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If someone was to play a trick on me, I probably would kill them.

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He knows where she lives, my mummy's name and his bank number.

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APPLAUSE

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Hello, there.

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Hiya. Thank you for coming.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

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Tonight's show is about swindles, cons and grifts.

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And my job is to convince everyone in this room

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that I am the best swindler in the world.

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If I can't do that, I may just lose my shirt. What you think, folks?

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-Any chance I could swindle you lot?

-SHOUTS OF "NO"

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-I will hunt you down.

-LAUGHTER

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Let's take a look at what's coming up on tonight's show.

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We will be playing an incredibly grifty game

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with Jennie McAlpine on Coronation Street.

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Jennie, eyes closed that time. How did I do it?

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Could you hear the bubbles in my voice?

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I could, that's what it was, yeah.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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And I'll be trying my hand at a little bit of identity theft.

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-Is that a C? Is the first letter C? Is that what it is?

-Yes.

-All right.

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-Oh, my God!

-Is that what it is?

-It is, yeah.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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I think it's only fair that I should put my money where my mouth is

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and see if I really can swindle just one of you.

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And I'm going to do that using a very high-tech bouncy ball.

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Now, this is, of course, made of solid glass.

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I'm going to toss it over my shoulder.

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Now, who caught it first? Hello, there.

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-Madam, what is your name?

-Wendy.

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Give Wendy a huge round of applause as she makes her way to the front.

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APPLAUSE

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Now, Wendy, I want to grab a few personal objects from you,

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-if that's all right.

-Yeah.

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So, do you have keys, a mobile phone,

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maybe a wallet or a purse, Wendy?

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That is a purse and a half, Wendy.

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What do you keep in here?

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There's Homebase, there's...what is that? Ann who... Oh, sorry.

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LAUGHTER

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You even keep chewing gum. That's not chewing gum. Sorry. OK.

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Let me see. You're going to pick two of these objects.

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The first two you pick will be the two that are in play.

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Whichever one you don't pick will be discarded immediately. That is out of the game.

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-Could you just entertain yourselves?

-LAUGHTER

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OK, Wendy. I have written a little prediction here for you.

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-I'm going to tear it off. I don't want you to see it.

-OK.

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I'm going to fold it up

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and pop it inside there so you know I can't touch it.

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Now, Wendy, at the end of this game, I will be holding something,

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you will be holding something and one item will be discarded. OK?

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With your right hand, pick an object. Pick up one of them.

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Hold it nice and high in the air for me.

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With your left hand, I'm going to ask you to pick up another one. OK.

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Hand one of those objects to me, whichever one that you like.

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OK. Now, the only one that you haven't got in play are the keys.

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So the keys are discarded.

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So you can just pop them back into your bag there, Wendy.

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You have given me the wallet and you have kept the phone.

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Now, Wendy, at this point...

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everyone switches.

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You're about to switch, as well. I'm going to give you the option.

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I want you to know if you don't want to switch, you don't have to switch, but you will switch.

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It is your free choice, but you will switch. Everyone does.

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-Everyone right now does that switch.

-Yeah.

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Everyone does it. Everyone, Wendy. Everyone.

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-You don't want to be different, do you?

-Yes.

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-You do want to be different?

-Yes.

-So, do you want to switch?

-No.

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-No-one switches. No-one ever does.

-LAUGHTER

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Literally no-one ever switches.

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No-one ever switches at that point.

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The second time that I give them the opportunity to switch, Wendy,

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the second time, they always do.

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-LAUGHTER

-They always switch the second time.

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I'll give you the option a second time. You don't have to switch, but you will.

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You're about to switch. Everyone does the second time.

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Wendy, it's up to you. You can switch or you can stay the same way.

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-I'll switch.

-You do want to switch?

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-Yeah.

-Really?

-Yes.

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Everyone switches. Everyone always switches.

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Everyone always switches at that point.

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-APPLAUSE

-Everyone always switches.

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At this point, no-one switches. No-one ever switches at this point.

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On the third point, no-one switches. Why would they?

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And for you to switch now would be really odd. It would be weird.

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-It would tell me a lot about your personality, Wendy.

-OK.

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-Things you don't want me to say on TV, Wendy.

-OK.

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LAUGHTER

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Because, Wendy, I looked in that wallet.

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Now, Wendy, I'm going to give you the option.

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And truthfully, it is entirely up to you. Do you want to switch?

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-No.

-You don't want to switch?

-No.

-No-one switches. No-one switches.

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Let's hear it for Wendy. No-one ever switches.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Wendy, I said that I have a prediction here for you.

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I promised you I wouldn't touch it and I haven't.

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I'd like you to pick that up.

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You chose to discard the keys. You could have discarded the phone or wallet.

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-You have three options to switch, Wendy.

-Yeah.

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Would you like to like to read out nice and loud for me, nice and loud and clear.

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You have the phone, I have the wallet

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and the keys have been discarded.

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APPLAUSE

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Now, you have the phone,

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I have the wallet and the keys have been discarded.

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Ladies and gentlemen, give Wendy a huge round of applause.

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-Thank you so much, Wendy.

-Thank you. Thank you very much.

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One of the biggest cons and swindles is identity theft.

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-We're all terrified about it, aren't we?

-ALL: Yes.

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Well, you should be, Wendy. I know your address now, sweet cheeks.

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LAUGHTER

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So I thought if an ordinary criminal

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can swindle information out of a person,

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how much information can a mentalist get?

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So to find out, I took to the streets.

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One of the most troubling things facing consumers today is identity theft.

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It's a terrifying thing to think that a stranger could steal

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every piece of data that represents who you are.

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So I want to hit the streets today and see how much data I can steal.

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'But if I'm going to steal their identity,

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'I have to get them to stop first.'

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-Excuse me, girls. I'm not looking for donations, I'm here...

-No.

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Excuse me, can I have one minute of your time, sir?

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Excuse me, ladies. I'm not looking for donations.

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Ignore me!

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'I've invented this charity, the Make Believe Trust.

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'See what I did there?

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'I want them to make them believe they trust me.

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'Though just a hello would be a start.'

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As far as everyone is concerned, I'm a genuine charity worker,

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but this charity doesn't exist. It's even call the Make Believe Trust.

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And I'm going to use that as a guise to see how much information

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I can swindle out of total strangers.

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'Of course, there are a ton of reputable charities out there.

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'I'm highlighting the swindlers who prey on people's generosity and good nature.'

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-Can I have one minute of your time? We're not taking any donations.

-Yeah, go on, then.

-OK.

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-What's your name?

-It's David.

-David. Good name.

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So, David, what I want you to do is think of, let's say your pin number.

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So if we think about the first number,

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which you're not going to tell me, it's a genuine secret. We've never met before, have we?

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-No, we haven't.

-Up there, was that five, first number five?

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-Oh!

-Is that what it is, yeah?

-It is, yeah.

-OK.

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So, now, I want you to think of the second number for me.

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Think of the second number.

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-You wouldn't tell me this, would you?

-No.

-OK, was that four?

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HE LAUGHS

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-Is that what it is?

-It is four!

-OK.

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-So, let's see. Do you know his pin number?

-No.

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-She doesn't know it, no.

-OK. Well, you will now.

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We're thinking of the third digit.

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Not the one, not the second, this time, it's the third digit.

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Oh, it's a three, was it? No, no, no, it wasn't. One.

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Is that what it was? OK, good.

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When you looked at that, you thought it was a one.

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All right. So the last digit, um...

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Did you set this, or did the bank?

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Er...it would be the bank, yeah.

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What you think of the Make Believe Trust? Thinking of the last digit.

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You would have had me, to be fair. I did believe.

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OK. All right. So, now, I could be wrong, is it 5412?

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-Oh, my God!

-Is that what it is?

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-It is!

-Really?

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-And you didn't even know that?

-No, I didn't know that.

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OK. All right.

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It's really clever how you can get pressured into giving information

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that you really wouldn't normally willingly give.

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Also how much your body language must obviously give away.

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Excuse me, folks, I'm not looking for donations.

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Can I have just one minute of your time?

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'Listen carefully.'

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Have you ever heard of the Make Believe Trust?

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'I'm using mentalism to fleece my victims.'

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Let's go over to you. A lot of people use secret information.

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Mothers' maiden names, mothers' names, middle names as passwords.

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-Are you quite a generous person?

-Yeah.

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-So, you like to give things away?

-Yeah.

-You're a very giving person?

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Think of the first letter of your...? OK, is that a C?

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-Yeah.

-Is that what it is?

-Yes.

-All right.

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Think of the second letter for me. And as you do this,

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imagine you're giving a big donation,

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a really good donation to someone.

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Oh, that's either a H or a T. Is the second letter H?

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Is that what it is? All right.

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So one of the most important things

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people use to steal your identity is your mother's first or last name.

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Because they are really popular passwords.

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-Is there any way that I could know what your mum's first name is?

-No.

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-Genuinely.

-No.

-What would you do if I was able to guess it?

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-I would be shocked.

-Right. OK. Um...

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-Is it Christine?

-Yeah.

-Oh, my God!

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Is that what it is? Right, OK. All right, OK.

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He was like a randomer who I've never even met before

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and he knows where she lives,

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my mummy's name and his bank number.

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APPLAUSE

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So there you have it, folks, conclusive evidence, it is possible

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to get information from people in the streets.

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So I want to try one thing now that you'll all be able to try at home.

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This is another thing I learned in uni and it is great fun.

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It earned me a clean fortune.

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So I need someone to help me.

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-I'll maybe get this gentleman here. Sir, what's your name?

-Gilbert.

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Give Gilbert a huge round of applause.

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-Stand there for me, Gilbert.

-APPLAUSE

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Gilbert, a really simple game. Do you have any money on you, Gilbert?

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-Yes, indeed.

-You've got plenty?

-No.

-OK.

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-My wife has all of it.

-Where is she?

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-Behind.

-All right. OK.

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Well, don't worry, I'll follow you out to the car, madam.

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Will you check in my ears to make sure there's no earpieces?

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-No. I can see straight through.

-Oh, good man, Gilbert.

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You and I are going to get on just fine, Princess.

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So, Gilbert, I'm going to turn away

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and I want you to take out a note for me, please.

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And when you take it out, I want you to fold it

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so the Queen is facing you, please, Gilbert.

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I want you to stare at the surface of that note, please, Gilbert.

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If you look really carefully, you should find a serial number on it somewhere.

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-Look really closely at that serial number.

-Can I put my glasses on?

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Yes, you can. Go ahead and put your glasses on.

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We're filming a sequel to Cocoon, Gilbert.

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LAUGHTER

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Do you know every serial number on a bill is different?

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-Yes.

-It is, excellent. OK.

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Would it be possible for you to memorise that entire serial number?

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-No.

-OK. That's OK. We'll wait, Gilbert.

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LAUGHTER

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Gilbert, for the sake of this game, I just want you to remember the last three digits.

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Remember the last three digits.

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I want you to hold the note in your hand just like this, Gilbert.

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Remember the last three digits, make sure you don't forget them, Gilbert.

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Then I want you to scrunch the note up in your hand.

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And then put it right back into your pocket, Gilbert.

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Put it right back into your pocket.

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-And let me know when it's safe for me to turn around.

-Safe.

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-Gilbert, how are you feeling?

-Very well.

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-I think you're lovely, Gilbert.

-LAUGHTER

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Now, Gilbert, would it be possible for me to, from here, see that note?

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-No.

-Not unless I had X-ray vision or very nimble fingers.

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I'm going to look away in case you think that I can somehow see in.

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But I want the hand that you don't write with. Please extend that.

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Now, all I want you to do is think of the first digit of the three digits, please.

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The first digit of these three digits.

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Now, don't give anything away.

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.

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Oh, hold on. Nine, eight, seven.

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Eight, eight. Is the first digit eight?

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-Yes.

-Is that what it is?

-Yes.

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APPLAUSE

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Gilbert, think of the second digit. Think of the second digit for me.

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Try not to give anything away.

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So, nine, eight, seven, six,

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five, four, three, two, one,

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two, three, four.

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Three, two.

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One, one, one.

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-Is the second digit one?

-Correct.

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Is it one? Really? Oh, wow!

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Now, Gilbert, this is really important.

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Please concentrate on the last digit for me.

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

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eight, nine, eight, seven, six,

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six, seven, eight,

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nine, nine, nine.

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-Gilbert, is the last digit nine?

-That's correct.

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Is that what it was, 819? Oh, brilliant! Thank you.

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-Back you go, Gilbert.

-APPLAUSE

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But, you know what...

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I lost a fortune playing that game. I lost a fortune playing that game.

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And I don't want any of you to be tricked by it.

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So, let's hear it for Gilbert again. Gilbert.

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APPLAUSE

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It's a simple bar game that lost me a clean fortune at university.

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What most people don't realise...hold that up for me.

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When you're holding it that way, there's a serial number on this side looking me right in the face

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and all I need to do is look at that and I know what your number is.

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Try that on the streets, you'll earn a fortune. Let's hear it for Gilbert!

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APPLAUSE

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The fact is, swindles and cons are always possible.

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They traditionally happened on the streets,

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so I wanted to try a con on Britain's most famous street.

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Coronation Street.

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I am so excited to be here

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on probably the most famous street in Britain.

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And I want to play a game of swindles.

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I've chosen Jennie McAlpine,

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who stars in Coronation Street as Fiz.

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And that's what gave me the idea to play an age-old drinking game.

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I want to see if I can catch her out.

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If someone was to play a trick on me, I probably would kill them.

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Uh-oh. Clearly, Jennie is up for this challenge.

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Her acting ability has taught her how to keep a straight face.

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That's the perfect talent for a swindler's drinking game.

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-Thank you so much. I'm very excited to be on the street.

-Are you?

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-Genuinely.

-It's quite special.

-I wanted to do something in the street

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because I'm fascinated by swindles and cheats.

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Are you naturally a cheating type of person?

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A bit of a swindler?

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I suppose in Coronation Street life, Fiz was married to John Stape,

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who turned out to be a little bit of a swindler.

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-A fairly horrendous human being.

-Yeah.

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So I think, you know, Fiz and therefore Jennie has learned

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that swindling is not the best way forward in life.

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-I want to tell you a story about the first time I was swindled.

-Go on, then.

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When I was at uni, there was a guy and his name was John, as well, actually.

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They're clearly all evil.

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And the idea was that I had five drinks in a row.

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He would turn his back, I could drink from any one of the glasses

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and he would know instantly what I was drinking.

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And every time he got it right, we gave him a fiver.

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Now, what we have here, Jennie, are five drinks.

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We have water and blackcurrant.

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-You don't have any allergies to any of these things?

-No.

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We have water, blackcurrant, cola

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and orange and apple juice.

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-Do you have a favourite?

-I like all of them.

-All right.

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I'm going to turn away, Jennie,

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and your job is to just take a drink from any one that you like.

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-Yeah.

-So take one drink from one of those for me.

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And say yes when you've done it.

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-Yes.

-I think I've got it.

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-Did you go blackcurrant?

-Yeah.

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-Was a blackcurrant? It was?

-Yeah.

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We're going to do it again, Jennie.

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Take another drink of any one you like and let me know when you've done it.

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-Yep.

-Say yes again for me.

-Yes.

-Yes again. Quickly.

-Yes.

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OK. So you went for...

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The blackcurrant felt a bit sticky. You wanted to clean your mouth.

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-Did you go for water?

-Yeah.

-Was it? It was water?

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Right, Jennie, how do I do it?

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-Um...

-Shall I tell you?

-Yeah.

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I'm looking at the reflection in the phone box

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for the writing on the front of the cup. That's exactly how he did it.

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He was looking at the reflection in the glass in the bar.

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We'll do it slightly differently this time.

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I'll close my eyes, then place my fingertips over my eyelids

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so you know I definitely can't see as I look away.

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And also, I know the order these are in.

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So mix them up a little bit, left to right. Move the cups around.

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-So go ahead, mix up the cups for me. Mix up the cups.

-OK.

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Whenever you're ready, Jennie, go ahead and take a drink for me.

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And say yes when you've done it.

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-Yes.

-Yes. Say yes again for me.

-Yes.

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-Say yes again, quickly.

-Yes.

-Was that cola?

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-Yes.

-Was that a cola? It was a cola, genuinely?

0:17:460:17:48

All right. So, Jennie, eyes closed that time. How did I do it?

0:17:480:17:52

Could you hear the bubbles in my voice?

0:17:520:17:54

That's what it was, yeah. I could.

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Well, this time, statistically, you kind of had to go with one that was deliberately different.

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-Now I'll be honest with you, I know what you're thinking.

-Yes.

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Because in the bar, he said,

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hold on, everyone in the bar knows what all of these drinks are.

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The only way that we can make sure that isn't the case is

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-if we just take all of these off.

-Mm-hm.

0:18:130:18:15

Now, these are also in black cups.

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The reason we've done them in black cups

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is that for almost all of these, if you look from above,

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it's impossible to tell which one you're drinking because they all look pitch black.

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Also, they were on sale.

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So I'm going to turn away.

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This time, mix them up as much as you like

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so that I don't know the order the drinks are in.

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So, I'm going to turn away. Turn away.

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And I'm going to cover my eyes

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so you know that I can't be doing this by reflection.

0:18:380:18:41

You know no-one can be cueing me this information.

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Genuinely, you're the only person in the world

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that will know what this drink is when you drink it.

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-I don't even know what they are now, to be honest.

-Good. Brilliant.

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You are the only person in the world...

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-I might actually do it from this angle, as well.

-OK.

0:18:540:18:56

-Are you happy that there's no way that I can see?

-I'm happy.

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Take one drink for me. Any drink that you like.

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Take any drink that you like for me.

0:19:030:19:05

-And say yes when you've done it.

-Yes.

0:19:050:19:08

I want you to remember what that is and then take a second drink.

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-OK.

-And of the second, once you've done that, I want you to say yes.

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Yes.

0:19:170:19:19

Now, if I could be wrong on this,

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-Was the first one apple and the second one cola?

-Yeah.

0:19:230:19:26

-Is that what it was?

-Yeah.

-Was it genuinely?

-Yeah.

0:19:260:19:30

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

0:19:300:19:32

-You do owe me a grand now.

-I know I do!

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But it was worth every penny.

0:19:340:19:35

Wow! Fabulous. Thank you.

0:19:350:19:37

Thank you, love.

0:19:370:19:39

That's brill! Brilliant!

0:19:390:19:42

I'll just leave it, like, in the magic. Something magic happened.

0:19:430:19:46

I don't know what it was.

0:19:460:19:48

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:19:480:19:50

So there you have it, folks, it's even possible

0:19:550:19:58

for me to swindle someone on the most famous street in Britain.

0:19:580:20:02

I think it's about time I handed control over to you con artists.

0:20:020:20:08

-ALL: Ooo!

-I know. Tell me about it.

0:20:080:20:10

This is a grand. And it is absolutely delicious.

0:20:100:20:14

So I need to give it to someone broadly speaking, trustworthy,

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honest, reliable, someone who I know that will be fairly...

0:20:170:20:20

-Madam, what's your name?

-Lindsay.

-Lindsay?

-Yeah.

0:20:200:20:24

Lindsay, do you know anyone that fits that description?

0:20:240:20:27

Lindsay, would you hang on to this for me?

0:20:270:20:29

A little bit grabby, Lindsay.

0:20:290:20:31

-LAUGHTER

-A little bit grabby.

0:20:310:20:34

Just hang on to that for me. Make sure no-one touches it.

0:20:340:20:37

We have counted it and that is what's at stake.

0:20:370:20:40

What's the game? Well, it's one of the oldest swindles in the book.

0:20:400:20:43

It's the lying game.

0:20:430:20:45

Those of you in this audience who think you're a good liar,

0:20:450:20:48

if you can lie to me successfully, you will take that money home.

0:20:480:20:52

-ALL: Ooo!

-Oh, you're getting excited now.

0:20:520:20:54

LAUGHTER

0:20:540:20:57

-Now, sir, what is your name?

-Aaron.

0:20:570:20:59

-Aaron, is that right?

-Yeah.

-Have we ever met before?

0:20:590:21:01

-No.

-Excellent. Aaron, I want you to pick someone who is with you there.

0:21:010:21:05

-Who's that?

-Mum.

-Hello, Mum, how are you. What's your name?

0:21:050:21:08

-Jill.

-All right.

-Give Jill and Aaron a huge round of applause.

0:21:080:21:13

APPLAUSE

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All of these boxes are empty.

0:21:180:21:20

If you could handle those for me, Jill.

0:21:200:21:22

You are going to attach any sum of money into any one of these boxes.

0:21:220:21:27

And the sums of money range from five pounds, four pounds, three...

0:21:270:21:31

-BBC Northern Ireland.

-LAUGHTER

0:21:310:21:33

Three pounds, two pounds and £1,000.

0:21:330:21:39

You can seal any sum of money inside any box.

0:21:390:21:43

Now, the rules are as follows.

0:21:430:21:44

When you stick the sum of money inside, stick it in such a way

0:21:440:21:47

that you know it will orientate and open up like that.

0:21:470:21:50

-Does that make sense?

-Yes.

-You all right, Aaron?

-Yeah.

0:21:500:21:53

-Just glad to be out of the house.

-LAUGHTER

0:21:530:21:56

So, folks, give Jill and Aaron a huge round of applause. Off you go.

0:21:560:22:00

APPLAUSE

0:22:000:22:01

Now, I need five challengers who want to play this game.

0:22:030:22:06

-So hands up who thinks they're a good liar.

-Me!

0:22:060:22:09

All right, OK.

0:22:090:22:11

You're also quite hungry and fairly needy.

0:22:110:22:14

So I'm going to toss this out.

0:22:140:22:17

Now, number one, sir, what is your name?

0:22:170:22:19

-Richard.

-Richard, you are contestant number one.

0:22:190:22:21

Throw it again for me, Richard. Anywhere you like.

0:22:210:22:25

-Madam, what's your name?

-Olivia.

0:22:250:22:27

Olivia, you are contestant number two. Throw it again for me.

0:22:270:22:30

Whoa! Sir, you'll be contestant number three, I believe.

0:22:300:22:33

Toss it again for me.

0:22:330:22:35

All right. So, who did that hit on the side of the head?

0:22:350:22:38

All right, so that is number four.

0:22:380:22:40

Now, we need one more person.

0:22:400:22:43

All right. You will be contestant number five.

0:22:430:22:45

So, folks, everything hidden there?

0:22:450:22:47

I don't want to touch them. Let's hear it for Jill and Aaron. Thank you so much.

0:22:470:22:51

APPLAUSE

0:22:510:22:53

Thanks very much. The situation is this.

0:22:530:22:56

We have five boxes with five sums of money sealed inside.

0:22:560:22:59

No-one in this room, apart from the two who sealed it,

0:22:590:23:02

knows what's in each box.

0:23:020:23:04

There's a good chance they don't remember which is in which box

0:23:040:23:07

because all the boxes are identical.

0:23:070:23:08

So I need my five contestants.

0:23:080:23:10

Ladies and gentlemen, can I have a huge round of applause for the five contestants!

0:23:100:23:14

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Make your way up, folks.

0:23:140:23:18

Now, you five, I want you to pick up a box each.

0:23:210:23:23

Any box that you like, please. Pick up a box each. Any box you like.

0:23:230:23:27

And I have some name badges there. Go and grab a name badge for me.

0:23:280:23:31

And just write your name on the name badge.

0:23:310:23:35

Once you've done that, stick it on your chest.

0:23:350:23:37

So for the benefit of the people at home...

0:23:370:23:39

I don't want to touch your box, but, um...

0:23:390:23:42

-Now!

-LAUGHTER

0:23:420:23:43

Watch yourselves. I'm going to place the numbers on people's boxes.

0:23:430:23:48

-So, is everyone happy that this is random?

-ALL: Yes.

0:23:480:23:51

Your job is to swindle me out of this. Take a look now.

0:23:510:23:54

You've only got five seconds to do it.

0:23:540:23:56

Look at what's inside your boxes. Quickly.

0:23:560:23:59

Five, four, three, two, one.

0:23:590:24:01

Are we done? Has everyone seen?

0:24:010:24:04

ALL: Yes.

0:24:040:24:05

Excellent. All right. So, Nicola, you are my first victim.

0:24:050:24:09

You can lie or tell the truth.

0:24:090:24:12

I want you to look me straight in the eyes.

0:24:120:24:14

-Do you have the thousand pounds?

-Yes.

-Do you have the two pounds?

-No.

0:24:140:24:17

-Do you have the three pounds?

-No.

-Do you have the four pounds?

-No.

0:24:170:24:19

-Do you have the five pounds?

-No.

0:24:190:24:21

-Do you have the thousand pounds?

-Yes.

-Two pounds?

-No.

-Three pounds?

0:24:210:24:24

-No.

-Four pounds?

-No.

-Five pounds?

-No.

0:24:240:24:27

Nicola, face the front for me.

0:24:270:24:31

-Are you quite a good liar?

-I don't know.

0:24:310:24:33

Nicola, I think, I could be wrong,

0:24:330:24:35

I think that you've got the five pounds. Don't react.

0:24:350:24:38

LAUGHTER

0:24:380:24:40

Open your box for me, Nicola.

0:24:400:24:43

Oh! It is the five pounds! Let's hear it for Nicola.

0:24:440:24:47

-Give Nicola a round of applause.

-APPLAUSE

0:24:470:24:50

Five pounds. So, Olivia, how are you feeling?

0:24:500:24:52

-Good.

-You can lie or tell the truth.

0:24:520:24:54

-Do you have the thousand pounds?

-Yes.

-Do you have the two pounds?

-No.

0:24:540:24:58

-Do you have the three pounds?

-No.

0:24:580:25:00

-Do you have the four pounds?

-No.

0:25:000:25:02

-Do you have the thousand pounds?

-Yes.

0:25:020:25:04

-Do you have the two pounds?

-No.

0:25:040:25:06

-Three pounds?

-No.

-Four pounds?

-No.

0:25:060:25:08

-Hm.

-LAUGHTER

0:25:080:25:10

Face the front for me.

0:25:100:25:12

I could be wrong.

0:25:120:25:14

I think you've got, and don't react, I think you've got the three pounds.

0:25:160:25:20

Don't react. Open your box for me.

0:25:200:25:23

Oh, the three pounds! Give her a good round of applause.

0:25:240:25:28

-Thank you very much.

-APPLAUSE

0:25:280:25:30

Kieran, look me straight in the eyes.

0:25:310:25:33

-Look me straight in the eyes.

-LAUGHTER

0:25:330:25:36

Kieran.

0:25:360:25:40

First of all, Kieran, I like you.

0:25:410:25:44

LAUGHTER

0:25:440:25:46

-I like you, too.

-LAUGHTER

0:25:460:25:49

-Kieran, have you got the thousand pounds?

-No.

-Two pounds?

-No.

0:25:490:25:52

-Four pounds?

-Yes.

0:25:520:25:53

Face the front for me.

0:25:530:25:55

I think, don't react, I think you've got the two pounds. Open your box.

0:25:550:26:00

Everyone, give him a round of applause.

0:26:010:26:03

Excellent. Thank you very much. Off you go over there.

0:26:030:26:06

Folks, we're down to two boxes.

0:26:060:26:08

We're going to do this slightly differently.

0:26:080:26:11

Kieran, stand on this side. Richard, stand on this side.

0:26:110:26:13

Face the front for me.

0:26:130:26:16

I'm going to teach you a genuine technique.

0:26:160:26:17

Remember, folks, their job is to swindle this money out of me.

0:26:170:26:20

Their job is to con this money out of me.

0:26:200:26:23

And if they're successful, they're genuinely taking the money home.

0:26:230:26:26

No matter what happens.

0:26:260:26:28

LAUGHTER

0:26:280:26:29

No matter what the stimuli is.

0:26:310:26:34

No matter how they're feeling.

0:26:340:26:37

No matter how nervous they are.

0:26:380:26:41

No matter how excited they are.

0:26:410:26:43

No matter how much of a good time...

0:26:430:26:46

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

0:26:460:26:49

Oh, yes!

0:26:490:26:51

Just relax.

0:26:530:26:55

(Just relax.)

0:26:580:27:00

Now, quickly. Quickly.

0:27:020:27:05

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

0:27:050:27:08

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

0:27:080:27:10

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

0:27:100:27:13

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

-Do you have the thousand?

-Yes.

0:27:130:27:16

It was nothing to do with the face touching. I just like Richard.

0:27:160:27:20

Now, I could be wrong.

0:27:200:27:22

You have the thousand pounds. Don't react.

0:27:220:27:25

Folks, after three seconds, we're going to...

0:27:250:27:28

Oh, no, hold on just a second.

0:27:280:27:30

You are slightly further forward.

0:27:300:27:32

Actually, I'm going to change this around.

0:27:320:27:34

You're slightly more prominent that way, you are that way.

0:27:340:27:38

Um...I'm going to say, don't react,

0:27:380:27:40

I'm going to say you have the thousand.

0:27:400:27:43

And you don't.

0:27:440:27:45

If I'm wrong, you get to split the money between you.

0:27:450:27:49

And I will follow you home.

0:27:500:27:52

So, folks, whenever you're ready, don't react,

0:27:520:27:55

go ahead and open those boxes.

0:27:550:27:58

AUDIENCE GASPS

0:27:580:28:00

Was I right? Oh! Give him a huge round of applause!

0:28:000:28:02

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!

0:28:020:28:04

Lindsay!

0:28:040:28:06

Oh, Lindsay!

0:28:090:28:10

Now, so there you have it, folks.

0:28:120:28:15

Am I the ace swindler?

0:28:150:28:17

Am I the key con artist?

0:28:170:28:19

Am I the king of the cons?

0:28:190:28:20

Am I the biggest swindler around?

0:28:200:28:22

Or has this just been make-believe? Thank you for watching.

0:28:220:28:26

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