[dramatic music]
[applause]
Welcome to Cheat,
the only quiz that gives cheats a chance.
But if you wanna win some serious cash,
just make sure you don't get caught in the act by your opponents.
Now, before we meet the players, show your appreciation
for the first lady of Cheat,
and if she's the treacle, then I'm definitely the tart!
- It's Ellie Taylor! - [applause]
That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me. Thanks, mate!
- Well, I love you, don't I? - Aw. Love ya!
Ellie, are you ready to meet some right chancers?
Let's do it.
Lithemba,
Nicolette,
Leo, Ricky,
welcome to Cheat.
Thank you.
[applause, cheering]
Lithemba, you're a lawyer and fashion writer living in London.
- Yeah. - Do you enjoy cheating?
I'm a lawyer, so I don't think I can say I enjoy cheating.
But when needs must, right? You do what you gotta do.
Do you have any hobbies when not working hard?
I'm a massive squash player. I have a world ranking.
Probably within about, like, top 1,000.
[laughter]
It's better just to say "world ranking."
In the whole world, though, of all squash players.
[Danny] Okay. Good luck, Lithemba.
Thank you very much, Danny.
Nicolette.
- Hello. - [Danny] You work in recruitment.
Have you got it in ya to cheat?
I think I'm known to be that person that in, like, pub quizzes,
I'll be Googling it under the table.
No need to do that here.
You can be a proper wrong'un as long as you get away with it.
It's perfect. This is my type of game.
- You sound like a right dodgy character. - I am, yeah.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
- [Danny] Leo. - Hi.
[Danny] You're a business consultant from Stockport.
But I hear you also have a degree in philosophy.
I do, yeah.
- Can you spot a cheat, Leo? - [Leo] Yeah, definitely.
I went through a phase of being interested in body language,
so I read up a lot on that.
- Oh, I like it. I like it. I'm impressed. - Ooh.
Or am I?
- Yeah! - [laughter]
You're definitely impressed.
- Leo, good luck. - Thank you.
Rick-aay!
- I've had to do it. - Thanks, mate.
Good to get it out of the way at the beginning.
Ricky, you're a sales account manager from London.
Uh, what are you selling?
I work for a drink supplier.
I supply a lot of bars and restaurants with all their alcohol.
So, have you got a good poker face?
I have actually, yeah. I have a lot of poker games around my house.
I play backgammon competitively.
Are you 1,000th in the world as well?
Oh wow!
Well, I'm probably top 150 in the UK, something like that.
- [Lithemba] See? In the world. - Oh, he's shown you up!
In the world!
Good luck, Ricky.
- Thank you. - [Danny] Good luck, everyone.
May the biggest brain win,
or the slipperiest cheat.
[applause, cheering]
It's time to play our first money builder round.
Ellie, tell us more.
[Ellie] Each player will face four questions,
which will also pop up on the screens in front of them.
If they don't know the answer,
they can give their secret cheat button a little tap.
Each correct answer adds £1,000 to the group jackpot,
but each wrong answer loses them a grand.
So if they're in doubt, they should cheat like there's no tomorrow.
But they need to play it cool because after every question,
their opponents can accuse them of cheating by hitting their buzzers.
And spotting those cheats correctly is key
because only the best cheat hunter is guaranteed a place in the next round
as well as getting to eliminate a rival player.
Let's get cheating, shall we?
Time to win some big money.
Fingers on buttons.
Let's Cheat.
[applause]
[Danny] Lithemba, you're up first.
And we're gonna stick your nut on that big screen
so everyone can look right in your mince pies!
- Over to you, Ellie. - Lithemba.
[reading question]
Paddington.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
Was he a "bear-faced" liar?
[laughter]
[Danny] Any accusations?
[buzzer]
- Nicolette's come in. - It was just very quick.
- And that, to me-- - It's quite an easy question though.
Maybe it-- I didn't know it.
[laughter]
[Danny] She's on ya.
We'll find out at the end of the round if it was a cheat.
That's a grand in the pot. We're off!
Nicolette.
[reading question]
Hmm...
Joseph.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzers]
[buzzer]
[laughter]
Lithemba, was it 'cause she just accused you? Is that it?
There was a bit of nervousness, a bit of anxiety in her face.
- I could just see it. - Doesn't mean I'm lying!
[Danny] Okay. We'll find out
at the end of the round if you've helped your accuracy.
That's another grand in the pot.
Leo, this question's yours.
All eyes are on you.
[Ellie reading question]
Swan.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzers]
- Really? - Getting trigger-happy now, ain't they?
- Yeah. Warming up. - [Danny] Ricky?
There was a little bit of, you know, bit of grimacing there, mate.
- To get an answer. - Bit of a grimace!
- [Ricky] Yeah, yeah. - [Danny] Okay. Interesting.
Remember, only the best cheat hunter is guaranteed a place in round two.
Ricky.
[reading question]
Pacific.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
No accusations there, Ricky.
If the three of you missed a cheat, your accuracy will go down.
Lithemba.
[reading question]
Um...
Justin Timberlake.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzer]
Just one accusation there.
We'll find out at the end of the round if it was a cheat.
Nicolette.
[reading question]
Um...
Wiltshire?
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzers]
[laughter]
Sorry! Sorry!
[laughter]
- What? What have I done? - You did not know that one.
I did geography at A-Level.
- I knew that one. Yeah. - Did you?
- They're on you, ain't they? - Clearly.
Leo.
[reading question]
Um... [sighs]
I think I'm gonna go with
Beauty and the Beast.
- [dramatic whoosh] - [Danny] It's cost the pot £1,000.
Incorrect. It was The Lion King, Leo.
It's put a target on your head. You do know you got a cheat button?
I know. I know. I was 95% certain.
[Danny groans] We move on.
Ricky.
[reading question]
50 Cent?
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
50 Cent, or half a quid, as I call him.
[laughter]
No accusations. Might've got away with that one, Rick.
Eight questions down. Eight to go. Lithemba.
[reading question]
Um...
So Summer would've been...
Sydney... Rio...
Oh yeah, of course. There was all the drama. It's Beijing.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
- [buzzers] - [laughter]
I'm not surprised, Lithemba.
To be honest.
- He went all over the world. - I know! Because...
No, because I think it was in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics--
Yeah, I think you've said enough.
All right, yeah.
He might've double-bluffed you.
He could've.
Nicolette.
[reading question]
Megan Thee Stallion.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
You're young and trendy. You definitely knew that.
Yeah, I watched that video a fair few times, so...
[Danny] No accusations there.
Another grand in the pot.
Leo.
[reading question]
Breaking Bad.
- Yeah. - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzers]
- What? - [Danny] Yeah.
No. Come on!
You all thought it was Breaking Bollocks, didn't ya?
[laughter]
- Stop it. - [Danny] Okay.
Ricky, this question's yours, my old son.
- [Ricky chuckles] - [Danny] All eyes are on you.
[Ellie] Ricky.
[reading question]
Helium.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
Was it a load of hot air?
You don't know if he's double-bluffing. Why did he delay?
- You should know that. - He looks down.
He keeps glancing down, but then it's also such general knowledge.
You've got 'em all rattled here, Ricky. You've got 'em all rattled.
Well, the good news
is the money's going up.
Your final questions in this round are coming up.
Lithemba.
[reading question]
- Yeah, I do need an answer, Lithemba. - [Lithemba] Oh, right.
Uh, ya know what I mean? It's...
Uh...
Murder She Wrote.
What?
[laughter]
[dramatic whoosh]
That is incorrect. The correct answer is Orange is the New Black.
A chance to cheat, I think.
I think you should've cheated, for the common good of your team.
'Cause you just lost us money.
Yeah, I was gonna say, you've lost a-- "Murder She Wrote," he said!
Well, Lithemba, you lost a grand. You put a bit of a target on your head.
[Lithemba groans]
[Danny] Okay. Ellie.
Nicolette.
[reading question]
[Nicolette] Ooh.
Okay, I know this.
I actually do know this because I'm allergic to them.
And it's almonds 'cause I can't eat marzipan.
- [Ellie] Correct. - I'm intolerant.
[buzzers]
I don't know why I'd be lying there.
I think that it was a good lie. It's too good.
Interesting.
Have you held your accuracy?
We'll find out at the end of the round.
- Next question, Ellie. - Leo.
[reading question]
Football.
Correct. American football. We can accept football.
[buzzers]
Okay. We'll find out if it was a cheat very, very soon.
Ricky.
Final question.
[reading question]
Doctor Strange.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzers]
I don't think you're, like, a hardcore Marvel fan.
Oh, I'm not. I've got a 13-year-old son.
I seen Doctor Strange with him recently.
Oh really? Okay. Fine. Well...
Get hold of that, Nicolette.
- Well... - I don't believe that.
You can't fall for that!
- He may have invented a son, yeah. - Yeah, pulled a son out the bag.
- [laughter] - Okay!
That old chestnut!
[Danny] Right!
Questions are done. That's the end of the round.
[applause]
Let's talk readies.
Your pot
currently stands at £12,000
because you got 14 correct answers
but two wrong answers.
But something just don't smell right.
We allow cheats, but we don't pay for 'em.
So any money made by cheated answers is about to go west.
[Lithemba laughs]
- Lithemba. - Yeah?
Did you cheat?
I did not cheat. No, I did not, Danny.
- You saw me-- Okay. - Thank you.
- That's enough now. - [Lithemba] All right.
[Danny] Nicolette?
What's your favorite TV show?
Is it Coronation Cheat?
[audience chuckles]
I don't get it.
[laughter]
Oh!
Street.
Ha-ha.
Let's try again. Ready? Here we go. [groans]
[deadpan] Nicolette, what's your favorite TV show?
Is it Coronation Cheat?
[forced laughter] Yeah!
[laughter]
[Danny] They're pleading innocence.
But are they guilty of cheating?
It's time to deliver the verdict.
'Cause let's lose a grand
for every cheated answer.
[tense music]
[Danny] One.
[audience] Ooh!
[Danny] Two.
Three!
- Four! - [Lithemba] Oh wow.
Five!
Six!
Seven!
Bloody hell.
[audience groans]
- What is going on here? - Eight cheated answers!
[groaning, laughter]
Lying little weasels, the lot of ya!
You've just lost eight grand!
Right.
It's elimination time.
And that decision will be made by the most accurate cheat hunter.
That's the player who spotted the most cheats
whilst making the fewest false accusations.
Give me a name.
[tense music]
- Nicolette! - [applause]
Ooh!
I wasn't expecting that!
Congratulations, Nicolette.
You're guaranteed a place in the next round,
and you've earned the right to give someone the elbow.
Whoever you pick will return £1,000 for every one of their cheated answers
and another £1,000 for any wrong answers.
Now, me and Ellie, we're completely in the dark,
so we can't give you any clues.
But where's the eight grand's worth of cheats hiding?
Nicolette,
find the cheat, find the money.
I feel like it's... I'm torn between the both of you,
Leo and Lithemba.
Because they're both very equal. They both got one wrong.
And the other three, they either cheated or didn't.
Both Lithemba and Ricky have the same kind of vibe.
They seem like they know a lot,
but I think you guys are winging a lot of it, honestly.
No. I'm the only one who was like, "I'm not going to cheat."
I'd rather just try and guess the answers
as opposed to trying to fib everyone and lie about things.
I know you say you don't lie. Lawyers do lie.
[laughter]
[Danny] We need a final decision.
Who are you gonna send home,
and why?
Okay, I am going to send home...
Lithemba.
[groans]
I felt like Leo and Ricky, I trusted them more,
so I wanna take them forward with me.
Bad luck, Lithemba. That means it's game over.
Now, let's return a grand to the pot for that wrong answer
and any cheats that he snuck through.
[tense music]
[Danny] That's the wrong answer back in.
One cheat.
- Two cheats. - [audience] Ooh!
I got one right!
[laughter]
- Okay! - [applause]
Yes, guys!
You found the cheat and you found the money,
which means the jackpot is now
£7,000.
[applause]
[Ellie] Oh, Lithemba.
- [Lithemba groans] - Such bad news.
But the good news is you are now officially number 1,000
in the world Cheat rankings. So well done!
Oh, that is so mean! [laughs]
It's time to say goodbye, and tata-ovich.
[mock crying] Good luck, guys.
[applause]
[Danny] Now we know
the rest of you cheated six times during that round.
It's shameless!
Because the biggest cheat is still in the game.
[audience] Ooh!
For everyone except the players, let's see how they really answered their questions.
Nicolette's cheat-hunting skills might just have kept her in the game
because she cheated three times.
More than anyone else.
Love that cheat button.
Keeping Ricky in the game was a smart move as he only cheated once.
Legal eagle Lithemba cheated twice and gave one wrong answer.
But getting rid of Leo would've put the same amount back in the pot.
So, why kick out Lithemba?
Lithemba is a shifty character. I'm not sure I trust him.
Everyone's cheating, but I'm the one that got caught and got kicked out.
[applause]
So the truth is out.
And we've just revealed all your dirty little secrets, ain't we?
Right, one player down,
and time to jack up the jackpot. Over to you, Ellie.
Each player has four more questions heading their way.
Correct answers will add £3,000 to the pot.
But wrong answers will now lose the pot £3,000.
[Danny] And in this round,
we'll find out if an answer was cheated every time an accusation is made.
[Ellie] And it's absolutely crucial to spot those cheated answers.
Our best cheat hunter once again
gets the chance to eliminate a player,
and they also go straight through to our head-to-head final.
Right.
Fingers on buttons.
Let's Cheat.
[applause]
Nicolette.
[reading question]
That's Alan Carr.
- [chimes] - Correct.
Trusting start to the round. Okay.
But have you missed a cheat there?
That's three grand in the pot.
- Here we go. Ten grand sitting there now. - Leo.
[reading question]
I'll go with my dad's favorite, Arsenal.
- [chimes] - Correct.
[buzzers]
[laughter]
They were "gunning" for ya.
God, you really try.
[laughter]
[Danny] Oh dear.
Ricky, talk to me.
Took forever, that one.
I'm a Tottenham fan, so I was always buzzing in there, mate.
[laughter]
[Danny] Was it a cheat?
- [alarm] - It was a cheat!
We don't pay for cheats, do we?
Ricky.
[reading question]
New York.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[Danny] No accusations?
Three grand in the pot.
Let's build them readies up.
Nicolette.
[reading question]
[Nicolette scoffs]
Um...
I'm gonna say Stereophonics.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[buzzers]
[laughter]
- [Ricky] Sorry. - No way.
[Danny] Was it a cheat?
- [alarm] - It was a cheat.
You've both done your accuracy a right favor there. Well played.
Leo.
[reading question]
Well, as a massive, like, novel reader, Life of Pi.
And the movie was amazing too.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
No accusations?
That's another three grand in the pot. Here we go!
Starting to look lively now, innit?
Ricky, this question's yours.
All eyes are on you.
[Ellie reading question]
Borat.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
No accusations?
- No. - [Danny] Okay.
Another three grand in the pot.
[Ellie] Six questions down. Six to go.
Nicolette.
[reading question]
First answer that popped into my head is Egypt,
so I'm just gonna say it and go with my gut.
[dramatic whoosh]
[Danny] We lose three grand. That's put a target on your head.
- Yeah. - Your gut's telling porkies. It's Kenya.
Leo.
[reading question]
[mutters quietly]
I'm gonna go with 21.
Yeah.
- [Danny] We lose another three grand. - [Ellie] Incorrect.
30.
If in doubt, cheat! You're damaging your dough here.
Come on, liven yourselves up. Ricky.
[Ellie reading question]
LeBron.
- [chimes] - Correct.
- You know what? Yeah. - [buzzer]
Okay, Leo. You didn't fancy that, no?
I don't know many people who cross between British sports and American.
[Danny] Let's find out.
Was it a cheat?
- [chimes] - [Danny] It wasn't a cheat!
[audience groans]
[Danny chuckles]
Well done.
Leo, you've damaged your accuracy with that.
Final questions for you all coming up. Nicolette.
[reading question]
Um, I know this one. Keanu Reeves.
- [chimes] - Correct.
Happy with that.
[Danny] No accusations. We move on.
Nineteen grand sitting there now. Come on!
Leo.
[reading question]
Um, so I can guarantee that my little cousin
watched it five billion times.
"Baby Shark."
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
- No accusations? - No.
[Danny] Have you missed the chance to call out the cheat?
Another three grand in the pot. Here we go.
- Ellie. - Ricky.
[reading question]
My son plays it. Um...
Fortnite.
[dramatic whoosh]
- [Ellie] Incorrect. Minecraft. - Minecraft!
That's cost the pot three grand. It's put a target on your head, Ricky.
Questions are done. That's the end of the round.
[applause]
Right, let's talk money.
Your jackpot is now worth £19,000. That's looking very, very tasty.
[applause]
[Danny] Nicolette,
what would you do with 19 grand?
My granddad lives in Brazil,
and I've actually yet to visit him because flights are stupidly expensive.
What's he, on the run?
- [Danny chuckles] - [laughter]
He could just be Brazilian. Is he?
- No. - He's on the run!
He is on the run, ladies and gentlemen!
[laughter]
Leo, 19 grand in your pocket. What would you spend it on?
I have been thinking about going to Bali for a while.
So I might take me and my sister
and go and live like a millionaire for a week.
- Just a week. - [Ellie] I love that.
- Hedonistic and sensible at the same time. - Practical as anything. Yeah. [laughs]
Ricky, what would you splash 19 grand on, mate?
I wanna spoil my son.
Maybe Disneyland.
He's big into basketball,
so maybe go and catch some NBA while we're over in the States.
He's really committed to his imaginary son.
Innit? [chuckles]
[laughter]
Well, all sounds lovely, all of ya.
But put your shopping lists down
because it's time to remove the cash
for any more cheated answers, innit, Ellie?
They've already kissed goodbye to £6,000
because two cheated answers were spotted during the round.
Now it's time to lose the money
for any cheated answers that were not spotted.
What does that jackpot look like really?
[tense music]
[Danny] One.
Two! Okay.
- Three! - Are you serious?
- [Danny] Four! - [groaning]
- Four more cheats! - Oh my God.
So you've just lost another massive £12,000.
- [groaning] - Oh, that's gotta hurt, that, ain't it?
Right.
It's time to reveal the name of the best cheat hunter
in that round,
who is guaranteed a place in the final.
Give me a name!
[tense music]
[Danny] Nicolette!
[applause]
[Danny] Again.
Well, congratulations. You're through to the final.
And you get to send another player
out of this gaff.
Whoever you send home will return three grand to the pot
for each of their cheated answers or wrong answers.
So, Nicolette, you've got a very tricky decision to make.
Are you gonna try and add as much money as possible
to the final jackpot
by eliminating the player you think is worth the biggest refund,
or screw the money and just get rid of your biggest threat
in the final?
There were six cheats in that round.
But who do you think
was cheating the most?
We know that Ricky is worth at least three grand
because he gave a wrong answer.
But Leo is worth at least six grand
because she gave a wrong answer
and a cheated answer was called out during the round.
But they could be worth more.
I feel like Ricky's been quite honest.
But he's quite hard to read.
So I'd be worried if I went head-to-head with him.
It'd be hard for me to guess if he was cheating.
I didn't lie once.
- Really? - God's honest truth.
Then Leo, I know that there's six grand.
So, did you lie one more time, two more times, who knows?
I would say that I'd be easier competition than Ricky.
I'd be easier to work with. Trust me.
Nicolette,
final decision.
Who are you gonna give the elbow, and why?
My gut is just saying
I wanna go for the most money,
and not cop out and try and go for who's gonna be least competition.
So I wanna get rid of Leo.
Bad luck, Leo. That means it's game over.
[chuckles]
But before you go, let's add the money you're worth
back in to the jackpot.
That's the wrong answer back in.
One cheat.
Two.
[gasping]
- [Danny] Three cheats! - [laughter]
- Sneaky! - [Danny] Yeah!
That's added a huge 12 grand!
Your jackpot is looking very healthy.
- [Nicolette] Thanks. - Oh, Leo!
[applause]
Leo, Leo, Leo, you're a sneaky, sneaky girl.
It's time to say goodbye.
- Thank you for playing, Leo. - Bye.
And never forget this.
Mind how you go.
[applause]
[Ellie] Nicolette proved again that it takes one to know one,
avoiding elimination with her cheat-hunting skills.
She cashed in by eliminating Leo.
I got rid of Leo because I thought that she had cheated the most.
It was strategic to get more money in the pot.
[Ellie] Once again, Ricky was the biggest money builder in that round
with three correct answers.
But one question still remains.
Does he really have a son?
I have. His name's Milo, and he's 13.
So, it's the brains versus the cheat in the final.
My motto in life is, "Fake it till you make it."
And clearly, it works.
[applause]
It's time to play
the Final Cheat!
[dramatic music]
[Danny] You're now gonna take turns
to answer questions
in a sudden death cheat-call battle
where every single question could end the game.
The rules, they're double simple.
- If you give a wrong answer, you lose. - And you leave here with nothing.
If you make a false accusation, you lose.
And you leave here skint.
But if you successfully call out a cheated answer, you win.
And you leave here
with 19 grand.
What a touch!
Yes, this final
will be over as soon as one of you
says the C-word.
And I can reveal that one of our finalists has cheated
on 75% of their questions so far.
But the other has only cheated on 13%.
[both laugh]
- I know who that is, then. [laughs] - [Danny] Okay.
Ricky wants to take his son on holiday to the States.
Nicolette wants to visit her granddad,
who's on the run in Brazil.
[laughter]
Nicolette, as you're the best cheat hunter,
you get to choose
who answers the first question in the final.
Um, I'd like it to be Ricky, please.
Put a bit of pressure on Ricky. I totally understand.
Good luck to both of you.
Fingers on buttons.
For the final time, let's Cheat.
[applause, cheering]
Ricky.
[reading question]
McDonald's.
- [chimes] - Correct.
Nicolette, do you want to cry cheat?
No.
[Danny] Okay.
Let's find out
if you've missed an opportunity.
Did Ricky cheat?
[tense music]
[Danny] No.
Good intuition from the champion cheat hunter.
The pressure swings to you now, Nicolette.
[Ellie reading question]
India. Easy.
- [chimes] - Correct.
What you thinking, Ricky?
Nah. I think everyone knows that, Dan.
So I'm not gonna press it.
- [Danny] Don't wanna press it? Okay. - No.
Did he miss out on the chance
to win 19 grand?
Was that a cheat?
[tense music]
- [alarm] - It was a cheat!
[audience gasps]
- [Danny chuckles] - [Ellie] Oh!
Oh, Nicolette!
Bloody hell.
Ricky, you could've just won 19 grand if you'd have smashed that button.
She's good!
- She's too good. [laughs] - [Danny chuckles]
Game faces on. Here we go.
The pressure swings
back to Ricky.
Ricky. [reading question]
[sucks air]
Spice Girls.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
What's going through your mind, Nicolette?
He's trying to make it look like he didn't know the answer.
So I'm not gonna call cheat on that.
You think you've sussed him?
[Nicolette] I think so, yeah.
- [Danny] Okay. - He looks like a Spice Girls fan.
[laughter]
Old Spice!
[laughter]
[Danny] Sorry, Rick.
Okay, well,
was Nicolette right?
Was that a cheat?
[tense music]
It wasn't a cheat!
[Danny inhales, sighs]
Well played, both of you.
Nicolette.
[Ellie reading question]
Um... [chuckles]
Uh...
Uh, a whale.
- [chimes] - [Ellie] Correct.
[tense music]
[laughter]
- [Danny] What you thinking, Ricky? - Dunno.
[giggles]
I dunno. She's got me rattled, mate. I think, um...
I think she tried pulling a few faces there again
to throw me off the scent a bit, you know?
But she thinks... I think she knows it.
Do you wanna say the C-word and cry cheat?
- Nah. - [Danny] No?
Okay.
Let's find out if you missed another opportunity, Ricky.
Was that a cheat?
[tense music]
[Danny] No, it wasn't!
[sighs]
[chuckles]
- For once in my life! - Good intuition there from Ricky.
- He was half-tempted. - I nearly did it.
Yeah, you made the right call, mate. You made the right call.
Nineteen grand on the line.
Ricky.
[reading question]
Florida.
- [chimes] - Correct.
What you thinking, Nicolette?
I'm thinking...
that he pressed the button really quickly,
and then said the answer straight away to make it look like he knew.
So, with that in mind, do you wanna cry cheat?
[tense music]
Yes.
[buzzer]
[Danny] Cheat is the cry.
The C-bomb has been dropped.
If Nicolette was right to accuse,
she's just won £19,000.
If Nicolette has made a false accusation,
she's just lost 19 grand
and handed it to Ricky.
So it all comes down to this.
For the final time today...
did
Ricky...
cheat?
[tense music]
- [alarm] - [Danny] He did cheat!
- Congratulations, Nicolette! - [Nicolette squeals]
You've just won £19,000!
- Amazing! - [Danny] Wow!
[laughs shakily]
Nicolette, how do you feel? Talk to me.
In shock. Um...
Clearly, I'm a good liar.
That's a new... That's something I've realized about myself.
I'm gonna keep doing that.
[laughter]
You really did earn that, I must say.
- You got good intuition. - Yeah.
You've beat a hell of a player in Ricky. Let's have it for Ricky.
[applause]
This is a man who don't really cheat. You were so close, weren't ya? Talk to me.
Yeah, I missed my chance, didn't I, with Bollywood.
And, um...
she called me. She called it right on that last one.
You can't get away with it with the queen...
Not with her around!
[Danny] ...cheat hunter.
Wow. Honestly, what a final. Well played, the pair of ya.
[Ellie] Oh, Nicolette.
Amazing work.
So many twists and turns, but in the end,
Nicolette was too good.
Which just goes to show
sometimes cheats do prosper,
and I love it when that happens!
[laughter]
If you wanna binge on more Cheat, there's loads to watch right now.
So get on it. What's the matter with you people?
From me and Ellie, goodbye.
- Bit of beef going on? - [buzzers]
- I'm not happy. - Breathe, Josh, in and out.
Wrong show! Wrong show!
[Danny] The most ruthless final in the history of the game show.
[Ellie] Oh my gosh!
[closing theme music playing]