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00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown this Wednesday afternoon.
00:34And if it is a chaotic or unwanted afternoon, we aim to rescue you from it between 9 and 3
00:40o'clock.
00:40Thank you so much for tuning in. Hi, Rachel.
00:42Hi, Colin.
00:43Now, we talked about snorkeling yesterday.
00:45Kind of connected in that I was saved during a snorkeling accident.
00:48It's International Lifeguard Appreciation Day.
00:51Now, given that I was 13 when Baywatch started, I really do appreciate lifeguards.
00:56And I could list just about every one of them.
00:58They're not real lifeguards, Colin.
01:01CJ was real.
01:03They're not real floats.
01:03Really?
01:04Gina Lee Nolan didn't know CPR.
01:06I think she did.
01:08You have had to be saved, though.
01:10I'm right, aren't I?
01:11Yeah, I was 14.
01:13And I think the current just took me in the ocean.
01:16And I went under.
01:17And I just remember calmly thinking, well, that's it.
01:19And someone came and dragged me out.
01:21Yeah.
01:21So thank you to that person when I was 14.
01:24Wow.
01:24At the pools, at the beaches, at the parks, those real lifeguards trained to save lives
01:29and save lives they do, just like Rachel.
01:32So we appreciate you as we get over to Dictionary Corner, where we'd be all at sea if it wasn't
01:37for our Guardian of the Dictionary, Susie Dent.
01:40And alongside her all this week, the comedian, the writer, the actress, the brilliant Helen
01:45Lederer.
01:48Enjoying your week so far, Helen?
01:50So much.
01:50I can't even tell you.
01:52I'm beyond.
01:53The thing is, there have been real close encounters.
01:56And Stephen Woods has had to work for all three of his wins.
02:01And the more we get to know somebody, you think, there's stories that you know, I wouldn't bring
02:05that up with a stranger, but then you do.
02:07Tell me about the time you embarrassed yourself in front of Phil Neville.
02:10So I was at a Spice Girls concert.
02:12That's a good start, an embarrassing story.
02:15With my younger brother, I must have been about 13, and we've seen Phil Neville in the
02:20audience.
02:21My brother's like, let's go and get a picture.
02:23There's no phones and no selfies, so it was a picture with a wind on camera.
02:27As we walked over, we asked and he said, yep.
02:31I went into him and my brother pushed me onto him.
02:34It was the first time I think an adult had ever swore at me.
02:39That's brilliant.
02:40So were you on a double date at this Spice Girls gig?
02:43Do you know what?
02:45I can't remember that part.
02:46Oh, really?
02:47Convenient.
02:48Just brothers at a Spice Girls concert.
02:51Well, two will become one today.
02:53Stephen hopes he remains his champion.
02:55Liam Critcher hopes not for Milton Keynes.
02:57Nice to have you here.
02:58Thank you for having me.
02:59Your dog's called Lexi.
03:01Is that Alexander?
03:02Is that lexicographer?
03:03I'll say lexicographer.
03:05I'm thinking it might not be, but it could be.
03:09So tell me about Countdown and why you applied.
03:12So actually my housemate was the one who sort of gave me the idea.
03:16We always watch it together.
03:17And she was like, oh, you've got to apply, you've got to apply.
03:20And I was like, I don't know.
03:21And then eventually we decided to just go for it.
03:24And yeah, so.
03:26What's her name?
03:27Sonia.
03:28Sonia.
03:29Nobody likes a backseat driver.
03:31Countdown at Channel4.com.
03:32I want to see you apply.
03:33And I'm personally looking out for that email.
03:35She can't make you do it and then not apply herself.
03:38Exactly, exactly.
03:38Come on.
03:39Right, good luck, Liam.
03:39Good luck, Stephen.
03:42All right, Mr. Woods, Spice Up Her Life.
03:44Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:45Good afternoon, Stephen.
03:46I please could have started with a consonant.
03:47You can indeed start today with S.
03:50Another consonant.
03:53L.
03:53A vowel.
03:55O.
03:56A consonant.
03:58D.
03:59Another consonant.
04:01T.
04:02A vowel, please.
04:03I.
04:04A consonant.
04:07S.
04:07A vowel, please.
04:10E.
04:11And a final consonant.
04:12And a final R.
04:15At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:47Oh, my goodness.
04:49So much going on there.
04:51Make you dizzy, Stephen.
04:52How many?
04:53Seven.
04:54And for you, Liam?
04:55Seven, not written down.
04:56Not written down.
04:56What's your word, Liam?
04:58Sliders.
04:59Sliders.
04:59And Stephen?
05:01Dossier.
05:02Dossier.
05:03Yeah.
05:03I think of burgers when I think of sliders, but of shoes?
05:06Oh, I think of shoes.
05:07Yeah.
05:08Yeah, that's what I think of.
05:09There you go.
05:10All the rage now.
05:11Seven.
05:11The ending's there, Susie and Helen.
05:14So much.
05:15How did you get on?
05:16Soldiers.
05:18That would give you an eight.
05:19That's the eight.
05:20Yeah.
05:20And anything else?
05:21Yeah, a slightly weird one.
05:23Solidest.
05:23The most solid.
05:25Seven points each.
05:26More letters.
05:26Liam, your first time choosing.
05:27All right, Joel.
05:28Hi, Liam.
05:29Could I get a consonant, please?
05:30You can indeed.
05:31N.
05:32And a consonant, please.
05:35D.
05:36And a vowel.
05:37O.
05:39And another vowel.
05:41E.
05:43And a consonant.
05:44M.
05:46And a vowel.
05:49A.
05:51Consonant, please.
05:53T.
05:55And a vowel.
05:57E.
05:59And another vowel, please.
06:01And lastly, another A.
06:0230 seconds.
06:0430 seconds.
06:0530 seconds.
06:34Liam.
06:36A seven.
06:38Stephen.
06:38Just a six.
06:39The six is?
06:40Donate.
06:41And the seven?
06:42M and eight.
06:43M and eight.
06:44Very nice indeed.
06:45Well done.
06:46Early lead for the challenger.
06:48Helen?
06:48Well, I'm going to have to hand...
06:51I got a very small one, which was an animal.
06:54Is doe an animal?
06:55I know that's just three.
06:56I'm going backwards.
06:57But doe is an animal.
06:58So doe's a deer, a female deer.
07:00Exactly.
07:01But we have another animal, but you would know about the animal.
07:04We have two more creatures, actually.
07:06A manatee, which is a sea cow.
07:09Lovely.
07:10And nematode.
07:12It's another creature.
07:13And nematode is segmented worm, really.
07:16And just in case anyone was wondering at home, and I'm sorry to say this,
07:19but you could add the D to M and eight, which you're now realising, Liam.
07:22Sorry.
07:22And that will give you another eight M and eight.
07:24If you lose by one point today, I will remind you of that,
07:27watching the new young Liam.
07:28That will be there.
07:29Right, numbers for the first time, Stephen.
07:31Can we kind of take two large and four small, please?
07:34Sticking with the plan two from the top.
07:36And four little ones coming up.
07:38First numbers of today's contest are seven, nine, four, two,
07:44and the large two, 50 and 25.
07:47And the target you need to reach, 756.
07:50756.
07:51Numbers up.
07:51...
07:54...
08:24MUSIC CONTINUES
08:25One away. Liam.
08:27No, I've lost it, sorry.
08:28Lost it. Chance to get those seven points back.
08:32Quick smart.
08:33Nine plus four plus two.
08:35Nine plus four plus two, 15.
08:37Times that by 50.
08:39750.
08:40And add on the remaining seven.
08:41Seven, five, seven.
08:43Seven, five, six reach.
08:45Yep.
08:4650 plus four, 54.
08:4854 times two, 108.
08:51108 times seven, 756.
08:54APPLAUSE
08:56Let's get our Tea Time Teaser.
08:58It's Store Pin.
08:59Store Pin.
09:00Provide words of advice about the Singing Sisters.
09:03Provide words of advice about the Singing Sisters.
09:23MUSIC CONTINUES
09:25They were the Pointer Sisters.
09:28Pointers was the Tea Time Teaser.
09:30And I'm so excited because Stephen and Liam are locked at 14 points each.
09:36And Liam, you're picking these letters.
09:37Could I get a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:39Thank you, Liam.
09:41And another one.
09:45And another one.
09:47And another one.
09:48And a vowel.
09:51And another one.
09:52And a consonant, please.
09:57And a vowel.
10:00I.
10:02Consonant.
10:04G.
10:05And a final consonant, please.
10:07And a final C.
10:08Thanks, Rich.
10:09MUSIC CONTINUES
10:11MUSIC CONTINUES
10:40Liam.
10:41A six.
10:42A six from you and Stephen.
10:43Six.
10:43Liam.
10:44Cardio.
10:45Yes.
10:46Avoids.
10:47Avoids and cardio.
10:49It's one of those rounds that Susie might pull out something chemical or rock I've never heard of.
10:55Very difficult, Helen.
10:57Advisor for seven.
10:58Nice one.
10:59Which is what I need now.
11:01Like, I need advice all the time.
11:04Can you put the S on cardio for cardio?
11:07You can't, actually.
11:08I did check that one.
11:09But there's a nice, not technical, not scientific, but a nice seven there.
11:14Corvids.
11:15And they are birds of the crow family.
11:17Indeed.
11:18Yeah.
11:18Nice.
11:19We are locked.
11:2020 points each.
11:20Stephen, let's go again.
11:21Could I start with a consonant, please?
11:23Thank you, Stephen.
11:24N.
11:25A vowel.
11:27O.
11:27A consonant.
11:29K.
11:30A consonant.
11:32B.
11:32A vowel.
11:34E.
11:35A consonant.
11:38L.
11:39Another consonant.
11:41N.
11:42A vowel, please.
11:44O.
11:45And a final vowel, please.
11:47And a final E.
11:49And half a minute.
11:51.
12:20Transcription by CastingWords
12:21Stephen? Just a five. And Liam? Yeah, just a five as well.
12:25Then we've got letters. Stephen? Bloke. Yeah. Liam? Noble. Noble. Bloke.
12:31Yeah. Both absolutely fine. And it was quite tricky. We could just extend noble a little bit.
12:37To, um, guess what? En-oble. Oh, no. One of those. One of those. Let's move on and get numbers.
12:47Could I get one from the top and then five from anywhere else, please?
12:50Thank you, Liam. One large, five. Little coming up this time around.
12:54The little ones are eight, four, three, seven and ten.
13:00And the large one, 75. And the target, 314.
13:04Three, one, four. Numbers up.
13:05The little one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one, five. And
13:24the large one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one, five. And
13:24the large one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one. And the
13:25large one, five. And the large one, five. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one.
13:25And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one.
13:25And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one.
13:25And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one.
13:25And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one. And the large one.
13:31And the large one. And the large one. And the large
13:36314, Liam.
13:38Yep, not written down, but got it.
13:40And Stephen? Yes, 314. Off you go, Liam.
13:437 minus 3...
13:454.
13:46..times by the 75.
13:47300.
13:48Then add the 10 and the original 4.
13:50And the E, obligatory, easy as pi comment.
13:53Well done.
13:55Stephen?
13:56A slightly different, so 75 times by 4...
13:59300.
14:0010 plus 7.
14:0210 plus 7.
14:03Minus a 3.
14:03The same, you just switch the 4s around.
14:06Oh, she hates when you do that, Stephen.
14:08She hates when you do that.
14:09You're no longer her friend. Thank you.
14:13At 35 points, as we cross over the dictionary corner,
14:17Helen, we're freewheeling our chats this week,
14:19but you mentioned in passing yesterday French and Saunders,
14:23and I probably...
14:24I think I can imagine you're in one, two, three programmes
14:27with them back in the day?
14:29Yeah, back in the day.
14:31I think the first one was Girls on Top.
14:34Yes.
14:34I think that was the very first one with Tracey Ullman and Ruby Wax.
14:40Yes.
14:40That was a long time.
14:42Then there was French and Saunders, the show,
14:45and then I was very lucky.
14:47They did a Dolly Parton sketch called Dolly Farton,
14:51if I may use a different...
14:52Is that a consonant?
14:55F is a consonant?
14:56Yes.
14:57Yes, I'm on it.
14:58You see, I'm on it.
14:58I'm embracing.
