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00:00Five players, on five moving podiums, all 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 their
00:30podiums across the studio floor to try and win £5,000.
00:34Yes, this is the quiz show that literally rewards progress.
00:37And with me today, as always, she's the salt of the earth.
00:40But if you buy that pink Himalayan salt for a tenner from the posh supermarkets, that
00:44is, it's Sarah Green.
00:46Thank you, darling.
00:47And I never would, by the way.
00:49Yeah.
00:49Never would.
00:50No, no.
00:51Ready to meet today's players?
00:52Oh, yes.
00:53OK.
00:53Today's players hoping to win big are Sophia, Graham, Mandy, Dylan and Paula.
01:02OK, here we go.
01:03Before we start racing, we need to put our players in order with today's first qualifier.
01:07Sarah, how does it work?
01:08Our first qualifier is the picture game.
01:11You'll see the subject, then the picture.
01:13So, of course, the answer here would be Venice.
01:17Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
01:19So, who's going to start in which lane?
01:22Let's find out.
01:22First up today, it's Sophia, a personal trainer and therapist from Glasgow.
01:30Sophia.
01:30Hello.
01:31Welcome to The Finish Line.
01:33You feeling all right?
01:34Yeah, I'm feeling pumped up, ready to go.
01:36Tell me, who's watching from home?
01:37My six siblings.
01:39Aisha, Saida, Feso, Nadia, Yasuin and Alina.
01:43And my cat, Tigger.
01:44Brilliant.
01:45Oh, good to have a big wave.
01:46Hello, hello, hello.
01:48So, go on then.
01:48You're a personal trainer.
01:50What do you like to do when you're not working?
01:51I like to do jiu-jitsu, so I'm a really big fan of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
01:55My passion is sneak attacks on my family, so I'm always like, don't show you back to me.
01:59Because, yeah, I really love it.
02:01It's a shame none of my family actually do jiu-jitsu, so they don't know how to defend themselves.
02:05So, I know it's a bit unfair.
02:06So, imagine you sort of keep running up towards them and they just go, well, I, you know.
02:11No, my sister sees my face and she can see the change if I'm going for a chote and she's
02:14like, don't come near me.
02:16Well, Sophia, on this show, brains beat brawl.
02:20So, this first round, pictures, how do you normally get on?
02:23We'll see.
02:24This is not my strong suit.
02:25I'm more physically competitive, but we'll see what happens.
02:28I'm here to have a laugh.
02:29This isn't too serious for me.
02:31Are you ready for this?
02:31Yeah, let's do it.
02:32Okay, here we go.
02:34Five correct answers as fast as you can.
02:36Your time starts now.
02:40Container.
02:40Top.
02:42Buckets.
02:43Famous cat.
02:45Pass.
02:46I won't make all that one.
02:48Film franchise.
02:49Pass.
02:52Famous London hotel.
02:54Pass.
02:56Be no character.
02:58How'd you say pass?
03:01Timepiece.
03:02Pass.
03:05Aquatic mammal.
03:06Whale.
03:08Adolfo.
03:0980s TV series.
03:10Pass.
03:12Chemical element.
03:14Pass.
03:15I need to say pass a different way.
03:16Musician.
03:17No idea of pass.
03:19Football equipment.
03:21Clubs.
03:23Sweets brand.
03:24Oh!
03:27Oh, my God.
03:29I've seen it that answered.
03:30I was like, oh, I know.
03:31Oh, yeah, I know.
03:32The thing was, I think you knew a lot of them.
03:34But it was like you were trying to have a conversation during it.
03:37Yeah.
03:37Like, you were going, oh, no, actually.
03:39And then I was already saying the next one.
03:40I was like, we're under time pressure here.
03:43I'm so bad for that, like, no, yeah.
03:45Well, look, you got one in there.
03:47Sarah?
03:48Seven passes, three wrong.
03:50Container.
03:50Bucket.
03:51Famous cat.
03:52Larry the cat.
03:53Film franchise.
03:54Bad boys.
03:55Famous London hotel.
03:57The Ritz.
03:58The Beano character is Mini the Minx.
04:00Timepiece.
04:01A sundial.
04:02Aquatic mammal.
04:03Dolphin.
04:0480s TV series.
04:05Night Rider.
04:06Chemical element.
04:07Sulfur.
04:07Musician.
04:08Jarvis Cocker.
04:09And, as you timed out, the Sweets brand.
04:12Licorice Allsorts.
04:13You're first up.
04:14You're going into lane one.
04:16Not sure how long you'll stay there, Sophia.
04:19So, make the most of it.
04:21Lane one.
04:22Thanks so much, Sophia.
04:26Next up, it's Graham, a national sales manager from Liverpool.
04:33Graham.
04:34All right.
04:34Welcome to the finish line.
04:35How are you feeling?
04:36Uncomfortably excited, let's put it that way.
04:38Uncomfortably excited.
04:39That's pretty much me every day.
04:42You work in sales, but what do you get up to in your free time?
04:45I'm a big music fan.
04:46I've got a very, very eclectic taste in music.
04:49Like, my playlist goes from Susan Boyle, straight away to Eminem.
04:53But my idol has to be Robbie Williams.
04:55He's just brilliant.
04:56Ultimate showman and massive fan.
04:58Are you, like, a tattooed Robbie Williams fan?
05:01Not quite there yet.
05:03Tattoos, to be fair, try and avoid them.
05:05I had one and fainted halfway through, so that was the last time I had.
05:09What, on the chair?
05:10Yeah, I was trying to get my Zodiac sign, the Taurus ball.
05:14Right.
05:15It ended up looking like a bit of an upside-down chicken carcass.
05:18Right.
05:19Hopefully he didn't start with the back.
05:21He started with the front.
05:22I went back and finished it.
05:24All right, well, look, massive Robbie Williams fan.
05:26Surely that's what you're hoping comes up in the pictures, right?
05:28Yeah, yeah, pretty much.
05:30Well, listen, five correct answers.
05:32That's all I need, okay?
05:34Your time starts now.
05:36Human body joint.
05:38Ankle.
05:40Financial institution.
05:42Bank of Scotland.
05:45Wacky racist duo.
05:46Dick Dassard, Liam Muttley.
05:50Bumblebee actress.
05:51Hayley Seinfeld.
05:55Cheese brand.
05:57Dairily.
05:59Russian square.
06:02St. Peter's square.
06:05Office supplies item.
06:07Folder.
06:07There you go.
06:10Five correct answers.
06:13One of them, Sarah, I think is very close.
06:15It is very close.
06:16No passes, just two wrong.
06:18Bumblebee actress.
06:19You got Hayley right.
06:21It's Steinfeld.
06:23I missed the T.
06:24Not Seinfeld.
06:25Yeah, so it's incorrect.
06:27Russian square.
06:28Red square.
06:29Okay.
06:29Sophia timed out.
06:31But you got your five correct in 31.2 seconds.
06:36Graham, that means you go to lane one.
06:39Thank you, Graham.
06:43Next up, it's Mandy, a personal assistant from Biddle.
06:46Hi, honey.
06:47Hey, Mandy.
06:49How are you feeling?
06:50I'm all right so far.
06:51Ready for it?
06:52Ready.
06:53Ready and raring to go.
06:54Who is cheering you on from home?
06:56I've got my husband, Dave, and our little dog, Mila.
06:59And I've got two sons who both work in entertainment.
07:02So one of them, Anthony, works on the cruise ship.
07:05Okay.
07:05So he's away for seven months a year.
07:07Fantastic.
07:07And Tom is a content creator.
07:09Tell me, what's your thing?
07:10You say your sons are creative.
07:11What do you enjoy?
07:12I love to sing.
07:13Okay.
07:13So I met my husband at a karaoke, saying we had a karaoke wedding.
07:18Walked back down the aisle to Ramalama Ding Dong from Greece.
07:21As you do.
07:23Oh, that's fantastic.
07:24It's got to be fun, hasn't it?
07:25You've got to have a laugh.
07:26So you're a performer?
07:27You like performing?
07:28Yeah, I like performing.
07:29Amateur dramatics.
07:30Are you a bit of amdram?
07:31Yes, I've just been in Calendar Girls, so...
07:33Wow, okay, all right.
07:34Treated the whole of Congleton to...
07:36Yeah.
07:36Did you?
07:37Yeah.
07:37Yeah, cakes or, yeah, buns?
07:40I was the pianist.
07:41Okay.
07:42So it was back.
07:43Yeah.
07:44Problem was where to put the microphone.
07:45That was the issue.
07:48I see now why your son spends seven months away on a cruise ship.
07:50Absolutely.
07:51Yes.
07:52We've got a picture hand up for you first.
07:54Are you ready for this, Mandy?
07:55Yep, absolutely.
07:56Go for it.
07:56Good luck.
07:57Your time starts now.
08:00Board game.
08:02Scrabble.
08:04Sponge brand.
08:06Oh, pass.
08:09Metal chemical symbol.
08:11Aluminium.
08:13Singer.
08:15Pass.
08:16Oh, Bruce Springsteen.
08:18Celebration item.
08:19Party popper.
08:21Classic British film.
08:23Railway children.
08:25Olympic award.
08:27Silver medal.
08:28There you go.
08:29Oh, I won that back.
08:31See?
08:32Sarah.
08:32Just two passes.
08:34No wrong answers.
08:35Sponge brand.
08:37Scrub Daddy.
08:38Of course.
08:39And you knew the singer because he said it.
08:41But after the time, unfortunately, Bruce Springsteen.
08:44The boss.
08:45Absolutely.
08:47You have a time of 31.2 seconds to beat.
08:51Okay.
08:51You got your five correct answers in 28.4 seconds.
08:56Mandy, you go to lane one.
08:58Thanks, Mandy.
09:03Next up, it's Dylan, a pub general manager from Hampton Wick.
09:10Dylan.
09:11Hi, Roman.
09:12So much going on here.
09:13The shirt, firstly, love it.
09:16Absolutely love it.
09:17The beard, fantastic.
09:18The hair, amazing.
09:20How much do you spend on conditioner?
09:22Not too much, to be honest.
09:24Fantastic.
09:25You're a pub manager, so presumably got quite good pub quiz knowledge.
09:30Yeah, I do love a pub quiz.
09:31On my mobile phone, I've got a whole screen that is literally just quiz apps.
09:35Really?
09:35And that's my life.
09:36Now you're inside the ultimate app.
09:38Yeah, there it is.
09:39You're here.
09:39We've got a picture round first.
09:43Here we go.
09:44Good luck.
09:45Your time starts now.
09:48Animal.
09:50Horse.
09:52Religious artifact.
09:55A covent.
09:58Harrison Ford film.
10:00Blade Runner.
10:02Band.
10:04Police.
10:07Retailer.
10:08B&M.
10:11Catherine Tate character.
10:13I'm going to say pass.
10:17Mayonnaise brand.
10:18Almonds.
10:19There you go.
10:21Five great answers.
10:23That's what we were after and that's what we got.
10:25Sarah?
10:26One pass and one wrong.
10:28The religious artifact was the Shroud of Turin.
10:31And the Catherine Tate character.
10:34Come on, who's going to do it?
10:35Lauren Cooper.
10:36I'm bothered.
10:37Yeah.
10:38So, you have 28.4 seconds to beat.
10:42You got your five correct answers in 30.7.
10:47So, Dylan, you go to lane two.
10:50Thank you, Dylan.
10:51Thank you, Dylan.
10:55Last up, it's Paula, a marketing associate from Money More.
10:59Hi.
11:01Paula, welcome to Inside the Television.
11:04Thank you very much.
11:04So, go on, tell me, what made you want to apply for the show?
11:06Well, when I met my boyfriend, Kyle, on a date nap,
11:10part of my profile, I had said, on my bucket list was to be on a quiz show.
11:13I was being brave and thought, I'll say that to sound interesting,
11:16thinking I'll not actually have to do this.
11:18And then he kept reminding me of it.
11:20So, I was like, yeah.
11:21I put my money where my mouth is.
11:23That is fantastic.
11:24All right, I like that.
11:25What do you like to do when you're not working?
11:28I do a bit of sewing.
11:29My sister is actually having a baby today.
11:32She's in labour.
11:32Oh, my goodness.
11:33So, I think maybe my next project needs to be making something for him.
11:36Well, I want to get you to go and see your sister as quickly as possible.
11:38So, shall we get through this?
11:39Got to be fast.
11:40Okay, all right.
11:41Exactly.
11:42You've got to be fast.
11:42I need five correct answers.
11:44Let's see how you do.
11:45Okay.
11:46Good luck.
11:47Your time starts now.
11:50Olympic Country Code.
11:51Australia.
11:54Children's Book Character.
11:55Elmer.
11:58Destiny's Child Singer.
11:59Michelle Williams.
12:01British Sitcom.
12:02Oh, the IT Crowd.
12:05Lotus Biscuit brand.
12:07Er, Best Cough.
12:08Oh!
12:12Wow!
12:13I'm pleased with that.
12:14There was a sharp intake of breath from everyone back there.
12:16I know.
12:17They realised they've got a challenger on their hands.
12:19Oh, whoa.
12:20Yeah.
12:20I know you want to get out of here fast.
12:22Yeah.
12:22That was ridiculously fast.
12:24Yeah.
12:25Yes.
12:25You've got a clean sweep there.
12:27You have 28.4 seconds to beat.
12:30You got your five correct answers, Paula, in 18.6 seconds, which means you go straight to lane one.
12:39Thanks, Paula.
12:40Thank you very much.
12:44So, Sarah, we have our first line-up.
12:46Who have we got?
12:47We have powerhouse Sophia, Robbie's biggest fan Graham, publican Dylan, musical Mandy and speedy Paula.
12:58This could get very heated, I believe.
13:01OK, so, Sarah, what do our players need to know?
13:04We'll start with lane one, and then our players will be asked questions in order down the line.
13:10Get an answer right, and their podium will start moving.
13:13But if they take too long to answer, pass, or get one wrong at any point, they'll immediately stop in
13:20their tracks.
13:21When players are close to the end of the track, their lanes will become supercharged to tell them they're in
13:27the end zone and approaching the finish line.
13:30The player who doesn't reach the finish line is out.
13:35So, there you go.
13:36It's as easy as that.
13:38Just don't come last.
13:39Remember, this is a race, so you must answer within the time limit.
13:43Paula, you qualified with the fastest time, so that means the first question is yours.
13:48Everyone ready?
13:49Yeah.
13:49OK, let's do this.
13:51Best of luck.
13:53Let's race.
13:56Paula, which TV presenter hosts the Celebrity Traitors?
14:01Claudia Winkleman.
14:02Correct.
14:03Mandy, in football, the term sub is an abbreviation of what longer word?
14:07Substitute.
14:08Correct.
14:09Dylan, what company launched the Mac App Store in 2011?
14:13Apple.
14:14Correct.
14:14Graham, what is the official emergency phone number for the UK?
14:18Nine, nine, nine, nine.
14:19Correct.
14:20Sophia, daffodil flowers are typically a symbol of what season?
14:25Spring.
14:25Correct.
14:26Paula, the third film in the Paddington film series is called Paddington in where?
14:32Peru.
14:33Correct.
14:34Mandy, the name of the fashion retailer ASOS stands for as seen on what?
14:39Screen.
14:40Correct.
14:41Dylan, Senorita was a hit duet for Shawn Mendes and which other singer?
14:45Pass.
14:47Camila Cabello.
14:48Graham, the daughter of reality TV star Molly Mae Haig shares her name with which Disney character?
14:54Bambi.
14:55Correct.
14:56Sophia, Light of the Jedi is a novel set in the universe of which sci-fi franchise?
15:01Star Wars.
15:02Correct.
15:03Paula, hosted by Jake Wood.
15:06Mandy, which DC superhero is also known as the Scarlet Speedster?
15:11The Flash.
15:12Dylan, Lake Geneva is the largest lake in what mountain range?
15:16The Alps.
15:18Correct.
15:18Graham, in astrology, which of the fire signs comes latest?
15:23Sophia, which Russian jeweler created the Moscow Kremlin egg?
15:30Oh!
15:33Oh, Dylan.
15:35Oh, Dylan, what happened there?
15:37I literally don't have a clue who that was.
15:39Yeah, I know.
15:41Oh, dear Sarah.
15:42Do you know, that Camila Cabello question was the only wrong answer, not to rub salt into
15:48the womb, but a high standard from everybody, including you, Dylan.
15:52It was just the one question that didn't go your way.
15:55I'm so sorry.
15:57Let's hear it for Dylan.
16:02Paula, Mandy, Graham, and Sophia, congratulations.
16:06You have survived race one.
16:08But before we get into race two, we're going to need to sort you out once again with another
16:11qualifier.
16:12Sarah will tell you how this works.
16:14Missing letters is our second qualifier.
16:17A clue and the first and last letters of the answers will be revealed.
16:21So purple would be the answer here.
16:24We'll stop the clock when you get five right.
16:26So who's going to start in which lane this time?
16:29Let's welcome back Sophia.
16:34I don't deserve to be here.
16:36What?
16:37Dylan deserves to be here.
16:39I feel so bad.
16:40This is how it can go.
16:41Even, you know, if you're in that last lane, you can pull it back.
16:45Well, look, we've got our missing letters round for you now.
16:47Okay.
16:48You know what I need from you though, right?
16:49Five correct answers as quickly as you can.
16:51Okay.
16:51Let's give this a go.
16:52Let's do it.
16:52Good luck.
16:53Your time starts now.
16:56Member of Oasis.
16:59New.
17:01No.
17:02Serial mascot.
17:04Pass.
17:07English-French battle.
17:10I know this, but pass.
17:13Monopoly property.
17:16Pass.
17:19Julie Andrews role.
17:20Pass.
17:22British bird.
17:23Pass.
17:25Ballroom dance.
17:26Pass.
17:29Agatha Christie detective.
17:30I need some box feeding.
17:31Pass.
17:33Rugby terminology.
17:35Okay, I need a cam down.
17:36Pass.
17:38Scottish city.
17:40Aberdeen.
17:42American coin.
17:43Quarter.
17:45Wedding party member.
17:48Pass.
17:51On a phone keypad.
17:53Who?
17:55Oh, I'm really lucky there.
17:59I just crumble.
18:01I just crumble.
18:02The pressure gets to me.
18:03It's okay.
18:03You've run out of questions.
18:05It can happen.
18:06Sarah.
18:06Nine passes.
18:08Two wrong.
18:09Here we go.
18:10Member of Oasis.
18:11Noel.
18:12Serial mascot.
18:13Tony the Tiger.
18:14English-French battle.
18:15Agincourt.
18:17Monopoly property.
18:17Piccadilly.
18:18Julie Andrews role.
18:19Mary Poppins.
18:21British bird.
18:22Magpie.
18:23Ballroom dance.
18:24Viennese waltz.
18:25Agatha Christie detective.
18:27Hercule Poirot.
18:28Rugby terminology.
18:30Scrum.
18:31Wedding party member.
18:32Ring bearer.
18:33On a phone keypad.
18:35Hash.
18:36You got two correct.
18:38So, for now, go to lane one.
18:41Thanks, Sophia.
18:47Next up, it's Graeme.
18:51So, go on then, Graeme.
18:52How did you find that first race?
18:54Get it out of the way.
18:55I'm much more settled now, I think.
18:56Exactly that.
18:57Well, look, we've got our missing letters around for you now.
18:59You ready for this one?
19:00Yeah.
19:00Okay, here we go, mate.
19:02Good luck.
19:03Your time starts now.
19:07TV time machine.
19:08TARDIS.
19:11Pattern fabric.
19:12Plaid.
19:15Arm bone.
19:16Humorous.
19:18The Muppets character.
19:19Gonzo.
19:21London football club.
19:22West Ham.
19:26Clean sweep there.
19:28Yeah.
19:28In 16.8.
19:30You've set that bar very high, Graeme.
19:34We saw Sophia run out of questions.
19:36So, you go to lane one.
19:38Thanks, Graeme.
19:44Next up, it's Mandy.
19:48Mandy, I'm back.
19:50Doing the family proud.
19:51Well, we'll see.
19:52Yeah.
19:53How did you find it?
19:54All right.
19:54Yeah, all right.
19:55I was concentrating on holding on.
19:57Yeah.
19:58It was good.
19:59Are they faster than you thought?
20:00No, they're not.
20:01You want to make them go a bit faster.
20:05Well, look, missing letters.
20:07How do you think you're going to do with this?
20:09We'll see.
20:10Your bang goes blank even if you've got the letters there.
20:12It might fall in your favour.
20:13Five correct answers, please.
20:14Okay.
20:15You ready?
20:15Do my best.
20:16Yeah, go for it.
20:16Okay, good luck.
20:17Your time starts now.
20:21Bat and ball sport.
20:22Cricket.
20:24Russell T. Davis drama.
20:26Pass.
20:29Part of a circuit.
20:30Pass.
20:33Official Disney princess.
20:34Pocahontas.
20:37Period of seven days.
20:40English cheese.
20:41Red Leicester.
20:44Nursing pioneer.
20:45Mother Teresa.
20:48Strong wind.
20:50Pass.
20:52Rock and roll icon.
20:54Eddie.
20:56Pass.
20:56Oh, Elvis.
20:58Bathroom accessory.
20:59Mirror.
21:00There you go.
21:02Made work for that, didn't it?
21:05Well, you gave me five correct answers.
21:06That's all I asked for.
21:07Yes, you did.
21:08Four passes, just one wrong.
21:10Okay.
21:10The Russell T. Davis drama, Queer as Folk.
21:14Part of a circuit, Resista.
21:16Nursing pioneer, Mary Seacole.
21:19Oh.
21:19The strong wind, a twister.
21:21Of course.
21:22And you know the rock and roll icon, don't you?
21:24Yes, I do.
21:25Elvis Presley.
21:25Yes.
21:26You've got 16.8 seconds to beat.
21:29You've got your five correct answers in 40.3 seconds.
21:34Go to lane two.
21:36Thanks, Mandy.
21:42And finally, we have Paula.
21:46Paula.
21:47First race done.
21:49Yeah.
21:49How was that for you?
21:50How was riding the track?
21:51It was fun.
21:52Yeah.
21:52I enjoyed it.
21:53I bet it is when you finish first.
21:54Pretty good, isn't it?
21:55Fall downhill from here.
21:57All right, next up is our missing letters round.
22:00Yeah.
22:01Fill in the blanks.
22:02Sounds easy, right?
22:02Okay.
22:03I think this is the tough one.
22:04Really?
22:04When you play at home, this is the one you...
22:06This is one I struggle the most with, I think.
22:07Okay.
22:08Yeah, but we'll see.
22:09Okay.
22:10Fingers crossed.
22:10Cool.
22:10Five correct answers, please.
22:13Your time starts now.
22:16Type of facial hair.
22:18Mustache.
22:19James Bond film.
22:22Quantum of Solace.
22:25Mythological creature.
22:27Pass.
22:30Firework.
22:31Rocket.
22:33Camera brand.
22:36Pass.
22:38Poker hand.
22:43Pass.
22:45Roller to mosque.
22:48Pass.
22:50REM hit.
22:53Losing my religion.
22:56US ball sport.
22:57Baseball.
22:59Farm animal.
23:03Duck.
23:04There you go.
23:06Thank goodness you said duck.
23:09Had to hesitate there.
23:10Yeah.
23:11Duck won it.
23:12Yeah.
23:12Okay.
23:13Sarah?
23:14One wrong, four passes.
23:16The mythological creature is a fawn.
23:19Camera brand Kodak.
23:21Poker hand.
23:22Full house.
23:23Roll at a mosque.
23:24Imam.
23:25The US ball sport.
23:27Basketball.
23:28Yeah.
23:29So, you have 16.8 seconds to beat.
23:32You got your five correct answers in 47.5 seconds.
23:37You go into lane three.
23:38Thanks, Paula.
23:45So, we have our line-up for the second race.
23:47We know how this works by now.
23:48Answer them fast.
23:49Don't come last.
23:51Graham, you qualified fastest in our missing letters round.
23:54And that means this time the first question will be yours.
23:57Everyone, best of luck.
24:00Let's race.
24:02Graham, which Italian city in Tuscany is world famous for its leaning bell tower?
24:08Pisa.
24:08Correct.
24:09Mandy, the HMRC, is His Majesty's Revenue and what?
24:13Customs.
24:14Correct.
24:15Paula, what company opened their second holiday camp in Clacton in 1938?
24:20Scotland's.
24:21Correct.
24:22Sophia, what star sign is someone who is described as Piscean?
24:27Pisces.
24:28Correct.
24:28Graham, which team won the 2025 Women's Rugby Union World Cup?
24:33New Zealand.
24:34It's England.
24:35Mandy, the Colorado Kid, is a novel by which U.S. horror writer?
24:39Stephen King.
24:40Correct.
24:41Paula, which British singer embarked on his mathematics tour in 2022?
24:46Ed Sheeran.
24:47Correct.
24:47Sophia, in U.S. currency, which coin is equal to 10 cents?
24:54A...
24:55It's a dime.
24:56Graham, the TV drama Quiz is about a scandal on which game show?
25:00Who wants to be a millionaire?
25:01Correct.
25:02Mandy, which Scottish band released the 2025 album Foutique?
25:09Pass.
25:10Spiffy Clyro.
25:11Paula, what DIY product can be undercoat or primer?
25:15Piant.
25:16Correct.
25:17Sophia, in 2025, Brad Pitt starred in a film about which sport?
25:23Football.
25:24It's F1.
25:25Graham, Genshu is a variety of what Japanese rice wine?
25:30Saki.
25:31Correct.
25:32Mandy, the name of which single-story house is derived from a word meaning belonging to Bengal?
25:38Bungalow.
25:39Correct.
25:39Sophia, who was the first British monarch to deliver a televised Christmas message?
25:50I should have said pass.
25:53Sophia, I've never seen someone dancing as we finish the race, but there you are.
25:57Did you have an idea of the answer there?
25:59Er, no.
26:00It's Elizabeth II.
26:01Good.
26:02Oh, Sarah, what did you think about the race?
26:04I felt for you, Sophia, and I'm afraid that Formula One question, you hit a bit of a pit
26:10stop, didn't you?
26:11And you never made it to the finish line.
26:13I'm so sorry.
26:14Let's hear it for Sophia, everyone.
26:18Graham, Mandy and Paula, congratulations.
26:22Time now for another ace, but up next, a qualifier.
26:26Qualifier three is a game of pairs.
26:28We'll reveal a subject and then three pairs of answers.
26:32Only one pair contains two correct answers.
26:35Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
26:38OK, who's going to qualify fastest this time?
26:40Let's find out.
26:41First up, it's Mandy.
26:46Mandy, well done.
26:48Final three, that's tough.
26:50I know, yes, very.
26:51Let's talk competition.
26:53OK.
26:53Who is the one to beat?
26:54Now, I would have said Paula, but Graham is fast.
26:58He is fast.
27:00Yes, he is.
27:01But imagine you won the entire show.
27:04OK.
27:04You've got £5,000 in your bank account.
27:06What are you doing with it?
27:07My husband Dave and I both turned 50 in lockdown.
27:10OK.
27:11So we haven't celebrated those significant birthdays.
27:15So I think I'd like to take him on a cruise and surprise Anthony.
27:18So, yeah.
27:19Oh, wouldn't that be great?
27:20We won't tell him.
27:21That would be lovely.
27:22Yeah, that'd be fun.
27:23I think that's a fantastic way to spend the money.
27:25OK, well, look, we've got a pairs round.
27:26This is my worst one.
27:28Take your time.
27:28OK.
27:29Not too much time.
27:30OK.
27:31Five correct answers.
27:32That's what I need.
27:33Good luck.
27:34Your time starts now.
27:37Nickname for glasses.
27:38Specs goggles.
27:41Professional footballers.
27:46Salah Neymar.
27:49Ellis Lowry paintings.
27:52Going to the match, going to work.
27:55Game of Thrones houses.
27:59Baratheon Windsor.
28:02Austrian Archduke.
28:06Fleetwood Mac.
28:08Oh, heck.
28:09Mad Max films.
28:11Fury Road Beyond the Thunderdome.
28:15October Zodiac signs.
28:18October, October.
28:20Libra Scorpio.
28:22Boom.
28:24That was hard.
28:25Fleetwood Mac made me laugh.
28:27Fleetwood Mac.
28:27I read them all and I thought,
28:29no, it can't be Fleetwood Mac.
28:30And then read the others and thought,
28:31oh, he's a little bit.
28:33Not a clue.
28:35So, just two wrong.
28:37The Game of Thrones houses,
28:39Stark and Targaryen.
28:41OK.
28:41And the Austrian Archduke,
28:43France and Ferdinand.
28:45You're up first.
28:46You're laying down the marker here.
28:48You've got your five correct
28:49in 44.7 seconds.
28:52Gosh.
28:53Mandy, straight to lane one.
28:55Thanks, Mandy.
29:00Next up, it's Graham.
29:05Graham, final three.
29:07Yeah.
29:08Come on.
29:08Buzzing.
29:09Really buzzing.
29:10That's really good.
29:11Well, who is the one to beat in your eyes?
29:14I think they've both got good qualities.
29:16I think Mandy's got the experience.
29:18But I think Paula,
29:20she's got like a real calm and presence about her.
29:22So, I think she might be a bit of a dark horse.
29:24So, you're going with Paula?
29:24Yeah.
29:25Right.
29:26Well, what would you spend £5,000 on?
29:29So, we've done our garden up partially,
29:33but I have an idea of what I want the garden to look like
29:36with a nice pergola.
29:37Right.
29:37Because the last time I tried to put a pergola,
29:39we bought a gazebo,
29:41woke up the next day
29:42and it was in next door's garden.
29:43Right.
29:44So, get somebody in to do it.
29:46I'd use it for that.
29:47So, we love barbecue
29:48and we love socialising and having people around.
29:50So, we'd love like our sort of safe space for the family.
29:52It's like an outdoor kitchen type vibe.
29:53Pretty much, yeah.
29:54That would be fantastic.
29:55That stays in the garden.
29:56Yeah.
29:57Okay, pairs round.
29:59You ready?
29:59Yes, I am.
30:00Here we go.
30:01Five correct answers, please.
30:02Your time starts now.
30:06Traditional board game.
30:08Snakes and ladders.
30:11Logo features an animal.
30:14Ralph Lauren, Lacoste.
30:17Invented because of space travel.
30:20Radar jet engines.
30:23Star Trek TV spin-offs.
30:26Deep Space Nine universe.
30:29KFC's secret recipe ingredients.
30:31Herbs and spices.
30:34In Da Vinci's last supper painting.
30:36Judas Jesus.
30:39Smaller than Earth.
30:41Mercury Venus.
30:43Five correct answers.
30:46Okay, Sarah.
30:48Just two wrong answers.
30:50Invented because of space travel,
30:52memory phone and cordless headphones,
30:54Star Trek TV spin-offs,
30:57The Next Generation and Enterprise.
30:59You have got 44.7 seconds to beat, Graeme.
31:03You got your five correct answers in 36.6 seconds.
31:08You go to lane one.
31:09Thanks, Graeme.
31:14Last up this time, it's Paula.
31:20Paula.
31:21You're in the final three and everyone says you're the one to beat.
31:25It's going well.
31:26Sometimes that pressure, though, can make you rain fog, you know?
31:29Who do you think is the one to beat?
31:31I think Graeme is fast.
31:33He was very fast in the last challenge, so maybe Graeme.
31:36You versus Graeme in the head-to-head might be tough.
31:38Well, £5,000 is what you could win today.
31:41What would you do with the money?
31:42I think I would put it towards a new car.
31:45Yeah, I've been doing a lot of miles, so it needs a change.
31:47Needs a change.
31:48Yeah.
31:49Okay.
31:49Pairs round.
31:50You didn't like the last round.
31:52What about this one?
31:52Slightly better, I think.
31:54Okay, here we go.
31:56Five correct answers, please, Paula.
31:57Good luck.
31:58Your time starts now.
32:01Elements of water.
32:03Hydrogen, oxygen.
32:06Pantomimes.
32:08Dick Whittington and Jack and the B-Stock.
32:11Famous planes.
32:14Flying Fortress, Orient Express.
32:18Adam's family members.
32:21Oh, Igor and Fester.
32:24K-pop group.
32:26Blackpink.
32:29Famous comedians named Jimmy.
32:32Corin Kimmel.
32:34Bigger than a gigabyte.
32:36Megabyte Excavite.
32:40Played Batman on film.
32:42Oh.
32:45Jack Nicholson and Robert Downey Jr.
32:48Five basic tastes.
32:50Sweet and sour.
32:51There you go.
32:54Kind of like that round, really, wasn't it?
32:56Some sweet, some sour.
32:57Put it in the next bag.
32:58Sarah?
32:59No passes for wrong.
33:01Famous planes, the Enola Gay and the Spirit of St. Louis.
33:04The Addams family members, Gomez and Pugsley.
33:07Bigger than a gigabyte, petabyte and terabyte.
33:11Played Batman on film, George Clooney and Christian Bale.
33:15So, with 36.6 seconds to beat, you got 50.1 seconds, Paula, which puts you in lane three.
33:23Thanks, Paula.
33:30So, we have our line-up for race three, but who is going home this time?
33:35Best of luck.
33:36Let's race.
33:39Graham, which teenage witch was famously played by Melissa Joan Hart?
33:43Sabrina.
33:44Correct.
33:45Mandy, the club crest of which Premier League football team depicts a cannon?
33:50Arsenal.
33:50Correct.
33:51Paula, in 2023, Fulton County Jail released a mugshot of which U.S. president?
33:57Donald Trump.
33:58Correct.
33:59Graham, chicken jockey is a viral trend associated with which 2025 Jack Black film?
34:05Minecraft.
34:06Correct.
34:07Mandy, Miracle was a UK number one single for Calvin Harris and which singer?
34:12Pass.
34:13It's Ellie Goulding.
34:14Paula, the Palace Pier is located in which city in East Sussex?
34:19Blackwell.
34:20It's Brighton & Hove.
34:21Graham, the Raleigh Sherwood Cherry is what form of transport?
34:25Train.
34:26It's a bicycle.
34:27Mandy, what meat is traditionally used to make a Wiener schnitzel?
34:32Pork.
34:33It's veal.
34:34Paula, the Tag Heuer Carrera is what timekeeping device?
34:38A clock?
34:39Correct.
34:40Graham, U.S. crime author Samuel Hammett was better known by what first name?
34:46Benjamin.
34:47It's Dashiell.
34:48Mandy, the Battle of Little Bighorn is also known as Custer's last what?
34:54Stand.
34:55Correct.
34:56Paula, a different beat was the second UK number one album by which Irish boy band?
35:01Boyzle.
35:02Correct.
35:03Graham, what branch of the armed forces uses mine clearance divers?
35:08The Navy.
35:10Correct.
35:11Mandy, being negative is a rare type of what bodily fluid?
35:14Blood.
35:15Correct.
35:15Paula, the Owl of Athena features on the one euro coin of which country?
35:21Greece.
35:22Graham, the logo of which Texas-based NFL team features a single blue star?
35:29It's the Cowboys.
35:31Mandy, which series of novels about a boy wizard features a house elf called...
35:42That is about as close as it gets.
35:46Mandy, which series of novels about a boy wizard features a house elf called Winky?
35:50Harry Potter?
35:52It was Harry Potter.
35:53Your momentum took you to the line, though.
35:54I'll be honest, I wasn't even listening to you.
35:56Well...
35:59That is very, very close.
36:02Sarah.
36:03It was that flipping bicycle question, which means that you're now on your bike, I'm afraid.
36:08It's been wonderful to have you.
36:09Let's hear it for Graham.
36:10Woo!
36:14Mandy and Paula, congratulations.
36:17You are through to the head-to-head.
36:19You're now just one step away from playing for £5,000.
36:22But to get that chance, you're going to need to stop your opponent in their tracks right here.
36:27Listen very carefully to Sarah.
36:29You're on the buzzer in the head-to-head.
36:32A correct answer makes you move and your opponent stop.
36:36But beware, if you buzz in and give a wrong answer, you'll stop moving and set your opponent in motion
36:43instead.
36:44The first one of you to reach the finish line goes through to the final for a chance to play
36:50for £5,000.
36:53Paula, Mandy, it all comes down to this.
36:57Paula, you want that new car.
36:59Mandy, you want to surprise your son on his cruise ship.
37:02But only one of you can achieve your dream.
37:04Paula, any final words for your opponent?
37:07Well, Mandy, I know you love your music, but I'm going to make sure that after this, you'll be singing
37:11the blues.
37:13Mandy, anything in response?
37:15Paula, you might be after a new car, but after this, you'll only be able to afford a bus pass.
37:22Here we go.
37:24OK, fingers on buzzers, please.
37:27Best of luck.
37:28Let's race.
37:31In which sitcom does Dawn French play clergy...
37:34Paula, Vicar O'Dibli.
37:36Correct.
37:36David Arneson co-created which role-playing game that is often called D&D?
37:42Mandy.
37:43Dungeons and Dragons.
37:44Correct.
37:44The meadow wax cap is an edible type of what fungus?
37:48Paula.
37:49Mushroom.
37:50Correct.
37:51Which BAFTA-winning actress wrote The Little Book of Miriam?
37:55Mandy.
37:56Miriam Margulies.
37:57Correct.
37:57Angela Lansbury plays a novice witch in the film Bedknobs and...
38:01Paula.
38:02Brimsticks.
38:03Correct.
38:04Which fast food chain released the limited edition menu item Spicy Ch...
38:08Mandy.
38:09McDonald's.
38:10Correct.
38:11In darts, how many points does the inner bull score?
38:14Mandy.
38:1550.
38:15Correct.
38:16The 14th century coin known as a leopard was made from what precious metal?
38:21Paula.
38:22Gould.
38:22Correct.
38:22What word describes plastic that can be decomposed by biological...
38:27Paula.
38:27Compostable.
38:28I'll accept.
38:29The name of which tissue that connects bones together comes from the Latin word for bind?
38:35Mandy.
38:37Oh, pass.
38:38Ligament.
38:39Fans of which boy band are called vampettes?
38:42Paula.
38:43The vamps.
38:44Correct.
38:44Featuring in the title of a cartoon, which Stone Age family live...
38:48Mandy.
38:50Flintstones.
38:50Correct.
38:51In US politics, which party is sometimes called the Grand Old Party?
38:55Paula.
38:56Republican.
38:57Correct.
38:58Which Motown girl group was originally called...
39:00Mandy.
39:01Supremes.
39:02Correct.
39:02Which video game company trademarked the phrase, it's on like...
39:06Paula.
39:07Nintendo.
39:08Correct.
39:08Which rom-com starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts was directed...
39:12Mandy.
39:14Oh, Notting Hill.
39:15Correct.
39:17Without Hope is a 1940s painting by which female Mexican artist?
39:21Mandy.
39:22Frida Kahlo.
39:23Correct.
39:23The music of which rock band features in the show Quadrophenia, a mod ballet?
39:29Paula.
39:29Kiss.
39:30It's the Who.
39:31In astronomy, how many stars make up the Winter Triangle?
39:34Mandy.
39:35Free.
39:35Correct.
39:36Dublin Bay is an inlet of which sea?
39:39Paula.
39:39Vericey.
39:40Correct.
39:41Zecharia.
39:42Yay!
39:43Woo!
39:48What a head-to-head!
39:50Paula, you've done it.
39:52You're through to the final.
39:53How are you feeling?
39:54Exhausted.
39:55Yeah, yeah.
39:56That's intense.
39:57It's intense.
39:57Mandy, what a thrill that was, though.
39:59What can I say?
40:00I did my best.
40:01I'm not far off, so I can go on with my head held high, but yeah, well done.
40:05Well done.
40:06Sarah, what did you think?
40:07Oh, I think it was the ligament question that just tore your game apart, really.
40:13But it's been so great to have you here.
40:16It really has.
40:17Let's hear it for Mandy, everyone.
40:22Paula, you are today's winner.
40:24You're now going to be playing for £5,000.
40:27Sarah, we'll tell you how this works.
40:29To win that £5,000, all Paula has to do is make it to the finish line one final time.
40:36But there's a twist.
40:38Because she'll be racing against the track itself.
40:41Paula will face a series of quick-fire questions.
40:44She must get them right to keep moving.
40:47A wrong answer will stop her in her tracks.
40:50She has to stay ahead of the red to win the cash.
40:54But if Paula gets caught, it's game over.
41:01So, Paula, we want you to get that brand new car.
41:05All you need to do is beat the track.
41:07You have done so well to make it this far.
41:10Let's see if you can go the full distance.
41:13Now, listen carefully.
41:13The track will start moving when I finish reading the first question.
41:18£5,000, the keys to that brand new car waiting right here on the finish line for you.
41:23Do you know my one piece of advice?
41:25Do all look back.
41:25That's it.
41:26Just keep looking forward.
41:27Eyes on the prize.
41:29Paula, for the final time, best of luck.
41:32Let's race.
41:36Founded in 1834, which UK political party is associated with the colour blue?
41:43Conservative.
41:44Correct.
41:45Which British soap features a pub called The Woolpack?
41:49Amberdale.
41:50Correct.
41:50The Tower subway tunnel goes under what London River?
41:54Thames.
41:55Correct.
41:56Aloha is a term of greeting and farewell in which language?
42:00Swahili?
42:01It's Hawaiian.
42:021879 was the first year that England played Scotland for which Rugby Union Cup?
42:08Pass.
42:08It's the Calcutta Cup.
42:10What relation is Prince Archie to Prince Louis?
42:13Cousins?
42:13Correct.
42:14What is the largest rodent native to North America?
42:20To Beaver, which city-state is located entirely within Rome?
42:25Vatican.
42:25Correct.
42:26Who stars as Charlie in the TV drama Poker Face?
42:33It's Natasha.
42:34Oh!
42:35Oh!
42:36Oh!
42:37Oh!
42:38Oh!
42:39The track bit back, Paula.
42:42Unlucky.
42:43Oh, Paula, you have been such a great player, but unfortunately, your race has been run and
42:47you leave here with nothing.
42:49It's been great to have Paula, though, Sarah.
42:51It really has.
42:52And I'm so sorry that you didn't make it to the finish line, but I hope you enjoyed the
42:56fact that you won the show.
42:57I did.
42:58It's been a amazing day.
42:59Thank yous very much.
43:00No worries.
43:00Let's hear it for Paula.
43:03Well, what a game.
43:05That's it from us today.
43:06A big thanks to all of our players.
43:08It's goodbye from Sarah.
43:09Bye-bye.
43:10And goodbye from me and all of us here on the finish line.
43:13Until next time, see you soon.
43:15APPLAUSE
43:45Bye-bye.
43:46Bye-bye.
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