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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34Rachel, I hear we have some allies, thank goodness for that, in the never-ending fight against litter.
00:39These are in France, actually, and they're feathered.
00:43This is an amazing story. Apparently there's a theme park in the west of France somewhere.
00:47And they've employed or deployed half a dozen ravens.
00:51And they're trained to go around picking up small bits of litter, a little cigarette butt there, a little crisp packet there.
00:57And they then pop them into a little bin, in return for which they get a little bit of birdseed.
01:02Lovely.
01:03Really, they love that. And they go off and do something else so they can get more.
01:07The trouble is, I've yet to come across a raven that can lift up a cartile.
01:15Or, amazingly, I'm driving around at home, and there's a road bridge and the road goes underneath it.
01:23And in the darkness of the arch, somebody has dumped, I don't know, half a ton.
01:31They've mucked out a couple of horses and they've put all the straw and dung and so forth just on the road.
01:38Hmm.
01:38Amazing. What about you? Have you got a job for the ravens locally?
01:44Well, I've seen as well, not only ravens, but they've trained bees to kind of play football.
01:48They can get bees to put a ball in a particular hole, and then they get a bit of nectar.
01:53Really?
01:53So on that basis, have you ever seen Enchanted?
01:56No.
01:56The lead lady, she does a little song, and then all the mice and the birds and the rats and the insects come in and clean the whole apartment.
02:04I've just got rid of a lot of wasps at home.
02:08Well, you could have trained them.
02:10But these, Rachel, these ravens, these corvids, they're smart.
02:14They really are bright.
02:15And I think it's a lovely idea, don't you?
02:17Yes, lovely organic way of clearing up litter.
02:20Absolutely. Brilliant stuff.
02:22Now, who have we got here?
02:23We've got Andrew Jackson is back.
02:25Six good wins. Well done.
02:27You've played very, very well indeed.
02:29You're a strong contender.
02:30And you're joined by Steve.
02:32Steve Rose, the Library Deputy Director from Birmingham.
02:35Hi, Nick.
02:35And he's in love with San Francisco.
02:38You sort of left your heart in San Francisco.
02:40I have indeed, yes.
02:41What is it about San Francisco that attracts you so much?
02:44The people, the climate, the fact it's got a great sort of city buzz, but with the oceans and the beaches, it's got such a lot to offer.
02:52What's the weather like?
02:53I hear conflicting reports about the weather.
02:56It's sort of cold and damp.
02:57Yeah, it can be. If you go in sort of May, September, they're my favourite months, it's lovely.
03:02But actually, the mists can come down in July and August, so when you think it's going to be really hot, it's not.
03:07You need your cardigan.
03:09They say it's a very special city, and you've certainly, you'll endorse that.
03:13Well, look, good luck to you.
03:14Good luck to you both.
03:15Big round of applause for Steve and Andrew.
03:18And over the corner, there's Susie, joined once again by the wonderful Jenny Eclair.
03:28She means no introduction.
03:30Welcome.
03:34Now, Mr Jackson, young Mr Jackson, off we go.
03:38Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:39Afternoon, Andrew.
03:40Could I start with a consonant, please?
03:42Start today with N.
03:43And another.
03:44And a final consonant, please.
04:08And a final consonant, please.
04:10And here's the countdown clock.
04:44A six.
04:45A six, Steve?
04:46Seven.
04:47Andrew?
04:48A revamp.
04:49And Steve?
04:50Overman.
04:51Overman, yeah.
04:52Oh, there's no O.
04:53Ah.
04:54Unfortunately, I'm sorry.
04:56I do that all the time.
04:57Bad luck.
04:58And over in the corner there.
05:01Now, Jenny, Jenny and Susie?
05:03Well, we had a lovely chat about roses, didn't we, the other day?
05:07I've got, on that theme, I've got pruned.
05:10Yeah.
05:10And you might also possibly manure your roses.
05:14Well, I wouldn't, because that would be filthy.
05:16All right.
05:16Well, manure is there anyway for seven.
05:20All right.
05:20Moving on, six points to Andrew.
05:22Now, Steve, your letters game.
05:24Hi, Rachel.
05:24Hi, Steve.
05:25Start with a consonant.
05:27Start with T.
05:28And another, please.
05:31S.
05:32A vowel.
05:34E.
05:35And another.
05:37O.
05:38Consonant.
05:40H.
05:42A vowel.
05:44A.
05:46Consonant.
05:48C.
05:48Another consonant.
05:52S.
05:54And we'll finish with a vowel, please.
05:56And finish with I.
05:58Stand by.
05:59A vowel.
06:18A vowel.
06:18A vowel.
06:20Steve.
06:30Six.
06:31And?
06:32Six.
06:33Two sixes, Steve.
06:35Chases.
06:36Thank you, both of you.
06:37And in the corner?
06:39Failed.
06:40Failed.
06:41Oh, you've done very well.
06:42Susie's done marvellously.
06:43Slightly obscure one, this one.
06:45H-O-T's.
06:46So, that's A-C-H-I-O-T-E-S.
06:50And that is another term for annatto trees.
06:54And annatto trees are the ones that provide that orange-red dye known as annatto.
06:59All right.
07:0012 plays six.
07:01Andrew on 12.
07:03Andrew, your numbers game.
07:04Can I have one large and five small, please?
07:06You can, indeed.
07:07Thank you, Andrew.
07:07One from the top five.
07:08Little on the first one of the day is seven, one, ten, nine, five.
07:15And the last one, 100.
07:17And the target, 217.
07:20Two, one, seven.
07:50Andrew?
07:53217.
07:54217, Steve?
07:55I think so, but not written down.
07:58Let's try then, Steve.
08:009 minus 2 is...
08:03Sorry, 9 minus 7 is 2.
08:05Yes.
08:07100 plus 1 is 101.
08:09Yes.
08:11Multiply by the 2.
08:13202.
08:14202 and 10 and 5.
08:16You do indeed have it.
08:17217, lovely.
08:18Andrew?
08:19I did 7 minus 5 is 2.
08:21Yep.
08:22100 plus 9.
08:24109.
08:25Times them together.
08:26218.
08:27And take off the wall.
08:28Lovely.
08:28217 again.
08:29So, together 22 plays 16.
08:36Andrew just in the lead.
08:37We turn to our first tea time teaser, which is Tina rents.
08:41And the clue.
08:42Tina rents an apartment, but she won't be staying there for very long.
08:46Tina rents an apartment, but she won't be staying there for very long.
08:50And the answer to that is transient.
09:15Transient.
09:16She's transient.
09:17A transient.
09:1822 to 16.
09:20Andrew in the lead.
09:22Steve.
09:23A consonant, please, Rachel.
09:25Thank you, Steve.
09:26G.
09:28And another.
09:30T.
09:31One more.
09:34D.
09:34A vowel, please.
09:37E.
09:39Again.
09:40E.
09:42A consonant.
09:43S.
09:45A vowel, please.
09:47O.
09:49Consonant.
09:51W.
09:53And we'll finish with a consonant.
09:55And finish with R.
09:57And here comes the countdown clock.
09:59And here comes the countdown clock.
09:59I.
10:00And here comes the communication.
10:01And here comes the countdown clock.
10:04And here comes the tune of the microphone.
10:04And here comes the
10:29Steve?
10:31I think a seven.
10:32Andrew?
10:33A six.
10:34A six.
10:35Steve?
10:36Towered.
10:37And?
10:37A stowed.
10:39Yes.
10:39What have we got in the corner?
10:41Loads of sixes, all rubbish.
10:43Very thickly, you got towered, I only got towers.
10:47You beat me.
10:49Should I do better?
10:51No, just another seven.
10:53Worsted, the yarn.
10:56Fine and smooth, made from combed long staple wool.
10:59Named after a parish in Norfolk, in England.
11:01Really?
11:02Worsted, Clarence?
11:02Worsted.
11:03Well, well.
11:0522 to 23, Steve has leapt into the lead.
11:09My word.
11:10That's a turn up for the books.
11:12Andrew, your letters game.
11:14Could I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
11:16Thank you, Andrew.
11:17V.
11:18And another.
11:20G.
11:22And another.
11:23M.
11:25A vowel, please.
11:27E.
11:27And a second.
11:29I.
11:31And a third.
11:33O.
11:35A consonant.
11:37F.
11:38Another consonant.
11:40H.
11:42A vowel.
11:44And a final A.
11:46Standby.
11:47Terryby.
11:59wissen,
11:59polarisation.
11:59They are inside the telefoon node.
12:00This one.
12:01The one.
12:02The one.
12:02They are inside.
12:02The two.
12:03And a third.
12:04And a third.
12:04They are inside.
12:04аться.
12:05And a third.
12:05The one.
12:06Backů.
12:08They are inside.
12:09It's nearly 37 western governments.
12:11H Eyasses também inís scams.
12:12B.
12:12Five.
12:13trick des af?
12:13They are outside.
12:13They are inside트.
12:13They are inside ones.
12:15They are inside.
12:15They are outside.
12:16Mm, Andrew.
12:20A seven.
12:21A seven, Steve?
12:22Six.
12:23And your six is?
12:24Images.
12:25Images, now then.
12:27Can you have homages?
12:28Yeah, I will just check that you can have that in the plural,
12:31and indeed, you can.
12:33You might pay different homages to different people at different times.
12:38What else, Jenny?
12:39Well, I would like to pay homage to Susie here,
12:41who has a word that I'm not sure whether you're going to be allowed that.
12:48Oh.
12:50OK.
12:51What is it?
12:52I think I am.
12:53Luckily, it's North American,
12:55and I used to read these all the time as a student, hoagies.
12:58They're like subs.
12:59They're long rolls made with various fillings, et cetera.
13:02Hoagies.
13:03Hoagies.
13:0529 to 23, Andrew's back where he normally finds himself.
13:0929 to Steve's 23.
13:12And it's numbers for you, Steve.
13:14Thanks, Nick.
13:15I have an inverted T, please, Rachel.
13:17Thank you, Steve.
13:18One from the top.
13:19And five little ones coming up.
13:21And for this round, they are six.
13:23Six.
13:24Seven.
13:25One.
13:26Another one.
13:27And 50.
13:29And the target, 502.
13:315-0-2.
13:325-0-2.
13:325-0-2.
13:325-0-2.
13:346-0-2.
13:365-0-2.
13:586-0-2.
13:596-0-2.
13:59Steve?
14:05No, nothing.
14:06No? How about...
14:08Just 500.
14:09Off we go then, 500.
14:116 plus 6 is 12.
14:136 plus 6 is 12.
14:15Minus the two 1s.
14:16Minus the two 1s for 10.
14:18Times 550.
14:19500, 2 away.
14:202 away, though, where have they got to?
14:23Rachel, 502?
14:24Well, I got to 503, and this one's actually impossible,
14:28so you couldn't get closer than 1 away.
14:30Well done.
14:3136 to 23.
14:33Andrew in the lead as we turn to Jenny.
14:36Jenny.
14:38Jenny, what have you got for us today?
14:39Well, you were talking about the ravens and the litter.
14:42I like that story.
14:43The raven is quite an extraordinary bird, isn't it?
14:45Big bird with shoulders.
14:47You know, they kind of do that, don't they?
14:49Anyway, manners.
14:52That's what I was going to pick up on.
14:54Dropping litter.
14:55Very rude.
14:56Very bad manners.
14:57The other thing, I don't know if you've noticed this, Nick,
14:59because you do spend a lot of time in hotels,
15:02though probably maybe smarter than some of the ones I spend my time in.
15:06But you go in the hotel, and football.
15:09Football on a big, very big screen.
15:12I don't want that.
15:13Sound's down.
15:14That's all right.
15:14We'll just turn our backs.
15:16We'll turn our backs on the football.
15:17There are four men round a table.
15:20They get a tablet out, and they start listening to a boxing match live.
15:25And I'm just on the next table, and I think,
15:27no, I've got football there.
15:29Not that I can hear it, because it's down.
15:31But then I've got this tinny boxing match.
15:33You know, so I opened my handbag, and I got a small silver trumpet out,
15:39which I keep for such occasions, and I played the Archers theme tune
15:44over and over and over again.
15:48Did they react?
15:49Well, we went over, and we did say, you know,
15:52we are having a drink here.
15:53They were perfectly pleasant, very nice men.
15:56And they said, yeah, we're just watching the boxing.
15:59Like, absolutely no idea that this could be slightly antisocial at all.
16:04It is hard, isn't it?
16:05You've got to be very careful.
16:07You do have to be careful.
16:08My partner is always cringing at the fact that I'm ready to go sort of...
16:13We were in traffic the other day,
16:15and some lads in front just emptied the contents of their ashtray
16:19and their burgers, wrappers, and all that sort of thing.
16:22I'm ready to get out of the car, and my partner's going,
16:25don't, because it'll be me that gets beaten up.
16:28We shouldn't be travelling in fear of being beaten up.
16:30We shouldn't be.
16:31We should all have some fully trained ravens
16:33who can beat people up for us.
16:36I agree.
16:37Train the ravens.
16:39I'm with you. I really am.
16:40We want bigger ravens. That's the problem.
16:4336 to 23, Andrew.
16:45We're in the lead, Andrew.
16:47Letters game.
16:48Could I start with a consonant, please?
16:49Thank you, Andrew.
16:50F.
16:51And a second.
16:53N.
16:54And a third.
16:56T.
16:57And a vowel.
16:59E.
17:00Another vowel, please.
17:02B.
17:03A consonant.
17:05D.
17:07Another consonant, please.
17:09L.
17:11A vowel.
17:14O.
17:15And a final vowel, please.
17:18And a final I.
17:20Countdown.
17:20A vowel.
17:21A vowel.
17:22A vowel.
17:22A vowel.
17:22A vowel.
17:23A vowel.
17:23A vowel.
17:23A vowel.
17:24A vowel.
17:24A vowel.
17:24A vowel.
17:24A vowel.
17:25A vowel.
17:25A vowel.
17:26A vowel.
17:26A vowel.
17:26A vowel.
17:26A vowel.
17:26A vowel.
17:26A vowel.
17:27A vowel.
17:27A vowel.
17:27A vowel.
17:27A vowel.
17:28A vowel.
17:28A vowel.
17:28A vowel.
17:28A vowel.
17:29A vowel.
17:30A vowel.
17:30A vowel.
17:30A vowel.
17:31A vowel.
17:32A vowel.
17:32A vowel.
17:33A vowel.
17:34A vowel.
17:34A vowel.
17:35A vowel.
17:36A vowel.
17:36A vowel.
17:37A vowel.
17:38A vowel.
17:38A vowel.
17:39Andrew?
17:53Just a six.
17:54A six. Steve?
17:55Yes, six.
17:57Andrew?
17:57Lifted.
17:58And Steve?
17:59Toiled.
18:00And toiled.
18:02Are you toiling?
18:03You can take it to an eight, actually, with deletion.
18:07Deletion.
18:09Very, very good.
18:0942 to 29.
18:11Steve?
18:13A consonant, please, Rachel.
18:15Thank you, Steve.
18:16S.
18:17One more.
18:19R.
18:21A vowel.
18:22A.
18:23And again.
18:26E.
18:28And again.
18:30I.
18:32Consonant.
18:34J.
18:35And a consonant.
18:37S.
18:38One more, please.
18:42B.
18:44And one more.
18:46And lastly, T.
18:48Stand by.
18:49And one more.
18:51What?
19:01The.
19:02And now.
19:03And then.
19:07And then.
19:09And one more.
19:09Steve think I might have an eight Andrew just a seven and your seven breasts Steve can you have
19:28basters you can't be a baster but you can't have the I am afraid so it would be there for seven
19:34but not an eight sorry Steve bad luck now Jenny and Susie I got filth I mean not for those letters
19:42but my one I can't say my one of mine out loud because it's rude and I got breasts also and
19:49Susie you can have basier of a voice lower or a brassy which engulf is a number two wood a brassy
19:59yes okay thank you 49 plays 29 and it's a numbers game for Andrew I'll stick with one large and five
20:07small please thank you Andrew one from the top and five little and for this round they are seven
20:13two three one six and a large one 100 and the target 224 224
20:23so
20:30so
20:36so
20:42Andrew.
20:552, 2, 4.
20:562, 2, 4. Steve, 2, 2, 4.
20:59Andrew.
21:003 minus 1 is 2.
21:013 minus 1, 2.
21:03Times by the 6.
21:0512.
21:06Add the 100.
21:06112.
21:07And times by 2.
21:082, 2, 4. Lovely.
21:10And Steve.
21:11A 7 plus 1 is 8.
21:13Yep.
21:14Multiplied by 3 is 24.
21:15Here's a 24.
21:17And then 2 by 100.
21:19Lovely.
21:19Well done.
21:202, 2, 4.
21:25Well done.
21:2659 plays 39.
21:28I have a feeling it's not over yet.
21:30Let's have a tea time teaser.
21:31It's Uncle Nosh and the clue.
21:33My uncle loved to nosh.
21:35He could eat these for several hours.
21:37My uncle loved to nosh.
21:39He could eat these for several hours.
21:57Welcome back.
21:59I left with the clue.
22:00My uncle loved to nosh.
22:02He could eat these for several hours.
22:03Luncheons, greedy chap.
22:08Luncheons.
22:09So, 59 to 39.
22:11And it's Steve's letters game.
22:14Steve.
22:14Thank you, Nick.
22:15A consonant, please, Rachel.
22:17Thank you, Steve.
22:18M.
22:19And another.
22:21Z.
22:22And again.
22:24W.
22:25Vowel, please.
22:27E.
22:28Vowel.
22:29Vowel.
22:30I.
22:32Consonant.
22:33R.
22:36Vowel, please.
22:38O.
22:40Consonant.
22:42N.
22:44And a vowel.
22:47And the last one.
22:49E.
22:50Stand by.
22:50Vowel.
23:11hospitals.
23:13And the last one.
23:14Well, Steve, I'll try seven.
23:23Andrew?
23:24Just a five.
23:25And your five?
23:26Renewed.
23:27Yes, Steve, wire men.
23:29Yes, excellent.
23:31That is in the dictionary.
23:33North American term for an installer or repairer of electric wiring.
23:37Or it can, of course, be a journalist working for a news agency.
23:40Either way, very good.
23:40Oh, ma'am.
23:41Yeah.
23:41We're all good.
23:44Very good.
23:47Up to 46 now against Andrew's 59.
23:50Now then, Jenny and Susie?
23:53Listen, I've got a zoner, but I don't know whether that's a real word.
23:58You can re-zone.
24:00Again, an American term.
24:02That's what I meant.
24:03No zoner, unfortunately.
24:04Yes, but re-zone, absolutely fine to assign to a different postal district.
24:08Yeah.
24:08Yeah.
24:10All right.
24:11Andrew, off we go again.
24:13Letters game.
24:14Can I start with a consonant, please?
24:16Thank you, Andrew.
24:17P.
24:18And another.
24:20L.
24:21And a third.
24:23F.
24:25Fourth.
24:26C.
24:28A vowel, please.
24:30U.
24:31Another vowel.
24:32E.
24:34A third, please.
24:36I.
24:36I.
24:39And a fourth.
24:42A.
24:43And a final consonant, please.
24:45And the last one.
24:46T.
24:47Stand by.
24:48And a third, please.
24:49And a third, please.
24:49And a third, please.
24:50And a third, please.
24:50And a third, please.
24:51And a third, please.
24:51And a third, please.
24:52And a third, please.
24:53And a third, please.
24:53And a third, please.
24:53And a third, please.
24:54And a third, please.
24:55And a third, please.
24:55And a third, please.
24:55And a third, please.
24:56And a third, please.
24:56And a third, please.
24:57And a third, please.
24:57And a third, please.
24:58And a third, please.
24:59And a third, please.
24:59And a third, please.
25:00And a third, please.
25:01And a third, please.
25:01And a third, please.
25:02And a third, please.
25:03And a third, please.
25:03Andrew?
25:20Six.
25:21Steve?
25:22Six.
25:23Andrew?
25:24Uplift.
25:25And?
25:26Same word.
25:26There we go.
25:27Can we match six, Jenny, Susie?
25:29I've got a six, which is capful.
25:32Is that one word or two?
25:33It is all one word.
25:34Okay.
25:34Yeah.
25:35No, that's a good six.
25:36There's a seven, Nick, with a piculet.
25:39It's a nice one, this one.
25:40It's a tiny tropical woodpecker found in Central and South America.
25:44Well spotted.
25:4665 to 52.
25:49Let's go back now to Susie in the corner for her origins of words.
25:53Susie?
25:54I have an email, Nick, from Bruce Hepburn, who asks,
25:58When did the word for children change to kids in the UK, in British English, and where
26:04did it come from?
26:05Does it have any connection with kidding, as in you're kidding me?
26:09And the answer to the first, when did children become kids, is in the 19th century.
26:14And probably not an American influence, which we tend to think of these days.
26:18It was simply a term of endearment, much as we might call children lambs, little lambs,
26:24and other terms of endearment.
26:26For your sweetheart, for example, often included animals.
26:29So pig's knee, believe it or not, pig's eye, was a very popular endearment for a sweetheart
26:35at around the same time.
26:38As for you're kidding me, that came about a little bit later, but not too much later.
26:43And that simply meant to make a child or a goat of somebody.
26:47So if you kid them, then you make them look like a child, or as I said, a goat in some way.
26:53So that's quite simple.
26:54But it also made me think of kidnap as well.
26:59Why do we kidnap someone?
27:01Obviously, we don't want to be kidnapped.
27:03The nap bit there is simply a variant of nab, as you might guess.
27:08And the kid really did refer to children who were often stolen away, particularly in London,
27:14around the 17th century, to provide servants or labourers for the new American plantations.
27:21So these children literally were nabbed against their will and taken off,
27:25particularly urchins, street urchins or orphans were taken.
27:29That's where kidnap originated.
27:31Well, well, well.
27:32That's brilliant.
27:4065 to 52.
27:42Steve, make the most of it.
27:44Letters game.
27:45Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:47Thank you, Steve.
27:48L.
27:49And again.
27:50S.
27:51A vowel.
27:53A.
27:54Vowel.
27:56E.
27:57A vowel.
28:00A.
28:01Consonant.
28:02R.
28:03Consonant.
28:04N.
28:07A consonant.
28:08Another R.
28:10And a vowel.
28:11And the last one.
28:12O.
28:14Stand by.
28:14And a vowel.
28:15And a vowel.
28:16And a vowel.
28:16And a vowel.
28:17And a vowel.
28:17And a vowel.
28:17And a vowel.
28:18And a vowel.
28:18And a vowel.
28:18And a vowel.
28:18And a vowel.
28:19And a vowel.
28:19And a vowel.
28:20And a vowel.
28:20And a vowel.
28:20And a vowel.
28:20And a vowel.
28:20And a vowel.
28:21And a vowel.
28:21And a vowel.
28:21And a vowel.
28:21And a vowel.
28:22And a vowel.
28:22And a vowel.
28:22And a vowel.
28:23And a vowel.
28:24And a vowel.
28:24And a vowel.
28:24And a vowel.
28:25And a vowel.
28:25And a vowel.
28:26And a vowel.
28:26And a vowel.
28:27And a vowel.
28:28And a vowel.
28:28And a vowel.
28:29And a vowel.
28:44Yes, Steve.
28:47Seven.
28:48A seven.
28:49Andrew?
28:49Seven.
28:50Steve?
28:51Loners.
28:52And?
28:53Arsenal.
28:54Yes, very good.
28:55Any more sevens?
28:56Got both of those, but Susie's got something else as well.
28:59Yeah, for another seven, Serrano, the very hot chilli pepper.
29:03Green chilli pepper.
29:05Well done.
29:0672, please.
29:0759.
29:08Andrew, final letters game for you.
29:10Start with a consonant, please.
29:12Thank you, Andrew.
29:13N.
29:13And another.
29:15T.
29:16And a third.
29:18P.
29:20A vowel, please.
29:21O.
29:22And another.
29:24A.
29:25Another vowel, please.
29:27E.
29:29A consonant.
29:31X.
29:32Consonant.
29:34T.
29:35And a final consonant, please.
29:37And final B.
29:41Stand by.
29:44We'll be from both of them.
29:45Let's put it in, please.
29:45Let's put it in.
30:00We'll be from one side and another.
30:01Beerus.
30:01For more and more, please.
30:02For more and more, please.
30:02Bye.
30:02Attention, please.
30:02We'll be back.
30:03One, please.
30:05Andrew?
30:14A six.
30:15A six. Steve?
30:16I'll try a six.
30:17Andrew?
30:18Patent.
30:19And Steve?
30:21Well, I got pattern, but with a double T in the middle, P-E-A-T-T-E-N.
30:26Absolutely fine.
30:27It was a shoe or clog with a raised sole,
30:31so it would raise your feet above muddy land.
30:34Quite useful.
30:35That's a pattern.
30:37Now, Jenny?
30:40Teapot.
30:41Oh, well done.
30:42There's one right there.
30:43There's a clue.
30:45Looking at you.
30:46Teapot.
30:46Susie, anything else?
30:47Potent.
30:48We'll give you another six.
30:50All right.
30:50So, 78 to 65.
30:53Numbers game for you, Steve?
30:54Probably time for a gamble, I think, Rachel.
30:57I'll take six small.
30:59Six small.
30:5913 behind.
31:01Need to win this one.
31:01I think it's a good time to gamble.
31:02Good luck, Steve.
31:04Final numbers?
31:04Are nine, six, two, two, one, and eight.
31:11And the final target, 582.
31:145, 8, 2.
31:15Good luck.
31:29Good luck.
31:30Steve?
31:47Too far away.
31:48Too far? How did Andrew do?
31:505, 8, 1.
31:525, 8, 1. Yes.
31:549 times 8 is 72.
31:569 times 8 is 72.
31:586 plus 2 is 8.
31:59Yep.
32:00Times them together for 5, 7, 8.
32:035, 7, 6.
32:04Oh, yeah, I've got the 2 and 1 myself.
32:06Yeah, I've messed up.
32:06Bad luck. Bad luck.
32:08Good shot.
32:09But 5, 8, 2, we're begging you, Rachel.
32:14Can you do it for us?
32:16Well, in a similar method, if you say 2 plus 6 is 8 times 9 is 72 plus 1 is 73 times the actual 8 for 584,
32:28and you have 1 left over.
32:30Sorry, you have a 2 left over.
32:31There we go.
32:32Wonderful.
32:32Thank you very much.
32:33Well done, Rachel.
32:34Whatever.
32:38Never this is time.
32:40Never.
32:40So, 78 to 65, gentlemen.
32:43Fingers on buzzers.
32:45You ready?
32:45We're rolling today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:52Thanks for listening.
32:54Thanks for listening.
32:56Thanks for listening.
33:04Well, we're stumped and stymied here.
33:20Two good players, but who can get it in the audience?
33:23Who's going to brave this one?
33:25Yes, you, sir.
33:27Torpedoed.
33:28Torpedoed?
33:29Did you used to drive trains?
33:31Trams.
33:32Trams, I mean, yeah.
33:33Nice to see you again.
33:36Let's see whether you're right.
33:37Torpedoed, you are right.
33:44Very well done.
33:46There we go.
33:46That's the way to do it, chaps.
33:48Nonetheless, Andrew comes through 78 to Steve, 65.
33:51Steve, you're a good player, you know.
33:53You had a couple of bad breaks.
33:56Otherwise, I think you would have rattled old Andrew over there.
33:58But as it is, he's on his seventh win.
34:01Well done.
34:01And you return to Birmingham or San Francisco with this goodie bag and our very best wishes.
34:08Thank you, Nick.
34:10Well done.
34:11Well done.
34:12So that's it.
34:13Seven.
34:14Yeah.
34:14Big day tomorrow.
34:15Have a quiet night.
34:17Will you come and see us again tomorrow?
34:18I pray you will.
34:20Keep my fingers crossed.
34:23Susie, see you tomorrow.
34:24Yeah, see you.
34:25All right.
34:25See you tomorrow.
34:25See you tomorrow.
34:26Let's see if Andrew can pull it off tomorrow.
34:28Same time, same place.
34:29You be sure of it.
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