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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to the last countdown of the week as autumn fades. Winter looms, but rain or shine, we're here to keep you company in the afternoon. How are you, Rach?
00:41And mostly rain because we're based in Salford.
00:44Yeah, August was pretty wet to be fair. Listen, how can you not be happy? Rain or shine coming in here because things like this, you know, we mentioned once, it'd be nice to have a few knitted jumpers and here we are.
00:54We've so many still that were on air. So thank you, Patricia McIntyre from Ayrshire. Do you know what I like about this one? Simple. Just says countdown on it. Type of thing you'd wear to fancy dinner.
01:04So it doesn't say loser just below the desk.
01:06It could be accurate. But I love this. Thank you so much, Patricia.
01:10And of course, we're nothing without our audience and our contestants. And our contestant today, our challenger, is a big car fanatic. And I think we talked about first cars before.
01:20You see, when it comes to driving, I think we are all guilty of this. Nobody will ever go, yeah, I'm a terrible driver. We all think we're the best driver in the road.
01:28So let's have honesty. You're a good driver. Well, I've never crashed. That's good. It's a tick in the right box.
01:35I'm a very good driver, but the world's worst parker. Like, people get out of the car and say, I cannot wait. I just don't know what it is. I can't reverse in the car parking space.
01:45You know, Susie Dent has famously said that it's one of her favourite hobbies, parking in tight spaces.
01:49Well, I'm not... Listen, it's a story for another day, but she did marshal me into a car parking space just the other week.
01:57Well, that was just because you had quite a lot of scuffs on your paintwork, Colin.
02:01Oh, yes, that's right. Yes, a couple of weeks ago, I did scrape the entire side of my car. What a shame.
02:06Yes, that's why I got out.
02:07I wish you'd never have brought it up. Thank you, Susie, for dropping me in it.
02:11You don't even get an introduction today, but you are joined for the last time this week by the brilliant comedian and author, Mark Watson.
02:17And the driving seat, then, with two audacious wins so far.
02:23Never a dull moment with Caroline McManus from Guernsey. You all right?
02:27Thank you, yes.
02:28We've been talking all about Guernsey the whole time.
02:32Tell us a little bit more about yourself, your day-to-day.
02:34My day-to-day? Well, I'm now retired. I've been retired for a number of years now,
02:38so my day-to-day is important things like coffee and cake.
02:42I mean, I belong to a group called the Cake Club.
02:45Now, what could be better?
02:47What's your favourite cake?
02:49Lemon drizzle, I'm afraid.
02:50You know what? It's a mature choice.
02:53I find the same's happening with me now.
02:55I'm leaving the chocolate behind and easing more towards a lemon drizzle or a carrot cake.
03:00A lemon drizzle is a durable classic, I think.
03:02Absolutely, it is, yes.
03:03Caroline, it's a Battle of the Islands today,
03:05as if you need any more encouragement to be competitive on this programme.
03:10Luke Billington, born in the Isle of Wight.
03:12You did grow up in Hampshire, but don't spoil my narrative here.
03:16You're representing the Isle of Wight. How are you, sir?
03:18Very well, thank you, Colin.
03:19And love the cars. Tell me about that.
03:20I've always worked with cars, always been my passion, and it escalated from there, really.
03:28You work for a dealership, so you get to drive every type of car.
03:32Like, what is your, like, ultimate drive that you've had?
03:36For me, Porsches, BMWs, high-end German cars.
03:43That type of stuff. Thank you for mentioning more than one brand.
03:46That really helps me out. Thank you.
03:47Good luck to Luke and Caroline.
03:51Let's get this show on the road. Off you go, Caroline.
03:54I'll start with the consonant, please, Rachel.
03:56Thank you, Caroline. Start today with S.
03:59And another one, please.
04:02G.
04:03And another one, please.
04:04F.
04:07And another one, please.
04:09S.
04:11And another consonant.
04:14B.
04:16A vowel, please.
04:18I.
04:20And another vowel, please.
04:22E.
04:25And another vowel, please.
04:27O.
04:30And I think another consonant, please.
04:32And lastly, N.
04:33All right, at home and in the studio, let's play Count Time.
04:38I love you.
04:42I.
04:43Tune in.
04:44I.
04:44And now I.
04:45I love you.
04:46I.
04:46I love you.
04:47I love you.
04:52I love you.
04:56I would.
05:00I love you.
05:02I love you.
05:04Time's up. Caroline?
05:08Seven. And Luke? Six.
05:10The six is? Binges. Binges.
05:13And Caroline? Bossing.
05:15Bossing, yes. But in the ing and bossing was the seven.
05:19Yes. Well done. Anything else for me? Mark Watson?
05:22Well, there's fessing, if you like that as a word,
05:25which I'm not sure I do, but it's probably in there.
05:26It is in the dictionary, short for confess, obviously.
05:29And just because I like the fact it's in the dictionary, boings.
05:33Boings!
05:34That's one for West Brom fans here watching.
05:37Seven-nil to Caroline. Luke, let's try and claw those points back.
05:41Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:42Afternoon, Luke. May I have a consonant, please?
05:44You may, indeed. D.
05:47And a second?
05:49L. And a third?
05:52J. A vowel, please.
05:56I. A second vowel?
05:58E. And a third vowel?
06:00A. A consonant?
06:01D. A consonant?
06:03D. A vowel?
06:05E. And a consonant, thank you.
06:09And lastly, H.
06:1130 seconds.
06:12E. A consonant, thank you very much.
06:21The A consonant, second T
06:28and a consonant, I.
06:29One, ever.
06:30Egenting, I ever did it?
06:32MUSIC
06:42Time's up, Luke. Six. Well done. And Caroline. Six as well.
06:47Thinking that. What have you got? Healed. Healed. Oh, I went jailed.
06:50Jailed and healed and probably quite a lot of sixes ending in ED.
06:55Yeah. You can have jihadi with J-E as well.
06:59Another six. But nothing beyond six. Those were difficult.
07:02Letters. Well done, Luke. Good to get those first points on the board.
07:06And let's see if you can add ten more as Caroline picks the first numbers of the day.
07:10I'll go one large, please. One large, five little. Not brave enough to change away from that yet.
07:16One large, five little, if it ain't broke. And this round is six, seven, one, eight, two, and 100.
07:27And the target to reach 916. 916. Numbers up.
07:32Nine, five little, six, seven, five, six.
07:36One large, five, five, five, six, ten.
07:38One large, five, six, ten.
07:47...
07:48Nine, nine, one, eight, five, eight.
07:49One large, five, five, five, six, ten.
07:51One large, six, ten.
07:53Five, twenty, nine, one.
07:55The, one large, five, seven, one, eight, five, five, five.
07:56That's the sea.
07:57And the land is a club.
07:58Have yourальные right now.
07:599-1-6, the target. Caroline?
08:049-15.
08:06And Luke?
08:079-1-5.
08:079-1-5 as well. Off you go, Caroline.
08:107-2 is 9.
08:117-2, 9.
08:12100 times 9.
08:14900.
08:158, 6 and 1 added together.
08:189-1-5, 1 away.
08:19Luke, much the same way?
08:21Exactly the same.
08:23Yeah, thank you.
08:24Nice. 7 points, 8.
08:269-1-6.
08:27It should have been so much easier and it just wasn't, Rach.
08:30No, you have to leave it with me.
08:31It should have been much easier.
08:33Mysteriously difficult.
08:34Right, 9-1-6, the target that still eludes us
08:37as we get our first tea time teaser of the day.
08:40It's Room Suit.
08:41Room Suit, and that's S-U-I-T for our visually impaired viewers.
08:46The wrestler was largely conservative.
08:48The wrestler was largely conservative.
08:50The wrestler was largely conservative.
09:10Large wrestler, sumo, conservative, Tory, sumo, Tory, Susie.
09:15Yes, simply another word for a sumo wrestler.
09:18And sumo itself is from the Japanese for fight.
09:21Well, wrestling with 9-1-6.
09:23All through the commercial break, Rachel Riley,
09:25and you've managed to get there.
09:27You're going to kick yourself, Colin.
09:28I'm going to use my clipboard, though, just so you know.
09:31If you say 100 minus 2 is 98, 98 times 7 is 686,
09:39add 1 is 687, that times by 8 is 5,496,
09:48and then divide it by 6 and you get 960.
09:50Yes.
09:52APPLAUSE
09:52All right, let's get back to the letters.
09:54And it's you, Luke.
09:55Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:57Thank you, Luke.
09:58T.
09:59And a consonant, thank you.
10:23And lastly, D.
10:26Thanks, Rich.
10:29Look, I need a number.
10:58Eight.
10:59Caroline?
11:00Mine's seven.
11:01Yeah, I knew it was less because you tuttered really loudly.
11:03Sorry.
11:04It's a heart and a sleeve, always.
11:06It's heart and a sleeve.
11:07She's the Roy Keane account now.
11:09What's the seven, Caroline?
11:11Courted.
11:12Yes, and let's hear this.
11:13Let's have the eight.
11:14Democrat.
11:15Ah, we went from a Tory there.
11:18Democrat.
11:18Fantastic.
11:20APPLAUSE
11:20One point lead for Luke.
11:23Fantastic.
11:24Democrat.
11:25How did you get on, Mark Watson?
11:26We didn't have Democrat over here.
11:27There is also Educator, though, for eight.
11:29Fantastic.
11:30Love it.
11:31Right, let's get back to it.
11:32Caroline, your choosing.
11:33Continent, please.
11:34Thank you, Caroline.
11:35R.
11:36And another, please.
11:39S.
11:40And another, please.
11:42T.
11:44And another, please.
11:47G.
11:48A vowel, please.
11:50E.
11:51And another vowel.
11:53A.
11:54And another vowel, please.
11:57I.
11:59A consonant, please.
12:01N.
12:03And a last vowel, please.
12:05It's like a promising one.
12:06A final, you.
12:08Big time.
12:08Start the clock.
12:09MUSIC PLAYS
12:35That's it.
12:41Caroline?
12:42Eight.
12:43An eight.
12:43Luke?
12:44Seven.
12:45Oh, the opposite of the last round.
12:46What's your seven?
12:47Retains.
12:48And can you strike back with the eight?
12:49I hope so.
12:50Ingrates?
12:51Ah, you ingrate.
12:53Yes, ungrateful people.
12:54You ingrate.
12:55Absolutely fine.
12:55Well done.
12:56APPLAUSE
12:57Anything else for me?
12:59Mark Watson?
13:00Yeah, the ing seemed like an obvious kind of bit.
13:02It was a red herring.
13:03The top answer was signature.
13:05Nine.
13:06Nine!
13:06Yes!
13:08APPLAUSE
13:08There you go.
13:10Very good.
13:11Let me get back to the numbers.
13:13And Luke, your choosing.
13:14Rachel, please may I have one from the top,
13:17but in the shape of an L for Luke?
13:18You may indeed.
13:19Nice.
13:20L for Luke.
13:21Colin approves.
13:23That's a highlight of the week, I'd say.
13:24Right, L for Luke, we have five, ten, nine, ten, six, and 75.
13:32And the target, 240.
13:34240, numbers up.
13:45.
13:57.
13:59.
14:03.
14:04.
14:05240 the target for you Luke 2 4 0 there you go and Caroline do you know what I've made a stupid
14:12mistake Caroline's upset with herself Luke so it's time to put a bit of salt into that wound
14:179 plus 5 is 14 yeah plus 10 is 24 24 times 10 240 well done it's why the numbers runs so so
14:29important so look back into the league by three points and we've been spoiled for close contests
14:35Monday to Friday which has been great and Monday to Friday we've got to have a little chat with you
14:39Mark Watson and not not the not the first comedian I've ever met who will use their touring to fuel to
14:48satisfy another obsession and for you that is visiting football grounds so tell me a bit about
14:53that yeah a lot of people try to clock off all that tick off all the 92 grounds or however many
14:58football grounds they want to do I am a big visitor of football stations but unlike most of these
15:02people there doesn't have to be a match on I'll just go and I'll just go and look at them I mean
15:06I love it if there is a match on but basically what I love is the the stage of themselves the design
15:11the history so yeah I try and engineer my tours around my team's fixture list but you can't do it
15:18because my tours were always booked in before the fixture is coming so often I don't get to away games
15:22uh the the fixtures don't help me out but what I can do is just content myself with just going and
15:28staring at an old ground I've been to dozens just um I mean there are plenty of people that have been
15:34to that have done the 92 or more but not many people have been to as many grounds for no reason at all
15:38as I don't think um it's an odd hobby for a person to have and you probably could be doing other stuff
15:44with the time but if I start worrying about the time I've wasted on sport in general I mean
15:48yeah you can't see it as wasted what have been your favorite really small grounds that you visited
15:54or the lesser known my favorite one was not even a ground anymore but it was still there ghostly it
16:00was Halifax's old ground uh the Shea it was December it was the snow was coming down there hadn't been
16:05football played there for years I don't think and but even now probably it will be a it'll be a
16:09supermarket or something but you know occasionally when a ground closes down it just has a few years
16:13grace period where it just sits there as a sort of museum of uh times gone by the old terraces were
16:19there I was it would have been the happiest anyone's ever been standing on a disused football
16:23ground in December it was freezing cold I'll say again and my tour manager and the other person I
16:29was with didn't really feel it I did if you're tour managing me you have to be prepared sometimes to
16:35make journeys or to see things which it's very unlikely you'll put as much value in yeah I should let you
16:41know it's a bit disappointing but there are no football stadiums of worth within walking distance
16:45of the countdown studio so that's a bit of a shame I have heard that Colin mostly from you thank you
16:51Mark this is our only theatre of dreams let's get back to it at three points to the good look and
17:00Caroline you're choosing these letters I'll start with the consonant please thank you Caroline T and
17:07another please M and another please P and another please R a vowel please O another vowel please E and
17:23another vowel please I and another vowel please A and a consonant please and a final T okay here we go
17:36so
17:41so
17:43so
17:46so
17:51so
17:55How many, Caroline?
18:09Seven.
18:09And Luke?
18:10Seven.
18:11What a standard today.
18:12The words, please.
18:13Potier.
18:14A potier.
18:14And Luke?
18:15Likewise, potier.
18:16There you go.
18:18Brilliant.
18:19Seven points each.
18:20Mark Watson, stop monkeying around and give me some more.
18:22There is a possible eight, but you'd say barely possible.
18:27I'll hand it to Susie.
18:29Yes.
18:30Optimate.
18:31You were going with primate, hadn't you?
18:33Optimate, a member of the patrician order in ancient Rome.
18:36Nice.
18:36Very good.
18:38There you go.
18:39Luke, you're up.
18:40A vowel, please, Rachel.
18:41Thank you, Luke.
18:42E.
18:44A consonant.
18:46Y.
18:47A vowel.
18:49O.
18:50A consonant.
18:50N.
18:53A vowel.
18:55A.
18:56A consonant.
18:57F.
18:58A consonant.
19:01L.
19:02A vowel.
19:04E.
19:05And a consonant, thank you.
19:07And lastly, W.
19:09Kind dine.
19:09A consonant.
19:10A consonant.
19:10A consonant.
19:11A consonant.
19:11A consonant.
19:12A consonant.
19:12A consonant.
19:12A consonant.
19:12A consonant.
19:13A consonant.
19:13A consonant.
19:14A consonant.
19:14A consonant.
19:15A consonant.
19:15A consonant.
19:15A consonant.
19:15A consonant.
19:15A consonant.
19:16A consonant.
19:16A consonant.
19:16A consonant.
19:16A consonant.
19:17A consonant.
19:17A consonant.
19:18A consonant.
19:18A consonant.
19:19A consonant.
19:19A consonant.
19:19A consonant.
19:20A consonant.
19:20A consonant.
19:21A consonant.
19:22A consonant.
19:22A consonant.
19:23A consonant.
19:23A consonant.
19:24A consonant.
19:24A consonant.
19:25A consonant.
19:26A consonant.
19:26A consonant.
19:27A consonant.
19:27A consonant.
19:28A consonant.
19:28Time's up, Luke.
19:41Six.
19:41That's six for you and Caroline.
19:43Six.
19:44Yeah, it's going to be very strong.
19:45The word, Luke?
19:46Lonely.
19:47And Caroline?
19:48Felony.
19:49And felony.
19:50Very good.
19:51Six points each.
19:52And that's about it, in fact.
19:53These look like quite promising letters, but just wouldn't fall somehow.
19:57There you go.
19:57Felony and lonely.
19:59Three points remains the difference.
20:01The numbers round.
20:02It's been drama all the way today.
20:04Caroline, you're choosing.
20:05I'll try one large.
20:06Oh, you're not gambling still.
20:08One large and five little.
20:11Coming up for you, Caroline.
20:12Begrudgingly.
20:13This time they are ten, two, one, seven, four and 75.
20:22And the target, 319.
20:24319.
20:25Numbers up.
20:27319.
20:29319 the target.
20:58What's your declaration, Caroline?
20:59319.
21:00And Luke?
21:01319.
21:02Yeah, well done. Keep it simple. Off you go, Caroline.
21:0575 times 4.
21:0675 times 4, 300.
21:09And then we'll add the 10, the 7 and the 2.
21:11That'll do it. 319.
21:13Got to be the same way.
21:14Well done.
21:16APPLAUSE
21:18Ten points each. Another humdinger today.
21:21Don't go anywhere. Final part is going to be tense.
21:24Here's the last tea time teaser of the week.
21:26Human bed.
21:27Where there's no sense, there's evidently no feeling.
21:31Where there's no sense, there's evidently no feeling.
21:34MUSIC
21:36Welcome back. One of those tea time teasers, you might think, I've got the word but I'm not sure what it is.
21:51Where there's no sense, there's evidently no feeling, which is numb head.
21:56Pray tell Susie who or what is a numb head.
21:58Is this the US version of a numb skull?
22:00Oh, really?
22:01Yeah, so a block head. Same idea.
22:02OK, thank you very much.
22:0351 plus 54.
22:04So going down to the wire.
22:05Luke, you're picking these letters.
22:06Consonant please, Rachel.
22:07Thank you, Luke.
22:08R.
22:09A vowel.
22:10A vowel.
22:11A vowel.
22:12A vowel.
22:13A vowel.
22:14A vowel.
22:15A vowel.
22:16O.
22:17A consonant.
22:18Q.
22:19A vowel.
22:20I.
22:21A consonant.
22:22M.
22:23A vowel.
22:24E.
22:25A consonant.
22:26R.
22:27A vowel.
22:28I.
22:29A consonant.
22:30M.
22:31A vowel.
22:32E.
22:33A consonant.
22:34R.
22:35A vowel.
22:36I.
22:37And a consonant.
22:39And lastly, P.
22:40All right, start the clock.
22:41I.
22:42And a consonant.
22:44And lastly, P.
22:45All right, start the clock.
22:46To be talking about this, great deal.
22:47We will see you now.
22:51When someone reads, an arrow.
22:53We can start the clock.
22:54We will seefy in our next quarter, the LSB응, a segment of September.
22:56We will see you then.
22:57In the next quarter, I tee by in the next quarter, the LSB goes on the ASLB back.
22:58The right, you see better place at the LSB front.
22:59And today, we're gonna open it through to the last quarter.
23:00With afting yarn on the Schulz, the LSB here.
23:01Are the first ONE, who ran away from an USSRM, it was about a half a quarter?
23:03If we skip it, the next year we can start the clock of a hem.
23:04To be rebooted.
23:05Once nosotros Romans Deve80 announced down the task.
23:07To be a buffer.
23:08We will watch a tiny액 of the C trait.
23:10It's all the time I can give you, Luke. How many?
23:18Five. And Caroline?
23:20Six. A six with a concerned look in your face.
23:23Luke, what's the five? Prior. Prior and the six?
23:26Primer. Primer. There you go.
23:29Very good indeed. Dexterity Corner?
23:31Again, slim pickings. There are a couple like Ropia and Mopia, that sort of thing.
23:35Yeah. Nothing beyond six. No.
23:37Nothing above it. You happen to have your best stuff here,
23:39Caroline, if you're going to best look, let's get more letters.
23:44Start with the consonant, please. Thank you, Caroline.
23:48S. And another, please.
23:51N. And another, please.
23:54T. And another.
23:57S. Vowel, please.
24:01O. Vowel, please.
24:04A. And another vowel, please.
24:07S. U.
24:11And I'll take another vowel, please.
24:14A.
24:17And a consonant, please.
24:19And lastly, D.
24:21All right.
24:22Kind time.
24:22Ladies and gentlemen, let's do it.
24:37A.
24:39And then.
24:40Thanks for listening.
24:44J.
24:45You.
24:45You.
24:47Caroline.
24:55Erm, seven.
24:57Luke. Seven, not written down.
24:59OK, what have you not written down?
25:00Outsand. The seven is?
25:02Sonatas. Sonatas.
25:05Yes, sonata's great.
25:06Unfortunately, you can outstand, or outfang is also there,
25:10but not outstand. I'm sorry about that, Luke.
25:12And we could just go one letter further.
25:15Yes, you could say that the word astounds you.
25:17And that would be your eight.
25:18Very good. Well done.
25:22Seems like a bit of a body blow, Luke, but look at me, it isn't,
25:26because there's only ten points in it.
25:27You know what the countdown conundrums were.
25:29So what a last four rounds ahead as we break for our last origins
25:32of words of the week.
25:35Yeah, I wanted to talk about a really beautiful book
25:38that was published fairly recently, I have to say,
25:42but it was building up from...
25:44..or has been building up since 2006.
25:47Because the writer John Koenig has been essentially identifying
25:51as many gaps as he can find in English
25:54and then making up a word to fill that gap.
25:57Now, you know, I would be the first person to say,
25:59ah, but if you look in the historical dictionary,
26:00you will find X, Y and Z, which will fill that gap.
26:03And usually that is true.
26:06But John Koenig has gone a lot, lot further,
26:08so I thought I'd give you some of the words
26:10from his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows,
26:12because they are just absolutely beautiful.
26:13I think the most famous one, which has almost escaped its moorings,
26:18and people are beginning to understand it
26:19without a definition attached, is Zonder.
26:22S-O-N-D-E-R, and this is the realisation
26:25that other people are living completely different lives
26:28that you know nothing about,
26:30and they will go home and they will have their lives
26:32and you will be completely oblivious to it.
26:34And it's true, it's quite a sort of existential thing, really.
26:37I think that's absolutely beautiful.
26:38There is Velikor, which is the beautiful smell of old bookshops,
26:45which I think most of us, again, will recognise.
26:49Dorgone, D-O-R-G-O-N-E.
26:52This is a slightly strange one,
26:53but the definition is, I think, a very familiar experience.
26:58Wondering whether you can slip away from an event
27:00or a conversation without anyone noticing your absence.
27:03Yes.
27:03I think we've all been there as well.
27:06Xenosine.
27:07This is the sense that time just keeps getting faster and faster
27:11and days are slipping away much more quickly.
27:14Altschmauts.
27:15So in German, schmauts is pains.
27:17You have weltschmauts, which is world weariness, world pain.
27:20Altschmauts, old pain.
27:21This is weariness with the same old issues
27:24that you've been fretting away at for absolutely years
27:27and they never quite go away,
27:28but they are absolutely exhausting.
27:30And finally, Anamoya.
27:33This is a nice one.
27:34So this is essentially looking at old photos
27:36and longing to be there.
27:39So it may be from a time centuries ago
27:42or a place where you've never been.
27:44So you haven't ever been part of it before,
27:46but you look at this photo
27:47and you just have an intense longing to be there.
27:50So Dictionary Obscure Sorrows, I absolutely love it,
27:53so I thought I would give it a shout-out.
27:54It's brilliant. Thank you.
27:55APPLAUSE
27:56Four lines left.
27:58Ten points in it.
27:59Luke, you're picking these letters.
28:01Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:02Thank you, Luke.
28:03N.
28:04A consonant.
28:06M.
28:07A vowel.
28:07A vowel.
28:08U.
28:10A vowel.
28:11A.
28:12A consonant.
28:14P.
28:15A consonant.
28:16T.
28:17A vowel.
28:19E.
28:21A vowel.
28:23U.
28:24And a consonant, thank you.
28:25And lastly, R.
28:27Let's play.
28:28Let's play.
28:59Luke.
29:00Six.
29:01And Caroline.
29:02Six.
29:03Is six, Luke?
29:04Mature.
29:04Mature.
29:05And Caroline.
29:06Punter.
29:07And punter.
29:08Mature, punter, six is in the bag.
29:11Everything's getting a little tight.
29:13It's business time of counting on this Friday afternoon.
29:15Mark Watson.
29:16There is a seven.
29:17Once more, it's pretty obscure.
29:20Susie?
29:21Yes.
29:22One for anatomists.
29:23Putamen, P-U-T-A-M-E-N.
29:25It's the outer part of the lentiform nucleus of the brain.
29:29Well, Caroline's is throbbing right now.
29:32Luke's putamen is working in overdrive too.
29:35Let's get more letters.
29:36Caroline.
29:37Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
29:39Thank you, Caroline.
29:39And another consonant, please.
29:43R.
29:44And another, please.
29:47K.
29:48And another.
29:50S.
29:51And a vowel, please.
29:53O.
29:54And a vowel.
29:56I.
29:57And a vowel.
30:00E.
30:00And lastly, L.
30:12All right.
30:12Last letters.
30:13This letter.
30:28This letter.
30:39This letter.
30:39Caroline?
30:45Seven.
30:46Luke?
30:46Seven.
30:47What have you got, Caroline?
30:48Rookies.
30:49Rookies. You're not a rookie of countdown, that's for sure.
30:51Luke?
30:52Soldier.
30:53And soldier, and that's exactly what you're doing,
30:55because you're keeping it within those ten points.
30:58Wow.
30:59Dixon Recorder?
31:00No advance on seven, I don't think.
31:01Lookers you could have had.
31:02Yes.
31:03Seven points each.
31:0477 plays 67.
31:07And you're in control of these numbers.
31:09Ten points behind, with ten points up for grabs.
31:12What are you going to do, Luke?
31:13Again, one large, please, Rachel.
31:15One large.
31:17Okey-dokey.
31:18Could be all on the crucial conundrum.
31:20One large, five little.
31:22And the final numbers of the week.
31:24One, eight, six, five, seven, and 50.
31:30Final target.
31:32484.
31:33Four, eight, four.
31:35Last numbers.
31:39Four, eight, four.
32:07We're under pressure.
32:08Luke?
32:09Four, eight, five.
32:10Seven points.
32:11That would be Caroline.
32:13Four, eight, four.
32:14This would give you the win.
32:15Go.
32:17Six plus five is 11.
32:18Yeah, you've spotted it.
32:21Seven minus one is six.
32:23Yeah.
32:2450 takes six.
32:2644.
32:27Times 44 by 11.
32:29484.
32:29Well done.
32:31APPLAUSE
32:31Well, Caroline, how dare you rob us of a Friday afternoon countdown conundrum.
32:37Hang your head in shape.
32:38I'm sorry.
32:39Third win for you.
32:42Wow.
32:43Well done.
32:43What a performance that was.
32:44What a week we've had.
32:45It's been crazy.
32:46Luke, you've been fantastic.
32:49So let's see if you can get within 10 points.
32:51Let's see if you can get this.
32:52Not crucial, but really important conundrum.
32:54Last round of the week.
32:55Let's reveal the countdown conundrum.
32:57MUSIC PLAYS
33:13Caroline.
33:16Disbarred.
33:17Disbarred.
33:17Let's take a look.
33:18Well done.
33:20APPLAUSE
33:21So close to your first century as well.
33:2597 points is tremendous.
33:27You've won three.
33:29That means you're staying with us.
33:30No return to the island.
33:32You're here on Monday.
33:33Well done to you.
33:34You look shattered.
33:35I am.
33:36Right?
33:36And I've missed Cake Club.
33:38LAUGHTER
33:39Was it worth winning, even?
33:43Yeah, but next time you host Cake Club,
33:45you're going to be pulling the teapot out.
33:47Oh, yeah.
33:48Yeah, it's a mic drop moment.
33:50Sorry I can't give you one, Luke,
33:51but I will give you a goodie bag and send you on your way.
33:54I thoroughly enjoyed it.
33:55And Mark, look at your face.
33:57You know, it's a joy to see somebody
33:59just revel in being on the programme.
34:02I've had a great week.
34:03Nothing's going to match up to this.
34:04It's been a real pleasure seeing
34:05Caroline's many mental ups and downs firsthand.
34:09I've really lived it with her.
34:10I'm going to be very invested in what happens to you next.
34:12She's great.
34:13She's absolutely great.
34:14Susie, are we meeting this weekend?
34:16I don't think we are.
34:17So, I'll see you on Monday.
34:18We'll see you then.
34:19Happy weekend.
34:20And next week, Rachel,
34:21just want to mark everyone's card for this,
34:23next Thursday.
34:25Caroline's here.
34:25She can bring the lemon drizzle
34:27because we are 41 years old.
34:29Oh, lovely.
34:30Isn't that nice?
34:31Get the cake and the hats up.
34:32Wonderful.
34:33Join us for the party next week.
34:35Susie, Rachel and I will be here.
34:36You can count on us.
34:37You can contact the programme by email
34:41at countdown at channel4.com.
34:44You can also find our webpage
34:45at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:48Thank you, Rachel and I will be here for the party next week.
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