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00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown.
00:33I hope you're not having too much of a dog of a day,
00:35but if it is a bit rough, you can curl up with us
00:37for the next 45 minutes or so.
00:39And Rachel Riley, today and tomorrow,
00:42immediately following Countdown,
00:44Channel 4 brings you coverage of Crofts 2024.
00:49You know we love the dogs and still campaigning
00:52to get a Countdown dog, just like a Blue Peter dog.
00:55Every time I mention it, there's at least four people
00:58go wild on social media.
01:00Well, basically, you want to get a dog,
01:03but someone in your home doesn't want you to get a dog,
01:04so you're trying to collectively take responsibility,
01:07but you haven't... I mean, it's all very tenuous.
01:10Just get a dog. If you want to get a dog,
01:11you're a grown man, Colin, get a dog.
01:14Yeah, I might have to.
01:15Right, well, listen, never barking up the wrong tree
01:17when it comes to the words.
01:18It's our G of the D, Susie Dent.
01:20And look who's alongside her again,
01:22your faithful friend.
01:23And who's a good boy?
01:25Rory Bremner's here.
01:29Can I have a biscuit?
01:32Well, listen, her bite has been as bad as her bark.
01:36The unassuming Isabel Heward swayed in the Countdown
01:40at the beginning of last week,
01:41and here she is on the cusp of becoming an octo-champ today.
01:46You've had close encounters,
01:48great comebacks,
01:49crucial Countdown conundrums,
01:51no score over 100.
01:52It's been amazing.
01:53Absolutely.
01:54A wonderful journey.
01:56I've enjoyed it very much.
01:58Love it.
01:58Well, Isabel,
01:59the final frontier is young Philip Lee,
02:02who's a Sheffield lad living in Rotherham.
02:05How are you, mate?
02:05Yes, I'm well, thank you.
02:06Good.
02:07Now, you're...
02:07And I'm romanticising it,
02:09but, like, the long distance and middle distance lorry driving.
02:12I've always liked the idea of it.
02:14Alone in the open road,
02:16got my bed at the back of the cab,
02:18and I love my radio and my music, you know?
02:20So you have it on all the time.
02:22What's it really like?
02:23That is it.
02:24It's a fairly solitary thing to do,
02:27and, yeah, but I like the freedom,
02:29and, like you say, I like my music as well,
02:30so it gives you time to do that,
02:32listen to all your moves here.
02:33Love it.
02:33Thank you very much.
02:34You drive safe.
02:35Stay within the limits.
02:36Philip and Isabel.
02:37APPLAUSE
02:38Isabel, off you go.
02:41Consonant, please.
02:42Thank you, Isabel.
02:43Start today with G.
02:45And another.
02:47R.
02:48And another, please.
02:51N.
02:52And another.
02:54H.
02:55Vowel, please.
02:57E.
02:57And another.
02:59A.
03:00And another, please.
03:01U.
03:02And consonant, please.
03:05R.
03:05And a consonant, please.
03:07Lastly, J.
03:08At home and in the studio.
03:10Let's play Countdown.
03:11Gotta join.
03:14Thanks.
03:15To be known for Wïne,
03:27let's go ahead and name for the TV.
03:30Hey, guys.
03:31Thanks.
03:32Today, we're still here.
03:33I'm sorry.
03:34How are you?
03:35We better hear you soon.
03:35Bye-bye.
03:36Bye-bye.
03:36Bye-bye.
03:37Bye-bye.
03:38Bye-bye.
03:39Bye-bye.
03:39Time's up, Isabel. Six. Six from you. Nice steady six, Philip. Six. Six as well. Well done. What have you got there? Ranger. Ranger.
03:50Hangar. Hangar and Ranger. Really straightforward start. Rory, how did you fare?
03:56Same six again. Could have been a hunger game. Rehang? Is rehang there? Yeah.
04:03Love the way you're asking Isabel. Isabel, is rehang there? That's good. Well done.
04:08You could have had that. Very good. Nothing beyond the sixes. All right. You're just along for the ride, it seems. More letters, please, Philip.
04:16Can I have a consonant, please? Thank you, Philip. D. And another. B. And another. P. A vowel. E. Another vowel. I. A third. O.
04:33A consonant, please. N. Consonant. R. And a final consonant, please. And a final L.
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05:14Philip seven seven from you Isabel seven look at this neck and neck Philip
05:21blonder and Isabel broiled okay broiled well you're cooking on gas there what
05:27about what about blonder yeah anything else in dictionary corner Rory don't
05:33keep me hanging on the telephone oh is he vaguely hinting at Blondie it can't it
05:40can't be Debbie Harry all right Blondie's not the dictionary for that
05:43reason nobody's a blonde-haired person or more deliciously a small square of it's
05:48like a brownie but it's butterscotch or vanilla very nice absolutely square yes
05:53yeah and you'd have to have a heart of glass not to enjoy it 13.6 let's move on
06:00to the numbers you're choosing Isabel one large please your favorite thank you
06:05Isabel so far five little ones coming up first numbers of the day two ten six
06:12one eight and a large one 75 and the target to reach 869 it's six nine numbers
06:21up
06:30eight six nine the target Isabel I've just forgotten completely how to do the numbers game oh that's interesting you haven't been here before
06:35that's understandable early nerves you'll settle in yeah don't worry Philip I've
06:41missed my opportunity I did exactly the same it's you know it's a really tricky one so eight six nine
06:49eight six nine the target Isabel I've just forgotten completely how to do the numbers game oh that's
06:55interesting yeah you haven't been here before that's understandable early nerves you'll settle in yeah don't worry Philip
07:04I've missed my opportunity I did exactly the same it's you know it's a really tricky one so eight six
07:11nine Rachel Riley
07:13well it's the product of two prime is one of my faves if you say eight divided by two is four four added to 75 for 79 and then 10 plus one is 11 and 11 times 79 is 869
07:26magic let's get our first three-time teaser of the day I hunt red I hunt red I hunt the final red to win the frame but left it over the pocket I hunt the final red to win the frame but left it over the pocket
07:42you under hit it you under hit it well it's 13 points a piece here this one's going to go down to the black ball if you ask me let's get on with it Philip
08:00I hunt the final red to win the frame, but left it over the pocket.
08:03You under-hit it. You under-hit it.
08:05Well, it's 13 points apiece here.
08:07This one's going to go down to the black ball, if you ask me.
08:10Let's get on with it. Philip.
08:11Can I start with the consonant, please?
08:13Thank you, Philip. G.
08:15A second.
08:17R.
08:18A third.
08:19T.
08:20A vowel.
08:22E.
08:23Another vowel.
08:24A.
08:25A consonant, please.
08:27S.
08:29A vowel.
08:30E.
08:31A consonant.
08:33N.
08:34And finish with the final consonant, please.
08:36Finish with T.
08:38Thank you, Rich.
08:39Thank you, Rich.
08:40This is a test.
08:41Please記得 I get to see if you can let me move this.
08:53Look at the answer.
08:55You can do this.
08:56You can do this right.
08:58You can do this right.
08:59You can do this right.
09:00Bye.
09:00Bye.
09:00Bye.
09:00Bye.
09:01Bye.
09:01Bye.
09:03Bye.
09:04Bye.
09:05Bye.
09:06Bye.
09:06Bye.
09:07Interesting letters.
09:11Philip, how'd you get on?
09:12Eight.
09:13Eight from you, Isabel?
09:14Eight.
09:15Philip?
09:15Greatest.
09:16Yes, and Isabel?
09:18Entreats.
09:19Entreats.
09:20Oh, didn't see that one.
09:21Very nice indeed.
09:22Now, the other letter's a bit pretty as well.
09:25Yeah, we also had an eight with reagents,
09:27substances used in chemical analysis.
09:29Fantastic, 21 points apiece.
09:32Isabel, let's go again.
09:33Consonant, please.
09:34Thank you, Isabel.
09:35N.
09:36And another.
09:37S.
09:40Another, please.
09:41D.
09:42Vowel, please.
09:44I.
09:44And another.
09:46O.
09:47And another.
09:48A.
09:49Consonant, please.
09:50Y.
09:51Consonant.
09:52C.
09:53And a consonant, please.
09:54And lastly, G.
09:56Half a minute.
09:57We'll see you next time.
09:58We'll see you next time.
09:58We'll see you next time.
09:58We'll see you next time.
09:59We'll see you next time.
09:59We'll see you next time.
10:00We'll see you next time.
10:00We'll see you next time.
10:01We'll see you next time.
10:01We'll see you next time.
10:02We'll see you next time.
10:02We'll see you next time.
10:03We'll see you next time.
10:03We'll see you next time.
10:03We'll see you next time.
10:04We'll see you next time.
10:04We'll see you next time.
10:05Isabel.
10:29Seven.
10:29And Philip.
10:30Seven.
10:30What have you got, Isabel?
10:32Codings.
10:33Philip.
10:34Causing.
10:35I'm sure that's fine.
10:36Codings.
10:37Yeah, I did check this one, and it's absolutely fine there in the plural.
10:40The example given is P-A-Y-E codings.
10:43Can we add to it?
10:44I don't think so.
10:45No.
10:45Did very well.
10:46Yeah.
10:46Let's see if we can separate your nice second numbers round of the day, Philip.
10:50Can I just get two large, please?
10:52You can indeed.
10:52Two from the top.
10:54Four little ones.
10:55And for the second time today, the numbers are nine.
10:59Oh!
11:00Six, eight, three.
11:03And the large one, 75 and 100.
11:06And the target, 298.
11:08Two, nine, eight.
11:09Numbers up.
11:10Next time.
11:11Every walk.
11:12Nope.
11:16Whatever.
11:17Good.
11:17Okay.
11:18All right.
11:19Take care.
11:20Take care.
11:20Bye-bye onowy.
11:20You're welcome.
11:20Oh!
11:21fan womanIC smile.
11:22See you next time.
11:23Bye.
11:25Bye-bye.
11:26Bye-bye.
11:26Bye-bye.
11:28Bye-bye.
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11:35Bye.
11:36Bye-bye.
11:36Bye-bye.
11:37Bye-bye.
11:38Bye-bye.
11:39Time is up. 30 straight forward, Philip. Yes, 298.
11:44And same for you, Isabel. 298. Nice, easy round for change.
11:47Philip, off you go. Three times 100. 300.
11:51And then eight minus six to get the two to take off.
11:54That's... Two seconds.
11:56Yep, yes. Yes.
11:58APPLAUSE
12:01Just about worth the anchorage. 38 points each.
12:04Cannot separate them. Let's take a break from all this pressure.
12:07And let's talk to Rory Bremner.
12:09Anything animal-related, this being Cruft's Day?
12:12Yes, as it happened. Although, yes, the different animals will feature
12:17elephant and will feature rabbits as well.
12:21But anyway, yes, so phobias was what I was going to talk about.
12:24Phobias. And how are you on phobias?
12:26You look at phobias? Yeah, not too bad.
12:28Let's try dipenophobia. Dinner parties. Lovely.
12:31Very good. So, nomophobia, let's see, nomophobia.
12:34Nomophobia is fear of losing your phone.
12:37That's it, not having your phone.
12:39And you go, electrophobia, a fear of chickens.
12:41My favourite so far is hippopotomonstrosescobideliophobia.
12:46Is that a thing?
12:47Fear of long words.
12:48It is fear of long words.
12:50Oh, no.
12:51That's hippopotomonstrosescobideliophobia.
12:53It's a jokey formulation, but still, yeah, it exists.
12:56Yeah, it exists.
12:57Is it longer than flocky-pocky nephaliprication?
12:58I don't know.
12:59Possibly.
13:00Anyway, it's a wonderful thing.
