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00:00The stakes are sky high as the fate of these three hopeful contestants hangs in the balance.
00:05Who'll tame the machine and play for our $20,000 jackpot?
00:08Let's find out on Tipping Point.
00:30Welcome to Tipping Point where these three contestants are ready to take on the machine.
00:34So let's meet them.
00:35Hi, I'm Callum. I'm a chartered accountant from Melbourne
00:38and I once had to cut my dreadlocks off after being attacked by locusts.
00:43Hi, I'm Jemima. I'm an assistant fashion buyer from Sri Lanka
00:47and with the win I would probably want to travel to South America.
00:50Hi, I'm Michael and I'm from far north Queensland.
00:53I'm very proud to be the first openly gay man elected as mayor in Queensland.
00:56Michael, how was it being the mayor of a tropical paradise?
01:02It's a beautiful location. It's one of the best places in the country
01:05but unfortunately I went in as COVID started and I went out as the disaster cyclone Jasper.
01:09Oh, that's a rough term.
01:10It certainly was.
01:11Let's hope it's not that rough for you today on Tipping Point.
01:13I hope so.
01:14Jemima, you want to head off to South America if you're able to win today?
01:18I do, yes. So I've got a friend who is Colombian
01:21so I'd love to do the trip with her to South America and just kind of travel all around.
01:25That sounds beautiful.
01:26Callum, got to hear this story. The locusts.
01:28Yeah, I had dreadlocks back in the day before my brain was fully developed
01:31and was playing golf and got caught in a locust plague
01:34and it was like one of those games with the Velcro and the tennis ball
01:37and they just sort of Velcroed into my hair as I was walking along
01:40so I had to sort of untangle the locusts
01:42but I've got a bit of a chequered history with wildlife.
01:44Interesting story Callum. I feel we're going to get some more out of you today.
01:47You three ready to get things underway?
01:49Ready to go. Let's do it.
01:50Let's play round one. It's Bank Builder.
01:56Alright, Bank Builder's your chance to build some serious cash
01:59because every counter that you push over the tipping point
02:02will put $100 into your bank.
02:04In this round you'll each start with three counters.
02:07If you buzz in and answer a question correctly
02:09you can choose to play that counter into the machine
02:12or you can pass it to one of your opponents to play one of their counters instead.
02:16If you're incorrect or don't answer within three seconds
02:20we'll take one of those counters away.
02:22Now in the machine you'll also see the two double counters.
02:25Push one of those over, you'll get to double your drop
02:27and of course there are the two mystery counters
02:29which you need to push over the tipping point
02:31to find out which prize you'll be taking home.
02:33If you're ready, I'm going to get you to put hands on buzzers
02:36and here comes your first question.
02:38In 1964, toy company Hasbro released a line of military-themed action figures
02:43named G.I. Who?
02:44Michael?
02:45Joe.
02:46It is G.I. Joe.
02:47Off to a good start.
02:49But it's always a dilemma.
02:50Should you play the first counter or should you pass it?
02:53I am going to play, thank you.
02:55Oh, he's going early.
02:57And I'd like to light up drop zone three.
02:59Light her up, please.
03:03How's the machine feeling today, Wanda?
03:10Ooh.
03:11Solid drop, Michael.
03:13Plenty of room, so it gets flat.
03:16But what you don't want is to squeeze into that little corner
03:20between that silver and black.
03:24Because that's what happens, Michael.
03:26One counter gone for you, nothing in the bank.
03:29Here comes the second question.
03:31The first logo of which major tech company
03:33depicts Isaac Newton sitting at the base of a fruit tree?
03:37Michael?
03:38Apple.
03:39That's correct.
03:42I'm going to keep rolling drop zone three.
03:44Light it up.
03:50Don't squeeze in that middle bit again, Michael.
03:54Oh.
03:55That's a little unlucky.
03:56Setting it up for everyone else.
03:58Here comes the next question.
03:59The Morse code sequence of three dots, three dashes and three dots
04:03represents which distress signal?
04:05Calvin?
04:06SOS.
04:07It is SOS.
04:10I'll follow Michael's lead.
04:12We might as well have two extra counters there,
04:14so we'll go number three.
04:15Drop zone three, light it up.
04:16Well, he's done a fair bit of work for you.
04:18You might as well start cleaning up.
04:19Oh, hello.
04:20That helps.
04:21Wait just a moment.
04:23As you hadn't pressed your buzzer, that's an ambient drop,
04:26so those two that have come over the tipping point
04:28you take out of the machine and we continue on.
04:38OK.
04:39Another one sitting in there.
04:41How do you get down flat?
04:43Pretty happy with that, Todd.
04:44OK.
04:45What do you reckon?
04:46Are we going to get one over?
04:47Oh, you're going to get more than one.
04:49Good.
04:50Another five off the top shelf.
04:55And even more over the tipping point.
04:57Great start for you, Calum.
04:59Six over the tipping point.
05:00That gives you $600.
05:02Put it into your bank, Calum, with one counter down.
05:04You got yourself a handy six-counter lead.
05:06Well played.
05:07Thank you, Todd.
05:09All right, here comes the next question.
05:11The name of what injectable cosmetic treatment
05:13is an abbreviation of botulinum?
05:16Calum.
05:17Botox.
05:18It is indeed.
05:21Let's go drop zone four.
05:23Light up drop zone four for Calum.
05:30Oh, yeah.
05:31What do you reckon, Todd?
05:32I think that's pretty good.
05:33Looking OK.
05:34Sit straight behind the black.
05:35You like it.
05:36That's more important.
05:37Yeah, I'm not unimpressed.
05:39We'll see what happens.
05:41Commentary's hard, isn't it?
05:42Anticipation is immense.
05:46Those first times that we go into a different drop zone.
05:49So nothing off the second counter for you, Calum.
05:51You've got one left to play, along with Michael, Jemima.
05:54You've still got all three.
05:55Next question is...
05:59Well, Calum, it was close for you.
06:01Three came over the tipping point,
06:03but unfortunately it was on the fourth push,
06:06so they are void.
06:07They'll get taken out of the machine,
06:09and we will continue on.
06:16Michael?
06:17Percussion.
06:18Well done, Michael.
06:20Very good.
06:21There's more sitting there.
06:22This is your last chance to build some money in Bank Builder, though.
06:24You've got to make it happen.
06:26Yeah, I think I might go for drop zone two this time.
06:28There seems to be quite a few hanging there.
06:30OK, light up drop zone two,
06:31plus you've got the mystery sitting there, Michael.
06:35Drop zone two.
06:41That's better.
06:42That can just make sure it sits flat and doesn't ride.
06:46No, plenty of room.
06:48Nicely done.
06:49Nicely done.
06:50Right.
06:51Time to get this game going.
06:52Calum in the lead, 600.
07:00OK, Michael, sorry.
07:02Such is life.
07:03All right, you're out of counters.
07:04Let's go back and watch these two continue our Bank Builder round.
07:08Oh, wow.
07:14Well, the machine got a mind of its own,
07:17and it continues to throw ambient drops at us early on in the game today.
07:21That's a large one, and we can see the mystery counter has also come out.
07:25The other counters will be taken out of the machine.
07:27The mystery counter will be placed back as close to where it was before,
07:30and then we will continue on.
07:32OK.
07:33Here's the next question.
07:39Jemima.
07:40Elvis Presley.
07:41You're in the game now, Jemima.
07:43Come on.
07:45You've got your chance.
07:46OK.
07:47I'm going to go drop zone two.
07:49Light up drop zone two.
07:51There's a little mystery counter lurking on the tipping point there,
07:54possibly for you, Jemima.
08:02OK.
08:03Good spot.
08:04I think it's a good spot.
08:05Yeah.
08:06Down it goes.
08:08Not a bad position for the mystery, Jemima.
08:12As long as you get that.
08:14No, it's an edge surfer.
08:16Ambient drops and edge surfers.
08:19I like that.
08:20The machine in a terrible mood it was seen today.
08:23Geez.
08:24One counter gone for you.
08:25Nothing in there.
08:26Callum, one to go with 600.
08:28Looking good.
08:29Next question.
08:31At the 2024 Paris Olympics,
08:33which Australian swimmer won her sixth Olympic gold medal?
08:37Callum.
08:38Emma McKeown.
08:39Correct.
08:40Well done.
08:41What a champion.
08:43Light it up.
08:44We'll go number two, Todd.
08:45He's over to two.
08:46Away we go.
08:52Nice.
08:53Nicely done.
08:54In the centre.
08:55Spot.
08:56Yeah.
08:57I think that's going to be good, Callum.
08:59That's yours.
09:03Mystery.
09:04Very happy with that.
09:07Nice round for you, Callum.
09:08I know.
09:09Very lucky, Todd.
09:10Five over the tipping point, including the mystery.
09:12Another 500 goes up and into the machine.
09:14We're going to whip it out of there.
09:15The end of your bank builder round.
09:17You can sit back nicely with $1,100.
09:21Thanks, Todd.
09:24Callum, obviously you've got the mystery counter.
09:27Yeah.
09:28You can show off your beautifully manicured lawn all day,
09:31every day with this dreamy robotic lawnmower, A1,
09:35featuring 3D obstacle avoidance and wireless boundary set-up,
09:39and it's valued at $3,000.
09:41Wowee.
09:43That is just phenomenal.
09:45You can sit upon the deck and just watch it do all the work for you.
09:47I cannot wait.
09:48Another member of the family.
09:49Okay.
09:50Callum, you're now out of counters.
09:52Jemima, you've got two counters left to play.
09:55No need to buzz in,
09:56but you do need to answer in three seconds,
09:58and if you don't give me an answer, you lose your counter.
10:01Here we go.
10:02Which TV drama stars James Gandolfini
10:05as the boss of a New Jersey mafia family?
10:12No idea.
10:13The Sopranos.
10:15Jemima, unfortunately I'm going to have to take that counter away.
10:18You've got one left.
10:20Final question of the bank builder round.
10:22Dame Edna Everidge famously greeted audiences with the catchphrase,
10:26Hello what?
10:28Friends?
10:30No, it's Hello Possums.
10:32Unfortunately, I've got to take that one away from you as well.
10:35So at the end of our bank builder round,
10:37Callum, you've got yourself a very handy lead of 1,100,
10:40and Jemima and Michael, there's 2-0 sitting there
10:44and we've got to fix that next in our quickfire round.
10:47Stay with us because you're watching Tipping Points.
10:53CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
11:01Welcome back, everyone, to Tipping Points.
11:03We've got Callum, Jemima and Michael
11:05who are trying to get through to our final round
11:07to play for the $20,000 jackpot.
11:09To keep things moving, let's play quickfire.
11:16So in quickfire, you'll each have 30 seconds
11:18to answer as many questions as possible.
11:20For every correct answer,
11:22you'll get a counter to play into the machine.
11:24Every counter becomes hugely important for all of you
11:26because the player with the lowest score
11:28at the end of this round is out of the game.
11:30Now, Callum, you're in the lead.
11:32And it means that you've got the choice to make
11:34whether to continue to go first here
11:36or make the game interesting, perhaps.
11:38I'm having a crack.
11:40Callum is having a crack.
11:42So I'll put 30 seconds on the clock.
11:44Your time starts now.
11:46The word canine means relating
11:49Correct.
11:53Cluedo.
11:59Pass.
12:04Rose.
12:09Macbeth.
12:11The 2021 hit song Cold Heart features the vocals
12:13of Elton John and which female pop star?
12:15Pass.
12:17Correct.
12:21Callum, on fire with four.
12:23And I thought you might get Cleopatra as well.
12:25Too much time on the lawn, not enough time reading.
12:27Exactly.
12:29All right, you've got four counters,
12:31so we'd better start seeing what you can do with that.
12:33Where would you like to start?
12:35I think drop zone four looks untested,
12:37so I'm keen to have a crack in there.
12:39You've put one counter in there so far, Callum.
12:41Light her up.
12:49Got the slide in between there, Todd, I reckon.
12:51Yeah, it goes to the right.
12:53There we go.
12:55There's a double there.
12:57Might not go yet, but you're getting closer.
12:59All right, two over the tipping point.
13:01So $200 goes in the machine.
13:03We leave it there,
13:05because you've still got three more to play,
13:07so you're comparatively close.
13:09Four, is it?
13:11Do you agree with your audience?
13:13Four? Yeah, I think so.
13:15Light her up.
13:17Tent in your eyes.
13:19Watch carefully, Todd.
13:21In the middle there.
13:23A bit of a gap at the front, though.
13:27Light continues.
13:29Yeah.
13:31Oh!
13:33APPLAUSE
13:37There we go.
13:39Something's working today, Todd.
13:41Certainly is.
13:43Eight, including the double over the tipping point,
13:45which gives you $1,600 to put up and into the machine.
13:47Huge drop!
13:49$1,800, and we're not done yet.
13:51We're not done yet, Todd, no.
13:53I think let's go...
13:55Let's go, yeah, let's go number one.
13:57All right, light up drop zone one
13:59as he tries to clean up the other end of the machine.
14:01Oh, ghost hugger.
14:03Sticky.
14:05We're having it all today with the machine.
14:07A bit of perspiration in there or something.
14:09Yeah, don't know why.
14:11All right, what do we think?
14:13Looks OK.
14:15It's not bad.
14:17Yeah, no.
14:19Here she goes.
14:21Oh!
14:23Oh!
14:25So you've got one left,
14:27and you've got two left.
14:29So you've got one left.
14:31Let's go number one.
14:33All right, last drop.
14:35Light up drop zone one.
14:37That tipping point
14:39in drop zone one is loaded.
14:41It's ready to rock.
14:43Jemima and Michael
14:45certainly don't want you to get anything.
14:47It looks OK.
14:49Oh!
14:51Oh!
14:53I mean...
14:55You've got many magic powers.
14:57Yeah, I don't know.
14:59Unbelievable.
15:01The only thing you didn't do
15:03was fill the centre of the tray.
15:05That's one heck of a quick-fire round, Callum.
15:07Seven more over the tipping point.
15:11Most people would be happy
15:13with that at the end of the show.
15:15But you've got 2,500
15:17that we're going to take out of the machine.
15:19We're going to throw it to what you had in Bank Builder.
15:21And how about this for a tally?
15:233,600, everybody.
15:25So good!
15:27So good!
15:29How you going, Michael?
15:31It's lovely to come down to Melbourne
15:33for a day.
15:35You never know.
15:37You are only 36 counters behind.
15:39All right?
15:41And you are up next
15:43as you answer the first question correctly
15:45between yourself and Jemima.
15:47Would you like to play?
15:49Or perhaps Jemima could do a bit of work
15:51and help you get the 36.
15:53All right.
15:5530 seconds is on the clock.
15:57Your time starts now.
15:59The term Viennese means a native
16:01or inhabitant of which European city?
16:03Venezuela.
16:05Vienna.
16:07Which William Steak book about a green ogre
16:09was adapted into a DreamWorks film?
16:11Shrek.
16:13The First and Second Boer Wars
16:15were both fought on which continent?
16:17Africa.
16:19Halo was a 2009 hit song
16:21Correct.
16:23What was the middle name of the Australian Prime Minister
16:25born Edward Whitlam?
16:27Goff.
16:29In a typical limerick rhyming pattern?
16:33Two for you, Michael.
16:35And you probably heard it mid-round.
16:37We had another ambient drop.
16:39So two fell over that tipping point.
16:41We're going to clean those out.
16:43And you've still got your two to get in there.
16:45Two.
16:47I don't agree with them.
16:49Two.
16:55Okay, that's a good spot.
16:57Directly behind to get a clean
16:59forward push off that.
17:01There's a bit of cast sitting there.
17:03Nice.
17:05There we go.
17:07Let's get rid of that zero.
17:09There we go.
17:11And we have...
17:13Hey! I'm off zero.
17:15You're off zero.
17:17You came over the tipping point.
17:19A hundred goes up and into the machine.
17:21We're going to leave it there.
17:23And you've got one more chance to build your bank, Michael.
17:25You're only now 35 behind.
17:27Let's just do drop zone two again.
17:29Light her up.
17:31Come on.
17:33Clean off that tipping point, Michael.
17:41That's not bad.
17:43It's not the worst.
17:45Tilt the gap again.
17:49Okay. Let's take the hundred, Michael.
17:51It's not an enormous tally.
17:53We're going to move it from the machine.
17:55We're going to put it into your bank.
17:57And you're in second position at the moment.
18:01Okay. Now, Jemima,
18:03you've got to think of this as a battle between you
18:05and Michael to get to head-to-head.
18:07Michael's got one counter.
18:09You've got to try and beat that.
18:11Let's put 30 seconds on the clock for you, Jemima.
18:13Good luck. Your time starts now.
18:21Pass.
18:27Ruby.
18:33Pass.
18:37Pass.
18:43Pass.
18:53Okay.
18:55Not much I can do with the one,
18:57but we will give it to our girl, drop zone three.
18:59Drop zone three.
19:01Here we go, Jemima,
19:03trying to stay in the game.
19:05Light it up.
19:07Good luck, Jemima.
19:13It's right behind the mystery, but I'm not sure there's enough for it to get over, Jemima.
19:20Oh, maybe there is.
19:21I'll take it. I'll take it.
19:28We're head to head. You know what? Oh, man.
19:32OK, one over the tipping point. $100 goes into the machine.
19:35And we're going to take it from the machine. We're going to put it into your bank.
19:38And guess what? We've got a tie, everybody.
19:44So, this is what is going to happen.
19:46We've got the tie-break coming our way.
19:48Michael and Jemima, if you are first to buzz in and get the answer correct,
19:52then you'll be moving through to the head-to-head round.
19:55Buzz in and get it wrong, and you'll be leaving the game.
19:57If you're both ready, I'll get you to put your hands on buzzers.
20:00And here is your question.
20:02The only two months of the year that begin with the letter M are March and what?
20:06Jemima. May.
20:07Jemima, it's you!
20:09Bye-bye.
20:14Michael, she had the reflexes, got there in front of you.
20:17Indeed she did.
20:18Unfortunately, Michael, at the end of what has been quite an extraordinary couple of rounds,
20:22with only $100 in the bank, we've found your tipping points.
20:27And all of that, of course, means that after the break,
20:30Jemima will be trying to make one of the biggest comebacks in tipping point history.
20:34Who will go on to play for our $20,000 jackpot?
20:36We'll find out next on Tipping Points.
20:44Whoo!
20:51Welcome back to Tipping Point.
20:53We've got Callum and Jemima.
20:55They're going head-to-head for $20,000.
20:58Callum, a bit of pressure on you here,
21:00because you have the biggest lead in our tipping point history, 3,600.
21:04The best before that was 3,400.
21:07Thank you, Todd.
21:09So, Jemima, time for you to put the pressure on him.
21:12Let's do it.
21:13As the two of you get ready to go head-to-head.
21:20And in head-to-head, you'll each be asked two questions.
21:23Answer correctly, you'll get the counter to play into the machine.
21:26Get it wrong, and your opponent will get to play that counter instead.
21:29If you are unsure, you can ask your opponent to answer that question.
21:33Callum, obviously in the lead with 3,600.
21:36Do you want to continue starting first or give Jemima the opportunity?
21:39I'm happy to go first. Let's do it.
21:41Your first question then, Callum, is...
21:50Pass or play?
21:52I've never seen Beetlejuice.
21:54I've recently seen the advertising for the new Beetlejuice
21:57and I thought that is not something I really want to get involved with or watch.
22:00So I apologise, Jemima, but I'm going to pass this one over to you.
22:05Jemima, what is the title of the 2024 sequel of the 1998 film Beetlejuice?
22:09I actually saw this and I literally just, like, scrolled on TikTok
22:13and I just, like, passed it.
22:14So I actually don't know.
22:17Have a guess.
22:18Beetlejuice 2.
22:20So, Jemima, let's find out if it is Beetlejuice 2.
22:27Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
22:29So close, Jemima.
22:31So close. Is that right?
22:33Callum.
22:34Todd.
22:35You've got your counter to play. Where would you like to put it?
22:38I think we'll go number two. Thanks, Todd.
22:40Line up number two.
22:44Timing is everything.
22:45It's been pretty good for you today.
22:47So good.
22:49Hope it continues.
22:53Centre.
22:55Just took too long to get down to get down flat.
22:59It kissed the other counter, but it is not riding it.
23:03Down the T.
23:07Nice.
23:08May as well clean up that middle section we were talking about.
23:14That is so good.
23:17I mean, this league just keeps getting longer and longer
23:21and further away from Jemima.
23:22Another nine over the tipping point, Callum.
23:26900 in the machine.
23:28Let's put that into your bank, Callum.
23:30Four and a half grand is yours at this point.
23:35Callum, the Usain Bolt of tipping points.
23:39Jemima, here comes your question.
23:43In the standard version of Scrabble,
23:45how many bonus points does a player score
23:47by using all seven tiles in a single turn?
23:51Pass or play?
23:52Pass or play?
23:53I don't know.
23:54He seems like he might know it, but...
23:56He's got that sort of face on him, doesn't he?
23:58Yeah, he does.
23:59But, yeah, I think I'm actually going to pass it.
24:02Are you a Scrabbler?
24:03I'm not.
24:04My mum likes Scrabble, so we don't play it much
24:06because she just dominates.
24:09I don't know.
24:10I'm going to go with 25.
24:11Let's find out if it's 25.
24:16Oh, it's 50.
24:18You've let Jemima back in the game.
24:2125!
24:23I'm going to go with drop zone three.
24:25Yep. Light it up.
24:30Jemima, we're looking for 44-pounders here.
24:33So far from where I wanted, but it's OK.
24:38Nice and flat.
24:39Let's see if we can get a lateral.
24:41Maybe it pushes that...
24:42Maybe a lateral would be nice.
24:44..that grey that's sitting at the front.
24:46Oh, OK. All right.
24:48Come on.
24:51Oh!
24:53It even fell out!
24:55Two over the tipping point,
24:56including the one that flew out of the machine.
24:58200.
25:00And, Jemima, you're building slowly.
25:02I am.
25:03But it's happening. Let's take the 200.
25:05Put it into your bank.
25:06You've found yourself now with $300.
25:12Callum, you've extended that lead.
25:14We'll find out after the break
25:15if you're going to be able to hang on to it or not
25:17and play for our $20,000 jackpot.
25:19That's coming up next on Tipping Point.
25:33Welcome back to Tipping Point,
25:34where Callum, who's a chartered accountant,
25:36is counting his money at this point.
25:38And, Jemima, assistant fashion buyer.
25:40They're going head-to-head.
25:42Callum, looking good.
25:434,542-pounder lead as you get ready to play your next question.
25:48Which Australian tennis player wrote the memoir My Dream Time?
25:54My Dream Time.
25:55Well, Todd, I know you've got a book.
25:57I haven't read that.
25:58I'll autograph you a copy after the show.
26:00OK, thank you.
26:02I think I'll have a go at this.
26:04I've got two names in my head.
26:06I'm going to go with Yvonne Gouligan-Cawley.
26:09OK.
26:10Jemima, would you have gone with anyone?
26:13No, I really don't.
26:14I only know the one Australian tennis player, which is Kyrgios.
26:17You only know the one?
26:18Just the one.
26:20I know.
26:22We did have a discussion earlier, didn't we?
26:24Oh, when I knew, yes!
26:26LAUGHTER
26:32All right.
26:34Callum, is it Yvonne Gouligan-Cawley?
26:38Ash Barty was the answer.
26:40Ash Barty.
26:41Yes.
26:42You did know her too, Jemima.
26:44Yep, that was your other choice, wasn't it, Callum?
26:46It was.
26:47OK.
26:48Jemima, guess what?
26:49You got that counter.
26:50Here's your opportunity.
26:52Yes!
26:53They're behind you.
26:55Let's go three.
26:57Light up job zone three.
27:00Come on.
27:01Let's go.
27:02Mystery, mystery, mystery.
27:03Mystery.
27:04Oh!
27:05It's still a mystery.
27:06Still a mystery.
27:08Oh.
27:09Hopefully 40 counters pass over.
27:12Down she comes.
27:13All right.
27:16Oh!
27:22It's something.
27:23That was three more over the tipping point for you, Jemima.
27:26$300 goes into the machine,
27:28and your tally's actually starting to build all right now.
27:30You've got yourself, as we move that over, $600.
27:34Only $39 behind now.
27:38OK, you've got the final question coming your way.
27:40If you can get it right, maybe, just maybe,
27:43you can get that mystery prize to take home with you.
27:45Here's the final question of our head-to-head round.
27:54Um...
27:57I'm going to play...
27:59I think it's the Pacific.
28:01Let's find out if it's the Pacific.
28:05Of course it is.
28:06APPLAUSE
28:07Well done.
28:08OK.
28:09Let's go...
28:11Got to solve the mystery.
28:12..get this mystery.
28:1339 counters in one drop would be a record, Jemima.
28:17But I think you can do it.
28:18I think I can too.
28:19So let's go...
28:20Yeah, my girl's dropped zone three.
28:22Light her up.
28:31Ooh, it's in line.
28:32It's kind of where I wanted her.
28:33Is it going to be enough to push the mystery over?
28:35Come on.
28:36Oh!
28:37Come on.
28:38Come on, give it to Jemima.
28:40Give it to her!
28:41Come on!
28:43Oh, I've never said no to counters coming over for money.
28:47But we're after the mystery.
28:49Another three for you, Jemima.
28:51$300 goes into our machine one more time.
28:54We'll take it from there and we'll add it to the 600.
28:57And at the end of your head-to-head,
28:59you've got $900 in the bank for Callum.
29:03Extraordinary.
29:04You find yourself with $4,500.
29:07And, Jemima, you have been a great sport.
29:09But right now, we've found your tipping point.
29:14Well done.
29:15Having the best time.
29:17So, Callum, that, of course, means that you're going to be playing for this.
29:20It's the jackpot counter.
29:22Can he extend all of that cash and go home with our $20,000 jackpot?
29:26We hope so.
29:27We'll find out after the break.
29:40Welcome back, everybody, to Tipping Point.
29:43Callum is today's winner with an enormous $4,500 already in the bank.
29:50Callum, what a performance by you from the get-go.
29:53All skill, Todd.
29:54All skill.
29:55Would you like to introduce the family to me?
29:57This is Tara, my wife.
29:59Tara.
30:00Hi.
30:01Mum and Dad at the back, Karen and Nigel.
30:04And then my friend Donald, who's the youngest Donald in Victoria.
30:07He doesn't look like a Donald.
30:08Yeah.
30:09Legitimately named after Donald Duck.
30:11That's a true story.
30:12True story.
30:13Tara, he's done pretty well today.
30:14He has.
30:15We were just talking in the break about you're looking forward to him getting some biceps.
30:19I am, because when we moved house last time, he left all the heavy lifting to me.
30:23The only thing he carried out was the pedestal fan.
30:26Callum.
30:29Callum, let's get you the personal trainer at the gym.
30:33Let's play the jackpot round.
30:39Okay, Callum, it's now time to drop the jackpot counter into the machine,
30:43push it back out, and you'll be going home with the $20,000.
30:46Where do you want to put it?
30:48I'll consult the crowd.
30:50One?
30:51One's got the double.
30:52Yeah, the people want one, Todd, so let's go number one.
30:54Light it up, Callum.
30:57Big moment.
31:00Okay, every counter that comes over the tipping point worth $100.
31:03It can continue to add to that nice balance.
31:06And that is in an interesting position, although it's a rider.
31:12It was interesting because it's near the double.
31:14That's still okay.
31:15We can get it down, and it is nudging the double.
31:18That goes over.
31:19That's worth $40,000 together.
31:21Could be huge.
31:22All right, well, let's find out what categories you're going to play
31:24to see if we can push it over the tipping point.
31:26Comics, sport, TV, language, and aquatic creatures.
31:32Well, we're on TV, Todd, so let's start with TV, I reckon.
31:35For how many?
31:36We'll do it for three.
31:37It's in the middle.
31:38TV for three.
31:40Here comes the first question.
31:53That is not my sweet spot, Todd.
31:56My gut is telling me Zendaya.
31:58I think I'm going to have to go with Zendaya.
32:01All right, let's light up Zendaya.
32:03It was actually in a recent tennis movie as well.
32:06Yeah.
32:07Not your favourite either by the sound of it.
32:10Let's find out if Zendaya's the answer.
32:14It is!
32:17There we go.
32:18Gut's working now.
32:19That was a gut feel, Todd.
32:20All right, we've got three counters to get things moving here.
32:22Number one.
32:23Light her up.
32:24Light her up, Todd.
32:25Okay, come on now.
32:27Let's see if we can create another record here today on tipping points.
32:32Good pausing.
32:33Don't slip left.
32:36Okay.
32:37It went left a little.
32:38It went underneath, didn't it?
32:39Yeah, I know.
32:40So that's actually good.
32:42Second counter.
32:43Let's get it in there.
32:44Light up number one.
32:50No.
32:51Wrong side there, Todd, but that's okay.
32:53Not what we want.
32:57Down that comes.
32:58I think we need to clear a little bit of that pile up.
33:01Clear it out.
33:02All right, one more to go.
33:03One to go.
33:04Light up number one.
33:09It's five.
33:11We'll see what happens here.
33:12What's it going to do?
33:13Is it going to ride?
33:14Push?
33:17I don't really know what's happening there, Todd.
33:18Well, there's a fair bit of weight.
33:20Three piled at the front.
33:21The jackpot's sitting on the next piece behind.
33:23Now we can at least start pushing it along.
33:25Let's go back to categories.
33:27Where do we go?
33:29Let's have a go at language for three.
33:35All right, let's come on down.
33:36Everything's in play here, remember.
33:38That's money coming your way.
33:39Okay, so we've got the double down off the top shelf.
33:42Two over the tipping point, so it's another $200.
33:44$4,700.
33:47And here is your question.
33:58Is it telemetry, telekinesis or teleology?
34:03Telekinesis.
34:04I'm pretty sure kinesis means move.
34:05Kinetic energy is movements.
34:07So I'm going to move that answer with my mind over there through to you,
34:10so I'll go with telekinesis.
34:13All right, light up telekinesis.
34:15You seem to be having telekinesis possibly with the machine today.
34:19Is it the right answer, though?
34:21It is.
34:23Good result.
34:24Good result.
34:26Fantastic.
34:27Let's go back to drop zone one.
34:29Drop zone one.
34:30Light her up.
34:31Let's see if we can get this to the edge of the tipping point.
34:33At least get it off the top shelf.
34:37Timing is everything.
34:38Yep.
34:39All right.
34:40Yep.
34:41Happy with that.
34:42Better than...
34:43Might go to the wall.
34:44Yep.
34:45Throwing everything at it.
34:46We are.
34:47You are.
34:48We are, Todd.
34:49I'm on your side.
34:50More money, another three,
34:53and we've now got ourselves $5,000 in the bank.
34:57All right, let's get the second counter in.
34:59Drop zone one.
35:00Light her up.
35:02All right, count.
35:03We need a direct hit.
35:06Second from the left.
35:07Right there.
35:08Stop, stop, stop.
35:10Come on.
35:11Move to the right.
35:12Come on, come on, come on.
35:14We're going to have to get a direct hit.
35:16Yep.
35:17Or a little bit of a lateral hit from the other side.
35:19We are.
35:20You can just see, because it's on top,
35:22the others are spinning around.
35:24One more counter.
35:25Oh, and money.
35:26All right, three more.
35:27We can keep adding to the bank.
35:29$300 goes in the machine.
35:31$5,300.
35:33And here goes our final counter.
35:35Come on, direct hit.
35:36Let's get it off the top shelf.
35:38Did it tell you what was it?
35:40Telekinesis, Todd.
35:41Come on.
35:44OK, I think that's going to get things nudging.
35:47Come on.
35:48Come on.
35:51It moved it.
35:52It was some movement, some kinesis.
35:54You're doing well, but we need to go back to our categories.
35:58Three to play, comic, sport or aquatic creatures.
36:01Let's have a crack at aquatic creatures.
36:03OK.
36:04And we'll go for three.
36:05OK, Callum.
36:07The order of mammals that includes dugongs and manatees
36:10is commonly known by what name?
36:14Sea cows, ocean horses or wet pigs?
36:17I reckon it's either sea cows or ocean horses,
36:21and I'm going to kick myself if I get this wrong.
36:24Ocean horses.
36:26Light up ocean horses?
36:28Light it up, yes.
36:29Light it up.
36:30Is it ocean horses?
36:33Sea cows.
36:34It was sea cows.
36:36OK, that's the first really wrong move that you've played today.
36:40So we have two more categories left to play.
36:42We're going to need them to get this off the top shelf,
36:44and then we'll be looking good.
36:46Let's go with comics for three.
36:49Comics for three.
36:50I feel like that would be a good category for you.
36:52I don't know.
36:53I don't know?
36:54That's not big on comics, no.
36:55But I'm just backing myself in, Tom.
36:57The question is,
36:59what name was given to a 90s DC comic storyline
37:02featuring the character Doomsday as the antagonist?
37:06Was it The Birth of Iron Man,
37:08The Death of Superman
37:10or The Marriage of Batman?
37:13I don't think it would be The Marriage of Batman.
37:16Yeah, I think it's Birth of Iron Man or The Death of Superman.
37:20I'm going to go with The Birth of Iron Man, Todd.
37:23Light up The Birth of Iron Man.
37:25We desperately need these three counters, I feel,
37:28but we're not going to find that out until after the break
37:31and see how close you can get to winning the $20,000 jackpot
37:34right here on Tipping Point.
37:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
37:48Welcome back, everyone, to Tipping Point.
37:50Callum's our winner today.
37:51Started very, very well.
37:53We're trying to keep up the pace.
37:55$5,300 is sitting in the bank.
37:57During the ad break, we had a little bit of an ambient drop.
38:00We lost a couple from that top shelf.
38:02Hopefully that's going to help us move that down.
38:04The question before the break was,
38:06what name was given to a 90s DC comic storyline
38:09featuring the character Doomsday as the antagonist?
38:12And you told me to light up The Birth of Iron Man.
38:16Is it the right answer?
38:18No.
38:20It wasn't The Birth, it was The Death of Superman.
38:23I thought you were working your way through that, by the way.
38:26Yeah, I regretted it as soon as I said it.
38:28OK, we are down to the last category.
38:30We need it. We do.
38:32It is sport.
38:34Sport for three, Todd.
38:36Let's do it. Come on now.
38:42Callum, a professional American football team competing in the NFL
38:46is the Jacksonville what?
38:49Is it the Jaguars, the Jackrabbits or the Joeys?
38:53Pretty confident I know this one, Todd.
38:55I think it's the Jacksonville Jaguars.
38:57Let's light it up.
38:59Is it the Jacksonville Jaguars?
39:03I don't know.
39:05I don't know how many Joeys are living over in Jacksonville, Florida.
39:08Well done. Thank you.
39:10OK, we need some direct hits. We do.
39:13Come on now. Light it up. Job zone one.
39:15Callum! Callum!
39:17Callum! Callum!
39:19Callum! Callum!
39:21Oh!
39:23Not where we wanted it. Not really.
39:25But we're grateful for the draw.
39:27Slide a little left.
39:29Maybe push that other one into it.
39:31Oh, yeah. I like your thinking, Todd.
39:33Spin it down. It's Spider-Man-ish.
39:35Move it.
39:37Spun the other way. OK, we've still got two.
39:39Let's get it off the top shelf.
39:41Oh, another one coming down.
39:45This gives us a quick single.
39:47100 to put in the machine. 5,400.
39:50Let's light her up again and get this next counter in.
39:54Come on now.
39:56Come on, Callum.
39:58All right. Come on.
40:00Get it off. Get it off.
40:02Come on down.
40:06It's the riding, Todd. Yeah.
40:09But it still keeps throwing cash your way.
40:11Another five coming over the tipping point.
40:13That's it.
40:15Good-looking figure sitting up in our machine.
40:17$5,900.
40:19And we've got one more opportunity to get this off the top shelf.
40:21Let's get this off the top shelf.
40:23It certainly does. Come on, Callum.
40:25Another one. Come on.
40:35Not the worst spot.
40:37No, we want it to nudge itself right a bit.
40:39Come on.
40:41What do we reckon, guys?
40:43Come on, push it off. Let's get it home.
40:45Come on.
40:47Yes!
40:49Come on.
40:51Now we're in the game.
40:55All right. Thank goodness for that.
40:57Yeah, we needed that.
40:59Four more came out of the tipping point.
41:01We weren't so focused on that, but that gives you another 400.
41:03And at the end of the jackpot round,
41:05you've got yourself $6,300.
41:12Tell you what, that's an exceptional figure.
41:14You've got yourself $6,300,
41:16plus, don't forget, you've got the lawnmower.
41:18So that's a very nice day's work.
41:20Yes, it is.
41:22But we're doing it. We're playing Jackpot Temptation.
41:30Now you know you can walk out of here today
41:32with $6,300 in your pocket.
41:34But there is $40,000
41:36sitting there
41:38that jackpot can go with the double.
41:40So I'm going to go
41:42straight into it here with you.
41:44I'm going to give you three for $40,000.
41:48Goes together, that's $80,000, Callum.
41:52I don't know. I feel like three might be...
41:54I need direct hits,
41:56and I'm thinking it might still be riding there
41:58on that black counter.
42:02It's a great offer, Tom,
42:04but no, you might have to do a bit better than that,
42:06I feel.
42:08Would this excite the both of you, though?
42:10Four counters, $20,000.
42:12I'm going to put a holiday on there as well.
42:14A tropical paradise holiday
42:16to the Beachcoma Island Resort
42:18in Fiji.
42:20That is for two. It's valued around $5,000.
42:22All thanks to
42:24Fiji experts at MyHoliday.
42:30The problem is, Tara's a very nervous
42:32flyer, so I'm not sure if a trip to Fiji
42:34will necessarily go down too well.
42:36Well, then you take Donald with you.
42:38Golf trip to Fiji.
42:40I'm still leaning
42:42towards no, Todd. I just feel like
42:44$5,300 is a lot of money,
42:46and I've had a lot of luck today, so testing your luck
42:48can be risky. Well, I'm going to test my luck.
42:50I'm going to say
42:52five for $20,000, and while you contemplate that,
42:54we're going to go to the newsroom.
42:56Callum, before we went to the newsroom,
42:58I gave you five
43:00counters for $20,000.
43:02The double is still in play.
43:04That's a great offer.
43:10At the end of the day, if I was at home,
43:12I'd be pretty disappointed if someone didn't play,
43:14so I'm going to have a crack, Todd.
43:20Entertainment, showbiz.
43:22All of our viewers at home have gone
43:24yes, Callum!
43:26If I win no money, I've got the brand equity.
43:28We're going to have to take
43:30$6,300
43:32away.
43:34But then we're going to do this. We're going to put
43:36$20,000 back up into the machine.
43:42Okay.
43:44Should we do it? I think we've got to do it, Todd.
43:46Five counters. Light up.
43:48Drop zone one.
43:50Come on, Callum.
43:52There's no doubt that you deserve it.
43:58Come on. Let's see if we can
44:00get a nudge.
44:02Come on down.
44:04Push a little. Don't slide that way.
44:08Everything over there now
44:10is worth nothing unless we get the jackpot
44:12counter. So let's go again.
44:14Second counter.
44:24Come on.
44:36We didn't anticipate it sliding underneath.
44:38No. That's bad news.
44:40We've still got three. We can turn it around. We can do it.
44:42Third counter in. Light her up.
44:52What's that going to do?
44:54Down the side there.
44:56Good this way.
44:58Go that way.
45:00It's too heavy.
45:02It's too much weight, Todd. We need a miracle, I think.
45:04Come on. Miracles can happen.
45:06We can do it. Come on.
45:10Let's give a little prayer.
45:14Come smashing out.
45:16Fast slide.
45:24Callum.
45:26Might have to put ourselves out of the misery.
45:28Fits one in. Come on.
45:30Shake, rattle and roll the machine.
45:36Come on.
45:42Don't think it'll be enough, Todd.
45:44But Jesus, thanks, bud.
45:48Come on.
45:50No.
45:52We had a go.
45:54We had fun.
45:56You took a big risk.
45:58It's showbiz, Todd.
46:00It is showbiz. And you're a star.
46:02Unfortunately, Callum, you haven't won the jackpot
46:04because you've taken on the biceps with the lawnmower.
46:06Maybe with a drinking hand on the deck.
46:08Thank you very much.
46:10It's been great having you on the show.
46:12Thanks to all the family for joining us.
46:14Thanks for watching us at home.
46:16Join us next time when the fate of three more contestants
46:18hangs in the balance on Tipping Point.