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00:00Five players on five moving podiums,
00:05all hoping to race their way to £5,000.
00:09Just don't be lost to the finish line.
00:25Hello and welcome to the finish line,
00:27the show where contestants literally race their podiums
00:30across the studio floor to try and win £5,000.
00:33Now, I'm not saying our podiums are slow,
00:35but we do time them using a calendar,
00:37which brings me nicely onto my wonderful co-host.
00:39She's recently released her own official calendar.
00:42Please welcome Miss January to December.
00:44She's wonderful any day of the week. It's Sarah Green.
00:47Thank you. Actually, it's January to November
00:50and I was hoping you'd be my Mr December.
00:53Oh, very nice. Will that work?
00:55Extra fee, that.
00:55Ready to meet today's players?
00:57Yeah.
00:58OK, today's players hoping to win big are
01:00Manisha, Maliki, Kira, Mark and Chanel.
01:06OK, here we go. Before we start racing,
01:09we need to put our players in order with today's first qualifier.
01:12Sarah, how does it work?
01:13Qualifier one is the picture game.
01:15First, we'll show you a subject,
01:17then we'll reveal an image.
01:19So to get this right, you'd answer unicycle.
01:23Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
01:26So who's going to start in which lane?
01:28Let's find out. First up today,
01:29it's Manisha, a nutritionist and personal trainer from Northampton.
01:35Welcome, Manisha. How are you feeling?
01:37I'm slightly excited.
01:39Yes, a little bit nervous.
01:40OK, that's absolutely fun.
01:41You're first up today.
01:42Yeah.
01:42So that's OK.
01:43So tell me, you're a personal trainer and a nutritionist.
01:46Do you enjoy it?
01:47I love it.
01:47Well, I'm actually quite new to nutrition and being a personal trainer.
01:50I was actually an air hostess back in the 90s.
01:53So my relationship with food hasn't always been the best.
01:57Yeah, I was going to say, yeah.
01:58My favourite breakfast was actually a packet of Watsits, Madeira cake and an orange juice.
02:04And when I used to come home from day flights,
02:07I used to like a little cheeky bean burger from Burger King.
02:09There you go.
02:10Yeah.
02:10So now it's all about good, healthy foods.
02:14Now it's all about moderation.
02:15Enjoy what we're eating, but be conscious and mindful about what we're doing.
02:19So if I can change my eating habits, trust me, anyone can.
02:22Fantastic.
02:22All right, well, look, should we get into a little bit of gameplay?
02:25Yes, let's do it.
02:26We've got our picture round up first.
02:27Five correct answers, please, as quickly as you can.
02:29Your time starts now.
02:33Insect.
02:33Beat a bee.
02:37Australian model.
02:38Don't know.
02:411960s festival.
02:43Glastonbury.
02:45Tom Hanks film.
02:48Lost.
02:51Cold and flu brand.
02:52Vicks.
02:55Radio DJ and presenter.
02:56Don't know.
02:58Language.
03:00French.
03:02Singer.
03:03Lily Allen.
03:06Clothes selling app.
03:08Vinted.
03:10TV presenter.
03:12Gabby Roslyn.
03:13There you go.
03:16Five correct answers.
03:17Thank you very much, Sarah.
03:19Two passes, three wrong.
03:21Two passes, three wrong.
03:21The Australian model is Pia Miller.
03:23The 1960s festival, Woodstock.
03:25The Tom Hanks film, Castaway.
03:28Radio DJ and presenter, Jordan North.
03:31And singer, Nora Jones.
03:33So you're first up.
03:35You're laying down the marker.
03:36You got your five correct answers in 41 seconds, Manisha.
03:41Go take your place in lane one.
03:43Thank you, Manisha.
03:50Next up, we have Maliki, a venue consultant from Richmond-upon-Thames.
03:57Maliki, welcome to the show.
03:59Thank you for having me.
04:00Please tell me this is a sporting injury that you've got going on here.
04:02It is a sporting injury.
04:03It is.
04:04I was playing football, slide tackled, went straight into the ground.
04:07Not my finest moment.
04:08I was in the black eye for like three days and then...
04:10You didn't meet Sarah Green down a dark alley then?
04:12No, no.
04:14Well, look, so your job title is venue consultant.
04:17So go on, tell us a little bit about that.
04:18So I work for a corporate events team.
04:21We kind of put conferences, meetings all over the world kind of thing.
04:24So I kind of recommend the hotels, the restaurants and stuff, which means I get to try them.
04:28Which is obviously a lot of fun, yeah, a lot of travelling.
04:30And like when you go there, do they like know you're coming?
04:33So they're like trying to put on their best...
04:34They try to bring out the bells and whistles and stuff and yeah.
04:37They try to make you feel important, which is always nice.
04:38You're like the food critic in Ratatouille.
04:40Yeah, if I had any taste for good food, I'd say yeah.
04:44Well, look, first up, we've got your picture round.
04:47Have you tried this one at home?
04:49No, first time to try.
04:50No.
04:51Have you ever watched the show before?
04:52Yeah, twice.
04:53I'm joking, many times, many times.
04:56Yeah, let's give this a go.
04:57All right, Maliki, here we go.
04:59All right.
04:59Your time, mate, starts now.
05:03Chocolate tree.
05:04Egg, chocolate egg.
05:07Comedian and talk show host.
05:08Uh, pass.
05:11Jewish language.
05:12Hebrew.
05:14Reality TV star.
05:16Pass.
05:18Facial hair.
05:19Eyelashes.
05:21British actor.
05:23Pass.
05:25Famous reindeer.
05:27Rudolph.
05:29Loose women panelist.
05:30Pass.
05:33Metal chemical symbol.
05:35Potassium.
05:37Hollywood icon.
05:40Pass.
05:40That's right.
05:42Yes.
05:43FIFA country code.
05:44Zimbabwe.
05:46Time.
05:47Oh, no.
05:49Oh, just time out.
05:52Time's out on time.
05:53So, five passes, two wrong, Maliki.
05:56The comedian and talk show host, Trevor Noah.
05:58The reality TV star, Lauren Goodger.
06:01The British actor, Clive Owen.
06:04Loose women panelist was Brenda Edwards.
06:06The metal chemical symbol is for lead.
06:09The Hollywood icon, Judy Garland.
06:12The FIFA country code, Zambia.
06:14And the time just came in, as you say, as you timed out, was 4.45.
06:20You timed out, but for now, enjoy lane two.
06:23Thank you, Maliki.
06:28Next up, it's Kira, a special education needs teacher from Devon.
06:35Kira.
06:36Hello.
06:37Welcome to the show.
06:38Thank you for having me.
06:39Tell us, who's cheering you on from home today, mate?
06:40My two children, Winnie and Archie.
06:42My three cats and my colleagues.
06:44So, shout out to everyone up the hill.
06:46Hello.
06:47What's everybody there?
06:49That's so fantastic.
06:50So, you're a special education needs teacher.
06:52Yes.
06:52So, what do you like to do when you're not working?
06:54So, I do quite a lot of campaigning and advocacy work for children who are in care,
06:59so they can be adopted, because I was adopted when I was five.
07:01Right, okay.
07:02So, it just needs more visibility, because people don't know much about it.
07:05Yes, so much more awareness.
07:06It's so sad, because actually, there are so many children that need adopting.
07:10Absolutely.
07:10And it's awesome, and I'm proof of that.
07:12Yes, you are.
07:13What a fantastic story.
07:14Well, it's lovely to meet you.
07:15Thank you. And you?
07:16Well, unfortunately, though, it can't be all nice,
07:18because we've got a picture around for you now that could get quite tense.
07:21Just it.
07:21Okay, cool.
07:22Here we go.
07:23Good luck.
07:23Your time starts now.
07:27Shopping aid.
07:28A trolley.
07:31Film director.
07:32Pass.
07:34Language.
07:36Ooh, German.
07:39Former footballer.
07:40Pass.
07:42Deodorant brand.
07:44Ooh, dove.
07:46U.S. actress.
07:47Pass.
07:50Celebration item.
07:51Confetti.
07:5490s singing duo.
07:55Pass.
07:57Essential mineral.
07:59Ooh, calcium.
08:02Emmy-winning TV show.
08:03Shameless.
08:06Space vehicle.
08:07Aeroplane.
08:09Machine.
08:11A vending machine.
08:12A vending machine.
08:13So close.
08:17Just timed out there, but let's go through those answers with Sarah.
08:22Four passes, four wrong.
08:24The film director, Spike Lee.
08:26Language.
08:27Swedish.
08:28The former footballer, Zlatan Ibrahimović.
08:32The deodorant brand, Sure.
08:34The U.S. actress, Michelle Williams.
08:37The 90s singing duo, Robson and Jerome.
08:39Emmy-winning TV show, The Bear.
08:42The space vehicle was the space shuttle.
08:46Maliki got his fourth answer in 25 seconds.
08:49You got to your fourth correct answer in 44.9.
08:54For now, Ciara, you go to lane three.
08:56Thanks, Ciara.
09:02Next up is Mark, a dispatch officer from Clenetly.
09:08Mark, welcome to the show.
09:11Now tell me, dispatch officer, what do you like to do when you're not manning the phones?
09:16Yeah, on my spare time, I like going to theme parks and roller coasters and things like that,
09:21which used to be harder because I used to weigh about 25, 26 stone about five years ago.
09:28Wow.
09:29And yeah, I've dropped 11 stone since then.
09:3111 stone?
09:33That is such a huge illness.
09:34Thank you, thank you.
09:35Do you feel, you must feel sorry for it.
09:37Oh yeah, I feel, yeah, it's unbelievable.
09:38Because I went to L.A. with some friends a long time ago, went to all the theme parks.
09:42And I couldn't fit on hardly anything.
09:44I thought, right, okay, I need to do something.
09:46That was your turning point.
09:47That was the turning point.
09:48And also, I was playing with a neighbour's kid in the back garden.
09:51And I was just getting so out of breath and so tired.
09:53I thought, how am I going to be if I have my own kid one day?
09:57And yeah, I've got a little boy called Henry.
09:59And I'm running around watching him all the time.
10:01So yeah, it's great.
10:02That is fantastic.
10:03Well, look, we've got your picture round.
10:05Are you ready for it?
10:05Yes, yeah.
10:06Good luck, mate.
10:07Your time starts now.
10:10Money storage item?
10:11Wallet.
10:13Actress?
10:16Pass.
10:18Hair care brand?
10:20L'Oreal.
10:22Comedian?
10:26Dom Jolly.
10:29Car identification?
10:31Registration plate.
10:33Harry Potter character?
10:35Series Black.
10:37Extinct bird?
10:38Dodo.
10:39There you go.
10:42All right, let's go through it with Sarah.
10:43Only one pass and only one wrong.
10:46The actress Idina Menzel and the hair care brand Wella.
10:51You have 41 seconds to beat.
10:54You got your five correct answers, Mark, in 29.1.
10:59You go straight to lane one.
11:01Thanks, Mark.
11:02Cheers, thank you.
11:07Last up is Chanel, a midwife from Belfast.
11:12Chanel, welcome to the finish line.
11:14Thank you for having me.
11:15How are you feeling?
11:16Feeling excited.
11:17Yeah?
11:17Feeling excited?
11:18Ready to go?
11:19Yeah, that's good.
11:20Go on then, who's cheering you on from home?
11:21My mum, my dad, my partner and my wee baby girl, Bonnie.
11:26Oh, very good.
11:27And how old is your little girl?
11:28Five weeks old.
11:29Oh my goodness!
11:31Thank you for being here.
11:33Yeah.
11:34Congratulations.
11:35Are you kind of like in baby brain mode at the minute?
11:38Oh, defo.
11:39I was on the phone to the doctors the other day.
11:41I forgot her date of birth.
11:42That's okay.
11:43My dad's never known my birthday.
11:45So you must be always on the go.
11:46What do you like to get up to for fun?
11:48I actually danced for 13 years.
11:50Irish danced, yeah.
11:51Oh, really?
11:52Yeah, from the age of three.
11:53Oh, my word.
11:54I competed in the World Championships and my team actually got first.
11:58Wow.
11:59That's fantastic.
11:59You are a world champion.
12:01Yeah.
12:02Right.
12:03Okay, a competitive player that we've got here.
12:05Well, we've got a picture round up first for you.
12:07Don't worry.
12:08Your daughter's date of birth will not come off on this screen.
12:10I don't think.
12:11I think I have a drilled in nine.
12:12Good, good, good, good, good.
12:14Okay, here we go.
12:15Five correct answers, please.
12:16Your time starts now.
12:19Olympic country code.
12:20Poland.
12:23Theme park.
12:24Pass.
12:27Cracker brand.
12:28Pass.
12:31US actress.
12:34Kate Hudson.
12:38Crustacean.
12:39Lobster.
12:42The 1975 band member.
12:43Pass.
12:46Despicable Me character.
12:47Group.
12:49Car breakdown service.
12:51AA.
12:53Gavin and Stacey actress.
12:55Pass.
12:57Tennis icon.
12:58Steffi Graf.
13:01Baby item.
13:03Um.
13:03Bottle.
13:04Oh.
13:07We're going to check that on B.A.R.
13:09For your sake.
13:10I really hope we got that on time.
13:13Chanel.
13:15Our new mum.
13:16Got baby bottle.
13:17Just in time.
13:18And that's four correct answers.
13:19Well done.
13:22Oh, thank you.
13:24You, indeed.
13:24Yeah, for your sake.
13:25Sarah.
13:26Four passes.
13:27Two wrong.
13:28The theme park.
13:29Dollywood.
13:29The cracker brand.
13:31Ritz.
13:32The 1975 band member.
13:33Matty Healy.
13:35The car breakdown service.
13:36Is Green Flag.
13:38Gavin and Stacey actress.
13:39Joanna Page.
13:40The tennis icon.
13:42Billie Jean King.
13:43The time to beat.
13:45Is 29.1 seconds.
13:47You got your five correct.
13:49In 44.9 seconds.
13:51You go to lane three.
13:54Thank you, Chanel.
13:54Thanks.
13:59So, Sarah.
14:00We've got our first line-up from Mind Us.
14:03Who is it?
14:03We have our campaigner, Kira.
14:06Hotel hopper, Maliki.
14:08Champion dancer, Chanel.
14:11Nutritionist, Manisha.
14:12And rollercoaster fan, Mark.
14:14I think we're in for a bumpy ride.
14:17Okay.
14:17Let's get racing, then.
14:19What do they need to know?
14:20Our players will be asked questions down the line,
14:23starting with lane one.
14:24Get an answer right, and their podium will start moving.
14:27But if they take too long to answer, pass or get one wrong at any point,
14:33they'll immediately stop in their tracks.
14:35When players are close to the end of the track,
14:38their lanes will become supercharged to tell them they're in the end zone
14:42and approaching the finish line.
14:44The player who doesn't reach the finish line is out.
14:49So, it is as easy as that.
14:52Just don't come last.
14:54Is everyone ready?
14:55Yes.
14:55Best of luck.
14:56Let's race.
15:00Mark, a cold one is Australian slang for what drink?
15:04Beer.
15:04Correct.
15:05Manisha, which kids' TV characters ride in the tubby car?
15:09Tally tubbies.
15:10Correct.
15:11Chanel, what body part do horses typically use as a fly swatter?
15:16Tail.
15:17Correct.
15:17Maliki, in the sporting abbreviation Team GB, what does GB stand for?
15:23Great Britain.
15:23Correct.
15:24Correct.
15:24Kira, shredded wheat is typically eaten as what meal?
15:28Breakfast.
15:28Correct.
15:29Mark, who played John Wick in the 2025 film Ballerina?
15:33Keanu Reeves.
15:34Correct.
15:35Manisha, Pond de Replay was the first UK hit for which singer?
15:39Don't know.
15:39It's Rihanna.
15:41It's Rihanna.
15:41Chanel, Olympic 100-metre champion Noah Lyles was born in which country?
15:46America.
15:46Correct.
15:47Maliki, what form of transport was the Union Pacific big boy?
15:52Uh, who?
15:52It's a train.
15:54Kira, the word blizzy cane is a blend of blizzard and which other word?
15:58Hurricane.
15:59Correct.
16:00Mark, which ITV period drama was famously filmed at High Clear Castle in Hampshire?
16:05Don't know me.
16:06Correct.
16:06Manisha, the Honda Mimo is an automated type of what garden machine?
16:11Hello, Loma.
16:13Correct.
16:14Chanel, which Spanish actress won an Oscar for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona?
16:19Pass.
16:19It's Penelope Cruz.
16:21Maliki, which English king was known as Burly King Harry?
16:25Henry the Eighth.
16:27Correct.
16:28Kira, Argentina's longest border is with what country?
16:32It's Chile, Manisha.
16:34What acid chiefly gives a lime its sour taste?
16:37Lime.
16:38It's citric acid.
16:39Chanel, Lord Tumble is a relative of which children's TV title character?
16:44Mr. Tumble.
16:45Correct.
16:46Maliki, Vossi is a slang name for what brand of cognac?
16:51Vex.
16:52It's Kvorsier.
16:53Manisha, in the dictionary, the name of which animal comes immediately before the word aardwolf?
17:00Wolf.
17:01It's aardvark.
17:03Maliki, the Danish god Francisco is a character in which Shakespeare play?
17:07Ablet.
17:08Correct.
17:09Manisha, what cake do Americans call a jelly roll?
17:12Jelly.
17:13It's a Swiss roll.
17:15Maliki, the name's...
17:21Manisha, what happened there?
17:23I don't know.
17:24Oh no, bit of brain fog going on.
17:26I think so.
17:27Oh dear.
17:27Sarah, what did you make of that race?
17:29The irony.
17:30That Swiss roll question stopped you rolling to the line.
17:34I'm so sorry, Manisha.
17:36Let's hear it for Manisha.
17:40Mark, Chanel, Maliki and Kira, congratulations.
17:44You have survived race one.
17:46Before we get you into race two, we're going to need to sort you out once again with another qualifier.
17:51Sarah's going to tell you how it works.
17:53Qualifier two is the missing letters game.
17:55We'll reveal a clue and the first and last letters of the answer.
17:59So the answer here would be Boa Constrictor.
18:03Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
18:05So who's going to start in which lane this time?
18:07Welcome back, Maliki.
18:12Maliki.
18:13You just did it there.
18:15It was dangerous.
18:16I got a little bit scared there.
18:17Yeah, I was going to say, it was really dangerous.
18:19Well, look, we've got a missing letters round for you now.
18:22Okay.
18:22All right, you ready for this?
18:23I'm ready for it.
18:23Let's give it a go.
18:25Good luck.
18:25Your time starts now.
18:29Roast dinner meat.
18:30Pork.
18:32Aquatic sport.
18:35Diving.
18:38European capital city.
18:39Vienna.
18:42Disney Pixar film.
18:43Finding Nemo.
18:45Toothpaste brand.
18:46Colgate.
18:49Craig David hit.
18:50Skip.
18:53Shakespeare play.
18:57Skip.
18:59Essential nutrient.
19:01Vitamin C.
19:02There you go.
19:05Sarah.
19:06You've got two passes and one wrong.
19:09European capital city, the letter.
19:11The Craig David hit, Fill Me In, which is quite funny in this particular context, isn't it?
19:17The Shakespeare play, Cymbeline.
19:19You got your five correct answers in 34.2, go straight to lane one.
19:25Thanks, Maliki.
19:32Next up, it's Chanel.
19:37Chanel.
19:37I was worried for a second there.
19:39Weren't you?
19:40You stopped right at the end.
19:42And then as soon as I saw that Mr. Tumble one come in and I was like, being a midwife.
19:45I was like, I'm suggesting you're going to be watching a lot of them.
19:47Children's show.
19:48Yeah, children's show.
19:49She's going to get this.
19:51Okay, well, look, we've got our missing letters round.
19:53It's not one of my strongest, but I'm giving it a go.
19:55Okay.
19:56Well, look, good luck, Chanel.
19:57Your time starts now.
20:01English county.
20:03Kent.
20:05Diamond gem shape.
20:06Opal.
20:09NSYNC singer.
20:11Pass.
20:13Fictional spore.
20:15Quidditch.
20:17One of school's three Rs.
20:20Pass.
20:23Gin cocktail.
20:25Pass.
20:27Swiss watch brand.
20:29Tiger.
20:32Intestine.
20:34Small.
20:36Walkway.
20:37Plank.
20:41Caribbean country.
20:42Hawaii.
20:45Makeover series.
20:47Pass.
20:50Italian car company.
20:51Ferrari.
20:52There you go!
20:53Oh!
20:54Well done.
20:56Okay, four passes and three wrongs, Chanel.
20:59The diamond gem shape.
21:00Oval.
21:01NSYNC singer.
21:03Lance Bass.
21:04One of the school's three Rs is reading.
21:07The gin cocktail, Negroni.
21:09The walkway is a path.
21:11Oh!
21:12The Caribbean country, Haiti.
21:14The makeover series, Queer Eye.
21:16So, you have 34.2 seconds to beat.
21:20You got your five correct answers in 50.5.
21:25Chanel, you take lane two.
21:26Thanks, Chanel.
21:32Back again, it's Keera.
21:37Keera, how did you find the race?
21:39I'm quite surprised to be here.
21:40Really?
21:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:42But I'm pleased they're still out.
21:44All right, well, look, we've got missing letters.
21:46Oh, okay.
21:46Out of the three of the qualifiers, how did you find this one?
21:49Well, I'm super dyslexic, so that throws me a little bit.
21:53Of course.
21:53You know what you know, so fingers crossed I know them.
21:56Let's just give it a go.
21:57All right, you ready, Keera?
21:58Let's do it.
21:58Okay, best of luck.
21:59Your time starts now.
22:03Domestic cat breed.
22:05Pass.
22:08River Phoenix film.
22:09Pass.
22:10English football ground.
22:13Pass.
22:16Major beauty passion.
22:18Pass.
22:21Made of glass.
22:23Window.
22:26Low carb diet.
22:27Keto.
22:29UK Eurovision entry.
22:32Pass.
22:34Adam's family member.
22:36Wednesday.
22:38Thrown in athletics.
22:41Disc.
22:43Disc.
22:44Beetle's hip.
22:46Pass.
22:49Clothing care instruction.
22:51Pass.
22:53Toy story character.
22:55Woody.
22:57Side of a ship.
22:58Port.
22:58There you go.
23:00There you go.
23:00Five correct answers.
23:01Congratulations.
23:02Well done.
23:03Sarah.
23:04Seven passes.
23:05Just one wrong.
23:07So the domestic cat breed.
23:09Manx.
23:10River Phoenix film.
23:11Stand by me.
23:12English football ground.
23:13Molyneux.
23:14Major beauty pageant.
23:16Miss Universe.
23:17UK Eurovision entry.
23:19Spaceman.
23:21Throne in athletics.
23:22Discus.
23:23Beatles hit.
23:24Penny Lane.
23:25Clothing care instruction.
23:26Bleach.
23:27So you have 34.2 seconds to beat.
23:30You got your five correct answers.
23:33In 56.4 seconds, you take lane three.
23:37Thanks, Ciara.
23:43Last but not least, it's Mark.
23:48Mark.
23:49Yes.
23:49You had a bit of hanging around time earlier there, didn't you?
23:52How did you find the race?
23:54Yeah, really good.
23:54Were you ready for this missing letters round?
23:57Yeah, ready.
23:57Here we go.
23:58Good luck.
23:58Your time starts now.
24:02The Wizard of Oz character.
24:03Dorothy.
24:06French public holiday.
24:07Beaujolais Day.
24:10Type of candle.
24:12Pass.
24:14Asian country.
24:17Pass.
24:20Nestle chocolate.
24:24Pass.
24:26Peter Gabriel hit.
24:28Pass.
24:30Bodily fluid.
24:33Pass.
24:36The Simpsons character.
24:38Social Bob.
24:40Unit of power.
24:41What?
24:43Christian feast day.
24:44Christmas.
24:46Type of portrait.
24:47Self.
24:48There you go.
24:50Five passes.
24:52One wrong.
24:53French public holiday.
24:54Bastille Day.
24:55Type of candle.
24:56Tea light.
24:57The Asian country.
24:58Sri Lanka.
25:00The Nestle chocolate.
25:01Rollo.
25:03Peter Gabriel hit.
25:04Sledgehammer.
25:05Bodily fluid.
25:07Plasma.
25:07So your time to beat is 34.2 seconds.
25:11You got your five correct in 46.9.
25:15You go straight to lane two.
25:17Thanks so much.
25:18Cheers.
25:19Thanks a lot.
25:23So this is our line up for the second race.
25:26We know how this works by now.
25:27Answer them fast.
25:28Don't come last.
25:30Best of luck.
25:31Let's race.
25:34Maliki.
25:35Maliki.
25:35What citrus fruit is used to flavour limoncello?
25:39Lemon.
25:39Correct.
25:40Mark.
25:41The name of which vital organs in the human body begin with the letter K?
25:45Kidneys.
25:46Correct.
25:47Chanel.
25:47Which Friends character had the catchphrase, how you doing?
25:51Chandler.
25:52It's Joey.
25:52Kira.
25:53The word brunch is a blender of breakfast and what other meal?
25:57Lunch.
25:57Correct.
25:58Maliki.
25:59British Vogue magazine is published how many times a year?
26:0312.
26:04Correct.
26:05Mark.
26:05Which US rapper won the most awards at the 2025 Grammys?
26:10Pass.
26:11It's Kendrick Lamar.
26:12Chanel.
26:13In the body, the cochlear duct is part of the inner what?
26:16Ear.
26:17Correct.
26:18Kira.
26:19The Hurlingham club is located on the banks of which English river?
26:23Thames.
26:24Correct.
26:24Maliki.
26:25Raygun from Australia went viral in 2024 doing which Olympic sport?
26:30Break dancing.
26:31Correct.
26:32Mark.
26:32Which Thor actor plays Dementus in the film Furiosa and Mad Max Saga?
26:37Chris Hemsworth.
26:38Correct.
26:38Chanel.
26:39Which Pope died in 2025?
26:42Francis.
26:43Correct.
26:43Kira.
26:45Who wrote the children's book Tales of Toyland?
26:48Pass.
26:49It's Enid Blyton.
26:50Mark.
26:50Exposition is often shortened to what four-letter word?
26:54Expo.
26:55Correct.
26:55Chanel.
26:56How old was Luke Littler when he won the 2025 World Darts Championship?
27:0116.
27:02It was 17.
27:03Kira.
27:04Kentucky Gentleman is a brand of what American whiskey?
27:08Blend.
27:09It's Bourbon.
27:10It's Bourbon.
27:11What bones are attached to the sternum by costal cartilages?
27:15It's Ribs.
27:16Chanel.
27:17A fascinator is designed to be worn on which part of the body?
27:21Head.
27:21Correct.
27:22Kira.
27:23Indian oak leaf is a species of what flying insect?
27:26Ant.
27:26It's a butterfly.
27:27Chanel.
27:28What form does the element helium take at room temperature?
27:32Um, oxygen.
27:34It's gas.
27:35Kira.
27:36The Russell Hobbes supreme steam is a variety of what electrical item?
27:40Kettle.
27:41It's an iron.
27:42Chanel.
27:42What green herb is used as a garnish for a grasshopper cocktail?
27:47Um, mint.
27:50Correct.
27:50Kira.
27:51In November 2024, Samantha Harvey won which major literary prize?
27:59Kira, what do you think happened there?
28:01Oh, I just didn't know the answers.
28:02Just didn't know the answers.
28:03Oh, Sarah, that was a good race.
28:06Kira, I think it was that iron question.
28:08It put a bit of a crease in your chances of getting to the end, didn't it?
28:12But we've loved having you here.
28:14Let's hear it for Kira.
28:18Maliki, Marg and Chanel, congratulations.
28:21You have survived once again.
28:22Time now for another race.
28:23But first, it's your next qualifier.
28:25Sarah, what are they up against?
28:27Qualifier three is a game of pairs.
28:29We'll reveal a subject and then three pairs of answers.
28:33Only one pair contains two correct answers.
28:37Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
28:39So, who's going to be fastest to qualify this time?
28:42Let's find out.
28:42First up, it's Chanel.
28:48Chanel, you're in the final three.
28:50I can't believe it.
28:51Yeah, no, you did so well.
28:52Yeah.
28:53All right then.
28:53Well, look, who is the one to beat today?
28:56I would say Mark.
28:57He's very quick on the ball.
28:58Yeah.
28:59OK.
28:59Well, look, £5,000 is the prize money today.
29:02What would you do with the money?
29:03Ideally, a shopping trip.
29:05Yes.
29:05But we're going to think sensibly and it's going towards the house.
29:08OK, so 90% and close, 10% on the house.
29:12Yeah.
29:12Yeah, sounds good.
29:13Well, look, we've got a pairs round now.
29:15Mm-hmm.
29:16Take your time, but not too much time.
29:18Yeah.
29:18OK.
29:19You ready for it?
29:20Yeah.
29:20Here we go, Chanel.
29:21Good luck.
29:22Your time starts now.
29:24Means belly.
29:26Abdomen tummy.
29:29Oily fish.
29:31Sarding mackerel.
29:34Films about magicians.
29:36The Greatest Woman, The Illusionist.
29:40US Time Zones.
29:42Central Desert.
29:46Thou Shall Not Commandments.
29:49Still Commit Adulter.
29:52British Newspapers.
29:54The Sun Daily Star.
29:57Words in the acronym SONAR.
30:00Um, Sound Navigation.
30:02There you go.
30:04Sarah.
30:05No passes, too wrong.
30:08Films about magicians.
30:09The Prestige.
30:10Now You See Me.
30:12And the US time zones, Mountain and Pacific.
30:15You got your five correct in 38 seconds, Chanel.
30:19Go to lane one.
30:20Thanks, Chanel.
30:24Welcome back, Mark.
30:29Mark, how'd you find the race?
30:31Yeah, not as good as the first one, but it was good.
30:33But you're here.
30:33You're in the final three.
30:34Who do you think is the one to beat?
30:36Because Chanel thinks it's you.
30:37Yeah, they're both good.
30:39I think it's Maliki is definitely the one.
30:40Yeah, yeah.
30:41Okay, all right.
30:42Well, look, £5,000.
30:43What are you doing with it?
30:44My wife and I recently started sort of like a YouTube channel
30:47with our son just to sort of record days out.
30:50We have sort of like zoos and theme parks.
30:51So we'd like to sort of get better equipment and more money towards those days out
30:57so we can go a bit further afield and just record more stuff really just for him for the future.
31:02This is pre-YouTube fame right now.
31:04Yeah, yeah, yeah.
31:04Yeah, okay.
31:05Fingers crossed.
31:06Exactly.
31:07Well, look, we've got this pairs round.
31:08Yeah, I think I'm okay with this one.
31:10Okay.
31:10Good luck, mate.
31:11Here we go.
31:11Your time starts now.
31:15In Terminator 2.
31:17Hasta la vista, I'll be back.
31:20Mars products.
31:23Bounty Skittles.
31:26US presidents named John.
31:29Tyler and Adams.
31:32Defined generations.
31:34Baby boomers Gen Z.
31:37Solstice names.
31:39Summer solstice, winter solstice.
31:41Very good.
31:43You are going to play in this one.
31:46Yeah, fantastic work, mate.
31:48A clean sweep for you there, Mark.
31:50You have 38 seconds to beat.
31:52You've got your five correct answers in 26.5.
31:56You go straight to lane one.
31:57Thanks, Mark.
32:02And finally, it's Maliki.
32:07Won that race.
32:08Maliki, that was still good.
32:09I thought I was going to the pub after the first one, to be honest.
32:11Really?
32:12Yeah, I didn't back myself.
32:13Really?
32:13It's only 7am as well.
32:15No, I'm joking.
32:16So go on then.
32:17Who is the one to beat in your eyes?
32:19I think after that, clearly, Mark, that was pretty impressive.
32:21Yeah.
32:22Yeah, that was impressive indeed.
32:24That was pretty good.
32:24Well, £5,000 is what you could win today.
32:27What are you doing with five grand?
32:28I'm half Swedish, so I should really spend on a bit duolingo to practice my Swedish
32:31and then maybe move out there, kind of live with my family.
32:33All of a sudden, walk in at Christmas and be like, well, I was going to say a Swedish word,
32:38but I know none.
32:39Well, look, a pairs round is what is awaiting you now.
32:43Come on, Maliki.
32:44Let's go.
32:44Good luck.
32:44Your time starts now.
32:48Means to dance.
32:51Jive and boogie.
32:54Scottish place names.
32:58Ben Doon, Agra, Doody, I can't pronounce that.
33:02Dwarves in the Hobbit.
33:03Philly, Killy.
33:06Nike trainers.
33:10Dunk, Max.
33:14In I'm a little teapot.
33:15Short stout.
33:18Nottingham football clubs.
33:21Forest County.
33:22There you go.
33:24You would have been kicking yourself if you didn't get that one right.
33:29So, only one wrong.
33:31The Scottish place names, dull and lost.
33:34The time to beat was 26.5.
33:37You got your five correct in 33.9 seconds,
33:40which means you're slap bang in the middle in lane two.
33:43Thank you, Maliki.
33:50Okay, so this is our lineup for race three.
33:53But who is going home this time?
33:55Best of luck.
33:57Let's race.
34:00Mark, sashimi is traditionally dipped into what sauce?
34:04Pass.
34:05It's soy sauce.
34:06Maliki.
34:07In the Shrek films, what creature is the title character?
34:10Ogre.
34:11Correct.
34:12Chanel, what Finnish company made the E72 mobile phone?
34:17Pass.
34:17It's Nokia.
34:18Mark, Gobind Singh was the 10th guru in what religion?
34:23Hinduism.
34:24It's Sikhism.
34:24Maliki, mando pop music is sung in what Chinese language?
34:29Mandarin.
34:29Correct.
34:30Chanel, the 2025 film Bloodlines is part of which horror franchise?
34:36Pass.
34:37It's Final Destination.
34:38Mark, what name is given to someone who specifically tends goats?
34:44Shreepard.
34:45To Goatherd, Maliki, Jimmy Cooks was a UK top 10 hit for which Canadian rapper?
34:53Pass.
34:53It's Drake.
34:54Chanel, a tallit is a prayer shawl worn by males in what religion?
35:01Hinduism.
35:02It's Judaism.
35:03Mark, what bat and ball game is Cuba's national sport?
35:07Baseball.
35:07Correct.
35:08Maliki, who wrote the cookbook Nadia's Fast Flavors?
35:13Nadia King.
35:14It's Nadia Hussein.
35:16Chanel in 2025, which Made in Chelsea star ran five ultra marathons for comic relief?
35:23Miles.
35:25It's Jamie Lang.
35:26Mark, a biblioclet is someone who steals what?
35:29Books.
35:30Correct.
35:31Maliki, Shiraz is a variety of which alcoholic drink?
35:35Red wine.
35:36Correct.
35:37Chanel, Casey Kademi is a champion of what combat sport?
35:42Jiu Jitsu.
35:43It's boxing.
35:44Mark, who presented the TV series Kirstie's Vintage Gems?
35:49Pass.
35:50It's Kirstie Allsopp.
35:51Maliki, launched in 2025, Rufus is an AI assistant created by which tech company?
35:56It's Amazon.
35:58Chanel, There Was a Little Girl is a memoir by the actress Brooke.
36:02Who?
36:04Fielding.
36:04It's shields.
36:06Mark, used for sitting, which piece of furniture shares its name with a yoga standing pose?
36:12Chair.
36:12Correct.
36:13Chanel, what type of vessel is a pocket cruiser?
36:18Pass.
36:19It's a boat.
36:19Mark, Psylocke is a mutant in the works of what comic book company?
36:24Marvel.
36:25Correct.
36:26Chanel, the word apparatus comes from what ancient language?
36:30Greek.
36:30It's Latin.
36:32Mark and Jeremy.
36:39Chanel, are you okay over there?
36:42Oh, that was terrible.
36:44Oh, look, sometimes it just doesn't fall in your favour, isn't that right, Sarah?
36:48Oh, absolutely. But I think in your case, it was the horror question that stopped you in your tracks and
36:55prevented you from getting to the final destination, the finish line.
36:59I'm so sorry.
37:01Let's hear it for Chanel.
37:05Mark and Maliki, congratulations. You're through to the head-to-head. Listen carefully to Sarah.
37:11In the head-to-head, you're on the buzzer. A correct answer makes you move and your opponents stop.
37:18But beware, if you buzz in and give a wrong answer, you'll stop moving and set your opponent in motion
37:25instead.
37:26The first one of you to reach the finish line goes through to the final for a chance to play
37:32for £5,000.
37:35So, Maliki and Mark, it all comes down to this. Maliki, you want to brush up on your language skills
37:42for your trip to Sweden.
37:44And Mark, you want to invest in your family's YouTube channel. But only one of you can achieve your dream.
37:50Maliki, any final words for Mark?
37:52Mark, I know you like your tattoos, so just a suggestion for the next one. Maybe an L right in
37:56the middle of your forehead.
37:57Very good. That's harsh. Well done, Mark. What'd you have to say to that?
38:02Well, Maliki, you want a trip to Sweden, but after I'm finished with you, you won't be able to afford
38:07a trip to Swindon.
38:11Right, here we go. Fingers on buzzers, please.
38:14Best of luck. Let's race.
38:19Which fitness coach wrote a series of cookbooks called Lean In 15?
38:23Maliki. Joe Wick. No, it's Joe Wicks.
38:26Red Jeans is a perfume by what Italian fashion house?
38:30Mark. Chanel. It's Versace.
38:32The supergroup McBusted combined Busted and what?
38:35Maliki. McFly.
38:36Correct. In 2025, which US golfer won his first Open Championship title?
38:45It's Scotty Scheffler. Porky lights are a low-calorie variety of what pork product?
38:51Mark.
38:52Volkskrafts.
38:52No, it's sausages. A traditional saying suggests that the earth has how many corners?
38:58Mark.
38:59Correct.
39:00Frizz-E's products are designed to be used...
39:02Mark.
39:02Hair.
39:03Correct.
39:04In 2025, which One Direction star ran the Berlin Marathon in less than...
39:09Maliki.
39:09Harry Styles.
39:10Correct.
39:11Nectarines are a smooth-skinned variety of what fruit?
39:14Mark.
39:15Orange.
39:15It's a peach.
39:16The Old Bailey is located about 250 yards away from which London cathedral?
39:21Mark.
39:22Correct.
39:23How Your Mother Met Me was an episode of which sitcom?
39:27Mark.
39:27How I Met Your Mother.
39:28Correct.
39:29Where on the body are loafers typically worn?
39:31Mark.
39:32Feet.
39:32Correct.
39:33The Hindu festival Kummela is held in which country?
39:37Maliki.
39:38India.
39:38Correct.
39:39What building item links songs from Elton John and Pink Floyd?
39:43Mark.
39:43Rick.
39:45What style of ride is Space Mountain and...
39:47Mark.
39:48Rollercoaster.
39:49Correct.
39:50What is the opposite of macroeconomics?
39:52Maliki.
39:53Microeconomics.
39:54Correct.
39:55Last Train to Memphis is a biography of which singer?
39:58Maliki.
39:59Elvis Presley.
39:59Correct.
40:00According to the proverb, you should live and let what?
40:03Mark.
40:04Live.
40:04Correct.
40:05How many legs does the Mexican red-knee tarantula have?
40:09Mark.
40:09Eight.
40:09Correct.
40:10The Excelsior Giza crater is in what US national park?
40:14Mark.
40:15Yellowstone.
40:16Correct.
40:17El Greco painted the baptism of which biblical figure?
40:20Maliki.
40:22Jesus.
40:23Correct.
40:23Trap is a slang term for what part of the face?
40:26Maliki.
40:28Er...
40:29It's the mouth.
40:30What name is given to a short...
40:35That was incredible.
40:37But Mark, you've done it.
40:38You're through to the final to play for £5,000.
40:43Maliki, how you feeling?
40:44Yeah, I should have got trapped.
40:45It literally couldn't come out of your mouth.
40:47Isn't that right, sir?
40:47All those trap jokes, I could say,
40:49but you fell right into the trap of this particular round,
40:53speaking up and then sending the other person over the line.
40:57Thank you so much for being with us, Maliki.
40:59Thanks for having me.
41:00Let's hear it from Maliki, everyone.
41:04So, Mark, you're today's winner.
41:06You're going to be playing for £5,000.
41:09Listen carefully to Sarah Green.
41:10To win that £5,000, all Mark has to do
41:13is to make it to the finish line one final time.
41:16But there's a twist.
41:18Because he'll be racing against the track itself.
41:22Mark will face a series of quick-fire questions.
41:24He must get them right to keep moving.
41:26A wrong answer will stop him in his tracks.
41:30He has to stay ahead of the red to win the cash.
41:34But if Mark gets caught, it's game over.
41:40Mark, this is it.
41:42You want to invest in your family's YouTube channel.
41:46Let's see if you can go the distance.
41:49Now, the track will start moving
41:51when I finish reading the first question.
41:53There's £5,000 waiting for you right here on the finish line.
41:57Do you want my bit of advice?
41:59Don't look back.
42:01Okay?
42:01Okay.
42:02Come on, let's do this.
42:03Mark, we're all with you.
42:05For the final time, best of luck.
42:08Let's race.
42:11The petals of the common sunflower are what primary colour?
42:15Yellow.
42:16Correct.
42:17GMT stands for Greenwich what?
42:20Meantime.
42:21Correct.
42:22Which former England football captain was knighted in 2025?
42:26Pass.
42:27It's David Beckham.
42:28The Spanish region of Mercia lies on what sea?
42:32The Pacific.
42:33Mediterranean.
42:34Singer Dua Lipa was born in what decade?
42:3790s.
42:38Correct.
42:38Gloria Mundy is a cooking variety of what fruit?
42:44Apple.
42:45Correct.
42:45Who directed the film Batman Begins?
42:49Christopher Nolan.
42:50Correct.
42:50A pessimist is said to think that what is half empty?
42:54Glass.
42:55Correct.
42:56Sunrise on the Reaping is a prequel to which Suzanne Collins novel?
43:01Pass.
43:02It's The Hunger Games.
43:03Which Hawaiian-born singer is one half of the duo Silk Sonic?
43:08Pass.
43:08It's Bruno Mars.
43:09The Henley women's regatta is an event in what's...
43:16Back up, Mark.
43:17The track bit back.
43:19You've been such a great player, mate, and it's been wonderful to meet you.
43:22Unfortunately, though, your race has been run and you leave here today with nothing.
43:26Let's hear it for Mark.
43:31Well, there you have it.
43:32That is it from us today.
43:34A big thank you to our players.
43:35It's goodbye from Sarah.
43:36Goodbye.
43:37And goodbye from me and all of us here on The Finish Line.
43:40See you later.
43:41Carl.
43:42Guys.
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