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00:31Good afternoon, good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown studio on the very day that way back in 1941, the
00:37great Otis Redding was born. Otis Redding, my word, great, great soul voice. His biggest hit, of course, was sitting
00:46on the dock of the bay, which was recorded. I think, first of all, it was, he was reminiscing about
00:53a time when he lived on a houseboat in Sausalito on San Francisco Bay.
00:58But the great tragedy of it all was that it was recorded just a few days, Rachel, before the poor
01:04chap and his band were killed in a plane crash over Wisconsin. Terrible. He's only 26. And yet that song,
01:11that song went on and was a number one pretty much around the world. Extraordinary.
01:17A great song about a beautiful bay. It got me, you know, me to thinking about bays. There's some lovely
01:24little bays on the North Antrim coast. Very pretty. Now, come on, you've been off on holiday. Where have you
01:31been and what did you see? And did you fancy a beach down there?
01:33Oh, absolutely. I've been, I've had a great summer. I went to the Italian Riviera. Yes. And then I went
01:39to the French Riviera. All these rivieras? Absolutely gorgeous places. Yeah, loads of beautiful bays and you just admire the
01:45yachts that are, you know, worth the size, you know, mansions. Don't even know how much money's involved, but there's
01:51some incredible, incredible boats you get to see. Extraordinary. Admirer from the beauty of the bay.
01:56And where did you go in Italy? Did you say Portofino you went to? I went around the Portofino coast,
02:00yeah. Beautiful. Yeah. And France? I did prefer France, actually. Did you? Yeah. The French Riviera, Cote d'Azur. Gorgeous.
02:07Lovely. Yeah, very nice. Very nice. Excellent stuff. Now, who have we got with us today? We've got Jamie Eilert
02:14-Jones, who came crashing into the Countdown studio yesterday with a score of 129. First time out. It's absolutely brilliant.
02:23You're joined by Fahan Ahmed, who lives in London, works as a social media executive for an online poker website.
02:31Now, what's all this about, Fahan?
02:33And social media is massive these days. So my role really is just looking at all the different new trends,
02:40seeing if it's something that we can kind of be a part of. And it's great. I mean, I get
02:44paid to go on Facebook, whereas most bosses would probably fire you for doing the same.
02:48Sure. So then, big round of applause, and good luck to you guys, Fahan, Jamie. Big round of applause for
02:53our competitors today.
02:58Very good. And over in the corner, of course, we have, we have Susie Dent. And for the last time,
03:06until she comes back again, which I hope will not be too long.
03:11Yes, because I haven't been on my holiday yet, Nick, unlike Rachel.
03:16Have you got something in store?
03:18I have walked that coast. She was being a bit poo-pooing, around by Portofino. I've walked all that coast.
03:24It's lovely.
03:26Yeah.
03:27But you couldn't walk it in those shoes, Rachel.
03:28No, I did walk around.
03:30Now then, Jamie, let's have a letters game.
03:34Hi, Rachel.
03:35Hi, Jamie.
03:35Can I start with a consonant, please?
03:37You can, thank you. Start today with G.
03:40And a vowel.
03:42E.
03:43A consonant.
03:45J.
03:47A vowel.
03:49A.
03:51A consonant.
03:53R.
03:55And a vowel.
03:58E.
03:59A consonant.
04:01P.
04:03Another consonant.
04:06G.
04:08And a final consonant, please.
04:12And a final T.
04:14And here's the countdown clock.
04:15A consonant.
04:46J.B.
04:48J.B.
04:48J.B.
04:48J.B.
04:49J.B.
04:49J.B.
04:50J.B.
04:50J.B.
04:52J.B.
04:53J.B.
04:53J.B.
04:53J.B.
04:53J.B.
04:54J.B.
04:54J.B.
04:55J.B.
04:56J.B.
04:57J.B.
04:59J.B.
05:00J.B.
05:02J.B.
05:02J.B.
05:03J.B.
05:03J.B.
05:06J.B.
05:07J.B.
05:16Really nice six apiece. Let's turn to Fahan let us go consonant, please. Thank you start with our and another
05:28M and a vowel a and another
05:35E
05:36Consonant
05:38V and another
05:42T
05:43foul
05:45a
05:49Vowel I and a consonant, please and the last one see stand by
06:27Yes, Fahan seven a seven Jamie
06:32Just a six
06:33And your six create
06:36Thank you Fahan
06:37Cremate
06:39Cremate yes, that's all right
06:42Now you're looking very puzzled there Janet
06:46Yes
06:47And?
