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00:30Hello, everybody. Another week of Countdown begins.
00:33Sorry to leave you in limbo all weekend,
00:36but let's shimmy on over to Rachel Riley with a bumper shake and a roll.
00:41How are you doing? I'm good. You're talking about dancing today, I guess.
00:44Well, I'm guessing your house is every day. It's like an episode of fame.
00:47Pretty much, yeah. Dancing around the kitchen at least five times a day.
00:51Do you trust me at this stage? No. Should I?
00:54Well, just go with this, because I think you'll enjoy this, right?
00:57On this day, back in 1960, you could say the daddy of all dance crazes
01:02got the number one, which was Chubby Checker and The Twist.
01:06Ah.
01:07Now, to this day, people do it, you know, show me a wedding that doesn't have the twist.
01:10Yeah.
01:11How would you do it? Trust me. How would you do it?
01:13Yeah, go. I'm not going to make it full of you.
01:15Now, you see, no, that's not the twist.
01:17Now, back when it came out, it came with instructions,
01:21and it's, like, just a really short plan, and it's amazing.
01:25Do you trust me?
01:26Go on, then.
01:27Right, put your right foot forward, like you're stubbing out a cigarette.
01:30That's your tip of your toe. Right, great.
01:32Now, put your two hands like you're a popper,
01:34and then I want you to put the cigarette out
01:36and shake your hips in the opposite direction to your hands.
01:39This is out, this is, I'm having flashbacks.
01:41Yes, there it is, and then switch foot.
01:44Yes, right, and that's it, yes.
01:47Right, so I know you love a quiz, so I'll start you easy.
01:51You do the dance quiz. I'm not going to embarrass you, right?
01:53Not much.
01:55YMCA, easy.
01:55Oh, OK, YMCA.
01:57Yes, now, this is a bit tricky, because you're younger.
01:59Birdie song.
02:02Yes.
02:03And for the hat trick, Gangnam Style.
02:06No one wants to see that on daytime telly.
02:08There's no place for it.
02:10I'll say that later.
02:11Right, let's tangle on over to Dictionary Corner now,
02:15and somebody who will be doing the time warp
02:18with their origins of words a little bit later, Suzy Diggs.
02:21Very nice.
02:21Nice to be back.
02:23And a warm first ever welcome to Dictionary Corner.
02:26She's a radio and television presenter.
02:28She's a stand-up.
02:29She's a yoga obsessive, so the lambada, not a problem.
02:34Noreen Khan.
02:34So excited to have you this week.
02:38Welcome.
02:39I'm so excited to be here.
02:40Yay!
02:41Loads of time to talk, but our champion is here,
02:43and he hasn't put a foot wrong.
02:46Don't see you as a dancer.
02:47Have you got any particular dances you like?
02:48No, not particularly.
02:49I'm keenly dancing because they're fixed moves.
02:52Yes.
02:52So as long as I've been told exactly what to do,
02:54and there's alcohol available, I'm in.
02:57Right, how's the head?
02:59It's OK.
03:00Yeah.
03:00He's a fellow migraine sufferer,
03:02and last time he was on Countdown years ago,
03:04after three wins, he got a migraine.
03:05He's got three wins right now.
03:07Don't worry, you're a headache for any challenger.
03:09We've learnt that already, too.
03:10Back-to-back centuries so far.
03:12But let's see if our man from the Isle of Sheppey,
03:15Alex Aileen, can change that.
03:17And, Alex, this isn't your first TV rodeo.
03:20Tell us everything.
03:21A few years ago, I was on Hunted.
03:24Right, and how far did you get?
03:25I'm pleased to say that we got all the way.
03:28We ended up winning.
03:29No.
03:30No, Emmy, have a...
03:3125,000 pounds, yes.
03:3325,000 pounds, but you've got to ask yourself,
03:35how much is this worth?
03:37Priceless.
03:38Priceless.
03:39I'll actually tell you, it's 17.99.
03:43Right, and off chat.
03:44It's strictly Countdown from here on.
03:46Good luck to you, Alan.
03:47Good luck to you, Alex.
03:51Mr Young, the day is young.
03:53Let's have nine letters.
03:54Hi, Rachel.
03:55Hi, Alan.
03:55Have a consonant, please.
03:57Start the week with L.
03:59And a vowel, please.
04:01E.
04:02And a consonant.
04:04N.
04:05And a vowel.
04:07I.
04:07Seven.
04:08And a consonant.
04:10W.
04:11And a vowel.
04:13A.
04:13And a consonant, please.
04:15T.
04:16Another consonant.
04:18L.
04:19And a final consonant.
04:20Almost got waltz here.
04:22A final.
04:23Aw.
04:23At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:26One.
04:27Hold on.
04:28One.
04:29One.
04:32It.
04:37We'll be here.
04:37Once.
04:37On.
04:39One.
04:39One.
04:40Second.
04:40One.
04:41Two.
04:41academic.
04:42One.
04:42One.
04:42Two.
04:43One.
04:43Two.
04:44One.
04:44One.
04:45One.
04:45Two.
04:45Two.
04:47One.
04:48One.
04:50Two.
04:51First time's always the hardest, Alex, I promise you.
04:59How'd you get on?
05:00Six.
05:00Very good. Alan?
05:01I think I've got seven.
05:02Going to try the seven. What's the six?
05:04Taller.
05:05And Alan?
05:06Entrail.
05:07Entrail.
05:08Ah, can you have just one entrail?
05:11You can't, I'm afraid, Alan.
05:12It is a plural noun.
05:14You have to have the S on. Sorry about that.
05:16There you go. Well done, Alex.
05:18Six points against the champion early doors.
05:20Your first time as well, Noreen, how'd you do?
05:23I got six.
05:24Yes, what you get?
05:25Waiter.
05:26Susie, any better?
05:27There were a few sevens there hiding away.
05:30Latrine, literal and Italia, somebody who keeps tally.
05:35Very good. Loads of sevens, but the only thing that matters is our challenger takes an early lead
05:39and it's your first chance to say hello to Rachel.
05:41Hi, Rachel.
05:42Hi, Alex.
05:43Start with a consonant, please.
05:44Thank you. Start with M.
05:47And a second.
05:49B.
05:49A third.
05:52S.
05:53A fourth.
05:55T.
05:57Vowel.
05:58U.
06:00Consonant.
06:02C.
06:04Vowel.
06:05I.
06:07Vowel.
06:09O.
06:10And a consonant, please.
06:11And lastly, S.
06:14Good luck.
06:21Alex, just a five, and Alan.
06:47Going for an eight.
06:48He doesn't look confident again.
06:49What's the five? It might score.
06:51Busts.
06:52Busts.
06:52OK, let's see if it counts.
06:54Alan?
06:55Combusts.
06:56Combusts, of course.
06:57That's busted.
06:57Excellent.
06:57Very good.
06:58Yeah.
07:00I'm assuming, Noreen, you've got a nine.
07:03I got the same.
07:04Well done.
07:04Did you get this?
07:05Fantastic.
07:06Combust, or did you put the S on for eight?
07:08I didn't put the S on, so I got the...
07:10Ah.
07:11So, yeah.
07:12Great start.
07:13First numbers round.
07:14Alan?
07:15Can I go six small, please, Rachel?
07:16You can indeed.
07:17Six little ones to start the week.
07:20Wake our brains up.
07:22And first of all, we have six, five, ten, ten, one, and eight.
07:29And the target to reach 709.
07:32709.
07:33Numbers up.
07:33All right.
07:35All right.
07:35Bye.
07:35Bye.
07:37Bye.
07:39Bye.
07:44Bye.
07:55Bye.
07:59Bye.
07:59Bye.
08:00A lot of inaction going on in the second half of the clock.
08:07So, let's see, Alex?
08:087.08.
08:09One away. And Alan?
08:117.09.
08:12So, let's hear this, Alan.
08:14Five times ten.
08:15Five times ten, fifty.
08:16And then eight plus six.
08:18Eight plus six, fourteen.
08:20Times the two together.
08:21For 700.
08:22Add on the ten and take away the one.
08:24Nicely done.
08:257.09.
08:25Fantastic.
08:28Fantastic stuff.
08:29Needed that as well, under a bit of early pressure.
08:31But our champion takes a 12-point lead as we head to our first break with a tea-time teaser.
08:36Nurse had.
08:38See how you get on with that.
08:39Nurse had.
08:40The nurse had the whole box of chocolates to herself.
08:42The nurse had the whole box of chocolates to herself.
08:45The nurse had the whole box of chocolates to herself.
09:07The answer is unshared.
09:08Even the coffee creams.
09:10Right, let's get on with the game.
09:11Alex, you're on the letters.
09:13OK.
09:13Constantine, please.
09:14Thank you, Alex.
09:15D.
09:16And a second.
09:18N.
09:20Third.
09:22L.
09:23Fourth.
09:25T.
09:27Vow.
09:28E.
09:30Consonant.
09:32K.
09:33Vow.
09:35E.
09:37Vow.
09:37O.
09:40And a consonant.
09:42And lastly, M.
09:45Thank you, Rachel.
09:45We'll see you next time.
09:46We'll see you next time.
09:47We'll see you next time.
09:47We'll see you next time.
09:47We'll see you next time.
09:48We'll see you next time.
09:48We'll see you next time.
09:48We'll see you next time.
09:49We'll see you next time.
09:49We'll see you next time.
09:49We'll see you next time.
09:50We'll see you next time.
09:50We'll see you next time.
09:51We'll see you next time.
09:51We'll see you next time.
09:52We'll see you next time.
09:52We'll see you next time.
09:53We'll see you next time.
09:53We'll see you next time.
09:54We'll see you next time.
09:55We'll see you next time.
09:56We'll see you next time.
09:57We'll see you next time.
09:58We'll see you next time.
09:59Alan.
10:17Another risky. Seven.
10:19And Alex. Six.
10:20Six is? Melted.
10:22What is it? Tokend.
10:24Tokend. So, token with the E-D in the end.
10:27Not there, I'm afraid.
10:29Alan. Dictionary, not your friend today.
10:31I'm sorry.
10:32Wow, there you go. That's two word rounds now.
10:35Alan's drawn a blank.
10:36That's the 12 points Alex has on the board.
10:38Were there any sevens, Noreen, that weren't risky?
10:40No, just six. I got a six. No sevens.
10:43OK, what did you get? Demoked.
10:44Right, Susie, come on. Why is all?
10:47Single seven that we can find teendom.
10:49As in being in your teens?
10:50Yes.
10:51Alan, let's get some more letters.
10:54Can I have a consonant, please?
10:55Thank you, Alan.
10:56R.
10:56And a vowel?
10:57I.
10:59And a consonant?
11:01G.
11:02And a vowel?
11:04U.
11:05And a consonant?
11:07T.
11:08And a vowel?
11:10E.
11:11And a consonant, please.
11:13Z.
11:14Another consonant, please.
11:16P.
11:17And a final consonant, please.
11:20A final S.
11:2330 seconds.
11:24All right.
11:26MUSIC CONTINUES
11:56MUSIC CONTINUES
12:26MUSIC CONTINUES
12:56Right, let's get this over with. Alex?
13:177 at 7.
13:18Alan?
13:197 at 7.
13:20Off you go, Alex.
13:218 plus 6.
13:228 plus 6, 14.
13:23Times 50.
13:25700.
13:25Add 7.
13:26And we all had a nice little rest during that one.
13:28And same way?
13:29Yeah, the exact same way.
13:31Yeah.
13:31APPLAUSE
13:32We'll take a little pause at first chance to get to know Noreen Khan a little bit better here on Countdown.
13:40Now, when I think of you, Noreen, and we've worked together before, I just think Birmingham through and through.
13:46Until I realise recently you're not even from now.
13:48No, I think everyone assumes I'm a Brummie.
13:51I'm kind of like an honorary Brummie now, but I was actually born and raised in a small town in the east of England called Bedford.
13:57Right.
13:58Yeah.
13:58But why...
13:59So you moved to Birmingham when?
14:00When did it become...
14:02Oh, about 13 years ago now, for work.
14:05But, yeah, but I did all of my education and spent a lot of time in Bedford, then went to London for a while.
14:11Yeah.
14:12And I'll tell you interesting facts about Bedford.
14:14It's actually called Little Italy.
14:17What?
14:18One in five of the residents of Bedford are actually Italian.
14:22So food's great then?
14:23Yeah, so I grew up with, you know, with a lot of Italian influences around me, the restaurants, the salons were Italian, the cobblers.
14:31So, yeah, huge Italian influence in Bedford.
14:33But Birmingham is the pinnacle of your whole Birmingham time.
14:38Recently, you hosted the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, which, by the way, is a very scary experience,
14:44because you've not only got the TV to think about, but you've got the entire, entire stadium.
14:48Yeah, and there was like a global audience, I think, of like 1.3 billion.
14:53So no pressure whilst hosting that.
14:56But, yeah, it was an amazing moment, and I think Birmingham did us really proud.
15:00The Commonwealth Games were, I think, exceeded everyone's expectations, and they were just fantastic.
15:06But there you go.
15:06Home is where the heart is, Noreen.
15:08Absolutely.
15:09And your heart's in Birmingham.
15:10Brilliant.
15:10Good to get to know you more.
15:13Right, it's 34 players, 28.
15:17Tight for our champions so far, but it's your letters.
15:20Can I have a constant, please, Rachel?
15:21Thank you, Alan.
15:21And lastly, O.
15:49Good luck.
15:50Good luck.
15:50Good luck.
16:21How did you fare, Alex? Seven. And Alan? Seven. OK, Alex? Harping. Harping. And what are you saying, Alan? Hearing. Hearing and harping, and when the ING's there, you've got to hope for at least a seven. Noreen, did you pluck one out? Got hearing as well. Yeah, there you go. What else have you got, Suze? Pong ear. Pong ear, just more smelly. More smelly. Four letters now. And it's you, Alex. Consonant, please. Thank you, Alex. N. And a second.
16:51T. Third. D. Fourth. J. Vowel. U. Consonant. R. Vowel. I. Vowel.
17:21Alan? Seven.
17:49Alex? Seven. Very good. Alan? Prudent. Prudent. And Alex? Injured. Our challenger settled in really well, Noreen. Seven points each in that round. Any improvement from Dictionary Corner?
18:01We've got an eight. Under tip? As in, you go for a lovely meal and you leave 2%. Exactly right. Right, 48 plays 42 here in Countdown today, and we've still got one more round before the break. And Alan, I believe it's your numbers.
18:17Six more, please, Rachel. Six little ones. Let's see if we can widen this gap, or Alan's hoping overturn it. Let's have a look.
18:24The little ones are three, one, seven, six, four, and another one. Uh-oh. The target, 397.
18:35Rachel always says two ones is never good news. 397. Numbers up.
18:40One, three, seven, seven, seven, eight.
18:41Lily, one, seven, eight.
18:42And theんだ, Isaac, for the meaning of the world.
18:46Came from to town.
18:54Family, one, seven, seven, eight.
19:05all right good luck both here alex no no that's good alan 392 that's almost showing off to get
19:17within five let's have it uh can i do six minus one six minus you can do six minus one five just
19:24like to check with you sometimes um times by three times three 15 take one away from the 15
19:29take the second one 14 and then four times seven is 28 28 and then says 28 by 14 um three nine two
19:36yep we're in well done i think alex sums up the movie the nation about 15 seconds and we gave up
19:45better things to do with our time can you get there well you could you could have said one plus one
19:50is two times three is six times six is 36 four plus seven gives you 11 and you times those together
19:58for 396 but that was impossible you could have got to one away one away very good very good
20:03another tea time teaser in the good ship countdown it's fun fleet fun fleet there's no fun if the
20:12fleet are dumping this in the water there's no fun if the fleet are dumping this in the water
20:18effluent suzy effluent yes not nice so this is a liquid waste especially sewage right
20:48much we have a problem within our rivers of course we're talking about it just at the other week
20:53but listen a 13 point lead not comfortable enough for a champion alan and it's our challenger alex with
20:59the next letters constant please rachel thank you alex f and a second s third g fourth
21:11and a consonant please and lastly n time time
21:34you
21:37you
21:41you
21:43you
21:43you
21:55Time is up, Alex.
22:06Seven.
22:07And Alan.
22:08Seven.
22:09Alex.
22:09Oranges.
22:10And Alan.
22:11Forages.
22:12Noreen, any better, any worse?
22:14Oranges too.
22:15Oranges.
22:16Forages.
22:17Anything else?
22:18No, I don't have anything to beat that, I'm afraid.
22:20We'll leave it at that.
22:21We'll get on with the game.
22:22And champ, it's your letters.
22:24Constant, please, Rachel.
22:24Thank you, Alan.
22:26V.
22:27And a vowel.
22:29I.
22:30And a consonant.
22:32D.
22:33And a vowel.
22:35O.
22:36And a consonant, please.
22:38M.
22:39And a vowel.
22:41E.
22:42And a consonant, please.
22:45R.
22:46Another consonant.
22:49X.
22:50And a hugely improved consonant, please.
22:52And hugely improved.
22:55T.
22:56Walsh pattern.
22:56Good luck.
22:57T.
22:57T.
22:57We поверх.
22:59T.
23:00M interventions.
23:01And we'll have to.
23:10T.
23:11T.
23:12T.
23:14And a vowel.
23:15T.
23:15T.
23:16T.
23:17T.
23:17T.
23:17or F.
23:17T.
23:18T.
23:18T.
23:19T.
23:19T.
23:19T.
23:20T.
23:20Time's up, Alan.
23:28Just a six.
23:29And Alex?
23:30Five.
23:31What's the five?
23:32Video.
23:33Look at the disappointment there.
23:34You're feeling every round.
23:36I love it.
23:36And what's the six?
23:37Motive.
23:38Motive.
23:38Well, let's get over to dictionary corner.
23:41All good, Suze?
23:42Yes, all good.
23:43You can stick the D on motive just for future use.
23:45You can be motived, which is a sort of old version of motivated, really.
23:50But, yeah, very good.
23:52How are you getting on there, Noreen?
23:55Vomiter.
23:56Yes.
23:56Eww.
23:57Yes, it does give you a seven, though, Colin.
23:59But I love the fact you went with vomiter over vomited.
24:02I like that.
24:04I like that.
24:05Right, 68 players at 49 as we take a little bit of time out.
24:09Suze, I just wonder, are your origins of words today in any way connected to dancing?
24:15Because we were talking about that at the top of the show.
24:17Yeah, I'm not talking about the twist, though.
24:19I'm going to talk about disco, because I know you love to strut on the dance floor, Colin.
24:24All the time.
24:24Disco king.
24:26And you, I suspect, given your knowledge of music, might know a little bit about this story.
24:31So I'm going to take you back to 1959, when a nightclub opened its doors.
24:36And this was in Aachen, which is West Germany, as it was then.
24:39And there was a little revolution in music that took place there in somewhere called the Scotch Club, which was, it was one of the kind of many restaurants that was the kind of dance halls of the time.
24:50But instead of bringing in a live band for the entertainment, it's only decided to install a record player.
24:57And the immediate effect on those who were there, you would hope, would be absolutely explosive.
25:03But apparently it didn't go down particularly well until one person called Klaus Quirini, apparently, stepped up to the decks and basically galvanised everybody by introducing his own selection of music.
25:19And he later claimed to become the world's first ever nightclub DJ, not the birth of the DJ itself, because that term actually goes back to the 1940s, the disc jockey.
25:29But the Scotch Club then became one of the sort of most recognisable and acknowledged places where you could go for live disco.
25:37And disco itself comes from discotheque, which is a borrowing from French.
25:41And it means a library of records, essentially.
25:45And it was modelled on bibliotheque, which, of course, was a library of books.
25:48But they didn't invent it, it has to be said, because it was already being used as a term for various nightclubs in Paris, where dance halls had resorted to kind of playing records because during the Nazi occupation, there were lots and lots of restrictions, particularly in the 1940s.
26:05They weren't allowed some sort of live entertainment.
26:09So they brought in their records, sometimes surreptitiously.
26:12And so it became very much associated with the left bank of Paris.
26:15And as we know, everything flourished from there.
26:18But for a little while, there was something called the discotheque dress.
26:22And the Oxford English Dictionary are not sure what came first, the discotheque dress, which was a kind of sleeveless dress that allowed for free movement during dancing, or the discotheque that was the music.
26:33So they a while ago put out an appeal for people to give them the first records they could find of discotheque.
26:38And maybe it was the dress.
26:40But anyway, that nightclub, as I say, in Aachen, West Germany, one of the first to claim that they introduced the disco to us all.
26:47That's beautiful.
26:51Let's get back to the game.
26:52Save us all, please, Alex, and give us some more letters.
26:55I will do.
26:55Consonant, please.
26:56Thank you, Alex.
26:57And a final consonant, please.
27:25And a final T.
27:28Here we go.
27:32Alex.
28:00I risk an eight.
28:01Wow.
28:02Alan.
28:02I'm just sticking with a seven.
28:04The seven is?
28:05Welting.
28:06What's the eight?
28:07Wattling.
28:09Wattling.
28:10Wattling clothing, isn't it?
28:12Yes, if you like using wattle and daub,
28:14wattle is a material that makes fences and walls, et cetera,
28:17and there is a verb, which means wattling is excellent.
28:20Well done.
28:24The double T, right.
28:25I think a few people might add a word in their head
28:27but spelt it with a one T.
28:29Ah.
28:29But it's the two T's in there.
28:31So just all that remains is for Noreen to tell us what the nine is.
28:35I didn't get one, unfortunately.
28:37No, it's because there isn't one, is there, Suze?
28:38No, we have Wattling too, so well done.
28:40There you go.
28:40It's within 11 points of your new countdown.
28:43We finished with a conundrum that's worth 10 points,
28:46so that makes it really, really close indeed.
28:48Nail-binding stuff, and it's the last letters round,
28:51and Alan's picking them.
28:53Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:54Thank you, Alan.
28:55A final R.
28:57Last letters.
28:58And a final R.
28:59Last letters.
29:08A. And a consonant.
29:12D. And a consonant, please.
29:16Y. And a final consonant.
29:20A final R.
29:22Last letters.
29:37A. Alex.
29:55Now the risk's seven.
29:57Alan.
29:59I'm going to stick with a six.
30:01What's a six, Alan?
30:02Unsaid.
30:03Last time the risk paid off.
30:05Never mind unsaid. Say it.
30:07Sundry.
30:08Spell how you're spelling it.
30:09S-U-N-D-A-R-Y.
30:12Okay, interesting. Without the A it's there. Sundry.
30:14Yeah.
30:15But, Suze?
30:16Not with the A. I'm afraid. I'm sorry, Alex.
30:19Oh, Alex, your face speaks a thousand words every round.
30:22I love it.
30:23You want to rub it in some more, you two?
30:25Give us a seven.
30:26There is one there.
30:28Good old countdown word from the old days, really.
30:30Durians. D-U-R-I-A-N-S.
30:33Which are foul-smelling but absolutely delicious fruit.
30:36There you go.
30:37How did we not get that, Maureen, eh?
30:39Such a common word.
