Episode 25 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Impossible.

# Impossible

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APPLAUSE

Welcome to Impossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here we also have impossible answers.

They are not just wrong, they couldn't possibly be right.

Hoping to get lots of right answers, while dodging those pesky

impossible answers, are 24 players. Hello, players.

-Hello!

-Nice crew.

Every day, one of them will have the chance to unlock this.

Our impossibly big exclamation mark is filled with 10,000 lovely

pound coins. At the end of each show one of dynamic double dozen

will face the final question, and here...

..it is. Today's £10,000 question.

Get this right, and all of that money comes tumbling down.

We are at the halfway point of your two-week stint.

Still waiting for that £10,000 moment.

Let's make sure that today is the day.

Our new player is William.

-Hello, William.

-Hi.

-How are you doing?

-Yeah, good.

-Party shirt, William.

-Love it.

-Very nice. What do you do, William?

I am currently studying at the Open University.

I am doing a criminology degree.

And I'm also studying to be a disability sprint coach.

OK. So, what made you go into education so late, William?

I have three grown-up children who have done degrees...

And you thought, "Anything they can do..."

I always thought, "If they've got it, I'm going to do it.

-Enjoying it?

-Yeah, it's really good, really hard, but really good.

Best of luck. Nice to have you on the show.

-Thank you.

-Annelies.

-Hello, Rick.

How have you been getting on down there on the front row?

The front row is about team cohesion and about everyone being friends,

but we're not good at winning,

so this time, we're going to try really hard and win.

OK. And you're confident today could be the day for either you or someone

-on the front row?

-I am confident, yeah.

-I like that confidence.

-Yeah.

-What do you do, Annelies?

I am a student at Durham University, a second-year student.

-And what are you studying?

-Sports Science with English Literature,

so I would quite like to go into sports journalism.

Right, OK. And what do you do to kick back and relax?

I quite - like everyone here - I quite like going on holiday.

One time I went to Ireland for, like, two hours

just because it was cheap Ryanair flights.

We had a great time. We went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin

so we didn't really see Dublin, but it was fun.

Fairly eccentric stuff from you, Annelies!

-Yeah.

-This is Jackie, our British sign language interpreter.

She is working with Asif.

Good luck to everyone. Let's crack on.

You will face five multiple-choice questions, each with three answers.

The right answers scores you a point,

the wrong answer scores you nothing,

but if you choose the impossible answer...

Oh, no! You will immediately be knocked out of today's show,

and you will have to come back next week.

After five questions, the highest scorer gets the first chance to bag

-a place in today's final. Everyone ready?

-Yes.

Here's your first question.

Very nearly all sticking together.

23 Bs,

and just the one C.

The right answer...

..is B, so 23 of you get a point.

Asif, you went for C, Dubrovnik.

You've done your own thing. Have you avoided the impossible answer?

Well, I don't know.

I should have pressed B, but it was too late. I pressed C.

Why did you go for C? Just sort of panic?

Well, yeah, panic, and time was against me, so I just pressed it.

Well, I can tell you that the impossible answer...

..is C. Dubrovnik is not the capital.

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, where Dubrovnik is.

So at this very early stage, Asif, we have to say goodbye.

Have a lovely weekend. We will see you on Monday.

Question two.

So we have 20 As and three Cs.

The correct answer...

is A, Narcissus. A point to everyone who went for A.

Steve - Icarus.

Yes. I know he is in mythology,

so I don't think it's the impossible answer.

A toss-up between A and C.

-Ndaba.

-Pretty much same as Steve, really.

OK, the impossible answer, which you both think you've avoided...

..is B, Atalanta, who was a woman from classic mythology.

Question number three.

Most of you have gone for B,

then we have got an almost even split between As and Cs.

The answer you should have gone for...

..is B, The Prisoner. A point to everyone who went for that.

Leon.

Because I'm Welsh, I should really know this.

-Have you been to Portmeirion?

-I haven't, no.

-Know where it is?

Yes.

Good. Good. Dorothy.

-I've picked the impossible answer.

-Why have you done that, Dorothy?

Hi-De-Hi was in the '80s or the '90s I think, so I've boobed.

Well, the impossible answer...

..was C, as you say, Dorothy.

Hi-De-Hi was set in 1959 and 1960, but was very much a 1980s sitcom,

meaning we have to say goodbye to Dorothy, Lindy, Ndaba, Sue and Huw.

See you all next week.

Question number four.

15 Cs, and just three Bs. The right answer...

..is C. So a point to all of you.

-Lucille.

-Should have put C, but...

-Unquestionably.

-Yeah, but I'm hoping Swahili is a language,

-and not just a dialect.

-What do you think about Djembe?

I'm hoping it's not a language.

-I don't know what it is, though.

-Well, the impossible answer...

..is A, Djembe. Not a language - it's a West African drum,

so you survive. 18 of you still in play.

13 of you are on a maximum four points.

Last question of this round.

All answers represented.

-Haris.

-Rick.

How are you feeling about Tagus?

I think it's definitely not, I don't know...

I don't think that is a river,

it's some Latin name for something I should probably know.

I don't know. Guessed it, as you can see.

-Laurence.

-Sorry to say this to Haris, but

I think Tigris and Euphrates are the two rivers that run through Iraq.

The impossible answer...

is A, Tagus,

which means we have to say goodbye to Steve, Haris, Lateefah, and Leon.

Tagus is a river that flows through Spain and Portugal.

Let's see where the points are going. The right answer...

..B, Tigris. Everyone who went for B gets a point,

and we finish with nine contestants on a maximum five points.

But the quickest to lock in their answers across the round...

-was Alison.

-Oh, my goodness!

APPLAUSE Congratulations, Alison,

you have the first chance to grab a place in today's final.

-So, Alison.

-Yes.

-The top row domination continues.

What are they putting in the water up there?

I think I'm getting their reflected genius because there are some

-very clever people up there.

-Just by sort of like an osmosis effect.

It is, yes. I hope it sticks, yes.

What do you do in your spare time, Alison?

I like sailing, I like walking. I'm also in an amateur dramatic group.

-Oh, are you?

-Yes, I'm not the best actress, but I love stage-managing,

so I'm really in my element here, because I've never been in

a TV studio before, and I'm just loving the whole...

-It's nice, isn't it?

-Oh, it's amazing, the whole process.

I want my life again. I know where I'd try to get a job.

-It's not too late, Alison.

-It is.

Honestly, we'll sack the floor manager here in an instant.

It's not a problem. OK, this is your chance to put up to £500

into the daily prize pot and take a massive step

towards playing the £10,000 question.

I'm going to give you a choice of four topics.

Let's hope one of the topics appeals.

Oh, no!

Television, Books and Literature, Pop Music, and The Bible.

-Definitely not Pop Music. No way.

-OK.

I don't think the Bible. My knowledge is not good enough.

-Books and Literature.

-Yeah?

-Well...

-Yes.

-Best of a bad bunch?

I'll do my best, yeah.

-I'm going to show you nine answers.

-Mm-hm.

Here they come. All relating to Books and Literature.

-It's getting worse.

-Is it?

-I was hoping it might be getting a bit better.

-No. I don't...

I have no idea what this is about.

All right. Let's have a look at the first half of the question.

Which word coined by Lewis Carroll...?

So five of those are impossible

because they weren't coined by Lewis Carroll.

You'll have five goes. Where shall we start?

I'm going to go for...

chillax, because it sounds like a really modern phrase.

It could be Lewis Carroll, but it just sounds too modern.

OK, chillax sounds a bit modern.

Is chillax an impossible answer?

-Oh!

-APPLAUSE

Yep. A very recent term, formed by combining "chill" and "relax".

Yes. I think for the same reason, I'm going to go for bromance,

because I think that's also a very modern term.

OK. Is bromance an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE Another very recent word.

I like all of them. They sound fun, don't they?

They are all fun.

I think I will go for smog, because I think it's a real word.

I'm going to go for smog.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Is smog an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

So smog is an early 20th-century word formed from smoke and fog.

Yes, I thought it was something real.

I keep looking at "lickwishy," because it sounds a bit rude.

Is that why you keep looking at it, Alison?

Lickswishy, isn't it? I'll go for lickswishy.

The one you think sounds a little bit rude.

Well, it's sort of got a little bit of a naughty name.

Is lickswishy an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Created by Roald Dahl, it describes the taste of English boys to giants,

-in The BFG. So not that naughty.

-No.

Four from four. £400 in the daily prize pot.

I'm going to go for...

Oh, dear, it's so hard.

-..muggle.

-Is muggle an impossible answer?

-Oh, my goodness!

-Yes. APPLAUSE

-Five from five, Alison. Very good.

-Yes.

Muggle is a term used in the Harry Potter books meaning someone

who is without magical powers.

So we are muggles. Well, I am, I don't know about you.

-Right now I feel quite...

-Yeah. Not a muggle!

-Not a muggle!

We know that you've eliminated all of the impossible answers.

-You've got £500 in the daily prize pot.

-That's nice.

But are you going to be playing for that money and a shot at

-the £10,000 question in today's final?

-Hope so.

In a moment, I'll reveal the second half of the question,

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

-If you give me the right answer, you're in the final.

-Wow!

But if you give me a wrong answer, the next best player will have

the chance to steal your place in the final.

And I can reveal that that player was Hazel.

Excellent reaction, Hazel.

-Thank you.

-You are in a strong position here.

Would you like to have a look at the full question?

Which word coined by Lewis Carroll...

appears in the first line of his poem, Jabberwocky?

Slithy.

-You're happy about that, are you?

-I think it was in Jabberwocky.

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Yes, I am. Lock it in.

-OK.

Does slithy appear in the first line of Lewis Carroll's poem,

Jabberwocky? For a place in the final.

Absolutely! APPLAUSE

Perfect grid, Alison. Do you know the first line?

Oh, something about "gyre and gimble"...

-I've got it written down here.

-Go for it.

"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves."

-Toes.

-Toves.

-Oh, toves.

And slithy is a sort of portmanteau of lithe and slimy.

I shall stick to stage management, not acting.

-Sure.

-Yeah.

-Sure. It doesn't matter.

You are through to the final, Alison.

APPLAUSE

Still two places left in today's final alongside Alison.

Let's find out who is going to be claiming the next one.

13 of you left. Are you all ready?

-Yes.

-Good luck. Here's your first question.

All but one of you has gone for A.

Let's see if the majority are correct.

They are. Points for all of you.

Pam, you went for Reepicheep.

Must be the cheeping bird.

Let's see if you've avoided the impossible answer.

You have. He was a real-life Galapagos tortoise.

-Tortoise.

-Question number two.

So we have eight Cs, four Bs, and just the one A.

William. You've gone for B, Epley manoeuvre.

I always thought that vertigo was caused by heights.

So I thought it might be spinning someone round or twisting them,

so they get their equilibrium a bit better.

Feeling good about that, Bernie?

I'm wondering if it's a skiing move now,

but I went on the basis that vertigo is about height and it's a turn,

so similar thinking to William, just a slightly different answer.

And Lawrence, you've gone with precordial thump.

Well, I wondered if it was a medical procedure, because my brother is

training to be a doctor, and he did a practice medical exam on me.

It seems to involve a lot of tapping me and stuff like that.

Ah. Maybe he was just easing you in with a bit of precordial tapping.

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah!

Let's see. The right answer...

..is B, the Epley manoeuvre.

So William, Harvey, Hazel and Annelies get a point.

The Epley manoeuvre, as you suggested, William,

involves moving someone around in order to rebalance their inner ear.

So we know we're either going to be saying goodbye to a lot of you,

or just Laurence. The impossible answer...

..is C, Immelman Turn.

The Immelman turn is an aerobatic manoeuvre.

Carnage on this top row!

Say goodbye to Simon, Bernie, and Pam,

Sonia, Clair, Kim, Izhan, and Lucille.

See you all next week.

Next question.

We have three Cs and two As.

The top row have all gone C.

Annelies, you've gone with A.

I've gone with A for Annelies.

LAUGHTER

Might work.

Laurence has also gone with A for Annelies.

Yeah, Annelies is doing well today,

so I thought it would be a good idea to ride along with her.

Let's see if you have avoided the impossible answer.

You haven't, I'm afraid.

Ritchie Blackmore is not a drummer, he is a guitarist.

Laurence and Annelies, we will see you next week.

Let's see if our three on the top row still left in

have given the right answer.

Of course they have. C, Ginger Baker.

Hazel, Harvey and William get a point.

John Bonham was the drummer for Led Zeppelin.

Question number four.

No agreement up there.

Hazel, you've gone with A, The Subtle Knife.

I know that is one of the three,

but whether it is the last one, or not...

-I know which is wrong.

-Oh, do you? Go on, tell me.

Heart Of Darkness is impossible.

Just skip straight over to you, I think, William.

You've gone with Heart Of Darkness.

I had no idea at all. And it had Dark Materials,

and it had darkness, I just joined the two up,

-wrongly.

-Yeah, well, according to Hazel, but maybe not.

Harvey, familiar with these books?

Not at all, Rick. It was an absolute pure guess,

diddle for middle, with that one.

OK, well, one of you has given the impossible answer.

Hazel thinks she knows which one it is. Let's see.

It is C, Heart Of Darkness, which is a novella by Joseph Conrad.

-William, we'll see you next week.

-Bye.

Now, which of you two has given the right answer?

I can tell you it is...

..B, The Amber Spyglass.

Harvey, you get a point.

Question number five.

You've both given the same answer, A.

Let's check you haven't given the impossible answer.

That was Oswald The Lucky Rabbit.

Not a marionette, an animated character.

And the right answer...

is what you've given. A, Muffin The Mule.

So a point to Hazel, a point to Harvey, which means that, Harvey,

you've finished on five points, and you have the next chance

to grab a place in today's final.

APPLAUSE

-Hello again, Harvey.

-We meet again, Rick.

We do, we do. We were here on Tuesday. It didn't quite work out.

-Is it going to be better this time?

-I would hope so,

but just pleased to be here, to be honest.

-I'm pleased to have you, Harvey.

-A good achievement. Twice.

So, if you were to win the £10,000, I know you want to take your

grandkids on a plane for the first time, but what about for yourself?

Anything you'd really like to do?

Well, for ourselves, it's my wife's 70th birthday next year,

and it will be also our golden wedding anniversary the year after.

-Right.

-So it isn't like a...

-Would be a nice way to...

-Do a combo?

-Yeah.

Where would you head?

We love cruising, so it would be somewhere nice.

A nice cruise. Probably the Caribbean, to be honest.

Right, should we have a look at the three topics?

Yeah, that would be a good idea.

Television, Pop Music, and The Bible.

If my wife was with me here, she would be saying The Bible.

-She is quite a churchgoer.

-Unfortunately, I'm not,

but looking at those three,

I think I would have a better chance with that than the other ones,

so I will go for The Bible.

OK, going for The Bible, and your wife will be pleased.

She will be very pleased, yeah.

OK. Here are your nine answers relating to The Bible.

Sort of thing you were hoping for, Harvey?

This isn't the competition where you can phone a friend, is it?

Unfortunately not, no.

I'm not looking too good, Rick, but anyway...

We can build in a kind of "Phone Your Wife" element to the game.

That's what I was thinking.

So, the first half of the question, then...

Which character in the King James version of the Old Testament...?

So we're looking for ones that are not in the Old Testament.

Pontius Pilate.

Is Pontius Pilate an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

-Yes, it is.

-I will go for Barabbas.

Barabbas. Is Barabbas an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Barabbas is a prisoner in the New Testament,

released instead of Jesus.

I think my Biblical knowledge is coming to an abrupt end.

I will go for Joseph of Arimathea.

Joseph of Arimathea. Is that an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Yeah, another New Testament character.

Yeah. I think Lazarus was...

disciple kind of person from that era.

-Lazarus.

-Lazarus?

-Yeah.

-Is Lazarus an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Yeah. Another New Testament figure.

Four from four. Your wife is going to be delighted.

She is going to be absolutely delighted.

Gideon.

Gideon. For a clean sweep, five from five,

is Gideon an impossible answer?

No. Fair enough.

Sadly not. But £400 into the prize pot, which now stands at £900.

But are you going to be playing for that money and a shot at

the £10,000 question in today's final?

In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question,

and I will be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-Give me the right answer - you are in the final with Alison.

-Yeah.

-Give me a wrong answer,

and the next best player has a chance to steal your place

in the final. That was Hazel.

The only player left standing.

What do you think, Hazel? Good area for you?

Not bad.

I think I know which the other impossible answer is,

but it depends on the question for the other ones.

Of course. There is, as Hazel says,

an impossible answer still up there.

If you were to give me that, you would be eliminated

from today's show, Harvey, and we will see you next week.

Let's reveal the full question.

Which character in the King James version of the Old Testament

led the Israelite army at the Battle of Jericho?

Yeah, I think I've got a recollection of a hymn,

I think it was Joshua who fought the battle of Jericho.

-Joshua.

-Joshua?

-Joshua. Yeah, go for it.

Is Joshua the right answer?

It is. APPLAUSE

-Well chuffed there.

-The hymn helped you out.

Well chuffed there, yeah.

The remaining impossible answer is Caiaphas.

Well done, Harvey. You're through to the final.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

Hazel, you are the only player left in...

-Apparently.

-..as we move on to round three.

This is a bit more like Mastermind now.

-It is, actually, yes.

-All you have to do, Hazel,

is get an answer right, and you will come down to play a grid.

OK. However, if you give an impossible answer,

then everyone will come back in play.

-They've all been bribing me.

-I'll bet they have, Hazel.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

All right, here is your first question.

-What do you think, then?

-Not a clue.

-Total guess?

-Pure guess, pure guess.

OTHER CONTESTANTS MURMUR

Yeah, OK! You're back in.

You can't be surprised, Hazel.

Let's see if you've given the impossible answer.

You haven't.

Reshiram is the name of a Pokemon character.

-Of course!

-So now it is 50-50.

If you've got it right, you are coming down to play the grid.

If you've got it wrong, we move on to the next question.

Let's see what the right answer was.

It was C, Sarasvati! APPLAUSE

Congratulations, you're coming down to play a grid.

-Yes!

-APPLAUSE

-Well done, Hazel.

-Thank you.

Quite a straightforward round for you in the end.

Yeah, difficult question, but I'm glad I got the right answer.

-Well guessed, Hazel.

-Thank you. I do that well.

-Who is going to be watching at home, Hazel? Anyone?

-My family.

I've got an aged mother, 92.

Two daughters and family.

Do they know you as being a good quizzer, Hazel?

Yes. As a family, we always do quizzes at family get-togethers.

My sister is usually the quiz master, but, yeah.

-And you too do well in the quizzes, Hazel?

-Not bad, not bad.

Yeah. But we are very competitive as a family.

That should help here, I think.

-Just two topics remaining, Hazel.

-Yes.

They are Television and Pop Music.

It's got to be Television.

-Yeah? Definitely?

-Yeah.

-All right, then.

You are going to see nine answers all related to television,

and the answers are...

-Good.

-Good?

-I think!

-Oh, go on - what do you think?

Because it's American comedy shows, so we'll see how we go.

All right. Let's have a look at the first half of the question.

Which character from the sitcom, Cheers...?

-Did you used to watch Cheers?

-Absolutely.

-Good.

Five of those answers are impossible because they are not characters

from Cheers. Where would you like to start?

I will start with Sheldon Cooper, please.

My favourite character from Big Bang Theory.

Is Sheldon Cooper an impossible answer?

Yes.

Absolutely spot on, from The Big Bang Theory.

I've sat in his seat. His special seat.

-No! Not his spot!

-Yes. Yes, I have.

-I hope he oiked you out.

-He did, yes.

-Good.

-OK. Where next?

OK. Carlton Banks, please.

Carlton Banks. Who do you think he is?

I can't think of the name of the show, but he was a son.

OK. Is Carlton Banks an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

-From The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

-Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, of course.

Two down, three to go.

OK. Darlene Conner.

Darlene Conner. Where is she from?

I think she's from Roseanne.

Is Darlene Conner an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

She is the younger daughter in Roseanne.

I'm going to go for Latka Gravas.

-I've never heard of Latka Gravas.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

OK. Latka Gravas - is that an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Yes. That is Andy Kaufman's character from Taxi.

So, George Costanza.

George Costanza, from...?

I haven't a clue!

Not a problem. Is George Costanza an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

-Very good, Hazel. From Seinfeld.

-Thank you, thank you!

OK. Never watched that, so that's good.

-Check it out, you'll like it.

-Yeah, OK.

£500 added to the prize pot, which now stands at £1,400.

-Excellent.

-So in a moment I'll reveal the second half of

the question, and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you find it, a place in the final is yours.

Give me a wrong answer, and the last player to be eliminated will have

the chance to steal your place in the final.

It was way back in round two, but I can tell you that was William.

-Yes.

-Stand by, William.

Watched much Cheers, William?

Yeah. I did know all them, funnily enough.

-Bit of competition there.

-Yep.

So, should we have a look at the full question?

Which character from the sitcom Cheers...

is a practising psychiatrist?

Frasier Crane.

Frasier Crane. Is Frasier Crane a practising psychiatrist?

He is! APPLAUSE

-Very well done, Hazel.

-Thank you.

-You're through to the final.

-Excellent. Thank you very much.

-APPLAUSE

For the rest of you, I'm afraid that victory today proved impossible,

but we will see you all again next week.

-Bye for now.

-Bye!

But, for Alison, Harvey and Hazel, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

Alison, Harvey and Hazel - battle of the top row.

Over £1,400 which is in today's prize pot.

Only one of you can win that money, and the right to face

the £10,000 question. You are each going to start with ten lives.

Questions are on the buzzer,

and most of them are normal, straightforward questions

with normal, straightforward answers.

Buzz and get one right, you knock a life off both of your opponents.

Buzz and get one wrong, it's you that loses a life.

However, some of the questions are impossible,

which is to say they have no answer.

They make no sense, they are illogical, they are preposterous.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

all you have to do is buzz in and say, "Impossible".

That's doubly bad news for your opponents because they will

both lose two lives. But be warned - if you say a question is impossible

and it isn't, or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who loses two lives.

The last player standing will take the £1,400.

-Ready?

-Yes.

Good luck to you all. Let's start.

What colour is the ministerial box that is traditionally held aloft

by the Chance...

-Alison.

-Red.

-..by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on budget day?

It is red. Harvey and Hazel lose a life.

Which singer had a 1975 UK number one hit single

with Stand By Your Man?

-Alison.

-Tammy Wynette.

It was Tammy Wynette. Harvey and Hazel lose a life.

How many months of the year have exactly 30 days?

-Hazel.

-11. Oh!

-No, Hazel. Quite a way off. Four.

-Yes.

You lose another life.

On which French island is Mount Etna?

Impossible, it's Italy.

It is impossible. It's in Sicily, Italy.

Harvey and Hazel, you lose two lives.

The Palm D'Or is the best prize awarded at which film festival?

-Harvey.

-Cannes.

-It is Cannes.

Hazel and Alison lose a life.

About time you lost a life, really, Alison.

-That's it. Slippery slope now.

-Don't think like that!

From which English football club did Real Madrid sign Gareth Bale

in 2013? Harvey.

Tottenham Hotspur.

It was Tottenham Hotspur. Alison and Hazel lose a life.

What is the name of Mercury's largest moon?

-Alison.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible. It has no moons.

Hazel and Harvey lose two lives.

Hazel, I'm afraid you are down on one life.

Yeah. I'm not doing well here.

Harvey is on four, Alison is on eight.

The remains of Richard II were unearthed...? Alison.

Leicester.

..unearthed in 2012 in which city?

It's impossible, it was Richard III.

-Oh, of course it was!

-Alison, you lose two lives.

-Yes.

In which East Anglian County is the Sizewell B Nuclear Power...?

Used to work there - Suffolk.

..Nuclear Power Station located?

It is Suffolk. Harvey, you lose a life.

Hazel, I'm afraid you lose your last remaining life and you are

out of the game. Harvey, you've got a bit of work to do here.

In the card game, bridge,

which is the lowest-ranking of the four suits?

-Harvey.

-Clubs.

-It is clubs. Alison loses a life.

Which comedy duo had the real surnames Bartholomew and Wiseman?

-Harvey.

-Morecambe and Wise.

-It is Morecambe and Wise.

Alison, you lose a life.

Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the song, Seasons Of Love?

-Alison.

-Impossible.

It is impossible. It's from the musical Rent, by Jonathan Larson.

Harvey, you lose two lives.

Just about still in it on one life.

In October 2016, Jamie Oliver caused a Twitter storm by including chorizo

in his recipe for which classic Spanish dish?

-Harvey.

-Paella.

Said it casually, but it's right!

Alison, you lose a life.

The adjective "aquiline" refers to which bird of prey?

-Harvey.

-Eagle.

It is the Eagle. Alison, you lose another life.

In which US state is the city of Acapulco?

-Alison.

-Impossible.

It is impossible. It's in Mexico.

Harvey, you lose your last life, I'm afraid.

Harvey and Hazel, commiserations. You are back in the pack next week.

But, Alison, it's time to face the £10,000 question.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Alison. You are today's winner with £1,400.

£1,400 is great, but you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

We know that if you did get that money you'd be going on this trip

to New Zealand to see some of your family members,

maybe take some other family members with you.

Are you quite widely travelled already?

Yeah. I love travelling, yes.

Now that I'm retired, I travel a lot, yes.

Where's your favourite place? Where have you been recently?

It's always the next one, I think.

I was in Oman. Camping in the desert in Oman.

That was my last trip, it was lovely.

-Did you see any oryx?

-No, no.

Saw very little wildlife, but it was just...

Absolutely beautiful, the sand dunes and so on.

And the people. It was a wonderful holiday, yeah.

So this is how it's going to work, Alison.

I'm going to show you nine answers, and then ask you a question.

Three of the nine answers are correct.

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you win the ten grand.

That's the good news. The less good news is that three of the nine

answers are wrong. Pick any of those and you won't win the ten grand.

The bad news is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

If you give any of those, you lose the £1,400.

I can only accept the first three answers you give me.

If you fail to give me three answers before the ten seconds are up,

you also lose the £1,400.

Whatever happens, you are going to be leaving the show today.

Have you had a good time, Alison?

I've had the time of my life, and I'm really sorry to leave.

-If I take that with me...

-That will sweeten the pill!

It would sweeten the pill, but I've made lovely friends,

and this has just been a wonderful show to be on.

First TV show, and I feel I've been really lucky just to be here.

It's been an absolute pleasure having you on the show, Alison.

-Thank you.

-We want you to be leaving, of course, with the money.

-So do I.

-That's the aim.

Any subject that you are particularly hoping for?

Geography is probably my best subject.

Some politics, but if it's sort of pop culture,

TV, I'm really bad at that.

All you can do is do your best, Alison.

We all are rooting for you. I can tell you that the subject...

-..is Sport.

-Oh, no.

-That's bad. That is bad.

-Oh, yes.

Bye-bye.

Don't wave goodbye to it yet. Are you ready?

Yes.

Best of luck. Stay calm.

Do you want to see the nine answers?

OK. Here they come.

And you are looking for...

..Aintree Grand National winning horses that have won the race

since the year 2000. And your time starts now.

Frankel...

Mon Mome...

Maori Venture.

I hadn't a clue.

I know that Red Rum has won it, but I thought maybe much further,

much earlier, and I think Desert Orchid I'd heard of,

but I thought that was the Derby.

I don't know. And Shergar is the one that disappeared, wasn't it?

-I think that was way, way back.

-Tough grid for you.

It was a terrible grid!

Let's start down in the bottom corner with Mon Mome.

All guesses, really?

They were names I feel I've heard of.

I don't know, it could be any of them.

It really was.

I like Maori Venture because it's got kind of

-New Zealand connection.

-Yes.

But, no.

Rings vague bells.

All right. Is Mon Mome a right answer?

-Oh, my goodness!

-It is.

APPLAUSE

A good start.

Won in 2009 at odds of 100-1.

You were tempted by Maori Venture

because of the New Zealand connection.

-Yeah.

-Let's have a look.

Is Maori Venture a right answer?

It's not. Maori Venture won in 1987.

So at this stage you are holding on to the daily prize pot,

and we don't want to see an Impossible exclamation mark

on this third answer.

Let's have a look and see if Frankel is a right answer.

Oh!

It's not, it's an impossible answer.

I'm sorry, Alison.

That does mean you are going to leave us with nothing.

Thank you so much for playing the game with us.

It's been a real pleasure having you on the show.

It's still been great fun. Thank you.

Frankel is a flat-racing horse, never ran the Grand National.

The answers you were looking for - Don't Push It won in 2010,

-and Numbersixvalverde won in 2006.

-OK.

The other impossible answers were Shergar, which I think you knew,

and Desert Orchid.

You have been a fantastic contestant.

I'm so glad you've had a nice time.

I'm sorry you're not leaving with any money.

APPLAUSE

Sadly, Alison leaves empty handed.

The rest of us will be back next week, when someone else will have

the chance to win ten grand. This has been Impossible,

the quiz where, actually, anything is possible. Goodbye.