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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown this Monday afternoon, the first of five shows this week.
00:36So whether you're watching in the afternoon on Channel 4 or catching up on more for whatever floats your boat, thank you so much for tuning in.
00:43Hi, Rachel. Hi, Colin.
00:45Hey, you know, like millions of people, I suppose, very slovenly at the moment, I find this is the month I pile the weight on.
00:53And part of it is I just don't like to go out in the rain and run or cycle, which I do in the...
00:59But you, because we've talked about this off air, you don't stop. You've got the lycra on. You're right there in the bike, kid in tow. How do you do it?
01:08Well, I've just bought this amazing wagon to go on the back of the bike so I can put both kids in there and they can sit in there and whatever, you know, be nice and warm and cosy and watch their videos or play with their games.
01:18And I can cycle them to school. So it's the only way I'm going to get any exercise. So I'm really enjoying it.
01:23Do they shout motivation at you when you're on a hill climb? Come on, come on, Mum.
01:26Once, when it was Pasha's turn to have a go, because I did it first and tried it out and I enjoyed it and it was his turn.
01:32I said to Maeve, can you give any tips to Daddy on how to do it? She said, you just cycle.
01:36It's almost an hour. Uphills, downhills, two kids in the back. You just cycle, Mummy. All right, thanks.
01:42Well, let's get on our bike over to Dictionary Corner for the first time this week and welcome back our Susie Dent, well-rested and ready to give Dictionary Corner a good working out again this week.
01:51And helping her to turn the page every single day is our friend, a warm welcome back to the comedian, the actor, John Thompson.
01:59Thank you. Thanks for having me back.
02:02You're looking good. Thank you.
02:04Got a wee bit of winter sun there.
02:06Yes, a little bit of winter sun. It's artificial.
02:08It's my way of coping with SAD, but it's ultraviolet.
02:13Nice. Well, listen, you get to meet two new people today because we already have one OctoChamp this series, 89.
02:19First of all, Kevin McAfee joins me. Lives in Glasgow, but he's from my neck of the woods.
02:24How are you, sir? Yeah, very well, Colin.
02:25Nice to see you. So you haven't earned that seat yet.
02:28It's just we have to put someone in it after an OctoChamp.
02:31Now, you come from a huge family, right? You're the youngest of eight.
02:34That's correct. The youngest of eight.
02:36So obviously, if you've got eight kids, then you've got 13 nieces and nephews.
02:43I think.
02:43Who I'm sure you love them all equally.
02:45So just give them all a quick shout out.
02:48Right, okay. So the oldest would be James.
02:51Then we've got Lucy and Connor.
02:53And then we have Hugh and Orla.
02:57Then we have Anya and Jake.
03:00Yeah.
03:00And there is a fascist for them all now.
03:07All the other ones.
03:09All the other ones.
03:10All the other ones.
03:10Yay!
03:11It is difficult.
03:15It is very difficult.
03:16Under the lights.
03:17Well, Kevin, good luck to you today, mate.
03:18You're up against Nathan Mulligan, who lives just outside Warwick.
03:22He's our junior doctor coming to us today.
03:24So thank you for all the good work that you do, sir.
03:27How are you?
03:27Yeah, good.
03:28Yeah, he looks good, right?
03:30Suze, he looks good, right?
03:31He looks good.
03:32Never paid for a haircut in his life.
03:35Tell us about that.
03:35Yeah, so growing up, I'm the youngest of seven, so similar sort of situation that kind of fighting for a place everywhere.
03:44And then so my mum did all her haircuts and taught me how to cut my own hair.
03:50And so I can do everything apart from this little patch at the back.
03:53I enlist somebody, my wife normally now, to kind of take care of me.
03:57But otherwise, yeah, I just do it for myself.
03:59I love that.
03:59So you're the youngest of seven?
04:01The youngest of seven.
04:02Wow.
04:03My goodness me.
04:04All right, well, listen, it's all just about you two today.
04:07Nathan and Kevin, good luck.
04:12All right, Mr McAfee, you're up first.
04:14Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:15Afternoon, Kevin.
04:16May I have a consonant to start, please?
04:17You may indeed start the week with S.
04:20And another.
04:22M.
04:24And a third.
04:26R.
04:27And a vowel, please.
04:29E.
04:31And another.
04:32U.
04:34And a consonant, please.
04:36V.
04:38And a second.
04:40L.
04:42And another vowel.
04:44E.
04:46And a final vowel, please.
04:48And a final I.
04:50Nice.
04:51At home and in the studio, let's play counter.
04:53Muniz.
04:54And another vowel, please.
04:54And a watercolor, please.
04:55The keyrings are now at home.
04:56And it's a whole teu nome of this.
04:57And me, winner.
04:58I'm!!!
04:58And another vowel.
04:59Please.
04:59I'm not sure to continue.
05:01Anyone who don't get a witness.
05:01I'm they're playing with me to rescue.
05:02And now, let's play against it.
05:08And they give us a feeling of christmas in her.
05:09Desmond, but they don't get it.
05:09Can't be Scoop it.
05:11And you see it.
05:12This way.
05:12Yes.
05:13And a lot of memos.
05:13And that's time. Kevin?
05:26Um, six.
05:27Six for you. Nathan?
05:29A seven.
05:29And a seven. What's the six?
05:31Relies.
05:31And the seven?
05:33Reviles.
05:34Reviles and relies. There you go. Well done.
05:36Good start from both of you. Nathan gets the points, though.
05:39John, how'd you get on?
05:39Well, I'd revile at six, and then went, oh, there's a spare rest.
05:42Reviles. So, same.
05:45Well, no, because he did it within the 30 seconds.
05:46Oh, right. Well, yeah.
05:47Yeah, so you don't get that. You just get six.
05:50I get six.
05:50Which is nothing, because he got seven.
05:52Anything else?
05:54Um, revulse, as well, which gave us revulsion.
05:56Elusive. So, those are a couple of sevens.
05:58But there is an eight there. Emulsive.
06:00Emulsive.
06:01Which is with emulsion paint.
06:02Yeah, there you go. Nice one.
06:04You're picking these letters, Nathan? Off you go.
06:06All right.
06:07Hi, Rachel.
06:07Hi, Nathan.
06:08I'll start on the consonant, please.
06:09Thank you. Start with P.
06:11And a vowel.
06:13A.
06:15And another vowel.
06:17O.
06:18And a consonant.
06:20H.
06:21And a consonant.
06:23N.
06:24And a vowel.
06:27I.
06:29Another vowel.
06:31E.
06:32And a consonant.
06:34G.
06:35And a final consonant, please.
06:38And a final T.
06:4030 seconds.
06:41For more,
06:46please.
06:48Know how to represent a vowel.
07:01And a consonant.
07:05To be heard.
07:06Oh,
07:07and a consonant.
07:07Maybe we'll see more than a consonant, please.
07:08Nathan Mulligan?
07:13Six.
07:14And Kevin McAfee?
07:15Seven.
07:16Nathan?
07:16Hoping.
07:17And what have you spotted?
07:18Heapine.
07:19Heapine?
07:19Yes.
07:20OK, Kevin picks up the points for Heapine.
07:22Was there anything better this time, like last time?
07:24There is an eight there, yes.
07:25Pinotage, red wine grape.
07:27Pinotage.
07:28Nice, there you go.
07:28Would that be grapier then, just like last week?
07:30It would be grapier than the rest of them.
07:32Seven points each.
07:33Two challengers today.
07:35It's exactly what we like to see.
07:36And, Kevin, we move on to the numbers.
07:38Can I go for two large, please?
07:40You can indeed.
07:41Two from the top and four little ones.
07:43First numbers of the week are six, one, one, uh-oh, eight, 75 and 25.
07:53And the target, 315.
07:55315.
07:56Numbers up.
08:08315, the target.
08:29Kevin?
08:30317.
08:302 away.
08:32Nathan?
08:33317.
08:33317.
08:342 away.
08:35Join the club.
08:36Off you go, Kev.
08:376 minus 1 minus 1.
08:404.
08:404.
08:40Times 75.
08:43300.
08:44Plus 25.
08:45And take away the eight.
08:47Yep, two above.
08:48Got to be the same way.
08:48Same way.
08:49There you go.
08:51Perfect, yeah.
08:51Nice.
08:52All right, 315.
08:54Well, I found one way, so not the easiest.
08:56Always with the two ones can be tricky.
08:5975 minus 25 is 50.
09:01Add one of those ones for 51.
09:0351 times 6 is 306.
09:06And add the eight and the second one.
09:08Yes.
09:12So much more difficult than it originally looked.
09:14OK, let's get our first tea time teaser of the week.
09:17I hate even just saying the word.
09:19Migraine.
09:20Migraine.
09:20He thought about things so much, it gave him a headache.
09:23He thought about things so much, it gave him a headache.
09:38Migraine becomes imaginer.
09:48And if you're a migraine sufferer, I'm not too bad.
09:50I get a few a year, but you don't even like to hear the words.
09:52So we're going to move on.
09:5314 points each between our two new challengers.
09:56So, Nathan, get us underway again.
09:58All right, I'll start with a consonant, please.
10:00Thank you, Nathan.
10:01S.
10:02And another.
10:04R.
10:05And a vowel.
10:08A.
10:09And another.
10:11U.
10:12A consonant, please.
10:13J.
10:15Another consonant.
10:17D.
10:18And a vowel.
10:20E.
10:22Another vowel.
10:25O.
10:26And a consonant, please.
10:28And a final.
10:29S.
10:30Thank you, Rich.
10:38Nathan, talk to me.
11:04A six.
11:05And Kevin.
11:05I think a seven.
11:06He only thinks, though.
11:07What have you got?
11:08A sword.
11:09OK, let's confirm it either way.
11:10Assured.
11:11Yeah.
11:12Assured.
11:13Absolutely fine, yeah.
11:14Yeah, you should be assured about that.
11:16No worries at all.
11:17How do we get on over there, JT?
11:19Got a seven.
11:20Nice.
11:21Aroused.
11:24Assured and aroused.
11:25Yeah, absolutely fine.
11:26One more to add to the list.
11:27Adjures.
11:29Adjures.
11:30A-D-J-U-R-E-S.
11:32And to adjure is to urge or request someone to do something really earnestly.
11:35All right.
11:36Thank you very much.
11:36Kevin, let's get more letters.
11:38Consum, please, Rachel.
11:39Thank you, Kevin.
11:40L.
11:42And a second.
11:44N.
11:45And a vowel.
11:45And a consonant, please.
11:52And another.
11:55And one more.
11:57And a vowel.
12:00And a vowel, please.
12:04And lastly, E.
12:06Half a minute.
12:15OK, exciting times, Kev.
12:40How do you get on?
12:41Seven.
12:41Yes, and Nath?
12:43Whisker seven.
12:44You've got a nine, right?
12:45That's the tactics of it.
12:46Right, what have you got, Kevin?
12:47Polenta.
12:47Polenta.
12:48And Nathan?
12:49Potable.
12:50Potable.
12:51Yes, potable drinkable.
12:52So potable water, for example, means you can drink it.
12:55What have you got?
12:56I've got a very lame table.
12:57Is that it?
12:58Yes, I'm sorry.
12:59But there is a nine.
13:01Yes, you can take your table and add the P-O-I-N at the top of it.
13:06Pointable.
13:07Oh, it's brilliant.
13:08A nine.
13:09Brilliant.
13:12Well done.
13:13It's 28 points to 21, then.
13:15It's numbers time again.
13:17Your first time choosing, Nathan.
13:19I have six more, please.
13:20Six more.
13:21Here we go.
13:22Now the competition's passing up.
13:24Six little ones.
13:24Let's see if we can find a good one.
13:26Their selection is nine, seven, five, ten, six, and seven.
13:32Yes.
13:33Colin's favourite and the target, 876.
13:36Come on.
13:37It's seven, six.
13:38Numbers up.
13:38All right.
13:39Let's go.
13:42MUSIC CONTINUES
14:12Um, 8, 7, 7, not finished writing it down.
14:16No worries. And Kev?
14:17No, nowhere close enough.
14:19OK, so one away, Nathan, off you go.
14:21Er, so 6 plus 5.
14:236 plus 5 is 11.
14:25Times 9.
14:2699.
14:27Minus 7.
14:28Minus 7, 92.
14:30And minus the 5.
14:31Oh, I've used the 5 twice, haven't I?
14:33I used the 5 again, I'm afraid.
14:34Oh, no. I'm not kidding. No points, then.
14:378, 7, 6, Rachel Riley.
14:41I can get you to one away, so you have to leave it with me.
14:44Tricky one.
14:44At 28-21, the scores stay the same.
14:47Really tricky second numbers round
14:49as we cross over to Dictionary Corner
14:50for our first chat this week with John Thompson.
14:53Now, some people come to Dictionary Corner
14:55and they say on the Monday morning,
14:57here are the 5 things I want to talk about.
14:58John rolls with whatever we throw at him, which I love.
15:01So indulge us this week,
15:02because we were talking about this.
15:04Can we just throw names of people you've worked with
15:07at you this week?
15:09Yeah.
15:09Right.
15:09So let's start with...
15:11Caroline Ahern.
15:13OK.
15:14Caroline was an absolute joy to work with
15:17and taken from us too young.
15:20What very few people know about Caroline
15:22is that she was a complete kleptomaniac
15:25and had the largest handbag I've ever seen in my entire life.
15:28And when we were doing stand-up live,
15:31Caroline would sometimes...
15:32We'd be getting the...
15:33We'd be on the journey home in the car.
15:36And she'd go,
15:37Hey, look at this.
15:40And she'd show me a hammer.
15:41And I'd go,
15:42What's that?
15:43And she'd go,
15:44It's a hammer.
15:44And I'd go,
15:45Well, I know it's a hammer.
15:46I said,
15:46What do you want it for?
15:47She went,
15:48I need a hammer.
15:50And she did need a hammer.
15:53And so, yeah,
15:54if there was anything left lying around
15:56in comedy club dressing rooms
15:58that seemed like they didn't need it anymore,
16:00Caroline would take ownership.
16:03And it was a lovely thing.
16:04But honestly,
16:05the handbag,
16:06it was industrial.
16:07She must have loved...
16:08It's like Mary Poppins.
16:09You could pull a ladder out of it, you know.
16:12She must have loved an office stationery cupboard.
16:17It's so mad that you said that
16:18because she had absolutely no idea
16:20about interior decor or design.
16:22And in one of her houses
16:25in Northerndon,
16:26in Manchester,
16:27she had a filing cabinet
16:28with a lace doily on it
16:29and a plant.
16:31And I went,
16:32Is that a fixed,
16:33permanent fix?
16:33She went,
16:34Yes,
16:34nice,
16:34isn't it?
16:38That's brilliant.
16:40Well,
16:40Caroline Ahern today,
16:41I'll throw you another name to her,
16:42but I wanted to start with Caroline.
16:43Absolutely.
16:44Anyone that worked with her
16:45in New York
16:45just tells such beautiful stories about her.
16:48Yeah,
16:48absolutely.
16:49Thank you,
16:49Nick.
16:50Let's get back to Rachel
16:53because we have the numbers sorted.
16:55Even lovelier than a doily and a plant.
16:56Yes.
16:57If you say
16:57seven times nine is 63,
17:00add ten for 73
17:02and the other seven plus five is 12,
17:04you can times them together
17:05for eights and five.
17:06Yes.
17:09Seven, six ticked off.
17:11Kevin's got 28,
17:12Nathan's got 21
17:13and Kevin,
17:14you're choosing these letters.
17:16Constance, please, Rachel.
17:17Thank you,
17:17Kevin.
17:18S
17:18And a second.
17:21D
17:22And another.
17:24N
17:25And a fourth.
17:28S
17:28And a vowel.
17:30I
17:31And another.
17:33E
17:34And a consonant, please.
17:37M
17:38A vowel.
17:41O
17:42And a final vowel, please.
17:44Final E.
17:46And here we go again.
17:48And a vowel, please.
17:50And a vowel, please.
17:51And a vowel, please.
17:51And a vowel, please.
17:52And a vowel, please.
17:53And a vowel, please.
17:53And a vowel, please.
17:54And a vowel, please.
17:54And a vowel, please.
17:55And a vowel, please.
17:55And a vowel, please.
17:56And a vowel, please.
17:56And a vowel, please.
17:57And a vowel, please.
17:57And a vowel, please.
17:58And a vowel, please.
17:58And a vowel, please.
17:59And a vowel, please.
17:59And a vowel, please.
18:00And a vowel, please.
18:00And a vowel, please.
18:01And a vowel, please.
18:02And a vowel, please.
18:03And a vowel, please.
18:04And a vowel, please.
18:05And a vowel, please.
18:06And a vowel, please.
18:07Kevin?
18:20Seven.
18:21Seven from you.
18:21Good standard today, Nathan.
18:23Just a six.
18:23Just a six.
18:24What have you got?
18:25Missed.
18:25Missed.
18:26And what did you miss, then?
18:27Nothing, because mine's a six as well.
18:29I just realised.
18:29Oh, he's missed a clear good news for you, Nathan.
18:32You pick up the six points.
18:34You're back within one point.
18:35So anything above a six, well, why me?
18:38Oh, yes.
18:39Second nine of the show.
18:41Yes.
18:41Are you ready?
18:42Yes.
18:43Demonises.
18:44Demonises.
18:48You're on a hat trick now, John.
18:49You're on a hat trick.
18:50Let's see if it comes in this round.
18:52Nathan, you're picking the letters.
18:53I'll start with the consonant, please.
18:55Thank you, Nathan.
18:56T.
18:57And another.
18:59G.
19:00And a third.
19:02W.
19:03And a vowel.
19:05A.
19:06Another vowel.
19:08I.
19:09And a consonant.
19:11N.
19:13And a consonant.
19:15H.
19:17And a vowel.
19:19O.
19:21And a final vowel, please.
19:23And a final A.
19:25All right.
19:26Start the clock.
19:39MUSIC PLAYS
19:57Nathan? Seven. Seven from you. And Kevin? Seven. Seven as well.
20:02Hopefully you've counted right this time, my friend. Nathan?
20:05Thawing? Thaw-een. Thaw-een as well.
20:08Lovely. Seven-point seats.
20:10As good as you can do with the ING, I'd guess, but anything else?
20:14That was it. That was it. Thawing. Yeah, all three.
20:17Well spotted. Well spotted. OK, 35-34.
20:20Just how we like a third numbers round of the day.
20:23And Kevin, it's back to you to choose.
20:25One from the top and five better routes.
20:28Thank you, Kevin. One large, five little.
20:31And for this round, they are one, three, seven, three, six,
20:37and one hundred. And let's see if we can separate you two.
20:40Two hundred and forty.
20:41Two forty. Numbers up.
20:54Two hundred and forty.
20:54The target, 240, Kevin?
21:15240, not fully written down.
21:16OK, and Nathan?
21:18240.
21:19OK, off you go, Kev.
21:20100 times 3 is 300.
21:22Yep.
21:237 plus the other 3 is 10.
21:25It is.
21:26Times 6, and take it away.
21:28Perfect.
21:28240.
21:29Nathan?
21:30A little different, so 3 plus 1.
21:324.
21:33Times 6.
21:3424.
21:35And then 3 plus 7, and times them together.
21:38Well done, 240.
21:41We'll have to wait a bit longer to separate them.
21:44One point in it, as we had their second tea time teaser of the day,
21:47which is Lisa Goat.
21:49Lisa Goat.
21:50Almost looking back yearnfully at achy bones.
21:53Almost looking back yearnfully at achy bones.
21:57Hello again.
22:14Much discussion about that tea time teaser.
22:16Almost looking back yearnfully at achy bones.
22:19Lisa Goat becomes ost-talgia.
22:21So the ost is certainly bones, but nostalgia without the end.
22:25And this sounds like an origins of words in the making.
22:27I think so, yes.
22:28So the algebra is all about pain.
22:30We have neuralgia, we have an analgesic, something to take away the pain.
22:34And nostalgia is the pain of being far away from home.
22:38So it's quite beautiful, really.
22:39But yeah, I will cover that, because nostalgia is an interesting one.
22:41Brilliant.
22:42Well, that's definitely pointable.
22:44That's definitely pointable.
22:45Looking forward to that.
22:45Right, back to the game then.
22:47It's one point in it.
22:48Cannot wait.
22:49Nathan, you're picking these letters.
22:52Start with a consonant, please.
22:53Thank you, Nathan.
22:54T.
22:55And another.
22:58S.
22:59And a vowel.
23:01E.
23:02And a final vowel, please.
23:22And a final E.
23:25Let's play.
23:56Nathan.
23:58Six.
23:58And Kevin.
23:59Six also.
24:00Six also.
24:01Nathan.
24:02Mousy.
24:03Mousy.
24:03Mostly.
24:04Mostly and Mousy, Susie.
24:07So, yeah, absolutely fine.
24:08It's Mousy with or without the E.
24:10No problem with that.
24:11Still had a wee check there.
24:12And every point counts at the moment, JT.
24:15How'd you get on?
24:15Well, we've got mostly.
24:16Yeah.
24:17But there's also a tousle.
24:20A tousle.
24:21Towsle.
24:22A tousle.
24:23A tousle.
24:24I thought...
24:24No, a tousle.
24:25Just tousle.
24:27Just tousle.
24:28Towsle.
24:29I know tousle.
24:30I don't know a tousle.
24:32Right, tousle.
24:33Very nice indeed.
24:3451 plus 50.
24:35Let's get more letters.
24:36Kevin.
24:37Consonant, please, Rachel.
24:38Thank you, Kevin.
24:39D.
24:40And a final vowel, please.
24:41And a final vowel, please.
24:44And a final vowel, please.
24:46Count down.
25:08Good來 воды.
25:12Good to see you.
25:21Good to see you.
25:22Good to see you.
25:23Good to see you.
25:25Good to see you.
25:26ist.
25:26THEY CONFER
25:39Kev?
25:40Six.
25:41Nathan?
25:42Six again.
25:43Here we go. Kevin?
25:44Unsaid.
25:45Unsaid and Nathan?
25:46Drains.
25:47Unsaid and drains.
25:48Tricky letters, well negotiated.
25:50How did dictionary corner fare?
25:52There is an interesting eight and it's a candy ruse.
25:55Yes, so this is the plural of candy ruse and you do not want to meet one of these.
25:59It's a catfish in the Amazon.
26:02It sometimes enters the body orifices of mammals, including the urethra of human bathers.
26:09OK, we'll draw a line under that round and we'll head to dictionary corner for Origins Awards.
26:14Well, much more palatable because then we can talk about Swiss rolls.
26:18I had an email from Marjorie Davies who said she was watching James Martin make a delicious Swiss roll
26:24and it made me wonder why is it called Swiss?
26:27So a little bit of cake for the afternoon.
26:29I think most people know what a Swiss roll is.
26:32Sponge cake rolled up, usually with a layer of jam.
26:36You can get chocolate Swiss rolls, can't you?
26:38But anyway, they're delicious.
26:40First recorded in a recipe from 1897.
26:43In spite of its name, Swiss roll, it's actually believed to have originated elsewhere.
26:48Some people say Austria, some people say Lithuania.
26:52And it seems to have been created at the same time as doughnuts, the Battenberg cake, that kind of thing,
26:58and the Victoria sponge.
26:59But one of the earliest names for the cake was a French one and it was rouleau de gâteau in French, rolled cake.
27:09Simple as that.
27:10But we think that its cylindrical shape reminded people of traditional Swiss log cakes,
27:15which is why it got the Swiss name.
27:17Oh, that's brilliant.
27:18Yeah.
27:20Right, no-one knows who's having their cake and eating it today on Countdown,
27:26because Kevin's on 57, Nathan's on 56, with four rounds left.
27:32Deep breath, both of you. Nathan, you're picking these letters.
27:35I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
27:37Thank you, Nathan.
27:38T.
27:39And another.
27:41G.
27:42And another.
27:44T.
27:45And a vowel, please.
27:47I.
27:48I.
27:49Another vowel.
27:50A.
27:51Another vowel.
27:52E.
27:53And a consonant.
27:55F.
27:57Another consonant.
27:59S.
28:01And a final consonant, please.
28:04And a final N.
28:05Good luck.
28:06Good luck.
28:07Good luck.
28:08.
28:16.
28:24.
28:25Time's up. Nathan? An eight.
28:40What a time for an eight. Kevin? Eight also.
28:43Look at these two. Nathan, what have you got? A feasting.
28:45Same word? Same words, yeah.
28:48Perfect time to get that after a cake chat as well.
28:51Feasting on the mind for eight points each.
28:53Now, we know that John Thompson is on a hat-trick here.
28:56Two nines so far. Could you spot one?
28:59I couldn't get a nine, got an eight.
29:00And it's not feasting. It's tangiest.
29:04Oh, just the most tangy.
29:06Yeah, the most tangy.
29:07The most tangy.
29:08Right, we're still one point to the difference with feasting and tangiest.
29:13And this is an absolute treat.
29:15One more letters round to go, one more numbers.
29:17Possible crucial conundrum.
29:19Last letters picked by you, Kevin.
29:21Vowel, please.
29:22Kevin, aye.
29:23And a consonant.
29:26M.
29:27And a second.
29:29Q.
29:30And a third.
29:32T.
29:33Vowel, please.
29:35A.
29:36And another.
29:37I.
29:38And a consonant.
29:40R.
29:41Another consonant.
29:44P.
29:45And a vowel.
29:46And finally, E.
29:49Last letters.
29:50A.
29:51And a.
29:52The mentioned a-
29:57ھや,
29:58A.
29:59I.
30:00What?
30:04In the name?
30:05A.
30:05The.
30:10Is it?
30:12I.
30:13I.
30:14I.
30:14I.
30:15THEY CONFER
30:21Kevin? Seven. Not written down.
30:24Not written down. Nathan? Seven.
30:26What have you got, Kevin? Primate.
30:28Primate. And Nathan? Primate.
30:30Good. And you need to show it to him randomly.
30:33Even though he didn't write his down, cos he declared first,
30:36we still have to check it. Right, there you go.
30:38No monkeying about in this show. Dictionary corner!
30:41John?
30:43Yeah, Primate. Seven, but there is airtime as well on there.
30:46And airtime. Airtime for seven.
30:48Primate and airtime, two sevens. Fantastic.
30:51And just to point out, you know, if that's as good as it gets,
30:54two challengers doing brilliantly. Yeah.
30:5672 plays 71. Final numbers.
31:00Now, Nathan, you chose six small last time. I did.
31:03And it's your second choice. You're a point behind.
31:06Tactics are intriguing. Let's find out.
31:08Got to try six small again, I think. Six small again!
31:11Hopefully a crucial conundrum coming up. Let's see.
31:14Final numbers of the day.
31:16Seven, five, one, eight, three, and another three.
31:23And the target, 198.
31:26One, nine, eight. Last numbers.
31:29광, 15ñas, eight.
31:32And the target.
31:34One, nine, eight.
31:35One, nine, ten.
31:37It's not open yet.
31:38One, nine.
31:40One, nine, nine.
31:42You, four.
31:44One, nine.
31:46Two, five.
31:48One, seven.
31:52Online, nine, nine, eight.
31:53Maybe two, five and ten.
31:56The target is 1, 9, 8.
32:01Nathan? 200.
32:03Two away. Kevin?
32:051, 9, 7, possibly.
32:08One away. Off you go.
32:107 times 3 is 21.
32:12Yep.
32:138 plus 1 is 9.
32:15Times together.
32:161, 8, 9.
32:18And then add on 5 and 3.
32:21Yep, 1 below.
32:22Doesn't change anything but 7 points.
32:24Nice, though. 1, 9, 8, Rich.
32:26Well, anyone who knows my tricks knows that this is divisible by 9 and 11.
32:30So, if you say 3 plus 8 is 11,
32:34and then 5 plus 1 is 6,
32:36times 3 is 18,
32:37and 18 times 11, 1, 9, 8.
32:391, 9, 8, yes.
32:43So, here we are.
32:44At two challengers today, with an octo-champ crowned on Friday,
32:48we are 79 plus 71.
32:52It's the 18th green.
32:53It's all even.
32:55And Kevin is not going to give Nathan a mulligan.
32:58Fingers on the buzzers,
33:00as we reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
33:04Nathan to steal it.
33:23And seating.
33:25Let's have a look.
33:25Yes!
33:29What a word.
33:30You literally unseated Kevin.
33:32You're going to move over there and become champion.
33:34Well, we would have been delighted to have any of the two of you back.
33:37What a battle it was today.
33:39Nathan, I'm sure you want to pay tribute to Kevin.
33:41He's been so good.
33:42Yeah, fantastic.
33:42Yeah, thanks.
33:43Very good game.
33:43Really good.
33:44Really good.
33:45Well done, mate.
33:46You get a goodie bag.
33:46No teapot for you, though.
33:48That's OK.
33:49That's not your main problem.
33:50Your main problem is on national TV,
33:52you weren't able to name all your nieces and nephews.
33:55I just want to apologise.
33:56I'm sorry.
33:57I've done you up there properly on national TV.
34:00Put a complaint in.
34:01Thank you, mate.
34:02Really appreciate having you.
34:04And you'll move to that chair.
34:05Mr Mulligan, we'll see you tomorrow.
34:06All right.
34:06Sounds great.
34:07JT, delight as always.
34:09Always a good week, Suze, when we've got John Thompson with us.
34:11Yeah, we love it.
34:12Like it.
34:13And Rach, you'll be cycling home after today's show.
34:15I will.
34:15I mean, I've only got two kids and I get their names wrong all the time.
34:18Which one's witch?
34:19One's blonde, one's brunette.
34:20It should be easy.
34:21Well, I'll be back tomorrow with...
34:24What's her names?
34:25You can count on us.
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