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00:00Five players on five moving podiums,
00:04all 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, the show where contestants literally race
00:29their podiums across the studio floor to try and win £5,000.
00:33Yes, our players today will be trying to edge their way towards 5K
00:37at roughly the speed of someone who signed up for a marathon,
00:41then didn't bother to do any of the training.
00:43Now let's say hello to someone who'd never do such a thing.
00:46The fastest green on the silver screen, it's Sarah Green!
00:51Let's just stick with that silver screen bit,
00:53because I would never sign up for a marathon.
00:55OK, well, ready to meet today's players? I am.
00:57OK. Today's players hoping to win big are...
01:01Isla, Wayne, Mawari, Colin and Laura.
01:06All right, here we go. Before we start racing,
01:08we need to put our players in order with today's first qualifier.
01:11So, Sarah, how does it work?
01:13Our first qualifier is the picture game.
01:15You'll see the subject, then the picture.
01:18So, of course, the answer here would be shuttlecock.
01:21We'll stop the clock when you get five right.
01:24So, who's going to start in which lane?
01:26Time to find out.
01:27First up today, it's Isla, a family support worker from Glasgow.
01:34Hello.
01:35Isla, looking wonderful.
01:36Are you ready for today?
01:37Yes, very ready.
01:38Are you excited?
01:39Yeah, and a bit nervous.
01:40Don't worry, the nerves sometimes help.
01:41Yeah.
01:42You know, they push you through it.
01:43So, tell me, you're a family support worker.
01:46So, what do you like to do when you're not working?
01:48When I'm not working, I usually spend time with my boyfriend
01:50or I'm part of an arm jam club called Carcantillac Players.
01:53OK.
01:54And I'm currently the genie in Aladdin.
01:55Oh!
01:56You're a genie in Aladdin?
01:57Yes, yes.
01:58Sarah's played Aladdin before.
01:59Yeah, I have.
02:01And actually, Christopher Biggins was the genie.
02:04Oh, well.
02:04Yes, yeah.
02:05Big shoes to fill.
02:06So, where does the drama side come from?
02:08I've always liked to make people laugh.
02:10Like, in school, I was voted, like, funniest class clown,
02:12best pattern and all that.
02:13That is the best pattern.
02:15I mean, I don't actually think I'm that funny.
02:18It's always a bit of a worry when someone says,
02:19you know, you're just naturally funny.
02:21Yeah, and it's always a worry when someone goes to tell us a joke
02:23and then everything just leaves your brain.
02:25That's always really fun.
02:26No.
02:26No one ever wants that.
02:27No.
02:28Got any jokes?
02:29OK.
02:31OK.
02:32See, it's the timing.
02:33There it is, yeah.
02:34Well, you're first up today.
02:36Yes.
02:36We've got a picture round up first.
02:38How are you feeling about this one?
02:39Yeah, I feel all right.
02:40Five correct answers, please.
02:41As quick as you can.
02:42Here we go.
02:43Your time starts...
02:44Now.
02:46Bathroom item.
02:47Shower cap.
02:49YouTuber.
02:51Pass.
02:53Olympic country code.
02:54Philippines.
02:57US actress.
02:58Pass.
03:01Garden storage unit.
03:02Shed.
03:04Cosmeticate.
03:05Cotton balls.
03:08Furniture.
03:10Couch.
03:10Very well done.
03:17Do you not like cotton balls?
03:18Whoa.
03:20Oh, I don't know.
03:21I've got a bit of phobia of cotton.
03:23Oh, I can't even talk about it.
03:24Zara, carry on.
03:25Considering you've got two passes, you sped through them.
03:28So, the YouTuber is Max Foch.
03:31Okay.
03:31And the US actress, Denise Richards.
03:34You're first up, you're laying down the marker, you'll go into lane one, and with five correct
03:41in 25 seconds, you might be staying there for a while.
03:44Take your place in lane one.
03:51Next up, it's Wayne, a development scientist from Worthing.
03:55Hey, Wayne.
03:57Welcome to the finish line.
03:59Welcome to the inside of the television.
04:01It's good, isn't it?
04:02It's quite cool, isn't it?
04:02Yeah.
04:03Yeah, it's not bad.
04:04So, Wayne, development scientist, but I want to know what you do when you're not working.
04:08I like my adrenaline sports.
04:10Okay.
04:10So, a bit kitesurfing, done skydiving.
04:13Oh, yeah?
04:13But paddleball is my main thing.
04:15You know, a trip out to the wind farm off the coast, where I live.
04:18Eight miles out, eight miles back.
04:21Okay.
04:21How long did it take you?
04:22Eight hours.
04:23Five liters of water, eight bananas, and lots of Haribos.
04:27Nice.
04:28You're a thrill-seeking guy.
04:29Yeah, I like that sort of thing.
04:31You ready for our picture round?
04:32Yeah, I'm ready.
04:32Here we go.
04:33Your time starts now.
04:36Fruit.
04:38Pineapple.
04:40Animated film.
04:42Pass.
04:44Actress.
04:46Oh god, pass.
04:50Sports equipment.
04:52Bowling ball.
04:54Snack brand.
04:56Crisps.
04:56What's it?
04:58Animal.
04:59Porcupine.
05:01Award.
05:03Blue Peter badge.
05:05Paralympian.
05:06Paralympian.
05:08Big cat.
05:10Tiger.
05:11Love it.
05:14Let's get that Blue Peter one right.
05:16Let's get that one right.
05:17You bet.
05:18So, three passes and one wrong, Wayne.
05:20The animated film, Flushed Away.
05:23The actress, Joanna Lumley.
05:25She used to get that.
05:26Snack brand, What's It?
05:28And the Paralympian is Sarah Story.
05:31So, you have 25 seconds to beat.
05:33You got your five correct answers in 34 seconds.
05:37Okay.
05:37Take lane two.
05:38Thank you, Wayne.
05:43Up next, it's Mawari, an account executive from Bermondsey.
05:51Welcome to the finish line.
05:52What brings you here today?
05:53I just love playing games.
05:55Do you?
05:55Yeah.
05:56Have you seen the show before?
05:57Yeah, of course.
05:58I saw it on TikTok.
05:58Okay, fine.
05:59Yeah, fine, fine, fine, fine.
06:00That's okay.
06:01I've seen a couple of episodes on iPlayer, but I've just been scrolling on TikTok.
06:06I'm like, yeah, I can do that.
06:07You can do it, you can do it, yeah.
06:09On TikTok, our qualifier rounds do really well.
06:12Lots of the qualifier rounds.
06:13Yeah, you'll see me in the comments.
06:14I'm like, how did she not get this?
06:16Really?
06:17I respect that, then.
06:18Maybe someone came back at you and was like, you tried for yourself, and you're like...
06:22No, I give the answers in the comments.
06:24Okay, all right, okay.
06:26Well, look, we've got a picture round up first.
06:28Are you ready for this one?
06:29Yeah, sure.
06:30Mawari, you're finally inside TikTok.
06:32This is it.
06:33No, no, no, no, no.
06:34This is...
06:35I'm giving it all the big talk now.
06:36Yeah, yeah.
06:37Otherwise, there's going to be comments.
06:39Okay, here we go.
06:40Good luck, mate.
06:41Your time starts now.
06:44Reusable item.
06:45Cup.
06:48Sewing bead judge.
06:49Pass.
06:51National football team crest.
06:53Pass.
06:56Warning sign.
06:57No littering.
06:59Time.
07:00Quarter past seven.
07:03Dating app.
07:05That's not Henge.
07:06Pass.
07:09Microphone aid.
07:10Stand.
07:13Sweet assortment.
07:14Pick a mix.
07:15There you go.
07:16Oh.
07:18Yeah.
07:18What was that dating app?
07:19Yeah, that's a good sound.
07:21Oh, I'll fill you in on all of these.
07:23Three passes there.
07:24The Sewing Bee judge, Patrick Grant.
07:27The national football team crest, Scotland.
07:29And that dating app was plenty of fish.
07:33Remember that one.
07:34If you want to.
07:35Only if you want to, of course.
07:3825 seconds is the time to beat.
07:40You got your five correct answers in 31.2.
07:44You take lane two.
07:46Thank you, Maury.
07:51Next up is Colm, a maintenance engineer and radio host from Belfast.
07:59Welcome, Colm.
08:01How are you feeling?
08:02I'm feeling all right.
08:03How are you doing these two jobs then?
08:05Maintenance engineer and radio host.
08:07Yes.
08:07I can only do one of those things and that's enough.
08:10Very much maintenance engineer by day, radio host by night.
08:14What radio telling?
08:16A wee community station in Belfast called Blast 106.
08:18Fantastic.
08:19Mainly dance music.
08:21It's aimed towards students.
08:22Nice.
08:23Okay.
08:23And do you have a DJ name or is it just...
08:25No, just Colm.
08:26You're built like a Colm, I'll tell you that.
08:29Size of you.
08:30Very good.
08:31Wow.
08:32Well, look, what do you like to do when you're not working then, mate?
08:34So I started beekeeping.
08:36So I did.
08:36Beekeeping, great.
08:37Beekeeping, yes.
08:38I've got a wee, just one hive.
08:39Last week I got my first thing.
08:41Oh.
08:41Yeah.
08:42I wasn't expecting that.
08:44Why would you?
08:44No.
08:45Oh, you're hanging out with a load of bees, you shouldn't be.
08:48We've got a picture round for you now.
08:50Colm.
08:51Is there anything you don't want to come up?
08:52I don't want football.
08:54No football.
08:54I know nothing about football.
08:55Good luck.
08:56Your time starts now.
09:00FIFA Country Code.
09:01France.
09:03Singer.
09:04Pass.
09:07UK military branch.
09:09Army.
09:12Meg Ryan film.
09:13Pass.
09:14Pass.
09:16Stationary item.
09:17Paper.
09:19Electrical fixture.
09:20Plug socket.
09:23Mobility device.
09:24Simmer frame.
09:26Air freshener.
09:28Diffuser.
09:29Very good.
09:33Although, you said no football.
09:34First one, FIFA Country Code.
09:36Yeah.
09:36We got it right.
09:37It was good.
09:38Thank God.
09:38Yeah, thank goodness with that.
09:39Sarah.
09:40Just two passes and one wrong.
09:43The singer, Annie Lennox.
09:44Oh, of course.
09:45The UK military branch, Royal Navy.
09:48And the Meg Ryan film, When Harry Met Sally.
09:51Wow.
09:51So, you have 25 seconds to beat.
09:54You got your five correct answers in 29.6.
10:00So, Colm, you go to lane two.
10:02Thank you, Colm.
10:07Last up, it's Laura, a puppeteer from Suffolk.
10:13Laura.
10:14Hey.
10:14Welcome to the finish line.
10:16Hello.
10:17So, you're a puppeteer.
10:18Tell us all about it.
10:18Yeah, it's an unusual one.
10:20I work in TV, theatre, film, anything that needs puppets.
10:23Yeah.
10:24I'm there.
10:25Yeah.
10:25I also worked with Coldplay.
10:27Okay.
10:28In theatre, I played Piglet in Winnie the Pooh, which is quite funny because my surname is Bacon.
10:33Oh, very good.
10:34But slightly wrong.
10:36Yeah.
10:36Yes.
10:36Slightly wrong.
10:37Yeah.
10:38Yeah.
10:38And what about any other shows, any other big shows that you're on?
10:41I performed in 2014 on Britain's Got Talent.
10:44Who's your puppet?
10:46My puppet character that I do is Patsy May.
10:48Yeah, I was going to say, you've gone quite far, haven't you?
10:50Yeah, I got to the semi-finals.
10:51Yes, of course.
10:52It was terrifying.
10:53I was brand new to puppetry then, so I just threw myself in the deep.
10:56Brand new, but getting to the semi-finals, that's pretty incredible, right?
10:58Yeah, it's fantastic.
10:59Yeah.
11:00It's so unfortunate.
11:02You should have brought her here to help you out.
11:03Two players are better than one.
11:04I know, I feel like I want to meet her, you know?
11:06Yeah.
11:07Well, she's watching backstage.
11:08Really?
11:08She's probably going to be better for the picture round than me, so...
11:12What, you want to substitute Patsy May in?
11:14Okay, let's meet Patsy May.
11:16Absolutely.
11:20Hi.
11:22Hello.
11:22Patsy, yeah.
11:23I know, right?
11:25Patsy, hello.
11:26Hi.
11:26Lovely to meet you.
11:27My God, your eyes are so blue.
11:29I mean, you're entirely blue, so...
11:31I know, we'd make such a good couple, oh my God!
11:34I'm sorry, sorry.
11:35Yeah.
11:36So, tell me a little bit about yourself.
11:39What do we need to know before we go into our picture round?
11:43I'm pretty awesome, so...
11:44Any subjects that you're particularly keen on or that you don't want?
11:48Oh, gosh.
11:49I mean, bring it on, but don't give me any sports or politics, because they're boring, and I don't know
11:54anything.
11:55Okay.
11:55But something blue might be good.
11:57Yeah!
11:58Or gold!
12:27Very good.
12:29And then, you're going to get a thermometer.
12:31Referee warning.
12:32Record!
12:33Wow!
12:34Yes!
12:35Yes!
12:36Yes!
12:36Oh, my God!
12:37I rock!
12:38I just...
12:38What a bad was!
12:44I rock!
12:45I miss that Laura subbed you in!
12:46I know!
12:47She could never do this!
12:49Well, over to Sarah with your time.
12:52Patsy May, that was a clean sweep.
12:55Now, I think we have to bring Laura back in for me to actually give away the time that you
13:00got.
13:01Okay?
13:01Okay.
13:02So, thank you so much.
13:03I doubt.
13:04And we'll get Laura back.
13:05Yeah.
13:05Thanks, Patsy!
13:06Okay, thank you.
13:07Thank you!
13:08And welcome back, Laura!
13:10Oh, my God!
13:11Hello!
13:12Wow!
13:13Laura, that Patsy May, she knew what she was doing.
13:16She's fast.
13:16Yeah, she is fast.
13:18Unreal.
13:18It was 25 seconds to beat.
13:21Patsy May got her five correct answers in 17.1.
13:27Wow!
13:28The girl did well for you, didn't she?
13:32You take your place in lane one.
13:34Thank you, Laura!
13:40So, Sarah, we have our first line-up.
13:43Remind us, who have we got?
13:43We have Thrillseeker Wayne, TikTok Queen Mawari, DJ Colm, Pata Award-winning Isla, and Puppeteer Laura.
13:53Things are about to get serious.
13:55Ooh, okay, let's get racing.
13:56What do they need to know?
13:57Starting with lane one, our players will be asked questions down the line, get an answer right,
14:03and their podium will start moving.
14:05But if they take too long to answer, pass, or get one wrong at any point,
14:11they'll immediately stop in their tracks.
14:13When players are close to the end of the track, their lanes will become supercharged
14:18to tell them they're in the end zone and approaching the finish line.
14:22The player who doesn't reach the finish line is out.
14:27So, it's as easy as that.
14:30Just don't come last, and you'll be fine.
14:32Remember, this is a race, so you must answer within the time limit.
14:36Now, Laura, you, well, Patsy May, qualified fastest, so that means the first question is yours.
14:42Everyone ready?
14:43Yeah.
14:44Okay, best of luck. Let's race.
14:49Laura, what first name is shared by two of the Spice Girls?
14:53Mel.
14:54Correct.
14:55Isla, an electric kettle is typically designed to boil which clear liquid?
14:59Water.
15:00Correct.
15:00Colm, the Emirates Stadium is home to which Premier League football club?
15:05Pass.
15:05It's Arsenal.
15:06Mawari, mothering Sunday is more commonly known by what name?
15:10Rest in Sunday.
15:11It's Mother's Day.
15:12Wayne, what letter appears twice in the word pottery?
15:15Tea.
15:17Correct.
15:17Laura, Emmental Cheese originally came from what country?
15:21Switzerland.
15:22Correct.
15:23Isla, who won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album People Watching?
15:28Sam Fender.
15:29Correct.
15:29Colm, which comedy trio starred in the film All the World's a Stooge?
15:34The Three Stooges.
15:35Correct.
15:36Mawari, what word can mean a headland or a type of cloak?
15:41Gown.
15:42It's Cape.
