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00:31Aloha and welcome to Countdown on what we could actually call Casual Friday today.
00:37Because, Rachel Riley, it is Hawaiian Shirt Day.
00:41Now, what do they call American football in America?
00:45Football.
00:46Correct. Hawaiian shirt. They don't call it that. It's the Aloha shirt.
00:50But that's all the knowledge I have. Do you know anything about Hawaiian shirts?
00:54Well, I'm pretty sure our Dictionary Corner guest has, before,
00:57he's told us that they have to have coconut buttons to be authentic Hawaiian Aloha shirts.
01:02So, if John Thompson was to turn up today in a shirt that didn't have coconut buttons,
01:07we'd never respect him again.
01:08Well, we'd definitely mark him down.
01:09Right. Over with Susie, then, is John Thompson. Come on, then.
01:13And tonight, Matthew, I'm wearing coconut buttons.
01:17Yay!
01:19I don't know a huge amount other than that. I know it's got a very disputed history,
01:23but it became really big as the Casual Friday thing, which was, in Hawaii,
01:28it was to wear them to work on a Friday.
01:31OK.
01:31And then, from that, it sort of spread, the sort of Fridays being a little bit more laid back at
01:35work.
01:37What got you into? Because when you're on in the winter, you're wearing them.
01:41Yes.
01:42Do you know what? Because I just think...
01:45Because TV, it needs a bit of colour sometimes.
01:48Yeah.
01:48Do you know what I mean?
01:48And I thought, well, it adds a splash. Do you know what I mean?
01:51It's like an interior designer.
01:52It starts with a neutral and throws in the colour, and that's what I'm doing.
01:57I'm bringing the colour.
01:58Well, everyone's brought the colour and the flowers, both Rachel and Susie and John,
02:03which is great.
02:04Rob Barkas, our champion, did not get the memo today, did you?
02:07No.
02:09But a vision in teal.
02:11Thank you very much.
02:12Vision in teal.
02:14A vision in teal.
02:15Right, Rob, we're getting to know you a bit better.
02:16We haven't talked, actually, just about what you do.
02:18Is it a mortgage broker?
02:20I am, yes.
02:20So that's been an interest in 18 months or so.
02:23It's been a very interesting, God, three or four years.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Interest is up as high as they've been for quite a long time.
02:31Potentially going back down, but, you know, you just never know.
02:34Yeah.
02:34Well, listen, you've got your three wins on the board, averaging over 100.
02:38Nally Dootson hopes that your story ends there.
02:42From Stockport, how are you, sir?
02:43I'm good, thanks, Colin.
02:44You've never even been here, and look at the effort you made.
02:47Is this just by chance?
02:49Yeah, it is by chance, yeah.
02:51Wow.
02:51It's a last minute, last minute decision.
02:53Have you got coconut husks?
02:54I'd like to say yes, but I feel like I'm more plastic.
02:57Oh, boo!
02:57I'm not sure about that.
03:01Imposter.
03:02Imposter.
03:04I have a whole load of jobs, but one thing's here, you're a body combat instructor.
03:10Yes, I am.
03:10Which sounds great.
03:12Tell me what that is.
03:14So, yeah, so about 10 or 15 years ago, I decided to train up.
03:17I went to a class.
03:18It's just like an aerobics class where you're doing martial arts to music, and I just thought
03:24it would be a good idea to try it out, and I ended up instructing it, and I still do
03:27that
03:28every week.
03:28So, is it how to defend yourself, mainly stuff like that?
03:32No, no, it's really for fitness.
03:33Right.
03:34But it takes a lot of different martial arts from boxing, tai chi, jujitsu, a whole bunch
03:41of different stuff.
03:42But to music?
03:42But to music, yeah.
03:43It's all well choreographed, yeah.
03:45So, you're a dancer, are you?
03:45I like to, I skip the Zumba classes afterwards, I stick to them.
03:50Excellent.
03:50Well, let's invest the luck to Ali and Rob.
03:55And you're off of.
03:56Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
03:58Thank you, Rob.
03:59Start today with D.
04:00And another.
04:03S.
04:04And a vowel, please.
04:06O.
04:07And another.
04:08I.
04:09And another, please.
04:11A.
04:13And a consonant, please.
04:14C.
04:16And again.
04:17F.
04:18And another.
04:21N.
04:22And a vowel to finish, please.
04:24And to finish, O.
04:26At home and in the studio for last time this week.
04:29Countdown.
04:29C.
04:30And a vowel to finish.
04:31C.
04:45C.
04:47C.
04:48THEY CONFER
04:59Rob. Five.
05:02Ali. Six. The five is...? Coins.
05:05And an early lead for the challenger... Casino.
05:08Casino. Very good. Yep, very nice indeed.
05:11No gamble at all there. Six-nil to the challenger.
05:15John Thompson.
05:16I failed to respond there because it was a four.
05:19OK. Any better?
05:21We had a fiasco, in other words. That is there.
05:24That's really good. Well done, Ali. Good start.
05:26Let's get your letters.
05:28Hi, Rachel. Hi, Ali.
05:30Can I have a consonant, please? You can indeed.
05:33T. And a vowel.
05:35A. A consonant. L.
05:38Another consonant. V. A vowel.
05:42I. Another vowel. E. A consonant. W.
05:50Another consonant. N. And one more consonant, please.
05:55And lastly, Jay.
05:58And 30 seconds.
05:59And one more consonant.
06:27Maybe it's a vowel.
06:28But it's a vowel.
06:28Maybe it should be.
06:29Maybe it's a vowel.
06:31Ali.
06:32Mr. Five.
06:33And Rob.
06:34Six.
06:34Chance to get back on even terms.
06:37Ali.
06:38Vital.
06:39And Rob.
06:40And Teal.
06:41And Teal.
06:41Yeah, very nice indeed.
06:43Simple as that?
06:44Yeah.
06:45Has he started up yet, has he, John?
06:46Yeah, but a simple five.
06:48Ballet.
06:48Ballet.
06:49And what can we add there, Susie?
06:50Can I have a couple of sevens?
06:53A jawline.
06:54Yeah.
06:54And your jaw, in medieval time, if you were wearing armour or a helmet,
06:58might be protected by a ventail, and that is the movable part of a helmet.
07:03Good.
07:04All right, first numbers round.
07:05Off you go, Rob.
07:06One large and five small, please.
07:08Thank you, Rob.
07:09One from the top.
07:10And five little coming up.
07:12And they are two, two, seven, ten, four, and the large one's 75.
07:20And you need to reach 428.
07:23Four to eight, numbers up.
07:38Four to eight, numbers up.
07:55Rob.
07:56430, but not written down.
07:58Two away.
07:58Ali.
07:59430, written down.
08:01Off you go, Rob.
08:02Four plus two is six.
08:04Yeah.
08:05Times 75.
08:06Times 75, 450.
08:08Two times ten is 20.
08:11Two away.
08:12Yeah, 430.
08:14Two away.
08:14And Ali.
08:15Same way.
08:16Nice.
08:17Seven points each.
08:19Four to eight.
08:20Rachel.
08:21Um, kind of similar.
08:23Four plus two is six.
08:27But before you times it by 75, take away seven for 68.
08:31Times those together for 408.
08:34And then you still have the two times ten for your 20.
08:36And you can add it on.
08:38Nice.
08:41Four to eight as we get our tea time teaser, which is rent cane.
08:45Rent cane.
08:46That's C-A-N-E.
08:48Put a spell on them on the way in.
08:50Put a spell on them on the way in.
09:08Hello again.
09:09One clue, two answers, the same word.
09:11Put a spell on them to entrance on the way in the entrance.
09:15All right.
09:16Well, since Ali entered, he's done all right, hasn't he?
09:1813 points each, your challenger.
09:20And it's your letters.
09:21Can I have a consonant, please?
09:23Q, Ali.
09:24S.
09:25And another one.
09:27T.
09:28Vowel.
09:29O.
09:31Another vowel.
09:32A.
09:33Consonant.
09:34N.
09:36Another consonant.
09:38S.
09:39A vowel.
09:41E.
09:42A consonant.
09:45M.
09:46And another consonant, please.
09:49And a final R.
09:51Thank you, Rich.
09:52Thank you, Rich.
10:21MUSIC
10:22That's time, Ali. Seven. And Rob? Eight.
10:26The seven, please, Ali. Tremors. And Rob? Monsters.
10:31Oh! Monsters, very good indeed.
10:34There is not two hours for Tremors, I know it's hypothetical anyway,
10:38but just to say that. Monsters, fantastic. Anything else?
10:42Yes, I got monsters, but then Susie added an A for monsterass,
10:47which is a...? Yes, a monstera is a houseplant.
10:51Otherwise known as the Swiss cheeseplant.
10:53If you have more than one, which a lot of people do,
10:55Monsters will give you a nine. Monsters. A nine on a Friday.
10:58Well done, Susie. And the H, huge though, Rob.
11:02That gets you back into the lead. Your letters. Can I have a constant,
11:05please, Rachel? Thank you, Rob. S. And again.
11:10Y. And again. D. And a...
11:14And a vowel, please. U. And again, please.
11:18A. And again. E. Conson, please. G. And another. W. And a final consonant, please.
11:32And a final T. And half a minute.
11:37Let's go.
11:37Let's go.
11:38Let's go.
11:50Let's go.
12:03Let's go.
12:17Let's go.
12:20Let's go.
12:21Staged.
12:21Staged. Sweaty. Wasted.
12:23Yes.
12:24Stagy.
12:25Digust, which is to...
12:27It always sounds too close to disgust, but it's all about taste in both those words, actually.
12:31Degustation.
12:32Yes.
12:33Degustation de vin.
12:34Wine tasting.
12:35If you're lucky enough to go to France.
12:36All right.
12:37Second numbers round.
12:39Ali, you're picking the six.
12:41Can I have three from the top and three from the third, please, Rachel?
12:44You can indeed.
12:45Three from the top and three from this one.
12:47Yeah.
12:47Three big, three little, coming up for you.
12:49And the three little ones, ten, nine and four.
12:52And the big ones, 50, 75 and 100.
12:57And the target, 416.
13:00416.
13:01Numbers up.
13:01All right.
13:11Bye.
13:11Bye.
13:17Bye.
13:18Bye.
13:26Bye.
13:27Bye.
13:31Time's up.
13:32416, Ali.
13:364...
13:381...
13:39Out of time.
13:40Sorry.
13:41Got to rule it out.
13:41Oh, sorry.
13:42It's not me ruling it out.
13:44Don't shoot the messenger.
13:45We have a team of 28 people upstairs.
13:47It's like VAR in football.
13:49There's a whole room for it somewhere in London.
13:5212 angry men.
13:53416.
13:54Off you go.
13:554 times 100.
13:57400.
13:5835 minus 50 is 25.
14:0025.
14:01Add that and then take away the nine.
14:03Perfect.
14:03416.
14:04Well done.
14:06I mean, personally, I get rid of them, Ali.
14:09Takes the joy out of the game.
14:10You know what I mean?
14:11I wouldn't have got that anyway, but thank you anyway.
14:14Right, let's head over to Dexter and Reid corner.
14:16We've been doing favourites all week with John Thompson.
14:18That takeaway's on my mind for 24 hours.
14:21What are we doing today?
14:22Today is your favourite festive period.
14:24Oh, that's easy.
14:25So is it maybe Easter?
14:27Christmas?
14:27Yeah.
14:28Halloween?
14:29Yeah.
14:30I mean, there are others.
14:32I know Rachel's.
14:34I'm not sure about Susie's, but I know Rachel's because if Rachel had her way, we'd have the Christmas tree
14:40up already.
14:41OK.
14:42So I think it's got to be Christmas for you, yeah.
14:44I mean, it's got to be.
14:45Rainbow, lights, food, presents, it's got everything.
14:50Not sure.
14:51Susie?
14:52Oh, OK.
14:52Well, I have to be different.
14:54Well, Halloween, I do love Halloween.
14:56If you've got kids, it's great.
14:58It's the only time I get to wear a green wig.
15:00Hands down, mine's Halloween.
15:01Yes.
15:02Because as someone who doesn't really like a huge amount of the festivals anyway, Halloween, I think, is the only
15:08one that hasn't been over commercialised to the point that I think if you haven't got much, you don't feel
15:14left out because you can throw a sheet over your head or it's so cheap to have a costume.
15:19It can be pence.
15:20I think everything else has got a bit costly, you know.
15:23Yeah.
15:23So I always like Halloween.
15:24I feel like it's a really sort of an even festival, if you like.
15:28So that's my favourite.
15:30We've not really embraced it like the Americans have as well.
15:33They kind of...
15:33It's like a...
