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00:30Hello, everybody. It's Friday, April the 5th.
00:33Thank you so much for tuning in to the last countdown of the week.
00:37Really pleased to have you.
00:38It's true we make a better day, just you and me.
00:41Hi, Rachel.
00:42Well, come on, what's this from?
00:44Well, this is the tale of two songs,
00:47one of which everyone will know,
00:49the other one maybe not so familiar,
00:51because you remember back in 1984,
00:54Band-Aid, Do They Know It's Christmas?
00:57Now, in between that and Live Aid,
01:00the big 1985 summer concert at Wembley,
01:03in between that, on this day in 1985,
01:06thousands of radio stations around the world
01:08came together to play at the exact same time
01:12the American version, which was USA for Africa,
01:15and it was called We Are The World.
01:17Now, I've been sending you loads of clips in preparation.
01:22Did you watch the video?
01:23I've watched the video.
01:25Yes.
01:25It's of a time.
01:28But the roll call...
01:29Now, I'm not speaking ill of the Le Bonnes
01:32and the Bonos and the Majeurs,
01:34but listen to this.
01:36Richie, Wander, Simon, Rogers,
01:40Turner, Jackson, Ross,
01:42Nelson, Lauper, Dylan,
01:44Robinson, Warwick,
01:46Springsteen, Ray Charles.
01:48Wow!
01:49I mean, I'm not going to argue.
01:50They got in the big guns.
01:51If they're still famous 39 years later,
01:53then you know they got in the big guns.
01:56Thank you, Rachel.
01:57Now, what a treat it is.
01:59Last day of the week, of course,
02:00always great with Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner,
02:03but a returning first time for me,
02:05one of the greatest Dictionary Corner guests,
02:08and it is the wonderful Palmares!
02:11OK, right, our champion, Jessica Protese.
02:15Is that an Italian name?
02:16Yeah.
02:17Good.
02:17Is that way back in the family history?
02:19More than likely, yeah.
02:20Oh, you're sure, no idea.
02:22It's just called Move On.
02:23Good luck to you today on a hat-trick.
02:26You're up against Jack Salisbury,
02:28who's from Chester.
02:29How are you doing, mate?
02:30Doing OK, thank you.
02:31Excellent.
02:31Did you get a haircut, especially for today?
02:33Oh, can you tell?
02:35You did, didn't you?
02:35You're looking great.
02:36You're looking great.
02:37You run your own cleaning company.
02:40So talk what type.
02:41Is it domestic cleaning, specialist cleaning?
02:43It's a dirty old business.
02:45Yeah, a bit of everything, really.
02:47Mainly people that just want the house cleaned once a week,
02:49but if someone needs an end of tenancy clean
02:52or a deeper clean, we can do that as well.
02:54Well, you need to clean up your act
02:55if you're going to beat Jessica,
02:56because she is fantastic.
02:58Best of luck to you.
02:59Good luck, Jack.
02:59Good luck, Jess.
03:0315 rounds of letters and numbers,
03:05and there's no ducking any of them.
03:07Jessica.
03:07Let's have a consonant, please, Rachel.
03:10Thank you, Jessica.
03:11Start today with D.
03:13And another.
03:15M.
03:16And another.
03:18N.
03:19And a vowel.
03:21E.
03:22And another.
03:24O.
03:26And another.
03:26O.
03:27And a consonant.
03:33And a consonant.
03:35H.
03:37And a final vowel.
03:41A final E.
03:43At home and in the studio, let's play Kainter.
03:45And a consonant.
03:46And a consonant.
03:47And a consonant.
03:48And a consonant.
03:48And a consonant.
03:49And a consonant.
03:49And a consonant.
03:50And a consonant.
03:50And a consonant.
03:51And a consonant.
03:51And a consonant.
03:52And a consonant.
03:52And a consonant.
03:53And a consonant.
03:54And a consonant.
03:55And a consonant.
03:56And a consonant.
03:57And a consonant.
03:58And a consonant.
03:59And a consonant.
04:00And a consonant.
04:01And a consonant.
04:02And a consonant.
04:03And a consonant.
04:04And a consonant.
04:05And a consonant.
04:06And a consonant.
04:07And a consonant.
04:08And a consonant.
04:09And a consonant.
04:10And a consonant.
04:11And a consonant.
04:12And a consonant.
04:13And a consonant.
04:14Jessica? I think I've got seven.
04:17And Jack? Five.
04:19A five. She only thinks, though. What have you got?
04:21Hound. At least you're sure of hound.
04:23Jessica? Dominey. Dominey?
04:26Yep. South African English for a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church.
04:30Goodness me. Yeah.
04:32APPLAUSE
04:34Can you even match that, Palmares?
04:36Indeed. We have inhumed, which is the opposite of exhumed.
04:41Oh, no, it's been buried. Yes.
04:43It means buried. As simple as that. And it's there for another seven.
04:46A very final word. Let's get more letters, Jack.
04:49Hi, Rachel. Hi, Jack. I will start with a consonant, please.
04:52Start with Y. And another.
04:55C. And a third.
04:58S. And a vowel.
05:01I. Another.
05:03E. And a consonant, please.
05:06L. And another.
05:09T. And a vowel.
05:12O. And finally, a consonant.
05:16Finally, D.
05:18And 30 seconds.
05:19Yeah.
05:20No.
05:24zach.
05:29In the middle.
05:30See it.
05:33I am a reader.
05:35Jack, seven.
05:52Seven from you, and Jessica...
05:54Yeah, I'm going to try an eight.
05:55You're going to go for it. Well, what's the seven, Jack?
05:58Coldest.
05:58Yes, well, we know that's there. Jessica?
06:01Docilest.
06:02Yet again to Susie Dent.
06:03Oh, it would have to be specified.
06:05It's more than one syllable, and it's not there, I'm afraid.
06:09I'm so sorry, Jessica.
06:10What else was there, though?
06:12Well, we've got Society,
06:14and we've got the interesting Cystoid, C-Y-S-T.
06:18Sounds like something I don't want to have.
06:20Yes, of the nature of a cyst, so probably not,
06:23but both will give us a second.
06:26OK, first numbers round, Jessica.
06:28Let's go for six small, please.
06:30Why not?
06:31Six little ones coming up.
06:34Hopefully our brains will need to wake up for this.
06:36Let's see.
06:37Numbers are six.
06:39Eight.
06:40Seven.
06:41Two.
06:42Another six and three.
06:44And the target, 409.
06:46409.
06:47Numbers up.
06:48One.
06:49Two.
06:49Two.
06:50Two.
06:50Two.
06:50Two.
06:51Two.
06:51Two.
06:51Two.
06:51Two.
06:52Two.
06:52Two.
06:53Two.
06:53Two.
06:53Two.
06:53Two.
06:54Two.
06:54Two.
06:54Two.
06:54Two.
06:55Two.
06:55Two.
06:56Two.
06:56Two.
06:57Two.
06:58Two.
06:58Two.
06:59Two.
06:59Two.
07:00Two.
07:01Two.
07:01Two.
07:02Two.
07:02Two.
07:03Two.
07:03Two.
07:04Two.
07:05Two.
07:06Two.
07:07Two.
07:08Two.
07:09Two.
07:10Two.
07:11Two.
07:12Two.
07:13Two.
07:14Two.
07:15Two.
07:16Two.
07:17Two.
07:18409 was the target Jessica I didn't get anything no Jack snap nothing oh goodness
07:25mate that makes three of us Rachel Riley 409 the glory is all yours bear with me
07:31if you say 6 plus 2 is 8 times by 8 is 64 add 3 is 67 67 times 6 should get
07:45you to 402 and you have a seven left over rather than bear with me I think you mean
07:57keep up with me because that's what I was trying to do brilliant 409 fantastic
08:01let's get a tea time teaser it's main loop main loop m-a-i-n a friend almost a type
08:09of acid and a horse a friend almost a type of acid and a horse
08:30welcome back a little bit to work through here a fun tea time teaser a friend that
08:34would be a pal almost a type of acid that would be amino and the horse is of course
08:39a palomino palomino is the tea time teaser well Jessica and Jack the J&J word
08:45factory have only got seven points each as it stands at the moment so let's pick
08:49things up Jack your letters consonant please Rachel thank you Jack R and another S and a third T
09:00and a fourth D and a vowel E and another A and another I and a consonant please S and a vowel and lastly O
09:17thank you Rich
09:19thank you Rich
09:24that's all the time we have Jack nine nine from you Max Jessica
09:31yeah I've only got an eight only an eight times you're tough what's the eight disaster
09:38jack the nine asteroids asteroids how do this work
09:45yeah thank you
09:47thank you
09:48thank you
09:52bye
09:57OK, times are tough. What's the eight?
