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00:27Good afternoon and welcome to the
00:29Countdown Studio. My word, almost
00:31the weekend, but we're about to lose an hour
00:33because on Sunday the clocks go forward
00:36early on Sunday morning.
00:38Talking about losing time,
00:40you can waste an awful lot of time,
00:42lose an awful lot of time,
00:44make sure queuing for things. I've got a
00:45little list of the longest queues
00:47that some people are prepared to join.
00:50For instance, the Empire
00:52State Building, you have to wait for hours.
00:54The Eiffel Tower,
00:56I got caught in the rain
00:57halfway up the Eiffel Tower once. What a
01:00nightmare that was. I thought we were going to get struck
01:02by lightning. The Colosseum in
01:04Rome, but the longest apparently,
01:06in our neck of the woods anyway, is London Eye.
01:08Two and a half hours on average, you have to hang
01:10around. What about your queuing?
01:12Well, you mentioned
01:13the Eiffel Tower. I mean, the Paris
01:16queues are terrible. The Louvre was like a good
01:17couple of hours in the rain, like you say, but
01:19Pasha and his mum, one morning I was ill
01:21last summer, around Quatorgillet, so it was
01:24when Trump was in Paris.
01:26Oh, yeah. We found out they were shutting the Eiffel Tower
01:28early, so they got there in the morning,
01:30queued for about an hour, and
01:32then they got another half an hour, hour
01:34to the ticket office, and they'd
01:36already shut that, so they had to queue without
01:37any hope of actually going up into
01:40the third queue before you can get up the
01:41blimmin' tower. So she came all the way
01:44from Siberia and missed it because of Trump.
01:46Yeah. Another black mark in his book.
01:48I think so, too. He did it on purpose.
01:50He didn't go up the tower, did he?
01:51He, um, I think he might have had lunch up there
01:54on Newcastle Street, yeah.
01:55OK. Anyway, we mustn't chat amongst ourselves.
01:58We've got to welcome Ed Morrison, Rachel.
02:01Ed Morrison, psychology lecturer from, uh,
02:04Portsmouth University, from South Sea.
02:06Had a good win. Well, you just swooped in,
02:09didn't you? Anyway, you won.
02:10Well done. Well done. And you're joined
02:12by Glenn Jones, managing director, uh,
02:14from Loughton in Essex.
02:16Now, Glenn,
02:18you've told me some hair-raising stories.
02:20The first date you had
02:22with your current, your now
02:24wife, is it right? Is that right? That's right, yes.
02:26You thought, oh, I'll scare the,
02:28scare the pants off, but that's
02:30not quite really what I wanted to say.
02:32You took her bungee jumping.
02:34Yeah, so our second date
02:36was bungee jumping. Yeah.
02:38But our first date was cliff jumping.
02:40What was this all about?
02:42Cliff jumping. Well, we were in Australia, so we had,
02:44you know, some great opportunities.
02:45Um, so first date, cliff jumping.
02:48Second date, bungee jumping.
02:49Heavens above, she's a game girl, isn't she?
02:52She is, yes.
02:53Fantastic.
02:53Took a bit of a sway jump as you got there.
02:55Let's have a big round of applause for Glenn and Ed.
03:03Good man, Glenn.
03:05And over in the corner, Susie.
03:06Of course.
03:07Shall I introduce you as Len Goodman?
03:09The great Len Goodman.
03:11That would be magnificent, I prefer,
03:14but great to do.
03:15It's very good.
03:17You're very welcome anyway.
03:22He's a great, great guy.
03:24OK, Ed.
03:26You know the story.
03:27You know the score.
03:28Off we go.
03:28Afternoon, Rachel.
03:29Afternoon, Ed.
03:30Let's have a consonant, please.
03:32Starts at A with L.
03:34And a vowel.
03:35O.
03:37And another vowel.
03:39U.
03:41And another vowel.
03:43A.
03:43And a consonant.
03:45D.
03:47And another.
03:48W.
03:50And a consonant.
03:52G.
03:54And a consonant.
03:56M.
03:58And let's finish with a vowel, please.
04:01And finish with E.
04:03And here's the countdown clock.
04:05E.
04:06E.
04:24¶¶
04:36Now, then, Ed.
04:38I'll try seven.
04:39Glenn?
04:40Six.
04:41And your six?
04:42Gloed.
04:43Gloed, yes.
04:45Gloamed.
04:47Gloed.
04:48Erm, I talk about the gloaming, not there at all, even as a verb, I'm afraid.
04:51Sorry, Ed.
04:52Bad luck. Worth a shot.
04:53Now, Len, Susie?
04:55Meadow. I love the word meadow. I love a meadow.
04:59Yes.
04:59Isn't it lovely?
05:00Lie down in a meadow.
05:01Lie down in a meadow with your socks off.
05:05No, it's nice.
05:06In amongst the buttercups.
05:07Lovely.
05:08We could get all lyrical about this if we're not careful.
05:11Susie, what have you got?
05:12Not as nice as a meadow. Module would give you six as well.
05:15Module's not nearly as nice.
05:17All right, six points to Glenn, and Glenn's back again.
05:21Yes, sir.
05:22Hi, Rachel.
05:22Hi, Glenn.
05:23Can I get a consonant, please?
05:25Start with T.
05:26Another, please.
05:29R.
05:30Third.
05:31L.
05:33Vowel, please.
05:34I.
05:35Another vowel.
05:37E.
05:38Third.
05:39I.
05:41Consonant.
05:42T.
05:44Consonant.
05:46R.
05:47And a final vowel, please.
05:50And a final E.
05:53Turn by.
05:53возвращ.
06:04Cousin.
06:04Tee.
06:23Top quiet.
06:23D20 1.
06:24Yes, Glenn?
06:26Um, eight.
06:28An eight, Ed?
06:29Just six.
06:31And that's six?
06:31Litter.
06:33Mmm, Litterer.
06:35You can be a Litterer, yes, a person who drops Litterer in a public place.
06:38Well spotted, Glenn, well done.
06:41Well done.
06:43Good quick lead there, 14 points as we turn to the corner.
06:47Well, Len and Susie?
06:48We had Litterer, so that was our best.
06:51What's this word?
06:52Um, re-title, we'll give you a seven.
06:54Oh, OK.
06:55Yeah.
06:55Thank you, thanks, Len.
06:57So, Ed, your numbers game.
06:59Can I try three big ones, three small, please?
07:02You can indeed, thank you.
07:03A three large, three little.
07:05And the first numbers of this contest are four, eight, another eight, 25, 50, and 75.
07:15And the target, 740.
07:17Seven, four, zero.
07:49Ed.
07:527, 50, not written down.
07:54Just in. Glenn?
07:567, 4, 2.
07:57Right, Glenn Jones.
07:59So I did 50 divided by 25.
08:02Is 2.
08:03Plus 8.
08:04Is 10.
08:06Times 75.
08:08750.
08:09Minus about 8.
08:10And the other one, lovely, 2 away.
08:12Well done. Well done indeed.
08:14Where's that 2 got to or come from?
08:16It is there if you say 75.
08:18Plus 25 for 100.
08:21Minus 8 for 92.
08:23Times it by the other 8 for 736.
08:26And add on the form for 740.
08:28That's terrific.
08:29Well done, Rachel.
08:31Spot on.
08:32As we turn to our first tea time teaser, which is earn mercy.
08:36And the clue.
08:37You can earn money without showing any mercy whatsoever.
08:41You can earn money without showing any mercy whatsoever.
09:00Welcome back.
09:01Welcome back.
09:02I left you with the clue.
09:03He can earn money without showing any mercy whatsoever.
09:07Maybe that's because he's a mercenary.
09:10Mercenary.
09:11Does it for the dosh.
09:1321 points to Glenn.
09:14Ed.
09:15You have to score Glenn's turn now.
09:18Cover.
09:18Consonant please, Rachel.
09:19Thank you, Glenn.
09:20T.
09:21Consonant.
09:23M.
09:25Third please.
09:27D.
09:29Vowel.
09:30I.
09:32A second.
09:33A.
09:34And a third.
09:36E.
09:37Consonant.
09:39F.
09:41Another consonant.
09:43R.
09:45And a finish with a vowel, please.
09:46And finish with O.
09:49Stand by.
09:50Dota.
09:51Today.
09:52Dota.
10:04Dota.
10:06Dota.
10:08Dota.
10:10Dota.
10:10Dota.
10:21Yes, Len.
10:23Just a six.
10:24Ed.
10:25Seven.
10:26And a seven.
10:27Yes, Len.
10:29Framed.
10:30Now then.
10:31Phomia.
10:32Phomia.
10:33Very good.
10:35Yep.
10:36And in the corner, Susie and Len.
10:39What have we got?
10:39Mediator.
10:41Mediator.
10:41Yes.
10:42Susie, anything else?
10:44Yes, that's a really good eight.
10:45Formate, otherwise.
10:47A sort of formic acid.
10:49Indeed.
10:49Type emitted by ants.
10:5321 to seven.
10:54Now, Ed, your letters game.
10:57I'll start with a vowel, please.
10:58Thank you, Ed.
11:00E.
11:02And another?
11:03A.
11:04And one more?
11:06O.
11:07And a consonant, please.
11:09Z.
11:11And another one?
11:13H.
11:14And another?
11:15M.
11:17And another consonant?
11:19C.
11:21And another one?
11:23R.
11:25And a final consonant, please.
11:29And a final J.
11:31Stand by.
11:32Turn Host on the Iraравskebe.
11:34And a ten.
11:36And one more?
11:53The motive.
11:53Three.
11:53And a one.
11:53Are not a ä»–.
11:53And a two.
12:01And a two or three.
12:02And a two oÄŸlum.
12:02As I put together those two.
12:02And a two.
12:04Well, Ed?
12:05Just five.
12:06Five, Glenn?
12:08Six.
12:09Ed?
12:10Carom.
12:12And Chrome.
12:14Chrome from Glenn.
12:15Yes.
12:16Nice.
12:17Which is as good as we've got is Chrome.
12:19It was our best.
12:20It's the best?
12:21All right.
12:22So 27, please.
12:23Seven.
12:23And Glenn, my word, you're on a roll here, Glenn.
12:26It's your numbers game.
12:27Hi, can I get four large and two small, please?
12:30You can indeed.
12:31Thank you, Glenn.
12:31So four large and two little ones.
12:34And they are one and eight.
12:37And then the big four, 100, 50, 25, 75.
12:43And the target, 806.
12:46806.
12:47906.
12:51906.
12:55906.
12:58The target, 906.
12:59507.first.
12:59306.
12:59The target,
13:06507. 507.
13:06709.
13:06In the erst
13:07807. The target,
13:09806. 508.
13:09The target,
13:16807.
13:18Well, Glenn, 8.06.
13:208.06. Ed?
13:22Yeah, 8.06, too.
13:24Glenn?
13:25So I did 8 times 100.
13:28800.
13:29Then I did 75 plus 50.
13:321, 2, 5.
13:34Divide by 25.
13:35For 5.
13:36And add on that plus the 1.
13:38Lovely. 8.06.
13:40Ed?
13:41I did 100 plus 1.
13:43101.
13:44Times by 8.
13:46808.
13:47And then 50 over 25 is 2.
13:49Yep.
13:49And take it away.
13:51Lovely. Well done. 8.06.
13:52Well done.
13:55So 17 for 37.
13:58Glenn on 37 as we turn to Len.
14:01Len.
14:02Yeah.
14:03Sport played an important part in your life.
14:05Sport has played, all my life I've played some form of sport.
14:09We were playing cricket.
14:10I was about 14.
14:11We were playing cricket against Chislehurst and SIG Cup Grammar School.
14:17Who had a boy called Grover who was a man mounting.
14:21We were all kids.
14:22He was like fully developed.
14:24A friend of mine, Mike, was bowling.
14:28Grover whacked the ball and I just stuck out my hand and called it.
14:33Lovely.
14:33Huh.
14:34I turned and this is, I went, that.
14:38That was my, the whole thing.
14:41And Mike, we sit, we, anyway, Grover was out and we won for the first time ever.
14:47The next day in assembly, the same headmaster who'd given me 12, suddenly said, Goodman and
14:56Musgrove, please come up onto the thing, thinking he was going to congratulate us for getting
15:02Grover out.
15:03He said, the sportsmaster told me you were very unsporting in your behaviour.
15:10You will play no further part in the cricket team this season.
15:14I don't think Mr. Daniels liked me, if I'm honest.
15:18But there you go.
15:18It's a shame with sport now.
15:20I think they go overboard.
15:23You know, why can't they be classy and just like, oh, well, I score.
15:26But that's what my job is and just mince back up to start the game.
15:31Yeah.
15:31Well, I'm with you.
15:32It's happening in rugby, you're right.
15:33Because what they do is they got this swan dive, you know, where they launch themselves
15:38when actually there's no fear of them not reaching the line.
15:41Yeah.
15:43And crash the ball down, you know, which is all showing off.
15:46Yeah.
15:46It's a shame.
15:47It's much more elegant just to touch the ball down, does it?
15:51Yeah.
15:51There we are.
15:52Well, we've had our moan then.
15:53And now we're going to get on with Countdown.
15:55Come on.
15:55Where there is no such bad behaviour.
15:57Never.
15:58No.
15:58I suppose not.
15:59Two fine young gentlemen.
16:00Exactly.
16:0137 plays 17.
16:03Ed.
16:04Off we go, quietly.
16:06A vowel, please.
16:07Thank you, Ed.
16:08You.
16:09And another.
16:12I.
16:13And another.
16:15O.
16:16And a consonant.
16:19T.
16:20And another.
16:22M.
16:23And another.
16:25N.
16:26And another.
16:29R.
16:31And a vowel.
16:34I.
16:38And a consonant, please.
16:40And lastly, P.
16:42Stand by.
16:43I.
16:44And another.
17:05I.
17:06I.
17:14ed seven a seven glenn six and your six import import and imprint and imprint very good yeah
17:25can you match it i wonder len we can only match it we have imprint that's the best we could
17:32do
17:32yes that's it little turnip as well if you like one thank you all right 37 to 24 glenn
17:39letter's game for you grab a constant please thank you glenn d and another l and a third
17:49n vowel please a another o and a third e consonant s and another v and a final
18:08vowel please and a final i stand by
18:17so
18:18so
18:43well glenn six ed seven glenn ladies
18:50yes ed evasion and evasion yes
18:57where are we now then we've got this word what is this word
19:01um levain um l-e-v-a-i-n-s um bread french bread
19:06type of french bread at panel levain um and invades we have as well
19:12excellent 31 plays 37 ed is now beginning to strike out
19:17and it's ed's numbers game now yes ed i will go for one large five small please
19:22thank you one large five small creeping up behind see if you can overtake let's see
19:27these five smalls are two seven ten nine six and the large one 100
19:35and the target nine hundred and thirty one nine three one
19:40the target nine six and the target nine six and the target nine seven seven four
20:11Yes, Ed?
20:129.30.
20:139.30.
20:14Glenn?
20:159.31.
20:16Off we go, Glenn.
20:18100 plus 2.
20:19102.
20:20Times 9.
20:229.18.
20:24Plus 6, plus 7.
20:25And then 6 and 7, 13 and 9.31.
20:28Lovely.
20:29Well done.
20:32Well done, Glenn.
20:3447 now to Ed's 31.
20:36As we turn to our second tea time teaser,
20:39which is Agincourt.
20:40And the clue, no battle here.
20:42He's easily going faster than everyone else.
20:46No battle here.
20:47He's easily going faster than everyone else.
21:06Welcome back.
21:07I left you with the clue, no battle here.
21:09He's easily going faster than everyone else.
21:13In fact, he's outracing them.
21:16Outracing is the word we're after.
21:19So 47 for Glenn.
21:21Ed on 31.
21:22Glenn, you're back.
21:24Letters.
21:25All right.
21:25Can I add a consonant, please?
21:26Thank you, Glenn.
21:47And lastly, A.
21:53Stand by.
22:25well glenn seven a seven ed also seven glenn gunkier gunkier ed reading gunk that's a brand
22:36name i think gunk um gunk is certainly in but um no gunkier it was originally a proprietary name
22:44you're right it was a detergent yeah in the 30s but um there's no gunk here so i'm sorry about
22:50that that's why lennon and i remember gunk yeah very well yeah yeah now ed what should we do letters
22:56game i will start with a consonant please thank you ed w and another l and another g and a
23:10vowel
23:10you and another a and another vowel you and a consonant t and a consonant s and a final vowel
23:30please and a final i stand by
23:38so
24:05ed six yes glenn
24:08just a five and that five goals yes ed august
24:16excellent impressive etc um ghouls unfortunately have a capital g um so we've been able to allow
24:22that but august excellent six yeah why have you got to have a capital g uh because goal was an
24:27ancient region wasn't it of course goal in that people yeah of course well done only three points
24:33isn't it you know 47 to ed's 44
24:37let's give them the rest susie it's time for your wonderful origins of words what have you for us
24:42today uh have an email in from um a regular questioner actually colin moroney who lives in
24:48rustington in west sussex um and he says where does the word munger come from as in costa munger fishmunger
24:54iron munger etc um sadly as we know so many of those are actually dying out and giving way to
25:00the supermarkets um but we should celebrate our fishmungers and our iron mungers i think
25:05um just to give you the uh the story of the word the first surviving record of the word munger
25:10is from
25:10the late 10th century so incredibly old um and it can be found in the royal charters of king edgar
25:16in which he cautions every priest against becoming becoming a covetous mungeray in other words
25:23a merchant um because in those days they might sell ale they might sell oil um to make a little
25:30bit of money and as he was warning them not to become too greedy in their retails um but by
25:361400
25:37the word had settled as munger from that mungeray and the term ultimately goes back to latin which is
25:43where we took it from and there were mango meaning a dealer um around this time as well a dealer
25:49or a
25:49merchant was called a chapman incidentally uh more regular certainly than munger um but by shakespeare's
25:54time mungers weren't particularly popular and you can see that in his works the way that he uses it
26:00um they apparently indulged in all sorts of dodgy practices but they soon recovered their reputation
26:06um over the centuries that followed today we have positive and negative aspects of mungers we have
26:11fish mungers as i say but we also have scandal mungers but incredibly old as i say goes all the
26:16way back
26:16to 900th the 10th century extraordinary well well done
26:24so interesting brilliant glenn you're uh protecting a just a three-point lead now off
26:32he goes so let's go constant please rachel thank you glenn b and a second s and a third
26:41n vowel please a and a third a consonant r and a second d and a final vowel please and
27:04a final i
27:05stand by
27:07stand by
27:37well glenn b and eight and eight and eight glenn brandies and brandies as well well done
27:53yes and the corner we had sardines which i enjoy very much yes on toast on toast lovely nice very
28:03nourishing dish not very expensive what's this word um uh yes we have a sardine brained and air
28:10bands as well so um different air widths for engines of frequency for radio transmission oh air
28:15bands that will give you another eight thank you thanks len so ed final letters game all right a vowel
28:21please thank you thank you ed e and another i and another please e and a consonant r and another
28:36b and another
28:42x and another consonant t and another consonant p and a final vowel please and a final i stand by
29:02so
29:14so
29:16so
29:16so
29:30Ed.
29:31Six.
29:32And Glenn.
29:34Six.
29:35Ed.
29:35Expert.
29:37Yes, Glenn.
29:37Expert as well.
29:39To show...
29:40There we are.
29:41No.
29:42Expire.
29:43Here's another six.
29:45Expire, yes.
29:45Yes, Susie?
29:46You can be a pitier as well if you take pity on somebody.
29:50Couldn't get beyond six, Nick.
29:52Closer on thing, 61 to 58.
29:54They're close together and it's Glenn's numbers game.
29:58Hi, Rachel.
29:59Can I get four large and two small, please?
30:01You can indeed.
30:02Thank you, Glenn.
30:02Four large, two little and your last chance to avoid a crucial conundrum.
30:05Final numbers of the week are eight, seven, 25, 50, 175.
30:13And 75.
30:14And the target, 287.
30:17Two, eight, seven.
30:19Two, eight.
30:21One, nine.
30:22Two, nine.
30:24Two, nine.
30:28One, two, nine.
30:34Eight, seven.
30:37Yeah, brother.
30:38Eight, eight.
30:39Eight, nine.
30:42Nine, eight.
30:42Eight.
30:42One, nine.
30:43One, nine.
30:49Well, Glenn.
30:51285.
30:52Ed?
30:54286.
30:55And 286.
30:57Now, Ed, off we go.
31:00All right, 50 times 8.
31:0250 times 8, 400.
31:05Minus 100.
31:08300.
31:1075 over 25.
31:13Yeah.
31:1575 over 25 is 3.
31:18I'm sorry, I've gone wrong.
31:21Oh, Glenn, come, step forward.
31:23So I did 7 times 25.
31:267 25s are 175.
31:29Plus 100.
31:30275.
31:32And then I did plus 8.
31:35283.
31:36And then 50 divided by 25 is a 2 over.
31:39You've used the 25, I'm afraid,
31:43so stalemate and crucial coming up.
31:45We're back where we started.
31:47Rachel, tell us how it's done.
31:49287?
31:50Yeah, there were a couple of ways.
31:51Seeing as it's a Friday, you could have said,
31:54what a fun way.
31:55100 times 75 is 7,500.
31:59Add 50, 7,550.
32:01And 550 divided by 25 for 302,
32:04and then take away the 8 and the 7.
32:06Fabulous.
32:07Truly fabulous.
32:12Well done.
32:13Well done.
32:13So there we are.
32:1561 to Ed's 58.
32:1658 as we go into the final round.
32:19Let's roll today's crucial countdown conundrum.
32:54Ed?
32:55I just want to say I've had a lovely time,
32:57and I've got no idea.
33:00And the rest of the time,
33:01I'm giving to you, Glenn.
33:04There we are.
33:06But no matter, eh?
33:08No matter.
33:10They're foxed.
33:10Who in the audience will have a crack at it?
33:12Come along.
33:12Yes, sir.
33:14Godfather.
33:15Godfather.
33:16Let's see whether you're right.
33:19Godfather, well done.
33:21Well done.
33:24And well done, Glenn Jones,
33:26from Lyton in Essex.
33:28Let's come back to you in a second.
33:30Oh, Ed.
33:31Back to Portsmouth University
33:32with a goodie bag and a teapot.
33:34You have a good journey home,
33:35and good luck with your psychological mind games.
33:42And, Glenn, we shall see you on Monday.
33:45And have a restful weekend.
33:47Thanks, Nick.
33:47See you then.
33:48Brilliant stuff.
33:50Glenn?
33:52Fabulous.
33:52Back on Monday?
33:53Yes, please.
33:54I'm going to feel full of beans.
33:56Well done.
33:56I'm going to be what they call chipper.
34:00Chipper?
34:00Yeah.
34:01You are chipper, actually.
34:02You're a chipper bloke.
34:03A proper bloke.
34:04A proper bloke.
34:05Susie, see you on Monday.
34:06See you then.
34:07And Rachel, too, of course.
34:08And remember, when you're falling out of a nightclub at 2am,
34:10it's actually 3am,
34:11so make sure Catherine extends your curfew for a night.
34:14She'll lock me out, as she normally does.
34:16See you on Monday.
34:17See you then.
34:18Join us then.
34:19Same time, same place.
34:19You'll be sure of it.
34:20A very good afternoon.
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34:32You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:41Remember powdered instant desserts and chicken Kiev?
34:44Once Britain's favourite food,
34:45Simon Rimmers on a taste trip down memory lane tonight at 8.
34:49And next, three properties in the Dordoyne,
34:51three properties in the Lake District.
34:53All the viewings are set up.
34:54Let's get into that sun.