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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to the penultimate countdown of Series 90 before we get our big eight back, starting with our first quarterfinal on Thursday. But today, two contestants who can shape their own destiny. So let's get on with it. How are you doing, Rachel? Very well. How are you?
00:47Yeah, weirdly on this day, two huge fantasy films were released. So back in 2001, Lord of the Rings, the first one. And Avatar, eight years later, you could argue that one paved the way for the other. Are you in either camp? Do you like both?
01:02I mean, I remember Lord of the Rings coming out. I think it was one of the first ones where you kind of sit through three hours and it's not finished. Right. You have to go back. And I don't think I was into fantasy, but that's the first thing I remember watching and enjoying the series of.
01:15Well, nail on head because it changed fantasy films forever. This would go on to win Oscars and under the guidance of Peter Jackson. The fantasy film became big business. But what I didn't know.
01:28And you're going to think I've made this up, right? The Beatles tried to make Lord of the Rings. I know, right? In the late 60s. But ultimately, Tolkien wouldn't give them the rights to do it.
01:40He said, I don't want a pop group doing this story. There's a brilliant interview with Tolkien on the radio, I think, and he's explaining people write to him and ask why didn't so-and-so just fly the ring and destroy it.
01:51And he's this long and calm response. And at the end of it, he just says, my answer to him was, shut up.
01:58I love that. Don't pick apart any of the fantasy stuff. You just have to live in that world.
02:03You have to. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people that does pick it apart. So, yeah, maybe that's why I don't love it.
02:08Let's head over to Dixon Rea Corner. She's always going to be our precious.
02:12Worth her weight in gold. Our G of the D, Susie Dent.
02:15And alongside her all week, running rings around the rest of us with its impressions, it is Rory Bremner.
02:21How are you doing, Rory? I'm good, thank you. I love this idea. It would have been Lord of the Ringoes.
02:25Hey! How'd I miss that?
02:28We have a new champion in Michael Caine, who was fantastic yesterday.
02:35And let's talk a little bit more. Huge sports fan.
02:39And actually, you were at Mike Tyson, Frank Bruno, which I'm going to say mid-90s.
02:46I think it was 1996, yeah.
02:48How'd you end up at that?
02:50Oh, it was just, it was sort of like tying it into a trip to Vegas.
02:53A big boxing fan as well. It was just, yeah, why not?
02:56What a fight. What a thing to be at. Wonderful.
02:59A little less combative here, but still, you'll be sweating 15 rounds.
03:03You're up against Colin Pete, how are you, sir?
03:05Very well, thanks, Colin.
03:06Excellent. Now, there's a great family story here.
03:08So, Colin's wife was here at Jane in 2021. How'd she do?
03:14There she won four and then got beat by the conundrum.
03:19And here you are. You could add a teapot to that mantelpiece.
03:21That's true. I'll take it to the caravan in Wales, because we've got one at home.
03:25Yeah.
03:25And we'll keep ferrying back and forth at the moment.
03:27You take your teapot to the caravan?
03:29Yeah.
03:29I love that. That's beautiful, isn't it?
03:31That's how much, how important it is in your household.
03:34I love it.
03:34I love that. Well, best of luck to you, Cole.
03:37All right, thank you.
03:37Excellent. Will it be the two-part? We'll find out.
03:40It's Colin against Michael. Let's do it.
03:44Michael, you're picking the letters as champion today.
03:47Hi, Rachel.
03:48Hi, Michael.
03:50Consonant, please.
03:51Thank you. Start today with N.
03:54And another.
03:56S.
03:58And another.
04:00R.
04:01A vowel.
04:02O.
04:04Vowel.
04:05E.
04:07Consonant.
04:09S.
04:11Consonant.
04:13B.
04:15Vowel.
04:17I.
04:19And consonant.
04:20Lastly, G.
04:22At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:24Would be.
04:34You're welcome.
04:36I.
04:37Usually, I.
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04:38But you.
04:38Maybe.
04:38folks.
04:39For that, whoever.
04:39Go ahead.
04:41Get off.
04:41Give me, you.
04:42Go ahead.
04:42Yes.
04:42Maybe.
04:42Yeah.
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04:52Michael. Seven. And Colin. Seven. Well done, Michael. Bossing. And for you...
05:01And the same word, bossing. Well done. The ING, our friend, in the very first round,
05:08it feels like there's got to be something bigger in there, although I'm also stuck on sevens.
05:13Yes, and so were we for a very long time. We had regions, we had ignores,
05:18but they're staring us in the face, sobering. There you go. Sobering. Sobering thought.
05:25Excellent. Right. More letters, please. Good first round call. Let's go again.
05:30Hi, Rachel. Hi, Colin. Can I have a consonant, please? You can indeed. D.
05:34And a vowel, please. O. Consonant. F. A vowel. U. A consonant. N.
05:49Another one, please. B. A vowel. I. A consonant. T. And a final vowel, please.
06:03A final E. 30 seconds.
06:05B. A consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant. T. And a consonant.
06:36Colin Pate? Seven. Michael Cain? Seven. Off you go, Colin.
06:41Pointed. And Michael? Pointed. Pass him over.
06:45Yep. How are you going on, Rory? Pointed as well, so the three of us
06:49for that. Opined, as in offer an opinion, I guess, that's a seven.
06:55That's a six. Six. Just there for a six, otherwise, yeah.
06:57I told you I'm bad with figures. Excellent. First numbers round then,
07:01Michael. Can I have one large and far small, please, Rachel?
07:05You can indeed. One from the top. Five not coming up for you.
07:09First one of the day. Little numbers. Four. One. Nine. Eight.
07:14And another nine. And the large one, 25.
07:17And you need to reach 394. 394. Numbers up.
07:31Three, nine, four, Michael.
07:54Three, nine, five. One away. Colin?
07:57Three, nine, five. Excellent. Off you go, Michael, for seven points.
08:01One away. Nine minus one is eight. Nine minus one, eight.
08:06Plus eight. 16. Times by 25. 400.
08:11And nine minus four is five. And the second nine.
08:15Yep, gets you to one away. And for you, Colin?
08:17Slightly different. Nine plus eight, 17.
08:21Nine plus eight, 17. Take away the one for 16.
08:2416, yep. Times 25, 400. Yep.
08:29Take away the nine, another four.
08:32Pretty much, yep, the same.
08:33The same in a different order, pretty much, yep.
08:35So there you go. Can we get one closer? Is that it?
08:39You're going to have to leave it with me. It was a tricky one.
08:41Really tricky. 394. Good time for a break, I think.
08:45No pet rat. No pet rat. No pet rat.
08:48You legalise the design of your rowing equipment.
08:52You legalise the design of your rowing equipment.
08:54Welcome back. First tea time teaser, Patentor.
09:01Someone who takes out a patent and...
09:03Rachel's fingerprints are all over 394 here.
09:18Yes, I'm getting slower in my old age.
09:20If you say eight times four is 32, add nine for 41,
09:25times that by the second nine for 369,
09:28then you can add the 25, and that gets you to 394.
09:32Nice. Right, we are all even.
09:3521 points each, and Colin, you're going to get us underway again.
09:38Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Colin.
09:40L. A vowel, please.
09:42I. Consonant.
09:45S. Consonant.
09:49M. A vowel.
09:52U. Consonant.
09:56L. Another one, please.
10:00T. And the final vowel.
10:03E, and I've made a space.
10:06Consonant, please. Sorry.
10:09Now I'm out of the way. A final F.
10:11Thanks, Rach.
10:13Thanks.
10:14You are going to kill me.
10:15.
10:43Colin.
10:45Seven.
10:45And for you, Michael?
10:46Seven.
10:47Let's have a comment.
10:48Fillets.
10:49Fillets.
10:50Michael?
10:50Mullets.
10:53Mullets and fillets.
10:54Yes, they were our two exactly.
10:56Exactly the same, yeah.
10:58And that's it.
10:59Foolest.
10:59We can't go above, though, can we?
11:01We can't go above.
11:02Couldn't find an eight.
11:03There you go.
11:04We'll just move on, then.
11:05Kraken.
11:07Keep your hair on, Michael.
11:08Let's get more letters.
11:09Consonant, please.
11:11Start with C.
11:13And another.
11:14R.
11:16One more.
11:18W.
11:20A vowel.
11:21A.
11:23And another.
11:24I.
11:26Consonant.
11:27G.
11:30Consonant.
11:31N.
11:34Vowel.
11:35A.
11:37A.
11:39I'm consonant.
11:41Lastly, M.
11:42Half a minute.
11:43L.
11:50MUSIC PLAYS
12:13Michael, how many?
12:15Seven.
12:15And for you, Colin?
12:17Six.
12:18The six is?
12:19Carmen.
12:19OK, and the seven?
12:21Warming.
12:22Yes, you kick yourself there.
12:23Warming for seven.
12:25Is there a car man, though?
12:27Yes, a driver of a van or a cart or a car carrier of some kind.
12:31Nice.
12:32Good work, Colin.
12:33It's in there.
12:33Anything else?
12:34No, I think we were on warming and that's as good as it got.
12:38And that's it, right?
12:39Let's get back to the numbers on Colin.
12:42One large, please, Rachel.
12:43Thank you, Colin.
12:44One from the top and five knots.
12:47And this time they are five, two, four, nine, five.
12:54And the large one, 75.
12:55And the target, 754.
12:58Seven, five, four.
12:59Numbers up.
13:00Once again, number one, who lives there.
13:15Once again, number four.
13:16And the target, 754.
13:18And the target is the bus.
13:19The target, 755.
13:21By the way, man, number pricing around,
13:22a lane in the range,
13:23above Demары.
13:23The target, 755.
13:24And the target is available on the они-
13:26Five, sie, sie, sie, sie.
13:267, 5, 4.
13:32Colin?
13:33Yep, 7, 5, 4.
13:35Michael?
13:35Yes, 7, 5, 4.
13:36Excellent. Off you go, Colin.
13:385 times 2 is 10.
13:405 times 2, 10.
13:41Times 75.
13:437, 50.
13:44And add the 4.
13:45Well done.
13:46And for you, Michael?
13:48Yep, exactly the same way.
13:50Yeah.
13:5110 points each.
13:55Lovely, eh?
13:56Let's get over to Dictionary Corner then.
13:58Our second chat of this week with Rory Bremner.
14:00And we're talking whales with an H.
14:03So, the mighty sperm whale, or Phyceta macrocephalus.
14:09Phyceta being blowhole and macrocephalus large-headed.
14:14The biggest brain on the planet, 9 kilos, bigger than Rachel,
14:19Susie and Collins put together.
14:21This remarkable creature.
14:23It's also the loudest creature on the planet because the clicking sound it makes
14:26comes out at 230 decibels.
14:28Jet engine is 140.
14:30So, it's an amazing creature.
14:32Why I'm talking about it is my wife, who's a sculptor,
14:34and her latest exhibition, she's made three half-life-size sperm whales.
14:38She's made these out of natural materials.
14:40And then, of course, you bring the sound element into it, and the clicking element into it.
14:44And what Tessa created was she took these clicking sounds and played them
14:50through her version of a Victorian idaphone, which is a device invented by a Victorian singer
14:55called Margaret Watt-Hughes, who played her voice through this kind of membrane.
14:59And the sound waves, she used sand and other things,
15:02and the sound waves made an amazing pattern, which Tessa's taken,
15:05she's taken pigment and paint and mixed these.
15:07So, she's now got these beautiful sound patterns, which were made from the codoclix,
15:13which is the way that the whales communicate.
15:16SETI is this project that's currently trying to see if we can actually develop
15:19an interspecies communication, to see if we can actually develop a conversation,
15:25if you like, with these whales who were endangered because the spermaceti oil in their heads,
15:30a third of a whale's body is its head, taken up with this spermaceti oil.
15:34And, of course, it, during the Industrial Revolution, they wanted that
15:38because it literally oiled the wheels of the Industrial Revolution,
15:41so they're hunted almost to extinction.
15:43And a bit worried there, because I know for a fact that Susie's brain weighs four kilograms
15:48and so does Rachel's.
15:49What have you left me with? One kilogram, Brenner!
15:53Disgraceful. Thank you, Rory.
15:5845, 38. Let's see if you can hook a big one. Michael.
16:03Consonant, please.
16:03Thank you, Michael.
16:05L.
16:06And another.
16:08S.
16:09And another.
16:11T.
16:12A vowel.
16:13O.
16:15Another.
16:16E.
16:18Consonant.
16:19Q.
16:21Consonant.
16:22N.
16:24Vowel.
16:26U.
16:28And a vowel.
16:32Lastly, A.
16:32Here we go again.
16:59Here we go again.
17:00Michael.
17:06Six.
17:07And Colin.
17:08Dodgy eight.
17:09Dodgy eight.
17:10We love a dodgy eight in this show.
17:12So we don't really care about your safe six, but what is it, Michael?
17:15Stolen.
17:15That's as dodgy as you can have it.
17:17Come on, Colin.
17:18Outleans.
17:19Outleans.
17:20Outleans.
17:21Outleans.
17:23It's not there, I'm afraid.
17:26All right, so no outleans.
17:27Any less dodgier sevens or eights?
17:29There's a couple.
17:30Yeah.
17:31There's a couple.
17:31Is it loquats?
17:33Yes.
17:33Loquats.
17:34Tiny fruit.
17:35Okay, is that related to the comquat?
17:37No, they probably are related to the comquat, actually.
17:39So the quats, it must be a fruit.
17:40Yeah.
17:40So, yeah, so loquats or equants?
17:43Equants.
17:44Yeah, that's an astronomical term.
17:49Sutan, again, we have that quite a lot.
17:50The cassock.
17:51But we could not find an eight.
17:53Lots of sevens.
17:54That's as hard as you probably have to work in a round all week.
17:57Well done, both of you.
17:58Let's get more letters, Colin.
18:01Consonant plays, Rachel.
18:02Thank you, Colin.
18:03Y.
18:03A vowel plays.
18:05O.
18:06Consonant.
18:07H.
18:09Another consonant.
18:11R.
18:13A vowel.
18:14A.
18:16Consonant.
18:17L.
18:18Another consonant.
18:22G.
18:23A vowel.
18:25A vowel.
18:26I.
18:29Another vowel, please.
18:31Lastly, E.
18:32Let's start the clock.
18:33A vowel.
18:34A vowel.
18:35A vowel.
18:35A vowel.
18:36A vowel.
18:36A vowel.
18:36A vowel.
18:37A vowel.
18:37A vowel.
18:37A vowel.
18:38A vowel.
18:38A vowel.
18:39A vowel.
18:39A vowel.
18:39A vowel.
18:39A vowel.
18:39A vowel.
18:40A vowel.
18:40A vowel.
18:40A vowel.
18:40A vowel.
18:41A vowel.
18:41A vowel.
18:41A vowel.
18:42A vowel.
18:43A vowel.
18:43A vowel.
18:43A vowel.
18:44A vowel.
18:45A vowel.
18:45A vowel.
18:46A vowel.
18:47A vowel.
18:47A vowel.
18:48A vowel.
18:48A vowel.
18:49A vowel.
18:49A vowel.
18:50A vowel.
18:51A vowel.
18:51A vowel.
18:52That's all the time I can give you, Colin.
19:06Seven.
19:07And for you, Michael?
19:08Six.
19:09What's your word, Michael?
19:10Holier.
19:11And the seven, Colin?
19:13Holier too.
19:14How have you spelt yours?
19:16H-O-L-Y-I-E-R.
19:19Oh.
19:20Yeah, no need for the Y in the middle.
19:23Unfortunately, it's just H-O-L-I-E-R.
19:26So it is there for six.
19:27Anything better?
19:28No, we're not holier than thou or even more than thou,
19:31but we can offer you galore.
19:33I love that word.
19:34Which is lovely.
19:35And maybe haler.
19:37But, yeah, not a generous bunch of letters there.
19:40Not at all.
19:41Not at all.
19:41There's always another round.
19:43That's the beauty of countdown.
19:44But no more letters for now as we get back to the numbers.
19:47And, Michael?
19:48I'll stick with one from the top, unfortunately.
19:50One from the top is working for you so far.
19:52Five little.
19:53This time around, the selection is six, four, eight, five, one,
19:59and 25.
20:01And the target, 601.
20:03601.
20:04Numbers up.
20:04Bye-bye.
20:20Bye-bye.
20:22Bye-bye.
20:22Buying time to watch.
20:236-0-1. Michael?
20:386-0-1. Yeah, Colin?
20:40Yeah, 6-0-1. 6-0-1. Off you go, Mr Cain.
20:436 times 4.
20:4524.
20:46Times by 25.
20:48600.
20:49And up the 1. 6-0-1.
20:51Colin? Same way.
20:52Pass it over there.
20:54Yep. Excellent.
20:55Well done.
20:58And we get our second tea time teaser, which is put a shoe.
21:02Put a shoe. You could put a certain type of shoe on for this place,
21:05but you'll be drinking, not dancing.
21:07You could put a certain type of shoe on for this place,
21:10but you'll be drinking, not dancing.
21:20APPLAUSE
21:21Hello again.
21:29You could put a certain type of shoe on for this place,
21:32but you'll be drinking, not dancing.
21:34Susie Dent, we're at a tap house.
21:37We're at a tap house.
21:38What's the origins of that?
21:391700s?
21:40Yeah, it says historical here.
21:42I don't have an exact century, but yes,
21:43it's where beer and alcohol is available on tap, essentially.
21:46Well, listen, champagne on ice at the moment for Michael Caine,
21:50our champion, but he's not there yet.
21:52No corks popping.
21:54Colin, you've got to keep believing.
21:55Let's go.
21:56Consonant plays, Rachel.
21:57Thank you, Colin.
21:58R.
21:59And the vowel plays.
22:02O.
22:03Consonant.
22:05M.
22:05And one more, please.
22:27And lastly, O.
22:30And good luck.
22:31MUSIC PLAYS
22:33Colin.
23:02five and Michael six and it's six what's the five Colin storm and for you Michael
23:10majors excellent work very good now these letters tricky for you Rory well
23:15we've got a seven in here we we started with we went from tap house to champagne
23:20yeah if you wanted a cocktail what would you order mojitos very nice oh yes the
23:25Jay gave us away wonderful right well we'll toast you for that well done right
23:32more letters please Michael a consonant please Rachel thank you Michael D and
23:38another ah and another n a vowel a and another a a consonant G
23:55a consonant D and a vowel you and a consonant final T right let's play
24:25that's time Michael how many seven and for you Colin six and six for you what's the six Colin
24:48ranged and there's seven Michael granted there you go he's on overdrive now well
24:53done to you granted get you another seven points Rory Bremner yeah you had a couple
24:59of the ending in TED had taunted there and grunted I think was there I get stuck in
25:06the tundra but I'm feeling a a gust of hot air from Rachel I bet you recognize this one
25:12column truented right there you go let's get the dictionary corner for origins of a word Susie yes
25:20this one comes from Heather Wood in Sligo in Ireland and she's wondering about the origins and connections
25:25if there are any between being brow beaten beetle browed and to browse it's into browse through a
25:31bookshop so start with brow itself as in this brow it's um old English and it simply meant an eyebrow
25:39it's of Germanic origin not much to say there but beetle browed is is quite interesting really it's
25:48a very very old expression and to be beetle browed is to have sort of very thick tufty eyebrows which
25:54you kind of use to great effects and first recorded in the 14th century and at that time there were two
26:01meanings of the word beetle one was the insect and the other was a heavy-headed wooden implement that
26:09was used for driving in nails and that kind of thing so it's a bit like a mallet so you might
26:13think the eyebrows were so heavy that maybe they were sort of you know bearing down like a mallet
26:17but I think almost certainly a nod to the insect and and it's like at antennae which to some people
26:24resembled tufted eyebrows so as simple as that to browbeat someone is to bully them and again the idea
26:32this sort of bearing down on somebody with very stern or threatening looks so with very sort of
26:37lowered eyebrows the word browse is in browsing through the bookshop is completely different and
26:42that looks back to medieval word meaning to feed on buds to eat leaves and twigs to sort of forage a
26:48little bit in a wood so to forage amongst trees etc and it comes from an ancient word meaning a young
26:55shoot or a bud what's that got to do with browsing through a bookshop well it's literally the idea of kind of
26:59perusing something and kind of searching an area if you like so that one's had quite a dramatic
27:04extension of a meaning so from tasty buds and shoots you get to tasty bit of information when
27:12you are browsing but nothing to do with the eyebrows you raise it has to be one of the strangest origins of
27:19words because I would have bet my 50p that to browse was the browse because you look and you're you're
27:26you're moving your eyes and your eyebrows you're peering over and peering under and you're constantly
27:30moving your bra yet absolutely not connected no relationship at all and you've got some of the
27:34most expressive eyebrows in the business oh I do you move your eyebrows a lot all right origins of
27:40words over for today 80 pledge 48 four rounds to go my namesake's gonna enjoy every single second of it
27:51let's go constant place Rachel thank you Colin Pete naval place Oh consonant T foul a consonant D another
28:07consonant are a vowel a consonant a consonant S and another consonant lastly another S and kind
28:26fall a consonant D on the K
28:43the
28:44the
28:45the
28:45the
28:50the
28:52the
28:52the
28:52the
28:53the
28:53the
28:54That's time. Colin?
28:58Seven. And for you, Michael?
29:00Eight. The seven, Colin?
29:02Sported. And the eight?
29:05Assorted. Assorted and sported.
29:07Very nice indeed. Well done.
29:09APPLAUSE
29:11Wonderful, wonderful. Now, was there a maximum?
29:14These letters were set up for something special.
29:16Well, you thought with the two S's and with the re there,
29:19but we actually only need one S for re-adopt.
29:22Read answers to adopt again. Yeah, and that's it.
29:25Yes, adopters, yeah, for eight, two. Didn't get to the maximum.
29:28So there you go, Michael doing as well as Dictionary Corner.
29:31We have quite a champion on our hands and you're picking the last letters.
29:34Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Michael.
29:37T. And another.
29:40R. And one more.
29:43H. A vowel.
29:46O. And another.
29:48U. Consonant.
29:51Consonant. N. Consonant.
29:56R. Vowel. E.
30:01And vowel.
30:04Lastly, O. And last letters.
30:07R. Vowel. C.
30:09Vowel. C.
30:10R. Vowel. E.
30:24OK, Michael.
30:40An eight, not written down.
30:42And Colin? Four.
30:45Well, listen, he hasn't written it down. I might be wrong.
30:47What's the four, Colin?
30:48Zero.
30:49And double that?
30:50Honourer.
30:52OK, honourer.
30:53Erm, it's not there.
30:55I'm so sorry, I can have an honoree, but not an honourer.
30:57Rory, how'd you get on?
30:58I don't know, can you have a norther?
31:00You can have a norther.
31:01It is, in American English, a strong, cold north wind
31:05that blows in the autumn and winter over Texas, Florida
31:08and the Gulf of Mexico.
31:09Wow.
31:10What a strange round.
31:12And that's it?
31:13That is it. Seven's breath.
31:14Strange old show all round.
31:1688 plays 52.
31:19And you're picking the final numbers, Colin.
31:21I'll stick with one large, please, Rachel.
31:23Stick with one large for the final numbers of the day.
31:27You thought about that, didn't you?
31:28Final.
31:29Let's have a look.
31:29They are 5, 8, 2, 6, 7, and the big one's 75.
31:36And you need to reach 120.
31:39One, two, zero, last numbers.
31:41One, two, zero, last numbers.
31:59One, two, zero.
32:13At the end of a long show, Colin.
32:16One, two, zero.
32:16Well done, Michael.
32:17One, two, zero.
32:19Excellent. Off you go, Colin.
32:2175 times two, 150.
32:2375, 150.
32:24Six times five is 30.
32:26Yes, a myriad of ways of this one.
32:28How did you get there, Michael?
32:29Seven plus two is nine.
32:31Yep.
32:32Times by the five.
32:3345.
32:34And at the 75.
32:35Perfect.
32:36120 once more.
32:39No worries at all.
32:40And look at these scores.
32:42Michael won yesterday with 82.
32:44Could get his first century on the board.
32:46Colin, a low beating, has a fantastic 62.
32:50Could get into the 70s.
32:52So fingers on the buzzers.
32:53Let's reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:56Oh,
33:20oh.
33:21Colin at the desk.
33:27Credential.
33:27Let's have a look.
33:29It's not.
33:30You've got a couple of seconds left, Michael.
33:36Time is up nearly a little bit of last-minute drama.
33:39Worth having a pop at that, Colin.
33:42Everyone's looking shamefully down at the bits of paper in front of them.
33:47So, no.
33:48Let's have a look.
33:48Curtail, Curtail.
33:54And that round of applause for you at home, if you manage to get it.
33:57All right, all done for Pete's sake, Colin.
34:00It was just a couple of rounds, wasn't it, really?
34:01It was, yes.
34:03I lost it in the middle section and there was no way back.
34:05Going to have one champion at home, though, can't we?
34:07Right, exactly.
34:08And that teapot's just going to have to make its way up and down to the caravan.
34:11Thank you for being here.
34:13And you, Michael, two in the bag, well done.
34:17Excellent stuff.
34:17And for you, Rory and Susie, we'll see you tomorrow.
34:20Yeah, look forward to it.
34:21And all done, Rachel.
34:22One more show of the season tomorrow before the quarters.
34:25Two more sleeps for you, Colin.
34:26But I tell you what, we're not even thinking of the quarters with the standard we've had this week.
34:30So do not miss tomorrow.
34:32Rachel, Susie and I will be waiting for you.
34:34You can count on us.
34:34You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:41You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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