15:00And I had to play Baby Sue, their, yes, badly behaved younger sister,
15:06so I had to sing.
15:08Yeah.
15:09Yes.
15:09They were amazing because they did the parodies, didn't they?
15:12And there was so much money, not that I'm bitter, thrown at the quality sketch shows.
15:18Do you remember all those parodies they did?
15:20Yeah.
15:20It was as if it was the real programme.
15:22Yeah.
15:23A lot of money spent, but also it's cross-generational, isn't it?
15:26They've reinvented themselves and the success comes time and time again
15:30in different ways as well, with the Vicar of Dibley and with Ab Fab as well.
15:35They could separate off, because it's fascinating about double acts, isn't it?
15:38You go, how do people stay friends?
15:41How do they...
15:41Obviously, you know, one person dies is one way of changing the status quo.
15:46I mean, I started out in a double act.
15:48I stole my partner from somebody else and she was in another double act,
15:52but the other double act person very kindly lent my double act person to me.
15:56So I had her for a year and then she rather selfishly went back to the original.
16:01Wow.
16:01And so then I thought, right, I'm on my own.
16:03I'm on my own, mate.
16:05So it's an interesting dynamic, isn't it?
16:07Yeah.
16:07Double act-ness.
16:07Absolutely brilliant.
16:08Thank you so much, Helen.
16:1235 points apiece.
16:13Feels like yesterday again, Stephen.
16:15Off we go.
16:16Can I start with a consonant, please?
16:19Thank you, Stephen.
16:19T.
16:19A vowel, please.
16:22I.
16:23A consonant.
16:25R.
16:26A vowel, please.
16:28E.
16:29A consonant.
16:31P.
16:32Another consonant.
16:33L.
16:35A vowel, please.
16:36A.
16:37A consonant.
16:39T.
16:40And a final consonant, please.
16:42And a final N.
16:43And here we go again.
16:45.
16:45.
16:46.
16:46,
17:19What have you got, Stephen?
17:20A planter.
17:21And Liam?
17:22Pattern.
17:23Pattern and planter, fairly straight forward.
17:27Can you rub their noses in it?
17:28Susie has an eight, but it is rather unusual,
17:31and I have to say, what does this mean, Susie?
17:35Oh, it's one of those early type of aeroplanes.
17:39It's a triplane, and it's got three sets of wings on top of each other.
17:44You know, biplanes we see quite often, but triplanes, three.
17:47Three layers.
17:48Three layers of wings.
17:49Just two wings, but three layers within, yeah.
17:51Yeah, exactly.
17:5242 points each, and Liam, we're going to go again,
17:55see if we can separate you.
17:56Could I get a consonant, please, Rachel?
17:58Thank you, Liam.
17:59W.
18:01And a vowel, please.
18:03E.
18:04And a vowel.
18:05I.
18:08Consonant.
18:10N.
18:12Consonant.
18:14V.
18:15A vowel, please.
18:18U.
18:20Consonant.
18:22B.
18:24Another consonant.
18:26T.
18:28And a final vowel, please.
18:31Looks like a challenge.
18:32A final A.
18:34Start the clock.
18:35A casual vowel.
18:38The end.
18:39The end.
18:55A noun.
18:56A noun.
18:57A noun.
18:59MUSIC PLAYS
19:06Liam.
19:07Just a six.
19:08Stephen.
19:09Six.
19:10Liam.
19:11Butane.
19:11Yeah, Stephen.
19:12Same words.
19:13There you go.
19:15Anything above a six?
19:17Nothing above a six.
19:18We just had an alternative.
19:20Native.
19:21Going native.
19:22Yeah, that's it.
19:23That's it.
19:24Stephen, let's get more numbers.
19:25My nine-year-old says I have to stick with the plan,
19:28so two large and four small, please.
19:31Runs a tight ship.
19:32Two large.
19:33Four little.
19:34You have to be able to go home at the end of the day.
19:36Right.
19:37These little ones.
19:38Three.
19:38Eight.
19:39Two.
19:40And eight.
19:41And the large one's 25 and 50.
19:44And the target?
19:45104.
19:47104.
19:47Numbers up.
19:4810, nine.
19:50Narcádiz.
