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00:32Well, welcome to the Countdown studio. Good afternoon.
00:35Rachel, do you hear the story about the pub that closed down because the people inside, the regulars, the pub
00:42customers, weren't obeying the rules?
00:44Apparently, apparently, this particular pub chain, I don't know how many pubs they had in the chain, but there was
00:49a couple of rules.
00:50First of all, no mobile phones and no bad language.
00:54And the story is that people in pubs have a few drinks and they do what they want to do,
00:58really.
00:58It's a place for relaxation and perhaps to throw off the shackles of everyday concerns.
01:04But the owner used to go incognito, used to pop in to see how the pubs in his chain were
01:11behaving.
01:11And he was horrified to find people, somebody on the mobile phone, somebody else used a bad word.
01:17So he shut it down. He said, if you can't obey the rules, I'm closing the pub down. And he
01:24did.
01:24Yes.
01:25Well, he must have been a bit of a stickler for the rules. What do you think?
01:28I think he probably should have been running a library, not a pub.
01:31Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Or a monastery.
01:33Yeah, I mean, if you're a customer and you're just, you know, on your mobile a little bit and then
01:37you get it tucked out, you're not going to go back there, are you?
01:39It's a pub, for heaven's sake. Anyway, maybe he cut off his nose to spite his face. Who knows?
01:46Possibly.
01:46Yeah.
01:47Yeah.
01:47Who knows? Anyway, if you can't say a bad word occasionally and make a phone call to tell them what
01:52time you'll be home for supper.
01:54Yeah. That's why you go down the pub, isn't it? Have a good swear.
01:56Good swear.
01:57Yeah.
01:57And roll home.
01:58Bring Catherine up and give her what's for.
02:00Exactly. And I'm not coming home until later.
02:04Who's here?
02:06Rachel, we've got Morgan back.
02:08Ah, he's doing very well. Four wins. Last twice you've been here, scoring over 100.
02:13But don't let's put the wind up your competitor, Morgan.
02:16That's Alfie Webb, a math student at the University of Swansea, but you're from South Wales. Whereabouts are you from?
02:22I'm from Dravag in Swansea.
02:24Oh, say it again. I love it.
02:25Dravag.
02:26Perfect. You're a hooker in the local rugby team, which is called the...
02:29Kevin Ethan, RFC.
02:31Excellent. All right. So, a math student and a hooker.
02:33You look like a hooker.
02:35You're not a hooker.
02:36I'm a prop.
02:37You're a prop. All right.
02:38You look like a prop.
02:40How are the years coming on?
02:41They're not too bad.
02:42They're all right. Give it time. Give it time.
02:45Anyway, listen, have a lot of fun, Alfie.
02:47And Morgan, big round of applause for our two competitors, Morgan and Alfie Webb.
02:54And Susie's over in the corner keeping control of that renegade comedian, novelist, well, all rounder, it's the wonderful, beautiful
03:02Jenny Éclair.
03:04Jenny.
03:10She's our favourite.
03:11One of our favourites.
03:13Now, Morgan Sawyer.
03:15Off we go.
03:16Afternoon, Rachel.
03:17Afternoon, Morgan.
03:17I'll start with a consonant, please.
03:18Thank you. Start today with D.
03:21And another.
03:23R.
03:24And a third.
03:26R.
03:28And a vowel.
03:29E.
03:30And another one.
03:32O.
03:33And a third vowel.
03:34E.
03:35And a consonant.
03:37N.
03:38And another.
03:39S.
03:40And a final vowel, please.
03:42And a final I.
03:44Stand by.
04:16Yes, Morgan.
04:17Seven.
04:17A seven, Alfie.
04:19Seven.
04:19Morgan.
04:20Renders.
04:21And recider.
04:24Happy Susie?
04:25Yes.
04:26Very happy.
04:26Now, Jenny Éclair.
04:28I went, I'm sorry, I went blank, completely and utterly blank.
04:32No, nothing.
04:33I know that feeling very well.
04:35Yeah.
04:35I live there, actually.
04:37I just got stuck on all those E's.
04:39What about Susie?
04:41You can make Endorser somebody who endorses a document or a cheque or that kind of thing.
04:47So Endorser will give you an eight.
04:51So here we are.
04:53Seven apiece.
04:54Alfie, your first letters game.
04:56Good luck.
04:57Hi there, Rachel.
04:57Hi, Alfie.
04:58Can I start with a consonant, please?
05:00Start with M.
05:02And another.
05:03T.
05:05And a third.
05:07R.
05:08And a vowel, please.
05:10A.
05:12And another.
05:13E.
05:15And a consonant, please.
05:17Z.
05:19And another.
05:21H.
05:21And a vowel.
05:25I.
05:26And lastly, a vowel, please.
05:28And lastly, E.
05:31Stand by.
05:31The postponed movie.
05:32I.
05:43I.
05:47I.
05:59I.
06:01I.
06:02Alfie six a six and seven and a seven Alfie hazier
06:09Yes, Morgan meteor. Yes, me tears there for seven modern
06:13Very good Jenny. I finally got one. I've got hazier. Well done hazier and Susie
06:20Meteor the best that we could get but Maisia is there as well
06:24So to more labyrinthine for example
06:28Just for another six. Thank you
06:3114 plays seven
06:33Morgan sprung an early lead there Morgan your numbers game now
06:37I'll go for two big four small please
06:39Thank you Morgan two from the top row and the four little ones to start the day are two
06:46one
06:47six and
06:48five and your large two 50 and 75 and the target
06:55192 192
06:56I'm
06:57I'm
07:10I'm
07:24I'm
07:26I'm
07:26Thank you Morgan
07:27Yeah 192 192 Alfie 192 off we go Morgan five minus one is four
07:34Yep times by the 50 to give 200 200 six plus two is eight and then take that off
07:40Yeah, lots of ways for this one 192 Alfie same way same way
07:44off we go
07:4624 to 17
07:48Morgan in the lead and now it's time for our first two-time teaser which is pelt Simon and the
07:54clue Simon would get pelters for being so foolish and gullible
07:57Simon would get pelters for being so foolish and gullible
08:17Simon would get pelters for being so foolish and gullible and the answer to that is
08:25Simpleton
08:26It was a simpleton now if you'd like to become a countdown contestant you could email countdown at channel 4
08:33.com to request an application form or write to us at
08:37contestants applications
08:39countdown leads ls 3 1 j s
08:4424 to 17 Morgan in the lead Alfie what are we going to do about it your letters game hi
08:50there Rachel could I have a vowel please
08:52Thank you Alfie a
08:54And another oh
08:57And a third I
09:01And could I have a constant please see and another
09:07P and a third
09:10W and a fourth
09:14T and could I have a vowel please a
09:19And another
09:22And the last one e and here's the countdown clock
09:25and the last one e and here's the countdown clock
09:55Alfie a five a five Morgan I think a seven Alfie twice now then tapioca tapioca is there yes
10:12And in the corner there jenny's who's got a very satisfying six with cow pats
10:19Very good Susie and opus site is there which is dark grains that you'll find in igneous rocks
10:25But tapioca not obviously not everyone liked it nix it comes from a language and that gave us squeeze out
10:33the dregs
10:34That's the origin of it just squeeze out the dregs from which language I'm from Tupi Guarani
10:40So South American language, I don't care. I love it
10:44Tapioca perfect 31 plays 17 Morgan 31 Morgan up you come I'll go for a vowel please
10:51Thank you Morgan I
10:53And another e and a consonant
10:57F and another
11:00X and a third
11:03J and a vowel a
11:06And a consonant F and another
11:11M and final vowel please and a final you and it's countdown
11:20I
11:48Morgan just a four of four Alfie the same Morgan myth now Alfie fame and fame
11:56yes now can we beat for Jenny no I've got a satisfying four with muff yes it's a
12:1720th century lovely little ceramic thing I love it yeah and then you stick it in
12:23your mouth it's perfect keeps you warm on a chillier well I don't have a mouth I
12:30don't wear you know ladies have got muffs and and that's where they keep their
12:37muff warmer what else have you got Susie you can extend it a little bit for
12:47muffy m-u-f-f-i-e Scottish term for white throat to the bird it's a warbler yes
12:56sweet 35 plays 21 Alfie your numbers game but I have one large and five small
13:03please you can indeed thank you Alfie one from the top three and five little ones
13:07and this time around the numbers are five four one six two and twenty five and the
13:18target four hundred and forty one four four one
13:23so
13:35so
13:37so
13:37so
13:51Alfie four four one thank you Morgan four four one as well and Alfie two
13:58plus one is three two plus one three multiply by six is eighteen yeah multiply
14:03by 25 50 minus four minus five well done and Morgan I did it completely
14:12differently I put 25 times two to give 50 yep take off the one for 49 49 and then
14:18five plus four is nine and times them together indeed well done
14:28that time of the day when we turn to our dictionary corner guest and we say Jenny
14:33that's me you got for us oh right well it's nothing I've got for you something I've got I bought
14:38for my
14:39mother for her 90th birthday my mother's extraordinary she's fantastic I bought I didn't know what to buy her
14:4590s got everything so I bought her one of those smart speakers there are many
14:51different types them anyway I I set it up in her her apartment and all this and
14:58she was very happy with it and then a few weeks later I phoned up I said how
15:01you're getting on with your smart speaker should always broken I said what
15:05Alexa's broken she said who's Alexa and she'd been calling this thing Edwina
15:12just completely ignored her I think she thought that she could kind of call it
15:17any pet name she fancied so now that she's realized that it's got to be that
15:22specific name their best friends living alone yes yes she stopped driving when
15:29she was 89 that's wonderful yes yes and that she's got some company and well she's
15:36got her smart speaker now exactly we don't visit anymore you're very naughty Jenny
15:43eclair Morgan take us away from all this it's your letters game can start with a
15:48consonant please thank you Morgan and and another one ah and another T and a vowel E and another I
16:01and a
16:02third E and a consonant C and another L and final vowel please a final I
16:15stand by
16:17I
16:18I
16:18I
16:18I
16:18I
16:30I
16:31I
16:36I
16:37I
16:38I
16:39I
16:40I
16:47I
16:47Yes Morgan six a six and Alfie I'll try a seven
16:52Morgan cretin
16:54Yes
16:55Enticer
16:56Oh nice
16:59Pretty sure you can be an enticer
17:01um
17:02Yes
17:02You can in the dictionary very good
17:04Well scored
17:07Well scored Alfie 45 now to your 38
17:11In the corner Jenny and Susie
17:13Inter just a six
17:16Um
17:17It sort of less nice anagram of enticer is enteric and that's there for seven meaning um occurring in the
17:24intestines talk about enteric dysentery I think
17:27Oh right
17:28Oh
17:28Thank you very much enteric we'll try and avoid that as best we can
17:33Okay
17:3345 to 38
17:3445 to 38
17:35Alfie your letters go
17:36Can I have a consonant please Rachel?
17:38Thank you Alfie
17:38M
17:40And another
17:43S
17:44And a third
17:46V
17:46And a fourth
17:49S
17:49And a fifth
17:52M
17:52M
17:53Can I have a vowel please Rachel?
17:55U
17:56And another
17:58O
18:00And a third
18:02I
18:03I
18:03And a final consonant please
18:04And a final S
18:06Stand by
18:07And then
18:23See you
18:23Bye
18:23Bye
18:24Bye
18:24Bye
18:35Bye
18:36Bye
18:38Alfie just a four Morgan I think a five and a five Alfie sums Morgan sumo's yes sumo wrestlers
18:47and you can put the s on yeah sumo's I love watching those sumo wrestlers what about Jenny
18:55um sumo's also um Susie's got an extra one though um missus as in my missus missus yeah that will
19:04give you six that's in the dictionary like that yes you'd be amazed what's in that the words that
19:11come up 50 page 38 Morgan your numbers game have one big and five small in please you can indeed
19:19thank you Morgan one from the top bro and this time around your little numbers are five two six
19:27three and seven and a large one 100 and the target 283 283
19:38so
20:05yes Morgan 283 Alfie 283
20:09off we go Morgan 100 times three is 300 yep six times by two is 12 add the five to
20:18give 17 and take them
20:20away perfect Alfie I did it differently I did 100 minus five 95 multiplied by three is 285 minus the
20:29two perfect 283 again so still closely matched 60 to 48 as we turn to our second tea time teaser
20:39which is
20:40hint wound and the clue you make it a hint as to who caused the fatal wound in this type
20:46of murder mystery
20:47mystery you make it a hint as to who caused the fatal wound in this type of murder mystery
21:11welcome back I left you with a clue you make it a hint as to who caused the fatal wound
21:15in this type of murder mystery and that would be a whodunit whodunit thank you 60 to 48 Morgan in
21:25the lead and it's uh it's Alfie's letters game could I have a consonant please Rachel thank you Alfie d
21:33and a vowel please a and another e and a third a and a consonant g
21:45and another s and a third y and a fourth n and lastly a vowel please lastly o stand by
22:01a vowel please
22:32Alfie a seven a seven Morgan six
22:36Your six a dodges done. How you say it adages?
22:41Adages is it and Alfie agendas and agendas? Yes, both good. Well done Alfie. Look at you
22:47Only five behind that 55 to Morgan 60
22:51But over in the corner meanwhile
22:54Nose gay is there as well sweet smelling bunch of flowers. Yeah. Yeah, she also got gonads
23:02Not so sweet smelling
23:08Sorry nosegays is I wonder how many nosegays the Queen's been given over the years that she immediately passes to
23:14somebody behind
23:15It gives them to hospitals and things isn't she does show good
23:1860 plays 55 Morgan on 60 Morgan your letters game. I'll go for a vowel, please
23:24E and another I
23:28and a third
23:29U
23:31and a consonant
23:33R and another
23:35S and another
23:38D and another one
23:41L and vowel
23:44A and a final consonant, please a final T
23:48Stand by
23:50Stand by
24:31and a final T
24:48Adulters are there as well
24:50Adulterers in other words and diluters
24:52Are there for eight as well
24:53A diluter
24:54Yeah
24:54Thank you
25:25So only five points
25:25Adulterers that we use in medicine
25:26If you have a basic understanding of parts of the body and human anatomy
25:29You can kind of
25:31You can kind of decode them a little bit
25:59So pins and needles
26:00So pins and needles for an example of paresthesia
26:02Anesthesia
26:32Adulterers is without feeling
26:33That was what they were producing
26:34Which I think is quite nice as well
26:36And finally
26:37The drug names
26:39You know
26:39They're always quite difficult
26:40We tend to see them as being quite alien to us
26:42But they often have secret stories hidden within them
26:44So morphine
26:45You probably guess
26:46Goes back to the Roman god Morpheus
26:47Because it's a narcotic and an analgesic
26:52Bayer
26:52The company
26:53Quite a while ago now
26:55Realised that morphine is quite addictive
26:57And so they brought out diacetylmorphine in 1871
27:02They thought it was actually non-addictive at the time
27:04And to be a panacea for everything
27:05But because the name wasn't snappy enough
27:07They said
27:08They listened to patients who said it made them feel like heroes
27:11And heroin was born
27:13So slightly sinister that one
27:16And codeine comes from poppy head
27:18And there's lots and lots of things that you can decode
27:20If you just have a little bit of classical knowledge
27:22And all medical terminology seems to be based on those classical languages
27:25Fascinating
27:28Thank you Susie
27:30As ever
27:32Moving on now
27:33We're in the straight here Alfie
27:35Letters game
27:36Could I have a consonant please?
27:38Thank you Alfie
27:39L
27:40And another
27:42N
27:43And a third
27:45V
27:47And a fourth
27:49T
27:50And a vowel please
27:51I
27:53And another
27:55E
27:56And another
27:58O
28:00And a fourth
28:02E
28:04And a consonant please
28:06And the last one
28:07N
28:08Stand by
28:09And a fourth
28:10And another
28:36we're we're we're we're we're we're hooo
28:36That's very good
28:37And a row
28:40Alphie? Seven. Morgan? Seven as well.
28:43Alphie? Violent. Exactly the same.
28:45Both violent. Oh, dear. Now, Jenny.
28:50I've got violent, too. I think we're all going to have a fight in the car park.
28:53A brawl. What about Susie?
28:56There was another seven there, Nick. Neolite.
28:59Neolite, a term from mineralogy for a silicate of magnesium and iron.
29:03Thank you. Thanks, Jenny.
29:06APPLAUSE
29:08Here we go. Final letters came for you. Morgan.
29:11Can I start with the consonant, please? Thank you, Morgan.
29:14V. And another. K. And a vowel.
29:20A. And another. O. And a third. E. And a consonant.
29:29N. And another. C. And a third. L. And a final vowel, please.
29:37And a final A. Stand by.
29:40MUSIC PLAYS
30:12Yes, Morgan.
30:13Seven.
30:13Seven.
30:14Alfie?
30:14Seven.
30:15Morgan?
30:16Balance.
30:17And?
30:17Blacken.
30:19Very nice.
30:21What do you think, Jenny?
30:22Well, I got balance, too.
30:24Yeah.
30:25And, Susie?
30:26There is abalone as well, an edible mollusk of warm seas, an ear-shaped shell, the abalone.
30:32Sure.
30:33Thank you very much.
30:3481 to 76.
30:35Alfie, we're moving into dangerous territory, crucial territory.
30:39It's your numbers game.
30:40Can I have one large and five small, please, Rachel?
30:41You can indeed.
30:43Potentially playing it safe banking on that conundrum.
30:45Let's see.
30:45Thank you, Alfie.
30:46Final numbers of the week are three, four, eight, six, nine and 25.
30:54And the target, 604.
30:576-0-4.
30:57muchas буквas in before.
30:596-0-4.
31:00Just gonna try and casch it off again.
31:01It was all great time.
31:11We'll see you then.
31:11There you go.
31:143-0.
31:18I can stick withuelming chi-fi cushion, blue- hjäl为什么.
31:18Show your breath what you're all upping, and HOW would you run?
31:18And look up, you'll get dú rapport to your success, and han is agradecingρέ konkurrir国.
31:26Take care.
31:27Butли to keep your mess.
31:28So, Alfie.
31:306 or 4.
31:31And Morgan?
31:326 or 4 as well.
31:33Alfie.
31:343 multiplied by 8.
31:3624.
31:37Multiplied by 25.
31:38600.
31:39Plus the 4.
31:40And you have your crucial conundrum.
31:41Well done.
31:42And Morgan, same way?
31:43Yeah.
31:44All right, so there we are.
31:48There we are, 91 to 86, into the final round,
31:52into a crucial countdown conundrum.
31:55Gentlemen, fingers are buzzers?
31:56Let's roll.
31:57That crucial countdown conundrum.
32:01MUSIC PLAYS
32:30Morgan, disengage.
32:33Disengage.
32:34I can see Alfie punching the counter.
32:37Yes, disengage.
32:39APPLAUSE
32:43101.
32:44APPLAUSE
32:45Oh, Morgan, 101.
32:47You've spoiled it for Alfie.
32:49Were you almost there?
32:50Just like that?
32:51Yeah.
32:52God, you both left it very late, I tell you that much.
32:54Look at it.
32:55Normally, Morgan's straight off within a couple of seconds.
32:58But anyway, listen.
32:59Two great players.
33:00Wonderful.
33:00Alfie, it's been a real pleasure having you here.
33:02You gave him a run for his money, more so than anybody else that he's encountered today.
33:08Anyway, so back to South Wales, back to...
33:12Drach.
33:14With this goodie bag.
33:16And good luck with your exams, good luck with your rugby too.
33:19Thank you very much.
33:20No, thank you for coming.
33:21Whoa, Morgan.
33:23That was a little bit sweaty.
33:25I know, I was looking for the ING at the end and couldn't find it.
33:28All right.
33:29Well, you did it in the end.
33:30Listen, have a good weekend.
33:31We'll see you on Monday.
33:32Well done.
33:33How many is that now?
33:34Five.
33:35Not bad.
33:36No.
33:36See you Monday.
33:37Cheers.
33:37We'll see you both on Monday.
33:40Jenny, I'm taking the book home.
33:41I'm taking Inheritance home with me.
33:42Well, I expect you to read it by Monday, then.
33:44I'll give you an assessment Monday.
33:46I'll give you a critique.
33:47Look forward to seeing you on Monday.
33:49And Susie too, of course.
33:50Yeah, likewise.
33:51Rachel?
33:51And we've got two possible future maths teachers that the students will be lucky to have over there.
33:55One who will be teaching in Welsh as well.
33:57Very smart.
33:58Amazing.
33:59See you Monday.
33:59See you then.
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