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00:00Hello everybody, it's Wednesday the 7th of January,
00:29the deep coldness of winter replaced every afternoon Monday to Friday
00:33by the warmth of Countdown and thank you very much for tuning in
00:37in the afternoon or catching up whenever you can.
00:40Let's go through our formalities of course each and every day
00:43we introduce Susie Dent, our guardian of the dictionary,
00:46delighted to kick off 2026 with Debbie McGee
00:48and treading the boards is Rachel Riley.
00:52I was thinking about the fact, you know, start of series 93,
00:55but it's the 44th year, we're in our 44th year of Countdown
00:59and people often say, oh, it's still going, oh my goodness,
01:02but actually, I mean, word games have never been more in vogue
01:06and we're all ills, we all play the ill games, right,
01:10the DLE games, but we all do different parts.
01:13So Susie is old school, it's Wordle and then she gets on with her day,
01:17right, one word is all you're doing.
01:18Cryptic crosswords and Wordle.
01:20Yes, you just, that's it.
01:21Yeah.
01:22You Quardle.
01:24Oh, I do it, I do all of them.
01:25But I do it last thing before I go to bed,
01:27that's how I switch my brain off from all the thoughts,
01:29so you just do a little, a Wordle, a Quardle
01:32and some of the other little games that are associated to them.
01:34Yes.
01:35You see, if you're wondering what that is,
01:36you can go down the rabbit hole of the DLE games,
01:39so I do Wordle and the Quardle and the Octordle
01:42and the Set of Quardle, which is the 16 at once.
01:45So Quardle's four at once.
01:47Yes.
01:4816 at Quardle, that's just all the letters.
01:51Yes, it's just brilliant.
01:53But do you play any of the other ones that exist?
01:56There's Bandle, have you played Bandle?
01:58Oh, what's Bandle?
01:59Well, you get one instrument,
02:02so it starts with the drums of a famous song
02:04and then you get the guess.
02:06See if you can get it from just the drums.
02:08No.
02:08And then you add in, say, the bass and you have to guess it,
02:11then you add in the guitars and then you get the vocals.
02:13So it's brilliant at what stage you can guess the song.
02:17There's Spottle, Bandle, Hurdle
02:19are all connected to music as well.
02:21And there's so much of it about now that the DLE games,
02:24but we're the Word ones, aren't we?
02:26Yes, I like the Word ones.
02:27I'd be absolutely rubbish.
02:29You can give me the full song
02:29and I still wouldn't be able to tell you who or what or why.
02:32Right.
02:33Miguel Barker, our champion with, let me do the maths on this one.
02:37Six wins, just two more to become an octo-champ.
02:41Miguel, we've got to know you very well,
02:42but we've got a very proud family watching you and cheering you on.
02:46So who's watching at home?
02:48My wife, Denise, she's home with the kids.
02:52So Morgan, Mackenzie and Miles, who is seven.
02:56And my eldest son, Jamon, and my granddaughter, Jamair.
03:02Right.
03:02So they're all cheering me on.
03:04Jamon is how old?
03:06He's 29.
03:0829.
03:09And is he a countdowner?
03:10Could we see him?
03:10No, no, not at all.
03:12Not at all.
03:13He's a chef.
03:15Chefs are terrible at countdown.
03:17It's a well-known fact.
03:20Well, Miguel, brilliant.
03:21They're all watching and cheering you on
03:22and a lot of others as well.
03:24You're up against Fraser McCall today.
03:26Can he?
03:27Swartier lives in Milton Keynes.
03:28But obviously, Scottish heritage here, right?
03:31Correct, yeah.
03:32And not that far, right?
03:33It's got to be mum and dad.
03:34That's right, yeah.
03:35Yeah, exactly.
03:36We moved down when I was about four.
03:37And then I've obviously lost the accent, but yeah.
03:39It's kind of there.
03:40I do want to mention the fact that you were taken over by a snail
03:43when running the London Marathon.
03:45But you get around.
03:47You really do.
03:48I love this.
03:49Do you remember we were talking about Metallica
03:51being the first band to play on every continent?
03:54Well, our friend Fraser here has been trying to visit
03:56all of the countries across the world.
03:59And you've done 50 across six continents.
04:02Yeah.
04:02But you haven't set foot in the Antarctic.
04:03No, I need a good reason to visit there still, yeah.
04:06Right.
04:07Best luck to Fraser and Miguel.
04:11OK, is on the way there, champion?
04:12Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:13Good afternoon, Miguel.
04:14OK, can I have a consonant, please?
04:16Start today with R.
04:18And another.
04:20H.
04:20And another.
04:22S.
04:22And another.
04:24P.
04:25And another.
04:26M.
04:27Then can I have a vowel, please?
04:29A.
04:29And another.
04:31O.
04:32And another.
04:34E.
04:35And another, please.
04:36Lastly, I.
04:38At home and in the studio, let's play Kind Dine.
04:44Miguel, get me a number.
05:12I'm seven.
05:13And for you, Fraser?
05:14Yeah, also a seven.
05:15Good start, Miguel.
05:16Promise.
05:17Promise.
05:18And for you, Fraser?
05:19Hampers.
05:20And humpers.
05:21Nice.
05:22There you go.
05:24Debbie McGee, as I live and breathe, what have you got?
05:27I have got a good one this time.
05:29One I can pronounce, which yesterday I was having problems.
05:32So it's an eight, and it's one of my favourite foods, samphire.
05:38Oh, samphire.
05:39Yeah, they pick up at Seaside.
05:41I think about 18 months ago it got very in vogue.
05:43You couldn't move without samphire being on your food, I have to say.
05:47I love it.
05:48There you go, yes.
05:49All right then, more letters.
05:50Fraser.
05:51Hi, Rachel.
05:52Hi, Fraser.
05:52Could I get a consonant, please?
05:54You can indeed.
05:55T.
05:56And another.
05:57S.
05:58And another.
05:59B.
06:00And a vowel, please.
06:02E.
06:03And a consonant.
06:05R.
06:05And a vowel.
06:07U.
06:08And a consonant.
06:10C.
06:10Consonant.
06:11L.
06:12And a vowel, please.
06:13A final I.
06:15Let's do it.
06:17Let's do it.
06:40Fraser.
06:51Seven.
06:51Oh, Miguel.
06:53Eight.
06:53Yes, what is the seven, Fraser?
06:56Bustia.
06:57Oh, I'm a bit worried for you here, Miguel.
06:59Burliest.
07:00Burliest.
07:01OK, well, we are safe in the bosom of dictionary corner.
07:04What have you got?
07:05Curliest.
07:06Yes, another eight.
07:07Curling head.
07:08Yes.
07:09All right, it's your first numbers of today, Miguel.
07:11Thank you, Rachel.
07:11Can I have Fort Large, please?
07:13Your favourite that you've prepared for, and we've seen evidence of that now.
07:17Fort Large, too little.
07:18This time they are seven and eight.
07:22And the big ones, 75, 25, 100 and 50.
07:26And the target, 597.
07:29597, numbers up.
07:39Oh, he's missed it by one, Fraser.
08:06600.
08:07Goodness me, seven points, Miguel.
08:09OK, so I have 50 by eight.
08:13400.
08:14And then add 100.
08:16Sorry, I said the wrong.
08:18Oh, well, listen, Fraser, you sneak in here then with a 600 for seven points.
08:23100 times seven.
08:25700.
08:27Minus 25, minus 75.
08:29600.
08:30Yep, three away.
08:31Straight in there, but 597, Rach.
08:34Yes, if you say 100 minus eight is 92, times that by seven for 644, and then you can take
08:45away the 50, and 75 over 25 gives you three to add back on for 597.
08:51There you go, nice.
08:51APPLAUSE
08:52As it is, that brings us to within one point champion and challenger, which we like.
08:59Let's get this tea time teaser.
09:00Cook, storm, cook, storm.
09:02The chef can't cook up a storm if this is empty.
09:06The chef can't cook up a storm if this is empty.
09:09Welcome back, everybody.
09:26The chef needs the stock room fully filled as we get back to our game.
09:32Just one point in it after the numbers round just before the break, but we return to the
09:36letters.
09:37Fraser, and you're picking.
09:38Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:40Thank you, Fraser.
09:41H.
09:42Consonant.
09:43G.
09:44Another consonant.
09:47R.
09:48And a vowel.
09:49A.
09:51Another vowel.
09:52O.
09:53A consonant.
09:55Z.
09:56Another consonant.
09:58T.
09:59Another vowel.
10:01A.
10:02And a final vowel.
10:05A final U.
10:0630 seconds.
10:0830 seconds.
10:08.
10:14.
10:16.
10:25.
10:30.
10:35Fraser?
10:39Just a five.
10:40And Miguel?
10:41Six.
10:42Better to test this one, Fraser.
10:44Grout.
10:45Grout.
10:46And Miguel?
10:46Trough.
10:47Yes, that is there for six.
10:49So tricky, this one.
10:50Nice, though.
10:51Yes.
10:52All right.
10:53Debbie McGee?
10:54We had author.
10:56Yes, very nice.
10:58Yes, and that was it.
10:59Let's get back to those letters, Miguel.
11:01OK, Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?
11:04Thank you, Miguel.
11:05L.
11:06And another.
11:07Y.
11:08And another.
11:09N.
11:10And another.
11:11P.
11:12And another.
11:13S.
11:13And can I have a vowel, please?
11:15E.
11:15And another.
11:17E.
11:17And another.
11:19A.
11:20And another.
11:21And lastly, U.
11:23Start the clock.
11:24And another.
11:41MUSIC PLAYS
11:55Miguel Barker.
11:57I'm going to go six.
11:58Fraser McCall.
11:59Also six.
12:00Very good, Miguel.
12:01Sleepy.
12:02And freeze.
12:03Same.
12:04Pass it on over there.
12:07Sleepy!
12:08Yes.
12:09Gosh, another really hard one.
12:11As you can see, I'm still looking to see if we can improve,
12:13but we had sixes too.
12:14We did, yes.
12:15I was pretending to be asleep, but asleep.
12:18That's it.
12:19It's uneasy, yes.
12:20Yeah.
12:20Seven points in it keeps the game really tight and interesting,
12:23though, doesn't it?
12:24Fraser, let's find out about your numbers game.
12:27I'm going to go one big, please, Rachel.
12:29Battle of the maths geeks.
12:31Everyone's cautious and nervous.
12:32You've got something riding on this.
12:34One large, five little.
12:35They are four, seven, four, six, eight, and 50.
12:43And the target, 228.
12:45Two, two, eight.
12:46Numbers up.
12:47We'll see you next time.
12:48We'll see you next time.
12:48Bye-bye.
12:49Bye-bye.
12:50Bye-bye.
12:50Bye-bye.
12:50Bye-bye.
12:52Bye-bye.
12:53All right, 228, Fraser.
13:19228.
13:20Yeah, and Miguel.
13:21228.
13:21You don't need a mass degree for this one.
13:23Off you go, Fraser.
13:2450 plus 7?
13:2657.
13:27Times by 4.
13:28Yeah, perfect.
13:29Miguel.
13:30I did 4 times 50.
13:324 50s.
13:33And then 7 times 4.
13:34And then 7 times the other 4.
13:37No extra points for one extra number.
13:39Well done.
13:42Debbie McGee with us all week.
13:44Such a happy way to start 2026,
13:48especially when it's dark and cold outside.
13:49But I wonder, can we go back to the Paul Daniels show?
13:53Oh, yeah.
13:54And, of course, just phenomenally successful gazillions of viewers and stuff.
13:58And I'm guessing so many stories from it.
14:01Well, yeah, of course, because...
14:03And you know what it's like doing a long-running show like this.
14:07Lots of things can go wrong and happen.
14:09And so one of the outside broadcasts we did was in the Lake District.
14:15And it was a Robin Hood scene with, obviously, lots of tricks.
14:19And it was like a film set.
14:21It was absolutely beautiful.
14:23And we brought in Lionel Jeffries,
14:25who was famous for the railway children,
14:28the grandfather in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
14:30very, you know, that older, very pronounced English actor.
14:35Yes.
14:35Playing the sheriff of Nottingham.
14:37And so Lionel, Paul and him, hit it off immediately
14:41and told lots of naughty stories when they were on their own.
14:45But we were there for, you know, a week.
14:48And Paul and I had heard about this lovely hotel
14:52very close by to where we were filming.
14:54But the only thing was that you had to sit down for dinner by 8 o'clock
14:58or you couldn't go in, because it was like a production
15:02and they came out with big trays with the bread and music
15:04and whatever, and really beautiful food.
15:07So Paul had checked with the producer,
15:09but then on the second night, the producer said to Paul,
15:12you know, we were running late anyway,
15:14you've got to stay for a briefing for tomorrow.
15:18We've got a few, you know, issues.
15:20So he just turned around and said to Lionel,
15:22who wasn't staying at our hotel,
15:24Lionel, do you want to have dinner with Debbie tonight?
15:26And he said, yes.
15:27He said, the only problem is, you're only just going to make it.
15:31So we had to go in costume with him
15:34and his Sheriff of Nottingham leathers
15:36and me and Maid Marian with, you know,
15:39one of those funny hats and a long veil.
15:42And, of course, we walked into this lovely hotel
15:45and I had to go straight into dinner.
15:47Well, most of the people there, the guests, were Americans.
15:51And, well, you can imagine,
15:52they just thought it was part of the whole thing.
15:56And then they recognised Lionel because of his movies.
16:00Huge name, huge name.
16:00So, yeah, and I had the most amazing night,
16:04but, you know, dressed up and it was just fun.
16:06I love it.
16:07Debbie McGee, our golden girl of Countdown.
16:09Thank you very much.
16:13All right.
16:14Let's get back to today's Countdown.
16:17Just seven points in it as we get back to those letters.
16:20Miguel.
16:21OK, Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?
16:25D.
16:26And another.
16:27T.
16:28And another.
16:29G.
16:30And another.
16:31L.
16:31And another, please?
16:33N.
16:33And then can I have a vowel?
16:35A.
16:36And another.
16:37E.
16:37And another.
16:38Trying to keep up.
16:39O.
16:40And another, please.
16:42Last one, I.
16:44It was fast, wasn't it?
16:45Good luck, everyone.
16:46Good luck, everyone.
17:17That was a head exploding round, that.
17:19Miguel.
17:20Eight, please.
17:21And for you, Fraser.
17:22It's the seven.
17:22The seven is?
17:23Loading.
17:24Loading.
17:25So, you went down the route of the ING there.
17:27And Miguel?
17:29And legation.
17:30And legation again.
17:31My goodness, catch your breath.
17:3330 seconds wasn't long enough.
17:34How did you get on?
17:35We had a couple, didn't we?
17:37Yes.
17:38Delation.
17:39Yes.
17:40What is that?
17:41That is the act of slandering someone or being extremely rude and damaging their reputation.
17:46So, we have that.
17:47And then gelation, which is freezing.
17:50I'm looking to Fraser because he wants to go to the Antarctic.
17:52But gelation is the act of freezing.
17:53Brilliant eight from Miguel, then.
17:55Just to get that lead out to 15 points.
17:58So, Fraser, trying to close it again, which you've already successfully done before.
18:02So, let's go.
18:03Consonant, please.
18:04Thank you, Fraser.
18:04And another.
18:07P.
18:08And a vowel.
18:10A.
18:11And a consonant.
18:13X.
18:14And a consonant.
18:16N.
18:17And another consonant.
18:19T.
18:20And a vowel.
18:22I.
18:23A consonant.
18:25M.
18:27And a final vowel, please.
18:30Final O.
18:32Here we go.
18:34Frizzer.
19:04Six.
19:05Miguel?
19:06Seven.
19:07Yeah, Fraser, what have you got?
19:08Motion.
19:09He's pepped you again by one letter.
19:11I have Optimal.
19:12Very good indeed.
19:13Nice indeed.
19:14Yeah, well done.
19:14Nice indeed.
19:15Was it optimal, though, or can we do that?
19:16It wasn't optimal for Fraser, because Motion, you need two O's, unfortunately.
19:20Oh, there you go.
19:20I'm sorry.
19:22But, yeah, we just had one of the seven.
19:24We did.
19:24Go ahead.
19:25Implant.
19:25And that's it?
19:26That's it.
19:27Goodness me, these are interesting rounds, though, aren't they?
19:29And Miguel's faring better two rounds in a row.
19:32That's the experience of a champion just then razor-focused
19:36as we go back to the numbers for our two mathematicians.
19:39And you're picking, Miguel.
19:40OK, Richard, can I have four large, please?
19:43Your favourite, Miguel.
19:44Four from the top and two little.
19:46And this time the small numbers are nine and five.
19:50And we have 150, 75 and 25 once more.
19:56And you need to make 690.
19:58690.
19:59Numbers up.
20:02Six, nine, zero.
20:33Miguel.
20:34I'm at 680.
20:35Oh, ten away.
20:36Chance, Fraser, how about you?
20:37690, I think.
20:38Well, let's find out.
20:39Buying on for ten points.
20:41So, I've got nine times 75.
20:43Nine, 75, 675.
20:45Plus the 25, gets you to 700.
20:49100 divided by 50.
20:51100 over 50, two.
20:52It's two times by five.
20:54Ten.
20:55And then take it away.
20:55Well done, 690.
20:57Nice.
20:59Second Tea Time teaser of today as the scores get close again.
21:04It's real vet is.
21:05Real vet is.
21:06A real vet is able to treat any animal.
21:09A real vet is able to treat any animal.
21:11Hello again.
21:28Versatile was her second Tea Time teaser.
21:31It's probably a good word to sum up Miguel and Fraser.
21:34Because it's been really nip and tuck today.
21:35Really ebb and flow.
21:37And where it stands at the moment is our six-time champion has 52.
21:41And just 12 points behind is Fraser McCall,
21:43who lives in Milton Keynes these days.
21:45Six rounds to go.
21:47And you're picking these letters, our challenger.
21:49Sure.
21:50Consonant, please, Rachel.
21:51Thank you, Fraser.
21:52R.
21:53Another consonant.
21:55S.
21:56Another consonant.
21:57T.
21:58And a vowel, please.
21:59U.
22:01A consonant, please.
22:02R.
22:03And another consonant.
22:05D.
22:06A vowel.
22:08E.
22:10Another vowel, please.
22:12O.
22:14And a final consonant, please.
22:16Final C.
22:17In kind time.
22:48Fraser?
22:50Seven.
22:51Miguel?
22:51I'm seven as well.
22:53What have you got, Fraser?
22:54Courted.
22:55Courted for you, nice old school word.
22:57Miguel?
22:58I've crested.
22:59Yes.
23:00Absolutely fine.
23:01Did Paul court you in an old school way?
23:04Was it start with the dinner, then the cinema?
23:07Yeah, theatre, yeah.
23:09Theatre, yes.
23:10Down on one knee with pink champagne.
23:12It's very romantic.
23:14I love it.
23:15So I had a seven, which was tourers.
23:19Tourers.
23:20Tourers, yes.
23:20Which you were after the court team.
23:22Indeed.
23:23Oh, my gosh, you're on form today.
23:25Once a year, Debs, once a year.
23:27Just when I'm here is that what it is.
23:28Yeah, we love having you.
23:30Anything else?
23:31Oh, just sevens, yeah.
23:32Rousted, detours, that kind of thing.
23:33Yes, one of those.
23:34Could not improve.
23:35We'll move on, then, and we'll get more letters now from Miguel.
23:38Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?
23:40Thank you, Miguel.
23:41W.
23:42And another.
23:44P.
23:44Another.
23:46N.
23:47And another.
23:48S.
23:49And another.
23:50M.
23:51And another.
23:53S.
23:54Can I have a vowel, please?
23:55I.
23:56And another.
23:58E.
23:59And another.
24:00You're keeping me on my toes.
24:01E.
24:02Absolutely.
24:03I was shocked.
24:04Half a minute.
24:05You're keeping me on my toes.
24:06You're keeping me on my toes.
24:07You're keeping me on my toes.
24:08You're keeping me on my toes.
24:09You're keeping me on my toes.
24:10You're keeping me on my toes.
24:11You're keeping me on my toes.
24:12You're keeping me on my toes.
24:13You're keeping me on my toes.
24:14You're keeping me on my toes.
24:15You're keeping me on my toes.
24:16You're keeping me on my toes.
24:17You're keeping me on my toes.
24:18You're keeping me on my toes.
24:19You're keeping me on my toes.
24:20You're keeping me on my toes.
24:21You're keeping me on my toes.
24:22You're keeping me on my toes.
24:23You're keeping me on my toes.
24:24You're keeping me on my toes.
24:25You're keeping me on my toes.
24:26You're keeping me on my toes.
24:27Miguel?
24:37Six.
24:37And for you, Fraser?
24:38Six.
24:39And a six as well.
24:40Miguel?
24:41I have Siemens.
24:42And for you, Fraser?
24:44Swipes.
24:45Swipes is fine, but what's your view on Siemens?
24:47Yeah, Siemens, maths noun, so you can't put the S on it, unfortunately.
24:50Just the singular for Siemens, then.
24:52Anything else?
24:54Nemesis?
24:56Yes.
24:57Seven.
24:57Yeah, I love that.
24:58Named after the goddess of retribution.
25:0059, 53 now.
25:03Look at that as we get our Origins Awards for today.
25:06Susie Dent.
25:08Thanks go to Bob Johnson from Norwich,
25:11who has been thinking about the word gross,
25:14because he says it's got so many different meanings.
25:16It can mean disgusting, you have gross profit,
25:20you sell engrossed, like produce, et cetera.
25:23Are they all linked, is what Bob is wondering.
25:25And, yeah, they are all sort of traceable, really,
25:30to a kind of single story, in a way, except one, which I will explain.
25:34So, gross meaning disgusting comes from the old French gros, G-R-O-S,
25:41and that just means large or thick or coarse.
25:44And if something is sort of thick or coarse, it's unrefined, it's crude, it's quite unsophisticated.
25:50And I think from that we get the kind of yuck element.
25:52The repulsion starts to creep in.
25:56Gross meaning the whole amount, as in to sell engrossed or to buy engrossed.
26:01That comes from the same French word, gros, meaning large or big.
26:04In other words, you're talking about the entirety.
26:06So, when you're talking about your gross income, you are talking about it before tax.
26:11So, the entirety before someone takes it away from you.
26:14A gross that is 144 items or 12 dozen, in a case anybody is wondering about that,
26:23that goes back to a similar etymological route.
26:25So, that is a large group or a wholesale quantity.
26:29So, wholesale means, obviously, you sell the whole thing, as opposed to retail,
26:33which goes back to a French verb, meaning to cut up into little pieces.
26:38But, again, wholesale and gross.
26:40And medieval merchants bought and sold in engrossed.
26:42So, the number 144 made it very easy, apparently, for division.
26:46So, that's why it was chosen for that.
26:48So, all of those go back to a Latin word, grosses, meaning thick or large.
26:54But they kind of slightly went off in different directions.
26:57What I wanted to throw in, which I find really interesting,
27:00is that a grocer was originally somebody who sold engrossed.
27:03Yeah.
27:04And to be engrossed, engrossed in something, is from the Italian ingrosso,
27:09meaning wholesale, again.
27:10So, if you're engrossed in something, you are so entirely committed to it
27:14because you're fascinated by it.
27:15So, very, sort of, lovely circular route.
27:18Thank you, Suze.
27:19Well, listen, what a game we have in our hand today.
27:24Will it be the first crucial countdown conundrum of series?
27:2793.
27:28It's heading that way.
27:3059 plays 53.
27:32Four rounds to go.
27:33Fraser, your letters.
27:35A consonant, please, Rachel.
27:36Thank you, Fraser.
27:37R.
27:38Another consonant.
27:40B.
27:41Another consonant.
27:42N.
27:43And a vowel, please.
27:44And a final consonant, please.
27:59Final N.
28:00Let's play.
28:00And a vowel, please.
28:17And a vowel, please.
28:23Not easy. Freezer? Five.
28:33Miguel? I'm going to say seven.
28:35It's going to say seven. Freezer, five.
28:38I will go brand. What are you saying?
28:40Inboard. Inboard, all one word.
28:43Yes, inboard motor, inboard an aircraft sort of thing.
28:46Well done. Well done.
28:48APPLAUSE
28:50I think the sound of a true champion is spotting a word where we all go,
28:55of course. But we didn't get it in 30 seconds.
28:58Anything to add to that? No, that's what I had.
29:01There is an and iron, which is a metal support for carrying the logs in a fireplace.
29:06A bit like a fire dog. How do you spell that?
29:09And iron, so A-N-D-I-R-O-N.
29:11It's in a hand iron, but we've just left the H off.
29:14Yeah, that's probably true. Unknown origins.
29:17Yeah, OK. More letters now from you, Miguel.
29:20Well done on that round.
29:21OK, Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?
29:25Thank you, Miguel. T.
29:27And another. R.
29:30And another. G.
29:32And another. R.
29:35And another. M.
29:37Can I have a vowel, please? E.
29:39And another. O.
29:41And another. I.
29:43And another, please.
29:46A final E.
29:47And count down.
29:49There.
30:03Big round this, Miguel?
30:22Seven.
30:23And Fraser?
30:24Just the five.
30:25Just the five.
30:26What's the five, Fraser?
30:28Great.
30:29It's that experience.
30:30He's been under this pressure before.
30:31Miguel?
30:32Jarmia.
30:33Jarmia.
30:33Yes, seems unlikely in the dictionary.
30:35Well done.
30:36Yes.
30:38What are two rounds from the champion as he edges towards his seventh win.
30:45Not there yet.
30:46How do we go on the dictionary corner?
30:48Remota.
30:49Yes, of course.
30:50Remota place you could not find.
30:52And actually, a really interesting one, Trireme.
30:54Interesting to me, anyway.
30:55It's an ancient Greek or Roman war galley, Tri, because it had three banks of ores.
30:59Yeah.
31:00There you go.
31:01So, three interesting sevens.
31:03It means there's 20 points in it with 20 points left to play for.
31:07But, Fraser, mass is your strong point, so don't give up hope yet.
31:11Here we go.
31:11I'm going to go one big.
31:13You're going one big.
31:14For the teapot, this is your gamble.
31:18Fair enough.
31:19One big.
31:20You're the boss.
31:20Five little.
31:21They are nine, ten, five, seven, five, and 25.
31:30Let's see.
31:31The target.
31:32420.
31:32420.
31:34Numbers up.
31:34Go.
31:35You're the boss.
31:43You're the boss.
31:48He won.
31:52You're the boss.
31:544-2-0, Fraze?
32:06Yeah, 4-2-0.
32:07Yes, but the problem is this, Miguel?
32:084-2-0.
32:10Off you go, Frazer.
32:127 plus 10?
32:137 plus 10, 17.
32:15Times by 25?
32:164-2-5.
32:17And then subtract the 5.
32:18This is why you never gamble with one large.
32:21Yeah, Miguel?
32:21And I have 25 plus 5 plus 7 plus 5.
32:29That should give you 42.
32:30It does.
32:31And then multiply that by the 10.
32:33And that's your win again, guaranteed.
32:35Yeah, well done.
32:38So, not to be a first crucial conundrum of Series 93,
32:43but a really good afternoon.
32:45And we finish it now with fingers on the buzzers, please.
32:48Unscramble these nine letters for me,
32:50our Countdown Conundrum.
32:52Miguel?
33:13Paintwork.
33:14Let's have a look.
33:15Well done.
33:19And he gets his seventh win with Burley.
33:21A scratch on him.
33:23Just the 93 today for Miguel.
33:26And Frazer, really strong competitor,
33:29but the one large didn't get it done, did it?
33:32No.
33:33I'll learn my lesson.
33:34That's it.
33:35That's it.
33:35Thank you for being here.
33:36Really appreciate it.
33:37It's been a great day.
33:38It's a weird situation we're in here, Miguel,
33:40because you won four at the end of Series 92.
33:42We might have our first Octo Champ
33:44before we have one week of Series 93.
33:47You feeling any pressure?
33:49A lot.
33:50But remember that I work in a school,
33:53so the pressure is different.
33:55This is calm.
33:56Do you know what, though?
33:57You've also got a couple hundred kids going.
33:59If he makes a mistake,
34:00we're going to remind him about it.
34:01We'll see you tomorrow.
34:04Big day.
34:05Excellent stuff.
34:06We'll be very happy to have Debbie and Susie back.
34:08See you then.
34:09And all done, Rach.
34:10Wow, what a week.
34:10We've got to start thinking of our first nickname of the series.
34:13Very, very, very true.
34:15Let's see.
34:1515 rounds away from our first Octo Champ.
34:18New challenger to say hello to tomorrow.
34:20And let's hope you can come back and join us.
34:22We'll be waiting for you.
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