Episode 11 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Impossible.

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Welcome to Impossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here we also have impossible answers.

They're not just wrong - they couldn't possibly be right.

It's a new week and indeed a new fortnight,

which means we have 24 brand-new players.

-Hello, players! ALL:

-Hello!

Like 'em already! We'll be getting to know them over the next two weeks

and every day, one of them will have the chance to unlock...this.

-ALL:

-Ooh!

-Wow.

I heard a "wow". Our enormous exclamation mark

is filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of this terrific two dozen will face the final question.

And here...

..it is.

Today's £10,000 question.

Get this right and all of that cash will come flooding out.

So, new group.

I'm very excited. Kate, are you excited?

-I'm very excited!

-What do you do in your life, Kate,

when you're not sort of on a quiz show?

I've just had a baby boy called James, who's five months old.

-Oh, very nice.

-So I'm having a year break and eating lots of cake

and going out with mums and stuff like that.

I noticed immediately you've got lovely different-coloured eyes.

Yeah, I have. It's called heterochromia.

I was going to say that. And I was going to give myself a point.

-Sorry!

-That's OK!

-Said.

-Hello.

-How are you feeling?

-I'm good, thanks.

-What you do in your spare time, Said?

-Gosh, well,

I'm going through a creative streak at the moment.

-Oh, yeah?

-I've taken up life drawing as well as doing some pottery.

OK. And if you were to... I assume you've had a look at the money.

-I have.

-If you were to get your hands on that,

-Said, what would it go on?

-It would actually go towards a trip

to visit my grandparents in Mauritius.

-Oh, lovely.

-Yeah. I've not seen my grandmother in quite a while.

So I kind of would want to plan

a little surprise trip and go and surprise her.

-OK. JT, how are you up there?

-Good, thank you.

It's a bit of a view.

-It is a bit of view, but it's a good view, isn't it, JT?

-Absolutely.

-Settling in on the top row?

-Yeah, good bunch of people.

What would you spend the money on, JT?

I want to go to America and go storm-chasing, would you believe?

-Why storm chasing?

-Well, I'm a bit of a roller-coaster buff.

I've just done some gliding. It's that risk factor I need.

Yeah! I need a bit of a buzz. I'm getting old now.

Yeah, OK, OK. Is your favourite film Twister?

No... Do you know, that was such a load of old rubbish!

We're going to fall out now, JT! I LOVE Twister!

-It was great, Rick, I loved it.

-Much better, JT!

OK, good luck to everyone. Let's crack on.

You will face five multiple-choice questions,

each with three answers.

The right answer gets you a point, the wrong answer gets you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

Nightmare. You're immediately knocked out

of today's show and you'll have to try again tomorrow.

After five questions, the highest-scorer gets the first chance

to bag a place in today's final.

-Are you ready? ALL:

-Yes!

Here's your first question.

So we've already split the pack.

We have all the answers out there,

which means, unfortunately, some of

you have given an impossible answer.

Let's first of all have a look at the right answer.

It's C, mohair.

Not that many of you going for that, but a point to all of you.

Stewart, you went for Terylene.

Yeah, I went for the panic press.

-Ah.

-I was going to go cashmere, went for the panic press and

realised it's definitely impossible. It couldn't be a natural fibre.

So...good start(!)

Well... Rachel, you also went for Terylene.

Yeah, I also just guessed.

And I'm now thinking I might be wrong.

-Mm, you might be. You might be more than wrong.

-Yeah.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's Terylene, I'm afraid, which means, Rachel and Stewart,

we have to say goodbye now.

But we'll see you both tomorrow. Terylene is a man-made fibre.

Cashmere comes from Kashmiri goats.

Moving on to question two.

The right answer you were looking for...

is B, Empire Windrush, so a point to all of you.

The impossible answer...

Puffing Billy was a famous locomotive, but not a ship.

Question three.

The overwhelming majority have gone with A...

..but we do have one hectogram and one seismograph.

Let's see if the majority are correct.

They are.

A point to all of you who put A.

Holly, you went for hectogram.

Yeah. The really embarrassing thing is, I have a pilot's licence

and I covered this in ground school.

And I knew it was actually barometer!

Did you cover it well enough, Holly?

George? You went for seismograph.

To be honest, I immediately thought B wasn't the correct answer.

I thought that may be the impossible answer.

As soon as I pressed C...

Hurtful for Holly.

-Yeah, cheers, George(!)

-Sorry.

As soon as I pressed C, I regretted it.

Well, one of you has given the impossible answer,

which was...

..hectogram, Holly.

Hectogram is 100g.

Oh, yeah.

Well, I've learned something now!

You have, and you'll be safer in the air now, Holly!

-I might be!

-We'll see you tomorrow.

George, a lucky escape.

A seismograph measures earthquakes.

So the kind of thing that JT would probably like.

Question number four.

All answers out there, most of you have gone with C, Roberto Baggio.

Let's see if there is wisdom in crowds.

There is. C is the right answer. You all get a point.

-Pam and Pat.

-Yes?

-Our twins.

-Yes.

-How are you?

-We're very well, thank you.

-Yes, good.

-Now, you've gone with different answers.

-Have we?

-You have, actually.

So one of us is out, then.

One of you is out, I'm afraid.

-You think it's you, do you, Pat?

-I know it's me, yeah!

-Do you?

-The panic press.

Not a fan of former Italian football players, Pat?

Not a fan of football. I know that's probably not very PC to say now.

Oh, I think it's OK on the PC side, actually, Pat.

Good, good. Pam, are you a fan?

-Are you feeling all right?

-No, no, I want you to tell me the answer now.

Oh, do you? Sorry, yeah.

"Cut the chat, Rick, just tell me if I'm out or not!"

I've got fingers crossed here.

OK. One of you has given the impossible answer.

The impossible answer is...

Oh, darn it! It's B, Bergoglio.

-It is a bit "darn it", I'm afraid, Pat.

-Isn't it just?

-Yeah.

That was the birth name of Pope Francis.

-Was it really?

-It was, Pat, I wouldn't lie to you.

There you go, yes. So we're going to have to say goodbye to you and Jamie

and Said and Carolynne and Kate.

-We'll see you all tomorrow.

-Right.

So after four questions, we're down to 16 players.

And just two of you are on four points, and they are Sam and Brett.

So this might well come down to who gets those fingers working quickest.

Question number five.

All answers out there.

Let's see who we're going to be saying goodbye to.

The impossible answer...

C, Suffolk Punch,

which is a breed of horse.

So Emily, Jinesh and Kerry, we'll see you all tomorrow.

Sam and Brett, you've gone for different answers...

..which means we have got an outright winner.

Brett, you went for Sussex Pond Pudding.

I did. There's no logic behind that, I didn't know the answer.

I almost went for C, in all honesty, but I went for A.

-No idea.

-Any idea, Sam?

-Yeah.

-You went for B.

-Sussex Pond's got a lemon in.

So, the right answer...

..is B, Bedfordshire Clanger.

As you said, Sam. Sussex Pond Pudding

is a suet dessert with a whole lemon in the middle.

So everyone gets a point who went for B,

and that means, at the end of the round,

only one person on five points,

that is Sam. Congratulations.

You have the first chance to grab a place in today's final.

Fantastic.

Very well done, Sam. How do you feel?

Thank you. That was a big relief to be here.

So we're going to do this - we're going to get through this grid.

-Hope so.

-What would be a good subject area for you?

What are your specialities?

I like film and TV.

-OK.

-I watch a lot of films, and sitcoms I'm really into, as well.

OK. And what do you do with your life, Sam?

I run a mobile marketing business,

which basically means we promote businesses on mobile phones,

help them with their social media,

-provide free Wi-Fi for their customers, things like that.

-OK.

This is your chance to put up to £500 into the daily prize pot.

-OK.

-And, crucially, take a massive step towards playing

-the £10,000 question.

-Looks good, doesn't it?

I'm going to give you a choice of four topics.

Here they are.

Oh. That's not as hard as I thought.

-No telly.

-Because there's a few bad ones there.

I'm not amazing at geography, but I'll go for that one.

-OK.

-It's the best of a bad lot for me.

All right. I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Here they are.

-Any early thoughts, Sam?

-India or Pakistan, but this is worrying.

OK. Let's see if I can make you worry less

by offering up the first half of the question, which is,

which Indian city...

Narrowed it down.

So, five of those answers are impossible.

So your first job is to find those and then banish them.

You'll have five goes,

-and each impossible answer you successfully eliminate will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

-OK.

-Where would you like to start?

-I'll start with Karachi.

Is Karachi an impossible answer?

It is. Well done.

We're off. £100 in the prize pot.

-Where next?

-Lahore.

Any idea where Lahore is?

Think that's also Pakistan.

Is Lahore an impossible answer?

It is. And it is in Pakistan, as you said.

I think Rawalpindi's also in Pakistan.

Is Rawalpindi an impossible answer?

It is.

Smashing this, Sam.

Not 100% on Faisalabad, but I'll go for that one.

OK. Is Faisalabad an impossible answer?

Not made up. In Pakistan.

So, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi.

I think Bangalore. I think they're the Indian ones.

So I think Peshawar isn't.

OK.

Is Peshawar an impossible answer, for a maximum five from five?

It is.

Very nice work, Sam.

£500 in the prize pot. We now need to establish whether

you're going to be playing for the money

and for a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final.

So, in a moment, I'll reveal the second half of the question,

and I'll obviously be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-Find it, and a place in the final is yours.

Give me a wrong answer, and the next best player will have

the chance to steal your place in the final.

I can reveal that that was Brett.

-Stand by, Brett.

-OK, good luck, Sam.

How's your Indian geography, Brett?

It's not good. No, I would have struggled to get to this point,

-to be honest.

-OK. You are in a very strong position,

because you got rid of all the impossible answers,

so nothing left to trip you up.

Let's reveal the full question.

Which Indian city...

..is the furthest south?

Oh, dear.

I'm not very good on where they are.

I'll give Bangalore a go.

I just don't know where they are.

OK. If Bangalore is the right answer, you're in the final, Sam.

Is Bangalore the furthest south of those cities?

It is!

Well done, Sam.

You are through to the final!

Thank you.

So, still two places left in today's final alongside Sam.

Let's find out who's going to be claiming the next one.

There's 12 of you left, which means we are half wheat and half chaff.

Good luck, everyone. Here's your first question.

Most of you have gone with A, Carol Ann Duffy.

We have got a few Benjamin Zephaniahs.

Josh, you went with Benjamin Zephaniah.

-I did, yeah.

-With confidence, Josh?

-No, not with confidence.

-I know A is a poet,

and I'm hoping C is not a poet.

So I went off piste, went with B.

Jennifer, you are kind of on piste with the group,

-with Carol Ann Duffy.

-Yeah. I thought C was probably a bit

of an unfortunate naming coincidence, if it is a poet.

So I just went... Yeah, just chose A as kind of random.

OK. Let's see what the right answer is.

It's B, Benjamin Zephaniah.

Which means just three of you get a point there.

The impossible answer...

C, Bernard Matthews was a turkey farmer

and, as far as we know, NOT a poet.

Certainly not published.

Question number two.

Pretty even split between As and Cs.

The right answer...

It's A, the Sharks, so a point to all of you who went for that.

OK, let's see what the impossible answer is.

The Flames do not feature in West Side Story.

Question number three.

Dan, you've plonked for Chris O'Dowd.

-Feeling good?

-No.

-No.

-I'm not.

I'm not. I took a risk. Er...

Have you seen the film or the TV show?

-Neither.

-Good.

-Yeah, I know!

-George.

Never seen the TV show, never seen the film.

I just went straight down the middle.

-Yeah.

-Fingers crossed.

-Jackie,

have you seen the TV show or the film?

No, neither, I've seen...

-Great!

-I've seen snippets of IT Crowd.

And a vague recollection that it's Richard Ayoade.

OK, well, one of you has given the impossible answer.

Let's find out who it is.

B, David Mitchell, not in The IT Crowd, I'm afraid.

George and Derek, we'll see you both tomorrow.

Thanks.

And the right answer...

Yes, Jackie. It was C, Richard Ayoade,

which means all of you get a point.

Question number four.

Jennifer, you've gone with B, David Copperfield.

Yeah. Again, wasn't sure on this one, but I'm sure Bleak House

isn't a Charles Dickens novel, so I just went...

Oh, no!

JT has given you a bit of a look because he HAS gone for Bleak House!

Yeah, so I've gone for B, David Copperfield,

-and probably shouldn't have, eh, JT?

-No, I haven't got a clue.

I just thought Bleak House sounded...

Dying of human combustion's bleak, so I thought,

-what the hell?

-Well, the right answer...

Oh, no!

..is A, Bleak House.

So a point to everyone

who went for Bleak House -

is a Dickens novel, does feature spontaneous human combustion.

So let's check that the remainder of you who went for B,

David Copperfield, have avoided the impossible answer.

You have. The impossible answer is The Return Of The Native,

which is by Thomas Hardy.

So only ten players left in after those first four questions.

And four of you are on three points,

and they are the four Js - JT, Josh, Jackie and Jenny.

Question number five.

Pat, why did you go for B?

I know he's a magician.

OK. Mike, you, like everyone else, has gone with C, Dynamo.

Well, I knew the Great Soprendo was married to Victoria Wood.

It was Geoffrey Durham.

And I've followed Dynamo's career since he was a young lad.

Oh, so you're a Dynamo fan.

I am, yeah.

OK. Let's first see what the impossible answer was.

A, Rey Mysterio. So you've all successfully avoided that.

Rey Mysterio is a pro wrestler.

And the correct answer...

..is C, Dynamo,

so a point to all of you.

Pat, you live to fight another day.

-I'm still here, yeah.

-You are still here.

Mike, you are bang on. The Great Soprendo is Geoffrey Durham,

who was married to Victoria Wood.

So all four Js, who were on three, are now on four points.

So it comes down to who's locked in

their answers the quickest across the round. And that was...

Josh.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Josh.

You have the chance to grab the second place

in today's final, alongside Sam.

-Here we are, Josh.

-Here we are.

-How does it feel?

-It's good.

-It does feel good, doesn't it?

It's a long way from the top row.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But you've made it all the way down here.

-Yes.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Josh?

-I'm a doctor.

-OK.

-Yeah.

I work in a hospital in Harrogate.

OK. And what you do in your spare time?

I'm a big film fan. A big film buff.

So film would be good for you?

Film would be... I saw what was up the last time

and nothing too enticing,

-but we'll see.

-No, no. Of those, let's bring them back up again.

Radio, food and drink, and musical theatre. Which tickles you?

-I'm going to risk it. I'm going to go for radio.

-Going to go for radio.

-Yeah, which is risky.

-And hope that it's...

It's one of the two things I probably know about.

All right. OK, well, fingers crossed.

-Here we go.

-Here are the nine answers on radio.

I think this could be one of the two things that I may know

-a little bit about.

-A-ha! Yeah, I saw your eyes light up, Josh.

-Yeah.

-Let's see if they light up a bit more

when you see the first half of the question.

Which host of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs...

-Positively beaming, Josh. Well.

-I mean, it's all based on a

little bit of very, like...

little bit of knowledge, so we'll see what happens.

-Right. Well, we know that five of those answers are impossible.

-Yeah.

Because they are not hosts of Desert Island Discs.

Where would you like to start?

I'd like to knock out Michael Aspel.

Michael Aspel, OK.

Is Michael Aspel an impossible answer?

He is!

APPLAUSE

-Where next?

-I'd next like to go for Kirsty Wark.

Kirsty Wark.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yes. She presents Newsnight.

-Where would you like to go next?

-I'd like to go for Valerie Singleton.

Valerie Singleton.

Is she an impossible answer?

Yes!

She used to present Blue Peter.

OK. I don't think David Dimbleby did it

but, I mean, I could be wrong.

Is David Dimbleby an impossible answer?

It is.

-Presents Question Time.

-Yeah.

One more go. Let's get rid of that last impossible.

Let's, uh...let's knock out Peter Snow, please.

Peter Snow.

Is Peter Snow an impossible answer?

Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

He's the guy who does the swingometer on election night.

Oh, right!

But hasn't presented Desert Island Discs, crucially.

So, £500 added to the prize pot, now stands at £1,000.

Very, very strong work, Josh.

But are you going to be playing for that money and a shot

at the £10,000 question in today's final?

In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question,

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you can find it, a place in the final alongside Sam is yours.

If you give me a wrong answer, the next best player

will have the chance to steal your place in the final,

and I can reveal that

that was JT!

-There he is.

-Good luck, Josh.

-Thanks, mate.

So, let's reveal the full question.

Which host of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs

presented the show between 1988 and 2006?

I will go for Sue Lawley.

-Reasonably confident?

-No.

-No.

I'd say 50-50.

If Sue Lawley is the right answer,

you'll be playing in today's final.

If it's the wrong answer, JT has a chance to steal.

Is Sue Lawley the right answer?

She is!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Josh.

Take your place in the final.

APPLAUSE

Just one place left in today's final.

Let's see who is going to grab it.

Only nine of you surviving now.

-All ready? ALL:

-Yeah!

Good luck. Here's your first question.

Pretty even split between owls and beetles.

Jenny, do you like the rhyme Who Killed Cock Robin?

I've heard of it, but it's just a guess, a wild guess.

-OK, so you've wildly guessed the owl.

-I have, yeah.

Jackie has gone for the beetle.

-I think it's wrong.

-Oh, do you?

-Why did you go for it, then?

-It came to me too late.

I think it's, "I, said the owl, with my little trowel."

Ooh.

Bit of insight there. Looking good for you, Jenny.

Hindsight's a wonderful thing!

-It is, it is!

-I think I've gone for the impossible.

-Oh, do you?

-Yup.

So, Jackie, you think you've given the impossible answer.

Let's see if you have.

-No!

-Oh!

-Phew!

-It is a bit of a phew, actually, Jackie!

The swift is not in the rhyme.

Escaped!

You might even be right.

-Nah.

-Nah!

Let's see what the right answer was.

With his trowel.

The beetle was using his thread and needle to make a shroud.

So, a point to everyone who put owl.

Question number two.

-Ah, now, Dan.

-Mm.

Unfortunately, you were a teensy bit late locking your answer in.

I've realised that.

And that means we're going to have to say goodbye at this point.

-We will see you again tomorrow.

-Looking forward to it.

-OK.

Now, the rest of you, pretty much all thought B,

Cuba, except for JT,

who went for Grenada.

Please tell me that's a Caribbean island.

Well, what do you think?

I don't know!

Put me out of my misery, for heaven's sake, please!

OK, let's reveal the impossible first,

to put you out of your misery, JT.

It was A, Nicaragua.

Nicaragua is on the Central American isthmus.

So we know that Grenada is a Caribbean island,

but let's see if it's the right answer.

Afraid not. It means that everyone else gets a point.

JT, you still progress to question three, though.

So, this is obviously fairly confusing,

but we have six As and two Bs,

which means six Bs and two Cs.

LAUGHTER

Shannon, you went for B, by which I mean C.

I actually meant to go for B,

but I'm pretty sure that A and C are at the bottom.

I literally don't know what you mean, really,

because it's too confusing!

I don't know what I mean either, to be honest!

OK. Let's end all of this confusion.

The answer you were looking for is...

B, as in C.

LAUGHTER

I don't imagine any of you have got any idea

if you went for that or not!

But six of you did, and you get a point.

The letter C does lie between X and V.

Let's see if you've avoided the impossible answer at least.

You have.

The impossible answer was K, which is not on the bottom row.

Question four.

The right answer...

..is A, My Family, so a point to all of you who put that.

Pat, you went with B, Married With Children.

Didn't have a clue. Please tell me.

I will do in a moment, Pat.

-Don't rush me!

-Please!

I'm building up tension here, Pat.

-Only with me!

-Jenny,

you went for C, 2point4 Children.

I've heard of it, but I've never really watched any of them at all.

It's not really my cup of tea, to be honest.

OK. The impossible answer...

..was B, Married With Children.

It's an American show, I'm afraid, Pat.

We'll see you tomorrow.

So, as we move on to our final question of this round,

seven players left in, two of you on four points,

and they are Mike and Shannon.

OK, question five.

All of you, including our leaders,

have given the same answer, B,

Kenneth Clarke, except for Jackie,

who has gone with Peter Lilley.

Now, Jackie, have you avoided the impossible answer?

I think I've avoided the impossible, but I'm not sure I've got it right.

And why do you think you've avoided the impossible?

I don't think Dennis Skinner was ever in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.

That'd do it. OK.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

Dennis Skinner, spot on, Jackie,

was not a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.

He's a Labour MP.

-The Beast of Bolsover.

-Yes.

Let's see if the rest of you have given the right answer.

You have. B, Kenneth Clarke, a point to all of you.

So that obviously means that Mike and Shannon, our leaders,

are still tied on five points.

And it will come down to who was answering

the quickest across the round.

I can tell you that the quickest to lock in their answers...

..was Mike.

CHEERING

Congratulations, Mike.

You have the chance to grab the last place in today's final!

-Hello, Mike.

-Hi, Rick, how are you doing, mate?

I'm very well, thanks.

-More importantly, how are you?

-I'm shaking a bit here,

because I didn't think I could get this far.

But you have. What do you do, Mike?

I retired two years ago from working for Greater Manchester Police.

And what are you filling your time with now, then?

At the moment, me and the wife are doing a bucket list.

-Oh, yeah?

-We're doing things like scuba diving, white-water rafting,

zip-wiring through jungles. I've done stand-up comedy,

because I've always wanted to do stand-up comedy,

-make strangers laugh.

-How was it?

-Brilliant.

The best thing is when you get your first laugh.

It is just there.

And then I had a script.

I just went off, mate, on something. And that was it for six minutes.

OK. Shall we have a look at the topics?

-Either of those take your fancy?

-It's going to have to be

food and drink, something I do every day.

-OK.

-An awful lot.

-OK.

So, food and drink.

You know how this is going to work.

I'm going to show you nine answers.

Here they come.

-Nothing I drink.

-No?

-No.

-Do you want to see the first half of the question,

see if that's illuminating?

If it gives me any clearer... Yeah!

Here it is.

Which fortified wine...

Now, five answers are impossible, because they're not fortified wines.

-Yeah, I know.

-Where would you like to start, Mike?

Believe it or not, Rick, I've worked on and off behind the bar

for 24 years, and I'm still lost!

I'm going to say for the impossible, is advocaat.

Is advocaat an impossible answer?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yes.

-I'm going to try... Is it absinthe?

-Mm-hm.

I'm going to try that. I haven't got a clue what it is.

Be careful!

Is absinthe an impossible answer?

It is. It's a spirit known as "the green fairy".

It can make you hallucinate.

-Talk to me later, Mike.

-Yeah!

I'm going to try Campari.

I'm really, you know, plucking them out of the sky here.

Is Campari an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

It is, Mike! Doing very well.

Campari is a red aperitif...

-laced with herbs.

-Is it?

Yeah. Where next?

I'm going to go with vermouth.

-Yeah?

-I haven't a clue what it is. Again, I've heard of it but...

Is vermouth an impossible answer?

Ooh... It is a fortified wine, I'm afraid, Mike.

-I didn't know that.

-One more go.

-I'm going to go for marsala.

-Marsala.

Is marsala an impossible answer?

-Oh, dear.

-Aye.

It is a fortified wine, I'm afraid.

Still, on a board that you didn't like the look of,

you've added £300 to the prize pot.

-Yeah.

-It now stands at £1,300.

APPLAUSE

In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question,

and then I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you find it, a place in the final is yours.

Give me a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance to steal your place

in the final. That is Shannon.

-Hello, Shannon.

-Hello!

Shall we have a look at the full question?

Yeah, go on.

Which fortified wine...

is a key ingredient of a classic martini cocktail?

And I'm looking for the right answer.

-I'm going to try vermouth.

-Vermouth.

OK. If vermouth is the right answer...

..you'll take your place in today's final.

Is vermouth a key ingredient of a classic martini cocktail?

Yes, Mike.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You nailed it!

APPLAUSE

So, let's clear up the grid.

Prosecco is not a fortified wine.

It is a sparkling wine.

Chartreuse is a liqueur made by monks.

-Well done. You're through to the final.

-Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

For the rest of you, I'm afraid that victory today proved impossible,

but we will see you all again tomorrow.

-Bye for now.

-Bye!

But for Sam, Josh and Mike, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

So, Sam, Josh and Mike, you've put £1,300 into today's prize pot,

but only one of you can win that money

and the right to face the £10,000 question.

Sam, what would you spend the money on?

Well, if I won the big one,

I think I'll have to take my partner to New York,

because she's been dropping enough hints.

The latest was a big book all about New York - history, geography,

-everything.

-Josh, what about you?

My mum and dad have never left the country,

so I would spend it taking them abroad somewhere.

Oh, amazing. Where would you take them?

-I don't know.

-Ease them in gently, or just, like, China straightaway?

Republic of Ireland, maybe. Yeah!

Mike, what about you?

As I said to you before, we're doing a bucket list,

and the wife wants to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.

-Oh, wow.

-I'm scared of heights, and I have to go with her,

and it's three hours of crawling on me hands and knees, isn't it?

OK, you're each going to start with ten lives.

There they are. Questions are on the buzzer.

Most of them are normal, straightforward questions with

normal, straightforward answers.

Buzz and get one right and you knock a life off each of your opponents.

Buzz and get one wrong, you lose one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible, which is to say,

there is no answer, the question is illogical, it's preposterous.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

all you have to do is buzz in and say "impossible".

That's really bad news for your opponents,

because they will both lose two lives.

But if you say that a question is impossible when it isn't,

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who will lose the two lives,

so you do need to tread carefully.

The last player standing will take the £1,300.

-Ready?

-Ready.

Best of luck.

Which 1970s hit single for Gloria Gaynor opens with the line...

-Sam?

-I Will Survive.

..opens with the line, "At first I was afraid"?

It is I Will Survive. Josh and Mike, you lose a life.

In the Mr Men books, what colour is Mr Happy?

-Mike?

-Yellow.

-He is yellow.

Josh and Sam lose a life.

Which metal is an alloy of copper and zinc?

-Mike?

-Brass.

It is brass.

Which character does Dick Van Dyke play in the 1965 film...

-Mike?

-Bert.

..The Sound Of Music.

It's impossible.

You buzzed in a bit too early there, Mike, you lose two lives.

Which prime number comes between 24 and 28?

-Mike.

-27.

-No, it doesn't.

-No.

There are no prime numbers between 24 and 28.

-Lost the plot.

-You have a bit, and you've lost another two lives,

I'm afraid. That was impossible, Mike.

Which denomination of British coin was first introduced into

general circulation in 1998?

-Josh.

-The £2 coin?

-It was the £2 coin.

Sam and Mike, you lose a life.

Who played Bobby's brother, JR Ewing, in Dallas?

-Mike?

-Larry Hagman.

It was Larry Hagman.

Josh and Sam, you lose a life.

Which English king came to the throne on the death of Edward VI?

-Sam?

-Henry IV.

I'm afraid it's impossible.

Edward VI was succeeded by a queen.

Sam, you lose two lives.

What is the name of the lion in CS Lewis's

The Lion, The Witch And...

-Sam?

-Aslan.

-..The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe?

It is Aslan. Josh and Mike, you lose a life.

In Greek mythology, which king turned everything he touched...

-Mike?

-Midas.

..to gold? It is Midas.

Josh and Sam lose a life.

Who hosts the BBC dating show Take Me Out?

-Josh?

-Impossible.

It is impossible. It's an ITV show.

Taking Sam and Mike down to a life apiece.

Which song, released by Madness, was their only UK number one?

-Mike.

-House Of Fun.

It was House Of Fun, their only UK number one hit.

Unfortunately, Sam, you lose your last remaining life and you are out.

Josh, you're down to three lives.

At the Battle of Trafalgar, what was the name of Nelson's flagship?

-Mike?

-Victory.

It was the HMS Victory. Josh, you lose a life.

You're now down on two. Mike, you're on one.

Clinging on.

Which Prime Minister publicly criticised comedian Alan Carr's

tax arrangements?

-Mike?

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

David Cameron criticised Jimmy Carr's tax arrangements.

That means that, Josh, you lose two lives,

your last remaining lives.

Mike, it's time to face the £10,000 question.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very, very well done, Mike.

You are today's winner, with £1,300.

That's great, but you could be leaving with a whole lot more,

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

Have a little glance.

It's all there, Mike.

That'll weigh me pockets down, really, that will!

It really will. And I hope it does.

So, the £10,000 will go towards a bit more of your bucket list.

What do YOU want to do, Mike?

-Keep the wife happy.

-Yeah!

So, let's just get the money.

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This is how it's going to work. I'm going to show you nine answers,

and then ask you a question. Three of the nine answers are correct.

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you win the ten grand.

That's your good news.

Your less good news is that three of those answers are wrong.

Pick any of those and you won't win the ten grand.

The bad news is that three of those answers are impossible.

Give me any of those and you lose the £1,300.

I can only accept the first three answers that you give.

If you fail to give me three answers before the ten seconds are up,

you also lose the £1,300.

Any subject you're particularly hoping for, Mike?

I like music, I like films and all that sort of thing.

Yeah, something... Basically, sport, that sort of thing, history,

I'm hoping for. Something I know something about.

Well, I can tell you...

-..it's pop music.

-Oh, if it's modern, I'm going to struggle.

-Really am going to struggle.

-OK.

-But we'll give it a shot.

-OK.

-Good luck, Mike.

-Thank you.

-Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for

all-female groups that have recorded for the Motown record label,

and your time starts now.

The Ronettes, the Shirelles, and I'll go for the Marvelettes.

-Oh...

-Very quick to answer.

And I've just seen something that I've missed.

-What have you seen?

-The Supremes.

Cos it was the Fratellis threw me,

cos I know they did Chelsea Dagger and all that recently.

And the Bangles were more recent - '90s, weren't they?

I just looked at the Ronettes, the Shirelles, the Marvelettes,

and I've just noticed the Supremes.

Well, let's see.

You took out the left-hand side.

Let's start at the bottom - the Marvelettes.

Is the Marvelettes a right answer?

It is.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-It's a good start, Mike.

-Well, one out of three's not bad.

So, the Shirelles.

Are the Shirelles an all-female group

that have recorded for the Motown record label?

They're not,

but it's not an impossible answer.

So, we're hoping that the Ronettes is not an impossible answer,

cos that'll mean you take home £1,300.

I know.

Is the Ronettes an impossible answer?

It isn't!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very well done, Mike!

You've won £1,300.

Brilliant! It's better than nothing. I'm happy.

Much better than nothing. Now you've got a bit more time,

what do you think the right answers are?

The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas.

Absolutely spot-on, Mike.

The Ronettes were not on Motown, but they were an all-female group.

The impossible answers...

Crucially, you avoided those.

You've got some money. You'll be able to at least go up a bridge.

-Yeah.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Cheers, Mike.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Mike leaves with £1,300 for his bucket list.

The rest of us will be back tomorrow,

and someone else will have the chance to win £10,000.

This has been Impossible,

the quiz where, actually, anything is possible. Goodbye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE