Episode 6 The Edge

APPLAUSE

Hello, I'm Mark Benton and welcome to the quiz show

-that's about brains and balls.

-LAUGHTER

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.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I'm Paul, a retired accountant from Suffolk.

I'm a member of Mensa with an IQ of 142.

Hello, my name's Danuta, from Birmingham.

I'm a graphic illustrator and I speak four languages.

I'm Rob, I'm a recruitment account manager from Romford, Essex

and I live in Bristol.

Hi, I'm Danni. I'm a special education teacher from Windsor

and in my spare time I teach judo.

-APPLAUSE

-Welcome to you all

and the very, 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.

Now, 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 win the best lanes.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the colour that's found in the centre of a rainbow.

-Rob?

-Green.

Correct.

Name the Bond villain played by Richard Kiel,

-famous for his metal teeth. Rob.

-Jaws.

Correct.

Name the ninth month in the Islamic calendar that traditionally

involves fasting.

Ramadan.

Danni, that's correct, Ramadan.

Name the English county in which you would find

the theme park Alton Towers.

-Paul.

-Staffordshire.

That's correct.

Name the sport on which Guy Mowbray

and Jonathan Pierce usually commentate.

-Rob.

-Football.

That's correct.

Rob, you only need one more correct answer to have first choice of lane.

Name the long-distance luxury passenger train

that ran from Paris to Constantinople.

-Paul.

-Orient Express.

That's correct. For over 80 years.

Name the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film starring Jamie Foxx

and Christoph Waltz.

-Rob.

-Django Unchained.

Correct.

-Well done, Rob.

-APPLAUSE

You get first choice of lane.

Now, the shortest lane rolls first.

So it'll be green, then blue, yellow and finally red.

Now, you've all tried the lanes before the game,

so the big question is - which one is for you, Rob?

-I'm going to go with green, I think.

-You don't fancy the big red one?

-Maybe later. Maybe later.

-LAUGHTER

So, Rob, you'll be setting the target to beat.

You're going to roll first on the green lane.

So, three lanes still up for grabs.

We've reset the podiums. Fingers on buzzers.

Name the limestone from which the White Cliffs of Dover

are primarily made.

-Danuta.

-Chalk.

Correct.

Name the female artist who released

the 2010 cover of Elton John's Your Song.

-Danni?

-Ellie Goulding.

Correct. Well done.

Name the distilled spirit that must be in a daiquiri cocktail.

-Danni.

-Rum.

Correct.

Name the vitamin that humans get directly from the sun.

-Danuta.

-Vitamin D.

Correct.

Name the style of music

most associated with Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff.

-Paul.

-Reggae.

Correct.

Name the board game that was originally called Murder

before it was published in...

-Paul.

-Cluedo.

That's correct. It was published in 1949.

Give the unofficial two-word title attributed to the

wife of the American President.

-Paul.

-First Lady.

Correct.

So, Paul, you only need

one more correct answer to have second choice of lane.

Name the number of times the letter E occurs in the word defenceless.

-Paul.

-Four.

Correct.

-Well done, Paul.

-APPLAUSE

You get second choice of lane. Three remain...

You have a choice of either the blue, yellow or the red lane.

Which one are you going to choose?

It's tempting to have a practise on the red one,

but I think at this stage I'll be a coward and go for the blue one.

That's not being a coward.

-That's being sensible.

-LAUGHTER

Paul, You'll roll second on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

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

Fingers on buzzers, ladies. Good luck.

Name the colour of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget box.

-Danuta.

-Red.

Correct.

Name the French military leader who died on St Helena in 1821.

-Danni.

-Napoleon.

Correct.

Name the Norse god of thunder.

-Danni.

-Thor.

Correct.

Name the 1961 Disney film featuring Cruella De Vil.

-Danni.

-101 Dalmatians.

That's correct.

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

Name the type of make-up that is used to emphasise the eyelashes.

-Danni.

-Mascara.

-Correct. Well done, Danni.

-APPLAUSE

Final choice of lane.

Two remain, which do you want and which will you leave to Danuta?

-Can I have the yellow?

-No...

-The yellow!

Why's that?

Cos I want to watch the boys do theirs

and then put the pressure on Danuta

-for the last...the last bowl. Pressure's on.

-Oh...

-I like it. Mean, I like it.

-LAUGHTER

So you'll roll third on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

OK, Danuta, you're left with the red lane.

How do you feel about that?

Yeah, I'm impressed.

-You can do well, I know you can. Think positive.

-I am, there.

So, Danuta, you'll roll fourth on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

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

Let's find out. It's time to take to the lanes.

APPLAUSE

Now, 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.

CHEERING AND 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.

Rob, are you happy with the green lane?

-I think so, yeah. Yeah.

-It was your choice, wasn't it?

I have a tendency to overcook it when I bowl,

so I thought I'd play it safe and do a very...

-So you're going to be gentle this time.

-Very gentle, yes.

-Kind of

-balletic, yes?

-Yes, yes. Graceful.

-LAUGHTER

Well, Rob, it's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh... Slow down. This is looking good.

-Yes. Rob, well done.

-APPLAUSE

Let's put what you've scored up on your board.

Well done.

-I hope you're happy with that.

-APPLAUSE

-I threw that a lot harder than I thought I would.

-Oh...

-Well, you did really well.

-Yeah.

Paul, that means you have to score 850 or more

to guarantee your place in the next round.

Paul, it's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, I like your style.

-APPLAUSE

-That's £350.

Let's put that on your board.

Rob, that's very good news for you. That means you're

-through to the next round.

-Yeah. Brilliant.

But Paul, we'll see if that's enough to get you through.

Danni, on the yellow lane.

-How are you feeling?

-Good. If I can get it somewhere,

sort of, just a little bit further than the blue lane,

-that would be good.

-Well, of course, if you get more than 350

that guarantees you a place in the next round.

So, Danni, it's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh... I like it.

This is looking good.

Yes, yes.

-Come on. Yay!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's £550. Let's get that on your board.

And, of course, that means you're through to the next round.

So, Danuta, to guarantee

your place in the next round, you need to roll at least £400.

Are you ready?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Will it get out the £1 zone?

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-Oh, no...

You know, that's £1. Let's put that up on the board.

So that means, at the end of the rolls...

Rob, you scored £800.

Paul, £350.

Danni, £550.

-And Danuta, you scored £1.

-SHE GROANS

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-You've got to laugh, haven't you?

So Rob, Paul, Danni, you're all through to the next round.

Return to your podiums.

APPLAUSE

So what happened with that roll?

Good question. I don't know.

I was being careful because obviously it's so far and...

-Yeah.

-Just being a little bit over-cautious.

It's a tricky one, the red lane.

Thanks very much for playing. Danuta, everybody.

APPLAUSE

So, Paul, you got through by the skin of your teeth there.

I was getting very worried, yes.

-Oh, now remind me again, what was your IQ?

-142.

I don't know anything about IQ. So is that high, or...?

To be in Mensa you have to be in the top 2%.

Oh, so you're pretty brainy, eh?

It's not helping with the bowling, though.

Rob, what do you do in your spare time?

I've got two young children,

so I spend a lot of time chasing after them.

-So basically you don't have any spare time.

-No. Not really, no.

I know the feeling.

-And, Danni, I hear you're a bit of a sportswoman.

-True.

-I love... I love judo, I teach it...

-Judo.

-..and do it.

-Are you good at it?

-I was very good as a junior and then I stopped for a while to coach...

-Yeah.

-..and got very jealous of my little ones winning lots of medals.

-Yes.

I went back and did events last year

and ended up number one ranked in the heavyweights.

Right, next time you get a question wrong I'm going to get somebody else

-to tell you you're wrong, OK?

-Absolutely.

Great. Well, listen,

the money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So Paul, you have £350.

Rob, you have £800

and, Danni, you have £550,

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 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.

If you're first to release your ball,

you get the first choice of lane and you get no danger zones.

Whoever gets second choice gets one danger zone

and the final player will have

no choice of lanes and two danger zones,

so the best brain really does get the best lane.

The questions now require not one, but two answers.

Fingers on buzzers.

Give the first names of the celebrity duo Jedward.

-Rob.

-John and Edward.

Correct.

Name the two words which are both titles given to word leaders

and species of penguin.

-Rob.

-Emperor.

-I need another answer.

-BUZZER

I'm sorry. You're out of time. It was king.

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

Name the two pieces that can begin a game of chess.

-Danni?

-A pawn and a knight.

Correct.

Rob, you're back in play. Name the two official languages of Nato.

-Danni.

-French and English.

Correct.

Name the two centuries that span the Victorian era.

-Danni.

-19th and 20th.

Correct.

-Danni, storming ahead.

-LAUGHTER

One more correct answer and you get first choice of lane.

Give the full names of the two lead actors in the 1988 film Twins.

-Rob.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

Correct.

Name the celebrity couple that dated between 2002 and 2004,

who were called Bennifer in the press.

-That's Rob.

-Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

Correct.

Neck and neck, Rob and Danni. Oh...

Name the two male children in the Famous Five series of books.

-Danni.

-Tom and Dick.

Oh... It was close. I'm sorry. It was Julian and Dick.

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

Name the two mammals that make up the creature

known in Greek mythology as a centaur.

-Rob.

-A man and a horse.

Correct. Well done, Rob.

APPLAUSE

You released your ball first,

which means you'll get to face no danger zones.

Now, Rob, you have a choice of either the blue,

yellow or the red lane.

Which one are you going to choose?

I'm going to go with blue.

Why are you going to go with blue?

In my head, I thought I'd just storm onto the red lane,

but seeing Danuta's troubles, I think I'm going to stick with blue

-and play it safe again.

-In the last round, you were on the shortest lane

-and that worked, didn't it?

-Yeah, yeah.

-So it may work again.

-Yes.

So you'll roll first on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Two lanes left. We've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the two daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of...

-Danni.

-Beatrice and Eugenie.

That's correct. Duchess of York.

Name the two striped colours on the Argentinian flag.

-Paul.

-Blue and white.

Correct.

Name the two recording artists who had the UK number one The Monster.

-Danni.

-Eminem and Rihanna.

Correct.

Name the two temperatures in degrees Celsius

that are commonly given as the boiling and freezing points of...

-Danni.

-0 and 100.

That's correct. It was the boiling and freezing points of water.

So one more a correct answer, Danni, and you get choice of lane,

beating the man from Mensa.

Name the two years in which World War II began and ended.

-Danni.

-1939, 1945.

Well done.

APPLAUSE

You've released your ball second,

which means you face one danger zone.

Now, Danni, which lane would you like?

You have a choice of the yellow or the red lane.

-I'm going to go for yellow.

-Oh, why?

-Why?

Because I get to watch one, as I get to...one person bowl.

Like I say, put the pressure on the red lane again

cos it worked with Danuta, so hopefully it's going to work on Paul.

-Oh, this is a strategy I can see forming here.

-Mm-hmm.

So you'll roll second on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

OK, Paul, you've been left with the red lane,

which will have two danger zones.

How do you feel about that?

You need to practise on the red lane for the final.

So, Paul, you'll roll third on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

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

APPLAUSE

Well, 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...

£2,000.

-Whoo!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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 added together 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.

Rob, you're rolling first down the blue lane

and you'll face no danger zones.

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

-I think so, yeah.

And also, you rolled 800 in the first round, so

are you going to put a bit of pressure on yourself?

Try and match that?

I'm going to give it a go.

I'm not sure I'm going to do quite as sweet a roll this time,

but hopefully it'll be all right.

-Well, the best of luck.

-OK.

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's gentle.

Oh, this is looking good again.

Oh...

-Yes! Hoo-hoo!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Rob, let's put that 800 on your board.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I think you should get someone to check your balls, here.

LAUGHTER

-Well, that roll scores £800. Are you happy with that?

-Absolutely, yeah.

You've got to be happy. That's a great score.

-Danni, That's a big one to beat.

-It is.

-But I've had practice on this lane, so...

-Oh, you're looking confident.

You've got a steely look in your eye.

So you're rolling down the yellow lane

and you'll face one danger zone. Now, before you roll, Danni,

we need to find out where that danger zone will be.

It's racing up and down your lane, it'll stop when you hit the button.

OK, so that's stopped on £650 and that's replaced with £1.

-How do you feel about that?

-I'd rather it was somewhere else.

Now I'm going to have to go really brave

and make sure it's beyond the £1.

-Oh...go for the edge.

-After, I'll go for the edge.

-That's what I like.

Well, it's time to take on that edge.

Let's roll.

It's looking good. It's got a good speed.

Past the 50, past the 100.

Oh, this is good.

-400, Danni.

-APPLAUSE

Let's get that 400 on your board.

Now that's a great start. It's not 800, but still something.

-Paul, hello.

-LAUGHTER

Just to say that it's actually a fact

that the red lane is one mile long.

-It looks like it.

-It's a proven fact.

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

They're racing up and down the lane,

they'll stop when you hit that button.

Wow, that's 550 and 600, together.

-How do you feel about that?

-I don't know how I did that.

So are you going to aim for higher than that or lower?

-Erm...

-What's the strategy?

Probably a bit lower, I think, actually.

Remember Paul, you don't want to let Rob get too far ahead.

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's got speed. It's got speed.

I feel good about this, Paul.

Yes, keep going. Keep going.

AUDIENCE GROANS

-So Paul...

-APPLAUSE

..you rolled a score of £300. Let's get that onto the board.

That's a good start. Remember, you've got another ball to come.

So, let's look at what you've earned so far.

Rob, you have £800,

Danni, you have £400

and Paul, you have £300.

Now, the danger zones remain where they are.

Rob...

no pressure, but you've got 800. You followed it with 800.

What are you aiming for this round?

400.

-400.

-LAUGHTER

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's gentle. It's gentle.

Don't think it's going to get eight.

-Didn't even get four, Rob.

-LAUGHTER

-No.

-Still...

-No, I didn't.

-It's £300.

Let's get that on your board and add it to the 800 you already scored.

APPLAUSE

So that gives you a total of £1,100.

-It's a great score, but you're not out of the woods yet.

-No.

Because if Danni or Paul get a good score, they could overtake you.

Danni, you've still got that danger zone.

-Are you ready?

-Always ready.

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's fast. Is it too fast?

No, this is good.

We're past, past... Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh, well done, Danni. You trying to give me a heart attack?

-Just about.

-Danni, you scored 700 with that roll.

Let's add that to what you've already earned.

APPLAUSE

That gives you 1,100 - exactly the same as Rob -

so the pressure's on.

Paul, to guarantee your place in the next round,

you have to score at least £850.

Are you ready?

-I guess so.

-It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

The pressure's on.

Oh... It's got a good pace on it. It's going well.

Past the danger zones.

Slow down, slow down!

AUDIENCE GROANS

AUDIENCE GROANS

-APPLAUSE

-Paul, that was close.

-I thought you were going to make it to the edge there.

-I know.

So we add that roll to your previous roll,

which gives you a total of £300.

So with the two rolls added together...

Rob, you've got £1,100,

Danni, you also have £1,100

-and, Paul, you have £300.

-AUDIENCE SIGHS

Which means, Rob, Danni, you're through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Paul, you earned the least amount of money in that

round, so I'm afraid that you're going to leave us...with nothing.

So what happened with that roll?

It's a difficult lane because it's a long way down there.

-It really is, isn't it?

-Yeah.

It really is a long lane. I mean, I've tried it and I...

-Well, I was actually brilliant on it, but...

-LAUGHTER

That's another story. Listen, Paul, thanks for playing.

You've been a great contestant. Thanks. Paul, everybody.

APPLAUSE

Rob, Danni, congratulations. You're through to the next round.

So, Rob...

You're pretty good at bowling. Have you got any experience?

Not at this, no, but I do go bowling fairly often.

-Ah, right.

-Yeah.

Who's that with, then?

I do a big-brother-style scheme, where I buddy up with

-a teenager in care.

-Oh, right.

And we go bowling quite a lot,

so it's probably more for my sake than his, I imagine.

Brilliant. Well, I think it's stood you in good stead here, hasn't it?

-It's paid off, yeah.

-And, Danni...

Now, seeing as you do the judo, does that make you competitive, at all?

Very, especially against the boys, so...

Do you think, because you do a sport, it makes you mentally strong?

It does. And we have to stay calm

because in judo, you only get one chance.

If you get thrown, that's it, it's game over, so...

Well, you know,

-I'm good at sport myself.

-LAUGHTER

The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So, Rob, you now have £1,900

and, Danni, you now have £1,650.

That money is safely banked for the final,

should you manage to get there.

Now, 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 brain will get the best lane.

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

Good luck. Fingers on buzzers.

Name the three hosts that have been the main presenter

on the reality TV show Big Brother.

-Rob.

-Davina McCall, Emma Willis and Brian Dowling.

Correct. Well done.

Name the three words that make up the car dial abbreviation RPM.

-Danni.

-Revs Per Minute.

Correct.

Name the three green properties on an original London Monopoly board.

-Danni.

-Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street.

Correct.

Name the three days of the week containing a T.

-Rob.

-Thursday, Tuesday and Saturday.

Correct.

Name the three letters by which deoxyribonucleic acid

is better known.

-Rob.

-DNA.

Correct.

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

again.

Name the three European countries that begin with the letter I.

-Danni.

-Iceland, Ireland...Italy.

Correct. Well done.

So, level pegging. Next correct answer gets first choice of lane.

Name the three most populous cities in the UK.

Rob.

London, Birmingham, Manchester.

I'm sorry, wrong. It was Glasgow, not Manchester.

So Rob, you're frozen out for the next question.

Danni, you remember you don't have to answer if you don't want to.

Give the square roots of 4, 9 and 16.

2, 3, 4.

Correct. You've released your ball first.

APPLAUSE

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 on Rob's lane

to make things as difficult as possible for him.

So you have a choice of the yellow or the red lane.

-Which are you going to choose?

-The yellow's been lucky,

-I'm going to stick with it.

-You're going to stick with yellow,

which means you'll roll first down the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

Rob, now, traditionally in this game, you've had the shortest lane.

-Yeah.

-But now you've got the longest lane.

You're on the red. How do you feel?

-That's fine. I was going to go for the red one.

-Really?

-Probably, yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-Ooh, yes.

So, Rob, you'll roll second down the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Rob, Danni, it's time to take to the lanes.

APPLAUSE

Right, 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.

-Oh, yes.

-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 with you

through to the final,

but whoever earns the least from this round will be going home.

Danni, you'll roll first.

This your third time on the yellow lane,

so you should be used to it by now.

-Yeah, I think it's my lucky lane.

-OK. It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, this is good. Nice bit of speed on there.

Oh, slow down.

Yes, keep going.

Yes.

-Yes, Danni! Well done.

-APPLAUSE

£800. It's the lucky yellow lane for you.

-It is. Pressure's on, now.

-Let's put that money on your board.

Well done, Danni.

So, Danni, you now control a danger zone

and you can put it anywhere on Rob's lane, from £10 up to £950.

Where do you want to put it?

-I'm going to go with 800.

-Why 800?

Because it was Rob's lucky number before, it's now my lucky number,

-and I want to make sure he can't get it.

-Do you know what?

-I'm really loving your evil streak.

-LAUGHTER

It's great.

So £800 is lost from your lane, Rob, and is replaced by just £1.

Rob, it's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh...

This is looking good. It's fast, It's fast.

-Whoa!

-Keep going. Let's move on.

-Can he get 800? No, he can't.

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-That's £500, Rob.

-APPLAUSE

-Let's put that 500 up on your board.

-APPLAUSE

That's a great start.

So after the first roll, Danni, you have £800. Rob, you have £500.

-Danni, it's time for your second roll. Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

Now, you scored 800 with your first one.

Are you going to try and get better than that?

-I reckon I can do just a little bit better.

-Nice. I like your style.

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's got good speed on it. I think this is looking good.

Oh, it's slowing down. It's slowing down.

Still good, still good. Well done, Danni.

APPLAUSE

So, Danni, let's take that £600 and add it to your first roll...

makes a total of...

-£1,400.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done.

Now, Danni, you now have a choice.

Do you want to keep that danger zone where it is or,

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

I'm going to leave it where it is.

-You're going to leave it where it is cos you're mean.

-Cos I'm mean.

I like it. So, Rob, we need a higher score from you on this roll.

-It's a good one.

-You confident?

We'll see.

Rob, it's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

You have to go quite fast to try and get a high score.

Oh, here we go.

It's getting close to that danger zone.

No, keep going, keep going.

APPLAUSE

Rob, you needed a high score. You got a high score. That's £850.

Let's add it to the 500 you already scored.

APPLAUSE

Now, Rob, you're absolutely back in the game now.

Danni, £1,400. Rob, £1350. So £50 in it.

It's all on the last roll.

Danni, how is that judo nerve holding up?

Good. I'm feeling pretty calm still.

Well, it's time to take on the edge, Danni.

Let's roll.

Oh, it's at the side of the lane.

Tactic.

This is looking very, very good.

Stop, stop!

AUDIENCE GROANS

AUDIENCE GROANS

Danni, that was so close.

That means £1,400 is your final score.

So, Danni, do you want to keep that danger zone where it is or,

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

-I'm going to move it.

-Where do you want to move it to?

Think I'm going to have to move it down, so it makes him

really go...he's going to have to go for a long shot, so...

I'm going to put it at £100.

OK, let's move that danger zone.

Rob, you have to score at least £100 to go through to the final.

But of course,

there's a danger zone on £100, so you have to get at least 150.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

It's time to take on the edge.

Let's roll.

Here we go. Oh... Well, it's past £1, anyway.

Keep going.

This is close. Oh...

APPLAUSE

Rob...

My nerves are shot, here. That's so close.

I thought you'd landed on the danger zone.

Let's add that score to what you've already got.

You needed £150 to get through and you scored...

£150.

APPLAUSE

So with the three rolls added together, Rob, you scored £1,500

and, Danni, you scored £1,400.

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

Congratulations.

-Please return to the podium.

-APPLAUSE

-So, Danni, what happened? I really thought you had it there.

-I know.

-I just put it a little bit further.

-Well, listen, thanks for playing.

You've been a great contestant. Danni, everybody.

APPLAUSE

Rob, congratulations.

You've made it through to the final, where you're playing for all

the money you've earned today - a total of £3,400.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Great score. Now, Rob,

if you win, what are you going to do with the money?

Well, it's my wedding anniversary tomorrow,

so I think I'm going to treat my wife.

-AUDIENCE:

-Aw....

-Oh, and where did you meet?

We met at a Chesney Hawkes concert in a Cardiff nightclub.

Chesney, huh.

So does she think you're the one and only?

LAUGHTER AND GROANING

So, Rob, it's the final...

..and we're shutting down one more lane...

..which leaves only the red lane.

Now, we've removed all 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 £3,400,

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 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.

Best of luck, Rob. Let's put 75 seconds on the clock

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

Best of luck, Rob.

Name the four highest US banknotes currently in circulation.

100, 50, 25, 5.

Incorrect. Name the four months ending in Y.

February, January...

Pass.

Name four actors who've played James Bond

in the Eon official films.

Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Daniel Craig.

Correct.

Name the four Scrabble tiles worth three points.

C, B, T and...

I'm sorry, that's incorrect.

Name four New York City boroughs.

The Bronx...

Pass.

Name the four words that make up the common abbreviation ASAP.

Pass.

Name the numbers you find at

North, East, South and West on a clock face.

12, 3, 6, 9.

Correct.

Name the first four words of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

"Is this the real life?"

Correct. Name four professional football clubs

that David Beckham has played for.

Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester United...

and Preston North End.

That's correct!

-APPLAUSE

-Just in time, Rob. Just in time.

Congratulations, you answered four questions correctly.

So, Rob, these are the ones you missed.

We asked you about the highest US banknotes. You said 25.

It was 10, 20, 50, 100.

Name the four months ending in Y. You got January, February...

but you didn't get May and July.

Name the four Scrabble tiles worth three points.

You got two, but you didn't get M and P.

Name four New York City boroughs.

You got the Bronx, but you didn't get Brooklyn.

You could have had Queens, Staten Island...

Name the four words that make up the common abbreviation ASAP.

-It was, of course, "As Soon As Possible."

-Yeah.

Now, to see what that score has done to the edge,

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, Rob,

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

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

That's one, two,

three, four.

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

All right. I think it's doable.

You now have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £3,400 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 - £1,700.

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 £1,134.

So, Rob, what are you thinking?

I want to come away with something,

but I don't want to chicken out and do three,

so I'm going to go for two.

You're going to go for two, in the middle.

-I think it's a good choice. It's still a fair amount of money.

-Yeah.

So you're giving yourself two chances to win £1,700.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Best of luck, Rob. It's time to take on the Edge.

For £1,700, let's roll.

It's off. Here we go.

Is it a little too fast?

Oh... It's going to go...

-Oh, it's off the edge.

-AUDIENCE GROANS

AUDIENCE GROANS

Well, that's your first roll, Rob. Good luck.

Rob, it's time to take on the edge.

For the final time, let's roll.

And we're away. It's looking fast again.

A bit too fast, now. No.

-Oh...

-AUDIENCE GROANS

AUDIENCE GROANS

-APPLAUSE

-Rob...

you've been a fantastic contestant.

You hedged your bets, you went for two balls.

I think it was the right choice,

-but it just went over the edge.

-They did. Too hard.

-Too hard.

-You won't have that money for your anniversary,

but I hope you have a lovely day anyway. Thanks, Rob.

-Rob, everyone.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, we'll be back tomorrow with more new contestants

pushing themselves to the edge.

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE