Episode 4 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards and this is !mpossible.

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

Most quiz shows have just got right answers and wrong answers, but here,

we also have impossible answers.

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

Hoping to get lots of right answers whilst dodging those pesky

impossible answers are 24 players.

-Hello, players!

-Hello!

-Hi!

-Hey!

-All looking ravishing, as always.

They're with us for two weeks, and every day,

one of them will have the chance to unlock this...

-ALL:

-Ooh!

..frankly enormous exclamation mark, filled with 10,000 pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of this marvellous lot will face the final question.

And here it is.

Today's £10,000 question.

Get this right, and the money comes cascading down.

Now, we've had two £10,000 winners in a row -

can we make it a hat-trick?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-Yes, we can!

Today's new player, sitting in Andrew's seat - Andrew, of course,

took the money yesterday - is Ian.

-How are you, Ian?

-I'm fine, Rick, how are you?

Very well indeed, thank you.

What do you do in your spare time, Ian?

My wife and I have show dogs.

-Ah!

-Which we show up and down the country.

-How many have you got, Ian?

-We have four - two are of showing age.

We took them to Crufts this year and managed to get two firsts.

Oh, very good.

Are you feeling good about the quiz, Ian?

Yes, I've watched the quiz and I've got the feel for it.

-Nice bunch of people.

-Couldn't meet a nicer bunch, Ian.

Good luck. Wisdom...

Now, you are, I understand, a children's entertainer.

-Yes.

-What is your kind of go-to trick?

I basically get their attention...

-Uh-huh.

-And then start making balloons.

-The balloon animals?

-Yeah.

-I'm assuming that a consummate

professional, such as yourself, will always have the balloons ready.

-Will you make me something?

-Yeah, give me two seconds.

Look at that. What an action!

SCATTERED LAUGHTER

BALLOON SQUEAKS

It's a horrible noise, isn't it?

CHEERING

Wisdom, take good care of the swan for me.

Are we ready to crack on?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-OK.

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

The right answer will score you a point,

the wrong answer will get you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

Oh, dear!

..that immediately knocks you out of today's show,

and you have to try again tomorrow.

After five questions, the highest scorer gets the first chance to bag

a place in today's final.

-Shall we do it? ALL:

-Yes!

Here is your first question.

So, we've got an awful lot of Bs, Yellowstones,

and a few Yosemites.

No Yucatans.

The right answer was...

B - Yellowstone. So, a point to all of you.

So, let's hope that those of you who put Yosemite haven't given the

impossible answer. The impossible answer was...

Yucatan, which is an area in Mexico.

So, everyone through to the second question.

The right answer...

Is A, so a point to all of you.

Sai, you went for When Harry Met Sally.

Yeah, I think that's with Dustin Hoffman, now, when I think about it.

I don't know, I might be wrong.

-I think you are, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Fair enough.

-Can you handle the truth, Sai?

I've had to a few times already.

-You have!

-So, yeah.

I think I'm going to have to handle the truth,

it's probably an impossible.

The impossible answer is...

It's C - An Officer And A Gentleman, not a Rob Reiner film, I'm afraid.

Jake, we're going to have to say goodbye to you.

-And also Jen!

-I know!

-Are you not a film fan as well, Jen?

-I am!

-Oh, dear!

-Embarrassingly!

-OK, let's not talk about it, it's fine.

-No, don't!

-We'll see you tomorrow.

Question number three.

The vast majority of you have gone for B - Florence Nightingale.

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

It is C - Mary Seacole.

Only Cecilia and Will get a point there.

Either 19 of you have given an impossible answer, or just Shirley.

I know, Shirley, I know!

-I'm going home!

-You might be, but you might not be.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It was A - Elizabeth Fry.

Which sadly means we're going to have to say goodbye to you again,

Shirley. We'll see you tomorrow.

Elizabeth Fry was a campaigner for prison reform and nursing reform,

but not actually a nurse herself.

Question number four.

So, once again, the vast majority have gone for B.

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

It is! Matthew's celebrating!

A point to everyone who went for Makka Pakka.

Now, we have got a few rogue Cs and one A.

-Sai?

-I've never heard of any of this.

Mm!

-Full stop!

-You went for Pinga.

I think I was probably thinking of the old character PinGU.

Uh-huh.

Which I think has a U at the end of it,

and I think I was a child when that was out,

so I guess I was trying to just stay in the game,

which I probably haven't.

Let's see if you have managed to stay in the game.

The impossible answer...

..is Pinga, I'm sorry, Sai.

Pinga is Pingu's sister.

-Ah!

-But not in In The Night Garden.

-OK.

-We will see you again tomorrow.

Question five.

Most people have gone for B - Rico.

Let's see if that is the right answer.

It is not the right answer!

C - Tony.

So, just four of you get a point for that.

Rob, you're the only one who went for A - Tommy.

-Are you a Manilow fan?

-Surprisingly not.

-No?

No, too heavy for me, to be honest.

-You like the softer Motorhead, really.

-Yeah, yeah. Laid-back.

OK. Let's see the impossible answer.

Unfortunately, A - Tommy, too heavy for you, Rob.

-Yeah.

-We'll have to say goodbye, and we'll see you tomorrow.

Cheers.

Rico is the guy who shoots Tony.

And Tommy is not in the song.

So, at the end of that round, only two of you are on four points,

and they are Lesley and Dan.

A top-row showdown!

And I can tell you that the quickest to lock in their answers across the

round...

was Dan! CHEERING

Congratulations, Dan!

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

So, Dan, down to play a grid - how are you feeling?

Excited, yeah.

I assume that everyone is a little bit surprised,

because what you're famous for in the group is the Dan tactic -

which is not to go for the right answer!

Well, I decided to change it a bit, and it appears to have worked!

It's worked out brilliantly!

Have you had a think about what you'd do with the money if you were

-to get your hands on it?

-Certainly, Ibiza next year.

-Uh-huh.

It's one of my mates' 21st, so he wants to do that.

And then buy a car, but learn to drive it first,

because that's generally quite important -

-it's frowned upon if you don't.

-Yeah, I think so,

or get someone to chauffeur you around in your car,

-I suppose.

-Oh, yeah, that might work, yeah.

-OK, let's focus.

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

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

-OK.

-So, I'm going to give you a choice of four topics.

What kind of areas would you like to come up?

Sport. I'm also a history student, so probably history.

Well, let's have a look at what the topics are.

Television, books and literature, history and animals.

-Ooh.

-Well, now, history student...

I'm going to have to go with history.

I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't.

All right. This is how it's going to work.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

And the nine answers are...

-Any of those names familiar?

-I'm regretting my choice already!

OK.

Would you like to see the first half of the question,

-see if that's illuminating at all?

-Yes, please.

-OK.

It is...

which 19th-century UK Prime Minister...

Five of those answers are impossible -

they couldn't possibly be the answer to that question,

because they are not UK Prime Ministers of the 19th century.

Your first task is to find those impossibles and get rid of them.

You'll have five goes,

and each impossible answer that you successfully eliminate adds £100 to

the daily prize pot. Where would you like to start?

Well, first, I'd like to get rid of David Lloyd George, on the basis of,

he was Prime Minister during World War I,

so that would be 20th century.

So, yeah, I'd like to lock in David Lloyd George, please.

OK. Is David Lloyd George an impossible answer?

-Spot on.

-OK.

A 20th-century Prime Minister.

So, that's £100 into the prize pot.

And now it comes to a bit of guesswork.

George Canning is sticking out to me.

And I have no idea why, I think maybe he was high up,

maybe he was a foreign...foreign policy or something.

So, I'd like to lock in George Canning, please.

OK. Is George Canning an impossible answer?

-Ooh.

-Perfect!

He was high up! But a bit too high up!

Yes. Too high for me!

Erm, I don't recognise the name Henry Pelham at all.

So, it's going to have to be that one as well.

Is that an impossible answer?

It is!

He was an 18th-century Prime Minister.

-Oh!

-Two more goes.

-Arthur Balfour.

-OK.

Is Arthur Balfour an impossible answer?

Yes! He was a 20th-century Prime Minister.

-One more go.

-Something's telling me that Robert Walpole might have been

one of the first ones.

So, in that case, if there's been an 18th-century one before,

that wouldn't be the 19th century.

But I might have got back completely wrong, but I'll lock it in.

-We'll see.

-OK. Is Robert Walpole an impossible answer?

Yes! Generally regarded as the first British Prime Minister.

Well recalled! So, that's £400 into the prize pot.

Doing very nicely, Dan.

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

£10,000 question in today's final?

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-If you get it, a place in the final is yours.

If you give me a wrong answer,

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

final. I can reveal that this player has a history of stealing places in

finals. It's Lesley!

How are you on your Prime Ministers, Lesley?

This is... I wouldn't want to take away his glory.

I cannot... I've not got a clue.

Mmm. But do you trust her, Dan?

Well... No!

If you give me an impossible answer,

and we know there is still one up there, sadly,

you will be eliminated from today's show.

-Ready to see the full question?

-I'm ready.

-All right.

Which 19th century UK Prime Minister was assassinated?

I recall one being assassinated, but the problem being,

I don't recall his name.

-That is a problem.

-It is, yeah.

The two at the bottom, I'm looking at one of them and I'm thinking,

"Maybe go for one of them."

But I'm going to go for Spencer Perceval.

Was Spencer Perceval a 19th-century UK Prime Minister

who was assassinated?

-Yes, he was!

-Thank you very much.

The one remaining impossible up there, it's Andrew Bonar Law,

who was another 20th-century Prime Minister.

That isn't important. What is important is,

-you're through to the final!

-Thank you very much.

-Well done!

Still two places left in today's final, alongside Dan.

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

There's 18 of you left in the pack.

-Is everyone ready? ALL:

-Yes!

Good luck, everyone. Here is your first question.

An overwhelming majority have gone for C - Louis XIV.

Let's see what the right answer is...

It is C, so a point for all of you.

Victory and Wisdom, together at last!

You both went for A - Charles IX.

Victory, first, explain yourself.

I thought of, erm, the airport, Charles de Gaulle,

so I just kind of thought maybe that had something to do with it.

But I hope I'm not way off!

I think I might be, I don't know.

-Wisdom?

-I knew it was Louis XIV, like,

I was doing the Roman numerals,

and I...pressed the wrong button.

Oh, dear. Hopefully, you've both avoided the impossible answer.

Let's see what that was.

It was B - they've never had a king called Arthur.

So, you have both escaped.

Moving on to question number two.

Pretty even split between Brendans and Dannys.

And just the one Eamon.

Oh, no.

The right answer...

Is B - Danny O'Carroll.

So, a point to all of you.

Now, you went out on your own a bit here, Angela.

-I did, yeah.

-With Eamon O'Carroll.

Yeah. I don't watch it, I don't like it.

And I know it wasn't Brendan O'Carroll, because he is Mrs Brown.

So, I just totally guessed.

-Ah.

-So, see you!

You feel like you might have given the impossible answer?

-Yeah.

-Let's see if you have.

The impossible answer was...

Yes, it was C - Eamon O'Carroll, who's a rugby league player.

-Oh, lovely!

-We will see you tomorrow!

Thank you, see you later!

Question number three.

Victory, unfortunately, you didn't lock in an answer in time.

-No, I didn't.

-We are going to have to say goodbye.

-OK.

-I'm sorry, we'll see you tomorrow.

Let's find out the right answer.

It was B - Guernica.

So, a point to all of you.

Flic, you went with A - Girl Before A Mirror.

We know that you're not a big culture vulture...

My, erm, my artist knowledge is as

good as my sculptor knowledge, sadly.

So, I just guessed.

Jason, you went with The Potato Eaters.

-It was a big guess from me as well, I'm afraid.

-Uh-huh.

Not feeling very confident on this one.

Mmm. One of you has given the impossible answer, of course.

And that answer was...

The Potato Eaters, which is by Van Gogh.

I'm sorry, Jason, we'll see you tomorrow.

On to question four.

The right answer is...

-Yeah!

-A - Fenway Park. Great celebration, Ursula.

Little high-five for Wisdom, who also got it right.

Let's see what the impossible answer was.

I'm afraid it was C - the MetLife Stadium.

It's an American football stadium,

home to the New York Giants and Jets.

Meaning that Mal, Cecilia, Les and John have to say goodbye.

See you tomorrow.

So, question number five.

We have all answers, As, Bs, and Cs.

And our players on four points have all given a different answer.

So, I'm going to reveal the impossible answer first,

which will knock one of you straight out.

And the impossible answer is...

Benazir Bhutto.

So, we have to say goodbye to you, I'm afraid, Matthew,

and also to you, Ursula. We'll see you tomorrow.

Thank you.

Benazir Bhutto was the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

So, that means that one of Will or Colette is going to win,

depending on which of you has given the right answer.

Feeling good, Will?

Erm, better than I was before, now I know that it's not impossible.

But no idea, really.

Colette?

I'm just on the premise that Indira Gandhi is part of the Gandhi

family, erm, I chose the other one. So, I'm not certain.

OK. Well, I can tell you that the right answer is...

Indira Gandhi!

A point to everyone who went for that.

Meaning, Will, congratulations,

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Welcome down here, Will.

-Thank you, it's nice to be here.

Very nice to have you. How are you feeling?

Nervous, but excited, raring to go.

Great combination. What do you do, Will?

I work in a sandwich shop, but what I more like to do is to make art,

so, an artist, I should say.

OK, what kind of art?

Very abstract, very random, very much throwing paint about and...

-Seeing what happens.

-Yeah.

-Literally, seeing what sticks.

-Exactly.

Have you sold any work, as yet?

Erm, only to my mum, so...

-Still counts!

-It doesn't really count.

-It still counts.

If you were to get your hands on the money, what would you do with it?

I think I just want to put it on my bed,

roll in it like there's no tomorrow, and just be like...

-And just never spend it.

-Yes.

-Just have it there as your bedding.

Very luxurious bedding.

-Yes.

-OK, so we know you've got three topics left to choose from.

Those topics are...

Any of those grab you?

I'm going to go for animals.

OK. I'm going to show nine answers, and they are...

The kind of animals you were hoping for?

-They'll do, yeah.

-Oh!

-Could be worse.

-It could be worse!

And the first half of the question...

Which reptile...?

-OK.

-Five of those are impossible,

they couldn't be the answer because they aren't reptiles.

You need to find those impossible answers, swipe them from the board.

Each impossible answer that you eliminate will add £100

to the prize pot. Where would you like to start?

I'm going to start with the African wart frog,

because I think that's an amphibian,

and not a reptile.

Is African wart frog an impossible answer?

Yes! And for exactly the reason that you said.

It's an amphibian. OK.

We're up and running.

I'm tempted for loris, because I know there's,

like, slow loris, which is, like, slow, but they're not a reptile.

So, loris.

Is loris an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. It's a primate.

-And it does have a slow version.

-Ah.

Where would you like to go next?

I'm going to go for salamander,

for the same reason for the frog.

I think it's an amphibian.

Is salamander an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. Three from three, you're doing very well, Will. Which would you like to pick next?

I'm going to go for shrike, because

I don't know what it is.

OK. Shrike.

Shrike.

Is shrike an impossible answer?

Yes, it is, a type of bird.

Great run.

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

I'm torn between barramundi

and skink,

because I've heard of both of them,

but I can't picture what they are.

I'm going to go for barramundi.

Is barramundi an impossible answer?

It is!

APPLAUSE A type of fish.

Very good, Will.

£500 added to the prize pot,

now stands at £900.

Now, what we need to do is figure out if you're going to be playing for that money,

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

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you identify it, the place is all yours.

Give me a wrong answer,

and the next quickest player will have the chance to steal

your place in the final.

And I can reveal that it was...

..our old favourite, Mike.

How are you feeling over there, Mike?

Er, yeah, shuffling uncomfortably again.

I think Will did incredibly well, actually, to knock those five out.

I don't know if I'd have done as well, so, I'm backing Will here.

Maybe he's done all the hard of work for you to then swoop in!

-Yeah!

-OK, Will, you are in a strong position here

because there are no impossible answers left to trip you up - you got rid of them all.

Let's reveal the full question.

Which reptile has species known as "Jesus Christ lizards"

because they can run on water?

I'm torn between two,

the gecko and the skink.

-I'm going to go for skink.

-If skink is right,

you will take your place in the final.

If it's wrong, Mike will have a chance to steal.

Is skink the right answer?

It isn't, I'm afraid.

-Will, you were doing so very well.

-I know.

Now, you're going to have to rely on Mike slipping up.

-Mike...

-I'm almost positive it's not chameleon,

I think if that got anywhere near water, it would just plop in.

Geckos are incredibly light on their feet,

but I know basilisks do knock about around water.

I'm very, very nervous about this one,

but I'm going to have to go with basilisk.

If basilisk is the right answer,

you will steal Will's place in the final.

Is basilisk the right answer?

It IS the right answer!

-Well done, Mike, you have nabbed Will's place in the final.

-Sorry, Will.

Will, very, very unfortunate.

I know. Oh!

I wouldn't blame you if you never speak to Mike again.

But you are back in the pack for the next round, so it's not all bad.

Mike, if you want to take your seat next to Dan.

-APPLAUSE

-OK.

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

Who is it going to be?

Only eight of you surviving now.

Good luck, everyone. Here's your first question.

The right answer...

Is C, Paloma Faith.

So, Ian, Lesley, Will and Flic all get a point there.

The impossible answer was...

A, Lily Allen, has never been a coach on The Voice.

Meaning you all go through to question two.

Which is...

Everyone has gone for C, Martes.

Let's see if you're all right.

Yes, you were. So, a point to all of you.

The impossible answer was...

B, Luglio, which is Italian for July.

Question number three.

So, everyone has gone for Barry McGuigan, except for Will,

who's gone with Joe Calzaghe.

Let's see what the right answer was.

It was B, Barry McGuigan, born in Clones.

So, a point to all of you.

Now, Will, do you think you've avoided the impossible?

-No.

-Ah.

Well, let's find out.

The impossible answer is...

I'm afraid it is Joe Calzaghe.

He's Welsh, or of Welsh heritage.

That means we'll have to say goodbye. I'm sorry, Will.

Seven of you remaining, as we go on to question number four.

The right answer...

Is A, frontal.

So, a point to Wendy, Justin,

Lesley and Wisdom.

Let's find out - the impossible answer is...

Vestigial - not a lobe in the human brain.

Going into the final question of this round,

one person is on four points,

and that is Lesley.

Question number five.

Most of you have gone for B, Edwin Landseer.

But we have got a couple of Edmund Burkes and an Edward Burne-Jones.

Lesley, we know that it was

important for you not to mess this up.

All right? Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It was C, Edmund Burke!

-Lesley, Lesley, Lesley, Lesley!

-Fell at the last hurdle.

You've had a shocker!

At the last hurdle!

Edmund Burke is an 18th-century philosopher.

I'll remember that for next time.

It does mean that you and Flic, both eliminated.

We'll see you both tomorrow.

So, let's have a look and see what the right answer is.

It's B, and that means we have three people on four points.

They are Ian, Justin and Wendy.

But the fastest player to lock in their answers

across the round...

Is Ian!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Ian!

You have the chance to grab the last place in today's final!

Thanks very much. Thank you.

Ian, how are you feeling?

-I'm feeling good.

-Confident?

As confident as I can be, yeah.

Now that you're up close with the money,

are you letting yourself fantasise a little about what you might spend it

on? Yeah, that looks tempting.

-Very tempting.

-What would you spend it on, do you reckon?

The car we have is almost 17 years old.

-So I think we deserve a new one, and that's where the bulk of it will go, probably.

-OK.

And will you use the car to ferry the dogs around?

We do. We go to dog shows up and down the country.

And we need a larger car than a normal family car.

-So, yeah.

-Lovely stuff here.

OK. The topics remaining, there are two of them, and they are...

I'll try television, please.

So you know how this is going to work.

-I'm going to show you nine answers.

-OK.

Those answers are...

And the first half of the question.

-Which character in the sitcom Friends...?

-Right.

Five of those answers are impossible.

They couldn't possibly be the answer to that question because they're not

characters in Friends. You need to find those impossible answers,

and then banish them from the board.

You're going to have five guesses,

and each that you eliminate correctly will add £100

to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start, Ian?

I'll start with Niles, please.

He was a character in Frasier.

Is Niles an impossible answer?

Yes. £100 added to the prize pot.

Niles was Frasier's brother.

Where next?

Kramer, please.

-Do you know Kramer?

-No.

I don't think he was...

He or she was in Friends.

So that's what I'm hoping.

Was Kramer an impossible answer?

Yes. Kramer is a character in Seinfeld.

Where next?

I'll have Woody, please.

Any idea where Woody might be from?

Toy Story.

Other than that, I don't think he was in Friends.

So, is Woody an impossible answer?

Yes. We weren't thinking of the Woody from Toy Story.

We were thinking of the one from Cheers.

Where next?

Roseanne.

Is Roseanne an impossible answer?

Roseanne is a character in the sitcom Roseanne.

Four from four. Doing very well here.

OK, one to go. Um...

Janice.

Let's see if Janice is an impossible answer.

-She's not.

-Right.

Janice was a character in Friends.

Nevertheless, four out of five.

£400 adds to the prize pot.

In a moment, I am going to reveal the second half of the question,

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you find it, you'll take your place in the final

alongside Mike and Dan.

But if you give a wrong answer,

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

in the final, and that is Wendy.

Wendy, a huge Friends fan.

Oh, massive, massive!

-Loves it.

-Ask my daughter.

She's the fan and I tell her to switch the channel!

LAUGHTER

-Well, you'll wish you hadn't, Wendy.

-Yeah!

OK. There is still one impossible answer up there, Ian.

If you give me that, you will be eliminated from the show.

So, let's reveal the full question.

Which character in the sitcom Friends

has a twin sister called Ursula?

I'm not a big fan, but I'm going to choose...

Phoebe.

So, you're not a big fan,

but you're hoping that Phoebe

has a twin sister called Ursula in Friends.

If that's correct, you go through to the final.

Is Phoebe the right answer?

It is!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Ian.

An unbelievably good guess.

-It was a guess.

-The remaining impossible up there,

Maeby is the other impossible.

Maeby is from Arrested Development.

All that aside, Ian, you've done very well and you are through

-to the final.

-Thank you very much.

Please take your seat.

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

but we'll be seeing you all again tomorrow.

-Goodbye. ALL:

-Bye!

But for Dan, Mike and Ian, it's time for the final.

So, Dan, Mike and Ian, there is £1,300 in today's prize pot.

Only one of you can win that money

and the right to face the £10,000 question.

You're each going to start with ten lives.

There they are.

Questions are on the buzzer.

Buzz and get one right

and you'll knock a life off both of your opponents.

Buzz and get one wrong,

it is you that will lose one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible,

which is to say there's no answer, they don't make any sense,

they're preposterous.

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 will both lose two lives.

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

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it's you that loses the two lives.

So you do need to be careful.

-Are we ready?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK. Good luck to you all.

Which beverage has varieties called Ceylon and Darjeeling?

-Ian.

-Tea.

That's correct, so that's a life from Dan and from Mike.

In which 1952 film does Gene Kelly perform a memorable...

-Ian.

-Singing In The Rain.

Memorable dance splashing around in a street in the middle of a downpour,

it is Singing In The Rain.

Good start, Ian.

In which Asian country are the Petronas Towers located?

Ian.

Um...

Sorry, the name's escaped me.

Ian, you lose a life. The answer is Malaysia.

Which Arsenal footballer

was England's leading scorer

at the 2016 Fifa World Cup?

Dan?

-Impossible.

-It is impossible!

There was no World Cup in that year.

Mike and Ian both lose two lives.

Which king acceded to the British throne

on the death of Queen Victoria?

-Dan.

-Impossible.

It's not impossible, Dan.

It was Edward VII.

In which Australian state is the city of Auckland?

-Dan.

-Impossible.

It is impossible, it's in New Zealand.

Who succeeded Stephen Fry as the host of QI?

Dan.

-Sandi Toksvig.

-It was Sandi Toksvig.

Which German band had a UK number one in 2013 with Get Lucky?

Mike.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

It's by Daft Punk, and they are French.

Ian, you lose two lives. Dan, you lose two lives.

It is incredibly tight now.

In which limbs of the human body will you find the fibula bones?

-Ian.

-Legs.

-It is the legs.

Which Vermeer painting inspired

a bestselling novel by Tracy Chevalier?

-Mike.

-The Girl With A Pearl Earring.

You didn't say it confidently, but you're right!

Dan, you lose a life.

Ian, you lose a life.

Dan on two, Mike on two,

Ian on one.

Which former Great Britain and England rugby league international winger is nicknamed Chariots?

-Mike.

-Martin Offiah.

-Because?

-Because he's rapid.

-And Chariots Offiah.

-Yeah, that's it.

That means Dan loses a life,

and unfortunately, Ian,

you lose your last life,

which means you are eliminated at this stage.

Which of Tom Cruise's former wives stars in the film...

-Dan.

-Angelina Jolie.

Oh, that was Brad Pitt!

Oh, Dan!

Oh, Dan, wish you'd let me finish the question.

Which of Tom Cruise's former wives stars in the film

There's Something About Mary?

It was impossible.

It starred Cameron Diaz.

Dan, you buzzed in early, you said Angelina Jolie.

You immediately regretted it.

You lose your last life.

Dan, Ian, we'll see you both tomorrow.

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

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Mike. You are today's winner with £1,300.

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

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

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

Three of the nine answers are correct.

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

That's the good bit.

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

If you pick any of those, you won't win the ten grand.

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

Give me any of those and you will lose the £1,300 as well.

I can only accept the first three answers you give.

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

you also lose the £1,300.

Now, you only get one shot at the £10,000 question,

so whatever happens, you will be leaving the show today.

Any subjects that you're particularly hoping for?

I'd like to hit on geography.

I'd be happy with that.

Pop music, not too bad.

Politics to a certain extent.

Well, let's see.

I can tell you...

It is on sport.

-What do we think?

-I'm OK on sport.

Again, it's like a lot of topics.

If the right sport falls for me, I'll be happy.

If it's a sport I've never watched, then I'm stuck, aren't I?

OK. Ready?

-Ready.

-Good luck.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

Wimbledon men's singles champions who won the title

playing left-handed.

And your time starts now.

Rafael Nadal.

John McEnroe.

And Pete Sampras.

Just about in time, Mike.

So, in the order that you said them,

you went with Rafael Nadal.

You seemed quite confident about that one.

Yeah, he's got one massive arm, and it's his left arm, so...

Is Rafael Nadal a right answer?

It is. One down.

Next you said John McEnroe.

I don't actually know whether John McEnroe's left-handed, I'll be honest.

I'm not 100% confident he won the singles champion, but...

Well, let's see.

You have gone with McEnroe.

Is John McEnroe a right answer?

He is.

He did win Wimbledon playing left-handed.

Then time was nearly out when you said Pete Sampras.

It was. I'll be honest,

I was considering going for somebody I knew had won a single champions,

but I wasn't necessarily sure that they were left-handed,

and they were Andy Murray and Roger Federer.

I'm fairly confident Ivan Lendl won it as well, but not 100%.

So I went risky, I'll be honest, I went risky.

Let's see if going risky has paid off.

If Pete Sampras is a right answer, you'll win £10,000.

Did Pete Sampras win Wimbledon playing left-handed?

GROANS

He didn't.

But he's not an impossible answer.

He won Wimbledon seven times.

But playing with his right hand.

-What a traditionalist!

-Yeah, I know.

-Boring.

-But you have won £1,300.

-Very happy.

-Thank you very much for playing !mpossible, Mike,

it's been a pleasure.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The answer now with a bit more time?

I mean, I don't know whether he won it,

Andy Roddick's got a monster serve,

but I don't know whether he actually won it.

I know he got to finals.

Every TV shot I ever see is him getting mad,

so I imagine he hasn't won it.

I can say that Andy Roddick would have been an impossible answer.

Never won it. Ivan Lendl, another impossible answer.

And of course Tim Henman, famously never won Wimbledon.

The answer you were looking for, Jimmy Connors.

Won the title playing left-handed.

-That doesn't matter.

-No, it doesn't.

-You take £1,300.

Thank you ever so much for playing !mpossible. Cheers, Mike.

-Thank you.

-So, Mike leaves with 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.