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00:30Hello, everybody. Good afternoon and welcome to Countdown.
00:34They say all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
00:38but for me, work is play.
00:39All 15 rounds of it, and you are the shining star for tuning in.
00:45And here's Rachel.
00:47Here's Colin.
00:48Obvious film references to The Shining,
00:51which, Rachel, was released on this day in 1980,
00:55and given that Jack Nicholson broke through an easy rider in the late 60s,
00:58I thought it was an older movie in that, until I looked it up.
01:01So, little quiz, because it's been a while.
01:03OK.
01:03I'm going to give you one line out of a film,
01:06and you've got to guess what the film is just from the one line.
01:09You're going to need a bigger boat.
01:11George.
01:11Yes.
01:12You had me at hello.
01:14You had me at hello.
01:15Is it Jerry Maguire?
01:16Yes.
01:16Oh, listen, you can't handle the truth.
01:19A few good men.
01:21Yes.
01:21I mean, isn't it amazing?
01:23You just need that one line that gets you there.
01:26But anyway, let's get the Dixonry corner,
01:28because let me tell you something,
01:29there is no crying in Countdown.
01:31That's from a league of their own, of course, the baseball.
01:34And in a league of their own,
01:35always, when it comes to lexicography,
01:38it is our Susie Dent.
01:39And alongside her,
01:40absolutely aghast at me not doing it in a Scottish accent,
01:44is the one and only Pat Nevin.
01:45I think you'll find it was not done in a real Scottish accent
01:51in the first place by the actor who did it.
01:54That's true.
01:54That is very, very true.
01:56Well, listen,
01:56you've been absolutely sensational.
01:58Young Arthur Page with his six wins so far.
02:01Welcome back, young man.
02:02I'll be back.
02:03A phrase was born last week on the show,
02:05which is an OC,
02:07which is someone who has watched Countdown
02:09from the very first show.
02:11So you're an original Countdowner.
02:13Obviously, you can't be,
02:14but in your 16 years,
02:15when did you start watching?
02:17Yeah, so thankfully,
02:17I started when I was really young,
02:19when I was about five.
02:20So every dinner,
02:21my mum and my dad,
02:22they used to put on Countdown.
02:24When I was studying for the 11+,
02:25the Countdown helped me basically find words
02:28that you wouldn't really hear otherwise.
02:30And yeah, it really helped me
02:31with not only with my numerical skills,
02:33but literary skills as well.
02:35Yeah, I love that.
02:36It's both entertaining and educational,
02:38which is a wonderful balance.
02:39And you're certainly educating me
02:40with some of the words
02:41that you've managed to come up with
02:43over the last six shows.
02:44So going for a seventh win today,
02:46but hoping to become captain
02:48of the good ship Countdowners are,
02:49James Cook.
02:50How you doing, sir?
02:51I'm good, thanks.
02:52How are you?
02:52It's just a name that follows you about.
02:54It is a bit, yeah.
02:56Well, James,
02:57tell me a little bit about yourself
02:58and your wife,
03:00because I believe we're partners
03:01in more ways than one,
03:02starting businesses together
03:03and all sorts.
03:04Yeah, we were an entrepreneur couple
03:06after university.
03:07We had a large format printing
03:10and framing business.
03:11Yeah.
03:12And we sold that
03:12when we got to sort of five employees
03:14and we wanted to start a family.
03:16So, yeah.
03:18Well, listen,
03:18I believe that you two
03:20have a bit of previous online.
03:21You have played each other a few times.
03:23Is that right, James?
03:23It just took me a little while,
03:24but I do recognise him.
03:26He looks different to his photo.
03:27Yeah, yeah.
03:28But, yeah.
03:29A little bit of familiarity
03:30might help,
03:31because nothing's been able
03:32to stop Arthur Page so far.
03:33Let's see if that changes today.
03:34Good luck, James and Arthur.
03:38Arthur, you know the sport.
03:39Hi, Rachel.
03:40Can I have a consonant, please?
03:41Thank you, Arthur.
03:42Start today with...
03:44J.
03:45And another.
03:47R.
03:48One more.
03:50T.
03:52Another.
03:54S.
03:55And a vowel.
03:57A.
03:58And another.
04:00O.
04:01And one more.
04:02E.
04:04A consonant.
04:05L.
04:07And one more consonant, please.
04:09Lastly, G.
04:11At home and in this studio,
04:12let's play kite down.
04:13Let's play pause.
04:14Let's play please.
04:14Now when you're still playing,
04:15let's play motion.
04:16Wenn's this four,
04:17let's play movies.
04:18We'll see you soon.
04:19We'll be right�.
04:19Let's play over.
04:19Let's play with the old man.
04:20Let's play dead few more.
04:22And another.
04:23Are you still três?
04:23Doing all those spaces?
04:23We'll be right.
04:24You wish we'll be right back.
04:24Let's play together.
04:25Let's play around with the old man.
04:27And another.
04:27D solicit None.
04:28They do reformation in another body of theé—¹
04:38movie.
04:39When's the besondation?
04:39Time's up, pens down, Arthur?
04:45Eight. Eight from you and James?
04:47Eight. Oh, what a start!
04:50Arthur? Gloaters.
04:51Gloaters. Did you say it, James?
04:53Same, yeah.
04:55Excellent. Look, online, now face-to-face.
04:58Eight points each.
05:00The dictionary corner to Pat and Suze?
05:02Well, I'd show the same thing as well.
05:04Gloaters. And legators as well,
05:07people who leave a legacy, that will give you another eight.
05:08Lovely. Eight points each.
05:10James Cook, pick some letters for us.
05:12Can I start with a consonant, please?
05:13You can indeed. Start with R.
05:16And a vowel.
05:18I.
05:19And a consonant.
05:21T.
05:22And a vowel.
05:24A.
05:26And a consonant.
05:28L.
05:29And a vowel.
05:32O.
05:33And a consonant.
05:36N.
05:36And another consonant, please.
05:45And the last one.
05:46Y.
05:47And 30 seconds.
05:48And a vowel.
06:00And a consonant.
06:00And a vowel.
06:02James Cook? Eight.
06:20And Arthur Page? Eight as well.
06:21OK, James? Oriental.
06:24And for you, Arthur? Relation.
06:26Relation and Oriental, back-to-back eights, both for champion and challenger.
06:30Excellent, yes.
06:32And we could just have one more eight to add.
06:34Oh, I had elation, but that was seven.
06:35Oh, elation, yeah. Ornately.
06:38Ornately.
06:39Yeah.
06:39And there as well. OK, 16 points each.
06:42Let's see if the numbers can separate them for the first time today.
06:46Arthur?
06:46Three last, please.
06:47Three large ones and three little ones.
06:50And the first numbers of this contest are 9, 3, 5, 50, 100 and 75.
06:59And the target, 759.
07:03759.
07:03Numbers up.
07:04We'll see you next time.
07:08We'll see you next time.
07:09We'll see you next time.
07:09We'll see you next time.
07:10We'll see you next time.
07:11We'll see you next time.
07:11We'll see you next time.
07:12We'll see you next time.
07:13We'll see you next time.
07:14We'll see you next time.
07:14We'll see you next time.
07:15We'll see you next time.
07:15We'll see you next time.
07:16We'll see you next time.
07:16We'll see you next time.
07:17We'll see you next time.
07:18We'll see you next time.
07:19We'll see you next time.
07:19We'll see you next time.
07:19We'll see you next time.
07:21We'll see you next time.
07:22We'll see you next time.
07:23We'll see you next time.
07:23We'll see you next time.
07:25MUSIC
07:34Arthur? 759. Yeah, James? 759.
07:38I wasn't expecting any problems here, Arthur.
07:41100 plus 50. 150.
07:44Times 5. 750.
07:46And add the 9. 759, nothing tricky about that.
07:51Same way, different way? Slightly different.
07:5350 divided by 5 for 10. Yeah.
07:56Times the 75. Back to 750.
07:58Plus 9. Well done. Nice.
08:03What a competition today. 26 points each.
08:06And the first Tea Time teaser is South Ho.
08:08H-O-E. South Ho.
08:10The flowers stay in here. They don't go.
08:13The flowers stay in here. They don't go.
08:15MUSIC
08:23Welcome back. The flowers stay in here.
08:33They don't go.
08:35The answer is Hot House, which is...
08:36I wouldn't say an obscure reference at all,
08:39because I love this band, but do you remember this?
08:41Hot House flowers don't go.
08:43Yeah.
08:4426 points each.
08:46And James, you're picking these letters.
08:47Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
08:49Thank you, James.
08:50N.
08:51And a vowel.
08:53I.
08:54And a consonant, please.
08:56G.
08:57And a vowel.
08:59O.
09:00Consonant, please.
09:02P.
09:03And a vowel.
09:05A.
09:07And a consonant.
09:09S.
09:11And a vowel.
09:12I.
09:15And a final consonant, please.
09:17And a final F.
09:19Thank you, Rich.
09:19MUSIC
09:19MUSIC
09:26MUSIC
09:28MUSIC
09:28How many, James?
09:51Seven.
09:52And Arthur?
09:52Yeah, seven as well.
09:53Seven as well. James?
09:55I'm hoping soaping.
09:56Soaping, yeah, you soap yourself up.
09:58And Arthur?
09:59Yeah, soaping as well.
10:00Yes.
10:01Are you, Pat?
10:03Are we sure we're working, I guess?
10:04I'm hoping as well, yeah.
10:06Great stuff, great stuff.
10:08There you go.
10:09That came out quite well in the wash.
10:10Let's get more letters, Arthur.
10:13Consonant, please.
10:14Thank you, Arthur.
10:15S.
10:16And a vowel.
10:18A.
10:20Consonant.
10:21T.
10:22And another.
10:24M.
10:26Vowel.
10:27O.
10:28And again.
10:30A.
10:30One more.
10:32I.
10:33A consonant.
10:35H.
10:36And another consonant, please.
10:40Lastly, F.
10:42I'm half a minute.
10:43I'm half a minute.
10:55Tabii.
10:55MUSIC PLAYS
11:13It's going to be big again, isn't it? But how big? Let's find out. Arthur.
11:16Eight. And James.
11:18I'll stick with eight. OK. Arthur.
11:21Fomeist. And James. Fomeist.
11:23Yeah, just show them that first of all.
11:27And what was the nine you were thinking of risking?
11:30I don't think it's a nine, but fathomise. Fathomise.
11:33Ah, I think it's just fathom.
11:36Yeah, you made the right decision. Well done.
11:39Eight points each. You've matched each other every step of the way.
11:43And I'm guessing that is it. That is it.
11:46That's what we've got. Nice.
11:4841 points each. Those scores just rise and rise.
11:51Let's get more numbers from you, James.
11:53I'll go one large, please, Rachel.
11:55Thank you, James. Playing it coolly.
11:57One large, no sudden moves just yet.
12:00Let's see if tactics change as the game goes on.
12:02For this round, we have two, nine, seven, six.
12:06Six and 50.
12:08And the target, 726.
12:12726 numbers up.
12:13826 numbers up.
12:14826 numbers up.
12:15826 numbers up.
12:16826 numbers up.
12:20726 numbers up.
12:23726 numbers up.
12:287-2-6, the target, James.
12:47Need an answer.
12:50Yeah, I think...
12:51No, you're right, Simon.
12:52Arthur?
12:53Yeah, 7-2-6.
12:53Off you go, mate.
12:5450-2.
12:5650-2, 48.
12:589 plus 6.
12:599 plus 6, 15.
13:02Times them together, 720.
13:03720.
13:04Plus a 6.
13:04And the second 6, 7-2-6.
13:06Well done.
13:09My heart goes out to you, James.
13:10It's the only time I'm professional.
13:12I get, from up high, countdown guards,
13:15they have a very strict time limit and that,
13:17so don't worry about it at all.
13:19We'll take a little break now and have a chat with Pat Nevin.
13:22Big games has kind of been the theme of this week, hasn't it,
13:25with the FA Cup final this weekend?
13:26Yeah, it's a huge game, and it has been,
13:29and it's always been a big game.
13:31But I played in the World Series of Soccer.
13:34We actually won it 1-0.
13:36I get the MVP, very American.
13:39You get the MVP?
13:40I got the MVP.
13:41We won 1-0.
13:42But none of that is the important thing about that game.
13:45I was watching a film about six months later,
13:49after scoring that goal,
13:51and that goal appeared in that movie.
13:54You're not old enough for it to be escaped the victory.
13:58Exactly.
13:59No, it's different.
13:59So what it is, is a movie called So I Married an Axe Murderer.
14:03Oh!
14:04Mike Myers.
14:05Oh, yes!
14:06And there's a moment, and I can see a lot of I'm remembering here,
14:10there's a moment when he'd score, is in the front of the telly,
14:14and a goal scored in the background.
14:16That was my goal.
14:17That's your goal.
14:18I have a claim to fame.
14:19I have an absolute claim to fame.
14:21So I was really, really happy about that.
14:23But there are more important things going on,
14:25and the tactics were strange then.
14:26We talked about tactics earlier on, didn't we, in the week?
14:31And tactics were going to be a big part of this game coming up,
14:33and it reminded me of a tactical thing that happened
14:35when I was playing in the FA Cup with Tranmere Rovers
14:39near the end of my career.
14:41The manager came into the dressing room and said,
14:43Away from home, we're going to leave two up front for corners.
14:47Brave.
14:48Very brave.
14:49And then he went,
14:50Mm, no, I've changed my mind, we're going to leave three up.
14:53And we were all looking at each other,
14:55and he thought about it again, and he went,
14:56Sorry, guys, sorry.
14:58Four.
14:59We're going to leave four up for corners.
15:00And at this point in time, we were all thinking he's mad.
15:03He walks out the room and comes back in again and says,
15:06Changed my mind, lads.
15:08Five.
15:09We're going to leave five up for corners.
15:10And, you know, he went out,
15:12and we didn't do it.
15:14Yeah.
15:15About five years ago,
15:17I went to a game of football,
15:19and it was the semi-final of a Champions League,
15:21and one of the managers put out five up front,
15:26four corners, for the away team.
15:28That manager's name?
15:30Pep Guardiola.
15:31So I never know if that manager of mine was a strange, unusual,
15:37or a genius.
15:38Happy days.
15:38Thank you, Pat.
15:41Right, we finally had a slight gap between Arthur and James,
15:45but a long way to go.
15:46And Arthur, we're back on the letters.
15:48Consonant, please.
15:49Thank you, Arthur.
15:50And a vowel.
15:53U.
15:54Another.
15:56O.
15:57Consonant.
15:59M.
16:00And again.
16:01R.
16:03Once more.
16:05T.
16:06Vowel.
16:08E.
16:11Consonant.
16:13C.
16:14Vowel, please.
16:15And a final I.
16:18And here we go again.
16:19And here we go again.
16:50Arthur.
16:51Eight.
16:52Eight from you.
16:52And James?
16:53I think eight, yes.
16:54I think eight.
16:54Both written down, yes?
16:56Mm-hmm.
16:56Excellent.
16:57Arthur, what's your word?
16:58Neurotic.
16:59Neurotic and James?
17:01Muconite.
17:02Susie.
17:02I'm not...
17:03Neurotic, I can relate to that.
17:05But James?
17:07Yes.
17:07So can you just spell that one out for me, James?
17:09M-U-C-O-N-I-T-E.
17:12Yes, that's what I had looked up.
17:14It's not there, I'm afraid.
17:15There's muconite and there's maconite.
17:17So sort of similar words around it, but not there.
17:21I'm so sorry.
17:22OK.
17:22What did you manage to find in Dictionary Corner?
17:25Well, I want to mention trounce anyway,
17:27because if you get football games coming up,
17:29it's one of the words that you don't want to happen in a cup final.
17:33So trounce was definitely in there,
17:35but you did one better than chance.
17:37Yeah, just one more eight for you.
17:38Intercom.
17:39More letters from you.
17:40James Cook, here we go.
17:42A vowel, please, Rachel.
17:43Thank you, James.
17:44U.
17:45And a consonant.
17:48R.
17:49And a consonant.
17:51H.
17:52And a vowel.
17:54O.
17:56And a consonant.
17:57D.
18:00And a vowel, please.
18:13And lastly, E.
18:15And start the clock.
18:47Another 30 seconds passes, James.
18:49Seven.
18:50Seven from you and Arthur.
18:51I'll say it was a seven.
18:52Seven as well.
18:53James.
18:53Unroped.
18:54Unroped.
18:55Pounder.
18:56Pounder.
18:57Pounder is there.
18:58Unroped also there.
18:59Yeah, very good.
19:00Arthur, were you thinking of taking a risk?
19:03Yeah.
19:04Unpored.
19:06Unpored.
19:07Um...
19:08No.
19:09Not there.
19:10Not there, yeah.
19:11Well, now I'm getting worried,
19:12because I was going to go unproud.
19:14Unproud.
19:15Unproud is in.
19:15Oh, really?
19:16It's a slightly odd one.
19:17She was unproud of her achievements,
19:19but it's...
19:19Yeah.
19:21Unhoped as well.
19:22Yeah.
19:22Unhopeful.
19:23OK, 66-48 is the score.
19:27We're on our third numbers round of the day.
19:29This is as tough a challenge as Arthur has had,
19:31so let's get on with it.
19:32More numbers from you, mate.
19:33I'll take two large, please.
19:35Two large, four little.
19:37Just playing your own game, nice and steady.
19:39And these four little ones are seven, two, nine, ten.
19:45And the big two, 25 and 50.
19:47And the target, 907.
19:509-0-7.
19:51Numbers up.
19:53NEWS.
19:54MUSIC PLAYS
19:559.07, Arthur.
20:24Yeah, 9.07.
20:25That's exactly what you wanted. And James?
20:27Yep, 9.07.
20:28That's exactly what you didn't want. You wanted a tricky one. Off you go, Arthur.
20:3150 plus 25.
20:3250 plus 25, 75.
20:3410 plus 2.
20:3510 plus 2, 12.
20:37Times them together.
20:38Times them together for 900.
20:39And plus the 7.
20:40Yep, one way to get there.
20:42And what about yourself, James?
20:432 times 9.
20:442 times 9, 18.
20:46Times 50.
20:47900.
20:48Plus the 7.
20:49And 7. Easy peasy.
20:51APPLAUSE
20:54So the first Tea Time teaser today was a tribute to Hot House Flowers,
20:59a great Irish band.
21:00This one I have no idea and I've got the answer in front of me.
21:04Right, it's Era Dream. Era Dream.
21:07It tastes so good according to Mick.
21:10It tastes so good according to Mick.
21:12Hello again. It took us most of the break, but the Royal Wee worked it out in the end, and by that I mean Susie worked it out. So it tastes so good according to Mick, Era Dream becomes Demerara. I'm ashamed of myself. I mean, I come from music and I'm looking back to Mick.
21:29Go ahead.
21:30Well, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones, Brown Sugar.
21:32Brown Sugar.
21:33Well, let's roll on then, shall we? It's 76.58. And James, it's your letters.
21:36OK. Could I have a vowel, please, Rachel?
21:37Thank you, James.
21:38O.
21:39And a consonant, please.
21:40Q.
21:42And another consonant, please.
21:43R.
21:44And a vowel, please.
21:45A.
21:46And a consonant, please.
21:47D.
21:48And a vowel.
21:49E.
21:50And a consonant, please.
21:51P.
21:52And a vowel.
21:53And a vowel.
21:54I.
21:55A final consonant, please.
22:05A final consonant, please.
22:09A final V.
22:11E.
22:13And a consonant.
22:15P.
22:17And a vowel.
22:19I.
22:20A final consonant, please.
22:22A final V.
22:24And let's play.
22:25Isn't that so, that's what we do?
22:27This is my first time for the first time in 2020.
22:30I'm sorry.
22:31The first time with an alien.
22:33I can be emotional, but let's say it's not easy to do.
22:35The first time with an alien I can do it.
22:37It's not easy to do.
22:39But let's stay out of my personal life.
22:41It's not easy to do it.
22:43I can only surrender a lot of your friends.
22:45I can be, I can be.
22:47But I can beОn.
22:49And I can be, I can be, I can be.
22:51I can be, I can be.
22:53James, how many?
22:57I'll stick with six.
22:58OK, and Arthur?
22:59Eight.
23:00And eight.
23:01So what's the six, James?
23:02Proved.
23:03Proved.
23:03And let's see what we have, Arthur.
23:05Overpaid.
23:06Overpaid.
23:08No idea what that word means.
23:09Well done.
23:12And the old man who does, he's sitting in the next three corner.
23:15How did you get on?
23:16Well, well, I can't see you.
23:18Yeah.
23:19How did you get on?
23:20Well, again, that's what we got there.
23:22There was plenty of sixes, quite a few of them, but overpaid.
23:26Can't see anything else with eight.
23:29Definitely not a nine.
23:30Fantastic.
23:3184.58.
23:33Arthur, your most impressive performance so far,
23:36because you're going up against James, who is fantastic.
23:39So let's just keep it up and get more letters.
23:41Can I get a consonant, please?
23:42Thank you, Arthur.
23:43G.
23:44And a vowel.
23:47U.
23:48Consonant.
23:50R.
23:51And again.
23:52S.
23:54Vowel.
23:55A.
23:56And another.
23:57O.
23:59One more.
24:01I.
24:02Consonant.
24:04W.
24:04And a vowel, please.
24:06And lastly, E.
24:08Right, count on.
24:09I.
24:10I.
24:25That will have to do.
24:41Arthur? Seven. Well done. James? Six.
24:45What's a six? Wagers.
24:48And I'd wager this is in the dictionary? Earwigs.
24:51Earwigs, fantastic.
24:54Susie, Pat, a little window open here?
24:57I wish. I was excited.
25:00I thought I had auguries, but the spelling, it was a U.
25:04Double U. Two U's, yeah.
25:06Not at all. Yeah, I thought I had baseball,
25:08but I wasn't there either, so, you know, potato patata.
25:11All done? All done.
25:13At 91.58, well, you're not all done,
25:15because you're only getting started, Susie, Origins Awards.
25:18Yes. Well, I would promise you to return to this,
25:20because if you remember, a couple of days ago,
25:23Arthur had ear holes,
25:24and I thought I was going to come to these at some point this week.
25:27Well, I had an email from Bill Early,
25:29who asks about various terms for parts of the body,
25:33and particularly the upper half.
25:35So, head, he's asking about bonce and nut with face.
25:38You've got fizzog.
25:40For nose, you've got schnozzle.
25:42And for ears, you've got lug holes.
25:44And eyes, he also says you've got peepers.
25:47So, oh, why peepers?
25:49So, a quick whirlwind tour through some of these.
25:51And earwigs, by the way, I love,
25:54because they were so cool,
25:55because they were thought to, at one point,
25:58to wiggle into the ears of someone who was sleeping.
26:00Oh, don't. That's how they get their name. I know.
26:02So, I'll start with bonce.
26:05And that's, obviously, a slang term for the head.
26:08And originally, it was a large marble.
26:10We don't quite know its history before that,
26:12but, obviously, it's all about the shape, as is nut.
26:15So, your nut, as in does one's nut in or whatever,
26:18is due to the shape of the head, which is slightly nut-like.
26:22Now, what are the lugs, then, in lug holes?
26:25So, the earliest meaning of a lug, back in the 1400s,
26:28a long time ago, was one of the flaps of a cap or a bonnet,
26:32like the lappets, as they're called, that cover the ears.
26:35And from there, it meant the ears themselves,
26:38which became the lugs.
26:39Add to that, I suppose, and the sense of lug,
26:42as in pulling something along, and you get, you know,
26:44I'll lug you by your ear lugs, literally.
26:48So, it's dragging someone, I suppose, by the ears.
26:51Not very nice, but that's where you get that one.
26:53And peepers was another one that Bill mentions.
26:56And I suppose that's fairly obvious.
26:58We peep from our eyes.
26:59They're also called daylights.
27:01So, when we scare the living daylights out of somebody,
27:05the idea is that we are so scared
27:06that we kind of can't see any more, we're almost unconscious.
27:09And daylights, as I say, slang for eyes,
27:12so your eyes are closed.
27:14And the phrase has been around since the late 19th century,
27:18but it really came back into use with the James Bond film,
27:22The Living Daylights.
27:23Nice.
27:24APPLAUSE
27:26Let's get back to the game.
27:27James Cook, pick some lettuce for us.
27:29OK. Could I have a vowel, please, Rachel?
27:31Thank you, James.
27:33I.
27:34And a consonant, please.
27:36G.
27:38And another consonant, please.
27:40N.
27:41And a vowel.
27:42E.
27:43And a consonant.
27:45L.
27:46And a vowel.
27:49A.
27:50And a consonant.
27:52K.
27:54And a vowel.
27:56E.
27:57And the final consonant, please?
27:58Final S.
27:59Good luck.
27:59Final consonant, please.
28:01Final S.
28:02Good luck.
28:03MUSIC PLAYS
28:29That's it, James?
28:35Eight.
28:35Eight from you, so close, Arthur.
28:37Eight as well.
28:38He's very relaxed.
28:39I can see the relief in your face there, Arthur.
28:41James?
28:42Angel eyes.
28:43Angel eyes.
28:44And Arthur?
28:45In silage.
28:45In silage.
28:47In silage, absolutely fine.
28:49It's another term for silage, but it's longer, so that's good.
28:52And look, angel eyes is I-S-E, obviously, at the end.
28:56Is it to literally...
28:58What, is it to idolise somebody?
29:00Yes, it's to treat someone as being, you know, otherworldly or angelic.
29:04All right, Pat?
29:05Usual this, add a bit to a word that you got.
29:08So, sleek, sleeking.
29:11And then sleeking, sleeking back her hair.
29:13Love that.
29:14Right, 99, turn it upside down, you get 66,
29:18and that's where we're at, Arthur, with your letters.
29:20A consonant, please.
29:22Thank you, Arthur.
29:23C.
29:24And another.
29:26R.
29:27A vow.
29:28O.
29:30Consonant.
29:32G.
29:33Uh, vow.
29:35A.
29:36And another.
29:38I.
29:39Consonant.
29:41N.
29:42Uh, vow.
29:45E.
29:47And another vow, please.
29:49And a final.
29:50O.
29:51And last letters.
29:52A.
29:53She.
30:02A.
30:03A.
30:04A.
30:04A.
30:04MUSIC PLAYS
30:22Arthur? Eight. Eight from Arthur. And James?
30:25Seven. And a seven. The seven is...?
30:27Rogaine. And for you, Arthur?
30:30Orogenic.
30:32Yeah, I'll start with Rogaine. A competitive event in Australia and New Zealand
30:36in which runners find their way across open country with a map and compass.
30:39Wow.
30:40That is very good. And orogenic, also very good indeed.
30:44It's a term from geology and it's essentially...
30:47It describes the process in which the Earth's crust moves
30:50to form a mountain range.
30:52Pat and Susie?
30:53We were with orogenic as well.
30:55We are. Coming from organic originally and then moving on to that.
30:59I thought, well, people may have got organic but there was one more.
31:02James, two rounds left. Let's stay strong to the end.
31:05It's the last numbers.
31:06One large, please, Rachel.
31:08One large. Going for the high score versus Arthur at this point.
31:10One large and five little. Final numbers of the day.
31:14And they are five, eight, one, four, five.
31:20And the large one, 100.
31:22And the target, 497.
31:25497.
31:26Numbers up.
31:27.
31:33.
31:35.
31:39.
31:41.
31:43.
31:45.
31:47.
31:49.
31:51.
31:52.
31:53.
31:55.
31:56Walk in the park for these two.
31:58497.
32:00James?
32:01497.
32:02Brilliant. And Arthur?
32:03Yeah, 497.
32:04Love it. Off you go, Mr Cook.
32:05.
32:06500.
32:078 minus 5 is 3.
32:08Yeah.
32:09Take it away.
32:10Very straightforward.
32:11There you go.
32:12If you did it differently, you only did it slightly differently, Arthur.
32:15Yeah, I just did four minus one to get the three.
32:17Same time. Well done.
32:19APPLAUSE
32:21Ten more points up for grabs.
32:24An 86 James against Arthur would be double what I've managed to do playing along.
32:29So, let's try and get this Countdown Conundrum.
32:32Fingers on buzzers, let's reveal it.
32:34Fingers on buzzers, let's reveal it.
32:51MUSIC
33:05Arthur, with half a second left.
33:07Pescology.
33:08Let's have a look.
33:10Incorrect. Are you ready, James? Here we go.
33:13He's pressed. Have a go.
33:15Grayscope.
33:16Let's have a look.
33:17Oh, you're so close.
33:18No!
33:19Rachel!
33:20Is it not gyroscope?
33:21Let's have a look!
33:22APPLAUSE
33:27Always drama, one way or the other in this show.
33:30Well, hey, James, it's Thursday afternoon.
33:32And I dare say if you had been sitting here on Monday instead,
33:35you'd be a Countdown Champion.
33:37But, hey, that's just the way it goes, right?
33:39Yeah, if I just had an easier first game, I could have settled in.
33:42But it was just any mistake was, yeah.
33:45To be fair, I think in 41 years of Countdown,
33:48there's not many more difficult first games that you could have
33:50than Arthur Page.
33:51But thank you so much for being here.
33:52Lots of love to you and your family.
33:53Thank you for having me.
33:54And your dogs.
33:55It's been great.
33:58Now, Arthur, how do we put pressure on the unflappable 16-year-old?
34:01Well, I'm going to try, right?
34:02Tomorrow, if you win, you're going to be the number one seed,
34:05as it stands, in Series 89.
34:07If you lose, you'll be the number eight seed.
34:12So what about that, eh?
34:14Yeah.
34:15Yeah, you don't care.
34:17Thank you, mate.
34:18Well done.
34:19Pat and Susie, we'll see you tomorrow.
34:21Yes, look forward to it.
34:22And Rachel, here's looking at you, kid.
34:24Well, my money's on Arthur.
34:26Yeah, we will see.
34:27I'll make you an offer you can't refuse.
34:29Another Countdown.
34:30Same time, same place.
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