Episode 27 Perfection

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

Behind this screen are four contestants hoping their knowledge is flawless,

because one mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

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 will then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, 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 their opponents, the Usual Suspects,

will be allowed into the game to capitalise on their mistakes.

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

My name's Kevin, I'm from Workington in Cumbria.

I'm an account manager and this is my first game.

I'm Pat, from Leytonstone, east London. I'm a retired office worker and this is my first game.

I'm Niall, I'm from Belfast, I'm a freelance IT consultant

and this is my second game.

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

Welcome to you all and good luck.

We now find out which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Pat, it's you that's been selected. Please come and play Perfection.

Pat, you are winding up the crowd there. Welcome to the game.

-Looking forward to playing?

-Yes, I am.

Pat, it's you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your teammates, now enemies.

They have to stop you winning the prize fund as your failure means the prize-money rolls over,

where one of them could be playing for a bigger total.

-You wouldn't want that to happen, would you?

-No.

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

Nobody has won the last five games

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

-That's a lot of money.

-Yes.

-So how would you spend it if you walked out of here with £6,000?

-I'd share with the family.

-Not a little treat for yourself?

-Yes. A jukebox.

-A jukebox? Is it something you've always wanted?

-Yes.

I've got loads of old 45s, 50s and 60s, rock'n'roll.

You're an Elvis fan and all that kind of thing.

Good luck. Here's how the game works.

You'll play three rounds then a final.

Every round you achieve Perfection makes the final easier.

If your performance is anything less than perfect, the Usual Suspects

will have a chance to steal the round, making the final much harder.

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

Cheerio. And away they go.

Pat, each round consists of four true or false statements.

You answer against the clock. You'll have 45 seconds.

Once you've given your first answer they'll be locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

Round one, your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-No, he married Lauren Bacall.

-So that's...

-False.

-False.

-No, it's in the Channel Islands.

-So that's...

-False.

-False.

And with half the time left you've answered all four statements.

-That sounded very positive.

-I was lucky with those.

Do you think you've achieved Perfection?

I'm hoping so.

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

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

Mal, has she achieved Perfection?

I think she has. My only query would be referring to penguins

the birds that are flightless, as opposed to anything else. I think she's achieved Perfection.

OK. Niall?

I've never seen a flying chocolate biscuit either so I think she's got them all right.

Well done.

-Kevin?

-Yeah, I think she's got them all right.

-Good luck, Pat.

-Pat, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered each statement perfectly to win.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Pat. You have achieved Perfection.

-What a fantastic start.

-Yes.

-Very, very good. Let's have a look through them.

-You said that was false because.

-He married Lauren Bacall.

It is of course false.

Sark is an island in the Hebrides.

-You said false. It is false. It's in the Channel Islands.

-That's right.

So, Pat, as a result of that perfect performance

you've made winning the prize that much easier.

Here's how. Appearing before you are the six empty spaces.

These blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Behind each category will be a true or false statement.

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

Here are your final round categories.

Starting with Dad's Army, ranging through astronomy,

golf, princes, down to typing and many others in between.

Because you won the round,

you can choose two categories to add to the board.

-So which two would you like to play?

-60s films.

-60s films goes across.

And?

-Typing.

-Typing goes across.

Usual Suspects, we will see you in the next round,

where you might get a look in.

In the meantime, we're switching you off.

Pat, now the Usual Suspects are gone, which ones would you like to avoid?

I'm one of these people who've got no specialist knowledge about anything.

-I know a little bit about a lot of things. It's potluck.

-There's nothing you want to avoid?

Nothing I want to avoid.

Pat, you've made a great start.

-Are you ready to play the next round?

-Yes.

-Let's play round two.

Your 45 seconds start now.

-True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

Again, with almost half the time left, you've answered all four statements.

Another good round for you.

Not sure about Federer. I thought it was somebody else who won the 2011.

I thought he won it in 2010.

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

Usual Suspects, these were statements and Pat's answers.

Niall, how's she done this time?

I think she's done well. I'm not sure about D but the others look good.

Kevin?

I'm the same. Nearly Perfection but I think D is the problem area.

The Usual Suspects think you might have one wrong.

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

Congratulations, Pat. Again, you've achieved Perfection.

I tell you what, that's the way to play the game.

Don't let them get a look in! Let's run through them.

Roger Federer won the French Open in 2011. You said that was false.

It is false, is was Rafael Nadal.

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in her 80s.

You said that was wrong because she was in her 20s. It is false.

She was in her 20s.

Michael Fassbender is a famous German physicist.

You said that was false, it is false. He's an Irish German actor.

Really?

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

Let's see the final board.

Two subjects already chosen by you, and you

get to choose the next two as well, because you won that round.

-OK, I'll have Dad's Army, please, and Princes.

-And Princes.

-Usual Suspects, you're not getting a look in here, are you?

-Nope!

She's on fire! Usual Suspects, I'm now going to switch you off, and we'll see you in the next round.

-Away they go. Are you ready to push on?

-Yes.

-Let's play round three!

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-No, false.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-I think that's true.

-True.

That's true.

True, and with your time left again, you've answered all four statements.

You're making this look easy. Happy with those answers?

I'm not quite sure about the Bulgarian flag.

I know it's got a stripe, but I'm not sure if it's red.

It's time to bring back the Usual Suspects. Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Pat's answers.

No-one has ever achieved Perfection in all three rounds before.

Mal, has she achieved it or not?

I think she's done it. I wouldn't change any of those answers. I think she's done well.

Pat, the moment of truth. You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

No-one in the history of the game has got all three rounds perfect. Let's find out how many are correct.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Pat! You have achieved Perfection and a new record!

APPLAUSE

First person ever to achieve Perfection in every round.

Let's have a look. Anna Mae Bullock is Aretha Franklin's birth name,

you said false. You seemed confident.

Yes, it's somebody who is a female singer's birth name,

but I know it's not her.

You were right, it is false and it is the birth name of Tina Turner.

OK, Brown Bess was Wellington's horse at Waterloo.

You were right to say false, it is false, it's Copenhagen.

The Bulgarian flag features a red stripe.

You weren't sure, you said you knew it featured a stripe,

but whether it was red or not, and of course, it is absolutely true.

And the flying fox is a type of bat,

and that's absolutely true as well, what an extraordinary performance.

In over 100 games, no-one has done that.

-That's very impressive, and as a result of that perfect performance,

-APPLAUSE

you've made winning the prize that much easier.

Let's have a look at your final board. Four subjects on there

all chosen by you, and because of that sterling

and perfect performance, you get to choose the last two as well.

-Which two do you fancy?

-Let's try explorers.

-Explorers goes across.

-And let's try US literature.

-And US literature.

We now know our six final categories.

Usual Suspects, it's time to switch you off for the last time.

Pat, for £6,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

This is the all important-final, if you can achieve Perfection

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £6,000.

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

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

APPLAUSE

Pat, here are your final six categories.

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

Think carefully, there is no time limit.

Once you have given an answer, your first answer, it's locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Mm-hmm.

Let's look at your first statement, please tell me if you think it to be true or false.

-False. It was Faye Dunaway.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-Don't really know, I'll go false.

-False.

-False, they were his nephews.

-False.

-True.

-True.

-True, yes, she did.

-True.

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

Remember, if there is one single mistake, you leave with nothing. Which are you unsure of?

I'm not sure about Mainwaring's name. I don't remember it being mentioned,

but it must have if the question has been asked.

The QWERTY keyboard is going to be the flying pig question.

I ought to know that. I was a touch typist, not a sight typist. I just knew were the keys were.

So it's B and C that are worrying you, really. Let's switch on the Usual Suspects.

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

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

If you think you have made a mistake,

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

This will, however, come at a cost.

Pat, who would you like to hear from first?

-Kevin, please.

-Pat, I think you're close.

You haven't achieved Perfection.

There is one that I believe is incorrect.

I would certainly like to come down and stand next to you and try and get that.

How much do you need to come down, Kevin?

I'm not going to be a greedy man.

I think a 50-50 split, £3,000 would be adequate.

-Niall?

-There's one I think might be wrong,

and one or two others I'm not so sure about.

How confident are you?

I'm pretty confident on most of them.

While I'm sure, definitely sure on one of them.

There's enough doubtful ones that I'd rather stay up here

-and wish you all the best, Pat.

-And hope I lose and you get the £7,000!

OK, so, Niall's got himself out of the running here.

Do you want to hear from Mal?

I think you've done very, very well.

You haven't achieved Perfection. You definitely got one wrong

and I am pretty certain there's another one wrong as well

so I would be prepared to help you

and I'd be prepared to do it

for 50% as well, please, or £3,000.

So, what you have to decide is, are they bluffing?

Could you manage on your own without giving any money away or do you need their help?

Well, I'm very, very flaky on one of them

so I'm pretty sure the three lads are right, I've definitely got one wrong.

I'll take pot luck

and I'll go with Mal, please.

You'll go with Mal. £3,000, Mal, happy with that?

Certainly, I'm happy with that, thank you.

Negotiations have been agreed. Mal, for £3,000 of the £6,000 prize fund,

please come and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

OK, Pat, you asked Mal for help.

If you achieve Perfection,

it will cost you £3,000 of your potential prize fund of £6,000.

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

This is your only shot at winning Perfection.

Have you made the right decision? We'll find out.

Here are the final round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Mal, which answers do you want Pat to change?

I'd like to discuss them, Pat.

Which ones do you think you got right?

I'm not sure about Captain Mainwaring.

Um, well, B was the one that I was querying.

B, I was pretty sure about. I said it would be the one.

-ASD, it is.

-That's right.

-On the second line of a keyboard.

-I'll change it.

The Princes Tower is OK,

David Livingstone, yeah,

and Louisa May Alcott, that one's right.

I'm very, very sure about A, D, E and F. Absolutely positive.

B is, it's ASD.

I thought Mainwaring's name was a bit more pompous than George.

Cos he was a bank manager, wasn't he?

-I'm not convinced on that one.

-You like it as it is, do you?

-I trust you.

-Shall we definitely change B, shall we?

-Oh, yes.

OK, so we're changing B.

-Yes?

-Yes.

-From false to true.

-Yes, please.

-Any others, before we lock it all up?

-He's a George.

Stick with your first answer.

If that's your gut reaction, I'm happy to stick with that.

-OK.

-We came with nothing, go with nothing, lose nothing.

-Are we locking them?

-Yeah, we'll go with that.

-Yeah, OK.

OK, the answers are locked in.

£6,000 at stake, £3,000 to Pat,

£3,000 to Mal, six answers away.

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

Let's start at the top. Sissy Spacek starred in Bonnie And Clyde.

You said this was false, Pat, because you thought it was...

-Faye Dunaway. Faye

-Dunaway.

Mal was happy to agree with you on this one, that it was false,

so you kept it as false. We need it to turn red to get you under way.

Is it true or false?

-It is false, and it is Faye Dunaway.

-One down, five to go.

APPLAUSE

Very good. Then, on a standard QWERTY keyboard, A is next to S.

You thought long and hard about this, umm-ed and ah-ed.

Captain Mainwaring's first name is George, that's the other one you really thought about.

B and C were the ones you spent your time on.

So we'll skip over that as well.

Let's go on to D, the Princes in the Tower were sons of Richard III.

-You were certain about this.

-Yes.

-You said it was false because...

-He was their uncle.

Mal came down, was quite happy to agree with you on that as well.

No change there, you need this to turn red.

Is it true or false?

It is false, yes.

APPLAUSE

They were the sons of Edward IV, and yes, Richard III was their uncle.

David Livingstone's heart is buried in Africa.

Again, you were quick on this one. How can you be so sure?

I think he put it in his will, that if he died there he wanted...

His heart belonged to Africa, and he wanted it left there,

something in that style.

So you said true. You need this to get halfway to the £6,000.

David Livingstone's heart is buried in Africa, is that true or false?

It is true.

APPLAUSE

I hope you're feeling strong.

If we get that £6,000, you'll have to carry me off.

We'll do it if we get it, don't worry, Pat.

Pat, we know what you want to spend the money on.

Mal, we haven't asked you. You're halfway to the money now.

What would you spend the money on?

My wife wants to go to New Zealand to see whales

in their natural environment.

She has a heart condition and that's a thing she wants to do.

-Good luck to you both.

-Thank you.

Let's press on. Louisa May Alcott wrote a book called Little Men.

-Again, you were certain on this, Pat. You've read the book?

-Yes.

There you go. So, you said true. We need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

Yes, you knew it was true.

APPLAUSE

Where are the flying pigs?

Right, so now we go back to the top, and let's go back to B.

On a standard QWERTY keyboard, A is next to S.

-Pat, you said, having been a typist all your life...

-Yes.

-You ought to know this. You were very worried about it.

-Oh, woe.

And when Mal came down to join you,

he got you to change this to true, because, Mal...

I think it goes ASD along the line.

You started out with false. Mal got you to change that to true.

You now need that to turn green

to get you one away from the £6,000.

On a standard QWERTY keyboard, A is next to S. Is that true or false?

It's true!

APPLAUSE

Now...

It's true.

So, essentially, Pat, if you hadn't asked Mal to come and join you,

you'd be out the door without any money.

As it is, you are one away from the £6,000. £3,000 to Pat,

£3,000 to Mal. We come to the one

that you thought about but decided not to change.

Captain Mainwaring's first name is George.

Pat, you don't remember his name being mentioned

but thought it must have been during the series, to be a question.

Mal decided you should stick,

so you need this to turn red.

Captain Mainwaring's first name is George.

For £6,000,

is it true or false?

It's true.

Never mind, kid.

Pat, Mal, I'm afraid you haven't achieved Perfection

and so you're not going home with any of the money.

Pat, I have to say, first of all,

you've set a new record for us

by achieving Perfection in all three rounds,

and of the 18 questions that you were asked,

you got 17 correct.

What an amazing effort that was. And Mal, bad luck.

To get you that close, there was just that one other one to change.

-That was the one I wasn't 100% sure.

-It's tough.

Usual Suspects, good news for you. The prize rolls over to the next game,

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

APPLAUSE

Pat, Mal, you failed to achieve Perfection,

so you both go home with nothing. Thank you for playing. I hope you enjoyed it.

Mal and Pat, ladies and gentlemen.

APPLAUSE

Well, it's now time to meet the next Usual Suspects

hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

Hello. I'm Keith, I'm from Pershore in Worcestershire,

and I'm a retired banker.

Hi, I'm Debbie. I'm from Glasgow

and I'm a communications adviser.

-Welcome to you both. That was a good game, wasn't it?

-Excellent.

-I really enjoyed it.

-All the money had gone, but it rolled over,

so there is plenty still to play for.

Good luck to you all, as we find out which of you

has been randomly selected to play Perfection.

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

APPLAUSE

Niall, welcome to the game.

-Do you have any hobbies?

-I do a lot of photography.

It's something that might turn into a part-time career or something bigger.

I take a lot of photos at dress rehearsals

for local amateur theatre companies.

-But you enjoy it?

-I do.

Niall, 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.

Here's the good news. As nobody won the last six games

the prize fund currently stands at £7,000.

APPLAUSE

-Photography's not cheap. Will some of the money go on new kit?

-It will.

I'm also a very keen traveller.

I haven't been to South America yet, so that's on my list.

Three rounds and a final to come.

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

-You ready?

-I'm ready.

Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round 1. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-That's true.

-True.

-That's false.

-False.

I think that's false.

False, and finally...

-That's false.

-False.

With loads of time to spare, you answered all four statements.

-That felt very comfortable.

-Yeah.

-Happy with that?

The only one I'm not too sure on is C.

The others, I'm happy enough.

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Niall's answers.

-Keith, how has he done?

-I think you've played a stormer.

I think you've done Northern Ireland proud

and I'm 100%, you've got 100%.

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

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Niall. You have achieved Perfection!

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

Will.i.am is a founder member of the Black Eyed Peas, you said true,

and it is absolutely true.

The word "loquacious" means dark and moody, you said that was false.

-What does it mean?

-Talkative, wordy.

Yeah, talkative, absolutely. That is false.

Peter Benchley wrote The Exorcist, you said that was false

and it is false. William Peter Blatty actually wrote The Exorcist

and Sasquatch is a Canadian province, you said that was false,

and of course it is false.

Saskatchewan is the province

and Sasquatch is Bigfoot.

-Bad luck, Usual Suspects. He hasn't left you much to do.

-Not a lot.

That perfect performance made winning the prize fund a lot easier, and here's how.

This is your final board.

These spaces need to be filled with categories.

Here are your Final Round categories, ranging from Astronauts

through Scotland, Nipples, to Cricket, and many more in between.

As you won the round, you can choose two to add to the board.

Which two do you fancy in the final?

I'll start with Grammar.

Grammar goes across.

And... US States.

And US States goes into the final.

Usual Suspects, see you in the next round. I'll switch you off. Away they go, into the dark.

Looking at that lot on the left,

which ones do you really fancy?

There's a few strange ones. How many questions can you set on nipples?

What do you want to avoid?

In the words of 10cc,

-I don't like cricket.

-Anything else?

-Politicians, probably.

-Well, you made a great start to the game.

-If you're ready?

-I'm ready.

Let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Uh, false.

-False.

-I think that's true.

-True.

It's either 59 or 60.

-I think true.

-True, and you're running close on time.

That's true, and I've been there.

True.

And in the end, you were OK on time.

How was that round?

It was good. The one I was toying with, Simon Cowell,

I think he's about 52, in and around that part.

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

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and Niall's answers.

-Debbie, has he achieved Perfection?

-Hmm, I think he's done well again.

There's a couple I'm not sure about myself,

-but I think he's done pretty well.

-Keith, what do you think?

I'm not 100% this time. I still think it's a healthy board.

-Um, might like to think about a couple of them.

-Which ones might he have got wrong?

I think Simon Cowell had a big birthday

in the last 12 months.

He's certainly in 60,

but I mean, '50s can take us up to 59, so I'm not sure about that.

Need to think about that.

-Kevin?

-I think he's achieved Perfection. I've visited the Taj Mahal, so I know that question.

I don't think Simon Cowell

is quite as old as what people think.

Yes, I think he's achieved Perfection.

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

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Niall. You've achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Let's have a look at those statements and answers in a bit more detail.

Lennox Lewis represented the USA in the Olympics, you said that's false,

it is of course false.

-He represented Canada.

-Yep.

Winston Churchill was an honorary US citizen,

you thought that might be true,

and of course it is true.

Simon Cowell was born in the 1950s.

You said this was true,

and I'm sure he's very unhappy to have it broadcast around the place,

but yes, it is absolutely true.

And finally, the Taj Mahal is a mausoleum,

is that true or false?

It is of course true.

Let's look at your finals board. Two subjects already chosen by you

and you can choose the next two

-as you won that round.

-I'll go for Waterways.

Waterways goes across.

And Islands.

And Islands goes over. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off.

-See you in the next round. Away they go. Ready for the next round?

-OK.

Let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Uh, she's an athlete.

-That's false.

-False.

Uh, it's 240 or 250.

-It's false.

-False.

I've read the books, seen the films.

-That's true.

-True, and finally...

I think it's in Pisa. That'll be false.

False. And with loads of time to spare,

you've answered all four statements again. What do you think of that round?

I like that one, unless I'm badly mistaken.

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

So, Usual Suspects. These were the four statements.

Next to the are Niall's answers.

-Keith, has he achieved Perfection?

-I think he's too damn good.

I'm sure he's got three right.

-If he's got one wrong, I'm pretty sure I know which one.

-Which one?

-I think it's B. But I'm not 100%.

-OK, Debbie, what do you think?

I think he's done well. I'm not sure he's got any wrong.

-I think he's maybe got them all right.

-Kevin?

I'm in agreement with Keith. I think B is incorrect.

Well, Niall, the moment of truth.

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

Could lightning strike twice? Could you have achieved Perfection in all three rounds? Let's find out.

Congratulations, Niall! You've achieved Perfection.

Extraordinary. It's like buses. You wait all that time and two come along at once.

Only two people have achieved Perfection in all three rounds.

Pat, just now, and you.

Let's go through those answers in a bit more detail.

Christine Ohuruogu is a famous cyclist. You said false.

It is of course false. She's an athlete.

There are 1,000 sheets of paper in a ream.

It is false, it's actually 500.

Jason Bourne was created by Robert Ludlam.

You knew this to be true, and it is.

And the Leaning Tower of Pisa is in Rome.

It is false because it is in Pisa.

As a result of that perfect performance,

you've made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Let's have a look at your final board.

Four subjects on there chosen by you

and because of that perfect round, you get to choose the last two too.

Which two do you fancy?

I'm tempted by Nipples.

Let's go for Scotland.

Scotland goes across. And your final subject?

Astronauts.

Astronauts go into the final.

We now know our six final categories. They are -

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

and away they go.

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

Niall, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection, you'll leave with a prize fund of £7,000.

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing, which is great for the Usual Suspects,

cos one of them will be playing for the rollover of £8,000 in the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Here are your six final categories.

You must answer all six correctly if you want to win the £7,000.

There's no time limit but once you've given an answer,

your first answer is locked in.

You achieved Perfection in all three rounds, like Pat.

But this is where Pat didn't achieve Perfection.

Can you go one step further? Are you ready?

I'm ready.

Let's reveal your first statement. Grammar.

That's true.

True.

It doesn't sound right.

I'm not sure whether that applies to one of the other states

but to California, I thought it would be...the Golden State.

-I'm going to go false.

-False.

I've been to Egypt twice in the last three years

and I'm trying to work out a scale on a map now.

I know it goes from the Mediterranean and cuts through the Sinai Peninsula,

into the Red Sea.

I think it sounds too long.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

It's off the coast of Africa.

It's much closer to Africa than any continental Asia so it must be false.

False.

The UK as a whole is somewhere around 61 or 62 million.

Northern Ireland is around...

..three and a half. I think Scotland is about five and a half.

I don't think it's as high as ten million. I'm saying false.

False.

OK. He went into orbit in '61.

50 years ago.

He was probably in his 20s, possibly early 30s.

I'll say false.

False.

And with that, your answers are locked i.

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

-Which ones are you worried about?

-The only one I'm really sure of is the first one.

D, I think is probably right.

Let's switch on the Usual Suspects.

You can now see the final six statements and next to them are Niall's answers.

Niall, your answers are locked in, but if you think you've made a mistake

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

This will, however, come at a cost.

-Who would you like to hear from first?

-Kevin, please.

Are you confident, Niall.

Always. Are you?

How confident?

98.3%.

That's a bold statement.

I'm confident as well.

I think you have got one incorrect

and I'm certainly prepared to come down and assist you.

I think two heads are better than one at this stage.

£7,000 in the pot. How much of it do you want?

I'll not be a greedy man again. I'll go for 3,000.

He wants 3,000 of your 7,000 to come down.

He thinks you've got one wrong.

-Debbie, please.

-I think you've done really well again, Niall.

There's one you might have wrong as well

but because I'm not 100% sure,

I wouldn't be able to help you on that one, I'm sorry.

-So you're ruling yourself out?

-Yes.

Very clear.

Keith.

Niall, I think you know for certain you've got four right.

I think you're pretty sure of another one

and I think you've got a doubt on the other. I think I know

those two questions that you've got a doubt on.

I would love to help you.

I think the range of knowledge we've got between us would sort this out.

I too would love to join you for £3,000.

So you have an offer from Keith for £3,000.

He thinks you might have two wrong. You have to decide now.

Are they bluffing? Do you need their help?

If you do, which one will you go with and do you want to negotiate on price?

I'm reasonably confident in most of these answers.

There's one or two that I wouldn't be 100% sure on.

If somebody else came down, we may discuss it and change our minds.

It could be right, it could be wrong.

I'd like to try it on my own.

-You're going to go on your own?

-Yep.

Negotiations have been suspended with £7,000 at stake.

Six answers away.

We're about to find out if you've achieved Perfection.

The word "envious" is an adjective. You said this was true.

Confident of this?

An adjective describes a noun, so yes.

OK, is it true or false?

It is true.

Kevin, which one did you think he had wrong?

I think it's the Suez Canal. C.

What do you think, Keith?

I think it's the population one. I think it's a close call either way.

We'll find out if you should've asked one of them down!

California is nicknamed the Last Frontier.

You had a long think about this.

Yes.

You decided it was false

because you think California might be...

The Golden State rings a bell.

The Last Frontier would be further inland, east of the Rockies maybe.

We need this to turn red to get you well on your way towards

that £7,000 prize fund.

California is nicknamed the Last Frontier. True or false?

It is false.

Alaska was considered the Last Frontier and you can understand why.

Let's see if we can get you half-way.

The Suez Canal is over 400 miles long. You've been to Egypt twice!

Have you been on the Suez Canal?

No, I haven't been as far north as Cairo

but it seems like an awful long way, visualising the map,

and thinking where I was and how long it would've taken to get to Cairo

or the pyramids.

-So You thought it might be a little bit long?

-Yes.

Kevin, you thought he got this wrong.

That's right.

We're about to find out whether you needed Kevin's help or not.

You need is to turn red to get you halfway to the £7,000.

The Suez Canal is over 400 miles long. True or false?

It is false.

It is in fact just over 100 miles long.

You worked that out very well by scale.

If Kevin had helped you there, you'd both be going home with nothing!

As it is, you are halfway to the £7,000.

What will you spend the cash on? £7,000 is a lot of money.

Something I've long wanted to do is the Inca trail,

so I'd love to go to South America and include that as part of the trip.

Fantastic trip that'll be,

and maybe some camera equipment to help you photograph as you go along.

-Yes.

-Good luck.

Madagascar is an Asian island. You had a long think about this.

You thought it might be off the coast of Africa.

We need to know whether this is true or false. You need it to turn red.

Is it true or false?

Exactly right.

It is in fact false and it is off the coast of Africa.

Right. More than 10 million people live in Scotland.

Again, you had a very long think about this

and compared it to the populations in Northern Ireland.

You came to the conclusion it was false.

You thought it might be around five million.

If this turns red, you're one away from £7,000 all on your own.

This is the one that Keith thought you might have had wrong.

We're about to find out whether you should've got Keith to help you.

More than 10 million people live in Scotland. Is that true or false?

It's false.

5.2 million at an estimate, so not bad with your five and a half guess.

As it is, you stand on the brink now,

just one statement and answer away,

from £7,000 all on your own.

Whilst people have achieved Perfection in the final before,

they haven't preceded it with three perfect rounds,

so you'd be the first person in the history of the game to do that.

But it falls to this. Yuri Gagarin is still alive.

How much of a guess is this?

It's kind of an educated guess

because I know when he went into space, which was 50 years ago,

and to train to be an astronaut and to be the first in space,

he wouldn't have been that young.

I'm thinking he'll probably be late 20s, early 30s,

so that would put him late 70s, early 80s now.

So you think there's a possibility that he is still alive

but in the end you decided, at that age, there's a good chance that he won't be.

-Yep.

-You said false.

You need this to turn red.

If it turns green, you leave here with nothing.

If it turns red, you've won £7,000 all on your own.

Yuri Gagarin is still alive.

You said that's false.

You need this to turn red.

Is it true or false for £7,000?

It's false! You have achieved Perfection!

You have won £7,000!

-Thanks very much.

-Congratulations.

-How fantastic is that!

-Brilliant!

What an amazing performance!

Every single statement we gave you, you answered correctly

through three rounds, and in the final,

and as a result of that, you've won yourself £7,000.

APPLAUSE

Incredible!

Just to clear that up, Yuri Gagarin died in 1968 in a plane crash

so you were right on that.

Unfortunately for the Usual Suspects the prize fund has been won

so we set the total back to £1,000 in the next game,

but if someone's going to win, to get all the statements right

all the way through, he's a pretty deserving winner.

Congratulations, Niall. You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's all we have time for.

Please join us next time when our Usual Suspects have the chance to play again.

Remember, on this show, we will pay but only for Perfection. Goodbye.

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