- 1 day ago
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown this Wednesday afternoon, midpoint of the week, so downhill from here, which is always good news. But, Rachel Riley, it's that time, so as you get towards the end of February, I'm done with winter. I'm done with dark nights. It just gets a bit of a struggle. I'm sure a few people at home are the same. Let's get over it. I know we've got a lot of weeks left, but do you know what I mean? Ready to move on. So I suppose we have to remember those things that we miss from winter. That keeps us going.
00:58What's your favourite thing about winter?
01:01I think it's probably the winter warming drinks. We've kind of moved away from mulled wine. We've had mulled wine season. I think it's more acceptable now, hot chocolate. So hot chocolate season is firmly now. You don't, you know, you're not going to go out on a sunny day and think, I want nice hot chocolate.
01:15Yeah, bring on the hot weather, but you know what? There's many lovely winter warmers to be excited about. And no cool breeze coming from Dictionary Corner, of course, this week. Just a warm reception every single time. A guardian of the dictionary, Susie Dent. And alongside her, it's strictly business with Sarah Davies.
01:31Ah, Susie Dent.
01:33Great. Love it. You two are looking sharp today.
01:36I tell you what, partners in crime. We could make this a regular thing. I feel like I've been a good supporting act. Let's go with supporting act.
01:44No, I'm the supporting act.
01:46Well, Susie finds them and I read them out. It's a brilliant partnership.
01:51Joint headliners, that's what I'm putting you down as. But stealing all the headlines is Michael Calder. Six wins and two away from becoming an octo-champ, which means we'll go back-to-back octo-champ.
02:01Perhaps that'll be our fourth, I think, of the series already, if you manage it. We're only at the end of February. My goodness. Great. How are you holding up?
02:09Yeah, I still don't know why I'm here, but I'm here, so let's just see what happens.
02:13You're completely the most unassuming champion. I think it's going to take a lot to stop you. Well, let's find out. It's Stephen Colton who's up against you. I haven't planned this, by the way. Just people from Northern Ireland taking you on. Just works out that way.
02:26And you're originally from Oma, but living in round the corner now in Manchester.
02:30Yeah, Stockport.
02:31Yeah. Oh, it's not too bad. Stocky. Nice little trip into here. Now, it's not unusual for someone to come on. I've got a couple of kids and whatever, but we don't often get someone on who delivered their own kid. How did that happen?
02:41Yeah, so Chloe just arrived within sort of 10 minutes of me getting home from work, and we dialed 999. Ambulance didn't make it. 25 minutes later, we had a baby on the kitchen floor.
02:56Oh, my goodness me. I was going to say, what was it like? But at the end of the day, it's just like, you want your child to be healthy. You'll do whatever you have to do.
03:03Yeah, she was, but it was pretty horrific for 30 minutes.
03:09Good luck, Michael and Stephen.
03:13Let's give birth to this episode. Michael, your letters.
03:16Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:17Estelle with a consonant, please.
03:19Thank you, Michael.
03:19We'll start today's episode with N.
03:23And another.
03:25R.
03:27And another.
03:29M.
03:30And a vowel.
03:32A.
03:34Another vowel.
03:35I.
03:37Another vowel.
03:38O.
03:40Another vowel.
03:43E.
03:45A consonant.
03:47S.
03:47And a consonant, please.
03:51And lastly, another S.
03:53At home and in the studio.
03:55Let's play Countdown.
03:55MUSIC PLAYS
03:57Time up, Michael.
04:05Time up, Michael.
04:09We'll stick with seven.
04:17Stephen?
04:17Seven.
04:18Seven as well.
04:19What have you got, Michael?
04:19Marines.
04:20Marines.
04:20And Stephen?
04:21Moaners.
04:23Moaners.
04:23Moaners.
04:27Moaners and Marines.
04:28Lovely stuff.
04:29Anything else in Dictionary Corner?
04:31We pulled a nine.
04:32Oh, hello.
04:33OK.
04:34Romanisers.
04:35Romanisers.
04:36Romanisers.
04:37Romanisers.
04:38Romanisers.
04:39Romanisers.
04:40Yes.
04:41Making the dream work, you know.
04:42What's that mean?
04:43It simply means to put something into Roman script.
04:44Good.
04:45Simple as that.
04:46Yeah.
