Episode 18 The Edge

Hello, I'm Mark Benton.

Welcome to the quiz show that is about brains and balls.

Now, in life, there is often a thin line between glorious success

and total failure. And here, that line is known as...

..The Edge.

Yes, it is down these lanes that today's game will be won

and lost, as players roll their balls down either the green,

blue, yellow or the intimidating red lane.

The nearer they get to The Edge...

..the more money they earn.

But if they go over the edge...

..they get nothing.

Let's meet the players who today are going to push

themselves to The Edge!

APPLAUSE

Hi, I'm Mark. I'm a sports journalism student from Sunderland

and I also work part-time in a coffee shop.

Hi, I'm Caroline.

I'm 38 years old and I'm a student nurse from Grimsby.

Hi, I'm Safir.

I am an IT engineer from Kent and I'm an ex-PE teacher.

Hi, I am Lisa. I am 42.

I am from County Durham and I am a financial controller.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to you all and the very best of luck.

Now, only one of you can make it through to today's final.

In a moment, all four of you will take to The Lanes to

roll for big money.

Which lane you roll down will be decided in a battle

of General Knowledge.

I'm going to ask a series of questions.

Buzz in with the correct answer and your ball moves up towards you.

Buzz in with an incorrect answer, and you'll be frozen out.

The first player to release their ball gets first choice of lane.

So, the best brains get the best lanes.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the country where you'd find the ruins of the Parthenon.

Safir.

-Greece.

-That's correct.

Name the common artistic term beginning with M which

describes a repeated decorative design that forms a pattern.

Lisa.

Mosaic.

Oh, close. It was motif.

You are frozen out for the next question.

Name the Jamie Oliver restaurant famous for hi...

Safir.

Jamie's.

I'm sorry, no, it was 15.

..famous for hiring young workers who were previously unemployed.

Lisa, you are back in play.

Safir, you are frozen out for the next question.

Name the element used as a nickname for boxer Mike Tyson.

Caroline.

It's gone, sorry.

-Iron. Iron Mike.

-Iron Mike.

Caroline, you're frozen out for the next question.

Safir, you are back in play.

Name the UK city with the postcode beginning BS1.

Safir.

-Bristol.

-That's correct.

Caroline, you are back in play.

Name the word beginning with S used in maths to describe two or

more equations that must be solved at the same time.

Safir.

Sorry, pass.

It was simultaneous.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Name the national cuisine that includes foie gras, creme brulee...

Caroline.

-French.

-It is French.

And I was going to say...onion soup.

Safir, you're back in play.

Thank you.

Name the river which Newcastle lies on.

Mark.

-Tyne.

-Correct.

Name the palace that was confiscated from Cardinal Wolsey

by Henry VIII.

Lisa.

Buckingham?

-THEY LAUGH

-No, it wasn't Buckingham...

It was Hampton Court.

That means you are frozen out for the next question.

Name the word that comes before hopper

and Jam to create a kids toy and a popular film.

Mark.

-Space hopper.

-That's correct.

Lisa, you're back in play. Name the only country to border Denmark.

Mark.

-Germany.

-That's correct.

So, Mark, one more correct answer, you get first choice of lane.

Name the MP who was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in...

Caroline.

-Gordon Brown.

-I'm sorry, I was going to say in May 2010.

-It was George Osborne.

-Right.

-You're frozen out for the next question.

-OK.

Name the nationality of tennis player Novak Djokovic. Mark.

-Serbian.

-That's correct, Mark. Well done.

APPLAUSE

-You should've got that, you're a sports journalist, of course!

-Yeah.

Well, you get first choice of lane. The shortest lane rolls first.

So, it will be green, then blue, yellow, and finally - red.

You've all tried the lanes out before the show,

so the big question is, Mark, which one is for you?

Well, I think I'm going to choose blue

because I want to see what the target is set on the green lane.

And I also feel more confident in that lane.

Well, Mark, you will be rolling second on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Three lanes up for grabs. Fingers on buzzers.

Name the county where you'd find Cheddar Gorge.

Safir.

Somerset.

That's correct, it was Somerset.

Give the number you'd get when you take 79 away from 97.

Lisa.

-18.

-That's correct. Did you just work that out?

Yes!

Name the tree that produces conkers.

Lisa.

-Hawthorne.

-Oh, no, it was horse chestnut.

-Began with an H, anyway.

-H. I don't know.

You are frozen out for the next question.

Give the primary colour most associated with a ruby gemstone.

Caroline.

-Red.

-Correct. Lisa, you're back in play.

Name the century in which women were first allowed to vote.

Safir.

-1900s.

-We can accept that.

It was 1918.

It was the 20th century.

Name the football club with the nickname The Toffees.

Safir.

-Everton.

-It was Everton.

One more correct answer and you will release your ball second, Safir.

Name the proteins in the human body beginning with E...

Caroline.

-Enzymes.

-Enzymes is correct.

..that catalyse chemical reactions.

Give the planet of the solar system that shares its name with

the Roman God of war.

Lisa.

-Mars.

-That's correct, it was Mars.

Name the sea on which you'd find the coastal holiday

resort of Blackpool.

Safir.

North Sea.

Sorry, it was the Irish Sea.

That means you are frozen out for the next question.

Name the capital city of Jamaica.

Lisa.

-Sorry, it's gone.

-It's gone.

-It was Kingston.

-Kingston.

-You are frozen out for the next question.

Safir, you're back in play.

Give the fraction to its lowest term that is equivalent to the

decimal 0.25.

Safir.

-Quarter.

-That's correct, Safir, well done.

You have released your ball second, so you get next choice of lane.

So, you can have green, yellow or red.

I think I will go for the yellow

because I wasn't too good on the green one when we practised.

Safir, you will roll third on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

Only two lanes left. Fingers on buzzers.

Give the first name of the Duke of York.

Lisa.

SHE LAUGHS

-BUZZER

-Oh... Come on, brain, work!

It was Andrew. You're frozen out for the next question.

-Caroline, only buzz in if you know the answer.

-Yep.

Name the term in music beginning with R

given to the arrangement of sounds in time.

Caroline.

-Rhythm.

-Correct.

Lisa, you are back in play.

Name the song originally composed by the Zutons which was

covered by Mark Ronson and featured Amy Winehouse on vocals.

Caroline.

-BUZZER

-No.

-Valerie.

Yes, it was Valerie, but I'm sorry, you're out of time.

That's OK.

That means you are frozen out for the next question.

Name the cold wind beginning with M that famously surges

through the Rhone Valley in southern France.

Lisa.

-Is it the mistral?

-It is. That's correct.

Caroline, you're back in play.

Name the footwear designer

who in 1992 famously introduced his red-soled shoes.

Lisa.

Is it Louboutin?

We can accept that. It was Christian Louboutin.

Give the first name by which actress Alicia Foster is better known.

Lisa.

-Jodie?

-That's correct, it was Jodie Foster.

-Was that a guess?

-It was.

-Good one.

So, Lisa, that means one more correct answer,

you get next choice of lane.

Name the England footballer who is nephew to Harry Redknapp.

Lisa.

Sorry, I was going to say Jamie, but that's his son, isn't it? So...

I'm sorry, it was Frank Lampard.

That means you are frozen out for the next question.

Name the parts of a plane that also denote the areas

out of view from the audience, to the side of a theatre stage.

Caroline.

-Aisle?

-No, I'm sorry, it was wings.

That means you are frozen out for the next question.

Lisa, you are back in play.

Name the baby of the family in the animated TV series Family Guy.

Lisa.

-Stewie.

-That is correct, Lisa, it was Stewie.

You have released your ball third, so you get next choice of lane.

You can have the green or the red.

-I'm going to go with the red, please.

-Red?!

-I am.

-I like it! Why the red?

I'm quite heavy-handed, I've discovered.

And I don't want to roll first either,

so I'll take my chance with the red.

Excellent. Well, Lisa, you'll roll fourth on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Caroline, that means you've been left with the green lane.

Are you happy with that?

As long as I am gentle and maybe use the sides as buffers,

I think, yeah, I think it will be fine.

OK, well, Caroline, you will be rolling first on the green lane.

But who is staying and who's going home? Let's find out.

It is time to take to The Lanes!

Welcome to The Lanes. This is where you earn your money.

The cash zones are now activated,

starting with one pound at the very beginning of the lane

right up to The Edge, which in Round One, is worth...

-£1,000!

-APPLAUSE

Stop your ball on The Edge to win that money.

Go over the edge...

and you get nothing.

You each have one roll down your respective lanes to

earn as much as you can.

For three of you, whatever you earn will be added to your personal

bank, which you'll play for should you reach the final.

But whoever earns the least in this round is leaving us.

The shortest lane rolls first and will be setting the score to beat.

-So, Caroline, you are left with the green lane.

-Yeah.

-Quite happy about that?

-Yeah, not too bad.

It is not a bad start in lanes, to be fair,

as long as I take it steady.

I'm quite heavy-handed, but, as I say, if I just control the pace...

I wish you the best of luck, Caroline.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh...

You're not using the barriers. Seems good.

-Well done, Caroline.

-Not too bad. I'm happy with that.

That scores you £700. Let's put that on the board!

APPLAUSE

So, Mark.

Great roll from Caroline.

That means, to guarantee yourself a place in the next round,

you have to score £750 or more.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

This is looking good.

Could this land on The Edge?

-LISA: Lovely.

-Keep going! Keep going!

Well done, Mark!

APPLAUSE

That roll scores you £950. Let's put that on the board!

APPLAUSE

So, Safir, to guarantee your place in the next round,

you have to roll 750 or more.

But remember, Lisa hasn't rolled yet.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh... Is this going to get out of the pound zone?

It isn't.

Safir, I'm sorry, that roll scores you a pound.

Let's put that on the board.

-What happened?

-The pressure got to me.

-You have left it wide open for Lisa now.

-I have.

So, Lisa, that means ten pounds or more guarantees you

a place in the next round.

Hopefully, I should do it.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Ten pounds or more.

This is fast. Is it going to slow down in time?

I think it is.

(Stop.)

This is good.

Lisa.

That roll scores you £750. Let's put that on the board!

APPLAUSE

What were you worried about?

So, after the first roll... Caroline, you have 700.

Mark, you have 950.

Lisa, you have 750.

And Safir, just a pound.

So, Caroline, Mark, Lisa,

you are through to the next round. Please return to the podiums.

APPLAUSE

Safir, unfortunately, you earned the least amount of money in that

round, so you'll be leaving here with nothing. What happened?

-I think the pressure just got to me, Mark.

-Have you enjoyed yourself?

-I have thoroughly enjoyed myself, thank you.

-Safir, everybody.

APPLAUSE

Mark, Caroline, Lisa, congratulations,

you are through to the next round.

So, Mark, you're a sports journalist.

-I am a sports journalist.

-What does that entail, then?

Well, it entails a lot of writing, a lot of video production,

a lot of behind-the-scenes camerawork and interviewing.

Is it a long-term thing for you?

As long as, you know, I can get the qualifications, find a job and...

-Excellent.

-..do well, then, yeah, I'd love to.

-Excellent.

Well, Caroline, you are a student nurse.

Yeah, but I am only in my infancy, my first year.

Have you any idea where you'd like to go with it?

Yeah, I do want to stick with adult nursing

and look after the elderly, so whether or not that is in a hospital

setting or a home setting, you know, that is where I'd like to go.

-Excellent. Good luck with that.

-Thank you very much.

So, Lisa, what do you do in your spare time?

I really enjoy home renovation.

So we recently, in 2011, bought a 150-year-old house.

Do you spend most of your days covered in plaster and brick dust,

-then?

-I've done that, yes.

Fortunately, we have moved on from that a little bit now.

There's still a little bit of work and lots to do outside.

-Well, good luck with it.

-Thank you.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank. So, Mark,

You have £950.

Caroline, you have £700.

And, Lisa, you have £750.

Great scores for the first round there.

But only one of you can reach today's final

and play for that money.

Round Two.

And we are shutting down the shortest lane.

Now we are introducing danger zones, meaning any of the cash zones

from ten pounds all the way to 950 can become a danger zone.

If that happens, its value drops to just a pound.

How many danger zones you face depends on how well you do

on the questions.

So the best brains really do get the best lanes.

The questions now require not one but two correct answers.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the two numbers that are a third and two thirds of the number

of sides on a hexagon.

Caroline.

-Two and four.

-That's correct.

Name the two weather phenomena that are unique to

an electrical storm.

Mark.

-Thunder and lightning.

-That's correct.

Name the two largest religions in England and Wales,

according to the 2011 census.

Mark.

Christianity and Islam.

Yes, that's correct, Christianity and Islam.

Name the two spots on a standard football pitch. Mark.

Centre circle and penalty spot.

I'm sorry, Mark, we can't accept centre circle, it was centre spot.

That means you are frozen out for the next question.

Your mates are going to take the mickey out of you now.

Name the usual times of BBC One's main weekday evening national news

broadcasts.

Caroline.

Nine o'clock.

-I'm sorry, it was 6pm and 10pm.

-Right.

Caroline, you are frozen out for the next question.

Mark, you are back in play.

Name the two calendar months in which the Wimbledon tennis

championships take place.

Mark.

-June and July.

-That's correct.

One more correct answer, Mark, you release your ball first.

Name the two stars of the film Dirty Dancing.

Caroline.

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer...Warner.

Oh, no! It was Jennifer Grey.

That means you are frozen out for the next question, Caroline.

Name the two words beginning with K

and T used to describe when someone recounts their romantic exploits.

Mark.

-Kiss and tell?

-That's correct, Mark, it was kiss and tell.

You've released your ball first, but you'll face no danger zones.

-HE SIGHS IN RELIEF

-Now you've got a choice of lanes -

blue, yellow or red.

-I'm going to stick with blue.

-You're going to try for 950 again?

That's the plan!

Mark, you will be rolling first on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Two lanes left. We've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the two largest whole numbers that add up to nine.

Lisa.

-Five and four.

-That's correct.

Don't look so worried.

Name the two nationalities described in the slang terms Yanks

and Kiwis.

Caroline.

-Americans...and...uh, New Zealand.

-That's correct.

Name the current president and first lady of the USA.

Caroline.

-Michelle Obama and Barack Obama.

-That's correct.

Name the two animals used in a phrase to

indicate that it is raining very heavily.

Lisa.

-Cats and dogs.

-That's correct, it was cats and dogs.

Give the first names of the two regular team captains called Hislop

and Merton on the TV...

Lisa.

Ian and Paul.

It was Ian Hislop and Paul Merton who were on the TV comedy panel

show Have I Got News For You.

So, Lisa, one more correct answer, you get next choice of lane.

Name the two letters either side of M in the...

Caroline.

O and N.

I'm sorry, it was L and N.

..either side of M in the alphabet.

Caroline, you are frozen out for the next question.

Lisa, only buzz in if you know the answer.

Name the two main characters, one forever young

and one a pirate, who live in Neverland.

Lisa.

-Captain Hook and Peter Pan.

-That's correct.

That means you've released your ball second

and you'll face one danger zone.

So, which lane would you like?

You have a choice between the red and yellow.

I'm going to stick with the red.

I'll stick with the red and just try to hold my nerve.

Well, Lisa, you'll be rolling third down the red lane.

APPLAUSE

OK, Caroline, how do you feel?

You have been left with the yellow lane and those two danger zones.

As long as I just dodge those danger zones, I think I will be all right.

Caroline, you will be rolling second down the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

Mark, Caroline, Lisa,

it is time to take to The Lanes!

We are back at The Lanes and the cash zones are activated.

Stop your ball on The Edge in this round and you'll win...

£2,000!

But go over the edge...

and you get nothing.

You each have two rolls to earn as much as you can.

The rolls will be combined. And for two of you,

whatever you earn will be added to your personal bank.

But irrespective of that bank,

whoever earns the least in this round will be going home.

Mark, you are rolling first down the blue lane.

Because you did so well on the questions,

you'll face no danger zones.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're off.

Is it going to get up there? It's slowing down.

That roll scores you, Mark, £400. Let's put that on the board.

APPLAUSE

Maybe not quite what you wanted there.

No, not quite, but I've still got one roll and the pressure's on the girls.

It is. Caroline,

you are rolling down the yellow lane

-and you will face two danger zones.

-Yeah.

-Now, before you roll,

we need to find out where those danger zones will be.

They're moving up and down your lane.

They'll stop when you press that button. Good luck.

So, that is £50 and £600

that have gone from your lane to be replaced

by just a pound. What do you think about where they are?

I'm not so bothered about the first one, but the second one, it is

where I more or less sat in the last round,

so I'm a bit worried about that one, to be honest.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Come on, Caroline, let's miss those danger zones.

A good pace. Oh, keep going, keep going.

Phew!

Oh! Well done, Caroline.

Just kept going. That's £700! Let's put that on the board.

APPLAUSE

So, Lisa,

you have the red lane and you have one danger zone.

Before you roll, we need to find out where that danger zone will be.

It's running up and down your lane.

It will stop when you press that button. Good luck.

Oh, that stopped on £850.

So 850 has disappeared from your lane to be replaced

by just a pound. How do you feel about that?

Um, if I sort of steer clear of that, maybe stick this side of it,

hopefully I can get a good score on the second go.

It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Using the barrier, maybe, there.

Keep going. Let's get out of that pound zone.

-Uff!

-Just out of the pound zone there, Lisa.

That roll scores you ten pounds. Let's put that on the board.

APPLAUSE

After the first roll... Mark, you have £400.

Caroline, you have £700.

And, Lisa, you have ten pounds.

So, Mark, it is a tricky one, this.

Do you try to score big or do you try to consolidate?

-I'm just going to try and get 650.

-Why 650?

It'll get me over the 1,000 mark, which is more than what she can get.

So you want to force Lisa to The Edge, then.

-I want to force Lisa to The Edge, yes.

-Oh, you meanie!

LAUGHTER

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

So maybe looking for 650 or more. Is it going to get there?

Oh, keep going.

Keep going. Oh! Mark, well done.

You said you wanted 650, you scored 650. Let's put that on the board.

You should've said you wanted The Edge, you would've got The Edge.

That gives you a total, after two rolls, of £1,050.

So, Caroline, what are you thinking with this roll?

I'd like to get somewhere in the middle of the danger zones,

cos any of those numbers will force Lisa to The Edge.

Well, I wish you luck. It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

-Looking for 400 or more.

-Oh, I don't know.

-Avoid those danger zones.

You passed 400. Oh, this is looking good.

Is it going to stop on The Edge?

-ALL:

-Oh!

-Caroline, just tipped over the edge there, didn't it?

-Yeah.

I'm afraid that roll scores you nothing.

-Lisa, that gives you a chance.

-It does.

If you can score £700 or more,

you guarantee yourself a place in the next round.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

(Come on, Lisa.)

700 or more. A lot of pace on this. Is it going to slow down in time?

It is going to be close.

AUDIENCE: Oooooh... Oh!

I'm sorry, Lisa, your ball went over the edge.

That means you scored nothing. We've got nothing to put on the board.

-Caroline, breathing a huge sigh of relief?

-That was so close.

So, with the two rolls added together...

Mark, you have £1,050.

Caroline, £700.

And, Lisa, ten pounds.

Which means, Mark, Caroline, you are through to the next round.

Please return to the podiums.

APPLAUSE

Oh, Lisa! Unfortunately,

you earned the least amount of money in that round,

so you're going to be leaving here with nothing.

-You left yourself with a mountain to climb.

-I did, yeah.

Have you enjoyed yourself?

-I've had a really good day, yeah, it has been great.

-Thanks for playing.

Lisa, everybody!

APPLAUSE

Mark, Caroline, congratulations, you are through to the next round.

The money you have earned is added to your personal bank.

So, Mark, you now have £2,000.

And, Caroline, you have £1,400.

That money is safely banked for you should you reach the final.

Round Three. We're shutting down another lane.

In this round, there is only one danger zone.

The first player to release their ball will have control of that

danger zone and can place it anywhere on their opponent's lane.

So as ever, the best brains get the best lanes.

The questions now required, not two but three correct answers.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the three words to complete the line from the traditional

nursery rhyme - "Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a..."

Mark.

-"Shower of rain."

-That's correct. Well remembered.

Name the three traditional sizes of spoon used to measure

ingredients for baking and cooking. Caroline.

Teaspoon, tablespoon...

-dessert spoon.

-That's correct.

-Oh, wow, I can't believe that.

-Did you guess?

-Yeah.

Name the three words that complete the title of the 1996 Oasis

number one hit Don't Look...

Mark.

-Back In Anger.

-That's correct.

Name the three-word qualification abbreviated it to BSC.

Caroline.

-Bachelor Of Science.

-That's correct. Neck-and-neck.

Name the first three numbers in the French language.

Mark.

-Un, deux, trois.

-That's correct.

So, Mark, one more correct answer,

you will release your ball first.

Name the three words that complete the common English proverb -

"A bad workman always..."

Mark.

"Blames his tools."

That's correct. Well done, Mark.

-APPLAUSE

-You've released your ball first.

You get first choice of lane.

And in this round, you will roll first whichever lane you choose,

because after you've rolled, you get to place a danger zone anywhere

you like on Caroline's lane, just to be as mean as possible.

So, which lane would you like - yellow or red?

I think I am going to take the yellow lane and push her onto the red zone.

OK, Mark, you will be rolling first down the yellow lane.

Which means, Caroline, you have been left with the red lane.

-Are you happy about that?

-I'm all right with that, yeah.

-Quite confident with that.

-Excellent.

Well, Caroline, you will be rolling second on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Mark, Caroline, it's time to take to The Lanes!

Back at The Lanes and the cash zones are activated.

Stop your ball on The Edge in this round, and you'll win...

£3,000!

But go over the edge...

and you get nothing.

You have three rolls to earn as much as you can.

The rolls will be added together

and one of you will be taking the money earned through to the final.

But whoever earns the least in this round will be going home.

Mark, you'll roll first.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, this is quite fast. Is it too fast?

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooooh...

-It has got some pace.

-AUDIENCE:

-Oh!

Boom.

So, your ball rolled off the edge, that means you score nothing.

That means we've got nothing to add to your board.

Mark, you now control a danger zone.

You can put it anywhere you like on Caroline's lane,

from ten pounds all the way up to £950.

Where would you like to put it?

Well, I would like to push her to try and go further than where

I am going to put the danger zone, which is going to be at £350.

So, 350 is lost from your lane,

Caroline, and is replaced by just a pound.

-So, do you think that is going to put you off?

-It's not ideal.

It is bang in the middle.

But to be fair,

this is almost like a free shot cos Mark rolled over the edge.

So it's given me a little bit of an advantage.

OK. It is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Well, I think you are going to be past 350.

Is this going to slow down in time? That's the question.

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooooh...

-Slow down.

-AUDIENCE:

-Oh!

-Caroline, you wasted it.

-I know.

I'm afraid that roll scores you nothing.

-So, Mark, it is your second roll and you have a clean slate.

-Yeah.

Rode my luck a bit there, but back to where we were.

Fingers crossed I can get a better score and put that danger

zone in a good position and put the pressure back on Caroline.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

This is another fast one. Slow down!

-AUDIENCE:

-Oooh...

Oh!

So, your second roll has gone over the edge.

That means you score nothing...again!

-So, Mark, you had a second chance, and you blew it!

-I did.

You have to make this danger zone work for you now.

Do you want to keep that danger zone where it is, based on what you

just rolled, or would you like to move it?

I'd like to move it to £250.

OK, let's move that danger zone down to £250.

So, Caroline, the world is your oyster. You can do what you like.

-Yep.

-Well, any score on the lane will put you in the driving seat.

-Yep.

-It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, this is slow. Is it going to get out of the pound zone?

It's slowing down. I don't think it's going to make it.

Oh, wasted it.

So, Caroline, your second roll scores you...a pound!

Let's put that on the board.

-You're in the lead.

-It is a pound.

LAUGHTER

But after the second roll... Mark, you have nothing.

Caroline, just a pound.

So, Mark, you had a second chance. You've now got a third chance.

-Don't waste it!

-I've got to concentrate.

I've got to make sure...I get some cash, first of all,

and then it is all down to her,

-all down to Caroline.

-Mark, it is time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

HE EXHALES NERVOUSLY Come on.

Keep the ball on the lane. Oh, this is too soft.

Is it going to get out of the pound zone? It isn't.

So, Mark, that roll scores you...a pound!

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So, you left it wide open for Caroline now.

The best you can hope for is for Caroline to roll over the edge.

Well, Mark, do you want to keep that danger zone where it is,

based on what you just rolled, or do you want to move it?

-I'd like to put it in the ten-pound zone, please.

-Why ten pounds?

Well, I think Caroline will want to go for some money because,

at the end of the day, you have got to make as much money as possible

to win for - got to have something to play for.

So, I can't really do much. It's out of my hands.

OK, let's move that danger zone down to ten pounds.

So, Caroline, everything to play for.

Even if I land in the pound zone, that's all I need,

so I have got the end goal in focus now,

so I don't know how risky I am going to be on this one.

I think I am going to play it safe.

Well, Caroline, it's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

A pound or more guarantees your place in the final.

And it looks like...

Yes, it looks like that roll scores you...a pound.

Let's put that on the board.

You weren't joking when you said you were going to play it safe.

No, absolutely not.

So, with the three rolls added together...

Caroline, you have two pounds. Mark, you have one pound.

That means, Caroline, you are through to today's final.

Please return to the podiums.

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Do you know what, Mark? That's the way it goes.

You could've got £3,000 on The Edge,

but Caroline scored two pounds, you scored a pound.

It is just what happens sometimes, isn't it?

I have only got myself to blame. So...

When you write yourself up a story, what will the headline be?

Geordie Boy Can't Throw Balls.

Oh! Mark, you have been a great contestant. Mark, everybody!

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Caroline, congratulations, you made it through to the final.

I can't believe it.

You will play for all the money you've earned today,

-a total of £1,402!

-Brilliant.

If you win that money, what are you going to do with it?

I'm planning an Australia trip in October,

so I'd love to spend that money maybe going out on a boat and

diving with great white sharks

or do something a little bit out of the ordinary.

Stop there. Whatever you do, don't watch Jaws before you go out there,

-OK?

-I won't, I promise.

It is the final. And we are shutting down one more lane.

Which leaves only the red lane.

We have removed the cash values, leaving only The Edge,

which is now worth all the money you have earned today.

Stop your ball on The Edge in the final, and you'll earn £1,402.

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But go over the edge...

and you go home with nothing.

But you have a chance to make it easier for yourself

by answering some more questions.

Each correct answer increases the size of your edge.

The more questions you get right,

the bigger The Edge will be and the easier your final roll.

-Each question now requires not three but four correct answers.

-OK.

And you'll have 75 seconds to get as many right as you can.

OK.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

Your time will start when I've read

the first question.

Name four of the nine reindeer that

traditionally guide Santa's sleigh.

Prancer, Dancer,

Rudolph...

-Trixie.

-Incorrect.

Name four odd numbers found in a standard

Sudoku puzzle.

-Three, five, seven, nine.

-Correct.

Name the four words that follow On

in the title of the only Bond film

to star George Lazenby.

Pass.

Name the four berries traditionally used

to make fall berry jam.

Strawberry, raspberry,

blackberry...

-blueberry?

-Correct.

Gave the first names of the four characters who

shared a house in the TV sitcom,

The Young Ones.

Uff... Pass.

Name the four consonants in the word humorous.

H, M,

-R, S.

-Correct.

Name four sports beginning with B which

featured in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Badminton...

basketball...

..baseball...

Sorry, that's wrong.

Oh, out of time.

So, Caroline, you answered

three questions correctly.

OK.

-Here are the ones you missed.

-OK.

Santa's reindeer that you didn't get -

Dasher, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the Bond movie.

Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike were The Young Ones.

Now, the Olympic summer sports...

You got badminton and basketball,

the ones you didn't get were boxing and beach volleyball.

Which I am rather good at.

-LAUGHTER

-Not.

-So, Caroline, you got three correct.

-OK.

To see what that score has done to The Edge,

let's take to The Lanes for the final time.

Now, Caroline, every one of your correct answers

increases the size of your edge.

-Yeah.

-Let's put your three correct answers onto your lane.

That's one, two, three.

You now have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £1,402

with only one ball and one attempt to hit The Edge.

Or you can take two balls,

but that means you'll roll for only half the money - £701.

Or you can take three balls,

so that's three attempts to hit The Edge, but you'll be

playing for a third of the money, which we've rounded up to £468.

So, what are you thinking, Caroline? How many rolls would you like?

I know earlier I said I was a risk-taker,

but again, that edge seems a lot further away when you're stood here.

So I am going to play it safe and I'm going to roll three balls.

So you are giving yourself three chances to win £468.

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-Good luck.

-Thank you.

It's time to take on The Edge.

For £468...

..let's roll.

Come on!

Let's stop on The Edge.

That's got too much pace.

Don't tell me I'm going to do it the first time.

-Not quite. Not quite.

-Bit slower.

-So that's the first of your three rolls gone, two rolls remain.

-Yes.

It's time to take on The Edge.

For £468...

..let's roll.

Come on!

-A bit heavy.

-Is it too heavy again?

It's slowing down. It's slowing down. This looks good.

Stop! Stop!

-AUDIENCE:

-Oooooh...

-Yes!

-Yay!

Well done, Caroline!

-Caroline, excellent, well done.

-Thank you so much.

-You didn't need that third roll.

-I know.

But when I looked at it, it was so tight, the margin,

and £468 quid, I'm really happy with, to be honest.

You see, I'm a bit upset that you've won cos

-I don't want you swimming with those sharks.

-I'll be all right.

I'll be in a cage. Hopefully, I'll be in a cage.

I hope so.

Well, congratulations.

-You hit your final edge and you're going home with £468!

-Brilliant.

-Thank you so much.

-Excellent.

Well, we'll be back next time with more new contestants pushing

themselves to The Edge.

Why? Because that's how we roll. Bye-bye now.

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