Episode 19 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands perfection.

There are four contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless

because one single mistake could give the game away. This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to the 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, we'll find out which one has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

They'll face a series of true or false statements. So if I said...

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.

Hiya, I'm Jenna, I'm from Aberdare, I'm a lifeguard and this is my first game.

Hi, my name's Gary, I'm from Stockport, I have a barber's shop and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Gini, I'm from Sussex, I work for Sussex Police and this is my fifth game.

Hi, I'm Jane, I'm from Rossendale in Lancashire, I'm a housewife and this is my 11th game.

Welcome and best of luck as we find out which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Gary, it's you that's been chosen! Please come and play Perfection.

-Gary, welcome to the game.

-Yep, thank you.

-Looks like it's going to be battle of the sexes here.

-You versus the ladies. Tell us about your family.

-I have a son and four daughters.

I recently became a granddad, last week. My eldest daughter had a little girl called Isabel.

She's nine pounds and absolutely gorgeous.

Gary, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects. They were your teammates,

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

because it will mean the prize fund rolls over to the next game where one of them could be here

playing for a bigger total. Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news. As nobody has won the last five games,

-the prize fund currently stands at £6,000.

-APPLAUSE

OK, good luck. Here's how the game works.

It's three rounds, then a final. Each round you achieve Perfection makes the final easier.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects can steal the round, making the final harder.

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

-Away they go. You can now talk through your answers without giving away vital knowledge, OK?

-Yeah.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You're answering against the clock. You have 45 seconds. Once you give your first answer, it's locked in.

-Yeah.

-You ready?

-I am, yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round One. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Er, I'd say that's true.

-True.

-True. That's true.

-True.

-Erm, I think that's false.

-False.

No, that's false. That's the, er, suicide pilots, divine wind.

-So you're saying...

-Yeah.

-You're saying false, yes?

-I'm saying false, yeah.

-False. Thank you very much.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah, fine, yeah, I think.

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

These were the four statements

and next to them are Gary's answers.

Jenna, has he achieved Perfection?

I think he's done well. Gary, I think you have reached Perfection.

-Hm. Jane?

-I think he might have done very well on this one.

He might just have got Perfection.

The moment of truth. You need to answer all four statements perfectly to win the round. Which are correct?

-Congratulations, Gary, you have achieved Perfection. Fantastic!

-APPLAUSE

-You look vaguely surprised.

-I'm very surprised.

-Let's have a look at those answers.

Stansted Airport is located in Essex, true or false? We now know it to be true.

Lady Gaga's real name is Stefani Germanotta. That turns out to be true, as well.

Richard Nixon was John F Kennedy's Vice President. No, he wasn't.

Different political parties, in fact. They were on different sides of the house.

The word karaoke mean divine wind. You said it was false

and it is false.

-Kamikaze.

-It was the kamikaze pilots, yeah.

-Kamikaze means divine wind. Well done.

What a great start! He's on fire!

-Yes.

-Ladies, you might not get a look in at all!

That perfect performance makes winning the prize fund a lot easier. Here's how.

Appearing before you is your final board. These six spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your Final Round categories, starting with 19th century,

ranging through to Star Wars and many more in between.

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

to add to the board. If the Usual Suspects had won the round,

they would be adding two categories, trying to make it harder for you in the final.

-Which two do you fancy?

-Well, I do play golf, but really badly.

-So I'd like to pick golf.

-Golf goes across. And?

And the Tudors. I'll go for the Tudors.

Tudors goes across. Thank you.

Usual Suspects, we'll see you in the next round where you might get a look in.

In the meantime, we'll switch you off. And away they go.

Having a look at that board, which ones would you like to avoid?

Musicals. I know nothing about those at all.

-And prime ministers. I'm not that clued up on those, really.

-All right.

-Shall we continue the vibe whilst you're on a roll?

-Yep!

-Let's play Round Two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I'd say that's true.

-True.

-Yes, he did, yeah.

-So you're saying...

-Yes, it's true.

-True.

-That's false. It's the sun.

-False.

-No, he was born near me, Salford.

-So you're saying...

-That's true. Er, sorry, false.

-False?

-False, yeah.

-Thank you very much.

That was interesting, because you seemed very positive throughout

but with D, whilst you eventually answered false,

-I said to you we have to take your first answer.

