Episode 11 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands perfection.

Behind here are four contestants hoping their knowledge is flawless.

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 the Usual Suspects.

They're in our isolation room.

In a moment, we'll find out which one of them

has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

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

For example, if I say,

would you say that's true or false?

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,

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, my name is Steve, I'm from Bristol,

I'm currently in between jobs and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Mave, I come from South Ockendon in Essex,

I'm a retired bank worker and this is my second game.

Hi, my name is Mike, I'm from Warrington,

I'm a customer services agent and this is my third game.

Hi, my name's Sam, I'm from Leeds, I'm a piano teacher

and PhD student and this is my fourth game.

Welcome to all of you and best of luck as we now find out

which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

-Steve, it's you that's been chosen.

-APPLAUSE

Please come and play Perfection.

Steve, welcome to the game.

-Straight into the chair and down here to play.

-I feel so lucky.

I feel sorry for the guys in the room, they've been there a while.

-I've come straight out!

-Absolutely.

Steve, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects -

their job is to stop you from winning the prize fund,

your failure means the money rolls over to the next game

where they could play for a bigger total.

-You don't want that to happen, do you?

-No, no.

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

nobody won the past two games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £3,000.

APPLAUSE

-So, if you won it, what are you going to spend the money on?

-I'm currently between jobs,

-so any cash would be much appreciated.

-£3,000 would be handy.

-Absolutely.

-OK, well good luck, here's how it works.

You'll play three rounds then a final.

Every round you achieve perfection makes the Final easier.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects can step in and steal the round, making the Final much harder.

More of that to follow later.

Usual Suspects, we're going to 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 anything, OK?

-Yes.

Each round consists of four true or false statements -

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

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

-Ready?

-Yes, let's go for it.

-Let's play Perfection!

APPLAUSE

Round 1, your 45 seconds starts now.

-Yeah, that's in the Northeast, so that's true.

-True.

-No, that was Ridley Scott, so that's false.

-False.

-Oh, I'm not sure about that. I'm going to say false.

-False. Finally...

I don't know about that either, I'm going to say false again.

False - and with loads of time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

That round started off brilliantly, then tapered off toward the end.

Yeah, I'm happy with the first two,

but I'm not sure about the last two, especially Einstein.

There is a connection with Switzerland,

but I'm not sure whether that's where he ended up.

OK, before we reveal how you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements.

Next to them are Steve's answers.

Sam, how has he done?

I agree with everything he's put, I think he's achieved perfection.

-Hm! Mike?

-I agree, unfortunately,

-it looks like we're not going to get a look-in here.

-Mave?

I thought Wellington at Waterloo was wrong,

but I'm not going to go with it, I'll go with Mike and Sam.

All right. Steve, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many you have correct.

Three out of four's not bad normally, but here it's not good enough.

You failed to achieve perfection, you've let your enemies in.

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

You need to change just one of them.

-You thought D first of all.

-And D's the one I'm least sure about.

Yeah, let's go for D, then, shall we?

-Do you reckon...

-D?

-Yeah, we trust you.

Can we change D please, Nick, to "true".

D changes from False to True.

And all the other answers remain as Steve answered.

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

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

It is absolutely true.

It is false, and you were right - it is Ridley Scott.

It is false, he was born in Germany so now you know where it's going...

It is absolutely true, congratulation, Usual Suspects!

You achieved Perfection.

Well, Steve, they succeeded where you failed and as a result,

they've stolen the round. Usual Suspects,

you could now make Steve's chances of winning the prize fund

much harder in the Final. Here's how.

Steve, this is your final board.

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

so, here are your final round categories...

If you'd won that round, you could have added two categories of your choice,

but because the Usual Suspects stole the round,

-they choose the two categories, hoping to make the Final that much harder for you to win.

-Yes.

So, usual suspects, which two would you like Steve to play in the Final?

I'd say Welsh Music...

-Yep. Welsh Music.

-And?

Naval History, maybe?

-Quite dodgy.

-Do you think he knows his Carry On?

-I think he might.

-I just think, as he got the other one wrong,

on Waterloo, he might not know...

Yeah, let's go with Naval History, please.

Naval History. There you go. Well done, Usual Suspects.

