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00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to the first of three countdowns not to be missed.
00:36Two semifinals and the final of our champion of champions.
00:40I will tell you this, though.
00:42If you're playing along at home, it may just be a waste of ink.
00:45The standard has been really, really special.
00:48Here we go, Rachel. Semifinals and finals.
00:52Semifinals can often be a letdown.
00:54I don't think that's going to be the case here.
00:56And probably if you think in sport, you would go FA Cup 1990.
01:02Two great semifinals.
01:04And, you know, I'm reluctant to do this, but it is all about Manchester United.
01:07Keep it coming. Come on. Tell the story.
01:09It is the most significant cup.
01:12One of the most significant cups in Manchester United's history.
01:15The semifinals were amazing.
01:17Again, I don't know why. Why would I pick this to talk about?
01:20Liverpool have beaten Crystal Palace 9-0 at Anfield in the league.
01:24You know, so we were on the beach.
01:25And, of course, Palace beat us in that semifinal 4-3.
01:28One of the greatest days in our history.
01:30You drew three all against Oldham. It was a great game.
01:33And in the replay, 1-1-0.
01:34And the finals went to replay.
01:36So that's why I want to mention it was epic.
01:38Three all against Palace.
01:40They did it all again.
01:41I'm glad we don't do that these days.
01:42Yeah.
01:43Definitely in the Countdown studio.
01:44You just want that one big event, don't you?
01:47It's just strange if you have to do it all again.
01:48What would we do if we had replays?
01:50Would we just ring Channel 4 News and say,
01:52sorry, you're off tonight.
01:53You've got to do it all again.
01:55Just stay here until someone wins.
01:57Well, listen, United won that final replay.
01:591-0 against Crystal Palace.
02:01I'll leave that out there as a question for anyone watching at home
02:04that's a big football fan.
02:05Who scored the winning goal?
02:07Really difficult to get.
02:08Right, let's head over to Dixon, Recorn and I on Countdown.
02:12Ready for the kick-off.
02:13It's our G of the D, Susie Dent.
02:15And it's the broadcaster, writer and presenter, Rick Edwards.
02:17APPLAUSE
02:20I thought you scored that goal.
02:22Hmm?
02:22I feel like that's gettable.
02:24I scored that goal.
02:25It's going to drive me out of the wall, Colin.
02:26Well, I'll give you something to do,
02:28because you're not going to get any longer words
02:30than the two contestants we're going to introduce now
02:33in our first semi-final.
02:34First of all, we have, of course, Florence Kappelman-Lions.
02:38Welcome back.
02:40Nice to be here.
02:40I would say that you are the least nervous of all four semi-finalists.
02:47Your demeanour is just...
02:49You're the rock.
02:50What do you think about that?
02:52Would you agree?
02:52You seem to be very calm.
02:54Yeah, I'm...
02:55I just think what will be will be.
02:57There's not much you can change about the results,
03:00so may as well enjoy it.
03:01Yes, exactly.
03:02You're up against James Houghton,
03:04straight back in for your semi-final.
03:06I would say you may be, on the outside,
03:10the most nervous of the four.
03:12As we get towards the crucial countdown, conundrums,
03:16you've had two in a row,
03:17we have to have St John's Ambulance on standby for you.
03:20Yeah, yeah.
03:21I get nervous all the time, but...
03:25Yeah.
03:27Crucial conundrums.
03:28Please, Florence, if you're going to beat me,
03:30beat me quite quickly.
03:31So I don't have to have another crucial.
03:33Put me out of my misery.
03:35Exactly.
03:35Make it a clean break.
03:37Just make it a clean break.
03:38Well, it's too close to cold for me.
03:40Florence and James, best of luck.
03:45First letter sign, Florence.
03:47Hi, Rachel.
03:48Hi again, Florence.
03:48Can I have a consonant, please?
03:49Can I indeed start the first semi-final with L.
03:53And a vowel.
03:55I.
03:56And a consonant.
03:58N.
03:59And a vowel.
04:01E.
04:02And a consonant.
04:04C.
04:04And a vowel.
04:07A.
04:08And a consonant.
04:10N.
04:12And a vowel.
04:14I.
04:16And a final consonant, please.
04:19A final S.
04:20At home and in the studio, let's play Kintone.
04:23I.
04:46And a besar.
04:47I.
04:51THEY CONFER
04:53Let's get going. Florence?
04:55Just a six.
04:56And James?
04:57Eight, I think.
04:58A six?
04:59Cleans.
05:00You're thinking it. What are you thinking?
05:02Inclines?
05:03Erm, inclines is the eight. Well done, indeed.
05:06Anything else, sir?
05:08No, but I mean, I'm absolutely thrilled cos I've got inclines.
05:11Very good.
05:11It's all downhill from here.
05:13Yeah.
05:14Right, OK, let's get our second letters round and, James, your first pick.
05:19Hi, Rachel. Hi, James.
05:20Could I start with a consonant, please?
05:22Start with T.
05:23And another.
05:25F.
05:27And another, please.
05:29S.
05:30And another.
05:32M.
05:34Vowel, please.
05:35A.
05:36And another.
05:37E.
05:38And another.
05:40O.
05:41O.
05:43And another.
05:45A.
05:47And finish with a final foul, please.
05:52Finish with E.
05:5430 seconds.
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06:26James. Just a six.
06:28And Florence. A six. OK, what have we got?
06:32Aftosa. And Florence.
06:34Osmate. OK, I'll obviously tell you what both of those are.
06:37Aftosa, especially in Latin America, is foot and mouth disease.
06:42Ooh. Not something you would like.
06:44And osmate in chemistry is a salt of osmic acid.
06:48Right, I'm not fancying any of the two of those.
06:50What else have you got, Rick? Anything more pleasant?
06:53No, I didn't get anything. No.
06:55A couple of fives. A couple of fives, like feast and that kind of thing.
06:58So, yeah, not easy at all.
06:59You earn your money, though, with letters like that.
07:01Six is magnificent. Let's get the first numbers of the day.
07:05Florence, six from you. Looking forward to finding out the tactics.
07:08Can I have six more, please, Rachel?
07:10You can indeed. And I like your style again.
07:13Six little ones and hopefully a challenge to match you two.
07:17They are four, five, nine, seven, three and eight.
07:23And the targets have reached 339.
07:27339. Numbers up.
07:28First of all, the circles.
07:56Now, we're here to tell.
07:57We'll see ya on Monday.
07:583-3-9, Florence.
08:00Yeah, 3-3-9.
08:01Very good. And James?
08:023-3-9.
08:03There you go. Should be 10 points each. Let's just check.
08:05Florence?
08:068 plus 5 is 13.
08:0813.
08:09Multiplied by 9 is 117.
08:11Yep.
08:11So track the 4.
08:131-1-3.
08:13And multiply by 3.
08:15Perfect. 3-3-9.
08:16Nice. James, how'd you go?
08:17Oh, erm, so I did 9 multiplied by 8 is 72.
08:22Yep.
08:22Multiplied by 5 is 360.
08:25360.
08:26And then 7 multiplied by 3 is 21.
08:29And take it away.
08:30Perfect. Good start, both.
08:34There you go. 8 points in it as we get our first tea time teaser.
08:38Bloor C. Bloor C.
08:41It applies to the candle, but not to the match.
08:43It applies to the candle, but not to the match.
08:46MUSIC PLAYS
09:02Welcome back.
09:03I'm liking the tea time teasers.
09:04It's the only thing that the contestants are involved in,
09:07so we could just enjoy it ourselves.
09:09Bloor C becomes reusable.
09:11It applies to the candle, but not to the match.
09:15Let's strike up another letters round.
09:16And James, you're picking.
09:17A consonant, please, Rachel.
09:19Thank you, James.
09:20S.
09:20And another.
09:22L.
09:23And another.
09:25G.
09:26And another.
09:28T.
09:30A vowel, please.
09:32A.
09:33And another.
09:34O.
09:35And another.
09:38And another.
09:40And another.
09:43I.
09:45And finish with a final consonant, please.
09:48Finish with D.
09:49Thank you, Rachel.
09:50Thank you, Rachel.
09:51Thank you, Rachel.
09:57Thank you, Rachel.
10:08Thank you, Rachel.
10:09Thank you, Rachel.
10:09Thank you, Rachel.
10:09Thank you, Rachel.
10:09Thank you, Rachel.
10:10Thank you, Rachel.
10:10Thank you, Rachel.
10:11Thank you, Rachel.
10:11Thank you, Rachel.
10:21James.
10:22Try an eight.
10:24Florence.
10:24Seven.
10:25The seven is?
10:26Galliots.
10:27James.
10:28Ostalgia.
10:29Oh, I know othalgia is in, as in earache.
10:34But ostalgia is also in there.
10:37And this time, nothing to do with your ears and everything to do with your bones.
10:40Pain in a bone.
10:41Very good.
10:42OK, brilliant.
10:43Rick, nothing from me.
10:45Yeah, I was with Florence on Galliots.
10:47They are Dutch cargo boats, at least they were, once upon a time.
10:50Want to start from James?
10:51Let's see what happens next.
10:52Florence, letters.
10:53Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
10:55Thank you, Florence.
10:56S.
10:57And a vowel.
10:59U.
11:00A consonant.
11:01D.
11:02A vowel.
11:04O.
11:05A consonant.
11:07J.
11:08A vowel.
11:10I.
11:10A consonant.
11:12N.
11:13Another consonant.
11:15S.
11:17And a final consonant, please.
11:21Final Y.
11:22Half a minute.
11:23What?
11:35I.
11:40That's not one anymore.
11:42I.
11:51Can you imagine?
11:53This is worden from the whole sector.
11:53Talk to me, Florence.
11:55Six.
11:55Yes, and James?
11:57Six as well.
11:58Six, Florence.
11:59Er, jousts.
11:59Yes, and James?
12:01Joints.
12:02Well, we had bones, didn't we?
12:03So, may as well have the joints next.
12:05Anything else?
12:06Er, jousts and joints, that's what I had.
12:08Same, er, yes.
12:09We did get an eight from the last round, if that helps.
12:12Um, but, er, no, I was looking for sinusy, but that's not in.
12:16Right, let's get more numbers now.
12:17And James, second numbers round, but your first time picking them,
12:20with six small from Florence, what way are you going to go?
12:23Er, one large, please, Rachel.
12:25You've got a little cushion of a lead and you want to protect it.
12:28I'm guessing something easy on your mind.
12:30Right, let's have a look.
12:31Hopefully.
12:32You don't get to choose.
12:32They are seven, three, one, eight, seven, and 100.
12:39And the target, oh, dear, 122.
12:43One, two, two, numbers up.
12:44One, two, three.лек.
12:48One,
13:01two, three. You don't
13:06get to tune in. Get some music.
13:13One, two,
13:14three.
13:15Let's go through the motions, James.
13:17Thank you. Numbers pick it. It was one, two, two.
13:19The gods were shining on you. Florence?
13:21Just about managed it.
13:23Yeah, you don't want it a little bit more difficult, eh?
13:26James, listen, look at that. Look at that.
13:29Disgusted. Disgusted at how that's worked out. Off you go.
13:33Seven multiplied by three is 21. Add the one and the 100 for 122.
13:38Florence?
13:39You're better than that, James.
13:40I need you to see it.
13:42Yes.
13:4248 plays 32. Long way to go, but our first break of the day
13:46to have a little chat with Rick Edwards.
13:48You know, what I love about you in Dictionary Corner,
13:51I mean, let me work it out, your eighth time.
13:55Seven completely different conversations.
13:57So this week alone, we had growing up, becoming an adult, aliens.
14:02So, I mean, I don't know, where are we going today?
14:04So I'm actually, I'm using this as a forum to push the things that I like.
14:10So the last time I was on, I talked about Lawn Bowls, which I know you're a fan of.
14:14Yes.
14:14And today, I want to push backgammon, which is the world's finest game.
14:20And I'll justify that for you.
14:23Anyone can play. Rules are very, very simple.
14:26You can play anywhere. Everyone thinks they're good at it.
14:29But if you play against someone who is brilliant, you've still, you have got a chance.
14:34There's enough luck involved in the game of backgammon.
14:37And there was something brilliant that happened a few years ago where me and my best friend play a lot.
14:42And we sort of got to the point where we were like, I think we're quite good at this,
14:45but we want to sort of test ourselves against other people.
14:48So we entered an international tournament and we went to Copenhagen.
14:53So we were in, like, the main group.
14:55And then there was a sort of elite tier, so the guys who play backgammon a lot.
15:00And people were just gathering around and watching these guys play.
15:02And it was really exciting.
15:04And one guy, who was obviously very good, kept getting quite unlucky.
15:09And afterwards, we were sort of standing near him and he was chatting to one of the other elite,
15:13sort of grandmaster level backgammon players.
15:16And he was like, yeah, I'm just not getting a rub at the moment.
15:19I am just getting unlucky.
15:22And he goes, but you know what they say, if you don't like it, go and play chess.
15:26And he said it with such disgust.
15:29Because all of the backgammon players, pretty much, the right I can work out,
15:33are chess players who are also gamblers.
15:36They like that element.
15:37So in the evening, they were all in the casino.
15:40Yeah.
15:40All of them.
15:41And it's just a really...
15:43Because I think their attitude is, with chess,
15:46chess, you know, I don't really play chess.
15:49If you play someone who's better than you at chess, you're always going to lose.
15:51And that just isn't true with backgammon, because of this little element of luck.
15:55And it's just a brilliant game.
15:57So are you going to enter anything else?
15:58I think so, yeah.
16:00Yeah, I've got a bit of a taste for it.
16:02It could be anything else.
16:05OK, Vastar champion, the champion semifinal.
16:08Florence on 32, James on 48.
16:11And Florence, you're calling the shots.
16:13Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
16:15Thank you, Florence.
16:16L.
16:17And a vowel?
16:18E.
16:19A consonant?
16:20H.
16:21A vowel?
16:23A.
16:23A consonant?
16:25R.
16:26A vowel?
16:27I.
16:29A consonant?
16:31W.
16:32A...
16:33Another consonant?
16:35T.
16:36And a final...
16:40Oh...
16:42Consonant, please.
16:44A final H.
16:45Kitein.
16:46A consonant?
16:48A consonant?
16:50A consonant?
16:54A consonant?
17:01A consonant?
17:03A consonant?
17:03A consonant?
17:03A consonant?
17:04A consonant?
17:06A consonant?
17:13A consonant?
17:16time is up Florence six and James six okay there's six Florence and James
17:24waiter yeah what about dictionary cornelling better half half is lovely
17:30yes health you had as well just looking over and you also had race race which
17:37is lovely and that is there as well a ghost or ghost like image a haunter
17:41yeah right six points each in that round let's get another one in then James and
17:48you're buying a consonant please Rachel thank you James and and another V and
17:56another M and another T yeah a vowel please oh and another E and another you
18:13and consonant please hey I'm finished with a final vowel please finish the a start
18:23at the clock
18:54James you pick the letters you have to declare seven Florence seven James
19:00auto pen and Florence I've got the same yeah auto pen also pen yes it's really a
19:07device that reproduces your signature normally what about dictionary
19:09cornelling better not from me you had a word I've never heard yes it's quite
19:15obscure pantoum which is a verse form which has a rhyme scheme a B a B
19:21very good a pantoum 61 for James Florence 45 that that great start is holding at the
19:28moment but a long long way to go another numbers right now and Florence you pick
19:33now six small again please Rachel you can indeed and you're hoping for the opposite of
19:38James something tricky for you let's see what we can find they are 10 6 9 3 4 and 5
19:47and the target 489
19:50numbers up
20:234 8 9 Florence yeah 4 8 9 yes and James 4 8 9 ok Florence you're up first 5
20:29plus 3 is 8 5 plus 3 8
20:31multiplied by 6 48 and by 10 480 and add 9 4 8 9 James same way exactly the same
20:39way good stuff same 10 points
20:44right the big finale of our first champion of champions semi-final after this break we'll get you through it
20:49with a tea time teaser hurt
20:51stun hurt stun you can be hurt and stunned if these are said about you you can be hurt and
20:58stunned if these are said about you
21:22too true at the moment the truth is Florence has a little bit of ground to make up six rounds
21:29to play and James
21:30your first and consonant please Rachel thank you James ah and another M and
21:37another S and another X and a vowel please a and another a and another a and a consonant
21:54consonant please are and a final consonant please a final D let's play kind of
22:03so
22:16so
22:17so
22:17so
22:17so
22:19so
22:25so
22:26so
22:29so
22:34James
22:35eight
22:36Florence eight
22:37let's hear what they are
22:38dreamers
22:40dreamers
22:40dreamers
22:41yeah dreamers
22:42yeah
22:43Susie decent letters but the X I would imagine scuppers any chance of a max
22:47scuppers a little bit yeah we couldn't get anything of any length with the X but we had dreamers too
22:51right back to reality 63 plays 79 in Florence it's your letters
22:57consonant please Rachel
22:58thank you Florence S
23:00a vowel
23:02I
23:03consonant
23:04L
23:05vowel
23:06O
23:07O
23:08A consonant
23:09N
23:10A vowel
23:11A
23:12A
23:13A consonant
23:14M
23:15A vowel
23:17I
23:19A vowel
23:19A
23:20A
23:22And a final
23:23A vowel
23:27M
23:28A vowel
23:29A vowel
23:36O
24:02Eight
24:05Very good James
24:06Eight as well. Florence? Not quite eight, millions.
24:10If only you could get millions of points. James?
24:12Millions as well. Fantastic. Anything else?
24:15Just millions. Well done, everybody. OK, the gap remains the same.
24:19Yesterday, we were keeping it in the family when it came to origins of words.
24:23Where are we going today, Susie, then? I was.
24:26I was talking about uncles yesterday. Something very different today,
24:30but it's a word that you tend to hear quite a lot these days
24:34and it's not usually complimentary. It's about someone's spiel.
24:38And if you hear about a spiel or a spieler,
24:42it's usually sort of glib talk, really,
24:45intended either to hoodwink and bamboozle
24:47or to make excuses about something, you know, don't give me that spiel.
24:51And in a political debate, if a politician rambles on
24:57delivering a sort of unoriginal and unthought-through argument,
25:02it may come across as a bit of a spiel as well.
25:05You have to remember that the word Buncombe also began in the political sphere
25:09with a politician that insisted on rambling on for Buncombe County,
25:14as it was, and it wasn't very popular as a result.
25:18So there you go. A spieler also, I should just say,
25:20a circus sideshow is a bit like a barker.
25:22It tries to kind of attract custom,
25:24but the whole idea is a sort of playing with words
25:27and using them for some means.
25:30Not always very innocent ones.
25:33Right.
25:37Well, let's play with words now,
25:39because that's exactly what we do and every one counts
25:41in the semi-final of Champion of Champions.
25:44Four rounds to go. James, letters.
25:45Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
25:49Thank you, James.
25:50C.
25:51And another.
25:52T.
25:54And another.
25:55R.
25:57And another.
25:59B.
26:00A vowel, please.
26:02E.
26:03And another.
26:05I.
26:06And another.
26:08E.
26:11And another, please.
26:14I.
26:18And finish with a final vowel, please.
26:24Finish with E.
26:27Here we go.
26:27Oh.
26:39Yes,
26:40though.
26:40Yes.
26:41Yes.
26:57And now.
26:59James?
27:00Just six.
27:01Florence?
27:02Yes, six.
27:03OK, James, the six?
27:04Recite.
27:05Recite and Florence?
27:06Went for rebite.
27:08Yeah, it was there.
27:09To bite a second time.
27:11Yes.
27:12Very good.
27:12Anything better than a six?
27:15No, I had recite and then, I mean, if I was going to chant something,
27:19I'd ask if something could be beatier, but I probably can't.
27:22Beatier with a double E.
27:24No, beatier but not beatier.
27:26That was good.
27:28That was good to check.
27:29Right, OK.
27:29Here we go.
27:31Let's get more letters.
27:32Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:33Thank you, Florence.
27:34T, vowel.
27:37I, consonant.
27:39R, vowel.
27:42U, consonant.
27:45Q, vowel.
27:47A, a consonant.
27:51T, a vowel.
27:54U, and a final vowel, please.
28:02A final A.
28:04Last letters.
28:05A, a consonant.
28:07A, a consonant.
28:09A, a consonant.
28:24A, a consonant.
28:25A, a consonant.
28:25A, a consonant.
28:25A, a consonant.
28:25A, a consonant.
28:25A, a consonant.
28:27A, a consonant.
28:28A, a consonant.
28:36Florence. I think I got a seven. James. I'm going to go with a seven as well. Florence. Taricat. And
28:43James. Taricats.
28:46How are you spelling it? T-A-R-I-Q-A-T. OK, so one of the wonderful ones that
28:52doesn't need the U with a Q, it's in the dictionary.
28:54It is a path of spiritual learning in the Sufi religions. That's absolutely brilliant. Yeah.
29:03I don't even know why I'm asking, given those letters. That's sensational. Fantastic. Anything you want to add at this
29:09stage other than court?
29:11Yeah. Yeah. I mean, just court and trait and things like that. It's embarrassing, really, isn't it? Just carry on,
29:16Colin.
29:17Well, you know, I get to say lines that you rarely get to say in Countdown History.
29:22James has 100 points with two rounds left, and he's not out of the woods yet.
29:27This numbers round is all important, but let's see what you're going to do.
29:31It's got to be one large, haven't it?
29:33J-34 large. No.
29:35No. Not at all.
29:36No matter smiling, but I or Florence could convince you, otherwise I'm sure one large, five little.
29:41Let's see if we can still find a challenge.
29:43Final numbers. 10, 1, 7, 10, 9, and 25. Still could be interesting. 617.
29:54617. Last numbers.
29:57.
29:57.
29:57.
29:57.
29:57.
30:07MUSIC PLAYS
30:30618, I think, not written down.
30:32Florence.
30:33616.
30:34OK, James first.
30:377 multiplied by 10.
30:3970.
30:41Add the 1.
30:4371.
30:45Multiplied by 9.
30:47639.
30:50And I've gone wrong.
30:51Oh, we can have ourselves a crucial conundrum!
30:54What a moment. Let's see if Florence has nailed it one the other way.
30:579 times 7 times 10.
31:009 times 7 times 10.
31:02630.
31:03Subtract 25.
31:05605.
31:06And add the 10 and 1.
31:07And we do have a crucial conundrum!
31:15617, Rach.
31:17Leave it with me.
31:18Go straight to the conundrum.
31:20Well, well, well.
31:21Here we are.
31:23If we've learned anything in this champion of champions,
31:25is do not count Florence Kappelmann lines out.
31:29She trailed in her quarterfinal against her husband,
31:32no less,
31:33after 10 rounds
31:35and still managed to win through to the semi-final.
31:38Will she be the comeback queen again?
31:40James Houghton hopes not. Fingers on buzzers, as we reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
31:59James.
32:00No. Costeolotic.
32:03It's done. Rest of the time to Florence.
32:25Florence with a second left.
32:27Eco-Stollic.
32:28Let's have a look.
32:30It's not right. James is in the final.
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32:38Let's just confirm the answer.
32:40Socio-elect.
32:41Socio-elect, yeah. It's a way of speaking that belongs to the bit of society you live in.
32:46It's like a dialect, essentially. Can't believe I didn't get that.
32:49Well, talking about the ability to speak, I think James might have lost it.
32:52Let's just check. What a panic-up you had during that conundrum song.
32:56Yeah, I mean, I don't know. If Rick wants to play the final for me, I'd be happy to sit
33:02in Bictionary Corner.
33:04But I'm not sure I'd survive a final.
33:06I'll do it for you. It's all right.
33:09Florence, there have been so many stories and subplots all throughout this, but nothing.
33:13Let's be honest, nothing as good as yourself and Sam playing in the quarterfinals.
33:17You're coming from behind to beat him.
33:19And it was the same again today.
33:21So thank you so much for bringing all that.
33:23And best of luck, of course, because next time a Cableman Lions appears in this programme,
33:28it could be one of the juniors.
33:29I imagine it will be. Thank you so much.
33:32Thank you. It's been a great time.
33:33And James played outstandingly today.
33:36So, well done.
33:37Rick, Susie, dark rooms for all of us.
33:39Back tomorrow.
33:40Yeah.
33:41Excellent.
33:41And let's go out on a high, because we have the 617.
33:44Well, we got the exciting ending, because we had a tricky one large.
33:47If you say 10 plus 9 is 19, 25 plus 7 is 32, times those together for 608,
33:57and then you have a second 10 minus 1 for 9 to add on for 617.
34:02Fantastic.
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34:05Very good indeed.
34:06Today belongs to James Hotton.
34:08He will be here on Friday for the final, but one huge encounter before that.
34:12Ahmed and Dan will be here tomorrow.
34:14Susie, Rachel and I will be as well.
34:16You can count on us.
34:18You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com
34:22or write to us at countdownleedslf31js.
34:26You can also find our webpage at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
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