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00:30Hello everybody, welcome to Countdown on this August bank holiday and what really is a strange week for us, a rare break and it's not even Christmas.
00:41So we're going to be here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, then we're not here Thursday, Friday and all of next week and for the best of reasons because it is back.
00:49Channel 4's trailblazing Paralympic coverage continues, started in 2012, it continues at Paris 2024 and we're just happy to be a little bit of a part of that.
01:02So let's enjoy these three shows then, let's enjoy the Paralympics on Channel 4.
01:06Hiya Rachel.
01:07Hi Colin.
01:08Macaulay Culkin's birthday today, now it's a bank holiday and we always get people watching it, maybe don't usually watch.
01:14We love a quiz, nay, I love a quiz, everyone else tolerates a quiz.
01:18I love a quiz.
01:19You love a quiz, right?
01:20You're going to love this one.
01:21I'm here for this.
01:22Child stars, who's younger, who's older, are you ready?
01:25Right.
01:26Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin, happy birthday.
01:29E.T., Drew Barrymore.
01:31Who today is older and who's younger?
01:33Oh, that's a hard one.
01:34It's a great quiz.
01:35I think, I mean, she's been on telly, well, films forever, but I think Drew Barrymore's going to be older than 44.
01:43Macaulay Culkin, 44, great knowledge of the culk.
01:46Drew Barrymore, E.T., 49.
01:50Well done.
01:51The Craddy Kid or The Fresh Prince?
01:54Ralph Macchio or Will Smith?
01:56I mean, I don't know anything about The Karate Kid because I know you've told me to watch it about 17,000 times and I still haven't seen it.
02:03So, Will Smith, he's got to be approaching 50, probably.
02:08Karate Kid, 80.
02:09So, I mean, I don't know anything about The Karate Kid.
02:12So, let's say that The Karate Kid's older.
02:14Well, The Karate Kid, even though you don't have much knowledge, is 62.
02:20Right.
02:20Will Smith, 55.
02:23Well done.
02:23Well done.
02:25Between now and the end of the show, I'm going to come up with a really difficult one for you.
02:29OK, cool.
02:30See if I can get you at the end.
02:31I'm here for it.
02:31Let's get to the dictionary corner because we have serious FOMO when it comes to the Paralympics on Channel 4.
02:36So, we wanted to be just a little part of it.
02:38So, Susie Dent, our guardian of the dictionary, welcomes a very, very special guest for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
02:44OK, multiple world champion, multiple Paralympic champion across athletics and cycling.
02:51The amazing, Kadena Cox.
02:54Got a helicopter.
02:56That's going to take you directly on Wednesday to the opening ceremony.
02:58They say you can just land in the middle of the stadium.
03:01That's OK.
03:01It's my kind of vibes, like living the high life.
03:03That's how we roll.
03:04That's how we roll.
03:05If you believe that, you'll believe any.
03:06So much to talk about.
03:07Cannot wait.
03:08And you get to meet our new champion, Jill Taylor.
03:12The one win on Friday and that's what you've always dreamt of.
03:15Yes, I've got the teapot.
03:17You're going up against Caroline Carpenter today.
03:19Stunning name that, isn't it?
03:21Caroline Carpenter.
03:21I love it.
03:22How are you today?
03:23I'm good, thank you.
03:24If we get on well, can I call you Cece?
03:26Yeah.
03:27Thank you very much.
03:27Just going to write that down.
03:28That's good.
03:29Now, you're a journalist and you work in the book trade.
03:32And part of your work sounds lovely, which is you get to be involved in children's books.
03:36So you must read just about every one then.
03:40Not every one.
03:41No, there's so many published.
03:42I wish I could.
03:42But, yeah, I do generally read a lot.
03:45Not so much the last ten months or so, because I'm on maternity leave at the moment.
03:49Brilliant.
03:51You just relax.
03:52Cece.
03:52Taking on JT.
03:53Let's do it.
03:56Off you go, Jill.
03:57Hi, Rachel.
03:58Hi, Jill.
03:59Can I have a consonant, please?
04:01Start the week with N.
04:03And another one.
04:05R.
04:06And another one.
04:08W.
04:09And a vowel.
04:11I.
04:12And another one.
04:14U.
04:15And a consonant.
04:17R.
04:19And a vowel.
04:21O.
04:22And a consonant.
04:24L.
04:25And another consonant.
04:27Challenging start.
04:28The final P.
04:30At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:32BINWkar, but let's see if you have new style.
04:48I'll see you next time.
04:50Bye.
04:50Bye.
04:50Bye.
04:51Bye.
04:51Bye.
04:51Bye.
04:52Binci.
04:52Bye.
04:53Bye.
04:53Bye.
04:54Bye.
04:54poorerative.
04:56Bye.
04:57Bye.
04:57Bye.
04:59Bye.
05:02Yeah, Rachel's right.
05:04Difficult start to this bank holiday show.
05:06How many, Jill?
05:07Four.
05:08Ooh, Caroline.
05:09Also four.
05:10Jill?
05:11One.
05:12Caroline?
05:13Per.
05:13Yeah, I don't think we're going to have to check those in the dictionary.
05:19Difficult start for you as well, Kadina, here in your very first countdown.
05:23How did you get on together?
05:25We have five, is that?
05:28Yeah.
05:28Which was prowl.
05:30Yeah.
05:31Is that it?
05:31Is that a word?
05:32There is a seven.
05:33Oh, well, no.
05:34Purloin.
05:36Purloin.
05:36Yes, if you purloin something, you steal it, just about.
05:40That's what you did from Susie.
05:41You stole purloin.
05:42Of course, I'll be honest.
05:44Right, four points, H.
05:46Caroline, off you go.
05:47Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
05:49Thank you, Caroline.
05:50N.
05:51And another one.
05:53T.
05:54And a vowel.
05:56E.
05:57And a consonant.
05:59L.
06:00And another one.
06:01D.
06:02And a consonant.
06:06Q.
06:07And a vowel.
06:09A.
06:10And another one.
06:12I.
06:13And a final consonant.
06:15And a final...
06:16C.
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06:34On 30 seconds.
06:48Time up, pen's down. Caroline?
06:51Six. And for you, Jill? Six.
06:54Caroline, what's your word? Lancet. And Jill?
06:57Detail. Lancet and detail, a plethora of sixes.
07:01But what do we have in the dictionary corner?
07:03Yeah, we've got a few sevens. Dialect. Dialect.
07:06Yeah. And citadel as well. Citadel.
07:09Citadel. As we switch to numbers, your choice, Jill.
07:13Could I have one from the top, please, Rachel? Thank you, Jill.
07:16One large, five little, coming up.
07:18And for the first time this week, your numbers are 8, 4, 3, 5, 1.
07:25And the large one, 75. And the target, 875.
07:29875. Numbers up.
07:46MUSIC
08:01Jill? 8, 6, 8.
08:048, 6, 8. 7 away. Caroline? 8, 8, 0.
08:08That's five away, so that would get you...
08:10You'd sneak in with seven points there. Off you go.
08:12Um, 8 plus 4 is 12.
08:158 plus 4. Yep, 12.
08:17Times 75. 900.
08:20And then 3 plus 1...
08:234.
08:24Times 5.
08:26Here's 20.
08:27Take it away. Yep.
08:28Eight, five away. 880.
08:30That's seven points for you. Well done.
08:32The ten points, then. 8, 7, 5, R, R.
08:35Yep, one way.
08:36If you say 75 minus 1 is 74.
08:393 times 4 is 12.
08:41Times those together for 888.
08:44And then you have an 8 and a 5 to take away.
08:47875.
08:48APPLAUSE
08:50And that gets us to our first Tea Time teaser.
08:53We'll see you on the other side of this.
08:55Dot accent. Dot accent.
08:58Got in touch with Edwin to see Eye to Eye.
09:01Got in touch with Edwin to see Eye to Eye.
09:05APPLAUSE
09:20Welcome back.
09:22A musical Tea Time teaser.
09:24Got in touch with Edwin to see Eye to Eye.
09:27Edwin being Edwin starring the track back the 1978 Contact,
09:31a big disco classic.
09:33I'm reliably informed.
09:34It was a dance floor filler back in the day.
09:37Let's get back to our game and it's for you, Caroline.
09:41Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:43Thank you, Caroline.
09:44R.
09:45And another one.
09:46F.
09:47And another one.
09:48L.
09:50And a vowel, please.
09:51O.
09:52And another one.
09:53E.
09:54And a consonant.
09:56D.
09:57And another consonant.
09:59T.
10:00And a vowel.
10:01A.
10:02And another consonant.
10:03And lastly, N.
10:04Thanks, Rich.
10:05R.
10:08Thanks, Rich.
10:09Hello.
10:10Miss полностью,
10:12I'll ring back to you.
10:13There's a
10:35How many, Caroline?
10:41Seven.
10:42And Jill?
10:43Seven.
10:44Off you go, Caroline.
10:45Floated.
10:46Yes, and Jill?
10:47Yeah, the same.
10:47Float on over there.
10:49OK, seven each.
10:50Dictionary corner, Kadina?
10:52Deflator.
10:53Deflator?
10:54Yes, usually used in regards to finance, so GDP, for example.
10:59So it's something that suppresses prices.
11:01There you go.
11:02All right.
11:03Let's get more letters from Jill.
11:04A vowel, please.
11:06Thank you, Jill.
11:07O.
11:08Another one.
11:10A.
11:11And another one.
11:13E.
11:14And a consonant.
11:16T.
11:17Another one.
11:19F.
11:20Another one.
11:21S.
11:23A vowel.
11:26U.
11:27And consonant.
11:29N.
11:30And a consonant.
11:32And lastly, R.
11:34And a half a minute.
12:06Jill?
12:08Six.
12:09And for you, Caroline?
12:10Six.
12:10Six as well. Here we go, Jill.
12:12Afters.
12:13And for you, Caroline?
12:14Unseat.
12:15Unseat.
12:16Very good.
12:17What have we got beyond that?
12:18You got an icing on the cake for us?
12:20We do. We have an eight.
12:22After sun.
12:23After sun.
12:23You see, I would have had that as two words, maybe.
12:25Yeah, I think it probably was originally.
12:28Fortune's also there for eight.
12:30There you go.
12:31Well, there's seven points in it or challenges in the lead,
12:33and that difference was on the numbers, of course,
12:36and that's where we go again now, Caroline.
12:38Can I have two large, please, Rachel?
12:39You can indeed.
12:40Two from the top.
12:41Four little coming up for you this time.
12:43Small ones are six.
12:45Nine.
12:46Eight.
12:47And three.
12:48And the big two, 75.
12:49And 50.
12:50And the target, 861.
12:54861.
12:54Another big one.
12:55Numbers up.
12:55And the target, 861.
12:56And the target, 862.
12:57And the target, 862.
12:58And the target, 862.
12:59And the target, 862.
13:00And the target, 862.
13:01And the target, 862.
13:02And the target, 862.
13:03And the target, 862.
13:04And the target, 862.
13:05And the target, 862.
13:06And the target, 862.
13:07And the target, 862.
13:08And the target, 862.
13:09And the target, 862.
13:10And the target, 862.
13:11And the target, 862.
13:12And the target, 862.
13:13And the target, 862.
13:14And the target, 862.
13:15And the target, 862.
13:16And the target, 862.
13:17And the target, 862.
13:18And the target, 862.
13:19It's 6-1, the target, Caroline.
13:29I think I've got 8-6-8.
13:31I'll cut B7 away, Jill.
13:338-6-4.
13:353 away to draw a level. Off you go.
13:379 plus 3 is 12.
13:409 plus 3 is 12.
13:43Times 75.
13:44Times 75, 900.
13:46Minus the 50.
13:488-50.
13:48Then 8 plus 6.
13:508 plus 6, 14.
13:52And add that.
13:548-6-4, 3 away.
13:55Goodness me, did you see this?
13:57Well, let's try something.
13:58If you say 50 plus 9 is 59,
14:03times it by 6 for 354,
14:07add the 8 for 362,
14:10take away the 75 for 287,
14:15and times it by 3, you should get 861.
14:17Wow.
14:18Well done.
14:2130-point seats here.
14:23Jill getting pushed by our challenger.
14:25Cece, Caroline Carpenter,
14:27as we head over to Dictionary Corner.
14:28Kadina, you'd have to be here 30 days in a row
14:31for me to get through all the stuff I want to talk to you about.
14:33I mean, you're about to compete yet again in the Paralympics.
14:36Let's just chat a bit.
14:37I mean, this is so different for you.
14:40You're now the veteran.
14:42You're these kids coming through,
14:44and it's such a different dynamic.
14:46Take me back to your first.
14:48Take me back to the period before, and good place to start.
14:51Yeah, I guess, like, Rio was, like, a bit of a weird one.
14:56It was my very first game.
14:57You know, I was doing two sports, which was pretty unheard of.
15:01And I just kind of went into it, like, you know, just a younger...
15:05Actually, I might have been 24, but I was still young, I think.
15:09And I was just, like, yeah, just, like, there to just crack on
15:12with what I do best.
15:14Yeah.
15:15But it was nerve-wracking.
15:16I feel like I put so much pressure on myself,
15:19and I told everyone I could do two sports.
15:22So to actually go out and do it, I was like,
15:24OK, this is kind of harder than I thought it was going to be.
15:27It's double the work.
15:28It's double the variation.
15:30There's some crossover, obviously.
15:32I'm sure there is in terms of cardio and et cetera, et cetera.
15:35But definitely two different arts, two different disciplines.
15:39So you take on more, but you also maybe get that little bit of variation,
15:42that little bit of variety that may be, I don't know,
15:45as mentally uplifting?
15:47Yeah, I think for someone like me, I'm one of those people that just...
15:52As much as I complain about having a busy brain,
15:53I like having a busy brain.
15:56And I can't quite...
15:58I don't know, like, cycling, especially paracycling,
16:00there's not enough competition in it.
16:02Whereas I grew up in athletes where you can compete, you know,
16:04every week, twice a week if you want to.
16:07So it was quite hard for me to, you know,
16:09drop the whole, like, competing all the time.
16:11But I like being able to, you know, go between the two.
16:14Like, it's a little bit different.
16:15The team's different.
16:17Training's different.
16:18And like you say, there is a little bit of crossover,
16:21but essentially you're trying to use the same muscles,
16:23but in different ways.
16:25So half the time I'm fighting against myself.
16:28But I like a challenge.
16:29So here we are.
16:30Great, Kadina, thank you so much.
16:34And this game, 30 points all.
16:36Photo finish this one, Kadina, isn't it?
16:38Could be.
16:38Let's get back to Jill, you're picking the letters.
16:42Can I have a consonant, please?
16:43Thank you, Jill.
16:44H.
16:45Um, another one.
16:47R.
16:49Another one.
16:50M.
16:52A vowel.
16:53I.
16:55Another one.
16:56O.
16:56A consonant.
17:00L.
17:01Another one.
17:03V.
17:05And a vowel.
17:08A.
17:09And another vowel.
17:11And a final E.
17:13And let's start again.
17:14A tune in.
17:41A vowel.
17:42Jill, how many?
17:46Six.
17:47And Caroline?
17:48Seven.
17:48Yeah, what's the six, Jill?
17:50Hayla.
17:51And for you, Caroline?
17:52Removal.
17:53Removal.
17:54Well done.
17:54Excellent.
17:57Well spotted.
17:58You claim that lead back.
18:00Adina, anything else?
18:01We had a seven as well.
18:03Hemiola.
18:04What's that mean?
18:05Yes, it's a shift between triple and duple time in music.
18:08There you go.
18:08That'll explain why I had no idea.
18:10Right, back to the letters.
18:14Caroline.
18:15Consonant, please, Rachel.
18:16Thank you, Caroline.
18:17N.
18:18And another one.
18:20C.
18:21And another one.
18:22T.
18:23And a vowel.
18:26I.
18:27And another one.
18:29O.
18:30And a consonant.
18:32M.
18:34And another consonant.
18:35T.
18:36And another one.
18:38S.
18:39And a vowel.
18:40And lastly, E.
18:43And start the clock.
18:44And another one.
18:45And another one.
18:46And another one.
18:46And another one.
18:47And another one.
18:47And another one.
18:48And another one.
18:48And another one.
18:49And another one.
18:49And another one.
18:49And another one.
18:50And another one.
18:50And another one.
18:51And another one.
18:51And another one.
18:51And another one.
18:52And another one.
18:52And another one.
18:53And another one.
18:53And another one.
18:53And another one.
18:54And another one.
18:55And another one.
18:56And another one.
18:57And another one.
18:58And another one.
18:59And another one.
19:00And another one.
19:01And another one.
19:02And another one.
19:03And another one.
19:04And another one.
19:05And another one.
19:06And another one.
19:07And another one.
19:08And another one.
19:09And another one.
19:15Caroline?
19:16Seven.
19:17And for you, Jill?
19:18Seven.
19:19What have you got, Caroline?
19:20Mittens.
19:21Mittens, per Mittens.
19:23And Jill?
19:24Sorry, Susie.
19:25Moisten.
19:26Oh, yeah, she's not a fan of moisten.
19:28Moist things in general, she's not a fan of at all in this show.
19:32Anything else for me?
19:34There were a few sevens there, weren't there?
19:35Yeah, we had quite a few.
19:36We've got contest, section, notices.
19:40Yeah, a lot in there, a lot in there.
19:42Seven points apiece.
19:43Back to the numbers, that's where all the action has been today.
19:46Jill?
19:47Can I have one from the top, please?
19:49Yeah, keeping your cool, not gambling just yet.
19:51One large, five, little coming up this time.
19:54The selection is five, eight, one, nine, six and fifty.
20:00And the target, 126.
20:03One, two, six, numbers up.
20:13One, two, five.
20:14Missed it by one.
20:15Caroline?
20:16One, two, three.
20:17Missed it by one.
20:18One, two, three.
20:19Missed it by three.
20:20So another seven pointer.
20:21Jill?
20:22Nine minus five.
20:23Is four.
20:24Eight divided by the four is five.
20:25One, two, three.
20:26Missed it by three.
20:27Missed it by three.
20:28So another seven pointer.
20:29One, two, six.
20:30One, two, six, lower target this time.
20:37Jill?
20:38One, two, five.
20:39Missed it by one.
20:40Caroline?
20:41One, two, three.
20:42Missed it by three.
20:43So another seven pointer.
20:45Jill?
20:46Nine minus five.
20:48Is four.
20:49Eight divided by the four is two.
20:52Yep.
20:53Fifty divided by the two is 25.
20:57Six minus one is five.
21:00And we've not used anything twice.
21:02So, yeah, that's definitely one way to get one away.
21:05That is great.
21:06Right, one, two, six.
21:08Yeah, there were a few ways.
21:10One of them, nine times eight, 72.
21:13Take away 50, 22.
21:15And one, 21.
21:16Twenty-one times six, one, two, six.
21:18There you go.
21:20Look at that.
21:2144 points apiece again.
21:24We're dead level going into our last commercial break.
21:26There's Bank Holiday Monday and Countdown.
21:28And it's hot wafers.
21:30Hot wafers.
21:31This party starts here every weekday at 3pm.
21:34This party starts here every weekday at 3pm.
21:38After show.
21:39After show.
21:40Suzie's dressing room.
21:41Always.
21:42Suzie's dressing room.
21:4344 points each.
21:44As we get back to our last six rounds.
21:45Real nail-biter today.
21:46One of you is coming to the after show.
21:47The other one is getting a taxi.
21:48Off you go, Caroline.
21:49Your letters.
21:50Consonant, please, Rachel.
21:51Thank you, Caroline.
21:52Tea.
21:53And a vow.
21:54Tea.
21:55And a vow.
21:56A.
21:57And another vow.
21:58E.
21:59And a consonant.
22:00D.
22:01And a consonant.
22:02D.
22:03And another vowel.
22:04P.
22:05And another one.
22:06R.
22:07And another vowel.
22:09H.
22:10And a consonant.
22:11And another one.
22:12Then it's 14 points each.
22:13As we get back to our last six rounds.
22:14Real nail-biter today.
22:15One of you is coming to the after show.
22:17The other one is getting a taxi.
22:18Off you go, Caroline.
22:19Your letters.
22:20Consonant, please, Rachel.
22:21Thank you, Caroline.
22:22Tea.
22:23And a vowel.
22:24A.
22:25And another vowel.
22:26E.
22:27And a consonant.
22:28D.
22:29And another one.
22:30P.
22:31And another one.
22:32R.
22:33And a vowel.
22:35O.
22:36And another vowel.
22:39U.
22:40And another consonant.
22:41And a final S.
22:43Good luck, everybody.
23:03OK, how many of you have managed, Caroline?
23:18Eight.
23:19You've got an eight.
23:20And for you, Jill?
23:22I'll try a nine.
23:24What's the eight, Caroline?
23:25Sprouted.
23:26What way round do you put it?
23:28Go.
23:29Outspread.
23:30Yes!
23:31Come on!
23:33APPLAUSE
23:35Kadina, enough drama for this round.
23:37I'm assuming we've got nothing else to add.
23:39Proudest?
23:40I think that might have been your proudest moment.
23:42So we had that for eight, but Outspread, yes, excellent.
23:44There you go.
23:45Right, more letters, please, Jill.
23:48Consonant, please.
23:49Thank you, Jill.
23:50J.
23:52A vowel.
23:53E.
23:54A consonant.
23:56T.
23:57A consonant.
24:00G.
24:01A vowel.
24:02I.
24:03I.
24:04A consonant.
24:05N.
24:06A consonant.
24:07T.
24:08A vowel.
24:09O.
24:10And a consonant.
24:11And a final.
24:12G.
24:13Back to the after-show party now.
24:20Boah,
24:23a vowel.
24:25In the air.
24:27No, no.
24:30For a vowel.
24:30U.
24:31Megan.
24:32Site-wise.
24:35We're not, psychologically.
24:37Thanks.
24:39I've got a vowel Icon,
24:39a vowel, Y오로.
24:41Ten.
24:42There, I've got 5 inches from the archives.
24:43First off of the water.
24:44Then first off the microphone.
24:46In that aller.
24:47Jill?
24:51Seven.
24:52Yes.
24:53Caroline?
24:54Seven.
24:54Yeah, I thought so.
24:55Off you go, Jill.
24:56Jetting.
24:57Jetting and Caroline?
24:59Getting.
24:59Getting and jetting.
25:00One of those very straightforward rounds.
25:02Well done to both of you.
25:03Great standard today.
25:0569-51.
25:06Kadena Cox, is that all we have?
25:09Yeah, they are the ones that we had as well.
25:11Straightforward.
25:12Yeah.
25:12Love it.
25:13All right, four rounds to go.
25:14I mean, it really was a game changer,
25:16the maximum for Jill.
25:19But still only 18 points in it,
25:21so one more eventful round,
25:23and we could be on a crucial today.
25:25Susie, Origins Awards for this Bank Holiday Monday?
25:28Yeah, well, thank you again to all our wonderful viewers
25:30who keep sending in really good questions.
25:33And today's is, I suppose, a little bit nerdy,
25:35but it's the sort of thing that I love
25:38because we just completely take it for granted.
25:40It comes from Chris Charalambus, great surname,
25:43who says,
25:44because we all know the word course
25:45can mean a course we might study at school or university,
25:48or it can mean a course used in sport,
25:49like a race course,
25:50or a golf course.
25:51My question is,
25:52how did course get paired with of,
25:55i.e. of course,
25:56to mean definitely or certainly?
25:59It's not something I have ever considered before.
26:01So, of course,
26:02I will give it a go.
26:04And I'm going to start with the word course itself
26:05because it comes from such a huge family of words.
26:08They're all descended from one single root,
26:11and that is the Latin curere,
26:13which means to run.
26:14For example,
26:15the movable indicator on our computer screen
26:18is called the cursor.
26:20And a long time ago,
26:21a cursor was a running messenger,
26:23so it was somebody who would carry messages
26:25from one person to another.
26:26It comes from the Latin word for runner.
26:29Running is also behind the concourse.
26:31That was originally a crowd who ran together.
26:33We have precursor,
26:35one who runs before,
26:36and so on.
26:37You get the idea.
26:38I mean, huge family.
26:39And a course, of course,
26:40is something you run along.
26:42So when we say of course,
26:44we essentially mean it stays on track.
26:46It is according to the natural running order of things.
26:50And it seems a little bit complicated,
26:53but it isn't really.
26:54It just means, of course,
26:55it is to be expected.
26:56But I love the fact
26:58that there are just so many little tentacles
26:59going across English,
27:00all from that one Latin word.
27:02Yeah, because I thought
27:02it would have been just a short version
27:04of par for the course.
27:06It's of the course.
27:07It's how long it takes to get round,
27:08I suppose.
27:09No, much older than that.
27:10That's from golf, obviously.
27:11Yeah.
27:11But, yeah, no,
27:12way, way back.
27:14It goes all the way back to Roman times.
27:15Nice.
27:15A little bit of sport
27:16in Paralympic week,
27:17which is good as well.
27:17Thank you, Suze.
27:19APPLAUSE
27:20Right, four rounds to go.
27:23Caroline, keep the face.
27:24Let's get some ladders.
27:26Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
27:27Thank you, Caroline.
27:28B.
27:29And another one?
27:31N.
27:32And a vowel?
27:34E.
27:35And another consonant?
27:37Pre-U.
27:37U.
27:38P.
27:39And, um, a vowel?
27:42A.
27:44And a consonant?
27:45R.
27:46And another one?
27:48M.
27:49And a vowel?
27:51I.
27:52And a final consonant?
27:54And a final H.
27:56Kind down.
27:56And a vowel?
27:58And a vowel?
27:58And a vowel?
27:59And a vowel?
27:59And a vowel?
28:00And a vowel?
28:00And a vowel?
28:01And a vowel?
28:01And a vowel?
28:02And a vowel?
28:02And a vowel?
28:03And a vowel?
28:03And a vowel?
28:04And a vowel?
28:04And a vowel?
28:05And a vowel?
28:05And a vowel?
28:06And a vowel?
28:06And a vowel?
28:07And a vowel?
28:07And a vowel?
28:08And a vowel?
28:08And a vowel?
28:09And a vowel?
28:09And a vowel?
28:10And a vowel?
28:10And a vowel?
28:11And a vowel?
28:11And a vowel?
28:12And a vowel?
28:12And a vowel?
28:13And a vowel?
28:13And a vowel?
28:14And a vowel?
28:14And a vowel?
28:15And a vowel?
28:16And a vowel?
28:27Caroline? A six. A six and Jill? Six. Six as well.
28:32That's all you need to do is keep it steady. Caroline? Maureen. Maureen.
28:36And for you, Jill? Hamper. Hamper and Maureen.
28:40Yep, absolutely fine, both. Yeah, lovely. Yeah, sixes.
28:43Sixes, struggling beyond that.
28:46Susan, Kadena, how did you get on? One more. Yeah, we got a seven.
28:50Heparin. What is it? Heparin, so things like hepatitis,
28:53you kind of recognise, it's all about the liver.
28:56So it's a compound that occurs in the liver and stops the blood coagulating.
28:59So when you've got thrombosis, you will be treated with Heparin.
29:02Felt like we needed a medical dictionary to get beyond six in that round, yeah.
29:0675, 57. Last letters, Jill?
29:11Consonant, please. Thank you, Jill. S.
29:14And another one. Y.
29:17And another one. L.
29:20And another one. M.
29:24And a vowel. E.
29:27And another one. O.
29:29And another one. U.
29:32And a consonant. P.
29:36And a consonant.
29:39Lastly, S. Last letters.
29:42.
30:00.
30:09Jill.
30:15Six.
30:16Caroline.
30:17Also six.
30:17Jill.
30:18Possum.
30:19Possum.
30:20And for you, Caroline?
30:22Muscle.
30:23Muscle.
30:24And possum makes me think of Dame Edna Everidge.
30:27Oh, possum.
30:28She called everyone possums, didn't she?
30:29Am I imagining that?
30:30No, no, she absolutely did.
30:31She did, didn't she?
30:31Yeah.
30:32She did.
30:33Possum-y.
30:33Yeah.
30:34No.
30:35I did try that.
30:36Anything we can add?
30:37Just one more, really.
30:38Yeah, we've got spouse for a six as well.
30:42That's your lot.
30:43Yeah.
30:43All right.
30:44As quiet as a mouse, we go back to the numbers for the last time today.
30:49Now, this has been eventful all throughout the show.
30:51Nobody's actually managed to get ten points yet.
30:54Caroline, off you go.
30:55Can I have two large, please, Rachel?
30:56You can indeed.
30:57Thank you, Caroline.
30:58Two large for little.
31:00And for the final time today, the numbers...
31:02Three, four, three, eight, 25 and 100.
31:07And the target, 233.
31:10233, numbers up.
31:11Two large for little.
31:13All right.
31:142.33 on final time.
31:44Caroline?
31:452.33.
31:47Bang on. Jill?
31:482.33.
31:49Got it as well. Go ahead, Caroline, you first.
31:523 times 3.
31:533.3 is a 9.
31:55Times 25.
31:562.25 plus 8.
31:58Perfect. 2.33.
32:00Nice one. Jill?
32:01100 times 3.
32:03100 times 3. 300.
32:063 times 25.
32:0825 times the other 3, just for fun.
32:1175.
32:11Take away the 75 plus the 8.
32:132.25, 2.33.
32:15Well done.
32:16Well done.
32:19So, a second win in the bag for Jill Taylor.
32:21Pushed all the way, though, by RCC.
32:24It wasn't to be, though.
32:2591 plus 73.
32:27Great standard.
32:27Fingers on the buzzers, please.
32:29Ten more points to go.
32:30Let's play to the final whistle,
32:32as we reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:44Caroline, for a big ten points.
32:46Registered.
32:47Let's have a look.
32:48It's not unlucky.
32:49Rest of time, the champion.
32:50Time is up.
33:12You both didn't get it, which is weird,
33:14because I thought you would have gobbled this up.
33:16Let's take a look.
33:18Greedy is.
33:18There you go.
33:19Well, listen, two wins for Jill.
33:21Caroline, great to have you here.
33:23And I feel like I've been robbed of so many great conversations,
33:25because you're a published author.
33:27You did an unofficial guide to the Hunger Games.
33:30But there you go.
33:31That's what it is.
33:32We still had this afternoon together.
33:33Yes.
33:34Excellent.
33:35Lots of love to you.
33:35Thanks for being here.
33:37Back tomorrow, trouble?
33:38Yeah.
33:39See you then.
33:40Kadina, Susie, see you tomorrow.
33:42Yeah, look forward to it.
33:43Are you ready, Rach?
33:44Oh, yeah.
33:44The hardest question.
33:45Two child stars.
33:46Who's older, who's younger?
33:48Come on.
33:48I think I've got you.
33:50Fred Savage from The Wonder Years.
33:53Little Kevin Arnold.
33:54Little Kevin Arnold from way back then.
33:57And Christian Bale, who shot to fame, of course,
34:01in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.
34:06Batman was a child star.
34:08Go for The Wonder Years.
34:09He's older.
34:12Well, well, well, well.
34:13Christian Bale just celebrated his 50th birthday.
34:19Fred, little Fred, little Fred Savage.
34:21Little Kevin Arnold.
34:2348.
34:24Come on.
34:24Yes.
34:25Got you.
34:26I thought you were going to do Mary-Kate or Ashley.
34:29That would have been very good.
34:30That would have been too tricky.
34:31I love that quiz.
34:32Love that quiz.
34:33Right.
34:33Back again tomorrow.
34:34Same time, same place.
34:35No kidding.
34:36You can count on us.
34:37You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:43You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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