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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon and welcome to Countdown. Now with Christmas just a week and a half away, I thought I'd get
00:34into the festive spirit by telling some Christmas gags, but don't get too excited. I knew you wouldn't. These are
00:41the world's worst Christmas cracker jokes ever. Okay, Rachel, let's see if you know the answers to these.
00:47I'm sure you told me them before. Lots of times probably, yes. I didn't write these, okay? Okay, fair enough.
00:55What's Santa's favourite pizza? Deep and crisp and even. Yes, one that's deep and crisp and even. Why would you
01:03invite a mushroom to a Christmas party? Because he's a fun guy. Absolutely. Why was Santa's helper feeling depressed? Because
01:12I kept calling you short. No.
01:18He has low elf esteem. Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? You. A mint spy, obviously, is the answer
01:33we're looking for. And what do you call a penguin in the Sahara Desert? Lost. Absolutely, you've got it.
01:45I thought they were meant to be the world's worst Christmas cracker jokes ever. I thought they were terrific. I
01:49can't believe you're one about the clowns hasn't made it in there. Which was that? You know, the clowns going
01:55to the funeral. They all went in the same car.
01:59Yeah, that was a cracker. Still going to the last. Thanks for reminding me of that one, Rachel.
02:05It's my favourite. I think we should press on and meet our contestants for this fourth and final quarterfinal. First
02:10of all, making a rapid, relatively rapid return to visit, Jane Wisniewski, who made her first appearance with us in
02:16September.
02:18So comfortable, she stayed with us for the full eight games. She's a housewife and chartered accountant from Barnt Green
02:23in the West Midlands.
02:24And I understand, Jane, it wasn't only your friends and family, but even complete strangers who got behind you.
02:30That's right. Yeah, it's one thing I take from this experience is all the goodwill I've had and support from
02:37people, acquaintances and, like you say, complete strangers who've come up to me in the street and wish me good
02:42luck.
02:43So that's been lovely.
02:44You got a fantastic reception, didn't you, at the local social club when you went back?
02:47Yes, I did, yes, because I'm a regular member at the Barnt Green Social Club.
02:50We go for the regular quiz night and I had to stand up and take a bow.
02:54Yeah, that was well deserved because you're absolutely fantastic, Jane.
02:58Eight wins and 705 points.
03:01Please welcome Jane Wisniewski.
03:10Carl Williams is Jane's opponent today.
03:13Carl is a self-employed consultant from Burton-on-Trent.
03:16And he achieved Dr Champ's status back in September, notching up 708 points with an average score of 88.
03:25Since then, he's been busy buying a house and has gotten into the first team for his local hockey club.
03:30Which was the tougher then, Carl, buying the house or getting into the first team?
03:35Got to say the house.
03:36I mean, it's competitive at Burton.
03:38We've both had promotions of first and second teams, so we're in tough leagues this year.
03:41But the way the housing market is at the moment, it's not been easy at all, Geoff.
03:44Not easy.
03:45OK, well, you can relax now.
03:47You've got the house.
03:47You're in the first team.
03:49But I understand the thing you remember most about being on the show was that nail-biting, crucial conundrum.
03:55I think it was just in the second game as well, wasn't it?
03:56That's right, yeah.
03:57Yeah, 29.75 seconds, apparently.
04:00And I still didn't know the word when I pressed the buzzer.
04:02What was the word?
04:04Thwarting.
04:05Rather apt.
04:06It was fantastic.
04:07It was one of the great countdown moments.
04:09So, Carl Williams, with 708 points, that average score of 88, is Jane Wisniewski's opponent today.
04:24And over in Dictionary Corner, once again, please welcome Susie Dent and John Culshaw.
04:29Good afternoon.
04:31Good afternoon.
04:35Now, I happen to know, John, that your favourite film is Gladiator.
04:39And they're looking at Carl here, and he wouldn't be out of place in it, would he?
04:42No, I think so.
04:43I think Maximus Decimus Meridius would call upon you as an ally.
04:46Super.
04:47Together, we would bring justice to Commodus and restore peace to the Roman Empire.
04:53You've got to be careful with the Russell Crowe impression, because it's that sort of tone of voice,
04:57and it's somewhere around here, and if you give him a Lancashire accent, it does morph into Les Darsen.
05:03LAUGHTER
05:06Being of Gladiators, there was a boxer called Carl the Truth Williams, one of Frank Bruno and Mike Tyson.
05:12That's right, I'll look him up.
05:13Look, let's press on with the contest, shall we?
05:15Jane's in the right-hand chair, which means she gets first pick of the letters.
05:18Off you go, Jane.
05:19Hello, Rachel.
05:20Hi again, Jane.
05:21Can I start with a consonant, please?
05:22Can, thank you.
05:23Start today with K.
05:25And another.
05:27T
05:27And a vowel
05:30E
05:31And another
05:33I
05:34And a consonant
05:37B
05:38And another
05:40R
05:41And a vowel, please
05:44A
05:45And another
05:48E
05:49And a final consonant, please
05:51And a final T
05:53And for the first time today, here's the Countdown Clock.
05:56Let's go.
06:08Take care.
06:10Take care.
06:12Bye-bye.
06:13Take care.
06:17Take care.
06:18Take care.
06:20Take care.
06:21Take care.
06:24Okay, this is people you prefer?
06:26um Carl how many seven and Jane seven what's yours Jane Biretta and Carl Batia yes very good
06:36Biretta and Batia Biretta popped up yesterday it did almost identical selection uh any other sevens
06:42or better on offer over there no we got Biretta as well Biret was also there for a six just
06:47in
06:47case that was needed but yes it's sort of deja vu of words isn't it from yesterday so a good
06:52start
06:52solid start for both Jane and Carl seven points apiece after our opening round Carl it's your
06:58choice hi again Rachel hi constant please thank you start with P and another C and another R a vowel
07:10I another vowel E another vowel I constant please X a vowel a and a final constant please and a
07:28final
07:28R your 30 seconds starts now
07:37so
08:03Jane what have you got a six and Carl uh seven okay Jane what's the six hey see ya
08:08and the seven Carl pricier very nice yes pricier excellent for seven was that the only seven John
08:16Susie uh there's an alternative one prairie is there for another seven yeah very nice uh pricier or
08:24prairie pricier was the one that Carl spotted it means he's taking nearly advantage Jane has seven
08:29and Carl has 14 and Carl has 14 Jane it's your selection a consonant please thank you Jane F and
08:37another
08:39S and a vowel A and another I and a consonant please M and another S and a vowel E
08:55and another
08:59I and final consonant please and a final N time starts now
09:35Carl uh seven and Jane seven what's yours Jane famines and yours Carl same word
09:44yes famines for seven excellent well done uh John Susie what have you got there well Susie's discovered
09:49an eight there uh which brings to mind Kenneth Williams with infamies uh infamies is there for eight
10:02yes yes infamies for eight but uh famine's good for Jane and for Carl Jane moves on to 14
10:08and Carl on to 21 Carl it's your pick start the vowel please thank you Carl O and another U
10:17uh constant
10:18please S and another G a vowel please O uh consonant T another constant W uh vowel another O uh
10:40and a final
10:41consonant T three and final R R here's the countdown clock
11:17Jane, how many?
11:18Eight.
11:19And Carl?
11:20Probably the same eight.
11:21OK.
11:21What's your eight then, Carl?
11:22Outgrows?
11:23Let's see if it's the same.
11:26Yeah.
11:27Outgrows.
11:27Brilliant.
11:33Needs me to believe it's probably the only eight, is it?
11:35Outgrows.
11:36Yeah.
11:37Very good.
11:39Outgrows all round then.
11:40Jane moves on to 22 and Carl has 29.
11:44Time for the first numbers round of this quarterfinal then.
11:47Jane, it's you to select them, please.
11:49I'll have one from the top, please, and five small.
11:51Thank you, Jane.
11:52Hopefully keeping it safe.
11:54One from the top and five small ones for this first numbers game.
11:57And they are nine, two, seven, one, four.
12:03And the large one, 25.
12:04And the target, 430.
12:0830 seconds then to reach 430.
12:41So we're looking for 430 in this first numbers round.
12:44Carl, how close?
12:45430.
12:46And Jane?
12:47430.
12:47OK.
12:48Jane, let's hear yours, please.
12:49Seven times two is 14.
12:51Seven times two, 14.
12:53Add the four for 18.
12:54Yep.
12:55Add 25.
12:56Add 25.
12:5743.
12:58Sorry?
12:58For 43.
12:59Yeah, 43.
13:00And then nine plus one is 10.
13:02Nine plus one you haven't used.
13:04Yep.
13:04Well done.
13:05Yeah, very good.
13:06Carl, same way?
13:07Yeah, slightly different.
13:09Two times nine is 18.
13:12Two times nine, 18.
13:13And add the 25.
13:14Add the 25.
13:15And then make the 10 with seven, add four, take one.
13:18Yeah.
13:19Brilliant.
13:19Thanks.
13:20Yeah, well done.
13:26Jane moves on to 32 and Carl to 39.
13:31A little break for them now because we're off to Dictionary Corner,
13:33the star of Dead Ringers and the Impression Show.
13:36John Culshaw was with us all this week.
13:38John, what have you got for us today?
13:39Well, it is the Countdown Countdown to Christmas.
13:42And so I have a Christmas Countdown Ode.
13:44Well, two of them.
13:45In fact, one in the style of Alan Carr, one in the style of Sir Terry Wogan.
13:49So I wondered which you wanted first.
13:51Let's hear Alan Carr, shall we?
13:53OK, well, we're 12 days left to Christmas.
13:56And Susie ordered for me a blue and purple musical sock.
14:00It frightened the life out of me anti-gock.
14:02One of those Christmas trees that grows out of a can.
14:05A DVD of Chatty Man.
14:07A George Foreman grill for roasting me weenie.
14:09And a nice cup of tea with my friend Sarah Beeney.
14:16There's a Sir Terry Wogan one as well.
14:18Hey, at 12 days left to Christmas.
14:21Aboard the Good Ship Radio 2.
14:23Those novelty Christmas tunes are here again.
14:25And there's nothing we can do.
14:27Bob the Builder, Mr. Blobby, Rage Against the Machine.
14:30Though Band-Aid 20 was pretty good.
14:33And Stay Another Day by East 17.
14:35So my togs will have all the good tunes.
14:38And the naff ones can be all cut loose.
14:40Sealed in a cast iron record box.
14:42Bruce, I'll give those ones to Ken Bruce.
14:45LAUGHTER
14:47APPLAUSE
14:52Fantastic. Thanks, John.
14:54Jane on 32, then Carl on 39.
14:57Here's your first teaser of the day.
14:58The words are, is brainy.
15:00Is brainy.
15:01And the clue, he is brainy.
15:03It must be all the curries.
15:04He is brainy.
15:05It must be all the curries.
15:13APPLAUSE
15:20He is brainy.
15:22It must be all the curries.
15:23Biryanis is the answer to our first teaser of the day.
15:28John?
15:29Yes, one of my favourite Christmas cracker jokes was about curry.
15:32Strangely enough.
15:33And it was, did you hear about the man who crashed his car into a curry house?
15:37He's still in a coma, but his nan's all right.
15:39LAUGHTER
15:43A good quarterfinal going on here, then.
15:46Jane Wisniewski on 32 at the moment.
15:49Carl Williams has 39, so could very easily go either way.
15:53Carl, it's your selection.
15:54Salt the constant, please.
15:55Thank you, Carl.
15:57N.
15:58And another one.
16:00G.
16:00And another one.
16:01J.
16:03And another one.
16:05S.
16:07Vowel, please.
16:08A.
16:09Another vowel.
16:11E.
16:12Another vowel.
16:14O.
16:16Consonant.
16:18Y.
16:21And another consonant, please.
16:22And lastly, D.
16:24And here's the countdown clock.
16:53Jane.
16:54Oh, just five.
16:55Jane.
16:56Carl?
16:57Ooh.
16:58They're both risky.
17:00I'll go with the six.
17:02OK.
17:03Let's have the five first, Jane.
17:05And the risky six then, Carl?
17:06Go nuts.
17:08Not risky at all.
17:10No, that's absolutely fine.
17:11Yep.
17:12They're in.
17:13What have we got as alternatives?
17:15Well, there's a seven, as a matter of fact, which is nosegay, which is a sweet-smelling bunch
17:21of flowers.
17:22What's two as he deserves for finding it?
17:23No.
17:24Very nice.
17:25That's there for seven.
17:27Jane's got 32 then.
17:28Carl just stretches his lead a little.
17:30He's got 45 at the moment.
17:32Jane, it's your choice.
17:33Consonant, please.
17:35Thank you, Jane.
17:35Jane, Z.
17:37And another.
17:39P.
17:40And vowel.
17:43U.
17:44And another.
17:47A.
17:49Consonant.
17:51S.
17:52And another.
17:54N.
17:56A vowel, please.
17:58E.
18:01And another vowel.
18:03A.
18:05And a final consonant, please.
18:07And a final S.
18:08And your 30 seconds starts now.
18:10A.
18:26And a final consonant, please.
18:40Sure.
18:41Carl, what have you got?
18:42Just five.
18:43And Jane?
18:44Five also.
18:45OK, what's yours, Jane?
18:46Spans.
18:47And yours, Carl?
18:48Snaps.
18:49Spans and snaps.
18:51Now that can we improve on that in Dictionary Corner,
18:53what do you think, John, Susie?
18:55A couple of sixes over here.
18:58Pauses for six.
19:00Also nausea you can have for six.
19:03A couple of there.
19:03Yeah, very good.
19:05As is, it's five apiece for Jane and Carl.
19:07Jane moves on to 37.
19:08And Carl has 50.
19:11Carl, it's you to choose.
19:12Start the vowel, please.
19:13Thank you, Carl.
19:15E.
19:16And another one.
19:17I.
19:19A consonant, please.
19:21R.
19:22And another.
19:24G.
19:25And another.
19:27N.
19:28A vowel, please.
19:30A.
19:31A consonant.
19:33D.
19:34And another consonant.
19:37T.
19:42And a final vowel, please.
19:43And a final O.
19:46Time starts now.
19:47A vowel, please.
19:50A vowel, please.
19:51A vowel, please.
20:01A vowel, please.
20:02A vowel, please.
20:02A vowel, please.
20:02A vowel, please.
20:02A vowel, please.
20:02A vowel, please.
20:02A vowel, please.
20:03A vowel, please.
20:04A vowel, please.
20:05A vowel, please.
20:11A vowel, please.
20:14A vowel, please.
20:15A vowel, please.
20:19Jane, what have you got?
20:22Eight.
20:23And Carl?
20:24Eight as well. I was worried Jane was going to say nine then.
20:27Carl, what's your eight?
20:28Rationed.
20:29And your eight, Jane?
20:30Rationed as well.
20:33Very good.
20:40Rationed for eight.
20:41What are the alternatives in Dixnery Corner?
20:43Well, Gonad was there again, obviously.
20:46A couple more eights.
20:47Treading, rather, I couldn't.
20:50And ordinate for eight.
20:53Danger was there as well.
20:56Rationed is excellent, though, for Jane and for Carl.
20:59Jane moves on to 45.
21:01Carl on to 58.
21:03Jane, your pick.
21:04A consonant, please.
21:05Thank you, Jane.
21:07Q.
21:07And another.
21:10R.
21:11And vowel.
21:13I.
21:14And another.
21:15A.
21:17Consonant.
21:18C.
21:20And another.
21:21N.
21:23A vowel.
21:24O.
21:27And another vowel, please.
21:30I.
21:32And another vowel, please.
21:34And the last one.
21:35U.
21:36And your 30 seconds starts now.
21:39And your 30 seconds starts now.
22:09Carl.
22:11Just a five.
22:13And Jane?
22:14Five as well.
22:14OK.
22:15Jane, what's yours?
22:16Curio.
22:17And yours, Carl?
22:18Acorn.
22:19Yep.
22:20Curio and acorn.
22:21Yep.
22:21Fine for five.
22:23John, Susie?
22:24Yeah, a tricksy bunch of letters, though, as well.
22:26It's a lot of ease, isn't it?
22:27It's hard.
22:28Ironic was there for a six, which is rather nice.
22:33But that's as good as it gets.
22:34That was our best.
22:35A bit tricky, that.
22:35A bit awkward.
22:38Five apiece for Jane and Carl.
22:40Jane has her half century now.
22:41She's on 50.
22:42Carl's still with that advantage.
22:43He has 63.
22:45And we're straight back to Dictionary Corner.
22:47It's Origins of Words time once again.
22:49Susie?
22:50Well, Geoff, I know you like chipolatas and Christmas pudding,
22:52but you might not put them on the same...
22:53Chipolatas in Christmas pudding.
22:54Well, I was going to say, even you,
22:56you wouldn't put them on the same plate.
22:57But they are...
22:59Maybe not.
23:00They are linguistically linked, at least.
23:03They have a shared history.
23:04I'll start with chipolata.
23:06The word is French, but it's believed to have derived
23:08from an Italian word, which essentially means
23:10made with onions, and it referred to an onion stew
23:13with sausages.
23:15And the original meaning of pudding
23:17was a kind of sausage as well.
23:19And the link between this and the modern meaning
23:20is the idea of putting a filling into a casing,
23:24as is done when making sausages.
23:25And then the word was applied to various dishes,
23:28which you would put lots of ingredients in a bag
23:31and tie it up.
23:32And they could be savoury, like a steak and kidney pudding,
23:34or sweet, like a Christmas pudding.
23:36But by the end of the 19th century,
23:38the sweet was definitely the favourite one
23:39to finish a meal, and it'd become
23:41the word's dominant meaning, as it remains today.
23:43And pudding actually goes back to the Latin botellis,
23:46which meant a sausage or a small intestine.
23:48And it's the source of botulism,
23:50which was originally sausage poisoning.
23:59A good contest here.
24:00Jane has 50.
24:02Carl has 63.
24:03Time for another numbers round.
24:05Carl, you to pick those numbers, please.
24:07I'll have the six from the bottom row, please.
24:08Six from the bottom row.
24:10Right.
24:11Let's get the brains engaged.
24:12Thank you, Carl.
24:13Six little ones this time are nine,
24:15two, seven,
24:18one,
24:19four,
24:20and another nine.
24:22And the target, 579.
24:2530 seconds then to reach, 579.
24:56We'll see you next time.
24:58So we're looking for 579 in this particular numbers round.
25:01Jane, how close?
25:01Nothing, I'm afraid.
25:03OK, Carl, I think I've got it.
25:04OK, Carl, off you go.
25:06Nine times nine is 81.
25:07Nine times nine, 81.
25:09Times the seven.
25:10Is 567.
25:12And then two add one is three.
25:14Yep.
25:14Times a four.
25:15For 12.
25:16And add that one.
25:16Nicely done, 579.
25:23Well done, Carl.
25:24Carl extends his lead.
25:25Jane's on 50.
25:26Carl has 73.
25:28Time for another teaser.
25:30The words are Eve's scar.
25:32Eve's scar.
25:33And the clue,
25:34it's what's left over after an icy breakup.
25:37It's what's left over after an icy breakup.
25:53It's what's left over after an icy breakup.
25:56Crevasse is the word we were looking for.
25:58Susie?
25:59It's a deep open crack,
26:01especially one in a glacier.
26:03It's a crevasse.
26:04OK.
26:05Yep.
26:06Good quarterfinal going on.
26:08Jane Wisniewski on 50 at the moment.
26:10But Carl Williams with a distinct advantage right now.
26:13He has 73.
26:15Still time for things to change.
26:17Jane, it's your choice.
26:18A consonant blue.
26:19Thank you, Jane.
26:21D.
26:21And another.
26:24W.
26:25And a vowel.
26:27O.
26:28And another.
26:29E.
26:31A consonant.
26:33S.
26:34And another.
26:36R.
26:38A vowel, please.
26:39U.
26:41And another vowel, please.
26:44E.
26:45And a final consonant.
26:46And a final D.
26:49And here's the countdown clock.
27:20A vowel, please.
27:20And another vowel.
27:21Carl, how many?
27:23Seven.
27:24And Jane?
27:24Seven.
27:25What's yours, Jane?
27:26Drowsed.
27:27And yours, Carl?
27:28Sorded.
27:31OK, drowsed is fine.
27:32I'm not sure, Carl, that we're going to find sword as a verb
27:36or any other derivative.
27:39Not there, I'm afraid.
27:40Never mind.
27:41Bad luck.
27:42Drowsed is there for seven.
27:43What else have we got, John, Susie?
27:44A couple of sixes for good measure.
27:46Reused and worded were there.
27:49But drowsed is excellent for Jane, keeps her very much in the contest as well.
27:53She has 57.
27:54Carl has 73.
27:56Carl, it's your selection.
27:58Consonant, please.
27:59Thank you, Carl.
28:01M.
28:01And another one.
28:04N.
28:05And the third.
28:07T.
28:08Vowel, please.
28:10A.
28:11And another one.
28:12I.
28:13And the third.
28:15E.
28:16Consonant, please.
28:18T.
28:19Another consonant.
28:21V.
28:24And another consonant, please.
28:26And the last one.
28:27R.
28:28Time starts now.
28:29Vowel, please.
28:31Vowel, please.
28:33Vowel, please.
28:38Vowel, please.
28:45Vowel, please.
28:48Vowel, please.
28:49Vowel, please.
28:49Vowel, please.
28:49Vowel, please.
28:49Vowel, please.
28:50Vowel, please.
28:53Vowel, please.
28:55Vowel, please.
29:01Jane, what did you make of that?
29:02Seven.
29:03And Carl?
29:03Seven as well.
29:04What's yours, Carl?
29:05Nitrate.
29:06And yours, Jane?
29:07Minaret.
29:09Very nice.
29:09Yes, very nice, isn't it?
29:11Now, you see the pen can poised in Dictionary Corner.
29:13What have you got over there?
29:14Look at that.
29:15Well, we had varmint for seven, which is quite a nice Yosemite Sam type of word.
29:19Pesky varmints.
29:20But there's an eight.
29:21There is, yes.
29:23Martinet.
29:23And a Martinet is a person who demands complete obedience.
29:26And the word was named after someone called Jean Martinet, who was a 17th century French drill master.
29:40Jane, 64, then Carl on 80.
29:43Time for the final letters round of this quarterfinal.
29:46Jane, it's you to choose them, please.
29:48A consonant, please.
29:49Thank you, Jane.
29:50H.
29:51And another.
29:53N.
29:54And a vowel.
29:56A.
29:57And another.
29:59E.
30:01Consonant.
30:03T.
30:04And another.
30:07G.
30:08Vowel, please.
30:10O.
30:12And another vowel.
30:15U.
30:17And final consonant, please.
30:19And a final S.
30:22And your 30 seconds starts now.
30:24And another vowel.
30:26And another vowel.
30:42And another vowel.
30:42And another vowel.
30:42And another vowel.
30:42And another vowel.
30:42And another vowel.
30:43And another vowel.
30:43And another vowel.
30:44And another vowel.
30:51And another vowel.
30:55Carl, how many?
30:56Eight.
30:57And Jane?
30:58Seven.
30:59OK, Jane, what's the seven?
31:00Artages.
31:01And the eight, Carl?
31:02Toughens.
31:03Phew, I'm glad you chose that one.
31:04Yes, Toughens is absolutely fine.
31:06But what is it?
31:12It was the one he might have chosen that wouldn't have counted, then?
31:15Yes, it was the one that we wrote down straight away
31:16and then realised it was hyphenated and that was Hangouts.
31:19Oh, right.
31:19I didn't do that one.
31:20I didn't even see that.
31:21OK.
31:22Toughens was an important word for Carl as well.
31:24It means that Jane is on 64, Carl is on 88.
31:29Time for us to move on to our final numbers round of the contest.
31:33Carl, it's you to choose them.
31:35Whatever you want.
31:36One big, four big.
31:37I don't mind.
31:39Lady's choice.
31:40Let's go for two big.
31:42OK.
31:42Thank you, Carl.
31:44And we'll do these four small.
31:46And for this last round, the four small are six, nine, one,
31:50and seven, and the two large ones, 25 and 75.
31:56And the target, 851.
31:5830 seconds then to reach, 851.
32:00The male's choice.
32:03And the one that we get.
32:11These ones, we're going to try essas.
32:14We spend a lot of work.
32:15We're going for three or five, señor.
32:21Hold on.
32:21And we're going to talk about something.
32:25You're going to try and see.
32:28We're going to start withCK pounds.
32:318, 5, 1 in this final numbers round.
32:33That's the target.
32:34Jane, how close?
32:35Yeah, I think I've got it.
32:368, 5, 1.
32:37OK.
32:37And Carl?
32:388, 5, 1.
32:39Go for it, Jane.
32:39OK.
32:39Jane, go for it, yeah.
32:4175 plus 25.
32:4275 plus 25 is 100.
32:45Plus 7.
32:45Oh, plus 7.
32:46107.
32:479 minus 1 is 8.
32:499 minus 1 is 8.
32:50Multiply the two together.
32:518, 5, 6.
32:528, 5, 6 and take away the 6.
32:54And take away the 6 gets you to 8, 50, I'm afraid.
32:58That's a very tough look.
32:59Never mind.
33:00Oh, Jane.
33:01Carl?
33:02I did 75 or 25 times...
33:0475 plus 25.
33:06Yeah, 100.
33:07Times 9.
33:08Or 900.
33:09And then 6 add 1 is 7.
33:10It is.
33:11Times you're the 7.
33:12Take that away.
33:13Yeah, well done.
33:21And so with Jane on 64 and Carl on 98,
33:25it's time to pop your fingers on your buzzers, please.
33:27As we reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:55As we reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
34:01OK, tough conundrum.
34:03Let's see if any of the audience has got any ideas.
34:06No, silence all around.
34:08Let's reveal our conundrum.
34:18So, commiserations to Jane.
34:20She's finished on 64 and sadly we have to say goodbye, Jane.
34:24Never mind.
34:24It's been fun.
34:25Yeah, we've loved having your company.
34:27Carl has finished on 98.
34:29Congratulations, Carl.
34:30It's placed in the semifinals.
34:31Yeah.
34:32Got Mark to look forward to.
34:33Yes.
34:34That'll be good.
34:34You have indeed.
34:35Mark Deeks.
34:35And not much rest before you take him on because you're back tomorrow with that.
34:38But Jane played really well.
34:39It was a good game.
34:40Yeah, it was a fantastic game.
34:41Very well done indeed, both of you.
34:43John and Susie, we'll see you again tomorrow.
34:45Rachel, the reference to my gag over the clowns at the beginning of the show there.
34:50You know, I've got a feeling it didn't go down too well when I first told it.
34:53But I think today's audience is altogether more sophisticated.
34:57So, we should just tell them it in full so we can finish the show on a high.
35:01So, here it goes.
35:02My uncle was a clown.
35:04When he died, all the other clowns went to his funeral in the same car.
35:11That was the same reaction, Chip.
35:13See you tomorrow at 10 past three.
35:15Bye-bye.
35:27It's bling, traveller style, in my Big Thet Gypsy Christmas, tonight at nine.
35:33Next, though, it's Deal and O'Day will stay with four.
35:41Bye-bye.
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