You won the first round. Time to switch you off.

We'll see you in Round 2. And away they go.

Now that they can't hear you, Steve,

what do you think of the choices they've made?

-Welsh Music?

-I love music so I would have chosen that. Happy with that.

-And Naval History?

-Not so keen on that one!

-Yeah.

Looking at the left, which do you fancy?

I like a film, so Actresses, and I like a bit of Carry On as well.

What ones do you want to avoid?

Pets, erm...and Marsupials, possibly.

-Pets and Marsupials. Not good on the animals.

-Not so good.

-Ready?

-Yep, absolutely.

-Good. Let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

No, that's incorrect. It's the Caspian Sea, isn't it?

-So?

-That's false.

-False, thank you.

-That's false. That's the Conservatives.

-False.

False. It was Alison Moyet.

False. And finally...

Mm, not sure about this. I should know it.

Erm, I'm saying true.

True, and with time to spare you've answered all the statements.

That felt like a better round.

-Yes. Funnily enough, Sarah Dallin went to my school.

-Crikey!

That fell nicely for you, didn't it! Well done.

Before we reveal exactly how you've done,

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

Hello. These were the statements and there are Steve's answers.

Mike, has he achieved perfection this time?

I think he's got three out of four. I believe A's actually true.

Mave?

I actually agree with Mike.

I was going to say it was true, the first one.

It's the moment of truth.

You need to have all four correct to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are right.

Congratulations, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

They don't necessarily know better than you. Let's look at those answers in more detail.

90% of the world's caviar comes from the Baltic Sea.

That is, of course...

false.

The Caspian and Black Sea provide a lot of caviar, too.

The symbol of the Liberal Democrats is a tree. You said false.

It is, of course...

false. It IS the Conservative Party, as you said.

Vince Clarke and Sarah Dallin form Yazoo.

-You knew this was false straight away.

-Yes.

And of course, it was false. It WAS Alison Moyet.

-And what was Sarah Dallin in?

-Bananarama. NICK LAUGHS

Dice are required for the game of backgammon.

You said that was true and it is, of course, absolutely true.

As a result of that performance, winning the prize fund is much easier.

Let's see the final board.

Two subjects already on there, chosen by the Usual Suspects.

But as you won that round, you can choose the next two

to add to that board.

-Which two do you fancy?

-I feel like a little bit of a Carry On, please.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Carry On goes across.

I will go for, as I like film and TV, I'll go for Actresses, please.

Actresses becomes the fourth category.

Usual Suspects, bit of a shame, that. Not a look-in.

But I'll switch you off and we'll see you in Round 3.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

-By choosing categories, you've hopefully made winning the Final easier.

-Ready to play on?

-Hopefully. Yes! Let's go for it.

-Good. Let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Erm, age-wise I think it would work, so I'll say true.

-True.

-I believe it is, as well. True.

-True.

-There's definitely red on goldfinches so I'm saying true as well.

-True.

And finally...

Nou Camp, that's Barcelona, isn't it.

-It's false.

-False.

And well within the time again, you've answered all four statements.

-Once again, that felt like a really good round.

-We shall see.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

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

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

-Mave, has he achieved perfection?

-No, I don't think so.

The stiletto, if it's spelt the same, it is a type of shoe,

a high-heel shoe.

-Mike?

-I actually think he's got perfection.

I believe a stiletto is like a bayonet, a very thin type of dagger.

-If I'm correct with that.

-OK. Steve, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered every one perfectly to win the round. How many are right?

Ooh!

Congratulations, Steve. You've achieved perfection!

APPLAUSE

Well, well, well. Let's look at those answers in more detail.

Winston Churchill fought in the trenches in World War I.

-You said the sort of timeline matches up.

-Yes.

And sure enough, he did.

The stiletto is a type of dagger.

And that is absolutely true.

In fact, the shoe and the type of heel took its name from the dagger.

European goldfinches have distinctive red faces.

You said true and sure enough, it is true.

The Nou Camp stadium is home to Real Madrid,

and you actually went, " It is... No, it's Barcelona."

It is Barcelona!

So you said false, and sure enough, it's home to Barcelona.

-Congratulations. Bad luck. He's on fire, isn't he!

-Definitely.

-Yes!

After that perfect performance, winning the prize fund is even easier.

-Let's look at the final board.

-Let's.

-Four subjects there.

Two chosen by the Usual Suspects two chosen by you.

As you won the round, you get to choose the next two.

Right, I like British geography so I'll go for Scotland.

Scotland goes across.

-And snooker's not my favourite sport but I'll go for Snooker.

-OK.

Snooker becomes the sixth and final category.

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

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

Cheerio! That looks like a good board. Are you happy with it?

-Very happy. It's just Naval History is the one I'm not sure on.

-Yeah.

You said you'd have chosen Welsh Music so there's only one

that they've chosen that could cause you any problems.

For £3,000, it's time to play the Final.

APPLAUSE

Steve, this is the all-important Final.

If you achieve perfection you could leave with a prize fund of £3,000.

If you fail you may with nothing. Great news for the Usual Suspects,

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £4,000

on the next game. Let's play the Final Round.

APPLAUSE

Here are your final six categories.

You must answer every statement correctly

if you want to win the £3,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit

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

-You ready?

-Let's go for it.

-Let's reveal the first statement.

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

Welsh Music.

No, Kelly Jones is the lead singer of the Stereophonics.

Cerys Matthews is the lead singer of Catatonia, so that's false.

False. Naval History.

The Armada sailed when Elizabeth I was queen.

Yeah...

It's around that period.

Erm... I'm pretty certain it's true.

-True.

-Yes.

Carry On.

He was born in South Africa, so that's false.

False. Actresses.

She is the daughter of an actress but not Cybill Shepherd.

-So that's false.

-False.

Scotland.

Scotland's Wallace Monument is in Edinburgh.

-I believe, I think that's in Stirling so I'm saying false.

-False.

And finally, Snooker.

HE SIGHS

Oh, I hate measurements and distances.

I'm going to try to visualise a snooker table.

To me, that seems very long so I'm saying false.

False. And with that, Steve, you've answered all of our questions

and those answers are now locked in.

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

Which ones are you unsure of?

I'm not 100 percent on the Armada but it's around that point

and the snooker table, 15 feet seems very big to me so...

All right, let's switch on the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Steve's answers.

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

but if you think you've made a mistake,

you can unlock them with the help of the Usual Suspects.

This will come at a cost.

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

you think Steve has done, if you want to help and if you do,

how much it will cost.

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

-Sam, please.

I think there are four there that I am fairly certain I agree with you.

There are two that I would take educated guesses as perhaps the other way.

Whether or not I would be tempted to come down is another matter, though.

-Would you like to hear from someone else?

-Michael, please.

I can see three which are correct, one incorrect

and two, to be honest, I've not got a scoobies.

I'm willing to come down

but then again, would you be willing to take that risk

with the two I'm not so sure of?

-It's...

-£3,000 to play with, do you want to hear from Mave?

-Yes, please.

There are three I definitely don't know.

I can see he's got three right,

but I've couldn't come down and help you, Steve,

I don't know the others at all.

Interesting. OK, Sam said she might come down or you've got

Mike making an offer or you can choose to go it alone

and not use any help from the Usual Suspects?

Yeah, well, Sam doesn't sound totally confident.

Um, let's listen to see what Mike has to say.

-How much money do you want, Mike?

-Two and a half grand.

What do you make of Mike's offer to come down

for 2,500 of your £3,000?

No.

Have you got a counter offer or are you going to go alone?

Do you know what? Might as well go down in a blaze of glory.

-I'm going to go for it by myself.

-Lovely.

OK, negotiations are at a close because Steve, you've closed them.

You're going to go it alone, £3,000 at stake, six answers away,

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

Kelly Jones was the lead singer with Catatonia.

You said that was false because...?

Kelly Jones is the lead singer with the Stereophonics. It was Cerys Matthews.

So, you know this one. Is it true or false?

It is false.

For all the reasons you just said. You're absolutely right.

A great start. The Armada sailed when Elizabeth I was Queen.

It was a reasonable guess and you said true. Is it true or false?

That is true. You're a third of the way there.

Let's see if we can get you to halfway.

Carry On actor Sid James was born in Canada. You said false.

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

False.

And you're right, he was born in South Africa.

Well, well, well, so, halfway there.

Gwyneth Paltrow is Cybill Shepherd's daughter. You said she was...

She is the daughter of an actress. Blythe Danner, I think it is.

But not Cybill Shepherd.

So, you said false.

If you're right, you'll be only two away from the £3,000.

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

It's false.

And it is Blythe Danner. Gosh, you know your stuff, don't you?

-Well, so far.

-So far, so good. You're two thirds of the way.

Only two questions stand between you and the £3,000.

Scotland's Wallace Monument is in Edinburgh.

You said that was false because you thought it was in Stirling?

Yeah, Scottish geography is not so good as English or Welsh

but I've been to Edinburgh loads of times,

I'm sure he's connected with Stirling.

You said false. You need this to turn red.

If it does, you're only one answer away from £3,000.

Scotland's Wallace Monument is in Edinburgh. Is that true of false?

It's false.

It's just outside Stirling.

So, you currently stand at five out of six in the final.

I have to tell you, seven of the last 10 or 11 games,

-people have got five out of six and have lost it on the last one.

-I know.

I don't want to be the voice of doom

but in front of you stands the last question.

It's a question that you were most worried about.

A full-size snooker table is 15 feet long.

You said that seemed excessively long,

and so said false.

You need this to turn red to win £3,000.

What will you spend it on?

Well, I'm currently unemployed so anything would come in handy.

A nice holiday for the family.

Well, are things going to get a little easier now

with £3,000 for you?

Or are you going to go home empty-handed?

A full-size snooker table is 15 feet long.

You said that was false.

You need this to turn red.

Is it true of false? For £3,000.

It is false. Congratulations!

You've achieved perfection and won £3,000.

-Thanks, Nick.

-Congratulations.

Phew!

So, not 15 foot long. In actual fact,

it's 11 feet, eight and a half inches.

It's a really weird length -

11 feet eight and a half inches long inside the cushions.

-Anyway, £3,000.

-It's not bad, is it, for a day's work?

LAUGHTER

One question wrong in the whole game.

You got 17 answers correct out of 18 questions asked.

That's not bad, is it, I suppose.

That's more than not bad, that's amazing. That's fantastic.

Unfortunate for you, Usual Suspects. The prize has been won,

so we reset the total back to £1,000 at our next game.

Congratulations, Steve, you achieved perfection and walked away with the cash. Ladies and gentlemen, Steve!

-APPLAUSE

-Well done.

Right, it's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect

hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hi, I'm Derek. I'm from Newcastle and I'm a taxi-driver.

Best of luck to all of you

as we now find out which of you has been randomly selected to play Perfection.

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

Please come down and play Perfection.

Sam, welcome to the game. Let's find out a bit more about you.

Tell us about your family.

I was brought up by my grandparents. It's just the three of us.

I'm sure they'll be watching at home.

-They'll be excited, hoping you'll do well.

-They've told their quiz team.

They'll be watching, so the pressure's on!

It is a little bit, isn't it?

I bet they will all be sat there with tea and biscuits.

Sam, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects. They were your team-mates.

Now, they're your enemies.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

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

However, £1,000 is good money by anybody's standards,

-especially in this day and age.

-Too right.

So, if you won it, what would you spend it on?

-It would definitely go towards a new piano.

-You play piano in a jazz band? Is that right?

Yeah, yeah. I'm in like a funk/soul/jazz kind of band.

-Would you like to do something like Glastonbury?

-It's my absolute goal to play Glastonbury.

-If you get a new keyboard, there's every chance it could happen.

-I'd be on my way!

OK. Three rounds and a final to come. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off

so you can't see or hear anything and to give us a rest from Derek's shirt!

But as soon as Sam makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

Away they go!

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

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

Round 1. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I think that's true.

-True.

I've no idea on this. My geography is rubbish.

I'll take a wild guess and go, false.

-False?

-Mm.

That's not one I saw. Erm...

-We'll go true.

-True.

-And finally...

-Absolute guess. True.

-True.

With that answer, you've answered all four statements within the allotted time.

Did that feel like a good round or a bad round?

-I don't think that was my round, to be honest.

-Did you not?

-No.

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

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

Mike, has she achieved perfection?

Not quite. She hasn't hit the right key.

-I think they're all true.

-Right, thank you very much. Interesting.

See what he did there? "Hit the right key" because you're a pianist.

He's doing his own jokes now! Stand-up routine soon.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round. How many are correct?

-Yes!

-You look very pleased with that.

-It's an ironic celebration.

-Oh, is it?

I thought you were pleased you hadn't got them all wrong.

One in four is not bad but not perfection. You now let your enemies into the game.

Usual Suspects, you can steal this round. You can see Sam's answers.

You need to change three. Which three?

ALL: Morel is a mushroom, definitely.

-So it's the other three.

-Yeah.

Basically, we want to change B from false to true.

B goes from false to true.

C and D from true to false, please.

C and D go from true to false leaving A as answered by Sam.

Let's see what the correct answers are.

A morel is a type of mushroom. True or false?

Yeah, it's true.

Medellin is the name of a city in Colombia. True or false?

Yes, it is true. The 2011 film Thor was directed by Ang Lee.

True or false?

It's false, it was actually directed by Kenneth Branagh.

And you know where this is going, now, Usual Suspects.

Bonnie Prince Charlie was the Old Pretender.

It's false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

you have achieved perfection!

Yeah, he was actually the Young Pretender.

His dad was the Old Pretender.

Oh dear, Sam. They managed to succeed where you failed.

I knew that was...I knew that wasn't my round, so...

So, Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make

Sam's chances of winning the Final that much harder, and here's how.

Sam, this is your final board. These six blank spaces

need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your Final Round categories.

Starting with Zoology, ranging through Soaps and Numbers

and many in between.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round, they get to choose

the categories hoping to make the Final harder for you.

So, Usual Suspects, which two do you want Sam to play in the Final?

Well, with the music, generally,

I don't say musicians are not very good at science...

but maybe we should try Zoology.

-Zoology.

-OK...

-We'll definitely keep off Musicals.

Well, the Musicals, it could be a very obscure musical,

and she said she's into classical music.

-Glastonbury? I don't think that's classical!

-It's classical for me...

-I think something like Film Directors.

-OK...

It's such a broad subject, isn't it?

OK, so, we'll go for Film Directors, please.

Film Directors. Well done, Usual Suspects,

you've won the first round.

Time to switch you off. We'll see you in Round 2. And away they go.

Sam, what do you make of their choices? Zoology?

I'm more worried about Film Directors.

I like films and I enjoy them, but retaining names about them, no.

Well, you still have two more rounds to find perfection

and choose your own categories for the Final.

-Are you ready for the next round?

-Yeah.

-OK, let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Oh, geography again! Erm, false.

False.

21%'s oxygen, erm...

false.

False.

That's definitely true.

True, and finally...

Oh, gosh! Erm...true.

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

-That felt like a better round.

-Not as bad as the last round.

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

Usual Suspects, these are the four statements,

and next to them are Sam's answers.

Mike, has she achieved perfection?

The only thing I'm not sure on is B.

Science teachers will be shouting at me for saying that,

but that's the only one I think's wrong.

I'm sure she's got A correct, cos I think Salaam means welcome.

I don't think that would be a name of a port.

-Derek!

-Well, Dar es Salaam is a port, but it isn't in Lebanon.

Mave, are you in agreement?

Well, I think she's achieved perfection

because Ricky Gervais, that was 2011.

-No, I think she's done well this time, Sam.

-Lovely.

Sam, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly.

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

Three out of four.

Almost Perfection, but not quite, and as a result,

you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can they steal this round?

You can see Sam's answers. You need to change one of them. Which one?

Derek, you definitely know A is correct, and D is correct.

-I definitely know C is correct, so it has to be B.

-OK.

Change B from false to true, please.

B changes from false to true,

leaving A, C and B as answered by Sam.

Let's find out the correct answers.

Dar es Salaam is a port in Lebanon. Is that true or false?

It's false, it's in Tanzania.

Derek knew that straight away.

78% of the Earth's atmosphere is hydrogen, true or false?

-It is false! 78% is nitrogen.

-Nitrogen, yeah.

Well, well, well, Usual Suspects, you had the chance

to steal the round from Sam, but you failed to achieve Perfection.

Can you still achieve Perfection at home? Let's carry on through the answers and find out.

LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. Is that true or false?

Yes, of course, that's true,

so the only one that can be different

is Ricky Gervais hosted the Oscars in 2011, true or false?

Yeah, it's false.

He hosted the Golden Globes.

Usual suspects, had you achieved perfection, you would have had the opportunity

to make Sam's chances of winning that much harder in the final. Let's look at the board.

So far, two subjects are resident in the final,

thanks to the Usual Suspects.

Because neither side won that round, the two categories not chosen

will now be carried over to the next round,

-meaning four categories will be on offer.

-OK.

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

And away they go.

-Dodged a bullet there, didn't you?

-Definitely.

This one is really crucial for you.

You need to get perfection in this round. That way,

you get to choose four subjects of your own.

Which ones don't you want to get, out of those ones?

Flags, definitely not.

I'm not too hot on history either, so World War II...

World War II and Flags are the ones you want to avoid.

-Which ones do you want to choose?

-I'd have a good crack at Fashion.

And probably Musicals, I'd be daft to not go for that one.

All right, then, look, it's all in your hands now.

Let's play Round 3.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

I'm...

-I think there's older ones out there. False.

-False.

Um, well, the pressure was normally on

for emperors to make someone in line to the throne.

-So, true. It's a guess.

-True.

-It's ringing bells, the name of the Gruffalo. I'll go with true.

-True.

And finally...

-False.

-False.

And you've answered all four statements, true or false,

within the time.

That felt like there were a few guesses in there.

Yeah. I think that was obvious.

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

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements,

and next to them are Sam's answers.

-Derek, what do you think?

-I think she's got pretty close.

Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas, not Alabama.

So, she's got that one right.

But I'm not too sure that Cleopatra

and the emperor, Augustus, had a son.

It was Antony and Cleopatra,

and that was at the time of Julius Caesar.

So that's probably false.

Sam, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly

to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of four. And that just ain't good enough, I'm afraid.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, you need to change two answers, but which two?

D's right, D is definitely false, so that's one of the two she has right.

And I don't think Harvard is the oldest university in the world.

Oxford, Cambridge, it's got to be a British university as opposed to an American one.

Because they've only been going since being a colony.

So I would say that we change B and C, yeah?

We would like to change B to false.

-B changes from true to false.

-And C to false.

And C changes from true to false, leaving A and D as answered by Sam.

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

Harvard is the oldest university in the world. Is that true or false?

It's false. In actual fact, it's the University of Bologna.

Cleopatra and the Emperor Augustus had a son, true or false?

It's false. They were never romantically involved.

You were absolutely right, Derek,

she was more mixed up with Antony and Julius Caesar.

The Gruffalo is a book by Michael Rosen, true or false?

It's false! It's by Julia Donaldson.

Bill Clinton is a former governor of Alabama, is that true or false?

It is false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

Yes, he was in fact governor of Arkansas, as you said, Derek.

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

of winning the prize fund about as hard as it can be.

Let's see the final board.

Two subjects chosen by you, and now, because you won the last round,

you can choose four categories,

that's two from the round you have just won,

and two carried over from Round 2.

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

-Shall we do want each and then pick a group one?

-I'll go for Flags.

Because there's so many of them, it's going to be...

Flags goes into the final.

I'll go for Birdlife.

Birdlife is the fourth one. Mike?

I'm trying to think of a good one here.

I'm actually going to go with Spain.

Spain becomes the fifth.

Hobbies - that could be everything, couldn't it? Go with Hobbies?

-I'm happy with Hobbies.

-Hobbies, please.

And Hobbies goes across.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

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

Cheerio. And away they go.

Sam, they can't hear you. You said you didn't want to get Flags.

The whole board's a disaster!

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-That's about as ugly a board as it could have been, is it?

-Pretty much.

Well, Sam, for £1,000, it's time to play the Final.

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Sam, this is the all-important Final.

If you can achieve perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £1,000.

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

because one of them could play for a rollover of £2,000 on the next game.

So, let's play the Final Round.

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Sam, here are your final six categories.

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

Think carefully.

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

-You ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

OK, I can't even reason... I've never heard of crepuscular animals.

So, none of those words kind of come out to me as something

that would relate to time, or light or dark,

in kind of where the words come from,

-so I'll go with false.

-False.

Film director Duncan Jones is David Bowie's son.

-Let's go with false.

-False.

I have no idea. This is a complete disaster. Erm...

Let's go with true, because we've had two false before. I'll play odds.

-OK, this one I think is true.

-True.

-They look similar.

Benidorm is located on the Costa Del Sol.

Erm...

I'll...

..go with false.

False.

A lot of people probably know that, they're probably cringing.

Um...

False.

-False.

-Sounds pretty obscure.

And, with that final answer,

you've answered all of your statements and they're locked in.

Remember, if there is one single mistake,

you will be leaving with nothing. Which ones are you worried about?

Well, I'm reasonably happy about the jackdaw

being a member of the crow family.

I'm certainly bothered about all the others.

OK, let's bring back the Usual Suspects

and see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see that six statements

and, next to them are Sam's answers.

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

But if you think you have made a mistake, you can unlock them

with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will, however, come at a cost.

Sam, who would you like to hear from first?

We'll go with the newest guy. Derek, what do you think?

Well, I'm pretty sure you've got one wrong. For definite.

And I'm nearly certain you've got two wrong,

but I wouldn't be prepared to come down.

Oh, Derek, don't be so mean. Can I not tempt you at all?

-Not at all. I'm sorry.

-Can I not tempt you with a 200-800 split?

Sorry, I'd like to see the prize go a bit higher.

Even if you threw in a Hawaiian shirt, he wouldn't come down. Time to move on.

Do you want to hear from Mave?

Yeah, come on, then, Mave.

Sam, I think you've got two wrong.

But I don't know the others, so, I couldn't come down and help you.

I'm not confident enough to come down,

whatever you offered me, really.

Thanks, Mave, I think she's ruled herself out as well. So?

Mike, what do you think?

I think you've got, I can see you've got four right.

The other two, to be honest, I don't have a clue,

so I wouldn't want to risk any money coming down.

I just hope that the grand in the pot rolls over, instead of buying you a grand piano.

Ugh! Well, you know, look, they might be wrong.

You might have got them all right.

Either way, I'm afraid negotiations have been completed.

None of them want to come down. They all want the money roll up a little bit more.

So, you're all on your own.

£1,000 at stake, six answers away, let's find out

if you've achieved perfection.

-Just for a change, shall we go bottom to top?

-Yeah, why not?

Munro-bagging is a style of Scottish dancing. You said false.

We need this to turn red, to get you started. True or false?

-It's false!

-One down!

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Munro-bagging is running a mountain.

A munro is a mountain and munro-bagging is to climb a mountain.

Good start. Well done. Benidorm is located on the Costa Del Sol.

You said that was false. You need this to turn red.

Is that true or false?

It's false! Costa Blanca!

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Two out of two. It's going very, very well.

A jackdaw is a member of the crow family.

You said that's true.

This, to get you halfway to 1,000, all on your own.

Is that true or false?

It's true!

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So, halfway, three more to go

to get yourself £1,000 and go back and buy that piano.

The Estonian flag is blue, black and white. You said that could be true.

-You weren't sure.

-No.

But you thought it might be true.

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

It's true!

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Doing really, really well. No-one's hanging their head in shame.

Grandma and Grandad are all bouncing around the room,

throwing their biscuits at each other!

Expecting you to come home with £1,000 now!

Film director Duncan Jones is David Bowie's son.

You said that was false. We need this to turn red.

Is it true or false?

Ah, it's true, I'm afraid.

Sam, I'm afraid you didn't manage to achieve Perfection.

Can you still achieve perfection at home?

Let's have a look through and see the last answer, there.

Crepuscular animals are active around twilight.

You said it was false. Is it true or false? I'm afraid it's true.

So, in the end, you got four out of six, which is pretty good.

Yeah, not so bad.

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 a total of £2,000.

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Looking very happy with themselves there.

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

But I hope you've enjoyed playing the game.

Yeah, I've had a good time.

Jolly good. Ladies and gentlemen, Sam!

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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 £2,000.

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

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