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00:30Good afternoon and welcome to Countdown. I could not let this week pass without reading one final joke from our
00:36loyal expat viewers, Len and Kath, out in sunny Spain. And this one is a real groaner, so thanks, guys.
00:43It goes like this.
00:44Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert, starving and wandering aimlessly, when all of a sudden Luis says,
00:50Hey, Pepe, do you smell what I smell? He's bacon, I think.
00:55Si, Luis, he sure smells like bacon.
00:58Come on. With renewed hope, they struggle up the next sand dune, and there in the distance is a tree
01:03loaded with bacon.
01:05There's fried bacon, back bacon, smoked bacon, every imaginable kind of bacon.
01:11Pepe, Pepe, we saved. He's a bacon tree.
01:16Luis, maybe he's a mirage.
01:19Luis in the desert, don't forget.
01:21Pepe, since when did you ever hear of a mirage? That smell like bacon is no mirage.
01:28He's a bacon tree.
01:30And with that, Luis staggers towards the tree.
01:33He gets to within five metres, when suddenly, a machine gun open fires, and Luis drops like a stone.
01:40Mortally wounded, he shouts, Pepe, go back, man. You was right. He's not a bacon tree.
01:48Luis, mi amigo, what is it then? Pepe, he's a ham bush.
02:01Jeff, may I congratulate you on your Mexican accent, there.
02:06This is like a Mr. Class machine, Douglas says, I've had an accident, and I'm going to charge a compensation.
02:13It's funny you should say that, because, Rachel, you weren't aware I spoke fluent Mexican, were you?
02:16I, um, um, I, that's the first time I've heard Mexican from a French accent.
02:22Eh, Pepe.
02:26They were sophisticated Mexicans, for goodness sake.
02:30Um, maybe.
02:31Uh, second semi-final of the series, of course, I tell you what, if it's as good as yesterday's, it
02:36should be a cracker, Rachel.
02:38It will. That was, um, yes. I love a good Crucial Countdown conundrum.
02:42Mm, yeah. I would not be at all surprised if it goes that far.
02:45Let's meet our two semi-finalists, shall we?
02:48First of all, Graham Cole, who's a software engineer from Reading, and he's our number two seed.
02:53He beat Nicky Roberts in last Friday's quarterfinal, spotting words like mediates and borrages and the nine-letter word draglines.
03:01He got all three numbers rounds, and the conundrum, whingiest from the clue, eight wins,
03:07turning his eight consecutive wins into nine, and pushing his overall score to a mighty 9-2-6.
03:14He is the highest remaining seed in the competition, so, Graham, feeling the pressure?
03:19A bit, yeah.
03:20A bit, yes.
03:21Okay, I'm sure you're going to be absolutely fantastic, Graham.
03:24Up against Graham is our number three seed, Paul Keane, an accountant from North Finchley in London.
03:30In his quarterfinal, we saw him play friend and rival Dave Taylor in a close contest,
03:35with Paul spotting some fine words like polentas and devious and agnate,
03:40though it was his nine-letter word spot of modernise in the 12th round, which pretty much sealed the deal.
03:48So, Paul's now got nine wins under his belt, and a total series score of 840.
03:55How are you feeling, Paul? Confident?
03:58Not, definitely not confident, but not too bad in the circumstances, so, yeah.
04:02Okay, very best of luck to you both.
04:04Paul Keane against Graham Cole.
04:13And in Dictionary Corner for the semi-final, once again, please welcome Susie Dent and John Cullshaw.
04:24John, I have to say that my kids absolutely love your impersonation of Harry Hill.
04:28They wouldn't forgive me if I let you go this week without asking you to do him.
04:32Harry Hill, yeah, yeah.
04:33I haven't got the bald head or the glasses, but, yeah, he says lay that, and, yeah, he'll sort of
04:37lay,
04:38he'll sort of introduce the thing and then look into the side camera like that.
04:45We'll play with you now, can't we?
04:49Susie, after a while, this is a great week for you, Susie,
04:51because you get to spend time with all your favourites, Arsene Wenger yesterday and Harry Hill today.
04:55Exactly.
04:56John was saying earlier, it took him four hours to become Chris Moyles for all the make-up.
05:00Yes.
05:00Wow.
05:01It's been four hours.
05:01So, can I put you on the spot?
05:03I was on the Chris Moyles show a couple of weeks ago.
05:05Can you do it for us?
05:06Yeah, I like the way it sounds, you know, quite sleepy.
05:08You know, just going up at six, he'll be like that.
05:10He'll rub his face.
05:11And I'll go, OK, OK, shut up.
05:14Brilliant.
05:15Very good.
05:15It comes from there somewhere.
05:17OK, down to the serious business now then, shall we?
05:20The second semi-final.
05:21We have one finalist, Carl Williams.
05:23He'll be watching eagerly to see who he'll play.
05:26Graham is in the right-hand seat.
05:27It means that he has first pick.
05:30Off you go, Graham.
05:31Afternoon, Rachel.
05:31Afternoon again, Graham.
05:32Let's start with a consonant, please.
05:34Start today with L.
05:36And another, please.
05:37G.
05:38Another consonant.
05:40T.
05:42Vowel.
05:43E.
05:44Another vowel.
05:46O.
05:47Another vowel.
05:48E.
05:50Consonant.
05:51S.
05:52Consonant.
05:54G.
05:55And a consonant, please.
05:56And lastly, N.
05:58And for the first time today, here's the countdown clock.
06:01DĂ…LE
06:02DĂ…LE
06:32And Paul, how many? Seven. And Graham? Eight. Okay, Paul, what's the seven? Longest. And the eight, Graham? Telogens. Telogens.
06:41It's a fantastic word. It comes from physiology and it's the resting phase, believe it or not, of a hair
06:45follicle. But the bad news for Graham is that it says quite clearly it's a mass noun and it doesn't
06:49give a sense in which you can add to the S. So I'm really sorry because it's a great word.
06:55Yeah, very unlucky indeed. Very unlucky. So longest is great as far as Paul's concerned, points on the board straight
07:00away. What else could we have had, John, Susie?
07:03There was another seven. Toggles, rather bonny little word. Toggles, a form of buttons, as we know. But that's what
07:13we found up to the stage.
07:14Okay. So Paul's on the scoreboard with those seven points straight away. And Paul, here's your selection.
07:21Good afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, Paul. Can I start with a consonant, please? Thank you. Start with H.
07:26And another one. T. And another consonant.
07:31V. A vowel.
07:34O.
07:34Another vowel.
07:37I.
07:37And a third one.
07:39I.
07:40A consonant.
07:43W.
07:45A vowel.
07:48E.
07:50And the final consonant.
07:53And lastly, R.
07:55And your 30 seconds starts now.
08:29Graham, what have you got?
08:30Seven.
08:31And Paul?
08:32Seven as well, I think.
08:33What's yours, Paul?
08:33Overhit.
08:34And yours, Graham?
08:35Overhit.
08:37Yep.
08:38Overhit. Happy with that?
08:39I certainly am. It's in the dictionary, thankfully.
08:41Yep.
08:42Very good.
08:43So it's a good seven. Overhit for both Graham and Paul. What else have you got, guys?
08:47Yeah, we got overhit. Wither is there for six. But that would have withered in the face of overhit.
08:53Overhit. Excellent. Graham's on the scoreboard with seven. Paul now has 14. Graham, it's your pick.
09:00Confident, please.
09:01Thank you, Graham.
09:02N.
09:02N. Consonant.
09:05R. Consonant.
09:08N. Vowel.
09:11O. Another vowel.
09:13E. Another vowel.
09:16A. Consonant.
09:19D. Vowel.
09:22E.
09:24And a vowel, please.
09:25And the last one. Another E.
09:28Time starts now.
09:30Time starts now.
09:30Time starts now.
09:55Time starts now.
10:01Paul.
10:01Paul.
10:02And Graham?
10:03Six.
10:03What's yours, Graham?
10:04Neard.
10:05And yours, Paul?
10:06Endear.
10:07Yes.
10:07Neard and Endear.
10:08That's very nice.
10:09Yes.
10:10Yes.
10:11Were there any alternatives or anything better?
10:12No, we had Endear over here.
10:15Nothing more than that.
10:16No, it was a tough one.
10:17Yes, it was.
10:18Just sixers then.
10:19Graham moves up to 13 and Paul up to 20.
10:23Paul, it's your choice.
10:24Stop with consonant again, please, Rachel.
10:26Thank you, Paul.
10:27T.
10:28And another one.
10:30R.
10:31And a third consonant, please.
10:33S.
10:34A vowel.
10:35A.
10:36Another vowel.
10:38I.
10:39Third vowel.
10:41O.
10:42A consonant.
10:44V.
10:46Another consonant.
10:48N.
10:49And a final vowel.
10:51And a final.
10:53I.
10:54And here's the countdown clock.
10:56And here's the countdown clock.
11:27Graham.
11:28Seven.
11:29And Paul?
11:29Seven as well.
11:30OK, what's yours, Paul?
11:31Rations.
11:32And yours, Graham?
11:33The same.
11:34Yep.
11:35Yep.
11:36Rations.
11:37Excellent for Graham and for Paul.
11:39What have you got over there, guys?
11:40Well, as a result of rations, you might be starving.
11:44Sorry, there wasn't a G to finish that up,
11:46but that is there in an invalid way for seven.
11:48But a proper one, visitor.
11:50Yes.
11:51For another seven.
11:51Yep.
11:53Very good.
11:54Graham moves on to 20.
11:56Paul still has that pretty narrow advantage.
11:58He's on 27.
11:59Time for us to move on to our first numbers round of the contest now.
12:02And Graham, is you to choose them, please?
12:04Got to be six more, please.
12:05Got to be six more.
12:07No problem.
12:07I think Paul's quite glad that you only get one choice of numbers
12:10in this semi-final.
12:11Thank you, Graham.
12:12So the six more for this round are 10, 1, 5, 9, 7, and 3.
12:20And the target, 543.
12:2430 seconds to reach it.
12:56Well, everyone's nodding and smiling quite happily at the moment,
12:58so I suspect 543 is on the cards.
13:01Let's find out, Paul.
13:02543.
13:03Graham?
13:03543.
13:04OK.
13:05Paul, you shook your head vigorously when Graham went for six more,
13:08so let's hear your version, please.
13:09OK, let's go first.
13:105 plus 1 is 6.
13:115 plus 1 is 6.
13:13Times the 9 is 54.
13:15Yep.
13:16Times 10.
13:17Not as hard as everyone thinks.
13:18And add on the 3.
13:19Always.
13:20Yeah, well done.
13:20543.
13:21Same method, Graham?
13:22Yeah, the same.
13:23Yeah.
13:24Fine.
13:25Very good.
13:30Graham moves on to 30.
13:32Paul on to 37.
13:34Short breather for them now,
13:35because our guest in Dictionary Corner All this week is John Colshaw.
13:39John, what are you going to tell us about today?
13:40Well, I must apologise first to Graham.
13:42Apparently, your friends call you Jules Holland now,
13:44after me confirming your voice to that last time.
13:47I might just make a request.
13:48How would it sound if Jules Holland said,
13:50ladies and gentlemen, Florence and the Machine?
13:52Well, me, uh...
13:53Ladies and gentlemen, Florence and the Machine.
13:56I'm not doing it in a Mexican accent, though.
13:58No.
13:58LAUGHTER
13:59I wasn't either.
14:01LAUGHTER
14:01Well, I've got another countdown to Christmas ode here.
14:05This time from like Ozzy Osbourne.
14:08He always puts you in a good mood whenever you like to speak like Ozzy Osbourne.
14:11So, in the days going up to Christmas,
14:14Geyser Butler, Sharon and Kelly
14:16mixed up our Prince of Darkness Christmas cake
14:18for Ready Steady Cook on telly.
14:20We put the Osbourne's twists on it
14:22and mixed in skulls and some of Rudolph's red noses
14:25with some crosses and some heads of bats
14:28and slash his hat from Guns and Roses.
14:30Then added four and twenty blackbirds as they began to sing.
14:34They gave me a massive headache,
14:35but at least it wasn't sting.
14:37LAUGHTER
14:38So, there's your Prince of Darkness Christmas cake.
14:40As tasty as it gets,
14:42next week I'll make a Christmas pie
14:44made out of all of Sharon's pets.
14:46Rock and roll.
14:47LAUGHTER
14:48APPLAUSE
14:52Very good indeed.
14:54Thanks very much indeed, John.
14:56So, back to the second semi-final.
14:57Scores at the moment,
14:58Graham 30, Paul 37
15:01and the first teaser of the day.
15:03The words are Alan Jive.
15:05Alan Jive.
15:06And the clue,
15:07if you throw one of these,
15:09the RSPCA will be after you.
15:10If you throw one of these,
15:12the RSPCA will be after you.
15:20APPLAUSE
15:27If you throw one of these,
15:28the RSPCA will be after you.
15:30A javelina is the answer to our first teaser.
15:33Well, Susie, we all know what a javelin is,
15:34but what the heck's a javelina?
15:35That's a great word,
15:36and not what you might think.
15:37It's another word for a peccary,
15:39and a peccary is a gregarious pig-like mammal
15:41that you'll found in Paraguay
15:43in the south-western US.
15:45OK.
15:45Very good.
15:46It's the way that you say javelin
15:47in your Mexican accent.
15:49LAUGHTER
15:50And javelina.
15:52Hey, Pepe,
15:53don't throw that javelina that way.
15:55LAUGHTER
15:58Back to this semi-final,
16:00we've got a good contest going on
16:01between Graham Cole,
16:02who's our number two seed,
16:02he's on 30 at the moment,
16:03Paul Keane,
16:04our number three seed on 37.
16:06Paul, it's your pick.
16:08Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
16:10Thank you, Paul.
16:11M.
16:12And another one.
16:14S.
16:15And a third.
16:17M.
16:17And a fourth.
16:18K.
16:21A vowel.
16:23A.
16:24Another one.
16:25E.
16:26And a third.
16:28U.
16:30A consonant.
16:32N.
16:33And a final consonant.
16:37And a final Q.
16:39Here's the countdown clock.
16:41MUSIC PLAYS
17:09MUSIC PLAYS
17:12Graham, how many?
17:17I will stick with six.
17:19And Paul?
17:20Six as well.
17:21OK.
17:22What's yours, Paul?
17:23Mask.
17:24And yours, Graham?
17:25Mask.
17:26Yeah, that's fine.
17:27Very good.
17:28Q-U-E, yep.
17:30Any alternatives?
17:31Well, I think they might have been thinking it was seven.
17:33Un-makes, is that what you were thinking?
17:35It is in there as a verb, actually.
17:37You can't un-makes.
17:39You can reverse or undo the making of it.
17:41It's a bit of an odd one, but it is in.
17:44Un-makes a seventh.
17:45Graham moves on to 36.
17:47Paul on to 43.
17:49Graham, it's your pick this time.
17:51Consonant, please, Rachel.
17:52Thank you, Graham.
17:54P.
17:55And another one.
17:57B.
17:58And another.
18:00C.
18:00Vowel.
18:02I.
18:03And another vowel.
18:04U.
18:05And another vowel.
18:07A.
18:09Consonant.
18:10N.
18:12Consonant.
18:14R.
18:15And a vowel, please.
18:17And last one.
18:19E.
18:20And your 30 seconds starts now.
18:22And a vowel.
18:39And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:40And a vowel.
18:41And a vowel.
18:43And a vowel.
18:52Paul, what have you got?
18:54The six.
18:54And Graeme?
18:55Seven.
18:56What's the six, please, Paul?
18:58Urbane.
18:59And the seven, Graeme?
19:00Caprine.
19:01Caprine.
19:02Excellent.
19:03Yes, like a goat.
19:04It's the root of Capricorn, for example.
19:06Very nice.
19:07Yeah, very good indeed.
19:08Caprine there for seven.
19:09Which is impressive out of that collection of letters, that's for sure.
19:13What else might we have had, John, Susie?
19:15Carbine, just in, a moment ago, after about 34 seconds.
19:19But it is there, it is there.
19:22Just a couple of alternatives then.
19:24And what it means is it's level pegging.
19:26Graeme on 43, Paul also on 43.
19:30Paul, it's your selection.
19:32Stop with a consonant, please.
19:34Thank you, Paul.
19:35T.
19:36And another one.
19:38P.
19:39And another one.
19:40X.
19:42A vowel.
19:44U.
19:45A vowel.
19:47A.
19:48Another vowel.
19:50A.
19:51Consonant.
19:53H.
19:55Another consonant.
19:57S.
19:58And a final vowel.
19:59And a final E.
20:02Time starts now.
20:03And a final vowel.
20:20And a final vowel.
20:21And a final vowel.
20:22And a final vowel.
20:22And a final vowel.
20:22And a final vowel.
20:25And a final vowel.
20:34Graeme?
20:35Seven.
20:36And Paul?
20:37Oh dear, miserable five.
20:38Miserable five. Let's have that miserable five then, please.
20:40Upset.
20:41And the seven, Graeme?
20:42Exhaust.
20:43Exhaust. Wow.
20:45Excellent. I haven't seen that one at all. Well done.
20:53Yes, superb. Seven.
20:54And I guess it's got the beating of us, has it?
20:57Definitely beat us there, yes.
20:58Yeah, there was expats for six.
21:00And also that rather nice phrase given to us by the only way is Essex.
21:05Shut up.
21:07That was the...
21:09Yeah. Can you do that, Rachel?
21:11Shut up.
21:13Do it very well.
21:15Better than you're Mexican anyway.
21:20Graeme's in front now. He's moved on to 50.
21:22Paul has 43. It's still very close, though.
21:25Graeme, your pick.
21:26Consonant, please.
21:27Thank you, Graeme.
21:28R.
21:29And another.
21:31T.
21:32And a third.
21:34S.
21:35Vowel, please.
21:36A.
21:37Another vowel.
21:38I.
21:40Another vowel.
21:41E.
21:42Consonant.
21:44D.
21:46Consonant.
21:47T.
21:48And a vowel, please.
21:49And the last one.
21:51A.
21:52And your 30 seconds starts now.
21:54ieren.
22:08C.
22:10A.
22:22I.
22:24Just.
22:25So, Paul, what did you make of that?
22:26Eight.
22:27And Graham?
22:28Yeah, eight.
22:28What's yours, Graham?
22:30Radiates.
22:30And yours, Paul?
22:31Yeah, it's the same word.
22:33Excellent.
22:34Very good indeed.
22:40Radiates for eights.
22:41What have you got in Dictionary Corner?
22:43Well, over here, Susie started with tirades for seven,
22:45and that leapt to a tardiest for eight,
22:49and satiated for eight as well.
22:53OK, two or three eights around in that case.
22:57Graham has 58, Paul has 51.
22:59It's developing into a really good tussle, that's for sure.
23:03A little breather for them once again.
23:04We're back off to Dictionary Corner.
23:06Susie, at Origins of Words Time, what have you got?
23:08I'm talking about puddings to start with.
23:10I don't know if you always have Christmas pudding, do you, Geoff?
23:12Yeah, generally speaking, yes.
23:13Yeah, well, some people like to balance that
23:16with something a bit frothy, which is pavlova,
23:18which is that cascade of meringue and fruit.
23:20And it was named after Anna Pavlova, who was a Russian ballerina,
23:24and she was world famous for her solo dance, The Dying Swan.
23:28And this led chefs to commemorate her in a dessert.
23:31And the first recorded pavlova was coloured layers of jelly
23:34made in a mould that looked like a ballerina's tutu.
23:37So that goes back to Anna Pavlova.
23:39And you might also be feeling, not Geoff, obviously,
23:42but on Boxing Day, you might be feeling a little groggy.
23:44And that's said to come from Old Grog,
23:48the nickname, because of his grogram cloth coat,
23:50grogram was a very coarse cloth, of Admiral Vernon,
23:53who was the first man, and very unpopular with it,
23:56to order diluted instead of meat rum to be served out to sailors.
24:00Hmm.
24:01Very good.
24:06Thanks, Susie.
24:08Graham on 58, then Paul very much in touch on 51
24:11in this second semi-final.
24:12Time for another numbers round.
24:15Paul, it's you to pick them.
24:16Can it two large and four small, please?
24:18Two large and four small.
24:19Definitely not six small.
24:20Definitely not six small, under no circumstances.
24:23Fair enough.
24:24The four small for this round are three, one, nine, and seven.
24:30And the two large, 125.
24:33And the target, 805.
24:3630 seconds, then, to reach 805.
25:08So, 805 is our target.
25:11Graham, how close?
25:12805.
25:13Paul?
25:13Just got to say, 806.
25:15OK.
25:16Let's hear the 805, please, Graham.
25:17100 plus 25.
25:18100 plus 25.
25:20125.
25:20Take away the nine on the one.
25:21Take away the nine.
25:22Take away the one.
25:24115 times seven.
25:25And that's straight there, 805.
25:33This excellent, Graham, moves on to 68.
25:36Paul on 51.
25:38Here's another teaser for you.
25:39The words this time are Roman ode.
25:41Roman ode.
25:42And the clue, trapped on an island and went purple in the face.
25:46Trapped on an island and went purple in the face.
26:03Yes, trapped on an island and went purple in the face.
26:05Marooned is the word we were looking for in our second and final teaser of the day.
26:09This is the second series semi-final.
26:12And at the moment, Graham Cole, our number two seed, on 68.
26:16And in pole position, our number three seed is Paul Keeney.
26:19He has 51.
26:20So, by no means out of it yet.
26:22Graham, it's your selection.
26:23Continent, please, Rachel.
26:24Thank you, Graham.
26:26G.
26:26And another one.
26:28P.
26:29And another one.
26:31R.
26:32Vowel.
26:32E.
26:34Vowel.
26:36O.
26:37Another vowel.
26:38A.
26:39A consonant.
26:41B.
26:42Consonant.
26:44T.
26:45And a vowel.
26:47Miss.
26:47And to finish, E.
26:49And your 30 seconds starts now.
27:05ение meditating noises.
27:09We'll see you next time.
27:10You won't see you next time.
27:12You won't see me next time.
27:16You won't see you next time.
27:17You won't see you next time.
27:19Someone will see you next time.
27:19So, when you go to your 30 seconds,
27:22Paul, how many?
27:23Seven.
27:24And Graeme?
27:25Seven.
27:25What's yours, Graeme?
27:27Borgate.
27:27And yours, Paul?
27:28Operate.
27:30Borgate and operate.
27:31Yes, excellent operate.
27:32Great.
27:33Borgate, also good.
27:34They are organised branches of the Mafia.
27:37Very good.
27:38Yeah, they keep popping up, don't they, on this programme, that's for sure.
27:40Well, not literally, but the word keeps popping up.
27:45What else have we got over there?
27:46Anything?
27:46Rather a nice one.
27:48Potager, which is sort of like a small kitchen garden
27:51where aubergines or mushrooms might grow.
27:53Nice things like that.
27:54Out of your five a day, you would get from a potager for seven.
27:58A few sevens around then.
28:00Graeme moves on to 75.
28:02Paul has 58.
28:03Paul, your pick.
28:05Start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
28:06Thank you, Paul.
28:07L.
28:08And another one.
28:11T.
28:11And a third.
28:14C.
28:15A vowel.
28:16U.
28:18Another vowel.
28:19E.
28:20And a third one.
28:22I.
28:23A consonant.
28:25D.
28:27Another consonant.
28:28C.
28:29And a final vowel.
28:33And a final O.
28:36And time starts now.
28:38C.
28:38O.
29:09Graham, what have you got?
29:11I haven't been so lucky with this, but I'll try an eight.
29:14Try an eight. Okay.
29:14Four?
29:15A seven.
29:16Okay.
29:16What's the seven, Paul?
29:17Clouted.
29:19Okay.
29:19Graham?
29:20Occulted.
29:22Okay.
29:25Occulted.
29:26Yeah, that sounds astronomical.
29:29It's not wrong.
29:31It is there as a verb.
29:33It means to cut off from view by interposing something.
29:35So a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors, for example.
29:39Well done.
29:47Spectacularly good and spectacularly important as well in the context of the game.
29:50Was there anything else, John, Susie?
29:52Well, there was actually, Geoff, yes.
29:54Cuticle and ductile, which means pliable, of course.
29:58Okay.
29:58So they were all there.
29:59Graham on 83, then.
30:01Paul on 58, it's a good need, but there are still enough points available.
30:05It's the final letters round, though.
30:07Graham, it's your selection.
30:08Consonant, please.
30:09Thank you, Graham.
30:11L.
30:12Another one.
30:13M.
30:14And another one, please.
30:16D.
30:17A vowel.
30:19I.
30:20Another vowel.
30:21E.
30:22Another vowel.
30:24E.
30:25Consonant.
30:27L.
30:29Consonant.
30:31D.
30:33Consonant, please.
30:34Oh, if I just keep breathing, Graham, it's okay.
30:37And the last one, T.
30:40And your 30 seconds starts now.
30:41Let's go.
30:43We'll go.
31:10We'll go.
31:13Paul?
31:13Six.
31:14And Graham?
31:15Six.
31:16OK, what's your six, Graham?
31:17Melted.
31:18And yours, Paul?
31:19Middle.
31:20Melted and middle.
31:21Very nice.
31:23Alter miles in the dictionary corner, what have you got over there?
31:25We've got middle and melted to the way around, but yes, those are the ones.
31:28I think you've melted the middle chocolate puddings, that's why we're smiling.
31:32Yes, middle and melted.
31:34Graham moves on to 89.
31:36Paul is on 64, and it brings us round to the final numbers round of this particular semi-final.
31:42Paul, it's you to choose them, please.
31:44For one large and five small, please, Rachel.
31:47One large and five small.
31:49Thank you, Paul.
31:50And for this round, the numbers are 2, 10, 7, 4, another 4, and 100.
32:00And the target, 655.
32:0330 seconds then to reach 655.
32:35looking for 655 in this final numbers round graham uh no 654 okay and paul 656 okay let's
32:45have the uh 656 first please paul okay seven times 100 seven times 100 700 okay uh four times ten
32:56take
32:56it away four times ten and take it away so 40 take it away it's six 60. and then take
33:03away the other
33:03four and take away the other four for one away and one away in the other direction graham i'm
33:08saying i took a two off the end it's not really what we've written there but no it's fine yeah
33:12that's right and what about 655 rachel can be done uh yes i think so if you say 10 plus
33:184 is 14 over 2
33:21is 7. uh 100 minus 7 93 times by the other 7 for 651 and add on the spare 4
33:31655
33:38really good rachel well done graham is on 96 then paul is on 71 it's time to pop your fingers
33:46on your
33:46buzzers uh as we reveal today's countdown conundrum
33:50so
34:21so a tough conundrum let's see if anybody in the audience has got any ideas any offers
34:24a gentleman right in the front metabolic jeff uh metabolic let's take a look
34:38metabolic it was well done indeed sir and well done to graham cole because his 96 means that he
34:46is through the final our congratulations to him and our commiserations to paul who's finished on 71
34:52gave it a really good shot though paul thanks i've had a great time yeah graham did really well so
34:56i
34:57will do really well in the final so yeah all the best he hasn't absolutely brilliantly how are you
35:00feeling graham i'm still shaking it doesn't go away take nice deep slow breaths graham that's the secret
35:10look you've done brilliantly well and you are into our final very best of luck in that
35:16john susie we'll see you tomorrow for the final rachel adios amigo it's the end of the show
35:22we'll be back at 10 past three tomorrow for the final if you know what's good for you you'll be
35:26there too note to channel four that may require subtitles
35:42it's his own work this time kevin's grand design about cool positive living making a new space in
35:47swindon tonight at eight but coming up noel can't find tinsel deal or no deal
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