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00:30Hello everybody, it's Thursday afternoon, it's September the 14th and whether you're watching live or you're watching on all four at your convenience, I hope we bring a little bit of peace and quiet, a little bit of calm to your day whenever you're watching.
00:44And Rachel Riley, that's what today is all about, it is National Quiet Day, which I really, really like. I think it's so important to find a little bit of mental health space to just, just stop, stop for a while, at least once a week.
01:02So there's a man with no toddlers, we're about to come round and we don't get peace and quiet in our house.
01:07That's what I was thinking, what do you like to do then, when you get like an hour alone, what do you do?
01:12An hour alone without being pestered, I like to tidy up, but do the jobs that, you know, you can do without someone hanging off your leg.
01:21Yeah.
01:21Yeah, life's changed.
01:22I like going out for a run, that's a lot of exercise is silence, so like running, cycling, so you're getting the physical health and the mental health.
01:30Oh, I quite like a chat while we're cycling. Susie and I have done the women's bike ride and you're having a good old gab, doing your 100k.
01:37While you're cycling 100k?
01:39Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:40Oh, goodness.
01:40It's a social thing, cycling, you're doing it wrong.
01:43Yeah, no offence to both of you, but I'm glad it's a women's cycle, because I wouldn't want to be invited along to 100k with you two talking on bikes, let me tell you.
01:51Well, come on, we're five days a week.
01:53That's all right, we wouldn't invite you anyway, Colin.
01:54Yeah, I know, I wouldn't qualify, unfortunately.
01:58Right, thank you very much, Rachel.
01:59We head over to Dictionary Corner, never have any alone time for Susie Dent or J of the D, we always make sure she's in fine company, and you're with one of Countdown's biggest fans this week, the comedian Justin Mouris.
02:11Hi, how are you?
02:13Good mate, good mate, thank you.
02:14I like it, thank you very much.
02:15I like a bit of quiet time, but I think it's also important these days, as we've moved on from just a quiet time, let's have a visually quiet time as well.
02:21Couldn't agree more.
02:22A couple of days a week, turn your phone off, good idea.
02:25Well, we want you to look at this screen, because we have another new champion in Paul O'Brien, we just can't hold on to them.
02:31One and done, time and time again this week.
02:34Paul, maybe you'll hang about a bit longer?
02:36Fingers crossed.
02:37Well, you're up against Adam Kinsley today.
02:39Now, Adam, who's from Pinner, just outside London, Greater London, home of Elton John, we should mention that, yes, always should mention that.
02:47You're another teacher, we've got two teachers, so what do you teach?
02:51Maths, yeah.
02:52That'll help.
02:53I hope so, or it could go really badly.
02:55You're so right pointing that out, sometimes it just puts a little bit too much pressure on when you mention that.
03:00But you change professions.
03:02Now, we all, I think a lot of people talk about changing professions, but rarely do, so it's a big jump.
03:07Tell me about that.
03:08Yeah, well, I was working in the corporate world, 35 odd years, and then had a moment of calm and peace, so I took some time off.
03:18And it was in that period where you can really reassess what's important in life, and having that time off gave me the space to make what is, yeah, a big decision.
03:28So, as of last year, I've become a maths teacher.
03:31No regrets?
03:32No, not so far.
03:33Well, listen, really nice to have you.
03:34Good luck, Adam and Paul.
03:35APPLAUSE
03:36I'm Paul Orange-Champion, you get to start this episode.
03:40Consonant, please.
03:42Thank you, Paul. Start today with S.
03:45And a vowel.
03:47U.
03:49Another vowel.
03:51E.
03:52Consonant.
03:54D.
03:56Try a vowel.
03:58U.
03:59Consonant.
04:01G.
04:03Another consonant.
04:05S.
04:06Another consonant.
04:09N.
04:10And one more vowel, please.
04:15And lastly, A.
04:17And at home and in the studio, let's play Crankdown.
04:19And the mention of let's go.
04:37And, of course, we'll see you again.
04:41Someone, we'll see you again next time.
04:42Bye.
04:43Paul?
04:51Seven.
04:52And Adam?
04:53Six.
04:54Yes, what's a six?
04:55Gaston.
04:56And what seven did you find?
04:58Sundays.
04:58Oh, my goodness me.
05:00Ice cream Sundays, we love that word.
05:02So obvious when you say, really nice, seven points.
05:06Paul, talk to me, Justin.
05:08Not a sausage, which I thought it was for a long time.
05:11Seven points to the champion, but Adam, you get to pick these letters.
05:16Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:17Can I have a consonant, please?
05:19You can indeed.
05:20C.
05:22And another.
05:24W.
05:26And another.
05:27N.
05:29Let's try a vowel.
05:32I.
05:33And another, please.
05:34E.
05:36And a consonant.
05:38P.
05:39And another.
05:43Y.
05:45And another consonant, please.
05:47T.
05:48And let's end with a consonant.
05:53You actually need three vowels, so I'm going to...
05:55Oh, yeah.
05:56..overrule with a final I.
05:58Well spotted, Rich.
05:59Keep them honest.
05:5930 seconds.
06:00There ě
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06:01That's where I are.
06:02I.
06:02I.
06:02I.
06:03I.
06:04I.
06:06I.
06:06I.
06:07I.
06:20I.
06:20MUSIC
06:30Tricky start, letters-wise, Adam?
06:33Six. Yeah, and Paul?
06:34I'd better try six as well.
06:36Good, what have you got, Adam?
06:37Insight. Insight, and Paul?
06:41Incept.
06:42Incept, as in inception, Susie.
06:44As in inception, yeah, absolutely fine.
06:46To incept in the olden days was to graduate from a university.
06:50Yeah.
06:51To incept and to insight, Justin and Susie.
06:54Couple of more sixes, Wincy.
06:57Yeah.
06:57Like Incy Wincy, but not like Incy Wincy.
06:59It's not, I wish it was like Incy Wincy.
07:01It's actually twilled fabric, a lightweight fabric.
07:05And nicety.
07:07Wincy Willis, do you remember Wincy Willis?
07:08Used to read the weather?
07:10Have I got that right?
07:11TVAM.
07:12George found a spider in a yucca plant.
07:14I remember that when I watched it when I was about eight.
07:16That's when TV was at its best, ladies and gentlemen.
07:18Oh, yes.
07:19Four channels to choose from.
07:21Maybe three back then.
07:23Right, 13 plays six.
07:25Adam, you're on the board.
07:26And Paul, you're choosing the numbers.
07:27I'll go for one large, please, Rachel.
07:30And five little.
07:31Thank you, Paul.
07:31One big five.
07:33Small for the first time today.
07:34Your numbers are three, five, ten, three, eight.
07:40And the large one, 100.
07:43And the target, 676.
07:45Six, seven, six.
07:46Numbers up.
07:47This is how weindeess.
07:49You must know in the future.
07:49We've followed it afterwards.
07:51It clearly depends on the point of checkout.
07:52We've got a patentí´ě¤.
07:53We've reported it.
07:55Once again, it's all aboutasha.
07:58We've gotč˝ on that.
07:59We've got a TAM.
08:00And now we're going for a chance to have a job.
08:05And it's all about helpful for you.
08:06We've got a fortune.
08:07We've got the fortune glimpse.
08:11We've got replication and the Tiegea who's with a new Rome.
08:126-7-6. The target, Paul?
08:206-7-5.
08:21One away. Adam?
08:236-7-6.
08:24The maths teacher thinks he's nailed it. Let's find out. All your pupils are watching.
08:29OK. 10 minus 3 is 7.
08:32Yes.
08:33Times the 100.
08:34700.
08:35And then 8 times 3.
08:378 times the second 3.
08:38Take it off.
08:3910 points, sir.
08:40Well done.
08:43Stop with a class. Well done.
08:45First Tea Town teaser of the day.
08:46Two names.
08:47Liam, Carl.
08:49Liam, Carl.
08:50Liam and Carl could bring you to tears.
08:52Liam and Carl could bring you to tears.
08:54Welcome back.
09:11Difficulty time teaser.
09:12Liam, Carl.
09:13Liam and Carl could bring you to tears.
09:15Susie, help me out in this.
09:16I'll guess lacrimal rather than lacrimal.
09:19Lacrimal.
09:20Yeah.
09:21Give us the definition.
