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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:04APPLAUSE
00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to Countdown.
00:33Do not adjust your television sets.
00:35Regular viewers will know that I did instigate a Christmas ban.
00:39We're only allowed to have Christmas in the studio
00:41in the week leading up to Christmas.
00:43But, Rachel Riley, there's a very good reason for these jumpers today.
00:46It's Christmas Jumper Day. Yes.
00:48Kids, people, schools, businesses and none all up and down the country
00:51wearing Christmas jumpers in aid of a good cause,
00:53so we're joining them.
00:55I was filling in for the brilliant Nick Hure when he had Covid.
00:58Actually, my first time in this seat when you wore that very jumper.
01:01You are tight with money, aren't you?
01:03Could you not have got a new one?
01:05Do you only wear your clothes once? We're learning a lot about you.
01:08This is a very special Christmas jumper.
01:10Could we dim the lights for this?
01:12I know we usually only do it for the conundrum.
01:15But if you have a little look here... Wow!
01:17..well, that is special. Give it a couple of seconds.
01:20And the magic happens now.
01:22That goes against your whole Christmas policy.
01:24It's actually festive and fun.
01:27It's the whole opposite of how you view Christmas.
01:29I'm great over the period of Christmas.
01:31As you know, I'm not going to get into it
01:33because I've become an old curmudgeon, don't I?
01:35But it's just the over-commercialisation.
01:37But as you say, today's a brilliant cause. It is.
01:39And I even bought my brother a Jewish Christmas jumper.
01:41What's it say on it? It says Junicorn.
01:43Hey! And it's got a unicorn and those are stars of David.
01:46Well, we're missing a Christmas jumper in Dictionary Corner.
01:49A lot of rumours about this week, why Susie Dent isn't here.
01:55But I have heard she's taken over on Pointless.
01:58We can't confirm or deny that.
02:00But at the moment, just Rufus Hound,
02:02an early Christmas present for you in Dictionary Corner.
02:05On other TV shows, normally there's sort of more of a sense of,
02:09like, here he is, welcome him. Yeah.
02:11Whereas that felt more like you were sort of going, never mind.
02:15You know, I know what you've tuned in for.
02:17You like words, you like Susie Dent, but bad news,
02:20I'm afraid the hairy boy's here instead.
02:23Well, I'll tell you something I already know.
02:25Susie would have brought a lovely Christmas jumper.
02:28I get the feeling you stopped at a supermarket on the way here
02:31having forgot your Christmas jumper.
02:35I mean, every little helps.
02:37Rufus with us all this week, doing the job for two.
02:40And Rick Singh is now on six wins, 479 points total.
02:46So it's straightforward, Rick, to make the final eight
02:50for the end of season, quarterfinals, possibly semifinals, possibly final.
02:54You just need to win eight. It's as simple as that.
02:56You're two away. How are you feeling?
02:58I don't think it's an only thing, so it's another two,
03:01which can be quite difficult.
03:03Do you know what I think has seen you through so far?
03:05Your last three wins, the score's been down a little, 75-71-78.
03:09It's your poker-playing temperament.
03:11Yeah, it's steady as you go and see what happens.
03:14You don't go all in straight away.
03:16Well, let's see if you're a busted flush today.
03:19Two more wins.
03:20You're up against Peter Burke, who's from Donegal,
03:23lives in London at the moment. How are you doing, mate?
03:25Doing well, thanks.
03:26How do you feel about walking into the Christmas jumper madness?
03:28Oh, it's fine. I've got a whole room of these,
03:30so I just had to pick one, so it's fine.
03:32Now, you and I could have a very good weekend shopping together
03:35because you love your vinyl.
03:37I do.
03:38And I'd love to know what is your...
03:40Because you really search out that second-hand vinyl,
03:42which you can't do with a download.
03:44What's your best discovery, your best purchase?
03:47I got a Pretenders album for about two quid once,
03:50and then I saw the exact same one in a fair for about,
03:54I think it was 20 quid.
03:56So it's just a matter of, you know, picking your times
03:59and then you find the right stuff, I think.
04:01So let's put a needle in this episode of Countdown.
04:03Rick and Peter.
04:06Right, Rick, steady as you go.
04:08Nine letters.
04:10Hi, Rachel. Hi, Rick.
04:11Continent, please. Thank you.
04:13Start today with R.
04:15And a vowel.
04:17E.
04:18And a consonant.
04:20N.
04:21A vowel.
04:23U.
04:24A consonant.
04:26R.
04:27Consonant.
04:29Q.
04:31A vowel.
04:33A.
04:35A consonant.
04:37G.
04:38And a vowel, please.
04:40And the last one, E.
04:42At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
05:13Rick?
05:15Only five.
05:17And Peter?
05:18Six.
05:19The five, Rick?
05:20Anger.
05:21Peter?
05:22Enrage.
05:23Two similar words but a very different outcome.
05:25First blood to our challenger.
05:27I know there was a Q there, Rufus, but there was also a U
05:30and it just felt like there was a big word
05:32that never transpired in my head anyway.
05:34No, lots of sort of Queen, sort of Wrigley reaches,
05:37you know what I mean?
05:39And anyone who plays D&D will have known that the recent edition
05:43boosts the powers of the ranger in quite an exciting way,
05:47so ranger may be at the forefront of those people's minds.
05:50Is that Dungeons And Dragons?
05:52Yes, it is, yes.
05:53Thank you, just to clarify.
05:55Peter, good start for the challenger, your nine letters.
05:58Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:59Afternoon, Peter.
06:00Could I start with a consonant, please?
06:02You can indeed.
06:03W.
06:04And another.
06:06N.
06:07And a third.
06:09T.
06:11And a vowel.
06:12A.
06:14And another.
06:15I.
06:17And a third.
06:18E.
06:20And a consonant.
06:22C.
06:24A vowel.
06:26A.
06:28And a final consonant, please.
06:31Final S.
06:3230 seconds.
06:37ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS
06:40ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES
07:05How do you go on, Peter?
07:06Seven.
07:07And Rick?
07:08Only six.
07:09The sixes?
07:10Winces.
07:11And Peter?
07:12Satanic.
07:14Satanic.
07:15A devilish start from Peter Burke.
07:17Anything better?
07:19Not really.
07:20Sineast for seven.
07:22But, no, satanic, sensational.
07:24Nice Christmassy word, I just get the feel now.
07:26That's wonderful.
07:27I'd say.
07:28Well, listen, Rick's got off to an amazing start
07:30in just about every single show,
07:32so it's the first time that you're under the cost just a little bit.
07:35But ten points up for grabs.
07:37I know that Peter is good at the letters.
07:39Let's find out, Rick, how is it, the numbers?
07:41One large and five small, please.
07:43You're not diverting from your plan.
07:47First one of the day, again, five little,
07:49which are one, three, eight, two, five and 75.
07:54Let's see if you can close that gap.
07:56The target, 260.
07:58260, numbers up.
08:00ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS
08:07ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES
08:30Time is up. Rick?
08:31260.
08:32Yeah, and Peter?
08:33Yeah, 260.
08:34OK, off you go, Rick.
08:36Eight, sorry, three times 75.
08:39Three times 75, 225.
08:42And then eight minus one is seven.
08:45Yep.
08:46Times the five.
08:4735.
08:48Then add them.
08:49260, lovely.
08:50Wonderful.
08:51Different way or same way, Peter?
08:52Slightly different, I did.
08:54Three plus one is four.
08:55Yep.
08:56Multiply that by the 75, it's 300.
08:58300.
09:00And then eight times five is 40, and take that away.
09:03Yeah, lots of different ways for this one.
09:05APPLAUSE
09:08There you go, a champion just getting off the mark
09:10before the first Tea Time teaser, which is Eton Pet.
09:13Eton Pet.
09:15A leather golf peg, it was his idea.
09:17A leather golf peg, it was his idea.
09:28APPLAUSE
09:35Welcome back, clever Tea Time teaser.
09:37Eton Pet becomes patent tea.
09:39Patent tea.
09:40Someone who patents something.
09:42A leather golf peg, it was his idea.
09:44We're a challenger, Peter, has hit every fairway so far,
09:47so let's go again.
09:49Hole number four, and it's your letters.
09:51Constant, please, Rachel.
09:52Thank you, Peter.
09:54D.
09:55And another.
09:57T.
09:58And a third.
10:00S.
10:01Vowel.
10:03E.
10:04And another.
10:05O.
10:07And a third.
10:09E.
10:11A consonant.
10:13F.
10:15Vowel.
10:17A.
10:19And a final consonant, please.
10:22A final R.
10:24Thanks, Rachel.
10:34ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS
10:55High expectations here.
10:57Peter?
10:58Seven.
10:59And Rick?
11:00Eight.
11:01Peter, what have you got?
11:02Frosted.
11:03And yourself, Rick?
11:04Fostered.
11:05Fostered is there.
11:06So, so close.
11:08Well done.
11:09APPLAUSE
11:10That's what champions do.
11:12Maybe not the only eight on offer as well, Rufus Hound?
11:15Forested, with a slight twist, but, yeah.
11:18Fostered, forested, frosted, all in the same ballpark,
11:22but it's the eight that scores.
11:24Just five points behind now, and it's your letters.
11:27Consonant, please.
11:29Thank you, Rick.
11:30H.
11:31And a vowel.
11:33O.
11:34Consonant.
11:35Ho, ho.
11:37N.
11:38And a vowel.
11:40A.
11:41A consonant.
11:43Z.
11:44And a vowel.
11:46O.
11:47And a consonant.
11:49S.
11:50Consonant.
11:52B.
11:53And another consonant.
11:56Lastly, C.
11:58Half a minute.
11:59ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS
12:02ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES
12:29Right, Rick.
12:30Six.
12:31And Peter?
12:32Dodgy five.
12:33It won't matter much, what's the five?
12:35Boosh.
12:36Rick?
12:37Nachos.
12:38Nachos, yes.
12:39Might be...
12:40That's the only six I think anybody managed to spot, is that it?
12:42Yes, sadly, it turns out you can't pluralise bacon.
12:45LAUGHTER
12:47So nachos was the only six we could find.
12:49That's the only food they counted.
12:51And just for everyone playing along at home,
12:53are we ruling in or out Peter's word?
12:55No boosh, I'm afraid.
12:57No boosh, OK.
12:58What about the kind of...
13:00I would associate it with rave music,
13:02but tune, spelt C-H-O-O-N,
13:05or possibly even tunes?
13:08It is there, yes.
13:10C-H-O-O-N, and in the example,
13:12play us some of your tunes, bro.
13:15Brilliant, we've done it. Tunes, Baz.
13:17Tunes, right.
13:18Rick's back in the lead by just one point.
13:20What a great game it is today.
13:21Let's go back to numbers, and, Peter,
13:23it's our first chance to get an idea of your strategy in numbers,
13:26because you're picking.
13:27Six small, please.
13:28You can indeed. Does that mean you like the numbers?
13:30We'll find out sooner.
13:32Good answer, we will indeed.
13:34No hiding.
13:35From six, five, two, five,
13:40ten and eight,
13:42and the target, 335.
13:45335, numbers up.
13:58RHYTHMIC TAPPING
14:16Hands down, Peter.
14:18Yeah, 335.
14:19And Rick?
14:20335, not written down.
14:21Off you go, Rick.
14:22Six times five is 30.
14:25Yeah.
14:27Plus the two.
14:2832.
14:29Times the ten.
14:31320.
14:33No, I used the ten again.
14:35Oh!
14:36Oh!
14:37Bad luck.
14:38Big opportunity for Peter, if, indeed, it adds up to 335.
14:42So, if you do ten times six...
14:44Yeah, this is going to work. 60.
14:46..then add the five and the two.
14:4867.
14:49And then multiply it by the other five.
14:51Perfect, well done.
14:52APPLAUSE
14:55What a see-saw battle it is today.
14:58Our challenger, Peter, retakes the lead, 33-24.
15:02Rufus Hound, very short notice having to do the job of two this week
15:07with our Susie Dent, a little bit Tom and Dick.
15:10And you've also been setting a countdown to poetry this week.
15:13And I know I've said it for anyone who hasn't caught this week yet,
15:16you're not a poet, you just do it for a countdown.
15:18I love that effort, I have to say.
15:20The first time I was ever on Countdown,
15:22I did tell the story that I grew up watching Countdown with my nan.
15:25Yeah.
15:26And I had all these really fond memories of people
15:28like Richard Dijonts coming on and, like, doing a turn.
15:31Yes.
15:32So, when I get booked for this, I kind of take it seriously
15:34that you have to turn up and do a thing.
15:36And because I don't know magic tricks, like the great Soprendo,
15:39you know, you're reduced to hearing my Amazon poetry.
15:42But I decided to write some very cool poetry
15:46because I'm a very cool guy.
15:48Because I'm a very cool guy.
15:51I like very cool jazz music.
15:53A-one, two, three, four.
15:56I arrived at her door
16:02Pressed my key in the lock
16:08Skittering paws on polished pinewood floors
16:13Were no kind of shock
16:17Bah, bah
16:19Found a hook for my coat
16:25Kicked the shoes from my feet
16:31Nostrils flare, I'm aware the kitchen's where
16:36She's, er, cooking up something sweet
16:41A-dee-ba-da-ba-doo-bah
16:43Pan is bubbling
16:47Tastebud's begging me to
16:52Steal a little of just what she's got
16:56But before I can exact this plan so dastardly and sly
17:01She warned me to not entertain even just the thought of it
17:07Told me to stop
17:12And the point I'm kind of making
17:15is not to tell you about a mundane domestic encounter
17:18but it is more to say that one evening last week
17:22when I arrived back to where I now call home
17:24I found the woman I love enjoying the same kind of noodley dinner jazz
17:27that I like, not for my benefit
17:29whilst cooking something plant-based and delicious
17:32not for my benefit
17:34who smiled when she saw me and crossed the room to kiss me
17:37not for my benefit
17:39but every ounce of her to my benefit
17:43that moment demanded this one
17:45the confession that even though I try to come off like some
17:48cool, jazzy dude
17:50really all I want to do is hold her close enough to be on the inside of me
17:54and scream, how do you exist?
17:56oh my God, you with your perfect arms and bum and eyes
18:00how?
18:01whatever kept us apart, my God, from now
18:04from now, I promise, I will love you forever
18:10but that doesn't make you sound very cool
18:13not very cool at all, in fact
18:17so
18:20I decided to set the idea to jazz music
18:24because only fools ridicule jazz's rules
18:28that cool is what jazz has
18:31so when playing it cool, friend, no razzmatazz
18:34trust me, cool's what jazz has
18:43very good, sorry, phone's ringing
18:45it's Ronnie Scott's
18:48oh, wrong number, OK, no worries
18:51never under any circumstances
18:55well, I love the effort, it's unbelievable, thank you so much
18:59oh, you're very welcome, it's fun
19:01right, the scores so far, 33 to 24
19:05looking forward to every single round, the next one is Rick's letters
19:08consonant, please
19:09thank you, Rick
19:10T
19:11and a vowel
19:13I
19:14consonant
19:15N
19:16and a vowel
19:18A
19:19consonant
19:21T
19:22consonant
19:24L
19:25vowel
19:27E
19:28consonant
19:30W
19:32and another consonant
19:34lastly, L
19:36here we go
19:59that's time
20:00Rick
20:01six
20:02and Peter
20:03six as well
20:04Rick
20:05little
20:06yes, and Peter
20:07entail
20:08yeah, loads of sixes in there, Rufus
20:10loads of sixes, yeah, nothing better than sixes, I'm afraid
20:14latent talent wattle amongst them, but yeah, nothing better than six
20:17but the only word that left a cute phrase in the board was little
20:21so there you go, little
20:22and a vowel
20:24T
20:25and a third
20:26A
20:27consonant
20:28T
20:29and a vowel
20:30I
20:31and another
20:32O
20:33and a third
20:34A
20:35consonant
20:37T
20:38consonant
20:39W
20:40W
20:41T
20:42consonant
20:43W
20:44T
20:45and another
20:46S
20:47and another
20:48M
20:49and a third
20:50B
20:51a vowel
20:52I
20:53and another
20:54A.
20:55A consonant.
20:57R.
20:59A vowel.
21:01U.
21:03And a final consonant, please.
21:05And a final M.
21:07Good luck.
21:24MUSIC
21:38Peter?
21:39Six.
21:40And Rick?
21:41Safe six.
21:42OK, Peter, what's the six?
21:43Barium.
21:44Yeah.
21:45And Rick?
21:46Barium as well.
21:47There you go.
21:48Anything better?
21:49Er, nothing better, but we could raise a mimosa to barium.
21:53Beautiful.
21:54Mimosa, barium, not much better, so let's move on.
21:58We're going to get another numbers round.
22:00Peter went six small last time,
22:02and that's why he has the lead that he does,
22:04but Rick is in charge.
22:05One large and five small, please.
22:07Still not gambling.
22:08One large, five small could go down to the wire, this one.
22:12But this numbers round first is four, nine, seven, eight, four,
22:18and the large one, 100, and the target, 732.
22:23732, numbers up.
22:54Rick has, once in a while, a tendency to overcomplicate the numbers.
22:58I hope you didn't this time, Rick.
22:59732.
23:00There you go.
23:01And Peter?
23:02Yes, 732.
23:03Rick, off you go.
23:04100 plus four?
23:05104.
23:06Times seven?
23:07Times seven, 728.
23:09And then add the last four.
23:11Well done, 732.
23:12Oh, did a little bit.
23:13Peter?
23:14I did 100 times seven.
23:16700!
23:17And then eight times four is 32.
23:20Again, many ways for this one.
23:23Oh, they all get ten points.
23:24Yes, they do.
23:27We'll start with a Nutmagic ten points.
23:29There's nine points in it.
23:30Can't wait for the last part of today's Countdown on Channel 4.
23:33But here is your second teatime teaser.
23:36Red Tears, Red Tears.
23:39It's on edge and it's a saw point.
23:42It's on edge and it's a saw point.
23:53APPLAUSE
24:00Welcome back.
24:01A teatime teaser that would make more sense than an English accent.
24:04It's on edge and it's a saw point.
24:07Red Tears becomes serrated.
24:09Well, we're on a knife edge here.
24:11Our challenger, Peter, has 55.
24:14Our champion, Rick, going for a seventh win.
24:17If he gets all eight, he will be in the end-of-season finale.
24:2146 points, so he's got work to do.
24:23And it's our challenger, Peter, with the first letters.
24:26A consonant, please, Rachel.
24:27Thank you, Peter.
24:28P.
24:30And a second.
24:32L.
24:33And a third.
24:35S.
24:36A vowel.
24:38E.
24:40And another.
24:41A.
24:42And a third.
24:44I.
24:45A consonant.
24:47R.
24:48A vowel.
24:51O.
24:52And the final consonant, please.
24:54A final D.
24:55Start the clock.
25:21MUSIC PLAYS
25:27Peter?
25:29It's not written down.
25:30And Rick?
25:31Nine.
25:32Oh, what a moment.
25:33What's not written down, Peter?
25:35Preloads.
25:36Preloads.
25:37And for a nine and 18 points to turn this match on its head,
25:41Rick?
25:42Polarised.
25:43Polarised is great.
25:44APPLAUSE
25:46You sly fox, you.
25:49What a moment to get a nine.
25:53Polarised has turned these scores upside down.
25:56From nine behind to nine ahead, Rufus.
25:59I'm guessing there's not much more to add.
26:01Nothing to say to that.
26:03Five rounds left.
26:04Anything can still happen.
26:05Rick, your letters.
26:07Consonant, please, Rachel.
26:08Thank you, Rick.
26:09V.
26:10And a vowel.
26:12E.
26:14Consonant.
26:15N.
26:17Vowel.
26:18I.
26:20Consonant.
26:21L.
26:22Consonant.
26:24T.
26:25Vowel.
26:27A.
26:29Consonant.
26:30P.
26:32And a vowel, please.
26:34And a final E.
26:36Going down.
26:37MUSIC PLAYS
26:44MUSIC CONTINUES
27:08There will be no nines here.
27:10Rick?
27:11I'm going to try a seven.
27:13OK, and Peter?
27:14A seven, not written down.
27:16OK, what have you not written down?
27:18Epilate.
27:19And Rick?
27:20Pentile.
27:21Epilate and pentile, Rufus.
27:23That is a countdowning of the highest standard.
27:25Both valid?
27:26Both valid, both there, both great scores.
27:28Brilliant, there you go, seven points each.
27:33I'm assuming that's the best of the best,
27:35and there are sevens, no eights.
27:37Couldn't see an eight, checked a couple of things,
27:39plenty have felt like it might be a word, but no.
27:4271 plays 62,
27:44still got four rounds of countdown left to them.
27:47Peter, it's your letters.
27:49Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:50Thank you, Peter.
27:51T.
27:52And another.
27:54J.
27:55And a third.
27:57S.
27:59A vowel.
28:00U.
28:02And another.
28:03A.
28:05And a third.
28:07E.
28:08A consonant.
28:10T.
28:12A vowel.
28:15A.
28:17And a final consonant, please.
28:20A final.
28:21S.
28:22Right, let's do it.
28:38MUSIC PLAYS
28:54Peter, you're up first, how many?
28:56Six.
28:57And Rick?
28:58Seven.
28:59Peter, what's the six?
29:00Estates.
29:01Rick, what's the seven?
29:02Statues.
29:03Indeed, he just won't stand still, look at that.
29:05So, he goes to 78 points against 62.
29:08He is pulling away at this stage.
29:10Anything better than sevens?
29:12No, sevens again.
29:13Three rounds left.
29:15Bit of pressure now on Peter and Rick.
29:17You're in control of the game as well with your letters.
29:19Consonant, please.
29:20Thank you, Rick.
29:22L.
29:23And a vowel.
29:24E.
29:25Consonant.
29:27N.
29:28Vowel.
29:30A.
29:31Consonant.
29:32G.
29:34Consonant.
29:36M.
29:37Vowel.
29:39O.
29:41Consonant.
29:43X.
29:44And a consonant.
29:46And lastly, T.
29:49Kind time.
29:50MUSIC PLAYS
30:03MUSIC CONTINUES
30:20How did you get on, Rick?
30:21Only six.
30:22Peter?
30:23Seven.
30:24Oh, big moment here.
30:25Rick?
30:26Tangle.
30:27Yes, tangle's OK.
30:28Peter for seven?
30:29Tangelo.
30:30Yes, tangelo's there for seven.
30:32It's a cross between a tangerine and it says a grapefruit,
30:35but it's actually a pomelo, which is a grapefruit-like fruit.
30:39So, tangerine and a pomelo.
30:42Tangelo.
30:43Colin, all the Countdown viewers from many moons ago will know this one.
30:46This was one of Richard Whiteley's favourite words.
30:48Tangelo.
30:49If Susie was here, she would have been saying that as well.
30:51Well, that's huge, isn't it?
30:52Back to a nine-point difference.
30:54What a game.
30:55One numbers round, one conundrum to come.
30:57Will it be crucial?
30:58Let's get the numbers out of the way first.
31:00He went for six small ones last time he was picking.
31:03What's Peter going to do this time?
31:05I think I have to go six small.
31:07I like your style.
31:08Six small, taking your fate into your own hands
31:10and hopefully a crucial conundrum coming up.
31:12Right, boys, for the last numbers are...
31:23Huge.
31:24Three, seven, nine.
31:25Numbers up.
31:30MUSIC PLAYS
31:56Right, three, seven, nine.
31:58Peter?
31:59Three, seven, eight, not written down.
32:01One away, Rick.
32:02Three, seven, six, not written down.
32:04OK, let's go for the three, seven, eight, not written down.
32:07Four times nine.
32:09Four times nine, 36.
32:11Plus one.
32:12Plus one, 37.
32:14Times ten.
32:15370.
32:16And add the eight.
32:17Yep, three, seven, eight, well done.
32:19I've got this one, Rach.
32:20Go on, then.
32:21If you permit me, since we're on Christmas jumpers,
32:23four multiplied by seven.
32:24Four by seven is 28.
32:26Plus the nine, 37.
32:2837.
32:29Multiply by ten.
32:30370.
32:31And add on the eight and the one.
32:33Well done, Colin.
32:35APPLAUSE
32:37Very nicely done.
32:38Nothing's changed in terms of the outcome of this.
32:41Fingers on the buzzers.
32:43So here we go.
32:44Will Rick Singh notch up his seventh win
32:47or will Peter Burke, the vinyl enthusiast,
32:50stop him in his tracks?
32:51Let's reveal today's crucial countdown conundrum.
32:55CONUNDRUM PLAYS
33:15Peter Burke.
33:16Is it battening?
33:17Is it battening?
33:19He's done it!
33:20APPLAUSE
33:22Wow!
33:25Just missing out on the series final.
33:28I don't think you'd be that bothered, Rick.
33:30You're a very cool guy.
33:31No, it was a fantastic experience, I have to say.
33:34I enjoyed every second of it.
33:35Good.
33:36And now when you retire to Goa, as is your dream,
33:38you can sit back and you'll just think of these days.
33:41And keep watching it.
33:42Yes, you can watch.
33:43I've won six of those.
33:44Peter!
33:45Wow!
33:46You're moving chairs.
33:47Oh, amazing.
33:48Wonderful.
33:49You never forget a Christmas jumper and everything.
33:51No, exactly, no.
33:52Yeah.
33:53One more day for you, Rufus Hound.
33:54I mean, it's just about holding together.
33:56The emails from the OED are just flooding in,
33:59asking me what the heck I think I'm playing at.
34:01But for as long as I can keep them busy with their cat memes,
34:05I should be all right.
34:06You know, Rick's just brought back memories.
34:08I once spent Christmas in Goa.
34:10And the most memorable part was Father Christmas parasailing
34:13onto the beach with all the kids standing around to look
34:16and he crash-landed into the sand.
34:18Yeah.
34:19Oh, no.
34:20He survived, he survived.
34:21Was he dead?
34:22Was he dead?
34:23Of course he did.
34:24He survived.
34:25Of course he did.
34:26He delivered all the presents.
34:27It's all good.
34:28Back to normal outfits tomorrow.
34:29Bah humbug.
34:30Rachel and I will be here.
34:31You can count on us.
34:32APPLAUSE
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34:46APPLAUSE