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00:00Welcome to the Countdown studio. On the day 200 years ago, this very day, Jane Austen died.
00:26Of course, that great novelist, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, was sort of, I suppose, when we were kids, sort of essential childhood reading.
00:35It was a great social commentary, and she was an extraordinary young woman.
00:41I think, possibly, young women prefer her writing than blokes, I would think.
00:49What's your favourite sort of genre of writing?
00:52I probably wouldn't go along with Pride and Prejudice. We were forced to do that at school.
00:56One of my best friends, for her hen-do, we had a Pride and Prejudice-based hen-do.
01:01Yes.
01:01So they do a Mr and Mrs game where they get the groom aside one day and they ask him all these embarrassing questions and then check the answers when it's a bunch of girls.
01:08They made him dress up like Mr Darcy and they filmed him alongside a pond.
01:13And there's the famous scene where Mr Darcy gets wet and then comes out and they did that with him.
01:16But he was climbing kind of from the banks of the river and then he fell over.
01:22Oh, no.
01:22And obviously they kept it in because it was priceless.
01:24Even the ducks in the video were laughing at him at the time.
01:27Oh, brilliant.
01:27Good memory.
01:28All right.
01:29Now then, who's with us?
01:31Shabir Aledina is back.
01:32Well done, Shabir.
01:34Three victories under your belt so far.
01:36Business analyst from Watford.
01:38How are you feeling?
01:39Good, thank you.
01:40Yeah.
01:40Yeah, enjoying myself.
01:41Well done.
01:42All right.
01:42And you're joined by Martin from Edinburgh, where he's a tax specialist with Revenue Scotland.
01:50And also, I think you were there in Edinburgh, I guess, when your mum was presented with or awarded by Her Majesty with an OBE.
02:01That's fantastic.
02:02Yes, it was at Holyrood Palace in 2012.
02:06Services to Education.
02:07She was a head teacher in Fife Council, so just over the water from Edinburgh for around 20 or 30 years.
02:12Fantastic.
02:13And great honour.
02:14Good for her.
02:14Good for your mum.
02:16Let's have a big round of applause for Martin and Shabir.
02:25And over in the corner, Susie, of course, and he's back.
02:29It's the wonderful Chris Packham.
02:30He is the man.
02:31And I think, without wishing to make him blush, he's the great wildlife educator.
02:37And, you know, your book is out now.
02:39This is really a memoir, isn't it?
02:42Fingers in the Sparkle Jar.
02:43This is the soft bag.
02:45The soft bag.
02:46And it is a memoir from 6 to 16.
02:49It ceases with the advent of punk rock.
02:52Oh, well done.
02:53More to come, then.
02:54Well, perhaps one day.
02:55We'll see.
02:56Oh, good.
02:56Anyway, we'll hear stories about wildlife from you.
02:59I can't wait, because I always enjoy them.
03:01Always crystal clear.
03:03Shabir, shall we have a letters game?
03:05OK.
03:07Great.
03:07Hi, Rachel.
03:08Hi, Shabir.
03:09Can I start with a consonant, please?
03:10Start today with T.
03:13And a vowel?
03:15O.
03:16Consonant?
03:19S.
03:20And a vowel?
03:22E.
03:24Consonant?
03:26N.
03:26A vowel?
03:28A.
03:31A consonant?
03:34W.
03:35Another consonant?
03:38S.
03:41And a final consonant, please.
03:43And a final G.
03:45And here's the countdown clock.
04:17Yes, Shabir?
04:19Seven.
04:20Seven.
04:20Martin?
04:21Six.
04:22And your six?
04:24Atons.
04:25Atons and?
04:26Stowage.
04:29Stowage.
04:29Very good.
04:30Yes, good for seven.
04:32Now, Chris and Susie?
04:34Wagons for six, but we had stowage, too.
04:37Stowages.
04:38You can put an S on the end.
04:39Stowages.
04:40You can do that?
04:40You can, yes.
04:42In the sense of space for keeping ropes, etc. tidy.
04:45So, spaces for stowing things in.
04:48Okay.
04:49If you say so.
04:50Shabir on seven.
04:52And it's Martin's chance.
04:53Now, letters, Martin.
04:55Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:56Afternoon, Martin.
04:56Can I start with a consonant, please?
04:59Start with M.
05:01And another.
05:03G.
05:05A consonant again, please.
05:07S.
05:09A vowel.
05:10I.
05:13And another.
05:15U.
05:17Another vowel, please.
05:19E.
05:21A consonant.
05:23Y.
05:25Another consonant.
05:28D.
05:31And a final vowel, please.
05:33And a final I.
05:36Stand by.
05:40Yes, Martin.
06:08And eat.
06:09And eight, Shabir?
06:10Just a five.
06:12And that five?
06:13Guys.
06:15Yes.
06:16Miss Gade?
06:17Miss Gade.
06:18Fantastic.
06:19Very, very good.
06:22Miss Gade, indeed.
06:24Puts you a point ahead as we turn to Chris and Susie.
06:29Yeah.
06:29Well, Miss Gade.
06:30But there were some emus in there as well.
06:32But they didn't score as many points.
06:34And Neil, Susie?
06:35No, Miss Gade for eight.
06:37Miss Gade.
06:37Well done.
06:38All right.
06:40So, Shabir.
06:42Numbers?
06:43Great.
06:43Can I have one from the top and five small, please?
06:46You can, indeed.
06:47Thank you, Shabir.
06:47One large five, a little.
06:48And the first one of today's contest is two.
06:52Two.
06:53Ten.
06:55Four.
06:56Another ten.
06:57And the large one, 25.
06:59And the target?
07:00Six hundred and seventy.
07:01Six hundred and seventy.
07:02Six seven zero.
07:03Six seven zero.
07:03Six seven zero.
07:03But what?
07:09Say here.
07:10Say here.
07:10Too many Esto might have been the name of Mr.
07:11One.
07:11You can get to.
07:12She's a regular пойmer.
07:12There's a small one.
07:13You can get to.
07:13She's a fullenty of capital ça.
07:13And now you can talk to me about anything.
07:14Well, he'll be sure that you're giving him a show.
07:15And now you're going to gather more.
07:16Another one.
07:17Let's see.
07:17Maybe you'll be able to see her.
07:17For the first one out of mago.
07:19There's an aligning on your phone.
07:20You can show your chest.
07:20And you'll be able to see her.
07:21One question oh!
07:22Then that's on your phone.
07:22And you're going to be able to see her.
07:23I've been able to fit you.
07:23Shabir?
07:35My mind's gone blank. Nothing.
07:37What about Martin?
07:39Six, seven, eight.
07:40Six, seven, eight. That'll do. Just.
07:43Off you go.
07:44So 25 times 2 is 50.
07:47Yep.
07:48Add the two 10s.
07:5070.
07:52Take off the other two.
07:56I've used the T2s. Sorry.
07:59Sorry, Martin.
08:00Ouch, we say.
08:02Rachel, six, seven, two.
08:03I think there might be some collective kicking of each other.
08:06If you say four times 10 is 40.
08:09Add 25 and add the two for 67.
08:13And then times it by 10.
08:15Well.
08:18Well done, Rachel.
08:19Well done, indeed.
08:21Six, seven, eight.
08:22Let's have a tea time teaser.
08:23First of the day, it's clean curb.
08:25And the clue, it sounds like your relative loves potatoes.
08:29Probably boiled.
08:31It sounds like your relative loves potatoes.
08:33Probably boiled.
08:34Welcome back.
08:51I left with the clue.
08:52It sounds like your relative loves potatoes.
08:55Probably boiled.
08:56And the answer to that one is carbuncle.
08:59Carbuncle.
09:00Well, I think probably pronounced that way is best.
09:04Eight plays seven.
09:05Martin on eight.
09:06And it's Martin's letters game.
09:10Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
09:11Thank you, Martin.
09:13R.
09:13And another.
09:16S.
09:18Another consonant, please.
09:21T.
09:23A vowel.
09:25A.
09:26And another vowel.
09:28O.
09:31One more vowel, please.
09:34U.
09:35A consonant.
09:36D.
09:37Another consonant.
09:41L.
09:42And a final vowel, please.
09:45And a final I.
09:48Stand by.
09:49A vowel.
10:02B.
10:04Poof.
10:04Yes, Martin?
10:22Six.
10:23Six, Shabir?
10:24I'll risk an eight.
10:26Good.
10:27Martin?
10:28Adroit.
10:29And?
10:31Out Rails.
10:33Susie?
10:34Out Rails.
10:35Out Rails, yes.
10:36Er, oh, not there, I'm afraid, Shabir.
10:39Yeah, I think you knew it was a pretty big, big belief.
10:44Chris?
10:45Dilators.
10:46Yep.
10:46Dilators.
10:48Susie, anything else?
10:49Yeah, that was our best.
10:50Let's leave it with that then.
10:51Fourteen plays seven, Shabir.
10:53Slightly adrift at the moment.
10:55Let's see whether this letters game will redress matters.
10:57Yes, Shabir?
10:59I'll start with the consonant, please.
11:00Thank you, Shabir.
11:01R.
11:02Anaval.
11:03Vowel.
11:04E.
11:06Consonant.
11:07T.
11:09And a vowel.
11:11O.
11:12A consonant.
11:15N.
11:17And another vowel.
11:19A.
11:21Consonant.
11:22J.
11:25Consonant.
11:27R.
11:27And another consonant.
11:32And lastly, N.
11:34Stand by.
11:47Shabir?
12:06Six.
12:07A six.
12:08Martin?
12:09Six for me as well.
12:11Yes, Shabir?
12:12Tanner.
12:13And?
12:14Tanner as well.
12:15Just glide that across there.
12:18Shabir?
12:19Oh, sorry, yes.
12:21All right.
12:21And in the corner, Susie and Chris?
12:24A couple more sixes.
12:26Ornate.
12:26Yes.
12:27And errant.
12:28Errant.
12:3020 plays, 13.
12:32Martin still in the lead.
12:33Martin, your numbers game.
12:35One from the top and five small ones, please, Rachel.
12:38Thank you, Martin.
12:38Same again.
12:39One large five, little.
12:40And this time your little ones are seven, one, two.
12:45Another two, another seven.
12:47And the large one, 50.
12:49And the target, 717.
12:53717.
12:541, 2, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7.
12:591, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7.
13:02MUSIC PLAYS
13:24Martin.
13:27716.
13:28One away, and Shabir?
13:29The same, 716.
13:31Martin.
13:33So I did 50 plus 1.
13:3651.
13:38And 7 plus 7.
13:4014.
13:41Times the two of them together.
13:43714.
13:44And add the two.
13:45And you're one away.
13:47And Shabir?
13:48The same way.
13:49Same way.
13:50There we are.
13:51So we turn to Rachel.
13:52Rachel, can you crack this for us?
13:54717?
13:55Yes, for this one if you say 50 times 7 is 350,
13:59add the other 7, 3, 5, 7,
14:03times that by 2 for 7.
14:0514.
14:05And you have 2 and a 1 for 7.
14:07Well done.
14:08Yeah, a hell of a bit.
14:10Well done.
14:12So 27 case 20 is still that 7 point difference as we turn to Chris Packham.
14:17What have you got for us, Chris?
14:19Well Nick, as outlined in the book, when I was a child, I would go out into the fields surrounding
14:25my house and try and catch animals and incarcerate them in jam jars and tanks.
14:29And one of the animals that I most wanted to catch when I began my forays were lizards.
14:34I loved lizards.
14:36And there were some tumbled tombstones in an old cemetery.
14:39And eventually I managed to pin one of the lizards to the tombstone and get it into my
14:44small grasp.
14:46But in the process of doing so, its tail came off.
14:49And I was absolutely mortified.
14:51The lizard escaped as it wanted to do.
14:55And I was left with this tiny part of the tail tickling the palm of my hand.
14:59And this was an example of what we call autotomy.
15:02It's where an animal deliberately sheds part of its body.
15:06The root of the words is self-severing.
15:09And lizards are famed for doing that.
15:11Cordal.
15:12Cordal pertaining to the tail.
15:13Autotomy.
15:14And the process is relatively pain-free for the animal.
15:19And it happens in a couple of ways.
15:20It can happen between the vertebrae, so the skin will split.
15:24Or, in fact, in some species, the vertebrae itself has a weakened line which develops as
15:29it grows.
15:30And the bone itself separates.
15:32Immediately afterwards, there are sphincters in the flesh that remains which constrict to
15:36stop the animal bleeding to death.
15:38And, of course, the tail remains active, the purpose to distract predators, as it did the
15:43young Chris.
15:44And the practice is quite widespread and comes in different forms.
15:47So, here it's the shedding of an entire organ.
15:49But a new species has been discovered recently called Gecko lepis mega lepis.
15:54It's a Madagascan gecko.
15:55And it is covered with very large fish-like scales, which are attached a bit like a post-it
16:01note, so only at a tiny point on the scale.
16:04And if this animal is attacked by a predator, it doesn't shed its tail.
16:08It sheds all of its scales.
16:11And they come off in rather large flakes.
16:14And beneath them is the naked skin of the lizard.
16:16And it looks a bit like a peeled chicken, a chicken fillet with no skin on it.
16:22Not a terribly attractive thing, and certainly something that's repulsive enough to push
16:26away predators.
16:27So, in this case, they get the fright of their life, and they jump out of their skins, but
16:30they survive.
16:31Oh, it's brilliant!
16:33That's wonderful!
16:38See, I mean, well perfect, not well...
16:40That's extraordinary.
16:42Brilliant.
16:42All right, thank you so much.
16:4427 for Martin, and Shabir on 20.
16:47Shabir, letters game.
16:49I'll start with a consonant, please.
16:50Thank you, Shabir.
16:52R.
16:53A vowel.
16:55I.
16:57Consonance.
16:58P.
17:00Vowel.
17:01E.
17:04Consonant.
17:06H.
17:07Consonant.
17:09C.
17:12A vowel.
17:14A.
17:16Consonant.
17:19T.
17:21And a final vowel, please.
17:25And a final O.
17:28Stand by.
17:29And a final vowel, please.
17:30And a final vowel, please.
17:31And a final vowel, please.
17:32And a final vowel, please.
17:32And a final vowel, please.
17:33And a final vowel, please.
17:34And a final vowel, please.
17:34And a final vowel, please.
17:34And a final vowel, please.
17:35And a final vowel, please.
17:35And a final vowel, please.
17:36And a final vowel, please.
17:36And a final vowel, please.
17:36And a final vowel, please.
17:37And a final vowel, please.
17:38And a final vowel, please.
17:38And a final vowel, please.
17:39And a final vowel, please.
17:40And a final vowel, please.
17:41And a final vowel, please.
17:42And a final vowel, please.
17:43And a final vowel, please.
17:44And a final vowel, please.
17:45And a final vowel, please.
17:46Yes, Shabir?
18:01Eight.
18:02Martin?
18:02Eight as well.
18:04Yes?
18:04Pachier.
18:05And Martin?
18:06Pachier as well.
18:09I see.
18:10I see.
18:11Now, Chris and Susie?
18:17We had hepatic with seven and operatic with eight.
18:22Very good.
18:23And what was the seven?
18:24Hepatic, related to the liver.
18:26I see.
18:2835 plays 28.
18:30Still that same difference.
18:31Martin?
18:32Letters game for you.
18:34Quantiment, please, Rachel.
18:35Thank you, Martin.
18:36R.
18:38And another?
18:40N.
18:42And another consonant?
18:44T.
18:46A vowel?
18:48I.
18:50And another?
18:52E.
18:54Another vowel, please.
18:56A.
18:58A consonant?
19:00B.
19:02Another consonant?
19:05L.
19:07And a final consonant, please.
19:10And a final D.
19:11Stand by.
19:13Stand by.
19:13Bell.
19:16A WhatsApp Help.
19:22Let's go.
19:22Drive.
19:23colouring.
19:24We'll see.
19:24Bye.
19:28Bye.
19:28mar coÅ›,
19:29bo'r
19:29Bye.
19:31Bye.
19:31Bye.
19:32Bye.
19:33Bye.
19:35Bye.
19:39Bye.
19:40Bye.
19:41Bye.
19:42Bye.
19:42Martin.
19:44Seven.
19:45A seven, Shabir?
19:46Seven.
19:47Martin.
19:48Blunder.
19:49And?
19:50Trained.
19:51Trained.
19:53Any advance on seven?
19:55So, we come up with, well, I come up with ant bird with seven.
19:58There are only a number of ant birds, actually,
20:00and they can be quite tricky to separate in the field.
20:02And also, librated for eight.
20:06Well done.
20:06Well done.
20:09Right there, indeed.
20:11Now, then, it's a numbers game for you, Shabir.
20:14Keep it simple.
20:15One from the top and five small, please.
20:17Possibly.
20:18We'll see one large, five small.
20:19Thank you, Shabir.
20:20And possibly keeping it simple.
20:22They are one, six, three, ten, seven, and 75.
20:30And the target to reach 339.
20:33339.
20:39Yes, Shabir?
21:053-3-8.
21:07And, Martin?
21:093-3-5.
21:113-3-5.
21:12Now's your chance, Shabir.
21:14Hopefully, I've got this right.
21:1775 plus seven.
21:1975 plus seven, 82.
21:21Three plus one is four.
21:22Yep.
21:23Multiply the two together.
21:24Four, 328.
21:27And then add the ten.
21:28Yep.
21:29One away.
21:293-3-8.
21:31Well done, indeed.
21:32But 339.
21:33How difficult is that, Rachel?
21:35Well, if you say 75 plus 10 is 85, 7 minus 3 is 4, times those together for 340.
21:45Take away the one.
21:46Well done.
21:47Very well done.
21:48But what it has done, Shabir, is to draw you level with Martin 42 apiece.
21:54Well done.
21:55As we turn to our second Tea Time Teaser, which is Lucy Tried.
21:59And the clue, Lucy Tried not to believe everything she read, but this always prevailed.
22:05Lucy Tried not to believe everything she read, but this always prevailed.
22:08Welcome back.
22:24I left with the clue, Lucy Tried not to believe everything she read, but this always prevailed.
22:30And the answer to that is credulity.
22:33She was credulous.
22:34She was.
22:34Coming from...
22:36Slightly gullible.
22:36Coming from credorate, I believe.
22:38Yeah.
22:38Credo.
22:3942 apiece.
22:40And Martin.
22:41Letters again.
22:43Continent, please, Rachel.
22:44Thank you, Martin.
22:46M.
22:47And another.
22:50C.
22:51Another continent, please.
22:54V.
22:56A vowel.
22:57E.
22:58Another vowel, please.
23:01O.
23:03Another vowel.
23:05E.
23:07A consonant.
23:09D.
23:11Another consonant.
23:13R.
23:15And a final vowel, please.
23:19And a final.
23:20A.
23:21Stand by.
23:22I'll see you next time.
23:48Yes, Martin.
23:54Seven.
23:55A seven, Shabir.
23:56Six.
23:57Six?
23:58Your six?
23:59Craved.
24:00Martin, removed.
24:02Removed.
24:03Very good.
24:04Any improvements?
24:05Can we beat it in the corner?
24:07Overcame for eight.
24:10Very good.
24:11All right.
24:12That's a six.
24:14And Martin has reasserted his lead now.
24:17Seven points.
24:1849 to 42.
24:20Shabir.
24:21Letters game.
24:24Consonant, please, Rachel.
24:25Thank you, Shabir.
24:27F.
24:28A vowel.
24:30E.
24:32Consonant.
24:33L.
24:35A vowel.
24:37O.
24:38Consonant.
24:40N.
24:42A vowel.
24:44A.
24:46Consonant, please.
24:48Z.
24:50A consonant.
24:52N.
24:55And a final consonant, please.
24:58And a final T.
25:00Stand by.
25:01C.
25:04C.
25:07C.
25:09C.
25:10C.
25:11C.
25:12Shibir?
25:32Just a five.
25:33A five. Martin?
25:35Six.
25:37Well done. Shibir?
25:39Talon.
25:40Yes. Martin?
25:41I was going to say Talon, but I think I've used a T that wasn't there.
25:45Bad luck.
25:47So what have we got? Susie, Chris?
25:49Zealot.
25:51And there is another six.
25:52You can put the E on Talon and have etalon,
25:55which is a device in physics consisting of two reflecting glass plates,
25:59and it's all to do with alternating wavelengths.
26:01Very good.
26:0247 to 49. Martin on 49.
26:04Susie, your origins of words today will be about...
26:09Well, it'll be a final nod to the book that I've mentioned by Ferdi Addis,
26:13who looks at words that we take from the ancient world.
26:16And there's a word that we tend to use quite a lot to describe something that's austere or lacking in luxury,
26:22and that's Spartan.
26:23The Spartans of Laconia, a long time ago in southern Greece, took warfare incredibly seriously.
26:31And from the very first moment, a Spartan man's life, at least,
26:34was a boot camp that was designed to turn him into the perfect fighting machine.
26:40And parents, it was said, of Spartan babies would bathe their infants in wine in order to toughen them up,
26:47and any weaklings would be left on the hills for the wolves to feed on.
26:51So very, very brutal upbringings.
26:54At the age of seven, boys were put into barracks that were run by the government
27:00to enable them to hone up their military prowess, I suppose.
27:05They were trained in the wilderness, they were organised survival campaigns, and lots of punishment.
27:12But even as adults, Spartans continued to live this incredibly brutal Spartan, indeed, life, really, in order to survive.
27:21It was a very grim existence, but it did work from a military point of view,
27:25because Spartan soldiers were said to be unstoppable in fight because of this upbringing.
27:31That extraordinary courage during the Persian Wars, including one where there were only 300 Spartans
27:36facing an enormous army, and they still conquered, was the stuff of legend.
27:42And from these Spartans and their own Spartan conditions, we have that adjective today.
27:47Very good. Well done.
27:53Yeah.
27:55Extraordinary guys.
27:5649 playing 47.
27:57Martin in the lead.
27:58Martin, that is game.
27:59A consonant, please, Rachel.
28:01Thank you, Martin.
28:03V.
28:04And another.
28:06L.
28:08And another.
28:10D.
28:12A vowel, please.
28:14U.
28:15And another vowel.
28:17E.
28:19Another vowel, please.
28:22I.
28:24A consonant.
28:26S.
28:28Another consonant.
28:30T.
28:31T.
28:32And a final vowel, please.
28:34And a final A.
28:37Stand by.
28:38A consonant.
28:38A consonant.
28:39A consonant.
28:39A consonant.
28:40A consonant.
28:40A consonant.
28:41A consonant.
28:41A consonant.
28:41A consonant.
28:42A consonant.
28:42A consonant.
28:42A consonant.
28:43A consonant.
28:43A consonant.
28:43A consonant.
28:43A consonant.
28:44A consonant.
28:44A consonant.
28:44A consonant.
28:44A consonant.
28:45A consonant.
28:45A consonant.
28:45A consonant.
28:45A consonant.
28:46A consonant.
28:46A consonant.
28:47A consonant.
28:47A consonant.
28:47A consonant.
28:48A consonant.
28:48A consonant.
28:48A consonant.
28:48A consonant.
28:48A consonant.
28:49A consonant.
28:49A consonant.
28:50A consonant.
28:50A consonant.
28:51A consonant.
28:52A consonant.
28:52A consonant.
28:52A consonant.
28:53A consonant.
28:53A consonant.
28:53MUSIC PLAYS
29:08Martin. It's the six. A six, Shabir?
29:12Seven. And a seven. Martin.
29:14Values. Now then, Shabir.
29:17Dilates. Dilates.
29:20Yes. Comes up again. Very good.
29:22Excellent stuff. Well done, Shabir. And Chris and Susie?
29:26There's dilutes. Dilutes.
29:29Dilutes as well as dilates. And also vaulted. Vaulted.
29:32As in a ceiling. Excellent.
29:35Fifty-four now. Martin, he's jumped ahead of you.
29:38So this is going to be tough stuff now because we're into the final letters game.
29:41It's Shabir's. So good luck to you both.
29:44I'll start with the consonant, please. Thank you, Shabir.
29:47R. A vowel.
29:50U. Consonant.
29:52W. A vowel.
29:56E. Consonant.
29:59T. A vowel.
30:04O. Consonant.
30:07L. Consonant.
30:10And a final consonant, please.
30:16And a final P.
30:18Count.
30:20L. A vowel.
30:21And a final ended.
30:22The sound.
30:25I'll see.
30:25Good luck.
30:26And aagon.
30:27Whileanti was doing.
30:29The sound.
30:30This is my son.
30:31Why?
30:31It's a lay.
30:32The sound.
30:33And a roast.
30:33The sound.
30:34You.
30:34The sound.
30:35Of.
30:36laten ve ve.
30:37It's all right.
30:38The sound.
30:39Now.
30:39The sound.
30:40The sound.
30:40The sound.
30:40The sound.
30:41The sound.
30:41Yes, Shabir.
30:50Just a six.
30:51A six, Martin.
30:52A six for me as well.
30:54Shabir.
30:55Rooted.
30:56And turd.
31:00Those are sixes.
31:01Any improvements?
31:02Can we beat it?
31:03We've got polter for seven.
31:06Polter.
31:07Yes, which means the same as a polterer,
31:10a dealer in poultry, and game.
31:12All right.
31:13Anything else?
31:13No.
31:14That's for seven.
31:15Thank you very much.
31:16So, still five in it, 60 playing 55.
31:21Martin, final numbers game.
31:24I'll try two large and four small, please, Rachel.
31:26Thank you, Martin.
31:27Two large and four small should be his last chance
31:29to break away before our crucial conundrum.
31:31This final game is four, one, two, three,
31:36and then the big two, 75 and 100.
31:40And this target, 364.
31:43Three, six, four.
31:44Two, six, four.
31:44Three, six, four.
31:45Four, six, four.
31:47Do not go see.
31:47See you next time.
31:49Bye-bye.
32:02Bye-bye.
32:03Bye-bye.
32:03Bye-bye.
32:04Bye-bye.
32:06Bye-bye.
32:10Bye-bye.
32:14Martin, 375.
32:20And Shabir?
32:22363.
32:24Shabir, let's go.
32:273 times by 100 is 300.
32:30Yep.
32:30Add the 75.
32:32375.
32:332 plus 1 is 3.
32:36Multiplied by 4 is 12.
32:39And take that away.
32:40Yep, on the way.
32:42Well done indeed.
32:43Well done.
32:44Rachel, can you get right there?
32:46364?
32:47Yes, there were a couple of ways.
32:49One, you could have said 2 plus 1 is 3.
32:52Times 3 is 9.
32:54And then 100 minus 9, 91.
32:57And times it by 4.
32:58Well done.
32:58Well done, Rachel.
33:01Well done indeed.
33:02And what Shabir's done is to say to himself the angst and anxiety and horror and terror
33:07of a crucial conundrum.
33:09Because that's where we're going now, but it's a non-crucial conundrum.
33:13Fingers on buzzer, gentlemen.
33:15Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:24Shabir.
33:26Gallantry.
33:27Let's see whether you're right.
33:28Well done.
33:34Well done.
33:37Your fourth win.
33:39Well done, Shabir.
33:40Actually, you had a nervous time, didn't you?
33:41You put him under a lot of pressure there, Martin.
33:44Well done.
33:44You led him and bullied him a bit.
33:47The numbers game's not the donor, but...
33:48But in the end, he came through.
33:50Thank you so much for coming.
33:52Back to Edinburgh.
33:53Take the scooty bag with you.
33:54Well done.
33:55All right.
33:55We shall see you, Shabir, tomorrow.
33:57Well done indeed.
33:59Now, we shall see you both tomorrow, Chris and Susie.
34:01Of course.
34:02Look forward to that.
34:02That was a great, great, great anecdote.
34:05Thank you so much.
34:06Brilliant.
34:08See you tomorrow.
34:08Well, I think Martin had Shabir by the tail there.
34:11He did.
34:11He just managed to wriggle away.
34:12He did.
34:13He needs to grow one back tomorrow.
34:14Well put.
34:15See you tomorrow.
34:16See you then.
34:17Join us then.
34:17Same time, same place.
34:19You'll be sure of it.
34:19A very good afternoon.
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