15:34It's like Christmas for them, you know.
15:36Well, I mean, if you go to Derry City, it's the biggest in Europe, biggest festival in Europe.
15:40Halloween is.
15:41Huge there, yeah.
15:42I went to Salem.
15:43I'm into it that much.
15:44I went to Salem in Massachusetts on Halloween, just to see.
15:47But not every house does it.
15:49No.
15:50Although one house that we drove past was amazing.
15:53It had the full band, Kiss, on the lawn, as dummies, but playing.
16:00Like, you know, animatronic.
16:01No.
16:02But some of the...
16:03The thing they spend.
16:04But the trick-or-treat thing, we still haven't really grasped it,
16:06because if the kids come, they go trick-or-treat, you just go, trick.
16:09And they go...
16:10Oh.
16:11LAUGHTER
16:12I'm sorry, we've not really thought this through.
16:14See ya.
16:15Yeah.
16:15Yeah.
16:16It's great to see their faces, if you say trick.
16:18So, are you Halloween as well?
16:19Always.
16:20Wow, sweet.
16:21Because I've always loved horror, monsters and ghosts and stuff.
16:23So, yeah, dress up sometimes, put a bit of a graveyard in the front garden.
16:28So, next time you're in Dictionary Corner, inevitably, it'll not be that long.
16:31What are you...
16:32Are you going to do least favourite?
16:33Let's do that.
16:34Yeah.
16:34I think.
16:35Like, Room 101 type.
16:36Yes.
16:37Yeah.
16:37Something like that.
16:38Let's do that.
16:39OK.
16:39I'll think hard.
16:40Fantastic.
16:41Mr Thompson, thank you as always.
16:45All right, 37-19 the score and countdown at the moment.
16:49Ali more than capable of pulling this back.
16:51And Rob, you're choosing the letters.
16:52Can I have a consonant, please?
16:54Thank you, Rob.
16:55L.
16:56And again.
16:58S.
16:59And again, please.
17:01Q.
17:02And a vowel, please.
17:05U.
17:06And another.
17:07I.
17:09And another.
17:11E.
17:12And a consonant.
17:14S.
17:15And another.
17:16G.
17:18And another.
17:19And lastly.
17:22B.
17:22And here we go.
17:24And here we go.
17:26All right.
17:35MUSIC
17:54Rob, six.
17:56Six.
17:56And Ali?
17:57Six.
17:57Six, Rob?
17:58Bulges.
18:00And Ali?
18:00Also Bulges.
18:01And Bulges.
18:03There you go.
18:04Six points each.
18:05John and Susie?
18:07Well, the lobster soup is famous.
18:10The bisque.
18:10The bisque, the bisque.
18:12Yes, you can have more than one in a restaurant,
18:14so you can make it seven.
18:15Nice.
18:16Nice.
18:17And that's just done, then.
18:1843, 25.
18:20More letters, Ali?
18:21Consonant, please.
18:22Thank you, Ali.
18:23T.
18:24G.
18:24And another one.
18:26G.
18:27And a third consonant, please.
18:29R.
18:30A vowel.
18:32U.
18:33Another vowel.
18:35E.
18:36A consonant.
18:38H.
18:39Another consonant.
18:41M.
18:43A vowel.
18:44O.
18:45O.
18:47And another vowel, please.
18:50Final E.
18:52And start the clock.
18:53Tone.
18:54Okay.
18:55What?
19:22We wish.
19:24Ali.
19:25Seven.
19:26Rob.
19:27I'll try seven.
19:28Ali.
19:29Tougher.
19:29What have you got?
19:30Mowther.
19:31Mowther.
19:32Yes.
19:33Just check that's still in.
19:34It used to be, yeah, absolutely.
19:36Someone who basically just mouths, placitudes, that kind of thing.
19:39A mowther.
19:41John, what have you got?
19:42Well, I thought I'd thermo, but it's a prefix, isn't it?
19:46It is, yes.
19:46Thermo, it has to be high for after it.
19:48Yeah.
19:49Otherwise, tougher.
19:50Nice.
19:51Fantastic.
19:51Mowther and tougher as we go back to the numbers and Rob.
19:56One large and facts more, please.
19:58Thank you, Rob.
19:58One large.
20:00Five little coming up for you.
20:02For the third time today, the number selection is 24857 and 100.
20:10And you need to reach the target 942.
20:13942.
20:14Numbers up.
20:45942, Rob.
20:46Yes, 242.
20:47Well done.
20:47And Ali?
20:48943.
20:50Just the one out, mate.
20:51Unlucky.
20:52Rob?
20:53So, 9 times 100.
20:54How did you make your 9?
20:55That would be useful, wouldn't it?
20:575 plus 4 is 9.
20:585 plus 4 is 9.
21:00Times 100.
21:01Times 100.
21:02900.
21:038 minus 2 is 6.
21:048 minus 2.
21:05Times the 7.
21:07942.
21:08Nicely done.
21:09942.
21:12Well done, Rob.
21:13Picks up another big ten points in the numbers.
21:15Ali, you should be really pleased.
21:17It's just the numbers, really, so far, isn't it?
21:19Which is normally my strong point, which is really disappointing.
21:22Well, there's one more round left, so we'll see what happens.
21:25Let's get our last tea tank teaser of the week.
21:27Drawn out.
21:29Drawn out.
21:30Retreat with inappropriate behaviour.
21:32Retreat with inappropriate behaviour.
21:51Hello again.
21:52Retreat with inappropriate behaviour untoward.
21:56We'll have none of that here.
21:57We'll just get nine more letters.
21:58Ali.
21:59Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
22:01Thank you, Ali.
22:02B.
22:03Can I have a vowel?
22:03Vowel.
22:05U.
22:06Consonant.
22:08D.
22:09Another consonant.
22:10H.
22:12A vowel.
22:13I.
22:14Another vowel.
22:16E.
22:18A consonant.
22:20N.
22:21Consonant.
22:22D.
22:24And one more consonant, please.
22:27And a final N.
22:28And good luck.
23:00Ali, how many?
23:01Seven.
23:02And Rob?
23:02Just six.
23:03Just the six that come back's on, Ali.
23:05Whisper it quietly.
23:06Rob?
23:07Hinted.
23:07Yes.
23:08Ali?
23:08Thinned.
23:09Thinned.
23:10Well done, yes.
23:11Very well spotted.
23:12Oh, has Rob's lead just thinned?
23:14Well done.
23:15Seven points for Ali.
23:16John Thompson, the marathon man, what do you got?
23:18Oh, do you know, I went old biblical, denyeth.
23:21It's not in there.
23:23It's not there for seven.
23:24Denyeth.
23:25What a surprise.
23:26I like the idea to take any word and put eth on the end and see does it work.
23:31Would it just...
23:32I'm sure it's in the old Bible.
23:33Denyeth.
23:34I'm sure it is.
23:36Well, you know, a whole new ending.
23:39But, Suzie, anything that is in the dictionary?
23:41No, we can't beat Ali's.
23:42Vend, very good indeed.
23:43So, look at that.
23:43You're on top of your game there, Ali.
23:45Rob, you're choosing these letters.
23:46Can I have a consonant, please, Isabel?
23:48Thank you, Rob.
23:49M.
23:50And again?
23:51G.
23:52And again, please.
23:54L.
23:56And a vowel, please.
23:58A.
23:59And again?
24:00O.
24:01And again?
24:02I.
24:04And a consonant?
24:05N.
24:07And another consonant, please.
24:09C.
24:11And...
24:12Final consonant.
24:14Final K.
24:16In kind time?
24:18Final carriage.
24:26See you next time.
24:27Bye.
24:27Bye.
24:42THEY CONFER
24:48Rob?
24:50Seven.
24:51And for you, Ali?
24:52Seven.
24:53Seven is that, Rob?
24:54Mocking.
24:55Mocking, and for Ali?
24:56Mocking, as well.
24:58Pass it over there.
24:59Yeah.
25:00All right, then, seven points each.
25:02Will Dictionary Corner mock you? Let's find out.
25:04We can take it to an eight with cloaking.
25:07Cloaking?
25:07Yes.
25:08Like the Klingons, with their cloaking device.
25:10If you're a Star Trek fan.
25:11Nice.
25:12Very good.
25:13Four rounds to go.
25:14Origins of words, Suze.
25:15This is one of yours, Colin.
25:17One of my most regular correspondents.
25:20I do badger you.
25:21For being the host, I do badger you a bit much,
25:24but I feel like I'm still watching at home sometimes.
25:27Oh, I love it.
