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00:30Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to witness the marriage of letters and words and standing over there at the altar of Countdown is Rachel Riley. Hi, Rach.
00:39Hello.
00:40Now, you married Pasha in Vegas. I know this because I married you dressed as Elvis, but that's a story for another day.
00:48Was it a wild proposal? Take me, if that's not too personal, take me through the actual marriage proposal.
00:55If you picture the scene, I'll set you the scene for the romance. Do you know Market Street in Manchester?
01:02Everyone's laughing. People in Manchester know what Market Street is. It's not the most romantic place you ever think of.
01:06Well, think of the trams going past and a load of bins.
01:10And Pasha said, should we get married next week when we're going to Vegas? And I said, all right.
01:14Well, Pasha.
01:15I know. Fireworks. Fireworks. Are you feeling the love?
01:19No, I'm going to say to Pasha directly. I know you're watching. You've got to do better. You've got to do way. You got lucky. Very, very lucky.
01:26Oh, wow. That's unbelievable.
01:28It wasn't the, you know, the firework proposal, but the marriage is going very nicely.
01:33Well, that's what it's about. It's the bit after the proposal.
01:36Well, my favourite that I found was this guy proposed his girlfriend, Lindsay, and they were at a log flume in a water park.
01:43And you know the bit where it takes your picture, the scary bit?
01:46Yeah.
01:46He put his girlfriend, Lindsay, at the front, and then it was him and all their mates behind.
01:51And as they went down the log flume, they all got bits of paper out, and it said, Lindsay, will you marry me?
01:55Oh.
01:56And then when they went to click the picture, he went, click the picture. Beautiful.
01:59Oh, that's right. And she said yes, presumably.
02:01She said yes.
02:02Right. Well, listen, a match made in heaven in Dictionary Corner today, our J the D, Susie Dent, alongside our well-groomed presenter today, Rick Edwards.
02:15Well, we just can't break up with our champion, Joseph Bartram. He's on five wins as it stands.
02:20You finally broke the century in your last show. Well done, a cool 100.
02:24And we've gotten to know so much about you, but you are a music nerd.
02:28And the only thing he'd rather be on other than Countdown is Popmaster on Radio 2.
02:34You could be good enough at that.
02:36Yeah, I seem to get in 20s and 30s sometimes.
02:40Wow. Sensational.
02:42I know, Ken.
02:43So if you become an OctoChamp, I'll drop my wee text.
02:46See what we can do. All right?
02:48Happy days.
02:49Well, hoping that you don't get there is Alan Young from Paisley.
02:53You're our challenger.
02:54You're the reason we're talking about proposals.
02:56Tell us all about yours.
02:57Yeah, I proposed to my partner in an escape room.
03:01So you ought to find there's no way out that way.
03:05But I popped down and gave them the ring the night before.
03:08And they put it in the last clue.
03:09The problem was I didn't know what the last clue was.
03:13And I had no idea what I was doing.
03:15So Claire, my partner, she solved all the puzzles while I just sweat in the background, basically.
03:20And then eventually we got to the ring and she handed me it, thinking it was part of the puzzle.
03:24And I went down on one knee.
03:26Well, she had to say yes to get out.
03:27So it all worked out in the end.
03:29And just before the opening credits, I said to you, well, you're dressed very smart.
03:33And you said, ah, actually, tell us about the tie.
03:36Oh, yeah.
03:36So my tie is a tartan tie.
03:38It's one we had made for our wedding, the tartan specifically.
03:41So we got married a few weeks ago.
03:42And I hope it brought me good luck and love.
03:45So maybe some good luck today as well.
03:46I love it.
03:47And listen, I know, like so many people, a long time ago you were on Countdown.
03:51You got a few wins.
03:52So it's going to be a tough game today for Joseph.
03:54Enjoy it second time around.
03:56I'm talking, of course, about Countdown, not marriage.
03:59Good luck to both of you.
04:03Joseph, let's not stand on ceremony and get some letters.
04:07Consonant, please.
04:08Thank you, Joseph.
04:09Start today with L.
04:11A vowel.
04:12I.
04:13Consonant.
04:15T.
04:16A vowel.
04:18A.
04:19Consonant.
04:21N.
04:22A vowel.
04:23E.
04:25Consonant.
04:27D.
04:28Vowel.
04:30O.
04:32Consonant.
04:34And lastly, C.
04:36At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:38T.
04:39C.
04:40T.
04:40C.
04:40T.
04:40T.
04:41T.
04:41T.
04:41MUSIC PLAYS
05:08Alan.
05:09I'm going for an eight.
05:10Go for it, Joseph.
05:12Eight.
05:12Alan, what's your eight?
05:14Dilation.
05:15Dilation.
05:16And for Joseph?
05:17Dilation.
05:18Dilation.
05:18OK, let's go to Susie in the dictionary corner.
05:20Yes, Dilation is the reporting of a crime against somebody.
05:24So that's absolutely brilliant.
05:25Dilation.
05:25Yeah.
05:26OK.
05:27Eight, what a start.
05:28Sets up a brilliant show ahead, Rick.
05:30You'll be lucky to keep up with these two.
05:32Yeah, I'm struggling on seven, actually.
05:34Dilation, Citadel, that's quite nice.
05:36Not a nine in there?
05:37Not a nine.
05:38We could offer one more eight with Actioned.
05:41Eight points, it's on the board.
05:42Alan, first chance to say hello to Rachel.
05:44Hi, Rachel.
05:45Hi, Alan.
05:45Can I have a consonant, please?
05:46You can, indeed.
05:47S.
05:48And a vowel.
05:49I.
05:51And a consonant.
05:53L.
05:54And a vowel.
05:56A.
05:57And another consonant, please.
05:59V.
06:00And a vowel.
06:02O.
06:04Another vowel.
06:06I.
06:07A consonant.
06:09H.
06:10And a final consonant, please.
06:12And a final T.
06:1330 seconds.
06:1530 seconds.
06:1530 seconds.
06:45What are you saying, champ?
06:47Seven.
06:48And Alan?
06:49I'll risk a seven as well, then.
06:50OK, you've got to risk it.
06:51What is it, Alan?
06:52Violist.
06:53And Joseph?
06:54Ovalish.
06:55Ovalish.
06:56Something's Ovalish.
06:57The violist.
06:58OK, well, I can tell you that violist is in as a viola player.
07:02Can something be Ovalish?
07:04Tenderhooks.
07:05It can.
07:06Yes, there you go.
07:07Very good.
07:08Anything else, Rick?
07:09No.
07:09Nothing legal, don't think.
07:10Nothing beyond violist.
07:12No, we had that too.
07:1315 points each.
07:14First numbers of the day, Joseph?
07:16One large, please.
07:18Your usual now.
07:19Thank you, Joseph.
07:19One large.
07:20Five litlans coming up.
07:22The first numbers of the day are three, seven, six, five, two.
07:29And a large one, 75.
07:30And your target to reach 987.
07:35987.
07:35Numbers up.
08:069.87. Joseph?
08:089.88.
08:09One away. Alan?
08:109.87.
08:11Could be a big ten points for the challenger. Shoot.
08:1575 plus 7.
08:1675 plus 7, 82.
08:19Then 2 times 6.
08:202 times 6 is 12.
08:23Times 82 by 12.
08:249.84.
08:25And add on the three.
08:26Well done.
08:26Nice and early.
08:31What about that?
08:3215 plays 25.
08:34Our challenger, a champion last time on Countdown about 48 years ago.
08:38He's upped his old tricks.
08:40Let's get a tea time teaser.
08:41Lad to bed.
08:43Lad to bed.
08:45The lad's gone to bed, so puts this across the door.
08:48The lad's gone to bed, so puts this across the door.
08:51Deadbolt, deadbolt, just to be safe.
09:17Let's get some more letters now.
09:19Alan, great start.
09:20Let's see if you can keep it up.
09:21Can I have a consonant, Rachel, please?
09:22You can indeed.
09:23Thank you, Alan.
09:24D.
09:24And a vowel, please.
09:26E.
09:27And a consonant.
09:29C.
09:30And a vowel.
09:32A.
09:33Another consonant, please.
09:34L.
09:36And a vowel.
09:38E.
09:39A consonant, please.
09:41Q.
09:41Oh, slightly better consonant, please.
09:44S.
09:45And a final consonant, please.
09:47A final T.
09:49Thanks, Rachel.
09:50A question.
10:03Alan.
10:21Seven.
10:23And Joseph?
10:23Seven.
10:24I think you might be showing him your bit of paper.
10:25Let's find out.
10:26Alan.
10:27Er, cleated.
10:28Maybe not.
10:29D scale.
10:30D scale and cleated.
10:32Cleated.
10:33The only use of cleated is connected to American sports, I think.
10:38No?
10:38Yeah, and as well as the cleated shoes that you might wear on a bike, yeah.
10:42Yeah.
10:42They always make me fall off because I forget to take them out.
10:46Yeah, so it's in the dictionary.
10:47And D scale, of course.
10:48Many people do it.
10:49There are kettles.
10:50Anything else, Rick?
10:51No, just add D scale.
10:53Susie?
10:54There is one more seven with Celesta, which is a small keyboard instrument.
10:59Wonderful.
11:00There you go.
11:00More letters now from Joseph.
11:02Consonant.
11:04Please.
11:04Thank you, Joseph.
11:05N.
11:06A vowel.
11:08I.
11:09Consonant.
11:11P.
11:12Vow.
11:14O.
11:16Consonant.
11:18N.
11:19A vowel.
11:21U.
11:22Consonant.
11:24Z.
11:25Vow.
11:25E.
11:29And a consonant.
11:30And lastly, D.
11:33Good luck.
11:33We can read it.
12:03How'd you do, Joseph? Six. And Alan?
12:06Stuck on a five, my friend. OK, what's the five you're stuck on?
12:09Union. OK, and Joseph?
12:11Pund. Pund, yes.
12:14There as a verb, yeah. Pressure on Rick to drop a pun
12:17into his response to me. How'd you do there, Rick?
12:20Yeah, well, I had punned, but I didn't have a pun ready,
12:23which is a shame. Also, pinned and opined?
12:27Yes. Yeah, very good. Delivered an opinion.
12:30Strong sixes. Any sevens in there?
12:32Nothing beyond six, I'm afraid. So, there you go.
12:34It's the best you could do. That's what champions do.
12:37It's now just four points, the difference.
12:39Alan, it's your numbers.
12:41Can't be a champion without some risks. Let's go six, Mum.
12:44Yes, I like it. Go big or go home, or in this case, go little.
12:48Six little ones, and they are seven, four, nine, three, one,
12:56and ten, and your target, 448.
13:00Four, four, eight, numbers up.
13:02One, two, three, one, four, five, five, six, five, six, six, five, six, five, six,
13:06and four, seven, and six, six, six, six, seven, six, ten, one, if you can triple160.
13:12Now, let's go to the limits.
13:14Okay.
13:154-4-8.
13:34Alan?
13:354-4-8.
13:36It's good in the numbers.
13:37Joseph?
13:37Oh, 4-4-9.
13:38Alan, again, getting the numbers bang on.
13:41Let's see if you're right, though.
13:42Can I go for 3 plus 9?
13:43You can go for 3 plus 9, for 12.
13:46Times 10?
13:47Times 10, 120.
13:49Taking away the 7 and the 1?
13:50Take away the 7 and the 1.
13:52And then multiply the whole thing by 4.
13:54You can indeed.
13:55Nicely done.
14:01Alan's opened up a 14-point lead,
14:03and it has been, of course, the numbers that's done it so far.
14:06A maximum 20 points.
14:08Quite a contest.
14:09Let's take a breather from it.
14:11Now, you're married to someone vastly more intelligent
14:14and talented than you.
14:16Agreed.
14:16The actress Eamor Kenny.
14:18Yes.
14:18Was the proposal anything to...
14:20I mean, it's not going to match Alan.
14:22Not next to the escape room, no.
14:25No, I proposed at the bus stop that we first kissed at,
14:30which is not that romantic,
14:31but it was after we'd only been dating for seven weeks.
14:33Oh, that's nice.
14:34Which is quite cute, isn't it?
14:35And you know you know.
14:36But your first love is not your wife,
14:38it's actually connected to your shirt.
14:40It's the octopus.
14:41Yeah, of course.
14:42Yeah.
14:43But you cannot...
14:44I've checked, you can't legally marry an octopus.
14:46So, Eamor, it had to be.
14:47Where does it come from?
14:48And tell us all.
14:49Because you do...
14:50Anyone who knows you as a listener,
14:51you've got this fascination with them.
14:53Yeah, yeah.
14:53So, I think I've always loved an octopus,
14:55because I think if you've ever seen an octopus at an aquarium,
14:58you're like, what a weird creature.
15:00And then I read a book called Other Minds
15:04by a guy called Peter Godfrey Smith,
15:05who's a philosopher but also an octopus fanatic.
15:09And he's just wrote about the evolution of octopuses
15:11and visiting octopuses.
15:13And I just...
15:14He just got me.
15:15And I've totally fell in love with octopuses.
15:17And now it is borderline an obsession.
15:20They're just incredible smart creatures,
15:23the smartest invertebrate,
15:24the closest thing to an alien intelligence on the planet.
15:28They just...
15:29They stagger me.
15:31Give me your top three facts about octopuses.
15:34OK, so...
15:36The brain of the octopus is spread through the entire body.
15:41So, its eight arms are kind of semi-autonomous.
15:44So, they can kind of do their own thing, effectively.
15:47Wow.
15:47They can kind of see with them.
15:50They've got...
15:51I mean, famously, they've got three hearts
15:52and blue blood, which is quite nice.
15:56And they...
15:58I suppose...
16:00I don't know.
16:00It's really hard to pick a top three.
16:02I think I'd go back to the fact that
16:04they are an intelligence that has evolved
16:06off in a totally different branch to ours.
16:09Yeah.
16:10So, they're incredibly smart,
16:11but also totally unlike us.
16:13Wonderful stuff.
16:14Waring your passion on your chest, Reg Edwards.
16:16Absolutely.
16:17Right, well, a game we have today.
16:23And, Joseph, a bit of catching up to do,
16:24but five wins under your belt.
16:26So, this is going to be epic.
16:27Let's get more letters.
16:28Um, constant.
16:30Thank you, Joseph.
16:31S.
16:32A vowel.
16:32A.
16:34Consonant.
16:35R.
16:36Vowel.
16:38E.
16:39Consonant.
16:40D.
16:41A vowel.
16:42I.
16:43Consonant.
16:45R.
16:46Vowel.
16:48A.
16:50And a consonant.
16:52And lastly, B.
16:55Kind of.
16:58Is.
16:59Is.
17:00Is.
17:00Is.
17:07Is.
17:20Is.
17:22Is.
17:23Is.
17:24Joseph. Seven. And Alan.
17:29Going to stick with a safe seven as well. OK, what's the seven, Alan?
17:31Radars. Joseph? Radars. OK, anything better, Rick?
17:36Just a braised. Yeah.
17:39The seven. Sidebar, also there.
17:42OK, let's get some more letters now with Alan.
17:45Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel? Thank you, Alan.
17:47N. And a vowel.
17:49A. A consonant, please.
17:51G. A vowel.
17:55U. A consonant.
17:58T. Another vowel, please.
18:01A. A consonant.
18:03R. Can I get a vowel?
18:07I. And I'll finish with a consonant, please.
18:10And finish with M. Here we go.
18:21Alan.
18:44Eight not written down.
18:45And Joseph.
18:46Aye.
18:46Let's have the eight not written down.
18:48Maturing.
18:49And?
18:50Maturing.
18:51Well, thank you for having the manners to write it down, Joseph.
18:54Yeah.
18:55Rick, how did you get on?
18:56Actually, I had the good grace to write down maturing as well.
18:59OK.
19:00That's very mature of you.
19:01Well done.
19:02Was there...
19:03Obviously, we all got guitar immediately.
19:06And then, yes, we got a safe six written down.
19:10Anything else in there, Suze?
19:11Nothing that we could find beyond that, I'm afraid.
19:14Well, this is maturing into a great game.
19:16Alan's got 57, our champion, Joseph, and 43.
19:19And it's the numbers that have made a difference so far.
19:21Alan's picked up the full 20 points.
19:24Joseph, let's see if we can change that.
19:25One last, please.
19:26He's not changing, he's not gambling.
19:28I'm not sure what Colin's going to make of that.
19:30We're going to pick five little ones and one big.
19:32Let's see what happens.
19:33They are three, six, three, two, four, and the large one, 100.
19:41And the target, 719.
19:43719, numbers up.
20:16How did you get on, champ?
20:17719.
20:18718.
20:19And Alan?
20:20719.
20:20Off you go, Alan.
20:21100 plus three.
20:23Thought you might say that.
20:25And then three plus four.
20:26Pennies dropped for Joseph.
20:28Seven.
20:29Times the two together.
20:30721.
20:31Take away the two.
20:31Perfect.
20:32719.
20:33Well done again.
20:33So in the numbers so far, so often the decider and countdown.
20:39We're not there yet.
20:40A big final part still to come.
20:42We'll get you there with a tea time teaser.
20:44Len drags.
20:45Len drags.
20:47Len drags his horse to the vet.
20:49It's very ill.
20:50Len drags his horse to the vet.
20:51It's very ill.
20:52Len drags.
21:09Len drags was the tea time teaser.
21:10Len drags his horse to the vet.
21:12It's very ill.
21:13The answer was Glanders.
21:15Glanders.
21:15Susie, shed some light on that.
21:17Yeah, rare, thankfully, because it's a horrible disease affecting horses.
21:21Swellings below the jaw, hence the glands, and mucus discharged from the nostrils.
21:26Not a nice word.
21:27Not a nice word at all.
21:29Quite a game we've got on here at the moment.
21:31Joseph has got five wins under his belt.
21:33But Alan, who's been a champion many, many years ago on Countdown, is an able challenger.
21:3867 plays 43.
21:40Still a long way to go.
21:42Alan, us your letters.
21:43Can I have a cousin, please, Rachel?
21:44Thank you, Alan.
21:45F.
21:46And a vowel, please.
21:48A.
21:49Consonant.
21:51R.
21:52And a vowel.
21:54I.
21:55And a consonant.
21:57N.
21:58Another vowel, please.
22:00E.
22:02And a consonant.
22:04P.
22:05Another consonant.
22:08W.
22:09And a final vowel, please.
22:11And a final I.
22:13Half a minute.
22:16I.
22:16I.
22:17I.
22:18I.
22:18I.
22:19I.
22:20I.
22:22I.
22:22I.
22:22I.
22:23MUSIC PLAYS
22:45Joseph? Seven. Alan?
22:47Oh, I'll risk a seven as well, then.
22:49OK, you've got him on the ropes here. What's the seven you're risking?
22:51Er, Pawnear.
22:52Pawnear. And Joseph?
22:55Firepan?
22:56Firepan is two words, unfortunately.
23:00And something can't be Pawnee, I'm afraid, with that spelling. Sorry.
23:05In case anyone's misunderstanding, P-A-W-N-I-E-R.
23:09Pawnear. Yep. OK.
23:11Make these two feel sick. What have you got?
23:13One who pawns a porner. Yeah, that's as good as it got, really.
23:17Wow. Yeah, one who does pawn good.
23:19Slim pickings in that round.
23:21It means the scores stay exactly the same
23:23as Joseph gives us some more letters.
23:26Er, consonant.
23:27Thank you, Joseph.
23:29T.
23:29Er, vowel.
23:31O.
23:32Consonant.
23:34G.
23:36Vowel.
23:37E.
23:38Consonant.
23:39R.
23:40Vowel.
23:41U.
23:42Er, consonant.
23:43And lastly, H.
23:44Einstein.
23:45B.
23:46Vowel.
23:48Vowel.
23:49U.
23:49Er, consonant.
23:50And lastly, H.
23:52Einstein.
23:53Lastly, H.
23:54Einstein.
24:23Alan.
24:25Seven.
24:26Joseph.
24:27Eight.
24:28Right.
24:29Alan.
24:30Shouter.
24:31And Joseph.
24:32Ruffist.
24:33And Ruffist.
24:34Ruffist.
24:35Well spotted.
24:37Peggy.
24:38Pointless.
24:39Yeah, can't be that.
24:40Ruffist as well.
24:41Ruffist.
24:42Yeah, we've been talking about love and things.
24:44There's a ghoster.
24:45Someone who ends a relationship by suddenly withdrawing or communication.
24:50That's a ghoster.
24:51Let's turn it around for us as we do our origins of words.
24:54I don't like ghosted when we've been talking about marriage and proposals
24:57and all these lovely things.
24:58Well, it's funny you should mention that because actually traditionally
25:01the vocabulary associated with marriage is all about kind of tying the knot
25:06but in a way that suggests you can't get out of it.
25:08So we are yoked.
25:09We are hitched.
25:11We are trapped in an escape room.
25:14Yes, trapped in an escape room.
25:16But I'm going to talk about love today rather than holy wedlock.
25:20And if you think about it, there are so many different types of love.
25:23But we only have that one word to express all those different varieties of it.
25:28But it wasn't always that way.
25:30So if you start off with the ancient Greeks, there were six different kinds of love that they differentiated.
25:34So there was stoi, which was natural affection.
25:37So that was the love that you share with your family.
25:39There was filia.
25:40That was the love that you have to your friends.
25:42There was eros, which is sexual love.
25:44Xenia, which was hospitality.
25:46So when we are xenophobic, we don't like foreigners.
25:49But if you're Xenia, you like your sort of guests and inviting people around.
25:53And there's filia, which was the love of the self.
25:55So those are the ones that they distinguish.
25:58And actually in Old English, we also kept distinctions between different kinds.
26:02And sometimes they were really beautiful.
26:04So Old English love was loofu, simply.
26:07And that meant deep attachment, as it does now.
26:10And it was also a verb meaning to cherish.
26:13But these distinctions were there.
26:14So there was a beyan loofu.
26:16It's a mother's love for her child.
26:18There was sib loofu, which is kin love.
26:20So that's your relatives.
26:22Frond loofu, which is your friend love.
26:25So it's the platonic kind.
26:26There was sor loofu, which is sorrow love.
26:29The kind that brings heartbreak.
26:31And that might be a consequence of oofu, loofu, excessive love.
26:35So slightly different distinctions that they drew.
26:37But I just love the fact that they did actually pull them together.
26:40And I think, no, we need a different one for this, that and the other.
26:43But today, as I say, we rely on that single word love for all of them.
26:46But it's still so strong as a word.
26:49It's not lost any of its power, I don't think.
26:51And it's one of the most meaningful descriptions of an emotion, I think, that we have.
26:55Beautiful.
26:56Well, no room for sentiment from here on end.
27:01Four rounds left.
27:02Our challenger, Alan, has 67 points.
27:04Joseph's just made a real game of it.
27:06Closed the gap up in that last round.
27:08He's on 51.
27:09And it's your letters, Alan.
27:11Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
27:13Thank you, Alan.
27:14N.
27:15And a vowel.
27:16I.
27:17And a consonant.
27:18L.
27:19A vowel, please.
27:20U.
27:21And a consonant.
27:22T.
27:23And a vowel.
27:24E.
27:25And a consonant.
27:26G.
27:27Another consonant, please.
27:28B.
27:29And a final consonant.
27:30A final.
27:31M.
27:32Let's play kind time.
27:33G.
27:34Another consonant, please.
27:35B.
27:36And a final consonant.
27:37A final.
27:38M.
27:39Let's play kind time.
27:40B.
27:41B.
27:42And a vowel.
27:43M.
27:44Let's play kind time.
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28:38round to go when it comes to the letters before the last numbers in the conundrum will it be crucial
28:44well we'll find out soon joseph your letters a consonant thank you joseph t a vowel o a consonant
28:53k a vowel e consonant s vowel a consonant d vowel i and a consonant and lastly t last letters
29:23joseph seven and alan risky eight what's the seven skated what's the risky eight
29:49toadiest toadiest how risky is it susie dent um well i'm going to start with skitted which
29:55skit is not there as a verb i'm afraid so i'll have to discount that one i'm afraid that means
30:00if toadiest is in we have a new champion the pressure um i'm afraid um it's not there as
30:07an adjective um other than toadyish um so i can't allow toadiest i'm afraid i'm so sorry i have to
30:13dislike i have a seesaw stuff rick i had skitted as well i thought maybe a cat could sort of skit
30:19around a bit yeah i know what you mean probably not uh what about toasty toasty is lovely that's
30:25really nice toasted another one and toadies would be okay and she toadies up to him but um yeah that's
30:32as good as it got i think good stoked for both of you right 59 plays 75 this is an all-important
30:39numbers round it's our last one and you have to best our challenger or it'll be five wins and not
30:46six joseph best luck to you uh the bad news is he's picking them let's go sorry rachel it's one
30:52large please it's one large you want these points i do you want a nice easy one to make it four out of
30:58four let's see what we've got final numbers of the day ten three two six eight fifty and the target
31:08five hundred and seventy six five seven six last numbers
31:22so
31:38magic number five seven six joseph five seven six you need alan not to get it alan five seven six
31:50for the win and a new champion go 50 minus 10 50 minus 10 40 plus eight plus eight 48 times two
31:59times two times two 96 times six times six for the teapot well done
32:10we'll not break up just yet joseph let's confirm your ten points uh 50 plus eight
32:1658 times 10 times 10 580 and six minus two yeah not the challenge you were after there
32:24well listen with five wins that's kind of on the line in terms of coming back at the end of the
32:32season so could be a huge ten points here for you joseph let's get your focus let's get your finger on
32:38the buzzer you too alan as we reveal today's countdown conundrum
32:48alan untreated untreated let's have a look
32:5795 and a new champion in alan young but joseph bartram where do i start have you enjoyed it yeah
33:04it's been great yeah listen we send you away with five wins the teapot and i for one hope we do see
33:11you back because it's been a delight to have you well done
33:17now i'll tell you a little bit about alan young three times you won last time you were on
33:21nick cure was barely in the seat the last time you were on and it ended badly because your fourth
33:26appearance was with a migraine yeah and you even threw up outside the studio yeah yeah it was a sad
33:33end that time so hopefully a rosier end this time right a better head this time around yeah all
33:38right i thank you rick we'll see you back here tomorrow susie cheers see you then engagement rings
33:45since we're talking about proposals i took the liberty to look up the most expensive of all time
33:50it was the great grace kelly who was given two engagement rings by prince rayner the third of monaco
33:57as she became princess grace kelly 30 million dollars you know i used to work on one finger
34:03i used to work in a high street jeweler do you want to know the other end of the spectrum the cheapest
34:06engagement ring i ever sold go on eight pounds fifty no do you know what though and it was pasha
34:15you wouldn't doubt it if you propose behind bins you're not getting that bigger
34:19brilliant stuff all right no standing and ceremony for us we're off we'll be back tomorrow though me
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