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01:00Snow. What a surprise that was. The desert may well have bloomed, but I had to stumble across open ground
01:06to my meeting at the Hilton, as it happened, and I arrived up to my knees in mud and soaking
01:12wet. Horrible. What a surprise that was.
01:15In your travels, have you come across weather that took you by surprise?
01:20Um, well, when we went to Hawaii, we went to the Big Island, and I think it's got 11 of
01:25the world's 13 climate zones, something like that, on the one island.
01:28Really?
01:28It's not actually that big, but on one side, it's glorious sunshine the whole time. You go over the top,
01:33and it's rainforest. You just can't see, you know, a couple of feet in front of you. And then you
01:37travel back. I think they've even got snow in the mountains, and we even saw a double rainbow on the
01:40way back. I didn't cry, but it was quite exciting.
01:43Not a bad place to move to, though.
01:45It's amazing. You know exactly what the weather's going to be like from where on the island you're living.
01:49Brilliant. Now then, who have you got with us today in this red-hot competition of ours? We've got Innes
01:57Carson back with us, chemistry student from Edinburgh, semi-finalist back in 2009. Is that right, Innes?
02:02That's right, yeah.
02:03Yeah? And you beat Adam Gillard by 25 points with a score of 116. Let me tell you, Innes, that
02:11ain't surprising around here in recent days, because people are coming in 120s, 130s.
02:16I know.
02:16It's amazing. It's amazing. Well, good luck to you. Good luck to you, Innes. And you're joined by Kirk, Kirk
02:22Bevins, series winner in 2009. Innes, you're only a semi-finalist, so you're up against Kirk here today.
02:30A trainee actuary and dance referee from York, formerly a maths teacher.
02:34That's right, yeah.
02:35Good for you. Stormed into this round by beating John Ashmore with a very impressive score of 130, second highest
02:42of the competition.
02:43So what do you reckon to this competition now, at this stage?
02:48It's unbelievable. Even at the early stages, the standard's phenomenal.
02:51And people have to get max games now just to think about a chance of winning. The standard's gone through
02:55the roof.
02:55Well, great luck to you both. I must say, it really is riveting stuff.
02:59And our poor friends in Dictionary Corner are up against it, because they're struggling to come up with the nines
03:04that you guys are coming up with.
03:06But anyway, big round of applause for Innes and Kirk.
03:14Welcome back, Susie.
03:16And you are joined, of course, well, not of course, but happily, by Dr. Phil Hammond, doctor, journalist, broadcaster, comedian,
03:24healer of the body and of the soul.
03:27Dr. Phil.
03:28I'll put that on my website. That's a lovely quote.
03:30Please do. We'll talk to you later on. But now it's time for Innes to get things moving. Off you
03:35go, Innes.
03:36Afternoon, Rachel.
03:37Afternoon again, Innes.
03:38Let's start with a consonant.
03:39Thank you. Start the week with S.
03:42Another consonant.
03:45M.
03:46A vowel.
03:46Vowel.
03:49Another consonant.
03:51D.
03:52Vowel.
03:53E.
03:55Vowel again.
03:56U.
03:58Consonant.
03:59T.
04:00Consonant.
04:02W.
04:03And another consonant, please.
04:06And the last one.
04:07T.
04:08And countdown clock time.
04:10T.
04:11T.
04:11T.
04:12T.
04:12T.
04:13T.
04:14T.
04:41I'll have to risk a seven.
04:43A seven, Kirk?
04:44I'll risk a seven, too.
04:45All right.
04:46Innes?
04:47Smutted.
04:48Smutted.
04:49You both smutted?
04:50Same risk.
04:50Shame on you both.
04:51Any more smut?
04:52Yeah, we got smutted, too.
04:54I dread to think what it means, but we got it.
04:56What does it mean, Susan?
04:56It actually means to mark with flakes or soot or other dirt.
04:59That is to smut.
05:00And smutted is the past tense.
05:02There you go.
05:03Very good.
05:03Smutted.
05:04Smutted.
05:05Very good.
05:05Seven all.
05:06Now then, Kirk, what have you got for us?
05:08Hi again, Rachel.
05:09Hi, Kirk.
05:10Can I have a consonant, please?
05:11Starts with X.
05:12And another.
05:15D.
05:16And a third.
05:17P.
05:18Vowel.
05:20A.
05:21Vowel.
05:22E.
05:23Vowel.
05:25I.
05:26Consonant.
05:28T.
05:29A vowel.
05:31A.
05:32And a consonant, please.
05:35And the last one, M.
05:37Stand by.
05:38I.
05:52I.
05:54I.
05:56I.
06:06I.
06:09Kirk I'll stick with seven seven yes it gets seven as well sevens all right kirk mixtape
06:14Thank you
06:16Adipate yeah
06:18Is that like adipose adipate?
06:20Yeah, it's like a fat compound
06:22Yeah, it's a fat of tissue it is it is yeah, it's a salt or ester of adipic acid and
06:27adipic acid is a crystalline fatty acid
06:29Yep, which you get from natural well done and mixtape also great or one word is a compilation of favorite
06:35pieces of music
06:36Typically by many different artists well done anything else over there in the corner
06:41Fixes our end. That's it. All right 14 all now then in it's off you go start with a vowel
06:46this time
06:46Thank you, Anis you another one oh
06:50And another one
06:52e
06:53consonant
06:55P consonant
06:58G another one L and again
07:02and and again
07:06Q and again, please and lastly H
07:10Standby
07:41In this sakes yes cook yeah six as well all right in his flow. Thank you and
07:48phenol phenol
07:50Oh very nice
07:51You know that phenol as well. Yeah, I think I was great
07:54It's a mildly acidic toxic white crystalline solid crystalline solid
07:58Don't eat it
07:59Right and yet enough so we had quite a few sixes nothing beyond nothing. Okay. Thank you 20 all close
08:06one thing here
08:07Kirk off you go a constant please Rachel. Thank you, kirk
08:11s and another
08:14t and a third
08:44d
09:11kirk and seven it is seven
09:15Kirk asteroid asteroid two asteroids
09:19Two asteroids here anymore asteroids over there. Yes, we have asteroids not asteroid in the astronomical sense
09:25But asteroid in the mathematical sense hyper siloid with four cusps
09:30Really what it means. I've just read it off here. Yeah, I didn't know that
09:37So what else we got
09:39Not a lot other actually then there that seven so did is a six alternative six sodas. Yes
09:45Thank you
09:4627 all and now we come to a numbers game now then in this
09:50Please say for now two large four small two large four small this could go all the way to the
09:54conundrum whether looks
09:55I don't know how we're gonna separate you, but we will try with our first numbers game and for this
09:59round they are nine
10:01five another nine
10:02three and the two large 25 and 50 and the target
10:08six hundred and fifty nine six five nine
10:12So
10:42In this yep, six five nine well done. Kirk yes, it's five nine all right take it away in this
10:47So if you do 25 take away nine and the three
10:50It's 13 times by 50 for 650. Yeah, and you've got nine to add on yeah
10:55No test for you six five nine very good. So what same route? Yeah, same way same way. Yeah good
11:01heavens. I think like these two
11:04so
11:06As we turn to dr. Phil it's 37 all now then doctor. I thought as we're doing champions of champions
11:13I'd set you a little teaser. Oh yourself. You think you're up to this
11:16I've got this from my auntie Madge who watches countdown in Australia and she says I really like Nick
11:21But I don't understand every time he ends the program. He says you be sure of it. What's that supposed
11:27to mean?
11:27I don't know is that like an English thing and I thought a really good tester for you would be
11:30to see if you can end
11:31Every show this week without saying you be sure of it
11:34You're gonna find it really though because it's a memory test
11:36But also it's an agility test because you're gonna have to think of another strapline
11:39You're absolutely wedded to you be sure of it. You know that gets you out of a show
11:42Do you think you can do it without it is the money involved? Yeah?
11:45No, I imagine does a lovely rock bum. I'll get it sent over from Perth if I got
11:50Six rock bumps if you promise me yeah, I shall achieve and meet her expectations without saying you be sure
11:58of it
11:58Yes, you reckon you can do it. Mmm. Yes. Anyway moving on my first lesson today is how to pleasure
12:03your doctor
12:04This is really important
12:05There are quite strict rules on how to pleasure a doctor if you work in the National Health Service
12:09You're not supposed to give your doctor a gift worth more than 25 pounds, which is a bit stingy
12:13There was a famous copper magnet in America who died who left her nurse a hundred million dollars and the
12:20doctor a hundred thousand
12:21Which seemed a bit rough to me that the doctor only got so little but in the NHS 25 quid
12:26is what you're allowed
12:26I once got three jars of chutney is the best present
12:29I've got and this lovely woman called Maureen always brings me in chutney this year
12:34She brings me in something she tells me is worth less than 25 pounds. She brings me one of these
12:39I've never seen it before in my life. Do you know what that is Nick? I've got no idea
12:42Do you know what it is Susie? No, I don't. She said dr. Phil close your eyes
12:45I thought that's a bit iffy isn't it you're in a relationship with a patient. You're supposed to be in
12:50control
12:50She's telling the doctor to close his eyes. She said trust me. I'm a patient
12:54I got really scared then I closed my eyes and I want you to do this Susie close your eyes,
12:58and then she did this you ready help oh
13:02Wow, that's amazing
13:06She put this on my head and I went oh wow that's amazing just as the receptionist was walking past
13:11the door
13:12She goes dr. Phil what's going on there the amazing thing about this this is there are lots of versions
13:16of this
13:16They only cost about two pounds fifty and it's a it's a head massager
13:20But what's extraordinary about this is that it's really the sensations are amazing if you massage somebody else's head if
13:25you do it to your own head
13:26It's not quite as good so Susie you have to massage me while I massage you
13:30I'm not so this is what I end up doing with Maureen. Maureen and I were sitting in our consultation
13:34doing this
13:35That's clever
13:35It is absolutely amazing
13:38I like it just around the back of the head so if you go to see your doctor you've only
13:42got six minutes with a doctor if you want to
13:43De-stress your doctor stick one of these in his head. I'll ask him to do do you do him
13:47It'll be the best six minutes you ever spent far better than leaving with 20 different prescriptions
13:51So one of these for you one of these for your doctor swap hands pleasure yourself in a safe and
13:55sustainable way the best life choice
13:57You've ever made thank you very much
13:59Oh brilliant
14:04What did it do for you Susie it did a lot I have to say so much I'm going to
14:10try it again
14:10Yeah, you're right. It's better quite it look at that
14:12I've made
14:13Oh, we must move away very soon. We can cut that back. Stop making those noises
14:18Isn't it extraordinary?
14:20Enough. That'll pack it in. Stop it
14:23Ridiculous middle of the afternoon. Now I've got a tea time teaser for you and it's a roast leg and
14:28the clue
14:28They're full of themselves, and they'll let you know it. They're full of themselves, and they'll let you know it
14:49Welcome back I left with the clue they're full of themselves, and they'll let you know it who are these
14:54people they're gloaters
14:55Gloaters
14:57Now if you'd like to become a countdown contestant you can email countdown at channel 4.com to request an
15:04application form or write to us at contestants applications
15:08Countdown leads LS 3 1 J S
15:13Now no gloating here
15:1537 all very tight
15:17Very tight competition indeed
15:19Kirk
15:21Off you go
15:22Consonant please Rachel
15:23Thank you Kirk
15:24And another
15:27S
15:28And a third
15:29G
15:30Vowel please
15:32A
15:33And another
15:34I
15:35And another
15:37E
15:38Consonant
15:40M
15:41Consonant
15:42R
15:44And a vowel please
15:46And the last one
15:47A
15:49Stand by
16:18The
16:20Kirk
16:22Just a seven seven in it. I'll risk an eight then now then Kirk malaise malaise. I'm not sure about
16:29learages
16:31Okay, I'm not sure I'm that hopeful for this in this but marriages you guys. I am so often prove
16:37wrong
16:40Is there I should have known it's a place where cattle sheep may be rested on the way to market
16:44That's a learage and you can put the s on it
16:51Very good indeed show 45 days 37, but in the corner
16:57I'm going to show you the power of my head massage
16:59You see I got regal for five and then I put this on yes. Oh, I've got regalism for eight
17:04It's not amazing. Isn't that amazing?
17:07It is it's all to do with a sovereign supremacy in ecclesiastical matters
17:12So it improves your cognitive function as well as de-stressing you isn't that amazing. I think you should double
17:17the price
17:17Brilliant, thank you very much dr. Phil now, then in this constant, please. Thank you in this
17:25S and another one
17:28R and the third
17:32K fell oh
17:35Another vowel a
17:38Consonant
17:47R and the vowel please and the last one oh
17:52Clock time
17:53You
18:23Yes, it is seven. Thank you seven
18:27It is soakers soakers. Yes. I'm with two soakers anymore soakers. Yep
18:34That was it. Yes. No nothing beyond that at all. Very good. Very good. So 52 pays 44 and cook
18:43off you go
18:44Consul please Rachel. Thank you
18:47Hey, I'm the other
18:50V another third
18:53D Val
18:55E Val
18:58I and another
19:00A
19:01Consonant please
19:04T Val
19:07E and constant place and lastly N
19:12Stand by him
19:38Take care
19:40T Val
19:44Eight eight I just said seven and in it's tainted. Thank you. Yeah, vendetta vendetta from
19:52Very good indeed
19:59Takes you back fifty two all now neck and neck but in the corner. I only got a couple of
20:03sevens. I got DV8 and deviant
20:06Excellent
20:0852 all now then in his letters game
20:10Vowel, please. Thank you, you and another one a
20:17consonant
20:19J another consonant
20:23T and again
20:25C and again
20:29So
20:32E consonant
20:34P and a vowel, please and the last one
20:39You've got down
20:40I
20:41I
20:42I
20:42I
20:42I
20:45I
20:45I
21:09I
21:10I
21:11I
21:20I
21:21I
21:21I
21:23I
21:25I
21:25I
21:32I
21:36I
21:37I
21:41I
21:42I
21:42I
21:42I
21:45I
21:46I
21:49I
21:51I
21:52I
22:00I
22:02I
22:02I
22:06I
22:07I
22:08I
22:16I
22:17I
22:20I
22:29I
22:30I
22:30I
22:30I
22:33I
22:41I
22:42I
22:58I
23:00I
23:00I
23:00I
23:00I
23:02I
23:13I
23:14I
23:16I
23:28I
23:30I
23:30I
23:30I
23:31I
23:32I
23:32I
23:42I
23:43I
23:54I
23:55I
23:56I
23:56I
23:58I
23:58I
23:58I
24:29So, Kirk.
24:30Yeah, I've got it not written down.
24:31Not written down.
24:32What about I've got it and I've written it then.
24:34You have.
24:35Now then, Kirk.
24:363 times 2 is 6.
24:373 times 2 is 6.
24:38Add 5 is 11.
24:39Yep.
24:40Times 8 is 88.
24:41It is.
24:42Add 1, 89.
24:4489.
24:44Times 7.
24:45Well done.
24:466 to 3.
24:47Very good.
24:48Innes.
24:48I got the 89 differently.
24:50I did 5 times 3 is 15.
24:525 times 3 is 15.
24:538 minus 2 is 6.
24:55Yep.
24:55Times that for 90.
24:5790.
24:57Take 1 for 89.
24:5889.
24:59And take for 7.
25:00And you are both now Nick's age.
25:02Well done.
25:04Very good.
25:08Thank you for reminding me of that.
25:11Blistering Pays says 69 all.
25:1469 all.
25:14As we go into a tea time teaser.
25:17Which is Glenn's hip.
25:19And the clue.
25:20Portions of a Beatles song perhaps.
25:22Portions of a Beatles song perhaps.
25:40Welcome back.
25:41I left you with the clue.
25:42Portions of a Beatles song perhaps.
25:44And the answer is.
25:46Helpings.
25:47Helpings.
25:48Well here we are look.
25:50These two young chaps.
25:51Innes and Kirk.
25:52Locked together on 69.
25:5369 apiece.
25:55As we go into Innes's words game.
25:57Continent please.
25:58Thank you Innes.
26:00S.
26:01And another one.
26:03T.
26:04Another one.
26:06N.
26:07Vowel.
26:09E.
26:10Vowel.
26:11U.
26:12Vowel again.
26:14I.
26:15Consonant.
26:17C.
26:18Vowel.
26:21O.
26:22And a vowel please.
26:23And the last one.
26:24E.
26:25Stand by.
26:26Vowel.
26:27Vowel.
26:29Vowel.
26:37Vowel.
26:41Vowel.
26:42Vowel.
26:43Vowel.
26:43Vowel.
26:43Vowel.
26:44Vowel.
26:45Vowel.
26:57Innis.
26:58It.
26:59Yes, Kirk.
27:00Eight as well.
27:01Innis.
27:01Counties.
27:03And Seicento.
27:04How are you spelling that, guys?
27:05S-E-I-C-E-N-T-O.
27:08Ah, the S-E-I spelling, I told you, Susie.
27:10It's in there.
27:10But, again, it's Kirk, so we know.
27:14It's a style of Italian art and literature of the 17th century.
27:18I should know this.
27:18Well done.
27:19Very good.
27:20Well done, there.
27:21Well done, Kirk.
27:23Brilliant stuff.
27:2417th and 11th, all.
27:25And in the corner, what news?
27:28I got stuck on suction.
27:29Suction for seven.
27:31That's why I'm a doctor, not a countdown champion.
27:34Very good, though.
27:35We like suction.
27:36You like a bit of suction.
27:37Excellent.
27:37Anne, anything else?
27:38No, I was at Innis on counties.
27:39Very good.
27:40Very good.
27:41All right, Kirk, what will you do for us?
27:43Cover constant, please, Rachel.
27:45Thank you, Kirk.
27:46G.
27:47And another.
27:50L.
27:50And a third, please.
27:52V.
27:53Val.
27:55A.
27:56And a vowel.
27:57I.
27:58And another.
28:00E.
28:01Consonant.
28:03H.
28:04A consonant, please.
28:08S.
28:08And a consonant, please.
28:10And the last one.
28:12L.
28:12Tick tock.
28:14Tick tock.
28:18Tick tock.
28:45Yes, Kirk?
28:46An eight, I think.
28:47Thank you, Innes.
28:48Yep, eight.
28:48Both eights.
28:49Kirk?
28:50Shigella.
28:51Shigella?
28:52Oh, I was boring.
28:53Villages.
28:55Villages.
28:56After counties.
28:59Erm...
28:59OK, how are you spelling this one, Kirk?
29:01I have to ask you every time.
29:02S-H-I-G-E-L-L-A.
29:04OK.
29:05What does it mean?
29:05I've got no idea.
29:06I think I've heard of it somewhere.
29:07It's a medical condition, isn't it?
29:08Shigella is a dysentery.
29:10Yeah, it's a dysentery bug.
29:11It is, yeah.
29:11Shigella, it's a bacterium.
29:13Intestinal pathogen, you're absolutely right.
29:14It'll give you profuse, watery diarrhoea.
29:16Yeah.
29:17Not very nice, but it's a brilliant word.
29:19But this will cure you.
29:21We'll let that one through.
29:23We'll let that one through, then.
29:24Shigella.
29:25Clebsiella, Shigella.
29:26Campylobacter.
29:27All friends.
29:28All good friends.
29:29It's great.
29:29What else have we got over there?
29:31We have glaives.
29:33They're literally swords.
29:34You'll find in Arthurian legend.
29:36That's there for seven.
29:36Very good.
29:3785.
29:38Oh, look at this.
29:39We're coming, steaming towards the end here, Rachel.
29:43Innes, off you go.
29:45Vowel, please.
29:46Thank you, Innes.
29:47O.
29:48Vowel again.
29:49E.
29:51Consonant.
29:53M.
29:54Consonant.
29:56B.
29:57And another.
29:59W.
30:00And another one.
30:02Y.
30:03Vowel.
30:05I.
30:07Consonant.
30:08R.
30:09And a final consonant, please.
30:11And a final M.
30:13Flock time.
30:15Flock time.
30:44Now, then, Innes.
30:45Seven.
30:46Kirk?
30:47Yes, seven.
30:48OK.
30:48Innes.
30:49Bromine.
30:50And Kirk?
30:51Brownie.
30:52Brownie.
30:53Yes.
30:53Happy with the brownie?
30:54Brownie as in a chocolate brownie that we all love to eat.
30:57You're welcome.
30:58What else have we got there?
30:59Doctor.
31:00I spotted an embryo.
31:01There's an embryo in there.
31:02Well done.
31:02Very good.
31:03Anything else?
31:04No, just brownie for me as well.
31:05Brownies.
31:06OK.
31:06Very good.
31:07So, 92.
31:08Who's going to go through 100 first?
31:10Will it be Kirk on his numbers game?
31:14Tough decision.
31:15I think, yeah, Innes and I are both waiting on tenterhooks.
31:17See what you choose.
31:18To gamble or not to gamble?
31:19Oh, um, yeah.
31:22Just one large, please.
31:24One large.
31:25We've got a crucial conundrum, whatever.
31:26Yeah.
31:27So, let's see exactly how crucial.
31:29One large, five small for the last time today.
31:31And they are seven, four, nine, one, ten.
31:37And the large one, 75.
31:39And your target, 735.
31:41735.
31:43735.
31:43735.
31:44One large, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five,
31:53five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five,
31:57five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five,
31:57five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five,
31:57five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five,
31:57five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five,
32:14Yes, Kirk?
32:15Yes, 735.
32:16Innis?
32:17735.
32:17OK, take it away, Kirk.
32:1975 times 10.
32:2175 times 10, 750.
32:23And then 9 adds 7 minus 1.
32:2515.
32:26Yeah.
32:27And Innis?
32:28Yes, same way.
32:28Same route?
32:29Yeah.
32:29All right, what does that mean?
32:31102 each.
32:36102 apiece as we go into the Crucial Conundrum.
32:40So, fingers on buzzers, please.
32:41Let's reveal today's Crucial Conundrum.
32:47Wow, Kirk.
32:48Yes, Brickyard.
32:49Brickyard.
32:50Let's see whether you're right.
32:52Well done.
32:54Such a good game.
32:55That's...
32:56That's...
32:58Bravo.
32:59Yeah, fabulous.
33:01So fast.
33:02112 plays 102.
33:04Innis, what a good game.
33:06Yeah.
33:06It was anybody's.
33:07It was anybody's.
33:08I mean, I got over 100, so I can't complain, can I?
33:10Yeah.
33:11You did very well indeed.
33:12But 102, that's wonderful stuff.
33:13And thank you so much for coming.
33:15Thank you very much.
33:15It's been great.
33:16Thank you so much.
33:17But in the meantime, I want you to drag back to Edinburgh a teapot and a lump of priceless
33:22kryptonite.
33:23Cheers.
33:25You are back to play Connor next week.
33:28Another easy game, then.
33:29Another easy game.
33:30But well done.
33:31It's just great to see two great competitors like you guys.
33:34Brilliant stuff.
33:35Wasn't that breathtaking?
33:36I've got goosebumps, really.
33:38Just a matter of, yeah.
33:38And that's nothing to do with Dr. Phil's little machine.
33:41No, absolutely not.
33:42Dr. Phil, full of surprises.
33:44Yes.
33:44We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
33:46Yes, I've got another little present.
33:47I wonder what you'll produce.
33:47I've got another little present for Susie tomorrow.
33:50Is there no end to this?
33:51No, absolutely not.
33:52It's going to go all week.
33:53See you tomorrow, Rachel.
33:54See you tomorrow.
33:55And for all of you at home, we expect to see you here, same time, same place, tomorrow
34:02afternoon.
34:03Be delighted to see you.
34:05Good afternoon.
34:17A private investigator found murdered in a car park in 1987, a crime that has never
34:23been solved.
34:24Speaking to those at the heart of the case, a gripping true crimes documentary begins
34:28on Channel 4 tonight at nine.
34:31Downsizing next this afternoon, with a budget well over a million, we're searching for a
34:36place in the sun home or away.
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