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00:00Good afternoon and welcome to Countdown. Now, as a motorist, there are certain things, and forgive the pun, which drive me crazy. And the latest of those is pay and display car parks, which don't give you any change. You notice it's never one pound for an hour, two pounds for two hours, ten pounds for the whole day. Oh no, no nice round figures like that. It's always one pound seventy or five pounds thirty, something like that.
00:26And of course, you never have the proper change. The machines don't give you any change. So consequently, you end up paying so much more than you really should have to. I mean, what a disgraceful scam that is. Not surprisingly, it's estimated our collective parking overspend is whopping two point four million pounds every year. Crafty so-and-sos.
00:48The car parks I use as well, by the way, they have a certain set of rules that have to be abided by, such as, one, when waiting to get into a parking spot, always stop in the middle of the lane to prevent any other car getting past.
01:02Two, always park close enough to the next car to ensure the other driver needs Vaseline to get back into the driving seat.
01:10Three, when getting out, always hit the adjacent car as hard as possible with your door.
01:16And four, after unpacking shopping, always leave the shopping trolley behind the car parked in the next bay.
01:22Always seems to happen, doesn't it? Drives me absolutely crazy.
01:25Rachel, I did notice, by the way, that your top-of-the-range Jaguar sports coupe is parked next to my smart car in the car park.
01:33Smart car? You've got even bigger Jag than...
01:35No, no, I haven't.
01:36And you need your window open.
01:38Yes, well, I left the window open. It's broken, you know.
01:41Right, OK.
01:41I can't afford these flash cars. Nice little smart car, very conscious of the environment and so on and so forth.
01:46You did park carefully, didn't you?
01:48I did, indeed. Anyway, I don't know what you're complaining about with the new parking machines.
01:51Why?
01:51I mean, I don't know how you manage with the old ones. You know, you have to put the 20p in.
01:55It was really, really hard. I'm surprised you could reach up to put the money in the first place.
02:01You are a harsh woman. I always used to carry a cushion to sit on and a box to stand on, obviously.
02:08Let's put on with the contest, shall we?
02:10First of all, let's meet our returning champion, Andrew Halliburton, who's having a fantastic run.
02:15Though he is living on the edge just a little at the moment.
02:18Four straight wins for him. He's notched up scores of 91, 90, 95 and 100.
02:24It doesn't tell the whole story, though, because two of those victories have come by virtue of successful, crucial conundrums.
02:32It seems just to bring the best out of you, Andrew, somehow, doesn't it?
02:34It does, yeah. And something about last chance to win just brings out the best in me.
02:38I know that your dad, Alex, is supporting you at home and your pet dog, Aussie, as well, so you're giving them plenty to shout and bark about at the moment.
02:46Andrew Halliburton, our returning champion.
02:48And our challenge today is Gareth Lee.
02:50Gareth's from Aylesbury and Bucks, and he is studying for a Master's in International Relations at the University of Nottingham.
02:56And now Gareth spent a fantastic year studying in Vancouver in British Columbia, where he learned to skate with a bit of help from your friends, Gareth, by all accounts.
03:05Yeah, they decided the best way for me to learn was to take me to the steepest slopes possible and throw me off the top without any real instruction or technical info.
03:16Nice friends, yeah.
03:17Yeah, sink or swim, I guess.
03:18So you thanked them when you recovered from the hospital stay, yeah?
03:22Yeah, yeah.
03:22Okay.
03:24You also spent a few months teaching English in Mexico. Tell us about that.
03:27Yeah, just last summer, I spent a few months there, and just trying to work on the tan, as you can see.
03:35Yeah, it was a great summer, and I'm hoping to go back there soon.
03:39Gareth Lee, our challenger today, up against our champion, Andrew Halliburton.
03:48And our pair in Dictionary Corner today is word spinner, Susie Dent, and the legendary England cricket captain, Michael Vaughan.
04:01People are described as legends, you know, all too often, really, but I know you're too modest to say so, but it does apply to you in terms of cricket captain.
04:08So you took over from Nasser Hussain. When, Michael?
04:11Uh, 2003.
04:12All right, okay. And how many test match wins was it?
04:15Um, that's a very good question.
04:17Oh, come on, you must know.
04:1820-odd.
04:1926.
04:2026.
04:21Six more than Peter May, so that's quite a record.
04:24Very well done indeed.
04:25Uh, Susie, I know you're a good driver, because, I mean, you frequently phone me when you're on the motorway to tell me it's clear when you're doing 90.
04:31You actually, you take a curious satisfaction in parking your car.
04:35I love parking, I love parking in many tight spots.
04:38It drives my kids completely mad, because I will find the exact size of my car that I have to then, uh, manoeuvre into.
04:48And it doesn't matter how long it takes, I love it. It's very weird.
04:50Uh, let's close up with the contest, shall we?
04:53Um, Andrew, it's your pick.
04:56Afternoon, Rachel. I'll have a consonant, please.
04:58Thank you. Start today with N.
05:00And another.
05:02M.
05:03And a third, please.
05:06B.
05:07And a vowel.
05:09O.
05:10And another.
05:12I.
05:13And a third, please.
05:13E.
05:16And a consonant.
05:18S.
05:19And another.
05:21P.
05:23And I'll finish with a consonant, please.
05:25And finish with R.
05:28And your 30 seconds starts now.
05:29And a vowel.
05:30And a vowel.
05:31And a vowel.
05:31And a vowel.
05:32And a vowel.
05:32And a vowel.
05:33And a vowel.
05:33And a vowel.
05:33And a vowel.
05:34And a vowel.
05:34And a vowel.
05:35And a vowel.
05:35And a vowel.
05:35And a vowel.
05:35And a vowel.
05:36And a vowel.
05:36And a vowel.
05:36And a vowel.
05:36And a vowel.
05:37And a vowel.
05:37And a vowel.
05:37And a vowel.
05:38And a vowel.
05:38And a vowel.
05:39And a vowel.
05:39And a vowel.
05:40And a vowel.
05:40And a vowel.
05:41And a vowel.
05:41And a vowel.
05:42And a vowel.
05:43And a vowel.
05:43And a vowel.
05:44And a vowel.
05:44And a vowel.
05:45and a vowel.
05:46And a vowel.
05:59Gareth, how many?
06:02I think a seven.
06:03Seven.
06:03And Andrew?
06:04I'll stick with a safe seven.
06:05Okay, what's your safe seven then, Andrew?
06:07Bromine.
06:08And yours, Gareth?
06:09Bromine as well.
06:13Michael, Susie, anything else on offer?
06:14No, we have a seven.
06:15Promise.
06:16Okay.
06:17Bromine and Promise then are the two available sevens.
06:21Andrew and Gareth both found Bromine.
06:23Both on the scoreboard straight away.
06:24Well done to them.
06:25Gareth, it's your pick.
06:26Hi, Rachel.
06:27Hi, Gareth.
06:28Continent, please.
06:29Start with N.
06:31And another.
06:33G.
06:35And another.
06:37S.
06:38And a vowel.
06:39A.
06:41And another.
06:42E.
06:43And another.
06:45O.
06:47And a consonant, please.
06:49N.
06:51And another.
06:53T.
06:54And a vowel.
06:55And lastly, I.
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07:14Andrew, what have you got?
07:32A seven.
07:33And Gareth?
07:34I'll stick with an eight.
07:36Oh, right, OK.
07:37Andrew, what's the seven?
07:38A taunting.
07:39OK, and the eight, Gareth?
07:41A negation.
07:42OK.
07:43I love the way you said you'll stick with an eight.
07:45So does that mean you had a thought of a nine?
07:47Well, maybe you could pluralise it, but probably not.
07:50A negation is a contradiction or a denial of something.
07:52You can't pluralise that, but you can pluralise the sense in logic,
07:56which means a proposition whose assertion specifically denies the truth of another.
08:01So negations would, in that sense, have been fine for nine.
08:10Never mind, Gareth, negation is pretty good.
08:12In its own right.
08:14A negation puts Gareth in front.
08:15Andrew's got seven.
08:16Gareth has 15.
08:18But Andrew has to pick up the letters.
08:19A consonant, please, Rachel.
08:21Thank you, Andrew.
08:22H.
08:23And another.
08:25V.
08:26And a third, please.
08:28R.
08:29And a vowel.
08:30A.
08:31A.
08:32And another.
08:33E.
08:35And a third, please.
08:37E.
08:38And a consonant.
08:40L.
08:41And another.
08:44Y.
08:45And I'll finish with a consonant, please.
08:47And finish with L.
08:48And time starts now.
08:50And time starts now.
08:50To be continued...
08:52To be continued...
09:00And Gareth?
09:22Six.
09:23And Andrew?
09:24Also six.
09:25What's yours, Andrew?
09:26Lever.
09:27And yours, Gareth?
09:28Also Lever.
09:30Lever, Susie, with the A, presumably.
09:34With the A, yes, absolutely fine.
09:36Okay, very good.
09:37Anything more than six, Michael?
09:38Now we've got two of the sixes, really, and Valli.
09:42Okay.
09:43Gareth, it's your pick.
09:45Continent, please, Rachel.
09:46Thank you, Gareth.
09:47F.
09:48And another.
09:50D.
09:51And another.
09:53W.
09:54And a vowel.
09:56O.
09:57And another.
09:59A.
10:00And another.
10:02E.
10:03And a consonant, please.
10:05T.
10:07And another.
10:09N.
10:10And a vowel.
10:12And last one.
10:13U.
10:15And your 30 seconds starts now.
10:16And another.
10:28And a vowel.
10:30Yeah.
10:30Then you've already met, I go.
10:31And one.
10:31And here.
10:33So you've reached out.
10:34And another.
10:35And now we're in front.
10:36Andrew what do you make of that I'll stick with sex please okay Gareth just
10:53six okay what's yours Gareth I wanted and yours Andrew also wanted rock-solid
10:59six now we had four under the six mm-hmm but that's it just a couple of
11:05sixes available wanted and formed Andrew on 19 Gareth still with the advantage on
11:1127 tap the first numbers round Andrew it's you to pick them please I'll have
11:17my usual again please Rachel three from the top three from three from the second
11:20why break from tradition thank you Andrew three large three small and for this
11:25round they are three seven one one hundred fifty and twenty five and the
11:34target two hundred and sixty two and as always 30 seconds to reach that target
11:40so
11:47looking 262 then quite a modest target let's see how close we've got to it Gareth yes 262 and Andrew just
11:54two six oh okay and let's see the 262 that please down at twenty five plus one twenty five plus one
12:01twenty five plus one twenty six seven plus three is ten seven plus three ten and multiply let's go to 60 and a hundred over fifty
12:08nicely done
12:31nicely done
12:38it's very good indeed Gareth Andrew has 19 then Gareth has 37 a bit of a break for them
12:46now because we're off to the dictionary corner Michael Vaughan is our guest all this
12:50week actually get a bit philosophical about cricket Michael because I was just looking
12:54like many other sports fans this winter at the amount of cricket that's played is there too much
12:59cricket I think so yeah
13:01it's really a fine balance because
13:04international game is pretty much where all the money's earned in terms of the game
13:09but what you don't want to see is it becoming diluted with the the actual contest
13:14and there's so many games that you rock up and watch now and you almost know the result before the game because the contest isn't
13:19you know a great one and I think when you have England Australia great spectacle but just now and again the series like this thrown in there that
13:27necessarily don't need to be there just to make money if you like so I'm sure the administrators are looking at that
13:32but the players complain a little bit but they just get on with it and play and try and entertain that's what the business is all about
13:39See I'm sure as a batsman you know who enjoyed classic stroke play if you like you must close your eyes when you see reverse sweeps and such that
13:46but where do you stand on 2020 and it's place
13:48I like it I think it's brought a new dimension to the game I think it's brought a new athleticism to the game
13:55I think everyone now that plays 2020 cricket has to be fit it has to be strong and powerful
14:00and that's kind of fed through to the five day test match cricket game
14:05you know a guy when I was playing early in the 90's you know if you couldn't run a mile in a certain
14:13it didn't matter whereas now you have to be fit and if you don't reach those fitness levels
14:17Can schools do a bit more just to encourage kids to play?
14:20Yeah I think so I mean a lot of the work is done at the clubs there's a lot of good stuff done at all the
14:24kind of amateur clubs around the country which is where I came through the system I didn't play so much at school
14:29good sir thanks Michael
14:31Andrew's got 19 then he's our returning champions in a spot of difficulty at the moment because Gareth's got 37
14:37but then again Andrew has been in a spot of difficulty on more than one occasion in his four match winning run
14:42and has managed to wriggle out of it at the very death so there could be some twists and turns to come
14:46to come more immediately our first teaser of the day the words are bib on Sam bib on Sam and the clue there's a bib on Sam
14:54and all the other babies there's a bib on Sam and all the other babies
15:11there's a bib on Sam and all the other babies they are bambinos
15:15Andrew Andrew Halliburton our champion on 19 at the moment Gareth Gareth Lee on 37
15:23is a little upset on the cards we shall see Gareth it's your pick
15:27A consonant please
15:29Thank you Gareth
15:30R
15:31And another
15:32M
15:34And another
15:35R
15:37And a vowel
15:39I
15:40I
15:41And another
15:42E
15:43And another
15:44I
15:46And a consonant
15:48S
15:49And another
15:51D
15:53And a vowel please
15:55And the last one
15:56O
15:57And here's the countdown clock
15:59And here's the countdown clock
16:00The
16:20The
16:21Do
16:22All
16:23Like
16:25All
16:26Andrew, what have you got?
16:32A risky seven.
16:33Okay.
16:34Gareth?
16:34Just five.
16:35Okay, what's the five, Gareth?
16:36Myad.
16:38And the risky seven, Andrew?
16:39Dormies.
16:41Dormies.
16:42Yeah, it's there as the golf adjective, but not as a noun to do with your roommate in a dormitory, for example.
16:48Bad luck.
16:48Right.
16:50Jose.
16:51Myad, Susie, that's okay, is it?
16:52Myad, yes.
16:53You're myad in difficulty.
16:54Very good.
16:55Okay, just five, but that takes the points.
16:58Michael, Susie, anything else?
17:00We have a seven.
17:01Dormers.
17:02Dormers.
17:02Yes, he's in the windows.
17:04Yeah, very good.
17:06Andrew has 19, then, Gareth, just edges a little further in front.
17:10He has 42.
17:11It's not an unassailable lead yet, though.
17:14Andrew, it's your choice this time.
17:15I'll have a consonant, please, Rachel.
17:17Thank you, Andrew.
17:18J.
17:19And another.
17:21R.
17:22And a third.
17:24C.
17:25And a vowel.
17:27A.
17:28And another.
17:30E.
17:31And a third, please.
17:33O.
17:34And a consonant.
17:36K.
17:37And another.
17:40M.
17:42And I'll finish with a consonant, please.
17:44And finish with D.
17:47And your 30 seconds starts now.
17:49And there's a continuum.
17:49And a vowel.
17:59And a vowel.
18:02And a vowel.
18:02So, we'll finish with the consonant.
18:04And an owl.
18:04And a vowel.
18:05Gareth? A six. And Andrew? A seven. Okay, what's the six please, Gareth? Marked. And the seven, Andrew?
18:27Carombed. Carombed, great word. Yes, Andrew knows his countdown words. To carom in pool or billiards is to make a cannon, a strike and rebound, the cushion. Yes. Carombed, yes, he barked it out very confidently indeed, did Andrew there. I would imagine, Michael, Susie, it's as good as it gets, is it? It does, I got a four-letter word, cake.
18:49Andrew's on 26, Gareth is on 42, so Andrew closing the gap a bit. Gareth, it's your pick. Consonant, please. Thank you, Gareth.
18:57T. And another. M. And another. S. And a vowel. I. And another. E. And another. I. And a consonant. L. And another. T.
19:21T. And a vowel, please. And the last one. A. Time starts now.
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19:58um andrew a seven and gareth uh i'll risk a nine okay um andrew let's have yours please
20:12lamiest lamiest um big moment this then gareth uh limitates no that's really bad
20:21like limitations there but not limitates but you might kick yourself because you could have
20:25turned it around and have militates limiest what do we make sorry i took me ages to find it
20:33it's you're toying with andrew's emotions i know i'm sorry about that it's a tease at
20:36limiest is there yes it is sorry andrew okay the militates then would have been worth nine but
20:42is limiest is the one that takes the point so well done to andrew closes the gap a little further
20:47andrew has 33 gareth still has the advantage she has 42. andrew your pick a consonant please rachel
20:55thank you andrew q and another one d and a third please x and a vowel please o and the second i
21:10and a third please o and a fourth please a hopefully a slightly better consonant hopefully b
21:21and i'll finish with a consonant please and finish with r here's the countdown clock
21:39gareth what have you got this time just five and andrew five as well what's yours andrew braid
22:04and yours gareth brood braiding brood hmm got bored okay but that's it just fine it's nothing more
22:13than that board brood braid breather for our two contestants now because we're off to dictionary
22:19corner it's origins of words time susie uh well just a few more tributes to shakespeare i mentioned
22:25yesterday just how influential he's been on our modern language and it's extraordinary that um that he's still
22:31going strong all these idioms are after all this time and there's the rub is one of my favorites
22:36that comes from hamlet his famous soliloquy to be or not to be either is the rub meaning that's the
22:41problem um a wild goose chase was introduced to us by shakespeare and it means a complicated fruitless
22:48pursuit or a search that goes back to romeo and juliet when mercutio likened the rapid exchange of jokes
22:54that he and romeo are um ascending each other to the cross-country horse race of shakespeare's time which
23:00was known as the wild goose chase it was called that because it derives from its similarity to the
23:04flight of geese in formation basically any number of riders would try to keep up with the lead riders
23:10course and finally dogs of war the horrors of war that goes back to julius caesar
23:15um cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war and cry havoc was the military order for soldiers
23:20to seize plunder from an enemy thank you thank you thank you very much indeed um andrew 38 then gareth
23:3147 time for another numbers round gareth you depict them this time please uh could i have one large and
23:37five small please of course thank you gareth one larger one and five small ones for you and for this
23:43round they are three eight four ten seven and fifty and the target to reach four hundred and thirteen
23:54thirty seconds to reach four one three
24:14so
24:23looking for four one three then andrew how close four one three gareth four one three okay gareth let's
24:32see yours please uh fifty times eight fifty times eight four hundred and ten plus three is the thirteen
24:39yeah four thirteen imagining andrew it's the same way exactly the same well done
24:45well andrew specializes in close contests and here's another one he has 48 at the moment gareth leads on
24:5557 here's another teaser for you the words are posh eels posh eels and the clue it's how bing may have felt
25:03without bob it's how bing may have felt without bob
25:20it's how bing may have felt without bob hopeless is the answer to our second teaser of the day nothing
25:25hopeless about this particular contest andrew halliburton our champion on 48 at the moment
25:31but being edged up by our challenger gareth lee who has 57. andrew it's your pick of the letters a
25:37consonant please rachel thank you andrew zed and a better one l and a third please c a vowel please
25:49e and another o and a third please another e a consonant please t
25:59t and another s and i'll finish with a consonant please and finish with t and here's the countdown clock
26:19and the next one
26:27so
26:31and
26:37Gareth, what did you make of that?
26:42Just four.
26:44OK. Andrew?
26:45A six.
26:45OK. What's the four, Gareth?
26:47A test.
26:48And the six, Andrew?
26:49Settle.
26:52Hmm. Good.
26:54All good collection letters, no question about that.
26:57Michael, Susan, is there anything else?
26:58No, there's two of the sixes. Closet and Select.
27:01OK. Settle, Closet, Select, all there for six.
27:04The gap's narrowed again.
27:05And you're on fifty-four.
27:07Gareth has fifty-seven.
27:10Some crucial rounds to come.
27:11Gareth, it's your selection.
27:13A consonant, please.
27:14Thank you, Gareth.
27:16S.
27:17And another.
27:19F.
27:20And another.
27:22R.
27:24And a vowel.
27:26A.
27:27And another.
27:29E.
27:30And another.
27:32A.
27:33And a consonant.
27:36N.
27:37And another.
27:40N.
27:42And a vowel, please.
27:43And the last one.
27:45O.
27:46And your thirty-second stance now.
27:48And a vowel.
27:49And a vowel, please.
27:49And a vowel.
27:49And a vowel, please.
27:50And a vowel, please.
27:50And a vowel, please.
27:51And a vowel, please.
27:51And a vowel, please.
27:52And a vowel, please.
27:53And a vowel, please.
27:53And a vowel, please.
27:53And a vowel, please.
27:53And a vowel, please.
27:54And a vowel, please.
27:55And a vowel, please.
27:55And a vowel, please.
27:55And a vowel, please.
27:56And a vowel, please.
27:57And a vowel, please.
27:57And a vowel, please.
27:57And a vowel, please.
27:58And a vowel, please.
27:58And a vowel, please.
27:59And a vowel, please.
27:59And a vowel, please.
28:00And a vowel, please.
28:01And a vowel, please.
28:01And a vowel, please.
28:02Andrew how many stick with a safe sex please okay Gareth just five okay what's
28:24the five Gareth awesome and the six Andrew reason reason what have we got in
28:32dictionary call anything better than six we have fun is fun is someone find you
28:37down jazz people who fun okay very good yeah fan is there for six but reason is
28:42good for Andrew and it means that the first time in a long time he's edged in
28:46front he has 60 and Gareth has 57 is good timing as well because this is the last
28:52letters round coming up Andrew it's you to pick them consonant please Rachel thank
28:56you Andrew T and another ah and a third please w and a vowel a and another e and
29:10and a third please oh and a consonant G and another n I'll finish with a vowel please
29:24and finish with a and time starts now
29:28so
29:33Gareth what have you got six and Andrew
30:03just a five I'm afraid okay what's the five Andrew wager and the six girls I'm
30:09not sure I want to yes you can be a want to yeah okay very good one so yeah a
30:15little bit of a gamble but it's paid off for Gareth important one as well one two
30:20for six Michael Susie anything else we had negator for seven yes so that's a
30:27word which expresses negation especially in English the word not it's usually
30:31grammatical context okay Leeds changed hands again and really briefly led has
30:3760 Gareth's back in front with 63 this is the final numbers round of the contest
30:43and it's a big one Gareth it's you to pick them can I have same again one large and
30:47five small please you can thank you go one large one and five some more ones for the
30:53last numbers game today and they are four two nine
30:59seven one and fifty and the last target of the day seven hundred and twelve thirty
31:06second street seven one two
31:12looking for seven one two then Andrew how close seven one two
31:18seven one two okay Gareth uh yeah seven one two okay and let's hear your version please 50 times
31:24seven fifty times seven fifty times seven three fifty plus nine minus one nine minus one eight
31:30three five eight multiply the two together multiply by two
31:36by two seven hundred and sixty seven hundred and sixty and take away the four and take away the four you haven't used yet well done seven one two
31:42very good Gareth same method no it's very different seven times two is fourteen times six hundred and sixty and take away the four and take away the four you haven't used yet well done seven one two very good Gareth same method no it's very different seven times two is fourteen times twenty
32:12times the fifty seven hundred and nine plus four minus one is twelve well done again
32:19so here we are again it's a very familiar situation for Andrew I might say Andrew has seventy Gareth has seventy three it's time to put your fingers on your buzzers as we reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum
32:39so
32:46so
32:48so
32:50so
32:54so
32:58so
33:00so
33:02so
33:04so
33:06so
33:09I don't believe it Andrew life epoxy
33:13no it's not
33:15so the rest of the time goes to Gareth
33:18I thought he'd done it again I just thought for a moment that he'd done it again but
33:25this time it was a tough conundrum I'll tell you that anybody in the audience got any ideas whoa lots of hands a gentleman right in the front there doctor fully let's take a look
33:36tox off
33:43and I thought I thought I thought was another conundrum don't we know what is it Susie talks awfully I mean the love of archery love of archery yeah okay brilliant
33:53well we have a new champion and Andrew's finished on seventy and commiserations to him but Gareth has finished on seventy three so one
34:04Gareth you've been on the equivalent of a countdown black run really at the first attempt and you've come through against a four nines champion so very well played indeed
34:11thank you I was okay that was a cracking game and Andrew you've had a wonderful run yes full of tremendous finishes and the such like so very much hope you've enjoyed being here as much as we've enjoyed having you thank you good good good great
34:24well we'll see Gareth tomorrow we'll see Michael tomorrow as well and Susie you have to have some fun parking your car tonight or
34:31do you want to come no no no not really have you ever thought of applying for a job at one of those airport firms where they actually park people's cars I mean you could be in absolute paradise couldn't you
34:42I'll be in my next job soon soon I think
34:46what do you think Rachel should you have a night out car parking with your fancy glass of champagne
34:50erm let's go drinking instead
34:52okay if you see somebody parking their car and having a lot of fun tonight it's probably Susie we'll see you tomorrow bye bye
34:57bye bye
35:27bye