Episode 14 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz that demands perfection.

Behind the screen are four contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless,

because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

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

Behind me are the contestants, we call them the Usual Suspects.

They're in our isolation room.

One of them will be randomly selected

to join me here to play Perfection

and then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said...

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 an answer wrong, their opponents,

the Usual Suspects, will be allowed into the game

to capitalise on their mistakes.

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

Hiya, I'm Mel. I'm a staff nurse from Nottingham and this is my first game.

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

I'm from Wigan and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Pete. I'm a retailer from Weston-super-Mare

and this is my third game.

Hi, I'm Guy. I'm a web producer from South London. This is my 11th game.

Welcome to you all, especially Mel, who's new to the game.

-Looking forward to playing?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Good general knowledge?

-Fair-to-mid, I'd say.

-Fair-to-mid?

-How many games is it now, Guy?

-I think this is the 11th.

-11th?!

We're in double digits and I'm pretty excited about it.

That's absolutely extraordinary.

Welcome to you all and best of luck,

as we now find out which one of you will be randomly picked

and, can we just check, Guy's name is in the random generator, is it?

Yes, it is. Good. Who will be randomly picked to play Perfection?

Guy, it's you! You've been chosen, please come and play Perfection.

Welcome to the game. It's nice to have you here.

It's wonderful to make it out here.

After ten games in the booth,

I've enjoyed it and seen all there is to see.

OK, Guy, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates.

You were their captain for a long time. Now, they are your enemies.

Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund.

Your failure means the prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of them could be sitting here playing for a bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news, nobody's won the last game

so the prize fund currently stands at...

£2,000.

-Not bad.

-Not bad at all.

-You've seen bigger amounts go past and be won.

-Unfortunately.

I enjoyed watching it go up but not going down.

So, what would you do with £2,000 if you won it?

My girlfriend's got this sub-clinical obsession with tacky things,

-so we'd like to go to Vegas.

-Oh, right.

If I have to give a lot of it away in the end game,

we're looking at Blackpool instead.

So there it is. Vegas, Blackpool, depending on how you do.

All right, good luck. Here's how the game works.

You'll play three rounds and a final. Every perfect round will make the final easier.

If your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have the chance to step in

and steal the round, making the final harder.

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off,

so you can't see or hear anything.

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

-OK.

Each round consists of four true-or-false statements.

You'll answer against the clock, you'll get 45 seconds.

-Once you've given your first answer, it'll be locked in, OK?

-OK.

Let's play Perfection.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Pontefract cakes. I think it's from...

..Wales or something like that. I think they're quite stodgy.

Cream, yes, true.

True.

-I don't think that's true, so false.

-False.

That's false. They're in the north, I think.

I know that's true.

True.

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

How does it feel, being down here?

It's a lot harder because, in the booth, you only have to be good

but, out here, you have to be perfect, as they say.

-So that's a lot harder.

-Exactly right.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the statements

and next to them are Guy's answers.

-Mel, how's he done?

-I think he's done all right.

I think he's got B wrong, though.

I remember Christopher Biggins in Porridge.

I don't know why I remember that but I think I do!

-Brian, has he got perfection?

-No, I don't think so.

Pontefract cakes are little liquorice discs, you don't serve them with cream.

OK, well. Guy, the moment of truth.

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

Let's find out how many you got correct.

Unfortunately, you didn't manage perfection

and you were muttering, "Two" as you went into it.

They seemed like they knew when it came up.

You've now let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

Usual Suspects, you can see Guy's answers. You need to change two. Which two?

The Potteries... that's Stoke-on-Trent.

-Yeah, Stoke-on-Trent.

-That's West Midlands.

So he's right with that one.

Are the making of fireworks pyrotechnics, or letting them off?

-No, making. I think A and B.

-So, Pete?

We'd like to change A to false, please.

-A changes from true to false.

-And B from false to true.

B from false to true, leaving C and D as Guy originally answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

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

"Pontefract cakes are usually served with cream." True or false?

False. They're liquorice discs. You wouldn't eat them with cream.

"Christopher Biggins appeared in Porridge." Is that true or false?

-Yes, he did. Anyone remember his character?

-Lukewarm.

Exactly right, Pete, his name was Lukewarm.

"The Potteries are an area in South West England." True or false?

False. They're in an area surrounding Stoke.

And finally, you know where this is going.

"The art of making fireworks is called pyrotechnics." True or false?

Yup, it's true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

Guy, they've succeeded where you failed.

They've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity to make

Guy's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final and here's how.

Guy, this is your final board.

These six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Behind each will be a true-or-false statement

and you'll need to correctly answer all six to win the prize fund,

so you need perfect play.

Here are your categories,

running through Distances, Motor Racing, Clock Changes,

Australia, Airlines and several others in between.

If you'd won that round, you could choose two categories for the board

but, because, Usual Suspects, you stole the round,

you'll get the chance to add the two categories,

hoping to make the final harder for Guy to win.

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

Do you think he'd have any knowledge of Zorro at all?

-I was thinking Zorro.

-So, shall we put Zorro in?

-Yeah!

Zorro goes across into the final. Thank you.

What about Motor Racing?

-Motor Racing, yes.

-Yeah, I'll go with that.

-We'll go with Motor Racing.

Lovely. Thank you. Motor Racing goes into the final as well.

Usual Suspects, you won the first round.

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

And away they go.

Guy, with the Usual Suspects gone, what do you think of their choices?

-Zorro?

-I mean it's...I...Zorro's the guy with the Z, right?

But, um, Motor Racing, again, I'm not a huge fan.

It would have to be something I picked up by kind of osmosis.

Guy, it's only the first round, you still have two more to find perfection

-and choose your own categories. Shall we move on?

-Yeah.

Let's play round two.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Taj Mahal...

-It took them a long time to build. False.

-False.

-That's false.

-False.

Madder?

Madder...blue?

False.

False. And finally...

I think that's true.

True.

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

Was that a better round?

I wouldn't say it was a great round. But optimistic. What can I say?

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

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Guy's answers.

Pete, has he achieved perfection?

I'll accept that there's one I don't really know the answer to

and that's the "madder" one, C.

But I think the others are right.

-Brian, is he right?

-No, I think he's wrong.

The Taj Mahal has been up a long time,

I think it was built in the 1600s.

OK, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to have won.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Close but not close enough.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game again.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Guy's answers.

You need to change one of them. Which one?

Well, it was built pretty early, the Taj Mahal. It's been up a long time.

-Er...

-Up to you.

-Not sure about that "madder" one.

We'll go for C, please, Nick.

-Changing C from false to true?

-Yes, please.

A, B and D remain as Guy answered.

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

"The Taj Mahal was built in the 1600s." Is that true or false?

It's true. You have failed to achieve perfection, Usual Suspects.

I wonder whether you've achieved perfection at home.

Let's continue and find out.

"PhD stands for Doctor of Psychology." Is that true or false?

It is false. Doctor of Philosophy, historically.

"Madder is a plant used to make blue dyes." Is that true or false?

It's false. It's used to make red and pink dyes.

And finally, "The Lakeside in Frimley Green is a darts venue."

True or false? Yep, it's true.

Let's have a look at the board. Two subjects chosen on there,

Zorro and Motor Racing, chosen by the Usual Suspects.

Guy, because neither side won the round,

those two categories that were to be chosen will now be carried over,

meaning four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, I'll switch you off. See you in round three.

And away they go.

Now that they can't hear us, what do you not like on that board?

I'm not going to be huge on Soap Operas.

I think I could do Airlines, I feel optimistic about that one.

All right, well, if you're ready, let's play round three.

45 seconds starts now.

Did she? What was she doing?

Polo neck sweater. 50-50.

-False.

-False.

-False, nothing has the same chemical symbol.

-False.

-Hmm... It's got that air of plausibility. True.

-True.

And finally...

That's got to be false.

False.

And well managed on the time. You had a little bit left.

You've answered all four statements.

-Now, you felt more comfortable with that, yes?

-B and D, I feel OK about.

Mary Quant, though. I'm not sure what she's famous for.

Before we reveal how you've done,

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

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements.

Next to them are Guy's answers.

Pete, has he achieved perfection?

Er, I know Mary Quant was a fashion designer in the '60s.

Whether she invented the polo sweater or not, I don't know.

-Mel, how's he done?

-I think he's got it, actually.

-I think he's got perfection.

-Here's the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four correctly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Ah! Very nice.

You've achieved perfection. That's what the game's about.

Let's have a look at those answers in more detail.

"Mary Quant invented the polo neck sweater."

Obviously, we now know that it's false.

All red-blooded males owe her a debt of gratitude.

She invented the miniskirt.

"Calcium and cadmium have the same chemical symbol."

We know that that's false.

Calcium, Ca. Cadmium, Cd.

"Willie Nelson wrote Patsy Cline's hit, Crazy." True or false?

We now know that's true.

And, "Back to Basics was a New Labour initiative." No, it wasn't.

It began in the John Major speech at a Conservative Party conference.

Bad luck, guys. He did well there, didn't he?

-Yes, he did.

-Very well.

-Very good.

As a result of that performance, you've made winning the prize fund easier.

Let's have a look at your final board.

Two categories already there,

chosen by the Usual Suspects.

Because you won the round, you earned the right to choose the next four categories.

Two from this round and two that rolled over from the previous round.

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

-I'm going to choose Australia.

-Australia.

-Musicals.

-Musicals.

-Airlines.

-Airlines. And one more.

-I'm going to choose...Spiders.

-Spiders goes across.

So we now know our six final categories. They are...

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

Cheerio and away they go.

Right, it's time to play the final.

This is the all-important final.

If you can achieve perfection, you could be leaving with a prize fund of £2,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing, which is great news for the Usual Suspects,

because one of them could be playing for a rollover of £3,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Guy, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six correctly to win the £2,000.

Think carefully, there's no time limit.

Once you've given an answer, your first answer, it will be locked in.

-Ready?

-OK.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

Please tell me whether you believe it to be true or false. Zorro.

Off the top of my head, I don't know it.

I'm going to guess. And my guess is going to be...

-..false.

-False.

Motor Racing.

Um... Aintree, I believe...

is a horse-racing place.

So it would be a rather muddy and not terribly safe Grand Prix.

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

-False.

Australia.

A billabong...

..is in a song. And...

I think it's something you camp around,

which makes me think it's either...

it's either something you carry water in

or just kind of like an oasis, I think.

So that's...false, as well.

False.

Musicals.

I can hear American accents singing it,

although I can't really think about how it goes.

I don't know what South Pacific is or what it's about.

Although, I can't help but imagine it's something to do with a boat.

-True.

-True.

Airlines.

-I think the Dutch airline is KLM, so I think it's false.

-False.

And Spiders...

They're called Black Widows cos they're widows. They...

..will get a little fruity with a man-spider

and then rip his head off, is what they actually do, so that's true.

True. Thank you. Guy, those answers are locked in.

If there is one single mistake, you leave with nothing.

It was interesting, your reasoning.

It's only A and D that I just don't know.

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

Usual Suspects, you can see the six statements

and next to them are Guy's answers.

Your answers are locked

and you can't change them by yourself.

If you've made a mistake, you can unlock them

with the help of the Usual Suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost.

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you to tell me

how well you think Guy has done, if you want to help and,

if you do, how much it will cost.

Guy, who would you like to hear from first?

-I'm going to speak to Mel first.

-Hiya, Guy.

-Hi.

I know quite a few of the answers on here are right.

I'm not going to help you, sorry.

I don't think I'd be any good

on these questions.

So, sorry. I'll leave it to you, all right?

On that note, I'll speak to Brian.

I think you should go for the limelight.

You deserve it after the time you've been here. You've done very well.

-Pete?

-I think you're almost perfect.

There's one I wouldn't care to answer.

Would you have guessed differently to what I said?

-I wouldn't know what to guess.

-OK.

-It would just be 50-50 for you?

-50-50, yeah.

I get the impression they're not going to come down

for any amount of money and you may not need it.

Of course, it's your choice. You may need them, you may not.

-They don't seem any use at all!

-£2,000 you've got to play with. What do you think?

Not the brightest set of crayons in the box today.

-I'm going to just stay and see what happens.

-OK, Guy.

Negotiations are over and you've decided to go it alone.

£2,000 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.

How shall we go about this?

-Shall we start at the bottom and go up?

-Let's go in that order.

You chose the bottom four subjects and they chose the top two.

Yeah, OK, those are my ones. Uh-huh.

OK, starting at the bottom, then.

"Female Black Widows are known to eat their mates."

You were fairly convinced on this one.

-So you said true.

-Yep.

Be nice if it turned green for you and we get off to a flying start.

Is it true or false?

It is true. Good start. Well done.

"SAS is the national airline of the Netherlands."

You thought it wasn't the Netherlands.

You need this one to turn red. Is it true or false?

It is false.

Actually, SAS is the Scandinavian Airline System

and it's the flag carrier for Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

D. "Happy Talk is a song from South Pacific."

You had a really original way of thinking about this.

-You could hear American accents...

-Yeah.

..South Pacific must be something to do with America,

you imagined people on boats.

You need this to turn green. True or false?

-Yes!

-It's true. Rogers and Hammerstein.

Three out of six. You're halfway to the £2,000.

"A billabong is an Australian bird."

You remembered a song where people sat round it.

# Down by the billabong... # Yeah, that one.

So you said false.

If you're going to continue on your merry way, it's got to turn red.

True or false?

-Yes!

-False, it's not an Australian bird.

It is, in fact, a stagnant pool.

OK, so now we get to the two that were chosen

by the Usual Suspects to try and trip you up.

What you got was, "The British Grand Prix has been held at Aintree."

If this turns red, you'll be just one away from the £2,000.

If it turns green...

..you walk away from here with nothing.

Is it true or false?

-Oh!

-It's true.

In actual fact, it alternated between Silverstone and Aintree.

-No, really?

-It was '55 to '62.

So, I'm afraid that you have failed to achieve perfection

and it means you're going home with no cash.

-Want to find out about Zorro?

-Yeah.

"Zorro was created by the writer Dashiell Hammett."

Now, you don't know Zorro. You don't know Dashiell Hammett.

But you went for false. Let's find out, shall we?

Is that true or false?

It is false. You were right.

-That's terrible, isn't it?

-Johnston McCulley is the person.

-Heard of him?

-No.

Cor, look at that. One out!

One out and it was one of the ones chosen by the Usual Suspects

that tripped you up.

Usual Suspects, that's good work and good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game, where one of you could be playing for a total of £3,000.

-Sorry, Guy.

-Well, Guy.

You failed to achieve perfection, which means you get nothing but our thanks for being a great contestant.

You've been entertaining and you looked like you enjoyed yourself.

It's been a pleasure. A long and enjoyable pleasure.

Ladies and gentlemen, Guy!

Time to meet the next Usual Suspect hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hello. I'm Barbara, a retired teacher from Purton, near Swindon.

Hello, Barbara. Welcome. Teacher? You must know everything about everything.

Well, it was a long time ago, so I think I've had time to forget it.

Looking at the people next to you, what do you reckon on them?

They look very clever to me, so I'm going to glean as much knowledge from them

-as I can, while I'm here.

-You've got to weigh them up.

OK, best of luck to all of you as we now find out

which one of you will be randomly picked to play Perfection.

Brian, it's you. Please come and play Perfection.

-Brian, welcome to the game.

-Hello.

-You enjoyed yourself so far?

-I have.

You're not much of a smiler. Has anyone said that to you before?

-Er, very often.

-Oh, really? OK.

I have a nickname on the bowling team.

-What's the nickname?

-"Grumblin'."

-Grumblin' Brian.

-That's it.

OK, I hope you're not grumbling at the end of this.

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

Now they're your enemies. Here's the good news.

As nobody's won for the past two games,

the prize fund currently stands at £3,000.

-That'll do nicely.

-That would do nicely, wouldn't it?

What are you going to spend it on?

We need some home improvements.

We need a new kitchen, so that will be the main priority.

-Nice.

-Yep.

-Doing it yourself?

I was hoping you'd come and do it for me.

Trust me, the last person you'd want doing it is me, really.

My team, yeah, not me. OK. Three rounds and a final to come.

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

And away they go.

You can now talk through your answers

without giving away vital knowledge.

-Yeah, fine.

-You ready?

-I'm fine, yeah.

Let's play Perfection.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-It's Mock The Week, in't it? So, that's false.

-False.

-I'll say false for that.

-False.

-Yeah.

-No, that's the Bank of England. That's false.

-False. And finally...

I wouldn't think so, it's a long sausage.

-So I'll go false again for that.

-False.

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

That sounded like a good round. What do you think?

I think it is but I'm a bit dodgy about that Russian blue being a cat.

-You a cat man yourself?

-Persian blue?

We used to have one, a little cat called China.

She went out one night. We never saw her again.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

What a nice story to share with us, thank you very much(!)

She just went out one night and...

-..she never come back.

-No.

-You wonder why you got your nickname though, don't you?

-No, not really.

Before we reveal how you've done, we'll bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these are the statements.

Next to them are Brian's answers. Barbara, how's he done?

Well, he's definitely wrong on B.

Russian blue is a breed of domestic cat. I'm not sure about A.

All right. Well, Brian. The moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to have won.

Let's find out how many you've got correct.

Three. Not bad but not good enough.

I wonder which one that could be.

As you haven't achieved perfection,

you've let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Brian's answers.

-You need to change one.

-We all agreed on B.

-Probably B.

-B, yeah.

-B, please, Nick. We'd like to change it from false to true.

Lovely, thank you very much.

Leaving A, C and D as originally answered by Brian.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

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

"Dara O'Briain hosts Stop the Week." True or false?

It's false. It is Mock The Week.

"Russian blue is a breed of domestic cat." True or false?

Barbara, you're right. True.

You know where this is going, don't you?

"Big Ben is known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle St." True or false?

It is, of course, false. It is the nickname of the Bank of England.

Finally, "In Germany, 'bratwurst' means 'child's portion'."

That, too, is false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

It actually just means "meat sausage".

Brian, they managed to succeed where you failed

and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity to make Brian's chances

of winning the prize fund much harder in the final and here's how.

Here are your final round categories,

starting with Film Comedies, ranging through Morse Code, '80s Films,

2010 World Cup and TV Chefs and a lot of others in between.

As the Usual Suspects stole the round,

they choose the two categories,

hoping to make the final much harder for you.

Usual Suspects, which two would you like Brian to play?

-Pop Divas?

-Yeah.

-He's not likely to know a lot about Pop Divas, is he?

That one going in?

-Pop Divas, please.

-Thank you. Pop Divas comes first. The second?

Scottish Politics could be a tricky one.

-Shall we go for Scottish Politics?

-Yes.

Scottish Politics please, Nick.

Scottish Politics goes across. Well done, Usual Suspects.

You've won the first round.

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

-And away they go. Brian, with the Usual Suspects gone...

-Yeah?

..what do you think of their choices?

-Pop Divas, I know a few Pop Divas but depends what era.

-Scottish Politics?

Er, no. I definitely would not have picked that.

So what do you really fancy in there? What do you like the look of?

All the sport. The Horse Racing, 2010 World Cup.

Brian, it's only the first round.

You still have two more to find perfection

and choose your own categories.

-Yeah.

-Let's play round two.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

Now, was it him or Stalin?

-I think it's true. I think it's around 1954. True.

-True.

-No, that's skittles. That's false.

-False. And finally...

-No, false.

-False.

-Yeah.

What did you think of that round then? You answered all four in time.

I think I'm all right with that one.

I've never heard of a poltroon, so that was a guess.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Brian's answers.

Mel, has he achieved perfection?

I don't think so, I'm not sure about A.

I think it's the millipede that's got loads of legs, not centipede.

-Pete?

-I'm not sure about D.

Otherwise, I think he's perfect.

Let's ask the teacher. Barbara, has he got perfection? Marks out of ten.

I thought Lenin died before the 1950s.

It's the moment of truth, Brian. Let's find out how many are correct.

Close but no cigar. It means you've failed to achieve perfection.

It also means you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Brian's answers. You need to change one.

I think we know it's either A or D.

What do you think, Mel?

-I remember picking up a centipede as a kid. It didn't have that many legs.

-No, they don't.

Millipedes have loads of legs.

I think you're right, there.

It's going to be A. We're changing it from true to false.

A changes from true to false, leaving B, C and D

as Brian first answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

"Centipedes can have more than 100 legs." Is that true or false?

It's true! Oh dear, Usual Suspects.

You had the chance to steal the round but you failed.

I wonder how you're all doing at home.

Can you still achieve perfection?

Let's run through the answers.

"The Soviet leader Lenin died in the 1950s." Is that true or false?

Yeah, it's false. Barbara, when did you think it was?

-Well, I thought he died in the '20s.

-1924.

You said it and then never mentioned it again.

"Skiffle is a traditional bowling game played in pubs." True or false?

It is, of course, false.

It's a type of folk music.

And "Poltroon is a breed of turkey." True or false.

We know that to be false. It's an old word meaning "wretched coward."

Usual Suspects, you failed.

Had you achieved perfection, you would have the opportunity

to make Brian's chances of winning harder.

Let's have a look at the board.

There are two subject categories on there, chosen by you so far.

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, I'm going to switch you off. See you in round three.

If you're ready, we'll play round three.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-No, I don't think he ever was. False.

-False.

They play at Upton Park. I'd say that's false.

-False.

-Yeah.

No, that's false. They can play with more than two.

-False.

-Yeah.

-No, that's South Africa. That's false.

-False.

With a little bit of time left, you've answered all four statements.

-What did you make of them?

-I think they're all right.

I know West Ham play at Upton Park but has it got another name?

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

Pete, has he achieved perfection?

I don't think so. I think he's 75% right.

I don't think D is right.

-Barbara?

-I'm not sure, to be honest, but I think C and D are right.

I'm not sure enough of the top two.

The moment of truth, Brian.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two. You didn't manage perfection.

That means you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see Brian's answers. You need to change two.

Zebras are African.

Well, they are in Africa. They're in South Africa.

-I thought so. Yeah.

-But are they native to there?

Does anybody play bridge?

You play it in fours, it's two against two.

"A card game for two players."

Where does West Ham play, then?

-They play at the...

-Is it Upton Park?

-..at Upton Park.

-It's C and D.

-It could be.

Need an answer from you, I'm afraid.

OK, we'd like to change C to true.

-C to true.

-And D to true, please.

D to true.

Leaving A and B as answered by Brian.

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

"The Duke of Wellington was once Prime Minister." True or false?

It's true. Two years, from 1828.

So, Usual Suspects, you have failed to achieve perfection.

Well, well, well.

"West Ham United play football at the Boleyn Ground."

Is that true or false?

It's true.

It's often referred to as Upton Park

but its name is the Boleyn Ground.

OK. "Bridge is always a card game for two players." True or false?

It's false. It is four.

"Zebras are native to South America." True or false?

Only to Africa, I'm afraid, Usual Suspects.

Had you achieved perfection, you would have the opportunity

to make Brian's chances of winning the prize fund harder.

Let's look at the board.

Only two on there, both chosen by the Usual Suspects.

Nobody managed to win round three,

meaning we have four blank spaces still to be filled.

To fill those,

you will take it in turns to choose a category.

Brian, as the single player, you choose first.

Which category would you add?

-Horse Racing, please.

-Horse Racing goes across as the third one.

Usual Suspects, your turn. What would you like?

Celebrities, please, Nick.

Celebrities. Brian, your turn again.

-2010 World Cup.

-2010 World Cup.

And finally, Usual Suspects, the sixth category in the final.

Business, please, Nick.

Business goes across. We now know our six final categories.

They are Pop Divas, Scottish Politics, Horse Racing, Celebrities,

2010 World Cup and Business.

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

Away they go.

OK, look, Brian. There's £3,000 at stake here.

-It would be nice to walk away with that.

-It would.

It's time to play the final.

This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £3,000.

-That sounds nice, doesn't it?

-It does.

-Lovely.

-If you fail, you'll leave with nothing.

-Zilch.

You can't get a kitchen with that.

So, if you're ready, let's play the final round.

Here are your final six categories.

They are Pop Divas,

Scottish Politics, Horse Racing,

Celebrities, 2010 World Cup

and Business.

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £3,000.

Think carefully. No time limit.

Once you've given an answer, it's locked in. Yeah?

Yeah. Fine.

Let's reveal your first statement.

Please tell me whether you believe it to be true or false.

Pop Divas.

Did it get to number one? True.

-True.

-Yeah.

-Scottish Politics.

Stormont's in Northern Ireland. So that's false.

False.

We're on to one of your categories. Horse Racing.

Sandown's on the Isle of Wight but Sandown Park Racecourse isn't,

it's on the mainland. False.

False.

Celebrities.

She's on his show, Shooting Stars, but they were never married. False.

False. 2010 World Cup.

Hmm. That's a tricky one. I know they didn't score so many.

I'll say true.

True. And finally, Business.

No, Alan Sugar's never been the owner of Harrods. I'd say false for that.

-False.

-Yeah.

Those answers are now locked in.

Remember, if there is one single mistake, you leave with nothing.

-Yeah.

-Which ones are you unsure of?

Just wondering if Poker Face did get to number one.

I'm sure she did, Lady Gaga, because she's an international star now.

I know England didn't score so many goals.

-I think it's true but let's see.

-All right.

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

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final statements.

Next to them are Brian's answers.

Brian, your answers are locked and you can't change them by yourself.

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

This will, however, come at a cost.

Remember, all of you,

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

Who would you like to hear from?

-I'll ask Barbara first.

-Barbara.

I think there are two wrong there

but I'm not very sure,

so I'm not really much help to you.

I'll move along to Mel.

Yeah, I don't think I'd be able to help you. I'm sorry.

I know a couple

but I'm not 100% on the others.

I'm not going to risk it as it's my only chance. Sorry.

-Pete?

-I think you've got perfection.

I think it's your opportunity to walk away with £3,000. You don't have to give us anything.

Wow.

Sounds hopeful, doesn't it?

They're not offering any help. You're on your own. You happy?

Yeah, if I fall, I fall flat on my face myself.

Six answers away. So who is it that wants the kitchen? Is it you?

-Diane.

-Diane wants the kitchen? Right, £3,000 at stake here.

-A kitchen for your Diane at stake, here.

-Yeah.

Let's find out if you achieved perfection.

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

Right, you've identified two that you were uncomfortable with,

"Poker Face was a UK no.1 hit for Lady Gaga,"

and E, the England question.

-Yeah.

-We'll skip past A for now and go on to B.

"Stormont is home to the Scottish Parliament."

You didn't think that was true.

-You think Stormont is in Northern Ireland.

-Yeah.

If it turns red, you made a good start.

Is it true or false?

It is false. You are absolutely bang on.

Home of the Northern Irish Assembly.

"Sandown Park Racecourse is on the Isle of Wight."

You said Sandown is on the Isle of Wight

but Sandown Park is on the mainland.

You need this to turn red. Is it true or false?

It is false. You're absolutely right. It's all in the detail.

You managed to pick it there.

Very well done. It's actually in Surrey.

Right. "Vic Reeves was once married to Ulrika Jonsson."

You need this one to turn red if you're going to

get halfway towards the money.

Is it true or false?

It is false.

Three questions down, Brian, and three questions away from £3,000.

"England only scored 2 goals at the 2010 World Cup."

We're going to skip it, as it's one that worried you, and go to the last one.

"Alan Sugar is a former owner of Harrods."

You thought about it and then you thought no.

-Yeah.

-He never owned Harrods, so it's false. We need this to turn red.

Is it true or false?

It is false. Four out of four and you're flying along.

Now, let's go back up to the top.

You need this to turn green to take you one away from the £3,000.

If it turns red, like the others, you go home with nothing.

"Poker Face was a UK no.1 hit for Lady Gaga." Is that true or false?

It's true!

Number one hit in 2009.

Now, Brian.

It all comes down to the England team.

-Is an England team finally going to make someone happy?

-Yeah.

Let's hope so.

"England only scored 2 goals at the 2010 World Cup."

You thought about it. We all know they didn't score many.

You said true.

We need this to turn green.

If it turns green, your Diane is going to be jumping up and down

because she's getting a new kitchen.

If it turns red, you're going home with nothing.

Is it true or false? For £3,000.

It's false.

It's false, I'm afraid. Do you know what?

They scored three goals at the 2010 World Cup.

That has to be the first time

that England have upset someone by scoring too many goals.

Brian, I'm so sorry for you.

You played a great game

-and it was one you were worried about.

-Yeah, it was.

-One of the ones you chose. You chose the sport.

-Yeah.

Cracking game, mind you.

You didn't achieve perfection.

Usual Suspects, that's good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game, where one of you could be playing for £4,000.

That's good, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

£4,000. A lot of happy nodding up there.

Brian, you failed to achieve perfection, you go home with nothing.

-Enjoyed playing the game?

-Very much.

You played a cracking game, you're really unlucky. Thank you. Brian, everybody.

That's all we have time for.

Please join us next time, when our Usual Suspects

have the chance to play again, this time for £4,000.

Remember, close isn't good enough. Five out of six isn't good enough.

On this show, we only play for perfection. Goodbye.

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