0:00:02 > 0:00:07We scoured the land for ordinary people with extraordinary powers.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10I have the same IQ as Einstein, which is 153.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12It was an unusual talent search...
0:00:12 > 0:00:16I didn't go to university, but I'm not dumb.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19..as we looked for Britain's Brightest.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22My fastest time for solving a Rubik's Cube is 7.91 seconds.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25They had to pass brain-busting tests.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Oh, you are horrible.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Finally, 24 made it through.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36'They gave it everything.'
0:00:36 > 0:00:39That is amazing. Maximum points. Well done.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Oh, Peter.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43'But for some, everything wasn't enough.'
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Oh, Ben, I'm so sorry.
0:00:46 > 0:00:53'Just five remain and tonight we will find Britain's Brightest'
0:01:07 > 0:01:10APPLAUSE
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome your host, Clare Balding.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Good evening and welcome to the Final of Britain's Brightest 2013.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Over the last five weeks, 24 incredible players have
0:01:28 > 0:01:32had their intelligence tested in every way imaginable.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36One by one they fell by the wayside as the very best brains emerged.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Now we have our top five, the premier league of smart,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43all putting their minds on the line one last time for the title,
0:01:43 > 0:01:49Britain's Brightest 2013 and a cheque for £50,000.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51CHEERING
0:01:51 > 0:01:55So, with everything to play for, we are putting everything in their way.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59The toughest challenges, the biggest acts, the most fiendish puzzles
0:01:59 > 0:02:03will decide who has earned the title, Britain's Brightest.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Let's remind ourselves how our five finalists got here.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11'First to book their place in the final
0:02:11 > 0:02:13'was maths teacher Clair Collins.'
0:02:13 > 0:02:1575 times 75 equals what?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Clair is straight there, so fast. You just see it and do it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23You have 27 seconds, how long did you take?
0:02:23 > 0:02:2726 seconds, that is amazing.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30'A flawless performance saw her lead from start to finish.'
0:02:30 > 0:02:33It's really important to show that actually being bright is
0:02:33 > 0:02:35a really good thing.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Next up was managing director Zoe Cunningham.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42I come across as very friendly, but I am absolutely ruthless.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44'After a slow climb up the leaderboard...'
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- What do you need to do? - I need to score points.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Score points, it's amazing.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Zoe, very brave.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Winston Churchill. - Winston Churchill is correct.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Well done, you have won the second round, congratulations.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02'..a last-gasp effort saw her clinch the top spot.'
0:03:02 > 0:03:0419 is the target. 23 seconds
0:03:04 > 0:03:09and that means tonight's winner is Zoe, with 29 points, well done.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15'Week three was won by physics graduate Sam Hyatt Twynam.'
0:03:15 > 0:03:19I'm a very competitive guy. As for my tactics - speed, aggression, poise.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Confidence is everything.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23'Despite a rocky start...'
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Incorrect from Sam.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28'..he dug deep.'
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Sam is straight there.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Sam wins again.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Sam is there. Well done, Sam.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38'And his terrific timing took him through.'
0:03:38 > 0:03:4122 seconds, you were bang on it. That is amazing.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48'Scientist Alan Gibbs became our fourth finalist.'
0:03:48 > 0:03:4964.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Venice.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52It is.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54'He dominated the competition throughout...'
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Alan.- Albert Einstein.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Once again it's Alan who's brave. - Watership Down?
0:04:01 > 0:04:05It is Watership Down. Outstanding. And maximum points again.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06'..and sailed into the final.'
0:04:06 > 0:04:10He's led from start to finish. With 33 points is Alan.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I've always had a very high opinion of my own talents
0:04:14 > 0:04:18and if I could win the show it'd prove that I was right for once.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20'And during last week's playoffs
0:04:20 > 0:04:24'our plucky runners-up were thrown a lifeline.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26'After an incredibly close fought battle...'
0:04:26 > 0:04:28600.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Porcupine.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Porcupine is correct. - One.- Nayomie.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- 15.- Is wrong.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37'..father of two Andy Thomas
0:04:37 > 0:04:40'kept his cool to secure his place in the final.'
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Andy, you are through to the final.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I am incredibly competitive, with a steely edge
0:04:47 > 0:04:49and I have it in me to win.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51APPLAUSE
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Now, only one of those five can win the title,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Britain's Brightest 2013, so please welcome back Alan Gibbs.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02APPLAUSE
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Clair Collins.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08APPLAUSE
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Sam Hyatt Twynam.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12APPLAUSE
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Zoe Cunningham.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15APPLAUSE
0:05:16 > 0:05:20And last week's playoff winner Andy Thomas.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21APPLAUSE
0:05:31 > 0:05:34A huge welcome to all of you. What a brilliant line-up for our Final.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Now, Andy, what was the reaction of your children, Daisy and Charlie,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39when they heard that you'd got through to the Final?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42They were very excited, but that doesn't mean a lot
0:05:42 > 0:05:45cos they get excited at everything. They're three and five so, yeah,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47ice-cream van comes, it's the end of the world, you know.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Zoe, you are a backgammon champion
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and you're very good at planning ahead.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55You're very strategic, have you got a plan tonight?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59It's extremely hard when you don't know the games, you actually,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01there's very little you can do to prepare
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and it comes down to getting a good night's sleep, making sure
0:06:04 > 0:06:08you've eaten and setting yourself up to be the best you can on the day.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Now, Sam, you are a very confident person.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Confidence is everything, Clare.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15What's your motto?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Opportunism in methods, consistency in aims.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Which roughly translated means,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23"I'm going to take every chance I can and I'm going to try and win?"
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- Yes, indeed.- Yes.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Now, Clair, you scored maximum points in your heat,
0:06:28 > 0:06:29you won every single challenge.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Who's been helping you prepare?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Well, my family do the Sunday quiz with me
0:06:33 > 0:06:36so I've been doing that and that was quite good this week.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39And my dad's been helping with some number crunching,
0:06:39 > 0:06:40just with maths being my best genre,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44I thought I'd better just make sure I win that one if it comes up.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Now, Alan, what's your approach?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It's just such an honour to be here
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and to be playing against guys like these.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53My approach is to test myself against the games rather than
0:06:53 > 0:06:57the opponents and if I'm able to perform well enough in the
0:06:57 > 0:07:01actual games themselves to do well on the show then that's fantastic.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03After the next five games just two of you will remain
0:07:03 > 0:07:07to go head-to-head for £50,000.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10The time for talking is over. Now it's the time for thinking.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Good luck to you all and let's see the first group challenge.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15APPLAUSE
0:07:19 > 0:07:23So within this picture are hidden visual clues that lead to
0:07:23 > 0:07:25names of places in the UK.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28So for example, the person there with the invisible dogs.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- That would bring you to...? - Leeds.- Leeds. Yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35It's a test of creative thinking, of making associations
0:07:35 > 0:07:36and speed of reactions.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39There are three rounds with four pictures in each.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Once you've buzzed in and given me a correct answer, you can step back
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and relax for the rest of that round.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46But if you give me a wrong answer,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49you will be locked out for the rest of that question.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Good luck and let's see the first picture clue.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58BUZZER
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Andy.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Edinburgh.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Is it Edinburgh?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07It is a man with his head in a bra. Well done, Andy.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Very, very well worked out and good speed of reactions as well.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13So everyone, let's see the picture again
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and here is the next place name.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19BUZZER
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Alan.- Belfast.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Belfast.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It's a bell, it's running fast, it is Belfast. Well done, Alan.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Clair, Sam, Zoe, here is your next place name.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37BUZZER
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Sam.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Kingston.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Is it Kingston?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It is a king with his tongue sticking out,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48so, Clair and Zoe, just one of you will take points from this round.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Here is your final picture puzzle.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Where is this?
0:08:56 > 0:08:57BUZZER
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Zoe.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Crewe.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Is it Crewe?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03It is Crewe. Well done, Zoe.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Clair, I'm afraid you were flummoxed there, weren't you?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Geography has never been my strong point
0:09:07 > 0:09:09so I'm going to struggle in this game, I think.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Let's ask all of you back in again.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Round Two and here's your first clue.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19BUZZER
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Andy again, fastest on the buzzer, can you be right again
0:09:22 > 0:09:23and win this round?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Ramsbottom?
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Is it Ramsbottom?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Hey!- It is a comedy bottom on a Ram.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Well done, Andy, and step back again.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36For the rest of you, here is your next clue.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39BUZZER
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Alan.- Matlock.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44The mats are locked together. It is.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46We have the same result as the first round.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Andy first, Alan second
0:09:47 > 0:09:50so, the three who remain, here is your next clue.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55BUZZER
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Sam.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57I've got it now, Shrewsbury.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Is that correct?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02They are shrews, it is a berry. Well done, Sam.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Clair and Zoe, it's down to just you two.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09One of you will take points from this round.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Let's have a look at the picture.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Where is this?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22BUZZER
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Zoe.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Tenby.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Is it Tenby?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29There are ten bees. It is Tenby. Well done, Zoe. You looked unsure
0:10:29 > 0:10:31but you were absolutely right and, Clair, again,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33it just doesn't suit your brain.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Well, I got Tenby but I thought,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38"Well that's not a place so that's daft," so I just didn't go for it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Let's ask all five of you to step forward.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Here is your final round. Where is this?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53BUZZER
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Alan, you're shaking your head but you're giving it a go.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Complete random guess. Torquay?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Is it Torquay?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It's not. Would anyone else like to buzz in?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07BUZZER
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Andy.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Newquay?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It is shining and sparkly new. Is it Newquay?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It is. Well done, Andy. Sensational stuff.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19You've won all three rounds. Step back and relax.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23For the four that remain, here is your next place name to decipher.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25BUZZER
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Alan.- Bury?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30It is a dog burying something. Who knows what? Probably a bone.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Well done, Alan.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Sam, Zoe and Clair, here is your next clue.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42BUZZER
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Sam's going for it, where is it Sam?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Luton.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48The switch says on. It is a lute. It is Luton.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53So, Zoe and Clair, one of you will score a point, the other will not.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Are you ready? Where is this?
0:12:02 > 0:12:03BUZZER
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Clair.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Fishhead?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Is it Fishhead? It's not.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10BUZZER
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Zoe's smiling. Have you got it?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Is it Fishguard?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Is it Fishguard?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18It is Fishguard. Well done, Zoe. Clair, so close.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21If the rest of you would like to step forward.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Well, I think this is the first time in the series that, for every round,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27the result has been exactly the same order.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Andy, you were sensational there and given that in the heats you
0:12:31 > 0:12:35started relatively slowly, you've come out like a steam train.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Yeah, I think that's a round that suited me a lot.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I've done a lot of travelling around the country with previous jobs
0:12:41 > 0:12:45that I've done so I'm quite up on my place names
0:12:45 > 0:12:48and I like the challenge of that puzzle.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52So after that task, Andy, as the clear winner, you get 10 points.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Alan, in second, you score six.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Sam, you score three.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Zoe, you snatched one point from that
0:13:01 > 0:13:04but, Clair, I'm afraid you get nothing.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Plenty of opportunities though to make up that ground
0:13:06 > 0:13:07and I'm sure you will.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Before the next challenge, we have a very special guest in the audience.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Comedian, musician, actor, Bill Bailey is here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16CHEERING
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Hello, Bill.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Can I ask you, Bill, what is your definition of bright?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Well, I think bright is being able to think laterally,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33being quite smart, being able also to think on your feet.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- You studied music at school, didn't you?- That's right.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38There's plenty of research that suggests that music
0:13:38 > 0:13:39and maths are linked.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Music is, a lot of it is about rhythm, about patterns.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I think if you're good with numbers then that can sometimes mean
0:13:46 > 0:13:50you're good at music. You know, I think the two can cross over.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Well, I think our next challenge might suit you really well.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Are you prepared to do more than just sit and enjoy it?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Yes, I am.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Will you take on our five Britain's Brightest finalists?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Yes, I would. - You are a good man, Bill Bailey.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Oh, yes.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04CHEERING
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- We will keep a record of your score from this challenge.- OK.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11And we'll see how you get on.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Well, they wowed a global audience at the closing ceremony
0:14:14 > 0:14:18of the Paralympic Games. Please welcome Feeding The Fish.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20APPLAUSE
0:14:20 > 0:14:22MUSIC: "Happy Valley" by Vanessa Mae
0:14:48 > 0:14:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:55 > 0:14:58So, normally, when you watch a performance,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00you can just sit back, enjoy it, relax.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04But if you do that here, it could cost you £50,000
0:15:04 > 0:15:08because Feeding The Fish are going to perform some of their routine
0:15:08 > 0:15:12displaying numbers as they go and after each performance I'll ask
0:15:12 > 0:15:16some quickfire maths questions based on the numbers you've just seen.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Now, whoever's at the bottom of the leaderboard at the end of
0:15:18 > 0:15:21this challenge will be leaving the competition, but with 10 points
0:15:21 > 0:15:25on offer to the winner, Clair, you can still avoid that happening.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27So let's start the challenge.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31MUSIC: "Alpha Male" by Royksopp
0:16:02 > 0:16:03APPLAUSE
0:16:06 > 0:16:09So you watched it and now you've got to work out the answer to
0:16:09 > 0:16:10these questions. What do you get
0:16:10 > 0:16:14if you divide the total of all of the numbers you saw by 2?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26All your answers are in. Let's see what you said.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31And all of you have said 17 and all of you are correct. Well done.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33APPLAUSE
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Next question. Add the largest and smallest numbers that you saw and
0:16:42 > 0:16:46then subtract the remaining number from the total, what do you get?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Your answers have been accepted. Let's see them.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00And all of you say 8 and again all of you are right.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01APPLAUSE
0:17:06 > 0:17:09What do you get if you multiply the first number you saw
0:17:09 > 0:17:11by the third number you saw?
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Let's have a look.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22And again, all of you say the same thing,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25all of you say 38 and you are all correct.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26APPLAUSE
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Multiply the first and second numbers you saw together
0:17:35 > 0:17:39then take that total and multiply it by the third number you saw.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Let's see your answers.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58This time we do have a bit of disagreement.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02The answer is 494. Well done to Alan, Clair and Zoe.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05APPLAUSE
0:18:05 > 0:18:09And you get that by multiplying 2 times 13 times 19.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14So 2 times 13 is 26, times that by 19 and you get 494.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Well done. Let's have a look now at the next performance.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Good luck.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:48 > 0:18:49APPLAUSE
0:18:51 > 0:18:53First question.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56How many of the numbers you saw were wholly divisible by 3?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Let's have a look at your answers.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09All of you say 3 and 3 is correct.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10APPLAUSE
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Calculate the total of the two largest numbers that you saw.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Here are your answers.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32All of you say 113 and 113 is correct.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33APPLAUSE
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Multiply the two highest numbers that you saw
0:19:39 > 0:19:43then subtract the lowest number that you saw from that total.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Let's see your answers.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Are any of those correct?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Just one of them is correct and it's Alan.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Well done. 2,319 is the correct answer.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13APPLAUSE
0:20:17 > 0:20:19So your final question in this round.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Total all the numbers you saw
0:20:21 > 0:20:26and then subtract the lowest of those numbers from that total.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39And let's see your answers.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46You all say 122 apart from Andy who says 121.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Oh.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50122 is the correct answer.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51APPLAUSE
0:20:55 > 0:20:57So, after two of the three rounds,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Alan has not got a single question wrong, he is out in front.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Clair and Zoe are just behind him, then we have Sam.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06At the moment Andy is trailing.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10So here is the last set of spinning numbers.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11MUSIC PLAYS
0:21:48 > 0:21:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Thank you to Feeding The Fish and here is the last round of questions.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00How many different numbers did you see in total?
0:22:06 > 0:22:07These are your answers.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Four of you say 6, Alan says 5.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15The correct answer is 6. Four of you are right.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Alan, I'm afraid you missed it there.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19APPLAUSE
0:22:20 > 0:22:24How many times did the digit 2 appear through that performance?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32And here are your answers.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Four of you say 2, Andy says 1.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40The correct answer is 2.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41APPLAUSE
0:22:44 > 0:22:47What is the total sum of the numbers you saw?
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Here are your answers.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Three of you say 270.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05The correct answer is 270.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Clair, Sam and Zoe, you are all correct.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08APPLAUSE
0:23:14 > 0:23:16The very last question is this -
0:23:16 > 0:23:19subtract the total of the odd numbers that you saw
0:23:19 > 0:23:22from the total of the even numbers.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37We have all of our answers.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The correct answer is 178. Well done to Clair, Sam and Zoe.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45APPLAUSE
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Alan, you looked desperately upset with yourself
0:23:47 > 0:23:48cos you clearly missed a number.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I didn't see one of the numbers. I only saw five numbers there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53So everything else was gone?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56There was basically not an awful lot I could do about that. I just
0:23:56 > 0:23:59thought there were only five numbers on display, so, what can you do?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Extraordinarily difficult maths questions there.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- Bill, it's difficult, isn't it? - Very, very difficult.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10It's incredibly hard to firstly see the numbers, make them out,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15and then at the same time perform these feats of mental arithmetic.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18There were 12 questions in total and you got five right.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Five.- Yes.- Oh, well, there you go, it's not too bad.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22APPLAUSE
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Clair and Zoe, you tied in first place in that challenge.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29You will get eight points each.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Sam, you came third, worth three points.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Alan in fourth gets one point and Andy in fifth gets zero.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Five players started this final but now one must leave us.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44It is time for the first elimination.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Here's what those scores have done to the leaderboard.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Still in first place with 10 points, it's Andy.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52APPLAUSE
0:24:54 > 0:24:57In second place we find Zoe with nine points.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58APPLAUSE
0:25:00 > 0:25:03She's moved up from second last to second.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06In third place we have Clair who was last and is now third.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07She has eight points.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08APPLAUSE
0:25:10 > 0:25:12In fourth we have Alan with seven.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13APPLAUSE
0:25:13 > 0:25:17And that means, I'm afraid, that in last place after two group
0:25:17 > 0:25:20challenges and leaving Britain's Brightest, it is Sam.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23I'm sorry, Sam.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25You have been sensational.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26APPLAUSE
0:25:28 > 0:25:29And you are so quick, you're so sharp
0:25:29 > 0:25:32but you have come up against some brilliant minds tonight.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Not quick or sharp enough, sadly. No, I'm devastated.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39He's been a great contestant. Ladies and gentlemen, Sam.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41APPLAUSE
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Four finalists fight on. Now let's see what you're up against.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56You're about to meet twins called Jonathan and Edward.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57LAUGHTER
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Relax, relax, it's not who you think.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02Jonathan and Edward are about to
0:26:02 > 0:26:04give an account of a shared experience.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07You must listen and remember as many details as you can because
0:26:07 > 0:26:10there will be questions afterwards
0:26:10 > 0:26:13and be warned, at times they'll be talking together.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Let's play Round One.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- Hi there.- BOTH: Our names are Edward and Jonathan.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- As you can tell, we're twins. - You mean identically handsome twins.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24That's right. I'm going to tell you this story when
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- we went on this extraordinary... - ..blind date double date.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Actually, is that a thing? - It is a thing.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31OK, well, I was born 243 seconds after him
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- and he says I've...- ..been trying to catch up ever since.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36I was running late and he kept texting me saying...
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Where are you? The girls are going to be here any minute.- Standard.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I hate waiting around and unlike him I hate making fake phone calls.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Yeah, did he really say that to Susie?
0:26:44 > 0:26:45No, look, sorry, mate, I've got to go.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Yeah, look, I'm on TV. I've got to go, all right, see you, bye.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51I think you're better at fake phone calls than real calls.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I ran all the way there. I was exhausted, out of breath
0:26:54 > 0:26:56and then, boom, our ladies walked in.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57FEMALE TWINS: Hiya.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01We looked at them, looked at each other, and at once we all said...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03ALL: Twins!
0:27:03 > 0:27:04LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:27:06 > 0:27:09So your challenge is to remember everything they said
0:27:09 > 0:27:11and you can buzz in if you know the answer.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Your questions are coming up now.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Which male twin spoke first?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17BUZZER
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Alan.- Edward.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20Edward is correct.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22How many seconds after...?
0:27:22 > 0:27:23BUZZER
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Andy.- 243.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27243 is correct.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Who did Edward mention...? - BUZZER
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Andy.- Susie?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Susie is correct. In his fake phone conversation.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38How many times was the word "fake" spoken?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40BUZZER
0:27:40 > 0:27:41- Alan.- Four.
0:27:41 > 0:27:47Four is incorrect. The correct answer is two.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50When the twins spoke in unison for the third time, what did they say?
0:27:50 > 0:27:51BUZZER
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Andy.- Standard.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Standard is correct.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Brilliant memory from Andy. Very quick answering as well.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Congratulations. Very, very strong on that round.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Clair and Zoe, so far not getting a look in.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09So let's go back to Beki and Hannah as they continue the twins' tale.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Here's the start of Round Two.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I hate going on blind dates normally but Beki said...
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Come on, Hannah, it'll be fun.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Katie says we'll really like them. She says we've got loads in common.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22And the next thing I knew it was all happening.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- She'd committed us to going on a... - ..blind date double date.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26That's a thing, apparently.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27She's a bit of a planner,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30the sort of person who makes lists of things to talk about.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32You know, in case the chat dries up.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Who would you most like to get stuck in a lift with?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36And what's cuter, tiger cubs or baby penguins?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Duh! That's a silly question. I mean, it's obviously...
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Baby penguins!- Tiger cubs!
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Anyway, she spent so long on emergency chat ideas that we
0:28:45 > 0:28:48had to take a taxi to get to the restaurant in time.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51What's the cab number again? Is it 54972?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53No, it's 65973.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56The driver made good time in the end and we were only 14 minutes late.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58I was worried that when we got there
0:28:58 > 0:29:02we'd spend ages finding our dates but, of course, it was obvious.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04MALE TWINS: Hello, ladies.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05FEMALE TWINS: Twins!
0:29:05 > 0:29:07APPLAUSE
0:29:09 > 0:29:11So again, buzz in if you know the answer.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Here come your questions.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15What was the name of the friend who put Hannah...?
0:29:15 > 0:29:16- BUZZER - Clair.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- Katie.- Katie is correct.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Which of the two animals did Beki think was...?
0:29:22 > 0:29:23BUZZER
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Andy.- Baby penguins.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Baby penguins is correct. Beki thought they were cuter.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31What was the second digit of the correct cab...?
0:29:31 > 0:29:32BUZZER
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- Alan.- 5.
0:29:34 > 0:29:365 is correct.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39If Hannah and Beki had arrived at the date seven minutes earlier...
0:29:39 > 0:29:40BUZZER
0:29:40 > 0:29:41Zoe.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Seven minutes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45..how late for the date would they have been?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Seven minutes is correct. Well done.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49What was the last digit of the in...?
0:29:49 > 0:29:50BUZZER
0:29:50 > 0:29:51- Alan.- 2.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53..of the incorrect phone number?
0:29:53 > 0:29:552 is right. Well done.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56APPLAUSE
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Very good round. Clair and Zoe both getting on the score board there.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Alan being particularly fast.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04Andy, once again, good, but spread more evenly across the four of you.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Well done.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06APPLAUSE
0:30:08 > 0:30:12So they are concentrating once again as we see the final instalment
0:30:12 > 0:30:15of this tale of two twins, or indeed, two pairs of twins.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I don't know what she was thinking.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21We were on a blind date double date.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22I'm saying nothing.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24We both wore white and she still ordered...
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Spaghetti bolognese, please. - MALE TWINS: Brave.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Part of me hopes every date will be like in Lady And The Tramp.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32It went really well. We discussed all sorts. Including...
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- My holiday in Thailand. - My colleague's fancy-dress wedding.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Benedict Cumberbatch. - Finding the best suit.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Then I got up, went over to the loo. - And for some reason,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41he got the tablecloth caught in his jacket.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44As he stepped away from the table, the tablecloth whipped away.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46It was like a really bad, bad magic trick.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- Everything fell on the floor. - My spaghetti went into the air.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- It flew straight past me. - And splattered in my face.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52FEMALE TWINS: We couldn't stop laughing.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55ALL: That's the last time I date an identical twin.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57APPLAUSE
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Here's your first question. Who mentioned Benedict Cumberbatch?
0:31:02 > 0:31:03BUZZER
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- Andy.- Hannah.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Hannah is correct.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- What colour was Beki wearing...? - BUZZER
0:31:10 > 0:31:11- Alan.- White.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12White is correct.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- What word did the male twins...? - BUZZER
0:31:15 > 0:31:16- Alan.- Brave.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Brave is correct. What word did they use
0:31:18 > 0:31:21to describe Hannah for ordering a spaghetti bolognese?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- How many times...? - BUZZER
0:31:23 > 0:31:25"How many times" is the question.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27What's your answer, Andy?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I think the rose changed hands three times.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33That is stunning anticipation
0:31:33 > 0:31:37and he's correct, that was going to be the question, he's right.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38APPLAUSE
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- Who got hit by the flying spaghetti? - BUZZER
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- Alan.- Jonathan.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Jonathan is correct.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47APPLAUSE
0:31:47 > 0:31:49So thank you to both pairs of twins,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53to Hannah and Beki, to Jonathan and Edward as well, many thanks.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58What an extraordinary challenge, amazing feats of memory,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00particularly from Alan and Andy,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03who got exactly the same number of questions right
0:32:03 > 0:32:06and you are the tied winners of that round.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11Zoe and Clair, you also got the same number of questions right,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13not as many, as you know.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Which means that Andy and Alan, you get eight points each.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Clair and Zoe, you get two points each
0:32:19 > 0:32:20and let's have a look and see
0:32:20 > 0:32:24what those scores have done to the leaderboard.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Andy extends his lead,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29now on 18 points and out in front.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31In second place is Alan,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35having moved up from fourth, now with 15 points.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40In third place is Zoe with 11 points
0:32:40 > 0:32:44and just behind her in fourth place and currently in the danger zone
0:32:44 > 0:32:46is Clair with 10 points.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54But after the next game, we are losing another player
0:32:54 > 0:32:57so the challenge is not to be at the bottom of the leaderboard.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01It's time for the four of you to get multi-tasking once again.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04You know all about the least relaxing seat in Britain,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06The Chair.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08APPLAUSE
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Your challenge is to estimate when 28 seconds has passed
0:33:17 > 0:33:19and hit this button.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21If you press on exactly 28 seconds,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24you will win 10 bonus points in this game.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27But as ever, you won't be able to see a clock and you'll be busy
0:33:27 > 0:33:31trying to make four-letter words from the grid in front of you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34You will get three points for every word that you make,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37but if you go over 28 seconds, you will be deducted a point
0:33:37 > 0:33:39for every second that you go over the time.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42You're going to be playing in alphabetical order,
0:33:42 > 0:33:43so Alan, you're up first.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Would you like to take a seat?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Alan, so have you been practising at all?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Have you come up with a system?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I have been trying to keep a bit of a tally of time in my head
0:34:01 > 0:34:04and time myself on a stopwatch, but sometimes it's good,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08sometimes it's bad, but you can't replicate being sat here.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Good luck, Alan.- Thank you.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Your time starts now.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Alan went six seconds over the allowable time
0:34:20 > 0:34:22last time he tried this.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27He's seeing four-letter words very quickly.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Just a hesitation now, he can't see anything.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35The letters have to be connected horizontally,
0:34:35 > 0:34:36vertically or diagonally.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46And he's pressed the button.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48He's not happy with himself there.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Alan, you made... - A bit of a disaster, I'm afraid.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- Well, you made four words.- I don't think two of them exist, do they?
0:34:55 > 0:34:56You're correct, two of them don't
0:34:56 > 0:34:58so two words, three points each,
0:34:58 > 0:34:59that gives you six.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01You were aiming for 28 seconds
0:35:01 > 0:35:04and you took...
0:35:04 > 0:35:0729 seconds, just one over.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12It means you only lose one point
0:35:12 > 0:35:16and walk away with a total of five and that is a positive score, Alan.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Not bad at all. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22And let's welcome back Andy.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Now Andy is currently in the lead in the competition.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28And he has played The Chair twice.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32You came up with a rather brilliant system in the play-off, which was
0:35:32 > 0:35:35you told me that you sang a song that you knew was a certain length.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Yes. - Are you going to do the same again?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- I'll give it a whirl, yeah. - Good luck.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Your time starts now.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51It's a very hard grid, this,
0:35:51 > 0:35:53it's not easy to see the connected letters.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Straightaway Andy's got two words up there, both of them allowable.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Oh, he's really rocketing now.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12And he's pressed the button.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Andy, well done, your four words score you three points each,
0:36:18 > 0:36:19so that is 12.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Let's see what your time was.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25It was 25 seconds.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27So three seconds under.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I sang the song slightly quicker than The Beatles sang it originally.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31LAUGHTER
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Well, it has stood you in very good stead because 25 isn't bad at all
0:36:35 > 0:36:38and 12 is a very good score. Well done, Andy.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Now coming to The Chair is Clair.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51And Clair knows that really she needs to win this game
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and the last time you played this game, Clair, you did win it.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Yep.- You were just one second under the time, I think, weren't you?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- That's correct, yeah. - Good luck.- Thanks.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03And your time starts now.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14The words are not jumping out at Clair at all
0:37:14 > 0:37:16and she's panicking slightly.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18She can't see a way to start.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Now she's registering points on the board.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29But how is she keeping track of time?
0:37:33 > 0:37:34You need to press the button.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Clair, you struggled to get going there, didn't you?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41I did, yeah, that was really hard.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43You made two words, "knee" and "teen".
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Those are both allowable, so that gives you six points.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49The crucial thing is the time. Your time was...
