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01:00To just thank all those wonderful contestants that's made Series 72 such a great success,
01:06and also all our Dictionary Corner guests.
01:09Absolutely.
01:10We've had some great new ones.
01:12Let me just list off and let's give them a little cheer too.
01:16We've had Tim Wannacott, who is a wonderful guy, talking about antiques.
01:20Footballing legend, your sort of guy, Graham Lassau.
01:24Sherry Houston was a hoot, wasn't she?
01:26She absolutely was bonkers in the nicest possible way.
01:28Brilliant.
01:29Brilliant.
01:30She's gone off to Benidorm now.
01:32That'll calm her down.
01:33Now, who else was?
01:34Chris Hollins, of course.
01:36Sporting stories.
01:38Steve Backshaw.
01:39He was a man.
01:40Fascinating animal stories.
01:41Fabulous.
01:42All right.
01:43And who could forget Rufus Hound and his wonderful poems?
01:46And he wrote in the middle of the night about Countdown.
01:49He really put a lot of effort into that.
01:51Fantastic.
01:52And what highlights?
01:53I think, oh, Rufus.
01:55He was very special.
01:57He'd give my favourite, Joe Brand, a bit of a run for her money, I reckon.
02:01Phew.
02:04And what have your highlights been?
02:07Well, I think for the first time it's ever happened, Andy Noden, one of our quarter finalists,
02:12got his own tattoo of Countdown.
02:14Wasn't that good?
02:14That's pretty special.
02:15And today we have a Man United sporting female champion finalist.
02:19And by way of her husband, her son has actually given me these Man United football boots.
02:24So that's going to highlight for me.
02:26They're actually both left-footed, so maybe they're foul cows from this season, but they're pretty good.
02:32Well done.
02:33Well done.
02:33Enjoy them.
02:34Two left feet.
02:35Enjoy.
02:36Now then, let's get down to business here with our two finalists.
02:39Tom Kappelman.
02:41Wonderful chap.
02:42Number one seed.
02:43Lived up to expectations.
02:44Stormed his way to this final by winning his semi with 127 points.
02:49Fantastic.
02:50Ten games under your belt.
02:51How many points?
02:531,152.
02:54That's a fantastic record.
02:56And you're joined by Tracy, of course, beat the number two seed, Gerry Tynan, to get here.
03:01You now have got ten under your belt and 1036 points as well.
03:07So we've got two great finalists.
03:09So just enjoy it.
03:10Good luck to you both.
03:11And over in the corner, Susie, keeping an eye on everything, joined by the wonderful Joe Brown.
03:17Joe, it's been a great pleasure, as always, and we're proud to have you here for the final.
03:21Well, it's lovely to be here for the final.
03:23All right.
03:24Now then, let's get down to business and good luck to you both.
03:27Tom, let us go.
03:29Hi, Rachel.
03:29Hi, Tom.
03:30Can I have a consonant, please?
03:31Can indeed.
03:31Good luck to you both.
03:32We'll start this final with N.
03:34And another.
03:36And another.
03:37And another.
03:39T.
03:40And another.
03:42L.
03:43And a vowel, please.
03:44U.
03:45And another.
03:47E.
03:47And another.
03:49I.
03:50And a consonant.
03:52P.
03:54And a vowel to finish, please.
03:57And to finish.
03:58A.
03:59And here's the countdown clock.
04:01And a vowel to drive.
04:21We'll be right back next week.
04:21And now, let's get up.
04:21Bye-bye, mate.
04:21And a vowel to finish.
04:22And a vowel to finish.
04:25Bye-bye.
04:27Bye-bye.
04:32yes Tom eight and eight Tracy eight yes supinate supinate Tracy petunias petunias
04:42yes very good and supinate in anatomy is to turn or hold a hand foot or limb so
04:48that the palm or soul is facing upwards or outwards opposite of pronate very
04:54good and what else have we got there Joe well I've actually got a proper word
05:00because them at which is pan tiles yes because I actually used to live on the
05:05pan tiles in Sunbridge Wells so okay actually know what they are for a change
05:09well done pan tiles and Susie yeah no supinate pan tiles a plainest is another
05:16eight it was quite nice that one very good Kings all right so eight apiece and
05:21Tracy your first game good afternoon Rachel could I have a consonant please
05:26thank you start with C and another one B and another one F a vowel please oh another
05:38vowel E another vowel A a consonant please S another consonant T and finish with a final
05:51N stand by
05:55I'm
05:56I'm
06:26Tracey?
06:27Seven.
06:28A seven.
06:28Tom?
06:29Just six.
06:30And your six?
06:31Beanoes.
06:32Beanoes.
06:33Now, Tracey?
06:33Beacons.
06:35Beacons.
06:36Very nice.
06:37Yep, very good.
06:38Very well done.
06:39Early lead for you, 15 to Tom's eight as we turn to the corner, searching for brilliance.
06:45Susie?
06:46Well, besides beacons, there was octane for six.
06:50Octanes, yeah.
06:50Thanks very much.
06:51All right.
06:52Ah, 15 to eight, and it's numbers.
06:56They've cropped up.
06:56Tom?
06:57Can I sit small, please?
06:59Thank you, Tom.
06:59First bit of tactics in play here, six little ones for the first numbers game of this final.
07:04And this election is one, eight, oh dear, another one, four, six, and seven.
07:13Could be tricky.
07:14The target, 299.
07:16299.
07:17299.
07:17hacerlo, a jump in.
07:47Wait till you leave soon.
07:47Back by to Jack the
07:48Tom 299 not written down right and Tracy 300 300 so top okay 8 minus 1 8 minus 1 is
07:587 times 7
07:59times 7 is 49 times 6 times 6 is 294 and then add the four and the other one and
08:06four and the other
08:06one perfect 299 well done cracking performance well done Tom well done brought you back and
08:14brought you ahead 18 to Tracy's 15 as we turn to a tea time teaser my word we've got a
08:20final on here
08:21and the teaser wingspan and the clue those frogs eggs keep reappearing those frogs eggs keep reappearing
08:44welcome back I left with the clue those frogs eggs keep reappearing and the answer is spawning
08:54spawning 18 to 15 Tom 3 in the lead and it's Tracy's letters game Tracy could I have a constant
09:02please
09:02Rachel thank you Tracy T and another one ah and another one see a vowel please a another vowel oh
09:18another vowel I a constant please s another consonant D and finish with a final constant please and finish
09:31with P and here is the countdown clock
10:04and I'll see you in the countdown clock
10:05and if you have a question you can find the countdown clock
10:06Tracy?
10:07Seven.
10:07Seven and?
10:08Eight.
10:10Tracy?
10:11Tripods.
10:12Tripods and?
10:13Predicts.
10:15Predicts.
10:16Very, very good.
10:16Well done.
10:18Well done.
10:20And in the corner, Joe and Susie.
10:23Susie?
10:24You can have diopters as well for eight.
10:27There are units of refractive powers.
10:29They're all to do with the focus of a lens.
10:33That's a diopter.
10:34That's another eight.
10:35Very good.
10:35And Joe's also scientific?
10:37Yeah, very.
10:39I've got a nine.
10:40Yes.
10:40I feel very sorry for Victorian women who used to be kind of laced into this hideous machinery,
10:46you know, and they would, when it was done up as tight as it possibly could be, they would
10:51sort of go, oh, like that.
10:53That's called a corset dip.
10:59That's right.
10:59Those waspy waists and things.
11:01Oh, awful.
11:02Fantastic.
11:03It must be very painful.
11:0526 to 15.
11:06Tom's in the lead at the moment, but it's time.
11:09Time to lose that lead.
11:11Letters game, Tom.
11:12Can I start with consonant, please?
11:13Thank you, Tom.
11:14T.
11:14And another.
11:16And another.
11:17And another.
11:18S.
11:19And another.
11:21M.
11:22And a vowel, please.
11:24A.
11:25And another.
11:27E.
11:28And another.
11:30O.
11:31And a consonant.
11:33L.
11:34And a final vowel, please.
11:37And a final U.
11:40Stand by.
11:42Mol More.
11:42Afternoon.
11:55You.
12:07Ha!
12:10Stand by.
12:11You.��
12:11And another.
12:11Yes, Tom seven a seven Tracy seven
12:15Tom output outlaws outlaws Tracy Maltos
12:20Maltos yes
12:22Yeah, what is that used by the breakdown of sugar ice is not I see thank you anything else
12:29There is a lovely eight there soulmate
12:31So may yes
12:33Joe I've got a not so lovely eight
12:36I was thinking you know you can get something to sort of get rid of flies that are buzzing around
12:41your kitchen
12:42Why not take the same approach on bigger animals and get yourself a mole swat?
12:49Very good idea. I can make a mess actually move
12:5333 to 22 and it's numbers time this time. It's Tracy's pick right
12:59Could I have one from the top please Rachel and any of the five of your choice sticking with your
13:03favorite one large five little one
13:05Thank you Tracy and for this round the little ones are three eight
13:09five
13:11Seven and six and the big one 100 and your target
13:17844 844
13:48Tracy eight four four and Tom eight four four Tracy a hundred plus five
13:55105 times eight eight hundred and forty plus seven eight four seven minus three eight four four lovely
14:02Well done and Tom
14:04Same way we happy all right
14:10So 43
14:12Plays
14:13Tracy's 32 as we take a little break to enjoy
14:18Joe Brown Joe
14:20Right well, I am I'm going to finish off by I'm talking about health service management speak today
14:27Thank you because it is quite gobsmacking and there's sort of language that they use and it would be hard
14:34for you to know what they were talking about really like
14:38Interoperability for example
14:41That doesn't mean doing an operation in between two beds. It means
14:46systems
14:48Communicating with one another yes
14:50Um
14:50Parity of esteem what might we guess that means oh being equally respectful to each other
14:57No, it means valuing mental health equally with physical health oh yeah, and this is my favorite care pathways
15:06This makes me want to cry and kick the ground and that well this means
15:12Multi-disciplinary management tool based on evidence-based practice for a specific group of patients with a predictable clinical course
15:19In which the different tasks interventions by the professionals involved in the patient care are defined optimized and sequenced either
15:26by hour
15:26Day or visit outcomes are tied to specific interventions. Oh, no
15:35That's dreadful it makes me so glad I'm not a nurse anymore because I just go to work and my
15:40head would explode after about ten minutes
15:42And finally just to mention that age-old abbreviation that apparently is written
15:50And and kind of reinterpreted by doctors have you heard of the abbreviation?
15:55NFR
15:56No
15:57That means not for resuscitation
15:59It's occasionally written in someone's notes although depending on where you live an anaesthetist friend of mine says it means
16:07normal for red roof
16:12Basically choose anywhere in the country that begins with our and insert it there. So there we go. That's lovely.
16:19That's lovely. Well done
16:23All right 43 to 32 now then Tom let us go
16:27Can I have a consonant please? Thank you Tom
16:29N
16:30And another
16:32R
16:33And another
16:35S
16:36And a fourth
16:38Q
16:38And a vowel please
16:40I
16:41And another
16:43O
16:44And another
16:45A
16:46And a consonant
16:49H
16:50H
16:51And a final vowel please
16:52And a final E
16:55Stand by
16:56Ooh
16:57I
16:57And a
16:57And a
17:23A
17:24One
17:26And a
17:26Well Tom? Seven. A seven. Tracy? Seven. Tom? Hernias. Hernias. Tracy? Senhora. And in the corner there, Susie and Joe.
