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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:04APPLAUSE
00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to another week of Countdown.
00:35And hopefully we provide that afternoon escapism
00:38from whatever worries or woes life brings,
00:41whether it's at school, at work, whatever it is.
00:44It's very important and we're definitely your afternoon family.
00:47Rachel, my spirit's always sore. I want to see you on a Monday.
00:51Oh, I thought sore as in aching, sore as in high. That's nice.
00:55Listen, today's World Mental Health Day.
00:58What is your relationship with mental health and understanding it?
01:02Well, I had CBT for the first time when I was doing Strictly
01:05because I got kind of nervous when I was on the floor.
01:08And within six hours of talking to a guy,
01:11he taught me to retrain my brain, taught me that I was a perfectionist
01:14and changed the way I thought, and I kind of use that in life now.
01:17So I really like it. I'm a big advocate for talking about stuff
01:20and how you can change things.
01:22You've nailed it. It's talking about stuff.
01:24Because, Rachel, I always say physical health,
01:27I'm your earache, to be honest.
01:29But if you get an earache or an ingrown toenail, you see to it, right?
01:32With mental health, we tend to view it that if it's not death's door,
01:36if it's not emergency, let's not talk about it.
01:39And that's what we have to change.
01:41We have to deal with mental health like we deal with physical health.
01:44You've got a little problem, there's always someone there,
01:47friends, family, and if you're alone, loads of numbers online you can look up.
01:50I'm big into talking about this as many times as we can.
01:53So World Mental Health Day. So to your good mental health.
01:56And to yours.
01:57Brilliant.
01:58In Dictionary Corner, someone who's been there for me
02:00at the other end of the phone many, many times,
02:02I'm not embarrassed to say, is Susie Dent.
02:04And how can we not be happy today?
02:06I've never known a buzz amongst a Countdown crew like this
02:10for a Dictionary Corner guest.
02:12He's the actor, he's the comedian, he's the author.
02:15Arlo Hanlon's here!
02:17APPLAUSE
02:20Shall we just cancel the show and talk to Arlo for the next 45 minutes?
02:23We'll get to you. Thanks for being here.
02:26Lovely. Let's welcome back our champion, James Bradley.
02:29Just mere babby, one win under the belt and nothing else.
02:3390 points for your first victory.
02:36We hope we keep you a long time.
02:38It's really good to have you here.
02:40Amit Vidhira is your challenger today. Hi, mate.
02:42Hi.
02:43Now, one thing I never do is tell me about your job.
02:45It's one of my least favourite things about quiz shows and game shows,
02:48to be honest, but yours is genuinely really interesting.
02:51Tell me about it.
02:52Well, I've started off my own business called Team B Sport.
02:56We go into primary schools and deliver sports education,
03:00PE lessons, gymnastics, football, across the whole curriculum.
03:04I've been doing it for around five years.
03:06I've got a team of around ten coaches.
03:08And, yeah, I really enjoy it.
03:10I still teach a lot myself.
03:12I really enjoy working with young children. It's rewarding.
03:16And you've got your own young'un. Yeah, two.
03:18Two? Yeah.
03:20And this is great, cos, you know, when you do Countdown At Home,
03:23do you just look at it on the screen, do you write it down?
03:26How do you do it at home?
03:28I use my two-year-old's Etch A Sketch.
03:30LAUGHTER
03:32Cos it's handy, I don't want to waste paper.
03:34What's the kid's name? Sienna.
03:36Right, so Sienna's like this in the corner,
03:38give me my Etch A Sketch back, what are you doing?
03:40She's trying to get it back, yeah, no chance.
03:42Listen, Amit, this show's just child's play.
03:44Good luck to both of you today.
03:46APPLAUSE
03:49Good afternoon, Rachel. Start with a consonant, please.
03:52Thank you, James. Start this week with P.
03:55And another.
03:57R. And a third.
04:00M. Vowel.
04:03E. Vowel.
04:05O. Vowel.
04:07E. Consonant, please.
04:10S. Consonant.
04:13N. And a consonant.
04:16And lastly, F.
04:18At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:20MUSIC PLAYS
04:47MUSIC STOPS
04:51James? Just five.
04:53And Amit? Same, five.
04:55Five. What's your five, Amit? Prone.
04:57Yes, very good. And James? Prose.
04:59OK, really difficult first game.
05:01Arlo, how did you get on? Yeah, I just got five.
05:03I had more A's.
05:05Yes. Yeah.
05:07Yvonne, wow me, Susie?
05:09Well, there wasn't too much of a wow factor in that one.
05:12There was a seven, though, with four men.
05:14OK, off to a flying start in Dictionary Corner.
05:16You get no points for that.
05:18And for the first time, Amit, you get to say hello to Rachel.
05:20Hi, Rachel. Hi, Amit. Consonant, please.
05:22Thank you. Start with G.
05:24And another.
05:26S. And another.
05:29H. Vowel, please.
05:31U. And another.
05:34A. And another.
05:36I. Consonant.
05:39D. Consonant.
05:42T.
05:44And a final consonant, please.
05:46And a final C.
05:4930 seconds.
06:12WHISTLE BLOWS
06:20Pens down. Amit? Six.
06:22And James? Just four.
06:24Just the four. James, bit of a mind-blind care.
06:27What's the four? Hugs.
06:29Hugs. You need one after that.
06:31Amit? Caught.
06:33Yes, as in she caught the ball. Caught the ball.
06:35Yeah, that is actually really good to spot a six out of this one,
06:38because it was not easy, I have to say.
06:40I didn't spot caught, but I did sense everybody else had got caught.
06:45So I couldn't think beyond caught.
06:47Exactly. Difficult round. Difficult round. There you go.
06:5011 to Amit, five to James.
06:53It's our first numbers of the day.
06:55James, you're going to pick them.
06:57I'm going to get one large and five small, please.
06:59One large and five little.
07:01First one of the week coming up.
07:03And they are...
07:05..ten, one, one, four, nine, and the large one, 25.
07:11And the target, 903.
07:14903, numbers up.
07:35MUSIC PLAYS
07:46Target's 903. Amit?
07:48902. 902. And James?
07:51902, not fully written down. OK, James, you go first.
07:5425 x 4. 25 x 4, 100.
07:57Times by nine. 900.
08:00And then add the two ones. Two ones, yeah.
08:02Absolutely. Same way, Amit?
08:04The same way, yeah.
08:05I think that's how we all got the 902.
08:07But how do we do one better?
08:09Well, you say 25 x 9 is 225.
08:14And then add 1 for 226 before you times that by 4 for 904.
08:19And then you can take the other one away.
08:21903.
08:25Sensing a close game today.
08:27Let's do a tea time teaser, get you into first break.
08:30Grab's ear. Grab's ear.
08:32Grab's someone's ear and gives them lots of abuse.
08:35Grab's someone's ear and gives them lots of abuse.
08:52Welcome back. Grab's ear becomes barrages.
08:54Grab's someone's ear and gives them lots of abuse.
08:57None of that around these parts.
08:59Let's start for the challenger, Amit, and you're picking the letters.
09:03Consonant, please. Thank you, Amit.
09:05N. Another.
09:08T. And another.
09:11D. And another.
09:14S. Vowel.
09:16A. And another.
09:18U. And another.
09:21I.
09:23And another.
09:25E. And a final consonant, please.
09:28Promising. A final N.
09:30Thanks, Rachel.
09:59Big one. James.
10:01Just a six. Oh, and Amit?
10:03Seven. The seven, the six.
10:05United. Yes.
10:07Oh, we don't want that word in the show.
10:09And Amit? Detains.
10:11And detains. There you go. Very nice.
10:14Right, let's see. Ardal, would you have picked the points up?
10:17I got sainted. Oh, beautiful.
10:19As in holy, like myself.
10:22Perfect word for you to get.
10:25Susie?
10:27Well, we should be wearing a halo, perhaps, over here,
10:30because there is a nine that we eked out at the last minute.
10:34Inundates. Yes.
10:36APPLAUSE
10:39You'll be picking yourselves, not getting up,
10:41but Amit increases his lead as the challenger.
10:44Work for you to do, young James Bradley.
10:46Let's get some more letters.
10:48Consonant, please. Thank you, James.
10:50S. And another.
10:53L. And another.
10:55R. And a vowel.
10:58A. Vowel, please.
11:00O. And another.
11:02E. Consonant.
11:05T. Vowel.
11:08A.
11:10And a consonant.
11:12And, lastly, B.
11:14Good luck.
11:25ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS
11:46All right, champ, how did you do?
11:48Just six again. Six there, and Amit?
11:50Same six. Well, you don't know it's the same six,
11:53unless you were cheating.
11:55So, oh, dear, Sturgeon Company joking.
11:57Amit, what did you get? Lasted.
11:59Lasted. And James? Trained.
12:01I'm glad they were different. We avoided controversy.
12:03Sixes, let's head over.
12:05Well, I mean, I got a six, but I got a better five.
12:07Yeah. I got ardle. Yeah.
12:11And I got orates, or orated.
12:14Beautiful. Anything from you, Suze?
12:17Well, where would we be without leotards?
12:20They are there for eight.
12:22And with leotards always go load star,
12:25which is the star that sailors use to navigate.
12:27Wonderful stuff. Great. If you got that at home,
12:29let's get some more numbers. Your first time picking them, Amit?
12:32Can I have two large and four small, please?
12:34You can, indeed. Two large, four little coming up for you.
12:37And the second numbers game of the day is...
12:39Eight is five, two, six, four,
12:43and the large ones 75 and 50.
12:46And the target to reach, 104.
12:49Ace, 104, numbers up.
13:10CLOCK TICKS
13:21Time's up, James. 104.
13:23Amit? 104.
13:25Right, James? 50 x 2.
13:27100. I thought you might say that.
13:29Amit? Same. Same way.
13:31It's as easy a number round as you can get.
13:33I just want to check this, I mean this with all respect.
13:35Ardle said he's the worst at numbers,
13:37and watches Countdown.
13:39You got 104, though, right?
13:41No!
13:43Because I've seen you like this,
13:45the clock was counting down, you were like this.
13:47Hang on, hang on. How do you do it?
13:49Hang on, I got 103, but I was delighted.
13:51LAUGHTER
13:53I love that. Well, listen, lucky you know how to write.
13:55Lucky you're good with words.
13:57And I'd like to do that.
13:59You've such a long and storied career.
14:01But, my goodness me, it took you a long time
14:03to get your second novel out, didn't it?
14:05Yeah, I mean, you know,
14:07I wasn't in any rush.
14:09It took me
14:11probably 24 years
14:13to get around to the second novel.
14:15So I'm not
14:17exactly prolific, I'm quite
14:19happy to admit that. But I think it's worth
14:21the wait. Some of the greatest authors
14:23ever published one, two,
14:25three books. I had other fish
14:27to fry as well. I think I once called you the
14:29Jane Austen of modern day writing.
14:31Yeah, I've heard that.
14:33So tell us all about the Brouhaha
14:35you're causing with this book.
14:37Yeah, so it's called Brouhaha.
14:39I suppose it's a mystery novel. It is about
14:41the disappearance of somebody and the attempts
14:43to find this person. But I guess it's set
14:45in the border region of Ireland.
14:47So it has a sort of a
14:49social and political dimension to it.
14:51Set during a fairly volatile
14:53time in recent Irish history.
14:55But it's quite funny. It's a sort of
14:57a funny existentialist
14:59novel, in a nutshell.
15:01If you like that sort of thing.
15:03And I can see Susie's brain straight away
15:05saying origins of words at
15:07some stage. Brouhaha.
15:09I love Brouhaha, such a good word.
15:11It's like commotion, kerfuffle.
15:13Rumpus.
15:15Apparently it's an old Hebrew
15:17word originally, but it
15:19sort of travelled down through France.
15:21It was a French word, quite a light hearted word.
15:25You know, I kind of use it
15:27because I love the word anyway, Brouhaha.
15:29But it's typical of
15:31the understatement used in
15:33My Neck of the Woods, you know. So my
15:35novel is sort of all about tone
15:37and deadpan humour.
15:39Very dark humour. And Brouhaha would be sort of
15:41an understatement for the type of
15:43commotion that is
15:45happening in this novel.
15:47I mean this in a nice way.
15:49But I'm just going to say it with respect.
15:51Stay in your lane, Arlo Hanlam. When it comes to
15:53origins of words, that's Susie's job.
15:55She's not talking about death and paradise.
15:57We can talk about origins of words.
15:59Just before we go, I have a quick question for you.
16:01I'm sure the viewers
16:03are wondering, why are you and Rachel
16:05wearing matching clothes?
16:07It happens.
16:09Something you discussed over the weekend.
16:11Exactly that. You find the more you live with someone,
16:13the more your wardrobes
16:15tend to match. And that's just what it is, you know.
16:17His dress used to be the same as this,
16:19but he shrunk it.
16:21Well Arlo, I've read the book.
16:23We had a long interview about it.
16:25It's well worth anybody's time. I love it.
16:27Great to bring it to life. Thank you.
16:31Let's get back to this game.
16:33I think it's going to go all the way. We'll find out.
16:35James, you're better catching up to do though.
16:37Let's get some more letters.
16:39Thank you, James.
16:41And another.
16:43And another.
16:47Vowel.
16:49And a vowel.
16:51Vowel, please.
16:53Consonant.
16:55D.
16:57Consonant.
16:59L.
17:01And a consonant, please.
17:03And lastly, D.
17:05Start the clock.
17:23MUSIC PLAYS
17:33James.
17:35Just a six.
17:37Amit.
17:39James.
17:41Amit.
17:43Located.
17:45Those little moments on 29 seconds.
17:47Amit's part of it for the seven.
17:49Susie, all good?
17:51Good word. Susie, any other good words in there?
17:53Well, there is a lovely word.
17:55There's toddle and coddle, which are very sweet,
17:57but there's also another seven, twoddle.
17:59Twoddle, as in you're talking.
18:01You don't have to say it with such conviction
18:03when you look over this direction.
18:05Let's get some more letters now.
18:07And it's you, Amit.
18:09Consonant, please.
18:11M.
18:13J.
18:15And another.
18:17S.
18:19Vowel.
18:21U.
18:23Vowel.
18:25I.
18:27And another.
18:29E.
18:31Consonant.
18:33Y.
18:35And a final consonant, please.
18:37A final G.
18:39Half a minute.
18:41MUSIC PLAYS
18:49MUSIC CONTINUES
19:09James.
19:11Six, not written down.
19:13And Amit.
19:15Five.
19:17Amit, the five.
19:19Guess.
19:21No, just tell me.
19:23Dad jokes.
19:25We'll talk about that later in the week, by the way.
19:27What have you got over there, Arnold?
19:29I had misuse and guises.
19:31Guises, misuse.
19:33Anything better?
19:35I wish I could, but I can't, I'm afraid.
19:37Let's switch to numbers now.
19:39And, James, it's back on you.
19:41One large and five small, please.
19:43You're not risking anything.
19:45Five little.
19:47Let's see what happens this round.
19:49The numbers are one, five, two,
19:51another two, four,
19:53and the big one's 75.
19:55And the target, 871.
19:57It's 71. Numbers up.
19:59MUSIC PLAYS
20:15MUSIC CONTINUES
20:29871, James.
20:31872, not fully written down.
20:33OK, and Amit. 871.
20:35Go for it, Amit.
20:37Two plus one. Two plus one, three.
20:39Times the four.
20:4112.
20:43Times the five minus the two.
20:4573.
20:47Times the 12.
20:49Is 876.
20:51And then minus the five.
20:53Perfect, well done. 871.
20:55APPLAUSE
20:57Big round-up mountain decline for a champion, James.
20:59Six rounds left when we come back.
21:01Here's your second tea time teaser.
21:03Pricey gas.
21:05Very topical. Pricey gas.
21:07Gas prices are so high, we'll all soon need to be this.
21:09Gas prices are so high, we'll all soon need to be this.
21:13APPLAUSE
21:27Welcome back. Huge pat on the back if you got that.
21:29I can already pronounce it.
21:31Pricey gas. Gas prices are so high,
21:33we'll all soon need to be this.
21:35Spagyric. Spagyric, apparently.
21:37Yes, a very old literary term,
21:39meaning an alchemist,
21:41something we all might need to be
21:43if we want to magically process heat.
21:45The heat is on our champion, James Bradley.
21:47He's 24 points behind.
21:49You can easily claw that back, though,
21:51but, Amit, your letters.
21:53Consonant, please. Thank you, Amit.
21:55L. And another.
21:57T.
21:59And another.
22:01B.
22:03And another.
22:05N. Vowel, please.
22:07O. And another.
22:09I. And another.
22:11E.
22:13And another.
22:15U.
22:17And a final consonant.
22:19Final R.
22:21Here we go.
22:39MUSIC PLAYS
22:53Pens down, please. Amit.
22:55Six. And James.
22:57Just five. The five, James. What is it?
22:59Brine. Amit.
23:01Boiler. Good old-fashioned, straightforward word.
23:04Ties in the gas as well, as we had earlier.
23:06Ardal, how do you get on?
23:08Well, as part of the Greater Brains Trust,
23:12we collectively came up with Outliner,
23:16an eight-letter word, believe it or not.
23:18APPLAUSE
23:20And there's also Trouble.
23:22Seven letters, I believe.
23:24Very good. If you got that at home, 30 points.
23:26Now the difference.
23:28But, James, let's see what you do with these letters.
23:30Consonant, please. Thank you, James.
23:32T. And another.
23:34And another.
23:36Q. And another.
23:38W.
23:40Vowel.
23:42A. Vowel.
23:44E.
23:46Consonant.
23:48N. Vowel.
23:50O.
23:52Consonant.
23:54S.
23:56And consonant.
23:58And lastly, K.
24:00Countdown.
24:02MUSIC CONTINUES
24:04MUSIC CONTINUES
24:06MUSIC CONTINUES
24:31Amit. Six.
24:33And James. Six.
24:35Amit, you had a little look in your eye.
24:37Tokens. Tokens, right. And James.
24:39Yeah, same word.
24:41Anything else? Awoken.
24:43For another six, but that was our best.
24:45And swank. Swank.
24:47Swank's a nice word to have in there.
24:49Right, still 30 points the difference.
24:51Four rounds to go.
24:53It can still all change,
24:55but we'll make you wait a little bit longer
24:57as we head over to Ardal O'Hanlon for Origins Of Words.
24:59Sorry, Susie Dent for Origins Of Words.
25:01Well, I'm going to link into something
25:03that Ardal was talking about earlier,
25:05the word brouhaha, because I just want to show you
25:07the magnificence of the Oxford English Dictionary,
25:09because within it is a thesaurus,
25:11so you can look up any word
25:13and see all the synonyms for it
25:15that have been recorded through the ages.
25:17So I've taken brouhaha,
25:19and there are some wonderful ones in here.
25:21There's a rippet from the 16th century,
25:23a hubbleshow, a hubbleshubble,
25:25a hurdygurdy,
25:27I don't know this one, also 16th century,
25:29a rattle, a rumpus,
25:31a re-roar, a bobbery,
25:33a stramash,
25:35hell's delight, pandemonium,
25:37bobs are dying,
25:39that's a strange one from the 19th century,
25:41and brouhaha is in there,
25:43and possibly one of my favourites,
25:45which is a foo-for-roar.
25:47I love that one too, but anyway.
25:49It's been a joy just flicking through those,
25:51because there is nothing better
25:53than a real commotion.
25:55Stramash.
25:57Stramash is great.
25:59Brouhaha and ballyhoo.
26:01Re-roar, I think,
26:03is an Irish word,
26:05but also I believe hubbub,
26:07which is another
26:09euphemism,
26:11comes from an old battle cry
26:13in Ireland.
26:15Abu, Abu, hubbub, hubbub, hubbub.
26:17Often hunting cries as well.
26:19What about kerfuffle?
26:21A kerfuffle is a brouhaha.
26:23I don't want a kerfuffle in this studio at any stage.
26:25No, but it's bound to happen.
26:27It's you here.
26:29Yeah, well, kerfuffle
26:31is frequently voted one of Britain's
26:33favourite words, alongside discombobulate
26:35kerfuffle, because it is just brilliant.
26:37It's Scots, as you might guess, and they think it comes
26:39from the Scottish Gaelic car, meaning
26:41to twist or bend, and fuffle
26:43to disorder. So it's everything that's
26:45kind of bent out of shape and slightly cranky
26:47and just at odds with
26:49normality. Brilliant. Love it.
26:51APPLAUSE
26:53I'm positive kerfuffle
26:55today is your challenger in the box.
26:57See, Amit, it's your letters. Consonant, please.
26:59Thank you, Amit. G.
27:01And another.
27:03S. And another.
27:05R.
27:07And a fourth.
27:09Z.
27:11Vowel, please. U.
27:13Vowel.
27:15O. Another.
27:17E.
27:19And another.
27:21O.
27:23And a final consonant, please.
27:25A final P.
27:2730 seconds.
27:51MUSIC PLAYS
27:53MUSIC PLAYS
27:55MUSIC PLAYS
27:57MUSIC PLAYS
27:59James, my friend? Six.
28:01And Amit? The same, six.
28:03What's the same? Sorry, six. Yeah, exactly.
28:05What is it? Groups. Groups.
28:07And James? Grouse.
28:09Grouse, sad grouse. Grouse and groups,
28:11anything else? I have grouse,
28:13but I've also got oozers.
28:15Oozers?
28:17People who ooze. Well, that's disgusting.
28:19I'm happy to say it's not in the dictionary.
28:21Nor should it be.
28:23There's a much nicer one in there.
28:25Pogues. Pogues, kisses.
28:27Do you know what?
28:29It's so funny. I've listened to the pogues all my life.
28:31I don't think I've ever questioned
28:33what it was as a word.
28:35Well, you know where it does come from.
28:37So the expression in Irish
28:39is pog ma hon,
28:41which is kiss my...
28:43Yes. ..part of my body.
28:45So that's where they took the name from.
28:47Right, very nice indeed.
28:49Very nice indeed. Hopefully not kissing
28:51anywhere where it oozes.
28:53Right.
28:55It's only Monday.
28:57LAUGHTER
28:59James, get us out of this and give us some letters.
29:01Consonant, please. Thank you, James.
29:03G.
29:05And another. P.
29:07And another.
29:09T. Vowel.
29:11I. Vowel.
29:13E.
29:15Consonant. F.
29:17Consonant.
29:19B. Vowel.
29:21A.
29:23And consonant, please.
29:25And lastly, T.
29:27Last letters.
29:45MUSIC PLAYS
29:57That's time.
29:59James? Just four.
30:01The four there, don't worry, my friend.
30:03Amit? I'll take a risky six.
30:05OK, the four is? Fate.
30:07Fate, no worries with that.
30:09And Amit? Patty.
30:11And Patty, which you're spelling P-A-T-T-I-E.
30:13Let's head over and check it with Susie Dent.
30:15Yeah, absolutely. Normally I spell it with a Y,
30:17but you can spell it with an I-E as well.
30:19I've just been making a food programme, actually.
30:21Is that the Jamaican spelling of it?
30:23P-A-T-T-I-E?
30:25It doesn't specify.
30:27I think also that in some parts of Britain
30:29and in North America, a peppermint patty
30:31from the Peanuts Strip.
30:33But actually, they're delicious.
30:35They're little chocolate peppermint sweets.
30:37And yes, you have the jumper on.
30:39I've got my Charlie Brown jumper on today.
30:41Perfect.
30:43I don't have much fashion sense. Arnold, what have you got?
30:45I had patty as well, but I also had pig fat.
30:49Would that be...?
30:51I'm not sure it's going to be all one word, but let me check.
30:53You're full of glorious words today, by the way.
30:55No, it's not.
30:57OK, thank you.
30:59Amit, you might have won, but you're 18 away from the tonne,
31:01which might affect your tactics here.
31:03One large, please.
31:05You want the points. You're going for the 100.
31:07One large, five little coming up.
31:09Final numbers of the day.
31:11One, another one, uh-oh.
31:13Five, seven, three and 50.
31:17And the target to reach, 726.
31:21Last numbers.
31:39MUSIC PLAYS
31:53Tricky.
31:55726. Amit?
31:57727.
31:591 away. James?
32:01I think 727.
32:03You go first, James.
32:05So, 50 minus 2 is 48.
32:07Messed up.
32:09Unlucky, James. Amit?
32:11Five times three.
32:13Five times three, 15.
32:15One plus one.
32:17One plus one is two.
32:19Minus the 50.
32:21Sorry, 50 minus the one plus one.
32:23Minus the one plus one for 48.
32:25Times by the 15.
32:27720.
32:29And then add to seven.
32:31I'll be wowed if you can get this.
32:33Prepare to be wowed.
32:35Is two.
32:37Times 50 is 100.
32:39Add three for 103.
32:41Times it by seven.
32:43721 and add on the five.
32:45Wowed.
32:47APPLAUSE
32:51Fantastic.
32:5389 players, 46.
32:55We have a new champion.
32:57James, let's go out with a bang.
32:59Finger on the buzzer.
33:01You can do it. We're all rooting for you.
33:03As we reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:11Go on, James.
33:13Gauntness.
33:15Gauntness. Let's have a look.
33:17Yes.
33:19APPLAUSE
33:21Gets you over that half century as well.
33:2356 points, no shame in that.
33:25And we send you back to Ulmer in Northern Ireland.
33:29Like so many, you meet a good Irish girl, you move.
33:31Yeah, exactly.
33:33It's been great having you here.
33:35You're a Countdown champion forever.
33:37Up the villa, up the teapot.
33:39You're taking that home with you.
33:41Thank you for being here.
33:43I'm very impressed.
33:45I thought you'd be lost without the Etch-a-Sketch.
33:47In the bank.
33:49Kids will be proud to see you tomorrow.
33:51Lovely.
33:53And, Ardal, you just know on day one
33:55whether someone's born to be on Countdown,
33:57and you definitely are.
33:59Brilliant.
34:01I'm learning a lot, too.
34:03Rach, good day.
34:05I love your turn of phrases.
34:07Up the villa, up the teapot.
34:09We need to get that into the lexicon,
34:11the new way of saying brouhaha.
34:13It's a very easy phrase.
34:15You can use it everywhere.
34:17Up the ammet.
34:19Up the Ardal.
34:21Could be the title of my next novel in 25 years' time.
34:23Up the Ardal.
34:25That's all for today.
34:27Rachel, Susie and I will be back gussied up.
34:29You can count on us.
34:31APPLAUSE
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34:45APPLAUSE
34:49An honest and emotional insight
34:51into her mental health struggles,
34:53Katie Price, Trauma Anonymous,
34:55and more next this afternoon
34:57slipping off to Spain
34:59to find a place in the sun.
35:01APPLAUSE