0:37:50 > 0:37:5230 seconds.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55So two seconds over, two time penalties.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57That leaves you with a score of four.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59For now, well done to Clair.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04And our last contestant is Zoe.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11So I know, Zoe, that you will have been practising.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- What's your plan?- I'm aiming for one or maximum two words
0:38:14 > 0:38:17but to make sure I come in well under the time.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Zoe, good luck.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Zoe, your time starts now.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Now, this is an interesting strategy
0:38:28 > 0:38:32because if Zoe doesn't make any words at all, she won't win.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35She has one word on the board, she needs another one
0:38:35 > 0:38:38and she needs to be absolutely accurate on time.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48So Zoe, we could see you counting out loud to yourself there.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52You made two words, "meek" and "leek". Those are both good words.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54That gives you six points.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Your time was...
0:38:56 > 0:39:0019 seconds, so you're well under, you could have made more words,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03but you lose nothing from your six
0:39:03 > 0:39:05and you walk away with six points.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Let's bring the others back out and, Zoe, find out where that stands you.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11APPLAUSE
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Such an interesting game, very, very close.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Andy, you made double the amount of words of anybody else.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23You scored ten points. Zoe, you end with six points in second place.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Alan, you came third, you get three points
0:39:25 > 0:39:28and Clair, I'm afraid no points to you.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Going over really cost you dear.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32As you know, the player with the lowest score
0:39:32 > 0:39:34is about to leave the competition.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37So please, can we see the leaderboard?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41In first place, still, with 28 points,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43it's Andy.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Another strong performance from him.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48He is ten points clear of Alan, who is second.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50In third is Zoe
0:39:50 > 0:39:54and that means fourth and now leaving Britain's Brightest
0:39:54 > 0:39:56is Clair, with ten points.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59And, Clair, such a shame. I mean, it just hasn't quite gone for you.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02No, I knew today I wasn't 100%
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and I think I knew after quite a lot of the rounds
0:40:05 > 0:40:07that I would be going home quite early on.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11You have been absolutely fabulous. I'm very sorry to say you're going.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Ladies and gentlemen, Clair.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Thank you.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:40:23 > 0:40:25We still have a fascinating final ahead
0:40:25 > 0:40:27and here is a fascinating fact.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30A hormone in our brain called oxytocin is released
0:40:30 > 0:40:32whenever we fall in love.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34So the cliche is true -
0:40:34 > 0:40:37there really is a chemical reaction when love strikes.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40And there's a lot more to the brain than love
0:40:40 > 0:40:43as Britain's Brightest's man on the street, Steve Mould,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45has been finding out.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Have you ever followed a crowd
0:40:49 > 0:40:52just because you assumed that was the right way to go?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Well, you're not alone and there's a very good reason for that.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Here's an experiment in group mentality.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02We have placed a meaningless red square on the ground and we want
0:41:02 > 0:41:07to see what happens when a group of stooges starts avoiding the square.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Will ordinary members of the public automatically follow their lead?
0:41:12 > 0:41:13Here come our stooges.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16They avoid the square as planned,
0:41:16 > 0:41:20but look at the people around them.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23They're also avoiding the square for no apparent reason.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Here's a similar experiment.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32This time, two of our stooges pretend to be holding an imaginary rope.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Initially, people avoid walking through it.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44But once our stooges take the lead and step over it,
0:41:44 > 0:41:46others follow.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Watch this guy.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51He's not one of ours, and nor is she.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57What these experiments show is our desire to obey the rules
0:41:57 > 0:42:01of the crowd, which can overwhelm our individual rational sense.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06I want to see just how dominant this urge can be.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11'I've set up a game. Here are our contestants.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15'They're all stooges except for this one woman.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16'I'm going to ask them
0:42:16 > 0:42:20'a series of simple questions they should get right.'
0:42:20 > 0:42:22What is the capital of France?
0:42:22 > 0:42:23Paris.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- Paris.- Paris.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Paris.- Paris.- Paris.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29'Now, this time the stooges
0:42:29 > 0:42:32'are going to deliberately get the answer wrong.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34'What will our real contestant do?'
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Which of the three circles on the left is the same size
0:42:38 > 0:42:40as the one on the right?
0:42:40 > 0:42:44'It should be clear that the answer isn't circle number two.'
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Two.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46- Two.- Two.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Two.- Two.- Two.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53OK. What is the capital of Germany?
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Vienna.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Vienna.- Vienna.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57Vienna.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Vienna.
0:42:59 > 0:43:00Vienna.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Are you a plant or a real contestant?
0:43:03 > 0:43:04I'm a plant.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- I'm a plant.- I'm a plant.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07I'm a plant.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- I'm a plant.- I'm a plant.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11So why did you say you were a plant?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16'Despite the answers being increasingly ridiculous,
0:43:16 > 0:43:20'our real contestant followed everyone else. Why?'
0:43:22 > 0:43:23I don't know.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27'Yes, getting those answers wrong can be embarrassing.'
0:43:27 > 0:43:29I knew in a way they were wrong,
0:43:29 > 0:43:34but I just wanted to go along with the same answers as everyone else's.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37These group experiments can show us up and make us feel silly,
0:43:37 > 0:43:40but I don't see it that way.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43They actually demonstrate our incredible survival instinct.
0:43:43 > 0:43:48As herd animals, we're instinctively seeking safety in numbers
0:43:48 > 0:43:52and in evolutionary terms, that's keeping us alive,
0:43:52 > 0:43:56even if it means sometimes getting the capital of Germany wrong.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59What are you doing?
0:43:59 > 0:44:00HE MUTTERS
0:44:04 > 0:44:05Thank you to Steve.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Now, over the last five weeks, you have judged age
0:44:08 > 0:44:10and you've judged weight.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13But now you are going to be judging something very different
0:44:13 > 0:44:16and equally personal. Let's see.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Hello, everyone.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21In front of you, you see 22 people.
0:44:21 > 0:44:22They are all in love.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24It's not some kind of cult,
0:44:24 > 0:44:28they are two halves of the same romantic whole.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31Your challenge is to use your social perception
0:44:31 > 0:44:35and your emotional intelligence to discover who goes with whom.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38You'll have help, though, because when you pick a person,
0:44:38 > 0:44:41they will reveal a symbol - they're holding it in their hands.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44If you find the other person with the same symbol, then bingo,
0:44:44 > 0:44:46you've found the couple.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49First to match three couples will win, so good luck.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Alan, you're going to go first.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Who is your first pick?
0:44:53 > 0:44:56OK, I'm going to go with Ken.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58Ken, can we see your symbol please?
0:45:00 > 0:45:02Who are you picking to go with Ken?
0:45:02 > 0:45:03I'm going to go with Susan.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06So you think Susan is Ken's partner.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Susan, could we see your symbol, please?
0:45:09 > 0:45:12She's not, so that's not a pair.
0:45:12 > 0:45:13Andy, you are next.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Right.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Tony, please.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19Tony, let's see your card.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25So, who do you think might go with Tony?
0:45:25 > 0:45:26I would like to see Annette.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30Annette, let's see your symbol.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33No.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36Zoe, your turn.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38I'll have Lol, please.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40Lol.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42A-ha.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44I'd like to go for Annette, please.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46And Annette.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49Lol and Annette are a pair.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Well done.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52APPLAUSE
0:45:52 > 0:45:54So, Zoe, if you find two more couples,
0:45:54 > 0:45:56you will have won this game.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58Alan, it's now back to you.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00Who is your first selection?
0:46:00 > 0:46:02I'm going to go with Gill this time.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06And who do you think Gill goes with?
0:46:06 > 0:46:08OK, right...
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Anthony.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12Let's see if you're right.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14And that is Anthony's symbol, so no.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16They are not a couple.
0:46:16 > 0:46:17Andy.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19I'll go for Alex, please.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21So Alex let's have a look at your symbol.
0:46:23 > 0:46:24And Marwen.
0:46:26 > 0:46:27They're not, no.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31Zoe, who would you like as your first selection?
0:46:31 > 0:46:33I'd like Stephanie, please.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38And Zoe, who do you think is Stephanie's other half?
0:46:38 > 0:46:41I'd like to go for Tony.
0:46:41 > 0:46:42Tony.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44love is in the air. Well done, Zoe.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46You have another pair.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48APPLAUSE
0:46:48 > 0:46:50Zoe, you have two couples already.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53One more and you've won.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Right, Alan.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57Let's go with Mimi.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59Mimi, could we please see your symbol?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04So who goes with Mimi?
0:47:04 > 0:47:05Anthony.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09Let's see. Anthony, can we see your symbol?
0:47:09 > 0:47:11Well done, Alan, yes!
0:47:11 > 0:47:13APPLAUSE
0:47:16 > 0:47:18Excellent. So, Andy.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- Yes.- Where would you like to go?
0:47:21 > 0:47:25I should like to try Joseph, please.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28Joseph, let's see your symbol, please.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31And who is Joseph's other half?
0:47:31 > 0:47:34I knew he was standing next to his love. It's Susan.
0:47:34 > 0:47:37If you are correct and they're standing next to each other,
0:47:37 > 0:47:40you'll have your first pair. Susan, can we see your symbol, please?
0:47:40 > 0:47:44- Yeah!- They are indeed standing side by side. Joseph and Susan,
0:47:44 > 0:47:47thank you both very much.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49So, Alan, Andy, you have one each.
0:47:49 > 0:47:54If Zoe can find her third couple right now, she will win this game.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56Zoe, who would you like?
0:47:56 > 0:47:58I'd like to go for Mark, please.
0:47:58 > 0:47:59Mark.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03And I'd like to go for Gill.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07If you are correct, they will be sitting side by side.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09Gill, let's have a look.
0:48:09 > 0:48:13You are! Congratulations, well done, Zoe, that is your third pair,
0:48:13 > 0:48:16your third couple, excellent work.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20Zoe can relax, you've won the game,
0:48:20 > 0:48:22we are looking, though, for second place
0:48:22 > 0:48:24because the person who finishes third
0:48:24 > 0:48:27will get no points at all from this round. The pressure is on.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30So, Alan, who would you like to pick next?
0:48:30 > 0:48:31I'll go with Andrew.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34Andrew, let's have a look.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36And now who do you think Andrew's other half is?
0:48:36 > 0:48:38Can I go with Samuel?
0:48:38 > 0:48:40Samuel, sitting right next to him.
0:48:40 > 0:48:43Samuel, can we see your symbol, please?
0:48:43 > 0:48:44They're not.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48So, Andy, has that given you any clues?
0:48:48 > 0:48:50I hope so. I'd like to see Alex again.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52Alex, let's see your symbol.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56And you would like to put Alex with?
0:48:56 > 0:48:57- Samuel.- Let's see.
0:49:00 > 0:49:01Let the bells ring out. You are correct.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04Well done, Andy, you have another pair.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06APPLAUSE
0:49:06 > 0:49:10So, Alan, can you even it up?
0:49:10 > 0:49:11Magda.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Let's see your card, Magda.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16So...
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Joe.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21OK, Joe, let's find out whether Alan is right.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23You're correct! Well done, Alan.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27See? It's within you, you can do this.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32Well done. You have two pairs. Thank you to Magda and Joe.
0:49:32 > 0:49:37Here we go, a third couple for Andy and you will take second place.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Andy, where would you like to direct your attention?
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Well, I've got a very good friend called Gwyn,
0:49:44 > 0:49:46so I'm going to go with this Gwyn.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49Gwyn, could we see your symbol, please?
0:49:51 > 0:49:53That's familiar.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55Where did you see it before?
0:49:55 > 0:49:57And who is Gwyn's other half?
0:49:57 > 0:49:59I think it's Ken.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Ken?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Absolutely spot on. Well done, Andy,
0:50:03 > 0:50:06you get your third couple, your third pair
0:50:06 > 0:50:08and you take second place.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11So well done, all of you
0:50:11 > 0:50:13and thank you once again to our loving couples.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Great fun game as well as a revealing one.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18At the end of that challenge,
0:50:18 > 0:50:20Zoe, you scored ten points,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23Andy taking second place, you scored six.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26Alan, I'm afraid no points for you.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Tonight, we've tested your creative thinking, your logic,
0:50:29 > 0:50:32your numerical skills and your emotional intelligence
0:50:32 > 0:50:34and now its time to reveal
0:50:34 > 0:50:37the two players who have survived those tests
0:50:37 > 0:50:40and the player who is leaving us.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43Let's have a look at the leaderboard.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47In first place, still, we have Andy with 34 points.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50APPLAUSE
0:50:50 > 0:50:55In second is Zoe with 27 points.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57APPLAUSE
0:50:57 > 0:51:01Which of course means that in third place and leaving us
0:51:01 > 0:51:04so close to the finish line, it's Alan.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Alan, I'm so sorry, you have been terrific,
0:51:10 > 0:51:13- you've got a lot of supporters here. - So it seems, yeah.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17- And I hope you're proud of your performance.- Oh, absolutely.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20To get so close to the final and the competition as tough as this
0:51:20 > 0:51:23with great competitors such as these guys,
0:51:23 > 0:51:25I'm very happy with the way it's gone. I would have loved it
0:51:25 > 0:51:28to have gone on for one more round, but it wasn't to be.
0:51:28 > 0:51:29Ladies and gentlemen, Alan.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Auditions, heats, challenges, puzzles, fierce competition
0:51:41 > 0:51:46and two amazing brains have brought you both to this moment.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49Whoever wins the title will have truly earned it.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52Up until now, this round has been Fight For Survival.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55Tonight, it's Fight For The Title.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06Zoe, how are you feeling?
0:52:06 > 0:52:10I'm kind of oscillating between being quite amazed
0:52:10 > 0:52:13and elated that I've made it through and I'm still in
0:52:13 > 0:52:17and being slightly daunted by the challenge ahead of me.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Andy, have you thought about the £50,000?
0:52:20 > 0:52:23It'd be a huge, huge boost for us.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26We're looking at some point soon to upsize a bit
0:52:26 > 0:52:29and this money would go so far and help us with that.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32So it would mean something huge to the whole family?
0:52:32 > 0:52:34- Absolutely, yes.- So here we go.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36On the screen is a grid of numbers.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39You must pick a number to reveal a question or puzzle.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42Once you've picked a number, your clock will start counting down
0:52:42 > 0:52:44until you give me a correct answer.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Then your opponent must pick a number
0:52:46 > 0:52:49and tackle a challenge as their own clock starts ticking.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53If you can't solve a puzzle, pass, choose another number from the grid.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55If your clock runs out of time,
0:52:55 > 0:52:58that's it, your opponent has won the title.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00Since every second is vital,
0:53:00 > 0:53:02there won't be time for me to give the answers
0:53:02 > 0:53:07but they will be on our website, bbc.co.uk/britainsbrightest.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Zoe, you are first to play.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12For the final, we are putting two minutes on your clocks.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15That's longer than we've ever played this game.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18Andy, you are currently seven points ahead on the leaderboard
0:53:18 > 0:53:19and for each of those points,
0:53:19 > 0:53:22we are adding two seconds onto your clock.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24That's a 14-second advantage.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Let's start this Fight For The Title.
0:53:29 > 0:53:30Zoe, pick a number.
0:53:30 > 0:53:31- One.- One.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43Pass.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45- Pick another number.- Two.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06- Pass.- Pick another number.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08Three.
0:54:13 > 0:54:14Pass.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16- Another number.- Four.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Stick.
0:54:24 > 0:54:25Is correct. Stop the clock.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27- Andy, pick a number.- Two.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Daisy.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32Daisy is correct. Zoe, pick a number.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33Five.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41Four.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44- Pick another number.- Six.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53Anorak.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55Stop the clock. Andy.
0:54:55 > 0:54:56Three.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02Bluebell?
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Correct. Zoe, pick a number.
0:55:04 > 0:55:05Seven.
0:55:10 > 0:55:11Adequate.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13Correct. Andy.
0:55:13 > 0:55:14One.
0:55:22 > 0:55:2390?
0:55:25 > 0:55:26Pick another number.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Five.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35Eight.
0:55:35 > 0:55:36Zoe.
0:55:36 > 0:55:37One.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49968.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52- Pick another number.- Eight.
0:55:59 > 0:56:00Somerset?
0:56:01 > 0:56:02Correct. Andy.
0:56:02 > 0:56:0421.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12One.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- Zoe.- Nine.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21And you are out of time, Zoe.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23That means that, Andy,
0:56:23 > 0:56:27congratulations, you are Britain's Brightest 2013!
0:56:27 > 0:56:29APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:56:34 > 0:56:37Well done, well done!
0:56:37 > 0:56:40Brilliant. And bad luck to Zoe.
0:56:40 > 0:56:41- Well played.- Well played.
0:56:43 > 0:56:47You were incredible, you were amazing. Particularly tonight.
0:56:49 > 0:56:50I can't believe it.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53- £50,000 is an awful lot of money. - Uh-huh.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Does that mean a lot to you?
0:56:55 > 0:56:58Or is it the title, Britain's Brightest,
0:56:58 > 0:57:00that you will forever carry with you?
0:57:00 > 0:57:05Do you know what? Over the past three shows that I've been in,
0:57:05 > 0:57:08I have been up against and working with such brilliant people,
0:57:08 > 0:57:11brilliant in every sense of the word.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13I'm a bit overwhelmed that I'm here.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16And what would you like to say right now
0:57:16 > 0:57:17to Charlie, to Daisy and to Sarah?
0:57:17 > 0:57:21I can't wait to see you, wherever you are.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24- Love you. - They will be so, so proud of you.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28Zoe, for you, you came so close.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31I was so emotional just before we went into that and I was like,
0:57:31 > 0:57:34"Whatever way it goes, I think I'm just going to cry."
0:57:34 > 0:57:36You have been a great contestant, you really have.
0:57:36 > 0:57:41You have been beaten by just a brilliant, brilliant mind.
0:57:41 > 0:57:45A very calm, cool, just fabulous competitor.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47Britain's Brightest 2013,
0:57:47 > 0:57:49Andy Thomas.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51CHEERING
0:57:53 > 0:57:55So we have trawled the whole of Britain
0:57:55 > 0:57:57and we have found the brightest.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Thanks to all of our contestants over the series,
0:58:00 > 0:58:04to the twins, Feeding The Fish and of course Bill Bailey
0:58:04 > 0:58:06and our five fabulous finalists.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10On behalf of all of us here, thanks for watching and good night.
0:58:34 > 0:58:37Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd