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00:30Hello, everybody.
00:32Thursday, June the 26th is here.
00:34And today is the day we ink in the name of the second finalist of Series 91 of Countdown.
00:40Tell the truth, we've already cheated a bit.
00:42We've penciled in the name, Tim, just the surname to sort out over the next 15 rounds of letters and numbers.
00:49I'm watching it all, of course, as our guardian of the dictionary, Susie Dent.
00:53Alongside all this week, music broadcasting legend and friend to every single musician who's ever walked the planet.
01:01It's whispering Bob Harrison, shouting out loud from the board, it's our Rachel Riley.
01:07And, Rach, we always talk about an anniversary or whatever at the top of the programme, which we love.
01:11This seems a little dull.
01:12Trust me, I think it's quite interesting.
01:141974 was the first scanning of a universal barcode packet of chewing gum in Ohio before anyone messages in.
01:24But I really didn't think about how they work.
01:27Like, I know it's light and there's bars.
01:29Is it mathematical for you or is it coding or a bit of both?
01:33Yeah, it's maths.
01:34I think it's just that long digit at the bottom, the eight or 13-digit number.
01:38It's just a way to write that in ones or noughts.
01:42So it's just a code that you have to transpose to have the light and the dark.
01:45And that's pretty much a barcode in a nutshell.
01:48All right, let's shine a light on today's two semi-finalists.
01:51It's second seed against third.
01:53Little fact for all the countdowners watching.
01:56There's just a little over one point on average during the run to OctoChamp between our two Tims.
02:02The Golden Gate is the slightly higher seed by that much.
02:08And Tim Bridgestock is in the champions chair for that.
02:10How are you, sir?
02:12I'm very well, thank you.
02:13Yeah.
02:13You survived a crucial countdown conundrum, but it was a great score of 99.
02:19So even though it was hairy, your confidence should be high.
02:23I think I've got a chance.
02:25I think Tim may be a class apart, but it'll be a good game.
02:29Tim B, you will be from here on in.
02:32This could get confusion.
02:33You're up against Tim J.
02:34I was going to call you TJ, but then I'd have to call him TB.
02:37And that just sounds all wrong, you know.
02:39They'll change your nickname to the illness.
02:41But no, how are you feeling, Tim J?
02:43Because you also survived a crucial.
02:45But can I just point out, both of you did not get the crucials in your quarterfinals.
02:49So how are you feeling?
02:50Yeah, pretty good.
02:52I mean, that was such a close quarterfinal.
02:53I couldn't believe it when I got through.
02:56And, yeah, anything else, absolute bonus, really.
02:59So let's play Countdown.
03:03Can't be it for this.
03:04It is going to be fantastic.
03:05And Tim B, you're picking the first letters.
03:08Hi again, Rachel.
03:09Hi, Tim.
03:09Could we have a consonant, please?
03:10We can indeed start this semivinal with G.
03:14And another.
03:16T.
03:17And a third.
03:19F.
03:21A vowel.
03:23A.
03:24Another vowel.
03:26E.
03:27Another vowel.
03:29E.
03:30A consonant.
03:34S.
03:37Another consonant.
03:39N.
03:41And a final consonant, please.
03:44And a final H.
03:46At the Hallmunder in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:04Tim B.
04:20A six.
04:20Tim J.
04:21Six as well.
04:22Off you go.
04:22Let's get you both on the board in round one.
04:25Fasten.
04:26Yeah.
04:27Same word.
04:28Fasten.
04:29Yes.
04:29Your seatbelt is going to be like this all day.
04:32Dictionary Corner.
04:33We've got a six as well.
04:35Agents.
04:36Yeah.
04:36Shaft for five.
04:38Otherwise.
04:39Tim, let's get more letters.
04:40Consonant, please.
04:41Thank you, Tim.
04:43W.
04:44And another one.
04:47R.
04:48And a third.
04:50T.
04:52And a vowel.
04:53U.
04:54And another one.
04:56A.
04:57And a third.
04:59O.
05:01And a consonant.
05:02D.
05:03D.
05:06And a vowel.
05:09I.
05:12And a final consonant, please.
05:15A final B.
05:16Second's I.
05:17D.
05:18I.
05:18I.
05:19I.
05:19I.
05:20I.
05:20I.
05:33I.
05:33I.
05:33I.
05:34Tim J, seven.
05:49Tim B, seven.
05:50Yes, here we go.
05:51Points on the board.
05:53Outward.
05:54And outward as well.
05:56There you go.
05:57Yeah.
05:5913 points apiece.
06:00What are you saying?
06:02Auditor.
06:03Yep, another seven.
06:04Outdraw, which we had quite recently.
06:06But seven's all the way.
06:08Absolutely.
06:09Seven's all the way.
06:10So Tim B and Tim J, top scoring as far as we can see so far.
06:15So if you were both nervous, you're not showing any signs.
06:18Let's get on to the numbers.
06:19Tim B, can we have three large, please?
06:21We can indeed.
06:22I wonder if the numbers are going to make a big difference today.
06:25They often do in these finals.
06:26Three large, three little.
06:27First one.
06:28Two.
06:29Eight.
06:30Another eight.
06:3225.
06:3375.
06:33And 50.
06:36And your target, 192.
06:38One nine two.
06:39Numbers up.
06:39Three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large, three large
07:091-9-2, Tim B.
07:121-9-2.
07:13Yes, and your namesake?
07:15Yes.
07:16Got it, off you go, Tim.
07:1825 times 8.
07:20200.
07:21Lovely.
07:22Route 1.
07:23Brilliant.
07:23Route 1, well done.
07:2623 points each.
07:28They've only come up with two words between them so far.
07:31They're matching each other every step of the way.
07:33Beer Saki is your first tea time teaser.
07:35Beer Saki, S-A-K-I.
07:37They won't sell you alcohol, but maybe a brandy snap.
07:41They won't sell you alcohol, but maybe a brandy snap.
08:00Welcome back, everybody.
08:02You'll get a brandy snap, but you're not going to get a pint.
08:04Bakeries was the answer.
08:0623 points each.
08:08Our two Tims cannot be split, so let's get on with that.
08:12Tim J, it's your letters.
08:14A consonant, please, Rachel.
08:15Thank you, Tim.
08:16P.
08:17And another one.
08:19M.
08:21And a vowel.
08:22A.
08:24And another one.
08:26O.
08:27And a consonant.
08:28And a consonant.
08:29N.
08:30And a vowel.
08:33A.
08:35And a consonant.
08:37L.
08:39Another consonant.
08:41D.
08:43And a final vowel, please.
08:46Lastly, E.
08:49In half a minute.
08:49I'll never forget.
09:02I'm sorry that.
09:03I'm sorry that I'm going to call you anytime.
09:05I'll see you later.
09:07Okay.
09:08It's time.
09:08Bye.
09:09Bye.
09:09Bye.
09:10Bye.
09:10Bye.
09:11Bye.
09:11Bye.
09:13Bye.
09:13Bye.
09:14Bye.
09:14Bye.
09:14Bye.
09:16Bye.
09:16Bye.
09:16Bye.
09:17Bye.
09:17Bye.
09:17Bye.
09:17Bye.
09:18Bye.
09:18Tim J, six.
09:23And Tim B, six as well.
09:25There you go.
09:25Let's see if it's the same word again.
09:27Moaned.
09:28And loaned.
09:29Yeah, you had both written down there, loaned and moaned.
09:32And I think, I better just change this up.
09:35Yes, they both jumped out, come up quite a lot on Countdown,
09:38but can we go beyond it?
09:40We can't go beyond six, can we?
09:42No, we can't.
09:43Just a couple more, our end.
09:45Olmond, as in Mark Olmond.
09:48Yeah.
09:48And palmed.
09:50Yeah.
09:51More letters, please, Tim B.
09:52Can we have a consonant, please?
09:54Thank you, Tim.
09:55S.
09:56And a vowel.
09:58A.
10:00A consonant.
10:01C.
10:03A vowel.
10:05O.
10:06A consonant.
10:08G.
10:09Another consonant.
10:11V.
10:14A vowel.
10:16E.
10:16A consonant.
10:19A consonant.
10:20R.
10:22And a final vowel, please.
10:25And a final E.
10:27And here we go.
10:27A consonant.
10:28A consonant.
10:29A consonant.
10:29A consonant.
10:30A consonant.
10:30A consonant.
10:31A consonant.
10:31A consonant.
10:32A consonant.
10:33A consonant.
10:33A consonant.
10:33A consonant.
10:33A consonant.
10:33A consonant.
10:34A consonant.
10:34A consonant.
10:34A consonant.
10:34A consonant.
10:34A consonant.
10:35A consonant.
10:35A consonant.
10:35A consonant.
10:36A consonant.
10:36A consonant.
10:36A consonant.
10:37A consonant.
10:37A consonant.
10:37A consonant.
10:38A consonant.
10:38A consonant.
10:38A consonant.
10:39A consonant.
10:39A consonant.
10:40A consonant.
10:41A consonant.
10:41A consonant.
10:41A consonant.
10:42A consonant.
10:42A consonant.
10:43A consonant.
10:43A consonant.
10:43A consonant.
10:44A consonant.
10:45A consonant.
10:45MUSIC PLAYS
10:58Tim B, how many? Eight.
11:00Tim J? Just a six.
11:03This could be the moment. Six is...?
11:06Covers. And the eight? Coverage.
11:09Absolutely brilliant, yes. Well done.
11:11Very good.
11:12APPLAUSE
11:14I'm afraid, Mr James, you're going to have to put that one out of your head
11:18very, very quickly.
11:19An eight-point lead for Mr Bridgestock.
11:22How do we get on in Dictionary Corner?
11:24Well, if you put an S on the end of coverage,
11:28you get coverages.
11:30Yes, I could see Tim was weighing that one up.
11:32For a nine.
11:33It's a very specific definition, though,
11:35so it's a mass noun in almost every case,
11:37apart from American football,
11:39the manner in which a defender or a defensive team covers a player.
11:42I think it's best we turn the board round.
11:44I agree.
11:45And we get our second numbers round,
11:46and you're going to pick these four as Tim James.
11:48Six small, please.
11:50Six little ones, yes.
11:51We're not going to have too many easy ones
11:54if the gap's this small.
11:56Six little ones.
11:57Let's see what challenge we have.
11:58They're 10, 7, 9, 8, 3 and 4.
12:04And the target?
12:05504.
12:06504.
12:07Numbers up.
12:08504.
12:09505.
12:10505.
12:116 possible map.
12:125 Rock with net.
12:13halfway.
12:14PoE.
12:156.
12:16Uour.
12:173.
12:18Marcus Agency.
12:212, bat.
12:22ков.
12:235.
12:24Amob.
12:27tem.
12:28The aim to fit.
12:33A skill choice is to decide a unique capacity from your calendar.
12:355.04, Tim James.
12:40Yeah, 5.04.
12:41Tim Bridgestock?
12:425.04.
12:43Yeah, thoughts so?
12:44Off you go.
12:45Seven times eight times nine.
12:48Perfect.
12:48504.
12:50Same weight?
12:50Same numbers in a different order.
12:53Can't accept it.
12:54Cannot accept it.
12:55Right, well done to you.
12:57So the gap is just for coverage.
13:00It could have been so much more with that S
13:02as we have our chat today with Whisper and Bob Harris.
13:07Now, does anyone want to guess where we're going,
13:09which superstar we're going with?
13:10I think he's got a big name for the second semi-final, I think.
13:15It's a big festival.
13:17I'll do.
13:18Actually, Colin.
13:19You know, because through the years,
13:22I've attended and compared some great music festivals,
13:26you know, Reading, Isle of Wight years ago,
13:29Country to Country.
13:30But there was one festival that I went to in the early 2000s
13:35that sticks in my memory
13:37as being one of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had.
13:40It was Merlfest in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
13:44a place called Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
13:47Yeah.
13:48And the main stage was called the cabin stage.
13:52And it's set back against a hill of trees
13:55that just stretched up almost out of sight.
13:58And at night, they put spotlights up into the mountainside.
14:03So the trees were sort of haloing the main stage.
14:08It was the most beautiful, beautiful place.
14:10And I was walking around the edge of the crowd
14:12with Chris Thiele,
14:14who's from a lovely group called Nickel Creek,
14:17who were discovered years ago by Alison Krauss.
14:20And Chris always had his mandolin on him, always.
14:25And we were walking around the edge of the crowd
14:27and there was a family gathering.
14:30Just as we passed,
14:31this little girl had got a little banjo.
14:36Her brother had a six-string guitar.
14:40And as we walked past,
14:41Chris stopped and said,
14:43hang on a second,
14:43hand me the guitar, hand me the banjo.
14:45And he tuned them
14:46and then handed them back to the kids.
14:49Amazing.
14:49And then started playing along with them.
14:52And the next thing we know
14:53is we're sitting down with this family,
14:55you know, in the sunshine on the grass,
14:57with Chris holding this sort of impromptu jam session.
15:01It was a great festival experience.
15:03Brilliant.
15:03Thanks for taking us on another journey.
15:05Appreciate it.
15:07Right, 47, it's 39.
15:11Let's get back to those letters.
15:13Tim B's got his nose in front and his pecanese.
15:16Could we have a consonant, please?
15:18Thank you, Tim.
15:19D.
15:20And another.
15:22N.
15:23And a third.
15:25S.
15:27And a fourth.
15:29R.
15:30A vowel.
15:32I.
15:33Another vowel.
15:34U.
15:35Another vowel.
15:37E.
15:40A fourth vowel.
15:42I.
15:44And a final consonant, please.
15:46A final D.
15:49And start the clock.
15:49R.
15:50R.
16:20Tim B? I'm going to try an eight.
16:23And Tim James? Just a six.
16:26OK, the six is? Sudden.
16:28And the eight, sundried?
16:31Ooh, um, no.
16:34This has been tried before, Tim.
16:36It's hyphenated, I'm afraid.
16:38Not even there is sundried.
16:40So, no can do, I'm sorry.
16:42Fair enough. What was there? Six or above.
16:44We've got... I've got insider.
16:47A nice spot. Well done.
16:48Which is a seven, isn't it?
16:49A few sevens, actually. Two sevens.
16:52Yeah, insured. Yeah.
16:54And ruggies. Ruggies.
16:56Make red in appearance.
16:58Oh, very good indeed.
17:00So, look at that. Just turns, doesn't it,
17:02on one word and all of a sudden everything's so tense.
17:05Well done, Tim J. Off you go.
17:08Consonant, please.
17:09Thank you, Tim.
17:10T. And another one.
17:12R.
17:14And a third.
17:16L.
17:18And a vowel.
17:20E.
17:21And another one.
17:22O.
17:23And a third.
17:25I.
17:27And a fourth.
17:29A.
17:32And a consonant.
17:34B.
17:34And a final consonant.
17:38Decent selection.
17:39A final S.
17:41Yes, absolutely.
17:42Start the clock.
17:53Tim J.
18:14Nine.
18:15Tim B.
18:16Eight.
18:17What a programme this is.
18:19All right, the eight?
18:21Bloaters.
18:22Right.
18:22Now, it has to be in first.
18:24So, what is it?
18:25Strobuli.
18:26What?
18:28Don't know if it's how to pronounce it.
18:29S-T-R-O-B-I-L-A-E.
18:32S-T-R-O-B-I-L-A-E.
18:37Strobuli.
18:37Absolutely right with the Latin plural.
18:40Yes, we didn't see this one, if you could not tell that already.
18:43Segmented parts of the body of a tapeworm in the plural.
18:47Strobuli.
18:47Well done.
18:48Wow.
18:48APPLAUSE
18:49Let me speak on behalf of 99.9% of the nation.
18:55We still can't see it, and Rachel's put it out on the board.
18:58Talk to us.
18:59Wow.
19:00Yeah.
19:01Fantastic.
19:01So, strobuli is just that, part of a body of a tapeworm, and give it the Latin plural,
19:07we get the A at the end.
19:08Well done.
19:09Well, listen, who'd bet against Tim B, taking 10 points here, and closing the gap again?
19:13It's been that type of show, Tim.
19:14Off you go.
19:14Well, let's go for three large again, please.
19:17Three large, and we need something tricky.
19:20We need to get those points back for you, Tim.
19:22Let's see if you can.
19:23Little ones, one.
19:24Ten and two.
19:26Big ones, 50.
19:27One hundred and seventy-five.
19:30And this target, 227.
19:32Two to seven.
19:33Numbers up.
19:34One hundred and seventy-five.
20:05Two to seven.
20:06Two to seven.
20:07Yeah.
20:08Yeah, two to seven as well.
20:09All right.
20:10Off you go, my friend.
20:11Two plus one is three.
20:12Two plus one, three.
20:14Times the 75.
20:16Two to five.
20:17And then 100 over 50 for two to add on.
20:20Yep.
20:21That's actually the complicated way to get it on this one, yeah.
20:24Off you go.
20:25I added the first four together.
20:26Yeah.
20:2675, 150, and two.
20:28Last time you times these together, this time you just add the first four.
20:31Excellent.
20:32Right, our second Tea Time teaser, which I swear producer Damien has put in just to troll me.
20:40It's cause out.
20:42Cause out.
20:43They can cause you to look a bit silly if they're out of sync.
20:46They can cause you to look a bit silly if they're out of sync.
20:49It's auto queues.
21:10It's auto queues.
21:11Tim J said to me, I haven't got it.
21:13I said, don't worry, I haven't got it in three years.
21:1773, 57.
21:19Six rounds to go.
21:21Tim, remarkable second part for you.
21:23Let's see if you can bring it home.
21:25A consonant, please.
21:26Thank you, Tim.
21:28N.
21:29And another one.
21:31Y.
21:32And a third.
21:34G.
21:34And a vowel.
21:37O.
21:38And another one.
21:39E.
21:41And a third.
21:43O.
21:45And a consonant.
21:48T.
21:50And another one.
21:53K.
21:55And a final consonant, please.
21:58A final T.
21:5930 seconds.
22:0130 seconds.
22:0130 seconds.
22:0130 seconds.
22:29How many, Tim J?
22:34Six.
22:35Tim B?
22:35Six as well.
22:37What have you got?
22:37Gotten.
22:38Gotten.
22:40And Gentoo.
22:41And Gentoo, yay!
22:42Favourite penguin.
22:43Got penguins, we love it.
22:45Same.
22:46All right, the gap remains the same as we get another letters round in before.
22:51Origins of words are number two seed behind, but certainly not out of range.
22:56Off you go.
22:57Can we have a consonant, please?
22:58Thank you, Tim.
22:59S.
23:01And a vowel.
23:03U.
23:05Another vowel.
23:07O.
23:09A consonant.
23:10R.
23:12Another consonant.
23:14T.
23:15A vowel.
23:17A.
23:19A vowel.
23:22U.
23:23A consonant.
23:26N.
23:27And a final consonant, please.
23:31Final S.
23:33I die.
23:33A vowel.
23:34A vowel.
23:35A vowel.
23:35A vowel.
23:35A vowel.
23:36A vowel.
23:36A vowel.
23:36A vowel.
23:37A vowel.
23:37A vowel.
23:37A vowel.
23:38A vowel.
23:38A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:39A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:40A vowel.
23:41A vowel.
23:41A vowel.
23:41A vowel.
23:42A vowel.
23:43A vowel. A vowel.
23:43Tim B, six.
24:06Tim J, try a seven.
24:09Going to try a seven to blow this wide open, right?
24:12The six. Outrun.
24:13What are you going to try? This is a risk. Outruns.
24:16Oh, yes, Tim. The other Tim.
24:19Yes, outrun is in the dictionary, so outruns would be a seven.
24:24That's exactly what you're doing right now,
24:26so the word really fits the bill.
24:28What else did we uncover in Dictionary Corner?
24:31Snorts.
24:33I like that.
24:35Yes, snorts were six. Outruns was our only seven.
24:38Outruns was the one, yeah.
24:39All right. 86-63. Let's get our heads around that.
24:4323 points in it.
24:44It's important to say that because in a normal countdown,
24:48that's a chasm.
24:49It really isn't with the calibre of contestant we have today.
24:52So let's just take a breath and get origins of words.
24:55Well, thanks to Mike Melia,
24:57who emailed to ask about the expression towing the line
25:01and where that comes from.
25:02And interestingly, Mike has spelt towing, T-O-W-I-N-G.
25:07We have tow line on the show quite often as a possible word.
25:12But the original is not about towing.
25:15It's about towing.
25:17It's about your feet.
25:18And it's spelt T-O-E-I-N-G.
25:21And there are several theories as to where this comes from.
25:24One is that it's from military parade grounds
25:26and that soldiers would have to come up to a certain line,
25:29almost up to scratch, which in sporting terms was a line drawn.
25:33And they would have to stay there during their drills.
25:37Another one, which is really popular,
25:40takes us to the House of Commons and Parliament.
25:43And it said that there were lines drawn, etched onto the floor,
25:47which would separate members of the opposition,
25:49which was pretty important because these lines
25:51were at least two swords length.
25:53And you will still find that some of the officers
25:58in the House of Parliament, they still have ceremonial swords.
26:03It is a symbol of office.
26:05And not only that, but loops of pink ribbon,
26:08apparently in the members' cloakroom,
26:09are hung still today for MPs to hang their swords on.
26:13So it's not too much of a stretch of the truth.
26:16However, there are no lines that we know of in the House of Commons,
26:19either past or present.
26:20By far the most likely origin is the Royal Navy.
26:24It goes back to the 17th century
26:25when you would have shipboard line-ups on wooden planked ships.
26:30And lines really would be etched.
26:32They would pretty much be the seams, if you like,
26:34of the planks themselves.
26:37So either the seams would work or there were actual physical lines.
26:40And sailors would have to stand there during calls or inspections.
26:44And we do know from 1831,
26:46one sailor writes of standing on quarter deck
26:49and being subjected to scoldings if they came over the line.
26:53And these scoldings were called toe-the-line matches.
26:56So that seems to be our very best bet, towing the line.
26:59Brilliant story. Thank you.
27:00You're welcome.
27:03OK, four rounds to go.
27:05Tim James, our number three seed,
27:07with a 23-point lead.
27:10Pick in these letters.
27:11Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:13Thank you, Tim.
27:14C.
27:15And another one.
27:17S.
27:18And a third.
27:20J.
27:21And a vowel.
27:23E.
27:24And another one.
27:27I.
27:29And a third.
27:31E.
27:33And a consonant.
27:34M.
27:37And another one.
27:38And a final consonant, please.
27:44And a final M.
27:46Good luck.
27:46¶
27:54¶
27:56¶
27:57¶
28:17How many?
28:18Five.
28:19Can you beat it?
28:21Oh, I think we're at the going for silly words time,
28:24so I shall go for seven.
28:26OK, Tim J, these five points could all but end at mimes.
28:31Now, how silly is silly?
28:34Jemmies.
28:35Jemmies?
28:36We're in the dictionary.
28:37They are burglars crowbars.
28:39Not that you would ever have used one, but, yeah,
28:42short crowbars are used by burglars to force things open.
28:45Wow, and just like that, you've crowbarred in a word
28:50and you've jimmied open just a little bit of light.
28:5316 points in it now.
28:55Last letters and all of a sudden Tim B,
28:58Tim J just shifted slightly in his chair.
29:01You're picking him.
29:01Could we have a consonant, please?
29:03We could.
29:04L.
29:05And another?
29:07S.
29:08And a third?
29:09N.
29:11A vowel?
29:12I.
29:13Another vowel?
29:16E.
29:18A consonant?
29:20M.
29:21A vowel?
29:23A.
29:25Another vowel?
29:28E.
29:30And a final vowel, please.
29:33A final?
29:34A.
29:35Last letters.
29:36A vowel?
29:37A vowel?
29:38A vowel?
29:38A vowel?
29:38A vowel?
29:39A vowel?
29:39A vowel?
29:40A vowel?
29:40A vowel?
29:41A vowel?
29:41A vowel?
29:41A vowel?
29:42A vowel?
29:42A vowel?
29:42A vowel?
29:42A vowel?
29:42A vowel?
29:43A vowel?
29:43A vowel?
29:43A vowel?
29:44A vowel?
29:44A vowel?
29:44A vowel?
29:45A vowel?
29:45A vowel?
29:46A vowel?
29:46A vowel?
29:46A vowel?
29:47A vowel?
29:47A vowel?
29:48A vowel?
29:48A vowel?
29:49A vowel?
29:50A vowel?
29:50A vowel?
29:51A vowel?
29:51A vowel?
29:52A vowel?
29:52A vowel?
29:53A vowel?
29:53A vowel?
29:54A vowel?
29:55A vowel?
29:55A vowel?
29:55Tim B?
30:09Seven.
30:10Tim J?
30:11Seven as well.
30:12Phew.
30:13Tim, animals, what have you got there?
30:16Enamals.
30:17Yeah.
30:18Yeah, very good.
30:19Two sevens, what did you spot, Bob?
30:21Yes, no, we've got sevens as well.
30:24Amnesia?
30:25Amnesia?
30:26Yeah.
30:27Yep, seminal.
30:28Yeah.
30:29All adds up to the same thing, and it adds up to this simple fact.
30:33Tim James is choosing the last numbers,
30:35and as long as he does the same or better than Tim Bridgestock,
30:39it is over.
30:41Tim, your choice.
30:42One large and five small things.
30:44Can't tempt you to get on board, no.
30:46One large, five, little you are the simplest,
30:48most straightforward, one second, one of all time.
30:51Let's have a look.
30:52Be a ticket for the final.
30:53Last numbers, two, one, three, four, seven,
30:59and the large one, 75.
31:01And the target, 728.
31:03728, numbers up.
31:157-2-8, Tim James.
31:377-2-9.
31:38Missed it by one, Tim Bridgestock.
31:41I think I'm moving the 10 away.
31:42Oh, wow! What a moment.
31:44Well done, Tim James, but off you go for 7 points.
31:477-75-2.
31:5075-2, 73.
31:537 plus 3.
31:5510.
31:56Times them together.
31:57730.
31:58Take away one.
31:59Yep, there you go. That's your place secured.
32:027-2-8.
32:04Oh, my goodness. How is this so difficult, Rachel?
32:06You have to leave it with me. I was the same,
32:08trying lots of methods and getting nowhere.
32:10My goodness, look at that.
32:11Well, Tim James is through their final.
32:12Not only that, just notched up a big century under pressure.
32:18Tim Bridgestock on 77 at the moment.
32:21Let's see if you can go out with a bang.
32:22Fingers on the buzzers.
32:24Are two Tims and just one countdown conundrum.
32:27We'll see if you can go out and see if you think we're going to find out.
32:36Bye.
32:36Bye.
32:37Bye.
32:38Bye.
32:38Bye.
32:39Bye.
32:43Bye.
32:44Bye.
32:45Bye.
32:49Bye.
32:50Bye.
32:51Bye.
32:52Bye.
32:53Bye.
32:53Bye.
32:53Tim B.
32:59An umbocracy.
33:01Oh, yes, I used to live in one of those.
33:03Not a good life. Let's have a look.
33:05No, of course not.
33:07Have a guess. Ready?
33:08Three, two, one, go.
33:10Come on, have a bit of fun.
33:12I can't see anything.
33:13Hold on a second. Give me another 35 minutes.
33:15I think I'll be able to get it.
33:17No, absolutely bamboozled by it.
33:20Let's reveal it.
33:22Oh, you weren't fine.
33:23Oh, my goodness me.
33:25Not far away.
33:26A mobocracy? Mob rule?
33:27Mob rule, exactly.
33:29So Tim was almost there.
33:30Goodness me. Well done.
33:32Listen, Tim, let me say this,
33:34and I know you'll get what I mean
33:35because you played the game in such good spirit.
33:37It feels like because of that nine,
33:39the right person won,
33:40you probably feel quite good about it.
33:43Yeah, I think the better player won there.
33:45And we've got a good final tomorrow.
33:47And your head must be absolutely spinning right now.
33:50Really? Yeah, very much so.
33:52We'll see you tomorrow for the final.
33:53Brilliant. Love it.
33:55Thank you, Bob.
33:55Thank you, Susie.
33:57Cheers, Cullen.
33:57Small matter of seven to eight.
34:00Yeah, a couple of ways to get there.
34:02We all missed it.
34:03But you could have said 75 divided by three is 25.
34:06Add one for 26.
34:08And then four times seven is 28.
34:11And 28 times 26 is 728.
34:14Brilliant.
34:15Lovely.
34:17Never in doubt.
34:18What a show today.
34:19And if today was the tale of the tapeworm,
34:21the tale of the tape tomorrow is one heck of a final.
34:24Our number one seed,
34:25Rhys Jones going against our number three seed,
34:28Tim James.
34:29Do not miss it.
34:30Same time, same place.
34:32What a way to spend Friday afternoon.
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