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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Good afternoon, good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown studio
00:35on the very day that, way back in 1941, the great Otis Redding was born.
00:40Otis Redding, my word, great, great soul voice.
00:44His biggest hit, of course, was sitting on the dock of the bay,
00:48which was recorded.
00:50I think, first of all, it was...
00:52He was reminiscing about a time when he lived on a houseboat
00:55in Sausalito on San Francisco Bay,
00:58but the great tragedy of it all was that it was recorded
01:01just a few days, Rachel, before the poor chap and his band
01:05were killed in a plane crash over Wisconsin.
01:08Terrible. He was only 26.
01:10And yet that song, that song went on
01:13and was a number one pretty much around the world.
01:16Extraordinary. A great song about a beautiful bay.
01:20It got me, you know, me to thinking about bays.
01:23There's some lovely little bays on the North Antrim coast.
01:26Very pretty.
01:27Now, come on, you've been off on holiday.
01:30Where have you been and what did you see?
01:32And did you fancy a beach down there?
01:34Oh, absolutely. I've had a great summer.
01:36I went to the Italian Riviera.
01:38And then I went to the French Riviera.
01:40All these rivieras? Absolutely gorgeous places.
01:43Yeah, loads of beautiful bays and you just admire the yachts
01:46that are, you know, worth the size, you know, mansions.
01:49You don't even know how much money's involved,
01:51but there's some incredible, incredible boats you get to see.
01:54Admire from the beauty of the bay.
01:56And where did you go in Italy? Did you say Portofino you went to?
01:59I went around the Portofino coast, yeah.
02:01Beautiful. And France? I did prefer France, actually.
02:04Did you? Yeah, the French Riviera, Cote d'Azur. Gorgeous.
02:07Lovely. Yeah, very nice, very nice.
02:10Excellent stuff. Now, who have we got with us today?
02:12We've got Jamie Islet-Jones,
02:15who came crashing into the Countdown studio yesterday
02:19with a score of 129 first time out.
02:22It's absolutely brilliant.
02:23You're joined by Farhan Ahmed, who lives in London,
02:26works as a social media executive for an online poker website.
02:31Now, what's all this about, Farhan?
02:33Social media's massive these days,
02:35so my role really is just looking at all the different new trends,
02:40seeing if it's something that we can kind of be a part of.
02:43And it's great. I mean, I get paid to go on Facebook,
02:45whereas most bosses would probably fire you for doing the same.
02:48Sure. So then, big round of applause and good luck to you guys.
02:51Farhan, Jamie, big round of applause for our competitors today.
02:54APPLAUSE
02:58Very good. And over in the corner, of course, we have...
03:01we have Susie Dent.
03:04And for the last time, until she comes back again,
03:09which I hope will not be too long...
03:11Yes, because I haven't been on my holiday yet, Nick, unlike Rachel.
03:16Have you got something in store?
03:18I have walked that coast.
03:20She was being a bit poo-pooing round by Portofino.
03:23I've walked all that coast. It's lovely.
03:25But you couldn't walk it in those shoes, Rachel.
03:28No, I did walk around.
03:30Now then, Jamie, let's have a letters game.
03:33Hi, Rachel. Hi, Jamie.
03:35Can I start with a consonant, please?
03:37You can, thank you. Start today with G.
03:39And a vowel?
03:41E.
03:43A consonant?
03:45J.
03:48A vowel?
03:50A.
03:52A consonant?
03:54R.
03:56And a vowel?
03:58E.
04:00A consonant?
04:02P.
04:04Another consonant?
04:07G.
04:09And a final consonant, please?
04:12And a final T.
04:14And here's the countdown clock.
04:45Jamie?
04:47Six.
04:49And Farhan?
04:51Six.
04:52So, Jamie?
04:53Tagger.
04:54Farhan?
04:55Repeat.
04:56Happy?
04:57Very happy, both of those.
04:58What else have we got over there?
05:00Yes, Janet? Suzie?
05:02So, Nick, what about jagger?
05:04Ask Suzie.
05:06It's in, in fact, yes.
05:08To jag, as a verb, is to stab or pierce, and jagger is in there.
05:13It doesn't give a definition, it says it's a derivative of.
05:15Is it sort of a stabber? Stab or jagger?
05:17Yeah.
05:18Really? All right.
05:19Quickly nice.
05:20Six apiece. Let's turn to Farhan.
05:22Letters game.
05:23Consonant, please.
05:24Thank you. Start with R.
05:26And another?
05:29M.
05:30And a vowel?
05:32A.
05:33And another?
05:35E.
05:36Consonant?
05:38V.
05:39And another?
05:42T.
05:44Vowel?
05:46E.
05:48Vowel?
05:50I.
05:52And a consonant, please.
05:54And the last one, C.
05:56Stand by.
06:11MUSIC PLAYS
06:28Yes, Farhan.
06:30Seven.
06:31A seven, Jamie?
06:33Just a six.
06:35And your six?
06:36Create.
06:37Thank you, Farhan.
06:38Cremate.
06:40Cremate, yes.
06:41Cremate.
06:42Mm-hm.
06:43Now, you're looking very puzzled there, Janet.
06:46Yes.
06:47And?
06:48Well, we've got creative.
06:50Yes.
06:51Anything else?
06:52No.
06:53Very good.
06:5413 points to Farhan in that case.
06:56Jamie trailing for the first time since we've got to know him.
06:59And, Jamie, now it's your numbers game.
07:01One large, please, and a five small.
07:03You can have one large and a five small indeed.
07:05Thank you, Jamie.
07:06And for the first numbers game today,
07:08the selection is three, one, seven, two, four,
07:13and a large, 150.
07:15And your target, 215.
07:18215.
07:20MUSIC PLAYS
07:39MUSIC STOPS
07:51Yes, Jamie?
07:52Yeah, 251.
07:54No, sorry, 215.
07:56215, I take that.
07:58And Farhan?
07:59215.
08:00Thank you very much. Jamie?
08:01Um, I did 50 x 4.
08:0350 x 4, 200.
08:05And then I did 2 x 7.
08:0814.
08:09And then plus 1.
08:10Lovely.
08:11215.
08:12Yes, thank you, Farhan.
08:13Slightly different, 50 plus T.
08:1550 plus 2, 52.
08:17Times 4.
08:18Times 4 is 208.
08:20Plus 7.
08:21Plus 7, lovely. 215.
08:23Thank you very much.
08:26Farhan on 23, Jamie 16,
08:28as we turn to a Tea Time teaser, which is Neil, June.
08:31Neil, June, and the clue,
08:33both Neil and June like their vegetables cut into strips.
08:37Both Neil and June like their vegetables cut into strips.
08:42BELL
08:49APPLAUSE
08:56Welcome back. I left with the clue,
08:58both Neil and June like their vegetables cut into strips.
09:02And the answer is julienne.
09:04They like their vegetables julienne.
09:0723 to Jamie, 16.
09:09Farhan, your letters game.
09:12Consonant, please.
09:13Thank you, Farhan.
09:14S.
09:15And another?
09:17Q.
09:19And a third?
09:21S.
09:22Vowel?
09:25E.
09:26And another?
09:27I.
09:28And a third?
09:30U.
09:32Consonant?
09:34N.
09:36Vowel?
09:38A.
09:40And a final consonant, please.
09:42And a final B.
09:44And here's the Countdown Clock.
09:46BELL
09:57CLOCK TICKS
10:16Yes, Farhan?
10:17Risky seven.
10:19A risky seven, Jamie?
10:20Seven.
10:21Farhan?
10:22Erm, banks?
10:24Spelt the French way.
10:26Yes, Jamie?
10:27Sequins.
10:28Sequins. You're happy with that?
10:30Very happy with sequins. No banks the French way, I'm afraid.
10:33All right.
10:34What about our sexy word?
10:35Yes, you can have basque with an S on the end.
10:38They're close-fitting bodices.
10:4023 points apiece.
10:42Jamie, letters game.
10:43A consonant, please.
10:44Thank you, Jamie.
10:45M.
10:46And a vowel?
10:48O.
10:50And a consonant?
10:52P.
10:53And a vowel?
10:56E.
10:58And a consonant?
11:00L.
11:02And a vowel?
11:04A.
11:06And a consonant?
11:08N.
11:10And another consonant?
11:13L.
11:15And a final vowel, please.
11:17And a final U.
11:20And the clock starts now.
11:52Yes, Jamie?
11:54Six.
11:55Six. Farhan?
11:56Seven.
11:57Jamie?
11:58I got mopane.
12:00Mopane, yes.
12:02Yes, Farhan?
12:03Very good.
12:04Ampoule?
12:06Ampoule. How are you spelling that?
12:08A-N-P-O-U-L-E.
12:10Fantastic. We haven't seen that one. Very good.
12:12Very good. Ampoule.
12:14APPLAUSE
12:16Ampoule.
12:1830 points to Farhan.
12:20Jamie trailing on 23, and we turn to Farhan, your numbers game.
12:24Can I get one large, Rachel?
12:26One large, one and five little ones coming up for you, no problems.
12:30And for the next time, they are four, five, eight, seven, nine,
12:36and the large one, 25.
12:39And the target, 512.
12:41512.
12:50MUSIC PLAYS
13:12Yes, Farhan?
13:14513.
13:16513, Jamie?
13:18512.
13:19512, Jamie?
13:21So I did four times 25.
13:23425 is 100.
13:25Nine minus eight is one.
13:27Yes.
13:28Plus 100.
13:29101.
13:30Times five.
13:31Times five, 505.
13:33Plus seven.
13:34And you've got the seven left over. Nicely done.
13:36Very sweet. Well done.
13:38APPLAUSE
13:40And that propels you to a three-point lead.
13:4233 points to Farhan's 30.
13:45But now we turn to Janet.
13:48At the top of the show, we talked about Otis Redding,
13:51and I think you've got something special to talk to us about.
13:55Well, I was...
13:57Otis Redding died in 1967.
14:00He was only 26.
14:02I was kind of shocked when I read that,
14:04because in my teenage years,
14:07I went to see lots and lots of blues bands,
14:10and I saw the Rolling Stones when they first started,
14:13and Jeff Beck and the Yardbirds,
14:15and I always loved Otis Redding,
14:18and I remember going to see him live.
14:21I must have been a teenager,
14:23and I saw him at the Hammersmith Apollo,
14:25and I remember going with a big group of friends,
14:28and I remember the blokes saying,
14:30I don't know what all the fuss is about,
14:32and Otis Redding came on the stage,
14:34and every woman in the place ran to the front.
14:37There was, like, a huge rush,
14:40and those were the days when you had handbags,
14:42and all I can remember is women banging their handbags
14:45on the edge of the stage.
14:47It was so exciting,
14:49and I think I saw him before I saw the Beatles,
14:52so, yeah, it was mid-'60s.
14:55Extraordinary. What was it about him?
14:57His voice, or his looking, or his presence?
14:59Yeah, I've still got the vinyl albums
15:02of Otis Redding's singing soul ballads,
15:04and the other one, which is Otis Redding's Otis Blue.
15:08Those are the two key ones,
15:11and what was he talking about on Dock of the Bay?
15:14Well, that was never really my favourite song of Otis Redding's.
15:17I always thought Chained and Bound
15:19and That's How Strong My Love Is were the best ones.
15:22He was a fantastic singer.
15:24And, of course, as a tortured teenager,
15:26it was just perfect.
15:28There's someone even more miserable than me.
15:30No, he was a fantastic singer.
15:32Ahead of the curve, as ever.
15:34Brilliant stuff. Lovely stuff.
15:36Now, then, where shall we go?
15:38You're three points ahead.
15:40How are you going to do now, letters game?
15:42Consonant, please.
15:43Thank you, Jamie. S.
15:45And a vowel.
15:47I.
15:49Consonant.
15:51T.
15:52Vowel.
15:54U.
15:56Consonant.
15:58X.
16:00Vowel.
16:02E.
16:04Consonant.
16:06G.
16:08Another consonant.
16:10R.
16:12And a final vowel, please.
16:16And a final A.
16:18Stand by.
16:36MUSIC PLAYS
16:50Yes, Jamie?
16:52Seven, I think.
16:54And Farhan?
16:56Seven, I'm sure.
16:58Come on, then, Jamie.
17:00A gister.
17:02How are you spelling it?
17:04Very good.
17:06And Farhan?
17:08Triages.
17:10Triages, yes. Very good.
17:12That's what you do in hospitals in terms of assessing priority of patients.
17:15Who gets healed first.
17:17Yes.
17:19And a gister is somebody who takes in and feeds livestock in return for payment.
17:23I see. All right.
17:25And what else have we got in the corner there?
17:27Two sevens otherwise, guitars and gutsier.
17:29Gutsier. All right.
17:31Still ahead three points for Farhan. Letters game.
17:33Consonant, please.
17:35Thank you, Farhan. N.
17:37And another.
17:39T.
17:41And a third.
17:43N.
17:45A vowel, please.
17:47E.
17:49And another.
17:51A.
17:53And another.
17:55O.
17:57Consonant.
17:59D.
18:01And a final consonant, please.
18:03And a final B.
18:05Clock time.
18:29Yes, Farhan?
18:31Seven.
18:33A seven, Jamie?
18:35Seven.
18:37Farhan?
18:39Abdomen.
18:41And?
18:43Same word.
18:45Two tummies.
18:47No, I could have.
18:49What else have we got in the corner?
18:51Susie?
18:53Boatmen.
18:55Yes. Are we done?
18:57No, Boatmen and Abdomen.
18:5947-44, Jamie still three points in the lead.
19:02Numbers for Jamie.
19:04Hi, Rachel. I'm going to be boring and just get one large game, please.
19:07Yeah, tactics are going to be important in this game.
19:09Very close one.
19:11Thank you, Jamie. One large, five small.
19:13And they are...
19:15nine, two,
19:17three, one,
19:19six, and the large one, 75.
19:21And the target...
19:23868.
19:25868.
19:56Yes, Jamie?
19:58I think I've got 868 not written down.
20:01All right. And how about Farhan?
20:03I've got 870 not written down.
20:06So, Jamie?
20:08I did nine...
20:10Oh, sorry, I've gone wrong.
20:12Oh.
20:13So, Farhan, now's your chance.
20:16So, six times two is 12.
20:19Six times two is 12.
20:21Times 75.
20:23Times 75, 900.
20:25Nine plus one.
20:27Nine plus one is ten.
20:29Times three.
20:3030.
20:31Minus it.
20:32Yeah.
20:33870, two away.
20:35Not bad. Two away, though.
20:37868, Rachel.
20:39It's hidden there, but I can only find one way for you.
20:41So, 75 times three is 225.
20:45Nine minus one is eight.
20:48Take that away for 217.
20:51And you have a six minus two left for four.
20:54And times the two together, you get 868.
20:56Yes, well done.
21:00Well done. Excellent.
21:03So, Farhan, 51 to Jamie's 47.
21:06Here's a tea time teaser.
21:08Bask nude.
21:10And the clue, don't bask nude if you want to avoid being this.
21:14Don't bask nude if you want to avoid being this.
21:17BELL RINGS
21:31Welcome back.
21:32I left with the clue, don't bask nude if you want to avoid being this.
21:36Being what? Being sunbaked.
21:38Sunbaked.
21:40So, Farhan, 51, Jamie, 47.
21:43Farhan.
21:45Your letters game now.
21:47Consonant, please. Thank you, Farhan.
21:49C
21:51And another.
21:53N
21:55And a third.
21:57D
21:59A vowel.
22:01A
22:03And another.
22:05O
22:07And a third.
22:09A
22:11Consonant.
22:13And a vowel, please.
22:15And lastly.
22:17E
22:19Stand by.
22:43BELL RINGS
22:50Well, Farhan?
22:51Just a six.
22:52A six. And Jamie?
22:53Yeah, a six as well.
22:54Two sixes. Farhan?
22:56Donate.
22:57Donate. And Jamie?
22:58Octane.
22:59Yes. Octane.
23:00Octane, hydrocarbon, very good.
23:02All right. Now, then, the corner.
23:04Deacon, canoed, lots and lots of sixes.
23:07But anything further was a struggle.
23:09All right. 57 plays Jamie's 53.
23:11Jamie, letters game.
23:13Consonant, please, Rachel.
23:15Thank you, Jamie. S
23:17And a vowel.
23:19I
23:20Consonant.
23:22P
23:23And a vowel.
23:25O
23:26Consonant.
23:28T
23:29And a vowel.
23:31E
23:33A consonant.
23:35P
23:36Another consonant.
23:38H
23:40And another consonant, please.
23:43And to finish, R.
23:45And here's the Countdown Clock.
24:11Jamie?
24:12Eight.
24:13Farhan?
24:14That means I'll go for an eight as well.
24:16Jamie?
24:17Hoppiest.
24:18The hoppiest?
24:20Same word.
24:21Can you show each other?
24:23There we go. All right.
24:25And the corner.
24:26Hoppiest. It might surprise you.
24:28It's all to do with beer and the one that tastes more of hops.
24:31A hoppy beer.
24:32Yeah.
24:3365 to Jamie's 61.
24:35Farhan?
24:37Susie? Come.
24:39Rejoice, entertainers.
24:41Well, I was going to talk about the hot dog
24:44because there has been quite a lot of fuss recently
24:47about some new evidence as to where the hot dog comes from.
24:51And word detectives have found this great piece
24:54in the Nashville Tennessean,
24:56so a newspaper from Nashville, from November the 14th, 1886.
25:00And it's worth reading because it's a great description.
25:04It is his cries that greet you as you enter the theatre
25:07and re-greet you as you come out.
25:09He is the creature whose rolls make the night hideous
25:12and whose wares make dreams that poison sleep.
25:15It obviously didn't taste very much. Very nice.
25:18And it goes on, since Shakespeare's time,
25:20and it's a great description.
25:22And it's a great description.
25:24And it's a great description.
25:26And it's a great description.
25:28And it's a great description.
25:30Very nice.
25:31And it goes on, since Shakespeare asserted
25:33that nectar was the food the gods lived on,
25:35it has been discovered that Wienerwurst
25:37is the stuff that fattens dudes.
25:39The young men who sell the article are, as a rule, not modest.
25:43But, of course, the question that everyone asks is,
25:46why hot dog in the first place? What's a dog got to do with it?
25:49And it's simple enough. It started out as a joke from the 19th century
25:52and a rumour amongst college students, particularly in the US,
25:55that the sausages were actually made of dog meat.
25:58Brilliant. Good lord.
26:03Wonderful stuff, Susie. Thank you, Susie.
26:05Now, Farhan.
26:07Penultimate letters, and it's yours.
26:10Consonant, please.
26:12Thank you, Farhan.
26:13N
26:14And another.
26:16L
26:17And a third.
26:19W
26:20Vowel.
26:22U
26:23And another.
26:25O
26:26And another.
26:28U
26:30Consonant.
26:33R
26:34Consonant.
26:36F
26:39Vowel, please.
26:40And the last one.
26:42I
26:43Come, come.
26:58M
26:59M
27:00M
27:01M
27:02M
27:03M
27:04M
27:05M
27:06M
27:07M
27:08M
27:09M
27:10M
27:11M
27:12M
27:13M
27:14M
27:15M
27:17Well, Farhan, I think I've got a six.
27:20A six, Jamie?
27:21No, just five.
27:22And your five?
27:23Flower.
27:24Farhan?
27:25Flowing.
27:26Very good. Very good.
27:28What else have we got? Janet?
27:30Unfurl, as in unfurl a flag.
27:33Yes.
27:34Very nice. And there is a seven there, a rather unlikely one.
27:38It's uniflow.
27:40U-N-I-F-L-O-W.
27:42And it's an adjective meaning involving flow in one direction.
27:45And it's used particularly to talk about the flow of steam or gases
27:48through a cylinder and an internal combustion engine.
27:51Right.
27:52Uniflow.
27:53Uniflow. All right.
27:55I'm going to play 61, my word, Jamie.
27:58What are you going to do? Your letters game.
28:01Consonant, please, Rachel.
28:03Thank you, Jamie. D.
28:05And a vowel.
28:07O.
28:09Consonant.
28:11F.
28:13And a vowel.
28:14I.
28:16And a consonant.
28:18D.
28:20And a vowel.
28:22A.
28:24And a consonant.
28:26R.
28:28And another consonant.
28:31M.
28:33And a final consonant, please.
28:37And a final S.
28:39Here's the clock.
28:54CLOCK TICKS
29:11Jamie?
29:13Just six.
29:15A six for Han? Yeah.
29:17A risky six.
29:19Jamie? Radios.
29:21And? Not so risky now.
29:23There you go. Both radios.
29:26And in the corner, Susie and Janet.
29:29Nothing exciting. Afros, that's only five.
29:32I think I've got double Fs. You're going to hate me today.
29:35I may be wrong. No, it's not. It's one Afro.
29:39Sorry, we're having a bit of a bicker.
29:41I had radios as well.
29:44Afro? Yeah, you're right.
29:46It must be at one F, as in Africa.
29:48Afro hairstyle. Exactly, I had one.
29:51Anyway, there we are.
29:5377 to 67 for Han.
29:55Ten in the lead, my word.
29:57And numbers game for you, for Han.
30:00Tactics.
30:02Go on. I'll go for UT. I'll go for large.
30:04For large.
30:06Taking your destiny into your own hands, isn't he, from the audience?
30:09Wow. And two little ones for the last time today.
30:12Right, these little ones even are 410.
30:15And the large ones, 75, 50, 25 and 100.
30:20And the target, 739.
30:22739.
30:51MUSIC STOPS
30:54For Han?
30:56740.
30:58740, Jamie?
31:00Yeah, 740, not written down.
31:02So let's hear from you.
31:04OK, I did 75 times ten.
31:0875 times ten, 750.
31:11And then I did 100 plus 50.
31:14150.
31:16Divided by 25.
31:18I'll take that away from 750 and also the 4.
31:22Well done, yeah. One away. 740.
31:24And for Han?
31:26Exactly the same.
31:28So there we are.
31:3084 plays 74.
31:32But, Rachel, 739, please.
31:36It was there. If you say 75 minus 50 is 25.
31:41Times by 25 is 625.
31:44Add the 100, add the ten and add the 4.
31:47739.
31:49Perfect. Perfect. Well done, Rachel.
31:53Well done indeed. So there we are.
31:5584 plays a 74.
31:57So, let's go into the final crucial conundrum.
32:01Fingers on buzzers, please.
32:03Jamie, for Han, let's reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
32:08MUSIC PLAYS
32:17MUSIC CONTINUES
32:25For Han?
32:27Competent.
32:29Let's have a look.
32:31No. Back to you, Jamie.
32:33MUSIC CONTINUES
32:35MUSIC CONTINUES
32:47Whoa!
32:49What have you done, Jamie?
32:51I don't have it. I just want it to scare.
32:53LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
33:02What a good sport you are.
33:04We're foxed up here. Come on.
33:06Oh, look at all those hands.
33:08Yes, you, sir.
33:10Component.
33:12Let's see whether you're right.
33:14Well done.
33:16Well done.
33:18Oh, what a shame.
33:20We're saying cheerio to Jamie.
33:22He came in, you know, such a bright light.
33:24A brief life, unfortunately.
33:26You did so well.
33:28Great fun to have as well.
33:30Take this away with you, will you?
33:32And good luck in your job hunting in the world of television
33:35and all the rest of it.
33:37Good luck to you.
33:39And, for Han, well done.
33:41We shall see you tomorrow.
33:43Well done, indeed.
33:45See you tomorrow, Susie.
33:47We won't see you for a little while,
33:49but I hope it won't be too long, because you're such a good sport.
33:52I have taken it quite well,
33:54the fact that most of my words were not allowed.
33:57But I shall take with me, Nick,
34:00the image of you with an afro.
34:02Indeed.
34:04Keep it close to your heart.
34:06You come and see us again soon, please.
34:08I certainly will.
34:10You're terrific fun. See you tomorrow.
34:12What a shame we won't have Jamie here.
34:14It's a shame that these two great competitors came up against each other.
34:17I know, and they're both good guys, good fun.
34:19In another week, Jamie could have been OctoChamp.
34:21Absolutely. Absolutely.
34:23But there we are. See you tomorrow.
34:25Same time tomorrow. We'll be waiting for you.
34:27You'll be sure of it. A very good afternoon.
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