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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown on television on Channel 4, Monday to Friday at the same time every afternoon.
00:38Weekdays are, of course, on your phone, on your computer, on your tablet.
00:41And I run out of ways that you can watch Countdown these days.
00:45Used to be much more simple, Rachel Riley.
00:47And I'm just wondering, are you old enough to be of the teletext generation?
00:54I am. Of course I am.
00:55Yes.
00:55I remember the bamboozle days.
00:57And, you know, particularly the football scores, you used to have to go on and then you had to wait for the page to refresh, didn't you, as it went round the particular one you dialled up?
01:05Well, our challenger today used to be a teletext journalist.
01:09He used to write for teletext, which I love.
01:11But back then, it seemed so antiquated.
01:13For those people that don't know, it was basically a text-based information system that you could get on your TV.
01:19You'd press a text button and you'd type numbers in and then it would flick to that page.
01:24Now, it would seem awful today, like the worst internet you've ever had.
01:27But back then, it seemed instant.
01:29Yeah.
01:29Yeah. I went on a teletext holiday.
01:31Oh, did you?
01:33Yeah. 300 quid, Xanti.
01:35You nailed it, though, with the three things, I think, which was the teletext holidays at Bamboozle, which was Channel 4.
01:42Yeah.
01:42It was a quiz on foretell, maybe it was called.
01:45I can't remember.
01:47And then the football scores.
01:48And it seems so weird because now you go, boom, there's the scores.
01:52Countdown in 30 years, so now, because it will still be here, they'll be talking about, do you remember smartphones?
01:58Do you remember that?
02:00Well, we actually had to hold something rather than having it in our eyes.
02:03Yes.
02:04You'll be used to have to wait 0.4 seconds for the football scores.
02:07Those were the days.
02:09Right, let's get over to Dexterry Corner.
02:11They're here, and now, our J the D, Susie Dent, and we really do love the company.
02:16One of Ireland's finest comedians, Neil Delamere, is here.
02:20Thank you for being here.
02:22Well, listen, our champion is Lucas Glanville, who, after four wins, was averaging 103.
02:29Flying, top score, 112.
02:31And then yesterday happened, you took on the brilliant Jenny.
02:34I know you love records and you love stats, so let me give you one.
02:37Lucas, 63 is the lowest winning score of Series 89.
02:42That's your record so far.
02:45Very lucky to still be here, I think.
02:47One of the best.
02:48One of the best of the season.
02:50And you're still standing.
02:52Will you be at the end of this show with a sixth win?
02:54Ian Moffat hopes not.
02:56How are you doing, sir?
02:57I'm doing all right, thanks, Colin.
02:58Yeah, yourself?
02:59Yes, good.
02:59And you used to be, well, you wrote for loads of people.
03:03The NME, BBC, Teletext, which is what made me think of that, to have a little chat.
03:08What did you write for them?
03:09I was on the entertainment desk.
03:12Nice.
03:12So it'd be, it was great, I got to see loads of films, I got to go to lots of press conferences
03:19for plays and, you know, and bands and all sorts, really.
03:24So it was just, yeah, just a joy.
03:26Yeah, I mean, millions of people, everybody read it.
03:29Oh, it was enormous.
03:30I mean, you know, when I was there, I mean, you know, I didn't have to explain what it was
03:34to anybody, I could just say, well, I'm doing this.
03:35And they'd, you know, they'd go, oh, right, have you met who does bamboozle?
03:40But everybody asked.
03:41Right, all that good work you've done is still in 2024, because you work on bamboozle.
03:47Ian, best of luck to you, best of luck, Lucas.
03:52Lucas, nine ladders, please.
03:54Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:55Good afternoon, Lucas.
03:55May I start with a consonant, please?
03:57You may indeed start with S.
03:59And a vowel.
04:01O.
04:02And a consonant.
04:04C.
04:04And a consonant.
04:06T.
04:07And a vowel.
04:09I.
04:10And a consonant.
04:11L.
04:12And a vowel.
04:14E.
04:15And a consonant.
04:17G.
04:18And a vowel, please.
04:19And lastly, A.
04:21At home and in the studio, let's play countdown.
04:23We'll see you next time.
04:24We'll see you next time.
04:24We'll see you next time.
04:24We'll see you next time.
04:24We'll see you next time.
04:24We'll see you next time.
04:25We'll see you next time.
04:25We'll see you next time.
04:25We'll see you next time.
04:26We'll see you next time.
04:26We'll see you next time.
04:26We'll see you next time.
04:27And there it is, Lucas.
04:55I'll try, Nate.
04:57And Ian?
04:58Seven.
04:59Well, he's not sure, so let's hear the seven first.
05:02Goalies?
05:03What have you got?
05:04Alligotes.
05:05Oh, yes.
05:06They are in the dictionary and they're varieties of grapes
05:10grown in Burgundy.
05:12What a start.
05:13Anything else, Neil?
05:14We have coalites.
05:15Coalites, yes.
05:16Can we have an S on that as well?
05:17You can add an S on it to get an 8.
05:19And that forms a coalition, that's what that means.
05:23And gel coats as well.
05:24Nice.
05:25Excellent.
05:26Right, Ian, you're in charge now.
05:28Afternoon, Rachel.
05:29Afternoon, Ian.
05:29Could I start with a consonant, please?
05:31Start with R.
05:33And another.
05:35W.
05:36And a vowel.
05:38I.
05:39And another vowel, please.
05:41U.
05:41And a consonant.
05:44B.
05:45And another consonant, please.
05:47R.
05:48And a vowel, please.
05:50O.
05:52And another vowel, please.
05:55E.
05:56And a consonant, please.
05:58And a final.
05:59C.
06:00And 30 seconds.
06:01T tantrum.
06:04What?
06:06What?
06:09Oh.
06:09What?
06:10I'm sorry.
06:12Oh.
06:14Oh.
06:18And a consonant.
06:20Oh.
06:20Oh.
06:21Oh.
06:21Oh.
06:23Oh.
06:23Oh.
06:23Oh.
06:26Oh.
06:27Oh.
06:28Oh.
06:29Oh.
06:29Oh.
06:30Oh.
06:30Iain?
06:33Um, risky five.
06:35And Lucas?
06:36Five.
06:37Ian, what have you got?
06:38Bower?
06:39B-O-W-E-R?
06:40And Lucas?
06:41Roar.
06:42And Susie?
06:43Yeah, Bower.
06:43I think, yeah, they are shady places.
06:46You often find sort of little alcoves in a garden or a wood.
06:49It's a Bower.
06:50And Neil?
06:51We have a seven.
06:52Yeah, Courier.
06:53Well spotted.
06:54Right, numbers for the first time today.
06:56Lucas, you're choosing.
06:57Two last, please.
06:59Your favourite.
06:59All right, got them ready.
07:00Two from the top, four little ones.
07:02First numbers of this contest are five, three, one, seven, 75 and 50.
07:11And the target, 175.
07:14Hey, 175, numbers up.
07:16Enjoy it.
07:16Pick up, go to the next two on.
07:20Okay.
07:25Go to the next one.
07:42The random number, 175. Lucas?
07:50175. And Ian? Yeah, 175. Off you go, Lucas.
07:53Three minus one is two. Three minus one, two.
07:56Times by the 50, add the 25. That's the hard work.
07:59Yeah, 175. Yeah. Ian? Yeah, something the same.
08:02Yeah. Yeah.
08:06Nice and easy does it. 23-15, and her tea time teaser is bag loser.
08:11Bag loser. You stay in a few of these when touring Italy.
08:15You stay in a few of these when touring Italy.
08:29Welcome back. You stay in a few of these when touring Italy.
08:37I have no idea what this word is or what it means.
08:40I'll have a stab that it's pronounced albergos or albergos, Susie.
08:45Albergos, but I think we have had help from Lucas's mum in this,
08:48who is Italian. Yeah, it's a guest house.
08:51A guest house? In Italy, yeah.
08:53Albergos. Fantastic. You're not getting paid for that, Lucas's mum,
08:56just so you know. That was voluntary work.
08:59Community service, if you like. Let's get back to the game.
09:02Ian, you're choosing the letters.
09:03I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
09:05Thank you, Ian.
09:06N.
09:06And another, please.
09:09L.
09:10And another.
09:12R.
09:13And could I have a vowel, please?
09:14I.
09:15And another vowel.
09:17U.
09:18And a third vowel, please.
09:20A.
09:21And a consonant, please.
09:23N.
09:24And one final T.
09:26Thanks, Rich.
09:26And one final consonant, please.
09:29And one final T.
09:31Thanks, Rich.
09:31Thanks, Rich.
10:01Ian? Seven. Well done. Lucas? I'll try seven then. Not written down.
10:07Then you have to go first, Lucas. Uranist. And Ian? Urinals.
10:12Two messy words. Let's head over to Susie.
10:15It's in the dictionary, Lucas, but it's a capital U.
10:19It's a term from literature, somebody who advocated the literary merits
10:23of a particular work, so quite specialist, but it has got a capital U.
10:27Neil Delamere? There was a word that I wasn't sure actually exists
10:30because I don't think it should. It's un-nails. Can you un-nail something?
10:35You can un-nail the example here. Sam un-nailed the boards from a fence.
10:39So that's kind of in context, it makes sense. What a round.
10:42Right, let's get more letters, Lucas. May I start with a consonant, please?
10:46Thank you, Lucas. P. And a vowel. I. And a consonant. B. And a vowel.
10:55A. And a consonant. D. And a consonant. L. And a vowel. E. And a consonant.
11:06N. And a vowel, please. And the last one. I. And half a minute.
11:11D. And a vowel.
11:12D. And half a minute.
11:16MUSIC PLAYS
11:42Lucas?
11:44Six.
11:45And Ian?
11:45I think maybe a seven.
11:47That doesn't sound confident at all.
11:49Lucas the Six.
11:50Nailed.
11:51What do you think maybe you have?
11:53I've written down piebald.
11:54And you should have written down piebald because it's there for a seven.
11:57Well done.
12:01Piebald, Susie.
12:02It's a type of pony.
12:04Well, it's the colour.
12:05Marking, isn't it?
12:05Yes, the markings on a pony.
12:06Typically black and white, so splashes of colour.
12:09Beautiful.
12:10Sensational.
12:10Sensational work.
12:11Well done.
12:12What did you spot there, Neil?
12:13Only piebald, I'm afraid.
12:15Nothing better than that.
12:16Only.
12:17That's marvellous that you managed to spot that along with Ian.
12:19Well done.
12:20Well done.
12:21Very good.
12:22I didn't see that.
12:22Oh, I also spotted disingenuous.
12:24Ian, second numbers round.
12:30Right, could I have an inverted T, please, Rachel?
12:32You can indeed.
12:33One from the top and five little ones.
12:36Coming up, Ian.
12:37And this time the five small numbers are eight, six, nine, ten, three.
12:43And the big one, 75.
12:45And you need to reach 416.
12:47416 numbers up.
13:18416.
13:21Ian.
13:22417.
13:23One away.
13:24Lucas.
13:24414.
13:25Not written down.
13:26Two away.
13:27Ian, for seven points.
13:28Um, OK.
13:3075 times six is 450.
13:33Yep.
13:35Er, five times ten gives you...
13:37How did you make your five?
13:38Er, I seem to have written down five that wasn't there.
13:42Sorry about that.
13:43Aw.
13:44So you made it up.
13:45Yeah.
13:45Two away, then, for the seven points, Lucas.
13:4875 minus three.
13:5272.
13:52Times by the six.
13:54Times by the six is 432.
13:57Take away the ten and the eight.
13:59The ten and the eight.
14:00Yep.
14:01Two below.
14:01Well done.
14:02Now, Rachel, I looked over.
14:03The clock had barely started.
14:04You were leaning up against the board like a gatepost.
14:08So I know you got this quickly.
14:09Yeah, there were a few different ways.
14:11Um, one of them, 75 times six, 450.
14:15And then eight times three is 24.
14:18And ten is 34.
14:19And take them away.
14:20Well done.
14:23Tony plays 29 as we break bread with Neil Delamere again.
14:27What are we talking about today, my friend?
14:29Um, well, I have done some homework,
14:31specifically geared towards you, right?
14:34I do a podcast called Why Would You Tell Me That?
14:36And we talk about random facts.
14:38We interview people on the show, experts in their fields.
14:40So I have collated three of my favourite facts from five series,
14:45but specifically curated to the interests of Colin Murray.
14:49Excellent.
14:49Have I not been on that podcast?
14:50You have.
14:51Yes.
14:52The fact that you said, have I not been on it,
14:54suggests such a memorable experience,
14:57or that you have an alcohol problem.
14:59So, first, sport is your first one.
15:02Okay, yes.
15:02Obviously a very famous sports broadcaster,
15:04who is the highest paid sports person of all time.
15:07Do you know?
15:07Now, do you count endorsements?
15:10I count paid, actually, for victories won, shall we say.
15:14Uh, then you tend to go more towards, I think, the basketball.
15:19LeBron James.
15:20Wages, yes.
15:21Steph Curry.
15:22Somebody like LeBron James, I'd put.
15:24Gaius Apulius Diocles.
15:26Or him.
15:26Yes.
15:27He was very good.
15:28Very hard to get on the back of a soccer jersey.
15:30A Roman chariot racer, and his career earnings were 35 million sestercy.
15:37He could have fed grain to Rome for an entire year,
15:41or bankrolled the Roman army for a fifth of the year.
15:46And there was a professor from University of Pennsylvania,
15:49and he looked at the closest analogue to this,
15:51which would have been bankrolling the US army a few years ago,
15:54and he reckoned that he'd been paid 15 billion dollars.
15:58Wow.
15:58I know for a fact you love US politics,
16:01and you'll be following all the elections over there.
16:03JFK was buried with a bone that wasn't his originally.
16:07Interesting.
16:08I don't know what that bone is.
16:09Okay.
16:10I'm exaggerating slightly, but it would have been a whale bone.
16:12He loved Scrimshaw, because he was in the Navy,
16:14and he grew up, obviously, in Nantucket.
16:17Scrimshaw is the whaler's art,
16:19where very intricate scenes are put onto whale bone,
16:22or ivory, or whale teeth.
16:24And in 1962, he had loads of these.
16:26In 1962, Jackie Kennedy had the presidential seal inscribed.
16:30Ah.
16:31And then, of course, tragically assassinated,
16:34and she put the presidential seal, Scrimshaw, into the coffin.
16:37It's really touching, I think.
16:38Lovely.
16:38And I know you love a bit of nature.
16:40This is our last one.
16:41And you love penguins, and you mentioned orcas yesterday.
16:43Yes.
16:44So, we interviewed a research scientist from Yellowstone,
16:47and she said, if two wolf packs are about to fight,
16:51and they're of equal size,
16:53the thing that determines often who wins
16:55is which one is led by an older wolf.
16:58Yes.
16:59You're two and a half times more likely to win
17:01if you're led by an older wolf,
17:02particularly an older female wolf.
17:05They can assess the situation.
17:06They know their own pack strengths and the other pack strengths,
17:09and the same thing is for orcas.
17:10The older females are the depository of the pod knowledge.
17:14Yes.
17:15That's absolutely sensational.
17:17Fantastic.
17:17I thought you'd like those three.
17:18Yes, I must go on that podcast sometime.
17:20Yes, you should.
17:21You're welcome back any time.
17:22I must go back.
17:23Yes, yes.
17:24Absolutely.
17:24Thank you, Nick.
17:29OK, champ, you're one point in the lead,
17:31and you're choosing these letters.
17:33May I start with a consonant, please?
17:34Thank you, Lucas.
17:35And here we go again.
17:59Thank you, we'll see you next time.
18:01Thank you, Lucas.
18:02Lucas.
18:30Six.
18:31And Ian.
18:32Six as well.
18:33Six as well.
18:34What have you got, Lucas?
18:35Stains.
18:36And Ian.
18:37Tonics.
18:38Tonics and stains.
18:39Two sixes.
18:40Any advance, please?
18:41Yeah, there are a couple of sevens.
18:43If you wanted a gamble on a seven, you could go for casinos.
18:46Yeah.
18:47Thought you'd like that.
18:48And actions.
18:49Nothing beyond that, then?
18:51No.
18:52No, just sevens for us.
18:53Alright, let's get on with it then.
18:54Ian.
18:55I'll start with the continent again, please, Rachel.
18:57Thank you, Ian.
18:58H.
18:59And another, please.
19:01T.
19:02And a vowel, please.
19:03E.
19:04And another vowel.
19:05I.
19:06And another vowel, please.
19:07E.
19:08And one more vowel, please.
19:09O.
19:10And a consonant.
19:11G.
19:12And a final consonant, please.
19:13And a final consonant, please.
19:14And a final J.
19:15Start the clock.
19:16O.
19:17O.
19:18O.
19:19O.
19:20O.
19:21And a final J.
19:22O.
19:23O.
19:24O.
19:25O.
19:26O.
19:27O.
19:28O.
19:29O.
19:30O.
19:31O.
19:32O.
19:33O.
19:34O.
19:35O.
19:36O.
19:37O.
19:38O.
19:39O.
19:40O.
19:41O.
19:42O.
19:43O.
19:44O.
19:45O.
19:46O.
19:47O.
19:48O.
19:49O.
19:50O.
19:51O.
19:52O.
19:53O.
19:54How many, Ian? Just five. And Lucas? Yeah, five. Five as well. OK, for five points, eight. Ian? I've got might. Lucas? Theme. Theme. Yes. All right. Chance for a dictionary corner to shine again? Well, would be. It would be, yes. I said a chance. It was a chance. And sometimes life is about the chances you missed, isn't it? Including now. And that's it, yeah? Yeah, just five. Eight, as in the number. Eight for five. So let's move back to the numbers, timely as it is.
20:24And Lucas, you're choosing. Too large, please. Too large. Once more for Little, your favourite. Thank you, Lucas. This time, Littleans. Three, seven, four and nine. And the big ones, 25 and 50. And the target, 630. 630. Numbers up.
20:54630.
21:24630 is 12. Yep. Times by the 50. 600. Add the 25 and the four. One away. 629. Well done. Right, Rachel, you're on such a run. How do we get to 630?
21:36Well, nine times seven takes you to 63. And then 50 over 25 is two. Times by three is six. And six out of four is ten. Times them together. 630. Nice one.
21:50What a bit of a random holiday theme to today's show after our trip to Xante and our Tea Time teasers keeps it coming. Tortilla. Tortilla. We had a Spanish omelette along the Mediterranean coast. We had a Spanish omelette along the Mediterranean coast.
22:07Hello again. I'm going to need Susie again after that Tea Time teaser. We had a Spanish omelette. Love those. Along the Mediterranean coast. Love there.
22:31Literal. Yes. Very different meaning to the one that we're used to. L-I-T-T-O-R-A-L. And it means situated on the shore of a sea or a lake. It's actually a relative of Lido or Lido. Yeah, from the Latin for shore.
22:45Thank you, Susie. Origins of Words coming up in two rounds from now. And first up will be the letters with Ian.
22:52Could I have a vowel, please, Rachel? Thank you, Ian. E. And another one, please. A. And a consonant.
22:58P. And another consonant, please. G. And another one. M. And another consonant, please. D. And a vowel, please.
23:10E. And a consonant. F. And one final vowel, please. And a final O. Good luck.
23:22E. And another consonant, please.
23:33E. And another consonant, please.
23:47E. And another consonant, please.
23:51E. And another consonant, please.
23:53Ian. Six. Six from you. Lucas.
23:55I'll punt on six, then.
23:57Ian. I've got foamed.
23:59Foamed, yes. And Lucas?
24:01Gamied. Gamied.
24:03Susie.
24:04Erm, gamete, we have.
24:07Erm, but we don't have a gamied, I'm afraid.
24:09I'm sorry. Gametes involved in genetics.
24:12Neil Delamere.
24:13There is an eight there. Megapode.
24:16Yes, Bigfoot. Not the original one.
24:19They're a large, ground-dwelling Australasian bird.
24:22Great spot. Moving on, then. More letters.
24:24May I start with the consonant, please?
24:26Thank you, Lucas.
24:27S.
24:28And a vowel.
24:29U.
24:30And a consonant.
24:32X.
24:33And a vowel.
24:35O.
24:36And a consonant.
24:38P.
24:39And a vowel.
24:40E.
24:42And a consonant.
24:43T.
24:44And a consonant, please.
24:49And lastly, D.
24:51And kind of don't.
24:52MUSIC PLAYS
24:54LUCAS
25:05LUCAS
25:15LUCAS
25:19LUCAS
25:21LUCAS
25:22LUCAS
25:23Seven.
25:24And Ian?
25:25Seven as well.
25:26OK.
25:27Mr Glanville.
25:28Outside.
25:29And Mr Moffat.
25:30Deposit.
25:31Deposit and outside.
25:32Very good.
25:33Yeah.
25:33Very nice.
25:34Nice, straightforward round, Neil.
25:35There's a few nice ones.
25:36Tuxedos is there for seven as well.
25:38There's also Piteous for seven.
25:40Right.
25:40Nothing above that.
25:41No.
25:41All right.
25:41Well done to Lucas and Ian then.
25:43Fantastic work.
25:4455 plays 53.
25:46Four rounds left.
25:48Let's pause as always for origins of words.
25:50Well, I'm returning to that email from Pat Roberts,
25:53which we kicked off with yesterday.
25:55She had asked, if you remember,
25:57about the origins of words
25:59that have lots and lots of different meanings
26:00in the dictionary.
26:01Why is what Pat is wondering.
26:03She talked about strop and bolt,
26:04which I covered yesterday.
26:06And today, she also asked about smack.
26:09As in a fish, also, we say something smacks of something
26:12or hints at something, or you can smack someone.
26:15And set.
26:16She says there's a mathematical set, a jelly set,
26:18on your mark, set, go, or set fair
26:20if you're navigating at sea.
26:22So she is wondering about all of these.
26:25So I will start with smack.
26:29Many, many meanings of smack in English.
26:33The first one, and Pat mentions this,
26:34is smacks of fish.
26:36In other words, it's sort of,
26:37it's got that flavour or that smell.
26:40Actually goes back to an old English word,
26:42which is spelt quite similarly, S-M-A-E-C,
26:45which meant pretty much the same thing.
26:47So you can put that one to one side.
26:49The one meaning to smack your lips,
26:52to park your lips noisily,
26:53or to strike someone, the same idea.
26:55That's from Dutch, schmacken.
26:58And that appeared in English in the 16th century.
27:00And it was originally all about eating and smacking your lips with delight.
27:04But then later, because of that sound,
27:06it came to mean hitting someone as well rather unpleasantly.
27:09Now, Pat also asks about set,
27:11which is quite famous amongst lexicographers.
27:14It is the longest entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.
27:18It takes 60,000 words to describe it,
27:21which means that the entry is twice as long as George Orwell's Animal Farm.
27:25580 senses.
27:28So, quite extraordinary.
27:30Mostly, it is about sitting.
27:33So, in fact, sit and set have sort of followed a similar path for centuries.
27:37When the sun sets, it's kind of looking like it's sitting down.
27:41When you type set something,
27:42you are literally bedding the type originally in the olden days,
27:47and, in fact, today.
27:48And the idea of setting something in motion,
27:51I think, is the same idea as positioning it, almost,
27:54so that it's ready to go.
27:55Get ready set.
27:56You're primed, and then you go.
27:58But it would honestly take me forever
28:01to go through every single sense of set,
28:03but it's one of the joys of English.
28:05It's gnarliness and it's eccentricity,
28:07because set can encompass a whole world.
28:10Excellent.
28:10Thank you, Susie.
28:13Four rounds to go.
28:15Ian, your letters.
28:16A consonant, please, Rachel.
28:17Thank you, Ian.
28:18G.
28:19And another one, please.
28:21T.
28:22And a third, please.
28:24L.
28:24And a vowel, please.
28:27A.
28:28And another one.
28:29E.
28:30And another vowel, please.
28:31I.
28:33And a consonant, please.
28:34R.
28:35And another one.
28:37T.
28:38And one final consonant, please.
28:40One final F.
28:42Let's play.
28:56MUSIC PLAYS
29:13Ian. Seven.
29:15Lucas. Seven.
29:17What have you got, Ian? I've got fearing.
29:19What have you got, Lucas? Fatia.
29:21That's absolutely fine, but there's no I-N-G there.
29:24There's no N in the selection for fearing, I'm afraid, Ian.
29:27I'm so sorry.
29:28Well done. There you go, Lucas.
29:29Neil, how did you get on with those letters?
29:31I was OK, but Susie got an eight.
29:34Oh, yes.
29:35There is an eight there, and it's a rather beautiful one.
29:37A glitter, as in the Christmas tree was all a glitter.
29:40All a glitter. Yeah.
29:41Fantastic.
29:42Well, Lucas, I wouldn't say breathe in space as such,
29:45but seven points for you.
29:46Let's get your letters.
29:48May I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
29:50You may start with S.
29:52And a vowel.
29:54A
29:54And a consonant.
29:56W
29:57And a vowel.
29:59O
29:59And a consonant.
30:01D
30:02And a consonant.
30:04S
30:05And a vowel.
30:07E
30:07And a consonant.
30:09T
30:10And a vowel, please.
30:12And a final O.
30:14Last letters.
30:15The
30:37And a consonant.
30:42Goodness me.
30:47Lucas?
30:48Six.
30:48Going for the six.
30:49And Ian?
30:50Six as well.
30:50Six as well.
30:51Okay, Lucas?
30:52Tossed.
30:53Tossed and Ian?
30:54Wasted.
30:55Wasted and tossed.
30:56Two safe sixes.
30:59Any sensational sevens?
31:01No, but there is a three.
31:04It's set.
31:05It's the longest entry in the English dictionary.
31:08That's 60,000 points.
31:1060,000.
31:10Yeah, well done.
31:11Younger than George Orwell's was an animal for us.
31:14Twice as well.
31:15Dowsies we have for six as well, but we couldn't get beyond that.
31:18All right, thank you very, very much.
31:20Still just the nine points then with two rounds left.
31:23And it's been quite a while, and really, I apologise for my bad manners.
31:28It's been quite a while since I've invited you to come and join us here in the studio.
31:32It's been a couple of weeks, hasn't it, at least?
31:34So let's do that.
31:34It's very, very simple.
31:36There's no kind of, like, very straight, serious way to do it.
31:38It's just an email address.
31:39So it's countdown at channel4.com.
31:42It's the number four, countdown at channel4.com.
31:46And you can come and try your hand at Countdown.
31:49We don't bite.
31:49It's a really good afternoon.
31:50So hopefully you'll do that.
31:52And if you are wondering about the origins of words, you can use that email as well to talk to Susie,
31:56just like Pat Roberts did.
31:58And she's featured the last two days.
32:00All right, back to it.
32:03And last numbers.
32:06Let's try three from the top.
32:09Let's try three from the top, taking your life into your own hands.
32:13And hopefully a crucial conundrum coming up.
32:15But who will have the advantage?
32:17Final numbers.
32:1810, 3, 6, 25, 175.
32:22And the target, 597.
32:26597, numbers up.
32:455.97. 5.97. And Lucas? 5.97. Well done. Ian, off you go. 100 times 6 is 600. Take away the 30.
33:06Yep, as easy as it gets. Lucas? Same way. Yep. Well done.
33:10APPLAUSE So certainly higher scoring than yesterday, but still as dramatic.
33:17We have 78 plus 69. There's just nine points between our champion, Lucas, going for a sixth win.
33:23And our challenger, Ian Moffat, the former Teletech's journalist, so the only question is, will he leave our champion bamboozled?
33:33Fingers on the buzzers as we reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
33:40BUZZER Lucas, for the win. Shrinking. Let's have a look. Yes.
33:45APPLAUSE
33:46Well, you've been getting that shrinking feeling the last two days, but you've managed to survive again.
33:53You've got the conundrum. 80. It's a nice, healthy score. Well done, Lucas. Great effort, Ian.
33:58APPLAUSE
33:59You enjoyed your time? Oh, I've been brilliant. Absolutely great, yeah.
34:04Good to have you. Hey, you didn't work on bamboozled, did you?
34:06No, I didn't. No. I just thought I'd ask you that before you go.
34:08LAUGHTER
34:09And, Lucas, we're glad you've survived. We'll see you tomorrow.
34:14Excellent. See you tomorrow, Neil. Susie?
34:15See you then. Yep, see you then.
34:17And all done. Back tomorrow.
34:18Back tomorrow, same time, same place. Rachel, Susie and I, you can count on us.
34:23You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:28You can also find our web page at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:32APPLAUSE
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