Episode 7 The National Lottery: Break the Safe

Tonight, just one second stands between

Get the timing right, and the money is won.

Get it wrong, and it's gone for ever.

So who will have the perfect combination to break the safe?

to the National Lottery: Break The Safe,

This evening, three pairs will battle it out to

But winning the cash will require teamwork and precision timing.

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

Only when that countdown hits zero will the cash banked be

A fleeting moment in time to win a fortune - now, that's pressure,

as tonight's players are about to find out.

First, it is Judd and Sandeep, a couple from West London.

Judd is a stickler for good timekeeping and Sandeep

loves to dance at home, in a club and in the street.

Will these boys be the ones on time and waltzing off with the money?

Next, mother and daughter Megan and Claire from Leeds.

Claire works as a services coordinator and Megan

Will this daughter-mother bond be able to deliver the goods

Finally, firefighters Tony and Matt from Manchester.

Tony is Matt's boss, but they are great mates.

Will these firefighters able to extinguish the opposition

I'm interested to know how you met and your instant impressions

When he was walking in, I couldn't see him because it was dark.

Then he came into the light and I was like, "Oh, you're small".

What is it that makes the relationship work?

We just get each other when it comes to knowing what

But trust each other more than mother and daughter Claire

This must be a strong bond, because you two have been

If you win, what will you spend the money on?

First and foremost, I would take you to China to see the Terracotta Army,

because she has always wanted to go, and get her home decorated.

Lovely that the first things you have talked

For putting up with you over the years.

Of course, if you win, you have to get past both

the couple over here and best mates, life and death, we are talking

We were breathing apparatus partners.

We went in the building and came out and it was like, I saved you.

Will the boys be watching, or just taking the Michael?

Let's hear it for our contestants, please!

Right, this safe contains ?100,000.

How much money our pairs can break from it is completely down to how

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

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 small,

Which of our three pairs will make it to that moment?

In this first round, we will test your teamwork, because each

You both need to give a correct answer to earn ?1000.

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

So, Sandeep, Claire and Tony, you are in control first.

With 35 minutes and 22 seconds until zero, let's get you into

I have to get it correctly, it was Electric Company.

Correct, from the Latin for breadth and length.

Incorrect, I was looking for Scream and Shout.

And that sound means there are no more questions as it's the end

Right, let's bring you back together.

Trailing are Claire and Megan on ?2000, but only just

behind Sandeep and Judd on ?3000, and it's our firemen, Tony

Judd, Megan and Matt, it's your turn on the buzzer.

So can the other halves be better halves?

Let's get you into position and find out.

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

Double the money, but double the pressure, because at the end of

this round, the pair with the least amount of money will be heading home

So, with 30 minutes and six seconds until zero,

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

It was Lily Allen, the other version we were looking for.

We were looking for two cities, so Rio and Tokyo.

Incorrect, we were looking for Italy.

Incorrect, I was looking for Domino and Price Tag.

I can't give it to either of you because all of you have given

two answers rather than just one, leaving one for your partner!

The rules of the game are, you give one answer...

Let's reunite you and find out who's leaving us.

Generally, stargazing is considered to be a romantic thing where you

look up at the stars and you see maybe the Great Bear

First through to the next round, with ?10,000, it's Tony and Matt.

Second in the semifinal, with ?6,000, Claire and Megan.

Unfortunately, that means partners Sandeep and Judd, you have to let

You are one step closer to breaking the safe.

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

Let's add together the cash you have

already earned and see what is available if you win tonight.

But of course, you can add a whole lot more to that

So, time to assess your relationships

again and decide who between mother and daughter and work colleagues

Your scores have been reset to zero, so let's play Break The Safe.

Each pair will face three questions, 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 the answer

So, who wants to take control of the decision-making first?

Claire and Megan, you have earned the least so far in

Megan, you must decide whether you want to

answer for ?2000 or have faith in Mum to answer for double the money.

Want to take it yourself, or trust Mum for the large amount?

I know the answer, but I will trust my mummy.

You have just banked yours elves ?4,000 and in the process,

You have just banked yourselves ?4,000 and in the process,

Do you want to answer for yourself or pass on to Tony?

I have to tell you, the answer is badminton.

Yes, we can see the trust is alive and well

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

Let's switch control and put the pressure on your

other halves. That will make it interesting.

Claire and Megan, here is your question.

Claire, do you want to answer yourself for ?4000, or do you

Well, I have no idea, so I will have to trust Megan.

Normally, I would ask Claire at this stage, but you don't know.

You will be pleased to hear that she is absolutely right.

Of course, they're used to pressure,

our firefighters, but it's hose pressure, normally.

Tony, do you want to take this yourself for 4000,

or are you going to keep up with Claire and Megan by passing it back

I will have to pass it back because I haven't got a clue.

OK, the answer we were looking for is Michelle Collins.

It means you have not managed to earn yourself any more money

After two questions, Tony and Matt are trailing

on ?4000 and in the lead are Claire and Megan on ?12,000.

So claiming 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 do you want to switch positions

knowing that the person at the back is the person who is

So you will take the ?12,000 question.

Tony, you are ?1000 behind, so whichever way it works,

the person at the back will have to be answering.

With 17 minutes and 34 seconds, let's continue to play

I'll start with the pair with the lowest score first.

Plainly, I presume you are handing this back?

If you fail to answer this correctly,

Claire and Megan automatically go through to the final.

You need this to put pressure on them.

Though I have to tell you, the answer we were looking for,

I'm afraid it's the wrong answer and you are out of the game.

I'm so sorry for you, Tony and Matt but it does mean

Claire and Megan are automatically through to the final.

Very nice you are congratulating the girls straight away.

We still have one more question to deal with.

You are definitely through to the final so you will be attempting

And with this one more question now, you have the chance to bank

So, Megan, the question starts with you.

Do you want to answer for ?6,000 or are you going to pass

But, I'm going to pass to my mum because I think she could

Is that a long way of saying, you are not sure?

If you're not sure, and maybe she's not sure, then we

What do you think, Megan, what would you have said?

I can tell you, you are as right as each other, in as much as it's Iraq.

Which means, I'm afraid you haven't managed to add any more money to

But it doesn't matter, you are through to the final.

And that is the end of the round, so with 14 minutes

and nine seconds on the clock, please release the third lock.

Congratulations to you ladies, you've done very well

and you told us this bond between mother and daughter that has

been there for so long would win through, and of course it has.

We to say farewell to our wonderful fireman over there,

You were great, lads and it was so lovely the way

you congratulated the girls as soon as they were through as well.

You have to lose the ?4000 you've accrued.

You have done the fire station proud on the work

that you do, we are all very proud and appreciate what you do and put

it yourselves in the way of danger for all of us on a daily basis.

Give our love to the lads at the fire station.

You thought you were out in the first round.

We can take your ?12,000 and add that to the cash already

in the safe and see what's available to take home if you win tonight.

You can take that home tonight, trip to China, see the Terracotta Army.

Not that far away now, you've got to start believing in yourselves.

I know you were nervous at first but you've won through,

so you've obviously got the capability and timing because

Remember the money is only going to be there when the countdown

That's all the time Claire and Megan will have to prove they are the

We are now just 11 minutes and 30 seconds away from that moment.

We can barely contain the excitement,

but we're going to have to do because now let's head over to the

Welcome to The National Lottery Live where you could be winning big

tonight on the Lotto and Thunderball draws.

And our guest here at Lottery HQ this evening began his career

as a pop star but now is a hit in the West End.

Marti Pellow will be pushing the button.

But first a look at this week's National Lottery Awards nominee,

a project from the Heritage category.

The Hackney Empire in London, has undergone massive

refurbishment, and Melvin Odoom went along to see the improvements

Thanks to the National Lottery funding, this venue has been

transformed into a stunning world-class theatre that attracts

some of the biggest names. Mike this man, renowned actor, writer and

comedian, Lenny Henry. I am here because I am in a play here. Why do

you think it is so special? It is at the heart of the community. It is

not like a theatre where people walk by and don't come in to see the

show, people do use this. They are training up the next generation of

performers with expert coaching and advice. The goal of the development

programme is to provide a platform for young artists who think I have

got a voice. We are a link between the profession and young people and

I think it is important, particularly for young people round

here who may not see a way of getting in. The lottery money

enables us to do a lot of that work within the community. We can show

what we can do and show what young people can do. They have given me

the idea to bring myself forward. It is about making your own music. Show

me how it is done. , tap, step. Almost.

Melvin will be back next week with another National Lottery

And the award show itself will be on Friday 19th September here

on BBC One at 10.35pm, so make sure you tune in for that!

Right, now it's time for Thunderball.

Our draw master tonight is Julie Hamilton

and the draws are being overseen by an independent adjudicator.

It is Excalibur, the machine being used.

Which will appear before others first? Number 37. 39 balls to pick

from in this machine. There is the next one, 22. Three opportunities to

play this game, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Next is 27. 31 is

another one. Finally from worst machine, number 32. Let's draw the

Thunderball. We need just one of them from this second machine. It is

number eight. Here are the Thunderball numbers in ascending

order. The Lotto draw is still to come

in a few minutes and I'll be joined by Evita star, Marti Pellow, but

now it's back to Break the Safe. Welcome back to the

National Lottery, Break The Safe where mother and daughter Claire

and Megan from Leeds are just seven minutes and 51 seconds

from attempting to Break The Safe. Let's remind ourselves of how much

cash is already available So that's ?28,000 in the safe

and that can only be taken when the countdown hits zero and

it's only available for one second. That's not long,

so in this next round there is a chance for you to increase

the time or the cash available. OK,

if you can take up your positions, The bigger the window

of opportunity you can create, the better the chance you have

of taking home the money. Everyone you get right,

you can choose either an extra ?10,000 to take

from the safe or a further second What's more important to you now,

time or money? There's only six minutes

and 49 seconds until zero. Claire and Megan, both of you

must answer two questions each. Well done and good decision

for you to take it. A chance now for extra time or

money, what would you like? Another second to help you break

the safe or an extra ?10,000 to add Do you want to discuss

that with Mum? OK, I can do that now you now have

two seconds to Break The Safe. Very good and three more questions,

so let's get on with it. I would have guessed Portuguese,

but I have no idea. Well, I can tell you

when your mum said Portuguese... So, extra ?10,000 or

an extra second? An extra second, so when the time

reaches zero, you will have three Very good and still two

more questions to come. You should, really considering

you are studying to be a midwife. I need you to repeat your answer

so I can be clear, say it again. I have to tell you that

Peter Cabaldi... Sounds tough,

but having asked you to be clear, it I can't offer you

an extra ?10,000 or an extra second, but we have one last opportunity,

one last category and this is for you, Claire, you have to take this

having only answered one so far. You will be very pleased to find out

then that your Mum is absolutely When the clock hits zero,

you will have three seconds in And that sound means it is

the end of the round so with two minutes and 29 seconds until zero,

please release the fourth lock. There are now just two

crucial locks to open. Only Claire

and Megan can release them. You have been

in some scrapes over the years, what a wonderful thing to be doing

this as mother and daughter now? You need to use

the strength you've built up over the years to zero your thoughts,

watch that clock and start to think I know you didn't think you

were when you came in. To Break The Safe you both

need precision timing. When that countdown reaches 30

seconds the clock will disappear from view and Claire and Megan,

it is up to you to take over In front of you are

your deactivation buttons. When you both think

the countdown has hit zero, you have a further three seconds

in which to break the safe. If you press the button

before zero or after your three second window of opportunity,

the safe will stay locked If just one of you presses

at the right time, But if both

of you time it to perfection, Stop looking at me,

start looking at the clock. So you can't be influenced

in any way by each other this wall The countdown

in the studio is only going to be If you are playing along at home,

you will see on your screen, the 30 seconds tick away

and the time Claire Can we please have complete

silence here in the studio? Get the timing in your heads, the

countdown is about to disappear. There are no watches,

no mobiles in the studio. Only Claire

and Megan are keeping time. Both Claire and Megan have pressed

their deactivation buttons. I was just one, two,

three times ten. I am, it is a lot of money,

isn't it? We really hope you've managed to

pull it off between you and we'd 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 You gave yourself a really good

chance with those extra seconds. You don't know how you've done,

I don't know, but we will very soon right after the second

of tonight's Lottery draws. More from Break the Safe

in just a few minutes. My guest tonight is

a hugely successful West End star now, but has also had three of

the biggest selling UK number ones. Currently starring

in Evita that's coming to the Welcome to

The National Lottery Live. You are going into the West End? It

is a great show. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice masterpiece. I get to

sing lots of wonderful songs. I first beat game aware of it in the

pop industry when I heard David Essex singing the song so it is one

of those musicals that have crossed over into pop music as well. Is that

your real beard? It is. Do you call yourself an actor or a singer? I am

a cowboy. I am a singer, songwriter and when I did my first musical,

which was secured though, it started me doing musical theatre. It wasn't

you who wanted to do musical theatre? -- Chicago. , no, it was

the producers who saw me and said come and not at the part of a

leaflet on and I fell in love with the peace. I went to Broadway with

it and I have never looked back. I have done a few reductions, Jekyll

and Hyde and I have a great ambassador and support, Bill

Kenwright who puts on massive amounts of musicals. You have your

new album out, solo stuff and you are out with the band, wet, wet,

wet. Also, I get to go and see with the guys I grew up with. We have

just finished a tour in summer and it was great to come out and see --

sing the songs. Don't press it yet. Here is the lotto.

Over ?25 million has been one on lotto this week. Could tonight be

your lucky night. I am going to press it. And the money kept rolling

in from every side. Press the button.

This is the fifth one. And it is... Number 19. This is for the Jack

Potter. And it is number 30. Just time to collect the bonus. So

millionaire's wrote this Saturday night looks like this in ascending

order: Thank you, Alan and thanks to Marti

too. A quick reminder to check

your tickets also to see if you've won one of the 100 prizes of ?20,000

in the Lotto Raffle tonight too. 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. Or you can see this week's Lotto,

Thunderball I'll be back next Saturday night,

but now back to Nick for Welcome back to the

National Lottery Break The Safe. We are keen to find out

whether Claire and Megan, And have been

since we finished that last round. I think it's just the excitement

of the day, really. Also, you don't come near this kind

of money, you told me in the break? The only time we ever have come

into a bit of money, It has been tough over the years,

Claire, being a single mum? I think it is

for all single parents. But worth it,

what a fantastic daughter. There are now just

two locks to open. But with a three-second window of

opportunity, did you Break The Safe? If you pressed in one of the seconds

the money was available, your lock If not,

it will turn red and remain locked. If one of you manages to open

the lock, you will get half of the If both of you have successfully

released your locks, all of the ?38,000 is yours to take

away and spend however you wish. The visit to China, the Terracotta

Army, revamping the house. So, Claire did you manage to press

your button on the first second Is the lock about to open,

did you Break The Safe? Just as well you earned

those two extra seconds. Did you manage to press

in the very first second Congratulations,

you have broke the safe. I should not be in the middle

of you. The safe has opened

and we can take out half the money. Up on the screen for you to take

a look at it, for you to take home. And we've still got two more seconds

for you Claire to see whether you can open your side of the safe as

well and get the other ?19,000 out. Claire, did you press on the next

second the money was available? Did you manage to match

your daughter and Break The Safe? Did you leave it until the very

final moment in which to press You have won access,

access is granted, Let's get that money out

of the safe and take a look at your What does this ?38,000 mean to

the two of you? It's going to make such

a difference. Megan wants to travel

when she finishes studying. It's been

a fantastic night here tonight. Claire and Megan,

mother and daughter Well done Megan and Clare. Lotto

results are on the screen now. Casualty is next on

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