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00:45who haven't been watching Countdown over the last couple of weeks
00:47in which case you've missed
00:50the most extraordinary contest
00:51an eight week contest
00:53from the very best Countdown
00:55contestants ever to have appeared on this show
00:57and on March the 1st
00:58we will come
01:00to a crowning moment
01:01we will indeed
01:02crown the greatest Countdown
01:05contestant of all time
01:06so you stick with us
01:07over the next few weeks
01:10the standard
01:10I'm breathless most of the time actually Rachel
01:12and the standard that we've seen
01:15really is breathtaking
01:16but what about you?
01:17they're fantastic aren't they
01:18and they don't just know the Countdown
01:20dictionary
01:20they know the Scrabble dictionary as well
01:22I went to Prague recently
01:23for a Scrabble contest
01:25and I met loads of people
01:26that are coming on
01:27in the next few weeks
01:27and some that have been on
01:28the last couple of weeks
01:29and they're over there playing
01:30Scrabble when they're not countdowning
01:31they get everywhere
01:32well dictionary
01:33I don't know if that's a word
01:34instead of in
01:35encyclopedic knowledge of the dictionary
01:36brilliant stuff
01:37fantastic
01:37so March the 1st
01:39we will crown the
01:40the greatest Countdown contestant
01:41of all time
01:42but who have you got with us today
01:44will one of those
01:45be crowned
01:46we've got Kyle Adaman
01:47who as a 16 year old
01:50from Heathfield in East Sussex
01:51a pupil at the Heathfield Community College
01:53but he was a centre
01:55semi-finalist
01:55back in 2008
01:57aged just 11
01:58and let's see
02:00what he looked like
02:00and has he grown
02:01he has a bit I think
02:02he has indeed
02:05and when he appeared
02:05way back in 2008
02:07aged just 11
02:08extraordinary
02:09he was in all the pages
02:10so what have you been up to
02:11since then Kyle
02:12I've been
02:14I've completed
02:14my
02:15GCSEs
02:15starting A-levels now
02:17things looking good?
02:19yes
02:19it's all going very well
02:20thanks
02:20yeah
02:20what are you aiming for?
02:22I'm hoping for
02:23a maths degree
02:24oh
02:25at Oxbridge
02:26excellent stuff
02:27she showed you the way
02:29get rid of
02:30this bridge stuff
02:30very good
02:32well you can have a chat
02:33with Rachel Louch
02:34she'll tell you
02:35exactly how it's all done
02:36and you're joined by
02:37John O'Neill
02:38who lives in
02:39Raynham in
02:40London
02:40semi-finalist
02:41back in 2005
02:42great with the numbers
02:44I understand
02:45you can beat Rachel
02:46I hear
02:47maybe back then
02:49yes
02:50I've lost a few brain cells
02:50since then
02:51really
02:52too much time in the pub
02:54yeah
02:55work is a catastrophe
02:56risk assessment
02:57you're in the right company
02:58because I feel like
02:59I'm a bit of a catastrophe
03:00thanks time
03:00is that fun
03:01you're working out the odds
03:02are you
03:03yeah
03:03of like
03:04hurricane
03:05earthquakes
03:05and
03:05when they happen
03:07how much damage
03:07they're going to cause
03:08it's reasonably interesting
03:09as in
03:10insurance guys
03:10I bet it is
03:11yeah
03:12I bet it is
03:12tell me this
03:13is a lot of that
03:14in a computer
03:15based
03:15it's just data
03:16pumping in
03:16from around the world
03:17yeah
03:17the models
03:18they rely on
03:19the data that comes
03:19from
03:20the insured
03:21basically
03:21so
03:21and then we just
03:23assess the models
03:23and see if they're
03:24sped
03:25spitting out
03:25results
03:26that look likely
03:26good
03:27well a lot of money
03:28is resting on that
03:29because
03:29all
03:30goes through Lloyd's
03:30and if you're
03:31if you're a name there
03:32yeah
03:33we're on the Lloyd's market
03:33yeah
03:34excellent
03:35well listen
03:35big round of applause
03:36to Kai
03:37and John
03:38John O'Neill
03:39thank you
03:44And welcome, as ever, to Susie and alongside Susie.
03:49A lady with a head for pretty much everything, pretty much everything, but I think we.
03:54We've seen you somewhere before.
03:55She's no apprentice.
03:56She's the one and only wonderful Margaret.
03:59Margaret will get you everywhere.
04:02Listen, we're, we've got.
04:04A lot of time to chat later on, but we've got to get on with the game.
04:07So let's do just that.
04:08Kai.
04:09Would you be good enough?
04:10Hello, Rachel.
04:11Hi again, Kai.
04:12Can I have a consonant, please?
04:13Of course.
04:14Start this week with N.
04:16And a vowel.
04:19E.
04:20And a consonant.
04:22D.
04:23And.
04:24And a vowel.
04:26U.
04:27Another vowel.
04:29I.
04:30That consonant.
04:32X.
04:33Another consonant.
04:34R.
04:34Another consonant, please.
04:39P.
04:40P.
04:41And I have a final consonant.
04:44And the last one.
04:46W.
04:46And here's the countdown clock.
04:49P.
04:49P.
04:50P.
04:50P.
04:50P.
04:50P.
04:50P.
04:51P.
04:51P.
04:51P.
04:51P.
04:51P.
04:52P.
04:52P.
04:52P.
04:53P.
04:53P.
04:53P.
04:54You
04:59You
05:04You
05:09You
05:14You
05:19Now then, Kai
05:20I've got a seven
05:21A seven, John
05:22I'll try a seven
05:24Okay, Kai
05:25Unwired
05:26Unwired
05:27Too unwired
05:29Both unwired
05:30Yep
05:30Yes
05:31Very good
05:33Happy
05:34Unwired
05:35Happy, this is the standard
05:35What else have we got?
05:37Well, I don't know whether pre-wined
05:39It sounds like you'll be able to pre-wine something
05:41You can't, Margaret
05:42You can't
05:43You can pre-wine
05:44Oh, I can
05:44You can pre-wine if you want a drink before dinner
05:46Or a drink before the drink
05:49You can turn it into rewind
05:51Forget the
05:51Rewind, yes
05:52But pre-wine
05:54Never mind
05:55All right
05:55So
05:56Seven all
05:57We're off and running
05:58John
05:59Hi, Rachel
05:59Hi, John
06:00Can I have a vowel, please?
06:01Thank you
06:02Start with E
06:03And an
06:04Do you have one?
06:05O
06:06And I have one?
06:07A
06:08A
06:09And can I have a consonant, please?
06:12W
06:12A consonant
06:13A consonant
06:13S
06:15A consonant
06:17V
06:18A consonant
06:20T
06:22A consonant, please
06:23S
06:25And can I have a final consonant, please?
06:28And a final G
06:30Clock time
06:33T
06:35T
06:37T
06:39T
06:41T
06:43T
06:45T
06:47T
06:49T
06:51T
06:53T
06:55T
06:57T
06:59T
07:01Well, John, seven, and Kai, just a six.
07:06Go six.
07:07Sweats.
07:08Sweats.
07:09John.
07:10Sturridge.
07:11Sturridge.
07:11Excellent.
07:12Yep.
07:13Sturridge is the action of stowing something or it's the space for stowing.
07:16Sturridge.
07:17All right.
07:18Anything else there, Margaret?
07:19Anything?
07:20No, sadly no.
07:21Sturridge.
07:21You might just be able to put the S on stowage.
07:24If I was feeling kind, I might allow it.
07:26Because it's specified a space for stowing something in.
07:28So, arguably, you could have more than one.
07:30But I think John's right.
07:31To stick to the seven.
07:32Seven.
07:33All right.
07:34So, 14 to Kai's.
07:36Off you go.
07:37Okay.
07:38I'll have a bow, please.
07:41Thank you, Kai.
07:42U.
07:43Add a consonant.
07:44L.
07:46A consonant.
07:47L.
07:48A vowel.
07:49A consonant.
07:50L.
07:51A vowel.
07:51O.
07:52O.
07:53Consonant.
07:54C.
07:56E.
07:57Vowel.
07:58E.
07:59Consonant.
08:00Vowel.
08:01E.
08:02Consonant.
08:02A.
08:03A.
08:04A consonant.
08:06T.
08:06And a final vowel, please.
08:08And a final O.
08:11Stand by.
08:16And a final vowel, please.
08:21And a final vowel.
08:26And a final vowel.
08:56And a final vowel.
08:58And a final vowel.
09:00And a final vowel.
09:02And a final vowel.
09:04And a final vowel.
09:06So, 13 to 20 with John.
09:10John, take it away.
09:11Can I have a vowel, please?
09:13Thank you, John.
09:14A.
09:15A vowel.
09:16I.
09:17A vowel.
09:18A consonant.
09:20A consonant.
09:22T.
09:23A consonant.
09:24D.
09:25A consonant.
09:26A consonant.
09:27G.
09:28A consonant.
09:29A consonant.
09:30N.
09:31N.
09:32A consonant, please.
09:34N.
09:35A consonant.
09:36And a consonant, please.
09:38And the last one.
09:39M.
09:40And it's countdown.
09:41And it's countdown.
09:42A consonant.
09:43A consonant, please.
09:44A consonant.
09:45A consonant.
09:46A consonant.
11:44John?
11:45973.
11:46So let's hear from you first, John.
11:48OK.
11:49four fives is twenty. Four fives is twenty. Times eight is one sixty.
11:54Add two. One six two. Multiply that by six. Nine seven two. And then add one.
11:59Nicely done. Nine seven three. Brilliant. Well done. Well done.
12:04Very good. But now it's time.
12:09To turn to you, Margaret. Well, I was actually going to ask you a question.
12:13Oh, no.
12:14What? What have the following five things got in common?
12:18Yes. Throw in confess.
12:19Yes. Playing cards. Yes. Smoking a cigarette.
12:23Yeah. Reading a book.
12:24And voting in an election.
12:27Oh, Margaret. I was going to say catastrophe until we got.
12:29To reading a book.
12:32Well, it's not that there could be social or antisocial, depending on your.
12:34Perspective.
12:35Go on, tell me.
12:36It's paper.
12:37Of course.
12:38And I heard a professor.
12:39Samson talking about his book, paper and elegy.
12:42And it made me think about paper and how our use of paper is.
12:44Changing.
12:46Because as you know, I used to be a lawyer.
12:48And even before I started.
12:49As a lawyer, lawyers were paid by the folio.
12:51So the more paper you actually produced with writing on it, the more you got.
12:54Paid, which didn't really encourage precision, but what did encourage.
12:59Precision and accuracy was in the days when you had secretaries, or more particularly when
13:04you didn't have a secretary.
13:04But your boss had a secretary, and you had to prevail on this dragon to.
13:09Do your typing for you, and it was not appreciated if you were very long-winded or if you.
13:14Making mistakes and wanting to redo things.
13:17We talk about now having a paperless office, but.
13:19Before, if there was a contract that had to be agreed between two parties, we had what was.
13:24Called a travelling draft, and one copy was produced, one agreement was typed out.
13:29Sent it to the other side, they amended it in red, it came back, you amended it in green.
13:34Sent it went back, and then there was a combination of, and I can't remember the order, blue, yellow,
13:38there was brown, purple.
13:39Whatever.
13:40At the end of the day, this document, which had been backwards and forwards, was typed out.
13:44Once again, with a carbon copy, signed, and that was it.
13:49So there was hardly any waste.
13:51Now, of course, there's emails.
13:52Everybody emails everybody all the time.
13:54Everybody prints it out because it's easier to read, and there's a huge max of paper used.
13:59And I thought it's interesting, and we think now we're moving to a paperless society, and we're certainly.
14:04We're certainly moving towards e-books.
14:07I was thinking that perhaps, and it's a bit.
14:09Sad if all the bookshops are being replaced by coffee shops, and all we end up with.
14:14Paper being used for is disposable coffee cups.
14:18Yeah.
14:18Good point.
14:19Do you think that's coming?
14:19Good point.
14:20I'm not sure, but I can't get to grips with the e-book.
14:23I want a book.
14:24I want a book.
14:24Anyway, thank you very much, but now it's time for a Tea Time teaser, and the teaser.
14:29Is she slaps, and the clue, she slaps the water, making lots of.
14:34These.
14:35She slaps the water, making lots of these.
14:39She slaps the water, making lots of these.
14:44She slaps the water, making lots of these.
14:49Welcome back.
14:53I left you the.
14:54The clue, she slaps the water making lots of these.
14:57And the answer, of course, is that she makes lots of these.
14:59Lots of splashes, lots of splashes.
15:02John, 30, to Kaiser.
15:0413, so time for Kai to make a bit of a splash.
15:07But, first of all, John, it's your letter.
15:09Can I have a vowel, please?
15:11Thank you, John.
15:13A.
15:14A vowel.
15:15U.
15:16A vowel.
15:18E.
15:19A consonant.
15:19A consonant.
15:21N.
15:22A consonant.
15:24R.
15:25A consonant.
15:26C.
15:28A consonant.
15:30T.
15:31A vowel, please.
15:32R.
15:34And a consonant, please.
15:38And the last one, R.
15:39Clock time.
15:41Clock time.
15:44R.
15:45T.
15:49B.
15:49You
16:14Kai?
16:15I'll stick with seven.
16:16Okay, John?
16:17Erratic.
16:18Erratic.
16:19Kai?
16:21Are we happy over there?
16:22Yes, very happy.
16:23Anything else?
16:24Margaret?
16:25Centaur?
16:26Yes.
16:27But that's no longer...
16:28That's your...
16:29Yeah, that's your...
16:30Is there a line of countries as Centaur?
16:31Sort of, yes.
16:32Isn't it?
16:33I mean, it's mythical.
16:34Yes.
16:35Well, I've never seen one.
16:36Luckily.
16:37Yes.
16:38Not unless you've had a few...
16:40pre-drinks, whatever.
16:41Rewind.
16:42Rewind.
16:44And the girls?
16:45Urinate is lowering the tone a little bit.
16:47Thank you for that.
16:48But that's seven as well.
16:49Sorry.
16:50When you've had a pre-wine.
16:51Anything else?
16:52No.
16:54I think we'll probably...
16:55move on swiftly.
16:5637 to 20, says John's in the lead.
16:59Kai, what will you do for it?
17:00Can I have a consonant, please?
17:02Angi Kai.
17:03T.
17:04And another one.
17:05Q.
17:06And a third.
17:07And another one.
17:08And a third.
17:10And three.
17:10R and a vowel
17:14O
17:15A vowel
17:17I
17:19A consonant
17:20N
17:21A vowel
17:23A
17:25Another vowel
17:27E
17:28And finish with a vowel please
17:30And finish with a
17:33And they're off
17:35All
17:37Just
18:23Anything leading up to eight?
18:26It's interesting.
18:27We had aeration as well and struggled to get low.
18:30I think we were slower.
18:31than John and Kai's. That was really good. Very good. All right. So, John, take it away.
18:36Can I have a vowel, please? Thank you, John. E. A vowel.
18:41O. A vowel. I. A consonant.
18:46H. A consonant.
18:49Y.
18:51A consonant.
18:53F.
18:54A consonant.
18:56R.
18:57S.
18:58A consonant.
18:59R.
19:01And A consonant, please.
19:03And lastly, G.
19:06R.
19:07A consonant.
19:08R.
19:09R.
19:10R.
19:11R.
19:12R.
19:13R.
19:14R.
19:15R.
19:16R.
19:17R.
19:18R.
19:20R.
19:41All right, John, hosiery?
19:43Hosiery.
19:44Exactly the same.
19:45Look at this.
19:47All round.
19:48And in the corner...
19:49We've got fishery, I think, haven't we?
19:51Fishery.
19:52It's no longer, so...
19:53It'll still do.
19:55Fishery.
19:57Can't beat them today.
19:5852 to 35, says John's in the lead.
20:01Kai, let us go.
20:02I'll have a vowel, please.
20:03Thank you, Kai.
20:04E.
20:05E.
20:06And consonant.
20:07F.
20:08X.
20:09E.
20:10A consonant.
20:11C.
20:12C.
20:13A vowel.
20:14A.
20:15Consonant.
20:16N.
20:17N.
20:18Vow.
20:19I.
20:20I.
20:21A consonant.
20:22A consonant.
20:23H.
20:24A consonant.
20:26And consonant.
20:27D. And a final consonant place. And a final.
20:32V. And here's the clock.
20:37V. And here's the clock.
20:42V. And here's the clock.
20:47V. And here's the clock.
20:49V. And here's the clock.
20:51V. And here's the clock.
20:53V. And here's the clock.
20:57V. And here's the clock.
20:59V. And here's the clock.
21:03V. And here's the clock.
21:05V. And here's the clock.
21:09V. And here's the clock.
21:11V. And here's the clock.
21:13V. And here's the clock.
21:15V. And here's the clock.
21:17V. And here's the clock.
21:19V. And here's the clock.
21:21V. And here's the clock.
21:22V. And here's the clock.
21:23V. And here's the clock.
21:25V. And here's the clock.
21:27V. And here's the clock.
21:28V. And here's the clock.
21:29V. And here's the clock.
21:30V. And here's the clock.
21:31V. And here's the clock.
21:32V. And here's the clock.
21:33V. And here's the clock.
21:34slightly wrong by transposing the n and the i it's echidnas which is e-c-h-i-d
21:39n-a-s and they are spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammals
21:44long snouts that's really bad luck bad luck bad luck all right now then
21:4960 plays 35 as we move to that part of the day
21:54we've already had a lecture from margaret and now we're going to have a little lecture from susie
21:58susie what have you got
21:59not sure i like the word lecture lecture corner exactly
22:04uh well i'll try to keep it brief in that case um i was going to answer um a letter from rob
22:09evans who lives in bracebridge in lincolnshire and he asked what are the origins of the black
22:14of mariah the name given to police bans and it's quite an interesting story they
22:33you
22:19they've been used for the transportation of prisoners since the 1830s under that name of black
22:36you
22:24mariah and there are two theories as to where the name comes from at the first features
22:41you
22:29mariah lee who was an african-american proprietress of a sailor's lodging house in boston
22:46you
22:34mariah lee who was said to be so tall and strong that the police frequently
22:51you
22:51you
22:51you
22:51you
22:51you
22:52you
22:52you
22:53you
22:53you
22:39you
22:44it sounds a very tall tale if you forgive the pun but um there are records showing that
22:48actually she did help to
22:49to comprehend some of these uh notorious villains and thugs and such was her notoriety that
22:54it's
22:54it's quite likely that her name became attached to the origins of the name that's one
22:59you
22:59you
23:00but as it turns out the more likely one is a plucky racehorse from harley
23:04you
23:05you
23:05you
23:09gained a spectacular pot of money for the jockey club and it's around this time that
23:14the mayor was called black mariah obviously it's around this time that the name began to emerge
23:19applied to these police vans and it's probably she was so famous thanks to this incredibly long
23:24race that police decided to call their vans in her honor well i'm done
23:29very good indeed
23:34thank you i prefer the first story because i think she arrested them all in her boarding
23:39house which was masquerading as a boarding house make a wonderful story yeah boston nurse
23:44lodgings at the port i don't think so okay so 60 plays uh kai study
23:49five and john your numbers game and there's rachel
23:52can i have four from the top please rachel
23:54four from the top yep and any other two thank you very much trying the other tact against kai
23:59right two small ones this time are three and six and we know what's coming below
24:04and we're going to charge for 75 25 100 and 50.
24:09and your target this time 381 381
24:14so
24:19You
24:24You
24:29You
24:34You
24:39You
24:44Yes, John
24:45381
24:46381
24:47381
24:48Alright, John
24:493 times 100
24:513 times 100, 300
24:53Add 17
24:5425 and 6
24:55Yeah, nice and straightforward
24:56381
24:57Very good, Kai?
24:58Yeah, exactly
24:59Same way
25:01Excellent stuff, well done
25:04Thank you
25:06So 70
25:0745
25:08Has become
25:0912
25:09Teatime Teaser
25:10Which is
25:11Name Nerd
25:12And the clue
25:13Good, Mild or Bad
25:14It fits
25:14Them all
25:15Good, Mild or Bad
25:16It fits
25:17Them all
25:19What?
25:20What?
25:21What?
25:22What?
25:23What?
25:24What?
25:25What?
25:26What?
25:28What?
25:29What?
25:30What?
25:31What?
25:32What?
25:33Welcome back
25:34I left you with
25:34The clue
25:35Good, Mild or Bad
25:36It fits
25:37Them all
25:38And the answer is
25:39Mannered
25:3970 to 45
25:4070 to 45
25:41Kai?
25:42What are you going to do?
25:43I'll have a consonant please
25:44Thank you, Kai
25:45D
25:46And another
25:47And another
25:49S
25:50And third
25:51L
25:53And third
25:54Of
25:54of a vowel. U. And another. E.
25:59And another place. I. No consonant.
26:04M. A consonant.
26:08D.
26:09And a final vowel, please.
26:13And a final.
26:14Oh.
26:16Clock time.
26:19Clock time.
26:24Clock time.
26:29Clock time.
26:31Clock time.
26:33Clock time.
26:34Clock time.
26:36Clock time.
26:38Clock time.
26:40Clock time.
26:42Clock time.
26:44Clock time.
26:46Clock time.
26:48Clock time.
26:50Clock time.
26:52Clock time.
26:54Clock time.
26:56Clock time.
26:58Clock time.
27:00bit of a muddle myself. There's mudslide.
27:05That's all one word for eight. That'll do. A mudslide. Very good.
27:10A mudslide 77 days 50.
27:1552. John, take it away. Let us go.
27:18Can I have a vowel, please?
27:19Thank you, John.
27:20E. A vowel.
27:23A. A vowel.
27:25I. A consonant, please.
27:29M.
27:30A consonant.
27:31A. A consonant.
27:34Z.
27:36A consonant.
27:38T.
27:40A consonant.
27:40L.
27:43And a vowel, please.
27:45And the last one.
27:45O.
27:47Stand by.
27:48O.
27:48Stand by.
27:50Do one.
27:51Do one.
27:52Do one.
27:53Come through.
27:54Do one.
28:15Yes, John?
28:20Eight.
28:21Can I?
28:22Eight as well.
28:23And John?
28:24Moralise.
28:25Can I?
28:26Atomizer.
28:27Atomizer.
28:28Brilliant to be.
28:29Pretty good stuff.
28:30Excellent.
28:31Anything else in the corner there?
28:32Yes?
28:33Yes?
28:34I suppose the Oxford...
28:35It is the Oxford Dictionary after all, isn't it?
28:37Has stooped to having Z instead of S in these words.
28:40And...
28:41It's always hard to...
28:42I have to stick up for Oxford in this case because...
28:45Yes, it's the normal American spelling, which is probably what you're reacting to.
28:50But actually Oxford chooses it because it's closer to the Greek root.
28:53So they have a...
28:54Now Margaret should know.
28:55She will tell you whether that's right or not.
28:56They don't.
28:57They're probably paid for by an American, that's what they do.
28:59No, honestly, it's true.
29:00I have challenges before and they've gone through it in great detail.
29:03It's closer to the...
29:04Hmm...
29:0585 plays 60.
29:06Kai, off you go.
29:07Err, can I have a...
29:08Can I have a...
29:09A consonant please?
29:10Thank you Kai.
29:11B.
29:12And a vowel.
29:14E.
29:15Consonant.
29:16J.
29:17A vowel.
29:19E.
29:20A.
29:21Another vowel.
29:22E.
29:23U.
29:24A consonant.
29:27R.
29:28A consonant.
29:29R.
29:30P.
29:31A consonant, please.
29:34D.
29:36And a final consonant, please.
29:38And a final consonant.
29:39R.
29:40A consonant.
29:41R.
29:42A consonant.
29:43R.
29:44R.
29:45A consonant.
29:46R.
29:47A consonant.
29:48R.
29:49P.
29:50A consonant.
29:51A consonant.
29:52A consonant.
29:53あります, ab beaten.
29:54A consonant.
29:55Na przykład.
29:56A consonant.
29:57A consonant.
29:58A consonant.
29:59A consonant.
30:00Aолод.
30:01R.
30:02ents rides.
30:04R.
30:05A consonant.
30:07A Lecture.
30:08A maple?
30:11Saviencia.
30:12Aulationза.
30:13Now then, Kai.
30:16Just a six.
30:17A six.
30:18John?
30:18Six.
30:18As well.
30:19All right.
30:19Okay.
30:20Parked.
30:21Yep.
30:21Parked.
30:22And John?
30:23Burped.
30:23Burped.
30:25Why not?
30:26John's just demonstrated how onomatopoeic it is, I think.
30:29Or anything else over there?
30:31Margaret, Susie?
30:32Susie's got a seven, I think.
30:34Yes, abjured is there.
30:36Slightly formal term.
30:37A, B, J, U, R.
30:38E, D, which is to solemnly renounce, to abjure something.
30:42So abjured is to have renounced.
30:43Just a belief, cause or claim.
30:45All right.
30:46Renounce your religion.
30:47You would abjure it?
30:48Well, the example they give is MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance.
30:53Slightly old one there.
30:55Okay.
30:55Same sort of deal.
30:57All right.
30:5791 to 66.
30:58Six.
30:58As we come to the final numbers game of the day.
31:02Now then, John.
31:03Can I have four from the top again, please, Rachel?
31:05You can.
31:06It worked well last time.
31:07Four large ones.
31:08And...
31:08Two little ones again for the last time today.
31:11And for this round, the two small ones are two and...
31:13Three and your large four.
31:16One hundred, twenty-five, seventy-five.
31:18And...
31:18And fifty.
31:20And the last target of the day?
31:21Three hundred and seventy-nine.
31:22Three-seven-nine.
31:23One hundred, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five.
31:28One hundred, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five.
31:33One hundred, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-
31:54Yes, John?
31:56Three, seven, nine.
31:57Three, seven, nine.
31:57Kai?
31:58Yes, three, seven, nine.
31:58Two, three, seven, nines.
32:00Okay, John?
32:02Three times 100 again.
32:03Three times 100 again.
32:05That's 75.
32:06Three hundred.
32:06Three, seven, five again.
32:08And then...
32:08Fifty over 25 is two.
32:10Yeah.
32:10And add the other two in that.
32:12Yeah, well done.
32:13Three...
32:13Three, seven, nine.
32:14Okay.
32:15Kai?
32:15I did exactly the same.
32:17Just to get the four at the end.
32:18I did...
32:18Three times two and then divide by 25.
32:21Yeah, two times two or two plus two.
32:23Both four.
32:23Very good indeed.
32:24Well done.
32:27Well done.
32:28And well done to you, John.
32:29You've gone through the 100.
32:30101 to 76.
32:32No mean score there, Kai.
32:34And it's the final round.
32:35It's conundrum time.
32:36So, fingers on buzzers, please.
32:37And let's reveal...
32:38Today's countdown conundrum.
32:43Today's countdown...
33:08Wow, Kai.
33:13What about you?
33:14Amazing.
33:15Come on, let's hear from you.
33:16I'm sorry, but I don't have it.
33:18I'm going to say Carbillage.
33:21Well, and I don't think that that's probably going to be likely, but let's have a look.
33:26Now then, John, I'm going to give you lots of time to think over this.
33:31It's not.
33:32You didn't manage it.
33:35Very good.
33:36Boy,
33:36we're foxed up here by these brilliant guys.
33:39What have we got in the...
33:40Do I see hands?
33:41Hands waving.
33:42Yes, I do.
33:43Yes, madam.
33:44Algebraic.
33:45Algebraic.
33:46Let's see whether you're right.
33:47Oh, you are.
33:48Algebraic.
33:49Very good.
33:54Indeed.
33:55So, 101 plays 76.
33:57So, Kai, we're going to have to say...
33:59Cheerio to you.
34:00Back to your studies.
34:01Thank you for having me.
34:02Have a chat with Rachel afterwards about how...
34:04trying to get into Oxford.
34:05She knows it all.
34:06And good luck.
34:07You're going to take home with you a piece of very precious...
34:09rare...
34:10Kryptonite.
34:11Which we've mined specially for you.
34:12My one weakness.
34:13Yes.
34:14Kryptonite.
34:14Come back tonight for you.
34:15And our very best wishes.
34:16And come back and see us.
34:17Probably, you know, before your 18th birthday.
34:19You'd be very welcome.
34:20You would indeed.
34:22And we shall see you, John, I think 12th of...
34:24February.
34:25Not so long.
34:26But, you know.
34:27Rest.
34:28Be ready.
34:29Yeah.
34:30You're on a run.
34:31Very good indeed.
34:32So, that was pretty good stuff there, Susie.
34:33That was amazing.
34:34Brilliant.
34:35And Margaret, tomorrow...
34:36Tomorrow, we shall have more time to discuss...
34:39what you've got to say and where we're off to.
34:41Because I think we're going to be doing things, aren't we?
34:43Maybe.
34:44I hope.
34:44Let's keep the nation in suspense.
34:45For another day.
34:46For another whole day.
34:47Yes, indeed.
34:49Aren't they good?
34:50Are you enjoying it?
34:51Yeah, they're fantastic.
34:52I didn't recognise Kai, I have to say.
34:53I think it was...
34:54Was it two or three years ago you were last on...
34:56It was two and a half years ago, I think.
34:58Yeah, you've changed a lot.
34:59What?
35:00You're growing up in front of our eyes.
35:01In a good way.
35:02Oh, very nice.
35:03Are your little brothers here as well?
35:04No.
35:04No, they're not.
35:05Unfortunately.
35:06You need to get them on.
35:07I will.
35:08I'm doing my best.
35:09You make sure he gets himself in.
35:09Going to Oxford.
35:10Yep.
35:11No doubt there.
35:12And we shall see you tomorrow.
35:14Coming through these contestants.
35:15The best that we've got to offer you.
35:17Join us tomorrow at the same time.
35:19Stay in place.
35:20Good afternoon.
35:21APPLAUSE