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APPLAUSE

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Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, and welcome to Pointless.

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This is the show where all the questions have been asked to 100 people before the show -

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all our contestants have to do is come up with the answers no-one else could think of.

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Let's meet today's players.

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And couple number one.

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My name's Mitchell, this is my beautiful wife Sarah. We're from Aberdeen.

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Couple number two.

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Hi, I'm Lesley. This is Gillian. And we're from Newcastle.

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Couple number three.

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Hi, I'm Edo, this is Nicky. We're both from London.

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And finally, couple number four.

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Hello, my name's Ian and I'm from Cardiff,

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and this is my sister Sian from Bridgend.

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And these are today's contestants.

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Thanks very much, a very warm welcome to Pointless, lovely to have you here.

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We'll get to chat to each of you throughout the show as it goes along.

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So that just leaves one more person for me to introduce -

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hovering above his chair like a hummingbird,

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his arms flapping 50 times a second, it's my pointless friend, it's Richard.

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Hiya.

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Hey, everybody.

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It's true, if you've got one of those super-slow-mo buttons on your telly, you can see it.

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Amazing - well, I sort of can.

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-I am constantly in motion. Amazing, isn't it?

-Amazing.

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Now, we've a couple of familiar faces on our first two podiums.

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Very different shows last time, as well. Sarah and Mitchell on that first podium there,

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Sarah had a rather good show last time -

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Mitchell joined the 200 Club all by himself.

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So he needs to pull his finger out essentially in this one.

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And on the second podium we've got Gillian and Lesley.

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Now, Gillian told us possibly the most baffling anecdote I've ever heard on Pointless, Gillian,

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and then gave us an incorrect answer.

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So we need, just... Gillian, just absolute focus this time.

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It's going to be a lot of fun, I think, and welcome to our two new pairs, as well.

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-Nice little jackpot boiling up, as well.

-Isn't it?

-Yeah.

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Thank you very much. Now, as you've gathered, Katie and Mark

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didn't win the jackpot last time, which means we are adding another £1,000 to that

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so today's jackpot starts off... at £5,000.

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OK, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

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Remember this - the pair with the highest score at the end of each round will be eliminated. That's it.

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No conferring till we get to the head-to-head.

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Best of luck to all four pairs. Our first category this afternoon is...

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..US States.

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Can you all decide in your pairs who is going to go first,

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who's going to go second?

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And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

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OK. Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

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We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

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US states with consecutive consonants in their name

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as they could. Consecutive consonants, Richard.

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Yeah, just looking for any of the 50 states

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that have consecutive consonants at any point in their name, please.

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So just two consecutive consonants at any part of their name.

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Thank you very much indeed.

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OK. So, Mitchell, we come to you first.

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Welcome here from Aberdeen. Remind us what you do up there.

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Erm, I work for a health club. I'm the deputy manager.

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He's being very modest. Mitchell RUNS the health club up there in Aberdeen.

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How is it going? What sort of state

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is it going to be in when you get back there?

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Erm... I'm sure they'll be coping well without me. It's a good team.

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A good team. Your interests outside the health club are what, Mitchell?

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Er, into sports. Like to play football, do a bit of running.

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Got a young family, as well,

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and they take up a lot of the time.

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Absolutely. OK - now, Mitchell.

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US States. How are you on your American geography, do you think?

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I've got an answer in my mind - I've only got one answer,

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and I hope it's a state, and I hope it's right.

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-Virginia?

-Virginia, says Mitchell.

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Virginia. Let's see.

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If it is right, let's see how many of our 100 people said Virginia.

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-It is right.

-Oh!

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Look at that!

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4, Mitchell.

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Not only right, it's a very good answer, 4.

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Great start to the show, thank you.

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Well played, Mitchell. An R and a G next to each other in that name.

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They've got a life-size replica of Stonehenge in Virginia,

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made out of Styrofoam.

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It's called Foamhenge.

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I don't know why, but they do.

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Ah, that's...

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great. Isn't it?

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I think so. It's actually the oldest structure in America, as well.

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ALEXANDER LAUGHS

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Thanks very much, Richard! Lesley, welcome to Pointless again.

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Remind us what you do.

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I'm an account manager for a family firm that makes curry.

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That's just lovely. How often do you eat curry at work?

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Oh, well, I have to eat it quite often to test it.

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Oh... That's just the best excuse, isn't it?

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So what do you like doing

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when you're not working in the curry world?

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Well, I'm a bit of a sucker for a raffle.

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If I see a man with a raffle-ticket book, I get very excited!

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LAUGHTER

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Have you ever won anything at raffles?

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Oh... I've THOUGHT I've won,

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and I've squealed and I've gone to get the prize and it wasn't me.

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Oh, no! What did you get wrong, the colour of the ticket...?

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No, the whole number. I was so excited!

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Very exciting. Now - Lesley, US states with consecutive consonants.

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I hope this is right, cos my husband will kill me if it's not.

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-Rhode Island.

-Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island, says Lesley.

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Let's see how right it is.

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How many of our 100 people said Rhode Island?

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It is right. Well, 4 is our only score at this stage...

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Ooh, down it goes. Look at that,

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7 for Rhode Island.

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APPLAUSE

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Oh, well done!

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Well played, Lesley. Packed full of consecutive consonants,

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it's got R, H, S, L, N, D...

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-Good for them.

-It's my kind of island.

-Yeah.

-Look at that.

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Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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Edo. Welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here from London.

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-What do you do, Edo?

-I'm a sports journalist.

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Not a very good one but...!

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Where do you do your journalism?

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I mostly work for an Italian website that has an English page.

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I see. Does that require you to go and turn up live to watch things,

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-or do you just have to follow things?

