Episode 5 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards and this is !mpossible.

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Welcome to !mpossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here we also have impossible answers.

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

Hoping to get lots of right answers

whilst dodging those pesky impossible answers

are 24 players.

-Hello, players. ALL:

-Hello, Rick.

Very handsome bunch.

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

-ALL:

-Ooh!

Our enormous exclamation mark,

rammed with 10,000 beautiful pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of this dazzling two dozen will face the final question.

And here it is,

today's £10,000 question.

Get this right and it will rain money.

So, gang, you're going to be here for two weeks,

and for most of you, this is pretty much the halfway mark.

How do you feel it's going?

-Excellent.

-Yeah, mixed reviews.

Now, I've promised pep talks and I'm going to give them. Shirley.

Well, I've got a mantra for today which is...

-Go on.

-..please ensure brain is in operation before using finger.

Yeah. Only, I've got to say, Shirley, it's not a catchy mantra.

-LAUGHTER But...

-But...

-But the sentiment is really good.

-Sentiment's wonderful.

-I think this could be a good day for you, Shirley.

-Good. I do hope so.

-I'm feeling very positive.

-I do hope so.

-Well, best of luck for today.

-Thank you.

-Craig.

-Good afternoon, Rick.

-You are now in the... in the Mike seat.

-Yeah.

Mike left yesterday,

to the disappointment of quite a few ladies I spoke to,

with £1,300.

-How are you settling in?

-Yeah, very well.

The team are making me feel very welcome,

so hopefully I'm in the lucky seat,

so hopefully be joining you down there soon.

Hopefully. Best of luck, though, and best of luck to everyone.

-Shall we get on with it? ALL:

-Yes.

All right. You're going to face five multiple-choice questions

each with three answers. The right answer scores you a point,

the wrong answer scores you nothing,

but if you choose the impossible answer...

!mpossible.

You know what that means, it's disaster.

That will immediately knock you out of today's show

and you'll have to try again next week.

After five questions,

the highest scorer gets the first chance

to bag a place in today's final.

-Are we ready? ALL:

-Yes!

OK, here's your first question.

OK, so everyone has gone with C, except one.

Let's find out first if C is the right answer.

It is. So a point to 23 of you.

Now, who do we think deliberately avoided the right answer?

LAUGHTER

Dan and his famous Dan tactic!

I have no clue about films.

Absolutely no clue.

Let's see. Let's reveal the impossible answer.

-Oh!

-I'm afraid not.

Dewey Finn is not a Jim Carrey character.

It's Jack Black's character in School Of Rock.

Sorry, Dan, at this incredibly early hurdle, you have fallen.

We will see you next time.

Question number two, then.

The vast majority going with C, Virginia Woolf,

with a couple of Mary Shelleys.

The right answer...

..is Virginia Woolf, C. So a pointer to all of you.

Now, Victory, you were a Mary Shelley.

-What do you reckon?

-Erm...

I don't know if it's impossible,

but I just remembered Mary Shelley's the...

I think made Frankenstein, so...

Lesley, you also went Mary Shelley.

Do you think you've avoided the impossible?

No. I'm... I'm... I'm quite scared.

Let's see if you should be scared.

The impossible answer was Mary Shelley,

not a 20th-century writer, I'm afraid.

She died in 1851,

which means we'll have to see you both next time.

Question number three.

Now, unfortunately, Shirley,

you didn't lock in an answer quickly enough.

It's still OK, we've still got a week left, Shirley.

-Well, that's good.

-We're going to crack it.

-Have a nice weekend, we'll see you on Monday.

-OK.

We have all answers represented,

so let's see what the right answer is.

It is C, loss of sight in right eye.

So a point to all of you.

The impossible answer, I can tell you...

..was loss of left leg.

He didn't lose a leg.

Matthew, Justin, we'll see you next time.

Question number four.

The answer you were looking for, the right answer...

..is B, John Tickle.

So a point to all of you who popped down Tickle.

The impossible answer...

-..is C, Tom Pellereau.

-Goodbye.

He won The Apprentice in 2011.

That means we have to say goodbye to Mal, Rob and Cecilia.

We'll see you next time.

So, going into our final question,

four of you are on four points.

Our newbie Craig, Flic, who's been here before, of course,

and Wisdom and Ursula.

OK. Question number five.

The majority have gone with A, pea jacket,

but we have got a few flak jackets and a yellow jacket.

Wisdom, you're at the front of the pack.

You've gone for B, flak jacket.

-Feeling good?

-Yeah...

-Ish.

-Yeah?

-Ish.

-Ish.

Ursula is also up there with you.

Ursula, you went with yellow jacket.

Well, I've not heard of a pea jacket.

I thought that was what peas came in.

Flak jacket I thought you wore when you went to war,

but now I think a yellow jacket might be a bird,

so I don't really know.

It was a shot in the dark.

Let's see. Let's reveal the impossible answer.

I'm afraid it is yellow jacket,

not a type of bird, a type of wasp, Ursula.

-Oh, well.

-I'm sorry.

-No mind, see you Monday.

-We'll see you next time.

-Bye-bye.

Wisdom, you're still in with a chance.

Let's see what the right answer was.

It was pea jacket.

So a point to all of you who put that,

which means that only one person finishes the round

on five points, and that is Flic.

Congratulations. You have the first chance to grab a place

in today's final.

So, Flic, third time down here.

-Yes.

-First person to achieve that.

-How are you feeling?

-I'm nervous.

I'm nervous. I was hoping for the Mike tactic today, where I could win

-without actually having to face the grid by swooping in late.

-Yeah.

Being the bridesmaid, but...

-But you did too well on that round, unfortunately.

-I know.

All right, let's focus. This is your chance to put up to £500 into the

daily prize pot and, crucially,

a big old step towards playing for the £10,000.

I'm going to give you a choice of four topics, and they are...

Oh, dear. We can rule out mythology...

-OK.

-..and we can rule out radio.

-OK.

-The UK I'd probably be OK on

if something came up that was my interest,

but I'm going to have to go for sport again

-and hope it's not snooker.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-A second time in a week would be very unfortunate!

All of our sport ones are snooker, actually.

I should have told you that.

So I'm going to go with sport

and keep my fingers crossed it's something

that I actually know something about.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Hopefully not the names of snooker players.

We've got...

I'm not very good at boxing either.

But you do know they're boxers!

That's a start. Let's see if the first half of the question helps.

So, five of those answers are impossible.

First of all, you need to find those impossible answers

and then wipe them from the board.

You're going to have five goes, and each impossible answer

that you eliminate will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

This is going to go about as well as the snooker question.

I think Oscar De La Hoya is a lighter weight boxing champion.

So I'm going to start with him.

Oscar De La Hoya.

Let's lock him in.

Is Oscar De La Hoya an impossible answer?

Yes, he is. He was champion in six different categories,

but never heavyweight.

£100 in the prize pot.

-We're up and running.

-OK, I think, on the same basis,

I'm going to go for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

I don't think he was a heavyweight. And then the guessing will begin.

Let's see if Floyd Mayweather Jr is an impossible answer.

He is. £200 in the prize pot.

Floyd Mayweather Jr, undefeated

and a champion at many weights, but never heavyweight.

So, two from two. This is good.

Well, this is where I wish I was looking at Whitney Houston songs.

I'm going to go with the Dan approach now

of picking the ones with the names

that I don't think would get away with necessarily

being a heavyweight boxer, so...

-Risky.

-Yeah!

Hope they don't find me.

Imagine if loads of heavyweight boxers are just sitting watching !mpossible.

So I'm going to go with Riddick Bowe.

Let's lock in Riddick Bowe.

Let's see if Riddick Bowe is an impossible answer.

-Oh.

-It isn't.

So, another guess is going to be,

I think, Marvin Hagler.

Is Marvin Hagler an impossible answer?

It is. Middleweight champion in the '80s.

So three from four is pretty good, Flic.

One more go. Let's see if we can get the prize pot up to £400.

OK, I'm going to go with Roberto Duran,

cos I didn't recognise the name at all.

Let's lock in Roberto Duran.

Is Roberto Duran an impossible answer?

He is. He's a world champion all the way from lightweight

up to middleweight, but never got up to heavyweight.

£400 into the prize pot

on a grid that you didn't really like the look of.

Very impressive, Flic.

I still don't like the look of it, to be honest.

It might all become crystal clear when you see the second half of the question.

I really hope so, yeah.

We need to find out if you're going to be playing for the money that you

just put in the prize pot and for a shot at the £10,000 question

in today's final.

So I will reveal the second half of the question,

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-If you find it, you take your place in the final.

If you give a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance to steal your place in the final.

And I can reveal that that was John.

-Oh!

-Oh.

-That's a shock.

What do you think of those boxers, John?

I know very little about boxing.

-I think you're safe.

-OK.

We know that there is still one impossible answer left up there.

If you give me that, sadly, you will be eliminated from today's show.

Ready to see the full question?

-Yes.

-All right.

Which world heavyweight boxing champion...

And I'm looking for the right answer.

What's your thought process here?

-I've narrowed it down to two.

-Mm-hm.

And I'm going to go with...

Riddick Bowe.

-OK.

-I know he's at least a world heavyweight boxing champion.

I'm in the right area, and I think...

I have discounted some of the others

on the basis that they're perhaps the wrong era,

so I hope it's right!

OK. Let's lock in Riddick Bowe.

Is Riddick Bowe the right answer for a place in the final, Flic?

It's a wrong answer. Not an impossible answer, as you know.

This means that we throw it over to John.

John, if you get this right, you take Flic's place in the final.

Otherwise, Flic goes through.

There is still one impossible up there.

If you give me that, you will be eliminated from today's show.

Bit of pressure, John. What do you reckon?

I think James 'Buster' Douglas is OK.

I'm going to say James 'Buster' Douglas.

If James 'Buster' Douglas is the right answer,

and was defeated by Frank Bruno to lose the heavyweight boxing title,

then John will steal Flic's place in the final.

Is James 'Buster' Douglas the right answer?

He isn't.

James 'Buster' Douglas was the guy who famously beat Mike Tyson

in one of the biggest shocks in boxing history.

OK, so that means, Flic,

you haven't had your place stolen in the final and you will be taking your place there.

Let's see if we can clear up this grid though.

If I knew they were all still right,

I'd probably have gone for Oliver McCall.

And you would have been absolutely right to

because Oliver McCall is the right answer.

Sugar Ray Robinson was the last impossible.

He was never a heavyweight champion.

Well, congratulations, Flic. Take your place in today's final.

APPLAUSE

So we still have two places left in today's final alongside Flic.

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

Just 13 of you left now.

-Are you all ready? ALL:

-Yes.

All right, good luck, everyone. Here's your first question.

All of you have gone for B, Sutton United.

The right answer is...

..B, Sutton United.

A point to all of you.

The impossible answer was...

Fleetwood Town. They are in League One.

Moving on to question two.

Pretty even split between As and Cs,

between Fats Domino and Fats Waller.

Jen, you went for A, Fats Domino.

It's either A or C.

That I knew. I actually thought it was Hoagy Carmichael,

so when that didn't come up...

-D, D! Yeah.

-Yeah!

Yeah, hoping that I've avoided the impossible.

John, you went with Fats Waller.

It's what I thought before the answers came up,

but when Fats Domino came up first, I started to get worried.

-Not sure.

-Let's see what the right answer is.

It is C, Fats Waller.

Your first instinct was right, John.

So a point to all of you who put that.

Now, as you say, Jen, we're just hoping that you managed to avoid

the impossible answer. The impossible answer was...

..Fats Navarro.

He was a jazz trumpeter, not a pianist.

So everyone safely through to question three.

Decent number of Bs and Cs.

Just the one A, pomelo.

So, Les, you went with a gordita. What was your thinking?

I didn't have a clue.

-Ah.

-And I thought...

A didn't sound right at all, so I went for C.

Angela, Les is saying he just doesn't think pomelo

sounds like a plant.

Yeah. I have no idea.

This is embarrassing cos I'm quite partial to a shot, but...

-LAUGHTER

-..not a tequila. I hate tequila.

It's the one thing I just, nope.

And I am going to get ridiculed big-time for this one in work.

-Really?

-Oh, yeah.

OK, well, let's see what the right answer is.

It's B, blue agave, so a point to everyone who put that.

What was the impossible answer?

It was C, gordita.

Gordita is a Mexican flatbread.

So, Les, Craig, Will and Jason, we'll see you next time.

Question number four.

So everyone has gone for C, Lord Speaker.

I'm hoping that isn't impossible or it's going to be a bloodbath.

The right answer...

..is C, Lord Speaker, so a point to all of you.

The impossible answer is A, privy purse.

Privy purse is, like, the Queen's sort of private income.

So, after four questions,

four people have a maximum four points.

They are Jake, Colette, John and Wisdom.

Question number five.

So we have almost all As, Annie Oakley.

And one B, Calamity Jane.

So the one person who's gone with Calamity Jane is Calamity Sai.

I'm going to put you out of your misery, Sai.

-Yeah.

-The impossible answer is...

..Millie Tant. You've survived, Sai.

Yeah, I have.

Millie Tant is a Viz character.

Now, onto the right answer.

Have you maybe done it, Sai?

-No.

-Have you got the right answer?

No! Come on, man. Are you kidding me?

-Don't get ahead of yourself.

-Yeah, exactly. Come on, man.

The right answer is...

..Annie Oakley. So a point to all of you who put that.

Sai, you're still in it.

So, at the end of that round,

four people are on five points,

and I can tell you that the quickest person

to lock in their answers was Wisdom.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Popular winner, Wisdom.

You're going to come down here

and you're going to try and grab a place in today's final.

And breathe, Wisdom.

And breathe. How are you feeling?

You know what? I'm feeling good.

I was nervous at first, but I'm good.

We're here, so, yeah, let's have some fun.

We are going to have some fun, Wisdom.

I promise. OK, well, let's see if we can get you a little bit closer

to that money.

You've got a choice of three topics.

The remaining three are...

I think I'm going to go with the UK.

Yeah? Because?

-I live in the UK.

-Yes.

I mean, it's going to be easy. What is your home address?

OK, want to see the nine answers?

-Yes, please.

-All right, they are...

-You're smiling.

-The only reason why

I'm smiling is because I've been to the majority of them cos I do photography.

In regards to the question, it's a different story altogether, so...

OK. Let's see what the story is.

The first half of the question...

So five of those answers are impossible

cos they are not Royal Parks.

You need to find those impossible answers and eliminate them.

Each impossible answer you successfully eliminate

adds £100 to the prize pot,

which currently stands at £400

thanks to the excellent work of Flic.

So where shall we start?

The first one, I think the most obvious one for me,

I'm going to start with is St James's Park.

-St James's Park?

-Yeah.

The reason behind that is because it is, if I'm right in speaking,

the home ground of Newcastle.

Let's lock in St James's Park.

Is St James's Park an impossible answer?

St James's Park is Newcastle's home ground,

but it is also a Royal Park in London.

OK. I'll go with Battersea Park.

Let's lock in Battersea Park.

Is Battersea Park an impossible answer?

It is. We're off.

-OK.

-£100 into the prize pot.

Battersea Park is not a Royal Park.

-Next go.

-I'd say Crystal Palace Park.

Locked in. Is Crystal Palace Park an impossible answer?

It is. Crystal Palace Park is not a Royal Park.

Two from three. £200 added to the prize pot.

Now stands at £600.

-Doing well now.

-Dulwich Park.

Let's lock in Dulwich Park.

This is to put another £100 into the prize pot.

Is Dulwich Park an impossible answer?

-It is.

-OK.

We're on a roll. Last go.

I'm going to say...

..Alexandra Park.

-Lock it in?

-Yes, please.

OK. Been there?

No.

Is Alexandra Park an impossible answer?

Yes, it is.

£400 added to the prize pot. It now stands at £800.

Shaky start, but then did very nicely.

Now, 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'm looking for the right answer.

Find it, take your place in the final, Wisdom.

Give me a wrong answer and the next-quickest player

will have the chance to steal your place in the final.

I can reveal that once again the bridesmaid is John.

I've taken over Mike's mantle, haven't I?

You have, actually. Someone had to.

What's your park knowledge like, John?

Yeah. Yeah, I think I've been to all those remaining ones.

Depends what the question is.

-Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

-It does, it absolutely does.

I think I know what the question could be.

-Oh.

-But...

-Don't tell me.

-No, no, no.

-I'll tell you.

-No, in my head I've got an idea, but let's see.

The problem is there is still one impossible answer up there.

-Yeah.

-Give me that and you will be eliminated from today's show.

Let's have a look at the full question.

Let's see if it's what you thought it might be.

-Hyde Park.

-Let's lock in Hyde Park.

Is Hyde Park the right answer?

Yes, it is, Wisdom.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well done.

You are through to the final.

The last impossible answer, any idea?

-Hampstead Heath.

-Yup.

-I knew it.

-Hampstead Heath.

-Would you like to take your place?

-Yes, please.

-Please do.

Just one place up for grabs in the final.

Let's find out who it's going to be.

Eight of you remaining.

-Ready for your first question?

-Yes.

OK, here it is.

So we've got As and we've got Cs.

Ian, you went for C, You've Got A Friend.

Yeah, I think that was a Carole King major hit, yeah.

Sai is sitting next to you and furiously shaking his head.

-Sorry.

-Sai, you went for Beautiful.

I took my mum to see it last year, so I definitely know it's Beautiful.

-100%.

-Well then.

That is great confidence.

Yeah, 100%.

Let's see what the right answer is.

It's A, Beautiful.

So a point to all of you who went for A.

Ian, you're pretty sure that You've Got A Friend is a Carole King song.

So you're probably hopeful you've avoided the impossible answer.

-I hope so.

-The impossible answer is...

..Lessons In Love, so you did avoid that.

Lessons In Love is by Level 42.

Question number two.

Let's see what the right answer is.

It is B, Toni Collette.

Should have gone with your namesake, Colette.

A point to all of you.

Now onto the impossible answer, which is...

It's Nicole Kidman.

She was born in Honolulu.

So I'm afraid Wendy, Ian and Sai,

we'll have to say goodbye, and we'll see you next time.

Just five of you remaining as we go on to question three.

So we've got four Madisons

and just the one Lexington.

Jen, you're our solo Lexington.

Yeah, it was a toss up between Madison and Lexington.

Let's see what the right answer is.

-Oh, my goodness!

-It's C, Lexington, Jen.

So a point to you, Jen.

And have the other four survived?

The impossible answer is...

..Edison. There is not an avenue called Edison in Manhattan.

Moving on to question four.

So we have a full spread of answers here.

The right answer...

..is A, Avogadro's law.

So a point to Angela and John.

How's that science degree holding up, Jake?

Well, this is more chemistry.

I'm more biology, so I'm letting myself off.

But Hooke's law, that's a law!

So I'm a little bit confident.

Colette, you went for Godwin's law.

-Any ideas?

-Not got a clue.

No, just a total guess.

Let's see who we're going to be saying goodbye to.

The impossible answer...

..was Godwin's law.

Godwin's law is not a scientific law.

It's a kind of humorous idea that on the internet at some point any

argument will descend into someone getting compared with Hitler.

LAUGHTER

Hooke's law, as I'm sure you knew, Jake...

-Something to do with blood?

-No, Jake, it's to do with...

the elastic limit of a solid.

-It's all coming back.

-So unfortunately, that does mean we're saying goodbye to you, Colette.

We'll see you next time. Thank you.

Moving on to our final question.

Four contestants in play.

Three of you are on three points - John, Jen and Angela.

Question number five.

Three Cs and an A.

Let's see if any of you have given an impossible answer.

You all dodged that successfully.

Michael Jamieson won a silver medal in the pool

at the 2012 Olympic for Team GB.

John, you went for A, Richard Rodgers.

I was just playing safe.

I know him to be an award-winning architect,

but I think he's probably not the right one.

The right answer is...

..Zaha Hadid, C.

So a point to Jake, Angela and Jen,

which means two people tied on four points,

and they are Angela and Jen.

And the person who was the quickest to lock in their answers

across the round was Jen.

Congratulations, Jen.

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

So, Jen, first time down here.

-How's it feel?

-Nervous. Nerve-racking, rather.

So, what would you do with the money if you were to get your hands on it?

I always say, as my two boys are now at university,

maybe it's time I did my mature gap year.

-Oh, very good, yeah.

-And maybe they could join me.

And where would you go? Any idea?

I'd quite like to go back to Australia, actually,

and explore a bit more of that.

And probably America to see one of my sisters there as well.

Yeah, certainly those two countries.

All right, we've got two topics left.

-Yes.

-And they are...

-Yeah.

-Which of those tickles your fancy?

Well, neither particularly, I have to say.

Mythology, I can never remember all the names

and the different Roman or Greek gods,

so I'm going to have to go with radio and hope a lot of it's Radio 4!

OK, so we're looking for some Radio 4-type names

-or something like that?

-Yes, please! Yes, that would be lovely.

Let's have a look at our nine answers on radio.

So, all hosts of The Today Show on Radio 4...

Exactly, I noticed that(!)

-OK.

-Well, at least I recognise the names,

albeit not Radio 4, but...

-Yeah.

-All right, let's have a look at the first half of the question.

So five of those answers are impossible,

so we need to find those impossible answers and get rid.

You're going to have five goes.

Each one that you successfully eliminate

will add £100 to the prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

I think I'll go with Whispering Bob Harris first.

I don't think he's been a Radio 1 Breakfast Show...

He's normally a night...

night-time character.

OK, so is Bob Harris an impossible answer?

It is. £100 added to the prize pot.

Now stands at £900.

Where shall we go next?

Steve Wright, I'll go with. I think he's Radio 2 generally.

Is Steve Wright an impossible answer?

I'm afraid not.

He has hosted the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in the past.

Goodness, OK.

I think I'll go with Pete Tong

cos I think he's more an evening presenter.

I don't think he will have been up to do a breakfast show

for a while,

-as far as I know.

-OK, let's lock in Pete Tong.

Is that an impossible answer?

It is.

£200 added to the prize pot.

I think I'm going to go with Nicky Campbell.

I really don't... I'm not terribly sure after this, I have to say,

but I think he's on other radio shows, not Radio 1 Breakfast.

Is Nicky Campbell an impossible answer

for another £100 in the prize pot?

Yes, he is. One more go, Jen.

I'm going to go with Simon Mayo although, again,

I just have in the back of my mind

he might have been a Radio 1 person at one point,

but I don't think he is now.

So I'm just going to have to try him.

-OK.

-Yeah.

Is Simon Mayo an impossible answer?

-Afraid not.

-OK, that's what I thought.

He did do the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

Nevertheless, you've put £300 into the prize pot.

It now stands at £1,100.

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

It's going to be tricky.

If you can give me the right answer, you will be in today's final.

If you give me a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance to steal your place in the final,

and that is Angela.

-Hiya.

-Radio 1 listener, Angela?

Er, no.

I'm Radio 2.

That's quite encouraging, Jen.

OK, well...

Now, if you give me an impossible answer,

and we do know there are two still up there,

sadly you will be eliminated from today's show.

Let's reveal the full question.

I think I'm going to go with Chris Moyles.

I seem to remember he held some sort of record.

OK, let's lock in Chris Moyles,

because you seem to recall he holds some sort of record.

Yeah.

Is Chris Moyles the longest-serving host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show?

He is.

Oh, my goodness!

-Very well done, Jen.

-I know. I can't believe that.

Just to tidy up,

any ideas what the other remaining impossibles were?

Well, if it's not Simon Mayo and Steve Wright,

cos I'm sure Zoe Ball was a Radio 1 Breakfast presenter.

-She was.

-So maybe it's Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq.

-Those were the two impossibles - Steve Lamacq and Zane Lowe.

-Yeah.

Please take your place in today's final, Jen.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

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

but we'll be seeing you all next week.

-Bye for now. ALL:

-Bye, Rick!

But for Flic, Wisdom and Jen, it's time for the final.

So, Flic, Wisdom and Jen,

the three of you have managed to put £1,100 into today's prize pot,

but only one of you can win that money

and the right to face the £10,000 question.

You each start with ten lives.

Questions are on the buzzer.

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

Buzz and get one wrong, you lose one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

all you've got to do is buzz in and say "impossible."

That's really bad news for your opponents

cos they will both those two lives.

But be warned, if you say a question is impossible when it's not,

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who will lose the two lives.

So tread carefully.

The last player standing takes the £1,100.

-Ready?

-Yep.

-OK.

Good luck to you all.

What's the title of Victoria Beckham's first solo

UK number one single?

-Flic.

-Impossible.

It is impossible. Her biggest hit only reached number two.

Wisdom and Jen, you both lose two lives.

The statue of Guy at the entrance to London Zoo is a representation

of which...? Jen.

-Gorilla.

-..of which species of ape? It is gorilla.

Wisdom and Flic, you lose a life.

In 2016, which star of the US comedy Friends began presenting Top Gear?

-Wisdom.

-Matt LeBlanc.

It is Matt LeBlanc.

Flic and Jen both lose a life.

Tight at the moment. Flic on eight, Wisdom and Jen on seven each.

In which European country is the city of Malmo?

-Jen.

-Sweden.

It is Sweden. Wisdom and Flic, you lose a life.

The trade union known as the NUT represents which...?

-Teachers.

-..which profession? It is teachers.

Well done, Flic. Wisdom and Jen, you both lose a life.

With regards to proximity to the sun, which planet comes between...?

Flic.

-Saturn.

-Had to say something!

It's not right. Which planet comes between Earth and Venus?

And unfortunately it's impossible.

There is no planet between them, meaning you lose two lives.

Which West End play celebrated its 25,000th performance...?

-Wisdom.

-Les Miserables?

..in November 2012? It's The Mousetrap.

You lose a life, Wisdom.

Which letter comes immediately after the A

in the spelling of the word definitely?

-Flic.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

There's no A in the word.

Wisdom and Jen, you both lose two lives.

Wisdom, down on two.

Jen on four, Flic on five.

How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison on...?

-Flic.

-Impossible.

..on Rikers Island? It is impossible.

Rikers Island is a prison in New York.

Which means, Jen, you lose two lives.

You're now down to two. And, Wisdom,

unfortunately you lose your remaining two lives

and we'll have to say goodbye at this stage.

Flic, you're on five lives.

Which fruit becomes a prune when preserved by drying?

-Jen.

-Grape.

It's the plum.

You lose a life, Jen.

In which Italian city is the Prado Museum?

-Jen.

-Madrid.

Oh!

-You know what you've done, Jen.

-Yes. I do.

Madrid, of course, is in Spain,

so it was an impossible question,

meaning you lose your remaining life.

Commiserations to Wisdom and to you, Jen.

We'll see you both next week.

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

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Flic. You are today's winner with £1,100.

That's terrific, but you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

And you're going to spend the money on a trip to Vegas.

Going to save anything for the birth of the baby, or...?

-No, we'll see. We'll see.

-Yeah.

You've really got your priorities straight.

I like that about you, Flic.

Here's how it works. I'm going to show you nine answers

and then ask you a question.

Three of the nine answers are correct.

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

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

are wrong. If you pick any of those, you will not win the £10,000.

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

If you give me any of those, you will lose the £1,100.

I can only accept the first three answers you give,

so do be very careful.

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

you also lose the £1,100.

Now, you only get one shot at the £10,000 question.

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

You've been a fantastic contestant.

Let's hope you're going to be leaving

with all of that sweet Vegas money.

OK, shall we have a look at the topic?

-Yes.

-I can tell you it's on books and literature...

-OK.

-..which I suspect isn't your favourite.

If it's something I've read then great, but the chances are slim.

OK. Best of luck.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Jack Dawkins.

Little Nell.

Alastor Moody.

-Just about got your answers in in time.

-I was guessing.

The only one I even recognised on the board was Uriah Heep from, I think,

-A Christmas Carol.

-So...

-So, a tough one.

-It was the best I could do.

Have you read Oliver Twist?

No. I can't even remember the movie, so...

Oh, dear.

Well, let's see how you've done.

You started with Jack Dawkins.

Is Jack Dawkins a right answer?

It is. The real name of the Artful Dodger.

Pretty good start for a guess.

One from three. Next you went for Little Nell.

Let's just see if Little Nell is a Dickens character in Oliver Twist.

Afraid she isn't.

She's from The Old Curiosity Shop.

Good news though is that is a Dickens novel

so it's not an impossible answer.

So we're now hoping that you hold on to the £1,100.

So, the last name you gave me was Alastor Moody.

If this is impossible, you will be leaving with nothing.

If it's a Dickens character, you'll hold on to the £1,100.

We are all rooting for you, Flic.

Is Alastor Moody a right answer?

-Oh!

-I'm so sorry, Flic.

-Oh, no.

Come here.

That means you will unfortunately leave with nothing.

Thank you so much for coming to play, though.

You've been a fantastic contestant.

Alastor Moody is from Harry Potter.

Oh, well, there you go. Something else I haven't read, so...

But I've had such a fantastic time. It really...

I don't mind going home with nothing cos I've had so much fun.

I've always wanted to come on a show and everyone's been great, so...

-I'm happy.

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

You're going to make me cry, Flic. Don't make me cry.

Let's clear up the grid.

So the right answers we were

looking for were Agnes Fleming -

Agnes Fleming is Oliver's mother -

and Mr Bumble.

The other impossible answers were

Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games

and Robert Langdon from The Da Vinci Code.

Haven't read any of them either, so...

Well, when you do eventually go to Vegas, take a load of books, Flic.

-I won't be reading there!

-Thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you.

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

So, sadly, Flic leaves empty-handed.

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

will have the chance to win £10,000.

This has been !mpossible, the quiz where actually anything is possible.

Goodbye.

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