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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:34Rachel, I'm going to have to test you, I'm afraid.
00:36I read an article recently about aliases and people, you know, celebrities and people that give themselves funny names when checking into hotels as if that works.
00:46So I'm going to spin out aliases and you're going to tell me for £5 an answer whose aliases they are, OK?
00:54Who, for instance, likes to be called Binky Poodle Clip?
01:00Sometimes he prefers to be called Sir Humphrey Handbag.
01:03Um, Vin Diesel.
01:05No.
01:08Stop messing around.
01:10A lot of warm heart is Britney...
01:13Oh, Britney Spears.
01:14Thank you, well done.
01:15Now, who is Binky Poodle Clip?
01:17It'll be Sir...
01:20That Alan Sugar?
01:21No.
01:22Sir Elton...
01:24Oh, Elton John is Binky.
01:26Oh, that's £10, you owe me.
01:27Now, let's try and get this one.
01:28Oh, we didn't agree to these terms.
01:30Excuse me.
01:31Apollo C.
01:32Vermouth.
01:34It's quite a good name, that, actually.
01:35Paris Hilton.
01:36No.
01:37Paul McCartney.
01:38Sir Paul McCartney, to you and me.
01:40Now, you're going to get this one because he's shouting at you.
01:44Mr. Wood Pond.
01:47Er, Chris Packham.
01:48No.
01:49Justin Timberlake.
01:51It's cost you a lot of money, this is.
01:53And finally, what does Ozzy Osbourne call himself?
01:57And why?
01:58Oh, I mean, this is the hardest quiz in the world.
02:00I've no idea, Nick.
02:02All right, I'll turn it up the other way around, then.
02:05All right.
02:05Who calls himself Prince Albert?
02:07Is it Ozzy Osbourne?
02:08And why?
02:09What?
02:10Is it Ozzy Osbourne?
02:11It is.
02:11Oh, wow.
02:12Brilliant stuff.
02:13Oh, how's exactly...
02:14Hold on.
02:155, 10, 15, 20, 25...
02:17I mean...
02:1720 quid.
02:18I don't think I ever agreed to that, Nick.
02:20I think it's on tape.
02:21Silence must be construed as acquiescence.
02:25I suppose some people were on the big dark glasses and all the rest of it.
02:29Listen, let's get down to business, Rachel.
02:31OK.
02:32Who's here?
02:32I'm not giving you any money, though, Nick.
02:33Oh, all right, then.
02:35Buy me a drink.
02:36Mike Daisley is here.
02:38Accounts assistant from Hull.
02:39Four wins.
02:41You're a good man.
02:42You've played like a real trooper.
02:43He's fantastic.
02:44Now you're joined by Alex Harrison, freelance tutor from London.
02:48I mean, Alex, you're a youngish bloke.
02:51When did you do any work?
02:52You've been...
02:53You've already visited 40 countries.
02:55Yeah, that's right.
02:56Well, a lot of that was last year.
02:58I did the Mongol Rally.
02:59Oh, you did that, did you?
03:00Mm-hmm.
03:01Yeah.
03:01How many countries did you get through?
03:03I think I was 20...
03:0421 or 22.
03:05Was it really?
03:05Mm-hmm.
03:06I did that years ago.
03:07I only got through 15.
03:09OK.
03:09That was short-changed.
03:10How long did it take you?
03:12Just over seven weeks.
03:13Yeah?
03:14But you had a good time.
03:15Yeah, it was fantastic.
03:15Great adventure.
03:16Absolutely.
03:17Great adventure.
03:18All right.
03:18Big round of applause then for Mike and Alex.
03:22APPLAUSE
03:22Fantastic adventure.
03:26Anybody listening who really fancies an adventure,
03:30the Mongol Rally's for you.
03:31I tell you what, it's the best fun ever.
03:33Who's in the corner?
03:34Welcome back, Susie.
03:35It's Richard Arnold.
03:37Welcome back.
03:38Welcome back.
03:39All right.
03:41Let's get down to business.
03:43Mike Daisley.
03:44Off we go.
03:45Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
03:47Thank you, Mike.
03:48Start today with D.
03:50And a vowel.
03:52I.
03:54Another vowel, please.
03:56E.
03:58Consonant.
04:00T.
04:01Another one.
04:04G.
04:04And another one.
04:07P.
04:08A consonant.
04:09A vowel, sorry.
04:10A.
04:12Another one.
04:15O.
04:17And a consonant, please.
04:18And the last one.
04:20M.
04:21Stand by.
04:22A consonant, please.
04:38Mike?
04:54Just six.
04:55A six. Alex?
04:56Just a six for me.
04:57Thank you, Mike.
04:59Morted.
05:00And Alex?
05:01Midget.
05:02Yeah.
05:03Happy enough?
05:03Very happy.
05:04What have you got there?
05:05Richard, Susie?
05:07Opiated for seven.
05:08Yeah.
05:10Yes.
05:11Magpie for six.
05:12But there is an eight there as well.
05:14Gamatoid.
05:15G-A-M-E-T-O-I-D.
05:16All to do with gametes, which are germ cells involved in reproduction.
05:20Gamatoid simply means resembling a gamete.
05:25And gametoid.
05:28Right.
05:29I'll try and remember that.
05:30Thank you very much.
05:31Six apiece.
05:31Now, Alex, your letters game.
05:33Hi, Rachel.
05:33Hi, Alex.
05:34A consonant, please.
05:36Start with D.
05:38A vowel.
05:39A.
05:41Consonant.
05:42T.
05:44A consonant.
05:47R.
05:48Vowel.
05:50I.
05:51A consonant.
05:53S.
05:55A vowel.
05:57O.
05:59A consonant.
06:01B.
06:02E.
06:03And a vowel.
06:04And lastly, E.
06:07And it's countdown.
06:08And it's a vowel.
06:09And it's a vowel.
06:11And it's a vowel.
06:11And it's a vowel.
06:12And it's a vowel.
06:13And it's a vowel.
06:14And it's a vowel.
06:15And it's a vowel.
06:15And it's a vowel.
06:16And it's a vowel.
06:16And it's a vowel.
06:16And it's a vowel.
06:17And it's a vowel.
06:18And it's a vowel.
06:20And it's a vowel.
06:20And it's a vowel.
06:22And it's a vowel.
06:22And it's a vowel.
06:23And it's a vowel.
06:23And it's a vowel.
06:24And it's a vowel.
06:25And it's a vowel.
06:25And it's a vowel.
06:25And it's a vowel.
06:26And it's a vowel.
06:27And it's a vowel.
06:28And it's a vowel.
06:28Alex just a six six and Mike and seven so Alex boards now then Mike disrobe
06:49disrobe yes very nice well done well done what are the corner what use what news indeed broadest
06:58for eight thank you Susie there's tributes as well another 10 for lesbians and that will give you
07:04another eight as well yeah yeah all right 13 plays six and Mike your numbers game can I have one large
07:15and five small please your favorite thank you Mike one from the top and five not from the top
07:20and to start us off they are 10 4 4 5 7 and 75 and the target 312 312
07:33so
07:40so
07:45so
07:49so
07:53Well, Mike?
08:05Yep, 312.
08:06Alex?
08:07312.
08:09And Mike?
08:1075 times 4.
08:12300.
08:13And then 7 plus 5.
08:14Another simple one.
08:15Yep, 312.
08:17Alex?
08:17Yep, the same way.
08:18Same way.
08:19All right.
08:20Yep.
08:21APPLAUSE
08:21So, 23 plays 16 as we turn to our first teatime teaser,
08:30which is Teacup Nut.
08:32And the clue, the teacher said your writing was sloppy
08:35and that you had to put a stop to it.
08:38The teacher said your writing was sloppy
08:39and that you had to put a stop to it.
08:41APPLAUSE
08:42Welcome back.
08:58The clue I left you with was
09:01the teacher said your writing was sloppy
09:03and that you had to put a stop to it.
09:04The answer to that, quite clearly,
09:07is punctuate.
09:08Now, if you'd like to become a Countdown contestant,
09:14you can email Countdown at Channel4.com
09:16to request an application form
09:18or write to us at
09:20Contestants Applications
09:21Countdown Leads
09:23LS 3
09:241
09:25J
09:25S
09:2623 to 16.
09:29Mike in the lead.
09:29Alex, your letters go.
09:31A consonant, please.
09:32Thank you, Alex.
09:33W?
09:33A vowel
09:35I
09:37A consonant
09:38L
09:40Another consonant
09:41S
09:43A vowel
09:44E
09:46Consonant
09:48P
09:49Vowel
09:50U
09:53A consonant
09:54R
09:56And a vowel, please.
09:58And the last one.
10:00A
10:01Standby.
10:03S
10:05A�
10:16T
10:16A Jurassic
10:17A
10:30leme
10:30A
10:31A
10:31A
10:31A
10:33A
10:33Alex no sorry I lost it what about Mike try seven and your seven is whalers as
10:42in Bob Marley and absolutely fine yes good seven the whalers now what have we
10:47got over there pearls for six yes and Polly's for seven we're good Susie yeah
10:54Polly's as in parliamentary trains indeed 30 page 16 nothing Mike your
11:00letters game a consonant please thank you Mike T and a vowel a consonant and and
11:10another one H a vowel a and another one I a consonant F a consonant T
11:30and a consonant place and lastly B and it's Countdown
11:37so
11:44Mike six and Alex six as well Mike button
11:51Mike six and Alex six as well Mike button now then Alex fatten thank you and damn hatches absolutely
12:06fine yeah oh Richard nodding his head furiously at that mmm anything else there's fatten as well and
12:13and also a hen bit and slightly different one that's a dead nettle with purple flowers and native to Eurasia
12:20thank you 36 to 22 Alex here's a numbers game for you could I have two large and four small
12:27please Rachel you can indeed I'm going to try and find a non boring one because they've all been too easy lately
12:34see what we get this time they are eight six seven three and a large two 75 and 100 and a target 668
12:41668
12:48668
12:50668
12:56668
12:58668
13:05668
13:21668
13:25668
13:26668
13:27668
13:28Thank you, Alex.
13:32Er, nope, not close enough.
13:34Mike?
13:34Um, 6, 6, 8.
13:36And Mike?
13:37And 6 plus 3.
13:396 plus 3 is 9.
13:41Time's 75.
13:426, 7, 5.
13:43And take off the 7.
13:44Simple as that, yeah.
13:456, 6, 8.
13:46Well done.
13:47Thanks very much.
13:48Well done.
13:49Well done, Mike.
13:51Richard, we're going to talk to you about your travels.
13:54You never stop.
13:55Last time morning you were in Dallas.
13:57Where are you going to take us this time?
13:59To Lisbon.
14:00Oh, yeah.
14:00Portugal.
14:01For the first time for me, actually.
14:03And what a beautiful city it was, too.
14:05It was for Eurovision.
14:06But Lisbon itself was a phenomenal place to visit.
14:09I'd never actually been.
14:11Cheap as chips as well, which is great,
14:13because obviously the euro's tanked against the great British pound,
14:15so I can heartily recommend it.
14:17Older than Rome, I didn't know that.
14:20But as a city, levelled once by a tsunami and a volcano in the 1700s.
14:25Famous, of course, for its twist on a custard tart.
14:28Apparently only three people in the country know the recipe for that,
14:32the original tart, that is.
14:34And also, when you go there, what strikes you is there's a lot of cock.
14:40They have all these ceramic cockerels.
14:45Now, I didn't know this, but it's actually the sign of Lisbon and Portugal.
14:51Okay.
14:52It's called the Barcelos, or Bafalos, I suppose, rooster.
14:55Now, I know you're chomping at the bit to find out about this rooster, right?
14:58You'll love this story.
14:59So much so, I wrote it down, because I knew in the back of my head
15:02that you would love this story, Susie.
15:05They're all over the souvenir shops.
15:06You cannot move for these ceramic roosters.
15:09And it's said to be the embodiment of the famous Portuguese love of life.
15:13Having been there, if only once, I can tell you they certainly embrace that.
15:16And it hails from a 15th century tale,
15:18during which a pilgrim was sentenced to death.
15:21I know what you're thinking.
15:22Hardly laugh a minute.
15:23But he asked for his final meal to be taken in front of the judge who sentenced him,
15:29during which he pointed to a roasted cockerel
15:32and said that the rooster would crow at the hour of his hanging to prove his innocence.
15:39The judge, of course, mocked him.
15:42But blow me, as the noose was tightened, the cock crowed, and the man was set free.
15:48Brilliant.
15:50What a great trick.
15:51Presumably to make an awful lot of tat to sell to tourists further down the line,
15:56because you can't move for it in Lisbon.
15:58But I thought, what a fascinating tale.
16:00Brilliant stuff.
16:01Well done.
16:01Great story.
16:06Thank you so much.
16:07We're all off to Lisbon.
16:08Thanks a lot.
16:0946th place, 22.
16:10Mike on 46.
16:11It's Mike's letters game.
16:13Can I have a consonant, please?
16:15Thank you, Mike.
16:16R.
16:17And a vowel.
16:19U.
16:19A consonant.
16:22J.
16:23And another one.
16:26L.
16:28A vowel.
16:29A.
16:31Another one.
16:33E.
16:35And another one.
16:37A.
16:39A consonant.
16:40R.
16:41And a vowel consonant, please.
16:44And a vowel.
16:45A final P.
16:46Stand by.
16:47A vowel consonant.
16:49A vowel consonant.
16:49A vowel consonant.
16:49A vowel consonant.
16:50A vowel consonant.
16:50A vowel consonant.
16:51A vowel consonant.
16:51A vowel consonant.
16:52A vowel consonant.
16:52A vowel consonant.
16:53A vowel consonant.
16:53A vowel consonant.
16:53A vowel consonant.
16:53A vowel consonant.
16:54A vowel consonant.
16:54A vowel consonant.
16:54A vowel consonant.
16:55A vowel consonant.
16:55A vowel consonant.
16:56A vowel consonant.
16:56A vowel consonant.
16:57A vowel consonant.
16:57A vowel consonant.
16:58A vowel consonant.
16:58A vowel consonant.
16:58A vowel consonant.
16:59A vowel consonant.
17:00A vowel consonant.
17:00A vowel consonant.
17:01A vowel consonant.
17:02A vowel consonant.
17:02A vowel consonant.
17:03A vowel consonant.
17:04A vowel consonant.
17:05A vowel consonant.
17:06Well, Mike?
17:18Just five.
17:19What do you reckon, Alex?
17:21Just five as well.
17:22Thank you, Mike.
17:24Japer.
17:26Japer.
17:27Alex?
17:27Pura.
17:29And Pura.
17:30Yes.
17:32What's the verdict?
17:33You can have a purler, P-U-R-L-E-R, which is a headlong four.
17:40You also have the purler at the last fence.
17:42That would give you six.
17:44Otherwise, julep, as in a mint julep.
17:46Oh, yes.
17:47And for five.
17:49But, yeah, tricky.
17:50Very tricky.
17:51Thanks very much.
17:5351 plays 27.
17:54Alex?
17:56Now, Alex.
17:57A consonant, please.
17:59Thank you, Alex.
18:00R.
18:01And a vowel.
18:03O.
18:04A consonant.
18:06F.
18:08A vowel.
18:10E.
18:11A consonant.
18:13M.
18:15A consonant.
18:17G.
18:19A vowel.
18:21O.
18:22A consonant.
18:24V.
18:26And a vowel, please.
18:28And lastly, I.
18:31Stand by.
18:31A connected man.
18:33A vowel.
18:34A vowel, please.
18:41A vowel.
18:41A vowel.
18:45Watch Particularly.
18:45A vowel.
18:46A vowel.
18:47Aandel.
18:48A vowel.
18:48A vowel.
18:49A vowel.
18:50A vowel.
18:53A vowel.
18:54A vowel.
18:55A vowel.
18:55Buell.
18:56Agraduate.
18:56A eel.
18:57A vowel.
18:58B privileged.
18:58A vowel.
18:58A homem.
18:59A personalities.
18:59Alex?
19:03Seven.
19:04And Mike?
19:06Just six.
19:07Your six?
19:08Groove.
19:09Now, Alex?
19:10Forgive.
19:11Excellent.
19:12Well done.
19:13Very good.
19:14Well done, indeed.
19:17Now, Susie, what's Richard up to there?
19:19This is why I love coming on this show.
19:21There's always a word I can take away and use in a sentence.
19:24Which is?
19:26Oviform.
19:27You're going to drop that into a sentence.
19:29Yes.
19:30Somebody's head might be oviform, for example.
19:33Thank you for noticing.
19:34Not yours.
19:35It needs egg shapes.
19:38Yeah, it's a good word.
19:39Yeah.
19:40Humpty Dumpty had an oviform body.
19:42He did.
19:43Oviform.
19:44Yeah.
19:44Great word.
19:45Yeah.
19:46Mike, your numbers game.
19:49I think about one large, please.
19:50Another one large.
19:52We're going to find an interesting one one of these days.
19:54Thank you, Mike.
19:55One large, five little.
19:56Come on.
19:57Feeling lucky.
19:58They are seven.
19:59Six.
20:00Four.
20:01Ten.
20:02Eight.
20:03And the big one, 100.
20:05And the target.
20:07498.
20:09Four, nine, eight.
20:10Four, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine
20:41Yes, Mike.
20:42And 499.
20:43And Alex?
20:45493.
20:46And 493.
20:47Let's stick with Mike for the minute.
20:496 minus 4.
20:516 minus 4 is 2.
20:5210 divided by the 2.
20:545.
20:55It is 5.
20:55Sam's 100.
20:57500.
20:58And then 8 minus 7 for 1.
21:00Yep, for 1 away.
21:01Pretty good.
21:02Pretty good.
21:03498, though, Rachel.
21:04Can you crack that for us?
21:05Yes, there were a few ways.
21:07If you say 8 times 6, 48 times 10 is 480.
21:13I don't know what I'm writing.
21:14And then 100 divided by 4 is 25.
21:18Add that on and take the 7.
21:20It's one way to get there.
21:21Well done.
21:21Thank you, Rachel.
21:24Perfect as ever.
21:26So there we are.
21:2658 plays 34.
21:28Mike in the lead.
21:28And we turn to our second tea time teaser, which is Ray Rabbit.
21:31And the clue.
21:32Ray would hunt rabbits and they'd be subject to extreme cruelty.
21:35Ray would hunt rabbits and they'd be subject to extreme cruelty.
21:56Welcome back.
21:57I left with the clue.
21:58Ray would hunt rabbits and they'd be subject to extreme cruelty.
22:01Dear, dear, dear.
22:03The answer to that is barbarity.
22:07Barbarity.
22:0958 plays 34.
22:10Mike on 58.
22:12Alex, your letters came.
22:13A consonant, please.
22:15Thank you, Alex.
22:16R.
22:17A vowel.
22:19E.
22:21Consonant.
22:22M.
22:24Another consonant.
22:24D.
22:27Vowel.
22:29O.
22:31Consonant.
22:33S.
22:34A vowel.
22:36I.
22:38A consonant.
22:40L.
22:43And final vowel, please.
22:45And a final A.
22:48Stand by.
22:48A vowel.
22:49A vowel.
22:50A vowel.
22:50A vowel.
22:50A vowel.
22:51A vowel.
22:51A vowel.
22:51A vowel.
22:52A vowel.
22:52A vowel.
22:52A vowel.
22:53A vowel.
22:53A vowel.
22:54A vowel.
22:54A vowel.
22:54A vowel.
22:54A vowel.
22:54A vowel.
22:55A vowel.
22:55A vowel.
22:55A vowel.
22:55A vowel.
22:55A vowel.
22:56A vowel.
22:56A vowel.
22:56A vowel.
22:56A vowel.
22:57A vowel.
22:58A vowel.
22:58A vowel.
22:58A vowel.
22:59A vowel.
23:00A vowel.
23:00A vowel.
23:01A vowel.
23:02A vowel.
23:02A vowel.
23:03A vowel.
23:03A vowel.
23:04A vowel.
23:04A vowel.
23:05A vowel.
23:06A vowel.
23:06A vowel.
23:07Alex.
23:21A seven.
23:22A seven.
23:23Mike.
23:23I'll try nine.
23:25All right.
23:25Alex.
23:26Loaders.
23:27Mike.
23:28Moralised.
23:29Yes.
23:34Well done indeed.
23:36Moralised.
23:37Superb.
23:38What's over in the corner?
23:39Your nine, Richard?
23:41Moralised, we had.
23:42Yes.
23:43Earldom's for eight.
23:44That's good.
23:46Earldom's.
23:47Susie, anything else?
23:48Side arm for seven.
23:49So, yeah.
23:50A few there.
23:51Well done.
23:52All right.
23:5276 to 34.
23:54That's a killer blow.
23:54Mike, your letters game.
23:56Consonant, please.
23:57Thank you, Mike.
23:58D.
23:59And another one.
24:02Y.
24:03Vowel.
24:05E.
24:05And another one.
24:08A.
24:10A consonant.
24:12C.
24:13And another one.
24:14M.
24:17Another one.
24:18L.
24:21A vowel, sorry.
24:23E.
24:23And another vowel.
24:28And lastly, A.
24:30And the clock starts now.
24:32E.
24:49E.
24:50E.
24:51E.
24:52E.
24:53Mike?
25:03Six.
25:05Six.
25:05Alex?
25:06Yep, six as well.
25:08Mike?
25:09Medley.
25:10And Alex?
25:11Malady.
25:13Malady?
25:14Yep.
25:15Over in the corner.
25:16Academy for seven.
25:18Good.
25:19Susie?
25:20I had a Malady too, otherwise.
25:22I'm sorry to hear.
25:24All right.
25:2580 to 40.
25:26Susie, it's your origins of words.
25:29What have you for us today?
25:31I have some shining, glitzy jewels, jewelry for you today.
25:35Inspired because last week Richard was talking about Dallas,
25:40where there was a lot of sparkle.
25:42Not sure that they were all from real diamonds,
25:43but I thought I'd give you a quick whirlwind
25:45with some of the jewels that we love to wear.
25:47And I'll start with the real deal.
25:48That's the diamond.
25:49It comes from a Latin word adamans, meaning hard.
25:53And that's because by legend.
25:56And in fact, in fact, the diamond is the hardest stone,
25:58the hardest mineral that you can possibly find.
26:00That, of course, gave us adamant as well in English.
26:04Then there was the jade.
26:05The jade, or the word jade, comes from a Spanish term, piedra de llada,
26:10excuse my Spanish accent, which means stone of the flank.
26:14It was all about the flank because jade was said to have mythical,
26:18magical properties that could cure colic.
26:20So if you rubbed jade, even today, there's a lot of belief, in fact,
26:24that if you rub jade over your temple, you will cool down your energy and relax.
26:30So I'm not sure there's medical evidence for that,
26:32but it's still used in a medicinal way.
26:35Then there's the amethyst, famously one of my favourite etymologies.
26:38Amethyst goes back to the Greek amethystos, meaning not drunken,
26:42because if you drop an amethyst in your glass, this is a good tip,
26:45it's said to prevent intoxication.
26:48You can drink as much as you like if you have a little amethyst
26:50at the bottom of your wine glass.
26:52That was the folklore behind it.
26:55But then I'm going to come to rhinestones, the imitation rhinestones
26:58that give you a bit of low-cost bling, if you like, to your attire.
27:03Famously loved by Liberace, who sprinkled them everywhere,
27:06over his piano, all over his opulent costumes.
27:10Called the rhinestone because they were from the banks of the Rhine.
27:13In French, they were at the Caillou d'Erin,
27:16because they were rock crystals, as I say,
27:18found on the banks of the beautiful river throughout Germany and France.
27:21That is why it's called the rhinestone.
27:23And, yeah, you can still, I think, mine for them today.
27:25But if you can go for the real diamonds, then do.
27:28But I think in Dallas, they were definitely using the rhinestones,
27:30if I remember rightly.
27:31But, yeah, lots of glitz, not so much cost to that one.
27:40Famous rhinestone cowboy, remember them?
27:42Alex, your letters again.
27:45A consonant, please.
27:46Thank you, Alex.
27:48V.
27:48And a vowel.
27:50U.
27:51Consonant.
27:53G.
27:55A consonant.
27:57N.
27:59A vowel.
28:01E.
28:02Consonant.
28:04S.
28:06Vowel.
28:08A.
28:08And a consonant.
28:11T.
28:13And a vowel, please.
28:14And lastly, E.
28:18Countdown.
28:18Is.
28:37Was.
28:39Oh,
28:39Alex?
28:50Six.
28:52Mike? I think six as well.
28:55Alex?
28:57Events.
28:58Thank you. Mike?
29:00Vance.
29:01Vance? Yes.
29:03Excellent.
29:04Any advance on six?
29:06Negates for seven.
29:08Oh, well done.
29:08No. Negate, Susie?
29:10Yep, that was our best.
29:11It'll do. It'll do.
29:1288 to 46, and Mike, final letters game for you.
29:16Can I have a consonant, please?
29:18Thank you, Mike.
29:19Q?
29:20And a vowel.
29:22U?
29:23And another one.
29:25O?
29:26A consonant.
29:28T?
29:29And another one.
29:31S?
29:33A vowel.
29:35E?
29:37Another one.
29:38O?
29:42A consonant.
29:44N?
29:46And another consonant, please.
29:48And the last one.
29:49D?
29:51Stand by.
29:52The, let's go.
29:52Oh, yeah.
29:54Bye.
30:01Now, Mike, six.
30:25Alex?
30:26Seven.
30:27Thank you, Mike.
30:28Ousted.
30:30And Alex?
30:31Outdone.
30:32Yeah.
30:33Very good.
30:33Well done.
30:34Well done.
30:35Richard?
30:35Susie?
30:36Outdone for seven.
30:37And outdoes for seven.
30:39Mm-hmm.
30:40Susie?
30:41Yep.
30:41As they were, too.
30:42Well done.
30:42Working well over there.
30:4488 to 53.
30:46Alex, your numbers game.
30:48Two large and four small, please.
30:50Thank you, Alex.
30:51Two large.
30:52And four from the bottom ones.
30:53And for this final round, they are three, four, three, seven, fifty.
31:01And 100.
31:03And the target, 774.
31:06Seven, seven, four.
31:07Obi-Wan key thing, though.
31:11It's a bit more and more.
31:13The area with the people.
31:15And what's the need of quality?
31:21Feel free if it will.
31:23Hang on out.
31:24All right.
31:24Stay tuned.
31:25Asha.
31:25Get home.
31:26You're served.
31:26Don't know what else.
31:27You're a friend.
31:28It's a bit more.
31:28You are friendly.
31:29You're welcome.
31:29And all right.
31:30You're welcome.
31:30See you all.
31:31Bye-bye.
31:31Bye-bye.
31:31Bye-bye.
31:32Bye-bye.
31:32Bye-bye.
31:33Adweekly.
31:33Bye-bye.
31:34Bye-bye.
31:34Bye-bye.
31:35Bye-bye.
31:36Alex?
31:39Yep, 774.
31:40Mike? 774.
31:42So, Alex?
31:44So, 3 plus 10 plus 100?
31:48Where's your 10?
31:49Ah.
31:51No, sorry, I didn't get it.
31:52Oh, sorry, Alex.
31:54Mike?
31:55100 times 7.
31:57100 times 7, 700.
32:00Plus the 50.
32:02750?
32:02Then 3 plus 3 is 6, times the 4.
32:07Perfect, yep.
32:08Well done.
32:08774.
32:09Well done indeed.
32:12Very well done.
32:1498, look at you nudging 100 there to Alex.
32:1753 as we go into the final round.
32:19Gentlemen, fingers on buzzers, let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:32Alex?
32:37Exonerate?
32:38Let's see.
32:39Exonerate?
32:41Oh, well done.
32:42Excellent.
32:46Well done, Alex.
32:4763, but the day goes to Mike.
32:50Mike Daisley on 98 and Mike's fifth win.
32:54Well done.
32:55Alex?
32:56You're up against a terrific player there, but well played.
32:59Thanks very much indeed for coming.
33:00You take this goodie bag back to London.
33:03Take it on your travels if you want to.
33:05Yep.
33:05Where's your next trip?
33:06You got anything planned?
33:07I think maybe India or Cambodia.
33:10Good luck.
33:11Thank you very much.
33:12Travel safely.
33:13Young man, see you tomorrow.
33:15Fantastic.
33:16You're chasing number six tomorrow.
33:18Fantastic.
33:19Well done.
33:20Richard?
33:21Back tomorrow?
33:22We're off to Love Island tomorrow.
33:24You're firing on all four cylinders, or is it six cylinders you've got there?
33:32I can't quite make it up.
33:32A six-pack I'll take.
33:34Six-pack, all right.
33:35Well done.
33:35See you tomorrow.
33:36Susie, too.
33:37Yep, see you then.
33:38And Rachel?
33:40Yep.
33:41More Mike tomorrow?
33:42More Mike tomorrow.
33:43Probably more one-larges.
33:45I need more tricky ones.
33:46As you would say, I'm gagging for a hard one over here.
33:49No, it's extraordinary.
33:50Andy, you have had a run of very soft ones.
33:54I am.
33:54So let's hope that things firm up for you.
33:58All right.
33:58See you tomorrow.
33:59Join us then, same time, same place.
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