Episode 1 The Edge

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to The Edge,

the show where you need brains and balls.

Today, our players will compete to roll down these big money cash lanes.

The nearer they roll to the edge, the more money they earn.

Stop their ball on the edge, and they'll get thousands.

But go over, and they get nothing.

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

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I'm Louise, I'm from Edinburgh, I'm a development officer

for Scottish Hockey, and I once played for the national youth team.

I'm Adam, I'm from Essex,

and my main occupation is a charity project manager.

I'm Karen, I'm a self-employed market researcher

from Worcestershire, and I've travelled to the Galapagos Islands.

I'm Graeme, I'm a communications officer from Newcastle,

and I've been known to turn over a Scrabble board.

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Welcome to you all, and very best of luck.

In a moment, you'll each take to the lanes to roll for big money.

The ball you need is trapped in your podium.

I'm going to ask you some questions, buzz in with the correct answer,

and you'll bring your ball up towards you.

Once you've freed your ball,

you'll roll down the shortest lane available.

The shorter the lane,

the bigger the edge, the better the odds of banking big money.

So, do well on these questions

to give yourself the best advantage on the lanes.

Three correct answers will release your ball.

If everyone is ready, fingers on buzzers.

Philip Treacy found fame designing which item of clothing?

Karen.

-Hats?

-Correct.

From what fruit is traditional cider made?

Louise.

-Apple.

-Correct.

I think you all knew that, that was a race to the buzzer.

Markus Zusak's novel about a young girl in Nazi Germany

is The Book...what?

Karen.

-Thief.

-Correct. You need one more correct answer, Karen,

to release your ball.

According to legend, after discovering displacement,

Archimedes ran naked through the streets shouting what...

Karen.

-Eureka.

-..shouting what phrase meaning "I've found it"?

Eureka is the correct answer, and you've released your ball, Karen!

You're rolling first on the green lane.

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That is what you call hot out of the traps, Karen!

-Did you want this green lane?

-Yes, badly!

-So you did well on it in practice?

-OK.

At least I could reach the cash amounts on this one.

THEY LAUGH

Well, hit the edge in Round One,

and it's worth £1,500.

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And you'll each have one roll to earn as much as you can.

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

So your rolling wasn't perhaps your forte?

-No. Questions were better.

-Right, OK.

Well, now you're here with the shortest lane

and the biggest edge, let's see what you're made of, shall we?

Let's roll.

-VOICE-OVER:

-Good afternoon.

It's Karen from Worcestershire facing the coveted green lane,

getting right down low with her first delivery.

And it stops on £700!

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It's not the biggest roll ever, but it's a very respectable start.

No, steady.

Three lanes still up for grabs, and we've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

In the Bible, how many apostles did Jesus have?

Adam.

-12?

-Correct!

GABBY CHUCKLES

It's not a trick question. ADAM LAUGHS

You went for it, waited, then went for it again.

Starting with W, what is the name of the American socialite

who married King Edward VIII after he abdicated?

Louise.

-Wallis Simpson?

-Correct, Wallis.

If I was standing on the summit of Mount Aconcagua in South America,

which country would I be in?

Graeme?

-Chile.

-Incorrect, it's Argentina.

You're frozen out of the next question.

Norman Bates is the villain in which...

Louise.

Psycho?

..in which Alfred Hitchcock film? It is Psycho, correct!

Louise, you need one more correct answer to release your ball.

In the UK, how many bank holidays are there in May?

Adam.

Two.

Correct!

So, Adam, you also need one more correct answer

to release your ball, together with Louise.

-Graeme, you need to get going.

-Yeah.

The model who stars in the 2015 film Paper Towns is Cara who?

Louise.

-Delevingne?

-Correct, you've released your ball,

you're rolling next on the blue lane!

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-You're on the blue lane.

-Yep.

And to guarantee your place in the next round,

you need to roll £750 or more.

You could get it on the edge for £1,500, of course,

-and that would be a very good way...

-Very good.

..to get yourself through to the next round,

banking a lot of money along the way.

What's your target, Louise?

Here, realistically, just... I'm thinking around the 850-900 mark.

I did kind of OK in practice, thereabouts,

-so fingers crossed for that.

-OK.

-Are you ready, Louise?

-I am, indeed.

-Let's roll.

The hockey girl from Edinburgh has set her target.

Louise crouching right down.

That's good, smooth roll, it's heading up,

it's gone above Karen,

and it's on £850!

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-You've done exactly what you said you'd do.

-First time for everything!

That means you're going through to the next round, congratulations.

-Thank you.

-Karen, you're going to have to just wait a little bit longer.

So, only two lanes left, and whichever one of you

releases your ball next will roll on the yellow lane.

The other will be left with the red lane.

Fingers on buzzers.

If I called myself a Whovian, of which TV...

Adam.

-Doctor Who.

-..of which TV show would I be a fan? Doctor Who is correct.

Where in America is nicknamed the Windy City?

Graeme.

-Chicago.

-Correct.

-Good buzzer action there, Graeme.

-Had to get one!

-HE LAUGHS

You're in it now.

What colour is the live wire in a standard modern electrical plug?

Adam.

-Brown.

-Correct.

You need one more correct answer, Adam, to release your ball.

Which musical features the songs Wouldn't It Be Loverly

and I Could Have Danced All Night?

Adam.

-My Fair Lady.

-Correct!

You've released your balls, you're rolling on the yellow lane.

Graeme, you're left with the red lane.

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-So, some musicals, Doctor Who... That got you there.

-It did.

And you have the yellow lane. How did it go in practice on the yellow lane?

Well, yes, bit nervous, because obviously I would have liked

to have been on the shorter lanes, but I've got to go for it.

OK, well, to guarantee your place in the next round, Adam,

you need £750 or more.

-Can you do it?

-Let's see.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Facing the yellow lane, left-hander Adam from Essex.

Well, a big bounce, takes the pace right out of the roll.

It's at the cash zones, it's moving up, it's creeping,

and it stops on £550!

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-How do you feel about that, Adam?

-Not very good.

Well, obviously it means, Karen, you've now joined

Louise in the next round, so relief over here is tangible.

But, Adam, you're going to have a nervous wait for a minute or so.

-I am.

-Graeme, you've been left with the red lane,

-the longest lane with the shortest edge.

-Yeah.

-But you know what you have to do now.

-Yeah.

You have to get £600 or more

to guarantee that you're going through to the next round.

How did you go in practice on the red lane?

I was doing all right at the start,

and then I progressively got worse, so...

I'm hoping now I've had a break, it will go back to the way

it was at the start, but we'll find out.

OK, well, you're a Sunderland fan.

Yeah, so I'm used to getting beat!

LAUGHTER

I was going to be a bit more positive and say red is your colour, but...

-Yes, sorry, yeah, of course!

-HE LAUGHS

It's just your natural disposition as a Sunderland fan.

-It's my default setting, yeah.

-HE CHUCKLES

-OK, Graeme, best of luck. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's roll.

-VOICE-OVER:

-Geordie Graeme, certainly keen to get on with this.

But is he rushing his roll?

It's going past 550, has it got too much speed?

I think it has...

It's going over the edge!

Oh, Graeme!

-There was just too much on it.

-Yeah.

-Too much pace.

And it scores you, Graeme, nothing.

So at the end of those rolls, Karen has £700, Louise has £850,

Adam has £550, and Graeme has nothing.

So, Karen, Louise and Adam, you're through to the next round.

Return to your podiums, please. Congratulations.

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This isn't the kind of game where we can have a relegation scrap,

unfortunately, and you can survive at the last minute.

-I would have pulled it back right at the end!

-I know.

This was the end for you, unfortunately, Graeme,

because you earned the least money in that round,

-so I'm afraid you leave with nothing.

-Yeah.

-It's been great having you here, Graeme. Thanks for playing, goodbye.

-Bye-bye.

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Congratulations, Louise, Adam and Karen,

you're through to the next round.

So is it fair to say from your introduction, Louise,

that hockey is your life?

I'd say so, yeah, I played it for many years growing up,

and I now actually work for the national governing body

of Scottish hockey, so, yeah, it takes up a lot of my time.

So do you go around schools or clubs? How does it work?

I'm primarily office-based, but we have a regional development team,

who go through, as you say, schools, clubs, universities,

anyone from age five to, I think our oldest member is 88 this year,

so everyone from all spectrums playing hockey, and trying to

get them involved in the sport and making it a part of their life.

And are they relevant, hockey skills, to this game, do you think -

is there any crossover?

Not when you're under this much pressure, absolutely nothing at all!

-Give you a stick, Louise, and I'm sure...

-With a stick...

-Hmm, we'll try it afterwards.

-LAUGHTER

Adam, you said in your introduction that that was your main job.

What's your other job, then?

I do movie extra work on big movies.

-Big movies?

-Big movies.

-Tell us, how big?

Fairly recently, I went on to a project

that I didn't know what it was going to be.

It turned out to be a small film called Mission: Impossible,

with a certain Mr Cruise.

And you were his body double?

Obviously, the height. We're a match.

No, I was with 300 other people doing lots of scenes.

But I ended up being very close to him

and I actually ended up on the big screen in the same shot as him,

so I was whooping in the cinema,

the others were looking at me like I was mad.

-It sounds very exciting.

-Thank you.

-Karen.

The Galapagos Islands. How did that come about?

It was my 50th birthday earlier this year

and it was one of those items that was on my bucket list

and so my husband very kindly organised a whole month away,

which took in a couple of weeks in the Galapagos

and a bit of time in the Amazon and Colombia and places as well.

Did it all live up to the expectation?

No, it was way better.

We were so close to the animals

and they're just not afraid of human beings,

so, for example, one day I was just sat on a rock putting my boots on

and a sea lion came out of the sea, across the sand,

climbed up on the rock, you know, this close to me,

and went and sunbathed just behind me.

I think a lot of people watching will be thinking

-that should be on their bucket list too.

-It should.

-It sounds amazing.

Well, the money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So, Louise, you have £850,

Adam, you have £550

and, Karen, you have £700.

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

Round Two.

We're shutting down the shortest lane.

Now we're introducing danger zones, meaning any of the cash zones

from £100 all the way up to £1,300 could become a danger zone.

If that happens, its value drops to 0.

How many danger zones you face

depends on how well you do on the questions.

Release your ball first

and not only will you take the shortest lane with the biggest edge,

but you'll have no danger zones.

This time, you need to answer four questions correctly

to release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

In which modern-day country was the warrior ruler Genghis Khan born?

Karen?

-Mongolia.

-Correct.

What is one quarter of 200?

Karen?

-50.

-Correct.

Which innuendo-loving comedian's 2005 autobiography

was titled A Young Man's Passage?

Adam?

-Julian Clary?

-Correct.

Was that a good guess?

Educated guess.

In the digestive system, which major organ

is located between the oesophagus and the small intestine?

Karen?

-Stomach.

-Correct.

Karen, you need one more correct answer to release your ball.

If I were watching a Premier League football match at Goodison Park...

Karen?

-Everton.

-..who would be the home team? Everton is the correct answer.

You've released your ball and you're rolling first on the blue lane.

So, the blue lane -

-Everton play in blue and, of course, known as the Toffees.

-Mm-hmm.

You certainly didn't come unstuck in those questions, did you, Karen?

No. They suited me.

Yeah, well, they all seem to suit you, Karen.

Good general knowledge. It's won you the biggest edge and no danger zones.

Get your ball on the edge in this round and it's worth...

£2,000!

You each have two rolls which will be added together.

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

A good, steady roll on the green lane, Karen.

Two goes this time, though.

Where are you going to go on your first roll?

Where are you going to aim for?

To be fair, somewhere 700-800 would be fine for a first roll

to get something solid on the table.

-OK. Are you ready, Karen?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

-VOICEOVER:

-First on the lanes again, market researcher Karen making sure

she has the best chance to get to the next round.

Going for that familiar swing.

700 last time.

You've gone past that. Ooh. Ooh!

It stops on £1,000!

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-A good start, Karen.

-Yeah, I'm happy with that.

-You have another roll to come.

-OK.

-But there are two lanes left.

We've reset the podiums, whichever of you releases your ball next

will roll on the yellow lane, the other will be left with the red lane.

You'll both be facing danger zones. Fingers on buzzers.

Which famous Billy has had UK Top 40 hits with the songs

Tell Her About it and Uptown Girl?

Louise?

-Joel?

-Billy Joel. Correct.

The majority of people who live in Italy belong to what religion?

Louise?

-Catholicism?

-Correct.

Catholic or Christian I could accept.

Awarded by royalty, what does the M stand for in the title MBE?

Louise?

-Member.

-Correct.

Louise, you need one more correct answer to release your ball.

Adam's looking a bit bemused there

at how quick you're getting to the buzzer.

In 2015, it was announced that Eddie Redmayne would play Newt Scamander...

Adam?

Fantastic Beasts And How To Find Them?

..in an adaptation of which JK Rowling book?

You said Fantastic Beasts And How To Find Them,

it's Fantastic Beasts And WHERE To Find Them.

I'm afraid we can't accept that answer, Adam.

You're frozen out of the next question.

Which charity holds a Red Nose Day every other year?

Louise?

-Comic Relief.

-Correct, you've released your ball.

You're rolling next on the yellow lane.

Adam, you've been left with the red lane.

That was a very good and very speedy way

to get through those questions there, Louise.

Better just to get it done as quick as possible.

That's my attitude today.

-Well, Karen has set the bar quite high with her first roll.

-Hugely.

Add to that, you have one danger zone, Louise, in the yellow lane.

Before you roll, we need to find out where it's going to be.

It's moving up and down your lane. Press that buzzer there

and it will stop.

It stops on £500. That's gone from your lane, replaced with 0.

How do you feel about that?

Better than being further up.

Obviously, I'm going to have to aim high to try

and get close to Karen, so I'm quite glad it's that far down.

Fingers crossed I don't go anywhere close to that. I'm happy.

OK. Are you ready?

-We'll see.

-Let's roll.

Danger zones are never a welcome element, but Louise is aiming high.

Back into that low stance.

You said you wanted to go high.

That might just be a bit too much, Louise.

It is.

It's over the edge.

Oh, you said the danger zone wasn't bothering you

cos you were going to go high anyway.

That was far too optimistic, but, oh, well.

Your sporting pedigree may have just given you a bit too much oomph there.

That roll earns you nothing.

One more roll to come, Louise. All hope is not lost.

Adam has yet to roll, of course, on the red lane.

Adam, you're going to face two danger zones.

Before you roll, we need to find out where they are.

They're moving up and down your lane

and they'll stop when you press that button there.

Good luck.

They stop on £700 and £300.

They're replaced with 0.

How do you feel about that?

Bearing in mind that we have a 0 before me,

I will probably aim for the middle.

Louise has given you a little bit of breathing space.

Yeah, she has. Thank you, Louise.

How did you get on in the red lane when you were practising?

Not very good.

Are you ready?

-As ready as I'll ever be.

-Adam, let's roll.

Double danger zones for Adam, but a window of opportunity.

Getting that tall frame really low

and the ball close to the lane.

Smooth roll, moving up the danger zones,

going above both danger zones,

stopping on £750.

Well done.

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-Happy?

-Eek. Yes, I am happy.

Good.

OK, before everyone rolls again,

let's have a look at what you've earned so far.

Karen, you have £1,000,

Louise, you have nothing,

and, Adam, you have £750.

Karen, if you could just go one cash zone higher to £1,100,

you will definitely be playing in the next round.

-Yep.

-You can do that, can't you?

-Yeah, it's more difficult.

When you practise, it's fine. You're very relaxed.

But when you're doing it for real, it's like any sport,

when you're doing it for real, your muscles tense up,

-so it's much harder.

-So you need to relax.

-Are you relaxed?

-I'm relaxed.

-Karen, let's roll.

-VOICEOVER:

-A great first roll gave Karen £1,000,

but she can't afford to be too complacent here.

Maybe just a little bit too relaxed there.

It stops on £500. We'll add that to your first roll.

It's £1,500.

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Well, 1,100 would have guaranteed you through to the next round,

but what you have done now is you've pushed Louise to the edge.

So if Louise doesn't hit the edge, you're definitely through.

Louise, you need 750 to stay in the game.

-OK, you're a sportswoman.

-Yeah.

You've been under high pressure situations before

in matches, I'm sure. This is one of those.

It is, but it's not over until the final whistle.

I don't think we've got there quite yet,

so I'm going in with a bit of optimism here,

but perhaps not too much gusto this time.

OK, well, just a slight issue for this game plan, of course,

is the danger zone, which is still there.

I've got to remind you of that.

It's on £500.

I've got to go past it anyway.

It should be OK.

Best of luck, Louise.

Let's roll.

Plenty of pressure on Louise now.

She's facing an uphill battle.

Good job these lanes are completely level.

It's a smooth roll.

It's a big roll

it's heading up to four figures.

And it stops...

And it's big. It scores you £1,200,

which we'll add to your first roll, giving you £1,200, Louise.

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Ooh. That was good.

Delighted with that outcome.

I was a little bit nervous just at the end there,

but I will take that for just now.

-You've given yourself a fighting chance...

-I have.

..to go through to the next round.

However, Karen, you are through to the next round. Congratulations.

-You, Adam, have got a very specific job to do now.

-Yeah. No pressure.

Your danger zones are still at £700 and £300.

The target for you now is £500.

Bang in the middle of your danger zones, there.

I've obviously got everything to play for here

so I've got to go for it, because too short and I'm going to

miss the 500 and probably end up in the first danger zone.

Or I'm in danger of going into the second danger zone.

So I might have to give it just a little bit more welly on this one.

It's not Mission: Impossible, is it?

Very good, I saw what you did there.

-Are you ready, Adam?

-I am.

-Best of luck. Let's roll.

The mission for Adam, should he choose to accept it -

get his ball past £500.

Ooh.

It might not even reach the cash zones.

Adam, it doesn't. It scores you nothing.

We'll add that to your previous roll and your total is £750.

-It was Mission: Impossible.

-It turned out to be.

You had that in the palm of your hand there,

-it was in your control that game.

-I know. I know.

The pressure - it was too much pressure, obviously.

Well, with the two rolls added together, Karen,

you have £1,500, Louise, you have £1,200 and Adam, you have £750,

which means, Karen and Louise, you're through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

APPLAUSE

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

which means you're leaving here with nothing.

You've been centre stage for a little bit,

but it's time for your big exit now.

-Thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you, Gabby.

-Bye-bye.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

Congratulations to Louise and Karen. You're through to the next round.

Your competitiveness came to the fore there, Louise, didn't it?

Absolutely. I was not going out this early.

I needed to at least get a little bit further.

Well, you had to rely on poor Adam there not reaching the cash zones.

I did, yeah. I had my fingers secretly crossed.

You're not the first person to play The Edge that does that.

What else do you do in your spare time besides sport?

Quizzes are a fairly big thing with me.

My friends pull on me to write quizzes for them all the time.

I was recently at one of my best friend's hen-do

and she insisted on an '80s-themed quiz.

It went down so well, I'm now doing one for the Friday rehearsal dinner

with a wedding theme to it.

So any questions here that are to do with weddings,

I'm taking them away for my own quiz.

-So you write the quizzes?

-Yeah.

I've retained pointless facts and they just go into quizzes.

It gives my friends a bit of a laugh.

We're all fairly competitive given our sporting backgrounds

that it just goes down well on a night out.

Oh, you never know, it could lead to a career.

Well, if anyone's looking for a new presenter...

I meant to write the questions.

LAUGHTER

Karen, who's watching you at home?

-My husband James.

-Tell us a bit about James, how did you meet him?

We actually met at a quiz, funnily enough.

Both of our workplaces had teams that went to the same quiz

and we got chatting. To be honest, I wasn't really that interested.

Then he phoned me up afterwards to ask me out for a drink.

We just absolutely hit it off and five weeks later, we got engaged.

Gosh. And you've been together how long?

18 years now.

-So it was almost love at first sight.

-Yeah.

OK. Well, the money you earned is added to your personal bank.

So, Louise, you now have £2,050,

Karen, you have £2,200.

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

Round Three.

We're shutting down another lane.

In this round, there's only one danger zone,

and the first player to release their ball will control it

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

You'll need five correct answers to release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

Which New York tourist attraction was formerly known as Long Acre Square?

Louise?

-Central Park.

-Incorrect. Times Square.

You're frozen out of the next question.

In cricket, what name is given to the horizontal pieces

that lie on top of the stumps?

Karen?

-Bails.

-Correct.

You're back in the game, Louise.

Which US medical drama starred British actor Hugh Laurie?

Karen?

-House.

-Correct.

Which eight-letter word beginning with P

describes a small implement which can be used to pluck guitar strings?

Karen?

-Plectrum.

-Correct.

She's quick on the buzzer, Louise.

From the Arabic for season,

what term denotes the rainy months in southern Asia?

Karen?

-Monsoon?

-Correct.

You need one more correct answer to release your ball.

What substance, often found on beaches,

is fused with soda or pot ash and other ingredients to make glass?

Louise?

-Sand.

-Correct.

Which James Bond movie features the henchman Nick Nack?

Louise?

-The Man With The Golden Gun.

-Correct.

What natural satellite of the Earth is the brightest object in the sky

after...? Karen?

-Venus.

-Incorrect. After the sun is the moon.

You're frozen out of the next question.

Chance for you to start catching up, Louise.

Bikini Bottom is the name of the city in which animated TV show?

Just in time, Louise.

SpongeBob SquarePants?

Correct.

No idea where that came from.

Which Australian swimmer is known as Thorpedo?

Louise?

-Ian Thorpe.

-Correct.

You're now level,

so the next correct answer will see that person release their ball.

Which fictional diarist was played by Renee Zellweger in a 2001...?

Louise?

-Bridget Jones.

-A 2001 film, Bridget Jones.

You've released your ball first.

You'll be running on the yellow lane,

Karen, you've been left with the red lane.

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You were down on the bottom there.

You hadn't answered one question correctly.

Karen only needed one more correct answer to release her ball,

and somehow...

It's the pressure. Clearly it gets to me.

Fingers crossed it works here.

I think we're going to start calling you the Comeback Kid.

I'll take any nickname you've got as long as it gets me through.

You've earned yourself the shortest lane available with

the biggest edge available.

Get your ball on the edge in this round and it's worth...

£3,000!

APPLAUSE

Now, you've got three rolls, which will be added together.

Whoever earns the most money in this round will be through to the final.

Louise, you're going to roll first.

I think you're the kind of girl, Louise,

that I've just got to say, "Get it on the edge",

and put some pressure on you and you'll just go there.

Fingers crossed it'll work. Definitely.

-I need that push to get me there.

-Where are you going to go?

Again, I'll aim for sort of like a 950-1,000 mark,

cos I'm going to have to do well to beat Karen.

But I don't want to be too enthusiastic.

-Well, you went 1,200 the last time you were on this lane.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready?

-I am indeed.

-Let's roll.

Louise has managed to seize control. Karen looking very pensive.

But can she get her tactics spot-on here?

Good weight.

It's moving up the zones.

And it stops on £850.

APPLAUSE

Not quite the four-figure sum.

Not quite, but I'll take that rather than going over the edge any day.

It sets a bar for you to catch, Karen.

-It sets the standard quite high.

-Mm.

Of course, this time, Louise controls a danger zone.

She can put it anywhere she likes on your lane from £100 up to £1,300.

So where are you going to choose, Louise?

I'm going to go for 700.

Tell me why.

She has to get it at least close up to mine.

I'm thinking we're going to be fairly matched on our rolls,

so I'm going to have to push her quite far.

Anything below that suits me fine anyway.

750, it's at that level where... When we've been in practice,

you think you're going to have to give it a bit of a welly

to get there, so she's going to have to put more into it

with the hope that she'll go over the edge,

which means I have that small cushion later on.

You've not thought about that at all.

No, not the sportsman in me at all coming out there.

OK, let's take £700 out of your lane.

That is now worth zero, Karen.

Longest lane you've had so far.

You've gone from green and blue to red. Does it seems a bit far?

It seems miles.

Your danger zone is there on the £700.

-Is that putting you off at all?

-No, not really.

It's so far, I'm just going to roll it up

-and see what I can get without going over the edge.

-OK.

Sounds like a nice, relaxed approach.

Let's roll, Karen.

Unfamiliar territory for Karen - playing catch-up

and all on the red lane.

How will she cope under this pressure?

Plenty of power on this roll.

It's got a bit of weight behind it.

It's moving up the cash zones.

Where's it going to stop?

Oh!

No.

Well, that roll scores you nothing.

Ugh!

Well, Karen, they are called danger zones for a reason. Best avoid them.

Couldn't have done it better, could I?

You feeling guilty, Louise, or a bit chuffed?

I was actually feeling a little bit, "Aw",

and then I was like, "Oh, yeah, brilliant."

-I can't feel too guilty. I'm sorry, Karen.

-That's OK.

Empathy replaced with glee.

After that first roll, Louise, you have £850, Karen, you have nothing.

-So you're in control, Louise.

-For now.

We'll see what happens in a minute.

Does that make you feel less comfortable?

I just keep thinking I brought it back

after going over the edge and getting zero,

so I'm more than confident Karen can pull this back as well.

She just needs to get it on the edge and she's blown me out of the water,

practically, so it's not over yet, no.

-You going for a big one, four figures?

-I kind of have to.

Middle of the road would be nice to just sit comfortable,

but, as I say, Karen's got everything to go for now.

-As a sportswoman, you know all about muscle memory.

-Absolutely.

Fingers crossed it's exact memory

and it's not got a little bit of amnesia and we'll be OK.

-Are you ready?

-I am indeed.

-Let's roll.

Confidence is building in Louise.

You can tell she's starting to relax.

But will it be enough to help her hit the big four figures?

Good nudge. It's moving up.

It's moving up towards the four figures.

Is it going to stop? It stops on £1,000.

We'll add that to your first roll. Gives you £1,850!

APPLAUSE

You said you wanted four figures.

Yep, and I'm delighted with that. The arm clearly remembered it all.

Fingers crossed for the third one it gets it as well.

You've got a choice now, Louise.

Do you want to keep that danger zone where it is on £700

or are you going to move it based on what you've just done?

I'm going to bump it up a little,

bearing in mind 750 is just a little bit too low.

Karen's going to go all out here.

I'm going to move it up to 900.

-You want to move the danger zone to 900.

-Yeah.

Let's do that then.

£900 is gone replaced with zero value, Karen.

-Best avoided.

-Yes.

As you discovered to your peril in the first roll.

Karen...

you are being pushed up the lane,

because Louise has already got herself quite a large amount there.

-Yep.

-To keep in touching distance, you need four figures now.

-Yep.

It is big pressure.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Let's roll.

Big rolls from Louise, so far, pushing Karen

all the way. She is very focused.

Into her rolling position

and a very fluid swing.

Smooth roll.

It's moving up the cash zones.

It's moving towards your danger zone,

but it stops!

And it stops on £850. We'll add that to your first roll.

You have £850.

APPLAUSE

Which I sound incredibly excited about and, obviously, that is because

it stopped just before your danger zone!

Louise thought history was repeating itself.

She thought she had the Midas touch with danger zones.

After that second roll, Louise, you have £1,850.

Karen, you have £850.

APPLAUSE

It is time for the third, and final, roll in this round.

Louise, if you roll £350 or more, you would push Karen

to the edge. Of course, if you go to the edge,

then, there is nothing she can do.

-I'm sure you want to bank as much as you can.

-Yeah. For me,

a safe, middle-of-the-road, where I've been before,

the £1,500 mark, would be ideal. See what happens when I get there.

-Are you ready?

-I am ready to play.

Let's roll.

Sounds like a simple task. £350 or more, but it is never easy

under this sort of pressure.

It's tentative,

but it has gone over 350

and it stops on 550. And it gives you a total,

with your other rolls, of...

..£2,400!

APPLAUSE

So, Louise, based on what you just rolled, do you want to keep

the danger zone where it is or would you like to move it?

No, I am going to push her to the edge, cos she needs to get it,

so I am going to make the danger zone the 1,300, beforehand.

-The 1,200 won't help her here.

-Let's move the danger zone to £1,300.

That now has a value of zero. However, Karen, it is the edge

-or nothing.

-Mm-hm.

-Could be a nice target to aim at, actually,

-couldn't it, because it is flashing there nicely, drawing you in?

-Yep.

-And then you just need to dribble over it.

-Yes.

-This is a big-pressure roll.

-Yep.

-It is the edge or nothing.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Let's roll.

A daunting red lane again for Karen. 11.5 metres long.

She can see the danger zone flashing at the end,

but can she do this?

Getting down low again.

Doesn't look like it is going to have the legs to get there.

It has stopped on 750. We will add that to your previous rolls.

Gives you a total of £1,600.

Not enough welly.

Not enough force. With the three rolls added together,

Louise has £2,400, but Karen earned only £1,600.

That means, Louise, you take what you've earned into today's final.

Congratulations. Please return to the podium.

APPLAUSE

Karen, you were fantastic at the questions. You were speedy,

you were precise, you got yourself the shortest lane every time,

-but now.

-Apart from when it counted.

-Yeah.

Karen, you earned the least amount of money in that round, so I am afraid

you are leaving here with nothing, but we all hope you get to the

-Galapagos again some day.

-Thank you.

-Thank you for playing. Goodbye!

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Louise - the Comeback Kid.

You have made it through to the final,

where you will be playing for all the money you have earned today -

a total of £4,450!

APPLAUSE

-Got any plans for that money?

-I'd love to go see the Lions on tour

or support in a World Cup. I think they have got New Zealand in 2017,

so I think we could possibly start a wee fund and that would

definitely go towards a fantastic trip out there.

-So, the Lions in New Zealand.

-Yep.

-Who else?

-Ideally, Winter Olympics

-in 2018.

-Excellent.

-Yep, then throw in the others around it -

Wimbledon, Monaco Grand Prix, Masters golf...

-Are you ever going back to work(?)

-I'd prefer not to, but somebody's

got to get people playing hockey in Scotland! I will do.

It's the final.

We are 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 have earned today.

Stop your ball on the edge and you will win £4,450.

APPLAUSE

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. You have 75 seconds to get

-as many right as you can. Is everything clear?

-Yes.

Let's put 75 seconds

on the clock and your time will start when

I've read the first question.

How does the pizza name, Quatro Stagioni, translate into English?

-Four Seasons?

-Correct.

Gunnersaurus is the mascot of which football team?

-Arsenal.

-Correct.

In measurement, how many ounces are in a pound?

-12?

-Incorrect. 16.

If I were a superhero in a team with Thor, Iron Man and Black Widow...

-The Avengers.

-Correct.

What was Coco Chanel's real first name?

-Pass.

-Gabrielle.

What S is a system used by boats and submarines

to detect underwater objects?

-Sonar.

-Correct. In 2015,

Mick Hucknall reformed which hit band?

-Simply Red.

-Correct.

What creature is Wilbur in Charlotte's Web?

-A pig.

-Correct.

Which cyclist won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year

award in 2011.

Erm...

Sideburns guy. Pass.

-Mark Cavendish.

-Oh, no.

Which metal is commonly used inside a thermometer?

-Mercury.

-Correct.

In the sitcom, Friends, what is the surname

of Matthew Perry's character?

-Bing.

-Correct.

If I were in the first Asian country

to host an Olympics, in which country would I be?

-Japan.

-Correct.

Which Scottish king won the Battle of Bannockburn?

-Oh, ho-ho! James.

-Incorrect. Robert the Bruce.

And that noise means it is time out.

-Oh!

-How could I get a Scotland question wrong?!

Of all the questions for you to finish on! Robert the Bruce, Louise!

I was too excited. I heard the music!

It was building up to your time. I can tell you, in that time,

you got an incredible nine questions correct!

To see what that has done to the edge,

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

APPLAUSE

-That was good.

-I impressed myself, I don't mind saying!

All that writing of quizzes is paying off?

It seriously has, definitely. Yes.

Every one of those correct answers increases the size of your edge.

So, let's put them on your lane.

One...

two...

three...

four...

five...

six...

seven...

eight...

nine.

It's huge, Louise! That is a very, very considerable-sized edge.

-It is, yes.

-But you have not been in the red lane before?

I have not. I was just thinking, how far away it seems,

now you are actually here. The yellow looks so easy,

compared to this. It is a tough one, yeah.

Well, you have a choice to make. You can roll for the full £4,450

with only one ball and one attempt to hit the edge.

Or you can take two balls,

but that means you will say goodbye to half the money

and roll for £2,225. Or you can take three balls.

That is three attempts to hit the edge, but you will play for one-third

of the money, which we are calling £1,484.

They look very different, those sums.

I know that is an obvious thing to say, but you start with a four,

then, suddenly, jumping down to a two and then a one.

Yeah. The four is hugely attractive. It would be to anyone,

but as much as I see myself as a risk-taker and The Comeback Kid

and everything, I cannot put it all

on one ball. I just cannot do that to myself.

If I was to lose on that...

No. And the three down, to the 1,484. I genuinely

don't think I need three to do it,

but that just could come back to bite me later on.

It is a great sum again to have, but I am going to go for the two balls

-and go for the 2,225.

-Sure?

-Absolutely, yep.

Seems like you have made your mind up, Louise.

You are taking two balls and rolling for £2,225!

APPLAUSE

Louise, it's time to take on The Edge, for £2,225. Let's roll.

-Oh, no. No.

-Good weight. Is it going to stop, though?

-Is it too much?

-It is too much.

I think it is.

It's over the edge, Louise.

-But this is why you took two balls.

-This is why I took two balls.

-Yep.

-How are you going to modify that roll?

-Less strength, has to be.

But it is now getting it to make sure I don't go too cautious now.

-Cos you have got this massive edge to play with.

-I know!

I've been aiming for the tiniest wee thing and I now have this.

-Pressure beyond pressure.

-Are you a bit cross with yourself?

Hugely furious inside. Furious.

That's easy to do.

-Are you in the right state?

-I think so.

It's time to take on The Edge, for the final time.

For £2,225, Louise, let's roll.

It's got a better weight to it, Louise.

It's got a better weight. Is it going to creep in?

It is. Is it going to stop?

It is! And you've hit The Edge!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, one thing I have learned about you, Louise,

is that you don't like to do things unless it is the last minute.

-Absolutely, yes!

-There is no point doing something with time to spare?

No, why not? Let's take it to the edge, literally!

-No, that's absolutely wonderful. I'm stoked!

-You are still going on

-your world sports tour?

-Absolutely. I might see you there!

Congratulations, Louise. You hit your final edge.

You are going home with £2,225!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations. You were a fantastic competitor.

-Thank you very much.

-Pulled it out the bag every time, Louise.

Well done. We will be back next time, with more new contestants

pushing themselves to The Edge. Why? Because that is how we roll. Bye-bye!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE