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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:04APPLAUSE
00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown.
00:33Another weekend upon us where I hope you get time to relax,
00:36maybe catch up with a few loved ones.
00:38But regardless of what lies ahead,
00:40we'll try and get you there with a smile on your face.
00:43Hello, Rachel. I start today, I know you love your numbers,
00:46but I start with quite a poignant one, which is 27.
00:49You probably know. Actually, I'm not going to say anything else
00:52because we talk about music quite a bit.
00:54You probably know what I'm talking about.
00:56The 27 Club.
00:57I can't believe it, 11th anniversary of the passing of Amy Winehouse.
01:01Part of this list of...
01:03It's such a tragically long list of artists who passed away at age 27.
01:09And I know that you're a big Amy Winehouse fan.
01:12Yeah, she was incredible.
01:13I remember exactly where I was when we heard the news with my friends.
01:16She was a couple of years older than me, just incredible.
01:19But I saw her documentary, the documentary on her life,
01:22after she'd passed and I went to see it with my mum.
01:24And I think it was a brilliant documentary
01:26and it showed her before she had any troubles
01:28and just how talented and beautiful and incredible she was.
01:31But we went home and it just so happened that day
01:33my mum was doing some genealogy and she had an email in her inbox
01:36with a census from around the turn of the 1900s
01:40and our ancestors who were living in Commercial Street
01:43had a lodger around that period
01:45and the name on the record sheet was Winehouse.
01:48Wow.
01:49And my mum asked a couple of questions
01:51and it turned out that my, I think, great-grandparents
01:54had her great-uncle or something along those lines
01:58as a lodger in their home back in, you know, over 100 years ago.
02:02Wonderful person.
02:03Yep.
02:04Much missed.
02:05Much missed.
02:06The list, of course, Robert Johnson, Brian Jones,
02:09Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain.
02:14Anyway, let me tell you about a girl in Dictionary Corner,
02:17Susie Dent, is back as always.
02:19And to her left, we'll find somebody who smells like reggae, reggae sauce.
02:24Of course, it is Levi Roach.
02:26APPLAUSE
02:29When you talk to us later, has it got anything to do...
02:32When you give us a lovely story, you're wearing a blue Peter Badge.
02:35I am, indeed, and it's one of my proudest things that I collect.
02:39I was so, you know, amazed to actually be invited on the show
02:43that it is one of the proudest things that I can wear,
02:46so I decided to wear it for Countdown today.
02:48Tell us all about it later.
02:49I will do.
02:50I would love for you to do that. OK.
02:52Well, taking the gold medal is our new champion, Neil Lindsay.
02:56Won for the first time yesterday on a crucial Countdown conundrum.
03:00You didn't get it, though.
03:01It was 30 seconds of holding our breath.
03:04What was it like, that first experience? Tell me about it.
03:08Yeah, I mean, it was nerve-wracking,
03:10but specifically in the conundrum,
03:13I was literally just sitting waiting for 30 seconds to tick by
03:16because I didn't have a clue, but as it turned out, nobody here did,
03:20so I don't feel quite so bad about it.
03:22Well, the Celts are taking over today, just how I like it.
03:25Scotsman as champion, and we go to Dublin for our challenger today,
03:29Damian McEvoy. Hello, sir.
03:31Hi, Calum, how are you?
03:32Well, this is great about you because you've had a pint
03:35in every single Irish county,
03:37which means that you have that in common with 99.7% of Irish people.
03:43Really?
03:44But more interesting is you're a polyglot.
03:47I am, that's right, yeah.
03:49I can speak Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian,
03:53and recently took up a bit of Turkish.
03:55OK, hello and welcome to Countdown.
03:58I'm sorry to put you on the spot.
04:00The light will come on the camera, look down the lens, here we go.
04:03Are you ready? Don't worry if you get it wrong, we're all friends.
04:06French.
04:07Mesdames, messieurs, bon après-midi et bienvenue
04:10dans cette édition aujourd'hui de Countdown.
04:14Hey! Wonderful, there you go.
04:16Right, let's get on with the show.
04:18Neil, you're a champion, off we go.
04:20Hi, Rachel. Hi, Neil.
04:21You're going to have a consonant, please.
04:23Thank you. Start today with D.
04:25Vowel.
04:27E.
04:28Consonant.
04:30P.
04:31Consonant.
04:33T.
04:34Vowel.
04:36O.
04:37Consonant.
04:39C.
04:40Vowel.
04:42E.
04:44Consonant.
04:46K.
04:48And another consonant, please.
04:51And a final V.
04:53At home, in the studio, let's play Countdown.
05:13CLOCK TICKS
05:27Damien?
05:28An eight.
05:29And Neil?
05:30Eight also.
05:31Damien?
05:32Pocketed.
05:33Yeah, and Neil?
05:34Also pocketed.
05:35Yeah, we know, we know, we love an easy eight to start the show off.
05:38APPLAUSE
05:40You start, obviously, with a V there, there's no nine.
05:43No, not that we can find anyway.
05:45Damien, first time, you get to say hello to Rachel.
05:48How are you, Rachel? Hi, Damien.
05:50I'll have a consonant to start, please.
05:52Thank you. Start with R.
05:54And another.
05:56L.
05:57And another.
05:59T.
06:00Vowel, please.
06:02U.
06:03And another.
06:04A.
06:06And one more.
06:07I.
06:09Consonant, please.
06:11R.
06:12A vowel.
06:14A.
06:17And a consonant, please.
06:19And lastly, S.
06:2130 seconds.
06:39MUSIC PLAYS
06:52Pens down, Neil.
06:53Risky six.
06:54A risky six. And Damien?
06:56Six as well.
06:57And a six. What have you got, Neil?
06:59Orals.
07:00Orals. And Damien?
07:01Trails.
07:02Well, trails is fine.
07:03We'll check orals, cos you've used the R word, so we have to.
07:07Yeah, only there is an adjective, I'm afraid.
07:09Not there is a noun, so we can't stick the S on.
07:11So sorry about that, Neil. OK.
07:13Anything better, Levi? Yeah, rituals.
07:15Yes, it's becoming a ritual, that word.
07:17It's coming out all the time, Suze.
07:19Yeah, we also had lariats the other day,
07:21the ropes used for lassoing. Yeah.
07:23OK, Neil, let's get some numbers.
07:26Can I have one large and five small, please?
07:28You can indeed. One for the top five.
07:30Little coming up.
07:31And the first numbers of the day, in whatever language you like,
07:34are ten, six... Do it in German.
07:36..seven, two, six, 75, if only I knew German.
07:41The target, 672.
07:43Yeah, ball.
08:05CLOCK TICKS
08:16Time is up. How do you do, Neil?
08:18671.
08:20One away. Big chance for a challenger, Damian?
08:22673.
08:24Oh, one away either way, so we're going to have to do both.
08:27We'll start with Neil.
08:28Seven plus two is nine.
08:30Yeah. Multiplied by 75 is 675.
08:34Ten minus six is four.
08:37And then deduct that.
08:39Yep, one below.
08:40There you go. And one the other way. Let's have it, Damian.
08:43Six divided by six is one.
08:45Yes.
08:46Ten minus one is nine.
08:49975, 675, minus the two, 673.
08:53Yeah, one the other way.
08:54Not sure you were expecting that one. Off you go, Rachel.
08:57Well, another way to get nine.
08:59Seven minus six is one.
09:01Ten minus that one is nine.
09:04Add it to the 75, or 84,
09:07and you have left over another six plus two for eight,
09:10and times them together, 672.
09:12Well done.
09:13APPLAUSE
09:16It's going to be another close show today, but early doors,
09:19so let's take a break, give you your tea time teaser.
09:21Queen Ivor.
09:22When it comes to cooking, it's grapes with everything.
09:25Queen Ivor.