09:59Disaster.
10:01Jack, the nine?
10:02Asteroids.
10:03Asteroids, out of this world!
10:05APPLAUSE
10:08Jack picks up 18 points.
10:10I asked you both to pick it up, you give me an eight and a nine.
10:12Fantastic.
10:14Susie and Pam?
10:15We have both of those.
10:16We have asteroids and disaster and nothing else.
10:19And that is it.
10:20Why would you need anything else?
10:21We will move on and get more letters.
10:23Jessica, work to be done.
10:25I'll have a consonant, please, Rachel.
10:27Thank you, Jessica.
10:27T.
10:29And another.
10:31R.
10:32And another.
10:34P.
10:35Vowel.
10:37I.
10:38And another.
10:40O.
10:41And another.
10:43E.
10:44A consonant.
10:46N.
10:47A vowel.
10:50I.
10:52And another vowel.
10:54And lastly, you.
10:56In half a minute.
10:58Buh-bye.
10:59Oh, yeah,rupt weld.
10:59I'm doing the same.
11:00Do they do not know?
11:01OK.
11:01Yeah.
11:02And that one.
11:02We need to worry.
11:03In the east, it is for the standard, essentially.
11:05And the first thing we need to bring you up.
11:06After Mr.
11:07A nuances.
11:08And the gerено.
11:09And by today, there is still us, you know, up to change each other.
11:10If only we don't want to, we need to walk around.
11:11Let's see.
11:11Or remember.
11:12And the amen需要.
11:12We leave a defender shade of light.
11:13And we're ready to be jacket.
11:14And the power to be made sure.
11:14I.
11:15And for that way, you can take what I do for that.
11:16You're not interested in all the people.
11:17That's time, Jessica.
11:30Eight.
11:30Eight from you, and Jack?
11:32Seven.
11:32Seven. Look at that for bounce-back ability.
11:35What have you got?
11:36Pointer.
11:36Yes, and Jessica?
11:38Eruption.
11:39And eruption from an asteroid to an eruption, yes.
11:42APPLAUSE
11:43Pam?
11:45Yes, we have an eight which is pointier.
11:48Pointier, yes.
11:49Yes, my hat is pointier than your hat.
11:52Yep, and that's it.
11:54Yeah, sorry, Jack, just that second eye.
11:56Yeah, rub salt into the wounds.
11:58Ten points in it as we get to the numbers,
12:01which is incidentally worth ten points, Jack.
12:03One large, please, Rachel.
12:05Thank you, Jack. One large.
12:06Five little coming up.
12:08And for this round, your small numbers are two, eight, one...
12:13Five, nine in the large one, 75.
12:20And the target, 799.
12:22Seven-nine-nine.
12:23Numbers up.
12:24Six, five.
12:25Seven-nine.
12:26keywords.
12:28Seven-nine-nine.
12:28Five again.
12:29Table- desarrollers.
12:31好了.
12:32Every.
12:32Five.
12:33ох.
12:35挑.
12:38Five again.
12:41Five again.
12:43Folks.
12:43Seven-nine-nin.
12:44Five again.
12:46Five again.
12:46Seven-nine.
12:48Seven.
12:49Five again.
12:50Five again.
12:51Five again.
12:52Six.
12:52Time's up, pens down, Jack.
12:56799, not written down.
12:58Jessica.
12:59799, written down.
13:00Go ahead, Jack.
13:01OK, so, 9 plus 1.
13:0410.
13:05Times 75 plus 2.
13:1077.
13:11Er, 770.
13:13And I've lost it.
13:15Go ahead, Jessica, to draw level.
13:18Er, 75 plus 5.
13:2080.
13:208 plus 2.
13:2210.
13:22Multiply them.
13:23800.
13:24And subtract the 1.
13:25That's the way to do it.
13:26799.
13:29What about that for three rounds?
13:31Jack heads out with 18 points, a maximum.
13:34Back comes Jessica with an 8 and a 10, and we're all even again.
13:37What an absolute treat.
13:39But I'm a little sad here, because it's the last time for now
13:42we get to put Pam Ayres right at the centre of the show.
13:46Thanks, Colin.
13:47What are we going out with?
13:48Oh, we're going out with a matrimonial bed, Colin.
13:51I was waiting all week for that, Pam.
13:55Sorry, Dudley.
