Episode 13 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands perfection. Behind this screen are four contestants

who hope their knowledge is flawless, as one mistake could give the game away. This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

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

In a moment, one of them will be randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

They'll then face a series of true or false statements. For example,

if I said the sun is at the centre of our solar system,

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 the contestant gets a single answer wrong,

their opponents will be allowed into the game to capitalise on their mistakes.

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

My name's Pete, I run a retail outlet in Weston-Super-Mare and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Mary-Anne, I'm a freelance bookkeeper

from Stamford in Lincolnshire and this is my second game.

I'm Kaye, I'm a hospice fundraiser,

I'm from Burnley in Lancashire and this is my third game.

Hi, I'm Guy, I'm a web producer from South London and this is my ninth game.

Welcome to you all, especially to you, Pete.

-Thank you.

-Down your retail outlet, do you get a chance to do some quizzes, crosswords?

Every fortnight, I do a quiz in a pub team called the Scrambled Eggheads.

Welcome and best of luck, cos we now find out which one of you will be randomly picked to play Perfection.

Mary-Anne, it's you that's been selected. Please come and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

-Welcome.

-Thank you.

-Did you enjoy your time as a Usual Suspect?

-I did, but it was too short.

-Looking forward to being in the spotlight and winning some money, yes?

-Oh, yes.

No matter how much love there's been up there with the Usual Suspects,

it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team mates, they're now your enemies.

Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund.

Your failure means the prize money rolls over to the next game where they could play for a bigger total.

-Yeah.

-Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news. Nobody has won the past seven games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £8,000.

-APPLAUSE

-Yes!

Let's dream, shall we? You walk out of here with £8,000. What will you spend it on?

Well, my husband, Brian, is an artist and I'd like to be able to have his art shown.

-What a lovely idea. Good luck with that.

-Thank you.

You play three rounds and a final. Every round you achieve perfection will make the final easier.

If your performance isn't perfect, the Usual Suspects will have the chance to steal the round,

making the final that much harder. Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off for now

so you can't see or hear anything.

-Mary-Anne, you can now talk through your answers without giving away any vital knowledge. OK.

-Yep.

Each round has four true or false statements. You're against the clock. You have 45 seconds.

-Once you give your answers, they'll be locked in. OK?

-Yep.

-Let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I'm not really sure. I think true.

-True?

-True, yeah.

No. It's a fish.

-So you're saying...

-A herring. False.

-False.

-True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

-Yes.

-And with plenty of time left on the clock.

Mary-Anne, you've answered all four statements.

-That felt like a good round for you.

-Guesses.

-There's a fair few guesses there.

-Yeah?

-Arsene Wenger. Football, me, no.

-No?

OK, before we reveal how well you've done, time for us to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Hello. These were the four statements

and next to them are Mary-Anne's answers.

-So, Pete, let's start with you.

-I think she's pretty near perfection

-if she hasn't got perfection.

-Kaye.

I agree with Pete. She's done really, really well.

-The only one I would perhaps question is B.

-Right.

Mary-Anne, the moment of truth. You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Three out of four is not bad, but not good enough. You haven't achieved perfection.

You now let your enemies into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal this round?

You can see Mary-Anne's answers.

-You need to change just one of them.

-I think C might be wrong.

I think, if the others are right, C might be wrong.

Unless the rollmop was a hairstyle.

You know in the 1940s when ladies wore their hair rolled up,

smooth on top and then rolled up at the bottom?

-I think A and D are right.

-OK.

-So it's between B and C?

-Yes.

-I'm persuaded by this B thing.

-Really? I don't know for sure.

It's only like... I just think that hairstyle might be a rollmop.

-OK. We're going to change B from false to true.

-B changes,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Mary-Anne.

Let's find out the correct answers.

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

True.

It's false.

It is, as you know, a pickled herring dish.

We're not aware of a hairstyle called the rollmop.

It's false.

It is the nickname for Jose Mourinho.

You know where this is going. True or false?

Yep, it's false. It's by Boris Pasternak.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you'd have the chance to make Mary-Anne's chances of winning much harder.

And here's how. Mary-Anne, this is your final board appearing.

The six blank spaces need 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 the final round categories.

Had you achieved perfection, you could now add two categories to the board.

Because neither side won, the two categories due to be chosen will be carried over to the next round,

meaning four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, time to switch you off. See you in round two. Away they go.

Mary-Anne, now that the Usual Suspects are gone,

what do you think of the categories on offer?

Well, the size of me, eating out.

Eating out. More to the point, what do you really want to avoid?

-Politicians.

-Politicians you'd like to steer clear of.

-No time for them.

-You ready for the next round?

-Yep.

-Let's play round two.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

SHE LAUGHS

That sounds silly, but I think it's true.

-True?

-Yes.

-Yes, that's true.

-True.

Oh, heavens. It was invented in Scotland, but...

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

Oh.

I've got a feeling it might be Wales.

-Erm, I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Yeah.

Just within the allotted time, you've answered all four statements.

-Not so good that round?

-No, not really.

-Didn't like the questions?

-No.

-No. OK. Well, before we reveal how well you've done,

let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the statements with Mary-Anne's answers.

-Kaye, what do you think?

-I'm not sure about A.

I'm not sure Japan would call Dragon's Den "Big Money Bags."

-It just seems a bit strange.

-Guy, has she achieved perfection?

Erm, B and C are both right, I think.

But the other two I really haven't heard of.

The idea that A is true does give me a real kick.

The moment of truth. You need all four statements correct

to have won the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two of the four. That means you have not achieved perfection.

It also means you've let your enemies into the game.

Good one to steal, Usual Suspects, with four categories on offer.

You can see Mary-Anne's answers. You need to change two of them.

-Which two?

-If it was my decision alone, I'd go for A and D.

-To change?

-Yes.

-They're also the ones I'd change.

-OK.

-So, we'd like to change A from true to false, please.

-Thanks, Guy.

-And D from false to true.

-Thank you.

Leaving B and C as Mary-Anne originally answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

That's false.

It's called Money Tigers.

It's true.

Mary Queen of Scots used to play golf. True or false?

-No!

-You're joking!

-Yep, she loved the game.

Is D true or false?

It's false. It is largely found in the Peak District.

Oh, dear, you had the chance to steal the round from Mary-Anne but you failed to achieve perfection.

Let's have a look at the board.

Still nothing on the board and there's nothing added to it, either.

Mary-Anne, because neither side won the round,

the four categories that were on offer will now be carried over into the next round,

meaning that six categories will be on offer on the result of round three.

Usual Suspects, I'm going to switch you off, and we'll see you again in round three.

OK, Mary-Anne, this is important now, because six categories all rest on this one round.

If you can do well here, you get to pick your own categories and control your own destiny in the final.

-It would be a good one to win.

-It would be.

-OK, let's play round three.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Oh, God. He was alive then. Erm...

-I'd say yes, true.

-True.

-Erm, I think that is true.

-True.

-Yeah.

Ooh.

Erm...

-Er, false, I think.

-False.

-Yeah.

-That, I know, is true.

-True.

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

-Now, that felt like a much more comfortable round for you.

-A bit better for me, yeah.

Before we see how well you did, let's have a chat with the Usual Suspects.

-Usual Suspects, hello.

-ALL: Hello.

These are the four statements and Mary-Anne's answers.

-Guy, has she achieved perfection?

-I don't think she has this time.

I think Jimi Hendrix played the Isle of Wight Festival

but maybe not the first Glastonbury Festival.

-Kaye?

-I'm pretty sure she's got B and D right.

-Pete?

-A is the only one that's wrong there.

You can see the Barrier Reef from space.

-When I was on the Barrier Reef, I could see space, anyway.

-All right.

Mary-Anne, the moment of truth. You need perfection to win the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Stopped just short of perfection.

Which means you've let the Usual Suspects in again.

Usual Suspects, this is a really good one to win.

You can see Mary-Anne's answers. You need to change just one. Which one?

-Got to be A, guys.

-Mia Farrow you're pretty sure about?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-And D I'm pretty sure about.

That leaves us A, changing A from true to false.

A changes from true to false,

leaving B, C and D as answered by Mary-Anne.

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

A is false. He died the day before the first one.

Moving on. You've got a pretty good idea where these are going.

B is true. Pete, you can see it the other way round.

-THEY LAUGH

-Works that way, too.

We now know C is false.

It was Frank Sinatra that she was married to.

D is true, Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

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

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Mary-Anne's chances of winning the prize fund

as hard as possible. Let's see the final board.

Because you won the round, you've earned the right to choose six categories

to add to the board. Which six would you like Mary-Anne to play in the final?

-Shall we choose two each?

-Good idea.

-Pete, which two?

I'd like politicians and mythology, please.

Politicians goes across and mythology.

-Kaye?

-I think I quite like power. I'm not sure what that's about,

-but I'll put power across.

-Power. And?

And I think European history.

European history. Which leaves Guy to choose two.

Birds and composers.

Birds goes across.

And, finally, composers.

We now know our six final categories. They are...

-Tough.

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

And away they go. For £8,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection, you could leave with £8,000.

If you fail, you could leave with nothing. You ready?

-Yep.

-Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Mary-Anne, here are your six final categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly if you want to win that £8,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit, but once you've given your first answer, it's locked in.

-Ready?

-Yep.

Let's reveal your first statement. Please tell me whether you believe it to be true or false.

Erm...

He was a prime minister,

but I think he was a Tory,

-so I think that is false.

-False?

-Yeah.

Nike was a goddess of victory.

But was this Greek or Roman?

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

Turkey dung can be used as a source of power.

I've got a feeling that they used to use chicken poo

in the war

to make a gas

which then powered a car,

so if chicken poo can be used, I think turkey poo can be, as well,

-so I think, yes, that's true.

-True.

Portugal gained independence from Spain in 1800.

Er...

-I think it's false.

-False.

-Yeah.

Birds. The bald eagle is the national bird of the USA.

Right. I've seen one. I've seen one.

And I saw it in America, which is rare,

cos they're in Canada mostly.

Yes, it is true.

-True.

-Yes.

Rhapsody In Blue is a piece by George Gershwin.

-True.

-True.

-Yes.

-Mary-Anne, those answers are locked in.

Remember, if there's one mistake, you leave with nothing.

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-D. D, definitely. I have no real idea.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects and see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements and Mary-Anne's answers.

Your answers are locked in and you can't change them by yourself.

If you think you've made a mistake, you can unlock the board with the help of the Usual Suspects.

But this will come at a cost. Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you

to tell me how well you think Mary-Anne has done, if you want to help and how much it will cost.

Remember, you can't refer to any of the statements specifically.

-Mary-Anne, who would you like to hear from first?

-Pete.

Well, Mary-Anne, I definitely know you've got two wrong

and I'm very, very unsure about another one.

-Kaye?

-There's three that I'm pretty sure you've got right,

but I wouldn't be prepared to come down for that, sorry.

-Right.

-Kaye's ruled herself out altogether.

-Guy.

There's one that leaps out at me as wrong.

Apart from that, I couldn't really say,

-so I don't think money will convince me to join you.

-You're definitely sure about one?

I wouldn't go so far as definitely sure.

You've got £8,000 to play with here. What do you think?

Kaye has declared herself out. Guy has declared himself out. Do you want to speak to Pete?

-Well, Pete?

-I've been thinking long and hard

and I don't think I can help you out.

I'm uncertain about one and it could swing one way or the other.

You have £8,000 to play with. You could try and throw money at Pete or go it alone. It's up to you.

Well, because nobody has said they are definitely sure

that they know one is wrong and that they know the answer...

..I'm happy with the others, so it's a 50/50 chance.

So I'm going to go 50/50 chance with £8,000.

-I won't have anybody, I'll do it on my own.

-OK.

-I'm pinning it all on D.

-Negotiations over.

You've decided to go it alone. £8,000 at stake.

Six answers away. Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

Let's start at the top.

Alec Douglas-Home was a Liberal Prime Minister.

You thought he was a Prime Minister and you thought

he was possibly a Tory, so you said false.

Is it true or false?

-It's false.

-APPLAUSE

Conservative Prime Minister in the sixties, so you were right, Tory.

Nike was the Greek goddess of victory.

Again, you ummed and ahhed. Greek or maybe Roman, you said.

In the end, you decided it was true.

Is it true or false?

-True.

-APPLAUSE

A third of the way to £8,000. This is interesting, isn't it?

Turkey dung can be used as a source of power.

-In your memory, you thought...

-They used chicken poo during the war.

So why can't they use turkey dung in a similar way? So you said true.

Turkey dung can be used as a source of power, is that true or false?

-It's true.

-APPLAUSE

-It's used in some electric power stations.

-Oh, right.

So here we find ourselves halfway towards the money

-and coming up to D, which was that one that you said was a guess.

-Mm-hm.

-So let's skip it and go onto E.

-Oh, no.

The bald eagle is the national bird of the USA.

-You said you'd seen one.

-Yep.

-In America.

-Yep.

Is this going to turn green and keep you on the way to the money

or is it going to turn red and make you walk away with nothing?

-It's true.

-APPLAUSE

Two questions away from £8,000.

F now. Rhapsody In Blue. Do you know Gershwin?

I do. I love Gershwin and I'm almost positive that's right.

Almost positive. That's why you went for true.

Rhapsody In Blue is a piece by George Gershwin. True of false?

-It's true.

-APPLAUSE

Look at that board. One, two, three, four, five correct answers to the statements so far.

You've done brilliantly. You decided to go it alone. You decided to stick to your guns.

And here we find ourselves one away from the money.

Portugal gained independence from Spain in 1800.

In the end, you plumped for false. That means you need it to turn red.

If it turns green, you walk away with nothing.

-If it turns red, you get the £8,000.

-£8,000!

What are you going to spend it on?

-If you win.

-On my husband getting his artwork into a gallery.

It all comes down to this. You hope it turns red for you.

Portugal gained independence from Spain in 1800.

Is that true or false for £8,000?

It's false! You have achieved perfection!

APPLAUSE

-Oh!

-Sorry!

-It means that much?

-He's a really, really talented artist and he deserves to be shown.

I'm really pleased for you. You did it on your own, you went through it.

-That is absolutely fantastic news for you. You have won £8,000.

-Thank you.

Usual Suspects, you'll have to wait a long time in there to build it back up again.

We're perfectly comfortable. We chose all the categories.

You literally couldn't have made it harder for her.

The prize fund has been won, so we reset the total back to £1,000 in our next game.

-The reason we are resetting is, Mary-Anne, you have won £8,000. Congratulations.

-Thank you.

I shall look forward to reading about the exhibition.

I hope it goes well and a lot of people get to see your husband's art.

Congratulations. Ladies and gentlemen, Mary-Anne, who achieved perfection!

APPLAUSE

Wow! What a start! It's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hello, I'm Brian, I'm from Wigan and I'm a semi-retired engineer.

-What sort of engineering?

-I've been in the aircraft industry nearly all my working life.

-Wow! Interesting. Maybe we'll get to chat about that a bit later on.

-Yep.

Everyone's looking a little bit glum because the cash has gone.

It was a great game, though. She did really well.

Best of luck as we find out which one of you will be randomly picked to play Perfection.

Kaye, please come and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

-Kaye, welcome to the game. Hospice fundraising manager.

-That's right.

-What sort of hospice?

-It's an adult hospice in Burnley and Pendle.

-Important work. Good for you. Now, obviously, a bit of a disappointment that the big money went.

-Mm.

-Still pleased to be down here playing?

-Absolutely. £1,000 is better than nothing. It's wonderful.

Well, Kaye, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team mates, now they're your enemies. Every game is worth £1,000.

The previous game was won, so the prize fund is reset to £1,000.

-But £1,000 is good money in today's market, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-If you won it, what would you do with it?

-My sons are 21 and 17

and they've both said if Mum wins some money, they'd like a car each.

-A car each?

-Yeah, they don't want one to share.

-My first car cost me £90.

-Really?

-Yeah, and I ran it for three years.

So it's possible. OK, three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off so you can't see or hear.

But as soon as Kaye makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game. Away they go.

-Shall we get started?

-Why not?

-Let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Erm, I think that one is false.

False.

-I'm pretty sure that's true.

-True.

I'm a fundraiser, I know for a fact that takes place in Gateshead.

-So that one's false.

-False.

Erm, I think that one also is false.

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

-That was a pretty good round.

-I hope so, yeah.

OK. Before we reveal how well you did, let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, these were the four statements and next to them, Kaye's answers.

-Brian, has she achieved perfection?

-I think she might have.

I'm not sure about Patricia Cornwell, but I think she's done pretty well.

-Guy.

-The first three I know she's got right.

The last one, I don't know the answer, but 50/50,

-so I think she might have got perfection.

-The moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to win the round. Let's find out.

Three of the four. That's not perfection and that's what we need.

You've now let your enemies into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You must change one answer.

Just one. Which one is it going to be?

-Are you sure...

-I'm the same as Guy. I think the top three are right.

-I'm not sure about that bottom one.

-I couldn't swear on that one.

-I'll go with you.

-We'll change D from false to true.

D goes from false to true, leaving A, B and C as answered by Kaye.

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

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

A is false. They're red. They're green in the House of Commons.

B is true.

C is, of course, false. Newcastle to South Shields.

So you know where this is going.

Is D true or false?

It's true. Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

That handshake might need some work. It didn't really work.

Kaye, they succeeded where you failed. They've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Kaye's chances of winning the prize fund harder.

Here's how. Kaye, this is your final board and the six blank spaces

need to be filled with subject categories. Here are your final round categories.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you,

they choose the two categories, hoping to make the final harder for you.

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

-I struggle with this.

-Astronomy look good.

-Astronomy looks a good one, but...

-You both say astronomy?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK, cool. We'll put astronomy across, then.

-Astronomy goes in.

-I'd go for mountains.

-Medals.

-Or medals.

-Medals could be tricky.

-OK, we need an answer.

-Medals, maybe? We'll do mountains next time. Medals.

Medals, thank you very much. Medals goes across. Well done, Usual Suspects, you won the first round.

It's time to switch you off but we will see you in round two.

Kaye, what do you think of those choices? Astronomy, medals?

I don't know. I know a little bit about both of those subjects,

-it's just whether what you know comes up in the questions.

-You're right.

All right. It's only the first round. You still have two more rounds to find perfection

and choose your own categories for the final. Let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Erm... Hm, that's a hard one, literally.

Erm...

-I think that could be true.

-True.

-Erm, I don't think they are. I'm not sure where they are, but I'm going to say false.

-False.

I don't think he has, or else we'd have all heard about it, I think.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

-I think she was the wife of the president, so that's false.

-False.

Nicely timed. You used your time wisely there

and you've answered all four statements.

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

These were the four statements and Kaye's answers.

-Guy, has she achieved perfection?

-No, I don't think she has.

I'd pick on A, because I think diamond is the hardest mineral.

-Brian?

-Guy's definitely right. Diamond is the hardest mineral.

OK, the moment of truth. You need to have answered all four perfectly

to win the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Three of the four, but not perfection and that's what you need.

You've let your enemies into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You must change one answer.

I've got a good idea where you're going.

-Where are you going to go?

-A. It's diamond.

-It's A.

What can I say? Change A from true to false.

-Sorry, Kaye.

-A changes from true to false.

B, C and D remain as Kaye answered.

Let's find out the correct answers.

Marble is the hardest naturally -occurring mineral. True of false?

Yep, it's false. Diamond is considered to be the hardest.

B is false. In Lyon since 1989.

Guy Ritchie has directed an EastEnders episode, true or false?

No, he hasn't. Cockney gangster films, obviously,

but never the cockney soap.

D is false. Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

You're right, wife of the president, never president herself.

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

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Kaye's chances of winning £1,000 much harder.

Let's see the final board.

On it, two subjects chosen by you already.

Because you won the round, you've earned the right to choose the next two categories.

-Which two do you fancy?

-Did we say mountains?

-Mountains from last time. Do we still like that?

-Yep.

I can't think of a good mountain joke, so I'll just say mountains.

Mountains. But thanks for working for us.

Mountains goes across. And?

-British history?

-Yeah.

-British history.

-British history goes in. Thank you.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you've won the second round.

It's time to switch you off. We'll see you in round three.

-OK, let's play round three.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Do you know, I think that's true. I think I've heard that.

-Yeah, I think that's true.

-True.

Hm, it seems unlikely and it doesn't sound like a Celtic name,

-so I'm going to say that's false.

-False.

-I can't imagine it ever has been. I'm going to say false.

-False.

-I think that's false, too. Yeah.

-False.

And with plenty of time to spare, you whipped through that with ease.

Mm. I'm hoping they're educated guesses.

But the way the questions are worded, it really makes you doubt yourself.

Sometimes you just have that little inkling of knowledge at the back of your mind and you're not sure.

Time to have a chat with the Usual Suspects and see what they think.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements and Kaye's answers.

-Pete, is it perfection?

-I wouldn't like to say.

-There's a couple there I just don't know.

-Guy, how has she done?

B and C seem fine. The other two... I really should know D.

Marx and Lenin wrote something together, but I'm not sure.

-Quite possibly perfection, so well done.

-Ah. The moment of truth.

Let's find out how many are correct.

-Ooh! Yay!

-APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Kaye. You achieved perfection. That's what it's all about. Let's look at the answers.

Sophia Loren has spent time in prison for tax evasion.

We now know that that is true.

A Walloon is a fairy in Irish folklore, true or false? It's false.

Actually, Walloon in the name of people who speak French

-in South Belgium.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Fox hunting is a former Olympic event.

That is, as you said, false.

Lenin wrote The Communist Manifesto, true or false?

It is, of course, false.

-It was written by...

-Was it Karl Marx?

Karl Marx and, Guy, who was the other one?

Trotsky? Engels.

-Friedrich Engels. Very good. He got there in the end.

-He did.

He said he ought to know it and he did when he finally dragged it out. You got it from along the line?

OK, look, bad luck, Usual Suspects. She did very well, though.

-She really did.

-Kaye, as a result of that perfect performance,

you've made winning the fund that little bit easier. Let's have a look at your finals board.

It's got four subjects on it, chosen by the Usual Suspects. You won the round

so you've earned the right to choose the last two categories.

I think I'm going to put across children's books.

Children's book. We need one more.

I'm going to go for holiday camps, cos I think there's only so many questions you could ask.

Holiday camps goes across. We now know our six final categories. They are...

It's time to switch off the Usual Suspects for the last time.

Away they go. Kaye, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Kaye, this is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection, you leave with £1,000.

If you fail, you could leave with nothing. Let's play the final round.

Kaye, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £1,000. Think carefully.

There's no time limit, but once you've given an answer, your first answer is locked in.

-You ready?

-Mm-hm.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

Tell me whether you believe it to be true or false. Astronomy.

There is an asteroid named after Michael Palin.

I can't... I can't imagine that that's true,

cos asteroids, I think, don't hang around.

I think they just, sort of, fizzle away, don't they?

-So I'm going to say that's false.

-False.

Medals. The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross.

-I'm going to say that's true.

-True.

Mountains.

K2 has never been climbed.

I think there would be somebody regularly trying to do it

-and we'd hear about it if it hadn't been climbed, so false.

-False.

British history.

The Ridgeway is an ancient path in the south of England.

It could very well be, but I've not heard of it.

Erm...

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

-Yep.

Children's books.

Timmy is the dog in the Secret Seven books.

I've read all of them when I was younger,

and I definitely know Timmy is the name of a dog,

but whether it was the Secret Seven or the Famous Five, I don't know.

-I'm going to guess that it was Secret Seven and say true.

-True.

And finally, holiday camps.

The first Butlins camp was opened in Skegness.

I've been to the one in Skegness, but was it the first one?

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

Kaye, those answers are locked in.

If there's one single mistake, you leave with nothing.

Let's switch on the Usual Suspects.

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

Kaye, your answers are locked in. You can't change them by yourself, but you can unlock them

with the help of the Usual Suspects. It will come at a cost.

Remember, you can't refer to any of the statements specifically.

-Who would you like to speak to first?

-I'll go straight to Guy.

I'm not really that wise.

I think you've done OK, to be honest. If I was you,

I wouldn't offer me any of your money for the help I can give,

-which is not that much.

-Not that you're likely to come down anyway.

You know I don't do that kind of thing.

-And you like it in there.

-Yeah.

-So?

I'll go along the row. I'll ask Pete next.

Well, I know you've got five right, but I'm not sure about another one,

so I wouldn't come down and alter it after what happened the last game.

-Thank you. Brian?

-I don't think you need any help.

I think you've done pretty well.

Looks like negotiations are over. They're not coming down to help

-so it looks like you're on your own.

-It's all or nothing, then.

£1,000 at stake. Six answers away. Let's find out if you achieved perfection.

Right, let's start at the top.

There's an asteroid named after Michael Palin.

You thought about that, thought it was daft

-because asteroids don't hang around long enough.

-I think they just fizzle out.

Sometimes they drop to earth. Actually, those are meteors.

-I don't know.

-You went for false. This needs to turn red.

Is it true or false?

-Oh, no.

-It's true. What a rotten start.

-Fallen at the first hurdle.

-So, that's a rotten start and you have failed to achieve perfection,

therefore you're not going to win the money. Have you managed to achieve perfection at home?

We'll press on and have a look.

The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross, true or false?

-Is it true. They won it in the Second World War.

-Mm-hm.

K2 has never been climbed, is that true or false? You said false.

It is false. First climbed in 1954.

The Ridgeway is an ancient path in the south of England.

You weren't sure but you said it could be true. Is it true or false?

It is true. It's believed to be the remains of the land bridge

that used to connect us to Europe and they believe the first animals and people walked along it.

Very ancient, it is. Timmy is the dog in the Secret Seven books.

You really wrestled with this one. You went Famous Five, Secret Seven.

You went for true in the end. Is it true or false?

-Ohh. It's Famous Five.

-Famous Five.

-Never mind.

-Scamper is the dog in the Secret Seven books.

-Really?

-That's not ringing any bells at all.

-OK, and finally,

the first Butlins camp was opened in Skegness. Is it true or false?

It's true, it was in Skeggy.

1936.

Well, you did very well. Four out of six.

-Not bad but not good enough, I'm afraid.

-No.

Usual Suspects, that's good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game where one of you could play for £2,000.

-You've got to be pleased.

-Yeah.

-Good result.

Jolly good. Guy, you're not doing anything for the rest of your life, are you?

Kaye, I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection, which means you go home with nothing.

-Kaye, everybody.

-APPLAUSE

That's all we have time for. Please join us again next time

when our Usual Suspects have the chance the play again for £2,000.

But remember, on this show, we only pay you for perfection. Goodbye.

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd

E-mail [email protected]

.