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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:04APPLAUSE
00:31Hello, everybody. We've reached midweek together,
00:34which is always a good excuse to wag the kettle on
00:36and join us for another 15 rounds of Numbers and Letters,
00:40all in the company, of course, of a great team.
00:42Starting with Rachel Riley. Hi, Rach.
00:44Hello, Colin.
00:45Dave Gorman making his debut in Dictionary Corner has been on fire.
00:49Now, another one of his shows, Dave Gorman's Google Whack Adventure.
00:53Now, just so everyone's on the same page,
00:55because Google Whacks don't actually exist any more
00:57for loads of reasons, not to bore you,
00:59but a Google Whack used to be when you type in two words
01:01into a search engine, others are available,
01:04and there was only one result. Yep.
01:06So that's dead, so I've invented this.
01:08Has this sentence ever been written exactly anywhere on the internet?
01:12Right? Right.
01:13So here we go. First one.
01:15What the hell is Susie Dent drinking?
01:18Oh, I mean, that's definitely a thing.
01:21Right, it has been, and this was quite recently
01:23in a show that we were on together.
01:25I can see Susie clench up on the thought of getting through this story.
01:28Well, she put a fizzy vitamin tablet into her water.
01:32That's what she told us. Yes.
01:34It turned a suspect colour, shall we just say.
01:36This is a family show, so I won't say anything.
01:38But let's just say people were taking the you-know-what.
01:41People asking, was that her secret?
01:43Yeah. For eternal youth.
01:44Well, we have to drug test her, of course.
01:46I mean, no-one's that good at anagrams.
01:48Right, here's another one.
01:50Rachel Riley fancies Colin Murray.
01:52Has that sentence ever been typed by anyone on the internet?
01:56Only you to check if it's up there,
01:58but I think you got nothing out of that.
02:00Well, in the world of fake news and social media,
02:03even in 2022, nobody's buying that.
02:06It's never been typed by anyone.
02:08The curse of Countdown is not a thing.
02:10Well done as we head to Dictionary Corner
02:12on our J of the Day, who fills the internet
02:14with weird and wonderful terms,
02:16with her fantastic words of the day on social media.
02:20But do us a favour, Dave Gorman, just before we continue,
02:23give that a sniff, would you? Absolutely.
02:25Let me test that.
02:2880% proof.
02:31Guaranteed.
02:32Wonderful. Can't wait for today.
02:34Three nines in a row yesterday for Susie and Dave.
02:37Welcome back.
02:40And three wins in a row for Louis Castling-Moray,
02:43our young champ. How are you, mate?
02:45Yeah, I'm good, thank you. Good to be back.
02:47Good. I mean this in the nicest way.
02:49I think you're our most nervous champion ever.
02:53But now I'm seeing you starting to settle in.
02:55OK. Yeah, well, if I can win nervous,
02:57let's see what I can do when I'm not nervous.
02:59Listen, I'm expecting 200 once you lose the nerves.
03:02Listen, we know that you got your degree,
03:04you want to be a primary school teacher.
03:06Well, you're teaching our challengers a thing or two so far
03:09with those three wins under your belt.
03:11But you're up against our superhero Mitch Nunes.
03:13How are you, Mitch? I'm fine, thank you. How are you?
03:15Yeah, good, mate. Thanks for asking.
03:17You're a big Marvel fan.
03:18I mean, how old are you? You're 40.
03:20So, you know, you're not grown out of comic books yet, no?
03:23To be fair, I never really read the comic books,
03:25it was just the movies I got into, really.
03:27But, yeah, I try to keep up with all the...
03:29There's too much content at the moment,
03:31films and series and stuff.
03:32OK, let's hope you can be the Iron Man of Countdown today.
03:35Let's hear it for Mitch and Lewis.
03:39Lewis, you're going to get us off to a good start today,
03:41hopefully nine letters, please.
03:43Hi, Rachel. Hi, Lewis.
03:45Can I have a consonant, please?
03:46You can indeed start today with W.
03:49And another.
03:51R.
03:52And a third.
03:54J.
03:55And another.
03:57H.
03:59And another.
04:01S.
04:02And a vowel, please.
04:04A.
04:05And a second vowel.
04:07E.
04:08And another.
04:10U.
04:12And a final vowel, please.
04:14And a final E.
04:16That whole man in the studio. Let's play Countdown.
04:47That's timeless. I think I have a seven.
04:50And Mitch? Just a five.
04:52OK, what's a five? Share.
04:54Cool, share. And share with us a seven.
04:56Whereas.
04:57Whereas.
04:58Oh, that is brilliant. I'm seeing that one. Well done.
05:00Oh, yes. Good for Lewis.
05:02Yeah. No, sorry, we only had sixes.
05:04Hearse, washer, rewash.
05:06Yeah. Didn't get a seven. Well done.
05:08Well done indeed. Right, good start.
05:10Mitch, it's your letters, though.
05:12Hi, Rachel. Can I get a consonant, please?
05:14You can indeed.
05:16T.
05:17And a vowel.
05:19I.
05:20And another consonant, please.
05:22G.
05:23Another consonant, please.
05:25D.
05:26And a vowel, please.
05:28E.
05:29Another consonant, please.
05:31R.
05:32One more consonant, please.
05:34N.
05:36Another vowel.
05:38A.
05:39And a final consonant, please.
05:42A final L.
05:4430 seconds.
06:13Time is up, Mitch.
06:16I'll try a risky eight.
06:18OK, and Lewis?
06:19A seven.
06:20OK, the seven is?
06:21A granted.
06:22Not risky, it.
06:23A derating.
06:24Derating.
06:25Over to Susie Dent.
06:26Yep, to derate is to remove part or all of the burden
06:29of rates from a property or business.
06:31Did you get anything better than an eight? You might have.
06:33There is a nine in there.
06:35It's treadling.
06:36Treadling.
06:37Yes.
06:38APPLAUSE
06:40Enlightened donation.
06:42Well, have you ever operated a sewing machine?
06:44Yes, I have, actually.
06:46No, if you don't, just ask me out and don't take the story, Susie.
06:49OK.
06:50I made a lovely cushion in home economics when I was 14
06:54with teddy bears in the front.
06:56I had to sew round them to create the puffiness of the front.
06:59It's one of my greatest academic achievements.
07:01That's amazing.
07:02So did you use the foot pedal on the sewing machine?
07:04That's too far, I can't remember that.
07:06That was in the treadle, and so you were treadling.
07:08That was treadling.
07:09Yeah.
07:10Treadling the boards.
07:11Wonderful.
07:12That's great.
07:13Well done, you two.
07:14Fantastic.
07:15Let's get our first numbers of the day.
07:17Lewis, going to need six.
07:19Can I have three large, please, Rachel?
07:21You can indeed.
07:22Thank you, Lewis.
07:23Three large, three little for the first time today.
07:26The selection is 1, 5, 3, 75, 25 and 100.
07:34And the target, 933.
07:37Numbers up.
08:08933. Lewis?
08:11925.
08:12OK, eight away. Mitch?
08:14I didn't get anything.
08:15OK, Lewis, let's have a go.
08:17So 1 plus 3 plus 5.
08:191 plus 3 plus 5 is 9.
08:22Times by 100.
08:23900.
08:24Then add 25.
08:26Yeah, 925, eight away.
08:28Picks up the points.
08:30Very tricky, Rachel.
08:32Out of time, but I've just seen it now.
08:34If you say 100 plus 25 plus 1 is 126.
08:39Yeah.
08:403 plus 5 is 8.
08:42Times those together for 1,008 and take away the 75.
08:46933.
08:47APPLAUSE
08:50Wonderful.
08:51Right, your first two-time teaser is Worm Root.
08:54Worm Root.
08:55Yesterday, this was today.
08:57Yesterday, this was today.
09:05APPLAUSE
09:14Welcome back. Not too difficult.
09:16Worm Root becomes tomorrow.
09:18Yesterday, this was today.
09:20Let's concentrate on the here and now.
09:22It's shaping up to be a close contest.
09:24Lewis with 12, Mitch with 8.
09:26And, Mitch, it's your letters.
09:27Can I get a consonant, please?
09:28Thank you, Mitch.
09:29M.
09:30And a vowel?
09:31O.
09:33And another consonant, please?
09:35V.
09:36And another consonant, please?
09:39D.
09:40And another vowel, please?
09:42E.
09:43Consonant, please?
09:45P.
09:46And another vowel, please?
09:49U.
09:50One more consonant.
09:52N.
09:54And another consonant, please?
09:56And lastly, R.
09:58Thank you, Rachel.
10:04MUSIC
10:29All right, Mitch.
10:30Just a six.
10:31OK, and Lewis?
10:32A seven.
10:33The six?
10:34Proved.
10:36And the seven?
10:37Unmoved.
10:38Yeah.
10:39Let's see if Susie's moved by that.
10:41I am, very good.
10:42Very good.
10:43Lovely seven.
10:44Dave, what have you got?
10:45There's another seven,
10:46which would be like a bad review of Tim Vine.
10:48Someone accusing him of overpun.
10:50Overpun.
10:51Which I don't know if it's a word or not.
10:53Let's not bother checking.
10:54OK.
10:55But there's also unproved.
10:56Yeah.
10:57And if this was yesterday, you had pound,
10:59so you could add it to your currency.
11:01That's quite a shame.
11:02Can you be a pounder?
11:03Yeah, you had pounder as well.
11:04If you pound something...
11:05Yes, or a quarter-pounder, that kind of thing.
11:07A happy days, there you go.
11:08Right, putting a bit of meat on that as we get more letters now.
11:11And it is Lewis, I believe.
11:13Can I get a consonant, please?
11:15Thank you, Lewis.
11:16M.
11:17And another?
11:19S.
11:20And a third?
11:22K.
11:23And another?
11:25Y.
11:26And another?
11:28L.
11:30And a vowel, please.
11:32A.
11:33And another?
11:35B.
11:36And another?
11:38O.
11:39Final consonant, please.
11:41And a final D.
11:43Half a minute.
12:00MUSIC PLAYS
12:15Lewis, how do you get on, mate?
12:17A six.
12:18A six, and, Mitch?
12:19I'm going to risk a seven.
12:20Lewis, what's a six?
12:22Damsel.
12:23Damsel.
12:24Well, let's see if the seven leaves you in distress.
12:26What have you got?
12:27Skyload.
12:28It should exist.
12:30It should, and it doesn't.
12:31Why not?
12:32It's not in the dictionary, I'm so sorry.
12:33Why not?
12:34Well, you're partly responsible for that, Susie.
12:36I will make a good note and search for evidence.
12:39Dave, anything better?
12:40Nothing beating that.
12:41There's lots of sixes out there.
12:43What is Susie drinking?
12:44We don't know, but her thirst is slaked.
12:46And melody as well.
12:48There's a few others out there.
12:50There's another one up on the board as well.
12:52Will Susie ever sober up?
12:53Maybe someday.
12:55Oh!
12:57That was just a vitamin drink.
12:58I want to make that clear.
13:02OK.
13:03All right, let's get more numbers now.
13:05It's your first time choosing them, Mitch.
13:07Can I get the Sean Luck special?
13:09You can.
13:10The two large, a good old Seanie special,
13:13and four little ones.
13:14Thank you, Mitch.
13:16And for this round, they are six, five, five, three,
13:21and the large one, 75, and 50.
13:24And the target, 898.
13:26898, numbers up.
13:55898.
13:56How did you get on, Lewis?
13:57899.
13:58Yeah.
13:59One away, Mitch.
14:00900.
14:01Two away.
14:03It's a game of inches, isn't it?
14:05Lewis, let's have a go.
14:07Three times by 50.
14:09Three times by 50, 150.
14:12Times six.
14:13Times six is 900.
14:16And then five over five is one.
14:18Yeah.
14:19And take it away.
14:20Yeah, one away.
14:21Yeah, well done.
14:22There you go, well done.
14:23One away gets you the points.
14:25Rachel, take us one closer.
14:27I will come back and try and take you closer.
14:29Well, it's a perfect time, but you're going to have to work it out
14:32during the madness of Dave Gorman's mind as we chat once again.
14:35Dave, what are we talking about today?
14:37Well, I thought, because I'm on tour at the moment,
14:39but we're in a post-Covid world, so after the show,
14:42I'm not doing meet and greets and signings and things,
14:45which I always used to do and always used to really enjoy.
14:49And sometimes when you're signing books,
14:51there's a certain skill to getting the queue to move quite quickly
14:55while still making everyone feel valued when they're with you
14:58for that little bit of time.
15:00And one thing you do is you always make sure
15:02you're spelling their name right.
15:04You're signing a book, they need to know that their name's in there.
15:07And people never tell you.
15:08So Claire's are the worst.
15:09There's three different spellings of Claire.
15:11They always say, it's Claire, and you have to find out
15:14because you want the queue to keep moving.
15:16So you get a sort of habit, a reflex,
15:18when you're talking to people in that queue,
15:20of how do you spell that, whatever.
15:22So one day, I was in Middlesbrough, it was after a show,
15:25and a big queue of people, and a guy got to the front,
15:28and the book slid down.
15:30And I sort of didn't look up because it was such a big queue,
15:33and I just went, right, what's your name?
15:35And he said, Ian. And I said, right, OK.
15:37Is that one I or two?
15:38Because obviously there's two different ways of spelling Ian.
15:41And there was silence, and there was awkwardness all around,
15:45and then I looked up to see a man wearing an eye patch looking at me.
15:53And everyone around just thinking, what are you doing, man?
15:59It's one of those, you meant no offence.
16:01No, of course.
16:02It's an unintentional gaffe.
16:04Ian knew I meant no offence.
16:06It was everyone else wondering how's he going to react
16:09that made the awkwardness.
16:10And when he laughed, everyone relaxed and it was all OK.
16:13Brilliant. Brilliant. I hope he got a couple of free tickets.
16:16It was after the show, he'd already been.
16:19He'd already got his money. I love that.
16:21Always look up is the message.
16:23Always look up before signing up. Well done.
16:29Right, back to the game.
16:31Lewis looking for his fourth win, and it is your letters.
16:34Consonant, please, Rachel.
16:35Thank you, Lewis.
16:37H
16:38And another.
16:40B
16:41And another.
16:43N
16:44And a fourth.
16:46G
16:47And another.
16:50L
16:51And a vowel, please.
16:53U
16:54And another.
16:57E
16:58And a third.
17:01O
17:02And a final vowel, please.
17:04And a final O.
17:06Here we go.
17:12MUSIC CONTINUES
17:37That's time, Lewis.
17:39Five.
17:40And Mitch?
17:41Six.
17:42And a five, Lewis?
17:43A goal.
17:44A six, Mitch?
17:45Belong.
17:46Belong. Jump straight out. Six points.
17:48Let's go over to Dictionary Corner.
17:50Susie and Dave, what have you got?
17:52There's an eight-letter word there.
17:53I would feel like a risky one going for this, but bunghole.
17:56It's an opening through which a cask can be filled or emptied.
17:59Very good indeed. Right, let's get more letters now from you, Mitch.
18:03Can I get a consonant, please? Thank you, Mitch.
18:05S
18:06And another consonant.
18:08Z
18:09Oh. Vowel, please.
18:11A
18:12Another vowel, please.
18:14U
18:15Another consonant, please.
18:17T
18:18One more consonant, please.
18:20S
18:21Another vowel.
18:23E
18:24Another consonant, please.
18:26C
18:27And a last vowel, please.
18:29And the last one, I.
18:31Start the clock.
18:33MUSIC PLAYS
18:39MUSIC CONTINUES
19:02Time's up, Mitch. Just a six.
19:04And Lewis? Yeah, six.
19:05Yeah, what's a six, Lewis?
19:07Cuties. Cuties.
19:09And Mitch? Causes.
19:11Causes and cuties.
19:13What are my two cuties saying?
19:15You're the sauciest.
19:17Oh, no!
19:19I got saucers and didn't say...
19:21There'll be a lot of people at home in the city
19:23who've had saucers and thought, great, sauciest for eight.
19:26Brilliant.
19:29And with the Z, Suze, we know that's as far as we're going to go.
19:32Yeah, I was looking for something using the Z,
19:35but I didn't get very far.
19:36OK, let's get some more numbers.
19:38And, Lewis, you're picking them.
19:40Three large, please, Rachel.
19:42Thank you, Lewis. Back to your favourite.
19:44Three from the top.
19:45And the three little ones this time are...
19:54And your target, 711.
19:56711. Numbers up.
19:58MUSIC PLAYS
20:06MUSIC CONTINUES
20:29711. Lewis?
20:31703, not written down.
20:33Mitch? 714, not written down.
20:35Wow, here we go. Mitch, 714.
20:38Unfortunately, Rachel, I've made a mistake.
20:40I've used a six twice.
20:42You've saved us ink.
20:44Lewis, 703, not written down.
20:46OK, two times by six.
20:48Two by six, 12.
20:50Times by the 50.
20:51Times by the 50, 600.
20:53Add the 75 and 25.
20:55675, 700.
20:57703, eight away.
20:58Rachel, the numbers are giving me such a headache today.
21:01711?
21:02Well, I got this one, finally.
21:04If you say 50 divided by 25 is 2.
21:08Add it to the 2 for 4.
21:10Add it to the 75 for 79.
21:13And then 6 plus 3 is another 9.
21:15And times them together, 711.
21:17Yes.
21:18APPLAUSE
21:21Very good.
21:22Good time to take a break as well with a very cute tea time teaser.
21:26Get Shine.
21:27Get Shine.
21:29Angry about a marine creature, perhaps.
21:31Angry about a marine creature, perhaps.
21:50Welcome back.
21:51Angry about a marine creature, perhaps.
21:53Get Shine turns to seething.
21:55Seething.
21:57The score is 43-20.
21:59Still got six rounds with points up for grabs.
22:02So let's see what happens.
22:03And, Mitch, you're picking the letters.
22:05Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
22:07Thank you, Mitch. T.
22:08And a vowel.
22:10O.
22:11And another consonant, please.
22:13F.
22:14And another vowel.
22:16U.
22:17And another consonant, please.
22:19S.
22:20Another consonant, please.
22:22F.
22:24Another consonant, please.
22:26P.
22:27Vowel.
22:29I.
22:30And a final consonant, please.
22:32And a final T.
22:34I die.
22:59What do you get from that, Mitch?
23:01Just a five.
23:02And, Lewis?
23:03Yeah, five.
23:04Yeah, definitely got round.
23:05What's your word, Mitch?
23:06Stuff.
23:07OK, and, Lewis?
23:08Puffs.
23:09Puffs and stuff.
23:10There you go.
23:11Easy enough, but see if you can take me a bit higher.
23:14There is a longer one.
23:15When Rachel starts her clothing range,
23:17she'll be designing outfits.
23:19Oh, there it was!
23:21Not even a...
23:22Not even a...
23:23Not even a...
23:24Not even a...
23:25Not even a...
23:26Not even a...
23:27Not even a scientific word or a medical word,
23:29usually what we need to get out of letters like that.
23:32Riding in plain sight, that one.
23:34Only easy when you see it.
23:35Right, let's move on.
23:36More letters now from Lewis.
23:37A consonant, please.
23:38Thank you, Lewis.
23:39R.
23:40And another.
23:42L.
23:43And another.
23:45N.
23:46And a fourth.
23:48R.
23:49And another.
23:51L.
23:52And a vowel, please.
23:54E.
23:55And another.
23:56A.
23:57And another.
24:00E.
24:01And another vowel, please.
24:03And lastly, I.
24:05Let's play.
24:26Right, Lewis.
24:27A seven.
24:28And Mitch?
24:29A six.
24:30OK, what's the six mean?
24:31Linear.
24:32Linear.
24:33Linear for six.
24:34And Lewis?
24:35A learner.
24:36A learner.
24:37Very good.
24:38Again, like outfits, if it jumps out at you, you're happy days.
24:41Anything else?
24:42Nothing bigger than seven.
24:44A four.
24:45A four.
24:46A four.
24:47A four.
24:48A four.
24:49A four.
24:50A four.
24:51A four.
24:52A four.
24:53A four.
24:55A few others out there earlier, relearn.
24:57But nothing bigger, I don't think.
24:59OK, no worries.
25:00Well, let's then stay over in Dictionary Corner.
25:02Susie, where are you taking us today for Origins of Words?
25:05Taking you to an email from Donna Lear.
25:07And I just wanted to say, cos I don't say it often enough,
25:09thank you so much to all our viewers,
25:11cos they send in the most fantastic questions
25:13that have me kind of riffling through the dictionaries with abandon.
25:16And I really love it.
25:18And this one, as I say, comes from Donna.
25:20she's asking where does the saying keep it under your hat come from and it's a bit curious and I'm
25:25not sure I'd ever really pondered it before because there's lots and lots of hat idioms,
25:28throw your hat in the ring, I'll eat my hat, that kind of thing. It means to keep something secret
25:34but it didn't always mean that so it actually has undergone a slight shift in the meaning.
25:38In the mid 19th century it was used to pretty much rebuff somebody who thought of some wild
25:45idea or fantasy and it's just well yeah I would keep it under your hat, in other words I wouldn't
25:50worry about going public with this because it's not a great idea. Then it traveled to the US and
25:55it shifted slightly to mean as I say keeping something secret and there are some who believe
26:00that this shift in meaning goes back to Abraham Lincoln and the idea is that he used to store
26:07important papers inside his very famous stovepipe hat and he would sew them into the to the lining
26:14of his hat. Now it's quite hard to imagine Abraham Lincoln without a hat actually, he's the sort of
26:19one president who you immediately associate with a bit of haberdashery. He was six foot four so he
26:24was really tall particularly in his age so he put this hat on and he stood out even more which was
26:29probably the idea of it plus you know clearly he loved his hat but you wouldn't miss him in a crowd
26:34and he wore it absolutely everywhere, on the stump and in Washington, during war times and he
26:40was wearing a quite elaborate silk stovepipe hat when he was assassinated and he did sometimes
26:47refer to his hat as his office and he did indeed sew important papers into the lining but and this
26:53is why I'm always the party pooper, it dates back further so it goes back sort of to before him,
27:00maybe the idea of it popularised it, we're not sure. There's another story that said that archers
27:04kept their bowstrings under their hats to keep them dry and we know they did that too but actually
27:10the timings just don't work and I'll keep it under your hat, that exact formulation actually came a
27:15lot later so it's very doubtful that he was the the catalyst for it, lovely as it is but I did
27:21learn quite a lot about Abraham Lincoln. Yes, great!
27:24Let's get more ladders now. Can I get a consonant please? Thank you, Mitch. T. And another consonant?
27:36N. And a vowel please? I. Another vowel please? E. And a consonant? T. And another vowel please?
27:46I. And another consonant please? N. And a consonant please? C. And a final vowel? A final E. Good luck.
28:16Mitch? Just six. And Lewis? Yeah, six. Okay, what's the six Mitch? Entice. Lewis? Intent. Entice
28:39and intent. Dictionary Corners, Susie, Dave, can you take us above a six? I don't think we can take
28:45you above a six, there is more foreign currency, we had dollar this week, we've had peseta, we got
28:49cent obviously, there's insight, intent, entice, there's lots of those but nothing bigger I don't think.
28:56Shame night night's spelt wrong isn't it? Well it's not quite night night for a challenger Mitch, just
29:02yet you could pull off the great escape still but you're gonna have to have a really big round and
29:07Lewis is picking the letters. A consonant please? Thank you Lewis. S. And another? P. And another? G.
29:18And a fourth? S. And a fifth? T. And a vowel please? A. And another? E. And another?
29:30I. And a final vowel please? And a final? A. Last letters.
30:00Mitch? Just a six. And Lewis? A six. A six, okay, the six Mitch? Stages. Stages and Lewis? Yeah, same word.
30:19The same word, sixes, big ones in there. Susie and Dave? There's a couple of sevens in there,
30:25one of them's tasty, pasties and passage. Passage and pasties for sevens but six points each
30:34means Lewis has grabbed his fourth win with two rounds left. So listen, everything's out the
30:39window here Mitch, pick whatever numbers you want. Can I get one large and five small please? You can
30:44indeed, one from the top and five little for the final time today. The numbers are 1, 3, 3, 6, 8 and 75
30:56and the target to reach 140. 140, last numbers.
31:14So
31:32140 Lewis? 141. One away and Mitch? 141 as well. No worries Mitch, off you go my friend.
31:383 minus 1 is 2. 3 minus 1 is 2. Times 75, 150. 150. And minus 6 and 3. And the 6th and the second 3,
31:52yep. Gets you to 141. Lewis, did you go the same way? Yeah, same way. I think you did.
31:57Oh Rach, they're going to kick themselves, they had all the hard work done. Yeah, poachers goal this
32:02one. One way you could have got to this point and said 6 divided by 3 is 2. Add that to the 8 for 10
32:08and take that away for 140. I think the bottom line what we wrote was Lewis and Mitch letting
32:15themselves down, their friends down and their families down. Right, 74 plays 44. Proving the
32:22countdown is more than just a game, it's an afternoon family. Fingers in the buzzers my friends
32:27as we reveal today's countdown conundrum.
32:57No time is up, no luck for Lewis or Mitch, having a look around. Let's, well listen, we stole
33:05our numbers. Let's give her the letters, Rachel. I think I've got it. Is it zucchini? Let's have a look.
33:15All right, there we go. Lewis again in that 70-80 sort of territory, just doing enough.
33:22Four wins, halfway to being an OctoChamp, so we'll see you tomorrow, yeah? Okay. Mitch, still a hero
33:27in my eyes, you enjoy it? Yes, yes, very much. Good man, we'll give you a goodie bag. All right, Dave, Susie,
33:33see you tomorrow? See you tomorrow. And before we roll the end credits, Gorman was talking about, you know,
33:38the perils of signing autographs. Have you ever had a strange countdown moment in the least likely
33:43place? I got recognised when I was having a colposcopy. Right. Which is when they check your cervix
33:51and they say they do it with a kind of a little camera, so he did make a nice reference to Susie's
33:55pen can. Wow. Really nothing I can say to that. It's me and Tesco's. For sure. We'll be back here
34:04tomorrow, Susie, Rachel and I. Pencams at the ready. You can count on us. You can contact the programme
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