0:00:02 > 0:00:07We scoured the land for ordinary people with extraordinary powers.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08My fastest time for
0:00:08 > 0:00:10solving a Rubik's cube is 7.91 seconds.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13It was an unusual talent search.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15What is nine times 12? 108.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Nine times 12, 108.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Not everyone was up to the mark...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- How old is The Queen? - I thought she was 101?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27..As we searched for Britain's Brightest.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I've got what it takes to go the distance.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31They had to pass brain-busting tests...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- Oh, you are horrible! - ..show feats of dexterity.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Oh, God!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Finally, 24 made it through.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- Well done! - CHEERING
0:00:43 > 0:00:45They come from all walks of life.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47If I could win Britain's Brightest, it would be incredible.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51It's really important to show that actually being bright is a really good thing.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56But just one can win £50,000 and be crowned Britain's Brightest.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59The other contestants do need to watch out.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I will fight tooth and nail to win.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host, Clare Balding.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Hello and welcome to Britain's Brightest,
0:01:33 > 0:01:34a new kind of talent competition
0:01:34 > 0:01:36that is testing the power of the brain.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40It's all about sharp thinking, and we'll test every part
0:01:40 > 0:01:43of the mind, from spelling to maths,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46logic, emotions, puzzles and memory.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51Our team has found 24 amazing minds and tonight, six of them
0:01:51 > 0:01:55will compete for a place in the final and a £50,000 first prize.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:57 > 0:02:00So, let's meet out first two contestants.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07I'm Clare, I live in Warrington. No, I don't. That's rubbish!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09SHE LAUGHS
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I'm Clare. I live in London,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13but I'm originally from Warrington and I'm a midwife.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I think there's lots and lots of reasons why I love being a midwife,
0:02:16 > 0:02:20but the main thing really is about being part of somebody's memories.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23You meet somebody as soon as they're pregnant and you see them
0:02:23 > 0:02:26all the way through until their baby's kind of three or four
0:02:26 > 0:02:29weeks old, and it's just a really lovely experience.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34On a daily basis I multi-task and I work well under pressure.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I have to read people's emotions.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I think emotional intelligence is one of my strengths.
0:02:39 > 0:02:45I'm not convinced I'll be massively wonderful at my English or spelling, things like that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53Generally people see me as kind of the bubbly blonde that's maybe not so intelligent.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Keep an eye out, because I think I'm somebody that will maybe go
0:02:57 > 0:03:02under the radar a little bit and then come to bite them on the bum!
0:03:03 > 0:03:08My name's Lynn. I come from Old Dilton, which is a tiny hamlet in Wiltshire, and I'm a childminder.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I have the same IQ as Einstein, which is 153.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14But he couldn't add up and I can.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19That's a bit rude, isn't it, poor Einstein.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I have a daughter called Erin.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25She's 19 and I've been a single parent to her all my life.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Oh, not all my life, obviously. - SHE LAUGHS
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I'm absolutely so proud of her.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Erin does quite a lot of showjumping with her horse, Fred,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36and this is her rosette board.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38This is Freddie. He's really, really good at showjumping.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41He's like a jumping machine.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Erin is absolutely ecstatic that I'm going on Britain's Brightest.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47She's always got an answer to everything.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I think one of my attributes is that I'm quite self-assured and I'm quite calm under pressure.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Yes, she's really, like, as cool as a cucumber.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57If I won Britain's Brightest, I'd like to go on a world tour with Erin.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Oh, my God!
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I know that I can do anything that's put in front of me,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04so the other contestants should not underestimate me.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I'm a bit wary of saying things like that,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10because I could go on there and make a complete idiot of myself!
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Please welcome Clare and Lynn.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Hello, you two.- Hello, Clare. - Welcome to the show.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - You're quite excited about being on, aren't you, Clare?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Just a little.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- How do you show that you're really excited? - TAPS FEET RAPIDLY
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- LAUGHTER - Now listen, last year, London 2012, extraordinary experience,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41it was for me and I know it was for you, as well.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45It certainly was, yeah. I was lucky enough to be one of the volunteers,
0:04:45 > 0:04:50so I was an NOC Assistant and looked after Team Namibia.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54So I got the really difficult task of, kind of, ferrying them around
0:04:54 > 0:04:59to the events and had to go and watch some amazing sport in amazing seats.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Really tough, I find. Very difficult isn't it?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04You just think, "how can I carry on doing this"?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Yeah. For my country, I did it. LAUGHTER
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Now Lynn, in terms of your brightness,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11what do you think you've got up here?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Well, I know I've got a brain that works well.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I always seem to know the answer when other people don't seem to know,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20so I kind of feel I've got an edge somewhere.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25I can't quite define it, but I just know that I am quite bright.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28And your daughter Erin says that you are cool under pressure,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32which should be crucial in these circumstances.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I am, actually, I don't feel any kind of nerves.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36No shaky hands, no heart beating.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I just enjoy it so much that I don't think about being nervous.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Well, good luck to both of you. Are you ready?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44- We're ready.- Yes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Let's reveal your first weighty challenge.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:59 > 0:06:02In front of you are 26 people.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06From their appearance, you must use all of your powers of judgement
0:06:06 > 0:06:08to estimate how much each of them weigh.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- So, good luck with that. - CLARE AND LYNN LAUGH
0:06:11 > 0:06:14In a moment you'll be given a target weight and you must then
0:06:14 > 0:06:17select people whose weights will match that target.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Throughout our lives, though, we've been told not to talk about peoples' weights
0:06:21 > 0:06:25because it's rude, and here we are asking you to estimate exactly what they weigh.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28But Clare, being a midwife, obviously there aren't any babies there,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- cos you'd be really good at it if it's babies, wouldn't you? - LAUGHTER
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- I'm good at that.- Yeah.- I think even with women.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38So we always ask about weight at women's book-ins,
0:06:38 > 0:06:43so with the women up there I might have a better idea with them than with the men, but we shall see.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46And Lynn, what about you? Are you good at assessing people's weights?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47I don't think I'm very good,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50but I think it's not very helpful with the clothes on.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Well, that's true.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54If they could all take them off. CLARE AND LYNN LAUGH
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Indeed! That's why Ashley came without his shirt.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But you're right, you've got to take into account what they're wearing.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Their boots or hats or whatever. All the gear, as well.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08So, let's set our first target weight, and we'll make it relatively
0:07:08 > 0:07:13simple by just asking you to pick one person who matches this target.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14OK.
0:07:15 > 0:07:1712 stone.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22You're looking for one person whose weight is closest to 12 stone.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25You'll have noticed there's Ken Morley, formerly of Coronation Street,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and John McCririck's here, as well, who I know very well.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37And Clare has made her selection, she's gone for Deryn. Thank you very much, Deryn.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- We have Deryn and we have Thomas. - APPLAUSE
0:07:40 > 0:07:44So, Clare, let's find out how close you are to 12 stone with Deryn.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46How much do you weigh, please?
0:07:46 > 0:07:4812 stone, 5lbs that's very good.
0:07:48 > 0:07:505lbs over but very, very good.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53APPLAUSE
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Now Lynn, what was it about Thomas that said,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59"I'm a man who weighs 12 stone?"
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Well, it was his quite large shoulders which
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- I now begin to think is just the jacket. - LAUGHTER
0:08:05 > 0:08:06If you're closer than 5lbs
0:08:06 > 0:08:08either over or under,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10then you will win this first round.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Thomas, how much do you weigh?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- So he's even bigger under the jacket than he looks.- Yes, absolutely.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It means that Clare, you win Round One, you are closest to 12 stone.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Congratulations and thank you to Deryn and Thomas.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Thank you very much. Well, done.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29So we are now going to test your mathematical skill
0:08:29 > 0:08:32as well as your social perception,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35because we are looking for two weights that add up to a target figure.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39This is your target weight.
0:08:39 > 0:08:4130 stones. You go.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- You will have noticed at home a couple of famous faces, here. - CLARE LAUGHS
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Clare goes running through them, she wants Jack.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52That was a sudden sprint.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55A bit of athletic ability being tested here, as well!
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Now, this is testing something called social perception,
0:08:58 > 0:09:03and almost automatically we use height, age, posture,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05even clothes to estimate weight.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Danielle is being selected by Lynn,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10and Lynn makes her second selection, which is Ben.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Ben the chef. And Clare has selected Sam.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17APPLAUSE
0:09:20 > 0:09:25So, Clare, you were very, very keen to get your hands on Jack.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I was. LAUGHTER
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Why was that?
0:09:28 > 0:09:33Well, I think it's easier to judge weight in terms of somebody muscly
0:09:33 > 0:09:36than somebody that has got a few extra pounds.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Right, so how much do you think Jack does weigh?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Maybe 17 or 18 stone?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45OK. Shall we find out? Jack, how much do you weigh?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I think you've underestimated how much muscle weighs.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Should have left him to me, you see.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I think I need to go and feel those muscles!
0:09:57 > 0:09:58That's it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Now, that means that you need Sam to be
0:10:02 > 0:10:058 stone 8lbs to be spot-on.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07LAUGHTER
0:10:07 > 0:10:10So, Sam, how much do you weigh?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- 15 stone and 2lbs.- Wow!
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Which, if we add that on to Jack's weight, I'm afraid means that
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- you go over by 6 stone and 8lbs, with 36 stone 8lbs. - CLARE AND LYNN LAUGH
0:10:22 > 0:10:25The good thing is that you're laughing about it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28LAUGHTER
0:10:28 > 0:10:29So am I!
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Lynn's rubbing her hands in glee. Hello!
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So, Lynn, you picked Danielle. How much do you think she weighs?
0:10:36 > 0:10:40I thought Danielle probably weighed 8 stone 11.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43OK. Well, let's find out. Danielle how much do you weigh, please?
0:10:43 > 0:10:469 stone 4. That's all right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47That's lovely.
0:10:47 > 0:10:54So, you need Ben to be 20 stone and 10lbs to be spot-on.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Don't let me down, Ben.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58People shouting, "Come on, Ben"!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00LAUGHTER
0:11:00 > 0:11:02He can't do anything about the answer!
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Let's find out how much Ben weighs. Please reveal your weight.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- GASPS - 24 stone and 3lbs, which means that...
0:11:11 > 0:11:1533 stone and 7lbs, you're three and a half stone over,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17but you are closest to the target weight of 30,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20so, Lynn, you win this round. Well done.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23APPLAUSE
0:11:23 > 0:11:28And many thanks to Jack and Sam, to Ben and to Danielle. Thank you.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:29 > 0:11:33We have one final target weight for you to find.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36You're going to find two people whose weights add up to this.
0:11:39 > 0:11:4125 stone. Go for it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46We'll see whether Clare suddenly speeds up at the end, here
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- as she gets closer. - Can I have you, please?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50She's going straight for Ashley.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Ashley and Debbie are the selections from Clare.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Lynn has picked out John.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04And she has also picked Ellie.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Well, done.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11So, Lynn, your target was 25 stone, how much do you think Ellie weighs?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15I think that Ellie weighs about eight stone.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Well, let's find out how close you are. Ellie how much do you weigh, please?
0:12:19 > 0:12:23seven stone 12, you are 2lbs within what you thought she was,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- that's excellent. - Yes! Thank you Ellie.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33Now, that means that John needs to be 17 stone and 2lbs.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37John, how much do you weigh, please?
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- 20 stone and 4lbs. - John, you let me down! Oh, no.
0:12:42 > 0:12:443 stone and 2lbs over.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Gosh, I was miles off.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51So, Clare. With Debbie, what were you thinking?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I basically wanted to pick somebody that I thought would match Ashley
0:12:54 > 0:12:57in terms of going for Ashley being about 16 stone.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59So you need Debbie to be about nine?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Yes.- OK. Debbie. How much do you weigh?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- 8 stone 12. - Well, done Clare.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Very good. So, within 2lbs of what you thought.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Do I get a hug if we're right?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- A hug with Ashley if you're right? - LAUGHTER
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Is that why you selected Ashley, Clare?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22So, you need Ashley to be 16 stone 2lbs
0:13:22 > 0:13:24to be spot-on the target.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Ashley...- Come on, Ashley. - Be 19 stone. - How much to do you weigh?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- 13 stone 7. - GASPS
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Man! Never!
0:13:33 > 0:13:37So, you come out with 22 stone 5lbs.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- Whoa!- Which is 2 stone 9lbs off target,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45but fractionally closer than Lynn, so you win the third round.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- You've done the dance! - APPLAUSE
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Thank you to John McCririck, thank you to Ken, thank you to
0:13:52 > 0:13:55all of our crowd who have so graciously revealed their weights.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59And after that game, please don't think you can go up to strangers
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and guess their weight, we will not be responsible for the consequences.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Clare, you scored four points in that round, Lynn, you scored two.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09There's still plenty more time to increase those points.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Ladies and gentlemen, for now, we will see them again later,
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- Lynn and Clare. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Now, you don't just find amazing minds in the bar at Mensa on a wet Wednesday,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25you can find them anywhere if you know what you're looking for.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Here's where we found our next two contestants.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Hi, I'm Mike from Blackburn in Lancashire
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and I'm studying economics at the University Of Leeds.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Studying economics has given me
0:14:36 > 0:14:41a really good range of number skills and analytical skills.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42I'm a Blackburn Rovers supporter.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48I find watching football to be like a really good, kind of, cathartic release.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I am into photography.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53You have to have a good eye for angles and subjects.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Whenever I go anywhere worth taking photos of, I always have the camera with me.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I'd definitely love, you know, to be able to take some time
0:15:01 > 0:15:03and actually go and do some proper stuff.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I'm really competitive, always have been.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Me and my dad and my brother have watched University Challenge
0:15:08 > 0:15:11together with a score sheet. I always tend to come out on top,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14though my dad would dispute that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Being younger than some of the other contestants will prove to be
0:15:18 > 0:15:19an advantage for me.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I'm definitely doing it for the title and not for the money.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29I'm David, I'm from High Wycombe and I'm a telemarketing agent.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32My children think that I've always been a bit of a smart aleck,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35but ever since I found out I was going to be on the show,
0:15:35 > 0:15:39they think I've been in mega smug mode and haven't been talking to me.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I play Scrabble every week.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47My highest word score was for "magnetos" - that scored 158
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and it went across two triple letter scores.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53I'm very pedantic about words and grammar.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Here I have a letter and they're talking about the principal sum,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01which they've spelt P, L, E, and of course anybody
0:16:01 > 0:16:05who speaks English will know that that's spelt P, A, L.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07It is important to me to win.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10There's a saying that it's not the winning, it's the taking part,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12but that's what losers say.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Being called Britain's Brightest would be something I'd be proud of.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19In fact, I'd probably incorporate it in my e-mail signature.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Please welcome David and Mike.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Hello, you two, welcome to the show. - Thank you very much. - Hello, Clare.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- David, in terms of your intelligence...- Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45..you clearly are a very learned man.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Are there any chinks in your armour?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Not that I'm going to admit to on national television.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- He's psyching you out already, Mike. Are you feeling this intimidation? - Poker face.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Feeling the fire burning off David. Very intimidating.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Now, what will your advantages be, do you think?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03I think over anything else it's got to have to be youth.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08I'm a pretty quick thinker and even though experience comes with age,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I think speed remains with the young, so... Ready for it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Fighting talk.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16It's not about how quick you are, it's about what you know,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20and I think having been around a few years longer than Mike, I might just have the edge there.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Well, Mike, David, good luck to both of you.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26We are about to undertake a spelling test,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29but you won't need pen and paper, we're going high tech.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Come over here and you will see words appear in the air around you.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35APPLAUSE
0:17:35 > 0:17:39So, for example here are three words associated with the brain.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I would eliminate the two that I believe are incorrectly spelt,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46"Synapce" and "Coortex", leaving "neuron" as the correctly-spelt word.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Now, there are three rounds in this challenge,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51the words will get progressively harder.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- David I know you're a stickler for correct spelling.- Correct.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What was the last word that you publicly corrected?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Well, my wife and I went to a supermarket recently
0:17:59 > 0:18:03and they had some stationery for sale and the word "stationary"
0:18:03 > 0:18:07was spelt with an A, R, Y at the end. So I got a felt-tip pen out of their stationery
0:18:07 > 0:18:09and changed it to E, R, Y.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Which, of course, is perfectly normal.- Absolutely.- Yes. - LAUGHTER
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Mike, you are very quick, you're young, obviously you're agile.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18There is a bit of dexterity to this, do you think that might play to your strengths?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I'm hoping so. I think I've got pretty good co-ordination,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23so I'm hoping I'll be able to use that in the game.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Mike, I'm going to send you backstage so you can hear and see nothing.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29David, you're first up, so take to the spot and let's go.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34So, here we go, David - you will receive three words
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- and you will strike out the two words that are incorrectly spelt. - OK.- Happy?- Yep. Fine.- Let's play.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Correct. "Aisle" is correctly spelt.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Correct. "Chamois" is the right answer.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00"Typhoon" is correct.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Your last one in this round.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Oh!
0:19:04 > 0:19:09David you struck out "Abseil" and it was correctly spelt.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10I must have misread that.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- So, three out of four in your first round. For now, David, thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Let's say goodbye to you and welcome back Mike to the spot.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- Hello, Mike. - Hello, Clare.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Are you happy? Are you relaxed? - I'm very happy and relaxed.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Looking forward to it? - I am. Let's do it.- Let's play.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Oh! "Aisle" was correctly spelt.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Correct. Well done, you got one on the board.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44"Typhoon" is correct, well done. Into your rhythm now.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51No, "abseil" was the one that was correctly spelt. What happened?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Massive let down. I'm not really sure what happened there.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58At the end of that first round, Mike, you've scored two out of a possible four.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01David scored three out of four, so he has taken the first round.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Mike, for now, thank you, let's let you go backstage and we welcome back David.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07APPLAUSE
0:20:07 > 0:20:10David, you will be pleased to hear that you won the first round with three out of four.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15For the second round you need to knock out the three incorrectly-spelt words,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17your time starts now.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Oh, that's wrong.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Hesitation, and a mistake on the first one.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- I'm afraid you timed out, there. - Ah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- I'm doing badly, here. - The pressure of time forcing you into a mistake there.- Yes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Your last one, David.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52"Zabaglione" is correct, well done, but you score only one out of a possible four.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Yeah. A chance for Mike to come back. - David, for now, thank you.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56APPLAUSE
0:20:56 > 0:21:00And we welcome back Mike for his second-round challenge.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02This time, Mike, you're going to see four words,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06three of them are incorrectly spelt, leave the one right answer
0:21:06 > 0:21:08and Mike, your time starts now.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Oh, he went straight for "vermilion", which was the correct spelling.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22No, "colonnade" was correctly spelt.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Well, done. "Demiurge" is correct. Your last one on this round.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Congratulations, Mike, "zabaglione" is correct, you scored two out of four.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42APPLAUSE
0:21:42 > 0:21:45You're looking nervous, because you think that's not enough.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- I do think that's not enough. - Will you be relieved and pleased
0:21:47 > 0:21:50when I tell you it IS enough to have won the round? Well done, Mike.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52APPLAUSE
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- David, welcome back.- Thank you. - It is now one round all.- Yes.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Your third round. Again, four words, three of them incorrectly spelt,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- also the time is slightly shorter. - Yep.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- So here we go, Round Three, are you ready?- I am ready.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Your time starts now.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Correct. Well done, David. "Bergamot" correctly spelt.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22"Silhouette" is correct, well done.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Hesitated but got it right. "Spaghetti" is correctly spelt.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37This is your last one. Well, done, "guillotine" correctly spelt.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Well, done David, that's more like it.- That's more like it.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43On the hardest round you have scored four out of four.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- David, well done and thank you. - All right, thank you.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49And let's welcome back Mike.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51APPLAUSE
0:22:51 > 0:22:53And your time starts now.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Well, done. "Bergamot" correct.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06"Silhouette" is correct.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12"Spaghetti" is correct.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- "Guillotine" is correct. Well done, Mike, four out of four.- Better.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24If you'd like to come over here, and David will come back out.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Now, interesting. So, David, you won the first round, Mike, you won the second round.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32In the third round you were tied with four out of four,
0:23:32 > 0:23:38so now you will answer as many as you can in a row, and the player
0:23:38 > 0:23:42that completes the longest sequence will take the points for the third round. Understood?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- Yep. Great. - David, you will go first.- OK. - Take to the spot.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51So, David, your time starts now.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Oh!
0:23:56 > 0:23:59"Garrison" was correctly spelt, I'm afraid, and it's the first one
0:23:59 > 0:24:02you struck out, and that is the end of your challenge. What happened?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I looked at that wrong, somehow. Never mind.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Oh, I'm so sorry, David, but thank you.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09APPLAUSE
0:24:09 > 0:24:12And Mike comes in. You ready, Mike?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Yes, I am. - Let's play your tie-break.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22"Garrison" is correct.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25And Mike, the challenge can stop there because,
0:24:25 > 0:24:26and you do look perplexed,
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- with just one correct answer, you have beaten David, well done. - Thank you.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34APPLAUSE
0:24:34 > 0:24:37And at the end of the spelling challenge it means that David,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40you take two points, Mike, you win the game with four.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43There are still plenty of chances to win more points,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- but ladies and gentlemen, for now, David and Mike. - APPLAUSE
0:24:47 > 0:24:52Let's meet tonight's last two contestants putting their minds to the test
0:24:52 > 0:24:54in the battle to become Britain's Brightest.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I'm Zoe, I live in London,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02and I'm managing director of a small software company.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06When I was about five, what I really wanted to be was a ballerina,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10but sadly I wasn't very good at it. At school I was always
0:25:10 > 0:25:13really good at maths, and so by the time I was about 12
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I decided I wanted to be a professional mathematician or physicist
0:25:16 > 0:25:20and I went to university in Cambridge and studied mathematics.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24When I set myself goals, I always follow through and achieve them,
0:25:24 > 0:25:31so I set myself the goal of becoming managing director of my company, which I did in 2012.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I think the other competitors have to watch out because I come across
0:25:34 > 0:25:40as very nice and very friendly, but underneath, I am absolutely ruthless.
0:25:40 > 0:25:47I'm so competitive that if things aren't going the way I want, then everyone will know about it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53I've been playing backgammon since 2002, and in 2010 I became Ladies' World Champion.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58And you get used to going, "Yeah, I'm Zoe Cunningham, Ladies' World Backgammon Champion",
0:25:58 > 0:26:03so, similarly it would be great to be able to go, "I'm Zoe Cunningham, Britain's Brightest".
0:26:04 > 0:26:06My name is Roual.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I was born in Britain, raised in Jamaica
0:26:08 > 0:26:12and I'm a customer service advisor for Croydon Council.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17My wife Hannah is very supportive of me being on the show.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I think he'll do very well. Very, very quick thinker, he is.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I was born here, but my parents decided to go back to Jamaica when I was five.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Jamaica to me is very much a second home.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31When I'm there, I'm more Jamaican than I am British.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I'm a bit of a phone freak.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Nokia 5146, 6150...
0:26:38 > 0:26:41I eat, sleep, breathe mobile phones.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Sony Ericsson...
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- I think it's a passion. - An obsession. - THEY LAUGH
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I've just always been into technology and gadgets.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Samsung Galaxy Ace.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57I didn't go to university, and some of my competitors might think
0:26:57 > 0:27:00they have an advantage, but I'm not dumb.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02I mean, I'm clever, but he's bright. HE CHUCKLES
0:27:02 > 0:27:08This might be Jamaica's fastest, but THIS is Britain's Brightest.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Please welcome Zoe and Roual.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Welcome to both of you. Thank you for playing.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- And Roual, we saw in that film how much you love Jamaica.- Yes.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34What is it about Jamaica that makes you feel so warm towards it?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Well, I grew up in Jamaica and it is just home to me.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40The people there are just really, really warm, you know,
0:27:40 > 0:27:45so there's nowhere in the world to me just like Jamaica.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- So, Zoe, or should I say, Zoe, Ladies' World Backgammon Champion 2010?- Indeed.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Now, backgammon is a game all about strategy and thinking ahead, isn't it?
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Actually, backgammon's a combination of lots of different approaches.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02You do need strategy, but you also need to know about tactics.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04You need to be able to count quickly,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07you need to be able to do some quite complicated maths in your head,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09and, all importantly, you need quite a bit of luck.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Well, good luck to both of you. It's time to get some
0:28:12 > 0:28:14points on the leaderboard for you, come over this way.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17APPLAUSE
0:28:17 > 0:28:21I'm going to give you both your own personal volcano.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24You'll be faced with a number of questions,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26and you need to say what comes next.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Give me the right answer and you build up lava in your volcano.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31But get it wrong, and it goes to your opponent.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34The first to make their volcano erupt is the winner.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Now, this is going to be tricky because you need to make
0:28:36 > 0:28:40creative connections, but under the pressure of time, your thinking
0:28:40 > 0:28:44tends to become more cramped and less creative.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47So, best of luck. Would you like to give your volcanoes names?
0:28:47 > 0:28:51I would, I'd like to call my volcano Smokey, because that was
0:28:51 > 0:28:54the name of my first cat and also an appropriate name for a volcano.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I like it. And what about you, Roual?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I think I'll go with Blue Mountains,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01because as we all know, I grew up in Jamaica
0:29:01 > 0:29:04and the Blue Mountains are the most famous mountains in Jamaica.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- So what about Bluey for short? - Bluey? Bluey's fine.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10OK. So we've got Bluey and Smokey the volcanoes.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Now, the first thing we're going to do is play for control of the game.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17So, the first to buzz in and answer this question correctly
0:29:17 > 0:29:20will take control of the first round.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Your first question is...
0:29:22 > 0:29:24What comes next?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- Roual, you buzzed in.- 32.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Is 32 the correct answer?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37It is correct. They are all half the previous number, well done.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40So, Roual, you take control of the first round.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45So, Bluey the volcano comes forward, and this is your first question.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46What's next in this sequence?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56You'll be out of time in a minute.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Out of time, I'm afraid.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01The answer was 34, they were all part of the Fibonacci Sequence.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02That means that your lava
0:30:02 > 0:30:04passes to Zoe.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Zoe, Smokey your volcano comes forward,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08and this is your question.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11What comes next in this sequence?
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- 29.- Is 29 correct?
0:30:17 > 0:30:1929 is correct.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21They're all prime numbers
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- in ascending order. Well done, Zoe. - APPLAUSE
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Roual, your turn.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31What's next in the sequence?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- 277.- Is 277 correct?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40It is correct,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42the increase doubles each time,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Well done. Zoe, your question is...
0:30:47 > 0:30:49What's next in that sequence?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- 170.- 170. Is that correct?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58It is correct.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Roual, if you get this question wrong, you'll pass your lava to Zoe
0:31:01 > 0:31:06and her volcano will erupt. And this is your question.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08What's next?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13614?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17So, is 614 the correct answer?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18It's not, I'm afraid.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22The correct answer is 623.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25The difference between the numbers is three times larger each time.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30That means that your lava passes to Zoe, and this happens.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33APPLAUSE
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Smokey has exploded! A very, very tough round.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- Two points go to Zoe for winning the first round. Well done.- Thank you.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43APPLAUSE
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Roual, you started the first round,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48that means Zoe you will start Round Two. We can bring Smokey the volcano forward.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Your first question is this:
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Wise is to Morecambe as Pace is to...?
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Hale.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Is Hale the correct answer?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02It is, they are all comedy double acts.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03Roual, this is your question:
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Murder is to crows as parliament is to what?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Badgers.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13You say badgers. Is badgers the correct answer?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It's not, I'm afraid, it's owls.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Those are the collective nouns for those animals.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23That means your lava passes to Zoe and you get this question:
0:32:23 > 0:32:30The US House Of Representatives is to 435 as the US Senate is to what?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35135.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Is that answer correct?
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I'm afraid it's not, the correct answer is 100.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42They are the number of seats in the two houses of Congress,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45so your lava passes to Roual.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48You're doing each other a favour, here. And Roual,
0:32:48 > 0:32:49this is your question:
0:32:49 > 0:32:54Constantinople is to Istanbul as Eboracum is to what?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Or, indeed, where?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I've no idea.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Leeds?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03You say Leeds. Is Leeds the correct answer?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07The correct answer is York,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10because they are both ancient names of those places.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13So, your lava passes to Zoe and Zoe,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16get this next question correct,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18and your volcano will erupt.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Psycho is to Hitchcock as Some Like It Hot is to who?
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Scorsese?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28You say Scorsese. It's not, I'm afraid. The correct is Wilder.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Billy Wilder was the director
0:33:32 > 0:33:34and Alfred Hitchcock was the director of Psycho.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37So, your lava passes to Roual.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Here's your question:
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Robin is to Batman as Doiby Dickles is to who?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47The Green Lantern?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49And is The Green Lantern correct?
0:33:51 > 0:33:52It is correct.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54They are both superhero sidekicks.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Well done. This is all in your hands, Zoe,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58this will decide the round one way or the other.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01If you get it right, your volcano will explode,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05if you get it wrong, Roual's volcano, Bluey, will explode.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Brasilia is to Brazil as Abuja is to where?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Gabon?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Is that the correct answer?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17It's not, I'm afraid.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18The correct answer is Nigeria.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21They're all newly-created or planned capital cities
0:34:21 > 0:34:23and that means this...
0:34:24 > 0:34:28It means your lava passes to Roual, and his volcano erupts.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29APPLAUSE
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Congratulations, it's one round apiece, two points apiece, well done.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Roual, it's your turn to start.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Let's bring Bluey the volcano forward.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Here's your first question:
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Z, X, V - what's next in the sequence?
0:34:45 > 0:34:46T
0:34:46 > 0:34:51Is T the correct answer? T is the correct answer, why?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53It's doing the alphabet backwards
0:34:53 > 0:34:55skipping every other letter.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Brilliant. Absolutely fantastic. Well done, Roual.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02So Zoe, let's bring Smokey back up and ask you your first question,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04which is this:
0:35:04 > 0:35:07What comes next in this sequence - G, L, Q,
0:35:07 > 0:35:08then what?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11T?
0:35:11 > 0:35:12Is T the correct answer?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14T is incorrect, I'm afraid.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15The correct answer is V,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17they go in alphabetical order,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19skipping four each time.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Zoe, your lava passes to Roual.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24This is your question:
0:35:24 > 0:35:28A, C, F - what comes next in that sequence?
0:35:28 > 0:35:29I
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Is I correct?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I is wrong, I'm afraid. It's J.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35They go up in alphabetical order
0:35:35 > 0:35:37skipping one extra letter each time.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40That means Zoe, you get the bubbling lava,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and you have this question:
0:35:43 > 0:35:45P, L, I -
0:35:45 > 0:35:47what's next in that sequence?
0:35:48 > 0:35:49G
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Is G correct?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54G is correct. Well done. They go in reverse alphabetical order
0:35:54 > 0:35:58skipping one less letter each time, congratulations.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01So, Roual, here is your question:
0:36:01 > 0:36:06I, F, Y - what's next in that sequence?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09W
0:36:09 > 0:36:12You say W. Is W the correct answer?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17It's not, I'm afraid. The correct answer is M.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22They are all the first letters of increasingly large imperial measurements.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24So inch, foot, yard
0:36:24 > 0:36:26and then M for mile.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30It means your lava passes to Zoe, and Zoe,
0:36:30 > 0:36:35if you get the next question correct, you will win this final round.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40R, O, Y - what comes next in that sequence?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43G
0:36:43 > 0:36:44Is G correct?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- G is correct.- Whoo-hoo!
0:36:48 > 0:36:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:36:50 > 0:36:53They are the colours of the rainbow in sequence.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57That means, Zoe, you win the third round, and overall in this challenge you take four points.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- Roual, you take two, thank you both so much for playing volcano. - Thank you.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Come and join the others over here.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09And let's welcome back Clare, David, Mike and Lynn.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:37:14 > 0:37:19Now, you've all gone head-to-head, and this is how the leaderboard is looking.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21In joint first place with four points
0:37:21 > 0:37:24it's Clare, Mike and Zoe.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26And with ground to make up,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28it's David, Lynn and Roual,
0:37:28 > 0:37:29all with two points.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35After the next game, whoever's at the bottom of the leaderboard
0:37:35 > 0:37:39will be leaving Britain's Brightest. But everything could now change,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42as the next challenge is worth 12 points to the winner.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Here comes our first group game,
0:37:44 > 0:37:48a TV first as we combine mathematics with bouncing.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Please welcome, Everything Acrobatic.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55MUSIC: "Down With The Trumpets" by Rizzle Kicks
0:37:55 > 0:37:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Your task is to do some simple adding and subtracting,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07but of course it won't be that simple. Here's how it works.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12For every performer that bounces on the trampoline to the left, you have to add one.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16For every performer that bounces on the trampoline to the right, you have to subtract one.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19So, for example - a bounce on the plus side
0:38:19 > 0:38:21and one is added.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23A bounce on the minus side, subtract one,
0:38:23 > 0:38:25so the answer would there be zero.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33So watch carefully all the ups and downs - at the end of each round you must give me the overall total.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Let's see the first one.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38MUSIC: "Jump" by Van Halen
0:38:49 > 0:38:51What number are you left with?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Let's reveal your answers.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02Interesting. Five of you going for one, David has registered two.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Let's reveal the correct answer
0:39:05 > 0:39:07and the correct answer is one. I'm sorry, David,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10you must have seen an extra bounce that wasn't there.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- There were four on the plus side, three on the minus side, that left us with one.- Right.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Here comes the next sum.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20MUSIC: "Jump" by Kriss Kross
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Enter the total you think you're left with.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Let's reveal the final answer.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Everyone this time in agreement with three,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47let's find out whether you are all correct or all wrong.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51You are all correct as I would expect.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54The answer is three. There were seven bounces on the plus side,
0:39:54 > 0:39:57four on the minus side, leaves us with three.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59So, watch carefully, here is your third sum.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03MUSIC: "Jump" by FloRida
0:40:26 > 0:40:28And let's find out what you thought this time.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33All of you again going for three as the answer. Was that correct?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It was indeed. Well done to all of you.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40There were 15 bounces in total, nine of them on the plus side,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43six of them on the minus side, leaving us with three.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46So stand by, here comes your fourth bouncing sum.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49MUSIC: "Jump Around" by House Of Pain
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Please enter your answers.
0:41:12 > 0:41:19Clare. I could see you just laughing there as it finished. Why were you laughing?
0:41:19 > 0:41:21More praying.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Well, let's find out what you said,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27and what the other contestants all said. What have you come up with?
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Clare, David, Lynn have gone for five. Zoe two,
0:41:31 > 0:41:37Roual three and Mike six. How interesting. Are any of you correct?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Let's find out. The correct answer...
0:41:41 > 0:41:43..is five. So, well done, Clare - even though you looked confused,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- thought you hadn't taken it in, you got it right. - APPLAUSE
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Well, done to David, well done to Lynn, as well.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53There were 21 bounces in total, 13 of them were on the plus side,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56eight were on the minus side, that left us with five.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58You want to trust your brain, Clare! It's there!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- I'll try, I'll try. - You can do this. - CLARE LAUGHS
0:42:01 > 0:42:03So, fifth round. Let's play.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06MUSIC: "Higher" by Taio Cruz
0:42:31 > 0:42:35If you would like to enter your answers into your keypad.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40I hope everyone's following this at home, because it's fantastic to do.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Let's have a look, see what you said.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Zoe, you went for two, so did Roual.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Lynn and Mike have entered four.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52David thinks three and Clare thinks five.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54The correct answer is...
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- ..four. - APPLAUSE
0:42:58 > 0:43:02There were 30 bounces in total. 17 of them were on the plus side,
0:43:02 > 0:43:0513 of them were on the minus side, which left us with four.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10- Well done to Mike and to Lynn. - APPLAUSE
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Now, for our final sum, we've decided just to make it a little bit
0:43:14 > 0:43:17more interesting and a little bit more difficult,
0:43:17 > 0:43:22so, if you see anyone in a red shirt, they don't count.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25OK? Good luck to all of you.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28MUSIC: "Over And Over " by Hot Chip
0:44:02 > 0:44:04So, enter your total.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11So, we have all your answers, let's now reveal what you thought the total was.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15Clare and David have gone for nine.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20Mike says six, Lynn says eight. Zoe says seven, Roual says 13.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22The correct answer was...
0:44:23 > 0:44:29- ..9. Well, done to Clare and to David.- Well, done.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34Now, the reason the answer is nine is that there were 24 bounces on the plus side,
0:44:34 > 0:44:38but five of them were by the trampolinist in the red shirt, so they didn't count.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42That brings us down to 19, minus ten on the minus side, gives us nine as a total.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45APPLAUSE
0:44:45 > 0:44:46And we have joint winners.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50- Clare and Lynn out in front, well done. - APPLAUSE
0:44:50 > 0:44:54Followed by David and Mike and Zoe and Roual bringing up the rear.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56So, Clare what was your technique?
0:44:56 > 0:44:59Every time that you had people bouncing together,
0:44:59 > 0:45:02I made an effort to say "same", not a number,
0:45:02 > 0:45:06so every time I had a double bounce I would just say "same, same, same."
0:45:06 > 0:45:09That's exactly what I was doing, but I was completely thrown
0:45:09 > 0:45:12when there was the red shirt in there. Lynn, how did you find it?
0:45:12 > 0:45:15I tried to use my fingers and my toes, which sounds a bit babyish.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19- Did you?- Yes, I tried to. - So, if we watch it back we can actually
0:45:19 > 0:45:22- see your feet wiggling and your fingers?- I hope not. - LAUGHTER
0:45:22 > 0:45:26So, Clare and Lynn, you both receive ten points.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:45:29 > 0:45:34David and Mike, you're both tied in third place, you both receive three points,
0:45:34 > 0:45:40and Zoe and Roual were tied in fifth place, you receive one point each.
0:45:40 > 0:45:45So this is it. Six players started the game, but now one must leave.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48Let's see what those scores have done to the leaderboard.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51Well, done Clare, you're in first place with 14 points.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:45:54 > 0:45:57Lynn is in second with 12,
0:45:57 > 0:46:00Mike, you have seven in third place,
0:46:00 > 0:46:02David is in fourth with five points.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Zoe with five points also.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Roual, sadly it means you take bottom spot and you are going home.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11- AUDIENCE: Aww. - Have you enjoyed the experience?
0:46:11 > 0:46:15It has been absolute fun, it has been mentally stimulating
0:46:15 > 0:46:18and definitely an experience that I'll not forget.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21You have a brilliant mind, Roual, thank you so much for playing.
0:46:21 > 0:46:22Ladies and gentlemen, Roual.
0:46:22 > 0:46:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:46:31 > 0:46:35Now, Zoe, fair bit of pressure on you right now, and on David.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38You're right there at the bottom of the leaderboard.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41- Zoe, what do you need to do? - I need to, well, score points.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43LAUGHTER
0:46:43 > 0:46:47Score points is the basic thing, indeed. And David, what about you?
0:46:47 > 0:46:50I need to up my game, so I've really got to focus on this one.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Well, we've got lots more wonderful challenges ahead and plenty
0:46:53 > 0:46:57more points to be won, but are you ready for a fantastic fact?
0:46:57 > 0:46:58The brain can't feel pain.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01I'm not willing to test that myself,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04but I know someone who loves experimenting on the British public.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14Here we are outside the 11th Century castle of Tamworth.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17It's the kind of place that would be haunted if ghosts were real,
0:47:17 > 0:47:20so let's do a spooky experiment.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- I've got Deborah and Faye here. Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27- So, for this experiment, Deborah, you have to feel Faye's nose, right. - Right.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30But you have to do it in a special way. You need to get like this,
0:47:30 > 0:47:32and then Faye you need to turn around.
0:47:32 > 0:47:37OK, and so what I want you to do is be stroking Faye's nose,
0:47:37 > 0:47:39like this, with a finger and thumb,
0:47:39 > 0:47:42and stroking your nose at the same time with your other hand,
0:47:42 > 0:47:46- and doing it exactly the same way. So, mirror what you're doing. - THEY GIGGLE
0:47:46 > 0:47:49So, keep stroking, and mirror it and don't laugh.
0:47:49 > 0:47:55Keep stroking, and then you have to stop stroking your nose
0:47:55 > 0:47:58but keep stroking Faye's nose. Does it feel weird?
0:47:58 > 0:48:02- It makes it feel like my nose is very long.- Does it?
0:48:02 > 0:48:06So, this is called the Pinocchio illusion because you can
0:48:06 > 0:48:11persuade yourself that you have a really long nose by associating the
0:48:11 > 0:48:16sensation of touch on your nose with the sensation of touching a nose with your fingers.
0:48:16 > 0:48:21The Pinocchio effect is a fun thing to try, but it also shows us
0:48:21 > 0:48:25how easy it is to trick our brains into thinking something else
0:48:25 > 0:48:27is part of our bodies.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30I want to show you just how powerful this effect is.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33It's time to introduce the severed hand.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40OK. So, for this experiment I'm just going to
0:48:40 > 0:48:43start stroking this rubber hand with a brush,
0:48:43 > 0:48:46but I'm going to be stroking your hand, as well.
0:48:46 > 0:48:50'In this experiment, the volunteer's real hand is hidden from her
0:48:50 > 0:48:54'behind a board, with the fake hand in plain sight.'
0:48:54 > 0:48:56The longer I continue to do this,
0:48:56 > 0:49:01the more it should start to feel like this is your hand.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04OK, don't look away.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06SHE GASPS
0:49:06 > 0:49:11How was that? You seem a bit shocked.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13Yeah, a little bit.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15Keep concentrating, don't look away.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22- How was that? - It was terrifying.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25It's really strange, my hand is still tingling
0:49:25 > 0:49:28as if I was really hit by a hammer. It's a bit eerie, to be honest.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30I had to really check afterwards.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Don't look away.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38Well, it felt like he was hitting my actual hand.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Sort of, when I moved it back, I thought, ugh, I don't know..
0:49:42 > 0:49:43Don't look away.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45SHE GASPS
0:49:45 > 0:49:46Oh, my God!
0:49:46 > 0:49:50So, what's happening is our brains are receiving information from all our senses
0:49:50 > 0:49:54and trying to put together a picture of the world that makes sense.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58Sometimes our sense of sight can override the other senses.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01So, if you're seeing a hand being stroked
0:50:01 > 0:50:06and you're feeling your hand being stroked, then that must be your hand.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10It overrides your sense of where your limbs really are in space.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16'So, what you see is not always what you get.'
0:50:16 > 0:50:20APPLAUSE
0:50:20 > 0:50:24So interesting. But here we are, and we only have five.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28Here comes our next group game. I'm going to show you a series of pictures.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31When you put them together, they're going to make a name.
0:50:31 > 0:50:35So I could show you a picture of a chair,
0:50:35 > 0:50:37a padlock
0:50:37 > 0:50:38and some houses.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43And using the power of creative association, what have you got?
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Chair, lock, homes. Sherlock Holmes.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50Understood? There are two rounds with four picture puzzles in each.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Once you've buzzed in and given me a correct answer,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56you can step back and relax for the rest of that round.
0:50:56 > 0:51:01But if you give me a wrong answer, you'll be locked out for the rest of that question.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05So, let's have a look at our first picture clue.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08Buzz in straight away if you think you know the answer.
0:51:08 > 0:51:13If you get it right, you won't have to play for the rest of this round.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17Let's have a look, this is your second picture.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20Anyone going to buzz in?
0:51:21 > 0:51:23The final picture coming up now.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30- Zoe.- Jane Austen.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Jane Austen you say.
0:51:32 > 0:51:37We saw a chain, Australia, which would be Oz, and a tin.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40Is Jane Austen correct?
0:51:40 > 0:51:42Is it correct. Well done, Zoe, you can step back,
0:51:42 > 0:51:44you have won the first round. Well done.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Let's show you your second puzzle.
0:51:50 > 0:51:51Picture one.
0:51:52 > 0:51:57Anyone willing to take the chance and buzz in on that first picture?
0:51:57 > 0:51:58Second picture.
0:52:02 > 0:52:03This is your third clue.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10- David. - Ronald Reagan.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Ronald Reagan, you say. First picture is someone running.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17The second picture is somebody old. That is a ray gun.
0:52:17 > 0:52:18Let's see.
0:52:18 > 0:52:22Ronald Reagan is correct! Well done, David. You step back.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Let's have a look at your next picture puzzle.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32Anyone want to take the chance on the first picture?
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Second picture coming now.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37Mike.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38Britney Spears.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42Britney Spears. Let's have a look at the third picture.
0:52:42 > 0:52:46Which was two spears, you are right. Britney Spears. Well done, Mike.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50So Lynn and Clare,
0:52:50 > 0:52:53one of you will score a point here, the other will not.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Let's have a look at your next picture puzzle.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Either of you want to come in on the first picture?
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Here's the second picture.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11No idea? Either of you? No, shaking your heads, aren't you?
0:53:11 > 0:53:13OK, let's show you the third picture.
0:53:21 > 0:53:22Clare.
0:53:22 > 0:53:23Sol Campbell?
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Sol Campbell. Is Sol Campbell the footballer of those pictures there?
0:53:26 > 0:53:28It is indeed. Well done, Clare.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35If you would all like to step forward once again.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Just to confirm, Zoe, you were first to answer, then David,
0:53:38 > 0:53:40then Mike, then Clare.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Lynn, you failed to score any points there in round one.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Yes.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45Let's play round two.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Anyone willing to jump in on the very first picture?
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Zoe, very brave. What do you think?
0:53:54 > 0:53:57I'm going to go for Winston Churchill.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01You say Winston Churchill on the basis of the very first picture.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Let's have a look at the second picture, which is a stone.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08The third picture is a church.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11The fourth picture is somebody who is ill.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13Winston Churchill is correct.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18So, Zoe, for the second time, you are the first person to answer.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21Well done, you have won the second round. Congratulations.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24And let's have a look at the second picture puzzle.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31Shall we have a look at the second one? Here it is.
0:54:35 > 0:54:36Any ideas?
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Let's show you the third picture.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48The final picture is coming to you now.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55- Lynn.- Nicole Kidman.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Nicole Kidman.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59A nick of the finger, old, kid and a man.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01Nicole Kidman. Well done, Lynn!
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Lynn, you scored no points in the first round,
0:55:05 > 0:55:07finishing second in our second round. Well done.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11So we have three remaining, Mike, David and Clare.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13Let's have a look at your next puzzle.
0:55:19 > 0:55:20Here's your second picture clue.
0:55:23 > 0:55:24Mike.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26I'm going to go for Andy Murray.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Andy Murray.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Andy Murray is incorrect.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33You're locked out for the rest of this puzzle.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37So David and Clare, I will show you the third picture.
0:55:40 > 0:55:41- Clare.- Andy Warhol.
0:55:41 > 0:55:42Andy Warhol, you say.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45The "and" the "tea" giving you Andy.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48That picture of the tanks giving you "war"?
0:55:48 > 0:55:51Let's have a look and see what the fourth picture would have been?
0:55:51 > 0:55:54And a hole. Andy Warhol is correct. Well done, Clare.
0:55:54 > 0:55:55You take the points.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01So Mike and David remain. This is your last picture puzzle.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07Either of you want to buzz in?
0:56:08 > 0:56:10I'll show you the second picture. Here it is.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17- Mike. - Jessica Ennis.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Jessica Ennis, you say. Because "chess", somebody being sick...
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Let's have a look at the third picture.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28It's a car, and the fourth picture is someone playing tennis.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31Jessica Ennis is correct. Well done, Mike.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34So if the rest of you would step forward again.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39Well, Zoe, as you were the clear winner, you will receive 12 points.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43The rest of you were all tied which means you get four points each.
0:56:43 > 0:56:47And let's see how that round has affected the leaderboard.
0:56:47 > 0:56:50It means that Clare, you are still out in front,
0:56:50 > 0:56:51just by one point now from Zoe.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Lynn is in third, Mike is fourth,
0:56:53 > 0:56:57but David, I'm afraid we are losing you at this stage.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00David, I'm very sorry. It just hasn't quite worked out, has it?
0:57:00 > 0:57:03No, a couple of early mistakes have let me down
0:57:03 > 0:57:04and that's the result.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06Well, thank you very much for playing.
0:57:06 > 0:57:08Ladies and gentlemen, David!
0:57:14 > 0:57:18Now whenever a cartoon character has an idea, a light bulb goes on
0:57:18 > 0:57:22over their head, but that image is in fact based on truth,
0:57:22 > 0:57:25because your brain actually generates enough energy
0:57:25 > 0:57:28to light a 25-watt bulb.
0:57:28 > 0:57:32So we decided to see how many lights were on in Britain.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37'If you ever felt like your eyes were playing tricks on you,
0:57:37 > 0:57:38'well, you could be right.'
0:57:38 > 0:57:40Hey guys, come and have a look.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43This shape and this shape, are they the same? Are they different?
0:57:43 > 0:57:44'Take these two tables.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47'The top one appears to be much longer than the bottom one,
0:57:47 > 0:57:50'but in fact, it's just an optical illusion.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52'The two tables are exactly the same size.'
0:57:56 > 0:57:58Isn't that crazy?
0:57:58 > 0:58:01Sometimes you'll see things one way when the reality
0:58:01 > 0:58:05is completely different and that's because your mind is constantly
0:58:05 > 0:58:09trying to make sense of the world based on familiar past experiences.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Wow!
0:58:11 > 0:58:14And there's one thing that we see every day that creates
0:58:14 > 0:58:17possibly the most powerful optical illusion of all.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19Shadows.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23'In fact, I'm so confident in the power of shadows,
0:58:23 > 0:58:26'I'm willing to risk a bit of money on it.'
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Cake. Free cake for everyone! Who wants free cake?
0:58:29 > 0:58:32'I will offer free cake to any shopper if they can get
0:58:32 > 0:58:35'the right answer to my next question.
0:58:35 > 0:58:41'Which of these surfaces is darker? The top one or the bottom one?
0:58:41 > 0:58:42'This could be costly.'
0:58:45 > 0:58:47Is this lighter or darker than this? Or are they the same?
0:58:47 > 0:58:48The top is darker.
0:58:48 > 0:58:50Yeah? The top's darker?
0:58:50 > 0:58:53All right, well I've got a little swatch to test it.
0:58:53 > 0:58:55So there you go. So these two are the same colour, right?
0:58:55 > 0:58:59- Yes.- So if I move this down we should see that this is darker than this?
0:58:59 > 0:59:01- Yes.- OK, do you want to do that?
0:59:01 > 0:59:03You take it for me, you might as well do it.
0:59:04 > 0:59:06Oh, no.
0:59:06 > 0:59:08That's weird, isn't it?!
0:59:08 > 0:59:10'Sorry, no cake for you. Next!'
0:59:10 > 0:59:12So do you think this is darker than this?
0:59:12 > 0:59:15OK, so there it is, same colour, move it down...
0:59:15 > 0:59:17It's the same colour!
0:59:17 > 0:59:19This is more darker than this.
0:59:19 > 0:59:20This is darker, right?
0:59:20 > 0:59:21Yes.
0:59:23 > 0:59:26- They look the same!- They're the same, can you believe that?!
0:59:26 > 0:59:27To me it seems magic.
0:59:29 > 0:59:31That is amazing.
0:59:31 > 0:59:33'So how is it that everyone's getting this wrong?
0:59:33 > 0:59:36'Well, your brain has learnt to trust the shadows
0:59:36 > 0:59:39'created by our single light source, the sun.'
0:59:39 > 0:59:43These shadows here tell our brain that this is an object
0:59:43 > 0:59:46that's well lit and this is an object that's in shadow.
0:59:46 > 0:59:51So this must be a darker object and this must be a lighter object.
0:59:51 > 0:59:55But in reality, these two shades of grey are exactly the same.
0:59:57 > 1:00:01'But you know what? There's always one Smart Aleck around.'
1:00:01 > 1:00:03- Same.- You think they're the same?
1:00:03 > 1:00:06- Yeah.- OK, well let's test that out.
1:00:06 > 1:00:09OK, here we go, here's a patch so you can tell the difference
1:00:09 > 1:00:12and they're exactly the same. Ahhh!
1:00:12 > 1:00:15- So where's my cake?- It's the first cake that I've had to buy someone!
1:00:15 > 1:00:18- Unbelievable. Have you seen this before?- I've never seen this one.
1:00:18 > 1:00:21- But you're familiar with the concept?- I am.
1:00:21 > 1:00:23'Ah well, you can't win 'em all.'
1:00:23 > 1:00:26Looks like a BBC chocolate cake, right here.
1:00:29 > 1:00:31Now, you see, he should be on Britain's Brightest,
1:00:31 > 1:00:34but the four who remain are in front of me now.
1:00:34 > 1:00:36They have one more challenge, and as this will decide
1:00:36 > 1:00:38who's going straight through to the final,
1:00:38 > 1:00:41it's one of our very toughest. Because your challenge
1:00:41 > 1:00:46is to estimate when 19 seconds have passed and then hit this button.
1:00:46 > 1:00:51If you press on exactly 19 seconds you will get ten bonus points.
1:00:51 > 1:00:53But you won't be able to see a clock
1:00:53 > 1:00:56and you are also busy trying to make as many four-letter words
1:00:56 > 1:00:59as you can from the grid that will be in front of you.
1:00:59 > 1:01:02Each word you make is worth three points.
1:01:02 > 1:01:05But go over 19 seconds and you lose points.
1:01:05 > 1:01:08We're going to play this game in alphabetical order,
1:01:08 > 1:01:10which means, Clare, you're going to be first.
1:01:10 > 1:01:13Clare, take to the chair and make yourself comfortable.
1:01:16 > 1:01:19So if the three of you would please leave.
1:01:19 > 1:01:23Thank you very much. Clare, are you comfortable?
1:01:23 > 1:01:24- Yes.- Good luck.
1:01:24 > 1:01:25Thank you.
1:01:26 > 1:01:28We're putting 19 seconds on the clock.
1:01:29 > 1:01:32And your time starts now.
1:01:33 > 1:01:38Now, time is measured by part of the brain called the parietal lobe,
1:01:38 > 1:01:40but that part also deals with paying attention,
1:01:40 > 1:01:43which you'll need for working on the word puzzle.
1:01:43 > 1:01:47And since that part of the brain can't do both at once,
1:01:47 > 1:01:48something's got to give.
1:01:48 > 1:01:51Will it be time or the puzzle?
1:01:51 > 1:01:53Now straight away, Clare's struggling to find the words,
1:01:53 > 1:01:56she cannot see the four-letter associated words
1:01:56 > 1:01:59and she's pressed the button with no words at all.
1:02:00 > 1:02:01What happened?
1:02:01 > 1:02:05Every time I tried to look at the words, I lost my count.
1:02:05 > 1:02:09So I figured that the best way to gain the most points
1:02:09 > 1:02:11was to be right on time,
1:02:11 > 1:02:13because you get ten points for being right on time.
1:02:13 > 1:02:16So the key factor here is, are you bang on the time?
1:02:16 > 1:02:20Because if you're not bang on 19 seconds, you've scored nothing.
1:02:20 > 1:02:24So let's find out - what was your time?
1:02:24 > 1:02:27This is crucial, because it's all you've got. Your time...
1:02:29 > 1:02:32..was 23 seconds, you were four seconds over.
1:02:32 > 1:02:35So Clare, minus four is your score.
1:02:35 > 1:02:39That's OK! Let's see how good the others do.
1:02:39 > 1:02:42Clare, for now, thank you. We'll see you again in a moment or two
1:02:42 > 1:02:45and let us welcome Lynn into the chair.
1:02:47 > 1:02:50Now, Lynn. Is this a challenge that will suit you?
1:02:50 > 1:02:51Yes.
1:02:51 > 1:02:56Excellent, that's very confident. Good luck. Let's play.
1:02:56 > 1:02:57Your time starts now.
1:03:00 > 1:03:03This is the first time Lynn has seen the grid so she's looking
1:03:03 > 1:03:06for four-letter words, the letters need to be next to each other.
1:03:06 > 1:03:10She scores "maul". They can be horizontally, vertically,
1:03:10 > 1:03:12or in a square next to each other.
1:03:15 > 1:03:19Two words very quickly scored. Now, this is where the brain struggles
1:03:19 > 1:03:22because it's concentrating on the words.
1:03:22 > 1:03:24And loses track of time.
1:03:28 > 1:03:30Three words and she's hit the button.
1:03:34 > 1:03:38Lynn, you made three words, we can confirm all those words are correct.
1:03:38 > 1:03:40You will get three points for each of them.
1:03:40 > 1:03:43How much time would you estimate you took?
1:03:43 > 1:03:45Probably about 23 seconds in the end.
1:03:45 > 1:03:48You think 23 seconds?
1:03:48 > 1:03:51You have three words at three points each, is nine points.
1:03:51 > 1:03:56You'll lose a point for every second over. Your time, Lynn, was...
1:03:57 > 1:03:59..31 seconds.
1:03:59 > 1:04:00Oh, no!
1:04:00 > 1:04:03So you were 12 seconds over.
1:04:03 > 1:04:07That means that your score is minus three.
1:04:08 > 1:04:12I was looking forward to that and I thought I'd do better, I must admit.
1:04:12 > 1:04:15Lynn, we'll wait and see whether that is good enough.
1:04:15 > 1:04:17For now thank you very much. Lynn!
1:04:18 > 1:04:23And we welcome to the chair Mike. Welcome back, Mike.
1:04:23 > 1:04:26Now, how do you feel about this challenge?
1:04:26 > 1:04:28I have been told that I'm a good multi-tasker.
1:04:28 > 1:04:31So hopefully that'll pay off, but I have my doubts.
1:04:31 > 1:04:33- Good luck, Mike.- Thank you.
1:04:34 > 1:04:36Your time starts now.
1:04:41 > 1:04:45Now, Mike's very quick and straight away he has a word on the board
1:04:45 > 1:04:50"rite" and "maul", very fast work here in terms of the word-making.
1:04:51 > 1:04:53He says he's a good multi-tasker.
1:04:59 > 1:05:02You can see he's lost track of time here and he's got confused
1:05:02 > 1:05:04by the words.
1:05:13 > 1:05:17Two words there, Mike. Now, do you know what happened?
1:05:17 > 1:05:19- You tried to put "rite" in twice. - Yeah.
1:05:19 > 1:05:24So you have two words at three points each, that's six points.
1:05:24 > 1:05:27- How did you think you were for time? - Genuinely not a clue. No idea.
1:05:27 > 1:05:29- No idea, did you lose track? - Yes. Absolutely.
1:05:29 > 1:05:33The time you took was... 35 seconds.
1:05:33 > 1:05:35Ooh!
1:05:35 > 1:05:4116 seconds over, so minus ten are your points for this round.
1:05:41 > 1:05:43It's hard. Definitely.
1:05:43 > 1:05:45We'll have to see where that puts you.
1:05:45 > 1:05:47For now, thank you very much, Mike.
1:05:49 > 1:05:52And our final contestant into the chair is Zoe.
1:05:56 > 1:05:57- You happy?- Yep.
1:05:57 > 1:06:01Zoe, good luck. Your time starts now.
1:06:05 > 1:06:07Now, Zoe's trying to count,
1:06:07 > 1:06:10which may hinder her ability to make words.
1:06:10 > 1:06:13But she gets "help" straight away. Could be a message!
1:06:15 > 1:06:18She's trying to count and you can see the rhythm of her head,
1:06:18 > 1:06:22but that limits her ability to make words.
1:06:24 > 1:06:27She's gone for it. She's hit the button.
1:06:28 > 1:06:32One word, Zoe, and I wondered whether it was a message!
1:06:33 > 1:06:36So it will all come down to your time.
1:06:36 > 1:06:39The time you took was?
1:06:39 > 1:06:4523 seconds, four seconds over, that means your score is minus one.
1:06:45 > 1:06:48Let's find out where that puts you in relation to the other
1:06:48 > 1:06:51three contestants, if they would like to come back in.
1:06:51 > 1:06:54Zoe, take your place in the line-up.
1:06:57 > 1:07:02Tactics played a part, timing played a part, word-making played a part.
1:07:02 > 1:07:08All three combined together meant that minus one
1:07:08 > 1:07:13was a very good score and Zoe, you have won this challenge
1:07:13 > 1:07:17with a score of minus one, despite going over the time
1:07:17 > 1:07:20and making one word, which was "help".
1:07:20 > 1:07:24Lynn, you're in second, you get seven points.
1:07:24 > 1:07:27Clare, you come in third, which gives you four points
1:07:27 > 1:07:32and Mike, I'm afraid you have fourth place and therefore zero points.
1:07:32 > 1:07:35Now we're going to see the final leaderboard.
1:07:36 > 1:07:39In fourth place is Mike with 11 points.
1:07:39 > 1:07:44In third place, Clare with 22.
1:07:44 > 1:07:47In second place, Lynn with 23 points.
1:07:47 > 1:07:50And that means tonight's winner and straight through to the final
1:07:50 > 1:07:54of Britain's Brightest is Zoe with 29 points.
1:07:54 > 1:07:56Well done!
1:08:00 > 1:08:02- Zoe, congratulations. - Thank you so much.
1:08:02 > 1:08:05And that must feel like a real stamina test.
1:08:05 > 1:08:08Absolutely and I feel a bit like I've done it backwards,
1:08:08 > 1:08:11because I was so low after the trampolining round
1:08:11 > 1:08:13because it was such a hard test
1:08:13 > 1:08:16and I felt really kind of a bit flummoxed by it.
1:08:16 > 1:08:18And what have you made of your fellow contestants?
1:08:18 > 1:08:20They've been absolutely amazing.
1:08:20 > 1:08:23I am so pleased and honoured to have met all of them.
1:08:23 > 1:08:27I really am. And we've all exchanged contact details and we're going to stay in touch.
1:08:27 > 1:08:31Oh, that's lovely to hear. Well, well done, Zoe, you are tonight's winner.
1:08:31 > 1:08:32Very sadly, though, Mike,
1:08:32 > 1:08:35I'm afraid you are now out of Britain's Brightest.
1:08:35 > 1:08:38How have you found it and what have you learnt from the experience?
1:08:38 > 1:08:41Ultimately, a couple of things I should have got that I didn't.
1:08:41 > 1:08:44I think the pressure might have got to me a bit.
1:08:44 > 1:08:47Well, we wish you luck in your career, in your life, in everything.
1:08:47 > 1:08:50Mike, thank you very much. Mike, ladies and gentlemen!
1:08:58 > 1:09:01Now, the good news for Clare and Lynn is that it's not all over
1:09:01 > 1:09:04because you've got one last chance to stay in the competition.
1:09:04 > 1:09:07Are you ready to Fight for Survival?
1:09:07 > 1:09:09We are!
1:09:16 > 1:09:18Now, your scores to this point have been wiped.
1:09:18 > 1:09:19It's now very simple.
1:09:19 > 1:09:22The winner will go through to a final play-off,
1:09:22 > 1:09:25the loser leaves the competition.
1:09:25 > 1:09:27On the screen is a grid of numbers.
1:09:27 > 1:09:30You must pick a number to reveal a question or puzzle.
1:09:30 > 1:09:33It could be a word puzzle, a conundrum,
1:09:33 > 1:09:35or even a maths brainteaser.
1:09:35 > 1:09:37At that point your clock will start counting down
1:09:37 > 1:09:41and time will tick away until you give me a correct answer.
1:09:41 > 1:09:44Then your opponent must pick a number and tackle a challenge
1:09:44 > 1:09:46as their own clock starts ticking.
1:09:46 > 1:09:49If either of you simply can't answer the puzzle, you can pass
1:09:49 > 1:09:52and chose another number on the grid.
1:09:52 > 1:09:55If your clock runs out of time, you're out of the competition.
1:09:55 > 1:09:57And since every second counts, there won't be time for me
1:09:57 > 1:10:00to give the answers, but they are all on our website
1:10:00 > 1:10:04at bbc.co.uk/britainsbrightest.
1:10:04 > 1:10:07We've put 90 seconds on the clocks.
1:10:07 > 1:10:11Clare, it starts with you. Pick a number to start the clock.
1:10:11 > 1:10:12Number three.
1:10:12 > 1:10:14Three.
1:10:21 > 1:10:22Gary Rhodes.
1:10:23 > 1:10:25- Incorrect. Pick another number. - Number two.
1:10:25 > 1:10:26Two.
1:10:37 > 1:10:3820p.
1:10:39 > 1:10:41Stop the clock. Lynn, pick a number.
1:10:41 > 1:10:42- Four.- Four.
1:10:51 > 1:10:52Time.
1:10:52 > 1:10:55Time. Correct. Pick a number, Clare.
1:10:55 > 1:10:5611.
1:10:56 > 1:10:5711.
1:11:03 > 1:11:04Pass.
1:11:04 > 1:11:06- Pass. Pick another number. - Number one.
1:11:06 > 1:11:07One.
1:11:11 > 1:11:12D.
1:11:13 > 1:11:16- D is incorrect. Pick another number. - Seven.
1:11:16 > 1:11:17Seven.
1:11:17 > 1:11:21Fill in the gaps to allow an eight-letter animal to be spelt out
1:11:21 > 1:11:23clockwise around the wheel.
1:11:30 > 1:11:31Pass.
1:11:31 > 1:11:33- Pick another number. - Number 12.
1:11:33 > 1:11:3412.
1:11:41 > 1:11:42Mate.
1:11:42 > 1:11:45Mate. Correct, stop the clock. Lynn, pick a number.
1:11:45 > 1:11:46- Seven.- seven.
1:11:49 > 1:11:51E, O.
1:11:51 > 1:11:53E and O for hedgehog. Stop the clock.
1:11:53 > 1:11:55- Clare.- 19.- 19.
1:12:02 > 1:12:04- C.- Incorrect. Pick another number.
1:12:07 > 1:12:10Clare, you are out of time. I'm so sorry.
1:12:12 > 1:12:14But well done to Lynn.
1:12:14 > 1:12:16You have secured a place in our play-off.
1:12:16 > 1:12:19You could yet be through to the final of Britain's Brightest.
1:12:19 > 1:12:22Clare, first of all. You started so well,
1:12:22 > 1:12:26you've been leading this competition right until the penultimate test.
1:12:26 > 1:12:28I'm gutted!
1:12:28 > 1:12:32But to be honest, I am really proud that I got this far.
1:12:32 > 1:12:35You said you came here with a point to prove,
1:12:35 > 1:12:36do you think you've proved it?
1:12:36 > 1:12:38I think I've done a good enough job.
1:12:38 > 1:12:41I think you've been outstanding, Clare,
1:12:41 > 1:12:43you've been a wonderful contestant.
1:12:44 > 1:12:46But Clare is going home.
1:12:46 > 1:12:49Lynn wins our head-to-head and what's your reaction, Lynn?
1:12:49 > 1:12:52I must say I did expect to do fairly well,
1:12:52 > 1:12:54but it was a lot tougher than I thought.
1:12:54 > 1:12:56I'm just sad that I had to beat Clare to go through
1:12:56 > 1:13:00because we have got quite good friends over the day, so...
1:13:00 > 1:13:05You can still be friends! Oh, isn't that nice?
1:13:05 > 1:13:07Thank you, you've both been wonderful.
1:13:09 > 1:13:11Thanks to all our incredible contestants.
1:13:11 > 1:13:15Congratulations particularly to Zoe who we will see again in the final.
1:13:15 > 1:13:19Thanks also to Everything Acrobatic, to John McCririck and Ken Morley.
1:13:19 > 1:13:23Join us next time as the hunt continues for Britain's Brightest.
1:13:23 > 1:13:24Good night.
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