Episode 9 The Edge

APPLAUSE

Hello. I'm Mark Benton

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

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.

Hi. I'm Amy. I'm a banking consultant from Corby

and also a part-time door-to-door salesperson.

Hi. I'm Les. Site supervisor from Gateshead.

I play indoor bowls in local leagues.

Hi. I'm Gaynor. I'm from Derbyshire.

I'm a hospitality tutor and not a lot tends to faze me.

Hi. I'm Mitch. I'm an advertising accounts manager from Leicester

and I can complete a Rubik's Cube in less than two minutes.

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Welcome to you all and the very best of luck with the show.

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 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 Carry On film which is based around a police force.

-Les.

-Carry On Constable.

-Correct.

Name the river in Italy that shares its name with a Teletubby.

-Amy.

-Po.

-That's correct.

-Oh, you admitted it!

-LAUGHTER

Name the biblical figure who is said to have spent three days

and three nights in the stomach of a whale.

-Amy.

-Jonah.

-That's correct.

Name the oldest of the Spice Girls.

-Amy.

-Geri.

-That's correct. Geri Halliwell.

-Halliwell, sorry.

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

Name the Canadian gold rush of the 1890s.

-Gaynor.

-Klondike.

-That's correct.

-Yes!

Name the surname of the brothers

who wrote the fairytales Rapunzel and Cinderella.

-Amy.

-Grimm.

-Correct. Well done, Amy.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-That was quick work. You're not hanging about.

-No.

You released your ball first,

which means you get first choice of lane.

Now, the shortest lane rolls first.

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

The big question is which one do you fancy?

-I think I'm going to go with the yellow.

-Yellow?

-Yeah.

-Why yellow?

Because I think I don't want to go first

cos I don't want to push myself too close to The Edge

in case I don't need to.

Definitely not the red, though. So, the yellow.

Well, Amy, you'll be rolling third on the yellow lane.

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

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the fleet of 130 ships

used in an attempt to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I...

-Gaynor.

-Spanish Armada.

-Correct.

-..in 1588.

-I knew that, yeah.

Name the English band who, in 1997,

released the chart hit Bittersweet Symphony.

-Mitch.

-The Verve.

-That's correct.

Give the nickname of the African Olympic swimmer Eric Moussambani.

-Les.

-Sorry.

-No, it's gone? It was Eric the Eel.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Name the country home to the Angkor Wat temple.

-Mitch.

-Cambodia.

-Correct.

Les, you're back in play.

Name the national cuisine that includes sashimi...

-Gaynor.

-Japanese.

-That's correct.

-Yes!

-It was sashimi and katsu curry.

Name the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II.

-Les.

-Stalin.

-That's correct. Joseph Stalin.

Name the footballer married to model Abbey Clancy.

-Mitch.

-Peter Crouch.

-Peter Crouch. Yes, it was.

-My mate, Abbey Clancy.

-LAUGHTER

So, Mitch, you need one more correct answer to get next choice of lane.

Name the London square in which the National Gallery is located.

-Mitch.

-Trafalgar.

-That's correct. Trafalgar Square. Well done.

-APPLAUSE

-So, you get second choice of lane.

You've got the green, the blue or the red.

Which one are you going to go for?

Um, so, I felt a lot more comfortable on the blue lane in practice

other than the rest of them

so I think I'm going to shoot for that one, I think.

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

So, that's two lanes left.

We've reset the podiums. Fingers on buzzers.

Give the number of months in five years.

-Les.

-60.

-Correct.

Name the legendary castle that was home to King Arthur.

-Les.

-Camelot.

-That's correct.

Name the item featured in the logo of the Conservative Party

introduced under Margaret Thatcher in 1982.

-Gaynor.

-Torch.

-That's right. It was torch.

Name the pop star who famously wore a dress

made out of meat to the 2000...

-Gaynor.

-Lady Gaga.

-That's correct.

It was Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.

Name the colour obtained by mixing yellow and blue paint.

-Les.

-Green.

-Green is correct.

One more correct answer, Les. That's all you need.

Name the animal which tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden.

-Gaynor.

-Snake.

-Correct. It was snake or serpent.

-Serpent.

-So, level pegging.

First one to get a correct answer gets the next choice of lane.

Name the flower that creates a popular British beverage

when combined with burdock.

-Gaynor.

-Dandelion.

-Correct. It was dandelion.

-Yeah!

APPLAUSE

You released your ball third, Gaynor,

so you get next choice of lane.

You can have the green or the red.

Well, my arm was a bit stiff earlier on.

I seemed to do all right on the green

so I didn't have to use it too much so I'll go for the green.

-Not the red?

-No way.

-Gaynor, you'll be rolling first down the green lane.

-Fantastic.

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OK, Les, you've been left with the red lane.

-How do you feel about that?

-Brilliant.

-Yeah? Are you happy?

Well, the other lanes, I was quite good at,

but if you win on the red lane, that's fantastic.

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

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

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

APPLAUSE

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

The cash zones are now activated,

starting with one pound at the beginning of the lane

right up to The Edge which, in Round 1, is worth...

..£1,000.

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Stop your ball on The Edge to win that money.

Go over The Edge...

..and you get nothing.

Now, 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 will be leaving us.

Now, the shortest lane rolls first

and will be setting the score to beat.

Are you happy about that, Gaynor, setting that score?

Absolutely fandabulous, yeah.

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

Let's roll.

We're off.

Oh, it's going to be high.

-No, no, no, no, no, no!

-Ooh, stop, stop, stop!

AUDIENCE: Aw!

No, no, no!

-Hard lines, Gaynor.

-Never mind.

-I thought it was going to stop on The Edge there.

-I know I did.

All right, I'm afraid that roll scores you nothing.

All you can hope now is that one of them rolls off The Edge.

Mitch, you're next on the blue lane.

You said you did well in practice. What did you score?

I hit The Edge once so I was fairly up there.

So, anywhere around there will be a bonus, I reckon.

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

Let's roll.

Oh. He's playing it safe, though.

Yes.

In the numbers, that's £100.

-Let's put that on your board.

-APPLAUSE

-That's enough to get you through, Mitch.

-Exactly.

-That's all I need.

-Ah.

Was that your strategy or did you mean to get more?

No, I think I meant to get more.

It was just first roll nerves, I'd say.

Amy on the yellow lane.

If your ball stays on the lane,

it means you're through to the next round.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

That's gentle. Oh-ho-ho!

Amy, you went for it!

You scored the grand total of £1!

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Do you know what? Who cares?

You're through to the next round. Well done.

Les, you just have to put a score on the board

to go through to the next round.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh. Bit fast. That's got a bit of pace on it.

Is it going to go out of the pound zone?

Les, that roll earns you £1.

-Let's get that on the board.

-APPLAUSE

All played it safe, but that means you're through to the next round.

So, at the end of the rolls, Mitch, you scored 100,

Amy has scored £1, Les, you scored £1

and Gaynor, you didn't score anything.

-Played the game.

-You did.

So, Mitch, Amy, Les, you're through to the next round.

Please return to the podiums.

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Unfortunately, Gaynor, you earned the least amount of money

in that round so you're leaving here with nothing.

-No worries.

-Do you regret picking the green lane?

No. No. I thought, you know, "You're here to play The Edge."

-That's what I went for.

-You certainly did.

-Too fast.

You've been great. Gaynor, everybody!

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Amy, Les, Mitch, you are through to the next round.

-So, Amy, you're looking a bit stylish today.

-Yeah.

I've got a bit of a 1940s sort of look.

-And do you get to dress like this all the time?

-Definitely not, no.

-No?

-Cos my job, I have to be quite professional.

I have tried the luck a couple of times at work.

Although no-one said anything bad or negative,

I don't think it's the most professional look. That's all.

Well, I think it is so I'd let you dress like that all the time.

-Les.

-Yes?

-So, indoor bowls, eh, I see.

-Yeah.

-Is that going to help you on here, do you think?

-Does it look like it?

-LAUGHTER

-Is it very different?

-Much, much different, yes.

-So, is indoor bowls...

That's not the one with the hump in the middle of the square, is it?

-No, that's the way they play in Yorkshire.

-Oh.

No, we play the proper bowls, which is indoor on a proper green.

I still think you're a ringer anyway.

Mitch, you can do the Rubik's Cube in under two minutes.

-Yeah.

-So, how is that going to help you with the bowling?

I guess remembering what the aim is

and obviously don't go over The Edge and it'll be all right.

-Tactical mind.

-Exactly.

I can do the Rubik's Cube in under two minutes, you know.

I just take the stickers off and change them all round.

So, the money you've earned has been added to your personal bank.

Amy, you have £1,

Les, you have £1

and, Mitch, you have £100.

But only one of you can reach today's final

and play for that money.

Round 2 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 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 body parts mentioned in the opening lines

of the Wet Wet Wet song Love Is All Around.

-Mitch.

-Fingers and bones.

-It's close.

-Toes.

-Fingers and toes.

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

Give the two more common names for the constellations

known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

-Amy.

-Um, no, sorry.

-No?

-Blank.

It was the Great Bear and the Little Bear.

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

Mitch, you're back in play.

Name the two currency symbols found above the three and four keys

on a standard QWERTY keyboard.

-Mitch.

-Euro and dollar.

Sorry, it was pound and dollar. You're far too modern.

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

Amy, you're back in play.

Name the celebrity couple often called Kimye.

-Amy.

-Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

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

Give the opposite numbers on a clock face that add up to 12.

-Amy.

-No, it's gone.

Oh! Saw your mind whirring there. You'll kick yourself.

It was three and nine.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Name the two chemical elements

whose symbols can be used to spell the word on.

-Mitch.

-Oxygen and nitrogen.

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

Name the two countries in which you'd find the Rocky Mountain range.

-Les.

-USA and Canada.

-Correct.

Well done, Les. Well remembered.

Name the two explorers that famously met at Lake Tanganyika in 18...

-Les.

-Stanley and Livingstone.

That's correct. 1871. That's when they met.

Give the two numbers to the right and left of 20...

-Les.

-One. Five.

-Well guessed.

..right and left of 20 on a standard dartboard.

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

Name the two modern-day English counties that border Scotland.

-Amy.

-Northumberland and Cumbria.

-Correct. Well done, Amy.

-Are you serious?

-Was that a guess?

-I don't know. I am rubbish with geography.

-Well, great guess.

-Yeah!

Name the two youngest groups children can attend in Girlguiding.

-Amy.

-Brownies and Rainbows.

-That's correct. Well done, Amy.

-Yay!

So, now you're level pegging with Les.

First correct answer to get first choice of lane.

Name the two presidents of the United States

that were in office during the 1990s.

-Mitch.

-George Bush Sr and Bill Clinton.

That's correct. Well done.

Name the two wives of Charles, Prince of Wales.

-Mitch.

-Princess Diana and Camilla Parker Bowles.

That's correct. Well done, Mitch.

So, you all need one correct answer to get first choice of lane.

Name the two seasons that give their names

to variations of the Olympic Games.

-Mitch.

-Winter and summer.

-That's correct, Mitch. Well done.

-APPLAUSE

-What a recovery there.

-I know, yeah!

-A late run.

-Yeah.

So, you've released your ball first.

That gives you first choice of lane and you'll face no Danger Zones.

So, you've got the blue, the yellow and the red.

So, I think I'm going to go for the yellow lane this time.

-Why the yellow?

-I don't really want to go first

and I think because there's a shorter lane on the blue,

it'll be a lot easier to hit those Danger Zones

so I want to try and avoid them.

Well, Mitch, you'll be rolling second on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

Two lanes left. We've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Name the two UK countries joined by the Severn Bridge.

-Les.

-England and Wales.

-That's correct.

Name the two nursery rhyme characters

that went to fetch a pail of water.

-Amy.

-Jack and Jill.

-That's correct.

Name the brother and sister from the 1812 Grimms'...

-Les.

-Hansel and Gretel.

-That's correct.

..1812 Grimms' fairy tale.

Name the two colours in the title

of the 1991 single by Michael Jackson.

-Amy.

-Black and white.

-It was.

Name the two ports which provide

the shortest distance commercial ferry crossing

between England and France.

-Les.

-Folkestone and Calais.

Close. I'm afraid it was Dover and Calais.

You're frozen out for the next question.

Amy, of course, you don't have to answer this.

Name the two Neville brothers

who formerly played for Manchester United.

-Philip and Gary.

-That's right. It was Philip and Gary.

Les, you're back in play.

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

Name the two countries that joined together

to form Great Britain under the 1707 Act of Union.

-Amy.

-England and Scotland.

-That's correct. Well done, Amy.

-SHE LAUGHS

-Was that another guess?

-That was another guess.

-Great.

Well, don't stop guessing.

So, you get next choice of lane,

which means you'll face one Danger Zone.

Which lane would you like? You've got a choice of blue or red.

-I'm going to go with red.

-Why red?

Because, well, after last time, obviously, if I'd gone first,

I'd have been thinking, "I've got to get right to The Edge."

But actually, I rolled £1 and I'm still here so I'm thinking red.

And it gets me obviously a bit of practice

if I'm in the final, of course, as well.

-Exactly. You can see what the other guys roll before you.

-Yeah, yeah.

So, Amy, you'll be rolling third down the red lane.

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Les, you've been left with the blue lane

and you'll face two Danger Zones.

-Happy with that?

-Doesn't faze me.

I'm nearer The Edge.

-I'll probably hit The Edge.

-Excellent.

Les, you are like a rock.

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

APPLAUSE

Amy, Les, Mitch, it's time to take to the lanes.

APPLAUSE

We're back at the lanes and the cash zones are now activated.

Stop your ball on The Edge in this round and you'll win £2,000.

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 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.

Les, you are rolling first down the blue lane

and you will face two Danger Zones.

Now, before you roll,

we need to find out where those Danger Zones will be

so let's fire them up.

They're running up and down your lane.

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

So, you stopped them on 550 and 750.

Those amounts are gone from your lane to be replaced by just £1.

-How do you feel about that, Les?

-Just where I wanted it.

-Exactly.

-You are the rock.

-LAUGHTER

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

Let's roll.

Good technique there.

Ooh, please don't stop on a Danger Zone.

Oh, keep going, keep going.

Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Try to give me a heart attack there?

Brilliantly done. That scores you £800.

Let's get that on the board.

APPLAUSE

-You planned to do that, though, didn't you?

-Oh, I did.

-Exactly.

-No, I planned to get to The Edge.

-Next time.

-Next time.

-Next roll.

Mitch, you are rolling down the yellow lane

and you'll face no Danger Zones

because you did so well on the questions.

-You've got to be happy about that.

-Very happy about that,

but the pressure's on with that £800 that I've got to try and beat so...

Yes, it's a great score to beat. Well, I wish you the best of luck.

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

Let's roll.

It's got some pace. Has it got enough?

-Has it got enough to get out of the pound zone?

-Bottled it again.

It hasn't, Mitch. So, that roll scores you £1.

APPLAUSE

-What happened there?

-Bottled it. Absolutely bottled it.

Well, don't worry. You've got another roll left.

Amy, you have the red lane and you'll face one Danger Zone.

Before you roll, we've got to find out

where that Danger Zone is going to be.

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

Good luck.

That stopped on £550.

So, 550 has disappeared from your lane

to be replaced by just £1. Are you happy with that?

It's a bit of an awkward one

because hopefully, I'll go past that, but not past The Edge.

Well, got a big space before it, a big space after it.

-Yeah.

-And remember, The Edge is worth £2,000.

-Yeah.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, this looks very soft, Amy.

Is it going to get out of the pound zone?

I don't think it is. Amy...

..like Mitch before you, you've earned £1.

Let's get that on the board.

APPLAUSE

So, after the first roll, Les, you have £800,

Mitch, £1 and Amy, £1.

APPLAUSE

Now, the Danger Zones will remain where they are.

Les, you did so well with your first roll,

you only have to score £200

to force Mitch and Amy to try and hit The Edge.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Oh, he's got a good technique.

Is it going to be enough? A little bit more.

-Well, Les...

-APPLAUSE

..you needed 200 or more. You got 250.

-Let's get that on the board.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That brings your total after two rolls to £1,050.

Les, the only thing that's going to stop you going through

is if by some miracle, both Mitch and Amy can land on The Edge.

Mitch, you know what you've got to do.

It's time to take on The Edge.

It's going to be out of the pound zone. That's good.

Keep going. Keep going.

Mitch, that roll scored you £150. Let's get that on the board.

APPLAUSE

-So, Mitch, you've left it wide open for Amy now.

-Yeah.

Les, you must be happy. That means you're through to the next round.

-Very happy.

-Amy, you have to score at least £200

to guarantee your place in the next round.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Let's miss that Danger Zone.

It's got a bit more pace. Oh, this is looking good.

You've passed 200. Let's get past that Danger Zone.

-Oh-ho-ho! Just.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You only needed 200 and you got 600. Let's add that to your first roll.

-APPLAUSE

-Gives you a total of £601.

So, with the two rolls added together,

Les, you score £1,050,

Amy, £601 and Mitch, £151,

which means, Les, Amy, you're through to the next round.

Please return to the podiums.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Mitch, unfortunately, you scored the least in that round

so you'll be going home with nothing.

-Yeah.

-What happened?

-I don't know.

Just thought it was a bit faster than it was, but never mind.

You've been a great contestant, Mitch.

-Have you enjoyed yourself?

-Yeah.

-Excellent. Mitch, everybody!

APPLAUSE

Amy, Les, well done. You're through to the next round.

-Are you happy?

-Yes.

-Excellent.

So, Amy, have you got anybody at home who's watching you?

Um, well, I've got a couple of dogs, a few cats and a snake as well.

-A snake?

-Yeah.

-What kind of snake?

He's a corn snake so he's nothing, like, lethal,

but he's very cute.

Les, what do you do in your spare time?

Well, go to the gym every morning.

-Just like me, obviously.

-I've seen you there.

And I also work as a supervisor steward at St James' Park

and have done for 30 years.

-Do you support Newcastle?

-Just.

-Can we get Les off the show, please?

-LAUGHTER

-Me being a Middlesbrough fan and all.

-Yes. Unfortunate.

The money you've earned is going to be added to your personal bank.

So, Amy, you now have £602

and Les, you have £1,051.

That money is safely banked for the final,

should you manage to get there. Round 3.

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 often-quoted words

from the 1995 film Apollo 13 that complete the line, "Houston, we..."

-Amy.

-Have a problem.

-That's correct.

Name the days of the week on which three headline acts

perform at Glastonbury Festival.

-Amy.

-Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

-That's correct.

Name the three chess pieces both players have only two of.

-Amy.

-Queen.

-I'm sorry, it wasn't. There's only one queen.

-Is there?

It was bishop, rook and knight. Amy, you're frozen out.

Les, you don't have to answer this.

Name the three animals other than the Gruffalo himself

that the mouse encounters in the children's book The Gruffalo.

Les.

Fox, mouse, snake.

I'm sorry. It was owl, snake and fox, I'm afraid.

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

Amy, you're back in play.

Name the three words that make up the job title abbreviation CEO.

-Amy.

-Chief executive officer.

-That's correct. Well done.

-Yay!

You need one more correct answer to have first choice of lane.

Name the three actors who play the three lead female characters

in the Charlie's Angels movies.

-Amy.

-Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu.

-That's correct. Well done, Amy.

-Yay! APPLAUSE

-You released your ball first so you get first choice of lane.

-Awesome.

And in this round, you'll roll first whatever lane you choose

because after you roll,

you get to place a Danger Zone on Les's lane

just to make it really, really difficult for him.

So, you've got a choice of yellow or red.

Which one are you going to go for?

You know what? I'm actually going to go for...

-..for yellow this time.

-Why yellow?

Cos Les is really good at bowling. He did quite well last time

and so I'm thinking if I give him the longer lane, he might struggle.

-He's a pro.

-I know. He's a pro!

Well, Amy, you'll roll first on the yellow lane.

APPLAUSE

That means, Les, you've been left with the red lane.

Are you happy with that?

Amy's left me with my favourite lane.

You see, that's what I like about you, Les.

-Nothing fazes you.

-No.

Les, you'll roll second on the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Amy, Les, it's time to take to the lanes.

APPLAUSE

We're back at the lanes and the cash zones are now activated.

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

..£3,000.

APPLAUSE

But go over The Edge and you'll get nothing.

You now have three rolls to win 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 money in this round will be going home.

Amy, you'll roll first. Are you happy with yellow?

Yeah, as happy as I can be.

I'm just hoping not to get £1 and not to go over The Edge.

Anywhere in between would be really nice.

-Well, if you land on The Edge, remember, it's £3,000.

-Mm-hm.

It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

This is going to be the target to beat.

Ooh! It's going well.

£600, Amy. Let's get that on the board.

-APPLAUSE

-Ooh, that feels nice, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

-It's not £1.

-It's not £1 for once, yeah.

-Well, that's a great first roll.

-Thanks.

Now, Amy, you control a Danger Zone

and you can put it anywhere you want on Les's lane

from £10 all the way up to 950.

-Where would you like to put it?

-I'm kind of wanting to put it on 600.

-600?

-Kind of middle, yeah.

Les, that's disappeared from your lane to be replaced by £1.

-Why there, Amy?

-Well, I'm thinking he's very good

so he's either going to go right to The Edge

and it's going to push him to go right to The Edge or over

or he's going to have to stay lower than that

and that's obviously what I've got so...that's my plan.

OK, best of luck, Les. It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

Technique of a pro there, Les.

Ooh, it's losing... It's losing speed.

Is it going to get out of the pound zone?

It's not.

Les, that roll scores you £1. Let's get that on the board.

APPLAUSE

So, the last time you were on the red lane you scored £1.

-What happened?

-I'm giving Amy a false sense of security.

-LAUGHTER

-I thought you were going to say

you were giving her a chance

and I thought, "Oh, what a gentleman." But no.

So, after the first roll, Amy, you have £600

and Les, you have just £1.

Amy, it's your second roll.

So, £600 - are you going to try and build on it?

I'd like to, yeah. I'd like to get more than that this time.

But again, as long as I don't go over The Edge, I'm happy, so, yeah.

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

Let's roll.

So, 600 or more, you wanted.

Oh, it's slowing down.

Didn't get quite that far.

£150, Amy. Let's add that to what you've already got.

APPLAUSE

After two rolls, you've got £750.

Still a good score. You now have a choice.

Do you want to keep that Danger Zone where it is

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

-I'd like to move it to 750.

-Why 750?

Well, he's going to have to go past 750 to beat me

and if he goes past 750, really close to rolling off The Edge.

-Oh, you know your tactics, you, don't you?

-Yeah!

Let's move that Danger Zone up to £750.

That's gone from your lane, Les, to be replaced by just £1.

Les, how do you feel about that?

Well, it's made life harder, but if I hit The Edge, that'll do.

-Are you going to go for The Edge?

-Have to.

-Excellent.

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

Let's roll.

We're off and running. Has it got enough pace?

It's got no pace.

Is it going to be in the pound zone again?

Oh, Les. Pound zone again.

Let's add that pound to what you've already scored.

APPLAUSE

So, after the second roll, Amy, you have £750.

Les, just two pounds.

So, Amy, if you score £250 or more,

you're going to force Les to have to land on The Edge.

It's your third and final roll. It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

-So, anything above 250. This is fast.

-Oh, it's too fast.

-Is it too fast?

-It's too fast.

-I think it is. Yes.

-Never mind!

-You only needed 250.

-I thought I'd go for broke on this one.

I'm always getting near £1. I thought, "I'm going to go for it."

-Oh, well, you were brave.

-SHE LAUGHS

That roll scores you nothing.

So, your total is 750.

It's wide open, Les. You've been given a chance.

Amy, are you nervous?

I am, yeah, cos he's very good, bless him. He's really good.

So, 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?

-No, I'm going to leave it exactly where it is.

-Why?

Cos, again, if he rolls on the 750, he's getting £1.

If he rolls below that, I'm still ahead

and then he's only got a few more until The Edge

and if he goes over The Edge, then I'm fine.

And it's a bit exciting as well, isn't it?

-Exactly.

-Build the suspense.

So, Les, you need to roll 750 or more

to guarantee your place in the final.

750 isn't there because it's a Danger Zone

so it's 800 or more.

And remember, The Edge is worth 3,000 in this round.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-It's time to take on The Edge.

Let's roll.

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

Is it fast enough? That's the question. Is it fast enough?

-Keep going. Keep going. Oh, Les!

-He's done it.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Well done, Les.

You needed at least 800. You scored £900.

-Let's put that on the board.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You said you were lulling her into a false sense of security

and you certainly did.

So, with the three rolls added together,

Les, you have £902.

Amy, £750.

Which means, Les, you're through to tonight's final.

Please return to the podium.

APPLAUSE

Amy, unfortunately, you scored the least in that round

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

-What happened?

-I think I just got a bit too cocky with it.

I should have just rolled for the 200, but he did amazing, so...

I thought you played so well tactically

and you got some great scores.

Never mind, Amy. You've been a great contestant.

-Amy, everybody!

-APPLAUSE

Les...it took you three rolls to get the measure of the red lane,

-but you certainly made up for it there.

-Yeah.

Well, you've made it through to the final

and you'll be playing for all the money you've earned -

a total of £1,953.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

I've said all along, my two sons,

one has just moved house, the other one is decorating -

-I'll split it down the middle.

-Aw. They're going to love you.

-HE CHUCKLES

-So, it's the final.

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

..which leaves only the red lane.

We've removed all of the cash values from that lane,

leaving only The Edge,

which is now worth all the money you've earned so far.

Stop your ball on The Edge in the final and you'll win £1,953.

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 not three but four correct answers

and you'll have 75 seconds to answer as many as you can.

-Everything clear?

-Everything's clear.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

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

Name the four last letters of the alphabet.

-W, X, Y, Z.

-Correct.

Name four of the main events

contested at the Wimbledon tennis championships.

Men's singles, ladies' singles,

women's doubles, men's doubles.

Correct.

Name the four words that complete the common English proverb

if you can't stand the heat, get...

-Out of the kitchen.

-Correct.

Name four elements from the periodic table that begin with C.

Pass.

Name the first four words of the Madonna song Like A Prayer.

Pass.

Name the four clothing sizes

represented by the initials S, M, L and XL.

Clothing sizes.

-You can pass it.

-Pass.

-Name the first four Harry Potter books.

-Pass.

Name the four different vowels in the word spontaneous.

-O, A, E, U.

-Correct.

Name the four words you would find above the door

-of the TARDIS in Doctor Who.

-Pass.

Name four countries in Asia that begin with the letter I.

Oh, we're out of time.

Congratulations, Les. You answered four questions correctly.

APPLAUSE

However, here are the ones you missed.

Loads of elements begin with C.

You could have had calcium, copper, carbon.

Madonna's Like A Prayer -

first four words were, "Life is a mystery."

The sizes - small, medium, large, extra large.

Harry Potter books.

Could have had Philosopher's Stone, Chamber Of Secrets,

Prisoner Of Azkaban and Goblet Of Fire.

The four words you would find

above the door of the TARDIS in Doctor Who -

police public call box.

So, Les, you got four correct.

To see what that score has done to The Edge,

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

APPLAUSE

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.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-That's the final edge, Les. Are you confident?

-I think so.

See, you are the rock.

OK, Les, you now have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £1,953 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,

which we've rounded up to £977.

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.

We called it £651.

-What are you thinking, Les?

-Two.

-What's your thinking behind that, Les?

-I've got two chances.

LAUGHTER

You can't say fairer than that, can you?

So, you're giving yourself two chances to win £977.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's time to take on The Edge.

For £977...

..let's roll.

We're off.

Very focused there, Les.

Oh, this is looking good. Come on! Come on!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Yes!

Excellent.

Well done. What a smile.

You hit your final edge and you're going home with £977.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I guess the question I've got to ask is

do you wish you'd only had the one ball?

I was going to only take the one chance and then I thought,

"Well, give myself two chances and go home with something."

Well, Les, well done

-and I'm sure your sons are going to love you.

-I think so.

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.

Well done, mate.