04:47Great work.
04:48Write on the denarii.
04:49Another letters game, please, in your choosing, Stephen.
04:51Consonant, please, Rachel.
04:52Thank you, Stephen.
04:53D.
04:54And a vial.
04:55A.
04:56Consonant.
04:57G.
04:58And a vial.
04:59E.
05:00Consonant.
05:01S.
05:03Vial.
05:04U.
05:05Consonant.
05:17Consonant.
05:18S.
05:27Vial.
05:28U.
05:31Consonant.
05:34D.
05:38And a viol.
05:41I.
05:42And a consonant.
05:43And lastly, B.
05:45In 30 seconds.
06:01Stephen.
06:18Just a six.
06:20And Michael.
06:21A seven.
06:22The six is?
06:23Busied.
06:24And the seven?
06:26Buddies.
06:27Buddies.
06:28There it is. Buddies is in there.
06:30Sarah.
06:31Buddies.
06:32Buddies, yes.
06:33Bagsied.
06:34Bagsied.
06:35But we couldn't get past a seven.
06:37All right, Michael, let's get the numbers.
06:39One large, five small, please.
06:41Thank you, Michael, one for the top.
06:43And flying the five little ones.
06:45First one of the day is three, two, three, four, two and 50.
06:53And the target, 939.
06:56939.
06:57Big number up.
06:59Big number up.
07:00Big number up.
07:01Big number up.
07:02Big number up.
07:03Big number up.
07:04Big number up.
07:05Big number up.
07:06Big number up.
07:07Big number up.
07:08Big number up.
07:09Big number up.
07:10Big number up.
07:11Big number up.
07:12Big number up.
07:13Big number up.
07:14Big number up.
07:15Big number up.
07:16Big number up.
07:17Big number up.
07:18Big number up.
07:19Big number up.
07:20Big number up.
07:21Big number up.
07:22Big number up.
07:23Big number up.
07:24Big number up.
07:25Big number up.
07:26Big number up.
07:27Oh, 9-3-9. Michael?
07:339-3-6.
07:35OK, so just three off, Stephen.
07:37Nowhere.
07:37Nowhere near it. Off you go, Michael, for seven points.
07:40Three times three is nine.
07:42Three threes are nine.
07:4350 times two is 100.
07:45Yep.
07:47Plus four, 104 times nine.
07:509-3-6, three away.
07:52OK, big, big number, and the five small are small.
07:57Did you get there?
07:58Yes, you can get there.
08:00A different way to get the 18.
08:01If you say two plus four is six, times that by three for 18,
08:07and then you can add the second two to the 50 for 52,
08:11times those two together for 936, with a three left over.
08:15Wow. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
08:19Can't be many more ways than that, if any.
08:22That was fantastic. Well done.
08:23First tea time teaser of this Wednesday afternoon,
08:26another one for Sarah.
08:27We're making her feel very welcome.
08:29It's Rasp Rent.
08:31Rasp Rent.
08:32She'll give you all of the money,
08:34but wants 50% of the business.
08:36She'll give you all of the money,
08:37but she wants 50% of the business.
08:39APPLAUSE
08:49Welcome back.
08:56She'll give you all of the money,
08:57but wants 50% of the business.
08:59One for Sarah.
09:00Rasp Rent becomes partners.
09:02Honest answer.
09:03You've got to go into business
09:04with Rachel, Susie, or myself.
09:07Who are you choosing?
09:09Go.
09:10Girl power.
09:11I'm in.
09:11Oh.
09:13Boom.
09:13Yes.
09:13No offence, Rachel,
09:14you'd have been very close second.
09:16Sorry, Colin.
09:16You'd have been a third.
09:18Let's get on with the game, then.
09:22All right.
09:23More letters.
09:24Stephen.
09:25A consonant, please.
09:26Thank you, Stephen.
09:27S.
09:29And a vowel.
09:31A.
09:33A consonant.
09:35N.
09:36And another.
09:38F.
09:40And another.
09:42Y.
09:43A vowel.
09:45O.
09:45And another.
09:49E.
09:53Consonant.
09:54T.
09:57And another consonant.
09:59And...
10:00Lastly, C.
10:04Always preferred that, Debra Meaden.
10:05H.
10:15E.
10:17E.
10:17MUSIC PLAYS
10:36That's time up, Stephen.
10:38Dodgy six.
10:39Dodgy six.
10:40Michael?
10:41Six.
10:42Not dodgy at all.
10:43Stephen, what have you got?
10:44Er, fancies.
10:45Ooh, spelt with a Y-S.
10:48OK, we'll check that.
10:50And, Michael?
10:51Soften.
10:52And soften.
10:54So, spelt with the Y-S.
10:56It's a word that can be used in so many ways.
10:58It's a very flexible word.
11:00Yes.
11:01Noun, verb, et cetera.
11:02But none of them can have the Y-S, I'm afraid.
11:04Sorry, Stephen.
11:05No problem.
11:06Worth the punt.
11:07Worth the punt.
11:08So, Michael gets the six points.
11:09Sarah, what have we got there?
11:10We had facets.
11:11Yeah.
11:12Yeah, there's no six.
11:14Couldn't beat that.
11:15Cricky round, eh?
11:16Yeah.
11:17Difficult round, so let's go again, Michael.
11:18There's always another round.
11:19May I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
11:21Thank you, Michael.
11:22P.
11:23And another.
11:25W.
11:27And another.
11:29R.
11:30And a vowel.
11:32Vowel.
11:33O.
11:34And another.
11:35A.
11:36And another.
11:37U.
11:38A consonant.
11:39G.
11:40Another consonant.
11:41N.
11:42And a final vowel, please.
11:43And...
11:44A final O.
11:45Let's play.
11:46And a final vowel.
11:47N.
11:48And a final vowel, please.
11:49And...
11:50A final O.
11:51Let's play.
11:52A final O.
11:53Let's play.
11:54Let's play.
12:25Time's up. Not getting much easier here, Michael. Five. Five for you and Stephen. Seven. Oh, look at that. Didn't hear the word dodgy. Huh? Michael. Group. What's not dodgy? Grown up. Oh, shh. Ah. Has it got a hyphen? Is it two words? It does have a hyphen. I'm so sorry, Stephen. Sarah, no hyphens, please. What did you manage to get? There's no hyphen in unwrap. Okay, there you go. Yes, unwrap for six. Really difficult again.
12:55That's as good as we got. Six. Let's get back to the numbers then, Stephen, and you're up. One from the top and any other? Thank you, Stephen. One large five little coming up. This time around, the small numbers are nine, ten, six, nine and four. And the large one, 100. And the target, 203. 203. Numbers up.
13:17And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100. And the large one, 100.
13:47203 is the target. Only easy if you see it. Stephen.
13:52203. Well done. Michael. No, missed it.
13:55Took me 28 seconds. More difficult than it looks.
13:58Stephen, off you go for a big ten points.
14:009 by 10. 9 by 10, 90.
14:03Plus the other nine. 99. Plus the four.
14:07103. Add to 100. 203. Nicely done.
14:11Yeah. It can change so quickly, Stephen.
14:15Big ten points for you there. 32 plays 17.
14:18As we chat with Sarah Davies, who's been so patient with me this week
14:22because they've been talking about dragons dead
14:24and talking about all sorts of stuff.
14:26Of course, you're most excited about your new series for BBC One.
14:30Big series. You haven't even started filming it.
14:33No, no, no. Look at that. Look at your face.
14:35We do start filming in a few weeks, though, so I'm not far away now.
14:38Tell us. Give me the skinny. What's it all about?
14:40OK, so it's called Making It. Yes.
14:42And it's for people who have ideas, like inventors.
14:45Yes. And I think the best way I can describe it,
14:47it's like the repair shop crossed with one born every minute.
14:51Right? Yeah.
14:53Hear me out in this, right?
14:54Now, as someone who's invented a product, the envelope,
14:57like, that was before I had kids. That feels like my baby.
15:00Yeah. You know?
15:01And that moment where the product kind of works is, like,
15:04not quite the experience you had, Stephen,
15:06but, like, giving birth is what I would say.
15:08So, if you think about the repair shop,
15:10you've got Jay Blades running the repair shop.
15:12Crack team of guys can sort everything out.
15:15I've got my crack team of engineers.
15:16You come in with your product that you've invented,
15:18something you've got an idea for.
15:20My engineers will make it happen.
15:22Well, they'll try and make it happen.
15:23We'll have to see how they get on.
15:25And then, every episode, we're going to be following a few journeys,
15:28a few stories, finding out how it goes.
15:30And then, obviously, if they manage to give birth at the end,
15:33you'll see that reaction.
15:34Wow.
15:35Are you going to have a celebrity version of it?
15:38I mean, we haven't started filming series one, episode one yet,
15:42but let's assume it goes absolutely phenomenally well
15:46and we'll have a celebrity version.
15:47Have you got some ideas?
15:48Pardon me for thinking big, Sarah.
15:50I'm loving it.
15:51I've got confidence in you.
15:52Well, listen, if you do a celebrity version,
15:54Susie and Rachel are available.
15:56Lovely.
15:57Best luck with the show.
15:58I hope it's a great success.
15:59I'll be watching and I've met you.
16:00I'll be watching it for sure.
16:01Awesome.
16:02Happy days.
16:03Well done.
16:06All right, back to the game.
16:07Michael, you're up.
16:08May I have a consonant, please?
16:09Thank you, Michael.
16:10T.
16:11And another one.
16:13R.
16:14And another.
16:16L.
16:19And a vowel.
16:20E.
16:22And another.
16:23E.
16:24And a consonant.
16:25C.
16:26Vowel.
16:27I.
16:28And a final consonant, please.
16:29And a final G.
16:30All right, here we go again.
16:31E.
16:32E.
16:33E.
16:34E.
16:35E.
16:36E.
16:37E.
16:38E.
16:39E.
16:40E.
16:41E.
16:42E.
16:43E.
16:44E.
16:45E.
16:46E.
16:47E.
16:48E.
16:49E.
16:50E.
16:51E.
16:52E.
16:53E.
16:54E.
16:55E.
16:56E.
16:57E.
16:58Michael?
17:17Seven.
17:17Seven for you, Stephen?
17:19Seven.
17:20And the seven.
17:21Good, keep the pressure on.
17:22Michael?
17:23Glacier.
17:24Glacier, cool as you like.
17:26And Stephen?
17:27Treacle.
17:28And treacle, which you were running through until recently.
17:31What a big, strong two rounds from a challenger.
17:34Well done.
17:35Sarah, how are you doing?
17:36We had treacle.
17:37Good one, Stephen.
17:38We also had article and recital.
17:42So all of them sevens?
17:43Sevens, yeah.
17:44Can't take me above it.
17:45No.
17:47OK, there you go.
17:48Sevens at home.
17:49Fill your boots.
17:49Fill your boots.
17:50More letters.
17:51Stephen Colton.
17:52Continent, please, Rachel.
17:53Thanks, Stephen.
17:55V.
17:57And another.
17:57M.
17:59And a vowel.
18:02A.
18:03And another.
18:05U.
18:06And consonant.
18:09S.
18:11And a vowel.
18:13E.
18:15Consonant.
18:18T.
18:21Consonant.
18:22H.
18:24And a vowel.
18:25And lastly, A.
18:28Thanks, Rich.
18:30The.
18:31And.
18:40D shot.
18:42And.
18:43D shot.
18:44Marge.
18:45Oh.
18:45Oh.
18:46And.
18:46And.
18:48Ah.
18:48The.
18:49And.
18:51Ah.
18:52Oh.
18:52And.
18:56Ah.
18:56That'll do, Stephen.
19:03Just a five.
19:04Just a five there.
19:04Michael?
19:05A six.
19:06And a six.
19:07Stephen, the five.
19:08A maths.
19:09And the six to steal the points.
19:11Asthma.
19:13Asthma.
19:13Yeah, well, sit again.
19:15Nice.
19:15Take your breath away, that.
19:16Anything else?
19:17So we got a hammate, which is your little, the bone,
19:21which obviously I knew all about.
19:23That's your hammate?
19:24Yeah, yeah.
19:24The bone round down there.
19:25And if you have two of them, that's hammates.
19:28So we got a seven out of that.
19:29Well done.
19:30Seven for hammates.
19:31So it could be a hand, I suppose, for it.
19:33Well done.
19:37Didn't spot that.
19:3845-24.
19:40Back to the numbers.
19:41Third time today, Michael.
19:43What's the strategy?
19:45One large, five small, please.
19:46Another one large and another five small.
19:50All the time lately.
19:51Let's see what we have this time.
19:52Come on, let's find something interesting.
19:53We have two, nine, four, five, ten, and 75.
20:00And the target, 210.
20:02210, numbers up.
20:03Can I go to anybody with�만?
20:04Two, nine, five, ten.
20:06Let's go.
20:07Listen.
20:08See you next time.
20:08Welcome.
20:09MUSIC PLAYS
20:34Well, there's time up. 2.10, the target, Michael.
20:37No, 2.15.
20:38Ooh, he's missed it, Stephen.
20:402.11.
20:41Well, I'll get you the points, seven of them.
20:43So I did 5 minus 2.
20:465 minus 2 is 3.
20:48Multiply by 75.
20:502.25.
20:51Tick away the 10.
20:532.15.
20:54Tick away the 4.
20:552.11.
20:57Seven points.
20:58Rachel, tick us to 2.10, please.
21:00There were lots of ways for this one.
21:02You could have said 5 minus 2 is 3.
21:0675 divided by 3, 25.
21:09Tick away 4, 21.
21:11And times it by 10.
21:13One way to get there.
21:13Nice. Well done.
21:15APPLAUSE
21:16All right, if you're a football fan,
21:18this is an easy-peasy tea-time teaser.
21:21It's tile chat.
21:23Tile chat.
21:24Physically fit, particularly in Oldham and Charlton and Wigan.
21:31Physically fit, particularly in Oldham and Charlton and Wigan.
21:33BELL RINGS
21:35Hello again.
21:50Tile chat becomes athletic.
21:52Physically fit, particularly in Oldham.
21:54Oldham athletic, Charlton athletic, Wigan athletic.
21:58So there you go.
21:58Well done.
21:59And listen, it's not a game of two halves,
22:00it's a game of three parts.
22:01And going into the last one, Steve and Colton,
22:04very much alive.
22:06Just 14 points in it, and it's your letters.
22:10A consonant, please, Rachel.
22:11Thank you, Stephen.
22:12T.
22:14And a vowel.
22:16O.
22:17And another.
22:18I.
22:20And another.
22:22E.
22:24And a consonant.
22:26F.
22:28And another.
22:30N.
22:30And another.
22:33D.
22:35And a vowel.
22:38A.
22:41And a consonant.
22:42And lastly, T.
22:44Let's play.
22:45A.
23:04And a consonant.
23:05A lot going on there, Stephen?
23:19Just seven.
23:20Michael?
23:20Seven.
23:21And a seven from you.
23:22Stephen?
23:23Fainted.
23:23Fainted.
23:24And Michael?
23:25Defiant.
23:26And defiant.
23:27A lot of endings to pull out of that.
23:29How did we get on over there?
23:30Susie and Sarah?
23:32Well, we had both of those, but we also managed to pull an eight.
23:35Antidote.
23:37Antidote.
23:38Wonderful.
23:3952, 38.
23:41More letters now with five rounds left.
23:44And it's on you, Michael.
23:46May I have a consonant, please?
23:47You may.
23:48S.
23:49And another.
23:51J.
23:53And another.
23:54P.
23:56And another.
23:58D.
24:00And a vowel.
24:02U.
24:04Another vowel.
24:05O.
24:08And another.
24:10A.
24:13And a consonant.
24:15T.
24:18A final vowel, please.
24:20And a final I.
24:22And count down.
24:23And a vowel.
24:24And a vowel.
24:25And a vowel.
24:25And a vowel.
24:25And a vowel.
24:26And a vowel.
24:26And a vowel.
24:26And a vowel.
24:26And a vowel.
24:27And a vowel.
24:27And a vowel.
24:28And a vowel.
24:28And a vowel.
24:28And a vowel.
24:29And a vowel.
24:29And a vowel.
24:29And a vowel.
24:29And a vowel.
24:29And a vowel.
24:29And a vowel.
24:30And a vowel.
24:30And a vowel.
24:30And a vowel.
24:30And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:32And a vowel.
24:32And a vowel.
24:33And a vowel.
24:33And a vowel.
24:33And a vowel.
24:34And a vowel.
24:34And a vowel.
24:35And a vowel.
24:35and a vowel.
24:36And a vowel.
24:53all righty all righty michael six six from you and steven six going for the six mr calder
25:01adopts mr colton patios and patios yeah absolutely fine all right how'd you get on
25:08we've got a seven uh utopias oh nice yes yes perfect uh four rounds left i'll have to put
25:17you on pause for a second because a little bit of bliss with our origins awards susie where are we
25:22going today yes i had an email from darren powers who is wondering i think about the difference
25:27between naturism and naturalism but certainly he wants to know how naturism originated so i'm going
25:33to start with the naturist its beginnings were very neutral um in its earliest outings it was pretty
25:39much synonymous actually with the naturalist so it was somebody who studied natural phenomena as
25:44opposed to supernatural ones or spiritual ones and particularly those who um believed fundamentally
25:51natural forces that were governing uh the world um first recorded with that meaning from the 1600s
25:57by the 1800s it could be a doctor in fact who studied nature's progression of a disease so the symptoms
26:04that accompanied that it could also mean a creative artist or writer one who um studied or illustrated
26:10nature so you can see the theme that it's going in but in 1926 it did a bit of a swerve
26:15in a way um so we get the meaning we associate today with naturism so somebody who practiced
26:21a very natural way of life especially as practicing the uh doctrine of communal nudity
26:28um a naturalist simply has always meant one who studied nature and the natural word so it's never
26:35uh gone off it's it's very prescribed track it's always stayed there so they seem very very
26:41similar and in many ways they are because as i say nature is just some simply somebody who wants
26:46to stay close to nature in its most literal form as nature intended exactly lovely susan
26:55all right then 58 44 steven is really threatening but is it emperor's new clothes let's find out four
27:02rounds to go and you're up steven uh consonant please rachel thank you steven s
27:07s and another t and a vial e and a consonant l and a vial a and another i
27:28and another e and a consonant g and a consonant lastly
27:37and let's play
28:07My goodness me, Stephen.
28:13An eight.
28:14Going for an eight.
28:15Michael?
28:16Eight.
28:16Eight as well.
28:17Stephen?
28:18Stealing.
28:19Stealing.
28:19And Michael?
28:21Genitals.
28:22Stealing and genitals.
28:25I'm feeling it could be a maximum in there.
28:28You've already given us one today, Sarah, but maybe not.
28:31Yes, well, we had something slightly different, Michael.
28:33We had gelatin.
28:34But Susie here tells me apparently we can have that as a plural.
28:38Yes, last minute spot, you can.
28:40You can have different strength gelatines, different ingredients.
28:43So, yes, that will give us a nine.
28:45Two nines in one goal.
28:49That was the least cool thing I've ever seen.
28:51Thank you, both of you.
28:52Well, you know, we're working on it.
28:54Next round, off you go.
28:56May I have a consonant, please?
28:57You may.
28:58C.
29:00And another.
29:02N.
29:03And another.
29:05R.
29:07And another.
29:09B.
29:11A vowel.
29:13A.
29:14Another vowel.
29:16U.
29:17Another.
29:19O.
29:22Another.
29:24E.
29:26And a final consonant, please.
29:28A final R.
29:30Last letters.
29:31A.
29:32A.
29:33A.
29:33A.
29:33A.
29:33A.
29:33A.
29:34A.
29:34A.
29:34A.
29:34A.
29:35A.
29:35A.
29:35A.
29:35A.
29:36A.
29:36A.
29:36A.
29:36A.
29:37A.
29:37A.
29:37A.
29:37A.
29:38A.
29:38A.
29:38A.
29:39A.
29:39A.
29:40A.
29:41A. A.
29:41That's time.
30:03Michael.
30:03Seven.
30:05That's it.
30:06Big score, Stephen.
30:07Seven also.
30:08Well done.
30:09Handling it.
30:10Michael.
30:10Bouncer.
30:11Yes, and Stephen?
30:12Same.
30:13Same again.
30:14You can't shake him, Michael.
30:16You cannot shake him.
30:17I tell you what, that 14-point lead just holding him at arm's length.
30:22Was there anything for Stephen in there in the wild world of that dictionary?
30:25Could have got him more?
30:26It's an eight there.
30:28Mm-hm.
30:30Recarbon.
30:31Oh.
30:31Has that got to do with carbon credits and stuff like that?
30:35Yeah, I do think so.
30:36It's actually quite rare nowadays.
30:38It was to fit a carbon arc lamp,
30:40so one of those that gives really intense light with new carbon electrodes.
30:44So very specific.
30:45There you go.
30:46Right.
30:4673.
30:4759.
30:48Something's got to give here on the numbers, Stephen.
30:51Well done for pushing them all the way.
30:53Let's see if we can have a big finish.
30:54Off you go.
30:55I'll go the same.
30:56One from the top.
30:57Oh, what?
30:58OK, you know you need to better, Michael,
31:01to be in with a chance of the teapot.
31:03One from the top.
31:04OK.
31:04Five little.
31:05Right, we need something tricky.
31:07We can't have a run-of-the-mill one.
31:08And they are 9, 9, 3, 1, 10 and 25.
31:17And the target, 782.
31:19Well, it's a little interesting.
31:207, 8, 2, last numbers.
31:221, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10.
31:527, 8, 2, Stephen.
31:54I had it, but I lost it.
31:55Had it, but he lost it, which means Michael can breathe.
32:00What do you do?
32:017, 8, 4.
32:027, 8, 4.
32:02There's two away.
32:04Two away, two away, two away.
32:05Off you go.
32:0610 times 3.
32:0710 times 3, 30.
32:10Plus 1.
32:1131.
32:12Times 25.
32:13Times 25, 7, 7, 5.
32:16And add 9.
32:177, 8, 4, 2 above.
32:19My goodness.
32:20Rachel, I went one way, two away.
32:22I went another way, two away.
32:23I went another way, another two-away cul-de-sac.
32:26Can't wait to see this.
32:277, 8, 2.
32:28Yeah, this is why I'm over here and you're over there.
32:30Exactly.
32:30Two away, two away, two away.
32:33Well, if you say 10 times 9 is 90.
32:36Take away 3 for 87.
32:39Times that by the second 9 for 783.
32:43And take away 1.
32:447, 8, 2.
32:44That's big business.
32:45That's big business.
32:46Wow.
32:48Nearly a crucial countdown conundrum.
32:50We flirted with Michael, but we don't get him.
32:53He's got some steel.
32:55So steady the whole way through.
32:57Here we go then.
32:5710 more points up for grabs.
32:59Michael and Stephen.
33:00Fingers on the buzzers.
33:01Let's reveal this countdown conundrum.
33:03Fingers on the buzzer.
33:21Fingers on the buzzer.
33:22Fingers on the buzzer.
33:23Michael.
33:24Classical.
33:25Let's have a look.
33:26Yes.
33:29Well done.
33:30Music to Michael's ears.
33:31Takes him to 90 points.
33:33Gets him a seventh win.
33:35But Stephen, up until that last numbers round,
33:38once you settled in, that 14-point gap
33:40made it such a good episode.
33:41You never let him off the hook.
33:43You must be really pleased with that.
33:45Yeah, it wasn't too bad.
33:46He's a very good player.
33:47Well done to you.
33:48Thank you very much.
33:48Cheers.
33:49And Michael, you know, you weren't sure
33:51you were going to win one, and here we are.
33:53You're on the eve of OctoChamp.
33:55Well, yeah.
33:56Still another game to go.
33:58Never going to give yourself credit.
34:00That's the way it is.
34:00Fine.
34:01All right, Mr Calder, we'll see you tomorrow.
34:03And Sarah and Susie, same goes for you as well.
34:06You will.
34:07That conundrum reminded me.
34:08My ex actually used to study classics at university,
34:11and someone once asked him.
34:12They misunderstood that it was about Greek and Latin,
34:15and they asked him if he'd studied much
34:16with Michael Caine in it.
34:19They thought it was classic movies, which it wasn't.
34:22Love it.
34:22Love it.
34:23Excellent.
34:23Right, another countdown job for you tomorrow.
34:26Same time, same place.
34:27Susie, Rachel, and I will be waiting for you.
34:29You can count on us.
34:31You can contact the programme by email
34:33at countdown at channel4.com.
34:36You can also find our webpage
34:38at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
Recommended
35:12
|
Up next
35:03
35:08
35:01
35:01
35:09
35:14
35:06
34:54
35:13
34:59
35:10
35:09
35:09
34:51
35:13
35:10
34:46
35:11
33:36
35:15
35:14
35:03
35:04
35:13
Be the first to comment