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00:30Hello, everybody. It's Tuesday afternoon. Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of Countdown. I couldn't bear
00:37it without you.
00:38Champion and challenger back with us today, both looking not to get stuffed.
00:42But let's quickly introduce our cuddly threesome, our G of the D, Susie Dent, our special guest, Mark Durden-Smith
00:49and our Queen of Numbers, Rachel Riley.
00:51And on this day, way back in 1926, it was the birth of Michael Bond, who created, of course, Paddington
00:59Bear.
01:00Now, just a nice little thing. When he passed away in 2017, the epitaph on his gravestone was, quite obviously,
01:07but beautifully, please look after this bear.
01:09Thank you. Isn't that stunning? I love it.
01:11But we talk about that. Sounds very past tense, doesn't it? Back in the day. But Paddington's probably bigger than
01:18ever. I'm guessing all of your kids are into Paddington.
01:21We've got the books and obviously the films. And I think the whole Queen's Jubilee and obviously the Queen passing
01:26soon after that.
01:27And the Paddington motif that kind of went along with it has kind of just brought it to all generations
01:32at once.
01:33And I know your 18-year-old daughter, Thea, loves me embarrassing her on national television. Thea loves Paddington.
01:40We all love Paddington. I think they're such family movies, aren't they? Just going to all go along and enjoy
01:45with them.
01:45Mark, is there a pretender to the bear throne of a more famous bear than Paddington, really?
01:50No, I mean, I grew up in the era of the honey monster. I mean, it wasn't really a bear,
01:54technically.
01:55But I suppose, I don't quite know what to do about Paddington, because I haven't seen the latest incarnation of
02:01the movie series.
02:02And my whole family went when I wasn't able to go. So it's like, do I go on my own?
02:07Do I ask a friend to go and see Paddington Bear?
02:09Go on your own. Go on my own? Yeah.
02:12There we go. Bear issues sorted. I'd watch it on TV at home if I was you.
02:16I want the full cinematic experience.
02:18Suppose we go to the other extreme, Americans would be screaming Yogi Bear at the TV screens.
02:23Yogi Bear. What is it with bears and all this confectionery? Why are they into marmalade and honey?
02:28What is it? Have they got sweet tooths, famously? Do you know this?
02:31I think they're just forever hungry. So anything will do.
02:33All right. He's smarter than the average contestant, that's for sure.
02:36It's James Judge, who's got two wins so far, looking to make it a hat-trick today.
02:41Oh, tantalising 99 yesterday. Still waiting for that century. Looking forward to it.
02:47And what did you bring us today as a present? Did you bring us anything?
02:50I'll save it up for the other side.
02:52Nothing, that is. Nothing. I ask you, because Anne-Marie Whitehead joins us today.
02:57Lives in Lancashire originally. From Liverpool, how are you?
03:00Oh, very well. Thank you, Colin.
03:01Look at this. An apple crumble cake for us.
03:07We don't have any favourites in this show at all. Come on, Anne-Marie.
03:10Come on, Anne-Marie. We could get eight of these if she's an octal champ.
03:13Thank you for bringing this. And I'll tell you why you should be excited about this.
03:17Anne, at one stage, you won Britain's Best Scones, didn't you? Competition.
03:21So tell us about your baking history.
03:23I just like cooking and baking and making anything, really.
03:26Oh, goodness me. And then, after I retired, they were looking for more judges.
03:31So I went on to qualify as a judge.
03:34Oh!
03:35So some of these shows, you're going to have to taste maybe 100 items.
03:39What high-hardness that be, eh?
03:42Someone's got to do it.
03:43Last question. What did you get then?
03:46I thought you'd share it.
03:47You don't know me very well at all, Anne-Marie.
03:49There'd be no sharing.
03:50Don't know anything we share here is points.
03:52So let's see what happens.
03:53Anne-Marie and James, best of luck.
03:55APPLAUSE
03:57So, keep going there, James.
03:59Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:00Afternoon, James.
04:01Consonant, please.
04:02Thank you. Start today with J.
04:04And another consonant.
04:06T.
04:07Vowel, please.
04:08E.
04:10Consonant.
04:11G.
04:12Vowel, please.
04:14O.
04:16Consonant.
04:17B.
04:19Vowel, please.
04:20I.
04:22Consonant.
04:24S.
04:25And another consonant, please.
04:27And a final T.
04:29At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:31T.
04:33News and A.
04:43Don't forget to watch.
05:01Come come call this back.
05:01James? A seven. Anna-Marie? Seven. And a seven too. What have you got, James?
05:06Botties. Botties. And for you, Anne? Egotist. Egotist. Very good indeed.
05:12I was expecting a pair of botties there, so great spot with egotist as well.
05:17Both, I'm assuming, count and such a childish word, innit?
05:20Botties and butties. Yeah? Yeah.
05:23Lovely. All right, nice seven. Let's get on with it.
05:27Seven points each. Anne-Marie, you're picking.
05:29Good afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, Anne-Marie.
05:31Could I have a consonant, please? You can indeed.
05:34L. And another. S. And another. N. And another. H. And then a vowel. E. And another. A. And another.
05:51O. And a consonant. R. And a final vowel, please.
05:58A final E. And start our clock.
06:03.
06:03.
06:03.
06:03.
06:03.
06:33Anne-Marie?
06:34Only a five.
06:35And for you, James?
06:36A seven.
06:37The five, Anne-Marie?
06:38Shea.
06:39James?
06:40Healers.
06:41Healers.
06:42Very good.
06:42Let me tell you, my ear holes are burning here.
06:44Yes, exactly.
06:45You're right.
06:46That is there for eight.
06:47I love it.
06:47I only knew it because Rachel had already put it up.
06:50And we can't have any ear holes, you can only have ear holes,
06:53so no nines.
06:54Let's get on with it.
06:55Numbers for the first time today are former maths teacher
06:57pickin'em or champion James?
06:59One large and five small, please, Rachel.
07:01Thank you, James.
07:02One from the top five not coming up.
07:04First numbers of today are five, four, five, seven, seven and 50.
07:12And the target with them, 284.
07:15284.
07:16Numbers up.
07:17Can't catch on now, go for the first time.
07:20Okay.
07:37Bye.
07:39Bye.
07:42Bye.
07:43Bye.
07:44Bye.
07:46Bye.
07:46We're looking for 284. James? 284.
07:51Anna-Marie? 281.
07:53281. You gave it away with that really loud tut.
07:57James, off you go.
07:5850 plus 7. 57.
08:01Multiply by 5. 285.
08:04Take away 5. Take away the other 5 plus 4.
08:07Lovely. Well done. Another 10 points.
08:11It's hard to catch out in the numbers, really is.
08:13Let's get our first teatime teaser. Clams menu. Clams menu.
08:18Clams on the menu, but it sounds like he wants a different shellfish.
08:22Clams on the menu, but it sounds like he wants a different shellfish.
08:41Welcome back.
08:42Yes, clams were on the menu, but the mussels we were looking for was Muscle Man.
08:47Muscle Man, and yeah, you're not going to find any of those around here.
08:50Let's get back to the game.
08:51Anne-Marie, your letters. Consonant, please, Rachel.
08:54Thank you, Anne-Marie.
08:55N. And another.
08:57Y. And another.
09:00S. And another.
09:03P. And a vowel.
09:07I. And another vowel.
09:10A. And another vowel.
09:13E.
09:15Consonant.
09:16F.
09:19And a final consonant, I think.
09:22Final D.
09:23And half a minute.
09:48It's so great.
09:52There is aked at zones that specifically allow us to eat or food.
09:54Anne-Marie?
09:56Six.
09:57And for you, James?
09:58Six.
09:59And six.
10:00OK, Anne-Marie?
10:02Spined.
10:03Spined.
10:04And for you, James?
10:06Pained.
10:07Spined and pained?
10:08Both absolutely fine.
10:09Oh, good.
10:09You look at pains to add something else.
10:13I am at pains to add a seven, densify.
10:16There you go.
10:17It's like with every year, I'm densified.
10:20Right, more letters now from a champion, James.
10:23Consonant, please, Rachel.
10:25Thank you, James.
10:26S.
10:27And another consonant.
10:29T.
10:30Vowel, please.
10:32U.
10:33Another vowel.
10:34A.
10:35Consonant.
10:37N.
10:38Vowel.
10:40I.
10:42Consonant.
10:43M.
10:45Another vowel.
10:47E.
10:48And a consonant, please.
10:50And lastly, T.
10:52And here we go.
10:53Be careful.
11:05Stay safe.
11:06Bye.
11:06Bye.
11:08Bye.
11:10Bye.
11:14Bye.
11:15Bye.
11:18Bye.
11:24James.
11:25A six.
11:26And for you, Anne-Marie?
11:27I think I've got a seven.
11:29I'm going to try a seven.
11:30There's a lot of possible sevens in there, isn't there?
11:34Right, the six, James, playing it safe.
11:36On seat.
11:37Anne-Marie?
11:37Minuets.
11:38Minuets.
11:39Well done.
11:39Absolutely great.
11:40Yes.
11:41Yes, well done.
11:42Oh, James gave you a hearty clap for that as well.
11:46Good stuff.
11:47I don't know if a champion should ever declare the word on seat
11:49by the way in Countdown.
11:50You never want to tempt fate.
11:52What have we got in Dictionary Corner, Mark?
11:54Well, we've got nutmeats, Nate.
11:56What is a nutmeat?
11:57I say nutmeat is a kernel of a nut,
11:59so it's the Edwell kernel of a nut.
12:00Oh, OK, lovely, lovely.
12:01Simple as that.
12:02And we have minutest.
12:04Minutest.
12:04Yes.
12:05Nutmeats is brilliant, isn't it?
12:07What a word to find.
12:08All right.
12:08Just the ten points in it as we get back to those numbers.
12:12And Anne-Marie, let's see if you're going to shake things up here.
12:14Two large, please.
12:16Two large and four little coming up.
12:18Slight variation.
12:19Let's see if it helps.
12:21The small one's ten, eight, two and five,
12:25and the large one's 25 and 50.
12:27And this time the target, 149.
12:29Hey, 149.
12:31Numbers up.
12:31The small one's ten, eight, two and five.
12:39The small one's ten, eight, two and five.
13:01And that's time. 149. Anne-Marie?
13:06150. 150. And James? 150.
13:09150. Not as easy, is it? First look for everyone, Anne-Marie.
13:138 minus 5 is 3. Yes.
13:16And then 350s. 150, yep.
13:20James? 50 plus 25.
13:2375. Times 2.
13:25Again, one away.
13:26Oh, Rach, we've all been duped. We've all been duped. 149.
13:29Well, one way to get there. 25 plus 8 is 33.
13:355 minus 2 is 3. Times those together for 99.
13:39And add the 50. 149. Wow.
13:44Well done if you managed it at home.
13:46Here, 7.8. We have our second chat of the week with Mark Durden-Smith.
13:50And I'm going to ask you a question. I'm going to put you in the spot.
13:52I don't like that. I feel uncomfortable already.
13:55You come from a family that have been involved in various ways in television.
14:00Judith Chalmers, of course, was a megastar when I was growing up.
14:03Still is.
14:04But she travelled the world. That was her job.
14:06She travelled the world.
14:08She told us where to go on holiday.
14:11So, did you...
14:12Is there a question coming?
14:13Yes.
14:14Yes, soon.
14:14And I've been waiting for about five minutes at this point.
14:17I only booked you because of Judith.
14:19So, did you have, like, the most amazing holidays as a kid, right?
14:24A bit like if your mum or dad was a butcher, right?
14:28You're going to have the best steak.
14:29You know, whatever the family job is.
14:32You must have went all over the world.
14:34You would have thought so.
14:35You would have thought so.
14:36Obviously, it's an odd one.
14:38I think I've said this before.
14:39When your mum presents a programme called Wish You Were Here and you're growing up and you're thinking,
14:42that's quite apt, Wish You Were Here, but she's on holiday.
14:44Obviously, I loved her.
14:45And she actually clothed us in love and all that kind of stuff.
14:48And I only got to go to about three different locations over the course of, I think, 34 years of
14:55Wish You Were Here.
14:56And every time they...
14:58I appeared, we actually had to watch Wish You Were Here.
15:01I think it was on a Monday night.
15:02And we were forced to watch it.
15:04Not forced, but I wanted to watch The Million Dollar Man on the other side, whatever it was.
15:08Yeah.
15:08Forced to watch it.
15:09And I remember every time, oh, you're in this one, Markie.
15:12I was called Markie at home.
15:14And how exciting was this?
15:15And every time I thought...
15:16I remember going on that holiday.
15:18They did film me making an amazing sandcastle, ornate pieces of driftwood and shells.
15:23It looked incredible.
15:24But the only things they ever used on Wish You Were Here were me eating.
15:30Ice cream.
15:31Basically ice cream.
15:33But also just covered with stuff all over my face.
15:36I only had steak, chips and full fat Coke in that era.
15:40And it was all just me looking a little bit like I'd been, you know, possibly not learnt my nutritional
15:45values in life.
15:47So, honestly, we did have some perks.
15:50There were some perks.
15:51Yeah.
15:51But I didn't get to go on many.
15:53I did also knock out the world's strongest man, a Bognor Regis.
15:57Yes.
15:57He said, hit me.
15:58I took him down.
15:59I was seven and he was enormous.
16:03Sensational.
16:04Yeah.
16:04A long time ago.
16:05Well, Julius, you'll be watching No Doubt Your Son on Countdown.
16:07We wish you were here.
16:09Lots of love to you.
16:10Great story.
16:10Thank you so much.
16:14OK.
16:14Who's going to be here tomorrow?
16:16It is up in the air.
16:17Our champion, James Jones, under a bit of pressure.
16:2037 points.
16:21Anne-Marie Whitehead on 27.
16:23The magic ten behind.
16:25Mr Judge, it's your letters.
16:27Consonant, please, Rachel.
16:28Thank you, James.
16:30N.
16:30And another consonant.
16:32M.
16:34And a vowel, please.
16:35U.
16:36And another vowel.
16:38I.
16:39A consonant.
16:41N.
16:42Another consonant.
16:44T.
16:45And a vowel.
16:47A.
16:48And another vowel.
16:51E.
16:52And a consonant, please.
16:54Lastly, R.
16:56And good luck.
16:56¶¶
16:58¶¶
16:59¶¶
17:05¶¶
17:26All right, James?
17:28Seven.
17:28Seven, well done.
17:29Anne-Marie?
17:30Only a six.
17:31The six is?
17:32Minuet.
17:33Minuet.
17:34And James?
17:35Minissa.
17:35A minuter.
17:36Minuter.
17:37Potato, potato, minuter, minuter, any of them in?
17:40Not there in either form, I'm afraid.
17:42I'm so sorry.
17:43I am livid about that, by the way, just FYI,
17:46because that was my first seven I've got this week.
17:48Oh, yes.
17:48We had a laugher yesterday.
17:50Why would someone in a meeting not be a minuter?
17:52Be a minuter, yes.
17:53Anyway, I think that needs to change.
17:54Yes.
17:54Susie Dent, deal with that.
17:56I will make a night.
17:56Yes.
17:57It's such a friendly show that about once a week
18:00Countdown sends you into fury, and we've just had that moment.
18:03So what is there?
18:04We did get a couple of eights.
18:06Oh, hello.
18:07We did, did we?
18:08Yes, we did.
18:08I was too obsessed by minuter.
18:09Oh, we did, OK, ruminate.
18:11Ruminate?
18:11Yes.
18:12And train men.
18:13Yes.
18:13And by we, Susie means her.
18:16Well done.
18:17More letters, please, now, from Anne-Marie.
18:19Consonant, please, Rachel.
18:20Thank you, Anne-Marie.
18:22C.
18:23And another.
18:25Q.
18:25And a better one.
18:28P.
18:29And another.
18:31C.
18:33And a vowel.
18:34A.
18:35And another vowel.
18:36O.
18:37And another vowel.
18:39E.
18:40Another vowel.
18:42U.
18:44And a consonant.
18:45Lastly, M.
18:48Let's do it.
18:49Let's do it.
19:19Anne-Marie.
19:20Six.
19:21And James.
19:22Four.
19:23And four.
19:23What's the four?
19:24Pace.
19:25And the six?
19:26Opaque.
19:27Opaque.
19:27Very good indeed.
19:28Yeah, well spotted.
19:29Did you see anything apart from opaque?
19:31Pumice.
19:32So, not pumice stone, but this is, in cider making,
19:36once the fruit has been crushed to get its juice,
19:38it's what's left over the pulp.
19:40OK, makes sense with the pom.
19:41Yes, exactly.
19:42Very good.
19:43And, you know, that goes to show how difficult it was
19:46to top score in that round.
19:48What a battle we have in our hands as we get our numbers
19:50for the third time today.
19:53James loves them.
19:54Let's do it.
19:55Three large, three small, please, Rachel.
19:56And you've changed your tactics as well.
19:58You're up and you're going.
19:59Three large, three little.
20:01Possibly a tricky one.
20:02Let's see.
20:03They are six, ten, seven, fifty, seventy-five and one hundred.
20:08And this target, 595.
20:11Five, nine, five.
20:12Numbers up.
20:13Five, nine, six, ten, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven,
20:24seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven,
20:27seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven,
20:27seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven,
20:27seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven,
20:27seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven
20:44595 with three large, James.
20:46595.
20:47Yeah, and Anne-Marie?
20:48595.
20:49Yes, fell quite well. Off you go, James.
20:51Six times 100.
20:53600.
20:5350 divided by 10.
20:55Here's your five.
20:56Subtract.
20:57I'm sure you were hoping for something a bit trickier than that.
20:59Same way.
21:01Excellent. Well done, 10 points each.
21:05And that brings us to this Tea Time teaser with the scores
21:08so delicately poised and its older move.
21:12Older move. I like this one.
21:14On your bike, son, we're going round in circles here.
21:16On your bike, son, we're going round in circles here.
21:34Hello again.
21:35Yes, we were in the velodrome for that Tea Time teaser
21:38and this looks like it's going to be a photo finish today.
21:41Our two-time champion, James, is on 47.
21:44Our baker extraordinaire, Anne-Marie Whitehead,
21:47hoping it's not a case of here today, scone tomorrow.
21:51She's got 49 points with a slight lead.
21:54And it's your letters.
21:56Consonant, please.
21:57I apologise on behalf of the whole team.
21:59I apologise for the whole team.
22:01Let's start with N.
22:02And another.
22:04H.
22:05And another.
22:06M.
22:08And another.
22:09T.
22:11And a vowel.
22:13A.
22:15And another vowel.
22:15O.
22:17And another.
22:18U.
22:21Consolant.
22:22G.
22:23And a vowel.
22:24And lastly...
22:26A.
22:27Unkind ein.
22:59Anne-Marie.
23:00I've got a safe six.
23:01OK, and James?
23:03Six.
23:03OK, let's play it safe then.
23:05What have you got, Anne-Marie?
23:06Amount.
23:07Amount.
23:07And James?
23:08Nought.
23:09Susie, any better?
23:10We were just on sixes as well, actually.
23:11We had amount.
23:12And no better than that.
23:14OK.
23:14More letters now from our champion, James.
23:17Consolant, please, Rachel.
23:18Thank you, James.
23:19L.
23:20And another consonant, please.
23:22D.
23:23And a vowel, please.
23:25O.
23:27And another vowel.
23:28E.
23:29A consonant.
23:31N.
23:32A vowel, please.
23:34O.
23:35A consonant.
23:38R.
23:39A consonant.
23:41S.
23:42And a vowel, please.
23:45Final A.
23:46All right, let's go.
24:00After all, everybody.
24:02Bye, everybody.
24:03Let's go.
24:04You see.
24:04I'm hearing you.
24:04Bye.
24:04Bye.
24:04Bye.
24:05Bye.
24:05Bye.
24:11Bye.
24:11MUSIC PLAYS
24:18James? Seven. Seven. And Anne-Marie? Seven.
24:22What have we got, James? Loaders. Yes, and for you, Anne-Marie?
24:25Noodles. Oh. Noodles it is.
24:29Over the dictionary corner, Anne-Marie. We've got...
24:31And I say we, I am questioning you.
24:34Lardoons? Yes. I would have thought it's a lardons.
24:37Yes. It's only a singular O. Yes, you can have it with a double O,
24:41but most usually we would have it with one O. It's the same thing?
24:43Same thing. OK. Little cubes of bacon.
24:46Exciting round. Leaves it still two points the difference.
24:49So Anne-Marie's holding her nerve. James is right there.
24:53Could be a crucial countdown conundrum.
24:54But right now it's a very important origins of words.
24:57Who's been contacting you? Lisa Loft. What a great name.
25:00That's a great name. That is a great name.
25:02You may not like Lisa so much after she says...
25:06She mentions that you say showboating a lot. Do I?
25:09You do, but I don't think you use it in...
25:12I think you chastise yourself if you are showboating and then you move on.
25:16So I don't think Lisa means it in any insulting way at all.
25:19But she's wondering what it means and where does it come from?
25:23So to showboat is to show off, essentially.
25:27And it goes back to the golden age of showboats in the US,
25:31as many of us will know.
25:32So it ran from the 1830s right up to the 1920s.
25:37And they were floating palaces of entertainment, essentially.
25:41And you would find them on the Ohio rivers and the Mississippi rivers.
25:44And they would stop at riverside towns rather than sort of being, you know,
25:49placed permanently in one particular area.
25:52If these riverside towns were too small to have these kind of permanent fixtures,
25:55they would just pass through and people would flock to them.
25:58And they staged all sorts of different shows.
26:00So they had melodramas, they had vaudeville, which was kind of burlesque comedy,
26:05as well as songs and dances.
26:07And really kind of exaggerated, slightly flashy performances to bring in the crowds.
26:12And they also had these wonderful calliopes, which were these steam-powered organs
26:17that could be heard from miles around.
26:19So because of this kind of flashiness and dazzling kind of exuberance, I suppose,
26:25to showboat then emerged as a verb meaning to behave ostentatiously.
26:30That's the idea.
26:31And in sports, I think, Colin, you'll know better than me,
26:34but it's unnecessary flourishes, isn't it?
26:36It is indeed.
26:37I'm glad you didn't ask the full-time sports presenter.
26:39Oh, I'm so sorry.
26:40Mark, tell me a question.
26:41No, I'm not a showboater.
26:42I think the key is in sport, you have to get it right.
26:44You know what I mean?
26:45If you're going to do a behind-the-back pass in rugby,
26:47are you going to do the step-overs or Cruyff turns in football?
26:50Get it right, or that whole crowd will be on you for it.
26:53Oh, absolutely right.
26:54Yeah, and so there's a tiny bit of mild disapproval in there, I think.
26:58But it all goes back to what was once seen as this incredible entertainment
27:01on board the river.
27:02Great stuff.
27:03OK, here we go.
27:07Who's going to stay afloat today?
27:09Who's going to be sunk?
27:10James, our champion, on 60 points.
27:12Anne-Marie on 62.
27:14Four rounds to go.
27:17Anne-Marie, deep breath.
27:18Your letters.
27:19Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:21Thank you, Anne-Marie.
27:22D.
27:23And another.
27:25X.
27:26And another.
27:27R.
27:29And another.
27:30F.
27:31And a vowel.
27:33E.
27:34And another vowel.
27:36I.
27:37And another vowel.
27:39O.
27:40Another vowel.
27:42U.
27:44And a final consonant, please.
27:46A final N.
27:48And countdown.
27:49We'll see you next time.
27:52We'll see you next time.
27:52We'll see you next time.
27:57We'll see you next time.
27:58We'll see you next time.
27:59We'll see you next time.
28:01We'll see you next time.
28:02We'll see you next time.
28:03We'll see you next time.
28:04We'll see you next time.
28:05We'll see you next time.
28:05We'll see you next time.
28:06We'll see you next time.
28:07We'll see you next time.
28:08We'll see you next time.
28:08We'll see you next time.
28:09We'll see you next time.
28:09We'll see you next time.
28:09We'll see you next time.
28:10We'll see you next time.
28:11We'll see you next time.
28:12We'll see you next time.
28:17We'll see you next time.
28:20AMW.
28:21Seven. JJ.
28:22Seven. Yeah.
28:24Anne-Marie. Unfired.
28:26Oh, unfired.
28:28And James? Founder.
28:30Founder jumped out. Unfired, we're going
28:32to pottery, aren't we? We are.
28:34Unfired clay in the dictionary, yes.
28:36There you go. And anything
28:38we can add in there? We had...
28:40I was trying to get the X in and I couldn't do it, but luckily
28:42Susie's on hand. Unfixed.
28:44Unfixed? Yes.
28:46Yes. Unfounder, but just sevens.
28:48Absolutely. All the way for us.
28:50Straightforward's not a bad thing, really,
28:52at this stage, because it keeps it perfectly
28:54poised as we get more letters in our last
28:56letters of this epic episode
28:58of Countdown from James.
29:00Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, James.
29:03R. And another
29:04consonant. S.
29:06And another consonant, please.
29:08B. And another
29:10consonant, please. G.
29:13Vowel.
29:14E. Another vowel, please.
29:16U. Another
29:18vowel, please. E.
29:20A consonant.
29:22D.
29:24And a final consonant, please.
29:26A final T.
29:28Last letters.
29:29Two.
29:31T.
29:33T.
29:34Two.
29:39T.
29:45하나.
29:46T.
29:48T seus.
29:50T через.
29:52T patients,lovat,
29:52Tien!!!
29:52T. T.
29:57T. T.
29:58T甘
30:00James? Seven. And for you, Anne-Marie? Seven.
30:04Goodness me. James? I got badgers. Badgers from you.
30:09Budgets. Yeah, no A for badgers, unfortunately.
30:14What a moment. Actually, makes it nine points of difference,
30:18so we're still in crucial countdown conundrum territory,
30:21but a drop stitch there as we find out. Is there anything else?
30:24This is too tense. I can't think.
30:25There is one single eight the week of Ham, which was gestured.
30:30Gestured? Great. Well, let us gesture.
30:32Good luck to both of you. 20 points still up for grabs.
30:35It's there in the balance. Anne-Marie's got a nine-point lead.
30:38So what are you going to do with these last numbers?
30:41Just one from the top.
30:43You're hoping for something easy. James certainly isn't.
30:47Let's see which way it's going to fall.
30:49Final numbers today. Seven. One. Two. Four. Five.
30:54And the large one, 100. And the target, 496.
30:59Four. Nine. Six. Numbers up.
31:01Four. Seven.
31:03Four. Five.
31:05Eight.
31:06Three.
31:09emp.
31:11Eight.
31:22Eight.
31:24Eight.
31:26Eight.
31:27Nine.
31:28Eight.
31:32And that's time, Anne-Marie.
31:34496.
31:35And for you, James.
31:36496.
31:37Off you go, Anne-Marie.
31:38Five times 100 minus four.
31:40500.
31:40No show-boating here.
31:43James.
31:43Exactly the same.
31:45Pass it over.
31:46There you go.
31:48Ten points each.
31:52Well, right from the beginning of this episode,
31:54it felt like an epic ending was baked in,
31:58so there's only two questions to ask you.
32:00Is our champion cooked or will our challenger crumble?
32:04Fingers on the buzzers.
32:07Let's reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
32:42Time is up.
32:43We're handing out the teapot.
32:44Well done, Anne-Marie.
32:48Oh, boy, oh, boy, was that tense.
32:50I didn't see it, Rach.
32:51I think 29 seconds for you.
32:53I saw your eyes light up.
32:54Yeah, well, that was a very important round.
32:56Yeah.
32:57It is.
32:57Wow, it's important.
32:58Look, everybody else got it apart from us three, it seems.
33:00Well done, everyone in the studio.
33:02Well done, nation.
33:02Let's confirm it.
33:04Goodness me.
33:05Fantastic.
33:07Wow.
33:08Well, James, to you first, really epic battle today.
33:13You became a champion.
33:15That's the main thing.
33:16How are you feeling about that?
33:16Well, a bit gutted to lose, but well done, Anne-Marie.
33:19She came back very well, so can't argue.
33:22So good.
33:22And I do feel like, you know, these little things,
33:26these little moments, if you get that, I could see an octo-champ.
33:29I could see a series finalist for sure, but that's the way it goes, James.
33:33It's been lovely to have you.
33:34Thank you so much.
33:34Thank you very much, Colin.
33:35And Anne-Marie, look what happens when you bake a cake, eh?
33:40You'll get to have a slice of it with us now,
33:42because you have to stay about.
33:43Yeah, yeah.
33:44Tell you what, the bar's high.
33:45What are you making us tomorrow?
33:46What have we got?
33:48Any orders?
33:49Anyone?
33:50Scones.
33:51Scones.
33:51Carrot cake.
33:52Carrot cake.
33:53There you go.
33:54I'm not talking to any of you, because they're called scones, so...
33:56Oh, no!
33:58Let's not go there.
34:00Excellent.
34:00Well, listen, you're not me going back to your kitchen, that's for sure.
34:03You're staying right here.
34:04Thank you very much, Anne-Marie, and well done to you.
34:08Lovely show, Mark Darden-Smith.
34:11Pleasure to have you.
34:11Great to be here to witness this epic contest.
34:14Honestly, you two are fabulous.
34:16Yeah, you never know day to day what you're going to get.
34:18Well, you do.
34:18You know you're going to get Susie.
34:20Yes, thank you.
34:21And you, Rachel.
34:21Happy days.
34:22See you tomorrow.
34:23Wonderful, yes.
34:23And it is, let's face it, winter.
34:26And it is Wednesday tomorrow.
34:28And all those horrible W words.
34:29But we will be here.
34:31And if you turn up, we're winners.
34:32So we'll see you.
34:33Same time, same place.
34:34You can count on us.
34:36You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:40You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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