Countdown | Thursday 9th March 2017 | Episode 6536
Transcript
00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:35Now, prick up your ears, have a little pause for thought
00:38and indeed take a lead from all those dog lovers.
00:41We're all heading down to the NEC because Crufts starts today,
00:44the world's biggest dog show.
00:46Apparently there's something like 21,000 applicants from all over the world,
00:5046 countries, in fact, take place,
00:53and it all leads up, I suppose, to the best of breed.
00:58Last year it was a West Highland white terrier
01:01that took the plaudits and took the cup.
01:03I began to think about my dogs.
01:05I want to start when I was a little chap
01:07and I was given a dog when I was about seven
01:10and it was called Patch and it was a little spaniel cross.
01:13And I loved little Patch,
01:15but unfortunately little Patch contracted distemper,
01:18which apparently is a doggy disease, and passed away.
01:21I was so distressed by this
01:23that my parents rushed around to find a replacement for Patch
01:26and unhappily they presented me, through a friend of theirs
01:30who bred these wretched things, a corgi.
01:33I'm eight years old. I don't want a corgi.
01:36Called Ricky.
01:37But my Jasmine, of course, was my precious dog
01:40and was with me for 14 years.
01:42And I had that terrible thought the other day, Rachel,
01:45that when I replace Jasmine, as I will do early this year,
01:49it will live longer than me.
01:51And that's a sobering thought.
01:53Mortality has come to rest within my vision.
01:57What about your favourite dog breed?
01:59LAUGHTER
02:01It's your unique skill to turn any introduction into death.
02:05You're the king of death.
02:07What about your favourite dog breed?
02:10Any dog I love, but especially spaniels.
02:12My grandad had a spaniel when I was growing up called Sammy.
02:15Yeah?
02:16I'm the type of person that walks down the street,
02:18if I see a dog, I'll shout, dog,
02:20and that'll probably be the highlight of my day.
02:22Well, it's the right sort of thing to call it, I suppose.
02:25Now, who's with us?
02:26We have giant killer Neil Popat is back,
02:29a physics student from the University of Leicester,
02:31a Londoner, and has secured your first win yesterday
02:35over somebody who had, in fact, got three wins under his belt already,
02:39so you're a contender.
02:40But let's see, because you appeared and took away his crown,
02:44whether Mike Horrod, who's joining you today,
02:47welcome, Mike.
02:48Thank you.
02:49You came retired from Rosalie, near Bakewell in Derbyshire,
02:54is that right?
02:55Yes.
02:56And now you're chairman of the Bakewell Scout group.
02:58You were a scout as a young chap yourself,
03:00a scout leader too.
03:01Yes.
03:02And here you are now, the Scout movement.
03:04Is it a growing movement?
03:06Is it strong?
03:07It is slowly growing.
03:08It's gone through a bit of a recession about 10, 15 years ago,
03:11but it's slowly coming back again now.
03:13Good.
03:14The values of scouting are still very much with today.
03:17They're valuable values, actually.
03:20Now, let's have a big round of applause for Neil and Mike Horrod.
03:29And over in the corner, Susie, of course.
03:31And let's dance the night away.
03:34He's about to.
03:35He's about to set off on his UK tour.
03:37It's the wonderful dancer that is Pasha Kovalev.
03:40Welcome.
03:41Welcome back.
03:45Now then, what shall we do?
03:46Neil, shall we have a letters round?
03:49Afternoon, Rachel.
03:50Afternoon, Neil.
03:51Could I get a consonant, please?
03:52Thank you. Start today with N.
03:55And another.
03:57S.
03:59And a third.
04:01L.
04:02And a vowel, please.
04:04A.
04:05And another.
04:07E.
04:08And another vowel.
04:11U.
04:13And a consonant, please.
04:15R.
04:16A consonant.
04:19T.
04:21And a final vowel, please.
04:23And a final I.
04:26And here's the Countdown Clock.
04:46CLOCK TICKS
04:58Yes, Neil?
05:00I'll stick with seven.
05:02A seven, Mike?
05:03Seven.
05:04Neil?
05:05Retails.
05:06Now then.
05:07Nature's.
05:08Are we happy?
05:09Yeah, absolutely happy.
05:10Can we match that, I wonder?
05:11Susie, Pasha?
05:12Well, we'll start with urinals.
05:13Yes.
05:14And for seven, we have a toilet.
05:17Santa.
05:18And for eight, we have latrines.
05:22How great.
05:25So, seven apiece, and now it's Mike's letters round.
05:29Mike, can I have a consonant, please?
05:31Thank you, Mike.
05:33G.
05:34And a vowel.
05:36E.
05:37And a consonant.
05:40C.
05:42And a consonant.
05:44S.
05:45And a vowel.
05:47A.
05:49And a consonant.
05:52N.
05:54And a vowel.
05:56U.
05:58And a consonant.
06:00Z.
06:02And a consonant, please.
06:04And lastly, P.
06:06Stand by.
06:08Stand by.
06:10Stand by.
06:12...
06:38Yes, Mike?
06:40A 5. A 5, Neil.
06:42Just a 5 as well.
06:44Mike, paws. Paws.
06:46And pages.
06:48Paws and pages. Can we beat it?
06:50Yes, we have 1 for 6
06:52if you fancy some pecans.
06:54Yep.
06:56Or actually 7.
06:58Uncages. Uncages.
07:00Uncages.
07:02We'll be careful about that.
07:0412 points apiece. And now it's a numbers round
07:06for Neil.
07:08Could I have 1 from the top and 5 small, please?
07:10You can indeed. Thank you, Neil.
07:121 large one.
07:145 little ones. Can't handle my numbers.
07:16And they are...
07:188, 4,
07:2010, 5,
07:226 and the big one, 25.
07:24And the target...
07:26963.
07:28963.
07:38MUSIC PLAYS
08:00Yes, Neil?
08:02962.
08:04And Mike?
08:06970.
08:08So,
08:10Neil?
08:12So, 4 x 10 x 25
08:14is 1,000.
08:164 x 10 x 25, 1,000.
08:185 x 6 is 30.
08:20Yep.
08:22And if you take the 30 and the 8...
08:2438. Yep, 4, 1 away.
08:26So, Rachel,
08:28963.
08:30Leave it with me.
08:32I'll leave that with you. And with Neil standing at 19,
08:34we turn to our first Tea Time teaser,
08:36which is big pronks.
08:38And the clue.
08:40You might see this pronking in South Africa.
08:42You might see this
08:44pronking in South Africa.
08:46MUSIC PLAYS
08:56APPLAUSE
08:58APPLAUSE
09:04Welcome back, welcome back.
09:06I left you with the clue.
09:08You might see this pronking in South Africa.
09:10And the answer is Springbok.
09:12Springbok.
09:14Pronking across the belt.
09:16Now, Rachel, 963?
09:18Yeah, a couple of ways for this.
09:20I was just slow, but if you say
09:2225 x 10
09:24is 250,
09:2628 for 242
09:28times it by 4
09:30for 968
09:32and then you have 5 left over for 963.
09:34APPLAUSE
09:36Well done.
09:40Always on the mark. Brilliant stuff.
09:42So, 19 plays 12.
09:44Neil in the lead and it's Mike's letters game.
09:46Mike? Hi, Rachel. Can I have a consonant, please?
09:48Thank you, Mike. D.
09:50And a
09:52vowel?
09:54O.
09:56And a consonant?
09:58H. I was going for G there.
10:00And a consonant?
10:02L.
10:04And a vowel?
10:06A.
10:08And a consonant?
10:10Y.
10:12And a vowel?
10:14I.
10:16And a consonant?
10:18R.
10:20And a vowel?
10:22Stand by.
10:24CLASSICAL MUSIC
10:52CLASSICAL MUSIC
10:54Yes, Mike?
10:56I'll risk a nine.
10:58Good man.
11:00Neil? Just a six.
11:02And your six? Haled.
11:04Haled. How much of a risk is this, Mike?
11:06Probably, cos I can't spell
11:08very well, but... Oh, holidayer.
11:10Aw. A holidayer?
11:12Yeah, we're trying exactly that.
11:14A vacationer. Yeah.
11:16Sadly, it's not in the dictionary.
11:18It's completely plausible and you probably will find it
11:20certainly in American English, but not there.
11:22That is bad luck. Yeah.
11:24Good shot at it, then.
11:26Now, what can we have, I wonder?
11:28We can have a...
11:30Seven-letter holiday. Holiday, indeed.
11:32Sorry. Now, then.
11:3425 plays. Mike's 12 now,
11:36as we turn to Neil in the lead
11:38at the moment. Now, then, Neil. Could I start
11:40with a consonant, please? Thank you, Neil.
11:42H. And another?
11:44S.
11:46And a vowel, please?
11:48A.
11:50And a consonant?
11:52C.
11:54Another consonant?
11:56T.
11:58A vowel?
12:00E.
12:02Another vowel?
12:04I.
12:06And a consonant?
12:08R.
12:12And a final vowel?
12:14And a final?
12:16O. Stand by.
12:47Yes, Neil?
12:49Just a six.
12:51A six, Mike? Seven.
12:53Neil? Cheats.
12:55Now, then, Mike. Coaster.
12:57A coaster. Yes.
12:59Pasha? We have another seven.
13:01Yes. Ostrich.
13:03And we actually can find
13:05an eight-letter word in there.
13:07Chariots. Very good.
13:09Chariots.
13:11So, 25 to 19,
13:13and it's numbers.
13:15For you, Mike.
13:17Can I have two large and four small, please?
13:19You can indeed, thank you, Mike.
13:21Two large ones, four little ones,
13:23and this time around, the small ones are six,
13:25five, eight,
13:27and another eight, and the big ones,
13:2975 and 100.
13:31And the target? 432.
13:33432.
13:45MUSIC PLAYS
14:06Mike?
14:08436.
14:10436. Neil?
14:12432.
14:15100 times by five.
14:17100 by five.
14:19500.
14:21Take away 75. 425.
14:23Add six. 431.
14:25And eight divided by eight gives you the one.
14:27Lovely. 432. Well done.
14:33So, lengthens your lead, Neil, then.
14:3535 to Mike's 19.
14:37As we turn to Pasha,
14:39and, Pasha, you love travel.
14:41We certainly do. You've travelled a long way in life.
14:44And great food, and often you combine the two.
14:46Oh, yes.
14:48Well, we all love food,
14:50and some of us love travelling,
14:52but I guess in different countries,
14:54you get different treats,
14:56and what's popular in Russia,
14:58let's say,
15:00would be not quite that interesting
15:02in other countries.
15:04Travelling in Japan,
15:06I was trying to find
15:08authentic sushi restaurant.
15:10Couldn't find one.
15:13It was the last day of our tour in Japan,
15:15and I was determined to find something.
15:17Walking around town,
15:19after 10,
15:21close to 11 o'clock at night,
15:23went to some coffee shop,
15:25asking where I can get
15:27some sushi at this time,
15:29and a huge gentleman,
15:31twice taller than me and five times wider,
15:33said,
15:35OK, he spoke a little bit of English,
15:37I'll show you,
15:39so he took me around the corner,
15:41and I cannot see a thing.
15:43I'm like, OK, here we go, I'm done.
15:45And then we walked a few steps,
15:47and suddenly this wall slides open,
15:49bright light comes out,
15:51and it's a little, little coffee shop,
15:53sorry, sushi shop,
15:55size of probably three, four chairs
15:57with a little bar
15:59where the sushi chef cuts stuff,
16:01and he didn't speak a word in English.
16:03I showed him money,
16:05said,
16:08he understood,
16:10and replied the same,
16:12and start cutting sushi for me,
16:14give me different things to try.
16:16I didn't know at all what he was giving me,
16:18and I was having something very chewy,
16:20and I'm like, OK,
16:22that's a nice taste.
16:24What is it?
16:26Ask him with my sign language.
16:28He pointed in the corner.
16:30It was a big puffer fish
16:32hanging up in the corner,
16:34and I thought,
16:37OK, that's how I check
16:39if he's a good cook,
16:41good sushi chef or not,
16:43because obviously it's one of the most poisonous fishes,
16:45and if it's not cut properly,
16:47you're not going to see the breakfast.
16:49No more.
16:51It was quite a journey,
16:53and that's actually in that same sushi shop.
16:55It was the first time
16:57and the last time I tried horse.
16:59He gave me a piece of meat.
17:01It was quite sweet, quite tender.
17:03I was like, yeah, I like it.
17:05What is that?
17:07Thinking he would show me a cow or something like that,
17:09and he said...
17:11I'm like...
17:13A horse is my friend.
17:15OK, well...
17:17I know, it's an emotional thing, isn't it, the horse?
17:19It was a great experience.
17:21Very good.
17:25All right.
17:27Now then, 35-19.
17:29Neil's in the lead.
17:31Neil, you're back. It's your letters round.
17:33One consonant, please. Thank you, Neil.
17:35N
17:37And another.
17:39R
17:41And another consonant.
17:43P
17:45And a vowel.
17:47I
17:49And another.
17:51E
17:53And a consonant.
17:55N
17:57A consonant.
17:59W
18:01And a final vowel.
18:05And a final...
18:07I
18:09Stand by.
18:31MUSIC PLAYS
18:43Well, Neil?
18:45I'll try a seven.
18:47Mike, six.
18:49You're six. Winner.
18:51Winner and Neil.
18:53A pannier.
18:55Yep, very good for the double N.
18:57A pannier.
18:59Yeah.
19:01A pannier either side of your... Bike.
19:03Bike saddle, yeah.
19:05Or a horse, indeed.
19:07Or maybe those are called saddlebags. Possibly.
19:09Never mind. Don't let's argue about it.
19:1142 plays 19.
19:13And now it's Mike. It's your letters round.
19:15A consonant, please. Thank you, Mike.
19:17D
19:19And a... Another consonant.
19:21Q
19:23And a vowel.
19:25U
19:27E
19:29And another vowel.
19:31O
19:33A consonant.
19:35R
19:37A consonant.
19:39D
19:41A consonant.
19:43K
19:45And a vowel.
19:47And to finish, I.
19:49Stand by.
19:51MUSIC PLAYS
19:57MUSIC CONTINUES
20:21Mike, seven.
20:23And Neil?
20:25Your six?
20:27Er, kidder. Mike?
20:29Talked. Talked. Talked.
20:31There's no T in there, I'm afraid.
20:33Oh.
20:35Sorry. Kidder, absolutely fine in the dictionary.
20:37Mm.
20:39And Pasha and Susie?
20:41We have another seven.
20:43Quirked.
20:45Quirked. It's a great one, this.
20:47A quirk. And quirky.
20:49Yeah. To have quirked somebody?
20:51Yeah. As a verb, it means in relation to
20:53a person's mouth or eyebrow,
20:55to move or twist suddenly,
20:57or your lips might quirk in disbelief.
20:59I like that.
21:01Never heard of it in that sense. Have you?
21:03No, I'm going to start using it now.
21:0548 plays 19. And Neil?
21:07Numbers round.
21:09Could I have one from the top again, please?
21:11Thank you, Neil. One large, five little.
21:13Coming up again. And this time,
21:15the small numbers are nine,
21:17five, one,
21:19seven, eight,
21:22315.
21:243-1-5.
21:51Yes, Neil?
21:533-1-5.
21:55And Mike?
21:573-1-5.
21:59Thank you, Neil.
22:0150 minus 5.
22:0350 minus 5, 45.
22:05Times by seven.
22:07Straight there, 315.
22:09And Mike?
22:115 plus 1 times 50 for 300.
22:136 times 50, 300.
22:15And then 7 plus 8 for 15.
22:17Perfect. Well done. Another ten points.
22:19APPLAUSE
22:23So, 58 plays 29.
22:25Mike's on 29.
22:27As we turn to our second tea time teaser,
22:29which is Eric Rates?
22:31And the clue, Eric Rates' job
22:33as the most important thing
22:35in his life.
22:37Eric Rates' job as the most important thing
22:39in his life.
22:49APPLAUSE
22:57Welcome back. I left with the clue,
22:59Eric Rates' job as the most important thing
23:01in his life. Why?
23:03Because he's a careerist.
23:05Careerist.
23:07Now, 58 plays 29.
23:09Neil on 58, and it's Mike's letters game.
23:11Mike?
23:13Can I start with a consonant, please?
23:15You can, thank you, Mike. G.
23:17And another consonant?
23:19N.
23:21And a vowel?
23:23A.
23:25And another vowel?
23:27E.
23:29And a consonant?
23:31B.
23:33And a consonant?
23:35P.
23:37And a vowel?
23:41O.
23:43And another vowel?
23:45S.
23:47And a consonant?
23:49And lastly, M.
23:51Ganga.
23:53MUSIC PLAYS
24:15MUSIC STOPS
24:19Yes, Mike?
24:21Seven.
24:23A seven, Neil?
24:25Seven as well.
24:27Mike?
24:29Beaming.
24:31Beaming and...?
24:33You're both beaming?
24:35Anybody else? Yes.
24:37We're all beaming. I think it's the best word.
24:39Well done. 65 plays 36.
24:41Neil, it's your letters round now.
24:43Thank you, Neil.
24:45D.
24:47And another?
24:49G.
24:51And a third consonant?
24:53S.
24:55And a vowel, please?
24:57U.
24:59Another vowel?
25:01E.
25:03A third vowel?
25:05I.
25:07A consonant, please?
25:09L.
25:11A consonant?
25:13M.
25:15And a final vowel, please?
25:17And a final E.
25:19Stand by.
25:21MUSIC PLAYS
25:41MUSIC STOPS
25:51Neil?
25:53I'll stick with a six.
25:55A six, Mike? Six.
25:57Neil? Guides.
25:59And Mike? Midges.
26:01Any advance on six?
26:03Pasha, Susie?
26:05Well, we have another six misled.
26:07Yes. But we can go for seven,
26:09which is legumes.
26:11Vegetables. Yes.
26:13And that's in the dictionary.
26:15How extraordinary.
26:1771 plays 42.
26:19Susie, we come back to you
26:21for your wonderful origins of words.
26:23Today?
26:25Well, Pasha's sitting next to me,
26:27so I have to talk about some Russian words,
26:29even though I really can't speak Russian.
26:31I know Rachel now can.
26:33But we all know at least one word in Russian,
26:35and that's vodka.
26:37And vodka is Russian for
26:39little water.
26:41But there are some other words as well that we've taken over.
26:43Intelligentsia.
26:45Probably goes all the way back to the Romans, actually.
26:47But it came to us via the Russian
26:49avant-garde.
26:51We have perestroika,
26:53which we all knew certainly at one point
26:55in the political situation.
26:57But many more that are perhaps more familiar.
26:59So, Pasha's going to correct me on the original
27:01Russian spelling or pronunciation here.
27:03So, balaclava, is that right?
27:05Cosmonaut.
27:07There you go.
27:09Intelligentsia.
27:11You're doing very well.
27:13Sable.
27:15Sputnik, etc.
27:17But they're not quite as familiar to us
27:19possibly as French words
27:21and more European words.
27:23But what I loved browsing the Oxford Dictionary blog
27:25is finding
27:27English words that have come into Russian,
27:29because obviously we'll help you if you're a Russian speaker.
27:31Rachel will know some of these.
27:33So, they have chai for tea
27:35and cafe, again, excuse my pronunciation.
27:37But the ones that I particularly liked
27:39were...
27:41Don't ever ask for one chips, apparently,
27:43because that will just give you one crisp.
27:45The plural of chips
27:47Chipsy
27:49and jeans are
27:51Jeansy, which I think are very, very cute.
27:53There you go.
27:55So, many, many English words have crept into Russian,
27:57perhaps more so
27:59now than the Russian words have come over to us.
28:01But the ones that we do have, we value,
28:03especially vodka.
28:05Indeed, well done.
28:07APPLAUSE
28:11So, Neil, 71, and Mike, 42.
28:13And, Mike, you're on again. It's your letters game.
28:15Mike.
28:17Consonant, please.
28:19V
28:21Vowel
28:23A
28:25Vowel
28:27U
28:29T
28:31Consonant
28:33S
28:35Consonant
28:37B
28:39Vowel
28:41O
28:43Vowel
28:45E
28:47And a consonant, please.
28:49And, lastly, S.
28:51Stand by.
28:59MUSIC
29:23Yes, Mike?
29:25Eight.
29:27Just six.
29:29And your six?
29:31Posts.
29:33Posts, Mike.
29:35Outsaves.
29:37Outsave.
29:39It would be nice if you could outsave somebody else.
29:41Autosave, but not outsave, I'm afraid.
29:43Bad luck.
29:45No.
29:47Over in the corner, what news?
29:49Mainly sixes.
29:51Lots of sixes, actually.
29:53And some of them are sabbats.
29:55Thank you.
29:57All right. Sixes galore, and it's 77 to 42.
30:01Neil on 77, and it's Neil's letters round.
30:05Could I start with a consonant, please?
30:07Thank you, Neil. D
30:09And another.
30:11S
30:13And a consonant.
30:15D
30:17And another consonant.
30:19F
30:21And a vowel, please.
30:23A
30:25Another vowel.
30:27E
30:29Another vowel.
30:31I
30:33A consonant.
30:35P
30:37A vowel.
30:39And a final.
30:41E
30:43Stand by.
30:45MUSIC
30:53MUSIC
31:13Well, Neil?
31:15I'll go for a risky seven.
31:17And Mike?
31:19Seven.
31:21And Mike?
31:23Diffused.
31:25Diffused is in... I tried all sorts of puddies,
31:27fuddies, all those.
31:29They're not in, I'm afraid. Sorry about that, Neil.
31:31What can we have, I wonder?
31:33We can have diffused.
31:35That was one of the best words.
31:37Very good.
31:39That's it?
31:41Yes.
31:43All right. 77 to 49.
31:45And it's the final numbers game for Mike.
31:47Can I have three large and three small?
31:49Nice to mix it up, haven't had this selection for a while.
31:51Three large, three little.
31:53And for the final time today, they are
31:556, 8, 5,
31:5725, 50
31:59and 100.
32:01And the target,
32:03975.
32:05975.
32:07MUSIC
32:19MUSIC
32:35Yes, Mike?
32:37975.
32:39975, Neil?
32:41975. Mike?
32:436 minus 5 plus 8.
32:456 minus 5 plus 8 is 9.
32:47100. Yep.
32:4950 plus 25 for 75.
32:51Nice and straightforward.
32:53The round number there.
32:55And Neil? Exactly the same.
32:57There we go.
32:59APPLAUSE
33:01Well done.
33:03So, 87 plays Mike,
33:0559 is for the final round.
33:07So, fingers on buzzers, please.
33:09Mike and Neil, we're rolling
33:11today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:13MUSIC
33:17Neil?
33:19Depending.
33:21Let's see whether you're right.
33:23Depending.
33:25APPLAUSE
33:27Well done.
33:29APPLAUSE
33:31Well done.
33:33It was a bumpy old game, wasn't it, in many ways?
33:35I think, you know, Mike just missed a few.
33:37Risk-taker.
33:39You were a risk-taker.
33:41And Neil had some disappointments, too,
33:43but he came through in the end.
33:45So, a second win, and we say cheerio to Mike.
33:47Back to Derbyshire, near Bakewell,
33:49yeah, with our very best wishes.
33:51Thank you.
33:53And you take this goodie bag and have a safe trip home.
33:55Thank you.
33:57Thank you very much indeed.
33:59And we shall see you again tomorrow, Neil.
34:01See you tomorrow.
34:03Well done. Good win.
34:05And we shall see the corner again.
34:07Pasha and Susie, of course.
34:09See you tomorrow.
34:11See you then.
34:13Well done to all the support dogs, hearing dogs,
34:15seeing dogs out there.
34:17And medical dogs, too.
34:19Exactly. All the good work they do.
34:21Extraordinary, yeah. All right, see you tomorrow?
34:23See you then.
34:25Join us then, same time, same place.
34:27You'll be sure of it. A very good afternoon.
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34:39at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
34:41And as Nick mentioned earlier,
34:43it's the start of Crufts 2017 today.
34:45Join Claire Balding here on 4 at 4.
34:47And later on tonight,
34:49our very British hotel is expecting
34:51some very famous American visitors at 9.
34:53Then at 10, we meet some extremely British Muslims
34:55fighting against prejudice.
34:57Next, though, it's 15 to 1.