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00:00Thank you
00:52Thank you
01:00You christened one of your cats after a Wimbledon champ, is that right? What was this all about?
01:04We did indeed. I'm a fan of obviously just his tennis skills, but Rafa Nadal. And we got our little
01:11boy cat, one of our boy cats, the same week that Wimbledon was on and Rafa won it that year.
01:15So, yeah, we called him Rafa. Good. Well, he's a class act. Mind you, some of those tennis girls are
01:22tremendously skillful and really quite appealing to the eye.
01:25I really, I'm absolutely more interested in Rafa, I have to say. Yeah, no, those long-lengthed Russian girls.
01:30He's got a certain arm and a certain few muscles he's got. Yes? Yes.
01:34He's from Mallorca. Is he Mallorca or something? I don't know. I don't have him. Yeah, one of the islands.
01:39Haven't done enough research, clearly. He's good, though. He's very good.
01:42And it's nice, the friendly competitiveness, the tennis players. They're good ambassadors, I think.
01:47I think so. We've done some friendly competition today as well.
01:49Yeah, yeah. I was just thinking, they're good, but we've got some very good players here today.
01:54We welcome back Victoria. How are you?
01:56I'm good, thank you.
01:57Good. Season's over for Arsenal.
01:59Indeed.
02:00Yeah? Wages going up again next season?
02:02Oh.
02:03For those that don't know, Victoria's in charge of paying the Arsenal players. She's in charge of payroll. Is that
02:08right?
02:08That's right. And all the hard-working staff that work there as well.
02:11And indeed, yeah. Yeah. I bet their salaries don't leap just quite as quickly, or indeed as grandly as the
02:17players do.
02:17But anyway, welcome back.
02:19Welcome back. And we also welcome back Peter. Peter Lee, a senior meteorological office from Donnermead in Dublin.
02:26Very pleased to see you back, Peter.
02:28You being well?
02:28Thank you. I have indeed, yes. Yeah.
02:29Excellent. All right. Well, we wish you both good luck, because you were great competitors, and here you are in
02:35the quarterfinals. Well done.
02:36So let's have a big round of applause for Victoria and Peter.
02:43Victoria and Peter. And who else have we got? Inevitably and joyously, we welcome back after the weekend Susie.
02:50Hello.
02:50And also, sitting next to Susie, one of Countdown's favourite sons.
02:55Oh.
02:55Favourite sons, Dr. Phil Hammond.
02:58And who doesn't know Dr. Phil?
02:59Welcome back.
03:01And we brought you back, by popular appeal, to sit in that chair this important week as we go up
03:06to the end of the series.
03:07Thank you very much.
03:08And I think you in that chair, when I first started my little stint.
03:14You were mortally ill.
03:15I was, do you remember?
03:16You had a terrible chest infection, although you led us to believe that you weren't going to survive the day.
03:21And I got you through there, with a bit of an examination, I remember.
03:24And we'll leave it there, Phil, if we may.
03:25I think we will.
03:26And let's get on with the business of the day.
03:29All right.
03:29Come on then.
03:30Victoria, take it away.
03:31Thanks, Nick.
03:32Hi, Rachel.
03:33Hi, Victoria.
03:33Can I have a consonant, please?
03:35Can, thank you.
03:36Start the week with R.
03:38And another.
03:40N.
03:41And another.
03:43G.
03:44And a vowel.
03:46E.
03:46And another.
03:48A.
03:49And another.
03:51I.
03:52And a consonant.
03:54M.
03:55And another.
03:58T.
03:59And a final consonant.
04:01And a final M.
04:03Plot time.
04:35Now then, Victoria, our number six seed, what have you got?
04:38Uh, seven.
04:39Seven.
04:39Seven and Peter, our number three seed.
04:42Seven.
04:42Seven.
04:43All right.
04:43Victoria.
04:44I've got ramming.
04:46Ramming.
04:46And Peter?
04:47Teeming.
04:48Teeming.
04:49We happy over there?
04:51Very nice.
04:52Phil?
04:52I think I've got an eight.
04:53I spotted an emigrant.
04:55An emigrant for eight.
04:56Well done.
04:57Very good.
04:57You've got an interesting one.
04:57I didn't realise that was a word.
04:59Uh, a marmite.
05:00It's a cooking pot.
05:01And you know on the front of, um, if I'm allowed to say Marmite bottles, on the front you'll
05:04see that little container.
05:06That's what they look like.
05:07Can I say?
05:07Other yeast extracts are available.
05:11But not many.
05:13Very good.
05:14Look, we're off.
05:14Seven all.
05:15Peter.
05:16Hi, Rachel.
05:17Hi, Peter.
05:17Consonant, please.
05:18Start with C.
05:21Consonant.
05:23N.
05:25Consonant.
05:26T.
05:28T.
05:28Consonant.
05:30R.
05:32Vowel.
05:34E.
05:36Vowel.
05:38A.
05:39Vowel.
05:42I.
05:44Consonant.
05:46T.
05:48And the vowel, please.
05:49And the last one.
05:51E.
05:52And here's the countdown clock.
05:54E.
05:55And here's the countdown clock.
05:57E.
06:19And here's the countdown clock.
06:24Peter.
06:25Seven.
06:26A seven.
06:27Victoria.
06:28Just a six.
06:29And your six?
06:30A trance.
06:32Yes.
06:32Peter.
06:33Nitrate.
06:34Nitrate.
06:35Are we happy?
06:36Yes, indeed.
06:36Yes, we are.
06:37Yes, we've got some eights, haven't we?
06:39Go on.
06:40Creatine, medical word.
06:41You'll find that in your muscles.
06:43And interact for eight as well.
06:45Yes.
06:46Pretty good, isn't it?
06:46Very good.
06:51There's also enteric.
06:53Enteric means relating to the intestines.
06:54But in view of your hypochondria, I don't really want to go there.
06:58I'm very worried about my intestines at all times.
07:01So, Peter, left ahead 14, 2, Victoria, 7.
07:04And I turn to you, Victoria.
07:06Have a consonant, please.
07:08Thank you, Victoria.
07:10S.
07:10And another.
07:12N.
07:13And another.
07:15D.
07:16And another.
07:19D.
07:20And a vowel.
07:22O.
07:23And another.
07:25I.
07:26And another.
07:28Another O.
07:30And a consonant.
07:32N.
07:33And a final vowel, please.
07:35A final E.
07:38Okay, stand by.
07:39Okay.
07:40Stand by.
08:09Victoria.
08:10Victoria.
08:10six and peter six victoria at sodden sodden peter sinned sinned sin now then in the corner
08:19we think we've got a seven we think we've got noddies noddies noddies yeah know what it means
08:24lots of senses it can be a foolish person a noddy a tropical turn which is possibly from its
08:33behavior during courtship because it nods a lot or a brief shot in a filmed interview in which the
08:39interviewer nods in agreement or acknowledgment that's in there yes oh yes they say can you do
08:45so they completely change the meaning of what you're said isn't it you say something you do a couple of
08:48noddies and then they edit it out and completely change what you've said exactly nasty trick they're
08:52so clever they're so clever 13 to 20 uh peter leads plenty of time off you go peter how are
08:58you
08:59a consonant please thank you peter g and a consonant s consonant p consonant b vowel o l a consonant
09:21l
09:26vowel e and the bell please and the last one another a block time
09:37so
09:45so
09:47so
09:47so
10:05what news peter i'll try seven seven victoria i'm going to try seven all right peter seven
10:11um posable victoria i got the same word they're both posables do you like posable i think it's
10:18completely plausible just um it needs to be in and it is yes they're under pose well done excellent
10:23very good
10:28now then all right they've beaten us i was stuck on gables which was a mere six so they've beaten
10:33us
10:33well that's why they're in the quarterfinal very interested with that well done all right excellent
10:37twenty to twenty seven peter's clinging on to his lead there so victoria first numbers game of the
10:42day place your order with rachel could i have one large and five small please rachel of course thank
10:47you victoria one from the top row and five out of the bottom ones and for the first time this
10:52week
10:53the numbers are six nine another nine three and ten and a larger one hundred and the target 707 707
11:08so
11:20so
11:20so
11:20so
11:20so
11:20so
11:35How was it, Victoria?
11:37707.
11:38Right, Peter.
11:39707.
11:40Off you go, Victoria.
11:4110 minus 3 is 7.
11:43Yep.
11:43Times 100 is 700.
11:45It is.
11:46And then 9 over 9 is 1.
11:48Yep.
11:49Add the 6.
11:50To make the 7 and then add the 1.
11:52And 707.
11:53Well done.
11:54Very good.
11:54Well done.
11:55Peter.
11:56Similar enough.
11:5710 minus 3 is 7.
11:58Yep.
11:59And then 100 plus 9 over 9.
12:01So 100 plus 9 over 9 is 101.
12:04And multiplied 7.
12:05Yep.
12:07And again, perfect.
12:08707.
12:08Excellent.
12:09Well done.
12:13Well done, Peter.
12:1537.
12:15To Victoria's 30.
12:16But now we turn to Dr. Phil.
12:18Dr. Phil.
12:19I think we need to start by looking at Susie's wonderful jumper.
12:22You notice there's some glittery bits on the elbows.
12:24You have to put your hat behind it.
12:25I have to go like this.
12:25Oh.
12:26I have to go like this.
12:26It's like sitting next to Madonna.
12:27Wonderful, isn't it?
12:28What a great garment that is.
12:30Now, I came up early and I'd have a bit of time relaxing and polishing my anecdotes.
12:34I arrive at the hotel.
12:35Rachel is there to meet me.
12:36She says, thank God you've arrived, Dr. Phil.
12:38Terrible trouble with Nick.
12:40Hypochondrius is always off again.
12:41Even worse than ever.
12:42He's had six heart attacks already today.
12:44You've got to come and see him.
12:45I said, I'm sorry, Rachel.
12:46This is like a busman's holiday.
12:47This is my comedy time.
12:48I'm not a doctor.
12:49I want some time on my own.
12:50So off she goes in a huff.
12:52The thing you learn about Nick if you do The Apprentice is that you can run from Nick,
12:54but you can't hide, can you?
12:56So I've had about an hour on my own.
12:57Nick comes up and he says, oh, Dr. Phil, thank God you're here.
13:00He said, I've got this terrible suspicious mole on my left gluteus.
13:05Let me show it to you.
13:06I said, it's a very crowded restaurant.
13:07Nick, I don't think this is appropriate.
13:08He said, no, everybody in the restaurant's seen it.
13:10The lady over there, she thinks it's a solar keratosis.
13:12That lady thinks it's a hemangioma.
13:14The lovely lady on the sweet trolley, she thinks it's a bit of Sherry Trifle.
13:18It's not really the place.
13:19He said, well, come and sit with us.
13:20The whole crew is here.
13:20I said, no, I'm trying to have some time off.
13:22He said, Susie and Rachel want you to sit in between them.
13:24You know how fond they are of you.
13:26And I thought, well, if it's Susie and Rachel, I've got to come across.
13:28I come across Susie isn't even in the restaurant.
13:30Rachel is sitting over the other side saying, do not approach.
13:33There's a sign in front of her.
13:34The only seat left is next to Nick.
13:36So I sit there next to Nick and it starts.
13:38The first thing is I've got this terribly spongy bit on the top of my left thumb.
13:42The right thumb is normal.
13:43This is ever so slightly spongy.
13:45I've got a nose hair that's slightly greener than the others.
13:48The others are all sort of beige and this one's green.
13:50I've got a little whoosh on the end of my toes.
13:52I said, no, I've absolutely had enough.
13:53I don't want to listen to this now.
13:54It's probably a virus.
13:55There's a lot of it about.
13:56I finally, after about three hours, I get rid of him.
13:58And then, towards the end of the evening, there's sort of a nudge.
14:01And it's, oh, Dr. Phil, it's an emergency.
14:03It's an emergency.
14:04I said, Nick, it's three o'clock in the morning.
14:05And you said you'd stay over that side of the bed.
14:08He said, no, I've run out of my tablets.
14:10This is awful.
14:11I can't possibly go.
14:11I've run out of my tablets.
14:12And which tablets have you run out of?
14:14He said, my Dolly Parton's.
14:16My Dolly Parton's.
14:16I said, show me the package.
14:17He says, Candesartan.
14:19Candesartan.
14:19Now, that's quite an expensive drug.
14:20We don't prescribe that in Somerset.
14:22You must have a very posh doctor.
14:23But I had some tablets that were almost identical.
14:25They were the same color, the same shape, the same size,
14:27same little line across the middle, but much cheaper.
14:29So I thought, I can fob him off with these.
14:31So I send him off.
14:32He goes into the toilet.
14:32And he comes back and he goes, Dr. Phil, you tricked me.
14:34They weren't the same tablets.
14:36I said, yes, they were.
14:36He said, no, they weren't.
14:37He said, my normal ones sink when I throw them down the toilet,
14:39and these ones float.
14:42So you'll get more from Nick.
14:43Nick's, my night with Nick continues tomorrow
14:45when we find out precisely what he's taking and why.
14:47Thank you very much.
14:53Thank you, Phil.
14:54I don't know whether I'm going to be able to make the week.
14:57But now, let's struggle through a tea time teaser.
15:01The teaser, can't dice.
15:03And the clue, you can't dice food with a blunt knife.
15:06It'll lead to this.
15:07You can't dice food with a blunt knife.
15:09It'll lead to this.
15:27Welcome back.
15:28I left you with the clue.
15:29You can't dice food with a blunt knife.
15:31It'll lead to this.
15:32What'll it lead to?
15:33It'll lead to an accident.
15:36An accident.
15:37So, Peter, 37 to Victoria's 30.
15:40And Peter, I call upon you.
15:42Go on, letters game.
15:43Consonant, please, Rachel.
15:44Thank you, Peter.
15:46S.
15:47The consonant.
15:48T.
15:50Consonant.
15:52N.
15:54Consonant.
15:55G.
15:58Vel.
15:59E.
16:01Vel.
16:03E.
16:04Vel.
16:07A.
16:08Consonant.
16:10S.
16:12And the vel, please.
16:14And the last one.
16:15O.
16:16Stand by.
16:33And the last one.
16:34I'll see you next time.
16:34I'll see you next time.
16:34I'll see you next time.
16:34I'll see you next time.
16:34I'll see you next time.
16:35I'll see you next time.
16:35I'll see you next time.
16:35I'll see you next time.
16:36I'll see you next time.
16:36I'll see you next time.
16:37I'll see you next time.
16:38I'll see you next time.
16:39I'll see you next time.
16:40I'll see you next time.
16:41I'll see you next time.
16:46I'll see you next time.
16:47Yes, Peter?
16:48Um, that's very annoying.
16:50Victoria?
16:51Just a six.
16:52Let's hear from you, Victoria.
16:54Um, agents.
16:55Peter?
16:56Stone ages.
16:57Stone ages.
16:58Well, it's capitalised and it's two words, I'm afraid.
17:02Um, bad luck.
17:03Now then, what have you got?
17:04We've got tangos, which I rather like.
17:06Yes, to do the tango.
17:08That's a nice word.
17:09Negates.
17:10Negates.
17:10Not as nice as tangos, though.
17:12I'm still weeping for Peter on stone ages, but there we are, 36 to 37.
17:16Peter, one point ahead still, as we turn to Victoria.
17:20Have a consonant, please, Rachel.
17:21Thank you, Victoria.
17:22C.
17:23And another.
17:25M.
17:26And another.
17:29R.
17:30And another.
17:32Q.
17:33And a vowel, please.
17:35I.
17:36And another.
17:38E.
17:39And another.
17:41A.
17:42And a consonant.
17:45B.
17:46And a final consonant.
17:47And a final.
17:49D.
17:50Here we go.
17:52Here we go.
18:21Yes, Victoria.
18:22A six.
18:23And Peter.
18:24I'm sorry, Salon.
18:25Victoria.
18:26Braced.
18:27Braced.
18:27And Peter.
18:29Carboid.
18:30Carbide.
18:30Yes.
18:31Absolutely right.
18:32Yes.
18:33Carbide.
18:33Just looking at that.
18:34That's a combination of carbon and something else with lower electronegativity, as I recall,
18:40my chemistry.
18:40Thank you, Phil.
18:42Portable lamps.
18:43Yeah.
18:43Carbide.
18:43Very good.
18:44What have you got for this, Phil?
18:45I can't.
18:45I couldn't get past carbide.
18:46That was our best.
18:47That was our top.
18:48All right.
18:48Well done.
18:4944 to 36.
18:50Peter.
18:51It's a letters game.
18:53Consonant, please, Rachel.
18:54Thank you, Peter.
18:55T.
18:56And a consonant.
18:59W.
19:00Consonant.
19:23And the vowel, please.
19:25And the last one.
19:27I.
19:28Stand by.
19:29Okay.
20:00Yes, Peter.
20:01Six.
20:02And Victoria?
20:02Just a five.
20:04And Victoria's five?
20:05Uh, think.
20:06Think.
20:06And Peter?
20:07Whiten.
20:08Yes.
20:08We happy there?
20:09About the only six to be found.
20:10Very, very good.
20:11All right.
20:1250 to 36, Peter Leeds.
20:14And, uh, we go into letters game, Victoria.
20:16Have a consonant, please, Rachel.
20:18Thank you, Victoria.
20:19N.
20:20And another?
20:22F.
20:23And another?
20:26N.
20:26And another?
20:29And another?
20:30And a vowel?
20:31E.
20:32And another?
20:34I.
20:35And another?
20:37O.
20:38And a consonant?
20:40P.
20:42And a final consonant?
20:43And a final?
20:44J.
20:45And it's tick-tock time.
20:47And a consonant?
21:00Yes, sir.
21:01And a consonant?
21:02Yes, sir.
21:04And a vowel?
21:10Found answer?
21:13And a tenth��,
21:14Yeah, sir.
21:17And a vowel?
21:18So, Victoria, a six. A six, and Peter? Seven. Right, Victoria? Online. Online. Peter? Epsilon. Epsilon. Very, very good. Epsilon.
21:31Anything else? We can't, Peter. We matched it with pension. Yes. And one of my favourite medical terms, lesion.
21:37Very good. Very good. In 57 to 36, Peter. But now, we're waiting for Susie. Come, Susie. I thought we
21:46might seek a little bit of light relief in the pubs this week and pub names. Obviously, it's going to
21:52be a tense week, so I thought pub names might be quite fun. And I'm going to start with yours,
21:56Nick, because I texted you last week to ask you what your local pub name was, and you mentioned something
22:01called the Glupot, which used to go there when you were...
22:05It's not my local pub now, but when we were kids, we used to go to a pub in Swindon
22:12that was attached to the old railway works. Right. Yeah.
22:15When the railway works, I guess, were still functioning, and there was a pub there called the Glupot, and it
22:20was the pub that all the upholsterers went to that made the, you know, the carriages for the Great Western.
22:26Exactly. And as you say, it gets its name from the railway coach builders who would bring their pots of
22:29glue and put them on the stove in order to keep them hot.
22:33Really?
22:33But sadly, I think health and safety have done away with the glue pots.
22:37But inside, those coach brothers might as well have fancied a game or two, not just darts, and a lot
22:43of pubs are named after games.
22:45And the Fox and Geese was once a favourite game. There are lots of pubs named after that.
22:49There was a game played by royals as well as their subjects, and it was played on a board with
22:55pegs and draftsmen, a little bit like drafts themselves.
22:58There were a lot of checkers pubs, and a pub with a checkers sign was indicating that you could go
23:03inside and have a game of checkers.
23:05And that sign originated in ancient Rome, because they would have a bar that also provided banking services, and the
23:14checkerboard outside would indicate that people could go in and exchange money, etc.
23:17And that checkboard was used as an aid for counting, and is the origin of our word exchequer.
23:23But lots and lots of pubs with professional, occupational, or, you know, meanings behind them, or sports and games, but
23:31I love the glue pot.
23:31And I thought it was fun researching that one.
23:33Mmm, very good. Very good.
23:38Thank you, Susie. So, now, Peter, how do you feel about a numbers game?
23:41Fine, Grant.
23:42Off you go.
23:43One from the top, Rachel, and that's from anywhere else.
23:44Thank you, Peter, and five little ones.
23:47And they are eight, six, ten, seven, and another ten, and the large one, fifty.
23:57And the target, four hundred and twenty-five.
23:59Four to five.
24:01Four to five.
24:02Four to five.
24:06One from the top.
24:07Four to six.
24:07Three to five.
24:08Three to five.
24:22Four to five.
24:23Four to five.
24:23Seven.
24:23Seven.
24:25Five.
24:28Three.
24:31Ten.
24:31Peter?
24:3245.
24:33Victoria?
24:3446.
24:35Right.
24:35Peter?
24:3650 plus 7.
24:3750 plus 7, 57.
24:41Multiplied by the 8.
24:43Multiplied by the 8 is 456.
24:46Sorry, I think I've gone wrong.
24:47I've gone wrong there.
24:48Oh.
24:49Victoria?
24:50I did 50 times 8 is 400.
24:5358 are 400.
24:55And then I did 10 plus 10 plus 6 to get 26.
24:5810?
24:58Yeah.
24:59And you're one above all of them.
25:01Very good.
25:02Rachel, can you do it?
25:03Yes.
25:04If you say 10 plus 7 is 17 times by 50 is 850.
25:11And then 8 minus 6 is 2 and 850 over 240.
25:16Well done.
25:16Well done.
25:18Very good.
25:19So Peter's still in the lead.
25:2057, 243, which was closed up a bit there.
25:23But now it's time for a tea time teaser.
25:25And the teaser?
25:27Dream, sir.
25:28And the clue?
25:30Rachel's met her dream, sir, but still has lots of these.
25:34Rachel's met her dream, sir, but still has lots of these.
25:59What's she got?
26:01She's got lots of admirers.
26:04Admirers.
26:04It's funny.
26:04I had lots of other suggestions from the gallery and the letters just weren't there.
26:09Anyway, thanks, guys.
26:10It's admirers.
26:11It's admirers.
26:12And Peter, you might be interested to know that following your last appearance on Countdown,
26:17our switchboard was jammed with women who called in to ask whether he was still single.
26:23Did you know that?
26:25Oh, no.
26:26It was quite a thing.
26:27We had to back them away.
26:29We said no.
26:30He's married to Carmel and he's got five children and five grandkids, but still they kept calling
26:34him.
26:35So Lord knows what's going to happen this week.
26:38Anyway, there we are.
26:3957 to 43.
26:41And Victoria, it's your Craig.
26:43Thanks.
26:43Can I have a consonant, please?
26:45Thank you, Victoria.
26:46L.
26:47And another.
26:49R.
26:51And another.
26:53T.
26:54And another.
26:56R.
26:57And a vowel, please.
27:00E.
27:01And another.
27:02A.
27:04And another.
27:06I.
27:08And a consonant.
27:10T.
27:11And a final consonant.
27:14And a final.
27:15And a final.
27:15Z.
27:16And here we go.
27:48Victoria?
27:49Seven.
27:49A seven. Peter?
27:51Seven.
27:51All right. Victoria?
27:52I've got Rattler.
27:54Yes. And Peter?
27:56Trailer.
27:57Are we happy in the corner?
27:58Yes.
27:58Well, I'm stuck on retrial, which is seven, but I think Susie can trump me.
28:02Well, I have to thank Victoria for this, because you could put an I in Rattle and have Rattlier.
28:07So, a Rattlier gate, for example.
28:10Who says that? Have you ever heard anyone say that?
28:12I've got a Rattlier gate than you.
28:13Yeah, my gate is quite rattly, actually.
28:16Okay.
28:17I stand corrected.
28:19Thanks to my neighbours about it, but still.
28:21She's well-known for a Rattlier gate.
28:23But anyway, it's in, so that's good enough for us.
28:2564 to 50, Peter Leeds.
28:27And Peter, off you go.
28:29Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:30Thank you, Peter.
28:31W.
28:32Consonant.
28:35F.
28:36Consonant.
28:38D.
28:39Consonant.
28:41L.
28:42Bell.
28:42Vowel.
28:43O.
28:45Vowel.
28:46I.
28:47Consonant.
28:49D.
28:51Vowel.
28:53E.
28:55And a vowel, please.
28:58And the last one.
28:59I.
29:00Clock time.
29:02Clock time.
29:02Vowel.
29:15I.
29:17You're listening.
29:19I knew.
29:24I know.
29:30I know.
29:31But a lot of people change.
29:32Peter? Six. And Victoria? Six. All right. So, Peter? Fiddle. Yes. I've got fiddle as well. You're both fiddling away
29:42there. No problem with fiddle. Never fiddle with your whittle. We're stuck on whittle. We can't extend it. Very good.
29:53So, 70 to 56 and Victoria. It's the last letters game of the day.
29:58Have a consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Victoria. R. And another? C. And another? S. And another? V. And a
30:12vowel? E. And another? A. And another? U. And a consonant? P. And a final consonant, please.
30:28And a final L. Here we go.
30:30A. And another?
30:33A. And another?
30:55A. And another?
31:01Victoria?
31:02A. Seven.
31:03A. Seven.
31:03Peter?
31:04Six.
31:05And you're six?
31:06Carbs.
31:07Yes. And Victoria?
31:09A. Capsule.
31:11Capsule.
31:12And?
31:12Yes, we've got capsule, but I didn't want to encourage you, so I wasn't going to mention it.
31:16What have you got?
31:17An alternative seven places, which are deposits of sand in the bed of a river or lake, but
31:23still just sevens.
31:24Beer?
31:25Yeah.
31:25Anything else?
31:26No.
31:26We're happy with that.
31:27Capsule takes the day.
31:2970 to 63, and it's the last numbers game, Peter.
31:33No.
31:33One from the top, Rachel.
31:35That's from anywhere else.
31:36Thank you, Peter.
31:36One large, five small for the last numbers game of this contest, and they are eight, four,
31:44three, six, and ten, and the large one this time, 75.
31:48And your target, 281.
31:51Two-eight-one.
32:15Two-eight-one.
32:25Two-eight-one.
32:26Two-eight-one.
32:27Two-eight-one.
32:27Two-eight-one.
32:27Two-eight-one.
32:28Two-eight-one.
32:29Two-eight-one.
32:29So, Peter?
32:31Four times 75.
32:32Four times 75.
32:33Four times 75 for 300.
32:34And take away the ten, the six, and the three.
32:36Yep.
32:37And you're there.
32:38Well done, Victoria.
32:39That's exactly how I did it.
32:41All right.
32:42So, 80 points to 73, only seven points in it.
32:46Crucial conundrum, and whoever takes this game goes into the semis on Thursday.
32:51So, fingers on buzzers, please, and let's reveal today's Countdown conundrum.
33:11Peter?
33:12Is it Ratund?
33:13Let's have a look.
33:16No.
33:17Now, Victoria, it's all down to you.
33:1917 seconds.
33:20Two-eight-one.
33:22Two-eight-one.
33:23Two-eight-one.
33:24Two-eight-one.
33:25Two-eight-one.
33:28Two-eight-one.
33:35Two-eight-one.
33:38Two-eight-one.
33:40Two-eight-one.
33:42Two-eight-one.
33:43Two-eight-one.
33:44Two-eight-one.
33:45Two-eight-one.
33:46Two-eight-one.
33:48Two-eight-one.
33:49Two-eight-one.
33:50Two-eight-one.
33:50Two-eight-one.
33:50Two-eight-one.
33:52Well done, and well done Peter, bad luck Victoria, I'm sorry, seven points adrift, but that's
34:04the way it goes.
34:05That's fine.
34:05You've made a very good competitor there, but you're going home with this enormous diamond,
34:10which you can wear with pride at all times, and good luck to your club next season.
34:15Try and keep the wages down, will you?
34:17Peter, we'll see you Thursday in the semis.
34:20That's fine, yeah.
34:20Wow.
34:21That's something.
34:21Last time you left us, you were interviewed by RTE, Radio Telefiche Aaron, is that right?
34:27That's right, yeah.
34:28What did you have to talk about?
34:29No, they just talked about Countdown and how you were getting on the show.
34:34Well, I'm not important.
34:35Did that just serve to increase the number of female callers to the RTE switchboard?
34:42I don't think so.
34:44You had the whole nation swooning.
34:45Anyway, we'll see you on Thursday.
34:47We'll see you tomorrow.
34:48Yes.
35:17Yes, indeed.
35:18And we look forward to seeing you tomorrow, same time, same place.
35:21You'll be sure of it.
35:33Tonight at eight o'clock, a dispatch is going undercover with The Undertaker.
35:37More details coming up.
35:38The funeral business awards and all.
35:41Well, next this afternoon, we join Noel.
35:43Deal or no deal.
35:43Take care.
35:48Hold it there.