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00:00Satsang with Mooji
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34On the day that 55 years ago,
00:37two British icons sort of started their careers in a way, I suppose.
00:43The one was the James Bond movie, Dr. No, the first James Bond movie.
00:47And the second icon, my word, how iconic were they, were the Beatles.
00:53And their first single, Love Me Do, came out on the same day, back in 1962.
00:59And, of course, you know, they're thriving today.
01:02I don't know how many James Bond movies there have been,
01:04but certainly the Beatles have gone down in world history
01:09as one of the great, great songwriting and musical talents and popular music.
01:13I began to think, British icons.
01:15And if I really had to think, who am I most proud of, the fact that they're British,
01:21I would go for William Shakespeare.
01:24And the point I want to make is, we can enjoy him because it's our language,
01:30and yet he's a world figure.
01:32He's translated into every language.
01:34But is it possible for a non-English-speaking person
01:38to get the same pleasure out of Shakespeare that we do?
01:43What about British icons for you?
01:45Who do you most treasure as a British icon?
01:47I don't think you can get better than Susie Dent, really.
01:51I mean, Countdown itself is a British institution.
01:54I know it started in France, but we'll just forget about that part,
01:56because now it's firmly rooted in British culture, isn't it?
02:00Yes.
02:00I'm trying to explain it to Americans when I was going on holiday
02:02and saying what I did for a living.
02:04They're just looking at you blankly, like, good luck with that, love.
02:08It's going all right, 35 years later, Countdown's still going strong.
02:11Absolutely.
02:12All right.
02:13I know an Irishman who's onto it, and his name, Rachel, is Owen Jackson.
02:18There he is, look, wearing the green.
02:20It's got a number seven on it.
02:21Six under your belt.
02:22Two more to go.
02:23It's going well so far.
02:25You're up against Debbie Scott.
02:26Hello.
02:27Welcome, Debbie.
02:28From Worthing.
02:29Once upon a time cabin crew with our national flag carrier.
02:33Is that right?
02:33Yes, nearly six years.
02:34BA.
02:34Yes.
02:35Really?
02:35Yes, it was good fun.
02:36You told me you carried a couple from the royal family once.
02:40We won't name them.
02:41No, no.
02:42What happened?
02:42You told me an amusing little story.
02:45They're a lovely, charming royal couple,
02:48and he was working hard, and she was very chatty.
02:51And in the middle of the flight, she just said,
02:54Debbie, do you have a nap?
02:56And I thought, wow, a member of the royal family
02:58is really interested in our welfare.
03:00Do we get a rest on the flight?
03:02So I went on and on about where we sit,
03:05and it's right next to the toilets,
03:06and we don't get much sleep because it's noisy.
03:08And then she just looked glazed at me and said,
03:12that's all very charming, Debbie,
03:14but I asked, do you have an apple?
03:18Very good.
03:19Of course, ma'am.
03:20Right away.
03:21Do you want it peeled?
03:22Well done.
03:23Well done.
03:24Big round of applause, then, for Owen and Debbie.
03:31And Susie's here, an institution icon.
03:33You're an icon.
03:34Brilliant.
03:35Thank you, Rachel.
03:35And you're sitting next to another icon.
03:39It's comedian and broadcaster, Dr Phil Hammond.
03:42Welcome, Dr.
03:43Welcome.
03:45Welcome, Dr. Phil.
03:47I'll see you later.
03:47But now, Owen, it's the first letters game.
03:51Thanks, Nick.
03:52Rachel, I'd like to keep it simple
03:54with alternating consonants and vowels,
03:55starting with a consonant, please.
03:57Thank you, Owen.
03:58Keep it simple.
03:59With R.
03:59Then, a vowel.
04:02E.
04:04A consonant.
04:05N.
04:07A vowel.
04:08O.
04:09A consonant.
04:11M.
04:12A vowel.
04:14I.
04:15A consonant.
04:17F.
04:19A vowel.
04:21A.
04:22And a final consonant.
04:24And a final T.
04:26And here's the countdown clock.
04:28Music.
04:28Music.
04:29Music.
04:30MUSIC PLAYS
05:00A seven. A seven. Debbie. Eight. And an eight. Owen. A four-man. A four-man Debbie. Frontier. Frontier. I need to ask Debbie for Frontier. Oh. Near miss. So close, yeah. Now, Dr Phil. Only got sevens, really, haven't we? Form eight, I like. Form eight. Mm-hmm. We got any other sevens? A raiment. OK. But lots of sevens, and we couldn't get an eight. All right. Now then, Debbie.
05:30Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel? Thank you, Debbie. S. And another. M. A vowel. O. And a consonant. D.
06:00A final vowel, please. And lastly, A. Countdown.
06:05MUSIC PLAYS
06:10Yes. Debbie. Eight.
06:38Yes. And eight and? Seven. You're seven. Loaders. Now, Debbie. Modulars. I think we're spelling it with the A. Modular is there as an adjective. I'm not sure it's there as a noun. It's not Debbie, so you can't put the S on it. I'm sorry. Great for seven.
06:58Mm-hmm. And Dr Phil? We've got some eights. We've got remoulds. Yes. Remoulds. And you've got a nice one. Smoulder. I love that word. Smoulder. Smoulder.
07:08Smouldering passion, indeed. Now then, Owen, your numbers game. Thank you, Nick. Could I have two large numbers and four small, please?
07:21Thank you, Owen. Two from the top, four little, and the first numbers game of this day is nine.
07:26Nine. Seven. Six. And the large two. Fifty and one hundred. And the target? Three hundred and ninety-nine.
07:35Three nine nine.
07:36Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:45Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:47Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:49Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:51Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:53Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:55Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:57Four hundred and ninety-nine.
07:59Four hundred and ninety-nine.
08:01Four hundred and ninety-nine.
08:03Four hundred and ninety-nine.
08:05Four hundred and ninety-nine.
08:06Owen. Yeah, I got £3.99.
08:10And Debbie. £3.99.
08:12Thank you. And Owen.
08:15OK, I went £6.50 for £300.
08:18Yep. Added the £100.
08:20£400.
08:21And then to get a one, I did £9 over £9.
08:23Yep. Take away.
08:25Well done. And Debbie.
08:27The same way. Same way.
08:28Yeah. We happy?
08:30All right.
08:34So, 24 plays, 10.
08:35And Owen on 24, as we turn to our first Tea Time teaser,
08:39which is also Wheel and the Clue.
08:41Many, many changes were made at the Cash and Carry.
08:45Many, many changes were made at the Cash and Carry.
09:04Welcome back.
09:05I left you with a clue.
09:07Many, many changes were made at the Cash and Carry.
09:09In fact, changes were made wholesale.
09:13Wholesale is what we're after.
09:1524 plays, 10.
09:16Debbie on 10.
09:17And it's Debbie's letters game.
09:18A consonant, please.
09:20Thank you, Debbie.
09:22T.
09:23And another.
09:24And lastly, A.
09:37A.
09:38A consonant, please.
09:42P.
09:43A vowel.
09:45I.
09:48And another vowel, please.
09:50And lastly, A.
09:53Countdown.
09:53A consonant, please.
10:08A consonant, please.
10:09Yes.
10:26Just a five.
10:27A five and, Owen?
10:28I'm in the same book, five.
10:29Five.
10:30Debbie?
10:31Paths.
10:32And?
10:33Yep.
10:33There we go.
10:34Yep, thank you, yeah.
10:36Now, you're looking unhackered.
10:38So, unhappy, Dr Phil.
10:40No, I've got a vague curry-related answer,
10:43but I'm not sure whether it's got an H in it.
10:44Patias, I remember you can have as part of your curry,
10:47but I'm not sure.
10:47Can you have an H in it or not?
10:48You can put an H in it, yes.
10:49So, how many letters would that give us?
10:50Seven, would it?
10:51That would give you seven, exactly.
10:52Seven, seven.
10:53Well done.
10:53Patias with an H.
10:54Curry-related answer.
10:55Good man.
10:56All right, 29, please.
10:5715, Owen, we turn to you.
10:59It's a letters game.
11:00Thanks.
11:01I'll start off with a consonant, please, Rachel.
11:02Thank you, Owen.
11:03R.
11:04And then a vowel.
11:06I.
11:07A consonant.
11:08D.
11:10A vowel.
11:12A.
11:14Consonant.
11:15G.
11:17And a vowel.
11:19O.
11:21A consonant.
11:22L.
11:24And a vowel.
11:26E.
11:28And a final consonant.
11:30And a final D.
11:33Countdown.
11:40Oh, I have a seven.
12:08And?
