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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:33Welcome to our audience, particularly all those students from the blessed John Henry Newman College in Oldham.
00:39Welcome. Have a good day.
00:41Now, it was on this particular day, way back in 1766 in London, 250 years ago now, Rachel,
00:48that a chap called James Christie sold something in London.
00:51Anyway, it went on to become Christie's, world-famous auctioneers with sale rooms in all the great capitals of the world, really.
00:59Well, where it's appropriate to sell things. And my word, have they turned over some business?
01:04I think last year they turned over their sales with something like 4.8 billion pounds.
01:10But here are some stats. 2006, 10 years ago, a Stradivarius violin.
01:15It's called the Hammer. That went for three and a half million dollars.
01:19And another one, just to keep you warmed up, none other than a little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in breakfast at Tiffany's.
01:27Sold for near enough half a million pounds. Fantastic.
01:30Wow.
01:30Auctions are fun. I've come away with some things I desperately didn't want, and I wasn't able to get rid of.
01:36Now, who's with us? We've got John Shaw back from Swaddling Coat.
01:41Quite a winning streak now. Fantastic. Five wins.
01:44Yeah.
01:44Good for you, ma'am. Good for you.
01:46Now, you've got Gerald Trenchard to beat today.
01:49Gerald's an A-level student from Carbis Base and Ives.
01:52Hobbies include learning to speak languages fluently and taking part in quizzes, of which Countdown is a favourite, I'm told.
02:00Absolutely.
02:00All right. And when you leave school, I think you're heading towards a political career, you hope.
02:06Yes.
02:06Or teaching. Tell us a little bit about your school.
02:08Well, I'm hoping to do politics and history at either Oxford or Cambridge after my A-levels.
02:13Then after that, I'd quite like to go into being an MP.
02:16They need some good young politicians.
02:19Yeah. I'll do my best to try and contribute.
02:20Please do. Please do. Let's have a big round of applause for Joel and John.
02:29Well done. And over there in the corner, of course, you've got the wonderful Susie.
02:33And back with us, how are you, Colin?
02:36I crushed it, the idea there's someone on Countdown who was born in the 21st century.
02:40It makes me feel so old.
02:43Can you imagine how it makes me feel?
02:46All right. Let's get down to business here.
02:48John, let's have a letters game.
02:49OK. Hi, Rachel.
02:51Hi, John.
02:51Can I have a consonant, please?
02:53Thank you. Start the week with S.
02:56And a consonant.
02:58L.
02:59And a third, please.
03:01R.
03:02And a vowel.
03:04O.
03:05And a vowel.
03:06A.
03:08And a vowel, please.
03:10E.
03:10A consonant.
03:11A consonant.
03:14N.
03:16A consonant.
03:18F.
03:19And a final consonant, please.
03:20And a final P.
03:23And here comes the Countdown Clock.
03:25omiNamara.
03:26A consonant.
03:30A consonant.
03:30A consonant.
03:31And a vowel.
03:31Delta.
03:33A consonant.
03:34A consonant.
03:34A consonant.
03:35A consonant.
03:36A
03:52Yes, John?
03:57Eight.
03:57And eight, Joel?
03:58Just seven.
04:00And that's seven?
04:01Replans.
04:03Yes.
04:04Personal.
04:05And personal from John?
04:07Yeah.
04:08We happy about that, Susie?
04:09Yeah, replans in the dictionary.
04:10Excellent personal.
04:11Well done.
04:12Well done.
04:13All right.
04:16And what have we got in the corner?
04:19Well, it's fantastic.
04:19There's no nine now that we can see.
04:21We had personal loaners for an eight to six,
04:23and profanes would have been the second eight, wouldn't it?
04:25Yes, you can have profane as a verb.
04:28To treat something sacred with irreverence or disrespect is to profane it.
04:33So profane's for eight.
04:34All right.
04:35That's it?
04:35That's it.
04:36All right.
04:37Eight to John, and it's Joel's letters game.
04:39Good luck, Joel.
04:40Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:41Afternoon, Joel.
04:41Can I start with a consonant, please?
04:43Start with R.
04:45And a second.
04:48L.
04:49And another.
04:51G.
04:52And a vowel.
04:54I.
04:55And another vowel.
04:57E.
04:59And a consonant.
05:01T.
05:02And another consonant.
05:04L.
05:06A vowel.
05:08U.
05:09And a final consonant, please, Rachel.
05:13And the last one, D.
05:16Stand by.
05:16That's it.
05:20This one, D.
05:33Bye.
05:34Yes, Joel?
05:49Erm, just five, not written down.
05:52And John? Seven.
05:54So, Joel?
05:58Erm...
05:59Sorry, I've lost it. Thank you, pardon.
06:01Never mind. John? Grilled.
06:03Grilled. And grilled.
06:05Very good. Yes.
06:07Now then, what have we got in the corner?
06:09Well, there's an English seven,
06:11but it's an Irish eight,
06:13so I'm not sure whether
06:14Susie's going to give it to me. The English seven is
06:17trilled, which I think is
06:18a bird noise. Yep.
06:20Or it's an Irish eight, trilled.
06:22I'm trilled to be here.
06:26Very good.
06:26I think you're pushing your luck there, Colin.
06:30Now then, John,
06:31numbers time, first one of the day.
06:33Can I have four from the top again, please?
06:34Your usual. Thank you, John.
06:36Four large ones
06:36and two little ones.
06:38And the first numbers game of the week
06:39is ten
06:40and seven.
06:42And then the large four.
06:42Fifty,
06:43seventy-five,
06:44one hundred
06:45and twenty-five.
06:47And this target,
06:48eight hundred and thirty-nine.
06:49Eight, three, nine.
06:51And then the two of the
07:08and so.
07:13Oh,
07:13Yes, John?
07:23I've gone blank.
07:25John?
07:26Yeah, that's right.
07:27Unlike you.
07:28Joel?
07:28835.
07:30835.
07:31Let's hear from you.
07:327 times 100.
07:337 times 100, 700.
07:36Plus the 50 and the 75.
07:38825.
07:39And I'd on the 10.
07:40Yep, 835, 4 away.
07:42Well done.
07:42Well done indeed.
07:44So, Rachel.
07:47839.
07:48Well, I think Colin's telling me he's got one away.
07:50I got one away.
07:51I can't get the number of those.
07:53So, 75 plus 50.
07:5575 plus 50, 125.
07:57Yeah, multiplied up by 7.
08:00875.
08:00Then take away the 10 and the 25.
08:03The 10 and the 25.
08:04840, one away.
08:05Yep.
08:05Well done.
08:06A lot closer, but not quite there.
08:08839.
08:09Rachel?
08:10Well, actually, that's the best you could do, one away.
08:12This one's impossible.
08:12So, well done to Colin.
08:14Well done, Colin.
08:14Excellent stuff.
08:1515 plays there.
08:17Joel's 7.
08:18As we turn to our first tea time teaser, which is Temple Mud.
08:23And the clue, the price of Victoria's fruit fell through the floor.
08:27The price of Victoria's fruit fell through the floor.
08:30Welcome back.
08:48I left with the clue, the price of Victoria's fruit fell through the floor.
08:52In fact, it plummeted.
08:55Plummeted.
08:56So, 15 for John.
08:58Joel on 7.
08:59And it's Joel's letters game.
09:01Joel.
09:01Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:03Thank you, Joel.
09:04R.
09:05And another.
09:07S.
09:08And a third.
09:10Z.
09:12And a fourth.
09:13D.
09:15And a vowel.
09:18A.
09:19Another vowel.
09:21I.
09:23A third vowel.
09:26A.
09:27A consonant.
09:29M.
09:31And a final vowel, please.
09:34And a final E.
09:36Stand by.
09:37BELL RINGS
09:39BELL RINGS
09:40BELL RINGS
09:41BELL RINGS
09:41BELL RINGS
09:42BELL RINGS
09:43BELL RINGS
09:43BELL RINGS
09:44BELL RINGS
09:45BELL RINGS
09:45BELL RINGS
09:45BELL RINGS
09:46BELL RINGS
09:46BELL RINGS
09:47BELL RINGS
09:47BELL RINGS
09:48BELL RINGS
09:49BELL RINGS
09:49BELL RINGS
09:49BELL RINGS
09:49BELL RINGS
09:50Yes, Joel.
10:11Six.
10:12A six, John.
10:13Seven.
10:14Joel.
10:15Amazed.
10:16And sidearm.
10:18Very nice.
10:19A sidearm.
10:20Fantastic.
10:22And the corner, Colin and Susie.
10:24One of the seven, Miss Reed.
10:26Miss Reed.
10:27All right, well done.
10:2822 plays seven.
10:29John, your letters came.
10:31OK, can I have a consonant, please?
10:32Thank you, John.
10:34T.
10:35And a consonant.
10:37R.
10:38And a third, please.
10:40F.
10:41And a vowel.
10:42O.
10:43And a vowel.
10:45I.
10:46And a vowel.
10:47E.
10:48Consonant, please.
10:52C.
10:54Consonant.
10:55D.
10:59And a final vowel, please.
11:02Sorry, a consonant, please.
11:03My apologies.
11:04And the last one, S.
11:05Stand by.
11:07BELL RINGS
11:09.
11:09.
11:12.
11:14.
11:16.
11:18Yes, John?
11:39Seven.
11:40Seven, Joel?
11:41Seven as well.
11:43John?
11:43Directs.
11:44And Joel?
11:46Sortied, as in French.
11:47Yes, absolutely.
11:48He has to go on a military sortie or expedition.
11:51Absolutely fine.
11:53Yep.
11:53Now then, Colin and Susie, what have we got?
11:56There's a nine from the dent.
11:58All hold on to your hats.
12:01Dissector.
12:02Somebody or something that dissects.
12:05So if you can biology lab, for example, it's Dissector.
12:07Well done.
12:12Well done, Susie.
12:14Well done, indeed.
12:16So 29 plays 14.
12:18And it's Joel's numbers game.
12:20Good luck, Joel.
12:20Can I have one large and five from anywhere else, please, Rachel?
12:23You can, indeed.
12:24Thank you, Joel.
12:24One large one.
12:25Five little and...
12:26And these five small ones are nine, ten, four, three, and two.
12:32And the big one, 25.
12:35And this target, 808.
12:37808.
12:38And this target, 808.
12:39And this target, 808.
12:40And this target, 808.
12:41And this target, 808.
12:42And this target, 808.
12:43And this target, 808.
12:44And this target, 808.
12:45And this target, 808.
12:46And this target, 808.
12:47And this target, 808.
12:48And this target, 808.
12:49And this target, 808.
12:50And this target, 808.
12:51And this target, 808.
12:52And this target, 808.
12:53And this target, 808.
12:54And this target, 808.
12:55And this target, 808.
12:56And this target, 808.
12:57And this target, 808.
12:58And this target, 808.
12:59And this target, 808.
13:00And this target, 808.
13:01And this target, 808.
13:02Yes, Joel?
13:11809.
13:12One away, John.
13:14809.
13:15809.
13:16Also, Joel?
13:1710 times 3 is 30.
13:20Yep.
13:20Plus 2.
13:2132.
13:22Times 25.
13:23800.
13:25And plus the 9.
13:26And one away, 809.
13:28John, I've got the same way.
13:31There we go, well done.
13:32All right, so we turn to Rachel.
13:34808.
13:35Rachel?
13:36It was possible if you say 9 minus 3 plus 10 is 16.
13:41Times by 25 for 400.
13:44And then add on the 4 for 404 and times it by 2.
13:47808.
13:49Very good.
13:51That's 808.
13:54As we turn to Colin.
13:59Now then.
14:00Curses and sporting superstitions.
14:04I thought I'd move on to curses connected to huge sporting events that have nothing to do with goats, killing chickens, witch doctors, spells, just venues and really strange things.
14:15And they're all events everyone knows.
14:16Now Sheffield, Susie, what happens in Sheffield?
14:18One sport, what comes to your mind?
14:20Snooker at the Crucible.
14:21Absolutely.
14:21In the year I was born, 1977, it moved to the Crucible.
14:25And some of these names, Terry Griffiths, Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Stephen Endry, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins.
14:31I mean, apart from Dennis Taylor, multiple winners of that title.
14:34But the Crucible curse is that since it moved to the Crucible, a first-time winner has never defended the title.
14:41And they usually go crushing out.
14:43And it's all psychological.
14:45The longer it happens, the more the players read about it.
14:48And it eats itself and they're on in.
14:50But the best one, I think, in all sport is the Super Bowl in the NFL.
14:54Even if you don't like American football, it's, oh, it's Super Bowl time.
14:58I might stay up and watch it.
14:59And they don't even have the same venue.
15:01They change.
15:02And some hosts it twice.
15:03Some places have hosted three times, four times.
15:05But they have had 23 different stadiums host it.
15:09They've had 50 Super Bowls.
15:11And never has a team whose stadium was chosen to host it won the Super Bowl.
15:15And if that's not good enough, never has a team that was chosen to host the Super Bowl even made the Super Bowl.
15:22So when they announce who's going to host the Super Bowl, everybody runs for cover.
15:26Nobody wants it.
15:27So don't bet on the Houston Texans to win the next Super Bowl.
15:31And don't bet on the Minnesota Vikings to win the Super Bowl after that.
15:34Keep your money in your pocket.
15:35So prove that you don't need a witch doctor to have a curse.
15:37Perfect.
15:38Well done.
15:44Very good.
15:45I don't know where you get all this information.
15:47It's amazing.
15:48Too much time.
15:48It's amazing.
15:4936 to 21.
15:51John's in the lead.
15:52And it's John's letters game.
15:53Now then, John.
15:54Can I have a consonant, please?
15:56Thank you, John.
15:57N.
15:58And a consonant.
16:00C.
16:01And a third consonant, please.
16:03T.
16:04Vowel.
16:05U.
16:06Another vowel, please.
16:08A.
16:09And a third vowel.
16:11O.
16:12A consonant.
16:14F.
16:14A vowel.
16:16E.
16:16And a consonant, please.
16:24And the last one, R.
16:25Stand by.
16:26Stand by.
16:26Stand by.
16:26Stand by.
16:26Stand by.
16:27Stand by.
16:27Stand by.
16:28Stand by.
16:28Stand by.
16:29Stand by.
16:29Stand by.
16:29Stand by.
16:30Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:31Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:33Stand by.
16:34Stand by.
16:35Stand by.
16:35Stand by.
16:35Stand by.
16:35Stand by.
16:35Stand by.
16:35Stand by.
16:36Stand by.
16:37Stand by.
16:37Stand by.
16:37Stand by.
16:38Stand by.
16:38Stand by.
16:39Stand by.
16:39Stand by.
16:39Stand by.
16:40Stand by.
16:40Stand by.
16:40Stand by.
16:41Yes, John?
16:59I'll stick with a seven.
17:01A seven. Joel?
17:02Seven as well.
17:04John?
17:05Counter.
17:06And Joel.
17:06And the same.
17:07There we go.
17:09Yep.
17:11Can we match or even beat seven?
17:13Yeah, we'll go six, seven, eight.
17:15So we'll go recant and then facture and then Susie is an eight.
17:19Yeah, Courant is a, or was, a 16th century court dance, possibly still performed, consisting of short advances and retreats.
17:30Courant.
17:31Courant.
17:36Like running.
17:38Yeah, or it can be a rapid gliding dance nowadays.
17:41Very interesting.
17:4343 plays 28.
17:44John and 43.
17:45And it's Joel's letters game.
17:47Joel.
17:48Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
17:49Thank you, Joel.
17:50G.
17:51And a second.
17:53W.
17:56And a third.
17:58P.
17:59And a vowel.
18:01I.
18:02Another vowel.
18:04A.
18:04A third vowel.
18:07I.
18:08A consonant.
18:10T.
18:11Another consonant.
18:13H.
18:14And a final vowel, please.
18:16And a final O.
18:18And the clock starts now.
18:21And the clock starts now.
18:21Three.
18:22And a second vowel.
18:22Two.
18:23Two.
18:42Two.
18:42Yes, Joel?
18:52Just five.
18:53Five, John.
18:54On the risk of six.
18:56Joel?
18:57Patio.
18:59And Wapiti?
19:00W-A-P-I-T-I?
19:02It's a very good risk there.
19:04Yes, excellent.
19:05It's a red deer of a large race native to North America,
19:08and it's also called an elk in North America.
19:11Pat's more familiar to us, but a very good six.
19:14Excellent.
19:14Yeah.
19:1549 plays 28, and it's John's numbers game.
19:19John?
19:19OK, I'll try four from the top again, please.
19:22Now they go.
19:22Thank you, John.
19:23Four large ones and two little ones.
19:25And this time the two little ones are eight and five.
19:29And then the big four, 25, 50, 100, and 75.
19:34And this target, 634.
19:366-3-4.
19:416-3-4.
20:11And Joel?
20:12No, just 6-30.
20:136-30.
20:14Let's try John first.
20:15John?
20:16OK.
20:17I've done 75 plus 5 is 80.
20:19Yep.
20:20Multiplied by 8 is 640.
20:22It is indeed.
20:23And 100 plus 50.
20:26150.
20:26Divided by 25.
20:28Is your 6.
20:29Is 6.
20:30Perfect.
20:30Well done.
20:31Well done, John.
20:3659 to 28 as we go to our second Tea Time teaser, which is Rita Tired.
20:44And the clue, Rita soon tired of the company she was in and starts to get this.
20:49Rita soon tired of the company she was in and starts to get this.
20:54She started to get irritated.
21:19Irritated.
21:20Irritated.
21:22She's in there somewhere.
21:2359 plays 28.
21:25John on 59.
21:26It's Joel's letters game.
21:27Consonant, please, Rachel.
21:29Thank you, Joel.
21:30P.
21:31And another consonant.
21:33D.
21:33And a third.
21:38M.
21:39And a vowel.
21:41E.
21:42Another vowel.
21:44A.
21:45Consonant.
21:47B.
21:48Another consonant.
21:50R.
21:52Another consonant.
21:54D.
21:55And a final vowel, please.
21:57And a final I.
22:00Stand by.
22:03Yes, Joel?
22:32Six.
22:33A six, John.
22:34And six.
22:35Joel?
22:36Er, madder.
22:37And damper.
22:39And damper.
22:40What have you got there, Colin?
22:41Looking pleased?
22:42Well, I only know this word because I was brought up in a house full of women, so I can do this.
22:47I can braid hair.
22:48So braided.
22:49Well done.
22:50All right.
22:5065 plays 34.
22:52John, your letters game.
22:53Could I have a consonant, please?
22:55Thank you, John.
22:57M.
22:58And a consonant.
23:00T.
23:00And a third consonant.
23:03M.
23:04A vowel.
23:05E.
23:07And another vowel.
23:08U.
23:09And a third vowel.
23:11O.
23:13A consonant.
23:15N.
23:16A vowel.
23:19A.
23:19And a final consonant, please.
23:24And a final X.
23:26Stand by.
23:27A vowel.
23:28A vowel.
23:29A vowel.
23:29A vowel.
23:29A vowel.
23:30A vowel.
23:30A vowel.
23:30A vowel.
23:30A vowel.
23:31A vowel.
23:31A vowel.
23:32A vowel.
23:32A vowel.
23:32A vowel.
23:33A vowel.
23:33A vowel.
23:33A vowel.
23:33A vowel.
23:33A vowel.
23:33A vowel.
23:34A vowel.
23:34A vowel.
23:34A vowel.
23:34A vowel.
23:34A vowel.
23:35A vowel.
23:35A vowel.
23:35A vowel.
23:36A vowel.
23:36A vowel.
23:37A vowel.
23:37A vowel.
23:37A vowel.
23:38A vowel.
23:38A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:41A vowel.
23:42A vowel.
23:42A vowel.
23:43Yes, John.
24:00I'll try a seven.
24:01A seven, Joel.
24:02Seven as well.
24:04John, out name.
24:06And, Joel.
24:07Un-meant.
24:09Out name.
24:10We do have a lot of out compounds in here.
24:12I'm not sure that's one of them.
24:14It's not, John, I'm afraid.
24:15Un-meant, if it was a guess, is brilliant, Joel, because it's in.
24:19Slightly strange, slightly old, but it means not intended.
24:23So it's absolutely fine.
24:24Very good.
24:25So, Colin, what have you got?
24:27Yeah, it's the only one I had.
24:28You had another one that I don't understand?
24:30Yes, noumena are there.
24:33N-O-U-M-E-N-A.
24:35It's the plural of noumenon, which is all about Kantian philosophy.
24:40So, philosophy from Kant.
24:42It's as opposed to a phenomenon.
24:44So, a phenomenon is an object of possible experience, and a noumenon is an object knowable to thought alone.
