Episode 2 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards and this is !mpossible.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to !mpossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here we also have impossible answers.

So, for example, if I were to ask...

The right answer is Berlin, the wrong answer is Brussels,

but Boston is an American city so that is the

impossible answer to a question starting "In which EUROPEAN city..."

Hoping to give lots of right answers

whilst dodging those pesky impossible answers are 24 players.

-Hello, players. ALL:

-Hi!

Lovely to see you. They're going to be with us for two weeks,

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

magnificent exclamation mark filled with 10,000 glowing pound coins.

At the end of each show one of this marvellous two dozen will face

the final question. And here it is, today's £10,000 question.

Get this right and all of that money comes cascading down straight into

your pocket. Yesterday, Ashley left with £1,300.

She's going to spend it exclusively on bees.

Great start to the series.

Taking her place is Victory.

-Hi.

-Hello, Victory. Now, how are you feeling?

-I'm very well.

-Excited to be here?

-Yeah. Nervous and excited.

It's good to be nervous and excited, that's the perfect combination.

Lovely to have you with us, Victory. Good luck for the series.

Wendy, how are things with you?

-I'm good, thank you.

-Enjoy the first day?

-I did, very much.

What do you do in your day-to-day life, Wendy?

I work as a translator. I translate from German to English and I also

work a lot with guide dogs.

-So you train the guide dogs up and...

-I'm a puppy walker,

so I have them from when they're seven weeks old until they are about

one year old and we basically socialise them,

take them everywhere with us and get them used to the life they are going

to have, going everywhere, seeing everything and being an absolute

-freedom-maker for people who are visually impaired.

-Fantastic.

Thanks very much, Wendy. Best of luck to all of you.

We'll be getting to know all of our lovely players as the series

progresses, of course. But for now let's crack on.

As you know, you will face five multiple-choice questions,

each with three answers.

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

but if you choose the impossible answer, real shame,

that immediately knocks you out of today's show and you'll have to try

again tomorrow. After five questions the highest scorer gets the first

chance to bag a place in today's final.

Answer as quickly as you can because if there is a tie,

whoever locked in their answers the fastest will qualify.

-Are we ready? ALL:

-Yeah.

OK. Let's do it. Here is your first question.

So most of you have gone with B, Spirit Of St Louis.

Let's see if you're right.

You are. A point to all of you.

Now, there are a few rogue Memphis Belles.

And a couple of Flying Scotsman. Will. You went for Flying Scotsman.

I did. Yeah. I didn't really have any idea so I sort of panic guessed,

and now I know what the Flying Scotsman is so...

-What is it, Will?

-I think it's a train.

-A flying train?

You never know. It could happen.

OK. Let's see if you have given the impossible answer,

which you think you have.

I'm afraid so. The Flying Scotsman is a famous train, Will.

-That means we need to say goodbye to you, and also Victory.

-I know!

This is like Wisdom, yesterday.

He went out very early and he's called Wisdom.

We'll see you both tomorrow.

So, question number two.

The overwhelming consensus

is A, Olivia Colman.

But we have got one Pauline Quirke and one Una Stubbs.

So let's find out the right answer.

It is A, Olivia Colman.

So a point to 20 of you, just leaving Rob and Dan fidgeting.

LAUGHTER

Dan, you went with B, Pauline Quirke.

OK, well, I'm pretty sure she was in it.

I did watch the first series and I'm pretty sure she was in it.

So I just thought most people are going to go with Olivia Colman so I

thought if I go with B, maybe...

I'll be sitting here on two points and everyone else has got one.

But it hasn't worked out that way, but I think...

-I really like the thinking, Dan.

-I think I'm safe.

Rob, you went for Una Stubbs.

Yeah. Broadchurch, never watched it, so no idea, really.

Just a stab in the dark.

OK. Well, let's see if you've correctly stabbed in the dark.

The impossible answer was...

Una Stubbs.

Una Stubbs is in Sherlock, but not in Broadchurch, I'm afraid, Rob.

-We will see you tomorrow.

-OK.

Question number three.

Everyone has gone for B, the Andes, except Sai,

who has done a bit of a Dan.

Yeah. Pretty much.

So let's see if B, the Andes, is correct.

It is. So a point to everyone who went for the Andes.

Sai, we're now hoping...

I don't know. Alps is a mountain, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Well, come on, Rick. Don't do me like that.

-Shall I put you out of your misery?

-Please do.

OK. Let's find out the impossible answer.

The Antilles.

So you narrowly escaped, Sai. No point, but you survive.

OK. The impossible answer there was the Antilles,

a group of Caribbean islands. Question number four.

So we've got a lot of Cs, Multiply.

A fair number of As, and then one Minus.

Let's find the right answer.

It was C, Multiply. So a point to all of you, well done.

Shirley, did you have a little guess here?

I did but I was so anxious to get...

-It's important to be quick.

-I shall remember that.

-Yeah, yeah.

-That will come in handy.

-Must try harder.

-Well, we don't know yet.

-You might not have given the impossible answer.

-Oh, right, OK.

You might not have done.

Let's see if you have. The impossible answer was...

You have. He hasn't yet recorded an album called Minus.

Thinking about it, it seems very unlikely, you know?

Actually, he's done Plus, he's done Multiply, he's just done Divide.

The next one, inevitably, is going to be Minus, but he hasn't done it

-yet, I'm afraid.

-That doesn't sound like a very good seller, does it?

To call your album Minus, it's a bit negative, isn't it?

That's a good point.

Give Ed a call and say, "From a marketing point of view,

-"we've been having a think, I'd leave Minus."

-OK.

Shirley, we'll see you tomorrow.

Going into the final question in this round. 20 players left in.

Half of you are on four points.

Question number five.

So an awful lot of you have gone with A, Christian Bale.

Got a few Kilmers, and just the one Cavill.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

Henry Cavill has never played Batman.

He did play Superman in those films.

Jason, I'm afraid...

-It's goodnight, Vienna.

-It is goodnight, Vienna.

Assuming you like to be called Vienna.

-On occasion.

-We'll see you tomorrow, Vienna.

So let's have a look at the right answer.

A, Christian Bale.

So a point to everyone who put that.

So at the end of that very high performing round,

nine of you are on five points,

which means it comes down

to who locked in their answers the quickest.

I can tell you it was very close,

but that person was Angela.

Congratulations.

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

APPLAUSE

-So, Angela.

-Hi.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-The pack were hot on your heels there.

-Yeah.

-But you won through. How are you feeling?

-Nervous.

-Good to be nervous. Focuses the mind.

-Yeah.

-What would you spend the money on?

-Probably New York.

It was my 40th last year and I'd always wanted to go and that was the

dream. I just couldn't afford it.

I wanted to go with, like, a group of the girls.

If I was lucky enough to win the big money then I would take a few of

-my besties away to New York.

-Lovely. Get to the Big Apple.

-Well, let's get down to business.

-Thank you.

-This is your chance to

put up to £500 into the daily prize pot

-and take a big step towards that £10,000 question.

-Shiny, shiny.

I'm going to give you a choice of four topics, and the topics are...

Anything grab you there?

-I think I'll risk it on books and literature.

-Books and literature?

-Yeah.

-So here's how it works.

First I'm going to reveal nine answers. They are...

-OK.

-Any familiarity?

Yeah, I think it's The Canterbury Tales.

OK. We're going to see the first half of a question. And that is...

-This is good.

-It's good if you know them.

-We're going to find out if you do.

-Yeah.

-Five of those answers

are impossible because they aren't pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.

-OK.

-So your first job is to find those impossible answers and lose

-them from the grid.

-OK.

-You've got five guesses and each one

that you eliminate correctly, because they are impossible,

adds £100 to the prize pot.

-Where do you want to start?

-I'll say...

-The Jeweller.

-Let's lock in The Jeweller.

What's your thinking?

I don't really have thinking,

I just think there's a couple that I know and that one doesn't sound very

"olde worlde", shall we say?

-We shall say.

-It's a total guess.

So we think The Jeweller isn't olde worlde enough.

Is The Jeweller an impossible answer?

Yes, it is.

-Great start.

-Good start.

-£100 into the prize pot.

-Where next?

-The Knight.

-Knight.

-Yeah.

OK, let's lock in The Knight.

-What's going on up here?

-I just, I really don't know.

-There is no rhyme nor reason to it.

-OK.

-I'm just going to go with gut.

So, going with gut, is The Knight an impossible answer?

I'm afraid not.

-My gut is rubbish.

-He was a pilgrim. Contrary to what your gut thought.

-OK. Where next?

-The Bishop.

-OK, let's lock in the Bishop.

If the Bishop is an impossible answer you put another £100

into the prize pot.

It is.

So £200 now. Two more goes.

Let's see if we can eliminate another couple

-of impossible answers.

-OK. I'm going to take out The Archer.

OK, let's lock in The Archer. Give him a taste of his own medicine.

-Absolutely.

-Confident?

-Mildly.

-Let's see if that mild confidence is well-placed.

Is The Archer an impossible answer?

It is. He is gone.

So £300 in the prize pot. One go remaining.

I don't know.

-The Blacksmith. Just go for it.

-OK. Let's lock in The Blacksmith.

Agonising over that one. Let's see if you've agonised correctly.

Is The Blacksmith impossible?

It is. Pretty good.

-Thank you.

-But will you be playing for that money and for a shot at the

£10,000 question in today's final?

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

I'm now looking for the right answer.

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

-OK.

-If you give a wrong answer, the next quickest player will have

a chance to steal your place in the final. It was unbelievably tight,

but I can reveal that that was Jen.

So, get ready, Jen.

Jen looks flustered. But that might just be an act.

If you give me an impossible answer, and we do know there is still one

up there, sadly you will be eliminated from today's show.

-OK.

-Ready to see the full question?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Oh.

-Oh, is right.

I have a guess on what it could be,

but I'm not willing to risk that being impossible so...

The Miller is definitely one of The Canterbury Tales.

Well, I'm almost positive it is so I'm just going to say The Miller.

-The Miller.

-So, Angela is going with The Miller.

Is The Miller the right answer, for a place in the final?

It is!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-I didn't know that!

-A look of surprise on your face!

-I didn't know that.

-Fantastic.

-Yeah, great. Thank you.

-If you had been

going for the right answer, which one would you have gone for?

I had an inkling based on the story that it could have been

The Court Jester, but I wasn't convinced there was a court jester.

-I can tell you...

-Yeah.

-It's lucky you didn't go for that.

-Really?

-There is no court jester.

Court Jester was the remaining impossible. Well, well done, Angela.

-You are through to the final.

-Thank you very much.

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

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

18 of you left, so the odds are improving.

-Are you all ready? ALL:

-Yeah.

OK. Good luck, everyone. Here is your first question.

Oh, dear. A bit of giggling. A little bit of giggling.

So everyone has gone for B, Fifty Shades Darker.

Let's hope it's the right answer.

It is. So points to everyone.

No one tempted by Fifty Shades Harder. That was the impossible.

Everyone on a point. On to question two.

Well, now. Everyone's gone for B.

Let's see if B, macrame, is the right answer.

It is. A point to everyone. This is a very jolly round, isn't it?

Everyone just breezing through, teamwork.

The impossible answer...

-John, what was it?

-Pastrami.

-Pastrami because?

-It's a meat-based dish.

It is, thinly sliced smoked beef.

Question number three. Everyone on two points.

Remember, how quickly you lock these answers in might well be crucial.

Question three.

Now, again, the majority have gone with A, ichthyology.

But we have now split the pack because we have a speleology

and a herpetology. Let's reveal the right answer.

It is A, ichthyology. So a point to all of you.

Well done. It means that Les and Wisdom

are crossing their fingers.

Les. You went for herpetology.

I'm not very good on my ologies.

-Ah.

-And ichthyology sounded like a skin disorder.

So I didn't go for that.

So you went for herpetology, which you thought sounded like...?

-I'm not even going to say!

-OK.

-Wisdom. Speleology. How are your ologies?

-I don't know.

I just went for the one that looked species related.

It sounds like good thinking, but was it?

The impossible answer was...

I'm afraid it was speleology.

Which is the study or exploration of caves.

-I knew that.

-Well, maybe do a bit of that tonight,

and a bit of soul-searching and we'll see you tomorrow.

Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians, Les.

-Ah, right.

-Question number four.

Got quite a lot of John Surtees, Bs out there.

But we've also got Brabhams and Moss.

I can tell you that the right answer was...

John Surtees, B. So a point to all of you.

Andrew, you went for A, Jack Brabham.

I did, yes. It was a guess.

-Sai, you went for Stirling Moss.

-To be fair, my dad would be really

disappointed in me because he's a big F1 fan.

I never, ever cared to pay attention when he was watching it.

Just Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher and Patrik Schumacher.

Those are the only guys from F1 that I know.

-And I think, to be fair, you made one of them up.

-Clearly. Clearly.

OK, let's see. We will, obviously, be saying goodbye to one of you.

Let's see who. The impossible answer...

Stirling Moss.

Which means that Sai, Lesley and Dan, we have to say goodbye to you.

Stirling Moss never won the Formula One World Championship.

-Which your dad would know, Sai.

-I hope so.

We'll see you all tomorrow.

Going into the final question of this round,

we have seven of you on four points.

Question number five.

All answers represented here.

Mal, you went for Christopher Walken.

A lot of people did. Walter Walken.

I know, I just realised it sounds ridiculous.

Maybe that's why he changed it.

-Possibly.

-Bob, sitting next to Mal there, he went for John McEnroe.

Well, I know John McEnroe was born in Germany when his parents were

in the American Air Force. So that was the main reason, really.

And, Colette, you went for Bruce Willis.

I didn't think it was John McEnroe or Christopher Walken so I'll stick

-with Bruce.

-OK, sticking with Bruce.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

It was A, Christopher Walken,

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

Christopher Walken was born in the US and his real name

was Ronald Walken.

So goodbye to... Well, loads of you.

So that means just three of you left on four points now.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Bruce Willis. Also a Forces baby.

Christened Walter Bruce Willis. So that means a point to all of you.

Bob, you were close but no point, I'm afraid.

So that means that two of you finish the round on five points -

John and Mike.

And the quickest to lock in their answers was John.

Congratulations. You have a chance

to grab the second place in today's final.

So, a bit of a bloodbath on that last question, John.

You came through unscathed.

-Feeling good?

-I'm feeling fairly confident.

What would you spend that money on?

Well, I've just retired, so I find myself with time on my hands,

so I feel a puppy or two is on the horizon.

£10,000 will certainly buy me one of them

plus all its future vet bills and college fees and things.

Yeah, lovely to send them to college.

Well, you don't want an uneducated one.

-OK. Shall we get down to business?

-Absolutely.

-All right.

You have a choice of three topics. They are...

-Which do you fancy?

-Well, definitely not nursery rhymes. I would

say music is a strong one for me but it depends on the genre. If it's too

modern I'd be struggling, so I'm not going to risk that.

-I think I'll go for geography.

-Geography. OK.

So I'm going to show you nine answers. Here they are on geography.

I'm now going to show you the first half of the question.

So five of those are impossible.

How are you feeling? You pulled a slight face.

Yeah, I've got my eye on a couple that I think are,

but my knowledge of American states is a bit sketchy.

-Been to America?

-I have, I've been to Florida.

-But it's not on there.

-No. If only.

-Yeah.

So you're going to try and find those impossible answers and then

remove them from the board. Each one you successfully remove will add

£100 to the daily prize pot, which already stands at £400,

thanks to Angela.

-Where would you like to start?

-Well, I have also been to Wyoming,

I've been skiing in Jackson Hole, and I think it was in the middle

somewhere, so I don't think that borders Canada, so I'll say Wyoming.

Let's lock in Wyoming.

You've been skiing there, don't think it borders Canada.

Is Wyoming an impossible answer?

It is. Lovely start, £100 to the prize pot.

And I think Maryland is up the east coast in the middle somewhere.

-I'll say Maryland.

-Let's lock in Maryland.

Let's see if Maryland is an impossible answer,

for another £100 in the prize pot.

It is. Very good. Doesn't border Canada.

I think Iowa is in the middle as well.

There is no real Southern ones, are there? So I'm stuck with the middle.

-Iowa.

-Let's lock in Iowa.

If Iowa is an impossible answer that will be three from three and £300

added to the prize pot.

-Pretty good, John.

-So far.

And I think West Virginia, that's got to be pretty Southern, I think.

-West Virginia.

-Is West Virginia an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. Four from four. £400 added to the prize pot.

Let's see if we can make it five from five.

Now it's tricky. I think I'll say New Hampshire as the last one.

Let's lock in New Hampshire. Any thoughts about New Hampshire?

Well, again, I think it's the New England sort of states

on the East Coast but I don't know how far up the coast it is.

This for a full house. Is New Hampshire an impossible answer?

It isn't, I'm afraid. It does border Canada.

Nevertheless, £400 added to the prize pot which now stands at £800,

but we need to find out if you are going to be playing for that money

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

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

I'm now looking for the right answer. Find it,

you're in the final. If you give me a wrong answer, the next best player

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

and that was...Mike.

Don't pout, Mike.

LAUGHTER

You were confident on American states bordering Canada, Mike?

Yeah, roughly. Of all the kind of topics, yeah, this is one I prefer.

Well, now. Waiting eagerly in the wings.

If you were to give me an impossible answer, John,

and we do know there is still one up there,

you will be eliminated from today's show. Shall we have a look at

-the full question?

-Yes, please.

-All right.

It's between two, for me, but one of them might be an impossible one.

I'm pretty sure...

One of those two is Montana

and I'm pretty sure that's a frosty wasteland

near Canada, so I'll guess Montana.

Let's lock it in. So we're hoping Montana is in the frosty wasteland

and has the capital Helena.

-Hope so.

-If it is, you're in the final.

Is the state capital of Montana Helena?

It is!

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

The last remaining impossible, any idea?

-New York?

-No, actually. It's Oregon.

-Oregon.

It's Oregon. Doesn't matter.

-You're through to the final. Take your place.

-Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, just one place up for grabs in the final.

Let's find out who it's going to be. Only five players remaining.

Great opportunity for one of you. Are you ready?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-All right. Good luck.

Here's your first question.

So split between Yvette Cooper and Caroline Lucas.

Colette, how are you feeling?

I knew it's not Maria Eagle, but wasn't sure between the other two.

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

I'm afraid you didn't.

Caroline Lucas not a Labour MP. She's the Green Party's only MP.

Colette and Andrew, we have to say goodbye to you.

Which means only three of you left. You all put Yvette Cooper.

Let's see if that's the right answer.

It is. So a point to Bob, Flic and Mike. Question number two.

So all three of you have gone for B, Wigan Warriors.

-Mike, you play a bit of rugby league, don't you?

-I do, yeah.

-Feeling good about this?

-I'd be shot down by my friends if I didn't

-get this right.

-Yeah. Let's see if you have given the right answer,

along with everyone else.

You have. Do you want to fill in the rest? Tell me a bit about

-Warrington Wolves, Mike?

-Always the bridesmaid, never the bride,

I'm afraid. Often win the cup, but they haven't won the league in many

-years. But their time will come.

-And the impossible answer?

-Wycombe Wanderers.

-Football team.

That was the impossible answer.

Question number three.

Once again, all three of you have gone with the same answer, A, Porto.

Let's see if that's the right answer.

It is. A point to all of you.

We cannot separate you.

Yet. The impossible answer was C, Toledo.

Toledo, of course, in Spain. Question number four.

At last, you haven't all given the same answer.

-Flic, how are you feeling about that?

-I was once described as having

less culture than yoghurt so this is not my area of expertise at all.

So I was going for the one that sort of sounded nice.

Let's see if your lack of confidence is appropriate.

The right answer...

is A, The Thinker.

The Gates Of Hell also included the sculpture The Kiss.

A point to Bob and a point to Mike.

Now we're hoping you haven't given an impossible answer, Flic.

Would yoghurt have given an impossible answer?

It might have had a better chance.

So let's reveal the impossible answer.

-Oh.

-You've avoided it.

The Persistence Of Memory is by Salvador Dali.

-It's the old floppy watches.

-I'll know next time.

You will. You will.

The Three Graces, as you know, Flic,

is a 19th-century sculpture by Canova.

OK, last question in this round.

Bob and Mike tied on four points but still all to play for, Flic.

You can catch them. Question number five.

Not unanimous again.

Bob and Flic have gone with Radiohead.

Mike has gone with Motorhead. Motorhead fan, Mike?

Not convinced on this one.

-Bob?

-I think I've gone wrong. I think it's Motorhead now.

-Do you?

-Flic?

-I know it's not Eraserhead, so...

I mean, no one thinks they've got the right answer, basically.

OK. Let's first of all reveal the impossible answer.

It is Eraserhead. You were right, Flic, couldn't be that.

It's a David Lynch film.

So this to establish who is going to come down and play the grid.

The right answer...

..is Radiohead.

Thought I'd got that wrong.

Which means Flic and Bob both get a point,

which takes Bob to a full house, five points.

Meaning congratulations,

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Bob. Narrowly missed out on a chance at the £10,000 question

yesterday, as Ashley pipped you in the final.

-That was just a warm up.

-Yeah, yeah.

-How are you feeling today?

-So-so.

-Apprehensive.

-So-so. Apprehensive. OK.

-Where would you like to start?

-So, with four grandchildren -

four lovely grandchildren, I might add -

-I've got to go for nursery rhymes, haven't I?

-So nursery rhymes?

-Nursery rhymes, please.

-OK. So you're going to see nine answers,

and they are...

-Ringing any bells?

-No.

-Ah.

Maybe this will help. This is the first half of the question.

So five answers there are impossible because they're not in the nursery

rhyme Solomon Grundy. You need to find those impossible answers,

get them off the board. You've got five goes and each impossible answer

you eliminate will add £100 to the prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

-Engaged.

-OK. Let's lock in Engaged.

I mean, first and foremost, do you know Solomon Grundy?

-Slightly.

-Slightly.

-Yeah. I'm not on personal terms with him.

But enough to know that Engaged isn't in there?

-I don't think it is.

-So is Engaged an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. £100 added to the prize pot.

Where would you like to go next? I don't think he overslept.

So we'd like to lock in Overslept.

As long as he didn't, that's another £100 in the prize pot.

Is Overslept an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. £200 added to the pot.

-Going well.

-I don't think he graduated.

OK. Disrespectful, but OK.

Did Solomon Grundy graduate?

Let's lock in Graduated.

Is that an impossible answer?

He never graduated. £300.

Going along very nicely.

I think Chilled is too modern a word

for a rhyme as old as Solomon Grundy. So I don't think he chilled.

So let's lock in Chilled.

You feel like Chilled is more of a kind of modern term.

-I think so, yeah.

-OK. Is Chilled an impossible answer?

It is. Chilled, of course, is what Craig David did on Sunday.

-That's right.

-After a very hectic week.

-Now I'm struggling now between two.

-So one more go.

Added £400 to the prize pot so far.

-I'm going to go Divorced.

-So let's lock in Divorced.

Is Divorced an impossible answer?

-It is. Well done, Bob.

-Thank you.

-Five from five.

£500 added to the prize pot,

which now stands at £1,300.

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

-And I'm now looking for the right answer.

-All right.

-Find it,

take your place in the final alongside John and Angela.

If you give a wrong answer, the next best player has the chance to steal

your place in the final. As always, that player is Mike.

What is your Solomon Grundy like?

I think I know the next line, after his name, and that's it.

That's quite encouraging for you, I think. You are in a strong position

here because you have got rid of all the impossible answers so none left

to trip you up. Let's have a look at the full question.

-I'd go for Married.

-Married. You said that with some conviction, Bob.

Well, if he was born on Sunday so he would be christened on the Monday,

Tuesday. He couldn't be buried before he were married,

-so that's the logical way through.

-Let's lock in Married.

If Married is the right answer,

you will take your place in the final for the second day in a row.

Is Married the right answer?

Yes, it is. Congratulations.

-You've grabbed the last place in today's final.

-Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

but we will be seeing you all again tomorrow. Bye.

-ALL:

-Bye.

But for Angela, John and Bob, it's time for the final.

So, Angela, John and Bob,

you've managed to put £1,300 into today's prize pot.

Only one of you can win that money, though, and earn the right to face

the £10,000 question.

So we're playing for, Angela, you would be going to New York.

-New York, yeah.

-As a sort of late 40th celebration.

Don't say late 40s. It makes me sound ancient.

No, late 40th celebration.

-Yeah, that's it.

-As in a late celebration of your 40th.

-Yes.

John, you're going to get some highly educated puppies.

-Indeed.

-And, Bob, you're going to go to Australia.

That was yesterday. I might go somewhere else today.

Bored of Australia already.

Where are you thinking now? The world is your oyster.

-No, no. It'll be Australia.

-OK, still Australia.

You each start with ten lives. Questions are on the buzzer.

Most of the questions are normal, straightforward ones with normal,

straightforward answers. Buzz and get one right and you'll knock

a life off each of your opponents,

buzz and get one wrong and you lose one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible which means there is no

answer. The question doesn't make any sense.

It's preposterous. So, for example, which member of The Beatles went on

to have a solo UK hit with Careless Whisper? It was a hit for

George Michael, wasn't in The Beatles,

that's an impossible question. If you think you've spotted one of

these, all you've got to do is buzz in and say impossible.

That's really bad news for your opponents because

they both lose two lives.

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

or you give any other answer to an impossible question,

you will lose two lives.

The last player standing takes the £1,300. Best of luck.

In 2016, which British football pundit presented Match Of The Day

in just his pants?

-John.

-Gary Lineker.

-It was Gary Lineker.

That's a life from Angela and a life from Bob.

In the modern Greek alphabet which letter comes directly after omega?

-Bob.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

-Omega is the last letter.

-It is.

Two lives off Angela and two lives off John.

A species of parrot called the Norwegian Blue

featured in a famous...

-Bob.

-Monty Python.

-..in a famous sketch by which comedy troupe?

It was Monty Python. John and Angela both lose another life.

Good stuff from Bob. Who was the first UK Prime Minister

in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms?

-John.

-Impossible.

It's not. It was Margaret Thatcher.

You lose two lives, John.

Taking you down to five, Angela on six and Bob riding high on nine.

Which Scottish actor has appeared in both the films Shallow Grave

and Brassed Off?

-Bob.

-Ewan McGregor.

-It was Ewan McGregor.

Another life from Angela and John.

Need to rally here, guys.

Who sings lead vocals on The Shadows' UK number one hit...

-Bob.

-Impossible.

-..hit Apache. It is impossible.

It's an instrumental. Another two lives from Angela and John.

Taking John down to two, Angela three, Bob still on nine.

In chess, how many playing pieces are on the board at the beginning

of a game?

-Bob.

-32.

-It is 32.

John and Angela, you lose a life. John, you're on your last life.

Angela, you've got two remaining.

Bob sitting quite pretty, actually, on nine.

Which bird is depicted on the national flag of New Zealand?

-John.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

Doesn't feature a bird. That means Bob loses two lives.

And, unfortunately, Angela, you lose your last two lives and you are out.

-Thank you.

-John, you're clinging on

with one life. Bob down to seven.

Which Dudley born co-founder of Comic Relief was knighted...

-Bob.

-Lenny Henry.

-Was Sir Lenny Henry. Knighted in 2015.

That means, John, you lose your last life and, Bob, you are the winner.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Angela and John, we will see you both tomorrow.

Bob, that was pretty impressive stuff and it's now time to face the

£10,000 question.

APPLAUSE

Well done, Bob. You are today's winner with £1,300.

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

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

-Are you feeling OK?

-Yeah.

-One step further than yesterday.

-Yeah, yeah.

Nailed the Solomon Grundy. Your grandkids will be pleased.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-And now we're just setting our sights on Australia.

They could be even more pleased in a minute, couldn't they?

They could be. Absolutely. You're going to be their favourite, Bob.

This is how it 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 will win that £10,000.

That's the good news. The less good news is that three of the answers

are wrong. If you pick any of those, you don't win the £10,000.

And the bad news is that three of the answers are impossible.

If you give me any of those, you lose the £1,300.

And I can only accept your first three answers.

-OK.

-If you fail to give me three answers before the ten seconds has

elapsed, you also lose the £1,300.

You only get one shot at the £10,000 question,

-so whatever happens you are going to be leaving the show today.

-Yeah.

I'm hoping it's going to be laden with money for your grandkids'

-pleasure.

-Hopefully.

-So, let's see the topic.

-Geography. OK. Good luck, Bob.

-Thank you.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Belfast, Armagh, Newry.

Quick answers, Bob.

Belfast, Armagh and Newry.

-Happy?

-Well, I was not sure between Newry and Carrickfergus.

I'm not sure of any of them, really,

-to be honest.

-Any of them that you feel good about?

-I think Belfast is a certainty.

-OK. So you're pretty sure about Belfast.

Is Belfast a right answer? To stay with a chance of the £10,000.

It is. One down, two to go.

You then said Armagh.

-Yeah.

-Confident in Armagh?

Not really, no.

Armagh. Is Armagh a place in Northern Ireland

that has city status?

It is.

Two out of three.

-You were torn between...

-Newry and Carrickfergus.

-Do you think you made the right choice?

-I honestly don't know.

-I honestly don't know, Rick. I hope I did.

-I hope so, too.

Any that you know are impossible that you can kind of...

I mean, Tipperary and Tralee are all in southern Ireland.

I'm not sure if Larne ain't in Scotland. It's a...

ferry port in Scotland.

Well, you went with Newry. Let's see if that was the right decision.

For £10,000, and that trip to Australia for your golden wedding...

-Yeah.

-..is Newry a city in Northern Ireland?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You leave the show with £10,000, Bob.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

Not that it's important, Bob,

but the impossible answers were Dundalk, Tralee and Tipperary.

They are all in the Republic. What is important is you've won £10,000

-and you can go to Australia.

-Thank you very much.

-Congratulations.

So, Bob leaves with all of that money. The rest of us will be back

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

This has been !mpossible, the quiz where, actually,

anything is possible. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE