Episode 20 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards and this is Impossible.

# Impossible.

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Welcome to Impossible, a quiz where the questions aren't impossible,

but some of the answers are.

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

As ever, we have 24 players all raring to go.

-Hello, players! ALL:

-Hello, Rick!

Now guys, we've had a great fortnight,

I've loved getting to know you all, but we have come to the last day.

-ALL:

-Aw!

-I know.

So this is your last chance to unlock this.

-ALL:

-Wow!

Mm!

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

At the end of the show,

one of our players will face the £10,000 question.

Here it is.

-ALL:

-Whoo!

Get this right and all of that money will come cascading down.

Yesterday, Eddie left us and we are joined by Simon.

Hello, Simon.

Going to go for a kind of smash and grab approach here, Simon?

-Absolutely.

-Feeling confident?

I wouldn't say that, no. I'm just desperate to avoid the very first

question and crashing out and humiliating myself.

That would be humiliating, Simon.

We'll keep an eye on you. Lovely to have you on the show

even if it is just for one day.

Just before we begin, this is Ian,

our British Sign Language interpreter

who is working with Ciaran.

-Ready? ALL:

-Yes!

Here's your first question.

Nice on the last show that you've all stuck together.

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

You are! Point to everyone.

The impossible answer...

Not a dessert, sausage in batter.

Question number two.

The right answer...

is C - yoga. So a point to all the Cs.

The impossible answer...

..Pilates is named after the guy who came up with it,

Joseph Pilates, who is a German nurse.

Question number three.

Jordan? What do you reckon? Tabasco?

I know Tabasco is a hot sauce

whether or not it comes from a chilli pepper, I'm not sure.

Well, the right answer...

..is C - Tabasco.

So a point to Sue, Franklin, Ciaran, Jordan and Vicky.

The impossible answer...

..is A - Amontillado.

It's a type of sherry, Abigail.

-Got to say goodbye to you now.

-Bye, Rick.

-Bye.

Question number four.

Alison, any idea who any of the actors are?

-I knew the Westworld film with Yul Brynner.

-Mm!

But that doesn't help at this moment, does it, really?

-No, there is not a D - Yul Brynner, I'm afraid.

-No.

LAUGHTER

Well, the right answer...

..is A - Ed Harris.

So a point to all the A's.

If you make me out,

I'm going to scream and carry on something rotten,

you're going to regret it.

OK.

Get the slow-mo cameras ready.

The impossible answer is...

-I knew it.

-B - Bernard Lowe.

You're going to miss me.

Of course I'll miss you, Angela!

I'm only human!

Bernard Lowe was a character in Westworld, not an actor.

That means we have to say goodbye to a lot of you at this stage.

Sue, Franklin, Sam, Andy, Yvonne, Matthew, and Angela, goodbye.

-ALL:

-Bye!

Question five.

All answers represented.

Means we're going to be losing some more of you, I'm afraid.

The impossible answer...

..is A - Lucretius.

Lucretius was a Roman poet,

which means we have to say goodbye to Alyssa and Steve.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

-Bye, Rick.

The right answer...

..is B - Deuteronomy.

Point to all the Bs.

Which means that finishing out on her own on five points is

Vicky!

Congratulations, Vicky!

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

Vicky, very nice to have you down again.

-It's so nice to be down.

-Last time we were here,

we spoke about what you would do with the money.

-You said you were going to get a very snazzy mobility scooter.

-Yes.

And then whizz around Bilbao in it. Still got your eyes on that prize?

-If I've got the 10,000...

-Yes.

-..I'd give my husband half

-because he's into classic cars.

-Ah!

And he's rebuilding a replica.

-Oh, nice.

-And, I'd quite like to help him out with that.

-That's very nice of you, Vicky.

-I know.

I mean, if I were you, I'd maybe give him a third of it,

but you know, it's up to you, it's up to you.

Well, if I only win the today thing, he won't get anything.

OK, the daily prize pot, unlucky, Mr Vicky.

-Shall we focus?

-Yes.

So this is your chance put up to £500 into the daily prize pot

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

-Yes.

-Here are your four topics.

-SHE LAUGHS

-I'm going to have to go for history.

-History?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Sure?

-Yeah.

-Let's do history.

-Let's do history.

You're going to see nine answers relating to history.

-Yep.

-Here they come.

Oh! There is a mouthful, isn't it?

Well, yeah, I mean, I wasn't pleased that you picked that.

Any idea on any of them?

It's something to do with German chancellors or something, isn't it?

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

-Go on, then.

"Which chancellor of West Germany..."

So, yes, it is to do

with German chancellors.

Five of those are impossible.

Your first job is to find

those impossible answers

and get rid of them.

Every impossible answer you successfully eliminate

-will put £100 into the daily prize pot.

-OK.

Where would you like to start, Vicky?

I'm going to go with

Gottlieb Daimler.

Gottlieb Daimler?

Any reason?

I think it's something to do

-with Daimler cars.

-Aha!

Is Gottlieb Daimler an impossible answer?

Daimler did found the Daimler car company.

-Thank you very much.

-No problem.

I'm going to go for Konrad Aden...

-Konrad Adenauer.

-Oh, Adenauer, yes.

-Go for him?

-Never heard of him.

OK. Is that an impossible answer?

Oh, unfortunately, he was a Chancellor of West Germany.

Robert Schumann.

Got anything for me on Robert Schumann?

He was a composer.

Is Robert Schumann

an impossible answer?

-Yes!

-Yes.

Exactly as you said, he's a composer.

I'll go for Lothar Matthaus.

-Matthaus.

-Lothar Matthaus.

Oh, OK.

Sounds better when you say it.

Thank you, Vicky.

Is that an impossible answer?

Yes!

Do you know what he does?

-He's a footballer!

-He's a footballer, Vicky!

-Yes!

Right, it's a toss-up between two,

so I'm going to go

with Max Schmeling.

Any thoughts about Schmeling?

He sounds like a motor car,

what's it called? A racing driver.

Is Max Schmeling an impossible answer?

Yes!

Yes, he's actually a German heavyweight boxer.

So four out of five.

£400 put into the daily prize pot.

-OK.

-Pretty good, I think.

-Not bad.

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

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

-I hope so.

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

-give me the right answer, you're 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.

-OK.

-That player...

-..was Linda!

-Linda!

-If you give me an impossible answer here, Vicky...

-Yep.

..and there is still one up there,

-you will be eliminated from today's show.

-Right.

"Which Chancellor of West Germany...

"..was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

"in 1971?"

Good thing I'm old, isn't it?

Not that old, Vicky. Behave.

Old enough to be your grandmother.

I haven't got a clue.

But I'm going to go with

-Willy Brandt.

-Willy Brandt?

Willy Brandt.

Is Willy Brandt the right answer?

-Yes!

-Yes, Vicky!

So one remaining impossible answer up there.

Gunter Grass.

Gunter Grass, who is a German writer.

Right.

Shall I walk you over to the final?

-I might fall over on the way.

-Don't. Don't fall over.

Still two places left in today's final alongside Vicky.

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

Here is your first question.

Kurtis.

I've never listened to a Radiohead song in my life.

Well, if I did, I didn't know.

So you think because a few other people have gone

with Thom and Ed you might be safe?

Yeah. Yeah, the majority, yeah.

OK. Alison.

-You have Colin and Jonny.

-Yeah.

I think it's Colin and Jonny Greenwood.

Oh, are you a fan of Radiohead?

-My husband is.

-Hm.

The right answer...

..is A - Colin and Jonny.

Well done, Alison's husband.

-Yay!

-A point to you, Alison, and a point to Jordan.

The impossible answer...

..is C - Richard and Dominic.

Richard and Dominic are not in Radiohead.

They are Dick and Dom and they're In Da Bungalow.

Oh!

Wendy, Sean, and Linda, I'm sorry,

been great having you on the show.

-I have to say goodbye. Bye-bye.

-Bye. Thanks, Rick!

Ten of you left in play, as we go on to the next question.

The right answer...

..is B. So a point to all of you.

Eve.

I think Woodstock Festival was around that time,

so I'm hoping it's just a wrong answer,

but it did happen in that year.

OK. Ciaran.

I don't think it was C

during that year because I've never really heard of that, so...

Let's find out. The impossible answer...

..is A - Woodstock Festival took place in 1969.

Ciaran, Eve, goodbye.

Bye.

Here's question three.

Joe.

I'm hoping that the fact that only one person has gone for C means

that it's not impossible, but that could mean...

Could be complete rubbish.

Are you heartened by the fact that

-the one person out on their own is Kurtis?

-Yes.

Cheers, mate. Cheers.

Kurtis. Sappho.

-Yep.

-Any thoughts?

Zero.

The impossible answer...

..is C, I'm afraid,

Sappho is perhaps the most famous female poet of antiquity.

She didn't help me out, did she?

She hasn't, she hasn't.

-Kurtis.

-Yep.

-It's only right now...

-And manage.

-..bow out, and manage.

-Thanks, yeah.

-Cheers.

-Thanks, mate, cheers.

Let's see where the points are going.

To the A's. Euripides.

Very good, Joe.

Joe, Terry, and Alison get a point.

Question four.

Just Bs and Cs.

-Did you see this race, Andrew?

-Yes.

I know Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps are both swimmers

and I know he did very well in a swimming event just lately.

I've never heard of Ryan Lochte.

The right answer...

..is C - Michael Phelps.

So a point to Joe, Jordan, Andrew, Alison, and Simon.

Tracey and Terry, have you avoided the impossible answer?

Andrew's never heard of Ryan Lochte.

I believe Ryan Lochte was a member of the American swim team,

but Ian Thorpe's Australian.

So you're pretty confident you've avoided the impossible, then, Terry?

Let's check that. The impossible answer...

..is A - Ian Thorpe.

As you said Terry, Ian Thorpe is an Australian swimmer.

Moving into the last question of this round,

just one player is on four points, and that is Alison.

-No!

-Yes, Alison.

Question five.

Let's check you've avoided the impossible answer.

You all have. That was Kiev, which is in the Ukraine.

And the right answer...

..is C - St Petersburg.

So everyone who went for C gets a point.

Crucially, including Alison.

Alison you finished the round on a maximum of five points.

-Oh!

-You've won it!

You're coming down to play a grid, Alison.

-Hello, Alison.

-Rick.

You said that you were a keen quizzer.

-Yes.

-Do you do well when you're playing along at home?

It's OK.

OK. Yeah, 50-50.

-OK, that's not bad.

-Yeah.

-Not bad.

Yeah, yeah, some are better than... It's always the luck of the draw.

-It is. If you were to win the £10,000 Alison...

-Yes.

..what would you spend it on?

My son's got his wedding coming up.

So, it would be nice maybe to help a little bit

-with that.

-Very good, very good.

-Shall we have a look at the three topics?

-Let's.

-All right.

Any of them up your street, Alison?

Let's try...

-..radio.

-You a radio listener?

A little bit. Little bit. Probably at this moment in time,

I'm probably going to be wishing

that I'd listened to an awful lot more,

but let's just see which way the cookie crumbles.

-Let's have a look at that crumbling cookie.

-Yes.

Oh!

OK.

That sounded like quite a good "Oh!"

-from you.

-Oh, yeah, I recognise...

I recognise a lot of those, so, yeah.

-This is good.

-Great! Shall we have a look at the first half of the

-question?

-Let's go for it.

"Which of the original Radio 1 DJs

"when the station launched in 1967..."

Right.

Where would you like to start?

I will have a go with Paul Burnett.

Know who he is?

He was a Radio 1 presenter, but I think much, much later.

-OK.

-Yeah.

Is Paul Burnett

an impossible answer?

He is.

He joined the station in 1974.

-Good start.

-OK.

Bob Holness.

Bob Holness.

I'm not aware of him

being a radio presenter.

I know he's on television, been a

television presenter, but I'm not

so sure about him being on Radio 1.

-"I'll have a P, please, Bob."

-OK.

Is Bob Holness an impossible answer?

-Oh!

-He was one of the original Radio 1 DJs.

Well, I never did!

Let's have a go with...

..Noel Edmonds.

What can you tell me about Noel?

He's been around a long time,

but, again, I'm not sure if he was that early.

Is Noel Edmunds

an impossible answer?

Oh!

Didn't join Radio 1 until 1969.

Let's try...

..Ed "Stewpot" Stewart.

Ed Stewart.

Tell me anything about him?

Children's... He did a radio show at the weekends, for the kids.

If he went back that early.

Again, I don't know.

I think he was a bit later.

Is Ed Stewart an impossible answer?

Unfortunately not, he was one of the original Radio 1 DJs.

-Good grief.

-One go left, Alison.

Ah.

Oh?

Kenny Everett.

Did he join...?

He joined Radio 1

from somewhere else.

Try Kenny Everett.

Is Kenny Everett an impossible answer?

Oh, no, he was also there at the beginning, I'm afraid, Alison.

-OK.

-Still, £200 over to the prize pot, which now stands at £600.

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

looking for the right answer.

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

Give me a wrong answer,

and the next best player will have the chance to steal.

That player is...

..Joe.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Yes.

Which of the original Radio 1 DJs,

when the station launched in 1967,

later presented the Radio 4

programme Home Truths?

Well, let's try...

..Bob Holness.

Is Bob Holness the right answer?

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

That is a wrong answer, which means I throw to Joe.

I'm going to have to play it safe,

because I don't know,

with one that Alison's already

established isn't impossible,

I'm going to go Ed Stewart.

Is Ed Stewart the right answer?

-No.

-No!

Opportunity missed, Joe, I'm sorry.

-Alison.

-Oh, Joe.

-Very lucky escape.

The right answer is John Peel.

-No!

-Yes.

The other impossible answers.

Johnnie Walker, who joined in 1969.

Whispering Bob Harris, who joined in 1970.

And Annie Nightingale didn't join until 1970.

None of the original presenters were women.

I'm a very, very lucky girl.

You are a very, very lucky girl, Alison,

you've made it through to the final.

Thank you.

Just one place up for grabs in the final, who's it going to be?

Only six of you surviving.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

The right answer...

..is Apollo 8.

Means we will be losing some people.

Simon.

-Hello.

-You've gone for Apollo 7.

Have you avoided the impossible answer?

I don't know, I was trying to work out why any of those would be an

impossible answer, and struggling to really come up with much.

Best I could think was maybe the first one might have been unmanned

and to go for one of the later two, but that's pure guesswork as well.

The impossible answer...

..is A. Apollo 6 was unmanned.

The last unmanned Apollo mission.

Meaning we have to say goodbye to Joe and Terry.

Question number two.

The right answer...

..is C - Carnforth.

Points aren't exactly flowing, are they?

Carnforth was chosen because it was far enough

from the major cities to avoid the blackout.

It was filmed in early 1945 when the war was still going on.

The impossible answer...

..is B - Castleford.

Castleford is in Yorkshire, I'm afraid, Andrew,

which means we're going to have say goodbye.

-Cheerio, Rick.

-Bye.

Question number three.

The impossible answer...

..is A - Ai Weiwei would not be eligible to win the Turner Prize

because he's a Chinese artist.

The right answer...

..is B - Anish Kapoor.

Jordan shoots into the lead.

Question number four.

Tracey?

I looked at this briefly

when I was doing my English degree

and instantly I just connected it with John Donne.

Whether that's something that's stuck in my mind

or whether I'm dreaming, I don't know. We'll see.

The right answer...

..is A - John Donne.

A point to Tracey and a point to Simon.

And the impossible answer...

..is B - Robert Frost.

Robert Frost is an American poet.

-Well avoided, Jordan.

-Thanks.

So, Tracey has a point, Jordan has a point and Simon has a point.

The last question of the last round on your last show.

You've all gone for the same answer, Tippet.

The right answer...

-..is B - Commode.

-Oh!

The use of the word for toilet came later.

The impossible answer...

..is C, Netty.

Netty is a colloquial term

for toilet used in the north-east of England.

So, it's going to come down to who locked in their answers the quickest

across the round.

And, by a whisker...

..that is Simon.

-The smash and grab is on, Simon.

-Thank you.

Simon, I always say it's possible to come in and just win straightaway.

It's difficult. I don't know how popular it's going to make you,

but you're halfway. Do you do much quizzing?

I used to. We've got two young children now,

so I used to go to pub quizzes quite a lot.

What would you do with the money if you were to win it?

We would take those kids on holiday. They're desperate to go to Italy.

They understand that's where the best pizza, the best ice cream,

the best pasta comes from and they love those things,

so they're desperate to go and that's what we would do.

A couple of little gastronomes. I love it.

-OK, shall we have a look at the two topics, Simon?

-Yes, please.

They are geography and classical music.

An easy choice for me because from the four,

I was hoping nobody would take geography and generally,

geography is not too bad a subject for me

-whereas classical music is a no-go.

-Tricky? All right.

We're going to reveal the nine answers relating to Geography.

Here they come.

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

-Yes, please.

"Which Australian state capital..."

Where would you like to start?

I'd like to start with Cairns

because I think that's New Zealand.

Is that an impossible answer?

It's not in New Zealand,

it's in Queensland, but it's not the state capital.

I'm thinking of the cricketer, aren't I? Chris Cairns probably.

Just word association.

I'll try Wollongong, please.

Is Wollongong an impossible answer?

Wollongong is a city

in New South Wales but not a state capital.

I'll try Launceston.

Is Launceston an impossible answer?

Launceston is a city in Tasmania.

Not a state capital, though.

I'll try Alice Springs, please. I think it's...

I don't think there's many other

settlements around it so it's got

a chance of being a state capital,

but for some reason,

-I don't think it is.

-All right.

Is Alice Springs an impossible answer?

Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory in Australia

but not a state capital.

I'll finish with a punt

on Newcastle, please.

Is Newcastle an impossible answer?

It's in New South Wales, it's not the state capital.

A perfect grid so far, Simon.

£500 you've put into the daily prize pot.

It now stands at £1,100.

For the second half of the question, I want the right answer.

If you find it, you're in the final with Alison and Vicky.

If you give me a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance to steal.

And that player...

..is Tracey.

Oh!

You are in a strong position, Simon,

cos you've got rid of all the impossible answers.

There's nothing left to trip you up.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Please.

"Which Australian state capital...

"..is located the furthest east?"

Well, one is leaping out at me

for reasons that I can't explain,

but I'm going to try Adelaide.

Adelaide?

Is Adelaide...

..the right answer?

It's not, I'm afraid.

I had a feeling, with a bit of extra time to reflect,

that I know what the answer is.

-I knew that was going to go red, yeah.

-Shame, Simon.

-It is.

-So, it's a wrong answer and we throw over to Tracey.

I'm going to go with Melbourne.

-Melbourne?

-Yes.

Is Melbourne located the furthest east

of those Australian state capitals?

-Oh!

-It's not, I'm afraid, Tracey.

It was one in three, but you didn't quite get it.

Simon, you said with a bit more time, you think...

I would have gone for Brisbane with more time.

It is Brisbane. Brisbane is the right answer.

You had a very lucky escape there, Simon.

A very lucky escape, yes.

-Hard luck, Tracey.

-But you're in the final.

-Thank you.

-Well done, Simon!

Tracey and Jordan, it's time to say goodbye.

I hope you've enjoyed yourselves. You both came very close

to winning the money but didn't quite manage it.

-I hope you both enjoyed yourselves.

-Thanks, Rick.

-Definitely, yeah.

And for everyone, victory today,

like every other day, proved impossible.

-It's been wonderful getting to know you. Goodbye. ALL:

-Bye!

But for Vicky, Alison and Simon, it's time for the final.

So, Vicky, Alison and Simon,

there's £1,100 in today's prize pot,

but only one of you can win that money and the right

to face the £10,000 question.

This is what is at stake.

Vicky, a snazzy, fold-down mobility scooter.

Alison, you're going to contribute towards your son's wedding.

Simon, you're going to take your little gourmands on a tour of Italy.

You 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 do look out for those impossible questions.

You can knock two lives from your opponents, but if you mess up,

you will lose two of your own lives.

The last player standing will take the £1,100.

Very best of luck to you all.

Caledonia was the Roman name for a region...

-Simon?

-Scotland.

..in which country of Great Britain?

It was Scotland. Alison and Vicky, you lose a life.

The contagious virus, myxomatosis, primarily... Simon?

Rabbits.

..affects which small mammals? It is rabbits.

Which South American country has the capital, Monrovia?

-Simon?

-Impossible.

It is impossible, it is the capital of Liberia in Africa.

Which legendary animator and producer holds the record

for most Oscars... Simon?

Walt Disney.

..won by an individual?

It was Walt Disney.

What was Admiral Nelson's first name?

-Alison?

-Horatio.

-Yes, Alison!

-Yes!

It was Horatio.

Simon, you lose a life. And you do as well, Vicky, sorry.

-Sorry, Vicky.

-It's all right, no worries.

Which limestone gorge in Somerset shares its...

-Simon?

-Cheddar Gorge.

-..with a variety of hard cheese?

-Oh, for goodness' sake!

LAUGHTER

It is Cheddar.

I only live about three miles away from Cheddar Gorge.

-Don't rub it in, Simon.

-I know, exactly!

Who is the only Englishman to win the FA Premier League as a manager?

-Simon?

-Impossible.

It is impossible, no English manager has ever won the Premier League.

Vicky, you now only have one life.

Alison, you have two lives.

Simon still has nine.

Which female singer known for the hit, Time After Time,

wrote the music and lyrics

for the musical...

-Alison?

-Cyndi Lauper.

..and lyrics for the musical, Kinky Boots?

-It is Cyndi Lauper.

-Yes!

-That's me gone.

-Vicky, unfortunately you lose your last life.

-Sorry.

-Don't worry about it.

-You are gone.

-It's fine.

It's what you're supposed to do.

Just Alison and Simon.

Which famous 17th-century diarist

often ended his writings...

-Simon?

-Samuel Pepys.

..ended his writing for the day with the phrase, "And so to bed"?

It is Samuel Pepys.

Alison, you now have one life remaining.

Which animals are ridden

during the Palio di Siena?

-Alison?

-Horses.

Yes, Alison, it's horses.

He's only got seven lives left, Alison.

Charlie Fairhead is a long-serving character...

Alison?

Casualty.

..since 1986 in which BBC medical drama series?

It is Casualty, Alison.

That was quick.

Simon, you lose another life.

I may need to go there shortly!

Which letter appears twice in the usual English spelling

of the word artichoke?

-Alison?

-Impossible.

-No, it's not.

-I've got to take your first answer, Alison.

-It is impossible.

-Yes!

CHEERING

It's spelt with nine different letters.

Simon, you lose another two lives.

The crest of which of the Six Nations rugby teams

features a cockerel?

-Simon?

-France.

It is France.

Alison, you lose your final life, I'm afraid.

Vicky and Alison, you've both been fantastic players...

..but Simon, it's time for you to face the £10,000 question.

Very well done, Simon, you are today's winner with £1,100.

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

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

That was it pretty brutal final round, Simon.

Started off all right, it got a bit shaky towards the end.

-You had a wobble, but that start...

-Alison came back well.

You really went out of the blocks quickly.

I like a buzzer round. I was struggling earlier on

and playing a bit safe perhaps, but the buzzer round was good fun.

Yeah, it felt like you were in your element.

This is how this bit works.

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 £10,000.

-That's your good news.

-Sure.

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

If you pick any of those, you won't win the £10,000.

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

Give me any of those and you will lose the daily prize pot.

We want you to be leaving with the full amount, the £10,000.

I can tell you...

-..it's on television.

-OK.

Here come your nine answers.

You have ten seconds to lock in your answers and you're looking for...

..grand finalists on The X Factor

who won the competition.

Your time starts now.

I'm not going to be very strong

on this, I don't think.

I'm going to try Leona Lewis,

James Arthur and One Direction.

Oh, just.

I was very worried you weren't going to get the answers in on time.

A collective intake of breath there, I think.

Come on, come on, Simon!

OK, shall we go in the order you've said them?

Did Leona Lewis win The X Factor?

Yes, she did.

Leona Lewis won in 2006.

You then went on to James Arthur.

Did James Arthur win The X Factor?

He did.

James Arthur won in 2012.

If One Direction won The X Factor, you've just won £10,000.

Did One Direction win The X Factor?

They didn't when The X Factor, I'm afraid.

I can live with that, they weren't impossible.

One Direction came third in the year that Matt Cardle won.

-Oh, right.

-However, they were at least in the grand final,

which means you've held on to the money. You've won £1,100.

Hopefully that will go some way towards

-funding the gastronomic trip to Italy.

-Yeah.

The one you were looking for was

Little Mix. Little Mix won in 2011.

-OK.

-The impossible answers that you successfully avoided -

Darius Danesh, he was on Pop Idol.

Stavros Flatley was on Britain's Got Talent.

Adam Lambert was on American Idol

and has now toured as Queen's new frontman.

Thank you very much for playing Impossible, Simon.

-You've swooped in, you've won £1,100.

-Thank you.

Thanks very much, cheers.

So, Simon leaves with some money. You lot, it's been an absolute joy.

Please join me again next week. Goodbye.