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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown.
00:33Hopefully, we'll warm up another winter afternoon for you.
00:36Thank you for tuning in. Hi, Rachel.
00:38Hi, Colin.
00:39We've got an opera buff in the challenger's chair today.
00:42Where do you stand on a night at the opera?
00:46I've been to a couple.
00:47I saw La Traviata in Venice, and you move from room to room
00:51as the story moved on, which was nice.
00:53And I saw Madame Butterfly in a beautiful amphitheatre on Sicily.
00:58And that was gorgeous.
00:59And so I think the venues are kind of something to say for opera as well.
01:03It's one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, I think, are opera houses.
01:06Love it. Absolutely love it.
01:07Well, listen, in Dictionary Corner, a very familiar partnership
01:10that we love to see on Countdown.
01:11Susie Dent, once again, joined by Joe Brandt.
01:15There you go.
01:16Jack Harvey, our champion, who lives in Milton Keynes, from Grimsby's back with us,
01:22looking for a fourth win today.
01:26When did you start watching Countdown then?
01:29We like stories of when somebody first started watching.
01:31Yeah, I started watching it when I was about six or seven.
01:35It used to be every Wednesday my grandma would pick me up from school
01:39and we'd watch Countdown.
01:40I think it used to be on a bit later back then.
01:42So, yeah, that's when I first started watching it.
01:44I always wanted to come on ever since I started watching it, really.
01:47Love it.
01:47Well, you're up against John Hadley, and he's been here before.
01:51You probably might have watched him, actually, first time around.
01:53How you doing, John?
01:54I'm fine, thank you.
01:55What's this top you're wearing?
01:57Well, it's part of the goodie bag which I was given when I was last on Countdown.
02:02Oh!
02:04Which was 22 years ago.
02:07Did you win?
02:08I did not win.
02:09Oh, sorry.
02:10But I was beaten by the series champion, so I consider I have excuses.
02:16You're the reason we talked about a bit of opera.
02:18What's your favourite?
02:18Oh, The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart.
02:20It's Mozart, isn't it?
02:21Which I saw when I was a teenager.
02:23My father took me to, and I sort of went hot and cold all over with the whole thing.
02:28It was wonderful.
02:29Brilliant.
02:29Well, listen, good luck to you second time around.
02:32John Hadley, Jack Harvey.
02:36OK, Jack, let's get some letters.
02:38Hi, Rachel.
02:39Hi, Jack.
02:39I'll start with the consonant, please.
02:41Start with L.
02:43And another.
02:46N.
02:47And another.
02:49V.
02:50A vowel.
02:52U.
02:52Another vowel.
02:54E.
02:55One more vowel.
02:56O.
02:57Consonant.
03:00M.
03:01Consonant.
03:03G.
03:05And a final vowel, please.
03:09A final A.
03:11At home and in the studio, let's play Kind Time.
03:13вигat.
03:14S.
03:45I'll stick with a six.
03:46And John?
03:47A seven.
03:48And I'll go for a seven.
03:49So the six is, Jack?
03:51Lounge.
03:51And the seven?
03:53Evangel.
03:55Evangel.
03:56That word is in the dictionary.
03:57There's only one E in the selection, John, I'm afraid.
03:59I'm sorry.
04:00Josephine?
04:01I preferred love gum.
04:03I don't know what it is, but it sounds rude.
04:05Sorry, everyone.
04:07Can you unlove?
04:09You can unlove, sadly.
04:11Yeah, I know, no-one wants to.
04:13But, yes, you can.
04:15But you can stretch it to a six as well with lovage,
04:20the plant and volume.
04:22Right, Jack, good start.
04:23Well done.
04:24John, let's write those letters down accurately.
04:26Hello, Rachel.
04:27Hi, John.
04:28A consonant, please.
04:29Start with D.
04:31And another.
04:33H.
04:35And a third.
04:37N.
04:38And one more.
04:40R.
04:42Vowel, please.
04:44O.
04:45And another.
04:47E.
04:48Vowel.
04:50I.
04:52A consonant.
04:54M.
04:55And one more Vowel.
04:59And a final A.
05:01And 30 seconds.
05:02A consonant.
05:18.
05:18John Hadley.
05:35Seven.
05:36Thank you, sir.
05:36And Jack Harvey.
05:37Also a seven.
05:38Also a seven.
05:39John, what's the word?
05:40Handier.
05:41Handier, Jack?
05:42Monier.
05:43Yes, and checkmonier is still in.
05:45It is, yeah, absolutely fine.
05:47Yeah, there was a lot of IERs you could get involved with there.
05:50Joe?
05:51I've got, hang on, two, four, six, I've got an eight.
05:55Now, you know when you're in the pub and you've had a bit too much to drink,
05:58but you still feel really sad if you spill your drink
06:02and it goes on the floor and you can't have it?
06:05So I like to have something called a hem drain,
06:07because it collects there and you can just pour it back into your glass.
06:11Susie, anything up there legitimate?
06:14There is, and actually it's a nine in there.
06:16So chemists might know this one,
06:18rhodamine, R-H-O-D-A-M-I-N-E,
06:22and it's any of a number of synthetic dyes
06:25that are derived from something called xanthine,
06:27and it's basically used to colour fabrics.
06:30Nice one.
06:31APPLAUSE
06:32Nice nine early doors this Tuesday
06:36as we get our first numbers, and you're choosing, Jack.
06:39I'll stick with one large and five small, please.
06:41Thank you, Jack.
06:42One from the top, five little, your favourite choice.
06:45Coming up once more, first one of the day.
06:47Ten, two, seven, four, five, and 50.
06:53And the target, 175.
06:56Yay, 175.
06:57Number us up.
06:58MUSIC PLAYS
07:10One, seven, five, Jack.
07:30Yeah, 175.
07:31Yeah, John?
07:31One, seven, five.
07:32Well done, both of you.
07:33Off you go, Jack.
07:3450 times four is 200.
07:36Yep.
07:37Ten over two is five, times the five is 25, and take that away.
07:42Perfect.
07:42175.
07:43How'd you go, John?
07:44Slightly different.
07:45Four times 50 is 200, and then two tens are 20 plus five,
07:51and take them away.
07:52Yep.
07:52That'll do the trick as well.
07:53Well done.
07:54Wee bonds.
07:55APPLAUSE
07:56Very easy start to the day on the numbers.
08:00Ten points all round.
08:01You ready for a bit of a gross tea-time teaser?
08:05Bogey sap.
08:06Bogey sap.
08:08Might they turn over a new leaf after the wedding?
08:11Might they turn over a new leaf after the wedding?
08:13MUSIC PLAYS
08:13Welcome back.
08:31We didn't like Bogey sap, did we?
08:32Might they turn a new leaf after the wedding?
08:35That's Page Boys.
08:36Page Boys.
08:37All right, John, back on Countdown, looking to win,
08:41and doing all right so far, sir?
08:42Let's get some more letters.
08:43Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
08:45You can indeed.
08:46N.
08:47And another.
08:49S.
08:50And one more.
08:52N.
08:53And a fourth.
08:55R.
08:57A vowel, please.
08:58E.
08:59And another.
09:00I.
09:02And A.
09:03Another vowel.
09:05A.
09:07Consonant.
09:09C.
09:11And...
09:12Another consonant.
09:16And a final S.
09:17Thanks, Rachel.
09:18Thanks, Rachel.
09:33That's time. John. Eight. And Jack. Yeah, eight. Eight as well. What's the word, John?
09:55Scanners. Scanners looks like the same. Let's scan that.
09:58Same one. Yep. Any more eights or even a nine?
10:01Yeah, it was a nice one, actually. Raciness and crannies is in Nooks and Grimmel. Thank you. Jack, more letters.
10:07A consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Jack. N. And another. L. And a vowel. I. And a consonant. P. A vowel. A. A consonant. S.
10:26S. Consonant. R. Vowel. E. And a final consonant, please.
10:38A final B. And half a minute.
10:40Good.
10:42Good.
10:44Good.
11:05Good.
11:06Good.
11:07All right, that'll do us, Jack.
11:14Seven.
11:15Seven from you.
11:17And, John?
11:18Eight, I think.
11:19OK.
11:20What's the seven, Jack?
11:21Planer.
11:22Mr Hadley, what are you thinking?
11:24Pralines.
11:25Pralines!
11:25Excellent.
11:26Love that.
11:26Well done.
11:30Nice one, John.
11:31Slight lead for you now, two points.
11:33Jo, how'd you get on?
11:34I got bean slip.
11:36Love it.
11:37What else can we have outside of pralines?
11:39Just bi-planes, so those old planes with two sets of wings,
11:42one above the other.
11:43Nice one, Susie.
11:44Thank you very, very much.
11:45Second numbers, John?
11:46Can I have two large and four small, please?
11:49You can indeed, John.
11:51Two from the top and four little ones coming up for you.
11:53And these four small ones are five, five, nine, eight.
11:59And the big one, 75 and 50.
12:01And you need to reach 169.
12:05Another low one.
12:05One six nine, numbers up.
12:07One six nine, numbers up.
12:07One six nine, numbers up.
12:07One six nine, numbers up.
12:20An a nesse one.
12:22Oh, you know Japanese?
12:24Yeah.
12:25Okay.
12:25Come on.
12:26Okay.
12:27All six.
12:27One six seven, three.
12:28It's a boom.
12:29It's a boom.
12:29It's a boom.
12:30One six, three.
12:31It's very...
12:31You're really going to be the way, you're going to be.
12:34169. How do you get on, John?
12:40164.
12:41Missed it by five, Jack.
12:43170.
12:44Ooh, missed it by one. Off you go.
12:46Nine times five is 45. Add the 75 and the 50.
12:51The 75 for 120 and the 51 away.
12:55Off you go, Rich.
12:56Well, a couple of ways. One of them, you could have said 75 divided by five is 15.
13:01Add the second five for 20.
13:0320 times 8, 160.
13:05And add on the 9, 169.
13:07Nice one.
13:08APPLAUSE
13:08OK, another close affair today. It's how we like it.
13:14You're going to have to stay tuned for all 15 rounds
13:17till we sort out Jack and John.
13:18But let's take a break and have a chat with Jo Brand.
13:21What are we talking about today?
13:23Well, we're talking about...
13:24We're carrying it on a bit about young people's language.
13:28Yes.
13:29And, you know, there are lots of kind of new dating concepts with young people.
13:36But are they so new, I ask myself.
13:38So let's just look at a few of them.
13:40First of all, you've got friends with benefits.
13:42Yes.
13:43Do you know what that is, yeah?
13:44Yes.
13:44That's where you don't have a proper relationship with someone,
13:47but you're intimate with them.
13:49You might cuddle the odd time.
13:50Yeah, absolutely.
13:52And then something called a situationship.
13:55Ooh.
13:56Oh, have you not heard of that one?
13:56I haven't heard of a situationship.
13:58Well, I saw that described online as emotional trauma in a gift box.
14:03Which I thought was a nice description.
14:05That's the grey area between a casual fling and a committed relationship.
14:10Oh, yeah.
14:10But it's apparently qualitatively different to friends with benefits.
14:15I haven't quite worked out how.
14:18And then you have something called a hook-up as well.
14:21Well, that's very old, that one.
14:22Yes, that's right.
14:23That's just casual hogging.
14:24It's not that old, because we used to call that a one-night stand,
14:28and I'm old, so, you know, that's not that long ago.
14:31And I have misused it, because, like, in the olden days,
14:35hook-up meant that you met someone.
14:38So I said to my daughter one day,
14:40I hooked up with my mum this afternoon, and they were like...
14:42So, you know, you have to kind of be careful.
14:47And so I think, actually, in the long run,
14:51all those new words and phrases actually mean the same thing.
14:57Yeah.
14:57But they were just used in different ways.
14:59So people's relationships aren't qualitatively different these days
15:03from how they used to be.
15:05They're just called different things.
15:07Yeah.
15:07And, you know, I think a lot of people would think that,
15:10on the whole, the sort of division is,
15:13certainly from my point of view,
15:15that women are kind of looking for commitment,
15:18whereas men are looking more for commitment
15:21to a penal institution.
15:23Yeah.
15:25Thank you, Jill.
15:27APPLAUSE
15:27Lovely.
15:30All right, let's get back to the game.
15:31Jack, I think you're going to kick us off with some lettuce.
15:34Consonant, please, Rachel.
15:35Thank you, Jack.
15:36T.
15:37And another.
15:39R.
15:40And another.
15:42F.
15:43Vowel.
15:44O.
15:45And another vowel.
15:46A.
15:48Another vowel.
15:49O.
15:51A consonant.
15:52P.
15:54Consonant.
15:56S.
15:57A final vowel, please.
16:00A final I.
16:02Here we go.
16:03We'll see you next time.
16:04We'll see you next time.
16:04We'll see you next time.
16:04We'll see you next time.
16:05We'll see you next time.
16:06We'll see you next time.
16:06We'll see you next time.
16:06We'll see you next time.
16:06We'll see you next time.
16:07We'll see you next time.
16:08We'll see you next time.
16:08We'll see you next time.
16:08We'll see you next time.
16:09We'll see you next time.
16:09We'll see you next time.
16:09We'll see you next time.
16:10We'll see you next time.
16:10We'll see you next time.
16:11We'll see you next time.
16:12We'll see you next time.
16:13We'll see you next time.
16:14We'll see you next time.
16:15We'll see you next time.
16:16We'll see you next time.
16:17Give me a number, Jack.
16:35Six.
16:36Give me a number, John.
16:37Seven.
16:37Nice one.
16:38The six, Jack.
16:39Pasta.
16:40And to retake the lead, John.
16:43Profits.
16:44Profits.
16:44And you will, from that word,
16:46you'll profit by seven points.
16:47Yeah.
16:48Two-point lead restored for you, Joe Brand.
16:51So, I've decided to go for an eight,
16:53and when my children were small
16:55and they didn't go and wash properly,
16:58I would threaten to send them to Fort Soap,
17:01where they would be imprisoned until they had a wash.
17:05Nobody wanted to go there when they were young.
17:07Anything else, Susie?
17:09No, after profits, just sixes.
17:10Patois, patios, that kind of thing.
17:12More letters, please, John.
17:14Consulant, please, Rachel.
17:15Thank you, John.
17:16T.
17:17And another.
17:19S.
17:20And another.
17:22Y.
17:24And one more, please.
17:26C.
17:28Vowel.
17:29E.
17:31Vowel.
17:33A.
17:35Consonant.
17:36W.
17:38Vowel.
17:40E.
17:41And a consonant.
17:42And...
17:43And...
17:43And...
17:43Lastly, D.
17:45And start that clock.
17:47And start that clock.
17:48Time is up.
17:51MUSIC PLAYS
18:17Time is up. John, how do you fare?
18:19Six. I'll go for a safe six.
18:21Safe six. OK, Jack. I'll try a seven.
18:23And you'll try a seven. I wonder, was that the seven John was contemplating?
18:27What's the six, John? Ceased.
18:29Ceased. And for you, Jack?
18:31Sweated. Oh, sweated is absolutely fine.
18:34Well done there, Jack. You're back in the lead.
18:35Seesaw battle today. We love it.
18:37What have we got in Dexterity Corner?
18:39Not a lot in my brain. No.
18:41I've got a cad sty, which is somewhere you might put a Victorian cad,
18:46just to chill out and... Just to hang out for a while.
18:49You're pointed at. I've got nothing better here.
18:53There is a seven there with cat's eye.
18:55Unfortunately, a road can't be cat's eyed yet,
18:58but it gives you a seven anyway.
19:00Nice. All right. Lovely.
19:01That takes you back into the lead, Jack.
19:03Third numbers round of the day.
19:04Let's have your choice.
19:06I'll try a six small, please.
19:07Six small. You're making your move.
19:09You're trying for the breakaway.
19:10So, let's see if it works.
19:12Potentially a tricky one coming up.
19:14We have nine, nine, eight, six, one, four.
19:20And the target to reach with them, 331.
19:233-3-1. Numbers up.
19:244-3-4.
19:32Here we go.
19:444-4.
19:464-5.
19:476-7.
19:476-8.
19:486-8.
19:487.
19:497.
19:508.
19:50The target, 3-3-1. Jack?
19:58Oh, I've written down 3-2-1 and I've got 3-2-1.
20:01Oh, you've got the dusty bend. I'll give it to you.
20:05No. John? 3-30.
20:073-30. One away is definitely better than ten away, so off you go.
20:104-8's are 32.
20:13They are.
20:15Times 9 plus 1.
20:17320. I've done this wrong.
20:20Oh, my goodness. I've used the 1 twice.
20:22Oh, dear.
20:23So, we have a real plot twist here because, Jack, you wrote down 3-2-1
20:28and you got to 3-2-1, so that's what you declared.
20:31You're ten away. You can steal some points.
20:33Oh, can I? Yeah.
20:34Great. 9 times 8 is 72.
20:3772. Add 6 is 78.
20:4078. Times 4 for 312 and then add the other 9.
20:44And you got to your own target, but that's not the same.
20:46I'm playing my own game over here. Just five points.
20:48How bizarre. Jack, you wrote down the wrong number and you got five points.
20:52Take me to 3-3-1.
20:53Well, if you say 9 times 9 is 81, times by 4 is 324 and add the 6 and add the 1.
21:08Ten points for you, Rachel.
21:09Let's get our second tea-time teaser and it's pottages.
21:12Pottages.
21:13It's nothing to do with soup, but it is connected to an entree.
21:16It's nothing to do with soup, but it is connected to an entree.
21:28APPLAUSE
21:28Welcome back.
21:36It's nothing to do with soup, but it is connected to an entree.
21:40Gate post.
21:41Gate post was the tea-time teaser.
21:43Joe Brand, I promised you some Super Bowl facts.
21:45Talking of entree.
21:46Yeah.
21:47Only on Thanksgiving is more food eaten in America than will be eaten this Sunday on Super Bowl Sunday.
21:53Do you want to have a guess how many chicken wings in America alone will be eaten this Sunday?
21:57In America alone?
21:58Yeah.
21:58200 million.
22:001.4 billion.
22:03What?
22:03Yes.
22:04The numbers don't lie.
22:05I read it online.
22:06Why would I not believe it?
22:08Exactly.
22:09Why would you not?
22:10I tell you what is a fact.
22:11Ten points between Jack and John, all to play for.
22:14John, your letters.
22:16Consonant, please.
22:17Thank you, John.
22:18G.
22:19Another.
22:22D.
22:23And a third.
22:25B.
22:27One more consonant.
22:28T.
22:30Vowel.
22:31A.
22:33And another.
22:35He.
22:36And one more vowel.
22:39U.
22:41Consonant.
22:44L.
22:46And a vowel.
22:48And a final O.
22:51Let's play.
22:53Let's play.
23:23John, how many? Six.
23:25Yes, you huffed and puffed for 30 seconds. I can hear you there, Jack.
23:29I'll stick with the six as well. Good. There you go. Work, John.
23:31All that huffing and puffing. What's the word?
23:33Gabled. Yes, a gabled. And for Jack?
23:36Budget. And budget.
23:39All right, over the dictionary corner.
23:42Doublet is there for seven, the tunic that you would wear.
23:46And bloated. Yes.
23:48Bloated. Bloated doublet.
23:50That's probably what Henry VIII had.
23:53Wasn't it? Was it doublet, that period?
23:55Yeah. Yeah.
23:56Swiftly moving on. More letters. Jack.
23:59A consonant, please, Rachel.
24:00Thank you, Jack.
24:02N. And another.
24:05R. And another.
24:07T.
24:09A vowel.
24:10E.
24:11Another vowel.
24:13U.
24:14Another vowel.
24:15E.
24:16A consonant.
24:19L.
24:21A consonant.
24:23C.
24:24And a final vowel, please.
24:26And a final I.
24:28OK.
24:28Kite down.
24:29A consonant.
24:30A consonant.
24:30A consonant.
24:30A consonant.
24:31A consonant.
24:31A consonant.
24:31A consonant.
24:32A consonant.
24:32A consonant.
24:32A consonant.
24:32A consonant.
24:33A consonant.
24:33A consonant.
24:33A consonant.
24:34A consonant.
24:35A consonant.
24:35A consonant.
24:35A consonant.
24:35A consonant.
24:35A consonant.
24:35A consonant.
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24:36A consonant.
24:36A consonant.
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24:46Jack. Seven. And John. Seven. Well done. Jack, the word. Lectern. And John, the word. Centile.
25:07Centile. Happy, Susie? Very happy, yes. Centile. Another word for percentile. Same idea.
25:13Yeah, that's very good. I've got an eight. Yeah. Now, it's very unfortunate if you're the runt of the litter, isn't it?
25:20Yes. Yes. But it's even more unfortunate if you have runt lice. Oh, the worst type. The worst type.
25:27Ugh. Ugh. Right, Jack and John are still that ten point gap at the moment. Loving today's programme for loads of reasons.
25:35But let's get our origins of words before we have our last four rounds, Sus.
25:38I thought I would do The Origin of Something Sweet because it is a bit of a secret between Jo and me that we eat lots of sweets in studio whenever she comes.
25:50We don't eat marmalade. I'm going to tell you the story of marmalade.
25:53Originally, we could have eaten it because it was a solid, sort of very sweet jelly that was available in boxes.
26:00And in fact, one of our first references is from 1524 when King Henry VIII was given a box of marmalade.
26:08And oranges weren't the only fruit that was used. In fact, it was not the original fruit at all, an orange, because it goes back to a word meaning quince.
26:18And they were made of quince jam. And quinces were considered to be fairly exotic, certainly more expensive.
26:24So eventually oranges were used. But there is a story that you will see circulating very often, which is unfortunately a folk etymology, as we call them, a bit of an urban myth.
26:34And that's that the name comes from Marie Malade, which means ill Mary.
26:40And the saying goes that Mary, Queen of Scots, suffered terribly from seasickness.
26:47And wherever she went, her courtiers would give her a box of marmalade to sweeten the palate and to make her feel less nauseous.
26:55Sadly, not true at all, as I say. It goes back to marmalos, meaning quince.
26:59There is another tale in which a Spanish ship carrying oranges, Seville oranges, in the 1700s,
27:04was badly damaged in a storm, had to go to land, and then the captain sold off these oranges to a merchant whose wife made them into a jelly-like preserve.
27:15Sadly, again, not true. But what we do know is that in its current form, and we slather it across our toast,
27:21marmalade actually goes back to a Scots factory in Dundee.
27:25That was the very first factory that was built in 1797.
27:30Nothing to do with Mary, Queen of Scots, and everything to do with quinces.
27:33Nice.
27:34Right, champion Jack, and a little bit of a jam. He's got a ten-point lead as it stands at the moment.
27:41So, John, all to play for your letters.
27:44Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:45Thank you, John.
27:46S.
27:47And another.
27:49K.
27:51And one more.
27:52T.
27:54Another.
27:56S.
27:58Vowel.
28:00O.
28:01And another.
28:03U.
28:04And a consonant.
28:08M.
28:11One more vowel.
28:14E.
28:17And a vowel.
28:21And a final U.
28:23Oof, my goodness. Let's play.
28:24Me.
28:34Bye.
28:36Bye.
28:36Bye.
28:41Bye.
28:51Bye.
28:51Bye.
28:51Bye.
28:52Bye.
28:52dear.
28:53That's the time up. How do you get on, John?
28:57Six. Six for you and Jack? Yep, also six.
29:00All right, John, what's the word? Smokes. Smokes?
29:03Stokes. Stokes and smokes. Yep, absolutely fine.
29:06Yeah, straightforward, Jo. I've got a nine, Colin.
29:09Well, let's have it. It is mouse tusk.
29:12Right, OK, yes. Because I suspect that we're making all these discoveries,
29:16aren't we, about sort of very early creatures,
29:19and I think we'll find there's, like, mini mammoths.
29:23OK, love the adventures you take us on. What do you have for us, Suze?
29:27You can't get to a seven. We've been talking about doublets and things.
29:30From the same era, it's muskets. Muskets. Yeah.
29:33Nice. John, you're looking to strike a blow here, aren't you?
29:36Three more rounds to go. Ten points in it. Jack, you're choosing these letters.
29:40A consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Jack.
29:43G. And another.
29:45R. And another.
29:48T. A vowel.
29:50E. A vowel.
29:52A. Another vowel.
29:55E. A consonant.
29:58Q. A consonant.
30:02L.
30:03And a final consonant, please.
30:07And a final N.
30:08Kind day.
30:09But it's a time of tune.
30:26And in a moment...
30:26...
30:27...
30:28Jack.
30:42I'll try an eight.
30:44I'm going to try an eight.
30:45Why take a risk at this stage, John?
30:47Seven.
30:47The seven is...
30:49Elegant.
30:50This is what we love about Jack.
30:52There's not much caution that goes on.
30:53What is it?
30:54Rectangle.
30:55Oh, my goodness me.
30:57What are you doing, Jack?
30:58Rectangle your hair.
31:00Rectangle, not re-tangle.
31:02I'm sorry about that, Jack.
31:05Wow.
31:05Oh, I love you.
31:06I love you.
31:07You go for it.
31:08Not a great moment to do it, but I love it.
31:11Right, so the seven points goes to John.
31:13Goodness me, what was there?
31:15I got an eight.
31:16Yes.
31:17And I just found the perfect name for teenagers, right,
31:20because they never want to do anything when you ask them to do it.
31:24So, Jen later.
31:27The Jen later generation.
31:29Great stuff.
31:30We have a seven then, as we know,
31:32because the points have been scored,
31:34but was there an eight that was in?
31:36No, there wasn't, unfortunately.
31:38Other sevens.
31:39An large eternal reagent,
31:41something involved in a chemical reaction,
31:42but no more than that.
31:43Brilliant.
31:44There's all different types of champions.
31:45You can't help but love Jack.
31:4769, 66.
31:50Two rounds left.
31:52All to play for John.
31:53Last numbers.
31:54One large and five small, please, Rachel.
31:56Thank you, John.
31:57One large, five, little to finish the day off.
31:59Hopefully a crucial conundrum coming up.
32:01Final numbers.
32:03Five, eight, four, ten, nine and fifty.
32:09And the target to reach 659.
32:12659.
32:13659.
32:14Last numbers.
32:45Bit of pressure on this one. John.
32:476.59. Nailed it. Jack. 6.59. Nailed it. Go ahead, John.
32:528 plus 5 is 13. Yep.
32:55Times 50. 6.50. Plus 9.
32:59That's your crucial conundrum secured. And you, Jack?
33:02Yeah, same way. Same way.
33:04APPLAUSE
33:05This is not a surprise that we're at this stage,
33:10because Jack Harvey has three wins so far,
33:13two of them, on crucial countdown conundrums.
33:16And yet again today, against our priest, John Hadley,
33:20Jack has been living on a prayer.
33:23This is the last round.
33:25Amen to that, as we reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
33:32Jack.
33:33Mannequin.
33:33Let's have a look.
33:35Praise be.
33:36APPLAUSE
33:37We'll get to you in a second, Mr Harvey.
33:43John Hadley, what a delight.
33:45You're back, OK, you've lost again.
33:47But surely you go away so proud of that performance.
33:50I made some stupid mistakes, but, yeah, it was good.
33:56I forgive you.
33:58LAUGHTER
33:58Thank you for being here.
34:00It's been an absolute joy.
34:01Thanks, lovely to be here.
34:02Another goodie bag for you.
34:04Lovely.
34:05Jack, my goodness me, it's a drama every day.
34:08Don't change.
34:08Promise you you won't change, OK?
34:10I'll try.
34:11Thank you very much.
34:12Jack's halfway to becoming an octo-champ by the skin of his teeth.
34:16Joe, thank you, Susie.
34:18Lovely. Thank you very much, Rach.
34:20See you tomorrow.
34:21Lovely. What a day it is.
34:22Every day's eventful with this champion,
34:24so don't miss tomorrow.
34:25Same time, same place.
34:26We'll be here.
34:27You can count on us.
34:29You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:33You can also find our web page at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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