-Not so much, it's more following things from home.

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We've got loads of reporters on the ground already.

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Writing them up. I see.

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So I'm guessing sport is a big interest of yours, then?

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Yeah. Although certain sports

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I tend to sort of be a bit wishy-washy... But, yeah.

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OK. Now, Edo.

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US geography, how are we feeling about that?

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Pretty decent.

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I say that - famous last words(!)

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I'm going to go with...Wyoming.

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Wyoming.

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Wyoming. Nicky's very pleased with that, I can tell you that now.

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He is pleased.

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Wyoming. Let's see if it's right and how many of our 100 people said it.

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It is right.

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Well, our scoring at this stage ranges from 7 to 4...

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10 for Wyoming.

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APPLAUSE

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There's no particular science to this,

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but there we are, 10 for Wyoming.

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Starts with two consonants and ends with two consonants.

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It would be a good place to be a sports writer -

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do you know what their state sport is in Wyoming?

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-It's rodeo.

-Oh, yeah!

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That's their state sport.

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-Really?

-Yeah, how about that?

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Thanks very much indeed. Now, Ian.

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Welcome. Here from Cardiff.

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From Cardiff, yes.

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What do you do in Cardiff, Ian?

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I'm ICT technical services manager

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-for the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

-Oh, fantastic.

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So you're basically keeping everyone

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educated at a certain level in Wales?

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-I'm doing my best.

-It's down to you, Ian.

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It's down to me.

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And when not doing that, what do you like to get up to, Ian?

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Well, I'm trying to get back into triathlon, I'm trying to get fit.

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When did you LEAVE triathlon?

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11 years ago. I did an Ironman in Austria...

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How do you even start to train for that?

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I don't know how it happened. I just sort of fell into it.

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And here you are wanting to go back to it.

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Yes. Well, I made a promise to some people that I would do it,

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and I regretted it for a while, and then I thought, well...

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-Might as well. In for a penny.

-Give it a go.

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Good for you, Ian. You're made of... weirder stuff than me!

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SIAN LAUGHS

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What would you like to go for?

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My answer is...Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin, says Ian.

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Wisconsin, let's see how many of our 100 people went for Wisconsin.

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It's right.

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Well, 10 to 4 is our score range at this point...

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Down to 2! APPLAUSE

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Extending the range in exactly the right direction. 2 for Wisconsin.

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Nice work, Ian. Barbie is from Wisconsin.

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She's dropped her accent, hasn't she?

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-Yeah, she really has. You wouldn't know, would you?

-No.

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She's from a place called Willows, which isn't real.

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OK, thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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We're halfway through, let's take a look at those scores.

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2, Ian - the best score of the pass, very well done.

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I'd say Ian and Sian looking very strong at this point.

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Actually, you all are, really, to be honest.

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4 is where we find Mitchell and Sarah,

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7 is where we find Lesley and Gillian,

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10 is where we find Edo and Nicky.

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Nicky, if you can find something that happens somehow to score

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more in the Wisconsin and less in the Wyoming end of the spectrum,

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then good luck. We're going to come back down the line now,

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can the second players step up to the podium?

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Sian. A very warm welcome.

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-What do you do, Sian?

-I work in children's services,

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for a local authority.

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And what are your hobbies, what do you like getting up to?

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Lots of exercise type of things -

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rowing, running, swimming.

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This isn't heading towards Ironman, is it?

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-I'm heading towards a triathlon route like my brother.

-That's good.

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-You won't do any of the Ironman...?

-Maybe in a few years.

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I'm a novice at the moment, so...

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Fantastic.

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Now then, Sian, you're on 2.

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Now, let's say you could score 7 or less...

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-OK.

-It could be done,

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others have done it - you'd be sure of a place in Round Two.

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I've got a state in mind - I hope it's a state, anyway,

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so I'm going to say it.

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-Nebraska.

-Nebraska, says Sian.

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Nebraska. Here is your red line.

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If you can get below that, you're into Round Two.

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How many of our 100 said Nebraska?

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It's right.

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Well, 10 is still our high score,

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2 our low...

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6!

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Very well done indeed. Taking your total up to 18,

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comfortably into Round Two.

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Very good work, Sian. They've got the best zoo in the world in Nebraska -

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the Henry Doorley Zoo and Aquarium, voted Best Zoo in the World in 2014.

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Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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Now then, Nicky.

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Welcome to Pointless, good to have you here.

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What do you do, Nicky?

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I was a political researcher,

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and I've quit and I'm now a journalism student.

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Did you go into political research thinking it would be marvellous and you quit out of disillusionment,

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or did you only intend to do it for a little while?

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Erm, I saw all the politicians up to their funny business, and I...

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GIGGLING

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..had to leave before I turned out like one of them.

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Oh, no. Not THAT kind of funny business.

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I don't know if we're talking about the same type of funny business.

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I don't know either, I'm not sure! LAUGHTER

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Nicky, thank you for wearing a tie.

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I just love it when people wear ties,

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I'm just going to say that. Mitchell,

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maybe you just forgot to put yours on. You've got this beautifully...

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The ground is set, shall we say? But, er... There we are.

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Nicky, you're on 10, currently our high scorers.

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-We need a low score from you.

-Mm...

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I have a few in mind,

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I'm trying to work out which is

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going to score the least...

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I will go

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with...

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..North Dakota.

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Ooh... He's not happy.

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He's not happy at all, that was very world-weary.

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LAUGHTER

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North Dakota, says Nicky. There's no red line, you're the high scorers -

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North Dakota, how far down the column can Nicky get with that?

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It's right.

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Still 10 to 2

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is our scoring range at this point...

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12 for North Dakota. APPLAUSE

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No rhyme nor reason for it, but 22 is your total.

