Episode 5 The National Lottery: Break the Safe

Tonight, just one second stands between

Get the timing right, and the money is won.

So, who will have the perfect combination to Break The Safe?

Hello, and welcome to the National Lottery Break The Safe

This evening, three pairs will battle it out to

play for up to ?100,000, but winning the cash will require

In a few moments, the safe will lock, activating a countdown.

Only when that countdown hits zero will the cash banked be

It sounds so simple, but it's tougher than you think, as tonight's

First up tonight, it's mother and daughter Chris

Mum Chris is a human resources manager,

They do everything together, from dieting to karaoke.

Will this mother-daughter bond be hitting the high notes

Next, best friends and flatmates James and Charlie from London.

James says he brings the strength and intellect,

James calls Charlie the cat, because he is relaxed, and always

But what will be on the menu night if these boys stray off course?

Finally, brother and sister Paul and Nicola from Middlesbrough.

Nicola is a personal assistant, older brother Paul is

Growing up, Paul loved magic, and Nicola was his assistant.

Will these siblings pull a big win out of the hat

Let's get to know you, Chris and Abbi, mother

Why are mother and daughter going to win?

Good range of knowledge, we get on so well.

We know our strengths and weaknesses.

Can mother and daughter beat flatmates?

What do you normally take the mickey out of each other?

He couldn't be with us, he's probably hoovering.

If you want, what would you spend the money on?

So you might break the relationship too.

Best of luck, James and Charlie. Will it be good enough to be a

-- beat brother and sister, Nicola and Paul?

We have been excited for a long time.

You were a magician, and an escapologist.

When we were kids, Paul had a cupboard under the bed.

I got a shoe lace out and locked him in.

And forgot about him and went to the shops.

I was locked in the cupboard for three and a half hours.

Nicola is the best sister a brother could have.

Right, this safe contains ?100,000.

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

OK, with 36 minutes on the clock, activate the countdown.

Only when that countdown hits zero will the cash banked be

But the window of opportunity to win that cash will be very, very small.

But which of our three pairs will make it to that money?

In this first round, we begin to test your teamwork,

because each question has a two part answer you both need to

But only one of you will have control of the buzzer.

Chris, James and Nicola, you are in control first.

With 35 minutes and 21 seconds on the clock, let's get you into

Fingers on buzzers, here's your first question.

Chris and Abbi, you need to get yourselves in the game.

That sound means it is the end of the round.

Right, let's bring our pairs back together and see how they've done.

They won't hang around, you have to rip it out of their fingers.

Let us look at the scores and how much cash you have earned.

Chris and Abbi, ?2,000, you will need to pick your game up.

Soaring into the lead, it is James and Charlie, on ?5,000.

Abbi, Charlie and Paul, your turn on the buzzer.

Can the other halves be the better halves?

In this round, questions are worth ?2,000 each.

Double the money, but double the pressure because,

at the end of this round, the pair with least amount of money

So, with 30 minutes and 14 seconds left till we hit

zero, fingers on buzzers, and let's continue to play Break The Safe.

We were looking for New York Jets and New York Giants.

Chris and Abbi, you need to get in on this.

We were looking for Romania and Bulgaria.

Incorrect, I will finish the question.

The answers were Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

We are looking for The Usual Suspects.

I can throw it open and read the question again.

And that sound means it's the end of the round.

With 25 minutes and 48 seconds on the countdown, let's release the

second lock. Let's reunite them and find out who will be leaving us.

Well. OK, Charlie and James, pretty good.

Apart from, perhaps. Le Chanel! That's the only thing my French

vocabulary is good for. I thought it was called The Sleeve. Clearly not.

Le Manche? It actually does mean The Sleeve, but unfortunately we

for the French name of it not the English translation. Let's

at the scores. Going through to the next round, even Stevens on ?7,000,

it is Nicola Paul, and James and Charlie. Both on ?7,000.

that ?1,000 behind, ?6,000, it means we will have to lose you and I am

afraid we have to lose the money as well. There it goes. You are almost

there. I know. Tough. It's very difficult,

easy to sit at home and shout answers at the TV but it is totally

different here. You enjoyed it? A brilliant time. Let us hear

it for the wonderful Chris and Abbi.

