Episode 11 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands perfection.

We have four contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless. One mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

Behind me are the contestants called the Usual Suspects. They're in our isolation room.

One will be randomly selected to play Perfection. Then they face a series of true or false statements.

If I said, "By area, Sudan is the largest country in Africa,"

would you say that's true or false?

Well, if you'd said "true", I can tell you you'd be right.

Answering "true" or "false" might seem easy,

but if a contestant gets a single answer wrong, the Usual Suspects can capitalise on their mistakes.

So you know how the game works. Let's meet the Usual Suspects.

Hello, I'm Gary. I'm a project engineer from Marlborough in Devon and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Hilary. I'm a school secretary from Wimborne in Dorset and this is my fourth game.

I'm Guy, a web producer from south London, and this is my fifth game.

Hi, I'm Mike. I'm retired now, from Poulton-le-Fylde near Blackpool, and this is my eighth game.

Welcome to you all and best of luck as we now find out which one of you will be picked to play Perfection.

Mike, it's you who has finally been chosen.

Please come and play Perfection.

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-Mike, welcome to the game. Pleased to be down here?

-I certainly am.

It's now you versus the Usual Suspects. They were your team-mates.

They're now your enemies. Their job is to stop you from winning the prize fund

because your failure will mean the prize money will roll over to the next game

-where one of them could be playing for a bigger total. You wouldn't want that.

-No.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000. The good news is nobody has won the last three games,

so the current prize fund stands at £4,000.

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-That's a nice lump of money.

-It is indeed.

-What would you do with it?

I like roller-coasters, especially wooden ones,

and it's my ambition to go on as many wooden roller-coasters as possible.

There you are, a civil servant for years, the gentle life near Blackpool,

then all of a sudden, you're a lunatic roller-coaster rider.

-Good luck to you. I hope you win the money.

-Thanks.

We'll play three rounds and then a final.

Every round that you achieve perfection will make the final easier.

But if your performance is less than perfect, the Usual Suspects will have the chance to steal the round,

making life that much harder.

More of that later. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off for now, so you can't see or hear anything.

Cheerio, and away they go.

-Mike, you can now talk through your answers without giving away vital knowledge.

-Fine.

Each round consists of four "true or false" statements. You'll have 45 seconds.

-Once you've given your answers, they'll be locked in. Ready?

-I am indeed.

-Let's play Perfection.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

I'm not sure. I think that is...

-That is true.

-True.

-I think that is true.

-True.

That sounds that it could be true, it's so obscure.

-True.

-True.

-That is true.

-True.

And with time to spare, Mike, you've answered all four statements.

How was that as a round? Good?

I don't know. There's some doubt about some of those.

Before we reveal how well you've done, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

These are the four statements and Mike's answers.

-Guy, has he achieved perfection?

-I think B's wrong.

Charles Darwin was on The Beagle, but I don't think he was the captain.

And "A", I'm not so sure. She was in Catwoman, but was she Catwoman in Batman Returns?

Mike, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two of the four. We need perfection and you haven't got it.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal the round? You need to change two of Mike's answers, but which two?

I agree with Guy. Halle Berry did play Catwoman in the movie of the name.

-But she did not play Catwoman in Batman Returns.

-Do you know anything about C and D?

-Yeah, Puccini definitely did Tosca.

-An octopus does have three hearts.

I like the idea of an octopus having three hearts.

-I think that's our conclusion.

-OK, we'd like to change A and B from "true" to "false".

A from "true" to "false", B from "true" to "false",

leaving C and D as you already said.

The three hearts up in our Usual Suspects are beating as one, as we're surmising an octopus's does.

Let's see the correct answers. If a statement turns green, it's true. If it turns red, it's false.

"Halle Berry played Catwoman in Batman Returns." Is that true or false?

Yeah, it is false. It was Michelle Pfeiffer.

Let's move on. "Charles Darwin was the captain of the HMS Beagle." Is that true or false?

-Yeah, it's false. He was the botanist.

-Brilliant. Well done.

Robert FitzRoy was the captain.

"An octopus has three hearts." True or false?

Yeah, it's true.

"Puccini composed the opera Tosca." True or false?

True.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You achieved perfection.

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Mike, working as a team, they managed to succeed where you failed and so they've stolen that round.

Usual Suspects, you can now make Mike's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final.

Here's how. Mike, this is your final board. There are six spaces to be filled with subject categories.

Behind each category will be a true or false statement.

You need to answer all six correctly to win the prize fund. Here are your categories.

If you had won that round, you could have added two categories to the board.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round, they choose them, hoping to make the final harder for you.

Usual Suspects, which two do you think Mike will struggle with in the final?

-'90s Pop, maybe?

-That could be a winner for us.

-Yes.

-Let's choose '90s Pop.

-'90s Pop goes across. And...?

-Sneezing strikes me as a very strange category.

-Exactly.

-Very obscure.

-Shall we throw it in?

-Yeah.

-OK, we'll put in Sneezing.

Thank you. Sneezing becomes the second category in the final.

Well done, Usual Suspects. You won the round. It's time to switch you off, but we'll see you in Round 2.

Mike, with the Usual Suspects gone, '90s Pop?

Er, '90s Pop... Yeah, I've got my doubts about '90s Pop.

-And Sneezing, I don't know what that could be.

-It could be anything.

-Yeah.

Mike, you still have two more rounds to find perfection and choose your own categories for the final.

-Are you ready to carry on?

-Indeed.

-Good. Let's play Round 2.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-That is false.

-False.

Um...

-I would say that is... That's true.

-True.

-That sounds... That could well be true.

-True. And finally...

That is, uh... That is definitely true.

Lovely. Thank you very much.

So, with time still on the clock, you've answered all four statements.

-So what do you think? Perfection?

-Perfection? Who knows, Nick?

Before we find out for sure, let's bring back the Usual Suspects and see what they've got to say.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Hello.

-Hello.

These were the four statements and Mike's answers.

Guy, can you see any mistakes?

I'm going on kind of plausibility here, but for some reason,

I think the Venus de Milo isn't in the Louvre. It's somewhere else.

OK, let's find out how many are correct.

Just the two out of the four, so you failed to achieve perfection.

Your enemies, the Usual Suspects, have been let into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You need to change two of Mike's answers. Which two?

We'll start off by changing D from "true" to "false".

-What's the other one?

-It's A or B.

-I'm not sure.

-Which one do you plump for?

-Off the top of your head, which one would you change?

-"A". If it was my choice, it'd be "A".

As the longest-standing member of the Usual Suspects, you choose.

-What's it going to be?

-I'll change "A" from "false" to "true".

"A" changes from "false" to "true",

leaving B and C as they stand.

Usual Suspects, let's see what the correct answers are.

"Liechtenstein is in the Pyrenees." Is that false or true?

Yeah, it's in the Alps. It is false.

You had the chance to steal the round, but you failed to achieve perfection.

Have you achieved perfection at home? Shall we find out?

"The word vindaloo means pepper water." True or false?

False. It's actually from a Portuguese dish.

"Al Gore and Dennis Hopper were college room-mates." True or false?

-False.

-Oh, that's false.

-Disaster!

The reason you might have thought that is because Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones were college room-mates.

And "the Venus de Milo is housed in the Louvre." True or false?

-Yeah, it is.

-We got them all wrong!

So, Usual Suspects, not only did you fail to achieve perfection,

you missed it by a country mile. You got every one of them wrong!

Let's have a look at the board.

There are two subjects chosen by the Usual Suspects.

Neither side won the round, so the two categories to be chosen are carried over to the next round,

meaning that four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, I'm going to switch you off. We'll see you in Round 3.

-OK, are you ready to play?

-Ready to play.

-Let's play Round 3.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-That is false.

-False.

Um...

-I would say that's true.

-True.

-I doubt that's true. It's false.

-False.

I...I'm pretty certain...

Well, not pretty certain, but I think that is true.

True. Thank you very much.

Mike, you've answered all four statements in the allotted time.

It's time for us to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So these were the four statements and next to them are Mike's answers.

-Guy, has he achieved perfection?

-I don't think he has, Nick.

B, for a start, I think is wrong.

-The Jets are probably an American football team and the Yankees are the baseball team.

-Gary?

After a disastrous last round, I'm reluctant to say anything,

but I don't think you've achieved it, Mike. You're not far off.

Like Guy, I think B is wrong.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Two out of four again.

Mike, you've given your enemies a chance to steal. Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

OK, to start with, we'd like to change B from "true" to "false".

B changes. You need to find one other now.

-I think it was Graham Norton, but I could be wrong.

-I can't help you with the Graham Norton one.

If you don't mind, Gary, let's change C from "false" to "true".

C changes from "false" to "true", leaving A and D as answered by Mike.

Let's find out the correct answers.

"The Hundred Years' War lasted 80 years." True or false?

False.

116 years, in actual fact, is how long it lasted.

"The New York Jets are a baseball team." True or false?

False. They're an American football team.

"Graham Norton is a former Rear of the Year winner." True or false?

True.

You know how it's going. "The Scream is a painting by Edvard Munch."

True or false?

True.

-Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You've achieved perfection.

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Oh, dear, Mike, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed and they've stolen the round.

What a turnaround for you! From all four wrong to all four right!

You can now make Mike's chances of winning the prize fund much harder. Let's see the final board.

You'll make it a lot harder. You've already chosen the first two categories in the final.

Because you won that round, you've earned the right to choose the next four to add to the board.

So which four would you like Mike to play in the final?

Well, he got that Darwin question wrong in the first round,

-which makes me feel Explorers...

-Explorers, yeah.

-Could trip him up.

-We'll choose Explorers.

-Yeah.

Lovely. Explorers goes in.

-If I had to plump for one, I'd plump for Boxing.

-Right.

-OK.

-Boxing?

-We'll put Boxing across.

-Boxing goes in.

-Hilary?

Well, Norse Mythology is jumping out at me.

-OK.

-Yeah?

-Let's put in some Norse Myths.

Norse Mythology goes across as the penultimate in the final.

-And the last one?

-Dogs could be...

-Dogs.

-I quite like Dogs.

-There's a broad subject.

-We'll go for Dogs, please.

Thank you. Dogs becomes the last subject category in the final.

We know our six final categories.

OK, Usual Suspects, it's time to switch you off for the final time.

-It could be a tough final for you.

-It could indeed.

-Mike, £4,000...

-Yeah, I'll have a go.

If you are ready, let's play the final round.

Here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly if you want to win the £4,000.

-There's no time limit, but once you've given your first answer, it's locked in. Ready?

-Ready.

Let's reveal your first statement. Tell me whether you believe it to be true or false. '90s Pop.

"Jarvis Cocker created the band Gorillaz."

Oh, dear. I've heard of Jarvis Cocker and I've heard of Gorillaz.

-I'll say that is true, Nick.

-True.

Sneezing. "The world's longest sneezing fit lasted over a year."

That's very bizarre, isn't it, that one?

I'll say that's...

-That's true.

-True.

Explorers.

"Roald Amundsen is buried at the South Pole."

I think that's false. I don't think he's buried at the South Pole.

I think one of the people that went to the South Pole is buried there, but not Amundsen.

-So you're saying "false"?

-False.

Boxing.

"Bantamweight is lighter than featherweight."

I think featherweight is lighter, so that is...

-That is false.

-False.

Norse Mythology. "Thor was the god of thunder."

I'm pretty sure of that. Thor was the god of thunder.

-So you're saying...?

-I'll say that's true.

-True.

And finally, Dogs.

"Chihuahua is the smallest recognised breed of dog."

-I'll say that's false, Nick.

-False.

Mike, those answers are now locked in. If there is one single mistake, you leave with nothing.

Let's find out what the Usual Suspects have to say. Let's switch 'em on.

You can now see the final six statements and Mike's answers.

Your answers are locked in, but if you think you've made a mistake,

you can unlock the board with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will, however, come at a cost.

I'll ask you to tell me how well you think Mike has done,

if you want to help and if you do, how much it will cost.

You can't refer to any statement specifically.

-Mike, who would you like to hear from first?

-Gary, I think.

Hi, Mike. I know for absolutely positively sure that you've got definitely one wrong

and I'm 80% convinced that you've got a second one wrong.

If there was only one, I'd be down like a shot,

but the non-certainty of the second one, Mike,

is making me say "no" on this occasion, matey.

OK. Do you want to speak to anyone else?

Hilary?

I know for sure, Mike, that one is wrong,

but I also have got a question mark about another one

and I'm very unsure about it.

I don't think I'm confident enough to come and help you, Mike. Sorry.

-Right.

-Guy?

It's been really nice, all the games we've shared together, but I can't come down to help you today.

I'd quite like the money to roll over, to be honest.

It looks as though I'm on my own here.

Negotiations appear to have closed. All three Usual Suspects have ruled themselves out of helping you out.

You are going to have to play this alone. £4,000 at stake. Six answers away.

Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

If the statement turns green, it's true. If it turns red, it's false.

We may as well start at the top. "Jarvis Cocker created the band Gorillaz."

We need this to turn green to get you off to a flying start.

Is it true or false?

It's false, I'm afraid. You failed at the first hurdle. You failed to achieve perfection.

It wasn't Jarvis Cocker that created the band Gorillaz.

Damon Albarn working with Jamie Hewlett. Either way, I'm afraid that's a bad start for you

and you can't win the money.

But have you managed to achieve perfection at home? Let's find out the rest of the answers.

"The world's longest sneezing fit lasted over a year." True or false?

You said "true". It is true. 978 days.

"Roald Amundsen is buried at the South Pole." You said "false". Is it true or false?

It is false.

He, oddly, died in a plane crash. His body was never discovered.

"Bantamweight is lighter than featherweight." True or false?

Oddly, it's true. Bantamweight is lighter than featherweight.

Moving on, "Thor was the god of thunder."

This was the one you were confident on. You said "true". True or false?

It is true.

"Chihuahua is the smallest recognised breed of dog."

You said "false". True or false?

It is true.

Chihuahua is the smallest recognised breed of dog.

As a result of which, three right, three wrong.

In a series of questions where you didn't get to choose any, they were really tough... Reasonably happy?

Even if I'd got one wrong, I wouldn't have got the money, so three wrong is not bad for those categories.

Usual Suspects, that's good news for you.

The prize money rolls over to the next game where one of you could be playing for a total of £5,000.

-That's very big money now. Looking forward to that?

-Yes.

-Absolutely.

-Mike, you go home with nothing. Have you enjoyed playing?

-I have indeed, Nick. It's been a pleasure.

-Let's hear it for Mike.

-Really enjoyed it. APPLAUSE

It's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect hoping to play Perfection today.

Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hello, my name is Sherise. I'm a flight attendant from London.

Welcome, Sherise. What a great job that is, travelling round the world!

I always wanted to be an aircraft captain. Could I have got away with it?

-Cabin crew, cross-check doors and go to manual.

-You could.

-I'm not posh enough, am I? Best of luck.

We now find out which one of you will be picked to play Perfection.

Hilary, it's you that's been selected.

Please come and play Perfection.

-Hilary, welcome to the game. You were a while up there.

-I enjoyed it. It was good fun.

It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

-There was a lot of bonding going on there, especially with Guy.

-Yes.

Now he is your enemy. They're all your enemies.

-The good news is nobody has won the past four games, so the prize fund currently stands at £5,000.

-Lovely.

That'd be nice. APPLAUSE

I was thinking that. As a school secretary, what does £5,000 mean to you?

It means that I would go off and have my eyes lasered,

so when I do my secretarial bit, I wouldn't need my glasses.

-Well, good luck.

-Thank you.

-Three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off for now. Cheerio. And away they go.

-Are you ready?

-Yes, I'm ready.

-Then let's play Perfection.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-False.

-False.

Hmm...

Gosh, that's tricky, isn't it?

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-Hmm... Well, that's probably true.

-True.

With time to spare, you've answered all four statements.

-That seemed like a pretty comfortable round for you.

-Not really.

-Was it not?

-No.

Before we find out how well you've done, let's have a word with the Usual Suspects.

These were the four statements and next to them are Hilary's answers.

-Sherise, has she achieved perfection?

-She's done pretty good.

They're all looking good. I think she might have done it - perfection.

You must answer all four statements perfectly to win the round. Let's see how many you've got correct.

Just two of the four. Hilary, you've failed to achieve perfection

which has let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal the round? You need to change two of Hilary's answers.

-The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance.

-Yeah.

As in "where I lay my 'at, that's my ohm(!)" We'll change C from "true" to "false".

C changes from "true" to "false".

-I also think "A" is...

-Does it link the Red and Mediterranean Sea?

-It links the Med. It's to get round Africa rather than sailing round the bottom.

-Yeah.

The Red Sea is off Egypt, so yeah, that'd be right.

-Yeah. "A" from "false" to "true".

-We'll change "A" from "false" to "true".

"A" goes from "false" to "true", leaving B and D as answered by Hilary.

Let's find out the answers. If the statement turns green, it's true. If it turns red, it's false.

"The Suez Canal links the Red and Mediterranean Seas." True or false?

It is true.

"In 1925, it became illegal to wear a fez in Turkey."

Is that true or false?

It is true.

"The hertz is the unit of electrical resistance."

Is that true or false?

It is false.

It is the unit of frequency.

So we come to the final one.

"Vladimir Putin was an officer in the KGB." True or false?

Yeah, it was true. Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

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Hilary, they managed to succeed where you failed and as a result, they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you can make Hilary's chances of winning the prize fund much harder.

Here's how. Hilary, here is your final board.

Here are your final round categories.

The Usual Suspects choose the two categories, hoping to make the final harder for you to win.

Usual Suspects, which two would you like Hilary to play in the final?

What stands out for you guys?

-Roads.

-Let's go for Roads.

-Roads.

Roads goes across. And...?

Chess, Gary?

-If she plays it...

-OK, Chess.

-Chess.

Chess. Well done, Usual Suspects. It's time to switch you off, but we'll see you in Round 2.

-What do you think of their choices? Roads?

-Not bad. Don't mind those at all.

-Chess? Do you play chess?

-No, I must be honest, I don't.

-Ah!

What else do you want to steer away from in that list?

Um...

Birds, probably.

OK, Hilary, you have two more rounds to find perfection and choose your own categories

-which is the way to go forward for the final. Ready?

-Ready.

Good. Let's play Round 2.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-True, I think.

-True.

-It is true.

-True.

With half your time left, you've answered all four statements.

-That felt much more comfortable.

-It did until I thought about the dialling code. That might be right.

We'll find out in a moment, but let's chat with the Usual Suspects.

-Gary, how has she done this time?

-My gut feeling is that I think you've cracked it this time, Hilary.

-Sherise, has she achieved perfection?

-The only one I question

is Cleopatra had a daughter called Antonia.

You must answer all four statements perfectly to win the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Just three of the four. Close, but not perfection. Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You need to change just one of Hilary's answers.

I know that Cleopatra had a son called... She named him after Caesar.

I don't remember any references to a daughter. She did have an affair with Mark Antony.

-Is it a play on words?

-I think it is.

-Antony and Cleopatra.

-OK.

It sounds like you know your stuff about it. OK, we're going to change C, then, from "true" to "false".

C changes from "true" to "false",

leaving A, B and D as Hilary first answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

"555 is the dialling code for the United States." Is that true or false?

It is false.

001 in actual fact is the dialling code.

"Paris Hilton made an album called I'm So Rich." Is it true or false?

Yeah, it's false. She did have an album and it was called Paris.

"Cleopatra had a daughter called Antonia."

You decided after a long discussion that it was false.

Is it true or false?

It is false.

I had a feeling about it.

Interestingly, she did have a daughter called Cleopatra Selene, but not called Antonia.

You were quite right.

Finally, "a red snapper is a type of fish". True or false?

True.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hilary, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, not only have you developed a new handshake which you are using at the end of each round,

but you can now make Hilary's chances of winning the £5,000 much harder. Let's see the final board.

So far, there are two categories on there chosen by the Usual Suspects.

You won the round, so you choose the next two categories. Which two are they going to be?

-I'm thinking Chemistry this time.

-I was thinking that as well. I was thinking Chemistry.

-On account of the "hertz" thing as well and that's science.

-Yeah.

-Chemistry's going across?

-Yeah.

-OK.

What about Birds?

-Would she know much about Birds?

-That's a very broad topic.

-OK, Birds.

-Birds goes across. Thank you very much.

Usual Suspects, you won the second round. It's time to switch you off and we'll see you in Round 3.

And away they go. You picked out one you really didn't want.

-I knew they would.

-And they've just picked it - Birds.

-Hmm.

OK, if you're ready to play the next round, let's play Round 3.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True, he did.

-True.

Hmm...

-I don't think so. I think it's false.

-False.

Oh!

Dear, oh, dear.

-False.

-False.

Oh, dear, so bizarre.

-I'll probably... I think I might say "true".

-True.

-With time to spare, you've answered all four statements. Which one bothered you?

-D.

I don't know anything about football and certainly not Swiss football.

Before we reveal how well you've done, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects. Hello again.

-Guy, what do you think?

-She might have done herself proud and got perfection this time.

-Gary?

-I concur. Definitely.

-Sherise?

-Yeah. I'm with the guys.

-Huge vote of confidence for you.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

-Consistent, but consistently not perfect, I'm afraid.

-No.

-You've let in the Usual Suspects.

You need to change just the one again. Which one?

-It's either B or C.

-I think it could be true -

-the Margherita was named after a queen of Italy.

-OK.

-We'd like to change C from "false" to "true", Nick.

-Thank you, guys.

C changes from "false" to "true", thus leaving A, B and D as answered by Hilary.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

"Admiral Nelson suffered from seasickness." True or false?

True. Absolutely true. As unlikely as it sounds, he did suffer from seasickness.

"Humphrey Bogart won an Oscar for Casablanca." True or false?

No. Nominated, but didn't win.

This is the key one. "A Margherita pizza is named after a queen of Italy."

Is that false or could it possibly be true?

It's true.

"Young Boys of Bern is a Swiss football team." True or false?

True.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You've achieved perfection again.

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Hilary, you know what that means.

Usual Suspects, you can now make Hilary's chances of winning the prize about as hard as they can be.

Let's see the final board. Four subjects up there already chosen by you.

As you won the round, you choose the last two subject categories.

Which two would you like her to play in the final?

-We'll go for Money.

-Money goes across. I need one more from you.

-Dates?

-Yeah. It could be anything, couldn't it, again?

-We'll go for Dates.

-Thank you. Dates goes across.

So we now know our final six categories.

It's time to switch you off for the final time.

OK, time to play the final.

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Hilary, this is the final. If you can achieve perfection, you could be leaving with £5,000.

If you fail, you'll be leaving with nothing which is great news for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could play for a rollover of £6,000 on the next game.

-I know you like 'em, but you'd rather be taking the money away.

-Yes, definitely.

In which case, let's play the final round.

Hilary, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £5,000.

-There's no time limit, but once you've given an answer, it'll be locked in. Ready?

-Yes.

OK, let's reveal your first statement. Tell me whether you believe it to be true or false.

Roads...

"Spaghetti Junction is a junction of the M3."

I don't believe that's right.

Spaghetti Junction is near Birmingham, which is nowhere near the M3,

-so I would say that is false.

-False.

Chess. "A bishop may only move diagonally."

Oh, now I've got to think. Which one is the bishop?

Dear, oh, dear. No, I'll say "true".

True.

Chemistry...

"The pH scale measures acidity and alkalinity."

-Yeah, I believe it does. That's true.

-True.

Birds... "Flamingos only live in Africa."

Well, I don't know if that's true or not.

-I'll say "true".

-True.

Money...

"The drachma is the unit of currency in Tunisia."

In Tunisia...

-I think that's false.

-False.

And finally, Dates.

"Twelfth Night falls in January."

I do believe so. I believe it's about the 5th or 6th of January.

-So that is true.

-True.

Hilary, those answers are locked in. If there's one mistake, you win nothing.

-What are you worried about?

-Definitely the flamingos. And my knowledge of chess is so limited.

I'm trying to think which one was the bishop.

-OK, so B and D are the ones that you'll be cringing about when we come to the answers.

-Yeah.

Let's have a word with the Usual Suspects and see what they think.

You can now see the final six statements and Hilary's answers.

Your answers are locked in, but if you think you've made a mistake,

you can unlock them with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will come at a cost.

You can't refer to any statement specifically. Who would you like to speak to first?

-I'll speak to my friend Guy first.

-Hi there.

-What do you think, Guy?

The ones I know, I agree about, and the ones that I disagree with, I'm not very sure,

-so I'm probably going to stay here.

-Right.

-OK, let's ask Gary.

The more I look at this, I've only got a slight doubt about one of them,

but the more I look at it, I think you've got this, lovey. I really do.

What does Sherise think?

There is one that I'm a little bit iffy about, shall I say?

Does that translate into an amount of money to come and help?

I feel a bit green to want to do that right now.

-Are you counting yourself out or would it take a lot of money?

-Depends what's on the table.

What do you want to do from here?

Do you know, I think I might just go for it.

-Go for it yourself?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-I think I will.

-Are we ending negotiations?

-Yes.

Negotiations are over. You have decided to go it alone.

-£5,000 at stake.

-Yeah.

-Only six answers away.

-You're only here once.

You do only live once. That's true.

Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

If the statement turns green, it's true. If it turns red, it's false.

Let's start at the top. "Spaghetti Junction is a junction on the M3."

You said it was in Birmingham, it was nowhere near the M3, so you said "false". Is it true or false?

You're absolutely right. It is false. It's on the M6 and it is on the north side of Birmingham.

-B... B was the other one that you were worried about, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

B and D were the two. Let's skip past B and we'll come back to it.

"The pH scale measures acidity and alkalinity." You said that's true.

Is it true or false?

It is true.

Two out of two.

Let's do E. "The drachma is the unit of currency in Tunisia."

We need this to turn red to get three out of three and be halfway to the money.

"The drachma is the unit of currency in Tunisia." Is that true or false?

It is false.

Have you been to Tunisia?

-No, my sister has.

-Tunisian dinar.

-I thought so.

-Absolutely.

-Three out of three. Halfway to the £5,000.

-Mm-hm.

"Twelfth Night falls in January."

You said "true". We'd like this to turn green for you. If it does,

you're only two away from £5,000.

"Twelfth Night falls in January." True or false?

It's true.

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-The night of the 5th going over to the 6th.

-Mm-hm.

-You're absolutely spot-on.

What a cracking start! They were the four you felt more comfortable with.

-Now we have to go for the ones that worried you the most.

-Yeah.

-"A bishop may only move diagonally." You don't know anything about chess, do you?

-Not a lot, no.

We need this to turn green for you to put you just one away from £5,000.

-If it turns red, you're walking away with nothing.

-Yeah.

"A bishop may only move diagonally." Is that true or false?

It's true.

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Five out of six.

One away from £5,000.

Now we come to flamingos.

-You said right at the start, "I hope they don't pick me Birds."

-Yeah.

And they knew you well enough to pick Birds for you.

Up it came and when I said, "Flamingos only live in Africa," not a clue.

No, not a clue.

So...

for £5,000...

You said "true". We need it to turn green. If it turns red, nothing.

Flamingos only live in Africa. Is that true or false?

For £5,000...

It's false!

GROANING

They also live in Central and South America.

I knew you were going to say that. I knew it!

How frustrating is that? You knew it was your nemesis the moment you saw it on the board.

They picked it out for you, it came up, you didn't want it.

You didn't like the question. I'm afraid, Hilary,

that means you did not achieve perfection and you're not leaving with £5,000.

Usual Suspects, great news for you. The prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where you could be playing for a total of £6,000. You've got to be pleased with that.

-Absolutely.

-Hilary, you failed to achieve perfection.

You enjoyed playing, though, I can see it.

-Very much so.

-Not too sad about it.

-No, it's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, Hilary.

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Please join us next time when our usual suspects have the chance to play again,

this time for £6,000.

Remember, close isn't good enough. On this show,

we only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

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