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It's got four consonants in a row, North Dakota.

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I mean, come on. R, T, H, D.

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-Ahhh...!

-That's good going, isn't it?

-It is good going.

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OK, thank you very much indeed.

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Now then - Gillian, welcome back.

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Remind us what you like getting up to in Newcastle.

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I do lots of voluntary work, like I said before,

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but I won't go into cake conducting again.

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Cake conducting!

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I do like my horse racing...

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Do you? Where do you go?

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Well, I go to the local racetrack...

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-To Newcastle?

-Yes, and I've been to Cheltenham.

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But we have the grey horse fund, me and my neighbour.

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-You have a great horse...?

-GREY horse fund.

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We bet on the grey horse number 5.

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That's it, grey horse number 5.

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She's speaking in riddles again.

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LAUGHTER It's always grey horse number 5?

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If there's a horse that's GREY that's 5 -

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-otherwise we just bet on any grey horse.

-Any grey horse.

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It's a bit like Lesley's raffle thing.

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-That's why we get on so well.

-Oh, that's lovely!

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Now then, Gillian - you have to score 14 or less.

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I won't brook anything more.

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OK... Tennessee.

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Tennessee. Tennessee, says Gillian.

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Here's your red line -

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get below this red line with Tennessee, you're home and dry.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people said Tennessee.

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It's right.

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You've done it, look at that!

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7. You equal Lesley's lovely score - takes you up to 14,

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sees you comfortably through to Round Two. Very well done.

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Two Ns, two Ss, Gillian. Very well played.

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Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Sarah... Welcome back.

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Remind us what you do.

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I'm an admin assistant

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in the same health club as Mitch.

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Here's what I want to know - is Mitch a good boss?

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That's my answer, thank you very much!

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LAUGHTER Sarah...

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-you've got Aidan and Miller to look after.

-Mm-hm.

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They're a little bit older - Aidan's six, I think you said?

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Aidan's eight and Miller's five,

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-so he goes to school in the summer, so I lose my little buddy.

-I see.

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Well, yes. That's true -

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suddenly your life is slightly your own again, a bit more.

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Have you started taking something up again, or...

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-anything like that?

-Erm...

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I'm trying to get back into running.

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I used to do that a lot when I was younger.

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Very good. Now then - Sarah, the moment of truth is on us.

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You're on 4,

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Mitch set you up beautifully there, lovely low score in the first pass.

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Can I just say - Mitch really pulling his weight today.

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-CHUCKLING

-I had to step up, didn't I?

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That's good, you've done very well.

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22 the high score - 17 or less gets you through to the next round.

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I am feeling the pressure.

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I've had a state in mind the whole way through,

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but now I'm unsure cos it was...

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SOUTH Dakota.

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So I'm just going to go South Dakota...

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South Dakota.

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-Go for it.

-There's your red line -

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if you get below that, you're through.

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How many people said South Dakota?

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It's right.

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You've done it! Look at that.

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11, very well done indeed.

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11, taking your total up to 15, seeing you into Round Two.

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Yeah, South Dakota getting one point fewer than North Dakota.

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-Strange, isn't it?

-You would think

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North Dakota might automatically suggest South Dakota.

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You MIGHT have thought.

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Now, there are no pointless answers at all -

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the best score you can possibly get is 2,

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so terrific answer with Wisconsin,

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you couldn't have done any better.

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Maryland and Indiana would also have scored you 2.

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You'd have got 4 for Oklahoma

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and for West Virginia, as well as Virginia.

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5 for Kentucky, Connecticut,

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Montana, Kansas and Georgia.

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7 for New Mexico and Minnesota,

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and 8 for Vermont, Michigan, Pennsylvania,

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9 for New Hampshire. Those are the best scorers.

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Take a look at the top three scorers, the ones that most of our 100 people said.

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There's a few big scorers here,

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California would have scored you 28, Florida 30,

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and miles out in front, New York with 50.

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Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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So at the end of our first round the pair we're sending home with their high score of 22 -

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nothing wrong with that score,

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it just happens to be the highest score of the four -

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it's Nicky and Edo.

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However, you'll be back next time, we'll look forward to that.

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I'm sure you'll go much further then, but meantime thank you very much, Nicky and Edo.

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APPLAUSE

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But for the remaining three pairs, it's time for Round Two.

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And so three pairs remain -

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at the end of this round obviously we're going to have to say goodbye

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to another of the pairs in front of me now. But best of luck to all three pairs.

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Our category for Round Two today...

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..is Notable Women.

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Notable Women. Can you all decide in your pairs

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who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

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And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

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OK, and the question concerns...

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..Members of the "National Women's Hall of Fame".

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The "National Women's Hall of Fame".

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Yeah, simply six clues on each pass -

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the answers to all of those clues are people who are in

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the US National Women's Hall of Fame.

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Six on the first pass, six on the second, 12 to have a go at at home. Good luck.

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Thanks very much indeed. So let's reveal our first board of clues, and here they come...

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I'm going to read all of those again.

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There we are. Mitchell...

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Oh, me!

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Erm...

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This is a guess,

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but I'm going to go for the top one,

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and say - I don't even know if I've got this name right - Eretha Franklin.

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Eretha Franklin, says Mitchell.

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I mean, it's a name - let's see if it's right, though.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Eretha Franklin.

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Oh... Bad luck. Bad luck, bad luck, Mitchell.

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Richard will explain why that is wrong,

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but I'm afraid that scores you 100 points. Sorry.

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It's a valiant attempt, actually...

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-It's not bad.

-It's Aretha with an A

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and doesn't fit the clues,

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but it's quite a...

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-LAUGHTER

-Eretha...

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I'm glad it's not with a U! Urethra Franklin.

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LAUGHTER

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-Yeah, you don't want that.

-No.

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HE EXHALES Gillian...

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Er... For once I think I know

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one or two of these!

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I'm going to go for the jazz singer

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dubbed the "First Lady of Song",

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noted for her Song Book albums, that's Ella Fitzgerald.

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Ella Fitzgerald.

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Poor Mitchell, there you are.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people got Ella Fitzgerald.

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It's right.

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48 for Ella Fitzgerald.

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Well done, Gillian. APPLAUSE

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Lovely answer, Gillian. Huge success everywhere in the world.

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Only ever had two UK top 20 singles.

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-Really?

-Yeah. One of which was Mack The Knife.

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I suppose she's more jazz, isn't she?

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-Yeah, exactly, she had hit albums everywhere...

-Yeah.

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Thanks very much indeed. Ian - this board is all yours.

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And you'll notice only one of those names has gone, so that

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leaves five to have some fun with.

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OK. Well...

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I was going to go for

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the second one,

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I was going to say Gerald Ford, but

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then I thought, he wasn't a woman...

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LAUGHTER

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And the bottom one, I think,

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is Amelia Earhart but I'm not sure,

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so I'm going to go

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with the third one down. Billie Jean King.

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Billie Jean King, says Ian for the third one down.

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Let's see if it's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said Billie Jean King.

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62 for Billie Jean King,

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not bad. APPLAUSE

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Let's work our way up from the bottom,

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because you were right about the bottom one.

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Would have been a better score, as well - Amelia Earhart, for 37.

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You'd have got 8 points for...

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-Georgia O'Keeffe.

-Georgia O'Keeffe.

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You'd have got 31 points for Louisa May Alcott.

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So this is the best answer on the board -

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2 points, very well done if you said Geraldine Ferraro.

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Terrific work.

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Thank you very much indeed. So, let's have a look at the scores.

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What about Gillian and Lesley? The low scorers at this point.

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Very nice indeed.

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Keep that up and you'll be into the head-to-head.

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Then up to 62, where we find Ian and Sian.

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Then up to 100, Mitchell and Sarah.

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Sarah...

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anything might happen in the next pass.

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A low score from you

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might just keep you in the game, so very best of luck with that.

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We're going to come back down the line now, can the second players please step up to the podium?

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OK, let's put six more clues up on the board, and here they are...

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I'm going to read all of those again.

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-Sian...

-Right. OK.

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I think I know a couple of them,

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but the one I'm most confident about

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is the jazz singer.

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Erm...

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Lady Sings The Blues,

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that Diana Ross played.

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-I think it's Billie Holiday.

-Billie Holiday,

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says Sian. Now, you want to score 37 or less.

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That's what it looks like, there's the red line.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people said Billie Holiday.

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It's right.

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-Ooh.

-47, but I think that's probably good enough.

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APPLAUSE 109 is your total.

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Yes, also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, unsurprisingly.

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-Diana Ross did the honours, actually, which was rather lovely.

-Ah. That's nice.

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Lesley...

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60 or less gets you into the head-to-head.

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Right, I think I'll go for the Wild West performer,

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and I think it's Annie Oakley.

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Annie Oakley, says Lesley.

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Here is YOUR red line - if you can get below that,

0:23:480:23:50

you're into the head-to-head. How many people said Annie Oakley?

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It's right.

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And you are in the head-to-head.

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Look at that, 48.

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Equalling Gillian's answer in the first pass, as well,

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so 96 is your total. Evenly earnt.

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Very well done. Annie Get Your Gun was the name of that musical.

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Thanks, Richard.

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Now then, Sarah...

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Yes, you have to score 8 or less.

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Unlikely.

0:24:160:24:18

I hope this is right...

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The US First Lady,

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Betty Ford.

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Betty Ford, says Sarah.

0:24:230:24:24

Betty Ford. Here is your red line.

0:24:240:24:28

Let's see if Betty Ford is the one that might get you down there -

0:24:280:24:31

how many of our 100 people said Betty Ford?

0:24:310:24:33

Oh, bad luck. 29 for Betty Ford, I'm afraid...

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APPLAUSE ..taking your total up to 129.

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Yeah, it's a good answer

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and a good way to leave the show. She was married to Gerald Ford,

0:24:490:24:52

who of course Ian recently revealed is a man, is a gentleman.

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-LAUGHTER

-That is a Pointless exclusive we got ourselves there.

0:24:540:24:58

-I bet you know all three of these. The author...

-Edith Wharton.

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Edith Wharton. 9 points for Edith Wharton.

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-The chat show host...

-Oprah Winfrey.

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..is Oprah. Yeah, she would have scored you 56.

0:25:060:25:08

And the writer and poet...

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-Um...

-Maya Angelou.

-Maya Angelou, yes.

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She would have scored 15 points,

0:25:120:25:14

so, Edith Wharton the best answer on that board.

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-Well done if you said that.

-Thank you very much indeed.

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So, at the end of our second round,

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the pair who are heading home, with a high score of 129,

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Sarah and Mitch, I'm afraid it is you.

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It's been lovely having you down here.

0:25:250:25:26

Thank you so much for coming to play.

0:25:260:25:28

I'm sorry we have to send you back without a Pointless trophy,

0:25:280:25:30

but you've made a good account of yourselves

0:25:300:25:32

and it's been great having you on.

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Thank you so much, Sarah and Mitchell.

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APPLAUSE

0:25:350:25:36

But, for Gillian and Lesley, Ian and Sian,

0:25:390:25:41

it's now time for our head-to-head.

0:25:410:25:43

Congratulations, Gillian and Lesley, Ian and Sian.

