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00:32Good afternoon and welcome to the countdown studio
00:35on wednesday the 23rd of january and uh caroline our factoid queen she's been at it again
00:40busily scouring the world for interesting things that happened on this day and back in
00:451986 the rock and roll hall of fame she tells me in the u.s well
00:50Welcome to its first inductees who were they well they had uh elvis presley
00:55he came on he died on lavatory sadly james brown who sang i feel good
01:00uh didn't feel that great on christmas day that year because uh he died and of course
01:05buddy holly who ends up at the wrong end of a plane crash
01:10groups or individuals i'm told in the music industry are celebrated sometimes posthumously
01:15at least 25 years after the release of their first recording and this got me to think
01:20who in my humble opinion has made the greatest impact on me
01:25popular music and i think it's down to bobby dylan little bobby zimmerman what about you
01:30uh green day or a bit of blink 182 i've never heard of them are they current
01:35um yeah green day is still doing stuff my brother got a blink 182
01:40tattoo um i think it may be ten years ago they split up and he got it the week before they split
01:45up so uh instant regret with that one i'll look out for them i'll look out for them
01:50you like the current stuff i like the ones recently dead i mean bob dylan god bless him he's not looking
01:55great and we'll come to margaret in a minute she only goes for those who've been dead for at least 150 years
02:00but in the meantime who've we got to play today martin bishop pensions
02:05administrator from tadworth in surrey semi-finalists back here in 2008
02:10huge fan of the eurovision song contest oh really yeah yeah
02:15what was your favorite song oh it changes by the week um if i go
02:20let's go up a skew one um nono letter by uh it was it
02:251964 put that one ah yes not as well known as some i understand and you're joined by
02:30uh chris wills a series champion from 2002 wow works at the
02:35manchester met university as a research administrator and your countdown career
02:40extraordinarily it spans 16 games averaging 107 that's amazing
02:45so you're looking strong today i'm not feeling it at the moment but we'll see how it goes yeah
02:50you watch out martin and i understand that um you do a bit of uh business in
02:55the evenings with djing is that right
02:58i wonder where you're going with that um
03:00settle settle chris
03:04settle chris
03:05settle chris
03:05Where is this DJ?
03:07It's at a friends club night.
03:10I'm here in Manchester.
03:12Friends here today actually supporting me in the audience.
03:14Good, good.
03:15And we play...
03:15It's a mixture of Electro Pops, classic Electro Pop from the 1980s.
03:2090s through to the present day and some indie music on the side as well.
03:24Well, we've got nothing to do...
03:25in the evenings, Rachel.
03:26We'll pop along.
03:27Yes?
03:28Yeah, come on down to the next one.
03:29You'll be very well.
03:30Brilliant.
03:31Shall we have a warm round of applause for Martin and Chris?
03:35Thank you very much.
03:36Thank you very much.
03:40We welcome Susie on this lovely Wednesday and once again somebody who has not...
03:45enjoyed a rock and roll lifestyle.
03:47That's Margaret who, I think, whose love of Wagner.
03:50is only marginally superseded by her love of chocolate.
03:53Is that a fair word?
03:55That's probably just about fair.
03:56Excellent stuff.
03:57We'll have a long chat with you a little bit later on but in the...
04:00meantime, I think it's time for Martin.
04:02Lead us away.
04:03OK.
04:04Hello, Rachel.
04:05Hi, Martin.
04:06Can I start with a consonant, please?
04:08Start today with R.
04:10And another.
04:11S.
04:12And a third.
04:13S.
04:14And a third.
04:15R.
04:16R.
04:17Vowel, please.
04:18Vowel, please.
04:20O.
04:21Another.
04:22A.
04:23A.
04:24A.
04:25A.
04:25A.
04:26And another.
04:27A.
04:28A.
04:29A consonant.
04:31A.
04:32A.
04:33A.
04:34B.
04:35A.
04:36A.
04:37A.
04:38A.
04:39A.
04:40W?
04:41A.
04:42A.
04:43A.
04:44Yer.
04:45A.
04:46A.
04:47T.
04:48A.
04:49A.
04:50A.
04:51nan
04:55A.
04:56A.
04:57W?
05:13Yes, Martin?
05:15Seven.
05:15Seven.
05:16And Chris?
05:17Seven.
05:17All right.
05:18Martin, seven.
05:19Warrens.
05:20Warrens.
05:20Chris?
05:21Narrows.
05:22Narrows.
05:24Happily enough?
05:24Very happy.
05:25Very good.
05:26Anything else?
05:26What else?
05:27We've got worries.
05:28Yes.
05:29We have narrows too.
05:31Let's...
05:31I don't think there's any advance on seven, though.
05:34Seven?
05:35Yeah, no advance on that.
05:36Right.
05:36Thank you very much.
05:37Seven all, then.
05:38And Chris, let us go.
05:41Hello, Rachel.
05:41Hi, Chris.
05:42Can I start with constant, please?
05:44Start with M.
05:46And...
05:46Another one.
05:48D.
05:49And another one.
05:50One.
05:50One.
05:50One.
05:51One.
05:51One.
05:51One.
05:52One.
05:52One.
05:52Vowel.
05:55A.
05:55And another one.
05:56One.
05:57U.
05:58And a third one.
06:00E.
06:01A constant...
06:02N.
06:05Another consonant.
06:06Another consonant.
06:07D.
06:09And one more consonant, please.
06:11And last.
06:12L.
06:13Stand by.
06:17And another consonant.
06:18And another consonant.
06:19And a third one.
06:20And a third one.
06:21And a third one.
06:22And a third one.
06:22And a third one.
06:23And a third one.
06:24And a third one.
06:25And a third one.
06:26And a third one.
06:27And a third one.
06:28And a third one.
06:29And a third one.
06:30And a third one.
06:31And a third one.
06:32And a third one.
06:33And a third one.
06:34And a third one.
06:35And a third one.
06:36And a third one.
06:37And a third one.
06:38And a third one.
06:39And a third one.
06:40And a third one.
06:41And a third one.
06:42And a third one.
06:43And a third one.
06:44And a third one.
06:45And a third one.
06:46And a third one.
07:12Martin, it's your letters game.
07:14Constance, please.
07:15Thank you, Martin.
07:16H.
07:18Continent.
07:20T.
07:22The third.
07:24S.
07:26Well.
07:28I.
07:29Another.
07:30E.
07:32And a third.
07:34O.
07:36I.
07:37I.
07:38I.
07:39I.
07:40I.
07:41I.
07:42I.
07:43I.
07:44I.
07:45I.
07:46I.
07:47I.
07:48I.
07:49I.
07:50I.
07:51I.
07:52I.
07:53I.
07:54I.
07:55I.
07:56I.
07:57I.
07:58I.
07:59I.
08:00I.
08:01I.
08:02I.
08:03I.
08:04I.
08:05I.
08:06I.
08:07I.
08:08I.
08:09I.
08:10I.
08:11I.
08:12I.
08:23Martin?
08:25Six.
08:25Six.
08:26Chris?
08:26Six.
08:28Yeah.
08:28Feisty.
08:30Feisty.
08:31Yes, Chris?
08:31Faiths.
08:32I was in on that.
08:34Are they in the corner?
08:35More sixes from us.
08:37Yeah.
08:38Margaret?
08:39Fetish.
08:40Yes.
08:42Softy.
08:43Softy?
08:44Not the ones, Nick.
08:46Doesn't apply to Margaret, I can tell you.
08:48She's no softy.
08:49Very good.
08:5020 to 13.
08:51Well done.
08:52And Chris, your letters go.
08:54Consonant, please, Rachel.
08:56Thank you, Chris.
08:57P.
08:58And another one.
09:01S.
09:01S.
09:01S.
09:01And another.
09:04N.
09:05A vowel.
09:06U.
09:08And another vowel.
09:10A.
09:11And third vowel.
09:14E.
09:15Consonant.
09:16G.
09:18Another consonant.
09:20M.
09:23And one more consonant.
09:25And lastly, L.
09:28And it's countdown.
09:30E.
09:31E.
09:32E.
09:33E.
09:34E.
09:35E.
09:35E.
09:36E.
09:37E.
09:38E.
09:39E.
09:40E.
09:41E.
09:42E.
09:43E.
09:44E.
09:45E.
09:46E.
09:47E.
09:49E.
09:51E.
09:52E.
09:53E.
09:55E.
09:56E.
09:57E.
09:59E.
10:00E.
10:01E.
10:02E.
10:03E.
10:04E.
10:05E.
10:06E.
10:07E.
10:08E.
10:09E.
10:10E.
10:11E.
10:12E.
10:13E.
10:14E.
10:15E.
10:16E.
10:17E.
10:18E.
10:19E.
10:20E.
10:21E.
10:22E.
10:23E.
10:24E.
10:25E.
10:26E.
10:27E.
10:28E.
10:29E.
10:05Plumages
10:06Both
10:08Both of the
10:10Friends
10:11Over there
10:12Yeah I don't see any problem with that at all because obviously different birds at one
10:15will have different plumage and I think it's fine very well done
10:18Yeah very good okay
10:20If you must
10:25Anything else?
10:26We had just sevens actually our end
10:30One of my favourites Spangle
10:32Spangle
10:33Spangle
10:34It's great for seven and mangles
10:35Mangles
10:36I remember a mangle at home
10:38Watch your fingers
10:39That was the rule
10:4028-21
10:41And it's our first numbers game
10:43Martin
10:44Er
10:45Let's try four large
10:46Thank you Martin
10:47Four from the top pro and two
10:50Two little ones getting tricky selections from our champions
10:53And for this game the two small ones
10:55Our three and four
10:57And the large four
10:58One hundred
10:59Seventy-five
11:00Fif-
11:00Fifty
11:01And twenty-five
11:02And the first target of the day
11:03Three hundred and fifteen
11:05Three
11:05Five
11:06Five
11:10Five
11:11Five
11:12Five
11:13Five
11:14Five
11:15You
11:35Martin?
11:39315.
11:40Well done.
11:41Chris?
11:41315.
11:42Right then, Martin.
11:44Okay, I said 75 plus 50 is 125.
11:48125.
11:48Divide that by 25.
11:50By 25.
11:515.
11:52Add our own to 100.
11:53105.
11:54Times 3.
11:55Yep, well done.
11:55315.
11:56Very good.
11:57Chris?
11:58A slightly different way of guessing the 5.
12:00I said 75 minus 50.
12:02Yep.
12:0225.
12:04Divide it by the 25 is 1.
12:07Add it to the 4.
12:07Add it to the 5.
12:09Add it to the 100s.
12:10And then multiply it by 3.
12:11Yep.
12:11Again, very well done.
12:12For you, uncle.
12:13Well done.
12:13Good one.
12:14Good one.
12:15Good one.
12:18And Martin Silver will lead 38 to 31 as we pay some...
12:23attention to Margaret Manford. Now they're Margaret.
12:25Well, I thought, because you said I am an opera fan,
12:27and indeed that's true.
12:28And not quite as old-fashioned as you might have suggested,
12:31because I've actually now managed to put some music on mine.
12:33It's an iPod Touch. I've only had it for a year,
12:35and I've now managed to get it working.
12:37Well done.
12:38And you can't beat live performance, actually,
12:40and the drama that you get with that, I don't think, anyway.
12:43Although sometimes the directors go a bit overboard
12:45and seem to forget they've actually got...
12:48actors who have to move and sing on stage.
12:51And I can remember one performance at...
12:53the garden of Trovatore, where they're all practically clinging
12:56onto a cliff face trying to sing, which...
12:58It's very distracting for the audience.
13:00And I don't know how many people are listening or watching...
13:03who have seen the ring cycle, which was done at the Metropolitan Opera recently,
13:07where they had these...
13:08this huge 45-ton set they had to strengthen the stage,
13:11and it has beams which move.
13:13And at various points, different people have to enter
13:16and slide down one of these.
13:18things.
13:19And not surprisingly, one slid too far and went right off the stage.
13:23And not a good beginning, really.
13:28And it made me think that we always used to say
13:30that the opera isn't over until the fat lady sings.
13:32And now perhaps...
13:33perhaps it's not over until the fat lady does acrobatics.
13:36Very good.
13:37You'd pick up a narcissist...
13:38You'd pick up a scooter too if you were sliding down.
13:39You could.
13:40Well, at Glyndebourne, somebody fell over and rolled down the stage.
13:43rolled too far, rolled off it, and broke a cello, smashed a cello in the orchestra.
13:47So that was...
13:48until the end of the performance for the evening.
13:49Oh, extraordinary.
13:50You know, one hospitalised, one...
13:52one, you know...
13:53cellist, silent cello.
13:54Yeah.
13:55No performance.
13:56And poor old Tusker, of course.
13:57And poor old Tusker, of course.
13:58She always sort of disappears onto a heap of mattresses, hopefully,
14:01and then bounces back into view.
14:02Well, there is that...
14:03I think it's an apocryphal story that...
14:05that there was one very arrogant diva playing Tusker in the stage.
14:08And the stagehands got irritated and replaced the mattress with the trampoline.
14:11So it's...
14:12LAUGHTER
14:13She leapt off the Castel Sant'Angelo and bounced back a few times.
14:16But no opera house...
14:18having housed that.
14:19Brilliant.
14:20So it probably didn't happen.
14:21Good story.
14:22It's a good story though.
14:23Now it's time for a tea-time teaser, which is car boats.
14:26And the clue...
14:27These performers...
14:28Use their toes during a feat.
14:30These performers...
14:31Use their toes during a feat.
14:32These performers...
14:33Use their toes during a feat.
14:34These performers...
14:35Use their toes during a feat.
14:36These performers...
14:37Use their toes during a feat.
14:38These performers...
14:39Use their toes during a feat.
14:40These performers...
14:41Use their toes during a feat.
14:42These performers...
14:43Use their toes during a feat.
14:44These performers...
14:45Use their toes during a feat.
14:46These performers...
14:47Use their toes during a feat.
14:48These performers...
14:49Use their toes during a feat.
14:51their toes during a feat? And the answer, of course, is acrobats.
14:56Acrobats, 38-31, Martin in the lead. And Chris, plenty of time.
15:02But don't let him get away. Your letters go.
15:05Can I have a constant, please?
15:06Thank you, Chris.
15:08And another one.
15:12T.
15:13And another one.
15:15D.
15:16A vowel.
15:18I.
15:19Another vowel.
15:21O.
15:21And another vowel.
15:24O.
15:25O.
15:26Consonant.
15:28B.
15:29Another consonant.
15:30B.
15:31Another consonant.
15:31N.
15:34And...
15:36Another vowel, please.
15:38And lastly, you.
15:41And here's the clock.
15:46And here we go.
15:51And here we go.
15:56And here we go.
16:00And here we go.
16:01And here we go.
16:06And here we go.
16:11And here we go.
16:15And here we go.
16:16And here we go.
16:21And here we go.
16:22And here we go.
16:23And here we go.
16:24And here we go.
16:25And here we go.
16:26And here we go.
16:27And here we go.
16:28And here we go.
16:29And here we go.
16:30And here we go.
16:31And here we go.
16:32And here we go.
16:33And here we go.
16:34And here we go.
16:35And here we go.
16:36And here we go.
16:37And here we go.
16:38And here we go.
16:39And here we go.
16:40And here we go.
16:41And here we go.
16:42And here we go.
16:43And here we go.
16:44And here we go.
16:45And here we go.
16:46And here we go.
16:47And here we go.
16:48We go.
16:49And we go.
16:50A.
16:51And there we go.
16:52And there we go.
16:54And here we go.
16:56And here we go.
16:57And so, we throw our hands in the chair.
16:58And here we go.
16:59And here we go.
17:00And then we ready to use our hands.
17:01This is going to be a propaganda band.
17:02Continent.
17:04N.
17:06Uh...
17:07And a vow.
17:08And to finish.
17:10E.
17:11Clock time.
17:12D.
17:13D.
17:14D.
17:15D.
17:17D.
17:18D.
17:19D.
17:20D.
17:21D.
17:25D.
17:26D.
17:27D.
17:36D.
17:38A.
17:39C.
17:40C.
17:41D.
17:42C.
17:43C.
17:44Martin?
17:45Eight.
17:46Eight, yeah.
17:47Chris?
17:48Eight.
17:49Martin?
17:49Home for my team.
17:50Emirates.
17:51Yes, indeed.
17:52Now then.
17:54Weariest.
17:55Weariest.
17:56Emirates and weariest.
17:57Very good.
17:58Fantastic.
17:59And in the corner?
18:00Steamier is another eight.
18:01Steamier?
18:02Yes.
18:03Ah, yes.
18:04Our old friends.
18:0452 plays 45.
18:06And Chris, let us go.
18:09Consonant, please, Rachel.
18:10Thank you, Chris.
18:11Tea?
18:12And another one.
18:14Two.
18:15And another?
18:17Any one.
18:18One.
18:19And another?
18:20plates?
18:21One.
18:23And another?
18:25One.
18:26ği
18:19N. A vowel. O. Another vowel.
18:24E. And another vowel.
18:28A.
18:29A consonant.
18:31R.
18:33Another consonant.
18:34C.
18:36And one more consonant, please.
18:39And lastly, P.
18:41Stand by.
19:14A seven, Martin?
19:15Yes, seven.
19:16Two sevens.
19:17Yes, Chris.
19:18Prunate.
19:20Two of them.
19:22Look.
19:22Yeah.
19:23Sticking closer together.
19:25Now then, in the corner, what have we got?
19:27Margaret?
19:28Sue?
19:29Sue?
19:29Nothing longer.
19:31We had enactor.
19:33Yeah, that's pretty good.
19:34As opposed to enactor.
19:35Anything else?
19:36I'm glad we've had pronics.
19:38It's such a good old...
19:39Good old countdown words.
19:40That's appropriate for the Champions Series.
19:43Very good.
19:4359 to 52.
19:45And Martin, your letter's going.
19:47Constance, please.
19:48Thank you, Martin.
19:48Martin.
19:49R.
19:50And another.
19:53And...
19:54And another.
19:56D.
19:58Add another.
19:59Add another.
19:59Add another.
20:01N.
20:02Vow.
20:03Vow.
20:04Add another.
20:05U.
20:06And another.
20:07O.
20:09and the third
20:14and fourth
20:16E
20:18and
20:19and the last one
20:21N
20:23and here's the clog
20:24All It
20:28shortcuts
20:30All It
20:32Now
20:34All It
20:36Now
20:42All It
20:48Now
20:50As
20:52Yes, my.
20:57Martin?
20:58Six.
20:59A six.
21:00Chris?
21:01Six.
21:02Two sixes.
21:03Martin.
21:02Iron.
21:03Yeah, or?
21:04A neuron.
21:05Chris?
21:06Ironed.
21:07Anything else?
21:07in the corner yes um what about unironed
21:12perfect yes unironed clothes look at that chris what was what you're thinking
21:17unironed yeah that takes you to eight very good 65 to 58 season
21:22martin in the lead but now it's time for us to sharpen our little pencils
21:27on notebooks and pay attention to susie uh i had an email from lynn watson
21:32i do appreciate all these um letters from um viewers so please keep them coming in um and
21:37so first we all know what a couch potato is but why a potato is it because of chips and
21:41cris
21:42crisps etc and the answer is actually no it may surprise you and uh couch potatoes
21:58we
21:47know is an inactive uh tv addict really who um lives a life with minimum
22:03you
21:52and it's not an effort but it all started with the boob tube and not the elasticated
21:56bodice that we know is the boob tube over here but across the atlantic in america
22:01the boob tube is slang for tv and a boob tuber came to
22:06and it describes somebody who generally vegetates in front of the small screen and
22:11and
22:11and in 1976 a cartoonist called robert armstrong was musing on the word
22:24you
22:16tuber tuber tuber and came up with potato by association because also tuber is also the stem
22:21of a potato plant and he imagined in his cartoon this lumpy vegetable
22:38uh
22:26and they're slouching on the sofa watching hour after hour of tv and so the term couch potatoes
22:41you
22:31was born the tv magazine ran a major article featuring the couch potato
22:44you
22:36and so it came over here and thus it entered the language and in fact uh the the uh
22:53uh
22:55uh
22:59uh
23:01uh
23:03uh
23:05uh
23:1065 to 58 so chris a little bit of catching up to do just a few points behind and it's your numbers
23:23and five little ones coming up and for this round they are ten nine
23:28six
23:29seven
23:30seven
23:31four and the large one seventy five
23:33five
23:33seven
24:09Yes.
24:10Chris?
24:11201.
24:12Well done, Martin.
24:13Let's hear from Chris.
24:149 minus 1 is 8.
24:16Yep.
24:17Take that away from the 75...
24:1865 is 67.
24:1967.
24:20And then 10 minus 7 is 3.
24:22Here it is.
24:23And multiply those together.
24:25201.
24:26Well done indeed.
24:27Yep.
24:28Martin?
24:29Wrong way round.
24:3075 times 4 is 300.
24:3175.
24:32Yep.
24:33Times 4 is 300.
24:3410 plus...
24:35Times 9.
24:3699.
24:37Take it away.
24:38Well done.
24:39201 again.
24:40Very good.
24:44So Martin still needs 75...
24:466 to 8 as we go into a tea time teaser and the teaser is hard clip and the clue
24:51the tablet and the vegetable combine to make fish
24:54the tablet and the vegetable combine
24:56to make fish
25:01the tablet and the vegetable combine to make fish
25:04the baby
25:11Welcome back and after the clue, the tablet and the vegetable combined.
25:16To make fish.
25:18And the answer is pilchard, the pilchard bit I understand was a child.
25:21Is that a vegetable?
25:22It is a vegetable.
25:23Very broad green, very dark green leaves with a white.
25:26Really?
25:27You cook chard?
25:28It's delicious.
25:29Yes.
25:30It's nice.
25:31I thought it was a tannous upset.
25:32It's a vegetable.
25:33Well, I'm dashed.
25:34And I will catch potato.
25:36Potatoes have heard of chard.
25:3875 plays 68.
25:40Thank you, Margaret.
25:41And now it is time for Martin.
25:44Let us go.
25:46Please.
25:47Thank you, Martin.
25:48R.
25:49And another.
25:51S.
25:52And a third.
25:54K.
25:56S.
25:57And a fourth.
25:58S.
25:59F.
26:00F.
26:01F.
26:01On the bow.
26:02O.
26:03On the bow.
26:04E.
26:05On the bow.
26:06E.
26:06A.
26:07Vol.
26:09O.
26:10E.
26:11E.
26:11Constant?
26:13B
26:16And Val
26:18And lastly, I
26:21Plot time
26:26And
26:28And
26:30And
26:31And
26:34And
26:36And
26:38Come
26:40And
26:42And
26:44And
26:51Yes, Martin?
26:54Seven.
26:55Seven, Chris?
26:56Seven.
26:57Two sevens.
26:57Martin?
26:58Bossier.
26:59Bossier?
27:00Yes.
27:00Two Bossiers.
27:01Bossier.
27:01Bossier.
27:01All right.
27:03Anybody bossy over in the corner?
27:05Margaret?
27:06Sorry.
27:06I mean...
27:06Anything to offer us?
27:08I had Balsca's.
27:10A Balsca?
27:11Yes.
27:11Yeah, why not?
27:12Soakers are certainly there.
27:14Soakers?
27:14What's wrong with Balscas?
27:15Um...
27:15Er...
27:16Er...
27:17Isobars are also there.
27:19What's wrong with Balscas?
27:20Balscas sounds completely plausible to me.
27:21Er...
27:22He's a Balsca.
27:24In your dictionary.
27:25Why it's not there?
27:27What?
27:27I mean...
27:27I mean...
27:27I think we need a replacement dictionary on this show.
27:30Margaret, that's...
27:31You've been robbed.
27:32A Balsca?
27:32I have.
27:32Where is he?
27:34He's basking.
27:34Oh, another Balsca.
27:36Yes.
27:36What's wrong with that?
27:37Nothing.
27:38Well, it's...
27:39I say what I always say.
27:41Perfectly fine is a word.
27:42Obviously not.
27:42used often enough to get in.
27:44So just use it a lot.
27:45Right.
27:45Yeah.
27:45Okay.
27:46From now on.
27:47Yeah.
27:47All right.
27:4882 to 75.
27:50And Chris, we turn to you.
27:52Let us go.
27:52A consonant, please, Rachel.
27:54Thank you, Chris.
27:55G.
27:56And another one.
27:57G.
27:57S.
27:59And another.
28:02R.
28:02R.
28:02A vowel.
28:05A.
28:05Another vowel.
28:07U.
28:07And another vowel.
28:11O.
28:12A consonant.
28:12P.
28:14Another consonant.
28:16Another consonant.
28:17T.
28:18And one more consonant, please.
28:22Erm.
28:22And to finish, D.
28:24Don't buy.
28:25BELL RINGS
28:27BELL RINGS
28:52Yes, Chris.
28:57A seven.
28:58A seven.
28:59Martin?
29:00Good night, then.
29:01Right.
29:02Chris?
29:03Ragoos.
29:04Ragoos.
29:05What about you, Martin?
29:06I stuck the D on the front.
29:07I got drag outs.
29:08Drag outs?
29:09Knocked down drag outs.
29:10Right.
29:11Yeah.
29:12Ragoos.
29:13Yes, but not drag outs.
29:14I'm afraid, Martin.
29:15Not there.
29:16Not there.
29:17Not there?
29:18No.
29:19That's cost you dear, Martin.
29:20I got a level pegging now.
29:21Eddie, two all.
29:22But in the corner.
29:23What have we got?
29:24Any advances on...
29:25drag outs and Ragoos?
29:27There is an eight there.
29:28Yes.
29:29Yes.
29:30You may not like it because it's an abbreviation but it's post-grad.
29:32That's right.
29:34Are you happy with that, Martin?
29:35No.
29:36Well, I didn't know you would like to have an abbreviation.
29:39Well, there's lots of things I didn't know.
29:40Is it?
29:41So you're putting in an objection?
29:42Well, it's a contraction.
29:43I'm making notes of...
29:44I have all your objections over here, Margaret.
29:45I'm going to get this back very soon.
29:46There's quite a lengthy line.
29:47I'm going to get this back very soon.
29:4882...
29:49All.
29:50And Martin.
29:51Your last chance with the letters game.
29:54Continent, please.
29:55Thank you, Martin.
29:56L.
29:57And another.
29:59A.
30:00T.
30:01And a third.
30:02A.
30:03And a third.
30:04A.
30:04A.
30:05A.
30:06Thou.
30:07You.
30:08And another.
30:10A.
30:12Ok.
30:13One.
30:14One.
30:15We need one松ame.
30:16A.
30:17One.
30:18P.
30:19A.
30:20And another.
30:21Another.
30:23T.
30:24Two.
30:25Three.
30:26Four.
30:27One.
30:30Two.
30:31D.
30:32Two.
30:34G.
30:35One.
30:36He.
30:37Five.
30:58Martin, seven.
31:03Seven, Chris?
31:04Seven, I think.
31:05Right.
31:06Martin?
31:07Eelpout.
31:08I beg your pardon?
31:09Eelpout.
31:10Eelpout.
31:11It's a fish.
31:12Good.
31:13Glad to hear it.
31:14And what about you?
31:16I think this is right.
31:17Epaulet.
31:18E-P-A-U-L-E-T.
31:21I think it's about the double T-E.
31:22You can have it in the sort of Anglo-Saxon?
31:24I think it is possibly a variant.
31:26I think it's an American spelling, whether or not it's British or not.
31:28Oh, Chris, it's an American spelling, which we know.
31:31Not allowed, I'm afraid.
31:32It's listed there, but you need the double T.
31:36C-E-E for British spelling.
31:37Right.
31:38Well done.
31:39Okay.
31:40Eelpout very good for a fish.
31:41Eelpout propels Martin back into the lead by seven points.
31:4489 to 82, but in the corner...
31:46What news?
31:47There's another seven.
31:49Opulent.
31:51But...
31:52Er, there is a note there, which is antelope.
31:55Er...
31:56Antelope.
31:57Dear, oh dear.
31:58Very good.
31:5989 to 82.
32:01And we've got to that interesting stage of affairs.
32:04It's numbers game, Chris.
32:06Last numbers game of the day.
32:07Can I have as one big one and five little ones, please, Rachel?
32:10You can, thank you.
32:11Okay, Chris.
32:12One large, five small, and we could be on our way to a crucial conundrum.
32:16We shall see.
32:17For the last time today, the numbers are one, six, two...
32:21Ten, three, and a large one, 25.
32:26And the target?
32:27547.
32:28547.
32:31Do not getутств with this idea.
32:321, two, three...
32:332, three, and two lassul.
32:34Angst bastantes.
32:35I do not know the size of a cap, just to beply a half.
32:36One.
32:37Of course.
32:39This was a difficult one.
32:40One.
32:41One.
32:42One.
32:43One.
32:44It is a powerful one.
32:45Did not go for this eighth century.
32:46Did not go for it.
32:47Have a radocad or not done anything?
32:48The next time today is known as time to disappear for ter IPR-
32:50or higherано contact event is-
32:53Attión pattern.
32:54Tan is at risk.
32:56Communication itself goes a slip that out.
32:57How is you?
32:58Answer is time.
32:59On theMS to do next,
33:00You can explore the empirical friends,
33:01five four seven five four seven martin five four seven okay take it away chris
33:0610 plus 1 is 11 11 times the 2 22 times 25.
33:11550 and take away the three well done crucial conundrum it is
33:16very good yep martin yeah i said 25 times two is 50. yep
33:21uh add on six and take the one fifty one fifty five sorry
33:36you
33:26uh times 10. again 550. and then you've got three left to take yeah lovely
33:31very good well done very very good indeed
33:3690 90 90. it is indeed that time for a crucial conundrum so fingers
33:53you
33:41on buzzers please let's reveal today's kandang conundrum
33:46so
33:56Yes, Chris, is it myopathic?
34:02Myopathic. Let's see whether it is.
34:05Well done.
34:06Well done.
34:07Well done.
34:11Well done.
34:12Well done.
34:16Chris, that's terrific stuff. Although I must say the nation is disappointed that you failed to make your average.
34:21But nonetheless, 102 is good enough for today. So we shall see you.
34:26Soon, soon again. Well done. My word, you snatched that victory from there.
34:31A pretty difficult situation. Martin, we're sending you home 99. Great score. Great score.
34:36You're not alone on your journey home because you're going to have a teapot.
34:41A piece of invaluable kryptonite. Look at that. There aren't many of these around, I can tell you.
34:46Beautiful.
34:47Isn't that beautiful? You can wear that with pride anytime you like.
34:51Well done. Look forward to seeing you again at some time. Susie, we shall see you tomorrow, tomorrow and Thursday.
34:56Yes.
34:57We end the week, we're sort of, you know, approaching the end of the week when we shall...
35:01say farewell to Margaret. But we've still got two days of Margaret.
35:06You have. And that's probably enough for you, I would think.
35:09Probably enough for you, by the way.
35:11Anyway, we shall see you tomorrow night.
35:16Margaret.
35:17You're unkind.
35:18I will not be unkind to Margaret.
35:19Anyway, we shall see you tomorrow, Margaret.
35:21As ever, with great pleasure. And same to you, Rachel.
35:25Yeah.
35:26See you tomorrow.
35:27Thank you, Nick.
35:28Tomorrow, same time, same place. We look forward to seeing you.
35:31We'll be sure of it.
35:44Lockdown restrictions may be easing up.
35:46How does life look for those most vulnerable and the elderly?
35:49Olds alone and stuck at home.
35:51Continue here tonight at 9.
35:52Next this afternoon, Marbella on the map for a play.
35:56Peace in the sun.