06:48Well we've got creative
06:50Yes, anything else?
06:52No.
06:53Very good. 13 points to Fahan in that case. Jamie trailing for the first time since we've got to know
06:58him and Jamie now it's your numbers game
07:00One large please and a five small
07:02You can have one large five small indeed. Thank you Jamie and for the first numbers game today the selection
07:09is three
07:10one
07:10seven
07:12Seven
07:12Two
07:13Four and a large one fifty
07:15And your target 215
07:18One five
07:19One five
07:50Yes, Jamie?
07:52Yeah, 2-5-1.
07:53No, sorry, 2-1-5.
07:562-1-5, I take that.
07:57And Farhan?
07:582-1-5.
07:59Thank you very much.
08:00Jamie?
08:00I did 50 times 4.
08:0350 times 4, 200.
08:05And then I did 2 times 7.
08:0714.
08:08And then plus 1.
08:09Lovely.
08:102-1-5.
08:11Yes, thank you, Farhan.
08:13Slightly different.
08:1450 plus 2.
08:1550 plus 2, 52.
08:17Times 4.
08:18Times 4 is 208.
08:20Plus 7.
08:21Plus 7, lovely.
08:222-1-5.
08:22Thank you very much.
08:25Farhan on 23.
08:27Jamie 16.
08:28As we turn to a tea time teaser, which is Neil June.
08:31And the clue, both Neil and June like their vegetables cut into strips.
08:36Both Neil and June like their vegetables cut into strips.
08:55And the answer is julienne.
09:03They're like their vegetables, julienne.
09:0623 to Jamie 16.
09:08Farhan, your letters game.
09:11Consonant, please.
09:12Thank you, Farhan.
09:13S.
09:14S.
09:14And another.
09:16Q.
09:18And a third.
09:20S.
09:21Foul.
09:23E.
09:25And another.
09:26I.
09:27And a third.
09:29U.
09:31Consonant.
09:33N.
09:35Vowel.
09:37A.
09:39And a final consonant, please.
09:42And a final B.
09:43And here's the countdown clock.
09:52BELLS
10:15Yes, Farhan.
10:17Risky seven.
10:18A risky seven, Jamie?
10:19Seven.
10:21Farhan?
10:22Um, banks, spelt the French way.
10:25Yes, Jamie?
10:27Sequins.
10:28Sequins.
10:29You're happy with that?
10:30Very happy with sequins.
10:31No banks the French way, I'm afraid.
10:33All right.
10:33What about our sexy word?
10:35Uh, yes, you can have basque with the S on the end.
10:38They're the close-fitting bodices.
10:4023 points apiece.
10:42Jamie, letters game.
10:43A consonant, please.
10:44Thank you, Jamie.
10:45M.
10:46And a vowel.
10:48O.
10:50And a consonant.
10:51P.
10:53And a vowel.
10:55E.
10:57And a consonant.
10:59L.
11:01And a vowel.
11:03A.
11:04And a consonant.
11:07N.
11:09And another consonant.
11:12L.
11:14And a final vowel, please.
11:17And a final U.
11:19And the clock starts now.
11:20And a vowel.
11:47And a vowel.