13:01So, to bring us back to the elephants now.
13:03Elephants, you might think, what do they have a phobia of?
13:05So, what are elephants frightened of?
13:07And people generally, they say mice.
13:08Yeah.
13:09But it's not mice, in fact.
13:10Well, things...
13:11The thing that elephants fear above all else is the African bee.
13:18Which is surprising, because an elephant is 22 million times the size of a bee.
13:24You've worked that out, obviously, with the numbers.
13:26So, yeah, elephants are 22 million times the size of a bee.
13:30But they're very frightened, because, of course, the bees can get in their trunk
13:33and up into their ears and stuff, and cause a lot of damage,
13:36even though an elephant's skin is 2.5 centimetres an inch thick.
13:39Yeah.
13:40So, that's elephants frightened of bees.
13:42But what was Napoleon frightened of, the emperor?
13:45Rabbits.
13:46Rabbits.
13:47You were listening, because I said rabbits earlier on.
13:49Yes, you see, didn't there?
13:50Now, so Napoleon, his great spirit was rabbits,
13:52and it came across the Treaty of Tilsit.
13:54It was 1807.
13:55He signed a treaty.
13:56It was during the Franco-Russian War.
13:58Napoleon was so pleased that he decided to celebrate with a rabbit hunt.
14:03And so, his chief of staff, Alexandre Berthier, was sent out,
14:09and he got anywhere between 1,000 or 3,000 rabbits.
14:13And they laid out this wonderful sort of feast and everything.
14:15They got the handlers and the guns and all the rest of it.
14:18And they released the rabbits from their cages.
14:20And instead of running away, the rabbits, he hadn't figured out,
14:23they were tame rabbits.
14:24And they thought it was feeding time.
14:26Oh.
14:27And Napoleon, with his hat, had a very similar hat to the person
14:29who looked after the rabbits.
14:30So they turned tail and headed straight to Napoleon and all the other guests,
14:35who obviously turned around and sort of fled,
14:37pursued by up to 3,000 rabbits, which got everywhere,
14:41up the legs, into the carriages and just swam into the distance,
14:45went Napoleon, pursued by rabbits.
14:47So he would have been a prime candidate for leperophobia.
14:51Yeah.
14:52Which is, Susie?
14:53It must be, then, for rabbits.
14:54Fear of rabbits.
14:55Yeah.
14:56Yeah.
14:57There you go.
14:58Fantastic. Thank you.
15:0038.8.
15:02What a game so far.
15:04Isabel, more letters.
15:05A consonant, please.
15:06Thank you, Isabel.
15:07D.
15:08And another.
15:09W.
15:11And another.
15:12T.
15:13And another, please.
15:15D.
15:16A vowel.
15:17I.
15:18And another.
15:19E.
15:20And a third, please.
15:21U.
15:22A consonant.
15:25N.
15:26And a consonant, please.
15:27And lastly, C.
15:29Start the clock.
15:59That'll do is Isabel.
16:03Six.
16:04Yes, and Philip.
16:05Six.
16:05What a surprise.
16:07Isabel.
16:08Winst.
16:08Winst.
16:09Philip.
16:10United.
16:11United.
16:12And winst.
16:13I winst every time I hear it.
16:15Right, Susie, Rory, we can't split these two, but can you do any better?
16:19I think we can do two more with inducted.
16:22You could be inducted into the Countdown Hall of Fame.
16:25That's fantastic.
16:26Inducted for eight is a great shout.
16:28OK, 44 points each.
16:31Let's go again.
16:32Philip Lee.
16:32Can I have a consonant, please?
16:34Thank you, Philip.
16:35T.
16:36And the second.
16:38M.
16:38And a third.
16:40V.
16:41And another one, please.
16:44D.
16:45Vowel.
16:46A.
16:47Vowel.
16:48I.
16:50Vowel.
16:51E.
16:54Consonant.
16:55T.
16:56And the final vowel.
16:58Final A.
17:00And here we go.
17:01Here we go.
17:32Another 30 seconds whizzes by. Philip? Six.
17:35A six. And Isabel, are we going to break the deadlock?
17:39Not me. Six.
17:41Philip?
17:42Matted.
17:43And for you, Isabel?
17:44Dative.
17:45Dative and matted.
17:47Yep, both absolutely fine.
17:49Dative, for anyone who's learnt German,
17:51will know it's a case of nouns and sort of a grammatical agreement.
17:55Both absolutely fine for six. That's all we had.
17:57Everybody is neck and neck today.
17:59Everything is 50-50. Every round is 50-50.
18:02The score is 50-50.
18:03And we're on to our third numbers round.
18:06And you're choosing them, Isabel.
18:07I'm just so predictable. One large, please.
18:10Thank you, Isabel. Last time for a while.
18:11One large, five little.
18:14And this last selection from you.
18:18Seven, five, eight, six, four.
18:23And the large one, 75.
18:25And the target, 371.
18:283-7-1. Numbers up.
18:29Yes.
18:30I'm lost.
18:30I'm lost.
18:31All right.
19:00Easy at home, but what about here under pressure, Isabel?
19:033-7-1.
19:04And for Philip?
19:053-7-1.
19:06Off you go, Isabel.
19:075 multiplied by 75.
19:103-7-5.
19:11Minus the 4.
19:13Nothing to hurt our heads with that.
19:15Yeah, and Philip?
19:16Exactly the same way.
19:17We trust you, but show Isabel.
19:20Yeah, there you go.
19:21Nice one.
19:24Are you surprised?
19:2560 points each.
19:26Six rounds to go.
19:27Do not go anywhere.
19:29As we get our last tea time teaser of the afternoon, it's Air Seals.
19:33Air Seals.
19:34It was he who hit you on board the ship.
19:37It was he who hit you on board the ship.
19:40Hello again.
19:41It was he who hit you on board the ship, Air Seals becomes a sailor.
19:48A sailor.
19:49Well, listen, let me tell you about the brilliant Isabel Huard.
19:51She's on the cusp of becoming an octo-champ today.
19:52She's been battling illness all week, yet here she is.
20:00Every single day has been a drama.
20:02And it's 60 points each with six rounds left.
20:03You've faced some fantastic competitors.
20:04The latest has been the brilliant Philip Lee here.
20:05So let's see.
20:06Are you going to play the part of villain Philip?
20:07It's your letters.
20:08I'll start with a consonant, please.
20:09Thank you, Philip.
20:10S.
20:11And another.
20:12T.
20:13And a vowel.
20:14O.
20:15Another vowel.
20:16I.
20:17A third.
20:18And a third.
20:20One two.
20:22And another.
20:23Right, right.
20:24What about two?
20:26Do you know what?
20:28What about two?
20:29Oh, my goodness.
20:30I've got a second.
20:31And then to a second.
20:32And a fourth.
20:33And a second.
20:34And another.
20:35No.
20:36No.
20:37No.
20:38No.
20:39No.
20:40No.
20:41No.
20:42No.
20:43E.
20:44Consonant, please.
20:46N.
20:47Another.
20:49T.
20:50Another consonant.
20:52D.
20:53And...
20:54A last consonant, please, yeah.
20:56And a final F.
20:58Phew. OK, kind time.
21:13OK, Philip.
21:31Seven.
21:32Seven from you.
21:33Really strong.
21:34Isabel.
21:35Seven as well.
21:36Philip.
21:37Dentist.
21:38Dentist for you.
21:39Isabel.
21:40Foisted.
21:41Different words, same outcome.
21:43Absolutely brilliant, yes.
21:44Really good.
21:45Under this pressure, right?
21:46Yes.
21:47How did you get on?
21:48Same.
21:49Seven.
21:50Didn't even see dentists.
21:51Same words.
21:52I feel like you and I might be more nervous than they are.
21:55Yeah.
21:56Which is bizarre.
21:57Let's all calm down.
21:59Isabel, your letters.
22:02Consonant, please.
22:04Thank you, Isabel.
22:05R.
22:06And another.
22:08M.
22:09And another, please.
22:11G.
22:12And a vowel.
22:14I.
22:15And a vowel.
22:16A.
22:17And a vowel, please.
22:18U.
22:19A consonant.
22:22X.
22:23Consonant.
22:26S.
22:27And a consonant, please.
22:28Lastly, R.
22:30Interesting.
22:31Let's play.
22:32Rewind.
22:33И
23:02Time's up. Tough letters. Isabelle?
23:05Only five.
23:06Philip? Five. Yes, I think that might be as good as it gets.
23:09Isabelle? Sugar.
23:11Philip? Sugar.
23:12Ain't that sweet, but you still have to show it.
23:14There you are. Yes!
23:16Dixie Corner? I think we're lumped with sugar.
23:19That's it!
23:2072 points each, four rounds to go.
23:23And I always think rather cruelly when it's this close
23:26and there's so much at stake.
23:28This is where we break again and we get our origins of words.
23:31And it's been all connected to games this week, which I've loved.
23:34Yes, and also this game, because in the nick of time
23:38is what I am going to talk about today.
23:41And, yeah, we could say that as well,
23:43it's made that her speciality this week.
23:46Does that come from Nick here, I'm assuming?
23:48Well, it doesn't actually come from Nick here.
23:50It predates Nick to the 16th century.
23:53It definitely wasn't around then.
23:55That's when people began to use the phrase in the very nick
23:58and it meant at a crucial moment.
24:00And the nick here, believe it or not, is the same nick that we might use
24:04if we say, I've nicked my finger, if you've cut it with something.
24:07So it's for a small cut or a notch.
24:10And the reference really, this very narrow, precise cut,
24:14is the kind of cut that you might find on a tally stick.
24:19Now, a tally stick, tally goes back to a French word meaning a twig.
24:22It was a piece of wood that was marked at very close intervals with a knife
24:27that would show a score.
24:29So on this tally stick, you would show...
24:32It could actually be credit if you're, you know, having lots of beers and a tap,
24:38but it was particularly used for keeping score.
24:41And if you think about that score, that also is the same score
24:44as scoring something with a knife because that's exactly how people did,
24:48you know, keep a tally of what was going on.
24:52And so nick, used for that really narrow and precise marker,
24:56was then particularly used for time and a very, very crucial moment
25:00and so ultimately settled on that very specific context
25:03in the form, in the nick of time.
25:05Love it. Thank you.
25:09Right, tally-ho, we go again.
25:1172 points each, four rounds left to go.
25:16If you're just tuning in, Philip's her challenger.
25:18Isabel's going for her eighth win to become an octo-cham.
25:21Philip, your letters.
25:22Consonant, please.
25:23Thank you, Philip.
25:25W.
25:26Another one.
25:28B.
25:29Another one.
25:31N.
25:32A fourth.
25:34T.
25:35Vowel.
25:36E.
25:37Another vowel.
25:38O.
25:39Another vowel.
25:41O.
25:43Consonant, please.
25:44L.
25:45And one more consonant.
25:47Lastly, F.
25:49Good luck.
25:51I have tried.
25:55You do something.
25:55A basically?
25:56I have tried to murder.
25:58I have tried to kill.
25:58Finally, you're going to happen.
25:59And I need it them.
26:02I have tried to randomness.
26:04And back when.
26:04I think the origin.
26:05Right on.
26:06When we are falling together,
26:07we know that I have no name for one of those.
26:07Three centimeters long,
26:08or the end bone can be slight in space.
26:09What happens then?
26:10I more than one of those numbers.
26:10Oh, please.
26:11Then, you know.
26:12No pre-likeruction can welcome it.
26:13immee Batterla.
26:14But inside this, I got the lead CzyBE.
26:16If anyone saw oil, we got all kinds of cardboard.
26:17I know that I could back then.
26:18But man on the bottom.
26:18What happens then?
26:19Time's up. How did you get on, Philip?
26:23Just a four. This could be a moment. Isabel?
26:26Six. Six.
26:28Is there finally going to be a little bit of daylight? The four?
26:31Wolf. Wolf. And were you crying, Wolf? Isabel?
26:34Footle. To footle? Yes, to putter about. Yes!
26:38Very good indeed.
26:40APPLAUSE
26:42We love to footle and pootle on this show.
26:44Well spotted. I know you got that within a second
26:47before the clock started. I can see the smile on your face over there.
26:51So footle, can you bootle?
26:53Is there any more ootling going on there, Rory?
26:56There might be...
26:58If Philip is feeling befooled...
27:01Can you befool somebody?
27:03Befool is... Yeah, very inspiring.
27:05Is that to make you fool somebody? Yeah, exactly.
27:07To befool or...?
27:08And there is actually a seven there, a slightly strange one.
27:11A webtoon. What?
27:13And a webtoon is an animated cartoon or comic strips published online.
27:16T-double-o-n. Yeah, the tunes. Fair enough.
27:19Webtoon. And that's made the dictionary. It has.
27:22All those words that haven't made the dictionary, but webtoon has.
27:25Let that sink in.
27:26LAUGHTER
27:27It's where spiders live in Newcastle.
27:29LAUGHTER
27:31Very good.
27:32Listen, I find that hilarious.
27:35Even though there was complete silence in the studio.
27:38Rory, I find that hilarious.
27:40I'll live with that.
27:41My demographic loved that.
27:43LAUGHTER
27:44Right.
27:45Six points of difference.
27:46So still, crucial countdown conundrum.
27:48But finally, something has given.
27:51Although the pressure remains the same.
27:53Last letters.
27:54Come on, Isabel.
27:55Consonant, please.
27:56Thank you, Isabel.
27:57S.
27:58And another.
27:59R.
28:00And another, please.
28:01P.
28:02And another, please.
28:03H.
28:04Vowel, please.
28:06A.
28:07Another.
28:08E.
28:09And another.
28:10O.
28:11Consonant.
28:12P.
28:13And consonant, please.
28:14And lastly, S.
28:15Last letters.
28:16And consonant, please.
28:17And lastly, S.
28:18Last letters.
28:19And lastly, S.
28:20Last letters...
28:21F, F, F, F.
28:22And, remember, S.
28:23And L, S.
28:24Last letters...
28:25F, F, F, F, F, F, F.
28:26MUSIC
28:51Time's up, Isabel.
28:53Um, seven.
28:54Seven for you.
28:55Philip.
28:56Eight.
28:57Well, catch your breath, everybody.
29:00The seven, Isabel.
29:02I'm not even certain about this.
29:04Shapers.
29:05Shapers.
29:05But the eight.
29:07Shoppers.
29:08Yes.
29:08Oh, shoppers.
29:09Yes.
29:10Shoppers, yes.
29:13Just don't interest.
29:15Shapers okay?
29:15Shapers are fine.
29:16Yeah, they're in the dictionary too.
29:18My goodness me.
29:19Shoppers.
29:20Well done, you check out with an eight.
29:23This gives you a two-point lead.
29:25Still in the same situation.
29:27Still got the crucial coming up.
29:29Rory, it's got to be it.
29:30Yeah.
29:31They are neck and neck.
29:33Shoppers, no, have we had no more?
29:34Neither.
29:35Yeah.
29:35Rory's like, oh, get on with it.
29:37We want to see what happens.
29:38Let's do it.
29:39Let's get our final numbers round of the day.
29:41Philip, your nose in front for the first time.
29:44What are you going to do with these final numbers?
29:46I will have three large, please.
29:48Oh, a bit of a gamble.
29:50Three large and three little.
29:51It's going to be an interesting finish today.
29:54The final numbers are four, five, four.
29:59And the big ones, 25, 50 and 75.
30:02And the target, 303.
30:06303, last numbers.
30:37303, the target.
30:40Philip.
30:41303.
30:42You've nailed it.
30:43Isabel.
30:44303.
30:44And you have as well.
30:46Philip.
30:47Four times 75.
30:49300.
30:5050 over 25 gives the two.
30:52Yeah.
30:53Five minus that two gives you three to add on.
30:56Marvellous.
30:57Well done.
30:57And I think Isabel might be showing a bit of paper to Philip.
30:59Yeah.
31:00Yeah, that's it.
31:01One of them.
31:02APPLAUSE
31:03Well, can you believe we've arrived at this situation?
31:08Well, if you're a regular Countdown viewer,
31:10then you kind of can.
31:12Isabel has been drama every step of the way.
31:16But there are crucial Countdown conundrums.
31:18And then there are crucial Countdown conundrums.
31:22And this one comes with three capital Cs.
31:27Will Isabel Heward become an octo-champ in 30 seconds from now?
31:31Or will our Philip Lee spoil the party?
31:34Fingers on buzzers.
31:35As we reveal today's crucial Countdown conundrum.
31:42Isabel for the octo-champ.
32:07Grooviest.
32:08Let's have a look.
32:09Yes!
32:16APPLAUSE
32:16Oh, my goodness me.
32:20Ooh!
32:21Catch your breath after that.
32:23Catch your breath.
32:25I never get...
32:26I never get them.
32:27I saw it so early.
32:28I'm like, come on.
32:29This is...
32:30This is not groovy.
32:31We haven't seen it yet.
32:32Right, well, first of all, Philip,
32:34without you, we wouldn't have had all this.
32:37That was sensational.
32:38Well done to you, sir.
32:39Well done.
32:41You know, 90 points a loser.
32:44That's crazy.
32:45That really is crazy.
32:46You should be so, so happy.
32:47And it couldn't have happened to a nicer person, let me tell you.
32:51Isabel has just been wonderful, as you've got a little taste of today.
32:54Absolutely, yeah.
32:54You've done fantastic, don't you?
32:56Yeah.
32:56Look, you're the little engine that could.
32:58Every day we think it's going to be over, and you just come through.
33:02That's your highest score of all eight.
33:05Yes, well, I'm just getting there now.
33:07I'm learning how to do the game, not so much the numbers.
33:10I'm still a bit rubbish at that, though.
33:12Learning how to play.
33:14You've won eight.
33:15You're an octo-champ.
33:16I'm sure we're going to see you at the end of the series.
33:18And, you know, I'm no joke, you've been really ill this week.
33:21Mm.
33:22You know, because in the ad breaks, coughing and spluttering and tissues.
33:26Yeah.
33:26And you've just been, you know, absolutely wonderful.
33:28Absolutely wonderful.
33:29Well done to you.
33:31Yes.
33:33I always try and stop myself, Rory, saying that horrible TV cliche,
33:39you're everything this show's about.
33:41But you know what?
33:42She is everything this show's about.
33:43Yeah, absolutely.
33:45If she was Ronnie O'Sullivan, she'd be saying,
33:46well, I'm only feeling 50% of my usual stuff, you know.
33:50I've wiped the floor every other day, but, yeah,
33:53I've given them a chance this week.
33:55And, hey, Susie, do you remember the very first programme of this series?
33:59We were talking about, you know,
34:00what do we hope for the series ahead, series 89?
34:03And I said, I want to see the over-40s make a big comeback in this show.
34:07So it's exactly what's happening.
34:09We are getting a little bit of a comeback from our generation.
34:12So that's brilliant.
34:13Lovely.
34:13We'll see you two tomorrow.
34:15We'll have two new challengers as well.
34:17I'll just have to say how very presumptive it is for you
34:19to put Isabel in the over-40s category.
34:20Well, 38 to 42, somewhere in that region.
34:23Right, stay tuned.
34:24Doggy years is all that matters next.
34:26Croft's on the way.
34:28Susie, Rachel and I are back tomorrow.
34:29You can count on us.
34:30You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:36You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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