24:50And noumena would be the plural.
24:52Well done.
24:53All right.
24:54So, 65 to Joel's 41, as we turn to Susie for one of her wonderful Origins of Words sessions.
25:03What have you got for us today, Susie?
25:05Well, on Friday I was talking about spitting image and how it came from spit and image, which actually, if you look at the history of that particular expression, means literally image and image.
25:15So, it's a bit of a tautology.
25:17And we often complain these days about linguistic inflation, so the way that we have to big everything up all the time.
25:23Everything is tragic.
25:24We're always incandescent with rage, etc.
25:26And another way of doing that is to pair things.
25:29So, we talk about grit and determination, for example, never just determination on its own.
25:34And I just thought I would give you a few.
25:36They're called binomial pairs, if you want the linguistic term, but there are many.
25:40English is peppered with them.
25:41So, we have nooks and crannies.
25:43We can be safe and sound.
25:45We talk about each and every to have and to hold.
25:48Part and parcel, hail and hearty, spick and span, kith and kin, and many more.
25:55And the reason we duplicate this is for emphasis.
25:57It's for added drama or effect.
26:00But what you might notice is that a lot of these historical expressions, there are words in there that no longer exist in its own right.
26:07So, we've lost one of those words entirely apart from in that particular pair.
26:11So, we don't talk about kith anymore.
26:12We talk about kith and kin.
26:14But in the 10th century, kith meant knowledge, but particularly knowledge or acquaintance of people.
26:20So, it began to mean friends and family.
26:22It's actually related to kuth, believe it or not.
26:25We'll talk about uncouth today.
26:27Kuth used to mean friendliness or kindness.
26:30And, as I say, completely lost over time, but they still hold on just in those little pairs.
26:35Perfect.
26:36Well done.
26:41Very good.
26:42That's belt and braces for you.
26:44Belt and braces.
26:45Belt and braces.
26:4665 plays 41.
26:48And, Joel, it's your letters game.
26:50I'll start with a vowel this time, please, Rachel.
26:51Thank you, Joel.
26:52I.
26:53And another.
26:55U.
26:56And a third.
26:58A.
27:00And a consonant.
27:02L.
27:03A consonant.
27:04S.
27:06Another consonant.
27:07G.
27:08A vowel.
27:10E.
27:12A consonant.
27:14T.
27:16And a final consonant, please.
27:19And a final R.
27:21Stand by.
27:22A stosamental B.
27:29Two.
27:32One.
27:33If there.
27:34Another registry.
27:35One.
27:35One.
27:36I.
27:37Another.
27:38One.
27:39Two.
27:39Two.
27:41Two.
27:41One.
27:42Two.
27:42One.
27:42Two.
27:44One.
27:44One.
27:44Three.
27:46Two.
27:47One.
27:47One.
27:48One.
27:48Two.
27:49Two.
27:49Two.
27:49Two.
27:49One.
27:50One.
27:50Two.
27:51Yes, Joel?
27:54Seven.
27:54A seven and?
27:55Eight.
27:56And an egg.
27:57Joel?
27:58Largest.
27:59Now then, John Shaw.
28:00Regalist.
28:02A regalist?
28:03Absolutely brilliant, yes.
28:05That is all about believing that the king, the monarchy,
28:10basically rules in ecclesiastic matters.
28:12That is regalism.
28:13Very good.
28:14Very good.
28:15And Colin?
28:16It was that type of set of letters where you thought there was a nine in there somewhere,
28:19but where three men failed, Susie achieved it.
28:23Well, ligatures.
28:26Ligatures indeed.
28:28Well done.
28:33Terrific.
28:34Well done.
28:35Well done, the corner.
28:3573 to 41.
28:37John in the lead as we go into the final letters game.
28:40John Shaw.
28:41OK, can you have a consonant, please, Regal?
28:43Thank you, John.
28:45K.
28:45And a consonant.
28:48S.
28:48And a third consonant, please.
28:50R.
28:52A fourth one as well.
28:54T.
28:55A vowel.
28:57A.
28:58Another vowel, please.
28:59O.
29:01And a third vowel.
29:03A.
29:05Fourth one, please.
29:08U.
29:11And a last consonant, please.
29:13And lastly, D.
29:15And here's the countdown clock.
29:17And.
29:17And here's the countdown clock.
29:48Yes, John.
29:49Five.
29:50Five.
29:51Joel?
29:51Six.
29:53John?
29:53Stork.
29:55Stork and?
29:56Aortas.
29:57Very good.
29:58Yes, aortas and aortai.
29:59Very nice.
30:00Yeah.
30:01Very important part for the old heart there.
30:04Now then, Susie?
30:05There is a seven-node daturas, D-A-T-U-R-A-S, shrubby annual plants with trumpet-shaped flowers,
30:12and you'll find them in the southern part of North America.
30:15Well done.
30:17And now, Joel, it's the final numbers game.
30:19And can I go for the Whitehall, please, Rachel?
30:21You can indeed.
30:22Thank you, Joel.
30:22One, two, one.
30:24And you're too young to even know why.
30:27The last numbers game of the day is six, nine, five, seven.
30:32Another nine and 25.
30:34And the target, 922.
30:38Nine, two, two.
30:39And a two.
30:40We're too young to eight.
30:44Payloads with U, Desperes with eight.
30:46And we'll be right back in.
30:46We will be right back in.
30:47When our kids were atということで, you know, maybe get them all, maybe get them all.
30:51You're too young.
30:52We're too young, amen.
30:53We might be right back.
30:56Mont bluff will be our Bears.
30:57But we'll be right back.
31:00Over here.
31:01Yes, hah?
31:02уп Rose and I went back.
31:05And we're really good.
31:06Joel?
31:10No in there, I'm afraid.
31:11No, how about John?
31:12Nine, two, three.
31:14One away, let's go.
31:16OK, I did seven times five is 35.
31:19Yep.
31:19Multiplied by 25 is 875.
31:22It is indeed.
31:25And I've gone nine, six is a 54.
31:29And then one for nine, two, nine.
31:32And I've taken off the six I've already used.
31:35Aw.
31:36Yes, it was two nines, not two sixes.
31:38Bad luck.
31:38Sorry, John.
31:39Bad luck.
31:40Let's see whether Rachel can crack it.
31:41Nine, two, two.
31:42Rachel?
31:43Yes, I did find one way.
31:44If you say 25 times nine is 225, add on a seven for 232.
31:51The other nine minus five is four, times those together for 928 and take away the six for
31:57nine, two, two.
31:58There we go.
31:59Well done.
31:59So, John on 73, Joel 47, let's go into our final round, shall we?
32:11With fingers on buzzers, let's reveal today's countdown conundrum.
32:15Now then, Joel.
32:41Is it Sweatskin?
32:45Sweatskin?
32:47Let's see whether you're right.
32:50Nope.
32:51Down to you, John.
32:52Nope.
33:00Nope.
33:01Stymied up here.
33:03Who in the audience will show courage, bravery and, uh...
33:06Oh, yes, sir.
33:08The whole city of Seattle is going to hear this.
33:12Swankiest.
33:13Let's see whether you're right.
33:16Wow!
33:17Fantastic.
33:21Well done.
33:25Well done indeed.
33:27All right.
33:28So there we are, gentlemen.
33:30There we are.
33:31But it's John's day today.
33:33It's 73 to Joel's 47.
33:34Well played, Joel.
33:35Well played.
33:36He's a very good player.
33:37He's up to six wins.
33:39So, listen.
33:40Very formidable opponent indeed.
33:42Excellent stuff.
33:43Take this goodie bag back to Carvis Bay and St. Ives.
33:45All right.
33:46And thank you, John.
33:48Another great performance.
33:50You're getting near.
33:51See you tomorrow.
33:52Bye.
33:52See you tomorrow.
33:53See you both tomorrow, Colin and Susie.
33:55See you tomorrow, Nick.
33:56Great stuff.
33:56Well done.
33:58And Rachel, of course.
33:58I could see Colin was so excited he got that conundrum too.
34:02But lovely that our guest all the way from Seattle, Jason, got that.
34:05So he can go back to the States with a mug.
34:06Indeed.
34:07I hope it was worth the trip over.
34:09I'm sure it was.
34:10All right.
34:12So, join us tomorrow.
34:13Same time, same place.
34:14You be sure of it.
34:15A very good afternoon to you.
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