Episode 4 The National Lottery: Break the Safe

Tonight, just one second stands between

Get the timing right and the money is won. Get it

Who will have the perfect combination to break the safe?

Hello, hello, and welcome to the National Lottery Break the Safe,

Three pairs will battle it out to play for ?100,000.

Winning the cash will require teamwork and precision timing.

The safe will lock, activating the countdown.

Only when it hits zero will the cash banked be available.

It sounds simple, but it is tough, as the players are

First up, best friends Jordan and Scott from Newcastle.

Scott is a business development manager and Jordan is

They love competing in everything, from athletics to ping pong.

Will these battling buddies be the winners tonight?

Next, Ed and Ellie, a couple from Surrey.

They met aged ten, at their local swimming club.

Will these childhood sweethearts take home the cash home

Finally, mother and son Helan and Ben from the West Midlands.

Ben says his mum puts everyone first and would like to thank her by

Jordan will say he is better at everything,

Scott probably beats me at football and ping pong, but everything else,

I am a fighter, I can come back from that.

I have been with my girlfriend for a while.

It is about time she made an honest man out of me.

If we get to the end and you win, we know you are going home to propose?

Brace yourself, there is a proposal coming your way.

Will she be wishing you do well or fail at this stage?

Best of luck, let's see if you do well against Ed and Ellie. This is a

When we were ten, at our local swimming club.

So you can live together after all this time?

Let's find out whether you do better than mother and son Ben and Helen.

You have struggled for a long time, Mum, tell us?

They did not think he would walk again.

Hearing people say I can't do things.

At the age of five, people say you can't do trampolining.

But if I am in pain, I take tablets.

An extraordinary man. How much of a strength has Mum been?

It's not often you meet an 18-year-old who is that mature

A fantastic couple, ladies and gentlemen.

How much of that money our pairs can break

from it is completely down to how much they bank throughout the game.

I will release the first four, but the last two can only be

Only when that countdown hits zero will the cash banked be available.

It is all about how in think you are. You both need to give a correct

answer to earn ?1000. Only one of you will have control of the buzzer.

Jordan, Ed, Ben, you are in control first. Let us get you in position

and play Break the Safe. Ellie. I can throw it open,

anybody else? We were looking for London

and Edinburgh. We were looking

for the leading actors that starred, You need to be really accurate,

I couldn't take your answer. We were looking for Nigella Lawson

and Nigel Slater. With 31 minutes and 47 seconds,

let us release the first lock. Let us bring our pairs back together

to see how they have done. Nice to jump in on the buzzer

but before I asked I wouldn't like to say that,

I have full confidence in Jordan. Let us take a look

at the scores and see how much cash In last place with ?1,000 is Jordan

and Scott. An early lead, Ed and Ellie,

with ?4,000. Scott, Ellie and Helen,

your turn on the buzzers. Will a change book you a place

in the semifinal? In this round, questions are worth

?2,000 each, twice the cash At the end,

the pair with the least amount With 30 minutes and three seconds,

fingers on the buzzers. Let's continue to play Break

the Safe. Nobody fancied that, we were looking

for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Stevie? Incorrect. I can throw it

open. It was Penny and Gary. Correct.

I can throw it open. Burrito. Takao. -- Taco.

Incorrect. Queensland. Darwin. Incorrect. Queensland.

Canberra. Incorrect. South Australia is the other state.

We were looking for Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins.

Deutschmark. Frank.

Deutschmark. Lira. Incorrect. Megan Tron. Incorrect. Optimists

prime. Autobot and Decepticons. That is the end of the round, please

release the second lock. Let us find out who is going home.

You were starting to get a little frustrated. Not frustrated, you know

what you know. I would say to Jordan, as long as we get just one

question. Let us see. With ?10,000, sweethearts Ed and Ellie.

Joining them in second place with ?5,000, Ben and Helen. Well done.

So, it is back to the Scrabble. You have to lose the ?1000, that

disappears. At least Rebecca is safe from your proposal?

Until the next leap year when she can ask me.

Let us hear it for Jordan and Scott. APPLAUSE Congratulations, you are

one step closer to breaking the safe.

This round decide which of you will make it to the final.

Let us see what is available if you win tonight.

?15,000! That is nice, isn't it? You could add a whole lot more to

that total. Time to test your relationship once again and find out

between you who will make it through. Your school has been reset

to zero. Let us play Break the Safe. Each pair will faced three

questions, one of you will have to decide whether you want to answer,

-- or whether you will trust your partner to double the money.

22 minutes and 48 seconds, let us get you in position.

You have earned the least, see you play first, here is your question.

Would you like to answer yourself a ?40,000 or do you trust your mum

to know the answer for ?4000? I need your decision.

I will give it to my mum. For ?4000, Helen?

And you are right to think she is right.

Moving over to Ed and Ellie. Here comes your question.

Once again, do you want to answer for yourself for ?2000 or do you

trust Ellie to do the job for the for the greater sum of ?4000?

I am fairly confident I know the answer but I am fairly sure

It is coming your way, Ellie, for ?4000.

It is the correct answer and you have earned yourself

The next question is worth either ?4000 or ?8,000.

Let's put the pressure on your other halves.

Can you depend on your son to get it right for double the cash?

I'm going to trust him and pass it back.

That is how well you know each other.

The correct answer is Ellie Goulding.

Back to Ed and Ellie. This one is coming to you.

Would you like to answer yourself for ?4000 or do you think Ed can

Titan is the largest moon orbiting which planet.

I'm afraid you have not earned any more money.

This last question could be the difference

between going home with nothing or going on to break the safe.

It is worth either ?6,000 or ?12,000 depending

Do you want to stay as you are or switch positions,

knowing that the person at the back will be taking the ?12,000 answer?

Ben and Helen, which way round to you want to play?

With 71 minutes and 31 seconds until zero, let's continue to play.

We're coming to you first because you are currently behind.

?6,000 is not enough to be in the lead.

You are going to have to hand this back.

That means that it is coming to you, Ed, for ?12,000,

If he is, you put the pressure square on Ben and Helen.

I have to tell you, the South American mountain range

Get it right, either of you, and you are through to the final.

Get it wrong, and it is Ed and Ellie who go

Would you like to play this for ?6,000 or hand it

I'm pretty sure I know the answer but I do not think mum

has seen the film so I would not want to put pressure on her.

This to take you and your mum through to play in the final.

I have not seen it and I do not want to see it.

Has this extraordinary son of yours given the answer that takes you

He's got a better chance than I have.

I have to tell you, Ben, Helen, the actor we were looking for is...

And that sound means it is the end of the round with 13 minutes

And let's bring you all back together.

You pulled it out of the bag, Ed, putting the pressure back on them.

In the end, Ben and Helen, you had no idea.

It is one of those horrible moments where you are so confident and you

The situation is that you are going through to the final.

Ed and Ellie, unfortunately your time is up.

It is a great shame to be losing you and it is a shame

But I imagine you will have the money soon.

Let's hear it for them! Ed and Ellie!

You have seen off the competition and it is mother

Let's see what is now available if you win tonight.

?33,000! That is a nice amount of money. Remember, that money is only

available when the countdown hits zero and four on one second. That is

all the time that they will have to prove they had the perfect pair and

break the safe. 11 minutes and 29 seconds away from that moment. Will

they do it? Will have to wait to find out. For now, let's head over

for the first lottery draw. That was exciting stuff. Welcome to

the National Lottery live. Even more excitement for you at home. Two

draws coming up with potentially leaves of pounds of prize money to

be one. Will you be a winner? You do not have long to wait. In just a

moment, the Thunderball drop and in ten minutes, we will be releasing

the lotto balls for the big draw, a seven figure jackpot could be yours.

Keep watching. Tonight, our guests are five extraordinary singers who

have already had huge success in the six months they have been together.

They will be pushing the lotto button very soon. But first, let's

see if you are going to be in with a chance of winning half ?1 million.

Its Thunderball. OK, start up the first machine. Matt Chamberlain is

the draw master. Set of balls seven was selected randomly earlier today

by Andrew Farrell from Northampton. There have been 530,000 winning

tickets last week including one last night which won ?500,000 for its

owners. Get ready to check your tickets. Best of luck.

Don't worry if you have not made a match with any of the balls yet, all

tickets are still in play and there is one more chance to win by

matching with just the Thunderball. Keep watching.

Thanks, Alan. That is the Thunderball for this week. Don't

forget the big draw is still to come with my special guest, Collabro,

pushing the button and giving us a burst of beautiful song. And one

final reminder that you have got to just four days left to vote for the

National Lottery awards finalist. There are 49 deserving projects

hoping for your vote. So do go online and look at the huge variety

of great work they have done. Now it is back to Nick Knowles and Break

the Safe. are seven minutes and 60 seconds

safe. Let's remind ourselves how much is already available if they

win tonight. ?33,000. And we really would love you to walk away with

that this evening. That money can only be taken when the countdown

hits zero. And it is only available for one second, not long. In this

next round was a chance to increase the time available. You ready? Yes.

Let's play Break the Safe. The bigger the window of opportunity

you can create, the better the chance of taking home the money.

Every question you get right, you choose an extra ?10,000 to take from

the safe, or a further one second in which you can break the safe. What

is important, time or money? Let us play the final round.

Both of you must answer two questions each. This is your first

category. I've probably watch more TV than you. Do you want to take it?

I would believe it is Ice Age. I can tell you the answer is

correct, very well played. APPLAUSE OK, a chance, would you

like another second or ?10,000? Another second. When the countdown

gets to zero, you will have two seconds to break the safe.

This is the next category. Who wants to take that?

You are going to give that to me! I think, and I am rubbish at

geography, it is in Lancashire. What do you think?

Personally, I would have gone for Derbyshire.

The answer is Derbyshire. I can't offer you an extra ?10,000 or an

extra second. Not to worry. Who would like this one?

You cook. Badly. Shall I take it? Yes.

Oh, right. I do not cook Moroccan food, but I believe it is a Kamel

Kardjena. -- tagine. This is the correct answer, you said

tangine. Final question.

This is the category. I am going to go for interest. What

do you think? I do not think it is. I would have

said independent. Well, I have to tell you, the answer

we were looking for, it stands for individual. Which means I can't give

you another ?10,000 or an extra second.

Let us see where we are. You will have two seconds in which to break

the safe and claim the ?33,000. That is the end of the round.

Please release the fourth block -- lock.

You have practised this at home, how has it gone?

All right. It wasn't too good this morning.

Now is the time. Start thinking. You both need precision timing. When

that countdown reaches 30 seconds, it will disappear and it is up to

you to take over the counting. In front of you are your deactivation

buttons. They are now live. When you think it has reached zero,

you have a further two seconds. If one of you press is at the right

time, you will take half the money, ?16,500. If both of you time it to

perfection, ?33,000 is yours. Make sure you are calm. So you cannot

influence each other, this all will ensure you cannot communicate. --

this wall. Can we please have complete silence

in the studio. Pick up that timing, the countdown

is about to disappear. There are no watchers all mobile

phones in the studio. Can they keep the beat? And can they win the cash?

Are you playing along at home? What method would you use?

People say they will have practised. I am sure they have. But they are

under great tension, with this amount of money.

That sound means both have now pressed their deactivation buttons.

Please come and join me. APPLAUSE How was it?

It was tough. Stressful. So much pressure. A hell of a lot of

money. What method did you use? I realised

when I was practising I was slow, so I had to speed up. I closed my eyes.

Nodded my head. Helen? I tapped my foot to get a

beat going. Was your heart racing? My legs were

shaking. I do not think anyone here wouldn't

want you to take home some money. We are 100% behind you. I would love

you to take that money home. We are verifying your timings come

by an independent adjudicator who is scrutinising the result. Has one of

you managed to claim half the cash? Have you both played the perfect

game and managed to win the full ?33,000? We really hope you have.

We will soon know. Right after the second of the National Lottery

draws. We will see you in a moment. They will be back in a few minutes.

Our guests auditioned just after one month together. They sang in front

of one of the most influential and -- then in visit, Simon Cowell. What

an amazing way to start a career. Welcome to Collabro, good to see

you, boys. One month together, standing in front of Simon Cowell,

an extraordinary moment. Absolutely incredible. To see the

judges on TV, they are not real people. You do not realise

judges on TV, they are not real are backstage, with Simon Cowell, he

is the one he wanted to impress. Everything changed for you.

is the one he wanted to impress. life changed? It has been nonstop.

We haven't had five minutes to sit down and take it all in. We are

loving every minute, and the album is coming out. When is the album

coming out? The 18th of August. Richard, we know you can sing, but

you can also do something else. All week referring to the seal

impression? -- are we referring. Enough chat! What are you going to

sing? Let It Go. I am never going back, the past is

in the past. Let it go, let it go. Let it go, let it go.

The perfect girl is gone. Here I stand, in the light of day.

Let the storm raged on. It is that time. And ready to push

the button. Here is Lotto. Let's release the weekend balls. The

jackpot is an estimated ?4.1 million. We're using Guinevere and

set of balls one. Let's say well done to the syndicate of four

British Legion pals, friends for 20 years, who scooped last week's lotto

jackpot. Right, over to you, boys. Good luck! Good work, gentlemen.

Thanks, Alan. And thanks, Collabro. Good work. That is it for tonight

but before I have due to Nick Knowles, a quick reminder to check

your tickets to see if you have won one of the 25,000 prizes. For now,

have a good weekend. Welcome back to Break the Safe. I

hope you were lucky tonight. We're waiting to find out whether Ben and

Helen are about to break ?33,000 from the safe. I can't value that

the timing has been verified by an independent adjudicator to ensure

absolute accuracy. Why have to tell you, they have spent the whole time

holding each other up because you are shaking. It is terrifying. I

cannot watch. I'd just cannot watch. I'm worried about what happens

afterwards. Even if we take half, we have had a fantastic time. And they

got to meet you! And I've got to meet you two, which has been a real

joy. Just two left to open. One is for you then, and one for you,

Helen. But did you break the safe? We want to see it go green and open.

If not, it will turn red and remain locked. If one of you manages to

open the lock, you will win half of the money, ?16,500. A huge chunk of

money. If both of you successfully release a lot, ?33,000 is yours.

Good luck to both of you. Normally at this stage, high step between

you, but it is not going to happen. She's mine! Ben and Helen, is

?33,000 about to be yours? Let's start with Helen. Did you press on

the first second the money was available? Is the lot about to open?

Did you break the safe? You didn't. You have got one more

seconds. You earned an extra second. That could prove crucial. Ben, are

you all right? My heart is suddenly beating faster. Did you manage to

press on the first available second? Is your lock about to open and argue

about two women half of that ?33,000. Did you break the safe? --

are you about to win. You didn't. You didn't. If you had

not earned an extra second, we would be saying good night but you played

really well and you have got an extra second. Helen, did you leave

it until the last available second? Is this lot about to open? Did you

break the safe? Access tonight. Denied. He did not

manage to break the safe. Which means we need to take half of that

money away. Leaving just half in there. What did you just say to your

mum? She is constantly trying to apologise. It is not her fault. You

can only practice as much of you has -- as much as you have practised.

Don't lose heart because you have one second left. The second that you

earned with the question about ice age, your little brother. Ben, did

you manage to press your button on the last available second? Did you

break the safe? Turn green, come on. Turn green! Yes, you did! Are you

all right? Congratulations, you have broken the safe. Access is granted.

You have just won ?16,500. Let's get that money out of the safe. Here it

comes. They are your winnings. ?16,500. ?16,500, what does that

mean to you? It is his money. It is our money. I would not let her go

without. It is our money. It is going to help out your mum? I will

keep some for myself! Well played. How you doing, Helen? I am chuffed

to bits for him. He has been brilliant. Let me tell you how close

you were. 0.33 seconds early. A third of a second too early. That is

how close you were. Let's not talk about what you did not win, let's

talk about what you have won. ?6,500. You walked into play game

and you will amaze you got through the first round. And now, you have

actually won ?16,500. It has been a great night year. Ben and Helen have

just won ?16,500. Had you ever been more pleased that someone has won

the money? just won ?16,500. Had you ever been

more pleased Let's see you next time. Congratulations, Helen and

Ben. He did his mum proud. The winning Thunderball and lotto

numbers are on the screen right now: