Episode 17 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is !mpossible.

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Welcome to !mpossible, 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.

Hoping to get lots of right answers whilst dodging those pesky

impossible answers are 24 players.

Hello, players! ALL: Hello!

This is day two of week two, and every day

one of them has the chance to unlock this...

Ooh!

..enormous exclamation mark filled with...

..10,000 shimmering pound coins, verified by moi.

At the end of each show,

one of this lovely lot will face the final question.

And here...it is.

You can't do it with too big a flourish.

Today's ?10,000 question -

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

Four chances left to win some money.

And we have a new player replacing Karen,

who left yesterday with ?1,100.

Sally. How are you?

I'm fine, thank you, Rick. Settling in nicely over there?

Oh, wonderful spot.

Sally, if you were to get your mitts on ten grand,

what would you do with it?

I'd probably travel or continue my travels in Africa,

particularly in Zambia. OK, why Zambia, particularly?

I'm following in the footsteps, very slowly and expensively,

in those of my great great great uncle, who you might have heard of.

It was a Dr David Livingstone.

The... THE Dr Livingstone?

THE Dr David Livingstone, I presume.

Wow! That's amazing!

So, you'd just be sort of looking around at everything that he saw?

Yep. Places he's been.

Not just in Zambia, but in South Africa, in Tanzania, Zanzibar,

and of course Blantyre in Scotland, where he was born.

Sounds great. Well, I'm very excited to have you here, Sally.

So, you'll face five multiple-choice questions, each with three answers.

The right answer will get you a point.

The wrong answer gets you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

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No!

..you will immediately be 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 grab a place in today's final.

Everyone ready? ALL: Yes.

Here's your first question, then.

The right answer...

..is B, Jaden Smith. A point to all of you.

Pam and Pat, you stuck together... The twins. Did we? You did.

..on A, Willow Smith. Knew it wasn't Sheridan,

but, yeah, Willow's quite a nice name, isn't it?

It's a lovely name. And you think you've avoided the impossible?

Hopefully. Yes.

Hopefully. Well, the impossible answer...

..Sheridan Smith. British actress, not related to Will Smith.

So Pam and Pat and Jackie, you survive.

Question number two.

Twins. You've stuck together again.

Did we? Yeah, you did.

You both went with Snow Patrol, B.

What were you thinking, Pat? It's the only one I've heard of.

OK. Pam? Same reason.

Same reason. Yeah.

OK. The impossible answer...

..was B, Snow Patrol. Fed up. Not a US band.

Pam, Pat, we'll see you tomorrow.

Yes. Righto. Bye-bye.

The right answer...

..C, The Rembrandts.

A point to everyone who went for them.

Question number three.

Most of you have gone for A, Jacques Chirac. Let's see if that's right.

It is. So most of you get a point.

Jenny, you went for Sarkozy.

I knew he was president, but I think I've got the wrong... Wrong year.

Let's see if you've avoided the impossible answer, though.

You have. Jean-Pierre Papin is a French footballer, Rachel.

Sorry. We'll see you tomorrow. Will do.

Question number four.

Carolynne, you went for A, Conakry.

Yes. Have you ever eaten Conakry?

No. But I've eaten jambalaya, and that's rice and stuff,

so I don't think it's primarily using sweetcorn and beans.

So I'm hoping I've got through that way.

All right. Said, you went for jambalaya.

Yeah. Carolynne is saying she's eaten it...

Sorry. ..and it wasn't that sweetcorny and beany.

It was the only one that I can kind of think of and that I recognise,

only because it's in Mrs Doubtfire,

in the bit where Pierce Brosnan ends up choking and needs to be saved.

You are absolutely right, Said.

Wonderful film. Alan.

You went for succotash. Yeah. There's a famous...

Is it Bugs Bunny that says, "Sufferin' succotash"?

And what was he talking about? Hopefully about sweetcorn and beans.

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

B, succotash. So a point to everyone who went for that.

So, has your Mrs Doubtfire knowledge saved you from

the impossible answer, Said? Let's find out.

Yes. I'm afraid that Conakry is the impossible answer.

Conakry is the capital of Guinea.

So Kate, Dan, and Carolynne, we'll see you tomorrow.

So going into the last question of this round,

just two people on four points,

and they are Sue and Jinesh.

I'm as surprised as you are, Jinesh.

So, the last question.

Let's see if you've all managed to avoid the impossible answer.

You have. That was B, Mike Tyson. Ali never fought Tyson.

Different eras. Sue and Jinesh have both given the same answer, C,

George Foreman. Let's see if it's the right answer.

It is! So a point to everyone who went for George Foreman.

And that means that Sue and Jinesh are out in front on five points.

The person to lock in their answers the quickest, though,

was Sue! Oh, thank you.

Congratulations, Sue,

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

Hello, Sue. Hiya. Nice to have you, down here.

Thank you. It's nice to be here. You're a keen darts player.

Yes. What else do you do with your spare time, Sue?

I belong to a book group, where I meet with friends once a month

and, over a glass of wine,

we discuss a book that one of us will have chosen.

Yes. Which is nice, cos you get to read stuff you may not have

chosen for yourself. Books and Literature would probably be

quite good for you. Yeah, I think so.

This is your chance to put up to ?500 into the daily prize pot,

and take a massive step towards playing the ?10,000 question.

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

Eek! I will try Film, and see where that takes us.

OK. I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Here they are.

OK, well I recognise some of the names of the films,

which is a good start. And... Very good start.

..it could be about a director, cos I know there's a couple

of films up there by a director that I know. Oh, go on, which one?

Tarantino. Mm-hm.

But that's kind of as good as it gets at the moment.

Now, we're going to see the first half of a question, Sue. OK.

OK. Things are really looking up for you, Sue. Slowly. Slowly.

Five of those answers are impossible. You can have five goes,

and each impossible answer you identify will add ?100

to the daily prize pot. OK.

Where would you like to start? Let's start with In Bruges,

cos it doesn't really sound Tarantino-like to me.

OK. Is In Bruges an impossible answer?

It is.

APPLAUSE

Written and directed by Martin McDonagh.

OK. ?100 in the price pot.

I don't think Get Carter is a Tarantino film,

so I'll go for that next. All right.

Is Get Carter an impossible answer?

It is. APPLAUSE

Ticking over nicely, Sue. Mm.

Starting to wobble a bit now, though.

Let's go for Layer Cake.

Never heard of it but, again, I don't think it...

The title doesn't sound Tarantino-ish.

Is Layer Cake an impossible answer?

Yes, Sue. APPLAUSE

Wow! Directed by Matthew Vaughn.

I think Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

was a Guy Ritchie film, I think. I'm going...

I'm going to go for that.

I'm going to go for Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.

Yeah. Ever seen it? No.

Seen bits of it, but not the whole thing.

All right. Is Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

an impossible answer?

Yep. APPLAUSE

And spot on, Sue. Directed by Guy Ritchie.

One more impossible up there, one more go.

This is a real punt in the dark.

I'll go for Jackie Brown, because I... I know... I think I know

a couple that are his, the other three I'm not sure,

but I'll go for Jackie Brown as the next impossible answer.

OK. Is Jackie Brown an impossible answer?

No. OK.

Jackie Brown is a film directed by Quentin Tarantino.

OK. You've put ?400 in the prize pot, though. It's pretty good.

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

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.

OK. 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,

and I can reveal that that is Jinesh.

Jinesh. How are you?

Have you seen any of these films?

I think I've seen three of them.

Mm-hm. How many have you seen, Sue?

I've seen bits of one of them.

OK. Jinesh having a slight advantage.

I think so. But, you're here.

Sure. If you give me an impossible answer, Sue,

and we do know there is one up there...

Yes. ..you will be eliminated from today's show.

Yeah. Shall we have a look at the full question?

Yeah. All right. Let's do it.

Oh, I think I know that.

Oh! Go on, then.

I think it's Pulp Fiction.

Yeah? Yeah. Is that the one you've seen bits of?

Yes. Is John Travolta in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction?

Yes! Thank you.

APPLAUSE Very good, Sue.

There is one remaining impossible answer.

Any idea? Things To Do In Denver?

Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, not a Quentin Tarantino film.

Well done, Sue, you're through to the final.

APPLAUSE

There are still two places available in today's final, alongside Sue.

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

Are you all ready? Yes.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

The answer you were looking for...

..is B, titanium. Point to everyone who put B.

George, you put C, mercury.

Well, I pressed the wrong button. I...I know it - titanium.

I'm a spinning instructor, and I have it in my classes all the time.

Absolute disaster for me. Looks like I'm out.

Well, you might have avoided the impossible answer, George.

I don't know about that. I think bronze is an element, isn't it?

So, mercury, you're out.

Let's have a look. The impossible answer...

..is A, bronze.

Because bronze is an alloy of more than one element.

Lucky escape. Question number two.

Anne, you went for wildebeest.

I did, yes. Because I think it is a gnu...

is a wildebeest. And that is an absolutely superb reason.

And are you right, Anne?

You are! The gnu is a wildebeest.

So, a point to all of you that went for C.

This means we're going to be losing a few of you.

Are we going to be saying goodbye to Jennifer or JT?

The impossible answer...

The ibex is a type of goat.

Jinesh, Jeremy, Josh, Kerry, and Jenny,

see you all tomorrow.

Only 12 of you left in play as we move on to question three.

Let's see what the right answer is.

It's A, Columbia! You're on fire, Anne!

Point to Anne.

George. You thought, "Let's just go for Stanford."

I think Stanford's a university, so I just thought I'd play it safe.

Wasn't sure. All right.

The impossible answer...

George, unfortunately, Stanford is not an Ivy League university,

which means we have to say goodbye to Emily, Alan, Stewart, Sally,

and you, George. We'll see you all tomorrow.

See you.

Only seven of you left in play as we move on to question four.

The right answer...

..is B, Pasha Kovalev. A point to all of you who put that.

Jamie, have you avoided the impossible answer, do you think?

I'm not too sure. I am not a big fan of Strictly Come Dancing.

But Anton Du Beke sounds like a very flamboyant kind of name,

so I went for it. It does. It does.

Let's see if you were right to go for it.

You have all avoided the impossible answer. Scott Hastings is the

lead character in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.

Question five.

So our two leaders, Shannon and Said,

have both said C, isosceles.

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

You have. The impossible was equinox - not a type of triangle.

So now let's see if you've both given the right answer.

You haven't. The right answer was A, scalene,

so a point to Jennifer and a point to Jackie.

So that means we now have a four-way tie at the top.

Shannon, Said, joined by Jennifer and Jackie, on three points.

But the quickest to lock in their answers across the round

was Said! APPLAUSE

Congratulations, you have the chance to grab the second place

in today's final.

Hello, Said. Hello. How's it going? Good.

What do you do for a living? I work for a marketing company.

OK. So... What kind of stuff do you do for them?

Digital marketing, so we are there to help facilitate and get

more content on websites. And so are you a creative?

I would say that I am, yes. Yeah, I am a creative.

Though I have a bit of a team to support me with creative flair

there. All right, shall we get on with it? I think so, yeah.

You have a choice of three topics. Yeah. The ones remaining are...

Erm, I will go with Cartoons, because I did watch a lot of them

growing up, and I still kind of do now.

You don't need to be sheepish about that, Said.

All right. So we're going to see nine answers.

Yeah. And we've got...

Erm, I recognise some of the names but from different shows.

All right, let's have a look at the first half of the question,

see if that sheds any light.

OK. So... Five of them are impossible...

Yeah. ..because they're not from Peanuts.

OK. Each impossible that you eliminate from the board will add

?100 to the daily prize pot. OK.

Where do you want to start?

Erm, well, there's a couple I know off the bat aren't from Peanuts.

So I'm going to start with those.

So Elmo is a puppet in Sesame Street. All right.

So I'm going to rule that one out, I'll mark that as impossible.

So, Elmo. Is Elmo an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Elmo is from Sesame Street. ?100 added to the prize pot.

I think the next one I want to go for, and I definitely know this one,

Zippy, cos he was a puppet in Rainbow.

Is Zippy an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

He is. From Rainbow, as you said.

Erm... The name that kind of...

I feel like it's familiar in the back of my head, is Beaker.

And I think he's related to Elmo in a way -

I think he might be a Muppet -

so I don't think he appears in the Peanuts cartoon strip.

OK. Is Beaker an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Beaker is from the Muppets.

I feel like Pig-Pen wouldn't be something related to Peanuts,

cos it sounds too much like a preschool kind of character,

so I'd like to mark Pig-Pen as the next impossible answer.

All right. Is Pig-Pen an impossible answer?

Oh. OK. Pig-Pen is a Peanuts character, Said.

OK. I'm going to take a punt.

I'm going to go with Boot, just because it doesn't quite sound like,

again, it fits into a character that would appear in Peanuts.

All right. Is Boot an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Boot is a dog from The Perishers cartoon.

So you've added ?400 to the daily prize pot...

OK. ..which now stands at ?800.

Wow. But, will you 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.

OK. Give that to me, and you take your place in the final.

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

the chance to steal your place in the final,

and I can reveal that that was Jennifer!

Hi. Well, we know, unfortunately,

that there is still one impossible up there. Yes.

If you give that to me, you will be eliminated from today's show.

Yeah. If you give me the right answer, you're in the final.

OK. Let's have a look at the full question.

Which character from the Peanuts cartoon strip

is often depicted playing the piano?

OK.

I really don't know, so, I think, of those, I might play it safe

and go with the one that I kind of know is a right-wrong answer,

and go with Pig-Pen. OK. Pig-Pen.

If Pig-Pen is often depicted playing the piano in Peanuts,

you're in the final.

If you're wrong, it passes over to Jennifer.

Is Pig-Pen the right answer?

It's not, I'm afraid, Said.

That is a wrong answer. You knew it wasn't impossible.

Yeah. But, Jennifer, it's over to you. Which one do you fancy?

My only kind of inkling would be that the impossible might be Calvin

of Calvin and Hobbes, I'm thinking.

So, I'm going to avoid that one,

and I'm going to go for Linus.

So, if Linus is the right answer, you will be in the final, Jennifer.

If it's a wrong answer or the impossible answer, Said will be in.

Is Linus often depicted playing the piano in Peanuts?

Oh. He's not, I'm afraid, Jennifer.

That is wrong but not impossible.

Said, you've dodged a bit of a bullet there.

Yeah! The answer you were looking for was Schroeder.

Yeah. But you were bang on, Jennifer,

in saying that the other impossible was Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes.

So, lucky escape, Said. Yeah. We'll see you in today's final.

APPLAUSE

Just the one place left up for grabs in the final. Who is it going to be?

Only six of you surviving. All ready? Yeah.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

Jamie? Yes.

You've gone for It's A Wonderful Life.

I have. A film you've seen?

Erm, no, but I think... I knew that C was a Humphrey Bogart film,

but I knew that wasn't the last line, and I have a really strong

feeling that It's A Wonderful life has Humphrey Bogart in it,

so I thought, "I'm going to take the risk this late in the game

"and just go for what I think might be right."

Shannon, The Maltese Falcon?

Yes, I thought the last line of Casablanca was,

"Here's looking at you, kid." And I remember Jimmy Stewart, I think,

being the big star of It's A Wonderful Life.

So, the only other option was The Maltese Falcon.

I've had a good day today, Rick, I've got quite far...

Don't say goodbye yet, Shannon!

Hold your horses!

Might be OK. It might be.

Let's see the answer you should have been avoiding.

It's A Wonderful Life.

Not a Humphrey Bogart film, I'm afraid, Jamie.

That's OK. It is a Jimmy Stewart film.

There we go. So, Jamie, Jennifer and Holly, I have to say goodbye.

See you tomorrow. Bye.

So, let's see who's getting the points, then.

Shannon, or Anne and Jackie?

The answer is, C, Casablanca, so Anne and Jackie get a point.

Only three contestants left in play.

Let's move on to question two.

You've all gone with, C, Derbyshire,

let's see if you're all getting a point.

Yes, you are. Points all round. The impossible answer...

..is Monmouthshire which is not an English county, it's a Welsh one.

Question number three.

So, we've got two le Carres and a Deighton.

Jackie, confident with John le Carre?

No, not really, just an inkling.

It may... I may not be inkling correctly!

OK. Shannon, you had a similar inkling?

I believe he's a spy novelist. I'm not sure if he's British.

Anne? I know Len Deighton's British.

So, I'll plump for him.

Let's see if any of you have gone for the impossible answer.

No. The impossible answer was Erich Segal who was the author of

Love Story, which is not a spy novel.

Let's see who's getting the points.

Shannon and Jackie.

Question number four.

You have all gone for B, Pinotage. Let's see if you're correct.

Yes, you are. Points all round.

And the impossible answer is...

..A, Chateaubriand, which is a classic French steak dish.

Question five.

So, we've got two As and a B. The answer you were looking for...

..is B, line drive.

Anne, you get a point.

That brings you level with Jackie.

Jackie, have you watched much baseball?

I know there's a term in cricket which is a daisy cutter,

which means something like that. Baseball, no, no idea.

Have you managed to avoid the impossible answer?

Unfortunately not. Bootleg is an American football term,

which means that Shannon and Jackie, at the last hurdle,

you've both fallen. We'll see you tomorrow.

Leaving only one player standing, and that is Anne!

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, you have the chance to grab the last place

in today's final.

So, Anne, second day, and you're down here.

I know. That seat is piping hot!

It wasn't when I started! Such a good record.

Such a good record from there.

Would you have bet on yourself getting down here quickly?

No, no. No?

I thought, tomorrow, maybe.

Oh, tomorrow, so you thought you were in slowly but actually you just

sped things up a bit. Yeah.

OK. There are two topics left, Anne. Yeah. Let's have a look at them.

Either of those grab you? I quite like politics,

but my mum used to play classical music to me when I was little,

so I think I'll have to plump for that one.

Classical Music? Yeah. Give it a go.

Let's give it a go. Why not? Why not? So, here we are.

Nine answers relating to classical music.

So, they're all operas.

Shall we have look at the first half of the question? Yes.

So, five of those answers are impossible.

You've got to try and eliminate those impossible answers.

For every one that you do successfully,

you add ?100 to the daily prize pot.

Where do you want to start? I think we'll start with Carmen because

I believe that's by Bizet.

OK. Carmen. Is Carmen an impossible answer?

It is, and it is by Bizet. APPLAUSE

The Barber Of Seville, I don't think that's by Puccini.

I can't remember who it is, but... The Barber Of Seville.

Let's see. Is The Barber Of Seville an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Actually by Rossini.

Tosca - I don't think that one's a Puccini one.

All right, Tosca. Is Tosca an impossible answer?

Ah, no, that one is a Puccini opera.

Oh, right. Sorry, Anne. Two more goes.

Aida.

Is Aida an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Aida is by Verdi. One more go.

Let's get rid of one more impossible.

Erm... Fidelio.

Is Fidelio an impossible answer?

Bang on, Anne. APPLAUSE

Four out of five. ?400 added to the prize pot,

now stands at ?1,200. Fidelio is by Beethoven.

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 find it, a place in the final is yours. OK.

Give a wrong answer, and the last player eliminated will have

the chance to steal your place in the final. OK.

And that is Jackie.

What's that face for, Jackie?

I'm not very confident about this at all.

No? No.

Sounds quite encouraging to me, Anne.

There is still an impossible answer up there.

Right. If you give me that, sadly,

you will be eliminated from today's show.

Let's reveal the full question.

I think that's La Boheme.

Is La Boheme the right answer?

It isn't.

I've just realised which one I thought it was, then.

It's the wrong answer. Don't say it, though, Anne.

No. I'm not going to. Jackie, throwing it to you.

You weren't feeling great about this.

It's one of the very few things I DO know about operas.

Oh. I believe the answer is Turandot.

Jackie thinks the answer is Turandot.

She's right.

Anne thinks you're right. If you are,

then you will nick Anne's place in the final, Jackie.

Is the aria Nessum Dorma in Turandot?

It is! APPLAUSE

Unlucky, Anne. Well done, Jackie.

Goodness! With your little bit of

opera knowledge, you have taken Anne's place in the final.

There is one last impossible up there, which is...

..Cosi Fan Tutti, which is by Mozart.

Bad luck, Anne. OK.

You're going to have to go back to the pack. Right.

Jackie, take your place in the final!

APPLAUSE

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

victory proved impossible, but we'll see you all again tomorrow.

Bye. Bye-bye. But, for Sue, Said and Jackie, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

So, Sue, Said and Jackie,

there's ?1,200 in today's prize pot, but only one of you can win

that money and the right to face the ?10,000 question.

Are you all ready? Yes.

You're 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 both of your opponents.

Buzz and get one wrong and it's you that loses one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

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

Bad news for your opponents, because they will both lose two lives.

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

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who is going to lose the two lives.

The last player standing takes the ?1,200.

Ready? Yes. Yes. Let's start.

A cantaloupe is a variety of which fruit?

Jackie? Melon.

It is melon. Said and Sue, you lose a life.

In which Scottish city is Temple Meads Railway...?

Jackie? Bristol.

"In which SCOTTISH city...?"

So, that's impossible, I'm afraid, Jackie.

Of course it is. It is Bristol.

You lose two lives, I'm afraid. Yes.

In which Monty Python film does Michael Palin play Pontius Pilate?

Said? Life Of Brian?

It is the Life Of Brian. Sue and Jackie, you lose a life.

Which classic US TV drama stars Kyle MacLachlan

as Special Agent Dale Cooper?

Said? Twin Peaks.

It is Twin Peaks. Sue and Jackie, you lose a life.

In which TV show does a cartoon dog have a sidekick called Penfold?

Jackie?

I've forgotten. It's impossible, anyway, Jackie,

Penfold is the sidekick to Dangermouse.

You lose another two lives, I'm afraid.

In which decade of the 20th century was the cloned animal

Dolly the sheep born? Said?

'90s. It was the 1990s, July 1996.

Sue and Jackie, you lose a life.

The Great Barrier Reef is situated off the north-east coast

of which country? Jackie?

Australia. It is Australia.

Said and Sue lose a life.

Which US gangster was known as Scarface?

Jackie? Al Capone.

It was Al Capone. Sue and Said, you lose a life.

Nice comeback, Jackie.

Which Asian city hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 19...?

Said? Bombay.

..in 1960?

It was held in Rome, it's an impossible question.

Said, you lose two lives.

Which letter comes in the immediately before the I in the

spelling of the word "parliament"?

Sue? L.

It is the L. Said, you lose a life, Jackie, you lose a life.

Sri Lanka is located in which ocean?

Sue? Indian Ocean.

It is the Indian Ocean.

Said, you lose a life. Jackie, you lose a life.

In which decade of the 19th century was the Empire State Building

in New York...? Jackie?

Impossible? Great delivery.

And you're right, Jackie, it is impossible.

It was completed in the 20th century - 1931.

Sue and Said, you both lose two lives.

Ooh! This is very, very tight, now.

Sue, you're on two. Said, you're on one. Jackie, you're on one.

Which song from the musical Sweet Charity opens with the line,

"The minute you walked in the joint"? Jackie?

Hey, Big Spender.

I'll accept - Big Spender.

Meaning Sue, you lose a life. Said, you lose your last life.

Said, you're out of the game.

Sue, you have one life. Jackie, you have one life.

Quite a lot riding on this question.

In which fictional suburb of Birmingham

was TV drama The Bill set?

Sue? Sun Hill.

Sue, it is set in Sun Hill,

but that is in East London. Oh, it's impossible!

It's impossible. You knew it, Sue.

You lose your last remaining life.

Commiserations to both you and Said.

That was an amazing round.

But, Jackie, it's time to face the ?10,000 question!

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Jackie. Thank you. You are today's winner with ?1,200.

Thank you. That's great,

but I want you to be leaving with a whole lot more,

which you will if you can answer the ?10,000 question.

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, and if you can find

them all within ten seconds, you win that ?10,000.

That's the good news.

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

Pick any of those, and you will not win the ten grand.

The bad news is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

Give me any of those and you lose the ?1,200.

I can only accept the first three answers you give.

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

you will also lose the ?1,200.

Any subject you are particularly hoping for?

I'm good at words.

We haven't had much in the way of animals, birds,

that sort of nature-type thing.

All right. With that in mind, I can tell you

that the subject is Pop Music.

Ready?

Best of luck, Jackie. Thank you.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Material Girl, Like A Virgin...

Ray Of Light?

So, you gave me the answers very quickly, Jackie.

We'll go in the order you said them.

First up, you said Material Girl.

Is that one of the ones you feel OK about?

Yeah, I mean, it's very well-known.

OK.

Did Material Girl reach number one for Madonna in the UK charts?

It didn't. Very surprised.

But... It's not impossible.

..it's not impossible. So, given that slight setback,

what we want to do now is try and hold on to that daily prize pot

of ?1,200. We do not want to see the !mpossible exclamation mark.

You next said Like A Virgin.

Did Like A Virgin reach number one in the UK charts for Madonna?

It didn't, but that doesn't matter, it's still a Madonna song.

You're still hanging on to that daily prize pot, OK?

Next, you went for Ray Of Light.

Let's see, is Ray Of Light a Madonna single that reached number one

in the UK charts?

It isn't, but you've avoided the impossibles!

You've still won ?1,200. APPLAUSE

It's still good. Thank you. That is...

I'm amazed. I don't think I've ever seen that where someone's avoided

all the right answers and all the impossible answers!

Oh, it's a special trick of mine! It IS a special trick.

It's takes somebody extraordinary to do that.

Thank you so much for playing !mpossible.

Thank you. You've been fantastic.

The right answers, actually, were Who's That Girl?,

Frozen, and Sorry.

The impossibles were Into The Blue, by Kylie Minogue,

Lose My Breath, by Destiny's Child, or Look At Me, by Geri Halliwell.

You didn't give me any of those. You're going home with some money.

I hope you've had an amazing time on !mpossible.

I have. I don't want to go! It's been such fun. It's been great

having you here. Thank you so much for playing. Thank you, Rick.

APPLAUSE Jackie is leaving us with ?1,200.

The rest of us will be back tomorrow when someone else will have

the chance to win ten grand.

This has been !mpossible, a quiz where actually anything is possible.

Goodbye!

For the first time, the Science Museum is opening its doors

so you can vote for Britain's greatest invention.

MUSIC: Da Funk, by Daft Punk