Episode 10 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Impossible.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to Impossible,

the quiz where the questions aren't impossible,

but some of the answers are.

They're not just wrong - they couldn't possibly be right.

Guys, we've had a great two weeks,

I've loved getting to know you all,

but sadly this is our last day together.

-Aww!

-I know.

Next week, a brand-new set of 24 players will be joining me,

so this is your last chance to unlock this -

our overly sized exclamation mark

filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of our players will face the £10,000 question,

and here it is.

Get this right and all of that money comes cascading down

directly into your pockets.

Today's new player, Kerry,

has just one shot at this.

It can be done, Kerry.

-Let's hope so.

-I'm hoping so, you're hoping so,

everyone else is probably hoping so a little bit less, actually.

-I think that's probably right.

-What do you do, Kerry?

I am a sales marketing manager for a conference and wedding venue.

What about your spare time, how do you spend that?

I run, swim, do lots of triathlons, yeah,

I'm having a midlife crisis and got heavily into endurance sports.

Well, best of luck, Kerry.

-Thank you.

-I hope you can endure through

to the final £10,000 question.

Now, bottom row, I'm not angry...

..but I am disappointed.

You haven't been doing very well

and I want to make sure that this final push

is going to be a good one.

Are we ready to do this?

We're going to go down the line.

-Are we going to do this, Craig?

-Yes, we are.

-Tracey?

-Yes!

-Scott?

-Yes!

-Wendy?

-Hell, yeah.

-Heemy?

-Yeah.

-Annie?

-Oh, for sure. We are, yeah.

-Ahmed?

We can't all win, can we?

Great attitude, Ahmed.

I don't like it.

-Ahmed?

-Yes!

-Matt?

-It's on, Rick.

-Come on.

-Let's do it, bottom row.

-Yes!

And also the rest of you.

Let's crack on. So, you will face five multiple-choice questions.

The right answer gives you a point, the wrong answer gets you nothing.

The impossible answer...

..disaster.

That will knock you out of today's show

and we will have to say goodbye forever.

At the end of the round, the highest scorer

gets the first chance to bag a place in today's final.

-Are we ready? ALL:

-Yes.

Here is your first question.

So, unfortunately, at this very early stage,

all answers are out there,

which means we are going to lose some people.

The right answer...

..is C,

Georg Ohm.

A point to all of you.

Now, Matt, we did have a little group pep talk along the bottom row.

Yeah, I panicked.

You've gone with Alessandro Volta.

Is he a famous scientist?

I doubt it. I've never heard of him.

Heemy, what about this Dennis Watts?

Well, I thought electric and then watts, so, like,

something-watt bulb that does electric stuff.

But I got a B in science, so this is really terrible.

Did you do a GCSE in soaps?

-No.

-No? OK, just checking.

The answer you should have avoided, the impossible answer...

..is A, Dennis Watts,

better known as Dirty Den from EastEnders.

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

-Elizabeth, I hope you've enjoyed yourself.

-I have.

-Susan, you've been a fantastic contestant.

-Thank you.

Karen, likewise.

Hollie, brief but lovely.

Heemy, what can I say?

Question number two.

The vast majority have gone for B, Shirley Temple.

Let's see if that's the right answer.

It is. Points for all of you.

The impossible answer...

..is A, Shirley Valentine, not an American actress.

She is a fictional character created by Willy Russell.

Seri, it's been lovely.

-It has.

-Craig, likewise.

Rick, it's been a pleasure.

Question number three.

All answers out there.

The right answer...

..is SM:TV Live,

so a point for everyone who went for C.

Ant and Dec hosted Wonkey Donkey on SM:TV Live

and it mainly involved Dec shouting at children down the phone.

The impossible answer...

..is GMTV.

I'm afraid GMTV is not a Saturday morning TV show,

-it's on during the week.

-Oh, OK.

Alice, we're going to have to say goodbye,

-best of luck in Costa Rica.

-Oh, thank you.

-Goodbye.

-Bye.

Question number four.

So, everyone bar Robert

has gone for A, Gemini and Cancer.

Let's see if the crowd is right.

They are.

So, a point to all of you except Robert.

Now, Robert, how are you on your star signs?

-Good.

-Yeah?

-No.

-No.

Let's see what the impossible answer is.

The impossible answer was Aquarius and Leo.

They're not consecutive, I'm afraid, Robert.

I hope you've enjoyed yourself.

I have, very much.

A bit more time now to go and study your star signs.

-Not going to do that, are you?

-No.

-That's fair, that's fair.

-You do what you like, Robert.

-Thanks.

It was very nice having you on the show.

-See you later.

-Cheerio.

Question number five.

So, you're all split between Garda and Como.

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

You have. The impossible answer was Bala, B,

which is a lake in Wales.

The right answer...

..is A, Garda,

so a point to all of you who went for Garda.

And that means that four of you have finished the round

on the maximum of five points.

Ben, Anna, and two people in the front row, Scott and Wendy.

Very pleased with that.

Anyone want to have a guess

who was the fastest to lock in their answers?

-Ben!

-Was it Ben by any chance?

-Anyone?

-Ben?

-It was Ben, actually!

Yeah, it was Ben. Grid-loving Ben.

Come down for another one!

Now, Ben, this is increasingly feeling to me

like a show where we have an audience of 23 people

who watch me grill you.

Are we running out of things to talk about?

I think we are. I was going to say,

I've asked you a lot about your life and what you do,

what you'd spend the money on, if - a big if - you won the money.

-A huge if.

-And I just thought maybe it'd be nice

-if we turn the tables and you could ask me a question.

-Sure.

What football team do you support, Rick?

I support Liverpool.

Good, so do I.

Very good. Now I'm even keener for you to win.

-Thank you.

-Shall we have a look at the four topics?

-Please. Let's have a look.

-What do you want? You want...

I love a bit of food and drink.

OK. Let's have a look and see if we've got food and drink.

We have not got food and drink,

we have got Nature, The UK, Theatre and Television.

Now, I'm not into any of those.

Let's go Nature, please.

So, we're going to see nine answers relating to Nature.

-Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

-Mm-hm.

We're looking for the five impossible answers -

trees which are not evergreen.

-Sure.

-Get rid of those five.

-Mm-hm.

-£100 for each that you successfully get rid of.

-Mm-hm.

-Where do you want to start?

I'm going to start with oak, please, top left.

Is oak an impossible answer?

It is!

Oak is deciduous.

I think silver birch is, as well.

I used to climb them when I was a kid.

Is silver birch an impossible answer?

Yes, also deciduous.

Two from two.

-Let's play patterns.

-Yes, please.

Beech, please.

I'm just trying to imagine them in winter.

Is beech an impossible answer?

It is.

Can I go cypress, please?

Of course you can. Is cypress an impossible answer?

Oh, no, that IS an evergreen tree.

OK, I've learned something today.

Mm-hm. That's all I came for.

Yeah, we know by now you're not interested in the money.

No, not at all.

Hazel, please.

Is hazel an impossible answer?

It is!

Another deciduous tree.

£400, are you going to be playing for that money and

for a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final?

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-Give me a wrong answer,

it passes over to the next best player.

-They'll have a chance to steal your place in the final.

-Mm-hm.

And that player...

..is Scott.

Shall we have a look at the full question?

Hmm.

I'm going to do some deduction.

-OK.

-Yeah, so I think, though it probably sounds a bit random,

I'm talking myself out of it, Douglas fir, please.

Is the Douglas fir are also known as the Chilean pine?

-No.

-Poor deduction.

But it is at least an evergreen tree.

You've avoided the impossible answer,

but, because it's a wrong answer, we pass over to Scott.

I honestly don't have a clue,

and I'm going to play safe,

so I'll say cypress.

Is cypress the right answer?

-No.

-Phew.

-The right answer is actually the monkey puzzle...

-Ah.

..and the impossible you missed was the mountain ash.

-It is also deciduous.

-OK.

So, after that lucky escape, Ben, we'll see you in today's final.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

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

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

14 of you left.

-Are you ready? ALL:

-Yes!

-Let's go.

Good luck, everyone. Here's your first question.

We've got twerking, and we've got dabbing.

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

You have.

Hundo P is a slang term for 100%.

-Benji?

-I could demonstrate a dab if you like.

I would love you to demonstrate a dab.

-That's your dab.

-There it is!

Let's see if you're right.

The correct answer...

..was B, the dab,

so a point to all of you.

Now, if you want to just turn around and watch Benji's demonstration,

then we'll all do it together.

-So, you crook your arm...

-Crook your arm.

-..and straighten the other one...

-Arms crooked, everyone.

-Yeah.

-..and then you go down like that.

-Yeah, yeah, you do.

Yes, there we go!

Finally, Wendy dabs!

Well, I ain't twerking, that's for sure.

-Are you sure?

-Positive.

Karen, you must know how to twerk.

Of course I do.

Go on.

It's that, Ted!

Oh, lovely, lovely.

Just a quick glass of water for Ted, please.

After all that excitement, question number two.

All answers out there.

The right answer...

..is C, Liverpool,

so a point to everyone who went for C, Liverpool.

And the impossible answer...

..is A. There is no Tate Gallery in Edinburgh, I'm afraid.

Benji, great dabbing.

-Thank you.

-Great to have you here, but we have to say goodbye now.

-Colin.

-Disappointing, but I had a blast.

-Thanks.

-It was very nice having you on the show.

-Cheers.

-See you later.

Question number three...

So we've just got As and Bs.

The right answer...

..is B, 4-3-2-1.

A point to all of our Bs.

The impossible answer...

..C, 4-4-3-2.

That would be 13 outfield players, so 14 players in total,

which is too many.

Everybody plays on to question number four.

So, all answers out there.

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

Ralph Vaughan Williams is a British composer, I'm afraid,

which means, Wendy, we have to say goodbye.

Gary, we also have to say goodbye.

Anna, we have to say goodbye.

And the right answer...

..is B, Aaron Copeland,

so a point to everyone who went for B.

So with nine of you left in play,

just two of you are on a maximum four points.

-And they are Kerry...

-Ooh, I...

-..and Ahmed.

Pretty strong start from you, Kerry.

I don't know how.

You got them all right. Question number five.

All nine of you have gone for C, The Handmaid's Tale.

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

You haven't. Outlander is a TV series

but it's not based on a book by Margaret Atwood.

It's a book by Diana Gabaldon.

Let's see if everyone's going to get a point.

The right answer...

..was C, The Handmaid's Tale,

so a point to everyone,

which means that we finish the round

with two people on five points,

and they are Kerry and Ahmed.

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

..was Ahmed!

APPLAUSE

You have a chance to grab a place in today's final.

-Ahmed, nice to see you again.

-And nice to be up here again.

So, you've got a choice of three topics...

-I'll go with The UK.

-Yeah.

-Best of a bad bunch, yeah.

-OK,

so we are going to see nine answers relating to the UK.

Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

Yeah, cos it's looking rather musical to me at the moment, so...

-It does look quite musical, actually.

-It does, yeah.

Here it comes.

-OK.

-Five of them, of course, are impossible...

-OK.

..cos they did not perform

-at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

-Yeah.

You need to find those for me and eliminate them,

and each time you do so,

you'll add £100 to the daily prize pot.

It currently stands at £400 thanks to Ben's excellent tree work.

I'll start with Oasis.

I don't think they performed in 2012,

they split up before that.

OK. Is Oasis an impossible answer?

Yeah.

Bang on. £100 added to the pot.

It now stands at 500.

Let's get rid of the Arctic Monkeys.

It doesn't seem like their kind of gig.

-Oh.

-It was their kind of thing. They performed.

-OK.

Let's get rid of David Bowie.

Why are we getting rid of Bowie?

I just can't picture it.

Is David Bowie an impossible answer?

Yes.

His music was played at the opening ceremony

but he wasn't there in person.

Emeli Sande.

Emeli Sande.

What is it about her?

I've never heard of her.

Good enough. Is Emeli Sande an impossible answer?

-Oh.

-She performed at the opening ceremony.

-OK.

-One more go.

Let's stick another £100 in the pot,

cos Ben's looking annoyed over there.

That's probably cos I haven't tidied this board up,

so I'm going to go with Paul McCartney.

Is Paul McCartney an impossible answer?

No, he did it.

So you've added £200 to the price pot.

It now stands at £600.

Are you going to be playing for that money

and the shot at a £10,000 question in today's final?

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you find it, you're in the final.

If you give me a wrong answer,

the next best player has the chance to steal.

That is our newbie, Kerry.

If you give me an impossible answer...

..and we do know that there are still three up there...

..you'll be eliminated from today's show.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Yeah.

All right.

Erm, I'm going to go with one that's already came up

and I'm going to go with Paul McCartney.

-Paul McCartney.

-Yeah.

Because you know it's not an impossible answer.

And he's the biggest star on there.

Contentious, but OK.

Is Paul McCartney the right answer?

I'm afraid not.

He did not perform at the closing ceremony.

Kerry...

So, I think it's Emeli Sande.

Did Emeli Sande perform at both the opening and closing ceremony

of the London 2012 Olympics?

She did.

She did.

Well done, Kerry.

-You've nabbed Ahmed's place in the final.

-I'm sorry.

Just to tidy up this board, which is, with respect, Ahmed, a mess.

The remaining impossibles are...

Ahmed, I'm sorry, but you are at least back in the pack,

so you'll have one last chance to get up here again.

-OK.

-Kerry, come down here for the final.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

This is it, gang. There's just one place up for grabs in the final.

Who is it going to be? Only eight of you surviving now.

Here's your first question.

All answers represented.

The right answer...

..is A, Vin Diesel.

Point to Ted, Shirley, Scott and Ahmed.

The impossible answer...

..is B, Chris Hemsworth.

He's not in The Guardians Of The Galaxy,

I'm afraid, Tracey, which means we have to say goodbye,

so run free. Go and heal some dogs for us.

-I will do.

-Goodbye.

-Bye.

Question number two.

We've got all answers represented once again.

Annie and Ahmed, you both went for Casu Marzu.

I love cheese, I just don't fancy the maggots.

Do you pick around the maggots?

I'd pick around the maggots, yeah.

No, you're missing the best bit, there, Annie.

Extra bit of protein.

Let's find out the impossible answer...

..is Domenico Dolce.

Domenico Dolce is a fashion designer of Dolce & Gabbana,

which means, Scott and Ted, we have to say goodbye.

Scott, good luck delivering all that money to those pensioners,

who I know are very grateful.

Ted, it's been great having you on the show.

Let's see where the points are going.

C, Casu Marzu.

So a point to Mark, Shirley, Annie and Ahmed.

In Casu Marzu, you have to eat it when the maggots are still alive

cos if they're dead it means the cheese has gone bad.

Your other option is obviously just to not eat it.

Question number three.

So we've just got Cs and one A.

Out there on your own again, Matt.

The right answer...

..is B, Lambert Simnel,

which means...

..either you're about to go out, Matt,

or you're about to come down and play a grid.

How are you feeling?

Nervous.

-Mark?

-I do remember hearing of Perkin Warbeck,

and it was in a history lesson, but I don't know.

-That's encouraging!

-I don't know which lesson.

The impossible answer...

..is A, Ham Peggotty.

He was a character from David Copperfield,

which means, unfortunately, Matt, we're going to have to say goodbye.

-I hope you've enjoyed yourself on the show.

-I have.

-Goodbye.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

Just four of you left, as we move on to question four.

You've all stuck together.

You've all gone with A.

I'm hoping you haven't all given the impossible answer

cos, if you have, that means everyone comes back in,

and then I have to say goodbye to people again, and it's annoying.

It's like when you say goodbye to someone on the street,

and then find that you're also walking in the same direction.

Terrible.

The impossible answer...

Jessica is not a corner on the Top Gear test track.

It's the name of the Top Gear theme tune.

Let's see if you've all got a point.

You have. It's A, Gambon.

Michael Gambon nearly flipped his car on the circuit at that corner.

Going into our final question in this final round,

we have two players on three points

and they are Ahmed and Shirley.

Question number five.

Both of our leaders have gone with letter A, Cirencester, as has Annie.

Mark, you're alone on Ludlow.

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

You haven't.

Ludlow is in Shropshire, which means we have to say goodbye...

-Goodbye.

-Please send all of our love to your two greyhounds.

-Will do.

-See you.

-Bye-bye.

Have our two leaders given the right answer?

They have. A, Cirencester,

which means that Shirley and Ahmed both finish on four points.

But the fastest to lock in their answers across the rounds,

not for the...

No, it is for the first time, Shirley.

Oh, my goodness!

Congratulations, Shirley,

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

Shirley, I've got to say, you've cut this incredibly fine.

-Haven't I just?

-I didn't think we were going to

-spend some time on the grid together.

-I didn't think so.

-You write now, don't you?

-I do, yeah.

-Books and poetry.

Have you always been a writer or...?

No, just since I've retired, really...

-OK.

-..in the last ten years or so.

What did you do before you retired?

-I owned a retail shop...

-OK.

-..with my late husband.

-What kind of stuff were you selling?

-You name it, we sold it.

OK, Shirley, shall we have a look at the last remaining topics?

OK, go ahead.

Ah, the lesser of two evils - Television.

Yeah? So, we're going to have nine answers relating to television.

-OK.

-They're coming up now.

Blue Peter, yeah?

-Presenters?

-Shall we have a look at the question?

-Yeah, please.

-This is the first half.

-OK.

-Five of those answers are impossible,

and I need you to eliminate those five.

For every one that you successfully eliminate,

-we'll put another £100 into the prize pot...

-OK.

-..which currently stands at £600.

-OK.

-Deep breath.

-Deep breath, here we go.

-Here we go.

Cheryl Baker, she was a singer.

Is Cheryl Baker an impossible answer?

Yes, she was in Bucks Fizz.

Jenny Hanley, was she in Magpie?

-I'll go for her. I think so.

-Jenny Hanley.

So we think in Magpie, not Blue Peter?

-Mm-hm.

-This for another £100 into the prize pot.

Is Jenny Hanley an impossible answer?

Yes, and she presented the ITV programme Magpie.

Impeccable stuff so far, Shirley.

Well, so far, yeah.

Let me see...

Keith Chegwin. I don't think he was in it.

-Keith Chegwin.

-He was in the...Swap Shop, wasn't he?

-Yeah, Keith Chegwin.

-OK.

Is Keith Chegwin an impossible answer?

He was not a Blue Peter presenter.

Maggie Philbin, I don't think she did blue Peter.

I'm not 100% sure, but I'll go with her anyway.

-Maggie Philbin.

-Mm-hm.

-OK.

Maggie Philbin.

Is Maggie Philbin an impossible answer?

-She didn't present Blue Peter.

-Well, that's OK.

-They're OK. That's OK.

-Four from four, Shirley.

-We're going great guns.

-I'll go Stuart Miles,

because I'm sure with John Craven doing the Newsround,

it was connected to Blue Peter.

-So...

-I'm not sure, so I'll go with Stuart Miles.

Stuart Miles. All right.

Is Stuart Miles an impossible answer?

-No.

-No...

-He did present Blue Peter.

-OK.

So you have put £400 into the prize pot,

which now stands at a cool grand, Shirley.

OK. That's lovely.

For the second... It is lovely.

For the second half of the question...

-Mm-hm.

-..I want the right answer.

-OK.

-If you find it, you're in that final.

-OK.

-A wrong answer, though,

will give the next-best player the chance to steal...

-OK.

-..and that is Ahmed.

-Hello.

-There he is, waving brightly.

Now, if you were to give me an impossible answer -

and there's one still up there -

-you would be eliminated from today's show, Shirley.

-OK.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Please.

Yvette Fielding.

-Yes.

-Straight in.

-Mm-hm.

No messing.

Yes.

Shirley!

Very, very good.

Thank you.

The one last impossible, I think you know it...

-John Craven.

-John Craven did do Newsround, never did Blue Peter.

Fantastic grid, Shirley. You're through to the final.

-Thank you!

-APPLAUSE

One last thing to do to do from me

is to say goodbye to Annie and Ahmed.

Have you enjoyed yourselves?

-Oh, yes.

-Yeah, it's been a great, great time.

Great two weeks. Great bunch, and, yeah, lots of fun.

It's been a pleasure. Take care.

Thanks.

For Ben, Kerry and Shirley, though, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

So, Ben, Kerry and Shirley,

there is £1,000 in today's prize pot

but 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.

A right answer will knock a life off both of your opponents.

A wrong answer and you lose a life of your own -

but look out for those impossible questions.

You can knock two lives from your opponents, but if you mess up,

you lose two of your own lives.

The last player standing will take the £1,000.

Best of luck. Are we ready?

-Mm-hm.

-All right.

After which country singer is the amusement park Dollywood named?

Shirley?

Dolly Parton.

It is Dolly Parton. Kerry and Ben, you lose a life.

Which word is illuminated

when you press the button on a pelican crossing?

Shirley?

-Wait.

-It is wait.

Ben and Kerry, you lose another life.

Who did tennis star Andre Agassi marry in 199...

-Kerry.

-Steffi Graf.

..in 1997.

No, it was Brooke Shields.

-Oh!

-He married Steffi Graf in 2001.

Kerry, you lose another life.

For which 1990s film did Tom Cruise when his first Oscar?

Ben.

-Rain Man.

-I'm afraid it's impossible.

Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar.

Ben, you lose two lives.

Impossible.

The traditional rhyme beginning "one for sorrow" refers to which bird...?

-Kerry?

-Magpies.

..to which bird species?

It is the magpie.

Ben and Shirley, you lose a life.

Shirley, you've still got nine.

Kerry's still got seven. Ben has five.

Which Robbie Williams hit

begins with the line "slip inside the eye of your mind"?

Ben.

Impossible.

It is impossible.

It's an Oasis song, Don't Look Back In Anger.

Shirley and Kerry, you both lose two lives.

Impossible.

Meaning Ben and Kerry, you're tied on five lives.

Shirley, you have seven.

Which novel by Alice Walker was turned into a film

starring Whoopi Goldberg?

Ben.

-The Color Purple.

-It was The Color Purple.

Kerry, you lose a life. Shirley, you lose a life.

Very tight now. Shirley, you have six lives.

Ben, you have five. Kerry, you have four.

In which Texas city did Martin Luther King

deliver his famous speech I Have A Dream?

Shirley?

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

He delivered it at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.

Kerry and Ben, you lose two lives.

Impossible.

Which British athlete won the men's 5,000 metres at the 2017 World...?

Kerry?

Mo Farah.

..at the 2017 World Athletics Championships?

It's impossible.

-Oh...

-He got silver in the 5,000 metres.

-Oh, he did.

Kerry, I'm afraid you lose your last two remaining lives.

-It was a valiant effort...

-Thank you.

-..but we have to say goodbye. Short but sweet.

-Indeed.

Thank you.

The lent lily is a flower best known by which other name?

Shirley?

-A daffodil.

-It is the daffodil.

Ben, you lose another life. You're down to two.

Who directed the 1997 film Titanic?

Ben.

-James Cameron.

-It was James Cameron.

Shirley, you lose a life.

Which late singer had a backing band called the Blockheads?

Ben?

Ian Dury.

It was Ian Dury.

Shirley, you lose another life.

Which religious term is used in American football

to describe a desperate, all-or-nothing pass...?

Ben?

-Hail Mary.

-..usually at the end of the game?

It is a Hail Mary.

Shirley, you lose another life.

Ben, you have two lives, Shirley, you have three.

The United Nations peacekeeping forces wear what colour berets?

Shirley?

-Blue.

-I'll accept that. It's light blue.

Ben, you lose a life.

In which animated film

do the characters Prince Humperdinck and Inigo Montoya feature?

Ben?

Impossible.

It is impossible. They are characters from The Princess Bride,

which is a live-action film.

Shirley, you lose two lives.

-Impossible.

-Which means Ben has one life -

-you also have one life, Shirley.

-OK.

Which television personality was appointed chief scout in 2009?

Shirley.

Oh, sorry. I've just went blank.

-I've lost it.

-Oh, Shirley.

I'm afraid that means you lose your last remaining life.

The answer was Bear Grylls.

-Yes.

-Oh!

-Oh. Shirley, you've been a fantastic contestant.

-I hope you've enjoyed your time here.

-I've enjoyed every minute.

-I have indeed.

-Someone else has left it incredibly late

to face the £10,000 question. AUDIENCE CHEERS

-It's Ben!

-Yes!

Sorry, Shirley.

-Are you ready for it?

-No, no, no.

It doesn't matter. We're doing it.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Ben. I've got to say,

I didn't think I was ever going to say this.

You are today's winner with £1,000...

APPLAUSE

..but you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

This is how it's going to work.

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

Three of the nine answers are correct.

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you win that £10,000.

-That's the good news.

-Right.

The less good news is that three of those answers are wrong.

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

The bad news, of course,

is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

Give me an impossible answer and you will lose the daily prize pot, too.

I want you to be leaving, at long last, with money.

-OK.

-Any subject that you would like to see?

Food and drink could be nice.

-Mm-hm.

-Or maybe history.

Something to do with words would be good.

I can tell you...

..that it's on animals.

Eesh.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Very best of luck, Ben.

-Sure.

Here are your nine answers.

You'll have ten seconds to lock in your answers.

You're looking for...

..mammals that are classified as marsupials.

Your time starts now.

Wallaby...

..koala...

..wombat.

How are you feeling?

I... No, I'm not sure.

I really aren't. I'm not...

-I don't know.

-OK.

Where would you like to start? Where are you feeling most confident?

-Koala.

-Koala?

-Yeah.

OK. Is koala a right answer?

APPLAUSE

It is.

I...I think a marsupial is something that carries its baby in a pouch...

..but I might be wrong. I'm going to have to ask Alice later.

She will be able to tell me.

So I'm going to go with wallaby next.

Is the wallaby a mammal classified as a marsupial?

It is. APPLAUSE

For £10,000...

..is the wombat...

..a mammal classified as a marsupial?

You bet it is! AUDIENCE CHEERS

Impossible.

Impossible. Impossible.

Come on back.

-£10,000.

-I can't believe it!

Oh, that's funny.

I don't think anyone expected it, I'll be honest, Ben, I really don't!

The impossible answers that you avoided, the hobby...

Impossible.

-..is a bird. The tarpon is a fish...

-Impossible.

-..and the chigger is an arachnid.

-Impossible.

That doesn't matter. What matters is you identified three marsupials

-and you've just won ten grand, Ben.

-I can't believe it.

-I can't believe it.

-I'm absolutely thrilled for you.

-You've been a star on the show, you really have.

-Thanks!

You've kept us all guessing.

Enjoy spending the money, whether it's on the drum kit or whatever.

-Thank you.

-Just enjoy it.

-Thank you.

So, Ben leaves us with £10,000.

Guys, it's been an absolute joy.

Thank you very much for playing.

Please join me next week when 24 brand-new players

will be playing Impossible,

and have the chance to win £10,000, which feels pretty good,

as Ben will tell you. This has been Impossible,

the quiz where actually anything is possible.

Goodbye.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Impossible.