Episode 26 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands perfection. Behind me, four contestants

who hope their knowledge is flawless. 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 - 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...

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 they get a single answer wrong,

their opponents, the Usual Suspects, will be allowed into the game to capitalise on their mistake.

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

Hi, my name's Zoe from Nuneaton, I'm a museum cafe assistant and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Vicki and I'm from Glasgow,

I'm a dentist and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Richard, I'm from Huddersfield,

I'm an insurance claims analyst and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Mal from Shrewsbury, I'm a self-employed accountant, this is my third game.

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

-Vicki, it's you that's been chosen. Please come and play Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

-Vicki, welcome to the game.

-Thank you.

-You look nervous. You all right.

I'm a bit nervous. I thought I was going to get a nice seat with the other guys for a bit.

You're straight into the hot seat. Vicki, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were briefly your teammates. Now they're your deadly enemies. Your failure means the prize money

rolls over to the next game where one of them could play for a bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000. Here's the good news. Nobody's won the last three games,

-so the prize fund stands at £4,000.

-APPLAUSE

Yes. So what would you spend the £4,000 on if you won it?

Well, I'm a dentist, but I work at the dental hospital at the moment,

so I live my life in scrubs, so I think I'd buy some nice civilian clothes, I'd go on a wee spree.

Smashing. Here's how the game works. You play three rounds, then a final.

Each round you achieve perfection makes the final easier. If your performance is less than perfect,

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

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

And away they go. Vicki, each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock. You get 45 seconds.

-Once you give an answer, your first answer is locked in.

-Right.

-Let's play Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Round One. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

-Yes. Yes.

Erm, Bolivia is in South America.

Erm... Let's go for true for that one. I'm not entirely sure.

-True.

-True.

I'm going to go false for that. I know he's an important figure,

-but I'm not sure if it was for being prime minister. False.

-False.

I know absolutely nothing about cricketers.

Cricket? It's a guess.

-I'm going to go for...true.

-True.

And you used your time very wisely.

-How did that feel?

-Fingers crossed. We'll see soon.

As long as it doesn't say zero.

OK. 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 Vicki's answers.

-Mal, has she achieved perfection?

-I don't think she has.

Richie McCaw, a New Zealand cricketer?

I've never heard him playing cricket for anybody, so I think it's false.

Vicki, you need to have answered all four perfectly to win the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

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

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can they steal the round? You need to change one answer. Which one?

-D?

-D? Yeah.

-D we'll change from true to false.

D changes from true to false,

leaving A, B and C as answered by Vicki.

Let's find out the correct answers. Kate Winslet has appeared in Casualty. Is that true or false?

Yeah, it is true. Bolivia is landlocked, true or false?

Yes, it's true. Mahatma Gandhi was India's first prime minister. True or false?

False. He was never prime minister. You know where this is going.

Richie McCaw is a famous New Zealand cricketer. True or false?

It is false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

-He is, in fact, captain of the New Zealand rugby union side.

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

Vicki, here is your final board. These six spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round categories,

starting with TV Drama, running through Conflicts, Formula 1,

Castles and on to Oscars with many more in between.

-OK.

-If you'd won that round, you would add two categories of your choice.

But because the Usual Suspects won the round, they choose the two categories,

hoping to make the final harder for you to win. Usual Suspects,

which two would you like?

I think, because of her age, we need to go for two older ones.

-She's very young and hip.

-So 19th Century?

-Yeah, that's fine.

-19th Century please, Nick.

19th Century goes across. And the next one?

-I was thinking maybe Formula 1.

-Yeah. She looks a girly girl.

-She likes her shopping, so I'm not sure she'd know Formula 1.

-OK. Formula 1 please, Nick.

Formula 1 goes across. Well done, you won the first round. Time to switch you off

but we'll see you in Round Two. And away they go.

-Now they can't hear you, what do you make of those? 19th Century?

-My favourite century!

-No, it's not.

-No. And Formula 1?

I like Formula 1. I like to watch the circuit. Like to watch Jenson Button more.

Look at the ones on the left, which ones would you like to avoid?

Probably Poetry. I know about one poet.

-Anything else?

-Erm, Castles and Seas.

-OK.

Poetry, Castles and Seas to avoid. Are you ready for the next round?

-Let's do it.

-Let's play Round Two.

-APPLAUSE

-Your 45 seconds starts now.

-OK.

Erm, dendrology. I think it's probably nerves.

-Erm, dermatology is skin. So that's false.

-False.

-Yep.

Erm, I think that is...

-..true.

-True.

-Yes.

I love musicals. Master Of The House is from Les Mis, so that's false.

-False.

-Yep.

Could be a trick question, but let's go with true.

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

-Agh!

-What's up?

-Oh, I don't know.

I don't feel very confident about B or D

-and I just wish I knew them.

-We can find out soon.

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

These were the four statements and Vicki's answers.

-Richard, has she achieved perfection?

-I'm not sure.

I think C and D might be wrong.

I'm pretty confident the first two are correct.

OK. Vicki, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to win the round. How many are correct?

-Ohh!

-Three out of four again. Consistent.

Unfortunately for you, not perfection. You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, you can steal the round. You need to change one answer

-but which one?

-I have a feeling it might be George Washington.

I don't think he did go into the White House.

-I'll go with you on that one.

-I've got no alternative

-and you haven't, Zoe?

-No.

-We'll change D, please.

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

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

Dendrology is the study of skin. True or false?

It's false. It's the study of trees.

In Kipling's The Jungle Book, Kaa is a snake. True or false?

It is true. Trust In Me I think was the song that he sang.

Master Of The House is a song from Cats. True or false?

-It is false. From Les Mis, as you said, Vicki.

-Yeah.

So finally, you know where this is going,

George Washington lived in the White House. True or false?

It's false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

He's the only president not to have lived there. Let's see the final board.

Two subjects already chosen by the Usual Suspects.

Because you won the round, you can choose the next two.

-Which two do you fancy?

-Shall we do Ships?

You say she's a girly girl, perhaps she might not know about ships.

-Yep, I think Ships is a good one.

-We'll go with Ships.

Ships goes across. And?

-Castles?

-Castles, yeah.

-Castles.

-That's good.

-Castles, please.

Castles goes across. Usual Suspects, you won the second round. Time to switch you off.

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

OK, Vicki, what do you think? Ships?

-Not great.

-Castles?

-Not great.

-No.

-No.

-Ready to play the next round?

-Yep, ready.

-Let's play Round Three.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Erm, I think... Ooh, Indianapolis, is it a state or... Go for true.

True.

I know that John Travolta is, but I'm not sure about Harrison Ford.

-Let's go for false.

-False.

I think it is. I don't think they do the 100 metres.

-True, yeah.

-True.

Is it bamboo? No, eucalyptus leaves. That's false.

False. And again with time to spare, you answered all four statements.

-Happy with that round?

-I just don't know.

I just don't know. I don't like the look of C now I've done it, or A.

You start to doubt yourself the more you try and think through it.

-It's tougher up here than when you watch it on TV, isn't it?

-So much harder.

Before we reveal how you've done, time to bring back those pesky Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these are the four statements

and Vicki's answers. Richard, what do you think?

I think she's got two. I know for sure Indianapolis is a city.

I also think that Harrison Ford is a qualified pilot.

So I think those two are incorrect.

-Mal?

-I'll go further than that.

C is definitely wrong, cos the 200 metres is in the heptathlon.

Wow. They don't think you've done very well this time.

The moment of truth. You need to answer all four perfectly to win.

Let's find out how many are correct.

One out of four. Certainly isn't perfection.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can they steal the round? You can see Vicki's answers. Change three.

Dead easy. A, B, C.

-I think that's it.

-Harrison Ford is a qualified pilot. I've seen pictures.

But a koala's diet is eucalyptus,

so that's definitely false.

-We'll change A, B and C, please.

-A changes from true to false.

B changes from false to true.

C changes from true to false. And D remains as answered by Vicki.

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

Indianapolis is a US state, true or false?

It's false. Yes, it is, in fact, a city, not a state.

Indiana is the state.

Harrison Ford is a qualified pilot, true or false?

It's true.

The 200 metres is an event in the Olympic decathlon, true or false?

It's false. It is the middle event in the heptathlon.

A koala's diet consists mainly of bamboo.

That is, of course, false. Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Yes, they eat mostly eucalyptus, as you well knew. Let's see the final board.

Four subjects chosen by the Usual Suspects. Because you won the round,

you choose the last two categories. Which two would you like?

-I think Seas would be a good one.

-Yep, OK. Seas, please.

Seas goes into the final. And?

-Conflicts might be...

-It's a tricky one.

-Conflicts, yeah, wars.

-Happy with that?

-Yep.

-Yes.

-Conflicts, please.

Conflicts goes in, as well.

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

OK, guys, time to switch you off for the final time. And away they go.

-What do you make of those?

-You never know, you might get lucky.

Sometimes you just pull something out of nowhere.

As we always say in quizzes, if you know it, you know it. So Vicki, for £4,000,

-it's time to play the final.

-APPLAUSE

This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection, you could leave with £4,000.

-I know, it's a lot!

-It is a lot. If you fail, you leave with nothing.

Great news for the Usual Suspects, as one of them could play for £5,000 in the next game.

-You don't want that.

-Not really.

-No. So let's play the Final Round.

APPLAUSE

Vicki, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six correctly to win the £4,000. Think carefully.

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

-OK.

-You ready?

-Yes.

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

I know this one! Burke and Hare, they were... I think they were a bit of a ghastly duo in Edinburgh.

I think they did a wee bit of murdering. So that one is false.

False.

It's before my interest in Formula 1.

Five is too nice a round number. I think I'll go with false.

-False.

-Yep.

They kind of packed them in down the bottom, didn't they?

I'm trying to think of how many people lost their lives.

I think I'll go with true. I'm going to say true.

-True.

-Yes.

Berkshire. Royal Berkshire.

Do they call it Royal Berkshire? Let's go with...true.

-True.

-Yes.

OK.

Iran's here. Then you've got...

..Iraq and then you've got Uzbekistan.

Does it border a sea? Is it landlocked? Does it border a sea?

Er, I really don't know. I'm just going to go with true again.

They've done a good job through there with stitching me up.

-True.

-True.

-True.

North and South Korea. Erm...

-Let's go with false please, Nick.

-False.

-False.

Vicki, those answers are now locked in.

-If there's one single mistake, you leave with nothing.

-Yes.

-Which are you unsure of?

-All six, Nick.

-Really?

-No, five.

I know the first one is completely true. I'm confident with that.

I really don't know about the rest, but we'll see what happens.

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

You can now see the final six statements and Vicki's answers.

Vicki, 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. Who would you like to hear from first?

-Can I hear from Zoe? Another newbie.

-I think you've done quite well.

How sure are you of all of them?

I'm really confident with about four of them.

There's two it would be nice to bounce off somebody else,

but I'm a lot happier than I thought I would be.

Yep. I'm a bouncer, put it that way.

So what are we talking about, Zoe? There's £4,000 in the pot.

Do you want to help, and if so, for how much?

I would be willing to come down, Vicki, but I would want £2,000.

Zoe wants half the pot. Do you want to hear from anyone else?

Erm, I'll speak to Richard. That's a great offer, though.

-I'll speak to Richard.

-I think you've done pretty well.

Like you, I think there's a couple of answers that you've given

that I'm not sure about, either. And because of our uncertainty,

if it was the same questions, I'd like to rule myself out.

-Richard's out. Do you want to hear from Mal?

-Yes, please.

Hi, Vicki. I'm with the other two. I think you've got a couple wrong.

One I definitely know the answer to.

The other one I'm not so certain.

Whether I'm prepared to risk it at this stage, I don't think I am,

because it's not a guarantee. So I'm sorry, I can't help you on this occasion.

-So we come back to Zoe.

-Zoe, I think we can do it.

£2,000 each is fantastic.

-We can do it together, Vicki.

-I think we can.

Negotiations have been agreed.

Zoe, for £2,000 of the £4,000 prize fund, please come and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Vicki, you've asked Zoe for help. If you achieve perfection, it will cost you £2,000

of your potential prize fund of £4,000.

Zoe, you've forfeited your chance to play. This is your only chance to win.

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

Here are your Final Round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Zoe, which answers do you want Vicki to change?

Right.

-Do you want to go through them one by one?

-OK, Burke and Hare,

-there's been a recent...

-Definitely false.

-It is, yeah.

-Simon Pegg starred in the film. It was about vagabonds.

-Yeah.

-Murderers.

-Yes. Stirling Moss has never won an F1 championship.

-That's correct.

-I thought he was, like, amazing.

-No, never won it.

-OK.

Titanic, how many people actually died on that?

See, I was trying to think back to the film.

I thought about 800, but I can't remember how many survived.

So that might be one worth changing, do you think?

-Yes.

-We'll come back to it.

-Windsor Castle in Berkshire. It is.

-Yes.

Yep. Iran borders the Red Sea. I'm not that brilliant on geography,

-so that was the one I was struggling with.

-I was thinking

-Iran's a big country and it's beside Iraq, isn't it?

-Yep.

-Uzbekistan's on top.

-Yep.

And I just was trying to think, does it have a sea border?

-It's got to have a coast, hasn't it?

-If it has a coast, I think it's the Red Sea.

And how are you on your wars?

This is ridiculous, but I thought 1960, of all the numbers it could be,

I don't know why, just 1960 didn't sit right with me

-and I could be completely wrong.

-When was the Vietnam War?

-62, 64?

-And then did it go through the 70s?

-Yep.

-The only way I know the Vietnam War is from Forrest Gump!

-Oh, right!

-Vicki, remember, it's still your decision.

You don't have to listen to Zoe. The board is now unlocked,

so you can change any or all of your answers, or none.

-Do you want to make any changes?

-A we'll keep, B we'll keep,

-C we're debating.

-Over 2,000 people.

-Do you think it did?

I don't know whether it carried about 1,200 people.

Do you want to go false? I've got a feeling I've maybe overestimated it.

-I think that might be false.

-I think it could be false.

-Can we change C to false?

-C changes from true to false.

D is certain, E is certain.

-F, we don't know.

-That's a 50/50.

-We don't know.

-Yeah.

-You happy?

-I'm happy with that.

-Let's see what happens.

-Good luck.

-Lock them in?

-Lock them in.

-Your answers are locked in.

£4,000 at stake. £2,000 to Vicki, £2,000 to Zoe.

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

From the top. Burke and Hare were a celebrated music hall duo.

Vicki, this is the one you said, "I know this one, it's false."

Zoe came down, she was comfortable that it was false.

You expect this to turn red and get you off to a good start. Is it true or false?

Absolutely, it was false. Notorious grave-robbers

who then went on to be murderers.

Stirling Moss won five Formula 1 world championships.

You said that was false. You expect it to turn red. Is it true or false?

It is false. Great driver. Came second but never actually won

a Formula 1 world championship. The Titanic carried over 2,000 people.

-Well, this is the one you changed.

-I know.

This is where we find out whether Zoe coming down and chatting to you

has made it possible for you to win or has changed it so that you lose.

You expect this to turn red, as well. Is it true or false?

-It was true!

-Ohh!

-Oh, no, no, no.

-I really...

-I'm so sorry.

-No, honestly, I didn't know. I would've gone either way

and as we go down, I've probably got another one wrong.

Vicki, Zoe, you didn't manage to achieve perfection, which means you leave with nothing.

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

Windsor Castle is located in Berkshire.

You thought this was true, Vicki. Zoe confirmed this. True or false?

Yeah, it's true. Absolutely. Iran borders the Red Sea.

Is that true or false? You thought it was true.

-It is false.

-See?

-Yeah.

The Korean War began in 1960. Is that true or false?

That's false, as you answered.

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

-where one of you could play for a total of £5,000.

-APPLAUSE

Vicki and Zoe, I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection, so you go home with nothing,

-but you seem to have enjoyed it.

-It was wonderful to play with you.

-It was!

Thank you so much. I did need a hand

and I really couldn't have done it on my own,

-so good luck to the boys for the next one.

-Probably the happiest losers we've seen so far.

-Ladies and gentlemen, Zoe and Vicki.

-APPLAUSE

Well, it's now time to meet the next Usual Suspects hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

Hi, my name's Clare, I live in Cardiff and I'm an administrator.

Hi, my name's Niall, I'm from Belfast and I'm a freelance IT consultant.

Best of luck to all as we find out which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

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

APPLAUSE

Clare, welcome to the game. You look a bit shocked to be chosen.

-I can't believe it. Straight up there, straight out.

-You wanted to sit up there a while, did you?

I wanted, sort of, my stomach to stop churning. But I'll just have to go for it.

Use that nervous energy in a positive way. Clare, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your teammates, now they're your enemies. Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

As nobody's won the last four games,

-the prize fund currently stands at £5,000.

-APPLAUSE

-Very nice.

-It is, isn't it? £5,000, that's a lot of cash.

-Oh, amazing.

-What would you spend it on?

-Well, I've not had a holiday for seven years.

-My partner got made redundant. So it would be nice to blow a bit and go somewhere hot.

-Smashing. OK.

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

But when Clare makes a mistake, you're back in the game. And away they go.

-You can now talk through your answers without giving anything away. Ready?

-Ready.

-Right. Let's play Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-True.

-True.

Don't recall him in that, unless he was youngish.

-No, I think that's false.

-False.

No, cos I think I can remember him being laid out in state

and people walking around him. Or was that the other fella?

-False.

-False. Thank you very much.

-False.

-False.

With time to spare, you answered all four statements. How was that?

-It was all right, yeah.

-It wasn't bad, was it?

-It was OK.

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

These were the four statements and Clare's answers.

Niall, has she achieved perfection?

I think she might have. Looks good. I wouldn't change any of those.

-Mal?

-I think she's got perfection, Nick.

-Interesting, vote of confidence from the Usual Suspects.

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

-Yes!

-Congratulations, Clare, you've achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

-Right, let's run through them.

The Golden Gate Bridge is in California, you said true

and it is true.

Jack Nicholson appeared in The Godfather, you said false.

It is false. He never appeared in the film at all.

Boris Yeltsin is still alive.

You said that was false. It is false. He died in 2007.

And finally, the earth rotates on its axis once every year,

you said that was false, and it is, of course, false.

Every 23 hours, 56 minutes and four seconds. So, basically, it turns around once a day, pretty much.

As a result of a perfect performance you've made winning the prize fund easier. Here's how.

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

Here are your Final Round categories.

They range from Scrabble through Diseases, Rowing,

Languages and on to Fairy Tales and many more in between.

Because you won the round, you get to choose two categories to add to the board. Which two?

-Bit of a child at heart, so I'll take Fairy Tales please.

-Fairy Tales.

Let's think. Royals, Plays, Museums.

-Plays, please.

-Plays goes across.

Usual Suspects, we'll see you in the next round. Let's switch you off for now. Away they go.

You just went through Royals, Plays, Museums.

-Are they ones that you'd like? Or were you bluffing?

-Yes and no.

Ah, so a bit of bluffing. Good for you.

There's no point me saying that's what I want because they're not going to pick it, are they?

I like the way you're playing this. OK. Let's play Round Two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-That's...

-Jumping straight in.

-Erm, I think that's true.

-True.

I've never seen anyone answer so quickly before I asked the question.

Now, is he really his son, or is it one of Bianca's many other children?

-Or... No, it is Ricky's son, true.

-True.

I think the Sorbonne is a school. So I'm going to say that's false.

And you're running out of time.

-That's definitely false.

-False.

Well, you managed comfortably in time.

I didn't even get to start the question before you jumped in on A.

The rest of it you seemed to be just as confident.

-Good round for you, yes?

-Pretty much so, yeah.

All right. Before we reveal how well you did, time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these are the four statements with Clare's answers.

-Richard, has she achieved perfection?

-She's done a good job.

I'm pretty convinced with all of them but I don't watch EastEnders.

But the others, absolutely correct.

Is it possible you've won Round Two and achieved perfection? Let's see.

-APPLAUSE

-Congratulations, Clare, you've achieved perfection again.

Wow! Let's run through those, as well.

Dionysus was the Greek god of wine.

It is, of course, true, as you were so sure.

-Yes.

-In EastEnders, Liam is Ricky Butcher's son.

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

The Sorbonne is an art gallery in Paris. You said that was false,

and it is false, it's a famous college.

And finally, Helen Fielding wrote Tom Jones.

-You said that was definitely false because...

-She wrote Bridget Jones.

OK. And it is false. Let's have a look at your final board.

Two subjects in there chosen by you.

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

-Which two do you fancy?

-Languages, please.

Languages goes across.

Latin... Latin?

-I'll try Europe, I think.

-Europe goes in.

-Usual Suspects, she's not letting you get a look in here, is she?

-No, she's done very well.

I wonder if you'll get a go in Round Three.

In the meantime, we're switching you off, but we will see you in the next round. Away they go.

-You were playing with them again, weren't you? Latin?

-SHE LAUGHS

-I don't know if it's going to work.

-Well, we'll find out.

-If you continue playing like this, they won't get a look in, you can choose your own subjects.

-Hope so.

-OK, let's play Round Three.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

This is a tricky one. Erm... King John, King Stephen.

-Erm, I'll say true.

-True.

-That's true.

-True.

-That's deep. Complete guess. I don't know. I'll say false.

-False.

Sounds true, true.

-So you're saying?

-True.

-True.

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

-Was that as good a round as the first two?

-Nope.

-You felt more uncomfortable there?

-Definitely.

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

These are the four statements with Clare's answers.

-Niall?

-I think the Mariana Trench is 39,000 feet,

which is over 10,000 metres, but I'm not terribly sure,

and the others, I think she's done well.

Clare, the moment of truth.

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

No-one has ever got perfection in all three rounds consecutively.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of four. You haven't achieved perfection.

You've now let the Usual Suspects into the game. Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see Clare's answers, you need to change two. Which two?

-A and D?

-No, I think D is correct. I think Stockholm...

-A and C, sorry.

A and C, yeah, A and C. The Mariana Trench, I'm not sure about that.

-It's definitely...

-B and D are correct.

-B and D are correct.

-Yes, Nick, we'll change A and also C.

A changes from true to false, C changes from false to true.

Leaving B and D as answered by Clare.

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

Stephen was king of England after John. Is that true or false?

No, it is actually false. Stephen was, in fact, before John.

Remembrance Sunday is held in November in the UK.

I must pick you up because you laughed at this. Why?

-Because my birthday is November 11th.

-Ah. That would give you some insight, wouldn't it?

OK, is it true or false? Yeah, it is, of course, true.

The Mariana Trench is over 10,000 metres deep.

Is it true or false?

True. It's about 11,000 metres deep.

You know where this is going,

Stockholm has hosted the Summer Olympics, true or false?

It is true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

-you have achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Usual Suspects, you can now make Clare's chances of winning the prize fund much harder.

The final board. Four categories already on there chosen by her

but it's now your opportunity

to choose two subjects to trip her up in the final. Which two?

We can discount Latin and Queens because she looked at choosing those herself before, so discount those.

-What about Rowing?

-I was going to say Rowing. I'll go for that one.

Rowing. We all agreed on that?

-Rowing please, Nick.

-Rowing goes across into the final.

Diseases, that's a really wide subject. Depends how scientific she is.

-Shall we go Diseases?

-Yep.

-OK.

-Disease please, Nick.

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

OK, guys, time to switch you off for the final time. Away they go.

-That was genius, that was.

-It worked. I can't believe it.

-They went for the whole thing, didn't they?

-I'm such a bad liar, too.

You convinced them! That was fantastic play.

As a result, they've chosen Rowing. How are you on that?

-Steven Redgrave.

-That's it? That's the question we need.

-Oars.

-What about Diseases?

-There are many.

-Yes, there are.

-And varied.

-Clare, for £5,000, it's time to play the final.

-APPLAUSE

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

you could be leaving with the prize fund of £5,000.

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

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

-Let's play the Final Round.

-APPLAUSE

Clare, here are your final six categories.

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

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

-Are you ready?

-Yep. Ready.

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

No, I think Rapunzel had long golden hair that she let out of a tower

-for someone to climb up, hopefully. So I think that's false.

-False.

I'm not entirely sure on this.

I've just read Stephen Fry's autobiography,

I think he mentioned it, but I can't remember if it was him or not.

-Erm, I'll say true.

-True.

Is it Italian?

Or is it French? French. San Marino.

-True.

-True.

-Yep.

I don't know why but I've a feeling it may be more than two.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

He did win a lot. But was it six? It looks familiar, that.

-True.

-True.

Pretty sure that that's true.

True. Clare, those answers are locked in.

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

-OK.

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-Tom Stoppard.

San Marino. Denmark.

-So, B, C, D are the ones that are worrying you?

-Yeah.

Let's see what the Usual Suspects have to say.

Usual Suspects, here are the final six statements and Clare's answers.

Clare, your answers are locked. You can't change them on your own,

but you can unlock them with the help of a Usual Suspect. This will come at a cost.

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

-Niall.

Hi, Clare. I'm not sure I can help you.

There's certainly a number that I'm happy you've got right.

One or two I'm not sure of. I'm staying here for now.

-Niall's ruling himself out. Who's next?

-Richard, please.

You've done well there. I'm almost certain you've got one answer wrong.

I would be willing to help you out

but it would be for half the money, so £2,500.

That's a good offer. Very good offer. But I'd like to hear from Mal.

I know you've definitely got one wrong. I know the answer to it.

If you want a share, £3,000 to get you six right answers.

-So what are you saying, you want £3,000?

-Correct.

-Of the £5,000.

-That's it, Nick.

So, Richard wants £2,500 of your £5,000,

Mal wants £3,000 of your £5,000.

-What do you think?

-Richard, I'd like to take you up on your offer.

-OK. I'm happy to do that.

OK. So negotiations are concluded.

Richard, for £2,500 of the £5,000 prize fund, please come and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Clare, you've asked Richard for help.

If you achieve perfection, it will cost you £2,500 of your potential prize fund of £5,000.

Richard, you forfeit your chance to play in the next game.

This is your only shot at winning. Is it the right decision? Let's see.

Here are the Final Round statements. All six answers are now unlocked.

Richard, which answers do you want Clare to change?

There's a slight element of bluff,

however, there's two that I'm not sure are right.

The ones that I'm not so sure of,

C, French as official language of San Marino, it may be Italian.

The other one is the wording, Steve Redgrave won six Olympic medals.

He won six Olympic Gold medals but did he win any others?

I'm confident with the rest of them.

-Tom Stoppard, confident?

-Yeah. I think... I've heard of that,

-and I think I've heard of it...

-Why did you say an element of bluff?

The element of bluff was that you may have them all right.

-How do you feel, Clare? Because you've been doing a bit of bluffing yourself.

-Yeah.

I can't blame him for bluffing, really.

It's your decision. You don't have to listen to him.

However, the board is now unlocked

so you can change any or all or none of your answers.

-Right. I think definitely keep A and B.

-Yep.

-And F.

-Yep.

C... Italian or French?

Keep it, I think.

I think... Yeah, keep it. Denmark, keep it.

-Yeah?

-I'm happy to.

-OK. Steve... Come on, Steve.

-Because wouldn't it say gold medals?

-Yeah. True.

Won six Olympic gold medals.

Won six Olympic... Shall we leave it?

-It's your call. I just wanted you to consider that point.

-He's right.

-It is your call.

-Yeah, it is.

-£5,000 at stake.

-Change it to false.

-That's your decision?

-Yep.

E changes from true to false.

-Lock the rest in?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Please.

-Lock the rest in.

Your answers are now locked in. £5,000 at stake.

£2,500 to Clare, £2,500 to Richard.

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.

Rapunzel could spin gold from straw.

You said this was false, Clare. Is it true or false?

-APPLAUSE

-It is. Congratulations. You're on your way.

It was Rumpelstiltskin.

Tom Stoppard wrote the 1970 play Sleuth.

Clare, you thought this was true.

Richard said he thought it rang a bell so you stuck with true. You need this to turn green

to carry on towards the £5,000. Is it true or false?

It's false.

-Anthony Shaffer...

-Oh!

-..wrote the play Sleuth.

So I'm afraid, Clare, Richard, you haven't achieved perfection.

I wonder if you achieved perfection at home. Let's see the rest of the answers.

French is the official language of San Marino. You said true,

you decided to stick with true. Is it true or false?

-It's false. What do you think the language is?

-Italian.

-You're right.

Denmark shares land borders with two countries.

You said false. Is it true or false?

It is false. It actually shares a border with only Germany.

Steve Redgrave won six Olympic medals. You said it was true.

With Richard's help, you decided it was false. Is it true or false?

-It is actually true.

-I put doubt in your mind.

-Five golds and one bronze.

-Oh!

Tuberculosis was formerly known as consumption.

You thought this was true. Richard agreed it was true.

It should turn green. Is it true or false?

Yeah, it is true. 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 £6,000.

APPLAUSE

Mal, if you'd come down here, would you have changed it?

I would have said the official language of San Marino was Italian because I've been there.

And also the Tom Stoppard one which also they didn't change. I thought it was incorrect.

-So she would've got £2,000 and I would've got £3,000 if she'd believed me.

-There you go.

-If he'd come down, you'd have won the money, he'd have won the money.

-Yeah.

-Or is he bluffing?

Clare, you failed to achieve perfection, as did Richard, so you go home with nothing.

-I hope you've enjoyed playing.

-Brilliant.

-Richard and Clare!

-APPLAUSE

Well, 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 £6,000.

But remember, on this show, and I'm not bluffing here, we only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

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