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00:31Hello, everyone. It's Tuesday, the 28th of April.
00:34Thank you for tuning in.
00:35Countdown is up for the cup again,
00:37and wild horses couldn't keep us away from the letters and numbers.
00:41So let's kick off with a courteous hello, of course,
00:43to our G of the D, Susie Dent.
00:45Let's say amen to the Reverend Kate Botley,
00:48who's back with us and making sure we never fall foul of the numbers.
00:52Well, nearly never.
00:53It's Rachel Riley. How are you today?
00:55Good. How are you?
00:56Yes, really, really good.
00:57We're going back to this day in 1923.
01:00Which was not the first FA Cup final,
01:02but the first FA Cup final at Wembley,
01:05which Bolton beat West Ham, I think.
01:08And the reason why I say that,
01:09it's famous because 200,000 people turned up and it was chaos.
01:13And a white horse called Billy pushed them all back,
01:17and it's known as the White Horse final.
01:19It was also the first final that was on the radio.
01:21So it's when the FA Cup sort of became a national, iconic thing to this very day,
01:28I think, anyway.
01:29But I think we think underdogs.
01:30If I say underdogs, go.
01:32I think of when Wigan beat Man City.
01:35Yeah.
01:35Ben Watson scored the winner that day.
01:37I think that's right up there with the greatest,
01:39just because of the gap there is, isn't there now,
01:41even if you're in the same division.
01:43Do you remember Wimbledon in the 80s beating Liverpool?
01:45The crazy gang, Susie.
01:47What stage of the FA Cup was that?
01:49Was that the final?
01:49That was the final, yeah.
01:50Amazing.
01:51They saved, Dave Besson saved the first penalty ever in an FA Cup final.
01:56Obviously not ever in the history of football.
01:58That would be strange.
01:59And it's weird because they actually finished 12th in the league that year.
02:02They were really good, that Wimbledon side,
02:04but they just got promoted.
02:05And I think it was because Liverpool were seen as,
02:08well, I'll give you the John Motson line,
02:10one of the greatest bits of commentary of all time.
02:12He said, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club.
02:16Even though I'm a Liverpool fan,
02:17let's give Wimbledon their flowers, of course.
02:20All right, listen, our match-up today is absolutely fantastic.
02:23I'm not sure there is an underdog.
02:25Tom Bashford, three wins,
02:28survived by the skin of your teeth,
02:31scored an injury time with that crucial count.
02:34Hey, let's shout out the family,
02:36because we've talked about your work and the chess and all that.
02:38We haven't done that yet.
02:39Who's cheering you on at home?
02:40At home's my wife, Toby.
02:42And our children, Theo and Tiwa.
02:44Ah, beautiful.
02:45Well, listen, if anyone's cheering on our challenger,
02:49Sue Lesser, from home,
02:50then I think they might be breaking a few laws,
02:53because home is Armenia.
02:56Not originally, I have to say.
02:57You're from Liverpool, but living over there now
02:59and over here for a countdown.
03:01Of course.
03:02Came all the way over just to see you, Colin.
03:04Yes, I love it.
03:05What has you in Armenia?
03:06So I'm a headteacher of an international primary school.
03:10Fantastic, fantastic.
03:12And so do the kids in your class,
03:15because of your love of countdown,
03:16do they know about countdown?
03:17That's how it started.
03:18I was substituting the teacher for year six,
03:22and I had ten minutes to kill before playtime.
03:24And I asked them if they knew what countdown was.
03:27Of course they didn't.
03:28So we played a first game, a numbers game.
03:31And since then, they play every single day.
03:33They asked me for more and more challenges.
03:36I have to go and play against them sometimes as well.
03:40And it was actually last year's class
03:41that forced me to apply to come on the show.
03:44Oh, that's sensational.
03:46Excellent.
03:46Rachel, do you want to say a quick hello to Sue in Russian?
03:51I echo that.
03:52Let's get on with it.
03:53Sue and Tom, best of luck.
03:57Tom, you've got to pick our first letters.
03:59Good afternoon, Rachel.
04:00Afternoon, Tom.
04:00A consonant, please.
04:01Start today with L.
04:04And another consonant.
04:06T.
04:07And another.
04:10S.
04:11And a vowel.
04:13A.
04:14And a consonant.
04:16P.
04:17And a vowel.
04:19O.
04:20And a vowel.
04:23Another vowel.
04:27E.
04:28And a consonant, please.
04:30A final N.
04:32At home and in the studio, let's play Kind Down.
04:35And a vowel.
04:52And a vowel.
04:53And a vowel.
04:53And a vowel.
04:53And a vowel.
04:53And a vowel.
04:53And a vowel.
04:53And a vowel.
05:05Tom.
05:06An eight.
05:06An eight.
05:07Want to start, Sue?
05:08Yes, possibly an eight.
05:09Brilliant.
05:10Tom.
05:11Lapstone.
05:12Lapstone.
05:13What about yourself, Sue?
05:14Unplates.
05:16Unplates.
05:18Unplate is not there.
05:19You can unplate, but not unplate.
05:22Nothing lost, though, really,
05:23because we already knew Tom had the eight.
05:25So, certainly, that's the right tactics.
05:27Well done for that.
05:27And can we add anything?
05:28Yeah, there's another eight in there as well.
05:31There's auto pens.
05:33Auto pens, yes.
05:34Yes, he loves the bass.
05:35And I liked polenta.
05:37Yes.
05:37I thought that was lovely.
05:38We love polenta.
05:39Yeah, yeah.
05:39Sue, off you go.
05:40Your letters.
05:41OK.
05:42Hello, Rachel.
05:42Hi, Sue.
05:43Hi.
05:43Could I have a consonant?
05:46Start with F.
05:47And a vowel.
05:48A.
05:49And a consonant.
05:51R.
05:51And a consonant.
05:54M.
05:55And a vowel.
05:57E.
05:58And a consonant.
06:00C.
06:01And a vowel.
06:04A.
06:05A consonant.
06:07T.
06:07And a final vowel, please.
06:09A final I.
06:11Here we go.
06:13Here we go.
06:26Here we go.
06:28Here we go.
06:29Here we go.
06:30Here we go.
06:30Here we go.
06:31Here we go.
06:31Here we go.
06:31Here we go.
06:41Here we go.
06:43and that's time sue just a six and for you Tom a six as well yes we'll get rid
06:48of that word just say what we got camera camera and for you Tom camera as
06:53well I said all over there a couple of cameras can you flash us anything else
06:57yeah there's not really much else we got a metric but it was it feels like there
07:03should be more there right definitely did we were an end away from Armenia which
07:08would have been a nice way to welcome to you officially but there you go Tom
07:11let's get our first numbers of the day four from the top please your favorite
07:15four of the big ones two of the little ones first numbers of the day are two two
07:22seventy-five one hundred fifty and twenty-five and the target four hundred
07:28and ninety-eight four nine eight numbers up
08:02four nine eight Tom four nine eight yes and Sue four nine eight lovely look look how happy first numbers
08:09right so she's like yes
08:11farewell off you go Tom okay so fifty plus seventy-five
08:14there's a hundred and twenty-five yep divided by twenty-five
08:18give you five it does multiply by one hundred
08:22five hundred to track two lovely four nine eight I'm future slightly differently so I
08:29added up all of the four big numbers so a hundred plus fifty plus twenty five plus
08:34seventy-five two hundred and fifty yeah times by two five hundred and then minus the
08:41other two yeah this was quite friendly quite a few ways for this one well done
08:44yay lovely start again to today's show as we get our first tea time teaser
08:51nothing to do with football lists but prem dish prem dish went to catch seafood to
09:14make a premium dish welcome back everyone prem dish became shrimp I said it wasn't
09:20connected to football but gonna test your football knowledge quite close to home for
09:24you well I'm from South End my mum and I both worked at the South End United for my
09:29knowledge we've only played Manchester United South End once it was an FA Cup
09:32upset South End I want to say I want to say they won 1-0 with a Freddie Eastwood
09:37goal something like that but we definitely lost as a Man United fan and and that
09:41yeah well you you had your loyalties stretch there but I'm just cuz of the
09:45shrimpers yeah yeah brilliant all ties together lovely as we get back to the
09:50letters and so you're gonna choose these could I have a constant please thank you
09:53Sue n and and vowel a and a consonant l and vowel a and a consonant n and vowel i
10:10and a consonant g and another
10:13consonant are and a final constant please a final W let's play
10:25you
10:34so
10:35you
10:37you
10:37you
10:37you
10:48you
10:51That's time. Sue?
10:52I have a seven. OK. And Tom?
10:55An eight. An eight. OK. For you, Sue?
10:59Railing. And for you, Tom?
11:01Learning. Learning, of course.
11:03And I think Sue might be learning something here as well.
11:07Yeah, I need two I's, but I think Sue realised that, yes, for railing.
11:10But learning, excellent for eight, and that was as good as it got for us.
11:12Still waiting her first maximum of the week.
11:14But the week is young, as we get more letters from Tom.
11:17A vowel, please, Rachel. Thank you, Tom.
11:18A. And a vowel?
11:21U. And another?
11:23I. And a consonant, please.
11:26P. And another?
11:28R. And another?
11:31D. And another?
11:34X. And a vowel?
11:37E. And a final vowel, please.
11:40And a final O.
11:42In half a minute.
12:14All right, Tom.
12:15Six.
12:16Sue?
12:16Six.
12:17Six as well.
12:18All right, Tom?
12:19Poured.
12:20Poured.
12:21And for you, Sue?
12:22Dopia.
12:23And dopier.
12:24Because we head to dictionary corner.
12:26Yeah, we've got radio for five, proud for five, but diaper as well.
12:32So that's as good as we could do.
12:34And diaper.
12:35All right.
12:36Well, listen, we should move on from that.
12:37It was a bit of a stinker, just like that diaper.
12:39And we'll get more numbers now from Sue.
12:41Could I have two large and the rest small, please?
12:44You can indeed, too, from the top row this time.
12:47And four not.
12:48And your small numbers, nine, one, four, and nine.
12:53And the large number, 25, and 100.
12:56And the target, 253.
12:59253, numbers up.
13:32253, Sue.
13:33Mm, 254.
13:35Yeah.
13:35Tom?
13:36The same, 254.
13:37254.
13:38I'm hoping it's impossible.
13:40What a tricky one.
13:41Sue?
13:42So I did nine plus one.
13:44Nine plus one, ten.
13:46Times by 25.
13:49250 plus four.
13:51108.
13:52Tom?
13:53My way as well.
13:53Yeah.
13:54All right.
13:56One of those ones.
13:58You just would have assumed it was going to take us all five seconds.
14:00But 253?
14:01You'll have to leave it with me.
14:03That makes me feel so much better.
14:06And it's a good time.
14:07And, of course, because we're going to head to Dictionary Corner for our unpredictable afternoon
14:12chats with the Reverend Kate Botley.
14:14What we took.
14:15By the way, before we do that, we aren't coordinating our outfits.
14:19That's two days in a row.
14:21Please don't put any pressure on me for tomorrow, will you?
14:24Let's just say we get a hat trick.
14:25The purple and yellow that I know you've got planned for tomorrow really does not suit
14:28my complexion.
14:31What are we talking about today?
14:32Well, I'm no fashion designer, of course, thank goodness.
14:35And I have done some weird jobs in my time.
14:38I worked in a shop once.
14:40I bet you've done some strange jobs, have you?
14:42You're asking the wrong person.
14:43Ask the other two.
14:44You've done some strange jobs, Rachel.
14:46It's a bit strange.
14:46I once didn't get a job removing staples out of documents, which is how I ended up
14:50working at South and United that summer.
14:52Oh, my goodness.
14:53I was a grave digger.
14:54There you go.
14:55Oh, were you?
14:55Yeah, yeah.
14:56Oh, goodness.
14:56I wish I'd known.
14:57You probably could have undercut some of the people that I have to pay for.
15:02I'm still available.
15:04Vickering's a weird job.
15:05This is a bit of a strange job.
15:06I've also worked in a sausage factory.
15:08That was a bit of an odd one.
15:09Shops, that kind of thing.
15:11I've been a teacher.
15:13So, Sue, if you need any supply teachers coming in, I'm very happy to do that.
15:16Hold on a second, Kate.
15:17You can't go, like, from grave digger to sausage factory and teacher.
15:21That's a weird job.
15:22Yeah, I mean, I'll turn me on to anything.
15:23Me, I'm a Swiss army knife of a woman is what I like to think of myself as.
15:27But I think one of the weirdest jobs I did was I was in charge of pastoral care in a
15:32vocational college.
15:34So, it was plumbers, plasterers, builders, car mechanics, that kind of thing.
15:38And they were always looking for people to practice on.
15:40So, my car, you know, the oil was changed almost like every other day, you know.
15:45And the plasters and stuff were always looking for somewhere to practice.
15:49But the best people were the beauty therapists.
15:52They were...
15:53So, my nails were always perfect.
15:55My hair always looked immaculate.
15:57All that sort of stuff.
15:58But the best day of the year was when they brought in someone from their family to practice on.
16:03And so, Keeley's nan-nan turned up one afternoon with two carrier bags and a pack-a-mac like this.
16:09And she was going for a full makeover.
16:11When she came out, she was just...
16:12Keeley had spent all afternoon with her nan doing a makeover on her, making her look absolutely stunning.
16:18So, her hair and make-up and nails, all that kind of thing.
16:21And I went over to Keeley's nan-nan.
16:23I said, oh, you must be so proud of what Keeley's achieved today, because you look gorgeous.
16:27And she went, yeah, she's done such a lovely job, but I had to draw the line at waxing.
16:35Absolutely brilliant.
16:37I won't, because these two are sick of hearing my story about when I get waxed.
16:40I'm just going to leave that alone.
16:42And let's just say I didn't last the full waxing.
16:45No, we don't want to go there.
16:47Let's just say it was hairy.
16:49We're going to move on.
16:51Thank you very much, Kit.
16:54And good news, because I want to see it 253, Rich.
16:58Yes, I was trying to find 9 times 28 plus 1, but 9 minus 1 is 8.
17:0325 minus 8 is 17.
17:0617 times the second 9 is 153.
17:09And then you can add on the 100 for 253.
17:13Yes, brilliant.
17:16Well, just a reminder of our scores.
17:18Our champion, Tom, is on 45.
17:20Our challenger, Sue, who's joining us from Armenia, is on 29.
17:24Just 16 points in it.
17:26And just is the right word.
17:28See yesterday's show for evidence of that.
17:30Tom, you're picking these letters.
17:31Let's start with a vowel, please.
17:33Thank you, Tom.
17:34E.
17:35And a consonant?
17:37T.
17:38And a vowel?
17:40O.
17:42And another vowel?
17:42E.
17:44And a consonant?
17:46S.
17:48And a consonant?
17:49B.
17:51Another one, please.
17:52N.
17:54And another, please.
17:56L.
17:57And a consonant.
18:00Lastly, N.
18:01And start the clock.
18:30And start the clock.
18:33Tom?
18:34Seven.
18:34Seven for you.
18:35Well done.
18:36Sue?
18:36Five.
18:37Yeah, difficult round there, Sue.
18:38What have you got?
18:40Stone.
18:40Yes, and for you, Tom?
18:42Bonnets.
18:43Bonnets.
18:43There you go.
18:44Bonnets.
18:45Lovely bonnets.
18:45Yeah, nice word.
18:46So, bonnet picks up points.
18:48Gives you a little bit more of a cushion.
18:50What have you got there, Rev?
18:52Enobles for eight.
18:53Very nice.
18:53I can't take credit for that one.
18:55Sorry.
18:56OK, I'll take credit then.
18:57Yeah, you do it.
18:57Cheers.
18:58I'll have that one.
18:58I did great there.
19:00Let's get more letters.
19:01Sue, you're up.
19:02A consonant, please, Rachel.
19:03Thank you, Sue.
19:04F.
19:05And a vowel?
19:07A.
19:07And a consonant?
19:10S.
19:10And a vowel?
19:12I.
19:13And a consonant?
19:15T.
19:16And a consonant?
19:18H.
19:19And a vowel?
19:21A.
19:22And a consonant?
19:24T.
19:25And a final vowel, please.
19:27And a final I.
19:29Kind dine.
19:30T.
19:31T.
20:06Well, Don, he's on form today, so not much you can do about it.
20:09What's your five?
20:10Shift.
20:11Yeah, that's why I had two and putting a bigger shift in.
20:14Faiths.
20:15Faiths.
20:16Very nice.
20:16Look me straight in the eye, Kate.
20:18Did you get it?
20:19I was close.
20:21I've got faith.
20:22Oh, you've got to have faith.
20:23You've got to have faith.
20:24Someone once said that and just didn't quite get the S on the end in time.
20:29Love it.
20:30But Susie just pulled it out of the bag in the last minute.
20:33Go on, you have it.
20:34Go on, you tell him.
20:35No, it's just a seven.
20:36Fattish.
20:36Oh.
20:37Fattish.
20:37Yes, it's a bit odd.
20:39Fattish worms is the example here.
20:41Oh, yeah.
20:42Fattish and cuddly.
20:43Like plump and cuddly.
20:44Yes.
20:44Yes.
20:45OK, why are you looking at me?
20:4758, 29.
20:48My goodness, look at that.
20:49Back to the numbers already.
20:50The last round was fun and games.
20:53I mean, oh, Tom's going to make it probably difficult.
20:55Off you go.
20:56Three large this time, please.
20:57Dialing it down.
20:58Just three from the top, three little.
21:00Doesn't make it any easier often.
21:02The three small ones, eight, seven and two.
21:05And the big ones, 25, 50 and 100.
21:09And the target this time, 901.
21:12901, numbers up.
21:13And the target this time, 901, numbers up.
21:45901 with three large.
21:47Tom?
21:47Just 900.
21:48900, one away.
21:50Sue?
21:50902.
21:52It's often the case, isn't it?
21:54One the other way.
21:54So, Tom, first.
21:55Two plus seven.
21:57Two plus seven is nine.
21:58Multiply by 100.
22:00For seven whole points.
22:02And Sue?
22:03Very similar.
22:04Seven plus two is nine times by 100.
22:08And then 50 over 25 is two.
22:11Add it on.
22:12Like that.
22:12You got to one away and you thought,
22:14no, I'm going to go one the other way.
22:16And that still gets you seven points.
22:18Oh, I love your style, Sue.
22:19I wish I could give you more.
22:20But seven points each and it's unexpected, tricky rounds.
22:26Well, three large can have its moment.
22:28This was impossible.
22:29So, one away is best you could have done.
22:30Well done.
22:31Well done.
22:33All right, 65, 36.
22:36Six rounds to go as we get this tea time teaser, which is use belly.
22:41Use belly.
22:42It wasn't Oliver's dog.
22:44Actually, it was Oliver's dog.
22:47It wasn't Oliver's dog.
22:48Actually, it was Oliver's dog.
23:16Bullseye is the name of the dog.
23:18And I think Rachel's nailed it.
23:20Go ahead.
23:20All right.
23:21In Oliver Twist.
23:22The film.
23:23Bill Sykes.
23:24His dog is called Bullseye.
23:26So, it's not Oliver Twist's dog.
23:27But Bill Sykes was played by Oliver Reed.
23:29That's it.
23:30So, we couldn't have just had the clue, stay out of the black and in the red.
23:33And then we wouldn't have had to have this conversation at all.
23:36Right.
23:37Six rounds to go.
23:38Sue, keep the faith.
23:40Let's go.
23:41Nine letters from you.
23:42Can I have a consonant, please?
23:44Thank you, Sue.
23:45G.
23:46And a vowel.
23:48E.
23:49And a consonant.
23:51R.
23:52And a consonant.
23:54D.
23:55And a vowel.
23:56U.
23:57And a consonant.
23:59T.
24:00And a consonant.
24:02L.
24:04And a vowel.
24:06E.
24:07And a final vowel, please.
24:10Final I.
24:12Kind I.
24:12And a vowel.
24:30And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:31And a vowel.
24:32And a vowel.
24:43Time's up, Sue. Seven. Seven for you. Brilliant. Tom?
24:47Seven as well. Yes. What have you got there, Sue?
24:49Diluter. A diluter. Well, I'm a diluter.
24:53I love my cordial, but I'm not sure if it's in the dictionary.
24:55We'll find out. Tom? Erudite. An erudite.
24:59Very posh. Diluter in the dictionary, all fine. Yeah, no problem there.
25:03Excellent stuff. What else can we throw in?
25:05Well, we've got guilt, of course, which is what sometimes people feel,
25:09but we could extend it to guilted.
25:11More letters now. Tom, you're up again.
25:13Vowel, please, Rachel. Thank you, Tom.
25:15O. And another.
25:18E. And another.
25:20A. And another, please.
25:23E. And a consonant.
25:26R. A consonant.
25:28S. A consonant.
25:31G. And another.
25:34J. And a final consonant, please.
25:37Final T. Good luck.
25:41You're sure you are.
25:41G. And a consonant.
25:42neutral fe lever.
25:42A consonant.
26:07A onion.
26:10A coarseёly, a Johnsymphol,
26:11The conversation becomes an kellier,
26:11a souther- transplanted ration Additionally,
26:117. Sue? 7. Yes. Come on, Tom. Storage. No problem. Sue? Storage. Yes. There you go. Plenty of room for
26:21everybody. How did you get on the dictionary corner?
26:23Oh, well, I got greats for six, but we also love toe rags as well. Isn't that nice? Is that
26:31acceptable? I mean, it's not as good as you snake mackerel, but I think we use toe rag as the
26:37type of thing you say kind of quite lovingly their nephew or something.
26:39Your little toe rag. Yes. Be careful. It does say derogatory in the dictionary. Yes. But yes, I agree. It's
26:46on the kind of slightly milder end of the scale.
26:49I think we can use it quite like rapscallion or something like that. Yeah. Yeah. Surely. All right. Well, listen,
26:55that's a little limber up for you, Susie, because it's time for Origins of Words.
26:59Yes, I can ask the million dollar question, which is where does that phrase come from? And I think most
27:05of us probably would guess and would think of a programme,
27:09a quiz to show that many of us enjoy. But actually, it started off with a very different quiz programme
27:15in the 1940s.
27:16And it was on American radio and it was called Take It or Leave It. And it featured progressively difficult
27:24questions.
27:25So a very recognisable format. And the contestant could either take the money and run or they could leave it
27:31and try and go on to the next question.
27:33And it started with one dollar and ended, remember, this is the radio in the 1940s, with the top prize
27:38of sixty four dollars.
27:40And that would be awarded if the hardest question was answered correctly.
27:43It was so successful, it was transferred over to TV. And of course, they had to up the ante there.
27:48So it became the sixty four thousand dollar question, which was a huge amount of money in those days.
27:54It was a really, really popular show. It became embroiled in a big scandal as to whether contestants were being
27:59fed answers.
28:00It sort of affected quite a few shows, particularly in the US at that time.
28:04But it survived the phrase, at least, those kind of disgraced origins and continued to inflate with the times.
28:12And so today we're simply much more likely to hear about the million dollar question.
28:16But I, for one, did not know the history and didn't know it all began with sixty four dollars in
28:19the 1940s.
28:20There you go. Well, listen, we'll get back to our questions now on Countdown. Thank you, Kate.
28:26Four rounds to go. 79. Look at Sue, already on 50. Already got the half a century up and enough
28:32road left.
28:33You could pull a maximum out and it would change everything, Sue. So let's get your letters.
28:38Can I have a consonant, please? Thank you, Sue.
28:40N. And a vowel.
28:43E. And a consonant.
28:46M. And a vowel.
28:48O.
28:49O. And a vowel.
28:51Found him.
28:52A.
28:53And a consonant.
28:55K.
28:56And another one.
28:58S.
28:59And a vowel.
29:01O.
29:02And a final consonant, please.
29:04Final G.
29:0630 seconds.
29:07Damn.
29:36I'm allazar.
29:37The cutest thing.
29:37My eyelids.
29:37Sue? Seven. Tom? Six. The six is? Omegas. And for you, Sue? Smokage. Oh, it's a risk. I love it,
29:47though.
29:47Oh, it's not bad, but... Yeah. You killjoy. We're naive taking the risk, but not there, so you're sorry.
29:54OK. But Omegas gets the job done. Yes, yes. Last letter to the Greek alphabet. They're very good indeed.
30:00And all done? We couldn't do any better. There you go. Last letters for Tom. Start with a bow, please.
30:05Thank you, Tom. I. And a consonant. R. And a consonant. S. And a vowel. A. Another vowel, please. E.
30:19And another vowel. I. And a consonant. D. And another consonant. R. And a consonant, please.
30:29Lastly, M. Taxine last letters.
31:02Tom? I'll stick with a seven.
31:04Tom? And Sue? Seven. What have you got there, Tom? Married. And Sue? Married.
31:10And married. You don't have to show it. Absolutely. Seven points each in the bi-dictionary corner.
31:16There is actually marrieds. So, people who are marrieds. You could say we were young marrieds at the time.
31:23If there is a plural noun, believe it or not, that would be an eight.
31:25Can't be that many E.D.'s that you can put an S on the end.
31:29To make a noun. I think you're absolutely right. Lovely round. There you go.
31:32Over as a competition, but not as an enjoyable afternoon, let me tell you.
31:36It's worth flying in from Armenia for this. Enjoy every second, Sue. We are. It's the last numbers.
31:42Can I have two large and the rest small, please, Rachel?
31:45Thank you, Sue. Two from the top. Four, not final numbers today.
31:48Are five, eight, nine, one, and a large two. 75 and 50.
31:55And the target? 733.
31:58733. Numbers up.
32:01833. Numbers up.
32:11833. Numbers up.
32:11933. Numbers up.
32:13833. Numbers up.
32:307-3-3, Sue Lessenor.
32:337-3-2.
32:34Oh, must have buy one again.
32:36Mm-hm.
32:37Tom?
32:37I think I've got it.
32:39Oh, he only thinks. Let's find out.
32:41So, nine times 75.
32:429, 75, 675.
32:44Plus the 50.
32:467-2-5.
32:47And plus the 8.
32:48You know you had that. Well done. 7-3-3.
32:51And with that, our champion Tom chalks up a second century. Well done.
32:56Yeah, 102 plays 57 and still 10 points worth grabbing.
33:02You don't need to tell Sue.
33:04Her finger's on the buzzer already.
33:06Tom joins her and we reveal our Countdown Conundrum.
33:16Tom?
33:16Lessening.
33:17Yeah, let's have a look.
33:18And it is.
33:22There you go.
33:23So close yesterday.
33:25Came back with a statement win today, didn't he?
33:28With 112.
33:29Halfway to becoming our sixth octal champ of this series.
33:33With time running out quite quickly.
33:35Well done, Tom.
33:36Halfway there.
33:36We'll see you tomorrow.
33:38And Sue, we are so delighted that you would come from Armenia to be on the programme.
33:42We don't take that lightly, do we?
33:43No.
33:44And we love each and every person that comes through.
33:46And so, love, thank you for doing it.
33:48Thank you for having me.
33:49It was a really lovely day.
33:51And listen, just asking for a friend.
33:53We're not paying your travel expenses, are we?
33:56Only from Liverpool.
33:57Only from Liverpool.
33:58We don't have the budget.
34:01We have to pay for Cape Botley.
34:02We'll see you both tomorrow.
34:04Yes, and thank you to Sue for a beautiful blanket with the Armenian alphabet on it.
34:07So I am very chuffed with that.
34:09You're welcome.
34:09I got sweets.
34:10Yay.
34:12Did you get a present?
34:13I did indeed.
34:14Clearly better than mine.
34:15She's not telling me what it is.
34:16Lovely.
34:17We are back tomorrow.
34:18Thank you so much for tuning in wherever you are watching.
34:21Same time, same place.
34:22You can count on us.
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