-Yes.

Whilst you explained you thought he was born in Salford,

you said true first,

so we now have to change that false to true

because that was the first answer you gave.

-That's a shame, because you were quite confident on that.

-I was, but never mind.

-What do you think about the rest of it?

-Yeah, I think I've done quite well.

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

Usual Suspects, these are the four statements

and Gary's answers. Gini, has he achieved Perfection?

I think he's got C and D OK,

but A and B, I'm not sure. I'm not sure all cities contain a cathedral.

And B, did he die in exile? I don't remember that

-sticking in my head.

-OK. Jane, has he achieved Perfection?

-I think I agree with Gini. I'm not sure about A and B, either.

-Jenna?

I'm not too sure about A.

I think that would've been the rule years and years ago,

-but I don't think it applies any more.

-OK. The moment of truth.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round. How many are correct?

-One out of four certainly is not perfection.

-No.

And as a result, you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal the round, Usual Suspects?

You need to change three answers, but which three?

The earth is... We've got the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth.

-Not 100 percent, but logically, looking into it...

-Shall we change C to true, then?

-I think so.

-Can we change C to true, please?

-C changes from false to true.

-And two more, please.

-Gosh.

I'm not sure about Lowry. I'm sure he was Salford.

-Salford? Do you think?

-Yeah.

-OK.

If you feel confident, let's change that.

Can we change D as well, please,

-from true to false?

-D changes from true to false. One more change.

Maybe we should go for A, because we all mentioned A.

-Perhaps A is false, yeah.

-And can we change A as well, please, Nick?

A changes to false, leaving B as true.

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

All UK cities contain a cathedral. Is that true or false?

It's false. Southampton doesn't, Brighton and Hove doesn't, so you're right,

there are some that do not.

Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on Elba. Is that true or false?

It's false. You've blown it, I'm afraid, Usual Suspects.

You cannot now achieve perfection so therefore you can't steal the round.

I wonder whether you can achieve perfection at home. Let's go through the rest.

Napoleon Bonaparte, it was St Helena where he died in exile.

The Earth is at the centre of our solar system. Is that true or false?

-No, it's false. It is the sun, as you said.

-Yes.

The painter LS Lowry was born in Liverpool, true or false?

-As I think, Gary, you knew...

-Yeah.

-..it's absolutely false.

-It was Greater Manchester and more specifically...

-Salford.

-Salford.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection, you could make Gary's chances of winning harder

in the final. Let's have a look at the board.

Two subjects already chosen by you, Gary.

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.

So it's an important round. Usual Suspects, I'll switch you off. We'll see you in Round Three

where you must do better. And away they go.

-Ready to play the next round?

-Yes, I am.

-OK, let's play Round Three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Yeah, I'll say that's true.

-True.

-I think he was a little bit older than that. I'd say that's false.

-False.

No idea whatsoever. Er, I will say that's...false.

False. And finally...

-Erm, I would say that's true.

-True.

With loads of time to spare, you've answered all four. Was that a good round or a couple of guesses?

I know anacondas can grow really long, I saw a programme on it,

but 50 metres, that's 150 feet, isn't it?

-I think I might have got that wrong.

-OK.

Before we see how well you did, we bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and Gary's answers.

Gini, has he achieved perfection?

D, anacondas can grow up to 50 metres in length, true.

I can't believe that's possible. A, Martin Scorsese.

I've got a question over that, too.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to win the round. Let's see how many are correct.

-It's not moving.

-None?

-Gary, you didn't quite manage perfection, did you?

-Not quite.

Unfortunately, because you didn't get a single one right,

there's no point, Usual Suspects, in asking you the change the answers

because we know all four are wrong. You automatically win the round.

Let's fill in the Usual Suspects' answers,

which are the opposite of Gary's.

-Do you want the details?

-Go on.

-It wasn't the best.

-No.

-Let's do it quickly, maybe nobody will notice.

Martin Scorsese directed The Deer Hunter, true or false?

It is, of course, false.

Michael Cimino actually directed it.

Bjorn Borg announced his retirement at 26. You said false.

It is true. He did retire very, very young.

Price Tag was a UK number one hit single for Jessie J. You said false.

It was, of course, true.

And finally, anacondas can grow up to 50 metres in length.

-As you said, that's in the region of 150 feet.

-I worked it out after.

You suddenly realised after you'd said it.

It is, of course, false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

-you have achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Their average length is about ten metres. Very good of you to applaud but they did nothing to win that.

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

Let's see the final board. Only two categories already chosen.

Because you won that round, you get to choose the next four categories,

two from this round and two from the previous round.

-So what do you fancy?

-What about polar bears? Random and obscure.

-Can we have polar bears for the first one, please?

-Polar bears goes in.

Fantasy fiction? We've got to get four so...

-We'll go for fantasy fiction, please.

-Fantasy fiction goes across.

Internal organs, maybe? I don't know how good his biology is.

-Shall we go for that one?

-Can we have innards, please, Nick?

Innards.

-The Pentagon. American politics, what do you think?

-Did he know the JFK question?

-Yeah.

-Maybe not, then.

-Star Wars?

-Yeah.

And Star Wars please, Nick.

And Star Wars goes in as the final subject.

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

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

And away they go. Having a look at what they've chosen,

-polar bears?

-You never know. Where do they live? The North Pole.

-Fantasy fiction?

-Er, no idea with that.

-Innards.

-Your barbering's gone horribly wrong if you know about that.

-Star Wars,

-never watched them.

-Have you not?

-No, never.

Well, OK, Gary, for £6,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Gary, this is the all-important final.

-If you can achieve perfection, you could be leaving with £6,000.

-Wow.

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

as one of them could be playing for £7,000 on the next game. Let's play the Final Round.

APPLAUSE

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.

-OK.

But once you've given an answer, your first answer, it's locked in.

-Yes.

-Are you ready?

-Yes, I'm ready.

-Let's reveal your first statement. Is it true or false?

Erm, that, I think, is the Masters,

-so I would say that is false.

-False.

Henry VIII was the first Tudor king of England?

Yeah, I actually think he was.

-Yes, I would say that is true.

-True.

-No, that's false. They live in the North Pole.

-False.

Game of Thrones is a book by JRR Tolkien.

-I would have to have a guess on that and say it's true.

-True.

The ileum is a part of a human's small intestine.

I really... Again, this would just be a guess.

-I would have to say it's true.

-True.

-And finally, the subject you were dreading, Star Wars.

-Oh, yeah.

Erm, I'm trying to think back now.

I'd say true as a guess.

-True. And with that, those answers are all locked in.

-Yeah.

If there's one single mistake, you leave with nothing. Which ones are you unsure of?

The Tolkien one, the ileum one and the Star Wars one.

-The last three.

-Yeah.

-D, E and F.

-Yeah.

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

-OK.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and Gary's answers.

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

but you can unlock the board with the help of the Usual Suspects.

This will come at a cost. Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you to tell me

how well you think Gary has done,

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

You can't refer to any of the statements specifically. Who would you like to hear from first?

-Gini, please.

-To be honest, there's one which I really am sure is wrong.

The rest could go either way.

-I'm not sure I'm the best person to help you at this moment.

-OK, thanks.

-I'll try Jane.

-I'm bamboozled myself.

So I don't think I'm the best person to come down and help.

And Jenna? Help!

I personally think you've done quite well.

There's one I'm not sure about,

but I'm not confident enough to go with the opposite answer.

So I'm going to rule myself out cos I'd rather see you go away with the money than both of us with nothing.

I understand. Can't tempt anybody?

£6,000 to play with here.

-How much of your £6,000 would you be prepared to offer to anyone to come and help?

-Ooh. £2,000.

-I'm just really not that confident for you, Gary.

-You sure?

-I couldn't do it to you.

-£3,000, then?

-I would hate us both to go away with nothing. That's the bottom line.

Let me cut to the chase. Would anyone come down even if he offered £5,000?

-No, I wouldn't.

-No? No. So they're not coming down for any amount of money.

-Fair enough.

-I'm on my own.

-Negotiations have been, well, I was going to say agreed,

but they've come to a natural end. None of the Usual Suspects will help. You're on your own.

£6,000 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.

Let's start at the top. The US Open is always played at Augusta.

-You play golf.

-I do.

-Not particularly well, you said.

No. But I think the Masters is played at Augusta

-and the others are moved around.

-OK. You said false.

We need this to turn red to get a good start. Is it true or false?

-It is false. Well played.

-APPLAUSE

-US Masters is always played at...

-Augusta. The Open moves around.

-The Open goes to different courses.

Henry VIII was the first Tudor king of England. You said true.

You need this to turn green to get a third of the way to the £6,000.

Is it true or false?

-False!

-Ohh!

-Henry VII was the first Tudor king of England.

-Oh, well, never mind.

I'm afraid you haven't achieved perfection and you're going home with no money.

Can you still achieve perfection at home? Let's find out.

Polar bears are native to the Antarctic. You said false.

Yes, you were right, they only live in the Arctic.

Game Of Thrones is a book by JRR Tolkien.

You said that's true. True or false?

-It's by George RR Martin in actual fact.

-Yeah.

The ileum is a part of a human's small intestine.

You said true. Is it true or false?

-Yeah, it is true.

-That was a total guess.

-Was it?

-Yeah.

-OK. And what about F? Was that a guess?

-A total guess.

Let's find out. Ian McKellen played The Emperor in Star Wars.

You said it was true. It is...false.

-Ah.

-Ian McDiarmid is the actor who played it.

-OK.

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

where one of you could be playing for a total of £7,000.

-APPLAUSE

-Looking very happy with themselves up there.

In the battle of the sexes, it was ladies one, gentlemen nil.

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

-But I hope you've enjoyed playing.

-I had a fantastic time.

-Ladies and gentlemen, Gary.

APPLAUSE

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

-Please introduce yourself.

-Hi, Nick, my name's John, I'm from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire

-and I'm an operations manager for a conservation charity.

-Any hobbies, interests outside of work?

I like to do some running, although you might not gauge that to look at me. I've run a few marathons.

-Which ones?

-I've done New York a few times and I did London last year.

Best of luck to you all as we find out who's been randomly picked to play Perfection.

John, it is you that's been chosen! Please come and play Perfection!

-APPLAUSE

-John, welcome to the game.

-Hi, Nick.

-It's battle of the sexes part two.

-Indeed.

-The ladies are winning 1-0. Can you even the score?

There's three formidable ladies there but we'll see what we can do.

It's you versus the Usual Suspects. Very briefly they were teammates, they're now your enemies.

Every game of Perfection is worth £1,000. Here's the good news. As no-one has won the last six games,

the prize fund currently stands at £7,000.

-APPLAUSE

-A decent amount of money, that.

-Absolutely.

-So what would you spend the money on?

-My wife and I like to travel

so I think we might... I'm quite keen to spend Christmas somewhere hot,

-so maybe a trip to the Southern Hemisphere for Christmas might be something we would like to do.

-OK.

Three rounds and a final to come. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off so you can't see or hear anything.

But as soon as John makes a mistake, you will be back in the game.

Away they go. You can now talk through your answers without giving away vital knowledge.

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round One. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I think that's false.

-False.

-Not been there. I'd like to go. I would say that's probably true.

-True.

That I don't know the answer to, but it sounds like it could be true.

True. And finally...

Well, he's not that famous.

-That is...clearly false.

-False.

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

-How was that as a round?

-It started OK.

-You a bit worried about the end ones?

-Yes, I think so.

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

These are John's four answers.

Jenna, has he achieved perfection?

Yeah, I don't think I'd change anything there.

Wow. Jane?

I'm not sure about C to be quite honest

because I thought the Pharaoh was a hound, not a cat.

But I could be wrong.

The moment of truth. They think you might have achieved perfection.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win. How many are correct?

Three out of four is pretty good, but it's not perfection.

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

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

-You need to change one answer.

-Do you know a lot about cats and dogs?

-Are you happy with the others, though?

-I'd question D.

-We've got to make one decision.

-I agree with you, Jane.

-Go for C?

-If you're happy.

-We'll change C please, Nick.

C is changing from true to false,

leaving A, B and D as answered by John.

Let's find out the correct answers.

Pete Doherty is a former member of Suede. True or false?

False. In the Libertines and Babyshambles.

Australia is larger by area than India. True or false?

True in actual fact.

The Pharaoh is a hairless breed of cat, true or false?

False. It's actually the Sphinx breed which is the hairless cat.

And finally, Ray Harryhausen is famous for composing music,

true or false? It is false.

-Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Harryhausen did stop-motion special effects.

Oh, dear, John. They managed to succeed where you failed and have stolen the round.

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

Appearing in front of you is your final board.

The six spaces need to be filled with subject categories. Here are your categories.

Starting with boxers, ranging through concept albums

through to Obama and many more in between.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round, they can choose two categories,

hoping to make the final harder for you to win. Which two?

I would go with reality TV. He's run a lot of marathons,

he probably wouldn't have time to watch television.

-Very good point.

-Can we have reality TV as the first one please, Nick?

Reality TV goes over into the final. One more.

Would that also go for reading, do you think?

-Maybe. I was thinking 1950s poetry.

-Yeah, poetry.

1950s poetry, please, Nick.

1950s poetry goes across. Well done, Usual Suspects,

you won the first round. It's time to switch you off. We'll see you in round two. Away they go.

John, with the Usual Suspects gone and unable to hear you, reality TV?

I don't watch a lot myself, but we've only got one television

so my wife does watch quite a lot. I'd have possibly taken that myself.

1950s poetry is, to me, the same as 1940s poetry

-and I know nothing about either of them.

-OK. It's only the first round.

You have two more rounds to find perfection and choose categories. If you're ready, let's play Round Two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-That's false.

-False.

1700s.

I'd say it was more likely built in the 19th century,

-so I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Yeah, that has a ring of truth about it. We'll say true.

-True.

I'm not going to pretend I have too much knowledge of this

-but I believe that's true, as well.

-True.

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

-Now, that did feel like a confident round.

-Did it?

-If not, you're a good bluffer.

-Well, that may well be the case.

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

These were the four statements

and John's answers. Jane, has he achieved perfection?

-Er, I think he might have done.

-Wow.

-Gini?

-I think he's done well. I have an issue with Bob Hoskins

as circus material.

-I don't think he'd do that.

-The moment of truth.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round. Let's see how many are correct.

-Congratulations, John, you have achieved perfection!

-APPLAUSE

Let's have a look at those answers.

The ancient city of Troy was located in Africa,

it is, in fact, we now know, false.

Modern-day Turkey is where it was.

The Royal Albert Hall was built in the 18th century,

you thought the 19th century so you said false. It is, of course, false,

and was the 19th century. Absolutely right.

Bob Hoskins once worked as a circus fire eater,

you said true and it is, of course, true.

Elle MacPherson is nicknamed The Body,

and without any prior knowledge, just a pure guess,

there's no reason why your wife should think you know anything about supermodels and their nicknames,

but it was, in fact, true. Well done.

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

-He is.

-Yes.

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

Let's see the final board.

Two subjects chosen by the Usual Suspects.

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

Which two do you fancy?

Bizarrely, I did some revision on the life and times of Barack Obama

-so I am going to take Obama.

-Obama goes in.

And I think I will select boxers.

And boxers goes across.

-You're faced with a man who's done revision.

-LAUGHTER

-Does that worry you?

-Yes, it does!

I'm not sure how much revision has been done up there.

Anyway, Usual Suspects, I am now going to switch you off. We'll see you in the next round.

-Well done, John. You ready for the next round?

-Absolutely.

-Let's play Round Three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Doesn't sound Latin to me, so I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Who knows? I'm going to say that is true.

-True.

No, I think a gaucho is a cowboy. So that may be correct.

-But I'm going to say that is false.

-False.

-I don't know the answer to that so I'm going to say true.

-True.

Beautifully timed there. You've answered all four statements.

-So that was going well again up until D, was it?

-Yes.

I didn't really know B either.

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

Here are the four statements with John's answers.

Jenna, has he achieved perfection?

Yeah, he's done well here.

I can't give any input other than what he has given,

-so, yeah, well done, John.

-Jane?

-I think he's achieved it for the second time, yes.

-Wow!

A ringing endorsement from the Usual Suspects.

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

-Congratulations, John, you've achieved perfection.

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Well, well, Usual Suspects on the ball saying you would achieve perfection and you have.

Let's go into a bit more detail.

Pukka is derived from Latin, you say false, it is false.

It's Hindi, in actual fact.

Damien Hirst only got a grade E in A-Level Art,

you said that was true, it is, of course, true.

In Mexico, a gaucho is a politician, you said false and it is false.

-What did you think it was?

-A cowboy.

-You're right, that's what it is.

Carey Mulligan starred in the film An Education,

you said that was true and it is absolutely true.

As a result, John, of that perfect round,

you've made winning the prize fund a lot easier. Let's have a look at your final board.

You've tipped the balance in your favour.

The first two subjects were chosen by the Usual Suspects,

the second two were chosen by you, now you get to choose the last two.

-What's it going to be?

-I'll take landmarks, I think.

Landmarks goes across. And?

-I'm going to take rhinos.

-Rhinos goes across.

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

Time to switch you off for the final time, Usual Suspects. Away they go.

-It is a mixed bag.

-It is.

-In fact, the four subjects you chose are a bit of a mixed bag.

-Yes.

-Well, for £7,000 it's time to play the final.

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John, this is the all-important part.

If you achieve perfection, you could leave with £7,000. If you fail, you leave with nothing.

Great news for the Usual Suspects as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £8,000 next time.

-Let's play the Final Round.

-APPLAUSE

John, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £7,000.

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

-OK.

-Ready?

-Yes.

-Let's reveal your first statement. Do you believe this is true or false?

That's incorrect. I think he was the second winner.

Your friend, Craig the builder, was the first winner, I believe.

-So that's false.

-False.

That, Nick, I have no idea about whatsoever.

So the internal coin in my head says true.

True. Obama.

-That's true.

-True. Boxers.

I'm thinking about Joe Calzaghe, who retired undefeated.

I think he was the first World Champion undefeated

-since Rocky Marciano. So I'm going to say true.

-True.

30 degrees is a third of a right angle.

I don't think that can be... I think that's false.

-I don't think it tilts that much.

-False.

That I feel like I should know.

But I don't.

I think that...

-..must be true. I'm going to say true, Nick.

-True.

And with that, all your answers are locked in.

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

Which ones are you unsure of?

Er, B is 50/50. It's a complete guess.

And F I'm less than 100 percent with.

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

Usual Suspects, you can now see the six statements with John's answers.

John, your answers are locked in,

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

This will, however, come at a cost. John, who would you like to hear from first?

I think I'd like to talk to Jenna first, because she's always got great things to say.

I'm pretty sure you've got five right.

-There's one I think I would change if I was in your situation.

-OK.

Thank you, Jenna, I appreciate that. Gini?

Erm, hi, John. I think you've got one, possibly two incorrect.

The others, I think you're spot on.

Whether I can help you, whether I'm right, I just don't know.

-Well, I'd like to talk to Jane.

-I really wouldn't know what to alter

because I think these are actually quite tough questions.

OK, so you're counting yourself out on this occasion, Jane?

-I think so, Nick. Yes.

-So that leaves you with Gini and Jenna.

I'd like to talk to Gini again. There's £7,000 in the prize pot,

I reckon I'm 50/50 on one of those answers.

-Really?

-So I'm prepared, if you would like to come down for 50/50,

then I'm happy I've got more of a chance of going home with something

stood here with you than with anybody else.

-So you're offering £3,500 for Gini to come down.

-Yes.

-The offer is £3,500, Gini.

-John, you've got yourself a deal.

-Cool. APPLAUSE

Negotiations have been completed with Gini for £3,500 of the £7,000.

-Please come and join us.

-APPLAUSE

OK, John, you've asked Gini for help.

If you achieve perfection, it will cost you £3,500 of your potential prize fund of £7,000.

Gini, you've forfeited your chance of playing the next game. This is your only shot to win.

Have you made the right decision? We're about to find out.

Here are the Final Round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Gini, which answers do you want John to change?

I think B. Jack Kerouac, he wrote the book On The Road, I've read it.

I've not heard of his poetry.

I don't know how confident you feel about that one.

-This is what you're giving me for £3,000?

-£3,500 and there's no negotiating down at this stage.

Also F. I'm sure I have seen a programme where,

if it comes to it, they will actually eat meat.

John, remember, it's still your decision. You don't have to listen to Gini,

The board is now unlocked so you can change any or all or none,

entirely depending on how you feel. Do you want to make any changes?

-So Jack Kerouac was writing at about that time, about 1950?

-Yes.

-So shall we stay with that, then?

-OK, if you feel...

-Well, I don't, but...

-Sorry, John.

-That's all right.

And rhinos are herbivorous. I'm open to changing that.

You would think that it would just eat vegetables, grass, what have you.

Er, unless it's a hippo.

-It's not a hippo, that's a different animal.

-Yes, I know it's a different animal.

But I'm sure that one of them unexpectedly sometimes eats meat.

Shall we go with it as it is?

-OK. Let's go with it.

-Let's do it.

-You're not changing anything at all?

-No, we're keeping it as it is.

OK, so we are locking all of those answers in.

£7,000 at stake. £3,500 to you, John.

£3,500 to Gini who's come down and not changed anything.

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

So, let's start at the top.

Brian Dowling was the first winner of Big Brother. You said false.

It needs to turn red to get you off to a good start.

It is true or false?

-APPLAUSE

-It is false.

And quite right. He won the second series.

Now, this one, B, this is the one Gini wanted you to change,

or thought you might change, but in the end,

you felt confident enough with this to keep it as it was.

Let's hop over that one and come back to it a bit later, shall we?

Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

-You said out loud that you'd done some research on Barack Obama on the way up here.

-Yep.

And you said true straight away. Very quickly, very definite.

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

-It is true. Very good. Very good.

-APPLAUSE

So, we're four away from the £7,000.

Rocky Marciano won all his professional fights.

You had good reasoning for this,

you said Calzaghe had recently retired undefeated,

and you thought he was the first one to do that, so you said true.

You need it to turn green to get you halfway to the £7,000.

Is it true or false?

-True.

-APPLAUSE

The only World Heavyweight Champion to retire undefeated. Some record.

So, halfway to £7,000.

Then we go to the Leaning Tower of Pisa tilts at a 30 degree angle.

John, you were confident 30 degrees is simply too much. You said false.

You need this to turn red to get you just two away from the £7,000.

Is it true or false?

-It is false.

-APPLAUSE

-Just under four degrees, in actual fact.

-Oh, my goodness.

So, four out of six. Two-thirds of the way there,

and all going very well at the moment. Rhinos are herbivorous.

You had a long conversation about this.

There was the possibility they might eat meat if forced to.

-Or was that hippos you were thinking?

-SHE LAUGHS

True is what John answered in the first place. But you weren't confident on this.

There are people in my office screaming at the screen right now.

-Yeah, because you work in...

-I work for a conservation charity.

So, you need it to turn green. If it does,

you're only one away from the £7,000

-and you can show your face in the office again.

-Yes.

Is it true or false?

-It is true.

-APPLAUSE

£7,000. And you're only one away.

-So, £3,500 each. What would you spend it on, John?

-Erm, some travelling, somewhere.

-Somewhere nice.

-Absolutely.

-What about you, Gini?

It's a lot of money and we haven't had a chance to chat about it.

I've got a sister who emigrated to Sydney, Australia,

and I'd just love to go over there and have a girly three weeks with her.

OK, this may give you an opportunity to go back.

Jack Kerouac wrote the poem Howl. What's interesting about this one,

is that you said, once you'd answered all your questions, John,

this was one you were worried about. When Gini came down, she said she'd like to change this one

and you had a chat and decided it was the right sort of time,

-but you didn't remember the poem.

-No, I know the novel.

-And I didn't realise he was also a poet.

-You look uncomfortable, John.

-A little.

-In the end, you decided to leave them all as they were.

So was that the correct decision?

Should you have maybe listened to Gini when she came down?

You said true. You need this to turn green.

If it turns green, you walk away with £3,500 each.

You get to spend it on the things we've talked about.

If it turns out to be red, you go home with nothing.

Jack Kerouac wrote the poem Howl.

You said true, you need this to turn green.

Is it true or false for £7,000?

-It's false.

-AUDIENCE GROAN

It's false.

By Allen Ginsberg.

As a result, I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection.

You're going home with no money at all. Great news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game where you could be playing for a total of £8,000.

APPLAUSE

John and Gini, you failed to achieve perfection, which means you both go home with nothing.

-I hope you enjoyed playing.

-Absolutely.

-John and Gini, everybody.

-APPLAUSE

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

when our Usual Suspects have the chance to play for £8,000.

Remember, five out of six isn't bad, but it's just not good enough.

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

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