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00:00This programme contains strong language and adult humour.
00:05APPLAUSE
00:31Hello, everybody. Welcome to our Festival of Numbers and Letters,
00:35the climax of Series 87.
00:38The best hit from the entire season takes centre stage.
00:41Only one of them left standing at the end
00:44and lifting that trophy next Thursday.
00:47Here we go, Rachel Riley.
00:49And talking of festivals, the gates have just opened at Glastonbury,
00:52the mother of all festivals.
00:54Have you done it yet?
00:56No. You've done all of them, presumably?
00:59Not all of them. I'm at the stage now where you wouldn't catch me
01:03camping for all the money in the world.
01:05But, yeah, when I was younger, it was a festival nut,
01:07so I've probably done seven or eight Glastonburys.
01:09I've done the rain, I've done the sun,
01:12and it's magical in so many ways.
01:15I think it's the toilets that I don't fancy. Yeah.
01:18But this year, I mean, Elton John's last-ever stage show,
01:22last tour, I mean, I'm going to be watching that
01:24from the comfort of my living room, I think.
01:26Yeah. He'll never play in the UK again,
01:29and I'm afraid I've missed him,
01:31so he'll be on that list of never got the same,
01:34but the Too Low For Zero album when I was growing up
01:37was just a bible of music, you know?
01:40I knew every single word of it.
01:43Oh, it's bonkers even in this decade that he's still, you know,
01:46some of the top stream songs are Elton John.
01:48It's just an incredible career.
01:50Look how cool we are, the headliners are Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses,
01:53we're talking about Elton John. Elton John, yeah!
01:55Tell me why we don't go to festivals any more.
01:58Well, let's head over to Dictionary Corner,
02:00because the dent is back,
02:02and alongside her, the rocket man of Countdown,
02:06the comedian and actor, Marcus Brigstocke!
02:11That's a quarterfinal tie, my friend.
02:13Yeah, I saved it, especially.
02:16Excellent stuff.
02:17Right, who will be still standing after our first quarterfinal today?
02:21Well, of course, we welcome back our number one seed,
02:24the 17-year-old Ronan, the Hurricane Higginson,
02:28who put up the second-highest total points score
02:32for any OctoChamp in Countdown history.
02:35Only the fifth to topple 1,000, twice scored 143,
02:39but you know what? More importantly than that,
02:41you'd have him as your son.
02:43He's a remarkable young man. Welcome back, Ronan.
02:47Ronan, now you're a champion, are you still playing every day?
02:50Cos you're obsessed with Countdown.
02:52My motivation has gone a little bit down since,
02:54but I'm still doing what I can.
02:56That's great champions do that, you know.
02:59It happens a lot, you know, they get the fame and the money,
03:03and all of a sudden, before you know it, they're out of control.
03:07That won't be the case with Ronan.
03:10But listen, it's all about the underdog story.
03:13We love it, we've definitely got one today.
03:16Andrew Barrett from Kingsland is back with us.
03:18Six wins on his day, formidable.
03:21Listen, we're binding on age and experience here.
03:24Well, the age I've got, yes.
03:27Many years of experience.
03:29When I first watched Countdown, when it first came out,
03:33the Richard Whiteley days,
03:35and fond memories of some wonderful shows
03:39and some wonderful contests with my dad.
03:42Yeah, brilliant.
03:44My dad's watching from up there.
03:46Countdown goes through the generations.
03:48This is absolute proof of it.
03:50We look forward to 15 rounds in the first quarterfinal.
03:53Good luck, Andrew and Ronan.
03:59Ronan, my friend, it's on you. Let's get nine letters.
04:02Might be the quarterfinals, but it's just the same old competition.
04:05Afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, Ronan.
04:07Start with the vowel, please. Thank you.
04:09Start the first quarterfinal with A.
04:11And another.
04:13I. And another.
04:15E.
04:17Consonant.
04:19S. And another.
04:21C. And another.
04:23T. And another.
04:26M.
04:28And a vowel.
04:30O.
04:32And finish with a consonant, please.
04:34Finish with P.
04:36At home and in the studio, let's play Countdown.
04:49MUSIC PLAYS
05:09And that's time. How many letters, Ronan?
05:11Eight. And Andrew?
05:13Six. And the six, what's the six?
05:15Cupids. And what's the eight, Ronan?
05:17Opacite. Well, we all had it.
05:19Let's go to Dictionary Corners. Susie?
05:21No, I thought that Ronan was going to go for something
05:24that we actually had on our page, but no.
05:26You've gone for a lovely geological term.
05:28Opacite is a microscopic dark grain
05:32that occurs in the ground mass of many igneous rocks.
05:35The sort of thing you might find near or on a campsite.
05:39Yes. Yes. Campsite.
05:41After talking about Glastonbury.
05:43Exactly. What a beautiful fit.
05:45Right, cracking start.
05:47Andrew, your first time picking the letters.
05:49Afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon again, Andrew.
05:51Can I have a consonant, please?
05:53You can indeed. R.
05:55Another consonant.
05:57F.
05:59A vowel.
06:01E.
06:03Another vowel.
06:05I. A consonant.
06:07M.
06:09Another consonant.
06:11S. A vowel.
06:15E. A consonant.
06:19N.
06:21And another consonant.
06:23Lastly, G.
06:25And a G. 30 seconds.
06:45MUSIC
06:57OK, how many, Andrew?
06:59Seven. A seven. And Ronan?
07:01Eight. An eight. What's the seven, Andrew?
07:03Fingers. Fingers. And Ronan?
07:05Regimens. Regimens.
07:07Lovely. Very nice indeed.
07:09Regimens for eight. Wow.
07:11APPLAUSE
07:13Fantastic.
07:15Seven, a great effort there, but superhuman.
07:17Really good. We didn't have any more than that.
07:19You know, I don't have anything more than that.
07:23Just record that on your phone and then it's easier.
07:25You can just replay it over and over again.
07:27That's true.
07:29Right, no surprises so far.
07:31Let's switch to numbers and, Ronan, you're choosing.
07:33Can I have one from the top, please, Rachel,
07:35and five from anywhere else?
07:37You can indeed. Thank you, Ronan.
07:39One large, five little.
07:41And the first one of this quarterfinal,
07:43six, nine,
07:45nine,
07:47eight, five
07:49and 75.
07:51And the target, 990.
07:53990, numbers up.
07:55MUSIC
08:11MUSIC
08:25Big target, 990.
08:27Ronan? I think I've got 990.
08:29And Andrew? 990.
08:31990. Ronan, off you go first.
08:33Six plus nine is 15.
08:35Yep.
08:37Take eight, seven.
08:39Times five for 35.
08:4135.
08:43Plus 75 is 110.
08:45110.
08:47And times a nine. A second nine for 990.
08:49Very good. A few ways to go on this.
08:51Andrew, how did you do it?
08:53Five plus eight is 13. Yes.
08:55Times 75.
08:57975.
08:59Nine plus six.
09:01Take that off.
09:03Nine plus six is 15.
09:0515.
09:07Sorry. Add it on. I thought you might say that.
09:09990.
09:11APPLAUSE
09:13We know what you meant, Andrew.
09:15And he's on the board. 26 plays ten.
09:17Your teatime teaser is Pat On Bill.
09:19Pat On Bill.
09:21It's not in the box, but it's definitely a pen.
09:23It's not in the box, but it's definitely a pen.
09:25APPLAUSE
09:41Welcome back.
09:43A sports-themed teatime teaser,
09:45which is always funny during the break,
09:47because we have to explain it exactly to Susie.
09:49It's not in the box, but it's definitely a pen.
09:51Pat On Bill.
09:53Pat On Bill becomes ballpoint.
09:55Ballpoint, right.
09:57Back to the game. Pens at the ready.
09:59Andrew, you're picking the letters.
10:01Consonant, please. Thank you, Andrew.
10:03T. Another consonant.
10:05C.
10:07A vowel.
10:09I.
10:11Consonant.
10:13D.
10:15Vowel.
10:17E.
10:19Consonant.
10:21V.
10:23Vowel.
10:25I.
10:27Vowel.
10:29O.
10:31And consonant.
10:33And lastly, N.
10:35Thank you, Rachel.
10:51MUSIC PLAYS
11:05Time's up. Andrew?
11:07Seven. A seven. And Ronan?
11:09Seven as well. And a seven as well. Andrew, what's the word?
11:11Incited.
11:13Incited, yes. And Ronan?
11:15Noticed. A noticed.
11:17Over the dictionary corner, two sevens.
11:19Almost feels like a semi-normal round.
11:21What have we got, Marcus?
11:23We only have a seven as well.
11:25We have diction as well as that.
11:27Incited and noticed.
11:29Lovely. All done, Dent?
11:31All done. All done. Back to the game.
11:33Ronan, let's roll on.
11:35Start with the consonant, please, Rachel.
11:37Thank you, Ronan.
11:39W. And another.
11:41G.
11:43And another.
11:45R. A vowel.
11:49I. And another.
11:51E. And a third.
11:53I.
11:55A fourth.
11:57O.
11:59A consonant. P.
12:01And a...
12:03consonant, please.
12:05A final D.
12:07Half a minute.
12:09MUSIC PLAYS
12:19MUSIC CONTINUES
12:37That's all the time we have for you.
12:39Ronan? A seven.
12:41A seven. And Andrew? Seven.
12:43And a seven. What's the word, Ronan? Podger.
12:45Podger. And Andrew?
12:47Podger.
12:49Yep. Love it. Podger.
12:51Over to Dictionary Corner.
12:53Yes, I had that through and after lockdown,
12:56cos there was nothing to do.
12:58But we also had a periwig.
13:01Mm. What is...
13:03I know peri-periwig, which is like a normal wig but quite spicy.
13:07But what's a periwig?
13:09It's a really highly stylised one,
13:11so I think judges and barristers, probably,
13:13they would say they're wearing a periwig.
13:15Nothing above? Nothing above that for us, no.
13:17Nothing above. There you go.
13:19Standard very high indeed.
13:21Second numbers round then, but, Andrew,
13:23you're choosing for the first time. Off you go.
13:25Two large, please, and the rest small.
13:27Thank you, Andrew. Two large.
13:29Four noughts.
13:31And the four noughts are...
13:33ten, four,
13:35one and three.
13:37And the large two, 75 and 50.
13:40And the target for you, 722.
13:43722. Numbers up.
14:14722, the target. Andrew?
14:17No, sorry. Oh, lost it? Yeah. OK.
14:19Ronan? I think I've got 722.
14:21So, dights all right. Let's hear it.
14:2375 plus one.
14:25We never have to doubt Ronan. I know already you do have it.
14:28Times ten. 760.
14:30Take 50. 710.
14:32And then four times three is 12 to add on.
14:34We were never in doubt.
14:36722.
14:39APPLAUSE
14:41Tricky round, that, Andrew, tricky round.
14:43Well worked out, Ronan.
14:45As we allow both of you to catch your breath
14:47in this first quarterfinal,
14:49as we head over to Dictionary Corner,
14:51Marcus, you've been theming our chats
14:53based on what we talked about at the start of the show,
14:56and given that we mentioned Elton John,
14:58this is the absolute easiest one.
15:00You'll have to excuse the vulgar name drop,
15:03the massive clunk, but many, many years ago,
15:07I was introduced to Elton John.
15:09I was introduced to him by some kind people
15:12and we got to know each other quite well and we got on well.
15:15I was at a strange time in my life
15:18where obviously I knew how famous he was
15:21and I thought he was great,
15:23but of no interest to me musically at all.
15:26I was just into other things.
15:28Anyway, I was round at his house in London
15:30and it was just the two of us.
15:32We'd had dinner and we were chatting away and all the rest of it
15:35was about the sort of stuff we're all encouraged to talk about now,
15:38men's mental health. That's where we were.
15:40So a fairly serious conversation.
15:42Anyway, we're chit-chatting away
15:44and he's sitting on the stool at his piano while we're chatting.
15:48He's just a little bit up and down the keyboard here and there
15:51while we're chatting and I said to Elton John
15:54in his own house at his own piano,
15:57sorry, mate, would you mind not doing that while we talk?
16:00LAUGHTER
16:02And he went, oh, yeah, sorry, absolute minded thing.
16:05Shut the lid on the piano.
16:07I genuinely asked Elton John to stop playing piano in his own home.
16:11And the kindness of the man, he didn't kick me out,
16:14he just went, yeah, sure. That's brilliant.
16:16We chatted on.
16:17I have to say, we did lose contact fairly soon after that.
16:20Yeah.
16:21But he's so happy and so in love with his kids
16:23and with his husband and stuff, I think it's wonderful.
16:26Good luck to him.
16:27And he's given, I believe, every penny from his record sales in the UK
16:31to his foundation since Freddie Mercury died.
16:34I think he's a remarkable guy.
16:36And actually, I really hope this isn't his last show at Glastonbury.
16:39Yeah. But it'll be well worth watching.
16:45Back to the game, 50 plays 20 for Ronan in the lead
16:48and picking the letters.
16:49Start with the vowel, please, Rachel.
16:51Thank you, Ronan.
16:52A
16:53And another.
16:54U
16:55And another.
16:56I
16:57And a consonant.
16:59S
17:00And another.
17:02K
17:03And another.
17:05N
17:06And another.
17:08D
17:10Vowel.
17:12E
17:13And I'll finish with a consonant, please.
17:17Finish with M.
17:19Here we go.
17:30MUSIC PLAYS
17:50Time is up, Ronan.
17:51Eight.
17:52An eight from Ronan and Andrew.
17:54Six.
17:55And a six. The six is...
17:56Unkind.
17:57And the eight is...
17:58Unmasked.
18:00Unmasked. Unmasked.
18:02A dictionary corner.
18:03Yes, absolutely fine.
18:04You need two Ns for unkind, unfortunately,
18:06so that one's not there.
18:07But unmasked was the best we could do as well.
18:09There you go.
18:10Great stuff.
18:11Let's get back to the letters.
18:12Andrew, you're picking.
18:13Consonant, please.
18:14Thank you, Andrew.
18:15T
18:16Another consonant.
18:18Y
18:20Another consonant.
18:22N
18:23A vowel.
18:25I
18:26Another vowel.
18:27O
18:28Another vowel.
18:29E
18:31Consonant.
18:33D
18:35Consonant.
18:37R
18:39And another consonant.
18:42And, lastly, T.
18:44Start the clock.
18:45MUSIC PLAYS
18:58MUSIC CONTINUES
19:16Another 30 seconds' whizzes by, Andrew.
19:19How many?
19:20Seven.
19:21Seven. Well done.
19:22And, Ronan?
19:23Seven as well.
19:24And a seven too.
19:25What's the word, Mr Barrett?
19:26Dottier.
19:27Dottier.
19:28Beautiful.
19:29Mr Higginson?
19:30Uh, exactly the same.
19:31There you go.
19:32No worries.
19:33Dottier.
19:34Nice stuff.
19:35Let's get over to Dictionary Corner.
19:37Is this the round where we can maybe best our two-quarter finalists?
19:40Uh, no.
19:41No?
19:42Absolutely not.
19:43No.
19:44Each day I get dottier.
19:45Let's get back to the numbers round.
19:47And, Ronan, you're choosing.
19:48One large, please, Rachel.
19:50Thank you, Ronan.
19:51One from the top and five little ones more.
19:55But this time, your selection is 9, 9, 6, 5, 8 and 50.
20:02And the target, 226.
20:05226. Numbers up.
20:25MUSIC PLAYS
20:38Ronan.
20:39226.
20:40Bang on the button, Andrew.
20:41226.
20:42Ten points will be handed out here like confetti.
20:45Ronan.
20:4650 x 5 is 250.
20:48Yep.
20:49Take 9.
20:50Take 9, 241.
20:529.
20:539 plus 6 is 15.
20:55And the second 9...
20:58And take it off.
20:59Lovely.
21:00Lovely.
21:01226.
21:02That was probably the most straightforward way, Andrew.
21:04Did you do that?
21:05No.
21:065 x 50.
21:08550 is again 250.
21:109 minus 6 is 3.
21:11Oh, I was with you, Andrew.
21:13Times 8.
21:14Yep.
21:15Take the 24 off the 250.
21:16226, lovely.
21:18APPLAUSE
21:19Another ten points in the bag for both Ronan and Andrew.
21:2375 plays 41.
21:25Still not in the bag yet in our first quarter.
21:28Final, second tea time teaser, Bash's Bit.
21:31Bash's Bit.
21:32He bashes it around and it looks a bit worn.
21:35He bashes it around and it looks a bit worn.
21:38MUSIC PLAYS
21:39APPLAUSE
21:53Welcome back.
21:54He bashes it around and it looks a bit worn.
21:57Bash's Bit becomes shabbiest, shabbiest.
22:00Not too shabby a quarterfinal so far.
22:0275 plus 41, six rounds left.
22:05Still very much a battle.
22:06Andrew Barrett, you're picking the letters.
22:08Consonant, please.
22:09Thank you, Andrew.
22:11L
22:13Another consonant.
22:14B
22:16Vowel.
22:19A
22:20Consonant.
22:22S
22:23Vowel.
22:25O
22:27Consonant.
22:29C
22:31Consonant.
22:33V
22:35Vowel.
22:36Vowel.
22:38U
22:40And vowel.
22:43A final.
22:44A
22:45Let's play.
22:46MUSIC PLAYS
23:07MUSIC STOPS
23:17Time's up, Andrew.
23:18Six.
23:19And Ronan?
23:20Six as well.
23:21The six, Andrew?
23:22Vocals.
23:23Vocals, another nice word for Glastonbury weekend.
23:25And Ronan?
23:26Couple of vocals.
23:27Yes, there you go.
23:28A nice duet as we head to Dictionary Corner.
23:30Anything else?
23:31You can prefix vocal with sub.
23:33Sub vocal.
23:34For an eight.
23:35Yes.
23:36Fantastic work.
23:37It's got quite a specific meaning in psychology and philosophy.
23:40So it's all about non-verbal communication
23:43and an unarticulated level of speech.
23:46So some people say that a lot of our thinking
23:50is actually sub vocal talk.
23:52So it's a little bit like when you've got a real connection
23:56with someone, you almost know what they're saying
23:59without them saying it.
24:00Yeah, possibly.
24:01Other languages actually have wonderful ways
24:04of describing that kind of understood language between people,
24:08which they can communicate without having to actually speak it.
24:11With that connection, we've known each other for two decades.
24:14Let's try it.
24:15Look at me.
24:16Just send it to me.
24:17Yeah.
24:18That's disgusting.
24:19Back to the game.
24:20Ronan, letters, please.
24:22Top of the vowel, please, Rachel.
24:24Thank you, Ronan.
24:25E.
24:26And another?
24:27O.
24:28And a third?
24:29E.
24:30Consonant?
24:32X.
24:33And a better one, please.
24:36S.
24:37And another?
24:39N.
24:40And another?
24:42S.
24:43Vowel?
24:46A.
24:47And a consonant, please.
24:49And a final T.
24:52Start the clock.
25:01CLOCK TICKS
25:25How many, Ronan?
25:26Seven.
25:27And Andrew?
25:28Seven.
25:29The sevens, please.
25:30Sensate.
25:31And Andrew?
25:32Senates.
25:33Senates.
25:34And sensate.
25:35Over to Susie, then.
25:36Yep.
25:37Senate's obviously absolutely fine.
25:39Sensate is being perceived by the senses, as you might expect.
25:43So, yeah, good sevens.
25:44So, sub-vocal, you would sensate.
25:46You might well be.
25:47Right.
25:48To link back to before, the only other seven we had was sextons.
25:51Yeah.
25:52Sextons.
25:53Let's stay in Dictionary Corner.
25:55Let's get more origins of words this quarterfinal day, Susie?
25:59Well, we...
26:01Obviously, the finals are all about our contestants,
26:04but they're all about our viewers as well,
26:06who continue to send me fantastic questions,
26:08and I'm really grateful for them.
26:10Jenny Silver, this one comes from,
26:12and it is the expression, on the lamb.
26:15So, it kind of reminds me of all those, you know,
26:19wonderful comedies, Ealing comedies,
26:21like Kind Hearts and Coronets, et cetera,
26:23where you have capers and heists,
26:25and if you're on the lamb, you're on the run, essentially.
26:29And its story begins in 19th century America, North America,
26:32when to lamb simply meant to escape or flee.
26:35So, to be on the lamb, makes sense,
26:37meant to be in flight from the police.
26:39But actually, the lamb bit is quite interesting,
26:42because if you take it all the way back,
26:44it comes from possibly Viking, but definitely Scandinavian roots,
26:49and a word meaning to hit hard or to strike.
26:52So, when we lambast someone,
26:54the bast bit there is actually a bit like bast,
26:57we're sort of thrashing them with our words, if you like.
27:00So, to lambast is a hefty double whammy.
27:03And to lamb it in schoolboy slang, or school slang,
27:07meant to run off, or if you continue the idea of hitting, to beat it.
27:11It's got that same sort of metaphor,
27:13because it's almost to beat the ground with your feet
27:15as you're running away.
27:17And that's where on the lamb has stayed,
27:19mostly in gangster movies, I have to say, and fiction.
27:22Just on those other two, heist is a variation on hoist,
27:26because you're sort of hoisting up your booty, if you like.
27:29And caper is a really lovely one,
27:31because it looks back to two frisky animals.
27:33And the word capriole, for a start,
27:35which is what a horse does in dressage,
27:37when it kind of almost flings its hind legs out behind it.
27:41And that, in turn, goes back to the Latin caper, meaning a goat.
27:45So, if you were on a caper, you're a little bit frisky,
27:48slightly risky, and possibly quite goat-like.
27:51Sensational. Thank you.
27:55OK, 88 plays 54.
27:57Four rounds left.
27:59Andrew, you're picking these letters.
28:01Consonant, please.
28:03Thank you, Andrew. M.
28:05Another consonant.
28:07H.
28:09Another consonant. R.
28:11Vowel.
28:13O.
28:15Vowel.
28:17E.
28:19Consonant.
28:21T.
28:23Vowel.
28:25O.
28:27Consonant.
28:29F. Consonant.
28:31And a final G.
28:33Can't dine.
28:47MUSIC CONTINUES
29:05It's time-up, Andrew.
29:07Six. Six. And Ronan?
29:09Six as well. And a six as well. Let's have them.
29:11Mother. Mother. And Ronan?
29:13Mo-goat. A mo-goat?
29:15Mo-goat.
29:17Mo-goat does not involve a frisky animal.
29:19It's M-O-G-O-T-E and it's a steep-sided hill
29:22that you'll find in places such as Cuba.
29:24Fantastic. Well done.
29:26Six points each.
29:28Really good effort from Baltimore.
29:30Ronan, nine more letters, please.
29:32Consonant, please, Rachel.
29:34Thank you, Ronan. L.
29:36And another.
29:38B. And a third.
29:40R. And a vowel.
29:42I.
29:44And another. A.
29:46And another. O.
29:48And a fourth.
29:50E.
29:52Consonant. N.
29:54And a consonant, please.
29:56And a final G.
29:58Last letters.
30:00MUSIC CONTINUES
30:14MUSIC STOPS
30:30Ronan? Nine.
30:32A maximum. Andrew? Seven.
30:34Well, that's a great seven, by the way, with those letters.
30:36What is it? Blaring.
30:38Blaring. And over to Ronan.
30:40Ignorable.
30:42Amazing. Wow.
30:44Yes, absolutely brilliant.
30:48What was that again? I didn't pay any attention to you.
30:51No, he's joking.
30:53There you go. Two more rounds to play today.
30:56Andrew, let's enjoy them and get our final numbers.
30:59One from the top, please.
31:01And five small. Thank you, Andrew.
31:03One large, five little for the last time.
31:06For old times' sake, the final numbers.
31:08Three, nine,
31:10ten, six, five,
31:13and the large one, 25.
31:15And this target, 777.
31:18All the sevens.
31:20777, numbers up.
31:41MUSIC STOPS
31:53777.
31:55Andrew? 775.
31:57Could be great. Two away.
31:59Ronan? 777.
32:01Well done. Let's hear it.
32:0325 plus 9 plus 3.
32:05Same route. 37.
32:07And 10 plus 6 plus 5. 21.
32:09And times them together.
32:11777. Nicely done.
32:16Rachel, he's such a wizard with the words.
32:19We really ignore the fact it really is at the numbers.
32:22That's fantastic, isn't it?
32:24I'm not ignoring anything. I've hardly had anything to do with Ronan.
32:27That's why you love it.
32:29122 plays 60.
32:31We've got our first conundrum of our series finale.
32:35This quarterfinal comes to a close now.
32:37Andrew, let's see if we can get you to 70.
32:39Finger on the buzzer.
32:41Ronan, same for yourself, sir.
32:43Let's reveal today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:49Andrew?
32:50Municipal.
32:51Let's have a look.
32:53Yes!
32:54APPLAUSE
32:58I have to just expect Ronan to buzz when it's on zero now.
33:01So that was sensational work.
33:03And I tell you what, because we've been able to watch Ronan
33:06and I'm 70 is one heck of a score,
33:08even in a quarterfinal, by a six-time winner.
33:11So I hope, Andrew Barrett, you're really pleased with that.
33:14I'm very proud, yes.
33:16My dad will be looking down on me.
33:18Absolutely. And smiling.
33:20And saying I could have done better myself.
33:23Well done, Andrew, you get a round of applause for that.
33:28And everybody who reaches the final eight
33:30gets to take home this lovely finalist trophy.
33:32So there you go, you can whack that up in the mangle piece.
33:35Don't touch the fingerprints all over it.
33:37We'll give you one in a fancy box.
33:39You, sir, have other things to worry about.
33:41I do. I'm practicing my conundrums.
33:43That'll eat him up, you know. That will eat him up.
33:46Listen, three more quarterfinals to bring you.
33:48We'll see you back here on Tuesday for the semis.
33:50Pleasure as always, mate. I can't wait.
33:52Well done. Brilliant stuff.
33:57The Hurricane is back!
33:59Right, Marcus, this and your first time in person with Ronan.
34:02It's mind-blowing. Well done, mate.
34:04Well done, both of you, too, Andrew. Great game. Really good.
34:07We'll see you tomorrow? Yeah, I look forward to seeing that.
34:10As we said, Rach, it's very easy because Ronan's such a sensation
34:15that Killian McMulcan is one of the all-time great countdown players
34:19and he's number two seed in Series 87.
34:22Yes, and the pressure only mounts as the finals go on,
34:25so let's see who blinks first.
34:27That's why we love it.
34:29Killian will be here as number two seed tomorrow.
34:32Who will be the one opposite? We will find out.
34:34Rachel, Susie and I will be here. You can count on us.
34:39You can contact the programme by email at countdown at channel4.com.
34:43You can also find our web page at channel4.com forward slash countdown.
35:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE