Episode 37 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands perfection.

Behind me are four contestants who'll be hoping their knowledge is flawless.

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 Usual Suspects. They're in our isolation room.

In a moment, we'll find out which one of them

has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

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

For example, if I said...

would you say that's true or false?

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

Answering true or false might seem easy

but if the contestant gets a single answer wrong,

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 Adele from Woking in Surrey.

I'm a primary teacher and this is my first game.

I'm John. I'm from Whitehaven.

I manage my new power access rental business. This is my second game.

Hello. I'm Pav, I'm from Doncaster. I'm a support worker and this is my third game.

Hello, I'm Juliet. I'm from Maidstone in Kent.

I'm a transcription administrator and this is my ninth game.

Welcome to you all, especially Adele, who is playing her first game.

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

Adele, it is you. Please come and play.

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-Adele, welcome to the game.

-Thank you.

-A primary school teacher, the nicest age to teach.

-Yes.

-Five and six-year-olds.

-Whilst they're happy to be going to school, enjoying themselves,

-willing to learn, before they turn into teenagers.

-Quite.

-Start throwing things.

-Absolutely.

-What other interests do you have outside of being a teacher?

-I understand you're a member of a choir.

-I am.

-A three-part ladies' choir in Dorking.

-Is that right?

-Yeah.

-What do you call yourselves?

-In Harmony.

-And are you?

-Most of the time!

OK, look, Adele, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

Their job is to stop you from winning the prize fund

so the prize fund rolls over to the next game where one of them could be playing for a bigger total.

Every game is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news, nobody has won the last game

so the prize fund stands at £2,000.

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What would you spend the money on?

I'd love to take my baby granddaughter to Lapland.

-That's a great trip.

-I'd just love it.

What a great thing for a grandmother and granddaughter to do.

-By the way, do you call yourself Grandmother or...?

-Nana.

-Nana.

Much nicer. Well, good luck with that. Here's how the game works. You play three rounds and a final.

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

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 for now, so you can't see or hear anything.

Cheerio. Away they go. Each round consists of four true or false statements.

-You'll answer against the clock. Once you've given your answer, it'll be locked in. Understand?

-Right.

Good. Big breath. Relax. And let's play Perfection.

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Round one. Your 45 seconds start now.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-I'm not sure about that, so I'll go false.

-False.

And plenty of time to spare.

-True.

-True. And you've answered all four statements.

-Plenty of time to spare. Did very well. That felt like a comfortable round.

-Not bad at all.

-I'm not sure about the hyenas. But confident with D.

-Yeah.

-B, I think, is right.

-So you did pretty good.

-I hope so.

-All right.

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

These were the four statements and next to them are Adele's answers.

-Juliet, has she achieved Perfection?

-I think it's nearly Perfection.

But I wouldn't be sure of A.

-John what do you think?

-Slightly different. I'm not convinced about B.

I think that might be false.

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

-Just two out of four.

-Right.

Not Perfection.

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

into the game. Can you steal the round? You can see Adele's answers.

You need to change two of them.

Which two is it going to be?

I think B.

I'm sure I've heard that before.

I'm pretty sure Thomas Blood

was part of the Gunpowder Plot.

I'm reasonably sure about that one.

I'd be tempted to change C.

I thought Africa, but they could

also be in South America.

-I would have said that hyenas were native to Africa.

-So would I.

But based on what...

Two of those are clearly wrong.

I would be reluctant to change B and D.

So on that basis, I would say A

and C. I might be totally wrong.

-He did White Christmas.

-I'm going to make an executive decision.

We're going to chance A from true to false, please.

A changes from true to false.

And C from false to true.

And C from false to true, leaving B

and D as answered by Adele.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

Thomas Blood took part

in the Gunpowder Plot,

is that true or false?

It is false.

He attempted to steal the Crown Jewels,

in actual fact, he was famous for.

Irving Berlin composed

Happy Birthday To You.

Is that true or false?

That's false.

That's the one you were looking for.

The melody was originally written by the Hill Sisters in America.

Usual Suspects, you have failed to achieve Perfection on this occasion.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Hyenas are native to South America, true or false?

Yeah, that is false.

Native mainly to Africa.

And finally, the first part

of the triple jump is the hop.

Is that true or false?

That is of course true.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection, you would now have had the opportunity to make Adele's

chances of winning the prize fund harder. And here's how.

Adele, appearing before you is your final board.

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

Here are the final round categories, starting with TV Drama,

running through French Words, Stars,

US States and onto Mandela

with many more in between.

Had you achieved Perfection, you would have the

opportunity of adding two categories of your choice to the board, but because neither side won the round,

the two categories that were due to be chosen will now be carried

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

Usual Suspects, you had a chance there. Didn't take it. We'll see how you do in round two.

And away they go. Choose me two that you would like to choose, given the opportunity.

I would like Stars

and probably Jamie Oliver there.

-You're a big fan of Jamie?

-Mmm, I do like food.

-You like Jamie or you like food?

-Food!

-OK, two that you'd really like to avoid.

-Motown.

That's the big one there.

And US States, probably.

-Not keen on that either.

-No.

Adele, if you're ready, let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

True or false?

I'm not sure about the root of that word, with "pharo",

-so I'm thinking false.

-False.

-True.

-True.

-I think that's true, Nick.

-True.

And finally...

-Going back to the food, I think that is true.

-True.

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

-Did that feel like a good round?

-I'm not sure about Nick Clegg.

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

So, these were the four statements

and next to them, Adele's answers.

Pav, has she achieved Perfection?

No, she's got at least two wrong.

Ghee, as far as I'm aware,

is like a clarified butter.

And Mont Blanc,

they've got a tunnel through it.

They wouldn't have put a tunnel through a volcano.

Interesting. Juliet,

what do you make of those answers?

I would agree with Pav and say

that ghee is a clarified butter

that's used, so that one's definitely wrong.

Let's find out how many

you've got correct.

-None!

-None.

I think it's safe to say that was a long way from Perfection!

If you got just one statement correct, the Usual Suspects

would have to find the missing answers to win the round.

But there's no point in asking you to change the answers because we know all four are wrong.

Automatically, you win the round.

Let's fill in the answers

with the exact opposite, please.

And there they go.

The exact opposite answers and,

Usual Suspects, by default,

-you have achieved Perfection. Congratulations.

-APPLAUSE

Let's go through those answers.

Pharology is the study

of lighthouses, that is, in fact,

we now know to be true.

Nick Clegg's constituency is in Chelsea.

That is in fact false.

-He's been an MP for Sheffield Hallam since 2005.

-OK.

Mont Blanc is an active volcano.

That is of course...false.

As Pav said, if it was active

and you ran a tunnel through it...

-It would be interesting.

-It would be a very warm tunnel!

Ghee is an Indian soup made from

lentils. Is that true or false?

It is false, and as Pav said,

it is a clarified butter.

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

chances of winning the prize fund of £2,000 much harder. Let's have a look at the final board.

Nothing chosen so far

despite the fact that was round two.

Usual Suspects, you've earned the right to choose four categories to add to the board.

That's two from this round and two that rolled over from round one.

-Have a look and see what you want.

-There's a number of nice categories.

I think maybe US States.

I was thinking US States.

-Can we have US States as one of them, please?

-US States goes across.

You like Motown?

You get a feel for what type of music somebody might like.

OK, Motown, please.

Motown goes across.

How about Artists?

-Yeah.

-Sure.

-Artists, please.

Artists is the third and one more.

-I'd put Fish.

-And Fish, please.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

you've won the second round.

It was a good one to win. Time to switch you off, but we'll see you in round three.

US States and Motown were the two that you specifically named.

They can't hear you in there. It was almost like they could.

-Artists?

-That should be OK.

-Fish?

-You don't know really.

-Food, you were saying...

-Could be anything.

-The way to go forward is to try and choose your own categories. It would be nice to get two.

-Yes.

The way to do that is to reverse your fortunes from the last round.

You were half right in the first round, you were completely wrong in the second round,

-which means you can only be absolutely right in the third.

-No pressure.

-Let's play round three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-I'm going to go false on that, Nick.

-False.

-False.

-False.

That's definitely a martial art.

-And...I'll go true on that.

-True.

And finally...

I'm going to go true.

True. And with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements. How did that feel?

-You're loathed to say now!

-I am now!

Taekwondo, I'm confident is correct.

I don't know anything about the

history of the Russians in that era.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done, we have to bring back those Usual Suspects.

