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00:31Good afternoon. Welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:33It's Friday and we're heading in to the bank holiday weekend.
00:37Just packed solid with great events.
00:39These are the premier events of the weekend.
00:41I'm about to spell out to you, Rachel.
00:44So, tomorrow, Women's FA Cup final down at Wembley.
00:47Good luck, guys. Fantastic.
00:49Secondly, at about the same time over in Twickenham,
00:52the Navy and the Army have their annual punch-up in their rugby match.
00:56And then, take that, take that,
00:58they're performing their greatest hits at the O2.
01:01Amazing.
01:02What could be any of that?
01:03Tonight, here in Salford, a wonderful event.
01:07There'll be a group of dancers led by a certain Russian called Pasha.
01:12What a treat that'll be for everybody interested in dance.
01:16Fantastic.
01:16How will you be spending the weekend?
01:18What do you reckon?
01:19Well, see what the weather's like.
01:20But this time last year, I went to a canal boat festival down in Maida Vale.
01:25It's absolutely lovely.
01:27It was really nice weather.
01:28Sometimes we get those weekends where the weather and the bank holidays coincide.
01:32It was one of those.
01:33Everyone's got their dogs.
01:34There's all kinds of food.
01:35All the canal boats all decorated.
01:37And it's kind of signet season, isn't it?
01:40So you go down there and there's all the swans, all their babies.
01:42Absolutely lovely.
01:43And you can even, if you pay a quid to charity,
01:46you can have your photo taken with the real Rosie and Jim.
01:51Exactly.
01:52A whole pound.
01:53Yeah.
01:53Brilliant.
01:54Good fun.
01:55Now, who have we got with us?
01:56We've got Katie Wolvenbach.
01:58Two great wins.
01:59Well done.
02:00106 yesterday.
02:01Yep.
02:02Excellent score from WorkSop.
02:04And you're joined, Katie, by Hannah Muhammad,
02:06a sixth-form student from West Byfleet,
02:08hoping to read maths at Cambridge.
02:10And she's a Rubik's Cube expert.
02:14Under two minutes.
02:15But what I think is fascinating
02:16is that she can recite the entire periodic table
02:20and pi up to 314 digits.
02:24Hannah, go on, then.
02:28How about pi?
02:30OK.
02:313.1415926535897932384626433827950288419716939937510582...
02:42We trust you.
02:43Well done.
02:44Well done.
02:47That's lovely.
02:49Excellent.
02:50All right.
02:51And over in the corner, Susie, of course.
02:52And he's back.
02:54I can eat pie in many different places.
02:58It's back.
02:59It's Al Murray.
02:59About to go off on tour.
03:01Yes.
03:03Brilliant.
03:05About to set off on his Landlord and Hope and Glory tour.
03:08But, you know, you're going to finish here today and tomorrow.
03:11Today and Monday.
03:12Yes.
03:13And then we'll release you to Chelmsford.
03:15Yes, into the wild of touring the UK.
03:18Yeah.
03:18Brilliant.
03:18All right.
03:18We'll talk a bit more about that later on.
03:20But right now, Katie, it's a letters game.
03:23Afternoon, Major.
03:24Afternoon, Katie.
03:25Can I have a consonant, please?
03:27We'll start today with D.
03:29And another.
03:31Y.
03:32And a third.
03:34M.
03:35And a vowel, please.
03:38A.
03:39And another.
03:40O.
03:41And a third.
03:43U.
03:44And a consonant.
03:46R.
03:48And another consonant.
03:50L.
03:51And a vowel, please.
03:54And lastly, I.
03:56Done by.
04:14And a vowel, please.
04:16And a vowel, please.
04:16And a vowel, please.
04:16And a vowel, please.
04:16And a vowel, please.
04:16And a vowel, please.
04:17And a vowel, please.
04:18And a vowel, please.
04:18And a vowel, please.
04:25And a vowel, please.
04:28Yes, Katie, just a five of five Hannah seven and a seven and your five daily now, Hannah
04:38Mardely
04:40Mardely yes first thing I looked up because Mardi isn't on my favorite words, but it's not there is an
04:45adverb underneath
04:46It's not specified. I'm really sorry, Hannah. I'd love Al
04:50Modular for seven. Mm-hmm. Yeah, that was the best. That's it. Yes. Thank you. Thanks, Al
04:56So Hannah now it's your letters game. Off we go. Good afternoon, Rachel. Good afternoon, Hannah
05:02Please could I start with a consonant? Thank you. Start with G
05:07And another
05:09B
05:10And another
05:12P
05:13And a vowel, please
05:15E
05:16And another
05:17O
05:18And another
05:20E
05:21And a consonant, please
05:23V
05:24And another
05:26T
05:27And a final
05:28consonant, please
05:31A final R
05:32Stand by
05:34H
05:34And a consonant, please
05:35And a consonant, please
06:04All right, so
06:05Hannah I have a five and Katie a seven I think mm-hmm Anna proof
06:14thank you Katie betrothed ah you're spelling it and with the V yeah if you
06:21have betrothed or see with a th it's not low with the V I'm free Katie sorry bad
06:26luck bad luck Susie and our what do you think well I was groping around of the
06:32fives with grope and trope but I think there is something larger lurking yeah
06:37it's quite an old one this to over get so not very pretty word but it means to
06:42take possession of a person to influence them to manipulate them in some way in
06:47some way rather yeah over get well well all right five apiece Katie your numbers
06:52game two large and four small please Rachel thank you Katie two from the top
06:56row and four not and the first numbers game of the day is 5 4 7 8 75 and 25
07:06and the
07:07target 230 to 3 0
07:422 3 0 and Hannah 2 3 0 and Katie off you go 7 minus 4 is 3 7 minus
07:514 is 3 times 75
07:532 2 5 and add on the 5 yeah 230 lovely Hannah sorry I've lost it no I've done something
08:01wrong
08:01bad luck bad luck bad luck all right so it's 5 to 15 now and uh we go into our
08:08first tea time teaser which is a door blip and the clue dad cooked the spuds but
08:13nowhere near long enough dad cooked the spuds but for nowhere near long enough
08:40that's because he parboiled them I suppose parboiled is the answer to that 15 plays 5 Katie on 15 and
08:48it's a
08:48so it's the answer to that 15 and it's the answer to that 15 and it's the answer to that
08:5115
08:51please could I have a consonant thank you Hannah H and another
08:57C and another M and another R and a vowel please A and another E and another U and a
09:13consonant S and a final consonant
09:18yes a final cue stand by
09:24so
09:31yeah
09:32yeah
09:32yeah
09:53HANNAH
09:53HANNAH
09:54Er, seven.
09:55And Katie?
09:56Seven also.
09:57Mm-hmm. HANNAH
09:58Marches.
09:59Marches and...?
10:00I've got to say marches.
10:01Both marching there.
10:03Al and Susie.
10:04Al?
10:05Oh, charms.
10:07I'm wallowing in five-letter scores here.
10:11Wallowing?
10:11Well, no, that's a six, actually.
10:13I'm being hard on myself.
10:14Oh, right.
10:15Yeah.
10:15And Susie?
10:16Yeah, I couldn't find anything other than marches either.
10:19All right.
10:19So, 22 plays 12.
10:21Katie, your letters game?
10:23Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
10:25Thank you, Katie.
10:26G.
10:27And another?
10:30D.
10:30And another?
10:32W.
10:34And a vowel, please.
10:36O.
10:37And another vowel?
10:39E.
10:40A consonant?
10:42C.
10:44Another consonant?
10:46S.
10:47A vowel?
10:49E.
10:51And a consonant, please.
10:54And lastly, B.
10:55Stand by.
10:56And a consonant, perhaps.
11:13J.
11:14And a consonant.
11:25And a consonant?
11:26In a consonant?
11:28Katie six
11:31And you're five loud
11:33Thank you, Katie
11:35Bodges
11:37Bodges yeah, yeah, yeah, I've done a lot of that
11:41Yeah, yes to make or repair something badly or clumsily. Yes, it's good to get a six out of this
11:46because it's all right
11:46How did you guys manage I also budged my way into that one and Susie no advance on six?
11:54I'm afraid that's it. Yeah
11:55Bodging 28 plays 12. Hannah your numbers game. Here we go
12:00Could I have one large and five small please you can indeed thank you Hannah one from the top five
12:06Little ones and this time we have six two eight
12:12seven four and seventy-five and
12:16the target
12:17five hundred and eighty nine five eight nine
12:53five eight nine yeah
12:54oh
12:55katie five eight nine off we go hannah so i said 75 times eight 600 and then seven add four
13:03um take those away five eight nine and katie thank you that's fine 38 plays 22 as we turn
13:15to al the pub landlord favorite everybody knows they love queen yes the pub landlord only likes
13:24queen um he doesn't like any other music um and if he runs into any other kind of music he
13:29says it's
13:29good but it's not queen and we developed this as a running joke on a program a few years ago
13:35and i
13:36ended up singing with them what we decided to do was every music act we had on the show when
13:41you
13:41have a music act on a tv program they insist on playing their new song and no one's interested
13:46and you normally put them on the end of the program and so everyone turns off so we what we
13:50thought how
13:51do we get round this how we get round it is we let them play their new song at the
13:56beginning of
13:56the show and then we say all right but come back but learn a queen song so we ended up
14:01with people
14:01like brian adams doing fat bottom girls and uh all sorts of people madness covering queen songs so
14:08there's something to look forward to at the end of the program and something maybe a bit different
14:11but he did actually then end up with queen on the show and me saying to them do you know
14:16anything else
14:19which they took very well but um uh but but i have i ended up singing i ended up singing
14:24with
14:24the o2 as well as there briefly for about two minutes i was their lead singer which is so you
14:30stood up in the o2 yeah in front of lord knows how many 16 000 people perfect and bashed out
14:37a song
14:37with queen yes that's right and then and then and then left and the audience because we were filming
14:44it for something the audience basically had the look of what on earth just happened who was that
14:49why was he on stage why did he come on and honk all over this queen song and then disappear
14:54that's fantastic what a lovely call
15:01thanks al now then katie your letters game
15:05consonant please r thank you katie ah there's another d and a third t the vowel please i another vowel
15:19o
15:21the consonant n another consonant p a vowel a
15:33and another vowel please and the last one e stand by
15:38is
15:45so
15:47so
15:48MUSIC PLAYS
16:09Katie?
16:10I'll try a nine.
16:13Hannah?
16:14In which case, I will also try a nine.
16:18All right.
16:19Katie Wolven.
16:21Departioned?
16:24OK.
16:25Partioned.
16:27Hmm.
16:30Erm...
16:30No, to both, I'm afraid.
16:33No to Partioned, sorry.
16:35And to no Partioned either, but you might kick yourselves.
16:39Possibly.
16:40You've got a nine.
16:41There is a nine, yeah.
16:42And?
16:42Predation.
16:43Predation.
16:44Very good.
16:45APPLAUSE
16:49Excellent.
16:51Well done.
16:52Well done now.
16:5338 plays 22.
16:54Hannah, off we go.
16:56Your letters go.
16:57Could I have a consonant, please?
16:59Thank you, Hannah.
17:00T.
17:01And a vowel.
17:02I.
17:04And another.
17:05O.
17:06And a consonant, please.
17:08Z.
17:09And another.
17:11C.
17:12And another.
17:13S.
17:15And a vowel, please.
17:17E.
17:18And a consonant.
17:20X.
17:22And a final consonant, please.
17:26A final R.
17:28Countdown.
17:29E.
17:31The.
17:40The.
17:41And everything.
17:57We'll have to go.
17:57W half.
17:57The.
17:58The.
17:59The.
18:00Hannah
18:02Seven a seven and Kate seven. I think Katie seven Hannah
18:09Coziest
18:10Yes, Katie. I've got cozy still there we go
18:14Once upon a time
18:16We could have these said as a normal variant in Britain as well as the US
18:21But in the dictionary now it is saying that the Zed spelling is specifically American
18:27Which means I'm going to be mean again and say no, sorry
18:34Sorry about that. Oh, you'll have to produce people magic then well, I'm there. There is an eight. Yes
18:42Yeah with us if we can summon it up go exorcist
18:48Exorcist
18:52You got the action
18:53Brilliant 38 to 22 Katie your numbers game now
18:59To large and four small please Rachel. Thank you Katie your favorite two from the top
19:04Four little and for the third time today your numbers are four five nine
19:11Seven seventy-five and twenty-five and the target
19:17760
19:17Seven six zero
19:19You
19:29You
19:31Uh
19:31You
19:47You
19:48You
19:51Katie?
19:527, 5, 9.
19:53Hannah?
19:547, 6, 3.
19:56So, Katie?
19:5825 plus 75.
20:0125 plus 75, 100.
20:04Plus 9.
20:05Plus 9, 109.
20:07Times 7.
20:08Times 7, 7, 6, 3.
20:10And then take away the 4.
20:11And take away the 4 for one away. Yep, well done.
20:14One away.
20:157, 6, Rachel.
20:17How tricky is that?
20:20It looks really easy, but you'll have to leave it with me.
20:22Certainly will.
20:23Let's go into our second teatime teaser, which is Soccer War.
20:27And the clue.
20:28This chap is known for being outstanding in his field.
20:31This chap is known for being outstanding in his field.
20:43APPLAUSE
20:50So, welcome back.
20:51I left with the clue.
20:52This chap is known for being outstanding in his field.
20:57His name is Scarecrow.
20:59It's a scarecrow.
21:02Rachel?
21:03Yes.
21:03760?
21:04Yes, there are a couple of ways I've found.
21:06If you say...
21:087 times 4 is 28.
21:10Plus 9 is 37.
21:1375 minus 37 is 38.
21:16And 25 minus 5 is 20.
21:20And times them together.
21:22Excellent.
21:23Wonderful.
21:26Thank you, Rachel.
21:28So, 45 to 22.
21:30Katie in the lead.
21:30And it's...
21:31Hannah, your letters came now.
21:34Could I have a vowel, please?
21:36Thank you, Hannah.
21:37And another.
21:38And another.
21:40I.
21:41And another.
21:42A.
21:43And a consonant, please.
21:45T.
21:46And another.
21:47M.
21:49And another.
21:50R.
21:51And another.
21:53T.
21:55And another.
21:57N.
21:59And a final vowel, please.
22:02A final I.
22:04Standby.
22:06I'm sorry.
22:06I'm sorry.
22:34I'm sorry.
22:35I'm sorry.
22:35Hannah.
22:36Um, can I try an eight?
22:39An eight? Katie?
22:41Just a seven.
22:42And that seven is?
22:43Natia.
22:44Natia.
22:45Hannah.
22:46Imitator.
22:48Um, so you're spelling it with the E-R.
22:53Yes.
22:53Um, no, it's imitator.
22:57I'm sorry, Hannah.
22:58Bad luck.
22:59It's very bad luck.
23:00Yeah.
23:00Now, Al.
23:02Well, I'm sat here supping a martini.
23:05Er, yes.
23:06Um, er, while being told what to do by martinette.
23:09A martinette.
23:10Is she a martinette?
23:11I am a martinette.
23:12Actually, can a woman be a martinette?
23:14Oh, yeah.
23:14I think so.
23:15Really?
23:16In that case, you certainly are.
23:17Put another to you.
23:18Thanks.
23:19Um, but, yeah, you can.
23:21Um, because you can't have martini.
23:23That's why I was being a martinette, because it's capital N.
23:25Because it's a, oh, yeah.
23:26Yeah.
23:27Um, but martinette, yeah, any kind of drill master or strict disciplinarian,
23:31is what I am.
23:31She's terrible, isn't she?
23:33She martinette.
23:34Mm.
23:34Um, 52 to 22.
23:37Katie, your letters game.
23:39Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
23:40Thank you, Katie.
23:41F.
23:42And another.
23:44L.
23:45And a vowel, please.
23:47A.
23:48And another.
23:50I.
23:51And a consonant.
23:53H.
23:54And another.
23:55N.
23:57And a vowel, please.
23:59A.
23:59A.
24:01Continent.
24:03J.
24:05And another consonant, please.
24:07And lastly, W.
24:09Stand by.
24:10And a vowel, please.
24:14And a vowel, please.
24:15And a vowel, please.
24:20And a vowel, please.
24:23And a vowel, please.
24:24And a vowel, please.
24:25And a vowel, please.
24:29And a vowel, please.
24:29And a vowel, please.
24:29And a vowel, please.
24:30And a vowel, please.
24:36And a vowel, please.
24:40Katie just a four Hannah just a four as well Katie jail now then Anna half off
24:51can we get beyond four and just lots of fours and one final final is a that'll
24:59do and waif hail nail jail all those yeah
25:04even with the dictionary we struggled yeah well your your five does it final well
25:09done 56 to 26 Izzy what have you prepared for us today what lovely dish two
25:19emails I'm going to try and answer today and thank you to everyone who sends them
25:23in because they're really welcome the first is from Rachel Reeve who asks where
25:28the term tickety-boo originated and its story began not on British shores but
25:33and far further afield and it's Lord Mountbatten and he's been credited with
25:38popularizing it so he was governor-general of India and the sound of tickety-boo
25:43is quite close apparently to the Hindi phrase tikai babu which means it's all
25:48right sir so you can see that sort of sense of servitude and deference and in
25:52there and that in turn is from the Hindi thick or tick meaning precise so that was
25:57the first email and the second one is from Julie Payne in Sevenoaks who asked why
26:02when something appeals to me does it tickle my fancy where does that come from
26:06well we have to go back to the late 1700s for this one there was an English
26:10country gentleman Abraham Tucker who described seeing a play that had he said
26:15the quality of striking the joyous perception or as we vulgarly say tickling
26:20the fancy so vulgar or not and he meant it in terms of slang and coarse language we've
26:26had this for over two centuries to go back to tickle it began with the Vikings we got
26:31that from the Viking word kittle which meant to touch something lightly and
26:34pleasantly but it always had for most people really pleasant associations
26:39because kittle and tickle meant to stir somebody to a thrill of pleasure that was
26:43the that was the first meaning but the fancy bit is a shortened form of fantasy so
26:51it's actually tickling the imagination so touching the imagination your senses and
26:56your thoughts and thrilling your exciting you in some way so there you go
26:59tickling your fancy and tickety boo
27:08so 56 to 26 Hannah your letters came now could I have a consonant please Rachel thank you
27:17Hannah s and another s and about please e and a consonant f and another d and
27:31another ah and a vowel please e and another a and a final consonant a final n
27:45stand by
27:47so
28:18Hannah?
28:19A seven.
28:21A seven. And Katie?
28:22Seven.
28:23Hannah?
28:24Fenders.
28:26Yes.
28:27Same word.
28:27Same word.
28:29And Al and Susie?
28:31Redness.
28:33Yes.
28:33Redness.
28:35And deafness will give you an eight.
28:37Deafness.
28:38You're talking to the right one.
28:4063 plays 33.
28:42Katie, final letters game.
28:44Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:46Thank you, Katie.
28:47M.
28:47And another.
28:50F.
28:51And a vowel.
28:53A.
28:54And another.
28:55O.
28:56And another, please.
28:58A.
28:59A consonant.
29:00V.
29:02Another.
29:03T.
29:05A vowel.
29:07I.
29:09And another consonant, please.
29:10And the last one, R.
29:13Countdown.
29:13A vowel.
29:27A vowel.
29:29A vowel.
29:30A vowel.
29:30A vowel.
29:30A vowel.
29:30A vowel.
29:31A vowel.
29:32THEY CONFER
29:44Katie?
29:45Eight.
29:46Hannah?
29:47Eight.
29:49Katie?
29:50Aviators.
29:51And?
29:52Hannah?
29:53Same.
29:54Same one?
29:55Yes.
29:55Well done.
30:00Now, what have you produced over there in the corner?
30:05Samovar.
30:06Oh, Samovar.
30:07Nice.
30:08Samovar.
30:09Where's it come from, I wonder?
30:10It comes from the Russian, and Samovar, actually, is much nicer than the Russian translation,
30:14which is self-boiler.
30:17A Samovar?
30:18Yes.
30:1971 to 41, Katie on 71.
30:22Hannah, final numbers game for you.
30:24Could I have one large and five small again, please?
30:28You can indeed.
30:28Thank you, Hannah.
30:29Final one of the week.
30:31One large, five, little, and there you are.
30:34Six.
30:34Five.
30:35Two.
30:37Eight.
30:38Five.
30:39And fifty.
30:41And the target, 553.
30:43Five.
30:44Five.
30:44Three.
30:44Five.
30:47Four.
30:48Three.
30:49Three.
30:49Three.
30:57Four.
31:01Three.
31:04Three.
31:04Three.wixt.
31:08Three.
31:09Five.two.
31:10One.
31:10Two.
31:13Three.
31:15Hanna?
31:18550.
31:19550. Katie?
31:22555.
31:23OK.
31:25Off we go.
31:2650 plus 5.
31:2850 plus 5, 55.
31:30And 8 plus 2 is 10.
31:33Yep. Multiply them together.
31:35550. And add on the 5.
31:37And the other 5, 2 above.
31:40Pretty near, pretty near.
31:41553 there. Rachel, can you help?
31:43You know, I think the historian
31:45over in the corner has got it.
31:47Maybe. Let's have a go.
31:49Um, er,
31:515 plus 6 is 11. It is.
31:53Times 50.
31:55550. 550.
31:588 minus 5.
31:59Is it 3? That's 3.
32:01It is. 10 points to Al Murray.
32:03All right.
32:04Yes!
32:10That ain't never gonna happen again.
32:14Well done, Al. Thank you.
32:15All right. 78 to 41.
32:18As we go into the final round.
32:19Kate in the lead. Fingers on buzzers.
32:22Let's roll today's
32:24Countdown Conundrum.
32:25.
32:44Katie?
32:45Horrified.
32:47Horrified.
32:48Let's see whether you're right.
32:50Here it comes.
32:52Horrified. Oh, well done.
32:53Well done.
32:58Well done, Katie.
33:01Excellent.
33:0188 points.
33:02Good score.
33:03You carry the day.
33:04Well done.
33:05Hannah.
33:06Thank you very much for coming.
33:08Dave, very well.
33:09You came up against somebody on form, as it were.
33:12Well done.
33:13So, good luck.
33:14Back to West Byfeet in Surrey with the goodie bag.
33:17Good luck in your math studies.
33:20Katie.
33:21Well done.
33:22You were so quiet and uncertain in a way, but now you're gaining great poise and confidence,
33:28I think.
33:29Brilliant.
33:29Three good wins.
33:30Yep.
33:31See you Monday.
33:32Yes.
33:32No raving it up at the weekend.
33:34All right.
33:35See you on Monday.
33:37Yeah.
33:38We've got to talk about this tour of yours on Monday.
33:40Yes, but I'm basking in the glow of having done that numbers game.
33:43Let me tell you, very few people sitting where you're sitting is able to do what you've
33:48achieved today.
33:49Well, now I know.
33:50I think I'm in for a big headed weekend.
33:53Well done.
33:53All right.
33:54See you on Monday.
33:56And Susie too, of course.
33:57Yeah, happy weekend.
33:57All right.
33:58But you know the rule, don't you?
34:00If any dictionary corner guest gets the numbers, the drinks are on them.
34:03Absolutely.
34:04Yeah.
34:04Absolutely.
34:05Happy with that.
34:08Landlord.
34:09All right.
34:09See you on Monday.
34:11Have a good weekend.
34:12All right.
34:12You too.
34:12Join us on Monday.
34:13Same time, same place.
34:14You be sure of it.
34:15A very good afternoon.
34:17You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com, by Twitter at
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34:27You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:35Well, if you like your cooking to be quick, easy, and with a max of five ingredients, well,
34:40Jamie's the man to steer you in the right direction.
34:42An Asian feast coming your way at eight.
34:44And straight after at nine, Channel 4's goggleboxing the likes of Blind 8, Game of Thrones, and Line
34:49of Duty.
34:50But up next this afternoon, it's a place in the sun.
34:55Thank you very much.
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