15:43Wayne, a sheep's stomach has how many compartments?
15:47Two.
15:48It's Four.
15:49Laura, what British military honour is named after Queen Victoria?
15:52Victoria Cross.
15:53Correct.
15:54Isla, the video game Frontiers of Pandora is a spin-off of which film franchise?
16:02It's Avatar.
16:03Colm, Tai Ho is a legend in what style of Japanese wrestling?
16:08Er, Simo.
16:09Correct.
16:10Mawari, which member of McFly wrote a 2025 book about Pudsey Bear for children in need?
16:16Tom.
16:18I'll accept.
16:19Wayne, Joy's bar on the Costa del Sol was in what early 90s BBC soap?
16:25El Dorado.
16:26Correct.
16:27Isla, Boris Johnson attended what university?
16:31Cambridge.
16:32It's Oxford.
16:33Colm, who sang lead vocals on the Blondie No. 1 Maria?
16:37Er.
16:38It was Debbie Harry.
16:39Mawari, what colour was the ink in the original magic marker?
16:44Black.
16:45Correct.
16:46Wayne, TH is the symbol for what element?
16:52Historian.
16:53Isla, Peter Dinklage played Tyrion Lannister in which fantasy TV series?
16:58Game of Thrones.
16:58Correct.
16:59Mawari, the flag of New Zealand is red, white and what other colour?
17:04Green.
17:05It's blue.
17:06Wayne, what is the plural term for the mushroom Porcino?
17:10Cheney.
17:11Correct.
17:12Mawari, Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are team captains on what TV show?
17:22Mawari, it was Have I Got News For You.
17:25Oh, dear.
17:26Sarah, what a race.
17:27Oh, Mawari, it was that New Zealand flag.
17:30It's left you feeling blue, I'm sure.
17:32And us too, because it means we have to say goodbye to you now.
17:35Let's hear it for Mawari.
17:40Laura, Isla, Colm and Wayne, congratulations.
17:43You have survived race one.
17:44But before we get into race two, we're going to need to sort you out once again with another
17:48qualifier.
17:49Listen very carefully to Sarah Green.
17:51Missing letters is our second qualifier.
17:54A clue and the first and last letters of the answers will be revealed.
17:59So, Zeus is the answer here.
18:01We'll stop the clock when you get five right.
18:04So, who's going to start in which lane this time?
18:06Let's welcome back Wayne.
18:11Wayne.
18:12Hi.
18:13Paddle boarded your way to safety there.
18:15Yeah, just.
18:16That's very simple.
18:16Just needed a paddle.
18:17It felt much more.
18:18Yeah, yeah.
18:18I was going to say much more at home at that point.
18:20About the same speed.
18:21Yeah, why not?
18:22A couple of bananas.
18:23You would have been right back to it.
18:24Well, we've got missing letters for you now.
18:27How are you feeling about this round?
18:27I'm going to be honest.
18:28This is the one I like the least.
18:29OK, well, should we get it out of the way?
18:31Yeah, let's get it out of the way.
18:32Let's do five correct answers for you.
18:34Good luck.
18:35Your time starts now.
18:38Seaside sweet treat.
18:40Rock.
18:42European language.
18:44Irish.
18:472025 Strictly contestant.
18:48All right, pass.
18:51Trade job.
18:52Carpenter.
18:54Planet.
18:55Mercury.
18:58US state.
18:59Tennessee.
19:03Really good.
19:03Yeah, that was good.
19:04I'm pleased with that.
19:05Let's find out how fast it was with Sarah.
19:06Only one pass.
19:07And that was the 2025 Strictly contestant, Vicky Patterson.
19:12You're up here first.
19:13You're laying down the marker.
19:15You got your five correct answers in 22.4.
19:20Take your place in lane one.
19:22Thank you, Wayne.
19:26Back again, it's Isla.
19:31Hello.
19:32Isla, how did you enjoy the first race?
19:34I think I could have done better.
19:35My mind just went totally blank.
19:37I don't know anything about Avatar, so.
19:39But what was so tense about that one is you were so close to the finish line.
19:43I know, I was kind of hoping the time wouldn't run out before I reached it, but oh well.
19:47Well, missing letters.
19:49Yeah.
19:49How do you feel about this round?
19:50Probably my worst round.
19:51Come on, five correct answers.
19:52This is it.
19:53Good luck.
19:53Your time starts now.
19:56Army rank.
19:58Cardo.
20:00American rock band.
20:02Pass.
20:04English city.
20:06Portsmouth.
20:08Disney film.
20:10Wish.
20:12Breth Mint brand.
20:13Polo.
20:16Part of a ship.
20:17Pass.
20:20Macbeth character.
20:21Lady Macbeth.
20:23Snow transport.
20:25Slay.
20:27Slayed it.
20:28Well done, Isla.
20:30Let's see how well you did with Sarah.
20:32Two passes and one wrong.
20:33The army rank, captain.
20:35The American rock band, ZZ Top.
20:38And the part of a ship is a galley.
20:41And I'm so glad you got the correct answer for the Scottish play.
20:45Yeah.
20:45Well done.
20:46Well done, Isla.
20:48So, you have 22.4 seconds to beat.
20:51You got your five correct answers in 29.8.
20:56So, you go to lane two.
20:58Thank you so much, Isla.
21:03Next up, it's Colum.
21:08Are Colum still standing tall?
21:11Just about.
21:11DJ Colum still in the mix.
21:13Yes.
21:13I'll find another one later.
21:15How did you find the race?
21:17First question, football.
21:18I know.
21:19And, yeah.
21:20And you annoyed me, though, as well.
21:21And it was Arsenal.
21:23That was my team.
21:24I've never said the word Arsenal.
21:26Disappointed.
21:29Well, we've got a missing letters round for you now.
21:32Yes.
21:32I'll just say Arsenal if football comes up.
21:34Arsenal.
21:36I can't condone that.
21:40Are you ready?
21:41Yes.
21:41Okay, Colum.
21:42Here we go.
21:42Give it your best shot.
21:43Your time starts now.
21:46C.
21:47Pass.
21:50Type of vinegar?
21:51Malt.
21:53Horror video game series?
21:55Pass.
21:58Rowan Atkinson character?
22:00Mr. Bean.
22:02Stone fruit?
22:03Peach.
22:05Abahit?
22:06Pass.
22:09African currency?
22:12Frank?
22:14English accent?
22:17Pass.
22:19Motor racing terminology?
22:21Pole position?
22:24Type of dress?
22:26Pass.
22:29Will Smith film?
22:30Man in Black.
22:31There you go!
22:35Sarah.
22:36So, six passes.
22:38No wrong answers, Colum.
22:39The C was the Caribbean.
22:41The horror video game series Silent Hill.
22:44Abahit?
22:45Gimme, gimme, gimme.
22:46Of course.
22:46English accent?
22:47Scouse.
22:48Yeah.
22:48Motor racing terminology?
22:50Pole position.
22:51And the type of dress, rap.
22:54You have 22.4 seconds to beat.
22:57You got your five correct answers in.
22:5946.2, which means you take lane three.
23:03Thank you, Colum.
23:08And finally, we have Laura.
23:14Nice job, Laura.
23:15Nice job, Laura.
23:15Cheers.
23:16That felt pretty good.
23:18Flew through that first race.
23:19Yeah.
23:20I didn't actually expect to get this far.
23:21So, I'm like...
23:22Well, here you are.
23:23I mean, Patsy May got you into first lane.
23:25Where is she now?
23:26Where is she now?
23:27Yeah.
23:27I am going to say, no subs from here on in.
23:30Okay.
23:30No, that's it.
23:31Are you ready for this missing letters round?
23:33Okay, bring it on.
23:34Here we go.
23:34Good luck.
23:35Your time starts now.
23:39British Bakery Chain.
23:41Greggs.
23:43Film Genre.
23:44Comedy.
23:46Time Zone.
23:47Greenwich Mean Time.
23:50Flightless Bird.
23:51Ostrich.
23:53Math Symbol.
23:54Plus.
23:57I tell you, you're as good, if not better, than our friend earlier on.
24:03No passes, nothing wrong.
24:04Clean sweep.
24:05You've got 22.4 to beat.
24:07You've got your five correct answers in 15.8.
24:13Wow.
24:13Go to lane one.
24:14Thank you, Laura.
24:21So, we have our lineup for the second race.
24:24We know how this works by now.
24:25Answer them fast.
24:26Don't come last.
24:27Now, Laura, you qualified fastest in the missing letters round.
24:31So, that means the first question is yours.
24:34Everyone, best of luck.
24:36Let's race.
24:40Laura, Sarni is an informal name for which food item?
24:43Sandwich.
24:44Correct.
24:45Wayne, what type of publication is the Bangkok Post?
24:48Newspaper.
24:49Correct.
24:49Isla, Libra, and what other zodiac sign begin with the letter L?
24:54Leo.
24:55Correct.
24:55Column.
24:56Buzz is a Thor Hansen book about what insects?
24:59Bees.
25:00Correct.
25:01Laura, which European city hosted the 2024 Paralympic Games?
25:06Athens.
25:07It's Paris.
25:08Wayne, on a clothes label, which shape symbol means it can be dry cleaned?
25:13Square for circle.
25:14It's a circle.
25:15Isla, in 2022, which Kardashian sister married musician Travis Barker?
25:20Courtney.
25:20Correct.
25:21Column.
25:22Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes to join which F1 team?
25:25McLaren.
25:26It's Ferrari.
25:27Laura, sonar is the underwater equivalent of what detection system?
25:32Radar.
25:33Correct.
25:33Wayne, Kristen Bell stars in the Netflix rom-com
25:36Nobody Wants What?
25:39No.
25:40It's this.
25:41Isla, the term hard hitter originally came from what combat sport?
25:46Krati.
25:47Boxing.
25:48Column.
25:49A curibito brews what Japanese fermented rice drink?
25:54Pass.
25:55Saki.
25:56Laura, what card game is also the Spanish word for the number one?
26:00Uno.
26:01Correct.
26:02Wayne, the US sitcom Cheers was first broadcast in what decade?
26:0780s.
26:07Correct.
26:08Isla, which Australian duetted with Robbie Williams on the single kids?
26:12Kaley Minogue.
26:13Correct.
26:14Column.
26:14Which US baseball team is nicknamed the Bronx Bombers?
26:19The Red Sox.
26:21The New York Yankees.
26:22Wayne, what British woodland creatures can have around 7,000 spines?
26:28Hedgehogs.
26:29Correct.
26:29Column.
26:30In 1982, Michael Fagan broke into what London palace?
26:34Buckingham.
26:35Correct.
26:36Wayne, in a leap year, February has how many days?
26:3929.
26:41Correct.
26:41Column.
26:42Nephrons are located in what organs of the human body?
26:47And...
26:47Oh!
26:50Column, did you have the answer for me there?
26:52No.
26:53That was kidneys.
26:54What was kidneys you looking for?
26:55Oh, what do you think happened?
26:56It just didn't go my way at all.
26:58Well, it did, kind of.
26:59You got Bs as the first question.
27:00There's only a good one there.
27:01Yeah, that was fantastic.
27:03I know.
27:04I think it was that Lewis Hamilton question.
27:06Yeah.
27:07Got it wrong.
27:08It was Ferrari and it just stopped you motoring down the tracks.
27:11Sports, not for me.
27:12You did, sir.
27:13It's been wonderful to have you.
27:15Let's hear it for Column.
27:18Thora, Wayne and Isla, congratulations.
27:20You have survived once again.
27:22It's time now for another race.
27:24But up next, a qualifier.
27:26Sarah will tell you what you're up against.
27:28Qualifier three is a game of pairs.
27:30We'll reveal a subject and then three pairs of answers.
27:33Only one pair contains two correct answers.
27:37Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
27:39So who's going to be fastest to qualify this time?
27:42First up, it's Wayne.
27:45Hi.
27:46Wayne, final three, mate.
27:48Yeah, that's good.
27:49Confidence gaining?
27:50Definitely.
27:51Yeah, 100%.
27:51Yeah.
27:52But I need an answer from you.
27:53Who is the one to beat?
27:56Laura, definitely.
27:57And Patsy, obviously.
27:58And Patsy, well, yeah.
27:59I mean, we have to sell out Patsy, but Laura's just as good.
28:01She is, very quick.
28:02Really quick.
28:03Yeah.
28:04Okay, well, £5,000 is our prize money.
28:06What would you do with it?
28:07I need to upgrade a few of my paddleboarding things or maybe buy a windfoil.
28:11A windfoil?
28:12So it's like a small paddleboard with an hydrofoil underneath.
28:15It's like kite surfing without the strings.
28:17So money towards buying new kits?
28:18Yeah.
28:18Sounds really, really nice.
28:19Okay, well, we've got a pairs round now.
28:21Yep.
28:22Take your time, but not too much time.
28:24Got it.
28:25All right.
28:25Good luck, my man.
28:27Your time starts now.
28:31Charles Dickens' novel.
28:34Tale of Two Cities.
28:37Animals with Teeth.
28:38Cockedown Beaver.
28:41French Supermarkets.
28:45A Sedona and Deer.
28:48Titles of Top 10 Songs.
28:52Grace Kelly, Barbara Streisand.
28:56Playground Equipment.
28:58Climbing Frame Seesaw.
29:02Brad Pitt's Former Wives.
29:06Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie.
29:08There you go.
29:11So only one wrong.
29:13The French Supermarkets, Carrefour and Casino.
29:16You're laying down the marker here.
29:18Five correct answers in 38 seconds on the nose.
29:22So please, take lane one.
29:24Thank you, Wayne.
29:29Back again, it's Isla.
29:32Hello.
29:33Isla, that's a much more confident walk I've just seen coming up there.
29:36You feel good now?
29:37I feel okay, yeah.
29:37Good.
29:38Well, yeah.
29:38I mean, final three.
29:39Yeah.
29:39It's pretty good.
29:41Wayne thinks that Laura's the one to beat.
29:43I have to agree with him.
29:44She's just so full of knowledge.
29:45Yeah, I feel like she's hustling us a little bit.
29:47Yeah, I feel a bit.
29:48Saying, oh, I didn't really think I'd do very well.
29:51What would you spend five grand on?
29:53I'm going to New York in a few months,
29:54so a big shopping spree with my mum.
29:56I think that sounds really fun.
29:58That's a lifetime memory, 100%.
30:00Okay, well, pairs round.
30:01You've seen Wayne take it on.
30:02Are you ready?
30:03I feel ready, yeah.
30:04Okay, let's do this.
30:05Good luck.
30:06Your time starts now.
30:10Feelings.
30:12Glad, sad.
30:14Alien invasion films.
30:17Independence Day World of the Worlds.
30:20Part of the NATO alphabet.
30:22Mike Invictor.
30:25Classic Monopoly property.
30:26Fleet Street, Bond Street.
30:28Form of exercise.
30:30Star jumps.
30:32Very, very, very good, Isla.
30:36I was really impressed there.
30:37I was.
30:38That will take some beating, I have to say.
30:41No passes, nothing wrong.
30:42Clean sweep.
30:43Isla, you have 38 seconds to beat.
30:45You got your five correct answers in 21.7 seconds.
30:51It's a horse.
30:53I never knew that.
30:55Yes, you did.
30:56You go straight to lane one.
30:58Thank you, Isla.
31:02Last but not least, it's Laura.
31:08What's going on?
31:09I don't know.
31:10What's going on?
31:11Yeah, with a puppet one minute.
31:13You're saying you didn't think you'd really be a great quizzer.
31:15Now you've won both races.
31:17Maybe I'm possessed.
31:18Yeah, you actually possess something else.
31:19We have somebody else.
31:20Yeah, exactly.
31:22So, everyone thinks you're the one to beat.
31:24Who do you not want to come up against in a head-to-head?
31:26I mean, they're both really good.
31:28Yeah.
31:29I have a hunch that Isla's going to win, although she's really fast.
31:31OK.
31:32Well, £5,000 is what you could win today.
31:34Where would that money go?
31:35Ooh, I would put it towards a house, probably.
31:38Or travelling more.
31:39I was going to say, like...
31:41It's a cliché, but you know...
31:42What's the real thing that you want?
31:43What's the frivolous spend?
31:45I'd probably go back to Japan.
31:46Yeah.
31:47That sounds really nice.
31:48Well, we've got our pairs round up now.
31:51Yes, this is the one I'm not sure about.
31:53All right, take your time, but not too much time.
31:54Here we go.
31:55Your time starts now.
31:58Gardening tools.
31:59Spade rake.
32:02Chocolate brand.
32:04Green and Blacks.
32:06Danny Boyle Films.
32:09Steve Jobs, 127 Hours.
32:13Famous Zolas.
32:16Gorgon Islay.
32:19London Train Stations.
32:21Houston, Victoria.
32:23Means Big.
32:26Large and Huge.
32:27Very good.
32:28There you go.
32:30Sarah, over to you.
32:31Yes, only one wrong.
32:33And that was the famous Zolas.
32:35It is Emil and Gianfranco.
32:38You have 21.7 seconds to beat.
32:41You got your five correct answers in 30.1.
32:45Which means you go straight in the middle of those two to lane two.
32:49Thank you so much, Laura.
32:57Okay, we have our line up for race three, but who is going home this time?
33:02Everyone, best of luck.
33:04Let's race.
33:07Isla, rooster is a red skin variety of what starchy vegetable?
33:12Potato.
33:12Correct.
33:13Laura, in what summer sport can you come across a medium pacer?
33:18Javelin.
33:19It's cricket.
33:20Wayne, a decahedron has how many faces?
33:23Ten.
33:23Correct.
33:24Isla, Epsom salts were originally discovered in what county?
33:29Pass.
33:30It's Surrey.
33:31Laura, in the famous five books, how is Dick related to Anne?
33:36Brother.
33:36Correct.
33:37Wayne, Bridewell Palace in London was built for which Tudor king?
33:42Henry VIII.
33:43Correct.
33:44Isla, in what film does Humphrey Bogart say, here's looking at you, kid?
33:49The Good, Bad, The Ugly.
33:51It's Casablanca.
33:52Laura, what Paul McCartney band released the album Back to the Egg?
33:56Wings.
33:57Correct.
33:57Wayne, in 2025, Queen's Club renamed its centre court after which Scottish tennis player?
34:03Andy Murray.
34:04Correct.
34:05Isla, what was the last film worked on by Oliver Reed?
34:08Pass.
34:09It's Gladiator.
34:10Laura, how many vertical stripes are on the Belgian flag?
34:15Three.
34:15Correct.
34:16Wayne, who is the second man named in the book of Genesis?
34:20John.
34:21It's Kane.
34:22Isla, E20 was an online spin-off of what TV soap?
34:27EastEnders.
34:27Correct.
34:28Laura, which colour has shades named Battleship, Ash and Charcoal?
34:33Gray.
34:34Correct.
34:35Wayne, Blue Ruin is a historical nickname of what spirit?
34:39Chin.
34:40Correct.
34:40Isla, Luis Suarez left what English football club in 2014?
34:50Liverpool was the answer you were looking for there.
34:52Isla, I'm so sorry.
34:53So great.
34:54Oh, no.
34:54Oh, Sarah, it's been so great having her.
34:56It has, but it was that Casablanca question that got you, but here's looking at you, kid.
35:03Let's hear it for Isla.
35:07Laura and Wayne, congratulations.
35:09You're through to our head-to-head, and you're now just one step away from playing for £5,000.
35:14But to get that chance, you're going to need to stop your opponent in their tracks right here.
35:19Sarah's going to tell you how it works.
35:20You're on the buzzer in the head-to-head. A correct answer makes you move and your opponent stop.
35:27But beware, if you buzz in and give a wrong answer, you'll stop moving and set your opponent in motion
35:34instead.
35:35The first one of you to reach the finish line goes through to the final for a chance to play
35:41for £5,000.
35:44So Laura and Wayne, it all comes down to this, our head-to-head.
35:48Now, Laura, you want that dream trip to Japan, and Wayne, you want to upgrade your paddleboarding gear.
35:55But only one of you can achieve your dream today.
35:57Laura, any final words for your opponent?
35:59Well, Wayne, you must love paddleboarding so much.
36:02I'm going to send you up the creek without a paddle.
36:05Nice. Wayne, anything to say to that?
36:08Laura, you might be a puppeteer, but I'm going to be the one pulling all the strings.
36:11Very good. Okay, here we go. Fingers on buzzers, please.
36:16Best of luck. Let's race.
36:21Johnny Walker gold label is a...
36:23Whiskey.
36:24Correct.
36:25What male honeybees commonly die off in winter?
36:30Wayne.
36:31Drones.
36:32Correct.
36:33In Peter Pan, what dust enables characters...
36:35Laura.
36:36Hexy.
36:36Correct.
36:37How many kings from the house of Normandy were called William?
36:43It's two.
36:45BSD is the currency code for the Bahamian what?
36:51It's dollar.
36:52A messy bun is a way of styling what?
36:55Laura.
36:56Hair.
36:56Correct.
36:57Dolce Lily is a perfume by which fashion house?
37:00Wayne.
37:01Dolce & Gabbana.
37:02Correct.
37:03Mr Worldwide is an alias of which American rapper?
37:09It's Pitbull.
37:10What Australian soap is filmed at Palm Beach near Sydney?
37:14Laura.
37:15Home and Away.
37:16Correct.
37:17Major Mick Manok was a top flying ace of what war?
37:21Wayne.
37:22Second.
37:22It's World War One.
37:24In 2025, three UK merged with which mobile network provider?
37:31It's Vodafone.
37:33Gwyneth Paltrow's son shares his first name with which biblical figure?
37:38Laura.
37:39Moses.
37:40Correct.
37:41The mineral Angles site is named after what Welsh...
37:44Wayne.
37:45Anglesey.
37:45Correct.
37:46President Andrew Johnson was impeached in which century?
37:51Laura.
37:52It's 1700s.
37:53It's the 19th.
37:54Relight My Fire was the second UK number one hit for which boy band?
37:58Wayne.
37:59Take that.
38:00Correct.
38:00Who hosts the ITV reality series The Fortune Hotel?
38:07Stephen Mangan.
38:09The African country of Somalia has a coastline on what ocean?
38:14Wayne.
38:15Indian Ocean.
38:15Correct.
38:16Athleisure is a blender of the words leisure and which other?
38:20Laura.
38:21Athletics?
38:22Correct.
38:23What carry-on film was subtitled Let Sleeping Bags Lie?
38:28Wayne.
38:28Carry on camping?
38:29Correct.
38:30The novel I, Mona Lisa is inspired by a painting by the...
38:33Laura.
38:35Oh, Leonardo da Vinci.
38:36Correct.
38:37How many wheels does a wheelbarrow usually have?
38:40Wayne.
38:40One.
38:41Correct.
38:41Curacao liqueur turns an aqua velvet cocktail?
38:45Laura blue.
38:46Laura blue.
38:46Correct.
38:47The word segway means follows in what modern language?
38:53It's Italian.
38:55What insect is a lolworth skipper?
39:01It's a butterfly.
39:03It's a butterfly.
39:03Which Spanish player won the 20-25...
39:05You've done it!
39:33You've done it!
39:35Let's hear it for Laura and Patsy Day.
39:40Wayne, you are today's winner.
39:42You're now going to be playing for £5,000.
39:44Listen very carefully to Sarah.
39:46To win that £5,000, all Wayne has to do is make it to the finish line one final time.
39:52But there's a twist.
39:53Because he'll be racing against the track itself.
39:57Wayne will face a series of quick-fire questions.
39:59He must get them right to keep moving.
40:02A wrong answer will stop him in his tracks.
40:05He has to stay ahead of the red to win the cash.
40:10But if Wayne gets caught, it's game over.
40:16Wayne, welcome to your final race.
40:19You want to upgrade your paddle boarding gear.
40:22You have done so brilliantly to make it this far, but let's see if you can go the distance.
40:28The track will start moving when I finish reading the first question.
40:33£5,000 waiting for you right here on the finish line.
40:37One bit of advice. You know what it is?
40:39Don't look back.
40:40Don't look back.
40:41Imagine it is a massive wave behind you on that paddle board.
40:44Okay.
40:45Here we go. Wayne, we're all with you.
40:47For the final time, best of luck.
40:50Let's race.
40:53Which political party are commonly referred to as the Lib Dems?
40:57Liberal Democrats.
40:58Correct.
40:59A quarter of an hour is equal to how many minutes?
41:0215.
41:02Correct.
41:03The Mobot was the victory pose of which retired British Olympian?
41:07Mo Farah.
41:08Correct.
41:08What comet is shown on the Bayeux Tapestry?
41:11Halley's Comet.
41:12Correct.
41:13Which audiobook and podcast service was bought by Amazon in 2008?
41:19Pass.
41:20It's Audible.
41:21Melissa Jefferson is the birth name of which US singer?
41:25Pass.
41:25It's Lizzo.
41:26In nature, what is a field maple?
41:29Tree.
41:30Correct.
41:31Faro is the capital of what Portuguese region?
41:36Pass.
41:37It's the Algarve.
41:38Nana was the Mesopotamian god of which celestial body?
41:42Moon.
41:43Correct.
41:43The sequel to A Fistful of Dollars was for a few what?
41:48Dollars more.
41:49Correct.
41:49The word ruddy mainly refers to what primary colour?
41:53Red.
41:53Correct.
41:54What BBC sci-fi series was relaunched in 2005?
41:59Doctor Who.
42:00Correct.
42:00According to the well-known saying, a stitch in time saves what?
42:04Nine.
42:04Correct.
42:05What first name is shared by presenter Feltz and actress Hudgens?
42:09Vanessa.
42:10Correct.
42:11In what decade did Alan Shearer captain England at the World Cup?
42:15Nineties.
42:15Correct.
42:16What unit for measuring powers?
42:18You've done it!
42:19Woo!
42:22Woo!
42:24Woo!
42:25Woo!
42:25Oh my gosh.
42:26Woo!
42:28Congratulations!
42:29You have now won £5,000.
42:33So good.
42:34How have you been?
42:35I'm all right.
42:36I'm all right.
42:36Yeah, you're all right.
42:37It was really good.
42:37Yeah, really good.
42:38You've done it.
42:39You are today's champion.
42:41Sarah, what a player.
42:42Oh, it was fantastic.
42:43The concentration was palpable.
42:45You could feel it and it worked for you.
42:48And I'm so glad.
42:49Well done.
42:50Well done.
42:50Let's hear it for Wayne.
42:54What a game.
42:55That is it from us today.
42:56A big thanks to our players.
42:57It's goodbye from Sarah.
42:59Bye-bye.
43:00And goodbye from me and all of us here on the finish line.
43:03See you later.
43:06Well done, mate.
43:19Bye-bye.
43:21Bye-bye.
43:22Bye-bye.
43:31Bye-bye.
43:34Bye-bye.
43:35Bye-bye.
43:35Bye-bye.
43:36Bye-bye.
43:37Bye-bye.
43:37Bye-bye.
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