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00:30Well, good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:34I don't know whether you saw the heartwarming story that I read about the other day.
00:38Pretty sweet, actually.
00:39There was a young woman on a train.
00:41She was dozing long train journey.
00:43When she woke up, she was surprised to find, under her napkin, two £50 notes.
00:47That would be £100.
00:49And she was really rather confused about all that.
00:51But earlier in the journey, she was on the phone to her mum.
00:56And, you know, people like talking on their mobiles on trains.
01:00There were other people listening in.
01:02And she was moaning about how difficult life was.
01:05She was a bit broke.
01:06She didn't know what to do.
01:08You know, she had to get a better job soon.
01:10And one of the people overhearing felt very sorry for her.
01:13And when she dozed off in misery, they put the £100 underneath.
01:19Isn't that sweet?
01:20And in order to sort of give back the kindness, she then started volunteering for a charity.
01:26So these things happen.
01:28They go round and round.
01:29How about you?
01:30Have you got lots of anonymous gifts, I'm sure?
01:33Well, it's so lovely when Susie and I did the bike ride, the ride the night.
01:37And people that you've never met.
01:39And some people donate anonymously.
01:41Like you say, so you can't thank them.
01:42And a lot of people kind of put their names on.
01:44So I'd search through Twitter if that's how they'd seen we were doing it.
01:47And tried to thank them and thanked a lot of people with the same name that didn't, don't they?
01:51Just to be sure.
01:52But a lot of people didn't put their names at all.
01:54But still grateful.
01:55And hopefully I got everybody.
01:56But if I missed anyone, eternally, yeah, thankful.
01:59Good for them.
02:00Yeah, very nice.
02:01Very nice.
02:02Now, Rachel, this is a big day for Toby MacDonald.
02:06Who just breezes into the studio, takes 100 points.
02:09Then off he goes.
02:10Then he comes back the next day.
02:12And now you've collected six brilliant wins.
02:15Fantastic.
02:15Young sixth form student from Chard in Somerset.
02:19Good luck to you today.
02:20Good luck, Trevor.
02:21You're joined by Simon Klusky.
02:23Hello, Nick.
02:24How are you?
02:25Not too bad at all.
02:25You're a very interesting guy.
02:27You're working in a pub.
02:28The old black horse down in Rottingdean.
02:31Living at Telscombe Cliffs near Brighton.
02:34But for a long time, you were in the Navy.
02:36Underwater.
02:37Yes.
02:37You were floating around under there.
02:40In what are known as bombers.
02:42Tell us a bit about these bombers.
02:43The Vanguard class submarine that are, all our submarines are nuclear powered, but these
02:49have the nuclear weapons on board.
02:50These are the bombers.
02:51They are the bombers.
02:52The bombers, yes.
02:53And you were telling me the crew is 100 and something?
02:57About 160.
02:58There or thereabouts.
02:59Yeah.
02:59And you're underwater for three months?
03:03About three months, yes.
03:04And I imagine there are certain tensions that exist underwater for three months, you know,
03:10that one wouldn't normally run into in the course of everyday life.
03:14Is that fair?
03:14They're all vetted.
03:16I'm sure.
03:16They're all vetted prior to going to sea.
03:19All right.
03:20Well, listen, good luck to you today.
03:21I think that's a fascinating career you've had.
03:24Extraordinary.
03:24And I'll catch up with you later on.
03:26But good luck to you both.
03:27Big round of applause for Toby and Simon Klaski.
03:33Please welcome, once again, the wonderful Susie Dent, along with GP and broadcaster,
03:38oh, Dr. Phil Hammond.
03:40How are you?
03:41How are you?
03:45I would imagine if you can survive a submarine, you can survive running a pub.
03:48It's probably good training.
03:49The stuff you deal with underwater in three months, just running a pub would be easy after that.
03:53A breeze.
03:54A breeze, yeah.
03:55Now, Toby, off we go.
03:58Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
04:00Thank you, Toby.
04:01Start today with N.
04:03And another.
04:05V.
04:06And another.
04:09C.
04:10A vowel.
04:12O.
04:13And another.
04:14A.
04:15And another.
04:16E.
04:18A consonant.
04:19L.
04:21A vowel.
04:23U.
04:24And a consonant, please.
04:26And lastly, S.
04:28And here's the countdown clock.
04:30It's yet another.
04:40I don't see it.
04:42I don't know.
04:46I don't know.
04:46Tobey?
05:02Six.
05:03And Simon?
05:04Six.
05:05Thank you, Tobey.
05:06Clones.
05:07And?
05:08Novels.
05:11Any more sixes or sevens?
05:13Got an eight.
05:14Oh, yes.
05:14With my medical antennae.
05:16Convulse.
05:16He's up there.
05:17Convulse for eight.
05:18Very good.
05:20Thank you, Susan.
05:24And, Susie?
05:25Can't beat that.
05:25Very good.
05:26That's it.
05:26A convulsion.
05:28Six apiece.
05:29And Simon?
05:31Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:31Have a vowel, please.
05:33Start with I.
05:35And a consonant.
05:37D.
05:39And another.
05:40S.
05:42And another.
05:44K.
05:45And a vowel.
05:47A.
05:49And a consonant.
05:51L.
05:53And a vowel.
05:55O.
05:57Consonant.
05:58M.
06:01And a vowel, please.
06:02And the final one.
06:04E.
06:05Stand by.
06:06Tone to that.
06:12Here we go.
06:13And another.
06:24Tone to that.
06:29For tomorrow.
06:30Simon, six.
06:40Thank you, Toby.
06:41Eight.
06:42And an eight.
06:43Simon.
06:44Smoked.
06:45Smoked.
06:46Toby.
06:47Modalise.
06:49Modalise.
06:50Very good indeed, yeah.
06:51Gratical turn.
06:52Very nice.
06:55Well done.
06:58Well done, Toby.
06:59And the good doctor?
07:01I haven't got anything.
07:02Susie, what have you got?
07:03You can also have Mikados for seven Japanese emperors.
07:06The Mikados of Japan.
07:08Yes.
07:09Fourteen plays six.
07:11And Toby, your numbers game.
07:14One larger and five small, please, Rachel.
07:16Thank you, Toby.
07:17One from the top.
07:18Five not from the top.
07:19And the first one of the day is four, six, seven, eight, five, and twenty-five.
07:28And the target?
07:29Three hundred and fifty-one.
07:31Three, five, one.
07:32Four, six, nine, two, cinco.
07:33Five not from the horizon.
07:35The面 of the啦 west.
07:37Four, three, five, and cinco.
07:38Four, seven, eight.
07:39Four, seven, eight, eight.
07:41Four, seven, eight, nine.
07:42Four, nine, nine, nine.
07:43ABC Shaw そう
07:455, three, three, two, nine.
07:46Four, seven, nine.
07:47The Morheny.
07:47Four, seven, nine.
07:48Three, seven, nine.
07:50Four, seven, eight.
07:51converGAGE
07:51Four, seven, eight.
07:53Ten, nine.
07:55Four, seven, ten, nine.
07:57Every, seven, seven.
07:584, eight.
07:58Four, seven, nine.
07:59Four, seven, seven, eight.
08:00та and a ten.
08:01Toby?
08:033, 5, 1.
08:05Simon?
08:063, 5, 1.
08:08Toby?
08:098 plus 6 is 14.
08:11Yep.
08:12Times 25 is 350.
08:14Here it is.
08:15And 5 minus 4 is 1.
08:17Lovely.
08:173, 5, 1.
08:19And Simon?
08:20Exactly the same way.
08:23Yeah.
08:24Pretty good.
08:2824 plays 16 as we go into our first tea time teaser.
08:31Which is Stole Lips.
08:34And the clue.
08:35People have been droning on about this form of aircraft for a while.
08:39People have been droning on about this form of aircraft for a while.
08:59Welcome back.
09:00I left you with the clue.
09:01People have been droning on about this form of aircraft for a while.
09:04Droning on about pilotless aircraft, of course.
09:09Pilotless.
09:10Now, if you'd like to become a Countdown contestant, you can email countdown at channel4.com to request an application form.
09:18Or, write to us at contestants applications, countdown leads LS31JS.
09:2624, please.
09:2724, please.
09:2724, please.
09:2716, Toby on 24.
09:29Simon, letters again.
09:31Have a consonant, please.
09:33Thank you, Simon.
09:34D.
09:34And a final vowel, please.
09:35And a final vowel, please.
09:46And a final vowel, please.
09:47Standby.
09:48I.
09:49And another.
09:50I.
09:51And another.
09:52I.
09:53And another.
09:54And another.
09:55D.
09:56D.
09:57D.
09:58And a final vowel, please.
09:59And a final E.
10:01Standby.
10:02And a final E.
10:09Standby.
10:12Simon?
10:36Seven.
10:37A seven, and Toby?
10:39Just six.
10:40And your six?
10:41Edited.
10:43Edited now, Simon.
10:45Teddies.
10:46Very good.
10:47Teddies.
10:48Well done.
10:52Well done.
10:53Only a point behind now.
10:5423 plays 24.
10:56As we turn to Dr Phil and Susie.
10:59Yes, we matched the teddies, and we also got studied.
11:02Studied.
11:03So that was also a seven.
11:04Couldn't be at the seven, though.
11:05That'll do.
11:06Thank you very much.
11:0724 plays 23.
11:08Simon on 23.
11:10Toby, how many's caught up with you?
11:12Your letters came.
11:14Consonant, please, Rachel.
11:15Thank you, Toby.
11:16M.
11:16And another.
11:19B.
11:20And another.
11:22D.
11:23A vowel.
11:24I.
11:25And another.
11:26And another.
11:26O.
11:27And another.
11:29A.
11:30A consonant.
11:32T.
11:33A vowel.
11:36E.
11:37And a consonant, please.
11:39And the last one.
11:40R.
11:41Stand by.
11:42iãs.
11:43Consultant.
11:44I.
11:44I.
11:45I.
11:45I.
11:46And a dolphin.
11:47I.
12:06I.
12:06Toby.
12:14Eight.
12:14An eight.
12:15Simon holding a seven.
12:17And that seven is?
12:18Aborted.
12:19Aborted.
12:20Toby?
12:21Mediator.
12:22And mediator.
12:23Yes, mediator.
12:24Excellent.
12:25Really good.
12:26Well done.
12:28Well done.
12:29And you got that, right?
12:31Susie got it very quickly.
12:32She was right on the ball with mediator.
12:34So well done, Susie.
12:35What else have we got?
12:36Nothing we gave up after that.
12:38We thought we were not going to beat that.
12:40Thank you, Phil.
12:4132 plays, 23.
12:43Simon, your numbers again.
12:46Can I have one from the top and then the other five, please, Rachel?
12:48Popular choice lately.
12:50Thank you, Simon.
12:50One big five, little.
12:52And this time around they are one, two, nine, four, seven.
12:59And the large one, 75.
13:00And your target, 119.
13:04119.
13:06And the large one, two, nine, four, seven, five, seven, six.
13:08MUSIC CONTINUES
13:38MUSIC CONTINUES
14:08So, 33 to 42, Toby's still just in the lead as we turn now to Dr Phil.
14:13Dr Phil!
14:14Is it me?
14:15It's you.
14:16Is it me?
14:16What have you got?
14:17We've been talking about our fabulous NHS and celebrating its 70th birthday.
14:22And I've been travelling around the country with my show, Happy Birthday NHS.
14:26And in the first half I talk about the NHS, in the second half I use the audience suggestions.
14:30So it's one of those shows where you have to do a bit of work.
14:31And I collect audience suggestions for what they think we could do to save the NHS that doesn't necessarily involve money.
14:38So here's the first suggestion I've pulled out of the box, which I'd rather like.
14:41You should legally be allowed to live with your children for as long as they live with you.
14:46What do you think of that one?
14:47Interesting.
14:49Now that had an interesting audience response, because some people say,
14:51Oh, poor old kids, they didn't ask to be born.
14:53When you're born you shouldn't be saddled with the fact that you have to keep your parents in their dotage.
14:57But it is an interesting thing, isn't it?
14:58There are a lot of countries and communities.
15:00For sure.
15:01It's perfectly normal for the parents to live with their kids.
15:04And they look after them.
15:05Is that something you would count on us, Nick?
15:07Do you think that's a good idea?
15:08You're not sure?
15:08Well, you haven't met my kids.
15:11OK.
15:14Maybe we could do a swap.
15:15I'll live with your kids, you live with mine.
15:16Now, for one day a year, doctors and patients should tell each other the truth.
15:23Now, you think we always tell each other the truth, but we don't.
15:25So, Nick, if you come and tell me how many units of alcohol you drink, I will double that and add ten.
15:31But I think that's really interesting.
15:32We don't often tell each other the truth, and doctors don't always tell patients the truth.
15:35We sanitise stuff.
15:36Wouldn't it be good if we had a National Truth Day?
15:37Maybe politicians could join in as well.
15:40One day we all tell each other the truth.
15:42I think that would make a huge amount of progress.
15:45Everyone should give the NHS a birthday present by not using it.
15:48How about that?
15:4970th birthday present.
15:50Staying away.
15:51Every day you don't need to use the NHS.
15:53Somebody who does benefit.
15:54So that's a nice idea.
15:56Last one.
15:56Ready for one more?
15:57Yes.
15:58Anyone who avoids tax should still be treated, but without anaesthetic.
16:03How about that one?
16:04How about that one?
16:05That's very good.
16:05That would put the tax avoidance.
16:07That is lovely.
16:07So there you go.
16:08Those are today's prescriptions for saving the NHS.
16:11Thank you very much.
16:11Very good.
16:16And on your tour, all these things are expanded.
16:19I think it's a great idea.
16:20Yes, but you have a chance.
16:21You come to the tour, you have your chance to put your little suggestion in the pot.
16:24It might get pulled out.
16:26Exactly.
16:2642 plays 33.
16:28Toby on 42.
16:29Toby, join us for a letters game.
16:31Can I start with a consonant, please?
16:33Thank you, Toby.
16:33And the last one, S.
16:46And another.
16:47And another.
16:48A.
16:49A consonant.
16:51T.
16:52A vowel.
16:54O.
16:56And a consonant, please.
16:58And the last one, S.
17:01Stand by.
17:01The last two, S.
17:04No,
17:06S.
17:16Yes, Toby?
17:33Eight.
17:34And eight, Simon?
17:35Eight.
17:37Toby?
17:38Coasting.
17:39And Simon?
17:40Cautions.
17:41Cautions.
17:42Very good, yes, I haven't seen it anymore.
17:44Very good.
17:47Well done there.
17:48Well done, Simon.
17:49Now...
17:49There's one more eight nestling in there.
17:51Agnostic.
17:52Agnostic for eight.
17:53Yeah.
17:53But we couldn't beat it.
17:54No.
17:55Agnostic.
17:5650 plays 41.
17:58Simon.
17:59Simon, your letters again.
18:01Could I have a vowel, please?
18:02Thank you, Simon.
18:03A.
18:04And another?
18:06E.
18:07And another?
18:09I.
18:10And a consonant?
18:12N.
18:13And another?
18:14T.
18:17And another?
18:18H.
18:19And a vowel?
18:21U.
18:23And a consonant?
18:25W.
18:27And a final consonant, please.
18:30And a final R.
18:31And the clock starts now.
18:33T.
19:04Simon.
19:05Only a six, Nick.
19:07A six.
19:08Toby.
19:09Eight.
19:10And an eight.
19:11Simon.
19:11Whiten.
19:12Whiten and?
19:14Horiant.
19:15Yes.
19:16A term from heraldry to describe a fish or a marine creature that is depicted swimming vertically,
19:21so with its head upwards.
19:23Wow.
19:24Amazing.
19:27Is that where Murder on the Horiant Express comes from?
19:31We couldn't beat that.
19:33I'm just getting away from the fact that he's beaten us again.
19:35I've got tinware for seven.
19:37Nice.
19:37You get any other?
19:38Haunt it on earth.
19:39Quite a few sevens there, but yes, we were well beaten.
19:41We were well beaten.
19:42Well done.
19:42Excellent.
19:43Well, did you happen to know the meaning of that, Toby?
19:45Um, I think I knew it was about a fish, but that was it.
19:49OK.
19:50Excellent.
19:5258 to 41, and it's a numbers game.
19:55For you, Toby.
19:57Inverted T, please, Rachel.
19:58Thank you, Toby.
19:59One from the top row.
20:00And five more little ones, as per usual.
20:02And this time around, they are five, two, one, seven, four, and 100.
20:11And the target, 821.
20:13Eight to one.
20:14One from the top row.
20:45Toby.
20:46Eight to one.
20:48And Simon.
20:50Eight to one.
20:51Toby.
20:52100 plus two.
20:53102.
20:55Seven plus one is eight.
20:56Yep.
20:57Times them for 816.
21:00And add the five.
21:02Eight to one, lovely.
21:04Very good.
21:04Simon.
21:05Exactly the same.
21:06Same way.
21:06Yeah.
21:08Yeah.
21:12Good player, Simon.
21:14Very good.
21:1551 plays 68.
21:17As we turn to our second tea time teaser, which is thief less.
21:21And the clue.
21:21If the thief was carrying less weight, he may have been able to get away.
21:26If the thief was carrying less weight, he may have been able to get away.
21:30He was, in fact, the fleshiest one.
21:58The fleshiest.
22:0168 plays 51.
22:03Simon on 51.
22:04Simon, off we go again.
22:06Vowel, please, Rachel.
22:06Thank you, Simon.
22:07O.
22:08And another.
22:09I.
22:10And another.
22:11A.
22:13And a consonant.
22:14G.
22:15And another.
22:17P.
22:18And another.
22:19M.
22:21And a vowel.
22:23I.
22:24And a consonant.
22:27R.
22:28And a final consonant, please.
22:30And a final F.
22:32Stand by.
22:33And a consonant.
22:34And a consonant.
22:35And a consonant.
22:35And a consonant.
22:36And a consonant.
22:36And a consonant.
22:36And a consonant.
22:37And a consonant.
22:37And a consonant.
22:38And a consonant.
22:38And a consonant.
22:39And a consonant.
22:39And a consonant.
22:39And a consonant.
22:39And a consonant.
22:40And a consonant.
22:40And a consonant.
22:40And a consonant.
22:40And a consonant.
22:41And a consonant.
22:41And a consonant.
22:42And a consonant.
22:43And a consonant.
22:43And a consonant.
22:44And a consonant.
22:44And a consonant.
22:45And a consonant.
22:45And a consonant.
22:46And a consonant.
22:47And a consonant.
22:47And a consonant.
22:48And a consonant.
22:49And a consonant.
22:49And a consonant.
22:50And a consonant.
22:51and a consonant.
22:52And a consonant.
23:03Simon?
23:07Six.
23:08Thank you, Toby.
23:09Just five.
23:10And your five?
23:11Amigo.
23:12Amigo Simon?
23:14Impair.
23:16Impair.
23:17Yes, very nice.
23:19Very good.
23:20You're still in touch, well in touch.
23:23Now, Dr Phil and Susie?
23:25I thought Figaro might be in there, but it's not.
23:27But then we had a late entry with Origami.
23:30Origami, how about that's a seven?
23:31Old friend Origami, indeed.
23:3468 plays 57, Toby in the lead.
23:37Toby, you're back.
23:38Let us go.
23:39Consonant, please, Rachel.
23:40Thank you, Toby.
23:41T.
23:42And another.
23:44R.
23:45And another.
23:47N.
23:48A vowel.
23:50E.
23:51And another.
23:52I.
23:53And another.
23:55U.
23:56Consonant.
23:59R.
24:00A vowel.
24:02E.
24:04And a consonant, please.
24:07And S.
24:09Stand by.
24:10I know we've got no decided.
24:11We've got no idea.
24:13We've got no clans, please.
24:13See you next time.
24:14Have a we.
24:15ują j term.
24:16We've got no J biases terrorists, instead.
24:16And over we've got no J some all.
24:18We've got no J sandy passages.
24:18And we'll see you next time.
24:19We've got no one.
24:19We've got no J�.
24:20We've got no J observe.
24:21And a consonant, please.
24:22And sort of a vowel.
24:23We've got no Jax on.
24:24The vowels.
24:24And we'll see you next time.
24:25We've got no Jban.
24:26And a vowel.
24:27We've got no J español.
24:28Because of several necessary.
24:29You know we've got no Jog.
24:30We've got no J.
24:31Aw I know what.
24:31Well, Toby?
24:43Eight.
24:44And eight and?
24:45Eight.
24:47Toby?
24:47Reunites.
24:49And?
24:50Retinues.
24:51Very good.
24:52Very nice.
24:53Yeah.
24:56And over in the corner?
24:58Well, yeah, we've got Reunites.
25:00And then Susie's come out with something extraordinary.
25:02It's a word I don't think you'll like.
25:03That's something you may do one day.
25:05What's that?
25:06Well, if you retire from work and then decide you don't like it very much and go back to work, you un-retire.
25:13So un-retires would give you a nine.
25:16Oh, brilliant.
25:19I've already done that once.
25:21Have you?
25:22Well, did you retire from?
25:22The circus?
25:26Before rejoining the circus.
25:27No.
25:3176 to 65.
25:33Tureens was in there, but it, unfortunately, doesn't match your numbers.
25:36What else have we got?
25:37Oh, Susie.
25:39It's your special spot.
25:41Off we go.
25:42Your wonderful origins of words.
25:45Well, I talked about licking into shape the other day and the wonderful, wonderful medieval belief that bear cubs were born shapeless and then had to be licked into shape by their mother, into bear shape, which I love.
25:55Well, Jolene McAllister heard that and she's written to say, she's wondering about another lick idiom and that's a lick and a promise.
26:03And she says, is there a story for this phrase?
26:05It's one my mum would use regularly.
26:08And mine too, in fact.
26:10And my grandmother would say, I'll give it a lick and a promise.
26:12In other words, a very hasty wash.
26:14You might do that to your hair, your body, if you now have time to have a bath, I suppose, or even if you wanted to do a really hasty tidying up before somebody arrived, you would give it a lick and a promise.
26:25It's 200 years old at least, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
26:29And the lick seems a little bit odd at first glance, but the OED does say it is a slight and hasty wash.
26:36And the promise bit here just simply signifies an intention to do a better job sometime later.
26:42And it's usually manana and that moment never arrives.
26:45But the lick in the expression was actually used by itself long before a lick and a promise came along to mean a casual amount at work.
26:53And we still use it to mean a cursory slap of paint, for example, a lick of paint.
26:58And in the 17th century, they might talk about he ain't worked a lick.
27:02He hasn't worked at all.
27:03Couldn't cook a lick.
27:04Didn't have a lick of sense about him.
27:06Couldn't read a lick, et cetera.
27:09But one word connected with licking that definitely isn't negative, that's a lollipop.
27:13And just to say that the lolly in the lollipop comes from a dialect word meaning tongue.
27:19So use your tongue to lick this hard-boiled sweet on a stick.
27:22But as you probably know, in Australia and New Zealand, all sweets are lollipops.
27:28You have a lolly.
27:29Yeah, that you lick.
27:30Very good.
27:31Well, that's brilliant.
27:32Thank you so much.
27:37Well done.
27:4076 to 65.
27:42And Simon.
27:44You're still in touch, Simon.
27:45You're playing a cracker here.
27:47Your letters, Kevin.
27:48Vowel, please, Rachel.
27:49Thank you, Simon.
27:50You.
27:51And another.
27:51E.
27:53And another.
27:55A.
27:56And another.
27:58O.
27:59And a consonant.
28:00G.
28:01And another.
28:03R.
28:04And another.
28:05T.
28:06And another.
28:08D.
28:09And a final consonant, please.
28:11And a final L.
28:14Stand by.
28:15And another.
28:24Okay.
28:24The one.
28:25And another.
28:27One.
28:33Yeah.
28:34I've never.
28:36Oh.
28:37Yeah.
28:37Yeah.
28:37Yes, Simon.
28:47Only a six.
28:48A six.
28:49Toby?
28:50I'll stick with an eight, then.
28:53Simon.
28:54Goated.
28:56Yes.
28:57Now, Toby.
28:58Outraged.
29:00Outraged.
29:01Very good.
29:02Any more eights?
29:03If you were going to go for a nine, what would it have been?
29:06Outglared.
29:07Outglared.
29:08Well, that's what Susie got.
29:09Is it a...
29:09Can you have that?
29:10You certainly can, yes.
29:12The first record is from the 17th century.
29:14Someone whose radiant flame outglares the heavens.
29:17So it is there, and it will give you a nine.
29:19Well done.
29:22But unfortunately, it's not to be.
29:25What can we have, apart from that?
29:26Or is that it?
29:27No, that is it.
29:27You can't get more than nine in this game, I've discovered, Nick,
29:30so that's where we stop.
29:31I just wonder whether you might have had another nine.
29:33Cloted, we had, which isn't nine, but it's a nice word.
29:35OK.
29:3684 to 65.
29:38Toby, final letters go.
29:40Consonant, please, Rachel.
29:41Thank you, Toby.
29:43P.
29:43And another.
29:45M.
29:46And another.
29:48F.
29:49A vowel.
29:51E.
29:52And another.
29:53I.
29:54And another.
29:56O.
29:57A consonant.
29:59B.
30:00A vowel.
30:02U.
30:03And a consonant, please.
30:05And the last one, S.
30:08And here's the countdown clock.
30:10B.
30:12Yes, I will.
30:14Bye.
30:19See you again.
30:24Bye.
30:27Bye.
30:27Bye.
30:28Bye.
30:29Bye.
30:30Bye.
30:30Bye.
30:31Bye.
30:32Bye.
30:33Bye.
30:35Bye.
30:36Bye.
30:37Bye.
30:38Bye.
30:38Bye.
30:39Bye.
30:39And Toby?
30:42A stick with a five.
30:44A five. Simon?
30:46Six.
30:47And a six.
30:48Toby?
30:49Pious.
30:50Pious and?
30:51Imbuse.
30:53Imbuse.
30:54Imbuse is lovely.
30:55Love that word.
30:56Yep.
30:57Well done.
31:00Well done indeed.
31:02Strong performance.
31:02Now, Dr Phil and Susie.
31:05I've got a six with biomes.
31:07Biomes?
31:07Your microbiome are the trillions of bugs that live in your gut that are as important to your health as your DNA.
31:13I like that one. Excellent.
31:14Susie likes my biomes.
31:15Well, yes.
31:17Anything else?
31:18No, but MB is one of my favourite words.
31:20I love that.
31:21Very nice.
31:22Right, OK.
31:23Well, we'll press on now.
31:2484 to 71.
31:26Simon's playing terrifically strongly.
31:28And now, Simon, it's your numbers game.
31:31Two large and four small, please.
31:33Is this your gamble?
31:35Two large.
31:3513 behind.
31:36It's a huge gamble.
31:37Huge gamble with two large.
31:38OK.
31:39I hope it pays off.
31:40Thank you, Simon.
31:40Let's see if we can get a crucial conundrum.
31:43These four smalls are one, four, nine, and seven.
31:48And then the large two, 50 and 25.
31:51And the target, 995.
31:549.95.
31:55The Milded.
31:58The Milded.
32:11The Milded.
32:18The Milded.
32:19now simon nowhere near toby 995 oh well done and 50 plus 25 plus one is 76 76
32:42nine plus four is 13 yep times them for nine eight eight nine hundred and eighty eight and at the seven
32:49very coolly done well done well done so toby's out of reach 94 to simon's excellent 71 final round
33:02chaps fingers on buzzers good luck to you both let's roll today's countdown conundrum
33:08yes toby refocused let's see whether you're right here it comes refocused oh well done
33:22seven wins well done well done well done but i tell you oh simon gave you a bit of a run for
33:35your money too so well done well done thank you nick take this back to uh telscom cliffs yeah
33:42yes thanks very much for coming you travel safely home cheers thank you young man we shall see you
33:47the next time you've won seven next one's the big one yeah do you know something if i was a gambling
33:55man i think i'd throw sixpence on you i really do well done we'll see you the next time see you next
34:00time so we'll see you uh next time i'll be here next time talking about the future of health care
34:05what's going to happen in 50 years time what part will technology play that'll be worth tuning into
34:09all right next time next susie next time all right see you next time join us then see how young toby
34:16does does become an octocham will somebody knock him off his perch you'll find out next time same
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