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This is the game

show

made for me.

Have you got what it takes to beat the cube?

This is the queue.

Seven simple games stand between you and a quarter of a million pounds.

Unfortunately, nothing is simple inside the queue.

Please welcome our first contestant, Simon Hutchinson.

Welcome, Simon.

Welcome to the queue.

So, how old are you? I'm 24.

What do you do for a living?

I serve as control in London Underground.

Okay, and who have you brought with you? I've got my fiancée, Katie.

I've got my sister, Sarah, and my good friend, Alex.

Lovely to see you.

So what do you think you've got that's going to beat the Cube?

I think I've got a bit of tape.

I've done a lot of sports in my time, from snooker, darts, cricket.

So I think they'll give me hand -eye coordination.

Are you calm under pressure?

Yeah, I am, and that's because of my work. I have to be calm when I'm making

decisions. In which case, let's hope that that all works in your favour. If

are ready, Simon, this is game one. It's for £1 ,000.

This is the body, an expert in all games within the cube.

Simon, there are eight red squares on the floor of the cube.

One of them will turn blue for a moment and then back to red.

They will then start to switch places.

You must keep your eye on the square that turned blue and correctly identify

final position.

It is imperative that you do not lose your concentration.

Well, that's a fairground game. Find the lady. Simple as that.

I think I can find her.

Yeah? Yeah. Well, in a matter of moments, you will be inside the cube for

first time. You have nine lives.

And you've got to simplify.

The simplify means that you go in there and you decide, I can't do this, I need

it to be easier, and then the keys will make the game easier for you, but you

can only use it once. Okay. Okay, that's your simplify.

So, nine lives, and you simplify for £1 ,000.

You're one of the very lucky few to step inside the cube.

Ready to play?

I'm ready.

Cube, play the game.

They've settled.

So, do you think you're happy?

I've got my lady.

Hopefully, the lady that you pick is the one that is going to help you on your

way to your first £1 ,000.

Let's hope so. Which one is it?

You're saying it's the middle one.

Okay. Cube, is he right or is he wrong?

Well done. There you go.

Target, you have 1 ,000 pounds.

Day two, you have 2 ,000 pounds.

This is what the target did.

Rapid fire.

The floor of the cube will flash red.

You will then have five seconds to throw all five balls at the target panel.

You can only throw one ball at a time.

And if the panel doesn't register my pick before the time is up, you will

the line.

So, how fast are you, Simon?

There's your game.

For £2 ,000.

First thoughts?

It sounds easy, but when you think you've got one second per ball, it

automatically puts more pressure on you, so... We'll see when I get inside,

really. So, you've got to be fast, and you've got to be accurate.

That's right, that's right.

And I used to play cricket years ago, so I think that will stand me in good

stead for this game. I hope so.

You've got your trial run now. From this point on, this means that you can try

the game and decide whether or not you want to take on the challenge. There's

pressure. You won't lose a life if you fail, but of course, if you get it

then you don't gain anything, and you'll have to do it again. Okay. So you've

got a simplify, you've got a trial run, you've got nine lives.

What are you going to do?

Well, I think I'll save the trial run.

And I think I'll just go straight for it. Okay, that's it. In which case, the

next time I see you, we'll either be with £2 ,000 or with nothing.

Let's hope it's true.

So,

you

tell me when you're ready.

Get yourself in position.

You can put your hands over the ball but not touching, and the cube will start

the game.

You don't know whether to stand to the side or face on?

No, I think I'm ready to the side. You're going to go there?

Yeah, this is me.

That's you, and you're in the right place.

I am, and I'm ready to go. Okay, cube, play the game.

Under five seconds.

Yeah. I think everyone here, everyone watching at home will have been counting

that themselves.

Do you think you were under five seconds?

I do, yes.

Do you? I do.

So you're feeling pretty confident?

I am.

Let's have a look. Q, show me your time.

Yes!

Yay!

You have loads of time.

Congratulations. Well done. You have £10 ,000.

This is going the way you would have hoped it to go, isn't it? So far, it's

going straight to plan. Game three is for £10 ,000.

This is what's inside the clue.

Recall.

A number of red squares will appear on the floor of the cube.

After five seconds, the squares will disappear.

They will then reappear, but one will be missing.

Simon, you must identify the location of the missing square.

It's not as easy as the first two games. But you are in amazing shape. Best

shape you could be in. Nine lives.

Simplify. Trial run.

What are you going to do?

And you can tell us after the break.

A number of red squares will appear on the floor of the cube.

After five seconds, they will disappear.

