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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Hello, everybody, welcome to another full week of Countdown,
00:35of numbers, of letters and of much-needed afternoon positivity.
00:39And we're just eight shows away from our end-of-season play-offs
00:45to find out who's going to be series champion,
00:47but that has to wait for a while.
00:49Happy Monday. Happy Monday, Colin.
00:51You're at a party, right? Mm-hm.
00:53And someone's just tied, you know, a cherry stem
00:57into a nut with their tongue.
00:59What's your party trick? What do you do?
01:02I think party tricks are a substitute for personality.
01:05So says everybody who doesn't have a party trick.
01:08What do you say? Go on, then, what can you do?
01:11Well, I can balance coins on my elbow... Oh, God!
01:16..and catch them. Right.
01:18Would you like me to wow you?
01:20I mean, I don't think I've got a choice, have I?
01:23The nation demands it. You can just sit there.
01:25We're going to see you balance some coins on your arm.
01:28Yeah. Right.
01:29While you're in the corner of the party talking to nobody,
01:32I'm centre of it. OK.
01:34People are like, wow, who's this crazy guy?
01:36You've got to stop going to kids' parties, then.
01:39No, I can do 40, but it's family television,
01:42so I'm just going to do 10 for you.
01:44Here we go. Are you ready? Right.
01:47Wow. Come on.
01:51Well, there you go, that's my party trick.
01:54I'll teach you if you'd like during the...
01:56And do you get invited to many parties?
01:58Not many, funny enough, yeah.
02:00Now, we've got, you know, we're laughing,
02:02but it's obviously under a very dark cloud,
02:05because if we look over to Dictionary Corner,
02:08we can see there's no Susie Dent. Yeah.
02:11Susie Dent, via email, quit last night,
02:13claiming that she can no longer work
02:16under the tyranny of Rachel Riley.
02:18I'm neutral in this.
02:20I'm not going to get involved. The papers will, inevitably.
02:24Hashtag bringbacks easy.
02:25I'm just glad it's out in the open now,
02:27because it's been, like, you know, years and years and years
02:30of having to pretend to like each other.
02:32So it's good that it's out there.
02:34And she's easily replaced as well. Yeah, easy.
02:37So that means Rufus Hound, in Dictionary Corner,
02:41thankfully a safe pair of hands,
02:43this is a dream come true for a Countdown fan.
02:45People asked me what my party trick was.
02:47I said I'm highly skilled in replacing
02:51the world's most accomplished lexicographer,
02:53at a moment's notice, on a televised word show.
02:57Listen, we wish her all the best,
02:58but we're also delighted to have you here,
03:00because a perfect person to have when we have an emergency.
03:04So, Rufus Hound, it's great to have you this way.
03:09So, let's introduce our contestants.
03:12First of all, he's back with three wins
03:14under his belt in a very easy weekend.
03:16It's Rick Singh. How you doing, Rick?
03:18Yeah, really good, Colin. Party trick?
03:20Yeah, I can touch my nose and my tongue.
03:22We need to see the goods. Come on, Rick.
03:24Yes!
03:26That was easy!
03:28I don't need to touch his eyeball.
03:29Never mind the coins, that's what we're here for.
03:31No, I still think the coins was better, if I'm being honest with it.
03:34Now we know why his glasses are always spotless.
03:38Well, the reason we're talking about this is our challenger today.
03:42Originally from East Kilbride, a proud Scotsman, Craig Harvey.
03:45Craig, you were in circus school, so you've got all the party tricks.
03:49Oh, yeah, I can juggle, tightrope walk.
03:51Tightrope walk? Yeah.
03:53Wow. It was a long time ago, though.
03:55Well, listen, a big Countdown fan? Yeah.
03:57OK. How are you finding the whole experience?
03:59Although, no Susie, which is why people...
04:01I know, it's disappointing. Sorry about that.
04:03Well, if she's sick all week, let's say she's sick all week,
04:06win five, you'll get to meet her in person.
04:08Right, that's the incentive. There you go.
04:10Well, listen, good luck to you today. Craig and Rick!
04:15Right, it's a balance on that Countdown.
04:1715 rounds, first one letters,
04:19and our champion, Rick Singh, gets to pick first.
04:21Hi, Rachel. Hi, Rick.
04:23Consonant, please. Thank you. Start with D.
04:26Vowel.
04:28I.
04:29Consonant.
04:31N.
04:33Vowel.
04:35A.
04:36Consonant.
04:38X.
04:39Vowel.
04:41E.
04:42Consonant.
04:44T.
04:46Another consonant.
04:48W.
04:50And finally, vowel, please.
04:53Finally, U.
04:55At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
05:16MUSIC PLAYS
05:28That is time, Rick.
05:30Seven. And Craig?
05:32Six. What's the six?
05:34Wanted. Wanted, no problems with that.
05:36And, Rick, which seven?
05:38Untaxed. Untaxed, very good indeed.
05:40Anything better, Susie?
05:42Well...
05:44No.
05:46Great start, Rufus.
05:48It's a wonderful start.
05:50It turns out this might be harder than Susie makes it look.
05:53I had wax.
05:55Yes. For three.
05:57Yes. That sort of thing.
05:59Tide was there for four. Yeah.
06:01You can spell that two ways, so that's exciting.
06:03There's also audience for seven.
06:06Yes, for seven. Please tell me what that means.
06:08Well, audio, of course, related to hearing,
06:11so the audience is a hearer or a listener.
06:13Untouched.
06:15Well done, well done.
06:17She's already a distant memory.
06:19Craig, let's get your first letters.
06:21Hi, Rachel. Hi, Craig.
06:23Could I have a consonant, please? You can indeed.
06:25N. And a vowel.
06:27O.
06:29And a consonant.
06:31R. And another consonant.
06:33L. And a vowel.
06:35U.
06:37And another vowel.
06:39I. And a consonant.
06:42P. And a consonant.
06:45N.
06:47And another consonant.
06:50Lastly, C.
06:5230 seconds.
07:10MUSIC CONTINUES
07:24Frustrating, Ryan, that. How did you get on, Craig?
07:26Five. Five. And Rick?
07:28Yeah, only five. OK. What have you got there?
07:30Count. And Rick?
07:32Union. And union.
07:34Now, if you take union and work from there,
07:38I think he may be kicking himself a little bit, Rufus Hound.
07:42Yes, because rather mythically, there is a unicorn.
07:47Yes. But we can't have count, I'm afraid,
07:50because there's no T available.
07:52I don't know how I've done that. OK.
07:54Don't worry at all. There you go.
07:56Long way to go, Rick. Let's get some numbers.
07:59One large and five small, please, Rachel.
08:02Thank you, Rick.
08:04One big E, five little n's.
08:06And the first numbers of the day are...
08:13And the large one, 100.
08:15And the target to reach, 322.
08:18322, numbers up.
08:34BELL RINGS
08:51Well, both of you have been sitting pole-faced for at least 15 seconds,
08:54so I'm guessing you've both got it. Rick?
08:56322. Yeah, and what about you, Craig?
08:58322. Right, off you go.
09:00Three times 100 is 300.
09:02There's the work.
09:0410 plus 10 is 20.
09:06Plus 6 minus 4.
09:08Easy. 322.
09:10Very good. Did you go the same way, Rick?
09:12No, slightly different. 100 plus 4.
09:14104.
09:16Times 3. 312.
09:18Plus the 10. Well done. 322.
09:23Nice little settler for Craig as we head into our first break
09:26with this tea time teaser, Lone Rook.
09:29Lone Rook.
09:31The observer, the spectator, a mebbe private eye.
09:34The observer, the spectator, a mebbe private eye.
09:53Welcome back. Our first tea time teaser.
09:56Observer, spectator, a mebbe private eye.
09:58Lone Rook becomes onlooker.
10:00Right, let's get more letters now. Craig, it's on you.
10:02Consonant, please. Thank you, Craig.
10:04G.
10:05Vowel.
10:07O.
10:08Vowel.
10:10A.
10:11Consonant. Go on.
10:13L.
10:14Yes!
10:18Consonant.
10:20And it's a match of the day.
10:22Yes!
10:24It's unbelievable here in the Countdown studio!
10:28We've all got a five!
10:30Consonant.
10:32R.
10:33Vowel.
10:35I.
10:36Vowel.
10:38U.
10:40Consonant.
10:41And lastly, D.
10:43Only takes a second.
10:59Time's up.
11:00Problem is, can you un-seagulls to get a longer word?
11:04It's always difficult when you can see a clear word
11:06to get it out of your head.
11:08Craig, how many?
11:09Six.
11:10Well done. And Rick?
11:12Only five.
11:13Five.
11:14Five.
11:15Five.
11:16Five.
11:17Five.
11:18Five.
11:19Five.
11:20Five.
11:21Five.
11:22Five.
11:23Five.
11:24Five.
11:25Five.
11:26And Rick?
11:27Only five.
11:28Only the five.
11:29What's the five, pray tell?
11:31Goals.
11:32Right.
11:33And Craig?
11:34Guards.
11:35Guards!
11:36Oh, fantastic.
11:37Yes, there it is.
11:38But as I say, Rufus, when you see a word like that,
11:40that's why I'm terrible at conundrums.
11:42Anything else in Dictionary Corner?
11:44There is a seven.
11:45Gowers, which I'm almost certainly pronouncing poorly,
11:49but it means a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
11:53It's an archaic derogatory term.
11:55Interestingly, it's got four vowels in a row.
11:58Susie, how many words in the dictionary have...
12:00Oh, she's not here, I'll just move on.
12:02Rick, let's get some more letters.
12:04A consonant, please.
12:06P.
12:07And a vowel.
12:09O.
12:10Consonant.
12:12T.
12:14Vowel.
12:16I.
12:17And a consonant.
12:19G.
12:21And a consonant.
12:23M.
12:24Vowel.
12:26B.
12:28And a consonant.
12:30T.
12:31And another consonant.
12:33And lastly, G.
12:35Thanks, Rich.
12:55MUSIC CONTINUES
13:07Right, Champ?
13:09I will stick with, say, five.
13:11Craig? I've only got four.
13:13The four is? Time.
13:15Yes, and Rick? Totem.
13:17Right to stick with that.
13:19You get five points for it.
13:21I'm going to look gingerly over to Dictionary Corner
13:24and see if there are any sixes.
13:26Tread delicately for the six.
13:28Tiptoe. Yes.
13:30Very good indeed. 11 points in it now.
13:32Craig, second numbers round, your first time in control.
13:35One large and the rest small ones, please.
13:37Thank you, Craig.
13:39One from the top again.
13:41And five little.
13:43And for the second time they are eight, four, nine, eight, six.
13:48And the big one, 25.
13:50And the target... Oh, come on!
13:52141.
13:54141, numbers up.
14:20MUSIC CONTINUES
14:26141.
14:28Rick? 141.
14:30Yeah, Craig? No, I can't get it, sorry.
14:32I thought I had it and I just messed it up.
14:34Rick, how many have you got?
14:3625 times six?
14:38150. Minus nine?
14:40141. Oh, there you go. Rick, ten points.
14:42APPLAUSE
14:44Craig, you are a fun player.
14:46Hot and cold, helter-skelter, which I like.
14:48Yeah. Let's see how it goes.
14:50But for now you can take a break as we cross to Rufus Hynd.
14:53Now, you're not a poet, except for when you're on Countdown.
14:56You are a Countdown poet. I'm a Countdown poet.
14:58I only write poems to read them out on Countdown.
15:01And I think the poetry community can very much tell.
15:05Yeah. Yeah, they have boycotted outside the studio this week.
15:09There's been some placards, beautifully written,
15:11it has to be said, so well phrased.
15:14My gosh, if anything was going to make me quit,
15:16but here I am for money.
15:18Oh, I love it. Well, what are we going to do today?
15:20Some poems are about other things. This one isn't.
15:23At first it was as it had been, and then the thaw began.
15:28Deliquescent graupel dripped till ferny fronds with water ran.
15:33And down beneath the forest floor the bulbs of croci flexed,
15:37whilst oaken palm-ape concave lungs did quiver once and reconvexed.
15:43Down low amidst the moss and grubs a warming door-mouse sniffed.
15:48A curse that had a year remained did slowly now begin to lift.
15:54It's Genesis. I tell you true, it was a damned bird.
15:58And not a one nature'd approved, a crime against it thus decurred.
16:02As nature sees it, certain things belong and some do not.
16:06A dog can love a wolf, that's fine, but duck and hen be ne'er begot.
16:10Why nature has decreed it so's a fact nature conceals.
16:13Tigers may with lions lie, but larks like larks.
16:17Teals feel, teal feels.
16:19Yet when one day a corvid chanced upon a crystal lake,
16:23in stopping met a robin who there took from her what he could take.
16:28Now whilst no progeny should spawn from unions such as this,
16:32an egg was formed and termed and hatched.
16:36That which emerged, no chirp but hiss.
16:41No merry song rose from its beak.
16:45All pleasure made it shrink.
16:47Its seeming allergy to joy vexed it so much its eye'd wink.
16:52And everything that heard it squawk felt deeply ill at ease.
16:56Nature, just and brutal, yea, did in its ire the forest freeze.
17:02One year later, thankfully, the bird just flew away.
17:06Perhaps there other forests were that needed colour turning grey.
17:11Care the creatures of this wood, no single weeping fig.
17:15As life resumes the coppice blooms, bristles bury fruit and twig.
17:20Those brumal days now gone away, in no heart hurry burns.
17:26To mourn the crow and robin's son as permafrost to Murray turns.
17:32APPLAUSE
17:35Beautiful. Thank you so much.
17:37Just 21 points in it, so many still up for grabs.
17:39Rick, let's get some more letters.
17:41Consonant, please. Thank you, Rick.
17:43H. And a vowel.
17:46A. And a consonant.
17:49T. And a vowel.
17:53E. And a consonant.
17:56This game's playing itself today. S. Consonant.
17:59F. A vowel.
18:03I. A consonant.
18:07Y. And another consonant.
18:10And lastly, S. Start the clock.
18:22CLOCK TICKS
18:43All right, Rick? I've got six.
18:46OK. And Craig? Six.
18:48There's six, Rick. Feasts.
18:50Yes, no worries with that. Yeah, I've got feasts as well.
18:52You've got feasts as well. Just show them.
18:54Not that we don't trust you. There you go.
18:56Let's go to Dictionary Corner. Anything better than a six?
18:59Some other sixes with feisty faiths, but some sevens too.
19:03Fiestas. Yes. And satisfy.
19:06Beautiful. There you go. Party time with fiestas,
19:08if you've got that at home. Let's get some more letters now.
19:11Craig, you're up again.
19:12Consonant, please. Thank you, Craig.
19:14J. And another consonant.
19:16R. And a vowel.
19:19O. And a vowel.
19:22I. And a consonant.
19:24T. And a consonant.
19:26R. And another consonant.
19:29B. And a vowel.
19:32E. And a vowel.
19:34And lastly, I.
19:37Half a minute.
19:49MUSIC PLAYS
20:09That is time. Penn's down. Craig?
20:11Five. Yes. And Rick?
20:13Five. The five for Craig?
20:15Tribe. Will it be the same again, Rick?
20:17Trier. There you go. And God loves one.
20:20But if you tried a little bit harder over in Dictionary Corner,
20:23can you beat five?
20:24I can, with a couple of sevens.
20:27Re-orbit and orbiter are both there.
20:29Yes, beautiful. Beautiful. Out of this world.
20:31Would you like to know a really fun fact
20:33about if this planet was hit by an asteroid?
20:35I don't know what could be fun about it, but yes.
20:38You know how in movies you get to see this spot of bright white light
20:42and then it slowly moves towards you? Yeah.
20:45Well, in reality, the speed it's going is it would be
20:48a perfectly normal day and then nothing would exist.
20:51Anyway, should we get on with the numbers?
20:54Get some more numbers now, Rick.
20:56One large and five small, please.
20:58The same again, thank you, Rick.
21:00One large, five not.
21:02And for the third time today, the selection is two, eight, ten,
21:07six, eight and an odd one, 25.
21:10And the target, 317.
21:13317. Let's hope we all make it together through these 30 seconds.
21:44Time is up. 317 with a small 25.
21:49Rick? 316.
21:51One away. Craig? 316.
21:53OK, off you go, Craig.
21:5525 times ten plus two.
21:57Is 300. Plus eight, plus eight.
22:00And, yeah, one away. 316.
22:02There you go. Well done. One away.
22:04So I'll get you seven points. Can Rick match it?
22:06Same way. Wow. Yeah.
22:08There you go. When it comes out,
22:11you're absolutely sure three easy numbers around today.
22:14Not as easy as it looked, Rich.
22:16All you had to do was find 13 and leave an eight behind.
22:19Of course. So one of the ways to do it.
22:22Eight times ten is 80.
22:24Take away two for 78.
22:26Divide that by six for 13 and then you're away.
22:30Times 25 for 325 and you have a remaining eight.
22:33Very good.
22:35APPLAUSE
22:38Right, let's get a tea time teaser.
22:40It's word boar.
22:42Plenty of those around here.
22:44Word boar. B-O-R-E.
22:47Had temporary use of a herb.
22:50Had temporary use of a herb.
22:54MUSIC
23:01APPLAUSE
23:08Welcome back.
23:10Word boar becomes borrowed.
23:12The clue was had temporary use of a herb.
23:15Took me almost the whole ad break to work this one out.
23:18So borrowed...
23:20Time.
23:22Time is the herb. Very, very clever indeed.
23:24Right, still 21 points in it.
23:27Remember, 20 points in just the last two rounds
23:30and we've got a long way before we get there.
23:32So still all to play for.
23:34So, Craig, let's get some more letters.
23:36Consonant, please. Thank you, Craig.
23:38W. And a vowel.
23:41E. And another vowel.
23:43U. And a consonant.
23:46T. And a consonant.
23:48R. And another consonant.
23:51V. And a vowel.
23:54A. And a vowel.
23:57O. And a consonant.
24:00And Q.
24:02Here we go.
24:04MUSIC
24:35Right, time is up. Craig?
24:38Six. And Rick?
24:40Only five. OK, what's the five, Rick?
24:42Avert. And if this six counts, it's game on, Craig.
24:45Quaver. Quaver.
24:47As in the music, not the crisp.
24:49Yeah. Or as in...
24:51Don't you quaver if you quiver and quaver?
24:54I don't know your dictionary, Conor.
24:56Oh, yeah. Let me look that up.
24:58If only someone round here had a dictionary.
25:00Yeah, quavered with rage.
25:02If you quaver, your voice would shake or tremble.
25:04Yeah, beautiful.
25:06And there are some sevens there, of course.
25:08Equator and outwear.
25:10Yeah, brilliant. Thank you very much, Rufus Hine.
25:12The gap is now just 15.
25:14Rick, big, big letters round.
25:16Consonant, please.
25:18Thank you, Rick. S.
25:20A vowel.
25:22E. Consonant.
25:24H. A vowel.
25:26A.
25:28A consonant.
25:30C. Consonant.
25:32L.
25:34And a vowel.
25:36E.
25:38And a consonant.
25:40T.
25:42And another consonant.
25:44Looks fairly promising. A final P.
25:46Tied down.
26:00MUSIC PLAYS
26:18And that is time. Mr Singh?
26:20Seven. Mr Harvey?
26:22Seven. Seven, Rick.
26:24Peaches. And Craig?
26:26Latches. Latches.
26:28Peaches. Beautiful.
26:30Beautiful round word there, Rufus.
26:32Sevens all round. Can we beat it?
26:34There is an eight, yes.
26:36A garland or circlet for a person's head
26:38can be referred to as a chaplet.
26:40Chaplets would have got you eight,
26:42but that would have been magnificent.
26:44Sevens, very, very high standard indeed.
26:46Right.
26:48The last four rounds of today's countdown,
26:50just 15 points in it.
26:52And Craig, with a little bit of catching up to do,
26:54it's your letters.
26:56Hi. Consonant, please.
26:58Thank you, Craig.
27:00N. And a vowel.
27:02A. And a consonant.
27:04D. And a vowel.
27:06O. And a consonant.
27:08G. And a consonant.
27:10N.
27:12And a vowel.
27:14E. And a consonant.
27:16S.
27:18And a consonant.
27:20And lastly, K.
27:22Just the three vowels. Countdown.
27:24♪
27:54Time is up. Craig?
27:56Five. And Rick?
27:58I've got a six, I'm going to try.
28:00OK. Craig, the five?
28:02Asked. And this is arguably the biggest moment
28:04of today's countdown. Rick?
28:06It's probably not a word. Songed?
28:08Rufus Hine, this is your big moment.
28:10No.
28:12Unfortunately not.
28:14Sing song is there,
28:16but songed as a past tense verb,
28:18I'm afraid not. There you go.
28:20Rick, listen, fortune usually favours the brave,
28:22but not in this case,
28:24so we're down to that magic ten-point gap
28:26as it stands at the moment.
28:28But, Rufus, what did you have for those nine letters?
28:30Yeah, a period of youth.
28:32It can be called a nonage,
28:34so periods of youth would be nonages.
28:36Never heard it used in everyday life.
28:38But it counts if you've got it at home.
28:40Fantastic stuff.
28:42Here in the studio, as I say,
28:44just ten points in it.
28:46Rick, big nine letters for you.
28:48Consonant, please. Thank you, Rick.
28:50And a vowel.
28:52O.
28:54And a consonant. M.
28:56And a vowel.
28:58A. Consonant.
29:00F.
29:02Consonant. N.
29:04Vowel.
29:06E.
29:08And a consonant.
29:10T.
29:12And a vowel.
29:14And lastly, O.
29:16Here we go.
29:20♪
29:22♪
29:48OK, Rick, six.
29:50And Craig? Six.
29:52Rick? Tomato.
29:54Yeah, definitely. And Craig? Fatten.
29:56Very safe words indeed.
29:58I can spot a lot of sixes.
30:00I didn't get any further than that.
30:02What about yourself, Rufus?
30:04Yeah, well, there is a seven,
30:06and I wonder, actually, if it might relate to tomato,
30:08because tomato leaves
30:10have that sort of layer of matted woolly
30:12down on the surface of a plant,
30:14which, it turns out,
30:16is called tementa.
30:18That stuff is tementum, so plural tementa,
30:20and that's there for seven,
30:22as is footman. Footman.
30:24Right, two rounds to go.
30:26Just ten points, and it's a strategy,
30:28as always, plays such a part in Countdown.
30:30But, Craig, you're in control
30:32of the numbers, so how are you going to play it?
30:34Too large, and the rest small, please.
30:36A conservative choice.
30:38Too large, and hopefully
30:40a crucial conundrum coming up. Let's see.
30:42Final numbers of the day. Nine, one,
30:44four,
30:46six, and the big ones,
30:48150.
30:50And the target to reach,
30:52960.
30:54960, numbers up.
31:16MUSIC
31:24960.
31:26Craig? 960.
31:28And Rick? 960.
31:30Go ahead, Mr Singh? Nine times 100.
31:32Nine times 100. 900.
31:34Plus 50. 950.
31:36Plus six, plus four.
31:38Held your nerve, 960.
31:40Well done. And Craig?
31:42Same way. Yeah.
31:44APPLAUSE
31:46There you go. That really was
31:48the easiest way to do it, wasn't it?
31:50One obvious way, which leads us to
31:52a wonderful scenario.
31:54Ten points in it with the Countdown conundrum
31:56still to come, which is ten points.
31:58So we could be getting two.
32:00We will see. Fingers on buzzers.
32:02Rick Singh, a three-time champion.
32:04Craig, Harvey, our challenger.
32:06Let's reveal today's
32:08crucial Countdown conundrum.
32:10MUSIC
32:14MUSIC
32:40Oh, time is up.
32:42Two points awarded. Rick wins his fourth.
32:44APPLAUSE
32:46Right, well, listen, there's only one place
32:48I go when nobody gets the conundrum.
32:50It's always the Riley. Go ahead. Food Stuff.
32:52Food Stuff. Let's take a look.
32:54Well done.
32:56APPLAUSE
32:58Rick, I think that conundrum summed up
33:00what was an edgy show all round today.
33:02No, very difficult.
33:04All credit to Craig. Fantastic game.
33:06Your four wins in. So if you keep
33:08that going this week, you could make
33:10it to the end of season. Beg it
33:12to become series champion. So all to play for.
33:14We'll see you tomorrow. Thanks, Con.
33:16Craig, nervous start. Really nervy start.
33:18I think back to the really easy
33:20numbers round. So that's
33:22kind of what got you today, wasn't it?
33:24Yeah. And the letters that I misread
33:26as well. Yeah. When the numbers
33:28and the letters are a problem, you know.
33:30LAUGHTER
33:32There's only so much you can fall back on your tap dance.
33:34LAUGHTER
33:36But 68 is no mean feat, by the way.
33:38It's a really good losing score.
33:40You enjoyed your time here? Yes, it's been great.
33:42Brilliant. And you brought it all to life today,
33:44talking about party tricks and all sorts. Good.
33:46Rufus, sterling job.
33:48Doing the job of two people today for the same money.
33:50I just want to clarify that.
33:52Oh, is that right? Yeah, yeah. There's no extra wage.
33:54Just going to send an email.
33:56LAUGHTER
33:58Get on to your agent, Rufus. My agent.
34:00We'll see you tomorrow, Rufus.
34:02Maybe.
34:04Rachel. Mm-hm.
34:06Not going to... Come on, you must have thought of a party trick
34:08during the 45 minutes.
34:10Well, what I can do is mental arithmetic to music.
34:12Give me any six numbers
34:14and I can find a three-digit target
34:16in approximately 30 seconds.
34:18It's great at parties.
34:20Yeah, do you know that invite I gave you for the Christmas party?
34:22I've cancelled that. It's not going to happen.
34:24But we do have one last trick before we go.
34:26We're going to disappear.
34:28But Rachel and I will be back tomorrow.
34:30You can count on us.
34:32Susie? Nah.
34:34You can contact the programme
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34:38or write to us at
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34:42You can also find
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34:46forward slash Countdown.
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34:52join Denise Van Aken for Secrets of the Middle Isle
34:54at Christmas, all revealed tonight
34:56at eight, and a serious and shocking
34:58case awaits in 24 hours in police custody
35:00at nine. Next, though,
35:02it's Kirsty who goes Christmassy.