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00:00.
00:08Good afternoon and welcome to Countdown.
00:10It's Father's Day on Sunday.
00:12Chance to say thank you to all the great dads out there.
00:15I have to say, I think it's a total con.
00:18You don't need a day to reward dads
00:21because being a dad is the best thing in the world anyway
00:23from the moment, the first moment that your kids are born.
00:26I mean, who else would you happily let vomit and pee on you?
00:31No one.
00:33Yes, kids can break your heart with a single tear
00:35and it can fill you with so much pride that you could absolutely burst.
00:39I mean, my kids, Robbie, Matt and Olivia,
00:42and they make me so proud, so happy and so poor.
00:48And the other great thing about being a dad is that, to my kids, I'm a giant.
00:53Well, actually, not to Robbie and Matt anymore.
00:57They're 12 and 11 and they're as tall as I am now.
01:00But to Olivia, I'm a giant.
01:02Though when she's eight that might not be the case.
01:06Hi, Rachel.
01:07Hi, Jeff.
01:08You're a daddy's girl.
01:09I bet you can twist your dad round your little finger.
01:11I'm a daddy's girl when it comes to daddy using your season ticket this week.
01:15Oh.
01:17We bond over the football.
01:18Just like me and you, you know, my other dad.
01:20Yes.
01:21Oh, right.
01:22I thought you were going to say granddad for a minute.
01:24It could have been worse.
01:26Let's meet our contestants, shall we?
01:27Two new contestants this week.
01:29First of all, Matt Croy, who's from Oldham.
01:31He's a police officer with Greater Manchester Police.
01:34Matt's hobbies include going to the gym and music,
01:37and he particularly enjoys creating mashups.
01:40Well, very similar to me, because I like fry-ups,
01:42and it's the same sort of thing, is it?
01:44Not quite, Jeff.
01:44So what's a mashup then, Matt?
01:46Basically, it's when you take the music from one song
01:49and the loops from another, fuse it together to make a new song.
01:52Right.
01:52So it's become a bit of an obsession of mine.
01:53I've done quite a few now.
01:55Nothing to do with food.
01:56That's a bit disappointing.
01:57Okay.
01:58Matt's a bit of a football fan as well.
02:00He's a Grimsby Town supporter.
02:01Yeah, I grew up in Grimsby, so I was seasoned to get older there.
02:04Okay.
02:05Matt Croy is one of our two countdown debutants today.
02:08Up against him is Barry Crawford,
02:09who is a retired modern languages teacher from East Kilbride.
02:13He's been a member of the local Gilbert and Sullivan Society for the past 35 years.
02:17Have you got a favourite work?
02:19Oh, the one you're doing at the time is always very, you know, the one you really enjoy doing it.
02:25The Mercado is one of my favourites.
02:26I've played the part five times.
02:28Brilliant.
02:29It's great sing-along stuff as well, isn't it?
02:31Fantastic, yeah.
02:33Now, Barry's a qualified football ref.
02:35When he was teaching, you taught Ali McCoy.
02:39That's correct, yes.
02:40I taught him.
02:41I used to referee him as a school boy.
02:43Yeah.
02:44Yeah.
02:45When you were teaching, what was he like?
02:46Was he an imp who sat at the back of class?
02:48He always said I weren't.
02:51Very popular for the girls too.
02:53Was he?
02:54Okay.
02:55Barry Crawford against Matt Croy.
03:01And joining Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.
03:03He's the daddy of impressions.
03:04It's John Culshaw.
03:10Susie, I did promise that you could ask today, you know, John to do one impression of one of your
03:16favourite people.
03:16Well, John mentioned that he once met the very much missed Richard Whiteley, so I was wondering if you could
03:21do Richard Boris.
03:22Oh, yes.
03:22Yes, indeed.
03:24This was at a comic relief party that Richard and I bumped into each other, and we'd been doing quite
03:29a lot of Richard and Countdown sketches on Dead Ringers at the time.
03:33And he said, so, hello.
03:35Yes.
03:36So, yeah.
03:37Done the studio up a bit.
03:39Very nice too.
03:40Very nice too.
03:41So, Countdown starts now.
03:45And he said, so, I thought I had, you know, I thought I was nondescript.
03:50What do I do?
03:51What do I say?
03:52And I said, well, you say, Countdown.
03:54And he went, Countdown.
03:55And I said, Countdown.
03:57And he said, Countdown.
03:58And then we both together said, Countdown.
04:01And everyone gave a little round of applause you'd gathered round us.
04:04So that was a lovely meeting.
04:06Lovely.
04:06Great story.
04:07Let's press on with the action, shall we?
04:09Matt has won the toss, and so he gets the first pick of the letters.
04:12Off you go, Matt.
04:12Hi, Rachel.
04:13Hi, Matt.
04:14Can we start with a consonant, please?
04:15You can, thank you.
04:15Start today with T.
04:17Another, please.
04:20H.
04:21Another.
04:24G.
04:25Vowel, please.
04:27I.
04:28Another vowel.
04:29U.
04:30Another vowel, please.
04:31A.
04:33A.
04:34A consonant.
04:36P.
04:38Vowel.
04:40E.
04:41And a consonant, please.
04:43And lastly, S.
04:45And for the first time today, here's the Countdown Clock.
04:48T.
04:49T.
04:49T.
04:50T.
04:50T.
04:52T.
04:52T.
04:53T.
05:19Barry, how many?
05:21Just a five, Geoff.
05:22Five? And Matt?
05:23Five as well.
05:24OK, what's yours, Matt?
05:26Sight.
05:27And yours, Barry?
05:28Ship.
05:29OK.
05:31A couple of fives from what was a pretty awkward collection to open up with.
05:36What else have we found over there, John and Susie?
05:38Yes, we discovered a seven, which is upstage.
05:42Upstage there for seven.
05:44Very good.
05:45Yes, upstage there for seven, but Matt and Barry, a few nerves settled straight away because they're both on the
05:50scoreboard after the opening round with five points apiece.
05:53Barry, it's you to choose.
05:54Hi, Rachel.
05:55Hi, Barry.
05:55Could I have a consonant, please?
05:56Of course.
05:57Starts with W.
05:58And another one, please.
06:01R.
06:01And a vowel, please.
06:04A.
06:04And another one.
06:07I.
06:08A consonant.
06:09C.
06:11Another consonant.
06:13M.
06:14A vowel.
06:16O.
06:19A consonant.
06:21L.
06:22And a final vowel, please.
06:24And a final A.
06:27And your 30 seconds starts now.
06:28A.
06:29A consonant.
06:32A consonant.
06:44B.
06:45Aarnt.
06:45A jus.
06:45A였.
06:52A lyric.
06:54A−
06:54Aяж.
06:55A allevi.
06:56A QR.
06:56A normalized.
06:56A pickup.
06:56A ακ papier.
06:57A QUEST.
07:00that's 66 and Barry only got five okay what's the five Barry crawl and the six
07:07mass racial racial very nice yeah very well spotted because there's not much in
07:14there really is there John Susie no there's alarm there's molar and rather
07:20nice one for six which Susie discovered in the last second and a half and it's
07:25Lorica yes Lorica and it's a historical time for a Roman corslet or cuirass of
07:32leather but it's also a zoological term for the and the rigid case or shell of
07:36some animals okay that is you to pick a constant please Rachel thank you Matt n
07:42and again T and again please s though I another you another place oh consonant f
08:02vowel e and a constant please and a final D and time starts now
08:14so
08:45Matt five okay what's the five mass tones and the seven Barry infused infused very
08:53nice yes excellent word isn't it seven brilliant I mean I managed a couple of
08:59sixes that's all were there any other sevens John Susie yes there was that we
09:02found out for fondues fondest outside and tedious were there as well okay lots of
09:12sevens available then infused is excellent for Barry and he just nudges in front now
09:17Matt's got 11 and Barry has 12 barriers your selection a constant please Rachel
09:22thank you Barry ah and another one Q a vowel please a and another one a consonant and
09:38another consonant V a vowel O another vowel E and a final consonant please and a final N and time
09:53starts now
09:57so
10:09so
10:10so
10:10so
10:25Matt.
10:26Six.
10:27And Barry?
10:29Six.
10:29OK.
10:29What's yours, Barry?
10:30Remove.
10:31And yours, Matt?
10:32Mona.
10:33Remove and Mona.
10:35Yes.
10:36Good fixes.
10:37What have we got our eye on over there?
10:39Well, there was a nice little five that I spotted.
10:41Roman.
10:42Royal servant of the true emperor, Jeff Sterling.
10:46But for seven, there's Overman.
10:50Overman.
10:50Overman, a company, would be to provide it with more staff than necessary.
10:54OK.
10:55Time to test their maths now.
10:57It's our first numbers round coming up.
10:59And Matt, it's you to pick them.
11:00Can I have two from the top, please?
11:02You can.
11:03Thank you, Matt.
11:03Two large ones and four small ones for the first numbers game today.
11:07And for this round, the numbers are one, four, nine, and ten.
11:13And the two large ones, 75, and 50.
11:16And the target to reach 609.
11:1930 seconds, then, to reach 609.
11:22Oh, again.
11:37We're going to facilitate the benefit of our Veryторы series.
11:38Bye-bye.
11:38Oh, again.
11:38Bye-bye.
11:39Bye-bye.
11:44Bye-bye.
11:48Bye-bye.
11:52Looking for 609. Barry how close? 610. And Matt? 610. Okay. Matt, let's have yours then first.
12:019 take 1 is 8. 9 minus 1 is 8. Times 75. Times 75, 600. Plus 10. Plus the 10,
12:07one away, 610.
12:09Barry, same method? Exactly the same.
12:15Okay, so 610, nice and straightforward then. Rachel, what about 609?
12:18Yeah, harder than it looked. If you say 75 times 10 is 750. 4 minus 1 is 3. Times the
12:2750 is 150. Take that away for 600 and add the 9609.
12:39Two countdown debutants, but producing a very good contest at the moment. Matt's on 24 and Barry on 25.
12:45Time to sit back for a couple of minutes now.
12:48John Culshaw has been our guest on Countdown all this week and I have to be honest, I've lost count
12:52of the number of impressions that we've had from John during the course of the week.
12:54They've all been absolutely fantastic.
12:57Can you remember your first impression?
12:59The first sort of proper vocal one would have been Patrick Moore.
13:05I remember watching an episode of The Sky at Night and there was this presenter speaking very quickly indeed all
13:10about wonderful star systems like Betelgeuse and the constellation of Orion.
13:14And he was fascinating and he was fascinating and back in February I joined him and the rest of the
13:19Sky at Night team on the 700th edition of the programme and we were preparing to record part of the
13:26show in Patrick Moore's study in his home.
13:28And there on his wall is the certificate of his knighthood and beneath it there was sort of like a
13:36crested cross, rather like a medal.
13:38And he saw me looking at it and he says, do you know what that cross there is for?
13:42And so I said, well, is this something that you were honoured with through your time in the RAF?
13:47Is this something like something along the lines of a Victoria cross or some sort of military honour?
13:52And he says, no, it came out of a Christmas cracker.
13:59Oh, that's one of your earliest ones.
14:00What about your most recent ones?
14:01Because I suppose it's a constant battle to keep updating.
14:04Yes, you've always got to keep looking for the new characters.
14:06A favourite of recent times, I think...
14:10I would say probably Fabio Capello because they...
14:15I like the...
14:16It seems as though he learnt a few more words of English every post-match interview.
14:21And they...
14:22I think he sort of reminds me of Tommy Cooper a little bit.
14:26I think somebody took his language tape away and replaced it with a DVD of Tommy Cooper.
14:30Because you just expect him someday to say, well, he won a good game.
14:35Rooney, Gerard, Gerard, Rooney, Rooney, Gerard.
14:39He has to do it on the borderline.
14:42Brilliant.
14:43John, thank you very much indeed once again.
14:45Matt has 24, then Barry has 25.
14:48Here's your first teaser today.
14:50The words are trod code.
14:53Trod code.
14:54And the clue falsified his documents to get through medical school.
14:57Falsified his documents to get through medical school.
15:14Falsified his documents to get through medical school.
15:17Doctored is the answer to our first teaser of the day.
15:21Good contest between two newcomers to count down.
15:24Matt Croy has got 24 at the moment.
15:26Barry Crawford with a very narrow lead.
15:28He's on 25.
15:30Barry, it's you to pick.
15:31Thanks, Geoff.
15:32A consonant, please, Rachel.
15:34Thank you, Barry.
15:36D.
15:37And another one.
15:39M.
15:40A vowel, please.
15:42U.
15:43And another one.
15:45E.
15:47Consonant.
15:49T.
15:50Another one.
15:52Z.
15:53A better one.
15:56P.
15:57A vowel.
16:00A.
16:01And a final vowel.
16:03And a final I.
16:05And your 30 seconds starts now.
16:08¶.
16:36A player.
16:39Matt, what have you got?
16:40Seven, I think.
16:41And Barry?
16:43I have a seven as well.
16:44Okay.
16:44Barry, what's yours?
16:45Imputed.
16:47And Matt?
16:48Same.
16:50Excellent.
16:50Very good word, yeah.
16:51Very good.
16:53Imputed for seven.
16:54So, what else have we got in dictionary corner?
16:56Well, now then, what's this word we were looking at here?
16:58Is it...
16:59Yeah, it's in.
17:00It's in.
17:01It's a lovely botanical word.
17:02It's nice because it uses the Z.
17:04It's Dutzia.
17:05Dutzia.
17:05D-E-U-T-Z-I-A.
17:08An ornamental shrub with white or pinkish flowers.
17:11Matt moves on to 31 and Barry to 32.
17:15Matt, your pick.
17:16Consonant, please, Rachel.
17:17Thank you, Matt.
17:19N.
17:19Another one, please.
17:21L.
17:22Vowel.
17:24E.
17:25And another one.
17:27E.
17:29Consonant.
17:31S.
17:32Another one.
17:34R.
17:36Vowel, please.
17:38I.
17:41Consonant.
17:43D.
17:44And a vowel, please.
17:46And the last one.
17:48A.
17:49And here's the countdown clock.
17:52And here's the countdown clock.
17:53And here's the countdown clock.
17:59And here's the countdown clock.
18:06And here's the countdown clock.
18:10And here's the countdown clock.
18:10And here's the countdown clock.
18:10And here's the countdown clock.
18:10And here's the countdown clock.
18:11And here's the countdown clock.
18:11And here's the countdown clock.
18:11And here's the countdown clock.
18:15And here's the countdown clock.
18:22Barry, what have you made of that?
18:23Seven.
18:24And Matt?
18:25Eight.
18:26Okay, what's the seven, Barry?
18:27Slender.
18:28And the eight, Matt?
18:30Realised.
18:31Realised.
18:32Excellent.
18:33Very good.
18:38Yes, it's an excellent eight, isn't it?
18:40You wouldn't think these two are newcomers, would you?
18:42No nerves at all.
18:44Doing very, very well.
18:45What have we got in Dictionary Corner, guys?
18:47More eights.
18:48Red lines, Islander.
18:50And a word that relates to the distant stars,
18:54as we were saying with the aforementioned Petit Moor,
18:57sidereal.
18:58For eight.
18:59Thank you very much indeed.
19:01Barry, it's your choice.
19:03Consonant, please.
19:05Thank you, Barry.
19:06G.
19:07And another one.
19:09M.
19:10And a vowel.
19:12A.
19:13And another one.
19:15E.
19:17Consonant.
19:19R.
19:19And another one.
19:22B.
19:24A vowel.
19:26O.
19:28Another vowel.
19:30A.
19:31And a final consonant.
19:33And a final T.
19:35Time starts now.
19:37Tck.
19:3822.
19:39T
19:39O.
19:45And 마지막ción.
19:462.
19:46And another another.
19:47shop van. Am
19:47bedroom. with a
20:03You're
20:03saying, well.
20:05You're
20:05am. Do you
20:06want to hear this? And another
20:06locality. What do
20:06The end
20:08Matt, how many?
20:09Seven.
20:10And Barry?
20:11Six.
20:11OK, Barry, what's the six?
20:13Borgate.
20:14And the seven, Matt?
20:15Borgate.
20:16Yes, or Borgata, yes.
20:18It's the plural of Borgata, which is a district of the Mafia.
20:22Yeah.
20:22Which has been cropping up pretty consistently recently, yeah.
20:26Yes.
20:27John, Susie, anything else?
20:29Yeah, there's a nice eight lurking about, isn't there, which is Bergamot's.
20:33I thought that was a detective, but apparently not.
20:36But it is an oily substance extracted from the rind of a dwarf variety of Seville orange.
20:44So there, OK.
20:45Matt, you'd choose, please.
20:47Consonant, please, Rachel.
20:48Thank you, Matt.
20:49R.
20:50And another.
20:52T.
20:54Vowel, please.
20:56I.
20:57And another.
20:59E.
21:00Consonant.
21:02P.
21:03Another consonant.
21:06R.
21:08Vowel.
21:10A.
21:12Consonant.
21:14C.
21:15And a consonant, please.
21:19And the last one.
21:20G.
21:22And here's the countdown clock.
21:25So...
21:52...
21:55Barry, what have you got this time?
21:56I've got a five not written down.
21:58OK. Matt? Six.
22:00OK. Barry, what's the five?
22:01Grape.
22:02And the six, Matt?
22:04Carpet.
22:05Carpet.
22:06Yep. Good for six.
22:10What have we got in a dictionary corner?
22:11A couple of sevens over here.
22:14One of them erratic.
22:16That's a good word. Erratic.
22:18One of my favourites.
22:19And partier.
22:20Someone who parties.
22:22We've got partier.
22:23For seven.
22:24Very good.
22:25Another break for them now because we're back off to dictionary corner.
22:29It's origins of words time.
22:30For the last time this week, Susie, what have you got for us?
22:32Well, I was quite amused to see on an American dictionary maker's website
22:37their top ten British words.
22:39So the words that for them were quintessentially British
22:41and ones that just caught their fancy.
22:43So I thought I'd give you a selection of them today.
22:45The first one was prat, which is quite British.
22:49It probably comes from 16th century slang word prat, meaning buttocks.
22:53So the original pratfall was a fall on your bottom.
22:57Twi, they liked.
22:58And that's a baby talk alteration of sweet.
23:00And it first appeared in Punch magazine in 1905.
23:04Plonk, a cheap wine.
23:06That's short for vin blanc, white wine.
23:08And finally, Wally, which is very, again, very British.
23:11Many theories about this one.
23:12Most popular involves a Wally who was separated from his friends at a 1960s pop festival.
23:17The name was announced over a loudspeaker.
23:19The whole crowd chanted Wally, Wally.
23:22And so the word became cemented in English.
23:25Mm-hm.
23:30Thanks, Susie.
23:31Matt on 52, Barry on 32.
23:34Let's see if Barry can do anything about the deficit,
23:36because it's another numbers round coming up.
23:38And, Barry, it's you to pick them.
23:41Rachel, could I have one large and five small, please?
23:43Of course.
23:43Thank you, Barry.
23:44One from the top and five from the bottom lot.
23:47And for this round, they are four, six, ten, five, seven, and 75.
23:56And the target to reach 707.
23:5930 seconds to reach 707.
24:31so we're looking for 707 and Matt how close 707 a Barry 708 okay just the one
24:38away Matt let's hear that 707 please 75 take 575 take 570 times 10 times 10
24:46700 plus the 7 plus the 7 707 nicely done
24:56that marches on to 62 Barry's got 32 at the moment here's another teaser for you
25:01the words this time are gang icon gang icon and the clue I'm right behind you all the
25:07way said the dancer I'm right behind you all the way said the dancer
25:25I'm right behind you all the way said the dancer conga ing is the answer to our final teaser of
25:31the
25:31week Matt Croy is on 62 at the moment then Barry Crawford on 32 a message your selection
25:39constant please thank you Matt V another place s and another d vowel oh another I
25:54another a consonant n another f and a consonant place
26:08and the last one L and your 30 seconds starts now
26:16so
26:20so
26:45Barry how many
26:45I'm going to try an eight okay and Matt six okay what's the six Matt avoids and the eight Barry
26:53flavoids ah okay um oh no it's flavonoids are there flavones flavins but not flavoids I have to say
27:05my instinct would have been to say yes but I got it wrong too
27:08so lucky Barry it was worth gambling and the state of the game at the moment avoid is good for
27:14six then
27:14but John Susie anything more over there um there's a there's a seven ladinos ladinos which is not an alien
27:22world although it sounds a bit like that um what are they of ladino and they're white or Dutch clovers
27:30of a large variety native to Italy
27:38and Matt has 68 then Barry on 32 at the moment Barry it's your choice constant please Rachel
27:46thank you Barry thank you Barry B and another T a vowel E and another I consonant T
28:01vowel O another consonant R and another one K and a final vowel please and a final
28:16E and here's the countdown clock
28:19and here's the countdown clock
28:50Matt how many six and Barry six okay what's yours Barry bitter and yours Matt yep same
28:58yes bitter for six uh John Susie any advance on six well bitter was the first one that we got
29:05uh but then there is uh there's riet bock for seven now your riet bock that's a form of antelope
29:12isn't it you see very good it is you'll just sit nestling there by reed buck which is the more
29:17usual term
29:18and it's an african antelope with a distinctive whistling call and high bouncing jumps
29:23blesseom
29:29next box there for seven mate is you to pick a constant please Rachel thank you matt s another
29:36please. L. A vowel. A. A vowel. O. Consonant. N. Consonant. N. A vowel. A. Consonant. S. Consonant
30:03please. And lastly, R. And your 30 seconds starts now.
30:39Barry? Five. And Matt? Five. Okay. Matt, what's yours? Solar. And yours, Barry? Sonar. Solar and
30:48sonar. Hmm. Now, any advance on five over in Dictionary Corner? Well, there's salons for
30:55six. And sonars. What do we think of sonars? Yes, we can actually put the S on. The system
31:02for detecting objects underwater is a math noun. But actually, the apparatus that you
31:06use to detect objects underwater is a count noun. So you can add the S for six. Okay.
31:12But six is as good as it gets. And this is the final numbers round of the contest. Barry,
31:17it's you to pick those numbers again. Have the same again, please, Rachel. One from the
31:20top and any other five, please. Thank you very much, Barry. One large and five small. And
31:3210. And a large one, 50. And this time, the target, 319. 30 seconds to reach 319.
31:40Vor biscay, Father. And this time, that's the final numbers. And for you to be on whoever's
32:00visit my website after this. Really, I'll go to them all very soon. And I probably
32:00OK! And I'll see you again today. And I'll see you too. Thank you,
32:00a Little Bit about it. And do you remember? I should ever study
32:01it in and I just see you next time. And to see you, tell me again soon. I'm
32:01person. And I'll see you then. I'll see you again soon. All in
32:10Looking for 319 then. Matt, how close? 318. And Barry? 320. Okay, one away either side. Matt, let's hear your
32:21318, please. 50 times 7. 50 times 7, 350. 10 times 4 is 40. 10 times 4. Yep. Take that
32:30away, then add the 8. Take it away for 310 and add the 8. 318, one away.
32:35Okay, and one away as well for you, Barry, in the opposite direction. 4 8 is 32. 4 8 is
32:4132. Times 10. Times 10, 320. One the other way. It's Father's Day, shall I do this one? Go on,
32:48it's not quite Father's Day, but it is almost. I've probably gone all around the houses, but I've got 50
32:53minus 5 is 45. 50 minus 5, 45. And I've multiplied it by the 7 for 315. For 315. And
33:01that leaves you a 4 you can add on. And 4, nicely done, 319.
33:09Probably wasn't the easiest way to get there, but there we are. Matt's on 86 then. Barry is on 50.
33:16And it's time to put your fingers on your buzzers, please.
33:18As we reveal today's countdown conundrum.
34:27Hope you've enjoyed it, Barry.
34:28Thank you very much.
34:29Matt, well done.
34:31Congratulations.
34:32Okay.
34:33Back again next week for your second appearance.
34:35Who knows?
34:36There may be many more to come.
34:37I'll believe that when I see it.
34:39Look, well played, Matt.
34:41Very well played indeed today.
34:42John, very much enjoyed your company.
34:44Loved having you here.
34:45Can I live here?
34:45Can I just stay here?
34:49We'd love that as well.
34:50There we go.
34:51Susie, we'll see you next week, of course.
34:53And Rachel, hope you're getting your dad something special for Father's Day.
34:57My real dad, yeah, of course.
34:58Yes.
34:58Yeah, absolutely.
34:59And if my kids are listening, by the way, when I said at the start of the show, dads didn't
35:04need any reward, I was just kidding.
35:07Okay?
35:09See you next week on Monday, 10 past 3.
35:11Bye-bye.