The Edge (game show)
| The Edge | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by |
Mark Benton (series 1) Gabby Logan (series 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Scotland |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 16 March – 13 November 2015 |
The Edge is a BBC game show that aired on BBC One from 16 March to 13 November 2015. On the show, contestants answer quiz questions and bowl balls to get prize money, but if the ball rolls over the Edge, the player is out.
Four contestants start the game. One is eliminated in each round. Each contestant maintains a 'personal bank' consisting of the cash they banked in each round; the surviving finalist plays for the contents of their own bank (the cash accrued by eliminated players is lost). Players are permitted offscreen practice rolls before playing the game proper.
The four contestants take part in the first quiz round; correct answers eventually release their balls, with series 1 requiring four correct answers and series 2 requiring three to allow the player to choose which of the four coloured lanes they will roll on. After a player releases their ball, the other contestants' counts are reset and they play again in the same way for second and third choice, with the remaining player taking the last remaining lane.
In series 1, the players take to their lanes and roll once, with the order of rolls being shortest (green) lane first through to longest (red) lane last and The Edge being worth £1,000; in series 2, the rolls are interspersed throughout the round, and The Edge is worth £1,500. The three highest-rolling players bank their roll value into their Personal Bank; the lowest-rolling player is eliminated. If two players are tied, they roll again concurrently and the closest to the edge without going over goes through. These rolls score no money.
The three remaining players face a new quiz round, requiring four correct answers to unlock their balls; in series 1, these questions require two correct answers, while in both series four questions are required to unlock their balls. The first player to release their ball gets first choice of lane, and won't face any Danger Zones. The second contestant to free their ball chooses second, and will have one Danger Zone. The remaining player will face two Danger Zones on the remaining lane.
On the lanes, each player rolls twice, with play order again running shortest to longest lane. Players with Danger Zones to face will set the location of these randomly ahead of their first roll by pushing a button, and the Zones remain in the same place for their second roll. The Edge is worth £2,000, all other cash zones are as before and Danger Zones are worth £1 (£0 in Series 2). The two players with the greatest combined scores from their two rolls add these values to their Personal Bank, and the lowest scorer in the round - regardless of what is in their Personal Bank - is eliminated.
The two remaining players take part in a third quiz round (In Series 1, each question requires three correct answers). The first player to release their ball chooses which lane - yellow or red - they roll from, and also has the power to set a Danger Zone on their rival's lane.
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