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00:30Hello everybody, it's Thursday afternoon. Welcome to Countdown. We are ready to dig into 15 more rounds of letters and numbers. We will mow down whatever is in our way and hopefully sitting at home by the end of it, your score will have blossomed into a winning one. Thank you so, so much for tuning in. And how's Rachel Riley today? Are you farming? We are gardening and you weren't to know. And look at this dress, perfect. Yep, roses. Yes, I could prune you right now.
01:00Because as you know, I made a very late choice as a teenager between gardening and journalism. And we have a gardener in the Challengers chair today. So from not at all the dark, dark green, how green finger do you?
01:13What do you reckon? It's an interesting one because you are a very DIY person, like get it done. But I don't think in the garden. So I'd say no, I'd say not very green.
01:23Well, I'm not very green, but we've got a vegetable patch. Nice. And I just love it. You can tell we're middle aged because we're so excited. The balcony strawberries over the summer, you just get this big bush and these tiny little strawberries and we've been growing peas and radishes and carrots. And don't get me started on the tomatoes.
01:39And this is the thing. So it's quite daunting and you think, why should it bother? But just to be serious for a second, talk to me about like the physical and mental health benefits of gardening, of that just growing something that you can pick and eat.
01:52I think it's really, if you're lucky enough to have space to do it, and I never take that for granted, but I think it's a really, it's really good mentally to do it.
02:01Well, we don't actually have any earth. We've just got tub soil, like a vegetable tray. So it's just for the kids are really for us.
02:06Brilliant.
02:07For them to see that, you know, you can put a seed in a load of dirt and remember to water it. And then a couple of months later, you can actually eat it.
02:13And they're so excited. They come running to us. If there's a red strawberry or a red tomato, something's ready to eat.
02:20They just love it. And it tastes so different to what you buy. Tomatoes, that taste like tomatoes. It's a revelation.
02:27Yeah, it's brilliant. It really is. And you can't just go in like the Terminator. You've got to read up on nesting seasons and all of that to learn along the way, which I've learned a lot moving to a rural area quite recently.
02:40But it's wonderful and intimidating, but wonderful once you get going.
02:43Well, when you first get the packet and it says, space them every, and you think, nah, I'll chuck a load more in. And then you go, probably should have gone with the packet.
02:51It's like baking. Just stick to the recipe to start and then we'll see from there.
02:55Well, let's head over to Dictionary Corner. And the root of everything good in this programme is our G of the D, Susie Dent.
03:01And branching out from her day job, sorry about this, but she leaves tomorrow.
03:05It's Angela Scanlon.
03:09Loving that top because we talk about the environment a lot and it's very good that when those two dresses had worn down a bit, you cut them in half and sewed them together.
03:17That's brilliant. Well done.
03:19I like to, you know, be sustainable.
03:21Good for the environment.
03:23Logan Skelton has won three so far.
03:26You've been here all week, so nearly halfway to becoming an OctoChamp, averaging over 100.
03:31And you get so many interesting things to talk about.
03:33You collect, and you're only in your 20s, 80s and 90s computer games.
03:39Yeah, because there's nothing really else to buy.
03:42No, no.
03:43It's just because I was born in 1998.
03:45Like, I was born when, you know, the PlayStation was just released.
03:50I feel like I missed out on that.
03:51I just want to, you know, experience it.
03:54And so we're just buying all these games.
03:55I am playing them, don't worry.
03:57I just don't hoard them, I promise.
03:58Well, you need to get outside more, which is what Nicky Wisson does, of course.
04:02Nicky Wisson lives in Ashtod, originally from Wimbledon.
04:05No wonder you're a gardener, underground, overground.
04:07Absolutely.
04:09Nicky, tell me about, maybe a little bit more about what we were talking about,
04:13that physical and mental and creative world of garden designing.
04:17There's something about being outside, definitely.
04:19It just makes you freer.
04:21And just getting your hands in the soil, it's, yeah, really grounds you.
04:24I'm putting together a raised herb garden at the moment.
04:28Have you got any advice for me?
04:29Quit.
04:30No, no, no.
04:31Make sure you've got plenty of sun, the soil-free draining.
04:35Just enjoy it.
04:36You can't really make any mistakes.
04:37It's true.
04:38You can only learn.
04:39Brilliant.
04:39Nicky, love what you have here.
04:40Good luck to Nicky.
04:41Good luck to Logan.
04:44And Logan, our champion, goes first.
04:47Hi, Rachel.
04:47Hi, Logan.
04:48We'll start it for constant, please.
04:50We'll start today with D.
04:52And another.
04:54R.
04:55And a third.
04:58S.
04:59And a fourth.
05:01L.
05:02And a vowel.
05:04O.
05:05And another.
05:06A.
05:07And a third.
05:09E.
05:10And a consonant.
05:13M.
05:15And a final consonant, please, thank you.
05:17Final X.
05:19At the home and in the studio.
05:20Let's play Kine Time.
05:21Let's play Kine Time.
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05:30Let's play Kine Time.
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05:31Let's play Kine Time.
05:31Let's play Kine Time.
05:32And that's it. Time up, Logan.
05:54Seven.
05:55And for Nicky.
05:5670.
05:56What a good start.
05:58Logan.
05:58Reloads.
05:59Yes, what you do to all of your 80s computer games.
06:01And Nicky.
06:02Reloads as well.
06:03Yes, pass it on over.
06:05There you go.
06:06Worked first and second time.
06:08Angela.
06:09There's an eight.
06:10Earldoms.
06:11Yes, which are the territories governed by an O.
06:14What about if you're a baroness?
06:16What would that be?
06:17A barony.
06:18A barony.
06:19Yes.
06:19Look at that.
06:20Fantastic.
06:21Wonderful.
06:21All right, let's move on.
06:22Next round.
06:23Hi, Rachel.
06:23Hi, Nicky.
06:24Please may I have a consonant?
06:26You may start with P.
06:28And another?
06:30S.
06:30And a vowel?
06:33U.
06:34And another vowel, please.
06:36O.
06:37And a consonant?
06:39H.
06:40And another consonant?
06:42D.
06:43And a vowel?
06:45A.
06:46And another vowel?
06:49I.
06:49And a final consonant, please.
06:52And a final R.
06:5330 seconds.
06:54A.
07:25Nikki? Just six. Six and Logan? Six. Yeah, it's not a just, Nikki, they were difficult. What have you got? Hordes. Hordes. And Logan? Parrish. And Parrish. Yes, both good sixes. Excellent. There you go. In. Absolutely in. Anything else there, Angela? I had Shroud, I think. Yeah, very good. Yeah, at six. And then Prudish at seven. Brilliant. Yes. And that's already seven? That's it, yeah. That was our best one.
07:52Oh, you might have something else at home. Make sure you look it up. Check it's in. First numbers of the day. Logan? Four large, please, Rachel. Four large, said with confidence. And two default little ones. Here we go. Let's get something interesting. The little ones are one and five. And the big ones, 100, 75, 50 and 25. And the target, 739. 739. Numbers up.
08:48739 with four large. Logan?
08:52Um, 740. I've not written it down. No worries. One away. Nikki? Nothing.
08:56Oh, no worries. Seven points, Logan, if this is correct.
08:59Right. Um, 100 plus 50.
09:02150.
09:03And then do 75 over 25.
09:07Three.
09:08Uh, take one is two.
09:12Take it off the 150.
09:14148.
09:16Multiply it by five.
09:17Yep.
09:18That's one way to get to 740.
09:20You were like a little tightrope walker there, weren't you? Not writing that down. I thought, he's going to fall off. And he never did.
09:27739.
09:28You're going to have to leave it with me.
09:30He's making you work.
09:31Lots of ways for one away.
09:32Yeah, he's making you work.
09:34Rob Hares is your tea time teaser.
09:36Rob Hares.
09:37Show Basil on the TV, then edit his photo.
09:41Show Basil on the TV, then edit his photo.
09:45Welcome back.
10:01Show Basil on the TV, then edit his photo.
10:05The Basil was Basil brush.
10:07Airbrush.
10:08Boom, boom.
10:09Let's get 739.
10:11Rachel.
10:11Yes, no airbrushing needed, but 50 minus 1 is needed for 49. 75 divided by 5 is 15. Times them together for 735. And then you have 100 over 25 for 4 to add on for 739.
10:28And on that note, Nicky, let's see if you can outfox Logan with more letters.
10:36Please now have a consonant, Rachel.
10:38Thank you, Nicky.
10:39N.
10:40And another one.
10:41G.
10:43And a vowel.
10:44E.
10:45And another vowel.
10:47A.
10:48Consonant.
10:49T.
10:51Another consonant.
10:52W.
10:54Another vowel, please.
10:55I.
10:57One more vowel.
10:59O.
11:00And a final consonant, please.
11:02And a final.
11:03R.
11:04Let's go.
11:04And a final consonant.
11:05And a final consonant.
11:06And a final consonant.
11:06And a final consonant.
11:07And a final consonant.
11:08And a final consonant.
11:09And a final consonant.
11:09And a final consonant.
11:10And a final consonant.
11:10And a final consonant.
11:10And a final consonant.
11:10And a final consonant.
11:12And a final consonant.
11:12And a final consonant.
11:12And a final consonant.
11:13And a final consonant.
11:14And a final consonant.
11:14And a final consonant.
11:14And a final consonant.
11:15And a final consonant.
11:15And a final consonant.
11:16And a final consonant.
11:16And a final consonant.
11:17And a final consonant.
11:17And a final consonant.
11:17And a final consonant.
11:18And a final consonant.
11:19And a final consonant.
11:20And a final consonant.
11:20And a final consonant.
11:21And a final consonant.
11:21Nicky?
11:36Eight.
11:37Well done.
11:37And Logan?
11:38Eight.
11:38I'm going to bet five pence is the same word.
11:41Nicky?
11:42Towering.
11:43And Logan?
11:44Watering.
11:45It's not.
11:46Watering as well.
11:48Well, I'm disappointed Nicky didn't have watering with a garden
11:51so we'll take the points off you, just give them to Logan.
11:53Eight points each.
11:54Angela?
11:55Same.
11:56Watering and towering.
11:57That's it?
11:58Yeah.
11:58That's all we got.
11:59Right.
12:00More letters please, Logan.
12:01A consonant please, Rachel.
12:03Thank you, Logan.
12:04F.
12:05And another.
12:08C.
12:09And a vowel.
12:11U.
12:11A consonant.
12:14T.
12:16And a consonant.
12:18V.
12:19And a vowel.
12:21A.
12:22And another vowel.
12:25E.
12:26And a consonant.
12:28R.
12:30And a final consonant please.
12:33A final T.
12:35Half a minute.
12:35A.
12:46A.
12:48Big Paul.
12:49A.
12:49A.
12:49And a consonant.
12:50A.
12:51A.
12:51A.
12:51A tung scène.
12:51A.
12:52A.
12:53A.
12:53A.
12:53A.
12:53A.
12:54That's it. Logan Skelton?
13:08Six.
13:09Nicky Whisson?
13:10I'll risk a seven.
13:12Going for a seven, which would draw you level with Logan.
13:15What's the six?
13:16Curate.
13:17Right. I don't think this is in the bag.
13:19Facture.
13:20Well, yes, it isn't.
13:22In French, it means a bill in a restaurant,
13:24but actually, in English, it's the quality of the execution of a painting.
13:27So, well done.
13:28Yes.
13:31It sounds right.
13:33Sometimes the word just sounds like it has to be in a dictionary.
13:36That's one of them.
13:37That's one of them.
13:37Angela Scanlon?
13:39Facture.
13:39It's a lot.
13:40No more than that.
13:41Well done.
13:41Well, you can't do any better than that, Nicky.
13:43Let's get your first numbers round, second of the day.
13:45Can I have an inverted T, please?
13:47You can.
13:47You look very happy about being able to ask for one.
13:49Inverted T, one large, five little coming up for you.
13:52And the little numbers are six, five, two, seven, five.
13:59And the large on 100.
14:00And you need to reach 313.
14:03Three, one, three.
14:04Numbers up.
14:05And the other one.
14:07And the other one.
14:08And the other one.
14:09And the other ones.
14:10And the other one.
14:11We use this to read the Medicine Book.
14:16And the other one.
14:18We're not Kita Cajus.
14:19So we do this as much as the dimension.
14:21And the other one.
14:22So we have N brews.
14:24And the other one.
14:25A lovely one.
14:31At google right.
14:323-1-3. Nicky? 3-1-3.
14:37And Logan? 3-1-3. Yeah. Off you go, Nicky.
14:405 minus 2 is 3 times 100.
14:43300. And add the 6 and add the 7.
14:46Nothing to argue about there. Same way, Logan?
14:49No, 100 plus 5 is 105. 105.
14:53And then 6 over 2 is 3. Yep.
14:56Multiply by the 105 for 3-1-5. Yep.
14:59And then 7 minus 5 is 2. 7 minus the second part.
15:025. Take it off. Perfect. 3-1-3 again.
15:06Now, it wasn't the plan when Angela Scanlon
15:09landed in Dictionary Corner for the first time
15:11to do all of the horror stories from her presenting career.
15:14But I feel like we've done three.
15:16Yeah. Well, let's try for four, but not five, right?
15:19Tomorrow I'm going to change my tack.
15:20OK, go on. What about, like, outside broadcasts or, you know,
15:24cos we've done kind of, like, the film star.
15:28Yeah. We've done the contestant.
15:31We've done the big band.
15:34I feel like this is not a great advertisement of my skills
15:37as a broadcaster, but I did my very first outside broadcast.
15:43It was to celebrate the Queen's birthday.
15:46Now, I didn't realise that lighting beacons was a thing.
15:51So we went up to Hill in Somerset to light a beacon,
15:55and there was multiples.
15:56The studio were thrown out to multiple places.
15:58It was a kind of windy, soggy sort of a day,
16:02and so they'd all been a bit underwhelming, right?
16:04Yeah.
16:04So, like, big set-ups.
16:06They came to us in Somerset, and they had said to the director,
16:09FYI, we need, like, a bit of razzle-dazzle here.
16:12And so the guy who was tasked with actually setting a light this beacon
16:17took it as a personal kind of challenge,
16:20and so he really went for it with dousing the cloth in petrol.
16:24So when we went to, I said hello to studio.
16:27We're about to light the beacon, and it took, I mean, it went up.
16:33And so I was accompanied by the eldest lady in the village.
16:38She was 93 at the time.
16:40And so all I could hear was this panic,
16:42because the perspective on TV made it look like we were being engulfed by this fire.
16:47So I'm trying to take this woman,
16:49who, you know, didn't get to 93 by being Molly Cottle.
16:52She was very independent.
16:53So I'm trying to drag her away from the fire.
16:56Didn't quite know, continued, said goodbye.
16:59The beacon was a moment.
17:01We got off the hill, back down to the pub,
17:05and Twitter was alight with comments and reactions to this moment.
17:09You basically burnt a cherished member of the local community.
17:12They're sacrificing women on the one show for the Queen.
17:15It's what Lizzie would have wanted.
17:17It was all of this sort of madness.
17:19Anyway, it was, she was fine.
17:20We had to, you know, tell everyone the following day
17:23that actually she was, she was safe as houses back home.
17:26You love those moments.
17:27At the time, they're terrifying.
17:28But as long as everyone's all right at the end of it.
17:30Everyone was good.
17:32Everyone was good.
17:33Good memories.
17:33Thank you, Angela.
17:36I'm surprised we haven't had a fire incident with Susie.
17:39She's that many heaters and blankets and all sorts.
17:42There's a little electric blanket there.
17:43Oh, it's unbelievable.
17:44It's unbelievable.
17:44It costs us about £100 a show just a heater.
17:47Right, 38 points apiece.
17:51What a battle.
17:51Back to the letters and Logan.
17:54Right, let's have a consonant, please, Rachel.
17:56Thank you, Logan.
17:57G.
17:58And another.
18:00M.
18:01And a third.
18:03S.
18:04And a fourth.
18:06B.
18:07And a vowel.
18:09I.
18:10And a second.
18:12E.
18:12And a third.
18:16A.
18:18And a fourth.
18:21U.
18:22And a final consonant, please.
18:24A final N.
18:26And start the clock.
18:40Logan.
18:587.
18:59And Nicky.
19:00I'll risk an 8.
19:01Here we go, Logan.
19:03Abusing.
19:03Abusing.
19:04And for you, Nicky.
19:07Bemusing.
19:08Brilliant.
19:08Yes.
19:08Absolutely.
19:10Yeah, I certainly didn't have that on my page.
19:14That's brilliant.
19:15That's brilliant.
19:16Is that, again, the only top scoring word?
19:19It was for us.
19:20Yeah.
19:21For 8.
19:22We had a nice 7 in Enigmas.
19:24Nice.
19:25Yeah.
19:25But that's the second time you've done that, Nicky.
19:27So let's get more letters from you.
19:29A consonant, please, Rachel.
19:30Thank you, Nicky.
19:31S.
19:32And another.
19:34R.
19:35And a vowel.
19:37E.
19:37And another.
19:39I.
19:39And a consonant, please.
19:42P.
19:43Another consonant.
19:44S.
19:46Another vowel.
19:48O.
19:49One more vowel.
19:51U.
19:52And a final consonant, please.
19:54A final N.
19:56All right, here we go.
19:57We'll see you next time.
19:58We'll see you next time.
19:59We'll see you next time.
19:59We'll see you next time.
20:00We'll see you next time.
20:00We'll see you next time.
20:00We'll see you next time.
20:01We'll see you next time.
20:01We'll see you next time.
20:02We'll see you next time.
20:02We'll see you next time.
20:03We'll see you next time.
20:03We'll see you next time.
20:04We'll see you next time.
20:04We'll see you next time.
20:04We'll see you next time.
20:05We'll see you next time.
20:06We'll see you next time.
20:06We'll see you next time.
20:07We'll see you next time.
20:08We'll see you next time.
20:08We'll see you next time.
20:09Time's up.
20:29Nicky.
20:30Six.
20:31And Logan.
20:32I'll stick for six.
20:33Nicky.
20:34Ripens.
20:35Ripens and Logan.
20:36Spires.
20:37And Spires.
20:38Ripens and Spires.
20:40Six points each.
20:42Did you have something you were thinking of risking, Logan?
20:44I had Poussin.
20:47P-O-U-S-S-I-N.
20:49Yes, I think Poussin would have been there, yes.
20:54A chicken killed young.
20:56But you know what?
20:57You got your six points, as did Nicky.
20:58You didn't actually lose the round, so honour's even in that.
21:01So that's fantastic, that.
21:03Anything else to add?
21:04Prisons at seven.
21:06And then Ropiness for eight.
21:09Ropiness.
21:10Sensational, right?
21:11Eight points in it.
21:12Class of the Titans, this.
21:14And let's get our third numbers round.
21:15Going to have to take a big risk here.
21:17Six small, please.
21:18Six small.
21:19But like you say, with the added pressure of being behind,
21:23let's see if this can change things.
21:24Your little numbers.
21:25Three, seven, four, eight, two, and one.
21:30And the target, 430.
21:33Four, three, zero.
21:35Numbers up.
21:36Two, twenty, zero.
21:40Four, twenty, zero.
21:40One, two, one.
21:42One, two.
21:44One, two, two.
21:55Super, four, five, six.
21:55One, two, one.
21:56Four, sirico.
21:59One, two, twenty five.
22:014-3-0, the target. Logan?
22:09No, I blanked, I'm afraid.
22:11And Nicky? No, I haven't got it either.
22:12Two blanks. Is there a third?
22:15There is, because this one is impossible.
22:17So, one away is the best you could have done.
22:19Conscience clear as we get this Tea Time teaser.
22:22Aim hound. Aim hound.
22:24Did the science fiction character get Cardinal Basil angry?
22:29Did the science fiction character get Cardinal Basil angry?
22:49Welcome back.
22:50Did the science fiction character get Cardinal Basil angry?
22:54That's Basil Hume and it was humanoid.
22:56Humanoid.
22:57Well, listen, we have two really good contestants today.
23:00Our champion Logan's on 44.
23:01Our challenger Nicky's on 52.
23:04And if you're on your sofa keeping up with Logan and Nicky,
23:08you must apply to come on Countdown.
23:10That means you're right off the top shelf.
23:12The email address is countdown at channel4.com.
23:16Countdown at channel4.com.
23:18As Susie always says, always say it's the number four
23:21in case people spell it.
23:23So that's what it is.
23:23Countdown at channel4.com.
23:25And that's for your origins of words as well.
23:27Just to say hello, be part of the Countdown family.
23:30Do apply.
23:31Nicky has no regrets, but she does have nine letters for me.
23:35A consonant, please, Rachel.
23:37Thank you, Nicky.
23:38G.
23:39And another.
23:40T.
23:41And a vowel.
23:42Another vowel, please.
23:45E.
23:46And a consonant.
23:48M.
23:50Another consonant.
23:51L.
23:52Vowel, please.
23:54O.
23:55Another vowel, please.
23:58E.
23:59And a consonant, please.
24:01And lastly, W.
24:03Good luck, everybody.
24:03Good luck.
24:33Nicky? Six. And Logan? Six. The six from Nicky? Gelato. Gelato, lovely. And the six from Logan? Legate. And over to Susie, happy? Both. Very good indeed. Gelato is ice cream, obviously, and Legate is a diplomatic minister. Excellent. Angela? One six, toage. Toage, difficult round. I wish there was such a thing as a little mole gate you could have in your house, but there isn't, so we don't have that.
25:01But we do have more letters. Logan, hopefully better than sixes. Let's go. Yeah, yeah. We need better than sixes. Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, Legan. D. Vowel. U. Consonant. P. Consonant. S. Vowel. E. Another vowel. I. A consonant. T. Another consonant. L.
25:31And one more consonant, please. Thank you. Lastly, K. And let's play.
25:37K. And let's play.
25:42K. And let's play.
26:00Logan?
26:09Just a six.
26:10And Nicky?
26:10Seven.
26:11And a seven.
26:12The six, Logan?
26:13Stupid.
26:15And Nicky?
26:16Dispute.
26:17Oh, yes.
26:19We will not dispute that.
26:20That is fantastic.
26:22Right, Angela Scanlon here for a very special show, this, in your first week.
26:27I'm guessing Dispute is the undisputed champion of that round.
26:31Dilutes.
26:32Yep, that would give you another seven.
26:34Yeah, so you can match it but not beat it.
26:36No, I can't beat it.
26:3815 points of difference now.
26:40We have four rounds still to play and love on every one of them.
26:44But before that, I was just mentioning the email address and it's an Origins Awards.
26:49Yes, and they come from far away sometimes, as in this one from Sally Henderson who says,
26:54greetings from Panama, where my husband and I have been happily retired for 15 years and
26:58continue to watch Countdown every day, which gives us great joy.
27:02She is wondering if I could explore the origin of the phrase, to hell in a hand basket.
27:06She says, it's a strange saying and one that seems to be used a lot lately in our crazy world.
27:12I've also heard the phrase, all over hell's half acre, and I would love to know where they
27:16came from.
27:16Now, I hadn't heard that one.
27:18Hell's half acre is used in American English to mean a great distance.
27:22And it's a wonderful one.
27:25And again, it kind of relies on alliteration, as does hell in a hand basket.
27:31Now, that one has been around for quite a while and it relies on us knowing what a hand
27:36basket is.
27:36I mean, it's fairly obvious, I suppose, but it was originally a very common word.
27:41It was a portable basket in which people would take all their necessary belongings, but it
27:45was small enough to be carried in one hand.
27:47And so the idea, if you go to hell in a hand basket, is you go there very easily and very
27:52simply and it can move quite quickly.
27:55So that is simply the idea there.
27:58It goes back to at least the American Civil War, so it's been around for a while.
28:02Now, British cavalry soldiers in India were also going hell for leather, and that's one
28:08that I'm asked about quite a lot.
28:09And that was used by Rudyard Kipling in quite a few of his stories.
28:13But as he was stationed in India for quite a while and certainly lived there, it's probably
28:17that he picked it up from people around him.
28:22Now, the leather is probably the saddle, the stirrups, maybe even the whip.
28:26And so the idea is that if you're riding at top speed, it wreaks havoc on the tack of
28:31the horse and probably on the poor horse itself.
28:34So you're going hell for leather.
28:36You're literally wearing out not just the seat of your pants, but the saddle and the
28:39horse itself.
28:40But just to finish with one modern riff on hell in a handbasket, which I think a lot
28:45of our viewers will have heard, but it always makes me laugh, is that you were going to
28:48hell in a handbag.
28:49Exactly.
28:52That's good for the letters, Nicky.
28:54Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
28:56Thank you, Nicky.
28:57And another one?
28:59N.
29:01And a vowel?
29:02O.
29:03And another vowel?
29:04A.
29:05And a consonant?
29:07C.
29:08And another consonant?
29:10F.
29:11And a vowel?
29:13E.
29:14And another vowel, please.
29:17O.
29:18And one more consonant.
29:20And lastly?
29:21T.
29:22Tone time.
29:23Tone time.
29:23Tone time.
29:52Tone time.
29:54Nicky?
29:55Seven.
29:56And for you, Logan?
29:57Seven.
29:57Seven as well.
29:58Nicky?
29:58Festoon.
29:59Festoon.
30:00Same.
30:01Oh, yeah, yeah.
30:02Seven points apiece.
30:03Angela Scanlon's getting tense here.
30:06What did you spot?
30:06Triple whammy.
30:08Festoon at seven, yeah.
30:09That's it.
30:09OK.
30:10So it's as you were, still those 15 points, or are we going to get a new champion?
30:14Way too early to talk about that.
30:16With three rounds left, last letters for our champion, Logan.
30:20Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
30:21Thank you, Logan.
30:23M.
30:24And another?
30:26D.
30:27And a third?
30:29H.
30:30And a fourth?
30:32R.
30:33And a fifth?
30:36L.
30:37And a vowel?
30:39I.
30:40And another?
30:41E.
30:42And another?
30:44U.
30:45And one last vowel, please, thank you.
30:48A last E.
30:50Ah, last letters.
30:51That's it.
30:57I.
30:59E.
31:01E.
31:01E.
31:02E.
31:03E.
31:09E.
31:18E.
31:19Logan. Only a six.
31:23And for Nicky. Yeah, just six for me as well.
31:25Six as well. This is still on the knife edge.
31:27Logan. Hurdle. Well done to you.
31:29And for Nicky. Milder.
31:31Milder and hurdle.
31:33Yes. Goodness, me.
31:35Right, sixes, sixes, sixes.
31:37Slightly less pressure in Dictionary Corner.
31:39Did that help? We matched it.
31:41Helium. Yeah.
31:43That's it. Hot air.
31:44Nothing else.
31:45OK, really simple scenario.
31:50Nicky, you're choosing these numbers.
31:52All you have to do is match Logan's performance
31:55to be our new champion.
31:56So let's have them.
31:57One large, please, and any others.
31:58I thought you might have said that.
32:00You want an easy one?
32:01Let's see if the numbers gods are kind to you
32:04or help Logan out.
32:05Final numbers.
32:06Four.
32:07Three.
32:08Three.
32:09Six.
32:10One.
32:11And the large one, 25.
32:13And the target.
32:14331.
32:17331.
32:18Last numbers.
32:48Time is up. Nicky?
32:513-3-1.
32:52Got it. And Logan?
32:53No, I've only got 3-2-9.
32:55Don't worry about it. It could still come into play. Nicky, let's check if you're right.
32:584 times 3 is 12.
33:004-3 is a 12.
33:01Plus 1.
33:02Plus 1 for 13.
33:03Times that by 25.
33:053-2-5.
33:06And then add the 6.
33:07And I watched you for the whole 30 seconds checking that over and over and over.
33:12Brilliant.
33:13Brilliant.
33:14Well, let's save the eulogies because we're enjoying this so, so much on a Thursday afternoon.
33:21You can't be a champion of this calibre and then a challenger of this calibre and it just comes together lovely.
33:26But we have ten more points to hand out.
33:28Will they go to Logan or Nicky?
33:30Fingers on buzzers.
33:32It's Thursday's Countdown Conundrum.
33:34Come on, Logan.
33:38Scuppard.
33:39Out with a bang.
33:41Yes.
33:43Well done.
33:44Congratulations.
33:45You've been such a smash hit this week.
33:46Oh, thank you.
33:47Because you're constantly happy in the studio and we love that.
33:49Yes.
33:50Logan, thank you for being here.
33:51Thank you very much.
33:52And Nicky, what a performance.
33:55We'll see you tomorrow.
33:57And last day for you, Angela, half a dress as well.
34:00Yeah.
34:01See you then.
34:02And you, Suze.
34:02Yeah, see you then.
34:03Lovely.
34:03What a show.
34:04What a turn up.
34:05The old jokes are the best ones, aren't they, Carl?
34:07Yes, absolutely.
34:08I know.
34:08I thought Logan would be here for a lot longer.
34:10Me too.
34:10Very good mathematician.
34:12Absolutely right.
34:13You never know what each day is going to bring.
34:14That's why we love it.
34:15Back again tomorrow.
34:16We will do it all again.
34:18You can count on us.
34:20You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
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