0:25:480:25:50

You're now one step closer to the final

0:25:500:25:52

and the chance to play for our jackpot,

0:25:520:25:54

which currently stands at £5,000.

0:25:540:25:57

APPLAUSE

0:25:570:25:58

This is exciting. You've now made it to the head-to-head,

0:26:000:26:03

which means you can confer from here on in.

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That's great news, isn't it?

0:26:050:26:06

You can confer before giving your answers.

0:26:060:26:08

First player to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.

0:26:080:26:11

Very well done. This is exciting. It's Newcastle versus Wales.

0:26:110:26:14

Ooh! Put it like that.

0:26:150:26:16

I mean, for heaven's sake, who knows what's going to happen?

0:26:160:26:18

And what about this -

0:26:180:26:20

Gillian and Lesley both scored 7 points in the first round,

0:26:200:26:24

and both scored 48 points in the second.

0:26:240:26:27

-Ooh!

-How very strange.

0:26:270:26:30

-Spooky, spooky.

-You are just on form today.

0:26:300:26:32

Something is happening. But good luck to both pairs.

0:26:320:26:34

Let's play the head-to-head.

0:26:340:26:36

APPLAUSE

0:26:360:26:37

Here is your first question -

0:26:420:26:44

and it is all about trains and locomotives.

0:26:440:26:46

Trains and locomotives, Richard.

0:26:460:26:48

I'm going to show you five pictures now of famous trains and locomotives

0:26:480:26:51

with alternate letters of their names, as well.

0:26:510:26:53

Can you tell us what they are, please?

0:26:530:26:55

OK, let's reveal our five trains and locomotives -

0:26:550:26:57

and here they come.

0:26:570:26:58

We've got...

0:26:580:26:59

There we go.

0:27:290:27:30

Five trains and locomotives.

0:27:300:27:33

Now then, Gillian and Lesley,

0:27:330:27:34

you are our low scorers, so you will go first.

0:27:340:27:37

What one do you want to go for?

0:27:370:27:38

D.

0:27:380:27:40

Do you know that one?

0:27:410:27:43

Yeah.

0:27:430:27:44

I think we're going to go for D, Mallard.

0:27:480:27:51

D, Mallard, say Gillian and Lesley.

0:27:510:27:54

D, Mallard. Now, Ian and Sian, talk us through that board if you can.

0:27:540:27:58

Right...

0:27:580:27:59

A, at a guess, is Britannia.

0:27:590:28:01

C is Flying Scotsman.

0:28:030:28:04

E is the Rocket.

0:28:050:28:08

But I think we're going to go for B,

0:28:080:28:12

which I'm hoping is Pendolino.

0:28:120:28:15

Pendolino.

0:28:150:28:16

So, we have Mallard and we have Pendolino.

0:28:160:28:19

Gillian and Lesley said Mallard.

0:28:190:28:20

Let's see if that's right for D, let's see how many people said it.

0:28:200:28:23

It's right.

0:28:260:28:28

48 for Mallard. Not bad. APPLAUSE

0:28:310:28:33

Ian and Sian, meanwhile, have gone for Pendolino for B.

0:28:360:28:39

Let's see if that's right. Pendolino.

0:28:390:28:42

It's right...

0:28:440:28:45

..and it wins you the point. Well done.

0:28:480:28:50

Oh, it's a good score.

0:28:500:28:51

Look at that, 9 for Pendolino. APPLAUSE

0:28:510:28:54

Which means, Ian and Sian, after one question you are up 1-0.

0:28:540:28:58

And the Mallard was the fastest steam locomotive of all time,

0:28:580:29:01

went over 100mph, which is very impressive -

0:29:010:29:03

but it didn't have free Wi-Fi, so...

0:29:030:29:06

Swings and roundabouts on the Mallard, isn't it?

0:29:060:29:08

A is Britannia, you were quite right.

0:29:080:29:11

Would have scored 14 points.

0:29:110:29:13

You couldn't have bettered Pendolino,

0:29:130:29:14

it is the best answer up there.

0:29:140:29:16

C is the Flying Scotsman, of course it is.

0:29:160:29:18

69 points for that.

0:29:180:29:21

And E is the Rocket.

0:29:210:29:23

Got a surprisingly low score, Rocket.

0:29:230:29:25

Scored 47 points.

0:29:250:29:26

Thanks very much indeed.

0:29:270:29:28

So here is your second question.

0:29:280:29:30

Ian and Sian will answer it first -

0:29:300:29:32

but, Gillian and Lesley, you have to win this one

0:29:320:29:34

to stay in the game, so, good luck.

0:29:340:29:36

It concerns...

0:29:360:29:37

-Hot Beverages, Richard.

-Yeah, five hot beverages now -

0:29:400:29:43

but in anagram form.

0:29:430:29:45

Can you unscramble them, please?

0:29:450:29:47

OK, so, here are some well-mixed hot beverages - and we have got...

0:29:470:29:52

Ian and Sian go first.

0:30:090:30:11

What do you think? I know...

0:30:120:30:13

THEY WHISPER

0:30:130:30:15

We're going to go for the third one down.

0:30:220:30:25

Peppermint tea.

0:30:250:30:26

Peppermint tea. "Anti temper pep". Peppermint tea.

0:30:260:30:30

Gillian and Lesley, do you want to talk us through that board?

0:30:300:30:34

-No.

-We don't!

0:30:340:30:36

We don't really know another one!

0:30:360:30:38

We'll have to go for number two.

0:30:380:30:40

I think we'll go for the second one, hot chocolate.

0:30:400:30:43

OK, hot chocolate.

0:30:430:30:44

So we have peppermint tea and we have hot chocolate.

0:30:440:30:46

Now then, Ian and Sian said peppermint tea.

0:30:460:30:48

Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said peppermint tea.

0:30:480:30:51

It's right.

0:30:540:30:55

36.

0:30:590:31:00

APPLAUSE

0:31:000:31:01

36 for peppermint tea.

0:31:030:31:05

Now, Gillian and Lesley have gone for hot chocolate

0:31:050:31:07

for "loc tooth ache".

0:31:070:31:08

Let's see if that's right,

0:31:080:31:09

let's see how many of our 100 people said hot chocolate.

0:31:090:31:11

It's right.

0:31:140:31:15

Ooh, look at that!

0:31:180:31:19

Very well done indeed.

0:31:190:31:21

29 for hot chocolate. APPLAUSE

0:31:210:31:23

No-one more surprised than Gillian and Lesley -

0:31:230:31:25

but it means you're back in the game.

0:31:250:31:27

After two questions, it's 1-1.

0:31:270:31:28

-Well done.

-Yeah, well played.

0:31:280:31:29

A harder anagram, I think, that,

0:31:290:31:31

because peppermint tea had the "pep" in there, so maybe slightly easier.

0:31:310:31:34

-"SOS spree" is the biggest scorer.

-Espresso.

-Espresso.

0:31:340:31:37

That would have scored you 59.

0:31:370:31:38

The one at the bottom is slightly cheeky.

0:31:380:31:40

It is a hot drink -

0:31:400:31:41

a hot drink you might have at Christmas.

0:31:410:31:43

-Oh, I see what it is! Mulled wine.

-Mulled wine.

-There we go.

0:31:430:31:47

That would have scored you 7 -

0:31:470:31:48

and the top answer is a pointless answer.

0:31:480:31:50

-It's camo...

-No, it's got chai in it.

0:31:500:31:52

-It's a masala chai.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Spiced tea.

0:31:520:31:56

Very well played if you got that at home.

0:31:560:31:58

Thank you very much indeed. So here comes your third question -

0:31:580:32:01

and whoever wins this one goes through to the final

0:32:010:32:03

and plays for that jackpot. Very best of luck to both pairs.

0:32:030:32:05

Our third question today is all about...

0:32:050:32:08

-Dracula. Richard.

-Five clues to facts about Dracula.

0:32:100:32:12

The team that gives us the most obscure answer

0:32:120:32:14

is playing for the jackpot.

0:32:140:32:15

OK, let's reveal our five clues - and here they come. We've got...

0:32:150:32:18

I'll read those again.

0:32:380:32:39

And we come to Gillian and Lesley first.

0:32:580:33:00

-Which one?

-I think we'll have to go for the second one.

0:33:030:33:07

No - or Transylvania.

0:33:070:33:09

-Everybody knows that.

-Go on, then.

0:33:090:33:12

We'll go for the second one, the actor.

0:33:120:33:14

-And it's Christopher Lee.

-Christopher Lee.

0:33:140:33:17

Christopher Lee, say Gillian and Lesley.

0:33:170:33:19

Now, then, Ian and Sian.

0:33:190:33:21

Talk us through that board if you can.

0:33:210:33:23

Bram Stoker is the man who wrote it.

0:33:240:33:26

I don't know who directed the film.

0:33:260:33:28

Garlic is the ingredient that wards him off.

0:33:280:33:32

And Transylvania.

0:33:320:33:34

I was thinking the top one.

0:33:340:33:36

-Yeah.

-We're going to go for the top answer, Bram Stoker.

0:33:360:33:41

Bram Stoker. This is going to be very close.

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I have a feeling. So, we have Christopher Lee versus Bram Stoker.

0:33:430:33:48

Gillian and Lesley said Christopher Lee.

0:33:480:33:50

Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said it.

0:33:500:33:52

It's right.

0:33:550:33:56

28. APPLAUSE

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28. Very hard to call, this one.

0:34:070:34:10

Ian and Sian have gone for Bram Stoker.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people said Bram Stoker.

0:34:120:34:15

It's right.

0:34:180:34:20

Ooh, 34 for Bram Stoker. APPLAUSE

0:34:230:34:25

Very well done indeed. Gillian and Lesley,

0:34:250:34:27

you are through to the final after three questions, 2-1.

0:34:270:34:30

Great head-to-head, there.

0:34:320:34:33

Well played, both teams. The killer answer is the third one.

0:34:330:34:36

So, let's fill in the bottom two first.

0:34:360:34:38

The culinary ingredient is garlic, of course it is.

0:34:380:34:40

Would have scored you 82 points.

0:34:400:34:41

-One of our 100 said carrot for that.

-LAUGHTER

0:34:410:34:44

You know what? Perhaps no-one has ever tried.

0:34:440:34:47

-It might do.

-Might well do.

0:34:470:34:49

Transylvania you knew, as well.

0:34:490:34:50

That would have scored you 56.

0:34:500:34:53

And the answer that would have seen either team

0:34:530:34:54

-through to the final was...

-Francis Ford Coppola.

0:34:540:34:56

Francis Ford Coppola, which would have scored 4 points.

0:34:560:34:59

-Well done if you said that at home.

-Thank you very much.

0:34:590:35:01

So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head,

0:35:010:35:03

I'm afraid it's Ian and Sian.

0:35:030:35:04

I mean, in some ways it's good news,

0:35:040:35:06

because it means we get to see you again next time -

0:35:060:35:08

but, meantime, thank you very much indeed for playing, Ian and Sian.

0:35:080:35:11

APPLAUSE

0:35:110:35:12

For Gillian and Lesley, it's now time for our Pointless final.

0:35:140:35:17

Congratulations, Gillian and Lesley.

0:35:210:35:23

You have seen off all the competition,

0:35:230:35:25

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

0:35:250:35:27

-Yeah!

-Whoo!

0:35:270:35:28

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

0:35:340:35:37

and at the end of today's show the jackpot is standing at £5,000.

0:35:370:35:40

There we are. APPLAUSE

0:35:400:35:41

Well, what about that?

0:35:440:35:46

-I know.

-I mean, really, what about that?

0:35:460:35:48

That's fantastic. You came from behind in the head-to-head.

0:35:480:35:50

You were 1-0 down, and then you triumphed -

0:35:500:35:54

but, actually, also, you'd been scoring identically

0:35:540:35:56

in the first and second rounds.

0:35:560:35:57

I mean, you know, I just think you're attuned.

0:35:570:36:00

Too many holidays together.

0:36:000:36:02

Or maybe it's all gearing up for a fantastic win in this round.

0:36:020:36:05

I know what I'd prefer that to be.

0:36:050:36:07

Now, as always, you get to choose your category

0:36:070:36:09

from the four we put up on the board,

0:36:090:36:11

so let us just hope there is something up there

0:36:110:36:13

that you like the look of. Today's selection reads like this.

0:36:130:36:16

We have got...

0:36:160:36:17

-Oh, goodness me.

-We've got a trophy, though.

0:36:260:36:30

No, come on, right...

0:36:310:36:33

Grammy award-winning singers, we could guess those.

0:36:330:36:36

-Could we?

-We could guess.

-Oh, I like that.

0:36:360:36:39

-OK, then.

-It's going to have to be, isn't it?

0:36:390:36:41

-Do you think so?

-Yeah, we'll guess.

-Let's go.

0:36:410:36:43

-We'll go.

-Yeah. Grammy.

0:36:430:36:45

-Grammy award-winning...

-Grammy award-winning singers.

0:36:450:36:47

OK, very best of luck.

0:36:470:36:49

We're looking for any UK top 40 hit according to officialcharts.com

0:36:490:36:52

up to the end of December 2015 by...

0:36:520:36:53

Three very different singers there.

0:36:590:37:01

So any UK top 40 singles by Doris Day, Will Smith or Barbra Streisand.

0:37:010:37:05

-Very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed.

0:37:050:37:07

As always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers

0:37:070:37:10

and all you need to win that jackpot

0:37:100:37:12

is for just one of those answers to be pointless. Are you ready?

0:37:120:37:15

-Yes.

-OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.

0:37:150:37:18

There they are. Your time starts now.

0:37:180:37:19

Secret Love by Doris Day.

0:37:200:37:22

-Right.

-Guilty, Barbra Streisand.

0:37:220:37:24

Um...

0:37:270:37:28

Go, Les, go.

0:37:280:37:30

-Will Smith...

-Because I can't help you with Will Smith.

0:37:300:37:32

Will we just think of the other ones?

0:37:320:37:33

Doris Day. Whip-Crack-Away, was that in?

0:37:330:37:36

Yeah, that's a good one.

0:37:360:37:37

She whipped crack away, didn't she?

0:37:370:37:39

Um...

0:37:390:37:41

What's that place she went to?

0:37:410:37:42

-# Just come back from...

-Windy city. #

0:37:420:37:45

LAUGHTER

0:37:450:37:47

# Windy city! #

0:37:480:37:50

Not doing karaoke again.

0:37:500:37:52

-Right, that's it, we'll go...

-They're the only ones we know!

0:37:520:37:54

No, there must be another Barbra Streisand.

0:37:540:37:57

I'm not a...big one for her.

0:37:570:38:00

She doesn't float my boat.

0:38:000:38:02

Oh, Funny Girl...

0:38:020:38:04

-What did she sing in that?

-I don't know...

0:38:050:38:08

-Ten seconds left.

-Ooh!

0:38:080:38:10

Um...

0:38:100:38:11

-We'll have to go Doris Day.

-Yeah, we're going to go Doris.

0:38:110:38:14

She's going to do it for us, Doris.

0:38:140:38:16

-Will she? I don't know if she will.

-She will.

0:38:160:38:19

OK, that is your time up. I now need your three answers.

0:38:190:38:22

Barbra Streisand, Guilty.

0:38:220:38:23

Guilty.

0:38:230:38:25

Doris Day, Secret Love...

0:38:250:38:28

-Secret Love.

-..and we'll have to say Whip-Crack-Away.

0:38:280:38:32

-We don't know the name.

-And Whip-Crack-Away.

0:38:320:38:35

OK, of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

0:38:350:38:38

-Guilty? I don't know.

-OK, Guilty goes last.

0:38:380:38:40

-Least likely to be pointless?

-Whip-Crack-Away,

0:38:400:38:42

-cos it's probably not called that.

-OK, let's put those answers

0:38:420:38:45

up on the board in that order, then - and here they are.

0:38:450:38:47

We have got...

0:38:470:38:49

Well, three answers on the board there.

0:38:530:38:54

What if one of those were to be pointless

0:38:540:38:56

and were to win that jackpot for you?

0:38:560:38:58

£5,000, that's a decent jackpot.

0:38:580:39:01

What would you do with that? Gillian, you first.

0:39:010:39:03

We are going to go to Vegas,

0:39:030:39:04

and I'm going to find the Grand Canyon,

0:39:040:39:07

cos I missed it three times.

0:39:070:39:09

LAUGHTER

0:39:090:39:10

I know.

0:39:110:39:13

Lesley.

0:39:130:39:14

LAUGHTER

0:39:140:39:15

I'm going to build a tiki bar in my garden.

0:39:160:39:18

And I'm going to be the barmaid.

0:39:190:39:21

Oh. It'll be wonderful.

0:39:210:39:23

-Can we come?

-A little bit of Hawaii in Newcastle, and of course.

0:39:230:39:26

Fantastic. It's just what it's missing.

0:39:260:39:28

OK, so, we are looking, in the first case, we've got Whip-Crack-Away.

0:39:280:39:31

In this case we were looking for top 40 singles by Doris Day.

0:39:310:39:34

If this is right and if it's pointless it will win you £5,000.

0:39:340:39:37

I need say no more - let us just hope it is pointless.

0:39:370:39:40

How many people said it? Whip-Crack-Away.

0:39:400:39:42

Oh, no! I think you'd have been surprised if that had been correct.

0:39:460:39:49

-I think we would have.

-But still, there we are.

0:39:490:39:51

It was holding a place, and it did it very nicely.

0:39:510:39:53

Not a pointless answer, though,

0:39:530:39:54

so only two more shots at today's jackpot.

0:39:540:39:56

Secret Love was your next answer.

0:39:560:39:57

In this case we were looking for Doris Day top 40 singles again.

0:39:570:40:01

This has to be right, then it has to be pointless

0:40:010:40:02

for you to win the jackpot.

0:40:020:40:04

So for £5,000, let's see how many people said Secret Love.

0:40:040:40:07

It's right.

0:40:090:40:11

Well, Whip-Crack-Away was an incorrect answer.

0:40:110:40:14

Secret Love, now, takes us down through the 30s

0:40:140:40:17

and the 20s into the teens...

0:40:170:40:19

Still going down, we're into single figures.

0:40:190:40:20

Down it goes to 8. APPLAUSE

0:40:200:40:23

But this is all moving in the right direction.

0:40:250:40:27

You've gone from 100 to 8.

0:40:270:40:29

Your next answer, your final answer,

0:40:290:40:31

your last shot at today's jackpot is Guilty.

0:40:310:40:35

In this case we were looking for Barbra Streisand UK top 40 singles.

0:40:350:40:39

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot,

0:40:390:40:41

so, for £5,000, how many people said Guilty?

0:40:410:40:44

Is it pointless?

0:40:440:40:45

It's right.

0:40:490:40:51

Your first answer, Whip-Crack-Away, wasn't right.

0:40:510:40:53

Secret Love was right and took us down to 8.

0:40:530:40:55

Guilty now takes us down through the teens,

0:40:550:40:57

into single figures, passes 8,

0:40:570:40:59

down it goes, still going down.

0:40:590:41:00

Still going down! Oh, 2!

0:41:000:41:02

APPLAUSE

0:41:020:41:04

-Oh, well...

-Well...

0:41:070:41:09

I tell you what, 8 and 2 are fabulous scores,

0:41:110:41:13

whichever way you look at it.

0:41:130:41:15

Sadly they don't count in this last round,

0:41:150:41:17

but, still, you can be very proud of those -

0:41:170:41:19

but you just didn't find that pointless answer you needed

0:41:190:41:21

to win the jackpot, so I'm afraid today's jackpot of £5,000

0:41:210:41:24

rolls over onto the next show.

0:41:240:41:26

But what a treat it has been to have you here.

0:41:260:41:28

Such great fun in the studio.

0:41:280:41:30

Brilliant answers.

0:41:300:41:31

Consistently good answers right the way through the show,

0:41:310:41:33

and for that you get to take home a Pointless trophy each,

0:41:330:41:36

so there you are - you've got that.

0:41:360:41:37

So you can take that and our love up to Newcastle.

0:41:370:41:39

Thanks very much, Gillian and Lesley.

0:41:390:41:41

APPLAUSE

0:41:410:41:42

Yeah, a valiant effort.

0:41:460:41:47

You've been terrific fun for two shows, so thank you very much.

0:41:470:41:50

We've enjoyed having you here.

0:41:500:41:51

Let's take a look at the answers that would have won you the £5,000.

0:41:510:41:54

We'll start with Doris Day singles.

0:41:540:41:56

The only ones that scored any points at all

0:42:000:42:02

were Whatever Will Be Will Be, Move Over Darling and Secret Love.

0:42:020:42:04

Whip-Crack-Away is The Deadwood Stage,

0:42:040:42:06

Whip-Crack-Away, but was never a top 40 single.

0:42:060:42:09

Will Smith now.

0:42:090:42:11

Boy You Knock Me Out, that was with Tatyana Ali.

0:42:110:42:13

Can't Wait To Be With You and Lovely Daze,

0:42:130:42:14

those are both Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince,

0:42:140:42:16

and Will 2K was a number two hit.

0:42:160:42:18

Those are all pointless answers.

0:42:180:42:19

Also Daydreamin', Freakin' It, Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble,

0:42:190:42:22

I'm Looking For The One, Just Cruisin' and Party Starter.

0:42:220:42:25

All of those are pointless answers. Well done if you said one.

0:42:250:42:27

Barbra Streisand now. You could have had...

0:42:270:42:29

As If We Never Said Goodbye, Stoney End, Tell Him,

0:42:340:42:36

Till I Loved You and With One Look, those are all the pointless answers.

0:42:360:42:40

Thank you so much for being such fun,

0:42:400:42:41

and I'm sorry we didn't send you away with that £5,000.

0:42:410:42:44

Thanks very much, Richard,

0:42:440:42:46

and thanks very much indeed, Gillian and Lesley.

0:42:460:42:48

Sadly, they didn't win our jackpot today,

0:42:480:42:50

which means it rolls over onto the next show,

0:42:500:42:53

when we will be playing for £6,000.

0:42:530:42:55

APPLAUSE

0:42:550:42:56

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

0:42:580:43:00

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

0:43:000:43:02

..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

0:43:020:43:04

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