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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio. Here we are Friday. Tomorrow is a big day. I know that many people have already had their Christmas lights switched on, but apparently, Rachel, tomorrow is the big day. And they're switched on to, you know, mark the opening of Christmas markets and all the rest of it. Christmas lights. And of course, the big one is always Regent Street, isn't it? Oxford Street in London. But I don't know about you. I've never been asked to switch on the Christmas lights anywhere, which is fine.
00:59Have you ever received an invitation to turn on the lights or anything similar?
01:02I haven't. I would love to, but we do have an official Christmas tree ceremony at home because Pasha and I, wherever we've travelled in the world, we buy a little Christmas decoration as our souvenir.
01:11So I'll do the tree and then I'll leave the one so we can remember where we've been and put them on together at the end and turn it on. And we're just the only ones there, but it's great.
01:18That's a lovely idea. I like it. Lovely idea. Now, who's with us? Two new contestants. We've got Rod Jeremy, the highways supervisor from Ashford in Surrey, a rugby player, veteran rugby player and a referee too.
01:32Look at you. Look at you. And what position? Which position do you play in? I play hooker for my sins. And when I get a chance, I have a little run out in the backs as well.
01:41That's more fun, isn't it? It's a bit more space. You don't get hit so much. It's a great game. Well, good luck today. It's not very rough here, but it's just as much fun.
01:49And you're up against Paul Copeland. Welcome, Paul. And you're an NHS librarian from Chesterfield, which means not that you're giving out books, but you're actually looking after all the records and making sure that the right files go to the right doctor.
02:04Yeah, in a hospital as big as ours, there's about half a million records. So it's a lot of patients' details and important things that we need to keep track of.
02:16Hugely important. Yeah, it's an important job. Don't lose those records, for heaven's sake.
02:19All right. Well, look, good luck to you both, Paul and Rod. Big round of applause for our two new contestants.
02:25And over in the corner, Susie, of course, who no doubt looking forward to a quiet weekend. But before that, she's going to sit next to the wonderful Dr. Phil Hammond, doctor, journalist, broadcaster, comedian, and indeed, more of this later, politician waiting in the wings.
02:45Very kind of you. Thank you. All right. More from you later, Dr. Phil. Thank you.
02:48But in the meantime, Rod Jeremy, off we go. Letters came. Good afternoon, Rachel.
02:53Good afternoon, Rod. Clever consonant, please.
02:55You can indeed start the day with C. And another one.
03:00M. Vowel. O. A vowel. I. Consonant. S. Consonant. R. A vowel. E.
03:20A consonant. A consonant. L. And a final vowel, please.
03:30And a final A. And here's the countdown clock.
03:34M. Vowel. O. A vowel.
04:06Rod.
04:08Five.
04:10Paul.
04:10Seven.
04:11And a seven.
04:12Now, Rod.
04:13Reels.
04:15Paul.
04:16Mailers.
04:18Mailers, absolutely fine.
04:20Yep.
04:21Yep.
04:22And what are the corner?
04:23Dr. Phil?
04:24There's a plethora of eights, we think.
04:26Reclaims is there.
04:27Yes.
04:28You've got a camisole.
04:29I do.
04:30Miracles is there and Moralise.
04:32So there are four eights, if you look closely.
04:33Good selection.
04:34Well done.
04:35Well done.
04:41So, Paul, off to an early start.
04:42Paul, your letters came.
04:45Afternoon, Rachel.
04:46Afternoon, Paul.
04:48Can I start with a consonant, please?
04:49You can indeed start with P.
04:52And another one, please.
04:54N.
04:55And a third.
04:57D.
04:58And a vowel.
04:59I.
05:01And another one.
05:05E.
05:06And a consonant, please.
05:08T.
05:10And another consonant.
05:12S.
05:13S.
05:13Vowel, please.
05:17A.
05:20And another vowel, please.
05:23And lastly, U.
05:25Stand by.
05:27T.
05:58I'm going to stick with a safe seven.
06:02Safe seven. Rod? Seven.
06:04And a firm seven. Paul?
06:06Pundits. Now then, Rod,
06:08painted.
06:10There we go. Yes.
06:12Any advances? Well, there's actually a medical
06:14nine that I should have spotted,
06:16but Susie did. What is it, Susie?
06:18It's supinated.
06:20Supinated. The opposite of pronated.
06:22Pronate, supinate. Pronate,
06:24supinate.
06:26Well done.
06:28Well done, Susie.
06:31All right. Seven
06:32plays, pause.
06:35Fourteen. Rod, it's your numbers game.
06:38Can I have
06:38four large, please, Rachel? Oh, you can.
06:40And two small. Do you like the numbers? I'll try.
06:43Right, let's see.
06:45A tough one, possibly. They are three,
06:47two, and a large.
06:48One hundred, fifty,
06:50seventy-five, twenty-five.
06:52And the target,
06:53five hundred and eighty-three.
06:54Five-eight-three.
06:56Five-eight-three.
06:56Five-eight-three.
07:26Rod?
07:29Nothing to declare.
07:30No.
07:31Paul?
07:32I'm too far away.
07:35This must be very difficult.
07:38Rachel, is this a really tricky one?
07:41I haven't got it spot on, so leave it with me.
07:43Certainly I will.
07:44Seven plays at 14.
07:46Paul on 14 as we turn to our first tea-time teaser,
07:49which is Air Bedlam.
07:51And the clue.
07:51There was an air of bedlam in the courtroom,
07:54but the way the judge dealt with it was exceptional.
07:57There was an air of bedlam in the courtroom,
07:59but the way the judge dealt with it was exceptional.
08:02Welcome back.
08:20Welcome back.
08:20I left you with the clue.
08:22There was an air of bedlam in the courtroom,
08:24but the way the judge dealt with it was exceptional.
08:26In fact, it was.
08:28Admirable.
08:30Admirable.
08:30Seven plays 14.
08:33Rod on seven.
08:35Paul, look at you, seven points ahead,
08:37and it's your letters game.
08:39Can I start with a consonant, please?
08:41Thank you, Paul.
08:41B.
08:43And another.
08:45P.
08:47And a third.
08:49N.
08:51And a vowel, please.
08:52O.
08:54And another one, please.
08:56E.
08:56And a third.
09:01I.
09:02And a consonant, please.
09:05G.
09:06And another.
09:09M.
09:11And a final consonant, please.
09:14And a final Q.
09:16Stand by.
09:17And a melody.
09:17And a consonant, please.
09:18And another one.
09:21Thanks for joining in the air.
09:31Now then, Paul.
09:50Six.
09:51A six and just a five for me then.
09:54Your five rod, Pom.
09:58Paul.
09:58Pommy?
09:59Well, I looked up Pommy almost straight away, unfortunately.
10:02It's capital P, the nickname the Australians have for us,
10:06so no can do on that one.
10:08Pom is in the apple, it's not such a lion,
10:10but pom-ay, with the acute accent, is.
10:13It's a term for heraldry, meaning describing a cross
10:16that has the limbs ending like the pummels of swords,
10:20so a sort of knob at the end.
10:22Oh, OK.
10:22So even though you pronounced it wrongly,
10:24as I would have done too, it's in the dictionary.
10:27Well done.
10:27Yeah.
10:28Well done.
10:29What else can we have?
10:30Dr. Phil, what have you got?
10:31You have bommy, what does that mean?
10:33Bommy, yeah, again, another Australian term.
10:35It's a bommy?
10:36It's a bommy, it's a submerged offshore reef.
10:39I should have known, they had a bommy.
10:40Well, well, well.
10:41There you go.
10:43Thanks, Dr. Phil.
10:4412 plays 14, Paul, two points ahead.
10:46Rod, your letters game.
10:48I'll come a consonant, please.
10:49Thank you, Rod.
10:50B.
10:52A consonant.
10:53F.
10:55A vowel, please.
10:57E.
10:58Another vowel.
10:59I.
11:01A consonant.
11:02K.
11:04Another consonant.
11:06R.
11:08A vowel, please.
11:10A.
11:11A consonant.
11:13S.
11:14And a final vowel.
11:16And a final E.
11:20Stand by.
11:20A consonant.
11:22A consonant.
11:22A consonant.
11:23A consonant.
11:23A consonant.
11:24A consonant.
