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00:31Good afternoon, good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:36Now, many of you may well be considering putting your house on the market, that sort of time,
00:41getting ready for the sort of great spring house sale season,
00:45and it can be the most appalling sort of rollercoaster experience, of course,
00:49and in the Netherlands, actually, recently, Rachel, it was literally a rollercoaster,
00:54because it was in the small town, the Dutch town of Ermelo,
00:58that the vendor thought, I can't have people trampling through the house all the time,
01:02so what I'm going to do is to put a rollercoaster in the garden, you get in it,
01:07and on rails, you then go all the way through the house, starting,
01:11you go through the front door, up the stairs, round the bedrooms, on this little rollercoaster.
01:15Can you believe it?
01:16And I'm not a great sort of, in fact, I've bought very few houses, or so very few houses in
01:20my lifetime,
01:21but I do remember going to see some friends, actually, once upon a time, very odd people,
01:26in a small village in Wiltshire called Hinton Parva,
01:30and I walked in and was surprised to see a horse in the kitchen,
01:34with a small child on its back, whilst the mother casually made a cup of coffee for me,
01:39which I thought was a bit odd.
01:40Now, what have you seen in the house that could possibly...
01:42Erm, well, there's, on the way into Oxford, erm, there's a house with a shark in the roof.
01:48I've, I still have absolutely no idea why, every time I came back to uni, I went past it.
01:52Shall we turn to, to, er, Susie and ask you, Susie?
01:56Yeah, the whole book, the whole book written about it, it was, erm, er, designed by Bill Hiner,
02:01who owns the house, and er, he's a journalist, he's a radio broadcaster,
02:04and he wanted to make a splash, and he definitely has, and, as I say, he's written a whole book
02:08about it.
02:08And I think, wasn't he Radio Oxford?
02:10Yes, he is, Bill.
02:11Did he own it, was I?
02:12He's a very good political journalist as well.
02:13Was he?
02:14All right.
02:14Clearly, a bit of a nutter too.
02:17Now, who have we got with us here today?
02:19We have got Kevin Steed back.
02:21Now, this is a very difficult day for you, Kevin,
02:23because you're just about to take the final plunge into Octo-Champdom.
02:28If you can win today, you've got seven wins under your belt, you've been a great performer.
02:32How will you do against Lee Worth today, from London, a team leader for a live subtitling department,
02:40big traveller, taught English in Japan and Kathmandu, is that true?
02:45That's right.
02:46And when you're in Kathmandu, in front of the whole school, on your first day,
02:50they said, Mr Worth, give us a song.
02:54They did.
02:55And what was the song?
02:56Well, the problem was that myself and a friend of mine called George were both being introduced
03:04to all of the children on the first day at school.
03:06And George made a schoolboy error of telling the headmaster that he used to play the drums.
03:12And so we ended up singing Wonderwall, which was the big hit of the day.
03:17Yes.
03:18And then a traditional Nepali folk song, and we were met by a sea of faces, all looking
03:24straight at us, wide-eyed, silent, until the headmaster ran to the front and barked something
03:33at them in Nepali, and they all went...
03:36I know.
03:37I know the feeling of being met with dead silence.
03:40What a lovely thing to have happened to you.
03:42At least you got the applause.
03:43Something I very rarely get.
03:44Now then, let's have a big round of applause then for Lee Worth, and somebody bidding for
03:49OctoChamp, and that'll be Kevin Steed.
03:57And in the corner, of course, Susie, joined once again by Richard May, the journalist,
04:01TV presenter, author, good sport, and a great, very popular guest here.
04:06Now then, Kevin, good luck to you.
04:09Letters.
04:10Hi, Rachel.
04:11Hi, Kevin.
04:12Consonant, please.
04:13And we start today with P.
04:16And another.
04:17S.
04:18And another.
04:20R.
04:22And a vowel.
04:23E.
04:24And another.
04:25I.
04:26And another.
04:27A.
04:29Consonant.
04:30N.
04:31And a vowel.
04:34I.
04:35And a final consonant, please.
04:37And a final R.
04:39And here's the countdown clock.
04:40I.
04:42I.'.
04:44And
05:04a vowel. And
05:07So.
05:09And a
05:11Yes, Kevin. Ace. And Lee? I've got a risky eight. So, Kevin. Inspirer. An inspirer. Lee? Inspirer. I just wasn't
05:24as confident.
05:27OK. Any inspiration over there? Yep, yep. I've got an inspirer. Also, praiser. And, very urbane, repairs. Very good. Very
05:37good. All right. So, eight apiece, and it's Lee's letters game. Lee? Hello, Rachel. Hi, Lee. Could I start with
05:43a consonant, please? Let's start with Y. And another consonant? D. And a third consonant? L.
05:53And a vowel? E. And another vowel? O. And a third vowel, please? E. And consonant? D. And another consonant?
06:07D. And a final consonant, please? And a final W. Stand by.
06:45Yes, Lee? A. Seven. Kevin? Six. And you're six? Bold. Yes.
06:52Yes. Bowled. I think if it was there, it would probably have two L's, but I'm not actually even sure
06:59that it is. It's not, I'm afraid. Sorry. Did turn that out to be risky.
07:06Yeah. Always worth a try. All right. And Richard?
07:09Well, you could say that we elbowed that one out, because we got elbowed, which was seven, and the more
07:15limited bowled. And I had weedy, which sums it up.
07:18Oh, elbowed's not bad at all. Pretty good. Fourteen plays, Lee's eight. And Kevin, numbers time.
07:25One large, five small, please. Thank you, Kevin. One from the top row, and five from the other ones to
07:29start us off.
07:30And for the first numbers game today, they are one, two, nine, four, six, and twenty-five.
07:38And the target? One hundred and fifty-three.
07:41One, five, three.
07:43One, five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and
08:01twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and
08:01twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and
08:01twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and
08:01twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and
08:02twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and twenty-five, six, and
08:05twenty-five, six, and twenty-five,
08:13Kevin 153 yes thank you Lee 153 all right so Kevin 25 times 6 25 times 6 150 add the
08:234 and take away 1 153 lovely thank you Lee the same to start to get 150 and then add
08:30two and one okay for 24 plays these 18 as we go to a tea time teaser which is law
08:41shift and the clue these men are not completely stupid just about 50% these
08:47men are not completely stupid just about 50%
09:04welcome back I left with the clue these men are not completely stupid just about
09:0950% and the answer is half wits half wits so there we are Kevin on 24 Lee 18 and
09:16it's Lee's letters game Lee could I start with a consonant please Rachel thank you
09:21Lee yes and another T and another G and a vowel oh and another vowel e and the
09:35third vowel you and a consonant n and another consonant ah and a final
09:45consonant and a final T stand by
10:20yes Lee I'll stick with a seven and Kevin seven the tongues those tongues any
10:30more tongues in the corner we are speaking in tongues here yeah I think you're
10:33wondering about the are yes you can't put that in
10:36what would that have made tongues yes now then Richard we have a rare one
10:42sturgeon yes more and more rare eight and the Caspian which is where they used to
10:52flourish of course is so polluted now there we are 31 plays 25 Kevin in the
10:57lead and it's Kevin's letters game consonant please thank you Kevin G and
11:03another N and another C vowel I and another U and another E consonant V and a
11:21vowel O and a final consonant please and a final B and the clock starts now
12:00yes Kevin six
12:02and Lee I'll stick with a six Kevin bovine bovine bovine and yeah and bovine
12:13Kyle like Richard oh we have bounce yes as well and coving as in a ceiling
12:22exactly provide a room or ceiling with a cove a sort of concave arch or an arched
12:27molding yeah you see them all around the edge coving 37 plays 31 my word Lee numbers
12:35time could I have two large and four small please Rachel you can indeed thank you
12:41Lee two big ones four little ones and this time they are eight four six and seven and the large
12:49ones 50 and 100 and the target 528
12:55five to eight
12:56five to eight
13:27five to eight
13:28five to eight question I think they have to leave 530 I think they're not written down
13:31two away how about Kevin 530 so leave I mind have to push you on a bit six times a
13:41hundred minus six times 100 minus eight politis
13:47So 6 times 92 is 552.
13:50And then take away the 50.
13:53Take away the 50, 502.
13:55And then 7 times 4 is 28.
13:57Yes, and you haven't used any of those.
13:59530, well done.
14:00Well done, yes, Kevin.
14:02I just did it in a bit of a different order.
14:04100 times 6.
14:05100 times 6, 600.
14:08Minus 50.
14:09550.
14:107 times 4.
14:127 times 4, 28 again.
14:14Take it away and then add the 8.
14:16So take that away for 522 and add the 8 for 530.
14:20And if you haven't used any of those, yep.
14:21Well done, all right.
14:23But 528 was the request.
14:26How tricky is that?
14:28We could have said 6 times 8 is 48.
14:327 plus 4 is 11.
14:35And times the 2 together for 528.
14:37There we are, gentlemen.
14:38Well done.
14:42That's Rachel straight to the point.
14:44But now we turn to Richard.
14:46And for more than half of your life now, for more than 30 years, you've been a very familiar
14:52face on television, I guess.
14:53That means that you're spotted pretty much everywhere.
14:57It's a very strange process.
14:59When it first happens, you know, it's odd.
15:01It's really strange to be recognised by complete strangers, you know, in parts of the country
15:04you've never been to before.
15:05But what you do get quite skilled at is being able to tell at 50 paces whether somebody likes
15:11you or not.
15:12You can read their faces quite well.
15:14Or whether they loathe you.
15:15And the best example of that was a few years ago, and we got a place down in Cornwall.
15:20And I was walking the coastal path one morning, as is my wont, to get the papers and the bread
15:24from the nearest fishing village.
15:25And there was only one other person in view coming towards me.
15:28And when he was about 50 or 60 yards away, I realised he'd recognised me.
15:32And also, he hated me.
15:34Absolutely hated me.
15:35We'd never met, but I was that bloke off the telly that he couldn't stand and would
15:38have put down if he could.
15:39And we got closer and closer, and I was quite amused by this, because I could see him struggling
15:43to come up with some withering put-down.
15:46But it wouldn't occur to him.
15:48The moan was too much, and we just passed.
15:50And I said, morning, morning, and he sort of went, ugh, and walked on.
15:54So I go to the village, and I get my stores and stuff, and I'm coming back about 45 minutes
15:57later, and blow me down if he's not coming back as well, coming the other way.
16:01And this time, as we approach, I could divine from his expression that he'd now thought of
16:05what he should have said to me.
16:06And what he was probably going to tell his wife he had said, but now he had the chance
16:09to actually do.
16:10So I slowed down to give him a chance, and he slowed down, and his face was working
16:13with emotion.
16:14And we drew level, and I said, beautiful morning, isn't it?
16:17And I'm terrible with accents, and I apologise to anybody from the West Midlands, but he
16:20was, I think he was from Birmingham, and he sort of went, I just want you to know that
16:25everything you've ever said, everything you've ever done, everything you might well say,
16:30and anything you'll do, I loathe and despise, and walked on.
16:35And he was on, he was floating on air.
16:37I mean, this had made his week, you know.
16:39And actually, what he didn't realise was, it made mine too, because it was really funny.
16:43And just as he couldn't wait to get home and tell his wife, he told that bloke off to
16:47tell you what, I couldn't wait to get home to mine to tell her what this bloke had said,
16:50because it was funny.
16:51So, you have to, you have to roll with the punches, you know, and not care.
16:55How amazing.
16:55Yeah, yeah.
16:56Were you near the cliff edge at the time?
16:58Very close.
17:00Who was going to push you off?
17:02But it's irrational, isn't it?
17:04I mean, we're all the same, whether we're on television or not, we all have our pet hates
17:07and dislikes and loves, and they're quite irrational, they're not based on anything, really.
17:11See, I can't blame other people for not liking me, it's fine.
17:14Lovely story, lovely story.
17:16Well done.
17:21So, 44 plays at least 38, and we now turn to Kevin.
17:25Kevin, letters.
17:26Consonant, please.
17:27Thank you, Kevin.
17:29H.
17:29And another.
17:31M.
17:33And another.
17:34T.
17:36Vowel.
17:38A.
17:39And another.
17:40I.
17:42And another.
17:44E.
17:46Consonant.
17:47R.
17:49And a vowel.
17:52U.
17:53And a final consonant, please.
17:57And a final G.
17:59Stand by.
18:01And a vowel.
18:22And a vowel.
18:22And a vowel.
18:22And a vowel.
18:22And a vowel.
18:22And a vowel.
18:22And a vowel.
18:23And a vowel.
18:25and a vowel.
18:26And a vowel.
18:31Yes, Kevin. Seven. A seven, Lee? Only six. And that six? Mature. Mature and, Kevin? Muriate. To muriate. It's brilliant.
18:43It's a chemical term. It's a compound of muriatic acid. You will find them in fertilisers, primarily. Wow. Thank you.
18:51Very helpful, Kevin. Thank you for that. And Richard?
18:54We had myther, which is how we're feeling a bit today. And my great, which was a seven. Very good.
19:01Myther, what's this? Oh, you know, to bother somebody, to fuss them. Is that right? Is that a regional word?
19:05I think it's a northern word, isn't it? It is. Myther. You're beginning to myther me, actually. Sorry. I'm sorry.
19:1151 plays 38, Kevin in the lead. Now, Lee. Letters game. Could I start with a consonant again, please, Rachel?
19:19Thank you, Lee. S. And consonant?
19:23W. And a vowel. A. And another vowel. O. And another vowel. I. And a consonant. L. And a consonant.
19:39J. And a consonant. S. And a vowel.
19:46And the last one. O. Stand by.
19:50W. And a consonant.
20:22Yes, Lee?
20:23Six.
20:24A six.
20:25Kevin?
20:25Five.
20:26And your five?
20:27Wales.
20:28Wales and Lee?
20:30Swales.
20:31It is not there, I'm afraid, Lee.
20:35You're just checking out.
20:36A lower hollow place is SWALE, so it's not the AIL.
20:39Sorry.
20:40Oh, no.
20:41Oh, that is bad.
20:42That's sort of a lake land sort of...
20:44Yeah, lower hollow place, especially.
20:46A marshy depression between ridges.
20:48Yeah.
20:5056th place, 38.
20:52And, Kevin, numbers?
20:53One large, five small, please.
20:55Thank you, Kevin.
20:56One from the top and five little ones
20:58for the last maths selection from you for a while.
21:01And it is two, four, five, eight, one.
21:06And the big one, 100.
21:08And the target, 153.
21:11One, five, three.
21:12One, five, six, six, six, six, six, seven, six, eight.
21:16One, five, six, six, seven, six.
21:43Yes, Kevin?
21:44153.
21:45153. Lee?
21:46153.
21:47Thank you, Kevin.
21:49100 divided by 2 is 50.
21:51100 over 2, 50.
21:52Add the 1.
21:5351.
21:548 minus 5 is 3.
21:56Yes.
21:57And multiply them together.
21:58153, lovely.
21:59Very good.
22:00And Lee?
22:018 plus 1 is 9.
22:03Yep.
22:04Times that by 5.
22:0645.
22:07And then 4 times 2 is 8.
22:09Yes.
22:10For the 53.
22:10Add them together and add the 100.
22:12Lovely.
22:13153.
22:14Very good.
22:17Thank you, gentlemen.
22:19So, 66 plays, uh, leaves 48 as we turn to a Tea Time Teaser, which is Gal Choir.
22:26And the clue, you won't find this ruler in a pencil case.
22:29You won't find this ruler in a pencil case.
22:49Welcome back.
22:50I left you with a clue.
22:50You won't find this ruler in a pencil case.
22:54And the answer is oligarch.
22:58What actually is the definition of an oligarch?
23:01It is someone who, within an oligarchy, is one of a small group of people who have control
23:07over a country.
23:08So, it comes from the Greek meaning rule by the few.
23:10And because of that, they have enormous power.
23:13Yes.
23:14Uh, or they're rich crooks.
23:16Or they're rich crooks.
23:16Mainly Russian.
23:17It's only rich, very little bit.
23:18Mainly, well, mainly Russian businessmen, yes.
23:20Yeah, yeah.
23:2166 to 48.
23:23Lee, uh, at 48.
23:24And Lee's letters came now.
23:26Could I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:28Thank you, Lee.
23:29N.
23:29And another.
23:32Z.
23:33And another.
23:35S.
23:37And a vowel.
23:38E.
23:39And another vowel.
23:41I.
23:42And another vowel.
23:44E.
23:46And a consonant, please.
23:48Q.
23:48And another consonant.
23:51H.
23:52And a final consonant, please.
23:54And a final S.
23:56Stand by.
24:27Thank you, Lee.
24:29Six.
24:29Six.
24:30Kevin.
24:31Six.
24:32Lee.
24:33Sheens.
24:34And both of you.
24:36Sheens.
24:37Mm, yeah.
24:38And Richard.
24:39Sheens.
24:39Could have had shines.
24:41Uh, oh.
24:42Caesars.
24:43Very good.
24:4372 to 54.
24:45Now then.
24:45Kevin.
24:47Consonant, please.
24:49Thank you, Kevin.
24:50D.
24:51And another.
24:53M.
24:54And another.
24:56T.
24:57Thou.
24:57U.
25:00And another.
25:01O.
25:02And another.
25:04A.
25:05Consonant.
25:06L.
25:08And a vowel.
25:10E.
25:11And a final consonant, please.
25:14And a final M.
25:16Stand by.
25:17And a vowel.
25:18And a vowel.
25:45And a vowel.
25:47Now then, Kevin.
25:49Seven.
25:50A sevenly.
25:51Seven.
25:52Two sevens.
25:53Kevin.
25:53Maltus.
25:54And?
25:55And malted.
25:57Malted.
25:58Mm-hmm.
25:59Any advances?
26:00Mm-hmm.
26:01Modulate.
26:02Eight.
26:04Very good.
26:05And Susie?
26:05Very good.
26:06Otherwise, 66 amulet is there.
26:08Oh, yeah.
26:1079 to 61.
26:11Now then, Susie.
26:13More joy for us as you embark on today's origins of words.
26:19Well, I was going to talk about the origins of parchment today, and I still am.
26:24We all associate parchment with ancient times.
26:27It comes as no surprise that actually its origins are.
26:30They date back many, many centuries.
26:31But what may be a surprise is that it's actually a toponym, so it's based on a geographical name.
26:37And that name was Pergamum, a very ancient town in western Turkey.
26:43Whose inhabitants used sheepskin for writing on rather than papyrus.
26:48And in Latin, such skin was known as charta pergamina.
26:52So that was paper from Pergamum.
26:54But they also used Parthian leather.
26:56So this was leather from Parthia, which was called parthica pellis.
27:01So these were their sort of writing implements, if you like.
27:03And those two things, Parthica pellis and the charta pergamum, blended together to come into French, really, as parchemin.
27:11And eventually it came into English as parchment.
27:14And that in itself, I think, is a sweet story.
27:17But mentioning Parthia allows me to talk again, because I have told this story before, but it's one of my
27:21favorites, of the Parthian shot.
27:24Because the Parthians, they were an ancient race, they were living in southwest Asia, and they were skilled warriors.
27:30And they have these absolutely fantastic tactics and strategies in battle.
27:34One of which, if you were a Parthian horseman, they would either fire backwards as they were running in the
27:39other direction,
27:40or they would literally sit on their horses backwards, as they could imagine what skill this would take.
27:46And they would fire a Parthian shot, which was often fatal, so skilled would they.
27:51And Parthian shot became parting shot, which, of course, makes absolute sense.
27:55And that's where we get a parting shot from today.
27:58Just blindingly wonderful.
28:01Wonderful.
28:04How brilliant.
28:05Brilliant.
28:0679-61, Kevin in the lead, and it's Lee's letters game.
28:11I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
28:13Thank you, Lee.
28:13R.
28:14And another one.
28:16C.
28:17And a third.
28:18P.
28:19And a vowel, please.
28:21U.
28:22And another vowel.
28:24E.
28:25And another vowel.
28:26A.
28:27And a consonant.
28:30R.
28:31And another consonant.
28:33L.
28:34And a final consonant.
28:36And a final P.
28:39Stand by.
28:47The Beam,
28:48and the Recognite are,
28:48And a consonant.
28:56Unshed be clusters.
28:56And a vocal tone.
28:56And a vowel.
28:56And a vowel.
28:57And a vowel.
28:57And a vowel.
28:58And a vowel.
28:59And a vowel.
28:59And a vowel.
29:00And a vowel.
29:00And a vowel.
29:01And a vowel.
29:01And a vowel.
29:10Yes, Lee?
29:11Seven.
29:12A seven, Kevin?
29:13Seven.
29:14Two sevens.
29:15So, Lee?
29:17Clapper.
29:18A clapper.
29:21It's a bit in the bell.
29:23The clapper.
29:23Makes the noise, yes.
29:24Well, slightly poorer on the points.
29:26We had pauper, which was six.
29:29There is another not so nice seven there,
29:31if you'll forgive me, but it's crapper,
29:34which was slang for a toilet.
29:36But I mention it only because a lot of people think
29:37that this toilet sense came from Thomas Crapper,
29:39but it doesn't, in fact.
29:41It goes all the way back to Anglo-Saxon.
29:43So, that's just coincidence that you just call Crapper?
29:45Coincidence, yes.
29:45How clever of him.
29:46I bet he changed his name by deed pole.
29:49Maybe he did.
29:50I don't know.
29:5186 to 68.
29:52How neat.
29:53Kevin in the lead, and it's Kevin's letters game.
29:56Last one.
29:57Consonant, please.
29:58Thank you, Kevin.
30:00N.
30:00And another.
30:02R.
30:04And another.
30:05D.
30:06Vowel.
30:08I.
30:09And another.
30:11E.
30:11And another.
30:13A.
30:14Consonant.
30:16L.
30:17And another.
30:19N.
30:21And a final vowel, please.
30:23And a final E.
30:25And here comes the countdown clock.
30:28And here comes the countdown clock.
30:59Yes, Kevin.
31:00Seven.
31:01Seven.
31:01And Lee.
31:02Seven.
31:03Kevin.
31:04Relined.
31:06And?
31:06And relined.
31:07And relined as well.
31:09And in the corner, Richard, Susie?
31:12Well, I'm matching it with seven.
31:13Learned or learned.
31:14Yep.
31:15Yep.
31:16Yes.
31:16And dear for six.
31:18But just those two sevens that we can find.
31:20Thank you very much.
31:21All right.
31:22And so it is that we reach the final numbers game.
31:26And it belongs to Lee.
31:27Lee.
31:28Could I please have three large and three small, Rachel?
31:30Three large and three small.
31:32Still all to play for.
31:33Thank you, Lee.
31:34For the final numbers game today, they are five, one, and eight.
31:39And the large, three, fifty, twenty-five, and seventy-five.
31:42And the target, two hundred and five.
31:46Two zero five.
31:48Two zero five.
32:18Nothing, Lee.
32:20Two zero five.
32:21Two zero five.
32:22And?
32:22Two zero five.
32:23Thank you, Kevin.
32:24So, Lee.
32:25Okay, I did.
32:27Seventy-five divided by twenty-five is three.
32:29Seventy-five over twenty-five, three.
32:31And then eight minus one minus the three.
32:34Eight minus one minus the three for four.
32:36Times by fifty is two hundred.
32:38Two hundred.
32:39And add the last five.
32:40And to use all the numbers, two hundred and five.
32:42Why not?
32:42Well done.
32:43Well done.
32:44And Kevin?
32:44Twenty-five times eight.
32:46Two hundred.
32:47Add the five.
32:47The simpler way.
32:48Well done.
32:50Well done, both of you.
32:55Well done.
32:55So, you've come, Kevin, through the one hundred and three, two, eighty-five,
33:00as we go into today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:05Fingers on buzzers, gentlemen.
33:06Let's reveal that conundrum.
33:12Yes, Lee?
33:14Mortality.
33:16Mortality.
33:18Let's spin that board.
33:19Well done.
33:20Well done.
33:23Well done.
33:24Well done.
33:29Well done.
33:29Two good players.
33:30One great player, maybe.
33:32But well done, Lee.
33:33Ninety-five.
33:34Great score.
33:35I think probably the highest score that you've met.
33:37Yeah.
33:37In your steady march to Octo-Champdom.
33:40So, Lee, back to London with our very best wishes and your goodie bag.
33:44And great success with your live subtitling department.
33:47Thank you very much.
33:48I mean, you've got to be pretty quick-witted to be doing that.
33:51Anyway, good luck to you.
33:52And, young man, we shall see you in June in the finals.
33:56Well done.
33:57Thank you very much.
33:58You've played a blinder.
33:58You really have.
33:59Well done.
34:00Well done indeed.
34:01So, two new contestants tomorrow when Susie and Richard will be back with us.
34:07We will.
34:08So, what do you reckon?
34:09Well, that was a close run thing, wasn't it?
34:11One round in it.
34:12Not bad, was it?
34:12Kevin's looking pretty relieved now.
34:14Oh, yeah.
34:14He gets a nice rest.
34:15A well-earned rest, I think.
34:16In a way, Ray, he's been getting closer all the time, hasn't he?
34:19He's done very well.
34:20But he's come through.
34:21He's come through very well.
34:22Very well.
34:22See you tomorrow.
34:23See you tomorrow.
34:23Two new contestants.
34:24Well done.
34:25Join us then.
34:26Same time, same place.
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