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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown this Monday afternoon.
00:34I wouldn't describe this show as cosmopolitan,
00:36but to be fair, we're not old-fashioned either.
00:39We're sometimes shaken, we are always stirred,
00:42and come what may, we try and keep the dark and stormy away
00:46in an afternoon.
00:48It's World Cocktail Day.
00:50Yay!
00:50Yay, there you go.
00:51What's your favourite?
00:53Oh, I like a mezcal margarita, if you're offering.
00:56Have you got them for us? Did you bring them in today?
00:59Absolutely not.
01:00That would break every guideline that Channel 4 have.
01:03Do it responsibly, as long as you're responsible, it's fine.
01:06When I started this job, the head of Channel 4 told me very clearly,
01:11keep your alcohol under the table.
01:13Well, that's because of Boozy Susie.
01:15She'll be after it.
01:17Isn't that so unfortunate that it rhymes like that?
01:20You're screwed when your name rhymes with Boozy.
01:24And we've just got on to another cocktail,
01:26so on that moment, I'll just head over to Dictionary Corner.
01:29Listen, the truth is, you rarely find her with a drink in her hand,
01:32but you always find her with a dictionary in it.
01:35Very true.
01:35Yes, our guardian of it, Susie Dent, is here and making her debut in Dictionary Corner.
01:40Well, as an actress, we know her in everything, Brookside, Casualty and beyond.
01:45As a presenter, of course, as well, Sinatra Sarkar is here.
01:49APPLAUSE
01:51I'm having a real fan moment here.
01:54You know, honestly, Countdown is such a massive staple in my life.
01:57I mean, is it a guilty pleasure I'll be allowed to say that?
01:59I don't know.
02:00For me, it's super cool, and I am honoured to be here today.
02:03And I'll have a French martini, if you're asking.
02:06Right.
02:07Let's slowly and comfortably make our way over to our contestants today.
02:11Our new champion is Maddie Fraser,
02:13who knocked out the brilliant Janet on Friday.
02:17How are you, mate?
02:18I'm not too bad, thanks.
02:19Yeah, really, really good.
02:20We have a shared love of a place,
02:22and I always say to people of all those, like, really famous world landmarks,
02:26this is the one to go to, and they often laugh at me, but Niagara Falls.
02:30Niagara Falls, oh, it's brilliant.
02:31You're ziplining across it with the waterfall up in light.
02:34It's absolutely amazing.
02:35It's brilliant.
02:36All right, listen, best of luck to you today, mate.
02:39Julie Marshall is our challenger today.
02:41She hopes she has you over a barrel.
02:43Lives in Glasgow, how are you?
02:45Yeah, not bad.
02:45Good stuff, good stuff.
02:47Now, listen, I want to add, you're a quality assurance auditor.
02:50It's a very grown-up job.
02:52Yeah.
02:52But you used to get paid to watch live music.
02:56I did, yes.
02:56Right, so were you one of the ones at the front that would grab the crowd surfers and stuff?
03:03Occasionally, yeah.
03:04The security, tell me about some of the big concerts you were security at.
03:08Well, I've done Kylie, Travis, Brian Adams, Westlife.
03:15Brian Adams, I hated.
03:16He did seven encores and just wouldn't go off stage.
03:20The Groover from Vancouver.
03:23That's what they used to call him.
03:25Well, let's see how you do once the game starts.
03:27Good luck to Julie and Manny.
03:30APPLAUSE
03:32Right, Matty, let's get some letters.
03:34Afternoon, Rachel.
03:35Afternoon, Matty.
03:35Can we start with a consonant, please?
03:37Start the week with N.
03:39And a second.
03:41S.
03:42And a vowel, please.
03:44O.
03:46Another vowel.
03:47E.
03:49A consonant.
03:51L.
03:52Another consonant.
03:54R.
03:55Can we have a vowel, please?
03:57I.
03:59A consonant, please.
04:02N.
04:03And a final vowel, please.
04:06A final A.
04:08All right, at home and in the studio, let's play countdown.
04:24MUSIC PLAYS
04:42Matty.
04:43Just a six.
04:44And for you, Julie?
04:45A six.
04:45Very good.
04:46What have you got, Mat?
04:47Sinner.
04:48Yes.
04:48And for you, Julie?
04:49Linear.
04:50And linear.
04:51I must have spelled it wrong.
04:52How are you spelling it?
04:53L-I-N-E-A-R.
04:55Oh, there you go.
04:56And that's the correct spelling.
04:57There you go.
04:57It's always good to get the correct spelling.
05:00Six points each.
05:02Can we go further than that?
05:03There's nerves everywhere here because Sinatra's on her debut as well.
05:06Well, funnily enough, in this first round, the word loser is in there.
05:10But I'm not using that one.
05:12We found Rosaline.
05:14Rosaline?
05:15Yes.
05:16R-O-S-A-L-I-N-E.
05:18Is that not somebody's name?
05:19Yeah.
05:20It's beautiful, isn't it?
05:21It's from French and it's a variety of fine needlepoint or pillow lace.
05:27Oh.
05:27Yeah.
05:28So all the crafters amongst our viewers might know about that one.
05:31Nice.
05:32All right.
05:33Julie, you're choosing these letters.
05:34Hi, Rachel.
05:35Hi, Julie.
05:36Can I get a consonant, please?
05:37You can indeed.
05:38Read S and a vowel.
05:41E and a consonant.
05:44G and a vowel.
05:47I.
05:49Another vowel.
05:51E.
05:52A consonant.
05:54L.
05:56And a consonant.
05:57N.
05:59And a vowel.
06:01A.
06:02And a consonant.
06:04And a final.
06:05B.
06:06Thank you, Rich.
06:20Thank you, Rich.
06:21Thank you, Rich.
06:23Thank you, Rich.
06:24Thank you, Rich.
06:26Thank you, Rich.
06:27Thank you, Rich.
06:27Thank you, Rich.
06:27Thank you, Rich.
06:27Thank you, Rich.
06:27Thank you, Rich.
06:28Thank you, Rich.
06:28Thank you, Rich.
06:29Thank you, Rich.
06:30Thank you, Rich.
06:31Thank you, Rich.
06:33Thank you, Rich.
06:35Thank you, Rich.
06:38Julie?
06:39Eight.
06:40Very good. Matt?
06:41Just a seven.
06:42The seven is?
06:43Bangles.
06:44Julie, what have you got?
06:45Baseline.
06:46The dictionary corner.
06:47That's brilliant. We didn't see that one. Well done.
06:49Wow. Excellent.
06:50There you go.
06:51APPLAUSE
06:53A musical round, only, of course, that baseline you'll find on a tennis court.
06:57Yes. What else?
06:59Well, with the musical theme, I've got a single.
07:01Yes.
07:01How about that?
07:02Very ill-fashioned, I know.
07:04But we've got Singable.
07:06Which is also musical.
07:08It's singable.
07:09Yeah, you might say, oh, that song is eminently singable.
07:13Right, 14 plays six.
07:14It is a Manic Monday, isn't it?
07:16Let's get to the numbers for the first time.
07:18Mattie?
07:19I've got to go with six more, please.
07:21Six more, we're not calming down too much.
07:23We need a tricky one for the first one of the week.
07:27Let's see, let's challenge you.
07:28The numbers are two, eight, two, ten, ten, and one.
07:33Well, this does look like it's going to be tricky.
07:36The target, 211.
07:37Maybe not.
07:38Two, one, one.
07:39Numbers up.
07:40The target.
07:44Yes.
07:58The target is not a man.
08:00The target, 211.
08:00Yeah.
08:08You can't be a fighter, 223.
08:09No, no, no.
08:09They're good.
08:102-1-1, Matty. Yeah, 2-1-1.
08:13Yeah, and Julie? Yeah, 2-1-1.
08:14Excellent. You probably would have wanted something a little bit more difficult.
08:17Matt, off you go.
08:18Just ten times ten.
08:20100.
08:20Times two.
08:21200.
08:22Plus eight, plus two, plus one.
08:23A lucky target for these numbers indeed.
08:262-11, well done.
08:27God, I've gone the same way, Julie.
08:28Almost. I did two times ten, then times ten.
08:32I think that's the same thing.
08:33We just pass your paper across and we'll call it...
08:35Yeah, we'll call it quits.
08:37Yeah.
08:37Well done.
08:40Right, two-time teaser for everyone through the break.
08:43It's Simon Had.
08:44Simon Had.
08:45Simon Had been out of order, so you had to let him know.
08:48Simon Had been out of order, so you had to let him know.
09:06Welcome back.
09:06Simon Had been out of order, so you had to let him know.
09:09You admonished him.
09:10Admonish.
09:11Right, let's get back to the games.
09:12Good fun so far.
09:13And Julie, more letters.
09:15Can I get a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:17Thank you, Julie.
09:18And a consonant.
09:20And a vowel.
09:22O.
09:23A consonant.
09:24T.
09:26And a vowel.
09:27E.
09:28And another vowel.
09:30I.
09:32And a consonant.
09:34D.
09:36A consonant.
09:37H.
09:38H.
09:39Vowel.
09:41E.
09:42And a final consonant.
09:45A final N.
09:47Thank you, Rich.
09:58Thank you so much.
09:59Bye.
09:59And a zieming.
10:09Bye.
10:11Bye.
10:13Bye.
10:16Bye.
10:18Give me a number, Julie.
10:20I totally lost it.
10:22Oh, wow. At Maddy?
10:24A six. Six? What's the six?
10:26Shined. Shined?
10:27Well, I'll get you six points that you needed.
10:29You've closed that gap a little bit on Julie.
10:31How did we get on Dexter Recorder?
10:33We did find hedonist.
10:35Yes, beautiful.
10:36Yeah, that's lovely. A hedonist, somebody who loves indulging
10:39in sensual pleasures or pleasures of life.
10:41So that's there for eight.
10:42Thank you so much. There's an eight for you.
10:44Right, listen, there you go.
10:46We've had the brain fog, now we're focused back in
10:49and we go again. Maddy?
10:51Can we start with a consonant, please?
10:52Thank you, Maddy. P?
10:54And a second.
10:56F?
10:58And a vowel, please.
11:00O?
11:01Another.
11:02A?
11:04Consonant, please.
11:05T?
11:07Another consonant.
11:09S?
11:11Another consonant.
11:13L?
11:14A vowel.
11:16O?
11:17O?
11:18And a final consonant, please.
11:21A final M?
11:23And half a minute.
11:25In this afternoon, we'll see you later.
11:52I'll see you now.
11:54Matt, just sixes. Six from you, yeah, and Julie?
11:57Yeah, six. Sixes, yeah. Maddy, postal.
12:01And Julie. And floats.
12:03All right, so we've got postal and floats.
12:06Are we going postal over anything bigger?
12:08Yeah, we can go up to a seven. Yeah.
12:10We found flotsam. Flotsam and a little bit of jetsam.
12:13A little flotsam and jetsam. That's like nook and cranny, isn't it?
12:16We were talking about last week. You rarely hear one without the other.
12:19It's very true. So it's the debris that's found floating on the sea
12:23after a shipwreck, for example,
12:25and the jetsam is stuff that's thrown overboard to lighten the load.
12:29Let's get back to the numbers.
12:31Julie, he gave you six small, didn't he,
12:33to christen your first appearance in Countdown.
12:36How are you going to strike back?
12:37I can have three large and three small, please.
12:39I can, indeed. Three large, three little.
12:41We're going to have some interesting selections today.
12:43No one large as yet. Right, the little ones for this round.
12:46Five, five, eight. And the big one's 25.
12:50One hundred and fifty.
12:52Is this one going to be more challenging?
12:53The target's 610.
12:55610. Numbers up.
12:58That's right.
12:58R Salалог.
13:02Here's a segment.
13:04Here's the Tered for coverage.
13:16Raw hein.
13:16motivates them. Let's
13:16look at the Tenemoset. Try and...
13:26We want to
13:26go ahead. Thehiset.
13:27How do you get on, Julie? 620.
13:2910 away, Maddy? 607.
13:31607 for 3 away and 7 points to take the lead.
13:35I could do 100 plus 25.
13:37125. Times by 5.
13:40625. 50 over 5 is 10.
13:43Yeah. Take that off.
13:46615. And then take away the 8.
13:49Yep, 607, 3 away.
13:51OK, 607 gets you the points, but for 10 points, 610.
13:54I think you might kick yourselves once I say 50 plus 25 is 75.
14:00Times that by 8 is 600.
14:03And add the 5 and the 5, 610.
14:05There you go. Lovely.
14:08Right, let's talk to Sinatra for the first time this week.
14:11Now, weirdly, you being on Countdowns is a bit of a full circle thing in your career,
14:15but can we start at the beginning?
14:17Because I think it's fair to say how you got into acting.
14:21We kind of file that under wouldn't happen today.
14:23Yeah, true.
14:25It was a real random one-in-a-lifetime kind of...
14:29I think it's a gift, actually.
14:31It was the biggest gift I got, and it's probably the biggest break,
14:33hence me not heading off to Hollywood, because I've had my big break.
14:36Because I was at the bus stop, age 15,
14:39minding my own business in my school uniform,
14:40and this car just kept driving past.
14:42Eventually, this woman got out, and she said,
14:44I've seen you here a few times.
14:46She said, you've got the right face for this character in Brookside.
14:49Do you do drama GCSE?
14:51And I remember, like, typical Sousa.
14:53I was like, yeah, right.
14:54Go on, jog on, as if, you know,
14:57who stops someone in the middle of a bus stop to ask them
14:59if they want to be on TV?
15:00Yeah.
15:00So she gave me this little card, Mersey TV,
15:03and she said, give it to your dad and come and have an audition.
15:06And I literally was walking into school thinking,
15:09was that...have I just been...
15:10Like, game for a laugh, have I just been done?
15:13Anyway, I gave this little card to my mum and dad,
15:16and then during my maths lesson,
15:18I got excused to go off to Brookside
15:20and stand in the close with all these other girls
15:22that had stopped at various bus stops in Liverpool.
15:25So, yeah, I stood there,
15:27they asked me to talk about myself,
15:28I chatted forever, and the next thing I know,
15:31I got three episodes on, you know,
15:33Channel 4's big soap opera, Brookside,
15:35and, yeah, Channel 4 started their...
15:40I'd say, the whole generation Channel 4
15:42started with Countdown first,
15:44and then, of course, Brookside.
15:45So I started at 15 and Brookside,
15:47maybe I'm ending it in Countdown.
15:49And there you are.
15:50I love it.
15:51Sinatra, thank you.
15:54Oh, goodness me.
15:55OK, where are we?
15:56Five points to the good, Matty.
15:58It's going to be a really close game,
15:59you're picking these letters.
16:00Continent, please.
16:01Thank you, Matty.
16:03J.
16:03Another.
16:05S.
16:07Vowel, please.
16:08E.
16:10Another vowel.
16:11A.
16:13Continent.
16:14C.
16:15Another continent.
16:17H.
16:19Vowel, please.
16:21E.
16:23Continent, please.
16:25P.
16:27A final continent, please.
16:29Final X.
16:31And here we go again.
16:33Vowel, please.
16:40Odd.
16:48Bye.
16:52Bye.
17:03All right, Maddy.
17:04Seven.
17:05Yeah, Julie.
17:06Seven.
17:06I wonder, Maddy.
17:08Yeah, peaches.
17:09And you, Julie?
17:10Peaches.
17:10Yeah, he's up to show them, even though we all have it.
17:12Yeah.
17:13Peaches, all right.
17:14Everybody's got peaches there.
17:16Everyone's sitting with seven points.
17:18With the J and the X, surely we didn't miss anything.
17:21No.
17:21No, nothing on.
17:22Nothing more than that.
17:24There you go.
17:24Sometimes it is that simple.
17:26Enjoy it while you can, Julie.
17:28This will probably be a nightmare.
17:29Off you go.
17:30Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
17:31Thanks, Julie.
17:32R.
17:33And a vowel.
17:35O.
17:36Another vowel, please.
17:38A.
17:39A consonant.
17:41C.
17:42A consonant.
17:44D.
17:45A vowel.
17:47A.
17:48A consonant.
17:50R.
17:50Vowel.
17:53Vowel.
17:54O.
17:55And a final vowel.
17:58And a final U.
18:00And start the clock.
18:01A consonant.
18:07A consonant.
18:15A little segregate.
18:16A 이목ez.
18:21A consonant.
18:28Vowel.
18:30ASomethingiones.
18:30Aglass.
18:30Aujące.
18:31A needed syntax.
18:31Julie? A six. Six from you. Matt? Just a five. Five. What's the five, mate?
18:37Raced. Raced. And Julie? Record. Yes, record, record, yeah.
18:43Very good indeed. Yep. We had Arda. Yeah. And Corrode.
18:48Yes, that'll give you a seven, actually. Corrode with a double R.
18:52Corrosion when something rustle disintegrates.
18:54Well, for the record, Julie's back in the lead by one point,
18:58but Mattie's on the numbers. I'll go six small again, please.
19:01Yep, no foot off the gas in this game. Six little ones.
19:04And potentially a tricky one. Let's see what we have.
19:07This selection is eight, two, two, ten, ten.
19:13And one, almost the same as the last time. Could be the same.
19:16It actually is the same. 735. Wow, wow, wow.
19:19Seven, three, five. Numbers up.
19:54Just seven, two, eight.
19:56Seven away. Julie? Seven, two, four.
19:58And 11 away, so there's seven away. It's paired off this time, Mattie.
20:03Eight, take the one, is seven.
20:06Ten times ten is a hundred.
20:08Ten times ten, one hundred.
20:10Plus the two, plus the two, times the four.
20:14Yeah, 104 times seven.
20:16Yeah, seven, two, eight.
20:17So, Rachel, I mean, it's going to happen once every five, ten, fifteen years.
20:22So, let's just mark the occasion.
20:23Exactly the same numbers. Yeah.
20:25That's brilliant.
20:26The same numbers, but this time, this target was impossible.
20:29So, 892s, and you can get to one either way.
20:33But 735 was impossible.
20:35Brilliant, Rachel. Thank you very, very much.
20:37There you go. The score is 47-43 now to our champion.
20:40It's ebbing and flowing. It's seasong.
20:42It's exactly what we want on a Monday afternoon.
20:45So, do not go anywhere as you get your second Tea Time teaser of the day.
20:48It's plot cars. Plot cars.
20:51You plot to stop the cars by throwing these into the road.
20:55You plot to stop the cars by throwing these into the road.
21:20Caltrops, I think, Susie. Yes.
21:22Is it the spikes that you throw out?
21:24Exactly right, yeah.
21:25So, they're the spiked devices that stop wheeled vehicles.
21:30And originally, they were to stop cavalry horses.
21:33Oh, no. Yeah, pretty cruel.
21:34All right, there's no slowing these two down.
21:36Great game so far. Champion Maddy has 47.
21:39Julie, our challenger, in 43.
21:41Could we go all the way, Julie?
21:42Can I start with a consonant, please?
21:44Thank you, Julie.
21:45W. And a vowel.
21:48A. A consonant.
21:51T. A vowel.
21:53I. A consonant.
21:57M. Another consonant.
21:59T. A vowel.
22:03O. Another vowel.
22:05I.
22:07And a consonant.
22:10And lastly, G.
22:12Let's play.
22:13Tone M.
22:15Tone M.
22:40MUSIC PLAYS
22:44Julie? A four. Yeah, Maddy. Same, just a four.
22:47Julie? What? Yeah, we don't know what, exactly what.
22:50Yeah, same. Very good. Yeah.
22:55All right, let's head over to the dictionary corner.
22:57This is where you earn your money. I want a six minimum ear.
23:01Fives. I'll do. Fives, yeah.
23:04Amigo. Hey, my friends, you got anything else?
23:08Gotta, gotta. As in, I gotta go. That's in G-O-W-T-A.
23:11I love hearing Susie trying to... I know, I can't say it. I gotta go.
23:15It sticks in her throat. Gotta go. It sticks in her throat.
23:17You're so well-spoken, Susie. Exactly. It wasn't made for you. Gotta.
23:21All right, let's get more letters now. We gotta get them from Maddy.
23:25A. Consonant, please. Thank you, Maddy.
23:28N. And a second.
23:31S. And a vowel, please.
23:34A. Another vowel.
23:37O. Consonant, please.
23:40R. Another consonant.
23:43P. Another consonant, please.
23:47L. Vowel.
23:50E.
23:53And a final consonant, please.
23:56A final N.
23:57Countdown.
23:58T.
23:59T.
23:59T.
23:59T.
24:00T.
24:01T.
24:29MUSIC CONTINUES
24:42MUSIC CONTINUES
25:28MUSIC CONTINUES
25:31in with our discussion at the top of the programme when someone goes into a pub
25:35and asks for a stiff drink why is the drink stiff so I will start out with the
25:41cheapskate idea that goes back at least 200 years and a skate was actually a
25:46worn-out or a decrepit horse one that was seen as being very jaded jade was
25:51another term actually for worn-out horse as was a knacker and knacker actually
25:56was a slaughter of horses eventually but it was also one that was tired and worn
26:01out so all quite sad from that point of view so we have the old worn-out horse
26:06and then we have it was used as a bit of an insult and then we have the cheap
26:10obviously added on so a cheapskate then came to mean originally mean or
26:15contemptible person and then somebody who was particularly tight with money as for
26:20the stiff drink in the 18th century to be stiff was actually to be really drunk it
26:25was one of huge number of synonyms for being drunk and a stiff drinker was
26:28somebody who could drink others under the table stiff is simply used in the same
26:32way as strong or potent and it goes back at least to the 1800s nice
26:42four rounds to go what is going to happen let's find out Julie your letters four
26:48points to the goud could start with a vowel this time please thank you a and the
26:56consonant yes another consonant okay a vowel you another vowel I a consonant y a vowel e and
27:15consonant p and another consonant final g good luck
27:24you
27:24you
27:24you
27:24you
27:24you
27:52you
27:53Julie? Five. Five from you. Matty? Just a five, yeah. Five as well. OK, Julie?
27:59Pages. Pages, yes. And Matt? Pesky.
28:03Love that. Five points each. Talk to me, Sinatra, what can we add?
28:08We've got Spiky! Spiky! Spiky! Yeah, you can spell it with the E,
28:11so that will get to a six. Lovely. Great stuff. Four points to difference.
28:16We are hurtling towards a pesky, crucial, countdown conundrum.
28:21Might change, though. Matty, last letters.
28:24Continent, please. Thank you, Matty. D.
28:28Another consonant. R.
28:31Vowel, please. I.
28:34Another vowel. A.
28:37Consonant. S.
28:40Consonant. T.
28:44Consonant, please. R.
28:48Vowel. O.
28:51And a final vowel, please. A final E.
28:56Last letters.
28:58Vowel.
28:58Vowel.
29:00Vowel.
29:08Vowel.
29:13Vowel.
29:14Vowel.
29:15Vowel.
29:16Vowel.
29:20Vowel.
29:20Vowel.
29:21Vowel.
29:22Vowel.
29:22Vowel.
29:23Vowel.
29:23Vowel.
29:24Vowel.
29:25Vowel.
29:25Vowel.
29:26Vowel.
29:26Vowel.
29:26Vowel.
29:28That's time up. Intriguing letters, these. Matt?
29:32I've got a seven, but it's not written down.
29:33OK, Julie? A seven.
29:35That's OK, you're going first, Matt.
29:36Stirred.
29:37Stirred, which is perfect for a cocktail thing. Julie?
29:41A straight. A stride also. Very good indeed.
29:44Wow, OK, two sevens. How did we get on in dictionary corn?
29:47I am really... I'm finally proud to say I got over a six.
29:51I got roasted. Yes.
29:53Roasted, and there's also road stir in there.
29:57Yeah, road stir is there for an eight, an asteroid for another eight.
30:00Brilliant. Eights there, sevens count.
30:03We have a rare couple of rounds where the lead hasn't changed hands.
30:06So, final numbers. Julie?
30:09I think I'll go too big.
30:12Too big, say fish, say fish.
30:14Let's see if the nerves can hold for the crucial conundrum.
30:18The final numbers today are four, eight, two, seven,
30:23and the large two, 25 and 50.
30:25And the target, 956.
30:29Nine, five, six.
30:31Last numbers.
30:32Last numbers.
30:58Next numbers.
31:02OK, 9, 5, 6 is the target with too large.
31:06Julie?
31:07Didn't get it.
31:08Missed it.
31:09So could Matty take the lead going into the crucial countdown?
31:13964.
31:14That'll do.
31:15Off you go.
31:15Not fully written down.
31:17Doesn't matter.
31:1850 plus 25.
31:2050 plus 25.
31:2175.
31:228 plus 4.
31:248 plus 4.
31:2512.
31:2775 plus 7.
31:2975 plus 7, 82.
31:30And times them together.
31:33984.
31:3420 out from your declaration.
31:38So nothing ventured, nothing lost.
31:39Yes.
31:40You were right to be worried.
31:42At 956, Rich.
31:44Yeah, I mean, on the trickier side of too large, for sure.
31:47If you say 50 times 2 is 100, add 7 for 107.
31:53Times that by 8 for 856.
31:57And then 25 times 4 gives you another 100 to add on.
32:01Yes.
32:01956.
32:02That's the ticket.
32:03OK, what a show we've had today.
32:07It has been the perfect mix of tricky targets and testing letters and two brilliant contestants.
32:14But on World Cocktail Day, we can only be left toasting one of them.
32:18Fingers on the buzzers.
32:19Let's reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
32:39Matty?
32:40It's a guess.
32:41Dossling.
32:42Dossling.
32:43Let's have a look.
32:44No rest of the time to Julie.
33:01Time's up.
33:02Julie Marshall, it doesn't matter.
33:04You've got the teapot.
33:05Well done to you.
33:08Matty, you were right to have a guess.
33:10Yeah.
33:10I think it might be goldiness, but I've never heard that word before.
33:14So, well, judging by the look on Rachel's face, it's definitely not goldiness.
33:18I think a bell can definitely be doing this.
33:20Let's see if it's any of these.
33:22Let's reveal it.
33:23Godliness!
33:26I am rubbish, you conundrum.
33:30Goodness me, that was a great start to the week.
33:32It really was.
33:33Mat doesn't feel like a defeat, really, does it?
33:35Nah.
33:36Yeah.
33:36All a bit of fun.
33:37Great crack.
33:38Great crack, young man.
33:39Brilliant.
33:39You've got your teapot.
33:40You're a countdown champion forever.
33:42Well done to you.
33:45Julie, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to change seats before tomorrow.
33:48Is that OK with you?
33:49Yeah, it's fine.
33:50Magic.
33:50Well done.
33:51Well done.
33:51Julie will be back tomorrow, as will Sinatra and Susie.
33:54Thank you so much.
33:56We're going to go out now.
33:57Going to take you out.
33:58Got a private jet waiting.
33:59I'm taking you to Tokyo.
34:01Fab.
34:01For the world's most expensive cocktail.
34:088,888 pounds.
34:10It's made of scotch.
34:11It's made of champagne.
34:13And on the side, a one carat diamond.
34:17All right, I'm drinking.
34:18I'll take it.
34:18Put your coat on.
34:19I'll meet you outside in five minutes.
34:20There's a pub open around the corner.
34:22That's about as much as I'm spending.
34:24But we'll see you here again tomorrow.
34:25Rachel, Susie and I, you can count on us.
34:28You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:33You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.