Episode 19 The Link

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Hello. I'm Mark Williams.

Welcome to The Link, where knowing the answers is only half the battle.

To win this game you have to find the link between the answers.

Three teams hoping to make the right connections,

but only one of them can be in today's final.

Let's see who's unflappable, unstoppable and up for it.

I'm Sue. I'm a scientist from Knaresborough

-and this is my brother.

-I'm Rob.

I'm from Thirsk in North Yorkshire

and I'm a behavioural support manager.

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The link is, as Sue said, you're brother and sister.

-Rob, you worked at Mother Shipton's Cave, didn't you?

-I did.

-I was a tour guide for two years.

-Who was Mother Shipton?

She was a young girl in Knaresborough who was classed as being a witch,

cos people thought she could tell the future.

The famous one that she said was, she said the world will end

-when the High Bridge in Knaresborough falls three times.

-OK.

It's currently fallen down twice,

so everyone in Knaresborough's a little bit on edge.

Never mind Knaresborough, what about the rest of us?

-Welcome.

-Thank you.

-Chan and Nathan, tell us about yourselves.

-I'm Chan.

-I'm a barman from Swansea and this is my pal.

-I'm Nathan.

I'm a payroll assistant and I'm from Neath.

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The link is, of course, they are pals.

-Now, you're both pool devotees, are you?

-Pool freaks, I would say.

Pool freaks. Do you play the pool with the numbers on the balls?

-I play both.

-Do you?

-Nine-ball and eight-ball.

I mainly play the British version,

sometimes play the American version, as well, with Nathan.

-Chan and Nathan, welcome.

-Thank you.

-Helen and Lee, tell us about yourselves.

-I'm Helen.

I'm retired from Transport For London.

-I live in Brighton and this is my husband.

-I'm Lee.

I'm a railway operations manager for London Underground

and I, too, am from Brighton.

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And the link is Helen and Lee are married.

Helen, can you tell us your special use for a hairdryer, please?

-Lee loves pork crackling.

-Does he?

-For his Sunday roast.

-Good lad, Lee.

-So, the best way to get the pork crackling,

-you have to have the skin dry.

-Right.

Most people would just use a cloth to dab away at it,

but, hairdryer over it - lovely and dry - and then you rub in the salt.

-Lee, what's it like?

-I can vouch for it, I can tell you.

-Brilliant.

Helen and Lee, welcome.

Welcome, all. Now, pay attention.

Here are six cash pods containing amounts ranging from £125 to £2,000.

The more cash in the pod, the more links holding them.

What you have to do is cut the links holding the pods

until they drop into your bank. Here's how you cut the links.

I'm going to ask you four questions

and you have to work out what links the answers.

If you can find that link from the first answer alone,

you will be able to cut four of those links.

If you spot it after the second answer,

you can cut three links, then two, then one.

-And of course, the link here is...

-ALL: Teletubbies.

Teletubbies!

You need to bank as much as you can, because the team with the least

amount of money at the end of this round will be leaving.

-Let's pay The Link.

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Stand by. Round one.

Here's the first question. For four links,

Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn

starred together in the 1952 film "The African" what?

-Sue.

-Queen.

-Queen.

Correct. That's your first clue. Sue and Rob, what's the link?

-Chess pieces. Could be.

-That's a good one.

The obvious one is royalty. But I think possibly too obvious.

Do you want to go for pieces on a chessboard?

-I think that's a really good answer.

-Go on, then.

-We'll go for pieces on a chessboard.

-OK.

Is the link pieces on a chessboard?

No. Stand by. You're all back in play.

The next question for three links.

The 1950s kitchen-sink debut play by the dramatist Shelagh Delaney

is entitled "A Taste Of" what?

-Lee.

-Honey.

-Yes.

Queen, Honey.

-Well...

-Helen and Lee, what's the link?

-Bees.

-Bees are looking good.

-I think we'll go for bees, Mark.

Is the link bees?

-Yeah.

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The remaining clues were...

You got that on the second clue, which means you can cut three links.

-I think we'll take...

-Shall we bank?

-Yeah, bank £500.

We'll take the three links on the 500.

From the honey-coloured £500 pod, we'll cut the three links.

-Put that in your hive.

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Are you ready? Stand by. All back in play for four links.

What is the name of the marble statue carved by Michelangelo...

-Chan.

-Dafydd.

What is the name of the marble statue carved by Michelangelo

and completed in 1504?

Dafydd in Welsh, David in Birmingham.

Yes. It is David. Right. Your first clue. What's the link?

I'm thinking patron saints, possibly.

-Anything to do with band members, perhaps?

-Shall we try patron saints?

-Mark, go patron saints.

-OK.

Is the link patron saints? No, it's not.

OK. Everyone is back in play. Your next question for three links.

Which Wordsworth poem begins with the line,

"I wandered lonely as..." Rob.

Daffodils.

"I wandered lonely as a cloud."

Daffodils is correct. Two clues.

What's the link?

I think that's leading towards the country of Wales.

I think you're right.

I think it is definitely pointing towards Wales, isn't it?

-Think we'll go for that?

-Yeah.

-Is the link Wales?

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The remaining clues were...

Sue and Rob, how do you want to use your three links?

I think we'd like to take the one from the 125

-and the two from the 300, please.

-OK. So let's do that.

Take one from the 125.

Sending that back towards you and two from the 300.

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-Sending back towards you as well.

Sue and Rob, you now have £425.

Chan and Nathan get to decide how much they're going to bank.

Helen and Lee, £500. Stand by. All back in pay for four links.

The daddy-longlegs insect is also known as a crane... Sue.

-Fly.

-As a crane what? Crane fly is correct. First clue.

-What's the link?

-Well, aeroplanes.

-It could be...

-Butter.

-Insects.

It could be... Maybe go for butter, just cos it would go before fly?

-Butterfly?

-Link to butter?

-Yeah, we'll give that a shot.

-Go on, then.

-We'll go for butter.

-Is the link butter?

No. I liked it, but it was wrong.

Stand by for your next question, for three links.

Which word for a breed of small poultry is also

the name of a form... Sue.

Oh. I was going to say bantam.

You were right to say bantam, because that's the right answer.

Fly, Bantam. Sue and Rob, what's the link?

I think that's going to be something to do with boxing weights.

-Boxing weights, isn't it?

-You get bantamweight and flyweight.

-You do.

-We will go for boxing weights, please.

-Is the link boxing weights?

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Yes. The remaining clues were Middle and Feather.

How do you want to use your three links?

If we take two from the two and one from the one,

we end up with four left on each of them, don't we?

-So it's nice and even, still.

-OK.

-I think that's good.

Yeah, we'll go for that.

We'll take two from the 2,000, please, and one from the 1,000.

In the interests of balance and evenness

we are taking one from the 1,000, leaving four,

and two from the 2,000, leaving four.

And also there are four remaining on the £750 pod.

You're all back in play. Stand by. For four links.

A unicorn is usually depicted as a horse with...

Sue.

-One horn.

-With what distinction feature on its forehead?

Horn.

Correct. First clue. What's the link?

-There's musical instruments?

-French horn.

Erm...cattle. Not really.

Go for French.

-French.

-Is the link French?

-My goodness!

-Yes!

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The remaining clues were...

Oo-er, missus.

Right. How do you want to use your four links?

I think this is the easiest question we've had so far.

-We'll take the 2,000, please.

-Right. And I don't blame you.

Let's cut the links.

-Then it goes.

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Sue and Rob are now definitely going through to the next round. OK.

Stand by. There is still £1,750 left on the screen.

For four links...

..which word follows "Rubber"

to complete the title of a...

-Rob.

-Soul.

Which word follows "Rubber" to complete the title

of a Beatles album? Rubber Soul.

One clue. What's the link?

-Types of music?

-That was kind of linked to music, that last one.

-It was.

-It's better than nothing else though, isn't it?

-Soul...

-That's not how you spell the fish, is it?

-Types of music.

Is the link types of music.

No. Right. You're all back in play. Are you ready?

Your next question, for three links.

In folklore, the personification of icy weather

and freezing temperatures is Jack...

-Rob.

-Frost.

-Is Jack who?

Frost is correct.

Soul, Frost.

Famous Davids. David Soul, David Frost.

-Maybe.

-Yeah, I think it's worth a guess, definitely.

-Famous Davids.

-Is the link famous Davids?

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-It sure is.

The remaining clues were...

How do you want to use your three links?

Four remaining on both pods.

I think we take two off the 750 and one off the 1,000.

-OK.

-We'll take two off the 750 and one off the 1,000, please.

-Right.

We'll take two links from the £750 pod and one off the 1,000.

What's the thinking behind that?

Well, whoever gets the next one right need to do really well

to take the 1,000 out. More so than taking out the 750.

Right. OK, good.

Stand by, everybody, for four links.

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons concertos were composed for which instrument?

-Sue.

-The violin.

-Violin is correct.

First clue. What's your link?

Well, I can't think of anything else to do with violins

apart from stringed instrument, but... Violin?

-What else could it possibly link to?

-I don't know.

-Just go with musical instrument.

-Stringed.

-Stringed instruments.

-We'll go for stringed instruments.

-Is the link stringed instruments?

No.

Everyone's back in play. £1,750 on the screen.

For three links,

which 1981 film starring Dudley Moore as the title...

-Nathan.

-Arthur.

Which 1981 film starring Dudley Moore as the title character

was remade and released in 2011 with Russell Brand playing the lead role?

Arthur is correct.

Violin, Arthur. What's the link?

Any ideas?

I was thinking Sherlock Holmes when Violin came up, but I don't

think Arthur has anything has anything to do with Sherlock Holmes.

-We're not sure...

-Answer, please.

-Sherlock Holmes.

Is the link Sherlock Holmes?

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Good stuff, Chan. The remaining clues were...

Violin reminded you of Sherlock Holmes

because that's what he played. Arthur Conan Doyle created him.

He was a detective and he lived in Baker Street. 221b.

How do you want to use your three links?

-The 1,000, please.

-1,000, please.

Let's do that. Let's cut the links.

-And put part in your bank.

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Sue and Rob are through with 2,425.

But with £750 still on the screen, who joins them isn't certain.

Everybody stand by for four links.

Agua is the Spanish word for... Rob.

-Water.

-..which everyday substance? Water.

Water, first clue. What's the link?

-Could be earth, air, fire and water.

-It could be.

-It could be swimming pools, drinks.

-It could be linked again.

It could be sparkling or... What shall we go for?

I think we'll go for spring. Spring.

Sue didn't have a lot of choice in that, however Rob and Sue...

-I don't care.

-Is the link spring?

No. Right. Everyone back in play. Stand by.

Your next question for three links.

Which hot beverage features in the titles of hit singles for...

-Rob.

-Coffee.

-Frank Sinatra and Blur. Coffee is correct.

Water, Coffee. Sue and Rob, what's the link?

Coffee-maker, coffee beans.

-You don't get water bean. Bean water.

-Waterfalls.

-You do...

-Filter coffee, filtered water.

Go with filter. It's good.

-We'll try filter.

-OK. Is the link filter?

No.

Everyone back in play. Stand by.

For two links, Caesar, vinaigrette

and Thousand Island are varieties of which addition to a salad?

-Nathan.

-Salad dressing.

-Dressings is correct.

Water, Coffee, Dressing.

-What's the link?

-I think it's a word that links.

-Water can go after it or before it.

-What are you thinking?

-Possibly room.

-Dressing room, coffee room.

-Yeah. Room.

-We'll try room.

Is the link room?

No.

Everyone's back in play. For one link, Ronnie O'Sullivan beat...

Rob.

-Snooker.

-Snooker is right.

BOTH: Tables. Tables.

-What's the link?

-Table.

-Is the link table?

-Yes.

-APPLAUSE

-How do you want to use your link?

-Shall we take one of the 750?

-Yeah, let's do that.

-OK.

-After discussion, we'll take one off the 750, please.

-Marvellous.

Thank you very much. Let's do that. Right. OK.

You're all back in play. Stand by for four links.

Complete the title of the US sitcom "The Fresh" what? Nathan.

-Prince Of Bel Air.

-Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. Correct.

Prince, first clue. What's the link?

-Royalty?

-Types of royalty, yeah.

Yeah, or characters in a nursery rhyme.

-Nursery, you're thinking of.

-Nursery rhyme or...

-Let's go with royalty.

-Royalty.

-Types of royalty.

Is the link types of royalty?

No. No, it's not. You're all back in play.

Your next question for three links.

The bread ciabatta derives its name from the... Nathan.

-I was going to say Italy.

-No.

The bread ciabatta derives its name from the Italian

word for which soft, light shoe?

-Rob.

-Slipper.

Is right.

Prince, Slipper. What's the link?

-Think it's got to be Cinderella, doesn't it?

-I think it...

I think it is, yeah. The prince and the glass slipper in the story.

Is the link Cinderella?

Yeah!

OK. Well done. The remaining clues were: Stepmother, as in wicked.

Midnight, when she had to be home.

Sue and Rob, you've got three links.

We'll take the 750, please.

There it goes.

Sue and Rob on £3,175 go through to the next round

with Chan and Nathan on £1,000, Helen and Lee £500,

which means we're saying goodbye to you.

You were great contestants.

I think we started strongly and then we stopped.

You did, you started really strongly.

Think we've got some wizards in here in the participants.

There's always wizards around, I can vouch for that.

Thank you very much indeed. Helen and Lee,

-thanks for playing The Link.

-Thank you.

-Ta-ta.

Sue and Rob, Chan and Nathan, you're still in the game.

Sue and Rob, you banked £3,175.

Chan and Nathan, you banked £1,000.

That money is now in these two cash pods, each held by seven links.

The first team to cut all the links and release their cash pod

takes their money through to the final round.

The other team will be out.

Now, you can be as brave or as cautious as you like,

because you decide how many links you want to cut.

I'm going to ask you to identify a person,

place or thing from a series of clues, and you tell me

whether you want to play for one, two, three or four links.

The more links you play for, the fewer clues you receive.

We start with the team that has brought the most money through

to this round, and that is Sue and Rob.

Sue and Rob, your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links?

Will we play it safe?

Go for two to start with?

Yeah, I think we'll go for two links, please.

OK. For two links, here are your clues. What am I?

I think it's Top Gear.

Yeah, I think it's the television programme Top Gear.

-Yeah, go with that.

-We'll go with Top Gear, please.

Am I Top Gear?

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The last clue was...

Let's cut your two links.

Leaving five.

Chan and Nathan, your go.

Your question will be asking...

What am I? How many links?

I think we'll have to play it safe as well, keep up with them.

-Two links.

-Two links, please, yeah.

For two links, here are your clues. What am I?

It's a kind of monument.

In London, I think.

What could it be that's 16 years old?

200 tonnes of steel.

Do you have any idea?

I was thinking the Statue of Liberty.

I could be completely wrong.

Statue of Liberty.

Statue of Liberty.

Am I the Statue of Liberty?

No.

Sue and Rob, you now have a chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue

for a chance to cut a single link from your cash pod.

And it is...

It's the Angel of the North.

Yeah.

It's the Angel of the North.

Am I the Angel of the North?

Antony Gormley's Angel of the North.

You've nicked a link. That means we cut one link from your pod.

And it's your go.

Your question, Sue and Rob, will be asking...

Who am I?

Sue and Rob, how many links?

Go for two again?

Yeah, we'll stick with two links, please.

For two links, here are your clues. Who am I?

English mathematician?

I have got absolutely no idea.

My goodness.

-English mathematician.

-Newton?

Yeah, go with that.

We're struggling to think of English mathematicians,

but I guess Isaac Newton.

Am I Isaac Newton?

-Yes!

-Well done!

Right, the final clue was...

Sue and Rob, let's cut those two links.

Two remaining.

Now, Chan and Nathan, your turn.

Your question will be asking...

-Who am I? How many links?

-Three.

We're going to have to go with three links.

-Try three, please.

-Three?

-Yeah.

They've chalked their cues...

For three links, here are your clues. Who am I?

Those are really vague clues - I don't know what you think.

An actor.

It's got to be some actor.

Actor. Erm...

Tom Jones?

Did he marry a TV advertisement?

Don't know.

-What do you think?

-Let's say Tom Jones.

Tom Jones.

Am I Tom Jones?

No.

Sue and Rob, you have the chance to nick a link.

Here are the remaining clues.

-Absolutely no idea.

-I haven't got a clue either.

Not a clue.

Let's have a guess.

-Somebody married in 1973...

-Got to be at least 50 now.

Answer, please.

-Mel Gibson?

-Yeah...

Mel Gibson.

Am I Mel Gibson?

-AS MICHAEL CAINE:

-He is going to be round your house...

Michael Caine.

The answer is... I am Sir Michael Caine.

Ipcress File.

Thrillers written by Len Deighton, six Oscars, won twice -

not a bad CV, is it?

And he married Shakira after he saw her in a TV advert.

No links removed.

But Sue and Rob, we stay with you for the next question.

And it's going to be asking you...

What am I? How many links?

I think we'll just go for one, cos they can't take theirs out.

Yeah, we're going to have at least two more goes at it, aren't we?

-Should we just take one link away?

-Yeah.

One link, please.

For one link, here are your clues. What am I?

Um...

I was thinking the WI until...

Um...

-Three letters.

-Maybe the BBC?

-Maybe?

-It's got three letters.

-It's got three letters!

Is it the BBC?

Am I the BBC?

No, Sue and Rob.

Chan and Nathan, you now have a chance to nick a link.

You've seen all the clues - what am I?

Do you think you know?

I think it might be Royal British Legion - RBL.

I'll go with your guess.

RBL - Royal British Legion.

Am I the Royal British Legion?

Aneurin Bevan is spinning in his grave.

The idea that he was responsible for the WI,

the BBC and the Royal British Legion...

No! No, no, no, no.

I am...the National Health Service.

So no links removed.

Sue and Rob, Chan and Nathan hang their heads in shame,

and Chan and Nathan, it's your go now.

And your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links?

Two links.

You're going to go for two links. Yeah?

I think we should go for three.

-Want to risk it?

-Yeah.

Um...we'll go for three links, please.

Three links.

For three links, here are your clues.

What am I?

What are you thinking?

I can only think of one thing - Niagara Falls.

Do you agree?

Yeah, sounds good.

We'll say Niagara Falls.

Am I Niagara Falls?

The last clues were...

The American, Horseshoe and Bridal Veil Falls.

Right, let's cut your three links.

Sue and Rob, your turn.

Your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links?

Should we go for two this time

after our disastrous attempt at the last one?

-Yeah, let's give it a go.

-OK.

-Two, please.

So, for two links, Sue and Rob, here are your clues.

Who am I?

Dennis the Menace? He was in the Beano.

He was in the Beano, yeah.

Could he have a sister called Bea Menace?

Maybe? I don't know any other Beano characters.

-Dennis the Menace?

-Yeah, go with that.

-Dennis the Menace.

Am I Dennis the Menace?

It is!

The final clue was...

Let's cut the final links.

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Well done. £3,175,

you're through to the final round and that cash goes with you.

Chan and Nathan, cool play,

especially that last three-link question.

You were right to go for it, didn't work out in the end.

Have you had an enjoyable game?

-Yes, very much...

-It's been brilliant.

-Really good.

One other thing.

You know when you go into Cardiff and there's a statue?

Who's it of?

-It's not of Aneurin Bevan, is it?

-It is of Aneurin Bevan, yes.

Thanks very much for playing The Link, Chan and Nathan.

-Goodbye.

-Thank you.

Sue and Rob, you are today's finalists.

You brought through £3,175,

to which we are adding £2,000.

Making your maximum win today £5,175.

APPLAUSE

May I be so bold as to ask you to share with us

what you would do with it if you won it?

Well, me and my wife are expecting our first baby, so we're going

to put the money towards converting our office into a nursery.

OK. Office-nursery conversion.

Sue?

We love going on family holidays with Rob and his wife

and our parents, so we'd probably treat ourselves to a nice break.

Smashing. Good luck to you.

Sue and Rob, to take that money home,

you have just 60 seconds to find six super-links.

At each level, you'll need to identify

the link between ten one-word clues.

As soon as you think you know the answer,

buzz in, we'll stop the clock.

If you're right, you can take that money home, but choose to play on,

and your team-mate will tackle the next super-link.

If you're wrong, play stays with you, we'll restart the clock

and you'll face a new set of clues.

Run out of time, and you leave with only our best wishes for the future.

LAUGHTER

Who's going to play first?

-I'm going to play first.

-Sue, you're on your own.

The clock will start when you see the first clue.

BUZZER

Famous brothers.

Is the link famous brothers?

-APPLAUSE

-Yes! Of course it is.

Word perfect, Sue.

The other clues were...

That puts you on £125.

Sue and Rob, with 48 seconds remaining on the clock

you now have a choice -

you can take that money and go, or you can play on.

-Shall we play on?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-We'll play on, please.

-OK.

Rob, your turn now. You're on your own,

the clock will restart when the first clue appears. Stand by, Rob.

BUZZER

Spanish words.

Is the link Spanish words?

No.

The correct answer was

chilli peppers. OK,

that means, Rob, play stays with you and you face a new super-link.

34 seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

TIME'S-UP BUZZER Stars in the solar system...?

Out of time.

They are...

..music festivals.

-Didn't know that either!

-Fair enough.

Play stays with you, Rob...

..and you face a new super-link.

With 21 seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-You're on your own again, Rob. Ready?

-Ready.

-Good.

BUZZER

Books of the Old Testament.

Is the link books of the Old Testament?

The remaining clues were...

We could not give you that -

some of them are Old and some of them are New, testament-wise.

Right, that means play stays with you, and you face a new super-link.

With 15 seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-OK.

BUZZER

Mary.

Is the link "Mary"?

No. Nicknames of monarchs.

Crookback - Richard III,

Sailor - William IV, and George V,

John - Lackland,

Henry II - Curtmantle, Harold I - Harefoot,

Elizabeth I - the Virgin Queen, Mary I - Bloody Mary.

The remaining clues were...

Edward I - Longshanks, William I - the Conqueror,

and Richard I - Lionheart.

Phwooar!

-Rob.

-It's not looking good.

-No.

-LAUGHTER

It's looking all red and scary.

As I think you've gathered - Rob, play stays with you

and you face a new super-link.

Only five seconds left.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

BUZZER

Rob...

Er...

TIME'S-UP BUZZER Hebrew words.

-No, that's not right either.

-No.

Time's out. The correct answer was...

-..Dustin Hoffman films...

-I wouldn't have known that.

..and the remaining clues were...

Sue, would you have got that?

Not until all ten were revealed.

Certainly not in five seconds.

It's my sad duty to say, Rob, that play stays with you,

and you face a new super-link.

With two seconds left.

Right.

-Rob.

-Mm-hm.

-Our hearts go with you.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

BUZZER Greek letters.

You've got no seconds left...

Is the link Greek letters?

-Yes!

-Hooray!

Rob!

-Rob!

-APPLAUSE

Ha-ha!

Oh...

Well done, Rob. The remaining clues were...

-Great!

-Phew... Shall we stop(?)

Phew?! Phew's not even in it.

Rob, you were so confident there. That wasn't a guess, was it?

No, I'd heard of it before, but I had very little to go with so...

Great! That puts you on...

..£300.

Now, with nought seconds remaining, Sue and Rob,

you have no chance to make the choice

of continuing or taking that money - you are going home with £300.

BOTH: Hooray! APPLAUSE

Bearing in mind the slight reduction in your finances,

what are you going to do with the £300?

Nappies. LAUGHTER

-Let's scale it down.

-Sue, you all right with that?

-Yeah!

-OK.

Thank you, Sue and Rob, for playing. Thanks for being such good sports,

-thanks for playing The Link.

-BOTH: Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE

Join us next time, when three more pairs will be trying to make all the right connections on The Link.

See you then. Goodbye.