Episode 20 The Edge

APPLAUSE

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'll get thousands,

but go over and they get nothing.

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

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I'm Martin, I'm from Tunbridge Wells and I lived

and worked in Vienna and Munich as a classical ballet dancer.

I'm Jen, I'm from Edinburgh, I'm a company administrator

and I used to be a junior go-kart champion.

I'm Warren from Northern Ireland,

I'm a Royal Navy helicopter pilot,

I don't like water and I'm scared of heights.

I'm Janet from Leatherhead, retired from the police service

and working as an exam invigilator and food taster.

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Welcome to you all and very best of luck.

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

The ball you need is trapped in your podium.

I'm going to ask some questions. Buzz in with a correct answer

and you'll bring your ball up towards you.

Once you've freed your ball,

you'll 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 2014 film did Benedict Cumberbatch star as Alan Turing?

Martin?

-MARTIN STRAINS

-I've no idea! Sherlock, sorry, I shouldn't have buzzed.

Well, you didn't know, it was The Imitation Game -

you're frozen out of the next question.

Which salad vegetable is pickled to make a gherkin?

-Jen.

-Cucumber.

-Correct.

What is the more common name

given to the Roman Catholic nun born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?

Warren.

-Mother Teresa.

-Correct.

Well...extrapolated there

from the back of your mind somewhere. GENTLE LAUGHTER

In 1971, what sport did astronaut Alan Shepard play on the moon?

-Warren.

-Golf.

-Correct.

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

What is the total number of sides on eight hexagons?

-Martin.

-64.

-Incorrect, 48.

-What? Oh.

You're frozen out of the next question.

The man accused of assassinating John F Kennedy is Lee Harvey who?

-Jen?

-Oswald.

-Correct.

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

along with Warren.

Which flightless bird has species including rock hopper...

-Jen.

-Penguin.

-Correct.

..gentoo and macaroni. And you've released your ball,

you're rolling first on the green lane!

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What's the thing with penguins, then? JEN LAUGHS

I don't know. I just pulled it from the back of my head.

No specialist penguin knowledge?

No, I've watched a few programmes on them,

so I think it just came from there.

Good general knowledge, Jen,

which has earned you the shortest lane with the biggest edge.

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

£1,500!

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You'll each have one roll to earn as much as you can -

whoever earns the least is leaving us.

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

Pretty well, I managed to hit the edge twice on the green lane,

so hopefully that will stand me in good stead for this one.

So, you got the measure of the green lane?

I hope so. It's hard to tell when you're shaking like this, but,

-yeah, we'll see.

-Where are you shaking? Hands?

Yeah, hands, legs, everywhere, pretty much, so...

LAUGHTER OK!

-Well, you just take a deep breath, Jen.

-Yes.

In your own time, if you're ready, let's roll.

Good afternoon.

First onto the lane is Jen from Edinburgh,

hoping to overcome her nerves.

It's a little bit tentative, Jen, but it stops and scores you £650!

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-It was more of a drop than a roll.

-Yeah, bit disappointing.

-Do you think that's going to be enough, Jen?

-I don't, actually, no.

-We'll see.

-We shall see.

-Yes.

Three lanes still up for grabs and we've reset the podiums.

Fingers on buzzers.

Just Say No was a campaign single by the cast of which children's TV show?

-Martin.

-Glee?

-Grange Hill.

-Hey-ho.

-A bit before Glee...

-Yeah.

-..you're frozen out of the next question.

What language is also known as Farsi?

-Janet.

-Hebrew?

No, Persian. You're frozen out of the next question.

-Martin, you can't answer when you're frozen out.

-OK.

-Did you know?

-I did, yeah, I knew that one, so...

Which Russian leader claims to have a black belt in judo...

-Warren.

-Vladimir Putin.

Correct. ..and is said to have saved a TV crew from a tiger.

Well done.

In 1969,

which coin came into circulation to replace the ten shilling note?

-Janet.

-50p.

-Correct.

Which ex-Friends star married actor Justin Theroux, at their...

-Warren.

-Jennifer Aniston.

..Bel Air home in 2015? Correct.

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

Which type of boat beginning with G

is famously associated with the city of Venice?

-Janet.

-Ah...

-Gondola.

-Correct.

You need one more correct answer to release your ball.

Warren, you need one more correct answer, too.

In January 2015, a remembrance service in the Houses of Parliament

marked the 50th anniversary of which former Prime Minister's death?

-Warren.

-Winston Churchill.

Correct, you've released your ball,

you'll be rolling next on the blue lane!

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You have a wide range of knowledge, Warren,

from Vladimir Putin to Jennifer Aniston's marriage.

Quite varied, yeah.

Just a little abstract look at my mind, I suppose.

GENTLE LAUGHTER

Well, you're here on the blue lane

and to guarantee your place in the next round,

you need to roll £700 or more.

-How did you go in the blue lane in practice?

-Didn't like it.

-No?

-No, not a fan.

-Has Jen set you a good target?

It's a decent first attempt, I think.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, I'd like to pretty much smash that now.

-OK, you'd need to be up towards four figures, then, would you?

-We'll see.

OK.

If you're ready, let's roll.

Very competitive talk from Royal Navy helicopter pilot Warren,

looking to land his ball on a four-figure cash sum.

Going to do it, is it?

Yes, it's gone past Jen and it finishes on...

£800!

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Not smashing it, but I'd say...beating it.

-Just about enough.

-Yeah.

So, you're guaranteed to go through to the next round, Warren.

Jen, you're going to have to wait a little bit longer.

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.

Figures on buzzers.

According to the lyrics, which character from a musical

owned a coat that included the colours red and yellow and green...

-Martin.

-Joseph.

..and brown? Correct!

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-We've found your niche knowledge area.

-Yes.

GENTLE LAUGHTER

Which actor and former Governor of California has previously won...

-Martin.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger.

..previously won Mr Universe? Correct.

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

-OK.

Which Royal featured on the British postage stamp The Penny Black?

-Janet.

-Queen Victoria.

-Correct.

Which Indian musical instrument beginning with S is a large...

-Janet.

-Sitar.

Yes, a sitar is a long-necked lute with movable frets. Correct.

You need one more correct answer to release your ball, as you do, Martin.

What name links a Premier League football team's home ground

and a battle fought in 1066?

-Janet.

-Hastings.

-Incorrect, it's Stamford Bridge.

-Oh!

-You're frozen out of the next question.

-Ouch.

If you get this right, Martin, you will release your ball,

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

-OK.

Which Shakespeare play

features the feuding families of Montague and Capulet?

Martin.

-Romeo And Juliet.

-Correct!

You've released your ball,

you'll be rolling on the yellow lane

and Janet, you've been left with the red lane.

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So, I think we've fathomed your areas of expertise, Martin.

-Yes, pretty limited, I would say!

-GENTLE LAUGHTER

-So, it's the arts.

-The arts, yes. I think that works well.

Well, you're there on the yellow lane

and to guarantee your place in the next round, you need £700 or more.

How did it go in practice?

Um, pretty shocking, yeah.

LAUGHTER

-Usually people say hit and miss, but there was no good?

-No, not so great.

Um, which fills me with confidence

because I feel I might go in the opposite direction now, but...

-OK. Are you ready?

-I am ready.

-Let's roll.

-OK.

Target is set for ballet dancer Martin.

£700 will see him through.

AUDIENCE GROANS

-That was atrocious.

-Well, that scores you...nothing.

-Martin...

-Yeah.

-..I'm afraid it's exactly what Jen was hoping for,

because that means, Jen, you're going through to the next round

with Warren. Martin, you're going to have to wait

and see what Janet has in store.

Janet, you're there on the red lane, all the way...back there.

-Hello.

-Hello!

-It's a long way, isn't it, Janet?

-It's a very long way.

-How did you go in practice on the red lane?

-Um, inconsistent...

-I think sums it up.

-LAUGHTER

Did you actually manage to get on the cash zones?

-Oh, yes, every time.

-Yeah?

-But just the low amounts.

OK, here's the good thing for you, then, Janet,

because of Martin's roll, you only need £100...

-No pressure.

-GENTLE LAUGHTER

-Well, 100 is doable, isn't it?

-I hope so.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Janet from Leatherhead just needs to land her ball on any cash zone

to knock Martin out of the game.

It's got a bit of pace behind it.

It's getting in on the cash zones, it's getting up there

and it stops on...

£600!

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Which is very good news for you...

-Phew!

-..not such good news for Martin,

because at the end of those rolls, Jen has £650,

Warren has £800,

Janet has £600

and Martin has nothing.

So, Jen, Warren and Janet, you're through to the next round,

please return to your podiums.

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-Oh, Martin.

-Yeah...

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

-so you're leaving here with nothing.

-Yeah.

It's time to pirouette off, Martin.

GENTLE LAUGHTER Thank you for playing. Goodbye.

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Congratulations to Jen, Warren and Janet,

you're through to the next round.

So, Jen, what does your job actually involve?

Dealing with a lot of complaints, unfortunately.

What are they complaining about?

They're complaining that their sofa's not correct,

er, that it's the wrong colour, it's got a bobble on it...

Does anybody ring up and say, "My sofa is amazing - just wanted to tell you that."?

-No, you don't really get that!

-LAUGHTER

Funnily enough, no.

-Maybe they will now.

-Yeah...

-What do you do in your spare time, Jen?

I like walking, I've done a lot of walking in Snowdonia,

so, I've done Snowdon and Tryfan as well, so I enjoy walking.

Is there anywhere in the world you'd like to walk in particular?

I think, probably, maybe the Dolomites in Italy...

-Mm.

-..that would be quite nice to do, so...

-Good stuff.

Now, Warren, how does one have a dislike of water

and a dislike of heights and end up as a helicopter pilot in the Navy?

Yeah, bit of an odd one, really, but all sort of stemmed

from a careers day I went to with a slight hangover

-with one of my friends from university.

-GENTLE LAUGHTER

You signed up for something and didn't know what you were signing up for?

It was almost a recruitment tool, really.

It was a couple of weeks at HMS Raleigh down in the south...

-Right.

-..as a reservist at the time,

with the potential to go full-time

and I managed to pass the tests, somehow.

-What's your strength, do you think, in your job?

-Shouting a lot.

GENTLE LAUGHTER

-You seem very calm today, Warren.

-I'm like the duck on the water.

GENTLE LAUGHTER Janet,

-you're retired these days, yeah?

-Ish, yes.

OK, so what you do in your spare time?

At the moment, I'm working as an exam invigilator

for a secondary school and also doing some food tasting...

-OK.

-..for a research laboratory.

Doesn't sound very retired at all, does it?

It doesn't, no, and I fill a lot of my time with my bucket list.

I've got some pretty crazy things on it,

one of which was actually to come on a TV show.

-You're here.

-So, hey!

-You can tick that off your list.

-Yes.

What did you do in the police force?

I spent the first part of my career telling police officers what to do,

via radiocommunications -

I was responsible for the deployment of all incidents,

routine and serious

and the latter part, I was supervising the staff

that you would see if you walked into a police station,

behind the counter.

So, you bossed the police quite a lot?

-Yes.

-LAUGHTER

I'm not sure what that says about me...

Did you first have to qualify as an officer to do those roles?

-No...

-So, you were a civilian?

-All civilian roles, yes.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank,

so, Jen, you have £650,

Warren, you have £800,

and Janet, you have £600.

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'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.

Fingers on buzzers.

Born in Essex in 1980,

what is the first name of the male model with the surname Gandy?

-Warren.

-David.

Correct.

The expression, "bunny boiler" originated from which 1987 film?

-Janet.

-Fatal Attraction.

-Correct.

In which year was the charity Comic Relief launched?

-Janet.

-'89?

-Incorrect, '85.

-Ah...

Had a big birthday in 2015, of course.

You're frozen out for the next question.

If I was watching a film titled Le Livre De La Jungle in France...

-Warren?

-Jungle Book.

..what would its English equivalent be? Jungle Book is correct.

Which Winter Olympic event involves sweepers, stones and a target...?

Jen.

-Curling.

-..target zone known as the house? Correct.

On election night 2015,

what did former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown say he would eat

if the exit polls...? Warren.

His hat.

If the exit polls were correct, he said he'd eat his hat. Correct.

One more correct answer for you, Warren,

and you'll be rolling first on the blue lane.

According to UK folklore, it will rain for 40 days

if it rains on which saint's day?

Janet.

-St Swithun's.

-Correct.

Anne of Cleves, Catherine Parr

and Jane Seymour were three wives of which English...?

Janet.

-Henry VII.

-..which English king? Henry VIII is correct, Janet.

You now need one more correct answer to release your ball,

along with Warren.

When he was wrestling, which actor went by the name The Rock?

Jen.

-Dwayne Johnson.

-Correct.

If it's my birthday and I become an octogenarian, how old am I?

Janet.

-80.

-Correct. You've released your ball.

You're rolling first on the blue lane.

That was a very impressive comeback, Janet.

No-one is more surprised than me, believe me.

-The questions fell for you, Janet.

-They certainly did that time.

And 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...

£2,000.

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You each have two rolls which will be added together.

Whoever earns the least is leaving us.

So you've had one go on the lanes so far, Janet.

Feeling a bit more comfortable here now?

A little bit, but the heart's going.

Well, you've got yourself the biggest edge this time, the shortest lane.

Last time you were way back there on the red lane.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

Good work by Janet. First to the blue lane.

Hoping to score big.

It's rolling up to the bigger numbers,

but it's stops on £800.

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How are you feeling about that, Janet?

Pleased, but I wish it had gone a bit further.

Another few nudges would have been good.

Cautiously optimistic that it might be enough.

-You still have another roll.

-Lovely. Good.

There are two lanes left. We've reset the podiums.

Whichever one 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.

On which social network, launched in 2006,

can users post public messages of up to 140 characters?

Jen.

-Twitter.

-Correct.

-Do you tweet?

-A little bit.

In the 1992 film of the same name, what sport do the Mighty Ducks play?

Warren.

-Ice hockey.

-Correct.

Sharing its name with a Roman god of the sea,

what is the eighth planet from the sun?

Jen.

-Neptune.

-Correct.

Which classical singer and TV presenter

had a 1985 chart hit with Walking In The Air?

Warren.

-Alfie Boe?

-Incorrect. It's Aled Jones.

You're frozen out of this question.

Stratus, cirrus and cumulus are all types of what?

Jen.

-Clouds.

-Correct.

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

Warren, you're back in the game. You knew that one?

I did. I'm studying it at the minute.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

An unfortunate question for you to be frozen out on.

Which British actor plays Rick Grimes in the US TV drama The Walking Dead?

Jen.

-Andrew Lincoln.

-Correct. You've released your ball.

You'll be rolling next on the yellow lane.

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

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That a bit of a shock for you, Jen,

being so far back after you were on the green lane?

A little bit.

-It's also got the added dimension of a danger zone.

-Yes.

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

It's moving up and down your lane right now.

It'll only stop when you hit that button there. Best of luck.

And it stops on £700.

Its value is now replaced with 0.

So, how do you feel about the position of your danger zone?

It's kind of near to where I got the first time,

so I'm a bit nervous now.

-But you were on a different lane.

-Yeah, that's true.

So if you rolled exactly how you did the first time,

you'll be somewhere down there by Janet's feet.

Yeah, that wouldn't be good.

You need to put a bit more welly in it to get to the cash zones,

-and then some if you want to go above the danger zone.

-Yes.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Let's roll.

Jen having to adjust to the yellow lane whilst facing a danger zone.

Oh, it is a big one.

It's off the edge and it scores you nothing.

-Oh, Jen, just too big.

-Yeah, a little bit.

Warren, you don't like water, you don't like heights,

how are you with danger zones?

To quote Top Gun, I love them.

LAUGHTER

well, you've got a highway to two danger zones right here,

if we're doing Top Gun. You don't know where they are yet,

cos they're going to move up and down your lane,

and they'll stop when you press that button right there.

And they've stopped on £200 and £950. How do you feel about their position?

-There's a nice little gap there.

-Yeah?

So hoping for the middle of that. Should be relatively safe.

You're not going for the 1,000 or above?

-I'd love to.

-Are you aiming anywhere, Warren?

Pretty much for the numbers.

As long as I can get in that bracket, I'm happy.

-Is that how you fly?

-Pretty much.

Are you ready, Warren?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Left with the red lane, Warren facing two danger zones.

Getting that tall frame into position.

It's got a good weight.

Is it going to be too much? Slowing down. It's slowing down.

It's slowing down, over the danger zone, and it stops on...

£1,300!

Fantastic roll.

I'm not sure where you were aiming for, Warren.

-Pretty much there.

-OK.

So are you going to do this kind of stealth thing

when it comes to your tactics?

You're not actually going to tell me, you're just going to wait,

-see where it lands and tell me it was there?

-Absolutely.

-OK.

If it's there every time, it could be a good day for you.

I'd be happy with that.

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

Janet, you have £800.

Jen, you have nothing.

Warren, you have £1,300.

So, Janet, if you roll £1,300 now,

you're guaranteed to go through to the next round.

Can you do it?

I hope so.

Jen surprised me there, because she's been really good in practice.

I think it was just a minor blip.

I think her next roll is going to be a good one.

-That means you need a good one.

-Mm-hmm, it means I need to step up.

-Are you ready?

-I am ready.

Let's roll.

Janet feeling the pressure. Jen hoping she rolls short.

It's a little bit more tentative, and it stops on £650,

giving you a total of £1,450.

APPLAUSE

Good roll, Janet. You happy?

Better than I expected, yes. Quite pleased with that.

OK. Well, nothing is guaranteed just yet.

Don't I know it!

Jen, you have to get £1,300 now to stay in this game. Can you do it?

-I think so, yes.

-Well, the danger zone is still there,

but you need to be way above that danger zone of 700 at this stage.

-Yep.

-You ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Jen has a big target to meet.

Her first roll has left her under plenty of pressure.

It's got some pace, but it's slowing down too soon.

Too soon to stay in the game. It stops on £650.

Gives you a total of £650.

APPLAUSE

It's not enough to see you through, Jen.

Congratulations, Janet, you're going through to the next round.

Warren, you're going through to the next round with a roll to spare.

Pretty much.

-Just got to avoid those danger zones, Warren.

-Roger.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Roger that one. Message received and understood.

Left-handed roller Warren eager to build his bank.

It's going to perhaps get to the cash zones,

but it's not going to go far up.

Not much weight behind that, Warren, and it stops on £450,

giving you a total of £1,750.

APPLAUSE

-It was a little bit weak.

-Yeah.

-Not happy with that.

Did you prefer it when you were under a little bit of pressure

-in the first roll?

-Yeah. I seem to work better under pressure,

but we'll see what the next round brings.

So with those two rolls added together,

Janet, you have £1,450,

Warren, you have £1,750

and, Jen, you have £650,

which means, Janet and Warren, you're through to the next rounds.

Please return to your podiums. APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Jen, you earned the least amount of money

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

-Yep.

-It was the rolling that let you down.

-Yeah, it wasn't so good.

-No.

Well, Jen, you're a lady who likes a good long walk.

It's a short walk to leave here, but thank you so much for playing.

-Goodbye.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Warren and Janet. You're through to the next round.

Who's watching you at home today, Warren?

My wife Katy will be back there with our two Siamese cats,

Mila and Coco.

And is Katy left at home

when you're away on all your travels, or does she...?

Pretty much. We actually met when I was away.

She was back home on a dating website.

I decided to join one

and managed to keep her entertained for about seven weeks.

Then we came back, had our first date, and that was pretty much it.

-So seven weeks of online communication.

-Yeah.

So a lot of people don't understand how that worked,

because normally I'm pretty bad,

but, yeah, I managed to keep her entertained,

-and she's still there, so...

-Normally bad at what, keeping a girl?

-Chatting to the ladies.

-Oh, OK.

-So it was better for you to do it online.

-It was, yeah.

-So online dating has worked very well for you.

-Very well.

I'm almost a test case.

-Janet, you like your fitness and exercise.

-I certainly do.

What do you do?

I'm a bit of a spin addict, so stationary bikes.

I've got really addicted to it.

I do it may be three or four times a week at least.

That's the minimum.

I go to this really adrenaline-pumping class

where you wear a heart-rate monitor

and it's all up there on the big screen with flashing lights.

You compete against each other.

They're like big discos, aren't they?

Flashing lights, darkened rooms and everybody screaming,

so it gives you a good adrenaline buzz, doesn't it?

It does, it does. It feeds the brain, as well,

so hopefully it's going to set me in good stead today.

We shall see.

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

so, Warren, you now have £2,550

and, Janet, you have £2,050.

That money is safely banked for the final,

should you manage to get there.

Round Three.

And we're shutting down another lane.

In this round, there's only one danger zone,

and the first player to release their ball will control it

and can place it anywhere on their opponent's lane.

You'll need five correct answers to release your ball,

so fingers on buzzers.

"Was blind but now I see," is a line in the popular hymn Amazing what?

Warren.

-Grace.

-Correct.

Which Olympic gold medal winner and MP was instrumental in bringing...?

Janet.

Sebastian Coe.

..in bringing the 2012 Olympic Games to Britain? Correct.

Beginning with S,

which garment traditionally worn by women from South Asia...?

Janet.

-Sari.

-..consists of a length of cotton or silk elaborately

draped around the body? Correct.

Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday celebrated in what month?

Warren.

-May.

-Correct.

On a standard Qwerty keyboard, which letter is between

the letter Y and the letter I?

Warren?

-T.

-Incorrect. It's U.

You're frozen out of the next question.

If I passed Dippy the Dinosaur in the entrance hall

of the Natural History Museum, in which British city would I be?

Janet.

-London.

-Correct.

What H is a writing system employing pictures

that was used by civilisations...? Warren.

Hieroglyphics.

..such as the Ancient Egyptians? Correct.

Neck-and-neck here.

Born in 1938, with what major art form is David Bailey most associated?

Janet.

-Photography.

-Correct.

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

The military and ideological barrier between the Soviet Union

and the West was often referred to as the Iron what?

Warren.

-Curtain.

-Correct.

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

What word specifically describes a person who will eat fish

but not meat?

Warren.

-Pescatarian.

-Correct. You've released your ball first.

You'll roll on the yellow lane

and, Janet, you've been left with the red lane.

APPLAUSE

-That was tense, wasn't it?

-Yeah, just a bit.

But you were the one that released your ball first, Warren, which means

you get the shortest lane available with the largest edge available.

If you get your ball on the edge in this round, it's worth...

£3,000.

You have three rolls, which will be added together.

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

You'll be rolling first, Warren.

Did you have a few goes on the yellow lane before?

I did. I liked it before.

That doesn't mean I'm going to like it now, though.

-Let's see how you get going with your first roll. Are you ready?

-I am.

Let's roll.

Warren's flight path is totally clear.

Can he roll big and put some early pressure on Janet?

It's not your biggest roll, I don't think,

but it's heading up towards the bigger sums.

It stops on £850.

APPLAUSE

-Happy?

-Solid start. Hopefully going to build from there.

Well, you now control a danger zone.

You can put it anywhere on Janet's lane, from £100 up to £1,300.

Where are you going to go?

Tricky.

I'm trying to remember where she was rolling earlier,

but I'd like to go for £1,000.

I'm pretty sure she was getting quite close to that,

so hopefully that'll put a bit of pressure just on that final section,

so she might go a little bit too far and just go off the edge.

OK, let's do that.

Let's put the danger zone on £1,000, and its value now drops to 0, Janet.

-Is the danger zone going to put you off?

-I won't look at it.

LAUGHTER

Are you going to close your eyes when you roll?

I'm going to close my eyes and roll. He's being very tactical.

So where are you going to aim for?

-You have to have a figure in mind, surely.

-Yes.

Probably I'll try to go slightly over the danger zone into the highs.

-OK.

-No point in being here if you're not going to give it a go.

OK, so you're going to give it some real welly, then, Janet.

I'm going to have a go, yeah.

OK. Let's see how you do.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Let's roll.

Janet taking the pressure in her stride.

Aiming for those high figures.

I'm not sure that's the welly that's going to get it up there.

But I don't think it's going to threaten the danger zone.

And it scores you £550.

APPLAUSE

After that first roll, Warren, you have £850 and, Janet, you have £550.

APPLAUSE

You've got a slim lead there, Warren.

Very slim. Not much at all.

Janet's getting used to that red lane.

Yeah, it was a pretty solid practice roll,

so I'm sure she'll do better next time.

-So are you going to aim higher?

-I am indeed.

-You don't give much away, do you?

-Never do.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Keeping his cards very close to his chest.

Warren's got the edge in his sights.

Solid, but is it too much? Is it too much? I think it is.

It's going off the edge, Warren.

It scores you nothing, which means your total is still £850.

-What happened there, Warren?

-It went off the edge.

How did it go off the edge, Warren?

I threw it too hard. I've been going to the gym too much.

-Might regret that.

-Well, you don't give much away verbally,

-but you might be giving the lead away here, Warren.

-Could well be.

Because £350, Janet, would take you ahead of Warren.

But, Warren, you have a choice.

You can leave the danger zone where it is or you can move it

based on what you just rolled.

-I would like to move it to 800, please.

-£800. Why?

-I think she might be aiming for that area.

-OK.

It's quite safe, it's quite strong, I think she'll be hoping for there.

Let's move the danger zone to £800.

That is now worth 0, Janet.

What do you think of that positioning?

-I don't blame him for doing that.

-You'd do the same thing?

I would probably do exactly the same thing.

He's in a vulnerable position now, so he's got to be very tactical.

-Well, you have a great opportunity here, Janet...

-I do, definitely.

..to turn this game around in your favour.

-Are you ready?

-I am ready.

Let's roll.

Janet has been given a huge opportunity to take the lead.

And Warren knows it.

Oh, it's not a very powerful roll, Janet.

It's struggling to reach the cash zones.

It just tips over to £100.

Gives you a total of £650.

APPLAUSE

Janet, that was a huge opportunity squandered there.

Disappointed. Very disappointed with that.

Well, after the second roll, Warren, you have £850,

and Janet, you have £650.

APPLAUSE

Time for the third and final roll in this round.

Warren, you have very much been let off the hook there.

Massively so.

-She's done me a great favour there.

-I don't think she meant to.

Probably not, but I'm glad she did it anyway.

So if you can roll £1,200 or more,

you will push Janet to the edge.

Where are you going?

As close to that, if not on it, as I can. That would be quite nice.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Trying to stay in control and put some pressure on Janet.

Warren is aiming high.

It doesn't look like it's going to get right up there to four figures.

It's creeping up, it just might.

Not quite four figures.

950, which we'll add to your first roll, gives you a total of £1,800.

APPLAUSE

-Not exactly what you needed.

-Not quite.

-It's put some pressure on Janet.

-Hopefully enough.

You can put more on her, of course,

because you can move that danger zone based on what you've just rolled.

Where would you like it to go?

Hmm, I'm trying to think a little bit tactically.

I reckon £1,200 just to take it out of the game.

Let's move that danger zone to £1,200.

It's now worth 0. It's a smart move from Warren.

1,200, of course, would have taken you above Warren to 1,850.

So he's taken that option away. It's now 1,300 or the edge.

Go big or go home.

I've got to go big.

OK. Warren's smiling.

It's been a game of cat and mouse with you two, hasn't it?

It certainly has. He's been very mean this time

-in terms of where he's put that danger zone.

-Sorry.

-OK, Janet, are you ready?

-Yes, I'm ready.

Let's roll.

Janet knows she has to roll past the danger zone or it's game over.

-Oh, Janet.

-No way.

-I'm not sure that is going to be enough.

It is trickling up to the danger zone...

And it stops on £100

and it gives you a total of £750.

APPLAUSE

Crumbled under the pressure there, didn't you?

I made exactly the same mistake as I did on the last ball.

As soon as I let it go, I knew. But well done, Warren.

Well, with those three rolls added together, Warren has £1,800.

But, Janet, you only earned £750.

That means, Warren, you take what you've earned

through to today's final.

Congratulations, please return to your podium.

APPLAUSE

-Oh, Janet.

-I know. Never mind.

Yeah, he was very tactical, as well, there.

He was. No, extremely good.

You can see where the Forces training and discipline comes in.

Yes, you can indeed.

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

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

-More cycling for you.

-Oh, absolutely. Yes.

-Get the stress out of my system.

-LAUGHTER

You pop off for a cycle, then. Thanks for playing. Goodbye.

Congratulations, Warren.

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

the money you've earned today, a total of £4,350!

APPLAUSE

What would you do with that money?

As we've touched on, with my wife obviously being the one back home,

it'd be quite nice to take her away, treat her to a little holiday.

Possibly the Amalfi Coast, Positano, something like that.

-Have you been there before?

-No.

-Somewhere that you'd both like to go?

Yeah, it's somewhere we've talked about quite a bit.

-That would be lovely. And very romantic.

-I try to be.

-Yeah?

-When I can.

It's the Final.

And we're shutting down one more lane, which leaves only the red lane.

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

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

Stop your ball on the edge, and you'll win £4,350.

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 questions right as you can.

-Is everything clear?

-Yeah.

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

Your time will start

when I've read the first question.

Which classic sitcom set in a corner shop

starred Ronnie Barker and David Jason?

-Open All Hours.

-Correct.

Which singer, born in 1935,

is widely known as the king of rock and roll?

-Elvis Presley.

-Correct.

Which sportsman married Kim Sears in 2015?

-Andy Murray.

-Correct.

If I was trying to get my TV remote to work,

which power source, invented by Alessandro Volta,

should I check?

-Battery.

-Correct.

Brideshead what is a novel by Evelyn Waugh?

-Revisited.

-Correct.

Traditionally, which fish is used

to make the Nordic dish gravlax?

-Sturgeon?

-Incorrect. Salmon.

Since July 2015, the Radio 1 Chart Show

has moved from Sunday to what day?

-Friday.

-Correct.

Which Scottish lake has the largest volume

of fresh water in Great Britain?

-Ness?

-Correct.

What relation is the actress Emma Roberts

to Julia Roberts?

-Niece.

-Correct.

What sculptured animals sit at the base

of Nelson's Column in London?

-Lions.

-Correct.

Which word beginning with C

describes a person who mends shoes?

-Cobbler.

-Correct.

If I was attending the ceremony once known

as the Britannia Music Awards,

at which awards would I be?

-VMAs.

-Incorrect. The Brit Awards.

Which sport is played in time periods...?

Time is up.

..known as chuckers?

It's polo, but unfortunately you didn't get that last question.

However, Warren, you have incredibly answered ten questions correctly.

So to see what that score has done to the edge,

let's take to the lanes the final time.

APPLAUSE

-That was very good.

-It wasn't too bad.

A few bits and pieces that I pulled from somewhere.

Well, every one of your correct answer

increases the size of your edge, so let's put them on to your lane.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight.

Nine.

Ten.

APPLAUSE

It's absolutely huge, Warren. One of the biggest.

-Very happy with that.

-How are you feeling, looking at it from there?

Yeah, it's... It still looks quite small,

but I'm happy with what I've done.

You've already had a few rolls on the red lane.

-Rolls that would have been well within that edge.

-Hmm.

But you have a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £4,350 with only one ball

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

but that means you'll take only half the money, £2,175.

Or you could take three balls, three attempts,

but you'll be playing for a third of the money, which is £1,450.

When you see the figures like that and you think of Katy

-and your romantic trip to the Amalfi Coast...

-Very much so.

..does it focus the mind?

It does a bit.

I think it's going to have to be one.

-Oh, immediately.

-Yeah.

APPLAUSE That's it. No decision making.

OK. You're taking one ball and you're rolling for £4,350.

APPLAUSE

OK, Warren, you've done it before on this lane.

Are you able to invoke the muscle memory?

Very much trying to.

-Calling on everything to get me into there, so...

-OK.

Are there any similar scenarios you ever encounter at work?

Not as tough as this.

LAUGHTER

OK, Warren, it's time to take on the edge.

For the final time, for £4,350, let's roll.

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

Is it going to go in the edge

and then move all the way off it or is it going to stay?

It stays! You've done it in one roll, Warren.

-It looked like a really big roll, it was a great roll.

-Thank you.

And you've done it in one.

That is a fantastic, fantastic roll.

A brave, brave effort to take one ball and hit the edge.

You were almost bang in the middle of it, as well.

-That's what I was hoping for.

-Relief?

-Yeah, massively so.

-Yeah?

Probably more nervous now than I was earlier on, now that

-it's actually happened.

-Well, huge congratulations, Warren.

You hit your final edge and you're going home with £4,350.

-Thank you very much.

-APPLAUSE

Definitely with the trip to Italy?

More than likely, I would say.

You've been a man of few words, Warren,

and you're still not giving too much away.

Are you doing somersaults inside right now?

Oh, very much so. Backflips and everything.

The fanfare is going on in my head.

The legs, bizarrely, are shaking quite a bit.

Well done, Warren. We've loved having you here.

We'll be back next time with more new contestants

pushing themselves to the edge.

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE