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00:31Well, good afternoon and welcome, noisy crowd today. Welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:37Now then, tomorrow has been dubbed, you're going to love this, Rachel.
00:41It's been dubbed, according to our research department, Simplicity Day.
00:46Why? Because it's in honour of a chap called Henry David Thoreau.
00:51Sounds like a Frenchman. In fact, he was an American.
00:54And he thought he was an advocate of living a life of simplicity.
00:59I thought that we all knew what a simple life was.
01:02In the old days, of course, the simple life was a monastic life.
01:05I think it still exists, this monastery somewhere in Greece,
01:08where you sort of ring a bell at the foot of a mountain, a cliff,
01:12and they send a basket down, and you get in the basket and they haul you up,
01:16and you pray a lot, and you don't say a word, because it's a silent order.
01:21Right. That's a simple life.
01:23I fear they wouldn't let women in, otherwise I'd be the first person in that basket going to stay silent
01:29and eat porridge and do some scribbling.
01:31Listen, you'd last two minutes. You'd last 20 seconds.
01:34I'll tell you who's lasted rather longer than 20 seconds, much to his surprise, and initially two hours too.
01:41But here he is.
01:42I'm still here.
01:44You are still there.
01:45Tom Silverlock from Camden.
01:48Sixth win.
01:50Yeah, it's amazing.
01:51And Aaron gave you a bit of a run for your money.
01:52He did. Aaron was very good, actually. He's a very good player.
01:56So here you are, sixth. Going for your seventh.
01:58Yep, I've got no choice. I've got to go for it.
02:02Thank you, sir.
02:02You're not leaving here until the end of the competition.
02:07You're joined by Abbey Ward. Welcome, Abbey.
02:08Hello.
02:09A graphic designer from Sheffield, working mainly in educational publishing. Is that right?
02:14Yes. So I design resources and social media content for teachers and parents to help children.
02:23OK, so straight into the schools market, into the educational market.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Excellent stuff. A couple of years ago, apparently, things were not quite as steady as that,
02:33because you found yourself in Cuba when the wind began to get up.
02:37Yeah.
02:37Tell us a little bit about that. What was it called, this hurricane?
02:41Hurricane Irma, and I was due to go on a wonderful holiday for two weeks.
02:48But we got there, and the hurricane followed us.
02:51So we were evacuated for a week, and then a week later, we were on an emergency flight back to
02:55Manchester.
02:56That was a big deal, wasn't it, that hurricane? Because it went sweeping right through the Caribbean, I think.
03:02Oh, that's bad luck.
03:03Listen, have a lot of fun today here in the Countdown studio, both of you.
03:07Let's have a big round of applause for Tom and Abbey.
03:16And over in the corner, Susie, as ever.
03:19And somebody who's at one with nature, although not necessarily hurricanes and things like that.
03:24It's brilliant wildlife presenter, Michaela Strachan.
03:27Michaela.
03:33Very good.
03:34All right, Tom.
03:35You're an old hand.
03:37Off you go. Let us go.
03:38OK.
03:39Hi, Rachel.
03:40Hi, Tom.
03:40Can I have a consonant, please?
03:42Start today with B.
03:45And a vowel.
04:07And here's the countdown clock.
04:26Bye.
04:27Bye.
04:30Thanks.
04:30Bye.
04:34Bye.
04:44Well, Tom?
04:45I've got a seven.
04:47Abby?
04:48An eight.
04:49And an eight.
04:51Mmm, Tom?
04:53Hawlia.
04:55Abby?
04:56Hireable.
04:58How are you spelling it?
05:01H-I-R-E, able.
05:03Um, so you've only got one E.
05:05Oh, unfortunately, um, we were looking at Hireable, but, uh, unfortunately, the American spelling is without the middle E, so
05:12we can't have that.
05:13Bad luck.
05:13Now, what's the corner got?
05:15We just got the same, didn't we?
05:16We did.
05:17We got Hawlia as well for seven.
