Episode 7 The Edge

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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.

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I'm Clair.

I'm a customer service advisor from Stratford on Avon

and I spent ten years as an overseas holiday rep in Africa and Europe.

I am Cal. I'm from South Wales, studying politics in Glasgow.

And I run a Eurovision society.

I'm Michelle. I am a company secretary from Hertfordshire

and I regularly take part in a pub quiz.

I am Peter from Liverpool.

I am an advertising sales manager, which makes me very competitive.

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 you 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,

the better the odds at banking big money.

So do well on these questions

to give yourself the best advantage on the lanes.

Three correct answers will release your ball.

If everyone is ready, fingers on buzzers.

Which Derbyshire town gives its name to a tart containing...?

Peter.

-Bakewell.

-Correct.

A Bakewell tart contains a layer of jam beneath a topping of almond,

sugar, eggs and butter.

In 2002, at the Queen's Golden Jubilee concert,

which guitarist played God Save The Queen from the roof

of Buckingham Palace?

-Peter.

-Brian May.

-Correct.

It's not just The Peter Show,

you can all buzz in. LAUGHTER

If I was paid £500 and 20% of that went in taxes,

how much money would I be left with?

-Cal.

-£400.

-Correct, it is £400.

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

Which animated character starred in the cartoons Mutiny On The Bunny

and What's Opera, Doc?

-Clair.

-Bugs Bunny.

-Correct.

Which of the senses is also called olfaction?

-Clair.

-Smell.

-Correct.

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

Rotterdam is a major port in which country?

-Peter.

-Holland.

-Correct.

I would have accepted the Netherlands as well. You have released your ball.

You're rolling first on the green lane.

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Well, you were very quick off the mark there, Peter, very focused.

-I try to be.

-Oh, good. We like that around here.

What are you like on the lanes?

We'll soon find out, won't we? We'll soon find out.

If you hit the edge, Peter, in this round, it is worth...

£1,500!

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

Whoever earns the least will be leaving us.

You have the shortest lane with the biggest edge,

so where are you going to aim for?

I am just going to try and get to as near the edge as I can

without going too far.

I know that sounds simple, but that is the tactic anyway.

-Just try and get near the edge.

-Nice and steady. Easy as you go.

-Are you ready?

-As I'll ever be, yes, certainly.

Let's roll, Peter.

Good afternoon.

Peter is first up on the green lane.

Will the competitive sales manager set his targets high?

Tentative. £450!

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-Not good.

-Oh, I think it is head-in-the-hands time for you,

Peter. You were disappointed.

Very disappointed in that, yeah. But never mind, we will try again,

-hopefully.

-Thank you, Peter.

Three lanes still up for grabs. We have reset the podiums.

Figures on buzzers.

Which superhero team is usually made up of Mr Fantastic,

the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing? Michelle.

-The Fantastic Four.

-Correct. Were you just counting them up?

LAUGHTER

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is more popularly named after...?

-Clair.

-Oh. The Blue Mosque?

Blue, correct. After which colour.

With which contemporary pop star did Tony Bennett release

the 2014 album Cheek To Cheek?

-Cal.

-Lady Gaga.

-Correct.

Which animal is known by the scientific name Panthera leo?

Clair.

-Lion.

-Correct.

Just having a little doubt

-with yourself there, weren't you?

-Yeah, I was.

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

In which Anglo-Saxon poem does the hero kill the monster Grendel?

Clair.

-Beowulf.

-Correct!

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

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So, Clair, to guarantee your place in the next round,

you need to roll £500 or more. But the edge there is fairly large still.

Decent sized edge to aim for. What are you thinking?

I am thinking that in trying to get more than 450,

I don't want to overegg it and go over the edge, so...

Deep breath and just try to keep it steady.

Your general knowledge is obviously pretty good,

how was the rolling practice?

Um... A bit hit and miss, to be honest.

Let's hope it is more hit than miss, Clair. Are you ready? Let's roll.

Clair from Stratford on Avon is aiming to beat Peter's £450.

It is a good weight.

It is heading up the lane.

And it is stopping on...

£1,000!

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Wow.

Not bad.

-Clair, you are guaranteed a place in the next round.

-Wow.

Peter has a nervous wait.

Only two lanes left. Whichever one of you releases their ball next will be

rolling on the yellow lane,

the other will be left with the red lane.

Fingers on buzzers.

What does the A stand for in the name of the gallery MOMA?

-Cal.

-Art.

-Correct.

On what part of the body would an Orthodox Jew wear a kippah?

-Cal.

-The head.

-Correct.

One more correct answer, Cal,

-and you will be rolling next on the yellow lane.

-Fantastic.

The Harry Potter villain Tom Riddle is more commonly known as Lord what?

-Michelle.

-Voldemort.

-Correct.

Beginning with H,

what term describes the longest side of a right-angled triangle.

-Cal.

-Hypotenuse.

-Hypotenuse is correct.

You are rolling next on the yellow lane.

Michelle, you are left with the red lane.

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So, Cal.

To guarantee your place in the next round, you need £500 or more.

How is it back there on the yellow lane?

Look like something you can achieve?

Quite happy here. It was my best lane in practice,

my favourite colour too,

so it probably can't do too badly for me.

-OK. So you are in a winning lane for you.

-Hopefully.

You going to go above 500? Are you going to aim high?

Hopefully just above 500, but, I mean,

winning could be third place for me today.

-That would be good.

-LAUGHTER

-OK, Cal, let's say how you get on. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Eurovision fan Cal from Barry Island,

hoping to avoid nil points.

-Oh. Is it going to reach the cash zones?

-Oh, no!

-No!

That roll scores you nothing!

Oh, Cal!

You and yellow, you have misplaced your faith in the colour.

-I have.

-All hope is not lost, Cal.

Because, of course, Michelle has yet to roll.

But somebody who is smiling broadly here next to me,

who is beaming - I can feel it coming off of him - is Peter.

Because that means you are definitely through to the next round, Peter.

Cal will now have to cross everything he has got. Michelle.

-You have been left with the red lane.

-I have.

To guarantee your place in the next round,

all you have got to do is hit a cash zone, which is a long way from there.

It is, yeah. But I did like the red lane in practice, so that was good.

-Cal used to like yellow.

-Yeah.

-That's true! That is true.

THEY LAUGH

OK, Michelle, are you ready? Let's roll.

On the red lane,

Michelle from Hertfordshire now has a chance to knock Cal

out of the game just by hitting a cash zone.

It is looking OK.

-Is it going to...

-No, no, no.

-..trickle over? It does that.

And you have £200.

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Michelle, it was all you needed to do. And not an inch more.

You just trickled into £200, which means at the end of the rolls...

Peter has £450, Clair has £1,000, Michelle has £200

and Cal has nothing.

So Peter, Clair and Michelle, you are through to the next round.

Please return to your podiums.

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-Oh, Cal.

-Yes.

-Gutted for you.

-I had a lot of fun, though, that is the main thing.

And my favourite lane, of all lanes to lose on.

-You are still optimistic and sunny about yellow.

-Yeah.

-As I'd expect from a man who is passionate about Eurovision.

-Yes.

I do love my Eurovision.

It would appear you have met your Waterloo.

Unfortunately, Cal, you've earned

the least amount of money in that round.

I'm afraid you are leaving here with nothing. Thanks for playing.

-Thank you.

-Goodbye.

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Congratulations, Clair, Michelle and Peter.

You are through to the next round.

Clair, tell me a bit more about what your job entails.

I work for a local authority in the customer service department

so I can see customers and residents

when they come into the building, but a lot of my work is done over

the telephone, just helping them with general inquiries, really.

And how different is that to being a holiday rep?

Well, fortunately, there is not much bad news to deliver

when you are a holiday rep, you know.

The coach might be a bit late.

Flights being delayed weren't brilliant to deliver, but...

-It was fun.

-Michelle, tell me about these pub quizzes.

Well, it is more of a social thing, to be honest with you.

I am not that great at them, as you will probably find out soon.

-You're doing all right here.

-I do have few speciality subjects.

Unfortunately, I am embarrassed to say that one of them is Disney.

But, yeah, it is a good night out.

-Of course you have acquired heaps of general knowledge...

-Heaps.

..which you are going to put to good use.

Now, Peter, you have said that you're highly competitive,

-so how does that manifest itself in life?

-Down to my job mostly.

I work in a very competitive sort of industry.

It's media, advertising.

So we are all up against each other.

And we'd all sell our grandmother to get the deal, to be honest.

That is the way it is. But it is competitive. And that's part of it.

So you are ruthless.

Yeah, that is part of the industry, but we enjoy it. It is all right.

A bit later on, if you get yourself in the opportunity to

be moving danger zones, watch out, ladies!

I don't think there is going to be any gentlemanly conduct

-going on here.

-No.

OK. 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 are 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

on the questions.

Release your ball first and not only will you take the shortest

lane with the biggest edge but also no danger zones.

This time, you will need to answer four questions correctly to

release your ball.

Fingers on buzzers.

If I am playing the piano and I am instructed to play largo,

what speed should I be playing at?

-Clair.

-Fast.

-No, slow.

You are frozen out of the next question.

What herb is known as cilantro in the US?

Coriander.

Clair, you're back in play.

A film adaptation of which book by EL James was released in 2015?

No?

50 Shades Of Grey.

Peter had a wry smile, I think he knew.

I think he knew, but he was too scared to admit it.

He may have cost himself there.

Nothing to be ashamed of, Peter. You can read what you like.

Which of the Channel Islands is the biggest?

-Peter.

-Jersey.

-Correct.

Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of a wall

across northern Britain...?

-Clair.

-Hadrian.

-Correct.

Ordered the construction of a wall across northern Britain in 122 AD.

In which Italian city did the fashion house Prada open its first...?

-Peter.

-Milan.

-Correct. Its first store was Milan.

-Are you into fashion, Peter?

-What do you think?

Absolutely!

Which is the only one of Jane Austen's six major novels to

feature a main character's name in the title?

Michelle.

-Emma?

-Correct.

Which metal also known as wolfram is often used for the filaments

in light bulbs?

Clair.

-Mercury?

-Incorrect, it's tungsten.

You're frozen out of the next question.

Which member of the royal family left with Andy Murray's sweatband

as a memento after he won a second round Wimbledon match in 2015?

-Michelle.

-Kate?

-No, it was Camilla.

Michelle, you are frozen out of the next question.

Clair, you're back in the game.

Which 2001 Oscar-winning film starring Russell Crowe

was about a mathematician...?

Clair.

-A Beautiful Mind.

-Correct.

A mathematician with paranoid schizophrenia.

Michelle, you're back in the game.

If I were a lumberjack felling giant Sequoia trees

at the Sequoia National Forest, in which country would I...?

-Clair.

-America.

The United States of America, California.

United States of America, America, California...

Have you got the postcode?

-The lot.

-Which galaxy? Clair, you are correct.

Clair, you need one more correct answer and you'll be rolling next.

Which Dutchman was named European Footballer of the Year in 1971,

'73 and '74?

-Peter.

-Johan Cruyff.

-Correct.

You now also need one more correct answer, Peter,

to be rolling on the blue lane.

Which British '80s sitcom followed the lives of four students -

Vyvyan, Rick, Neil and...?

-Peter.

-The Young Ones.

Vyvyan, Rick, Neil and Mike living together in a shared house.

It was The Young Ones, you are correct.

And you are rolling first on the blue lane.

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So, where do you keep that copy of 50 Shades Of Grey?

I couldn't possibly say.

-Peter, you are ultra competitive.

-Yeah.

-You have got a steely determination.

-Hm.

-And your general knowledge

has won you the biggest edge again.

And no danger zones this time.

Get your ball on the edge in this round and it is 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, Peter, you had a head-in-hands moment.

-Yes, I did.

Thinking too much, I think, the last time, so...

-Had a little pep talk with yourself?

-I have done, yes.

Peter, if you are ready, let's roll.

Looking nervous, can Peter focuses his urge to win

and hit the high figures?

Scanning the lane and taking his time.

Well, it scored you £450.

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-Exactly the same as last time.

-Not happy with that again.

-Too tentative again.

-Well, you still have another roll.

-Yeah.

There are two lanes left. We have reset the podiums.

Whichever of you releases your ball next will be rolling

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

And you will both be facing danger zones.

Fingers on buzzers.

Which Leonardo da Vinci painting is best known for its subject's

enigmatic smile?

-Clair.

-Mona Lisa.

-And you are smiling now. Correct.

What total do you get

if you add together the number of days in April and June?

-Michelle.

-60.

-Correct.

In which section of an orchestra would you expect to hear

the tuba, the trombone...?

-Michelle.

-Brass.

-Yes. And the trumpet. Correct.

If I had been on the Titanic's maiden voyage in April 1912,

which ocean would I have been crossing?

Clair.

-The Atlantic.

-Correct!

-Yeah, you're thinking that was a trick question there.

-Yeah.

Famous in the 1930s,

what specific kind of sporting animal was Mick the Miller?

-Clair.

-He was a greyhound.

-Correct.

-How did you know that?

-My dad.

-Aw!

Yeah, we used to go dog racing sometimes when I was little.

Good knowledge.

One more correct answer needed from you, Clair, to release your ball.

What substance beginning with I makes up elephants' tusks?

-Clair.

-Ivory.

-Correct, and congratulations.

You are rolling next on the yellow lane. Michelle,

you have been left with the red lane.

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So, Clair, you will face one danger zone there, in the yellow lane.

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

It is moving up and down the lane

and it will stop when you hit that button.

In your own time. Good luck.

£200 now gone from your lane and replaced with zero.

-You have got to be happy with that.

-Yeah.

Quite surprised but pretty happy.

You got £1,000 last time, so you know how to get big numbers here, Clair.

-You're going to put some pressure on Peter.

-I'll try.

OK, well, you have got £200 taken out of your lane,

so if you're ready, let's roll.

Now with a danger zone at the bottom of the lane,

can Clair chase those high figures?

Good weight. It has got a good weight.

And it scores you £750.

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I'm not sure how good you'd be at poker.

We can tell you are thrilled.

Michelle, you're left with the red lane,

which means you will face two danger zones. Before you roll,

we need to find out where those danger zones will be.

They are racing up and down the lane and they will stop

when you hit the button.

Good luck.

So £500 and £350

have gone for your lane, replaced with zero.

How do you feel about that?

Glad that they are lower down,

so I'm still going to try to aim close to the edge.

-Trickled into the cash zones last time.

-I did, yes.

So a little bit harder this time.

-A little bit more oomph if you are ready.

-More oomph.

-Let's roll.

Michelle is back on the red lane,

this time facing double danger zones.

Anxious, Peter looking on.

Looks like there is a bit more oomph. Where is it going to go?

It is not going to... It is! Oh!

That roll scores you nothing.

-That is why they are called danger zones, Michelle.

-Yep.

And Peter is the one who has a little wry smile at that.

A sigh of relief.

Well, before everyone rolls again,

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

Michelle, you have nothing.

Which means you have a sad face. But, Peter, does that feel like

-a little bit of a let off for you?

-It does.

Second time it's happened, so I can't mess up this time.

I've got to get it right this time.

Are you going to go above your favourite 450, are you?

That would be nice, yeah.

-Would be very nice.

-Don't get too attached to it.

-No, I won't.

I'll try not to anyway.

-If you're ready...

-Yeah.

-..let's roll.

There is only one aim for Peter,

and that is to get above his sweet spot, £450.

It's not huge. It is still not huge.

No! It's £450!

What else would it be?! Giving you a total of £900.

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Peter, you know you don't

get a prize for hitting the same number every time, don't you?

Well, we'll see what the others can do

because the danger zones remain where they are.

And, Clair, you now need

£200 or more to guarantee that

you are through to the next round.

Where are you aiming for?

I think just trying to get past the 200 that I need will be great.

-Well, yeah, and the 200 at the moment is a danger zone as well.

-Yeah.

I could really do without taking that one.

So you are aiming - 250 and beyond.

-250 and beyond would be great for me right now.

-OK, Clair. Best of luck.

Let's roll.

It's been strong rolling so far from Clair.

This is a great opportunity to secure her place

in the next round.

Carefully done.

And it's £500.

Added to your previous roll, it gives you a total of £1,250.

So, Clair, that means you are guaranteed to be through to the

-next round. Peter has got a nervous wait.

-Again.

Yeah, £900 is what Peter has.

Michelle, if you want to guarantee going through to the next round,

you need 950 or above.

-Yeah.

-Your danger zones stay where they are,

on 350 and £500.

So, what are you going to do differently this time?

Get it a bit farther up would be good.

-I need to get at least 950, so it's time to do it.

-OK.

-And just hope.

Best of luck. Michelle, let's roll.

It's a big ask.

The highest Michelle has managed so far is £500 on this lane.

It's still possible, though, and Peter knows it.

It's heavy. It's going all the way. Is it going to stop?

No, it's over the edge.

It scores you nothing, which means you are still on nothing.

So, with the two rolls added together, Peter, you have £900.

Clair, you have £1,250.

And Michelle, you have nothing. Which means, Peter and Clair,

you are through to the next round. Please return to your podiums.

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-Michelle.

-It wasn't meant to be today.

Well, you said you liked that red lane.

I did like the red lane, but obviously...it didn't like me.

-It was tough for you there, wasn't it?

-It was tough.

Yeah, that was just way too big. Didn't give yourself a chance.

Unfortunately, Michelle, you earned the least amount in that round.

I'm afraid you're leaving here with nothing. Thanks for playing. Goodbye.

Thank you.

Congratulations, Clair and Peter, you are through to the next round.

-Just, again, Peter.

-Again.

Peter, you are relying on other people messing it up.

I know. Must do better is what I've learnt so far.

So, yeah, hopefully this time I'll get it right.

-You are good at getting the biggest edge.

-Yeah.

-Then not using it.

-Exactly.

You've been attracted to 450.

That number is beginning to haunt me, actually. But never mind.

Clair, your brilliant reactions

and your smile beams out every time you hit another high figure.

You are doing incredibly well.

Who is watching this at home, clapping for you?

My two boys, Tom and Jamie. My husband, Mark.

And probably our liability hound, Basil.

How old are the boys?

Tom is 13 and Jamie is nine. They are fabulous boys.

Good, good. They will be cheering for you all the way, Clair, I'm sure.

The money you earned is added to your personal bank.

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

Round Three.

And we're shutting down another lane.

In this round, there is only one danger zone.

The first player to release their ball will control it

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

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

Fingers on buzzers.

Which classic horse race for three year olds is run over

a mile and a half on the first Saturday in June?

Peter?

The Derby.

Correct. The British dish made of fried mashed potato

and cabbage is known as bubble and what? Clair.

Squeak.

SHE SQUEAKS Sorry, did you...? Oh, correct. Yes.

If I wore a pedometer all day, what would I be hoping to measure?

Clair?

Number of footsteps.

Footsteps is correct.

Dartmoor National Park lies in which county?

Peter?

Devon.

Correct. Which element has the chemical symbol Li?

Clair?

Lithium.

Correct.

From which country did India gain independence in 1947? Peter?

Britain.

Great Britain is correct.

You're flip-flopping here, you two. You are absolutely neck and neck.

The 2000 classical album The Voice was released by

the British tenor Russell who?

Clair?

Oh.

Whyte. No.

Did you say Whyte? No, that's incorrect.

-I'm afraid you are frozen out...

-I know.

-..of the next question.

It's Russell Watson.

What is the square root of 100?

Peter?

Ten.

Correct.

It took awhile and made you smile. LAUGHTER

Maths questions don't normally make people smile.

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

In 2015, the V&A Museum staged a retrospective exhibition,

Savage Beauty, to celebrate the work of which late fashion designer?

Clair?

McQueen. Alexander McQueen.

Alexander McQueen is correct.

This is such a ding-dong battle.

You've been neck and neck all the way.

Whoever answers the next question correctly will release their ball

and roll on the yellow lane.

Hiccup and Toothless are characters from the 2010 film

How To Train Your what?

-Clair?

-Dragon.

Correct, it is Dragon. Congratulations. You'll roll first,

on the yellow lane. Peter, you've been left with the red lane.

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We have a changing of the guard here.

For the first time, Peter doesn't get the shortest lane available,

with the largest edge.

And this time, if you get your ball on the edge, it's worth £3,000.

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

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

So, Clair, where are you going to aim?

Basically, between where I was before or higher.

-Between 750 and the edge.

-Yeah. I'm going to try.

-Bit vague.

-Don't want to get too specific.

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-I think so.

Let's roll.

With sons Tom and Jamie cheering at home, can Mum make them proud

and hit another high figure?

It's got a very good weight behind it.

Is it going to stop high up the board?

It is. That was fabulous. £1,200.

Woo!

How do you feel about that?

Pretty overwhelmed.

It's just... It's just phenomenal.

I'm no good at bowling so this is great.

-Do you know what, you might actually have found a new talent.

-Absolutely.

It's going very, very well indeed. And now you control a danger zone.

You can put it anywhere on Peter's lane. From £100 to £1,300.

Which one are you going to choose?

Peter is probably going to want to get past the 450 mark.

-So it'll be...

-You say that.

Who knows?

He'll possibly try and go for larger amounts of money.

So 950.

950? Good stuff. So, Peter,

£950 is lost from your lane.

That now has a zero value.

Obviously you would have to roll much bigger than you previously

have done to get up there. What are you thinking, Peter?

I'm relieved to be going second, to be honest.

Maybe going first wasn't doing me any favours.

As long as I don't land on 450, I'll be happy.

I don't mind.

OK, Peter, if you're ready then let's roll.

Peter feels going second may ease some of the pressure.

Can the now focus on getting farther up the lane?

There is a bit of weight behind it. It is ticking up the board.

Where is it going to stop? No, it can't. It doesn't. It's £500!

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Oh, Peter. You are a creature of habit. Almost.

So, after the first roll,

we have Clair on £1,200

and Peter on £500.

Clair, you have put a bit of clear blue water there

between yourself and Peter.

That was a good first roll, and it's the highest roll of the day.

Let's see what kind of magic there is left in you, Clair.

-For the second time, are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's roll.

Consistent Clair has proven a tough opponent. She is a rolling machine.

Can she hit another high figure?

Another well weighted roll. It's moving nicely up the zones.

And it gives you £800,

which we'll add to your first roll. Gives you £2,000.

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That's a tempered reaction there, Clair.

-No, no, no. That's OK.

-Are you happy?

-I think I was just really scared of going over the edge.

-Yeah.

You have a choice now.

Do you want to keep that danger zone where it is, on £950,

or do you want to move it based on what you have just rolled?

-I think I will keep it as it is.

-OK, that's fine.

Because at the moment, Peter, it's not scaring you at all, is it?

Because you're still locked in around that £450-£500 zone.

And you need a big one now to keep yourself in touching distance.

-Yes.

-A four figure roll right now, Peter, is what you are looking for.

-Yep.

-OK.

-It is.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Let's roll.

Another big roll by Clair is heaping the pressure on Peter.

He's got to get this one right.

Taking his time.

A bit more weight this time. Is it too heavy or is it going to stop?

It's going to...

Oh!

It's over the edge. It gives you nothing.

Which means you still have £500.

APPLAUSE

You've gone short, you've gone long.

Do you know how to pull it back? Do you know how to rein it in?

Hopefully. It's now or never.

After that second roll, I can tell you, Clair, you have £2,000.

Peter, you have £500.

Clair can hardly believe it.

With that £2,000, you have already pushed Peter to the edge.

What are you thinking?

It's a very unexpected position to be in.

I'm just hoping that I can keep it steady like I have done so far

and not try and overcompensate too much either way.

-OK.

-See how it goes.

Clair, it's time for your third and final roll.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Let's roll.

With a commanding lead, Clair has a chance to pull clear.

Peter knows he could be in trouble here.

Again, it looks a good weight. It's going up the board.

Where is it going to stop?

That rolled £650. Added to your total is £2,650.

Rolling within yourself a bit at the moment, aren't you?

-It's coming down each time.

-I think it is. It's fear. That's all it is.

You have already pushed Peter to the edge, so do you want to keep

that danger zone where it is or are you going to move it?

Um...

-I'll take it to 1,200.

-1,200. It's currently on 950.

We are going to move it to £1,200.

That is now a danger zone. But, Peter, it's the edge or nothing now.

-Yep, it's now or never.

-Yeah, this is the moment. Are you ready?

-I am.

-Yeah.

-Let's roll.

Peter has to hit the edge with this roll.

It has happened before in the red lane. We know it can be done.

But will it happen today?

Looks a good weight.

It's moving up the board, but it's going to stop short on £600.

Added to the total, it gives you £1,100.

APPLAUSE

Clair, are you in shock? CLAIR LAUGHS

Shall I just confirm it for you?

With the three rolls added together, Clair has earned £2,650.

Peter has earned £1,100.

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

Congratulations. Return to your podium.

I'll let Clair just gather her thoughts there. Peter, hard luck.

-Never mind.

-Yeah, you earned the least amount of money in that round,

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

-Peter, you have been a great competitor.

-Thank you.

You told us that you would sell your grandmother for a deal,

but that's not enough round here.

-Thanks for playing. Goodbye.

-Thank you.

Congratulations, Clair.

You have made it through to the final,

where you will be playing for all the money you have earned today.

A total of £4,900.

APPLAUSE

Goodness!

Yeah, it adds up, doesn't it?

It adds up. What would you do with that?

I would dearly love to take my boys on safari.

We were lucky enough to go when we went on our honeymoon,

my husband and I.

And I really did find it life-changing.

I would really like them to experience that at the age they

are because I think it just helps to see who you share the planet with.

-That's kind of important, I think.

-That's beautiful. Yes.

I'm sure everyone now is willing you on here, Clair.

-That would be a great trip to take those boys on.

-It certainly would.

It is the final.

And we are shutting down one more lane.

Which leaves only the red lane.

We have removed the cash values from that lane, leaving only

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

Stop your ball on the edge and you'll win £4,900.

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 will increase the size of the edge.

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

And the easier your final roll.

You will have 75 seconds to get as many rights 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.

The Ashmolean Museum is

located in which university city?

Oxford.

Correct. In March 2015,

which member of One Direction left the band?

Zayne.

Correct.

Which animal is featured on

the emblem of the French national rugby union team?

Ram.

Cockerel. Incorrect.

If I was being immunised with the BCG vaccine,

what disease would I be protected against?

Measles.

Incorrect. Tuberculosis.

What is the surname of the inspector

in JB Priestley's play An Inspector Calls?

Priestley.

Incorrect, it's Goole.

On which continent did the

stringed instrument the sitar originate?

Asia.

Correct. What was the title

of Daniel Craig's first Bond film?

Casino Royale.

Correct. Which empire was defeated by

Spanish conquistadores led by Hernan Cortes?

Spanish.

Aztec. Incorrect.

Which MP was appointed Education Secretary

in July 2014?

No, it's gone.

Nicky Morgan.

In the famous nursery rhyme, what did Jack

and Jill go up the hill to fetch?

A pail of water.

Correct. Which fraction, to its lowest term,

is the equivalent to the decimal 0.8?

An eighth.

Four fifths.

If I was standing in the city known in Soviet

times as Leningrad...

-We are out of time, I'm afraid.

-Oh.

The question was - if I was standing in the city now in Soviet

times as Leningrad, in which city would I be?

It was St Petersburg. But we were out of time.

I can tell you, Clair, you answered five questions correctly.

APPLAUSE

To see what that score has done to the edge,

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

First time you have been down there on the red lane, Clair.

-Mm-hmm.

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

-It is.

Every one of your correct answers increases the size of your edge.

So let's put them onto your lane.

One, two, three, four, five.

APPLAUSE

What are you thinking standing back there, looking at your edge?

It's a long way away. It's better than it was.

But it still feels like a long way away

compared to what I've done so far.

It's a different experience, no doubt.

But you do have a choice to make now.

Because you can fall for the full amount, £4,900,

with only one ball and one attempt to hit the edge.

You can take two balls.

But that means you roll for half the money, just £2,450.

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

but you would be playing for one third of the money.

We are calling that £1,634.

Does seeing those sums of money there focus you one way or the other?

There is a part of me that says I should do two

because that seems to be a sensible way to go.

And the other part of me is saying, well, you're only here once.

Maybe you should just go for it and it's the luck of the draw.

So I'm really struggling, to be honest, with that decision.

I don't know!

I don't know.

What's going to help you decide?

I don't know. Can I ask my mum?

THEY LAUGH

-Is she here?

-She is, yeah. She came with me.

OK, all right. I don't see why not.

You can share the burden. What does Mum say?

Mum?

Two?

Two?

-Two?

-Oh, you see?

Two? Mum says two.

-Um...

-Make a decision, Clair.

I'll do two. I will follow my mum's advice.

It's always been good to me so far.

OK, you are taking two balls and rolling for £2,450.

Every round, Clair, you've had an incredulous look on your face,

like you can't believe you're here.

It's true, I can't. It's very simple.

Well, anything is possible. You've proved that already.

It's time to take on the edge. For £2,450, let's roll.

It's a good weight. Is it going to be too much, though?

Is it not? I don't think it is. I think it's good. You've hit the edge!

First time lucky.

APPLAUSE

What an amazing roll, Clair.

-Mum is taking credit.

-Yeah.

-That was your first roll.

-LAUGHTER

-I could've gone for four.

Maybe it was the security of knowing that second roll was there.

-Whatever way, you have hit the edge. Congratulations.

-I'm so chuffed.

You're going home with £2,450.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

INDISTINCT SPEECH

-Every round, you couldn't believe you'd got to the next round.

-No.

You went through those questions brilliantly.

You have rolled brilliantly.

And now you are some way they're going on a fantastic safari

with your boys.

-No, no. That's just awesome.

-Congratulations.

-Very happy.

We will be back next time with more new contestants

pushing themselves to the edge.

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