Episode 16 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Impossible.

Welcome to Impossible,

the quiz where the questions aren't impossible,

but some of the answers are.

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

We have 24 players, all rested and raring to go.

-Hello players. ALL:

-Hello, Rick.

-Good weekend? ALL:

-Yes.

That's what I wanted to hear.

They've been with us for one week, they're here for another,

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

Our glorious exclamation mark filled with 10,000 pound coins.

At the end of each show, one of our players

will face the £10,000 question, and here it is.

Get this right, and all of that cash comes cascading down.

At the end of last week,

Theresa left us better off to the tune of £10,000,

and our new player today is Steve.

-Hello, Steve.

-Hi, Rick.

-How are you?

-I'm fine, thank you.

What would you do with ten grand, Steve?

I'd probably treat my mother and take her on a holiday,

and just spend it on some friends, I guess.

Nice. Where would your mum like to go on holiday?

Anywhere out of Suffolk, I guess.

-Yeah, I mean literally, just go to Norfolk.

-Yeah. Absolutely.

-Very nice to have you with us, Steve.

-Thank you.

-Good luck on the show.

-Thank you.

And just to remind you, this is Ian,

our British Sign Language interpreter,

who is working with Ciaran.

So, week two. Five more chances to win some cash.

-Shall we crack on? ALL:

-Yes.

You'll 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 will immediately be knocked out of today's show.

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.

And do answer as quickly as you can, because in the event of a tie,

whoever's locked in their answers the fastest will qualify.

Are we ready?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Good luck.

Here's your first question.

What a lovely start to Monday's show.

You've all stuck together and gone with A.

Let's see if you're all right.

You are. Point to everyone.

The impossible answer...

B, the Tower of Babel. Mentioned in the Bible.

Not a famous tourist attraction.

Question number two.

Lots of Bs, lots of Cs, just the one A.

-Franklyn.

-Don't watch Doctor Who, so I don't have a clue.

-Ever watched The Thick Of It?

-Nope.

Hmm.

Tricky question. Well, let's see.

The impossible answer...

..is A, Tom Hiddleston - he's never appeared in Doctor Who, I'm afraid.

-Franklyn, we'll see you tomorrow.

-See you.

And the points are going to...

the Cs - Peter Capaldi.

Question number three.

Mainly As, but we have got a couple of Bs and a C.

-Sue?

-Do you know what, I've got a seven-year-old grandson who,

if I get this wrong,

is going to really be so ashamed of me because I've sat and played this

with him, and...

There's something about a despatch box,

but I don't know, I've just guessed.

Let's first of all look at the impossible answer.

Oh, God!

It's C - Despatch Box, I'm afraid, Sue.

I thought there was a despatch box in Pokemon.

There isn't a despatch box.

The despatch box is the bit that the people on the front bench of the

House of Commons speak from.

SHE LAUGHS

Sorry! We'll see you tomorrow, Sue.

OK, bye, Rick.

The right answer...

..is A - Pokeball.

So a point to everyone who went for A.

Question number four.

Almost all of you have gone for B,

but there are some As and Cs out there.

Kurtis. Relatively confident here, Kurtis?

LAUGHTER

No, mate, no!

Well, the impossible answer...

That's C - The Lady's Not for Burning.

-Not a George Bernard Shaw play.

-Oh.

-It's by Christopher Fry.

-Oh, right, OK.

We will have to see you and Evonne tomorrow.

And the right answer...

..Pygmalion. So a point to everyone who went for B.

20 of you still left in play.

Nine of you on a maximum four points.

Going on to our last question, question number five.

All answers out there.

The impossible answer...

..is A - Furlong, which is not a unit of area, it's a unit of length,

I'm afraid, Abigail. We'll see you tomorrow.

See you!

And the right answer...

..is B, acre. So a point to everyone who went for B.

A yoke of oxen is just two oxen.

So at the end of that round,

eight of you have finished on a maximum five points.

The fastest to lock in their answers, by a whisker...

-..was Eddie.

-Oh!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Eddie.

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

-Hello, Eddie.

-Hello, Rick.

-How are you doing?

-I'm good, thank you.

Very nice to have you down here.

-It's nice to be here.

-So, Eddie, what do you do?

What do you do in your life?

I'm a civil servant back home in Belfast.

And when you're not, er...serving the civic populus,

what do you do?

I've recently started taking classes on how to be a blacksmith.

OK. What's the most impressive thing that you've smithed so far?

-I made a 12-inch kitchen knife out of steel.

-Wow!

-Yeah.

And have you put it to good use in the kitchen?

-I have, yes - it's pride of place in the knife block, yeah.

-Oh, nice.

This is going to be your chance to put up to £500

in the daily prize pot, and take a massive step

-towards playing the £10,000 question.

-OK.

Your four topics are...

Any of those grab you?

Politics - maybe.

Art - no, no.

So I'm going to go with Famous People.

-Famous People.

-Mmm-hmm.

-OK.

So I'm going to reveal nine answers, all relating to famous people -

here they come.

Mean anything to you?

Yeah, they're all singers from sort of the '40s and '50s.

There's a few from the Rat Pack there, so...

-Yeah.

-Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

-Mmm.

-As you said, there's a few members of the Rat Pack there.

-OK.

So, five of those answers are impossible.

Your first job is to eliminate those.

-Where would you like to start?

-We'll start with Ray Charles.

-Ray Charles.

-Fairly certain he wasn't in the Rat Pack.

OK, with confidence, is Ray Charles an impossible answer?

Yes.

Not a member of the Rat Pack.

£100. Off to a good start.

Ooh... Andy Williams next.

-I think.

-Is Andy Williams an impossible answer?

It is.

Two from two.

OK. Erm...

We'll go Tony Bennett next.

Is Tony Bennett an impossible answer?

It is. Not a member of the Rat Pack.

Where next?

Erm...Peter Lawford.

I don't know that name, actually,

I don't recognise that name, so we'll try him.

Peter Lawford.

Is Peter Lawford an impossible answer?

Ah - he IS a member of the Rat Pack.

Erm...

-One last go - let's remove one more impossible.

-So...

Yeah, Perry Como, then, for the last one.

Perry Como for the last one?

Please.

Is Perry Como an impossible answer?

It is.

Pretty good, Eddie.

£400 added to the daily prize pot, 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'll reveal the second half of the question,

and I want you to give me the right answer.

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

-OK.

Give me a wrong answer,

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

in the final, and that was...

Jordan.

-Hold tight, Jordan.

-Yeah.

There is also an impossible answer up there.

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

-Would you like to see the full question?

-Yes, please.

Dean Martin had a reputation for being quite a bad guy, didn't he?

I think that's something maybe that's associated with New Jersey,

so Dean Martin, please.

-Go with Dean Martin?

-Mmm-hmm. Yeah.

Is Dean Martin the right answer?

He's not, I'm afraid.

It's a wrong answer.

-All yours, Jordan!

-So, Jordan, it is all yours, as Eddie says.

Yeah. I mean, Frank Sinatra was the... I guess, the ringleader,

the most famous, so I'll just go for Frank Sinatra.

I don't know, so I'll just...

..go for Frank. He did it his way, so I'll do it my way.

LAUGHTER Very nice, Jordan. Very, very nice.

Is Frank Sinatra...

..the right answer?

It is.

Well done, Jordan. You have nabbed Eddie's place in the final.

Unlucky, Eddie. The last remaining impossible answer up there...

Johnny Ray.

..is Johnny Ray.

Unlucky, Eddie. We'll see you back in the pack for the next round.

Jordan, you're in the final.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Still two places left in today's final alongside Jordan -

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

There's 18 of you left - are you ready?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Good luck.

Here's your first question.

The right answer...

..is A - Fatal Attraction.

A point to everyone who went for A.

The impossible answer...

..is B, Indecent Proposal.

Michael Douglas does not star in Indecent Proposal,

it's Robert Redford.

Question number two.

-Andrew.

-Thabo Mbeki I know is a person,

and I think is possibly a South African politician.

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

Thabo Mbeki IS a person.

South African politician,

which means we have to say goodbye to quite a lot of you.

Tracey, Eve, Alyssa, Ciaran, Angela, Laura and Eddie.

See you all tomorrow.

Let's see where the points are going.

To the Cs - bobotie.

A point to everyone who went for C.

And A, Ouma-onder-die-komberse,

is meatballs wrapped in cabbage - the direct translation,

"Granny under the blankets." LAUGHTER

So 11 of you play on to question three.

All answers are represented. Anyone feeling confident?

Annie.

Yeah, my daughter was a big fan - that's her era.

She's 30. And I think I know it.

Well, there we go.

-Andrew.

-Yeah, I know B*witched is an all-girl group.

-The Corrs, I think they were an Irish group.

-Mmm.

So I think I'm wrong, but still not out.

-You think you've avoided the impossible.

-Yes.

Let's see if Annie's daughter has sorted her out here.

The right answer...

..is B - B*witched, so a point to all of you who went for B.

And let's see if you're right

and you've avoided the impossible answer, Andrew.

Sorry, Andrew.

They were an Irish group, the Corrs -

three sisters and a brother.

-Oh.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

Thank you very much indeed, Rick.

Question number four, then.

Just amethysts and emeralds out there - no jade.

The right answer...

..is amethyst, so a point to everyone who went for that.

And the impossible answer...

..is jade, so you all avoided it.

Jade is not a traditional birthstone.

Question five.

The right answer...

..is C, Glen Coe, so a point to everyone who went for C.

Just the one A and B.

Joe, you've gone for Glen Orchy.

Complete punt - I've not heard of any of them.

Sam.

Feeling good?

HE SIGHS

Well, I've never heard of any of those three,

but it's me versus Joe - a bit of rivalry going on, so I hope I win.

Well, one of you's given the impossible answer.

And that is...

..B - Glen Matlock.

Glen Matlock was the original bassist in the Sex Pistols, Sam.

LAUGHTER

Whey!

Wave to Joe!

And say goodbye to everyone! We'll see you tomorrow.

So, five of you finished on the maximum five points,

but the fastest to lock in their answers across the round...

..was Annie.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Annie.

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

Hello, again, Annie. Nice to have you back.

-Thanks very much.

-Shall we have a look at the three topics?

Yes, please, yeah.

Fancy any of those?

-I'll go for art.

-Go for art.

-Yeah, go for art.

-So you're going to see nine answers all related to art.

-Any thoughts?

-Really, I mean, I've heard of John Paul Getty,

I've heard of Guggenheim, erm...

Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

-Yes, please.

-Hopefully that will shed a bit of light.

So five of those answers are impossible.

Your first job is to eliminate those impossible answers.

Where would you like to start, Annie?

Well, I think I'll start with the Serpentine Gallery,

cos I think that might be London, so I'll go with that.

OK, Serpentine Gallery.

Is the Serpentine Gallery an impossible answer?

It is.

And it is in London.

I think the next one I might go...

Fitzwilliam sounds Irish, erm...

I might go for the Fitzwilliam Museum second, yeah.

Fitzwilliam Museum. Is it an impossible answer?

It is.

The Fitzwilliam Museum is in Cambridge.

It could be New York...

I'm been to New York, as well, but...I'll go for the White Cube.

-Just go with your gut instinct, yeah.

-White Cube, go with the gut.

Is White Cube an impossible answer?

Yes.

There are two in London, and one in Hong Kong.

-Oh, really?

-But none in New York.

None in New York, thankfully.

Three from three. £700 in the prize pot now, doing very well.

Erm...I'm going to go... I'll go for the Frick Collection.

Frick Collection. Is the Frick Collection an impossible answer?

Ohh...

-Sadly not - that is a gallery in New York.

-OK.

It's OK.

-One more go.

-The Ashmolean.

The Ashmolean.

Is the Ashmolean Museum an impossible answer?

It is.

The Ashmolean is in Oxford.

Right, OK.

So £400 added to the daily prize pot - it now stands at £800.

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

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

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

Give me the right answer, you're in the final.

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

to steal your place in the final.

And I can tell you that that is Matthew.

So, Matthew, ever been to any art galleries at all?

I've been to New York and I've been to a couple of art galleries

in New York - only one on the actual board itself.

Obviously not perfect to have someone who's studied art...

LAUGHTER

..hot on your heels, Annie, but there you go, that's the situation.

Give me an impossible answer, and we know there is still one up there,

and you will be eliminated from today's show.

-Would you like to see the full question?

-Yes, please.

I'll go with the Guggenheim Museum.

Is the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum

home to Vermeer's Girl Interrupted in her Music?

It's not, but it's not impossible.

It's a wrong answer, though, meaning we do throw over to Matthew.

It's a possibility it's in the Whitney.

I didn't go in the Whitney, I walked past it,

so I'll go for the John Paul Getty Museum.

OK.

Is the J Paul Getty Museum

home to Vermeer's Girl Interrupted in her Music?

Ooh!

Matthew!

That's got to hurt!

-Yeah.

-Not in New York - it's in Los Angeles.

You've knocked yourself out there with that impossible answer.

-I have, yeah.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-Thanks, Rick!

-No problem!

LAUGHTER

-Annie.

-I'm not sorry!

Very good news!

LAUGHTER

Do you want to have another guess, Annie, while we're here?

Erm...OK, the Whitney Museum, cos Matthew put us on to that track.

-Also...no.

-Oh, right, OK!

Have another go.

I've got two left!

Erm...The Cloisters.

No. LAUGHTER

-The Frick, it's in the Frick!

-Yes, it's the Frick!

It's the Frick Collection.

Annie, we'll see you in the final.

Lovely, thank you very much, thank you.

There's just the one place up for grabs in the final now -

whose is it going to be?

Only eight of you surviving. Are we ready?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Good luck.

Here's your first question.

A full house of answers.

The right answer...

..is C, Jonas Salk.

So just a point to Kathryn.

Terry, how are you feeling?

Yeah, I believe Edward Jenner invented the smallpox vaccine,

but Peter Fleming,

if memory serves me right, is an Australian tennis player.

-Oh... I mean, you have gone for him, Terry.

-I know, I know.

-Panic.

-You've looked at a question about scientists,

-and you thought, "Tennis!"

-Yeah, panic.

Let's see if your recall is right, and your answer is impossible.

Yes, I'm afraid so - the impossible answer is A - Peter Fleming.

John McEnroe's doubles partner.

He was actually an American tennis player.

Not a scientist.

Joe, Terry, Andy and Steve, we'll see you tomorrow.

Meaning there is only three of you left in play

as we move onto the second question - Linda, Kathryn and Vicky.

Question two.

You've all stuck together on A - Ben Grimm.

Let's see if you've got it right.

No.

The right answer is Reed Richards.

If you've all given the impossible answer, everyone's back in.

Well, I can tell you the impossible answer is...

..Jimmy Olsen, so you've avoided it.

Not a superhero.

Jimmy Olsen works at the Daily Planet

with Clark Kent, AKA Superman - he's a DC character.

So the three of you play on to question three.

Pleasingly, we have one of each.

We've got a boomslang, we've got a sidewinder,

and we've got a wobbegong.

-Linda.

-Yes.

Ever seen a wobbegong in a tree?

I don't know what a wobbegong is.

I've seen a sidewinder, so I knew what that was,

but the rest was a guess.

-Kathryn.

-Well, like Linda, I knew sidewinder was a snake,

but I think it's an earthbound one.

I don't recall ever seeing any in trees,

so it was between boomslang and wobbegong.

OK.

I mean, it is interesting that both you and Linda have thought,

-"Sidewinder, definitely a snake, not going for it."

-Yeah.

-It's confident.

-Yeah.

-It's excellent.

-Yeah.

Well, I can tell you the impossible answer is...

..C - the wobbegong.

Wobbegong is a type of shark, Linda.

Is it? Oh. Yeah. Ooh!

As in, "Is it safe to go back in the water?" "No, there's a wobbegong."

LAUGHTER

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-OK.

Da, da, da, da, da!

I guess we all know what Linda was trying to do there!

LAUGHTER

That's like you've never heard the theme tune to Jaws,

and someone has tried to describe it verbally, and then you did it.

LAUGHTER

All right. And who's going to get the point?

It's Kathryn and her boomslang.

Just the two of you remaining.

Question number four.

You've both stuck together and gone for A - Paul Tergat.

The right answer...

..is C - Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn.

If you've both given the impossible answer here, everyone's back in.

That impossible answer is...

..B - Alan Sillitoe.

Alan Sillitoe wrote the novella

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner,

but he didn't win any Olympic gold medals.

Question five.

You've stuck together again - both gone with Tracy Beaker.

The right answer...

..is Hetty Feather.

So no points, and the impossible answer...

Charlie Bucket is the lead character

from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Which means the winner of the round on a massive two points is Kathryn.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Kathryn.

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

-Thank you.

Hello, again, Kathryn. We were here last Monday.

We were. Mondays are obviously my thing, aren't they?

-They are clearly your thing.

-Yes.

Now, last time, you had your grid stolen by Dean.

Dean went on to win the £10,000.

-He did.

-I think it should be you this time, Kathryn.

Well, let's hope so.

You've got a couple of topics remaining -

let's have a look at them.

Wow. I'm filled with excitement!

You're going to have to pick one of them, Kathryn, I'm afraid.

Well, if you remember, I did politics the last time.

-Yes.

-So let's take the obvious choice and go for geography, then.

-OK, let's give geography a whirl.

-Yeah.

So, you're going to see nine answers relating to geography,

and they are...

Quite a few Italian places there.

-Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

-Yes, please.

-OK. So, five of those are impossible.

-Mmm-hmm.

The first thing to do is get rid of those impossible answers.

Where shall we start?

Erm... Which are not on Sicily?

Sorrento.

-Sorrento.

-Mmm-hmm. I think that's mainland Italy.

-OK.

-On the Amalfi coast.

Sorrento? Is Sorrento an impossible answer?

-That's a town in Campagna in Italy, mainland Italy.

-Mmm-hmm.

Siena, I think, is in mainland Italy.

OK. Siena?

Is Siena an impossible answer?

-Siena is in Tuscany on the mainland.

-Mmm-hmm.

Syracuse. I don't know where that is.

Is Syracuse an impossible answer?

Oh!

Unfortunately not - that IS on Sicily.

Right. I am blindly guessing now.

I will try Taranto.

Is Taranto an impossible answer?

Not too bad.

-It is. It's in Puglia on the mainland.

-Mmm-hmm.

I don't really know now.

I will try...

Ajaccio.

Is Ajaccio an impossible answer?

Ajaccio is on Corsica...

Ah. Which is French.

-Not Italy.

-It is, it is.

So, four out of five, £400 added to the prize pot,

-which now stands at £1,200.

-Mmm-hmm.

For the second half of the question -

this is the important bit - I want the right answer.

Yeah. Shall I just swap now? Or shall I have a go...

-Do you want to make it easier?

-Yeah!

-Vicky, come on down!

My geography is terrible.

Well, we'll see, Vicky.

-If you can find the right answer, you're in the final.

-OK.

If you give me a wrong answer,

that's when Vicky will have the chance to steal.

-OK.

-There is still one impossible answer up there, as well.

-Yeah.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

Yes, please.

SHE CHUCKLES

Erm...

Cagliari.

OK.

Is Cagliari the right answer?

-Oh, no!

-Oh, Kathryn!

Oh, no! I was convinced that was the capital of Sicily.

-Oh, well, there you go.

-It's not, unfortunately.

-No.

Not on Sicily.

Is that Corsica, as well?

No, Sardinia.

-Ah.

-So you have eliminated yourself today, I'm afraid, Kathryn.

-Yeah.

-Your luck on the grid hasn't got any better.

No, it hasn't.

We do need to find somebody to take your spot in the final.

We're going to start by throwing to Vicky.

Syracuse.

If this is right, you're in the final, Vicky.

Is Syracuse the closest city to the Italian mainland on Sicily?

It's not, Vicky.

-Surprise, surprise!

-So...

we go on to the next strongest player...

-Linda!

-Oh, OK!

-There you are, Linda.

-Yeah.

-Wake up, please.

-Yeah.

SHE LAUGHS

I'm going to say Catania.

-Catania?

-Yeah.

-Is Catania...

..the closest Sicilian city to the Italian mainland?

-Oh!

-SHE LAUGHS

Ooh, Linda!

Linda, Linda, Linda.

We pass on to the next strongest player...

-who is Joe. CONTESTANTS:

-Ooh!

Ooh, indeed.

Ooh, Joe.

-Erm...

-It's a classic 50-50, Joe.

Yeah.

My answer is from an episode of Fools And Horses,

where Uncle Albert refers to Palermo Harbour.

-But it's a guess.

-Because of Uncle Albert?

Because of Uncle Albert, yeah.

Is Palermo...

..the closest city on Sicily to the Italian mainland?

LAUGHTER

Oh, Uncle Albert!

So this is very good news for the next best player, I think...

..who is Terry.

LAUGHTER

-Now, Terry.

-Come on!

I don't want you to rush into an answer here...!

I think I'm going to have to go with Messina.

The only answer left on the board...

LAUGHTER

..the city on Sicily that is closest to the Italian mainland.

-Yes!

-Oh! Fantastic!

-I can't believe it, Terry!

-Whoa! I can't believe that!

-Terry!

-That is exceptional gameplay.

-Sorry, my love.

Oh, it's not your fault!

It's my fault!

Terry, you've been absolutely gifted that!

Once again, Kathryn has given up her place in the final very generously.

-I know.

-Terry, we'll see you in the final.

Thanks very much.

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

but we'll see you all again tomorrow. Goodbye!

-ALL:

-Goodbye!

But for Jordan, Annie and Terry, it's time for the final.

Jordan, Annie and Terry,

there is £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.

You will each start with ten lives.

Questions are on the buzzer.

A right answer knocks a life off both of your opponents.

A wrong answer, and you lose a life of your own.

But look out for those impossible questions -

you can knock two lives from your opponents,

but if you mess up, you lose two lives of your own.

The last player standing will take the £1,200.

Best of luck to all of you. Are you ready?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-All right.

Of which South American country was General Francisco Franco

the dictator from 1939 to 1975?

-Terry.

-Argentina?

I'm afraid it's impossible - he was the dictator of Spain.

Terry, you lose two lives.

By what name is the sight defect myopia better known?

-Annie.

-Double vision?

It's short-sightedness, I'm afraid.

Annie, you lose a life.

Which variety of meat is barbecued to make the Chinese dish char siu?

-Annie.

-Pork.

It IS pork. Jordan and Terry lose a life.

How many carats are there in pure gold?

-Annie.

-24.

There ARE 24. Terry and Jordan, you lose a life.

Which Everton and former Manchester United player

retired from international football in...

-Terry.

-Rooney.

..in August 2017?

Annie and Jordan, you lose a life.

Ozone is a form of which element?

-Jordan.

-Impossible.

No, it's oxygen.

You lose two lives, Jordan.

Which James Bond villain can attack enemies

by throwing his razor-sharp bowler hat at them?

-Jordan.

-Oddjob.

It IS Oddjob. Annie and Terry, you lose a life.

In which southern hemisphere country is the city of Tijuana?

-Jordan.

-Impossible.

It IS impossible - it's in Mexico, in the northern hemisphere.

Annie and Terry, you both lose two lives.

Terry, you now have three lives, Annie and Jordan are tied on five.

James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs were the main characters

in which...

-Annie.

-Miami Vice.

..in which American police drama series?

It WAS Miami Vice.

Terry and Jordan, you lose a life.

Terry, you now have two.

Jagged Little Pill is a UK number one album by which Canadian singer?

-Terry?

-Justin Bieber.

It's not Justin Bieber, it's Alanis Morissette.

Terry, you lose a life.

Which novel by Jerome K Jerome concerns a trio of companions

on a journey up the River Thames?

-Annie.

-Three Men in a Boat.

It IS Three Men in a Boat.

Terry, unfortunately, you lose your last remaining life and you are out.

Albuquerque is the most populous city in which American state?

-Jordan.

-New Mexico.

It IS New Mexico. Annie, you lose a life.

Which fictional suburb of Melbourne is the main setting for the Aus...

-Annie.

-Erinsborough.

-..for the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

It IS Erinsborough. Jordan, you lose a life. You now have two lives.

Annie, you have four.

Amarillo is the Spanish word for which colour?

-Annie.

-Yellow.

-It IS yellow.

Jordan, you lose a life. You now just have one life remaining.

You need to rally here.

Which pop duo had the hit album Bridge Over Troubled Water?

-Annie.

-Simon and Garfunkel.

It IS Simon and Garfunkel.

Jordan, you lose your last remaining life.

Which means, Jordan and Terry, commiserations.

You're back in the pack tomorrow, but, Annie,

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

-Woo-hoo!

Very well done, Annie.

You are today's winner with £1,200,

but you could be leaving with a lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

This is how it works.

I'm going to show you nine answers, then I'll ask you a question.

Three of the answers are correct.

If you've can find them all within ten seconds, you win £10,000.

That's the good news.

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

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

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

if you give me any of those, you will lose the daily prize pot.

I want you to be leaving with loads and loads and loads of cash.

That's what I want. Any subject you're particularlarly hoping for?

Erm...I quite like art.

OK. Shall we have a look at the topic?

-Yes, please.

-All right.

And riding on this is a lovely trip around Italy,

-climbing up some mountains?

-Yes!

-All right.

So it's on science.

Ooh!

It's no good for me, especially if it's the periodic table,

or something like that.

-Feeling ready?

-Yeah, as I'll ever be, yeah.

-Best of luck.

-Thank you.

Here are your nine answers.

You'll have ten seconds to lock in your answers,

and you're looking for...

..and your time starts now.

Calcaneus, metatarsal, cuboid.

That's the quickest answer on a £10,000 question I think we've had!

If I get that wrong...

I was an orthopaedic nurse...

I'll be shocked, but it's possible.

-Pressure's on.

-Where would you like me to start?

Cuboid's the one I'm not terribly sure about, 100%,

but...cuboid, please.

OK.

Is cuboid a bone found in the adult human foot?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-It is.

-I feel much better!

30% better, 33%.

Where shall we go next?

Erm...

-Metatarsal.

-Metatarsal.

-Yeah.

Is the metatarsal a bone found in the foot of an adult human?

It is.

Oh!

Now just the first one that you said.

I mean, you said them so quickly, I almost didn't hear it!

I think I panicked, so I hope I'm right.

I hope I'm right and the pressure hasn't got to me.

What do we think the calcaneus is?

I would say it's a bone right in the heel.

OK. Is calcaneus...

..a right answer?

It is!

APPLAUSE

Go to the money!

SHE LAUGHS

Oh, I've got to give this to Curtis!

This is for giving me one.

He was desperate to take one home!

Oh, thanks very much! I'm going to cry!

THEY LAUGH

Yay!

SHE LAUGHS

I love the fact that, after all that time sitting with you,

Curtis gets £1!

He wanted one, he kept saying, "I want one of them!"

RICK LAUGHS

Oh, my God!

The impossible answers that you avoided...

it has to be said with ease, hyrax.

Hyrax is a small mammal.

Miasma is a sort of unpleasant smell,

and Sycorax is a witch in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

None of that matters. What matters is, you knew those bones,

-and you've just won £10,000.

-Thanks very much. Thank you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Enjoy the money, Annie. I hope you've enjoyed being on the show.

-Absolutely fabulous time.

-You've been a fantastic player.

You been really kind, as well, thanks very much.

So Annie leaves with £10,000.

The rest of us will be back tomorrow,

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

This has been Impossible,

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

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