Episode 21 The Edge

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello, I'm Mark Benton

and welcome to the quiz show that's about brains...

-..and balls.

-LAUGHTER

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's down these lanes that today's game will be won and lost.

As players roll their balls down either the green, the blue,

the yellow or the intimidating red lane.

The nearer they get to the edge...

..the more money they earn.

But if they roll 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 Ben from Oldham

and I work as a customer service advisor for an online sports company.

Hi, I'm Becci. I'm from Surrey.

I'm a full-time mum, a part-time air stewardess

and I recently got engaged.

Hi, I'm Charlie. I'm 23 years old and I come from Surrey.

I'm a university graduate and I used to be a phlebotomist.

Hi, my name's Louise. I'm 19.

I'm from Lincolnshire and I'm a student, studying fashion styling.

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 are going to take to the lanes

and roll for big money.

Which lane you roll down will be decided in a battle of general knowledge.

I'm going to ask you 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 one-legged pirate who features in

the Robert Louise Stevenson novel...

-Louise?

-Hook.

I'm sorry, it was Long John Silver.

-You're thinking of Peter Pan.

-Yep.

It was in Treasure Island, of course.

You're frozen out for the next question.

In the 2013 animated Disney movie that features the song Let It Go...

-Charlie?

-Frozen.

Correct.

-Louise, you're now UN-FROZEN!

-LAUGHTER

Name the largest country through which the equator passes.

-Ben?

-America?

I'm sorry, it was Brazil.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Name the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable.

-Louise?

-W.

-That's correct.

Ben, you're back in play.

Name the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere.

-Becci?

-Oxygen.

-I'm sorry, it was nitrogen. You're frozen out for the next question.

-OK.

Name the actor who in 2013 took up the role of Mick Carter in EastEnders.

-Louise?

-Danny Dyer.

That's correct. Becci, you're back in play.

Name the tennis player who in 2014 won his ninth French Open.

-Charlie?

-Rafael Nadal.

Correct.

Name the British artist whose surname is also a rank in the British police force.

-Charlie?

-Constable.

That's correct.

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

Name the country whose king abdicated in 2014 after 39...

-That's Ben.

-Is it Spain?

That's correct. Well done, Ben.

Abdicated in 2014 after 39 years on the throne.

Name the type of jellyfish that contains the most rapidly-acting venom known to science.

-Ben?

-Is it Box?

That's correct. Box jellyfish.

Name the Herman Melville novel that opens with the line...

-Charlie?

-Moby Dick.

That's correct. "Call me Ishmael". Well done, Charlie!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-You get first choice of lane.

Now, the shortest lane rolls first.

So, it will be green, then blue, then yellow, then red.

You've all tried the lanes before the show,

so the big question is, Charlie, which lane are you going to choose?

-I'd quite like to try the blue one, please.

-The blue one? Why the blue?

-Erm, it matches my eyes.

-You don't fancy...

-LAUGHTER

-I like it! You don't fancy the red?

I'll try that later, I think, yeah.

-Because the red one matches MY eyes!

-LAUGHTER

So, Charlie, you'll be rolling second on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Three of them still up for grabs. Fingers on buzzers.

Name the star sign of a person born on Valentine's Day.

Becci?

-Oh!

-Capricorn.

-I'm sorry, it was Aquarius!

-Yes!

You're frozen out for the next question, Becci.

Name the shape of the road sign that warns of wild animals.

-That's Ben.

-Is it a triangle with a moose in?

-A triangle was enough. But I like your style.

-Thank you. LAUGHTER

Becci, you're back in play.

Name the 1979 film with the tag line,

"In space, no-one can hear you scream".

-Ben?

-Alien?

Correct.

Name the food with varieties called Manchego and Yarg.

-Ben.

-Cheese.

Cheese. Well done.

One more correct answer, Ben, you get next choice of lane.

Name the planet in our solar system that was

reclassified as a dwarf planet.

-Louise?

-Pluto.

Correct. In 2006.

Name the mythological Greek son of Daedalus

who flew too close to the sun.

-Ben?

-Icarus.

-Correct. Well done, Ben!

-APPLAUSE

So, you get the next choice of lane.

You have a choice of the green, the yellow or the red.

-Which one are you going to choose?

-Erm, I'm going to choose...

-The green.

-The green? Why the green?

Cos I fared well in practice and it's...

-I get to go first.

-Ha-ha!

So, you will set the marker for all the other contestants.

-You will roll first on the green lane.

-APPLAUSE

Only two lanes left, ladies. We've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the river which flows underneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

-Louise?

-The Thames.

No, it's the Avon. Other side of the country.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Give the general name for the pantomime role played by a man

-dressed as a woman. Becci?

-Dame.

Correct. Louise, you're back in play.

Name the disciple of Jesus who in the Bible doubted the resurrection of Christ.

-Becci?

-Thomas.

Correct.

Name the TV show that follows the prison life of Norman Stanley Fletcher.

-Becci?

-Porridge.

Correct!

One more correct answer, Becci, you get next choice of lane.

Give the more common name for the toy doll that in full is called

Barbara Millicent Roberts...

-Becci?

-Barbie.

It WAS Barbie. Well done, Becci!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-So, you get final choice of lane.

Two remain. Which do you want and which will you leave to Louise?

OK, I'm a little bit heavy-handed in practice,

so I'm going to go for the red.

-And of course, it matches your top!

-Ah! There you go!

-Excellent.

-LAUGHTER

-YOUR eyes for the blue, YOUR top for the red!

So, Becci, you roll fourth on the red lane.

-APPLAUSE

-OK, Louise, that leaves you with the yellow lane.

-Are you happy with that?

-Yes. Yeah, really pleased.

-Excellent.

So, Louise, you'll roll third on the yellow lane.

-APPLAUSE

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

It's time to take to the lanes!

APPLAUSE

Welcome to the lanes - and this is where you earn your money.

The cash zones are now activated.

Starting with £1 at the very beginning of the lane,

right up to The Edge, which in round one is worth...

-£1,000!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yes, 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.

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

-So, Ben, are you happy to be setting the target to beat?

-Yeah, very.

I like your confidence. Good luck!

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's gentle. That's gentle...

-That's £300, Ben.

-APPLAUSE

OK, let's put that amount on the board. £300.

So, Charlie, you're next on the blue lane.

So, if you score 350 or more, you're through to the next round.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, left-hander! Here we go, oh, keep going!

Charlie... That's 300 as well. Let's get that on the board.

APPLAUSE

So, two possible outcomes now.

Either you'll both be safe or you'll both face each other in a roll-off

to get through to the next round. So, Louise on the yellow lane.

It's the same target for you.

350 or more guarantees your place in the next round.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

And we're off... Ooh, this looks fast...

Well, you're past 300. That's good news.

Now, we've got to stop, please stop!

-Ooh!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Louise! That's £800. Let's get that on the board.

So, that is a great score, but more importantly,

-you're through to the next round.

-Yes!

So, Becci, again, the same target for you. 350 or more.

-You ready?

-Yeah.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

-Here we go... Has it got enough speed?

-No!

Is it going to get out the pound zone? Oh, Becci!

You didn't make it out of the pound zone. So, that means you earned...

-£1!

-APPLAUSE

So, at the end of the rolls, Ben, you scored 300.

Charlie, you scored 300.

Louise, you scored 800 and Becci, you scored £1.

Ben, Charlie, Louise - you're through to the next round.

-Please return to your podiums.

-APPLAUSE

Oh, Becci, you earned the least amount of money in that round,

-so I'm afraid you're leaving here with nothing.

-Yeah, I know!

-AUDIENCE:

-Awww!

You did CHOOSE the red lane, didn't you?

Do you know, when I got here, I thought, "crumbs,

-"that's a long way!"

-Oh, you see,

-you need more spinach, don't you?

-Yes.

-Becci, everybody!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ben, Charlie, Louise - congratulations,

you're through to the next round.

So, Ben, when you're not working, what do you get up to?

Erm, I've just bought a Victorian home with my partner, Claire

and we're currently trying to restore it to its original

-beauty in the 19... 1800s.

-So, is it a big job?

-It is fairly.

It is £60,000 worth of jobs to go on our house alone.

-So, are you putting gas lighting back in and...

-LAUGHTER

-Not that primitive, no, unfortunately.

-Outside toilet maybe?

-No, just aesthetics.

-Tin bath?

-We are getting a roll-top bath, yes.

Excellent. No, I meant a little tin bath, you know.

Erm, no. Not in front of the fire downstairs, no!

So, Charlie -

now, you said earlier on that you WERE a phlemi...phleminom...

-phlemi-blom...

-A PHLEBOTOMIST.

-A phlebotomist, that's it!

A phlebotomist. Now, what on earth is a phlebotomist?

Well, basically, I used to work in a hospital,

taking blood samples from patients and outpatients and, uh,

everyone thought I was a vampire, really!

-LAUGHTER

-Excellent. And did you wear, like, a cloak and a big top hat?

-LAUGHTER

-That might have been why, actually.

-Yeah, maybe. Excellent.

-And you only came out at night?

-LAUGHTER

-Now, Louise - you said that you're from Lincolnshire?

-Yeah.

You don't SOUND like you're from Lincolnshire.

-No, I'm originally from Wickford in Essex.

-Essex.

-Yeah.

-So, you're an Essex girl?

-Yeah.

-So, why did you move?

-Erm, I don't know.

I just came into the kitchen one day and my mum was like, "Oh, by the way, were moving."

So I went, "Where?" and she went "To Bourne". I was like, "Where is that?!"

And I'm still a bit confused about where it is on the map!

-Excellent.

-MIMICS ESSEX ACCENT:

-'Ere, come 'ere! We're goin'!

-Is that what she said?

-Not... You're close!

-Your mum's going to batter me now, isn't she?

-She is going to find you!

-I should be in EastEnders, shouldn't I?

-HE MOUTHS SILENTLY

-MIMICS EAST END ACCENT:

-"Now, the money you earned..."

No, sorry. The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So, Ben, you have £300. Charlie, you have £300.

And Louise, you have £800.

But only one of you can reach today's final and play for that money.

Round two.

And we're shutting down the shortest lane.

And now we're introducing danger zones.

Meaning any of the cash zones from £10 all the way up to £950 could become a danger zone.

If that happens, its value drops to just £1.

How many danger zones you face depends on how well you do in the questions.

If you're first to release your ball,

you get FIRST choice of lane and NO danger zone.

Whoever gets SECOND choice gets ONE danger zone.

And the final player will have NO choice of lane and TWO danger zones.

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 living species of rhinoceros native to Africa.

-Ben?

-Is it white and grey?

I'm sorry. Nearly.

It was white and BLACK. Ben, you're frozen out for the next question.

Name the two Tate galleries located in London.

-Charlie?

-Tate Modern and Tate Britain.

Correct. Ben, you're back in play.

Name the two Premier League football clubs located in Merseyside.

-Charlie?

-Liverpool and Everton.

-It was.

Name the two key ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail.

-Charlie?

-Vodka and orange juice.

Correct.

Charlie, one more correct answer and you get first choice of lane.

Name the two TV crime dramas featuring the character

DCI Gene Hunt.

-Charlie?

-Ashes to Ashes and Life On Mars.

That's right! Well done, Charlie!

You released your ball first, so you get first choice of lane,

which means also, you'll face no danger zones.

Now, which lane would you like? You've got a choice of blue, yellow or red.

I think I'll go for yellow.

That way I get to see how the person in blue goes first and also,

I'll be kind of preparing myself for the red.

-Charlie, you'll be rolling second on the yellow lane.

-APPLAUSE

Two lanes left. Let's reset the podiums. Fingers on buzzers.

Name the two dark blue properties on a standard London Monopoly board.

-Louise?

-Mayfair and Park Lane.

Correct.

Name the vertical and horizontal lines beginning with L that

combine to give a map coordinate.

-Louise?

-Latitude and longitude?

That's right!

Name the directional opposites of the words "up" and "in".

-Louise?

-Down and out?

Correct. One more correct answer, Louise, you'll get next choice of lane.

Name the two singers and reality show judges with the surname Minogue.

-Ben?

-Kylie and Dannii?

That's right. It was Kylie and Dannii.

Give the first names of Laurel and Hardy.

Ben?

Erm, Stan Laurel and...Oliver Hardy.

That's right. Stan and Ollie.

Name the two lead Muppet characters who share a romantic relationship.

-Ben?

-Kermit and Miss Piggy.

That's correct. Ben, you fought your way back. Level pegging.

Whoever answers the next question correctly,

gets the next choice of lane.

Name the two classes of stamp you can buy from a Royal...

-Ben?

-First and second.

That's correct - from a Royal Mail post office. Well done, Ben!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-You've released your ball second,

which means you'll face ONE danger zone.

Now, which lane would you like?

You've got a choice of blue or red.

-I'm going to go for blue.

-Blue - why blue?

Erm, just because I got 300 on the first one

and I think I can gauge for the second one.

-Is that a bit of a strategy of yours? Keep the shortest lane, maybe?

-Yeah, trying.

So, Ben, you'll roll first on the blue lane.

OK, Louise.

That means you'll be left with the red lane and TWO danger zones.

Are you very happy about that?

It wouldn't be my first choice, but I'm sure I can make it work.

-You're going to give it a go?

-Yeah.

OK, so you'll roll third on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Ben, Charlie, Louise - it's time to take to the lanes.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

But go over The Edge, and you'll 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.

Ben, you're rolling first down the blue lane

and you'll face ONE danger zone.

So, you're happy with the blue lane but maybe unhappy with the danger zone?

Yeah, I'm hoping the danger zone is

quite a bit down to the bottom end!

Hopefully, let's put it on 10. Let's fire up the danger zone.

Now, it's running up and down your lane.

When you press that button, we'll find out where it is.

Ooh, 950, so that's gone and is replaced by £1.

-Not quite where you wanted it there, was it?

-No.

-In fact, the opposite end of the spectrum!

-Yeah. LAUGHTER

So, what I'm expecting for you this time is to hit that edge -

-cos it's worth £2,000. I mean, it's not very difficult, is it?

-Hmmm...

-LAUGHTER

-Good luck, Ben.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

This is looking good. We want you to stop...

-Yes... £500, Ben! Well done.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Let's put that up onto your board.

Now, crucially, you didn't get on that danger zone.

-Are you happy with £500?

-I'd be happier with £900! But...

Well, you've still got another roll to come,

so don't give up hope quite yet.

Charlie - you're next down the yellow lane.

And you'll face no danger zones.

That's got to be a good thing, hasn't it?

-I'm pretty pleased about it, yeah.

-Have you got any tactics?

-Erm, aim big.

-I like it. So, you're going to go for The Edge? £2,000.

-I hope so.

-Well, to keep up with Ben, you've got to get at least 500.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Here we go. It's got good speed on it...

Past 200, past 300...

-That's £350, Charlie!

-APPLAUSE

Let's get that up onto your board.

So, that's £50 more than you rolled in the last round,

but just short of Ben's roll of 500. How do you feel about that?

-Pretty disappointed, actually.

-Well, one roll left.

-Louise - you have the red lane and you'll face TWO danger zones.

-Yeah.

So, where would you like those danger zones to be, ideally?

