Episode 15 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 Angie.

I'm a mum of three from the Wirral, and I'm a preschool assistant.

I'm Paul from Peckham. I'm a charity fundraiser.

I have a degree in politics.

I'm Julie, a business executive from County Down.

I'm well travelled and I'm fluent in German and Japanese.

I'm Wayne. I'm a research scientist from West Sussex.

And I am a self-confessed quiz fanatic.

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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 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

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 country is completely enclosed by South Africa?

Paul.

Lesotho.

Correct.

Which animal comes before Woods to create the name of a

PGA tournament...? Angie.

Tiger.

Correct. PGA tournament-winning golfer.

If I was taking penicillin or erythromycin, what type of...? Angie.

Antibiotics.

What type of drug beginning with A would I be taking? Correct.

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

According to legend,

which scientist dropped two different weights of the leaning Tower of Pisa?

Wayne.

Galileo.

Correct.

Which Shakespearean comedy features the characters Antonio,

Sebastian and Viola? Julie.

Taming Of The Shrew.

Incorrect, it's Twelfth Night. You are frozen out of the next question.

What is the name of the famous pub on the soap Coronation Street?

Angie.

The Rovers Return.

Correct. It is the Rovers Return. You have released your ball first.

You are rolling on the green lane.

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Good spread of general knowledge there, Angie.

And hot on the buzzer.

-Quite quick.

-Quite quick indeed. It's got you here on the green lane.

It's the shortest lane with the biggest edge.

Hit the edge in Round One and it's worth...

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

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

Angie, how did it go in practice on the green lane?

Not too bad in practice. I got one edge.

-So fingers crossed.

-OK. Let's see if you can repeat that, shall we?

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Hello and good afternoon.

It's Angie, mum of three, aiming to get that ball on the edge.

Good steady roll.

Heading towards four figures.

But it stops at £950.

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-Happy with that as a good start?

-Really happy.

-Yeah. You can see.

-Big smile.

-Solid start.

-Solid start.

We have three lanes still up for grabs.

We've reset the podiums. Fingers on buzzers.

The Mohicans are a tribe considered native to which modern-day country?

Wayne.

USA.

Correct.

Philippa Gregory's book The Other Boleyn Girl is

the story of Mary Boleyn and which king?

Wayne.

Henry VIII.

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

and roll next on the blue lane.

By which nickname is the South Park character

Jerome McElroy better known?

Paul.

Butters.

Incorrect. It's Chef. You are frozen out of the next question.

If I'm listening to the ABBA song that includes the line -

"Friday night and the lights are low, looking out for a place to go"...?

Wayne.

-Dancing Queen.

-I'm listening to Dancing Queen, Wayne.

You'll be dancing on your way to the blue lane next

because you released your ball. Congratulations.

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It's really hard to ask that question without singing the song.

-You can give me a blast of it now, Wayne.

-No.

-Not today.

-OK. You're not feeling it?

-Not feeling it.

-No, not yet?

You might be after this roll.

To guarantee your place in the next round,

you need to roll £1,000 or more.

Of course, it's a reasonably large edge on the blue lane

and that's worth £1,500.

-So if you're ready...

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Research scientist Wayne gets the feel of the ball.

Measures up his target.

And rolls.

Smooth but it's slow.

And it stops on £400.

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-So, Angie, you are guaranteed to be going through to the next round.

-Yay.

-Wayne, you are going to have to wait.

-Yeah, hang in there.

See what the others can do.

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.

In 2015, Tim Farron was elected leader of which political...? Julie.

Lib Dems.

Correct. Your first correct answer, Julie.

Yes!

An iconic white dress from which Marilyn Monroe film...? Julie.

The Seven Year Itch.

Yes, the Seven Year Itch was the film from which an iconic white

dress of Marilyn Monroe's was sold at auction in 2011.

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

Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle

and My Neighbour Totoro are all films made in which country?

Paul.

Japan.

Correct.

Who won the 2015 Tour de France?

Paul.

-Chris Froome.

-Correct.

You are now level with Julie.

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

Julie, you are quick but you are not quick enough for Paul at the moment.

In music, how many crotchet beats does a minim last for? Paul.

-Two.

-Correct. You have released your ball.

You are rolling next on the yellow lane.

Julie, you are left with the red lane.

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Paul, to guarantee your place in the next round you need £450 or more.

You have clearly got some good general knowledge there.

Have you got good rolling technique?

-I guess we will soon find out.

-How did it go in practice?

In practice, it went OK. I was relatively consistent.

-But now the nerves are going.

-Are they?

-Yeah.

Heart beating a bit faster?

It is.

OK, get yourself relaxed. If you're ready, Paul, let's roll.

Charity worker Paul sizes up the edge.

HE EXHALES

That's a pronounced bend of the right knee.

And a high swing. And it's off.

It's creeping up the board but there is not much weight behind it.

It scores you £300.

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You might have a nervous wait now, Paul.

But, Wayne, you don't because you are definitely through to the next round.

What went wrong there, Paul?

I overthought it. I tried to play it safe. I was wary of the edge.

-Just came up too short.

-Good technique.

It looked like you had something special there, the arm movement.

-It felt special.

-THEY LAUGH

But unfortunately, it means you have to see what Julie is capable of.

Julie is right back there on the end of the red lane.

It's a long way but you only need £350 or more to guarantee that

you are going through to the next round.

How did it go on the red lane, Julie?

Off the edge, too short, not very good at all, actually.

OK. Well, it is a long way. It's a tough ask for your first roll.

But you end up in the red lane by virtue of not being quick

enough on the buzzer, I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

High-flyer Julie from County Down is hoping for the best.

It's steady. It's got pace.

It looks like it's going to hit the cash zones. It is.

And it finishes up on £700.

APPLAUSE

For somebody who said they were inconsistent and not very good there,

first time on the red lane, that's rather good, Julie.

-Happy?

-Best yet.

-OK, at the end of those rolls,

Angie, you have £950,

Wayne, you have £400,

Julie, you have £700,

and, Paul, you have £300.

Angie, Wayne and Julie, you are through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums. APPLAUSE

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

I'm afraid you are leaving here with nothing.

You look like you might be a sporty chap.

Usually football. So less hand-eye coordination needed.

I'm pretty good at tennis, pretty good at rugby,

so I expected more from myself.

Let myself down this time but I guess that's the way it rolls.

Or it doesn't roll, in your case today, Paul.

Thanks for playing. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Angie, Julie and Wayne.

You are through to the next round.

Angie, you spend a lot of time with children by my reckoning.

Children at home, children at work.

That's right. I do indeed. Lots of children.

Do you never want to escape and just have adult company?

It does feel like a bit of a busman's holiday sometimes.

But it's very different, you know, being at home to being at work.

It's a different environment.

Tell me about your kids.

I've got two boys. Eight and... Actually, it's his birthday today.

My middle one. He is four today.

And I've got a little girl as well who is just two.

-Aw.

-They are a handful.

Yeah, that's not an easy gaggle you've got going on there, Angie.

-No escape when you get home.

-No.

Julie, tell me about all these countries that you have been to.

I've been all around the world.

I lived in Japan so it was easy to travel to the Far East.

So I've been to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia

and then I've been to Canada, America...

America is mainly with work.

And also the Middle East with work, including Saudi Arabia.

Is there anywhere you haven't been?

Uh, yes. I've still got a few...

I haven't been to places like Barcelona.

-That's a couple of hours on a plane.

-Yeah.

So there is Barcelona and there's a couple of other places.

Cuba is another one on my hit list as well. And South America.

I haven't even been to South America yet.

A whole continent to cover there.

There are some corners of the world that Explorer Julie hasn't been to.

-Yeah.

-Wayne, what kind of research do you do?

-Mostly antibiotic drug research.

-Oh, antibiotics.

-Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I didn't get the question right, I know. I feel bad about it.

What kind of projects are you working on at the moment?

Just developing existing antibiotics that are in production already,

trying to make the process more efficient, cheaper, greener.

Good people like you are working on it for us.

We are working on it, don't worry.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

But 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 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 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'll need to answer four questions correctly

to release your ball. So fingers on buzzers.

Which civilisation built the ancient site of Machu Picchu?

Wayne.

The Mayans.

-Incorrect. Incas.

-Incas.

You are frozen out of the next question.

What are the bangers in bangers and mash? Julie.

Sausages.

Correct. You are back in the game, Wayne.

Which football team play their home games at the Bernabeu?

Angie.

Barcelona.

Incorrect. Real Madrid.

The two big Spanish teams, Barcelona at the Nou Camp, of course.

You are frozen out of the next question.

If I was masticating, what would I be doing?

Julie.

Chewing.

Correct.

Which word completes the famous phrase "Fools rush in where..." what?

Julie.

-Angels.

-Angels fear to tread. Well interrupted, Julie. Correct.

One more correct answer from you, Julie,

and you will be rolling next on the blue lane.

Which day of the week has the most letters in its name?

Angie.

Wednesday.

Correct. According to the 2011 census of India,

around 80% of its people belong to which religion? Wayne.

Hindu.

Correct.

Kabul is the capital city of which country? Julie.

-Afghanistan.

-Correct.

You have released your ball and you are rolling first on the blue lane.

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Julie, your general knowledge has won you the biggest edge

and no danger zones.

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

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How did you find rolling on the blue lane in practice?

It's very different from the longer lanes.

I think I was better on the green, to be honest.

The in between lanes, I find them trickier.

We'll see how we go cos I was so successful on the red lane

and this is a good bit shorter. At least I've no danger zones.

Let's see how you get on with the blue.

You each have two rolls which will be added together.

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

Where are you going to aim for on the blue lane, Julie?

Middle of the road would be nice maybe.

-If I got 800 or so, that would be excellent.

-800.

Seems like a good figure to aim for at this stage of the game, Julie.

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

Julie loves a bit of travel. But can she find her way to four figures?

Moving up the cash zones.

And it stops on £550.

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Not quite the 800 that you were looking for, Julie.

I rolled maybe a little too cautiously just

-because it is so much shorter.

-You need to get the balance right.

-Yes.

You've got another roll to come, of course.

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,

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

Which French words describe the feeling of having already

experienced a situation...? Angie.

Deja vu.

Experienced a situation before. Is correct.

Who was the host of the 1990s children's TV game show Fun House?

Angie.

Was it Pat Sharpe?

Correct, Angie.

Were you a fan?

No.

How did you know that then?

Um, I may have had it on fleetingly.

Who had UK hit singles with Take Me Home

and Murder On The Dance floor?

Wayne.

Sophie Ellis Bextor.

Correct.

Which classic seven-part poem contains the lines -

"Water, water, everywhere Nor any drop to drink"?

Wayne.

Ancient Mariner.

We can accept Ancient Mariner.

The full title is The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.

Correct.

In 2014, which former Superbike World Champion won

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here? Angie.

Carl Fogarty.

Correct.

One more correct answer from you, Angie,

and you will be rolling next on the yellow lane.

Beginning with P, which garment originally worn in South America...

Wayne.

Pashmina.

..is an oblong of material with a slit in the middle for the head?

-Incorrect. It's a poncho.

-Yep.

You are frozen out of the next question, Wayne.

What waxy substance that comes from the intestines of sperm whales

is used in some perfumes?

Um...

-You don't have to answer if you don't know, Angie.

-I don't know.

Ambergris. You are back in the game, Wayne. And you knew that.

-I knew that one.

-LAUGHTER

If I were fighting in the Battle of Hastings, what year would it be?

Wayne.

1066.

Correct.

The person who has the next correct answer will release their ball

and be rolling on the yellow lane.

The other will be left with the red lane.

Gouda and Edam are varieties... Angie.

Cheese.

..are varieties of cheese originating from which country?

The answer is the Netherlands. You are frozen out, Angie.

You don't have to answer this question

but you have the floor to yourself, Wayne.

Born in 1989, the fashion designer Pearl Lowe's model daughter

has what first name?

No idea.

Daisy.

You are back in the game, Angie.

In William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th-century novel Vanity Fair,

what's the name of the social climbing protagonist?

Wayne.

Eliza Doolittle.

Incorrect. It's Becky Sharp.

You are frozen out of the next question.

What is the fewest number of English banknotes required to make £35?

It's three, Angie. Wayne, you are back in the game.

Which band released the 1979 album The Wall?

Wayne.

Pink Floyd.

Correct, it is Pink Floyd. You have released your ball

and you'll be rolling next on the yellow lane.

Angie, you have been left with the red lane.

APPLAUSE

So, Wayne, 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. Good luck.

£1,300 is now gone from your lane and replaced with zero.

How do you feel about that?

I don't know if I feel good about that or not, actually.

I suppose it means I've got the whole of the lane to get something.

Yeah, actually, it's all right. I think I'd prefer it there.

Is it going to stop you going towards the edge?

It might curb me from going right to the edge.

OK, and how did you get on in practice on the yellow lane?

Yellow lane was my worst lane,

which isn't good really considering I did really badly on the blue lane.

Maybe what you think of as your worst lane will become your best.

-Shall we see?

-Let's see. Let's find out.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Can our science boffin experiment with positive visualisation here?

It's not got a lot of weight behind it, Wayne.

It's not even hit the cash zones.

And it scores you nothing.

Dear, oh, dear.

-That was a bit cautious.

-That was very cautious, wasn't it?

That's just the first of two rolls in this round.

Let's see what kind of pressure Angie is going to

put on the rest of you, because you have the red lane.

-So you've gone from green to red, Angie.

-I know. First to last.

And you face two danger zones.

Before you roll, we need to find out where your danger zones are.

They are going to move up and down the lane

and when you press that button, they will stop.

They've stopped on £950 and £600.

How do you feel about that?

-A bit tricky.

-They are quite tricky, Angie.

-Yeah.

You've got to make a decision whether you go below the first danger

zone on 600, or whether you try and get that middle band,

or even go for the top band.

-I will try for the top.

-Try for the top.

-Yeah.

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

Tricky placement of the danger zones here.

But Angie bends low and releases.

It's not got a lot behind it, Angie. Not a lot of weight.

It's not going to hit the cash zones.

And it scores you nothing.

-A relief for Wayne.

-Yeah.

-Who also failed to hit the cash zones.

What happened there, Angie?

I just misjudged it, I think. It's just...

It's getting the right amount of weight behind it when you throw.

You have another roll coming. But before everyone rolls again,

let's have a little look at what you earned with those first rolls.

Julie, you scored £550.

Wayne, you have nothing.

Angie, you have nothing.

So, Julie, Wayne and Angie are making this quite straightforward for you.

Hopefully. Still feel a little bit of pressure

because I just don't want to go off the edge.

And they could still do a big score in one roll.

Only the edge would guarantee you through to the next round right now.

Is that a possibility?

Probably not, no. I'll just go shooting off the edge.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

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

For Julie's second roll, she's not brimming with confidence.

It's a careful delivery.

A little bit tentative,

but it is getting up there towards the higher figures.

It stops an £800, which gives you a total of £1,350.

APPLAUSE

Better. Creeping steadily towards those bigger sums, Julie.

-Yep, happy with that.

-Is it going to be enough?

Well, the other guys have to get the edge now, don't they?

Mm. Which is going to be difficult for you, Wayne.

It's going to be very difficult.

-Because your danger zones remain where they are.

-OK.

And your danger zone is on £1,300.

So, to guarantee going through, you have to hit the edge.

Get a big sum and then cross your fingers

and hope that Angie doesn't is the other plan.

Yep. I hope I don't overcompensate.

-Are you ready, Wayne?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Wayne needs to mix in some power and control here.

-It's a smooth release.

-A bit more like it.

A little bit more welly on it.

And that scores you £750.

APPLAUSE

Pretty good roll ordinarily, but when you have had nothing on your

first roll in this round, it's still leaving you a little bit in limbo.

-Luckily the pressure is on now.

-For Angie...

-For Angie to get it, yeah.

-..to pull out a much bigger roll. She can do it.

-She can do it.

She scored well in the first round. Julie, that means you are guaranteed

-to go through to the next round. Congratulations to you.

-Thank you.

Wayne is crossing his fingers, Angie,

that you haven't got what it takes to get at least 800 and match Julie.

Have you? Have you got what it takes?

I'd like to think so. I'll give it my best shot.

Of course, on the green lane, much shorter, you got 950.

-Much shorter.

-You've got so much more length there.

-And you've got those danger zones in the same position.

-I know.

950 and £600.

-Are you ready, Angie?

-I'm ready.

For your second and final roll in this round, let's roll.

Angie steps up.

Wayne looks tense.

It's definitely got more weight.

It's got more weight but it is just slowing down.

Is it going too slow down too soon?

-It stops on £550.

-Aw.

-Added to your first roll is £550.

APPLAUSE

Not quite enough. It just hit the side there and slowed down.

With the rolls added together, I can tell you,

Julie has £1,350,

Wayne has £750,

and, Angie, you have £550.

Julie and Wayne, you are going through to the next round.

Congratulations. Please return to your podiums.

APPLAUSE

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

I'm afraid you are leaving here with nothing.

-It is your middle son's birthday today you said.

-It is, yeah.

-It's his birthday today.

-Why don't you do a shout out for him?

Happy birthday to my gorgeous boy, four today. Love you lots.

That's priceless, Angie, isn't it, for him?

-Thank you so much for playing today.

-Thank you very much.

-Goodbye.

-Bye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Julie and Wayne. You are through to the next round.

Julie, apart from all these incredible trips around the world,

apart from South America, what else do you get up to in your spare time?

I love sailing and I sail on the Waverley Class.

On a boat called Ivanhoe.

-What is Waverley Class?

-They are wooden boats with like a big keel.

Oh, they are gorgeous.

The only thing is there's no outboard motor.

So, if there is no wind, you have to paddle to get out of the marina.

So if there is no wind when you're out at sea...

You are just bobbing around?

You get a tow back from a big boat.

LAUGHTER

Wayne, what do you do in your spare time?

I'm a keen mountain biker. And kayaker. I'm quite active.

I like sort of doing more extreme-type sports.

Trying out kite surfing and bungee jumping.

So you are an action man?

Yeah, I sort of like doing different stuff rather than

run-of-the-mill sports.

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.

Fingers on buzzers.

As of 2015, which swimmer has won the most Olympic medals of all...?

Wayne.

Michael Phelps.

Correct. Won the most Olympic medals of all time.

What word beginning with A denotes a common ancient adding device?

Julie.

Abacus.

Correct.

What is the only area of water in the Lake District National Park

that is officially called a lake?

Wayne.

Lake Windermere.

Incorrect. It's Bassenthwaite Lake.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Which precious stone is mentioned in the children's nursery rhyme

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

Diamond.

Correct.

Were you saying it to yourself in your head?

I couldn't get there quick enough. I guessed.

2015 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of which

scientist's famous theory of general relativity?

Julie.

Newton's?

Incorrect.

-Einstein.

-Yeah, but you don't get anything for it, Wayne.

-No.

-You are frozen out of the next question, Julie.

It was Albert Einstein.

Which TV series is a prequel to the US drama Breaking Bad?

Wayne.

Better Call Saul.

Correct.

The German flag consists of the colours red, yellow and which...?

Julie.

Black.

The other is black, correct.

How many people make up a quintuplet?

Julie.

Five.

Correct. Just in the nick of time.

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

Which gas, sometimes used in electric signs and fluorescent lamps...

Julie.

Neon.

..has the chemical symbol Ne? Neon is correct. You've released your ball.

You are rolling first on the yellow lane.

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

APPLAUSE

Julie, out-sciencing the science contestant there.

Wayne just not quick enough on the buzzer.

It was an excellent round for you. You are in the yellow lane.

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

APPLAUSE

And you have three rolls. They will be added together.

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

Julie, you will be first to roll. You have rolled consistently well today.

Never hit the four-figure sums yet.

No, I think I've been too cautious.

I'm so scared of over-rolling and going right off the edge.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Can the globetrotting Julie navigate her way to the edge?

It's a confident delivery.

A bit more pressure there. Looks good. It's moving up the cash zones.

Is it going to hit the four figures?

It is! It scores you £1,000.

APPLAUSE

You weren't confident that was staying on your lane, were you?

I thought it was going too far cos it seemed to go really,

really quickly at the start.

But it slowed down as it got up there, thankfully.

Can you do it again and again?

Hopefully.

OK, you now control a danger zone.

You can put it anywhere on Wayne's lane.

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

I'll go 750.

Because?

Because he hasn't rolled on the red lane yet.

He was on this one last

so I'm thinking he might do something similar.

Or I'm going to force him to go longer, over the edge. Hopefully.

Let's put it on £750.

Value now of that cash zone is zero, Wayne.

Land on there and you get nothing.

Yeah, I'm going to have to be a little bit more

confident this time, I think.

-Go for it.

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

I'm ready.

The red lane is nearly a full 3m longer than the yellow.

Making it all the harder for Wayne to reach the big money.

Smooth roll.

It's definitely up on the cash zones,

but is it going to get over that danger zone?

And it scores you £550.

APPLAUSE

Well, you didn't get the danger zone.

No, just made it hard for myself now.

-Well, you've got two more rolls, Wayne.

-Yep.

So after the first roll...

Julie, you have £1,000.

Wayne, you have £550.

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Have we given you a bit of breathing space, Julie, there?

I'm still apprehensive. I think once I get this roll done

and Wayne does his, then I might - depending on the results -

I might relax a little bit.

But not yet.

-OK, Julie. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Julie wants to apply the pressure onto Wayne.

But she's not quite sure how she's going to do it.

-Oh.

-It's not quite...

-No.

-..as good as that last roll.

It is creeping up...

and stopping on £600.

Which gives you a total of £1,600!

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You have got a choice now.

Do you want to keep the danger zone that you put on Wayne's lane

on 750, where it is,

or are you going to move it based on what you have just rolled

and what he needs to do now?

I am going to leave it

cos he has to go past that to beat me for this roll.

So I am putting pressure on him to get the top end,

and maybe he will go over.

OK. So, Wayne, that danger zone stays on £750.

You need right now to be heading towards a £1,100, or even higher,

-to be matching or overtaking Julie.

-Yep.

Going to aim for the 1,000

-and make it go for the last ball.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Wayne is setting his bar high.

He has got to if he wants to go through to the final.

-Deep concentration as he releases.

-Wayne's second roll looks smooth.

It looks like it is going to go above that danger zone.

It is heading towards four figures.

And it stops on 950, which gives you a total of...

£1,500.

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-You've closed the gap.

-Closed the gap, yeah.

So after the second roll... Julie, you have £1,600.

Wayne, you have £1,500.

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Well, it is the third and final roll.

And it couldn't be much tighter here, Julie.

-You have absolutely no breathing space.

-No.

Because you have to make sure this roll now puts big pressure on Wayne.

Yep, definitely have to go a bit further than £600 this time.

Let's see if you can pull it off and if you have the measure of this

-yellow lane. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Julie has the narrowest of leads.

Can she extend it with this roll?

-More weight on it definitely.

-Oh. Slow down!

-Moving up towards four figures.

-Slow down!

Where is it going to stop?

It is going to stop on 1,100, giving you a total of...

£2,700!

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The big rolls are scary.

They are scary because the are getting closer

to the edge, which is where you want them to stop

-but you don't want them to go over the edge.

-Yep.

OK, you have a choice now.

Do you want to keep the danger zone in Wayne's lane

where it is, on 750, or on the basis of what you have

just rolled and what he is going to need, are you going to move it?

I... I am sorry, Wayne, but I am going to play tactical now,

and I am going to move it to the 1,200.

I'd do the same if it was me.

Because then you have to get either...

You've got to go beyond that. I am so sorry.

He just said it's exactly the same thing he'd do, Julie, so...

It's not personal, Wayne, but we are moving that danger zone to £1,200.

No surprise to me that Julie, with her science knowledge

and obviously mathematical brain, worked that one out.

You know where you need to be.

-It is 1,300, the edge or bust.

-Yep.

-Let's give it a go.

-Are you ready?

-Yep, definitely.

-Let's roll.

Well, this is a really tough ask for Wayne

if he is to get through to the final.

It is a tough shot.

But it has been achieved before.

There is definitely good weight on this. It is moving well.

You have given yourself a chance, but it is...

It is going to slow down and land on 650,

giving you a total of £2,150.

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-Never mind.

-It looked quite good

when it left your hand. It looked smooth.

I put a bit too much spin on it, and then it hit the side

-and slowed down.

-You've been putting spin on it?

Not intentionally.

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With the three rolls added together, Julie has £2,700,

Wayne has £2,150.

That means, Julie, you take what you have earned to today's final.

Congratulations. Please return to your podium.

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-Ah, Wayne.

-Never mind.

-It looked close for a while there.

-Yeah.

When it left my hand, it felt quite good. Then... Don't know.

Wayne, you earned the least amount of money in that round,

so I am afraid you are leaving here with nothing.

But you have given us a good, competitive game there.

Yeah, it has been a good day, so...

But today, I'm afraid, it is not all happiness and light

in Wayne's world. Thanks for playing, Wayne.

-Goodbye.

-Thank you.

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Congratulations, Julie, you have made it through to the final, where

you will be waiting for all the money you earned today, a total of £4,750!

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Had you been racking it up as you were going along?

I had absolutely no idea how much was in the pot.

-So, what are you going to do with it?

-Well, the plan was...

-I have been to New York quite a few times.

-Of course!

-Yeah.

So the plan is to take Mum and my sister, Carly,

for a wee girlie weekend or whatever.

Maybe catch a show, do some shopping and go down to Stardust Diner.

-What a fantastic weekend that would be.

-Yeah.

Well, Julie, you are an action woman, we know that.

You sail, you do lots of sports, you travel around the world.

So this is nothing for you, is it? There is no pressure here.

Oh, there is loads of pressure. Rolling that ball is just the worst!

What, than sailing and all the extreme sports that you do?

Yeah, definitely!

How are you coping with the pressure inside?

-Are you giving yourself little pep talks?

-I am just like...

Breathe in deeply and relax.

This is for a trip to New York with your mum and your sister,

-so it is great motivation to get you through.

-Yep.

It is the final. And we are shutting down one more lane,

which leaves only the red lane.

We have 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 £4,750.

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.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

And your time will start

when I have read the first question.

The 1939 film Gone With The Wind is set

during which war and its aftermath?

-The American Civil War.

-Correct.

In what decade did

Prince Charles marry Diana Spencer?

The '80s.

Correct.

Which shrimp-like marine animal makes up

the main diet of blue whales?

Prawns?

Incorrect. Krill.

If I were presented with the Webb Ellis Cup,

what competition would my team have won?

Tennis?

Rugby World Cup.

Which mountain is the tallest in North America?

-Pass.

-Mount McKinley.

Which famous vampire was created by Bram Stoker?

Oh, Count Dracula.

Correct.

How many problems did Jay-Z have in the title

of his 2004 song?

-25?

-99.

Which Middle Eastern state's airport has

the international code BAH?

-Bahrain.

-Correct!

The word manzana is

Spanish for what type of fruit?

-Orange?

-Apple.

Which English town on the Irish Sea is known

for its illuminations...?

-Blackpool.

-Correct.

What is the first name of the revolutionary

after whom Marxism is named?

-Karl?

-Correct.

If I was at the final of the 2015

Eurovision Song Contest,

in which country would I have been?

-Estonia.

-Incorrect. Austria.

Finn the Human and Jake...

Time is up, Julie.

The question was...

Finn the Human and Jake the Dog are the protagonists

of which animated series?

It is Adventure Time.

And, Julie, I can tell you, you answered six questions correctly!

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-Can you pronounce Bahrain for me once more?

-Bahrain.

-Beautiful. You've been there?

-Yes!

Well done, Julie. To see what that score has done to the edge,

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

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Well done, Julie. You have been on the red lane before.

But this time, you have got a much bigger edge

because every one of your correct answers increases

the size of your edge.

-So shall we put them onto the lane?

-Yes, please.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four. Five.

Six.

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That's your edge.

How confident are you of hitting it?

A good bit more confident than I was before I started answering

-the questions.

-Well, you have had a roll on the red lane before.

-I did.

I started here and I am fishing here, so it's fabulous.

-And you had a good roll there as well.

-I did all right.

-You rolled 700, which would be within your edge now.

-Yes.

You have a choice now, Julie.

You can roll for the full £4,750 with only one ball

and one attempt to hit the edge.

Or you could take two balls.

That means you will say goodbye to half that money

and you will roll for £2,375. Or you could take three balls.

That is three attempts to hit the edge,

but you will be playing for a third of the money, which is £1,584.

When you see the figures written out large like that,

-does it make you feel inclined to go one way or the other?

-I have def...

-I have made my decision what way I am going.

-Oh.

-Had you made it before you even walked over?

-Not so much.

But when I have seen how far the edge is,

because I haven't been on the red lane

since the very start of the show,

I need a bit of a confidence builder, so I'm going to go for two.

When you say you need a confidence builder,

did the edge not increase your confidence, then?

-I'm not so sure how my rolling technique will be.

-Right.

-So I might go short.

-You are feeling like you need a free one.

-Yeah.

I might go too short the first time.

OK. So you have decided you're taking two balls

and rolling for £2,375.

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Mum and Carly watching there.

In Bangor.

They're going to be hoping that this trip to New York comes off.

They might have to pay some themselves.

LAUGHTER

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-It is time to take on The Edge.

For £2,375, let's roll.

You thought you would go short on your first one. And...

-I think you are.

-Yeah.

-You are, you are short, Julie.

You told yourself you were going to go short,

so you have got to try and change your mental approach to this, Julie.

You have got to tell yourself you're going to hit that edge.

-Will do.

-You can do this.

-Yes.

And that trip to New York with your mum and your sister...

You'll be on that plane minutes after you hit the edge.

SHE LAUGHS It is time to take on The Edge

for the final time.

For £2,375, let's roll.

Oh... I don't know if it is going to reach the edge, Julie.

-It is going to spin back.

-No!

-And it has not got there.

Oh!

Oh. You played brilliantly all the way through.

-Thank you.

-You really did, Julie.

-But that was a very nervous attempt to roll, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

They're going to have to pay for themselves.

-You are still going to go?

-Yeah.

I don't think anything is going to stop your wanderlust

and your zest for travel, but you weren't able to hit your final edge,

so sadly, you are going home empty-handed, Julie.

-But we have loved having you here.

-Thank you.

-Have you enjoyed it?

Yeah, it has been great fun.

We will be back next time with more new contestants,

pushing themselves to The Edge.

Why? Because that is how we roll. Bye-bye!

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