Episode 31 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands Perfection.

Behind the screen are contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless,

because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello, and welcome to Perfection,

the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

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

They are 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, "Paolo Nutini is a Scottish-born singer?"

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 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 Usual Suspects.

Hi. My name is Andrew. I'm from Cheshire.

I work in sales, and this is my first game.

Hello. My name is Shanine. I'm from London.

I'm an archives assistant, and this is my second game.

Hello. My name is John. I'm from Kent.

I'm a retired packaging engineer, and this is my third game.

Hi. I'm Lora. I'm from Croydon. I'm a letting agent.

This is my fourth game.

Welcome to you all, and best of luck, as we now find out

which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Lora, it's you. Congratulations. Please come and play Perfection.

Welcome to the game.

-Hi, Nick.

-Nervous, excited, or terrified?

All three!

Are you good under pressure?

We'll soon find out! I'm not sure. Normally I am, yes.

-You are a florist, aren't you?

-I used to be.

But you still keep involved? Would you like to do that again?

Well, I didn't make any money, so I'm a letting agent now.

That makes more money, does it?

It does. Everybody hates you, but, yeah, it makes more money!

Less love... But if you have to deal with brides, I imagine that can be difficult.

Yes, they were tough. I had some real bridezillas. Real ones, yeah.

OK, Lora. It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates - now your enemies.

Their job is to stop you winning, because your failure

will mean the prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of them could be sitting here,

playing for an even bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news - as no-one has won the last 15 games,

the prize fund currently stands at £16,000.

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Brilliant.

That's an awful lot of cash.

So what are you going to spend it on

if you walk out of here with £16,000 today?

I've got to split it. I want to go to Borneo with my mum.

-What for?

-I love apes, orang-utans, gorillas, and we both love them.

So I want to go there, but my dad doesn't like the heat.

He doesn't like any sort of flies, so I'll have to bribe my sister,

give her some money to look after him while me and my mum go.

Right, well good luck. With £16,000, you could do it in style.

-Hopefully, yes.

-Here's how the game works.

You play three rounds and a final.

Every round that you achieve Perfection will make the final easier for you.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have a chance to step in

and steal the round, making the final harder for you.

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

so you can't see or hear anything. Cheerio.

And away they go.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll answer against the clock.

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

-Ready?

-Yes.

-Let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Lora, your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

I don't think he scored that much. False.

False.

True.

True. And with plenty of time to spare...

Um, I don't think so, cos that's, like, through Egypt.

I'd say false.

False.

And now you've answered all four statements.

How did that feel as a round?

Not too bad. Not too bad.

Not 100% sure about all of them, but yeah.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements,

and next to them had Lora's answers.

So, Andrew, has she achieved Perfection?

I don't think she's achieved Perfection.

I can see one that's definitely wrong. That would be C.

Why are you so certain C is wrong?

Because Dracula was written by Bram Stoker.

John, do you agree that it's not Perfection this time around?

It's certainly not Perfection, and I would question D as well.

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

Two out of four is not bad.

But it's not Perfection, as you well know.

As a result you've let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see Lora's answers. You need to change two. Which two?

I think you've got to change C.

Alan Shearer's goal-scoring record was very good. But I don't think so.

The River Nile does flow into the Mediterranean.

Just not sure whether it flows into the Med, or into the Red Sea.

I think it flows into the Mediterranean Sea through Cairo.

-OK. I'm happy with that.

-It's a true statement.

We want to change C to false.

C changes from true to false.

And D from false to true.

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

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

"Cher is older than Suzi Quatro." Is that true or false?

It is true. "Alan Shearer scored 63 goals for England."

Is that true or false?

That's false.

He actually scored 30 goals in 63 games at senior level,

and a further 13 goals at under-21 level.

"Mary Shelley wrote the novel Dracula." Is that true or false?

That's false.

She actually wrote Frankenstein

and, of course, it was Bram Stoker, as you said, Andrew.

So you know where this is going, don't you?

"The River Nile flows into the Mediterranean." True or false?

It's true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Lora, they managed to succeed where you failed,

and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity to make

Lora's chances of winning the prize fund that much harder in the final.

And here's how. Lora, appearing before your very eyes -

these six blank spaces

need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round categories, starting with Old Films

and running through Greek Myth,

Bones, Jails, and onto Models, with many more in between.

If you'd have won that round, you'd have the opportunity

of adding two categories of your choice to the board.

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 Lora to play in the final?

-Greek Myth?

-Golf, I'd say, and Greek Myth.

-Yes, happy with that.

-I agree.

Golf and Greek Myth, we'd like to select.

Golf goes across and so does Greek Myth. Lovely, thank you very much.

Well done, Usual Suspects. You won the first round.

Time to switch you off. See you in Round 2. Cheerio.

Know anything about golf?

-I haven't got a clue about Golf.

-Greek Myth?

-That's not too bad.

Greek Myth's not too bad.

Looking over on the left there -

which two are you desperate to avoid?

Attila the Hun.

Not sure 100% about what they're going to ask you for that,

-and possibly Mountains.

-Mountains you're not so keen on.

-Two you would choose for yourself?

-Languages, um...

-..and Models.

-You've had one round.

You still have two to find Perfection

-and choose categories for the final. Ready for the next round?

-I am.

Good, then let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Oh, I'm terrible at this.

-I'd say that's false.

-False.

No, they're not twins.

They're brothers and they're close in age,

-but they're not twins, so I'll say false.

-False.

American Beauty. Kevin Spacey is definitely on it. Is it 1999?

Er...yes. True.

True. And finally...

-True.

-True.

And with a little time to spare, you answered all four statements.

-Good round? Better this time?

-Yeah.

I rushed D a little bit. I'm not sure 100% now. But, yeah.

All right. Before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements,

and next to them are Lora's answers.

Shanine, has she achieved Perfection?

I think she has achieved Perfection.

I would have given the exact same answers.

-John, do you agree?

-Yes. I think she's very close.

I'm not sure about question number one,

but beyond that I think she's right with the others.

Andrew, what you think?

Yeah, I agree with the fellow Usual Suspects.

I wouldn't disagree with any of the answers she's given.

It's a vote of confidence from the Usual Suspects,

but let's find out how many are correct.

Close, but as they say, no cigar!

You failed to achieve Perfection.

You've let your enemies into the game.

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

-But which one?

-I can't be sure about Richard III,

unless you're definite about that.

B and C I am sure about. I think those are bang-on.

I'm pretty sure his father was Henry VII.

I think a wolverine is certainly...

That's the only one that could be wrong.

If you're happy with the kings - I think wolverine could be wrong.

OK. Happy, Shanine?

I'll go with that, yeah.

OK, we'd like to change D to false, Nick.

D changes from true to false,

Leaving A, B and C as answered by Lora.

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

"Richard III was Henry VIII's father." Is that true or false?

It is false, as you answered.

in actual fact Henry VII was Henry VIII's father.

"Ed and David Milliband are twins." Is that true or false?

It is false, they are brothers, but not twins.

"The 1999 film American Beauty starred Kevin Stacey."

Is that true or false?

It is true. So you know where this is going now, Usual Suspects.

"The wolverine is a mythical creature." Is that true or false?

It is false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Let's clear that up quickly.

The wolverine is in actual fact a member of the weasel family.

Lora, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed,

and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Lora's chances

of winning the prize fund of £16,000 that much harder.

Let's look at the final board.

Two subject categories already chosen by you.

because you won the round you've earned the right to choose

the next two categories to add to the board as well.

Which two d'you want Lora to play in the final?

Shall we have Attila this time?

Yes, I think so. I wouldn't give her languages,

because I think she may be good in that.

Or Pop Music, possibly?

She may know a bit about that.

-But certainly, Attila the Hun, and one other.

-Bones?

Bones and Attila the Hun?

-Yes.

-OK. We'll choose Bones...

-Bones goes across.

-and Attila the Hun.

-And Attila the Hun.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You've won the second round.

Time to switch you off. See you in round three. And away they go.

-It's almost like they heard you, Attila the Hun!

-Yeah, yeah.

-Look at that. Bones? Any good on that kind of thing?

-Not too bad.

Some of them are Latin words so you might be able to work it out.

You still have one more chance to achieve Perfection

and choose your own categories. If you're ready...

-Ready.

-..let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Um, she was definitely in Neighbours,

but did she play Flick Scully?

-I'd say that's true.

-True.

Yeah. Um...

-That's true.

-True.

No, I don't think so. I think that's false.

False, and finally...

-Yeah, because I remember her from the Olympics. Yes, that's true.

-True.

Again, great time management, and you sounded very confident.

Yeah, hopefully!

-This is the one where you achieve Perfection?

-I hope so this time.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

time to bring back those Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements,

and next to them are Laura's answers.

John, is this Perfection you see before you?

It could possibly be Perfection, Nick.

I have doubts about question B, but I think the other three are correct.

-Shanine?

-Lora hasn't achieved Perfection.

Iago was in Othello, not Hamlet.

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

It's three out of four.

It's not Perfection again,

and you've let your enemies, the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Lora's answers.

You need to change one. Which one?

I agree with Shanine.

-It is definitely Othello, not Hamlet.

-OK.

We're all agreed that question B should be false.

B changes from true to false,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Lora.

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

"Holly Valance played Flick Scully in Neighbours."

Is that true or false?

It is true.

"Iago is a character in Hamlet." Is that true or false?

It is false.

And as you said Shanine, Othello.

"The word 'rambunctious' means meek or introverted." True or false?

It's false.

It means boisterous and you know where this is going, don't you?

I think you're about to become boisterous!

"The athlete Zola Budd was born in South Africa." True or false?

It's true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved Perfection again.

APPLAUSE

-Lora, a bit of a clean sweep, I'm afraid.

-It's OK.

The Usual Suspects succeeded where you failed, and stole the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity

to make Lora's chances of winning the prize fund

about as hard as they can be. Let's see the final board.

Four categories chosen by you

because you won the first two rounds,

and you have made it a clean sweep.

You've won the third one, which gives you the chance to choose

the last two categories to go into the final as well.

-So which two would you like Lora to play?

-Old Films, Borders.

I wonder - US Presidents as well, as an option.

-Just because, if it's really far back...

-Yes, happy with that.

So US Presidents and Borders?

-We'd like to select Borders...

-Borders goes across.

And US Presidents, Nick.

And US Presidents. Thank you, Usual Suspects.

We now know our six final categories.

They are Golf, Greek Myth, Bones, Attila the Hun,

Borders and US Presidents.

OK, guys. Time to switch you off for the final time. Cheerio.

And away they go. Well, you didn't get to choose any of your own.

US Presidents are not bad.

And Attila the Hun - although one you picked you said you didn't want,

how many questions can there be?

Exactly, so I don't mind, really. It's not too bad.

The Golf one, that's probably going to be the Achilles heel.

You never know. Lora, for £16,000, it's time to play for the Final.

APPLAUSE

Lora, this is the all-important Final.

If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £16,000.

-Let me say that to you again. £16,000.

-No pressure!

If you fail, you leave with nothing,

which is great news for the Usual Suspects,

because one of them could be playing for a rollover of £17,000.

-And you don't want that to happen, do you?

-No, for sure. No way.

So, let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Here are your six final categories.

They are Golf, Greek Myth, Bones, Attila the Hun, Borders,

and US Presidents. Take your time. Think carefully.

There is no time limit, but once you've given your first answer,

-I have to take it, and it will be locked in.

-Yeah.

-You ready?

-I have to be.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

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

I haven't got a clue.

Um...

I'm going to have to guess it... and say false.

False.

Greek myth.

Not really sure about this one either.

I'll have to guess again, I'm afraid, as I just don't know.

So I'll say false.

False.

Bones.

I've got a feeling I've heard about this before.

And I'm sure they are, because it's going towards the toes

and towards the fingers, so I'd say true.

True.

Attila the Hun.

Right. Did he get as far as Britain?

I'm going to say true.

True.

Borders.

Right, I know it's got a border with,

well obviously, Palestine, Jordan, Syria...

I'd say false.

False.

And finally, US Presidents.

Seems quite a long time. Um...

I'm going to say that's false. I don't think so.

False.

And with that, those answers are locked in.

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

-So which ones are you unsure of?

-A and B, for sure.

I haven't got a clue, really, about those two.

I don't know about golf at all.

All right, well let's bring back the Usual Suspects

-to see what they've got to say.

-OK.

Usual Suspects, you can see the final six statements

and next to them are Lora's answers.

Lora, your answers and now locked in.

You can't change them by yourself,

but if you think you've made a mistake,

you can unlock them with the help of Usual Suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost.

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you to tell me

how well you think Lora has done,

if you want to help, and if you do, how much it will cost.

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

-Um...

-From Andrew.

-Definitely got at least one wrong.

I'm going to say, I'm going to count myself out at this stage

because I've just arrived, really,

and just want to get my feet in the game a little bit.

There's a couple I'm not sure about, which is the other reason,

-but you've definitely got one wrong.

-Shanine?

Yeah. There's one or two I think you've got wrong.

I'm too unsure of the others to offer to come down.

There's no point us both going home with nothing,

-so, I'm out, I'm afraid.

-OK, so no help on offer there.

That's all right. John, you're last. What do you think?

Sorry, Lora, I don't think you've achieved Perfection.

I know one question you have wrong.

There's two more that I wouldn't have given a different answer,

but, unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to help you. Sorry.

Really, with £16,000 on offer, everybody,

none of you are prepared to come down and help?

Sorry, no.

Lora, none of our Usual Suspects are willing to help you,

so it seems you are on your own.

£16,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

Now that we know you're going alone, just out of interest,

let's speak to the Usual Suspects one more time.

Andrew, you thought there was at least one wrong.

Which one did you think was wrong?

I'm pretty sure that Nick Faldo has won more majors than Greg Norman.

OK, you think that one's wrong.

Shanine, which one did you think? You said a couple, maybe?

Yeah, I think the Attila the Hun one is incorrect

and I think F is incorrect.

John, which one do you think's wrong?

I think phalanges are bones in the hands, not the feet.

So, between them, they think A, C, D and F are wrong

and they think B and E might be right.

So I'm tempted, just to we get you off to a good start...

Though they might be wrong. Let's start with those.

Let's start with B, as they think that's one you got right.

"Heracles killed the Hyrda of Lerna."

You said that's false.

We need that to turn red to get you off to a good start.

Is that true, or is it false?

-It's true.

-LAUGHTER

OK.

I went about it the best way I possibly could to get you off

to a good start. I'm afraid that turns out to be true.

Can you can still achieve Perfection at home?

Let's take a look, shall we?

"Nick Faldo won more majors than Greg Norman."

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

I'm afraid Andrew's right on that one. It is true.

"The phalanges are bones in the hands and feet."

John thinks you might have been wrong on this one

and it could be false, you thought it was true. Is it true or false?

It is true. You were right on this occasion. So that's pretty good.

"Attila the Hun invaded Britain." You thought this might be true.

Who was it who thought this one might be false?

-This was Shanine, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

So is it true or false?

Yeah, it's false, I'm afraid.

"Israel has a border with Iraq."

You said this was false.

It was one of the ones that the Usual Suspects left alone.

Could you possibly be right? "Israel has a border with Iraq."

Is that true or false?

It's false.

"Franklin D Roosevelt was US President for 12 years."

You said this was false.

Is it true or false?

I'm afraid that one's true and you were wrong on that one.

So you ended up with two out of six,

which is not good enough, I'm afraid.

Usual Suspects, good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game.

Next time, you could be playing for a total of £17,000!

APPLAUSE

Looking very happy with that.

I'm afraid, Lora, you failed to achieve Perfection,

-which means you go home with nothing.

-That's all right.

-Thank you very much anyway.

-You enjoyed it?

Yeah, it was brilliant. It's been really good fun.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Lora.

APPLAUSE

It's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect

hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

I'm Patsie from Guildford

and I'm retired.

Best of luck to you all, especially Patsie, as it's her first game,

as we now find out which one of you

has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

John, it's you! Please come and join us to play Perfection.

John, welcome to the game. You're a bit of a DIY-er, I understand.

-Have been, in the past, yeah.

-Do you enjoy that kind of thing?

I did until I got too old to do it, yeah.

I've always considered myself too old to do it.

I'm not so keen, myself.

-What the interest, for you, in it?

-Saving money, usually.

LAUGHTER

-I can see that.

-And doing a proper job. I do like to get things right.

Do you? A bit of a perfectionist, are you?

A little bit, with DIY, yeah.

Listen, John, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

Good luck. They were your team-mates,

they're now your enemies. Remember that.

The good news, as nobody has won the last 16 games,

the prize fund currently stands at £17,000.

APPLAUSE

-That is a decent chunk of money by anybody's standards.

-Certainly is.

What would you spend the cash on?

-My first priority is a new car for my wife.

-Really?

Then a set of custom-fitted golf clubs for myself.

You think there'll be enough left over for your golf clubs?

-Maybe. Not a lot.

-Three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off,

so you can't see or hear anything.

As soon as John makes a mistake, you will be back in the game. Cheerio.

Away they go. Are you ready?

-Yes, I am.

-Let's get started.

Let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round 1, your 45 seconds start now.

-Jonny Bairstow plays cricket, so that's false.

-False.

-Yes, that is correct. It's true.

-True.

-True.

I think...

-that is false.

-False. And finally...

I think it's much later than that,

-so I'm saying that's false.

-False.

With plenty of time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

You seemed pretty confident there.

-Not really, now I'm looking at them again.

-Really?

Which ones are you worried about?

C, I'm not sure about.

-C's the one that's worrying you?

-Yeah.

Look, before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statement

and next to them are John's answers.

Shanine, has he achieved Perfection?

I don't think John's achieved Perfection.

I would personally change C to true.

I'm unsure about D, as well.

Andrew, what do you think?

D, I would query, certainly.

I have a sneaking suspicion Berlusconi may have had

two terms as Italian Prime Minister.

Patsie, what do you make of those answers?

I think he has achieved Perfection.

I wouldn't change any of them.

OK, John, the moment of truth.

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

Three's good, but it's not Perfection.

You have now let your enemies,

the Usual Suspects, into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see John's answers, you only need to change one of them,

but which one?

-A and B are definitely right.

-Yes.

So it's between C and D.

You thought something about C?

Brazil's pretty large.

I'm pretty sure it's bigger than Australia.

And I don't know enough about D

-to say that would be the one I'd change.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I'd be happy to change C.

-OK. Are we all happy with C?

-OK.

We'll change C from false to true.

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

as John first answered.

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

"Jonny Bairstow has played rugby union for England."

Is that true or false?

It is false. He is, in fact, a cricketer.

"Blood Brothers is a musical by Willy Russell."

Is that true or false?

It is true.

This is going to be the crucial one, isn't it?

"By area, Brazil is larger than Australia."

Shanine thought it's very large. Is it large enough?

Is that true or false?

It is true. So you know where this is going, Usual Suspects.

"Silvio Berlusconi first became Italian Prime Minister in 1982."

Is that true or false?

It is false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

In fact, he first became Prime Minister in 1994

and you're right, Andrew, he did have more than one term.

Oh, dear, John, they succeeded where you failed

and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make John's chances

of winning the prize fund

much harder in the final and here's how.

John, this is your final board.

The six blank spaces need to be

filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round categories appearing,

starting with 2012 Films,

running through Crime Novels,

Fuel and onto Composers,

with a few others in between.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you, they choose

the two categories, hoping to make the final harder for you to win.

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

Ladies, what do you think?

Comics, I would have thought.

I would have said Comics.

Maybe Composers, as well.

I'm quite happy with Composers and Comics.

-OK, we'll put Comics on the board.

-Comics goes across into the final.

-And Composers.

-And Composers.

Well done, Usual Suspects.

You've won the first round. We'll see you again in Round 2.

In the meantime, we'll switch you off. Cheerio.

Away they go. What you make of their choice? Do you know about Comics?

Not modern Comics, maybe older Comics. Beano and Dandy time, maybe.

-Composers?

-Composers, again...

Listen to a bit of classical music?

A bit of classical music, but telling which is which is difficult.

Looking at the list on the left,

which two would you like to choose?

Probably the Royal Mint

and maybe 2012 Films.

And which two would you like to avoid?

Crime Novels

and probably The Middletons.

And The Middletons. OK.

Not the people, obviously, the question's what we're talking about.

-Of course.

-OK, are you ready for the next round?

-Yes, I am, Nick.

Good, the let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

True or false?

-False.

-False.

-I'm pretty sure it is. That's true.

-True.

I've really no idea about this one.

-I'm guessing false.

-False.

And finally...

That is certainly true.

True, and with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

You seem very sure on the last one.

-Primary school mathematics.

-Really?

From somewhere back there, yeah.

Good round for you?

I'm not sure on two of the questions, really.

The Scots at Bannockburn, now I think about it,

and maybe Richard Burton.

-He may have won Oscars, I'm not sure.

-All right.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back those pesky Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are John's answers.

Andrew, Perfection, do you think?

It's pretty close. The only one I would maybe have a query with is C.

Patsie, what do you think?

Yeah, I think he's done pretty well.

I'm not sure about D.

Shanine, has he achieved Perfection?

Um...I'm not really sure about any of them,

so I'm just going to say he has.

You think that was a pretty tough round.

OK, John, the moment of truth.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Two out of four certainly isn't Perfection and once again

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

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

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

I think C, we should change.

I think that should be left.

I don't think he won any Oscars.

The only one I'm pretty sure about as being correct is B.

Is anyone's acre knowledge any good?

I've got a feeling that's right.

-OK.

-So that would leave A and C.

So we're going to leave B, definitely.

Yeah, OK. Leave B and D

and change A and C.

-Is everyone happy with that?

-Yeah.

-OK.

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

A changes from false to true.

And C from false to true.

C changes from false to true,

leaving B and D as answered by John.

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

"The Scots triumphed at the Battle of Bannockburn."

True or false?

Yeah, that's true.

"Leo Tolstoy wrote Crime And Punishment."

Is that true or false?

That's false.

Dear, oh, dear, Usual Suspects.

You had the chance to steal the round from John,

but you failed to achieve Perfection.

Let's see the other answers

and see if you've still managed to achieve Perfection at home.

Let's clear that up, first of all.

It was written by Dostoyevsky, Crime And Punishment.

Moving on, C...

Is that true or false?

That's false, in actual fact.

He never won an Oscar, believe it or not.

You'd have thought so, wouldn't you?

And "An acre is equal to 4,840 square yards."

True or false?

That's absolutely true.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection,

you'd be able to make John's chances of winning the prize fund

that much harder in the final. Let's have a look at the board.

There are two subject categories chosen by the Usual Suspects,

but, John, because neither side won the round,

the two categories due to be chosen will be carried over

to the next round, meaning four categories will be on offer.

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

We'll see you in Round 3.

John, with four categories on offer,

this would be a really good one to win and achieve Perfection.

-OK.

-Ready to play the next round?

-Sure.

-Let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

I'm not sure about this.

-I'd guess false.

-False.

I know very little about horse racing,

-but I'd guess at true.

-True.

-No idea. True.

-True.

And finally...

-I'm pretty sure that's false.

-False.

And with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements. How was that one?

Another tough one, I think, for me.

All right, 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 John's answers.

Shanine, success or not this time round, for John?

I think A is wrong. Just from childhood holidays to Jersey.

I'm pretty sure they're all full of people,

if not many people, on some of them.

-Andrew, what do you think?

-I think he's done very well there.

He may very well have Perfection, Nick.

OK, John, the moment of truth.

Let's see how many are correct.

Congratulations, John, you have achieved Perfection!

APPLAUSE

That's a good one to win, as you'll see very soon.

Let's go through the answers, just for everybody at home

and see how they worked out.

"All the Channel Islands are inhabited."

That's false.

In actual fact, only eight are inhabited,

and there are a good few out there.

"The 2,000 Guineas horse race is run at Newmarket."

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

"Strangeland is a 2012 album by Keane."

You said that was true

and it turned out to be true.

"And Buzz Aldrin was the first man to walk on the moon."

You said that was false, and it is,

of course, false. Because...

Neil Armstrong.

Exactly right. Very well done, John.

As a result of that perfect performance,

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

Let's look at your final board.

Two subject categories already chosen by the Usual Suspects,

but, because you won that round, you've earned the right to 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 to take into the final?

-Um...

-2012 Films.

-2012 Films goes in.

The Royal Mint.

The Royal Mint goes across.

-Currencies.

-Currencies.

And...

Fuel.

And Fuel.

We now know our six final categories. They are...

It's time to switch off the Usual Suspects

for the last time. Cheerio.

You've got to have a decent chance, having chosen four of the six?

I hope so, yeah.

John, £17,000.

It's time to play the Final.

APPLAUSE

John, this is the all-important Final.

If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £17,000.

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing -

great news for the Usual Suspects, as one of them

could be playing for a rollover of £18,000 in the next game.

That's what you're trying to stop.

So, let's play the Final Round.

APPLAUSE

John, here are your final six categories. They are...

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £17,000.

Think carefully, there's no time limit,

but once you've given an answer, your first answer is locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yes, I am, Nick.

Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

Comics.

Stan Lee is not a name I'm familiar with in regards to comics.

He may have worked for Marvel or not.

-I'm going to have to guess false on that one.

-False.

Composers.

It sounds about right.

-I'm guessing true for that one.

-True.

2012 Films.

Unfortunately, I've never heard of Bradley Cooper

or the film, Safe House, so it's a pure guess.

-I shall say true.

-True.

Royal Mint.

Yeah, they used to be in London by the Tower,

but they moved to Wales several years ago.

-So that is true.

-True.

Currencies.

I've been to Morocco a couple of times

and I can't recall the dirham being the monetary unit.

-I'm not sure what is, but I'm going to guess false.

-False.

And finally, Fuel.

Methane or is it propane?

-It will have to be a guess, but I think it's true.

-True.

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

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

So, which ones are you unsure off?

A couple of them, really.

I've never heard of Bradley Cooper, so that's a complete guess.

I'm not sure about methane,

whether it's propane.

-So, C and F are the ones that are worrying you?

-A little bit, yeah.

All right.

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

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next of them are John's answers.

John, your answers are locked in, you can't change them by yourself,

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.

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

-Shanine, I think, first.

There's one that's definitely wrong.

To be honest, I'm too unsure if the others are correct

to offer to come down and help.

Really? There's a lot of money floating around down here, Shanine.

That's why I'm reluctant to come down and help.

Shanine's out of the equation. Who would you like to speak to next?

Patsie, maybe.

I think you've done very well.

I'm unsure on two,

but I'm not certain on those two.

-So you're ruling yourself out?

-I am ruling myself out.

-No help from Patsie either.

-OK, Andrew, how do you feel?

John, from where I'm sitting, that's quite a tough set of questions.

There's certainly one that I would change,

but there's two others

that I really, really don't have an answer to either way,

so, on that basis, I'd have to count myself out.

I'm surprised none of you asked how certain he is of his answers

before you ruled out the possibility of coming down to help.

Either way, none of our Usual Suspects are willing to help,

so you're on your own. £17,000 at stake,

six answers away.

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

Do you want to start at the top or the bottom?

I don't think it makes a lot of difference.

You don't think so?

You were uncomfortable with this one at the top, weren't you?

So let's start at the top.

"Stan Lee is credited with co-creating Spider-Man."

You had a long think about this.

You decided, in the end, to go false.

We need this to turn red to get you off to a good start.

So is it true or is it false?

-Sadly, it's true.

-Oh.

It's gone straight away.

John, I'm afraid that you haven't managed to achieve Perfection.

Let's look at the rest of those statements

and see whether you can achieve Perfection at home still.

"Frederic Chopin lived during the 18th century."

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

That's false, I'm afraid.

1810 to 1849, in actual fact,

which of course makes him 19th century.

"Bradley Cooper starred in the film Safe House."

To be fair, you hadn't heard of Bradley Cooper,

you hadn't heard of Safe House.

So you had to have a guess at this and said it was true.

Shanine's shaking her head. Why's that?

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure

that film had Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in.

But I might be thinking of a different one.

All right, let's find out. Is it true or is it false?

Yeah, it's false.

It is Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, as you say, Shanine.

"The headquarters of the Royal Mint are in Wales."

You said this was true. Is that true or false?

Yeah, you're absolutely right.

It is true and it did move to Wales not too long ago.

"The dirham is the monetary unit of Morocco."

You said that was false, having been to Morocco. Is it true or false?

It's true, I'm afraid.

And finally, "Methane is the main component of natural gas."

Is that true or false?

Yeah, that's true.

So, in the end, it was two out of six, but it was a tough old board.

Certainly was.

Usual Suspects, that's good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of you could be playing for a total of £18,000.

APPLAUSE

John, you failed to achieve Perfection,

so you go home with nothing,

other than our thanks for playing. You enjoyed it?

Yeah, it's been a great game.

We loved having you here. Let's hear it for John.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's all we have time for.

Please join us next time when our Usual Suspects

have the chance to play again, this time for £18,000.

It's a juicy amount, isn't it?

But remember, on this show, we only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

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