Erm, towards the lower end, like 10 and 50 would be ideal, but...

-Together?

-Erm, yeah. Yeah, definitely together.

-OK.

They're racing up and down the lane.

As soon as you press that button, we'll find out where they are.

That's 150 and 700.

They've disappeared from your lane to be replaced by just £1.

-But you've still got a big target to aim for in between, maybe?

-Mm-hm.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Lots of concentration there. Is this too slow?

Come on, let's get off that pound. Is it going to get out the pound?

Keep going! Keep going! Oh...

-Oh, no way!

-Just short of the £10.

-Louise, that means you earned £1!

-APPLAUSE

I love it when people win £1. It's great, isn't it?

-LAUGHTER

-It can by half an hour in a car park.

OK, before everyone rolls again, let's look at what you've earned so far.

Ben, you have £500.

Charlie, you have £350. And Louise,

you have that pound.

The danger zones will remain where they are.

Ben, are you going to try and get more than 500 with your second roll?

I'm definitely going to try and get to the top end, yeah.

What about The Edge? Remember, it's worth £2,000.

It's extremely close to that pound, though.

So, I might want to play it a bit safer than that.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

The ball's away. It's over £1.

This is looking very good!

Yes!

-Yes, well done, Ben!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That a great second roll. That's £750.

Let's add that to your first roll.

And that gives you a total of £1250.

-You've got to be happy with that!

-Very, very, very.

-Ah, you're smiling!

So, Charlie, the pressure's on.

950 or The Edge would guarantee your place in the next round.

-So, are you going to go for The Edge?

-Tempting... I'll try.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

On your favourite lane, Charlie. Oh, it's looking slow...

It's gaining a bit of speed...

Yes... One more?

-No. That's £450.

-APPLAUSE

-How do you feel about that, Charlie?

-It's the best one so far.

Excellent. Well, let's add that to your first roll.

-And that makes a grand total of £800!

-APPLAUSE

So, Louise, the pressure is on.

That means you have to score at least £800 to guarantee your passage

-through to the next round.

-Yeah.

And remember, you've still got the two danger zones,

-so avoid them at all costs.

-OK.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

So, let's hope his ball goes past both danger zones.

We need a big score now. Oh...

AUDIENCE GROANS

-£600, Louise.

-APPLAUSE

Let's add that to that pound. That makes £601.

If it had just kept going a bit more...

So, with the two rolls added together, Ben, you have £1,250.

Charlie, £800 and Louise, £601.

Which means, Ben, Charlie, you're through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Louise, you earned the least in that round

so it means you go home with nothing.

-It's so tough on the red lane, isn't it?

-Yeah, there's just, like, too much leading up to it,

so I thought I did too much and then it wasn't...

-Yes, too little, too much.

-Yeah, it was finding, like a happy medium.

-Have you had a good time?

-It's been an amazing experience, thank you.

Well, you've been a fantastic contestant. Louise, everybody!

APPLAUSE

Ben, Charlie - congratulations, you're through to the next round.

So, Ben, this Victorian house... Do you have help doing that?

Erm, at the moment, no, it's just basically me and my partner

decorating and putting stuff in, but I am quite handy with DIY.

So, are you a hard taskmaster? Do you make her mix the cement and stuff?

LAUGHTER No, it would be the other way round, I would imagine.

-You do as you're told?

-I do as I'm told, yes.

And Charlie, so you WERE a flibby-flobby-flubby...

-Phlebotomist.

-That's the one! What do you want to do now?

Well, at the moment, I'm being interviewed for marketing

and kind of admin positions, so hopefully something along those lines,

but I'm really... Like, the pipe dream is to work in a museum.

That's kind of what I studied. Like, history. So, something like that.

Excellent. Well, I wish you the best of luck.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank,

so Ben, you now have £1,550

and Charlie, you have £1,100.

That money is safely banked for the final, should you manage to get there.

Round Three.

And we're shutting down another lane.

In this round, there's 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 require not two, but THREE correct answers.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the three words in the national motto of France.

-Charlie?

-Vive la France?

I'm sorry, it was Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Ben, you don't have to answer this.

Name the clothing items in a three-piece suit.

-Ben?

-Trousers, jacket and waistcoat?

Correct. Charlie, you're back and play.

Give the three scientific terms used to describe

whether an animal eats meat, plants or both.

-Charlie?

-Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore.

Correct. Name the three words that make up the Middle Eastern country

abbreviated to UAE.

-Ben?

-Is it the United Arab Emirates?

Correct. Name the three King Henrys other than Henry VIII,

after which Shakespeare wrote a play.

-Charlie?

-Henry the fifth, the third and the first.

Oh, I'm sorry. It was the fifth, the fourth and the sixth.

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

Name the last three letters of the word calendar.

-Ben?

-D-E-R?

-Sorry, Ben, it was

-D-A-R.

-Ben, you're frozen out.

Charlie, you're back in play.

Name the three letters that occur immediately before F.

-Charlie?

-C, D, E.

Correct. Ben, you're back in play.

Name the three lead actresses in the TV sitcom Friends.

-Charlie?

-Jennifer Aniston, erm, Lisa Kudrow...and...

-BUZZER

-Oh, sorry Charlie.

The other one was Courteney Cox. You're frozen out for the next question.

Ben, you don't have to answer this.

Name the three colours on the Union Jack.

-Ben?

-White, blue and red?

Correct.

That means you need one more correct answer to get the first choice of lane.

Charlie, you're back in play.

Name the three most populated cities in Scotland.

-Ben?

-Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen?

Correct, Ben. Well done!

-You get first choice of lane.

-APPLAUSE

And in this round, you will go first, whichever lane you choose -

because after you roll, you get to place a danger zone

on Charlie's lane, to make things as difficult as possible for him.

Now, which lane do you want? Yellow or red?

-I'm going to go for yellow, please.

-Yellow? Not the red?

-Not the red just yet.

-You're not feeling brave.

I am feeling brave, but I just want to see how he fares on the red.

OK. I like your tactics.

-That means, Ben, you'll roll first down the yellow lane.

-APPLAUSE

Charlie, you've been left with the red lane. How do you feel about that?

Not bad. I mean, hopefully once I've beaten him here,

-I'll, you know, get some good practice in.

-Ho-ho!

It's a needle match. It's a grudge match, ladies and gentlemen.

Charlie, you'll roll second down the red lane.

APPLAUSE

OK, guys. It's time to take to the lanes.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here 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...

-£3,000!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

But go over The Edge, and you get nothing.

You now 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 from this round will be going home.

-Ben, you'll roll first. You happy with the yellow lane?

-Very.

-You got some tactics in mind?

-Erm, just get it to The Edge.

-Maybe put Charlie off?

-BEN LAUGHS

Trip him up? Kick him in the shin.

-I'll do that when I give him his danger zone.

-Ooh...

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

So, Ben will need a good marker here. This is going fast.

It's looking good. It's going to be close to the edge, this one!

Is it?

AUDIENCE GROANS

-Oh, you must be disappointed.

-Rather.

-So, that roll scores nothing.

Ben, you now control a danger zone.

You can put it anywhere you like on Charlie's lane. From £10 up to £950.

-Where do you want to put it?

-I would say around the 700 mark.

So, what are you thinking there, Ben?

He's going to try and play it safe, I reckon,

seeing as how I didn't get any money in that round.

-So, I think he'll aim a bit lower.

-OK.

Let's make 700 into a danger zone.

So, that takes it down to £1.

Now, Charlie, you were looking very happy there

-when Ben went over The Edge.

-I felt his pain!

-Oh...

Are you worried about that danger zone at all?

No, I'm going to go for The Edge. So, go hard or go home.

Of course, The Edge in this round is worth £3,000, so it's worth it.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Ooh, confidence. It's fast. Is it too fast? That's the question.

Oh, it's slowing down... This is looking good, Charlie.

Oh! Keep going! Just!

-APPLAUSE

-Charlie, well done!

Oh, I thought it was going to land in the danger zone, there.

You scored £750. Let's get that on the board!

So, at the end of the first roll, Ben, you have nothing.

Charlie, you have £750. So, Ben, you've got it all to do

-with a second roll.

-I have.

-Any tactics in mind?

No, just pull it back a bit and hope I don't go off The Edge.

Well, if you hit The Edge, you get £3,000, remember.

So, it might be worth a try.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Here we go... This is not going to go over the edge, is it?

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

No...

Ben, you didn't get out of the pound zone,

so let's put that pound on the board.

-Better than nothing.

-Yep...

You've still got one roll left, remember.

Now, do you want to keep that danger zone

where it is on Charlie's lane or do you want to move it?

-I want to move it to 800, please.

-Up to 800.

OK, let's move that danger zone.

Now, why 800?

Just because he's got a smaller chance now - he's either going

off The Edge or he's going to have to pull it back. I've got...

I've only got one chance of getting above now, so...

So, Charlie, if you roll over £250,

you're going to push Ben to The Edge.

-Are you ready?

-I sure am.

-It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

No messing. We're off. It's quite gentle.

Is this going to make it out of the pound? Is it going to make it out?

Oh...

Just! £50, Charlie.

Well, I thought it wasn't going to get out of the pound zone

there, but it just had a little "giddap" at the end, didn't it?

Well done! Let's add that 50 to your first roll, making a total of...

£800. After the second roll, Ben has £1.

Charlie, £800.

So, Ben, this has left it wide open for you now.

It's your third and final roll in this round.

You have to score at least £800 to be in with a chance of going

through to the final.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

So, we need 800 or more. It's fast. Is it too fast?

It's past the 800...

-But...

-AUDIENCE GROANS

It's over the edge, Ben. Which means you score nothing.

So, your total after the three rolls is £1.

Charlie, you're through to the final.

So, Ben, before Charlie rolls,

you get a chance to move his danger zone, to make it harder for him

or easier for him, depending on how mean you feel.

Do you want to move it?

I'm going to move it to 10. APPLAUSE

Ah, good.

Ah, well done, Ben. Great sportsmanship.

Charlie, you must be happy with Ben?

That was very, very, very nice.

-OK, you can put some more money on the board. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're away... Oh, this is very fast! It's like a cannonball!

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-Way over the edge.

-Well done, Charlie. What happened there?

-I don't know.

There was no pressure and yet I went even faster. I don't know.

-You just got too excited, didn't you?

-Yeah!

-Oh...

So, let's add that roll to what you've earned already,

which gives you a total of £800.

APPLAUSE

So, with the three rolls added together, Charlie, you earned £800.

Ben, just £1.

That means Charlie, you take what you've earned to today's final.

Congratulations. Please return to the podium.

Ben, you earned the least amount of money in that round,

so I'm afraid you're leaving here with nothing.

Lovely touch at the end, though. I liked that. What happened?

Erm, I just overcooked it on the first one.

-And not enough on the second one.

-Yeah...

-And again on the third.

-And that put you off.

-Erm... Yeah, pretty much.

-Well, listen, you've been a great contestant. Have you enjoyed yourself?

-I have, yeah.

-It's been an absolutely cracking day.

-Ah... Ben, everybody!

-APPLAUSE

-Charlie, congratulations!

-Thank you.

You're through to today's final - where you'll be playing

for all the money you've earned today, a total of £1,900.

-That's not bad, is it?

-That's not bad, no, not for a day's work.

So, if you manage to hit The Edge, what are you going to do with the money?

If I hit The Edge completely, then I'd probably go and see

-my girlfriend, who's in Indonesia at the moment.

-Nice. She's going to love you.

It's the final.

And we're shutting down one more lane.

Which leaves only the red lane.

We've removed the cash values from that lane,

leaving only The Edge - which is now worth all the money you've earned today.

Stop your ball on The Edge in the final and you'll win £1,900.

But go over The Edge, and you get nothing.

But you have a chance to make it easier for yourself

by answering some more questions.

Each correct answer increases the size of The Edge.

The more questions you get right, the bigger The Edge will be

and the easier your final roll.

Each question now requires four answers and you have 75 seconds

to get as many right as you can.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock, please. Charlie, your time will

-start when I've asked you the first question. Best of luck.

-Thank you.

Name the four student houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Gryffindor.

Correct. Name the four months with only 30 days.

June, August...

Sorry, it's wrong.

Name the four actresses that played the main

-characters in The Golden Girls.

-Pass.

Name the four spot colours you would find on a mat in the game

-of Twister.

-Red, blue, yellow and green.

Correct. Name the four countries that have won the Rugby World Cup.

England, France, Italy, Ireland.

I'm sorry, that's wrong.

-Give the first names of four original members of Take That.

-Pass.

Name four types of mammal in the lifeboat in Yan Martel's Life Of Pi.

-Pass.

-Name the four largest numbers used in the main UK Lotto draw.

49, 48, 47, 46?

That's correct. Name four European countries beginning with S.

Slovenia, Slovakia...

Switzerland and Sweden.

Correct. Name the four words that complete the common English proverb, "beauty is in the..."

"..eye of the beholder".

Correct. Name the four classification grades of undergraduate BA and a BSC

honours degrees.

Erm, first, 2:1, 2:2 and...pass.

Erm, no, third.

Sorry, I've got to take your first answer.

You did say third, but you said "pass" first.

But congratulations! You answered FIVE questions correctly!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

However, these were the ones you missed.

Four months with 30 days, you could have had September or April.

The four actresses in The Golden Girls. You could have had Bea Arthur, Betty White...

I wouldn't have known that. Four countries that have won the Rugby World Cup. You said Italy.

It was Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand.

Four original members of Take That.

I know, because I've got it tattooed on my back.

-LAUGHTER

-Gary, Robbie, Jason, Howard, Mark.

The mammals in the Life Of Pi. You could've had orang-utan, zebra, hyena.

To see what that score has done to The Edge, let's take to the lanes for the final time!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Charlie,

every one of your correct answers increases the size of your Edge.

Let's put your five correct answers onto your lane.

That's one, two,

three, four, five!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, that's your final Edge. How confident are you of hitting it?

Erm, not sure with one ball. Maybe two or three. I've not decided yet.

Well, now you have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full 1,900, 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 - £950.

Or, you can take three balls, 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 £634.

What are your thoughts, Charlie? How many rolls do you want?

I'm going to be brave and go for two.

I think that's sensible.

So, you're giving yourself two chances to win £950.

-I think it's a good choice, Charlie. Are you feeling confident?

-Yeah!

-OK.

It's time to take on The Edge.

For £950,

let's roll.

This is looking good. Come on!

That's it, now slow down...

Slow down!

AUDIENCE GROANS

That was so close, Charlie.

A great first roll.

That should give you some idea of what you have to do next.

-How are you feeling, Charlie?

-Pretty tense.

-Just relax.

Some deep breaths. You can do this.

It's time to take on The Edge.

For £950, for the final time,

let's roll.

So, Charlie, it all comes down to this.

It's looking good.

Keep going, it's slowing down. Keep going!

-Ooh, Charlie!

-AUDIENCE GROANS

APPLAUSE

Charlie, bad luck. Too hard the first time, too soft the second.

-I understand that.

-Yeah.

You weren't able to hit your final Edge, so sadly, you're going home

-empty-handed.

-That's OK.

-Sorry, Charlie.

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!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE