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00:31Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34Now, people say, whoa, I had a really great day today.
00:37How many people have felt that they've really had a lucky day?
00:42A lucky day to compare with the chap in Vancouver.
00:45Listen to this.
00:48It was his birthday.
00:49OK, that comes around once a year.
00:51Not particularly lucky.
00:52He had retired that day.
00:53And he won the lottery jackpot all on the same day.
00:57Lucky old Mr. Ping from Vancouver.
01:00It's fantastic.
01:01Imagine that.
01:02Happy retirement, Mr. Ping.
01:04Hold on to it and spend it wisely.
01:06Have you ever had a particularly lucky day when really everything just went right?
01:12Well, every day I get to work with you, Nick.
01:14Obviously, it's one of those lucky days.
01:15But one day...
01:17One day I got to work with you and then I bought a millionaire shortbread from the train station
01:21and they gave me a free one.
01:24Brilliant.
01:24All the stars were aligned, as you say.
01:26That's lovely.
01:26That's lovely.
01:27I'll tell you who isn't lucky, but he's just pure talented.
01:31And that's our Tony over here from Reading.
01:35Five solid wins.
01:36Well done.
01:36As I say, there's no luck involved in what you're up to.
01:39And you're playing very, very strongly indeed.
01:42But now you're up against Tom Castell, a librarian from Sheffield.
01:47Welcome, Tom.
01:49Member of the Sheffield 20s and 30s walking group.
01:52And you've trailed yourself, trotted around most of Britain's national parks.
01:56A few places.
01:57So, the Lake District.
01:59Peak District is obviously quite close to where we live.
02:02Been to Dartmoor as well.
02:04North York Moors.
02:06Plenty of places.
02:07That's good.
02:07So, it's a wonderful exercise to take.
02:11Good for you.
02:12And to get out of the city for a bit.
02:13Absolutely.
02:14Mind you, I like Sheffield.
02:16That's a good town, isn't it?
02:17I think so.
02:18Yeah.
02:19I've never spoken to anybody who lived in Sheffield who didn't love his city.
02:23Yeah.
02:24Well, good luck to you today.
02:25Good luck to both of you.
02:25A big round of applause for Tony and Tom.
02:32And over in the corner, Susie joined for the last time until we can get her back.
02:38Get her away from that chase.
02:40It's the wonderful Anne Hegarty, also known as The Governors.
02:43Welcome back.
02:46Welcome back.
02:48Tony, come on.
02:50You're looking for number six.
02:53Afternoon, Rachel.
02:54Afternoon, Tony.
02:54A consonant, please.
02:56Start the week with F.
02:59And another.
03:00D.
03:01And a third.
03:03G.
03:04And a vowel.
03:05A.
03:06And another.
03:08O.
03:08And a consonant.
03:10T.
03:11And another consonant.
03:13F.
03:17And a consonant, please.
03:19And the last one, D.
03:21And here's the countdown clock.
03:25That's what you do.
03:36MUSIC CONTINUES
03:54Now, Tony.
03:55I think I'll have to stick with a four.
03:57A four, Tom.
03:58A four from me as well.
03:59Tony.
04:00Don't.
04:01And gaff.
04:03Down our gaff.
04:04Yes.
04:05Or a fishing gaff, I guess.
04:08Now, how did the corner do?
04:10Anne?
04:11Susie?
04:14Pretty much the same.
04:15We had goat.
04:16We've got goad.
04:17Yes.
04:18No, we can't get beyond four either.
04:21That is a tough little selection you've got there.
04:24OK.
04:24Four apiece then, and we turn to Tom.
04:27Tom Castell.
04:28Tom.
04:29Hello, Rachel.
04:30Hi, Tom.
04:30Could I start with a consonant, please?
04:32I'll try and do better this time.
04:33G.
04:35And a vowel.
04:37E.
04:38And a consonant.
04:40S.
04:42And a consonant.
04:45R.
04:47And a vowel.
04:49A.
04:50And a consonant.
04:53S.
04:55And a vowel.
04:57E.
04:58E.
05:00Consonant.
05:02D.
05:05And a vowel, please.
05:06And lastly, I.
05:09Stand by.
05:10And a vowel.
05:10Do you mind?
05:14No.
05:29No.
05:39No.
05:39No.
05:40No.
05:40No.
05:40well Tom six a six that's better Tony a seven and a seven you're six erased
05:48erased and greased yes absolutely fine but we have disagrees for nine
06:00well done anything else Susie grassed we'll give you another seven if you want to go
06:07eleven plays four Tony your numbers game six more ones please Rachel your favorite
06:14thank you Tony six little to start the week and this selection is seven one four five nine
06:24and eight and the target six hundred and forty two six four two
07:02Tony six forty two away Tom no one here I'm afraid no we're with you Tony okay so nine
07:10times four is thirty six nine four is thirty six um at the five forty one I've done it
07:18wrong again oh sorry Tony my memory is terrible nope no nothing give up withdraw Rachel six
07:27four two it's my go again um if you say five plus four is nine times nine is 81 times
07:35eight
07:36is 648 and seven minus one is six to take off very good
07:46wonderful now Tony on eleven still Tom on four stills we turn to our first tea time teaser
07:51which is I fired Tom and the clue I fired Tom for being constantly late and he wasn't very happy
07:58about it I fired Tom for being constantly late and he wasn't very happy about it
08:19welcome back I left with the clue I fired Tom for being constantly late and he wasn't very happy about
08:24it
08:25in fact it was mortified mortified that's the answer mortified 11 plays for Tony in the lead
08:32Tom's letters game could I have a consonant please Rachel thank you Tom s and a vowel e and a
08:42consonant n
08:44and a consonant r vowel i and a consonant l and a consonant m and a vowel you and a
09:05final consonant
09:05please and a final s and the code starts now
09:13so
09:26so
09:26so
09:26so
09:26so
09:40Well, Tom?
09:42A risky seven.
09:44And Tony?
09:45Seven.
09:46Tom?
09:47Musseya.
09:48Musseya.
09:49Mmm, Tony.
09:50Insures.
09:51Safer, I would have thought.
09:52What does Susie say?
09:53Tom, that is really bad luck, because musseya is in there to describe hair, dishevelled hair, etc.
09:59But musseya isn't specified which it needs to be, so I have to disallow it.
10:02I'm sorry.
10:03Bad luck, Tom.
10:04What can we have?
10:06We have limners, those who limn.
10:09It's a reference to drawing, I think.
10:12Surmise, that's another seven.
10:14We have misrules for eight.
10:17Very good.
10:18Misrules.
10:19Well done.
10:23Thank you, Anne.
10:24Eighteen plays four.
10:25Tony on 18.
10:27Tony, your letters game.
10:29Okay, consonant, please, Rachel.
10:30Thank you, Tony.
10:31L.
10:32And another.
10:34P.
10:35And a third.
10:37X.
10:38And a vowel.
10:39A.
10:40And another.
10:41O.
10:42And a consonant.
10:44H.
10:44And another consonant.
10:46B.
10:46And a vowel.
10:48A.
10:50And a vowel, please.
10:52And lastly, E.
10:54Tant down.
10:55Tant down.
11:26Tony?
11:27Only a four.
11:29Tom?
11:29A five.
11:31Now, Tony?
11:32A pale.
11:33Tom?
11:34Phlox.
11:35And phlox.
11:38How are you spelling that?
11:39P-H-L-O-X.
11:41Excellent.
11:42Very, very good.
11:42North American plant that typically has dense clusters of colourful flowers.
11:46Very nice.
11:46It's a winner.
11:47Well done.
11:48Anne, anything there?
11:51Hoax.
11:52Yes.
11:52And leap.
11:53And pleb.
11:54And I haven't even checked if pleb is OK.
11:56Pleb's fine, yes.
11:58But, again, another triple one.
11:58Just little fours.
12:00Thanks, Anne.
12:01Eighteen plays nine.
12:03Tom on nine.
12:04Tom's numbers game.
12:05Good luck, Tom.
12:06Could I have two large and four small, please?
12:09Oh, of course you can.
12:10Thank you, Tom.
12:11Two from the top, four not from the top.
12:13And the four small ones are seven.
12:16Six.
12:17Seven.
12:18Nine.
12:18And the big ones, 175.
12:20And the target, 719.
12:24Seven.
12:25One nine.
12:57Tom, 716, three away. Tony? 721. 721. Let's stick with you, shall we?
13:06OK, 100 plus the nine. 109. Multiply by the seven. 763. And then the other seven multiplied by six to
13:14get 42. Take that away.
13:17I haven't used any of those. Yes, two away. Well done, but more work for Rachel. 719, Rachel, what do
13:24you think?
13:24More work for me. If you say seven divided by seven is one, nine minus one is eight. Times that
13:31by 100 for 800. And take away the 75 and the six. 719.
13:38719. Well done.
13:43Fabulous. Fabulous. As we turn to Anne, Anne Hegarty, the chase. Tell me this, and how did Tom Kistel here
13:52get on?
13:53Well done. Because you and he confronted each other.
13:57Yeah, I have to confess, an awful lot of them do sort of blend into each other.
14:03If nothing outstanding happens.
14:05Let's ask Tom. Tom, how did you get on?
14:07Well, it was nothing outstanding in my case, I'm afraid. But no, I'm relieved not to be up against you
14:13today.
14:15Me too. I'm not really very good at this sort of thing.
14:18Good for you. But it's a wonderful show. And Bradley just lights the place up too with his laughter and
14:26so forth.
14:26I mean, there was there was that moment, you know, when he was asked about the German skier and you're
14:35all way ahead of me.
14:36And I mean, we all sort of, you know, the name comes up and we all, oh, yeah, that's mildly
14:40funny.
14:41You know, everyone has a bit of a snigger and then move on.
14:43Yeah. And then we realize we look at Brad and we realize he's gone into this sort of full body
14:49clench.
14:50That's right.
14:52Because he's obviously thinking to himself, it's five o'clock in the evening and, you know, this is totally inappropriate.
14:58There are children watching. I don't want their parents to have to explain to them why that man is laughing.
15:03So he's just sort of trying not to move anything.
15:07I know.
15:08And he's, if you look at it on YouTube, he's down there.
15:12So I'm sort of looking up there so I can't see him.
15:15So I'm thinking, don't look at him. Don't look at him. You will absolutely lose it if you do.
15:19I'm trying so hard not to lose it. I mean, when I did, I thought, oh, no, you know, I've
15:24just been so unprofessional.
15:25Of course, if you watch it, it couldn't have happened at a better moment.
15:28It was great TV. It was fantastic.
15:30It absolutely was. But completely, I mean, Brad and I just totally blindsided by it.
15:34We had no idea what was coming. The producers knew what was coming. We didn't.
15:38It was wonderful. TV Goldam. Lovely story.
15:48Fantastic. Tony, your letters game.
15:51Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
15:53Thank you, Tony.
15:54Z.
15:55And another.
15:57T.
15:58And another.
16:00P.
16:01And a vowel, please.
16:03U.
16:04And another.
16:05O.
16:05And a consonant.
16:08C.
16:09And another.
16:11R.
16:12And a vowel.
16:14I.
16:15And a vowel, please.
16:17And the last one.
16:18E.
16:20Stand by.
16:21B.
16:22B squash.
16:23B молод.
16:23B
16:40And a vowel.
16:50B
16:52Tony.
16:54I'll risk an eight.
16:55Tom?
16:56Just a five.
16:57And your five is?
16:58Prize.
17:00Tony?
17:01Out to price.
17:02Ooh.
17:04No, it's not there.
17:06That's really bad luck, Tony.
17:08It's a good try.
17:09Worth a shot?
17:10Yeah.
17:10Now, how did the corner do?
17:12Anne?
17:13Yeah, we had poutier, or pouty.
17:17Cuprite, which I assume is an ore of copper.
17:20Is there a mineral?
17:21Yes, it is.
17:22And a picture, is that right?
17:23That's right.
17:24Yeah.
17:24Well done.
17:2625, please.
17:2714.
17:27Tom, you're off.
17:29A consonant, please, Rachel.
17:30Thank you, Tom.
17:31L.
17:32And another.
17:35G.
17:37Another consonant.
17:39S.
17:40And another, please.
17:43N.
17:45And another.
17:47W.
17:49And a vowel.
17:50I.
17:52And another vowel.
17:54A.
17:56And another.
17:59O.
18:02And another, please.
18:03And, lastly, A.
18:07Countdown.
18:07All right.
18:09And another.
18:35See you next time.
18:36Bye-bye.
18:37That's all.
18:37yes Tom six a six Tony six Tom sawing and sewing yep and sewing and and Susie we
18:48have agnosia for seven well I mean we don't have agnosia obviously it's what
18:55is it how would you describe agnosia not knowing things or something like that
18:58yeah it's um you're right that sort of does the ignorant side the agnostic side
19:03it's um the in medicine the inability to interpret sensations and so to
19:06recognize them to understand them okay we don't have that no I hope not that
19:11would be a nightmare to have agnosia 31 to 20 Tony on 31 Tony your numbers game
19:19I'm going to persevere with six more please yeah why not six little ones
19:23coming up again for you Tony and this time the challenge is 5 1 9 7 8 7 and the
19:35target 217 to 1 7
19:41so
19:50so
20:09Tony um 2 2 6 I think 2 2 6 Tom and I'm nowhere near I'm afraid no let's try
20:18uh Tony's 2 2 6
20:20all right he says hopefully um 7 plus the 8 plus the 7
20:2822 plus the 1 23 multiply by 9 multiply by 9 and take off the um is 7
20:37oh no my brain my brain is gone at the moment um sorry 207 no I'm wrong then oh sorry
20:45that's more for
20:46poor Rachel Rachel sorry about this can you crack 217 for us please I can Nick um if you say
20:548 times 5
20:55is 40 take away 9 for 31 and times that by 7
21:02well done
21:05well done
21:06so 31 plays 20 Tony on 31 as we turn to our second tea time teaser which is nice rinse
21:13and the clue he told his wife he liked her hair rinse but he didn't really mean it he told
21:18his wife he liked her hair rinse but he didn't really mean it
21:41he was so insincere really insincere
21:5131 to 20 Tony in the lead Tom
21:54uh could I start with a consonant please
21:56can indeed thank you Tom
21:57P
21:59and a vowel
22:01U
22:03consonant
22:04N
22:06consonant
22:08Y
22:10vowel
22:12O
22:13consonant
22:15T
22:16E
22:16another consonant
22:18P
22:20vowel
22:22E
22:23and a final consonant please
22:26and a final T
22:28standby
22:30E
22:30O
22:31E
22:32E
22:32E
22:32E
22:32E
22:34E
22:34E
23:00yes Tom six and Tony just a five your five potty potty Tom punnet and upon it
23:10oh we need two ends for a punnet planet of strawberries gosh you do there was
23:15so many double letters there was quite yes sorry about that bad luck we had
23:21potent for six yep apparently Nuppet is not a word
23:27Muppet but not Nuppet thank you potent indeed 36 to 20 Tony here we go okay
23:35consonant please thank you Tony s and another n and a third d and a vowel a and
23:48another I and a consonant W and another ah and a vowel oh and a vowel please and the last
24:02one I
24:03I can can
24:05so
24:35yes Tony
24:37seven and Tom seven Tony inwards Tom ordains ordains that's good any more sevens there and
24:46no those are the two we had that's it thank you 43 to 27 as we turn back to Susie
24:53and our origins of
24:54words what have you for us today Susie I had a tweet Nick from Daisy Eddington who asked about the
25:01origin of the origin of red herring that's a red herring it's a false scent to me all familiar with
25:06red herrings in murder plots murder mysteries that kind of thing we know that it's a hunting term and
25:12probably goes back to fox hunting and the hunting of other quarry where a literal smoked red herring
25:18would be laid along a path in order first of all to train the hounds to follow that scent because
25:23they
25:23give off such a strong odor and then eventually probably to test them by luring them off the scent to
25:29see whether or not they'd be fooled and stick to at the proper path and sometimes they weren't red herrings
25:36they were entrails of animals that were used as um bait if you like or as um sort of objects
25:43to put
25:44down so that the hounds could follow the scent and then lure to lure them exactly um incidentally a term
25:50from falconry and it got me thinking about entrails and entrails as they appear in many places in
25:58English um I remember reading um I hope I'm allowed to say this but reading a 14th century version of
26:03the
26:03bible going as you do and there they call entrails or intestines arse ropes they didn't mince their
26:09words in those days um but entrails we took from French perhaps as we were coming a little bit more
26:14squeamish that came about a little bit later and ultimately from the latter meaning internal things
26:19because we didn't really want to name them quite as blatantly as they had done in the 14th century
26:24um quarry I mentioned earlier and that also goes back to a French word for intestines they were entrails
26:32originally of deer that were placed on a hide and actually they were given to the dogs as a reward
26:37after the chase um so eventually transferred to that which is hunted but those were innards originally
26:43um and pluck um if you're plucky you're full of nerves and uh courage and that was once a very
26:49literal term because the pluck of an animal was the heart lungs and liver and then it transferred over
26:54to the sort of inner essence of a person and eventually their inner courage and spirit
26:59um and finally humble pie one of the probably best known etymologies in English people do like this
27:04one because humble pie was a joke originally on numbles pie numbles being the entrails of animals
27:11again that were served to the lower class the sort of peasants at a royal banquet or a noble banquet
27:16uh who were sitting at one end of the table um uh below the salt if you like below the
27:22salt cellar
27:22whereas the aristocracy would enjoy the proper meat but numbles pie was eventually became humble pie
27:28because of course these people were quite humble um in uh in their status and that has stuck with us
27:33all uh through the centuries to today but it all goes back strangely to intestines
27:47wonderful wonderful tom your letters came could i start with a consonant please rachel thank you tom m
27:56and a vowel and a vowel u and a consonant r and another v and a vowel e and a
28:13consonant t and a vowel i
28:23consonant r and a vowel and a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:33a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:38a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:40a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:41a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:42a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:42a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:42a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:42a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:44a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:44a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel a vowel
28:44a
29:03yes tom six a six tony and a six tom arrive and tony the same arrive same
29:11we've got sixes over here and in the corner uh we've actually got a seven muriate
29:18oh the old muriate muric what's it called acid derivative of muriatic acid which was an old
29:25term for hydrochloric acid that's right yeah it pops out with sort of irritating frequency doesn't
29:31it yes irritating everywhere not to say regularity 49 plays 33 tony on 49 tony final letters game enjoy
29:39it okay consonant please rachel thank you tony t and another n and a third b and a vowel i
29:53another o and a consonant d and another r and a vowel e and a final vowel please and a
30:05final a
30:06count on
30:09so
30:39MUSIC CONTINUES
30:418 and?
30:425 I'm afraid.
30:43And your 5 Tom?
30:44Bride.
30:45Bride.
30:46Now Tony.
30:47Russian.
30:48Very good.
30:49Yes.
30:50Solid.
30:52Solid.
30:53Solid performance there.
30:55Fabulous.
30:57Now the corner.
30:59Anything to match that 8?
31:01We also had 2 other 8s.
31:04Obtained.
31:05Yes.
31:06And ordinate.
31:07And ordinate.
31:08Well done.
31:10Thanks Anne.
31:1157 to 33.
31:13And it's Tom we turn to.
31:14Final numbers game.
31:16Tom.
31:16One large and 5 small please Rachel.
31:19Thank you Tom.
31:19One from the top.
31:20Five little for the last time this contest.
31:23And they are.
31:241.
31:258.
31:265.
31:279.
31:28Another 5.
31:29And 50.
31:31And the target.
31:33408.
31:344 0 8.
31:354 0 8.
31:355.
31:385.
31:435.
31:516.
31:558.
31:559.
31:569.
32:06Tom?
32:074-0-8
32:084-0-8
32:10Tony?
32:11Yeah, 4-0-8
32:11Let's go, Tom
32:1350 multiplied by 8 is 400
32:16400
32:18Plus 9 minus 1 is 8, so 408
32:21There we are
32:21Simple
32:22A real puzzler
32:22Tony?
32:2350 plus the 1 multiplied by 8
32:25Another marvellous way
32:27There we go
32:27So 67 to 43
32:29In we go to the final round
32:31Gentlemen, it's conundrum time
32:33Fingers on buzzers
32:34Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum
33:09Fox, let's go to the audience
33:10Come on, who in that audience?
33:13Yes, sir?
33:15Distantly
33:16Ah, do I have an inspiration?
33:18Or you all do your own work?
33:20Let's see whether you're right
33:21Let's see whether you're right
33:22You are
33:23Very good
33:28Well done
33:29And well done to that six times winner as well
33:33Tony Manwani
33:34It's great stuff
33:35Thank you
33:35Ah, Tom Castell
33:37Back to Sheffield
33:38But you did well
33:39It's 43
33:40Nothing wrong with that score
33:41When you're up against the five times winner
33:43Or six times now
33:45Take this goodie bag back with you, will you?
33:47Well done
33:47Travel safely
33:48We shall see you tomorrow
33:49Tony, well done
33:51Of course
33:51Ah, we won't be seeing you for a while now
33:56Go back to the chase
33:57You come back and see us very, very soon
33:59I would love to
34:00Thank you very much
34:01We've enjoyed having you very much
34:03And Susie, see you tomorrow
34:04See you then
34:05See you tomorrow, of course
34:05And Rachel too
34:06And I've thought of your chaser name
34:08When you obviously get asked one day
34:10I think it should be the Silver Skewer
34:11Sharp and dangerous
34:15Thank you
34:16The Silver Skewer
34:17The Silver Skewer
34:18May I think about that for a while?
34:20Absolutely
34:20I'll see you tomorrow
34:21See you then
34:22All right
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