25:27Anything gets me scurrying in the dictionary.
25:29And this is one of them, cos you asked about newfangled.
25:32Yes.
25:33And can you be fangled?
25:35And I mentioned that you can be oldfangled.
25:37So, anyway, I'll start from the beginning.
25:41Now, newfangled is the original.
25:43OK, so you will find that in the 1300s, believe it or not.
25:47Oh.
25:47When it meant something that was a bit of a kind of knick-knack, if you like.
25:53So, something that was just maybe a little bit showy, but ultimately of very little value.
25:59And a little later on, you could also get fangled as a bit of a riff on newfangled, which basically
26:08meant producing gibberish, as one quote here from 1615 said it, says gibberish, gibble-gabble and fangle.
26:17In other words, you're just creating something, again, that might sound impressive, but ultimately it's a little bit empty.
26:23So, newfangled then was really dressing something up so that it looked new and spangly and sparkly, but really wasn't
26:31that much when you, you know, when you touch the surface, it will scratch the surface.
26:36And then by 1715, we have oldfangled, so that was the last in the list, and to be oldfangled was
26:42simply to be old-fashioned, which I quite like.
26:45So, there is an antonym to newfangled, and it does go back centuries.
26:50What is the fang bit?
26:51Well, actually, it's related to the fangs that are our teeth, because it was all about seizing something or taking
26:57hold of something.
26:58In this case, taking hold of it, messing about with it to make it look spanking new, and ultimately disappointing
27:05someone when they looked, as I say, a little bit further.
27:08Spangled or fangled, it's a new TV idea.
27:11Ooh, nice.
27:12Is it worth money, or is it a fake spangled or fangled?
27:16Yeah, well, I think both fangled and fangled probably mean the same thing.
27:20So, maybe spangled and fangled.
27:21Scrap the idea.
27:22Not doing it any more.
27:23Well, no, no, we'll think of something else.
27:24No, no, I'm not even doing a pilot's cancel.
27:26Thank you very much, Tracy.
27:29APPLAUSE
27:30That's a great one, isn't it?
27:31Bangles.
27:32Right.
27:3267-46.
27:34Four more rounds left this week.
27:36Will Ali be coming back on Monday, or will Rob be coming back to try and become an octo-champ
27:41next week?
27:42Let's go, Ali.
27:44A consonant, please.
27:45Thank you, Ali.
27:46D.
27:47A vowel.
27:49A.
27:50Another vowel.
27:51I.
27:52Consonant.
27:54P.
27:55Another consonant.
27:57R.
27:59Another consonant, please.
28:01D.
28:02Vowel.
28:03U.
28:05Another vowel.
28:06I.
28:08And another vowel, please.
28:11Lastly, E.
28:13And let's play.
28:17And voila, have you heard us.
28:45Ali?
28:46I'm going to risk a seven.
28:47And Rob? Six.
28:49Yeah, the six is? Diaper.
28:51And the perfect time to take a risk, Ali?
28:53Puddier.
28:54OK, P-U-D-D-I-E-R.
28:57It's a bit more pudding-like.
28:59Oh, it's not there, unfortunately.
29:03Pudder is there as a six to go poking about or meddling,
29:06but not puddier. I'm sorry.
29:08To pudder is to poke about. Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?
29:10To potter, your favourite activity, or puddle around.
29:12You can go puttering about in those letters, John,
29:15and what did you come up with?
29:16A diaper, just the same.
29:17Diaper, yeah.
29:18All done? Yes.
29:20All right, let's get back to it. More letters, please. Rob.
29:23Cotton, please, Rachel.
29:25Thank you, Rob.
29:26L.
29:27And again, please.
29:29G.
29:30And again, please.
29:32R.
29:33Vowel, please.
29:35U.
29:36And again.
29:37I.
29:38And again.
29:39O.
29:41And again.
29:42E.
29:45And a consonant.
29:47L.
29:49And another consonant, please.
29:51Lastly, T.
29:52And last letters.
29:54Talism упings.
30:10T.
30:10And once there's no silence.
30:13Oh, there's no silence.
30:13I'm sorry, it's so much.
30:17I'm sorry.
30:24Rob.
30:25Seven.
30:26And Ali.
30:27Got to go all in.
30:28Eight.
30:29Going for an eight.
30:30Rob.
30:31Outlier.
30:32Outlier.
30:33And Ali.
30:34Grill out.
30:35Grill out.
30:36Aw.
30:37Great at spotting these.
30:39It's not there.
30:40Don't think you can outgrill either.
30:43You can't.
30:44No.
30:44No.
30:44Two rival barbecues going head to head.
30:47One outgrills the other.
30:48I mean, it's not out of the question.
30:51It's not out of the question.
30:52But Outlier gets the points.
30:53John Thompson, your last letters round of the week.
30:56How do you do?
30:57I have a six.
30:58And it is someone who grafts a toilet.
31:01A toilet.
31:02Toiler.
31:02Well spotted.
31:04All right.
31:0480.
31:0546.
31:06All right.
31:06There is a possible ten points here that Rob could get his third century in four wins.
31:12But let's see if it happens.
31:13Ali, are you going to be nice to him?
31:15Your numbers.
31:16Can I get an inverted T, please, Rachel?
31:18You can indeed.
31:19Inverted T for the road.
31:21Final numbers of the week, just for fun.
31:24The five little ones.
31:25Eight, two, eight, seven and seven.
31:29And the big one, 100.
31:30And the all-important target, 925.
31:349.25.
31:35Number's up.
31:36925.
31:38625.
31:46925.
31:52929.
32:03924.
32:06925. Ali?
32:08923, I haven't written it down.
32:09Don't worry, two away, Rob.
32:11Yeah, I've got the shade 923.
32:12Ali, off you go, sir.
32:14So, 2 plus 7 is 9.
32:162 plus 7 is 9.
32:20Multiply by 100.
32:21Multiply 100, 900.
32:23And then you've got...
32:25Sorry, what have we got?
32:26We've got the 8 and the 7 and the 8, add them all together.
32:298 and the other 7 and the 8...
32:32And then add those on to the 900.
32:3323, two away.
32:35Well done. And Rob?
32:37Exactly, three away.
32:38Good stuff.
32:39Seven points apiece.
32:43925.
32:45Rachel Riley, the weekend is here.
32:47Are you going to go out on a high?
32:49You're going to have to leave it with me.
32:51All right.
32:52Ten more points up for grabs.
32:54Let's finish the week on a high.
32:56Rob and Ali, fingers on the buzzers
32:59as we reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:01BELL RINGS
33:04Rob?
33:05Hamburger.
33:06Let's take a look.
33:08Amazing.
33:14Fantastic in the conundrums.
33:16Fantastic in the conundrums.
33:17And a 97, it was a 96 yesterday.
33:20Added two tonnes.
33:21Wonderful stuff.
33:22Ali, you've come up against an absolute behemoth here.
33:24You should be so happy with that performance.
33:26Yeah, thank you.
33:27Did my best.
33:28Yeah, I think you had aspirations of taking home a teapot.
33:30I think you're a very good player.
33:31Yeah, I did.
33:32Just luck on the draw, who you come up against.
33:34And you wore, just by complete chance, a Hawaiian shirt,
33:36which I love.
33:37Thank you, mate.
33:38Lots of love.
33:38Have a good weekend.
33:39Thanks.
33:39Get your rest, all right?
33:40See you back here Monday.
33:41Yes, indeed.
33:42Halfway to become an octo-champ.
33:44John, pleasure as always.
33:45Always a pleasure.
33:46Brilliant.
33:47And you had that maximum this week, all on your own?
33:49All on my own.
33:50I was thrilled.
33:51It's never happened before, and I got a nine.
33:53So, yes, I will go out of here smiling.
33:56Susie, see you Monday.
33:57Look forward to it.
33:58Have a good weekend.
33:58Well, I'll have a great weekend if Rachel's got 925.
34:01Yeah, I was trying to go up to go down, but you can do it the old-fashioned way.
34:04If you say 7 plus 8 is 15, add that to 100 for 115, times that by the second 8
34:12for 920,
34:14and you have a second 7 minus 2 for 5 and 925.
34:17Yes.
34:19APPLAUSE
34:20That's been another really good week here in Series 90, a countdown.
34:24Can't wait to have Rob back on Monday.
34:25We'll have a new guest in Dictionary Corner, and hopefully you can join Rachel, Susie and I,
34:30because we will be waiting for you.
34:31You can count on us.
34:33APPLAUSE
34:33You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:38You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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