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00:30Hello, everybody. Monday afternoon is all right for Countdown.
00:35We are back for five more shows, Monday to Friday,
00:38and it is no sacrifice at all.
00:4015 rounds of letters and numbers,
00:42and, Rachel, the conundrum seems to be the hardest word.
00:47I like it. You don't have to know too much to support all those Easter eggs.
00:51Absolutely, and it's not even Easter, but it is Elton John's birthday.
00:5577 today. Freshly retired. Did you ever get the same life?
00:59I didn't. I did listen to his autobiography last year.
01:03Well, audio book version.
01:05What a way to go out, you know, the farewell tour.
01:08Highest grossing tour of all time.
01:10That's how to go out, isn't it? Right at the very top.
01:14And you can tell people's ages by the first Elton John track.
01:18You know, he's like World Cups in one human person, you know?
01:21The first World Cup you remember.
01:22So, Crocodile Rock, Daniel, so you're like, what years?
01:27Tiny Dancer, that's people who grew up in the 70s.
01:30My generation, I'm still standing.
01:32That's why they call it the Blues.
01:33You're a child of the 80s.
01:34For you, Circle of Life, that's your luck.
01:37You can, you feel the luck.
01:38Exactly.
01:39The Lion King, you've brought it to a whole new generation.
01:41And then, if you get to the youngsters of this world,
01:44you know, the teenage whiz kids that come on Countdown,
01:47we have one that's champion right now, Cold Heart.
01:49Do you know what I mean?
01:50Yeah, I mean, how many decades has that man been releasing hits for?
01:54It's incredible.
01:54And such a, you know, range of styles.
01:56He's brilliant.
01:57Sensational.
01:57Do you think now he's retired, he'll do Dictionary Corner?
01:59I mean, retired, I think, you know,
02:02there's retired and there's Elton John version of retired.
02:04I don't think he'll ever actually stop working.
02:06I don't think that'll be the reason
02:07why he doesn't do Dictionary Corner, though, Rachel.
02:10I think it might be the fee.
02:12Possibly.
02:13Well, listen, we can find him cheap enough, don't worry.
02:15On that note, let's head over to Dictionary Corner
02:19as we welcome, well, the dent is back.
02:22There's a good Elton John reference.
02:24Susie's here, our guardian of the dictionary.
02:27And beside her, another week in Dictionary Corner
02:29for the comedian and chaser,
02:32the reasonably-priced Paul Sinner.
02:37Well, listen.
02:38Nice to have you back after the weekend off.
02:51But shock her, you won't believe this,
02:54he's not even the clever twin.
02:57Tell me all about it.
02:58Yeah, so, unfortunately for the ladies,
02:59my twin is not identical to me.
03:01There's not two of this walking around.
03:02But he's definitely the intelligent one.
03:05He taught me maths when we were very, very young.
03:08Put multiplication and maths has saved me,
03:10I think, in the last couple of games.
03:11So, yeah, I owe it to him.
03:13Has he been on?
03:14Because I don't want to assume he hasn't.
03:16Will he, has he applied?
03:17I think he should.
03:18Oh, I'd want you in the same series.
03:20No, I'd want you in separate series
03:21and then champion of champions.
03:23That'd be the way.
03:24We're getting ahead of ourselves
03:25because you might be going home today.
03:26You're up against Stuart Ingham from Aberdeen.
03:28How are you doing, Stuart?
03:29Yeah, not too bad.
03:30Ready for the challenge.
03:32Yeah, that's the way to be.
03:34And it will be quite a challenge for you.
03:35But thank you for travelling here.
03:37No journey for you.
03:38Everything you do is about travelling.
03:39You're a delivery driver for Tesco.
03:42You love your holidays
03:44and you're travelling about.
03:45Kenya, a particular favourite place.
03:47And that chives with me.
03:48What makes it so special for you?
03:50I just love being in Kenya
03:51because the safaris themselves,
03:54you're the one that's penned in to your hotel
03:57rather than the opposite way around.
04:00You know, the animals run free
04:02and when you're going around travelling,
04:05it is like you're having a massage
04:07when you're on the tarmac.
04:10Giraffes is my favourite animal in the wild
04:12because they look like they run in slow motion, don't they?
04:14I like having the sundowners
04:15when you see the giraffes going by.
04:17That's the best part.
04:18Beautiful.
04:18All right, we'll see if you can get your neck around this.
04:21Best of luck to you.
04:22Stuart and Toby.
04:25Your first wild thing.
04:26That's gone.
04:27Hi, Rachel.
04:27Hi, Toby.
04:28A consonant, please.
04:29You can indeed start the week with T.
04:31And a vowel.
04:33E.
04:34And a consonant.
04:35L.
04:36And a vowel.
04:37O.
04:38And a consonant.
04:40C.
04:41And a vowel, please.
04:43E.
04:44And a consonant.
04:45R.
04:46And a vowel.
04:48A.
04:49And a final consonant, please.
04:51And a final G.
04:52At home and in the studio for the first time this week,
04:55let's play Countdown.
05:05Tobey, how many?
05:28Eight.
05:28Eight from you, and Stuart?
05:30Seven.
05:31Seven, what's the seven?
05:32Locator.
05:33Locator.
05:34And Tobey?
05:35Relocate.
05:36Oh, relocates.
05:39Locator is in the dictionary and it's a brilliant seven, but yeah, well done, relocate.
05:43Excellent.
05:45How'd you get on, Paul?
05:46How we wrote relocate within about five seconds and then stopped.
05:50Yeah.
05:50So that's it.
05:51Okay.
05:52Stuart, your first time choosing.
05:54Can I have a consonant, please?
05:56Thank you, Stuart.
05:57S.
05:58And another consonant.
06:00D.
06:02A vowel.
06:03O.
06:04Consonant.
06:06B.
06:07Vowel.
06:09A.
06:10Vowel, please.
06:12O.
06:13A consonant.
06:15N.
06:17Consonant.
06:18S.
06:19And a final vowel, please.
06:20And a final E.
06:22And 30 seconds.
06:23And 30 seconds.
06:23And 30 seconds.
06:24M.
06:26And 30 seconds.
06:48Bye.
06:49Bye.
06:50Bye.
06:50Bye.
06:51Bye.
06:51Bye.
06:52Stuart? Five. Five from you. And Toby? Six. Six. Just that one letter more again.
07:00Stuart? Bond. Toby? Abouts. Abouts. Yeah. Very good. Well done. How'd you get on, Paul?
07:07Susie got badness for seven. I got bassoon for seven and then started dreaming of the word
07:14bassooned. Is bassooned in there? It's not. It would have made a brilliant nine. But bassoon
07:19is a lovely seven. I would love to know if someone gets bassooned. Wouldn't we all?
07:24Yes. It sounds enjoyable. Right. Numbers. Stuart, we're going to switch to numbers.
07:30Bad news is Toby's picking. Four large, please. Four large ones and two little ones as a tribute
07:35to your twin brother. And the little ones are ten and four. And then we have 75, 100, 25
07:43and 50. And the target? 943. 943. Numbers up.
07:4910. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10. And the target? 10
08:199-4-3, the target. Tobes?
08:21Yeah, 9-4-3.
08:22And Stuart?
08:239-4-6.
08:24Just missed it.
08:25Toby?
08:25100 times 10.
08:271,000.
08:28Take away 50.
08:299-150.
08:30And take four.
08:31Take away four.
08:329-4-6.
08:33And 75 over 25 for three.
08:35Well done.
08:369-4-3.
08:36Nice.
08:39So, 24 zip after three rounds.
08:42I'll say this to you, Stuart, that is not unfamiliar.
08:45It probably won't even be the last time this week.
08:47Just takes a while to settle in.
08:48Second part is always very different.
08:50So, you look forward to that.
08:51We'll be back after our first Tea Time teaser.
08:54I guess that's why they call it The Clues.
08:56It's Sour 9.
08:57Sour 9.
08:58S-O-U-R.
09:00Things went sour for the band, and they've avoided these for nine years.
09:04Things went sour for the band, and they've avoided these for nine years.
09:08S-O-U-R.
09:10Things went sour for the band, and they've avoided these for nine years.
09:29They've avoided reunions.
09:31Reunions.
09:32Let's get reunited with the letters now.
09:34It's your choice.
09:35Stuart.
09:35Can we start with a consonant, please?
09:37Thank you, Stuart.
09:38R.
09:39And another consonant.
09:40V.
09:41A vowel.
09:43A.
09:44Another vowel.
09:46I.
09:47And another vowel.
09:50E.
09:51A consonant.
09:52L.
09:54Another consonant.
09:55D.
09:56A vowel.
09:57A vowel.
09:59I.
10:00And a final consonant.
10:02And a final S.
10:04Thanks, Rich.
10:04D.
10:19Bye.
10:28I.
10:28I.
10:29I.
10:29I.
10:30And that's time, Stuart Ingham.
10:37Six.
10:38Six from you and Toby Byfield.
10:40Six.
10:41Six as well.
10:42Stuart.
10:43Slider.
10:44Slider.
10:45And Toby.
10:46Varied.
10:47And varied.
10:47There you go.
10:48On the board, Stuart, well done to you.
10:50Six points each.
10:51I wonder, is slider in the dictionary as something you eat or something you throw in baseball?
10:57All the shoes.
10:58So, lots of different ones.
11:00A small burger, well, the hot sandwich.
11:03A knob that you can turn, such as the volume of a radio, a flat sandal, which is what I was thinking of.
11:08A turtle, and so on.
11:10So much.
11:11All right.
11:11Paul, toss me a few other words.
11:13Well, a word that I can barely bring myself to say because it's so ugly.
11:16Drivels is apparently seven.
11:18Drivels?
11:18I wouldn't have known you could pluralise drivel.
11:20Well, it's a verb.
11:21Oh, it's a verb.
11:22You want to watch this show a bit, Paul?
11:25But a couple of anagrams.
11:27Redials and derails.
11:29Fantastic.
11:30Redials and derails.
11:32And that's you off the mark, Stuart, as we get more letters.
11:34Tobes.
11:34Consonant piece, Rachel.
11:35Thank you, Toby.
11:36R.
11:37And the vowel.
11:39U.
11:39And the consonant.
11:41G.
11:42And the vowel.
11:44E.
11:44And the consonant.
11:47J.
11:47And the vowel.
11:49O.
11:50And the consonant.
11:52R.
11:52And the vowel.
11:55A.
11:56And the vowel consonant, please.
11:57Final.
11:58P.
11:59Half a minute.
11:59So, let's see.
12:00Transcription by CastingWords
12:30OK, how do you get on, Toby?
12:33Six. Stuart? Five. Five from you, yes.
12:36What have you got? Rouge. What six did you spot?
12:39Uproar. There you go.
12:41Very nice. Yeah, an uproar. Very nice.
12:43What else do we have? What can we add in, Dictionary Corner?
12:46Again, a couple of anagrams for seven.
12:49Regroup. And the fish, isn't it?
12:52Grouper. Grouper. Sea bass family.
12:55And that is your lot? Yeah.
12:56A couple of sevens again from Dictionary Corner.
12:58And back to the numbers. Stuart, off you go.
13:01Two large and four little, please.
13:03Thank you, Stuart. The other way round.
13:05Two from the top and four from the bottom lot.
13:08Let's see if this one's friendlier.
13:09We have two, three, seven, three, 50 and 25.
13:16And the target, 442.
13:17442.
13:18442.
13:18442.
13:18442.
13:18442.
13:18We have two.
13:37543.
13:37Stuart, what do you get?
13:514, 4, 1, but not written down.
13:53And Toby?
13:544, 4, 3, but not written down.
13:56Well, they're different answers, so that's fine.
13:57Stuart, off you go.
13:58So I have 7 plus 2 is 9.
14:01Yep.
14:01Times by the 50 is 450.
14:043 times 3 is 9, and then minus that.
14:08Well done.
14:08One below.
14:09One the other way, Toby.
14:10I did 50 plus 25.
14:1150 is a good start, yes.
14:13And then 3 times 2 is 6.
14:153 times 2 is 6.
14:17Times that.
14:184, 50.
14:18And take 7.
14:19And take the 7 for one the other way.
14:22It's a pesky old one, this.
14:23It looks so easy to start.
14:24I mean, you can get there this way,
14:25but I've seen a little tentative finger
14:28from the cinnamon's direction.
14:29Oh, excellent.
14:30Off you go, cinnamon.
14:31You know exactly what I'm about to say
14:32from your body language there.
14:3450 plus 25 is 75.
14:36Yep.
14:377 minus 3 is 4.
14:41Oh, and 75 times the other 3 is 225.
14:43Times 3, 225.
14:45225, take away 4 is 221.
14:48Times 2.
14:49Perfect.
14:49That's the only way I saw.
14:5010 points to Dexter Recorder.
14:52APPLAUSE
14:52Well, listen, seeing as we're with you,
14:56we'll stay with you.
14:57Paul, really nice to have you
14:58in Dexter Recorder this week
15:00and they get a chat with you every single day.
15:02What are we chatting about today?
15:03Oh, it's facts as per usual.
15:05And you started off by saying
15:07that it's Elton John's birthday today.
15:09It suddenly occurred to me
15:10that he's having a really good 77th year
15:12because he's become an EGOT this year.
15:15He's the 19th person
15:17to have won an Emmy, a Grammy,
15:19an Oscar and a Tony.
15:20There's a live concert,
15:22picked up an Emmy in January this year.
15:23So he's having a good time of it.
15:25I don't think you'll get him
15:26a dictionary call on it just yet.
15:27Can you name all the EGOTs?
15:30Not all 19, no.
15:31No, but you have a good stab.
15:32I have a good stab.
15:33Yeah.
15:33I mean, Viola Davis was the previous one.
15:37Yeah.
15:38And I said at the time
15:39that it was nice that somebody called Viola
15:40had four strings to her bow.
15:41But that's kind of intellectual joke
15:43you get over here.
15:44Can I ask you a trivia question
15:46seeing as that's what you do?
15:47Go on.
15:47We have had one Dictionary Corner guest
15:50who is an EGOT.
15:52Tim Rice.
15:53Oh, look at that hat.
15:55He said she was only here the other week
15:56and we were like...
15:57Yeah.
15:57Well, you've got my specialist subject
15:58which is Countdown Dictionary Corner.
16:02I'd love to see that mastermind.
16:04But a bit about women
16:06because it's Lady Day today.
16:08I don't know if you know what Lady Day is.
16:09It's a quarter day
16:10based on the fact
16:11that we're celebrating
16:12the angel Gabriel
16:14announcing to the Virgin Mary
16:16that she was going to be
16:17the mother of the Messiah.
16:18So March 25th every year
16:19is Lady Day.
16:21So I'm going to draw attention
16:21to a few ladies
16:23whose birthday is today.
16:25Amazing people.
16:27We have Sarah Jessica Parker
16:29of whom I've based
16:31my entire wardrobe on.
16:32And Aretha Franklin's birthday today.
16:35Excellent.
16:36Kathy Dennis.
16:37Now, a lot of people
16:38who don't know a lot about music
16:40won't know that Kathy Dennis
16:41is an amazing songwriter
16:42and she wrote Toxic,
16:45the Britney Spears hit.
16:46So a lot of amazing women
16:47whose birthday is today.
16:48But I think my favourite fact
16:49about March 25th
16:50is that it is
16:51Reading Tolkien Day.
16:54Yeah.
16:54Apparently it is
16:55Reading Tolkien Day
16:56because this is the day
16:58that the ring was destroyed
16:59completing Frodo's quest
17:01and vanquishing Sorum.
17:03I think it's fair to say
17:04if you understood
17:04a single word
17:05of what I just said
17:06you spend a lot more
17:07than a day reading Tolkien.
17:09It's not for me.
17:10It's absolute gibberish
17:11as far as I'm concerned.
17:12But if you really like...
17:13Sorry about that.
17:14But if you really like Tolkien
17:16today is the day.
17:17Yeah.
17:17It's the day to do it.
17:18Fantastic.
17:19Thank you very much my precious.
17:24Now 43-13 so far
17:26as we get back to the game.
17:27So as I promised you Stuart
17:28you would get on the board
17:29in part two
17:30you'd start making amends
17:31for part one.
17:32And Toby
17:32you're picking these letters.
17:34Consonant please Rachel.
17:35Thank you Toby.
17:35L.
17:36And a vowel please.
17:38U.
17:39And a consonant.
17:39M.
17:41And a vowel.
17:43O.
17:44And a consonant.
17:45S.
17:46And a vowel.
17:48E.
17:49And a consonant.
17:50T.
17:51And a vowel.
17:53I.
17:55And a final
17:56consonant please.
17:59A final S.
18:00And start the clock.
18:02Now.
18:07We'll be back.
18:09Here you go.
18:10Now.
18:12Okay.
18:19Now.
18:19And time's up, Toby.
18:35Eight.
18:36Well done.
18:37And Stuart?
18:38Five.
18:38The five is?
18:39Moist.
18:40Massive eight.
18:41Lousiest.
18:42There you go.
18:43Lousiest for eight.
18:44Well done.
18:46Good work from the champion.
18:48And quite generous letters.
18:50How did you fare in dictionary corner?
18:51Not good for me, but as soon as you set up the plate,
18:54solutes for seven is nice,
18:55mousiest, lousiest for eight,
18:57but outsmiles for nine.
18:59Wow.
19:00Goodness me.
19:04Ah, so maximum missed by both champion and challenger.
19:08And back to the letters now, Stuart.
19:09Can I have a continent, please, Rachel?
19:11Thank you, Stuart.
19:12M.
19:12And another continent?
19:14R.
19:16Vowel, please.
19:17A.
19:18And another vowel?
19:20E.
19:21Vowel again?
19:22I.
19:23A consonant?
19:25Q.
19:26Another consonant?
19:28M.
19:31One more consonant?
19:32D.
19:33And a final vowel, please.
19:35And a final E.
19:37And off we go.
19:38.
19:38And a final vowel, please.
19:38shorts.
19:40And here we go.
19:42And of course we go.
19:44We go.
19:45And here we go.
19:46And now we go.
19:47And there we go.
19:50This is a cuerp.
19:51MUSIC PLAYS
20:08Talk to me, Stuart. Seven. Seven from you.
20:11And Toby? Eight. Stuart, what have you got?
20:14Remained. Oh, well, listen, unfortunately, that's an eight.
20:19Toby's going to rub salt into the wound. Remained.
20:21Remained, yes. And given there's only a Q left,
20:23I'm assuming that is your lot, Paul Senna.
20:26Well, unless there's an obscure Arab word with a Q and no U
20:29that's made it into the English language, then that is it.
20:31And that word is? I can't find it.
20:33OK, don't exist. We will move on.
20:35Toby, your numbers. Four large, please.
20:37Four large again. Too little again.
20:40Let's see what kind of challenge we have this time.
20:42Your two little numbers, as requested, two and one.
20:46And then we have 50, 75, 125.
20:51And the target, 171.
20:54One, seven, one. Numbers up.
20:55The Fintech
21:06The Fintech
21:10Low target of 171 with four lords, Toby?
21:30171.
21:31Stuart?
21:32171.
21:33Is it written down?
21:34Not fully, no.
21:35OK, off you go first.
21:36100 plus the 75 is 175.
21:4150 divided by the 25 is two.
21:43Add the other two and then take away.
21:45You were sure.
21:46171.
21:47Same way?
21:47Yeah, same way.
21:48There you go.
21:48Well done.
21:51Second Tea Time teaser this afternoon.
21:54Must come.
21:54Must come.
21:55They must come 20 miles each day to work.
21:57They must come 20 miles each day to work.
22:00MUSIC PLAYS
22:01Welcome back.
22:17They must come 20 miles each day to work.
22:19That's quite a commute.
22:20Commutes was the second Tea Time teaser.
22:23Well, Stuart joined us all the way from Aberdeen.
22:25A little more than 20 miles and has got a lot of work to do.
22:2969 plus 23.
22:31And you're picking these letters.
22:33Let's start with a vowel, please.
22:34Thank you, Stuart.
22:35O.
22:36And another vowel, please.
22:37E.
22:38Consonant.
22:38And a final consonant there, please.
22:57And a final R.
22:59Good luck.
23:00Good luck.
23:31Time's up.
23:31Stuart.
23:32Six.
23:33Yes.
23:33And Toby?
23:34Seven.
23:34Spotted a seven.
23:35What's the six, Stuart?
23:36Ranges.
23:37Is that one letter ahead again?
23:39Tobes?
23:39Oranges.
23:40Oranges.
23:41Well spotted.
23:42All good, Suze?
23:43All good.
23:44So, now, what have you got?
23:45I've got oranges and gunners, which is also what Suze got,
23:48but she went one better with runnages for eight
23:51and unreason for eight.
23:53Unreason.
23:54Well done.
23:54APPLAUSE
23:55So, I'll tell you about runnage.
23:58Yeah.
23:58A bit of an unusual one.
23:59It's the length of a type of twine or chord per unit of its weight.
24:02Nice.
24:03Well done.
24:03More letters now from Toby Byfield, gunning for his fourth win.
24:07Consonant, please.
24:08Rachel.
24:08Thank you, Toby.
24:10D.
24:11And a vowel.
24:11Let's play.
24:40Thanks, slopes.
24:42Thank you, Chris, for the time I'm in Kate.
24:46Welcome, Kate.
24:46Be a'e'a out.
24:47I bet.
24:48Hallelujah.
24:49worthwhile.
24:49Tobi?
25:04Seven.
25:05Seven from you.
25:06Stuart?
25:07I'm stuck.
25:08No, nothing.
25:09Don't worry about it.
25:10Tubs, what have you got?
25:11Refuels.
25:12Yes, refuels.
25:13Gets you another seven points.
25:14A formidable champion.
25:15Don't you worry, Stuart.
25:16You and I will just have a great afternoon.
25:18Nice and relaxed.
25:19Paul, what have you got?
25:20I didn't get any better, but Susie got leisured for eight.
25:23Leisured?
25:24Is that like the upper classes?
25:25The leisured classes would be the wealthy ones.
25:28OK.
25:29All right.
25:3083.
25:3123.
25:32Four rounds left to play, but we will stay in Dictionary Corner
25:35for a leisured walk through another Origins of Words.
25:39Well, we always love the emails from our viewers,
25:41and this is no exception.
25:43This one came from Paul Campbell, so thank you, Paul.
25:46And he wonders if I could throw some light on a couple of phrases.
25:49He often sees references for difficult situations being referred to
25:52as both a vicious cycle and a vicious circle.
25:55And he's wondering which is the correct phrase
25:57and what are the origins of them?
25:59So, as you know, when it comes to correct,
26:03I would just always say what's standard and what's not standard,
26:06because ultimately we, the people, are the ones who decide by which one we use most.
26:11But the original was definitely a vicious circle,
26:14and it originally referred to a circular argument.
26:16So that's one that assumes its conclusion as one of its premises.
26:21So all parents will be familiar with, you need to go to bed,
26:24to which your child will say, why?
26:26And you'll say, because it's your bedtime.
26:28And that sense came about around the end of the 18th century,
26:31and then quite soon after it broadened a little bit
26:34to mean pretty much what we would use it for these days.
26:37So a kind of circular chain of events, more a metaphorical circle, if you like,
26:41where there are two elements that kind of aggravate each other
26:44and end up making the situation worse.
26:47But vicious cycle came about just a few decades
26:51after that original vicious circle,
26:53and we use it pretty much in the same way,
26:55because it makes absolute sense.
26:57And it's an example of an egg corn that came about very, very quickly.
27:01And by egg corn, regular viewers will know,
27:04I mean a sort of slip of the ear,
27:05so something we don't completely get right,
27:07but which makes logical sense to us.
27:10So curled up in the feeble position
27:12is something we're seeing quite a lot at the moment,
27:14or it's a doggy-dog world, that kind of thing.
27:17You will find those creeping up in terms of usage,
27:20lots of examples.
27:21So that's vicious cycle and vicious circle,
27:23and it made me think of another one that we also get confused.
27:26Would you say it's another think coming, Colin,
27:29or another thing coming?
27:30Another thing.
27:31Yeah. So another thing coming
27:33is definitely the modern incarnation of this phrase,
27:35but actually the original was another think coming,
27:37which makes more, I think, has more logic behind it,
27:41because it's saying you need to rethink this.
27:44So, you know, if you believe that the earth is flat,
27:47you have another think coming.
27:49In other words, you have to rearrange your thinking.
27:51But another thing coming sort of makes sense,
27:54and that is the one that we are becoming more and more familiar with.
27:57So eventually, I think another thing coming will replace the original.
28:00And as I say, it's not necessarily the correct,
28:02it's just the standard.
28:03Lovely. Thank you.
28:04APPLAUSE
28:07We learn something every day with origins of words.
28:09Apparently the earth isn't flat,
28:11but a reading to do when I get home today.
28:13Stuart, let's get more letters.
28:15Let's start with a consonant this time, please, Rachel.
28:17Thank you, Stuart.
28:18S.
28:19And a vowel.
28:20O.
28:21Another vowel.
28:22I.
28:23Consonant.
28:25M.
28:26Another consonant.
28:28P.
28:29And one more consonant.
28:31D.
28:32A vowel.
28:34E.
28:35Another vowel.
28:37O.
28:38And a final consonant, please.
28:40And a final W.
28:42Countdown.
28:43And.
28:44Summer.
28:46Eau.
28:47And.
28:48One.
28:50Eauor.
28:51Eauorio.
28:52Odeth.
28:53T.
28:54Announce.
28:55Locally.
28:56.
28:59Has.
29:00Them.
29:01E день.
29:02T.
29:03Do.
29:04Party.
29:05She.
29:06Hesame.
29:07Mi.
29:08proved.
29:09He.
29:10ông.
29:11A.
29:12That will have to do, Stuart.
29:16Six. Yeah, Triggy and Toby.
29:19Seven. And a seven, Stuart, what have you got?
29:21Mopeds. Yeah, mopeds on your bike, cos he's got one more.
29:25Imposed. Very good indeed. Well done.
29:27Literally all we had.
29:28It's just keeping up with the byfields, isn't it?
29:31Yes. That's all it is.
29:33Nothing more.
29:35All right, let's get more letters.
29:36And Toby, you're giving us our last regular round today.
29:39Constantly, Rachel. Thank you, Toby.
29:41N. And a vowel.
29:43E. And a consonant.
29:45T. And a vowel.
29:47A. And a consonant.
29:49H. And a vowel.
29:52O. And a consonant.
29:54F. And a vowel.
29:57E. And a final consonant, please.
29:59And a final R. Last letters.
30:02H. And a vowel.
30:10H. And a vowel.
30:14H. And a vowel.
30:16H. And a consonant.
30:20H. And a vowel.
30:22Tobi. Seven. And Stuart. Seven. Well done. Tobes. Another. And Stuart. Another. Excellent. Well done. Yes. Seven's fallen out of those. Another will do. Paul. And another. Yeah. And Feather as well for seven. Yeah. There you go. Seven's nothing beyond.
30:51Seven's. No. I wish. Nice. Well done. 97 plays at 30. No. Shame in that at all, Stuart. And you're picking the last numbers. Let's go with the champ's favourite. And let's do four large. Four large finish with a challenge. Much to Colin's dismay. But everyone else is thrill. Thrillment. That's a word. Thrillment. Thrillment. It's a new word. I'm going with it. Two. Nine. This is why I do the numbers, Colin. 75. 25. 150. And the target. 106. I have a lot of thrillment for that.
31:21I have a lot of thrill. That's a lot. I have a lot of thrillment for that.
31:51106. Such a low target. Did you hit it, Stuart?
31:55Yes, 106. Lovely. What a strong finish.
31:57And Toby? 106. Excellent. Off you go, Stuart.
32:00100 plus the 9. 109.
32:0375 over 25. It is 3. And then take away.
32:06Perfect. And Toby? I made the 6 by doing 75 over 25 times 2.
32:1175 over 25 is 3 times it by 2.
32:14And then you have the hard job of adding it to the 100. Well done.
32:17APPLAUSE
32:19Well, it's not a surprise to see our champion break a century again,
32:23extending that average a little bit higher.
32:25107 from Toby.
32:27But who would have thought maybe even six or seven rounds ago
32:29that Stuart could be flirting with a half century?
32:31But that's where you are now, my friend.
32:33You should be very proud of that.
32:34And you can make it if you manage to pick up these last 10 points.
32:37So Toby, finger on the buzzer. Stuart, finger on the buzzer.
32:40It's time to reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:44Tobi, waterless. Let's have a look.
32:58Very good.
32:59APPLAUSE
33:01You say that like you spotted the word but you weren't sure it existed.
33:05Yeah, pretty much.
33:06You and me both. Waterless, just without water.
33:09Yes, it is in the dictionary. Unlike thrillment.
33:11Exactly.
33:12It should be, though. You can have fulfilment. Why can't you have
33:14thrillment? I'd rather have thrillment than fulfilment, Rach.
33:17Susie's gin-filled glass is actually waterless.
33:20LAUGHTER
33:21Nice.
33:22Nice.
33:23Touche.
33:241-1-7, a massive score for Toby.
33:27He's getting stronger, isn't he, by the win.
33:29Could be here all week, could be our new octo champ.
33:31See you tomorrow.
33:32See you tomorrow.
33:33And, Stuart, well done to you.
33:34If it's any consolation, I think you had the clearest voice
33:37of the whole season when it came to picking the letters.
33:40I was very impressed. It was so clear. Beautiful voice.
33:43Deserves some points for that, maybe?
33:44No, you'll get an in for it at all.
33:45Not a single thing other than my respect.
33:48Take that back to Aberdeen. Thanks for being here, mate.
33:52Well done.
33:53And, Paul, always a delight to have you.
33:54We'll see you back with Susie tomorrow.
33:55Cannot wait.
33:56See you then.
33:57A little bit out, John, just before we go, Rach.
33:59He was doing a charity tennis event with Billie Jean King
34:01at Royal Albert Hall.
34:03He's on one of those director's chairs, side of court,
34:05at a proper tennis court in the Royal Albert Hall.
34:08Unfortunately, he had quite a bad fall.
34:10The whole side of the chair broke, and it was a big...
34:13The whole venue stopped. John McEnroe stopped playing tennis.
34:16Everyone held their breath.
34:17Annabelle Croft was hosted.
34:19She lifted him off the ground.
34:20She went, Elton, are you all right?
34:21We were all quiet.
34:22And he grabbed the mic in front of the whole Royal Albert Hall.
34:25Can you guess what he said?
34:26I'm still standing.
34:28He did.
34:29I wonder how many times he's used that line over the years.
34:31But there's no business like show business.
34:33We'll indulge in it again tomorrow.
34:35Same time, same place.
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