Countdown | Friday 30th January 2015 | Episode 6076
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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Good afternoon, and welcome, welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:35Now, seven years ago, it was King Toot,
00:38and now it's the King of Rock and Roll.
00:40What's the sort of connection there?
00:42Well, two huge exhibitions,
00:45and they both take place, or took place, at London's O2 Arena.
00:50Now, there may be some rather sort of faint similarities
00:54between Toot and Carmoon and Elvis Presley.
00:57I suppose gold played a large part in both their lives.
01:00Who can ever forget the wonderful death mask,
01:03the gold death mask of Toot and Carmoon?
01:06And, of course, Elvis Presley was pretty much all gold,
01:09not least his gold lame suits.
01:12Extraordinary things.
01:14Anyway, there we are, Elvis at the O2.
01:17It's on until the 31st of August,
01:19and there are over 300 Elvis items,
01:23including that ghastly pink Cadillac and his American Eagle jumpsuit.
01:28It's the, I think, the best exhibition I've ever been to.
01:32Actually was Toot and Carmoon's exhibition in the 60s,
01:36the great Cairo exhibition.
01:38It was fantastic.
01:40And of all the things I've seen, maybe,
01:42the death mask of Toot and Carmoon is just extraordinary.
01:46You can't take your eyes off it. Wonderful.
01:48Well, you've sold it. You've sold it to me.
01:50Go and have a look, if you ever get a chance, my word.
01:52What about you?
01:53Have you been to a memorable exhibition recently?
01:56Well, the last one I went to, I was in New York just before Christmas,
02:00and I went to see at Radio City the Rockettes show,
02:03the Christmas Spectacular.
02:04And I didn't really know what the Rockettes were.
02:06I kind of heard it in American stuff, like Friends,
02:08they mention the Rockettes.
02:09There's 50 dancing girls about, all in unison.
02:12It's been going since the 30s.
02:14And they were incredible.
02:16So there was an exhibition of the Rockettes' outfits,
02:18and they only had about 12, because they started in the 30s.
02:21There was, you know, outfits from over the years,
02:23and they're fabulous.
02:24They're just Diamantes, and some of them were red,
02:27tiny little skimpy things with feathers everywhere,
02:30and other ones were astronaut things with beads and hats.
02:33They're just brilliant.
02:34The stuff they could do was ridiculous, so energetic.
02:37That's one of the great things to see in New York, yeah?
02:39Oh, yeah.
02:40And you did it?
02:41They really put on a show, those girls.
02:43Brilliant stuff.
02:44Well, let's see who's going to put on a show for us today.
02:46Will it be Tracey Mills, housewife from Stockport,
02:49playing for her eighth win today?
02:52Cos if you pull this off, you'll be an OctoChamp.
02:54Yes.
02:55So good luck to you.
02:56But, you know, don't slacken off,
02:58because you've got, first of all, to get past Wendy Cook,
03:01a retired lecturer from Darwin in Lancashire
03:03whose passion is scuba diving.
03:05And she started when she was 52, so very recently,
03:09and says she spends as much time as possible underwater.
03:12Where do you go diving, Wendy?
03:14Mainly in Scotland.
03:15I really love the sound of mole, which is on the west coast,
03:18and even down into the north-east of England coast near Eyemouth.
03:21But you're in wetsuits, I guess.
03:23Drysuits.
03:24Drysuits.
03:25Drysuits, cos I dive all through the winter.
03:27Of course, you are keen, aren't you?
03:28I am keen, yes.
03:29And what are you diving for? What are you looking for?
03:31What excites you?
03:32Well, wrecks, obviously.
03:33Things like the sound of mole,
03:35or even go up to Scapa Flow to see the First World War wrecks.
03:38But I'm also very, very interested in the wildlife
03:40that you can see down there, and there's loads to see.
03:43Well, well, well, what an exciting life you lead.
03:45I do lead a very exciting life.
03:47So a big round of applause for Wendy and Tracey Mills.
03:53And in the corner, of course, Susie.
03:55And for the last time until we've persuaded to come back,
03:58the wonderful Helen Skelton.
04:00More stories from Helen today.
04:02Good afternoon.
04:03I mean, oh, Wendy, I can't believe you do that.
04:05I got stuck in a drysuit once, it's not pleasant, so well done you.
04:08Tracey Mills.
04:10Take it away, letters game.
04:11Hi, Rachel. Can I have a consonant, please?
04:13Thank you. Start the day with a...
04:16And another one.
04:19N
04:20And another one.
04:22R
04:23And another one.
04:25D
04:26A vowel, please.
04:28A
04:29Another vowel.
04:30E
04:31Another vowel.
04:33A
04:34Another vowel.
04:36O
04:37And finish with a final consonant, please.
04:39And finish with T.
04:41And here's the Countdown Clock.
04:46CLOCK TICKS
04:48CLOCK TICKS
05:14Tracey.
05:15Eight.
05:16And Wendy.
05:17Six.
05:18And that's six.
05:19Ranted.
05:21Narrated.
05:23Narrated.
05:24Fantastic.
05:25That's very, very good.
05:26APPLAUSE
05:28Well spotted, Tracey.
05:30And what of the corner, Helen?
05:32Er, nothing longer than narrated,
05:35but errand, tard, so a couple of sixes.
05:38Toad's only four, but it's a great word, isn't it?
05:40Toad.
05:41Toad.
05:43All right, eight points to Tracey.
05:45Wendy, your letter's game.
05:47Hello, Rachel.
05:48Hi, Wendy.
05:49Have a consonant, please.
05:51Starts with N.
05:52And another.
05:54J.
05:55A better one, please.
05:57P.
05:59Vowel.
06:01U.
06:02Vowel.
06:03I.
06:05Vowel.
06:07E.
06:09Consonant.
06:10Z.
06:13Consonant.
06:15G.
06:17And a vowel.
06:19And a final A.
06:21Stand by.
06:42MUSIC
06:53Wendy?
06:54Six.
06:55Yes, Tracey?
06:56Six as well.
06:57And your six, Wendy?
06:58Duping.
06:59Tracey?
07:00Guinea.
07:01Guinea.
07:02Er, Guinea is very good.
07:03You can't spell duping with a J.
07:05Oh.
07:06Er, Wendy, I'm afraid that's not there. Sorry.
07:08But what can we have there?
07:09Susie, Helen?
07:10Japing.
07:11We could have had an A instead of a U for japing for six.
07:14And we had Guinea as well, so just six.
07:16Well done. All right.
07:18Thank you, japing.
07:2014 points to Tracey.
07:22Now then, numbers time, Tracey.
07:25Could I have one from the top, please, Rachel,
07:27and any other five of your choice?
07:29Never deviate. One large, five little.
07:31Thank you, Tracey.
07:32And for the first time today, the little ones are ten,
07:35four, seven, five and six,
07:40and your target, 126.
07:42126.
08:09MUSIC
08:15Tracey?
08:16126.
08:17126.
08:18Wendy?
08:19125.
08:20125.
08:21So, Tracey?
08:22Seven times ten is 70.
08:2470.
08:25Plus the 50.
08:26Plus the six.
08:27120.
08:28126.
08:29Lovely.
08:30Not bad.
08:31APPLAUSE
08:32Well done, Tracey.
08:33Well done indeed.
08:35Let's have a tea time teaser.
08:37Here's Oscar and the clue.
08:39In his Oscar acceptance speech,
08:41his language was very near the knuckle.
08:44In his Oscar acceptance speech,
08:46his language was very near the knuckle.
09:04Welcome back, welcome back.
09:06Here's the clue.
09:07In his Oscar acceptance speech,
09:09his language was very near the knuckle.
09:11In fact, it was corsish.
09:15Corsish.
09:1624 points to Tracey.
09:17And Wendy's back with a letters game.
09:20Consonant, please.
09:21Thank you, Wendy.
09:23S
09:24Another one.
09:26R
09:27And another one.
09:29N
09:30Vowel.
09:32E
09:34Another.
09:35A
09:36And another.
09:38E
09:40Vowel.
09:41Yes, vowel.
09:43U
09:44Consonant.
09:46R
09:48And another consonant, please.
09:50And lastly, P.
09:51Stand by.
10:05MUSIC PLAYS
10:23Well, Wendy?
10:25Six.
10:26Tracey?
10:27Sticking with a six.
10:28Mm-hm.
10:29Wendy?
10:30Spares.
10:31And Tracey?
10:32Parines.
10:33Parines.
10:34Parines, very nice.
10:35Yes.
10:36So, Susie, happy?
10:38Happy, except if you're going for spares, plural,
10:41and, Wendy, you need two Ss and we've only got one.
10:43Right.
10:44Sorry.
10:45Bad luck, bad luck there.
10:46But what have we got over there?
10:48Helen and Susie?
10:49We have reapers.
10:51Yep.
10:52And we also have a rasper,
10:54which in hunting is a high fence that is difficult to jump.
10:57A rasper.
10:58Look out, here comes a rasper.
11:00We'll try and avoid that.
11:0130 points, well done, Tracey.
11:03Now, then, Tracey.
11:04Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
11:06Thank you, Tracey.
11:07D.
11:08And another one.
11:10M.
11:11And another one.
11:13W.
11:14And another one.
11:17L.
11:18Vowel, please.
11:20O.
11:21Another vowel.
11:22A.
11:23Another vowel.
11:25E.
11:26Consonant, please.
11:28S.
11:29And finish with a final consonant.
11:31And finish with N.
11:33Stand by.
12:02TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
12:04Tracey?
12:05Seven.
12:07Wendy?
12:08Five.
12:09And that five?
12:10Women.
12:11Yes.
12:12Tracey?
12:13Meadows.
12:14And Susie?
12:15Helen?
12:16Oh, we had another seven in demons.
12:18Yes.
12:19Old-fashioned spelling.
12:20Yes.
12:21A-E.
12:22All right.
12:23Now it's numbers time.
12:24Wendy?
12:25Can I have two large and the rest small, please?
12:27Thank you, Wendy.
12:28Two large and four small.
12:29I'll try and find a nice one.
12:30For this round, your four small ones are one, three, six and five.
12:35And the large ones, 75 and 100.
12:38And the target, 583.
12:41583.
13:01WHISTLE BLOWS
13:14Wendy?
13:15I've just realised I've used a number twice.
13:18It's just not my day.
13:19Oh, bad luck.
13:20Well, it happens sometimes.
13:21Now, then.
13:22Tracey?
13:23583.
13:25Take us to that.
13:26100 times five is 500.
13:28500.
13:29575.
13:30575.
13:31Plus the six, plus the three, and take the one.
13:33Yeah.
13:34Well done.
13:35583.
13:36Well done.
13:37All right.
13:39And now...
13:42..Ellen Skelton.
13:44Presenting, doing all sorts of things.
13:47Big, big events, too.
13:49Big events.
13:50But, er, occasionally it can be pretty stressful.
13:54Yes.
13:56I work in sport a lot.
13:58And, actually, before I went into children's television,
14:00I worked in football.
14:01My brother played football over Scotland,
14:03so every weekend I was watching Kilmarnock and Gretna and Hamilton.
14:06And so, in my first job, I was always interviewing football managers.
14:11So, this year, when I got asked to do a bit of football,
14:13I thought, no problem, that's fine.
14:15But, obviously, sports journalists are phenomenal,
14:19particularly the guys who write for papers,
14:21absolutely brilliant at what they do.
14:22But you can imagine a lot of them live up to the stereotype
14:25they're very serious sort of hacks.
14:27And I went to a press conference at Man City with Manuel Pellegrini.
14:32English is not his first language, so, of course,
14:35Muggins here chirps up asking a question,
14:37which I wasn't meant to do.
14:39After I'd gone round and introduced myself to everybody
14:41and all the hacks said, oh, we don't do that.
14:43I said, I do.
14:44So, I asked him a question and he didn't understand my accent.
14:47So, rather than let it go, I went with it
14:49and I must have asked about three or four times
14:51because I was like a dog with a bone,
14:53just couldn't let it go until someone told me to pipe down,
14:55which was slightly mortifying.
14:57But worse than that, when you go to conference games,
15:01obviously, there's a lot at stake because the managers,
15:03if they don't win, they can lose their jobs.
15:05And I was interviewing a manager who was particularly stressed out
15:08and had just lost a game and I asked a couple of questions
15:12and, anyway, he sort of rather lost his temper
15:15and he started shouting back at me
15:17and I was so good, I held my nerve
15:19and I maintained my line of questions, totally stony-faced.
15:23And, anyway, he sort of went off and that was the end of that.
15:26Everyone was like, yeah, well done, Helen, that was really hardcore.
15:29But I got myself so wound up, as soon as someone spoke to me,
15:32I just burst out crying.
15:34On air, I went from being this really serious,
15:37yes, I can deal with you, to, I'm a girl and I'm crying!
15:41LAUGHTER
15:42Brilliant stuff.
15:43APPLAUSE
15:45Well done, Helen. Wonderful.
15:47Now, Tracy, letters time.
15:49Could I have a constant, please, Rachel?
15:51Thank you, Tracy.
15:52R.
15:53And another one.
15:55C.
15:56And another one.
15:58X.
15:59And another one.
16:01G.
16:02A vowel, please.
16:04I.
16:05Another vowel.
16:07O.
16:08Another vowel.
16:10U.
16:11Another vowel.
16:13I.
16:14And finish with the final vowel, please.
16:17And finish with an A.
16:19Countdown.
16:21MUSIC
16:50MUSIC STOPS
16:53My word, Tracy.
16:54Six.
16:55A six. Wendy?
16:56Five.
16:57And that five?
16:58Cigar.
16:59Cigar. Now, then.
17:01Jawa.
17:02That speaks a true countdowner, yes.
17:05Jawa. G-I-A-O-U-R.
17:07It is a term for a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
17:11How interesting. I've never come across that. Well done.
17:14Jawa.
17:15Well, what have we got in the corner, Helen?
17:18Other than that, just a corgi.
17:20Not an actual corgi, obviously, just a corgi.
17:23A corgi. All right. Anything else?
17:25No, nothing else. That's an extraordinary word.
17:28Yeah.
17:29And what has Rachel been up to?
17:31Well, I like cats, don't I?
17:33Cougar!
17:35No less. Very good.
17:37Very good. Why did nobody else spot that?
17:39What excuses have you got in the corner over there?
17:42You make me good at this sort of thing.
17:44All right.
17:46All right. Now, then, Wendy.
17:48Back with the letters again.
17:51Consonant.
17:52Thank you, Wendy.
17:53T.
17:55Another one.
17:57S.
17:58A third.
18:00T.
18:02Vowel.
18:04O.
18:06Vowel.
18:07I.
18:10Fine. Another one.
18:12E.
18:14Consonant.
18:16M.
18:18Another one.
18:20K.
18:22And a final consonant.
18:24And a final D.
18:26Countdown.
18:44MUSIC
18:58Wendy?
18:59Six.
19:00A six, yes.
19:01Six as well.
19:02Two sixes. Wendy, six?
19:04Stoked.
19:05And Tracy?
19:07Totems.
19:08Totems, indeed. Very good indeed.
19:10What have you got over in the corner there?
19:12We also had D, missed, for another six.
19:15Yeah, that's good. Susie?
19:17Kismet is a nice one.
19:19Kismet. Which is just good fortune.
19:21Yes, exactly. Your fate.
19:23Yeah. So, Wendy's off the blocks there, six points.
19:26Tracy on 59. Strong, strong performance there.
19:29But now it's numbers for Tracy.
19:32Could I have one from the top, please, Rachel?
19:34For old time's sake.
19:36Thank you, Tracy. One large, five little four.
19:38Last time from you for a while.
19:40Six, eight, seven, six.
19:43Another six, another eight, and 25.
19:46Could be tricky.
19:48The target, 736.
19:50736.
19:52MUSIC
20:11MUSIC
20:23Tracy?
20:24743, not written down.
20:26743.
20:28Wendy? Sorry.
20:29No, it's all right. No. I'm too far away.
20:32All right. Tracy?
20:34Eight over eight is one.
20:36Eight over eight is one.
20:38You're off one of the sixes to give you five.
20:40Six minus one, five.
20:42Five times six is 30.
20:44Yes.
20:45Multiply by 25.
20:47750.
20:48And take the seven.
20:49743, seven away. Yes, well done.
20:51Seven away. Can you bring us closer?
20:54Yes, it was a tricky one,
20:56but if you say 25 minus the two sixes for 13,
21:00times by seven is 91,
21:02times by eight is 728,
21:05and add on the other eight for 736.
21:07You are smashing. Well done, Rachel.
21:09APPLAUSE
21:11You are, as they say, on fire, Rachel.
21:14On fire.
21:15Now, let's have a tea time teaser, shall we?
21:18Demanded, and the clue,
21:20the people demanded answers, they were so enraged.
21:23The people demanded answers, they were so enraged.
21:26MUSIC
21:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
21:38CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
21:41Welcome back.
21:43I left with the clue, the people demanded answers,
21:45they were so enraged, and the answer is they were maddened.
21:48Maddened.
21:49So, Tracy on 64, Wendy on six,
21:51but my word, Wendy, you're up against an extraordinary competitor here,
21:54somebody who's heading to be an OctoChamp.
21:56Let's go to Wendy for a letters game.
21:58Consonant.
21:59Thank you, Wendy.
22:01S
22:02Another.
22:04R
22:05A third.
22:06D
22:07Vowel.
22:09A
22:10Vowel.
22:12O
22:13Vowel.
22:14E
22:16Consonant.
22:18R
22:20Consonant.
22:22N
22:24And a final consonant, please.
22:26And a final T.
22:28Stand by.
22:36MUSIC
23:00Wendy.
23:01Seven.
23:02Seven.
23:03And Tracy?
23:04Eight.
23:05And Tracy?
23:06Roasted.
23:07Roasted.
23:08Now then, Tracy?
23:09Adorners.
23:10It is there.
23:11Yes, excellent.
23:12Very, very good.
23:13Well done.
23:14APPLAUSE
23:16And what have we got in the corner there?
23:18Helen Skelton.
23:20We had rodents and retards.
23:22Yes.
23:23And Susie?
23:24Traders, errands and adorners.
23:26Very good.
23:27But Miss Riley's been at it again.
23:30She's got no business doing this.
23:32Just doing it to wind Susie up now.
23:34A roadster.
23:35Very good indeed.
23:36A type of sports car.
23:38Put down two seats.
23:39A roadster.
23:40Well done.
23:41Well done.
23:4272-6 and Tracy's back again with a letters game.
23:45Tracy?
23:46Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:48Thank you, Tracy.
23:49N
23:50And another one.
23:52Q
23:53Another one.
23:55G
23:56And another one.
23:58T
23:59Vowel, please.
24:01A
24:02Another vowel.
24:04E
24:05Another vowel.
24:07O
24:09Another vowel.
24:11U
24:13And finish with a final consonant, please.
24:15And finish with C.
24:17And here's the Countdown Clock.
24:32CLOCK TICKS
24:49Tracy?
24:50Six.
24:51A six.
24:52And Wendy?
24:53Five.
24:54And that five?
24:55Count.
24:56Yes, Tracy?
24:58Nougat.
24:59Nougat from Montelimar.
25:02Indeed.
25:03What else have we got over in the corner there?
25:05Quango.
25:06Yes.
25:07We have nougat as well.
25:09Yes.
25:10And we just thought we'd give the seven to Rachel.
25:12Yeah, I did get this one, actually.
25:14Yes, you did.
25:16Which is cognate.
25:18So think about something.
25:20Yeah, it's a linguistic term.
25:21So cognate is something that's linked to another word.
25:24Oh, I see.
25:25Very good.
25:26Well done, ladies.
25:28All on your own.
25:30Excellent stuff.
25:31But now we turn to Susie.
25:33Susie, the queen of Dictionary Corner.
25:35Not today.
25:36Speak to us.
25:38Well, I'm going to be talking riches and wealth
25:41and a lot of expressions in English that are linked to making a bit of money.
25:46I'm going to start with gold.
25:48Very rich source, if you'll excuse the pun.
25:50By the end of the 19th century,
25:52enough mining of gold had been done, gold rushes, etc,
25:56for the expression to strike gold to become part of everyday English.
26:01Because of those amazing gold rushes,
26:04which gave us words like digs because they were the mud huts
26:07that were dug out of the ground for the local,
26:10well, the people who had run to pan for gold,
26:13we get to pan out, which was to pan for gold.
26:16That's where that expression comes from.
26:18Silver is linked to sterling health,
26:21which we never really think about, but we use that.
26:23Sterling incidentally means coin with a little star
26:25because the first Norman pennies had little stars printed on them.
26:29Just keeping track of money has given us all sorts of terms.
26:32The calendar, we get from the calends,
26:34which was the first day of the Roman month
26:36when all debts fell due and could be settled.
26:39We have the bottom line,
26:41which is literally the bottom line at the bottom of a balance sheet.
26:44The day of reckoning, that's also an accounting term.
26:47Lay it on the line, that comes from paying as well from 1920s America.
26:51And keeping someone posted, that's also from accountancy
26:54because it's an Americanism,
26:55it goes right back to the first half of the 19th century.
26:58It was found in the form posted up,
27:00so you would post up a figure in the accounts,
27:02post up the books to bring them up to date.
27:04So someone who was completely up to date with the financial information
27:08and had it right down to the nail would be kept posted.
27:12And that's where we get that expression from.
27:14Superb. Thank you. Well done.
27:16APPLAUSE
27:18Seat of learning here. Well done.
27:21Now, Wendy, letters game.
27:24Vowel, please. Thank you, Wendy.
27:26E. Another.
27:29I. A third.
27:32A. Consonant.
27:35L. Another.
27:38S. A third.
27:41T.
27:44Another.
27:46P.
27:50Vowel.
27:52I.
27:55And another vowel, please.
27:57And the last one. E.
27:59Stand by.
28:20MUSIC
28:31Yes, Wendy?
28:33Seven. Seven.
28:35Tracey? Eight.
28:37Wendy? Pilates.
28:39Pilates. And, Tracey?
28:41Epilate. Epilate.
28:43Yes, remove hair. Very, very good.
28:46I had to disallow Pilates, I'm afraid,
28:48because it's a proper noun, it's an eponym,
28:50it was named after its inventor, and it's kept that capital P.
28:53It probably will lose it one day.
28:55Give it time, give it time.
28:57All right, what else have we got there? Helen, Skelton?
29:00I was going in for Pilates as well, so, yeah, uh-uh, in that sense.
29:04And then we had epilate, but nothing better than that.
29:07That was it? I'm very scared that Rachel will say she has a nine now.
29:10LAUGHTER
29:12Not, not at the moment.
29:14Tracey, final letters game for you. Well done.
29:17Another consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Tracey.
29:20D. And another one.
29:23M. And another one.
29:26G. And another one.
29:30N. Vowel, please.
29:33I. Another vowel.
29:36A. Another vowel.
29:39E. Consonant, please.
29:42C. And finish with final vowel.
29:45F. And finish with O.
29:48Stand by.
30:16Well, Tracey?
30:18Eight. And eight, Wendy?
30:20Six. And a six?
30:22Coding. Coding.
30:24Now, Miss Mills?
30:26Comedian. Comedian.
30:28Excellent. Well done, yeah.
30:30Very good. Now, in the corner, Susie, Helen?
30:33We had comedian, but we also had demonic.
30:37Demonic, yeah. Demonic, yes.
30:39Devilish. Devilish. Yes, devilish eight.
30:41Very good. All right, anything else?
30:43Nothing else.
30:45That'll do. 94 points. Well done, Tracey.
30:48Let's see whether Wendy will hold you back from getting 100.
30:51It's Wendy's numbers game.
30:53Can I let you choose six yourself, please?
30:56Thank you. Right, let's try and get you some points.
30:58Let's get one large and five little,
31:00and I will try to choose a good one.
31:02The last time this week, the numbers are four, three, one, six, five,
31:09and the large one, 50.
31:11And the target, 613.
31:14613.
31:39BUZZER
31:47613. Wendy?
31:49614.
31:51Tracey? 613.
31:53613. Take it away.
31:5550 plus one is 51. 50 plus one, 51.
31:58Three fours are 12. Yes.
32:00Multiply them both together. 612.
32:02Six minus five is one, and add it on.
32:05Yeah, and that's why you're an up-to-date champ.
32:07Well done. Excellent stuff.
32:11Well done, Tracey.
32:13Here we are, final round, then.
32:15Tracey and Wendy, things on buzzers.
32:17Let's reveal today's Countdown conundrum.
32:20MUSIC
32:38MUSIC
32:51Well, well, Tracey Mills.
32:54Stumped up here.
32:56Who in the audience will give us a rough estimation?
33:00Yes, sir? Is it disbelief, Nick?
33:03Let's see whether you're right.
33:05Disbelief.
33:07Disbelief, indeed.
33:09Well done.
33:13Very good, indeed. Well done.
33:15So, well done, Tracey. You're an octo-champ.
33:17And, Wendy, bad luck to come up against an octo-champ.
33:20That's all I can say.
33:22I wish I could change places with Rachel at times
33:24and just put the letters up on the boards.
33:26Well done for that.
33:28And I'm full of admiration for your scuba diving off Scapa Flow.
33:32Fantastic.
33:34I'll take that bag with you, will you? Thank you very much.
33:36Brilliant stuff.
33:37Now, young lady, we shall see you in June in the finals.
33:40So, well done. Thank you, Nick.
33:42Well done. Great score.
33:43So, we shall see you on Monday, Susie,
33:46but the tragedy is that Helen Skelton will not be here.
33:50So we shall see you when you next come back, obviously,
33:53which won't be too far in the future, I trust.
33:55Yes, thank you very much for having me.
33:57Come back. It's always great fun having you here.
33:59Brilliant stuff. Well done.
34:01And we'll see you on Monday. Who will be with us?
34:03I think it will be none other than Graeme Lesaut.
34:06Mm-hm. A great footballer.
34:08Great footballer from back in the day. Indeed.
34:10A Chelsea boy, and then he went on to... Was it Blackburn?
34:13I think he won the league with them. Yeah.
34:15And, of course, a great England player.
34:18We shall see you on Monday. Have a nice weekend.
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