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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown.
00:32And a special welcome to our regular viewers who watch live every day on Channel 4 or catch up on all four.
00:38Rachel Riley, do you think there's somebody out there who's never missed an episode of Countdown from day one?
00:44I bet you there is.
00:45Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely.
00:47Apart from Countdown and numbers, you're not allowed that, surprise me with something that you're obsessed with.
00:55Well, my husband would probably say it's buying little girls shoes.
01:00On certain online auction sites.
01:02It's the type of thing a serial killer would do, so let's just qualify that.
01:06I have two little girls and their feet keep growing.
01:09And obviously with girls' shoes, you get the seasons.
01:12Right.
01:12So you kind of, you put all the summer shoes away and then summer comes and then you can go out and you can buy loads and loads and loads and loads of new shoes.
01:19To the point that whenever a new package comes, my two-year-old daughter says, is that new shoes for me?
01:23You're creating a monster.
01:24Yeah.
01:25That's what's happening.
01:25It's already done.
01:26The dictionary corner then.
01:29And our G of the D who obsesses over every word found today by our contestants, Susie Dent.
01:34And with Susie, I'm guessing his obsession is pure and simply sleep because he's the co-host of the BBC Five Live Breakfast Show.
01:44Literally, it's four hours until his bedtime.
01:46Rick Edwards is here.
01:47I wish that wasn't true.
01:50What time have you got to bed at night?
01:517.30 or 8, like a child.
01:53Do you look out the window and they see kids playing in the street?
01:56Yeah, I'm incredibly jealous.
01:58Please let me go out.
01:59Great.
02:00It's like going back to childhood.
02:02Well, listen, let's get to our champion, Joseph Barton.
02:04His obsession is winning four wins so far.
02:07And Joseph, I know that you're obsessed with Countdown.
02:09I know you're obsessed with music.
02:10And I know you're obsessed with art.
02:12Tell me about Art Vark.
02:13They do, like, a day centre for people with, like, learning difficulties.
02:18So they do art every weekday.
02:22Well, I only do it once a week.
02:23Do you love it, though?
02:24Yeah, it's good.
02:25It gets me, you know, it gets me active and things.
02:28Well, listen, to everyone at Art Vark who's watching Countdown today,
02:32your boy's doing, you're really, really proud.
02:34Let's see if we can get a fifth win today.
02:36But the reason for all this child of obsessions is our challenger.
02:40Please welcome Paula Carter from Horn Church.
02:42Hi, Paula.
02:42Hi, Colin.
02:43Spill the beans.
02:44Yeah, I do have an obsession for Adam and Jantz.
02:48Adam and particularly the last ten years,
02:50I've probably seen him about 30 times.
02:53Wow.
02:54Why Adamant?
02:55Because, listen, it's a good choice.
02:57Some great music there.
02:58But why Adamant?
03:00Probably because when I was 13,
03:03it was the first concert I ever went to.
03:07And, yeah, just sort of carried on from there, really.
03:10I love it.
03:11But he's a great performer.
03:13Well, let's see if you stand and deliver today.
03:16Joseph, Paula, good luck.
03:20Round one minute, our current Prince Charmaine is going to pick the letters.
03:24Consonant, please.
03:26Thank you, Joseph.
03:27Start today with T.
03:28For the first time today at Home Man in the Studio, let's play Countdown.
03:30For the first time today at Home Man in the Studio, let's play Countdown.
03:43For the first time today at Home Man in the Studio, let's play Countdown.
03:55Vio House Man in the Studio.
03:57Catching the clock.
03:57Take care.
03:59Fox so rum.
04:01T City's ab��면 are amazing.
04:01Good for the first time today at Home Man in the Studio.
04:01Damn it.
04:02Put the first time today.
04:03Let's see here at Home Man Neist Stadt.
04:03What are we going to do now?
04:04Come to Bel виo?
04:05What are we going to do here?
04:05What are you going to do now?
04:06What's going to do now?
04:07We're going to play ahead with you.
04:08How is it going, David?
04:08What are we going to do now?
04:09I'm going to play with you for our start?
04:10We're going to play with you for the next episode.
04:11sill.
04:12How is it going to be fun?
04:12And what are you going to take?
04:13That's going to play with you?
04:13First time, Paula, how did you get on?
04:28Seven.
04:29And Joseph.
04:29Seven.
04:30And a seven.
04:31What have we got, Paula?
04:32Another.
04:33Another.
04:34And Joseph.
04:34Another.
04:35Another, another.
04:36Over the dictionary corner, Rick Edwards.
04:38Another.
04:39Another, another, another.
04:41Susie.
04:42Rooted.
04:43Sorry to spoil the secrets.
04:45Rootage for seven.
04:47So the sort of state with which a plant puts down roots, that kind of thing.
04:50Can we just tell all Arsenal fans watching you can't have Gooner?
04:53You can't have Gooner, unfortunately.
04:55I would love to give it, but I can't.
04:57Strong start on Paula.
04:58For the first time, you get to say hello to Rachel.
05:00Oh, hi, Rachel.
05:01Hi, Paula.
05:03Consonant, please.
05:05Start with S.
05:07Another.
05:08F.
05:10And another one.
05:11C.
05:12Vowel, please.
05:14I.
05:16Another vowel.
05:17A.
05:18Another vowel.
05:20U.
05:21Consonant.
05:23R.
05:25Consonant.
05:27T.
05:28Vowel, please.
05:30And the last one.
05:31E.
05:3130 seconds.
05:3230 seconds.
05:3230 seconds.
06:03Time's up, Joseph.
06:04Seven.
06:05And Paula.
06:06Seven.
06:07Go ahead, what's the word?
06:08Faucets.
06:09Faucets, the American for tap.
06:11Joseph.
06:12Saucer.
06:13Saucer and faucet.
06:15Beautiful two words.
06:17Just check.
06:17We're absolutely happy with faucets.
06:19Oh, absolutely happy.
06:19Yeah, I had checked that.
06:20Absolutely fine.
06:21Good stuff.
06:22Rick Edwards.
06:23Can I have factors?
06:25As in bills?
06:27Yes, you can.
06:29Actually, they don't mean bills in French, but in English.
06:33A facture is the quality of the execution of a painting,
06:36but it is a mass now, so you can't put the S on it.
06:43Very good.
06:43Anything better?
06:44There were possibilities in there.
06:46I got very excited.
06:47Fractures and then realised wrong letters.
06:49But what have you got?
06:49Yeah, it needed two hours.
06:50Well, there is a lovely gregarious burrowing meerkat in here,
06:54a suricate, S-U-R-I-C-A-T-E,
06:58dark bands on the back and a black-tipped tail.
07:00Oh, beautiful.
07:04Isn't that lovely?
07:05Let's get some numbers now.
07:06And of course, Joseph, you'll be going first.
07:08One last, please.
07:09Thank you, Joseph.
07:10One from the top and five Lettland to kick the numbers off today.
07:15And this round is five, one, seven, nine, four, and 50.
07:21And the target to reach 846.
07:24846, numbers up.
07:26846, numbers up.
07:57Paula?
07:58846.
07:59And Joseph?
08:00846.
08:01OK.
08:01I'll let you get your feet under the table, Paula.
08:03Off you go.
08:04Yeah, so nine plus seven plus one.
08:0717.
08:0817 times the 50.
08:10850.
08:11And take away four.
08:12Nicely done.
08:13846.
08:14And Joseph?
08:14And the same way.
08:15Yeah.
08:16Yeah.
08:16Well done.
08:19Ladies and gentlemen, we have a competition.
08:21First tea time teaser, dated her.
08:24Dated her.
08:25The needle is ready, but the bolt's shot.
08:28The needle is ready, but the bolt is shot.
08:30The needle is ready, but the bolt's shot.
08:50The answer was threaded.
08:52Right.
08:5324 points each.
08:55And, Paula, it's your letters.
08:56Consonant, please, Rachel.
08:58Thank you, Paula.
08:59P.
09:00And another one.
09:02W.
09:04And another.
09:06T.
09:08Vowel.
09:09O.
09:10Another vowel.
09:11Vowel.
09:12A.
09:13And another vowel.
09:15I.
09:17Consonant.
09:19R.
09:20Consonant.
09:22F.
09:25Vowel, please.
09:26And lastly, E.
09:29Thank you, Rachel.
09:30Thank you, Rachel.
09:31Thank you, Rachel.
09:32MUSIC PLAYS
10:02And Paula?
10:03Try a seven.
10:04OK, what are you trying?
10:06Waftier.
10:07Waftier.
10:08And Joseph?
10:09Wiretap.
10:11Wiretap, to begin with, an act of using a listening device for surveillance.
10:15That is in the dictionary.
10:17I love the idea of waftier, but it's not in, I'm afraid.
10:20Sorry, Paula.
10:21Oh, what a shame.
10:22But wiretap is in.
10:23It is.
10:23Susie, does that fall under the death of the hyphen?
10:26I think so.
10:27Yeah.
10:28OK.
10:29Rick, any better than a seven?
10:31Not better.
10:33But worse.
10:34Here's a four.
10:34Yeah, worse.
10:35Five.
10:36Tapia.
10:37Lovely animal.
10:38A fire pot for seven?
10:40Yeah.
10:40Is a fire pot, I think?
10:41Yeah, yeah, it is.
10:42So it's a pot in which fuel is burned.
10:45But also, you know, in Asian cookery, you can have your food brought to the table
10:48and it's placed on a sort of burner that keeps it warm.
10:51That is a fire pot.
10:52Knew it.
10:52Beautiful.
10:54APPLAUSE
10:54Right, Joseph, your first lead of the day and it's your letters.
10:59Consonant, please.
11:00Thank you, Joseph.
11:01N.
11:02And a vowel.
11:03A.
11:04Consonant.
11:06C.
11:07And a vowel.
11:09E.
11:10Consonant.
11:12S.
11:13Vowel.
11:14O.
11:15Consonant.
11:16P.
11:18Vowel.
11:18A.
11:22Consonant.
11:23And lastly, M.
11:25Half a minute.
11:26S.
11:27Vowel.
11:27S.
11:27Vowel.
11:28S.
11:29Vowel.
11:29S.
11:29Vowel.
11:30S.
11:30Vowel.
11:31S.
11:31Vowel.
11:31S.
11:31Vowel.
11:32S.
11:32Vowel.
11:32S.
11:32Vowel.
11:32S.
11:32Vowel.
11:32S.
11:33Vowel.
11:33S.
11:33Vowel.
11:33S.
11:34Vowel.
11:35S.
11:35Vowel.
11:35S.
11:36Vowel.
11:36S.
11:36Vowel.
11:37S.
11:37Vowel.
11:37S.
11:38Vowel.
11:38S.
11:39Vowel.
11:39S.
11:40Vowel.
11:41S.
11:42Vowel.
11:42S.
11:43S.
11:44S.
11:56Hands down Paula six Joseph eight. What's the six pecans?
12:03I'm not sure if Joseph is entirely confident, but let's find out spaceman spaceman or one word very good
12:13Makes me think of course of some rider in the Eurovision one of my favorite entries of of all time
12:19That is an obsession of mine the Eurovision as much as adamant is for Paula the Eurovision for me
12:26Cannot wait till it's in the UK Rick. I cannot wait to go to it
12:30So I'm already counting the days down and you're always very sure to manscape before Eurovision aren't you?
12:37Please tell me manscape is not in the deck
12:40I don't know. I think it could be it is but not in the sense that we would probably use it or understand it
12:45It's a scene or environment
12:47Characterized by a large body of people. Okay, there you go. Well, let's look at this scores 39 24 Joseph
12:53Leading by slightly more than a hair as we get Paula's first numbers
12:58It's gonna be one large please rest small
13:00One large and five little coming up for you Paula and this time they are five
13:07six eight
13:09five six and
13:1150 and the target to reach
13:15667 six six seven numbers up
13:18We'll see you guys
13:426, 6, 7.
13:51Joseph?
13:516, 6, 8.
13:53One out, and Paula?
13:54I think 6, 6, 7.
13:55Off you go, then.
13:568 plus 5 is 13.
13:58Good start, yep.
13:59Times 50.
14:016, 50.
14:02And then add on the 6.
14:06Yep.
14:07And the 6.
14:08Yep.
14:09And the 5.
14:10Yep, that's it.
14:11You have to do it.
14:12No way to do it.
14:16There you go.
14:17That's how quick it can change.
14:18Just five points in it,
14:20and a chance to just catch your breath
14:22as we head over to Dictionary Corner.
14:25Rick, you've done so many varied things.
14:29You've had a career that's changed a lot,
14:31as well, from early days,
14:31doing very young things,
14:33to doing a lot more mature subjects these days.
14:36Yeah, you need to qualify that, I think.
14:38Yeah, you're not making programmes like that.
14:41Not yet.
14:41That's next year.
14:43Tell me about rivers.
14:45Yeah, so I do a show called River Hunters,
14:48which is me and a very experienced,
14:52I guess, archaeologist,
14:54sort of metal detectorist.
14:55And we go around.
14:56He's from America.
14:57He loves searching for historical artefacts in rivers.
15:00And I basically go along for the ride.
15:02And we do it all around the UK.
15:04And it's a really bizarre but enjoyable show.
15:08Quite cold.
15:09And, you know, I think when I first signed up for it,
15:12they had seen that I quite like river swimming.
15:15The reality is, I think, in three series,
15:17I've only swum once,
15:18but I do spend about 12 hours a day
15:20in freezing cold rivers in the UK.
15:23I mean, it's balmy, but it's quite fun.
15:25What's the best moment then of when you've heard the beep
15:28and then you've got the whatever it is you use
15:30to dig in riverbeds with?
15:32And, wow.
15:33The best one was in the last series.
15:35We found a thing that looked to us like a draw pull,
15:39like just a little ring, like a Victorian draw pull.
15:41We're like, that's not particularly interesting.
15:43Showed it to an expert when we got back to a riverbank.
15:45He was like, that's 2,000 years old.
15:48That's from a chariot, like the reins on a chariot.
15:52So it's called a terret ring.
15:53And so that got whisked off straight to a museum.
15:56I'd never seen it again.
15:57But that's the kind of thing that happens quite a lot
15:59where we were just like, I've got no idea.
16:02It's probably worthless.
16:03And then sometimes it will turn out to be really quite fantastic.
16:06River hunters, wonderful stuff.
16:07River hunters.
16:08Even though you're no expert, the enthusiasm.
16:10Certainly no expert.
16:11Thank you, Rick.
16:13APPLAUSE
16:13All right, 39 players at 34.
16:17Back to the business of today's countdown.
16:19And, Joseph, you're on the letters.
16:21Consonant.
16:23Thank you, Joseph.
16:24N.
16:24And a vowel.
16:26U.
16:27Consonant.
16:29R.
16:30Vow.
16:31E.
16:32Consonant.
16:33D.
16:35Vow.
16:36E.
16:38Consonant.
16:39N.
16:41Vow.
16:42I.
16:45Consonant.
16:46And lastly, R.
16:48Here we go.
16:49I.
16:51I.
17:02I.
17:03I.
17:03I.
17:03I.
17:03I.
17:04I.
17:04I.
17:16I.
17:16Joseph, Paula, pen's down.
17:21Let's declare how many. Joseph?
17:23Six. And Paula?
17:25Six. OK, Joseph, six.
17:27Dinner. Dinner. And Paula?
17:30Endure. Endure, dinner.
17:32Sounds like a trip to my granny's when I was young.
17:35Doyle is on.
17:36Doyle is on. Sofa covered.
17:38Oh, hard times.
17:39Rick, better than six?
17:41Well, I wonder if you can have an enduro.
17:45Yeah, I... Like an R on the end.
17:46Just looked it up and it is in the dictionary.
17:49Yeah, someone who suffers patiently.
17:52Very, very good. Very good indeed.
17:54And also runnier for seven.
17:55Runnier. So well played both these.
17:57Six points each and it's time to get more letters now from Paula.
18:01A consonant. Thank you, Paula.
18:04G.
18:05Another consonant.
18:07Z.
18:09Another one, please.
18:11T.
18:13Vowel.
18:14A.
18:15Another vowel.
18:16I.
18:18Another vowel.
18:19E.
18:20Consonant.
18:22L.
18:23Consonant.
18:25T.
18:27Consonant, please.
18:28And lastly, S.
18:30Aye, he's done.
18:31I.
18:32I.
18:33What a...
18:35I.
18:35I.
18:37I.
18:37I.
18:38I.
18:39I.
18:41I.
18:42I.
18:42A.
18:43I.
18:43I.
18:48I.
18:49I.
18:49I.
18:51I.
18:53I.
18:53Time's up, Paula.
19:02Six.
19:03Joseph.
19:04Six.
19:05OK, what have you got, Paula?
19:06Latest.
19:07Latest.
19:08And Joseph?
19:09Oh, glazes.
19:10Over to Rick and Susie.
19:12What about laziest?
19:15Yes.
19:15Yeah, very good.
19:16Yes, there you go.
19:18Seven, very good indeed.
19:19Can we beat that?
19:20I can't beat that.
19:21It's another seven.
19:22Straight from German, Gestalt, G-E-S-T-A-L-T,
19:25which is a term in psychology for a whole that is perceived
19:29as more than the sum of its parts.
19:31Right.
19:32Can't believe you didn't get that, Rick.
19:34I was thinking it.
19:35Lazy.
19:35The laziest person.
19:36That's how I describe you.
19:38Champion numbers.
19:40One large, please.
19:42Still going with the safe-ish option.
19:44One large, five little, and this time they are seven,
19:48four, ten, nine, five, and 25.
19:54And the target should reach 748.
19:57748.
19:58Numbers up.
19:58One large, five-looking domu.
20:13Three, two, five, and five.
20:15Two, seven, four, and four.
20:17Two, five, and six.
20:21One large, four, and six.
20:237, 4, 8.
20:31Paula?
20:327, 4, 9.
20:33One away.
20:34Might be enough.
20:34Joseph?
20:357, 4, 5.
20:36OK, so 7, 4, 9 would be a huge seven points if Paula is right.
20:41Let's find out.
20:417 minus 4 for 3.
20:44Yep.
20:46Times 10 for 30.
20:51Yes.
20:52Times 25.
20:53Times 25, 7, 50.
20:557, 50, and then 10 minus 9.
20:57I thought you might be saying that.
20:58You've used a 10 in the Paula.
21:00Sorry.
21:01Use the 10 twice.
21:03It's these little moments in a tight game.
21:05Joseph, steal some points.
21:07Oh, 7 minus the 4.
21:09Yep.
21:10It's 3 times 25 times 10.
21:147, 50.
21:15And then take off 5.
21:16Yeah, same result.
21:17Well, got to here, same way then, 5.
21:19How do you do it, Rich?
21:20Um, you could have said 25 times 4 is 100.
21:26Add the 9, 109.
21:28Times that by 7 for 763 and take away the 10 and the 5.
21:34Nice.
21:34Well, that was a neo-bider, but Joseph gets the point.
21:39So it's a 12-point game.
21:40Our second tee-time teaser, nobody needs reminded of this right now.
21:44Rate rise.
21:45Rate rise.
21:47You'll need these carriers for as long as you live.
21:50You'll need these carriers for as long as you live.
21:52Welcome back.
22:07Rate rise.
22:09You'll need these carriers for as long as you live.
22:12Arteries.
22:13Arteries, veins and capillaries 60,000 miles in each of our bodies,
22:17which is unbelievable.
22:18Joseph and Paula, still too close to call.
22:21And Paula, it's your letters.
22:21A consonant, please.
22:23Thank you, Paula.
22:25G.
22:26Another consonant.
22:28B.
22:29Another one.
22:31T.
22:32Vowel, please.
22:34A.
22:35Vowel.
22:36U.
22:38Vowel.
22:39O.
22:41And another vowel.
22:44I.
22:45Consonant.
22:47M.
22:49Consonant.
22:50And the last one.
22:52Ah.
22:5330 seconds.
22:5430 seconds.
22:5430 seconds.
22:5430 seconds.
22:54Vowel.
22:54Vowel.
22:55Vowel.
22:55Vowel.
22:56Vowel.
22:56Vowel.
22:56Vowel.
22:56Vowel.
22:56Vowel.
22:57Vowel.
22:57Vowel.
22:57Vowel.
22:58Vowel.
22:58Vowel.
22:58Vowel.
22:59Vowel.
22:59Vowel.
22:59Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:01Vowel.
23:01Vowel.
23:01Vowel.
23:02Vowel.
23:02Vowel.
23:03Vowel.
23:03Vowel.
23:04Vowel.
23:04Vowel.
23:04Vowel.
23:04Vowel.
23:05Vowel.
23:05Vowel.
23:24every point counts now Joseph seven and Paula seven Joseph you didn't sound too
23:30sure tour army and Paula boating okay both of those words I'm gonna have to
23:37send a Susie yeah there's no end for boating I'm afraid and I think what you
23:42were searching for Joseph was a gore army tour army it's a fish and so no
23:47candle in either I'm afraid Rick anything counts what we got temple yeah
23:51yeah small drum yeah yeah excellent good seven brilliant blanks drawn for Joseph
23:56and Paula seems to be a bit of pressure out there today Joseph let's get some
24:00letters a consonant face thank you Joseph see a vowel a consonant C vowel a
24:13consonant H vowel O a consonant V vowel U and a consonant last one D
24:30kind of
24:35MUSIC PLAYS
25:02Joseph.
25:03Seven.
25:03Seven for you.
25:04Paula.
25:05Seven.
25:06Joseph.
25:07Coveted.
25:08Coveted.
25:08And Paula.
25:10Vouched.
25:10Vouched.
25:11Coveted.
25:12Two fantastic sevens.
25:14Yeah.
25:14Rick.
25:15Touched.
25:16Wonderful.
25:16Seven as well.
25:17Yep.
25:17Couldn't get beyond a seven, though.
25:19Right, but some fantastic sevens there.
25:20Well done if you got that at home.
25:22We're going to take a little break.
25:23Joseph has 65.
25:25Our challenger, Paula, gone great guns on 53.
25:27And never forget, if you're new to the show,
25:29the last round of Conundrum is worth 10,
25:31so it could yet be crucial.
25:32But let's go over for some more origins of words.
25:35We were talking at the top of the show about passions and obsessions.
25:39Is that the way we're going today?
25:40Yes, it definitely is.
25:42And I'll start with obsession,
25:44because you wouldn't think that it has anything to do with a settee.
25:47But it does, actually, and in a slightly kind of dark way, I suppose,
25:53because both of them go back to the idea of sitting.
25:57Obviously, with settee, not so obvious with obsessed,
25:59but actually, in Latin, to obsidere was to sit opposite someone.
26:03So it sounds a little bit stalkerish.
26:05If someone is sitting directly opposite you,
26:07they might be slightly obsessive over you as well.
26:11Eventually, it moved on to mean the external kind of possession
26:14of an evil spirit,
26:15and then on to the kind of intense mental preoccupation
26:18that we know today.
26:19Obsessions are not quite the same as passions, though.
26:21Though one might become the other, I suppose.
26:24But I'm going to stick with passion today,
26:25because there is suffering and beauty behind it,
26:29because it goes back to the Latin pati, to suffer.
26:31And originally, it referred specifically to the passion of Christ
26:36through the last days of his life and his suffering on the cross.
26:40But when European missionaries travelled to South America
26:42in the 17th century, and this is where the beauty comes in,
26:46they used, in order to teach their religion,
26:50they used the structure of the passion flower, as they called it,
26:53which was the native flower,
26:55and they wanted to use it to illustrate the crucifixion
26:58in order to spread the word.
26:59So the five petals and the five sepals were together the ten apostles.
27:05The corona was the crown of thorns,
27:08and the three stigmas were taken to be the three nails on the cross,
27:11and the anthers of the flower were Christ's five wounds.
27:15And then finally, its tendrils were said to represent
27:18the whips used in the flagellation of Christ.
27:21So you've got the suffering and the beauty there.
27:23But when it came into English,
27:25passion meant any kind of extreme hardship or suffering.
27:29And it could be quite sort of physical suffering as well.
27:31So quite often, things would be added to it to make it clear
27:35which part of your body was suffering.
27:37So cardiac passion was obviously something wrong with your heart.
27:41There was hysterical passion,
27:42which were to do with a woman's private parts,
27:44because, as you know, Colin,
27:46hysterical goes back to hustura, the Greek for womb,
27:50because a woman's wandering womb was supposed to make her hysterical.
27:54That was some very outdated, thankfully, medical belief.
27:58But it was physical desire that eventually took over passion,
28:01and you will find creeping in during the 19th century,
28:03passion monger and passion pale,
28:06especially in Victorian potboilers.
28:08And then eventually, it stuck very much with passion killers
28:12and that kind of thing,
28:14which was standard-issue underwear, as we know, within the army.
28:17And it settled very much on that kind of physical side.
28:20But it's had quite a journey, and, as I say,
28:22it all began with suffering.
28:23Susie, thank you very much for taking two words
28:25and absolutely ruining them for everybody.
28:27Passion killers?
28:28Yeah, you're a passion killer.
28:29Oh, I'm so sorry.
28:30I love it.
28:33Right, Paula, let's get back to the game.
28:35And it's your letters.
28:36Right, consonant, please, Rachel.
28:38Thank you, Paula.
28:39L.
28:40Another one.
28:42S.
28:43Another one.
28:44Vowel, please.
28:48I.
28:49Another vowel.
28:51E.
28:52And another vowel.
28:53O.
28:55Consonant.
28:56Q.
28:58Consonant.
29:00L.
29:03And vowel.
29:06Finally, I.
29:08Let's go.
29:14Paula.
29:40Seven.
29:41And Joseph.
29:42Seven.
29:43What's yours, Paula?
29:44Oiliest.
29:45And Joseph will have the same.
29:47Yeah, absolutely.
29:48In dictionary corner, I guess there's not much better out there.
29:52No, I had oiliest.
29:53Couldn't get anything better than that.
29:55No, I've got a really unfortunate word from Scott's slang,
29:58which is tollies.
29:59And a tolly is...
30:01It's kind of got a very literal meaning,
30:04but in its slang meaning, it's an obnoxious person.
30:06OK, a tolly.
30:07Yes.
30:08All right, again, can't split them.
30:10Same words, same points, as we get more letters now from Joseph.
30:14A consonant.
30:15Thank you, Joseph.
30:16N.
30:17A vowel.
30:18A.
30:20Consonant.
30:21S.
30:22Vowel.
30:23E.
30:24Consonant.
30:25L.
30:26Vowel.
30:28E.
30:29A consonant.
30:31D.
30:33Vowel.
30:33Vowel.
30:35O.
30:37And a consonant.
30:39And a final T.
30:41Last letters.
30:41A
30:54A fucking
30:56A
30:57A
30:58A
30:59A
30:59A
30:59A
31:00A
31:02A
31:06A
31:07A
31:08A
31:09A
31:09A
31:10A
31:10A
31:11Joseph?
31:13Eight. Paula?
31:15Just seven. Seven is?
31:17Slanted. Joseph,
31:19you're eight. Desolate?
31:21Yeah, very good indeed. Wow.
31:25Desolate, please Paula, a little desolate,
31:27but it's not done yet.
31:2820 points still to play for, 20 points
31:30to difference, so I'll be interested to see
31:32what way Paula goes on her numbers.
31:35I'm going to say
31:36three large.
31:38You want that teapot?
31:39Go on, Paula. Three large, three little,
31:42and we want a bit of a challenge
31:44to push that crucial conundrum.
31:46Let's see. Three little, so six, eight
31:48and seven, and the three big ones,
31:50100, 50 and 75.
31:53And the target to reach,
31:54619.
31:56619. Last numbers.
32:09619. Joseph?
32:30619.
32:31And Paula?
32:32615.
32:33So, Joseph, for the win.
32:35Um, seven times
32:36100.
32:37700.
32:39Minus 75.
32:40Yep.
32:41Minus a six.
32:42Perfect.
32:42619. Well done.
32:45APPLAUSE
32:45What a performance by Paula.
32:49Nearly got all the way
32:50to that crucial countdown conundrum.
32:52But, Joseph,
32:53you haven't had a century yet.
32:54Your four wins, but not a century.
32:56You're right there.
32:57If you get the conundrum,
32:58you will have around 100.
33:00Paula's going to try and stop you,
33:01so still a big moment.
33:03Fingers on buzzers, please,
33:04as we reveal
33:05today's
33:06countdown conundrum.
33:08Here it is, Joseph.
33:12Continuum.
33:12Let's have a look.
33:14Wow.
33:15APPLAUSE
33:16Fantastic stuff.
33:21Paula, you've been a delight
33:22of a contestant.
33:23You get the goodie bag.
33:24I'm glad you could fit us in
33:25between, you know,
33:27Adam and the Ants gigs.
33:28No doubt going to one next week.
33:29Have you enjoyed your time?
33:31Oh, it's been brilliant, yeah.
33:32Good stuff.
33:33Next concert you're going to?
33:34Oh, we said a man, actually.
33:35Not a surprise.
33:39Thank you so much for being here.
33:40Thank you, yeah,
33:41it's been great, thanks.
33:42Some champion,
33:43and you got your 100 up,
33:44you must be elated.
33:46Yeah, I didn't...
33:47Didn't think I would get that,
33:48to be fair.
33:49There you go, five times.
33:50Could he become an octo-champ
33:51this week?
33:52If he does, Rick,
33:53you'll get to see
33:54the whole lot.
33:55And I'll be topless.
33:56Yeah.
33:58Rick and Susie,
33:59thank you so, so much.
34:00I won't be, thank you.
34:01Ridge?
34:02Well, back to the fashion.
34:04You can take a leaf out
34:04of a toddler's book.
34:05Two pairs of shoes,
34:06can't decide which one to wear.
34:08One of each.
34:08As an adult,
34:09I've always wanted to have,
34:10you know those shoes on wheels?
34:12Has May have got a pair of those?
34:13Really?
34:14Shoes on wheels.
34:15I've just bought the ones with lights.
34:17Wheels will be coming.
34:18Will you buy me a pair
34:19for my birthday?
34:19I'll have a look.
34:20You're size five, are you?
34:22My feet aren't that small,
34:23but let's not go there.
34:24Good time to get our skates on
34:25and say goodbye,
34:26but Rachel, Susie,
34:27and I will be back tomorrow.
34:28You can count on us.
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