0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello, I'm Rick Edwards, and this is !mpossible, day 13.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15APPLAUSE
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Welcome to !mpossible,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21the quiz where the questions aren't impossible,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23but some of the answers always are.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They're not just wrong. They couldn't possibly be right.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28For example, if I were to ask...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36..the right answer is Wimbledon,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38the wrong answer is the US Open,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41but the German Open is not one of the Grand Slam tournaments,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43so that is the impossible answer.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Hoping to get lots of right answers
0:00:45 > 0:00:49whilst dodging those pesky impossible answers, our 30 players.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- Hello, players. ALL:- Hi, Rick.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54You all look ravishing, if I may say, which I may.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56They are with us throughout the series,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00competing not only for a daily prize pot of up to £1,500...
0:01:00 > 0:01:01CONTESTANTS WHOOP
0:01:01 > 0:01:05..but also for a shot at the £10,000 question.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06WHOOPING
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Loud whooping, because they know this exclamation mark
0:01:09 > 0:01:13is filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18And at the end of every show, our winner faces one final question.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19And here it is.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Today's £10,000 question.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Get this right and all of that cash will come flooding out.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31So, yesterday, Anthony left us with £10,000,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and we now welcome to his seat Elliott.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35APPLAUSE
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- How are you, Elliott?- I'm swell, thank you. What about you?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Very good indeed, thank you.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Looking forward to a good game today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47What kind of areas would you like to come up, question-wise?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I'm not quite sure if I want to say,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52cos I might look like a bit of a fool if I get it wrong.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Probably sport...- That's why I want you to say, Elliott!
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Sport, maths.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Love maths.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Do you...? You love maths? I love maths, Elliott.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Finally, someone else.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I study at uni, so hopefully, if maths comes up, I'll be all right.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09That's probably all I'm looking at so far.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12OK. That might be enough, it might not be enough.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Good luck to everyone.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16For now, let's crack on.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20You'll face five multiple-choice questions, each with three answers.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25The right answer scores you a point, the wrong answer scores you nothing.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28But if you choose the impossible answer...
0:02:28 > 0:02:30disaster!
0:02:30 > 0:02:32That immediately knocks you out of today's show.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34You'll have to try again tomorrow.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38After five questions, the highest scorer gets the first chance
0:02:38 > 0:02:40to bag a place in today's final.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44And do answer quickly as you can, because, in the event of a tie,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47whoever locked in their answers the fastest will qualify.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Are you ready? ALL:- Yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52OK, good luck, everyone. Here's your first question.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Let's reveal the right answer.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It's A - garibaldi.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Points for everyone. I'm laughing, because I can see Bim giggling.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And I love a Bim giggle.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Bim... Have you ever just dunked a Mussolini in your tea, Bim?
0:03:27 > 0:03:28LAUGHTER
0:03:30 > 0:03:33None of those names mean anything to me!
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I suppose the question is, have you avoided the impossible answer?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Now, the only other person who put Mussolini was Elliott.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Yeah. - It's not a great start, Elliott.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I'm going to call it stage fright, that's what I'll call it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- We'll build up. We'll do better. We'll improve.- OK.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Let's hope so.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And let's also hope that you've avoided the impossible answer.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Let's reveal it.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04You have.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06The impossible answer was Monteverdi.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09He was a composer, not a statesman.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Question number two.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Let's reveal the right answer.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35It is Nobody Does It Better. 29 of you get a point.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36CONTESTANT EXCLAIMS
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Yes, Bim.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Craig...
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- You've gone for All Time High.- Yes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I know it's not I've Had The Time Of My Life - it's from Dirty Dancing.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- I think.- OK, let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00It is The Time Of My Life, and that is from Dirty Dancing.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Question number three.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Let's reveal the right answer.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23It is the first Book of Kings.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26A point to all of you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32It's First Book of Queens.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34There's no such book of the Bible.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Parin, you haven't got past the first round again.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- We'll have to say goodbye and see you tomorrow.- Cheers.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Moving on to question four.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Let's reveal the right answer.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09It's A - Athos. A point to everyone who went for Athos.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Well done.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It's C - Melchior.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24That means that Craig, Simon and Chris, you are the three unwise men.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26LAUGHTER
0:06:26 > 0:06:29You're laughing, but you don't know why!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Do you want to have a guess why, Craig?- Er...
0:06:32 > 0:06:36No, cos I'm going to show myself up even more.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Melchior was one of the Three Wise Men.- There we go.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40We'll see you all tomorrow.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Question number five.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Let's reveal the impossible answer first.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09It's A - Philip Larkin.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Philip Larkin was never a poet laureate.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Linda, Richard, Anne, Kurtis and Elliott,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'm afraid we'll have to say goodbye.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19We'll see you all tomorrow.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Let's reveal the right answer.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's C - Ted Hughes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29A point if you went for Ted Hughes.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32We now have six people
0:07:32 > 0:07:34on five points.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37They are Megan, Penny,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Ash, Carole,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Jane, and Helen.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45And the fastest lady was...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49..Helen. APPLAUSE
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Congratulations, Helen.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54You have the first chance to grab a place in today's final.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Helen.- Hello. - Been here a few times before.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05A couple, yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- In your dream scenario...- Mm-hm. - ..what subject areas come up?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Well, I like history, obviously, but I like film as well.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16OK, so you're feeling confident?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Today could be the day.- Maybe.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21All right. Well, Helen, this is your chance
0:08:21 > 0:08:24to put £500 into today's prize pot and, crucially,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28take a massive step towards playing the £10,000 question.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31I'm going to give you a choice of four topics.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Shall I choose for you?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Ohh...
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- I'd better go for history. - Yeah?- Yeah.- OK.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Here's how it works.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46I'm going to reveal nine answers and they are...
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I'm also going to reveal the first half of a question.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Five of those answers are impossible
0:09:13 > 0:09:16because they're not Archbishops of Canterbury.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Your first job is to find those impossible answers
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and then banish them.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Each impossible answer you manage to eliminate
0:09:24 > 0:09:26will add £100 to today's prize pot.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Where would you like to start?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Er...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Let's go George Carey.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Let's lock George Carey in.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Don't like the sound of George Carey?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Don't know. Just picking.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43OK, we're hoping there isn't an Archbishop Carey.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Is George Carey an impossible answer?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52There was an Archbishop Carey.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Darn!- Darn.- Darn.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Second answer, please.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Derek Randall.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Let's lock in Derek Randall.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Is Derek Randall an impossible answer?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- It is.- It works!
0:10:11 > 0:10:14£100 into the prize pot.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17We're off the mark. Derek Randall was an English cricketer.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Oh!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20David Emanuel.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24David Emanuel.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Any thoughts on...?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Is he the dressmaker, maybe?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I don't know. Like, the Emanuels...
0:10:31 > 0:10:35I have no idea, but I thought maybe, since it's a kind of religious word,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- it was a red herring, like.- Mm.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40OK. Is David Emanuel an impossible answer?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48It is. £200 in the prize pot, and he is the dress designer.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Oh, yes!
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- See if we can eliminate two more impossibles.- Um..
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Aldridge Prior.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Aldridge Prior.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01What's your thinking?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05A priory is another religious-y word,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08so again, maybe it's an elaborate red herring.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- To try and throw you off, OK. - Yes, I'm really suspicious.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Is Aldridge Prior an impossible answer?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- So good at this! - £300 into the prize pot.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Aldridge Prior, he's a hopeless liar, from Viz.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31OK, let's see if we can eliminate one more impossible answer.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32£300 in the prize pot already.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Let's go...
0:11:36 > 0:11:37John Ritchie.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42What's your thinking behind going for John Ritchie?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44When he was the first name that came up,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48that was when I thought, "Oh, no, this was a really big mistake,"
0:11:48 > 0:11:49so I'm just not liking his name.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Right, let's get rid of him, then, if we can.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55John Ritchie. Is John Ritchie an impossible answer?
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- It is. £400 in the prize pot.- Yeah!
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Sticky start, but found your feet.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- John Ritchie is the original name of Sid Vicious.- Oh.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15and I'm going to be looking for the right answer.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17If you find it, you've got a place in the final.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20But if you give a wrong answer, the next best player
0:12:20 > 0:12:23will have a chance to steal your place in the final.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I can reveal that the next best player...
0:12:27 > 0:12:29..was Megan.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36Lurking up on the top row, just waiting for you to slip up.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Nice. - If you give me an impossible answer,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42and we know there is one remaining,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45then, unfortunately, you will be eliminated from today's show.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Let's reveal the full question.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Um...
0:12:59 > 0:13:00I really don't want to go impossible,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03so I'm going to go with George Carey.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05OK. Let's lock in George Carey.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Is George Carey the right answer?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Didn't think so. - It's not. It's a wrong answer.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21So, Megan, we throw it to you. There is...
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Just to bear in mind, there is still an impossible up there,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26and if you give that impossible,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29you will be eliminated from today's show.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Um...
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I'm going to go for Robert Runcie.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36If Robert Runcie is the right answer,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39you will steal Helen's place in the final.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44If it's a wrong answer, Helen will progress to the final herself.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Is Robert Runcie the right answer?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It is. APPLAUSE
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Well done, Megan, you've nabbed Helen's place in the final.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00I'm sorry, Helen.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06Robert Runcie was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1980 and 1991.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10The impossible answer that you missed was Christopher Trace,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12who was a Blue Peter presenter.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Bad luck, Helen.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15You're back in the pack for the next round.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Megan, you're going to the final.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19APPLAUSE
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Still two places left in today's final alongside Megan.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Same deal as before. Five multiple-choice questions.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Whatever you do, avoid the impossible answers.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Here is your first question.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Let's reveal the right answer.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03It's C - Gloucestershire. A point to all of you who went for C.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13It's B - Pembrokeshire. Pembrokeshire is in Wales.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- See you tomorrow.- Deb, Kerry...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17we'll see you tomorrow!
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Question number two.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Let's first reveal the right answer.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46It's C - aluminium. A point to everyone who went for that.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Vinessa, you went for B - steel.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I wanted to go as metal as possible, and I thought,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52"Oh, no! Could have been aluminium.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54"But tin's, like...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56"tin."
0:15:56 > 0:15:57What have you got against tin?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Nothing. It was just...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Oh, my days! I don't know!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I'm hoping I haven't got the impossible answer.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07All right, let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13It's B - steel.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I'm afraid steel is not an element.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It's an alloy of iron and carbon.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Carole, Jo and Vinessa, that's it for today, I'm afraid.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- We'll see you tomorrow.- OK.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Question number three.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47The right answer is...
0:16:50 > 0:16:55..Flavor Flav. A point to everyone who put Flavor Flav.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Elaine...- Unfortunately, I've never heard of Public Enemy.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00And, you know, I have four young sons
0:17:00 > 0:17:04who listen to all sorts of types of music, and I've never heard of them.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06So I'm terribly sorry, I had to just guess.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08No need to apologise, Elaine.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Let's just hope you've avoided the impossible answer.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13The impossible answer is...
0:17:18 > 0:17:19..Ad-Rock.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Ad-Rock, of course, is in...
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Jane? ..Beastie Boys.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Oh! - LAUGHTER
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Elaine and Ash, I'm sorry,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32it means you'll have to leave today, but we'll see you tomorrow.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Question number four.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Let's reveal the right answer.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55C - Dallas.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57A point to everyone who went for Dallas.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Have the As
0:17:58 > 0:18:00managed to avoid the impossible answer, though?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Let's see.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Yes, they have.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10The impossible answer was Cincinnati, which is not in Texas,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12it's in Ohio.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14OK, question number five.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Let's reveal the right answer.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37It is B - Cancer. You all get a point.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39The impossible that you avoided was...
0:18:41 > 0:18:46..Sagittarius, which is not a water sign, it's a fire sign.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51That means that both Sarah and Helen have five points
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and it will come down to who locked in their answers the quickest.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58I can reveal...
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Helen was the quickest.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Congratulations, Helen.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Slightly deja vu.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09You have the chance to grab a place in today's final, alongside Megan.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Helen...- Hi. - ..this is unprecedented.- Yep.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20No-one has played two grids in a single game before.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24You have the chance to add another £500 to today's prize pot,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27which already stands at £400, thanks to you.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- Oh!- Of the three remaining topics...
0:19:29 > 0:19:34Now, annoyingly, Helen earlier took your favourite subject of history.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38She's only left you with geography, games and popular music.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Which would you like to go for?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41OK.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I'm going to go geography.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Geography.- Yeah.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48So I'm going to reveal nine answers, and they are...
0:20:03 > 0:20:06And the first half of the question...
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Five of those are impossible because they aren't African capital cities.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Find those impossible answers.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20For each one you find, you add another £100 to the prize pot.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Where do you want to start?
0:20:22 > 0:20:23Let's go Caracas.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Let's lock in Caracas.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Because? - It's the capital of Venezuela.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33OK. Is Caracas an impossible answer?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Yes, it is. £100 added to the prize pot.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- As you say, it's the capital of Venezuela in South America.- Yeah.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I'm going to go... I can't say well. .."Wind-hook"?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- "Wind-hook".- "Wind-hook", sure.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52OK. What are you thinking about Windhoek?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I almost feel like it's in North America,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58but I almost didn't want to say that just in case.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00OK.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03We're hoping that Windhoek is in North America.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Let's see if Windhoek is an impossible answer.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- I'm afraid it isn't.- Oops. - It is an African capital city.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- £100 in the prize pot. Let's see if we can get some more.- OK.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Let's go Kampala.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Kampala. Let's lock in Kampala.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Is Kampala an impossible answer?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35No, it's another African capital city.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I'm having the worst time now.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41OK, Jakarta came up the other day in a question,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and it was not...
0:21:43 > 0:21:47It was either not a capital city or it was not a European capital city.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Um...
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Let's go for it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51- Jakarta?- Jakarta.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- OK, let's lock Jakarta in. - No confidence.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Is Jakarta an impossible answer?
0:22:01 > 0:22:02- It is.- Hey!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05It's the capital of Indonesia.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09£200 added to what I like to call YOUR prize pot.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10OK.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Let's go Johannesburg.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Johannesburg. Let's lock Johannesburg in.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Is Johannesburg an impossible answer?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24It is.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's in South Africa. It isn't the capital.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30There are three capital cities in South Africa.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Really? - None of them are Johannesburg.- Wow!
0:22:33 > 0:22:38That means you've put an additional £300 into your prize fund.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Let's see if you're going to be playing for that money
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and for a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46When I reveal the second half of the question,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48you need to tell me the right answer.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50If you find it, you're in the final.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52But if you give me a wrong answer,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54as you well know, the next best player,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57who in this case is Sarah,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01gets the chance to steal your place in the final.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05There are still two impossible answers on the grid.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07The full question is...
0:23:18 > 0:23:21This does not help me. Um...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Let's go Kampala.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- OK.- I hear it's a capital city.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Is Kampala the right answer?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Of course it isn't.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42It isn't. I'm sorry, Helen, that's a wrong answer.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- Hating... - Sarah, we throw it to you.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51You now have the chance to steal Helen's place in the final.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54You're safe, Helen. People at home will be laughing.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55My geography is so bad.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58I didn't even know where Leicester was until earlier this year.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Somewhere in the UK.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Um...- Remember, there are still two impossibles up there as well, Sarah.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I'm going to have to go Windhoek
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and play safe and hopefully get through to the next round.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- So you'd like to lock in Windhoek. - Yes, please.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14If Windhoek is the right answer,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- a genuinely crushing blow for Helen. - Yeah, I'm sure it's not.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20She'll have her place in the final stolen
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- for the second time in one show. - I'm sure it's not right.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Is Windhoek the right answer?
0:24:29 > 0:24:30No, it isn't.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Didn't think it was.- Unlucky, Sarah.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Helen, this time, you've made it through.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41- Finally!- The right answer that no-one could find was Harare,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45the capital of Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48The impossibles you missed were Casablanca,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50which is in Morocco, but not the capital,
0:24:50 > 0:24:55and Alexandria, which is in Egypt, but again, not the capital.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Doesn't matter. You've had a lucky escape this time.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Helen, we will see you in today's final.- Thank you.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02APPLAUSE
0:25:08 > 0:25:13So, just one place left in today's final alongside Megan and Helen.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Let's see who it's going to be.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Here are your five multiple-choice questions, starting with...
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Let's reveal the right answer.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45It's C - Tate Modern. A point to everyone who went for Tate Modern.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Ray, are you confident you've avoided the impossible there?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Art, I know the Saatchi brothers were involved with a lot of art,
0:25:52 > 0:25:53and I'm assuming...
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I hope that Guggenheim is somewhere totally different.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57OK.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Well, let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04It was the Guggenheim,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08so you did all successfully evade the impossible answer.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12There are lots of Guggenheim museums, but none in London.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Question number two.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Let's reveal the right answer.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35It's B - epsilon.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37A point to everyone who put that.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Carol Marie...
0:26:39 > 0:26:40I just didn't know.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42The only one I was sure it wasn't was B,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45so you can see that my reasoning was flawed to begin with!
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Let's see if you've managed to avoid the impossible answer, which is...
0:26:54 > 0:26:57..Espra - there is no such Greek letter.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Carol Marie...
0:26:59 > 0:27:02your thinking was flawed and we'll have to see you tomorrow.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04OK.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Question number three.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Let's reveal the right answer.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30It's Partick Thistle, so nine of you get a point.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Bim and Tracy,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34you went for Stalybridge Celtic.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Let's see if you have managed to avoid the impossible answer.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Unfortunately not.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Stalybridge Celtic are not a Scottish team.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49They are in Greater Manchester.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51So, unfortunately, Bim and Tracy,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53we'll have to say goodbye and see you tomorrow.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Thank you.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Question number four.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Let's reveal the right answer.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19It is Paul, so all of you get a point.
0:28:19 > 0:28:20Annie,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22you went for Joe.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Do you know where the McGann brothers are from?
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Oh, yeah, Liverpool,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and I know Paul is definitely one, but I didn't think he was in it.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- OK, so fingers crossed Joe is one of the McGann brothers.- Yeah.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40It's James - you have survived by the skin of your teeth, Annie.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Well done.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46The four McGann brothers are Joe, Paul, Stephen and Mark.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Question number five - the final question.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Let's reveal the right answer.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14It's AJ Ayer. No-one gets a point.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17No-one got that correct.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20So which is the impossible answer?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Alan, you're on four points.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I keep feeling like I've been sent to the headmaster's office.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27It's like, "What have you done this time?
0:29:27 > 0:29:30"Was it geography?" "No, sir, philosophers today."
0:29:30 > 0:29:32LAUGHTER
0:29:33 > 0:29:37So, do you think you've avoided the impossible answer?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39I think Bertrand Russell was a philosopher.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Obviously, I've never heard of the book, that was the problem.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44And I've never heard of Stafford Cripps.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47OK, let's reveal the impossible answer.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53It is Sir Stafford Cripps.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57He was not a philosopher, he was a Chancellor of the Exchequer,
0:29:57 > 0:29:591947-1950.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01That means, unfortunately,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Sarah and Ray, we have to say goodbye to you at this point.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07We'll see you tomorrow.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12So our three leaders - Penny, Jane and Alan -
0:30:12 > 0:30:14remain static on four points.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18The quickest to lock in their answers across the round...
0:30:20 > 0:30:23It's time to see the headmaster. It was Alan!
0:30:23 > 0:30:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Congratulations, Alan.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30You have the chance to grab the last place in today's final
0:30:30 > 0:30:32alongside Megan and Helen.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Alan, nice to see you down here again.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- It's been a while. - Second time, second grid.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50The first grid, Helen stole from you.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52That, we know, can't happen again, cos she's already in the final.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Superior Take That knowledge over there.- Yeah.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00You can add another £500 to today's prize pot,
0:31:00 > 0:31:04which already stands at £700, thanks to Helen.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09Of the remaining topics, we've just got games and popular music.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14I've played lots and lots of games in my time, so I will go with games.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- OK.- Yes.- Games it is.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22I'm going to reveal nine answers. They are...
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- I like it.- You like it?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I like it. I have a feeling about what it might be.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Let's see what the first half of the question is.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Was that what you thought? - It's exactly what I thought, yeah.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55I can see four card games up there, I think.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59That's very good news, because five of them aren't card games.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Five of them are impossible.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04You need to find those impossible answers.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Each one that you eliminate will add £100 to today's prize pot.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09Where would you like to start?
0:32:09 > 0:32:13OK, I'll start in the middle with Othello.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15What do you think about Othello?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Well, it's a play, so it can't be anything else.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- Absolutely right. - Also known as Reversi.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Black on one side, white on the other,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26and enclose your opponent's tiles to reverse them.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29OK. Is Othello an impossible answer?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37It is. £100 into the prize pot.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42Not a card game. As you say, a board game with black-and-white discs.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Next up is craps.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Let's lock in craps.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- Craps is...?- A dice game.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53OK. Is craps an impossible answer?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58It is...a dice game.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02£200 added to the prize pot. Breezing through this, Alan.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Er...
0:33:03 > 0:33:05We'll go with Rummikub.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Rummikub.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Is Rummikub an impossible answer?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15It is.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Rummikub is played with tiles.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Fourth answer, please.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21Mah-jong.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Mah-jong. Let's lock mah-jong in.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Thoughts on mah-jong?
0:33:26 > 0:33:31That's a matching tile game. Chinese, I think.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32Is mah-jong an impossible answer?
0:33:37 > 0:33:42It is. £400 added to the price pot, now stands at £1,100.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Mah-jong is a tile game.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Now...
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- I'm not totally... It's between two, the last one.- Mm-hm.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And I don't think keno...
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I think keno is a sort of pinball game, maybe.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- So I'll go for keno.- OK.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Let's lock in keno.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Is keno an impossible answer?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09It is. Well done, Alan.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13A clean sweep. £500 added to the prize fund.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16£1,200 it now totals.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Keno is a kind of lottery-style game.- Ah, right.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Will you be playing for that £1,200
0:34:22 > 0:34:24and for a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final?
0:34:24 > 0:34:28You need to give me the right answer when I reveal the whole question.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33As you well know, the next best player from that round
0:34:33 > 0:34:36is waiting to steal your place in the final
0:34:36 > 0:34:37if you give a wrong answer.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40That player is Penny.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45There she is. Looking like butter wouldn't melt.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- But she's gunning for your place, Alan.- Oh, I know.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52There are no impossibles left, so nothing left to trip you up.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54The full question is...
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I do not know.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I've never played baccarat.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It's what they played in the original Casino Royale.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16And I know there are variations, so I will go with baccarat.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Let's lock in baccarat.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24If baccarat has a variation called chemin de fer,
0:35:24 > 0:35:27you take your place in the final.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Is baccarat the right answer?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Yes!- It is! CHEERING
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Well done, Alan.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41That is the correct answer.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45The board is clear.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48You've grabbed the last place in today's final - go and take it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50APPLAUSE
0:35:54 > 0:35:59For the rest of you, I'm afraid victory today proved impossible,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01but we will see you tomorrow.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05For Megan, Helen and Alan, it's time for the final.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Megan, Helen, Alan, there's £1,200 in today's prize pot,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20but only one of you can win that money
0:36:20 > 0:36:23and get the chance to face the £10,000 question.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27You each start with ten lives.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Questions are on the buzzer.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Buzz and get one right, you knock a life off both of your opponents.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Buzz and get one wrong, you lose one of your own lives.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40However, some of the questions are impossible,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42which is to say, there is no answer.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45If you think you've spotted one of those,
0:36:45 > 0:36:47you just have to buzz in and say, "Impossible,"
0:36:47 > 0:36:49and that means double trouble for your opponents,
0:36:49 > 0:36:51because they'll both lose two lives.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53But do be warned -
0:36:53 > 0:36:55if you say a question is impossible when it's not,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58it is you who will be losing the two lives.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02The last surviving player takes the £1,200.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Good luck.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Who had number one hits in the 1980s with This Ole House and Green...?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- Alan?- Shakin' Stevens.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13It was Shakin' Stevens. ..and Green Door?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17In the very first episode of the sitcom Friends,
0:37:17 > 0:37:20which character has just ditched their fiance...?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Helen?- Rachel.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24..ditched their fiance at the altar? It is Rachel.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31From which Roman deity does the month November derive its...?
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Alan?- Impossible.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36It is impossible. Its name comes from the Latin for "nine".
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Which Labour politician
0:37:40 > 0:37:44was appointed Shadow Chancellor in September 2015?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Megan?- Impossible.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50It's not impossible, I'm afraid. It was John McDonnell.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53He's a member of the Shadow Cabinet. You lose two lives, Megan.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Bev's Bar and the Millennium Club
0:37:58 > 0:38:02featured in which British soap opera?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Alan?- Eldorado?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07No, I'm afraid not. It was Brookside. You lose a life, Alan.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13In which year did an expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott
0:38:13 > 0:38:15reach the North Pole?
0:38:15 > 0:38:16- Alan?- Impossible.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19It is impossible. He never went to the North Pole.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22He reached the South Pole in 1912.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29In which Carry On film does Brian Blessed play Henry VIII?
0:38:29 > 0:38:30- Alan?- Impossible.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35It is impossible. Blessed has never been in a Carry On film.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36Which means, Megan,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40you lose your remaining two lives and you're eliminated.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43In a 1986 Fifa World Cup quarterfinal,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46who scored the so-called Hand Of God goal...?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Alan?- Maradona.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50..goal for Argentina against England?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52It was Diego Maradona.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Helen, you lose one life.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00In which century did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Alan?
0:39:01 > 0:39:0318th.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I'm afraid it wasn't. It was the 19th century - it was 1854.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Alan, you lose a life.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Who succeeded Magnus Magnusson as host of University Challenge?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Alan?- Impossible.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15It is impossible.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18He hosted Mastermind, not University Challenge.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Helen, you lose your remaining two lives.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Commiserations, Megan and Helen. We'll see you both next time.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Very well done, Alan. Great round.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29It's time to face the £10,000 question.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Alan, you are today's winner, with £1,200,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40but you could be leaving with a whole lot more
0:39:40 > 0:39:43if you can answer the £10,000 question.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Here's how this is going to work.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48I'll show you nine answers and then ask you a question.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Three of the nine answers are correct.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56If you can find them all within ten seconds, you'll win that £10,000.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57That's the good news.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00The less good news is that three of those answers are wrong.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05Pick any of those and you won't win the £10,000.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09The bad news is that three of the nine answers are impossible.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14If you give me any of those answers, you lose the £1,200 as well.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15OK, here it is.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Today's £10,000 question.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I hope it's fallen kindly for you.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24It's on politics.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Oh, dear!
0:40:26 > 0:40:30"Oh, dear, I know loads about politics," is how I'm taking that.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Here are your nine answers.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50And you're looking for...
0:40:55 > 0:40:58And your time starts now.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Theresa May.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01John Major.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Michael Gove.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13You locked in your answers very quickly.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Your first answer was Theresa May.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Is Theresa May a Conservative politician
0:41:21 > 0:41:22who has been Home Secretary?
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Yes.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:31 > 0:41:34One down, two to go.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Your next answer was John Major.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42This to take another step towards that £10,000.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Is John Major is a right answer?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Afraid not,
0:41:54 > 0:41:58but he was a Conservative politician,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01so it's not an impossible answer.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05We now know you can't win the £10,000.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08What we want is for you to hang on to the £1,200.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10We really do, don't we?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13So what we need to establish
0:42:13 > 0:42:16is whether Michael Gove is an impossible answer.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20We're hoping he isn't.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Is Michael Gove an impossible answer?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- No, he isn't.- Yes!
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Well done, Alan.- Thank you, Rick. - CHEERING
0:42:31 > 0:42:33You've won £1,200.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Fine by me!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Hopefully you'll get another shot at the £10,000 question.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40I went the three I knew were Conservatives.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42That was a good option, I think.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47Douglas Hurd, 1985-1989, Home Secretary.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52And William Whitelaw, 1979-1983.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56The impossible answers that you neatly sidestepped...
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- I did know them.- ..were David Owen, who was Labour and then SDP,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02John Prescott, who was Labour,
0:43:02 > 0:43:07and Paddy Ashdown, who was a Liberal Democrat.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11So, Alan missed out on the £10,000, but he did win £1,200,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13and we'll see him next time.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17This has been !mpossible, the quiz where anything is possible.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19See you next time. Goodbye.