Episode 11 The Edge

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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.

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I'm Nicky, I am a political researcher from North London

and I have a degree in law.

I'm Leanne, I'm from Bristol and I teach English as a foreign language.

I'm Ian from Bolton, I'm a salesman

and I served in the RAF for ten years.

I'm Katherine, I live in Altrincham, I'm a mum

and a freelance copywriter.

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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 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

and 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.

Which actor, who started his career as a Pontin's Bluecoat,

plays Alfie Moon in EastEnders?

-Ian?

-Shane Richie?

-Correct.

-Who was the first President of United States?

-Nicky?

-George Washington.

-Correct.

Henry James, who was born in New York in 1843,

is most associated with which field of the arts?

-Leanne?

-Sculpture?

That's not correct. It's literature.

And you are frozen out of the next question.

Beginning with L, which leather shorts with H-... Ian?

-Lederhosen.

-Correct.

Yes, it is lederhosen that have H-shaped braces

and traditionally worn by men in the Alpine regions.

Though I'm sure, Ian, you would look fetching in some lederhosen.

Which musical instrument was most famously

produced by Rudolf Wurlitzer?

-Ian?

-The organ.

-Correct.

Well done, Ian. You are rolling first on the green lane!

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Lederhosen and organs...

-Indeed.

-..got you here.

-Specialist subject.

Well, it has earned you the shortest lane, with the biggest edge.

Hit the edge in round one and it's worth...

£1,500!

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You will each have one roll to earn as much as you can

and whoever earns the least is leaving us.

How did it go in practice on the green lane, Ian?

It was a little bit hit and miss.

Because it is so short, sometimes it was easy to go over the edge.

So I just need to take a bit off, I think.

Just get on the board and then hope they muck up on the bigger lanes.

-OK. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

-COMMENTATOR:

-Good afternoon.

Ian from Bolton is first to test his rolling skills.

It's a steady roll, it's moving up...

And it scores you £700!

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-Steady?

-Happy enough with that.

I'm on the board and I didn't go over the edge,

so that will do for starters.

Three lanes still up for grabs.

We have reset the podium, so fingers on buzzers.

In the film Lady And The Tramp,

what type of creatures are Lady and the Tramp? Nicky?

-Dogs.

-Correct.

You have got to be quick on the buzzer, Leanne!

What is Spain's first division football league called? Nicky?

-La Liga.

-Correct.

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

Who did Prince Andrew divorce in 1993? Nicky?

-Sarah Ferguson.

-Correct! And you have released your ball.

You are rolling next on the blue lane!

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That was the Nicky show, wasn't it?

-That's how I like to do things.

-Clean sweep?

-Centre stage.

SHE CHUCKLES

Well, your stage is the blue lane, now, Nicky.

You only need £750 to guarantee yourself entry to the next round.

So where are you going to put your ball?

I'm trying to get it into that 800 range.

And not be too ambitious and end up going off the edge.

-How did it go in practice?

-Quite well.

Quite well, in the green and blue lanes I was fine.

-The red one is the scary one, but I'm OK here, I think.

-Nicky,

-are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

'Political researcher Nicky from North London,

'aiming for the top third of the lane.'

Oh, it's tentative, it's maybe a bit too conservative, Nicky.

£250.

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-The political researcher was being a bit conservative, there.

-Indeed.

It's not usually in my nature, but... I have been here.

It does mean, Ian, that you are through to the next round.

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Only two lanes left. Whichever one of you releases your ball next will be

rolling on the yellow lane. The other will be left with the red lane.

Fingers on buzzers.

At the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, the Persians were defeated

by a Greek force drawn principally from which city state?

-Leanne?

-Athens?

-Correct.

In January 2010 and 2011,

which former Prime Minister gave evidence for the Iraq war enquiry?

-Katherine?

-Tony Blair.

-Correct.

According to the stories by Michael Bond,

which country is Paddington originally from?

-Leanne?

-Peru.

-Correct.

Leanne, one more correct answer and you release your ball.

In which TV drama does Michael C Hall star as a vigilante serial...

-Katherine?

-Dexter.

..serial killer. Dexter. Correct.

You also need one more correct answer to release your ball.

Which metal is widely used

for plating steel cans used as food containers?

Leanne?

-Aluminium.

-Incorrect. Tin.

You are frozen out of this question. Katherine, it is all yours,

but you don't have to answer it if you don't know.

Which Russian city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?

-Katherine?

-Moscow?

Incorrect. Sochi. I'm afraid you're frozen out. The next question.

Leanne, you are back in.

In what decade did the World Wide Web

become available for general public use?

-Leanne?

-The '90s.

-Correct.

You have released your ball,

you will be rolling next on the yellow lane

and Katherine, you have been left with the red lane.

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

you need £300 or more.

How did it go on the yellow lane when you were practising?

In the practice it was my best lane. But I don't want to tempt fate!

-Let's see if it's your happy place. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Leanne from Bristol facing her favourite lane from practice.

A steady roll, has it got enough legs to go past 200?

Just!

It tips over and scores you £300!

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So, Leanne, you are guaranteed to go through to the next round.

Nicky is made to cross his fingers, his legs

and anything else he fancies and see what happens with Katherine's roll.

Katherine, you have been left with the red lane. To guarantee

your place in the next round, you will need to roll £300 or more.

You can roll more, though! You don't have to stop at 300.

If you roll more, you will take more to the bank.

So, where are you aiming?

-I'm going to try to get midway, not too much, not too little.

-OK.

-Shall we see how you do? I you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Katherine from Altrincham on the red lane.

Only needs to pass £250 to knock out Nicky.

Oh, is it going to be enough?

Is it going to get on the cash zones?

Is it going to creep onto 100?

It does. And 200...

And 250 but it stops on £250!

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So, Ian you have £700.

Leanne, you have £300.

Nicky, you have £250

and Katherine, you have £250.

So Ian and Leanne, you are through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

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Nicky and Katherine, to decide who stays and goes, we are

going to have a roll-off. You stay in your lanes.

We have removed all the cash values

and no money will be earned on this roll. You each roll once more.

Whoever is closest to their edge zone will stay. Is that clear?

You will both roll on my command.

So, if you are ready, in three, two, one, let's roll.

We love a dramatic roll-off to stay in the game.

Oh, it is a big one, Nicky, it's a big roll.

And it looks like it's too big for Katherine!

So Nicky, you got closer to the edge, you are through to the next round.

Please return to your podium.

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Unfortunately, Katherine, I'm afraid you are leaving here with nothing.

Will your kids be watching this?

Yes, they will, but I'm sure they will just be pleased to have

got the chance to watch me.

They were just waving and pawing the television.

-And your kids are called...?

-Minnie and Bertie.

-Minnie and Bertie, Mum did very well. Thanks for playing, Katherine.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye.

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It's congratulations to Nicky, Leanne and Ian.

You are through to the next round!

So, Nicky, tell us a bit about what your job involves.

Well, I am a political researcher.

I work for an MP in Parliament and I write briefings, speeches,

articles, liaise between the public and their member of Parliament.

So you could come up with new laws, effectively?

If your MP wanted to propose something?

I'm not sure I could get it done all by myself, though!

No, but the hard work goes on behind the scenes?

-Yeah, I do all the hard work(!)

-LAUGHTER

With none of the glory.

Can you see yourself becoming an MP in the future, Nicky?

I'm not that masochistic.

So probably not.

-Why, do you think it is a really tough job?

-Oh, it is.

Leanne, you teach English as a foreign language...

-Yes, that's right.

-..to students. And what languages do they speak?

I would say absolutely all languages.

They come from all over the world.

Could be anywhere from Spain to Turkey to Korea, the Middle East...

-So they are all in one class?

-Yes.

-So they haven't got a common language?

-No.

They don't speak the language that you are speaking?

-They speak English on various levels.

-Right.

Are you tempted to use a foreign word to explain something?

-Do you have to stick to English?

-Sometimes, because I speak Spanish.

I used to teach in Spain

and I was tempted just to do a bit of translation

and that is fine when they have all got that language,

but I don't think it's fair if I were to know the Spanish word

and not know perhaps the Japanese word.

