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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 podiums across the studio floor to
00:32try and win £5,000.
00:34Typical, isn't it? Like buses. You wait all day for a state-of-the-art moving quiz podium and then
00:39five come along all at once.
00:41Now, let's say hello to my sidekick here to usher our players on board with a tip of her cap.
00:46She's our quiz conductor. She's Sarah Green.
00:49Oh, take it, please. Have you got the right money?
00:53Moving on. Are you ready to meet today's players? I am.
00:55OK, today's players hoping to win big are Steph, Joe, Pascal, Libby and Dow.
01:04OK, here we go. Before we start racing, we need to put our players in order with today's first qualifier.
01:09Sarah, how does it work?
01:10Qualifier one is the picture game. First, we'll show you a subject, then we'll reveal an image.
01:17So to get this right, you'd answer Venice. Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
01:23So who's going to start in which lane? Let's find out. First up today, it's Steph, a primary school teacher
01:29from Thornaby.
01:35Steph, welcome to the finish line. How are you, Fia?
01:39Excited. A little bit nervous, but very excited.
01:41Well, look, you're a teacher, so you're having extra pressure knowing your pupils are watching right now. Is that the
01:46vibe?
01:47It's more the pressure of the parents watching.
01:49All right, well, look, when you're not teaching, what do you like to get up to?
01:51I collect rubber ducks. You collect rubber ducks?
01:54Yeah, I have 150 rubber ducks, including a dressing gown, headband, slippers.
01:58Even my cockapoo Deedee's got their own rubber duck toys. She's got little booties to wear. Of course.
02:04All right, well, look, we've got a picture round. If a rubber duck comes up, that would be fantastic.
02:09Absolutely.
02:09Yeah. Are you ready for this one?
02:11Yes.
02:12Okay, here we go. Good luck. Your time starts now.
02:16Cartoon Elephant.
02:17Dumbo.
02:19Traditional February birthday.
02:23Iconic footballer.
02:25George Best.
02:27Italian pasta dish.
02:28Cannelloni.
02:31Comedy actor.
02:32Rob Brydon.
02:34Type of umbrella.
02:36Parasol.
02:37Wow, very good.
02:40Straight off the bat, that is fantastic, Sarah.
02:42It really is.
02:43Only one wrong.
02:45The iconic footballer, Bobby Moore.
02:48You are laying down the marker.
02:51You got your five correct in 21.1 seconds.
02:55Steph, take your place in lane one.
02:57Thank you, Steph.
03:03Next up, it's Joe, a computer science student from Portsmouth.
03:09Joe, how's it going?
03:10Welcome to the finish line, my man.
03:12Feeling all right?
03:13Calm, calm.
03:14I'm feeling all right.
03:15Who's cheering you on from home, mate?
03:17So I've got my mum, Gemma, my dad, Dan, my sister, Mia, my dog, my boyfriend, my friends from uni.
03:23There's a lot of them.
03:23Too many to name, almost.
03:24Yeah, yeah.
03:25Not too many.
03:26Fantastic.
03:27Okay.
03:27Well, look, computer science student.
03:29Tell us about that.
03:30That sounds cool.
03:31Yeah, so I'm at Cardiff University.
03:32It's been really good so far.
03:34Made a lot of friends.
03:35We quiz outside of our course.
03:37There's five or six of us.
03:38As a team, we were no way rosé.
03:40No way rosé.
03:41Very good.
03:42And then that was the first one.
03:43And then it was decided by everyone else that we would be called Joe and Co.
03:47Because I contribute most of the answers.
03:50Because you're best.
03:50Just say it, Joe.
03:52Because you're best.
03:53I did fight it.
03:54I said I didn't want it.
03:55But now it's, you know, it's like a badge of honour.
03:57So I'm happy with it.
03:58Yeah.
03:59I like it.
04:00So have you always loved quizzing?
04:01Yeah.
04:02So since I was really quite young, I remember I must have been four or five.
04:05I had my nan's phone.
04:07You know, I downloaded a couple of quiz games, then a couple of paid games.
04:11And it was only when I think a music video or a song started playing,
04:14I had spent £400 in about half an hour.
04:18So the password was changed.
04:20And that's why you're here, to try and win money.
04:22To try and win that money back, yeah.
04:23I still have to repay.
04:24Pay back your debts.
04:25Yeah.
04:26Well, look, should we put some of those quizzing skills to the test?
04:30Yes.
04:30Picture round, then.
04:31Let's do this.
04:32Here we go.
04:33Good luck, Joe.
04:34Your time starts now.
04:38Adhesives up to the blue.
04:41Julia Donaldson's story.
04:42No Room on the Broom.
04:45French Emperor.
04:49Pass.
04:51Animal.
04:54Beaver.
04:56Harry Potter character.
04:58Ron Weasley.
05:00Toy brand.
05:02Jelly cat.
05:04Dynasty actress.
05:07Joan Collins.
05:09Fruit.
05:11Star fruit.
05:12Very good.
05:15Let's go to Sarah for those answers.
05:17One pass, two wrong.
05:18The Julia Donaldson story, you said no Room on the Broom.
05:22It's Room on the Broom.
05:24Yes.
05:24The French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte.
05:27The animal is a platypus.
05:29And everything else is correct.
05:31So you have 21.1 seconds to beat.
05:34You got your five correct answers in 35.1 seconds.
05:39So, Joe, you go straight to lane two.
05:41Thanks, Joe.
05:48Next up, it's Pascal, a retired regional manager from Southport.
05:55Pascal, welcome to the show.
05:58Glad to be here.
05:58Now, look, you were a regional manager.
06:00What would you like to do now that you're a free man?
06:03Well, I'm an avid record collector and CD collector.
06:06I've got 2,500 records and albums in my collection.
06:09That's fantastic.
06:09What are your favourites in there?
06:10Elton John.
06:11Elton John?
06:12Yeah, huge Elton John fan.
06:13But having said that, I like ABC to ZZ Top.
06:16Spano Ballet?
06:16No.
06:17Sorry.
06:19I've just penalised myself now, haven't I?
06:21I don't listen.
06:21I don't listen.
06:24Well, look, picture round up first.
06:26You ready for this?
06:27Yes, indeed.
06:27Let's go for it.
06:28Good luck, Pascal.
06:29Your time starts now.
06:34Film.
06:35Superman.
06:38Space Station.
06:39Skylab.
06:42Chocolate-based snack.
06:43Oreo.
06:45Nursery rhyme.
06:48Georgie Porgie.
06:51Game.
06:52Domino's.
06:55Online business directory.
06:57Yellow pages.
07:00Premier League club.
07:01Tottenham.
07:04Plant.
07:05Grass.
07:08Writing aid.
07:12Pass.
07:15Model and actress.
07:17Pass.
07:19Oh!
07:21Just a time out there, Pascal.
07:24Nothing to worry about.
07:25Let's go to Sarah.
07:26One pass and four wrong, Pascal.
07:29The chocolate-based snack.
07:30Wagon wheels.
07:32Of course.
07:32Nursery rhyme.
07:33Jack and Jill.
07:35Online business directory.
07:36Yell.com.
07:38The plant.
07:39Moss.
07:40Writing aid.
07:40Clipboard.
07:41And just as you timed out,
07:43the model and actress was Ellie Goldstein.
07:46You timed out,
07:47which means you will go straight to Lane 3.
07:50Thank you, Pascal.
07:51Thank you, Pascal.
07:56Next up, it's Libby,
07:57an ice cream and dessert van owner from Clannethley.
08:01Hello.
08:02Libby.
08:04The best job in the world.
08:06It is.
08:06It really is.
08:07Talk to me about it.
08:08Do you know, I don't know how I got you.
08:09It's amazing.
08:10I just woke up one day,
08:12I thought,
08:12I'm going to buy an ice cream van,
08:13I'm going to give it a go.
08:14I give up my job of eight years in probation,
08:17and the business is just thriving.
08:18It's doing so well.
08:19And I am a finalist for Small Business Awards
08:24for our Female Entrepreneur of the Year.
08:26Oh!
08:26So, well done.
08:29Signature dessert?
08:30Has to be a warm chocolate brownie pot,
08:32so it's like a pint cup full of brownies,
08:35loads of sauce and tarpins,
08:37whippy ice cream.
08:38It's amazing.
08:38Now I'm feeling really, really hungry,
08:41like I really need chocolate.
08:42It is gorgeous.
08:43Well, look, we've got a picture roundup first.
08:46You ready for this?
08:47I'm good.
08:47Okay, Libby, good luck.
08:50Your time starts now.
08:53Actor.
08:54Pass.
08:57Retro toy.
08:58Pass.
09:01Hot sauce.
09:04Chili.
09:08UK manual car pedal.
09:10Accelerator.
09:13Rowan Atkinson character.
09:16Pass.
09:18Football trophy.
09:20World Cup.
09:23Soft drink.
09:24Dr. Pepper.
09:27British Palace.
09:28Pass.
09:31Health brand.
09:33Amiga.
09:36Bird.
09:37Swan.
09:40Yes.
09:41Time out there.
09:43Don't worry.
09:44Let's go to Sarah for those answers.
09:46Four passes and three wrong there.
09:48The actor was Harrison Ford.
09:50Retro toy.
09:52Viewmaster.
09:52I had one of those.
09:54You won't know what that is at all.
09:56Of course not.
09:57UK manual car pedal.
09:59It's a clutch.
09:59My dad's all disappointed.
10:00The Rowan Atkinson character.
10:03Johnny English.
10:03The football trophy.
10:05Europa League.
10:06The British Palace.
10:07Kensington.
10:09The health brand.
10:10Seven Seas.
10:11And then just as you timed out.
10:13You probably know this one.
10:14It's a swan.
10:15Exactly.
10:16You timed out.
10:18With two correct answers.
10:20Pascal timed out.
10:21With four correct answers.
10:23Which means you go to lane four.
10:25Thank you Libby.
10:32Last up is Dalv.
10:33A therapist from Hampshire.
10:39Dalv.
10:40Welcome to the show.
10:42Love the suit.
10:43Looking fantastic mate.
10:45So go on.
10:45Tell me what brings you here today.
10:46A bit of a quizzer.
10:47So I love quiz shows.
10:48Obviously a big fan of the finish line.
10:50Oh thank you.
10:50Also making a bit of money would be quite handy as well.
10:53Do you know what?
10:53No one ever comes on here and says that.
10:55So I respect that.
10:57Like do you know what?
10:58Making a bit of cash.
10:59Yeah.
11:01You're a therapist Dalv.
11:02What do you like to do in your free time?
11:04I love ghost hunting.
11:05Ghost hunting?
11:06Yeah.
11:06You and I need to hang out man.
11:08So when I was younger.
11:09About 14.
11:10I went to see a medium in Singapore.
11:12Yeah.
11:12And it just transformed my life.
11:14To see someone going to a trance.
11:16It sort of opened my world up to.
11:17There is more out there.
11:19So I love going ghost hunting.
11:21Going to different locations.
11:22There are loads across the country.
11:24Especially around the world.
11:25Fantastic.
11:26So Dalv.
11:27Let's get into the quizzing then.
11:29Yep.
11:29Picture round is up first.
11:31Good luck mate.
11:33Your time starts now.
11:36Snow White character.
11:38Seven dwarves.
11:40Don't be.
11:41Clock and beverage device.
11:43Coffee machine.
11:46Type of knife.
11:49Butter knife.
11:52F1 Supremo.
11:54Bernie Eccleston.
11:56British actor.
11:59Pass.
12:01Rice brand.
12:03Barsity.
12:05Tilda.
12:06FIFA country code.
12:07Kenya.
12:09Swedish city.
12:11Stockholm.
12:13Soap brand.
12:15Cousins.
12:17Fury 11.
12:18Travel item.
12:20Train ticket.
12:24We're just going to check it.
12:26We're going to go to VAR to see whether or not you got it before the time up.
12:31Okay.
12:31Mm-hmm.
12:33Mm-hmm.
12:36After a view.
12:38You got it.
12:39All right.
12:41You were just, just in time there before that time out.
12:46So Sarah, where does that leave Dalv?
12:48One pass, four wrong.
12:50Snow White character.
12:51You said dwarf.
12:52We wanted the actual.
12:53Yes.
12:54Clock and beverage device.
12:56Tease made.
12:57British actor.
12:58Kenneth Branagh.
12:58The rice brand was Tilda.
13:00Yeah.
13:01And the soap brand.
13:03Imperial leather.
13:04You have 21.1 seconds to beat.
13:06You got your five correct answers in 44.9 seconds.
13:12You go to lane three.
13:13Thanks, Dalv.
13:18So, Sarah, we have our line-up.
13:21Remind us, who have we got?
13:22We have Just Desserts Libby, record collector Pascal,
13:27ghost hunter Dalv, Joe & Co, and rubber ducky Steph.
13:32Now, in Dalv's honour, I'm going to call this a spirited race.
13:35Very good.
13:37OK, well, look, let's get into it.
13:38How does it work?
13:39Our players will be asked questions down the line,
13:42starting with lane one.
13:44Get an answer right, and their podium will start moving.
13:47But if they take too long to answer, pass,
13:50or get one wrong at any point,
13:52they'll immediately stop in their tracks.
13:55When players are close to the end of the track,
13:57their lanes will become supercharged
13:59to tell them they're in the end zone
14:01and approaching the finish line.
14:03The player who doesn't reach the finish line is out.
14:09So, there you have it.
14:10It's as easy as that, just don't come last.
14:13Steph, you qualified fastest,
14:15so that means the first question this time is yours.
14:19Best of luck.
14:20Let's race.
14:23Steph, scrumpy is a variety of which alcoholic drink
14:26made from apples?
14:27Cider.
14:28Correct.
14:28Joe, how many times did Henry VIII get married?
14:32Six.
14:32Correct.
14:33Dalve, the bishop's opening is a set of moves
14:36in what strategic board game?
14:37Chess.
14:38Correct.
14:38Pascal, on social media,
14:40the acronym YOLO stands for you only live what?
14:44Once.
14:44Correct.
14:45Libby, what foodstuff is typically used
14:47as ammunition in a spud gun?
14:50Pass.
14:51It's Potatoes.
14:52Steph, which former Little Mix star released the 2025 album
14:56That's Showbiz, baby?
14:57Pass.
14:58It's Jade.
14:59Joe, in 2025, which heavyweight boxer announced his retirement
15:03for a second time?
15:04Tyson Fury.
15:05Correct.
15:06Dalve, which organisation was awarded the George Cross
15:09for its work during the COVID-19 pandemic?
15:12NHS.
15:13Correct.
15:13Pascal, the play Fat Ham is an adaptation
15:16of which Shakespeare tragedy?
15:18Hamlet.
15:18Correct.
15:19Libby, sisters Ellie and Rachel Reeves
15:22are both MPs for what party?
15:24Labour.
15:25Correct.
15:26Steph, Ashes to Ashes was the sequel
15:28to what TV police series?
15:31Six feet under.
15:32It's Life on Mars.
15:33Joe, the marsh daisy, is a breed of what?
15:36Dalve, in September 2025,
15:38a plan for a second runway was approved
15:40at which London airport?
15:41Gatwick.
15:42Pascal, sterling is the standard of purity
15:45for what metal?
15:46Silver.
15:47Correct.
15:48Libby, which character in the Dandy comic
15:51wore a cowboy hat?
15:53Pass.
15:54It's Desperate Dan.
15:55Steph, a Clarence was a carriage drawn
15:57by what animals?
15:58Pass.
15:59Correct.
15:59Libby, what song contest has been won
16:01by Bucks, Fizz, Abba and Lordy?
16:06Pass.
16:06It's Eurovision.
16:07Steph, what relation was Prince Philip
16:09to Princess Eugenie?
16:11Uncle.
16:12It's Grandfather.
16:13Libby, in 2021, what trust banned trail hunting
16:16on its land?
16:19National Trust.
16:20Correct.
16:21Steph, the Selling of the Babe
16:23is a book about which baseball legend?
16:25Babe Ruth.
16:26Correct.
16:27Libby, in which mythology was Veritas,
16:29the personification of truth?
16:31Pass.
16:32It's Roman.
16:33Steph, a thing fitting no defined category
16:35is neither fish nor what?
16:37Four.
16:38It's foul.
16:39Libby, what does the H stand for
16:41in a 2H pencil?
16:45Pass.
16:46It's hard.
16:47Steph, what is the highest denomination
16:49UK coin in general circulation?
16:51Two-pound coin.
16:52Correct.
16:53Libby, what type of creature is Charlotte
16:55in the book Charlotte's Web?
16:56Pig.
16:57It's a spider.
16:58Steph, the Peruzzi cut is a particular...
17:05Libby!
17:06A pig?
17:09Why did I say pig?
17:11Do you know what?
17:12I loved it, Sarah.
17:14Libby, it was that desperate Dan question.
17:17I think things just didn't turn out
17:19so dandy for you today.
17:20I'm sorry.
17:21Let's hear it for Libby, though.
17:25Steph, Joe, Dal Pascal,
17:28congratulations, you've survived race one.
17:30Before we get into race two,
17:32I'm going to need to sort you out
17:33once again with another qualifier.
17:35Listen very carefully to Sarah.
17:36Qualifier two is the missing letters game.
17:39We'll reveal a clue
17:40and the first and last letters of the answer.
17:43So the answer here would be purple.
17:46Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
17:49OK, so who's going to start
17:50in which lane this time?
17:51Let's welcome back Steph.
17:55Steph, we got there
17:57in the end, didn't we?
17:59Just, just got there.
18:00Just got there in the end.
18:01Were you panicking a little bit?
18:03Yeah, I was.
18:03I'm not going to lie.
18:04OK, well.
18:05I knew all of her answers
18:06and not mine.
18:06Yeah.
18:08All right, well, look,
18:09we've got a missing letters round
18:10for you now.
18:11Five correct answers.
18:12Let's do this.
18:13OK.
18:14Your time starts now.
18:17Peter Pan character.
18:19Tinkerbell.
18:21New Testament gospel.
18:23Pass.
18:25Marvel character.
18:27Pass.
18:30Highland sport.
18:31Pass.
18:34Film genre.
18:35Horror.
18:37Scooby-Doo character.
18:39Daphne.
18:41New York museum.
18:43Guggenheim.
18:45Chinese zodiac animal.
18:48Rooster.
18:49There you go.
18:50Felt pretty quick.
18:52Let's go to Sarah.
18:53Three passes,
18:54no wrong answers.
18:55The New Testament gospel,
18:57Luke.
18:57The Marvel character,
18:59Quicksilver.
18:59And the Highland sport,
19:01Cabotos.
19:02You're laying down the marker.
19:04You have your five correct answers
19:05in 31.8 seconds.
19:08Go to lane one.
19:09Thanks, Daph.
19:15Next up,
19:16it's Pascal.
19:20Pascal, welcome back.
19:21How did you find the race?
19:22Glad it's over.
19:23Exactly.
19:24That first race is always difficult
19:25because if you get a question wrong,
19:26it can throw you.
19:27But now, you know,
19:28just breathe through it.
19:30It'll be OK.
19:31Well, look,
19:31we've got our missing letters round now.
19:33You ready for it?
19:34I'm ready for it.
19:34Let's see how fast you can give me
19:35five correct answers, Pascal.
19:38Good luck.
19:39Your time starts now.
19:42Blood vessel.
19:43Vein.
19:45American football event.
19:46Super Bowl.
19:49Margate attraction.
19:51Pass.
19:53Many leg bug.
19:55Centipede.
19:57Apple variety.
19:59Golden delicious.
20:02Chemical element.
20:03Nickel.
20:03There you go.
20:05Very good, Pascal.
20:08That was all right indeed.
20:09Yeah, let's go to Sarah.
20:10Only one pass.
20:12The Margate attraction,
20:14Dreamland.
20:15You have 31.8 seconds to beat.
20:18You got your five correct answers
20:20in 22.3.
20:23You now take your place
20:25in lane one.
20:26Thanks, Pascal.
20:33Next up, it's Dalv.
20:38Dalv, how was the race?
20:40Yeah, it was good.
20:40I was a bit surprised
20:42because, you know,
20:42when you watch it at home,
20:43it's so easy.
20:43But when you're actually there,
20:45it's just your brain just fries.
20:46Exactly, exactly.
20:48So, Dalv,
20:49we've got a missing letters round.
20:51When you play this at home,
20:52how do you do?
20:52Yeah, this is the one
20:53that's not so good.
20:54Really?
20:54I think speed's the essence.
20:56If you don't know,
20:56it's just pass.
20:57Okay, here we go.
20:58Your time starts now.
21:02Disney princess film.
21:04Pass.
21:07Athletics race.
21:09Pass.
21:12Classic Monopoly station.
21:13Oh my God.
21:15Pass.
21:18Arthurian Knight.
21:20Oh my God, pass.
21:23Slang for champagne.
21:25Bubbly.
21:27Played the doctor in Doctor Who.
21:30Nougat and Gattoir.
21:33Ancient writing material.
21:35Papyrus.
21:37Chicago character.
21:39Roxy.
21:40Pass.
21:42David Walliam's book.
21:44Pass.
21:46Board and Target.
21:48Scrabble.
21:50Religious headscarf.
21:51There you go.
21:53Oh, got that.
21:55Five correct answers.
21:56Very good.
21:58Sarah?
21:58Six passes, Delve.
22:00Disney princess film,
22:01Sleeping Beauty.
22:03Athletics race, Relay.
22:04The classic Monopoly station,
22:06Marilabone.
22:07Yes.
22:08The Arthurian Knight.
22:10Lancelot.
22:11The Chicago character,
22:13Roxy Hart.
22:14The David Walliam's book,
22:16Gangster Granny.
22:17You have 22.3 seconds to beat,
22:21Dalve.
22:21You got your five correct answers
22:23in 50 seconds,
22:25dead on.
22:25You go to lane three.
22:27Thanks, Dalve.
22:32And finally, we have Joe.
22:38Joe.
22:40Felt good.
22:41Breathe, man.
22:42You did good.
22:42No, I think I celebrated a little bit early,
22:44but I think I'm happy with how I did.
22:46Yeah.
22:47You're proving your quiz team right,
22:49Joe and Kurt.
22:50Yeah.
22:50That's it.
22:51Well, let's do this Missing Letters round,
22:53shall we?
22:53You've seen the others take it on.
22:55You can beat them.
22:56This is my favourite one of the three,
22:58so I'm hoping,
22:59it depends what comes up.
23:00Could be famous last words.
23:01Yeah.
23:01Let's hope not.
23:02Joe, you ready?
23:03Yes.
23:03All right, mate.
23:04Your time starts now.
23:08Style of beer.
23:09Lager.
23:11Restoration TV show.
23:13The repair shop.
23:16Human glam.
23:17Thyroid.
23:20Boxing weight.
23:21Featherweight.
23:23Aqua, number one.
23:24Barbie Girl.
23:26Branch of natural science.
23:28Geology.
23:29Very good, mate.
23:30That felt good.
23:34Nice, that.
23:34Only one wrong.
23:36The boxing weight.
23:37You know it, don't you?
23:38By weight.
23:38Yes, of course.
23:39You have 22.3 seconds to beat.
23:43You got your five correct answers in 20.9.
23:47Nice.
23:48Go to lane one, Joe.
23:49Well done, Joe.
23:56Okay, we've got our line-up for race number two.
23:59We know how this works by now.
24:00Answer them fast.
24:01Don't come last.
24:03Joe, you qualified fastest in the missing letters round,
24:07and that means the first question is yours.
24:09Best of luck.
24:10Let's race.
24:13Joe, Letitia Dean plays the character Sharon in which BBC soap?
24:18EastEnders.
24:18Correct.
24:19Pascal.
24:20What German car company produces the Passat?
24:23Volkswagen.
24:24Correct.
24:25Steph.
24:25Actors wishing each other good luck traditionally say break a what?
24:29Leg.
24:30Correct.
24:30Dal.
24:31Newcastle United are nicknamed after which species of bird?
24:34Magpies.
24:35Correct.
24:36Joe.
24:36Javier Bardem plays King Triton in what 2023 film?
24:42Gladiator.
24:42It's The Little Nermaid.
24:44Pascal.
24:44What artificial satellite has its own zero-gravity ovens?
24:49Sputnik.
24:50It's the International Space Station.
24:51Steph.
24:52The East of Asia is bordered by what ocean?
24:55The Pacific.
24:56Correct.
24:56In 2024, Jocelyn Kors exhibition Alter Alter won which major art prize?
25:03Turner Prize.
25:04Correct.
25:05Joe.
25:05Striped candy is a special item used in what smartphone game?
25:09Candy Crush Saga.
25:11Correct.
25:11Pascal.
25:12The poncho is thought to have originated in what mountain range?
25:16Undies.
25:17Correct.
25:17Steph.
25:18What Ferrero spread launched a plus cocoa version in 2020?
25:22Nutella.
25:23Correct.
25:23Dalve.
25:24The podcast Begin Again is hosted by which TV presenter?
25:30Pass.
25:31It's Davina McCall.
25:32Joe.
25:32A Mad Tea Party is a chapter in what Lewis Carroll novel?
25:36Alice in Wonderland.
25:37Correct.
25:38Pascal.
25:38Timothee Chalamet plays Paul Atreides in which sci-fi franchise?
25:43Star Wars.
25:44It's June.
25:45Dalve.
25:45I Want Chew is a fragrance by what luxury footwear brand?
25:49Jimmy Chew.
25:50Correct.
25:50Pascal in 2003, film director Sam Mendes married which British actress?
25:56Pass.
25:57It's Kate Winslet.
26:00That was a fantastic race.
26:03Pascal, where do you think you went wrong?
26:05Didn't know the answer to your question.
26:07I know, I know.
26:08Sarah, what did you make of it?
26:09Yeah, it was the Sputnik answer left you lost in space.
26:13Correct.
26:13Sorry, Pascal.
26:14It's been lovely to meet you.
26:15Let's hear it for Pascal.
26:16Dalve.
26:20Joe, Steph and Dalve, congratulations.
26:24You are now all one step closer to playing for £5,000.
26:28Time now for another race, but first, your next qualifier.
26:31Sarah, what are they up against?
26:32Qualifier three is a game of pairs.
26:35We'll reveal a subject and then three pairs of answers.
26:39Only one pair contains two correct answers.
26:42Get five right and we'll stop the clock.
26:45So, who's going to be fastest to qualify this time?
26:48Let's find out.
26:48First up, it's Dalve.
26:55Dalve, the suit survives another race.
26:58I can't believe it.
26:59It's very lucky.
27:00When you start on the outside lane, the last one, you sort of get worried.
27:02Yeah, yeah, yeah.
27:03It's all about these qualifiers.
27:05Yes, exactly.
27:06But look, who is the one to beat?
27:08I think Steph is the one to beat.
27:10I think she's a little bit of a dark horse.
27:12Okay, all right.
27:12Joe's a good?
27:13Joe's good as well, yeah.
27:14I hope he'll fall apart this round.
27:16Oh, I like it.
27:17Yeah, good.
27:18Good.
27:19Well, look, five grand is the prize money.
27:22What are you going to spend it on?
27:22So, funny enough, ghost equipment's not cheap.
27:24There's a thing called a spirit box.
27:26Nearly 500 quid, some of them, and along with travelling as well.
27:29We've never had a spirit box be the thing.
27:32No, we haven't.
27:32And I love new things that people are spending money on when they win the show.
27:35New technology, yeah.
27:36Yeah, exactly.
27:37All right, so a spirit box.
27:39Yeah, yeah.
27:39Well, look, let's get you closer to those spirits.
27:42We've got a pairs round now.
27:44Yep.
27:44Five correct answers.
27:45That's all I need.
27:46You ready for this?
27:46Yep.
27:47Okay, let's do it.
27:48Good luck.
27:49Your time starts now.
27:53Fictional places in literature.
27:54Oz Disneyland.
27:57Ski slope difficulty levels.
27:58Orange purple.
28:01Ants of Sabrina Spellman.
28:03Patti Selmer.
28:07Lizzo Singles.
28:08Truth Hurts, Good As Hell.
28:11Robert De Niro Films.
28:14Meet the Parents, Goodfellas.
28:17Ice Cream Brands.
28:19Hargen Dance, Baskin Robbins.
28:22Holy Week Events.
28:23Palm Sunday, Good Friday.
28:26British Artists.
28:28Damien Hirst, Trace Eamon.
28:30APPLAUSE
28:32I felt like you pulled that back, really.
28:34Talk about picking that up.
28:36Yeah.
28:37The three you got wrong.
28:39Fictional places in literature.
28:40Neverland and Lilliput.
28:41Ski slope difficulty levels.
28:44Green and black.
28:46Ants of Sabrina Spellman.
28:47Hilda and Zelda.
28:49Your first up, you're going to go to lane one.
28:52You got your five correct answers in 36.9 seconds.
28:57Take your place in lane one.
29:00Thanks, Dal.
29:05Next up, it's Joe.
29:09Joe, feeling okay?
29:11Yeah, I feel all right.
29:12I was a bit nervous when I got one wrong, but...
29:13Yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:14Picked up a bit.
29:15Okay, well, look, who do you think is the one to beat?
29:18I'd say Steph as well, yeah.
29:20I don't think she's got one wrong when we've been on the podiums yet, so...
29:22Yeah.
29:23That's going to be one to beat.
29:24Okay, so Steph's the one to beat, but imagine you won the show today.
29:27Five grand in your bank account, what are you doing with it?
29:29Um, so help with uni, like, just living at uni.
29:33Um, I'd like to take my family away.
29:35A couple of plans, I'm not sure how far it will stretch, but...
29:37Yeah.
29:37What's the selfish answer, though?
29:39I'd like to buy myself a new laptop.
29:41Oh, do that, man!
29:45All right, well, look, pears round now.
29:47Yeah.
29:48Ooh.
29:49It's not my favourite of the three.
29:50Okay, ready?
29:51Yeah.
29:51Here we go.
29:52Good luck.
29:54Joe, your time starts now.
29:57Famous pizza chains.
29:58Domino's Pizza Express.
30:01Norse gods.
30:03Odin Thor.
30:05QR code meaning.
30:07Quick response.
30:09Cricket dismissals.
30:10Run out stumped.
30:13Monty Python members.
30:15Michael, Hayley and Eric Heidel.
30:19Wow.
30:22We can see why the name is Joe and Co.
30:26You have 36.9 seconds to beat.
30:28You got your five correct answers in 20.7 seconds.
30:35You go to lane one.
30:37Thanks, Joe.
30:43Last up this time, it's Steph.
30:48Steph, do you know what I've really enjoyed about meeting you, right?
30:51Because you started off, you come up here, great smile on your face.
30:53Yeah, just collect rubber ducks.
30:55And then now, you're the one to beat and everyone's terrified of you.
31:01But who do you not want to come up against in a head-to-head?
31:04I would say Joe because he's got the speed.
31:06Yeah, he's quick.
31:07Well, look, what would you spend £5,000 on?
31:11I would spend the money on going to visit the world's largest rubber duck.
31:15She's 74 foot, she's called Big Mama and she's in America.
31:18Wow.
31:19That's what I would do.
31:21Fantastic.
31:22All right, well, look, we've got our pairs round now.
31:23Are you ready for this one?
31:24Yeah, I think so.
31:25Okay, all right.
31:26Steph, good luck.
31:28Your time starts now.
31:51Wow, wow, wow.
31:55So far.
31:56Let's take a look at how quickly you did this.
31:59You have 20.7 seconds to beat.
32:04You got your five correct answers in 20.7 seconds.
32:11So when that happens, we have to go to the next decimal point.
32:15Joe got his five correct answers in 20.74 seconds.
32:22You got your five correct answers in 20.74 seconds.
32:27So we go to how quickly you each got your fourth answer.
32:35Joe got his fourth answer correct in 15.6 seconds.
32:41You got your fourth answer correctly in 16.9 seconds.
32:48It was so close, but you go to lane two.
32:52Thank you, Steph.
32:59So this is our line-up for race three, but who is going home this time?
33:04Best of luck.
33:05Let's race.
33:08Joe, which Finnish telecommunications company started as a paper mill?
33:13Nokia.
33:13Correct.
33:14Steph, which major winning golfer is from Hollywood in County Down?
33:19Pass.
33:20It's McElroy.
33:21Dalve, Joanna Lumley plays grandmama Hester Frump in which Netflix series?
33:27Wednesday.
33:29Correct.
33:29Joe, what necktie knot shares a name with a town in the royal county of Berkshire?
33:36Cravat.
33:37It's Windsor.
33:38Steph, Rachel Zegler made her West End debut playing the title character in which musical?
33:43Annie.
33:44It's Evita.
33:44Dalve, what brewery was founded in Denmark in 1847?
33:50I can't wait.
33:52It's Carlsberg.
33:53Joe, the Egyptian-Abyssinian War was fought on what continent?
33:58Uh, Africa.
33:59Correct.
34:00Steph, the Lovell telescope is at what Cheshire Observatory?
34:04Pass.
34:05It's Jodrell Bank.
34:06Dalve, which Midlands Road interchange opened in 1972?
34:10Spaghetti Junction.
34:11Correct.
34:12Joe, which Irish comedian began his recreation tour in 2025?
34:18Uh, Rod Gilbert.
34:19Star O'Brien.
34:20Steph, which Marvel superhero once flew the Arachno rocket?
34:24Spider-Man.
34:25Correct.
34:25Dalve, Barcelona's Casamila was designed by which architect?
34:33Gaudi.
34:34Joe, J.B. Gill is a member of which boy band?
34:38JLS.
34:39Correct.
34:39Steph, on a pH scale, what number is used to indicate neutral?
34:44Seven.
34:44Correct.
34:45Dalve, in Greek myth, which brother of Zeus was God of the Sea?
34:50Poseidon.
34:50Correct.
34:51Joe, in what carry-on film did Kenneth Williams play Julius Caesar?
34:58Carry-on.
34:59Leo.
35:00Steph, which Maggie Mae singer played the Glastonbury Legend slot in...
35:04Correct.
35:04Dalve, CD-R is the abbreviation for what UK police rank?
35:09Commander.
35:17It is Commander, so you would have got that correct.
35:20But your momentum took you to that finish line.
35:24Steph, I'm so sorry to see you go.
35:27Just the way the questions come out.
35:28It's exactly that.
35:30Isn't that right, Sarah?
35:30It really is.
35:31But I think it was the Rory McIlroy question, wasn't it?
35:34The golf question left you in the rough.
35:36Steph, sorry to see you go.
35:38But unfortunately, your time on the finish line is over.
35:41Let's hear it for Steph.
35:45Joe and Dal, congratulations.
35:47You're both now just one step away from playing for £5,000.
35:51But to get that chance, you're going to need to stop your opponent
35:53in their tracks right here.
35:56Sarah's going to tell you how it works.
35:58In the head-to-head, you're on the buzzer.
36:00A correct answer makes you move and your opponent stop.
36:05But beware, if you buzz in and give a wrong answer,
36:09you'll stop moving and set your opponent in motion instead.
36:13The first one of you to reach the finish line
36:15goes through to the final for a chance to play for £5,000.
36:22Here we are, Joe and Dal, it all comes down to this.
36:26Joe, you want to treat your family and friends
36:28and also buy yourself that new computer.
36:31And Dal, you want to spend the money on ghost hunting equipment.
36:36Joe, any final words for your opponent?
36:39Dal, you may be a ghost hunter,
36:41but you're about to be ghost busted here.
36:43Very good. Dal, what have you got for that?
36:45Your team might be called Joe and Co.,
36:47but I'm going to change that to Go Slow Joe here.
36:50Oh, very good.
36:52OK, fingers on buzzers, please.
36:55Best of luck.
36:56Let's race.
36:59Velvet Shank is a variety of what fungus?
37:02Joe.
37:03Mushroom.
37:03Correct.
37:04Which gemstone is also the name of a Kaiser Chief's number one hit?
37:09Delve.
37:09Ruby.
37:10Correct.
37:10Which diver was a flag bearer for Team G...
37:14Delve.
37:14Tom Daly.
37:15Correct.
37:16What annual heavy rock music festival is held at Donington Park?
37:23It's Download.
37:24What pale yellow liquid is obtained from caster beans?
37:30It's castor oil.
37:32What does a circumsolar object revolve around?
37:35Joe.
37:36The moon?
37:37It's the sun.
37:37Trixie Franklin is a character in what historical TV medical drama?
37:44Joe.
37:45Called The Midwife.
37:45Correct.
37:46In popular legend, Robin Hood is loyal to which absent king?
37:50Delve.
37:51Richard I.
37:52Correct.
37:53A wind turbine uses airflow to produce what...
37:56Joe.
37:57Energy.
37:57It's electricity.
37:59Which children's author created the badger Tommy Brock?
38:02Joe.
38:03Beatrice Potter.
38:04Correct.
38:04In 1980, what luxury carmaker launched the silver spirit?
38:09Rolls-Royce.
38:10Correct.
38:11What letter appears twice in the word Gucci?
38:14Joe.
38:15C.
38:15Correct.
38:16Sir Christopher Hatton was a favourite of which Tudor queen?
38:20Delve.
38:21Elizabeth I.
38:21Correct.
38:22What US state is named after the country's first president?
38:26Joe.
38:26Washington.
38:27Correct.
38:28Encephalon is another name for what human organ?
38:34It's brain.
38:35The Antwerp Smurl is a breed of what racing bird?
38:39Joe.
38:40Er, pigeon.
38:41Correct.
38:42Which Ukrainian boxer was nicknamed...
38:44Delve.
38:46Oh, Vital...
38:47It's Vitaly Klitschko, who played Amy Silver in the TV drama series Vigil.
38:56Seran Jones.
38:57About 80% of ginger cats are what sex?
39:00Delve.
39:01Female.
39:02It's male.
39:03What fast food chain began in Corbyn, Kentucky?
39:06Delve.
39:07KFC.
39:08Correct.
39:09Which currency is used by the residents of the Japanese island of...
39:12Joe.
39:13Er, yen.
39:14Correct.
39:14In the Bible, who told the parable of the two sons?
39:21It's Jesus.
39:22Daniel Craig first played which spy?
39:24Joe.
39:25Er, James Bond.
39:26Correct.
39:26In 2025, Sam Nickaresti.
39:29Oh-ho.
39:33That was some head-to-head race.
39:36Joe, you've done it.
39:37You're through to the final display for £5,000.
39:39Woo!
39:40Delve.
39:41Very quick on the buzzer.
39:42Very, very quick, there was a moment when you were ahead.
39:45I mean, Sarah, how did it look?
39:46Oh, it was an extraordinary race, but I think it was the boxer question.
39:50It knocked you out, unfortunately.
39:53Delve, I've loved seeing you in your suit, but unfortunately, your finish line journey ends here.
39:57Let's hear it for Delve.
39:59Woo!
40:01Joe, you are today's winner.
40:03You're going to be playing for £5,000.
40:06Listen carefully to Sarah.
40:07To win that £5,000, all Joe has to do is make it to the finish line.
40:12One final time.
40:13But there's a twist.
40:15Because he'll be racing against the track itself.
40:19Joe will face a series of quick-fire questions.
40:21He must get them right to keep moving.
40:23A wrong answer will stop him in his tracks.
40:27He has to stay ahead of the red to win the cash.
40:31But if Joe gets caught,
40:34it's game over.
40:38Joe, this is it.
40:40Your final race.
40:41You want the money to treat your family,
40:43but also that new computer.
40:46Mate, honestly, you have done brilliantly to make it this far.
40:50Let's hope you can go the whole distance.
40:54Fingers crossed.
40:55Okay, now listen carefully.
40:56The track's going to start moving
40:58when I finish reading the first question.
41:01£5,000 waiting for you right here on the finish line.
41:04Do you know my advice?
41:06Go on.
41:07Don't look back, mate.
41:08All right?
41:09Okay.
41:10And do it to yourself.
41:11We're all with you, Joe.
41:12Best of luck.
41:13For the final time, let's race.
41:17The video game Jedi Outcast is part of what sci-fi franchise?
41:22Star Wars.
41:23Correct.
41:23What vowel represents one of the four main points of a compass?
41:28E.
41:29Correct.
41:30Who first played Wolverine in the noughties X-Men film trilogy?
41:34Hugh Jackman.
41:35Correct.
41:36Which confectionery brand make Tangfastics?
41:39Haribo.
41:40Correct.
41:40In 2025, which company released the Galaxy S25 Ultra phone?
41:46Samsung.
41:47Correct.
41:48The US singer born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is better known by what name?
41:55It's Lana Del Rey.
41:56Her hidden genius is a novel about what DNA pioneer?
42:02It's Rosalind Franklin.
42:04Which long-distance running event is named after a Greek town?
42:07Marathon.
42:08Correct.
42:09The pool of nectar surrounds what Sikh temple?
42:15It's the Golden Temple.
42:16Which British rapper has had UK top ten hits with Let Go and Doja?
42:22AJ Tracy.
42:23It's Central Sea.
42:26Oh, Joe.
42:28Joe, the track fit back.
42:31The answer there was Central Sea.
42:33Okay.
42:33That's what you were looking for.
42:34Yeah.
42:35It seems like this time, you actually needed your co.
42:37Yeah.
42:38But, Sarah, we've loved having you, haven't we?
42:40We absolutely have.
42:42You have been one of the fastest players we've ever had.
42:44So, I hope you've enjoyed being here as much as we've enjoyed having you here.
42:48Definitely, yeah.
42:49Yeah, it's been a good time.
42:50Good.
42:50Thank you so much.
42:51Let's hear it for Joe.
42:54Well, what a game.
42:55That is it from us today.
42:57A big thank you to our players.
42:58It's goodbye from Sarah.
43:00Bye-bye.
43:00And goodbye from me and all of us here on The Finish Line.
43:03See you later.
43:21Bye-bye.
43:22Bye-bye.
43:25Bye-bye.
43:31Bye-bye.
43:34Bye-bye.
43:36Bye-bye.
43:37Bye-bye.
43:38Bye-bye.
43:38Bye-bye.
43:39Bye-bye.
43:39Bye-bye.
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