11:51yes Jamie six six four hun seven Jamie I got my pain I'm a pony yes yes very
12:03good I'm pool ample how you spelling that a m p o u l e fantastic we haven't
12:11seen that one very good very good
12:13I'm pool 30 points to run Jamie training on 23 and we turn to for hun your numbers
12:23game could I get one large Rachel one large one and five little ones coming up
12:28for you no problems and for the next time they are four five eight seven nine and
12:36the large one twenty-five and the target five hundred and twelve five one two
12:41so
12:57so
13:11yes for home 513 513 Jamie 512 512 Jamie so I did four times 25 425 the 100 9 minus
13:258 is 1 yes plus 100 101 times 5 times 5 505 plus 7 you got a 7 left over
13:34nicely done 33 points to
13:43for Hans 30 but now we turn to Janet and Janet at the top of the show we talked about
13:49Otis
13:49Redding and I think you've got something special to talk to us about Otis Redding died in 1967
13:59he was only 26 so I was kind of shocked when I read that because in my teenage years I
14:05went
14:06to see lots and lots of blues bands and I saw the Rolling Stones when they first started
14:11and Jeff Beck and the Yardbirds but I always loved Otis Redding and I remember going to
14:19see him live I must have been a teenager and I saw him at the Hammersmith Apollo and I remember
14:26going with a big group of friends and I remember the blokes saying I don't know what all the fuss
14:30is about and Otis Redding came on the stage and every woman in the place ran to the front
14:36there was like a huge rush and those were the days when you had handbags and all I can remember
14:42is women banging their handbags on the edge of the stage it was so exciting and I think
14:48I saw him before I saw the Beatles so yeah it was mid-60s how extraordinary what was it
14:55about him his voice or his looking or his presence I've still got the final albums of Otis Redding
15:01sings soul ballads and the other one which is Otis Redding's Otis Blue those are the two key ones and
15:10of
15:10course you talking about on the dock of the bay well that was never really my favorite song of Otis
15:15Redding's I was thought chained and bound and that's how strong my love is were the best why he was
15:21a
15:21fantastic singer and of course as a tortured teenager it was just perfect there's someone even more miserable
15:27than me no he was a fantastic singer ahead of the curve as ever brilliant stuff lovely stuff now then
15:35where should we go Jamie you're three points ahead how are you going to do now letters game a consonant
15:42please thank you Jamie yes and a vowel I consonant T Wow you consonant X vowel E consonant G another
16:08consonant
16:09I resonate oh and a final vowel please and a final A time weltering
16:34by
16:49yes Jamie seven I think and for Han seven I'm sure come on then Jamie adjuster
16:59how you spelling it a g i s t e r very good and for Han triages triages yes very
17:09good what you do in
17:10hospitals in terms of assessing priority of patients who gets healed first yes yeah and an
17:17adjuster is somebody who takes in and feeds livestock in return for payment see all right
17:22and what else we got in the corner there two sevens otherwise guitars and guts yeah
17:26gotcha all right 40 plays 37 Jamie's still ahead three points for Han letters game
17:33consonant please thank you for Han n and another teeth and a third n a vowel please e and another
17:47a and
17:50another oh consonant m consonant d and a final consonant please and a final B clock time
18:09so
18:36yes for Han seven a seven Jamie seven
18:40for Han abdomen and same word two tummies
18:48what else have we got in the corner Susie um boatman yes are we done yes any else
18:57net boatman and a 47 to 44 Jamie still three points in the lead numbers for Jamie hi Rachel i'm
19:04gonna be
19:05boring and just get one large again please yeah tactics are gonna be important in this game very
19:10close one thank you Jamie one large five small and they are nine two three one six and a large
19:20one 75
19:21five and the target eight hundred and sixty eight eight six eight
19:29yeah
19:31yeah
19:34yeah
19:34yeah
19:43yeah
19:44yeah
19:45yeah
19:46yeah
19:46yeah
19:48yeah
19:57yeah
19:57yes Jamie um i think i've got eight six eight not written down
20:02all right and how about for Han i've got eight seventy not written down
20:06so
20:08Jamie i did nine oh sorry i've gone wrong oh
20:13so for Han now's your chance
20:15so six times two is twelve six times two is twelve um times seventy five times seventy five
20:23nine hundred nine plus one
20:26nine plus one is ten times three
20:29thirty minus it yeah
20:31eight seventy two away
20:34not bad two away though
20:35eight six eight eight six eight rachel um it's hidden there but i can only find one way for you
20:40say seventy five times three is two hundred and twenty five nine minus one is eight
20:47take that away for 217 and then you have a six minus two left for four and times the two
20:54together
20:54you get eight six eight yes sir well done
20:59well done excellent
21:02so for Han 51 to Jamie's 47 here's a tea time teaser
21:07bask nude and the clue don't bask nude if you want to avoid being this don't bask nude if you
21:15want to avoid being this
21:34being what being sun baked
21:38sun baked
21:40so for Han 51 Jamie 47 for Han
21:44your letters game now
21:46constant please thank you for Han
21:49see
21:50and another
21:52n and a third
21:55d
21:56a vowel
21:57a
21:59a
22:00and another
22:01o
22:02and a third
22:04a
22:05consonant
22:07y
22:09a consonant
22:10t
22:12and a vowel please
22:14and lastly
22:16e
22:17stand by
22:19i
22:20I
22:20I
22:20I
22:20I
22:29I
22:50Well, Farhan?
22:51Just a six.
22:52A six, and Jamie?
22:53Yeah, a six as well.
22:54Two sixes. Farhan?
22:55Donate.
22:56Donate. And Jamie?
22:58Octane.
22:59Yes.
22:59Octane.
23:00Octane. Hydrocarbon. Very good.
23:02All right. Now then, the corner.
23:04Deacon, Canoes, lots and lots of sixes, but anything further was a struggle.
23:09All right. 57 plays. Jamie's 53. Jamie, letters game.
23:13Consonant, please, Rachel.
23:15Thank you, Jamie. S.
23:17And a vowel.
23:18I.
23:20Consonant.
23:21P.
23:23And a vowel.
23:24O.
23:26Consonant.
23:27T.
23:28And a vowel.
23:31E.
23:33A consonant.
23:34P.
23:36Another consonant.
23:38H.
23:40And another consonant, please.
23:43And to finish, R.
23:45And here's the countdown clock.
23:47And a vowel.
24:13And a vowel.
24:16And a vowel.
24:17Jamie. Eight. Fahan. That means I'll go for an eight as well. Jamie. Hoppiest. The hoppiest. Same word. Can you
24:27show each other? There we go. All right. And the corner. Hoppiest might surprise you. It's all to do with
24:34beer. And the one that tastes more. A hoppy beer. Yeah. 65 to Jamie's 61. Fahan maintaining his lead. Susie.
24:42Come. Rejoice. Entertainers.
24:45Well, I was going to talk about the hot dog because there has been quite a lot of fuss recently
24:51about some new evidence as to where the hot dog comes from. And word detectives have found this great piece
24:58in the Nashville Tennessean. So newspaper from Nashville from November the 14th, 1886. And it's worth reading because it's a
25:05great description.
25:06Hot stuff, hot pup, hot dog sings out the fiend who carries in one hand a tin cooking arrangement and
25:13on the other hand, on the other arm, a basket. He is the Wienerwurst fiend.
25:18It is his cries that greet you as you enter the theater and re-greet you as you come out.
25:23He is the creature whose rolls make the night hideous and whose wares make dreams that poison sleep.
25:28It obviously didn't taste very much. Very nice. And it goes on, since Shakespeare asserted that nectar was the food
25:34the gods lived on, it has been discovered that Wienerwurst is the stuff that fattens dudes.
25:38The young men who sell the article are, as a rule, not modest. But, of course, the question that everyone
25:45asks is why hot dog in the first place? What's the dog got to do with it?
25:48And it's simple enough. It started out as a joke from the 19th century and a rumour amongst college students,
25:54particularly in the US, that the sausages were actually made of dog meat.
25:58Brilliant. Good Lord.
26:02Wonderful stuff, Susie. Thank you, Susie.
26:05Now, Farhan, penultimate letters, and it's yours.
26:11Consonant, please.
26:12Thank you, Farhan.
26:13N.
26:14And another.
26:16L.
26:17And a third.
26:19W.
26:20Vowel.
26:22U.
26:23And another.
26:24O.
26:26And another.
26:28U.
26:29Consonant.
26:32R.
26:34Consonant.
26:35F.
26:38Vowel, please.
26:40And the last one.
26:42I.
26:43Count down.
27:14Well, Farhan, I think I've got a six.
27:17A six, Jamie?
27:18No, just five.
27:20And your five?
27:21Flower.
27:22Fahan?
27:23Flowing.
27:24Absolutely fine, yes, the coin.
27:26Very good.
27:27Very good.
27:27What else have we got?
27:29Janet?
27:29Anful.
27:30As in, anful of flack.
27:32Yes?
27:33Very nice.
27:34And there is a seven there, a rather unlikely one.
27:38It's uniflow.
27:39U-N-I-F-L-O-W.
27:41And it's an adjective meaning involving flow in one direction.
27:44And it's used particularly to talk about the flow of steam or gases through a cylinder and
27:48in an internal combustion engine.
27:50Right.
27:51Uniflow.
27:52Uniflow.
27:53All right.
27:5471 plays 61.
27:55My word, Jamie.
27:57What are you going to do?
27:58Your letter's game.
28:01Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:02Thank you, Jamie.
28:03D.
28:05And a vowel.
28:07O.
28:08Consonant.
28:10F.
28:12And a vowel.
28:14I.
28:15And a consonant.
28:17D.
28:18And a vowel.
28:22A.
28:24And a consonant.
28:26R.
28:28And another consonant.
28:32M.
28:33And a final consonant, please.
28:37And a final S.
28:39Here's the clock.
28:40Here's the clock.
29:09Here's the clock.
29:11Jamie.
29:12Ah, just six.
29:14A six for Han?
29:15Yeah.
29:16Risky six.
29:17Jamie.
29:18Radios.
29:19And?
29:20Not so risky now.
29:22There we go.
29:23Both radios.
29:25And in the corner, Susie and Janet.
29:28Nothing exciting.
29:30Nothing exciting.
29:30Afros.
29:31That's only five.
29:32I think I've got double F.
29:33You can hate me today.
29:35No, I made you wrong.
29:36I made you wrong.
29:36No, it's not.
29:37It's one afro.
29:39Sorry, we're having a bit of a bicker.
29:41I had radios as well.
29:44Afro?
29:45Yeah, you're right.
29:45It must be at one afro, as in Africa.
29:48Afro hairstyle.
29:49Yeah, exactly.
29:50I had one.
29:51Anyway, there we are.
29:5277 to 67 for Han.
29:55Ten in the lead, my word.
29:57And numbers game for you, Fahan.
29:59Oh, tactics.
30:01Go on.
30:02I'll go for E-T.
30:03I'll go for large.
30:04For large.
30:05Taking your destiny into your own hands.
30:07Isn't who from the audience?
30:08Wow.
30:08And two little ones for the last time today.
30:11Right, these little ones, little ones even, are 410.
30:15And the large ones, 75, 50, 25 and 100.
30:20And the target, 739.
30:22739.
31:00So, let's hear from you.
31:03OK, I did 75 times 10.
31:0775 times 10, 750.
31:10And then I did 100 plus 50.
31:13150.
31:14Divided by 25.
31:15For the 6.
31:17And then take that away from 750.
31:20Yeah.
31:20And also the 4.
31:21Well done, yeah.
31:22One away, 740.
31:23And Fahan?
31:24Exactly the same.
31:27So, there we are.
31:2984, play 74.
31:31But, Rachel, 739, please.
31:34It was there.
31:36If you say 75 minus 50 is 25.
31:40Times by 25 is 625.
31:43Add the 100, add the 10, and add the 4.
31:47739.
31:48Perfect.
31:49Perfect.
31:49Well done, Rachel.
31:52Well done, indeed.
31:54So, there we are.
31:5484 plays a 74.
31:57So, let's go into the final crucial conundrum.
32:01Fingers on buzzers, please.
32:02Jamie, Fahan, let's reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
32:25Fahan.
32:28Competent.
32:29Let's have a look.
32:32No.
32:32Back to you, Jamie.
32:34Jamie.
32:48What have you done, Jamie?
32:50I don't have it.
32:51I just wanted to scare.
33:01What a good sport you are.
33:03Now, then, we're foxed up here.
33:05Come on.
33:05Who is...
33:06Oh, look at all those hands.
33:08Yes, you, sir.
33:10Components.
33:11Components.
33:11Let's see whether you're right.
33:13Well done.
33:15Oh, what a shame.
33:18We're saying cheerio to Jamie.
33:20You came in, you know, such a bright light.
33:23A brief life, unfortunately.
33:26You did so well.
33:27You were great, great fun to have as well.
33:29So, take this away with you, will you?
33:31And take a teapot, too.
33:32That's all I want to do.
33:33Good luck in your job hunting in the world of television and all the rest of it.
33:37Good luck to you.
33:38Good luck to you.
33:39And, Farhan, well done.
33:40We shall see you...
33:41Thank you, Nick.
33:42...tomorrow.
33:42Well done.
33:43Well done, indeed.
33:44Very tough game.
33:44See you tomorrow, Susie.
33:46Sorry, Nick.
33:46Yep.
33:46We won't see you for a little while, but I hope they won't be too long, because it's such
33:50good sport.
33:52I have taken it quite well, the fact that most of my words were not allowed.
33:57But I shall take with me, Nick.
34:00Yes?
34:00The image of you with an afro.
34:03Indeed.
34:05Keep it close to your heart.
34:06You come and see us again, Sue.
34:08I certainly will.
34:09Because you're terrific fun.
34:11See you tomorrow.
34:12See you tomorrow.
34:12What a shame we won't have Jamie here.
34:14I know.
34:14It's a shame that these two great competitors came up against each other.
34:16I know.
34:17And they're both good guys.
34:18Good fun.
34:19And in another week, Jamie could have been octochamp.
34:21Absolutely.
34:22Absolutely.
34:23But there we are.
34:24See you tomorrow.
34:25Same time tomorrow.
34:26We'll be waiting for you.
34:27You'll be sure of it.
34:28A very good afternoon.
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