0:00:04 > 0:00:08These five people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Together they make up the Eggheads,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20The question is, can they be beaten?
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Welcome to Eggheads,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27the show where a team of five quiz challengers pit their wits
0:00:27 > 0:00:31against possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32You might recognise them,
0:00:32 > 0:00:35as they won some of the country's toughest quiz shows.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38They are the Eggheads.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Taking on our quiz champions today
0:00:40 > 0:00:41are the...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44The team all compete
0:00:44 > 0:00:47in the rough-and-tumble of the Great British Roller Derby League,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51except for Big Cat Merv, who's the League's announcer.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Let's meet them.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Hi, I'm Bette, I'm 34, and I'm a Group Production Director.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59I'm Dot, I'm 29, and I work in IT.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Hi, I'm Big Cat Merv, I'm 29, and I'm a Retail Manager.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Hi, I'm Miffy, I'm 27, and I'm a Sales Operations Assistant.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'm Fox, I'm 23, and I'm in IT Support.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13So, Roller Derby, Bette... all female?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- It is all female, yes.- On skates?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19On quad skates, four wheels...
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And what do you do? Knock people off the track?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25It's like a full-contact race. Two girls are trying to score,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29and the rest of us are either trying to help them, or stop them.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Big Cat Merv, where do you come in?
0:01:31 > 0:01:35I'm Fox's husband, and I had a choice of either getting involved
0:01:35 > 0:01:39or never seeing her, so I do live commentaries at the bouts.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Do you want to announce the contest now?- I'll give it a go.- Come on.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45SHOUTS: Ladies and Gentlemen,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49we are the London Roller Girls - Bette, Dot, Miffy, Fox.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Now, let's play Egghe-e-e-ads!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I'm sorry, I missed that.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55THEY LAUGH
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Thank you. Every day there is £1,000 cash up for grabs
0:01:59 > 0:02:02for our challengers. If they fail to defeat the Eggheads,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05the prize money rolls over to the next show.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09London Roller Girls, the Eggheads have won the last 11 games.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Which means, yes,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16£12,000 says you can't beat them.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Big prize money today. The first head-to-head battle
0:02:19 > 0:02:22will be on the subject of Film & Television.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Challengers, which one of you wants to play, and against who?
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- I'll give it a go.- All right, it's going to have to be Big Cat.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Yeah.- Yeah.- All right.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- OK, I'll give it a go. - Big Cat first?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- You've got the limelight today. - I have.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37So, who do you fancy pawing?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I'll go against Chris, please.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44OK, so it's Big Cat Merv, from the London Roller Girls,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46versus Chris from the Eggheads,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48and to ensure there's no conferring
0:02:48 > 0:02:51please take your positions in the question room.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I'll ask each of you three multiple choice questions,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56on Film & Television, in turn,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59whoever answers the most questions correctly is the winner.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Big Cat Merv, are you ready?- I am.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Feeling confident?- Just about.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07You get to choose the first or the second set.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I'll go first, please.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Which BBC sitcom set in France during World War II
0:03:15 > 0:03:19returned to the BBC for a one-off special in 2007?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Was it...
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Well, only one of those is set in France. So it must be 'Allo 'Allo.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Quite right, Big Cat Merv.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33THEY CHEER
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Your team are louder than you now!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Chris, you ready?- Mm. - In which fictional coastal town
0:03:38 > 0:03:41is the Australian soap Home And Away set?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Is it...
0:03:45 > 0:03:48That is set in Summer Bay.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50One point apiece. You are right.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Your second question, Big Cat.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Which actress received
0:03:55 > 0:03:59a record-breaking 14th Oscar nomination in 2007?
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Is it...
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I can't think of anything that...
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Ooh, I'm not sure about this one.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I'm going to rule Jane Fonda out
0:04:12 > 0:04:15because I can't remember her being in anything in that period.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I'll take a punt at Meryl Streep.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- You're taking a punt at Meryl?- Yeah.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22You're quite right.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25You've got two points. Good work!
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Chris, your question.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33In which TV sitcom does James Corden play the role of Smithy?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Is it...
0:04:37 > 0:04:41It's not Peep Show, because that's Mitchell and Webb.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44I don't think it's Gavin and Stacey, because they're all Welsh.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48So, it's got to be Pulling.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49The logic sounded so compelling,
0:04:49 > 0:04:54I'm staring at the card and I can't believe you're wrong, but you are.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56It's Gavin and Stacey.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- How about that, Big Cat?- Yes!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It's going to be time to shout again soon.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Your third question. Who starred opposite Audrey Hepburn
0:05:05 > 0:05:08in the 1963 comedy thriller Charade?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Was it...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Right. Totally out of my era, now.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18I'm going to take out George Peppard.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Hopefully that's not going to throw me a curve ball.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25This, again, is a guess. James Stewart?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28No, it wasn't.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29It was Cary Grant.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34You had the opportunity to knock Chris out of the track,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37and didn't take it. So, Chris, your third question.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Which actor played Jesus Quintana
0:05:40 > 0:05:45in the 1998 Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski?
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Was it...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Well, I think it's "Hay-zus", but we'll let that go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Spelled "Jesus". Um... - Glad you're going to let that go(!)
0:05:57 > 0:06:03Don't think it was Hank Azaria...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Don't think it was John Tur...well, I'll take a punt on Steve Buscemi.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11There's a lot of punting going on in this round(!)
0:06:11 > 0:06:13And...you're wrong!
0:06:13 > 0:06:17It wasn't. It was John Turturro.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- So, Big Cat Merv...- YES!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22CHEERING
0:06:22 > 0:06:25The pink shirts have gone an even brighter shade of pink.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Big Cat, you took on one of the Eggheads, you emerged triumphant.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Good news for our challengers,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33because it means you can play in today's final round.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35You're getting closer to the big money.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Both of you, please come back and join your team-mates.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Great start for our challengers, as it stands,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45the Eggheads have lost one brain from the final round.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The challengers haven't lost any.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49The next subject is Geography.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Which of you wants that,
0:06:51 > 0:06:52and who do you want to pick,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54to take on?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- All right, I'll do it, if no-one else wants to.- Are you sure?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- Bette.- Yeah.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00- All right. I'll do it.- Yeah?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03OK. Bette... Which one?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Geography. Which one of them looks lost?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08All right, CJ(!)
0:07:08 > 0:07:10LAUGHTER
0:07:10 > 0:07:14So, Bette, from the London Roller Girls,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16versus CJ from the Eggheads, on Geography.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18To ensure there's no conferring
0:07:18 > 0:07:21please take your positions in the question room.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25So, Bette, you of course have multiple choice questions,
0:07:25 > 0:07:29to start with here, and you can choose the first or second set.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I'm going to go first.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Good luck, Bette.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36What are the Quantocks of Somerset?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Wow. Um...
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I keep thinking of Quantocks of Maine, since I'm from America.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But that's not really helping me.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51So, Quantocks of Somerset...
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Ooh, I think I'm going to be guessing, here. Um...
0:07:56 > 0:08:02I'm going to eliminate valleys.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06I think I'm going to go with hills.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09- Hills is your answer.- Yes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11How's she done, team?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14You're more local than Bette. You don't know?
0:08:14 > 0:08:18They don't know either, so, being American wasn't a disadvantage -
0:08:18 > 0:08:21you got it right.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26CJ. What is Scandinavia's most southerly country?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33That's Denmark.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Quite right, CJ.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Not even a flicker of hesitation.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41OK, Bette. In which British city
0:08:41 > 0:08:46is the independent boarding school Fettes College situated?
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Is it...
0:08:51 > 0:08:57Mm. You guys are really throwing me for a loop on these, aren't you?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Can you spell that for me?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I can. Fettes College, F-E-T-T-E-S.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I don't think it's Cardiff.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I hope I'm not wrong.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I know a little bit of Welsh and that doesn't sound very Welsh to me.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17So the tough one is Edinburgh or London.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Just out of sheer size, because this is a guess as well,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I'm going to say London.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I was willing you on there.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- It was Edinburgh.- Oh! Oh well.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Most famous alumnus...?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- ALL: Tony Blair.- Tony Blair.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Bad luck, Bette.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38CJ - this is the question Bette should have had! -
0:09:38 > 0:09:39which New England state,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43bordered on the north by the Canadian province of Quebec,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45is known as "The Granite State"?
0:09:49 > 0:09:54I've never heard of that. Umm... All right.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00New Jersey's got a Canadian border, don't know about New Hampshire.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I've never heard it, but I'll try Pennsylvania.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- You're trying Pennsylvania?- Yeah. I've never heard "Granite State".
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Pennsylvania is incorrect. It's New Hampshire, CJ.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- You would've known that, Bette. - I did actually know that, yes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Was the clue in New England? Is that the only New England state there?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20No, it's just I went to university in Boston,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24which is close to New Hampshire, so, I know it's the "Granite State".
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Why is it the "Granite State"? - I assume they mine a lot of granite.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Don't know...!- Anyway, it helped you out there, because it held him back.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Your third question, Bette.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39The Chao Phraya river runs through which capital city?
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Well, I'm a big fan of Thai food, so I know this one for sure,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49because I've been to a few restaurants called "The Chao Phraya".
0:10:49 > 0:10:50And that would be Bangkok.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Spot-on, well done!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55They're coming back at you, CJ.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Help(!)
0:10:57 > 0:10:59You need to take up Rollerblading.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02In which ocean are the Admiralty Islands located?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I've never heard of them.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Oh dear! I've got nothing to go on.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Well, I'm going to go for the Atlantic or Pacific, not Indian...
0:11:19 > 0:11:22With the conviction you're always demanding we give,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25without a shadow of a doubt,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27they are in the Atlantic.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28Without a shadow of a doubt,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30they are in the Pacific. You're wrong.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32THEY CHEER AND CLAP
0:11:32 > 0:11:34How about that, Bette?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38You came into a Geography quiz as an American, and beat him. Well done.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40You took on one of our Eggheads,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43you emerged triumphant, good news for the challengers,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46because it means Bette can play in today's final round as well.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Congratulations! Please come back and join your teams.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55As it stands, the Eggheads have lost two brains from the final round,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57the challengers still haven't lost any.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59The next subject is Sport.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Which of you,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03London Roller Girls, and Big Cat Merv -
0:12:03 > 0:12:05of course, you can't, Big Cat -
0:12:05 > 0:12:07which would you like to take on Sport?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- It's going to have to be Fox. - Yeah, I'll do it.- Fox?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Dark horse on the sport.- Yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Fox, have a look at the Eggheads. You can't take Chris or CJ.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Who would you take on?- Judith.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Judith on Sport.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Ha ha ha!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Fox, from the London Roller Girls, versus Judith from the Eggheads,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32to ensure there's no conferring, please take your positions
0:12:32 > 0:12:33in the question room.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Well, good luck, Fox.- Thank you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40I'll ask each of you three questions on sport in turn,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Fox, you can choose the first set or the second set.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I'll go first, please.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48You're looking very intense.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Yeah.- That's my gimmick.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Here's your first question.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59In which country was the snooker player Mark Williams born?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I don't watch a huge amount of snooker.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08But I'm almost certain that he is Welsh.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12So, I'm going to go with Wales.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Good guess, well done. He is.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Judith!
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Who, in 1994,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24became the oldest world heavyweight boxing champion in history?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Was it...
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Um, I don't think it's Muhammad Ali,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35because I think he was well out of it, by then.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37So it's either of the other two.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I think it might be Joe Frazier.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Joe Frazier?- Yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- No. George Foreman.- Oh.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51It's all going very well, isn't it(!)
0:13:51 > 0:13:54At this rate there won't be any of you left for the final round!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57You're doing well, Fox. Second question.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Which football team played in a style
0:14:00 > 0:14:03that was known as "total football", in the 1970s?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Was it...
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It most definitely wasn't England.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14I'm quite a football fan.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17I'm pretty sure that was Holland.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Yes, it was. Holland.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Who was the main proponent,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Eggheads?- Johan Cruyff.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Judith. To hang on -
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Liverpool-born Steve Smith won world and Olympic medals
0:14:36 > 0:14:38in which athletics event in the 1990s?
0:14:38 > 0:14:44Was it...
0:14:44 > 0:14:47I think that was Triple Jump.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51The sound you hear is CJ's head hitting the desk-top.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Well, this time maybe he WILL crack his skull.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59We'll let you know. Triple Jump is wrong, it was the High Jump.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01I thought it would be.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04So, I won't even go on to the next question,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07because you have no chance of winning this round, Judith.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Well done, Fox. You took on the Eggheads,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12you emerged triumphant as well,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15good news for our challengers, with so much money at stake,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18because it means you'll be able to play in today's final round.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Congratulations. Please both come back to your teams.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25As it stands, the Eggheads have lost three brains,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29the challengers still haven't lost any. Last subject is Music.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Who wants to take that on,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33and who do you want to take on?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- It's got to be Dot.- Well, I think...
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- Well, I don't mind, but I think you're stronger.- Come on, Dot.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45- Who shall we pit me against?- Well, is it definitely you?- I'll do it, then.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Who's the music person?
0:15:48 > 0:15:49It's you. Dot.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52OK. And who is NOT the music person?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Which one do you want to come up against?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I'll take Daphne.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02So, it's Dot, from the London Roller Girls,
0:16:02 > 0:16:03versus Daphne from the Eggheads,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05to ensure there's no conferring,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08please take your positions in the question room.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12So, I will ask each of you three questions on music, in turn.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Dot, would you like the first set of questions, or the second set?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I'd like to go for the first set, please.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It's working well for your team so far.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Which musical, set in a mining camp in gold-rush era California,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28features the songs I Talk To The Trees,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30and They Call The Wind Mariah?
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Is it -
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Well, I'm definitely sure it's not My Fair Lady...
0:16:42 > 0:16:46I'm not really a big musical person, per se,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49but I know my mum used to watch a lot of musicals,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52and I have a feeling that it is Paint Your Wagon.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55How strong is your feeling?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Let's hope it's a good feeling!
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It is good, it's right, well done!
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Feeling the pressure, now, Daphne? - Oh, I am!
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Here's your first question.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Which former X Factor finalist represented the United Kingdom
0:17:11 > 0:17:13at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Yeah, it wasn't a bad song, was it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And it was Andy Abraham.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24It was indeed. Were you watching?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25No.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Your next question, Dot.
0:17:29 > 0:17:35Paint It Black was a UK number one hit single in 1966, for which group?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I actually know this one,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45because I used this as a question in my pub quiz that I recently did.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48The answer is The Rolling Stones.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Quite right, well done.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52A bit before your time.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59So, Daphne, which West End musical,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03which opened with Michael Ball and Leanne Jones in lead roles,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06won four Olivier awards in 2008?
0:18:06 > 0:18:11Was it...
0:18:11 > 0:18:15That's Hairspray.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17It is, indeed! Correct answer.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Two-two. Your third multiple choice question.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26How many strings does a ukulele normally have?
0:18:29 > 0:18:34I've absolutely no idea. I've never played a ukulele in my life.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Seeing as it's probably quite a simple instrument,
0:18:41 > 0:18:46therefore I think simplicity may be the key here,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I am going to say it has four.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53Guess?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Definitely.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56But the right one.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Yes!
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Three out of three!
0:19:01 > 0:19:03This team is inspired!
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Daphne.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Which American composer,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09famous for his use of Celtic elements in his music,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13won two Oscars for his work on the 1997 film Titanic?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Oh, dear! I think Kevin might be left on his own!
0:19:24 > 0:19:30With absolutely no conviction, Jeremy, but lots of crossed fingers,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34James Horner.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36...is the right answer.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Thing about Daphne is,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41she's a brilliant guesser.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44After three questions each, the scores are level,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46We'll go now to Sudden Death.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49To make it harder, these questions are not multiple choice.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- You've got to give me an answer, Dot, OK?- OK.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Dot. Golden Touch and America
0:19:55 > 0:19:59are UK top 40 hit singles released by which band?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02One of my favourite bands - Razorlight.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05You're right. Spot-on!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- DAPHNE:- Oh, my goodness!
0:20:11 > 0:20:16On 31st May 1976, which band performed
0:20:16 > 0:20:21what has been described as the loudest concert of all time,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24at the home ground of Charlton Athletic Football Club?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Sorry, Kevin.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37I really don't know. '76...
0:20:38 > 0:20:41..Status Quo.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- You know if you get this wrong... - I know...
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- ..you're leaving Kevin on his own? - I know!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I'm sorry, Kevin, I know it's wrong, but...
0:20:47 > 0:20:52I'm told it's the first time ever that it's happened?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54All right. It's wrong, isn't it?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Yes, it is wrong.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- It's not The Who, is it? - The answer is The Who.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- Oh, they were the other one I was thinking about!- Apparently,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11126 decibels measured 30 metres from the stage,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14which is even louder than Big Cat Merv.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Well, well, well.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22This is really quite amazing. Well done, Dot! Sensational work.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24You took on one of the Eggheads, you emerged triumphant,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28brilliant news for the challengers, because it means you'll all be able
0:21:28 > 0:21:31to play in today's final round. Congratulations.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Meanwhile, the Eggheads are going to be somewhat depleted.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Please, come back and join your teams.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41This is what we've been playing towards -
0:21:41 > 0:21:44it's time for the final round, General Knowledge.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I'm afraid those of you who lost your head-to-heads... Who was that?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Shall we rack our brains? ..won't be allowed to take part.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55So, and this has never happened before on Eggheads,
0:21:55 > 0:22:01the team to the right of me has been strafed by the London Roller Girls.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Judith, CJ, Daphne and Chris from the Eggheads,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05you all lost your head-to-heads,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09and it's the first time I've ever just faced THIS way to say this,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I'm going to have to ask you, please, to leave the studio.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18So - Bette, Dot, Big Cat Merv, Miffy, Fox,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22you are playing to win the London Roller Girls £12,000.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25You must be feeling pretty good at this stage.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- We're hopeful.- But no complacency.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Kevin, on the other hand,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33you are playing for something money can't buy -
0:22:33 > 0:22:37the Eggheads' reputation. Although, looking at the scene in front of me,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I'm wondering how much of it there is left.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I will ask each team three questions in turn.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45This time the questions are all general knowledge,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48you are, of course, allowed to confer.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52London Roller Girls, the question is, are your five brains
0:22:52 > 0:22:54better than the Eggheads' one?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Would you like to go first, or second?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00First has been good to us. We'll go first.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06In which country is Yeti Airlines based?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Ooh, the abominable snowman.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I would think that was Nepal.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17But that could be an obvious choice.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Yeti is cold, isn't it?
0:23:19 > 0:23:20It's the abominable snowman.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I've been to New Zealand and I don't recognise it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I'm from America, I don't know anything about Canada!
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- I think it's Nepal.- I would go for Nepal, personally.- Are you sure?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- All right. Nepal.- Nepal.- Nepal.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36The abominable snowman jumped out at you.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38You're right.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It was Nepal. Well done.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Kevin. Which mythological figure
0:23:43 > 0:23:45is said to have pulled the sword from the stone?
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Was it...
0:23:49 > 0:23:53They've all had a go at one time or another, but it's King Arthur.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54You're correct.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58One point apiece. Challengers -
0:23:58 > 0:24:00in Greek mythology,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04what did Dionysius suspend above Damocles' head during a banquet
0:24:04 > 0:24:07to demonstrate the constant peril faced by those in power?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Was it...
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- I sit out!- It's a sword. The sword of Damocles.- Yeah.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17We know that one. It's the sword.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18You're right.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Yes!- Sword of Damocles.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Can you see it?- Yeah, I was just...
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- The thread is fraying, Kevin.- Mm.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31In which film does the character known as Jack Robin famously say,
0:24:31 > 0:24:37"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet."
0:24:41 > 0:24:45That was The Jazz Singer, Jeremy, with Al Jolson.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Supposedly the first words spoken on film.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51You're right, it was.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53So, two points apiece.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56It couldn't be tighter. £12,000 to play for.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01From Hell and The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
0:25:01 > 0:25:05are graphic novels by which comic book writer?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- It's Alan Moore. - Miffy, the publishing expert!
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Yeah. I work in publishing, and my boyfriend's into graphic novels.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18It's definitely Alan Moore.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23I love the way you said, "I know this", after I'd read four words!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27It is Alan Moore, you're right.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31If Kevin gets the next answer wrong, you have £12,000.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Kevin, the Eggheads' reputation is in the balance.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40What is the name of the statue
0:25:40 > 0:25:42that sits on top of the Old Bailey, in London?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49It's Justice.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Those being law courts.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- You sure about that?- Yeah.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Well done, you're right.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59After three questions each, the scores are level,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02we will now go to Sudden Death, and remember, to make it harder,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05these questions are not multiple choice.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08£12,000 in the balance, on one side,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10the Eggheads' reputation on the other.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Good luck, everyone. I'm nervous now!
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Under what name did the writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee
0:26:19 > 0:26:21produce detective novels -
0:26:21 > 0:26:25a name they also gave to their fictional detective?
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Under what name did the writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee
0:26:30 > 0:26:32produce detective novels -
0:26:32 > 0:26:36a name they also gave to their fictional detective?
0:26:36 > 0:26:42Don't know. I honestly can't think of anything.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Is it a combination of their names, perhaps?- Could try "Danny Lee".
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Danny Lee. That's all I can think of.- It's a complete guess.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- And the guess is...?- Danny Lee.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Danny Lee.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57The answer is Ellery Queen.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Oh! Ellery Queen. One of the most famous mystery writers ever!
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- Never heard of it.- Still don't know that one.- Doesn't ring any bells.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11It was a TV serial in the '70s. Kevin, would you have got that?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Yeah. I knew that one.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14A bit before our time.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Well, a bit before mine, as well, but...(!)
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Kevin, you now have the initiative.
0:27:22 > 0:27:30If you get this right, then London Roller Girls go home with nothing.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Which model and singer, who came to fame by stripping to his underwear
0:27:35 > 0:27:39in a laundrette, in a 1980s TV advertisement,
0:27:39 > 0:27:45had a UK top ten hit in 1986 with Each Time You Break My Heart,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47written by Madonna?
0:27:47 > 0:27:52I think his name is Nick Kamen, K-A-M-E-N.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Is that your answer?- Yeah.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- You're right. - OTHER TEAM: Ohh!
0:27:57 > 0:27:58- KEVIN:- Sorry, guys. Sorry.
0:27:58 > 0:28:04You're right. Eggheads, against the odds, you've won.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Commiserations to our challengers.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16The Eggheads, or rather, Kevin on his own,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20has done what seems to come naturally to them.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22You won't be going home with £12,000.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27I don't want to rub it in! The money now rolls over to the next show.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Eggheads, congratulations. Shouldn't be saying it to you lot, should I -
0:28:31 > 0:28:34well done, Kevin! Who's going to beat any team with Kevin in?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Join us next time to see if the new challengers have the brains
0:28:38 > 0:28:41to defeat the Eggheads. £13,000 says they don't.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Till then, goodbye.
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