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00:30Hello, everybody. Countdown has finally reached Christmas week.
00:35We've dragged all those boxes down from our attic.
00:38And by the time we pack them all away,
00:40we will have handed the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy
00:43to the Series 90 champion.
00:46Our first and second seats already through on Thursday and Friday
00:49to the semifinals, quarterfinals today and tomorrow,
00:52and you know about the rest of the week.
00:54How are you doing?
00:55I'm very well. How are you feeling amongst all this Christmas stuff?
00:58You know it's not my favourite thing, but a buy-in.
01:01It's just, I mean, one Christmas tree.
01:04We've got, I mean, we've got five Christmas trees here.
01:08What happens is you get them,
01:10and then the next year you're like, what can we add?
01:13And we added.
01:14It's brilliant. I love it.
01:16Believe it or not, I think we have.
01:17There's more lights than last year.
01:19And it's about traditions, I suppose.
01:22Countdown always goes big, doesn't it, on the Christmas trees.
01:26But another tradition that's new, because it's happening again,
01:29we've got back joining.
01:31It's the Manchester Inspirational Voices.
01:33Do you remember a carol singer from last year?
01:35They're going to be here at the end of the show as well.
01:37So we better get on with it, because we need to leave time.
01:40And there's another new tradition in Dictionary Corner.
01:43Not talking about her doyen in the dictionary, Susie Dent, of course.
01:47I'm talking about the man who joined us last year.
01:50Nothing says Christmas like him.
01:52It's Christopher Biggins.
01:56Oh, I love Christmas.
01:57Well, listen, you'll really enjoy, Tess.
01:59The third seed against sixth seed.
02:01That means the return of the underdog, Rob Barkas.
02:05How are you today?
02:06I'm very well indeed, thank you.
02:07Good. Nice to see you back.
02:08And I believe you've been busy setting up a new business.
02:10I have set up a new mortgage company.
02:12So, yes, everything's going well.
02:14And more importantly, I believe your countdown success
02:17led to you being bought several tipples in the bar.
02:21Correct. That was the best quarterfee on the counter.
02:23So I went to my local pub, my local club.
02:26I actually watched one of the games in my local club.
02:28And I got free beers that afternoon.
02:30And then I went to a local football match and got free beers there as well.
02:33So it was worth it, without a doubt.
02:35Terence Newnham can maybe not have the drink,
02:38but quite an event when the gentleman.
02:40Welcome back, mate.
02:41Thank you very much. Nice to be back.
02:42Yeah, with your business, you work as Head of Marketing Insight
02:45at the University of Central Lancashire.
02:47That's it.
02:48Did they hire out, apparently, like a big cinema room and all about this?
02:51Yeah, well, it was a bit surreal.
02:54But we have a media building.
02:56We do have lots of media courses at the university.
02:57And we just opened kind of a new cinema room.
03:00And, yeah, they hired it out and invited some of the staff down to watch.
03:02So we had a live screening of one of my episodes.
03:05And, yeah, it was a joy.
03:07Brilliant.
03:07Well, I can't wait for today, our third quarterfinal.
03:10Terence and Rob!
03:13Both gentlemen and no underdogs.
03:15Let's get going.
03:16Rob.
03:17Good afternoon.
03:18Can I start with the consonant, please?
03:19You can indeed.
03:21Good luck.
03:22We'll start the finals week with R.
03:24And another, please.
03:26N.
03:27And a vowel, please.
03:29E.
03:30And another.
03:32I.
03:33And another.
03:35O.
03:36And a consonant.
03:37D.
03:38And another.
03:39T.
03:41And a third.
03:43C.
03:44And a vowel to finish off with, please.
03:47And to finish, E.
03:49At home and in the studio, let's play Kind Down.
03:52I.
03:52Okay.
03:53Time's up.
04:23Interesting letters. How many, Rob?
04:25Seven.
04:26And for you, Terence?
04:27Eight.
04:28Eight for you. Yes, thought there might be an eight in there.
04:30Rob?
04:31Centred.
04:32Centred. What have you got?
04:33Erection.
04:34That's an eight, but there is a nine there, Colin.
04:37No!
