Episode 5888 (12th November 2004)

Plot
Steve's worried that Karen will see the quiz and has narrow escapes all day from people dropping him in it.

The Barlows and numerous others gather in the Rovers to watch the quiz. Karen wonders why Steve is acting so strangely as he tries everything to keep her away from a television set. After Steve's dragged Karen all around the Street in panic, they enter the pub at the point in the quiz where Steve is on the phone to Karen. She watches her winning answer and the McDonald-Barlows' delight. Tracy gloats. Karen rushes from the pub in tears calling Steve a liar. Steve is left desperate and alone in the busy pub.

Candice tries to persuade Maria that she should take her on holiday with her instead of Tyrone. Tyrone is upset as he senses Maria doesn't want to go away with him. Candice tells Tyrone that Maria doesn't want him to go on holiday and she is going instead. Maria feels cruel and tells him that he can go, but later wonders what she's done. Candice is sulky.

Meanwhile, Charlie's annoyed that Shelley wants to go out and see Sunita. He thinks Shelley's going out to punish him for going out the night before. She says otherwise but he tells her he doesn't like playing games. He persuades her to stay in, although she's not happy about it.

Ron looks around the Duckworth's house and tells Vera that they are on the shortlist.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Patrick Tussel - Trevor Dwyer-Lynch

Guest cast

 * Ron Hepplewhite - Gordon Langford-Rowe
 * Presenter - Michael Fenton Stevens