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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to another week of Countdown.
00:34No chain of fools here, just a long list of contestants
00:38hoping to sink their way to becoming Countdown champions.
00:42So let me introduce you to my natural woman, Rachel Riley.
00:45How are you today?
00:46I got the natural woman reference, but I don't know what the rest...
00:49I don't know what you're talking about.
00:50Oh, all Aretha Franklin tracks, and there's the most famous one I've left out.
00:55But I should point out it's an Otis Redding track
00:57who so sadly passed away at 26 yet wrote all these amazing tunes,
01:02including Respect.
01:04Oh, there you go.
01:04Yes, which then was released by Aretha Franklin
01:06and became her signature track.
01:08And on this day, in 1967, she released Respect.
01:13Now, what does Respect do by Aretha Franklin
01:15that the Otis Redding version doesn't do?
01:17She spells it out.
01:18R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
01:20Found out what it means to me.
01:21So today's quiz, arguably our best yet, the bar is low,
01:25but arguably our best yet, is songs that spell out words.
01:29So I'm going to give you the clue and you're going to try and get...
01:32All right, OK, I like it, it's niche.
01:34Which female artist spelt out a fruit on her huge hit from her debut album?
01:42The fruit is banana.
01:46B-A-N-A-N.
01:48Yes!
01:49Is it Rihanna or someone?
01:50No!
01:52Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani.
01:54Right now you've got it in your head.
01:57Now, this is possible you'll get this because he was the lead singer
02:01of a band that Manchester United have taken many songs from for chance.
02:05Who spelt out fear on his 2001 first big solo hit?
02:12You're asking the wrong woman.
02:13I thought Bob Marley did, I don't like cricket.
02:15I mean, I'm out, and I'm not sober.
02:17That was F-E-A-R, and a great song,
02:20because every verse had F-E-A-R at the start.
02:24It's Ian Brown.
02:26I have a list of so many that I'm not going to do.
02:29I'm just going to go over to Dixonry Corner,
02:31checking all of our spellings, as always.
02:33You would have got them all right.
02:34It is our G of the D, Susie Den.
02:36And what a perfect time to welcome back to Dixonry Corner
02:39one of the true characters of his sport,
02:42with, of course, the World Snooker Championship
02:44entering its final week.
02:46He's a legend at the table and a commentary box,
02:49John Virgo!
02:50Thank you, Joey. Nice to be back.
02:52Nice to have you back, Nick. Nice to have you back.
02:55In 1976, John...
02:57Yes?
02:58..which Scottish band spelt out a day of the week
03:01in their big number one hit?
03:05Er, no.
03:07The day was Saturday, John.
03:10I haven't a clue.
03:11Bay City Rollers, Saturday night.
03:12Oh, Bay City Rollers!
03:13I would have been just as well asking Charlotte Robson,
03:16and she's 16.
03:18At three wins so far,
03:19how are you after the weekend,
03:21just settling down, coming back into the studio?
03:23Is it nice to have sort of been able to sleep on it?
03:26I think I've been just running on pure adrenaline all weekend.
03:29I love it.
03:30Listen, what do you do then to turn off?
03:31What's the things?
03:33Well, I mean, I'm working quite a lot of the time,
03:35but I read quite a lot, play the piano, photography.
03:38Fantastic.
03:39Good luck, Charlotte.
03:41Azee Bam is with us from London.
03:42How are you doing, sir?
03:43Yeah, very good, thank you.
03:44Good, good.
03:45I love your name.
03:45It's like a show-busy type name, Azee Bam, isn't it?
03:48Just destined for stardom.
03:50Tell me about your job,
03:51because you're the Deputy CEO of Salam Peace,
03:55and it's based out in East London.
03:56Does great work, and not to embarrass you,
03:58but I know you've won multiple awards for your community work,
04:01so tell us about it.
04:02Yeah, so we're a community organisation.
04:05We deliver a range of sports and education programmes
04:08for underserved communities,
04:10so that's like school-based programmes,
04:13but also evening and weekend community programmes,
04:16and we're a user-led organisation,
04:18so the majority of our team have come through
04:21as project participants to volunteer to then lead,
04:24so people like myself start off in the programme,
04:27and now we're able to, you know,
04:30better make positive changes to our own communities,
04:34which is really, really rewarding.
04:36Absolutely love that.
04:37Brilliant.
04:37Right, Azee and Charlotte, best of luck today.
04:39APPLAUSE
04:39Right, Charlotte, you know what to do now.
04:44Letters.
04:45Hi, Rachel.
04:46Hi, Charlotte.
04:46Go start with a consonant, please.
04:47You can indeed start the week with D.
04:51And another.
04:53C.
04:54And a third.
04:55T.
04:56And one more, please.
04:58S.
04:59And a vowel.
05:01I.
05:02And another.
05:03A.
05:04And one more.
05:06E.
05:07And a consonant, please.
05:09R.
05:11And finish with a vowel, please.
05:12Finish with O.
05:14At the home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
05:18We'll see you next time.
05:32Bye.
05:34Bye.
05:34Bye.
05:36Bye.
05:45Bye.
05:45Time's up. Charlotte?
05:49Seven. Seven. Steady start?
05:51Six. That's OK for your first round. What have you got?
05:53Casted. And the seven?
05:55Coaster. Casted and
05:57coaster. We can drink to that
05:59and over to Susie Dent.
06:01There's no casted, unfortunately.
06:04What do you mean? Yeah, past tense
06:06of cast is cast.
06:07Sounds a bit odd, but no casted.
06:10But yes, we
06:11got a seven and a couple of eights over here.
06:13Hello, what have you got, John?
06:14Yeah, we got asteroid.
06:16Out of this world. What else?
06:18And carotids. The carotid
06:20artery are ones that carry blood to the head
06:23and neck, so carotids will give you an eight.
06:25There you go. Azzy, can't believe that wasn't it. Let's move on
06:27and get more letters from you.
06:29Hi, Rachel. Hi, Azzy. May I
06:31start with a consonant, please?
06:32You may. Start with M.
06:35And the second one?
06:37S.
06:38And the third?
06:40N. And a vowel, please.
06:43E.
06:44And a second?
06:46U.
06:47And a third?
06:49A.
06:51And a consonant, please.
06:54L.
06:55And another consonant?
06:58S.
06:59And a final
07:01vowel, please.
07:03And a final
07:04O.
07:06And 30 seconds.
07:07A final
07:22you
07:23Time's up, Azzy.
07:39I'll risk a seven.
07:40Going to risk it? Why not, Charlotte?
07:42Yeah, I'll risk a seven as well.
07:43OK, let's see if it's the same word, Azzy.
07:45Manless.
07:46Yeah, same word.
07:47Really?
07:48Well, this is a word Susie and Rachel have never had to use in her life.
07:51But is it in the dictionary, Susie?
07:54Oh, absolutely.
07:55Yes, it is.
07:56I'm very happy to accept that one.
07:57Really?
07:58As you would imagine, just without a man?
08:01Without a man, yes, a manless society.
08:03Cool.
08:04Can we add anything?
08:05Sensual.
08:06Sensual?
08:07Sensual.
08:08Very nice indeed.
08:09Turn the lights down.
08:10It's a great word.
08:10And there is an eight there, quite a rare one, but melanous,
08:14linked to melancholy and melanoma, dark.
08:17It means having dark hair or skin.
08:20OK.
08:2014-7 then, Charlotte.
08:22Let's get our first numbers.
08:24One large and five small, please, Rachel.
08:25Thank you, Charlotte.
08:26One from the top and five not.
08:28And the first numbers of the week are two, six, one, eight, five,
08:35and the large one, 75.
08:37And the target, 777.
08:40All the sevens.
08:41Numbers up.
08:41One of the tres-
08:52You can see the next number of the three.
08:54One has been Niche.
08:57Water.
08:58Hutton Bay.
08:59Coming from the two.
09:00We Dan.
09:01We are the three.
09:02Let's go.
09:037-7-7. Charlotte?
09:14Just 7-7-1.
09:16Azzy?
09:167-7-9.
09:18Two away. That's going to be a really good effort. Off you go.
09:21So, 8 plus 2 is 10.
09:23Yes.
09:24Times by 75.
09:26750.
09:27And then 6 times 5 is 30.
09:29Yep.
09:29Take away the 1 for 29 and add that one.
09:32Lovely. Two away. Well done.
09:33How did we get there?
09:34Well, if you say 5 times 2 is 10.
09:38And then add the 1 for 11, you can times by 75 for 825.
09:44And 8 times 6 is 48.
09:46Take away 7-7-7.
09:48Brilliant. Brilliant.
09:50So many of us would have missed that.
09:52Let's calm down and get a tea time teaser.
09:55Take the break to think about what we've done.
09:57It's Costa Rica. Costa Rica.
09:59So, exactly like Costa Rica, but take the A out.
10:02It's Marta's wrong, then it's correct.
10:05How puzzling.
10:06It's Marta's wrong, then it's correct.
10:08How puzzling.
10:08It's acrostic, Susie.
10:29Acrostic.
10:30Yes, I love acrostic.
10:31So, they are some kind of composition.
10:34It could be a poem, it could be a word puzzle, for example,
10:37where certain letters in each line,
10:39often the ones that begin in a line, will form a word.
10:43Well, from acrostic to crossing swords,
10:45Charlotte and Azzy on 14 points.
10:48Each won a battle so far.
10:49Azzy, your letters.
10:51Could I have a consonant, please?
10:52Thank you, Azzy.
10:53And the second?
10:56T.
10:57And the third?
10:59D.
11:00And the vowel, please.
11:02I.
11:03And the second one?
11:05E.
11:06And the third?
11:07A.
11:09And the consonant, please.
11:11G.
11:11And a final consonant, please.
11:20And a final T.
11:22Thanks, Rich.
11:23SONIE
11:33Azzy?
11:56I'll stick with a six.
11:58And Charlotte?
11:58Yeah, six as well.
11:59What have you got, Azzy?
12:00Gifted.
12:00What have you got, Charles?
12:01Fitted.
12:02Fitted, there you go.
12:02Well, straightforward.
12:04Eve and Stephens, 20 points each, Mr Virgo,
12:07in your resplendent, resplendent waistcoat.
12:12We couldn't better that.
12:15The only other one was fidget.
12:17Yeah.
12:18Don?
12:19The word fidget, sixes for us all the way.
12:20There you go.
12:21Sixes all the way.
12:22Let's do it again then, Charlotte.
12:23Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
12:25Thank you, Charlotte.
12:26S.
12:26And another.
12:28P.
12:29And another.
12:31T.
12:31And one more, please.
12:34G.
12:35And a vowel.
12:36U.
12:37And another.
12:39E.
12:40And one more.
12:42I.
12:43And a consonant, please.
12:45T.
12:46And finish with a vowel, please.
12:48Finish with...
12:49E.
12:50And half a minute.
12:51还有.
12:58And if you think the vowel, then the vowel thing is a G.
13:08So you'll notice again.
13:09Oh.
13:10So you'll notice again.
13:10There you go.
13:11And then over.
13:11And once you take a vowel.
13:12And then range your vowel.
13:12And then some, if you want it all at.
13:13And like I'll be near you.
13:14And then everything's y'all.
13:14And like.
13:15And then.
13:16And then graph out.
13:16And here's a vowel.
13:16And there's a vowel.
13:18Our vowel.
13:18And then o to be towards a vowel.
13:19There's a vowel.
13:19And then.
13:20That'll do. Charlotte?
13:23Risk a seven. OK, and Azzy? Seven.
13:25Seven as well. What are you risking? Putties.
13:27Azzy? Gutters. OK, excellent.
13:29Gutters and putties.
13:31Putty is there as a verb, so putty is absolutely fine.
13:34There's no R for gutter, unfortunately, Azzy, I'm sorry.
13:37Can we add anything? Nothing at all. No, nothing beyond seven.
13:41OK, numbers. Azzy's choosing for the first time.
13:45Could I have two large and four small, please?
13:47You can indeed. Two from the top, four not, and a second time.
13:51For the numbers, the selection is six, five, ten, two,
13:56and the big one's 75 and 25.
13:59And the target you need to reach, 990. Wow, 990.
14:03Numbers up.
14:04ВОground.com
14:30Big target, but a big challenge.
14:36990. Charlotte? 990.
14:38Azzy? 990. As we suspected. Charlotte?
14:4275 plus 25. 100.
14:45And 6 minus 5. 6 minus 5 is 1.
14:48I'll take it off the 100. 99. Times by 10.
14:51990. Azzy? Slightly differently, so 25 plus 75 is 100.
14:57Yeah. Times by 10. 1000.
14:59And then 5 times 2 for 10. Take away.
15:02Exactly the same result.
15:07Big target, but not too difficult. 37 plays 30 as we talk to John Virgo for the first time this week.
15:14And can we just start at where all snooker eyes are at the moment, the Crucible?
15:18Because so famous a venue that in China they built their own version of the Crucible, brick by brick, an exact replica.
15:27I mean, there's nothing quite like it in snooker, but what makes it special?
15:31Can you remember your first time?
15:32Yeah, well, 1977 was the first year we went there and I got beat in the first round by the eventual winner, John Spencer.
15:41Yeah.
15:41What was different about it, we were starting the matches at 10.30 in the morning.
15:48Oh.
15:48You're talking about a culture that probably didn't get up till 10.30 in the morning or later.
15:53Also, there was two tables next to one another.
15:58Well, they call it a wall in between the two tables, but basically it's a piece of plywood.
16:04So you had the noise coming from each side and also the floor was raised in those early days.
16:10So it's very creaky, but it just encapsulated snooker for me.
16:15It's a theatre, and we got that atmosphere, that came over to the public, and it just went from strength to strength,
16:23which really, I'm being honest, amazed us all how popular it became.
16:28And it's all due to the Crucible to me.
16:30Love it.
16:31What a great week, John.
16:32Thank you, Mr.
16:35OK.
16:35We're talking about a crucible of pressure.
16:37That's what we have right here on Countdown.
16:39Let's get back to it.
16:40Charlotte.
16:41I'll start with consonant, please.
16:42Thank you, Charlotte.
16:43Here we go again.
17:13Charlotte, how many?
17:39Eight.
17:40Panazzi?
17:40Just a seven.
17:41What's she done there with the eight?
17:43What's she spotted, Azzy?
17:44What's the seven?
17:45Panties.
17:46Panties, OK.
17:47And Charlotte?
17:48Moniest.
17:49Moniest.
17:49Well, we're not going to moan about that, are we, Susie?
17:51We're certainly not in the dictionary.
17:53Well done.
17:53Well done.
17:56I thought you were going to go with postman.
17:58You really surprised me there, Azzy.
18:00So let's go over to dictionary corner.
18:01John, the eight is sensational.
18:03Can we add anything?
18:04There's a nine.
18:05No, a maximum.
18:06What have we got?
18:07I mean, it's down to Susie, obviously.
18:09Take the credit, though.
18:10Yeah, I will.
18:12It's to mains, but it's got a P at the start of it.
18:14This is.
18:15She's making these words up as she goes along.
18:18Susie?
18:18Oh, yeah.
18:19One of those silent P's.
18:20Yes, they are amine compounds, or amine compounds, of unpleasant taste and odour, and rather
18:27unpleasantly, you will find them in a putrefying animal and vegetable matter.
18:31Brilliant.
18:32APPLAUSE
18:32At 45, players, 30, as we get another round of letters.
18:38Azzy, let's go again.
18:40Could I have a consonant, please?
18:41Thank you, Azzy.
18:42T.
18:43And the second.
18:45R.
18:46And the third.
18:48Y.
18:48And the vowel, please.
18:50A.
18:51And the second.
18:53E.
18:54And the third.
18:56O.
18:57And the consonant, please.
18:59D.
19:00And another consonant.
19:03W.
19:04And the final consonant, please.
19:08A final G.
19:09And start the clock.
19:10MUSIC PLAYS
19:22ASSIE
19:28team
19:41ozzy? Six captains. Yeah, well done, charlotte. 6, as well.
19:45More difficult than it looked, ozzy.
19:47Watery.
19:48watery? Yes, same word. There you go. Two grave words, six points each. To Dictionary Corner.
19:55Well, there was an eight. Water dog. What, pray tell, is a water dog? Yes, so it's not a poodle
20:03or a dog that loves water, because that's two words in the dictionary, but this is a North
20:08American salamander, so it's an amphibian that lives in flowing water. OK, 51-36. Numbers
20:15again. It's been two big targets so far. Let's see if it's a hat-trick. Charlotte?
20:19I'll stick with one large and five small, please, Rachel. Thank you, Charlotte. One
20:22from the top row, and five other ones. And for the third time today, the selection
20:28is three, two, nine, one, two, and 25. And the target, 347. 347. Numbers up.
20:45Three, four, seven, a smaller target. Charlotte?
21:12Um, I think I've got three, four, eight, not properly written down.
21:16Azzy? I think 347. Off you go. Um, nine plus three.
21:2212. Add two. 14. Times by 25.
21:27350. And then take away the two and the one. And a good time to make up some ground.
21:31Well done.
21:32APPLAUSE
21:32Straight ground at Azzy. Well done. 51-46. Just five points in it now,
21:38as we get our second Tea Time teaser of this Monday afternoon. It's Is Erased. Is Erased.
21:45Fresh air is the order of the day if you're one of these. Fresh air is the order of the
21:50day if you're one of these.
21:51Hello again. Fresh air is the order of the day if you're one of these. You would be a
22:11seasider who does want to be by the seaside. Right now, Charlotte and Azzy would take it
22:16with the pressure that's on them. A close game. And Azzy, you're picking these letters.
22:20Could I have a consonant, please? Thank you, Azzy.
22:23R. And the second.
22:26N. And the third.
22:30R. And a vowel, please.
22:32I. And the second.
22:35E. And the third.
22:39A.
22:39I. And a consonant, please.
22:47T.
22:48And a final consonant, please.
22:50A final K.
22:52Let's play.
22:52A.
23:06A.
23:06ASSIE?
23:23ASSIE?
23:24Seven.
23:25Charlotte?
23:26Yeah, seven as well.
23:27What's the word, ASSIE?
23:28Trainer.
23:29What's the word, Charlotte?
23:30Same word.
23:31There you go.
23:32Yeah, trainer.
23:33What else did you spot?
23:34Inertia.
23:35Inertia.
23:36Mm-hmm.
23:37Yeah, that's there for a seven, and rainier as well.
23:40But nothing above that.
23:41Nothing above seven.
23:42Felt like there was going to be, but no.
23:43All right.
23:44Seven points each.
23:45You couldn't have done better, as far as we're concerned.
23:47So let's move on.
23:48Charlotte?
23:49Can I start with the consonant, please?
23:51Thank you, Charlotte.
23:52D.
23:53And another.
23:54P.
23:55And a third.
23:57L.
23:58And one more, please.
24:00M.
24:01And a vowel.
24:03U.
24:04And another.
24:05I.
24:06And one more.
24:08O.
24:09And one more, please.
24:11E.
24:12And finish with a consonant, please.
24:14And finish with N.
24:16And countdown.
24:17M.
24:18and off.
24:20And.
24:26Stealing off.
24:27I, I saw you here.
24:29Charlotte? Six. And Ozzie? Seven. A seven. The six is? A dimple. And to take the lead? Implode.
24:55Implode. Lovely spot. Well done. Yes, which you haven't. You've caught up and you've went two points ahead. Right, John, we have a seven. Can you match it or do better?
25:05Well, we've got implode, said, and impound. Impound. So we are in that crucial countdown conundrum territory with four rounds left as we get our origins of words the first of the week.
25:20Yes, well, not snooker for me today, but golf. Because we had an email from Sheila Addis in Wales in Somerset who wonders if there's a connection between feeling under par, i.e. not particularly well, or below par, and being one under par when playing golf.
25:37And the answer is yes, because par is a sibling of pair, but it comes from a Latin word meaning equal things. And at its heart is par itself.
25:50That literally meant equal in Latin. And that also gave us compare, which was to pair with something or bring it together, to disparage.
25:59So par really was a kind of equal state of affairs. Obviously, if you're below par, you're not feeling up to scratch.
26:07To use another sporting metaphor, you're feeling just a little bit unwell.
26:11And when it comes to golf, you are one below the expectation, the sort of level playing field, if you like.
26:19You can see there's so many sporting metaphors coming in, sporting expressions.
26:22So they are absolutely related. And, yeah, I mean, pretty much the same thing.
26:27And while we're on golf, I had an email as well from Babs Robertson in Helensburg, Scotland, who's a really keen golfer.
26:34And she wonders where bogey comes from, a score of one over par.
26:38And the best theory that we have is that it's a shortening of bogeyman, a.k.a. the devil.
26:44And there was a musical song that sort of popularised it.
26:47Hush, here comes the bogeyman. I'm the bogeyman. Catch me if you can.
26:52And so golfers began to equate the idea of beating a whole ground score by chasing the bogeyman.
26:58And there was even a sort of personification of the devil, Colonel Bogey, who kind of personified that score.
27:07But if that makes you think, hang on, because a bogey is actually less than ideal, that's because bogey has changed its meaning.
27:13And originally it did mean par, what you were expected to get.
27:16And it's said to have changed once the rubber ball, the rubber golf ball was invented in America in the late 19th century.
27:22Because the bogey that had been established for the old gutter-percha ball became too easy.
27:28And so the British lowered their bogeys by about one stroke per hole.
27:32But the Americans began to use the word par instead.
27:35Lovely. Thank you.
27:39Four rounds to go. Three before that conundrum.
27:42Azzy, you're picking these letters.
27:44Could I have a consonant, please?
27:46Thank you, Azzy.
27:47L.
27:48And the second one.
27:50X.
27:50And a third.
27:52N.
27:54And a vowel, please.
27:55A.
27:56A second one.
27:58U.
27:59A third.
28:01E.
28:03And a consonant, please.
28:05C.
28:07Another consonant, please.
28:09N.
28:11And a final consonant, please.
28:14A final T.
28:16Good luck.
28:20Good luck.
28:34I'll see you.
28:34A draft.
28:35How do you want to make it?
28:36I'll take it.
28:36I'll take it.
28:36I'll take it.
28:38I'll take it.
28:38I'll take it.
28:39I'll take it.
28:39THEY CONFER
28:48Azzy?
28:49Six.
28:50Charlotte?
28:51Seven.
28:52The six is?
28:53Unlace.
28:54To retake the lead?
28:55Unclean.
28:56Unclean.
28:57Yeah, that's a great spot.
28:58John, that is fantastic. Anything else?
29:00That was it. Unclean. Well done.
29:03Right, OK. So, Charlotte, still crucial countdown,
29:06conundrum territory. Your letters?
29:08Can I start with a consonant, please?
29:09Thank you, Charlotte.
29:10R.
29:11And another.
29:12S.
29:13And another.
29:15R.
29:16And one more.
29:18Q.
29:19And a vowel, please.
29:21I.
29:22And another.
29:23E.
29:24And one more.
29:25I.
29:26And a consonant, please.
29:29L.
29:30And finish with a consonant, please.
29:32Finish with R.
29:34Last letters.
29:35The way these winds are all buying something differently,
29:38L이지.
29:40The way these winds are.
29:41Not knowing anything over your business,
29:43as We were talking.
29:44We enter the actual
29:48You've made an old bouquet,
29:49new Ts...
29:51It's your enjoyment.
29:53Cheers!
29:56How many, Charlotte?
30:07Just a five.
30:08And Azzy?
30:08I'll try a six.
30:10Here we go, what's the five?
30:11Ryls.
30:12And the six you're trying?
30:14Rylers.
30:15Rylers.
30:16I did look it up, I'm afraid, Azzy.
30:18I looked up Rylia as well, if you could be more like Rachel,
30:21but not in, I'm afraid.
30:23Was there a six? Did you find one?
30:25No, we didn't.
30:26We found a five, and then when I said six, I thought, what's that?
30:30But unfortunately...
30:32Ten points in it.
30:33Ten points up for grabs now.
30:34Final numbers, Azzy Balm's choosing.
30:37Can I go for three large, please?
30:39You can indeed.
30:39Gambling time.
30:40Three large, three little.
30:42We need something tricky.
30:44Let's see what we have.
30:45The final numbers today.
30:46Five, six, seven.
30:50And the big ones.
30:51One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
30:54Will we have a crucial?
30:54Let's see the final target, eight, nine, two.
30:57Eight, nine, two.
30:59Numbers up.
30:59One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:00One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:01One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:02One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:03One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:04One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:05One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:06One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:07One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:08One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:09One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:10One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:11One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:12One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:13One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:14One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:15One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:16One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:17One hundred, fifty, seventy-five.
31:18892, the target.
31:32Azzy, 892?
31:33Yes.
31:34Charlotte?
31:35890.
31:36Yes, missed it by two.
31:37This is to draw level, Azzy.
31:39So, 7 plus 5 is 12.
31:417 plus 5 is 12.
31:42Times 75.
31:44Times 75, 900.
31:46Then 100 divided by 50.
31:48Is 2.
31:49Add the 6 for 8.
31:51Under that pressure.
31:52Well done.
31:55Here you go.
31:56It is what they would say in snooker, a blackball fight.
32:00We're literally 70 points each.
32:03It all comes down to this.
32:06If you don't get it, we will keep going.
32:08Again and again.
32:09Something has to give.
32:11Charlotte, finger on the buzzer.
32:13Azzy, finger on the buzzer.
32:16It doesn't get any more vital than this.
32:19Let's reveal our crucial countdown.
32:23Conundrum.
32:29Azzy, to take the champion's chair.
32:31Re-shaking.
32:32Let's have a look.
32:34It's not.
32:35Rest of the time to the champion.
32:37It wasn't re-shaking, but was it close?
32:53It wasn't re-shaking, but was it close?
33:06Let's have a look.
33:07No.
33:08Shrinkage.
33:09We have to go again.
33:10Let's reveal our second, crucial, countdown, conundrum.
33:20Charlotte, to stay in the champion's chair.
33:23Excluding.
33:23Let's have a look.
33:25Yes!
33:29Oh, goodness me.
33:31Let's come to Azzy first.
33:32What a contestant.
33:34What a contestant.
33:35How are you feeling after all that?
33:39Bittersweet, but opponent was brilliant, so I can't complain.
33:42It's been great to be here.
33:43Charlotte, you're halfway to being an octo-champ.
33:45I don't know how in that game, but you are.
33:48I don't think you quite realise that you've been a good champion,
33:51and I think standard-wise, your three challengers since have all been potential champions.
33:56You know, regardless of how many you end up winning,
33:58that's an unbelievable scalp you've taken today.
34:01Well done.
34:02We'll see you tomorrow.
34:03We'll see you tomorrow.
34:04That was worthy of a great final at the Crucible, wasn't it?
34:06Oh, doing it when the heat's on?
34:08Yes.
34:08You can't do better than that.
34:10No feathering of the white whatsoever.
34:12Brilliant.
34:13See you tomorrow, Susie.
34:14Yes, see you then.
34:15Rachel, you know what these two have from us?
34:17Shall we spell it out for them?
34:18Go on in.
34:18The R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
34:21They might certainly do.
34:22Yes, love it.
34:23Right, excellent.
34:24Susie, Rachel and I will grab our breath
34:26and come back tomorrow for more Countdown.
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