APPLAUSE James and Charlie,

Nicola and Paul, you are one step closer to breaking the safe. The

next round will decide which of you will make it into the final. Before

we play, let us add together the cash and see what you have earned so

A nice chunk of money to take home, but you could add

a whole lot more to that total before the countdown hits zero.

Time to test your relationships once again, and find who, between

flatmates, and sister and brother, will make it through to the final.

And, here's the twist, one of you will have to decide whether you want

to answer the question, or whether you trust your partner to know

So, who wants control of making the decision first?

James and Charlie, who's in control first for you?

Who is in control? Paul will be in control.

With 22 minutes and 23 seconds on the countdown,

Nicola and Paul, as you scored the least in the first

Paul, you must decide whether you will answer for ?2,000 or have faith

in Nicola to answer for double the money, that's ?4,000.

Do you want to take this yourself, or do you trust

I can tell you, you absolutely are right, the answer is Noah,

We move over to James and Charlie. Charlie,

here is your question, ?2,000 if you take it, or ?4,000 if you

Do you want to take this, Charlie, or do ask your flatmate?

James, ?4,000, the pressure is on your shoulders.

So, I'm afraid you've dropped a score there.

It looks like you weren't right to trust him, you knew that yourself.

Nonetheless, let's increase the cash on offer.

This question is worth ?4,000 or ?8,000 depending on who answers.

Let's switch the control and put the pressure on your other halves.

Do you want to take this or do you trust your brother?

Paul, here is your question for ?8,000.

Back to James and Charlie, the pressure is on, Charlie. James,

will you play yourself for ?4,000 or pass it over?

It is right, Southpark, you have yourself ?8,000.

OK, Nicola and Paul on ?2,000, James and Charlie are on

The last question could be the difference between going home

The last question could be the difference between going home

You have all decided to stay where you are.

17 minutes and 25 seconds until zero, it is time to play that

Do you want to take it or pass it over for ?12,000?

I don't know it, I will have to pass.

James, Charlie, if you are right, you put the pressure back on Nicola

If you are wrong, they know they are going through to

You said AA Milne, I have to tell you the answer is...

Which means, congratulations to Nicola and Paul,

But we still have a question to play for and important money to bank.

Nicola, would you like to play this for ?6,000?

Or pass it to your brother for ?12,000?

I know it is not Bradley Wiggins but the other guy,

It is the wrong answer but it doesn't make any difference, as you

With 14 minutes and 28 seconds until zero, release the third lock.

On the one hand, I am sad for you because you won't break the safe.

But we're not going to break up the relationship.

I'm afraid you are out of the game and so is

I hope you've enjoyed playing the game.

Nicola and Paul, you have seen of the competition.

Not only that, you have earned yourself ?12,000.

Let's add that to the cash already in the safe

and see what's now available to take home if you win tonight.

What will you spend it on if you win?

I am planning to cycle around the world.

In West Bridgeford we have a community hall.

If I win the money, I will have a pop-up cinema in

Remember, that money is only available when

the countdown hits zero and only for one second, all the time they

will have to prove they are the perfect pair, and break the safe.

We are now just 11 minutes and 38 seconds away from that moment.

So now, let's head over to the Lottery draw, see you in a mo.

Welcome to The National Lottery Live.

Coming up, there are two chances of a lifetime,

with both the Thunderball and Lotto rollover draws.

Is tonight going to be your lucky night?

To help send luck your way is a band named after everyone's

Yes, pop superstars The Saturdays will be dropping by to perform,

It is time to see if you are in with a chance, it is Thunderball.

Let's see how you get on this Saturday night.

Three opportunities a week to play this game, Wednesday, Friday and

Saturday. There is the next one, number 14.

Finally from our first machine. Start-up the second machine. Let's

congratulate Rachel Gibson from Middlesbrough who want the half a

million eight days ago. If you haven't made a match yet,

there's still a chance to win Let's find out what the Thunderball

is! Here are the numbers again in

ascending order. Don't forget, tonight's Lotto

draw is still to come. Before that, it's time to

return to Break The Safe. I'll be back with Una, Rochelle,

Vanessa, Mollie and Frankie, who will be performing right

at here at Lottery HQ. APPLAUSE

Welcome back to the National Lottery Break The Safe where we have Nicola

and Paul, sister and brother from Middlesbrough are just eight

minutes and one second away from attempting to Break The Safe.

Let's remind ourselves how much cash is already available in the safe

So that ?26,000 in the safe can only be taken

when the countdown hits zero and it's only available for one second.

So, in this next round there's a chance

to increase the time or the cash available. Are you ready?

If you could take your positions and let play Break The Safe.

Right, the bigger the window of opportunity you can create,

the better the chance of you having the money to take home.

Everyone you get right you choose either an extra ?10,000 to add to

the money banked, or a further second in which you can Break The

What's more important to you at the moment, time or money?

There's only six minutes and 50 seconds until zero.

Nicola and Paul, both of you must answer two questions each.

It could be something to do with Africa.

I think it's me, isn't it? Yes.

In actual fact it's neither, it is about.

I can't offer you either an extra second or an extra ?10,000.

Let's get your next subject category up.

It's either going to be a medical type thing.

If it's got a chemistry theme, I might have a crack at it.

So, what's more important to you at the moment, do you want an

You can now have two seconds to Break The Safe once we hit zero.

Let's get you onto the next subject category.

You both answered one so either of you can take it.

It's got to be celebrity. It up to you, Nicola.

OK, Nicola. This question is coming your way.

You were right to go America, it is in fact Las Vegas.

Once again I cannot offer you ?10,000 to add to the bank or

We go to the last category which is A Smash Hit and that has to

You are absolutely right, it is Pharrell Williams, well played.

What do you need, guys and extra second or an extra ?10,000?

I am veering towards taking the money.

I'm happy to go with your guidance, you're always the one who is right.

I think we just need the extra bit of a buffer.

It's better to get 26 than get nothing, isn't it?

Second or the money, I need a decision.

We've got a really good chance of winning some money.

So, you want the extra second which means you've now got three

seconds to Break The Safe and take home the ?26,000 in it.

And that is the end of the round with two minutes

There are now just two crucial locks left to open.

Only Nicola and Paul can release them.

This is the point where you have to rely on

Have you always relied on each other.

We've always looked after each other.

Always relied on each other, you're going to need that all the more now.

To Break The Safe you both need precision timing because when

that countdown reaches 30 seconds it will disappear from view.

And Nicola and Paul it is up to you to take over the counting to zero.

In front of you are your deactivation buttons.

When you both think the countdown has hit zero, you have a further

If just one of you press is at the right time, you will take

But if both of you timed it to perfection the ?26,000 is all yours.

So, you can't influence each other, This wall will ensure you

The countdown in the studio is only going to be

If you are playing at home, you will see the 30 seconds tick away

on your screen and the time Nicola and Paul have to Break The Safe.

Nicola and Paul, get the timing in your heads.

The countdown has only a few more seconds before it disappears.

There are no watches or mobiles in the studio.

Only Nicola and Paul are keeping time.

Can they keep the beat and win the cash?

People say, they must have practised.

I am sure they have, but under this kind of tension, with this money...

That sound means both Nicola and Paul have now both pressed

You think? Yes.

Presumably you have practised, how was it when you found yourself

It plays tricks on you, you start thinking, I am going to quickly,

It's almost impossible to keep the rhythm, it is a relief once you

My friend told me to use a word that is long enough that you

could not say it any faster than a certain way.

All right, we are now verifying your timings, it is being done by

an independent adjudicator who is right now scrutinising the results.

Has one of you managed to Break The Safe to claim half

of the cash or have you both played the perfect game and managed to win

I don't know, you don't know at this stage,

but we soon will, right after the second of tonight's lottery draws.

More from Break The Safe coming up very soon.

I'm joined now by one of the biggest girl groups

Frankie, I hear you're just back from

How's married life treating you so far?

It was lovely, the best day of my life. You have been thrown back into

work. No rest. You have your greatest hits album. And as single

is out tonight. From her honeymoon, to promotion. Tell me about your new

single? It is an upbeat summer track, we shot the video in Greece.

Sounds awful! Very tough! But is this the end of the band?

This is a celebration, our 18th single. Putting them all together.

When do you start touring? The 7th of September in Glasgow and all

around the country. I wish you all the best. We are looking forward to

their performance. Now it is time for Lotto.

Tonight's rollover jackpot is worth an estimated ?5.7 million!

Over ?18 million has been won on Lotto and the Raffle this last week.

Have you got a winning ticket tonight?

Thank you, and here is the first one, also drawn last Saturday night.

And next... We have time for a bonus. So, in

ascending order Before I hand you back to

Break The Safe, here's a little treat in the form of The

Saturdays, and their brilliant new # Tell me what are you waiting

# Cos the party ain't over 'til we party through

# Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon

# And, baby, when you think that you've had enough

# We'll take things a whole level up

# I'll take away your sanity and you won't get it back

# Cos, if you're partying with me, then you gotta give more

# Tell me what are you waiting for?

# Cos the party ain't over 'til we party through

# Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon

# And, baby, when you think that you've had enough

# We'll take things a whole level up

# Tonight we're gonna party, party, party

# Wanna see everybody move your body, body, body, body

# Cos it's the only way that we party, party, party

# Yeah, everybody grab somebody, make it naughty, naughty

# Tell me what are you waiting for?

# Cos the party ain't over 'til we party through

# Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon

# And, baby, when you think that you've had enough

# We'll take things a whole level up

Sadly, that's it from Lottery HQ for tonight!

You can catch up on all the results of this week's draws by watching BBC

One on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10.35pm, straight after the news.

And don't forget, you can see this week's Lotto, Thunderball

and EuroMillions draws by visiting the website, and watching online.

Welcome back to the Lottery Break The Safe.

We are keen to find out whether Nicola and Paul

from Middlesborough are about to break ?26,000 from the safe.

I can tell you that their timings have now been verified

by an independent adjudicator to ensure absolute accuracy.

You think you have? You were worried you went

I think I might have gone a little bit early.

You said your heart was beating so fast?

It was beating so fast, it is hard to keep the pace of the seconds.

People say, they must have practised, in between.

But you can't practice with your heart racing and ?26,000

So there are now just two locks left to open.

One is for you, Nicola and one is for you, Paul.

But with the three second window of opportunity, did you Break The Safe?

If you pressed in one of the seconds when the money was available,

That would be nice to see, wouldn't it?

If not, it will turn red and stay locked like that.

If one of you managers to open your lot, you will win half of the money.

If both of you have successfully released all of your locks,

Let me come between you and we can look at each side.

But all is not lost, you have two seconds left to try.

So it was worth doing well and earning those seconds.

Did your brother do what you couldn't?

Paul, did you press on the first second the money was available?

Is half of that ?26,000 about to be yours?

Paul, you were so sure you are bang on.

So as far as you are concerned it's going to go in the next one?

Did either of you in the next available second press that button?

That is your theory out of the window, Paul.

But listen, you played really well on those last four questions.

You earned yours elf two extra seconds.

It just goes to show if you had not have done that, you

would have been out at this stage, but you both have one extra second.

In fact, Nicola convinced you, Paul, to take the time?

Nicola, did you press on the last available second?

Did you leave it till the last moment?

Obviously you did not manage to press your button

in the three seconds you had available after zero.

The half that is left is down to you, Paul.

You are really confidence, how are you feeling now?

Let's bring you together rather than having me in the way

because this is what it comes down to, this last second we are talking

Paul, did you leave it to the last available second to press

Are you about to pull the biggest magic trick ever?

Never mind being locked under the bed,

Congratulations you have broke the safe.

Your lock is opened and access is granted.

Let's get the money out, look at this!

That's all yours to spend how you like.

Big Brother stepped up to the mark and did the job.

Are you sharing the money are you keeping your heart?

You walked in here and got away with ?13,000.

If Nicola wants to cycle around the world,

You are actually 1.87 seconds too late.

If you think about it, you convinced him to get that extra second.

We know each other very well, she knows I am impetuous

It is lovely to see mother and sister, don't you think ladies

and gentlemen, who get on so well and stand by each

Nicola and Paul, sister and brother from Middlesbrough have

Join me next time when three more pairs will be hoping

they have the perfect combination to break the safe.

You can find out the results of tonight's lottery by going to the

website. Casualty is next on BBC One. Enjoy the rest of