05:19All right, so seven points to Tom.
05:22Abby, your letters came.
05:24Hi, Rachel.
05:25Hi, Abby.
05:25Um, can I have a consonant, please?
05:28Start with T.
05:29And another one.
05:31R.
05:33And a vowel.
05:34O.
05:36Another vowel.
05:37E.
05:39A consonant.
05:41S.
05:42And another.
05:44D.
05:46And another.
05:48S.
05:49Another vowel.
05:52I.
05:53And a final vowel, please.
05:57And a final A.
05:59Stand by.
06:01And a final vowel.
06:02And a final vowel.
06:18And a final vowel.
06:19And a final vowel.
06:20And a final vowel.
06:20And a final vowel.
06:21And a final vowel.
06:21And a final vowel.
06:21And a final vowel.
06:25and a final vowel.
06:31Abby.
06:32Emma six.
06:34And Tom?
06:35Yeah, I'll have, I'll go for a safe seven.
06:39Okay, Abby.
06:41Easier.
06:42And Tom?
06:43Roasted.
06:45Yes, there's only one E for easier.
06:48Lots of, don't worry.
06:52But yes, that's absolutely fine, Tom, no problem with that.
06:54And in the corner there, Michaela?
06:57One nine.
06:58No.
06:59Asteroids.
07:00Oh, excellent.
07:01Oh, good.
07:06Asteroids.
07:07Full marks for that.
07:09Excellent.
07:10So, 14 for Tom.
07:12Abby, yet to score, but so much time left.
07:16Tom, it's your numbers game.
07:17Can I have one large and five small, please?
07:21You can indeed.
07:22Thank you, Tom.
07:22Start the day with one big one and five little-uns and these numbers.
07:27Are seven, one, eight, six, three, and one hundred.
07:32And the target?
07:34Seven hundred and sixty-seven.
07:35Seven, six, seven.
07:36Seven, nine, seven.
07:41Suzie, hail, ol'
07:43Maybe.
08:04You're listening.
08:08Yes, Tom.
08:10766.
08:11One away, Abby.
08:13773.
08:15No, shall we stick with Tom then to begin with?
08:18Yes, Tom.
08:19That's 100 plus 8 times 7.
08:21100 plus 8 times 7, 756.
08:25Plus 6, plus 3, plus 1.
08:276, 3, 1.
08:28One away.
08:30Good enough.
08:31Good enough.
08:32One away.
08:33Rachel, can you help us?
08:34767.
08:35A couple of ways, Nick.
08:37If you say 7 minus 3 is 4, 100 minus that 4 is 96,
08:43times that by 8 for 768, and take the 1.
08:47767.
08:48Oh, perfect.
08:48Well done.
08:49Excellent.
08:51Right.
08:53And now it's time for our first tea time teaser,
08:56excuse me, which is called Heron Plan.
08:58And the clue, she needed some breakfast
08:59before she could blow his huge thing.
09:01She needed some breakfast
09:03before she could blow his huge thing.
09:22And the answer to that, of course, is Alpenhorn.
09:33So there we are.
09:35Now, Abby, your letters came.
09:37Can I have a consonant, please?
09:39Thank you, Abby.
09:40R.
09:41And another one.
09:42M.
09:44And a vowel.
09:47E.
09:48And another vowel, please.
09:51U.
09:52A consonant.
09:54T.
09:56And another.
09:58N.
10:00Another vowel.
10:02O.
10:05And one more vowel.
10:08A.
10:09And a final consonant, please.
10:11And a final R.
10:13Stand by.
10:14And a vowel.
10:18OK.
10:46MUSIC CONTINUES
10:48MUSIC CONTINUES
11:21MUSIC CONTINUES
11:24Thank you Tom. D. And a vowel. I. And a consonant. T. And a vowel. U. And a consonant. X.
11:40And a vowel. A. And a consonant. R.
11:46And a consonant. T. And a vowel. And the last one. O. Stand by.
12:26Yes Tom. Seven. A seven. Abby. And just a five. OK. And you're five Abby. Yes. Radio. Thank you. And.
12:36Auditor. Yes. Auditor. You're firing away there Tom. My word you are. And in the corner there. We also got
12:44auditor. Yeah. And the Susie.
12:46No. That was it. All right. OK. And now we come to Abby's numbers game. Abby. Can I have two
12:53large and four small please. You can indeed thank you Abby. Two from the top four little this time. And
12:58these numbers are nine. Two. Four. Ten. And a large two. Seventy five. And twenty five. And the target. Seven
13:08hundred and sixty. Seven. Six. Zero.
13:17Seven. Six. Zero.
13:17Eight. Seven. Kenny.
13:43Seven. Seventy five.
13:44A lå.
13:45Ten.
13:46Seven.
13:46Nine.
13:47Ten.
13:47Ten.
13:47So, Abby.
13:49So, 75 times 10.
13:5175 times 10, 750.
13:559 plus 4 plus 2.
13:579 plus 4 plus 2 is 15.
14:01Minus, well, 25 minus 15 is your 10.
14:04And then add that on.
14:06Perfect, 760.
14:07Very good.
14:07Well done.
14:08Thank you, Tom.
14:09I did it the same way.
14:13There we go.
14:14All right.
14:15Well done.
14:20There we go.
14:21So, Tom, 145.
14:23Abby, off the blocks there as we turn to Michaela.
14:27Michaela, wildlife, fine.
14:29You know a great deal about that.
14:31But also, you know about ancient, extinct animals too.
14:36Well, that's a slight exaggeration.
14:38You know, I don't know a huge amount about ancient animals, i.e. dinosaurs.
14:43But this time last year, I was on tour with something called Walking with Dinosaurs, which
14:49was this big arena tour with animatronic dinosaurs.
14:53And I played the part of the paleontologist.
14:57But with that in mind, I looked up some dinosaur names because I know how much you love dinosaur,
15:02well, words.
15:02So, I thought I'd give some dinosaur words and see if you can guess how they got their names.
15:08So, Bambiraptor.
15:11Bambi.
15:13Docile?
15:15Little.
15:16Absolutely not.
15:17No, it's a fierce raptor, but it's deer-sized.
15:20And it was discovered by a 14-year-old.
15:23So, that's why they gave it the name Bambiraptor.
15:26Okay, here we go.
15:27This is one.
15:29Erectopus.
15:30I'm not answering that one.
15:32Nick.
15:34Erectopus.
15:35Stands upright.
15:36Absolutely upright on its hind legs.
15:39No.
15:41It was actually known because the first thing they found, apparently, is the upright foot.
15:47That's the first thing they dug up.
15:49And so, erecto obviously means upright.
15:53Upright.
15:54And pus.
15:55Do you know where that would be from?
15:57Um, the Greek ending, so the foot.
16:01Very good.
16:02So, yeah.
16:03Puss is Greek for foot, so erecto, upright foot.
16:07Excellent.
16:07So, that's where that one came from.
16:08Well, that's who, is it?
16:09And the last one I'm going to tell you about is Irritator.
16:12And that was named by an irritated researcher who'd wasted valuable time chipping away at the plaster added to its
16:20skull by an over-eager amateur.
16:23I just love these names.
16:24I mean, they're so mad, aren't they?
16:26Extraordinary.
16:27Thank you so much.
16:34So, 45 plays, 10.
16:35Tom, your letters game.
16:36Can I have a consonant, please?
16:38Thank you, Tom.
16:39R.
16:40And another one?
16:42S.
16:43And a vowel?
16:45A.
16:45And a consonant?
16:47P.
16:48And a vowel?
16:50I.
16:50And a consonant?
16:52S.
16:52And a vowel?
16:54O.
16:55And a consonant?
16:57N.
16:58And a consonant?
17:00And a final D.
17:03Stand by.
17:04T.
17:04T.
17:32I.
17:33I.
17:33I.
17:35yes tom seven a seven abbey six which is rapids rapids thank you tom passion
17:44there we go yeah very good suzy mikaela parisons what would that yes that is a noun from glass
17:55making so parison is a rounded mass of glass formed by rolling the substance as soon as it
18:00comes out of the furnace prior to manipulating it into whatever shape you want to call that's pretty
18:10okay so abby now it's your letters game um can i have a consonant please thank you abby m and
18:19another
18:19one d and a vowel please e and a consonant w another vowel u and another vowel please i
18:38another consonant s um a consonant please l and a final vowel and a final o standby
18:53so
19:09so
19:24Abby.
19:25A six.
19:26A six.
19:27And Tom?
19:27Seven.
19:29And a seven.
19:30Abby.
19:30Mildew.
19:31Mildew and?
19:32I'll put an S on the end.
19:34Mildews?
19:35Yes, you can.
19:36Not in the noun sense, but there's a verb sense to affect with mildew.
19:40So you can put the S on.
19:41Okay.
19:42Yeah.
19:43Mildew.
19:43Mildew.
19:44Mildew.
19:45Mildew.
19:45Mildew indeed.
19:45Now, Michaela.
19:47Michaela, Susie?
19:48We got an eight.
19:50Modulise.
19:52Yeah, I get it.
19:53Yes.
19:53So an educational course, for example, might be modulised.
19:56Indeed.
19:57That's it.
20:00Okay.
20:01And now we turn to you, Tom, for a numbers game.
20:05Right.
20:05I'll have six more.
20:08Six more.
20:09Mixing it up.
20:10Change it from the one large.
20:12And see what kind of challenge we have this time.
20:14They are ten.
20:16Another ten.
20:17Seven.
20:18Two.
20:19Eight.
20:20And nine.
20:22And the target, 758.
20:24Seven, five, eight.
20:25Eight, eight.
20:34Nine.
20:35Seven, five, eight.
20:41Ahh.
20:41Ten.
20:44Ten.
20:46Ten.
20:47Ten.
20:47Ten.
20:48Ten.
20:49Ten.
20:50Ten.
20:50Ten.
20:51One.
20:54Ten.
20:58Yes. Yes, Tom?
21:00I've got 757 not written down.
21:03One away. How about that?
21:05760.
21:06And 760.
21:08So, Tom's one away. Yes, Tom?
21:11Right, so it's 10 times 10 plus 9.
21:1410 times 10 is 100 plus 9109.
21:18Times 7.
21:19Times 7, 763.
21:21Minus 8.
21:23Minus 8, 755.
21:24And plus the 2.
21:264, 1 away. 757.
21:30Well done.
21:31Rachel, can you get us there?
21:32Well, very close to Tom's method, if you say again.
21:3510 times 10 is 100, but add on the 8 for 108.
21:40Times that by 7 for 756.
21:43And add on the 2 for 758.
21:45Oh, well done. Well done, Rachel.
21:47Marvellous.
21:51So, well done.
21:52Now.
21:54Our second Tea Time Teaser.
21:55This one is Free Rumpy.
21:58And the clue.
21:58Might this be the home of common sense?
22:01Might this be the home of common sense?
22:21Welcome back.
22:22I left you with a clue.
22:23Might this be the home of common sense?
22:25And the answer to that is perfumery.
22:29Perfumery, indeed.
22:3066 to 10.
22:32Sees Tom in the lead.
22:33Abby.
22:34Abby, your letters came.
22:35Please, may I have a consonant?
22:38Thank you, Abby.
22:39R.
22:40And another one.
22:42S.
22:44And a vowel.
22:45A.
22:47And another one.
22:49E.
22:50And a consonant.
22:53Y.
22:54And another one.
22:57M.
22:58A vowel.
23:00I.
23:02Another vowel.
23:05A.
23:06And a final consonant.
23:08And a final G.
23:10Stand by.
23:42Yes, Abby?
23:44A six.
23:45A six.
23:45And Tom?
23:46I've got a seven not written down.
23:50Mm-hmm.
23:50OK.
23:51Abby?
23:52Singer.
23:53Singer and?
23:55Erasing.
23:56Yes.
23:57Definitely there for seven.
23:58Well done.
23:58Rubbing out.
23:59Yeah.
24:00You're playing very well.
24:01Now, Michaela and Susie?
24:04We came up with a nine.
24:06Again, that's the third one.
24:09She's good.
24:10Yes.
24:10And Gainsayer.
24:13Gainsayer.
24:14Very good.
24:18Very good.
24:19And Gainsayer, how would you best describe, um, what define that?
24:22Er, somebody who contradicts, er, you or denies something or basically speaks against you.
24:27Indeed.
24:28That's a Gainsaying.
24:28Gainsaying.
24:3073 to 10.
24:31And it's Tom we turn to.
24:33Tom?
24:34Let us go.
24:35Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
24:37Thank you, Tom.
24:38R.
24:39And a vowel?
24:41O.
24:42And a consonant?
24:43N.
24:44And a vowel?
24:46E.
24:47And a consonant?
24:49S.
24:50And a vowel?
24:51A.
24:53A.
24:53And a consonant?
24:54Q.
24:56And a consonant?
24:58P.
24:59And a vowel?
25:00And a final I.
25:03Stand by.
25:04E.
25:06T.
25:06T.
25:36MUSIC CONTINUES
25:386 and Abby
25:396
25:40Thank you, Tom
25:42Aprons
25:43Aprons
25:45Abby
25:45Parson
25:46Very good, yes
25:48I'm Parson indeed
25:49Nice
25:49OK
25:50Very good, and the corner
25:52We managed to get one more, we managed to get 7, persona
25:56Persona
25:57Thank you, 79 to 16
25:59Susie, what have you prepared for us today, by way of your origins of words
26:06Well, there was one word beginning with B that everyone got heartily sick of earlier this year
26:13Brexit, obviously
26:14And it inspired so many words and phrases
26:18Most of them are sort of annoying blends or portmanteau in the Brexit con
26:23And I'm not going to talk about those
26:25I'm going to talk about another expression that is commonly associated with Parliament
26:28And you'll find it if you get a tour around Parliament, in fact, the tour guide might well tell you
26:33this story
26:34And that's about the phrase, to toe the line
26:36Which is to accept the authority of someone else
26:40So to sort of stand in position, to stand in line
26:43And it goes back, apparently, to arguments in the House of Commons
26:49When to deter members of opposing parties from actually attacking each other
26:53Two parallel red lines were marked
26:56So they were two sword lengths apart
26:58So the theory goes
26:59On the floor of the House
27:01And MPs were forced to stand behind these lines
27:04And to carry their swords
27:06In such a way that they would not cross over this particular line
27:11Unfortunately, and I always come up with the unfortunatelys
27:13The current Commons Chamber is only dated about 1950
27:16Because the original one was destroyed by bomb damage during World War II
27:20So it was rebuilt
27:21And if you look at paintings of earlier Commons Chambers
27:24You won't find those red lines, sadly, on the floor
27:27There may well be some connection there
27:29But more likely is that it derives from competitors placing their toes
27:33Just below the starting line at the beginning of a race
27:35That's where we think it comes from
27:37But it definitely, you will hear it a lot in Parliament
27:39Talking about towing the line
27:40And obviously being whipped into the sort of correct opinion, if you like
27:45But we don't think that one goes back to Parliament
27:47Oh, well done
27:48Very good
27:53Excellent
27:55Amazing
27:5679 to 16
27:57And it's Abby's letters game
27:59Abby
28:00Please may I have a consonant?
28:02You may
28:02Thank you
28:02Start with C
28:04And another one
28:06T
28:07And a vowel
28:09U
28:09And another one
28:11E
28:13And a consonant
28:15P
28:16And another one
28:19L
28:21And another one
28:23G
28:24A vowel
28:27I
28:29And another vowel, please
28:32And lastly
28:34A
28:34Stand by
29:05And a vowel
29:06And another
29:08Abby?
29:10A six.
29:11Thank you, Tom.
29:13I've got a six.
29:15Abby?
29:16Plague.
29:17And?
29:18I've got the same word.
29:20Good.
29:22Two sixes here.
29:23How about the corner?
29:25Michaela, Susie?
29:27Yeah, we've got plicate.
29:29Yes, and not placate, but plicate with an I.
29:32And it's a term from biogen, geogen.
29:34It means folded, crumpled or corrugated.
29:37So palms, for example, have leaves that are plicate.
29:40They're slightly folded, slightly curled.
29:43OK, I think plié is folded.
29:46So, yeah, it comes from there somewhere.
29:4985 to 22.
29:51Abby on 22.
29:52Tom?
29:52Tom's there this game?
29:53Yes, sir?
29:54Can I have a consonant, please?
29:56Thank you, Tom.
29:57C?
29:58And another one?
30:00F?
30:01And a vowel?
30:03E?
30:04And a consonant?
30:06S?
30:07And a vowel?
30:08O?
30:09And a consonant?
30:11T?
30:12And a vowel?
30:14E?
30:15And a consonant?
30:18W?
30:19And a vowel?
30:21And lastly, A.
30:23Stand by.
30:24And a vowel?
30:41And a vowel?
30:42And a vowel?
30:43And a vowel?
30:44And a vowel?
30:44And a vowel?
30:45And a vowel?
30:46And a vowel?
30:48And a vowel?
30:49And a vowel?
30:50And a vowel?
30:52And a vowel?
30:53And a vowel?
30:53And a vowel?
30:53And a vowel?
30:53well Tom six a six Abbey dodgy six let's see in a minute Tom facets how much of a
31:05risk you about to undertake Abbey probably the stupidest thing I'll say
31:13coist coist with a W yeah it's not there I like Abbey and Michaela you've got a
31:22big smile then okay why cuz actually we didn't do a lot better I mean we also
31:27got facets but we also got fewest which is okay also six and that's the best
31:32that's it thank you 91 to 22 Abbey Abbey your numbers game can I have two big and
31:39four small please you can indeed thank you every two from the top and four not
31:43for the final one of the week and these last numbers are three six two and seven
31:50and the big ones 25 and 75 and the target 374 374
31:59so
32:00so
32:02so
32:27abbey no no how about Tom I've got 374
32:34well done let's hear from you that's 2 plus 3 times 75 2 plus 3 5 times 75 3
32:417 5 and 7 minus 6 is 1 yeah and take it off well done
32:46well done
32:50well done 101 terrific stuff so we're going to the final round fingers on buzzers let's roll today's countdown conundrum
33:15yes Tom
33:17criticism
33:18criticism let's see whether you're right
33:22there it is
33:30that's a great score
33:31that's a great score I'll come back to you in a second Abbey you played very well
33:34thank you
33:35in the circumstances you really do thank you very much for coming
33:38and you take that goodie bag back to Sheffield with our very best very best wishes
33:43thank you
33:44keep an eye on the weather forecast
33:45don't go on holiday will you
33:47thanks very much
33:48well done
33:49well done
33:50Tom you're not coming back tomorrow because we're releasing you into the wild until Monday
33:55we're going racing tomorrow Formula One
33:57all right okay that's great
33:58we're looking forward to it
33:59cheers
34:00will you come back on Monday Michaela please
34:02I'm only going to come back if you give me a really big smile right now
34:06okay
34:07that was cheesy
34:11we'll see you both on Monday
34:14Rachel too
34:15professional smiler over here I'll see you Monday
34:17lovely all right
34:18join us then see whether Tom can become an octo champ
34:22I'm not sure
34:24join us on Monday same time same place you be sure of it a very good afternoon
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34:53fоне
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