Episode 25 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands perfection. Four contestants hope their knowledge is flawless

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

APPLAUSE

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

Behind me are the contestants called the Usual Suspects.

In a moment, we'll find out which one has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

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

..would you say that's true or false?

If you said "true", you'd be right.

Answering "true" or "false" might seem easy,

but if a contestant gets an answer wrong, their opponents join the game to capitalise on their mistakes.

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

Hi, I'm Steph from Newcastle. I'm a doctor and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Mal from Shrewsbury. I'm an accountant. This is my first game.

Hello, I'm John, I'm from Wolverhampton. I'm a local operation manager. This is my second game.

Hi, I'm Nicola, I'm from Great Yarmouth. I'm a mystery shopper and this is my fourth game.

Welcome to you all. We find out which one of you has been picked to play Perfection.

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

-Steph, welcome to the game. A doctor in the house?

-That's right.

-A lot of years of study?

-Yes, especially when you do another degree before Medicine.

-Years of noodles and cabbage?

-Yeah.

-It's you versus the Usual Suspects.

Their job is to stop you from winning the prize fund

because your failure means the prize money rolls over and one of them could play for a bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000. Nobody won the last game,

so the prize fund currently stands at £2,000.

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If you leave with £2,000, what do you spend it on?

Me and my best friend have talked about doing a trip down through America, doing a Thelma and Louise.

-A little convertible car, something like that?

-Yeah, defo.

You'll play three rounds, then a final. Each round that you achieve perfection makes the final easier.

But if it's less than perfect, the Usual Suspects can steal the round, making the final that much harder.

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

-And away they go. You can talk without giving away vital knowledge as they can't hear you.

-OK.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You only have 45 seconds and once you've given your answer, your first answer, it's locked in.

-Ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's play Perfection.

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Round 1. Your 45 seconds starts now.

I've never seen The Wire.

-True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

-This had better be right. True.

-True.

True. It's a guess, but true.

True. With loads of time to spare,

-you've answered all four statements. Important to get C right?

-Yes, very.

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

These were the four statements and Steph's answers.

-Nicola, has she achieved perfection?

-Definitely not.

-I know for a fact that "A" is wrong, so she's not got perfection.

-Nicola's not impressed.

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

Three out of four is pretty good, but it's not perfection. You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal the round? You need to change one of Steph's answers.

-It's got to be "A". He was in Luther. He wasn't in The Wire.

-Yeah, we're all agreed.

-Can we change "A" to "false"?

-"A" changes to "false", leaving B, C and D as answered by Steph.

Let's see what the correct answers are. This first one will make all the difference.

"Idris Elba played Stringer Bell in The Wire." Is that true or false?

It is true.

Yes, he did.

He was in Luther and he was also in The Wire.

Well, well, well! Usual Suspects, you've failed to achieve perfection, so you've failed to take the round.

I wonder whether you could achieve perfection at home?

Let's run through the statements.

"Beau Geste is a book by Robert Buchan." True or false?

It's by PC Wren in actual fact, so it's false.

"Quinine is a traditional treatment for malaria."

You'll be very pleased to know it's true.

-Thank God for that!

-You can go back to practising. Well done.

"Jack the Ripper lived at 10 Rillington Place."

False.

That was John Christie that lived at 10 Rillington Place. Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you could make Steph's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final. Here's how.

In front of you, Steph, are six blank spaces, all of which need to be filled with subject categories.

You must answer all six correctly to win the prize fund.

Here are the final round categories.

Had you achieved perfection, you could now add two categories of your choice,

but because neither side won the round, the two categories are carried over to the next round,

meaning four categories will be on offer. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off.

And away they go. What do you really want to avoid?

-Margarine? I don't know.

-You'd like to avoid Margarine?

-Yeah.

-Are you ready for the next round?

-I am.

-Let's play Round 2.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Not a clue. False.

-False.

She did sing with Robbie Williams. Was it No.1?

-I think true.

-True.

-I think that's true.

-True.

Gatwick... I live in London. I should know this.

-I think it's false.

-False.

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

-That felt like a better round for you.

-Hmm. Maybe.

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

-These were the four statements and Steph's answers. Has she achieved perfection, John?

-She's done well.

I'm a bit unsure about "A".

But the other three I think she's got right.

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

Congratulations, Steph. You have achieved perfection.

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

"A dumbledore is a type of spicy Irish sausage." You said that was false.

It is false. It's actually an English dialect term for a bumblebee or a hedgehog.

Ah!

"Nicole Kidman has sung on a UK No.1 single." You said that was true.

It is, of course, true. Something Stupid with Robbie Williams.

"Americans often refer to aubergines as eggplants." They absolutely do.

"Gatwick Airport is in Hampshire." That's false.

It's in West Sussex. As a result of that perfect performance, you've made winning the prize fund easier.

Let's look at your finals board which has nothing on it at all.

Because you won that round, you can choose four categories -

two from the last round and two from the first round.

Which ones do you fancy?

I'll go with Catchphrases and The Brain.

Catchphrases goes across and The Brain goes across.

-I'm going to take The Internet.

-The Internet. And finally...?

-Let's go with Funny Cats, just to se what it is.

-Funny Cats goes across.

-She did well.

-Very well.

-You might get another chance in Round 3. I'll switch you off.

-Away they go. Are you ready to play the next round?

-I am.

-Let's play Round 3.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I think that's false.

-False.

-It sounds true. I'll say "true".

-True.

-I think I would have heard of that. I'm going to say "false".

-False.

-I don't think it is. I'm going to say "false".

-False.

With time to spare, you've answered all four statements. Good round?

-I can never tell. Maybe.

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

These were the four statements and Steph's answers.

John, has she achieved perfection?

-I don't think she has this time and the one that I'd have doubts about is B.

-Mal, what do you think?

I tend to agree with John. I don't think there's 100,000 black cabs.

There may be 100,000 taxis, but definitely not black cabs.

As to the other three, I'm not 100% certain, so I won't comment on them.

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

Just two out of four this time.

You haven't achieved perfection, so you let the Usual Suspects back in.

Can you steal the round? You need to change two of Steph's answers.

I would definitely change B.

-I think that's far too many.

-Which other one?

-"A" would be my fancy.

-Yeah, I think so.

-Yeah.

Yeah? A and B? A and B, please, Nick.

OK, "A" changes from "false" to "true", B from "true" to "false", leaving C and D as Steph answered.

Let's find out the correct answers.

"The dot over the letter 'i' is known as a fipple." True or false?

It's false. Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round,

but you failed to achieve perfection at the first hurdle again.

It's a tittle. Have you achieved perfection at home? Let's go through the rest of the statements.

"There are over 100,000 black cabs in London." Is that true or false?

It's between 20,000 and 25,000. That was false.

"The author Dr Seuss worked as a GP." True or false?

No, not a doctor at all.

"Atlantic City is located in New Jersey." True or false?

True. Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you could have made Steph's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final, but you didn't.

Let's have a look at the board.

Four subjects on there all chosen by Steph so far and nobody managed to win Round 3,

so you will take it in turns to choose a category. Steph, you get to choose first.

-Which one would you like?

-Let's go for The Seaside.

The Seaside goes across. Usual Suspects, choose the only category.

It's got to be Margarine to find out what they can ask about margarine.

I don't think she would know much about Frank Sinatra.

-I was thinking also because of her age, Old Money or Strikes.

-Strikes, I think.

-Yeah, fine.

-We'll go for Strikes.

-Strikes goes across. John, you won't get to find out about the margarine.

-LAUGHTER

-We know our six final categories.

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

-An interesting board, given that you've chosen five of them.

-Yeah.

Well, Steph, for £2,000, it's time to play the final.

