Episode 19 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands nothing less than perfection.

Behind this screen is four contestants, all hoping their knowledge

is flawless, because one single 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 - we call them 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 that Oslo is the capital of Norway, 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,

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.

Hi, I'm Claire. I'm from Manchester.

I'm a journalism student.

-This is my first game.

-Hi, I'm Martin.

I'm an airline cargo instructor from Horley and this is my third game.

Hi, I'm Angus. I'm a law student from Aberdeen and this is my fifth game.

Hiya, I'm Mel, I'm a staff nurse from Nottingham and this is my 11th game.

Welcome to you all, and especially to Claire, who is new with us.

-Journalism student, is that right?

-Yeah, that's right.

-So, born suspicious.

-Yeah!

And what's going on between Angus and Mel there, because there's something, isn't there?

Some kind of conspiracy, or, yes...

I think it's basically we both like being right a bit too much.

That's the issue.

Yeah, but I'm always right.

Best of luck, as we now find out who will be randomly picked to play Perfection.

Martin, you've been chosen. Please come and play Perfection!

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Martin, welcome to the game. 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.

Failure means the prize money rolls over to the next game, when one of them could be sitting here.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000. Here's the good news -

nobody has won the last four games, so the prize fund currently stands at £5,000.

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If you won it, what would you spend it on?

I'm taking my girlfriend on the Orient Express, so that would go towards that, for lunch.

-That's nice, very romantic.

-I do try.

I want to move house next year, so it's going towards that.

-Does she know about that?

-No, no, no, no, no.

Well, good luck with winning the money, the trip, and the moving house.

Here's how the game works. You'll play three rounds and a final.

Every round of perfection will make the final easier.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects here will have the chance to step in and steal the round,

making the final that much harder.

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off now, so you can't see or hear anything.

Cheerio, and away they go.

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

-OK.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock, you'll have 45 seconds

and once you've given your first answer, it'll be locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah, let's go.

-Good. Let's play Perfection.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

Nigel Hawthorne appeared on the Basil Brush show.

Er, false.

False. Babylon was an ancient city in Egypt.

-True.

-True. The fibula is another name for the funny bone.

-True.

True. And finally, "limey" was once a slang term for British sailors.

-False.

-False. And with more than half your time left, you answered all four statements, very positively.

Yeah, I'm quite pleased with those questions.

Yeah? Cos you can get some right stinkers on here.

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

They can now hear you.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements and next to them are Martin's answers.

-Claire, how's he done?

-I think he's done pretty well.

I might change D, though.

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

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

Oh!

Now, in terms of perfection, that ain't it.

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

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

You need to change three of them. Which three?

I think C and D are wrong.

-Definitely C and D.

-"Limey" was because they said scurvy.

Can we change C from true to false, please?

And D from false to true, please.

And then you need one more.

I think Babylon was in Egypt...

-Shall we go for A, then?

-Shall we have a punt?

We'll change A, please.

Which leaves B as Martin answered.

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

Nigel Hawthorne appeared on The Basil Brush Show. True or false?

-Oh!

-Straight away you find out it is actually false.

No, he didn't. He was in Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, and one of his co-stars,

Derek Fowlds, was Mr Derek with Basil Brush earlier on in his career.

Babylon was an ancient city in Egypt. True or false?

It is false.

Not Egypt, in actual fact.

Mesopotamia, which is translated in modern terms to Iraq.

The fibula is another name for the funny bone, true or false?

It is, of course, false.

It's in your leg, isn't it?

-It is in your leg.

-Precise.

And, in actual fact, the funny bone isn't a bone, actually.

It's a nerve that wraps around the end of your elbow, which is a different bone altogether.

"Limey" was once a slang term for British sailors. True or false?

Yeah, it is absolutely true.

It's thought to be because British sailors used lime juice to ward off scurvy.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection, you would now have

the opportunity to make Martin's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final.

And here's how. Martin, this is your final board appearing.

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

Behind each category will be a true or false statement

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

Here are the final round categories, starting with classic films,

ranging through marathons, British history and several in between.

Had you achieved perfection, you would now have the opportunity of adding two categories of your

choice to the board, but because neither side won the round,

the two categories that were due to be chosen will now be carried over

to the next round, meaning that four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, it's now time to switch you off.

We'll see you in round two. And away they go.

Martin, now the Usual Suspects are gone, what do you think of the categories on offer?

Is there anything there that you'd really like to avoid?

Animals, inventions...

Animals and inventions. What do you really fancy?

World Cup. Bit of a football fan, bit partial to the odd biscuit or two, I must admit!

Well, look, remember, Martin, in order to win the prize fund,

you'll need to answer all six questions correctly,

so winning the next round, where you've got four categories on offer, could prove crucial. You ready?

-Yeah, let's do it.

-Let's play round two.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

Warren Beatty was once married to Barbra Streisand.

Erm, false.

False. The mashed potato is a type of dance.

-True.

-True. Facebook has over 400 million members.

-True.

-True.

And finally, the sitcom Phoenix Nights was set in a sports centre.

Oh, it was set in a...

-False.

-False.

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

Felt good up until the last one.

Yeah, I've seen Phoenix Nights loads of times I must admit,

but I couldn't remember if it's a sports centre or not.

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and next to them are Martin's answers.

Mel, has he achieved perfection?

Yeah, I think he has, or he hasn't, he's not far off it.

I'm just worried about C, cos 400 million's a lot of people.

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

How many are right.

Woah!

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Congratulations, Martin. You have achieved perfection.

Let's have a look at those answers.

Warren Beatty was once married to Barbra Streisand, true or false?

False. Married once apparently to Annette Bening.

That's right, yeah.

The mashed potato is a type of dance.

True, and this is how it goes.

No, I'm not really going to do it!

I was waiting for that, actually!

Oh, there we go. Is that the mashed potato?

Usual Suspects, is that how it goes?

-Something like that.

-Fantastic.

Facebook has over 400 million members, is that true or false?

We now know it's true.

It passed 500 million in 2010.

Phoenix Nights was set in a sports centre, true or false?

False. So, bad luck, Usual Suspects.

He's not allowed you a look-in.

Martin, as a result, you've made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Let's see the final board.

Here it is, with no subject categories in the final yet.

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

That's two from this round, and two that rolled over from round one.

Which four would you like to play in the final?

First and foremost, I think 2010 World Cup. Bring that one over.

I travel a lot, so I'll go for countries.

-Countries.

-Classic films.

Classic films.

And... Catchphrases.

Catchphrases goes across.

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to switch you off.

We'll see you in the next round.

Away they go. Martin, well done.

By choosing your own categories, you've hopefully made winning the final that much easier.

-Ready to play the next round?

-Yeah, absolutely.

Good. Let's play round three.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

The Kibosh is a river in India.

-False.

-False.

Yo-Yo Ma is a world-famous cellist.

Have no clue on that one.

I'm going to go for true.

True. Roman troops finally left Britain in the 12th century.

False.

False. And finally, Peter Cook was the first editor of Private Eye.

-I'll go for true.

-True.

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

You sounded quite confident about all that.

-Not a chance!

-Can I have the other board back?

So it really was, "I don't know, so guess"?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-All right.

Before we reveal the results, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Hello, Usual Suspects.

-Hello.

-Hi!

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

Angus.

I think he's again maybe got perfection.

I know B's definitely right, so...

I think he played at Obama's inauguration. I remember that.

-Claire?

-Yeah, all looks pretty good to me.

-I wouldn't change anything.

-Mel.

Yeah, I think I'll agree with the team, for once.

-That means you agree with Angus.

-I know! Something's gone wrong.

OK, Martin, the moment of truth.

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

Ooh, close, but not close enough. You failed to achieve perfection,

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

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

You need to change just the one.

-What about the Kibosh?

-Kibosh, put the kibosh on something.

-I don't know.

-Roman troops?

-Well, the 12th century, I mean, did the Roman Empire go on that long?

I'm still thinking about Peter Cook.

My gut feeling - I'd go for D.

Well, we'll have to go with D, then. Change D from true to false.

-D changes from true to false.

-It's his fault if we're wrong.

Angus, you're going to get it!

And A, B, C remain the same as Martin's original answers.

Bit of pressure then, Angus.

OK, little bit of pressure.

Hey, if you're right and you've won the round for them, there'll be hugs all round!

-I... No, there won't be.

-I didn't think there would.

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

The Kibosh is a river in India, true or false?

It is false. Yo-Yo Ma is a world famous cellist, true or false?

True. So, Roman troops finally left Britain in the 12th century,

true or false?

It is false. They left in the fifth century.

Brace yourself for the hugs here, Angus.

Peter Cook was the first editor of Private Eye, true or false?

It is false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

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In actual fact, Peter Cook never edited Private Eye,

although he did give financial assistance every now and again.

Martin, the Usual Suspects have succeeded and stolen the round.

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

a little but harder. Let's see the final board.

Four subject categories chosen by Martin, but, Usual Suspects,

you've earned the right to choose the last two subject categories to add to the board.

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

He's well-travelled, so I think flags is probably one to avoid, actually.

I'm thinking, personally, inventions.

I am too.

Inventions will go over, please.

-Inventions goes across.

-What about biscuits?

-I like biscuits!

-Biscuits, please.

Biscuits goes across into the final.

We now know our six final categories.

They are:

OK, guys, it's time to switch you off for the final time. And away they go. What do you reckon?

I'm quite happy with that board.

-You got biscuits, which you quite fancied.

-Yeah, absolutely.

Inventions is the only one that you haven't chosen there.

OK, well, Martin, for £5,000 it's time to play the final.

Martin, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve perfection you could be leaving with a prize fund of £5,000.

If you fail you'll be leave with nothing. That's great news for the Usual Suspects as

one of them could be playing for a rollover of £6,000 in the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Martin, here are your final six categories.

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

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

-You ready?

-Yeah, let's go.

Let's reveal the first statement. I need you to tell me whether you believe it to be true or false.

2010 World Cup. Paul the predicting octopus was born in England.

False.

False. Countries. Portugal has land borders with two countries.

False.

False. Classic films.

Gone With The Wind was directed by David Lean.

Can we come back to that one?

True.

True. Catchphrases.

"Ooh, you are awful"

was Frankie Howerd's catchphrase.

False.

False. Inventions. Thomas Edison built the first phonograph.

True.

True. And finally biscuits.

Garibaldi biscuits are named after an Italian cook.

I've had a few of those in my time.

Italian cook? True.

True.

Martin, those answers are locked in.

If there is one single mistake you leave with nothing. Which ones are you worried about?

C, to be honest.

Way before my time. And F.

All right. Well, look, let's bring back the Usual Suspects and see what they have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements and next to them are Martin's answers.

Martin, you can't change your answers by yourself,

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

well you think Martin has done, if you want to help and, if you do, how much it will cost.

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

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

-Angus first, please.

I think you've done quite well, quite frankly.

My question to you is, how many of those are you certain on?

I think I've probably got four out of six.

So you're comfortable with four.

-Yeah.

-I think you should ask someone else next and I'll have a think.

-OK. Mel?

-Some of them I'm just not sure on, so on that basis I'm not going to be able to help you.

Sorry, but I wish you well anyway.

OK, thank you. Clare?

Hi! I think you've done pretty well, Martin, but you didn't sound

too confident to me, so I don't know if I want to come down and help you.

-£2,000?

-I don't think so.

I'm too afraid! I need to stay here for a bit longer.

-Angus? £2,000 on the table.

-No.

-Fancy it?

-I don't feel comfortable coming down there. I'm sorry.

-How about £2,500?

-No, sorry.

-OK.

That's as high as you want to go with the offer?

Yeah, I'll go it alone I think. Yeah, I'll go for it. Yeah.

None of the Usual Suspects seem willing

to come down, certainly for the amount you want to offer.

You've decided to go on your own.

£5,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

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

Right, let's start at the top, Paul the predicting octopus was born in England.

You went for false. What was your thinking on that?

Well, it was definitely a German octopus. Whether he was born in England, I highly doubt it.

So you went for false.

It did become probably the most famous thing in the World Cup, didn't it?

Paul the predicting octopus was born in England, is that true or false?

It's true!

You're joking! Oh, how mad is that.

-Born in Weymouth.

-That's mad, isn't it?

That is random, isn't it?

We had the referee and the octopus and that was pretty much it when it came to the final.

So sadly I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection and, therefore, you're not going home with the cash.

-Fallen at the first. Never mind.

-I wonder whether you've managed to achieve perfection at home.

Let's find out, shall we? Portugal has land borders with two countries, you said false.

Is that true or false?

Yes, you were right, it is false.

It has just the one actually, with Spain.

Gone With The Wind was directed by David Lean, is that true or false?

You said true, sadly it's false.

Do you know what, this was directed by three directors, and they were,

in case you're interested in knowing, Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Sam Wood.

Let's move on. "Ooh, you are awful", was Frankie Howerd's catchphrase.

-You were fairly confident that this was false.

-I thought it was Dick Emery.

Is it true or false? It is false, and you're right,

it was Dick Emery, one of his characters.

Usually followed by, "But I like you!"

Thomas Edison built the first phonograph.

You were fairly confident on this, you said true. Is it true or false?

It is actually true.

Garibaldi biscuits were named after an Italian cook, true or false.

False I'm afraid. Italian general, Giuseppe Garibaldi.

You can think about that next time you're eating a garibaldi biscuit.

Usual Suspects, great news for you, the prize fund rolls over to the

next game where one of you could be playing for a total of £6,000.

-Looking forward to that?

-Yeah.

Martin, you failed to achieve perfection so you go home with nothing.

-But you seemed to enjoy the game?

-Yeah, had a great time.

-Lovely. Martin, everybody.

-I appreciate it.

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

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

-My name's Mark, I'm an office manager from Swansea.

-Lovely, nice to meet you, Mark. Good luck with the game.

Clare, just a quick question, have you got any Irish ancestry?

I have, yeah, my grandparents are Irish.

I thought so, it's perfect now, in which case we have the

Usual Suspects made up of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

-Ah, I love it!

-So what do you reckon to the Usual Suspects, Mark?

Oh well, they're very shifty if I'm honest with you, Nick.

I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.

Good. Well, luckily, the game involves no throwing,

although between Angus and Mel it looked like it heading in that direction the other day.

Nevertheless, best of luck to you all as we find out which one

-of you, and it could be Mel, it really could be.

-Finally, please!

Which one of you we've randomly picked to play Perfection.

Yeah!

Mel, you've been chosen, please come and play Perfection.

-Mel, welcome to the game.

-Thank you, at last!

Well, at last, yeah.

You're officially our longest serving Usual Suspect.

Your 12th game, this is.

-It is, yeah.

-You enjoyed being a Usual Suspect, though.

-Yeah, it's been fun with Angus, a bit of banter.

Right, well look, Mel, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your teammates, they're now your enemies. Here's the good news, as nobody's

won the past five games the prize fund currently stands at £6,000.

So, if you walk out of here with £6,000, what are you going to spend it on?

-I desperately need a new kitchen.

-Do you?

-Yeah. It's really bad. Although I don't do the cooking.

Who does the cooking, then?

My other half. He's well trained.

So you'd like to get your other half a new kitchen?

Yeah, yeah. That'd be great.

OK, this is how it works. Three rounds and the final to come.

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off for now, so you can't

see or hear anything. As soon as Mel makes a mistake you'll be back in the game.

Mel, you can now talk through your answers without giving away any vital knowledge.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah, ready as I'll ever be.

Then let's play Perfection.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

The first TV remote control was called Lazy Bones.

-I don't know. I'll say false.

-False.

St Patrick was born in Ireland.

Well, he is the saint of Ireland, isn't he?

I would presume it's true then on that basis.

True. Easter Island is located in the South Pacific.

Yeah, I think that is. True.

True. And finally, 1984 is a sequel to Orwell's earlier novel, 1974.

I think that's false, I think it was another book. Yeah, false.

False. Mel, you answered all four statements.

-How was that?

-I don't know, really. A bit pot luck, really!

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

-They'll now be able to hear you.

-Yeah.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and next to them are Mel's answers.

Let's start with Angus.

How's she done?

I think she's done very well. The only one that I'm thinking is B, possibly.

For some reason I thought maybe he came to Ireland and did his thing, but I'm not sure.

All right, Mel, the moment of truth, you need to have answered

all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many you got correct.

Just two of the four. Unfortunately, you haven't achieved perfection.

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

You can see Mel's answers, you need to change two of them.

-But which two?

-B is wrong.

-Yeah.

-So can we change B from true to false?

B changes from true to false, we need one more.

-I would probably go A.

-Yeah, I would agree with that.

-Change A.

As unbelievable as it sounds.

It sounds sort of American product.

Anyway, I think we'll change A from false to true.

A changes from false to true. Thank you very much.

Leaving C and D as Mel first answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

The first TV remote control was called Lazy Bones, true or false?

Yeah, true.

Made in 1950. St Patrick was born in Ireland, is that true or false?

Yeah, it is false.

Easter Island is located in the South Pacific, true or false?

It is, of course, true.

And 1984 is a sequel to Orwell's earlier novel 1974, true or false?

It's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

Although Anthony Burgess did wrote a sequel to 1984 called 1985.

Mel, they've managed to succeed where you failed and they've stolen the round.

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

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

Mel, appearing is your final board.

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

Here are your final round categories,

ranging through Oscars, poets, songs, and many others in between.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you they get to choose

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

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

-Get football in there.

-If you want, yeah, football, put football in.

Football goes across, and...

-I'm thinking Oscars, personally.

-OK.

-Oscars, please.

Oscars goes across, too. Thank you very much.

Usual Suspects, it's time to switch you off and we'll see you in round two.

And away they go. Mel, with the Usual Suspects gone, what do you think of their choices?

-Football?

-Not very good at football!

-Right.

-But you never know.

-And Oscars?

-Oscars, that might be all right, I do like films, so...

-You do?

-Yeah.

OK. If you're ready, let's play round two.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Indonesia is made up of over 10,000 islands.

It's quite a lot. I'll say true.

True. The Valley of the Kings is in Greece.

-I don't think that is. False.

-False.

Oasis were formed in Liverpool.

-No, they're from Manchester, aren't they? I'll say false.

-False.

And finally the comedy character Borat is from Turkmenistan.

-No, that's false.

-False.

You seemed very confident.

I am on the bottom two. The other two, it could be either way, really.

All right. Well, before we reveal how well you've done, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

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

Mark, has she achieved perfection?

I don't think so, I can see definitely that D is wrong.

-I don't think it's perfection, Nick.

-All right, Mel, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly.

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

Yeah!

Congratulations, Mel, you achieved perfection.

Four out of four, that's definitely how to play the game.

Let's have a look at your answers.

Indonesia is made up of over 10,000 islands, that's absolutely true.

Approximately 14,000 islands is what you're looking at.

The Valley of the Kings is in Greece, true or false?

We know that now to be false, it's Egypt.

Oasis were formed in Liverpool, we know that to be false.

They were, of course, a Manchester band.

And, finally, the comedy character Borat is from Turkmenistan.

We know that's false.

From Kazakhstan. So let's see the final board.

Two categories on there at the moment chosen by the Usual Suspects.

You won the round, Mel, so you can choose the next two categories to add to the board.

-So which two do you fancy?

-I think songs, I'll go with that.

-Songs.

-And...

-Oh, awards.

-And awards.

OK, Usual Suspects, I'm now going to switch you off, we'll see you in the next round.

Mel, great round you just played, four out of four.

That weren't bad, was it?

-Shall we try and keep that up?

-Yeah, yeah, I'll try.

Good, let's play round three.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Frank Sinatra had more than 10 UK number one singles.

I've got his Best Of album.

Ooh, I'd probably say that were true, actually.

-True.

-Yeah.

Madame Tussaud lived in the 20th century.

I'd probably say false for that one.

False. Enid Blyton was the creator of St Trinian's.

I think she was actually, yeah. True.

True. And finally, Bill Clinton fought in the Vietnam War.

I can't imagine that to be true. I'll say false.

False.

And Mel, you answered all four statements.

Yeah, not too sure about them.

-Not so confident on this one?

-No.

Before we reveal how you've done,

let's bring back the Usual Suspects. So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Mel's answers. Clare, how's she done?

I think she's done pretty well.

I'm not sure about the Bill Clinton one, but I would've said

-the same for all the others.

-OK. Mel, you need to have answered

all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many you got correct.

Just two of the four.

Mel, you haven't achieved perfection, which means you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Mel's answers,

you need to change two of them, which two do you want to change?

How about Enid Blyton, the creator of St Trinian's?

Yeah, doesn't it go back further than Enid Blyton? She was 50s,

-and I really don't think it's St Trinian's.

-OK, we'll change that.

OK, I'd change C from true to false please, Nick.

C changes from true to false. One more?

I can believe that Sinatra maybe had lots and lots of hits,

but maybe not 10 UK number ones.

-I would go with that.

-Yeah, let's go with that.

-You sure?

-Yeah.

-OK, we change A from true to false.

A changes from true to false, leaving B and D

as Mel first answered.

Usual Suspects,

let's find out the correct answers.

Frank Sinatra had more than 10 UK number one singles, is that true or false?

It's false,

very well-reasoned through. In actual fact, he had only two number one singles.

-That's a shame.

-Strangers In The Night

and Three Coins In The Fountain.

OK, Madame Tussaud lived in the 20th century, true or false? It is false.

She was around at the time of the French revolution,

was arrested and her punishment was to make wax heads of the nobility that were being executed.

Enid Blyton was the creator of St Trinian's, true or false?

False, created by Ronald Searle. So, ends up with the final one,

you know where this is going, don't you, Usual Suspects?

Bill Clinton fought in the Vietnam War, true or false?

Yeah, it's false, congratulations,

Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

Not bad, not bad.

APPLAUSE

Bill Clinton wasn't drafted for the Vietnam War.

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

Usual suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Mel's chances of winning the prize fund much harder.

Let's see the final board.

So what would you think is going to trip Mel up in the final?

My personal opinion right now is metals and US geography,

-but I'd like to hear what you guys have to say.

-I'd go with metals.

-I was going to go with metals,

-or maybe horse racing.

-It's good to have something that one of us knows something about.

I thought you were playing that game, Angus, to be honest with you.

-Oh, you know about US geography, do you?

-No, it's not...

Bookies is just a complete unknown for everyone, I would assume.

-Not necessarily.

-OK. Let's go for metals, metals.

We have agreement on metals, that goes across,

-and we need a last one.

-France?

-France.

-France.

-France, let's go with France.

France is going across.

Lovely, thank you very much. We now know our six final categories.

They are football, Oscars, songs, awards, metals and France. OK, guys,

it's time to switch you off for the final time. And away they go.

All right, well, look, for £6,000, Mel, it's time to play the final.

Mel, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve perfection, you could leave with a prize fund of £6,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing,

which is great news for the Usual Suspects - one of them

could be playing for a roll-over of £7000 on the next game. Let's play the final round.

Mel, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £6,000.

Think carefully, there's no time limit, but once you give an answer,

-your first answer, it'll be locked in. Are you ready?

-As I'll ever be!

Let's reveal your first statement - please tell me

whether you believe it to be true or false. Football.

The motto of Aston Villa is prepared.

I have no clue, I don't live anywhere near that Birmingham area.

I'll say false, I really don't know.

False. Oscars. Diana Ross has been nominated for an acting Oscar.

Trying to think what she's been in.

I wouldn't be surprised if that's true, actually. I'll say true.

True. Songs.

"Yes, We Have No Bananas"

is from the Jungle Book.

I've seen the Jungle Book, a few years ago.

That doesn't seem to ring a bell at all, that one.

-I'd probably say false.

-False.

Awards.

Pulitzer prizes are awarded for achievements in science.

That don't ring a bell either. False. I don't think that's true.

False. Metals.

The melting point of gold is over 1,000 degrees Celsius.

Yet again, I don't really know.

That's very hot...

I'll just guess, true.

True. France.

The town of Calais was once an English territory.

I know it's very near to England, so it could possibly have been.

I'll say true.

True. Mel, those answers are locked in,

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

-Which ones are you worried about?

-All of them!

-Really?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Any in particular, or is it really just a general...?

-The football one is a complete and utter guess.

-I really have no clue.

-All right, let's bring back the Usual Suspects

to see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Mel's answers.

Mel, your answers are locked in, you can't change them by yourself,

but 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.

-Yeah.

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

Mel, who would you like to hear from first?

Oh, my old friend Angus first.

I think you've done really very well,

but I do think there's one or two that you've possibly got wrong.

So I was wondering how confident are you again on your answers?

Yeah, fairly confident on most of them, yeah.

-How many?

-About four.

-OK.

I mean, are you willing to come and help me if I offer you some money?

-Yeah, I am.

-I'll go halves with you.

-£4,000.

-That ain't half.

-I know.

-Well, let me think about it and talk to someone else first.

OK, so we're talking about £6,000 and you're offering £3,000 and he's asking for four.

-Yeah.

-Where do you want to go next?

-Clare, please.

-Hi, darl, you all right?

-All right thanks, and you?

Yeah, good. I think there's a couple that I'm not really sure on,

so I don't think it's fair if I came and helped you.

Fair enough, no problem. Thanks. And Mark, please?

Right Mel, on this occasion I think there's one wrong,

another one that I'm not too sure on, but I have just joined the game

so I'll stay up here this time around.

-But all the best to you.

-Yeah, I don't blame you. Yeah.

So it does come down to, after all these games together, it does actually appear to come down to

-to you and Angus again.

-We might've known, yeah!

Do you want to reopen negotiations, where were we at before? He was asking for £4,000 of the £6,000.

-Yeah.

-So that you'd get two and he'd get four.

-Yeah.

-What do you want to do?

-Can you not go to three and a half, Angus?

Looking at them, the risk involved here is quite high

-cos there are a few I'm not 100% on.

-Yeah.

And look, I, nah, it's difficult.

-Come on, you've had a good game, come on.

-Look, I have to...

I have to do try and do the best I can and I don't think if I come down,

unless it's for crazy money, I think I'm just going to retract my offer actually, looking at it.

He does that every time.

-So everyone's definitely out then, yes?

-Yeah, I'm out.

-What can you do?

-Good luck, Mel!

-Yeah, good luck!

-I need it!

All right Mel, none of the Usual Suspects are willing to help so you're on your own.

There's £6,000 at stake, six answers away. Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

Actually, just before we start this, this might be interesting...

-Now that we know and you're locked in...

-Yeah.

-Angus,

you said there was one in particular you wanted to come down and change.

Basically, B and F would be the ones I would most worry about.

B and F.

So let's have a look at them. A, the motto of Aston Villa is Prepared. We're going to skip

past that cos that's the one you're really worried about.

We'll start with B, the one that Angus would've got you to change.

Diana Ross has been nominated for an acting Oscar.

You said true, is it true or false?

It is true.

That's a good start.

She was nominated for Lady Sings The Blues but didn't win one.

So that's a good start and also shows that probably it was best

that he didn't come down in spite of you trying to throw money at him.

So let's press on, "Yes, We Have No Bananas" is from the Jungle Book.

-You said that was false, didn't ring any bells.

-No.

Is it true or false?

It is false.

It's from a 1920s Broadway revue called Make It Snappy.

OK, let's move on.

Pulitzer prizes were awarded for achievements in science.

You said that didn't ring any bells,

so you went for false on that one, is it true or false?

It is false.

It's awarded for journalism, literature and musical composition, but certainly not science.

Yeah, I knew that!

Here we are, you're halfway towards the £6,000.

Moving on, the melting point of gold is over 1,000 degrees Celsius, is that true or false?

You said true, you need this to turn green, it is true. Four out of four.

F is another one that Angus would got you to change if he'd have come

down, he was worried about it.

The town of Calais was once an English territory.

So you went with true, we need this to turn green, is this true or false?

It's true.

Only for two centuries until 1558, as recently as that.

Well, with five out of five, you only one away from the £6000

and you've done it all on your own.

So we go back to the top, the one you said you knew nothing about, but you've gone with false.

It's a 50-50 chance with this.

My heart's pounding. Yeah, it is.

The motto of Aston Villa is Prepared.

Is that true or false, for £6000?

-Oh no!

-It's true. How harsh is that?

Five out of six, and you fell on the one, and to be honest you picked it out, even when you said it was

a really difficult round, you said it yourself, a tough round, but you still picked that out as being

the one you didn't have a clue on, the one that you were really worried about, and you were absolutely right

to because that's the one that tripped you up. That's the one that's made you lose the money.

Mel, I'm afraid you haven achieved perfection, so you're not going to go home with any cash.

Dear, oh, dear. Usual Suspects, that's great news for you though, the prize find rolls over to the

next game where one of you could be playing for a total of £7000. It's getting big money, isnt it?

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

-Enjoyed playing, our longest serving Usual Suspect?

-I know, yeah.

You've been here longest.

You had a good time? It's been really fun, thank you, yeah.

But unfortunately you didn't win something in the end. But ladies and gentlemen what a great player, Mel!

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

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 £7000, but remember, five out of six just isn't good enough.

On this show, we only pay for perfection.

Goodbye.