11:24A consonant.
11:25A consonant.
11:25A consonant.
11:26A consonant.
11:26A consonant.
11:26A consonant.
11:27A consonant.
11:27A consonant.
11:27A consonant.
11:28A consonant.
11:28A consonant.
11:29A consonant.
11:29A consonant.
11:30A consonant.
11:30A consonant.
11:31A consonant.
11:31A consonant.
11:32A consonant.
11:32A consonant.
11:33A consonant.
11:34A consonant.
11:34A consonant.
11:35A consonant.
11:35A consonant.
11:36A consonant.
11:36A consonant.
11:37A consonant.
11:38A consonant.
11:38A consonant.
11:39A consonant.
11:40A consonant.
11:40A consonant.
11:41A consonant.
11:42A consonant.
11:43A consonant.
11:44A consonant.
11:45A consonant.
11:46A consonant.
11:47Well, Rod, six, a six, Paul, seven, right, Rod, brakes, and beakers, yes, beakers, yes,
12:03very good, can we beat it, Susie can, she's got an eight there that I didn't realise was a word,
12:09military term, it's a fire base, and a fire base is an area in a war zone in which artillery
12:15is amassed, it provides fire power if needed.
12:19Yeah, fire base, thank you.
12:23Well done.
12:2521 plays 12, Paul on 21, and now Paul, your numbers game, off we go.
12:30Rachel, can I have two from the top and add the other four, please?
12:34You can indeed, thank you for two large, four little, and for this challenge, they are five,
12:39two, ten, four, and the large one, 75 and 50, and the target, 401.
12:46Four, one.
12:48Four, one.
12:48Four, one.
12:49Four, one.
13:16Paul?
13:21400.
13:22400 went away, Rod?
13:24Uh, 400.
13:26OK, let's test it.
13:28Paul?
13:29I said 2 times 5 is 10.
13:312 times 5 is 10.
13:33And then, um, 4 times 10 is 40.
13:38Yep.
13:39And times them together.
13:43Uh, times the actual 10?
13:44Yeah.
13:45Yep.
13:45400.
13:46And that's 1 away, yep.
13:48And Rod?
13:49Slightly different.
13:50Um, 2 minus the 10 is 8.
13:5410 minus the 2?
13:55Is 8.
13:57Um, times the 50.
13:59Times the 50.
14:01400.
14:02That's what I declared.
14:03And that, that's what we...
14:04Yeah.
14:04That's where we are.
14:06Where's that 1 got to, Rachel?
14:07Well, Rod's got a bit of an open goal here.
14:09Because if you say 5 minus 4, you get 1.
14:13And you can add it on.
14:13I did that.
14:14Oh, there we are.
14:15Well done, Rachel.
14:18Spot on.
14:2028.
14:2128 plays 19.
14:22Rod on 19s.
14:23We turn to, uh, Dr. Phil Hammond.
14:26What have you for us today?
14:27Well, as you alluded to earlier, I'm delighted to announce my return to frontline politics.
14:33The reason I've decided to stand this time around is, one reason is I've been going around
14:36the country doing a tour called Happy Birthday NHS, celebrating 70 years of our finest institution,
14:42and canvassing a people's plan, asking people in the audience for their suggestion to improve the health service.
14:47And one of their suggestions was Dr. Phil for health secretary.
14:50And I'd agreed that I would try to implement the plan if I could.
14:54And, of course, to do that, I have to become an MP first.
14:57But my philosophy is quite simple.
14:59I think health is our freedom to live a life that we have reason to value.
15:04And I think kindness, you can rarely get the dose wrong.
15:06It works for just about every condition, and it usually makes people's lives better.
15:10And I had a really good example of this recently.
15:12There was a woman who went to a friend of mine's practice.
15:15She had a blood pressure of something like 250 over 160.
15:19She'd seen all the specialists.
15:20She was on a dozen drugs.
15:22She went to see the practice nurse.
15:24The practice nurse took her blood pressure.
15:25Once again, it was sky high.
15:27But she noticed that the woman was shaking while she was having her blood pressure taken.
15:31And she said, why are you shaking?
15:33And the woman burst into tears, and she said that I was taken away by the Nazis when I was younger,
15:37and my whole family was taken away.
15:38And I can never forget the grasp of the Nazi soldier's hand on my arm.
15:44And every time that blood pressure cuff goes around my arm, it makes my blood pressure go sky high.
15:49Nobody had sat down and talked through that with her.
15:52The nurse arranged some post-traumatic stress counselling, and her blood pressure is now normal.
15:57So that approach, which I call intelligent kindness, would be my philosophy.
16:00I'm into collaboration, but above all, I'm into intelligent kindness.
16:04And that's what I'll be promoting when I stand, hoping to be your health secretary,
16:08Well done, that nurse.
16:18All right.
16:1928 to 19 sees Paul in the lead, and it's Rod's letters game.
16:24Yes, Rod.
16:25Have a consonant, please.
16:26Thank you, Rod.
16:27A consonant, G.
16:32A vowel, O.
16:36Another vowel, please.
16:38E.
16:39Consonant, R.
16:43Consonant, N.
16:46A vowel, U.
16:50Another consonant.
16:51D.
16:53I can have a final vowel, please.
16:55And a final I.
16:58And the clock starts now.
16:59I can have a final vowel, please.
17:00I can have a final vowel, please.
17:01I can have a final vowel, please.
17:02I can have a final vowel, please.
17:02I can have a final vowel, please.
17:03I can have a final vowel, please.
17:04I can have a final vowel, please.
17:05I can have a final vowel, please.
17:06I can have a final vowel, please.
17:07I can have a final vowel, please.
17:08I can have a final vowel, please.
17:09I can have a final vowel, please.
17:10I can have a final vowel, please.
17:11I can have a final vowel, please.
17:12I can have a final vowel, please.
17:13I can have a final vowel, please.
17:14I can have a final vowel, please.
17:15I can have a final vowel, please.
17:16I can have a final vowel, please.
17:17I can have a final vowel, please.
17:18ROD?
17:32Six.
17:34Paul?
17:35Seven.
17:36No, Rod.
17:37Wooing.
17:38And Paul?
17:39Wording?
17:41Erm, wording's absolutely fine.
17:43How are you spelling wooing?
17:44I was going for W-O-E-I-E-G.
17:46Oh, we need the two O's.
17:48W-O-O-I-E-G.
17:48W-O-I-E-G.
17:49Yeah, sorry.
17:50Now, Dr Phil and Susie, what have you...
17:52Oh, I'm going to steal Susie.
17:54Susie has written down dowering, which is eight.
17:56What does that mean?
17:57Yes, it's simply to give a dowry to.
17:59It's an obsolete verb, but still in the dictionary.
18:04So you couldn't even dower his sister, is one of the examples here.
18:08He was so short of money.
18:10So, yeah.
18:11Anything else?
18:11That's it.
18:12Eight.
18:13It'll do.
18:1435 plays 19.
18:15Now, Paul, off we go.
18:17Consonant, please, Rachel.
18:19Thank you, Paul.
18:20F.
18:22And another.
18:24S.
18:25And a third.
18:28N.
18:30Can I have a vowel, please?
18:31E.
18:33And another one.
18:37O.
18:39And a consonant, please.
18:41V.
18:43And another one.
18:45R.
18:48And a vowel, please.
18:52I.
18:52And a consonant.
18:57And lastly, L.
19:00Stand by.
19:01ischie.
19:03Yeah.
19:08And a vowel.
19:11And a vowel, please.
19:16Paul.
19:33Six.
19:34A sixth.
19:34Rod, seven.
19:35And a seven.
19:36Paul.
19:37Lovers.
19:38Now then, Rod.
19:39Florins.
19:40Very nice.
19:41Yes.
19:41Very nice.
19:42Well done.
19:43Well done.
19:44Can we beat it?
19:45No, we can match it with version, but we can't beat it, so well done.
19:49Susie, anything else?
19:49No, seven's for us.
19:5126 to 35.
19:54Rod, your numbers came now.
19:57Have two large and four small this time, please.
20:00You can indeed, thank you, Rod.
20:01Two from the top, four little coming up.
20:03And they are ten, eight, ten, five, and a large one, 75 and 100.
20:11And the target, 762.
20:14762.
20:15Some.
20:19And they are ten people.
20:21Exactly.
20:23Each of them has two people.
20:24They are one that wants to eat, their Stocks elevator.
20:24And theappy tremor is even going to sell, Tennessee.
20:26They are one that wants to eat, so well done.
20:29We care for them.
20:31We care for theолетies.
20:34We care for them.
20:35We care for them.
20:37Today, let me ask you.
20:38We care for the dog.
20:40They will receive the heart.
20:41We care for you.
20:43We care for you.
20:44We care for you.
20:44Well, Rod. 765. 765. Paul. 760. 760. Yes, Paul. 75 times 10 is 750. Yep. Plus the other 10. Yep. Two away. 760. There we go. But 762. Rachel.
21:05Yes, if you start the same way. 75 times 10 is 750. And then 100 divided by 5 is 20. Add that on and take the 8 to 762.
21:18Perfect. Lovely. Thanks, Rachel. Perfect. 762. Let's have a tea time teaser. It's Addy Mares on the clue.
21:28Addy doesn't have nightmares, but mentally she shuts down most afternoons.
21:33Addy doesn't have nightmares, but mentally she shuts down most afternoons.
21:39Welcome back. I left with the clue. Addy doesn't have nightmares, but mentally she shuts down most afternoons.
22:02In fact, she daydreams. That's the way. Daydreams. So, 26 plays 42. Paul on 42. And we turn to you, Paul. Letters game.
22:13Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel? Thank you, Paul. T.
22:17And another. R.
22:20And another. H.
22:24And another. G.
22:28Could I have a vowel? A.
22:31And another. I.
22:34And another. E.
22:40And a consonant. T.
22:46And another consonant, please.
22:49And the last one. D.
22:51Stand by.
22:51And a consonant.
22:53And a consonant.
22:54And a consonant.
22:54And a consonant.
22:55And a consonant.
22:55And a consonant.
22:56And a consonant.
22:57And a consonant.
22:57And a consonant.
22:58And a consonant.
22:58And a consonant.
22:59And a consonant.
22:59And a consonant.
23:00And a consonant.
23:01And a consonant.
23:01And a consonant.
23:02And a consonant.
23:02And a consonant.
23:03And a consonant.
23:03And a consonant.
23:04And a consonant.
23:04And a consonant.
23:05And a consonant.
23:05And a consonant.
23:06And a consonant.
23:06And a consonant.
23:07And a consonant.
23:07And a consonant.
23:08And a consonant.
23:09And a consonant.
23:10And a consonant.
23:11And a consonant.
23:12And a consonant.
23:13And a consonant.
23:14And a consonant.
23:15and a consonant.
23:16And a consonant.
23:21Mmm, Paul.
23:25Seven.
23:26A seven, and Rod?
23:28Six.
23:29And your six is?
23:31Heated.
23:32Paul?
23:33Gritted.
23:35Gritted, absolutely fine.
23:37Unfortunately, one E for heated.
23:39There, Rod, sorry.
23:41Gritted, very good.
23:42Now, Dr Phil, Susie.
23:44A couple of other sevens, righted and tighter.
23:48Well done.
23:4949 to 26.
23:51Rod?
23:51Here we go.
23:52Letters game.
23:53Can I start with a consonant, please?
23:55Thank you, Rod.
23:57S.
23:58Another consonant.
24:00N.
24:02A vowel.
24:03O.
24:04A vowel.
24:06A.
24:08A consonant, please.
24:10L.
24:12A consonant.
24:13R.
24:16A vowel.
24:17E.
24:19A consonant.
24:21D.
24:21D.
24:22A final vowel, please.
24:25And a final A.
24:28Coda.
24:28A consonant.
24:36A consonant.
24:37A consonant.
24:40A consonant.
24:41Avocate.
24:42A consonant.
24:43A liquor.
24:45A conson Mutter.
24:50A fünf.
24:51A э ozone.
24:52A Syrian.
24:53Acieration.
24:54A whatever.
24:55A vacuum.
24:55Rod, seven.
25:01A seven, Paul?
25:02Seven.
25:04And Rod, loaders.
25:06Paul?
25:07Loaners.
25:08Yes, it's absolutely fine.
