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00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio. Now, for those who like their food, there's one tremendous culinary event
00:37taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in London today. It's called Who's Cooking Dinner? And apparently 20 top chefs
00:46all fighting in one kitchen, or should I say cooking in one kitchen, each cook for a table of 10.
00:52Now, the deal is that none of the guests know who will be cooking their dinner until the chefs come
00:59out and they then sort of select which table they're going to cook for, and they're treated to a unique
01:04four-course meal from their celebrity chef.
01:08And the best part of it, the really the best part of it, is that a lot of money is
01:12going to be raised for leukaemia research, which is a really clever, great idea. Fun idea, but it's going to
01:19raise a lot of money down at the Four Seasons.
01:21Talk about food. I'm not terribly adventurous, you know, with food, really. Now, what about you? You're a bit more
01:27adventurous with food, I think.
01:28Oh, I'm a big foodie. I love food.
01:29I saw you with a most odd drink today.
01:33Oh, that's just jasmine tea. That's nothing.
01:35It had this thing growing in it. Just explain to our viewers.
01:38It's just jasmine flowering tea. It's just the flower, and it's dried, and then you put hot water on it,
01:42and then it opens up, and it's... yeah.
01:44I thought it looked extraordinary. It's already crept out of some laboratory somewhere.
01:48Now, who's with us? Paul Crabe is with us, Rachel, an expediter from Aberdeenshire. Finished last week with an impressive
01:55three wins.
01:56Let's see how we get on this Monday afternoon. You're joined by James Hogan, a freelance translator, copy editor, who
02:03translates comics and video games from French and German into English.
02:07So you're a linguist, to begin with, and it says here that you like bouldering in your spare time.
02:13And what is this, bouldering?
02:14It's a bit like traditional rock climbing, but you tend not to go so high, as there are no ropes,
02:18unless you're quite crazy.
02:19Indoor?
02:20Indoor or outdoor.
02:22It's free fall, as it were. I mean, you haven't got harnesses.
02:24No, no, you just have to fall properly.
02:26Well, I'm glad you managed to make it here today.
02:28Just about.
02:28All right, big round of applause then for Paul and James Hogan.
02:37And Susie, of course, over in the corner with Dan Walker,
02:42who's joyful interlude with us finishes today, sadly.
02:46Oh, I can't believe it.
02:47Oh, no. You were with us last week, and today I'm very glad that you came back.
02:51It's been a great pleasure.
02:53More great sporting stories and nonsense today.
02:55A good sport wearing a waistcoat, I see.
02:58Well, I thought, you know, I'd go a bit Ricky from The Voice.
03:01All right.
03:01Great success for him.
03:03Why not?
03:03Well, now then, Paul Crabe from Aberdeenshire.
03:07Take it away. Letters game.
03:08Thank you, Nick.
03:08Hi, Rachel.
03:09Hi, Paul.
03:10Can I have a consonant, please?
03:11You can indeed, thank you.
03:12Start the week with V.
03:14And another.
03:16P.
03:17And another.
03:20R.
03:20And a vowel.
03:22A.
03:23And another.
03:25E.
03:26And another.
03:28I.
03:29And a consonant.
03:31M.
03:32And another.
03:33T.
03:34And a final consonant, please.
03:36And a final S.
03:38Canter.
03:38T.
03:40T.
03:40T.
03:41T.
03:42T.
03:43T.
04:10Well, Paul?
04:11Eight.
04:11Eight, James?
04:12Eight.
04:13Two eights, Paul?
04:14Vampires.
04:16Vampires and?
04:17Primates.
04:18And primates.
04:19Well done.
04:20Good start for you, babe.
04:24Eight points apiece.
04:25Eight points apiece.
04:26Now then, Dan and Susie, what have you cooked up?
04:29Couldn't do better than eight.
04:31Privates as well is in there.
04:32You could have privates and tampers, I suppose.
04:34It's a seven, isn't it?
04:35It's a few, but...
04:37All right.
04:37Well, a start.
04:38Two eights.
04:39Two eights indeed.
04:40And now it's James Hogan.
04:42Letters game.
04:43Thanks, Nick.
04:44Hi, Rachel.
04:45Hi, James.
04:46Could I have a consonant, please?
04:47You can indeed, thank you.
04:48Start with T.
04:49And a vowel.
04:52U.
04:52And a consonant.
04:55R.
04:55And another consonant.
04:58B.
04:59And a vowel.
05:01O.
05:03Another vowel.
05:06E.
05:07A consonant, please.
05:09L.
05:10Another consonant.
05:13T.
05:14And a final vowel, please.
05:18And a final I.
05:21Countdown.
05:22C.
05:53Well James? Seven. A seven, Paul? A seven. Two sevens, James? Trouble. And? Bottler. In Australian and New Zealand English
06:05it means an admirable person or thing, but over here it means a bit of a coward. Yeah, or somebody
06:13who bottles things. Exactly. Yeah. Dan? A few other sevens in there as well, blotter and brittle. Yep. All the
06:21B's and a few T's, but yeah.
06:22Can't do better than seven. Thank you. Well done. Now then, 15 apiece and it's the numbers game. Paul? Can
06:29I have a high toll please? You can indeed. Thank you for one, two, one, two for the first time
06:35this week. And these five small ones are four, eight, six, two and nine. And the big one, 75. And
06:45the target, 962.
06:46962.
06:48962.
06:49962.
06:50962.
07:19Yes, Paul?
07:20nine six one nine six one one away now then James I think nine six two right
07:27okay nine plus four is 13 nine plus four 13 six plus two is eight yep over the
07:37other eight is one is one take from the 75 75 one together 74 yep very well
07:45well done indeed Paul we have to keep an eye on this one hmm very good 25 to your 15
07:57now as we
07:58turn to our first tea time teaser which is nicer jar and the clue it sounds like mr. Springer is
08:05able to hold his liquor it sounds like mr. Springer is able to hold his liquor
08:27welcome back I left with the clue it sounds like mr. Springer is able to hold his liquor
08:33and the answer is jerry can jerry can jerry can very good 25 to 15 James is in the lead
08:42and it's James's
08:43letters game now go James could have a consonant please thank James w and another p a third l and
08:56a fourth
09:00a another vowel please oh and a final consonant please and a final q
09:16thank you
09:49Yes, James?
09:50A six.
09:51A six, Paul?
09:52A six.
09:53Thank you, James.
09:54A couple.
09:55Now then.
09:55Exactly the same.
09:57There we go.
09:58Any more couples over there?
10:01No, we couldn't do better than a six,
10:03but surely you get an extra point for using the cue, James.
10:05I wish.
10:05You should do.
10:06Opaque and plaque.
10:08Well done.
10:08Opaque and plaque.
10:09Very good.
10:10I like that.
10:1131 plays 21.
10:12Ten points in the lead for James Paul.
10:16Have a care.
10:17It's a letters game.
10:18Thanks, Nick.
10:19Can I have a consonant, please?
10:22Thank you, Paul.
10:22S.
10:23And another.
10:26R.
10:27And another.
10:28D.
10:29And a vowel.
10:31A.
10:32And another.
10:34U.
10:35And another.
10:36I.
10:38And another.
10:40A.
10:41And a consonant.
10:43T.
10:44And a vinyl vowel, please.
10:46And a final.
10:47E.
10:48Stand by.
11:21Paul.
11:22A seven.
11:23A seven, James?
11:24A seven.
11:25Paul.
11:26Stared.
11:27Stared and?
11:28Dustier.
11:29And dustier.
11:31So you're spelling stared with the I, Paul.
11:33That's right.
11:34Yeah.
11:36It's not there.
11:37OK.
11:37Slightly surprising, but, yeah, not there.
11:41What have we got?
11:42There is a seven in there.
11:44You could have had astride is in there, but there's also an eight, radiate.
11:48Radiate.
11:49Yeah, very good.
11:50Thank you very much.
11:5138 plays 21.
11:53And, James, numbers game for you.
11:55Cheers.
11:56Can I have one large and five small, please?
11:58You can indeed.
11:58Thank you, James.
11:59One from the top row and five from the other ones.
12:01And for this next game, the numbers are nine, two, five.
12:06Another nine.
12:08One.
12:08And the big one, 25.
12:10And the target, 660.
12:12Six, six, zero.
12:15Six, six, zero.
12:45Yes, James.
12:46Completely lost it on that one, Nick.
12:48How about Paul?
12:49Same here.
12:50You both did?
12:51I think so.
12:52Rachel.
12:54Is it so difficult?
12:55It was there.
12:57If you say 25 times nine is 225.
13:02And then take away the five for 220.
13:05And then two plus one is three.
13:07And times it together.
13:09There you go.
13:09Well done.
13:15Very good.
13:16All right.
13:18Now, 38 plays 21.
13:20Stan's still there.
13:21We turn now to Dan.
13:23And Dan, you're well known, really.
13:26Well, occasionally.
13:27You are well known.
13:28There's no question about it.
13:29But something happened once upon a time when your fame skyrocketed.
13:34For one day only.
13:36One day only.
13:37And it wasn't to do with anyone actually recognising me.
13:40It was my window into the world of the super famous, really.
13:44I was in Brazil for the World Cup in 2014.
13:48And I was following England for part of that tournament.
13:50And I don't know if you remember, they played in Manaus against Italy in their first game.
13:54So it's 32 degrees first thing in the morning, boiling hot.
13:57And we were actually staying in the same hotel as the Italian team.
14:01And the fans had managed to find out where they were staying and what time they were arriving.
14:05So there were 1,000, at least 1,000 fans lining the streets all around the hotel.
14:10Security everywhere holding them back.
14:11And as soon as the door to the bus opened, they started going wild, bonkers.
14:16So I thought, I'll just try and sneak in.
14:18Shades on.
14:19In we go.
14:20And Balotelli was there.
14:21And Pirlo.
14:22And Keely and all these guys, and they're stopping for pictures.
14:25And I think the vast majority of the crowd were just thinking, let's get some pictures.
14:31So I just got dragged in.
14:32People started shoving their babies at me.
14:35I was having selfies and signing things.
14:38And I often think about these poor Italian fans who got back home after the World Cup.
14:42Who's this guy?
14:44Who's this fella?
14:45I don't recognise him.
14:46That was me.
14:47I'm very sorry.
14:49I'm not a member of the Italian team.
14:51And from that sort of height, I remember quite soon after I got back from the World Cup,
14:55I was stopped in the street by some guy where we live in Sheffield.
15:00And he said, excuse me, can I just grab a quick word with you?
15:03And I went, yeah, no problem.
15:05I said, here we go again.
15:06Where's the security?
15:07It's like being in the Italian team again.
15:09And he said, I'm sure I know you from somewhere.
15:11And the smile's on the face.
15:13I'm thinking, here we go.
15:14Did you used to work in Burger King in Birmingham?
15:19Back to earth with a bag.
15:21Absolutely.
15:22Absolutely.
15:25Yeah.
15:27Very important, too.
15:28Very important.
15:29Precisely.
15:30I'm funny, but I reckon your picture's on millions of Italian walls now.
15:34There we are.
15:35All right.
15:3638 to 21.
15:37James is in the lead.
15:38And what should we do?
15:40We're going to Paul.
15:41Paul for a letters game.
15:42Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
15:44Thank you, Paul.
15:45S.
15:46And another.
15:48G.
15:49And another.
15:50N.
15:52And a vowel.
15:54O.
15:55And another.
15:56O.
15:57And another.
15:59E.
16:00And a consonant.
16:02T.
16:03And another.
16:05H.
16:06And a final consonant, please.
16:07And a final W.
16:10Countdown.
16:12We'll be right back from the test.
16:12H themselves.
16:14O.
16:14And a honor.
16:15And a
16:40A final consonant, please.
16:41Well, Paul, only five.
16:43Five, how about James?
16:44Six.
16:46Well done.
16:46Now then, Paul.
16:47Hoots.
16:49Yes, James?
16:50Honest.
16:51Honest.
16:53There we go.
16:54Very good.
16:55Good word.
16:56Yeah, just been six.
16:57Yeah, we were plenty of sixes in there.
16:59Soothe we had as well, and stooge, but you popped in a seven right at the end, didn't you?
17:04Yes, and regular beers will like this one.
17:06This is gen twos, the penguins, with the light patch over the right.
17:10Yes.
17:10Above the I, I should say.
17:12Well done.
17:12Thank you very much.
17:1344 to 21, and we go now to James Hogan.
17:18James, let us go.
17:19Could I have a consonant, please?
17:21Thank you, James.
17:22R.
17:23And another?
17:25S.
17:26A vowel?
17:28O.
17:29Another vowel?
17:31I.
17:32A consonant?
17:34N.
17:36A, another consonant?
17:38D.
17:39A vowel?
17:42U.
17:43Um, another vowel, please.
17:46O.
17:48And a final...
17:51...vowel, please.
17:52And a final...
17:54...E.
17:55And here's the countdown clock.
17:57J.
18:12Aooooo.
18:26A demonstration.
18:27yes James I'll risk an eight yes Paul seven and that seven indoors indoors
18:36now James roundies roundies no roundies there is an adjective meaning of a round
18:46shape as an old poetic word but not round the ie sorry no my bad luck I'd like
18:53that one goes to to Paul then 44 to 28 now it's time Paul but let's stall for a
19:01second and speak to the corner what do we got resound is another seven but we
19:06couldn't find an eight in there either James sorry all right thank you Dan now
19:10where should we go let's go to Paul for a numbers game Paul and can I get three
19:15from the top and three from anywhere else please please hand indeed you mix it up
19:18a lot thank you for three large three small this time and these numbers are
19:22six five three and the big three fifty seventy five and twenty five and the
19:30target eight hundred and ten eight one zero
20:03yes Paul no nothing James eight oh six eight oh six let's hear from you 75 plus 25 is a
20:13hundred one hundred five plus three is eight yeah times together and on the six and six yeah four away
20:22well done but not perfect by any means Rachel help us out here eight one zero I think you might
20:28kick
20:28yourselves because if you say 75 plus six is 81 and then pick your ten five fifty divided
20:36by five times and together
20:37well done thank you
20:43without hesitation thank you Rachel now let's have a tea time teaser second of the
20:48is why it's wire pigs and the clue did mr. Mason where these air pieces did mr.
20:55mason where these hair pieces
21:14welcome back i left you with the clue did mr. mason where these hair pieces and the answer is periwigs
21:26periwigs periwigs periwigs of course there we go 51 plays 28 and it's James's letters game James could have a
21:33consonant please thank you James T and another
21:55and a final consonant please and a final D stand by
22:07and a final consonant please and me
22:36James? A seven. A seven. Paul? A seven as well. Thank you. James? Entails. And Paul? Stained. Stained? Yeah. Entails
22:48and stained. Very good. What about Dan and Susie? I think we've got the first nine of the day. Salinated
22:54is in there. Salinated? Yeah. Yes. As in desalinated? Yes. Yes. Desalinated is to add salt too. Yeah. Indeed. Good
23:02nine. Salinated. 58 to 35 and it's Paul's letters game now. Paul?
23:06Thank you Nick. May I have a consonant please? You may. Thank you Paul. Y. And another? D. And another?
23:17R. And a vowel? U. And another? A. And another? I. And a consonant? S. And another? V. And a
23:31vowel please. And the last one. E. Countdown.
23:36E. Countdown.
23:38E. Countdown.
23:45E. Countdown. E. Countdown. E. Countdown. E. Countdown.
24:16Now what's this risk you're taking here Paul? Advisory?
24:19Mm.
24:21Just debating that very point. It has to be the O-R-Y rather than E-R-Y. I'm afraid
24:25Paul. Sorry.
24:26That's okay.
24:26Worth having a crack at it.
24:28Yeah.
24:29And anything else? Susie?
24:30No, just advisor for seven, but that's little consolation for Paul, really.
24:34Indeed. All right.
24:3664 to 35, and Susie, back under the spotlight because it's your origins of words.
24:43What have you got for us today?
24:45Well, everyone's heard of Aesop's fables, which is pretty amazing, really,
24:49because he had such an impact on the English language,
24:53whether we've taken direct idioms from his stories or just the idea,
24:57the moral of his stories and made them into these pithy sayings and aphorisms.
25:02So I just thought I'd give you a sprinkling of them because, honestly, there are many, many.
25:05But sour grapes is always a nice one to describe somebody who's a bit sulky
25:09and a bit jealous of somebody else's success.
25:12That did originate in one of Aesop's fables in which there's a fox
25:16who spends an incredibly long time trying to reach a bunch of grapes that are very high up.
25:21He can never manage it, and he goes off on a bit of a huff.
25:25And to hide his frustration, he tells himself simply that he didn't really want them anyway
25:29because they would have been sour.
25:32Quality, not quantity, is another good one.
25:34That's associated with a fable called The Lioness and The Vixen.
25:38And in this fable, a mother fox and a lioness are talking to each other
25:43and they're boasting to each other about their young.
25:45And the fox points out to the lioness that she gave birth to a litter of cubs each time,
25:51but the lioness had only one, to which the lioness replied,
25:55but that one is a lion.
25:57Photo-compete, checkmate there.
25:59And finally, there's a great fable called The Mountain in Labour, very short.
26:02And this is probably where Shakespeare drew the idiom Much Ado About Nothing from.
26:09In the tale, a mountain is groaning and it appears ready to burst.
26:13Very dramatically, the earth is quaking, rocks are tumbling down, trees are crashing,
26:18and people are gathering around expecting something amazing to happen,
26:22obviously in fear and awe, but waiting for some dramatic moment.
26:26And finally, at the peak of this activity, the ground opens.
26:30They think this amazing explosion is going to happen,
26:32and out of this mountain, this mound, comes a little mouse,
26:36a tiny little mouse, who then just toddles off.
26:39And for some reason, people are quite disappointed at this outcome.
26:42But the moral was, much outcry, little outcome.
26:46And that, as you say, was probably the route of Much Ado About Nothing.
26:48Very good, very good.
26:55All gone and no dinner.
26:57Yes.
26:57There's another one, isn't it?
26:58All mouth and no fans.
26:59Which sort of slot in there, yeah.
27:01Exactly.
27:01All right, 64 plays, 35.
27:03James in the lead, all right.
27:05And it's James' letters game, penultimate letters game.
27:08James.
27:08Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
27:10Thank you, James.
27:11L.
27:12And another.
27:13And a final U.
27:42Stand by.
28:14Yes, James?
28:14Just a six.
28:15A six, Paul?
28:16A six, eight.
28:18Good man.
28:19James.
28:19Hold.
28:21Now then, Paul.
28:22Unmailed.
28:24Unmailed?
28:25It's in.
28:26Brilliant.
28:26Well done.
28:27Well done.
28:27Not what you think.
28:28Nothing to do with post.
28:29It's a historical term, being not covered or protected by mail or armour.
28:32So, very, very good.
28:33Unmailed.
28:34Good man.
28:40A risk worth taking.
28:41Now then, Paul, you're back on with the letters game.
28:44Last one of the day.
28:45Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
28:47Thank you, Paul.
28:47T.
28:48And another.
28:50G.
28:51And another.
28:53P.
28:54And a vowel.
28:56I.
28:57And another.
28:58O.
29:00And another.
29:01E.
29:02And a consonant, please.
29:05M.
29:05And another.
29:07F.
29:08And a final vowel, please.
29:10And a final.
29:11I.
29:13Stand by.
29:15Stand by.
29:45Paul.
29:46A four.
29:47A four, James?
29:48Just a four, yeah.
29:49Two fours, my word.
29:50Now then.
29:51Poet.
29:52Poet and?
29:54Gimp.
29:55A gimp.
29:56Yes.
29:57A gimp.
29:58Lots of meanings, but the first one given here is twisted silk or cotton with cord running through it.
30:04It's used as upholstery trimming, but yeah, lots of other.
30:07And Dan?
30:08Well, both James and Paul certainly wouldn't want to get this.
30:11Impetigo is there for eight letters.
30:13Oh, that's pretty good.
30:14Well done.
30:16Well done.
30:17Thank you, Dan.
30:19Impetigo, brilliant stuff.
30:2068 plays, 47.
30:22In we lurch to the final numbers game.
30:24James, it's yours.
30:26Shall we go four large?
30:28Why not?
30:29Four large and two little ones for the final numbers game of the day.
30:33And these two little ones are seven and ten.
30:36And then the big four, 75, 100, 25 and 50.
30:42And the target, 802.
30:45802.
30:47We'll be fine.
30:50We'll be fine.
31:16James?
31:18Erm, 800.
31:21800 two away Paul 800 both of you James 75 times 10 75 times 10 750 add the 50
31:32add the 50 800 yep obviously two away there we go and Paul it's 17 to 100 is
31:39700 7 times 100 700 and add on the 50 no 75 and 25 75 and 25 for 800 again
31:48there we go yeah too short though Rachel can you make up the two um no a bit of a
31:55tricky one I got to one away so leave it with me I'll do that indeed and here we
32:00go final round James on 75 well played James Paul 54 you make your match there
32:07we go but we haven't finished that's not the way it's going to end up because we're
32:11going to the final round fingers on buzzers let's reveal today's countdown
32:43conundrum
32:46that is the way it's going to end up we're foxed here we are doomed
32:52who in the audience will have a shot at this conundrum anybody do I see any hands
32:58no hands no hands my word roll this conundrum how tricky can it be
33:07there we go well done well done so bad luck chaps a bad luck Paul you did so well you
33:15had three great
33:16wins but that's countdown somebody rolls in and takes your crown away from you but
33:23you played really well here's your goodie bag you get a teapot and it's back to
33:28Aberdeenshire with you with our very best wishes and thanks for coming Nick well
33:31done indeed and James Hogan good man thank you see you tomorrow
33:35cheers Nick good win well done indeed now and Dan thank you so much for being here today and indeed
33:41last week's great having you thank you for such a woman come back and see us soon again
33:45thank you I will do I will see you tomorrow Susie when you have the wonderful Colin Murray sitting
33:49next to you so we'll have that calling for the rest of the week indeed brilliant stuff
33:54madam what have you done I have done 802 go on you say 100 divided by 50 is 2 add
34:03to 75 for 77 times
34:05that by 10 for 770 and then add the 25 and the 7 well done well done thank you
34:19well done Rachel as ever and we see you all tomorrow same time same place you be sure of it
34:25Colin Murray will be here and so with young James Hogan good afternoon
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