04:38Yes.
04:39Recondite.
04:40Recondite.
04:41Recondite means little known, a little bit obscure
04:43when it comes to information or knowledge.
04:45There you go.
04:46Erection gets you eight points to start the game.
04:49Well done, Terence.
04:50And it's your letters.
04:51Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:52Constantine, Terence.
04:53A consonant, please.
04:55Start with F.
04:56And a second.
04:58S.
04:59And a third.
05:01N.
05:02And a vowel, please.
05:04O.
05:05And another.
05:06U.
05:07And another.
05:09A.
05:10And a consonant.
05:12M.
05:13And another.
05:15G.
05:16G.
05:17And a final consonant, please.
05:19Final T.
05:20And 30 seconds.
05:21T.
05:22T.
05:23T.
05:24T.
05:25T.
05:26T.
05:27T.
05:28T.
05:31T.
05:32T.
05:35T.
05:36T.
05:38T.
05:39T.
05:40T.
05:41T.
05:42T.
05:43T.
05:44T.
05:45T.
05:46Toて.
05:47All right, it's time off, Terence.
05:53Seven. Yeah, and Rob?
05:56Seven. Seven, same word, maybe, Terence?
05:58Amounts. Amounts.
06:00Nougars. Oh, nougars, Susie.
06:02Yes, that's so Christmassy, isn't it?
06:04And I hate to be at the Christmas party, but nougar has to be in the singular.
06:09It's a maths noun, so we can't put the S on.
06:11I'm so sorry, Rob.
06:12Well, what a start it has been for Terence.
06:15Yes, Rob's all good, though, our third seed, he won't crack yet.
06:19And Biggins, what did you spot?
06:22Outmands. Outmands.
06:24Yes, it's to outnumber.
06:25So, outmands, outnumbers.
06:27And there is another lovely one, sfumato.
06:31That's S-F-U-M-A-T-O.
06:33And sfumato is a technique in art whereby tones and colours
06:37kind of blend into each other to create a hazy effect.
06:39Well, who would have thought this early?
06:41A bit of pressure on Rob. You can handle it.
06:43Let's get the numbers.
06:44OK, let's have one large and five small, please.
06:46You're still not gambling. Keeping your cool.
06:48One large, five little.
06:50First numbers of this quarterfinal are two, eight, four, seven.
06:56One and a large one, 75.
06:58And the target, 169.
07:00One, six, nine. Numbers up.
07:02One, six, nine.
07:15MUSIC PLAYS
07:321, 6, 9. Maybe just what you needed here, Rob.
07:35How did you get on? Yeah, 1, 6, 9. Yeah, Terence.
07:38Ah, 1, 6, 9. Let's get you on the board, Rob.
07:40OK, so 75 x 2. 75 x 2, 150.
07:44And then 8 plus 7 plus 4. 8, 7, 4, C, 19, to add on for 1, 6, 9.
07:49Same way, Terence? Yeah, exactly the same way.
07:51I believe you. There you go. Well done.
07:55So, there you go. Interesting start.
07:57Our lower seed, Terence Newnham has a 15-point lead.
08:02Do not go anywhere. Here's your tea-time teaser.
08:04Pet Sounds. It's in the Beach Boys. Pet Sounds.
08:08Generous in paying for the drinks, he gets around.
08:11And generous in paying for the drinks, he gets around.
08:22APPLAUSE
08:23Welcome back. Generous in paying for the drinks, he gets around.
08:34Pet Sounds. Nothing to do with the Beach Boys.
08:36It's outspends, outspends.
08:38What a story we have so far.
08:39Terence Newnham, our number 6 seed, off to a great start.
08:4315 points up against our number 3 seed, Rob Barkas.
08:46Probably a good time to remind everybody that Rob has the best
08:49single-show score of the entire series, bar none, and 126.
08:54We haven't even gotten started, Terence. Off we go.
08:57Thank you. Consonant, please.
09:00Thank you, Terence.
09:01K.
09:02And another.
09:03P.
09:04And a vowel.
09:06E.
09:07And another.
09:08A.
09:10Consonant, please.
09:12D.
09:12And another.
09:13S.
09:14S.
09:16And another.
09:17R.
09:18A vowel.
09:20I.
09:21And a final consonant, please.
09:24A final N.
09:26Thanks, Rich.
09:26S.
09:29We'll see you next Sunday.
09:30Bye-bye.
09:31S.
09:32And a vowel.
09:32Bye-bye.
09:33Bye-bye.
09:34Bye-bye.
09:35Bye-bye.
09:36Bye-bye.
09:37Bye-bye.
09:38Bye-bye.
09:39Bye-bye.
09:46Bye-bye.
09:49Bye-bye.
09:50Bye.
09:50Bye-bye.
09:51Bye-bye.
09:52Bye-bye.
09:55Bye-bye.
09:55I want to be better졌 двух Harbor.
09:56Terence?
09:58Eights.
09:59He's going to go for an eight.
10:00And Rob?
10:01Eight.
10:02Eight as well. What have you got, Terence?
10:03Sprained.
10:04Sprained.
10:05Rob?
10:06Yep.
10:07Excellent.
10:08APPLAUSE
10:10We clap it, but I kind of would have expected off these two
10:14to get that Christopher Biggins.
10:16How did you get on?
10:17Sprained.
10:18Excellent stuff.
10:19I always like doing that.
10:20Can we add anything else?
10:22No, just sevens, otherwise spanked, barked, that kind of thing.
10:25Yes.
10:26Let's get more letters.
10:27And it's you, Rob.
10:28Can I have a constant, please, Rachel?
10:30Thank you, Rob.
10:31R.
10:32And another.
10:33T.
10:34And a third, please.
10:36S.
10:37And a vowel.
10:38E.
10:40And another.
10:41O.
10:42And another, please.
10:44A.
10:45And a constant, please.
10:47H.
10:48And another.
10:50N.
10:52And a vowel, please.
10:56Lastly, you.
10:58OK, half a minute.
10:59Talking about it.
11:00T.
11:02The P.
11:03And a vowel, please.
11:05This is a very powerful note.
11:06Thanks for having me, all.
11:07This is a very powerful note.
11:08In fact, we're going to be talking about the�.
11:09But the most incredible note...
11:10Y, you know, there's going to be
11:11coming out with the word along the way.
11:12And a reply to the word.
11:13I don't know.
11:14They're going to be talking about the word.
11:15So it's really cool.
11:17I think it's really fun.
11:18This is a very affordable note.
11:19This is a very impressive note.
11:20It's really special.
11:21It's very significant.
11:22I think it's really good.
11:23It's a very secure note.
11:24It's great.
11:25And when we're here,
11:26Time's up. Talk to me, Rob, how many?
11:32Seven. And for you, Terence?
11:34I will gamble on an eight.
11:36I'm going to gamble on the eight to extend that lead, Rob, the seven.
11:40Hunters. OK. What are you hunting down?
11:43Haunters. Haunters.
11:45They are in the dictionary. Yes, they are.
11:47APPLAUSE
11:48Yeah, definitely a gamble in the quarterfinal because of the added pressure.
11:54I think regular season, you'd have pushed the button easier.
11:57Sounds all right. We've had Haunters several times.
12:00We have, actually, recently, yes.
12:02That's a brilliant eight. We have a couple more to add.
12:04Unearthed. Unearthed is great.
12:06And Southern as well.
12:08Right, let's saunter on and get the next round in,
12:11which is the numbers. And it's you, Terence.
12:14Let's just stick with one large and five small, please.
12:17Tactics at play. One large, five, little.
12:19You want to keep that lead? Let's see if it works.
12:22Five little ones. One, four.
12:24Seven, four, ten. And the large one, 100.
12:28And the target, 436.
12:31Four, 36. Numbers up.
12:33One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:41One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:43One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:45One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:47One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:49One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:51One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:53One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:55One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:57One, four, ten. And the target, 436.
12:59MUSIC
13:03That is time. Terence?
13:05Yeah, 436.
13:07Yeah, and for you, Rob? Yes, 436.
13:09Yeah, good stuff. Off you go, Terence.
13:11OK, ten minus one is nine.
13:15Erm...
13:17Plus 100, 109.
13:19Yes. Times by four.
13:21You really milked that. Yeah, 436.
13:24You, Rob? Yeah. Well done.
13:26APPLAUSE
13:28Yeah, I already knew that Rob and Terence had managed to get that
13:32because ten seconds in, Biggins was getting their attention,
13:35going, have you got it? I've got it. Yeah, I've got it.
13:37It's entirely unprofessional, Biggins. I love it.
13:39I'm so sorry. I was so excited.
13:41They're very easy numbers today, aren't they?
13:43Yeah, so it falls, so it falls.
13:45And, you know, that's what I love about it.
13:47You know, it can so often change the destiny of a game.
13:50Absolutely.
13:5140 points in every episode's on those numbers.
13:53Well, listen, we're going to stay with you because we will find time this week,
13:56of course, to talk Panto.
13:58But if you don't mind, I'd like to start this week by telling me
14:00all about women you have loved.
14:02Yeah, well, I've just been doing a new show,
14:04which I've been taking around, just on the Queen Mary, funnily enough.
14:07Women I have loved. It's everybody that...
14:10all the women I've met, and I've obviously loved because they're wonderful.
14:14And I started off with my mother, Pam, who was an extraordinary woman.
14:18And if I have any sense of humour, it's through her.
14:21And she was a wonderful woman.
14:23And I'd left home and I was going to live with an actor called Jonathan Cecil
14:28and his wife, Vivian Heilbronn, in London.
14:30And my mother rang up one day and said,
14:32Oh, she said, hello, Vivian, is Christopher there?
14:34So she came from down south, you know, Wiltshire accent.
14:38You probably got that. Anyway...
14:40That sounded like Dublin to me when you did that.
14:42I thought you meant... Thanks very much.
14:44Yeah, very funny.
14:46Anyway, so she rang up and she said,
14:48Is Christopher there? So Vivian said,
14:50Oh, I'm sorry, Pam.
14:52No, he's gone to the Leatherhead Theatre Ball.
14:54And my mother went, Oh, God, all these damn balls.
14:57Anybody think he was the playboy of the Western world?
15:00And when I left home to go to drama school,
15:04my mother suddenly announced to me,
15:06because I was an only child, that she was pregnant.
15:09So I have a brother, a lovely boy called Sean,
15:12who's like a friend because I left home and, you know,
15:15I was never at home with it.
15:17But it was...
15:18And she was absolutely really a funny, dry woman.
15:22She was marvellous.
15:23So the women I've loved...
15:25And you can always add to it.
15:27I know you don't know Susie that well,
15:29but I'm thinking when you tour it in five years...
15:31Absolutely. Both of them will be there.
15:34Then I might go on to men I've loved.
15:36I'm ready. I'm ready.
15:40Biggins, thank you.
15:46All right, 23 points, the difference.
15:48Let's get back to it.
15:50There's a big round coming up for Rob.
15:51You know there's going to be at some stage.
15:53Let's do it.
15:54Can I start with a consonant, please?
15:55Thank you, Rob.
15:57Y.
15:58And another.
15:59G.
16:00And again, please.
16:01L.
16:02And a vowel.
16:04A.
16:05And another.
16:06I.
16:07And another.
16:08E.
16:09And a consonant, please.
16:11R.
16:12And another.
16:13S.
16:14And a final consonant, please.
16:15And a final consonant, please.
16:16And a final N.
16:17There you go.
16:18Let's start again.
16:49That's time, Rob.
16:50Nine.
16:51A max.
16:52Terence.
16:53Uh, nine.
16:54Have you written it down?
16:55Yeah.
16:56Written it down?
16:57Yeah, yeah.
16:58Excellent.
16:59Rob.
17:00Yearlings.
17:01Yearlings.
17:02OK, and for Terence.
17:03What's a different one?
17:04Searingly.
17:05Susie, this is the moment of this quarterfinal.
17:07Two nines.
17:08Yes, so yearlings, animals that are year old.
17:11Um, it's sheep, sheep, calves, etc.
17:14And I'm pleased to say the adverb, searingly, is in.
17:15Oh!
17:16Searingly honest about something.
17:17Oh!
17:18Wow!
17:19Goodness me.
17:20Rob.
17:21You're under the pressure.
17:22You're fine and amazing.
17:23Max, look what Terence goes and does.
17:24Wow.
17:25Can it be a hat trick?
17:26Could it be a hat trick?
17:27Have we got another?
17:28No.
17:29Well, we are searingly as well.
17:30Well done.
17:31Yeah.
17:32Yeah.
17:33Yeah.
17:34Yeah.
17:35Yeah.
17:36Yeah.
17:37Yeah.
17:38Yeah.
17:39Yeah.
17:40Yeah.
17:41Yeah.
17:42Yeah.
17:43Well done.
17:44Let's go again.
17:45Terence.
17:47Consonant, please.
17:48Thank you, Terence.
17:49B.
17:50And another.
17:52M.
17:53And a third.
17:54Q.
17:56Vowel then, please.
17:58O.
17:59And another.
18:00E.
18:01And a third.
18:03O.
18:04Consonant, please.
18:06D.
18:07And another.
18:09T.
18:10E.
18:11And another consonant, please.
18:13Lastly, L.
18:15All right.
18:16Start the clock.
18:17The.
18:18The.
18:19The.
18:20Or.
18:21Our.
18:22The.
18:23The.
18:24By.
18:25The.
18:26The.
18:28The.
18:29That's time. Terence?
18:49Seven. Seven. How disappointing that is after the nine.
18:53Rob? Oh, letdowns. Letdowns.
18:57Terence? Bloomed. Yeah.
19:00Excellent. Fantastic. Bloomed. We're all blooming.
19:03Yeah. And was there anything beyond that?
19:05We had one other to add to the list, a boomlet,
19:08which is a small economic boom.
19:10Right, here we go, third numbers round, Rob.
19:13Four large, two small, please.
19:14Time for gambling. Four large, two little.
19:17Let's find a tricky one, put you two to the test.
19:19Small numbers, four and two, and then we know.
19:2225, 50, 100 and 75.
19:27And the target you need to reach, 602.
19:29602, numbers up.
19:30So we don't know.
19:32Okay.
19:32авira
19:33All right, 6-0-2.
20:03Rob? Yeah. Terence? Also 6-0-2.
20:06That's me. Rob?
20:084 plus 2. 4 plus 2 is 6.
20:11Times 100. 600.
20:1350 over 25. Yeah, there are lots of ways.
20:16This wasn't the tricky one you were after. Sorry.
20:18Not what I was after. Terence?
20:20And that's the way I did it to you, yeah.
20:22Well done. APPLAUSE
20:24We know what Beggins is going to chime in with here. Come on.
20:27I mean, it's too easy. What's going on?
20:29I mean, this is supposed to be an exciting final-ish.
20:32Last one might be a stinker.
20:34Let's get our last tea-time teaser of the afternoon.
20:36Sporty Lee. Sporty Lee.
20:39Geoff Lynn demanded pillows made of this.
20:42Geoff Lynn demanded pillows made of this.
20:45Hello, everybody. Welcome back.
21:02Now, regular viewers will remember last week's tea-time teaser,
21:06which was the brilliant we didn't start the fire.
21:09This is right up there.
21:11Rachel loves this one.
21:12Geoff Lynn demanded pillows made of this.
21:15The ELO track.
21:18Don't bring me down.
21:20That's brilliant. That is brilliant.
21:23The answer is polyester. Wow.
21:26Sensational. Sensational.
21:28Right, it's business time from here on in.
21:30It's 86-63.
21:32There's six rounds left.
21:33Terence, let's go.
21:36Consonant, please, Rachel.
21:37Thank you, Terence.
21:38D.
21:39And another.
21:40J.
21:41And a vowel.
21:43U.
21:44And another.
21:45E.
21:46Consonant, please.
21:47N.
21:48And another.
21:49D.
21:50And a vowel.
21:51I.
21:52And a consonant.
21:53S.
21:54And another consonant, please.
21:55Lastly, G.
21:56And good luck.
21:58And another consonant, please.
22:00Lastly, G.
22:01And good luck.
22:28Terence.
22:29Let's try a seven.
22:30OK.
22:31And Rob?
22:32Let's try an eight.
22:33Wow.
22:34OK, so these are both going to be dodgy.
22:35Get your fingers ready, Susie.
22:36You can just tell they're not sure at all.
22:37Terence?
22:38Yeah, not sure at all.
22:39Unsided.
22:40Un.
22:41Sided.
22:42Rob?
22:43I've made a mistake.
22:44I've put two Ns.
22:45Oh, no.
22:46I've put unsigned.
22:47It might not cost you anything.
22:48Let's try a seven.
22:49And Rob?
22:50Let's try an eight.
22:51Wow.
22:52OK, so these are both going to be dodgy.
22:53Get your fingers ready, Susie.
22:54Yeah.
22:55You can just tell they're not sure at all.
22:56Terence?
22:57It might not cost you anything.
22:58Let's find out.
22:59No unsided.
23:00Not in the dictionary.
23:01So it's an open goal for Christopher Biggins.
23:04I've only got a six, but I love it.
23:06It's undies.
23:07Oh, yes.
23:08Well spotted.
23:09Good name.
23:10Who wouldn't want to go and see DJ Undies in action at a Christmas party?
23:16Right.
23:17You both drew a blank on a round.
23:19That's just so unexpected.
23:21So let's go again, Rob.
23:22Let's go with the cotton, please.
23:24Thank you, Rob.
23:25S.
23:26And again, please.
23:28P.
23:29And another.
23:30R.
23:31And a vowel, please.
23:33O.
23:34And another.
23:35E.
23:36And a third.
23:37O.
23:38And a consonant.
23:40F.
23:41And a consonant.
23:42L.
23:43And...
23:45The consonant again, please.
23:48Lastly, S.
23:49And let's play.
23:50O.
23:51O.
23:52O.
23:53O.
23:56T.
23:57C.
23:58O.
23:59O.
24:00O.
24:03O.
24:04O.
24:05T.
24:06Rob?
24:23A very risky eight.
24:25You can't go for it.
24:26Terence?
24:27I'll also try an eight.
24:28All right.
24:29Rob?
24:30Spoolers.
24:31Spoolers.
24:32Terence?
24:32I'm also going to go with Spoolers.
24:35Spoolers.
24:35Two Spoolers.
24:37Yeah, not in.
24:38Again, I'm afraid.
24:39So, lucked out there.
24:41What's going on, boys?
24:42We've got a nine.
24:44No.
24:45Proofless.
24:46Yes, proofless.
24:49Fantastic.
24:50Fantastic.
24:51So, a nine missed.
24:52The last two rounds have been bizarre.
24:54Absolutely bizarre.
24:55Four rounds left.
24:56There's 23 points in.
24:58It's still alive as Robert Barclays.
25:01But as we said,
25:01a bizarre couple of rounds
25:02as we get our first origins
25:04of words for Christmas week.
25:06Yes.
25:07An email came in
25:08from Gwyneth Richardson
25:10who asked if there's a connection
25:12between the word expedite
25:13to carry something out speedily
25:15or move it along
25:16and expedition,
25:18a journey or an exploration,
25:19et cetera.
25:20And it's a really good question,
25:22actually.
25:22And it takes us back to ancient Rome
25:24as so many of our journeys do.
25:27And really,
25:27if you're intent on expediting something
25:29and moving it along,
25:30then you're sort of jumping in
25:32with both feet.
25:33And that is quite relevant
25:34to the etymology of it
25:36because it does involve feet.
25:37And specifically,
25:39a Latin verb used by the Romans
25:41which was expedire.
25:43And the ped in there
25:45is linked to pedestrian,
25:47biped, et cetera,
25:48because it's all about your feet.
25:49And it actually involved
25:50removing someone's feet
25:52from fetters.
25:53So it could have been slaves,
25:55et cetera,
25:56who were sort of
25:58fettered in some way.
25:59And the idea is of
26:01setting someone free,
26:02liberating them
26:03so they can go on their way
26:04speedily.
26:06It sounds very strange to us now,
26:08but emancipate
26:09was the same idea, actually.
26:10To emancipate a slave
26:11was to literally
26:12let go of their hand,
26:15so to let go of control.
26:16It's got manus in there
26:17which is linked to manicure
26:19and that kind of thing.
26:19So it's all about
26:20freeing the hand.
26:21This is all about feet,
26:22as I say.
26:23So that's expedite,
26:25which is freeing someone
26:26and letting them go on their way.
26:28And, of course,
26:28they might go on their way
26:29on an expedition.
26:30Again, the idea is
26:31sort of best foot forward
26:32and setting off usually by foot
26:34as journeys were
26:35in those days.
26:36And there's one more
26:37member of the family as well
26:38which is expedient
26:39and that means
26:41helpful, useful
26:42in taking matters forward
26:43and, again,
26:44the idea is of being
26:45on the right foot
26:47which, of course,
26:47is something that
26:48our wonderful contestants
26:50are very much
26:50hoping to be today.
26:51Brilliant.
26:51Thank you very much, Susie.
26:54Four more lines.
26:56Terence, you're up.
26:58Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:00Thank you, Terence.
27:00And another.
27:01And another.
27:03And a third.
27:06A consonant, please.
27:09N.
27:09Yep, a vowel.
27:11E.
27:12And another.
27:13I.
27:14And a third.
27:15A.
27:16A consonant, please.
27:19C.
27:20And another consonant, please.
27:21Doesn't look like a bad selection.
27:23A final R.
27:24Absolutely.
27:25Count on.
27:25A consonant, please.
27:56How many Terence?
27:58Just a seven.
27:59And for Rob?
28:01That's probably stick with a seven.
28:02Stick for a seven.
28:03Listen, just maybe
28:04there's another round.
28:05There's another round.
28:06Terence.
28:07Er, trainer.
28:08OK.
28:09Seven.
28:10Hairnet.
28:11So we have hairnet
28:12and trainer.
28:14We should ask Rob
28:15what we...
28:15Yes.
28:15Because it sounds like
28:17a terrible word
28:17you were going to go with.
28:18Chantier.
28:19Er, certainly you can be
28:21a chanter.
28:22I don't think you can be
28:23chantier.
28:24No, so...
28:24Good choice.
28:25Good choice.
28:26There's no point
28:27jumping over the cliff yet.
28:28There's three rounds
28:29to go here.
28:30OK, talk to me, Christopher.
28:31Retrain.
28:33Retrain.
28:33Another seven.
28:34Yeah, terrain,
28:36similar theme,
28:37but no more than that.
28:38With the gap being 23,
28:39it's fair to say, Rob,
28:41as you pick these letters,
28:42it's all over
28:43bar the carol singing.
28:45Let's see if you can pull off
28:46something very special.
28:47Off you go.
28:48Can I start with
28:49the consonant, please?
28:50Thank you, Rob.
28:51M.
28:52And another.
28:54L.
28:55And a third.
28:56G.
28:58And a fourth.
29:00T.
29:01And a...
29:01Will that have a vowel, please?
29:03O.
29:04And another.
29:05A.
29:07And another.
29:09O.
29:10God.
29:10Erm...
29:11And a consonant.
29:13S.
29:16And a vowel.
29:19Final E.
29:20OK.
29:21Last letters.
29:22To this.
29:30To
29:31Now.
29:32To
29:36Do
29:36If
29:36To
29:37Rob.
29:53That's seven.
29:54Terence.
29:55Seven.
29:56For a place in the semi-final, Rob, what's your seven?
30:00Maltos.
30:01To seal it, Terence Noonan, the gentleman.
30:03Maltos.
30:05Is in, yes.
30:06Yeah.
30:07And look at that, a nice, even 100 as well to seal the deal.
30:14Listen, Rob and Terence, two more rounds to go.
30:17Hey, what a marker to throw down, a 1-2-0, by the way,
30:21in the quarterfinals.
30:22Rachel says it's unpredictable a series final eight
30:25as we've had in a long time.
30:27You're proving it to be true.
30:28Let's get those numbers.
30:30Let's go for six more numbers.
30:31Why not?
30:32A little bit of a challenge, hopefully make Christopher a bit happier
30:34and some practice for the semi-final.
