Scott had become a Wales rugby fan for the day
The anthem challenge finally reached Cardiff.
Scott attended Wales v Ireland, the match which secured Wales the Grand Slam.
Before the game he was given an appointment which sounded almost military.
Report to Gate 4 at around 1300 hours.
The Royal Welsh Band were going to let him rehearse inside the Principality Stadium.
Scott had spent the entire week learning the anthem phonetically.
Now he would sing it with the people who actually performed it at the national stadium.
Shenkin arrived in armour
The rehearsal produced an unexpected celebrity.
Scott met Shenkin, the Royal Welsh regimental goat.
The animal appeared in ceremonial dress and armour and already had its own social-media presence.
Scott tried to create a meaningful moment with Shenkin.
The goat largely gave him what Scott interpreted as side-eye.
For a week centred on Welsh national identity, an armoured goat was exactly the piece of ceremony the show had somehow failed to anticipate.
Prince William interrupted rehearsal
The band rehearsal paused because Prince William arrived at the stadium with a police escort.
Scott watched several motorbikes come in and suddenly found himself sharing the pre-match environment with the future king.
The afternoon had gone from a Radio 1 language joke to proper national-event access.
Scott later sang the anthem inside the packed stadium and was delighted that the repeated practice meant he could genuinely join in.
Chappers welcomed Scott to rugby
Scott also appeared with his former Radio 1 colleague Mark Chapman on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Angel Hotel.
Chappers treated Scott’s sudden enthusiasm for Welsh rugby with the appropriate level of suspicion.
Scott insisted he had loved the whole experience.
Wales winning the Grand Slam obviously helped.
Ask Me Anything found a competitive eater
Back at Radio 1, Ask Me Anything introduced Kate Evans, a competitive eater.
Kate said the fascination began after watching *Man v Food* and eventually deciding to try challenges herself.
She had been competing for several years.
The list of food was extraordinary.
A roughly 3kg doner kebab.
A 27-inch pizza in Scotland.
Large roast challenges and other meals designed for several ordinary people.
Kate documented attempts online and on social media.
Eating became sport rather than hunger
Scott and Chris wanted to know how somebody prepared.
Did Kate avoid food for a day first?
Could the stomach genuinely be trained?
How quickly did the desire to eat disappear once a huge challenge began?
Kate explained that competitive eating involved technique and experience rather than simply arriving hungry.
Scott was impressed.
He was also certain he never wanted to sit beside somebody working through a three-kilo kebab.
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