so that she had time to prepare herself physically ( makeup ) and factually for the first live broadcast of the day at eight oclock , but in the real world , at three minutes to eight she flew onto the bridge and grabbed the prompting notes out of lucys hand ( who had been dragged out of her met office moments before as no one could find sandra ) , and quickly glancing through them she raised her head just as the director said live in five , four , three , - , - , - , and the odds immediately plummeted to evens , and two minutes later there wasnt a hope in hells chance of placing a bet anywhere on the planet when i walked onto the bridge .