The TreadMills name
With the challenge approaching, Scott investigated whether Treadmill or Treadmills genuinely existed as a surname.
Listeners searched family histories, electoral records and social media for possible examples.
The running joke had begun as a simple combination of Scott’s surname and the equipment he would use, but the programme treated it as a serious genealogical mystery.
The Birthday Game: Claire
Claire described herself as “50 plus one” and was spending the day in Chester with her aunt Dottie.
Dottie had pushed Claire around in a pram when she was young; Claire joked that she was now pushing her aunt around the pubs of Chester.
A string quartet played Happy Birthday before the game began.
Claire had been a regular visitor to Ibiza clubs including Pacha, Amnesia and Manumission. She also remembered Shelley’s in Stoke-on-Trent.
Her first spin was Westlife’s You Raise Me Up, which she rejected immediately.
The song had displaced Arctic Monkeys’ I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor at number one in 2005, prompting Scott to imagine how pleased the band must have been.
Claire continued through the game in search of something closer to her raving background.
Peter Kay tickets
Listeners reported long online queues and crashing websites while trying to buy Peter Kay tickets.
Scott read messages from people who had managed to secure seats and others who had spent hours watching booking pages fail.
Handover
Scott handed over after another countdown to the Great Scott TreadMills Challenge.
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