Countdown | Friday 3rd August 2018 | Episode 6881
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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34We're heading into the first weekend in August,
00:36and that means only one thing, the start of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
00:40Amazing. It's the biggest arts festival in the world, apparently.
00:44Something like 50,000 performances across 300 venues.
00:49It's amazing. I've never been to the Fringe.
00:51I should love to go, but I've seen some great comedians live,
00:54and that's the way to do it.
00:56I saw Jack Whitehall, and I thought,
00:58I'm going to love this Jack Whitehall thing,
01:00because he was appearing in the local theatre.
01:03And I thought, oh, I'll be too old.
01:05What was amazing, Rachel, because he's only a young chap,
01:08he's about 28, I think,
01:09was the audience was very mixed in terms of age, surprisingly.
01:13There were old people there, like me, laughing away they were.
01:16They didn't know what it was about, but they were laughing away.
01:19It was extraordinary.
01:20But the one comedian I've seen live twice,
01:25and I loved him, was Jackie Mason.
01:27You know, the ex-rabbi.
01:29Oh, yeah.
01:30Did we laugh?
01:31My granddad used to enjoy him.
01:33Hysterical. Hysterical.
01:35And, you know, there's something about the Jewish humour,
01:38even though I'm not Jewish, I absolutely love.
01:41And he's the man, isn't he?
01:43Yeah.
01:44He's fabulous. He's fabulous.
01:46Now, you know all these comedians,
01:48because on 8 Out Of 10 Cats With Suzie, of course, you run into them all.
01:52And who's your favourite? Be careful now.
01:54My favourite of all time is Bill Bailey,
01:56who I've stalked about seven or eight times.
01:58I got to see him in Southend recently on his new tour, which was great.
02:01But, yeah, we get our own private comedy gigs every time they're on,
02:04and we get so many coming through.
02:06A lot of them sit next to Suzie and use her as some kind of sidekick,
02:09which is good fun.
02:10But I was sitting at home watching Jimmy Carr's special on Netflix recently,
02:14just minding my own business, passion put it on,
02:16and I got a bit of a mention.
02:18Which gave me a bit of a shock, especially if it's Jimmy Carr.
02:21You know...
02:22Be careful.
02:23Yeah, thin-eyed sometimes, but very funny.
02:25It's a great show, actually, that 8 Out Of 10 Cats.
02:27It's very funny.
02:29He does very well in your seat as well when you're not here.
02:32He looks after it.
02:33Yes, he's left some funny marks on it.
02:35LAUGHTER
02:37Who's with us, Rachel? Bob Lunt.
02:39Oh, Bob. What have you done?
02:42Seven wins.
02:44Fantastic. And today's the day.
02:47Take it easy, and you'll become an OctoChamp in no time at all.
02:51But first of all, you've got to clamber past Matthew Bass,
02:54a supply teacher from Chorley.
02:56Yeah?
02:57And you're a football coach as well, the Chorley Wanderers,
03:01the junior under-12s.
03:02Yes.
03:03That's great. Have you got any good kids there?
03:05Yeah, I've got a couple.
03:07Some really good.
03:08There's a goalkeeper I think could become professional
03:11if he applied himself as well, so, yeah.
03:13Good heavens. Under-12s.
03:15Well done. Good luck to you both.
03:17Matthew and Bob.
03:19Big round of applause for our contestants.
03:24And over in the corner, Susie, of course, joined once again,
03:27indeed for the last time on this current run,
03:29multi-award-winning lyricist, the wonderful Tim Rice.
03:32Welcome back, Tim.
03:36Thank you. Now, Bob, take it steadily. Letters game.
03:40Good afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon again, Bob.
03:42I'd like a consonant, please. Thank you. Start today with H.
03:47And a second.
03:50And a third.
03:53A vowel.
03:56And another.
03:58And another.
04:01Consonant.
04:05Consonant.
04:09And a vowel, please.
04:10And lastly, A.
04:12And here's the Countdown Clock.
04:16CLOCK TICKS
04:17ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS
04:19ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES
04:45Yes, Bob? Seven.
04:47Matthew? Seven.
04:49Bob? Minuted.
04:51Matthew? Same word.
04:53Minuted.
04:55Can we match it, Tim? Susie?
04:57Well, we can match it.
04:59Audient. Yes. A-U-D-I-E-N-T.
05:02Right. A listener. Yeah.
05:04A member of the audience.
05:06And a nice six there, Nick.
05:09MENDI, M-E-H-N-D-I,
05:11which is the art of applying temporary henna tattoos.
05:14A lot of grooms might do that in preparing for a wedding.
05:17Oh, on their hands. Yeah, I've seen that.
05:19Interesting. Seven points apiece.
05:21And, Matthew, off we go. Your letter's going.
05:23Good afternoon, Rachel. Good afternoon, Matthew.
05:25Can I have a consonant, please? Thank you.
05:27Start with S.
05:29And another.
05:31Y.
05:33And another.
05:35D.
05:36A vowel.
05:37O.
05:39Another.
05:40E.
05:42A consonant.
05:44I.
05:45Consonant.
05:47Q.
05:48Consonant.
05:50R.
05:52And a final consonant, please.
05:54And a final F.
05:56Stand by.
06:13CLOCK TICKS
06:26Well, Matthew?
06:28Just a five.
06:29A five. Bob?
06:31Five.
06:32Matthew?
06:33Fires.
06:34Fires and...?
06:35Fords.
06:36Nothing to squabble about there, Susie?
06:38No, not at all.
06:39What else have we got? Tim? Susie?
06:41Fjords.
06:42Fjords with an I in it.
06:45Otherwise, a lot of fives, really.
06:47Oh, no, Susie's got one.
06:49Another six is rosied, given a rosy hue.
06:52Yes.
06:53But, yes, you can spell fjords with an I or a J.
06:56I, in this case. Indeed. Thank you.
06:5812 apiece. And, Bob, your numbers game.
07:01One large, five small, please, Rachel.
07:03Thank you, Bob. Doesn't deviate. One big one, five little ones.
07:06For the first time today, they are two, five, nine,
07:11ten, eight and 50.
07:14And this target, 204.
07:17204.
07:37MUSIC
07:50Yes, Bob?
07:52204. And Matthew?
07:54204. Thank you. Bob?
07:56Ten minus nine.
07:57Ten minus nine is one.
07:59Plus 50.
08:0051.
08:01Eight over two.
08:02Is four.
08:03And multiply.
08:04Perfect. 204.
08:05Matthew?
08:0650 take away ten is 40.
08:08Yep, 40.
08:09Multiplied by five is 200.
08:12It is indeed.
08:13And then eight over two is four, and add it on.
08:15Lovely. Same result. 204.
08:17Very good.
08:23So, it's 22 apiece as we go into our first Tea Time teaser,
08:26which is Too Smiley.
08:28And the clue...
08:29He wasn't too smiley when he left hospital, having had this done.
08:33He wasn't too smiley when he left hospital, having had this done.
08:53Welcome back. I left with the clue,
08:55he wasn't too smiley when he left hospital, having had this done.
08:59Having had an ileostomy?
09:02Yes, the ileum is a portion of the small intestine,
09:07and an ileostomy is an operation where the damaged part of it is removed
09:10and there's an artificial opening in the abdominal wall made.
09:14Oh, I can imagine he wouldn't be smiling after that.
09:16No, I don't think so either.
09:18Let's try and avoid ileostomy, then, shall we?
09:20Having an ileostomy. 22 apiece.
09:22Now, what shall we do?
09:25Matthew, letters again.
09:27Please may I have a consonant, please?
09:29Thank you, Matthew.
09:31T
09:32And another?
09:34L
09:36And a third?
09:38V
09:39And a vowel, please?
09:41O
09:42And another?
09:43U
09:45Consonant?
09:48S
09:50Another consonant?
09:52D
09:53A vowel?
09:55E
09:57And a final vowel, please?
09:59And a final A.
10:01Stand by.
10:30Matthew?
10:32Seven.
10:33And Bob?
10:34Seven.
10:35Matthew?
10:36Devout.
10:37And?
10:38Loudest.
10:40And in the corner, there's an eight.
10:42Ovulated.
10:44Ovulated, yes, very good.
10:46Anything else?
10:47Otherwise just sevens.
10:48Tim had tousled.
10:50Solvate is there as well, so a few sevens.
10:53All right, 29 apiece, close run.
10:56A long way to go yet.
10:58Bob, it's your letters game.
11:00A consonant, please, Rachel?
11:01Thank you, Bob.
11:02T
11:03And a second?
11:05R
11:06And a third?
11:09C
11:10A vowel?
11:12O
11:13Another?
11:14E
11:15And another?
11:17I
11:18Consonant?
11:20W
11:21A consonant?
11:23R
11:25And a vowel?
11:28And a last one?
11:29U
11:30Stand by.
11:58Bob?
12:02Six.
12:03Matthew?
12:04I'll try risky eights.
12:05Bob?
12:06Rector.
12:07Now then, Matthew?
12:08Outscrier.
12:10Um...
12:12Yes, a person who raises an outcry.
12:15Very, very good.
12:17Oh!
12:22And over in the corner, Tim and Susie?
12:24Courtier.
12:25Courtier, you know, chap in court.
12:27Yep, courtier.
12:28Courtier.
12:29Susie, anything else?
12:31Recruit, otherwise for seven.
12:33Recruit, and a courtier.
12:35They still have them.
12:36Yep.
12:37They're still there, lurking around the palace.
12:40Oh, yes, in those funny shoes with buckles.
12:4237 to 29, Matthew's in the lead.
12:46And it's Matthew's numbers game. Yes, sir?
12:48Please may I have three large and three small?
12:50You can indeed. Thank you, Matthew.
12:52Try and increase this lead. Bold choice.
12:54The three little ones are six, eight and another eight.
12:59And the big one's 25, 100 and 50.
13:03And the target, 932.
13:06932.
13:24MUSIC PLAYS
13:40Matthew?
13:41Just 942.
13:43Bob?
13:44No, nothing.
13:46Now Matthew.
13:48Eight times 100 is 800.
13:50Eight times 100 is 800.
13:52Nine times 5 is 150.
13:55Yep.
13:56Add the two together to make 950.
13:58950.
13:59And then take away the other eight.
14:01And the remaining eight. Yes, 942.
14:03Well done, Matthew.
14:04But 932 is really what we were hoping for.
14:07It's eluded me for now, so leave it with me, Nick.
14:09Come back to you, indeed I will.
14:1142 plays 29.
14:13Matthew, you've built up a head of steam here.
14:15Let's have a chat with Tim while you guys have a little rest.
14:20How's your cricket team?
14:22The heartache's coming along.
14:24Well, doing OK.
14:26We're in our 45th season.
14:29And we've been going since 1973,
14:32when I formed it because nobody would pick me.
14:36And now, as captain, I can play whenever I want.
14:40I'm not very good.
14:42In fact, I really began from rather a low base
14:46and I've got slightly worse, if anything.
14:48But it's a collection of friends.
14:51And there's probably a pool of about 20 or 25 moderately regular players.
14:57We play 14, 15 games a year.
14:59And it's a great social occasion.
15:02We have a nice gathering, a party once a year.
15:05A lot of people have to play a lot of games just to go to the party.
15:09But it works out very well.
15:11We play a lot of villages.
15:13It's not a charity thing.
15:15Neither is it a celebrity team.
15:18Even my own players haven't heard of their teammates.
15:22It's a fairly modest gathering.
15:26But they're all very close friends of mine
15:28and I probably get as much enjoyment out of that as anything else I do.
15:31My ambition is to have the 50th anniversary dinner
15:35at which I shall make a long, boring speech
15:37and thank everyone for contributions.
15:41Maybe that'll be it. I don't know.
15:44Well, long may the heartaches wander, anyway.
15:47We shall wander... We shall wander onwards.
15:50Indeed. Thank you very much.
15:52APPLAUSE
15:55Lovely.
15:58Now, Matthew on 42, Bob on 29.
16:02My word, Bob, it's your lesson's game.
16:04Consonant, please, Rachel.
16:06Thank you, Bob. G.
16:08And a second.
16:10R.
16:11A third.
16:13T.
16:14A vowel.
16:16E.
16:17And another.
16:18A.
16:19And another.
16:20I.
16:22A consonant.
16:23S.
16:25A consonant.
16:27R.
16:29And a consonant.
16:31And the last one, T.
16:33Stand by.
16:44CLOCK TICKS
17:05Yes, Bob?
17:06Seven.
17:07A seven, Matthew.
17:08A seven.
17:09Bob?
17:10A stride.
17:11No, Matthew.
17:12Gators.
17:13Yeah, absolutely fine.
17:14Tim?
17:15Gators.
17:16Yes.
17:17Stared, with an I.
17:19Stage here, loads of sevens.
17:21I'm sure there's an eight there, but we couldn't find it.
17:23Gators, indeed.
17:2549 plays 36.
17:27Matthew, letters game.
17:29Please may I have a consonant?
17:31Thank you, Matthew.
17:32D.
17:33And another.
17:35G.
17:36And a third.
17:38M.
17:39Vowel.
17:41A.
17:42And another.
17:43O.
17:44And another.
17:46E.
17:48Consonant.
17:49N.
17:51Vowel.
17:54I.
17:55And a final consonant, please.
17:57And a final...
17:59B.
18:00Stand by.
18:12MUSIC
18:32Matthew?
18:33A seven.
18:34Bob?
18:35Six.
18:36And your six?
18:37Imaged.
18:38Imaged.
18:39Matthew?
18:40Very good.
18:41Excellent.
18:42Now, any sixes and sevens, Tim?
18:44Well, we've got a seven in domain.
18:47Yes.
18:48And a six, which is obviously not a winner,
18:51but very interesting, dogmen.
18:54Yes.
18:55Are they blokes who look after dogs?
18:57They're not, no.
18:58It's Australia and New Zealand slang
19:00for a person giving directional signals to the operator of a crane.
19:03So they sit on the crane's load
19:05and then issue instructions from there.
19:07How would we have known that?
19:09It was just worth a try.
19:11Who would think that the word would be necessary for that?
19:13Exactly.
19:15Where's the dogman?
19:16Oh, there he is. Come on.
19:18We're running late.
19:19I don't know.
19:2056 to 36.
19:21This is getting a bit serious, Bob.
19:23Now, it's your numbers.
19:25Good luck.
19:26Let's try six small, then, please.
19:28He's doing something different now, Bob.
19:30He's got to gamble six little ones. Good decision.
19:32And let's see what we have.
19:34They are six, four, eight, one,
19:38nine and ten.
19:40And the target...
19:42533.
19:43533.
20:09Bob?
20:10533.
20:12533. Matthew?
20:14533.
20:15And Bob?
20:16Nine times six...
20:1854.
20:19Times ten...
20:20540.
20:21Minus eight...
20:22532.
20:23Plus one.
20:24Lovely.
20:25And Matthew?
20:26Similar way. I did nine times ten is 90.
20:29Nine times ten, 90.
20:30Multiply by six is 540.
20:32Yeah.
20:33And then take away...
20:35Take away eight plus one.
20:37You've done the same thing. Yeah.
20:39Well done.
20:40APPLAUSE
20:45So, 66 to 46, 20 points in it as we turn.
20:49The second Tea Time Teaser, which is Oats Brew It.
20:52And the clue, rumour has it,
20:54a lot of people have this for breakfast in Ireland.
20:58Rumour has it, a lot of people have this for breakfast in Ireland.
21:03Rumour has it, a lot of people have this for breakfast in Ireland.
21:23Welcome back, welcome back. I left with the clue.
21:26Rumour has it, a lot of people have this for breakfast in Ireland.
21:29They have stir about, apparently.
21:32What's stir about, Susie?
21:34It's pretty much porridge made by stirring oatmeal in boiling water or milk.
21:39That's porridge, isn't it? Yes.
21:41I don't know if there's a difference between oatmeal and oats.
21:44Perhaps they use sort of different... I don't know.
21:47Refined in different ways. I've never heard of it.
21:50I've had breakfast a lot in Ireland.
21:52I've never had stir about pushed towards me.
21:55Anyway.
21:5666 to 46.
21:58Bob.
21:59Matthew.
22:01Good. Off she goes. Letters game.
22:03Consonant, please.
22:05Thank you, Matthew. T.
22:07And another.
22:09N.
22:10And a third.
22:12L.
22:13A vowel.
22:15U.
22:16And another.
22:18O.
22:19And a third.
22:21E.
22:23Consonant.
22:26N.
22:27And another.
22:29S.
22:31And a final vowel, please.
22:33And a final A.
22:35Stand by.
22:59MUSIC PLAYS
23:07Matthew.
23:08A seven.
23:09Bob.
23:10Seven.
23:11Matthew.
23:12Tunnels.
23:13No.
23:14Tunnels.
23:15Tunnels.
23:16Yeah.
23:17Any more sevens, Susan?
23:18Tim.
23:19Er, not sevens. There's an eight, we think.
23:21Yes.
23:22Tonneaus.
23:24Yes. T-O-N-N-E-A-U-S.
23:27Probably with an X if you're in France, the plural, but S here.
23:30Short for tonneau covers.
23:32So they're the covers for the back seats of a convertible car.
23:36And just as nicely, they're also...
23:39A tonneau is also a unit of capacity for French wine,
23:42usually equal to 900 litres.
23:44I'll take the second one. That's a lot.
23:46APPLAUSE
23:48Very good.
23:50Yeah.
23:51The tonneau cover used to also cover the passenger seat
23:54if there wasn't anybody in it.
23:56If it was raining.
23:58So, 73-53. Bob, your letters go.
24:01Consonant, please, Rachel.
24:03Thank you, Bob. T.
24:05And a second.
24:07L.
24:09And a third.
24:11S.
24:12A vowel.
24:14I.
24:16Vowel.
24:17E.
24:18And another vowel.
24:20O.
24:21Consonant.
24:24N.
24:26Consonant.
24:28M.
24:30And a vowel.
24:32And lastly, E.
24:34Stand by.
24:54MUSIC
25:06Well, Bob?
25:08Six.
25:09A six. Matthew?
25:11Seven.
25:12Bob?
25:13Lesion.
25:14A lesion now, then, Matthew.
25:16Moisten.
25:17Yeah.
25:18Anything in the corner?
25:19Be prepared to be amazed.
25:21Yes.
25:23I mean, what can we say?
25:25What have you got?
25:26Shall we tell them?
25:27You go for it.
25:28Limestone.
25:29Oh, perfect.
25:30Yes.
25:31And...
25:32Milestone.
25:33Terrific.
25:39That's wonderful.
25:4180-53.
25:42Susie, after that piece of brilliance with Tim,
25:46what have you got for us by way of origins of words?
25:50A couple of emails.
25:52This one comes from M Brown in Birmingham, who says,
25:55I thought the word discombobulation must be new,
25:58but I'm reading a book set in the 30s, 1930s,
26:01and lo and behold, there's this word.
26:03Where has it come from?
26:05And discombobulate is regularly chosen
26:07as one of Britain's favourite words
26:09alongside serendipity and mellifluous,
26:12borborygmous, hullabaloo, lots of wonderful words.
26:15Discombobulate, though, is a real favourite,
26:18because it conveys through its sound, really,
26:20all the confusion and upset and unsettledness
26:23of a perplexing situation.
26:25It began to be used in the 1820s,
26:27so it's been around for a while,
26:29and it was first used in the form discomboborate
26:32and was clearly a fanciful formation right from the start,
26:36so people obviously thought, this sounds great.
26:39And it was a riff, really, on words with a similar meaning,
26:42so discompose, discomfort,
26:44perhaps as an element of thingamabob thrown in.
26:47It was born for its sound, and it's endured to this day.
26:51But I had another email, which is quite a similar theme, actually.
26:54It's from Jonathan Keyes, who asked about the word snottinger,
26:58which I tweeted recently,
27:00snottinger being a fantastic Victorian slang word
27:03for a handkerchief, which I just quite like.
27:08He asked where it comes from, and again, it's born for its sound,
27:11because almost every word that has anything to do with noses
27:15begins with the letter S-N.
27:17So we have snout, we have snoot, which is a variant on snout,
27:21which is where snooty comes in,
27:23because snooty people have their noses stuck in the air.
27:26We have snot and snotty, snuff, snuffle, snivel,
27:30and snore and snort,
27:32which actually meant they sort of swapped meanings over time.
27:35But that's simply where snottinger comes from,
27:37and, as I say, snot comes from snout, and I'll probably leave it there.
27:41But both of those questions really involve
27:43some of the best-sounding words in the English language.
27:46APPLAUSE
27:5280-53.
27:54Matthew, let us go.
27:57Please may I start with the consonants?
27:59Thank you, Matthew. H.
28:01And another.
28:03T.
28:05A vowel.
28:07O. And another.
28:09U.
28:11And a third.
28:13A.
28:15Consonant.
28:17D.
28:19And another.
28:21L.
28:23A vowel.
28:25O.
28:27And a final consonant, please.
28:29And a final P.
28:31Stand by.
28:41CLOCK TICKS
29:01Matthew.
29:03I'll try a risky seven.
29:05Bob? I'll stick with a six.
29:08And your six is? Upload.
29:10Upload. Now, Matthew.
29:12Hold out.
29:14All one word.
29:16Chiefly North American and active resistance. Very, very good.
29:19Now, Tim and Susie?
29:21Not a lot, really. It can't be that.
29:23We had out-hold, which is the other way round, and that also works.
29:27It does, to extend your hand, to out-hold your hand,
29:30but seven was the best that we could do.
29:32Thank you for that.
29:3387-53.
29:35Final letters game to Bob. Yes, Bob?
29:37Consonant, please, Rachel.
29:39R.
29:41And a second.
29:43B.
29:45A third.
29:47S.
29:49A vowel.
29:51U.
29:53And another.
29:55E.
29:57And another.
29:59O.
30:01A consonant.
30:03G.
30:05And another.
30:07Consonant, please.
30:09And a final R.
30:11Countdown.
30:37Yes, Bob?
30:39Seven.
30:41A seven, Matthew?
30:43I think a seven as well.
30:45Bob?
30:47Brogues.
30:49Brogues and...?
30:51Same word.
30:53There we go. We're both happy.
30:55Any brogues over in the corner?
30:57Well, we can match seven, but we can't beat it. Brokers.
31:00And brokers.
31:02And burgers.
31:04The good... Oh, I see. Hamburger.
31:07All right.
31:09So, Matthew, we go into the final numbers round
31:12with, my word, a 34-point lead. Extraordinary.
31:16Police may have four large, two small.
31:18You may indeed. Thank you, Matthew.
31:20Wake us all up at the end of the week.
31:22Four large, two little, and the last one today is four and ten.
31:26And then, as we know, 100, 25, 75 and 50.
31:31And this target, 240.
31:33Two, four, zero.
31:35MUSIC PLAYS
32:05Matthew? 240.
32:07240. And Bob? 240.
32:09Thank you. Yes, Matthew?
32:1175 multiplied by four is 300.
32:13300.
32:15And take away the 50 and take away the ten.
32:17Yeah, not too tricky, this one, as four larges go.
32:19And Bob?
32:2150 plus ten? 60.
32:23Times four. Great maths, as ever.
32:30So, Matthew, my word, look at you.
32:32104 points, first time out.
32:35Ah, and beating a tremendous player as we go into the final round.
32:39It's conundrum time, guys.
32:41Fingers on buzzers.
32:43Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:52Matthew?
32:53Oh, er, faintedly?
32:55Let's see whether you're right.
32:57No. Down to Bob. Take your time, Bob.
33:00Yes, Bob?
33:02Defiantly.
33:04Said defiantly. Here we go.
33:06And you're right. Well done.
33:14Well, this is an extraordinary situation we've got here,
33:17because Matthew's come in at 104.
33:20But don't you worry, because you're coming back to the finals.
33:23And, er, gosh.
33:25Matthew, what have you done to this poor man?
33:28I think the nervous energy worked in my favour.
33:31Well, you played brilliantly.
33:33And, er, you know, we look forward to seeing you on Monday.
33:36Well done. Tremendous. Thank you.
33:38You don't know what you've done.
33:40Bob, we'll see you in the finals. Well done indeed.
33:42You take your goody bag. Thank you very much.
33:44And you go back home to Rotherham with our very best wishes.
33:47And we'll see you a little bit later on.
33:49OK, thank you. Fantastic. All right.
33:51That was a great contest, I'm afraid.
33:53A surprising outcome. I had no idea this was going to happen.
33:57But, Tim, we're going to have to say goodbye to you.
33:59It's been such a pleasure. It's always a pleasure,
34:01and you're always welcome.
34:03There's a seat here for whenever you want.
34:05You're very kind. If you come back and see us very soon again.
34:08Susie, we'll see you on Monday. See you then. Have a good weekend.
34:10See you on Monday. Wow!
34:12And still no OctoChamp for this series,
34:14so currently Bob sits at number one. That's right.
34:16But with an opener like that against a contestant like Bob,
34:18maybe Matthew could be our first OctoChamp of the series.
34:21Amazing. We'll see you on Monday. Who's with us on Monday?
34:24We've got Grease Jones in on Monday.
34:26We'll have some fun then. All right. See you then.
34:28Join us then. Same time, same place, you'll be sure of it.
34:32A very good afternoon.
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