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00:30Hello, everybody. It's Countdown. It's Friday afternoon.
00:33You know that because I'm wearing a stupid jumper,
00:35which somehow has become a tradition.
00:37And turned out much better, as always, is Rachel Riley.
00:40Hiya. Hiya. Hiya.
00:42So, listen, our challenger today has had many jobs.
00:45In his defence, he only did this for a year
00:47and he said it was boring and he left.
00:50But he was a tax officer.
00:51Now, it's kind of on the list of most unpopular jobs.
00:55Now, I don't mean unpopular to do.
00:57I mean unpopular in the eyes of everybody else.
00:59Yep.
01:00You kind of understand that, death and taxes and all that stuff.
01:02So, I had a little look online in terms of through the eyes of everybody else,
01:06what the most unpopular jobs are.
01:08So, I found a survey that was done in the UK last year.
01:11Can I have a guess? Can I guess then?
01:13Off you go. Let's see a million get.
01:14Or politician.
01:15That is number one on the list now.
01:18Oh, well, OK. Does that mean lawyers are on there?
01:20Lawyers, number two.
01:21But number three, at a time of stress, whether you're buying or selling...
01:26Estate agent.
01:27Estate agent.
01:28Estate agent.
01:29So, that means there's used car salesmen on there as well then?
01:32No, you know what?
01:32It's probably in that top.
01:33Yeah, I think a lot...
01:34Some of those, not all of those, but some of those get a bit of a bad rap.
01:37There's very good ones.
01:38But we shouldn't get paid to do this job, eh?
01:40Delight every week.
01:41Susie Dent in Dixonry Corner.
01:44And one of my favourite debutantes since I've sat in this chair,
01:48the brilliant Liverpudlian comedian, Chris McCausland's here.
01:52Yes.
01:5520 years as a stand-up, Colin, and I tell you,
01:58in that time I've done some gigs where I felt like I've had the most unpopular job.
02:03Actually, stand-up comedian's number seven on the list.
02:06Number seven on that list.
02:08But seven is actually the magic number.
02:10That's how many wins our Paul O'Brien has.
02:13Three centuries in a row.
02:16Quite a few crucial countdown conundrums.
02:19But now, you know, odds on to become only our third octo-champ of the series.
02:22Well, listen, John Blaker does not want to give you the fairy tale ending.
02:27He's a pumpy boy, and he's with us today.
02:30How are you, sir?
02:31I'm well, thank you.
02:32Good.
02:32So, as I say, loads of jobs.
02:34Sorry to pick out tax officer.
02:35You're now working in an addiction treatment centre,
02:38which is going to be the polar opposite of tax officer.
02:40Yeah, I'll try to be everybody's friend and help them along the way.
02:44Love it.
02:45John Blaker taking on Paul O'Brien.
02:47Good luck to both of you.
02:51Paul, let's do it.
02:52I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
02:55Thank you, Paul.
02:56Start today with T.
02:58And another one.
03:01D.
03:02Another.
03:03T.
03:05A vowel, please.
03:07O.
03:08Another.
03:10A.
03:11A consonant.
03:13P.
03:15A consonant.
03:17N.
03:19A vowel.
03:20I.
03:21And I'll go for another vowel, I think.
03:28E.
03:29And the E comes out at home and in the studio.
03:32Let's play countdown.
03:44Give me a number, Paul.
04:04Seven.
04:05And John?
04:06Also seven.
04:07Seven.
04:08Paul?
04:09Painted.
04:09Yes, John?
04:11Painted.
04:12There you go.
04:12Good start.
04:14Seven points each.
04:15Nice to get on the board early, John.
04:17Over to Dictionary Corner.
04:19And Susie and Chris, is that as good as it gets?
04:21There's a couple of votes, Colin.
04:23They could have Antidote.
04:25Antidote.
04:26And there's another one.
04:27Yes.
04:28We talk about the Antipodes, but you can also have...
04:32Which is Australia and New Zealand, etc.
04:34But you can have the Antipode, which is the direct opposite of something.
04:38Antipode and Antidote.
04:40Painted would have been the majority, I think.
04:42Picking up seven points.
04:43All pleased with ourselves, John, as we move on.
04:45Thank you, Colin.
04:46Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
04:47Thank you, John.
04:49R.
04:50And another.
04:53S.
04:54A vowel, please.
04:55O.
04:56Another vowel.
04:57A vowel.
04:58E.
04:59Consonant.
05:01H.
05:03Another consonant.
05:05G.
05:08A vowel, please.
05:10A.
05:12Another vowel.
05:14E.
05:16And the final consonant.
05:18A final.
05:20T.
05:20And with that, 30 seconds.
05:22T.
05:23And with that, 30 seconds.
05:25MUSIC PLAYS
05:53How many, John?
05:55Risky seven.
05:56A risky one? OK. Paul?
05:58Yeah, seven.
05:59OK.
05:59John?
06:01Ghost-er.
06:02Paul?
06:03Gathers.
06:04Ringo. Sorry.
06:05Right, are those words OK?
06:06Yes, a ghost-er, somebody who ghosts you in a relationship,
06:09so it disappears and cuts off all communication in the dictionary.
06:13Right.
06:14Anything else for me, Chris McCausland?
06:16Susie's got an eight here.
06:18Shortage.
06:19Shortage.
06:19That's a good one, isn't it?
06:21And a shortage of nines?
06:22Yeah.
06:23Right, it's all we have.
06:24It's all we have, 14 points all.
06:26It's going to be a ding-dong battle today.
06:28First numbers round, champ?
06:30I will go for one large and five small, please, Rachel.
06:33Your favourite choice.
06:35One big, five not.
06:37First numbers of the day.
06:39Seven.
06:40Eight.
06:41Seven.
06:43Nine.
06:44Nine.
06:45And 75.
06:46This could be tricky.
06:47Let's see the target.
06:49816.
06:50816.
06:50Numbers up.
06:53816
07:23the target Paul
07:24817
07:26OK one away John
07:28Lost it
07:28Really difficult
07:30One away
07:319 minus 7
07:33is 2
07:359 minus 7
07:362
07:37Plus the other 9
07:3811
07:40Times by 75
07:42Times 75
07:42825
07:43And then take away the 8
07:45And take away 8
07:46Yep one away
07:47816 with those numbers rates
07:49Talk to me
07:50Well it looks like
07:51it should be easy doesn't it
07:52But you have to come back to me
07:537 points the upper shot Paul
07:55But a daylight for the first time today
07:57As we get our tea time teaser
07:58Which is feel this
08:00Feel this
08:01I'm bound to feel this driving test
08:03If I do this
08:04I'm bound to feel this driving test
08:06If I do this
08:07Feel this becomes fishtail
08:20Which is when you slam on the brakes and the back of the car moves
08:21Now Rich O'Reilly had stalled on 816 but you're motoring now
08:26Yeah he'll start
08:27Lots of factors for this one
08:29The one you want is 16
08:31So if you say 9 plus 7 is 16
08:33And the other 9 plus the other 7 plus 8 is 24
08:37Take that 24 away from 75 for 51
08:41And 51 times 16 is 816
08:42Nice
08:43And the other 9 plus the other 7 plus 8 is 24
08:46Take that 24 away from 75 for 51
08:48And 51 times 16 is 816
08:49Nice
08:50OK John
08:59Time to step on the gas again
09:01Your letters
09:01A consonant please Rachel
09:03Thank you John
09:04M
09:04And another
09:06R
09:08A vowel please
09:10O
09:11Another vowel
09:13E
09:14A consonant
09:16C
09:18Another consonant
09:20N
09:22A vowel
09:24U
09:26Another consonant
09:29R
09:31And the final vowel please
09:35And the final A
09:37Thanks Rachel
09:50John
09:56They're trying the 8
09:58John
10:10They're trying the 8
10:11Going to try the 8
10:13Why not
10:13Paul
10:14I'll stick with the 7
10:15The 7 is
10:16Mourner
10:17Yes
10:17Mourner
10:18But will this be a celebration
10:19John
10:20Romance
10:21Yes
10:22Absolutely brilliant
10:23Well done
10:24You're on John
10:27You old charmer
10:28You
10:28Romancer
10:30Did not see that
10:31Fantastic
10:32Fantastic for 8
10:33And a 1 point lead now
10:34For John
10:35I'm assuming
10:35We cannot go above
10:36Romancer
10:37No
10:38I'm glad that we had the ghost
10:39And now we've got the romancer
10:40Love that
10:41Okay
10:42Paul
10:42A little bit of pressure
10:44But you're used to that
10:45And you're on towards octochamp
10:46Let's get more letters
10:46I'll start with a consonant please Rachel
10:49Thank you Paul
10:50G
10:51And another one
10:52Y
10:54Vowel
10:55E
10:57Another vowel
10:59O
11:00Consonant
11:01C
11:03Another consonant
11:05N
11:07Another consonant
11:09L
11:10Vowel
11:12I
11:14And
11:16Consonant
11:20And a final M
11:22Alright
11:23Half a minute
11:23We'll see you next time
11:53Paul
11:557
11:56Well done
11:57John
11:57A risky 8
11:58Again
11:59A risky 8
12:00Okay Paul
12:00The 7
12:01Clawing
12:02Well the last time
12:03He said it was risky
12:04It wasn't
12:04So I don't know
12:05Whether we can trust him
12:05What is it
12:06Cummingly
12:07Cummingly
12:09Cumly would be there
12:10I don't think
12:11We will find
12:12Cummingly
12:13No
12:14It's not there
12:15I'm sorry John
12:16Was there in it
12:17To be found
12:18I don't think
12:18So we had
12:19Genomic
12:20Like genes
12:21Yeah
12:22Yeah
12:22We had clawing as well
12:24I've just checked
12:24But Cummingly
12:25Is in
12:26But yeah
12:26Not Cummingly
12:27Sorry about that
12:28That's not good
12:29I love how
12:29He's a risk taker
12:31For sure
12:31Last two rounds
12:32Makes it very interesting
12:33John
12:34Samadar in numbers now
12:35And your choosing
12:36One large
12:37One large please Rachel
12:37And five others
12:40Not much of a risk here
12:42The smallest risk you can take
12:43In the numbers game
12:44Let's see though
12:45You never know
12:46The numbers are
12:477, 6, 8
12:492, 1
12:51And 75
12:53And the target to reach
12:55774
12:567, 7, 4
12:57Numbers up
12:57Tim
13:131
13:151
13:162
13:162
13:173
13:172
13:182
13:183
13:194
13:205
13:215
13:216
13:226
13:235
13:236
13:246
13:245
13:256
13:257
13:26That is time. 7-7-4 is the target. How do you get on, Mr. Blaker?
13:327-7-3. One away, Mr. O'Brien?
13:35Snap. 7-7-3. OK, that'll be seven points each then,
13:39if you're both correct. John? 75 plus one is 76.
13:4376. 8 plus two is 10 and multiply.
13:48Add the six, add the seven. 760 and the six and seven,
13:52which you haven't used for one below. Nice, Paul.
13:54Yeah, same way. We can confirm that.
13:58Seven points each keeps it on a knife edge.
14:01Rich, we're testing you today. 7-7-4.
14:03Can you guess what this one's divisible by?
14:05Seven. No. Nine. Yes.
14:09Yay. Come on, the nines. We'll let it out to seven bit.
14:12If you say eight plus one is nine and then 75 plus seven plus six
14:19minus two is 86 and nine times 86 is 774.
14:24Yeah, right.
14:27Very nice indeed.
14:29Chris McCausland making his debut in Dictionary Corner all this week.
14:33I suppose maybe it depends where you're from to start with,
14:35but talk to me about different places you've played,
14:38sort of favourites and maybe not so much.
14:40Notoriously for me, there was a club in Maidstone called Up The Creek
14:45that was always, I mean, ruthless, ruthless to the acts.
14:51But when you look back, you know, proper equal opportunities audience,
14:55you know, they boo off a blind man as well as anybody else.
14:59So, you know, you've got to respect that in a way.
15:04But, you know, now when I'm touring the country and doing my own show
15:07and playing theatres and things like that,
15:09it's such a joy to go everywhere, really.
15:12But for me, I like playing the places where I am the only thing happening
15:16in the town.
15:18Listen, I've got good news and bad news for you, Chris.
15:20Rachel, Susie and I are going to come and see you live.
15:22That's the good news.
15:23The bad news is we all live quite near Maidstone.
15:26I quite fancy that.
15:27That's where we should go.
15:28I was just going to add, there's one place that I know
15:30that Chris wasn't the only thing going on that night
15:31because my parents bought tickets to Chris's show
15:34when he was in South End and they turned up at the theatre,
15:36got to their seats and found two people already sitting there.
15:39And they, you know, trying to have a little chat with them,
15:41show them their tickets, try and get them out of the way.
15:43Turns out they'd only gone to the wrong theatre.
15:45The irony, they turned up to the wrong theatre
15:46for a blind man's show.
15:50Love it, Chris.
15:51Thank you so much.
15:54OK, 35-29.
15:56Can Paul O'Brien become an octo-champ
15:59or will John Blaker stop him in his tracks?
16:02More letters, Paul.
16:03A consonant, please, Rachel.
16:04Thank you, Paul.
16:06T.
16:07And a vowel.
16:09U.
16:09And another vowel.
16:11E.
16:12A consonant.
16:14F.
16:15A consonant.
16:15R.
16:17A vowel.
16:19A.
16:20A consonant.
16:23S.
16:25A vowel.
16:27O.
16:28And a consonant, please.
16:32And lastly, L.
16:34All right, start that clock.
16:35And now, come by.
16:36gurus,
16:37Agré oflave.
16:49A vowel.
16:54A vowel.
16:55A vowel.
16:59A vowel.
17:00.
17:05Decent letters there, Paul. What did you get?
17:07Eight.
17:08And John?
17:09Eight.
17:10And eight as well. Look at this. What are the words?
17:12Floaters.
17:13Yes, same word.
17:15Floaters.
17:16All right, the gap remains six points.
17:18The letters round with John Blaker choosing.
17:20Consonant, please, Rachel.
17:22Thank you, John.
17:23R.
17:24And another.
17:26K.
17:27Vowel.
17:29A.
17:32Another vowel.
17:33E.
17:34Consonant.
17:36P.
17:38Consonant.
17:40N.
17:42A vowel, please.
17:44O.
17:46Another vowel.
17:49I.
17:51And the final consonant, please.
17:54Final P.
17:56Here we go.
17:57Big Jack.
17:59Either it can sell or not.
18:00Giver or fear?
18:02Then you hope you will fit an oho palace.
18:03Nvideo home.
18:04It could be a floral tät.
18:05But what did you do?
18:07It is a time frame.
18:08Amy is theứt shop of blink.
18:09Tell her to see a
18:16median theme song.
18:18E encouragement with Emily Bates.
18:20So, you say welcome.
18:21So can you do the text.
18:22That'll do us, John.
18:30Just a five.
18:31Paul.
18:32A six.
18:33A six.
18:34These things are really important at this stage, John.
18:37Piner.
18:38P-I-N-E-R.
18:39Yeah, and Paul.
18:41Nipper.
18:42A nipper, a little nipper.
18:43Very good.
18:44And Piner is in Australian English, someone who fells pines.
18:48And Kipper.
18:49Yeah, smoke maker.
18:50Kipper.
18:50Kipper.
18:51Nice.
18:51Just wanted to say, smoke me a kipper, I'll move on.
18:54You'll be back for breakfast.
18:55Yeah, that's it, is it?
18:56What's it from?
18:57Red dwarf.
18:57Red dwarf.
18:58Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
19:0149.37.
19:03Numbers round, and Paul.
19:05Oh, go for six small numbers.
19:08Changing the habit of a lifetime.
19:10Yeah, wow.
19:11You're under the cosh.
19:12Six little ones, the last choice from you for a while.
19:15Thank you, Paul.
19:15And they are five, ten, three, three,
19:21nine, and seven.
19:24And the target, 621.
19:27621, numbers up.
19:28Oh, this is the Doctor whoaliśmy rumen.
19:31Oh, come on.
19:35Oh, this is a wizard Filet, I'll be back for you.
19:57all right six two one Paul six two one and John six two one yeah well done both of you Paul off
20:05you go ten times nine times seven ten times nine times seven six hundred and thirty three times
20:11three is another nine take it away six two one well done and what about yourself John yes the same
20:17way nice happy days ten points 12 point Lee but you can't shake him Paul you just can't shake him
20:30second tea time teaser of this Friday afternoon is wild logo wild logo positive feelings and attitude
20:38before hunting positive feelings and attitude before hunting
20:47very good tea time teaser to finish the week positive feelings and attitude before hunting
21:03before hunting you put goodwill goodwill hunting the Matt Damon film very good indeed right all positive
21:09feelings and attitude in this studio always but Paul O'Brien is hunting his eighth win to become only
21:14your third octal champ of the series and John Blaker is just 12 points behind and it's our
21:20challenger choosing the letters yeah consonant please Rachel thank you John ah another S vowel U another
21:32vowel O a consonant please T another consonant C vowel
21:44a a another vowel E and final consonant C vowel E and final consonant C vowel E and final M let's play
21:56so
22:26How many, John? A six. And Paul?
22:30I'm going to go for a nine.
22:31He's going for the maximum. That would be 18 points.
22:34You get double if you get a maximum in a regular round.
22:37John, the six may very well count. What is it?
22:40Master. Now, you're a master of your own destiny here, Paul.
22:44What is this nine?
22:45Outscream. Outscream to Outscream.
22:50Well, we did anticipate this one, just in case,
22:52and I was thinking, if you know the film Monsters, Inc.,
22:54you can definitely Outscream someone else.
22:56But it's not in the dictionary. I'm so sorry.
22:59So it's a word that exists, but we go by the dictionary.
23:01Yeah.
23:02Do we have anything above a six that would have scored?
23:04Have we got an eight, haven't we? Yes, we do.
23:06Don't you say it. I didn't get it.
23:07Customer.
23:08A customer. A customer.
23:10Paul, not a happy customer with that, without Scream not being in.
23:14Pressure's building your letters.
23:16I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
23:18Thank you, Paul. L.
23:20And another.
23:22D.
23:23And a third.
23:24L.
23:25And one more.
23:27N.
23:28A vowel, please.
23:29I.
23:30A vowel.
23:32E.
23:33A consonant, please.
23:36G.
23:38A consonant, please.
23:41Q.
23:43And a vowel, it has to be, doesn't it?
23:45A final A.
23:47Has to be. Right, count down.
23:48Ask a vowel.
23:58It has to be.
23:59It has to be.
23:59It has to be, doesn't it or does it not exist?
24:02It has to be, does it matter.
24:02It has to be.
24:04It has to be, but it has to be, doesn't it?
24:041969, postpone.
24:06The Antwort code is now as an answer for, if it's an answer.
24:07A lot of.
24:08Come to me once again.
24:09Have a Jahrgang, разработ.
24:10Certainly be.
24:10Hope,ża andffentlich.
24:11Well, in a yoko Chi.
24:12I would say,Ãem että.
24:13Do this now.
24:14ì«“ Treå¹³.
24:15I mean,而漸 Right.
24:15OK. Paul? Seven.
24:22Not sure he's entirely confident there.
24:24John? Seven. Seven as well.
24:26Maybe he is. What's the word, Paul? Leading.
24:29Yes, leading. And John? Dealing.
24:31And dealing. Dealing and leading and seven points each.
24:35And I'm so nervous I didn't even see it.
24:37Chris, can we add to that?
24:39No, as I said yesterday, once I've got the ing in me,
24:42I decided to detach myself from it.
24:43Well, in this case, it's served as well with leading and dealing, really.
24:47Six points in it, four rounds to play.
24:50I always think when it's close, it's a cruel moment to break from the game,
24:53but it's always for origins of words, so it's worth it.
24:55Susie, what are we talking about?
24:57Well, we were talking about professions, weren't we?
24:59Occupations at the top of the show.
25:01And it made me think about all those professions that actually no longer exist.
25:05Actually, John may be interested to know that the first meaning of scavenger
25:09was actually a tax collector, believe it or not.
25:13But there were the knocker-uppers.
25:15And the knocker-uppers were people who had very, very long poles,
25:19and particularly in factory towns or manufacturing towns,
25:22they would go and they were basically alarm clocks
25:24before we had our clocks and our phones,
25:27and they were going to tap on the window.
25:28I love that.
25:29I think I would find that quite creepy now.
25:31But anyway, they were around.
25:33We don't really see rat catchers so much anymore.
25:37They used to call themselves rodent operatives in the 1940s.
25:41And mudlarks, not so much a profession,
25:44but those who really wanted to get a little bit of money on the side
25:48would go down to the mud on the shores of the Thames and other rivers
25:51and they would sift through the mud to find valuables.
25:54But we do, thankfully, still have upholsterers.
25:58And this is what I've been leading to,
25:59because I had an email from Paul Siddle from Manchester,
26:02who has worked in the upholstery trade for almost 40 years,
26:05but he says,
26:06I still don't know where this word comes from.
26:09And part of the reason why he doesn't know where it comes from
26:11is that it is a little bit slippery in the dictionary,
26:14but we know where it started out.
26:16And I think Paul's got an inkling of this as well,
26:18judging by his email,
26:19because it was originally an upholder.
26:22So it was somebody who kept something in repair.
26:26So they weren't quite the repairers of fabrics, etc.,
26:29that we think of today.
26:30They actually dealt in lots of second-hand articles
26:33that they would take in, they would polish up,
26:35and then they would sell on.
26:37But they were also a repairer of certain things.
26:38They would uphold things that had sort of slightly fallen into disrepair.
26:43And then it narrowed in meaning.
26:44And as it narrowed in meaning, the holster bit crept in.
26:48And the switch from holder to holster,
26:51nothing to do with the guns holster,
26:53but simply a development of uphold-ster,
26:56which was one of its variations.
26:59And we still use that stir suffix.
27:01So we have gangster, we have a gamester, etc.
27:04But uphold-ster, that profession is mentioned
27:06in the court roles of Henry IV.
27:09So we're going back a long, long way.
27:11But, yeah, Paul was, I think, on the right lines.
27:13It's upholder, is where it all started.
27:18Six points in it.
27:20Paul O'Brien, four rounds away from becoming an octo-champ,
27:23are being stopped at the very final furlong.
27:27We'll see if it happens.
27:28John, what a day you're having.
27:29Let's get more letters.
27:31Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:32Thank you, John.
27:33And a final consonant, please.
28:03And a final L.
28:05Good luck.
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28:33That's time, John.
28:37Seven.
28:39Paul.
28:39Yeah, seven.
28:40Seven.
28:41John.
28:41Related.
28:42Yes, Paul.
28:43Watered.
28:44Watered.
28:45Related.
28:46Quite a few sevens jumping out there.
28:49What can you give to me, Dictionary Corner?
28:51Susie's got one I've never heard of.
28:53No, I had to look at this one up to check myself, actually.
28:57Tollware, T-O-L-E, where, W-A-R-E.
29:00And that is essentially painted, enamelled or lacquered decorated objects.
29:08So, you might have chinaware in your house and you might have tollware as well.
29:13My goodness me.
29:16Right, that would have been for eight.
29:18Loads of sevens in there.
29:19As we get our final letters round, still just six points, the difference.
29:24And, Paul, you're choosing.
29:26I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
29:28Thank you, Paul.
29:29M
29:30Another
29:31V
29:33Another
29:34R
29:36Vowel
29:38I
29:39Vowel
29:40E
29:41Consonant
29:43B
29:45Vowel
29:47O
29:49A consonant
29:51S
29:53S
29:53And
29:55Another
29:56Consonant, please.
29:58And a final N
29:59Last letters.
30:01Let's go.
30:03M
30:17MUSIC PLAYS
30:32Big moment, Paul. Stick with seven.
30:34John. A risky seven.
30:36A risky seven. Both written down?
30:39Yeah. OK. Yeah.
30:41Paul. Bromine.
30:43Bromine, bromine. John.
30:46Bovines.
30:47Multiple cows. I thought,
30:49it might just be an adjective, but it is there as a noun,
30:51so you can have bovines.
30:52Wow. Excellent.
30:53She gave you the look, John.
30:55And bromine, yes, chemical element,
30:57atomic number 35, so both very good.
30:59Edie plays 74.
31:01Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
31:02Last numbers, John.
31:04Too large, please, Rachel.
31:05You can indeed. Too large.
31:07Four little. Final numbers of the week
31:09and a potential crucial conundrum.
31:11Let's see if we get there.
31:12The little ones are two, ten, four,
31:15and three,
31:17and the big ones,
31:1875 and 25.
31:20And your final target,
31:21211.
31:23Two, one, one.
31:24Last numbers.
31:25Two, one, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one
31:55Time is up. 2-1-1 under pressure, John.
31:58212.
32:00One away. Paul, to become an octo-champ?
32:022-11.
32:03Let's hear it.
32:0475 plus 25 plus 4.
32:08104.
32:10Times 2.
32:11208.
32:12And add the three.
32:13You've done it!
32:14Yes!
32:15APPLAUSE
32:1790 plays 74.
32:21A little bit dotted, John, but what a performance, eh?
32:23I love that. You're blowing your hand like a ten-pin bowler.
32:27I'm getting ready.
32:28Missed a strike.
32:29Yeah, Clint Eastwood.
32:32Here we go, still ten points up for grabs,
32:34and you're buying right, John, you're buying right.
32:37Let's see if we can get you back within six.
32:39Paul, don't you start celebrating yet,
32:42cos this could be another tonne, four in a row.
32:44So here we go, as we reveal today's not crucial,
32:48can't believe it, Countdown Conundrum.
32:50Straight in, Paul.
32:53Expedient.
32:54Let's have a look.
32:56He was expedient.
32:58APPLAUSE
33:00And he gets another century.
33:02Just the third octo-champ of this season, 88.
33:07Paul, not only will you be back,
33:11but as it stands at the moment, Harry Savage is the young whiz kid,
33:15you'd avoid him until the final, cos you're number two seed as it stands at the moment.
33:20Well done.
33:21Well done.
33:22APPLAUSE
33:24It's been so good to get to know you and your family as well.
33:27Young Sachin and Ravi, thank you for being here.
33:29Thank you so much, it's been awesome.
33:31John, safe trip back over the weekend down to Pompey.
33:34Thank you so much.
33:35Thank you. Cheers.
33:36Chris, you've been good crack all week. Hopefully we have you back.
33:38Mate, it's a staple of British television.
33:41It's been a privilege and a lot of fun to be here with you, so definitely.
33:44What a week, what a week.
33:45Still a very open season as well, this, Rach. Love this week.
33:48It is, but I met Paul's son, Sachin, earlier,
33:51and he's not even the best countdowner in the family.
33:54I think in a few years' time we might have another Ronan,
33:57another 17-year-old champion on our hands.
34:00And to be fair, Ravi's already better than him.
34:02He's not even in double figures yet.
34:04I mean, octo-champ in name only, as far as I'm concerned.
34:07Right, have a great weekend, everyone. We'll see you Monday.
34:09Rachel, Susie, and I will be here. You can count on us.
34:14You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:18You can also find our web page at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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