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00:17Thank you very much.
00:31Well, good afternoon. Welcome to the Countdown Studio. Fascinating article, Rachel, I read the other day. It's all about pain
00:38relief and ear piercing. It's extraordinary, actually. An increasing number of people are getting specific pressure points in the ear
00:47pierced.
00:48Now then, I don't know. You know where your inner conch is, don't you?
00:52Yeah.
00:54Okay. Well, now, if you get that pierced, it'll really combat lower back pain.
01:00Right.
01:01The inner conch in here. If you get regular migraine or migraine, you need a daith piercing. That's the innermost
01:07cartilage fold.
01:08And if you simply want to suppress your hunger cravings, for instance, then the tragus piercing is the one for
01:14you. That's a small pointed eminence in front of the ear cavity.
01:19Amazing.
01:19I think we should point out, if you Google some of that stuff, it doesn't come up with much medical
01:23stuff to back it up.
01:25No?
01:26No. I think, well, it suggests it's possibly the placebo effect.
01:28It's belief.
01:30Yeah.
01:30It's belief.
01:31It's a real thing, the power of the mind, but I'm not entirely sure if getting your ears pierced is
01:35going to do much, apart from relieve you of a few pounds.
01:38All right.
01:39Rachel, who's here?
01:40James Horton is back. Big day for you, James.
01:43Indeed it is.
01:44Yeah.
01:45PhD student at Manchester. Maths genius.
01:49Seven wins.
01:51Yes.
01:52Good luck to you.
01:52Good luck.
01:53But you've got a competitor here in Frank Comer.
01:56And Frank's an IT worker from, retired now, from Steen in the Isle of Skye, you lucky man.
02:03Well, it's a great place to live.
02:04Well, we like it, Nick. Yes.
02:06Oh, that doesn't sound like a Skye accent to me.
02:10No, we've, um, we moved up there about six years ago when we retired, my wife and I.
02:15And what drew you there?
02:18Well, we'd been holidaying up there ever since we got married.
02:21Yeah.
02:22Went there for a honeymoon, went back year after year.
02:25And loved it.
02:25Decided we liked it.
02:27So, we, uh, we had a trial year up there six years ago, liked it.
02:31So, bought a place and have stayed ever since.
02:33And you're loving it there.
02:34Fantastic.
02:35Yep.
02:35Well, good luck to you.
02:36Good luck to you both.
02:37Thank you, Nick.
02:38Big round of applause for James and Frank.
02:45And Susie's over in the corner looking after our Dictionary Corner guests.
02:49It's great to welcome him on his debut, comedian and professional chaser.
02:53It's the cinema man, Paul Sinner.
03:00Welcome, Paul.
03:01Welcome.
03:02It was a delight to be here.
03:03I was feeling hungry, but luckily I had my tragus pierced on the way here.
03:07Well done.
03:07It's all stemmed now.
03:09Do you think it's a bit of baloney?
03:11I think it's a lot of baloney, but I shall say no more than that.
03:14All right.
03:14Well done.
03:15More from you a little bit later now.
03:17James, after number eight.
03:20Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:22Afternoon, James.
03:22Please, could I start with a consonant?
03:25Start today with C.
03:27And another?
03:29D.
03:31And another?
03:33T.
03:34And another?
03:36F.
03:38Vowel, please.
03:40E.
03:41And another?
03:42A.
03:44A.
03:44And another?
03:46I.
03:48A consonant, please.
03:51P.
03:53And a final vowel.
03:55And a final U.
03:58And here's the countdown clock.
04:01R.
04:02And a final vowel.
04:02If you like.
04:29You can see it.
04:31Well, James?
04:32Just a six for me.
04:34Now, Frank?
04:35Only a five.
04:36And that five is?
04:38Painted.
04:40And, James, update.
04:43Yes.
04:44Good six.
04:45A six.
04:46Can we match a six, Paul?
04:47Yeah, my first update is that I matched it with update,
04:50so that's quite nice, but I don't think there's any...
04:52Is there any more than six?
04:53No, you can get more than six.
04:54Packeted is there as well, arranged by packed,
04:56and teacup, another six.
04:59Thank you both.
05:00Now, Frank, your letters came.
