Episode 5 The National Lottery: In It to Win It

Now, please welcome your host, Dale Winton!

We're all In It To Win It, and will this be the night that

I'm hoping you'll win a fortune later with

The question is, are our five players here in the studio

going home with a huge cheque and a smile?

They're smiling already because they know there's

A prettier bunch, we'd be hard pushed to find.

If they make it over there and stay until the klaxon sounds,

they are guaranteed to have a chance for that cash.

They've each got their own colour, so who's going to join me first?

Come and make some money.

I come from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.

I say that a lot, but that is one spot that is sweet.

My lovely fiancee and her twin sister.

You're not identical, are you?

I'm a construction engineer for a power company.

That is why you're so fit, because you have got to be.

So I'm thinking you want money for a wedding?

Yeah, and we have had an offer on a house accepted as well.

What figure do you want at the end of the night?

I have to be here for the long haul, so I have to answer them all right.

If you are still here when that klaxon goes,

For every wrong answer, it's the Red Area.

Two ways out of there - back where you started

That is not a good start, Dale.

I would like to think my sport is pretty good, so I think

Politics, I haven't heard of her in politics.

Would you like me to take that as your answer?

If that is right, you will have five grand

She's on Strictly Come Dancing. She's a judge.

Are you not a fan of ballroom dancing?

Another question I'm not that good on.

Looking at it initially, Ned Rocknroll doesn't sound to me

Fred Funk might have been a wrestler.

I'm going to try Caspar Von Blues.

If that is right, another five grand.

He must have had it changed by deed poll.

You'll be back here before you can say Ned Rocknroll.

Five grand in the prize fund, one in the Red Area,

I can't wait to find out who is it is going to be.

The production office send me biographies and a Polaroid picture.

This picture of you had this, but ten times more.

You had a bit coming down here and one down there

I thought, I cannot wait to meet this one!

I thought, she's never going to turn up on Saturday night television...

People always knock on the door of my lab.

You had a Diet With Dale day in Nottingham, and she met you then.

You do realise you're going back 30 years?

You want to go home with a cheque saying...?

15,000 or 20,000 would go around South America,

I would like to take my nephews as well.

I brought my sister and my closest friend.

I'm not going to ask you a question now.

I need to get Lee out of the Red Area.

Sorry it happened so quick, but it doesn't matter.

But I know you can do it. Ready?

Let me see your Red Area question.

Would you like me to take that as your answer?

If that is right, you're going straight back to Winners' Row.

Sounds perfect to me.

So, you know the deal, five grand a question.

There's only five grand at the moment, but it's early days.

You're going to put five grand in now.

I'm not usually good with cars, but I think it may have been

Shall I take that as your answer?

If it's right, we will have ten grand.

I bet you would have loved that question.

If you put another five grand in, the total will be 15.

When the options came up, firefly was my first one.

I don't think it's butterfly, so I will go with firefly.

If it is firefly, you did well.

It does mean you go into red, which was not a problem that time

That means there are three in the waiting area.

Let's get one of you over here right now.

No matter how good you look, you will still be distracted

by the hair on that one, which looks stunning.

You have no idea what people like me would give

But we want to know what we know now.

You have it all to look forward to.

I am old enough to be almost your great-grandfather,

So, macho Harry has done wonderful acting parts as a drama student.

But there was one he excelled at and was tailor-made for the part.

and was told you're going to be a great dramatic actor,

How much would you like to go home with?

I would love to take the lot, but 50,000.

Isn't it great to be 20 years old and a cheque for 50?

I know there isn't a 20-year-old watching that, given

a cheque for 20 grand, wouldn't waste five on

I turn 21 next week, as does Jess, so maybe a few big nights out

You're here because Lee has been really kind to every

He puts in a bit of cash and then disappears to red.

Then he comes back, allowing you the chance to come over.

Your first question is not until he is out of the Red Area.

Here is your Red Area question.

Hang on a minute, you're a construction man,

In my day, it was inches, feet and yards.

I'm pretty sure there are 12 inches to a foot.

If the klaxon went now, three of you in Winners' Row

would be playing for a minimum of three, three, three and change.

My family originates from the north, so I have to be a tea drinker.

The Industrial Revolution was around the start of the 20th century.

So I would like to imagine it was probably 1903.

Would you like me to take that as your answer?

Tea bags, as opposed to loose leaf tea,

Carol and John, one of you will be making your way over

You see, I'm struggling with this, classic film.

I don't think it would be The Godfather and, for some reason,

I haven't heard of The Apartment so I'd go with Sunset Boulevard.

Would you like me to take Sunset Boulevard

Norma Desmond played by the wonderful Gloria Swanson.

You've got to see the movie it's fabulous.

Do you know, I'm beginning to realise I spend too much time

Here's your next question, Lee.

Right, I'm going to go, based on colours here,

Old Kent Road is brown, so that's one of the cheapest.

Bond Street's green and Leicester Square's yellow.

If that's the right answer, ?20,000.

Carol and John, you're waving back at me, one of you'll be

Who's it going to be, let's find out.

I love your dress, gorgeous, darling.

An accent, a strong one from...

Who have you brought with you for support?

I've brought my sister and a friend an ex-colleague, Moira and Maureen.

A night out with you would be something special, I bet.

I would say night into the morning, I would image.

I bet you have a few fun nights.

You just said you used to work with that lady?

I've been retired for about two years and prior to that

I was the head teacher of a special school in Paisley.

So you've dealt with kids for the longest time?

In my last school they were from 5 to 18.

Everybody who comes on In It To Win It, we all dream.

My husband has been very ill recently so I would like

to make a substantial donation to charity.

We would also like to buy a motor-home.

He's not going to be able to fly for quite a while.

So we thought we would buy a motor-home

I always think we don't see enough of the UK.

You're not even going to attempt to put any money in right now

because you are only here because, oh, bless him, Harry got it wrong.

We'e going to get him out of the Red Area.

Let's have a look at your Red Area Question.

Right, well, just take it steady then.

It could be, if it's a type of vehicle.

Would you like me to take aeroplane as your answer?

Please make your way and go and join John.

So, Carol, just to do the maths for you, three

That's the share you're looking at each if it went right now.

OK, we need to make it ?25,000, you're going to do that.

So it really would have to be a guess between Wales

So I'm going to go with Northern Ireland.

Shall I take Northern Ireland as your answer?

John, Harry, standby, at the end of this round,

one of you will be coming to join me after Idonnya's put in ?5,000.

Here's your question for ?5,000.

I happened to hear Kanye West sing it at Glastonbury Festival alone.

I don't really like this song, I'm sorry.

I feel for you because you've had tricky questions, to say

However, you've made it out of the Red Area,

I've a feeling it's not Reno, I'm pretty sure it's Palm Springs,

Would you like me to accept Palm Springs as your answer?

So, it's been a bit of a wait, hasn't it?

Never mind, you join me with ?30,000 in the Prize Fund,

Let's see who you brought with you for support?

I've got my wonderful wife, Cheryl, and my adorable sister, Karen.

Actually Cheryl played a big part in this tonight

because you wrote in, she wrote the application and said

you have to go in because she'd already spent the money before

It was definitely her idea for me to apply, but she denies

How much does she want and how much is she spending

Were there ?80,000 available she has already spotted a nice little villa

in Florida that she thinks would be ideal.

Of course, I think it will be a fantastic idea.

What do you do for a living, John?

I'm a reporting manager for a financial company based

Are you the one that rings us to tell us we're overdrawn?

We're going to put some money in there in a moment.

First, we have to get Carol out of the Red Area, one

We'll see your first question in a mo.

Let this be the last visit for anyone and the one that sends

Carol says Absolutely Fabulous, sounds good, is it right?

There are four of you in Winner's Row, the Prize Fund

is ?30,000 you are looking at ?7,500 each.

Let's do ?5,000, ?5,000 and ?5,000 and put another ?20,000

The opposing rhythm would be - red sky in the morning,

So red sky at night, Shepherd's delight.

Please tell me that's right, Shepherd's delight?

Unusual, we don't usually have Norse mythology.

I'm trying to think about what I know about it

Would you like me to take Loki as your answer?

A nervous "I would", but I've accepted it.

I don't like this one.

How is it I don't know anything any more?

Harry, it could still happen for you.

The final was between Federer and Djokovic.

?45,000, let's make it ?50,000, that would be really cool.

Here's your question, Carol.

I'm not sure whether it's Mercury or Uranus.

Would you like me to take Mercury as your answer?

If it's Mercury we'll have a round, tasty ?50,000 in there.

Here's the deal, guys, that ?50,000 is frozen.

You're looking at each a potential share for every correct

That's the minimum you're going home with if you all give

One question separates you from staking your

Who knows how it's going to play out, you could end up with more.

Relax, we'll take care of that in a moment.

You've smiled your way through the whole thing,

They're going to give you a big cheer.

You can relax, I'll be back with your question.

They are so close to winning a fortune, just wait a little while,

I'll be back with that question in a moment.

However, here's your chance to be a winner in the Thunderball draw

Welcome to The National Lottery Live!

Two big money draws coming up for you, including the Lotto draw,

which has a rollover jackpot of ?15 million!

Plus, tonight's guest became a household name as one

of The Professionals back in the '70s, and continued his fight

for justice as Judge John Deed, Inspector George Gently

He's now on stage in one of theatre's best-loved comedies

that's celebrating its 100th anniversary -

Wait to see you. So you are playing the title role, Henry Hobson, in

Hobson 's choice. Am I right in thinking this is a career long dream

realised? You are right. I saw it first in 1963, when I was a drama

student. And it is just so beautifully written and constructed

and very warm. This is the third time I have done it since then. The

first time, I played one of the young men. The second time, played

another of the young men, and now I am playing Hobson. Next year is a

50th anniversary for you, am I right? Yes, 50th anniversary of my

first role in TV. My goodness! We could not spare on the party

poppers. Tell us about this character. You have had a great

reaction. Fantastic. We did our UK tour prior to the West End, and it

is such a warm play. It involves the audience. It is a great story. You

want to know who was going to win the battle of wills. It is also very

human and funny. Speaking of the character, you have had to

incorporate some additions. You have had a fat suit. And also, these

mutton chops are bona fide? They are quite real, yeah. As a fellow facial

hair hair whereupon they are? That is a moment. A Bafta winning moment!

You didn't think you would see that on the lottery tonight. So, it is

100 years of UK production. That is special. Yes, it was premiered in

1916. It is set in 1880, and considering that it is about the

emancipation of the eldest daughter of the family and the way she

behaves, set in the Times it was, it is extraordinary and well ahead of

its time. It sounds brilliant. Tell us when and where we can see it? You

can see it at the vaudeville theatre. It starts on Wednesday and

runs until September ten. Nicely done. Be there or be very square.

We'll talk more in just a few minutes, but let's get started

with the first of tonight's draws - here's Thunderball!

Start up both machines please, Julie!

Our drawmaster tonight is Julie. In the last week, over ?3.4 million has

been paid out in prizes over this game. Congratulations if you are a

winner. Martin, you get to do this not once, but twice. Ready? Here we

go. Brilliant, and it is first time. Here we go.

Still to come, this Saturday's Lotto draw.

Now, it's back to Dale with In It To Win It.

Not long ago, these four people helped put ?50,000

in the Prize Fund, that means they're each looking at a share

They're only one question away from that cash.

Actually, you played the perfect game, as it happens.

Passed a loving smile up at gorgeous Cheryl.

Sat here, came in, put ?5,000 and went -

It goes up and down and you never know who is going

What it does mean is, I'll either be handing

you a cheque for that amount, ?12,500, or I'll be handing them

I hope that means you like it.

All gorgeous hunks and leading men, but which one was it?

I haven't seen any of the Furious films.

I've seen him in some of his films, romantic comedies.

Jason Statham, obviously, I see he's done Transporter,

but I don't think either of them would then lend themselves

to Furious, so I'm going to go with Mark Strong.

Would you like me to take Mark Strong as your answer?

Thanks to John, it's just gone up to ?16,666 in change.

That's the minimum you're playing for right now.

This is one of the worst types of questions for me.

So far tonight, you've put ?20,000, Lee has put ?20,000 in.

You're now looking at ?16,000 in change.

I'm thinking Cockapoo may be a bit like a cocker spaniel, perhaps.

It's between Lurcher and Border Collie

I'm thinking - the name Lurcher just doesn't seem like it would be

I think it would be more Border Collie.

I seem to remember one time before you were,

"I'm not sure" and it worked out fine.

If it works out fine right now, you do know that the minimum you're

But right now, I need Border Collie to be the correct answer.

Is that the right answer?

You've been our busiest player, together with this one here,

who has just won all that money,

You're also looking to take home ?16,666.

I'm pretty sure Dennis the Menace was the big dog in The Beano.

For me, Desperate Dan has always been be in

as to whether he was in one before and then came across.

Yeah, my final answer is The Dandy, Dale.

All that nerve-wracking stuff in the Red Area paid off.

You know what they say, third a charm.

Third one to win, if that's the case.

That is what I'd like to hand you a cheque for.

You also do know that if you give me the wrong answer, they're going home

Carol, here is your last question of the night.

I don't think it's the Rubik's Cube, that was the '70s or '80s.

I had a hula hoop as a child and a yo-yo.

I do think it was probably the yo-yo.

Are you saying you would like me to accept yo-yo as

You're very positive, very definite about that.

If it's correct, you're also going home with ?16,666.

Oh, they'll be celebrating their cash wins very soon.

Now, it's time to see if you're going to be a winner.

It'll be your turn with the big Saturday night Lotto Draw.

The Lotto rollover draw and Millonaire Raffle

Let's find out about his other passion - flying!

Tell us more? Yes. Well, I've been interested in flying ever since I

was a child. I grew up near Castle Bromwich Aerodrome where they built

Spitfires during the war. I was used to seeing old aeroplanes in the sky.

Old aeroplanes have fascinated me. 22 years ago, there you go, I learnt

to fly. Bought an old aeroplane. There I am. You look like you are

having a great time. I want to ask, room enough in the plane for both of

us? Sure. All right. I can see it now. If you take the risk. Martin

and I, me stroking your chops. A lovely picture. Shall we get on with

it, shall we? Why not. Martin, it's time to press the Lotto button. OK.

Julie, let's release those Lotto balls!

Remember, there are even more chances to become

Tonight's Lotto jackpot is an estimated ?15 million.

More than ?13 million has been won on Lotto and Millionaire Raffle

Congratulations to you if you were a winner!

Martin it's time to float like a butter and sting like a bee. God

rest his soul. Good luck everyone. We're off and running.

Now, could you be a winner in tonight's Millionaire Raffle?

Thank you. Martin best of luck with the show. Thank you. Can you give my

mum a quick wave down there. That one. You got it. Thanks for your

message, mum. Don't forget to check your tickets

also to see if you're a winner in the Millionaire

Raffle tonight too. Full results will be available later

via the red button or by visiting bbc.co.uk/lottery and

following the links. You can also find out

all the results of this week's draws by watching BBC One on Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday straight Or you can see this week's Lotto,

Thunderball and EuroMillions draws by visiting the website

and watching online. Now it's back to Dale

with the final part of In It to Win It -

I'll see you soon. I really hope those last draws

worked out good for you. I've got three winners

here in the studio. All I need to do is hand

them their cheques. This says, "please,

pay Idonnya, ?16,666." Darling,

well done. There was a time tonight

when you were in the Red Area for about the third

time I was thinking - he can't keep on doing this,

he's giving me palpitations. "Lee Warren, please,

pay, ?16,666." That last question

was tricky, I think. Fine, it all worked out

in the end, darling. I've enjoyed it, I know

they have enjoyed it tonight. I hope you've enjoyed it too

and enjoyed watching Come back and see us

again very soon. Well done. Dale will be backing next

Saturday night with five more contestants aiming to be in the

right place at the right time to win a potentially life-changing sum of

money. Two full results from tonight's draws can be found later

via the Red Button or by visiting the BBC website. Enjoy the rest of

your weekend, won't you. From all of