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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to another week of Countdown.
00:33I want to start by giving a huge thank you to Liz Dennis and Jenny Eclare
00:37for stepping in at such short notice over the last lot of shows.
00:41I'm afraid on my way to the studio, I tested positive for COVID,
00:46so I've been flat on my back, but I'm now swimming with antibodies.
00:50And, Rachel Riley, I'm negatively, positively delighted to see you.
00:54So are we. Yeah. No, we miss you, Colin. It's lovely to have you back.
00:57But you are working through the pain today. You're not too well yourself.
01:01I am, and you just seem absolutely fascinated by this, because I've got...
01:05Well, do you want to tell everyone? You're the one that's so excited.
01:08When I was a young lad, we didn't talk about,
01:10and I hadn't heard of the thing that you have today.
01:13Yeah. That's why I'm excited.
01:14You shouted across the studio that I'm now... My nickname's Cabbage Boobs.
01:19Explain.
01:19I've been breastfeeding for the last two and a half years,
01:23and I've currently got mastitis, which, if any woman has ever had it,
01:26it's not particularly comfortable.
01:27And cabbage leaves are one of those old remedies that actually does something.
01:31Yes, there we go. Ricky's nodding at me.
01:33Yeah, with women who've been there, we've been there,
01:35and the cabbage actually does something.
01:37So I'm soldiering on.
01:38Rachel, thank you so much. Great to see you again.
01:41Let's go over to Dictionary Corner.
01:42And we're going to have very, very big intros to give you.
01:46Introducing to you, hailing from Woking in England,
01:49weighing in with origins of words, a heavyweight of etymology,
01:53it's Susie Dent.
01:56And alongside her, making her debut in Dictionary Corner,
02:00a former two-weight champion of the world,
02:04it's the jackal, Card Frampton!
02:09Nice to have you, mate.
02:10Yeah, nice to be here, mate.
02:11We have a defending champion and a challenger.
02:13Let's first of all introduce our defending champion.
02:17His record state so far, one win by way of a points decision.
02:22It's the Metallica fan, the Salford Slugger.
02:24It's time to enter Sandman.
02:26It's Daryl Wilson.
02:30Daryl, what would your ring walk music be?
02:32Have a think. I know you love your hard rock.
02:35I know you suggested Metallica,
02:37but I think something by Slipknot might be more appropriate, I think.
02:41Maybe spit it out.
02:43You could have a Deontay Wilder-style mask as well.
02:46You could scare your opponent to death.
02:48Yes, that sounds good.
02:49I absolutely love that.
02:50Well, it's what you do in the ring that counts.
02:52So, good luck over 15 championship rounds.
02:54Against the challenger, very little known about our Bradford Polyglot.
02:59That's her nickname.
03:01She's hoping to say adios, au revoir and tot zines to Daryl.
03:05Ricky Murphy's here.
03:08Well, listen, tell me how you ended up sitting here today.
03:11I think you're fluent in four or five languages.
03:13You speak a little bit of others as well.
03:15Tell me about it.
03:15Um, yeah, just words are an obsession.
03:19Um, studied languages and, um, work with languages in my day-to-day job.
03:25Um, and, yeah, just, just, just love languages and just decided to make that my thing.
03:32Well, listen, only English kinds today.
03:35Daryl, Ricky, best luck.
03:36APPLAUSE
03:37OK, second's away, round one.
03:41Daryl, let us.
03:42Hi, Rachel.
03:42Hi, Daryl.
03:43Can I start with a vowel, please?
03:44You can, indeed.
03:45Start today with A.
03:48And another.
03:50O.
03:52And another.
03:53A.
03:56And a consonant.
03:58L.
04:00Another consonant.
04:02S.
04:04One more, please.
04:05R.
04:07Another vowel.
04:10E.
04:13Another consonant.
04:15G.
04:18And a final consonant, please.
04:20A final T.
04:22OK, for the first time at home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:48OK, Daryl?
04:57Er, six.
04:58Ricky?
04:59Er, seven, I think.
05:00For a seven.
05:01Daryl, what's a six?
05:02Er, jail.
05:03OK, and Ricky, what's a seven?
05:05Largest.
05:06Largest.
05:07No worries there.
05:08No worries there.
05:08Did you get that card?
05:09There's a seven here.
05:10No, we got tow rags.
05:13Oh, that's a great word.
05:15I didn't...
05:16I thought that was very much a Belfast word.
05:18We're tow rags.
05:18We tow rags.
05:19Do it, eh?
05:20Brilliant.
05:21Could we do any better?
05:22Susie?
05:22Er, yeah, there's a single eight that we could find,
05:24which is gloaters.
05:25Very good.
05:26Well, gloating right now is our challenger
05:28who's landed the very first blows.
05:30And this is the first time, Ricky, you get to say
05:32hello to Rachel.
05:33Hi, Rachel.
05:34Hi, Ricky.
05:35Er, can I start with a consonant, please?
05:37Can indeed.
05:38Start with N.
05:40Erm, and another.
05:42D.
05:43And another.
05:45T.
05:47And a vowel.
05:48E.
05:48I.
05:49And another.
05:51A.
05:52Erm, and another.
05:54U.
05:56Erm, and another consonant.
05:59R.
06:01And another.
06:04M.
06:05And a vowel, please.
06:08Lastly, E.
06:1130 seconds.
06:11E.
06:13Â
06:24F Herausforder
06:29E.
06:29E.
06:29OK, stop writing. Ricky? Seven. Daryl? Eight. Ricky, what's the seven?
06:47No, I made a mistake. OK, so the eight will take it if it's right.
06:50Daryl? Rudiment. The champion strikes back.
06:54The eight is rudiment. Cor and Susie?
06:56Er, well, we struck lucky with this one because there is a nine there with ruminated.
07:05Well, let's just save it up for a second.
07:07The point between Daryl and Ricky is we get our first numbers champion.
07:11Can we have six small, please?
07:13Oh, we're not supposed to have groans from the contestants and the host, Colin.
07:19We enjoy six little ones around here. Right, mental workout.
07:22They are two, nine, eight, eight, seven, and another seven.
07:34And the target to reach 570.
07:37Numbers up.
07:37And about two are two.
07:40Have a great day.
07:41All right, a little bit.
07:42Have a great day.
07:42Good day-to-죠.
07:43Good day-to- 곁.
07:48Good day?
07:57Good day.
07:57Good day.
07:58Good night.
07:59Yep.
07:59Good day.
08:00Good day.
08:01Good day.
08:02Good night.
08:02Well, did the round number help? Let's find out.
08:10Daryl? Absolutely nothing.
08:13Wow. Ricky?
08:15Five, six, seven.
08:16Five, six, seven will be enough for points, Ricky, so off you go.
08:20Eight plus two is ten.
08:22Yep.
08:23Eight times seven is 56.
08:25Yep.
08:25Plus the seven.
08:28Oh, sorry, times them together.
08:29Times them together for 560.
08:31Yeah.
08:31And the second seven, yep, gets you to three away, five, six, seven.
08:35Rachel, I mean, you want to get to the 57,
08:38and there's many ways to get the ten,
08:40but I've got brain dripping out of my ear, I can't get it.
08:43Well, you might kick yourself in,
08:45because you can get your ten with eight plus two, as you might expect,
08:49and then seven times seven is 49, and add the other eight.
08:53The pennies drop, times them together, 570.
08:59Really interesting first part.
09:00Let's take a little break.
09:02Let's have our first tea time teaser.
09:03It's a good one, this, for snooker fans out there.
09:05Snap a cue.
09:07Snap a cue, but you can still make a pot.
09:11Snap a cue.
09:12Snap a cue, but you can still make a pot.
09:14That pot is a saucepan, and it's simmering up nice here in the studio,
09:38where challengers had a great start.
09:40Ricky Murphy from Bradford, lives in London, 14 points.
09:44Her champion, Daryl, on eight.
09:46Long way to go.
09:47Ricky, it's your letters.
09:49A consonant, please.
09:50Thank you, Ricky.
09:51W.
09:52And a vowel.
09:54I.
09:56And another.
09:57U.
09:58A consonant, please.
10:01S.
10:02And a vowel.
10:03I.
10:05Another consonant, please.
10:08R.
10:09Another vowel.
10:11E.
10:13K.
10:14And another consonant.
10:15K.
10:16And another consonant.
10:17And lastly, D.
10:18Thank you, Rachel.
10:19Thank you, Rachel.
10:23Thank you, Rachel.
10:24Thank you, Rachel.
10:24Thank you, Rachel.
10:53OK, Daryl.
10:55Just a five for me.
10:57And Ricky.
10:57Six.
10:58Chance to extend your lead.
10:59What's the five, Daryl?
11:01Wired.
11:02And Ricky.
11:03Risked.
11:04Yeah, not a risky word at all.
11:06The dictionary corner to Susie and Carl.
11:08Sadden, we've got duskier.
11:10As in, the night has fallen slightly more, Susie.
11:13Is that what you mean?
11:13Yes.
11:14Faithful word.
11:14OK, lovely.
11:15Lovely stuff.
11:16And very good again from our challenger, Daryl.
11:20Here we go.
11:21Time to kick in.
11:21Let's get your letters.
11:22OK, consonant, please.
11:24Thank you, Daryl.
11:25Z.
11:26And another.
11:27D.
11:29And another.
11:31T.
11:32And a vowel.
11:34A.
11:35Another vowel.
11:36E.
11:38Consonant.
11:40N.
11:42Another consonant.
11:43C.
11:44A vowel.
11:47A.
11:49And another consonant, please.
11:51And lastly, N.
11:53Time to start tonight.
11:54We'll see you next time.
12:03OK, Daryl.
12:26Six.
12:27OK, strong six.
12:28Ricky.
12:29Yeah, six.
12:30OK, let's see.
12:31Daryl.
12:32Decant.
12:32Decant and Ricky.
12:34Canned.
12:35Both of them over here.
12:37Decant and canned, yeah.
12:38Tanned as well.
12:40Canned was there.
12:41And a musical seven for you, andante.
12:45I thought that was to do with pasta.
12:47Al dente.
12:48I have my pasta andante.
12:50You have it al dente.
12:52But andante, it means at a moderately slow tempo.
12:55Right, OK, there you go.
12:57So absolutely nothing that Daryl listens to then would be andante.
13:01Definitely not.
13:02So we know that much.
13:02Not with Slipknot, no.
13:03OK, Honours Eve in six points each.
13:06The difference is 12 points.
13:07So we're in for quite an afternoon.
13:09And it's your first numbers, Ricky?
13:11Yeah.
13:11One large and five little ones, please.
13:14Yes.
13:15Well, you've made Colin happy at least.
13:17But you got points in the last one, so you shouldn't have grumbled.
13:18Right, these five little ones are six, four, one, ten, another one, and the large one, 25, and the target 462.
13:31Numbers up.
13:32Numbers up.
13:32Mark Twins up.
13:34Great.
13:39Go.
13:39Good.
13:40Go.
13:44Go.
13:44Go.
13:45Go.
13:47Go.
13:48Go.
13:49Four, six, two.
14:05Ricky.
14:05No, don't make me.
14:07No.
14:10Unequivocally traumatised during that 30 seconds.
14:13Daryl.
14:14No, having a nightmare.
14:16Wow.
14:16OK.
14:18Rachel.
14:18Well, two ones can make it a really, really hard selection,
14:22and I only found one way, just about.
14:24If you say 10 plus six is 16, 25 plus four is 29,
14:31times those together for 464 and take away the two ones.
14:35Yes.
14:36Four, six, two.
14:37APPLAUSE
14:37Fantastic.
14:41All right, let's chat for the first time this week
14:43to my friend and the brilliant Carl Frampton.
14:47And Carl, we see world champion boxers in the pedestal, don't we?
14:51They're all, once you've done it, for life, megastars.
14:54And you did it at two different weights.
14:56But I know you're going to talk about your biggest win ever
14:59and the aftermath of it.
15:00And maybe all the glitters isn't gold, right?
15:03No, it's far from it.
15:04So, obviously, you expect the razzmatazz.
15:06And everybody just wants...
15:07The biggest win of my career was in Brooklyn.
15:10You know, amazing scenes in the arena.
15:13And all I want to do is get back and go for a drink
15:16and chill out with my friends and family.
15:18But I go backstage, I have a drug test to do.
15:21I'm severely dehydrated, so I have to fill 100 milliliters in the cup.
15:25Yeah.
15:25But I've got the New York State Athletic Commission and VADA
15:28both arguing who's going to get the sample first.
15:32So, they're having a fight.
15:33I'm saying, listen, guys, I just want to go back
15:35and chill out with my family.
15:36So, the time all this is done is probably 1am.
15:40I get back to the hotel.
15:41Bar's closed.
15:43I look over my right shoulder
15:44and I see Mr. Colin Murray with a carry-out.
15:47I carry-out about eight or ten cans of beer.
15:50And that was the only pint that I had that night.
15:52Yeah, great to hear what happens beyond the mat
15:54and not just what we see in the ring.
15:56Brilliant card.
15:59Right.
15:59Well, ahead on points at the moment in this battle
16:01is our challenger, Ricky, our Bradford Polyglot,
16:04who's on 26 points.
16:06Our champion, Daryl's 14.
16:08Long way to go in this fight, though.
16:10So, let's get down to it.
16:11And, Daryl, it's your letters.
16:13Can I have a consonant, please?
16:15Thank you, Daryl.
16:16T.
16:17And another.
16:19H.
16:20And another.
16:22G.
16:22And another.
16:26S.
16:28And another.
16:30R.
16:33Vowel, please.
16:34O.
16:35Another vowel, please.
16:38U.
16:40Another vowel.
16:42E.
16:45And final consonant, please.
16:47A final F.
16:49Start the clock.
16:49This is品 one, Chelsea Tanglers.
16:55You.
16:56This one, you do.
16:58Little Pigs there.
17:00Thanks, companies.
17:01Fuck your time.
17:02I saw your č an人 Ahoy,
17:03and I'll see you in the end.
17:05You.
17:06Just two.
17:10Those arriving in the book.
17:11I saw your age in the help of You,
17:13a ETB,
17:13with a particular organism.
17:13There's only two.
17:14A real exploration,
17:14aología where they can connect you to evolve
17:15across your phone.
17:15See you.
17:16A real museum.
17:16There's only one way.
17:17There's only one way.
17:18There's only one way.
17:18Daryl?
17:21Seven.
17:22Ricky?
17:23Eight.
17:23OK, the seven, Daryl?
17:25Troughs.
17:26Troughs.
17:27Ricky, the eight?
17:29Roughest.
17:30Very well done.
17:31Well done.
17:34Good word when we've got our heavyweight champion dictionary corner.
17:38Nothing better than roughest, eh?
17:39No, it's a good one.
17:40We've another good one here and goes kind of well with the story
17:43about Leo Santa Cruz.
17:45Re-fought.
17:46Nice.
17:46Re-fought.
17:47Excellent.
17:47It's in the dictionary, yes.
17:48Re-fought.
17:49Well done.
17:51Although we don't want to dwell on the re-fight because Leo Santa Cruz won.
17:56Let's just get back to the game and let's get Ricky's letters.
18:00A consonant, please.
18:01Thank you, Ricky.
18:02V.
18:04And another.
18:06R.
18:08And another.
18:09S.
18:11And a vowel, please.
18:14I.
18:15And another.
18:16E.
18:17And another.
18:18And another.
18:20A.
18:21And can I have a consonant, please?
18:24G.
18:25And another.
18:28T.
18:30And another vowel, please.
18:33Lastly, E.
18:34Can't do it.
18:36Not that.
18:36Well done.
18:38MUSIC CONTINUES
19:08OK, Daryl?
19:11I'm going to risk a nine.
19:13Wow, OK. It was interesting, because Rikki did have a bit of doubt there.
19:16I wonder did she have it written down.
19:18First of all, what's the seven, Rikki?
19:20Gravest.
19:21Gravest. And does fortune favour the brave?
19:24Daryl?
19:26Aggressive.
19:28Oh, no, we have agrestic, but not aggressive.
19:33Rikki, were you sniffing around better than a seven?
19:36Yeah, an eight, Garviest.
19:39Garviest? Yeah.
19:40Yeah, no, you were best to leave that one.
19:44So there is an eight there with Virgate,
19:46and Virgate is an old term for a measure of land, about 30 acres.
19:50So any 250-year-olds at home will have got that.
19:53Yes, they're the lucky ones.
19:54OK, there you go. Well done, Tarotar.
19:55They're the older part of our audience.
19:57Right, happy days.
19:58OK, mountain decline for Daryl, but a lot of road left,
20:00so let's see what happens.
20:02And, in fact, Daryl, it's your numbers.
20:04One large and five small, please.
20:06Just the one large.
20:07No, six little ones this time.
20:09Five little.
20:10Maybe a more sensible choice.
20:12Let's see.
20:12They are nine, eight, four, one.
20:17Another nine.
20:18And 100.
20:20And the target to reach 867.
20:23Numbers up.
20:24So, what are the opportunities?
20:26Does iticabody or any other?
20:29If you focus on a 4.
20:29Feat over here.
20:29We'll be right here.
20:33We'll be right on Twitter at Sonsign.
20:37Thank God.
20:38Bye for now.
20:40Bye for now.
20:43Bye for now.
20:49Bye for now.
20:50Bye for now.
20:54OK, 867.
20:57We haven't had our numbers yet, bang on.
20:58Will we now? Daryl?
21:01867. There you go. And Ricky?
21:03Yeah, same, but not written down.
21:05Yeah, you don't look too sure, so with all due respect,
21:08I'll make you go first.
21:09OK, yeah. 100 times 9 is 900.
21:12Here it is.
21:148 times the 4 is 32.
21:16Here it is.
21:17Plus the 1 and minus that. Perfect.
21:20Well done, 867. Daryl?
21:21Yeah, same way.
21:22Yeah.
21:27OK, another tea-time teaser for you.
21:29What a show this afternoon.
21:31It's Abel's side. Abel's side.
21:33He was able to come down the side of the building.
21:36He was able to come down the side of the building.
21:38MUSIC PLAYS
21:40APPLAUSE
21:47Welcome back, everybody.
21:55At Abel's side, he was able to come down the side of the building.
21:59I didn't get this one when I looked at it before we came on air,
22:03because it's abseiled.
22:03I've always spelt it wrong.
22:05So what's the etymology of that, Susie?
22:07It's from German.
22:07So really, we should be saying abseil rather than abseil.
22:11And abseil means down the rope.
22:12Thank you, Susie.
22:13Well, right here in the studio,
22:14our challenger's got a commanding lead.
22:1651 to 24.
22:17Ricky leads Daryl.
22:19But I have to say to our challenger,
22:21our polyglot,
22:21it's not over in any language yet.
22:23A lot of points up for grabs.
22:25And, Ricky, it's your letters.
22:26Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
22:28Thank you, Ricky.
22:29R.
22:30And another.
22:31D.
22:33And another.
22:34P.
22:36And a vowel.
22:38E.
22:39And another.
22:40O.
22:42And a consonant.
22:44B.
22:45And another vowel.
22:47I.
22:50And another.
22:52O.
22:53And another final consonant, please.
22:57A last N.
22:58Time time.
23:28No more writing, please. Daryl? Six. Ricky? A seven. Daryl? Ponder. Ponder. You could be left to ponder. Ricky? Drooped. And drooped. There's only one D in there, unfortunately. That's a big six points for Daryl. Could we do any better than a six over there? A couple of sixes here. Probed and bonier. Any sevens?
23:52Yeah, there is a seven, again, and sort of slightly old term, a poinder. And a poinder in Scots law is an impounder of somebody's property.
24:02Right. Let's get back to it. Good round for you, Daryl. It's never over until it's over, as the great Yogi Berra wants mews. Let's get your latest letters.
24:10Thank you. Can I have a vowel, please? Thank you, Daryl.
24:13A. And another. U. And another. E. And a consonant, please. T. Another consonant. L.
24:26Another vowel. O. Consonant. M. Consonant. P. And final consonant, please.
24:44And a final. S. Here we go.
24:56Rikki?
25:18Um, just a six.
25:20Six from the challenge. You're a champion.
25:22Six. And a six. Okay, that's not bad. Let's see if it's Honours Eve. And Rikki?
25:27Staple.
25:28Staple. And Daryl?
25:30Sample.
25:31Really straightforward. Can you push it on any further?
25:33A couple of eights here. Soulmate.
25:37Ah. Beautiful. Beautiful.
25:38And you?
25:39No, I was thinking more Susie and I, but fine.
25:43And outleaps.
25:45Outleaps.
25:46Yes. If you outleap your opponent. Very good.
25:48Right. Beautiful words. The upshot of it, though, is 21 points.
25:52The different as it stands.
25:54Time to just gather our thoughts and enjoy Origins of Words with Susie Dent.
25:58Where are you taking us today?
25:59Um, taking you to some foodie items today and names on our menus.
26:04I think a lot of them we'll be familiar with, like, um, beef stroganoff, uh, peach melba,
26:10named after Dame Nelly Melba, um, opera singer, the pavlova pudding, um, bechamel sauce, another one.
26:16And, of course, the sandwich, famously named after the Earl of Sandwich, who is said to have refused to have, to leave the gambling table and so insisted that slices of meat be brought to him within two slices of bread.
26:26And so, it is said, the sandwich was born.
26:28Um, but there was also the English Earl, Charles Grey, who helped abolish slavery, actually, throughout the empire.
26:35But he's better known, of course, for Earl Grey tea.
26:38And it is said, according to one story, that he received the recipe as a gift, um, from a Chinese government official whose life had been saved by a British diplomat.
26:47So, that's Earl Grey tea.
26:49Um, and occasionally people are named after food, so the other way around, so the beef eaters at the Tower of London.
26:56So, they got their name, we think, because they were very, very well fed, part of the sort of royal household, if you like,
27:01so they were given plentiful amounts of beef.
27:05And actually, it was used as an insult to them by the bread eaters, who were the sort of more lowly people who, um, had to survive on bread alone.
27:12And believe it or not, the greatest orator of ancient Rome was named after the chickpea.
27:17Which is Cicero in Latin, and Cicero was so-called, apparently, because he had a wart at the end of his nose that resembled the chickpea.
27:25Love it. Wonderful.
27:29Round 12 of 15.
27:31Ricky, your turn to choose.
27:33Consonant, please.
27:34Thank you, Ricky.
27:35L.
27:36And another.
27:39T.
27:40And another.
27:41P.
27:42And another.
27:44T.
27:45And a vowel.
27:47I.
27:48And another.
27:49A.
27:51And another.
27:52E.
27:54And another.
27:57A.
27:58And another consonant, please.
28:00Lastly, Q.
28:0230 seconds.
28:03A.
28:04And another.
28:06A.
28:06Amen.
28:11A.
28:13A.
28:18B.
28:20A.
28:21Rikki
28:34Just a six
28:35Daryl
28:36Six for me
28:37Yeah well done both of you
28:38That wasn't easy
28:39Rikki
28:40Pallet
28:40Yeah same word
28:42I couldn't get beyond a six
28:44I don't think most of the nation got beyond a six
28:47Did Dictionary Corner
28:48No
28:48There was Pallet
28:49We got Pallet as well
28:50And Paddy
28:51P-A-T-T-I-E
28:52As in a beef patty
28:53Yeah you can spell it with the I-E as well as the Y
28:55Okay really difficult round
28:57But just 21 points the difference
28:59Still up for grabs
29:00Daryl it's your choice of consonants and vowels
29:03Can I have a vowel please
29:04Thank you Daryl
29:05E
29:06Another
29:08I
29:10Another
29:11O
29:12A consonant please
29:15X
29:16Another
29:17L
29:21Another
29:21Another
29:21F
29:23A vowel
29:25E
29:28A consonant
29:30N
29:33And another consonant please
29:37And lastly
29:38Ooh J
29:39Here we go
29:41O
29:46Daryl
29:47To go
29:47Yeah
29:48Daryl
29:50We'll be right back
29:51And dear Oczywiście
29:51Is it
29:52too sweet?
29:55Aaimer
29:58This
29:58opt-in
30:00Too want to boom
30:01To go
30:02A
30:03S
30:04Do want to be
30:05New
30:05Now
30:08What have you got?
30:12I've got a six.
30:14Ricky?
30:14A six.
30:15This is to seal it.
30:16Ricky?
30:17Feline.
30:18Feline.
30:19And Daryl?
30:20Same word.
30:21Feline's OK, just to confirm, Susie.
30:23It's very good indeed, yes.
30:25Wonderful.
30:25Excellent.
30:25And there you go.
30:26Horrible set of letters.
30:27You both did brilliantly to get a six.
30:29Anything better over there?
30:31One for chemists, this one.
30:33Olefine, or olefine, O-L-E-F-I-N-E,
30:35is another term for alkene,
30:37and it's an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
30:40Fantastic.
30:41Well, we didn't go the distance,
30:42but two rounds left.
30:44And, Ricky, it's your numbers.
30:46Could I have one large and five little ones, please?
30:48You can, indeed.
30:49One for the top and five little ones
30:51to finish the day, numbers-wise.
30:53And the last selection is four.
30:55Ten.
30:56Eight.
30:58Eight.
30:59Nine.
31:00And the large one's 75.
31:02And the target to reach 957.
31:05Last numbers.
31:07Big talk.
31:08Big talk.
31:10We'll see you next time.
31:11We'll see you next time.
31:12We'll see you next time.
31:12MUSIC PLAYS
31:36Big target. How did you get on, Daryl?
31:39Not even close.
31:40OK, and Ricky?
31:40I mixed the seven and the five rounds.
31:43I got nine, seven, five.
31:45Not looking excuses. Now you're a champ.
31:47We're not looking excuses, right?
31:48Well, Rachel, it's been all about you this time. Off you go.
31:51Well, this one fell out quite nicely, actually,
31:53with nine plus four for 13.
31:56Yeah.
31:56Times that by the 75 for Ricky had.
31:59Nine, seven, five.
31:59And then you can take away the ten and the eight.
32:01Yeah.
32:02And that's nine, five, seven.
32:03That's simple. Wonderful.
32:07And on the gym time, hands-on buzzers.
32:08Daryl, Ricky, let's reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:20Ricky's buzzed in.
32:21Vandalised.
32:23Vandalised.
32:25It isn't.
32:27Rest of the time to Daryl.
32:28Can he go out swinging?
32:29Oh, time is up.
32:54Hard luck, Daryl.
32:56Well, I must go to my friend.
32:57After teasing him mercilessly that he'd be showing up on national TV,
33:02Frampton's only gone and done it.
33:04Very, very close.
33:06Vandalised.
33:07Yeah.
33:09Well done.
33:10Ricky's a new champion.
33:12Daryl, we send you off with the teapot.
33:14It's been a delight to have you here.
33:17And Ricky, what a start by you.
33:20Right?
33:21What a start.
33:21For a challenger to settle in like that was really, really impressive.
33:24Well done.
33:25Our new champion, Ricky Murphy.
33:29Suzie, to say goodbye with two polyglots in the studio.
33:32So do you want to do a bit of congratulations in French, German?
33:35Oh, herzliche glückwünsche.
33:37Oh, felicitation.
33:38Wonderful.
33:39Thank you, Suzie.
33:40And a knockout debut from Carfampton.
33:42Cheers, both of you.
33:46Must hate this.
33:47Must hate this.
33:48You've been fascinated by this cabbage in the bra, haven't you?
33:51I just have to say, before we go, legally, the Channel 4 lawyers will be on to us.
33:56No cabbages were hurt in the recording of this programme.
33:59Rachel, Suzie and I, and this cabbage, will be back tomorrow.
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