Countdown - 'Scary' Numbers and Conundrum - Monday 16 August 2010

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  • @ismayb754
    @ismayb754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3199

    The obligatory "taking a sip of water so everybody knows how quickly I got it".

    • @scottmaughan1053
      @scottmaughan1053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      its like in IT crowd tnetennba When Moss sips his water

    • @katsukei2378
      @katsukei2378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      man was such a show off

    • @ongbonga9025
      @ongbonga9025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I always try to find a different way. Yeah it pretty smug to recline while the other guy sweats, but it''s even more smug to say "which solution shall I go for?".

    • @alexjones7043
      @alexjones7043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah that dude was a tool and you could tell Rachel didn’t like him.

    • @Gilsworth
      @Gilsworth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@alexjones7043 Fucking lol, alright "Alex Jones". It's a game show, a bit of fun where the literal entire point is to show off how smart you are. They're no match for you though, you can tell what Rachel was thinking and feeling. You'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

  • @shurdi3
    @shurdi3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5558

    Man I wish they'd stop replacing John and Sean

    • @Asmov
      @Asmov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Jon* and Sean.

    • @somilvarshney995
      @somilvarshney995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @Jack Skellington fam even if you pole danced in front of a crowd sean would be more entertaining

    • @darkred5785
      @darkred5785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jack Skellington Sean is brilliant I recon if u did everyone would wanna beat the shit out of u after it u prob get all ur jokes from internet and tell all ur mates 7 times even tho they saw it 5 years ago mate

    • @KatieB-pd3tf
      @KatieB-pd3tf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      shurdi3 😂😂😂

    • @manutdlists2442
      @manutdlists2442 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Andrew Smith They're comedians, they aren't meant to be good

  • @mr_BlueJT22
    @mr_BlueJT22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +765

    I can't believe the blond bloke failed the 2nd numbers game and then pulls off a 1 second conundrum on a word I've never seen or heard till watching this. Insane.

    • @bedsideclamp3728
      @bedsideclamp3728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      One is a mathematicaltition one has an major in langauge

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@bedsideclamp3728 a mathe-what?

    • @XoIoRouge
      @XoIoRouge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@benparsons4979 English is hard. They said "Mathematical" + "tition" = "Mathematicaltition." I think we shouldn't tell them about the actual word; I like this one better.

    • @anyexpat
      @anyexpat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Some people are good at numbers, some at words.. I got all 3 numbers rounds but i suck at the word games.

    • @SolPhantasmagoria
      @SolPhantasmagoria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@benparsons4979 Spotted which one you are, my friend!

  • @mrman949
    @mrman949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1805

    Me before the conundrum: Wow how is he ahead when he can’t even compete with the math skills of the other guy
    After the conundrum: Ah I see why he is apparently the scrabble king...

  • @cgbgaming9363
    @cgbgaming9363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2607

    ''They teach you well at Cambridge"
    "I made the 13 in a more onest way"
    "Yeah much better at Oxford"
    Lol

    • @core6871
      @core6871 5 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Well didn't they teach you how to write 'honest'?

    • @cgbgaming9363
      @cgbgaming9363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Sorry thx for correcting me

    • @michaelleacy
      @michaelleacy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@darthhauler9947 Actually I did 10/5 = 2 x 62 = 124 + 7 -1. Went around the houses a bit

    • @paulkennedy8701
      @paulkennedy8701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@michaelleacy
      So many possibilities.
      I did (7 x 10) + (5 x 12).

    • @yvette3011
      @yvette3011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@paulkennedy8701 i did the 62 * 10 = 620/5 = 124 + 7 - 1 = 130 XD

  • @planetyes
    @planetyes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2044

    "Use it in a sentence"
    "That's a nice Balalaika"

    • @jamesBFC1887
      @jamesBFC1887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Whenever I had to use a word in a sentence i just used this template
      "My favourite word is (insert word)"

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      "Use it in a sentence."
      "It is good."

    • @rawrsophiex
      @rawrsophiex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      good morning, that's a nice Balalaika

    • @reubensimp5348
      @reubensimp5348 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Will Games! been there done that

    • @reubensimp5348
      @reubensimp5348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Salman Mirza it's a russian folk guitar

  • @PeterSedesse
    @PeterSedesse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +583

    Clicking on a Countdown clip in youtube and having it not be the Cats version is like turning on the cartoons on Saturday morning and there being a breaking news story.

    • @PBMS123
      @PBMS123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Man "9/11" ruined my 8th birthday. I'm not even born on 11/9 but the news about it went on so long in ruined saturday cartoons, but even regular morning cartoons for like 1.5 months.

  • @rocon86
    @rocon86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3409

    Rachel Riley is immortal. Can't believe this is from 6 years ago, she hasn't aged a bit. Gorgeous

    • @Smithy250
      @Smithy250 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Ronan C lol what

    • @eduardomiranda7094
      @eduardomiranda7094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Lucas Gawor how? All that was said is that she is gorgeous. Nothing pervy at all

    • @thegirlinquestion
      @thegirlinquestion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      oh god she's so fucking standard it's only because she's blonde and is made to wear tight dresses

    • @iont8172
      @iont8172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@thegirlinquestion she's gorgeous!

    • @thegirlinquestion
      @thegirlinquestion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@iont8172 again see my prev comment

  • @rickelvi
    @rickelvi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Why is it so satisfying to see her make these large calculations at the blink of an eye

    • @GirGir183
      @GirGir183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you just learn a lot of them off by heart. There's no new numbers for her to learn. It's always the same ones. Once you learn a good deal of the "two digit number multiplied by another two digit number" sums, it makes things a lot easier. You don't have to bother with the smaller 2 digit numbers either, you do them in your head anyway.

    • @seanscanlon9067
      @seanscanlon9067 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GirGir183 Same with darts players, repetition and learning the patterns.

    • @itskdog
      @itskdog 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@GirGir183 though this was with the scary numbers which even she won't be as familiar with.

    • @Costa_del_Artlepool
      @Costa_del_Artlepool 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      she's a keen darts player, you can tell by her enormous kite

  • @kellar4477
    @kellar4477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    As Joe Wilkinson would say: "Thats a bollocks. I'm out"

    • @elliequinn6660
      @elliequinn6660 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kellar yes

    • @NAM_137
      @NAM_137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Ya can't use magic, mate!"

    • @wesley00042
      @wesley00042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stop waving, you prick.

    • @chrisneale2036
      @chrisneale2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I said 'DON'T HAVE AN ERECTION'

  • @applesewer2684
    @applesewer2684 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1807

    When you see so many presenters and TV personalities these days who don't seem to have any talent other than their good looks and charm, it's actually quite startling to come across a truly amazing mind like Rachel Riley's. I have a lot of respect for her.

    • @Ghost-fe1vp
      @Ghost-fe1vp 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Steven Clarkson HAH. Nice.

    • @greybeard29
      @greybeard29 9 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Yeah Rachel Riley is crazy smart, she's got a masters in maths from Oxford

    • @davidrafferty3939
      @davidrafferty3939 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apple Sewer

    • @avarma6313
      @avarma6313 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so does that hot chick in australia in letters and numbers

    • @AinsleyHarriott1
      @AinsleyHarriott1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Apple Sewer you mean you wanna spunk in her

  • @OvenBakedCookie
    @OvenBakedCookie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2334

    5:00
    "3x6x37 is 666"
    That was bloody fast!!

    • @CHOCOLATIONZ
      @CHOCOLATIONZ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +362

      Well Rachel must have known that 37x3 is 111 then multiplying other digit is easy

    • @freddie6385
      @freddie6385 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      TS I know

    • @mijaco999
      @mijaco999 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Watson C. Still quick though however she got it

    • @ilovemydog6847
      @ilovemydog6847 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Watson C. It’s been documented in the past that a lot of number games especially these ones with the difficult numbers were rigged with people behind the scenes with calculators helping Rachel out. The same people hep Susie Dent in dictionary corner get her difficult words. These people have access to dictionaries and calculators and communicate their answers via ear pieces worn by Susie and Rachel. L

    • @someonefromsomewhere1009
      @someonefromsomewhere1009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nicky OldfieldDesciple oh

  • @TheJoel3803
    @TheJoel3803 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1346

    I don't watch the real one. I just like the bullshit one.

    • @ivenstorm
      @ivenstorm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      +TheJoel3803 I'm the same way. I love 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, as to be honest they seem to do a better job presenting it, despite it being "a joke show"

    • @TheJoel3803
      @TheJoel3803 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ivenstorm strongly agree

    • @Onmysheet
      @Onmysheet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I watch both, just because of Rachel.

    • @MuchWhittering
      @MuchWhittering 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      +TheJoel3803 That is an accurate way to describe Jimmy Carr, yes.

    • @smidgens1
      @smidgens1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      8 out of 10s is better. funny as fuck and you don't get made to feel stupid when you're getting 6's every round

  • @GrandSupremeDaddyo
    @GrandSupremeDaddyo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    You know you need to get up and have breakfast when you fail that first numbers round.

    • @crystalaustralia
      @crystalaustralia หลายเดือนก่อน

      What did you have for breakfast?

  • @barnseyfrommossley
    @barnseyfrommossley 6 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I love the look on Rachel's face when she does it and the contestant can't.

  • @leesmith9299
    @leesmith9299 8 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    5:31 love in his eyes. And who can blame him.

    • @SmartStr33t
      @SmartStr33t 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      It gives him a maths boner when she dominates him like that. He probably got it wrong on purpose.

    • @arjunodedra09
      @arjunodedra09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@SmartStr33t wtf lol

    • @adeledandilly8029
      @adeledandilly8029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly what I noticed 😂

    • @cpgautam172
      @cpgautam172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SmartStr33t i got mine, who cares about her looks with math powers like that.

    • @CHANtotheDAN
      @CHANtotheDAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SmartStr33t LMFAOOOOOOOOOO

  • @AddisonMLR
    @AddisonMLR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    I feel silly after the first one because I didn't even notice you could make 13 and then multiply by 10. I did 10/5 to make 2, then 62*2 for 124, then 7-1 to get 6, then 124+6 for 130

    • @Jake-ny8rz
      @Jake-ny8rz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Addison Mueller I did better than me didn’t even notice any of what they did on the first one

    • @rickymex704
      @rickymex704 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      7-5=2
      2+1=3
      3+62=65
      65(12-10)=130

    • @joshuawalsh9379
      @joshuawalsh9379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I felt so stupid too cause I didn't realize that either... but I did
      10*5=50
      50+62=112
      12+7-1=18
      112+18=130

    • @amyshaw893
      @amyshaw893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i spent about 20s getting 62 * (10/2) = 124, + (12-7-1) = 130, and never saw the easy ones

    • @jordonanderson5301
      @jordonanderson5301 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I did 12*7=84+62= 146
      1+5+10 = 16
      146-16 = 130
      Its a longer way but used all the numbers😂

  • @smithsoniansamurai7043
    @smithsoniansamurai7043 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1946

    how the eff did he get balalaika in 0.000002 seconds? I've never even heard the word balalaika and had to look it up just now (its a russian stringed intstrument)

    • @mrvideogamevideos
      @mrvideogamevideos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      I can't do any of the math, but I got that about as fast as he did. The only reason I know it is because there's a black metal musician who calls tremolo picking "balalaika picking". There just aren't many words that it could be with that arrangement of letters.

    • @TheTradge
      @TheTradge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      SmithsonianSamurai - I've heard of a balalaika, and actually it didn't take me long to get it either, as there are very few words with that many a's in it.

    • @ccassidy9090
      @ccassidy9090 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      SmithsonianSamurai I have a Balalaika so didn't take me long

    • @shanqw
      @shanqw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Code Red nbb

    • @maxdecphoenix
      @maxdecphoenix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      happens on the cats countdown every now and again too. Rhod Gilbert got 'stopwatch' from 'twatchops' in less than 1 second.

  • @irishboy0909
    @irishboy0909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    5:29 - You can see him fall in love.

    • @bingesquad1
      @bingesquad1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      3:43 Here as well

  • @adrianbueno6823
    @adrianbueno6823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    "Is it balalaika"
    Proceeds to fiercely take his opponent hand

  • @Ms155y
    @Ms155y 8 ปีที่แล้ว +949

    I can do all of them. when I pause it and have an extra 30 seconds 😂

    • @benhunter4093
      @benhunter4093 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I could do it without that

    • @Ms155y
      @Ms155y 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Ben Hunter my heartiest congratulations

    • @benhunter4093
      @benhunter4093 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Isobel Turner-Wilson thanks

    • @AveNullusMajestic
      @AveNullusMajestic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      ...With Rachel Riley on screen, If I paused this for thirty seconds on the countdown, I'd achieve something else... XD

    • @justincronkright5025
      @justincronkright5025 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't worry the ''I spilled cream of wheat in my lap'' can still work for you as a back story!

  • @Son0fHobs
    @Son0fHobs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Holy sh*t, she beasted everyone, and did it in her head! 5:12

    • @Max_Griswald
      @Max_Griswald 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I did her in my head, too!

    • @AdrianColley
      @AdrianColley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      She is legendary.

    • @digitalconsciousness
      @digitalconsciousness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Came here to post this. Yeah, I can't believe how easy it is for her. It's crazy.

    • @dr.sbrule5817
      @dr.sbrule5817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@digitalconsciousness She gets fed the answers in her ear...

    • @weckar
      @weckar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.sbrule5817 I would.... no okay I'm not touching that one.

  • @SomeRandoooo
    @SomeRandoooo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    holy smokes she can math fast.

    • @futhamucka
      @futhamucka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      she has an upper second-class honours degree in Mathematics from Oxford, I should hope she can math fast.

    • @SomeRandoooo
      @SomeRandoooo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know, but still.

    • @andymcl92
      @andymcl92 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      +Dan Reader As someone with a maths degree, I can tell you that it ain't about quick numeracy! They can often be found together, but that's really not what a maths degree is about.

    • @futhamucka
      @futhamucka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      andymcl92 hahaha classic. Obviously I understand that there is more to a maths degree than being able to do sums in your head. with that said, I expect that someone with a maths degree would have a far greater propensity for fast arithmetic than, say, a TH-cam commentor

    • @WeAreThePeef
      @WeAreThePeef 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      When the guy is giving her his answer and he says 4-1=3...x6x37 and she is just like "yep that's 666". What the actual fuck.

  • @adamh905
    @adamh905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    On his last tour of Ireland , the Pope was asked what he thought of County Down .
    " I preferred it when Carol Vorderman was in it " , he replied .

    • @Dontincludeme
      @Dontincludeme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @undead.rising
      @undead.rising 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because he didn't get impure thoughts? 😋

  • @beeurd
    @beeurd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Not gonna lie that first one lulled me into a false sense of security by being one of the easiest number rounds ever.
    I'm absolutely crap at maths, so if I can get it it's automatically really easy.

  • @Wokingflop
    @Wokingflop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    37 + 5 = 42
    42 * 10 = blaze it

    • @gorillapimpin2978
      @gorillapimpin2978 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Red Stapler OP IS A PHAGGOT?

    • @Wokingflop
      @Wokingflop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Ja Ka you made me cry, not nice.

    • @strigen
      @strigen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I logged in just to thumbs up this. Fantastic lol

    • @marcusfords5324
      @marcusfords5324 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Red Stapler Happy 4/20

    • @FahimaBegum-b9f
      @FahimaBegum-b9f 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha made my day

  • @TonyHavenMusic
    @TonyHavenMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    "And he can salvage a dra.."
    BING
    "I think I've got it"

  • @petkovmarin
    @petkovmarin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    she is from different planet

    • @user-hi4sm3ig5j
      @user-hi4sm3ig5j 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Those Martians! Taking our jobs!

    • @DraigaYT
      @DraigaYT 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't think you got the point of his/her comment.

    • @user-hi4sm3ig5j
      @user-hi4sm3ig5j 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Ewan J-M I did. I just wanted to make a terrible joke.

    • @DraigaYT
      @DraigaYT 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh ok, fair enough.

    • @MrGhostTheBigRoast
      @MrGhostTheBigRoast 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      gorgeous, funny AND smart! she oughta be illegal anyway.

  • @CucumberpatchAddict
    @CucumberpatchAddict 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Getting the third one while both of the contestants didn't is probably my proudest achievement this year (which is extremely sad but that's beside the point)

  • @ViceroyoftheDiptera
    @ViceroyoftheDiptera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    To the people saying she has an earpiece and that this has been 'documented': absolute nonsense. She made a joke-video with HSBC which said those things, and clearly a group of people (including various media sources) seem to have taken this at face value. No, she isn't cheating, she's just incredibly good & well trained at arithmetic. Deal with it.

  • @mogwaigremlin7188
    @mogwaigremlin7188 10 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    Is a balalaika similar to a tenenetba?

    • @fredericdoll318
      @fredericdoll318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      The correct spelling would be Tnetennba.

    • @tommybradbury8469
      @tommybradbury8469 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Karloman Cool good morning, that's a nice tnetennba

    • @Zhalfrin
      @Zhalfrin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know your comment was a joke but it is actually a pretty neat instrument. There was student I knew who did final high school music units using a balalaika

    • @sophiemartin7778
      @sophiemartin7778 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is a Russian stringed instrument

    • @minechef9628
      @minechef9628 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It crowd

  • @YeahShaw
    @YeahShaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The numbers game just stresses me out & gives me flashbacks to school maths lessons where you’d be picked at random to stand up & answer a math’s question/times table.
    It wouldn’t matter how simple the question, the fear of being made to stand up & talk pushed the ability to do any maths out of my head. Absolutely mad method for ‘teaching’ children.

    • @007Fusiion
      @007Fusiion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes I would have the answer before being selected but then ‘forget it’ once I had to say aloud.

  • @vivavaldez87
    @vivavaldez87 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Haha Junaid's slowclap when Rachel gets 649 has the look of "Jolly good, I will bed you"
    5:29

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She would say: "nah, you're not worthy of me"

  • @padlowan
    @padlowan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’m looking forward to seeing them at the 8+ club

    • @anyexpat
      @anyexpat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like Jeffrey Epsteins place

    • @GirGir183
      @GirGir183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what's the 8+ club?

    • @AhmadFIksan
      @AhmadFIksan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GirGir183 It's a joke bit from the TV series The IT Crowd where Moss one of the main character won countdown 8 times and then got invited to an exclusive club called 8+ where all the others countdown winners gathered, though in real live they just called the 8 times countdown winner as the octo champ.

    • @GirGir183
      @GirGir183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AhmadFIksan I think I remember the episode of Countdown where RW and CV debated about a word for someone who had won the 8 in a row.

  • @400cabal
    @400cabal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    1:03 Our professor before starting every exam

  • @fergie1014
    @fergie1014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to feel so proud of myself when I did one of these whilst watching the show

  • @AmethystRaven
    @AmethystRaven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Wth 1 second to get the conundrum

    • @BeaTheBear28
      @BeaTheBear28 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MiniAmethyst ikr wtf

  • @user-rp2fw5kr4t
    @user-rp2fw5kr4t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    these are the types of people who remind the maths teacher to set homework over the holidays

  • @reubenwheeler234
    @reubenwheeler234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    How does 2010 already look so outdated

  • @ParthaDey97
    @ParthaDey97 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I managed to get the 649 one, first time I've ever done it on time!
    I did (37-24)*10*5=650, then 650 - 1 = 649

    • @chinareds54
      @chinareds54 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn. I saw 13*50 = 650, but I couldn't figure out how to make the 13. Brilliant.

    • @TrueBelievers
      @TrueBelievers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@chinareds54 I found another solution to the 649 one. (37+6)*(10+5)=645 then 645+4=649.

    • @charlieblockclocksnow
      @charlieblockclocksnow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TrueBelievers that's what I got

  • @uncannysin
    @uncannysin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awh man, 6 seconds in and the music reminded me of my grandpa :( he always had this on when I went round

  • @fizzywizzkerplop
    @fizzywizzkerplop 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I can't believe I actually struggled to solve the first one. The solution I got ended up using all six numbers, and then they showed their answers and I was like "o-oh..... right. Could have done that."

    • @bartholomewdan
      @bartholomewdan ปีที่แล้ว

      I felt like such a twat for missing that and rightly so.

  • @valdemar91
    @valdemar91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I always get so amazed by Rachel's brain, so beautiful the way she does that.

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      well yeah... since here other features are not that great , we are amazed by her brain :P

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol simp. I could pull off the same but you definitely wouldn't comment that. It's just practice

  • @rickybobby8678
    @rickybobby8678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    most of the time you can take the prime factorization of the number and that’ll give you the answer. if its not perfect you can try adding or subtracting different numbers in the set, and it usually provides an answer pretty quickly

    • @GirGir183
      @GirGir183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True. There's a few tricks you learn for the numbers game that make you look cleverer than you really are.

    • @sploofmcsterra4786
      @sploofmcsterra4786 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone has relatively similar processing power. "intelligence" is often all about efficiency via such tricks.

  • @ItchyLips
    @ItchyLips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    5:52 To be honest, I didn't get a chance to see all the letters properly. 😂

  • @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin
    @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin 9 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    12-10 = 2
    62 * 2 = 124
    124 - 1 + 7 = 130.

    • @sznio
      @sznio 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Kanjoos „ProJared 2” Lahookvinhaakvinhookvin
      12*(10+1+5) = 192
      192 - 62 = 130

    • @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin
      @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dawid Pietrzak Nicely done.

    • @joninewazzup
      @joninewazzup 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      7 *12 =84
      84 +62 =146
      146 -10 -5 -1 = 130

    • @lunardoesmusic
      @lunardoesmusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      12x5=60
      60+62=122
      122+7+1=130

    • @Floedekage
      @Floedekage 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the same thing!

  • @DutchDread
    @DutchDread 9 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    What does it say about my brain when it completely missed the fact that 13x10 is 130, but then on the second one went "87x8=696, 12x3=36, 36-8 = 28, 28+ 696= 724"?

    • @DutchDread
      @DutchDread 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +DutchDread also, 37x 17 (10+6+1)= 629, 4x5=20. 629+ 20=649 BOEIAH!! Edit: she did it the same XD fuck yeah.

    • @scootscootriot1020
      @scootscootriot1020 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DutchDread It is spelled boo yah.

    • @DutchDread
      @DutchDread 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      scootscootriot1020 Didn't realize it had an official spelling.

    • @2013girlie
      @2013girlie 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      scootscootriot1020 it actually derives from the word 'booyakasha'

    • @williamstrachan
      @williamstrachan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If it's any consolation I totally missed that. Did a few "huh... 12x10... where do I find another 10 from?" attempts then settled on 62*10 = 620, 620/5 = 124, 7-1 = 6, 124 + 6 = 130

  • @TheBigKing0
    @TheBigKing0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Who even does 37x17 in your head? Lmao she's too smart

    • @ydela1961
      @ydela1961 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      37 is a special number, well known by numberphiles, because 3*37 = 111.
      This means, any multiple of 3 (smaller than 30) multiplied by 37 is super easy to compute.
      18*37 = 6*3*37 = 6*111 = 666.
      And 17 being = 18 - 1, we have
      17*37 = 666 - 37 = 666 - 36 -1 = 629
      Easy peazy.

    • @prozvidz
      @prozvidz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that's cool, thank you
      Personally I find the easiest way to do it is to just do 37*2=74, add a 0 so the 2 represents 20 and then take away 111.

    • @TwenOalley
      @TwenOalley 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      40*17 = 680
      17*3 = 51
      680-51 = 629

    • @TwenOalley
      @TwenOalley 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joel llo what does 649 have to do with anything?

    • @TwenOalley
      @TwenOalley 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joel llo i was just commenting how i'd do 37*17 in my head

  • @JesseColton
    @JesseColton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I actually did manage to get the 649 maths question in a way other than Rachel's method, except it took me two full minutes with a calculator 🤣

  • @MetallicAGirl14
    @MetallicAGirl14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That man knew the conundrum before it even came up

    • @AdrianColley
      @AdrianColley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Test his midichlorians level!

  • @gclark2708
    @gclark2708 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    She is Perfect! :O

  • @MCCClips
    @MCCClips 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I completely glanced over the 1st one as being so easy.
    My method:
    12x7=84
    62+84=146
    10+5+1=16
    146-16=130
    Oof, wasted my brainpower

    • @joshcarey4187
      @joshcarey4187 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly how I did it, too.

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I fear Maths

  • @LudosErgoSum
    @LudosErgoSum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another solution for 649 is:
    A: 5x10=500
    B: 37x4=148
    Then add together
    A+B+1=649

  • @MoonlightHorizon-ev7ev
    @MoonlightHorizon-ev7ev 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really great example of people having strengths in areas vs others. Those two combined would be a force to be reckoned with.

  • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
    @sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    These people are cleverer than me.

    • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
      @sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      At the age of 8 or 9 at the Methodist Church, I told my mother without the slightest contradiction in my mind, "I don't believe in God!"

    • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
      @sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      Have I just been talking to you on Twitter?

    • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
      @sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why aren't you ridiculing me then for what would otherwise seem ridiculous?

    • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
      @sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Forget it then!

    • @aloofmusician856
      @aloofmusician856 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm positively inspired by you. No matter how old you may be.

  • @redrackham6812
    @redrackham6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I got the first one almost right away, but I did it by dividing the 10 by the 5 to get 2, then multiplying that by 62 to get 124, then adding the 7 to 131, and then subtracting the 1 to get 130. I was so pleased with myself for spotting the solution so quickly, and then I felt ridiculous when the contestants explained their much simpler and more obvious solution. Then I more or less did it again with the second one: I multiplied 87 by 8 to get 696, then I multiplied the other 8 by the 3 to get 24, then I added the 24 to the 4 to get 28, then that to the 696 to get 724. I felt pretty silly again when the simpler solution was revealed. But then I felt really good when I got the third one, admittedly right at the buzzer, and neither contestant got it: I added 37 to 6 to get 43 and 10 to 5 to get 15, then multiplied 43 times 15 to 645, then just added the 4 to that to get 649. Of course, I never would have gotten balalaika if I had had thirty days to work on it.

  • @chris3091
    @chris3091 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    87*8=696
    12*3=36
    696+36-8=724
    I wish i found the simpler way, but that is just how my mind worked it out

    • @asb5781
      @asb5781 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @jadelow797
      @jadelow797 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @lunardoesmusic
      @lunardoesmusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did it like
      87+4=91
      91*8=728
      12÷3=4
      728-4=724

    • @EH-iw3ic
      @EH-iw3ic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did 87+8=95
      95*8=760
      12*3=36
      760-36=724

  • @rovi1600
    @rovi1600 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My answers were a bit more complex lol. Couldn't even comprehend how easy the solutions in the video were.
    For first one, 62-12=50, 50*4=200, 7*10=70, 200-70=130
    For second one, 87*8=696, 12*3=36, 36-8=28, 696+28= 724
    For third one, (37−(6*4))=13, 13*(5*10)=650-1=649

  • @David-wu7jj
    @David-wu7jj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you brought these back fun to watch Rachel fun to look at also

  • @stepoff6579
    @stepoff6579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Holy shit, I actually got the last numbers one!

  • @BeTheSpecial
    @BeTheSpecial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:22 I got it in about 23 seconds, but I was surprised by this because what I'd done was
    87x8=696
    696+4=700
    700+(3x8)=724

    • @sportsjefe
      @sportsjefe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I took a slight shortcut by getting to 28 with (12x3)-8

    • @archerymidnight3422
      @archerymidnight3422 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Two years late, but I got it an even more roundabout way
      87x8 = 696
      12+3 = 15
      8/4=2
      696 + (15 x 2) = 724

  • @mozarrt-lp5vp
    @mozarrt-lp5vp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Guy : **drinks water during countdown and wastes his time like a sneaky thing**

  • @alexander_strachan
    @alexander_strachan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With the first one, I did:
    5×10=50, 50+62+12=124, 124+7=131, 131-1=130.
    How characteristically convoluted of me.

  • @jackbluepirate87
    @jackbluepirate87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You can't help but dance to the end of the countdown clock tune

  • @CallieMasters5000
    @CallieMasters5000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damn, that guy is thirsty as hell! He's chugging water every time there's a close-up!!

  • @elboludo
    @elboludo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Is it easiest to 130, or most numbers used?
    I did (5*10) + 62 + 12 + 7 - 1

    • @LastStar007
      @LastStar007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Morten Larsen Neither. The closer to the target you are, the more points you get, but how many numbers you use has no effect on your score.

    • @elboludo
      @elboludo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      LastStar007 Thanks ;)

    • @guydude82
      @guydude82 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or: ((62*10) / 5) + 7 - 1

    • @karans1ngh
      @karans1ngh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      (12×5)+(7×10) did it for me

    • @evangoldstone6303
      @evangoldstone6303 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did (7-5)×62+7-1

  • @ArtyMars
    @ArtyMars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Does it freak anyone else out how good Rachel is at these maths problems like how on earth does she do it 😫❤️

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Years and years of practice, that's how. Memorized a bunch of results by heart

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess there must be certain hacks.

    • @sadas3190
      @sadas3190 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995 Dont try to hit a round number near the target then make up the difference... e.g. for 649 most people will try to get 640 or 650 first then add 9 or take 1. Instead you should use your biggest number to get as close to it as possible then make up the difference.

    • @bowlchamps37
      @bowlchamps37 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She has a math degree, so she obviously has a number talent. Not trying to sound too cocky, but I have a math degree myself and I get the answer in like 5 seconds. The 3 x 6 x 37 =666 is something that just takes a second for you if you deal with numbers every day. It just comes naturally, just like typing e.g., you just do it without even thinking about it. For a mathematician, writing it down takes longer than actually doing the math.

    • @tomkandy
      @tomkandy ปีที่แล้ว

      Getting that conundrum in 1 second surprised me more

  • @amzy1496
    @amzy1496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can’t believe this was posted 8 years ago.....

  • @sin6736
    @sin6736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    5:29 that guy fell in love

  • @NitroMatt1
    @NitroMatt1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    6 x 4 = 24
    37 - 24 = 13
    13 x 5 = 65
    65 x 10 = 650
    650 - 1 = 649

    • @melodygames5427
      @melodygames5427 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matt Bateman 37-10= 27
      27x4= 108
      108x6= 648 + 1=649

  • @geetarwanabe
    @geetarwanabe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    1+1 = 2

    • @mrz9900
      @mrz9900 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      geetarwanabe There is a book that proves this. Check it out

    • @karans1ngh
      @karans1ngh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kwik mafs

    • @themeparkfan2758
      @themeparkfan2758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How.did u get that bet u used a calculater

  • @JakkFrost1
    @JakkFrost1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, I came up with a different solution for the second one, though it took me about 45 seconds:
    8x87 = 696, 3x8+4 = 28, 696+28 = 724

  • @TheWizardsOfOz
    @TheWizardsOfOz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I went the hard way the first one: 5x12=60 +62=122 +7=129 +1=130

  • @Degjoy
    @Degjoy ปีที่แล้ว

    The colour of that blonde guy’s hair is gorgeous!

  • @epsilonalpha2430
    @epsilonalpha2430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For 4:15 you could do [ (37 - 6 x 4) x 5 x 10 - 1 ]

    • @beboshi69
      @beboshi69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I did as well

  • @hannahs2408
    @hannahs2408 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And there was me celebrating when I got fifty away...

  • @nekogod
    @nekogod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I did the numbers the long way round, (12*5)+(10*7)

  • @howtoappearincompletely9739
    @howtoappearincompletely9739 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh, man. They should do this more often!

  • @soylentgreen6082
    @soylentgreen6082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looked like a very good episode.

  • @OatmealDonk
    @OatmealDonk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I actually managed to get all of these for once!
    First one I did 7x10 +12x5.
    Then for the second, I did 87x8 for 696, add 8x3 for 720, + 4.
    Then for the last, 37 x (10 + 6 + 1), + (4x5).
    Though I admit I didn't stick to the timer, I paused the video while I worked it out. :3

  • @CBGBBB
    @CBGBBB 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    (37-10=27) (27x6x4=648) (648+1=649)

    • @a4senal101
      @a4senal101 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kevin K 37-(6*4)=13 (13*5*10)-1=649

  • @metaknightex
    @metaknightex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:02. Am I the only one who did 62+5*10-1+12+7, and didn't even think of 13*10 lul

  • @izzyberghmans3801
    @izzyberghmans3801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like a toddler after watching this...

  • @brassman8834
    @brassman8834 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't know how this game works but for the first one I got 62 + (5 x 10) + 12 + 7 - 1 = 130. I was able to do it before the time even ended.
    Edit: For the second one I got (87 x 8) + (3 x 8) + 4 = 724.
    Edit 2: For the third one I got (37 x (10 + 1 + 6)) + (4 x 5).
    Edit 3: I paused each time and gave myself the 30 seconds it looks like they had. The woman actually did my exact way for the third one.

  • @sicario1375
    @sicario1375 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    37+6 = 43
    10+5 = 15
    therefore 43 x 15 = 645
    645 +4 = 649

    • @RachelfromDTC
      @RachelfromDTC 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sicario 13 dscd is a good morning morning and I will have to reschedule tomorrow gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn wgnw gn gn gn gn gn gn morning we ttfggtgfgtvgvgbgv. naytsmom only I love to see yet 😳😩👓👓👓👓👓👓👓👓👓👓🕶🕶👓🕶w gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gn gnocchi gn gn gn gn gn gnocchi with the black and black wine it is a great place

  • @Shazzkid
    @Shazzkid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2+2 is 4, minus 1 that's 3

  • @Vikotnick
    @Vikotnick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Rachel Riley would be my dream wife. She is so charming and she could do my accounting!

    • @TheMan750
      @TheMan750 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn right

    • @TheVicar
      @TheVicar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As soon as you hit 50 she'd divide you by 2

  • @anyexpat
    @anyexpat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watched the Conundrum twice, he beat me both times

  • @TheOriginalJohnDoe
    @TheOriginalJohnDoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The lady who puts on the cards is actually the real mvp.

  • @ASingleLettuceLeaf
    @ASingleLettuceLeaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is it bad that I didn’t get the first one? 😂
    I did 12x10 and didn’t know what to do from there 🤦‍♀️

    • @willshowells1511
      @willshowells1511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really😂

    • @ASingleLettuceLeaf
      @ASingleLettuceLeaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wills Howells
      Wanna know what the best part is?
      I had an A* in maths gcse and I am a biochem student 😂😂

    • @willshowells1511
      @willshowells1511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ASingleLettuceLeafwow😂

  • @RazaPlaysGames
    @RazaPlaysGames 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    5:30 admiration or love for Rachel. We will never know

  • @joshb4485
    @joshb4485 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Why? Calculations ? Admire the hottie ;)

    • @smolsheep77
      @smolsheep77 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awfully degrading and sexist. FUCK off.

    • @sxnchou
      @sxnchou 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smol Sheep shut the fuck up feminist dog

  • @CeartGoLeor86
    @CeartGoLeor86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the tough maths one at the end, an alternative to Rachel's method is:
    37+6 = 43
    10+5 =15
    43×15 = 645
    645 + 4 = 649

  • @callum__w
    @callum__w 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember seeing this ages ago

  • @srdjanaleksic4924
    @srdjanaleksic4924 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How about use them all... 62+12 + (10*5) + 7 -1 =130

    • @kpsnnf
      @kpsnnf 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's what i was thinking, shouldn't they use them all? i thought that was the point of this segment

    • @lukepilsbury3841
      @lukepilsbury3841 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Srdjan Aleksic How come I got the same answer as you and I'm 14, yet they couldn't use all the numbers

    • @SomeRandoooo
      @SomeRandoooo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      luke pilsbury because you don't always need all the numbers

  • @TheFlair4thedramatic
    @TheFlair4thedramatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jimmy before the Botox is just not as funny.

  • @LednacekZ
    @LednacekZ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    those numbers werent actually that hard. only simple multiplications of the big numbers with added smaller numbers. I have seen much harder problems with the 25,50,75,100.
    All it took is to quickly multiply the big one to get close and add/subtract the remainder.
    Rachel is a great mathematician and does this stuff a lot. she also has much more than 30 seconds to figure it out.

  • @DevilboyScooby
    @DevilboyScooby 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The conundrum was actually comparably easy, if you know the word "balalaika"

    • @Nullifidian
      @Nullifidian 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. It was one of the easiest conundrums I've seen because there wasn't any other word it could be.

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I assumed he just knew a word with 2 Ls and 4 As. Plus, I believe you can buzz in more than once, so you would buzz before you were 100% sure.

    • @DevilboyScooby
      @DevilboyScooby 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ZipplyZane you can only buzz in once

  • @Titanicdork133
    @Titanicdork133 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:40. (10-12) x 62 + (1-7). =130.... i failed maths and this is the first ever number challenge i've either managed to do in the time.