Episode 24 The Edge

APPLAUSE

Hello, I'm Mark Benton,

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

Now, in life there's 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, blue,

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!

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Hi, my name's Becky, I'm from Manchester.

I'm an HR professional

and play as part of the Manchester softball league.

I'm James, I'm from Crawley.

I'm originally from Scotland,

and I'm a police officer in the Met Police.

Hi, I'm Marsha, I'm an English literature

and creative writing student from London.

Hi, I'm Sam from Liverpool.

I run a mobile marketing business,

and I won six gold medals in the Youth Olympics.

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 to 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 a 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 first member of the Royal Family to have a personal

Twitter account.

-BUZZER

-Becky.

-Prince Harry.

-That's correct.

That's incorrect!

AUDIENCE CHUCKLE

-It's a good start.

-I know!

And, Becky, you are through to the final.

LAUGHTER Yeah!

OK, right. It was Prince Andrew.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Name the UK city with a postcode beginning BA1.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

Birmingham.

I'm sorry, it's not, it was Bath. Becky, you're back in play.

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

the sport for which Wayne Gretzky is famous.

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-Ice hockey.

-That's correct.

Marsha, you're back in play.

Name the type of theatre designed for family entertainment over

-the Christmas period...

-BUZZER

James.

-I know...

-Oh, you're going to kick yourself.

-I know. Don't tell me.

-It was pant...

-Pantomime!

Involving slapstick comedy with a fairytale storyline.

Oh!

You're frozen out for the next question.

Name the county where you'd find the White Cliffs of Dover.

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-Kent.

Correct. It was Kent. James, you're back in play.

Give the word that follows camp in the name of the official US

-presidential retreat.

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-David.

-It was Camp David.

The official US presidential retreat in Maryland.

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

Excellent.

-Name the Peter Shaffer play in which Daniel Radcliffe controversially...

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-Equus.

That's correct.

-APPLAUSE

-He controversially performed a scene in the nude.

Well done, Sam, you've released your ball first.

Which means you get first choice of lane.

Now, the shortest lane rolls first, so it will be green, blue,

yellow, then red.

You've tried the lanes out before the show, so the big question is, Sam,

which one is for you?

I came here thinking I'll go for the shortest one.

I found it quite tricky in practice,

so I'll go for the second shortest, blue.

The blue lane.

So, how did you do on the blue lane in practice?

I did terribly in all of them, but the least terrible was blue.

Well, Sam, you roll second on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Three lanes still up for grabs. We've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Give the percentage that is equivalent to the decimal 0.1.

BUZZER

Marsha. 10%.

That's correct.

Name the unit of energy beginning with J.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-Joule.

Joules, that's correct.

Name the country that is home to music Festival T in the Park.

BUZZER

James.

-Oh. It's another one.

-Were you from?

Yeah. Just outside it.

The answer is Scotland.

James, you are frozen out for the next question.

Name the band whose songs are used in the West End musical Our House.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-Madness.

It was Madness. James, you're back in play.

Marsha, one more correct answer, you get second choice of lane.

Name the Spanish artist whose surname starts with P,

who painted Guernica, in 1937.

-BUZZER

-James.

-Pablo Picasso.

Yes, Pablo Picasso is correct.

Give the number of hours in 100 days.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-2,400.

-That's correct, it was, well done, Marsha.

APPLAUSE

You've released your ball second, so you get second choice of lane.

Are you going to have the green, the yellow or the red?

-I'm actually going to play it safe and go for the green one.

-The green.

Why green?

-I just definitely want to get some money and get to the next round.

-OK.

Well, Marsha, you will roll first on the green lane.

APPLAUSE

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

Fingers on buzzers.

-Name the type of glove that doesn't have individual finger...

-BUZZER

-Becky.

-Mittens.

-It was mittens.

Individual finger sections, I was trying to say.

Give the secondary colour most associated with an emerald

-gemstone.

-BUZZER

-James.

-Green.

-It was green.

Name the American celebrity who starred alongside Paris Hilton

-in the reality TV series...

-BUZZER

-Becky.

-Nicole Richie.

It was Nicole Richie. The series was called The Simple Life.

Name the prophet who, according to the Bible, received the

-Ten Commandments.

-BUZZER

-James.

-Moses.

-That's correct, James, it was Moses.

-Name the Rihanna song that spent ten weeks at number one in 2007.

-BUZZER

-James.

-Umbrella.

-Correct.

So, James, one more correct answer and you'll get next choice of lane.

Name the sport containing the competitors Phar Lap,

Kauto Star and Desert Orchid.

BUZZER

-Becky.

-Horse racing.

-That's correct, it was horse racing.

So, Becky, James, the next correct answer

gets next choice of lane.

Name the 1976 musical gangster film starring Jodie Foster.

-BUZZER

-Becky.

-Bugsy Malone.

-It was Bugsy Malone, well done, Becky.

APPLAUSE

You get final choice of lane. Two remain.

So, which would you like, the yellow or the red?

I'm going to go yellow.

-Why yellow?

-Red is just a little bit too far.

In practice, I was all right on red. But I'm not that confident.

Well, Becky, you will be rolling third on the yellow lane.

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So, James, that means you're left with the red lane.

-How do you feel about that?

-To be honest, I'm absolutely gutted.

MARK CHUCKLES

Not only was my questions bad, but it was the only lane that

I didn't want because, in practice, I wasn't good at it at all.

James, you'll be rolling fourth on the red lane.

-APPLAUSE

-But who's staying and who is going home?

Let's find out. It's time to take to the lane!

APPLAUSE

Welcome to the lanes. This is where you earn your money.

The cash zones are now activated.

Starting with £1 at the beginning of the lane,

right up to the edge, which in Round One is worth...

£1,000.

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

Stop your ball on the edge to win that money.

Go over the edge, get nothing.

You each have one role 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 will 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, Marsha, what kind of score are you looking for?

Er, somewhere between 600,

-650.

-Well, Marsha, I wish you luck.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

That's right, keep it on the lane.

This is looking good, Marsha.

Oh, a little bit more, a little bit more.

APPLAUSE

-900, Marsha.

-Oh!

Let's get that on the board.

APPLAUSE Oh!

-That is some target for the other contestants.

-Mm-hm.

Sam, you are next on the blue lane.

-Mm-hm.

-Wow, that's a bit of a target to aim for.

I'm not going to be able to get that.

-So what kind of thing are you looking for?

-About 500 upwards.

Sam, it's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

You said you were aiming for somewhere around 500.

Oh, is this going to be strong enough?

It's slowing down.

So, Sam, that roll scores you £150. Let's put that on the board.

APPLAUSE

What happened there, did the nerves get the better of you?

I'm just happy to score. So scared about going over the edge.

-We'll have to see if that's enough to get you through.

-Mm-hm.

So, Becky.

To guarantee yourself a place in the next round,

you have to score £200 or more.

I think I can do it.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

£200 or more guarantees your place in the next round.

Is it strong enough?

Oh.

Oh, not quite strong enough, Becky.

So that roll scores you £50, let's put that on the board.

APPLAUSE

-So that puts you in danger now, Becky.

-Yeah.

Marsha, Sam, you can relax,

-you're through to the next round.

-Hey, hey!

So, James, that means if you score £100 or more,

you're through to the next round.

£100 looks a long way from here.

LAUGHTER

Well, take a deep breath, get yourself ready.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, interesting technique there.

This is looking fast.

Is it going to be enough?

It's past 100.

Slowing down.

James, well done.

APPLAUSE

That's roll scores you £350, let's put that on the board.

So, at the end of the rolls,

Marsha, you have £900,

Sam, 150,

James, you have 350, and Becky,

£50.

So that means Marsha, Sam, James, you're through to the next round.

Please return to the podiums.

APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Becky, you scored the least amount of money in that round.

-That means you're going home with nothing.

-I know, I'm gutted.

-What happened?

-I don't know, I was really good in practice.

-And then it has all just gone pear shaped.

-Have you enjoyed yourself?

-I have, thank you very much.

-It's been too short.

-I know.

Becky, everybody!

APPLAUSE

James, Marsha, Sam, well done.

You're through to the next round.

-So, James, were you ever a bobby on the beat?

-I was.

My very first day...

I was very excited, very keen, very eager,

and I was working in custody.

So I get the prisoner and go down to the cell,

he goes in first and I go in behind.

And I think to myself, "I'll give him some privacy." I shut the door.

Oh, my God, I was locked in. AUDIENCE LAUGH

I could not get out. I'm banging on the door.

I'm like, "Help."

The custody sergeant came down, took him five minutes to let me out

because he was laughing so much he couldn't get the key in the lock.

LAUGHTER

-Marsha.

-Yeah.

-Are you generally quite competitive?

I am extremely competitive.

Like, when I play darts at home with my mum,

I pretend it's, like, the world championships.

And I usually end up losing,

but I still treat it like the championships.

-Do you sort of nudge her out of the way?

-Yeah.

And, Sam, six gold medals.

-Yes.

-What were they for?

-All the sprints -

so the 100, the 200, the 400.

I did the relays as well, 4 x 100,

4 x 400 and the 400 hurdles.

So were you not tempted to go onto the sort of...from the junior level?

Basically, I was looking to go on, but I got lots of injuries,

and the thing that sort of killed it off was dislocating my

-shoulder six times in a month.

-Ow!

And it was, it just got... it just kept happening.

It was getting more and more embarrassing, actually.

I had to go to hospital.

I was just changing my bedding and it would come out, or I'd sneeze.

Wow. And do you still suffer from that now?

No, I had an operation, so I've got a nice scar there.

Hopefully a sexy one, you know, manly and all that.

Of course. We like it.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So, James, you have £350,

Marsha, you have £900,

and, Sam, you have £150.

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 are introducing danger zones.

Meaning any of the cash zones, from £10 all the way 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 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 fictional locations beginning with W

that are the settings for EastEnders and Coronation Street.

BUZZER

-Sam.

-Weatherfield and Walford.

-That's correct.

Name the two directions that are also the names of the main

islands of New Zealand.

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-North and south.

That's correct, it was north and south.

Name the two men who were the second

and third husbands of the actress Demi Moore.

-BUZZER

-Sam.

Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise.

It wasn't. Bruce Willis and Ashton Kutcher.

That means you're frozen out for the next question, Sam.

Name the two months in which the Queen celebrates her actual

-birthday.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-April and June.

That's correct.

When she celebrates her actual birthday and her official birthday.

Sam, you're back in play.

Name the two places of the UK in which Madame Tussauds

-museums are...

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-Blackpool and London.

-That's correct.

Madame Tussauds in Blackpool and London.

Sam, one more correct answer and you will release your ball first.

Name the two words that complete the popular saying,

-"A chain is only as strong as its..."

-BUZZER

-Sam.

-Weakest link.

-That's correct, Sam, well done.

APPLAUSE

He is on fire!

So, you've released your ball first,

which means you will face no danger zones.

Now, which lane would you like? Blue, yellow or red?

Hopefully I can't do worse than the first round, so I'll go blue, again.

That means you'll be setting the target to beat,

-are you happy about that?

-Another low target, but I'll still set it.

-OK.

Well, Sam, you'll be rolling first on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Two lanes left. We've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the two letters you can find at the start of every Plymouth

postcode.

-BUZZER

-James.

-PL.

-That's correct.

Give the two words, based on the name Hollywood, that refer to the

-Indian film industry...

-BUZZER

-James.

-Bollywood.

And?

I'm sorry, it was two answers.

It was Bollywood and Dollywood.

Oh! Didn't know the last one.

It was, "Give the two words, based on the name Hollywood, that

"refer to the Indian film industry and to a theme park

"owned by the country and western singer who sang Jolene."

-I was too quick.

-James, you are frozen out for the next question.

Marsha, only buzz in if you know the answer.

Name the two words starting with S and H that are used in traditional

wedding vows to indicate illness and well-being.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-Sickness and health.

-That's correct. James, you are back in play.

Name the two highest darts scores you can achieve with a single dart.

BUZZER

-James.

-60 and 50.

I'm sorry, it was 60 and 57.

Treble 20 and treble 19.

-Oh, treble 19!

-James, you are frozen out for the next question.

-Marsha, you don't have to answer this.

-Mm-hm.

Name the two most common types of gearbox a car can have.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-Automatic and manual.

-That's correct.

James, you are back in play.

Name the two female members of the Royal Windsor family who

competed in a Summer Olympic Games.

-BUZZER

-James.

-Is it Zara Phillips and,

erm, Anne?

That's correct. It was Princess Anne.

Name the two words that are shortened to create the film

-genre romcom.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

-Romantic comedy.

-That's correct.

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

Name the two UK coins in general circulation that are copperplated.

BUZZER

-James.

-1p and 2p.

That's correct. Penny and two pence.

So, the pressure is on, James, Marsha.

You both now need one more correct answer to get next choice of lane.

the two Royal Parks divided by the Mall.

-BUZZER

-James.

-Is it Hyde Park and Green Park?

-Oh, close.

-It was Green Park and St James's Park.

-Oh, St James's Park!

-That means you're frozen out for the next question, James.

-Oh!

Name the '90s rap duo that released the song

Boom! Shake The Room.

-BUZZER

-Marsha.

Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff.

That's correct, it was The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

APPLAUSE

Marsha, you have released your balls second, which means you will face one danger zone.

Now, which lane would you like, yellow or red?

-I'll go for yellow, please.

-Why yellow?

Because the blue is already taken

and I didn't do very well on the red in practice.

Marsha, you will roll second on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

Which means, James, you've been left with the red lane

and two danger zones.

You're not bothered about that, are you?

-They're scaring me a bit. Two of them.

-Oh!

JAMES CHUCKLES

Oh, James, you will roll third on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

James, Marsha, Sam, it's time to take to the lanes.

APPLAUSE

We are back at the lanes, and the cash zones are activated.

Stop your ball on the edge in this round and you will win...

£2,000.

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

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.

Sam, you are rolling first down the blue lane, and you will face

-no danger zones because you did so well in the questions.

-Thank you.

So with your first roll, you scored 150.

-Are you hoping to get more than that?

-Yeah, I think very timid, the first one.

Remember, you've got two rolls in this round.

Sam, it's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're looking for a good score here, Sam.

Oh, is it too fast?

It's slowing down.

This looks good.

Stop, stop!

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-Aw!

AUDIENCE GROANS

-Unfortunately, you rolled straight off the edge.

-Hm.

That means you score nothing.

-Still got one roll left, though, remember?

-OK.

Marsha, you're rolling down the yellow lane

-and you'll face one danger zone.

-Yeah.

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

It's running up and down your lane,

it'll stop when you press that button.

So that's £850 that's disappeared from your lane

to be replaced by a pound.

What do you think about that?

Well, seeing as I got £900 last time, I wanted to get,

sort of, in the same area and the pound's just really off-putting.

-SHE SIGHS

-Marsha...

..it's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're off.

Oh, this has got good pace on it.

Has it got too much pace?

Past the pound zone and...

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-Aw!

AUDIENCE GROANS

You rolled straight off the edge, so that roll scores you nothing.

So you're neck and neck with Sam.

LAUGHTER

It's a fantastic opportunity now, James,

for you to steal the lead from the other two.

-I feel a bit better now.

-Oh, yes.

LAUGHTER

James, you have the red lane and you'll face two danger zones.

They're running up and down your lane,

they'll stop when you press that button.

So that's £400 and £600 lost from your lane

to be replaced by just a pound.

Is that bad or good?

I think that's quite bad, cos they're quite close together,

so if I was aiming, it might just roll from one into the next one.

-Well, I hope you miss both of them.

-Yeah, so do I!

HE LAUGHS

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Ooh, this is fast. Is it too fast?

I think maybe it is.

Oh!

AUDIENCE GROANS

Well, it's a high-scoring round(!)

LAUGHTER

James, you've just rolled straight off the edge.

That means you scored nothing.

So, Sam, it's still wide open.

It's all down to this final roll for all three of you.

Sam,

what are you going to go for?

I'm going to try and hit a figure above...

LAUGHTER ..preferably past one,

nowhere near that scary line at the end.

A figure, any figure.

Something on the board would be nice.

Well, remember, The Edge is worth £2,000 in this round.

Yeah, you're not getting me with that one.

LAUGHTER

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

So, we're looking for a figure.

Get out of the pound zone!

Ooh.

-APPLAUSE

-That roll scores you, Sam, £100.

Let's put that on the board.

Well, you wanted a figure.

It maybe wasn't the figure you wanted,

but you got £100.

Better than the first time.

Oh, yes.

So, Marsha, that means

if you can score £150 or more,

it'll guarantee your place in the next round.

How are you feeling?

A bit nervous, cos you've still got the danger zone there,

which is normally where I tend to roll it.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

So, we're looking for £150 or more.

Oh, is it going to get past? It has, just.

Marsha, that roll scores you £300.

-APPLAUSE

-Let's put that on the board.

And more importantly, that means you're through to the next round.

You can relax.

SHE CHUCKLES

So, James,

the same thing goes for you.

£150 or more guarantees your place in the next round.

Remember, you still have those two danger zones,

so, please, avoid them.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Looking for £150 or more.

Guarantees your place in the next round.

Is it going to be strong enough?

Oh, it's slowing down.

Oh, I'm sorry, James.

That roll scores you just a pound.

Let's put that on the board.

What happened there?

It wasn't as hard as it needed to be.

So, with the two rolls added together, Sam, you have £100,

Marsha, £300,

and, James, £1.

Which means, Sam, Marsha, congratulations,

you're through to the next round. Please, return to the podiums.

APPLAUSE

Oh, James! You earned the least amount of money in that round,

which means you're going to be leaving here with nothing.

-What can I say?

-Have you enjoyed yourself?

Yeah, it's been fun. Thank you, Mark, for inviting me.

You've been a brilliant contestant, you really have.

James, everybody.

APPLAUSE

Marsha, Sam, well done.

You're through to the next round.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So, Marsha, you now have £1,200.

And, Sam, you have £250.

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

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 that complete the title of The Smiths song

Heaven Knows...

-Sam?

-I'm Miserable Now.

That's correct.

I'm not though, I'm very happy.

LAUGHTER

Name the three teams that have won the most Fifa world cups.

-Sam?

-Brazil,

Germany, Argentina.

Close.

-It was Brazil, Germany and Italy.

-Of course, yeah.

Sam, you're frozen out from the next question.

Marsha, only buzz in if you know the answer.

Name the first three multiples of 11 after the number 11 itself.

-Marsha?

-22, 33, 44.

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

Name the three words that complete the title of the 1962 novel

by Ken Kesey, One Flew Over...

-Sam?

-The Cuckoo's Nest.

That's correct.

Name the three essential ingredients you need to make French toast.

Marsha?

Bread...

..sugar and butter?

I'm sorry,

it was bread, eggs and milk.

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

Sam, you don't have to answer this.

Give the two digits and one letter

that give the name of the London Orbital Motorway.

-Sam?

-M25.

That's correct.

So, Sam, one more correct answer and you'll release your ball.

Marsha, you're back in play.

Name the three word title of the Broadway musical that features

the songs Luck Be A Lady and Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat.

-Sam?

-Guys And Dolls.

That's correct. Well done, Sam!

-APPLAUSE

-You've released your ball first.

You get first choice of lane, and in this round,

you'll roll first whichever lane you choose,

because after you roll,

you get to place a danger zone anywhere you like on Marsha's lane,

just to make it really hard for her.

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

I think it's obvious it's going to be yellow.

Oh, come on, go for the red!

No, I'll go for the red if I get through to the final.

You'll roll first on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

-Which means, Marsha, you've be left with the red lane.

-Yeah.

How do you feel about that?

Weirdly enough, I feel kind of happy

because then I get to get some practice,

should I reach the final.

And plus, I can give it some welly because it's longer.

Exactly, well, you certainly can give it some welly.

Well, Marsha, you'll roll second on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Marsha, Sam, it's time to take to the lanes.

APPLAUSE

We're 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!

AUDIENCE: Whoo!

But go over the edge and you'll 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 in this round will be going home.

Sam, you'll roll first.

Any idea of a target?

Again, those numbers over there(!)

LAUGHTER

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Keep going.

Right down the middle there.

This is looking good. Keep going.

Well done, Sam.

-APPLAUSE

-That roll scores you £650.

Let's put that on the board.

Well, that's exactly what you wanted to.

-You should be very happy with that.

-Yeah.

So, Sam, you now control a danger zone

and you can put it anywhere you want on Marsha's lane,

from £10 up to £950.

Where would you like to put it?

I'm thinking 450.

Why 450?

Erm, she might go too short

and she might try and go a bit beyond it,

so it's just to tempt her either way, really.

OK, so 450 is lost from your lane, Marsha,

and is replaced by just a pound.

Now, is that going to put you off?

Bring it on, I like a challenge.

Oh!

Big words. Here we go.

Three rolls in this round,

but the target to beat at the moment is £650.

Time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're off. Quite pacey.

It's not going to be far enough.

It's going to bounce off the barrier.

Oh, avoid that danger zone!

Oh, oh, oh!

Close. Marsha, that roll scores you £350. Let's put it on the board.

Maybe not quite what you wanted there.

-Still in the game, though.

-Yeah.

After the first roll, Sam, you have £650,

Marsha, £350.

Sam, you've got to be happy with that.

That's the best I've done by a mile today, so, yeah, very pleased.

Well, your rolls have got better every time you've done one,

-so, who knows? Maybe, next time, you'll hit the edge.

-Maybe.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

An opportunity to build on that lead.

It's looking slow.

Where's it going to stop?

So, Sam, that roll scores you £100.

Let's add that your first roll.

That gives you a total of 750.

You now have a choice.

Do you want to keep that danger zone where it is

or, based on what you've just rolled, would you like to move it?

I'll move it to 550.

Why 550?

I think she might try and go a little bit harder this time.

What do you think of his tactics?

-Judging by the scores, I can just get 400 and be equal.

-That's right.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're off and running.

It's got good pace on it, this ball.

-Is it too much pace?

-No.

So, you rolled your ball straight off the edge,

there, Marsha, which means that roll scores you nothing.

So you're stuck at 350.

One roll left, remember.

So, after the second roll, Sam, you have 750,

Marsha, 350,

which means, Sam, if you can score £600 or more,

you will force Marsha to the edge.

That's what I'm going for.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

We're looking for 600 or more.

Is this going to work?

You're past 600.

Looking good.

Well done, Sam.

That roll scores you £850.

Let's add that to your first two rolls.

So, that gives you a total, after three rolls, of £1,600.

-A great total, there.

-Very pleased with that, yeah.

You see, after a slow start, you've really built it up.

-I'm all over the place, but that's when I needed it.

-OK.

Well, Sam, do you want to keep Marsha's danger zone where it is

or, based on what you've just rolled, would you like to move it?

I guess she has to score on the edge, so I might as well put it at 950.

Let's move that danger zone up to 950, please.

Marsha, you could still get to the final.

If you hit the edge, it's worth £3,000.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

It's a big pressure shot.

Is this going to land on the edge?

Slowing down.

So, Marsha, that roll's scored £450.

Let's put that on the board.

What happened?

Pressure. I didn't put enough welly in.

Probably was scared to put too much welly in, to be honest,

after the last roll.

Well, it was a big ask, wasn't it?

So, with the three rolls added together, Sam, you have £1,600,

Marsha, £800.

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

Congratulations. Please return to the podiums.

Marsha, unfortunately you earned the least amount of money in that round,

so that means you're leaving here with nothing.

Oh, well! I'm just happy to get this far.

Well, listen, you've done really well. Have you enjoyed yourself?

-Yep.

-Marsha, everybody!

-Congratulations, Sam.

-Thank you.

-You're through to the final.

-Wow.

Where you'll play for all the money you've earned today.

You'll be playing for a total of £1,850.

So, if you were to win that money,

have you any idea what you'd do with it?

I was thinking of seeing some friends that I made in the Youth Olympics,

so, maybe, California or maybe putting it towards Australia.

-Oh, nice.

-It feels a bit too far, the last few years,

-but, hopefully, that would help out, yeah.

-Excellent.

It's the final.

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 £1,850.

But, go over the edge, and you'll go home with nothing.

But you have chance to make things 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,

the easier your final roll.

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

You have 75 seconds to get as many right as you can.

-Best of luck.

-Thank you.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock, please.

Your time will start when I've read the first question.

Name the four words that complete the first line of the chorus

of the patriotic song that begins, "Rule Britannia."

-Pass.

-Name the four basic mathematical operations.

-Pass.

-Name the last four cities to host the summer Olympic Games.

Athens.

Pass.

Name four Abba songs on the soundtrack

-of the 2008 musical film...

-Pass.

Name four fruit eaten by The Very Hungry Caterpillar

of the book of the same name.

-Pass.

-Name four of the Canary Islands.

Pass.

Name the four letters of the alphabet

that occur immediately before J.

Pass.

Name the four words in the Friends theme tune

that follow the first "I'll be there for you."

-"When the rain starts to fall."

-Correct.

Give the four numbers you get when you halve four, six, eight and ten.

Pass.

Name four first names of the members of Steps.

Pass.

Name the four European countries that begin with the letter B.

Pass.

Name the four words denoted by the texting shorthand IMHO.

-In my honest opinion.

-Correct.

Name four members of the Marx Brothers comedy act.

Harpo, Groucho,

Chico,

pass.

Name the first four words of the WH Auden poem Funeral Blues

that features in the...

Congratulations, Sam, you answered two questions correctly.

Let's go over your answers.

Here are some of the ones you tried, anyway.

Summer Olympic cities.

You got Athens but you missed Beijing, Sydney and London.

To be clear, you said the lyric from Friends

was "When the rain starts to fall."

"When the rain starts to pour" is the actual line,

-but the first four words were correct.

-Terrible at lyrics.

And the poem from Four Weddings and a Funeral was "Stop all the clocks."

So, you got two correct.

To see what that score's done to the edge,

let's take to the lanes for the final time.

Sam, every one of your correct answers

increases the size of your edge.

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

That's one,

two.

That's your final edge. How confident are you of hitting it?

Just have to give it a go.

No soft ones any more.

Well, you now have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £1,850 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, £925,

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 £617.

So, what are you thinking, Sam? How many would you like?

I'm thinking not everything went to plan today

and, based on that, I'm going to have to play it safe and go for the three.

Give myself a chance. It's a small gap, as well, to hit.

So, Sam, you've given yourself three chances to win £617!

-I wish you the best of luck, Sam.

-Thank you.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Got quite a bit of pace on this, Sam.

It's looking good. Is it going to slow down in time?

Yes!

Well done!

Sam, well done, mate! Well done!

So, do you wish you had taken just the one ball?

Hindsight's a wonderful thing.

I was amazed I got it at all, so, no, I'm very happy with the money.

Is that going to go towards your American holiday?

I think that will be California.

-Maybe not quite enough for Australia, but...

-Might pay the fare.

-It would certainly help.

-It certainly would.

Well, congratulations, Sam.

You hit your final edge and you're going home with £617.

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!