Episode 21 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 their role to the edge, the more money they earn.

Stop the 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 Sam, I'm a human rights lawyer living in London.

And when I was a child, Monopoly was banned in our house.

I'm Karen from Reading, I'm a performance analyst,

and I've completed two half-marathons.

I'm Gary from Oxford, I'm a DJ,

and I've recently taken up ballroom dancing.

I'm Shadia, I'm a journalist and broadcaster from London,

and I can speak in five languages.

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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 will roll down the shortest lane available.

The shorter the lane... the bigger the edge

and the better the odds of banking big money.

Three correct answers will release your ball.

So, if everyone is ready, fingers on buzzers.

Containing the words "Merry Christmas",

what type of message was sent for the first time in 1992?

-Gary.

-Happy.

An SMS or text message.

You are frozen out, Gary.

If I was a keeper at Edinburgh Zoo caring for

Tian Tian and Yang Guang...

-Shadia.

-Panda.

..I would be looking after giant pandas, correct.

Horseshoe, American and Bridal Veil are three

waterfalls that make up what?

-Shadia.

-The Niagara Falls.

Correct.

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

The former model who married musician Jamie Cullum in 2010 is Sophie who?

-Gary.

-Ellis-Bextor.

Incorrect, it is Dahl, you are frozen out of the next question, Gary.

Because many of them had closely cropped hair, what nickname was given

to supporters of the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War?

Sam.

Ah... Bald cats.

Incorrect, it is Roundheads. You are frozen out.

Which 1982 film musical featured the songs Dumb Dog

and It's A Hard Knock Life?

-Karen.

-Annie.

Correct. You're back in the game, Sam.

In Britain's Got Talent,

what entertainment event are acts competing to appear on?

-Karen.

-Royal Variety Performance.

-Correct.

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

Which rock star's 2001 autobiography was titled

Kiss And Make-Up?

Gary.

-Oh.

-You are out of time, Gary, I'm afraid.

And the answer was Gene Simmons, and you are frozen out of the next question.

In 2013, which spacecraft became the first man-made object to leave

the solar system?

-Sam.

-Voyager.

We'll accept that, Voyager 1.

What is the fewest number of British coins you can use to make 48p.

-Sam.

-Six.

Incorrect, it is five, you are frozen out of the next question.

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

If I had just landed at the airport with the international code BHD,

which UK city would I...? Gary.

-Belfast.

-Correct.

Which Scottish village is traditionally

regarded as the northernmost point of mainland Britain?

-Karen.

-John o' Groats.

Correct, you've released your ball, and you are rolling first on the green lane!

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Well, here you are with the shortest lane, with the biggest edge.

And hit the edge in Round One and it is 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 did you fancy the green lane from the start,

was it a good lane for you in practice?

Actually, it wasn't my best lane in practice.

However, I did have a few sort of good rolls towards the end of it,

so I'm hoping I can continue that over and get something, if not

quite the edge, maybe 1,300 or 1,200 would be lovely to put in the bank.

That would be a very good amount to have on Round One, Karen.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

'Good afternoon. Performance analyst Karen is first to test her

'skills on the green lane.'

It is decent, it is going up towards four figures,

where is it going to stop?

On £1,000!

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Excellent start. You'll take that. Good.

-It is going to be tough to beat you, Karen.

-Yes.

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

Fingers on buzzers.

What name, from a word he allegedly used, is commonly

given to the 2012 scandal involving MP Andrew Mitchell and the police?

-Shadia.

-Plebgate.

-Correct.

The model and host of America's Next Top Model is Tyra who?

-Sam.

-Banks.

Correct.

Who played Fezzik in the 1987 film The Princess Bride?

-Sam.

-Ah!

-Pass.

-It is Andre the Giant. You're frozen out of the next question.

Which song by Mark Ronson and featuring Bruno Mars...

Gary.

-Uptown Funk.

-Correct.

It was a UK number one single for the first six weeks of 2015.

-You're a DJ, you must have played that a million times.

-I had to know that.

LAUGHTER

Sam, you're back in the game.

In 2009, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the holder of what

US political office?

-Shadia.

-Mayor.

-Vice President.

-Vice President, yes.

You are frozen out of the next question.

From 2004 to 2015, ten of the winners

of the men's London Marathon

have represented which country? Gary.

-Africa.

-Which country, Kenya.

Continent, Africa. Country, Kenya.

You are frozen out of the next question.

If I were having a drink at MacLaren's Pub,

on which sitcom set would I be?

-Sam.

-How I Met Your Mother.

-Correct.

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

The British explorer Robert Falcon Scott is also known as

Scott of where? Gary.

Scott of the Antarctic.

Correct.

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

What is the profession of Willie Loman in the title of a play... Sam.

Accountant.

Incorrect.

In the title of a play by Arthur Miller is "salesman".

You are frozen out of the next question.

With regard to weight, what do the letters BMI stand for?

Shadia.

-Body mass index.

-Correct.

You are back in the game, Sam.

And you all now need just need one more correct answer

to release your ball.

Around 20 alleged witches were executed as a result of the

1692 witch trials...

-Sam.

-Salem.

..in which American town? Salem is correct.

You've released your ball. You're rolling next on the blue lane.

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-It took a bit of time, Sam, but we got there.

-It sure did, yeah.

The blue Lane.

How did it go for you in practice?

I think I did quite well, actually.

I got a few edges when I was rolling in practice.

I preferred the green lane, obviously,

but it's better than the red lane.

Say "edges" again for me.

-Edges?

-Yeah, just the way you say it.

LAUGHTER

OK, well, to guarantee your place in the next round,

you need to roll £1,100 or more,

but get it on the "idge"

and you'll get £1,500.

So, where are you going to go?

I'm going to play it safe and I'm going to go for the 1,100.

That's quite high up, though.

If you're going up there you may as well just tip it over onto the edge.

-We'll see. We'll see.

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

'As a human rights lawyer, can Sam tap into his calm zone?'

It's steady. It's moving up

and it's stopping on

£850.

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Not quite the 1,000-1,100 mark that you were looking for,

-but a pretty solid start.

-I'm happy with that.

-Good stuff.

And it means, of course, Karen, you are through to the next round.

Yep. I'm pretty happy with that. Very pleased.

Only two lanes left.

Whichever one of you releases your ball next will

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

Fingers on buzzers.

St Peter Port is the capital of which Channel Island?

Shadia.

-Guernsey.

-Correct.

In singing, which of the three main male voices

comes between tenor and bass?

Shadia.

-Baritone.

-Correct.

What summer ceremony is performed on Horse Guards Parade

to celebrate the Queen's...

Shadia.

Trooping the colour.

The Queen's official birthday. Correct.

And you've released your ball.

You're rolling next on the yellow lane.

-Gary, you've been left with the red line.

-Thank you.

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So, Shadia, here at last.

Finally.

A few times you came close, but you've ended up with the yellow lane

and to guarantee your place in the next round, you need £900 or more.

-Right.

-Which is quite a long way on the yellow lane.

Yes, I can just about see it.

How did you do in practice?

Ah, in practice, I think the blue lane was the best.

Let's try.

Did you hit the edge at all?

On the blue lane I did and on the red lane, surprisingly, I did.

-Not on the yellow.

-You are psyching yourself out of the yellow lane.

-Are you ready, Shadia?

-I am. Yes.

-Let's roll.

'Shadia has some tough competition here.

'But it's a confident bend and a slow release delivery.'

It's a good smooth roll.

It's hit the cash zones.

Moving up nicely to

£650.

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Which means, Sam, you now join Karen going through to the next round.

Right.

Shadia, in spite of that reasonable roll,

no guarantees just yet

because Gary has got the red lane

and it's the longest lane,

the shortest edge, Gary, but you know what you've got to do.

To guarantee going through to the next round, you need £700 or more.

How did you get on in the red lane?

-Not too good.

-No?

Well, it's now time to make the red lane your friend, Gary,

if you want to go through to the next round.

-Are you ready, Gary?

-Yes, I am.

-Let's roll.

'Smiling Gary. Loves a bit of a ballroom.

'But can he send his ball dancing up the red lane?

Ooh, I'm not sure it's going to be enough.

It's coming to a stop on

£300.

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-Which is less than half of what you needed, Gary.

-That's all right.

Well, at the end of those rolls, Karen, you have £1,000.

Sam, you have £850.

Shadia, you have £650.

And Gary, you have £300.

So, Karen, Sam and Shadia,

please return to your podiums.

You're going through to the next round.

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-Oh.

-Ah, well.

Gary, I was hoping to hear all about your ballroom dancing

and your DJing and your music collection,

but unfortunately, you earned the least amount of money in that round,

so you are leaving here with nothing.

Thanks for playing, Gary.

-Goodbye.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

So, congratulations, Sam, Karen and Shadia.

You are through to the next round.

And Sam, I need to know why Monopoly was banned in your house.

-What's the story?

-Well, I think it was a rainy Sunday afternoon at home.

My parents and I and my older sister were playing a game.

I can't quite remember what happened

but I must have thrown some accusation out there.

Everyone got a bit defensive. There were a few tears and that was it.

The game was banned.

-A huge fight, basically.

-A huge fight, yes.

And where was that house

-because you don't sound like it was round these parts?

-New Zealand.

-Whereabouts?

-Wellington.

-Ah.

-That's where I'm from.

-Good to have you here, Sam.

-Thanks.

Karen, what kind of performance analyst are you?

I work on large projects on the railway at the moment

and I look at how our project is performing.

What we said we were going to do. What we've done.

Have we spent enough money?

Have we spent too much money?

So, are you quite critical yourself about what you do and analysing

your performance?

Yeah, I am a bit of a perfectionist.

If I know that I can achieve something and I don't achieve it,

then it does stress me out a little bit,

so I always try and be the best.

Good stuff. Shadia, what kind of broadcasting do you do?

I'm actually a newscaster and presenter and a radio jockey.

Where is that?

Most of my work is in Bangladesh but I travel between Bangladesh

and London very frequently.

And what language do you broadcast in?

All English.

So all these languages you speak, you don't actually work in them.

I don't work in those but I can speak,

-I can speak five languages, yeah.

-How interesting.

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

so, Sam, you have £850.

Karen, you have £1,000.

And Shadia, you have £650.

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

Round Two.

And we are shutting down the shortest lane.

And now we are introducing danger zones, meaning any of the cash zones

from £100 all the way up to £1,300 could become a danger zone.

If that happens, its value drops to 0.

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 will need to enter four questions correctly

to release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

What is 136 divided by two?

Sam.

-Er, 68.

-Correct.

Duran Duran and Shakira have both had UK top five singles

with which animal in the title?

Shadia.

-The wolf.

-Correct.

Which celebrity chef started the Feed Me Better campaign

to improve the healthiness of school dinners?

-Karen.

-Jamie Oliver.

-Correct.

Which police procedural series, originally set in Las Vegas,

has New York and Miami-based spin-off shows?

-Sam.

-CSI.

Is correct.

Beginning with S,

which street in London's Mayfair is famous for selling men's...

Shadia.

-Savile Row.

-Correct. Men's suits.

Which Dan Brown mystery is the story of Robert Langdon's investigations...

Sam.

Ah, is it, er...?

TIME OUT WARNING

Robert Langdon's investigations following a murder in the Louvre

and it is The Da Vinci Code.

You are frozen out of the next question.

What number does a neutral, non-acidic,

non-alkali substance have on the pH scale?

-Karen.

-Seven.

-Correct.

You are back in the game and you are all level.

According to a poem by Alfred Tennyson,

"Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have..."

Shadia.

Loved at all.

Than to have loved at all. Correct.

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

If I am playing the 1999 album, Performance And Cocktails,

which Welsh band am I listening to?

-Karen.

-Catatonia.

Incorrect. It's the Stereophonics.

You are frozen out of the next question.

What is the name of the clipper ship on public display in Greenwich?

Sam.

-The Cutty Sark.

-Correct.

So, Sam and Shadia, you need one more correct answer to release your ball.

Which position did footballer Bruce Grobbelaar play?

-Karen.

-Striker.

Incorrect.

Other end of the pitch. Goalkeeper.

Karen, you are frozen out of the next question.

Which common term beginning with E

describes an individual who set up their own business?

-Shadia.

-Entrepreneur.

-Correct.

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

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You struggled a bit to get yourself on the yellow lane last time,

but you are first out of the traps this time

and you are on the blue lane, Shadia.

Oh, thank goodness.

And your general knowledge has won you the biggest edge

and no danger zones.

Oh, phew.

You 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, what are you going for on your first roll, Shadia?

Let's just go for 1,000.

-Just 1,000?

-Just 1,000, yes.

-OK.

Be safe.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

'Shadia makes her approach.

'Her hair almost touches the lane.'

Good smooth role.

It's moving up the cash zone.

I don't think it's going to quite get to 1,000.

No, it scores you £700.

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-A little bit more welly needed.

-I was a bit too cautious.

-OK, well, you have another roll to come.

-OK. Great.

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'll both be facing danger zones.

Fingers on buzzers.

On which ocean ridge does the country of Iceland sit?

-Karen.

-Atlantic.

I'm afraid we need you to be a bit more specific.

It's the mid-Atlantic Ridge, Karen. It's harsh but fair, I'm afraid.

So, you are frozen out of the next question.

Which letter of the Greek alphabet is used to represent the number

that begins 3.1415?

-Sam.

-Pi.

Correct.

You are back in the game, Karen.

What type of creature was Robin Hood in the 1973...

-Sam.

-A fox.

Correct. The 1973 Disney animated version of the story.

In the 1990s, I'm Too Sexy and Deeply Dippy were UK...

Karen.

-Right Said Fred.

-Correct.

The Simplon Tunnel links Switzerland to which other country?

Sam.

Out of time, Sam. Italy.

Sam, you are frozen out of the next question.

If I had a bad case of laryngitis, what might I lose?

-Karen.

-My voice.

Correct.

In 1987, President Reagan famously challenged Mikhail Gorbachev

to tear down what?

Sam.

The Iron Curtain.

Incorrect. The Berlin Wall. You're frozen out of the next question.

In 2014, who retired after 22 years as a pundit on Match Of The Day?

-No.

-I don't know.

-Alan Hansen.

You're back in the game, Sam.

The musical Miss Saigon is based on which Puccini opera?

-Sam.

-Madame Butterfly.

-Correct.

One away, Sam, from releasing your ball,

which means you would roll next on the yellow lane.

What S is a metal alloy made from iron and carbon?

-Sam.

-Steel.

-Correct

and congratulations. You're rolling next on the yellow lane and Karen,

you have been left with the red lane.

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So, Sam,

you're in the yellow lane

but, this time, you are going to face one danger zone.

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

It'll move up and down the lane and it will only stop

when you press that button there.

In your own time.

900.

Your face tells me you are not too happy with 900...

-It's a good number.

-..being removed from your lane.

Yeah, that now becomes zero,

so if you land on that, Sam, it's worth nothing.

So, do you have a plan to avoid that?

I'm just going to go straight for the edge,

because I know you like to hear me say that.

LAUGHTER

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's roll.

-HE EXHALES

-'Kiwi Sam warms up the ball.

'Exhales deeply...

'before setting his sights on his target.'

Big concentration. Is it a big enough roll to go above Shadia?

And it scores you £700!

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And that, Sam, was the target.

Well, it wasn't the edge, but it wasn't the danger zone either, so...

-You're level with Shadia. Karen, way back there in the red lane.

-Hello.

Hello. LAUGHTER

Now, you have not only the longest lane with the shortest edge,

but you have two danger zones, Karen, that you will have to face,

so they are moving up and down your lane,

and they will stop when you press that button there.

Best of luck.

And they've stopped on 600, and 350.

What do you think of that?

Not too bad, actually, because I was aiming for about 1,000,

so I'm quite happy with that.

-Good.

-It'll hopefully roll over and it won't be a problem.

We can analyse your performance in just a moment,

and you've set your targets out. Best of luck, Karen. Let's roll.

'Karen is certainly driven and determined.

-'Will she perform under pressure?'

-Smooth roll.

Is it going to go over your danger zones? Yes, it is.

Is it going to go to that £1,000?

No, it has gone to £1,100!

APPLAUSE

So, we need to look at the budgets

-because you've kind of gone over your target, which was 1,000.

-Slightly over the budget,

-but I think going over in this situation is absolutely fine.

-You're happy with that?

That's not classed as waste, that's classed as bonus?

Yes, that's good.

OK, before everyone rolls again, let's have a look at what you've earned so far.

Shadia, you have £700. Sam, you have £700

and, Karen, you have £1,100.

APPLAUSE

So, Shadia, you are level with Sam.

I am indeed, yes.

Karen, a little bit ahead of you both, so you have to put something

out there that you think Sam won't be able to beat.

-I've got a tough fight on my hands.

-Four figures?

Yes, let's try that.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

'Shadia has four figures in her sights.

'She needs to get there to beat Sam.'

There's a bit more weight on that.

Looks like it is going to go past your first amount,

and it stops on £900.

We'll add that to your first roll, gives you £1,600.

APPLAUSE

-You're getting better.

-Getting better.

But it is going to be enough?

Because you can see your danger zone, Sam, is on £900.

So you have to do better than Shadia

if you want to guarantee going through.

950 would see you go above Shadia.

400 keeps you in the game.

Let's do it.

Let's roll.

HE EXHALES

'Another deep breath from Sam. Can he rocket into four figures?

It's a steady roll, is it too much, is it too much?

You're shooting for the moon, is it going to stop?

No, it is over the edge!

Oh, Sam, that roll scores you nothing.

We add that to your first roll, and you still have £700.

You shot for the moon, you've landed somewhere down there with

-the stars, which isn't good enough right now.

-That's all right.

We know that Shadia's 1,600 is more than that, Karen's 1,100 is more

than that, so they are definitely both going through to the next round.

And you are not, Sam, but, Karen, you have a pressure-free roll now.

Well, apart from those two flashing danger zones of course.

-It is all a bonus for you now, though.

-It is.

I still think I'd like to try and get past those danger zones

and get myself a little bit more money in the bank.

-Let's see how you do, Karen. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

'For this roll, Karen just needs to bank as much money as possible.'

-I'm not sure that is going to add much more onto your total.

-No.

It is trickling onto the cash zones, it is stopping on 250.

And we add that to your first roll, gives you £1,350.

APPLAUSE

We'll add those two rolls. together. And, Shadia, you have £1,600, Karen,

you have £1,350. And, Sam, you have £700.

Shadia and Karen, you're going through to the next round, please return to your podiums.

APPLAUSE

Oh, Sam, it was a gutsy, brave effort,

but unfortunately you earned the least amount of money in that

round, so you are going home with nothing.

-But you gave it all you had there.

-Got to be in to win.

-Oh, thank you so much for playing, Sam.

-Thank you.

-Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Karen and Shadia, you're through to the next round.

Karen, what do you do to relax in your spare time?

I have a bit of a love for Harry Potter.

Ever since I read the first books, I've become slightly obsessed with it.

What age were you when the Harry Potter books first came out?

I think I was about 14 when I first read them.

My friends at school all said how amazing they were, and I said,

"How can a children's book be so amazing?" I didn't believe it.

So I went home that night, started reading it and then I didn't put it

down until about one in the morning, when I had finished it completely.

And from then, I was absolutely hooked, like stood outside

bookshops waiting for the next one to come out, seen all the films.

-I love it.

-So we'd see you on the news standing outside in the cold,

waiting to get your copy?

-Yes, I was one of those people.

-LAUGHTER

-And yet you're here, you seem so normal with a normal job.

-Yes.

LAUGHTER

-Shadia, what do you do in your spare time?

-I like travelling.

-I like music, photography, and I am a singer as well.

-You're a singer?

-I am, yes.

-What do you sing?

-That's where my five languages comes in.

I sing in five languages, and I recorded an LP

when I was seven, so singing is one of my big passions as well.

Let's hope you're on song in this round.

LAUGHTER

The money you earned is added to your personal banks.

So, Karen, you now have £2,350.

Shadia, you have £2,250.

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'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 will need five correct answers to release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

The children's book character created by Jean de Brunhoff, Babar,

is what type of creature? Karen.

-Elephant.

-Correct.

What F is the name of a dish where small

pieces of food are dipped in a hot liquid, such as melted...

-Shadia.

-Fondue.

..such as melted cheese. Correct.

If I were on a night out and went to the clubs Space, Pacha,

and Amnesia, on which Spanish island... Karen.

-Ibiza.

-..on which Spanish island would I be? Ibiza is correct.

-Have you been there?

-No, no, I haven't.

I'm not really a clubbing person.

What is the longest river in South America?

-Karen.

-The Amazon.

-Correct.

When referring to radiation from the sun, what do the letters UV stand for?

-Karen.

-Ultraviolet.

-Correct.

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

Shadia, you've got to get off the mark.

Who painted Irises, the Portrait of Dr Gachet,

and Vase With 12 Sunflowers? Shadia.

-Van Gogh.

-Correct.

Which 2011 British sitcom, starring Simon Bird, is about a family

called the Goodmans. Karen.

-Oh, Friday Night Dinner.

-Correct, you've released your ball, you're rolling first on the

yellow lane! Shadia, you've been left with the red lane.

APPLAUSE

That was a very good round of questions for you, Karen.

I'm pretty happy with that. No complaints.

You've got yourself the shortest lane with the biggest edge.

-You've never been here before.

-I haven't.

I did quite well on this one in practice, though, so I'm hoping

that I manage to maintain that momentum and bank some good money.

Well, get your ball on the edge in this round

and it is good money, it is worth £3,000!

APPLAUSE You have three rolls, which will be added together.

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

-Karen, you'll roll first.

-Yes!

-Let's roll.

'So far, Karen has demonstrated some steely determination,

'but can she get the upper hand on Shadia?'

Maybe a little tentative to get up to four figures, is it?

It just tips over and scores you £800!

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-A little bit tentative.

-A little bit.

I'm not too concerned, it is a nice amount of money,

I've got two more rolls, so I'm happy with that.

Well, you now control a danger zone.

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

-Where are you going to go.

-I think I'm going to go for 750.

It's kind of in the middle.

And it gives that bit of a scare, like, "Do I play it safe

"and go lower than it, do I sort of try and go sort of a bit faster?"

And obviously, if you go a bit faster,

there's always a chance you'll go over the edge, so...

-OK, there's a lot of thought gone into this.

-Yes.

OK, let's take out £750 from the red lane.

That is now gone, Shadia, it is worth zero, should you land on it.

Is Karen's logic right there, is that the kind of roll you were looking for?

Karen has done exactly what I would have done.

LAUGHTER Is it distracting, the danger zone?

-Just a little bit, it is just sort of flashing. But we'll try.

-OK.

-If you are ready, let's roll.

-OK.

'Shadia has got a track record of creeping higher with every single roll.

'It is a gentle drop, though.'

Smooth, it is a long way to get to the cash zones, but you've got there.

And it is slowing down, as we get closer to that danger zone.

But it stops, and scores you £550.

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-Relief.

-Relief, yes. Pleased it is not in the danger zone.

-OK.

After that first roll, Karen, you have £800. Shadia, you have £550.

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I'm sure you've worked out the difference between your rolls, Karen.

-I have indeed.

-LAUGHTER

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

'Karen is in lead position.

'Can she control the roll to land high?

'She's quicker to release this time.'

Is it too much, is it too much, is it going to go over the edge?

It is!

And it scores you nothing, which means your total is still £800.

Well, you still have a choice to make,

because you can keep the danger zone, in Shadia's lane, at 750,

or you can move it, based on what you've just rolled. What do you want to do?

I think I'm going to leave it where it is at the moment.

I'm hoping, again, that Shadia will go for a higher number, and perhaps

she'll have a similar roll to me and it will go over the edge as well.

OK. We'll keep that danger zone exactly where it is, Shadia.

So you'll be looking for something similar to your first roll.

Or will you go over that danger zone?

-Four figures, start banking up some big sums.

-Yes, but it is too risky.

That 750 is right there in the middle. So I might try to play it safe.

-Let's see. Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

'That tip over the edge from Karen should increase Shadia's confidence.'

It is quite a safe roll.

Maybe there's not enough on it. There isn't.

You've stopped before the cash zones, scores you nothing.

So your total is still £550.

-Unable to take advantage of Karen's mistake.

-Too safe.

-Too safe.

And after that second roll, it's as you were.

Karen on £800, and Shadia on £550.

APPLAUSE

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

And, Karen, you could see the relief oozing out of you there

when Shadia failed to reach the cash zones.

Yes, yes, I was definitely relieved on that one.

If you roll £1,100 right now, which you have done before,

-you will push Shadia to the edge.

-It's what I've got to aim for.

I want to give myself the best chance of getting

through to the final. Hopefully land somewhere comfortably in the middle.

-OK. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

'After a poor roll from Shadia, Karen needs to take this third

'roll into the high-end of the lane.'

It's smooth. It is heading up towards those four figure sums.

Where is it going to stop? It stops on £1,000,

which we'll add to your second roll, and it gives you £1,800.

APPLAUSE

Not quite the 1,100 you needed, but an excellent roll, Karen.

Yes, still a good roll, and I still think that will...

Shadia will have to push quite a lot to be able to beat that.

-I'm still happy with that.

-Well, you now have another choice to make.

Do you want to keep that danger zone on 750 in Shadia's lane,

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

I'm going to move it up to

-the 1,000.

-OK.

Just to make it that little bit harder for when Shadia rolls.

She's also got to go towards the end anyway.

-Putting a danger zone up there would make that a little bit harder.

-OK.

So, we'll move that danger zone now to £1,000.

That now has a value of zero. Karen, that wouldn't be enough anyway.

She lands on that 1,000...

I realise that now, I've just tried to do the maths in my head.

Obviously, I'm not that good.

You could have taken out the cash zone she needed, which is 1,300.

And pushed her to the edge. But you've left her a little bit of breathing space.

It is... It is a good job this isn't a maths quiz show.

LAUGHTER

Well, that £1,000 has gone, Shadia, from your lane.

It doesn't make any difference, because you need £1,300 or the edge.

They are the only two zones to land in. Otherwise you're going home.

-Yes.

-Are you ready?

-As ready as I'll ever be.

Let's roll.

'A potential costly error from Karen there.

'But this is still a mammoth task for Shadia.'

It has got some pace, it is going to get up there.

Where is it going to stop?

Where is it going to stop?

It stops on £1,300, and gives you a total of...

£1,850!

APPLAUSE

Oh!

Karen, you could have knocked out 1,300.

Oh, but, Shadia, congratulations to you, that was a fantastic roll

-under real pressure.

-I can't believe it.

-Where did it come from?

I have no idea. I have absolutely no idea.

Well, with those three rolls added together, Shadia has £1,850,

and Karen has £1,800.

That means, Shadia, you take what you've earned into today's final.

Congratulations. Please return to your podium.

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Karen, you've already told us you are a perfectionist

and you berate yourself when you don't get things right.

So I can only imagine the internal dialogue going on right now.

I guess I didn't put enough thought into it as I should have,

but congratulations to Shadia. Perfect roll.

-Thanks for playing.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Shadia, you've made it through to the final, where

you are playing for all the money you've earned today, a total of £4,100.

APPLAUSE

And that was one of the all-time great pressure rolls.

I really don't know how that happened. It is an absolute fluke.

First of all, when you didn't see the danger zone being moved

-to 1,300, what did you think?

-I just went for it.

I'm out anyway, and there is no chance that

I can actually land my ball on that little line there.

But somehow it happened. I'm still in shock, as you can tell.

It was great practice for the final, which you now find yourself in.

-So what would you do if you won £4,100?

-Shopping, holiday, anything.

And would you take anybody in particular?

Probably my parents, who are the most important people in my world.

Oh! That would be lovely. Well, it is the final.

And we are 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 £4,100!

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

Let's put 75 seconds on the clock.

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

Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in which national park?

-Pass.

-The Lake District.

What year will the Rio Olympic Games take place?

-2016.

-Correct.

In the BBC drama, Sherlock, which character is played by Una Stubbs?

-Pass.

-Mrs Hudson.

If I were conducting an experiment into the second lightest element,

which element would I be investigating?

-Oxygen.

-Helium.

In cooking, what our crubeens?

-Pass.

-Pig's trotters.

In the Bible, who did God tell to build the Ark to escape the flood?

-Noah.

-Correct.

Which former Australian soap star had a UK number two single with Torn?

-Natalie Imbruglia.

-Correct.

What is the capital city of Malaysia?

-Kuala Lumpur.

-Correct.

Which member of the Royal family served in the Royal Navy

for 22 years?

-Prince Andrew.

-Correct.

Which month of the year is the first to have only 30 days?

-April.

-Correct.

What sort of mythical being is interviewed in Anne Rice's 1976 book?

-Pass.

-Vampire.

If I am in pop star Rihanna's country of birth, where am I?

-Bahamas.

-Incorrect. It's Barbados.

And your time is up.

I can tell you, you answered six questions correctly.

So, to see what that's done to the edge,

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

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Pressure roll

and then a very good round of questions for you there, Shadia.

And every one of those correct answers increases

the size of your edge. So, shall we put them on?

One,

two,

three,

four,

five,

six.

There it is. It's a big edge.

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And the last roll you had, you were way up there on 1,300.

That's a much bigger edge to reach.

So how confident are you of reaching that?

I'm not that confident this time,

so this is going to be difficult.

Well, you've got a choice to make.

You can roll for the full £4,100 with only one ball

and one attempt to hit the edge.

Or you can take two balls,

but that means you'll say goodbye to half that money and roll for £2,050.

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

but you'll be playing for a third of the money, which is £1,367.

What are you thinking, Shadia, when you see those sums?

Erm, I'm going to take three balls.

I know everyone wants me to take one shot

but I'm going to go for three.

OK. You're taking three balls and rolling for £1,367.

APPLAUSE

What about if you get it on your first roll?

Then I'll be kicking myself and everyone will say, "I told you so."

It's time to take on the edge.

For £1,367, Shadia, let's roll.

Smooth.

It's got some speed. Is it going to be enough to get you on the edge?

Is it going to tip over to the edge?

No. Oh, my word.

That is painfully close, Shadia.

That's a killer, and had I gone for that one roll,

that would've killed me.

Luckily for you, you didn't.

Two more chances.

So, Shadia, you know exactly what you have to do.

I do.

Not too much more.

-Just a little bit more weight.

-A couple of inches.

It makes all the difference.

-Are you ready, Shadia?

-I am. Yes.

It's time to take on the edge. For £1,367, let's roll.

Smooth roll again.

It's got a chance. It's got a chance.

It's going to tip over.

Just into the edge!

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You literally did the three inches.

-Shadia, that was absolutely fantastic.

-Thank you so much.

-That was brilliant.

-It's all been amazing.

-You hit your final edge and you're going home with £1,367.

-Thank you.

Thank you, Gabby.

It's been an absolute pleasure having you here, Shadia.

Great drama all the way. We've loved it.

And we'll be back next time with more new contestants

pushing themselves to the edge.

Why?

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

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