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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:04APPLAUSE
00:31Good afternoon. Welcome to the Countdown studio
00:35on the day that, 50 years ago, the hotline was installed.
00:40It was a telephone line, a direct telephone line
00:43between the White House and the Kremlin.
00:45And who was in power in those days?
00:47Jack Kennedy, the great, great Jack Kennedy.
00:50And Nikita Khrushchev.
00:52And it enabled them, really, to, if there's a bit of problem,
00:56they could get on the phone and sort it out quickly.
00:58In those days, of course, you don't know where to put a hotline.
01:01You don't know where the attack's coming from.
01:03But in those days, the Cold War was on
01:05and it was down to Jack and Nikita to straighten it out,
01:09even as they did over the Cuban Missile Crisis.
01:12I've got a hotline, I suppose, down to Kit and the kids.
01:15That's Catherine, my lovely partner, and my children.
01:18And where does your hotline ring most frequently?
01:22Well, Bradford Hospital and Cats, I guess.
01:27Who's on the speed dial? I guess that's what we're asking.
01:29Yeah, it's just the husbands, the mum, you know, the usual.
01:33Dad, mum-in-law, dad-in-law.
01:35Well, Dad's normally with Mum and Cat's normally with Jamie.
01:38How is that brother of yours, by the way?
01:40He's good. He's just finishing up.
01:42He's post-grad masters in eggshells.
01:44So he's almost an eggshell expert.
01:47Excellent stuff.
01:48And I think he'll be looking for a job in conservation, if anyone needs one.
01:51Well done, yes. Yes, please, send your job applications here.
01:55Now, who have we got with us? Peter, a stunning victory yesterday.
01:59You beat Gemma Church,
02:01who herself, actually, was heading towards something rather special.
02:05But you beat her 78 to 62, I think.
02:08Peter, a writer from Skelmersdale,
02:11and you're now writing your fourth book.
02:13I am, Nick.
02:14But let's wash all that aside for a second,
02:16because today's a special day, Peter.
02:18Yes, today...
02:19Happy birthday.
02:20Thank you. 60 today.
02:21Happy birthday. Come on, let's have a big round of applause.
02:24Well done, Peter.
02:26Of course, to me, you're a kid, actually.
02:28And you're joined by Jen Stedman from Paddock Wood,
02:31recently graduated from Exeter with a first-class degree in English,
02:36and was voted Sixth Form College's future Bridget Jones.
02:41What does that tell us about you?
02:43It tells you that I'm frequently making mistakes,
02:47but that I'm going to end up with Colin Firth in the end,
02:49so I'm quite happy with that.
02:50Well done.
02:53Well done.
02:54Anyway, good luck.
02:55Big round of applause for Jen and the birthday boy.
02:58APPLAUSE
03:01Very good.
03:02And over in the corner, of course, Susie,
03:04desperate to get away for a lovely weekend down there in Oxfordshire,
03:07and she's joined once again by Jonathan Edwards,
03:10that great Olympian, and indeed,
03:13a chap who really was right at the heart of the Olympics last year,
03:17so we'll come and talk to you a little bit more about that later.
03:21But right now, it's birthday boy, it's Peter, 60 today, to lead the charge.
03:26Let us go.
03:28Hello, Rachel.
03:29Happy birthday, Peter.
03:30Thank you very much.
03:31Consonant, please, Rachel.
03:32Thank you. Start today with D.
03:35Vowel.
03:37A.
03:38Consonant.
03:40B.
03:42Consonant.
03:44S.
03:45Consonant.
03:47T.
03:49Vowel, please.
03:51E.
03:53Consonant.
03:55M.
03:58Consonant.
04:00F.
04:02And a vowel, please.
04:05And the last one, I.
04:07And here's the Countdown Clock.
04:19CLOCK TICKS
04:40So, Peter?
04:41A six.
04:42A six. And Jen?
04:43Eight.
04:45Hello. Peter?
04:47Eighties.
04:48Thank you. Jen?
04:49Missed dates.
04:50Thank you. Happy enough?
04:52Very happy with that, yes.
04:54Very good. Jonathan?
04:55We had the same missed dates.
04:58Very good. Nothing else?
05:00No, we thought we had bedmates until we realised that we were lacking an E.
05:03Now then, Jen? Eight points to Peter's nil.
05:06And it's your letters game. Jen?
05:08Can I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
05:10Thank you, Jen. Start with K.
05:13And another?
05:15N.
05:16And a third?
05:18M.
05:20And a vowel?
05:22O.
05:23And another one?
05:25I.
05:26And can I have another one, please?
05:28A.
05:30And a consonant?
05:33F.
05:35And a vowel?
05:38I.
05:40And a final consonant, please?
05:42And a final T.
05:44And bye.
06:15Yes, Jen?
06:16A six.
06:17A six. Peter?
06:18Six.
06:19Two sixes. Jen?
06:20Aminos.
06:21Aminos. You're both aminos?
06:23Same there, Jen.
06:25Happy enough?
06:26Yes.
06:27And in the corner. Now then, Susie, Jonathan?
06:30We thought maison, but no.
06:33It's maisonette, isn't it?
06:35Yes.
06:36And we're looking at intimus.
06:38Yes. Actually, you can have intima in the singular for six,
06:42but the plural is intimae, sadly.
06:44But it's I-N-T-I-M-A, it's from anatomy and zoology,
06:47the innermost coating of a part or organ,
06:49especially of a vein or artery.
06:5114-6. Jen still in the lead.
06:53And, Peter, first numbers game of the day.
06:55There's Rachel. Tell her what you want.
06:57One big and five little ones, please, Rachel.
06:59Thank you, Peter. One large one, five small ones
07:02for the first birthday numbers game.
07:04And for this round they are...
07:13And the target...
07:158-2-7.
07:43MUSIC STOPS
07:48Now then, Peter.
07:508-30, I think.
07:528-30, three away. What about you, Jen?
07:548-2-5, not written down.
07:56Right, 8-2-5.
07:58Go on, then.
08:00Can I have 9 times 4 for 36?
08:049 times 4, 36.
08:06Minus the 5.
08:0931.
08:10Plus the 2.
08:1133. And times that by 25?
08:13Times by 25, yes, for 2 away, 8-2-5.
08:16Very good. An unwritten down.
08:18Now then, Rachel.
08:208-2-7?
08:22I got to 1 away, but I'll have another look.
08:241 away, but 8-2-7, be tricky, if not impossible.
08:28I think it's possible. Give me a few seconds.
08:30I'll leave it with you. All right, then.
08:32So, 21 plays 6 as we go into a tea time teaser,
08:36which is Odd Hacks.
08:38And the clue,
08:39this sounds rather fishy, but it's actually quite fruity.
08:43This sounds rather fishy, but it's actually quite fruity.
09:02Welcome back. I left you with the clue,
09:04This sounds rather fishy, but it's actually quite fruity.
09:08And the answer is Shaddock.
09:11Shaddock, Susie?
09:12Well, Shaddock is another name for the pomelo,
09:15and the pomelo is the largest of the citrus fruits
09:17with a thick yellow skin and a bitter pulp.
09:19It looks a little bit like a grapefruit
09:21and tastes a bit like a grapefruit.
09:22A bitter pulp?
09:23Yeah.
09:24Not too great to eat, then, presumably?
09:25Same as a grapefruit, slightly sour.
09:27Yeah, I suppose so.
09:28But now, what's not sour is the fact that I see 8-2-7
09:31and a smiling Rachel.
09:33It's in there.
09:34If you say 25 times 4 is 100,
09:385 add 2 is 7,
09:41take it away for 93,
09:43times by 9 for 83,
09:457 and take away the 10.
09:478-2-7.
09:48Perfect. Well done.
09:50Well done.
09:53And now, 21 points to Jen,
09:55and our last victor, Peter, on 6.
09:58So, watch out, Peter.
10:00Jen, your letters game.
10:02Can I start with a consonant, please?
10:04Thank you, Jen.
10:06P
10:07And another?
10:09N
10:10And another?
10:12P
10:13And can I have a vowel, please?
10:16B
10:17And another?
10:18U
10:19And another?
10:21A
10:22Can I have another consonant, please?
10:25L
10:27And a vowel?
10:30O
10:31And a final consonant, please?
10:33And a final S.
10:35Stand by.
11:02Yes, Jen?
11:03Er, 7.
11:04A 7, Peter?
11:056.
11:06And that 6 is?
11:08Slightly risky, actually.
11:09Salon.
11:10Ending in an E.
11:12Salon, with an E on the end.
11:14And Jen?
11:15Nopales.
11:17How does that strike you?
11:19Salon, you would have to have it without the E, I'm afraid, Peter.
11:23And nopales is brilliant, actually.
11:25I was just looking at that.
11:26They're the edible, fleshy pads of a fish.
11:29I was just looking at that.
11:30They're the edible, fleshy pads of a cactus,
11:33which are used in Mexican cuisine.
11:35Well, well, well.
11:38Very good indeed.
11:41Are you a fan of Mexican food?
11:43I love a bit of Mexican food.
11:45Did you know that?
11:46I didn't know that.
11:47Just get it.
11:48Well, gambler.
11:49Well done.
11:5028 points, anyway, to Pete's 6.
11:53And Peter, take it away.
11:54Consonant, please, Rachel.
11:56Thank you, Peter.
11:57R
11:59I
12:00Consonant
12:02J
12:04Consonant
12:06S
12:08Consonant
12:10B
12:11Vowel
12:13E
12:15Vowel
12:18U
12:20Consonant
12:22N
12:23And the vowel, please.
12:25And the last one, A.
12:27Countdown.
12:29ELECTRONIC MUSIC
12:58Yes, Peter?
12:59Six.
13:00A six, Jen?
13:01Eight.
13:03Peter?
13:04Baddies.
13:06Beth and Jen?
13:07Urbanize.
13:08Urbanize.
13:10Great countdown word, that one.
13:11Very good.
13:12Yes, well done.
13:13Well done.
13:16Well done.
13:17And in the corner, Jonathan.
13:18We're feeling rather redundant, actually.
13:20I think it's fair to say.
13:21Very true.
13:22Brilliant.
13:23Very good.
13:24Nothing else?
13:25Injuries is there for seven.
13:26Oh, all right.
13:27Very good.
13:28But urbanize takes the crown in that round.
13:31And now we turn to Jen.
13:34Numbers.
13:35I'm going to be adventurous and ask for one large and five small.
13:38Threw us a dummy there.
13:39One large, five small.
13:41Thank you, Jen.
13:42And for this round, they are...
13:445, 3, 4, 8, 10,
13:48and the large one, 50.
13:51And the target, 831.
13:53831.
13:54Let's go.
13:55Let's go.
14:25Jen?
14:26832.
14:27832, one away.
14:28What about Peter?
14:291,000,001.
14:311,000,001.
14:32All right.
14:33Well, let's try Jen first.
14:34Jen?
14:3510 over 5 is 2.
14:3810 over 5, 2.
14:39Times 50 is 100.
14:41Yep.
14:42Add the 4.
14:44104.
14:45104.
14:46And times it by 8.
14:47832, one away.
14:48One away.
14:49Well done, Jen.
14:50Very good.
14:51But 831.
14:52What do you think about that?
14:53It's tricky, but it's possible.
14:55If you say 10 plus 8 is 18.
14:5850 minus 4 is 46.
15:02Times the two together for 828,
15:05and add on the 3.
15:06831.
15:07Yes, sir.
15:09Very good.
15:10Well done.
15:12Very good.
15:13Jen's built up a bit of a lead here, Peter.
15:15So it's 43 points.
15:17So you're going to have to step on the gas a bit.
15:20But now it's time to talk to Jonathan,
15:23who's stepped on the gas more than once in his athletic career.
15:26And then suddenly it was the London Olympics.
15:29And I worked through those Olympics.
15:31Didn't see a thing.
15:32Didn't even see television.
15:33It was terrible.
15:34But you were there.
15:35I was.
15:36And what was your highlight?
15:37I think the moment when the Games really came alive
15:40from a British medal point of view was Super Saturday.
15:43And I was fortunate enough to be in the Olympic Stadium
15:45in my BBC commentary position.
15:47You know, it's always great.
15:48You know, on the finishing line,
15:49you couldn't ask for any more, to be honest.
15:51First of all, seeing Jess Ennis finish off the heptathlon,
15:55winning a gold medal with the 800 metres.
15:57To see her go through two days, seven events,
16:00and win the gold medal.
16:02Then there was Mo Farah, final event on that Saturday,
16:05winning the 10,000 metres.
16:07And the pressure that just built up lap after lap after lap.
16:10And then sandwiched in between, not quite my old event,
16:13but the long jump, Greg Rutherford.
16:15Really talented athlete,
16:17but one who'd always been injured for many, many years on and off.
16:20Never quite fulfilled his potential.
16:22And on that night, that magical Super Saturday,
16:25he got it right and won the long jump.
16:27So to view three gold medals within, what, 40 minutes.
16:32Amazing.
16:33It was incredible.
16:34And it was part of what made the Games so magical.
16:37We needed that British success,
16:39and we needed a night like that to bring the whole thing alive.
16:42The stadium must have lit up.
16:44Must have been amazing.
16:46Interestingly enough, there was a photo finish picture
16:49taken from Mo Farah's 5,000 metre race,
16:52which was the following Saturday.
16:54And it was like there was an earthquake.
16:56You couldn't actually get a proper fix on the photo finish
17:00because it was like seven on the Richter scale.
17:03Such was the noise within the stadium
17:05when he got his second gold medal.
17:07Amazing. Great stuff.
17:09Big round of applause for Jonathan on that one.
17:14Very good.
17:16Very good. And Jen's not doing a bad job here either.
17:1943 points to Peter's six.
17:21Peter, it's your letters game now, then.
17:23Consonant, please, Rachel.
17:25Thank you, Peter.
17:27P
17:28Vowel.
17:30E
17:32Consonant.
17:34S
17:35Consonant.
17:37N
17:38Consonant.
17:40R
17:42Vowel.
17:44O
17:46Vowel.
17:48A
17:52Consonant.
17:54T
17:56And a...
17:58Consonant, please.
18:00And the last one, G.
18:02Countdown.
18:08MUSIC PLAYS
18:34Now, then, Peter.
18:36I've got a gamble, a slightly dodgy eight.
18:38A dodgy eight. What about Jen?
18:40A swell.
18:41Confident eight. I'll put that down.
18:43Now, then, Peter.
18:44Pronates.
18:46Pronates, yes.
18:47Exactly the same.
18:48There we go.
18:49Thank you, Jen.
18:51Well done.
18:52Yes, madam.
18:53Such a good countdown word, that one, isn't it?
18:55Yes, it is indeed.
18:56It's when the sole of your foot or the palm of your hand
18:59is slightly turned inwards.
19:01Yeah. Very good.
19:03Now, then, Jonathan.
19:04Yes.
19:05Oranges as well, but that's one less.
19:07I know about pronation,
19:09because they used to put orthotics into your shoes to make sure...
19:12In fact, you can do that in any good shoe shop today, can't you,
19:15if you're going to do running?
19:16They'll find shoes where you pronate or supinate.
19:18It's the opposite.
19:19That's right.
19:20Very good. Thank you, Jonathan.
19:22Now, then, 51 plays 14.
19:23And, Jen, your letters game.
19:25Can I start with a constant again, please, Rachel?
19:28Thank you, Jen.
19:29F
19:30And another.
19:32L
19:34And another.
19:36R
19:37And a vowel, please.
19:39E
19:40And another.
19:41I
19:42And another.
19:44A
19:45And a consonant.
19:48G
19:49And another consonant.
19:52S
19:54And a vowel, please.
19:56And the last one.
19:58E
19:59Stand by.
20:04MUSIC PLAYS
20:30Yes, Jen?
20:31I'll stick with an eight.
20:32An eight.
20:33Peter?
20:34I'm gambling again. I'm going for a very dodgy nine.
20:37Right.
20:38Jen?
20:39Realises.
20:40Realises.
20:42And the dodgy Peter?
20:43Regalises.
20:45We thought that was in as well, cos regalism is in,
20:47but regalise isn't, I'm afraid.
20:49Sorry to do that to your birthday.
20:50Good old gamble there.
20:51It was.
20:52Yeah.
20:53Yeah.
20:54Nothing silly about that.
20:55So, in the corner, what have we got there?
20:57Jonathan?
20:58Glacier.
20:59Yes.
21:00Yep.
21:01Glacier, surface of the lake.
21:02Anything else?
21:03No.
21:04All right, well done. 59 plays 14.
21:06And, Peter, it's your numbers game.
21:10One from the top and five tiny little ones, please.
21:13Thank you, Peter. One from the top and five little.
21:15And we'll try and get your birthday back on track.
21:18Right, for this round, the small numbers are
21:20eight, nine, five, three, and ten,
21:25and the large one, 75.
21:28And the target, 518.
21:30MUSIC
22:01Yes, Peter?
22:03517.
22:04517, one away. Now, then, Jen?
22:06518.
22:07518, all right. Jen?
22:10Nine minus eight is one.
22:13Yep.
22:1475 minus one is 74.
22:1674.
22:17And then ten minus three is seven and times them together.
22:20Well done.
22:21Very good indeed.
22:25Very good indeed.
22:26Very good indeed. So, Jen, 69 to Peter, 14,
22:29as we go in to a teatime teaser, which is Rob Dives.
22:33And the clue, Rob dives in at the auction
22:36and ends up paying too much.
22:38Rob dives in at the auction
22:40and ends up paying too much.
22:51APPLAUSE
22:57Welcome back. I left you with the clue,
22:59Rob dives in at the auction
23:01and ends up paying too much.
23:04He overbids.
23:06Overbids.
23:0869 to 14, Jen in the lead, Jen in charge,
23:11and it's Jen's lessons game.
23:13OK, can I start with a consonant again, please?
23:15Thank you, Jen. X.
23:17And another?
23:20T.
23:21And another?
23:23C.
23:24And a vowel?
23:26I.
23:27And another?
23:29A.
23:30And another?
23:32O.
23:33And a consonant?
23:36D.
23:37And another?
23:40P.
23:41And a final consonant, please?
23:45And the last one? T.
23:47And it's clock time.
23:56CLOCK TICKS
24:20Now, then, Jen?
24:21Six.
24:22A six?
24:23Peter?
24:24Six.
24:25Two sixes, Jen?
24:26Dacoit?
24:27Yes.
24:28Both of you?
24:30Dacoits?
24:31Dacoits, the armed robbers in Burma.
24:33Yep, very good.
24:34Very good. What else have we got there?
24:36Jonathan?
24:37Coppiter?
24:38Yes.
24:39A sherry glass.
24:40I just wondered if...
24:41You know, chow actually makes it on Countdown.
24:44Chow?
24:45I'm pretty sure it will.
24:47Yes, it is there.
24:48Yes.
24:49But it's quite romantic.
24:51Now, then, Peter, letters game.
24:53Consonant, please, Rachel.
24:55Thank you, Peter.
24:56F.
24:57Vowel.
24:59I.
25:01Consonant.
25:03R.
25:04Vowel.
25:06E.
25:08Consonant.
25:11H.
25:12Vowel.
25:14U.
25:15Consonant.
25:18T.
25:19Consonant.
25:20N.
25:22And a consonant, please.
25:24And the last one.
25:26M.
25:27Stand by.
25:50MUSIC PLAYS
26:00Peter?
26:02I'll stick with a safe six.
26:04A safe six, Jen?
26:05Safe six as well.
26:06Peter?
26:07Hunter.
26:08Hunter, yes, Jen?
26:09Same word.
26:10Both of you?
26:11Same damse.
26:12I see. All right.
26:13And in the corner, setting Hunter aside,
26:16we couldn't come up with anything better.
26:19We thought in feuds, but it's not there, is it?
26:22Not there, no.
26:23So Hunter takes the day?
26:25Six, yes.
26:26The hunter takes the day.
26:28But we've now reached that moment of the day
26:31for which I and the rest of the nation thrill at.
26:35Susie, your origins of words, please, teach us.
26:38Well, I'm going to talk about the very dramatic beginnings
26:41of a very ordinary word.
26:43And looking back to Greek and Roman actors
26:46who wore masks in every dramatic performance that they gave.
26:50And the masks would cover the whole face
26:52and they had incredibly exaggerated features on them,
26:55grotesque sometimes.
26:56And that was so that even the remotest spectators
26:59in these huge amphitheatres could actually see
27:01what it was that they were representing.
27:03And they were representing emotions.
27:05So in a Greek tragedy, for example,
27:07a pale mask with hollow cheeks
27:09meant a very sick and anxious young man.
27:12Whereas if the hair was black mixed with grey, perhaps,
27:15and the mask was pale,
27:17the character would be recognised as a man of middle age,
27:20suffering probably from a battle wound.
27:22So very precise situations and emotions that they were portraying.
27:26And the gods also were represented by particular masks.
27:29So every character could be recognised
27:31from the features that the mask was portraying.
27:33And the Roman name for mask was a persona.
27:36And so that word came to signify a character within a play.
27:40And from there, persona came to mean the player who wore the mask,
27:43not just the mask itself.
27:44And eventually, simply a human being.
27:46And that's where we get person from today, personal, personality.
27:50They all go back to these incredibly exaggerated Greek and Roman masks.
27:54Brilliant. Brilliant.
27:56APPLAUSE
27:58Brilliant stuff. Thank you very much indeed.
28:00Now then, Jen. 81 to Peter on 26.
28:04And, Jen, let us go.
28:07Can I start with a consonant again, please?
28:09Thank you, Jen. R
28:11And another?
28:13L
28:14And another?
28:16C
28:17And a vowel, please?
28:20O
28:21And another?
28:22I
28:23And another?
28:25E
28:26And a consonant?
28:29V
28:30And another?
28:33G
28:34And a final vowel, please?
28:36And lastly?
28:38O
28:39Countdown.
28:41MUSIC PLAYS
29:12Very good. Now then, Jen.
29:14Six.
29:15A six, Peter.
29:16Six.
29:17Two sixes, yes. Jen?
29:19Cooler.
29:20Thank you, Peter. Both of you.
29:23Becoming a bit of a habit.
29:24All right, 87 plays 32.
29:27And we go into the final letters game, Peter.
29:29Consonant, please, Rachel.
29:31Thank you, Peter.
29:32W
29:34Vowel, please.
29:36E
29:37Consonant.
29:39L
29:40Consonant.
29:42F
29:44Consonant.
29:46G
29:47Vowel.
29:49A
29:51Consonant.
29:53H
29:55Consonant.
29:57N
29:59And a vowel, please?
30:02And a last one. O.
30:04Here we go.
30:06MUSIC PLAYS
30:11Yes. Peter?
30:13Six.
30:14A six.
30:15Two sixes, yes. Jen?
30:17Cooler.
30:18Thank you, Peter. Both of you.
30:20And lastly?
30:21O
30:22Consonant.
30:23L
30:24Consonant.
30:25G
30:26Vowel.
30:27A
30:28Consonant.
30:29H
30:30Consonant.
30:31G
30:32Vowel.
30:33A
30:34Consonant.
30:35L
30:36Consonant.
30:37G
30:38Vowel.
30:39Six.
30:40A six, Jen?
30:41Seven.
30:42Peter?
30:43Flange.
30:44A flange. And yes, Jen?
30:45Halogen.
30:47Halogen.
30:48Fantastic.
30:49Pretty good stuff.
30:50Very, very good.
30:51Well done.
30:52Good luck, Peter.
30:53Halogen.
30:54My word.
30:55What else have we got over there?
30:56Tootie?
30:57Jonathan?
30:58Wangle.
30:59Wangle, yes.
31:00Anything else?
31:01No.
31:02Halogen.
31:03It couldn't be halogen. That's brilliant.
31:05Very good indeed.
31:0694 plays 32.
31:08And here we are.
31:09Pretty much the last knockings here.
31:11Numbers game. Jen?
31:13Can I have one large and five small again, please?
31:15Thank you, Jen.
31:16One large and five small for the last time today.
31:20And for this round they are
31:21seven,
31:22four,
31:23five,
31:24three,
31:25ten.
31:26And the large one, 75.
31:29And the target, 902.
31:32902.
31:38MUSIC PLAYS
32:05Jen?
32:06902.
32:07902. Peter?
32:08902.
32:09Very good. Jen?
32:1175 times 3 times 4 is 900.
32:15900.
32:16And then 10 over 5 is 2 and add that on.
32:18Well done. 902.
32:20Thank you very much. And Peter?
32:22I went round the house and said,
32:247 plus 5 is 12.
32:257 plus 5, yep, 12.
32:27Times 75 is 900.
32:29It is.
32:3010 minus 4 is 6.
32:326 divided by 3 is 2.
32:34Perfect.
32:35And add that on.
32:36Yeah, good stuff. Well done, Peter.
32:38APPLAUSE
32:39Well done.
32:41So, Jen...
32:43So, Jen Stedman has been bossing it, I think is the expression,
32:46these days, at 104.
32:48To Peter's 42.
32:49As we go into the final round, that'll be conundrum round.
32:52So, fingers on buzzers.
32:54Let's reveal today's countdown conundrum.
33:00BELL
33:01Peter?
33:02Bandwagon.
33:03Bandwagon.
33:04Bandwagon. Let's see whether you're right.
33:06I've got a feeling you might be.
33:08Yes, sir.
33:09APPLAUSE
33:10Well done.
33:13Love that.
33:15How very neat.
33:16Exactly 50% of Jen's score.
33:18But...
33:20It's...
33:21It's cheerio to Peter on his birthday.
33:24I'll tune myself up on me party tonight, then.
33:26Indeed you will.
33:27And furthermore, you take home your dictionary
33:29and you take home a teapot.
33:31I've always wanted one.
33:32We've got one now.
33:33And furthermore, we're going to give you something to put in your teapot.
33:36Because it's a birthday present.
33:38Look at that.
33:39How lovely.
33:40Oh, thank you.
33:41Well done.
33:43Thank you very much.
33:44All right.
33:45Very good.
33:46Don't drink it on the way home in the train.
33:48Are you having a party tonight?
33:50I'm yet to see 150 people come.
33:52Excellent.
33:53Excellent.
33:54Well, well done.
33:55And bad luck.
33:56But listen, in a sense,
33:57you know, silver cloud and linings and all that sort of stuff,
34:00otherwise you'd have to stay overnight here
34:02and you'd have missed your party.
34:04Anyway, well done.
34:06Well done.
34:07So, Miss Tedman, we shall see you on Monday
34:09and have a restful weekend.
34:11Are you going home to Paddock Wood?
34:13Yeah, where there's many, many excitements
34:16as a small rural town in Kent.
34:18Very good indeed.
34:19See you on Monday.
34:20See you on Monday.
34:21And Jonathan will be back.
34:22Excellent stuff.
34:23Great news.
34:24Brilliant stuff.
34:25And brilliant work up there.
34:27Wasn't it?
34:28These guys.
34:29You had a couple of crackers for which we are very grateful.
34:32See you on Monday, Rachel.
34:33See you on Monday.
34:34See you on Monday.
34:35Same time, same place.
34:36You'll be sure of it.
34:37We'll be here waiting for you.
34:38Good afternoon.
34:39APPLAUSE
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