The Apprentice BETTING: Just five left

This week, the wolves get their hands on them...

To know what Sir Alan looks for in an employee, you just need to glance at his grey haired sidekicks. One, Nick Hewer, constantly has the look of a man who has just entered a particularly rancid public toilet, and the other, Margaret Mountford, is a Cambridge Educated scholar who champions women in the workplace. Neither would be found in a business meeting barking at the rest of the room to let them finish speaking. Hence, loud people, beware. This week, they face the wolves

Lee McQueen (evens)
Sugar adores a thrilling back story (former winner Michelle Dewberry worked in Kwik Save), and Lee is a massive Spurs fan sired of a milkman. That said, his guffawing brand of business speak will make Margaret Mountford and Nick Hewer feel sick to their stomachs. A strong contender nonetheless.

Claire Young (2/1)
While Sugar quite likes strong women (Saira Khan, series one; Ruth Badger, series two), he doesn't go on to employ them. A repulsive former Magaluf holiday rep has already ruffled His Sugary Highness more than once. And yet, she seems to be improving.

Alex Wotherspoon (4/1)
Absolutely impossible to like, Alex has made his stock reaction to his team leaders one of total unhelpfulness and buck-passing. A hunch suggests that his icy business speak will see him safe for another few weeks, before he gets utterly brutalised by Sugar's sneering industry pals. Won't win. Please, won't win.

Lucinda Ledgerwood (12/1)
All of the other girls appear to find Lucinda totally impossible to like, spending most of their time tucked away in groups yammering about what a bitch she is. But, to the rest of the world, she seems perfectly likable (if a bit posh) and a great team leader. Her lack of sales expertise will probably count against her.

Helene Speight (80/1)
At 32-years-old, Sir Alan will think Helene far too hideously past it for a youthful company like his. All of the winners so far have been either 26 or 27, and she so far comes across like a poor man's Ruth Badger, only less of a lesbian.