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00:30Hello, everybody.
00:32Welcome to Countdown on Thursday, February the 29th.
00:36It is a leap day, which means we get an extra episode of Countdown this year
00:41and you can never get enough.
00:42All right, Rachel Riley, let's get it out of the way.
00:45Come on, you don't have to get down on one knee.
00:47Just say it.
00:48I don't want to marry you, come on.
00:50Well, you've missed out on an opportunity, right?
00:52Because bigamy's illegal.
00:54If you had have asked me, I would have had to say no.
00:56Well, I'm sure you can get engaged while you're married.
00:58That's not illegal.
00:59No, I'm pretty...
01:00Well, I tell you, I think Pasha might have something to say about it.
01:03I think I'd have something to say about it.
01:05But you missed out because you should have went with it
01:07because I would have had to say no because you married Pasha.
01:10And therefore, I would have had to, based on the tradition of a woman
01:13asking a man to marry them on a leap day,
01:16I would have had to buy you 12 pairs of gloves.
01:19It's a stupid old tradition, isn't it?
01:21But it was a deal that was done between St. Bridget and St. Patrick.
01:24Right.
01:24And if on the 29th of February, the man says no,
01:28history says, or legend says,
01:31you have to buy 12 pairs of gloves to cover the ring finger
01:33to hide the embarrassment of the man saying no.
01:37Well, listen, let's head over to Dictionary Corner
01:39where 24 more pairs of gloves are up for grabs.
01:43As we introduce the guardian of the Dictionary, Susie Dent,
01:47I'm back in Dictionary Corner for a third stint.
01:50It's the broadcaster and author, Vic Hope.
01:54Right.
01:55Isabel, how are you today?
01:57I'm fine, thank you.
01:58How's your glove collection?
01:59Oh, very good.
02:01OK, in other words, Colin, move on.
02:03Now, we talked earlier about you being a mastermind
02:05and we talked about your love of old movies.
02:09What's your favourite old film then?
02:11Um, I'm torn between Singing in the Rain
02:14and It's a Wonderful Life.
02:16Well, it's because Singing in the Rain isn't a Christmas movie
02:18and It's a Wonderful Life kind of is,
02:20so you can watch them at different times of the year.
02:22Exactly.
02:23Well, I can just watch them any time, as many times as possible.
02:26Love it.
02:27All right, you're writing your own script at the moment,
02:29going for a third win.
02:30You're up against Seamus Boland, who's from Tralee in County.
02:34Kerry, how are you, mate?
02:35Very good, Colin. How are you doing?
02:36Hope you don't mind me saying this.
02:37Hope it's not an overstep.
02:38Magnificent moustache.
02:40Thank you very much.
02:40Magnificent.
02:41It really is.
02:42Preparation for it.
02:43Very special indeed.
02:45Now, is it a lifelong love of skateboarding?
02:48Tell me about it.
02:49It came to me a bit later in life.
02:51Picked up when I was around 19,
02:52but just got really hooked into it.
02:54I think it's just a really good avenue
02:56for a lot of life values and principles
02:58that, you know, once you get into it,
03:00you just kind of can't really shake the community
03:03that comes with it and just the discipline.
03:05It's just a great thing to be at, I think.
03:07I love it.
03:07Well, let's see how you get on today.
03:09Seamus and Isabel, good luck.
03:13All right, Isabel, letters.
03:15Consonant, please.
03:16Thank you, Isabel.
03:17Start today with L.
03:18Another, please.
03:21C.
03:22And a third, please.
03:25N.
03:25And a fourth.
03:28S.
03:29Vowel.
03:30U.
03:31And a second.
03:33O.
03:33And another.
03:36E.
03:37And a consonant.
03:39R.
03:40And a final consonant, please.
03:42And a final S.
03:43There is at home and in the studio.
03:45Let's play Countdown.
03:46We'll see you next time.
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03:59OK, Isabel.
04:17Eight. And Seamus? Seven.
04:20Yes, seven's a good start, isn't it? What's the word?
04:22Closure. What's the eight? Closures.
04:25Closures. You can pluralise it, yes, well done.
04:28Thinking you're not going to top that.
04:30No, eight as well for councils.
04:32Councils as well, but we're not able to take that two and nine,
04:36so closure in that round. And Seamus, more letters.
04:39So I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
04:42Thank you, Seamus. Start with M.
04:44And a vowel, please.
04:46I. A consonant.
04:49T. Vowel.
04:52E. Consonant.
04:55C. Another consonant.
04:57N. A vowel.
05:01O. Another vowel.
05:05A. And a final consonant, please.
05:08Final D.
05:09Thirty seconds.
05:11And a vowel.
05:13Tch.
05:13It.
05:13The pipeид.
05:14This is merMAN.
05:16Theunkt.
05:17It's a very行了 transfer.
05:18The word unterschied is there!
05:20This is a test.
05:22The toe.
05:22The fear.
05:24Did you use it?
05:25Can't wait for it?
05:25This is a test from us.
05:26What has been planted?
05:27The prose is just a test.
05:29So dig deep into most adaptive,
05:30what is Hearing français?
05:30The syllable is a test from us.
05:31Can't wait for it?
05:32Let me know this!
05:32We will read questions.
05:33You have to do it.
05:34And what hardware is found inside.
05:35And I sit.
05:36Add water from us used to understand.
05:36SEAMUS
05:41Seamus, give me a number. Ace.
05:43An eight there. What start, Isabel?
05:45Only seven. Just the seven, so the rules are reversed.
05:48Isabel? Demonic. And the eight.
05:51Dominate. Dominic. Well spotted. Excellent.
05:54APPLAUSE
05:56That's good. Start for anything else?
05:58Also for eight, actioned. Actioned.
06:00Yeah. Wonderful. Wonderful.
06:02Let's get to the numbers, then, for the first time.
06:04This leap day. And, Isabel, you're choosing.
06:07One large, please. Thank you, Isabel.
06:09One from the top and five little ones.
06:12And the first numbers of the day are ten, five, eight, three,
06:19two and fifty.
06:22And the target, 776. 776. Numbers up.
06:26With the第三.
06:28To руб as gold, maybe it's still.
06:29And inarray leaves to give you a special note to you.
06:30Once all of the day is revealed,
06:31Not the problem.
06:32Whether you ever getutafelist,
06:33or you're missing.
06:35You're going tople the game at eight or four,
06:36and then you're done with the right time.
06:38If you're going to have a wrap to risk of the dead,
06:39yearn, days and when it has been moving,
06:40All of and eight years.
06:41culoX, goes to
06:46a self-h Batt etc.
06:517-7-6 the target. Isabel?
07:00Um, sorry, I've lost it completely.
07:03Oh, my goodness me. I've also lost it completely.
07:05You've lost it. Two people absolutely lost their minds.
07:07What a first part it's been today.
07:09Let's head over to Rachel, then, who's kept hers.
07:12Yes. If you say 50 times 2 for 100,
07:17and then take away 3 for 97, you can times 97 by 8
07:20and get 7-7-6.
07:24He's been Stephens as we get our first Tea Time teaser,
07:27which is partakes, partakes.
07:29He partakes in talking ostentatiously about the painting.
07:33He partakes in talking ostentatiously about the painting.
07:36MUSIC PLAYS
07:50Welcome back. He partakes in talking ostentatiously about the painting.
07:57It's art-speak. I didn't know that was a word.
07:59I've heard... I know what it means,
08:01but I didn't think it was in the dictionary, Suze.
08:02Yes, pretentious language used to discuss art.
08:05Wonderful.
08:06Don't we just love when we get stuck with someone like that at a party?
08:09LAUGHTER
08:10All right, Seamus, let's get some more letters.
08:14I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
08:16Thank you, Seamus.
08:16And I'll finish on a vowel, please.
08:40Finish with A.
08:42Thanks, Rich.
08:42MUSIC PLAYS
09:12How many, Seamus?
09:15Six.
09:16And Isabel?
09:16Six.
09:17And six for you. What's your word, Seamus?
09:19Wither.
09:20Wither. And for you, Isabel?
09:21Waiter.
09:22Waiter and whether, so it's either or.
09:25Six-point seats. How'd you get on?
09:26We could get a seven with where to.
09:30Oh.
09:30Yes, old-fashioned, obviously.
09:33One of those formal adverbs.
09:36So it's to which, so the sun, where to he turned his face.
09:39Nice. Beautiful. Beautiful.
09:40Fourteen points apiece.
09:43Cannot separate you, which is how we like it, Isabel.
09:46Vowel, please.
09:48Thank you, Isabel.
09:49E.
09:50And a consonant.
09:52B.
09:53And a second.
09:55T.
09:56And a third, please.
09:57S.
09:58S.
09:59Vowel.
10:02A.
10:03And a second.
10:05I.
10:06And consonant.
10:08Y.
10:10And consonant.
10:12N.
10:13And a consonant, please.
10:14And lastly, P.
10:16Half a minute.
10:17Half a minute.
10:43Isabel?
10:49Seven.
10:50For you and Seamus?
10:51Seven.
10:52Isabel?
10:53Panties.
10:53Panties and Seamus?
10:55Same word, panties.
10:56Right, well, you've got to show her your panties.
10:59I'll put my glasses on for this.
11:03Thank you very much.
11:04That was a very close inspection there, Isabel.
11:08Per panties.
11:10Per panties, yeah.
11:11We didn't have panties, do we?
11:12There's something about the word panties,
11:13it just sort of makes my skin crawl a little bit.
11:16And we do have other sevens, though.
11:18Baptise, which is a lot more pious, and sapient.
11:22That's a lot.
11:23All right, 21 points, a second, numbers round.
11:27But Seamus, introduce yourself to the digits.
11:30So, I will go for two large, please, Rachel.
11:33Two large, I'm not sure about that as a new nickname,
11:35the digits, it's not going to stick.
11:37Two large, four little, coming up.
11:38They are six, seven, four, nine,
11:44and the large one's 50, and 25.
11:47And you need to reach 467.
11:50467, numbers up.
11:59Four, six, seven.
12:23Seamus spotted it early, right?
12:24Four, six, seven, yeah.
12:25Yeah, what about you, Isabel?
12:26Four, six, seven.
12:27Spotted it a little later,
12:28but both within the 30 seconds.
12:30Seamus, off you go.
12:31Did nine multiplied by 50 for 450?
12:34Yep.
12:34Then add on the six, the four,
12:36and the seven for four, six, seven.
12:38Lovely, well done.
12:39Brilliant.
12:39And Isabel?
12:40Same way.
12:41That's good, yeah.
12:41Excellent, well done.
12:45Still neck and neck,
12:4631 points each
12:48as we take a little break
12:49and have a chat with our Vic Hope.
12:50And we just freestyle our conversations,
12:52don't we?
12:53You're one of those people
12:53I'm very fond of you,
12:55a real soft spot for you.
12:57And I love getting to know you
12:58in Dictionary Corner.
12:58I know I speak for everyone.
12:59We love having you here.
13:00But there's a little thing
13:01about you starting to annoy me
13:03now I'm getting to know you.
13:04Oh, no, what is it?
13:04You might just be too multi-talented.
13:06No.
13:07You know those people
13:07that are good at everything
13:08and eventually you're like,
13:09oh, come on.
13:10I promise you it's not the case.
13:11I promise you.
13:12Tell me about the painting a bit more.
13:15And you've been doing watercolours, right?
13:17Yeah, this is,
13:18it's just for fun.
13:19It's just for therapy.
13:22I love painting.
13:23I've always loved painting.
13:24My dad used to,
13:25before he had me,
13:28he used to work in Paris
13:29doing people's portraits.
13:30He used to put on a French accent
13:31so the tourists would come to him
13:33and think he was authentic.
13:34But he loves painting.
13:35So when we were little,
13:37whenever we went on holiday,
13:38we'd all sit together
13:39with our paints.
13:40And I just,
13:41I find it such a great cathartic way
13:43of just relaxing.
13:44And I've rediscovered it
13:47in my later life.
13:49Now, whenever I get a chance,
13:51the other night I came home from work
13:52and I said to my husband,
13:53I just want to sit and paint a cow tonight.
13:56So I haven't painted a Highland cow.
13:57But yeah, I've got like watercolours
13:58and I like acrylics.
14:00And it's just a lovely way
14:01to look at the world,
14:02imagining how you might be able to paint it.
14:04You see the colours,
14:05they start to pop out
14:06and you just see the beauty in everything.
14:08I wonder, is there a little bit,
14:10you said it's like therapy
14:11before you talked about
14:12what you're actually putting down on canvas.
14:14or on paper.
14:15And I wonder,
14:16is that because it takes you back to the home,
14:18takes you back to a safe place,
14:19that memory,
14:20like a TV programme I think
14:21does that for me sometimes.
14:23I like what's only Fools and Horses
14:24because that was when I was a kid
14:26or the A team,
14:28when you had less troubles.
14:29That's so true.
14:29I actually read something the other day
14:31about if you're feeling anxious,
14:32it's really good to watch something
14:34you've already watched before
14:35because you know how it's going to turn out.
14:37So the excitement,
14:38you love it,
14:39but you also don't need to worry
14:40about what the twists and turns might be.
14:42And I think there's a comfort in it.
14:44And yeah,
14:44for me painting,
14:45it takes me home,
14:45it takes me back to my dad
14:47and to us painting together.
14:49And also,
14:50you have to focus,
14:51which is great for clearing your mind
14:53of all the other stresses and worries,
14:55but equally,
14:56you're not going to let it wander
14:57because you're focused.
14:58Yeah.
14:58So I find it a really helpful thing to do.
15:01Yeah.
15:02It's not a good advert for a countdown,
15:04is it?
15:04Because it's the least predictable programme you watch.
15:06It's 255 in a year
15:08and they're still unpredictable.
15:11I absolutely love that.
15:12Maybe what you could do
15:14next time you're in dictionary corners,
15:15you know those artists
15:16that sit in the corner?
15:18Yeah,
15:18they paint,
15:19whatever,
15:19they paint like Centre Court
15:21at Wimbledon
15:21or you went in courtroom,
15:23which is a bit strange.
15:24That's where the mind goes in Sydney.
15:26I was thinking more of major sporting events.
15:28You're like,
15:28crime straight away.
15:30That says a lot.
15:31Maybe you could do
15:32a little countdown painting one day.
15:33One night when it just takes,
15:34you know,
15:34you're at home,
15:34you know what,
15:35I'll just do a wee countdown.
15:36You know what,
15:36the best thing about painting
15:37is that no one has to ever see them.
15:39So I'm not sure about doing it
15:40on national television
15:41because although you say multi-talented,
15:43I'm not necessarily good at it.
15:44I just like it.
15:45I love it.
15:46Brilliant.
15:46Love it.
15:47Another really interesting conversation.
15:48Thank you, Vic.
15:49Bye.
15:49Yay.
15:51OK, 31 points each.
15:55And, Isabel,
15:57I think you're going to choose
15:57these letters for us.
15:59Consonant, please.
16:00Thank you, Isabel.
16:01N.
16:02And another.
16:04S.
16:05And a vowel, please.
16:07A.
16:09Consonant.
16:11D.
16:12Vowel.
16:13U.
16:15Consonant.
16:17M.
16:18Vowel, please.
16:20A.
16:21Consonant.
16:23C.
16:25And another vowel, please.
16:26And the last one.
16:28E.
16:29Let's do it.
16:30We'll see you next time.
16:38R.
16:43M.
16:44Isabel.
17:02Six.
17:02Six from you and Seamus.
17:04Six.
17:05Should have guessed.
17:06Isabel.
17:07Caused.
17:08Caused and Seamus.
17:09Dances.
17:10Caused and dances.
17:12Let's shimmy on over the dictionary corner.
17:14Yeah.
17:15Both great sixes.
17:17For seven though.
17:18You could have uncased.
17:20Or medusin.
17:22Medusin as in medusa.
17:23Yeah.
17:24Well yes.
17:25It's a jellyfish actually.
17:27But yeah.
17:28Named after medusa.
17:29One of the gorgons.
17:30Nice.
17:31All right Seamus.
17:33Let's get some more letters.
17:35Could I start with a consonant please Rachel.
17:36Thank you Seamus.
17:37R.
17:39And another.
17:41Q.
17:42And could I get a vowel please.
17:45A.
17:46Consonant.
17:47P.
17:49Vowel.
17:51U.
17:52Consonant.
17:54V.
17:55Another consonant.
17:57N.
17:58Vowel.
18:00I.
18:02And a final vowel please.
18:03And a final O.
18:06Countdown.
18:06integral.
18:22Premier.
18:23And a final vowel please.
18:25SEAMUS
18:38Seamus? Six. And Isabel? No, only five.
18:41Just the five, a crack of pairs. Isabel?
18:44Coin. Q-U-O-I-N. Thank you. And Seamus?
18:48Un-pair? We've been able to un-pair you, yes.
18:52Yes, it's in. I thought maybe it'd just be un-paired.
18:55But yes, you can un-pair a device from another, can't you? Absolutely fine.
18:58Right, Vic. For seven points, though, you could have pavia.
19:02Pavia, yes. Either a paving stone or, in the olden days,
19:05it was someone who laid paving stones. A pavia.
19:08A pavia. And just to say, coin, lovely word, it's just five,
19:11but it's the external angle of a wall or a building.
19:13Nice one. Thank you very much. Ties in the pavia, in many ways.
19:16Yes. Yeah. OK, a little bit of a gap.
19:19Just the six points and we're back on the numbers, Isabel.
19:22One large, please. One large and five little coming up for you two.
19:27And this time, the selection is four, ten, seven, five.
19:33Another ten in the large one, fifty.
19:35And the target to reach 236.
19:38Two, three, six. Numbers up.
19:41One large, five.
19:42One large, five.
19:43One large, five.
19:44One large, five.
19:45One large, five.
19:46One large, five.
19:47One large, five.
19:48One large, five.
19:49One large, five.
19:50One large, five.
19:51One large, five.
19:52One large, five.
19:53One large, five.
19:54One large, five.
19:55One large, five.
19:56One large, five.
19:57One large, five.
19:58One large, five.
19:59One large, five.
20:00One large, five.
20:01One large, five.
20:02One large, five.
20:03One large, five.
20:04One large, five.
20:05One large, five.
20:06One large, five.
20:07One large, five.
20:08One large, five.
20:09Our time has expired, Isabel Heward.
20:132-3-7.
20:142-3-7, one away, Seamus Boland.
20:162-3-6. Off you go.
20:18I did four multiplied by 50 for 200.
20:21200.
20:23And then seven times five for 35.
20:25Yep. Add that on to 200.
20:272-3-5.
20:28And then ten over ten for the one and add that on.
20:30Well done, 2-3-6.
20:31Well done.
20:32APPLAUSE
20:34Let's get our second tea-time teaser.
20:36It's bus rides, bus rides.
20:38If you tick bus rides, you'll probably need to pay for them.
20:41If you tick bus rides, you'll probably need to pay for them.
20:48APPLAUSE
21:00Welcome back.
21:01If you tick bus rides, you'll probably need to pay for them.
21:04Disburse with a B. Disburse for bursary?
21:07Yep. All related.
21:08Bourse is an odd word for a purse.
21:10So it's to pay money out of a fund.
21:12Nice. Very good.
21:13All right, Seamus.
21:14Still in the balance here.
21:15And you're choosing these letters.
21:17A consonant, please, Rachel.
21:18Thank you, Seamus.
21:19D.
21:20And a vowel.
21:23E.
21:24Consonant.
21:26S.
21:27And a vowel.
21:29O.
21:30And consonant.
21:32G.
21:33Vowel.
21:35E.
21:36Consonant.
21:37L.
21:38Another consonant.
21:40R.
21:41Final vowel, please.
21:42And...
21:43A final O.
21:44Let's play.
21:45BELL RINGS
21:46BELL RINGS
21:47BELL RINGS
21:48BELL RINGS
21:49SEAMUS
22:176
22:196 from you and Isabel
22:207
22:21Seamus
22:22Goost
22:23What have you seen there?
22:24Lodgers
22:25Goost and lodgers
22:26Very good indeed, well done
22:28Well done
22:29How did you get on Vic Hope?
22:31Well for 8 we could switch the letters around a little bit and have re-lodgers
22:36Oh
22:37Yes, re-lodge someone, same as re-homing really
22:40Simple as that
22:41Yep
22:42Alright, very good indeed
22:43More letters then Isabel as you close that gap
22:46Consonant please
22:48Thank you Isabel
22:49W
22:50And a vowel
22:51E
22:52And a consonant
22:54N
22:55And a consonant
22:57H
22:58And a vowel please
23:00U
23:01And a vowel please
23:03A
23:04Consonant
23:06T
23:07And a consonant
23:09S
23:11And a consonant please
23:12And lastly
23:13F
23:14Climb down
23:15Comments
23:16Climb down
23:17Climb down
23:18To be continued to attend
23:19To be continued to attend
23:21Isabel.
23:47Six.
23:48And Seamus.
23:49Six.
23:49Six as well.
23:50What have you got, Isabel?
23:51Haunts.
23:51Yes, and Seamus?
23:53Fasten.
23:54Fasten and haunts.
23:55Haunts was right there, wasn't it?
23:57Jumping out.
23:58OK, Susie and Vic.
24:01And then beyond a six.
24:03Yes, we just managed to get to a seven in the very last second,
24:07I have to say.
24:08With unthaws.
24:10Unthaws.
24:11In other words, frozen.
24:12No, I thought that too, but it's not really.
24:15I mean, technically it should mean freeze,
24:17but it actually means the same as thaw.
24:19So it's a bit of a tautology.
24:21I know.
24:22So it doesn't follow logic, this one,
24:24but when did English ever follow logic?
24:26None at all.
24:27That's why we have our origins of words,
24:29because we're the wonderful stories every single day.
24:32Susie, what are we talking about today?
24:34Well, I've gone on to my own subject.
24:38Now, at least it's your subject.
24:39I'm inspired by you because it's all about birds and birds in English,
24:43because you do talk about your love for birds so often.
24:47And you will know all about the liver bird, I'm guessing.
24:51Those of a slightly older generation will remember the sitcom,
24:55The Liver Birds.
24:57But the liver bird is a fanciful bird that first appeared on Liverpool's coat of arms
25:02around the 13th century, so a very long time ago.
25:04And two of them adorned the twin towers of the Liver building in that city.
25:08But tradition holds that these creatures actually lived by Liverpool's original pool,
25:15hence its name.
25:16But in fact, they resulted, and this is a lovely revelation or discovery for me,
25:21from an artist's not very skilled attempt to give a rendition of the eagle of St. John,
25:26the evangelist, who is the patron saint of that city.
25:29So it all arose from a sort of really bad drawing,
25:32which obviously is not something Vic would ever produce.
25:35I don't know that.
25:37Although my favourite thing to paint is birds, actually.
25:39Oh, is it? Well, there you go.
25:39Not like a bit of a dig to me, Vic.
25:44Now, I don't know if you like magpies.
25:47Most of us have magpies at some point chattering away, waking us up, etc.
25:52Famously, in countdown terms, as I talk about it all the time,
25:55that the mag bit here represents Margaret, and the pie, the sort of pie balls,
25:59is white and black plumage.
26:02But it's long been regarded as an uncanny bird,
26:05and obviously we have our own superstitions here,
26:07but in Sweden it's actually connected with witchcraft,
26:10so it's always had the sort of sense of omen.
26:12And in Devon it was a custom once to spit three times to avert ill luck.
26:17Nowadays we tend to just salute or say,
26:20good morning, Mr Magpie, etc.
26:21But very sort of real occult associations in Scandinavia.
26:26And finally, I'm going to end with the ostrich,
26:29because the ostrich has inspired one of my favourite adjectives,
26:33struthius, ostrich-like,
26:35which describes an individual who buries their head in the sand
26:37and refuses to accept reality.
26:39But actually, the ostrich was fabled when hunted to run a long distance
26:45and then bury its head in the ground,
26:46thinking that it can't be seen, much like a child
26:49which is playing hide-and-seek, if you go like this, you can't see them.
26:52But actually what it does is actually lies flat on the ground
26:55and extends its neck to look for danger,
26:58but because it looks slightly as if it's burying its head,
27:00the fable came about and, as I say,
27:02inspired one of my favourite words of all.
27:04Beautiful. Thank you.
27:08Thank you very much.
27:09OK, nine points in it.
27:11Are we going to get our first crucial countdown conundrum
27:14in what seems like ages?
27:16We shall see. Four rounds left.
27:18Seamus.
27:19I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
27:20Thank you, Seamus.
27:21M.
27:22And a vowel.
27:24O.
27:25And a consonant.
27:27T.
27:28And a vowel.
27:30E.
27:31Another vowel.
27:32O.
27:33Consonant.
27:35G.
27:36Vowel.
27:38E.
27:39Consonant.
27:41L.
27:41And a final consonant.
27:44And a final B.
27:45Good luck.
27:46MUSIC PLAYS
27:47MUSIC PLAYS
27:52Not easy, Seamus.
28:19Risky six.
28:20Risky six.
28:21Taking a risk at this stage.
28:22With a nine-point lead.
28:23Isabel.
28:24Risky six.
28:25Both maybe the same word, Seamus.
28:28Moodle.
28:29Moodle.
28:29How are you spelling it?
28:30M-O-O-T-L-E.
28:32And Isabel.
28:33Petole.
28:34P-E-T-O-L-E.
28:36Susie.
28:37OK, so we have petiole.
28:39It comes up on countenance quite a lot, which is part of the flower.
28:42And we have pootle, but we don't have petole or mootle.
28:45I'm so sorry.
28:46Wow.
28:46Yeah.
28:47So blanks for both of you.
28:48Yeah.
28:48What else have you got there?
28:50Well, I just love the word pootle.
28:52Yeah.
28:52It is very good.
28:54And pelmet is there as well.
28:55A few sixes, but nothing beyond that we could see.
28:58Is pelmet your bed or your curtains or something like that?
29:00Curtains.
29:00Top of your curtains.
29:01Yeah, top of your curtains.
29:02Right.
29:02Nine points in it.
29:03Let's get back to it.
29:04And Isabel, last letters.
29:06Consonant, please.
29:08Thank you, Isabel.
29:09D.
29:11And another.
29:12T.
29:13And a third, please.
29:15G.
29:16Vowel, please.
29:17I.
29:19And a vowel.
29:20E.
29:21Consonant.
29:23S.
29:24Consonant.
29:26R.
29:27Vowel, please.
29:29U.
29:30And a consonant, please.
29:31And lastly, K.
29:33Last letters.
29:34We'll see you next time.
30:05Isabel.
30:06Seven.
30:06Seamus.
30:07Seven.
30:08Seven as well.
30:09Off you go, Isabel.
30:10Dustier.
30:11Dustier.
30:12And Seamus?
30:13Gutsier.
30:13Gutsier.
30:14Gutsier.
30:15Absolutely fine.
30:15So there you go.
30:16Still nine points, the difference.
30:18Was there a chance to sneak an eight?
30:20No.
30:21We just found sevens.
30:22Gutsier, gustier, skirted.
30:25All there.
30:26Yeah.
30:26Nice.
30:27Excellent.
30:27One more numbers round to go.
30:29And that's been chosen by Seamus.
30:32Two large, please.
30:33And four small, Rachel.
30:34Two large, four small, and your last chance to avoid a crucial conundrum.
30:39Can you take it?
30:40Final numbers.
30:41Three, ten.
30:42Three, two.
30:4475 and 25.
30:46And the final target, 446.
30:49Four, four, six.
30:50Last numbers.
30:51Four, four, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five
31:21Four four six the target Seamus and four four five missed it by one Isabel
31:28Four four seven missed it by one the other way can you catch your breath there off you go Seamus
31:33So I did three plus three is six multiplied by 75 for 450
31:39Yeah, and then the ten divided by two for five take that away. Yep. Well done one below. I did three
31:46Times two times 75 is 450. Yeah, and take away the other three
31:51Yeah, and nothing has changed yes very good indeed. I was the same, but now I've seen it
31:57I really just kicked myself off you go. Yes. Well, I found a way with 75 times two is
32:04150 ten minus three is seven add them together for one five seven and then times by the second three
32:12For four hundred and seventy one and you can take away 25 to get you to four four six
32:17nice
32:20And here we are
32:22Trying to remember our last crucial this has been quite a few shows since we've been in in this situation
32:27But here we are just nine points between our champion and our challenger
32:32Well, it has been a wonderful life hasn't it for Isabel Heard
32:36But will it be Seamus Boland who's singing in the Salford rain fingers on the buzzers?
32:42You only get one take at this our crucial countdown
32:46Conundrum
32:48Isabel the state champion geometric let's have a look
33:16Yes
33:18Well, we talked about films and that was some ending so thank you for that. Whoa three wins Seamus but lose by a point is better sweet
33:30How you feeling good? Yeah, it's just pleasure to be here anyways, and it's a great win by Isabel. So yeah
33:35Yeah, what a way to do it. What a way to do it
33:37You know she I didn't mention but she won mastermind and everything
33:39Yeah, she's really good
33:41I am technically a ringer some would say
33:43Seamus thanks for coming all the way over
33:45Cheers
33:47Appreciate it. Thank you very much. Hey Isabel
33:49We'll need about 23 hours to calm down from that
33:51Certainly will
33:53Right Vic, Susie, thank you so much
33:55Thank you
33:57You got a favourite vintage movie? You know Sunday afternoon close the curtains that you like
34:01Oh Pulp Fiction
34:03Oh my god, how young is she?
34:05How young is Vic hope that she picks Pulp Fiction as an old movie? Oh my goodness me
34:11All about Eve for me
34:13What about you rich?
34:15Can I go for home alone? I know it's February
34:19Still
34:20Such an oldie that one, such an oldie
34:23All right, no repeats here. We're back tomorrow with a brand new countdown to finish the week
34:27Rachel, Susie and I will be waiting for you. You can count on us
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