Episode 17 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.

I am Mike, from Wrexham.

I am a regional sales manager

and I am used to a high-pressure environment.

I am Kitty, from Middlesex.

And I am a student studying media and music industries.

I am Katie, from Birmingham.

And I am a tour director, taking students round Europe.

I am Carl, from West London.

And I am an office coordinator for a property marketing agency.

APPLAUSE Welcome to you all

and very best of luck.

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

The ball you need is trapped in your podium.

I am going to ask some questions.

Buzz in with the correct answer

and you will bring your ball up towards you.

Once you have freed your ball,

you will roll down the shortest lane available.

The shorter the lane...

the bigger the edge 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.

In which country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?

-Katie.

-Kenya.

-Incorrect.

Tanzania.

You are frozen out of the next question.

The title of the CS Lewis book is The Lion, The Witch And The what?

-Mike.

-Wardrobe.

-Correct.

Katie, you're back in the game.

Before being returned to Scotland in 1996, which historic stone...

-Katie.

-The Stone of Scone.

-..was contained

in the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey?

Is correct.

Agatha Christie wrote a 1933 novel about a fictional

murder on which famous train?

-Katie.

-The Orient Express.

-Correct.

Katie, you need one more correct answer to release your ball

and roll on the green lane.

First broadcast in the '60s,

the puppet series Thunderbirds was created...

Kitty.

-I don't know.

-..was created by Gerry and Sylvia who?

Anderson was the word I was looking for, Kitty.

You are frozen out of the next question.

What comes before Valley in the name of the US region... Mike.

-Death.

-..home to numerous computer companies?

Silicon was the answer I was looking for, Mike.

LAUGHTER

Sometimes it pays to interrupt, sometimes not.

This time, Mike, you are frozen out of the next question.

Kitty, you are back in the game.

In tennis, which Grand Slam is held at Roland Garros?

-Katie.

-The French Open.

-Correct. You have released your ball.

You are rolling first on the green lane.

APPLAUSE

-Green dress, green lane.

-It was arranged.

-Right.

-So you are not going to change every round, I hope?

-I do hope not.

LAUGHTER Well, hit the edge on this round

and it is worth...

£1,500!

APPLAUSE

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

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

Where are you going to aim on the green lane?

I'm not going to aim too high.

-I'm going to slightly play the percentage game.

-Oh.

Because if you think about it, it is harder on those lanes.

So I am going to aim for sort of 850, 900.

They could pull out a big roll, of course, on those lanes as well.

They could. They are pretty hardy contestants.

I am not sort of resting on my laurels.

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

-VOICEOVER:

-Good afternoon. First today, Katie from Birmingham,

looking to take advantage of the green lane.

And you score...£800!

APPLAUSE

Almost what you were aiming for.

You happy with that?

I think a little more would've been better, but I think it is...

It might be safe.

-Fingers crossed.

-Good start. So three lanes still up for grabs.

We have reset the podiums, fingers on buzzers.

If I left the house at 8.20am and arrived at work at 9.35am,

how many minutes did I spend...

-Mike.

-75.

-..travelling to work? Is correct.

What machine that utilises high-frequency sound waves is

commonly used to examine pregnant women? Mike.

-Sorry. Gone blank.

-Ultrasound.

You are out of time and you are frozen out of the next question.

Katie, you had your hand on the buzzer, not quick enough.

-Did you know the answer?

-Yeah.

Angelina Jolie plays Maleficent

in a retelling of which classic animated film?

-Carl.

-Snow White.

-Incorrect, Sleeping Beauty.

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

Mike, you are back in the game.

Veneto and Piedmont are wine producing regions in which country?

-Kitty.

-France.

-Incorrect, it's Italy.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Carl, you're back in the game.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3,

is an annual event for which entertainment industry?

-Mike.

-Gaming.

We will accept that. Video games. Correct.

One more correct answer, Mike, and you'll release your ball.

What small hairs cause the eyelid to shut on reflex when hit by a...

Carl.

-Eyelashes.

-..speck of dust? Correct.

Which US crime drama starred Matthew McConaughey

in season one and...

-Kitty.

-CSI.

..and Vince Vaughn in season two?

Is True Detective.

It is incorrect, Kitty, you're frozen out of the next question.

The British fashion brand founded by Ray Kelvin is Ted what?

-Mike.

-Baker.

-Correct. And you have released your ball

and you are rolling next on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

You are on the blue lane. And it has a reasonable sized edge.

It is one of our shorter lanes. A chance to earn big money.

But you only need £850 or more

to get yourself through to the next round.

So is 850 possible for you?

Yeah, I think I can do that.

-I need to try and take Katie out of the game, I think.

-Best of luck.

-Are you ready?

-Thank you.

-Let's roll.

Fighting talk from regional sales manager Mike,

looking to top Katie's score.

-Little bounce there.

-It has got a bit of pace on it.

But you have taken Katie... Is it too much pace?

No! It scores you £1,300!

APPLAUSE

-Congratulations, Mike.

-Thank you.

You're guaranteed to be going through to the next round.

Katie is going to have to wait

and see what the others have up their sleeves.

-Is that your usual technique, the lob?

-Um... Yeah.

A little bounce at the beginning hopefully takes a little

-speed off the ball.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

So only two lanes left. Whichever one of you releases your ball next

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

Fingers on buzzers.

If I were currently on board the Cassini spacecraft,

around which planet would I be orbiting?

-Kitty.

-Mars.

-Incorrect, it's Saturn.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Which pink and yellow TV character had the 1993 UK Christmas

number one single?

-Carl.

-Mr Blobby.

-Correct.

You are back in the game, Kitty.

Beginning with I, which class of animals have segmented bodies,

jointed legs and external skeletons?

-Carl.

-Insects?

-Correct.

You need one more correct answer to release your ball.

If I mix together red and blue paint, which secondary colour

would I make?

-Kitty.

-Purple.

-Correct.

In the 2015 Birthday Honours, which comedian, actor

and co-founder of Comic Relief was awarded a knighthood?

-Kitty?

-Lenny Henry?

-Correct.

You need one more correct answer to release your ball. As do you, Carl.

For which sport is the player Jocky Wilson most famous?

-Carl.

-Tennis?

Incorrect, it's darts. SHE LAUGHS

Sorry, it is just the image of Jocky Wilson playing tennis.

It has blown my tiny mind somewhat there.

-Look him up later.

-I will. My grandad will kill me.

You are frozen out of the next question, Carl.

Kitty, the floor is yours. Get this right, you will release your ball.

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

Which British choreographer won two Tony Awards

for his work on Swan Lake?

Matthew Bourne. You are back in the game, Carl.

-A bit of a let-off for you there.

-I know. Phew.

Which is the first month of the year that has a name starting with

a vowel?

-Carl.

-April?

-Correct. You have released your ball,

you are rolling next on the yellow lane.

Kitty, you have been left with the red Lane.

APPLAUSE

-So, Carl, struggled to get there.

-Just a slight bit.

But you did eventually.

And you are on the yellow lane.

To guarantee you a place in the next round, you need £850 or more.

Which Katie thought was going to be quite tough on the longer lanes.

How do you see it?

I think it is a bit of an ask, but I should be able to do it.

How did it go in practice?

-I overshot the runway many times.

-LAUGHTER

-Playing safe is not really an option.

-In other words, not so well.

-Yeah.

-OK, well, are you ready?

-Yep.

-Let's roll.

Carl from West London, not oozing with confidence.

But Katie is looking worried.

Can Carl rise to the challenge?

This has got a bit of welly. But is it too much?

It is rolling up to the big sums. It has taken over Katie's 800.

And it stops on £1,000!

APPLAUSE We have some high rollers here today.

Katie, sweating a little?

I think I am going home. Kitty is rather good.

Well, we will see, because Kitty is on the red lane.

It is the longest lane. It is the shortest edge.

-Yeah.

-How did it go in practice?

It didn't go too badly in practice, but I am quite nervous now.

Well, Katie rolled 800.

To guarantee you a place in the next round, Kitty,

you need £850 or more.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

Let's roll.

Left with the red lane, can student Kitty beat these high rollers?

£850 sees her through.

It is going up the lanes, but is it enough?

I'm not sure it is...

And it scores you £550.

APPLAUSE

-Not quite enough there, Kitty. If you had a bit more oomph...

-Yeah.

..in that roll, it would have notched up a few more cash zones.

But at the end of those first rolls,

Katie has £800, Mike has £1,300,

Carl has £1,000 and Kitty has £550.

So Katie, Mike and Carl, you are through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

APPLAUSE

Oh, Kitty, where do you feel it went wrong?

-I think I just didn't throw it hard enough this time.

-Yeah.

You obviously had some big rolls in you in practice,

-but it is under the spotlights, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Well, good luck with your studies and thank you so much for playing.

Bye-bye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Mike, Katie and Carl,

you are through to the next round.

And with some big amounts posted there as well.

So, Mike, tell us about the high-pressure job that you do.

Well, I work for a motor finance company

and have a team of eight very strong characters,

all very well-experienced guys,

that work all over the country, so they do take

a lot of looking after, but they do work very hard also.

So there is a lot to...a lot to manage day-to-day.

-So you can deal with pressure very well.

-I hope so, yeah.

I quite enjoyed the first roll there.

And what do you do in your spare time, Mike?

When I have any, I generally like to spend time with my wife, Emma.

I have a nine-year-old son, Fletcher.

And we have two cats as well, one of them which is a very little kitten.

It's a little crazy at the moment, so he takes a lot of looking after.

OK.

Katie, tell us about these students that you take on tours.

Well, they are 16 to 18 year olds, mostly, from the US and Canada.

I take them to places like Italy and Ireland, through London and Paris.

So it is really lovely.

And are you on the front of the bus doing the tour on the mic?

I do all of that and then I get off the bus...

So we sometimes do Rome in a day.

I'll get them there... At eight o'clock, we will be in the Vatican.

I take them for lunch somewhere nice.

Then the afternoon is the Coliseum and the Forum.

And then I will do a tour around all of Rome on foot to

-sort of give them a sense of the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona.

-Wow.

And if you imagine that, that is sort of what I do in London,

Paris, Amsterdam.

Has it put you off having teenagers?

See, I actually quite like teenagers,

which I think is a bit weird.

I think they are just people who are, you know, rebelling a bit

and are learning stuff. But I like giving them back.

I really do.

-Safely back on the bus.

-Yeah, exactly. Off you go.

Carl, tell us a bit about what your job entails.

I deal with the quality control of photos of properties.

So is that for the real estate businesses then?

Yeah, we deal with estate agents, property developers.

Yeah, that is the English version of that.

-Is that for ESTATE agents that you do that?

-Correct, it is.

-So, do you have an interest in photography?

-Yeah, I do.

I was lucky enough to have one of my photos on a billboard

in Piccadilly Circus,

-which was really exciting.

-Fantastic.

Well, 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.

And we're shutting down the shortest lane.

And now we are introducing danger zones,

meaning any of the cash zones from £100 all the way 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 you will have no danger zones.

This time, you will need to answer four questions correctly

to release your ball. Fingers on buzzers.

Which international church founded in 1954 is

based on the theories of L Ron...

-Mike.

-Scientology.

..L Ron Hubbard? Is correct.

The composer Johannes Brahms was also famous for playing which instrument?

Katie.

-Piano.

-Correct.

Which European country did Indonesia become independent from in 1945?

-Mike.

-France.

-Incorrect, Netherlands.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Which boy band had UK number one singles with Swear It Again

and Flying Without Wings?

-Katie.

-Westlife.

-Correct.

You are back in the game, Mike.

What is the maiden name of the character Scarlett

in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone With The Wind?

-Katie.

-O'Hara.

-Correct.

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

Which former British athlete was the first ever to

clear 18m in the triple jump?

Katie.

I've just forgotten his name. He's a presenter.

-Jonathan Edwards.

-Yeah.

You're frozen out of the next question.

If I visited all the US states in alphabetical order, which

would I visit first?

-Carl.

-Alabama?

-Correct.

In chemistry, Dmitri Mendeleev is credited with designing...

-Katie.

-The periodic table.

..which organizational chart? Correct.

You have released your ball

and you're rolling first on the blue lane.

APPLAUSE

Well done. Your general knowledge has won you the shortest lane available

with the biggest edge.

And no danger zones, Katie.

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

£2,000!

APPLAUSE

And you have two rolls this time, which will be added together.

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

Katie, last time you had a nervy weight,

having got the shortest lane with the biggest edge,

because you were perhaps a little bit too cautious.

Would you agree?

Yes. My...colleagues? What do you call them?

My competitors.

-Them. Over there. They are really good.

-Yeah.

Well, you probably underestimated them slightly, I think.

I think I did. Because I assumed that they were going to go big

and end up going over the edge. So I thought caution was better.

But now I am thinking I have to be a little bit more flamboyant.

So is the back roll, the technique where you kind of flick

-your wrist, is that going to stay?

-I think so.

Just because it is really hard not to put it over the edge.

See you do need to slow it down somehow.

-So I'm going to try it again. And see what happens.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

First onto the lanes again. Katie knows she has to up her game.

She is sticking with the backspin.

Oh... You have demonstrated it this time. It has gone over the edge.

-And that roll, Katie, scores you...

-Zero.

-..nothing!

-That was too big.

-I know. It is really hard to not do that. So...

Oh, well.

There are two lanes left. We have 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 will both need facing danger zones. Fingers on buzzers.

What type of malware shares its name with an invertebrate animal

usually found in garden soil?

-Mike.

-A worm.

-Correct.

What is the full name of the chat show host nicknamed Parky?

-Mike.

-Michael Parkinson.

-Correct.

The albums Everything Must Go and Send Away The Tigers... Mike.

Gone.

..are by the band Manic Street what?

-And it was Preachers.

-Preachers.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Which traditionally South Asian garment

beginning with S was David Beckham pictured wearing in 1998?

Carl.

-Sarong?

-Correct. You are back in the game, Mike.

Which famous jewellery store features in the title of a novella...

-Mike.

-Tiffany's.

-..by Truman Capote? Yes, it is Tiffany's, correct.

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

In the children's TV show of the same name,

we what is the name of Miley Cyrus's pop star persona?

-Carl.

-Hannah Montana.

-Correct.

-Did you know that, Mike?

-I did, yes. Sadly, yes.

The October Revolution took place in 1917 in which country?

-Mike.

-Russia.

-Correct. You have released your ball,

you are rolling next on the yellow lane.

Carl, you have been left with the red lane.

APPLAUSE

Mike, have you decided which is your happy place,

the questions or the lane yet?

Um... I thought it might be the questions,

but they are a little challenging today,

so perhaps I will be a little bit better with the rolling today.

Well, you do face one danger zone there, on the yellow lane,

so before you roll, we need to find out where it is.

It is going to move up and down your lame.

And it will stop when you press that button there. Good luck.

And it stops on £1,000.

That is gone from the lane.

You rolled 1,300 before.

-So does that look a bit scary?

-It is.

The distance I have been rolling the ball, yes, I might have to go

either a little short or be very bold and go for the edge.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Looks like the danger zone couldn't have landed in a worse

place for Mike.

Can he readjust his roll to avoid it?

Yes, it's a big roll. Is it going to stop? Is it going to stop?

No! It is over the edge.

Mike, it was a bit too bold, and it scores you...nothing.

-So...

-Didn't work.

-Didn't work.

A little bit too much on that.

Carl, neither Katie nor Mike have managed anything yet...

-Great news.

-..on their rolls.

However, you are left with the red lane,

which means you have two danger zones.

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

They are moving up and down your lane.

When you press that button there, they will stop. Good luck.

And they have stopped on £900 and £750.

They are now replaced with zero. What do you think about that?

I was hoping they would be further down,

near the lower denominations, but I have just got to play it safe.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's roll.

-VOICEOVER:

-Facing double danger zones,

can Carl renew his membership to the high roller's club?

The other two have just been refused.

Smooth.

Steady roll.

Heading up towards your first danger zone. Is it going to stop?

Is it going to tick over?

Yes, it does.

And it scores you £850.

-Excellent roll.

-Thank you very much.

-All things considered there.

Right between those two danger zones.

-Not the place that you would choose to go.

-No.

But a good amount.

OK, before everyone rolls again,

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

Katie, you have nothing.

Mike, you have nothing.

And, Carl, you have £850.

APPLAUSE

Is there a bit of relief in you, Katie,

that Mike also failed to register a score?

-Oh, God, yeah.

-You set a target for him, don't you?

Yeah, it has to be big and it has to be good.

So it needs to be about 1,000.

So if I can aim there then he's got to go into that horrid zone

over there between the zero and the edge.

So I think that's where I need to go.

But he is very good. So we will see.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's roll.

Hoping to roll big and push Mike into his danger zone territory,

Katie is opting for a more traditional roll this time.

Slow to start off with.

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

Gives you a total of £500.

APPLAUSE

Is that going to be enough, Katie?

No. I think that's just not. But hey, that's life.

-It does mean of course, Carl, you are definitely going through.

-Thank you.

Because Katie didn't beat your first roll of £850.

What we do know, Mike, is that you have a target now.

The danger zone remains where it is on 1,000.

But you only need 550 to guarantee yourself a place in the next round.

Yeah, the danger zone is the threat though.

So it's going to be a very tricky roll this one, I think.

-Are you ready, Mike?

-I am. Yes.

-Let's roll.

With Carl already through, Mike has a clear target.

Beat £500 and he books his place in the next round.

There is the bounce. It's creeping up the cash zones.

And it clips Katie.

Finishes on £600.

We add that to your first one.

It means that you have £600.

You did pretty much just enough there, Mike. Congratulations.

-You are definitely going through to the next round.

-Thank you.

-Katie, you are not. Sadly.

-No.

And, Carl, here we are with a free roll.

Two danger zones still there on £900 and £750.

-There is no pressure now.

-You say that.

-LAUGHTER

-There is always pressure.

Well, there's pressure I suppose to get some good sums in the bank.

If only I was like Mike who deals with pressure very good.

-But we'll see.

-Are you ready?

-Fingers crossed.

-Let's roll.

-VOICEOVER:

-The perfect opportunity here for Carl to build his bank.

It's a good, smooth roll. Heading into the cash zones.

Where is it going to stop?

It's not, is it? It's not.

It's not! Just short of the danger zone.

It scores you £700.

We add that to your first roll and you have a total of £1,550.

APPLAUSE

You are very good at just avoiding danger zones, Carl.

I'm really not. I don't know what is going on.

It's going very well so far. With those two rolls added together,

Mike, you have £600,

Carl, you have £1,550,

and Katie, you have £500.

Which means, Mike and Carl, you are through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

-Great general knowledge, Katie.

-Thank you.

-I'm just not very good at rolling.

-LAUGHTER

Hasn't been your forte, has it?

I don't think so. I didn't ever really think it was going to be.

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

I'm afraid you are leaving here with nothing.

-But no doubt you'll be on your travels again very soon.

-Yep.

I'm off next month.

Have a fantastic time. And thank you so much for playing. Bye-bye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Mike and Carl.

You are through to the next round. Mike, high-pressure job.

No doubt you need some kind of relaxation time away from that.

Something to take away from the stresses and strains of work.

-So what do you do?

-I like to play golf. Or rather,

golf likes to play me is probably more the case.

Do you want to share your handicap with us?

The clubs generally, and the balls.

So you're not even playing with an official handicap?

-28.

-Not bad.

-Yeah.

-You can have a nice round.

-I can have a round.

-It doesn't always spoil the walk.

-No.

-I normally like to go for a buggy, so...

-Oh, Mike!

Bit lazy in that respect, I'm sorry.

And, Carl, what do you like to do in your spare time?

I've been a bit busy recently. I've just got married.

-Aw, congratulations.

-Thank you.

So the last few months I've been a bit of a groomzilla.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-You've taken control of things, have you?

Pretty much organised the whole thing. Um...

My fiancee kind of took a back-seat on everything.

-What does she do then? Just a dress?

-She just signs it off.

She just says, "Yeah, sure. That sounds fine."

Did she approve at the end? Was she happy with everything?

I think she didn't really care. She just nodded at everything I said.

At the end of it all, Carl, you must have been incredibly proud

-when it all came off.

-Yeah, it was a really nice day.

The money you earned is now added to your personal bank.

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

Round Three.

And we are shutting down another lane.

In this round, there is 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 will need five correct answers to release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

If I were to take a balloon

and rub it on my head till my hair stood on end, what sort of... Carl.

Static.

..electricity would I have created? Static. Correct.

Which English admiral circumnavigated the globe on the Golden Hind?

Carl.

-Nelson.

-Incorrect.

..and shares his name with the term for a male duck?

Francis Drake.

You're frozen out of the next question.

Which band had hits in the 1980s with Suspicious Minds

and She Drives Me Crazy?

Mike.

Fine Young Cannibals.

Correct.

Had a few of their albums?

Showing my age there, yeah.

You are back in the game, Carl.

What is the first name of the Beano character known as The Minx?

Mike.

Minnie.

Correct.

What extinct group of elephants had varieties including... Carl.

Mammoth.

Correct. ..including dwarf and woolly.

Beginning with N what term is used to describe a nine-sided shape?

Mike?

A nonagon.

Correct.

Which golf major did Rory McIlroy win in 2011?

Carl?

US Open.

Correct.

You are level.

Two more correct answers needed to release your ball.

In humans the trachea carries air into which organ? Mike.

The lungs.

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

What name beginning with R is given to a person who

acts as a religious teacher for a Jewish congregation?

Mike.

Rabbi.

Correct. And you have released your ball.

You'll be rolling first on the yellow lane.

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

APPLAUSE

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

APPLAUSE

You have three rolls which will be added together.

And whoever earns the most money in this round

will be through to the final. Mike, familiar lane.

-Very much.

-The yellow lane.

You'll roll first this time.

-OK.

-What are you aiming for in your first roll?

I'm aiming to pitch it for around about the 950-1,000 I think.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Back on the yellow lane, Mike must put his last two rolls

out of his mind.

Sticking with the lob.

Bit of a bounce.

It's a steady roll.

It's moving up the cash zones.

It's going to stop on...

£1,000!

APPLAUSE

950 or 1,000, you said. Happy?

Quite accurate, yeah. I'm very happy.

-That's kind of your chuffed face there, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

LAUGHTER You now control a danger zone.

You can put it anywhere you like on Carl's lane. From £100 up to £1,300.

Where are you going?

To put a little pressure on Carl I think I'm going to put it at 850.

He's either going to fall short, which still leaves me ahead,

or he is maybe going to overcook it a little bit and fall off the edge.

OK, let's take 850 out of your lane, Carl. That's now worth zero.

Is Mike right in his thinking?

Yeah, sadly. I was hoping that would be the area I land in.

-Shall we see how you get on this time?

-Yeah.

-Let's roll.

With the placement of a strategic danger zone,

Mike looking to heap the pressure on Carl.

It's a big roll. Is it too big?

It's moving fast towards the end.

Towards the edge.

And it dribbles off the edge.

That roll scores you nothing.

It looked like the side was going to slow it down

but it appeared to give it a bit more momentum that time, Carl.

Yeah, it didn't go to plan.

No, I didn't think that was your plan, Carl.

After that first roll,

Mike, you have £1,000,

Carl, you have nothing.

Mike, it appeared to work,

your strategy of putting the danger zone on 850.

It nearly backfired though.

Cos although it went over the edge, it was very, very close.

And that would have really put the pressure on me, then.

So perhaps that wasn't necessarily a good idea.

Nevertheless, you are £1,000 ahead going into the second roll, Mike.

So where are you going to go this time?

I'm going to go for the edge myself now.

-Oh, OK. You seem to be in the rolling zone.

-Hopefully.

-Fingers crossed. Let's see if I can keep it going.

-Let's roll.

Firmly in the lead, but this game can turn on a single roll.

Anything can happen.

That trademark bounce.

Heads up the cash zone.

And stops this time on £950.

We will add that to your first roll. Gives you £1,950.

APPLAUSE

-A bit less, it turned out.

-A little bit. Yeah. Still happy with that.

Still a very good roll. And a lot of pressure on Carl.

You have the ability to put more pressure on him now.

Do you want to keep that danger zone where it is on the red lane or

do you want to move it based on what you've just rolled?

I think I'd like to move it to 1,100.

OK, let's move that danger zone up to £1,100.

Carl...

If you don't get £650 or more on this roll

you will have to hit the edge on your next roll.

Which is a scary task.

Getting married and organising a wedding is fairly scary.

-Yeah, this is a bit more.

-Really?

The wife said, "Don't come home unless you've got the money."

LAUGHTER

-She drives a hard bargain, your wife, doesn't she?

-She does, I know.

-Are you feeling guilty, Mike?

-Um...

-Thanks, Mike.

-A little bit, yeah.

Sorry, Carl.

-So, Carl, are you ready?

-Yes.

Let's roll.

Carl can't go home without the money.

He has to score big for a chance to stay in touch with Mike.

Oooh. It's gone aside and it's slowed right down.

It slowed down early.

And it has just tipped over to £400,

which means you're currently on £400.

APPLAUSE

-It's the edge or nothing next time, Carl.

-I know.

Well, that of course depends on what Mike does with his third roll,

because if you hit the edge, Mike, it would be impossible for Carl.

So, after that second roll,

Mike, you have £1,950,

Carl, you have £400.

APPLAUSE

It's time for the third and final roll in this round.

Already, Mike, you have heaped huge pressure on Carl.

You could finish him off with the edge.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to try and go big again. Put some more pressure on Carl.

I'm sure he's feeling a little bit already.

I'll sadly try and make it a little bit more.

OK, Mike, remember he can't go home if he doesn't win money today.

LAUGHTER

I'll give him a lift.

A lift? I'm not quite sure where to, Carl.

Yeah.

-OK, Mike. If you are ready, let's roll.

-Thank you.

Great consistency from Mike so far.

Can he hit the high cash zones again?

There is the bounce.

And it's moving up towards the higher cash zones.

And it finishes on £950,

giving you a total of £2,900.

Congratulations. APPLAUSE

Incredibly consistent rolls.

Seems to be, yeah.

Whatever I'm doing is working well, technique wise.

And you have a choice to make.

Do you want to keep that the danger zone in Carl's lane on £1,100

or would you like to move it?

I think it's pretty much all or nothing for Carl.

So I think the only thing I can do to apply a little more

pressure is put it on the 1,300.

Let's put it there then.

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

But if you land on it, Carl, it doesn't really matter

because you need the edge.

Have you got the edge in you?

I'd better do.

-LAUGHTER

-Let's hope so.

We normally say go big or go home but in your case...

you won't be going home.

LAUGHTER

I'm in a bit of a bad situation here.

-OK, Carl, are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Carl has been pushed all the way.

One last roll to try and hit the edge.

It's big.

It's moving towards the edge.

It's slowing down.

But it's not going to be.

And it drops over the edge. It scores you nothing.

Which means your total from all those rolls is £400.

APPLAUSE

That was a really valiant attempt, Carl.

With the three rolls added together,

Mike has £2,900,

but Carl only has £400.

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

Congratulations. Please return to your podium.

APPLAUSE

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

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

Which means you're going home with nothing.

LAUGHTER

You can make a plea to your wife now if you like.

Please let me back in.

LAUGHTER

It's good. It was short. How could she say no to that, Carl?

And to the point. Exactly.

Thank you so much for playing. It's been great having you here.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Mike. You have made it through to the final,

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

A total of £4,800.

Brilliant.

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

-You look quite pleased with that amount.

-Very much. Yeah.

What will you do with that money?

I think I'd like to take my wife, Emma, and son, Fletcher, on holiday.

Back to Los Angeles would be really nice.

Back there? So you've been there before?

Yeah, a few times, but before, you know, he could walk really.

-So I think he would appreciate it a lot more now.

-Good stuff.

It's the final.

And we're 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 £4,800.

APPLAUSE

Go over the edge and you get nothing.

But you have a chance to make it easier for yourself

by answering some more questions.

Each correct answer increases the size of the edge.

The more questions you get right, the bigger the edge will be.

And the easier your final roll.

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

-Is everything clear?

-Yes, thank you.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

Your time will start when I have read the first question.

In which city would you find the famous

Flat Iron building?

New York.

Correct.

What A is a unit of measurement for the strength

of a current in a circuit?

Amp.

Correct.

Who is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II?

Margaret.

Incorrect. Prince Charles.

If I were in the musical with the songs Radio Ga Ga

and Don't Stop Me Now, in which musical would I be?

Um...

Pass.

We Will Rock You.

The core of Harry Potter's wand consists

of a feather from what mythical creature?

An owl.

A phoenix.

CO2 is the chemical formula for what?

Oxygen.

Incorrect. Carbon dioxide.

What is the official currency of Poland?

The loty.

No, zloty.

In music, how many crotchet beats does

a semibreve last for?

Four.

Correct. Which professional English football club

are famously nicknamed the Tigers?

Leicester.

Hull City.

In legend, Guinevere was the wife of which...

-King Arthur.

-Correct.

Who played Private Pike in the classic TV series

Dad's Army?

-Pass.

-Ian Lavender.

If I'm in the European city that shares its name with

the title of an 1981 UK top ten single for Ultravox...

Vienna.

Correct. What sort of device features in the

title of an...

Time is out.

..1895 HG Wells novel? It's Time Machine.

But I can tell you, Mike, you answered five questions correctly.

To see what that score has done to the edge,

let's take the lanes for the final time.

-Good score, Mike.

-Thanks, Gabby.

-It's got you a decent-sized edge.

Because every one of your correct answers increases

the size of your edge. Let's put them onto your lane.

One. Two.

Three. Four.

Five.

There it is.

How confident are you of hitting the edge?

It looks an awfully long way now. From here.

But I think I can do it.

You have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £4,800 with only one ball

and one attempt to hit the edge. Or you can take two balls,

but that means you will roll for only half of the money, which is £2,400.

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

you'll be playing for a third of the money, which is £1,600.

-So the trip to LA is at stake.

-Yeah.

So, when you see those figures,

does it help you to decide what you're going to do?

I think it does now.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking I'm going to try and do it in two balls.

I think one may be a little too bold.

Three isn't necessarily going to get me where I'd like to be.

If I take two and do it on the first that's a bonus.

So you are taking two balls, Mike, and you are rolling for £2,400.

APPLAUSE

You've been very calm, cool, collected,

and reacted well under pressure.

But this is arguably the most pressure-filled situation of the lot.

It is.

All the hard work you've done has got you here.

So it's time to take on the edge.

For £2,400, Mike, let's roll.

The usual bounce. And it's heading there towards that edge.

Is it going to stay on the edge?

Is it?

-Yes!

-It is! It's a perfect first roll.

Well done, Mike. Huge congratulations.

That was an absolutely perfect roll. APPLAUSE

-You are very good at the rolling.

-Thank you, yeah.

-That was amazing.

I felt a little pressured then but more than happy with that.

If I did on the first ball then that was a bonus.

Well, you had not been on the red lane before, so to do that,

Mike, is just once again displaying how fantastically well you

-react to the pressure.

-Thank you.

-And it will go towards a fantastic trip to LA.

-It will do. Thank you.

-Enjoy that.

-We will.

-With Fletcher and your wife. Congratulations.

You hit your final edge. You're going home with £2,400.

APPLAUSE

-Thank you so much for playing today, Mike. And well done.

-Thanks.

We'll be back next time with more new contestants

pushing themselves to the edge. Why?

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