13:57We never did it much, but now we do it every night.
14:02Well, married 40 years in the end, you get it right.
14:05I don't mean to sound complacent, but we do it more and more.
14:10Yes, we clamber into bed and fall asleep, and then we snore.
14:17Sometimes we snore in unison, sometimes we snore alone.
14:23I'm a soprano snorer, and he's a baritone.
14:26It never gets monotonous.
14:29Each night, a different sort.
14:32Some finish with a gargle.
14:34Others finish with a snort.
14:37Well, I only snore a bit, but once I couldn't snore at all.
14:40I suppose when I get going, you could hear me down the hall.
14:45But my husband is remarkable.
14:47His snoring is so loud that beneath our bedroom window,
14:51he's attracting quite a crowd.
14:54It's true, he is phenomenal.
14:57And some nights when he snores,
14:59me glass of water travels right across the chest of drawers.
15:03And if he adds a flourish, like a splutter, shout or cough,
15:08I've seen the glass of water jump a mile and topple off.
15:12I could dance across the bedroom wearing just a feather boa.
15:17He would still lie flat upon his back and snore like Krakatoa.
15:22So, let's hear it for the snorers now, wherever they may dwell.
15:27Just lie back and enjoy.
15:30Good night.
15:31Sweet dreams, my friends.
15:32Sleep well.
15:33Ah!
15:35APPLAUSE
15:35What a show we have at the moment.
15:40Let's get back to the letters.
15:42Goodness knows what's happening next.
15:43Jessica.
15:44Let's start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
15:46Thank you, Jessica.
15:47T.
15:48And a vowel.
15:50O.
15:51And a consonant.
15:53R.
15:54And a vowel.
15:56E.
15:57A consonant.
15:59H.
16:00A vowel.
16:02A.
16:03A consonant.
16:04C.
16:06A consonant.
16:08L.
16:10And a final vowel, please.
16:13Final E.
16:14And here we go.
16:16And here we go.
16:16And here we go.
16:16Here we go.
16:16A consonant.
16:17Here we go.
16:17Here we go.
16:18Here we go.
16:19Just look out.
16:19A네.
16:20E.
16:21Alewha L
16:35Jessica? Eight. And Jack? Seven. It's Clash of the Titans here, isn't it? Seven? Chortle.
16:53Oh, you won't be laughing now. The eight? Relocate. Relocate. Let's do exactly that.
16:58The dictionary corner. Yep. I love the word chortle. Yes, I like the word chortle. It's
17:04great. I'm going to give this one to Susie, because I'm not sure how to pronounce it.
17:08Yes, absolutely fair enough. So the trochlea in anatomy is a bit of the body that acts like
17:14a pulley. So if you think about one of the joints of the elbow. And the plural is trochleae.
17:20So it's T-R-O-C-H-L-E-A-E. Hold on a second. That's a maximum. And that is a nine.
17:26It's a nine. Yes, it's a nine. Jessica and Jack, no shame in missing that at all.
17:33Jack, here we go. A consonant, please. Thank you, Jack. B. And a vowel. A. And a consonant.
17:42S. And a vowel, please. U. And a consonant. T. And another. V. And a vowel. A. And another one.
17:54I. And a consonant. Lastly, G. And start the clock.
18:02T-R-O-C-H-L-E-A-S-E-V-E
18:29There won't be any maximums here. Jack? Five.
18:36And Jessica? Yeah, just a five. Yeah. Jack? Bates.
18:39And Jess? Yeah, I have Bates as well. Nice.
18:42I believe you.
18:44There you go, five points each.
18:48A rare chance to maybe, you know, better these two.
18:51Did we manage it? In a word, no.
18:53But we've come over all nautical here with avast, which is five.
18:59Yeah. And there is a very last minute, six not written down, guavas.
19:03Oh, guavas. The fruit. The fruit, yeah.
19:07A fruity finish to that round. Ten more points up for grabs.
19:10Really important, just eight points in it. Jessica, numbers.
19:13Let's try six more again.
19:15Why not? You need some more daylight between the two of you.
19:18Six little ones might do the trick.
19:20They are five, ten, two, eight, seven and one.
19:28And the target, 769.
19:31Seven, six, nine, numbers up.
19:33The target, 769.
19:37The target, 759.
19:40That's why, you know, the most likely you may go.
19:557, 6, 9.
20:05Uh, 7, 6, 9, not written down.
20:09Jack. 7, 6, 9, written down. Off you go, Jessica.
20:12Uh, 8 plus 5. 13. Minus 2.
20:1611. Times 7. 77.
20:19Times 10. Times 10 is... And subtract the 1.
20:23And you've got a 1 remaining. Well done.
20:24Well done to you. And Jack.
20:26Same way.
20:29Yep, yep, yep.
20:33Keeps it really, really interesting. Well done to both of you.
20:36Not easy, that one. 48-40 as we head into our second Tea Time teaser.
20:41And it's Coat Cook. Coat Cook.
20:44The bird was there and singer Joe came along as well.
20:47The bird was there and singer Joe came along as well.
20:54That was Joe Cocker. Cockatoo was the answer to the final Tea Time teaser of the week.
21:15Six rounds to go. Jack, let's go.
21:18A consonant, please, Rachel.
21:19Thank you, Jack.
21:21T.
21:21And another.
21:23D.
21:24And a vowel.
21:26A.
21:26And a consonant, please.
21:27N.
21:29And a vowel.
21:31I.
21:32And a consonant.
21:35R.
21:35And a vowel.
21:37U.
21:38And another vowel.
21:41A.
21:41And a final vowel, please.
21:43And a final.
21:44I.
21:45Good luck, everybody.
21:46Good luck, everybody.
21:46Good luck, everybody.
22:15Jack?
22:18I'll go with a dodgy seven.
22:21Jessica?
22:22Only a six.
22:23OK, what's the six?
22:25Durian.
22:25OK, that might be as good as it gets.
22:27Jack, what's dodgy?
22:28Untrain.
22:29Untrain.
22:30Susie, well, there's a problem straight away, isn't there?
22:32Yes, we've only got one N.
22:33And not in the dictionary.
22:34Not sure if that makes it better or worse, Jack, but sorry about that.
22:37Apart from that, it's fine, though.
22:38Yeah.
22:39Obviously.
22:40Never mind that, I need clarification on durian.
22:44Is it some sort of Martian?
22:45Some sort of alien, the durian race?
22:48Richard White used to have so many stories about his encounters with durians.
22:51They are really delicious, but very smelly fruits.
22:55Really?
22:55Mm.
22:56Palm?
22:57We have the lovely radiant, which is always nice.
23:01Yes.
23:02And we have daturia, and I'm not sure what that is.
23:05I know there's a plant called a datur, but I don't think it's the same.
23:09Is it?
23:10No, I don't think so, although there are plants, as you say, with that name.
23:13It's toxic, isn't it?
23:14It's a very toxic flower.
23:16Spot on.
23:17And daturia is derived from it.
23:19It's a poisonous alkaloid obtained from the seeds of one of these plants.
23:23Oh, really?
23:23Oh, I wasn't far off.
23:25You were.
23:25No.
23:26So that just gets you outside of that crucial countdown conundrum territory,
23:30but for how long?
23:3114 points to the difference.
23:33Jessica, your letters.
23:35Consonant, please, Rachel.
23:36Thank you, Jessica.
23:37M.
23:38And another.
23:41B.
23:42And another.
23:44G.
23:46A vowel.
23:47E.
23:48Another.
23:49U.
23:51And another.
23:52O.
23:53A consonant.
23:55R.
23:56A consonant.
23:58W.
23:58And a final vowel, please.
24:05Final E.
24:07And let's play.
24:08A consonant.
24:11Yeah.
24:20A consonant.
24:20Thank you very much.
24:28Bye.
24:30That will do us.
24:40Talk to me there, Jessica.
24:42I think I've got six.
24:43OK, and Jack?
24:45A four.
24:46There's a little window of opportunity because she's unsure
24:48and the four would actually be huge.
24:51What's the four?
24:52Rue.
24:53OK, just stay there, keep simmering.
24:55Jessica?
24:56A brogue.
24:57Brogue is in the shoe?
24:59Yes.
25:00Or the accent.
25:01Yes.
25:02So, absolutely fine.
25:04Pam, how did you get on with those letters?
25:05Yeah, we've got a seven, which I think is something you might do
25:08to your damsel, which is embower.
25:12Embower.
25:12You might put her in a bower, might you not?
25:14Exactly right, yes.
25:16Put her in a shady place, surround her with trees.
25:18Have we just went back about three centuries?
25:21Yes, to the age of chivalry.
25:24Welcome to this repeat of Countdown from 1783.
25:27Actually, it would be about 1500s.
25:29Age of chivalry, I think.
25:30Only Susie would correct me on that.
25:33It's 60 plays 40 and we will stay in Dictionary Corner as we do go back in time and get the origins of some words.
25:39Yes, well, I have been taken to task by Bob Reader from Nottingham, who says,
25:44I don't know if persistence or nagging might work, but I've asked this question a few times and I'd love to know the answer.
25:50And Bob is curious to know, when you have a compound noun, so two words that are sort of put together, why do we use a singular when the plural would be more logical?
26:02And I'll explain.
26:02So he says, why is it toothbrush, not teeth brush?
26:05And why is it football and not feet ball?
26:08And it's a curious question and one I've never considered and I've thought of other languages and they do exactly the same as us.
26:14And we have so many examples.
26:17We have a footpath, we have manhood, we have a car park, we have a leaf blower, not leaves blower or cars park or menhood, that kind of thing.
26:26And it's really when the first noun takes on a bit of an adjective, it functions like an adjective, if you like.
26:34So a car park is a park for cars, a leaf blower is something that blows your leaves, etc.
26:40And in all of those, we tend to go for the singular, that's just how it operates grammatically.
26:45So it's just the way we've always done it.
26:47And I would love to say that there is some fundamental reason behind this, but I actually don't know what it is.
26:52It might be simplicity, but English, as we know, is very idiosyncratic and quite eccentric.
26:59So thank you, Bob.
27:00I wish I had a very simple answer, but I would just say it's been like that forever.
27:04Excellent. Thanks.
27:0860 plays 40 then. Jack's letters.
27:11Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:12Thank you, Jack.
27:13M.
27:13And another.
27:15X.
27:16And a vowel.
27:18O.
27:19And another.
27:20A.
27:20And another consonant.
27:22M.
27:24And another.
27:25L.
27:27And another.
27:29P.
27:30And a vowel.
27:32O.
27:34And another vowel.
27:36And lastly, E.
27:38Kind down.
27:59MUSIC PLAYS
28:09Jack. Six.
28:12And Jessica. Yeah, six. Six as well.
28:14Jack. Pomain. Pomain. And Jessica.
28:17Mopani. There is no pomain, unfortunately.
28:21It might possibly be a trademark, but not in the dictionary.
28:24Mopani is one of those beautiful trees from southern Africa
28:27which opens its leaves in the sunshine.
28:29And it gets, Jessica, a really important six points.
28:32Pam, what did you spy from those nine letters?
28:34Well, I spied almost aplomb, which is a nice word,
28:37but it hasn't got a B, so that was no good.
28:40But we do have a seven, which is poleman.
28:44Yes, a poleman, simply somebody who uses a pole,
28:47such as to propel a boat.
28:48OK, thank you very much.
28:50Right, back to the letters and Jessica.
28:53We'll have a consonant, please, Rachel.
28:55Thank you, Jessica. R.
28:57And a vowel.
28:59A.
28:59A consonant.
29:01G.
29:02A vowel.
29:03I.
29:04A consonant.
29:05L.
29:06A vowel.
29:07E.
29:08A consonant.
29:09T.
29:10A vowel.
29:11A.
29:12A vowel.
29:13A.
29:14And another vowel, please.
29:15And, finally, O.
29:17A vowel.
29:18A.
29:19And another vowel, please.
29:20And, finally, O.
29:22Last letters.
29:25A vowel.
29:27A vowel.
29:28A vowel.
29:29A vowel.
29:30A vowel.
29:31A vowel.
29:32A vowel.
29:33A vowel.
29:34A vowel.
29:35A vowel.
29:36A vowel.
29:37A vowel.
29:38A vowel.
29:39A vowel.
29:40A vowel.
29:41A vowel.
29:42A vowel.
29:43A vowel.
29:44A vowel.
29:45A vowel.
29:46A vowel.
29:47A vowel.
29:48A vowel.
29:49A vowel.
29:50A vowel.
29:51A vowel.
29:52That's time. Jessica?
29:57Seven. Seven from you. Jack, you'll need to beat that.
30:00Seven as well. Seven as well. This will seal win number three for Jessica.
30:04What have you got? Regalia. And Jack?
30:07Gloater. Gloater. Well, it'll be Jessica doing that.
30:11Oh, yeah. Well done. Both excellent.
30:16Really good battle today. Palmeiras, talk to me.
30:19We have Lairridge, which is seven.
30:22Thank you. What's Lairridge?
30:24It's a place where cattle sheep may be rested on the way to market.
30:27There you go. 73.47.
30:30Two more rounds left before the weekend is here.
30:33It's always a reason to celebrate. Jack, let's get the numbers.
30:36Let's go four large, then. Why not?
30:38Have a little bit of fun before we head into the weekend.
30:40Four large and two little.
30:43And the two little ones, six and nine.
30:46And the big ones, 50, 25, 100 and 75.
30:52And the target, 302.
30:54Three or two. Numbers up.
30:56Three or two.
30:56One.
30:57Five.
30:58One.
30:59Five.
30:59One.
31:00Two.
31:00One.
31:00One.
31:01One.
31:01Two.
31:02Two.
31:02Two.
31:02Five.
31:033-0-2. Jack?
31:293-0-3.
31:30Oh, he's missed it, Jessica.
31:32No, 3-0-2.
31:33Off you go, Jessica.
31:346 times 50.
31:366-50 is 300.
31:38100 plus 75.
31:40175.
31:41Divide by 25.
31:43Is 7.
31:449 minus the 7.
31:45Is your 2.
31:46And add it on.
31:47Well done.
31:473-0-2.
31:51One way to get there.
31:53Well done, Jessica Pertesi,
31:55who has exploded on the countdown this week with three wins.
31:59So just one round left before we say goodbye for the weekend.
32:02Let's enjoy it.
32:03Jessica, Jack, fingers on buzzers.
32:07Countdown conundrum.
32:09We did you know this unit.
32:09We did you know this unit.
32:11Yeah.
32:11We did you know it's super amazing.
32:13We'll be here.
32:14We did as well.
32:15We did the bread from a table.
32:18We can get t press a little sabia.
32:20We did the bread from a boublier to today.
32:22We did the bread from a table.
32:24We did all of the bread from a table.
32:24We just talked about the bread from another.
32:27We got s entrance of a table.
32:29$0-2.
32:30We didn't put Refuge onTS on, and all those things are soaring to get the bread of the bread with our table."
32:32Says the gospel out of the block.
32:33All the bread of the bread from a table.
32:34We can go later.
32:34We can get you together.
32:35We have a lot of money to get that compensated into play.
32:36Jessica, with a second left.
32:40Yeah, I don't know about this one.
32:41Comparis.
32:43Comparis is not right.
32:45Jack, you've got 0.2 seconds left.
32:48Three, two, one.
32:51He's got in!
32:52I just wanted to press the button.
32:56Let's see if you're right.
32:57No, of course you're not.
32:59All right, last word of the week.
33:02Well, it's flummoxed the entire studio.
33:05So if you get this at home, you get the glory into the weekend.
33:09Let's have a look.
33:11Composure.
33:12Something that none of us showed in that last round of the day.
33:16Hey, Jack, I mean, that was so exciting, wasn't it?
33:19It feels like if you can't get to her, I'm not sure who can.
33:23It was an experience.
33:24Right?
33:24Another day, another day, you'll be champion.
33:26Thank you for being here, mate.
33:27Safe back to Chester.
33:29It's a bit down the road, Jessica, back to London.
33:31But you will return on Monday.
33:33If you can run the week next week, we will have our seventh octo-champ of this season.
33:38Crazy stuff.
33:39Well done, Jess.
33:41And Pam Ayres, number one on my list now.
33:44Favourite Dixner recording guest ever.
33:46Hopefully we have you back soon.
33:48I hope so.
33:49It's always lovely to come.
33:51So good.
33:51So good.
33:52Susie?
33:53Yeah, am I your favourite lexicographer?
33:54You're the only one.
33:57So yes.
33:58Yes, you are.
33:58That's what I figured.
33:59Yes, you are.
34:01Rachel, going into the weekend, not to go back on it, but what do you think sold more
34:06records?
34:08Do they know it's Christmas or we are the world, worldwide?
34:12It's got to be the American one, isn't it?
34:14Believe it or not, yes.
34:15So we think Do They Know It's Christmas is sitting in at around the 12 million mark.
34:20Remarkably, we are the world, 20 million copies.
34:24Way ahead.
34:25That's why Bette Midler could only get on the chorus.
34:28Back here on Monday, Rachel, Susie and I will be waiting for you.
34:31You can count on us.
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