Steph, this is the all-important final.

If you achieve perfection, you will leave with £2,000, but if you fail, you leave with nothing

and one of the Usual Suspects could be playing for £3,000 on the next game.

-You need to stop that happening.

-Yeah.

-Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Here are your final six categories. You must answer all six statements correctly to win £2,000.

-There's no time limit, but once you've given an answer, it's locked in. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

Let's reveal your first statement. Tell me whether it's true or false.

I can picture Les Dawson

in quite a few sketches

and I can't see him saying that at all.

So...

I'm...

..going to say "false".

False.

I have held a human brain in my hands.

They are heavy.

I think that could be true.

True.

Jimmy Wales, have I heard of Jimmy Wales?

I'm going to say "false".

False.

I'm trying to hear Garfield in my head.

And I can't, but I don't think it was Bill Murray.

-I don't think so. False.

-False.

-It's a guess. I'm going to say "true".

-True.

-It doesn't sound right. I'm going to say that's false as well.

-False.

And with that, Steph, those answers are now locked in.

-If there's one mistake, you leave with nothing. Which ones are you worried about?

-C...

-And E, mainly.

-OK, let's switch on the Usual Suspects.

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

Your answers are now locked in, 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, tell me how well you think Steph has done, if you want to help and how much it will cost.

You can't refer to any statement specifically. Steph, who would you like to hear from first?

-Mal first, please.

-You've got two wrong and there's one other that I'm not sure about,

so I'm not convinced that I could help you on this particular occasion, Steph.

-You won't be coming down, no matter how much of the £2,000 is offered?

-Not at this stage.

OK. Can we try John?

Hello, Steph. I know that you've definitely got one wrong

And I'm doubtful about one other, so I don't know if I could help you to achieve perfection.

-Are you ruling yourself out?

-Yeah, I'll be out of that one.

Right. I guess it's down to Nicola then.

There's one I know is absolutely, definitely wrong.

I would be prepared to come down for £1,000.

I would be very happy to have you for £1,000.

OK, negotiations have been concluded.

Nicola, for £1,000 of the £2,000 pot, please come down and join us.

Steph, you've asked Nicola for help.

If you achieve perfection, it will cost you £1,000 of your £2,000 prize fund.

Nicola, you cannot play in the next game. This is your only shot at winning perfection.

-Have you made the right decision?

-I hope so.

-We're about to find out.

-Here are the statements. Nicola, which answers do you want Steph to change?

-Definitely E.

I come from Great Yarmouth myself. It's in Norfolk, so that is definitely wrong.

-OK.

-The only one that I still wasn't sure on was F.

-The 1970s?

-How sure were you of that

-Not at all.

-I really wouldn't like to say on that one.

So we're pretty sure on about five o them, then debatable on the last one

-OK.

-Steph, it is still your decision You don't have to listen to Nicola.

However, the board is now unlocked, so you can change any or all or none of your answers.

-Do you want to make any changes?

-I definitely want to change the Grea Yarmouth one.

-So E is changing

from "true" to "false".

-Then the Winter of Discontent...

-Go with your gut feeling.

But then my gut feeling was wrong, so my rule was go with the opposite.

-So maybe we should change it to "true".

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-You want to change F?

-Yeah.

-From "false" to "true"?

-Yeah.

-Lock them in?

-Lock them in.

-Lock them in.

£2,000 at stake.

£1,000 to Steph, £1,000 to Nicola.

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

Where shall we start? Let's start with the two that you changed. Let's start down at E.

"Great Yarmouth is in Suffolk." Steph, you thought this was true.

Nicola came down to change this to "false". As you live there...

-I should know, shouldn't I?

-You're fairly confident of this one. Is it true or false?

It is false. Well done.

APPLAUSE

Yes, it is in Norfolk.

"The Winter of Discontent took place in the 1970s."

You originally said "false". Nicola came down and said,

"Go with your gut feeling." You went against your gut feeling and changed it to "true".

You now need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

-It is true.

-Oh, my God!

APPLAUSE

Very good. So up to the top now.

"'How tickled I am' was Les Dawson's catchphrase." You said "false".

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

-It is false.

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-It is in fact Ken Dodd's catchphrase.

-Of course it is!

Nothing to do with Les Dawson. We move on to The Brain which is one you chose yourself.

"The average human brain weighs more than 10kg." You are a doctor.

So this one should be fairly straightforward.

-You said you've actually held one.

-I have.

You felt it was really heavy, so you said "true" and stuck to "true".

You need this to turn green to put you just two away from the £2,000.

Is it true or false?

-It's false.

-Oh, no.

-Oh, no!

They average about 1.5 kilos.

-Oh, no!

-Seriously, that's half a sac of spuds, ten kilos.

LAUGHTER

I wonder if you can achieve perfection at home? Let's look at the rest of the statements.

"Jimmy Wales is a co-founder of Wikipedia." You said "false".

-It's true.

-Good.

-It's actually true.

-Yes, that's a relief.

-Makes you feel better.

-That wasn't the only one you lost on.

"Bill Murray provided the voice of Garfield." True or false?

That's true, actually. Yes, he did.

In the end, it was a 50-50 round, three right, three wrong.

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 £3,000.

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Steph and Nicola, you haven't achieved perfection, so you go home with nothing. Did you enjoy it?

-Yeah.

-It's been fantastic.

-Ladies and gentlemen, Nicola and Steph!

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

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

Hi, I'm Richard, I'm from Huddersfield and I'm an insurance claims analyst.

I'm Ruth from Barnet in London and I'm a receptionist/administrator.

Let's find out which one of you has been picked to play Perfection.

John, you've been selected. Please come and play Perfection.

John, welcome to the game. Wolverhampton is a quiet fishing village just outside Birmingham(?)

-It's a really long walk to the beach.

-About as far as you can get!

-I think it is, yeah.

OK, John, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects. They're now your enemies.

Every game is worth £1,000. As nobody's won the last two games, the prize fund now stands at £3,000.

-What would you spend it on?

-I said I'd get as many members of my family together

-and have a really good weekend.

-Nice. Good luck.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off. And away they go.

-John, you ready?

-Yeah, no problem.

-Then let's play Perfection.

Round One. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Em...I'll go False with that.

-False.

-Yeah.

-I think that's True. I seem to remember that being a soup.

-True.

George W Bush...

-How old's he now? Vietnam War... True. I'll go True with that.

-True.

And, finally...

No, that would have been quite recent, so I'll say False.

With time to spare you've answered all four. Good round?

I'm kind of sure about three. Not too sure about one.

It's time to bring back the Usual Suspects. These were the four statements and John's answers.

-Mal, has he achieved perfection?

-I don't think he has.

I'm not sure about one. I'm pretty sure Vera Lynn did have a number one album in her 90s.

They re-released all her war records. That's probably wrong.

John, you need to have answered all four perfectly to win the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Two out of four. I'm afraid that's not perfection

and you've let the Usual Suspects in. Can you steal this round?

-You need to change two. Which two?

-Vera Lynn needs changing. So we need to change one other.

Bouillabaisse is definitely a fish stew. So is it A or C?

I'm not convinced if George W Bush fought in Vietnam or... Trying to think how old he is.

-He possibly could have done.

-They were all in their late teens.

-The top one?

-He was definitely in Star Trek, but I don't know what character.

-That's what's worrying me.

-Was it Sulu? Could it be Sulu?

-I think that's right.

-So we'll leave A as it is.

-And we'll change...

-Change C and D.

We'll change C to False and D to True.

C changes from True to False and D from False to True, leaving A and B as answered.

Let's find out the correct answers.

George Takei played Chekov in Star Trek. True or False?

It is False. He played Sulu, just as you said, Ruth.

Bouillabaisse is a type of fish stew or soup. Is that True or False?

It is True. George W Bush fought in the Vietnam War. True or False?

False. He famously didn't go to Vietnam.

And, finally, Vera Lynn had a number one album in her 90s. True or False?

It is True. Congratulations.

You've achieved perfection.

It was in 2009 at the age of 92 that she had a number one album.

John, they have stolen the round. You can now make the chances of John winning the prize fund much harder

and here's how.

John, this is your final board. These six blank spaces need to be filled with categories.

Here are your final round categories. Statues, singers, Trojan War and a few others.

Because they stole the round, they choose the two categories to make it harder for you to win.

-Which two would you like John to play in the final?

-I'm thinking Spongebob.

-He has grandchildren.

-Ah, right. OK.

-Might leave that one.

-He didn't do too well with US politics.

-Yeah, that could be one.

OK, yeah. US politics, please, Nick.

Goes across. We need one more.

-Statues?

-Whodunnits?

-Statues is quite an open subject.

-Or the Navy.

-What about statues? It's quite an open subject.

-It could be...

-It's quite vague, isn't it?

-I'm quite happy with statues.

-Statues, Nick, is the consensus.

Statues is going across. Well done. It's time to switch you off and we'll see you in Round Two.

-What do you think? US politics?

-I'm not worried about either.

-I'd have preferred Spongebob.

-Would you?!

-Yeah.

-Which ones do you want to avoid?

-Whodunnits.

-And...Australia.

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

-Are you ready?

-Ready, yeah.

-Let's play Round Two.

Your 45 seconds start now.

-Yeah, the team's nickname is The Hatters. I'll go for True.

-True.

19th century...

-Em, I'll go with False. I think he's older than that.

-False.

-I'm not good at geography, but I think they are actually. I'll go with True.

-True.

And finally...

-Yeah, that's True.

-True. And with time to spare, you've answered all four statements. Happy?

-Yeah, I'm quite happy.

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

These were the four statements and John's answers. Richard, has he achieved perfection?

He's not. C is wrong. The Faroes are part of Denmark.

-Mal?

-I agree with Richard. And the Romans, I think that one is False as well.

John, you need all four to win the round. How many are correct?

Just one out of four. You certainly haven't achieved perfection and you've let your enemies in.

Can they steal the round? You need to change three answers.

-Dead easy. Luton is hat-making.

-Picasso I think was 20th century.

-Nick, we'll change B to True.

-B changes from False to True.

-C to False.

-C changes from True to False.

-And D to False.

-True to False. Leaving A as answered by John.

Let's see the correct answers.

The town of Luton was famous for hat-making. True or False?

True.

Picasso was born in the 19th century. True or False?

Yeah, absolutely true.

The Faroe Islands are part of the UK. True or False?

It is False, actually. A self-governing territory of Denmark. Quite right, Richard.

The Romans occupied Britain for over 1,000 years. True or False?

False. Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You achieved perfection.

The Romans only occupied Britain for about 350 years. It certainly wasn't a thousand.

John, the Usual Suspects have stolen the round. Let's see the final board. Two subjects on there

and because you won the round you choose the next two as well.

-So, Usual Suspects, which two would you like?

-I'm thinking Musicals. He doesn't seem a musical guy.

-No.

-Yeah, well, I agree. Musicals could be hard.

-We'll go with Musicals, Nick.

-Musicals goes across. I need one more.

-Fawlty Towers is wide-ranging.

-There's only 12 episodes.

-Yeah.

-And most of them are well-known.

-Yeah. And they're well-repeated. Whodunnits?

-Yeah.

-Whodunnits, please, Nick.

-Whodunnits goes across. You won the second round.

Time to switch you off and we'll see you in Round Three.

-They've worked you out!

-They said I don't look musical. What do they mean?

-I don't know!

You still have one more chance to choose your own categories.

-Shall we press on?

-Yeah.

-Let's play Round Three.

Your 45 seconds start now.

Kes...

-Yeah, I'll go for True with that.

-True.

-No, wasn't he a dancer? I'll go False with that.

-False.

-Yeah, that's True. I remember that.

-True.

-That's True.

-And finally...

-I can't think of five, but I'll go True.

-True.

-You've answered all four statements. What do you think?

-I thought it was OK. It's as OK as the others!

All right, before we reveal how you did, time for the Usual Suspects.

These were the four statements and John's answers. Richard?

I think he's done a good job there. The only thing I'm not certain about is the US states.

I can only think of four, so that one may be wrong.

-Mal?

-I'm in agreement with Richard. I can only think of four US states with the word New in.

-OK, John.

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

-Three out of four's not bad, but it's not perfection.

-No.

-You've let your enemies in.

You can see John's answers. You need to change one of them.

-But which one?

-New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico...

-New Jersey.

-Yeah, we'll change D, Nick, to False.

D changes from True to False, leaving A, B and C as answered.

Let's find out the correct answers. Ken Loach directed the film Kes. Is that True or False?

True.

Nijinksy was an 18th-century Russian composer. True or False?

False. Yes, a ballet dancer.

Bruce Forsyth was awarded a knighthood in 2011. True or False?

True. And quite right, too. The names of five US states start with New. True or False?

Yeah, it's False. Congratulations.

You have achieved perfection.

We'll run through them if you like. New Mexico, New Jersey, New York and New Hampshire.

There are only four. Let's see the final board.

Four subjects on there. Because you won the last round, you choose the last two categories

to add to the board. Which two do you think will trip him up?

-I thought of the Navy. That's a massive subject.

-Yeah, it's fine.

-OK? The Navy, please, Nick.

-Navy goes across.

-Spongebob?

-I think Spongebob.

-OK, Ruth?

-I'm happy.

-Spongebob, please, Nick.

-Spongebob goes into the final. We know our six final categories.

OK, guys. Time to switch you off. And away they go.

-The Navy?

-You never know with that.

-And they did you a favour.

-With Spongebob, yeah.

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

John, this is the final. If you can achieve perfection, you could leave with £3,000. Or you get nothing,

which is great news for them as one could play for £4,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Here are your six final categories.

You must answer all six correctly to win the £3,000. Think carefully.

-There's no time limit, but your first answer is locked in. Ready?

-Born ready.

Let's reveal your first statement.

I'll go False with that. I remember the bodybuilder. Schwarzenegger.

-Wasn't he a governor? I'll go False.

-False.

That's that little statue of the boy... We'll leave that there. I'll say that's True.

True.

-Evita... Yeah, I think that's True.

-True.

I seem to remember hearing that's the longest-running play.

I couldn't remember when it started.

-Yeah, I'll go with True with that.

-True.

-Yeah, I'd say that's True. I'd say that's True.

-True.

And, finally, Spongebob.

-Definitely, yes.

-So you're saying?

-Definitely True.

-True.

And with that, John, those answers are locked in.

-If there's one mistake, you go home with nothing. Which worry you?

-C and D, really.

Let's switch on the Usual Suspects. You can see the final six statements and next to them are John's answers.

Answers are locked in, but if you think you made a mistake, you can unlock them with the Usual Suspects.

However, this will come at a cost. Who would you like to hear first?

-We'll go with Ruth first, please.

-Can you tell me how confident you are with these answers?

I'm quite confident with four. Two I'm not sure with.

I'm confident on half of them.

I don't think I'm confident enough to risk the money,

-so I would like to rule myself out. Thank you.

-Ruth ruling herself out of £3,000. Out of interest,

what if he offered you £2,900?

-Would you consider coming down?

-If he was happy to do that and risk that on a 50/50 basis,

-I'm happy to do that.

-So it's not that she can't be bought. It's the amount.

-Who next?

-Richard.

-I think you possibly have three wrong.

However, I'm not entirely confident so I'd like to rule myself out.

-Richard's not coming to help. Who's next?

-Just Mal, then.

I think you've got two wrong and there's one other I'm not certain of.

I don't want to waste your opportunity. I'm out this time.

Doesn't want to waste your opportunity! Do you think you've done it or do you want to throw cash

-towards Ruth, who might consider it? What do you think?

-What if we went half each, Ruth?

-£1,500.

-Yes, I'll come down for £1,500.

-OK, negotiations are complete.

For £1,500, please come and join us.

John, you've asked Ruth for help. It will cost you £1,500 of your potential prize fund of £3,000.

Ruth, you've forfeited your chance to play in the next game.

Here are the final round statements. All six are now unlocked. Which answers do you want John to change?

-I don't know for sure that he's got any wrong.

-I'm not sure about The Mousetrap.

-Think it's been going longer than 50 years, 60 years?

-I'm trying to go through the number of shows

rather than the years it's been playing. It has been going a long time. It's whether you'd like

-to change your answers on a "not sure" guess of mine.

-OK.

-Or whether you're happy.

I didn't come down here to bluff, but I don't want you to lose by my giving you the wrong answer.

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

-but you can change any or all or none of your answers.

-I'll change D to False.

-D changes from True to False. Is that the only change you want to make?

-And...

If you're not sure, go with gut instinct. Whatever that is, it's probably the answers you gave.

-I'll leave it.

-All the rest get locked in.

Your answers are now... locked in.

£3,000 at stake - £1,500 to you, John, and £1,500 to Ruth.

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

Let's start at the top. Only those born in the US can be state governors. You said False.

You need this to turn red. Is it True or False?

-Good start.

-It is False.

-We haven't got them all wrong!

And Arnold Schwarzenegger is a prime example. Governor of California.

So the Manneken Pis is a famous Brussels landmark. You said True.

Is it True or False? ..It is True.

Oh What A Circus is a song from Evita. You said that's True.

You need this to turn green. Is it True or False?

It is True.

-Well, well.

-The big moment.

-Halfway to the £3,000. Ruth, what would you spend the money on?

I've got a big family function coming up early next year, so it would go towards that.

Lovely. The Mousetrap play premiered in the 1950s.

This was the only one you were unsure of, so let's leave that

and move on to the others. Royal Navy Commodores rank below Rear Admirals. You said True.

Is it True or False?

It is True.

Ruth, when he was looking through this, he actually wanted Spongebob.

I wonder if you've given him the ammunition to help you get to the £3,000.

Spongebob Squarepants lives in Bikini Bottom. You said True. You were most confident.

-This will turn green?

-I hope so!

-Is it True or False?

True!

-Just the one now. Oh, no!

-Here's where you find out whether having Ruth unlock the board for you

has won you the £3,000 or has lost you the £3,000. It all rests on this.

If you get this right, John, you go home with £1,500, Ruth, you go home with £1,500.

Wrong and you go home with nothing. The Mousetrap play premiered in the 1950s.

You thought about it. You need this now to turn red to win the £3,000.

So has bringing Ruth down made you £1,500

or lost you £3,000?

You need this to turn red.

The Mousetrap play premiered in the 1950s.

For £3,000, is it True or False?

It's True!

-Oh! You got it all right on your own! You had it all right.

-Never mind.

-Oh, God. I'm so sorry.

It's all part of the game. You didn't achieve perfection

so you haven't won the cash.

Well, Usual Suspects, great news for you. The prize fund rolls over

and one of you could play for a total of £4,000!

I'm afraid on this occasion you failed to achieve perfection

-and you both go home with nothing. I hope you enjoyed playing.

-It's been a good laugh.

-Great.

Ruth and John!

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

when the Usual Suspects play for £4,000. This can be a cruel game

and we only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

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