25:10Any advance on seven?
25:11Erm, there's solander.
25:13Solander is a box used for holding items such as botanical specimens or things that you collect.
25:19And it's made in the form of a book.
25:21So they're sort of book-like.
25:22Oh, yeah.
25:23Yeah.
25:23A solander?
25:24A solander.
25:24I never knew that.
25:25There you go.
25:27Thanks very much.
25:2956 to 33.
25:32And Susie, what have you got for us today in your origins of words?
25:38I have a message from Tina, who lives in Haywards Heath, who asks where the term a man of the cloth comes from.
25:47Obviously, it's a clergyman these days.
25:50And it's meant pretty much a member of the profession of the clergy since about the mid-17th century.
25:56And it's simply because they have to wear a particular style of dress or a particular uniform.
26:01But that man of formulations.
26:02But that man of formulations has actually given us quite a few expressions over the centuries.
26:07So a man of the long coat, we don't use it anymore, but that used to mean a lawyer.
26:13Here comes the man of the long coat.
26:14Sounds almost sinister, really.
26:16A man of Rome was the Pope, understandably.
26:19So lots of men of, et cetera.
26:22A man of the cloth, as you say, has been with us for quite a few centuries.
26:26But just a quick reminder about textiles while we're talking about cloth as well.
26:30Because I love the fact that the text we create when we write something goes back to text array, which in Latin meant to weave.
26:37So we weave our words and create a text, much as we create a textile.
26:42Oh, well done.
26:43Lovely.
26:49Wonderful.
26:5056 to 33.
26:52Paul in the lead.
26:53Paul.
26:55Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
26:57Thank you, Paul.
26:58S.
27:00And another.
27:02L.
27:03And another.
27:05X.
27:06And vowel, please.
27:09I.
27:11And another one.
27:13U.
27:14And another one.
27:16A.
27:19And a consonant.
27:22R.
27:25And another.
27:27W.
27:30And another vowel, please.
27:32And the last one.
27:34E.
27:36Stand by.
28:07Well, Paul?
28:09Just five.
28:10A five, Rod?
28:12Six.
28:12And a six.
28:14So, Paul?
28:16Waxes.
28:18And, Rod?
28:19I'm going to try Waxier.
28:20Yes, Waxier is absolutely fine for six.
28:23Very nice.
28:24Good man.
28:25Good man.
28:26Dr Phil, can you remember Bob Marley's backing group?
28:29Yes.
28:30The Wailers.
28:31Wailers are there.
28:32Wailers are there.
28:32Well done.
28:3356 to 39.
28:35Rod, final letters game.
28:37Good luck.
28:39I'd like to start with a consonant, please.
28:41Thank you, Rod.
28:42T.
28:43Consonant.
28:45D.
28:47A vowel, please.
28:49A.
28:51A vowel.
28:53O.
28:55A consonant.
28:57L.
28:58Another consonant, please.
29:01Y.
29:02A vowel.
29:05E.
29:07A consonant.
29:09R.
29:11And another consonant, please, to finish.
29:13And, lastly, C.
29:17Stand by.
29:18A vowel.
29:19A vowel.
29:19A vowel.
29:20A vowel.
29:20A vowel.
29:20A vowel.
29:21A vowel.
29:21A vowel.
29:21A vowel.
29:21A vowel.
29:21A vowel.
29:21A vowel.
29:22A vowel.
29:22A vowel.
29:23A vowel.
29:23A vowel.
29:23A vowel.
29:23A vowel.
29:24A vowel.
29:24A vowel.
29:24A vowel.
29:24A vowel.
29:24A vowel.
29:25A vowel.
29:25A vowel.
29:25A vowel.
29:26A vowel.
29:27A vowel.
29:27A vowel.
29:28A vowel.
29:29A vowel.
29:29A vowel.
29:30A vowel.
29:31A vowel.
29:31A vowel.
29:32A vowel.
29:32A vowel.
29:33A vowel.
29:33A vowel.
29:34A vowel.
29:35A vowel.
29:35A vowel.
29:36A vowel.
29:36A vowel.
29:37Rod.
29:50Just six that time.
29:52A six, Paul?
29:53Seven.
29:54So, Rod.
29:55A loader.
29:56A loader and?
29:57Located.
29:59Located?
30:00Yeah.
30:01Nice.
30:01Very good.
30:02What did the corner think?
30:04Susie has spotted a British soldier in there.
30:06Yes.
30:07Yes, and then an entertainer at Butlins Holiday Camp, a red coat.
30:10A red coat indeed.
30:12Well done.
30:13Anything else?
30:13No.
30:14It'll do.
30:15Red coat.
30:1663 to 39.
30:18Paul, here we go.
30:20Final numbers game.
30:21Can I have three large and three small, please, Rachel?
30:24You can, indeed.
30:24Thank you, Paul.
30:25Three from the top.
30:25Three little.
30:26Last one of the week.
30:27And this final selection is 195, 75, 125.
30:33And the target, 263.
30:38263.
30:38One.
30:43Even if I had oneограф.
30:47You can see it.
30:51Twowhat.
30:52One.
30:53One.
30:57Two.
30:58Two.
30:59One.
31:00Two.
31:00Two.
31:00Two.
31:01Three.
31:01Three.
31:01One.
31:02Two.
31:02Two.
31:03Two.
31:04Okay.
31:05Two.
31:06Two.
31:06One.
31:06One.
31:06One.
31:07Well, Paul?
31:112, 5, 6.
31:132, 5, 6.
31:14Rod?
31:152, 5, 4.
31:17And 2, 5, 4.
31:19Paul?
31:21I went 9 plus 1 is 10.
31:239 plus 1, 10.
31:24Times the 25.
31:26250.
31:28I think I've gone wrong, Rachel.
31:30Oh, sorry, Paul.
31:31Sorry, Paul.
31:33Rod?
31:3525 over 75 is 3.
31:3775 over 25 is 3.
31:40Times 100.
31:41Times 100, 300.
31:43And 5 times 9 is 45.
31:46Yeah.
31:47I just took it away.
31:50And so that's 2, 5, 5.
31:532, 5, 5.
31:54I declared 2, 5, 4, didn't I?
31:56Yep.
31:57No.
31:58No.
31:59Ouch.
32:00Bad luck.
32:01Bad luck.
32:02Let's turn to Rachel.
32:04Now, Rachel, help us.
32:05Yes, Nick, this was possible.
32:07If you say 100 divided by 25 is 4.
32:1275 minus 9, 66.
32:15Times them together for 264 and take away the 1, 263.
32:19Brilliant.
32:20Oh, wonderful.
32:20Well done, Rachel, as ever.
32:26As ever.
32:27So, gentlemen, it's that time, final time.
32:33Fingers on buzzers.
32:35Fingers on buzzers.
32:36Let's roll today's countdown conundrum.
32:38Fingers on buzzers.
32:54Paul.
32:56Frostman?
32:58Frostman.
32:59Let's see whether you're right.
33:01No.
33:03Down to you, Rod.
33:03No.
33:22Two good players have foxed here.
33:23Who in the audience?
33:25Oh, I see.
33:26I actually see quite a lot of hands.
33:27Who shall I go for?
33:30Yes, sir?
33:31Transform.
33:31Let's see whether you're right.
33:34Here it comes.
33:36Transform.
33:37Well done.
33:38Well done.
33:42Well done.
33:43And well done, Paul Copeland.
33:44You came through 63 to 39.
33:47Well done, both of you, but particularly to Paul,
33:50who will be here on Monday.
33:52Well done.
33:53Well done.
33:54And thank you for coming.
33:55So, you take this back to Ashford.
33:59And good luck with the rugby refereeing.
34:01And as I say, Paul, we'll see you on Monday.
34:03And we'll see Dr. Phil on Monday, too.
34:06I'll be back, yes.
34:07Yes.
34:08What a great game.
34:09What a great game.
34:10Good.
34:10Have a restful weekend, Susie.
34:11You too.
34:12I will.
34:12All right.
34:13And, Rachel, of course.
34:15And enjoy the Christmas lights in the meantime.
34:17Absolutely.
34:18We'll see you on Monday.
34:19See you then, Paul.
34:19Join us then.
34:20Same time, same place.
34:21You be sure of it.
34:22A very good afternoon.
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