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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown this afternoon as we travel through another TARDIS full of letters and numbers and the time, Lord, does it tick by fast.
00:41Over there is my companion, Rachel Riley. Ready for another journey?
00:44Well, if you've dropped in TARDIS, I know what you're talking about today.
00:47I was really, really pleased with time, Lord, being in there because we're talking about the Doctor, of course.
00:53And this day in 2005, he regenerated the reboot of Doctor Who.
00:59Christopher Eccleston brought Doctor Who back to the screens.
01:02I was underwhelmed. I wasn't a big fan first time around, but I like Christopher Eccleston.
01:08And I became a regenerated Doctor Who fan. Loved it.
01:11And I think it was David Tennant and Billy Piper for me, you know, the 11th Doctor and Rose Tyler.
01:21Sensational episodes. Russell T. Davis, I think, is the hand that wrote most of the episodes coming back.
01:27I can tell you're not a fan.
01:29I'm of that generation that doesn't remember the first time around, so I haven't got the nostalgia.
01:33So I think you have to kind of have watched it and known something or come to it new in the generation where it's been rebooted.
01:40I'm in that middle generation that just kind of missed the boat.
01:42Well, I'll tell you what, I've got them all on VHS, so I'll give them to you.
01:46I'll see you in about two years. You'll be up to date.
01:48Right, I will just go on eBay and find a VHS player.
01:53Beatamax don't have. Can't help you there.
01:55We will get over to Dixonry Corner where we will find two beating hearts of Countdown.
02:00It is Susie Dent, our G of the D, and we always like to be joined by the ace comedian, the champion quizzer and huge Countdown fan, Paul Sinner.
02:09Feeling very old indeed, given that I can remember hiding behind the sofa for John Pertwee.
02:14So I'm suddenly feeling very old indeed.
02:17Lovely to have you here, and you know we're in the company of a really fantastic champion.
02:22And Toby Byfield at the moment has four Wednesdays, name halfway to becoming an Octo champ.
02:28How did you feel with that performance yesterday, 117? Just felt like your best yet.
02:32Yeah, I was really happy with it. I think it's my top score so far.
02:35Well, listen, you're up against Andy Wilkinson, who lives in Coventry, originally from Kent.
02:41I have to say this, hope you don't mind me saying it, but 45 years old.
02:44And you've decided at this age, change your career, but we haven't decided what yet.
02:49Yeah. That's right, Colin, good afternoon.
02:51What were you doing that you just thought I've had enough?
02:53I was working at an NHS hospital in IT.
02:57Yeah.
02:58And just decided to take a break, so I finished that last month.
03:00Screen all the time, sitting at a desk, sedentary.
03:04That's it, yeah.
03:05So maybe, I don't know, zookeeper? I don't know.
03:08Maybe, yeah.
03:09What's on the table? Were you going to retrain?
03:12Well, possibly, yeah. Yeah, I'm looking at that.
03:15But I'll probably just go back into IT, I expect.
03:18I'll think about it, and then I'll do exactly the same thing again.
03:22All right, well, listen, we're glued to this screen to see how you get on.
03:25So good luck to Andy and Toby.
03:30Nice colour shirt, that, Toby, by the way. Love it.
03:32Thank you. I've got green trousers as well, so double greening it.
03:35Nice. I'm not too sure about that, but I do like the shirt.
03:38Let's go, mate.
03:39Thanks. Hi, Rachel.
03:40Hi, Toby.
03:40Very consonant, please.
03:41Thank you. Start today with P.
03:44And a vowel.
03:45E.
03:46And a consonant.
03:48W.
03:49And a vowel.
03:50O.
03:51And a consonant.
03:52R.
03:53And a vowel.
03:55A.
03:55And a consonant.
03:57F.
03:58And a vowel.
04:00E.
04:01And a final L.
04:04At home and in the studio, let's play Kainter.
04:07And a vowel.
04:08And a vowel.
04:08I.
04:09MUSIC
04:38First round of the day, Toby? Six. Six for you. Andy? Six. Nice start, Toby. Flower. And for you, Andy? Loafer. Flower and loafer. Well done, Andy. You don't want to let Toby get off the fast start. Susie? Yes. Well, we could go one letter further. Yeah, I'm slightly annoyed here because I thought there might be a word called pea flower. Yeah. And then I realised I was nearly there because there's a seven-letter word, pea fowl. Ah. Yes. Can't be a pea fowler, sadly.
05:06But the pea fowl, large crested pheasant found in Asia. Nice. Thank you very much. Six points each. Andy, your first time choosing the consonants and vials. Good afternoon, Rachel. Could I have a vowel, please? You can indeed.
05:18I. And another. A. And another. I. Consonant. G. Another consonant. P. And another. M. And another. S. And another. K. And another vowel.
05:39And lastly, O. And 30 seconds.
05:43O. And another.
06:13Andy? Just a five. Toby? I'll try a six.
06:18OK, Andy, what's the five? Skimp. It might count. What are you going for? Amigos.
06:23We've had skimp and we're going to try amigos, my amigo. Amigos.
06:27In the dictionary, yes. Particularly within North American English, understandably, from Spanish.
06:33There you go. Amigos counts. Well done to you. Anything else, Paul? That was really difficult.
06:37Two sixes from the world of wildlife. Amigos, the adult form of a metamorphosing insect, such as a butterfly or moth.
06:47And okapis, which is a sort of small giraffe, isn't it?
06:51Yeah. Yes. Browsing mammal of the giraffe family.
06:54Yeah. Rainforests of the Northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
06:57At 12 plus 6, first numbers round of the day, Toby?
07:02Four large, please, Rachel. Four large, your favourite. You like a challenge.
07:06And two little ones. First numbers of the day.
07:09Ten, three, and then 75, 50, 25 and 100.
07:15And you need to reach 242.
07:19242. Numbers up.
07:20153.
07:41Fon
07:492-4-2, the target. Toby?
07:53Just 2-4-3. Andy? 2-4-4.
07:56Two away. Toby, for seven points.
07:58Three times 100. Three times 100, 300.
08:01Minus 50. 250. Minus 10.
08:04240. And 75 over 25 is the three.
08:08One away.
08:102-4-2, could you get there? Yes, I found a way.
08:13Lots of dead ends, but if you say 75 times 3 is 2-2-5,
08:18and then you can add the 25 for 250, take away the 10,
08:22and you have 100 over 50 left over for your two.
08:252-4-2. Nice.
08:30Big ten points for you if you got that and you're playing along at home
08:33as we get our first tea-time teaser of the day.
08:35It's end court. End court.
08:38Things didn't go well in the tennis court.
08:40It was six love in all three sets.
08:43Things didn't go well in the tennis court.
08:45It was six love in all three sets.
08:48End court.
08:49It becomes trounced.
08:50It becomes trounced.
08:51I didn't get that during the break because I was busy looking up.
08:53Oh, Cappies.
08:54The beautiful small giraffe-like animal which actually has a zebra behind.
08:56It has a zebra bottom.
08:57It does.
08:58It does.
08:59It does.
09:00It does.
09:01It does.
09:02It does.
09:03It does.
09:04And back of the legs.
09:05Beautiful.
09:06Yeah, they are peaceful.
09:07Magical animal.
09:08Oh, it was worth the trip here today.
09:0919 players six.
09:10Andy, let's go back to the game.
09:11A consonant please, Rachel.
09:12Thank you, Andy.
09:13W.
09:14And another.
09:15R.
09:16And another.
09:17T.
09:18And another.
09:19T.
09:20And another.
09:21A.
09:22And another.
09:23Oh, I got a signature tip.
09:24It goes to the sea.
09:25It goes to the sea.
09:27And another.
09:28Oh, it's worth the trip here today.
09:29Just for a minute.
09:3119 players six.
09:32Andy, let's go back to the game.
09:34A consonant please, Rachel.
09:35Thank you, Andy.
09:36W.
09:37And another.
09:38Another.
09:40R. And another.
09:43T. And vowel.
09:45E. And another.
09:47O. And another.
09:49A. Consonant, please.
09:52H. And another.
09:55R. And another consonant, please.
09:58And the last one. T. Thank you, Rich.
10:02R. And another.
10:18Time's up, pens.
10:33Down, please, Andy.
10:36I'll try a dodgy eight.
10:38Go for it, come on, Toad.
10:39I think I'll try the same dodgy eight.
10:40OK, let's see if it is, Andy.
10:42Rotator.
10:43Rotator.
10:44I have throter.
10:45Oh, two dodgy eights, Susie.
10:47OK, throter is actually in the dictionary.
10:50A person who prepares caught fish for gutting by cutting the throat.
10:54Not very pleasant.
10:56And rotator, which is a seven, you two Os.
11:00How did you get on, Paul Senna?
11:01Well, I didn't get on well at all,
11:02because my attempt at an eight probably doesn't exist,
11:04which is hot water.
11:05I don't suppose you can have that.
11:07Oh, I don't think so.
11:09No.
11:10That would be hard for noted if it was like a hot water boiler or whatever.
11:13But Susie has taken a dip into the world of flora and fauna once more.
11:18Yes.
11:18With the word heartwort, which I think is some sort of fern or...
11:23Yeah, heartwort is a climbing or herbaceous plant
11:25with heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers.
11:28Is that another maximum that Toby has missed?
11:31A nine.
11:32I'm sorry, Toby.
11:33Oh, my goodness.
11:35APPLAUSE
11:35Oh, you'll never pass a heart word again in your life
11:40without thinking of this moment, Toby.
11:41Let's get more letters.
11:43Another chance now.
11:44Consonant, P, Rachel.
11:45Thank you, Toby.
11:46C.
11:47And the vowel.
11:48E.
11:49And the consonant.
11:50S.
11:51And the vowel.
11:53U.
11:54And the consonant.
11:55C.
11:57And a vowel.
11:58A.
11:59And a consonant.
12:00N.
12:01And a vowel.
12:03E.
12:04And a vowel consonant, please.
12:05And a final R.
12:07And half a minute.
12:08And a vowel.
12:21And a vowel.
12:21That's time, Toby.
12:39Seven.
12:40Yes, Andy.
12:41I'll try seven.
12:42OK, let's try them.
12:43Toby.
12:44Accuser.
12:45Accuser and Andy.
12:46Same word.
12:48No accusations at all.
12:50Seven points each to Dixonry Corner.
12:52How did the dynamic duo get on there?
12:54I can match them with Cancers and Censure.
12:57Yeah.
12:58But Susan can go one better with Uncrease.
13:02It's a bit clumsy, I think.
13:04I'm just going to Uncrease my shirt.
13:05Yeah, you wouldn't really say that, would you?
13:07No.
13:08Uncrease.
13:09Wonderful.
13:1034 plays 13.
13:12Back to the numbers.
13:15What are you going to do?
13:16Let's try six small.
13:17Yes.
13:17Oh, they're in.
13:19Six small, still a challenge.
13:20But only a little numbers.
13:21Let's see how much of a challenge.
13:23This selection is two, eight, ten, four, three and seven.
13:29And the target to reach, 185.
13:32Low again, 185.
13:34Numbers up.
13:34I'm going to go.
13:35Good weather.
13:36Big weather.
13:37Yes.
13:37Mm-hmm.
13:46Yeah.
13:50Oh, yeah.
13:50See you much.
13:52MUSIC
14:05That is time. 185. Andy? 183.
14:09Two away. Toby? 185. Yeah, off you go.
14:1310 times 8... Is 80?
14:16Times 2. 160. Then 7 times 3 is 21.
14:19Yeah. Another 4. Nothing.
14:21Lovely. Nice to be done. 185.
14:24APPLAUSE
14:2644 plays 13 as we have another chat with Paul Sinner.
14:31And just like yesterday, no idea where you're going to go,
14:34but I know I'm going to love it.
14:35Well, I hope so. It's birthday time again.
14:38I'd like to wish a happy birthday to the late great director
14:42of the film Three Men and a Baby. Can you tell me who that is?
14:46I'll give you a clue. Somebody really famous.
14:48Yeah, this isn't what he's most famous for.
14:50No, he's not. It's somebody huge.
14:52Darn it. Do you know, Rach?
14:54No, but I just watched the sequel recently.
14:56Three Men and the Little Lady?
14:58Oh, yeah.
14:59Come on, Susie, don't let me down here.
15:01No, I think I know the answer because we had a chat about it.
15:03It's Leonard Nimoy.
15:04Is it Leonard Nimoy?
15:05It's Leonard Nimoy, yes.
15:06Wow.
15:07And it was actually the biggest box office hit in America in 1987
15:10and stars Tom Selleck as a character called Peter Mitchell.
15:13Yeah.
15:14Unbelievably, the year before, the biggest-selling American film
15:17was Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise as a guy called Pete Mitchell.
15:21And another coincidence is that yesterday we were celebrating
15:24the birthday of Sir Elton John, who famously, as a pensioner,
15:28closed the pyramid stage on Sunday at Glastonbury.
15:31Can you remember who did exactly the same as a pensioner
15:33the year before?
15:34Who headlined Glastonbury the year before Elton John?
15:36Well, Adele was one of the headliners.
15:38Adele's not a pensioner.
15:40On the Sunday.
15:41Who headlined?
15:42Diana Ross.
15:43Diana Ross.
15:44Diana Ross.
15:45It's Diana Ross's birthday today.
15:47Oh.
15:48So Elton John yesterday, Diana Ross today.
15:50But my favourite fact about Diana Ross is her second husband
15:53was a Norwegian mountaineer called Arnie Nace,
15:56who was the first Norwegian to lead an expedition to the top
16:00of Everest.
16:01Amazing, because her first US number one solo was
16:05Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
16:07And it's also the birthday today of the first male Bengali doctor
16:14to go on an all-female Bengali mountaineering expedition
16:17in the Himalayas.
16:18And that person was my dad, Dr Dipak Sinha.
16:22So it's a happy birthday to my dad.
16:24He'll be absolutely thrilled if he's watching at the moment.
16:26But it's his birthday today and he's the biggest Countdown fan
16:30and holds a world record for the most number of words offered
16:33from his sofa that don't actually exist in the dictionary.
16:36Well, I knew it was his birthday.
16:38I didn't know it was Diana Ross's.
16:40Thank you for bringing that to us.
16:41And so it's officially National Celebrate Paul's Dad Day.
16:46And technically it is, because it is actually officially
16:49National Make Your Own Holiday Up Day.
16:52They actually have that now.
16:54There is a thing called the National Make Your Own Holiday Up Day
16:57and it is today.
16:58Well, give us to the end of the show.
17:00We'll come up with a couple of days as well to finish off.
17:02But for now, happy birthday, Dad, and thank you for watching.
17:06Come along next time and say hello in person.
17:08We'd love to have you.
17:09Thank you, Paul.
17:10APPLAUSE
17:13OK, back to the game.
17:16And Toby going for his fifth win.
17:19It's on you.
17:20Rachel, can I get a consonant, please?
17:22Thank you, Toby. Y.
17:24And a vowel, please.
17:25A.
17:26And a consonant.
17:27G.
17:28And a vowel.
17:29I.
17:30And a consonant.
17:31M.
17:32And a vowel.
17:33U.
17:34And a consonant.
17:35S.
17:36And a vowel.
17:38E.
17:39And a final consonant, please.
17:40The final C.
17:42Start the clock.
17:43The other way.
17:44The other way.
17:4518
18:13Time's up. What have you got there, Toby?
18:16Six. Six from you and Andy? Six.
18:18Six, well done.
18:19Images. And Andy? Images.
18:21Same words yet again, not for the first time today.
18:24Images count, no worries there.
18:26Dictionary corner, can you whey the nation?
18:29I had ageism, but Susie went one better with cesium,
18:32element number 55, I believe.
18:34It is, yep, that's there for seven.
18:35It's a soft silvery, extremely reactive metal.
18:38Please tell me you told them it was element number 55,
18:40or did you just have that off the top of your head, Paul?
18:42It was the year that Julius Caesar invaded Britain for the first time.
18:45That's how I remember it too. Thank you so much.
18:48Love it. Let's get back to the letters and Andy.
18:52Bell, please, Rachel. Thank you, Andy.
18:54I. And another.
18:56A. And another.
18:58E. Consonant.
19:00L. And another.
19:02D. Another consonant.
19:04R. Another consonant.
19:08F. And another.
19:11T. And another consonant, please.
19:15A final H.
19:16And here we go.
19:17Music.
19:20Music.
19:23Music.
19:28Music.
19:28Music.
19:32Music.
19:41Andi?
19:49Seven.
19:49Seven from you. And Tobi?
19:51I'll try a seven.
19:52I'm going to try a seven too. Andi?
19:54Trailed.
19:55Good, you're pushing him a bit. What have you got?
19:56Trifled?
19:57Oh, yes.
19:59Trifled with my affections.
20:00Yeah, very good indeed.
20:01Anything else?
20:02Had Hatfield, but I think that's a proper noun.
20:04I don't think it's given its name to anything with a small h yet.
20:07No.
20:07No?
20:08All right. Tobi, let's do our third numbers round of the day.
20:12Four large, please.
20:12Four large. Thank you, Tobi. Don't need to ask, really.
20:15And two little ones. Let's see what we have in store this time.
20:19Little ones are three and seven.
20:21And then, as we know, one hundred, fifty, twenty-five and seventy-five.
20:26And the target, four hundred and thirty-one.
20:29Four, three, one. Numbers up.
20:38Four, three, one.
21:00Four, three, one. The target with four. Large, Tobi.
21:04Four, three, two, but not written down.
21:05One away, Andy.
21:06No, nowhere near.
21:07Missed it, OK, for seven points, Tobi.
21:09A hundred plus fifty.
21:10One hundred and fifty.
21:11Take seven.
21:12Take seven, one, four, three.
21:14Times three.
21:15Times by three is four hundred and twenty-nine.
21:19And seventy-five over twenty-five.
21:20Which you haven't used for three.
21:22And on.
21:23And one above.
21:23Well, if it foiled Tobi Byfield, there'd not be many people across the nation managing to get this rich.
21:29Well, I found a way, but I've seen a sneaky finger again.
21:32Let me get this right.
21:34Fifty times three is 150.
21:37Yes.
21:38Divided by twenty-five is six.
21:40It is.
21:41Seventy-five times seven is five hundred and twenty-five.
21:45Add six is five hundred and thirty-one.
21:48Take away a hundred is four hundred and thirty-one.
21:50Nicely done.
21:51Amazing.
21:5564-26.
21:57We have six rounds to play when we come back.
21:59Hope you're enjoying an afternoon in the company of Countdown.
22:01Here's your second Tea Time teaser.
22:03All's soar.
22:05All's soar.
22:06They sound like they'll do well on Valentine's Day, but they're in the pet shop.
22:11They sound like they'll do well on Valentine's Day, but they're in the pet shop.
22:21They sound like they'll do well on Valentine's Day, Susie, but they're in the pet shop.
22:36I thought pet shop, boys.
22:38I was going through all the titles of their songs and Neil Tennant.
22:41That was rubbish because the answer was Rosella's.
22:44Yeah, these are Australian parakeets, vivid green, red, yellow or blue plumage, multicoloured,
22:50and the name is an alteration of Rosehill.
22:52Not sure if that's how you pronounce it, but it's in New South Wales.
22:55Misleading clue, if you ask me.
22:57So back to the game.
22:58Andy, share your letters, mate.
23:01Vowel, please, Rachel.
23:02Thank you, Andy.
23:03A.
23:04And another.
23:05I.
23:06Another vowel.
23:07E.
23:08A consonant, please.
23:09T.
23:10And another.
23:11M.
23:12And another consonant.
23:14L.
23:15And another consonant.
23:16R.
23:17And another consonant.
23:20S.
23:21And a final vowel, please.
23:24And a final A.
23:26Good luck.
23:32Time's up, Andy.
23:59Nine.
23:59And nine from you, Toby.
24:01Nine.
24:01Andy.
24:03Materials.
24:03Materials.
24:04And Toby.
24:05Materials.
24:05Materials!
24:07APPLAUSE
24:08At the dictionary corner, we have a nine, but were there any others?
24:14Not that we could see.
24:15I was just admiring Toby's poker face there, because it looked like you were looking for something all the way through.
24:19I actually had materials written down after the eighth letter.
24:22I was about to announce it as an eighth, so I got pretty lucky.
24:25I'm just relieved you remembered to write it down, because that would have been disastrous.
24:29Let's just check.
24:30OK, 82 plays 44.
24:32There's five rounds left of the programme today.
24:35So Andy's doing very well against a great champion.
24:38But just to point out, Toby is on his way to a mammoth score.
24:42Let's see how it turns out, though.
24:43Toby, your letters.
24:44Consonant, please, Rachel.
24:45Thank you, Toby.
24:46N.
24:47And a vowel.
24:48E.
24:49And a consonant.
24:51T.
24:52And a vowel.
24:53O.
24:54And a consonant.
24:55B.
24:56And a vowel.
24:57I.
24:58And a consonant.
24:59N.
25:00And a vowel.
25:02U.
25:03A vowel consonant.
25:04A vowel.
25:05P.
25:06Let's play.
25:06Yeah.
25:07So.
25:38Toby? Seven. Yeah. And Andy? Just a six. Just a six. What have you got, mate? Bonnet. Bonnet. And Toby? Poutine. Poutine, the old Canadian delicacy. Delicious. Chips, isn't it? Chips, gravy, cheese curd. Yeah. I mean, as a sort of kind of an honorary Canadian, I wouldn't say delicious. I know that's sacrilegious. It's very salty. Very, very salty indeed. But that's it. I won't be getting back into Canada.
26:08Have you had it? I've not had it, but I did see a photo of it a few days ago and I thought to myself, not for me. I love it. You love it? Rach and I have had vegan versions of it. It's really, really nice. Yeah. Yeah. And with Suze. Big fan? Yep. Poutine.
26:38I grew in some food loves here. Hopefully not, but some of them do have very surprising origins. Did you know, for example, that the literal meaning of a cock monsieur, so that's that delicious French cheese and ham toasty, it literally means bite a gentleman, which is a bit odd.
26:53But if you opted instead for an Italian calzone, which is that lovely stuffed pizza, you might not know that that name translates a bit bizarrely as trouser leg, because that's apparently what it looks like.
27:05So I remember feeling a little bit of smugness as a vegetarian when I learned that the Latin botellus, meaning a sausage, is the origin of botulism.
27:15It also gave us the word pudding for a very long journey, because most puddings were savoury originally.
27:23What about some ketchup?
27:25Were you to stick with the Chinese origins of ketchup and the Mandarin ketchup, if I'm pronouncing that correctly, but you would be tucking into the brine of pickled fish, because that's what it originally meant.
27:36You might think that you'd be safer with lasagna, with a bit of a notorious etymology, because its name descends from the Latin lasanum, which meant a chamber pot.
27:46And some poor Roman chef, probably at some point, served up something which wasn't to everyone's taste, and so the word was transferred to a cooking pot and then to the dish served in it.
27:56But it obviously did arise as a bit of an insult.
27:59And finally, animals get a look into.
28:02These ones are quite sweet.
28:02Burrito is Spanish for little donkey, because a folded tortilla looks like the pack a donkey might carry on its back.
28:08But porcini mushrooms mean little pigs, because they plump up in liquid.
28:12And roll mops, which are the short and stubby herrings that you get around a gherkin, they literally translate as pug-nosed dogs.
28:20Wow.
28:21Yeah.
28:21That was a virtual picnic of spoilt food there.
28:24I know, I'm very sorry.
28:25I'll do some nice ones tomorrow.
28:26Lovely.
28:27Thank you, Susie.
28:27APPLAUSE
28:28Andy, let's go back to the gif.
28:32Val, please, Rachel.
28:33Thank you, Andy.
28:34E.
28:35And another val.
28:37O.
28:37And another.
28:39E.
28:40Consonant, please.
28:41L.
28:42Another consonant, please.
28:44N.
28:45Another consonant.
28:47G.
28:48Another consonant.
28:50D.
28:51One more, please.
28:53S.
28:54And a final val, please.
28:56And a final A.
28:58There it is.
28:59Right.
28:59Good luck, everybody.
29:00There it is.
29:02Right.
29:02Good luck, everybody.
29:02All right, talk to me, Andy.
29:32Uh, try a seven. Good. And Toby?
29:34A seven. A seven, two. OK, Andy, what have you got?
29:37Gleaned. What about you, Toby?
29:38Legends. Legends. And gleaned.
29:42Lovely. All right, let's skip more letters.
29:44And Toby, you're giving us our last regular round today.
29:47Rachel, can I get a consonant, please?
29:48Thank you, Toby. Z.
29:50And a vowel. U.
29:53And a consonant. T.
29:56And a vowel. O.
29:58And a consonant. S.
30:00And a vowel. E.
30:03And a consonant. N.
30:05And a vowel. I.
30:08A vowel consonant, please.
30:09And a final G.
30:11Lost letters.
30:13There are someals.
30:15And a vowel director.
30:17That may be the vowel.
30:19So yes.
30:22Thank you, Salem, sir.
30:22The answer.
30:28My last half.
30:30Fantastic.
30:31My last half.
30:34The note.
30:34I'm sweet.
30:35I'm beautiful.
30:36I'm I'm rude.
30:37I'm not pal.
30:38I'm beautiful.
30:39I know.
30:39Nothing.
30:40The information you go.
30:40Oh, you're sorry.
30:40I've got to avoid anything a settler.
30:41Time's up, Toby?
30:45Seven.
30:45And Andy?
30:46Seven.
30:46Yes, come on, big Finnish challenger.
30:48Toby, what's your word?
30:49Ousting.
30:50Yes, ousting.
30:50Same word.
30:51Very good.
30:52Well done, you won't be ousting them, but a big seven points for you.
30:55Well done to you, to Dixnery Corner.
30:56Swap a couple of letters, you get outsing.
30:59Yes.
31:00I've got outings, swapping a couple of letters again.
31:03Tongues.
31:04Yeah.
31:04And zesting.
31:06I like outsing.
31:07If we were to use that in a sentence, let me think off the top of my head.
31:10Rachel has been out singing everybody with Bloom and Elton John songs
31:14since yesterday's show.
31:15Very good.
31:15In fact, she won't stop singing Elton John since yesterday's show, Riley.
31:19If I could, I would.
31:21There's nothing we can do.
31:22We can't get them out.
31:24OK, last numbers round.
31:26And Andy, you're choosing.
31:28Can I have two large, please, Rachel?
31:29You can indeed.
31:30Just two large and four little to finish the day today.
31:33And these numbers are 5, 5, 7, 4, 25 and 100.
31:41And the target, 433.
31:44433, numbers up.
31:45We'll see you next time.
32:15Time's up. Andy?
32:174-3-2.
32:184-3-2, one away. Toby?
32:204-3-3.
32:21Just steal the ten points.
32:23100 plus seven.
32:24107.
32:26Times four.
32:27428.
32:2810 plus five.
32:29Well done, 4-3-3.
32:30APPLAUSE
32:34Very good indeed, Andy.
32:3558 is not too shabby at all.
32:38So let's get your finger on the buzzer.
32:40Try and increase that by ten.
32:41Toby, if you manage to get the last ten points of the show,
32:44it will break your top score.
32:46117 it is.
32:47This could get you to 1-2-3.
32:49So let's see if you can do it.
32:51As we reveal Tuesday's Countdown Conundrum.
32:56Andy could steal it.
32:57Reinforced.
32:58Let's have a look.
32:59That's wrong, Andy.
33:01Rest the time to you, Toby.
33:14Time's up.
33:15Toby stares in 1-1-3.
33:17Er...
33:18Rachel, it's been a while.
33:19Let's see why, is it?
33:20Actually, can I just check in with the dictionary?
33:22Is conferred a word?
33:23It is, yes.
33:24Conferred.
33:25What is it?
33:26Is conferred a word?
33:27It is, yes.
33:28Conferred.
33:29What is it?
33:30Is it conferred?
33:31Oh, well done.
33:33APPLAUSE
33:34Fantastic.
33:35At work.
33:36Toby, you've got your nines, so you can't be disappointed.
33:38Exactly.
33:39Well done.
33:40And Andy, come on, count down.
33:41You had a good day.
33:42You got a nine-letter word.
33:43Yeah, I had a shocker with this one.
33:44I had a shocker with this one.
33:45One-three.
33:46One-three.
33:47Er...
33:48Rachel, it's been a while.
33:49Let's see what is it.
33:50Actually, can I just check in with the dictionary?
33:51Is conferred a word?
33:52It is, yes.
33:53Conferred.
33:54What is it?
33:55Is it conferred?
33:56Oh, well done.
33:58And Andy, come on, count down.
34:00You had a good day.
34:01You got a nine-letter word.
34:02Yeah, I had a shocker with the conundrum, but I've had a good day.
34:05Well, listen, let's see where you go next in your career.
34:07You could come back here in ten years.
34:08We don't know what the profession will be.
34:09We'll see.
34:10Thanks, Colin.
34:11All right, take care.
34:12We'll see you tomorrow, Tobes.
34:13Well done, mate.
34:14Lovely.
34:15And Paul and Susie, we'll see you tomorrow.
34:16Yep, see you then.
34:17Absolutely.
34:18And that's all today, Rachel.
34:19Yeah, and National Make-Up A Holiday Day is also, as well as Paul's dad,
34:21it's my brother's birthday, and he once came into this audience,
34:25got a conundrum, and now he will forever be immortalised as the boy
34:28who got simpleton.
34:29So I think National Alex is a simpleton day.
34:31Nice.
34:32We'll be here tomorrow, same time, same place.
34:34Shane counting on us.
34:35APPLAUSE
34:37You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:41You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:46All right, thanks forobra