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00:15Thank you very much.
00:29Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio. Now, start of the year, I suppose. And people are beginning to
00:35wonder about summer holidays and also perhaps about a new job. And these days, perks, the perks of the job,
00:43very, very important. And I might tell you, Rachel, that for young people, some companies offer the most extraordinary perks.
00:51Raise your eyebrows as I reel through them.
00:54For instance, no officially set work hours. Sounds like an absolute recipe for skiving. Two, free holidays for hitting certain
01:02targets. Free tickets to sport and music events or simply being able to bring your dog to work.
01:10Now, that would be nice, wouldn't it? I think that's a lovely perk. Did you ever have any perks? Because
01:14you worked in the city for a while.
01:16Yeah, I did. I guess I got to a couple of football games when I worked in the city. But
01:20my first job out of uni was for two months. And the highlight of that was every Thursday, we got
01:25to have Beigles.
01:26So it was smoked salmon and cream cheese Beigles with a meeting.
01:28Lovely. Yeah. Doesn't really compare to the perks that we get now.
01:31Turning up for work here is a perk enough. Exactly.
01:35Yeah. But dogs, I'm signing up for that.
01:38Quite right. And free lunch. Now, Rachel, we've got Jacob. Three wins now. How are you feeling?
01:45I'm feeling excited, but again, still nervous.
01:47Yeah. Never, ever take it for granted. Three good wins, though. Well done.
01:52Although you had a bit of a scare in game two. Well, you're very welcome, Jacob.
01:56You're joined by Wendy Armand, a retired legal secretary from Lytham St. Anne's.
02:02And she plays first clarinet in the Fylde Symphonia Orchestra. And you've been playing a long time?
02:08A very long time, yes. Tell me this. A symphonia orchestra. Can you define what symphonia means?
02:14Well, symphonia was a term adapted by one of our players. We needed a new name. It's a derivation from
02:21symphony, really.
02:22OK. So we call ourselves Fylde Symphonia.
02:25Wonderful. Well, good luck to you today. Good luck to you both.
02:29Big round of applause for Wendy and Jacob.
02:37Susie's there. And joined by the irrepressible journalist and presenter, Richard Arnold.
02:43Richard, how are you today?
02:44Very good.
02:48Richard, always the best of fun.
02:51Jacob, take us away.
02:53Hi, Rachel. Hi, Jacob.
02:55Can I start with a consonant, please?
02:57Thank you. Start today with R.
03:00And another.
03:02L.
03:04And another.
03:06N.
03:08And a vowel.
03:10A.
03:10And another vowel.
03:15And another vowel.
03:17E.
03:19And a consonant.
03:22H.
03:23And another consonant.
03:26D.
03:27And another consonant.
03:29And, lastly, N.
03:31And here's the countdown clock.
03:34Issues Adrian Δiα»uek.
03:35Are you ready?
03:52I can start with the video.
03:53But christ is a two-year otherwise.
03:53Is there a vowel.
03:53And another vowel.
03:59A paw.
04:02And third.
04:03And remember.
04:03And another port.
04:04Jacob? Seven. And Wendy? Seven. Jacob? Handler. Handler. Absolutely. And Richard? Richard and Susie? Six. Lard on. Love a lard
04:17on me.
04:18Just the one? Just the one, yeah. Just brings out the flavour. And you've got a lovely seven, haven't you,
04:25Susie?
04:25There is a seven, yes. Lardrone, or ladrone, I guess. From Spanish for Robert means a highwayman or pirate in
04:33Spain or Spanish America.
04:35Thank you. Keep away from those chaps. Seven apiece. And it's Wendy we turn to. Yes, Wendy?
04:40Hi, Rachel. Hi, Wendy. May I start with a consonant, please? You may. Thank you. Start with R.
04:45And another? T. And another? S. And a vowel, please? A. And another? U. And a third? E. And a
05:06consonant? Y.
05:10And a consonant? P. And a vowel, please? And the last one? E. Stand by.
05:20E.J.
05:43ΒΆΒΆ
05:47ΒΆΒΆ
05:49ΒΆΒΆ
05:51ΒΆΒΆ
05:53Just a five.
05:54And?
05:55Seven.
05:56Wendy.
05:57Spear.
05:58Now, then.
05:59Pasture.
06:00Yeah, very nice.
06:01Yeah.
06:02Now, Richard.
06:03I hear both of these words, actually.
06:06Nick, put out to pasture and repeats seven.
06:10Repeats.
06:11Just the same old act, tired and repeating.
06:13Yeah, dragging it out.
06:15Absolutely.
06:16Now, then.
06:17Pasture's a lovely word, actually, isn't it?
06:18It is beautiful, yeah.
06:20Susie, isn't there yours?
06:21No, sevens were our best.
06:22All right.
06:22Fourteen plays seven.
06:23Jacob on 14.
06:25Jacob, numbers.
06:27Could I have a cross, please, Rachel?
06:30You can, indeed.
06:31One from the top.
06:31Yep.
06:32And five little.
06:34And the first numbers game of the day is...
06:36Six, nine, one, seven, ten.
06:41And the large one, 25.
06:43And the target, 364.
06:46Three, six, four.
06:48Two, three, six.
06:50Three, two, six.
07:09They're the only one.
07:09And the year, one, two, three.
07:10And the one.
07:10Two, three, six.
07:13Two, three, six, four.
07:15Two, three, six.
07:16And the one.
07:16Two, three, six, four.
07:17And the three, six.
07:18Yes, Jacob?
07:19Uh, 375, so I'm off.
07:22Wendy?
07:24295.
07:25I think we're too far away.
07:26We're going to have to call in the expert here, Rachel.
07:31Um, well, if you say 10 plus 7 is 17, 9 minus 6 is 3,
07:39take that away for 14, and then 25 plus 1 is 26,
07:44and times them together.
07:46Oh, smashing.
07:50Perfect.
07:52Not just very good, but perfect.
07:533, 6, 4.
07:54So 14 place 7, stand still there as we turn to our first tea time teaser,
07:59which is loin table.
08:01And the clue, the loin of pork on the table had been rolled into this.
08:05The loin of pork on the table had been rolled into this.
08:26The loin of pork on the table had been rolled into this.
08:31It had been rolled into a ballatine.
08:34Yes, a piece of roasted meat, which has been boned, stuffed and folded and rolled, indeed,
08:39into an egg-like shape.
08:40An egg-like shape.
08:42Yes.
08:43I think you can be quite liberal with the egg shape.
08:45Um, it comes from French, meaning a little package of goods.
08:49Ah, bless.
08:5114 place 7, and it's Wendy's letters game.
08:54Hi, Rachel.
08:55Hi, Wendy.
08:56May I start with a consonant, please?
08:59Start with V.
09:00And another.
09:03And another.
09:05And a third.
09:07T.
09:09And a vowel, please.
09:12A.
09:13And another.
09:15O.
09:16And a third.
09:18A.
09:20And a consonant.
09:22L.
09:25And another consonant.
09:27T.
09:29And a vowel, please.
09:30And the last one.
09:32E.
09:33Stand by.
09:34nΓ₯ way. I'm
09:52Zach Fisher. Bye.
09:57Bye.
09:58Bye.
09:59Bye.
10:00Bye.
10:02Bye.
10:03Bye.
10:04Wendy six a six and six as well yes Wendy travel thank you Jacob Russell
10:13yes Richard latter latter latter and Susie six is otherwise is love it which
10:22is quite nice a muted green color and you'll find in tweed just refined but
10:27it's tough on that one yes indeed love it love it green yeah 20 plays 13
10:32that's seven points still there and it's Jacob's letters game can I start with a
10:36constant again please Rachel thank you Jacob D and another L and another w and a
10:48vowel oh and another vowel a and another vowel you and consonant
11:01s and a vowel a and a consonant please and the last one n stand by
11:18so
11:45yes Jacob seven
11:47wendy five and that five lawns and unloads very good can we match it every
11:56queen should have one a landau and an s makes two landau's which is seven seven
12:02and a horse-drawn carriage
12:03brilliant where does Lando come from the place landau oh is it Germany yes okay
12:09anything else I know that was our best for seven moving on 27 to 13 and it's
12:14Wendy's numbers game Wendy could I have two large and four small please you can
12:20indeed thank you Wendy two from the top and four little and this time around your
12:24small ones are one two eight and seven and the large two 100 and 25 and the target
12:32160 160
12:35160
12:35160
12:36160
12:36160
12:36160
12:37160
12:37160
12:39160
12:39BELL RINGS
12:54BELL RINGS
12:56BELL RINGS
12:58BELL RINGS
13:02BELL RINGS
13:04BELL RINGS
13:04BELL RINGS
13:06Wendy. 159.
13:09One away. Jacob? 160.
13:12And Jacob.
13:13So I've got 100 over 25 is 4.
13:16Yep.
13:177 minus 1 is 6.
13:207 minus 1 is 6.
13:22Plus 4 is 10.
13:23Plus, right, plus the 4 is 10.
13:25And I've got 8 times 2.
13:27And you've got 8 and the 2 left.
13:28And multiply the 2 together.
13:30160. Well done.
13:31Very good.
13:35Well done there, Jacob.
13:36So 37, please.
13:3713.
13:37As we turn to Richard Arnold.
13:41Richard, I hear you've been working out.
13:44Yeah, keeping myself tidy later in life has become quite the thing with me.
13:48I think it started about 6 years ago.
13:49You're looking at me going, when was the last time you did Zumba?
13:51When was the last time you asked?
13:53Anyway.
13:53It started about 6 years ago when I trekked to the North Pole with some other celebrities for a TV
13:59show called 71 Degrees North.
14:00And I found myself scaling a mountain with John Barnes, the footballer.
14:05And when am I ever going to, you know, come before a footballer?
14:08And I actually beat him up the side of this mountain.
14:09And I thought, well, I will take up any physical challenge now if it comes my way.
14:13Because as someone who's come to fitness later in life, and as we've established on this show, on many of
14:17my appearances, I'm always off games.
14:18I'm not particularly sporty.
14:19I was never picked for the team at school, which was their loss.
14:23So I always try and rise to those challenges when they come up now.
14:27So the most recent one, which you'll see a little bit later in the year in the spring, is part
14:30of the BBC Sport Relief campaign.
14:32Now, I've taken part in Sport Relief to raise much-needed funds for charities up and down the country before,
14:37when I was dressed as Danny Zuko dancing to Born the Hand Jive with Kate Garroway.
14:42But my latest foray into Sport Relief involves a Tough Mudder.
14:46I don't know if anyone's ever done a Tough Mudder.
14:48Well, they are brutal.
14:50Yeah.
14:50So a sort of series of challenges that you take part in.
14:53I can't say much more than that because it'll give the game away.
14:54But it's a load of celebrities taking part in said Tough Mudder.
14:57And you turn up and then the punters in the studio will decide or wage you on how far you've
15:03gone.
15:03Yeah.
15:03It was fantastic to do.
15:05But it hasn't always been the most edifying of experiences when you take part in those sort of challenges.
15:12And case in point would be my first and only football game for charity, which I did at Stamford Bridge
15:19a few years ago, under Rod Stewart, so to speak, as well.
15:23And as we know, he's a devoted footy fan.
15:25So it was a tough crowd.
15:26And I remember being in the changing rooms.
15:28And it's the first and only time I've ever worn a football shirt.
15:31The chaps in the locker room turned to me and said, you've never played football before, have you, Richard?
15:35I said, why?
15:36They said, the number goes on the back.
15:39So I'm doing my best, still off games, but nevertheless, putting it out there, Nick.
15:44Well, good for you.
15:45Big round for Richard.
15:5137 to 13.
15:52Jacob on 37.
15:54Jacob, your letters game.
15:56Could I have a consonant to start, please, Rachel?
15:58Thank you, Jacob.
15:59T.
15:59And another one?
16:03S.
16:04And another one?
16:07P.
16:09And a vowel?
16:13E.
16:14And another vowel?
16:16O.
16:18And another vowel?
16:21E.
16:23And a consonant?
16:25J.
16:31And finally, X.
16:37Stand by.
16:38E.
16:40The spread of the military.
16:40E.
16:44E.
16:44E.
16:48E.
16:49E.
16:52E.
16:53E.
17:09Yes, Jacob?
17:10A six for me.
17:11A six, Wendy?
17:12Six also.
17:14Jacob?
17:15Expose.
17:16And Wendy?
17:17Expose.
17:18There we are.
17:20Expose, Richard?
17:22This has often been said of me.
17:23Yes.
17:24On or off games?
17:25Sexpot.
17:26Sexpot, of course.
17:27Sissy?
17:28I'll leave it at that.
17:30Probably for the best.
17:31Yes.
17:31I think so.
17:3243 to 19.
17:34Wendy, your letters game.
17:36Could I start with a consonant, Rachel, please?
17:38Thank you, Wendy.
17:39G.
17:40And another.
17:42N.
17:45And a third.
17:47L.
17:48And a vowel.
17:50E.
17:52And another.
17:53I.
17:55And a third.
17:58A.
17:59And a consonant.
18:02D.
18:04And another consonant.
18:06K.
18:09And another consonant.
18:11And lastly, S.
18:13And the clock starts now.
18:46Now, Wendy.
18:47Eight.
18:49Jacob.
18:49Eight as well.
18:51Same eight, I wonder.
18:52Wendy.
18:53Leakings.
18:55And dealings.
18:56Erm, dealings, absolutely fine.
19:00I don't think we're going to find leaking in the singular
19:03so that you can put an S on it.
19:05I'm afraid it's not specified.
19:06Sorry about that.
19:07Oh, bad luck.
19:08Bad luck.
19:09Richard.
19:10Dangles.
19:11Dangles.
19:12That's seven.
19:12Seven, and then Susie's got another one, haven't you?
19:16Lots of sevens, dingles, kindles.
19:18But there is another eight there, Nick,
19:20which is kneedles, or kneedles.
19:22Either way, K-N-A-I-D-E-L-S.
19:25And they are dumplings eaten in Jewish households
19:28during Passover.
19:30Lovely.
19:30Kneedles.
19:31Lovely.
19:33Well done.
19:35So, Jacob, turn your mind to numbers.
19:39It's your numbers game.
19:40OK, can I take an upside-down tea again, please, Rachel?
19:44You can indeed.
19:45One large and five little ones.
19:47Thank you, Jacob.
19:48And this time, they are nine, six, one, six, five, and 25.
19:57And the target, 648.
19:596-4-8.
20:016-4-8.
20:016-4-8.
20:030-8-5.
20:32Yes, Jacob.
20:33Six hundred and fifty.
20:34Two away, Wendy.
20:36Too far away, Nick.
20:37Yes, Jacob.
20:38So I've got six times six is thirty-six.
20:41Yes.
20:41If you take off nine, take off one.
20:44Twenty-six.
20:45And then times that by twenty-five.
20:46Yep, six fifty-two away.
20:48Oh, Rachel, help us out here.
20:49Six, four, eight.
20:50Yes, if you ignore the twenty-five and say five plus six plus one is twelve,
20:56times by nine is one hundred and eight,
20:58and then times that by the other six, six, four, eight.
21:01Well done.
21:02As ever.
21:03Spot on.
21:05So score fifty-eight to 19 in Jacob's favour.
21:08It's time for our second.
21:09Tea time.
21:10Teaser.
21:11And it's, it's Iceland.
21:13And the clue, it feels like Iceland outside.
21:15In fact, it's exactly like it.
21:17It feels like Iceland outside.
21:19In fact, it's exactly like it.
21:42Indeed, it's identical.
21:46Identical is the word we're after.
21:48Identical.
21:49So, fifty-eight plays 19.
21:51Jacob in the lead.
21:52And it's, uh, it's Wendy's letters game.
21:55Wendy.
21:55Um, could I have a consonant, please?
21:57Thank you, Wendy.
21:58T.
22:01And another.
22:02D.
22:04And another.
22:06M.
22:09And a fourth.
22:12D.
22:13And a vowel.
22:14Vowel.
22:16E.
22:17And another vowel.
22:19U.
22:21And another vowel.
22:23A.
22:27And a consonant.
22:29T.
22:32And a vowel, please.
22:35And the last one.
22:36I.
22:37Turn by.
22:39A vowel.
22:43The end.
23:01And a vowel.
23:02And the vowel.
23:02The Lε₯½.
23:09Yes, Wendy?
23:11Seven.
23:11A seven.
23:12Jacob?
23:13Seven as well.
23:14Wendy?
23:16Mutated.
23:17And?
23:17Same here.
23:19Yeah.
23:20Any advance on seven, I wonder?
23:22Richard, Susie?
23:23We have an eight.
23:24Admitted.
23:25Oh, very good.
23:26Very good.
23:27Well done, Richard.
23:31Brilliant.
23:31Susie, anything else?
23:32No, that's brilliant.
23:33Well done.
23:33It'll do.
23:34It'll do.
23:3565 to 26, and it's Jacob's letters game.
23:38Can I start again with a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:40Thank you, Jacob.
23:41C.
23:42And another?
23:45M.
23:47And another?
23:49R.
23:51And a vowel?
23:53E.
23:54And another vowel?
23:56O.
23:58And another vowel?
23:59I.
24:01And a consonant?
24:04T.
24:06And another consonant?
24:09W.
24:10And one more consonant?
24:13And lastly, B.
24:15Stand by.
24:16And another vowel is at...
24:44Yep.
24:44And another vowel is...
24:46And this one's a vowels and a vowel.
24:47jacob only a five that time wendy four and a four wendy worm now then jacob biter
24:57yeah absolutely fine bite a bit and richard microbe for seven whoa oh very strong very
25:07strong susie that was that was our best yeah it was susie's best to be fair microbe all right
25:1370 plays 26 and susie what have you for us today well i've been talking a lot about money currency
25:22in recent days and today i'm going to talk about an idiom that has everything to do with paying as
25:28money and that's paying through the nose which is a really curious expression when you think about it
25:33and there's a very grisly quite notorious tale attached to it um it suggests that following
25:39their invasion of ireland in the ninth century um the danes as they are called in ireland we call
25:45them the vikings imposed heavy taxes on the irish people and we know this is true they arrived um
25:51in two very big fleets on the boyne and the liffey um scores of of boats and and conquered quite
25:57a
25:58lot of territory and they did indeed impose taxes for the most part the vikings live quite comfortably
26:02among you know with the um the british for the native people but their uh financial penalties
26:09were often very very hefty and this was the case here according to this story those who were unable
26:14or refused to pay the tax there were gold taxes taxes on all sorts of metals they were said to
26:20suffer the penalty of having their noses slit and that is said to be the origin of paying through the
26:26nose um gorely colorful as it is the chronology of the phrase just doesn't work because obviously this
26:32was in the ninth century and the phrase didn't begin to emerge until the 17th century and the
26:36gap is just too big um having said that we're not entirely sure about the true origin of the term
26:42but
26:42there is another suggestion that is much more plausible and it's based on 400 year old slang we
26:48know that rhino was once a slang term for money and the fanciful rhinocerical meant rich possibly
26:56because rhinoceros horn um was known as an aphrodisiac and even though there were very very few rhinos
27:02in the country in fact i think there were only two in the 17th century and they were seen as
27:05these
27:06strange and wondrous creatures that is possibly the reason behind the term now at the same time
27:12rhino or rhinos is a greek word for nose we talk about rhinoplasty for example and to bleed
27:19was slang for losing a lot of money hence our expression to bleed someone dry so put all of that
27:25together and since noses bleed rhino was a nose it was also slang term for money a victim could possibly
27:32be said to be paying through the nose very long very convoluted story but it does just about fit
27:38and thankfully it has nothing to do with the splitting of noses by the vikings wow i should hope not
27:4870 plays 26 jacob on 70 and it's wendy's letters game can i start with a consonant please
27:53r rachael thank you wendy oh and another f and another n and another m and a vowel e and
28:13another a
28:17and another you and another e and a final consonant please and a final s and here's the countdown clock
28:35so
28:48so
28:49so
29:04Wendy.
29:05A risky eight.
29:07Good for you.
29:08Jacob?
29:08Eight not written down.
29:10And that, Jacob, would be?
29:12No, I ruined that.
29:13Sorry.
29:14That was...
29:14I miscounted.
29:15Sorry.
29:16Wendy.
29:17On frames.
29:18Um.
29:20Oh.
29:21Unframed is there, but not the active verb on frame to give you unfrains.
29:26I'm really sorry.
29:27Very, very good effort, though.
29:28Oh, that is bad luck.
29:30Richard, what have you got?
29:31Measure for seven.
29:33Yes.
29:34And, um, manures.
29:37Yes, to spread manure.
29:39He manures all day long.
29:41Poor man, yeah.
29:4370 plays 26.
29:45Jacob's on 70.
29:46And it's Jacob's letters game.
29:48Uh, can I start with a consonant, please?
29:49Thank you, Jacob.
29:51N.
29:52And another.
29:54L.
29:55And another.
29:57T.
29:59Uh, and a vowel.
30:01I.
30:02Another vowel.
30:03A.
30:05Uh, and another vowel.
30:08O.
30:09Uh, and a consonant.
30:12S.
30:13And another consonant.
30:16H.
30:17Um, and a vowel.
30:20And lastly, E.
30:23Stand by.
30:24Uh, and there.
30:26Uh, and a vowel.
30:53I'll unit again.
30:55Jacob, eight.
30:57And eight when, do you?
30:59Just lost it on that one.
31:01No?
31:02Jacob, hoping I can have hotlines.
31:05Um, yes, you can, all one word.
31:08Very good.
31:09Yes.
31:09Well done.
31:13And Richard and Susan?
31:15Seven, elation.
31:17Yes.
31:17And nine, hailstone.
31:20Ah, very good.
31:22What kind of thing?
31:24APPLAUSE
31:26Hailstone, just the one.
31:29Just the one.
31:3178 to 26, and it's Wendy's numbers game.
31:34Good luck, Wendy.
31:35Could I have one large and five small, Rachel, please?
31:38You can indeed, thank you, Wendy.
31:40One large, five little for the final one of the week.
31:42And they are four, eight, ten, seven, nine, and 25.
31:51And the target, 332.
31:53Three, three, two.
31:56Three, three, two.
32:25Yes, Wendy.
32:26Just 303.
32:28Jacob?
32:29332.
32:30Yes, Jacob.
32:32So I've got 9 minus 8 is 1.
32:34Yep.
32:354 minus 1 is 3.
32:3910 plus 3 is 13.
32:41It is.
32:42Times 25 is 325, and add on the 7.
32:46Perfect.
32:47332.
32:47Very good.
32:51So Jacob on 88, Wendy 26.
32:54As we go into the final round.
32:56So, Wendy.
32:57Jacob, fingers on buzzers.
32:59Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:05Jacob.
33:07Biologist.
33:08Biologist.
33:09Let's see whether you're right.
33:11Biologist.
33:13Goolibits.
33:15There it is.
33:16Well done.
33:20Well done, Jacob.
33:23Good man.
33:24Well done.
33:25Wendy.
33:26Sort of came on the wrong day, really.
33:27I certainly did.
33:29He's a very good player.
33:30Yeah.
33:30He's done very well.
33:31He's nudging a hundred there.
33:33But thank you so much for coming.
33:34I've enjoyed it very much.
33:36Take this goodie bag back to Lytham St Anne's and keep blowing that clarinet.
33:40I shall do.
33:41Thank you, Nick.
33:42Thanks for coming.
33:43All right.
33:43Travel safely.
33:44Wow.
33:45Not bad.
33:46Not bad at all.
33:48So, Jacob, we'll see you a week on Monday because we're playing darts between now and
33:53then.
33:53So, rest carefully.
33:55Playing well, you are.
33:56Playing very well indeed.
33:57Will you come back a week on Monday?
33:59That'll be the 15th of January.
34:01Will you put it in your diary?
34:02I will hold myself wide open with a firm pencil, Nick.
34:06Thank you very much indeed.
34:07We'll see you then.
34:10And Susie, you'll be here.
34:14I will be here.
34:15Yeah.
34:15I will see you then.
34:16And Rachel too.
34:19See you then.
34:20The 15th of January.
34:21Join us then.
34:22Same time.
34:23Same place.
34:23You be sure of it.
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34:59You.
34:59Walk.
35:04Lots of pictures saw them.
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