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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to the last Countdown of the week.
00:35It is a good Friday, so a special welcome to those who usually don't get to see Countdown because they're at work nine to five, but get to be here today.
00:43Really, really nice to have you along. I'm part of the Countdown family.
00:47Happy Easter, Rach. Happy Easter, Carl.
00:49And it means to us, chocolate. I've got some questions for you.
00:53So this weekend, how many Easter eggs do you think will be bought and consumed in the UK?
01:03What's the UK now? 70 mil?
01:05Yeah.
01:06So judging by, I'd say 100 mil.
01:10Very good. I thought you were going to go way lower based on that logic, but it is.
01:13It's more than one per person. So it's 80 to 90 million eggs.
01:18The other fact I look up to make me look clever is what percentage of chocolate eaten in the UK is accounted for over Easter.
01:28Like a teeny, tiny percent of it.
01:31No, it's a 10 percent of all chocolate is eaten over the Easter weekend.
01:35There you go.
01:36And the daffodils, it's that time of year. It's a lovely, it's a lovely, it's been a while since a bank holiday.
01:42It's a lovely weekend, isn't it? There's a lot of people who haven't had a day off.
01:46And this weekend comes and here we go. Loads of reasons to be cheerful.
01:50So someone who doesn't have kids.
01:52And everyone who's halfway through the Easter holidays and just looking at when the term starts again.
01:57Yeah, that's true. You don't want them at home. Get them back.
02:00Drop them round my house. I'll have them for a couple of days.
02:02I'll send them with chocolate. You'll have a great time.
02:05I won't be in. I won't be in when she knocks. I'll hide behind the sofa.
02:08Over to Dixon Recorder then. A happy Easter to Susie Dent and to our guest who's been back all this week.
02:15Paul Sinner.
02:18Well, it could be a great Friday, let alone a good Friday for Toby Byfield, who is our seven-time winner.
02:26Toby, it's the worst one to lose. The eighth.
02:29And fatigue plays a part in it, doesn't it? Every day, 15 rounds.
02:35Yeah, every game is getting harder, I find it.
02:37Listen, it's just about getting a win today. Best of luck to you. It was quite close yesterday.
02:42Jono Smith is hoping to stop you at the last hurdle.
02:45From Reading, how are you, sir?
02:46Yeah, good, thank you.
02:47Let's make a talk about work, but you're a big indoor sportsman.
02:50You love your snooker and you love your darts. And you can actually play a little bit.
02:54A little bit, yeah.
02:56What's your dart name?
02:57They call me the Big Dog.
03:00My team's called the Hounds, because we play at a pub called the Fox and Hounds.
03:04So the first team is the Fox, the second team is the Hounds.
03:06And I'm the captain, so I'm the Big Dog.
03:08Oh, that just sounds brilliant fun. You must really look forward to just playing.
03:12Yeah, yeah, no, it's brilliant.
03:13Let's see if we can hit the bullseye today. Good luck to Jono and Toby. Big day.
03:17APPLAUSE
03:18Off you go. You've got the darts, Toby, so get thrown.
03:24Afternoon, Rachel.
03:25Afternoon, Toby.
03:26Do I have a consonant, please?
03:27You can indeed start today with R.
03:29And a vowel.
03:31E.
03:32And a consonant.
03:34S.
03:35And a vowel.
03:36O.
03:37And a consonant.
03:39G.
03:39And a vowel.
03:41U.
03:42And a consonant.
03:43C.
03:44And a vowel.
03:46I.
03:46And a final consonant, please.
03:50A final N.
03:51And at home and in the studio, let's play Kind Down.
04:24All righty, all righty.
04:26Toby.
04:27At eight.
04:27An eight.
04:28And Jono.
04:29At eight as well.
04:30Well done.
04:30What have you got, Toby?
04:31Sourcing.
04:32And Jono.
04:33Recusing.
04:34Yes, excellent stuff over at the dictionary corner.
04:36Yes, recusing, very fine.
04:38So, a judge can recuse themselves if they excuse themselves from a case for some reason.
04:44So, very good indeed.
04:45Great word indeed.
04:46Paul, what a start.
04:47Just anagrams are there, aren't they?
04:48The anagrams are sourcing, are coursing and scouring.
04:51And the anagram of recusing is securing.
04:55And there it is.
04:55Wow, there you go.
04:56Bountiful, wasn't it?
04:57Eight points each.
04:59Really good way to settle in, Jono.
05:01And you're picking these letters.
05:02Hi, Rachel.
05:03Hi, Jono.
05:03Can I have a consonant, please?
05:05You can indeed.
05:06B.
05:07And another consonant, please?
05:10P.
05:11And a vowel.
05:13A.
05:15And another vowel.
05:17E.
05:19And another consonant, please?
05:21D.
05:23A vowel.
05:24A.
05:25A consonant.
05:29R.
05:31A vowel.
05:33I.
05:35And another consonant, please?
05:38Lastly, N.
05:40And 30 seconds.
05:41A vowel.
05:42A vowel.
05:42A vowel.
05:43A vowel.
05:43A vowel.
05:44A vowel.
05:44A vowel.
05:44A vowel.
05:44A vowel.
05:45A vowel.
05:45A vowel.
05:46A vowel.
05:46A vowel.
05:46A vowel.
05:47A vowel.
05:47A vowel.
05:47A vowel.
05:47A vowel.
05:47A vowel.
05:47A vowel.
05:48A vowel.
05:48A vowel.
05:48A vowel.
05:48A vowel.
05:49A vowel.
05:49A vowel.
05:50A vowel.
05:51A vowel.
05:51A vowel.
05:51A vowel.
05:52A vowel.
05:52A vowel.
05:53A vowel.
05:54A vowel.
05:55A vowel.
05:55A vowel.
05:56A vowel.
05:57A vowel.
05:57A vowel.
05:58A vowel.
05:59A vowel.
06:00MUSIC PLAYS
06:11Jono? Seven. Seven and Toby? Seven. Yes, Jono?
06:16Brained. Brained. A gruesome word, that, isn't it, Toby?
06:19Likewise. Same. Yeah. Well spotted. Counts, seven points each,
06:2415 points each overall. What a start, Paul Senna.
06:27Yeah, an anagram, a brained bandier or bandy. Yeah.
06:31Paraben, Susie's got that. Yes, paraben.
06:35Chemicals that you will find in shampoos, et cetera,
06:38usually go paraben-free. Love it. 15 points each.
06:41First numbers round of the day.
06:44Toby, I've loved having you. I won't miss this.
06:47I won't miss this on Easter Monday, let me tell you. Off you go.
06:50Four large, please. Four large, I'll miss it.
06:53Four large, two little. Lovely choice again, Toby.
06:56And for the first time today, the little one's ten...
06:59Oh, and ten. Uh-oh. Oh, yes, eh?
07:01We like a challenge here.
07:03The large one's 50, 25, 75, 100.
07:07And the target, 506.
07:10506. Numbers up.
07:12The large one's 50, 500, 100.
07:21The large one's 50, 75, 100.
07:23The large one's 50, 75, 100.
07:28And the target, 50, 000.
07:39TOBES
07:42TOBES
07:43506
07:44OK, Jono?
07:45506
07:46Well done to both of you.
07:47Toby?
07:4810 times 50
07:491050 is 500
07:51100 over 25 is 4
07:53Yeah.
07:54And 10 minus 4 is 6.
07:56Yep, fell out quite nicely, really.
07:58Mr Schmitz?
07:59Same way.
08:02Well done.
08:03APPLAUSE
08:06End of part one, already have a quarter century up each
08:10for both champion and challenger.
08:12Let's get our first tea-time teaser of this Good Friday.
08:14It's Longmoot.
08:16Longmoot.
08:17M-double-o-t.
08:18On foreign shores, he'll be lost for words.
08:21On foreign shores, he'll be lost for words.
08:24Now, I knew there was a word for you, cos we've said it many times,
08:27a resident polyglot.
08:28And now I've got one for me, a monoglot.
08:30Yes.
08:31Well, it is someone who speaks one language.
08:33Right.
08:34Well, it is someone who speaks one language.
08:36Right.
08:37Well, it is someone who speaks one language.
08:39Right.
08:4025 points, age, no worries with words with our challenger and champion today.
08:42Jono, pick these letters for me.
08:43Can I have a consonant, please?
08:44Thank you, Jono.
08:45R.
08:46And a vowel, please.
08:47U.
08:48Another vowel, please.
08:49Another vowel, please.
08:50A vowel.
08:51A vowel, please.
08:52A vowel.
08:53A vowel.
08:54A vowel.
08:55A vowel.
08:56A vowel.
08:57A vowel.
08:58A vowel.
08:59A vowel.
09:00A vowel.
09:01A vowel.
09:02A vowel.
09:03A vowel.
09:04A vowel.
09:05A vowel.
09:06A vowel.
09:07Another vowel, please.
09:08I.
09:09And a consonant.
09:10P.
09:13Another consonant.
09:15W.
09:16And a vowel.
09:18O.
09:19And a consonant.
09:22T.
09:24And a vowel, please.
09:26U.
09:29And a consonant, please.
09:30Rännley.
09:35Lastly, D.
09:36Thanks, Rich.
10:07Bit more tricky, Jono. How did you get on? Five. Five, yeah. And Toby? Six.
10:12Six. First bit of daylight, possibly. Jono, proud. And what have you got there?
10:16Putrid. Putrid? Yeah, horrible word, but we're six. Well done.
10:20Well done to you.
10:24Always makes me think of eggs every single time. What did you get?
10:27That was literally it. That was the one word we got between us.
10:30It was. Felt like it. Felt like it. Right. Jono, keep the faith as Toby picks these letters.
10:35Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Toby.
10:38S. And a vowel.
10:40I. And a consonant.
10:43N. And a vowel.
10:45O. And a consonant.
10:48L. And a vowel.
10:50E. And a consonant.
10:52N. And a vowel.
10:55O. And a final consonant, please.
10:59And a final H. And half a minute.
11:02Sometimes we run into it.
11:07I. And a vowel.
11:16I'll see you guys soon.
11:19All right.
11:20And maybe a großer without anyIES.
11:21TOBY
11:32Toby?
11:33Seven.
11:34And Jono?
11:35Seven.
11:36Very good. Toby?
11:37Loonies.
11:38Loonies and Jono?
11:39Same word.
11:40There you go, let's just, we trust you, kind of.
11:42Nice.
11:43Seven points.
11:44Immediately people think of lunatics, but loads of different meanings.
11:47It's a slang term for money as well in Canada, isn't it?
11:50It is Canadian pennies, aren't they, I think?
11:52The dollar is the loonie.
11:53Oh, OK, the dollar.
11:54Yeah.
11:55And then the two dollar coins, the toonie.
11:57It's not very original.
11:59I could keep going, but it's not very interesting.
12:01Paul, cheer me up, what have you got?
12:03Well, those are very good words, but actually we've got less.
12:06We didn't do as well.
12:07Lesion and onions.
12:10It's a weird boast, we've got less.
12:13Right, goes to show, standard today.
12:15Great stuff.
12:16Back to the numbers.
12:17Jono, what are you going to do?
12:19Can I have two from the top, please, Rachel?
12:21You can do the inverted selection.
12:23Two large this time and four little.
12:25And the four little ones.
12:26Five, six, five, four.
12:30And the large ones, fifty.
12:32And seventy-five.
12:34And this target, one, two, nine.
12:36One, two, nine.
12:37Number's up.
12:38One, two, nine.
12:39Number's up.
12:40One, two, nine.
12:41Number's up.
12:42Nice and easy.
12:54We take it where we can get it.
12:59Nice and easy. We take it where we can get it, Jono, just confirm.
13:12129. Yes, and Tobi? 129.
13:14And Jono, there'll be no ink wasted. 75 plus 50 plus 4.
13:18There you go. Tobes, what up?
13:20APPLAUSE
13:23Now, if you are sitting at home watching Countdown, as I say,
13:26on a bank holiday, maybe you haven't watched the show in a year or two
13:29and you're thinking, I'm keeping up with these two, he's 1-7,
13:32then come and have a go if you think you're hard enough.
13:35We would love to have you. It's countdownatchannel4.com.
13:38It's that simple, the number 4 in the email address.
13:41Countdownatchannel4.com. You just send an email,
13:44let us know you want to come on, and we'll take it from there.
13:46And if you're curious about the oranges of any words as well,
13:49you can do that for Susie Dent. Countdownatchannel4.com.
13:53That's what Tobi did, that's what Jono did,
13:55and they do not regret it in the slightest, I think.
13:59Right, Paul Sinner, last time talking to you this week.
14:02Yes. You've been telling us all about other people for four days.
14:06Birthdays and all sorts of stuff.
14:07Tell us a bit about yourself and how things are going at the moment.
14:10This was kind of inspired by looking at the birthdays of other people for today.
14:13Because if John Major and Norman Tebbett were both born on this date,
14:17they share the same birthday.
14:20And I was looking at it going, nah, couldn't care less, really.
14:23I've lost the will to live on the birthdays, let's do something different.
14:26Nobody actually cares, so I'll just tell you a bit about myself.
14:30I'm literally the only openly gay British-Asian qualified doctor
14:33competitive quizzer with Parkinson's disease on the United Kingdom comedy circuit.
14:38And as such, my life is something of a roller coaster,
14:41not least with the things that members of the public say to me most often.
14:45So I'm going to give you a list of the things that people say to me most often.
14:48Yeah.
14:49One is, what are the things that people say to you most often?
14:52LAUGHTER
14:54Another one is, do you know what, I didn't recognise you without the white suit.
14:58Oh.
14:59To which I always say, yes, you just did.
15:02LAUGHTER
15:04What's Bradley like is one of the ones I get.
15:06And the answer to the answer is, unbelievably rich.
15:10LAUGHTER
15:12Which chaser do you like the most?
15:14To which the answer is, I cannot reveal her name.
15:17LAUGHTER
15:18What's your favourite fact?
15:20And my favourite fact is either that Kate Robbins is an anagram of
15:24Bronski Beat or that Roy Kinnear is an anagram of Ronnie Cray.
15:27It's between the two.
15:29Bronski Beat, that's way better, I love that.
15:32Thank you, Paul.
15:33APPLAUSE
15:36Right, let's get back to the game.
15:38Let's get letters from Toby.
15:40Constantly, Rachel.
15:41Thank you, Toby.
15:42C.
15:43And the vowel, please.
15:45U.
15:46And a consonant.
15:48F.
15:49And a vowel.
15:51E.
15:52And a consonant.
15:54G.
15:55And a vowel.
15:57O.
15:58And a consonant.
15:59Q.
16:00And a consonant.
16:01W.
16:02And a final consonant, please.
16:05Good luck with this lot of fun.
16:07Thank you, Toby.
16:08Thank you, Toby.
16:09Thank you, Toby.
16:10A lot with this lot of final tea.
16:11Goodness me.
16:12Let's get it out of the way.
16:13Let's get it out of the way.
16:14A consonant.
16:15I'll be right back.
16:16I'll see you soon.
16:17Let's get it out of the way.
16:19I'll say that.
16:20A consonant.
16:21Okay.
16:22Let's get it out of the way.
16:23I can't let go of this.
16:24We'll be right back here.
16:25And I'll be right back there.
16:26My goodness.
16:46Toby.
16:47Just five.
16:48And Jono.
16:48Five as well.
16:49Five as well.
16:50Toby.
16:50Quote.
16:51Quote, yeah.
16:52Yeah, same word.
16:53Excellent.
16:55Surely.
16:56I bet every penny that Paul has that that's all you have.
16:59That's all I have.
17:00But looking at Susie's word, I think it might be the male of a coquette.
17:05Yes.
17:06A coquette without the T and the E at the end.
17:09So someone who just flirts with you.
17:11And that's there for a six.
17:13Wow.
17:13How did you find a six in there?
17:14Sensational.
17:19Look at that.
17:19Right.
17:2053 plays 47.
17:22Just six points in it.
17:24If you're just tuning in, it's a big show.
17:25Because Toby's going for octal champ today.
17:28And he's not getting it all his own way, Jono.
17:29Off we go again.
17:31Can I have a consonant, please?
17:32Thank you, Jono.
17:33N.
17:34And a vowel.
17:36A.
17:37And a consonant.
17:39S.
17:40And a vowel.
17:42O.
17:44A vowel, please.
17:47A.
17:48And another consonant.
17:51N.
17:53A consonant.
17:55T.
17:57And a vowel.
17:59E.
18:00And another consonant, please.
18:04And lastly, S.
18:06Here we go.
18:06And a vowel.
18:08All right.
18:09MUSIC CONTINUES
18:39Six. Six for you and Toby. Six. Six as well. Right, Jono. Season. Season. Stones. And stones. That's all we have.
18:49Not particularly nice one. We could pull one longer word out of there for an eight. I've got a seven as well. Oh, sorry. Sonatas. Oh, that's nice.
18:56Sonatas for seven, but one better than that. Yeah, assonant. So at school, do you remember hearing about alliteration and assonance?
19:06Mm-hm. Maybe. So assonance is all about the resemblance of sounds between syllables, often vowels.
19:11Assonant. Lovely stuff. Well done. 59 plus 53. The gap remains so, so tight.
19:17And Toby, back to your very, very happy place numbers.
19:21For the last time, four large, please.
19:23My happy place as well with four large ones and two little ones.
19:26So let's get a good one for your last choice for a while. The two little ones. Seven and three.
19:32And then we have 100, 50, 75 and 25.
19:36And the target, 186.
19:39Another low one, Rach. One, eight, six. Last numbers.
19:42One, eight, six.
19:55One, eight, six.
20:03One, eight, six.
20:06One, eight, eight.
20:09That's time, Toby.
20:141.85, not written down.
20:161 away, not written down.
20:17Jono?
20:17And 1.85, written down.
20:18Written down.
20:19Toby, you have to go first anyway, so all's good.
20:21Yeah, 100 plus 75 plus 7 plus 3.
20:24100 plus 75, 7 and 3.
20:26And the same way.
20:29Wow.
20:297 points each and such a low target.
20:321.86.
20:33Now, you were messing around for most of that, so you must have it.
20:36Well, I know the cinnamon's got it as well,
20:38but this one's so easy that, I mean, I'm not even going to pass it over.
20:41If you say 100 minus 7,
20:44and then you just say 50 divided by 25.
20:47It's two, but we've tied you out all week.
20:491.86.
20:50Brilliant.
20:54That's the stress rates of this competition.
20:56Toby going for his eighth win.
20:57Jono looking to secure his teapot.
20:59All the play for.
21:00Let's get the second teatime teaser this Good Friday.
21:03And it's Decent Me.
21:04Decent Me.
21:05His need for dentures was firmly established.
21:08His need for dentures was firmly established.
21:11Hello again.
21:28Fun teatime teaser.
21:29That his need for dentures was firmly established.
21:32Decent Me becomes cemented.
21:34Cemented.
21:34But the fun ends there.
21:36It's business time.
21:37Six rounds left.
21:38Everything to play for.
21:39And Jono, our challenger, just six points behind.
21:42Your letters.
21:44Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
21:45You can.
21:46Indeed.
21:46D.
21:47And a vowel.
21:49O.
21:51A consonant, please.
21:53T.
21:54And a vowel.
21:56I.
21:57And finally, a vowel, please.
22:17Finally, I.
22:19Good luck.
22:21I.
22:31I.
22:32I.
22:33I.
22:34I.
22:34I.
22:34MUSIC PLAYS
22:52Time's up, Jono. I'll try a six.
22:54I'm going to try a six. He's not sure. Toby?
22:56A very risky seven. A very risky seven.
22:59OK, so high stakes here. Jono, what are you trying?
23:02Outread.
23:02And what are you risking? A dilutore.
23:06Over to Susie.
23:07Yes, outright, the same, but not outright.
23:10And I did already check dilutore, and it's dilutur, I'm afraid.
23:14What counted, Paul Sinna?
23:15The only thing that counted was toroid for six.
23:18Yes, which is torus-shaped, so a bit like a ring donut.
23:21Well, no wonder. No wonder we struggled.
23:24Fantastic. Right, let's get on with it again, Toby.
23:27It's relentless, and it's your letters.
23:29Constantly, Rachel.
23:30Thanks, Toby.
23:31P.
23:31And a vowel.
23:33E.
23:34And a consonant.
23:35V.
23:36And a vowel.
23:38A.
23:39And a consonant.
23:40R.
23:41And a vowel.
23:43E.
23:44And a consonant.
23:45F.
23:46And a vowel.
23:48O.
23:49A vowel consonant, please.
23:50And a final T.
23:52Let's play.
23:53And a vowel belonging.
24:06Let's play.
24:07Let's play.
24:08And a vowel bunları.
24:09Let's play.
24:10And a vowel alguien.
24:11There's noleistë 안녕하세요.
24:12Let's play.
24:14And a vowel limiting.
24:16And a vowel song.
24:18That vowel.
24:19And a vowel middle.
24:20Tobi.
24:25Six.
24:26Jono.
24:27Just a five.
24:29Jono, the five.
24:30Fever.
24:31Tobi.
24:31Repeat.
24:33Repeat.
24:34You'd like to have this round back, Jono, wouldn't you?
24:36Six points for Tobi.
24:39My goodness me, a 12-point lead.
24:41That seems like a massive chasm, given this show.
24:44It really isn't.
24:45Dictionary Corner, what are you saying to me?
24:46One seven each.
24:48Susie got operate, and I got, appropriately enough for Easter weekend, overeat.
24:53Well done.
24:54Well done.
24:5572 plays 60.
24:56We're going to stay in Dictionary Corner.
24:57Still all on the line, but let's get our final origins of words of the week, Susie Dent.
25:02Well, you quite liked the other day when I tried to rescue a word from obscurity,
25:08and I told you the story of Ultra Crepidarian.
25:10Do you remember?
25:11I didn't quite like it.
25:12I really liked it.
25:12You really liked it.
25:13Because it describes someone most of us know,
25:16and it's somebody who loves to hold forth and pronounce on subjects
25:22they know absolutely nothing about.
25:23So it's just a very useful word.
25:24But I thought I would give you a sprinkling of other words
25:27that I would like to rescue from obscurity.
25:28Yes.
25:29In case they're useful.
25:30So the first one is to consult, and to consult is to act stupidly together.
25:37So it's to play the four with other people, and it goes quite nicely with another word,
25:42unasinous, not unanimous, but unasinous,
25:46U-N-A-S-I-N-O-U-S, and it means united in stupidity.
25:50Wonderful.
25:50It's quite useful.
25:51This is one I find useful quite often.
25:54If everything gets too much, you can always litibulate,
25:58and to litibulate is to find a corner and hide in it.
26:01And that one is 400 years old.
26:04Ah.
26:05In German, they have this word,
26:07Torschlusspanik, which means door, shut, panic.
26:10And that's the fear in middle age that life is passing you by
26:12and the doors of opportunity are closing to you.
26:15And there is a sort of fairly similar word in English,
26:18which was a paracme, P-A-R-A-C-M-E,
26:22the point at which one's prime is passed.
26:26Zitzfleisch, I will borrow this one from German.
26:28That is, it doesn't sound very nice because it means sitting meat,
26:31but it's the ability to endure something.
26:34It's sitting stamina, if you like.
26:35So this is when, you know, if a friend is showing you
26:37their top 100 holiday snaps, you have to have good Zitzfleisch.
26:41You have to have good stamina.
26:43I quite like that one.
26:44A somnificator, this is not you, Colin,
26:46is one who induces sleep in others.
26:50And I find this one really useful.
26:51You know when you get to the end of a box set
26:53and it's been so good, this series, you just don't want it to end?
26:57Or a book that you have absolutely loved
26:59and you dread that final chapter?
27:01You are feeling finifugal, F-I-N-I-F-U-G-A-L,
27:06and it simply means, and again, centuries old,
27:09shunning the end of something.
27:10That's beautiful.
27:11Saved the best for last.
27:15Well, there's no litubulating for Toby and Jono.
27:18They've got to face these last four rounds head on.
27:22And you're picking these letters, Jono.
27:23A consonant, please, Rachel.
27:25Thank you, Jono.
27:26S.
27:27And a vowel, please.
27:29E.
27:30A consonant.
27:32H.
27:33A vowel.
27:35U.
27:35A vowel, please.
27:39E.
27:40And a consonant.
27:42M.
27:43And another consonant, please.
27:46T.
27:49And another consonant.
27:51G.
27:52And a final vowel, please.
27:57A final.
27:58A.
27:59Kind time.
28:00A vowel.
28:01A vowel.
28:04A vowel.
28:09Aяч.
28:13A vowel.
28:15A vowel.
28:16A vowel.
28:16A lament.
28:18Aética.
28:19A vowel.
28:20Time's up. Jono?
28:32A seven. A seven from you, Toby?
28:34Seven. Seven as well. OK, Jono, the word?
28:36Gametes. Gametes. And Toby?
28:39Same. Quick look. Two gametes.
28:42Wonderful. Seven-point seats. Dictionary corner. What can we add?
28:46Surprisingly, as a former doctor, I've got gametes
28:48and a more unusual word from Susie, Meshuggah.
28:52What's that mean, Susie? Oh, yes, Meshuggah is to be very foolish
28:56or silly. It's from Yiddish. It's a great insult.
28:58I thought it was just a term of endearment you were using towards me there.
29:02It wasn't the case. It's the opposite.
29:05Right. More letters from you.
29:07Toby is, yet again, I find myself more funny than anybody else in the room.
29:11Off we go. Constantly, Rachel. Thank you, Toby.
29:14S. And a vowel.
29:15I. And a consonant.
29:19Y. And a vowel.
29:22E. And a consonant.
29:25L. And a vowel.
29:27A. And a consonant.
29:29S. And a vowel.
29:32E.
29:34And a final consonant, please.
29:35And a final M.
29:37Last letters.
29:38E. And a vowel.
29:39E. And a vowel.
29:40E. And a vowel.
29:40E. And a vowel.
29:41E. And a vowel.
29:42E. And a vowel.
29:42E. And a vowel.
29:42E. And a vowel.
29:43E. And a vowel.
29:43E. And a vowel.
29:44E. And a vowel.
29:44E. And a vowel.
29:44E. And a vowel.
29:44E. And a vowel.
29:45E. And a vowel.
29:45E. And a vowel.
29:45E. And a vowel.
29:46E. And a vowel.
29:46E. And a vowel.
29:47E. And a vowel.
29:48E. And a vowel.
29:48E. And a vowel.
29:49E. And a vowel.
29:50E. And a vowel.
29:51E. And a vowel.
29:52E. And a vowel.
29:52E. And a vowel.
29:53OK, that is time. Really important, this.
30:11Toby? Seven. Seven from you. And Jono?
30:15I'll risk a seven. Got two.
30:17Toby? Messily. And Jono? Mealies.
30:20And mealies, like mealy-mouthed, kind of in that sort of territory, I suppose.
30:24Susie? I did not think that was going to be in, but it is.
30:27South African English, they're maize plants. Yes. Very good.
30:30Well done, flam, by a seed of your pants. That felt good, didn't it?
30:33Eh? Paul? Measles.
30:36That's another medical word. Aimless. And mislays?
30:40Yeah, you can mislays something. Yeah, very nice.
30:42Pleasure of sevens from you. Thank you very much.
30:4586.74. So it's close, but not close enough, Jono.
30:50You need to better, Toby, in the last numbers round,
30:52but you're in control. Can I have six more, please, Rachel?
30:56Yes, big dog, you've got to gamble at this stage.
30:58Six little ones. You need those ten points.
31:01Let's hope we get that crucial conundrum.
31:03Final game. Nine, six, three, one, four, and six.
31:09And the target to reach? 630.
31:13Oh, 630. Last numbers.
31:15The complex is, of course.
31:17One, six, three, one, two.
31:19I already said that.
31:19What about 3254?
31:21The force?
31:23The force?
31:24Each person?
31:26We have one, six, three, one.
31:29We have one, six.
31:30We'll never find that something you need to know,
31:31the force.
31:31We have one, six.
31:32We have two, three, one.
31:34We have one, six.
31:34We have one, six, three.
31:35We have one, six, three, one, six.
31:37We have one, six.
31:396-3-0, the target. Jono, did you hit it?
31:50Lost it. You've missed it. Toby?
31:526.30. To become an octo-chump, let's have it.
31:556 plus 1 is 7. 6 plus 1 is 7.
31:58Times 9. Times 9, 63.
32:00And the other 6 plus 4... Is 10.
32:03And times them together. And you are the good boy of the day.
32:06Yes!
32:10Sensational. 6 octo-champs. We're only mid-season.
32:13We've had 6 octo-champs.
32:15So becoming an octo-champ this season doesn't guarantee
32:18that you're going to make the end of season 8.
32:20But hey, you will, cos you're going to be second seed,
32:23no matter what happens.
32:24Well done, Toby. Amazing, amazing.
32:29The two hardest wins have been the last two.
32:31I'd say, Jono, this has been the hardest so far.
32:33So you deserve a lot of credit for it.
32:35And let's see if you can go out on a high.
32:38Or will Toby get another century?
32:39Fingers on the buzzers.
32:41Let's reveal. Final one of the week.
32:43Countdown conundrum.
32:49Smith. Outgunned.
32:51Let's have a look. Yes!
32:56Good last shot to fire. Well done to you.
32:58Jono, you've scored 84 in defeat against a brilliant octo-champ.
33:04And, even though you lost, you've got a text alert.
33:07You've got a new text alert for life.
33:09LAUGHTER
33:11Have you enjoyed your day?
33:12Yeah, it's been great. It's been great.
33:13It's been really good to have you here.
33:15On another day I'll be giving you a teapot and you'll be coming back.
33:17Brilliant work. Let's give Jono a good round of applause.
33:19APPLAUSE
33:20Toby, people talk about the formats of shows,
33:24and I'm always defending Countdown and saying, no, it's a pure format.
33:27It's not a guaranteed ending, but so much can happen.
33:30We were in a scenario there because of the amount of octo-champs that we have.
33:34The first thing that decides whether people reach the end of season finals is wins.
33:38There was a chance you could have finished this show second seed, which you have,
33:42or you wouldn't have been guaranteed coming back had you lost this one.
33:46So you would have had the second highest amount of points, but only seven wins.
33:49What a format it is. Craziness.
33:52How are you feeling? Relieved.
33:54Relieved. I mean, the fatigue really set at the end there,
33:57but it's been an amazing experience.
33:58Yeah. Thank you so much for having me.
34:00Well, listen, thank you for being so nice to everybody here.
34:02You brought the manners as well as the amazing Countdown game.
34:06So thank you very much, Toby, our new octo-champ.
34:08APPLAUSE
34:12I'll work on your nickname. Don't worry about that.
34:15Good stuff. Paul, we'll see you again. Thank you so much.
34:17Love to. Thank you.
34:18We'll consult again on Monday at 2.10.
34:22Rach?
34:23Not too much, though, because we've got to be on good behaviour,
34:25because Pam Ayres is in on Monday.
34:27It's my first Pam and I can't wait.
34:29Easter Monday is going to be so special.
34:30We will be here, as always.
34:32You can count on us.
34:35You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:39You can also find our web page at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:44APPLAUSE
34:46Oof.
34:55The Imaginary Team
34:55The Dammit
34:56The illustrator
34:57noodles
34:59The Andres
35:01The Mercantile
35:04toxic
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35:12The Cos register