When they reappear, one square will be missing. You must identify the location

of the missing red square.

You have all nine lines, your trial run and your simplify remaining.

But will your memory let you down?

Well, you've got the cube rattled because you've sailed through both of

so there's no way it's going to make it easier for you. No, he's making it hard

for me.

A couple of statistics for you on this that might... help you make up your mind

one way or the other. On average, it takes 2 .5 lives from whoever plays it

inside the cube.

The younger you are, the better you are at this game.

You should see me fine then.

Because I'm still quite young.

Yeah.

What do you think, Kate?

I think you'll be fine.

Sarah? Yeah, you can do it. Alex?

Yeah, you can do it, mate.

If it's for £10 ,000, what would you do with £10 ,000?

What would I do?

First thing, sort out the wedding.

We're looking to get married next year, so that would sort us out with that.

You happy with the way that money's been allocated?

Yeah.

Was that what you were thinking?

He's got his orders, he knows.

You weren't meant to say that.

So, for £10 ,000, what are you going to do?

I'm going to save... I'm going to save my Simplify, save my trial run.

You know that if you say, I'm going for it, the next time you stand here, we'll

either be with £10 ,000 or with nothing.

Which is pay that for?

I'm going for it. You're going for it?

All you have to do is to place the marker in the position of the missing

Sort of test the photographic memory here. That's exactly what it is,

photographic memory.

And, yeah, I think I was doing all right. My job helps me with that. I need

know. What precisely do you do in your job?

I control the trains on the Piccadilly line for that. You're used to working

under incredible stress and pressure.

Yeah, yeah.

And making judgement that when you're under pressure is something I have to do

every day, so... Well, you've had a commendation for your job as well,

you? I have, yeah.

What was that for?

That was for helping rescue 1 ,000 passengers in the tunnel after the

7 -7.

Who knows pressure?

I am indeed. This is obviously a very different sort of a pressure, but this

for £10 ,000.

You tell me when you're ready and the cube will start the game.

I'm ready.

Cube, start the game.

Do you have any idea?

I haven't.

What would you do if they were trains?

I'd ask my signaler who was where the train was.

Right. Sadly, no advice on this one. It's just down to you. What are you

to do?

Well, I'm going to put the box down where I think it might be. Okay.

Scale of one to ten, how confident are you with that play thing?

Six out of ten.

You get it wrong, you lose a life.

Yeah, I accept that.

Get it right, you're out here with £10 ,000.

Cube, is he right or is he wrong?

It's incredible that you did that.

And you were unsure.

I was unsure.

Like I said, I focused on one spot in the middle. It wasn't even on one cube.

I focused on a spot and just tried to visualize everything around it.

This gives me great pleasure to say that with nine lives, with a Simplify, with

a trial run, you have... £10 ,000!

Game four is for £20 ,000.

Rebound.

You must roll the ball in the playing zone so that it bounces off the cushion

that comes to rest in the target area.

Sounds easy, doesn't it, Simon?

But gauging the correct force is much harder than it seems.

Intakes of breath. I can hear it. In here.

What about you?

Intake of breath.

I've played a lot of snooker and pool in my time and I've tried to hit the cue

ball to the far end and get it back to the cushion.

£20 ,000?

No, no.

Just for a beer.

Well, I tell you what, if you get this, I'm sure your friends and family over

here will buy you more than a beer.

What would £20 ,000 mean to you? You told us that £10 ,000 means that you can

organise a wedding.

Would it be a bigger wedding for £20 ,000?

No, no. I mean, I wouldn't want to be too extravagant. I'd put some sort of

deposit on a house. Still towing the party line?

Yeah. He's much more in control than I made out.

So, here are your statistics for this one.

On average, this game takes...

Four lives.

You've got nine.

Yeah. It is for £20 ,000. So you have got some added pressure here.

But you are in amazing shape. Best shape you could be in. Nine lives.

Simplify. Trial run.

What are you going to do?

I think I'll go straight in then. Okay. Step inside the queue. Thank you.

That's like no snooker table you've ever seen.

Not at all.

Not at all. It's very deceiving once you come in here. It seems longer.

You have nine lives.

You have a simplify as well, should you think, hang on a second, this is now

going wrong. And it does sometimes go very wrong very quickly inside the

You've nine lives between coming out here with £20 ,000 and nothing.

Right.

I think I'm ready. Okay. Yeah. Pick up the ball.

Just judge that distance.

You go when you're ready.

We'd love you to get this in one.

So would I.

All of a sudden my hands have gone very sweaty.

I wonder why.

Okay.

Sounds you didn't want to hear.

No, it's not.

But it's a sound that many have heard much earlier on.

So pick up that ball, and you know now that that wasn't quite enough.

I knew that as soon as I let go.

Yep.

Okay, you have eight lives remaining.

Seven lives remaining.

The cube has taken another life. You have seven lives.

Has it found a weakness in you?

Well, we'll soon find out. I've still got seven more lives.

Pick up the ball.

You can still simplify it whenever you want, so don't forget that you have that

option.

Get in there.

Did you say statistically people lose four lives on this?

On average.

Okay.

So you should nail it on this one then.

five lives remaining.

So you know what it feels like when it's not quite enough and you know what it

feels like when it's too much.

Can you find the middle ground now?

Thoughts?

Thinking about to simplify.

Do you want to ask Katie?

Katie? I think you'll get it on this one.

Sarah? What do you think? I think give it another go.

And then simplify it.

Alex?

Yeah, you don't want to waste your simplify right now.

You can do it, mate. Yeah, I think I'll give it another go and then simplify it.

Right, I'll give another guy, okay

Come

on

come on come on come on

Well done. You nailed it.

I think getting that one too hard, it kind of helped me get a balance between

too hard and too soft then.

How does this look?

£20 ,000.

It's tough now because game five is worth £50 ,000.

simplify. You have your trial run, so you are still in great shape.

Here's what's inside the cube for 50 grand.

Contact.

You must guide the disc along the bar from one end to the other without the

making contact.

The game's done.

When the discs leak, the red thing goes.

When you're under stress, your body releases adrenaline, which makes any

to keep a steady hand extremely difficult.

Well, there's the game. You've got to decide how you're going to play it, and

you can tell me how you're going to do that right after the break. Don't go

away.

Now it's your chance to take the money from the cube.

So far, Simon has lost just four lives.

So, for your chance to win £4 ,444, watch closely.

A number of balls will be fired from the corner of the cube.

Count how many there are.

Was it A, 13, B, 9, or C, 4?

So call 09012 931333.

Calls cost £1 from BT Landlines. Calls from other networks may be higher and

from mobiles will be considerably more.

Text your answer A, B or C to 88330.

Text costs £1 plus one standard network rate message.

You can also enter for free at itv .com.

Entrance must be 18 or over and lines close on Sunday at 5pm. So the best of

luck. Entries made after the closing time won't be counted but they still be

charged.

You must guide the disc along the bar from one end to the other without the

making contact.

You still have your trial run and simplify remaining, but the last game

four lives.

So, for £50 ,000, and with just five lives left, you want to play, Simon?

So, the cube is really testing you now.

It's the first game that I've thought I could possibly fail on.

What difference to your life would £50 ,000 make?

Oh, huge difference.

Huge difference.

I can't even think.

Maybe Katie can.

£50 ,000?

Oh, unspeakable difference.

I would turn... Life -changing.

Turn it around, yeah? Yeah. Change your lives.

Yes. Sarah?

I guess I'm sure we could, um... Yeah.

Chuck a bit your way.

What about as a mate?

As a mate, I just hope his hands aren't as shaky as they were on my wedding day.

See your hands.

They look rock solid to me.

I'm not in the cube.

You've got to think at this stage, and obviously it's something that it's worth

considering, you have £20 ,000 now.

And this is when it gets really tough. And that's when the cube gets inside

head. Because you've got to think about losing the money as well as winning the

money. You're right in the middle. It's really tricky.

The thing is, even if I had nine lives, I'd still think, well, I've got to give

it a go. But nine lives could go just like that, so I could five.

You know, I think I'll use a trial run.

I'm going to use a trial run and see how I go.

It's giving me a better idea of what...

What the game's about.

So that's your decision? That's my decision. You're going to take a trial

Yeah. I think that's very wise.

You can decide what to do at the end of your trial run. A to the Q.

For that.

Okay.

What does it look like now from that angle?

Well, you know, now that I'm closer up to it, it looks like there's a bigger

than it first seems when I was out there. Good news.

So you decide when you want to start.

And remember, the minute that hoop leaves the red area, you can't go back.

You're in play.

know what you have to do.

You've got a tough decision to make now. Let's look forward. Let's assume that

you decide you're going to do it and you go down and you touch it and you lose a

life or maybe you lose another life.

Do you think it'll rattle you?

What do you think?

If you use your simplify you should use it before rather than halfway through.

Why do you think that?

Because you've got better odds.

I'd simplify.

I feel like I can do it. Then go for it. Do it then.

Go for it.

Before you say it, lay everything out on the line here.

The negatives.

If you say, I'm going to do this, then you're committed and that's that. You

will either stand beside me with £50 ,000 or nothing.

The cube will have taken back the 20 you've already got. That's the negative.

The positive is that you have five goes at this and you feel very confident.

And that you pretty well got to the end there before you hit it on your trial

run. You do have a simplified, so the cube will make it easier.

It's whether or not you think for £50 ,000 you can hold your nerve.

Yeah, I'm going to go for it. You're in.

You are in.

Right, that's it.

I'm going to say this once and I'm not going to say it again because you don't

need to hear it.

I'm hoping that the next time you stand beside me here, it's going to be with a

great big fat 50k above the cube.

Me too, Philip. And not a big old zero.

So, and I'm not going to say that again now because you know what's at stake.

All you need to do now Simon is to hold your nerve.

Don't let it get to you.

I'm taken now.

You have earned this.

Your steady hand, your calm nerve under pressure has just got you 50

,000 pounds.

Game six is for 100.

You must bounce the ball once on each of the two columns so that it descends

into the target container.

Two bounces and in. What could be simpler?

But for £100 ,000, have you got the nerve, Simon?

So there it is, and no one ever said it was going to be easy.

The cube has set your £100 ,000 game. What are you going to do?

Have a think about it. Tell me after the break.

Here's another chance to take some money from the cube.

To win £4 ,444, watch closely.

A number of balls will be fired from the corner of the cube.

Count how many there are.

Was it A, 13, B, 9, or D, 4?

So call 09012 931333.

Calls cost £1 from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may be higher and

from mobiles will be considerably more.

Text your answer A, B or C to 88330. Text costs £1 plus one standard network

rate message.

You can also enter for free at itv .com.

Entrance must be 18 or over and lines close on Sunday at 5pm. So the best of

luck. Entries made after the closing time won't be counted but may still be

charged.

You must bounce the ball once on each of the two columns so that it descends

into the target container.

You've used your trial run, but you still have five lives and your

remaining. So, Simon, would you gamble it all for £100 ,000?

I wish I'd saved my trial run for this one.

It's the one game from last series that I thought I hope I don't get.

Really? Really, yeah.

Well, it's just bouncing a ball into a bucket. I know. There's one that I

haven't been able to recreate at home. I haven't tried it.

And I said it was nice to have had a trial run now.

You do have your Simplify.

I do.

And you've got five lives. Each one of the balls sitting in there represents

step closer to £100 ,000.

And it's tempting.

Is it?

Very. It's calling to you. The cube does that. It's tempting you in. It's

pulling you in. Can you do it? Can you do it?

I don't like being beaten.

I like a challenge.

You've got £50 ,000.

This doubles that.

£100 ,000.

How tempting is it?

It's tempting, isn't it, Kate?

If you were to do this in one, then you would have five lives.

Left for the jackpot for £250 ,000. No one has ever beaten the cube.

No one's ever taken the £250 ,000 from it.

I don't want to think about that yet. I just want to concentrate on this one

first. Think about it carefully. Think about what you want to do.

Remember, you have a Simplify. The cube will make that game easier for you,

should you choose to play it.

£50 ,000 is a lot of money to lose.

Hundreds of lots of gain.

Five lives and a simplify.

You know how the cube works. You've watched it before, so you know actually

that's not bad shape to be in.

Do you know what the statistics are on this game?

Yeah, I do.

On average, it takes 3 .8 lives.

Got five.

That's close.

If you're going to go for it, just get the Simplify out and go for it. You've

got five lives, 3 .8 the average, but Simplify is going to bring up your odds

well. But I can't Simplify unless I commit.

Yeah, so if you commit, I'd Simplify straight away.

No, you're right there, but it's whether I want to commit or not. I said 50

grand for nine. I could have nine lives and they could just evaporate just like

that.

And I've already got doubt in my mind as well. Now you're standing here. You

know what it feels like.

Only you can decide what you do. Can you get, with a simplify, in five lives,

can you get one of those balls to bounce and land in the bucket?

You know what?

I do think that I can do it, but I'm going to take

the money for it.

It's a lot of money to lose.

Because you have just changed your life.

He didn't beat you, but you took 50 grand out of him. He won't like that.

really, really did. Simon, it's been a pleasure. Thank you very much indeed.

Please welcome

our next contestant.

Amy Seagrave.

Welcome to the Cube. There you go. There it is in front of you. You are Amy, and

you are how old?

21. And you're from where?

Southport, near Liverpool.

And what do you do for a living?

Student teacher.

Okay, who have you brought with you?

I've got my mum, Glenda, my brother, Sam. Hi, Sam.

My best friend, Tash. Hi, Tash. And then my other best friend, Shani.

Very nice to meet you all.

Lovely. So what makes you think you've got what it takes to beat the Cube?

I'm a big Cube geek. Like, I love it. Like, the whole last series, avid

So I feel like this is the game show made for me.

You have nine lives, as you know. You know how it works.

And with your nine lives, you've got to get to £250 ,000.

Game one is for £1 ,000.

Stop those.

Amy, when you press the button in front of you, the floor of the cube will turn

blue at a consistent rate.

When it reaches the center of the cube, it will become invisible.

However, it will continue to move at the same pace.

When you think it has reached the marked zone, you press the button again to

stop it. It must be within the line to succeed.

So when you watch this on the telly, you've seen this before, what did you

think? When you're doing it, you just have to, you have to do something to do

with counting.

Because you can't just be like standing there and then go for it. I think after

two attempts, you'll know where it is. I think it will take no more than two

lives off you.

I reckon, lucky to do it on your first go.

So, you probably know all of this, but I'm going to say it anyway.

You have a simplify when you go in. That's the first thing the cube gives

but you can only use it once.

Go. I'm excited.

Amy, enter the cube. Thank you.

I thought I was more excited to meet you. I'm more excited to be in the cube.

That I can understand.

So, you start it when you're ready. This is for £1 ,000.

Best of luck, Amy. Don't forget to stop it. Okay.

And you have £1 ,000.

You

must

throw the red cube over the wall so that it lands directly

in the target container.

You can look around the wall to gauge the distance, but when you throw the

cube... You might be behind it.

There's your game.

Oh, that's hard.

And it's a new game, too. You haven't seen that one. No.

When watching the body do it then, underarm, you've got to spin it, because

it hits a corner, it'll come straight back out. If it comes back out, fail,

don't I? Oh, the body makes everything look very simple.

I wish I was the body.

Do you wish you were the body? I wish that was my job.

The statistics with this game are that the average person does it

on their second attempt.

Okay. And you're in great shape. You've got all nine lives.

You've got your simplify, and of course now you know that the cube has now given

you a trial run, which means that you can make a decision to go in and try a

game before you commit to it.

Right. Shani, what do you think?

Netball. Yeah, I was going to say, you played netball in school, you were good.

I reckon you'd be fine.

Underarm, overarm?

Under. With a spin, but behind.

I think I'm going to aim for the back of the thing, because if it hits the back,

more chance of it staying in, isn't it? If it hits the middle of that container,

it can shoot back out. You going in? Yeah, I'm going in.

Watch it. If I get it out, feed back.

For game two, enter the cube.

That's the square box.

And this white thing here?

Wall. Okay.

I'm ready.

I'm ready. Yeah? Yeah.

So you can have a final look. You know, you have as many looks as you like until

you're about to throw. Then you've got to stay behind that red line. I can see

it in the reflection, which helps.

Might help, yeah.

Okay. So you tell me when you're going to go.

Yeah, I'm just gonna give the first go a go, then we can work off it if we don't

get it in, okay?

Best of luck.

How close?

Too far. Too far?

Yeah. How much too far?

It hit the back of the box. Which bit? That bit there.

Very good teamwork here.

This is the most people we've had inside the cube at any one time.

That's good.

So what should I adjust?

More height.

Yeah, more height. The what? Higher.

Just higher.

I should have brought that.

The cube has taken one life from you. You have eight. lives now. Still got

Simplify? Okay. I feel quite calm, but if it takes any more lives, we're going

to think about the Simplify.

I'm going to tell you something really fantastic.

I'm at £2 ,000.

Now the money goes up.

Because day three is for £10 ,000.

Here's what this has to do.

You will regret.

Two balls will be fired at you from two corners of the cube.

They will be fired in quick succession.

And you must catch both without dropping them.

Amy, you will need quick reflexes and a good catch to win this game.

So, you now have to decide what you are going to do. And you're doing incredibly

well. But, you're going to have to come back next week. See you next week on The

Cube.

That's hard.

This is a game that's causing you problems.

I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't do it.

The Cube iPhone game is now available. For details on how to download the Cube

app where you can play games from the series, go to itv .com slash the Cube.

app costs £1 .79.

Cheryl Cole and Michael Bublé are performing and of course we'll hear the

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