Greg James FINALLY cracks the escape room code as he brands the lock-in 'worse than climbing Ben Nevis'
Breakfast Show presenter Greg James has finally left the Radio 1 escape room after cracking the code, more than 24 hours after the “politest kidnapping ever.”
The host was bundled into the white room on Monday morning, and spent the night stuck in the space as he and his listeners struggled to unravel a series of cryptic clues, leading him to a six-digit number that would unlock the door.
After voicing his fears that he might miss the BRIT Awards tomorrow night, James eventually managed to complete the final teaser and landed on 412182 as the code.
The presenter looked ecstatic when he was finally allowed to leave the confined space, and was greeted by fireworks and flashing lights upon his exit.
Many of the escape room clues pertained to James’ much-publicised love of TV chef Ainsley Harriott.
A hangman grid and a series of musical clues initially told James to get in touch with ‘star listener’ Claudia, a dedicated fan of his Breakfast Show.
He then had to complete a jigsaw, which eventually revealed a picture of Ricky Hatton and the words ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll.’
“Shake, Rattle and Roll was the song that Ainsley Harriott was dancing to when he was eliminated from Strictly. And Hatton is the surname of Ainsley’s favourite This Morning viewer Gill,” James explained.
Viewers soon directed James to a particular page on Harriott’s Feel Good Cookbook, which had been dispatched to Claudia in the post. Using a reflected image of the clock in the escape room, they were then able to settle on the final code.
James thanked “every single listener” who got involved in the stunt, describing it as “the most ludicrous experiment that we’ve ever done.”
He said that the ordeal had been “even worse than climbing Ben Nevis, and I hated doing that more than anything in my life.”
“That was ridiculous and I’m so pleased I’m free, I can finally work out where I am, what my life is all about again.”
Breakfast with Greg James airs on BBC Radio 1 from 6.30am, Monday to Thursday.
