Episode 9 Perfection

It's the quiz that demands perfection.

Behind here, four contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless,

because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

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

Behind me are the contestants. We call them the Usual Suspects.

They're in our isolation room.

Soon we'll find out which one of them has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

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

For example, if I said:

Would you say that's true or false?

If you said true, I can tell you, you'd be right.

Answering true or false might seem easy,

but if the contestant gets an answer wrong, their opponents,

the Usual Suspects, will be allowed capitalise on their mistakes.

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

Hi, I'm Stephen. I live in Kent, I'm an airport security officer

and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Aaron. I'm from Manchester, I'm an admin assistant

and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Ann. I live in Hove in East Sussex,

I'm a retired admin assistant with local government

and this is my third game.

Hi, I'm Joe from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire,

I'm a broadcast journalism student and this is my fourth game.

Welcome and best of luck as we now find out which one of you

has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

-Stephen, it is you!

-Yes!

Please come and play Perfection.

-Stephen, welcome to the game.

-Thanks, Nick.

It's you versus the Usual Suspects. Briefly they were your team-mates. Now they're your enemies.

They have to stop you winning the prize fund because your failure

means it rolls to the next game, where one of them could be playing for more.

-You don't want that to happen.

-I definitely don't.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000. Here's the good news: Nobody's won the past 12 games

so the prize fund currently stands at £13,000.

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Here's how it works. You'll play three rounds and then a final.

Each perfect round will make the final easier for you.

But if your performance is less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have a chance to steal the round, making the final that much harder for you.

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

And away they go.

Each round has four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock, you'll only have 45 seconds.

-Once you've given your answers, they'll be locked in. Ready?

-Yep.

-Let's play Perfection.

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Round one. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

I'm going to have to guess this one, Nick. Uh...

-I'm going to go with true.

-True. And finally...

Again, another guess.

For some reason, I don't know why,

I think it's a fish, but...

I'm going to go with true again.

-Why not?

-True.

With that final answer, you've answered all four statements.

-Was that a good round, do you think?

-You can only try.

Before we reveal how you've done, here are the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Stephen's answers.

Aaron, is it perfection?

I don't believe it's perfection. I think D is wrong.

I've heard of okapi but I don't think it is a giraffe.

OK, Stephen, the moment of truth.

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

How many are correct?

It's pretty good but not good enough.

You failed to achieve perfection.

You've now let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

You can see Stephen's answers,

you need to change just one of them.

Which one?

I thought C but I don't really know.

I thought the okapi was the giraffe family but I could be wrong.

OK, change C from true to false.

C changes from true to false

leaving A, B and D as answered by Stephen.

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

James Cracknell won two Olympic gold medals, is that true or false?

It is true.

Phil Silvers voiced the character Top Cat, is that true or false?

It's false.

Oh, dear, Usual Suspects, you failed to achieve perfection.

Are you on for perfection at home?

Let's see the answers and clear that one up.

Phil Silvers didn't voice the character of Top Cat,

it was, in fact, voiced by Arnold Stang.

The Pritzker Prize is an award for architects. Is that true or false?

Yeah, it's actually true.

And finally, the okapi is an animal in the giraffe family.

So we now know that to be...

true.

Stephen, your final board.

The six blanks need to be filled with subject categories

and you'll need to answer all six correctly to win the prize fund.

The final round categories...

They start with Ingredients, run through Footballers,

down to 1960s TV and many more in between.

Neither side won the round so the two categories

that were due to be chosen will be carried over to the next round

so four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects,

it's time to switch you off but we will see you in round two.

And away they go.

With them gone, which ones would you really not want to get?

Flowers, definitely. Probably Emus.

It sounds a bit strange, that one.

-Flowers and Emus, OK. Are you ready for the next round?

-Yep.

-Let's play round two.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-It's a guess, Nick, go to true.

-True.

-Again, another guess. I'll go false.

-False?

It's true, Nick. If I don't know this, I need shooting.

True.

We'll use my time here.

I'm going to go for three,

sorry, false.

False because you think it's three.

Well done.

You've answered all four statements within the allotted time.

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Stephen's answers.

Ann, had he achieved perfection?

He's definitely right on B and C.

Meryl Streep, not sure if it was five

and the top one I just don't know.

Stephen, let's find out how many are correct.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Stephen, you've achieved perfection.

Fantastic, well played.

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

All Time Low was a 2010 hit for The Wanted. We now know that to be true.

Estonia shares a border with Lithuania, it's false.

Latvia sits in-between the two countries.

The Great Fire Of London started in 1666, you said that was true,

it is, true.

And Meryl Streep has won five Oscars, you said that was false.

It is of course false.

She's won two.

Well, let's see the final board.

So there are four categories for you to choose now. What do you fancy?

I've got to go with 1960s TV.

1960s TV is the first subject in the final.

Sherlock Holmes.

-Sherlock Holmes is the second.

-Let's give Road Safety a crack.

Road Safety goes in as third and one more.

-Footballers.

-Footballers.

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to switch you off.

We'll see you in the next round.

-You ready to play the next round?

-Yeah, let's go for it.

Let's play round three.

APPLAUSE

Well, 45 seconds starts now.

I used to watch a lot of wrestling, Nick, on the old TV.

I've never heard that one. False.

False.

Luckily enough, I met the man. I'll go true with that.

True.

Seen it with the kids, I'm going to go true.

True.

Well I fell over the other week

and hurt mine, so,

yeah, I'm going to go true.

True.

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

-How are you feeling about this one?

-Again 50-50.

-Each one's 50-50 on a true or false.

-Yeah.

Before we see how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Stephen's answers.

-Joe, has he achieved perfection?

-Stephen hasn't achieved perfection.

I'm quite a big fan of Mary Poppins. Hushabye Mountain isn't from Mary Poppins.

Why are you a big fan of Mary Poppins?

I'm 18, it's not long since I was watching it on VHS cassette.

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Lovely. I hope you don't get too much stick from your mates now.

-When they find out on national TV that you're a big Mary Poppins fan.

-Oh, I will.

Moment of truth. Let's see how many are correct.

Just one out of four on this occasion.

Certainly not perfection, giving your enemies, the Usual Suspects,

the chance to steal the game.

Usual Suspects, you need to change three, but which three?

-B, C, D.

-B, C, D, yes.

-Yeah. A, is ice skating.

We'd like to change B from true to false.

-B changes from true to false.

-C from true to false.

C from true to false.

And also D from true to false.

D from true to false leaving A as answered by Stephen.

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

The salchow is a wrestling move, true or false?

It is false. It's a jump in figure skating.

John Major studied Law at Durham University, true or false?

It is false. He actually didn't go to university.

Hushabye Mountain is a song in Mary Poppins, true or false?

-False. Do you know which one it's from, Joe?

-I don't know.

-No, I'm afraid.

-You didn't have Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on VHS?

I haven't, no, it's one that I haven't seen.

And the hyoid bone is in the thumb, true or false?

It's false, congratulations,

-Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

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It is, in fact, in the neck and supports the tongue.

The Usual Suspects succeeded where you failed

and steal that round. Let's see the final board.

Because you won the round, Usual Suspects,

you've earned the right to choose the last two categories.

-Which two is it going to be?

-Is he a gardener? If not then Flowers.

Exactly. We'll go for Flowers, please.

Flowers goes across, and...?

-Might not know Ingredients.

-Yeah.

Also we'll have Ingredients, please.

And Ingredients goes across. We now know our six final categories.

They are:

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

You said the two you didn't want were Flowers and Emus.

-They actually got Flowers for you.

-It depends on the questions.

-You're right.

-Especially Flowers...

-Could be something you know.

-Who knows.

Stephen, for £13,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Stephen, this is the all-important final.

You could be leaving with a prize fund of £13,000.

If you fail, you could leave with nothing -

great news for the Usual Suspects as one of them could be playing

for a rollover of £14,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Stephen, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly if you want to win the £13,000.

Think carefully.

No time limit but once you've given an answer, your first answer,

it's locked in. Are you ready?

-Ready, Nick.

-The first statement.

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

1960s TV. Uncle Fester was a character in The Munsters.

I've been called it a few times, Nick.

So, that's false. It was the Addams Family.

False.

Sherlock Holmes.

Mrs Bridges is Sherlock Holmes' landlady.

Mrs Bridges was in Upstairs, Downstairs, as well.

-True.

-True.

Road Safety.

Catseyes were invented by Percy Edwards.

-That's false.

-False.

Footballers.

Gary Lineker scored 48 goals for England.

He's hit a few, he's hit a few. I'm going to go true there.

True.

Flowers.

Lady's Slipper is a variety of orchid.

I didn't want this category. It's a pure guess. I'm going to go true.

True.

And finally, Ingredients.

Jaggery...

is a type of sugar.

I've seen all different types of sugar. I've never heard of jaggery.

Um, I'm going to go false and if it's wrong, it's on my head be it.

False, Nick.

False. Stephen, those answers are locked in.

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

Which ones are you unsure of?

Jaggery was a guess. Lady's Slipper again was a guess.

So it's fair to say E and F, the ones that were chosen for you,

-turned out to be as difficult as you thought?

-Yeah.

The Usual Suspects, what have they got to say?

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Stephen's answers.

Your answers are locked in,

but if you think you have made a mistake,

you can unlock them with the Usual Suspects, but this will come at a cost.

Who would you like first?

-Ann.

-I can see one that you've definitely got wrong.

Other than that I'm just not sure enough to want to come down.

So Ann's counting herself out.

Aaron?

I know you haven't achieved perfection and I will come down for £9,000.

£9,000 of your 13,000 is the opening gambit there from Aaron.

-Let's see what old Joe boy's got to say first.

-Absolutely no chance.

I don't know any of the answers so I'm sorry, I can't help you.

But best of luck.

Cheers, Joe.

-So it's down to you and Aaron.

-Me and you, Aaron.

-Make me an offer, I'll say yes or no.

-We've got 13.

-Let's go with 6.5 K each.

-OK, that's fine, I'll take that.

-Are you accepting that, Aaron?

-Yes.

OK, the negotiations have been agreed.

Aaron, for £6,500 of the £13,000 prize fund,

-please come and join us.

-APPLAUSE

OK, Stephen, you've asked Aaron for help.

If you achieve perfection it will cost you 6,500 of your potential prize fund of £13,000.

Aaron, you forfeited the chance to play the next game. This is your one shot at Perfection.

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

All six answers are now unlocked.

Aaron, which answers do you want Stephen to change?

I want him to change F, jaggery.

I know it's sugar, it's popular in India.

And B, I think Sherlock Holmes's landlady was Mrs Hudson,

not Mrs Bridges. Mrs Bridges was in Upstairs, Downstairs.

-I say change C as well. That's true.

-Percy Edwards is the gardener.

Percy Thrower's the gardener.

I think Percy Edwards. You're thinking of Percy Thrower.

Change B, C and F.

-Positive on C?

-Yep.

-It's a lot of money to lose, geez, isn't it?

I can't win. I think if I go and win nothing, so what.

We've had a good day. If we do, we go home with six and a half grand each.

-I'm going to change B to false.

-B is changing from true to false.

We're going to change C from false to true.

C changes from false to true.

And we're going to change F from false to true.

F changes from false to true.

Happy with the rest?

-Yeah, lock them in.

-Lovely, your answers are now locked in.

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

So, starting with A, Uncle Fester was a character in The Munsters.

You said that was false, is it true or false?

-That is false. It WAS The Addams Family.

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So, let's go to D next, one of the ones you didn't change.

Gary Lineker scored 48 goals for England. You said true.

Is that true or false?

It's true.

APPLAUSE

Lady's Slipper is a variety of orchid.

This is another one you did on your own. Is that true or false?

It is true. So, just three answers separate you now from the cash.

Let's go back up to the top.

Mrs Bridges is Sherlock Holmes's landlady.

You're about to find out whether Aaron has helped or hindered you.

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

It is false.

APPLAUSE

Mrs Hudson is who you were looking for.

Mrs Bridges IS in Upstairs, Downstairs.

Which one should we deal with next?

Jaggery is a type of sugar. You changed it from false to true.

Is it true or false?

It is true!

What a wait. Five out of six.

It all comes back to this one.

It's the last one you talked about changing.

You need this to turn green. If it does, you've won the money.

If it goes red, you go home with absolutely nothing.

It all rests on this one answer.

Catseyes were invented by Percy Edwards.

It was false, it's now true.

You need it to turn green for £13,000. Is it true or false?

It's false.

The correct answer to that was false. You were right, it wasn't Percy Thrower. He was the gardener.

-Percy Edwards was the bird impersonator.

-The whistler.

-The whistler.

Percy Shaw was the man that you were looking for.

I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection,

which means you don't go home with the cash.

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 £14,000.

You failed to achieve perfection, so you go home with nothing,

but I hope you enjoyed playing. It was tough.

Ladies and gentlemen, Aaron and Stephen. Thank you, guys.

What a game.

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

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

Hi, my name is George.

I'm from in Stockport-on-Severn and I'm a farmer.

Hi. I'm Sam, I'm from Leeds and I'm a piano teacher and PHD student.

Welcome to you all. Best of luck as we find out which one of you

has been randomly picked to play perfection.

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

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-Joe, welcome to the game. Pleased to be down here?

-Yes, very pleased.

-Looking forward to winning some money?

-Oh, I hope so. Yes.

Fantastic. It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates, they're now definitely your enemies.

Here's the good news. As nobody has won the last 13 games,

the prize fund currently stands at £14,000.

Wow.

Three rounds and the final to come. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off. Cheerio and away they go.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round One. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Sounds like and African name. I'm going to say true.

-True.

I watch all the reality shows like that. She didn't win the show.

-It was Diversity, so false.

-False.

-Wow. I have absolutely no idea. I'm going to say false.

-False.

And finally...

Pete Sampras, very successful tennis player. I'm going to say true.

True. And with loads of time to spare,

-you've answered all four statements. That felt like a good round.

-Yeah, it was OK.

There's one or two toughies there, but otherwise I think that was OK.

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

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

Sam, has he achieved perfection?

A and C I think are correct, but I'm not too sure about D.

The moment of truth. Let's find out many are correct.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Joe, you've achieved perfection.

Let's look at those answers.

The Kalahari Desert is in Africa.

You said that's true. We know it is true.

Susan Boyle won Britain's Got Talent. We now know that's false.

Quite right, she came second.

Al Capone died in Alcatraz Prison. That is, of course, false.

-He died at home in Florida.

-Ooh, OK.

Pete Sampras won Wimbledon seven times and we now know that's true.

Cracking start from you.

Bad luck, Usual Suspects. You don't even get a look in.

Joe, this is your final board appearing.

There are six blank spaces

that need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round categories.

They range from Paris to Olympics,

onto holiday resorts and more in between.

Because you won the round, you have the right to choose two categories to add to the board.

-Which ones would you like to play in the final?

-2011 music, please.

-2011 music goes across.

-And the Olympics, please, Nick.

And the Olympics goes in as the second subject.

Usual Suspects, we're switching you off.

What do you think of those categories? Which ones would you like to avoid?

Opera. That would be quite difficult for me.

-Ready to continue and keep up that vibe?

-Absolutely.

Then let's play Round Two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Einstein must've been awarded a prize like that, but whether it was in the 1930s, I'm going to say false.

False.

-Wilson. I don't know. I'm going to say false.

-False.

Absolutely love the song and Queen. I don't think it was their first Number One. I'm going to say false.

False. And finally...

Don't know any of her novels. I'm going to say false.

False.

-Didn't feel as comfortable for you that time?

-Absolutely not, no.

I love Queen but I think they might've had a Number One before Bohemian Rhapsody.

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 next to them are Joe's answers.

George, has he achieved perfection?

No, he hasn't. He's definitely got B wrong.

Woodrow Wilson was President during the First World War.

Interesting. Joe, the moment of truth.

Let's see how many you've got correct.

Just two out of four on this occasion.

You failed to achieve perfection, so the Usual Suspects are back.

Usual Suspects, you can see Joe's answers.

You need to change two of them. Which two will it be?

-Definitely B.

-D is correct.

-I think Einstein...

-I think it must be A.

-Go with A and B?

-Change A and B.

We want to change A from false to true...

A changes from false to true.

..and B from false to true.

B changes from false to true, leaving C and D as answered by Joe.

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

Einstein was awarded a Nobel Prize in the 1930s.

Usual Suspects, do you think it's true?

It needs to turn green. Is it true or false?

It's false!

AUDIENCE GASPS AND CHATTERS

In fact, Einstein was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921.

Let's see the rest of the answers. Did you at home achieve perfection?

Woodrow Wilson was US President during World War One. True or false?

It is true.

Bohemian Rhapsody was Queen's first UK Number One single. True or false?

It was actually true. It was the first one.

And Jane Austen's Emma

was unfinished at her death. True or false?

Yup, it's false. Published in 1816.

She died in 1817. So, let's have a look at the board.

Because neither side won the round,

four categories will be on offer in round three.

Usual Suspects, I'm going to switch you off.

We'll see you in Round Three.

-Ready to play the next round?

-I'm ready to go.

Let's play Round Three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Whoa. Never heard of it. Sounds possibly Asian,

and they have a lot of rice with Indian dishes, so I'll go true.

True.

I know all the Blue Peter presenters and John Barrowman was not one.

-That's false.

-False.

-Atlantic Ocean's massive. I'm going to go true.

-True.

And finally...

-Never heard of him in my life. I'm going to have to go false.

-False.

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

-What did you think of that round?

-The Blue Peter question's come up.

-I'm a massive fan. I've got a few Blue Peter badges.

-A few?

-Yeah.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-They're tough to come by!

-I know!

-Exactly. I've got three.

-I'm a bit jealous!

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

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

Sam, has he achieved perfection?

I definitely think he's got A wrong. I'm sure rice is false.

Interesting. Ann.

I've eaten kedgeree and it's got rice in it!

Um... The only one I'm not sure about is Dennis Taylor.

The moment of truth. Let's find out how many are correct.

Three out of four is pretty good in most quizzes.

On this one it's just not good enough.

You failed to achieve the perfect round.

You've let your enemies in. Usual Suspects, you can see Joe's answers.

You need to change one answer. But which one?

We shouldn't listen to me after the last thing!

-I think D.

-I've cooked it so I know it has rice in it.

We were up all night to watch it against Steve Davis.

-I'm sure it was 85 that Dennis Taylor won the...

-OK.

-Change D.

We want to change D from false to true.

D changes from false to true, leaving A, B and C as answered by Joe.

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

Rice is a main ingredient of the dish kedgeree. True or false?

It is true and you knew that all along.

John Barrowman was a Blue Peter presenter. True or false?

Yep, it's false.

The Sargasso Sea is part of the Atlantic Ocean. True or false?

Yup, it's true. And Dennis Taylor was World Snooker Champion in 1985.

We know where this is going, don't we?

True or false?

True. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You've achieved perfection.

So, Joe, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed, and have stolen the round.

Let's look at the final board.

Usual Suspects, because you won the round,

you've won the right to choose the last four categories.

-Which four would you like?

-The Tudors?

-Yeah.

-The Tudors?

-We'll have the Tudors, Nick.

-The Tudors goes across.

-Fruit?

-I was just looking at fruit!

-A bit random, isn't it?

-Fruit.

-Fruit goes across.

Opera and artists, if you don't know about them, can be difficult.

-Inventions?

-Opera, yeah.

-Opera's going across.

-And...

-Inventions, please, Nick.

And inventions goes across. We now know our six final categories.

They are:

Guys, it's time to switch you off for the final time.

And away they go. What do you make of your final six?

As I said earlier, opera is not great for me.

They picked one to give you a tough time. But it's all in your hands.

Joe, for £14,000, it's time to play the final.

Joe, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve perfection you could be leaving with £14,000.

If you fail you could leave with nothing, which is great news

for the Usual Suspects, as one of them could be playing

for rollover of £15,000 on the next game.

-You ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Joe, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £14,000.

There's no time limit,

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

-You ready?

-I'm ready.

Let's reveal your first statement, please tell me

whether you believe it to be true or false.

2011 music...

Now, I like Elbow's music.

I was going to download their album, but I ended up not doing it.

And I can't say I've heard of Wasting Light,

so I'm going to say it's false, Nick.

False

Olympics...

Olympic Beach Volleyball has two players per team.

Absolutely massive fan of the Olympics,

loved the beach volleyball - that's true.

True.

The Tudors...

Catherine of Aragon, one of Henry VIII's wives, I believe.

No idea which order "Divorced, beheaded, died,

"divorced, beheaded, survived," I know that much.

I'm going to say true.

True.

Fruit...

I didn't know you could have different types of cranberry,

I know they're red, I know that much.

Possibly it might be a type of other berry, trying to trip me up.

I'm going to say false, Nick.

False.

Opera...

La Boheme is French, I assume.

I studied French for A-level.

Aida...

..could be another language,

that doesn't necessarily mean they're by different composers, though.

However, I'm going to go with my gut instinct,

which at first said it would be false.

False.

And finally, Inventions...

The inventor of the Rubik's Cube was Polish.

Rubik sounds Polish, it could be the surname of the inventor.

Of course it could be just completely made up

and I could be looking a fool here,

but I'm going to say true for that one.

True,

and with that final answer those answers are locked in.

Remember, a single mistake and you leave with nothing.

Which ones are you worried about?

I'm not worried at all about B, pretty confident about A.

The others it's very difficult.

I picked the right topics out of the ones that I did,

so all I can do is hope I can negotiate with the Usual Suspects.

Unless, of course, you have them all correct.

-Of course.

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

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Joe's answers.

Joe, your answers are locked in, you can't change them,

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

This will, however, come at a cost - who will you hear from first?

Could I hear from Ann, please?

I can see two you've definitely got right, and one definitely wrong,

but the other three, I'm not too sure, so I'm not thinking of coming down.

-She's got herself out the mix now - who next?

-Sam, please.

I can see one question I would have answered definitely,

but I'm not confident enough to offer my help on this occasion, sorry.

And George, please.

Yes, Joe, I think you've got one definitely wrong,

I'd take a chance at a price.

How about you take 4,000 and I take 10,

as I'm pretty sure I've got five right there?

How about the other way round, Joe? I'll have the 10, you the four.

How about we meet halfway - 7,000 each?

Next offer I'm going higher, then - 11 to your three.

It's a big risk, but I'm willing to take a chance.

Oh! He currently wants £11,000 of your £14,000.

So, it's a straightforward question is he bluffing or telling the truth?

£11,000 and 3,000 to me - let's do it.

OK, let's go.

OK, George, for £11,000 of the £14,000 on offer.

Negotiations have closed, George, please come down and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Joe, you've asked George for help.

If you achieve perfection it's going to cost you

£11,000 of your potential prize fund of £14,000.

Never negotiate with a farmer.

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

This is your only shot at winning Perfection.

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

All six answers are now unlocked.

George, which answers do you want Joe to change?

F

-He was Hungarian.

-I thought it was Eastern European,

-but I had no idea about that one, so...

-How sure are you on the rest?

No, I'll be honest, the first two I'm absolutely certain about.

Never negotiate with the student, George. They don't always tell the truth.

Catherine of Aragon was the mother of Mary I.

Yes, I went through that.

-Elsanta, could that be...

-Grapes, possibly.

-So, possibly false would be the right thing to stay with.

-It's up to you.

I'm definitely going to leave A, definitely going to leave B,

definitely going to leave C, definitely going to leave D.

Can I definitely change F from true to false.

Your F is going to change from true to false.

It's now all down to me, I reckon.

I did French, La Boheme is French, but this could trip us up.

Aida sounds Italian or Latin - composers are both quite often that.

-E's worrying you, is it?

-Yeah, quite considerably.

It's reality now, it's £3,000, which is a lot of money to me.

And, of course, £11,000, which is a lot of money to George.

Essentially, Joe,

you needed someone to come down to change a few things, didn't you?

-Yeah, I did.

-So you bluffed a bit about what you knew?

-You said you knew five!

-I had to, yeah.

On one side, Joe bluffed a bit, on the other, you took 11 of the 14,

-so I think it's probably worked out about even.

-Yeah.

So, where are we going?

If I didn't go with my first instinct and it was wrong

I wouldn't be able to live with myself.

-So?

-So I'm happy to lock in the answers as they are.

Those answers are now locked in.

£14,000 at stake,

£3,000 to you, Joe, £11,000 to you, George,

six answers away.

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

Right, let's get going.

Wasting Light was a 2011 hit album for Elbow.

Joe, you said false,

You need less to turn red to get you off to a good start.

Is it true or false?

APPLAUSE

It is false. It is, of course, a Foo Fighters album.

Yeah.

Olympic beach volleyball has two players per team.

Joe, you said it was a sport you like,

you said it was true, George didn't want to change it.

You need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

Yup, it's true. APPLAUSE

Well played, two out of two. Good start.

So, Catherine of Aragon was the mother of Mary I.

Now, what was the little rhyme you were going through?

Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived.

Yes. Not sure how that helps,

but in the end you finally got to deciding that that could be true.

-Yeah.

-Could it be on instinct that you got this right?

You need this to turn green, to get you halfway to the £14,000.

Catherine of Aragon was the mother of Mary I. True or false?

Absolutely right.

Now, Elsanta is a type of cranberry.

You weren't really sure about this one either, were you?

You hoped it would be a different kind of berry, and went for false.

George was happy to go along with that,

so, Elsanta is a type of cranberry.

You need it to turn red like a cranberry. Is it true or false?

-It's false!

-See the back of this one!

It is, in fact, a type of strawberry. There you go.

Well, I'll tell you what, fantastic. Four out of four.

What are you going to spend money on, George, if you win it?

It's my 25th wedding anniversary coming up.

Perhaps we could go away somewhere nice, just me and the wife.

OK. Joe, £3,000.

Well, my mum was born in Zambia, and my nan and grandad, they taught out there,

and it's been a lifelong dream of mine to be able to go out there,

go and volunteer, help out some kids in schools over there.

I'd absolutely love to do that, and I think £3,000 would be able to get me there.

OK, so we're only two away from that. We really hope you win this.

La Boheme and Aida are by the same composer.

You ummed and ahhed about this.

My gosh, did you go backwards and forwards on it!

Nonetheless, you went for false. You need this to turn red,

to put you one away from winning £14,000.

La Boheme and Aida are by the same composer.

Is that true or false?

Red, red!

Yes! Yes! We've done it!

Oh, my goodness!

La Boheme is by Puccini, Aida is by Verdi.

So, five out of six.

You are one question away from £14,000.

-£11,000 to George, £3,000 to Joe.

-Oh, my goodness!

-George, you think you've won it.

-I'm not sure now!

-I don't even know my own name now!

-Oh, come on!

-I don't even know where I am.

So, this was the one you came down to change.

You said, when you came down here, and I said to you, "Which one do you want to change?",

-you said, "F. I want that changed." You think he's Hungarian.

-Yeah.

But how do you know he's Hungarian, George?

Well, I was on the farm the other day, cutting some cabbage,

and I thought, "Yeah, the inventor of the Rubik cube is Hungarian." I just don't know. I haven't a clue.

Well, they always say this is how questions work.

You either know it or you don't.

Up here, in this position, this close to £14,000,

you wouldn't believe in your own name, but here it is in front of you.

One question away. The inventor of the Rubik's cube was Polish.

You think he's Hungarian. Joe thought it was true.

You asked George to come down and join you.

Have you managed to pull this off between you?

We're about to find out. You changed your answer to false. You need this to turn red.

The inventor of the Rubik's cube was Polish. Is it true or false?

For £14,000.

Red, Red, Red!

It's false! You have achieved Perfection!

You have won £14,000!

Oh, my goodness!

Congratulations!

George, he was Hungarian. Joe, you take home £3,000 of our prize money.

George, you take home £11,000 of our prize fund.

What a fantastic win!

We've had so many get close, and it was all decided on the one that you changed,

the inventor of the Rubik's cube. George, you looked shellshocked!

What are you going to spend it on?

As I say, I'm going to have a good 25th wedding anniversary now.

What a fantastic prize.

-What a fantastic anniversary you are going to have.

-Yeah, I am.

Congratulations to you. Joe, what are you spending the money on?

I'd love to be able to go to Zambia now. And what did I say?

I knew five for sure!

-Obviously!

-Do you know what?

Well done for bringing him down, because I'll tell you what, when he wanted 11 of the £14,000,

a lot of people might have said no, but the fact of the matter is you took that decision,

you made the agreement, he came down, he changed what you needed to change.

Ladies and gentlemen, they have done the most amazing job and won the money.

Unfortunately for you, Usual Suspects, look at the faces up there!

The prize fund has been won, so we reset the total back

to £1,000 in our next game, but we're concentrating here.

Congratulations, Joe and George. You have achieved Perfection!

APPLAUSE

Well, well, 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 just £1,000.

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

Goodbye!

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