Episode 10 The Edge

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 will get thousands,

but go over and they get nothing.

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

APPLAUSE

I'm Stuart.

I'm a retail manager from Dunbar. I used to be a sports coach.

I'm Jade. I live near Portsmouth. I'm a recruitment consultant.

And if I see an opportunity, I take it.

I'm Daniel from Norwich.

I work in insurance and I'm a football referee,

so I'm used to making big decisions.

I'm Jane from Pontypool. I'm a grandmother and deputy head teacher,

so I'm used to keeping calm under pressure.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to you all and very best of luck.

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

The ball you need is trapped in your podium.

I am going to ask some questions. Buzz in with the correct answer

and you will bring your ball up towards you.

Once you have freed your ball,

you will 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.

What word beginning with A is the technical name for a robot

that resembles a human? Jane.

Android.

Correct.

In December 1941, which country attacked Pearl Harbor?

Daniel.

Japan.

Correct.

In 1998, which Australian group had UK top five hits with

To The Moon And Back and Truly, Madly, Deeply? Jade.

Savage Garden.

Correct. Which American actress was married to Coldplay's Chris Martin

until their divorce... Stuart.

Gwyneth Paltrow.

She was married to him until their divorce in 2015. Correct.

Beginning with N,

what is the name of the sleep condition characterised by...

Jane.

Narcolepsy.

Well pronounced. Correct.

Narcolepsy is the condition characterised by uncontrollable

spells of sleeping during the day.

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

If I was writing with a pencil

what form of carbon would be marking the page? Stuart.

Lead.

No, it's graphite. You are frozen out of the next question, Stuart.

Which famous art award established in 1984

is named after an English Romantic painter?

Daniel.

Turner. Turner Prize.

Correct. Turner Prize.

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

Until 1939, which country was known as Siam?

Daniel.

Thailand.

Correct. It is Thailand. You're a rolling first on the green lane.

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-Big burst from you there, Daniel.

-Yes, yes.

-At the end.

Daniel, if you hit the edge in Round One, it's worth...

£1,500.

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

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

Daniel, how did you get on in practice?

I actually didn't like the green lane as much

because the lanes are so fast.

It's very easy just to lose that ball over the edge.

The aim here will be just to get some money banked.

-Get on the cash zones. Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK, Daniel, if you are ready, let's roll.

'Good afternoon all.

'Daniel is the first to test his skills on the green lane.

'Can the football referee from Norwich keep his cool?'

-It's a good, steady roll.

-Go on, go on!

You're willing it on. And it scores you £750.

APPLAUSE

OK.

Daniel, you were willing it on there.

Did you hope to have some kind of force of wind going?

So to speak, Daniel. Obviously.

If you try and urge the ball on

you can call upon the Force.

OK, all right. We will see if it works for you in future rounds.

If you get there. Do you think that will be enough to get you there?

I hope it will be. It's money in the bank. But we will find out.

Thank you, Daniel. Three lanes still up for grabs.

We've reset the podiums. Fingers on buzzers.

In 2015, the Foo Fighters cancelled their Friday night headline

slot at Glastonbury Festival and were replaced by which band?

-Jade.

-Paloma Faith.

No, you knew as soon as you said it, it's incorrect.

It's Florence and the Machine.

-I sat through the whole lot.

-I'm a fan of hers.

-Yes, fantastic.

I'm sorry, you're frozen out of the next question, Jade.

The characters Elendil, Beorn and Arwen were all created

by which author? Jane.

JR Tolkien.

We can accept JR Tolkien. It's JRR Tolkien.

Correct.

If I saw an elephant fly, which 1941...

-Jane.

-Dumbo.

..which 1941 Disney feature film would I be watching? Dumbo. Correct.

You are no dumbo.

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

Born in 1959, what was the first name of Terence Conran's

fashion designer son? Jane.

Jasper.

Correct. And congratulations, you have released your ball.

You are rolling next on the blue lane.

-Well, Jane, go straight to the top of the class.

-Thank you.

-A straight run of correct answers.

-Mm.

Just questions I knew the answers to.

It was good work. Quick on the buzzer as well.

You are there in the blue lane.

To guarantee your place in the next round, you need £800 or more.

But there is a decent sized edge on the blue lane. It's worth £1,500.

Does it entice you towards it?

Not at all.

I was rubbish in practice so I'm just going to try

and get into the money.

-If you're ready, Jane, let's roll.

-Thank you.

Jane looks very focused.

A quick bend of the knees for the deputy headteacher.

It's a tentative roll and it scores you £450.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Daniel.

You are guaranteed to be going through to the next round.

Jane, you're going to have to wait and see what happens.

So only two lanes left, 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.

Who reprised her role as Lucy Beale in the 2015 EastEnders episode

about the night that Lucy died? Stuart.

Michelle Collins.

Incorrect. Hetti Bywater.

You are frozen out of the next question.

The River Nile drains into which sea?

No? Time's up. It's the Mediterranean Sea.

You are back in the game, Stuart.

What do the letters BFG stand for in the title... Stuart.

Big Friendly Giant.

They do. In the title of the Roald Dahl book. That's the correct answer.

How many players from a field hockey team are allowed on the pitch

at any one time? Stuart.

11?

Correct.

One more correct answer and you will be going next on the yellow lane.

If I were in the court of the Stuart King Charles I,

what century would it be?

-Jade.

-16th.

No, 17th. You're frozen out of the next question, Jade.

Daniel Day-Lewis won a record third Oscar for his portrayal

of which US President? Stuart.

Abraham Lincoln.

Correct. And congratulations.

You will be rolling next on the yellow lane.

Jade, you have been left with the red lane.

So, Stuart, to guarantee your place in the next round

you need £500 or more.

How did it go in practice?

Practice was OK actually.

It was actually on the smaller lanes that I struggled.

So, luckily, Jane has given me a big target. Hopefully that will help.

Saying Jane didn't do so well, basically?

I know Jane can do better.

LAUGHTER

Jane is the schoolteacher. Not you. OK, Stuart.

If you're ready, let's roll.

With 450 to beat, former sports coach Stuart...

He adopts a wide stance and bends into the roll.

Definitely in the cash zones, that's for sure.

It's heading way up to £850.

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So, Stuart, you're definitely going through to the next round.

Happy with yourself?

I've got to be.

A very good start. Jade, you've been left with the red lane.

I saw Stuart there giving you a little pep talk, saying,

"You can do this, you can do this."

To guarantee your place in the next round, you need £500 or more.

-OK.

-How did it go for you in practice?

Quite well on the red lane, actually.

The blue lane is my favourite but my second favourite is red.

So fingers crossed.

-Are you ready, Jade?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Jade's got the toughest lane.

Will her confidence see her through?

She needs a good, strong roll here.

It's not looking like it's going to reach the cash zones.

And that roll scores you nothing.

-I don't know what went wrong.

-Nerves, I think.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. It was just too tentative, Jade.

At the end of those rolls, Daniel has £750,

Jane has £450,

Stuart has £850,

but Jade has nothing.

So, Daniel, Jane and Stuart, you're going through to the next round.

Return to your podiums please.

APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Jade, you earned the least amount of money.

So you are leaving with nothing.

And you did tell us in your introduction that

-if you see an opportunity, you grab it.

-I just don't know what happened.

-I'm really disappointed.

-You lost your grip on The Edge.

-I did.

-Thanks for joining us.

-Thank you.

-Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Stuart, Daniel and Jane.

You are through to the next round.

Stuart, did you used to do sports coaching?

Uh-huh. I was a development officer actually for Edinburgh Council.

So I'm always wary when there is a referee close to me.

Daniel is a referee. Yeah.

We will get onto that in a moment cos sport is

obviously in both your blood.

But, Stuart, what kind of sports did you like to coach?

I worked in football and basketball so I worked with kids,

preschool, tried to give them a fun introduction to ball sports.

Then fed them into various clubs.

Daniel, I take my hat off to you. Refereeing is tough.

-Football refereeing.

-It can be a tough world.

-You've got to have thick skin.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-What age do you referee?

-I referee mainly senior level now. So the men.

-Big boys.

-Right, well, at the weekend, when those big guys get out

there and you're in the middle of it all giving them

a decision they don't want, how do they tend take it?

Last weekend I had a game with three players sent off.

-Wow.

-It was a fairly action-packed one.

-You sent three players off in a game?

-Yes.

-Wow.

-They were naughty players.

-You don't mess with Daniel. That's for sure.

And, Jane, you don't mess with you either.

-Glamorous granny.

-Oh.

-I can't believe you've got grandchildren.

Yes, six in all, counting one step granddaughter.

We are enjoying having you here, glamorous granny Jane.

And I'm sure your grandchildren will be enjoying it too.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

Only one of you can reach today's Final and play for that money.

Round Two.

We are shutting down the shortest lane.

And now we're introducing danger zones -

meaning any of the cash zones, from £100 up to £1,300,

could become a danger zone.

If that happens, its value drops to zero.

How many danger zones you face depends on how well you

do in the questions.

If you release your ball first, not only will you take the shortest

lane with the biggest edge, but no danger zones.

This time, you'll need four questions correctly

to release your ball. So fingers on buzzers.

In 1687, which scientist published his famous three laws of motion?

Daniel.

Newton. Sir Isaac Newton.

Correct. Isaac Newton.

Which of the Queen's grandchildren called her daughter Mia Grace?

Stuart.

Zara.

Correct.

Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the song Memory? Daniel.

Cats.

Correct.

Chapeau is the word for which... Jane.

Hat.

Correct. It's the word for hat in French.

What is the fewest number of British coins you can use to make 73p?

Daniel.

-Four.

-Correct.

And, Daniel, you are edging closer to releasing your ball.

One more correct answer and you will be rolling first on the blue lane.

Which song was a UK number one in the '70s for the Bee Gees

and in the '90s for Steps?

Stuart.

Tragedy.

Correct.

Which version did you prefer?

I love a bit of Steps.

LAUGHTER

We are finding out a lot about you today, Stuart.

Have you got the moves?

-Obviously.

-Share them.

-No.

LAUGHTER

What name is collectively given to the defensive structures that

run for thousands of miles across northern China?

Daniel.

The Great Wall of China.

The Great Wall of China, we will give you that. Correct.

You are rolling next on the blue lane.

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Daniel. It's becoming a bit of a habit of yours,

isn't it, releasing your ball first, getting the biggest edge?

This lane is a little bit longer

but I actually did better on this lane in practice.

So I'm happy to be on this one.

Well, 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.

So, what are you aiming for this time, then?

I think if I can just get two middling rolls

and just be consistent then that should be enough to see me through.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

'Daniel is first to roll again.

'His steely focus is serving him well.'

Go on, go on, go on!

That roll scores you £600.

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You might have to do a bit more than this, this pushing technique.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Mmm.

-Little disappointed with that. But we'll see.

-Yeah.

You still have another roll, Daniel.

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 on the red lane,

and you'll both be facing danger zones. Fingers on buzzers.

Which sports world championship is contested at

the Lakeside Country Club? Stuart.

Darts.

Correct. The Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green in Surrey.

The word Grexit has been used frequently

since 2012 to refer to a potential Greek exit from what?

Stuart.

The European Union.

No, incorrect, Stuart. It's the euro.

You are frozen out of the next question.

On which racecourse is the Grand National ridden?

Jane.

-Aintree.

-Correct.

You were going through your head the country's racecourses there,

weren't you, Jane? You chose the right one.

Homo habilis, homo erectus and Neanderthals are all extinct

species in the same genus as which modern-day animal?

No? It's us. Humans.

What's the name of the chain of limestone hills located

mainly in Gloucestershire?

LAUGHTER

The Cotswolds.

-They are working, those buzzers.

-Should we leave now?

-Sorry.

What primary colour does litmus paper turn

when dipped in a strong alkali? Jane.

Blue.

Correct. Hurray!

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Khaled Hosseini's book The Kite Runner is chiefly set in the US

and which other country?

Stuart.

Is it India?

No, incorrect. It's Afghanistan.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Gary Player is a famous name in which sport? Jane.

Golf.

Correct.

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

Which American rapper has had hits with My Name Is,

Without Me, and Lose Yourself? Stuart.

Eminem.

Is correct. So it's Steps and Eminem.

-Diverse musical taste.

-Very eclectic mix.

-Yes.

If I were to visit the main filming location for the 1960s sci-fi

series The Prisoner, in which North Wales village...

Jane.

-Portmeirion.

-Correct. And beautifully pronounced.

You have released your ball. You will roll next on the yellow lane.

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

APPLAUSE

OK, Jane, you will face one danger zone.

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

It's moving up and down the lane and it will stop

when you hit that button.

It stopped on £350. That's now gone from your lane.

Its value was replaced with zero. How do you feel about that?

Murphy's Law would dictate that that's where my ball will land.

-You need to give it a bit more welly, Jane.

-Yes.

It's just that edge, going over,

you're just conscious that you don't want to go over the edge.

-You need the Welsh Dragon to come out.

-I do. I do.

-Yes.

-Can you help?

LAUGHTER

I'm in red. I'm not biased, boys, but...

Jane, best of luck with this. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

-Thank you.

Can our glamorous granny from Pontypool channel

the spirit of the Welsh Dragon?

It's not got loads of weight behind it.

Oh, no.

Oh, yes! £300.

APPLAUSE

I said yes as if you had just hit the edge.

-But obviously you didn't hit the danger zone.

-No.

Which seems like a win there.

-Yeah.

-Stuart, you have been left with the red lane

which means you have two danger zones to face.

Before you roll, we need to find out where those danger zones will be.

They are going up and down the lane

and you have to press that button to find out where they are.

£1,200 and £250. They've gone now. Replaced with zero.

How do you feel about those?

That's all right because I wasn't aiming for either of those.

LAUGHTER Whereabouts are you aiming then?

Do you know what, this was a lucky lane for me in practice earlier.

-So I'm going to go quite long, I think.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

You are going big?

-Yes.

-But not as big as 1,200.

-No.

-No. OK.

Let's see how it goes, Stuart. If you're ready, let's roll.

Nice limber up for confident Stuart.

Two danger zones here. He needs a good, strong roll.

It's gathering a bit of momentum. It's gone over the first danger zone.

And it's stopping at £650.

APPLAUSE

-So it nudges you just ahead of Daniel there, Stuart.

-Mm-hmm.

Is that your happy face? You look a bit worried still.

LAUGHTER That's your happy face. OK.

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

Daniel, you have £600.

Jane, you have £300.

Stuart, you have £650.

APPLAUSE

It's fairly even out there, Daniel.

-So it's time to start putting some big rolls in.

-Yeah.

-You've got no danger zones.

-Nope.

-No.

-You can intimidate them with a four-figure roll here.

-I hope so.

LAUGHTER

Daniel, best of luck. If you're ready, let's roll.

'Daniel is deep in thought as he takes his second roll.

'He needs to aim high here.'

-Looks like it's going above the 600.

-Slow down!

Is it going to get to four figures?

Not quite. It's £850 and added to your first roll,

gives you a total of £1,450.

Why were you telling the ball to slow down?

I know these lanes are so fast.

I've seen so many in practice just trickle and trickle

and trickle and just drop off the edge.

At least you've got yourself over that middle band there, haven't you?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Happier with that one.

Well, we shall see, because there are two more rolls to come and,

Jane, your danger zone stays where it is. On £350.

But you are going to need much bigger than that to get yourself

through to the next round.

Or at least to guarantee it.

Well, let's see, shall we?

-I'm not confident.

-If you're ready, let's roll.

For Jane's second roll,

she really needs to get as close to the edge as possible.

All or nothing, I think.

Let's hope it's all, Jane.

Oh, no.

Oh. It's trickling up but I'm not sure it up where you want it to be.

Nope.

That scores you £500. Add that to your first roll and you have £800.

APPLAUSE

What are you thinking, Jane? Is that going to be enough?

-I'm thinking bye-bye.

-Oh, Jane, don't leave us just yet.

Don't you be running off anywhere.

Of course, Daniel, you are definitely going through to the next round.

Little fist pump there. He's happy with that, yes.

Stuart.

You need £200 to guarantee your entry to the next round.

However, that danger zone sits nicely above that 200, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

-So it would be a dangerous game to play to just go for 200.

-Surely you want some bigger sums to add to the bank.

-Absolutely.

I have to go with similar to what I did the last time, I think.

If you're ready, let's roll.

A quick massage of the ball

and Stuart's very different technique of a wide stance

and bend from the waist has worked so far.

-It's not a massive roll.

-Get up.

-But it is going past the crucial £200.

And it is actually picking up speed and it's dropped at £800.

Add that to your first roll, gives you a total of £1,450.

APPLAUSE

Your best roll of the day, Stuart.

So you are creeping up towards that fall.

OK, we'll add those two rolls together.

Daniel, you have £1,450.

Stuart, you have £1,450.

Jane, you have £800.

That means, Daniel and Stuart, you're through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

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-Ah, Jane.

-I know.

-That just wasn't enough, was it?

I think I was lucky to get through the first round. So, you know.

Time to go, I think.

It was just rolling that was hampering you a little bit there.

-It's been great having you on the show.

-Thanks.

Unfortunately, Jane, you earned the least amount of money,

-I'm afraid you are leaving here with nothing.

-Thank you.

-Thanks for playing. Bye.

-Bye.

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Congratulations, Stuart and Daniel. You are through to the next round.

So, Stuart, what else do you like to get up to in your spare time?

Family man. Wife Laura, two kids, Anna and Murray.

-They take up lots of my time.

-How old are they?

Anna is eight and Murray is four.

Good stuff. Daniel. What else do you get up to,

apart from bossing around 22 men on a pitch?

-I also referee pool.

-You just like being the boss.

-Yeah.

-Telling people what to do.

-Ordering people about.

-Yeah.

We have the referee and the coach here.

I'm so under pressure.

I'm stuck with a referee with a yellow and a red.

LAUGHTER

Do you think he feels more at home on those lanes?

Yeah, I think so, aye.

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

That money is safely banked for the Final,

should you manage to get there.

Round Three.

And we're shutting down another lane.

In this round there's only one danger zone.

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.

So fingers on buzzers.

In cosmetic surgery, onto what might a professional apply veneers?

Stuart.

Teeth.

Correct.

In 1991, who had a UK number one hit with The One And Only?

Stuart.

Chesney Hawkes.

Correct.

Chapati and naan are both South...

-Stuart.

-Bread.

South Asian types of bread. Correct.

Come on, Daniel. You need to get off the mark here.

He's just too quick for me.

If I were on a pilgrimage with the Wife of Bath,

according to the plot of the work by Chaucer, to which city would we be...

Daniel.

Canterbury.

You'd be travelling to Canterbury, correct.

Lake Geneva lies on the border of France and which other country?

Daniel.

-Switzerland.

-Correct.

The Force Awakens is the seventh film in which sci-fi... Daniel.

Star Wars. Surely.

..in the sci-fi series Star Wars. Correct.

You are neck and neck now.

Who famously head-butted Marco Materazzi... Daniel.

Zinedine Zidane.

..in the Final of the 2006 World Cup? Correct.

Would you have set him off as well, yeah?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Currer, Ellis and Acton where the pen names of which

trio of novelist sisters? Daniel.

-The Bronte sisters.

-Correct, it is the Bronte sisters.

And you have released your ball first.

You will be on the yellow lane.

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

APPLAUSE

So, Daniel, you have the biggest edge

and the shortest lane available for the third time in succession.

And this time, if you get your ball on the edge

it's worth £3,000.

APPLAUSE

That's literally bowled you over, Daniel. Hasn't it?

-That's a huge amount.

-It is. And you've got three rolls.

They'll be added together.

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

Daniel, does that mean we are going to see a little bit more

aggression in your rolls?

-I can afford to be a little bit more risky.

-Hmm. OK.

Let's see how risky you are going to be, Daniel. Let's roll.

Daniel hopes to step out of his comfort zone.

He likes the look of that £3,000 edge.

-Go on!

-Doesn't look that risky, does it, at the moment.

But it's climbing up. It's climbing up.

And it finishes on £700.

APPLAUSE

-Hmm.

-Hmm.

-Meh.

-Meh.

-You're there. You got the money.

-Yeah.

But not quite up to the four figures that you were looking for.

Hopefully the next one will be a bit higher.

Look, you control a danger zone now.

You can put it anywhere you like on Stuart's lane.

From £100 up to £1,300. Where are you going to choose?

Just so that he can't match me, I'll place it on the 700.

OK, so £700, Stuart, is lost from your lane. It is worth nothing.

Obviously if you roll below that

you're not going to be up with Daniel.

-Mm-hmm.

-Are you going to go higher?

Yeah, I'm going to try and go higher this time. I've got three balls.

-OK, pick a figure. Pick a figure.

-900.

-OK.

You need to coach yourself, Coach Stuart, to £900. Are you ready?

-Mm-hmm.

-Let's roll.

Pep talk from Gaby there for coach Stuart.

Can he sail past the £700 danger zone?

It is on the cash zones. Where is it going to stop?

£550.

APPLAUSE

Well, it was inching towards the danger zone.

Is there relief on the one hand?

Yeah, I changed my mind at the last minute just to go short.

Yes, of course you did, Stuart, yes. LAUGHTER

After the first roll, Daniel, you have £700.

And, Stuart, you have £550.

APPLAUSE

Still waiting for a big one. Four figures?

-Hope so.

-OK. Let's see if you can do it. Let's roll.

Let's go for the big one here, Daniel.

Can he make this a four figure roll?

-A little bit more welly into that one.

-Slow, slow! Not over the edge!

Where is it stopping?

At £1,100. Add that to your first roll and you have £1,800.

APPLAUSE

-Four figures. You got it for the first time.

-Yes.

-Target met.

-Absolutely. It feels good?

Yes. A sense of relief as much as anything else.

Well, you've got a choice now.

You can either keep that danger zone where it is, on £700,

or you can move it.

Based on what you have just rolled, are you going to move it?

I think I'm going to move it to 900.

OK, we are going to move that danger zone to £900.

Its value drops to zero. Has he done the right thing, Stuart?

Yeah, I think I would have done similar.

So, to stay level, you have to get onto 1,300 with this roll.

I don't want a referee to beat me.

LAUGHTER

Let's see what you are made of, Coach Stuart. It's time to do it.

Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Let's roll.

The pressure is on for Stuart.

He hasn't ventured into four figures yet.

This roll really needs to rank high.

-Oh, no.

-He says no but it's still rolling.

It's going up the lanes. It's heading up towards the danger zone.

It's not going to, is it?

No, it's not. It's £850.

We'll add that to your first roll, which gives you £1,400.

APPLAUSE

-It's not all lost. It's just £400 that gap, Stuart.

-Yeah.

-So, listen, things could be a lot worse for you right now.

-I know.

You were just about an inch away from zero.

After that second roll, Daniel, you have £1,800.

Stuart, you have £1,400.

APPLAUSE

So...

Daniel, your challenge is quite simple.

£950 or more and you will push Stuart to the edge.

-That's what you've got to do.

-Another roll like the last one.

Another big roll. Let's see how you go, Daniel. No danger zones.

-950 or above would push Stuart to the edge. Are you ready?

-Yes.

Let's roll.

After some successful rolls, Daniel is piling the pressure onto Stuart.

Will he get another four-figure roll?

-Huge concentration.

-That's good. Go on!

-It's picking up towards it but is it enough?

-Go on!

Not quite. £850.

We will add that to your previous roll, and you have £2,650.

APPLAUSE

Well, you have left the door with a chink of light there.

It's just open, isn't it, for Stuart?

-Just a little bit.

-You have a decision to make.

Are you going to leave that danger zone right

there on 900 or are you going to move it

based on what you've just done?

This one is a no-brainer I'm afraid, Gabby. I have to move it.

It goes to the 1,300.

OK, we are going to move that up to 1,300.

-Because that pushes Stuart to the edge. That's your logic.

-Yes.

Only the edge would do it for him.

He has pushed you to the edge, Stuart.

-Yep.

-HE LAUGHS

-Only 1,300 would have guaranteed that you were through.

-Yeah.

And he's put the danger zone there so that you have to reach the edge.

-He's a good guy, isn't he?

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-He's a referee.

-He's very sporting.

LAUGHTER

-Well, you can get your own back now, Stuart.

-Yeah, I will.

-You can hit the edge.

-Or I could hit him on the back of the head with it.

LAUGHTER

It's not that kind of sporting contest, Stuart, OK?

Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Let's roll.

Come on.

Eyes on the prize, Stuart.

Not Daniel's head. It's the edge or nothing.

It's big. Is it going to be too big?

Is it too much?

It's going at speed.

And it's off the edge.

We add that to what you've already earned and your total is £1,400.

APPLAUSE

Oh.

The energy was there and the power was there,

but it was all just a bit too much, Stuart.

I'm sorry about the greenhouse out the back.

LAUGHTER Oh, well, Stuart.

With the three rolls added together, Daniel has earned £2,650,

Stuart earned £1,400.

That means, Daniel, you take what you've earned to today's Final.

Congratulations. Please return to your podium.

APPLAUSE

Oh, wee Stuarts will be watching at home.

I'm sure you want to say a quick hello to them. Do you?

Yes, hi, Anna. Hi, Murray. Sorry.

LAUGHTER

Well, you know, you're a great competitor

and it almost came off for you. But not quite.

Stuart, you earned the least amount of money in that round.

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

-OK.

-Thanks for playing.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye. APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Daniel. You've made it through to the Final

where you're playing for all the money you've earned today.

A total of £4,850.

APPLAUSE

Whoa!

Daniel, what would you do with that money?

Well, the car desperately needs an upgrade.

It's 15 years old now almost. So really...

..is on its last legs. It's costing too much to run.

And we also, my best friend and I, recently moved house.

We could do with a bit more in the way of furniture.

What would you like particularly? A chair?

A nice, comfy chair maybe. Just so that I can watch the show.

LAUGHING: Very good. Very good, Daniel.

It is the Final.

And we're shutting down one more lane,

which leaves only the red lane.

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 and you'll win £4,850.

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 your 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.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

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

The detectives Poirot and Miss Marple were both

created by which author?

Agatha Christie.

Correct. How many strings are on a standard cello?

Five.

Incorrect. Four.

In the TV comedy Blackadder, which actor

starred as Baldrick?

Tony Robinson.

Correct. If I were in the modern-day capital

of Turkey, which city would I be in?

Ankara.

Correct. Who was the first British citizen

to go into space?

Pass.

Helen Sharman.

In the animated film franchise,

who voices Shrek?

Mike Myers.

Correct. In 2013, Lewis Hamilton began racing

for which Formula One team?

Uh...

McLaren.

Mercedes.

What language does the TV channel BBC Alba

predominantly broadcast in?

French?

Scottish Gaelic.

Which metallic element is prevalent in haemoglobin?

Iron.

Correct. In 2014, which female pop star had hits

with Blank Space, and Shake It Off?

Jessie J.

Taylor Swift.

Who's ear did Mike Tyson famously bite...

-Evander Holyfield.

-Correct.

If I were visiting the Uffizi Gallery,

in which European city would I be?

Florence.

Correct. Published in 1930, Sam Spade first appeared

in which Dashiell Hammett novel?

Pass.

It's The Maltese Falcon.

I can tell you, Daniel, you answered seven questions correctly.

APPLAUSE

To see what that score has done to the edge,

let's take the lanes for the final time.

-So, Daniel, first time on the red lane?

-Yes.

And looking at it, it's a long way.

Well, look, Daniel.

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

Let's put them onto your lane.

One. Two.

Three. Four.

Five. Six.

Seven.

APPLAUSE

Now does it look such a long way?

Yes.

LAUGHTER

That's a big edge. One of the biggest edges we've had.

It is a big edge. Um...

But I've not rolled on this lane since practice.

That's cos you've been so flipping good. You've been leading the way.

Green, blue, yellow.

A part of me thinks that you are only here once.

Daniel, I'll help you make your decision, perhaps,

because you have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £4,850

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

Or you can take two balls but that means you'll roll for

half the money, which is £2,425.

Or you can take three balls, three attempts to hit the edge

but you'll be playing for a third of the money.

We're calling it £1,617.

Does that help? Does that focus the mind a bit?

Yes, I think I am clearer now.

I think I'm clear.

-Oh, OK. That was quick.

-Yeah.

-Yeah? You've made a decision?

-I will take two balls.

-Which means you will be rolling for £2,425.

-Yes.

-OK.

-You've not rolled on the red lane before.

-No.

OK. £2,425 is a nice sum towards upgrading your car.

It would be a hefty contribution. Yes.

-It's a bigger edge than you've ever had.

-Mm-hmm.

Are you feeling calm?

Um...

The adrenaline is going. I don't know whether calm is the word.

Well, I don't want you to give yourself the red card, Daniel.

But you have two attempts and it's time to take on the edge.

For £2,425, let's roll.

-Fingers and feet are going. It's got a lot of weight.

-Stop! Stop!

-Is it too much?

-Slow! Slow!

-Is it slowing? Is it slowing?

Is it going to trickle over the edge?

Oh!

Very, very close.

-Ooh.

-Very, very close, Daniel. You know exactly what you have to do now.

-You have to rein it in just a tiny bit.

-I've not had that today.

You haven't had that today.

But that's the nature of the red lane, isn't it?

Has that thrown you?

Yeah.

That was your expensive practice.

-HE EXHALES

-Yeah.

You need to just have a little lid on your adrenaline there.

OK. OK.

-Get yourself into the right frame of mind.

-This time. This time.

This time. For £2,425.

For the final time, let's roll.

-Oh, no!

-No! No! Wait! Wait!

-No, no, no!

-Wait! It might slow for you.

No! It's going to drop.

-It's going to drop.

-Oh, Daniel!

You knew as soon as it left your hand.

Daniel, I'm so sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

-You knew, didn't you, when it left hand?

-As soon as it went.

Daniel, I'm so sorry.

You've been such an amazing contestant all the way.

You've led all the way. But the edge has beaten you at the end.

-Have you had a good day?

-It's been a really fun day.

Daniel, we've loved having you here. It's been fantastic you being here

and you've had some great contests along the way.

I'm afraid, Daniel, you're going home empty-handed.

We'll be back next time with more new contestants pushing

themselves to the edge. Why? Because that's how we roll. Goodbye.