30:40Alex, do you add a little bit more Jeopardy?
30:42You're in control of whether it's big or small.
30:45So off you go.
30:47It's going to be small, I'm afraid.
30:48One large, please, and five small.
30:50One large and five small.
30:51You're not gambling.
30:52No, no, no.
30:53I'm going with that, thanks.
30:54This is less of a hunt and more of a gentle stroll at the end of this.
31:02Right, we need something a bit of a challenge to push that crucial conundrum.
31:05Let's see.
31:06Could be a 25, Rich.
31:07Could be a 25.
31:08Seven, five, four, five, three, and 25.
31:13Ooh!
31:14And the target, 889.
31:17Eight, eight, nine.
31:18Last numbers.
31:19The Could be a 25
31:24那 formal dress for TV basically.
31:29All they need to make cutting goods.
31:30All the numbers.
31:32All, you have to notice a little bit of a match.
31:37If you don't know any sifties on your glasses on your phone over there,
31:40there's a perfectまだ deren and throw to their NelsonRA suited.
31:43That's a habitat for their neighbor and right.
31:44You have to, Oh, yeah.
31:45That's a big thing.
31:46If you do not know anything for Fenway.
31:47ーチャre Widow,no.
31:48Pen's down. Alan's been down very late. How did you get on?
31:538.89. There you go, he's fooled me. Alex?
31:568.95. Ah, well, Alan, this is it.
31:59One better than all those years ago when you were on Countdown.
32:02If you nail this, let's find out.
32:0525 times 7. 25 times 7, 175.
32:09Add the 3. Add the 3, 178.
32:12Times that by 5. Times it by 5, 8.90.
32:16And then 5 minus 4 is 1.
32:17And the second 5. And take it away.
32:19Gets you 10 whole points.
32:24Fantastic. Fourth win.
32:27Bit of a victory lap for you here, but Alex, it'd be great to go out with a big 10 points.
32:30So let's reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:34No way. Alex? Rewritten.
32:36Oh, you can't write it.
32:39Yes!
32:43What a way to go out. Yeah, not bad.
32:45Yeah, good. Do you regret not having a wee gamble?
32:47Well, on the last numbers round.
32:50I mean, Rachel off camera was cursing you up and down.
32:52I know.
32:53I know, but...
32:54Preacher of habit.
32:55I'm afraid, Alex, Aileen, you've been hunted.
32:58Oh.
32:59No 25 grand, but we'll give you a goodie bag, all right?
33:02Worth its weight in gold.
33:03Thank you so much for being here.
33:05There you go.
33:06Well, Mr Young, you loved the first time you were on Countdown, but you said, what a way to end a migraine thrown up outside.
33:12You just wanted to write that wrong.
33:13I feel like you just did that.
33:15Yeah, yeah.
33:15It's been good to come back and do it without the vomiting.
33:21That's what most people say to me on the second date.
33:26Now, Alan, did you bring a fifth shirt and tie?
33:30That's the question.
33:31Sure, we'll find one.
33:32Good stuff.
33:32Remember, up there for thinking, down there for dancing.
33:35Well done.
33:36Thank you very much for being here, Alex.
33:37Well done, Alan.
33:38There you go, Susie.
33:41Morning, it's two to tangles.
33:42Thank you very much.
33:44It was a pleasure.
33:45Rachel, if we had a Countdown staff night out, what type of dance club would we go to?
33:52What would the music be?
33:53Oh, it's got to be salsa.
33:55No, not at all.
33:57What do you mean, no?
33:57You ask me.
33:58I'm choosing this imaginary night out.
34:01Not bossy at all.
34:03The imaginary night out, we're already having an argument about it.
34:06You're going salsa.
34:06Where are we going, Colin?
34:07Oh, it's got to be an 80s club.
34:09It breaks the ice for everybody.
34:11No, well, 90s baby, so salsa it is.
34:13I'm going to moonwalk out of here, but Susie, Rachel and I will be back same time tomorrow.
34:17You can count on us.
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