30:36Final numbers today.
30:38Two, four, ten, ten, six, and one final odd one, one.
30:46Let's see.
30:47The target, 802.
30:48802.
30:50Goodness me.
30:51The target, 802.
30:53The target, 802.
30:53The target, 802.
30:54The target, 802.
30:55The target, 802.
30:56The target, 802.
30:56The target, 802.
30:57The target, 802.
30:57The target, 802.
30:58The target, 802.
30:59The target, 802.
30:59The target, 802.
31:00The target, 802.
31:01The target, 802.
31:01The target, 802.
31:02The target, 802.
31:03The target, 802.
31:04The target, 802.
31:05The target, 802.
31:06The target, 802.
31:07The target, 802.
31:08The target, 802.
31:09The target, 802.
31:10The target, 802.
31:11The target, 802.
31:12The target, 802.
31:13The target, 802.
31:14Well, I was going to say, even with six small and a big target,
31:24we still had a fairly easy one. I'm not so sure now.
31:27Terence? Yeah, just not seeing it. 8, 2, 1.
31:29Hey, you missed it. And Rob?
31:31You know, 2. Yeah, of course, up you go.
31:3310 times 10. 10 times 10, 100. Times 4.
31:36Times 4, 400. Plus 1.
31:38There we have it. Penny's dropped.
31:40Times 2. Well done, 8, 2, 2.
31:41Brilliant. Brilliant.
31:44Goodness me. There you go.
31:46There you go.
31:46As it gets closer as well, Rob, if you get this conundrum now,
31:50it'll be just three points different.
31:52I know. It's almost worse if you get it.
31:54I'll forgive you if you don't even bother putting your finger in the buzzer.
31:56Let's see what happens.
31:57All right, Rob and Terence, let's do it then.
31:5910 more points up for grabs in our third quarterfinal of Series 90.
32:04Let's reveal our countdown conundrum.
32:36That is time. Rob and Terence draw a blank.
32:43Christopher's looking at me like he's already thinking of tomorrow's show,
32:46so I'm not coming to you.
32:48Susie's doing her tax returns.
32:51Rachel's looking at the lights.
32:54Let's take a look.
32:57Headcount!
32:57I did a headcount.
32:59Just literally going to...
33:00Rob, how are you feeling about that?
33:02I enjoyed it. It was great.
33:04Well played, Terence. Superb.
33:05He's too nice, though, isn't he?
33:06He's really so nice.
33:08You know why we call him the gentleman?
33:09You can't hate a bit of him.
33:11No, true.
33:12That's very true.
33:13Best of luck.
33:14And Terence, listen, catch your breath,
33:16because Fiona Wood waits for you.
33:18She's very good.
33:19Oh, my goodness.
33:20What a battle that is.
33:21Two great temperaments as well,
33:23going against each other.
33:24We will see you in your semi-final.
33:27Look forward to it. Thank you.
33:28Rob, what an absolute pleasure to see you again.
33:31Thank you so much.
33:31Thank you very much, indeed.
33:33Biggins, Dent, one more quarterfinal tomorrow
33:35and a big finish today.
33:37Yes!
33:37Let's go.
33:38Are you ready, Rachel?
33:39I'm ready.
33:39Excellent.
33:40We are so happy to welcome back Brenda and Gemma
33:43and for the first time, Xena and Clarissa.
33:45How are you doing?
33:46Good!
33:47Yes!
33:48It's our other Christmas tradition, not just Biggins.
33:51It's time to deck the halls with the Manchester inspirational voices.
33:56Ding-dong, merrily on high
33:58In heaven the bells are ringing
34:01Ding-dong, merrily the sky
34:03Is riven with angels singing
34:06Ding-dong, merrily on high
34:09In heaven the bells are ringing
34:12Ding-dong, merrily the sky
34:14I use a ribbon with angels singing
34:17Gloria
34:26Hosanna in excelsis
34:29Gloria
34:34Hosanna in excelsis
34:41Hosanna in excelsis
34:43Hosanna in excelsis
34:50Thank you guys very much
35:05Thank you
35:06Because
35:07At the time
35:08Hέρ
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