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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to SoundCloud Studio.
00:33Now, today is the 18th of July, the birth date of a very inspirational man.
00:39And since 2010, it has been officially recognised as Nelson Mandela Day.
00:45And because Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity for 67 years,
00:49we're encouraged to spend 67 minutes, just 67 minutes, of our own time helping others,
00:56whether it's volunteering or at a nursing home perhaps, donating clothes,
01:01or actually just spending time with somebody who very rarely has anybody to speak to.
01:06That's what this is all about, Nelson Mandela Day.
01:09Who else, I thought, would be inspirational?
01:12I thought Gandhi, yes.
01:13And then I asked our audience.
01:15You know that you've got a lot of fans in the audience today from the maths faculty at Durham University.
01:20And I said to them, who do you think is inspirational?
01:23And they came back with some great people.
01:25Malala, they came back with the Dalai Lama, and Martin Luther King, who would be a favourite of mine.
01:30So thank you, Durham, over in the corner there.
01:34What, um, who would you think, who would you pick as the most inspirational person?
01:39Well, I just, on the Nelson Mandela theme, I think Eddie Izzard, what he's done this year, absolutely incredible.
01:44Yes.
01:44It was 27 marathons in 27 days for the 27 years Nelson Mandela spent in prison.
01:49Yeah.
01:49And did you see any of the documentary, or did you follow any of his progress?
01:53I saw him stumbling along.
01:55How he does it, I don't know.
01:56I know.
01:57And day after day, and with so many medical emergencies, and then having to pick up two marathons here,
02:02and in the sweltering heat, and sunburn, and kidneys shutting down, and all sorts.
02:06He's a good guy, isn't he?
02:07He's done a fantastic job, yeah.
02:08Very inspirational.
02:09He's a good, good guy.
02:10Yeah.
02:11Good guy.
02:12Lots of money raised.
02:12Whether he's wearing his make-up or not, I don't care.
02:15And he had his nails done for the whole thing.
02:17Beautiful.
02:18Of course he did.
02:19Yeah, God bless Eddie, he's a good man.
02:20All right.
02:21Who have we got with us?
02:22Stephen Fuller's back, our reigning champ, now with four wins under his belt.
02:26Another crucial conundrum, halfway to getting there.
02:29Well done.
02:30Well done, Stephen.
02:31You're joined today by David Huzzy Yeo, a retired IT project manager from Sheffield,
02:37who loves his architecture, Victorian and Georgian, but mostly you love the cathedrals and churches
02:42of the country, and you've visited most of them, apparently.
02:45Yeah, since I retired four years ago, I've had the opportunity to go around Scotland, Wells,
02:51and England, seeing all the major cathedrals.
02:53I haven't done them all yet.
02:54Beautiful things, yeah.
02:57Welcome.
02:58Welcome, David, and welcome, Stephen.
03:00Let's have a big round of applause for our contestants today.
03:09And, of course, Susie, as ever, is over in the corner, joined once again by Chris Packham,
03:15that wonderful wildlife expert.
03:17Brilliant.
03:17Now then, Stephen, let's have a letters game, shall we?
03:21Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:22Afternoon, Stephen.
03:23I'll have a consonant, please.
03:24Start the week with H.
03:27And another.
03:30P.
03:32And another.
03:34T.
03:35And a fifth.
03:41And a fifth.
03:43F.
03:44And a vowel.
03:47Q.
03:49And another.
03:50I.
03:52I.
03:54And another.
03:57O.
03:59And another.
04:00And the last one.
04:02E.
04:03And here's the countdown clock.
04:05atenção.
04:15T.
04:15And another.
04:18T.
04:18And another.
04:19T
04:20You.
04:22Do.
04:25Do.
04:26Do.
04:28Do.
04:30Do.
04:30Do.
04:31Do.
04:32Do.
04:33Do.
04:33Do.
04:34Do.
04:34Do.
04:34Do.
04:34Stephen?
04:37A seven.
04:38A seven.
04:39Dave?
04:39A six.
04:40And your six?
04:41A pouter.
04:43A pouter, Stephen.
04:45Poutier.
04:46Um, can you be poutier?
04:47You can be poutier than the next person.
04:49Very good.
04:50Very good.
04:51Her mouth was poutier than Samantha's.
04:54Why not?
04:55Anything else?
04:57Chris?
04:58Um, pother.
04:59Pother.
05:00Mm, stop making such a pother.
05:01It's like a fuss or commotion.
05:05All right.
05:06So it's seven points to Stephen, and it's Dave's letters game, Dave.
05:09Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:10Afternoon, Dave.
05:11Can I start with a consonant, please?
05:13Start with D.
05:16Another, please.
05:18S.
05:19A third.
05:21L.
05:22A fourth.
05:24T.
05:25A fifth.
05:27K.
05:29I have a vowel, please.
05:31A.
05:32Another vowel.
05:34I.
05:36Another vowel.
05:38A.
05:39Finish off with a final vowel, please.
05:41And finish with U.
05:44Stand by.
05:45I.
05:48We'll be at you.
05:48Yes, Dave?
06:17Six.
06:18A six, Stephen?
06:19Six.
06:20Dave?
06:21Audits.
06:23Audits and?
06:24No, the audits.
06:25You're both auditing.
06:27What does the corner think?
06:29Adults for six.
06:30Adults.
06:31And dualist.
06:32A dualist.
06:33Dualist for seven.
06:34Not somebody who enters a duel.
06:37No.
06:38It's D-U-A-L-I-S-T, which is someone who subscribes to the religious doctrine that the universe
06:43is made up of opposed powers of good and evil.
06:46That's a dualist.
06:47That's a dualist.
06:48That's a dualist.
06:48Yeah, thank you very much.
06:49All right, 13 plays six.
06:51And it's Stephen's numbers game.
06:53Thank you, Nick.
06:54I'll try two large, please, Rachel.
06:56Two large this time.
06:57Thank you, Stephen.
06:58Four little ones for the first numbers game of this week.
07:01And they are eight, three, ten, three.
07:06And the large one, 75 and 25.
07:09And the target, 692.
07:11Six, nine, two.
07:12Six, nine, two.
07:12Six, nine, three, one.
07:15Six, ten, three.
07:16So, three.
07:21Thanks, Jim.
07:23You are almost done.
07:25Stephen, £6.90.
07:46£6.90.
07:48Dave?
07:48Yes, £6.90.
07:49£6.90.
07:50So, Stephen?
07:51Uh, 75 minus the two threes.
07:55Minus the two threes, 69.
07:57Times 10.
07:58Times 10, £6.90.
08:00Two away.
08:00Thank you, Dave.
08:01Uh, 75 times the 10.
08:0575 times 10, £7.50.
08:07Yeah, 3 plus 3.
08:093 plus 3, 6.
08:10And I've used the 10 twice.
08:11Ah.
08:13Bad luck.
08:14Bad luck.
08:15We're with you, Rachel.
08:16£6.92.
08:17Um, yes.
08:19One way you could have said, 75 plus 25, 100.
08:2510 minus 3, 7.
08:27Times them together for 700 and take away the 8.
08:30There we go.
08:31There we go.
08:32Thank you, Rachel.
08:34There we go.
08:36So, 20 page 6, as we turn to the Tea Time teaser, it's He's Heard.
08:41And a clue.
08:42He's heard the same tired old songs on the radio over and over again.
08:46He's heard the same tired old songs on the radio over and over again.
08:50Welcome back.
09:07I left you with a clue.
09:08He's heard the same tired old songs on the radio over and over again.
09:13Because they've been rehashed.
09:16Rehashed.
09:18Now then, Dave, it's your letters again.
09:20Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:23Thank you, Dave.
09:24S.
09:25Another, please.
09:27M.
09:28A third.
09:30M.
09:30Fourth.
09:33T.
09:34Fifth.
09:36R.
09:38A vowel, please.
09:39I.
09:41Another vowel.
09:43A.
09:43Another vowel, please.
09:47O.
09:48And finish off with a vowel.
09:51And finish off with E.
09:53Stand by.
09:54No.
09:54T.
09:55I am.
09:55I am.
10:02'.
10:03I am.
10:06I am.
10:07I am.
10:16I am.
10:17Well, Dave?
10:25A seven.
10:26A seven, Stephen?
10:28Eight.
10:29And an eight. Dave?
10:31Minster.
10:32Yes, indeed. Well done.
10:34And Stephen?
10:35Amortise.
10:36Amortise. Very good.
10:38Excellent.
10:38Very good.
10:39Very good. And what news from the corner?
10:44The news from the corner is raiments, romanise and minarets.
10:49And minarets? Well done.
10:51That'll sit sweetly with the minster.
10:53All right. Stephen?
10:55It's a letters game.
10:56Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
10:58Thanks, Stephen.
10:59H.
11:00And another?
11:03R.
11:04And another?
11:06W.
11:07And a vowel?
11:10U.
11:11And another?
11:13I.
11:14And another?
11:18E.
11:19And a consonant?
11:21R.
11:22And another?
11:25N.
11:27And a final consonant?
11:30And a final T.
11:32Stand by.
11:32And another?
11:51And another?
11:53Well done.
11:57Stephen?
12:04Just a six.
12:05A six, Dave?
12:06A six as well.
12:08Yes, Stephen?
12:08Winter.
12:09And Dave?
12:10Wither.
12:11Wither.
12:12Very good.
12:14And Chris?
12:16Well, Susie's given me hurtier, hurtier,
12:19although if I said it, I thought I'd be misusing a word.
12:22Yes, I don't think anyone's going to like this one,
12:24but it's in.
12:27No example of the comparative here, but of the hurtie part.
12:31An example is, after 40 collective minutes of sleep,
12:34I went to the dentist and told him there was big hurtie pain.
12:40You're going to go to my dentist and say,
12:42I'm sorry, but it's hurtier than when I last saw you.
12:46He'd knock the tooth out, wouldn't he?
12:49No.
12:5034 to 12, Stephen's in the lead, and it's Dave's numbers game.
12:53Rachel, can I have one large and five small, please?
12:57You can indeed, thank you, Dave.
12:58One large, five small coming up.
13:00And this time, the five small ones are four, ten, two, seven, and nine,
13:07and the large one, 75.
13:09And the target, 685.
13:11685.
13:13685.
13:43Well, Dave?
13:44685.
13:46685.
13:48And Stephen?
13:48Yes, 685.
13:49So, Dave?
13:50Nine times 75 equals 675 plus 10.
13:54Yes, very easy.
13:55There we go.
13:56And thank you.
13:58And it's 44 to 22 as we turn to Chris Packham.
14:01Now, Chris, today what will you tell us?
14:04What will you teach us?
14:05On birds.
14:06On birds is my theme.
14:08And we've looked at taste.
14:10And we're now going to go on to vision.
14:11And it's always useful to contrast other animals with ourselves.
14:15We're better able to perceive, or hope to perceive, how they see the world in this instance.
14:21Now, we can discern.
14:22This is staggering.
14:23But we can discern, humans, 10 million different colours.
14:2710 million different colours we can discern.
14:29And strangely, and as a diversion, only 30 shades of grey, as it turns out.
14:35Birds can discern a great many more colours because they have tiny oil droplets in the cells of their eyes which allow them to do this.
14:43But not only can they see more colours, they can see into different parts of the spectrum.
14:47And many species of bird can look into the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.
14:51And this is particularly useful if they're looking for prey, which leaves signs in the ultraviolet, or if they're blue birds and they're displaying.
15:00So we know that blue tits, 92% of our gardens have blue tits in them during the winter period.
15:04The males with the brightest blue caps, which show up under the ultraviolet as a greater degree of blue, if you like, are more attractive to the females.
15:14But there are two things about birds' visions which are very different than ours.
15:19And that is that the internal structure of the eye is often sculptured to the extent that, for instance, a bird like a starling has a protrusion coming from the back of its eye into the middle of the sphere,
15:32which allows it to focus both inside its own beak, where it's using its tongue to manipulate its prey, and also on infinity in the distance at the same time.
15:44Now, very clearly, we can't do that.
15:46The benefit to the starling is that it can concentrate on feeding whilst also looking out for predators.
15:51But there are other species of birds which don't have these anatomical protrusions.
15:56And what they have is a thing called lateralisation.
15:59Now, this comes from the fact that the brain is split in two.
16:03So, effectively, they have one eye which does a different job to the other one.
16:08And in chickens, for instance, they use their left eye for looking out for predators, distance vision.
16:14And they use their right eye for looking close up for food.
16:18And this evolves in the...
16:20Well, this is caused in the late stages of the incubation of the egg,
16:24because we find at that time the embryo turns over and shields the left eye.
16:29So, less light reaches it.
16:31And as a consequence, you get this lateralisation.
16:33And if you prevent that from happening, then you get chickens, in this instance,
16:38which are not very good at looking out for predators, not very good at looking out for food.
16:41And they're less attractive to mates and less successful.
16:44And we find that birds who incubate their eggs in total darkness,
16:48and therefore don't lateralise, are equally not as good at performing these two tasks.
16:53Amazing.
16:54I love it.
16:55Very good.
17:01So interesting.
17:0244 to 22.
17:03Stephen on 44.
17:04And it's Stephen's letters game.
17:06Thank you, Nick.
17:07Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
17:09Thank you, Stephen.
17:10G.
17:12And another.
17:14R.
17:15And a third.
17:17P.
17:18And a fourth.
17:21M.
17:21And a vowel.
17:25A.
17:26Another.
17:28E.
17:29Another.
17:31O.
17:33Another.
17:35I.
17:36And a final consonant, please.
17:39And a final T.
17:41Stand by.
17:42And a final consonant, please.
17:44And a final consonant, please.
17:44And a final consonant, please.
17:45And a final consonant, please.
17:46And a final consonant, please.
17:47And a final consonant, please.
17:48And a final consonant, please.
17:49And a final consonant, please.
17:50And a final consonant, please.
17:51And a final consonant, please.
17:52And a final consonant, please.
17:53And a final consonant, please.
17:54And a final consonant, please.
17:55And a final consonant, please.
17:56And a final consonant, please.
17:57And a final consonant, please.
17:58And a final consonant, please.
17:59And a final consonant, please.
18:00And a final consonant, please.
18:01And a final consonant, please.
18:02And a final consonant, please.
18:03And a final consonant, please.
18:04And a final consonant, please.
18:05And a final consonant, please.
18:06Stephen?
18:13Seven.
18:14A seven.
18:16Dave?
18:16I'm going to try nine.
18:18Good man.
18:20Stephen?
18:21My great.
18:22Dave, how's he going?
18:24In Portage?
18:26Well, we can have Portage, so I can see where you're going.
18:30Oh, but unfortunately, in Portage is not there.
18:34I'm sorry.
18:34Bad luck.
18:35Bad luck.
18:35Worth a risk, then.
18:37Always.
18:37Chris?
18:39Primate is in there.
18:41Good.
18:42Primate.
18:42And also epigram.
18:44And an epigram.
18:45That's seven.
18:47All right.
18:4751 plays 22, and it's Dave's letters game.
18:50Dave?
18:51Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
18:53Thank you, Dave.
18:54G.
18:55Another, please.
18:57D.
18:59A third.
19:01S.
19:02A fourth.
19:04Q.
19:05A fifth.
19:06A fifth.
19:08C.
19:10Can I have a vowel, please?
19:11E.
19:13Another, please.
19:15A.
19:16A third.
19:18I.
19:19And a fourth.
19:20And the last one, E.
19:24Stand by.
19:24E.
19:24Stand by.
19:24A fifth.
19:25A fifth.
19:26And a fourth.
19:42A fourth.
19:42One.
19:43A fifth.
19:43A third.
19:44A fifth.
19:45A fifth.
19:46A fifth.
19:47A fifth.
19:47A fifth.
19:48Jatæ—¥.
19:48A fifth.
19:48Fenway.
19:49Flat.
19:49rich.
19:50Av chegar.
19:50And a fifth.
19:51A fifth.
19:51Dave?
19:56Five.
19:57A five for Dave.
19:58Stephen?
19:58Six.
19:59Dave?
20:00Dices.
20:02Dices, yeah, why not?
20:04Stephen?
20:04Cadges.
20:05And cadges.
20:07Now, what of the corner?
20:08What news?
20:09Yeah, cadges.
20:10Cadge was a thing that falconers used to carry their birds about.
20:16Thanks, Chris.
20:16Now, 37 to 22.
20:18We turn to a numbers game now.
20:20It's Stephen's.
20:21Stephen's turn.
20:22Just one large, please, Rachel.
20:23Thank you, Stephen.
20:24One from the top.
20:24And five more of the little ones.
20:27And this time, your numbers are six, five, nine.
20:32Another six.
20:34Another nine.
20:35And 100.
20:37And the target, 574.
20:40574.
20:41And the target, 574.
20:42Only half.
20:42Let's make that out.
20:44More-
20:56And four.
20:56And one.
20:57Way- Rosem.
20:58And one.
20:59租.
20:59And one.
21:00And two.
21:01And three.
21:02And one.
21:03One.
21:04And one.
21:04One.
21:05Three.
21:05Stephen?
21:13Um, five, seven, two, I think.
21:16Not written down.
21:17Two, all right.
21:18And Dave?
21:19Five, seven, six written down.
21:21All right.
21:22So, Stephen?
21:23I said 100 minus five.
21:25100 minus five, 95.
21:28Times six.
21:29Times six is 570.
21:32Um, oh, I've got it.
21:34I've got five, seven, one.
21:37Nine divided by nine.
21:39Yeah.
21:40Mm.
21:41Let's turn to Dave then.
21:42Bad luck, Stephen.
21:43Dave, how's he?
21:44Yo.
21:45Where are you?
21:46Six times 100.
21:47Six times 100, 600.
21:51Nine plus nine plus six is 24.
21:54Nine plus nine plus the other six, 24.
21:56And subtract.
21:57Yes, two away.
21:59Two away, indeed.
22:00Well done.
22:01But we really want five, seven, four.
22:04Rachel, can we get there?
22:06Um, leave it with me.
22:09I certainly will.
22:10There we are.
22:1057 plays, 29.
22:12Dave on 29.
22:13And we have our second tea time teaser, which is Rich Gent.
22:17And the clue.
22:17He may have been a rich gent, but his personality left me feeling nauseous.
22:22He may have been a rich gent, but his personality left me feeling nauseous.
22:27And the answer is, um, retching.
22:53Right here.
22:54Retching.
22:55There we go.
22:56Retching.
22:5957 to 29.
23:00Dave, it's a letters game.
23:02Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:04Thank you, Dave.
23:06S.
23:07Another.
23:09T.
23:10A third.
23:12S.
23:13A fourth.
23:16W.
23:17A fifth.
23:19L.
23:20A vowel.
23:22U.
23:23Another.
23:24O.
23:28Another.
23:30E.
23:31And finish off with a final vowel, please.
23:34And finish off with U.
23:36Countdown.
23:37A her.
23:38To be later.
23:44One.
23:45A third.
23:47One.
23:48A third.
23:49One.
23:51Two.
23:51Two.
23:51One.
23:51Two.
23:52Two.
23:53Two.
23:55Three.
23:55Harveys.
23:56Two.
23:56Three.
23:57Two.
24:00Three.
24:01Two.
24:01Two.
24:02Two.
24:03No.
24:04Si.
24:05One.
24:05Yes, Dave.
24:09A six.
24:10A six for Dave and Stephen.
24:12Six.
24:14Dave.
24:14Lowest.
24:16Lowest and?
24:16And an anagram, towels.
24:18And what of the corner?
24:19Chris?
24:20A couple of sevens.
24:22Towsels, slowest.
24:24Yeah.
24:25Owlets.
24:26Owlets.
24:27Owlets.
24:28Young owls.
24:28Lovely.
24:29Now, what shall we do?
24:30Stephen, lettuce game?
24:32A consonant, please, Rachel.
24:34Thank you, Stephen.
24:35Tea.
24:35And another.
24:38M.
24:40And a third.
24:42B.
24:44Fourth.
24:46P.
24:48Vowel, please.
24:50A.
24:51And again.
24:53I.
24:54And another one.
24:57E.
24:58And a consonant.
25:01Y.
25:03And another consonant.
25:04And lastly, tea.
25:08Done by.
25:08And another one.
25:10And another one.
25:11And another one.
25:12And another one.
25:13And another one.
25:13And another one.
25:14And another one.
25:14And another one.
25:15And another one.
25:15And another one.
25:16And another one.
25:16And another one.
25:17And another one.
25:17And another one.
25:18And another one.
25:18And another one.
25:19And another one.
25:19And another one.
25:20And another one.
25:20And another one.
25:21And another one.
25:22And another one.
25:22And another one.
25:23And another one.
25:23And another one.
25:24And another one.
25:24And another one.
25:25And another one.
25:25And another one.
25:26And another one.
25:27And another one.
25:27And another one.
25:28And another one.
25:29And another one.
25:30And another one.
25:31And another one.
25:32And another one.
25:38Yes, Stephen?
25:41Six.
25:42A six.
25:43Dave?
25:44Just a five.
25:45Your five?
25:45Piety.
25:47Piety.
25:47Good word.
25:49Stephen?
25:49Patty.
25:51And in the corner?
25:53Um, you can't spell patty that way, unfortunately.
25:56It's not like pasty, not like Cornish pasty, unfortunately, Stephen.
26:00It has to be with a Y or I-E-S in the plural.
26:03Sorry.
26:04All right.
26:05Now, what can we have?
26:06Chris and Susie?
26:07Um, bitmap.
26:09Bitmap.
26:09Yes.
26:10Yes, indeed.
26:11Anything else, Susie?
26:12No, piety for me, otherwise, as well.
26:13That'll do.
26:14Good word.
26:1540 points to 63.
26:17Stephen on 63, and it's Susie's origins of words now.
26:20Susie?
26:21I'm going to talk about dragons today, but dragons as they've informed and lie behind, if you like,
26:27lots of words and expressions in English.
26:31And to start with dragon, that word itself, it goes back to an ancient Greek word, meaning
26:37to see clearly.
26:38And that was because, um, the serpents, because they were the earliest dragons, serpents were
26:43thought to have incredibly sharp eyesight.
26:46Uh, the dragon also lies behind Draco.
26:50Uh, now he was the Greek statesman.
26:52Perhaps he was very sharp-sighted, but he was certainly very cruel, uh, and dished out horrible
26:56punishments for any ancient Athenians who committed even the slightest misdemeanor, uh,
27:01hence draconian, as we know it today.
27:03But his name meant dragon, or sharp-sighted, if you go back even further.
27:08Uh, dragoons, dragons, real dragons, or the fictional dragons, may not have killed anybody,
27:12but dragoons certainly did.
27:15And they, the original dragoon was a musket, a carbine, uh, that, uh, had such fiery breath
27:20that it reminded the soldiers of a dragon.
27:23So dragons lie behind dragoons.
27:24Yes.
27:24And dragoons, and the cavalry soldiers who carried them.
27:27Uh, and to rankle goes back to a Greek word, draconculus, and that meant little dragon.
27:33Uh, perhaps it was the scaly skin, perhaps it was because of the festering saw, uh, felt
27:38so hot, like that dragon's breath.
27:40But that's what it meant to little dragon.
27:42And tarragon was a herb that was often used to cure a rankle, a sort of abscess, or a saw,
27:47a festering saw, uh, because, uh, that too was, uh, linked to a very, very old word that
27:53again meant little dragon.
27:54So dragons are everywhere in the English language, even if they don't exist for real.
27:58Well done.
27:59Thank you so much.
28:00There we go.
28:06All right.
28:0763 to 40.
28:09Stephen on 63.
28:10And it's Dave's letters game.
28:12Dave.
28:12Can I start off with a consonant, please, Rachel?
28:15Thank you, Dave.
28:16N.
28:18Another, please.
28:20F.
28:22Third.
28:24N.
28:26Fourth.
28:28R.
28:29And a fifth.
28:32J.
28:34Uh, a vowel, please.
28:35A.
28:36Another.
28:38I.
28:39Another.
28:41E.
28:44Uh, and a final vowel, please.
28:46And a final.
28:48O.
28:48Standby.
28:50Standby.
29:20Dave? A six. A six? Stephen? Six. Dave? Joiner. Joiner and? Rejoin. There we go. Anything fresh over there? Fanner for six, but how about a Dragon's Inferno for seven? What could be better? Inferno. Perfect. Well done. Thank you. Susie, that's it? That was it, yes. That's a seven. Good enough. Good enough. Stephen, it's a letters game for you. Final one of the day.
29:47OK, I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Stephen. G. And another? S. And another? P. And a vowel, please.
30:17U. And a final vowel, please. And a final A. Stand by.
30:27P. And a vowel, please.
30:57Stephen? Six. A six. Dave? Just a five. Your five? A grass. Yes. Stephen? Sugars. Sugars. Sugars. Yes. Sugar, sugar. Yep. And Chris and Susie? Grasps. Yep. Anything else?
31:17Yeah, Grasps. That was for six. Couldn't do better than six, Nick. Thank you. 75 plays. 46. In we go, Dave, into the final numbers game.
31:25Let's finish off with four large, please. Why not? Thank you, Dave. Finish off with four from the top row and two of the other ones.
31:31Yes. And the final numbers game of the day is seven and one. And then the big one, 75, 50, 100, 25.
31:40And the target, 845. 845.
31:44And the target, 845.
32:15Yes, Dave.
32:17847.
32:19847 and...
32:20847.
32:20Both of you.
32:21All right.
32:22So, Dave.
32:23OK.
32:241 plus 7 equals 8.
32:26Yep.
32:27Times 100.
32:28800.
32:29800.
32:30Plus a 50.
32:31850.
32:3275 over 3...
32:33Sorry, 75 over 25 equals 3.
32:36Is 3, yeah.
32:36And take that away.
32:37Yeah, 2 away.
32:38847.
32:39There we go.
32:40And Stephen.
32:40Exactly the same.
32:41Exactly the same.
32:42All right.
32:43So, 2 away.
32:45Good, but not perfect.
32:46845.
32:48I can get you one closer, but this one's actually impossible.
32:51Impossible.
32:51All right.
32:5382 plays 53 as we go into the final game.
32:57Conundrum time, gentlemen.
32:59Let's roll that.
33:00Countdown.
33:01Conundrum.
33:01Conundrum.
33:01Conundrum.
33:01Conundrum.
33:03Conundrum.
33:05Conundrum.
33:07Conundrum.
33:09Conundrum.
33:10Conundrum.
33:11Conundrum.
33:12Conundrum.
33:12Conundrum.
33:13Conundrum.
33:13Yes, Dave.
33:21Is it contrived?
33:23Let's see.
33:24Contrived.
33:26Contrived.
33:27Yes.
33:27Yes.
33:34That sort of makes it all better, doesn't it?
33:36It makes it brilliant.
33:37Yeah.
33:37Very good.
33:38Because Steve is so good at these conundrums.
33:41So, well done.
33:42Back to Sheffield with you.
33:44And take this goodie bag.
33:46And our very best wishes.
33:48We should be welcoming Stephen Fuller back tomorrow.
33:52Well done.
33:52You've got five wins.
33:55You're getting on, aren't you?
33:56You're getting on very well.
33:58Thank you very much.
33:58All right.
33:59We'll see you tomorrow.
33:59Brilliant stuff.
34:00And we shall see you both tomorrow.
34:02Indeed.
34:03Susie and Chris, of course.
34:04See you tomorrow next.
34:05Really well done.
34:06Yep.
34:07He's coming back.
34:08Stronger and stronger.
34:09But he blew that conundrum.
34:11How interesting.
34:11You're so mean.
34:12Maybe the strain is beginning to tell.
34:15You're awful.
34:16You're terrible.
34:16Why?
34:17Just, that's a...
34:18Mean.
34:18He just won five shows and you're rubbing in that he didn't get the conundrum.
34:22We've got to keep him up to the mark, Rachel.
34:23You're very draconian, Nick.
34:26Well, a little bit.
34:28We'll see you tomorrow.
34:28See you tomorrow.
34:29See you tomorrow.
34:29Same time.
34:30Same place.
34:30You be sure of it.
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