0:00:17 > 0:00:20APPLAUSE
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Hello and welcome to The Edge, the show where you need brains and balls.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Today our players will compete to roll down these big money lanes.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31The nearer they roll to the edge, the more money they earn.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Stop their ball on the edge and they'll get thousands,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36but go over and they get nothing.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Let's meet the players who today are going to push themselves to the edge!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42APPLAUSE
0:00:42 > 0:00:47I'm Mark from Surrey, I recently finished a 30-year career in marketing.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I'm Siobhan from Dudley, I'm a recruitment consultant
0:00:49 > 0:00:52and I love bowling with my family in the back garden.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56I'm Marlies from Northumberland. I'm a retired shop manager.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57I'm Benji, I live in London,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I'm an artist and I play the violin in an orchestra.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02APPLAUSE
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Welcome to you all and very best of luck.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08In a moment, you'll each take to the lanes to roll for big money.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10The ball you need is trapped in your podium.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I'm going to ask you some questions, buzz in with the correct answer and
0:01:14 > 0:01:16you'll bring your ball up towards you.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Once you've freed your ball you'll roll down the shortest lane available.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22The shorter the lane, the bigger the edge
0:01:22 > 0:01:25and the better the odds of banking big money.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27So, do well on these questions to give yourself
0:01:27 > 0:01:29the best advantage on the lanes.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Three correct answers will release your ball.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34So, if everyone is ready, fingers on buzzers.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38When Saturday Comes is a fanzine magazine for which sport?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Mark.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Football.- Correct.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Which South African cleric won the Nobel Peace Prize...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Marlies.- Desmond Tutu.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his role in opposing apartheid?
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Correct.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Beef bourguignon is a dish made of beef cooked in what alcohol?
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Marlies.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Red wine.- Correct. One of your recipes?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04If it doesn't come out of the microwave...
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- LAUGHTER - ..it doesn't go on the table!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Marlies, one more correct answer and you'll release your ball.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13The Gower Peninsula in the Bristol Channel is a short drive from which...
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Marlies.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Wales.- Incorrect, you interrupted and the question was,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21"..is a short drive from which Welsh city?"
0:02:21 > 0:02:24And the answer is Swansea, so you are frozen out of the next question.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29If I were one of Long John Silver's crewmen in the novel Treasure Island,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31which word, beginning with P, would I be?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Siobhan.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Pirate.- Correct.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Back in the game, Marlies.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42How many hurdles are there in an Olympic Men's 110 metre hurdles race?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Mark.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Eight.- Incorrect, ten. You are frozen out
0:02:46 > 0:02:47of the next question, Mark.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52The Mouse Trap, the longest running West End play... Marlies.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Agatha Christie.- ..was written by which prolific murder-mystery author?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Agatha Christie is correct.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00You've released your ball, you're rolling first on the green lane!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02APPLAUSE
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Marlies, you're good at interrupting there, aren't you?
0:03:09 > 0:03:15You did that again at the end and got it right. You're kind of sussing out the questions as you go along.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- Yeah.- And you've got the shortest lane.- Yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- With the biggest edge.- Yes. - And in round one it is worth...
0:03:22 > 0:03:24£1,500!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26APPLAUSE
0:03:26 > 0:03:31You each have one roll to earn as much as you can - whoever earns the least is leaving us.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33So how did you get on with the green lane in practice?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Green lane, I wasn't too bad. A couple of times I was a bit too hefty and it went over the edge.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- So you need to be a little bit calmer.- Calm down.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44But you do want some weight on it, you don't want to just dribble up the amounts, do you?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45I don't want the piffling £100!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Are you ready?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- I am.- Let's roll!- Thank you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52'Good afternoon, everyone.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55'Stepping up to the green lane first is retired shop manager Marlies.'
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Big roll. It's heading up towards the edge.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03And it stopped on the edge, first roll!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07APPLAUSE And it scored you £1,500!
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Incredible! That is the edge of the edge,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13that is the precipice of the edge,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15you can't go any further than that, Marlies!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- I've just started to breathe again! - You didn't look particularly worried!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22I'm like a swan - calm on top and feet are going like that underneath.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- That is an excellent way to start. - Thank you.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29I think it will be very, very hard to beat you, Marlies, in this round.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- It would take something exceptional. - Good!
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I.e., four edges and a roll-off for you not to be going through,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37but I can't say that just yet.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- And of course, importantly, you banked £1,500 already.- Great.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- If you make it through to the final. - Yeah.- Great start.- Thank you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47So, three lanes still up for grabs
0:04:47 > 0:04:50and we've reset the podiums. Fingers on buzzers.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56What is the first name of Sully's one-eyed partner in Monsters Inc?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Benji.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Mike.- Correct!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04According to legend, when Marie Antoinette was told the people had no bread...
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Mark.- Let them eat cake.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09She said, "Let them eat..." what? And you said cake, you are correct!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14What M is a group of vertebrate animals
0:05:14 > 0:05:16characterised... Benji.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Mammals?- ..characterised by nourishing their young
0:05:18 > 0:05:21using milk from special glands? Mammals is the correct answer!
0:05:22 > 0:05:27One more correct answer from you, Benji, and you'll be rolling next on the blue lane.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Which royal was born on the 21st April, 1926?
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Mark.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I'm going to go for the Queen, Elizabeth II.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You are correct.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43One more from you, Mark, and you'll release your ball and roll next. You're in the same state, Benji.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Siobhan, time to get going!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49In the fairytale The Emperor's New Clothes,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52the emperor parades through the town wearing... Benji?
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Nothing.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Correct! You've released your ball, you're rolling on the blue lane.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59APPLAUSE
0:06:03 > 0:06:05So, Benji, this is an unusual situation.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09You can't do anything to guarantee your place in the next round.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14The edge would put you level with Marlies, she has set the bar incredibly high for you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Mm-hmm.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18How did the rolling go on the blue lane in practice?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Not too badly, I was best on green,
0:06:20 > 0:06:26but I think I got the edge once or maybe twice in practice - I'm not sure.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27OK, so you know how to get there.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I know how to get there, it's just getting there...
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Executing it.- Yeah, execution, key.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- In this slightly more pressure-filled environment.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Are you ready?- I think so. - Let's roll.- OK.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45'Benji has an unusual stoop there.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47It's a very individual technique.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Smooth roll, heading up the cash zones and it stops on...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55£850!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58APPLAUSE
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- It's a pretty good first roll, Benji! - Good first roll, but stiff competition.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- Well, it does mean, Marlies, you are definitely going through to the next round.- Thank you.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11As we suspected. Benji, interesting rolling style.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Almost two-handed.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Oh, yeah. Thanks, cheers.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Only two lanes left, so whichever one of you releases your ball next
0:07:17 > 0:07:20will roll on the yellow lane, the other will be left with the red lane.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Fingers on buzzers.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26What T is the non-stick substance used... Siobhan.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Teflon.- Correct!
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Used to coat the surface of frying pans.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37In 1995, which Michael Jackson song was the Christmas number one?
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Siobhan.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40- Earth Song.- Correct!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45One more correct answer and you'll be rolling next on the yellow lane, Siobhan.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Known for its scientific training,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50what do the letters MIT stand for in the name of the university? Siobhan.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Massachusetts Institute of Technology.- Correct!
0:07:53 > 0:07:56You've released your ball, you'll be rolling next on the yellow lane and,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Mark, you've been left with the red lane.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01APPLAUSE
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- You found your voice there, Siobhan. - I did, finally!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- A good run of questions for you. - Thank you.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15And, unusually, you've got quite a high target.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- I have, yes.- To guarantee going through, you'd have to get £900.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Yeah, it's a tough one for sure.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25It's difficult because you don't want to throw it too hard
0:08:25 > 0:08:28and roll over the edge, but I can't be too cautious, either, so...
0:08:28 > 0:08:30How did you do on the yellow lane in practice?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Distinctly average.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36LAUGHTER You need to be distinctly above average here now!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Shall we see what you've got? - We'll give it a go.- Let's roll.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43'Siobhan loves a bit of bowling with her family -
0:08:43 > 0:08:45will it pay off here?
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Oh, Siobhan, that was incredibly tentative!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57It doesn't hit the cash zones and it scores you nothing.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Not good enough, Gabby. - Well, you never know.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05We'll see what Mark's got in store, but I know what you've got in store,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Benji, and that's the next round. - Phew!- Definitely going through.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Siobhan, you've made life quite easy for Mark - all he's got to do is hit a cash zone.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19So to guarantee your place in the next round, Mark, you need £100 or more.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Which is actually quite a tough ask on the red zone
0:09:21 > 0:09:25when it's the first time you've rolled there under these conditions.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27How did it go in practice?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Um, mixed. Sometimes great, sometimes definitely not great.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- OK, let's see what you've got, Mark. Are you ready?- I am.- Let's roll.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40'Surrey man Mark has the toughest lean here.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43'It's a bit of a bung.'
0:09:43 > 0:09:47It's got a bit of weight on it. Is it going to be too much?
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Or is it going to stop up
0:09:48 > 0:09:51into four figures? It's close!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54And it scores you £850!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57APPLAUSE
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Relief!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- That's a good roll for your first time on the red lane.- Thank you.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Congratulations.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05So, at the end of the rolls,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Marlies has £1,500, Benji has £850,
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Mark has £850 and Siobhan has nothing, which means
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Marlies, Benji and Mark, you're through to the next round, please return to your podiums!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21APPLAUSE
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Well, unfortunately, Siobhan, you earned the least amount of money
0:10:27 > 0:10:30in that round, so I am afraid you are leaving here with nothing.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34You told us you did quite a bit of bowling and rolling with your family?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I do, I think I was trying to be... I was so conscious of going over the edge,
0:10:37 > 0:10:38I just went to the other extreme.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Oh. Well, it's been great having you here for a short time, Siobhan,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- thank you so much for playing. - Thank you.- Thank you, bye.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46APPLAUSE
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Congratulation Mark, Marlies and Benji,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55you are through to the next round, and great rolls you all had, too.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Mark, you say you used to work in marketing, so what do you do now?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Well I'm trying to write comedy.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05So you do you write jokes or do you write situation comedy or what?
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I'm trying both, and I'm sure there's a book in there, as well, at some point.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Mostly at the moment I'm writing for myself,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14because no-one else seems to want what I write!
0:11:14 > 0:11:15LAUGHTER
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Hey, it's difficult when you start out, so here's hoping.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Yeah, it's tough, it's tough.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Obviously a big career change at this stage in your life, as well.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It's now or never.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Well, Marlies, you're in a stage of your life where you've got a bit more free time,
0:11:29 > 0:11:30so what do you do?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I live in a lovely area of the world, I live in Northumberland.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36We have beautiful countryside, so I do a lot of walking.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Um, I love going into charity shops, I do a lot of charity shop shopping!
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Got an eye for a bargain, then, have you?- I do.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49- Is there anything you're wearing now that's come from a charity shop? - Everything.- Really!?- Yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Fantastic. Is most of your wardrobe from charity shops?- Almost all of my wardrobe comes from charity...
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I love clothes, you see, but I don't have the finances to have them, so,
0:11:57 > 0:11:58I do the charity shops.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- So you've got a REALLY good eye for a bargain, you look very stylish today. - Thank you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Benji, tell us a bit more about your art. What kind of art is it?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Um, I generally make kind of video installation work, um,
0:12:10 > 0:12:15mostly, it's kind of around notions of reality and celebrity and stuff like that.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Not as pretentious as it sounds, I hope!
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- In reality, in order to... - So, short films, almost?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Yeah, sort of. I'm going to uni in September,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I'm going to the Royal College of Art to study moving image.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Sam Taylor Wood used to do that kind of thing and then went
0:12:29 > 0:12:32into directing - is that how you would like to see yourself going?
0:12:32 > 0:12:36I think so, yeah. I do a lot of writing stories, a lot of short stories at the moment,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38but maybe they'll become larger stories,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41maybe I'll then want them to be more cinematic and stuff like that.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- Maybe a collaboration with Mark. - Yeah, yeah! Get a comedy film in there.- We'll swap addresses later!
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- And Marlies is in charge of wardrobe.- Yeah, you're wardrobe!
0:12:48 > 0:12:51It's on a budget, I can see it now.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Well the money you earned is added to your personal bank, so, Mark,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57you have £850.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Marlies, you have £1,500,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03and Benji, you have £850.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07But only one of you can reach today's final and play for that money.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Round 2.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And we're shutting down the shortest lane.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15And now we're introducing Danger Zones,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17meaning any of the cash zones from £100
0:13:17 > 0:13:20all the way up to £1,300 could become a Danger Zone.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22If that happens, its value drops to zero.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26How many Danger Zones you face depends on how well you do on the questions.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29If you release your ball first, not only will you take the shortest lane
0:13:29 > 0:13:32with the biggest edge, but you'll have no Danger Zones.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35This time you're going to need to answer four questions correctly
0:13:35 > 0:13:37to release your ball. Fingers on buzzers.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Which major river flows through the Grand Canyon?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Marlies.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45- Colorado?- Correct.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Which football team shares its name with the structure
0:13:50 > 0:13:53that housed the great exhibition of 1551? Mark.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54- Crystal Palace.- Correct.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Between 1991 and 1995,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Miguel Indurain achieved five consecutive wins at which... Mark.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Tour De France.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Of which prestigious race? Correct!
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- You like your sport questions? - Some of them!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14What is half of 7,000?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Benji.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- 3,500.- Correct.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21The New York-born fashion designer who started
0:14:21 > 0:14:24his eponymous clothing line in 1985 is Tommy who?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Marlies.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26- Hilfiger.- Correct!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Ever picked up any Hilfiger?- Oh, yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33What C is the transparent membrane
0:14:33 > 0:14:36that covers the pupil and iris of the eye?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Mark?- Cornea.- Correct.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41One more correct answer, and you will release your ball next.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45If I were visiting the Prado Museum, in which European capital...?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Marlies?- Madrid. Madrid is the correct answer.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53One more correct answer for you, Marlies, and you release your ball.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Benji, a few more to go.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Stuart Copeland, Andy Summers and Sting...
0:14:58 > 0:14:59- Mark?- Police.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03..were all members of which famous band? The Police, correct.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06You've released your ball. You'll be rolling first on the blue lane.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09APPLAUSE
0:15:11 > 0:15:15You've gone from the longest lane with the shortest edge available
0:15:15 > 0:15:18to the shortest lane with the biggest edge available.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- During practice, that was tricky. - This lane was tricky?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Moving from a long one to a short one.- Ah, right, OK.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Well, it is the biggest edge available and no danger zones.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Get your ball on the edge this time, Mark, and it is worth...
0:15:31 > 0:15:33£2,000.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38And you each have two rolls which will be added together.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Whoever earns the least is leaving us.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43You've got two attempts at the blue lane.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Where are you going to go for this time?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I'm going to go towards the edge, hopefully, not over it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- OK, are you ready?- Yes.- Let's roll.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58'Wannabe funnyman Mark is first to take to the blue lane.'
0:15:58 > 0:16:00# Luck be a lady tonight... #
0:16:00 > 0:16:01'Oh, and he's a bit of a singer, too.'
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It's a familiar amount, £850.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Interesting that you can be in the red lane
0:16:18 > 0:16:21so much further back, and hit the same cash zone.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- I think I'm tiring.- Already?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26OK, well, you still have another roll to come.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29There are two lanes left. We've reset the podiums.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Whichever of you releases your ball next will roll on the yellow lane,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34the other will be left with the red lane.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37And you'll both be facing danger zones. Fingers on buzzers.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39In the PG Wodehouse stories,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43what is the name of Wooster's effortlessly superior manservant?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Marlies?- Jeeves.- Correct.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48By what the name is the Scooby Doo character
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Norville Rogers more commonly known?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Benji?- Shaggy.- Correct.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Almost sounded like him there!
0:16:56 > 0:17:00The ceremony that takes place at Buckingham Palace
0:17:00 > 0:17:01and St James's Palace...
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Benji?- Trooping of the Colour?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06..is the changing of the what? The word I was looking for was guard.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09You are frozen out of the next question.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14In which century was Cervantes's Don Quixote originally published?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Marlies?- 18th.
0:17:16 > 0:17:2017th. You are frozen out of the next question. Benji, you are back in.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26The Polaroid Corporation invented a system to instantly print what?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Photos.- Correct.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Back in the game, Marlies.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35In the UK, in which month do we turn the clocks forward one hour?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Marlies?- March.- Correct.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Who directed the films Brazil and 12 Monkeys?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Benji?- Terry Gillingham.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Oh, it's Gilliam,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47so I'm afraid you are frozen out of the next question.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54What name is given to trees that shed their leaves seasonally?
0:17:54 > 0:17:55- Marlies?- Deciduous.- Correct.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57You're back in the game, Benji.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Marlies, you need one more correct answer to release your ball.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04What M is an art form where small piece of material...?
0:18:04 > 0:18:05- Marlies?- Mosaic.- Correct!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Congratulations, you're running next on the yellow lane.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Benji, you've been left with the red lane.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- Marlies, you have jumped down a couple of lanes, haven't you?- Yes.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Yes. It must look a lot longer after your green lane.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27It looks like a half marathon, actually.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Well, you've also got to face a danger zone,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33so before you roll, we have to find out where your danger zone will be.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35It'll move up and down the lane and will only stop
0:18:35 > 0:18:37when you press that button there.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43And it stops on £1,300.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47That is now replaced with a value of zero, which is
0:18:47 > 0:18:50very close to where you managed to get your ball last time, the edge.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Does that mean you are feeling less confident about reaching
0:18:53 > 0:18:56the edge this time? Will you be a little bit more cautious?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- I think I'll be a bit more conservative.- Where will you go?
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- I'm heading for the 1,000.- OK. Still a four-figure sum.- Oh, yes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- Good stuff. Are you ready?- Certainly am.- Let's roll.- Thank you.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11'Marlies hit the edge first time on the green lane.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13'Let's hope it's not a one-off.'
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- It's a little bit tentative, Marlies. - It was too tentative, wasn't it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Yes, it's not even reached the cash zone.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21And that roll scores you nothing.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- From the sublime to the ridiculous, Marlies.- I'm very disappointed.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Like my school report said, "Must try harder."
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Maybe it would say also, "Be a bit more consistent."
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Thank you.- We'll see. You have another roll, of course.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40But, Benji, down there on the red lane, it's a long way away,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43but you have a good target that Mark has set there.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Mm-hm.- 850, an amount you know how to reach.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49I'm familiar with 850, yes.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52You are going to face two danger zones on the red lane.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Before you roll, we need to find out where they are.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Press the button when you are ready.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03And it's £1,300 and £700 that have gone. How d'you feel about that?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05That's fine.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I'll get somewhere between the two, I'm sure.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- So, the upper end you are going to aim for?- Yes, definitely.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- OK, let's see how you get on. Are you ready?- Yes.- Let's roll.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22'Benji isn't fazed by the red lane.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25'He's almost folding himself in half to roll.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It's smooth, but is it going to be long?
0:20:31 > 0:20:36It's not massive, but it does score you £500.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38APPLAUSE
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Happy?- Yeah, better than nothing.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44OK, before everyone rolls again,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48let's look at what you've earned so far. Mark, you have £850.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Marlies, you have nothing, and Benji, you have £500.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54APPLAUSE
0:20:54 > 0:20:57So, what is it, 850 again, Mark?
0:20:57 > 0:20:58It suggests it's going to be
0:20:58 > 0:21:00something around there, on my past record.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- But we're going to try and get a bit closer to the edge now.- OK.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- Are you ready for your second roll? - I am.- Let's roll.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12'Mark likes landing around 850,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16'but he's setting his sights high, hoping for a four-figure roll.'
0:21:19 > 0:21:21It's much bigger, is it too big?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I think it is - it's off the edge, Mark.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- Disaster!- It scores you nothing,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31which, added to your first roll, means you have a total of £850.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Could do better.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- You've just opened that door wide. - Very wide, I think.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41You've given Marlies a very clear target.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45It would probably have been quite a good roll on the yellow lane.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Thanks for that!
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Just not so good on your lane.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Marlies, you have quite a clear target here.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56£900 or more and you are going through to the next round.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01But you do have that danger zone still looming large on £1,300.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Where are you going to aim for?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I said £1,000 last time and I didn't even get £100,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09but I will try for £1,000 again.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Are you ready, Marlies? - I am, yes.- Let's roll.- Thank you.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19'Marlies needs to replay the edge magic from Round One.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21'She's looking serious.'
0:22:21 > 0:22:23And it's tentative, Marlies.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Oh, it's not going to hit the cash zones.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30And it scores you nothing.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36Oh, Marlies, you've had two rolls and you've scored nothing.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Which means, with Mark's two rolls adding up to 850,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and Benji's one roll of 500, you can't go through to the next round.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Yes.- Oh, after your first roll,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49there was such great hope and promise from you.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51If I'd stayed on that one, I'd have been fine.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- We have to shut it down, it's part of the game.- It's not fair, is it?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Well, Marlies, it's now time to see Benji have a free roll.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01It's pressure-free, Benji.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Sort of, yeah. Still need to put Mark off, though, don't I?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05So, not too pressure-free.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Also, it's a good time to be collecting some high-figure sums
0:23:09 > 0:23:10and adding them to your bank
0:23:10 > 0:23:13if you've got aspirations to appear on that red lane in the final.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Yeah. Get the money up.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Get the money up a bit, but avoid those danger zones.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21They're still there at £1,300 and £700.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Yeah, I'm going to get between them this time.- Are you ready, Benji?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Yeah, ready.- Let's roll.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30'Benji has performed well on the red lane.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33'For that guaranteed place in the next round,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35'he adopts his signature style.'
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Oh, it's big. It's big, Benji. Is it going to stop?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45No, it's not, it's off the edge.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51It scores you nothing, which means your total is still £500.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Benji, you had a free roll.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Trying too hard. I was trying to hard.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02With those two rolls added together, Mark, you have £850,
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Benji, you have £500, and Marlies, you have nothing,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09which means, Mark and Benji, you are going through to the next round.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Please return to your podiums.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13APPLAUSE
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Well, after your first round of general knowledge
0:24:18 > 0:24:19and your first roll, I didn't think
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I'd be saying goodbye to you this early, Marlies.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24But you earned the least amount of money in that round,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26so I'm afraid you're leaving here with nothing.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- But thank you, I've had a lovely day.- We've loved having you here.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- Good luck with your bargain hunting. - Thank you very much.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34- Thanks so much, bye-bye.- Bye.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36APPLAUSE
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Congratulations, Mark and Benji,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44you've made it through to the next round.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Mark, tell us a little bit more about your spare time -
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- when you're not writing comedy, what do you do?- I do a number of things.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I like sport, but I also do a lot of amateur dramatics.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Oh, do you?- We just did Sunset Boulevard quite recently.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Oh, wow!- And we've done Beauty And The Beast and Guys And Dolls.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02So this will all tie in to your comedy writing, I guess,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05in terms of, if you can perform it, then it probably stands a chance.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I'd like to think so, I'd like to think so,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11but it all comes down to the writing, in the end,
0:25:11 > 0:25:12on the writing side.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15So as long as I'm writing things I find funny,
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- I'll be happy with that.- Benji, what do you do in your spare time?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21All sorts of things.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23I'm a musician, I'm an artist,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26I have a drag alter ego - she's called Portia.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Portia Nafries. - I see what you did there.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31What does she look like, Portia?
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Very tall, best legs in south London, I often say.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Hair changes quite a lot, depending on what she's doing things for.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43But, yeah, I dressed as Shania Twain for Halloween
0:25:43 > 0:25:46in the proper leopardskin...
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- That don't impress me much. - Yeah. Exactly.- Good stuff.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Well, the money you earned is added to your personal bank,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57so, Mark, you now have £1,700.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00And Benji, you have £1,350.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03That money is safely banked for the Final, should you get there.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Round Three. And we are shutting down another lane.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09In this round there's only one danger zone
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and the first player to release their ball will control it
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and can place it anywhere on their opponent's lane.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18You will need five correct answers to release your ball.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Fingers on buzzers.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21According to the Gershwin song,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23they all laughed at which Italian explorer
0:26:23 > 0:26:25when he said the world was...? Benji?
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Christopher Columbus.- When he said the world was round. Correct.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Eczema usually affects what part of the human body?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Mark?- Skin.- Correct.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Which musical instrument appears
0:26:37 > 0:26:39in the title of Louis de Bernieres' novel
0:26:39 > 0:26:42featuring the character Captain Antonio...? Mark?
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- Mandolin.- Captain Antonio Corelli's mandolin. Correct.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51If I was standing in the baker's where the Great Fire of London
0:26:51 > 0:26:54supposedly started, on which lane would I be?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55- Mark?- Pudding.- Correct.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01What name is given to balls of ice over five millimetres...?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Benji?
0:27:03 > 0:27:04Giant hailstones.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Balls of ice over five millimetres in diameter that fall like rain.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11We'll accept giant hailstones.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Hailstones would have sufficed, Benji.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Correct.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Mark?- Alpha.- Correct.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24One more correct answer, Mark, and you'll release your ball next
0:27:24 > 0:27:25and roll on the yellow lane.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27According to the famous tongue-twister,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30where is it that she sells sea shells?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Benji?- On the seashore.- Correct.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34You look quite chuffed with that.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Oh, very, very chuffed.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39You still need one more correct answer, Mark.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43By definition, what do doctors specialising in haematology treat?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Mark?- Blood disease. - I can accept blood diseases or blood.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Correct. Mark, you've released your ball.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50You're rolling first on the yellow lane.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Benji, you've been left with the red lane.
0:27:58 > 0:28:04So, get your ball on the edge in this round and it's worth £3,000.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09And you each have three rolls, which will be added together.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Whoever earns the most money in this round will be through to the Final.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17We've had ten rolls in this game, and five have scored nothing.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Either too short or over the edge.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Come on, guys. We need to get some scores on the board.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- I need to pull my socks up. Get beyond that 850.- You do.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30If you want to bank some big sums, if you have aspirations
0:28:30 > 0:28:33of getting into the Final, you need to start doing it now.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- True. Very true.- Are you ready?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- I am ready.- Let's roll.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45'Mark's last roll went over the edge. Can he control it this time?'
0:28:49 > 0:28:52It's a smooth roll, it's not going to go over the edge, I don't think.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- But will it get to those big figures? - It won't go over 850, either!
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Not quite. It scores you £600.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00APPLAUSE
0:29:02 > 0:29:03A bit too relaxed there?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Possibly. That was a banker. It's my marker for the other two.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Well, you control the danger zone, you can put it anywhere
0:29:09 > 0:29:12in Benji's lane, from £100 up to £1,300.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15What are you going to do, where are you going to go?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I'm going to go for... I'm leaning towards 850.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Yes, I think 850 is a good place. So I'm going to go for 850.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28OK, £850 is now lost from your lane, Benji, it's now worth zero.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32But you, too, Benji, need to start racking up some bigger sums,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35so where are you going to try and land your ball?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38I'm going to look at the danger zone as a marker,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41so I want to get in between the danger zone and edge.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Right, OK, what will you do if you don't get there?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Pray for giant hailstones? I don't know.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I'll figure that out when I get there.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- OK, are you ready?- Yes.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51Let's roll.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- COMMENTATOR:- Can Benji's unique styles take him all the way
0:29:57 > 0:29:59to the final?
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Oh, it's big.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Oh!- Is it too big? It looks like it's got way too much on it.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08It's huge, Benji!
0:30:09 > 0:30:12It's over the edge and it scored you nothing.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Benji, you've done that twice now. - I know.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It's fine, I'm going to get two edges in the next two rolls.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- And I'll get six grand, so it's... - That was always the plan, was it?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- No big deal, no big deal. - A bit of drama.- Yeah, yeah.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28All right, Benji, you've got four rolls to come, but after
0:30:28 > 0:30:32the first roll, Mark, you have £600 and Benji, you have nothing.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36And Mark, all of a sudden, your £600 looks quite respectable.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Not so shabby now, eh? Yes!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Well, you can't rest on your laurels, can you?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Because Benji could pull out a huge roll.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Exactly, I certainly wouldn't want to rest on my laurels.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- It's time for your second roll. Are you ready?- I am, Gabby.- Let's roll.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- COMMENTATOR:- Mark's in prime position here.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Adding to his £600 will help pile the pressure on Benji.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- Put a bit more weight on it. Is this one going over the edge?- No, no, no!
0:31:03 > 0:31:06It's big... It's too big! Mark!
0:31:08 > 0:31:11It scores you nothing, so we'll add that to your previous roll,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13giving you £600.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24So that's 13 rolls now in this game, of which seven have scored nothing.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27You do have a choice now, though, and you have a way of affecting
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Benji's next roll. You can keep that danger zone where it is on 850
0:31:30 > 0:31:33or you can move it based on what you've just rolled.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34What are you going to do?
0:31:34 > 0:31:39I think I'd like to move it one closer to the edge to 900, please.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Any reason why that one cash zone will make such a difference,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44do you think?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Maybe if he stays short of that,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49it's going to be too little to make the difference, but then the area
0:31:49 > 0:31:53that he is aiming for is that bit narrower, so that's the thinking.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56So the danger zone shifts up one cash zone.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01And it's now worth zero, Benji. Where are you going to aim for now?
0:32:01 > 0:32:05I feel like I need to aim for Mark's 850, just to really psych him out.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08He just loves 850 and if I can take that away from him,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11it might make him crumble in the next roll.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14OK, let's try it. OK, Benji, let's roll.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- COMMENTATOR:- Well, Benji's going to apply some mind games here.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24He takes his crane-like stance and aims.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29A little bit less pace this time, but is it too much pace
0:32:29 > 0:32:32or is it going to stop up there in the higher cash zones?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34I think it is going to stop up there.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Fantastic.- It does.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40And it scores you £1,200, which we will add to your previous roll,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42which means you have £1,200.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Whoo!- Good pressure roll.- Yeah.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48You make yourself quite small for a big man, don't you? You manage to...
0:32:48 > 0:32:51You've got to really feel the flow of what you're working with,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- I think.- All right. It worked that time, it hasn't always worked, Benji.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56It hasn't, it hasn't. But I think I've got it now.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Well, after that second roll, Mark, you have £600
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and, Benji, you have £1,200.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09It's time for the third and final roll in this round.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Suddenly, Benji has doubled your total.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19- If you don't score 600 at least on this roll, your game is over.- Yep.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Are you ready?- I am.- Let's roll.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- COMMENTATOR:- Mark needs £600,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30but surely he's hoping for something closer to double that.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Oh, that's too hard again!
0:33:35 > 0:33:37It might be. It might not...
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It is.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It scores you nothing, it's over the edge,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44which means your total after three rolls is £600.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- Well, you know what that means, don't you?- It's good news for Benji,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- on the positive side. - It is very good news for Benji,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00because it doesn't matter now what he does,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03you cannot go through to the final.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06You do have a way of influencing this game further, though, Mark.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08You have control of that danger zone.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Do you want to leave it where it is
0:34:11 > 0:34:13or, based on what you just rolled, are you going to move it?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16I'd like to put it on 100, please.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19AUDIENCE APPLAUDS
0:34:19 > 0:34:24We will move the danger zone, Mark, to £100. It is now worth zero.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- And your thinking... - My thinking is, good luck, Benji.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33Thank you so much, Mark. That's really kind of you. I feel really...
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I feel really funny now!
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Last time, Benji, you had a free roll, it went over the edge
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- and you didn't bank any money. - It did, yeah.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44I'm going to just try and think like I did the last time and get it...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Going to get 850 for Mark!
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- Benji, for the third and final time in this round, are you ready?- Yeah.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Let's roll.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- COMMENTATOR: - A very sporting gesture there.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03£850 for Mark, Benji says.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08He's taking his time on the swing.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Oh, Benji... It's not huge, it's crept over that hundred...
0:35:16 > 0:35:19It's deceptively a bit longer, perhaps.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21And it stops on £500.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25And we'll add that to your total so far, it gives you £1,700.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Not quite 850.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Not quite 850, but, I mean, anything's good.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Could do with 20 quid at the moment, so, you know?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37With your three rolls added together,
0:35:37 > 0:35:42Benji has £1,700 and Mark earned only £600.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45That means, Benji, you take what you earned into today's final.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Congratulations, please return to your podium.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Ah, Mark.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Unfortunately, you earned the least amount of money in that round.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I'm afraid you're leaving here with nothing.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Or maybe not, maybe you've got some material for some new comedy?
0:36:01 > 0:36:05It was a bit hit and miss, a bit like comedy sometimes.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Thanks for playing. Goodbye. - Thank you very much.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Congratulations, Benji.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18You've made it through to the final, where you will be playing for all
0:36:18 > 0:36:21the money you've earned it today, a total of £3,050.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27What would you do with that money?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29It would just go towards my MA, basically,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31or at least meaning that I can be a bit more comfortable
0:36:31 > 0:36:34while I'm on my MA, cos obviously it's quite expensive.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- How long does this course last? - It's two years. Two years full-time.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40So you'll work a bit as well to put yourself through?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Yeah, yeah. I've been working at a pub for a long time, which is
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- really great. I'll be working there.- A pub?- Yeah.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48And hopefully picking up bits and bobs as I go along.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- So great plans for the money.- Yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Let's see how you do. It's the final.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57And we're shutting down one more lane...
0:36:59 > 0:37:01..which leaves just the red lane.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05We've removed the cash values from that lane, leaving only the edge,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07which is now worth all the money you've earned today.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Stop your ball on the edge and you'll win £3,050.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Go over the edge and you get nothing, but you have a chance to make it
0:37:16 > 0:37:19easier for yourself by answering some more questions.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Each correct answer increases the size of the edge.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24The more questions you get right,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26the bigger the edge will be and the easier your final roll.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29You have 75 seconds to get as many right as you can.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Let's put 75 seconds on the clock and your time will start
0:37:33 > 0:37:35when I've read the first question.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Which composer's operas include The Marriage of Figaro
0:37:38 > 0:37:39and The Magic Flute?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- Pass.- Mozart.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Which celebrity won at the 2014 series of Strictly Come Dancing?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Pass.- Caroline Flack.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51In Australia, the giant monolith Uluru is also known
0:37:51 > 0:37:53by what other name?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57The, the... The big... The rock!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- The rock?- Ayers Rock.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02If I were competing in the first official Olympic
0:38:02 > 0:38:05synchronised swimming event, what year would it be?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07'88? '98? '98.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10'84. According to legend, in 1947,
0:38:10 > 0:38:13a UFO crashed near which town in New Mexico?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Roswell.- Correct.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Which grain traditionally forms the main ingredient of a risotto?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Rice.- Correct.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24In heart rate monitors, what do the letters BPM...
0:38:24 > 0:38:25- Beats per minute!- Correct.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Which animal is commonly used to represent
0:38:28 > 0:38:30the Republican Party in the US?
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Donkey.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32Incorrect, elephant.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Which English cathedral has the tallest spiral?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37St Paul's?
0:38:37 > 0:38:38Salisbury.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41What is the first name of Victoria and David Beckham's eldest child?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Brooklyn.- Correct.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- What colour is Clifford the Dog in Norman...- Red!
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Correct.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49If I was standing on Friedrichstrasse
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- near the site of Checkpoint Charlie...- Berlin!
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Correct.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Which Essex-based football league club are nicked nicknamed
0:38:55 > 0:38:57the Shrimpers? We are out of time.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Gravesend?- It was Southend United.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Ah, didn't get it right, then, that's fine.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04But, Benji, you got an incredible six answers correct.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06APPLAUSE
0:39:06 > 0:39:08So, to see what that score has done to the edge,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11let's take to the lanes for the final time.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13APPLAUSE
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- A familiar place for you. - Been here a lot.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Things change though now because every one of your correct answers
0:39:22 > 0:39:24increases the size of your edge.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26So let's put them onto your lane, Benji.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27One,
0:39:27 > 0:39:28two,
0:39:28 > 0:39:30three,
0:39:30 > 0:39:31four,
0:39:31 > 0:39:32five,
0:39:32 > 0:39:33six.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35That's your final edge.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36APPLAUSE
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- It's a decent-sized edge, Benji. - Yeah.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- Are you confident you could hit that edge?- Oh, it's just...
0:39:43 > 0:39:46It's just horrible.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48It's just a horrible little flicker of light
0:39:48 > 0:39:50that's goading me, like, er...
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Well, listen, you now have a choice.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56You can roll for the full £3,050 with only one ball
0:39:56 > 0:39:58and one attempt to hit the edge.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Or you could take two balls,
0:40:00 > 0:40:05that means you'd say goodbye to half that money and roll for £1,525.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Or you could take three balls, three attempts to hit the edge
0:40:08 > 0:40:12but you'd be playing for a third of the money which we're calling £1,017.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16So, how confident are you feeling now?
0:40:16 > 0:40:20I don't know. I just feel... I'm not going to go for three
0:40:20 > 0:40:22because I'm going to be a bit more confident than that.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24But it's that thing of if I take two
0:40:24 > 0:40:26and I manage to get it on the first roll,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29I'll feel stupid that I didn't go for one
0:40:29 > 0:40:31but then if I don't get it on one roll,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I'll feel stupid I didn't go for two.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- All right, Benji, what are you going to do?- Erm...
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I'm going to do two.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Two balls, two balls, please.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43You're going to take two balls and you're going to roll for £1,525.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46APPLAUSE
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- It's time now to focus your technique, isn't it, Benji?- Yeah.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54I think me and the lane are friends now.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57It's rare to get that much practice in the red lane.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59They all thought they were so good, didn't they,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02getting their questions right and ending up down those lanes?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Ha!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Well, it's time to take on The Edge.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10For £1,525, Benji, let's roll.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29Is it going to be too big, Benji? Is it going to be too big, Benji?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31It is, it's off the edge.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36It's fine, it's fine. Got another one.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39If it's any consolation, it looked to me like it had less weight
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- than the others that went off the edge.- OK, good!
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- So, you're pulling it back but not enough just yet.- Not enough, yeah.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- That was a good practice. - Good practice.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- It's why you took two balls. - It's why I took two balls.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56It's time to take on The Edge.
0:41:56 > 0:42:02For the final time for £1,525, Benji, let's roll.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Too far. Too much. Gone. It's over the edge.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25You knew it. You knew it when it left your hand, Benji. It's over the edge.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Oh! APPLAUSE
0:42:28 > 0:42:33You couldn't even watch it, could you? Oh, come here. Oh, Benji!
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Do you wish you'd taken three now?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36No, I think there was so much panic that
0:42:36 > 0:42:40I would've just dropped it off the edge for a third time.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Benji, I'm so sorry.- That's OK. - Didn't quite work out for you today.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45You weren't able to hit your final edge
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- so, sadly, you're going home empty-handed.- Yeah.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- But hopefully with a good experience behind you?- Yeah, it's great.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Have a fantastic time on your MA,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- we'll all be looking out for your work in the future.- Thank you.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Thank you so much, Benji. We'll be back next time
0:42:58 > 0:43:01with more new contestants pushing themselves to the edge. Why?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Because that's how we roll. Bye-bye.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06APPLAUSE