09:22It goes back to the Latin lacrimal meaning a tear.
09:26So it's related to crying or weeping.
09:29OK.
09:30Lacrimal.
09:30Difficult one.
09:31Difficult one.
09:31Let's get back to the game.
09:32Adam, you're choosing.
09:33You've got a slight lead.
09:35OK.
09:35Yeah.
09:35Let's go for a consonant, please.
09:37Thank you, Adam.
09:39M.
09:40And another.
09:42N.
09:43And another.
09:45C.
09:46And another.
09:49D.
09:50And a vowel, please.
09:52E.
09:53And another vowel.
09:55A.
09:56And another vowel, please.
09:58O.
10:01And let's have a consonant.
10:06L.
10:07And a vowel, please.
10:09And a final.
10:10E.
10:11Thanks, Rich.
10:12And a vowel, please.
10:43Give me a number, Adam.
10:45Six.
10:46And Paul.
10:47Yeah, just six.
10:48That was a pain six from both of you.
10:50Adam, the word.
10:51Moaned.
10:52Moaned and Paul.
10:53Calmed.
10:54Calmed and moaned.
10:56For sixes.
10:59Let's dig a bit deeper, see what we can get.
11:00There's some lovely words there.
11:01It's a really nice selection.
11:03Menaced and coal men for seven.
11:07But there's also lemon there.
11:08Only for five.
11:10But what you do if life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.
11:15Lemonade.
11:16For eight missed by Paul and Adam.
11:18So they get six points each.
11:19Paul, your letters.
11:20I'll have a consonant, please, Rachel.
11:22Thank you, Paul.
11:24M.
11:25And another one.
11:27R.
11:28And one more.
11:31L.
11:32A vowel.
11:33O.
11:34Vowel.
11:35A.
11:37A vowel.
11:38E.
11:39A consonant.
11:41N.
11:43A consonant.
11:45T.
11:47And a vowel.
11:52And a final O.
11:53And half a minute.
11:54A vowel.
11:56A vowel.
11:56And a vowel.
11:57And a vowel.
11:57And a vowel.
11:57And a vowel.
11:57And a vowel.
11:58And a vowel.
11:58And a vowel.
11:58And a vowel.
11:59And a vowel.
11:59And a vowel.
11:59And a vowel.
12:00And a vowel.
12:00And a vowel.
12:00And a vowel.
12:00And a vowel.
12:01And a vowel.
12:01And a vowel.
12:01And a vowel.
12:02And a vowel.
12:02And a vowel.
12:03And a vowel.
12:03And a vowel.
12:04And a vowel.
12:05And a vowel.
12:05And a vowel.
12:06And a vowel.
12:07And a vowel.
12:07And a vowel.
12:08And a vowel.
12:09And a vowel.
12:09And a vowel.
12:10And a vowel.
12:11And a vowel.
12:12And a vowel.
12:13Err, Paul, how many?
12:26I'm going to risk a seven.
12:28Adam?
12:29Six.
12:30Six. What's the six?
12:31Lament.
12:32And what's the seven you're risking?
12:33I'm going to try Nemoral.
12:36N-E-M-O-R-A-L.
12:38Will he be left to lament that?
12:40He won't be.
12:41No, it's a beautiful word, and it means living in or frequenting woods.
12:45Give me an example.
12:46What lives in the forest all the time?
12:47Foxes, of course, are half-city these days.
12:49Yeah, beautiful foxes.
12:51Well, a lovely mammal, a bit like a hedgehog, would be a moon rat.
12:54You made that up?
12:55No.
12:56A moon rat, Susie.
12:57A moon rat?
12:57Yes, it's got a long snout, looks a bit like a rat, so you would like it.
13:01And it's native to South East Asia and China.
13:03There you go.
13:03Very good, very good.
13:05Let's get our second numbers right.
13:06Adam?
13:07Let's go four large.
13:08Four large.
13:09They're throwing the gauntlet down.
13:10The maths teacher is going for the biggest challenge.
13:13And your two little ones for this round are six and eight.
13:16And we know what's coming.
13:1725, 50, 175.
13:21And the all-important target, 372.
13:25372.
13:25Numbers up.
13:26383.
13:26385.
13:47395.
13:473-7-2, mass teacher, did you get there?
13:593-7-3, I think, not written down.
14:01OK, one away, Paul.
14:043-7-5.
14:06Three away, so off you go, Adam, for seven points.
14:09OK, so six times 50.
14:11Six times 50, 300.
14:13Add the 75.
14:153-7-5.
14:16And then we've got 100 divided by 25 is 4.
14:23And I've got 8 divided by 4 is 2.
14:28Yep. And you take that off.
14:29One away, well done.
14:30So 3-7-2.
14:32Well, if you say 100 divided by 25 is 4,
14:364 plus 8 is 12, 12 plus 50 is 62,
14:41and 62 times 6 is 372.
14:44Right, 29-26, the score is just three points in it as it stands.
14:51Adam's really coming through when it comes to the numbers so far.
14:54But let's break and head over to Justin Morehouse all this week.
14:58You've been giving us a little bit of advice,
14:59some of it very good, some of it not so good.
15:02What are we talking about today?
15:02Oh, I didn't realise you were judging me on my advice.
15:05I thought, like most people, when I give advice,
15:07I don't want to hear whether it's effective or not.
15:09I just want to get it out of me.
15:10That's important.
15:13Here's a bit of advice for any parent who wants to be...
15:15I know you've got young children.
15:17Susie and ours are a bit older.
15:18Maybe we can share this advice is,
15:20you don't have to give your kids more than you think you should.
15:25Financially or emotionally?
15:27I'll tell you the story.
15:28My son, who's now 26, he's not my child,
15:31he's a bloke that lives in my house that looks like me,
15:34but with potential.
15:36That's what it's like when you have older children.
15:39When he was about five, him and his mother,
15:41we partied and things have been fine ever since.
15:44But I got myself in that strange world
15:46where I felt like I had to really give him everything.
15:49So when he was five, I took him to Paris for the weekend.
15:53Because that's what you do with a five-year-old.
15:56We did the Disneyland thing,
15:57we did all the fun things and everything else.
15:59And I was like Danny Wallace, yes-man thing.
16:02I was just saying yes to everything.
16:03Can I have this? Yes. Can I do this? Yes.
16:05And after a day or so, he was missing his mum a little bit.
16:09But his mum had gone away on holiday with her mum.
16:12And I kept all my feelings in check
16:14and was very broadly positive about everything.
16:16And every time we saw a plane going overhead,
16:18I said, I bet your mum's on that plane.
16:20She's going off on holiday with your nana.
16:22She's gone somewhere nicer than this.
16:24Anyway, the holiday continues.
16:26On day three, we're at the Eiffel Tower.
16:28Now, you can pay eight euros
16:29and go up and lift up the Eiffel Tower right to the top,
16:32or you can pay four euros and walk it.
16:34My son wanted to walk it.
16:36And a third of the way up, I thought I was going to die.
16:39I actually passed out.
16:40And I'm lying on the floor.
16:43And a woman came and checked on us to see if we were all right.
16:47And my son was crying.
16:48And she said to my son, in broken English,
16:51are you OK?
16:52And he's going, yes, I don't want my daddy to die.
16:55And she said, your daddy's not going to die.
16:57He's just fat.
16:58They're very direct in French.
16:58And he said, where's your mummy?
17:01And my son, with a tear in his eye and his cherubic face,
17:04pointed to the school.
17:05He went, she's up there with my nana.
17:10They've gone to a better place.
17:13Brilliant.
17:14Lovely.
17:15Who's next?
17:19Well, it's you, Paul.
17:20Vowel, please, Rachel.
17:22Thank you, Paul.
17:23E.
17:24Another one.
17:25A.
17:26And another one.
17:27O.
17:28A consonant.
17:30K.
17:31Consonant.
17:33G.
17:34A consonant.
17:35P.
17:36A consonant.
17:38T.
17:40A consonant.
17:40S.
17:43And one more consonant, please.
17:45And a final H.
17:47And start the clock.
17:48Be great.
17:56I.
17:56And another one.
17:56Bye.
17:56Bye.
17:58Bye.
17:59Bye.
18:10Bye.
18:12Bye.
18:15Bye.
18:16How did you get on with that, Paul?
18:19Seven.
18:20And Adam?
18:21Five.
18:22The five is?
18:23Spoke.
18:24And the seven?
18:25Postage.
18:26Postage.
18:27Bang on the button.
18:28Right on the money.
18:29Seven for you.
18:30Well done.
18:31APPLAUSE
18:33How did Dixon Report fare?
18:34We didn't do any better than that, but I feel like I'm turning
18:36into a bit of a nerd here, because every time we have
18:38postage, we often have hostage.
18:40Very good.
18:41We'll move on.
18:42Adam, more letters.
18:43OK.
18:44Constance, please, Rachel.
18:45Thank you, Adam.
18:46S.
18:47And a vowel.
18:49U.
18:50And another vowel.
18:53O.
18:54Let's go for a consonant.
18:56T.
18:57And a consonant.
18:59N.
19:00And another one, please.
19:02R.
19:04And a vowel.
19:06E.
19:07And another consonant, please.
19:11D.
19:13And a vowel.
19:14And lastly, I.
19:16And here we go.
19:18And here we go.
19:19So, the claro.
19:20It is, our
19:35It is.
19:36confused.
19:38If youplay,
19:38And here we go.
19:39I love, too.
19:40MUSIC PLAYS
19:50Adam?
19:51Seven.
19:52And Paul?
19:53Eight.
19:54And an eight. Adam?
19:56Um, Dostia.
19:57Dostia. I think you might have spotted an eight too late.
20:00Paul?
20:01Roundest.
20:02Roundest.
20:03Roundest.
20:04APPLAUSE
20:06Continuing the score in the last two rounds, Paul's now got a 12-point lead.
20:10Can you add to Roundest or can we round that off?
20:12There's a few eights, isn't there?
20:14Yeah.
20:15Intrudes and routines and outsider.
20:17Here's a thought.
20:18It'll be wrong, but I just want to throw it out there.
20:21OK.
20:22What about Roundiest?
20:23No.
20:24Should be, though, shouldn't it?
20:26Sounds great and it's nine.
20:28It doesn't sound as good as out-rinsed, which also isn't there.
20:31Because how could you out-rinse somebody?
20:33There's not a competition to rinse things better.
20:35More's the pity.
20:36Loads of fictitious nines, loads of real eights.
20:39Yeah.
20:40As we get more numbers now, third time around, that means it's you again, Paul.
20:43I'll go for one large again, please, Rachel.
20:45Away from the four large, back to one.
20:47And five little ones.
20:49And this time they are ten.
20:52One.
20:53Eight.
20:54Two.
20:55Three.
20:56And the large one, 50 this time.
20:59And the target to reach 526.
21:01526.
21:02Number's up.
21:03526.
21:04Number's up.
21:06One.
21:07Two.
21:08Two.
21:09Two.
21:10Two teachers will have nailed this, I'm sure.
21:37Paul?
21:37Yeah, 526.
21:38And Adam?
21:39526, not written down.
21:40Off you go, then, Adam.
21:4250 times 10.
21:4450 by 10, 500.
21:463 times 8.
21:4824 plus the 2.
21:50Lovely.
21:50That will do.
21:51526.
21:52No need to overcomplicate it.
21:53Paul?
21:54Same way.
21:55Yeah.
21:59Second Tea Time Teaser of the day is older fun.
22:02Older fun.
22:03Get into some difficulty with a fish.
22:05Get into some difficulty with a fish.
22:07Welcome back.
22:24Older fun, then.
22:25Getting into some difficulty with a fish is flounder.
22:28At flounder.
22:29Well, our champion was floundering after the first three rounds.
22:32But a brilliant second part for Paul.
22:34He's now got a lead of 12 points.
22:36That is precarious, my friend.
22:38And Adam's picking these letters.
22:39A consonant, please, Rachel.
22:41Thank you, Adam.
22:42M.
22:43And another one, please.
22:44R.
22:45And another.
22:48S.
22:49And a vowel, please.
22:52U.
22:54And another vowel.
22:56O.
22:57And a consonant.
22:59W.
23:01And another consonant.
23:03V.
23:04And a vowel, please.
23:07A.
23:07And another vowel.
23:09And the last one.
23:10E.
23:11Start the clock.
23:12And another vowel.
23:14And another vowel.
23:14And another vowel.
23:15And another vowel.
23:15And another vowel.
23:15And another vowel.
23:15And another vowel.
23:16And another vowel.
23:17And another vowel.
23:17And another vowel.
23:17And another vowel.
23:18And another vowel.
23:18And another vowel.
23:19And another vowel.
23:19And another vowel.
23:20And another vowel.
23:21And another vowel.
23:21And another vowel.
23:22And another vowel.
23:23And another vowel.
23:24And another vowel.
23:25And another vowel.
23:26And another vowel.
23:27And another vowel.
23:28And another vowel.
23:29And another vowel.
23:30And another vowel.
23:31And another vowel.
23:32And another vowel.
23:33And another vowel.
23:34And another vowel.
23:35And another vowel.
23:36And another vowel.
23:37And another vowel.
23:39And another vowel.
23:40And another vowel.
23:41And another vowel.
23:42Every round important now, Adam, how many?
23:47Six.
23:47Paul?
23:49Oh, stick on six.
23:50You're going to stick on six.
23:51Adam?
23:52Mouser.
23:53Mouser.
23:54And Paul?
23:55Same word.
23:56Same word.
23:57Mouser.
23:58Do we have anything else?
23:59A lovely six-letter word with Suave.
24:03Doesn't sound like it should be a word, does it?
24:05More suave.
24:06Oh, suave-er.
24:07Suave-er.
24:08Nice.
24:09Right.
24:10More letters, please, Paul.
24:11Let's start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
24:14Thank you, Paul.
24:14T.
24:15And another one.
24:17L.
24:18And another one.
24:20B.
24:21Another one.
24:23R.
24:24A vowel.
24:26I.
24:27Vowel.
24:28I.
24:29A vowel.
24:31O.
24:32Ooh.
24:34A consonant.
24:36G.
24:37And we'll go for a vowel.
24:42I think everyone wants an E with this one.
24:43A final.
24:44Yay!
24:45E.
24:45Ha-ha!
24:46Kind of.
24:47Bye-bye.
24:47Bye-bye.
24:47Bye-bye.
24:47Bye-bye.
24:47Bye-bye.
24:48Bye-bye.
24:48Bye-bye.
24:49Bye-bye.
24:49Bye-bye.
24:49Bye-bye.
24:49Bye-bye.
24:49Bye-bye.
24:50Bye-bye.
24:50Bye-bye.
24:50Bye-bye.
24:51Bye-bye.
24:51Bye-bye.
24:51Bye-bye.
24:52Bye-bye.
24:52Bye-bye.
24:52Bye-bye.
24:53Bye-bye.
24:53Bye-bye.
24:53Bye-bye.
24:53Bye-bye.
24:54Bye-bye.
24:54Bye-bye.
24:54Bye-bye.
24:55Bye-bye.
24:55Bye-bye.
24:56Bye-bye.
24:56Bye-bye.
24:57Bye-bye.
24:57Bye-bye.
24:58Bye-bye.
24:58Bye-bye.
24:59Bye-bye.
25:18Well done, Paul?
25:20Oh, stick with a six.
25:23OK. Adam?
25:24Er, six.
25:25Paul?
25:26Oblige.
25:27Oblige.
25:28And Adam?
25:29Boiler.
25:30And boiler. Anything else?
25:32Nothing much more, is there?
25:34No.
25:35Loiter's a nice word.
25:36Loiter.
25:37And I was disappointed there was no libretto.
25:39Ah, two T's, yeah.
25:41Libero, which is a sweeper in soccer.
25:43Libero. That's the difference, isn't it?
25:45The Italians call it, we call it a sweeper, a stopper.
25:48They call it libero, the freedom.
25:51Great stuff.
25:52Still 12 points in it.
25:53Susie, last couple of days it's been place names for origins of words.
25:57Where are we going today?
25:58Not place names, but still letters or emails from our wonderful viewers.
26:02This one from Robin Russell.
26:04We've had some good alliterative names.
26:06We had Baker, Bernie Baker.
26:09And now Robin Russell.
26:10I'm starting to think it's the same person making up names.
26:13So Robin asks me to consider the origins of two word terms
26:17where the first word relates to a country, such as
26:20scot-free, French leave and Dutch courage.
26:23Would you like me to look at those?
26:25So out of those, scot-free, French leave and Dutch courage,
26:27there is an odd one out.
26:28Do you want to have a guess as to which one it is?
26:30I guess Dutch courage might be different.
26:31OK, no.
26:32Because there's also going Dutch and I think there's a whole load of words.
26:35Yes, but that is still to do with the country.
26:37OK.
26:38As is French leave, obviously.
26:40Scot-free has nothing to do with the Scots.
26:42And everything to do with the Vikings probably,
26:45because it's with them that Scots emerged.
26:47And the Old Norse word, Scots with a K, meant payment.
26:50And Scots were taxes that were levied upon the people in the form of,
26:55well, household taxes pretty much.
26:57But there were some who were considered exempt.
26:59So they had means-tested benefits even then.
27:02And if you were on a low income, you were not required to pay
27:06and you went scot-free.
27:08Very good.
27:09Which is a lovely one.
27:10French leave has everything to do with the fact
27:12that we think the French are just a little bit naughty.
27:15They actually have filet Ă l'anglais to leave without permission,
27:18to leave the English way, so they got their own back.
27:21But to take French leave is to, yeah, to abscond, to go AWOL.
27:25And Dutch courage, I often talk about how during the Anglo-Dutch wars
27:29we like to take a little bit of linguistic revenge.
27:32And so we came up with Dutch courage,
27:33which is courage you can only get from alcohol.
27:36Going Dutch, the idea was that someone was too mean
27:39to pay for the whole meal.
27:40My favourite, which I've mentioned lots of times,
27:42a Dutch feast, which is one in which the host gets drunk before the guests.
27:46So lots of insults there.
27:48And that was very much to do with getting our own back.
27:50But yeah, scot-free, nothing to do with our neighbours in Scotland.
27:53I love that.
27:54Loads involved in that Origins Awards.
27:56Thank you, Suze.
27:57APPLAUSE
27:59Right, close game again today with four rounds left.
28:0212 points in it, but if you're new to Countdown,
28:04it's ten points or nothing in the last round
28:06on the Countdown Conundrum.
28:07So in reality, that's still a two-point gap only.
28:10So let's see what happens, Adam.
28:12Colson, please, Rachel.
28:13Thank you, Adam.
28:14T.
28:15And another.
28:16L.
28:17And another.
28:18B.
28:19And another.
28:20N.
28:21Let's get a vowel, please.
28:22U.
28:23And another vowel.
28:24E.
28:25And another.
28:26O.
28:27And a consonant.
28:28P.
28:29And another consonant, please.
28:42And a final T.
28:43My goodness.
28:44Countdown.
28:45Oh!
28:46I'm worth it.
28:47I'm a customer.
28:48I'm a host, zukhan Turner university.
28:49I love when you haga four and a half side.
28:51I'm a sound and a half.
28:52Because there's no words.
28:53I'm a buen anser.
28:54I don't have any lugar to say my question.
28:55Not even though I'm not, myself, or Iz tĂźrk.
28:56I'm a merchant.
28:57But if you hadn't already started, I'll try to save my question.
28:58You're welcome to the Q&A team, YouTube and I'll try again.
28:59To me, I love you.
29:01Someone have your family, I'm a follower.
29:02I found you.
29:03And I said I'm a dummy person.
29:04And this one than an owner on The Play?
29:06Again, I'm a cares.
29:08Adam, six, and Paul.
29:19Oh, I'm going to risk it this time.
29:20I'll go for an eight.
29:21OK.
29:22Last, throw in caution to the wind.
29:24Adam, the six.
29:26Unbolt.
29:27Unbolt.
29:29I think Paul's might start with an un.
29:30Unbottle.
29:31To unbottle.
29:32Got to be there, Susie.
29:34OK, so unbolt is there.
29:35Open the door by drawing back the bolt.
29:37Can you unbottle something?
29:39Of course you can.
29:40No.
29:41Oh, come on.
29:42Come on, once you rest that,
29:44the bet was in there.
29:45No, what would you be doing
29:46if you were unbottling?
29:47You can bottle something.
29:48You unbottle it.
29:49You decant it.
29:50With a dutch.
29:51Unbottling, it's like decanting, right?
29:53Hmm.
29:56When I'm annoyed something
29:57isn't in the dictionary,
29:58I don't know why,
29:59but I'm actually annoyed at you.
30:00I know, you're watching tell.
30:01But it's not you,
30:02it's not your fault,
30:03but kind of feel like it is.
30:04You should answer for every word.
30:06I am your scapegoat.
30:08You are indeed.
30:09And that's fine.
30:10We had just managed a seven, didn't we?
30:12Yeah, lovely word.
30:14It's kind of where that rolls off the tongue,
30:15opulent.
30:16Yeah, opulent for seven.
30:17Look at that, six points in it.
30:19Back in crucial conundrum territory.
30:21Three rounds to go, Paul.
30:23Last letters.
30:24OK, I'll start with a vowel, please, Rachel.
30:26Thank you, Paul.
30:26E.
30:27And another one.
30:29I.
30:29And a third.
30:31A.
30:32A consonant.
30:34C.
30:35Consonant.
30:37R.
30:38Consonant.
30:39Q.
30:40A consonant.
30:41S.
30:43A consonant.
30:45R.
30:46And one more consonant, please.
30:50And lastly, S.
30:51Why not?
30:52Last letters.
30:53R.
30:53R.
30:54A consonant.
30:55R.
30:55A consonant.
30:57S.
30:58A consonant.
31:16R.
31:16Time's up. Adam?
31:26Seven.
31:27And Paul?
31:27Yeah, seven.
31:28Seven as well. Adam, what have you got?
31:30Scarier.
31:31Scarier. And Paul?
31:32Carries.
31:33And carries. No worries there. We don't need to check any of those.
31:36Seven points each.
31:39Justin and Susie, anything else?
31:40That was the level.
31:41Yeah.
31:41OK, well, listen, well done at home if you're keeping up with these two.
31:44Six points in at last numbers, Adam Kinsley.
31:47It's got to be four from the top, please, Rachel.
31:48It's got to be four from the top and hopefully a crucial conundrum coming up for you two.
31:53Been a lot of tight games this week.
31:54Right, the final numbers today.
31:56Four and six.
31:57And then we have 75, 50, 100, 25.
32:02And the target to reach.
32:04Very, very small.
32:05I think we're going to have a crucial.
32:06One, one, two.
32:07One, one, two.
32:08Last numbers.
32:14One, one, two.
32:41Never take it for granted.
32:42Adam?
32:42One, one, two.
32:43Yeah, and Paul?
32:44One, one, two.
32:45Off you go, Adam.
32:4775 divided by 25 is three.
32:50Yep.
32:51Times the four.
32:52Is your 12.
32:53Add on the 100.
32:55Lovely.
32:56Slightly different.
32:5750 divided by 25 is two.
33:01Times the six.
33:0212.
33:03And add the 100.
33:04No extra bonus point from your son, because you just used a few of them.
33:07Here we are again for the third time this week.
33:12It comes down to the 15th and final round.
33:16But which of these two teachers will pass Countdown's ultimate test?
33:20Fingers on buzzers.
33:22Paul and Adam.
33:23As we reveal today's crucial Countdown conundrum.
33:26NURTURING
33:37Paul.
33:41Nurturing.
33:42Let's have a look.
33:43Yes.
33:45APPLAUSE
33:45What a competition that was today.
33:49And wow, we keep a champion this week for a change.
33:52That's nice.
33:53Paul, a second win for you.
33:54But boy, oh boy, he made you work every step of the way.
33:57Oh, it's very close.
33:58Very good opponent.
33:58Well done.
33:59And Adam, as has been the case every day this week,
34:02everybody who's come into the studio would have been a worthy champion.
34:05You included.
34:06Good enough time?
34:07Oh, great time.
34:08Thank you very much.
34:09Thanks.
34:10Cheers.
34:10See you tomorrow, Justin, Susie.
34:12Yes, see you then.
34:13And that's all for today.
34:14It's time for some peace and quiet on National Quiet Day.
34:17You've earned it.
34:18That means you're going one way and I'm going the other.
34:20Exactly.
34:20But we'll rejoin together tomorrow along with Susie.
34:23You can count on us.
34:25You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:30You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:34APPLAUSE
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