Episode 8 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards and this is !mpossible.

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IMPOSSIBLE

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.

They are 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. ALL:

-Hello!

Awash with positivity, just the way we like it.

This is day eight of the two weeks that we spend together,

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

-ALL:

-Whoo!

-..massive monument to money,

the !mpossible exclamation mark

rammed with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of each show, someone will face the final question.

And here...

it is. Today's £10,000 question.

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

Kerching!

Yesterday, the lovely Ursula left with £1,200

to put into her abseiling fund -

and taking her place today is Lizzie.

-Hello, Lizzie.

-Hello.

-How are you?

-Very good, thank you.

-Settling in OK?

-Yes.

Is Wisdom being nice to you?

-Mostly.

-Mostly.

That's all you can hope for from Wisdom.

-What do you do, Lizzie?

-I work for a charity.

OK, and what do you do in your spare time?

Well, I have a five-month-old puppy, so I don't have spare time any more.

I mostly just toilet train and feed.

-What a life!

-I know.

What would you do with the money if you won it, Lizzie?

Well, I should say put a deposit down on a house...

-Boring.

-..but I'd like to get another puppy.

There we go. Much better.

Good luck, everyone. Only three days left to make your mark

and win that £10,000.

Let's get on with it. So, you'll face five multiple-choice questions,

each with three answers.

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

but if you choose the impossible answer...

IMPOSSIBLE

Oh, no, 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. Are we ready?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-All right, then.

Here's your first question.

Let's see what the right answer was.

It was C - Pinocchio.

So a point to all of you -

and let's just check that you As haven't given the impossible answer.

The impossible answer was...

..B - Rambo, not a 1940s Disney film.

That's a film starring Sylvester Stallone.

Question number two.

The majority of you have gone with A -

Holiday and then we've got five Like A Prayers.

The answer you should have gone for is...

A - Holiday. So, a point to all of you.

And the impossible answer was...

Born This Way. Not a Madonna single.

Born This Way was a hit for Lady Gaga.

So you all survive as we move on to question three.

Most of you have gone for C, blue,

but there are a few browns out there,

and a solitary red.

-Wendy.

-Yeah, I was looking for a green and yellow...

-Ah.

-..and it didn't come up and I thought, "Oh, my God,

"I don't know what colours there are," so I just pressed a button.

Not a big re-wirer, yourself?

No, I have a husband.

Ah.

They're so useful, aren't they?

So let's reveal the impossible answer

and see if it's good that Wendy has a husband.

IMPOSSIBLE

It is A - red.

Sorry, Wendy. We'll see you tomorrow.

The right answer is...

A point to everyone who went with C.

The next question.

Most of you have gone with C - Sarah Lancashire.

Let's see if that was right.

It is. Point to you.

That does mean, though, that some of you have given an impossible answer.

Wisdom and Lizzie.

Down the bottom there, sticking together.

We've gone with A - Nina Wadia.

Lizzie, are you a Coronation Street fan or a Last Tango In Halifax fan?

I've never watched either.

-Ah.

-Wild guess.

-And Wisdom?

-Similar story?

-Yeah.

-No idea.

-OK.

The impossible answer...

IMPOSSIBLE

Nina Wadia, I'm afraid.

Bottom corner, we've got to say goodbye.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Nina Wadia was in EastEnders.

So, 21 people still in play.

Four of you on four points.

They are Jason, Justin, Colette and Craig.

Your final question in this round, question five.

Let's see what the right answer was.

It was B - the French Open.

That's a point to all of you who put that.

Let's see what the impossible answer is.

It is Spanish Open.

There WAS a Spanish Open, but it was never a Grand Slam.

Unfortunately, Colette, we'll have to see you tomorrow.

So we have three people at the end of that round on five points.

Jason, Justin and Craig.

I can say that the fastest to lock in their answers across the round...

..was Jason.

Congratulations, Jason,

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

-Hello, Jason.

-Hi, Rick.

-Very nice to have you down here.

-How does it feel?

-It's great to be down here, yes.

-Great to be down here.

-So, you are a second-hand-car salesman, right?

Yeah, basically. Yeah.

-In effect.

-What do you mean, in effect?

I do a few things, really, one...

we do, like, a car-finder service.

-Right, OK.

-So, if somebody wants a particular type of car

then we'll go into the market and use our contacts to source the car.

We sell cars for people, as well, that want to sell their vehicles,

and also, yeah, we just buy and sell cars, as well.

OK, let's get down to business.

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

and, crucially, take a huge step

towards playing that £10,000 question.

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

Here they are.

Geography, Art, Pop Music and History.

Any of them leaping out at you?

I think I'll go for History.

-History.

-Yes.

OK. You know how it works.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

-Mm-hm.

-Here they are.

We're now going to see the first half of the question.

So, five of those are impossible

-because they did not take place in the 19th century.

-Mm-hm.

Your first job is to find those impossible answers

and banish them into oblivion.

You're going to have five guesses,

and each impossible answer you successfully eliminate

adds £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

Battle of Jutland

was a First World War sea battle, I believe.

So, er...

..that one needs to go.

Is Battle of Jutland an impossible answer?

Yes, 1916.

Very good.

I think the storming of the Bastille was earlier.

So, we'll try that one.

Is storming of the Bastille an impossible answer?

18th century. 1789.

Where next?

I think Queen Victoria died...

early part of the 20th century.

So let's go bottom left, please.

Is death of Queen Victoria an impossible answer?

It is.

You were bang on, Jason.

She died in 1901.

-Where next?

-OK.

Er...

I... Boston tea party...

related to the war of Independence in America.

I think Boston tea party was earlier.

Is Boston tea party an impossible answer?

It is. 1773.

Can you find a fifth?

I'm going to go with my gut and go with Trafalgar.

Is Battle of Trafalgar an impossible answer?

No, unfortunately not.

It was a 19th-century event.

-OK.

-Still pretty good, though - £400 in the prize pot.

Now let's find out if you are going to be playing for that money

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

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you find it, you take the first place in today's final.

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 that was Craig.

Hold tight, Craig.

-Feeling ready?

-No,

this is a terrible round for me, so I hope he smashes it,

-I hope he goes through.

-Aww!

Incredibly supportive stuff from Craig.

If you give me an impossible answer, of course, Jason -

we know there is still one up there -

sadly you will be eliminated from today's show.

Want to see the full question?

-Yes, please.

-All right, here it is.

Which event of the 19th century took place in 1829

at a location called Rainhill?

I think we are going to go for...

..the Gordon Riots.

Were the Gordon Riots in 1829 at a location called Rainhill?

This for a place in today's final.

IMPOSSIBLE

-Sorry, Jason.

-OK.

Tough break. Very, very tough break.

The Gordon Riots took place in 1780.

I'm sorry, Jason.

Hopefully we'll see you down here again tomorrow or the next day.

Somebody has got to take your place in the final.

We are going to start by throwing the question to Craig,

then the next-strongest player,

and so on until someone gets it right.

Craig, you said this was not your area.

Yeah, I was not bluffing, I promise.

It's not a strong round.

I'm just going to have a stab.

My train knowledge is not great and it seems quite early

but I'm going to for the Stephenson's Rocket,

first journey - I'm going to have a guess at that.

If this is right, you will take the first place in today's final.

-It is!

-Yes!

So, to clear up the board, the Battle of Trafalgar was 1805,

repeal of the Corn Laws was 1846,

and the Gettysburg address, 1863.

-Bad luck, Jason.

-Thank you.

Your train knowledge is good enough, Craig.

Congratulations, you have nabbed the first place in the final.

So, still two places left in today's final -

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

There's 18 of you left.

Are all 18 of you ready?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Good luck, everyone - here is your first question.

Will, you didn't get your answer in in time.

I know - I was overthinking it because I had no idea,

and then, the next thing I know, the time just got away from me.

Unfortunately we will have to say goodbye to you at this point,

but we'll see you back here tomorrow.

IMPOSSIBLE

So, we have mostly Cs - Wilfred Owen.

Let's see if the majority are right.

They are - so, a point to all of you.

Dan, you are the only one who went with Vidal Sassoon.

The others sounded...

like they could be poets...

-Ah!

-So...

-I recognise this logic.

So I thought I would take a little punt

on somebody who didn't sound like a poet,

but it turns out that was the wrong choice.

Sounds like a poet, sounds like a poet, looking for a poet,

not going to go for a poet.

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

IMPOSSIBLE

Of course you have, Dan.

Vidal Sassoon is a hairdresser.

Siegfried Sassoon was a World War I poet, no relation to Vidal.

Dan, goodbye, we'll see you tomorrow.

Question number two.

Let's see if the majority are correct.

Yes, B, the 29th of February.

So a point to all of you who put that.

It meant that Frederic only had a birthday every four years

because the 29th of February is in a leap year only.

Let's see if the remainder of you have avoided the impossible answer.

You have - the 30th of February is not a date in the calendar.

Well done, everyone. Question number three.

I love it when we stick together.

Everyone has gone for C, soya.

Let's see if you're all right.

You are. A point to everyone still in play.

The impossible answer was...

..A, Rowan. Rowan Atkinson played Mr Bean.

Let's move on to question four.

So we have all answers represented.

Jake, you went with A, Dan Castellaneta.

He is a voice artist for the Simpsons.

I have never heard of Harry Shearer,

but Eric Cartman is a character in South Park so that is impossible.

So I just went for one that I thought was safe.

Shirley, that didn't sound that encouraging.

Jake is saying that Eric Cartman, who you went for,

-is a character in South Park.

-Yes, well,

I've never watched The Simpsons,

but I did see Spinal Tap a very long time ago,

so I just took a punt on Eric Cartman.

Let's see if Jake is right about the impossible answer.

IMPOSSIBLE

He is, I'm afraid, Shirley.

Eric Cartman is a character in South Park.

We will see you tomorrow, Shirley.

And let's see who has got it right.

C, Harry Shearer.

Sai, punching the air in delight out there.

A point to all of you.

So, as we go into the final question,

three players are on four points.

They are Jen, Karen and Rob.

Question number five.

So, we do have all the answers out there.

Let's first reveal the first impossible answer.

IMPOSSIBLE

It was A, Guildford.

Guildford, although it has a cathedral, is not a city.

Sorry, Justin.

It means we'll have to say goodbye to you at this point,

we'll see you tomorrow.

Are you feeling confident in your answer, Rob?

-Yeah.

-Ooh!

Ooh!

I like it! Let's find out if that confidence is well placed, Rob.

It is. The right answer is Liverpool.

A point to all of you - which means that at the end of that round,

two of you are on a full five points.

They are Rob and Jen -

but I can tell you that the person who was quickest

to lock in their answers was Jen, narrowly.

Congratulations, Jen.

-Again.

-You have the chance to grab the second place

-in today's final.

-Thank you.

We really must stop meeting like this, Jen.

I know. It's getting very familiar, isn't it?

Third time down - is it going to be third time lucky?

I do hope so, if I can get past that impossible question.

I enjoyed our chat last time about your appearance on Top Of The Pops.

I have got a team of researchers looking for the footage.

I thought you might.

I'm assuming, if you were picked to come and have a little dance,

you must be quite a good dancer.

Well, apart from that, I did Highland dancing for many years.

-Oh, did you?

-So, good combo.

OK - and do you keep up with the dancing?

When I can get a chance, I'm up there for the over-60s dancing,

but my sons disown me if I do.

Well, Jen, this looks awfully like a dance floor to me.

-If you want to have a little go...

-Later, later!

-..you're very welcome.

-Later.

-All right, shall we have a look at these topics?

-Yes, please.

-There are three remaining.

-Mm-hm.

Geography, Art and Pop Music.

I do like art a lot and I go to a lot of galleries,

and try and keep up with it.

So I think I'm going to go for Art,

and hope that it's a period or style of art

-that I might be able to answer.

-OK, so we're going to go with Art.

Yes, please.

I've got a vague inkling what the question might be.

What do you think it might be?

Something about winning the Turner Prize, maybe.

Let's have a look at the first half of the question, Jen.

Which winner of the Turner Prize...

Well, this feels very good for you, Jen.

-Well, reasonably.

-Five of those answers are, of course, impossible,

they couldn't possibly be the answer,

-because they haven't won the Turner Prize.

-Yeah.

You need to find those impossible answers and then eliminate them.

Each impossible answer that you do eliminate

will add £100 to the daily prize pot. Where would you like to start?

I'll start with Lucien Freud.

Is Lucien Freud an impossible answer?

Yes. Never won the Turner Prize.

I'll go for Banksy next.

Banksy. Let's lock in Banksy.

What do you know about Banksy?

Well, he's a graffiti artist,

and I don't think he'd enter the Turner Prize.

OK. Is Banksy and impossible answer?

Yes, Banksy is a graffiti artist,

and he has never won the Turner Prize.

Where next?

I'm going to go for Sam Taylor-Wood.

I don't think she won the Turner Prize.

I'm hoping. So I'll go for Sam Taylor-Wood.

Is Sam Taylor-Wood an impossible answer?

Yes.

Very well done, Jen.

-Two more goes.

-Yeah.

I think I'm going to go with Tacita Dean.

I think she might have been in it, but didn't win it.

I'm not sure, but I'm going to go with her.

Is Tacita Dean an impossible answer?

Yes.

Four from four. Let's get rid of the last impossible answer, Jen.

Yeah.

I'm not sure, but I think I'm going to have to go with Steve McQueen,

he's another video artist,

and I have a feeling that there was a video artist that did win it.

Yeah, I'm just going to have to go with Steve McQueen,

-and cross lots of fingers.

-OK.

Is Steve McQueen an impossible answer?

-No.

-OK.

He did win the Turner Prize.

-Four out of five, pretty good, though, Jen.

-Yeah, yeah.

£800 in the prize pot now.

Are you going to be playing for that money and 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'm looking for the right answer.

Give me the right answer, you'll be in the final.

-OK.

-Give me a wrong answer

and the next-best player will have the chance

to steal your place in the final. That was Rob.

-Standing by...

-Absolutely.

-Ready to steal.

-I want to prove there is honour among thieves.

Are you a big art-lover, Rob?

Absolutely not. No, no, so I think you're safe, kid.

-That sounded good.

-Could be.

-Something that's not so good

-is there is still an impossible answer up there.

-Yeah.

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

-Mm-hm.

The full question is, which winner of the Turner Prize...

accepted the award dressed as their alter ego Claire?

OK. That's easy for me.

-I've actually been standing next to him wearing his frock.

-Ah!

-That helps!

-Yeah!

Yeah, it's Grayson Perry.

Is Grayson Perry the right answer for a place in the final?

Yes.

-That fell very nicely for you.

-It did, for that bit.

Care to have a guess at what the remaining impossible is?

Well, it's either Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin, I think.

Yeah, interestingly, Tracey Emin has never won the Turner Prize.

-Never won. Yeah, I wasn't sure.

-That was the other impossible.

-Well done, though, Jen.

-Thank you.

-You're through to the final.

-Thank you.

Just the one place left up for grabs in the final,

let's find out who it's going to be.

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

The answer you were looking for...

..is A, Alessandro Volta.

So a point to everyone who put that,

which is the majority of the top row.

Let's see if the remainder of you who went for Guglielmo Marconi

have avoided the impossible answer.

Yes, you have.

Niccolo Paganini was a composer and violinist.

Moving on to question number two...

..most of you have gone with B, Louis Armstrong.

Let's see if you were right.

You were. A point to all of you.

Lesley, you went with C, Miles Davis.

Yeah, I was thinking of the film with Tom Cruise,

and I think he was mentioned and there was a guy that got...

shot, and he was playing the trumpet.

I thought that was the...

-Anyway.

-Sounds a bit hazy, Lesley.

I know. I'm feeling a bit hazy.

Matthew, are you feeling hazy?

-You went BB King.

-Yeah, I thought BB King was,

and then I thought Louis Armstrong was...

but...I don't know.

I've gone five rounds without getting an impossible,

so I've won in my heart.

We will be saying goodbye to one of you.

Let's find out the impossible answer.

Unfortunately, it's A, BB King.

He wasn't a trumpeter, he was a blues singer and guitarist.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-See you tomorrow.

Question three.

Let's first have a look at the answer you should have gone for.

The right answer was B, Iceni.

So a point to all of you.

Now, this does mean that we have one or more impossible answers.

-Cecilia...

-Uh-huh.

-..you went with C, Volturi.

You're talking to me, so it's a bad sign, really.

Imagine how hurtful that is, Cecilia.

Right, so I don't know the answer.

So I just took a punt and went for C, Volturi.

Victorious, Volturi, Boudicca, Warrior, I don't know.

V for victory, maybe?

-I quite like the thinking.

-Yeah.

-Lesley.

-I do watch Twilight, so I'm hoping that Volturi is...

something to do with that.

Let's see if you're right about that, Lesley.

The impossible answer...

IMPOSSIBLE

..is Volturi.

They are a coven of vampires from the Twilight novels.

Very good, Lesley. Cecilia and Karen.

-Cecilia, you were right, it was a bad sign.

-Yeah.

I'm afraid we'll have to say goodbye to you at this point,

and we'll see you both tomorrow.

Question number four.

all but one of you has gone with A, Lucy.

One of you has gone with B, Susan.

Let's see if the majority have got it right.

They have. A point to all of you.

Ian, any sense of whether you've avoided the impossible answer?

Well, I know one of the kids was called Peter...

and that would have been my choice.

-Mm.

-Don't know the girls.

-Well, fingers crossed.

The impossible answer is...

Anne - and she was a member of the Famous Five,

the Enid Blyton characters.

-So, you survive, Ian.

-Thank you.

Moving on to our final question, three of you are on four points -

and they are Angela, Sai and Les.

Wahey!

Question number five.

So we have got all the answers out there.

Let's first see who we are going to be eliminating.

The impossible answer...

IMPOSSIBLE

..is C, Anansi.

Lesley, I'm afraid we are going to have to say goodbye at this point.

Anansi is a spider god in Caribbean and African mythology.

Les, feeling good?

Well, yeah. Because Loki was Thor's brother,

so I'm assuming it's got something to do with...

-the God of the Moon, maybe.

-Mm-hm.

-Sai?

-Yes,

but I was only thinking of Loki as Thor's brother

from the Marvel series.

Angela, you also went with Loki.

-Yeah.

-All three of our leaders went for Loki.

-Yeah.

-What were you thinking?

Same basis. I knew he was Thor's brother, and I knew he was Norse,

but no idea whether he's the God of the Moon.

-OK.

-So...

Well, let's see if Loki was God of the Moon.

The right answer...

..is Mani.

Meaning all of you who went for that get a point.

Loki is a trickster god in Norse mythology.

Now, that has really changed things up score-wise.

I can tell you that of the nine remaining players,

all nine of you are on four points.

We have never had this before!

But the quickest person to lock in their answers...

was Ian.

Congratulations, Ian.

Thank you.

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

Well done, Ian - how are you feeling?

I'm feeling good, thanks, yeah.

Tell me a bit about what you do in your day-to-day life, then, Ian.

I work part-time with Asda on the customer service desk,

so we see to customers' needs, sell them cigarettes, lottery tickets,

-that sort of thing.

-Do you ever have to deal with irate customers?

-All the time.

-And what's your technique?

You've got to agree with them and then sympathise with them

and apologise, and then show them the right way.

Ah, so, you do a bit of, "the customer's always right,

-"the customer's always right..."

-Correct.

"..but let me show you how you're wrong in this instance"!

-I like that.

-Something like that!

-So, the topics remaining are...

Yeah. Erm...

I'll take Geography, please.

OK. Don't fancy Pop Music?

It could be a bit too modern for me, so Geography is maybe a safer bet.

All right. Let's go with the safe bet, Geography.

Your nine answers...

..and the first half of the question.

So, five of those answers we know are impossible -

they couldn't possibly be the answer,

because they aren't South American capitals.

You need to find those and get rid of them.

You've got five goes,

and each impossible answer you successfully eliminate

will add £100 to the daily prize pot. Where would you like to start?

Er, we'll start with Escobar.

Is Escobar an impossible answer?

Yes. The famous Colombian drug lord.

-You knew that.

-Is he really?!

-Oh, yeah.

-OK.

-Where next?

I'll go next door, er, Iguazu.

Let's see if Iguazu is an impossible answer.

It is. The famous waterfall between Argentina and Brazil.

-Lovely start.

-Yep.

Erm, Mendoza.

Any thoughts on Mendoza?

It sounds like a bloke, not a capital city.

OK. Mendoza sounds like a bloke.

Is it an impossible answer, though?

It is! It's a region in Argentina.

-Oh, right.

-Two goes remaining.

-Yeah.

-I'll go for...

-..San Diego.

-What's your thinking?

I've a feeling it's in Chile, but whether it's the capital,

I... Maybe having second thoughts now,

-but I'll stick with it.

-Stick with it? OK.

Is San Diego an impossible answer?

It is. It's a city in California.

Oh - Santiago was the one I was thinking of.

Ah. One go remaining.

Let's see if we can get rid of the last impossible, Ian.

Well, Quito is Ecuador, which is not south.

So, Quito.

Is Quito an impossible answer?

-Ooh!

-No.

-Right.

-It IS a South American capital city.

-Mmm.

-Still, £400 added to the prize pot, which now stands at £1,200.

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 give it to me, you'll take your place 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 we know that there were eight people nipping at your heels,

but the quickest person is Ivor.

Oh! That's a surprise!

Well, it's a good surprise, though, Ivor, isn't it?

-Good surprise, yeah.

-What are you thinking about these?

I know them all - it depends what the next bit is.

-Mmm. Ivor sounds pretty confident to me, Ian.

-He does, yeah.

-Oh, dear.

-We do know that there is still an impossible answer there.

-Yeah.

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

I'm afraid. Second half of the question.

Right. Erm, I'll have to stick with my original thought, on Quito.

So, just give me a little insight here?

It's on the equator, it's, er, it's Ecuador...

That's a pretty good start.

-Yeah, I think so...

-OK.

If this is the right answer, you'll be playing in today's final, Ian.

Is Quito the South American capital city

which is the closest to the equator?

It is!

Well done, Ian!

Just to clear up the grid,

what was the remaining impossible answer, do you think?

Well, Montevideo is Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela... Bogota?

No. Rio is NOT the capital of Brazil.

-Of course, it's Brasilia, isn't it?

-It is!

-Yeah.

Bogota is the capital of Colombia.

Well done, Ian - you're through to the final!

Thank you very much.

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

but we will be seeing you all again tomorrow.

-Bye for now. ALL:

-Bye!

But for Craig, Jen and Ian, it's time for the final.

So, Craig, Jen and Ian, there's £1,200 in today's prize pot,

but only one of you can win that money

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

You're each going to start with ten lives.

There they are. Questions are on the buzzer, most of them are normal,

straightforward questions with normal, straightforward answers.

Buzz and get one right,

and you knock a life off both of your opponents.

Buzz and get one wrong, you lose one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

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

and that will take two lives off each of your opponents -

but if you say that a question is impossible when it isn't,

or give any other answer to a question that's impossible,

YOU will lose the two lives.

So, you do need to be careful.

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

Best of luck. Ready to start?

-Yep.

-Yep.

-OK.

Which British comedian's real name is James Roderick Moir?

Ian.

-Jim Davidson.

-It isn't, it's Vic Reeves.

You lose a life, Ian.

What is the name of Bill and Hillary Clinton's son?

Jen.

-Impossible.

-It IS impossible, they only have a daughter named Chelsea.

Craig and Ian, you both lose two lives.

IMPOSSIBLE

According to the nursery rhyme Sing A Song Of Sixpence,

how many blackbirds were baked in a pie? Ian.

-Four and 20.

-Spot-on, it was four and 20.

Which Portuguese footballer won the Ballon d'Or for...? Ian.

Cristiano Ronaldo.

..for the fourth time in 2016. It WAS Cristiano Ronaldo.

Jen and Craig, you lose a life.

In which US city was Alfred Hitchcock born?

Jen.

-Impossible.

-It IS impossible - he was born in Essex.

IMPOSSIBLE Craig, down on four,

Ian on five, Jen on eight.

A fletcher makes and sells...?

Ian.

-Arrows.

-..which type of weapon?

It is arrows.

In which Australian state is Napa Valley a famous wi...?

-Ian.

-Impossible.

-..a famous wine-producing area.

It is impossible, it's in California.

IMPOSSIBLE

Craig, you're down on one life - not heard a peep out of you.

I know, better start speaking up.

-I think so!

-Yep.

-In the BBC sitcom The Office,

which British actor plays Tim Canterbury?

-Craig.

-Martin Freeman.

-Yes, Craig, well-timed.

-Yeah!

Jen and Ian lose a life - you're both on four.

Which Pope died in office in 2013?

Craig.

I'm going to have a stab at impossible.

It's a good stab. Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013.

IMPOSSIBLE

Meaning Jen and Ian both lose two lives,

which means it is now incredibly tight.

Which type of pastry is a vol-au-vent traditionally made from?

Jen.

-Puff pastry.

-It IS puff pastry.

Which means, Ian, you lose a life -

-but Craig, unfortunately...

-Yep.

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

In the USA, on which famous street is the New York Stock Exchange...?

Ian.

-Wall Street.

-It IS Wall Street.

Jen, you lose a life.

The original members of which punk band

were called Joey, Johnny, Tommy...?

Jen.

-The Ramones.

-..and Dee Dee.

It IS The Ramones!

Ian - you lose your last remaining life.

Whoo!

Craig, Ian - commiserations, we will see you both tomorrow.

But Jen, it's time to face the £10,000 question!

-Very well done, Jen.

-Thank you.

You are today's winner, with £1,200.

That's lovely -

but you could be leaving with a whole lot more,

-if you can answer the £10,000 question.

-Mm.

Now, I know you're feeling nervous.

-Mmm.

-But I can give you a little lift

by saying that of all the remaining players,

across the days we've been playing,

you have the highest correct percentage.

-Oh, really?!

-77% of questions you've got right.

-Whoa.

-OK.

-That should make you feel good...

-Yeah.

..as we approach this grid.

Here's how it's going to work.

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

Three of the nine answers are correct.

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

That is the good news.

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

-Mm-hm.

-If you pick any of those, you will not win the ten grand.

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

Give me any of those, you lose the £1,200,

and I can only accept the first three answers that you give.

-Mm-hm.

-If you fail to give me three answers

before the ten seconds are up, you will also lose the £1,200.

-Mm-hm.

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

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

I hope it's with loads and loads of money.

Yes, that would be nice.

Any subject that you're particularly hoping for here?

I guess natural history would be the top.

Something arty...

or possibly film would be OK.

Hopefully not sport.

OK. Well, I can tell you that the topic...

-..is Sport.

-Argh!

-OK.

-I'm sorry.

Not great for me, but I'll give it a go.

-Just do your best, Jen.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-OK, best of luck.

-Thank you.

-Here are your nine answers.

-Mm-hm.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Er, Chris Hoy, Henry Cooper, er, Mo Farah...

-Quick answers, Jen.

-Mmm.

How are you feeling after that?

Not confident, particularly.

Yeah - I hope I've avoided the impossible one, but...

Were you guessing or did you have any kind of inkling?

Erm, yeah, I mean, they're all familiar names, but I really...

I don't actually watch Sports Personality Of The Year,

so I've really no idea.

-We are absolutely all rooting for you here, Jen.

-Thank you.

Let's start with Henry Cooper.

Did Henry Cooper win Sports Personality Of The Year

more than once?

He did!

In '67 and '70.

That's one down. We're doing well, Jen.

It's a very good start.

Is Chris Hoy a right answer?

Oh!

No. Only won it once - but not an impossible answer.

-Mm-hm.

-So, what that means is we have to hope that Mo Farah

has won it at least once,

so that you can hold on to that daily prize pot of £1,200.

-Yeah - that would be nice.

-Do you think he has?

I'm not convinced now -

I think Andy Murray, I should have answered.

We'll see.

I can tell you that Andy Murray has won it three times.

OK.

So, we need Mo Farah

to have won Sports Personality Of The Year at least once.

Is Mo Farah a right answer?

IMPOSSIBLE

-Jen - I am so sorry.

-Oh, no!

That means you do leave with nothing.

-Thank you so much for coming to play !mpossible.

-That's all right.

-It's been great.

-You've been an amazing player,

it's been lovely having you down here.

-I'll just clear up the rest of the grid for you.

-Yep.

The other impossible answers were Gary Lineker...

-IMPOSSIBLE ..who never won it...

-Mm-hm.

..and Frankie Dettori.

IMPOSSIBLE

The answers you were looking for - Henry Cooper, of course,

Andy Murray and Damon Hill.

OK - I wouldn't have guessed Damon Hill.

I thought Andy Murray, but...

Oh, well!

Well, there you go, you've been an absolutely fantastic contestant.

-Thank you.

-Big round of applause from all the players for Jen!

Sadly, Jen does leave empty-handed.

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.

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