17:38Susie? Two sevens, horsen and inshore, as in off the water, inshore life. Inshore, yeah. Out in the ocean.
17:48And just to remind you, Senhora is, in Portuguese-speaking countries, a woman, especially a married woman, so it's a
17:54polite form of address, Senhora.
17:56All right. Fifty plays, a thirty-nine, and it's Tracy's letters game. Tracy?
18:01Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel? Thank you, Tracy. S? And another one. V? And another one. M? A
18:11vowel, please. A? Another vowel. I? Another vowel.
18:18E? A consonant, please. G? Another consonant. F? And finish with final consonant, please.
18:27And finish with B. Countdown.
18:30B. Countdown.
19:00Tracy?
19:01Six.
19:02And Tom?
19:03I sit as well.
19:04Tracy?
19:05Visage.
19:06Visage and?
19:07Images.
19:08Images.
19:10Very good.
19:11Any improvement on that?
19:12No, it was a tough one, that one.
19:14Just sixes for me as well.
19:15Well done.
19:16And Jo, a nine perhaps?
19:17No, I've got an eight.
19:19Oh, well done.
19:19You know that friend of Paul Gascoigne's, his name's, is it Jimmy Five Bellies?
19:24Yeah.
19:25Yes.
19:25Well my nickname is Jo Five Bags.
19:29He's over here.
19:33Jimmy Five Bellies, yes, yes, yes.
19:36He's a scary character.
19:37Yeah, I think he is.
19:38Fifty-six to forty-five.
19:40Now then Tom, numbers time.
19:42Can I have four large please?
19:44Four large this time.
19:45And two little ones, you can indeed.
19:46Thank you Tom.
19:47Four large, two small.
19:48And the third numbers game of this contest is ten and five.
19:52And the large one's fifty, seventy-five, twenty-five, one hundred could be hard.
19:58Target four hundred and forty-seven.
20:00Four four seven.
20:02Two and a half.
20:16Two and a half.
20:17Two.
20:17Two.
20:18Can the question.
20:19Two.
20:22Two.
20:25Three.
20:28Two.
20:28One.
20:30Three.
20:32Tom?
20:33447.
20:34And Tracy?
20:36447.
20:37447.
20:38Two, Tom?
20:3950 minus 5.
20:4150 minus 5, 45.
20:44Times 10.
20:45450.
20:4675 over 25.
20:47Yep.
20:48And the flat pass.
20:49Lucky target for this one.
20:50447.
20:51Thank you, Tracy.
20:52Exactly the same way.
20:54Yep.
20:54There we go.
20:55All right.
20:59Well done.
21:0066 to 55, as we go into a teatime teaser, which is new sleds.
21:07And the clue, it's definitely not as pure as the driven snow.
21:11It's definitely not as pure as the driven snow.
21:30So here we are, final teatime teaser in series 72.
21:34And I left you with the clue, it's definitely not as pure as the driven snow.
21:40And the answer is lewdness.
21:43Lewdness.
21:44Not in the studio.
21:46So here we go.
21:4766 to 55.
21:49Tracy on 55.
21:50And it's Tracy's letters game.
21:52Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
21:53Thank you, Tracy.
21:54R.
21:55And another one.
21:57S.
21:57And another one.
22:00J.
22:01And another one.
22:03L.
22:04A vowel, please.
22:06U.
22:07Another vowel.
22:08A.
22:09A number vowel.
22:11E.
22:12A consonant, please.
22:14R.
22:16And finish with A, final vowel, please.
22:18And finish with I.
22:20Stand by.
22:21A consonant, please.
22:53Tracey.
22:54Eight.
22:55An eight, Tom.
22:56Eight as well.
22:57Yes.
22:58Rural eyes.
22:59Rural eyes.
23:00Rural eyes as well.
23:01Well done.
23:02Two good players, two good contestants, two good finalists.