12:09I too have a seven.
12:10Well done, yes.
12:11Owen?
12:12My one is Dario.
12:14And Debbie?
12:14Godlia.
12:15Godlia.
12:17Very nice, both.
12:17Ah, isn't that good?
12:19Edward, just to say what a Dario was, just a reminder, it's the flower-shaped cooking pot or cooking mould.
12:2536 to 22.
12:27Debbie, your numbers again.
12:30Could I have one from the top, please, Rachel, and any other five?
12:33Thank you, Debbie.
12:33One large, five little.
12:35And for this round, the little ones are one, ten, seven, two, and eight.
12:42And the big one, 100.
12:44Your target, 330.
12:463, 3, 0.
12:483, 3, 0.
13:19Debbie.
13:20330.
13:21Well done.
13:22And Owen?
13:23Yeah, 330.
13:24Debbie.
13:25100 plus 10.
13:27110.
13:28Is 110.
13:292 plus 1 is 3.
13:31Yeah.
13:32Multiply them.
13:33Well done.
13:33330.
13:34Very good.
13:34And?
13:35It's basically the same, but I did...
13:37I got my 3 by doing 7 minus 1 over 2.
13:407 minus 1 for 6 over 2 is your 3.
13:44That's the only difference.
13:45Nothing.
13:45Well done.
13:46All right.
13:4746.
13:4846 plays 32 as we turn once again excitedly towards Dr. Phil.
13:58What have you got for us?
13:59It's so good to see you're excited, Nick.
14:00It's a real pleasure.
14:01Now, this week I've been delving behind the headlines.
14:04I've talked about how important it is to try and learn new stuff.
14:06As my Auntie Queenie used to say, she used to go,
14:09Philip, if in doubt, don't put it in your mouth, which serves you in many situations.
14:14But in terms of eating and drinking, the headlines are often very confusing.
14:16You can read stuff, eggs are good one day, eggs are bad the next.
14:20Here are some headlines that have caught my eye.
14:21I'm going to test you on these.
14:22Do you think Marmite can stave off dementia?
14:24Yes or no?
14:26Hasn't worked for me.
14:27Does coffee kill or cure you?
14:29Uh, cure.
14:30Can fizzy water make you fat?
14:33I've no idea.
14:33I'm going to try and answer those questions in three minutes.
14:35Probably not very successfully.
14:37I was very excited when I saw a headline in both the Mail and the Telegraph.
14:40Yeast extract can stave off dementia.
14:42Because I've always eaten industrial quantities.
14:44In Australia, I used to eat Vegemite.
14:46And we moved over here.
14:47And my lovely stepdad Stan used to go to the Cash and Carry and buy these huge tubs.
14:51And I used to spoon it on.
14:52I always say my hair is down to Marmite.
14:55In fact, I'm now donating my hair to Donald Trump.
14:57It's exactly the same colour.
14:58I cut it off and I sell it to him, making a fortune.
15:00Anyway, can taking yeast extract reduce your risk of dementia?
15:03Well, they looked, they studied 28 people.
15:05They gave some peanut butters and found that people who took the yeast extract,
15:08it reduced their brain cell excitability.
15:11And the researchers said this might be quite interesting in epilepsy.
15:14If you can stop brain cells getting excitable, it might damp down your risk of seizures.
15:17Because in the 19-page study, they not once mentioned the word dementia.
15:22So it was the headline writers in the Mail and the Telegraph who,
15:24completely out of the air, plucked this out and said,
15:27can Marmite stave off dementia?
15:28No evidence for that at all.
15:29But that's what the headline said.
15:30If all you read was the headlines and you didn't go behind the science,
15:32you would be confused.
15:34Here's a new headline.
15:35Drinking three cups of coffee a day could add years to your life.
15:38That was in the Metro.
15:40So that must be true.
15:41They looked at 451,000 people.
15:44And they found that the people who drank the most coffee over 488 mils a day
15:48had a 12% lower risk of death over three decades
15:51than those who didn't drink coffee at all.
15:53The trouble is it's not a randomised control trial.
15:55It relies on people remembering how much coffee they've drunk.
15:58And it could be that people who can afford a lot of coffee are also richer.
16:02And it may be that rich people have less illness.
16:04So it's not proving cause and effect.
16:05But it shows that coffee probably isn't bad for you, which is a good thing.
16:08And the final one, fizzy water and rats.
16:10The Telegraph said fizzy water could cause obesity by encouraging you to eat more.
16:16This was based on a study of male Palestinian rats.
16:19They don't tell you that in the headline.
16:21You think, oh, fizzy water.
16:22And what was interesting, they fed these rats either tap water, flat soda,
16:26carbonated soda or diet carbonated soda.
16:29And the rats were randomised to these four groups.
16:31And the one who had the fizziness in them, it seemed to increase their appetite.
16:34So there's something about fizzy drinks, not just the sugary ones,
16:36it seems to increase your appetite if you're a male Palestinian rat.
16:39But we don't know yet whether that'll apply to humans.
16:42All very confusing.
16:43So let's ask baby Phil what you should do to be healthy and happy.
16:46Baby Phil says, do your daily clangers.
16:48Connect, learn, be active, notice, give back, eat well, relax, sleep.
16:53Forget the headlines.
16:54Concentrate on these daily habits of happy people.
16:56You will be much healthier.
16:57Thank you very much.
16:58Well done.
17:06Very good.
17:07Can you promise me that the coffee survey wasn't paid for by a coffee company?
17:13No, the yeast extract survey was paid by somebody who makes yeast extracts.
17:17So really important point, who funds the trials?
17:19Always look behind the headlines.
17:21Where does the money come from?
17:22In journalism and in science, who's paying for the trial?
17:24Really important question.
17:25Absolutely.
17:27Thank you, Dr. Phil.
17:28So, Owen on 46, Debbie 32, and it's Owen's letters game.
17:33Yes, sir.
17:34Thanks, Nick.
17:35Richard, if we could start with a consonant, please.
17:37Thank you, Owen.
17:38Y.
17:39And a vowel.
17:41I.
17:43A consonant.
17:44H.
17:45A vowel.
17:47A.
17:48And a consonant.
17:50E.
17:52A vowel.
17:53E.
17:55A consonant.
17:58L.
18:00A vowel.
18:02U.
18:04And a final consonant.
18:06And a final T.
18:08Stand by.
18:09A vowel.
18:11A vowel.
18:11A vowel.
18:11A vowel.
18:12A vowel.
18:12A vowel.
18:12A vowel.
18:12A vowel.
18:13A vowel.
18:13A vowel.
18:13A vowel.
18:14A vowel.
18:14A vowel.
18:14A vowel.
18:15A vowel.
18:15A vowel.
18:15A vowel.
18:15A vowel.
18:15A vowel.
18:16A vowel.
18:16A vowel.
18:16A vowel.
18:16A vowel.
18:17A vowel.
18:17A vowel.
18:17A vowel.
18:18A vowel.
18:18A vowel.
18:19A vowel.
18:19A vowel.
18:20A vowel.
18:20A vowel.
18:21A vowel.
18:22A vowel.
18:22A vowel.
18:23A vowel.
18:24A vowel.
18:24A vowel.
18:25A vowel.
18:26A vowel.
18:27A vowel.
18:28Erwin, last second, weird seven.
18:44And Debbie?
18:45Six.
18:46A six, what's your six?
18:47Hamlet.
18:48Hamlet.
18:50Hap-lite.
18:52Well, there's no M for Hamlet.
18:55You've been listening out there, Debbie, I'm sorry.
18:56There would be a hop-lite, but can you be a haplite?
19:03Something can, yes, an igneous rock, also called haplite without the H,
19:07but it's a term from geology, final medium-grain texture,
19:11but it's a rock.
19:11Very good.
19:13Very good.
19:18Excellent.
19:19Now, Debbie, your letters again.
19:21Consonant, please, Rachel.
19:23Thank you, Debbie.
19:24B.
19:25And a vowel.
19:26I.
19:28And a consonant.
19:30N.
19:31And a consonant.
19:33T.
19:35A third consonant.
19:37G.
19:38A vowel.
19:40E.
19:41Another vowel.
19:44A.
19:45A consonant.
19:47D.
19:49And a final consonant, please.
19:51And a final J.
19:52And the clock starts now.
19:54A vowel.
19:55A ej.
19:56To be continued...
20:00A vowel.
20:01A vowel.
20:05Should act
20:19and yikes.
20:19Debbie.
20:26An eight.
20:27An eight and?
20:28An eight as well.
20:29Two eight.
20:29Debbie's eight?
20:30Debating.
20:31Debating.
20:32You're both debating?
20:33That's the one?
20:33Yes.
20:34Very good.
20:39Any more debating?
20:41Yes, we got debasing.
20:42That was as far as we got.
20:44All right.
20:4461 plays 40.
20:46And Owen, numbers.
20:48Thanks.
20:48I'll go for, again, the two large and four small numbers.
20:51Thanks.
20:52Thank you, Owen.
20:52Two from the top row, four little ones.
20:53And this time you have one, nine, six, four.
21:00And the large two, 50 and 25.
21:03And this target, 109.
21:06109.
21:18Well, Owen?
21:39Yeah, I got that.
21:41Well done.
21:41And Debbie, too.
21:42109.
21:43Owen?
21:44So it's four by 25 is 100 plus nine.
21:46Yep.
21:47Very easy.
21:47And Debbie.
21:48The same way.
21:49All right.
21:49Cool.
21:50No surprises there.
21:5271 plays 50.
21:54And we turn to our second T-time teaser, which is evade turn.
21:58And the clue.
21:59The type of computer game where you try to evade danger at every turn.
22:03The type of computer game where you try to evade danger at every turn.
22:07Welcome back.
22:25I left you with the clue.
22:26The type of computer game where you try to evade danger at every turn.
22:30What sort of computer game would that be?
22:31It would be an adventure computer game.
22:34That's what it would be.
22:35Adventure.
22:3571 plays 50.
22:38Debbie, your letters game.
22:41A consonant, please.
22:42Thank you, Debbie.
22:44K.
22:45And another.
22:47N.
22:48And a vowel.
22:50U.
22:52A consonant.
22:54C.
22:55And another.
22:57M.
22:59A consonant.
23:01R.
23:02A vowel.
23:02E.
23:05Another vowel.
23:08I.
23:09And a final consonant, please.
23:11And a final M.
23:14Counter.
23:14A consonant.
23:16A consonant.
23:20A consonant.
23:23But a consonant.
23:37And a consonant.
23:37B nur, faster.
23:38Baron.
23:38And a consonant.
23:39Fienna.
23:41No.
23:41So many ö conos.
23:42And a consonant.
23:42And a consonant.
23:43Debbie?
23:46Seven.
23:47Seven and?
23:48Seven.
23:50Debbie?
23:50Muckier.
23:51Muckier and?
23:53Muckier.
23:53They're both Muckier.
23:54One Muckier than the other.
23:56And, yes, Dr Phil?
23:57Couldn't get beyond Muckier.
23:59Got Merkin for six.
24:01Merkin.
24:01Which is a wig you might wear down below on certain special occasions.
24:04It's a theatrical costume, isn't it?
24:06I hope so.
24:08All right.
24:0978 to 57.
24:10Owen, your letters again.
24:12Thanks.
24:13I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
24:15Thank you, Owen.
24:15S.
24:16And a vowel.
24:18A.
24:19A consonant.
24:21S.
24:23A vowel.
24:25E.
24:26A consonant.
24:28R.
24:29A vowel.
24:32U.
24:34A consonant.
24:36X.
24:37Ooh.
24:38I'll go with a vowel.
24:41O.
24:41And a final consonant.
24:44And a final S.
24:47Countdown.
24:48Anne E.
24:49осibelius
24:50O.
24:51B mamy會議�戴.
24:58어� �antlyk routines to destruction.
25:00I want to go.
25:01Amen.
25:01pontosball.
25:02We want to go.
25:03zu Hause.
25:04We want to go.
25:04Let's go.
25:04We want to go.
25:04We want to join.
25:05A Meinиной on our way to Pier emoji.
25:06We want to go.
25:07See you.
25:07We want to go.
25:08We want to go.
25:08We want to go.
25:08We want to go.
25:09We want to check it out.
25:10We want to go.
25:10We want to check it out.
25:11We want to check it out.
25:11We want to go.
25:11We want to check it out.
25:12We want Arrow.
25:12Owen?
25:20I got a seven.
25:21A seven, Debbie?
25:22A seven.
25:24Yes, Owen?
25:25Mine is assures.
25:27No, Debbie.
25:28Assures.
25:28A rouses.
25:29And a rouses.
25:31Very good.
25:32Yeah, excellent.
25:33Dr Phil?
25:34Yeah, we got those, assures and a rouses.
25:36Couldn't beat that.
25:37No, it couldn't beat that.
25:38Well done.
25:38That's as far as it went.
25:39Yep.
25:40So, 85 to 64, Susie.
25:43Susie, what have you for us today in your origins of words slot?
25:49Well, very often in English, we tend to focus on the colourful expressions, so the words
25:54and phrases that really seem quite puzzling immediately, and those that seem to be the
25:58fun ones to delve into.
25:59But sometimes, the simplest, most everyday words, they kind of repay you if you look into
26:04them a little bit.
26:05And I was just sitting in the car in a traffic jam the other day, and I was wondering about
26:09being fed up.
26:10Why do we talk about being fed up with something?
26:13And it's similar to other expressions in the RAF that began in the RAF, as indeed this
26:19one did as well, which was browned off, brassed off, cheesed off.
26:22Those all began as army slang around the Second World War.
26:26But the expression actually goes back to the 18th century, if you look all the way back
26:30to its beginnings, and it was a metaphor.
26:32It was when the language's lazy aristocracy were compared to farm animals that were force-fed
26:37to make them plump for markets.
26:40It was in an English newspaper, the Middlesex Courier, and it recounts a court case, and
26:45it was argued that the Duke of Bourbon couldn't have hanged himself because he was unable either
26:50to stand on a chair or tie a knot.
26:53And the lawyer said, everything is done for these princes.
26:55They never learn to do anything.
26:57They're fed up, as it were, in a stall to exist and not to act.
27:01It is rare to find a prince who can walk decently across a room.
27:05Yes, it's all to do with literally being fed up, particularly if you were a farm animal.
27:09But I mentioned brassed off earlier, and its beginnings in the RAF.
27:14And that goes back probably to the idea of simply being kicked off by the top brass, so
27:18by a senior officer.
27:20So no surprise there.
27:21But also in the Navy, it was connected to the really menial job of polishing the brass
27:26work on board a ship, and it happened to be done with a product called Brasso.
27:31So it's probably those two things combined that led to being brassed off, entering the English
27:36language in a general sense.
27:38But yeah, if you're feeling fed up and brassed off, then you have my sympathies, but at least
27:42you're not a farm animal.
27:43Well done.
27:48Very good.
27:5185 to 64.
27:53Now, Debbie, your letters again.
27:56Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:57Thank you, Debbie.
27:59P.
28:00And a vowel.
28:02E.
28:04And a consonant.
28:06Z.
28:07And a better consonant, please.
28:10N.
28:11And a vowel.
28:13I.
28:14Another vowel.
28:16E.
28:17A consonant.
28:19T.
28:19Another.
28:23L.
28:23A vowel, please.
28:26And the last one.
28:27A.
28:28Stand by.
28:29Okay.
28:30Hold.
28:30One more sound.
28:31Tight.
28:35A consonant.
28:41And a connection.
28:41Has.
28:42And another way.
28:44A consonant.
28:46Arosoft.
28:55And a lotion.
28:57A octave.
28:57Yes, Debbie?
29:01Seven.
29:02A seven, and, Owen?
29:04I'll try the dodgy nines, though.
29:07Ooh, Debbie.
29:08Pantile?
29:09Pantile.
29:10Now, this nine of yours.
29:12Oh, no, it's very dodgy.
29:13Panicise.
29:14Panicise.
29:18It's not there, Owen.
29:19I have to say, that was a really good try.
29:22Thanks.
29:22Very plausible, but not in the dictionary.
29:25Any advances on Debbie's?
29:26We've got penalise, which is eight, but sadly not planetised for nine.
29:31No.
29:31Penalise.
29:32Eight's good.
29:3485 to 71, into the final letters game.
29:37Owen?
29:38Thanks, Nick.
29:39I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
29:40Thank you, Owen.
29:41T.
29:43And a vowel?
29:45O.
29:46A consonant?
29:48V.
29:50A vowel?
29:51I.
29:53A consonant?
29:55S.
29:56A vowel?
29:58E.
30:00A consonant?
30:02R.
30:04A vowel?
30:06I.
30:08And a final consonant, please.
30:11And a final N.
30:13Stand by.
30:14A vowel?
30:15A vowel?
30:16A vowel?
30:16A vowel?
30:16A vowel?
30:17A vowel?
30:17A vowel?
30:18A vowel?
30:18A vowel?
30:18A vowel?
30:19A vowel?
30:19A vowel?
30:20A vowel?
30:20A vowel?
30:20A vowel?
30:20A vowel?
30:20A vowel?
30:20A vowel?
30:21A vowel?
30:21A vowel?
30:21A vowel?
30:22A vowel?
30:22A vowel?
30:22A vowel?
30:23A vowel?
30:23A vowel?
30:24A vowel?
30:24A vowel?
30:24A vowel?
30:25A vowel?
30:25A vowel?
30:26A vowel?
30:26A vowel?
30:27A vowel?
30:28A vowel?
30:28A vowel?
30:28A vowel?
30:29A vowel?
30:29A vowel?
30:30A vowel?
30:30A vowel?
30:30Erwin?
30:46A seven.
30:47A seven.
30:48Debbie?
30:48Seven.
30:49And?
30:50Still near.
30:51Debbie?
30:52Inverts.
30:53Inverts.
30:54Good game.
30:55Yeah.
30:56Now, in the corner, Susie and Dr Phil.
30:59Susie looks as if she's got a...
31:01You've got two eights, haven't we?
31:02If you're studying hard, revision is always a good thing to do.
31:04There's an eight, but you've got another one.
31:06Investor is there as well.
31:08Investor and revision.
31:08Well done.
31:10Well done.
31:1492 to 78 into the final numbers game.
31:18Debbie, all to play for.
31:20Your numbers game.
31:21Two from the top and any other four, please.
31:24OK.
31:24Two from the top, four little.
31:25Yes, please.
31:26And there's still a possible crucial conundrum coming up.
31:28Thank you, Debbie.
31:29This numbers game is three, six, two, four, 75, 50.
31:36And the target?
31:39344.
31:393-4-4.
31:413-4-4.
31:413-4-5.
31:53Yes, Debbie.
32:133, 4, 4.
32:14And then?
32:153, 4, 4.
32:15So, Debbie.
32:174 times 75.
32:19300.
32:20Add the 50.
32:21350.
32:22350.
32:22Minus the 6.
32:23Yeah, 3, 4, 4.
32:24There we go.
32:24And I went that same route.
32:27Exactly.
32:35All right, well done, Owen.
32:37You've clambered over the 100 mark.
32:39Well done for the second time, I think.
32:42102 to Debbie.
32:43Very creditable.
32:4588 as we go into the final round.
32:47Fingers on buzzers, Debbie, Owen.
32:49Let's roll today's countdown conundrum.
32:52Oh, I got one.
33:02It's placement.
33:03Let's have a look.
33:04I'm sure you're right.
33:06Said with certainty, placement.
33:08Well done.
33:09Well done, Owen.
33:19Well done, Debbie, too.
33:21Debbie, that was really strongly played.
33:23Well done.
33:24Fabulous.
33:24So, take this goodie bag back to Worthing.
33:27I think you work with your husband, don't you?
33:28I do.
33:29I work for his company, doing a bit of typing, filing.
33:32And what business is he in?
33:34It's a metal fabrication.
33:35Excellent.
33:36Yes.
33:36All right.
33:36Well, thanks for coming.
33:38We enjoyed it.
33:39It's been a good day.
33:39Thank you so much.
33:40All right.
33:41We shall see you tomorrow wearing a different sweater, which we'll have on it number?
33:47Number eight.
33:48Wow.
33:49Big day tomorrow.
33:50Definitely.
33:51And even though I have eight crests, I did not expect to wear them all.
33:55Well, you're going to get a chance tomorrow.
33:57Good luck tomorrow.
33:58All right.
33:58We'll see you then.
34:00See you tomorrow.
34:01Dr. Phil?
34:02I'll be back.
34:02I'll be talking about Ken sleeping with the window open.
34:05Help you lose weight.
34:06I look forward to that.
34:08All right.
34:09How about that?
34:10Indeed.
34:10Susie, see you tomorrow.
34:12I look forward to that.
34:12So, he's made it to number...
34:15Sweater number eight.
34:16Not bad.
34:17I think he might have to start making the quarter finalists badge.
34:20Indeed.
34:21Now, he's played really strongly.
34:22We'll see how he gets on tomorrow.
34:24See you then.
34:24See you then.
34:25Same time, same place.
34:27See you if Owen can become an octa-champ tomorrow.
34:30A very good afternoon.
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