09:26When it comes to cooking, it's grapes with everything.
09:29APPLAUSE
09:44Welcome back. The tea time teaser, Queen Ivor.
09:47When it comes to cooking, it's grapes with everything.
09:50Veronique.
09:52It's from the French, given the name Veronique, so like Veronica.
09:55It's a dish, particularly fish or chicken, served with grapes.
09:58It's kind of that mix of sweet and savoury that some of us hate.
10:02Damien, you knew that, didn't you?
10:04I'd like to say so, but no.
10:06I admire your honesty. Let's get some more letters.
10:09Consonant, please, Rachel.
10:11Thank you, Damien. N.
10:13And another.
10:14G.
10:16And another, please.
10:17R.
10:19Vowel, please.
10:20U.
10:22And another.
10:23I.
10:25And one more.
10:26E.
10:28Consonant, please.
10:30S.
10:31And another.
10:33D.
10:35And another, please.
10:37P.
10:39Looks good.
10:57MUSIC PLAYS
11:11Champ.
11:12Eight.
11:13Damien?
11:14Just go with a six.
11:15Go with a six. What's a six?
11:16Duping.
11:17And let's get the eight.
11:18Perusing.
11:19Perusing.
11:20Excellent.
11:21Very nice.
11:22APPLAUSE
11:24What else have we got in the corner?
11:26I think there might be a nine. You got a nine yesterday.
11:28It's not a nine. I can't beat eight, but I've got a nice word.
11:31It's springed.
11:33As in springer sprunged.
11:35Springed.
11:36Sprunged.
11:37Springed.
11:38Springed toy, for example.
11:40And there's another funny eight in there,
11:42which is Australian slang for underpants,
11:44and that's your grundies.
11:46LAUGHTER
11:48Wonderful.
11:49Right, Neil, you're flying by the seat of your grundies.
11:52Let's get some more letters.
11:54Consonant, please.
11:55T.
11:56Vowel.
11:57O.
11:58Consonant.
12:00N.
12:01Vowel.
12:03A.
12:04Consonant.
12:06D.
12:07Consonant.
12:08W.
12:11Vowel.
12:12E.
12:14Consonant.
12:16L.
12:18And vowel.
12:20And the last one.
12:21A.
12:22OK, eyes die.
12:23MUSIC
12:54Time's up. Damien?
12:55Seven.
12:56And Neil?
12:57Seven.
12:58Both sevens. Damien?
12:59Talent.
13:00Talent. Very good. And Neil?
13:02Talent also.
13:03Claws out over in Dictionary Corner. Levi?
13:05Yeah, couldn't beat seven, but got wetland for seven.
13:08That's nice.
13:09Let's get numbers now. Damien, it's your first time at the numbers.
13:13Let's try six small, please, Rachel.
13:15Do you like the numbers or is this a gamble?
13:17I like my numbers, yeah.
13:19You like your letters, your languages and your numbers.
13:21Very nice. You're in the right place.
13:23The six little ones are six, five, two, nine, eight and four.
13:29And the target, 105.
13:32Numbers up.
13:33MUSIC
13:52MUSIC
14:04Neil?
14:05105.
14:06Yeah, and Damien?
14:07105.
14:08Right, well, as you're comfortable with it, off you go.
14:10Eight plus nine plus four is 21.
14:13Yep.
14:14Times five.
14:15Perfect.
14:16Well done. Beautiful.
14:17A thousand and one ways to do this, Neil.
14:19Definitely.
14:20Six plus four is ten, and eight plus two is ten.
14:24Multiply the two together and add the five.
14:26105. Lovely.
14:28APPLAUSE
14:31Two points in it.
14:3240 pairs, 38.
14:34And it is time, we've been waiting for it,
14:36to find out all about that Blue Peter badge.
14:38Levi Roach.
14:40Thank you so much, Garland.
14:41Yeah, well, you know, for me, working for charities
14:44has always been something that I've been passionate about.
14:46I've been so lucky to work with some of the best ones out there.
14:49And, of course, you can see I've got a few charities
14:52lined on me here, including the Blue Peter badge,
14:55which, you know, I'm very, so, you know,
14:58lucky to be participating in something that I, as a child,
15:02I wanted to be on, and as an adult,
15:04I actually got to play a part.
15:05But one of the most amazing, along with the Prince's Trust
15:08and the Trussell Trust and ACLT and all that kind of stuff,
15:10one of my favourite, you know, things to do
15:13is the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme,
15:15which I'm off to the palace pretty soon.
15:17I actually had my suit made for going to the palace
15:20to present the gold award for the Duke of Edinburgh.
15:23And I can't wait to go when I go in a couple of days' time.
15:26Because one of my fondest memories is, remember,
15:29when the Duke was in attendance at one of the presentations,
15:33and the usher has come over to me and said,
15:35oh, Mr Roots, and as soon as His Majesty comes along,
15:38we'll have him to have a little chat with you.
15:40So I'm there, like, really nervous.
15:42I'm thinking, I'm there worrying and wondering
15:44what the Duke is going to quip, what he's going to say.
15:46Cos, you know, he has this thing about saying something
15:49that most people think that he should have said.
15:51So I'm kind of standing there and waiting for what seems like
15:54hours before he slightly meanders his way around to me.
15:58And for what seems like an hour, you know,
16:00he's come right round to me and he's stood right in front of me
16:03and he's looked me up and down, which I'm thinking,
16:05what is he going to say to me?
16:08So I'm there and he's looked me up and down
16:10and then he looks me and he says,
16:12I thought you'd be fatter.
16:16I wanted to say, Your Majesty, is this the food that I eat?
16:19Is this the Caribbean food where I'm looking like this?
16:22But it was just absolutely brilliant meeting him.
16:24And as I said, been to the Palace many a times, you know,
16:27presented the Gold Awards, and what it is,
16:29is about young people that goes on this Duke of Edinburgh Awards,
16:32they never forget it.
16:34It is something that stays with you throughout your whole life
16:37and you talk about it and you remember it
16:39and it's a bit like your birthday.
16:42You never forget what you've done on that particular day.
16:46So I can't wait to get back to the Palace
16:48and to present another Gold Award.
16:50This time the Duke is not here, obviously.
16:52So it's just really brilliant that I'm still being asked
16:54to present this Gold Award.
16:56So next time I come back, I'll tell you about what happened this time
16:59because I think it's one of the other Royals will be there,
17:02you know, with me to present.
17:04But it's always absolutely fantastic to be able to do that.
17:06And I said, if you're a young people and you're watching this programme
17:09and you've never done the DOE, I think every young people
17:12should do the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.
17:14Pound for pound, a brilliant, brilliant story.
17:16Well done.
17:20Neil, let's get some more letters.
17:22Consonant, please.
17:23Thank you, Neil.
17:24F.
17:25Vowel.
17:27O.
17:28Consonant.
17:30Y.
17:32Consonant.
17:34S.
17:35Vowel.
17:36I.
17:37Consonant.
17:39H.
17:41Vowel.
17:43O.
17:45Consonant.
17:46M.
17:49And a vowel.
17:52Finally, E.
17:53Good luck.
18:04MUSIC PLAYS
18:25Neil?
18:26Very Risky Six.
18:28And Damien?
18:29Six.
18:30Let's have the Risky Six.
18:31Mouche.
18:32Are you spelling it?
18:33M-O-O-S-H-Y.
18:35Damien, you didn't say risky.
18:37Could be, though.
18:38Homies.
18:39Homies.
18:40No, six letters.
18:41H-O-M-I-E-S.
18:42But mouche.
18:43No, you had success with stouche, but not mouche, I'm afraid.
18:46I'm sorry about that.
18:48Anything better, Levi?
18:50No, but he should have done the hand sign for homies, I think.
18:53Some Celtic homeboys here.
18:55We've got the Celtic homies in the house.
18:58There is a strange one as well, Colin.
19:00I'm not sure when any of us are going to use it.
19:02Moosey, if something has got a characteristic of moose
19:06or inhabited by moose.
19:08I've heard of mousey.
19:10You can be mousey.
19:12Levi, I've never heard of looking...
19:14You look a bit moosey today, if you don't mind me saying.
19:17To be fair, I think it usually means that they're a mooseabout.
19:20Yeah, but that's the great thing about language.
19:22We can use it as that.
19:24It's true.
19:25OK, Damien, my homeboy, let's have your letters.
19:28Consonant, please, Rachel.
19:30Thank you, Damien.
19:31R
19:32Vowel.
19:34A
19:35Consonant.
19:37P
19:38Vowel.
19:40E
19:41Consonant, please.
19:43C
19:45Vowel.
19:47O
19:49Consonant, please.
19:51G
19:53Vowel.
19:55E
19:57And a consonant.
19:59Lastly, D.
20:0130 seconds.
20:30MUSIC STOPS
20:33Neil.
20:34Seven.
20:35Damien.
20:36Six.
20:37Oh, we could change the balance of power here, Damien.
20:39Reaped.
20:40Yes, and Neil.
20:42Keepered.
20:43Keepered. Are we all right with those, sirs?
20:45We are indeed. Very good. Lovely.
20:48Anything better, Levi?
20:49Yeah, nothing other than a seven.
20:51Cordage is the best I could do.
20:53It's cod, you're right. Can you have it without an O?
20:55Yes.
20:56Neil Pack and delayed by an O, so let's get some more numbers.
21:00A usual one, like one or five small ones, please.
21:03One large, five small, see if this can turn the tides.
21:06In any way, the five little ones are five, seven, four, two and nine.
21:12And your large one, 50, a target to reach 535.
21:16Numbers up.
21:18MUSIC PLAYS
21:27MUSIC CONTINUES
21:48535. Damien.
21:50534.
21:51One away. Neil.
21:53534, not written down.
21:55OK, Neil, off you go first.
21:579 plus 2...
21:5911.
22:00..multiplied by 50 is 550.
22:02550.
22:04Then I added the 7, the 5 and the 4 to make 16 and deducted it.
22:10Yeah, one away.
22:11And Damien.
22:12Yes, same.
22:13Exactly the same way.
22:15Rachel, over to you.
22:16Well, many ways to do it.
22:18If you wanted to use the 35, you can say 50 times 2 is 100.
22:24Add the 7 for 107 and times that by 5.
22:28Oh, come on. Well done.
22:30APPLAUSE
22:33Shown up again by the legend.
22:35Right, Dan Asleep is your second tea time teaser.
22:38Dan fell asleep by the seafront, having had a long walk here.
22:42Dan Asleep.
22:43Dan fell asleep by the seafront, having had a long walk here.
22:47MUSIC PLAYS
22:55APPLAUSE
23:02Welcome back.
23:03Dan Asleep was the tea time teaser.
23:05Dan fell asleep by the seafront, having had a long walk here,
23:09along the esplanade.
23:11Now, from Dan to Damien, it's your letters.
23:14Consonant, please, Rachel.
23:15Thank you, Damien.
23:16L.
23:17And another.
23:19P.
23:20And another.
23:22R.
23:23Vowel, please.
23:25A.
23:26And another.
23:27U.
23:30And another.
23:31E.
23:33Consonant, please.
23:35S.
23:37And another.
23:38H.
23:41And another one, please.
23:42Lastly, N.
23:44Let's put the needle on it.
23:46MUSIC PLAYS
23:54MUSIC CONTINUES
24:18Damien.
24:19An eight.
24:20Ah, wonderful. Neil?
24:22Big change here, Neil.
24:24Sheep.
24:25And the eight?
24:26Shrapnel.
24:27Oh!
24:28Well done.
24:29Pick it out.
24:30Pick it out.
24:31APPLAUSE
24:34Levi, you can't better that.
24:36Absolutely not. I applaud shrapnel.
24:38It's really good.
24:39Very good indeed.
24:41Wow, seesaw battle, Neil, your letters.
24:44Consonant, please.
24:45Thank you, Neil.
24:46T.
24:47Vowel.
24:48E.
24:49Consonant.
24:50Consonant.
24:52G.
24:53Vowel.
24:55A.
24:56Consonant.
24:57S.
24:59Consonant.
25:01F.
25:02Vowel.
25:04U.
25:06Consonant.
25:07R.
25:10And another vowel, please.
25:12And the last one.
25:14A.
25:1630 seconds.
25:17MUSIC PLAYS
25:21MUSIC CONTINUES
25:46Damien.
25:47Six.
25:48And Neil?
25:49Just a five.
25:50Neil, let's have it.
25:51Safer.
25:52And Damien?
25:53Faster.
25:54Faster.
25:56Six points guaranteed.
25:58Very cagey round, but, Levi, you feel the pressure at this stage?
26:01Well, yeah, there's a really cool word in there
26:03that really resonates with me personally,
26:06but it's only a five, but it's rasta,
26:08which I had to dig that one out there.
26:10Rasta.
26:11Susie, any better?
26:12A couple of sixes, argues and stagia,
26:15but we couldn't get beyond that.
26:16There you go.
26:17Wow, we have more than a ten-point gap now,
26:19with our challenger, Damien, 11 points in the lead,
26:22but we will take five and cross over to Dictionary Corner
26:25for an Origins of Words.
26:28It's actually an Origins of Nursery Rhymes today.
26:30Yes.
26:31Because it's one of my favourite subjects,
26:33and I was dipping again into a lovely book by Albert Jack,
26:36where he explores the brilliant stories behind nursery rhymes.
26:39And I should just say at the beginning,
26:41there are so many theories as to where our nursery rhymes come from,
26:44they can be slotted in, usually, to any particular period in history.
26:48But I'm going to give you one of the lovely stories,
26:50and that's attached to Sing a Song of Sixpence.
26:53A pocketful of rye, four and twenty blackbirds baked in the pie.
26:56When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing.
26:59Oh, wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?
27:02The king was in his counting house counting out his money.
27:04The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey.
27:06The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes
27:09when down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose.
27:13OK, so first of all, just in literal terms,
27:16songbirds were once eaten as a delicacy.
27:18They still are, unfortunately, I think, in France still.
27:21But you can see how food in days gone by
27:25could have inspired this particular rhyme.
27:28And royal meals, particularly incredibly lavish,
27:31and much as you might have Marilyn Monroe coming out of a birthday cake,
27:34the sort of surprise, albeit a cruel one,
27:37of songbirds bursting through the crust of a pie
27:40would have made quite an impact.
27:42But Albert Jack and others think there's more going on here.
27:45And according to one theory, the king here was Henry VIII,
27:49and the queen was Catherine of Aragon, his first wife,
27:52and the maid was Anne Boleyn, his mistress and his wife-to-be.
27:56And this was at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries,
28:00and it was crucial, it is said, to transport sensitive documents
28:04in as clandestine ways as possible,
28:07that they were sometimes, it is said, concealed even in pies.
28:11And also these would be deeds to properties, valuable properties,
28:14formerly owned by the church,
28:16that the king was then sort of being gifted, if you like.
28:19And often they were gifted by black-clad churchmen,
28:22so they could be the blackbirds looking for a place in the government.
28:26But they also would find ways, because they weren't particularly safe allies,
28:30to betray their superiors in return for financial reward.
28:34And Anne Boleyn found that out to her cost.
28:37So once she gave birth to a daughter, as we know, rather than a son,
28:40they were ranged against her.
28:42So the idea is that eventually she was beheaded in 1536,
28:46so that may have been the blackbird that pecked off her nose.
28:49Brilliant.
28:52Right, let's get back to it.
28:54A little bit of work to do for a champion nailed,
28:57but, Damian, not over the line yet. Let's have some more letters.
29:00Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Damian.
29:02T. And another.
29:05M. And another.
29:08S. Vowel, please.
29:11I. And another.
29:14O. And one more.
29:16E.
29:19Consonant, please. G.
29:22And another.
29:24S. And a vowel.
29:27Lastly, U.
29:29Let's go.
29:38MUSIC PLAYS
30:00See what happens here, Neil?
30:02Five. Five. And Damian?
30:04An eight. An eight. The five, Neil?
30:07Muses. Yeah, and Damian, an eight.
30:10Mousiest. Oh, it's in the dictionary, very well done.
30:17Levi, it's a wonderful time to get an eight.
30:19No, not for me, thank you.
30:21Eight would be great, he's a great one, I can't beat that.
30:23Yeah, OK, brilliant. Mousiest, sees Damian take a 19-point lead.
30:29But, Neil, at least you're in charge of these letters,
30:31so you never know. OK, consonant, please.
30:34Thank you, Neil. M.
30:36Vowel.
30:38O. Vowel.
30:40I. Consonant.
30:43Q. Consonant.
30:46S. Consonant.
30:49T. Vowel.
30:52A.
30:54Consonant.
30:56R.
30:58And a vowel.
31:01A final A.
31:04Last letters.
31:35Damian? Six.
31:37And Neil? Five again.
31:39What's the five, Mr Lindsay? Moist.
31:41OK, and what's the six?
31:43Tiaras. Tiaras, excellent, well done.
31:46Fantastic.
31:49Wonderful stuff.
31:50OK, Damian, in control of the game and in control of the numbers.
31:54Let's try six small, Rachel, please.
31:56Six small for some Friday afternoon fun.
31:59Send us off into the weekend.
32:01And they are...
32:09And the target this time, 351.
32:12Better show ball in from Damian, let's do it.
32:32CLOCK TICKS
32:45351.
32:47Neil? 350.
32:49Damian? 351.
32:51There you go, bang on, let's have it.
32:536 x 4 x 3 is 72.
32:556 x 4 x 3, 72.
32:575 x 5 is 360.
32:59Yep.
33:00Minus the 9, 351.
33:01Nicely done, well done.
33:06OK, 89 plays 54.
33:08Not crucial, but Neil, always good to go out with the conundrum,
33:11so best of luck to you.
33:13I shouldn't be biased, but I'm rooting for you here.
33:15Finger on the buzzer.
33:16Bad luck, Damian.
33:17Let's reveal today's conundrum.
33:26Damian's buzz for 99.
33:28Outwitted.
33:29Oh, well, it's perfect, isn't it, after the game today?
33:33Let's have a look.
33:39Neil, it's just been brilliant to have you here.
33:41Thank you so much.
33:42Thank you, it's been a pleasure, it's been brilliant, thank you.
33:44But in any language, we have a new champion.
33:47Well done to you, great performance.
33:49Dictionary Corner, thank you so much.
33:51Levi, more badges on Monday?
33:53Yeah, I've got more stories and maybe a little bit of singing.
33:56Who knows?
33:57At least he's coming back, because, Rachel,
34:00seven shows we've had together, six champions.
34:04Mm-hm.
34:05Oh, I think it's Colin, the curse of Colin.
34:08Why do champions share?
34:09I don't think it's a curse.
34:10Well, I mean, if you were sitting in the challenging chair,
34:12you're a lucky penny, but...
34:13Yeah.
34:14Maybe, maybe we'll never have an OctoChamp again.
34:16Seems a long way away.
34:18Damian, seven wins away, but 99 in his debut,
34:22maybe he's going to crack the big eight.
34:24We'll find out when we return on Monday.
34:26Susie, Rachel and I will be here.
34:28You can count on us.
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34:54That starts noon next Friday at 9.
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