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00:31Good afternoon and welcome to Countdown Studio. Do you know something? It's 140 years ago, Rachel, you'd be amazed, since
00:39the Blackpool Illuminations were first switched on.
00:42And to think what's happening now compared with way back in 1879, the council decided that they'd spruce the place
00:52up and get a bit of excitement going.
00:53They threw £5,000 at the new idea of Illuminations and they installed eight arc lights, street lighting, revolutionary.
01:04And this was called, I love the idea, it was known as Artificial Sunlight. Amazing, isn't it?
01:11Just eight lights started it off. Mind you, eight lights for £5,000 in 1879. That was a lot of
01:19money. Have you ever been to Blackpool?
01:21I have and I went to see the Illuminations when I was young because my grandma, well, my grandma and
01:26granddad were from around here, from Salford.
01:28I remember my parents saying, we're going to drive over. And I've got a vivid memory.
01:31It must have been very little because they had, you know how they kind of, they go in stories if
01:36you go along as you're travelling along.
01:37And they had old people, starting old and regressing back to babies in the womb and then, I think, disappearing.
01:44And I thought it was the most terrifying thing in the world.
01:47I remember old I was. That was too much for me. I didn't like it.
01:50All right. Who's here? That young Andy is here, who scored 100 on his debut in the Countdown Studio.
01:58Fantastic performance, first time out. Brilliant.
02:00Thank you. Student at Politics, University of Leeds from Newbury down in that beautiful county of Berkshire.
02:07You're having fun. You enjoyed it. Of course, yeah, definitely.
02:10Good for you. Great time.
02:11Thanks for confidence. And so you should have.
02:13You're joined by Gerry Gray. Gerry from Bedfordshire, retired prison officer from Potton in Bedfordshire.
02:20Potton, yeah.
02:20Now, you're a big bloke and you sing a lot.
02:22I do indeed, yeah.
02:23You sing with the Opus 18, which is Bedford's choral society.
02:27What sort of repertoire is the society?
02:28Well, we cover all races from classical music to songs from shows.
02:35Yeah.
02:35A bit of pop here and there.
02:37Looking at you, you're not a soprano, are you?
02:40No, no.
02:41You're a big bass, I think.
02:42Only have I got my tight underwear on.
02:46No, I think you're a bass.
02:47Listen, let's have a big round of applause now for Andy and Gerry.
02:56Sue's is over in the corner there.
02:57Of course, she's keeping that demon under control.
03:01It's a dance judge, TV personality, good bloke, regular guy, Len Goodman.
03:07Welcome back, Len.
03:08Lovely.
03:13Tells you like it is, yeah.
03:16Now then, Andy, off we go.
03:19Afternoon, Rachel.
03:19Afternoon, Andy.
03:20A consonant, please.
03:22Start today with P.
03:23And another.
03:25R.
03:26And a third.
03:28T.
03:29And a vowel, please.
03:31U.
03:32And another.
03:33I.
03:34And another.
03:35O.
03:37And a fourth.
03:39A.
03:40A consonant.
03:42N.
03:43And a final vowel, please.
03:46And a final pie.
03:49Stand by.
03:50Stand by.
04:20Andy.
04:21It's a five.
04:22A five, Gerry.
04:23Seven.
04:24A seven.
04:25Andy.
04:27Ratio.
04:28Now then, Gerry.
04:30Puritan.
04:30Puritan.
04:32Very good.
04:33Well, we had Puritan.
04:34We did.
04:35But you've got also.
04:36A utopian.
04:38Utopian.
04:39Yes.
04:40Idyllic.
04:41Yeah.
04:43Seven points to Gerry.
04:44And it's Gerry's letters game.
04:46Afternoon, Rachel.
04:46Afternoon, Gerry.
04:47I'll have a consonant, please.
04:50Start with R.
04:52A vowel.
04:53E.
04:55Consonant.
04:57L.
04:59A vowel.
05:01O.
05:02Consonant.
05:04M.
05:05Vowel.
05:07I.
05:09Consonant.
05:11T.
05:13Consonant.
05:15S.
05:17And a vowel.
05:19And the last one.
05:20A.
05:22Stand by.
05:23Okay.
05:23If you can see.
05:38I.
05:39Have a seat.
05:44If you could see.
05:46Come see.
05:46It's her.
05:46I'll be back.
05:48It's my Torah.
05:49I'll be back.
05:50Sit jeśliμέany.
05:51I haven't met you.
05:51I'll be back.
05:51I'll be back.Stud遥.
05:52I'll be back.
05:52I'll be back.
05:53You kunnenlip.
05:53You kunnen dan pra unten
05:53Dog kamp.
05:53Jerry.
05:55Seven.
05:56Andy.
05:57Eight.
05:58Now then, Jerry.
06:00Mortals.
06:01Andy.
06:02Atomizer.
06:04Very good.
06:04Atomizer.
06:05Atomizer, sir.
06:06Mm.
06:07And the corner.
06:09Let's have this one straight in.
06:10Oh, straight in with the nine is mortalise.
06:15Mortalise.
06:15To become mortal or to make somebody mortal.
06:18The gods might make you mortal, for example.
06:20Indeed.
06:21Oh, God.
06:22Nine.
06:25Eight, seven.
06:28Andy, your numbers again.
06:30Try the bottom row again, please, Rachel.
06:31Try the six small little challenge again.
06:34See what we end up with.
06:36Thank you, Andy.
06:36The first numbers of the day are five, eight, nine, eight, three, and two.
06:46And the target, 807.
06:49807.
07:20And if?
07:21Eight, 14.
07:22not written down 814 Jerry 800 Andy 9 times 8 is 72 72 plus 274 8 plus 3 is
07:3611 yep tons and together times them together yep 8 1 4 7 above no Jerry 9
07:478 72 plus 8 80 5 plus 3 plus 2 is 10 a multiplier yep 7 the other way 800
08:01well good effort good effort all around but 807 actually was the requirement can
08:07you help it was there Nick if you say 8 plus 8 plus 2 is 18 times 5 is 90
08:16times
08:179 is 810 and you have a 3 left over 807
08:25thank you thanks Rachel as ever so 13 plays 12 Andy on 13 time for our first
08:33tea time teaser which is 10 dunces and the clue she's not a fan of EastEnders or
08:38Corrie she prefers this sort of soap she's not a fan of EastEnders or Corrie she
08:45prefers this sort of soap
09:03welcome back I left with the clue she's not a fan of EastEnders or Corrie she
09:07prefers this sort of soap she prefers unscented soap unscented so 13 plays 12
09:15Andy one point in the lead Jerry what are we going to do could I have a constant
09:21again again please Rachel thank you Jerry C
09:25vowel sorry E consonant G
09:31vowel I consonant F
09:39vowel U consonant N
09:48consonant D and another consonant and lastly X
09:54standby
09:56made
09:57be
09:57MUSIC PLAYS
10:26Jerry?
10:28Seven.
10:30Seven. Andy?
10:31Five.
10:32You're five?
10:33Dunce.
10:34And Jerry?
10:37Fooding.
10:38Very good. Yeah, very nice.
10:41Well played.
10:42And the corner?
10:45Unfixed.
10:46Whoa.
10:47Seven.
10:47That's impressive.
10:49And Susie, any of those?
10:51No, we were feuding and unfixed, so similar.
10:53Seven.
10:53Feuding. Well done there, Jerry.
10:55Andy?
10:56Andy, your letters game.
10:59Conson, please, Rachel.
11:00Thank you, Andy.
11:01R.
11:02And another?
11:04D.
11:05And the third?
11:07N.
11:08And a vowel, please.
11:09O.
11:10And another?
11:11E.
11:12And the third?
11:13A.
11:14And the fourth?
11:16I.
11:18A consonant, please.
11:19T.
11:20And a final consonant, please.
11:22And a final S.
11:25Stand by.
11:41Bye.
11:42Bye.
11:42Bye.
11:43Bye.
11:57Andy.
11:57I think I've got a nine.
12:00Jerry.
12:01Eight.
12:02Jerry.
12:04Strained.
12:06Now then, Mr Evans.
12:08D-rations.
12:08Excellent, well done.
12:10Very well.
12:15You can see Susie poised, urging you to get it, yeah.
12:21Well done.
12:22And what have we got in the corner?
12:23We've got another nine.
12:25Yes, we have an anagram of that one.
12:28Obviously, ordinates are there.
12:30Ordinates.
12:32Well done.
12:32Well done, the corner.
12:3431 plays 19, Jerry, on 19.
12:37And it's Jerry's numbers game.
12:40One large and five small, please, Rachel.
12:42Thank you, Jerry.
12:42The more regular choice.
12:44One from the top.
12:45And these five little ones are 10, 4, 5, 10, 2.
12:52And the big one, 100.
12:55And the target, 694.
12:58694.
12:58And the big one, 100.
13:08It's just amazing.
13:10And the big one.
13:10Andurs dengan Recht.
13:12Them.
13:12Them.
13:13Them.
13:14Them.
13:25One.
13:29Yes, Gerry?
13:30694.
13:32Thank you. Andy?
13:32694, not written down.
13:34Right, let's have it.
13:365 plus 2 is 7.
13:37It is?
13:38Times 100.
13:39700.
13:4010 minus 4 is 6.
13:42Lovely.
13:42Take it away.
13:43Well done.
13:43And Gerry?
13:44Same way.
13:45Same way, just show Andy for the...
13:47694.
13:48For the good form.
13:53241, then, to Gerry's 29.
13:57Nothing really in it as we turn.
14:00Oh, to the last wonderful story from Len until you come back.
14:05It's been such a pleasure having you here.
14:07I've enjoyed it very much.
14:09It's good.
14:10Now, what about this golfing of yours?
14:11Oh, don't.
14:13Do you know, I've played golf for the best part of 50 years.
14:19And whenever you're around your mates or friends or whatever, other golfers, they're always going on about hole-in-ones.
14:30Oh, I've had three.
14:32You know, I've had three hole-in-ones.
14:33I've had four and so on.
14:35Well, I had never had a hole-in-one.
14:40Now, I imagined that if I ever did, I would hit a fabulous shot, which would soar in the air,
14:49and come down on the green, a couple of bounces, and then roll quietly into the hole,
14:57and all my mates would go bananas and...
15:01Well, I did have a hole-in-one last year.
15:06I hit the ball, and it never came more than two feet off the ground.
15:13It went along like a Barnes-Wallace bouncing bong.
15:17Bong-ing-ing along, bong-ing along.
15:20It was sort of straight-ish.
15:23It hit a bank on the left-hand side of the green.
15:29Came off, continued to bounce, and then, like a rat down a drainpipe, it flew into the hole.
15:39And everyone, I had my first hole-in-one!
15:43Yay!
15:49There you are.
15:50Oh, lovely.
15:50Not the most elegant, would you say?
15:52No, it wasn't.
15:53However...
15:54The next one would be brilliant.
15:56Listen, the older I get, the better I used to be, and I'm sure it's not going to happen again,
16:02but I have had a hole-in-one.
16:04Well, good for you.
16:04Thanks, Len.
16:05Thanks.
16:06Now, 41 to 29, Andy on 41.
16:09Andy, your letters came.
16:11Conson, please.
16:12V.
16:13And another?
16:15T.
16:16And a third?
16:18C.
16:19A vowel, please.
16:21U.
16:22And a second?
16:23O.
16:24And a third?
16:25I.
16:26And a fourth?
16:28A.
16:29A consonant, please.
16:31R.
16:32And the final consonant, please.
16:34And a final S.
16:36Stand by.
16:37Absolutely.
16:51Bye.
16:53Bye.
16:58Bye.
17:00Bye.
17:02Bye.
17:08Andy.
17:09Six.
17:10A six, Gerry?
17:11Six.
17:13Andy.
17:14Ratios.
17:15Again.
17:16And Gerry?
17:16Racist.
17:18Are we happy?
17:19Yes, absolutely fine.
17:21Len and Susie?
17:22Well, this is a great word,
17:24and I've often seen this when I judge Strictly Come Dancing.
17:29Cavalts.
17:30Somebody cavalting around.
17:32Cavalts.
17:33Yes.
17:34Brilliant word.
17:35Jumping or dancing around excitedly.
17:37Cavalts.
17:38Excellent.
17:3947 to 35.
17:41Gerry.
17:42Gerry.
17:42Off we go.
17:44Vowel, please.
17:45Rachel.
17:45Thank you, Gerry.
17:46E.
17:48Consonant.
17:49J.
17:51Consonant.
17:53N.
17:54Consonant.
17:56D.
17:57Vowel.
17:59O.
18:00Not a vowel.
18:01Vowel.
18:02A.
18:05Consonant.
18:06R.
18:10Vowel.
18:11I.
18:15And...
18:16Consonant, please.
18:18And the last one, H.
18:20Stand by.
18:21We'll see you next time.
18:22We'll see you next time.
18:22We'll see you next time.
18:28Bye.
18:29Bye.
18:32Bye.
18:37Bye.
18:38Bye.
18:51Jerry.
18:52Seven.
18:54Andy.
18:54Just a six.
18:56A six?
18:57Rained.
18:58And Jerry.
18:59Handier.
19:00Handier.
19:01Very good.
19:02Very nice.
19:03I'm a little bit upset because Susie had a good look at me.
19:06Yeah.
19:07And then she wrote down Ironhead.
19:12Susie.
19:12It's actually quite beautiful.
19:13It's the golden eye duck.
19:15Oh, is it?
19:16Oh, I feel better now.
19:17Golden eye duck.
19:21Now, 47 plays 42.
19:23Five points in it.
19:24And it's Andy.
19:26Andy, it's your numbers game.
19:27Bottom row again, please, Rachel.
19:29Bottom row.
19:29It's still close.
19:30You still need to gamble with six little ones.
19:34Let's see what we end up with this time.
19:35They are two, seven, ten.
19:39Another ten.
19:40Five.
19:41And another five.
19:43And the target, 371.
19:46Three, seven, one.
19:48One, two, three, five, six, ten.
19:52One, two, three, ten.
19:56Four, five.
19:59One, two, three.
20:02And a half.
20:11One, two, three.
20:16So let's go.
20:19Andy
20:21370, not written down, I think
20:22One away, Jerry
20:24I've got 370, but I've lost it
20:26Sorry
20:27No? Andy
20:29Er, 10 times 7
20:3270
20:3370
20:36Add, er, times
20:38Add the 5
20:40Add the 5, 75
20:41Times the 10
20:43Times the 10, 750
20:47Er
20:49Er, and I've mucked up
20:52Sorry Andy
20:53Er, poor Jerry too
20:55Poor Jerry too
20:56Rachel, we threw ourselves at your feet
21:00371
21:00Don't hurt yourself Nick
21:02If you say 5 times 10 is 50
21:06The other 5 minus 2 is 3
21:08Oh, what am I writing? 3
21:10Add that on for 53
21:12If you can believe me
21:13And times it by 7
21:15You get 371
21:16Right, excellent
21:20Thank you Rachel
21:22There we are
21:23So it's still 5 in at 47 to 42
21:25As we turn to our second tea time teaser
21:28Which is, er, diesel powers
21:31And the clue
21:32I put diesel in powers, petrol car
21:33It's going to make him very cross
21:35I put diesel in powers, petrol car
21:38It's going to make him very cross
21:57Welcome back
21:58I left you with the clue
21:59I put diesel in powers, petrol car
22:01It's going to make him very, very cross
22:04The answer is
22:05It will displease him
22:07Displeases the answer
22:09So, Jerry
22:10A little bit of catching up to do
22:12It's your letters game
22:15Could I start with a consonant please
22:17Thank you Jerry
22:18T
22:20Vowel
22:22E
22:24Consonant
22:42And the last one, U
22:48Stand by
23:18We'll see you next time
23:19Well, Jerry
23:22Six
23:22Andy
23:24Try seven
23:25Jerry
23:27Unable
23:29Andy
23:30Er, towable
23:33Towable
23:33Um
23:37Yes
23:37In the dictionary
23:38Well done
23:39Towable
23:41Now
23:42Len and Susie
23:43Well, they've both got
23:44Ubles or Ables at the end as well
23:46Like Andy
23:47So, ownable
23:48Um, so a brand might be ownable
23:50Um, and tunable like a piano
23:53Tunable
23:54Unable
23:5554 to 42
23:57Andy
23:58Your letters game
23:59Consonant please
24:00Thank you Andy
24:29T
24:31T
24:57Andy
24:58Uh, eight
24:59Jerry
25:00No
25:01No
25:02I've lost it
25:03No, bad luck
25:05Bad luck
25:05Andy
25:06Trailers
25:07Trailers
25:08Very good
25:09Now, Len
25:11Len and Susie
25:12Well, we've got a word here
25:14Poultry
25:15Yes
25:16Smaller
25:17Smaller
25:18Smaller
25:18Poultry
25:19Poultry portions
25:20Pre-trial
25:22Another way
25:22And re-trials
25:25Yes
25:25Oh, loads of it
25:26All eights
25:27Well done
25:3262 to 42
25:3320 points
25:34In it
25:34Susie
25:36You're on
25:37With your wonderful
25:38Origins of words
25:39Our favourite time
25:40What have you got for us today?
25:42I'm going to talk about
25:43One of the subjects
25:43That attracts
25:45Um, more slang terms
25:47Than almost any other
25:48Bar
25:49Sex, drugs
25:50And, uh, drunkenness
25:52Um, and that's money
25:54Uh, so slang terms
25:55For money
25:55Are, um, everywhere
25:57And I think you might
25:58Recognise some of these
25:59Len, possibly
25:59Um, I'll start with a simple one
26:01That we all use
26:01And that's cash
26:02And that goes back
26:03To the 15th century
26:04When a cash or a kes
26:06Was a merchant's chest
26:07Or money box
26:08And eventually
26:09It was transferred
26:09To the contents
26:10Of the box
26:10Um, on to some
26:12Of the denominations
26:13Um, we have a fiver
26:15That's been around
26:16Uh, since the 1840s
26:18Obviously for a five pound note
26:19But it used to be
26:20Thieves slang
26:21For a fifth spell
26:22In prison
26:23Likewise a tenner
26:24Originally meant
26:25Ten years of penal servitude
26:27Quid
26:28One of the most enduring
26:29Uh, terms
26:30Goes back to the 17th century
26:31Um, a pound
26:32Obviously
26:33And that probably
26:34Goes back to the latin
26:35Quid
26:35Meaning what
26:36With what one needs
26:37Is a kind of unspoken
26:38Add on to that one
26:39These are ones
26:40I didn't know
26:41Until I researched it
26:42A rhino
26:42Um, that's a 400 term
26:45For, uh, money
26:46Of various denominations
26:48Like a pony
26:48Like a monkey
26:49Which is sort of
26:50They've kind of
26:50Hovered around
26:51A little bit
26:53Possibly linked
26:53To the value
26:54Of rhino horn
26:55Uh, very cruelly
26:56In, in days gone by
26:57And finally
26:58Rhyming slang
26:59Which I love
26:59And Len knows
27:00A lot of these
27:01Cock and hen
27:01For ten
27:02Jack's alive
27:03For five
27:04Bag of sand
27:05Grand
27:05Grand
27:06Um, and Pavarotti
27:09A tenor
27:10And Pavarotti
27:11A tenor
27:12And possibly my favourite
27:13Because you have to
27:13Work really, really hard
27:14To unpack this one
27:15A commodore
27:16Okay, so a commodore
27:18You have to know
27:18That cottony rhyming slang
27:19For a fiver
27:20Is a lady
27:21Godiva
27:21And the commodores
27:23Sang three times
27:24A lady
27:24So three times
27:25A lady
27:26Godiva
27:26Is fifteen pounds
27:28Very good
27:29What a good thing
27:34Excellent
27:37That really is fun
27:39Thank you
27:40Sixty-two to forty-two
27:41Jerry
27:42Jerry
27:43Your letters came
27:44Constant, please
27:45Righto
27:45Thank you, Jerry
27:46L
27:47Val
27:49I
27:50Consonant
27:51V
27:53Val
27:55E
27:56Consonant
27:59M
28:00Val
28:01A
28:03Consonant
28:05C
28:06Consonant
28:08H
28:12And the last one
28:14O
28:15Stand by
28:17Here
28:18The third one
28:18The third one
28:19I
28:19I
28:19I
28:19I
28:19I
28:33I
28:34I
28:46I
28:48Jerry?
28:49Yeah, five.
28:50Five, Andy?
28:51Just five, yeah.
28:52Jerry?
28:54Camel, sorry.
28:56Andy?
28:57Olive.
28:58And Olive.
28:59Could we beat five?
29:01Come, come.
29:02We could by one.
29:04Yes.
29:05Malice.
29:06Malice.
29:0967 to 47.
29:10Andy, final letters game for you.
29:13Constance, please.
29:15Thank you, Andy.
29:16R.
29:17And an hour.
29:19N.
29:20And a third.
29:21R.
29:22And a vowel.
29:24I.
29:25And an hour vowel.
29:26A.
29:27And a third.
29:28O.
29:29And a fourth.
29:31U.
29:32Consolant.
29:33C.
29:35And a final consonant, please.
29:38And a final S.
29:40Stand by.
30:11Andy.
30:12Six.
30:13A six.
30:14Jerry.
30:14Six.
30:15Thank you, Andy.
30:16Acorns.
30:17Jerry.
30:18Cousin.
30:20Hmm.
30:22Len and Susie.
30:24Carrion.
30:24Carrion.
30:26For seven.
30:27Yes.
30:28Ranker.
30:28Ooh, ranker.
30:29Another seven.
30:30Goes with malice, doesn't it?
30:31It does, rather.
30:32Yeah.
30:32Anything else?
30:33No, seven's for us.
30:3473 to 53 into the final numbers game.
30:39One for Jerry Grade.
30:41Yes, Jerry.
30:42In for a penny, in for a pound, Rachel.
30:44Five small.
30:45Five small, one large.
30:47Okay, so you're not gambling for this one.
30:49One, two, three.
30:50Six small, sorry.
30:51Six small, you are gambling.
30:54I like your style, Jerry.
30:55Six little ones, and you're going to win this.
30:58Right, let's see how that pans out.
31:00They are seven, two, seven, nine, another nine, and five.
31:08And the final target, 407.
31:10407.
31:13Six little ones, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win
31:15this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and
31:16you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going
31:16to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win
31:30this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and
31:31you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going
31:32to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win
31:32this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and you're going to win this, and
31:35you're going to win this, and
31:42Jerry 407 Andy 408 Jerry nine nines are 81 they are multiply by five 405 plus two but you're
31:58glad of that extra small one then well done 407 well done Jerry well done whoa life's suddenly
32:09much better for Jerry anyway that's very good 73 to 63 here we go final round and you've done it
32:19Jerry you've got yourself into a crucial conundrum fingers on buzzers let's roll today's crucial
32:25countdown conundrum Jerry created let's see whether you're right
32:54Jerry great back from the dead amazing laughing the old dog look at that so we've got another
33:01one for you thank you so good luck to you both fingers on buzzers let's roll our second crucial
33:09conundrum this time it's Andy whistling whistling let's see whether you're right
33:23well done Andy whoa quick two couple of seconds thank you I'll come back to you in a minute oh
33:34Jerry Jerry Gray well played thank you very much brilliant yeah so you take um this goodie bag back
33:41to uh Potton in Bedfordshire lovely thank you with our congratulations it was great having you here
33:46thank you so much we'll be seeing you again you must be a nervous wreck over there yeah well just
33:51about
33:52wasn't it you took a bit of punishment but you came through well he was a brilliant player yeah
33:56really good head yeah so we'll see you tomorrow thank you well done here's somebody we won't be
34:01seeing tomorrow no uh so sad but you come back and see us very soon and you can chase that
34:06second
34:07holding one that's that's the idea anyway as soon as you feel up to it you come back and see
34:13us thank
34:13you very much thank you meanwhile we'll see you tomorrow Susan you will see that Rachel wasn't that fun
34:19oh I thought Jerry was going to finish with a flourish he definitely had Andy worried amazing amazing
34:24see you tomorrow see you tomorrow Nina Hussain's in tomorrow well I look forward to that we all do
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