19:5115很好.
19:5116.
20:0110,25.
20:01All rights to the current war.
20:06Only three.
20:0820, Sax basin.
20:08Let's take a break.
20:0815,000 times.
20:0815,000 times.
20:08Yes, that's nice.
20:08Yeah, of course.
20:10Any other ideas there?
20:10Clare?
20:10No.
20:181-0-4, Stephen.
20:201-0-4.
20:20Liam.
20:211-0-4.
20:21Off you go, Stephen.
20:23So, I've done 8 divided by 8 is 1.
20:258 over 8, 1.
20:273 minus the 1 is the 2.
20:29Yep.
20:30Sorry, I've messed it up.
20:32Oh.
20:34You were right there, Liam.
20:35Finish it off.
20:36So, I also did 8 over 8 for 1.
20:38Yep.
20:38Add to the 3 to get 4.
20:42Right.
20:434.
20:44And then two 50s.
20:45Yep.
20:46And add those together.
20:47Yeah, you could have still done it, though, Stephen.
20:50You'd kick yourself doubly.
20:51Yeah.
20:52What would he have done from there?
20:54Add it to the 50 and times that by 2.
20:57Yeah, brilliant.
20:57There you go.
20:58But, Liam, your points.
21:02Nice.
21:02Bit of drama, bit of drama.
21:04Liam takes the lead as we get our second tea time teaser of the day.
21:08I like this one.
21:08Lit Gummy.
21:10Lit Gummy.
21:11Morrison, Kerry, Henson.
21:14There's plenty to work out.
21:15Morrison, Kerry, Henson.
21:17Plenty to work out.
21:34Hello again.
21:35Yes, Morrison, Kerry, Henson.
21:37All gyms, multi-gym was the answer.
21:39Ten points in it.
21:41Quite the work out for our champion, Stephen Woods.
21:44Playing catch-up and Liam, you're picking these letters.
21:46I'll start with the consonant, please.
21:48Thank you, Liam.
21:49G and a vowel.
21:52G and a vowel.
21:53Consonant.
21:55T.
21:56And another one.
21:58L.
22:00And another one.
22:02R.
22:03R.
22:04And a vowel.
22:06E.
22:07Another consonant.
22:09G.
22:11A consonant.
22:14W.
22:14And a final vowel, please.
22:18And final A.
22:21And let's play.
22:52Liam.
22:53Seven.
22:54And Stephen.
22:55Seven.
22:55And seven.
22:56What have you got there?
22:57Lagier.
22:58Lagier with the L.
22:59And Stephen.
23:00Riggle.
23:00And wriggle.
23:01Yeah, both absolutely fine.
23:04We have an eight that you will love, Colin.
23:06Can I say it?
23:07Please do.
23:07Just because it's a beautiful word.
23:09And it has animal connotations.
23:11Maybe they may do it.
23:14Wagglier.
23:14A wagglier tail.
23:16How much is that doggy innuendo?
23:18Yes.
23:19The one with the waggly tail is the lyric, isn't it?
23:21What a beautiful word.
23:22It's gorgeous, isn't it?
23:23It doesn't get better.
23:24Let's just end the show early.
23:25We'll see you tomorrow.
23:26Yes.
23:27Wagglier.
23:27Beautiful.
23:28Right, more letters, please.
23:30We have to continue, Stephen.
23:31Could I start with a consonant, please?
23:33Thank you, Stephen.
23:51And a final R.
23:59And kind down.
24:27We'll see you tomorrow.
24:31Stephen.
24:32Seven.
24:32Yes, and Liam.
24:33Seven as well.
24:34Seven as well.
24:34Off you go, Stephen.
24:35Closure.
24:37Closure and Liam.
24:38Lurchers.
24:39Yes, nearly lurchers after the wagglier.
24:41But, yeah, both there for seven.
24:43Helen.
24:44Seven.
24:46Squelch.
24:46Nice, soundy, wordy.
24:48Great word.
24:49It's a great word.
24:51Yes.
24:51And loocher.
24:52More loosh than the next person.
24:54What's that mean?
24:55If you're loosh, it's you're a bit shady and disreputable.
24:58OK, OK.
24:59That's why I've never heard it.
25:01At ten points in it still.
25:03Oh, four rounds to go.
25:04That means origins of words.
25:05Well, we are going to Waterford in Ireland.
25:08And Deirdre Oates, who asks where the term having a mare comes from when we're having a bad time.
25:14Well, it's very simply short for nightmare, if you are having a mare.
25:19And that's not as sort of, I suppose, straightforward a term as you might think.
25:25So no one welcomes a nightmare.
25:27But when it first emerged in English, this is around the 14th century, a nightmare was even more scream-worthy,
25:34really,
25:35because it was a female spirit or a monster that was said to come and settle on the chest of
25:40a sleeper
25:41and pressed down so heavily that they could almost suffocate them.
25:47In some cases, a nightmare was what they called an incubus or a succubus,
25:51so they were kind of seeking to satisfy their desire.
25:54But this mare is not a female horse, although you might think of it as something so powerful.
25:59This mare is actually relative of an early Irish word, Morrigan, who was Queen of the Elves.
26:05And you will find this thread actually weaving its way through different languages.
26:11So in German, a nightmare is an Alptraum, which is a sort of oaf dream.
26:15And an oaf was once a changeling child said to have been left by the elves instead of a real
26:22one.
26:22So they would kind of swap an elf child in.
26:25And in French, it's a cauchemar, which was an evil spirit.
26:28So the mare, again, is the spirit.
26:30And the cauch is trampling, so the idea, again, of pressing really heavily.
26:34So, again, you can see the threads going through all of these different languages.
26:39So that's all pretty horrible.
26:40That's when you have a mare, you have a nightmare.
26:41But I thought I'd end with dream, which is quite poetic in a way in terms of its origin,
26:46because the very first uses of dream were to mean joy or mirth.
26:51So there's a lovely word, glee dream, which was delight in music, which I think is gorgeous.
26:56And we don't have a word for delight in music so much anymore.
26:59But perhaps, we're not completely sure whether it's related to our modern use of dream,
27:03but perhaps the idea is that joy is so elusive we can only dream of it,
27:08which actually is quite a melancholy thought.
27:09But anyway, thanks, Dirdre, that was a lovely question.
27:12Having a mare, I hope you don't have one.
27:14Really good.
27:16Ten points in it at the moment.
27:19Nightmare and dream is a delicate balance at the moment for Stephen.
27:23And Liam, it was four rounds to go.
27:25Mr Critcher, you're up again.
27:26Could I get a consonant, please, Rachel?
27:28Thank you, Liam.
27:30M.
27:31And another one.
27:33R.
27:34And a third.
27:36N.
27:37A vowel, please.
27:39E.
27:41And another one.
27:42A.
27:44And a third.
27:45E.
27:46And a fourth, please.
27:49A.
27:51Consonant, please.
27:53C.
27:55And a final consonant, please.
27:57And a final P.
27:59Good luck.
28:14Good luck.
28:30Liam.
28:31Just a six.
28:32Stephen.
28:33Six.
28:33Six as well.
28:34Liam.
28:35A camper.
28:36Camper.
28:37Meaner.
28:38A meaner.
28:39Camper and meaner for six points each.
28:42Window of opportunity was there.
28:44How did we get on, Ellen?
28:45Well, we had paceman, which is a man who paces,
28:50but I think Susie will probably clarify that.
28:53It's a fast bowler in cricket.
28:55Yes.
28:56There you go.
28:56So a little chance for Stephen to pull that back,
28:58as it is, just the ten points.
29:01Last letters, champ.
29:02Here we go.
29:03I'll start with a consonant, please.
29:05Thank you, Stephen.
29:06T.
29:07Another consonant.
29:09P.
29:10A vowel.
29:12U.
29:13A consonant.
29:15S.
29:16A vowel, please.
29:17A.
29:18A consonant.
29:20M.
29:21A vowel.
29:23E.
29:24A consonant.
29:26F.
29:27And a final consonant, please.
29:28And a final N.
29:30And last letters.
29:31That's for you, Shat,
29:31that's, you know.
29:31End up.
29:52And even now...
29:54No, no, no.
29:58I'm still here, 혼자.
29:59Yeah, yeah.
30:02Stephen? Risky seven.
30:05Liam? Safe six.
30:07The six is? Fasten.
30:09Fasten your seatbelts. Here we go. Unpaste.
30:12Unpaste. Cut and unpaste on your computer.
30:16In the dictionary, it's not to do with computing cut and paste,
30:20it's to do with literally removing the paste from something.
30:24But either way, it's in the dictionary, so welcome.
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30:27Well gone indeed. Look at that. Three points in it.
30:31No, Ellen. I'm so excited about this word.
30:36Eight. Spumante.
30:37Spumante. What are you going to do at a party in the kitchen?
30:40Yes. Yeah, we love that.
30:42And we also should love our putemans,
30:45and they are the outer part of a nucleus of the brain.
30:49OK. Excellent. A lot to think about there.
30:51Right, three points in it.
30:53We're heading towards another crucial countdown conundrum,
30:55but that could change in our last numbers round.
30:59What's Liam going to do with the three-point lead?
31:01Play it safe or take a risk?
31:03Can I get an inverted T, please?
31:05An inverted T. A very important final numbers round.
31:08One large, five little, and they are...
31:12Seven, ten, eight, seven, three, and the large one, 25.
31:18And the target, 486.
31:21Four, eight, six. Last numbers.
31:25Nine, nine, 10.
31:26Four, eight, seven.
31:26Nine, 10.
31:26Nine, 10.
31:27Three, eight, eight, four, rote.
31:46In the arc, ten, eight, eight, eight.
31:47And, ten, five, rote.
31:534, 8, 6.
31:56Liam?
31:56Just 4, 8, 3.
31:58Three points off.
31:59Stephen?
32:004, 8, 5.
32:01One point off.
32:02Let's hear it.
32:03So I did 7 plus 3 plus 10.
32:057 plus 3 plus 10.
32:0720.
32:0820 times by 25.
32:11500.
32:12Then I did 8 plus 7.
32:138 plus the other 7.
32:15Minus it away.
32:16Yeah, and you're still in it and you nick the lead.
32:19Goodness me.
32:204, 8, 6.
32:21Yeah, there were a couple of different ways.
32:23One of them.
32:257 minus 3 is 4.
32:278 divided by 4 is 2.
32:30And then 25 times 10 is 250.
32:34Take the second 7 for 243 and times it by the 2.
32:394, 8, 6.
32:43My goodness, our champion Stephen Woods, our Spice Girls fan,
32:48didn't want to be here again just like yesterday.
32:51But he is.
32:52Liam, who do you think you are?
32:54Fingers on the buzzers.
32:57At the end of this, we'll be saying goodbye to one of you.
33:00Our crucial countdown conundrum.
33:08Liam to win.
33:10Fortitude.
33:10Let's have a look.
33:12Yes.
33:15Liam, wow.
33:16Well, listen, we'll get to know you better tomorrow,
33:18but the only thing to say now is you've got a teapot and Sonia was right.
33:21She was indeed.
33:22Well done, Sonia.
33:23Stephen, I mean, I'm not going to...
33:25Yeah, I'm not just saying this, not just a platitude.
33:27We're losing a lot of really strong competitors before they can get the Octo-Champ.
33:31You enjoyed it?
33:32Yep, had a mare with my numbers, but...
33:34Yeah.
33:35They really enjoyed it.
33:36Thank you, mate.
33:37Thank you so much.
33:38Helen, you've no choice but to come back tomorrow.
33:40See you then.
33:41Thank you, Susie.
33:43Now, Rachel, just before we go on International Lifeguard Appreciation Day,
33:46of course, David Hasselhoff played Mitch Buchanan in Baywatch.
33:49His son was very nearly played by a huge actor today,
33:55but he didn't get the part.
33:56There's a reason why I bring it up as well.
33:58Do you want to have a guess?
33:59Eddie Murphy.
34:00Leonardo DiCaprio.
34:01Oh, really?
34:02Who, if you think about it, went on to star in Titanic,
34:04which had a very different end than most Baywatches.
34:08He did all right without Baywatch, didn't he?
34:09He did indeed.
34:10Right, don't leave us high and dry.
34:12Same time, same place tomorrow.
34:13You can count on us.
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