Countdown Season 93 Episode 4

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00:00Hello everybody, it is Thursday the 8th of January.

00:29The Countdown is back for another winter warmer, so let's get everybody in from the cold.

00:34Our lexicographer ready to go, Susie Dent, the brilliant Debbie McGee joins us from the magic circle.

00:41And in a circle, over there of course, is our Rachel Riley.

00:45And today's World Typing Day, it's all about digital literacy and reminding people about typing.

00:51Do you not remember it wasn't that long ago?

00:53We were worried that people were typing and not writing.

00:56Now we're worried that people aren't even bothering doing that.

00:59Does this worry you, Susie? Because I think you're our gauge for this.

01:03If you're not worried, Rachel and I are not worried.

01:05Well, first thing to say is we always worry about new technology and its impact upon language.

01:10And usually our fears are unfounded.

01:12I do worry a little bit about losing literacy.

01:15But we are, you know, we've entered a new stage where we're speaking with our fingers anyway.

01:19So it will be interesting, objectively, to see where it goes.

01:22What about you, Debs? Do you do the voice messages?

01:24I do voice texting.

01:26Yes.

01:27But my family laugh at me all the time because mostly I don't read them back and they come up with strange things.

01:35But I still write because I do calligraphy.

01:39Oh, nice.

01:39So I will still write thank you notes or, you know, birthday cards.

01:43And I love writing.

01:45I'll check the post over the weekend.

01:46Oh, yeah.

01:47Let me get one from Debbie McGee.

01:48I didn't say I wasn't at all worried.

01:51I think it will be interesting to see where it goes.

01:52Yeah, we urge you.

01:53We urge you.

01:54Miguel is here hoping to become an octo-champ today.

01:59Our first of Series 93 in our first week.

02:02Because if you didn't catch it before Christmas, Miguel won the last four episodes before we brought back our best eight to crown a new champion.

02:10So this would be remarkable to get off to this kind of start.

02:13Miguel, I mean, just so cool in terms of how you're approaching it.

02:16So even-handed.

02:18Yeah, I think the way I would say the word I use is strategic.

02:22Yeah.

02:22For me, I have to play to where I feel my strengths are.

02:28And so I try to just narrow the space that I have to function by picking letters and numbers in the way that I can control some of the variables.

02:36It's like machine-like at times.

02:37We love it, but always with a smile, right?

02:39So Miguel's taking on Kev Strain.

02:42Just what a brilliant name.

02:44The nickname's already there if he becomes an octo-champ.

02:47It's brilliant.

02:47Lives in the New Forest.

02:48How you doing, mate?

02:49I'm good, thank you.

02:50Are you going to rock us today, eh?

02:53Hopefully.

02:54Yeah?

02:54Hopefully.

02:55Send us all gaga?

02:57Listen, he's a huge Queen fan, but this is the key.

03:01You were at Nebworth.

03:02100,000 people in the palm of Freddie's hand.

03:08What was it like?

03:09It was special.

03:10Very special.

03:11The added fact that status quo were also on the bill.

03:14Yes.

03:15Yeah, it was magic.

03:16Well, listen, thank you for being here.

03:18Kev taking on Miguel.

03:20We'll either hand out a teapot or we'll crown our first octo-champ.

03:24Can't wait.

03:24Let's do it.

03:28Once more, Miguel.

03:29Let's go.

03:30OK, hi.

03:30Good afternoon, Rachel.

03:31Afternoon, Miguel.

03:32OK, can I have a consonant, please?

03:34You can indeed.

03:34Start with L.

03:36And another.

03:37M.

03:38And another.

03:39C.

03:40And another.

03:41Q.

03:42And another.

03:43R.

03:43Can I have a vowel, please?

03:45Oh, I knew this was coming.

03:46I.

03:46And another.

03:47A.

03:48And another.

03:49E.

03:50And another.

03:51And to finish, A.

03:52At home and in the studio, let's play Koday.

04:25Time's up, Miguel.

04:26How many?

04:27Seven.

04:28And Kev?

04:28Seven.

04:29Yes.

04:30I think it might be the same word, Miguel.

04:32Reclaim.

04:32Yes, Kev.

04:33No, miracle.

04:34Oh, yes.

04:36Fantastic.

04:37Very nice.

04:37Yeah.

04:38Oh, where are you from, you sexy thing?

04:41Miracle and reclaim, two great sevens to start off today.

04:45Yes, very good.

04:45We just had more sevens.

04:47We did, yeah.

04:47Caramel, but it was another seven.

04:49Lovely, lovely.

04:51Kev, let's go again.

04:52Hi, Rachel.

04:53Hi, Kev.

04:53Can I have a consonant?

04:54Please.

04:55You can indeed.

04:56P.

04:57And another one.

04:58M.

05:00A vowel.

05:03A.

05:04Another vowel.

05:06O.

05:07Consonant.

05:09T.

05:10Consonant.

05:11H.

05:12H.

05:12A vowel.

05:13A vowel.

05:14U.

05:16Another consonant.

05:18W.

05:20And another vowel, please.

05:22Could be a challenge.

05:23A final E.

05:24And let's do it.

05:25A vowel.

05:26A vowel.

05:27A vowel.

05:28A vowel.

05:29A vowel.

05:30A vowel.

05:31A vowel.

05:32A vowel.

05:33A vowel.

05:34A vowel.

05:35A vowel.

05:36A vowel.

05:37A vowel.

05:38A vowel.

05:39A vowel.

05:40A vowel.

05:41KEV

05:55Kev?

05:56Only five.

05:57Yeah, Miguel?

05:58Five as well.

05:59Yeah.

06:00What have you got?

06:01A thump.

06:02Thump?

06:03And I have a mouth.

06:04A mouth?

06:05Yes.

06:06Yeah.

06:07Measly this was.

06:08Mm-hmm.

06:09Can we go above fives?

06:10Yes.

06:11Turn from geometry will give us a seven in apothem.

06:14And then apothem is a line from the centre of a regular polygon at right angles to any

06:18of its sides.

06:19OK.

06:2012.8 numbers for the first time today, Miguel Barker.

06:23OK, Richard, can I have four large, please?

06:25Your favourite.

06:26Thank you, Miguel.

06:27Four from the top and two little.

06:29Let's see if we can use any of your tricks on this one.

06:31The small numbers, five and nine.

06:33And the big four, 75, 25, 100.

06:37And doing the honours, 50.

06:39And the first target, 572.

06:41572.

06:42Numbers up.

06:43All right.

06:44Let's see if we can use cola Fair's rum.

06:45You gonna do that again.

06:46Good.

06:47Till the top and two little line.

06:48You wanna be right in setback.

06:49Now, before I give it a show, the willkommen.

06:50I take two o'clock with me, go ahead, pay me some more.

06:57iencia colour única.

06:585-7-2, Miguel.

07:185-7-3.

07:19One away, Kev.

07:215-7-5.

07:225-7-5, good effort, three away, but seven points, Miguel,

07:26if you are one away.

07:26So I go 5 times 100.

07:29500.

07:31Add 75.

07:325-7-5.

07:33Then 50 divided by 25.

07:35Is 2.

07:36And take that out.

07:37And that gets you one away and seven points.

07:39OK, then 5-7-2, Rachel.

07:43Attack from the top.

07:449 times 75 is 6-7-5, and then it's downhill from here.

07:49Take away 100.

07:5150 over 25 is again 2.

07:54Take that away from the 5-4-3.

07:56And take that off for 5-7-2.

07:58Nice one.

08:01Right, OK, let's get our first tea time teaser of this Thursday winter's afternoon.

08:06And it serves Len.

08:09Serves Len.

08:10It serves Len well to be completely confident.

08:13It serves Len well to be completely confident.

08:16Welcome back, everyone.

08:33It was nerveless for our first tea time teaser.

08:36Not going to use that to describe Miguel or Kev right now.

08:39That wouldn't be natural, would it?

08:41Kev, let's get more letters.

08:42Consonant, please, Rachel.

08:44Thank you, Kev.

08:45N.

08:46Another consonant.

08:48D.

08:49A vowel.

08:50O.

08:52Another consonant.

08:54B.

08:55A vowel.

08:57U.

08:58Another vowel.

09:00A.

09:01Consonant.

09:02L.

09:03And a final G.

09:1230 seconds.

09:12E.

09:21E.

09:32E.

09:35E.

09:36E.

09:37E.

09:38E.

09:38Give me a number, Kev.

09:44Seven. Yeah, Miguel.

09:46I'm going to try a nine.

09:48He's going to try a maximum.

09:50That'll give him 18 points. Kev.

09:52Loading, Ellie.

09:54Yes, loading. We will be doing that.

09:56If Miguel's got a maximum here, Kev, even you and I will applaud.

09:59Here we go. Trying, uploading.

10:01Yes, and you were right to try it.

10:03Yes!

10:05Are you going to add anything else?

10:07Nothing.

10:08All right, let's move on to more letters.

10:10See what they bring.

10:11Miguel.

10:12OK, Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?

10:14Thank you, Miguel.

10:15S.

10:16And another.

10:17Y.

10:18And another.

10:19L.

10:20And another.

10:21T.

10:22And another.

10:23R.

10:24Can I have a vowel now, please?

10:25E.

10:26And another.

10:27O.

10:28And another.

10:29U.

10:30And another, please.

10:31And lastly, E.

10:32Start the clock.

10:37T.

10:38T.

10:39T.

10:40T.

10:41T.

10:42T.

10:43T.

10:46T.

10:47T.

10:48T.

10:49T.

10:50Me.

10:51T.

10:52T.

10:53T.

10:54T.

10:55T.

10:56T.

11:01T.

11:02T.

11:03Miguel? Eight. And Kev? I'll try an eight. Excellent. Miguel? Resolute. And Kev? Outliers with a Y.

11:14Outliers. My fingers crossed for you here. Oh, it's not fair, I'm afraid. I'm sorry, Kev.

11:20What do we have in the dextry corner? We have one more, didn't we? Yes, we have Euro style.

11:25Sounds like it means European, but actually it's without the E at the beginning. So it's U-R-O-S-T-Y-L-E.

11:31It's there for eight and it's a long bone in some lower vertebrates, such as frogs and toads.

11:37Shame Euro style doesn't exist because the other E was there, it would have been in.

11:40All right, let's get back to the numbers. Let's do it in style. Kev?

11:44One large, please, Rachel. The more traditional, more popular one from the top.

11:51Five little friends. And this time of the round is 8, 5, 8, 10, 7 and 75.

11:59And this time you need to make 636.

12:01636. Numbers up.

12:02– We'll see you next time –

12:04–

12:32636, Kev Strain?

12:35635.

12:36What a way. Will it be good enough, Miguel Barker?

12:39635 as well.

12:40Oh, there you go. Kev, you're up.

12:43Um, eight times 75.

12:45Eight 75s are 600.

12:48And then five times seven is 35.

12:50Yep. Add that on.

12:53One away. Well done.

12:54Miguel? Eight times eight is 64.

12:57Yep. Multiply that by ten.

13:00640.

13:01Then I take the five off.

13:03Take the five off.

13:05Yep. Same result. One away and seven points.

13:08I'm back in here, Rach.

13:09Well, you've lost your money. I'm one away as well,

13:11so you have to come back.

13:12Uh, 636 proving a real challenge this Thursday afternoon

13:16as we have our sabbatical at this stage of every show

13:20with our Dictionary Corner guest.

13:22I wonder, can we just pick up, and I love these stories

13:25of these outrageous guests and these locations that,

13:28to be fair, are less and less in modern TV

13:32because the budgets are smaller and smaller and smaller.

13:37But when a show was successful in the 70s and 80s

13:40and into the 90s, I mean, they have budget, Kev, believe me.

13:44Right. Big movie stars, as we found out yesterday.

13:46Take us somewhere else, then.

13:48Um, so I'm going to take you up to Bonnie, Scotland.

13:51Yeah.

13:51And we were doing an outside broadcast

13:55where I can't remember, actually, because it was so many years ago,

13:58whether we were making the Loch Ness monster disappear.

14:01But, no, I think we were making it appear, you know,

14:04because everybody's always hunting it.

14:05And the one thing I remember about that shoot

14:09was I froze to death in between every take.

14:12We'd lay on the deck of the boat we were on, you know,

14:16trying to cuddle up and keep warm.

14:18But the thing that happened during the recording

14:22was we had two life-size Nessies, you know, that were on floats,

14:27and there was a way of making them look like they were swimming.

14:30And in the middle of the shoot, one of them broke free and sunk to the bottom.

14:36Like, anyone who's ever been to Loch Ness, the water is like black ink.

14:41Yes.

14:41And you can't see through it at all.

14:43And we had divers go down and everything.

14:46Nobody ever found it.

14:48And I just have always wondered if one day...

14:51It's going to float up.

14:52..or someone's going to be diving and actually find it

14:56and think they've seen...

14:57You know, they'll think they've seen the monster,

14:59but it will be, yeah, our whatever it was made of.

15:03Right, thank you very much, Debbie, as always.

15:04APPLAUSE

15:07Well, some say 636 with a 75 and five small numbers is a myth.

15:13Let's find out.

15:14No, as soon as I sat down, there it was.

15:1775 minus 5 is 70, times by 10 is 700,

15:22and then 8 times 8 is 64 to take away.

15:25There you have it.

15:27APPLAUSE

15:29OK, 52 plays 19.

15:32Miguel with that maximum really putting some clean air between himself and Kev.

15:36But a long way to go.

15:37More letters, Miguel.

15:38OK, Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?

15:41N.

15:42And another.

15:43S.

15:44And another.

15:45M.

15:46And another.

15:47P.

15:49And another.

15:50H.

15:51Can I now have a vowel, please?

15:53I.

15:54And another.

15:55E.

15:56And another.

15:57O.

15:58And another.

15:59Lastly, E.

16:00E.

16:01No surprises there.

16:03Let's do it.

16:03E.

16:05E.

16:06...

16:08E.

16:09E.

16:10E.

16:11E.

16:12E.

16:12MUSIC PLAYS

16:34Miguel? Eight. Kev? No, five.

16:37Yeah, you see, it always feels like you're struggling. He's not.

16:39He just has that little pause before he says the number every time.

16:43What's the five, Kev? Our hopes. What's the eight, my friend?

16:46Our phonemes. Phonemes, yes.

16:49Distinct units of sound when we speak. Well done.

16:55At least tomorrow our hands will get a rest, which will be good.

16:58Anything else? No, that was our phonies for seven, otherwise.

17:02What a surprise.

17:05It's just a countdown out of the very top drawer.

17:08It really, really is. Kev, let's get nine more letters.

17:11A consonant, please.

17:12Thank you, Kev.

17:13B.

17:14Another consonant.

17:16N.

17:17A vowel.

17:19U.

17:20Another vowel.

17:22E.

17:24A consonant.

17:25D.

17:26Another consonant.

17:28R.

17:29A vowel.

17:29O.

17:31O.

17:33A...

17:33Another consonant.

17:36S.

17:37And a vowel, please.

17:38And lastly, I.

17:41Good luck.

17:41A vowel.

17:42A vowel.

17:43A vowel.

17:44A vowel.

17:45A vowel.

17:46A vowel.

17:47A vowel.

17:48A vowel.

17:49A vowel.

17:50A vowel.

17:51A vowel.

17:52A vowel.

17:53A vowel.

17:54A vowel.

17:55A vowel.

17:56A vowel.

17:57A vowel.

17:58A vowel.

17:59A vowel.

18:00Kev?

18:13Eight.

18:14And for you, Miguel?

18:15Eight as well.

18:17What have you got there, Kev?

18:18Bounders.

18:20Bounders.

18:20And for you, Miguel?

18:21I have rebounds.

18:22Yes.

18:23Both have to say fine.

18:24Can we add anything apart from rebounds, bounders?

18:27Sideburn.

18:28Hey, nice.

18:30Sideburn.

18:30Also known as Burnside, actually.

18:33That's right.

18:33No, you've done this before.

18:34I have, yeah.

18:35A long time ago.

18:36I might have even been in Dictionary Corner.

18:38Ah.

18:39Yes, but it was a great story.

18:41What was the story behind it?

18:42It was General Ambrose Burnside, who was an American army officer,

18:45I think during the Civil War, and he had very distinctive sideburns.

18:49They come in and out of fashion, don't they?

18:50Exactly.

18:51Yeah.

18:52Well done, both of you.

18:53Let's do numbers again, and let's ask Miguel to do the honours.

18:58OK, Rachel, can I have four large, please?

19:00Well, the last time from you for a while.

19:02Thank you, Miguel.

19:03Another four large.

19:05And this time they are seven and eight.

19:08And the big four, 25, 50, 75 and 100.

19:13And the target, 608.

19:156-0-8.

19:17Numbers up.

19:17Ah.

19:21Yeah.

19:21Okay.

19:22Yeah.

19:23See you next time.

19:24Bye.

19:27Bye.

19:28Bye.

19:30Bye.

19:39Bye.

19:40Bye.

19:42Bye.

19:45Bye.

19:46Bye.

19:466.08, Miguel.

19:496.08. And for you, Kev?

19:516.07. Missed it by one, so Miguel's going to take the points.

19:55OK, seven times 100.

19:57700.

19:59OK, then we're going to take 75, take 25.

20:03600. And then add eight.

20:05And eight. Ten points, well done. Nice one.

20:07APPLAUSE

20:09Let's get a break there. Our second Tea Time teaser is...

20:13..I was marooned, but thankfully she rose to the occasion.

20:17I'm going to say that slightly different for you.

20:20I was marooned, but thankfully she rose to the occasion.

20:24APPLAUSE

20:28Hello again. Yes, Rose was R-O-W-S,

20:43because it was an oars woman, a noars woman.

20:45Well, listen, our Miguel Barger hoping to become an octo-champ today,

20:48but he hasn't missed a stroke.

20:50I think he's saved his best performance the last.

20:53He's already on 78 points with six rounds left.

20:56He's only reached 100 once,

20:58so he's on target to absolutely smash that.

21:01Kev Strain, you've been caught, haven't you?

21:05You really have.

21:06But let's see. Let's enjoy every round together.

21:08And you're picking these letters.

21:10Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Kev.

21:13P. Another consonant.

21:15M. A vowel.

21:16A.

21:17Another vowel.

21:18E.

21:19And a third one, please.

21:20O.

21:21A consonant.

21:22G.

21:23Another consonant.

21:24N.

21:25And a vowel, please.

21:26And a final E.

21:27Half a minute.

21:28O.

21:29O.

21:30O.

21:31Another consonant.

21:32N.

21:33And a vowel, please.

21:34And a final E.

21:35Half a minute.

21:37picking.

21:38O.

21:39I'm dead another consonant.

21:40I'm four vowel.

21:41Nanit.

21:42And a penis.

21:43Got it for a minute.

21:44I'm five vowels, Huge vowels, warm, and fear,

21:47声etsh.

21:48To have you come to mind.

21:51And it's one second half,

21:52here.

21:55Google Adsense.

21:56I'm five vowels,

21:58which means that you know the Lord have

22:00posted the last end.

22:00Nnamdi's mother.

22:01Go one o'clock,

22:02the male squadron.

22:04OK.

22:06There we go.

22:07Kev? Just five. Five for you. Miguel? Five as well.

22:12Five as well. What have you got, Kev? Mange. Mange, you get the points.

22:15What about you, Miguel? I have mango. Mango.

22:18Yeah. Five points each for you guys as we go again, Miguel.

22:21OK. Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?

22:24Thank you, Miguel. F. And another. T. And another.

22:30S. And another. J. And another.

22:35S. Can I have a vowel, please? I. And another.

22:40A. And another. O. And another.

22:44And finally. Time time.

22:48See you later.

22:50See you later.

22:53I'm out.

22:55Bye.

22:57Bye.

22:59Bye.

23:00Bye.

23:01Bye.

23:03Bye.

23:05Do you ever see theorus of the rookies?

23:07Bye.

23:09Bye.

23:11Talk to me, Miguel.

23:20I'm going to say seven.

23:22Oh, he's going to say seven, Kev.

23:24I'm going to say five.

23:25I'm going to say, well done.

23:26What's your five?

23:28Feats.

23:28What's a seven, champ?

23:30A few joas.

23:31Yes, a few joas are absolutely fine.

23:33They're small shrubs that yield edible fruit, a bit like guavas.

23:37My goodness me.

23:39Countdown from another planet.

23:41Can we add any other words?

23:43Fiestas.

23:44Lovely.

23:45Sevens.

23:45Even nicer.

23:47Softies.

23:48Like us.

23:49Yes.

23:50Right, 90 points already for Miguel.

23:5332 for Kev.

23:54I want to see if we can get Kev to that half a century.

23:56It's a real standard mark.

23:59There's no shame in that at all.

24:00And we've got four rounds to do it after origins of words.

24:04Well, thanks to Steve Felton from South Wales,

24:07who's been wondering about a prefix.

24:09So, that doesn't sound very exciting, except to a lexicographer,

24:13but it's actually really interesting.

24:15It's the prefix ex in expression, exploration, exaggeration,

24:20and in so many others.

24:21It doesn't seem to be a single use.

24:23So, how did this happen?

24:24And what about the ex in terms of ex-partner, ex-directory, etc?

24:28Wow.

24:30That's a word that no-one on the age of 30 will know.

24:35Isn't that so funny?

24:36Yes.

24:36Such an extinct word, ex-directory, isn't it?

24:38Yes.

24:39Wow.

24:40Yes.

24:40It's a lovely place to be.

24:42Well, it appears in lots and lots of English words,

24:46just as Steve says.

24:47And, actually, there is a very common theme going through all of them.

24:51I say all, there are a couple of exceptions,

24:52but it means out of.

24:55So, you'll find it in exit, because you go out.

24:58You'll find it in exclude, because you shut something out.

25:02In export, because you sort of carry it out to the country.

25:05Extract or pull out.

25:07And, indeed, in express, explore and expect.

25:10So, in express, you get the X, obviously,

25:14and then you get the press bit.

25:17And it means to squeeze out or to press out.

25:19So, for everybody who gets very annoyed

25:22when people ask for an expresso, rather than an espresso,

25:26it does sort of pretty much mean the same thing,

25:28which is squeezed out.

25:29So, it's coffee that's squeezed out,

25:31which is quite intense, if you like.

25:33So, it's pressed out coffee.

25:35Explore is really interesting,

25:36because explore is to cry out, believe it or not.

25:42And that was its original meaning,

25:44because probably from people who were exploring new lands

25:48came across them and cried out, like, you know,

25:51Eureka, we have discovered new land,

25:53which is, I think, lovely.

25:54Expect is to look out for.

25:57Spectare is to look, as you might get in your spectacles.

26:00Explain, a little bit more complicated,

26:03and I'll try to do, to explain.

26:05It's folding out.

26:07So, that planus means,

26:08playing is from the Latin planus, meaning flat.

26:11So, you kind of make it smooth.

26:13You flatten it out so that it's easier to understand.

26:15And the X, as in former, ex-wife, ex-president, etc.,

26:19is the same X that you might get in terms of being out of office,

26:23I suppose, is that you are no longer in that position.

26:25So, you are, you know, kind of in the past, if you like,

26:28but you're out rather than in that relationship.

26:31So, it trickles through everything,

26:33apart from the one that Steve did mention, exaggerate.

26:36There, confusingly, X means thoroughly,

26:38because it's actually to heap up, to sort of really embellish.

26:41But for most of them, it's all about going out.

26:43You did that quickly, because you could do a whole week, I think,

26:46just on the EX.

26:47Yes.

26:47Yeah, really good message.

26:49At 1932, you are rising above expectation here, Miguel,

26:58and it's always been high with you.

27:00You're going to smash your high score for sure.

27:02Kev's going to do his best to match you,

27:04and you're choosing these letters, Kev.

27:05Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?

27:07Thank you, Kev.

27:08R.

27:09A vowel.

27:11I.

27:12A consonant.

27:14T.

27:15Another consonant.

27:17T.

27:19A vowel.

27:20A.

27:21Another vowel.

27:23E.

27:24Consonant.

27:25N.

27:27Consonant.

27:29K.

27:30And a consonant, please.

27:33And a final L.

27:35Let's play.

27:35You.

27:52Oh, yeah.

28:03Who's going to go with what here?

28:08How many, Kev?

28:09Eight.

28:10You're going with eight, Miguel?

28:12Eight as well.

28:12Oh, there you go. Points, Kev?

28:15Relating.

28:16Relating.

28:17And for you, Miguel?

28:18I've retaken.

28:19Yes, retaking.

28:20Very good.

28:21Yeah.

28:21So, eights is what we have.

28:23Yes, lots of inks.

28:25Yeah.

28:25Yes, altering, alerting.

28:28But we had triangle if you want to get off the inks.

28:31It's weird, because eight's brilliant and well done at home if you've got those points.

28:35And, you know, for mere mortals like myself, eights are few and far between, so it's nice.

28:40But frustrating, in a way.

28:41It just felt like there was going to be a nine, but no such luck.

28:44Ninety-eight plays 40.

28:45Last letters, Miguel Barker.

28:47OK, Rachel, can I have a consonant, please?

28:51Thank you, Miguel.

28:51D.

28:53And another.

28:55S.

28:55And another.

28:57T.

28:58And another.

29:00G.

29:00Can I have a vowel, please?

29:04O.

29:05Another.

29:06U.

29:07And another.

29:08I.

29:08And another, please.

29:10And to finish, A.

29:12Going to miss that.

29:13Last letters.

29:13T.

29:25T.

29:26T.

29:27T.

29:28T.

29:29T.

29:30T.

29:30Miguel.

29:45Seven.

29:45Seven from you, Kev.

29:47Risky seven.

29:48And a risky seven.

29:49What's your seven, Miguel?

29:50A gutis.

29:52And for you, Kev?

29:53Outsaid.

29:54So back to Susie.

29:56It's not in, I'm afraid.

29:57I'm sorry, Kev.

29:58Drat, drat and double drat.

30:01Miguel gets up to 105.

30:04It's his highest score and there's still 20 points up for grabs.

30:07What did you have, Debbie?

30:08I didn't have anything.

30:10Yeah, it's no points for you then.

30:11What about you, Susie?

30:12Well, a gutis are the really big, long-legged rodents,

30:15as most of us know.

30:17And, I mean, where would Countdown be without its dacoits?

30:19Yes.

30:20The armed robbers.

30:21I mean, we don't want them, but they come up a lot.

30:23Yeah, there they are.

30:25All right, final numbers.

30:27Kev, nice 10 points here will get you to 50.

30:29Just remember that as you make this choice.

30:32Let's find out.

30:33One large, please, Rachel.

30:34Yep, the most solid of choices if you want those 10 points.

30:38Let's see if it works this time.

30:40Final numbers today.

30:4110, 1, 5, 7, 6, and the large one, 100.

30:47And the target, 181.

30:491, 8, 1.

30:51Numbers up.

30:52French three.

30:53It's minor.

31:01You know what?

31:05Let's get rid of your fortune.

31:07You don't think it's very good.

31:09It's only one.

31:09It comes.

31:10It comes.

31:11It's even.

31:12One large, 20ik.

31:12It comes.

31:13Yeah.

31:14It comes.

31:141-8-1, Kev?

31:251-8-1.

31:26Nice. Miguel?

31:27I have 1-8-3.

31:291-8-3 for Miguel.

31:31It's been a long week for the Barker.

31:33Kev, for 10 points.

31:34So, 10 times 7 is 70.

31:38Yep.

31:39Add the 100.

31:40170.

31:41And 6 plus 5.

31:431-8-1. Lovely.

31:44Well done.

31:47Delighted, Kev, you got to that 50.

31:49And my goodness, could be 69.

31:51Fingers on the buzzers, please.

31:53Thursday afternoons, count down, conundrum.

32:04Kev!

32:05Awareness.

32:06Goodness me!

32:07Yes!

32:10I thought it was another 14 rounds, you could win this.

32:14A lovely 60 points, and we were, you know, we were saying during the break, but just playing in such a great spirit today.

32:21Been smiling for the whole 15 rounds, and that's mainly because of you, Kev, so thank you very much.

32:26Cheers.

32:26Good man.

32:27Good man.

32:27Brilliant.

32:28Miguel, we have an octo-champ after only four episodes of series 93.

32:34So, I'm going to say this.

32:36We had seven octo-champs last season, and it took a while before they started rolling in.

32:41So, it's very early.

32:42You've got 769 points total.

32:44If this was million pound drop, I'd put 990,000 on you're going to be back in the top eight at the end of the series.

32:53But who knows?

32:54It could be one of those.

32:55It does happen where we end up with 10, 11, 12 octo-champs.

32:58But, Miguel, you are cut from a different cloth.

33:01It's been so good to have you here.

33:02And how refreshing to have someone that wasn't that familiar with Countdown.

33:07To come in here and become an octo-champ.

33:09That's just brilliant.

33:10You're a fan for life now, right?

33:12I think so, yes.

33:13Excellent.

33:13You won't ignore me in the street if we pass each other.

33:16No, we can't.

33:18Well done to you.

33:22And, Debbie McGeat, we're going to make you disappear until tomorrow at the same time.

33:26Thank you for being here.

33:28Lovely, Susie.

33:29And you are.

33:30Nicure.

33:31One thing we haven't done yet is a nickname.

33:34Yeah.

33:35And this is why, because I'm struggling a bit.

33:37We could always wait.

33:38I want it to be domino-related.

33:39So, I was thinking like double six, but then he gets eights and nines.

33:43Well, I'm thinking the Dominator.

33:44Oh, for goodness.

33:45That's so right.

33:47That's what he's been doing all week.

33:48Yeah.

33:49So, we got the domino connection.

33:50Are you happy with that?

33:51I can live with that.

33:52Lovely.

33:53Good work, Rach.

33:54What a way to end the show.

33:55Back tomorrow with two new challengers.

33:57Maybe our second octo-champ of Series 93.

34:00We'll say hello for the first time.

34:02Same time, same place.

34:03You can count on us.

34:05You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.

34:10You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.

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