23:05And in the corner, Susie.
23:07Well, what can I say?
23:09That's absolutely brilliant.
23:10Certainly no more eights that I can find, just jailers, rulers for six.
23:14That really is very good.
23:16Well done.
23:17Now, what are you cooking up, Joan?
23:19Oh, nothing very exciting.
23:23Allure jars.
23:25Allure jars.
23:26I find you quite alluring.
23:28Alluring?
23:29Alluring.
23:2974 to 60.
23:31That's all wrong, isn't it?
23:32That's all wrong.
23:3474 to 63.
23:37Now, Tom, let us go.
23:38Can I have a consonant, please?
23:39Thank you, Tom.
23:40H.
23:41And another?
23:43N.
23:44And another?
23:45T.
23:46And another?
23:48R.
23:49And a vowel, please.
23:50E.
23:51And another?
23:52E.
23:53And another?
23:55O.
23:56And a consonant, please.
23:59K.
24:00And another consonant, please.
24:02And the last one, G.
24:04And here's the countdown clock.
24:37Tom?
24:38I'll try a seven.
24:39A seven?
24:40Tracy?
24:41A six.
24:42Six for Tracy, which is?
24:44Hornet.
24:45Hornet and Tom?
24:46Oh, Veron.
24:48How are you spelling that, Tom?
24:49T-H-E-R-E-O-N.
24:52Oh, they're on.
24:53It's absolutely brilliant.
24:55Yep.
24:55They're fair for seven.
24:56Very, very well done.
24:56Well done.
24:57Well done indeed.
24:58Yep.
24:58And in the corner there, Susie and Joe.
25:01Susie?
25:02Well, I was well beaten by Tom on that one.
25:04Just honker and throng for me, sixes.
25:07Very good.
25:07Yes.
25:0881 to 63.
25:10And Susie, our final origins of words.
25:14Well, thank you.
25:15Always with these finals, we always think of the dramatic words in English or the words
25:22that look back to dramatic events.
25:24Champion and campers go back to the fields where soldiers were trained for battle.
25:28And trophy were the pile of weapons gathered from a defeated army set up as a memorial of
25:34victory.
25:35But the ancient Greeks had a hand in all of this as well when it comes to words of drama.
25:40And if you look back to the protagonist, every actor was evaluated according to ability and
25:46then ranked as a protagonist, a deuteragonist and a tritagonist.
25:51And the prefix told exactly what the actor's position was and how important he was.
25:56And it was normally a he.
25:57Protos means first, deuteros means second and tri translates to three.
26:01So the protagonist was the main character in the drama, the all-important character.
26:06And of course, we have two protagonists today because we use it now a little bit more loosely
26:11to mean the characters who play a part in a drama.
26:14But the agonist is interesting because it goes back to a Greek word meaning to lead.
26:19And it was all about leading people into a battle or dramatic situation.
26:24So the agonia were the places where the Greeks would gather to see this mental and spiritual
26:30and very physical battle.
26:32And of course, that's where we get agony from today, going all the way back to the anguish
26:36that was felt during those battles.
26:38Hopefully, neither Tom nor Tracy will feel agony today, but they're certainly protagonists
26:43in our drama.
26:44Fantastic.
26:49That's wonderful.
26:50Wonderful.
26:5181 plays 63.
26:53Tracy, help us with the letters game.
26:55Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
26:57Thank you, Tracy.
26:57N.
26:58And another one.
27:00T.
27:01And another one.
27:02D.
27:03And another one.
27:05R.
27:06A vowel, please.
27:08I.
27:09Another vowel.
27:10U.
27:11Another vowel.
27:15E.
27:19And finish with a consonant, please.
27:21And finish with P.
27:24Stand by.
27:26Stand by.
27:42And finish with a consonant, please.
27:55Tracy.
27:56Eight.
27:57An eight?
27:58Eight as well.
27:59Two eights.
28:00Tom's got an eight.
28:01Tracy.
28:02Routined.
28:03Routined?
28:04Eruption.
28:05An eruption.
28:07Excellent.
28:08Well done.
28:09Excellent eights.
28:09All right.
28:10Yep.
28:10Can you match it, Susie?
28:12One more.
28:13It's an undertip.
28:14Undertip is there for another eight.
28:16Indeed.
28:16And Joe, can you match it?
28:18I've got an eight, yes.
28:20Oh, just a bit of advice, really, to people.
28:23It's very important where you're storing clothes is kept very dry.
28:28Because if it's a bit damp, you tend to get undie rot.
28:34Undie rot.
28:35Indeed, thank you.
28:37Eighty-nine to seventy-one.
28:40Now, final letters came, Tom.
28:43Consonant, please.
28:44Thank you, Tom.
28:45N.
28:45And another.
28:47T.
28:48And another.
28:50R.
28:51And a fourth.
28:52Y.
28:54And a vowel, please.
28:57I.
28:57And another.
28:59A.
29:00And another.
29:02E.
29:03And a consonant.
29:05G.
29:06And a consonant, please.
29:09And the last one.
29:10R.
29:12Countdown.
29:12I.
29:14I.
29:27I.
29:41I.
29:44Yes, Tom. Eight. And eight, Tracy? Eight as well. Tom? Tarrying. Tarrying. Same eight, tarrying as well.
29:53All right. Two tarrying, just show Tom. And over in the corner, tarrying. Tarrying, lovely.
30:00Are we trying another eight to go with that one? Very good. And Jo? I just saw gin and I
30:06kind of got waylaid by it.
30:07Yeah. Slowed you down. Gin. No, a gin trap. Very good. 97 to 79. And now it's time for the
30:17final numbers game in series 72. Tracy?
30:21For the last time, Rachel, could I have one from the top and any other five of your choice, please?
30:26I'm not going to gamble. No. No. OK, one from the top and five little ones and we'll see how
30:31good a strategic decision that was. Thank you, Tracy.
30:33The last numbers game of this final is two, eight, one. Another one. Ten and a larger one hundred. And
30:42the target, 317.
30:44Three, one, seven.
30:46Three, two, one.
30:50Three, one, seven.
31:06Three, two, one.
31:07Three, two, one, seven.
31:14Four, four, five, five, six.
31:15Tracy 317 317 Tom 317 so Tracy 2 plus 1 is 3 2 plus 1 is 3 times 100 300
31:27at the 10
31:28318 318 yep can't get past on that easy and Tom same way same way all right Tom and Tracy
31:38here we
31:39go final round conundrum fingers on buzzers let's reveal it today's countdown conundrum
32:21oh I don't think it is floor lick well I think you're playing with us but I don't think so
32:32so the remaining time goes to Tracy there we go there we go let's see what it is that was
32:41so
32:41difficult to ascertain hope Laurie you were almost there you were almost there well done both of you
32:53well done Tracy you had him you were ahead at one stage and then you tracked him all the way
32:58and
32:58never quite overtook him 89 to where Tom's 107 so Tom takes it but you take this piece of
33:08kryptonite back with you with our warmest regards and our warmest congratulations on getting to the
33:13final yeah very proud of what I've done today now you've done wonderfully you've done wonderfully
33:17but the applause today goes to young Tom Kappelman our champion champion of series 72 big round of
33:32applause okay so Tracy what a brave performance a wonderful performance oh yeah got to the final
33:40and for your pains you get a tablet oh that's an electronic tablet actually all right well done
33:46well done indeed and to you young Tom fantastic performance thank you and Rachel's got lots to
33:53give you absolutely as well as the whole set of dictionaries you get over there you're getting the
33:57top of the range laptop and the prize of the day the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy is all yours so
34:13thank you Joe for seeing us through thank you to my co-presenters Susie and Rachel and we'll see
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