love your regional dialects, where Yorkshire start would have thrilled you,
24:51but where are we going today?
24:52Yeah, I love the Yorkshire dialect.
24:54Well, you were mentioning Wuthering Heights at the top of the show,
24:57and wuthering is just such a lovely word,
25:00but I don't know if you've ever thought, what does wuthering actually mean?
25:03And Bronte actually gave a really good explanation
25:06as to why she had chosen the adjective wuthering.
25:09It does come from dialect, and she says,
25:11it is descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather.
25:17So it's a distinct regional weather word,
25:20and wither meant to blow.
25:22To wither or to wuther was to blow, often tempestuously.
25:26And that is a legacy of the Vikings, believe it or not,
25:29which Neil knows all about, because he's done a documentary on the Vikings.
25:31But it comes from their language of Old Norse, meaning a squall of wind.
25:35And that got me thinking about a hoolie.
25:38If you say it's blowing a hoolie out there, that is actually from Orkney Scots, meaning a gale, hoolan.
25:44So I just love the way that we pick our weather words from all corners appropriately, I suppose.
25:49Thunder plump, another of my absolute favourite words.
25:52Thunder plump is a really heavy shower with very fat raindrops, which soaks you to the skin in seconds.
25:58And I'm going to finish with the great etymological mystery, brass monkeys' weather.
26:03In full, it's a little bit ruder to freeze something off a brass monkey.
26:07But the story that's always attached to it is that these monkeys were the brass racks that were used for storing cannonballs,
26:13which would contract in cold weather and let the cannonballs go.
26:17There's absolutely no evidence, sadly, to support it.
26:20It's a wonderful story.
26:21And we think probably it was from the...
26:24You know how people often have ducks in a row on their...
26:27Well, not in a row, but going upwards on their walls?
26:29Well, really popular artefacts, once upon a time, were three brass monkeys,
26:33which we recreate in emojis these days.
26:35Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil, where they've got that or that, etc.
26:40And we think it was simply because they were such popular items in the households
26:43that if you froze something off these brass monkeys, it was very cold indeed.
26:47APPLAUSE
26:50The Queen of Dictionary Corner, long may she reign.
26:54OK, let's get some more letters now. It's you, Quinn.
26:56Continent, please, Rachel.
26:57Thank you, Quinn.
26:58W.
26:59And a vowel.
27:00E.
27:01And a consonant.
27:02B.
27:03And a vowel.
27:04O.
27:05Consonant, please.
27:06P.
27:07Vowel.
27:08E.
27:09A consonant.
27:10S.
27:11A vowel.
27:12I.
27:13And a consonant, please.
27:14And lastly, H.
27:15Here we go.
27:16S.
27:17S.
27:18A vowel.
27:19A vowel.
27:20I.
27:21And a consonant, please.
27:22And lastly, H.
27:24Here we go.
27:25Here we go.
27:26What's up.
27:27How am I?
27:28Here we go.
27:29We'll talk about it.
27:30We'll talk about it.
27:31You can go.
27:32We have a vowel.
27:34Here we go.
27:35We can go.
27:36We'll be right.
27:37Here we go.
27:38Here we go.
27:39THEY CONFER
27:56Quinn? Erm, I'll try a seven.
27:59And Sue? Five. What's your five, Sue? Sweep.
28:02Sweep. And Quinn, the seven?
28:05Can you have weepish? Weepish.
28:08If you're a bit maudlin, not in the dictionary, I'm afraid. Sorry, Quinn.
28:12It's getting more and more intriguing with every round.
28:15Neil Delamere, more than five.
28:17Erm, I'm going to say that there's a seven,
28:21and I'm going to pretend that I have classical education
28:24rather than watching Friends.
28:26Phoebe's.
28:27Yeah, I would have just assumed it wouldn't count, capital P.
28:30No idea what it is, Sue.
28:32But, like, a Cassandra is something, you know,
28:34a Cassandra is now somebody who does something from Greek mythology,
28:37so I'm guessing Phoebe's is the same.
28:39Well, actually, it refers to a flycatcher.
28:41That's what I meant.
28:42I meant, that's what I meant.
28:43A lot of flycatchers in the other seat.
28:44I'm catching flies with it.
28:46But, yeah, I love the fact that it's an American tyrant flycatcher,
28:50so pretty lethal.
28:51But, yeah, that's what it means.
28:53Gap closed but still 30 in it.
28:55Sue, going to need a big round.
28:56Let's get your letters.
28:57Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:58Thank you, Sue.
28:59M.
29:00And a consonant.
29:01N.
29:02And a consonant.
29:03R.
29:04And a consonant.
29:05S.
29:06And a consonant.
29:07P.
29:08And a vowel.
29:09E.
29:10And a consonant.
29:12T.
29:13And a vowel.
29:14E.
29:15And a consonant.
29:16T.
29:17And a vowel.
29:18A.
29:19And another vowel, please.
29:21A final I.
29:22Last letters.
29:23A.
29:24A.
29:25A.
29:26And another vowel, please.
29:27A final I.
29:30Last letters.
29:33The, the, the, the, the, the.
29:38A.
29:42The, the, the so-
29:44Sue?
30:05Nine.
30:06I wonder what's coming here for the hat trick, Quinn.
30:08Also nine.
30:09OK, Sue, that's such a gut punch, isn't it?
30:13Because that would have got you right back in it.
30:15The nine is?
30:16Behemint.
30:17Absolutely.
30:18Just show it.
30:22I'm just going to say, Quinn got that in one second.
30:29For 29 seconds of that, he was smiling a big grin,
30:34knowing that he was going to get a hat trick of nines.
30:37APPLAUSE
30:39I just absolutely hate to be playing along at home, Neil.
30:44Yeah.
30:47Basically, it's the cops.
30:48Ring the cops.
30:48The man gets 999.
30:50Fantastic.
30:50Well done to you.
30:51And he looked so relaxed.
30:54To be honest with you, if I'd gotten Spearmint after one second,
30:56I would have just tried to distract Sue for 29 seconds.
31:00But he was very gentlemanly as well.
31:02And then Sue got it shortly afterwards.
31:04So two phenomenal players.
31:05Well, it says something, Sue,
31:07and you're going to have 74 points with two rounds left
31:10and you're 30 points behind.
31:11At least, you know, you couldn't have done any better.
31:13But, hey, two rounds left to go.
31:15We have the numbers from Quinn.
31:17One large, please, Rachel.
31:18One large.
31:19Going with your head, not your heart again, Quinn.
31:21We'll get some six more out of you on one of these shows.
31:23Right, the final numbers today are 7, 5, 10, 1.
31:29Another 7 and 50.
31:31And the target to reach 577.
31:35Good luck.
31:35Good luck.
31:36Good luck.
31:49All right.
31:49So?
32:075-7-7.
32:08Yeah, Quint.
32:10Yeah, but not written down.
32:11What are you doing to me?
32:13I feel like disqualifying you.
32:14Off you go.
32:1550 plus 7.
32:1657.
32:17Times 10.
32:19570.
32:20Plus 7.
32:21Yeah, it was nicely aided out, this one.
32:23Sue?
32:24Oh, exactly the same way.
32:25Yeah, there you go.
32:32114 players, 84.
32:34What a treat today's show has been.
32:36We're going to have a new champion in Quint with a phenomenal score.
32:41Fingers on the buzzers for today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:44Quint buzzers.
32:49Unbranded.
32:50Let's have a look.
32:56Where'd I start?
32:58Well, I start with Sue.
32:59At five wins, we'll never forget your glasses, on and off, 100 times a show.
33:06Sue Telfer, what a champion.
33:07Brilliant.
33:09Brilliant.
33:11But I'll go as far as to say there are very few players in Countdown history that could have beaten Quinn on his debut.
33:18Can I just say he scored 124.
33:21You didn't score in two consecutive rounds.
33:25How scary is this proposition in the days ahead?
33:28It's going to be quite some rag.
33:29Well done.
33:30We will see you tomorrow.
33:31We'll sit back down at the table and see how you get on.
33:34Sue, very safe home.
33:35You get the teapot.
33:36It's been lovely to have you.
33:37Well done, both of you.
33:40And that's it.
33:41Susie and me.
33:42We'll see you back here tomorrow, Neil.
33:43Thank you, Susie.
33:44All done, Rachel.
33:45What a day.
33:45I thought the interesting thing about Quinn is sometimes when contestants have a nine-letter word,
33:50they pretend they haven't got it so their opponent doesn't know.
33:52Quinn has got absolutely no poker face at all.
33:55One second, pen down, having a little smile to himself.
33:57Like a kid who's just been given a chocolate bar before dinner.
34:01Big smile.
34:01Absolutely love the joy that people get playing this game.
34:05And all for a teapot.
34:06Beautiful.
34:07Brew up again tomorrow.
34:08Susie, Rachel and I will be here.
34:10You can count on us.
34:12You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com
34:16or write to us at countdownleaguesLS31JS.
34:20You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:27We'll see you next time.
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