What is Spanish for "The Edge"?

-El borde.

-El borde?

-I think. Yes.

It might be. Now that I have said that...

There will be people going, "No, it isn't!"

Ian, you were in the RAF?

-I was.

-What did you do?

-I was an aircraft engineer.

I worked on mechanical aspects as a technician

on various aeroplanes during my ten years.

Where were you based?

I was based at two or three bases around the UK.

I did my training at RAF Houlton in Buckinghamshire.

I was then posted to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, fighter base,

and I finished my time at RAF Brize Norton which is probably

the most famous airbase in the UK.

And did you get to go up and make sure they were running smoothly?

Actually, I did.

Towards the end of my time, the TriStars that I was on,

they had to take two engineers everywhere they went.

So wherever the TriStars went, we had to go with them.

Which took you to far-flung corners of the world.

And what were the top speeds you would be travelling at?

Well, I did have a go in the back seat of a Tornado F3, once.

It was roughly 1.5 times the speed of sound.

So we are talking about 800mph.

-Were you fairly green when you came out?

-I was very green!

Yes, I took a number of bags up with me and they all came back...

SHE CHUCKLES

..with deposits in.

Thank you for that lovely thought, Ian.

-OK, well hopefully, today would be a breeze for you, then.

-Yes, thank you.

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

So, Ian, you have £700.

Leanne, you have £300.

And Nicky, you have £250.

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

Round two.

And we are shutting down the shortest lane.

And now, we are 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 zero.

How many danger zones you face

depends on how well you do in the questions.

Release your ball first and not only will you take the shortest lane

with the biggest edge, but no danger zones.

This time, you will need to answer four questions correctly

to release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

On what day of the week does Pancake Day always for?

-Leanne?

-Tuesday.

-Correct.

The names of the majority of elements on the periodic table

end in which three...

Nicky?

-I-U-M.

-Correct. ..which three letters?

The model who became the face of cosmetic company Revlon

in 1989 is Cindy who?

-Ian?

-Crawford.

-Correct.

-You know your supermodels, Ian?

-Better than a lot of subjects, yes!

LAUGHTER

What number follows "Slaughterhouse" in the title of Kurt...

-Nicky?

-Five.

Correct. ..Kurt Vonnegut novel.

If I was playing point guard for Orlando Magic... Nicky?

-Basketball.

-I would be playing basketball, correct.

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

Which former coach on The Voice UK was born in Pontypridd? Ian?

-Tom Jones.

-Pontypridd, south Wales, in 1940, it is Tom Jones. Correct.

In cosmetic surgery, what part of the body does rhinoplasty change? Ian?

-The nose.

-Correct.

You also need one more correct answer to release your ball.

The electromagnetic radiation that extends between the red edge

of the visible spectrum and microwaves is known as what? Ian?

X-ray.

Incorrect, it's infrared. And you are frozen out of the next question.

If I'm listening to the Queen song that begins with the lines,

"I've paid my dues, time after time," which song am I listening to?

Leanne?

-I Want To Break Free.

-Incorrect. It's We Are The Champions.

-# I've paid my dues... #

-I know, I'm singing it through my head...

You are frozen out of the next question.

Ian, you are back in the game.

The next correct answer from either one of you will release your ball.

What R is a religious belief that our souls are reborn after death..?

-Nicky?

-Reincarnation.

..after death in another life form - is reincarnation, correct.

You have released your ball. You're rolling first on the blue lane.

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-Some very good interruptions there, Nicky.

-Thank you very much.

Yeah, just had to press as quickly as you could.

You have the blue lane here.

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

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

£2,000!

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You will each have two rolls, which will be added together.

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

250, last time.

And you were a bit disappointed with that.

Yeah, I need more money in the bank.

Need to try to get up close to the 1,000 mark, I think.

Well, your destiny is in your own hands, here. Are you ready?

-Ready as I'll ever be.

-Let's roll, Nicky.

'It's a second time in the blue lane for Nicky.

'Let's hope he has done plenty of research.'

Definitely a bit more weight, this time.

A steady smooth roll, it's moving up towards four figures,

but it stops on £850!

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-Happier?

-Yeah, I'll take that. That's not bad.

You still have one more roll in this round, Nicky.

But there are two lanes left and we have reset the podium.

So whichever of you releases your ball next

will roll on the yellow lane,

the other will be left with the red lane.

You will both be facing danger zones. Fingers on buzzers.

Wilfred Owen's famous poem, Dulce Et Decorum Est,

was written during which war?

-Ian?

-The First World War.

Correct.

According to the theme tune,

where was the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air born and raised?

-Ian?

-Philadelphia?

We can accept that. Specifically, West Philadelphia,

but that is correct.

Which inland sea is the largest salt lake in the world?

Leanne?

-The Caspian.

-Correct.

What R is a group of vertebrate animals that always have scales

covering part or all of their bodies?

-Ian?

-Reptiles.

-Correct.

One more correct answer, Ian, and you will release your ball.

Which country occupies approximately half of South America's landmass?

-Ian?

-Brazil.

-Correct.

You have released your ball, you are rolling next on the yellow lane

and Leanne, you have been left with the red lane.

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-Good run of questions for you there, Ian.

-I needed it.

SHE CHUCKLES

Well, you are going to face one danger zone on the yellow lane.

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

It is moving up and down your lane and it will stop

when you press that button there. Best of luck.

450. That is now gone from your lane and is replaced with zero.

So if you land on that, it is worth nothing.

Is that a place that bothers you at all,

-or were you aiming higher than that?

-I am hopefully aiming higher.

He has raised the bar a bit, has Nicky,

so I'm hoping to be past the 450.

But let's get that one out of the way and let's see

where it finishes up. Hopefully, not over the edge.

-OK. Your first of two rolls, Ian. Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Facing a danger zone at £450, Ian is aiming high.

Smooth roll...

Got pace, is it going to stop, though?

Is it going to stop?

Yes!

On £1,100!

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That was a very strong roll, a roll that was quite determined

-when it left your hand.

-A roll that was nearly having me having kittens.

This is the thing about the big rolls, you are risking it

when you get close to the edge. But they deliver.

-And that was a good roll.

-Thank you.

-Well done. Leanne.

You are in the red lane. A long way back there.

And it also means you face two danger zones.

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

They are moving up and down your lane.

Just press your button any time you feel like it.

And they will stop.

And they have stopped together.

On £650 and £600.

Anything started with a six has gone.

Yeah, that's not too bad, the fact that they are together.

-I can try and avoid it a little bit.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Leanne facing double danger zones on the red lane.

Getting right down low for her delivery.

Slowly moving up towards the cash zones,

but it's not going to reach one!

It scores you nothing.

-You avoided the danger zones... And the cash zones!

-Good(!)

All hope is not lost.

You have another roll, but before everyone rolls again,

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

Nicky, you have £850.

Ian, you have £1,100.

And Leanne, you have nothing.

But there are second rolls to come, and everything can change.

-It was a good roll, Nicky, is it good enough, though?

-Not quite sure.

I'm going to have to try to step it up again on this one.

-Has Ian put a bit of pressure on you there?

-He has.

That 1,100 was really impressive,

-so I will have to see if I can one-up him.

-OK, Nicky.

If you are ready, for the second time in this round, let's roll.

Feeling the pressure from Ian, Nicky hoping the game will swing his way.

It's definitely got more legs on it,

it's definitely got a little bit more pace.

Or has it?

It stops on £850, giving you a total of £1,700!

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Well, I thought that was going further.

It looked like it was quicker at the beginning.

I thought I'd get another hundred out of it, but 1,700's not bad.

Are you normally quite consistent and reliable in real life?

LAUGHTER

Erm, depends on who you ask!

LAUGHTER

I would probably say so, yeah.

Ian.

You are £650 away from guaranteeing

-that you have a place in the next round.

-That's the aim.

I don't want to go too far, I don't to be greedy.

It's getting to the next round.

Can't win anything if you're sat in the audience.

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OK, Ian.

If you're ready for your second and final roll in this round, let's roll.

'Flying high on the scoreboard,

'Ian has a chance to guarantee his place in the next round.'

Oh, it's got more legs on it. Has it got too much?

Is it going too slow down, or is it going to get up to the edge?

It's got four figures again.

It's in four figures, it's £1,100,

added to your first roll gives you £2,200!

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Another Mr Consistent.

Exactly the same roll, Ian.

The first one had me having kittens, that one had me having puppies.

I thought that was over the edge.

We're going to have a menagerie in here, Ian, by the end of this show.

And of course,

that means you're guaranteed to be going through to the next round.

Nicky, you're going to have to wait

and hope that Leanne...isn't able to reach the edge,

because Leanne, that's the only way you're now going through.

-I know.

-The boys have pushed you to the edge.

That's quite difficult, I think,

but I'm going to try my best to get it on the edge.

It's all I can do.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

'Leanne, facing her biggest challenge yet.'

Needs to have some weight.

It's got weight, it's got a chance.

It's got a chance, it's over the danger zones, but it's slowing to...

£800, which means your total is £800.

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Not quite enough.

-No.

-Yeah.

Well, with the two rolls added together, Nicky,

you have £1,700, Ian, you have £2,200 and Leanne, you have £800,

which means Nicky and Ian, you're going through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

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

round, so I'm afraid you're leaving here with nothing.

-Good experience, though?

-Yeah.

-Yeah? A little...

-Not as good as winning, though.

-No.

Well, a little more experience on the rolling and we might have had

-you in the next round, but I'm afraid it's arrivederci.

-Arrivederci.

-Au revoir.

-Ciao. Hasta luego.

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Congratulations, Nicky and Ian, you're through to the next round,

so you can tell me now a little bit about what you get up to

in your spare time when you're not advising politicians, Nicky.

Well, I'm a sports nut. I absolutely love sports,

spend far too much of my spare time playing or watching sports.

I can go through all of them - football, rugby union, rugby league,

American football, boxing, athletics, everything.

And do you just watch these sports, or do you play?

No, I do play as well.

I play football, I play American football,

I was boxing until I received an injury not long ago, so...

-You're a busy man.

-Yeah, very busy.

Ian, who's watching you at home today?

My wife, Gail.

Been married 20...

Better not get this wrong. 26 years.

I've got two grown-up boys, Liam and Adam.

-Have they followed you into the RAF?

-No, no.

They're too scruffy for that. They wouldn't last.

If you see one sight of their bedrooms, you'd understand.

Now that you're not in the RAF,

do you not want to grow your hair long

and wear flowery shirts and beads?

Every time that my hair does grow a little bit longer

and starts touching my ears, I get worried.

I start looking over my shoulder for somebody to tell me off.

I've had it that short that long that no other hairstyle

suits me, really.

So far today, Ian and Nicky, you've both had one turn in being

quickest onto the lanes, so let's see who gets there first this time.

The money you earned is added to your personal banks,

so Nicky, you now have £1,950, and Ian, you have £2,900.

That money is safely locked away

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,

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.

Betamax is an almost entirely obsolete system for watching

and recording what?

-Ian.

-Video tapes.

-Correct.

-Still got them in the garage?

-No, never had a Betamax. I was VHS.

Which of the Queen's children rode the horse Goodwill at the Montreal...

-Ian?

-Princess Anne.

At the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976, is Princess Anne.

Correct.

Methanol and ethanol are two types...

Nicky.

-Alcohol.

-Two types of what substance,

perhaps better known for its effects on people when consumed?

Alcohol is correct.

Another of your jumping in there, Nicky.

You looked like it was a risk but you got the correct answer.

Which act representing the UK won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest?

-Nicky.

-Katrina And The Waves.

-Correct!

What name beginning with "L" is often given to someone

who opposes the introduction...

-Nicky.

-Luddite.

..of new technology. Luddite is the correct answer.

Danny DeVito voiced which Dr Seuss character in 20...

Nicky.

-Cat In The Hat.

-Time out, I'm afraid.

Danny DeVito voiced which Dr Seuss character in a 2012 film?

The Lorax, Nicky.

I'm afraid you're frozen out of the next question.

Ian, the floor is yours,

but you don't have to answer it if you don't know.

If something is a dioxide,

how many oxygen atoms will each of its molecules have?

-Ian.

-Two.

-Correct.

Back in the game, Nicky.

And you're level.

The fictional character Quasimodo is the bell ringer at which...

-Nicky.

-Notre Dame.

-..cathedral.

Notre Dame is correct.

One more correct answer, Nicky, and you will release your ball next.

In 1936, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev

premiered his children's music piece Peter And The what?

-Ian.

-And The Wolf.

Correct!

It's neck and neck.

Whoever answers the next question correctly will release their ball.

In 2015, Hold My Hand was a UK number one single for Jess who?

-Nicky?

-Glynne?

Correct, it is Jess Glynne. You'll roll first on the yellow lane.

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

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So, that was, as we suspected, a tight contest.

Very little between you two.

This time, if you get your ball on the edge, it's worth...

£3,000!

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

Whoever has the most money in this round will go through to the final.

Nicky, you'll be rolling first.

-Feeling a bit happier now that you're down there?

-I am, yes.

Yeah, I'm happy, yeah.

How are you feeling about your rolling?

I'm OK with my rolling. I'm more concerned about Ian's rolling.

He's been in imperious form so far,

so pretty sure he's going to rack up some high scores here.

So, you've got to put pressure on him.

-You get the chance to go first.

-I don't think Ian feels pressure.

Where you going to aim for, Nicky?

Erm, let's just say...900.

-Let's go for that.

-OK.

Let's roll.

'There's nothing in it between these two.

'But Nicky has a chance to set the benchmark.'

It's got more weight on it this time.

It's moving up the board. Is it going to stop?

Is it going to stop? Is it going to stop?

It stopped on the edge!

It's worth £3,000!

APPLAUSE

OK, right now, remember what you just did,

cos you're going to have to do it again.

-Can you remember?

-Erm, probably not.

I'll just bask in this moment of glory for now.

You want us to adore you for a second.

Can we just end it now and go home?

LAUGHTER

You've heaped a load of pressure on him, and you control a danger zone.

So, right now, you can make life even tougher for Ian.

You can put a danger zone anywhere on his lane, from £100 up to £1,300.

Where you going to put it?

-850.

-£850 on the red lane, and it's now worth zero, Ian.

He's heaped the pressure on you.

Yeah, that's tough now, that's tough.

I thought I had a chance back here

if it was around about the £800-£900, but that's

-a lot of pressure, means I'm going to have to go right to the edge.

-OK.

Let's see.

-Are you ready?

-I'll give it a go.

For the first time in this round, Ian, let's roll.

'A tremendous roll by Nicky has Ian re-evaluating his game plan.'

Good, smooth roll. Good weight.

It's moving up the lane.

It's heading towards the danger zone. Is it going to stop before it?

Yes, it is, and it's gets you £750.

APPLAUSE

So, after the first roll, Nicky, you have £3,000, and Ian, you have £750.

APPLAUSE

So, Nicky, your second roll coming up. Can you...reach the edge again?

It's possible.

Just wanted to try to get some money,

and then I think I'll be in a good position.

-Well, let's see. Nicky, are you ready?

-Yes, I'm ready.

For the second time in this round, let's roll.

'Nicky, hoping to replicate his first roll...

'and keep the pressure on Ian.'

It's not got quite the weight behind it this time, Nicky.

It's one of your lower rolls.

It's finishes on £300. It gives you £3,300!

APPLAUSE

-What happened there, Nicky?

-Erm, I just lost my bottle, didn't I?

-Quite weak.

-You seem to either roll short or long.

Nowhere in the middle.

Not that consistent, reliable person you spoke of.

LAUGHTER

Maybe not.

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

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

What are you going to do?

500 would be the best place for it right now.

-You'd like to put the danger zone on 500.

-Yes, please.

OK. Let's move the danger zone to £500,

see if that affects your rolling, Ian. Do you think it will?

Well, if I don't get past that, I'm in trouble anyway,

so it's not going to change my mindset.

I'm going to be going further than that, hopefully.

The difference at the moment is 2,550,

so only the edge right now would put you into the lead after this roll.

I don't think I'm going to quite get there.

Erm, I still need to stay in the game,

so let's just put some money on the board,

and then hopefully, he'll do the same again, not so big,

and then it gives me a chance at least with my last roll.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

'Nicky has left Ian with a glimmer of hope.

'This is his chance to aim high and claw his way back.'

It's a bit quick, Ian. Is it going to be too quick?

Is it going to be too quick?

It's over the edge, Ian, and it scores you nothing,

which means you still have £750.

Well, it was a gamble.

I needed to get up there somewhere up there,

otherwise it was never going to be.

I've got one more go, hopefully. Depends on what he does now.

So, after the second roll, Nicky, you have £3,300, and Ian, you have £750.

Nicky, you control your destiny now,

because if you land on £500 or more, Ian's game is over.

I'm tempted to try to do that, but at the same time,

I'm thinking that I really just need to get some money on the board

again, because the chances are Ian shouldn't land on the edge,

so I'm just going to try to get some money, not go crazy,

and hopefully, that should work out for me.

OK. Let's see if it does.

Let's roll.

'It's all in Nicky's hands.

'A big score here can guarantee his place in the final.'

Oh.

It's not got a lot of legs on it.

It's landed...

on £100, which gives you a total of £3,400!

APPLAUSE

You said you would get some big sums.

I was thinking of trying to go for 500 plus,

but at the same time I was thinking I just need to get some

money on the board, and the chances are Ian won't get the edge

anyway, so that might be enough for me.

-Right. Well, you've left the door open there now.

-I have. But hey.

Well, if Ian hits the edge, he's through.

But you have one more decision to make.

Are you going to move that danger zone?

The danger zone is going to 1,300.

£1,300 is now out. It is worth zero.

-Doesn't really matter, Ian.

-Doesn't matter at all.

I've got one ball and one roll and it needs to go on the edge,

that's the permutation.

Can you do it?

It's a big ask. It's a big ask. But I'll give it my best.

Best of luck, Ian.

-You ready?

-I'm ready.

Let's roll.

'Last Chance Saloon for Ian. He has to hit the edge. It can be done.

'I've seen it happen.'

Looks like it's a big roll.

Is it too big?

It's over the edge!

So, we add that to your previous roll,

and it gives you a total of £750.

-You had to go for it, Ian.

-Had to go for it.

Yeah, didn't want to be short.

If I were short I would've been more annoyed,

so it was either the edge or nothing.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Well, with those three rolls added together, Nicky, you have £3,400.

Ian, you have £750.

Nicky, you've taken what you've earned today through to

today's final. Congratulations. Please return to your podium.

APPLAUSE

Ian, do you think the lane would've made a difference,

-if you could've got to that yellow lane?

-Jess Glynne.

Should listen to more music, shouldn't I?

That made all the difference, really,

and the fact that, for the first time in the game that Nicky

managed to hit the edge, that put a lot of pressure on me.

I still fancied my chances up till then,

-but that kind of crushed it for me. But hey-ho.

-It's a big, big roll.

It did put a lot of pressure on you, Ian, and ironically,

for a man from the RAF, it flew off the edge, didn't it, your ball there?

It did. Had wings.

LAUGHTER

-And it's time for you to fly. Bye-bye.

-Bye-bye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Nicky.

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

the money you've earned today, a total of...

APPLAUSE

A good sum, thanks largely to that incredible edge in the last round.

Yeah, that really helped me. That edge was incredible, definitely,

and I wouldn't be here now without it.

Well, you've still got to take on the edge, and of course,

you'll be hoping you can get quite a few questions right in the process.

But Nicky, tell us what you'd do if you won that money.

I would spend the money on my legal training.

I want to become a lawyer, use my law degree,

so I'll put it into that. It is very expensive.

-So, that means you'd stop being a political researcher.

-Indeed.

Career change, and maybe add to my trainer collection as well.

-So, your trainer collection.

-Yeah.

Probably slip a few pairs of trainers in,

along with training to be a barrister or a solicitor?

-Barrister.

-Right. OK. And it's the final.

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

which leaves only the red lane.

We've removed the cash values from that lane, leaving only

the edge, which is now worth all the money you've earned today.

Stop your ball on the edge, and you'll win £5350.

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

and the easier your roll.

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

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock, and your time will start

when I've read the first question.

In football, how many yards from the goal line is the penalty spot?

-12.

-Correct.

-Which Great British Bake Off judge was awarded a CBE in 2012?

-Pass.

Mary Berry. Which boy band released the album Midnight Memories in 2013?

-One Direction?

-Correct.

If I had been onboard Nasa's ill-fated 1970 space flight

that failed to land on the moon, on which mission would I have been?

-Apollo 13.

-Correct.

What superpower does the H G Wells character Griffin have?

-Invisibility.

-Correct.

A shepherd's pie is traditionally topped with which vegetable?

-Potato.

-Correct.

Which element has the chemical symbol "Al"?

-Aluminium.

-Correct.

According to the theme tune,

from which prehistoric era are The Flintstones?

-Jurassic.

-Stone Age.

Which Tate Museum is situated on London's South Bank?

-Tate Modern.

-Correct.

Which civil rights campaigner was president of South Africa

-from 1994...

-Nelson Mandela.

-Correct.

What monument dominates the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle?

-Erm, Arc de Triomphe.

-Correct.

If I were using a decibel meter, what would I be measuring?

-Sound.

-Correct.

Zagreb is the capital of which European country?

-Croatia.

-Correct! Just in time!

SHE GASPS

Incredible round, Nicky. You answered 11 questions correctly.

APPLAUSE

To see what that score has done to the edge,

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

APPLAUSE

That was a fantastic effort there, Nicky, and you gave me every

answer looking slightly quizzical, as if you weren't quite sure.

Yeah, that tends to be my style. I almost ask the answer.

But it worked out well, so...

Well, every one of you correct answers increases

the size of your edge. So, let's put them on your lane.

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7, 8

9, 10

11! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Congratulations, Nicky!

You have got the maximum edge possible.

It cannot get any bigger than that.

How confident are you of hitting it?

Semi-confident. I'm just going to go for it and see what happens.

No pressure on now.

You've got a choice to make, because you can roll for the full amount

with one ball, £5,350,

but only one attempt to hit the edge.

Or you could take two balls, but that means you'll say goodbye

to half the money and roll for £2,675.

Or you could take three balls, that's three attempts to hit the edge,

but you'll play for a third of the money, £1,784.

So, what are you thinking? Where...

No thinking necessary, I'm going to take one.

One ball? One chance? One shot?

No guts, no glory.

So you're taking one ball

and you're rolling for £5,350!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

One roll.

One chance.

One shot.

OK, do you need to do any mental or physical preparation?

Oh, no, fine.

I've just got Eminem's Lose Yourself playing in my head, so...

-GABBY LAUGHS

-Psyching myself up now.

-OK.

It's time to take on the edge.

For £5,350, Nicky,

let's roll.

NICKY SIGHS

It's a good weight.

Is it too heavy? Is it going to go over the edge

or is it going to stay on that large edge?

It has! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

You've done it in one roll, Nicky!

You've hit the final edge!

CHEERING

Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you for being so brave. Taking one ball.

You hit your final edge, you're going home with £5,350!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

So, tell us, make us all happy,

are you going to use that money to become a barrister?

Yes, the best barrister the world's ever seen.

LAUGHTER Nicky, that is fantastic to hear.

What brilliant news and your calm physical demeanour throughout this

has got you there. It's been fantastic having you here, Nicky.

A little bit of sweat coming on the brow now, though.

Oh, really? Oh, wow.

LAUGHTER

For the first time today, Nicky. Have you enjoyed it?

Oh, it's been amazing. It's been so much fun, loved it.

Every single second of it.

You've done brilliantly and it was your general knowledge

that earned you the maximum edge possible.

You took on the edge, Nicky, with one ball

and you did it. Well done.

NICKY SIGHS Whoa!

-LAUGHTER

-Might have to get me to a hospital now.

We'll be back next time with more new contestants

pushing themselves to the edge. Why?

Because that's how we roll. Bye-bye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING