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00:32Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio where things are getting really rather hot as we go into
00:38our series semi-finals and talking about heating up, of course.
00:42Here we are, 26th of June, and people are beginning, Rachel, to think about, or indeed, take off, jet off
00:48on their holidays.
00:50And before they go, so many people heading for a hotel perhaps they've never stayed at before would like to
00:57know what other people think about those hotels.
01:01So they look at the hotel reviews, don't they?
01:03Well, apparently recently there was some sort of debate online where people were sharing stories of their unhappy experiences.
01:09One said he found a note in the bed tucked under the sheet, said, if you found this note, they
01:18haven't changed the sheets.
01:19Now that would be a disappointment, don't you think?
01:21Another guest who stayed in a hotel where the emergency exit signs all ended up with a bricked up wall.
01:30Oh, that was bad.
01:32That's pretty scary.
01:33But you've travelled a lot and you stay in hotels.
01:38Any found wanting in your view?
01:40Well, I've noticed this creeping thing.
01:43I don't know if you've seen it in any hotels, where in the bathroom, they're kind of open-plan bathrooms,
01:47which is lovely.
01:48So you have the bathtub and you get a nice view.
01:50But they have toilets without doors around them, or glass, and things like that.
01:55I don't understand why anyone would want to watch their partner go to the toilet.
01:58No, not acceptable.
01:59No, that's very weird.
02:00I've seen it a couple of times, though.
02:02In any particular country?
02:04Abroad.
02:06It's always abroad.
02:07Abroad.
02:08Rachel, we've got Elliot back.
02:10Elliot Mellor.
02:11I know that he's a favourite of yours, young Elliot Mellor.
02:15Brilliant young chap.
02:16Math student from Manchester, Metropolitan.
02:18Oldham, number one seed.
02:20Came through his quarterfinal against Mark Takuto, scoring 109.
02:24But Elliot, and it's great to see you.
02:27It's great to see you.
02:27But you're up against a wonderful competitor, Maggie Barlow.
02:31How are you, Maggie?
02:33I'm fine, thank you.
02:34You fought yesterday, and you fought, and you fought, and you came through strongly.
02:37It was a very close one, that.
02:39It was fantastic.
02:41Came through, and, of course, it ended up in a crucial conundrum.
02:45Our number four seed.
02:46Very close quarterfinal against Fianney yesterday.
02:49Good luck to you both.
02:50Really good luck.
02:51Two great players.
02:52Big round of applause now for Elliot and Maggie.
03:00Now, there we go.
03:02Susie's over there.
03:04And enjoying himself, as he always does, is that wonderful TV presenter,
03:08entertainment editor on Good Morning Britain.
03:12It's Richard Arnold.
03:19Always full of the joys of life, Richard.
03:22That's what makes you such an attractive guest on this show.
03:25This show is my oxygen, Nick.
03:29Well, you get one gasp a year.
03:34Listen, it's great to have you, Willis.
03:36It's great to have you, Willis.
03:37Elliot, the waiting's over.
03:40Off you go.
03:41Semi-final.
03:42Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:43Good afternoon, Elliot.
03:44Start with the vowel, please.
03:46Start the first semi-final with I.
03:48And another.
03:50A.
03:50And a third.
03:52O.
03:52And a consonant.
03:54L.
03:54And another.
03:56R.
03:57And a third.
03:58S.
03:58And a fourth.
04:00T.
04:01And a vowel.
04:03E.
04:04And a final vowel, please.
04:05And a final O.
04:08And here's the countdown clock.
04:41Elliot.
04:42Eight.
04:43Thank you, Maggie.
04:45Just seven.
04:46And your seven is?
04:48Orioles.
04:49Yes.
04:51Elliot.
04:52I think this is in.
04:53Oestriole.
04:54It certainly is, yes.
04:56It is a form of oestrogen, one of the main hormones in the body.
04:59Very, very good.
05:00Well done.
05:06Reason will start there, Elliot.
05:08And over in the corner.
05:10Now then, Mr. Arnold and Susie.
05:13That's what we had as well.
05:15That's what we had.
05:16Just to tell you about Maggie's Oriole, because it's a beautiful word and a beautiful thing.
05:20It's a tree-dwelling old-world bird.
05:23The male has bright yellow and black plumage.
05:25Well, well, thank you.
05:26Eight for Elliot.
05:27Maggie yet to score.
05:28Try this one, Maggie.
05:31Consonant, please, Rachel.
05:32Thank you, Maggie.
05:33N.
05:34And another.
05:36D.
05:37And another.
05:39V.
05:40And another.
05:42N.
05:43And a consonant.
05:46T.
05:46Consonant.
05:49S.
05:50Vowel.
05:51A.
05:52And a vowel.
05:54I.
05:54And a last vowel.
05:55And, lastly, E.
05:59Stand by him.
06:00You're welcome.
06:28You're welcome.
06:31Maggie?
06:32Eight.
06:33Elliot?
06:34Eight, not written down.
06:36Mm-hm. Elliot?
06:38Deviants.
06:39And Maggie?
06:41Deviants.
06:42Just compare notes, there we are.
06:44Yeah, yeah.
06:44That's the way.
06:45Now.
06:46APPLAUSE
06:50And here we are, Elliot, leading by 16 to 8.
06:54It's your numbers game, which will suit you as a math student.
06:58Off we go.
06:58The bottom row, please, Rachel.
07:00The bottom row, six more for this semi-final.
07:03Thank you, Elliot.
07:04And they are 10, 9, 4, 1, 8, and another one.
07:12And the target, 652.
07:146-5-2.
07:46Elliot?
07:476-5-2.
07:486-5-2.
07:506-5-2.
07:506-5-2.
07:526-5-2.
07:52Well done.
07:53Elliot?
07:5310 minus 1.
07:5410 minus 1.
07:569.
07:56Times 9.
07:57Times 9.
07:5881.
07:59Times 8.
07:59Times 8.
08:006-5-2.
08:02Add 4.
08:02652.
08:03Perfect.
08:05And?
08:06Maggie?
08:07Well, essentially the same.
08:08I think a different order.
08:0910 times 8.
08:1110 times 8.
08:1280.
08:13Plus 1.
08:1481.
08:15And then 9 minus 1 for another 8.
08:17Yep.
08:18Multiply and add the 4.
08:20Well done.
08:21Perfect.
08:21Well done.
08:26And now it's time for our first tea time teaser, which is Regrinder and the clue.
08:30Always firing off, but man, what a bore.
08:33Always firing off, but man, what a bore.
08:53Welcome back.
08:53I left with the clue, always firing off, but man, what a bore.
08:57And the answer to that is Derringer.
09:00Derringer.
09:01It's a little pistol, isn't it?
09:02Yes.
09:03But a pretty lethal one.
09:04It has a large bore, very effective at close range.
09:08So it may be small, but it's pretty deadly.
09:10I think women used to carry them around in their handbags, or you stuck it in your socks.
09:13I think a little Derringer.
09:14There's a spare.
09:16Richard, have you got a spare?
09:17Have you been going through my bag?
09:20Thank you, Richard.
09:2226 pays 18.
09:24Elliot's in the lead.
09:25Maggie, your lessons game.
09:27All right.
09:28Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:29Thank you, Maggie.
09:30B.
09:31And another.
09:34S.
09:35And another.
09:37W.
09:38And a vowel.
09:40U.
09:41Another.
09:42I.
09:43And a third.
09:45O.
09:46A consonant.
09:48R.
09:50A vowel.
09:52A.
09:53And a consonant.
09:55And lastly, N.
09:58Stand by.
09:59Bye.
10:00H900.
10:01I.
10:02I.
10:02wifi alt.
10:06I.
10:12I.
10:13I.
10:13I.
10:14I.
10:16I.
10:23I.
10:24I.
10:25I.
10:29Maggie?
10:30Eight.
10:31Elliot?
10:32Eight.
10:33Maggie?
10:34Rainbows.
10:35Yes, Elliot?
10:36Exactly the same.
10:37There we go.
10:44Now, what's the corner got?
10:46Bonsai for six.
10:48Yes.
10:49That's good.
10:51Very good.
10:52Anything else?
10:54No.
10:55No.
10:55That'll do.
10:56I'm just going to do some online shopping.
10:59I think Bonsai's brilliant.
11:0134 to 26.
11:03Elliot, your letters game.
11:05Vowel, please, Rachel.
11:06Thank you, Elliot.
11:07E.
11:08And a second.
11:09I.
11:10And a third.
11:11U.
11:12And a fourth.
11:14E.
11:14A consonant.
11:16T.
11:16And a second.
11:18P.
11:19And another.
11:20C.
11:21And a fourth.
11:23J.
11:24And a final vowel, please.
11:26A final A.
11:28Stand by.
11:29A.
11:32ACTION
11:32In fact, someone has a stranger.
11:32He looks like a sixth.
11:35I have a STUDências.
11:35I am away.
11:41I am going to have a Zusammen.
11:41And a third-vost.
12:00And a third.
12:01Elliot?
12:02Seven.
12:03Yes, Maggie?
12:04Just six.
12:06And your six?
12:06A piece.
12:08Not sure on the pronunciation, but cadjaput?
12:12Erm, it is in the dictionary.
12:16It's an oil, it's aromatic, it's medicinal,
12:20and it's an excellent seven.
12:21Well done.
12:22Really good.
12:28Oh, well done, Elliot.
12:30That's a cracker.
12:31Absolutely.
12:32Richard and Susie.
12:33I'll just put the kettle on, Susie.
12:35Just let's leave.
12:37Teacup for six.
12:39Well done.
12:41Neatly packaged up there.
12:4341 plays, 26.
12:46Maggie, numbers came for you.
12:48Just one from the top, please, Rachel.
12:50Thank you, Maggie.
12:51Keep it simple.
12:51Keep it simple.
12:52Away from the cadjaputs.
12:53Back to something more normal, potentially.
12:56Right, these numbers are 10, 3, 5, 8, 7, and 50.
13:03And the target, 536.
13:065, 3, 6.
13:085, 3, 6.
13:395, 3, 6.
13:395, 3, 6.
13:41Elliot.
13:425, 3, 6.
13:43And Maggie.
13:45Okay.
13:4650 plus 3.
13:4753.
13:48Times 10.
13:49530.
13:51Add the 5.
13:525, 3, 5.
13:53And then 8 minus 7 is 1.
13:56Add that on.
13:57Elliot.
13:5710 times 7.
13:5910 7s are 70.
14:01Minus 3.
14:02Minus 3, 67.
14:04Multiply by 8.
14:05Multiply by 8.
14:07Well done.
14:12So 51 to 36 sees Elliot installed in the lead as we turn to Richard.
14:19Richard.
14:20The celebrity apprentice.
14:22And there you were.
14:23And you're lost.
14:25Can we skip this bit as well?
14:27Tell me.
14:28Something to redeem myself.
14:29Tell us what happened behind the scenes.
14:31Well oddly enough it was.
14:32When we were last filming together here on Countdown and Dictionary Corner.
14:35I got a message from Nasher himself as Piers Morgan describes him.
14:38His old mucker.
14:39His mate.
14:41Sir Lord Alan of Sugar.
14:43Saying celebrity apprentice.
14:45Comic relief.
14:45I want you to do it.
14:47Well you don't say no of course to Lord Sugar.
14:50And our challenge was to put on a cabaret show in London's glittering West End.
14:54And you had 48 hours to do it.
14:55To market the event.
14:56Book the acts.
14:57Lay on the food.
14:59The booze.
14:59Make it a real treat for people turning up.
15:01Who were digging deep for a very good cause as I said.
15:03So on the gals team we had Ida Williams.
15:06Who aside from her ex-factor duties.
15:09Is Mrs Robbie Williams.
15:11By any other name.
15:12So we the boys sat there and thought.
15:14I wonder who Mrs Robbie Williams is going to book.
15:16At short notice for a cabaret event in West End.
15:20So we're sort of sinking down into our seats.
15:23We get on the phones.
15:25Ryland and I are working up a sweat.
15:26Opening our little black books.
15:28And then Ahmed says he has an in with Cher.
15:31Who's in town.
15:33In the meantime Ahmed who's a veteran of the comedy circuit.
15:36Suggested an opening act that would be an eye watering one.
15:39Would bring the house down.
15:40And would certainly be a crowd pleaser.
15:42And it's a balloon dance.
15:45Three naked men with balloons that are strategically placed.
15:50And moved around very quickly.
15:51All very smoke and mirrors.
15:53So you don't see what's underneath.
15:58Or so we thought.
16:01Well it may come as a huge surprise to all of you.
16:04That Cher didn't quite make it.
16:06So we had these three men take to the stage.
16:09And I think it's probably the first time in comic relief history.
16:11And certainly you can perhaps tell me Nick.
16:14In the history of the apprentice.
16:15Where they've had to pixelate most of the footage out.
16:18Because it was too graphic to show.
16:21So the balloons on the night did actually burst.
16:25That sort of thing.
16:26Having seen it first hand.
16:28You can never unsee.
16:31Meanwhile.
16:32Over in the girls team.
16:34Of course Robbie Williams was playing.
16:35They had Alan Carr step up to do the celebrity auction.
16:38And so it won't surprise you to know.
16:39That the lads ended up in the boardroom.
16:41So there we were facing Nasher.
16:43But it was the most fantastic experience.
16:46And as I say.
16:47It was all for a very very good cause.
16:48I would do it again in a heartbeat.
16:50Ah that's brilliant.
16:51Yeah it was true.
16:57Well I thought Alan Sugar was going to go apoplectic.
17:00Well the good news is.
17:01I've learnt how to do the balloon dance.
17:03So in the next commercial break.
17:05I'll treat you to.
17:07A little performance.
17:09Well just make sure you don't prick them.
17:10We don't want any more burst balloons around.
17:12I tell you.
17:13That for nothing.
17:1451 plays 36.
17:15Elliot on 51.
17:17It's Elliot's letters game.
17:18Yes sir.
17:19Vowel please Rachel.
17:20Thank you Elliot.
17:21I.
17:22And another.
17:23O.
17:24And a third.
17:25I.
17:25And a fourth.
17:27E.
17:28A consonant.
17:29M.
17:30And another.
17:31D.
17:32And another.
17:33N.
17:34And a fourth.
17:36L.
17:37And a final vowel please.
17:39A final O.
17:41Done by.
17:42Ya'll.
17:43And another.
17:44là now.
18:10Obviously Marc.人生onda.
18:13Elliot.
18:14Eight.
18:14And eight.
18:15And Maggie?
18:16Seven.
18:17And that's seven?
18:18I think it's right.
18:20Domini.
18:21Schoolmaster.
18:22Elliot.
18:24Melodion?
18:27Erm...
18:30Yes.
18:31Just checking your spelling there, the spelling of it, but it's absolutely fine.
18:35It's a small accordion of German origin, played especially by folk musicians.
18:39Very nice.
18:40APPLAUSE
18:45Well done.
18:4659, please, 36.
18:48Maggie, your letters game.
18:50A consonant, please, Rachel.
18:52Maggie, Maggie.
18:53S.
18:54And another.
18:56C.
18:57And another.
18:59M.
19:00A vowel.
19:02A.
19:03Another.
19:05E.
19:06Another.
19:07U.
19:08Another vowel.
19:11A.
19:12A consonant.
19:14G.
19:15And a consonant, please.
19:17And lastly, X.
19:20Return by.
19:22.
19:53Yes. Yes, Maggie.
19:55Just five.
19:56Elliot.
19:57I'll stick on five then.
19:59Maggie.
20:00Cause.
20:01Elliot.
20:02Amuse.
20:05Now, what's in the corner? Can we match five?
20:08Exams for five.
20:10Mm-hmm.
20:11Magus for five. Sorcerer. But just five for us as well.
20:17Thank you for that. All right. So, 64 to 41.
20:21And it's Elliot's numbers game now. Elliot.
20:24One large, please, Rachel.
20:26Just playing it safe this time. Thank you, Elliot. One from the top. Five. Little.
20:31And this round is two. Two. Six. Ten. Seven. And 25.
20:38Five. And the target, 244.
20:41Two. Four. Four.
20:42One.
20:55Four.
21:05Oh.
21:06Oh.
21:06Oh.
21:08Oh.
21:08Oh.
21:08That's all.
21:09Oh.
21:11Oh.
21:15Elliot?
21:15Yeah, 2-4-4.
21:17Maggie?
21:172-4-4.
21:18Off we go.
21:1925 times 10 to 6.
21:21250.
21:22Yeah, not semi-final calibre.
21:24Yeah, I trust you.
21:25Maggie, we've got to do it.
21:27Well, just the same.
21:28All right.
21:30So, 74 to 51.
21:34Let's return to our second tea time teaser, which is Blue Lions and the clue.
21:38This one is difficult.
21:39In fact, it might be impossible.
21:42This one is difficult.
21:43In fact, it might be impossible.
22:02Welcome back.
22:03I left with the clue.
22:04This one is difficult.
22:06In fact, it might be impossible.
22:07And the answer to that is insoluble.
22:12Insoluble.
22:1474 to 51.
22:16Elliot in the lead.
22:17Maggie, off we go.
22:18Letters go.
22:19All right.
22:19Start with the vowel, please, Rachel.
22:20Angie, Maggie.
22:21E.
22:22And another.
22:24I.
22:25And a consonant, please.
22:27P.
22:28And another.
22:30H.
22:32A vowel.
22:34O.
22:35O.
22:35A consonant.
22:36T.
22:37A consonant.
22:39S.
22:41A consonant.
22:42B.
22:44And another consonant, please.
22:46And lastly, M.
22:48Stand by.
22:49även
22:50A vowel.
22:51A and
22:52A A
22:52A A A A A A A A A R A A A A B
22:53A A A A B A A A A A ë°° EI M A A A A M A A
23:17A A A A A In A A Th A A A F
23:20Maggie.
23:21Seven.
23:22And Elliot.
23:23Seven.
23:24Maggie.
23:25The boffies.
23:26And?
23:27Mopiest.
23:28Yes.
23:30Mopiest.
23:30Both absolutely fine.
23:32Yeah.
23:33And in the corner, Richard, Susie?
23:36We've had a vision, Nick.
23:38Yes.
23:39Photism.
23:40Oh, right.
23:41Yeah, it's a hallucinatory sensation or vision of light.
23:45Well done, well done.
23:4681 plays, 58.
23:49And Elliot, you're back.
23:51Letters game, Elliot.
23:53Vowel, please, Rachel.
23:54Thank you, Elliot.
23:56A.
23:56And another.
23:58U.
23:59A third.
24:00A.
24:01A fourth.
24:02E.
24:03A consonant.
24:04C.
24:05And the second.
24:06D.
24:07A third.
24:08S.
24:09And the fourth.
24:11N.
24:12And the final vowel, please.
24:15Final O.
24:17Stand by.
24:19D.
24:20T.
24:20T.
24:21T.
24:22D.
24:26In.
24:27D.
24:41T.
24:41T.
24:49Elliot? Seven.
24:51A seven, Maggie? Seven.
24:54And Elliot's seven is? Deacons.
24:57Yes. And deacons. Maggie's got deacons too.
25:02What about the corner? Deacons.
25:05You've got deacons? Deacons.
25:07And uncased as well for another seven. Uncased. Thank you.
25:12Deacons. 88 to 65.
25:14Susie, what have you prepared?
25:17What lovely dish have you got for us today?
25:20Well, I'm going to try to answer a couple of questions from viewers.
25:24The first is from Irene Hale,
25:26who says she's often wondered if the word news originates
25:30from the initials north, east, west and south.
25:34This is a much repeated fact.
25:36You'll find this in a lot of places.
25:38It tends to circulate.
25:39And it's said to reflect the fact that the news these days
25:41is gathered from not just right across the nation,
25:44but from all four compasses of the globe.
25:47It's a really neat theory.
25:49Sadly, it's completely wrong.
25:51As is the suggestion that the word is an acronym
25:53for noticeable events, weather and sports.
25:57The real origin is much, much simpler and much older as well.
26:01It's the plural of the Latin novus, meaning new,
26:05which gave us innovate.
26:07It gave us novel, something interesting and new,
26:11including in book form, renovate, novice, etc.
26:14So it was pretty productive, this word.
26:15And nova, meaning new things,
26:17passed into English as nouvelle from French,
26:21and then eventually into news in English.
26:24First of all, it meant kind of novelties
26:25or sort of, you know, little kind of trinkets even,
26:29especially figuratively, little trinkets of information.
26:31But then it came to mean the weightier reports of events.
26:34So that's news.
26:36The second question comes from Ginny McIntosh,
26:38who asks about riding roughshod over somebody
26:42and where that comes from.
26:43That's to act without any consideration
26:45for the person that you were pretty much trampling on
26:47in terms of their feelings.
26:49It goes back to literal sense, very literal sense.
26:52In the 17th century, a horse that was roughshod
26:55was shod with horseshoes that had the nail heads
26:58sticking out of them.
26:59So the projecting from the bottom of the horseshoe.
27:02This was really useful for muddy terrain,
27:04for travelling along ice,
27:05or kind of snowy landscapes as well.
27:07But there's a sort of slightly deadly edge to it as well,
27:10because when cavalry horses were roughshod,
27:12they themselves became brutal weapons in an attack.
27:16Obviously, no one wants to be trampled by a horse,
27:18but you particularly don't want to be trampled by a horse
27:20with roughshod hooves,
27:22with these kind of projecting iron nails
27:24that could do serious damage.
27:26Oh, I should say so.
27:27That's a terrible thought.
27:34Ah, terrible thought.
27:36But it's interesting, actually,
27:37because the French,
27:38don't they call venues actuality?
27:40They call them actuality,
27:42but they did also used to have les nouvelles,
27:44so you can use both.
27:46I think they're interchangeable.
27:47Oh, OK.
27:48Yeah, actuality.
27:5088 plays 65.
27:53Maggie, your letters game.
27:56A consonant, please, Rachel.
27:58Thank you, Maggie.
27:59T.
28:00And another.
28:03S.
28:04And a third.
28:06H.
28:07And a fourth.
28:10R.
28:10A vowel.
28:12E.
28:14Another.
28:15A.
28:17Another vowel.
28:19O.
28:20A consonant.
28:22G.
28:24And a vowel, please.
28:27And lastly, U.
28:30Countdown.
28:31A vowel.
28:33A vowel.
28:35A vowel.
28:43A vowel.
28:44A vowel.
28:46A vowel.
28:47A vowel.
28:47A vowel.
28:47A vowel.
28:47A vowel.
29:02Maggie?
29:03Eight.
29:04Yes, Elliot?
29:05Eight.
29:06Off we go.
29:07Shortage.
29:08Elliot?
29:09Exactly the same.
29:11No shortage.
29:13Now, Richard and Susie.
29:16Roughest?
29:17Yes.
29:19Yes, that was another eight from us, so we were with the eights too.
29:22That's it?
29:22Yeah.
29:2496 to 73.
29:26Elliot, final letters game.
29:27Take you over the hundred, perhaps, that's C.
29:29Vowel, please, Rachel.
29:31Thank you, Elliot.
29:32A.
29:32And a second.
29:34E.
29:34And a third.
29:36A.
29:37And a fourth.
29:39I.
29:40A consonant.
29:41R.
29:42And another.
29:43T.
29:44And another.
29:45M.
29:46And a fourth.
29:48R.
29:49And a final vowel, please, Rachel.
29:51A final E.
29:54Stand by.
29:56Vowel, if that's going to talk like a night.
29:59Tелен's time, who's going to talk to you today.
29:59Buh Mrs.
30:04And a fourth.
30:19And a fourth.
30:20Three, two- traumas.
30:21And a fourth.
30:21One other.
30:23And a fourth.
30:24And a fourth.
30:24So, remember, everybody.
30:25Elliot.
30:26Seven.
30:27Maggie.
30:28Seven.
30:29Elliot.
30:30Meteor.
30:31Now then.
30:32Emirate.
30:34Yes.
30:34Yeah.
30:35We've just got both of those.
30:36You got that?
30:37Yeah.
30:37Yes.
30:38And we also had a trireme, which in ancient Greece or ancient Rome were war galleys with three banks of
30:46ores.
30:47Oh.
30:47Triremes.
30:48They went on up to five.
30:50Quinquiremes.
30:51Was that five?
30:51Yeah, it must be.
30:52Amazing.
30:53Quinquireme of Nineveh.
30:55103 plays 80.
30:57And now Maggie, it's the final game for you.
31:00Numbers.
31:01Off we go.
31:02It's my last game, Rachel, so I'm going to give you a free choice.
31:05Anything except one from the top.
31:07Oh, good, because I get bored with that one.
31:10Thank you, Maggie.
31:11Let's go for three, because that's rarely picked.
31:13I'm feeling sorry for three.
31:15Three large and three little.
31:16For the final time in this semi-final.
31:18They are four, six, two, and the large one's 50, 75, and 100.
31:26And the target, 757.
31:29Seven, five, seven.
31:30Mm-hmm.
32:02Maggie?
32:05760 not written down.
32:08760. How about Elliot?
32:10756.
32:12Off we go. Well done, Elliot.
32:14100 add 75.
32:16100 plus 75, 175.
32:19Times 4.
32:20Times 4, 700.
32:21Add 50 and add 6.
32:23Add 50 and add 6, 1 away.
32:26Well done, well done.
32:27Is it possible to get there, though, Rachel? 757?
32:30I'm sure it is, but leave it with me, Nick.
32:31All right, I certainly will.
32:33It's 110 playing 80, Maggie, on 80 as we go into the final round.
32:38Well played, chaps.
32:40Pingers on buzzers.
32:41Maggie?
32:43Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:50Elliot, so quick.
32:52Politburo.
32:53Politburo. You're terrific.
32:56You are terrific.
32:56If it's right, let's have a look.
32:58Politburo, I'm sure you are.
33:00Politburo.
33:02Brilliant.
33:16Well done, Elliot.
33:17That's fantastic.
33:18Well done.
33:18120, wow.
33:20We'll see you in the final Friday.
33:23You will.
33:23Yeah.
33:24Maggie, you played strongly, but I always think, you know, earlier, before we started, you said,
33:30oh, I'm a bit worried about Elliot.
33:31Well, I was right to be worried about Elliot.
33:33He's a terrific player.
33:35Fantastic.
33:35But you played very well, and here you are.
33:37And I've got to be a script night for you.
33:39Brilliant stuff.
33:40Well done.
33:41And as I say, Elliot, keep cool.
33:45See you Friday.
33:45Yeah, just what I say, Maggie's a terrific player and a really, really nice player.
33:50Isn't she, though?
33:51Well done.
33:51Well said.
33:53See you Friday.
33:54See you tomorrow, young man.
33:56Indeed.
33:57Over there, and Susie too, of course.
33:58Yeah.
33:59Brilliant stuff.
34:00And Rachel, I know you've done it.
34:02Yeah, lots of dead ends, but it wasn't too tricky once you spot 100 plus 4, 104, 6 plus
34:092 is 8, times those together for 832, and take away the 75.
34:15Marvellous.
34:16You're marvellous.
34:21Wonderful stuff.
34:23See you tomorrow.
34:23See you tomorrow.
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