Episode 1 The National Lottery: Secret Fortune

The last series was a roller coaster of emotion as each couple's

fort you know was revealed. �100,000! And lives were changed

forever. This is the best feeling ever.

The best experience of my life. unbelievable come true. Tonight

we're back with Yashi and Tahira, hoping to leave the game with

�100,000 when they discover what'll Hello and welcome to the National

Lottery: Secret Fortune your host, Nick Knowles.

Let's meet our contestants. They are Yashi and Tahira from London.

Hello, ladies. How are you. What's the relationship? We're sisters.

I allowed to ask... I am the oldest - two years. It's fine. Tell us

about yourself? I am a business operations manager. What does that

mean? I make sure everybody is doing what they're supposed to be

doing. So you kick bottom about the office. Pretty much. Are you single

or married? I have been in a relationship for coming up to eight

years with my boyfriend. Wedding is not on the cards, then? Possibly,

but we have the rest of our lives together, so... If we win, it would

be probably more on the cards than it was yesterday. Really? Yeah.

What do you do? I am a teacher. I teach A level psychology. What's

going on in your love life? I have a partner. We have been together

for over six-and-a-half years. We have a five-year-old girl and a 16-

month-old baby boy. Their names are? Sariya. Hi, baby. I am on TV!

And Lorenzo. Nice. That's a long relationship, very solid. Marriage,

engagement? Yes, marriage hopefully next year or next week if we win

some money! LAUGHTER

Welcome to the show. Now, the very fact that you're here means that

you're going to be going with some money. That's good. However, now

you don't know how much that's going to be. Your secret fortune is

sitting right here in one of these envelopes. Each envelope contains

an amount between �100 and �100,000. There it is. Wow. Yashi and Tahira,

we'll throw away all but one of those amounts. The one they keep

will be their secret fortune. Let's talk about money. Let's say �10,000.

That would go towards a new computer, possibly an entertainment

system. For me, my clutch went on my car on the M4 a couple of weeks

ago, so yeah, put in something towards a new-er car. A newer car!

Yeah. Let's talk about much bigger money. Let's say �50,000. Are we

talking joint weddings? This is wedding. �50,000 is our weddings -

or at least my wedding. LAUGHTER

We've got a big family. You will make such a saving on two weddings.

Buy one, get one free kind of thing. Let's talk about the money. If you

walked out of here with �100,000? 50-50, change our lives, change the

lives of the people that we love. Love you! I really hope you do well.

Right. Each of these envelopes contains one of those amounts

placed at random. They're numbered one to 24. Here are the numbers.

Let's seal these away, shall we? The next time you see one of these

is when you bring it back into play. Very scared. Most digital players

can play along at home. Just play along at home or just scream at the

scream. Play along on Twitter, hash Secret Fortune. The first thing you

need to do is choose your envelopes. Let's have the first one. Number

one. Number one is my baby's birthday. She was born on the 1st

of September. She's the first grandchild. She's number one.

lucky number is 22. It's Marlow and my anniversary on the 22nd.

couple of random numbers? Six. a random 14. Good. Let's get those

envelopes up on the board. Remember, inside each envelope is one of

those cash amounts. What you've got to do is simple, but crucial - keep

the envelope that contains the most money. That's the aim of the game.

Do you like your music? Yeah. have four possible answers. They

Now, I don't know what's in those four envelopes you have chosen, but

our computer does and it's allocating the envelope containing

the most money to the highest charting single, the second biggest

amount of money is with the second never heard Hungry Like the Wolf.

Do you know it? I couldn't possibly say!

LAUGHTER What about Who Let The Dogs Out?

That was constantly playing. the time. It was so annoying.

You have to lose three answer, so which answer do you want to lose

first? Hungry Like the Wolf... don't know that one. I don't know

that one, so we're happy to get rid of that one. Can we get rid of

number 14, please, Hungry Like the Wolf? Hopefully this is going to be

a small amount from the left-hand- side of the screen. Hungry Like the

Wolf, Duran Duran. Your secret fortune tonight will not be �6,000.

Oh, that's OK. That's OK. That's a good start. What happens now is I

take the �6,000, and I throw it in the bin. OK. Great start. You have

actually got rid of one of the amounts on the left-hand side of

the board, which is exactly the way to play it. You have two more to

get rid of. Who Let the Dogs Out was a very big song. I am sure it

must have been a number one. Yeah, it was in the charts for a very

long time. We need to make a decision. I am happy to get rid of

What's New Pussycat. We'll get rid of that one, please. OK, envelope

six. Six. Your secret fortune tonight will not be - �5,000.

That's good. APPLAUSE

And that goes in the bin. OK. It's between Who Let the Dogs

Out and Eye of the Tiger. I think that Eye of the Tiger was probably

higher than Who Let the Dogs Out. I think Who Let the Dogs Out might

have been in the charts for a long time. A longer period of time.

Let's get rid of that. That's what I was thinking. OK. Your secret

fortune tonight will not be - �16,000. OK. OK. Leaving you with

envelope number one. So the question is, have you managed to

hold on to the top answer? Computer, For you at home, here's the correct

order of all four answers. Yes. you now know that already going

into the final round is an amount more than �16,000. This could be

�100,000. My belly! I can't cope. I think I'm going to have a kitten.

LAUGHTER Either way, envelope number one

could be your secret fortune tonight. Thank you. Thank you!

Let's get the numbers back in play, and let's choose another four so

you can play your second question. OK. Number five - it's the birthday

of my boyfriend and also my dad. would want to pick number ten to

make it fair because it's the birthday of my mum. I'll pick 17. I

will pick 15. Happy with those? Get them up on the board. Which of

these former child actors is the oldest? Let's take a look at the

Computer, please allocate the envelopes to the answers. Away they

go. Miley Cyrus is quite young still. Emma Watson, she is out of

university - hello, Harry Potter! I would say Miley Cyrus is the

youngest, so can we get rid of her? Number 15. Very decisive. Your

secret fortune tonight will not be - �100.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE �100 in the bin, gone and finished,

and, of course, that means the minimum you're going home with

tonight is �500, so one gone, two more to get. Now, hmm - as we don't

know who Hayley Joel Osment is... think we should keep her because we

don't know who she is. Who is she?! This is going to wind me up. So we

have to pick between Daniel Radcliff and... Let's get rid of

Emma. So you're getting rid of 17. Your secret fortune tonight will

not be �1,000. APPLAUSE

Scary. I know. It's too much for me. I can't cope. I told you. Right.

shall we stay with our theory that Daniel Radcliff will be around

about the same age as Emma Watson? So we should keep hold of Hayley

and get rid of Daniel. Getting rid of Daniel Radcliff? Yeah, number

ten, please. Your secret fortune tonight will not be - �12,000.

That's OK. APPLAUSE

You left envelope number five, and you don't know who she is. When we

find out who she is I'm sure we'll probably both kick ourselves or

I'll probably kick you for not knowing! It's interesting you say

that because HE - LAUGHTER

- was the boy who saw a ghost in Sixth Sense. Which of these former

child actors is the oldest? Computer... Yes, of course.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE For you at home, here is the

correct order of all four, but of course, you don't need to know that.

You got the top answer. Top answer. You know this is worth more than...

12. This envelope might be your secret fortune tonight. Get the

numbers back up, and whilst we're on a role, choose more envelopes to

play your first question. Number 24. That's my birthday. Number four, my

birthday. You have made this a competition now.

LAUGHTER Number seven, please. And a random

number Indianapolis. And number 19 - happy with those four? Yeah.

Let's get them on the board. There numbered envelopes. OK. French Open

- I remember when that happened. Wimbledon, I always think of summer,

so I'm sure French is before Wimbledon, so can we eliminate

Wimbledon? Because I - I'm positive that French is before Wimbledon.

Yeah. I will go with her. Envelope 24. Your secret fortune tonight

will not be - �8,000. APPLAUSE

That's OK. That's good. It's hiking up. Yeah, we need to clear it.

Next? Is Australia - Australia's summer is our winter, so you don't

want to be too hot. True. So they might do it in... They might do it

in our summer and their winter, so on - based on that patchy logic,

we'll take away Australia, please. LAUGHTER

You want to get rid of Australia? Yes. This is very nerve-racking.

can't cope. Your secret fortune tonight will not be �30,000. It's

OK! Well, it's not really, but I'll live with it.

LAUGHTER �30,000 in the bin. You've got two

envelopes left. Something is telling me - I don't know what it

is - that the US Open was before the French Open. I was going to say

the opposite. Out of the two, I would say the French happen first

because I just think it's true. Number four, US Open? I'm sorry. I

can't cope. I don't want to see. Your secret Fortune tonight will

not be - �4,000. APPLAUSE

In the bin! And number 19 - computer, was it is French Open

which was the top answer? Can't look. That's all right! For you at

home, here is the correct order of all four, so not quite sure what's

in this envelope? No. I'm scared now! Anyway, envelope 19 could be

your secret fortune tonight. Shall we get the numbers back up?

Yeah. Here they come. Right. Number 18, please. Number 18. And number

16. Which is? That is the age I was when I met Marlon. Ah! Sick, isn't

LAUGHTER You get the other two... A random

number 20. I was going to say number 20 for my random. OK! That's

all right. And 11. Happy with those four? Yeah. Good. Let's get them up

money to the mates that appeared first and so on through the answers.

I think Frasier was before Friends. OK. I think Friends was around,

like, '93, around that time it first started - Absolutely Fabulous

was also the '90s, but I don't think it was '93. Yeah, I think it

was a bit later. Can we get rid of Edina and Patsy. Get rid of number

20. My mum used to watch it all the time. Your secret fortune tonight

will not be - �75,000. Oh! That's a big blow. I was wrong then.

I think probably you were. �75,000 in the bin. OK. All right. Let's

get rid of Chandler and Joey because you think that phase was

before... Chandler and Joey - number 18. It's all right. Here we

go. Your secret fortune tonight will not be - �3,000.

Two left, one to three away, one to take to the final one. Father Ted...

These were our random ones. But 16 was what... 16 is a good number for

me? OK. Shall we keep 16, then? Going on that premise because it's

a toss-up between the two. It's very much a gamble, so we'd like to

get rid of number 11, please. not be �500.

APPLAUSE Come on! That's good. That's good.

�500 in the bin leaving you with envelope 16. Computer, was it

Frasier and Roz? What's the top answer? That's OK! That's OK!

LAUGHTER At least we haven't got �500. We've

got something. For you at home, here's the order of all four.

You're quite right you have got rid of the �500, which means the least

you're going to go home with tonight is �2,000. That's brilliant.

Envelope 16 could be your secret fortune tonight.

So let's get the numbers back up - four more envelopes, please. I'll

pick number 13. It's the day that I started my job, the job that I love,

so 13. Good. 23 - that's my partner's birthday. 23. And a

random, I'll pick number nine. Number nine. And number eight, so

it's not lonely. Number - OK. Happy with those? Yes. Let's get them up

Let's see the next question. Here it comes. I need to know this.

Because? Because I'm an RE teacher. Right. Let's take a look at the

answers, and you'll have a better I think the Sistine Chapel we need

to keep because that was old. LAUGHTER

Um, probably older than St Paul's. I don't know the Spanish one.

we get rid of number nine? Yeah, can we get rid of Notre Dame in

Paris? Notre Dame, Paris, number not be �22,000. OK. OK. The Sistine

Chapel was painted by Leonardoda Vin Qi - I was going to say

DiCaprio! LAUGHTER

I don't know when that was. We know it was some time ago. Yes. And on -

on - but I don't know the Barcelona one. Yeah. Can we get rid of the

Barcelona one, number eight because I don't like it. It's upsetting me.

LAUGHTER Number eight. Your secret fortune

tonight will not be �2,000. And �2,000 goes in the bin. Can we -

because I think maybe the Romans a long time ago were more into

building stuff religiously than the British were.

LAUGHTER So -

LAUGHTER On that basis... On that basis, can

we please get rid of St Paul's in London? Getting rid of St Paul's,

envelope 13. Your secret fortune tonight will not be: �10,000.

APPLAUSE �10,000 in the bin. Computer, what

was the top answer? Oh! OK. those of you at home, here's the

correct order of all four, but once again, you have to think about the

amounts you threw away, then. If you're going to throw something

away as a top answer, it's a good idea to throw away one of the

smaller amounts. OK, yeah. Envelope 23 could be your secret fortune

tonight. MUSIC

So there are only four envelopes left. The numbers come up - they

are two, three, 12 and 21. Happy with those? Yeah. Doesn't matter if

you're not. They're the only ones left. Right. Let's see the sixth

Which of these models is the tallest according to the Fashion

Model Directory? Computer, please Who is Elleel -- Elle MacPherson -

am I right that she's married to somebody famous? Probably. Because

I remember someone saying that her inside leg was 37 metre - inches...

Wow! And so I remember that. I have been drawn to Elle MacPherson as

not being the tallest. So on that basis, can we please get rid of

number three? Elle MacPherson... Better be right. Your secret

fortune tonight will not be - �50,000. I think she's the tallest.

Right. OK. Something is telling me that Naomi is taller than Claudia.

Yeah, I think that too. So can we get rid of Claudia, please. Claudia,

number 21. Your secret fortune tonight will not be - �40,000.

Wow, wow, wow, wow. I do think Helena Christianson is taller than

Naomi Campbell. I don't know why I think that, but I think she is.

am happy for us to get rid of number two, Naomi Campbell. Number

two, Naomi Campbell. Your secret fortune tonight will not be -

�9,000. APPLAUSE

That goes in the bin. Envelope 12 - computer, what's the top answer?

Elle MacPherson. See, when I say I'm right - this is why people need

to listen to me. For you at home, here's the correct order of all

four. Ah, she feels bad now. sorry. I didn't mean to make her

feel bad. It's not the money. It's the principle. But you've done your

six questions now, which means that envelope 12 could be your secret

fortune tonight. You started with 24 envelopes. You now have six,

containing �7,000 - that's the least you can go home with tonight.

That's good. �14,000, �18,000, �20,000 - �25,000 and somewhere in

front of you is a cheque with your names on it for �100,000.

LAUGHTER So Yashi and Tahira are waiting to

see if they're going to win big. How about you? I hope you've got

your numbers ready as we cross to lottery HQ for tonight's

with the Lotto rollover and your Saturday night host, the lovely

Jenny Falconer. Thank you very much, Allen. Hello, and welcome to the

show. Tonight we have a Lotto rollover, as Alan said, which is

very exciting. And if you have been watching over the last few weeks

you know you'll be -- know we have been out and about visiting

projects across the country. Tonight we have been out visiting

another. But first, it's time to see if you're going to become a

millionaire this weekend with Thunderball. OK, Alan, over to you.

OK. Start up the machines, please, Matt.

Matt Chamberlain is tonight's drawmaster, Excalibur and set of

balls two selected for us randomly by Simon Irons from St Albans. Last

week, we had 72 winners. Congratulations if you were one of

those winners. Jenny. Good luck. I hope it's the one you're looking

for. Good luck. Here we go, then. This is the number that could make

We'll be back shortly with the big Lotto rollover draw. See you soon.

Yashi and Tahira have six envelopes in front of them containing �7,000,

�14,000, �18,000, �20,000, �25,000 and �100,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yashi and Tahira, how well you

answer the next five questions will determine whether you will walk

away with �7,000 or �100,000. Have you any idea where the �100,000 is?

No idea. No idea now. But I do think it's number one. Because?

Because it's my baby girl. Let's see all six numbered envelopes up

where the �100,000 is, it wouldn't help you at all because we're going

to cover over those numbers and give them a shuffle. There they go.

Right. Let's find the secret Which of these international

airports is closest to Heathrow? This is where it all changes.

Previously, a correct answer identified the envelope you wanted

to keep. Now the correct answer identifies the envelope that you

want to throw away. Yeah. OK. The computer has allocated the

airport closest to Heathrow to the smallest amount, so that's what

you're looking for. Give me the correct answer, and that �7,000

goes in the bin. Get it completely wrong, and I'm going to have to

throw the �100,000 in the bin. Bangkok. I don't know. Had, KG is

Hong Kong. So if we think JFK and Bangkok are over there - JFK would

be closer to London than LA because LA is on the west coast, so that's

a high number. Hong Kong is a high number, so shall we just go for

JFK? Because it might be the �7,000. It's not the furthest, but it's not

the closest. Ahh! Was there not an envelope you wanted to hang on to?

One. Computer, which envelope is attached to the answer JFK? Number

one. You have to pass me envelope one. You can do it. I can't do it.

I'll read out the amount and throw it in the bin. There you go. Please

don't read �100,000. Your secret fortune tonight will not be -

the card! �18,000. APPLAUSE

�18,000 in the bin. Bye! Well, for a question you didn't know, I would

say you dodged the bullet a bit there. Let's take a look at the

correct order. We'll see why. JFK, closer than LA. That was the thing

you needed to work out. Let's see the next question. Which of these

football pundits has won the fewest Shearer has played a lot as well.

Andy, I don't know, and Mark Lawrenson, I have only seen him on

the TV talking about football, I don't know who he played for, any

of that kind of stuff. Can we get rid of mark Lawrenson. You didn't

want to see envelope number one. It came up straight away and it's gone,

which leaves you in no-man's-land. Is there any envelope of

importance? I don't know. We have lost track. Computer, will you

please tell us which envelope is attached to the answer mark

Lawrenson? 12, envelope 12. Oh, OK. The last envelope you took through.

Your secret fortune tonight will not be... I can't breathe. �14,000.

Let's have a look at the order as it should have been. Gary Lineker,

as you pointed out, that was where the big money was. Let's clear that

away. Let's see the next question. By 2011, which of these dancers had

featured the fewest times in all eight Strictly Come Dancing

competitions? I don't know! LAUGHTER

Let's look at the potential answers, quite a few times. Paso doblly.

the Argentine tango. How many times has the salsa come up? I don't

think that much. I think we're going to get rid of salsa. Oh, my

God! No, we're going to do it. Thank you. Salsa. Computer, which

number envelope is attached to the 19. That's OK. I'm not sure. I

can't remember. My brain is fried, but you can have it. Thank you very

much. LAUGHTER

Right. Your secret fortune tonight will not be - it's �25,000. Wow.

What an interesting game we're in now. Let's take a look at the order

as they're in. The Charleston has only been danced 13 times. That was

the answer you were looking for to get rid of the �7,000. Clear away

the screen. Wow, are we in an interesting place now. A scary

place. Very scary. We are, aren't we? �7,000 to walk away with...

would definitely want to buy us an entertainment system, but also that

would mean that we'd be able to get a new computer. Our computer is

broken. For you as a teacher? �7,000, or we would share it, it

would take the pressure off, and that's what we need right now.

Let's talk about the �20,000. That's my wedding. It might be a

smaller wedding, but it's a wedding. Is it? Well, he - we'll see.

Excuses. Wedding bells for you, do you think? Not quite enough? Yeah,

I mean, getting married is definitely on the card, but

�100,000 we'll probably go away... No chance. Let's talk about that

much. It would not just help us. It would help our whole family. It

would just mean so, so much. Are we looking at a joint wedding if you

win the �100,000. Definitely, definitely. Shake on it. We've got

to win �100,000. Are we ready for the next question? Yes. Which of

these breakfast cereal companions OK. I think Tony the Tiger is the

oldest. I think Rice Crispies are older than Sugar Puffs, so Cocoa

probably came after Rice Crispies, so the Honey Monster is the

youngest one. We're going with Honey Monster, please. Honey

Monster. Gosh! Computer, which number is attached to the answer

the Honey Monster? 16. Ooh. look really unhappy with that.

doesn't want to give it to you. you worried about what's in this

envelope? Yeah, really. You're desperate to find out what's in

here, and we will find out right after we see the results of

tonight's Lotto draw. You're such a tease! Welcome back.

That Lotto rollover draw is coming up, but first we're going to take a

look at how the �26 billion raised for good causes is being used

across the UK. Tonight Jenny Bond is delivering good news to a

project in Cardiff. I am here to visit the Bobath Therapy Centre,

Wales. They want to train up more staff to continue their work. We

provide specialist therapy from children all over Wales who have

cerebral palsy. It's really a collection of conditions. It's

anywhere where there has been damage to the developing brain. It

can affect your motor control, how you walk, move your arms, read and

write. It can also affect your sensation, your vision, your

perception and how you perceive the world. The therapy sessions are

tailored to each individual child to maximise their skills and so to

improve the quality of life not only for the child, but also for

the family. Without centres like this he wouldn't have developed to

his full potential so for people and I, feeling so much more skilled

with what you do with them because you want to know what you're doing

at he'll has a benefit, and they teach you fantastic. If we could

secure more longer term funding for the future we would be able to

employ more therapy staff. That in turn would allow us to see more and

more children. So I think it's time to surprise them with some good

news. I just wanted to say thanks so much for showing me around the

centre. What you don't know is that I'm actually here on behalf of the

National Lottery, and I've got a very good bit of news for you. I

want to tell you that you have been awarded a grant by the Big Lottery

Fund of �96,722. APPLAUSE

A fantastic surprise, so that means 24 therapists that work in Wales

will be trained here, which means the work we do in the centre will

be carried on for the children when they're in the community receiving

therapy there as well. It's just absolutely amazing, and I just

can't take it onboard. It's absolutely wonderful news. To raise

this sort of money, it just wouldn't have happened without the

What an incredible amount of money. I'm sure that's going to make a

huge difference to the centre. Have you got dry eyes, Alan? I haven't,

I haven't. If you would like to know more about how to apply for

lottery funding, go to our website and follow the links. Right. Time

for tonight's big rollover draw. APPLAUSE

So Alan, what is in the jackpot tonight? Tonight's Lotto rollover

jackpot has been estimated at a cool �6.8 million.

Very cool indeed. Let's get going. Let's release those rollover balls,

please, Matt. Now, thanks to Mr T from St Albans,

we're yooging Arthur and set of balls is en. On Wednesday, over

245,000 tickets won a prize, but no one matched with the six main

numbers drawn, and that is precisely why we have a Lotto

rollover tonight. Let's do it. like rollovers here. Is Arthur

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

ready? Yes, he is. Excellent. Good You can see the results from

Tuesday's UK raffle and Euro millions raffle online. Louise

Minchin is visiting another deserving project during Secret

Fortune. For now, it's back to Nick. See you soon.

APPLAUSE Welcome back to Secret Fortune

where we're at a crucial point for Yashi and Tahira. We have just

asked the questions. They have decided to bump for the Honey

Monster. We have just found out that's envelope 16 attached to that

answer, and I think for the first time it's fair to say that you're

scared of this one. Really, really scared. Yashi and Tahira, your

secret fortune tonight will not be - �7,000.

TV! I'm afraid it's happened. Now, let's take a look at the order as

they should have been. There they go. The Honey Monster, you were

absolutely right, 1976. Let's clear the board away. This is where it's

going to be either �20,000 or �100,000 that you leave with.

Let's find out what the deciding question is. Which of these islands

allocated the smallest island to the smallest amount of money.

of these... Which one do you think? I think one of them is like on top

of Wales over there, and one of them I think is down here, but I

don't know which one is which. LAUGHTER

I think Isle of Man is bigger... That's what I think. So shall we

get rid of Isle of Wight. Computer, will you please tell us which

envelope is attached to the answer the Isle of Wight? Yes. 23. I think

we got this one wrong. 23 - you have to pass me envelope 23 because

that's the one that's being thrown away. God. This doesn't happen to

people like me. My gosh. Envelope number five is your secret fortune

tonight. Would you like to pick it up? Go on. And come with me. Of

course, this is the one you're throwing away. Yeah. So nobody

really cares what's in that. I am going to get rid of that that is

your secret fortune. Would you like to pass it to me, envelope number

five. Your secret fortune tonight will be - �100,000!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Let me just show you - so you

absolutely believe it - in here throughout has been a cheque with

your names on it. All of the things you said could happen will happen.

All of the people you said you would help will get helped. I can't

cope! LAUGHTER

While she's recovering a bit there, let's clear up a couple of things -

the Isle of Wight is smaller by 75 square miles. This is envelope

number 23, the only one we didn't open, and as you can see, is the

�23,000 you managed to avoid. There is going to be a joint wedding. You

are going to be able to spread the love amongst the family. You're

going to be able to have a car that doesn't break down. Everything is

going to get a lot easier, isn't it? Yeah, thank you. Yashi and

Tahira are leaving with �100,000. Join me next week when more people

will be receiving their secret fortune. Congratulations to Yashi