Episode 19 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz that demands nothing less than Perfection.

These four contestants will be hoping their knowledge is flawless

because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Perfection,

the quiz where only perfect play is good enough.

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

They're in our isolation room.

In a moment we'll find out which one has been randomly selected

to join me here to play Perfection.

They will then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said...

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

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

Answering true or false might seem easy

but if the contestants get 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.

Hello. I'm Roger, I'm from York

and I'm a retired supply-chain consultant

and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Ryan, I'm from Cardiff and I'm a student

and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Tom, I'm from Bristol, I'm a travel agent manager

and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Ellie, I'm from Cornwall, I'm a student studying drama

and this is my fifth game.

Nice to meet you all.

For those of you who have seen the last few shows,

you'll notice that Cassa is not in the line-up.

Unfortunately, she's not feeling very well

and is unable to play, which is a shame

as she would have been on her tenth game.

But we hope she feels better soon

and she may even come back and join us at a later date.

Anyway, best of luck to all of our Usual Suspects today,

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

-Roger, you've been chosen.

-APPLAUSE

Please come and play Perfection.

Roger, welcome to the game.

I want to talk to you about your guiding,

because it's a fantastic thing to do, if you take an interest -

-everybody should take an interest in history.

-Indeed.

Of course, not everyone as lucky as you to be in somewhere as wonderful as York.

That's exactly why I started guiding

because we used to have friends come and say, "Oh, will you take us round York?"

And I realised how little I knew,

so I thought, "Right, I will get myself formally qualified."

There were five evening lectures and two practice tours

and then an examination at the end of it.

-Is that right?

-And then they let us free on the public, as it were.

-Do you enjoy it?

-I've stopped doing it at the minute, but very much so.

Well, Roger, it's you now versus the Usual Suspects.

-They were your team-mates - only briefly.

-Indeed, yes.

Don't be taken in by the smiles.

They are now your enemies.

Their job is to stop you from winning the prize fund

because your failure will mean the prize fund rolls over to the next game

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

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news. Nobody's won the last game,

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

APPLAUSE

What would you do with £2,000 if you win it?

I have a couple of options.

One might be to use it to pay the insidious single person's charge on my holiday

or alternatively put it towards a different car,

on the basis that mine has done 110,000 miles

and I'm not sure how long it will last.

-Don't throw it away just because it's done 110,000 miles.

-Oh, no.

-There's a lot of things with a few miles on the clock that are still good.

-Oh, yes.

Well, look at me.

Right, here's how the game works.

You'll play three rounds and then a final.

Every round that you achieve Perfection makes the final easier.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have the chance to steal the round,

making the final much harder for you.

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off for now

so you can't see or hear anything. Cheerio. And away they go.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You answer against the clock

and once you've given your answer - your first answer - it will be locked in.

-Do you understand?

-Yes.

-Let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

True or false?

-False.

-False.

Erm... I think it is.

I might have drunk some or probably spilled most of it.

-Yes. True.

-True.

-Yes, he was.

-So you're saying?

-I am saying true.

-True.

I remember Boris Johnson describing this and the answer is it is true.

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

That sounded like a very positive round.

-More bravado, I think, than anything.

-Was it really?

I don't think that's an Italian wine, either.

Well, before we find out exactly how well you've done,

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

So these were the four statements and next to them are Roger's answers.

Ellie, has he achieved Perfection?

I'm unsure of a couple of them myself.

I work in a pub but Barolo doesn't ring any bells to me.

-Tom, has he achieved Perfection?

-I think he's got close

but I think he's got D wrong.

Ryan, what do you think?

I think he might have C wrong

because I've never heard of that David guy but I've heard of Mary.

All right, let's find out how many are correct.

Three's good but it's not Perfection

and as a result, you let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

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

Which one's it going to be?

-We're fairly sure on A.

-Yeah.

-And we're fairly sure on...

-B. I think B is correct.

B? OK.

So it's between C and D.

Whiff-whaff just sounds like it could be table tennis.

-You can imagine people making the noise - whiff, whaff.

-OK.

So shall we change C from true to false?

-What do you think?

-I think we should change C.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Can we change C from true to false, please, Nick.

C changes from true to false,

leaving A, B and D as answered by Roger.

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

The first Blue Peter dog was called Shep. Is that true or false?

It is false.

Petra was the first named dog on Blue Peter.

-You knew that did you, Roger?

-I did, yes.

Moving on. Barolo is an Italian red wine. Is that true or false?

It is actually true.

David Rizzio was married to Mary, Queen of Scots. Is that true or false?

It is false. Very well done, Usual Suspects.

He was her secretary. Well, secretary, musician.

He was murdered in the end by her husband, Darnley,

who thought she was having an affair with him but there you go.

Whiff-whaff was a game similar to table tennis.

Is that true or false?

That's true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

-Roger, they succeeded where you failed.

-Indeed.

-They've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make it much harder for Roger to win the prize fund

and here's how.

Appearing now, Roger, this is your Final Board.

These six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your Final Round categories appearing.

Starting with TV Drama, going through CS Lewis, Dinosaurs

Heraldry and on to Human Body, with more in between.

Now, if you'd have won that round,

you would could have added two categories of your choice

but because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you,

they choose the two categories,

hoping to make the final harder for you to win.

So, Usual Suspects, which two would you like Roger to play in the final?

-What's jumping out at you guys?

-The Circus.

-The Circus, yeah.

Yeah? OK, can we have The Circus, please.

Circus goes across into the final.

-I think he'd be quite good on history because of the guiding.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-TV?

-TV Drama. Or Wild Cats?

-Yeah, either of them.

-Yeah? What do you think, guys?

-I'd be happy with either.

-I'd go for TV Drama.

-OK, TV Drama, please, Nick.

TV Drama goes into the final.

Usual Suspects, you've won the first round.

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

-How do you feel about The Circus?

-I used to go to them when I was younger

-but whether that helps, I don't know.

-It might.

TV Dramas. Do watch much in the way of TV dramas?

-Yes, I do.

-You do?

-Yeah.

Looking at the list on the left, if you get the chance to choose,

which ones will you be choosing for yourself?

I think possibly Human Body.

Er... Heraldry, maybe.

What ones there would you like to avoid?

-Mm, Dinosaurs, maybe.

-Oh, right. OK.

-Are you ready for the next round?

-Yes, please.

Let's play Round Two. APPLAUSE

And your 45 seconds starts now.

Yes, I can picture that in the desert, so, yes, that is true.

True.

I think I have seen a programme with him in.

-I think that is true.

-True.

Oh, yes, she is, so true.

True.

Ooh. That's difficult.

Erm...

-True.

-True.

Just at the point where I was going to remind you that time was running out.

You were aware that that was the case.

Was the excitement about Roxie Hart or the musical Chicago when you...?

I think both, yeah. LAUGHTER

-You're quite a fan of musicals?

-Oh, I love the opening of it.

It really is, it's one of those films where apart from the singing,

-there's very little dialogue to start with.

-OK.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Roger's answers.

Tom, has he achieved Perfection?

I think he's got close but I think he's got one wrong again.

I'm going to base it on the Euro Championship football

and I'm going to say D, I think he's got wrong

because there wasn't many of those Schulz in the German side.

OK. Ellie?

Erm, I'm not entirely sure about A.

For some reason, I think a prickly pear is a fruit, maybe.

I'm just basing that on the Jungle Book.

OK, lovely. Roger, the moment of truth.

Let's find out how many you've got correct.

Three out of four. Good but not good enough to keep the Usual Suspects out of the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You need to change one of Roger's answers.

Which one is it going to be?

-I'd probably go for D again.

-OK. Well, I know C and B are right.

I'd agree with your theory in the sense that the Jungle Book...

What do they say in the Jungle Book about prickly pear?

-I'm sure I can remember seeing them peel it.

-Yeah.

A pawpaw and a prickly pear. A prickly pear and a pawpaw.

-So...

-Yeah!

-Let's go for D.

Can we change D from true to false, please?

We'll change D from true to false,

leaving A, B and C as answered by Roger.

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

The prickly pear is a type of cactus.

Is that true or false?

It is true.

Although I would warn everybody at home

not to base all your natural history knowledge on Disney films

because there are some glaring inaccuracies as to what's living in that jungle, I have to tell you.

Nigel Slater is a writer and broadcaster on food.

Is that true or false?

It is true.

Roxie Hart is a character in the musical Chicago.

Is that true or false?

It is true. Usual Suspects, you know what's going on now, don't you?

Schulz is the most common surname in Germany.

Is that true or false?

It is false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Actually, Muller is the most common German surname.

Roger, Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you can now make Roger's chances of winning the prize fund of £2,000 much harder.

Let's take a look at the final board.

Two subjects already chosen by the Usual Suspects

and because you won that round again, you get to choose two more.

-Which two would you like?

-Wild Cats?

-Could we have Wild Cats, please?

Wild Cats goes into the final.

What about Rolling Stones or the Human Body?

-Human Body could be quite difficult.

-That could be anything.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Go on.

-Human Body, please.

Human Body goes into the final.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you won the second round.

It's time to switch you off. We'll see you in Round Three.

What about Wild Cats? Are you happy with that?

Well, it could be anything, couldn't it?

-Do you watch much natural history?

-Quite a lot, yes.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's play Round Three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Yes, they were, so that is true.

True.

I think it was the Oval, so I think that's probably false.

False.

-It was when I was there, so true.

-True.

Erm...

-False.

-False.

And you've answered all four statements.

-You had a long think about that last one.

-I did, yes, yes.

It's one of those yes or no but then the whole thing is!

Yes, they're all a bit yes or no or true or false, yeah!

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

So, Usual Suspects, these are the statements and Roger's answers.

Ryan, has he got four out of four this time?

I think he probably might have.

OK. Tom?

Again, I think three out of four.

I think D... I think the Spanish Armada was quite big,

so I'm going to say D is incorrect.

-Ellie?

-I'd say he's very close to Perfection, yeah.

Vote of confidence from the Usual Suspects, Roger.

Let's find out how many you got correct.

-Hooray!

-Congratulations, Roger, you have achieved Perfection.

That feels good. Three out of four twice and then you managed to pull it off. Very well done.

Let's go through those answers.

The Brandenburg Concertos were written by JS Bach

and that is, of course, true.

Lord's cricket ground hosted the first FA Cup final.

That is, of course, false.

-And you said it was held at...?

-I think it was the Oval.

And you would be absolutely right.

Uluru is the Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock. Is that true or false?

We now know that is true.

And finally, the one you weren't so sure about, the Spanish Armada had over 500 ships.

You said that was false and it is, of course, false

because there were about 130 ships in total.

I was just imagining 500 ships fighting against 500 ships.

Roger, 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.

Because you won the round, you have the right to choose the last two,

so of those available, which ones would you like to put in?

-1066, I think.

-1066 goes across. And?

-Heraldry.

-And Heraldry.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

It's time to switch you off, Usual Suspects, for the last time. And away they go.

Well, that's not such a bad board, really. It could have been a lot worse.

It could have been, yes.

It depends on the questions, obviously, but...

It always depends on the questions, Roger.

For £2,000, it's time to play The Final.

This is the all-important final.

If you achieve Perfection, you'll be leaving with £2,000.

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

as one of them could be stood here playing for £3,000 on the next game.

Now, if you're ready... Are you?

-I am.

-Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Roger, here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly to win the £2,000.

Think carefully.

There's no time limit but once you give an answer, your first answer,

it will be locked in.

Let's reveal your first statement.

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

The Circus.

I think he was a clown at Blackpool Tower circus,

so that's true.

True.

TV Drama.

I'm almost certain that that is true.

True.

Wild Cats.

Is it Africa or is it South America?

I don't recall seeing the ocelot in any of these programmes

from Africa.

So I will say that's false.

False.

Human Body.

Oh, that's a classic line, isn't it?

Go for the jugular, Nick, if you want to get them.

So that is true.

True.

1066.

I think that's too far along. I'd probably say that was false.

False. And finally, Heraldry.

Is that true or false?

I think I'll have to say that is true, Nick.

-True.

-Yeah.

-And with that, Roger, those answers are locked in.

Which ones are you unsure of?

I'm a bit unsure about the ocelot. Erm... Yeah.

OK, let's bring back the Usual Suspects to see what they've got to say.

So, Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Roger's answers.

Your answers are locked in and you can't change them by yourself

but if you think you've made a mistake you can unlock the board with the Usual Suspects.

This will however cost you.

Usual Suspects, I'm going to ask you how well you think Roger did,

if you want to help and if you do, how much it's going to cost.

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

-Er, Tom, I think.

I think you've done really well but I think you've got one wrong.

Are you prepared to come down and help out, Tom, or not?

How confident are you, Roger?

Oh, I'm fairly confident.

I want a large slice of the money, you see, so...

-How large are we talking about, Tom?

-£1,500.

He would like 1,500 of your £2,000 to come and join you.

At this stage, I'd like to hear what the others have to say.

-So, Ellie?

-I think you've done really well.

I wouldn't want to come down and mess up your answers

and plant doubt in your brain

because I'm not entirely sure on some of them myself,

-so I'd like to rule myself out but good luck.

-Thank you.

-Er, Ryan?

-I've got strong doubts about two

and there's another one I'm just not really sure about at all,

so I'd probably be more of a hindrance to you than a help.

-So you're ruling yourself out, Ryan?

-Yeah.

-Thank you very much.

Which leaves you just with Tom or not with Tom and go it alone on your own.

Up to you, Roger.

On this occasion, I'll go it alone, I think.

-Negotiations are at an end?

-Yes, indeed.

Thank you very much, Usual Suspects. £2,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

Before we start and now it doesn't matter,

Tom, you were thinking of coming down.

-Which one was it that you were worried about?

-It was B.

Oh, you were worried about B. That's interesting.

Well, Roger, let's start at the top. Charlie Cairoli was a famous clown.

You thought he was actually a clown from Blackpool.

-The Blackpool Tower circus, yeah.

-Yeah.

Is it true or false?

It is true. Very well played. And he was at Blackpool Tower, too.

So let's move on. Lynda La Plante created the series Prime Suspect.

Now, this is the one that Tom might have changed if he came down.

Is it true or false?

-APPLAUSE

-It is true.

Now, the next one is probably the most interesting one for me.

This is the one that you were most unsure about.

So let's hop over it and move onto the next one and save that for later, shall we?

The jugular veins are in the neck.

Is it true or is it false?

-It is true.

-APPLAUSE

That's a cracking start. William the Conqueror landed at Brighton beach.

You said this was false.

If it goes red, you are then only two away from taking the money.

Is that true or false?

-It is false. Very well played.

-APPLAUSE

You are actually right. Essentially, he landed at Pevensey.

People talk about the Battle of Hastings

but the Battle of Hastings didn't take place in Hastings, it took place in Battle.

Right, so pressing on. Azure is the heraldic name for the colour blue.

Now you ummed and ahhed about this and in the end plumped for true.

So we need to find out. Is it true or false?

-It is true.

-APPLAUSE

One step away from £2,000.

Five out of six and we go back up to answer C,

which is the one you were most worried about.

The ocelot is native to Africa. You said that was false.

You thought it might be South America.

If it turns red, you leave with £2,000.

If it turns green, you leave with nothing

and the money rolls over for the Usual Suspects.

So... The ocelot is native to Africa. Is that true or false?

For £2,000...

-It's false!

-Yes! APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Roger, you have achieved Perfection.

Thank you very much.

-Yeah, they mainly live in South America.

-Yeah.

Well done, you. Look at that. £2,000. What are you going to spend the money on?

Er, I think maybe a holiday now.

LAUGHTER After all that excitement.

-The car will have to last a bit longer.

-The car can do whatever it likes.

Fantastic. Unfortunately for you, Usual Suspects, the prize fund has been won,

so we reset the total back to £1,000 for the next game.

Congratulations, Roger, you have achieved Perfection.

-Thanks very much for playing.

-Thank you very much. APPLAUSE

£2,000 just like that. It's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect

hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hello, I'm Alasdair from Breaston in Derbyshire

and I'm a golf sales agent.

Best of luck to you and all of you as we find out which one of you is going to play Perfection.

-Alasdair, it is you.

-APPLAUSE

Please come and join us and play Perfection.

Alasdair, welcome to the game.

Pleased to be here or would you have liked some time to settle in?

I'd have liked some time to settle in

-but I'm here now - make the best job of it.

-Yeah. Well, enjoy yourself.

Alasdair, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Unfortunately for you, the previous game was won

so the prize fund is set to £1,000.

APPLAUSE

-What would you spend £1,000 on?

-I was going to buy a car but I don't get much of a car for £1,000,

-so it's a nice holiday, now, Nick.

-A holiday. Anywhere in mind?

Somewhere with a golf course and a nice hotel.

Sounds like a very good choice to me.

OK, three rounds and a final to come.

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

As soon as Alasdair makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game. And away they go.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready, Nick. Let's do it.

-Let's play Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Round One. Your 45 seconds starts now.

True or false?

-Er... True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False. And finally...

Mm, tough set of questions to start with. I'll have to guess.

-False.

-False.

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

It's interesting that you thought they were tough because you seemed confident.

Not at all, no.

I would say that the only one that I am fairly sure of is C.

-Everything else is a total guess.

-Is that right?

-I'm afraid so, Nick.

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

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

Ryan, has he achieved Perfection?

-I haven't got a clue.

-That's very honest of you, Ryan.

Erm... I've never even heard of Tony Benn.

-Tom, what do you think?

-He's done pretty well

but I think he's got one wrong and I think it's B he's got wrong.

Alasdair, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

-APPLAUSE

-Congratulations, Alasdair. You have achieved Perfection.

Well done, that's no mean feat.

Shall we go through the answers in more detail?

Bargello is a type of needlework. You said that was true.

It is, of course, true.

Kp is the chemical symbol for krypton.

You said false. It is, of course, false.

Kr is what you're looking for for krypton.

Tony Benn was Labour Party leader in the 1970s.

You said false and that is, of course...

false.

He stood for the 1976 leadership but lost to Callaghan.

And the Coromandel Coast is an area of Cuba.

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

In southeast India but there's also one in New Zealand

but either way, it's not in Cuba.

Alasdair, as a result of that perfect performance

you've made winning the prize fund a lot easier and here's how.

In front of you appearing is your Final Board.

These six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories

and here are your final round categories.

Starting with U2, running through Armour, Media Moguls,

Naval History and on to Card Games and more in between.

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

Which two would you like to play in The Final?

-I will try Poets.

-Poets goes across. And?

-Naval History.

-Naval History.

Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look-in there.

We'll see you in the next round. Till then, cheerio.

And away they go.

Which ones are you desperate to avoid?

I'm feeling that whole board is like the first four questions, Nick.

-Really? So you should win.

-Yeah but I'm going to guess them.

-You're going to guess your way through.

-Are you ready to play on?

-I'll play on, Nick.

-Let's play Round Two.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Never heard of that at all, so it's going to be guess.

Poor Knights of Windsor, prunes in bacon. Er, false.

False.

Crazy enough to be true, so we'll go true.

True.

Montezuma was an Inca.

Er, ruler... We'll say true.

True. And finally...

-Er, false.

-False.

You've answered all four statements. Good time management, there.

I was slightly worried for you but you had an eye on that disappearing time

and you managed to answer all four within the time.

Yeah. Exactly the same as the last round, Nick - not a clue.

-Really?

-Yeah. So it's four out of four again, then.

LAUGHTER

Before we reveal whether it is, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So these are the four statements and next to them are Alasdair's answers.

Tom, how do you think he's done?

I think he's got two out of four.

-I think he's got A and B incorrect.

-OK. Ellie?

I'm fairly sure he's close to Perfection.

I'm not sure about A but that's the only one I'm unsure of.

Alasdair, the moment of truth. Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of four, certainly not Perfection.

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

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see Alasdair's answers. You need to change two.

-B is right, isn't it?

-Yeah, B is right.

I think A's wrong. I think A is true.

I can imagine it being like prune was a poor fruit,

-going back in time and stuff.

-Right, OK.

-So I think that is true, A.

-OK.

Can we change A from false to true, please?

A changes from false to true.

Did you say you watch American football?

Yeah, I've heard of like quarterback, blocker...

-But I don't think there's actually a...

-Safety.

But then is the blocker a safety?

-Does anybody recognise Montezuma II?

-No.

-No.

See, I watched a thing on the ending of the world

and they brought up his name - I'm not sure whether it's to do with the Incas.

-What do we think?

-I think C is false.

-Yeah.

-So we're changing C from true to false?

-Yeah.

C from true to false, please, Nick.

C changes from true to false,

leaving B and D as answered by Alasdair.

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

Poor knights of Windsor are prunes in bacon.

Is that true or false?

I'm afraid that's false.

Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round

but you've failed to achieve Perfection.

It's a kind of eggy bread served with jam, in actual fact,

poor knights of Windsor.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Let's take a look at those statements and answers.

Justin Bieber fans are known as "beliebers".

Is that true or false?

Yeah, absolutely true.

Montezuma II was a ruler of the Incas. True or false?

-That's false.

-Aztecs?

-Absolutely right. Aztecs, yeah.

Finally, safety is a playing position in American football.

Was that true or false?

Yeah, that's one true, actually.

So, Usual Suspects, you did have the chance to steal the round

and you would now have had the opportunity

to make Alasdair's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final.

Let's have a look at the Final Board.

Two subjects on there chosen by Alasdair

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

meaning four categories will be on offer.

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

The report says could do better.

We might see if you have a chance in Round Three.

Off they go.

Alasdair, with four categories on offer in the next round,

this is a good one to win.

-Yeah. Let's hope so.

-Let's play Round Three.

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Your 45 second starts now.

True or false?

-False.

-False.

Erm, this is another guess.

It was something to do with Russia, so I'll say that that is true.

True.

-I thought he was Facebook, so I'll say false.

-False. And finally....

That's so crazy that it's got to be false.

False.

Good time management again.

-How was that round?

-Oh!

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Again, they're so difficult.

You're right! It's a really difficult quiz to win.

I thought I was on Mastermind.

Hey, listen, you might have done well.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Alasdair's answers.

Ellie, has he achieve Perfection?

Not entirely sure about D.

Can you see anything wrong with it, Tom?

Again, I'd be with Ellie. I think D is the one I'd be unsure of.

All right, Alasdair, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are right.

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-Four out of four. Congratulations, Alasdair.

You have achieved Perfection.

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

George Osborne's father was once the Home Secretary.

Is that true or false? It is, of course, false.

He founded a wallpaper and fabric manufacturing business.

Latvia is a former republic of the Soviet Union. True or false?

That is, of course, true.

Mark Zuckerberg was a co-founder of Twitter.

That's...

false. It was, of course, Facebook.

And finally, an octothorpe is one eighth of a ploughed field.

True or false? That is, of course, false.

It is actually another name for the hash symbol.

OK, Alasdair, as a result of that perfect performance,

you have made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Let's have a look at your Final Board.

Now, because you won the round,

you can choose the next four categories to add to the board,

two from this round and two from the previous round.

-So which four would you like?

-Kids' Books.

-Kids' Books goes across.

-U2.

-U2.

-Armour.

-Armour.

-And finally?

-Media Moguls.

-Media Moguls.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

Time to switch off the Usual Suspects for the last time. Cheerio.

Well, you chose all your own subjects.

-That might not necessarily be an advantage.

-It's like the questions.

-It seems to work when you don't know what's going on.

-Absolutely.

Have you got a pin?

Dahh!

Alasdair, for £1,000, it's time to play The Final.

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Alasdair, if you can achieve Perfection, you could be leaving with a prize fund of £1,000.

If you fail, that's great news for the Usual Suspects,

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £2,000 in the next game.

So let's play the final round.

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Here are your final six categories:

You must answer all six statements perfectly

if you want to win the £1,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit but your first answer will be locked in.

Let's reveal your first statement.

Tell me whether you believe it to be true or false.

Poets.

Wilfred Owen was one of the War Poets

and a lot of them were killed

and I think that that is true.

True.

Naval History.

First World War and they didn't want them drunk on duty.

You're thinking about cuts in government.

No idea, really, so it's got to be a guess.

Erm, we'll say that that's true, Nick.

True.

Kids' Books.

That looks false to me.

False. U2.

I don't recognise the album.

I'm thinking U2's first album might have been called U2 to get them well known,

so I would say that that is false.

False.

Armour.

Greaves were worn to protect the lower leg.

I'm thinking that that one is true.

True. And finally, Media Moguls.

Right, erm...

South Africa or Australia.

Rupert Murdoch.

Erm, I'm trying to just remember his accent

from answering those questions at that enquiry recently.

Erm, it's false.

False.

Alasdair, those answers are locked in.

If there is a single mistake you leave with nothing.

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-I know the first one's right

and I think E is right

and everything else is up in the air.

All right, let's bring back the Usual Suspects to see what they have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and Alasdair's answers.

Your answers are locked in and you can't change them by yourself

but if you think you've made a mistake, you can unlock the board

with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will, however, come at a cost.

Alasdair, who would you like to hear from first?

-Er, Ryan.

-I'm not sure about one of the answers that you've given

but other than that, I think you've done pretty well.

-Does that mean you want to come down and help with the one?

-No.

-You're ruling yourself out?

-Yes.

-Who'd you like to hear from next?

-Tom.

I think you've definitely got one wrong but I'm not prepared to come down.

-Ellie?

-Again, I think you've got one wrong

but the rest, you know, I think you could do it on your own.

I don't think you'd need my help.

If anybody knows I've definitely got one wrong - there's one that I'm not sure about -

if anybody definitely knows the answer to that, I would be willing to talk to you.

How much would you be willing to offer?

-Erm...

-You've got £1,000 to play with, here.

I'm going to go it alone, Nick.

-Interesting.

-I'm going to go it alone.

A change in direction.

Ellie was almost tempted there

but in the end he decided to go it alone.

So negotiations are concluded. You're going it alone.

£1,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

Now that it doesn't matter, I'm interested to know,

Ellie, you almost came down. Which one did you think might have been wrong?

I thought two were a bit dodgy but I wasn't sure

-and that was C and D.

-C and D.

Tom, you thought there might be one wrong. Which did you think?

-I think it's D.

-You think D might be wrong.

OK, so there's a sort of mixture, C and D, that they think is wrong.

Which way round would you like to do it? Top to bottom or bottom to top?

-Let's just go top to bottom.

-OK.

Starting at the top. Wilfred Owen was killed in World War 1.

-You said you were sure of this one.

-Definitely.

Yeah, so this should turn green because you answered true.

Is it true or false?

-Yes, it's absolutely true.

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Famously, he was killed just a week before Armistice.

The Royal Navy's daily rum ration ended in 1914.

You said true, so we're expecting this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

It's false!

The last free rum ration was handed out in 1970.

So I'm afraid, Alasdair, you didn't manage to achieve Perfection.

Let's have a look at the rest of the questions.

You might still be on for Perfection at home.

Where The Wild Things Are is a book by Dr Seuss. You said this was false.

It's one of the ones that the Usual Suspects were unsure about.

So is that true or false?

It is false, in actual fact, yeah.

It was, in fact, written by Maurice Sendak.

U2's first album was called October.

They thought you might have got this wrong,

so is that true or false?

It is false. So, you were right, absolutely right.

Their first album, which was in 1980, was called Boy.

Greaves were worn to protect the lower leg.

-You thought this might be true.

-I'm fairly sure that's true.

-You're fairly sure that's true.

-Yeah.

So it should turn green. Is it true or false?

It's true. Wow, looking at that now, that's four out of five.

I wonder whether you're going to get five out of six

and you'll only have been sunk by the Royal Navy's rum ration?

That would be frustrating, wouldn't it?

-I'm going to have a double.

-That'll you get over it, yeah.

Let's have a look at the last one.

Rupert Murdoch was born in South Africa.

You had a think about his accent.

You've been listening to him at the recent enquiries.

Is that true or false?

It is false. You're right. He was born in Australia.

So when you look at that board, five out of six,

that's not bad considering you were fairly down on how it had all gone.

Unfortunately, though, for you, you haven't achieved Perfection

and as a result you don't win the money.

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 £2,000.

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OK, Alasdair, you go home with nothing other than our thanks for being such a great player.

-Did you enjoy yourself?

-Fantastic time, Nick.

-I really did have a good time. Thanks very much.

-Alasdair, ladies and gentlemen.

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Thanks very much.

That's all we have time for.

Join us next time when our Usual Suspects play again, this time for £2,000,

but remember, on this show five out of six just isn't good enough.

We only pay for Perfection. Goodbye.

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