05:05Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:07Afternoon, Frank.
05:08May I start with a consonant, please?
05:10You may, thank you.
05:10Start with T.
05:12And another.
05:14B.
05:15And another.
05:17M.
05:19And a vowel.
05:21O.
05:22And another.
05:24A.
05:26And one more.
05:28E.
05:29And another, sorry, consonant this time.
05:33L.
05:34Another consonant.
05:36H.
05:38And a final consonant, please.
05:41And a final T.
05:43Stand by.
05:45And one more.
05:47So,
05:47and
05:47the
05:47and the
06:15Yes, Frank?
06:17Just a five.
06:18And James?
06:20I think I've got a seven.
06:22OK.
06:23Now, Frank?
06:24Total.
06:26And?
06:27Matalo.
06:29Matalo.
06:30Of course, the sailor.
06:31Absolutely fine.
06:32Now, anything else in the corner?
06:35Paul, Susie?
06:35I might have a couple of eights.
06:37When superheroes are on their travels and need to stay somewhere,
06:40do they stay in a bat hotel?
06:43Or, indeed, a bat motel, if they're driving,
06:46as I believe Batman often is.
06:49Anything else?
06:50No, nothing else.
06:53That'll do for the moment.
06:54Thank you very much.
06:56Thanks, Paul.
06:5613 points to James.
06:58And James' numbers game?
07:00Full arch, please.
07:01Your favourite for from the top and two little.
07:04Let's see what we have this time.
07:06Two little ones are three and one.
07:09And the large for 100, 25, 50 and 75.
07:14And the target to reach 956.
07:189-5-6.
07:212 little ones are three, closely with Poetry Filter.
07:21One Day Model.
07:22Two little ones are three.
07:24Three and one.
07:36One Day Model.
07:37Two little ones are three for eight.
07:37Two little ones are three.
07:38Two little ones are three for nine.
07:40Two little ones are three for six.
07:49Well, James.
07:509, 5, 3, not written down.
07:539, 5, 3. Frank?
07:55No, fine, not Nick, nothing.
07:56Let's stick with James for the minute.
07:58You're 9, 5, 3.
08:01So, 75 plus 1 is 76.
08:0476.
08:0676 multiplied by 25 is...
08:10Is...
08:11A number.
08:131,900.
08:16100 divided by 50 is 2.
08:18Yep.
08:21Divide 1,900 by 2 for 950 and then add on the 3.
08:25Well done, 9, 5, 3.
08:26Well done.
08:27What about 9, 5, 6, though?
08:29Which is really what we were after.
08:31I did the same as James.
08:32You could have got to 9, 5, 7 somehow, but this one was impossible.
08:36Well done.
08:37So, well done, James.
08:39And it's time for our first Tea Time Teaser,
08:42which is Rothwind and the clue.
08:44He became uneasy talking about the monies that left his account.
08:49He became uneasy talking about the monies that left his account.
09:09Welcome back.
09:10Welcome back.
09:11I left with the clue.
09:12He became uneasy talking about the monies that left his account.
09:15In fact, he became withdrawn.
09:18That's the answer.
09:19With-drawn.
09:21Now, Frank, your letters came.
09:24Good luck.
09:25I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
09:27Thank you, Frank.
09:28W.
09:29And another.
09:31N.
09:33And another.
09:34R.
09:35And one more, please.
09:37D.
09:39A vowel.
09:41I.
09:43Another vowel.
09:45U.
09:47Another vowel.
09:50O.
09:51One more vowel.
09:54I.
09:56And a consonant, please.
09:58And lastly, another R.
10:01Come by.
10:02One more, please.
10:03Two meglio.
10:10On no more.
10:12One more, please.
10:21Two more.
10:30This is a rivalry.
10:33Not easy. Frank?
10:36Go for four there, Nick.
10:38A four. And James?
10:40Just a five.
10:41Thank you. Tough stuff. Frank?
10:43Wind.
10:45And James?
10:46Round.
10:47And round.
10:48Do you squeeze anything beyond five?
10:52There is something that you might get if you have your tragus pierced, which is a wound.
10:56True.
10:57Thank you very much. James, your letters game.
11:00Please, could I have a consonant?
11:02Thank you, James.
11:04S.
11:04And another?
11:07M.
11:08And another?
11:09Q.
11:11And another?
11:13T.
11:14A vowel, please.
11:17E.
11:17And another?
11:19A.
11:20And another?
11:22O.
11:25Consonant?
11:27M.
11:29And a final consonant, please.
11:32And a final G.
11:34Stand by.
11:36Stand by.
11:38And a final C.
11:39T yax?
11:54T yax?
11:56T yax?
11:57T yax?
11:58T yax?
12:01T yax?
12:03T That's so cool.
12:05T yax?
12:07T yax?
12:08T yax?
12:09six frank five and your five frank is teams teams yes james omegas omegas yes as in the greek
12:23letter and you can pluralize that pretty sure um yeah that's absolutely fine happy enough
12:28what else have we got anything else there paul no nothing not at all just said teams for five
12:34that's it yeah 16 from omegas which is brilliant no well done there all right frank off we go it's
12:42your first numbers game may i please have two large and four small please rachel you may indeed
12:49thank you frank uh two large and four little go with the ends there and for this round they are
12:54seven nine ten one and the large one's 175 and the target 408 408
13:06so
13:20so
13:35frank
13:36uh 407 not written down 407 james think i've got 408 let's try let's see where you are 100 minus
13:4875
13:48equals 25 25 take away the one yep 24 10 plus 7 is 17 yep and multiply the two together
13:57perfect 408
13:59well done well done
14:05because he's a mathematician now well done james 41 points as we turn as we turn to paul
14:11welcome to countdown lovely to be here nick now what have you got for us today can they
14:16tell us a story well it's uh introduction of the idea what it's like to be a chaser a lot
14:20of people
14:21watch the chase on itv because they want to see people asking questions asking questions and
14:26answering them correctly but a lot of people's great joy is shouting at the screen going how did
14:30you not know that when people get things wrong and i want to sort of issue a plea to people
14:36when
14:36they're watching don't get angry celebrate the moments when our brains fail to operate
14:39i once lost a final chase because i incorrectly thought that andrew murray
14:44kept a piece of haggis tied to his shoelaces for luck it never i never stopped to think why
14:49a piece of haggis would survive a four-hour santa court match at rambleton and i ended up losing a
14:54final
14:55chase but uh to illustrate the fact that anyone can make these errors i'm going to tell you a story
14:59about a very good friend of mine who's definitely one of the cleverest most erudite people i know and
15:04was actually a runner-up on brain of britain and a few years ago he had his chance on mastermind
15:10and
15:10he did well on especially subject which was something very cultured and highbrow and then
15:14he sat down for his general knowledge and the first question on the master on general knowledge is always
15:18an easy one to kind of ease you in sure and so he got asked which breakfast cereal is also
15:23a slang
15:24term for serving time in prison and he answered cheerios which is
15:31so if it can happen to him and if it can happen to me it can happen to everybody so
15:35please don't
15:35get angry when you see people make mistakes on telly just embrace it as the randomness of life yeah
15:45we've got two considerable contestants here on on the chase because
15:50susie you were on it i think were you not and did well and rachel did extraordinarily well didn't you
15:56win more for charity than anybody else has ever done yeah i think kirstie gallagher and i have
16:00the record as far as i'm aware unless it's been beaten by now we won 160 grand wouldn't happen
16:05against me though no of course brilliant anyway more from you a little bit later on now where should
16:12we go let's go to james james your letters game uh please could i start with a consonant rate thank
16:18you
16:18james james r and another n and another p and another t uh vowel please a and another u and
16:37another e
16:39um uh consonant please f and final vowel please and the last one o stand by
16:54so
17:09so
17:10so
17:25Yes, James?
17:26Seven.
17:27Seven.
17:28Frank?
17:28Six.
17:29Yes, Frank?
17:31I think I spelt it wrong, but pattern.
17:33Pattern.
17:34Now then, James?
17:36Fortune.
17:37Fortune.
17:38All right.
17:39Well done.
17:40And in the corner?
17:40Well, I can match that with the anagrams pronate and operant, but I think Susie's got one better.
17:48Yes, just to say, pattern does need a double T, but you need that, Frank.
17:51Yes, pan forte is there for eight.
17:54Pan forte is that really nice Sienese cake, Italian cake, sort of candied peel, and have
18:00it at Christmas quite often.
18:05Okay.
18:07And into the next letters game, and that's for Frank.
18:10Yes, Frank?
18:11May I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
18:14Thank you, Frank.
18:15S.
18:16And another.
18:18M.
18:19And another.
18:21G.
18:22And a vowel.
18:25And a vowel.
18:26Another vowel.
18:28E.
18:30One more vowel.
18:31A.
18:33And a consonant.
18:36D.
18:37Another consonant.
18:39C.
18:40And a final consonant, please.
18:43A final L.
18:44Standby.
18:47Standby.
19:01B.
19:17Well, Frank?
19:18A seven.
19:20A seven. And James?
19:22Er, I'll stick with a seven.
19:25Thank you. Frank?
19:27Medeals.
19:29And James?
19:30Mislead.
19:31And mislead.
19:34You. Unfortunately, medial is only there as an adjective, not as a noun.
19:38So we can't put the S on it, Frank. Sorry.
19:41Oh, bad luck. Bad luck. And Paul?
19:43Well, that's unfortunate, because if you'd seen the letter C and put it in medials, you could have had medicals
19:48for eight.
19:49Oh, what a shame. Never mind.
19:50As well as decimals and declaims, which are all anagrams of each other.
19:54Yeah.
19:54Well done. Thank you. Thanks, Susie.
19:56And now, James, it's your numbers game.
19:59Could I have one large, please?
20:00Just the one large for your last selection for a while. Thank you, James.
20:04And five little ones.
20:05And this time, they are nine, seven, two, seven, five, and 50.
20:13And a target, 687.
20:16Six, eight, seven.
20:17Six, four.
20:19Six, six, seven, four.
20:22A, four.
20:22Six, eight, seven.
20:36Seven, seven, six, eight.
20:37I hear all the stars in my head.
20:37Two, three, one.
20:37And then, first one.
20:39One, two, three, one.
20:39And the case is where we're going.
20:40One, two, three, four, four.
20:41One, two, one, three.
20:43Two, three, four, three, one.
20:46We'll be a good start.
20:46We'll be a great start.
20:48Yes, James.
20:50Yes, 687.
20:52687, Frank?
20:53No, 688.
20:55One away.
20:56Now, James, let's hear from you.
20:5950 multiplied by 7 minus 9 equals 341.
21:05341.
21:07341 multiplied by 2 is 682.
21:10Yep.
21:11And then add the 5.
21:12Well done, 687.
21:13Well done.
21:14APPLAUSE
21:17Good one from the mathematician.
21:21So, let's have our second tea-time teaser,
21:23which is Diver's Rig.
21:25And the clue, Giuseppe has turned a shade of bluey-green.
21:29Giuseppe has turned a shade of bluey-green.
21:40APPLAUSE
21:48Welcome back.
21:49I left with a clue.
21:50Giuseppe has turned a shade of bluey-green.
21:53He sort of looks like verdigris.
21:56Verdigris is the answer to that.
21:59So, James on 65.
22:00Frank, don't worry.
22:02It's coming.
22:03It's your letters game.
22:06Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
22:08You can.
22:09Thank you, Frank.
22:10S.
22:11And another one.
22:13V.
22:15And one more.
22:17N.
22:18And a vowel.
22:19O.
22:22Another vowel.
22:23A.
22:25Another vowel.
22:27I.
22:28A consonant.
22:30P.
22:32Another consonant.
22:34L.
22:36And a final consonant, please.
22:39And a final C.
22:42Standby.
22:42A consonant.
22:44A consonant.
22:56A consonant.
22:58A consonant.
22:59A consonant.
22:59A consonant.
22:59A consonant.
23:13Yes, Frank?
23:15Er, a six.
23:17A six, and James?
23:19Yeah, I'll stick with a six.
23:22Yes, Frank?
23:22Pianos.
23:24Pianos and planes?
23:28Planes, as in to mourn or lament with the I.
23:30Yeah.
23:30Absolutely fine.
23:31Now, Paul and Susie.
23:33I've matched up with panics, but I think Susie's got one better.
23:36There is a fish called a caplin, Nick.
23:38C-A-P-L-I-N.
23:40You can spell it with an E in the middle.
23:41It's small.
23:42You'll find it in the North Atlantic, and it resembles a smelt.
23:47Looks like a smelt.
23:4871 plays six.
23:49Well done, Frank.
23:50And it's James's letters game we turn to now.
23:52James?
23:54Please, could I have a consonant, Rachel?
23:56Thank you, James.
23:57S.
23:58And another?
24:00N.
24:01And another?
24:03K.
24:05And another?
24:07R.
24:09Vowel, please.
24:11E.
24:12And another?
24:14U.
24:15And another?
24:17I.
24:18And another?
24:21O.
24:22And finish with a final vowel, please.
24:26Finish with a...
24:29Counter.
24:31Go B
24:31Go!
24:32Go to Theс.
24:40Go.
24:42Go.
25:01Well, James?
25:02Nine.
25:03A nine.
25:05You seem to have a nine every day.
25:07Frank?
25:09Can't see a nine, sorry. Six.
25:11A six. And that six is?
25:13Sinker.
25:14Now, what's this nine of yours, James?
25:16Urokinase.
25:18Of course it is.
25:20Yes, urokinase.
25:22No, I think that's how you pronounce it.
25:24It's a term from biochemistry, an enzyme produced in the kidneys, which can be used to dissolve blood clots.
25:30Amazing.
25:30Well done.
25:37Well done, James.
25:39I think you've got some supporters in.
25:42Susie, we're back with you for your wonderful Origins of Words.
25:47I'm going to talk about a figure in history that is believed to have given us a very common expression
25:54in everyday English.
25:56And that man was Jonathan Wilde.
26:00Jonathan Wilde, who in his day masterminded a vast criminal empire that involved robbery, extortion, all sorts of kind of
26:10nefarious deeds.
26:12But he was also believed by the police to be an upstanding citizen who could be consulted on how to
26:21uphold the law and also particularly how to catch thieves.
26:25He was a professional thief taker.
26:27But he would also keep thieves in his employ to give him the booty from their burglaries, which he would
26:35then give back to their grateful owners for a fee.
26:38And he was able to do this because essentially he blackmailed the thieves themselves and said, if you don't give
26:44me the stuff, then I will sell you to the authorities.
26:47So he kind of, you know, straddled both sides of the fence very, very successfully.
26:52Anyway, to cut a long story short, it is said that what Jonathan Wilde did was if he decided that
26:57someone in his employ was actually better off being sold to the authorities for a fee to the police and
27:02sent to the gallows, he would put a double cross by his name.
27:07And that is where the sense of double crossing is said to have come from.
27:12There's not enough evidence to completely pin this down.
27:15It may be a wonderful folk etymology that we've somehow kind of, you know, made to, retrofitted really, made to
27:21fit the story.
27:22It may simply be the fact that to cross someone is to cheat and then to double cross them is
27:26to cheat twice.
27:27But I love the story of Jonathan Wilde.
27:29Wow, amazing story.
27:36Thank you for that, 89th page 6.
27:38And it's Frank we turn to.
27:40Yes, Frank, let us go.
27:42I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
27:45Thank you, Frank.
27:46R.
27:48And another.
27:49C.
27:51And another.
27:53S.
27:54And a vowel.
27:56U.
27:57Another vowel.
27:59E.
28:00One more vowel.
28:02A.
28:05Consonant, please.
28:07G.
28:08Another consonant.
28:10D.
28:12And a final vowel, please.
28:15And a final O.
28:17Stand by.
28:42And a final O.
28:49Well, Frank?
28:51Just a 6.
28:53A 6.
28:53And James?
28:56Stick with a 7, then.
28:58Frank?
28:59Dotage.
29:01Yes, James?
29:03Courage.
29:04And courage.
29:05Yes.
29:06Very nice.
29:07No.
29:08Any advances?
29:08Can we match that, I wonder?
29:09Paul?
29:10An 8 each, I think.
29:11I've got caroused for 8.
29:14And scourged is also there.
29:16And scourged.
29:20Scourged.
29:23Yeah, what a pleasant business.
29:25All right.
29:26So, James, final letters game for you.
29:28Good luck.
29:29Please, could I start with a consonant, Rachel?
29:32Thank you, James.
29:33N.
29:33And another.
29:36H.
29:36And another.
29:38N.
29:40And another.
29:42N.
29:44A vowel, please.
29:46I.
29:47And another.
29:48A.
29:50And another.
29:52E.
29:56A consonant, please.
30:00Y.
30:02And a final consonant, please.
30:05And a final S.
30:08Stand by.
30:09And a final consonant, please.
30:26And a final consonant, please.
30:26And a final consonant, please.
30:26And a final consonant, please.
30:27And a final consonant, please.
30:27And a final consonant, please.
30:28And a final consonant, please.
30:28And a final consonant, please.
30:28And a final consonant, please.
30:29And a final consonant, please.
30:29And a final consonant, please.
30:29And a final consonant, please.
30:30And a final consonant, please.
30:32And a final consonant, please.
30:33And a final consonant, please.
30:39Well, James?
30:40Seven.
30:41And Frank?
30:43Five.
30:44And your five is?
30:45Senna.
30:48Nannies.
30:49Nannies.
30:50Yes, well spotted.
30:52Yeah, good man.
30:53Paul and Susie, what have you conspired?
30:55I just had nannies.
30:56Yep.
30:57Hennas and hyenas, a couple of sixes.
31:00Hyenas, well done.
31:01Excellent, excellent.
31:03And James is over the hundred, of course, as usual.
31:07Well, Frank, it's your numbers game.
31:09May I please have two large and four small plays, Rachel?
31:13You may need a fine joke of one.
31:14Thank you, Frank.
31:15Two from the top four, little.
31:16And the final numbers of the day are seven, two, ten, four, 75 and 50.
31:25And the target, 852.
31:29852.
32:00Yes, Frank?
32:02852.
32:03852.
32:04And James?
32:05852.
32:07Frank?
32:0810 plus 7.
32:0910 plus 7, 17.
32:11Times 50.
32:13850.
32:14Plus a two.
32:14Well done.
32:15852.
32:16Perfect.
32:16And James?
32:17Exactly the same.
32:18Same way.
32:19Yep.
32:19I believe it.
32:25OK, chaps.
32:27Here we go.
32:28Final round.
32:29It's conundrum time.
32:30Fingers on buzzers.
32:32Let's roll today's countdown conundrum.
32:39Yes, James?
32:41Centering?
32:42Let's have a look.
32:45No.
32:46Take your time, Frank.
32:47Down to you.
33:15OK, well, stumped here.
33:16Even our octochamp is stumped.
33:18Must be difficult.
33:19Anybody?
33:20No?
33:22Paul?
33:23It's something I'm feeling a lot of at the moment.
33:25Energetic.
33:26Energetic.
33:27Oh, let's see whether you're right.
33:29Look at this.
33:30Energetic.
33:31Well done.
33:33Well done.
33:37Energetic.
33:38Ah, there we are.
33:39And so it has come to pass that James is an octochamp and he's our number one seed at the
33:45moment.
33:46But I'll come back to you in a minute.
33:48Frank, you played OK.
33:50And you take this with you.
33:51Thank you, Nick.
33:52So thank you very much for coming.
33:53Well, I've enjoyed myself.
33:55Good.
33:56Good.
33:56I'm glad you have, because that's the important thing about countdown.
34:00Yes, sir.
34:01Not bad, eh?
34:02Yeah, it's phenomenal.
34:04Excellent.
34:04Absolutely unbelievable.
34:05Well, at the moment, you're our number one seed.
34:07You come back at the finals at Christmas.
34:09And good luck to you in the meantime.
34:11Will do.
34:11We look forward to seeing you then.
34:13Well done.
34:14Paul, see you tomorrow?
34:16Absolutely.
34:17And Susie, too, of course.
34:18See you tomorrow.
34:19Yes, see you then.
34:20Well, there you have it.
34:22It's an applied mathematician in the finals.
34:24Exactly.
34:25Always watch the applied mathematicians.
34:26Well done.
34:27See you tomorrow.
34:27See you tomorrow.
34:28Same time, same place.
34:29You be sure of it.
34:30Two new contestants.
34:31A very good afternoon to you.
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