-Yes.

-So, Usual Suspects, these were

the four statements and next to them

are Adele's answers.

John, has she achieved Perfection this time?

It's a tough board, but I would question B, Bette Davis's real name.

Pav, what do you make of those answers?

-I've not a clue, to be fair.

-That's good of you to say so!

I think C is correct, but I don't

-know the others.

-You'd have to be

some kind of genius to get them!

-Juliet, what do you make of those?

-Yes, I'm with the others.

It's a pretty nasty board.

C is probably the only one

I can honestly say

I would have gone ahead with.

Let's find out how many are correct.

-Yes!

-Congratulations!

You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

That makes me feel a whole lot better after the last round.

I'm not at all surprised. It's the way the questions fall

-and sometimes that can happen to you, but I predicted it.

-You did.

That's fantastic news. Let's go through those answers.

From 1613 to 1917, Russia was ruled by the Molotovs.

That is of course...false.

It was the Romanovs. Bette Davis's real name

was Frances Gumm.

We know that is actually false.

It was Judy Garland whose real name was Frances Gumm.

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art.

You said that was true

and it is of course true.

And Ynys Mon is the Welsh name for Anglesey.

And that is of course...true.

As a result, you've made winning that prize fund a lot easier.

Let's have a look at your final board.

First four subjects all chosen

by the Usual Suspects.

But because you won that round,

with a perfect score,

you get to choose the last two to go on that list.

-What do you fancy?

-TV Drama, please.

TV Drama goes across.

-And Stars, please.

-And Stars goes across.

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

Time to switch you off, Usual Suspects, for the last time.

And away they go. That's interesting cos when I asked

you which ones you fancied, you said Jamie Oliver. Yes.

I'm just thinking that might be a bit too broad. I'm not sure.

OK, Adele, if you're ready, for £2,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Adele, this is the all-important final. If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with £2,000. But if you fail, you'll be leaving with nothing,

meaning one of the Usual Suspects could be playing for a rollover of £3,000 in the next game.

-That's what you're trying to stop if you want to leave with the cash.

-Yes.

-Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Adele, here are your final six categories.

Think carefully, there's no time limit.

But once you've given an answer, it's locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yes, thank you.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

Please tell me whether you believe

it to be true or false.

US States.

I don't know, Nick,

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

-True.

Motown.

-True.

-True.

Artists.

-I think that's false.

-False.

Fish.

In the back of my mind,

I have another name for that,

-so I'm going to go false.

-False.

TV Drama.

I have watched that

-and that is true.

-True.

And finally Stars.

-True.

-True. And with that, Adele,

those answers are locked in.

If there's one single mistake, you leave with nothing. Which ones are you unsure of?

I don't know. Virginia

and West Virginia, A.

And B really.

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

Usual Suspects, you can now see

the final six statements and

next to them, Adele's answers.

Adele, your answers are locked in, you can't change them yourself.

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.

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you to tell me how well you think Adele has done.

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

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

-Pav, please.

It's quite a bad board for me.

I think you've got at least two correct,

but I'm too unsure on the other four.

So I wouldn't be able to come down at this time.

OK, thank you. Um...John, please.

I also think you have two correct, Adele.

Two I'm pretty confident are wrong, and two I'm not sure about.

-It's too much of a risk for me.

-So they've ruled themselves out.

-Yes. Juliet, please.

-Hi, Adele.

You've done really well with a horrible board.

I think you've got three correct but there are three there that I would have had to have guessed on,

so based on that I don't think I'd be much use to you, sorry.

It looks like negotiations are over, Adele. None of our Usual Suspects are willing to help.

So it looks like you're on your own. £2,000 at stake. Six answers away.

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

And it's the first two really that you're most worried about.

-Yes, I am.

-So let's get started at the top.

Virginia extends further west than

West Virginia. Sounds ridiculous.

You decided to go for on the basis

-that it just might be true.

-Exactly.

So, Virginia extends further west than West Virginia,

is that true or false?

-Extraordinarily, it's true.

-Yes!

APPLAUSE

Berry Gordy is the founder of Motown Records.

Another one you were really unsure

of. But decided to go with true.

So we need this to turn green.

If it does, you're over the two really tough ones you were worried about. Is it true or false?

It is true.

APPLAUSE

-Now it's more interesting, isn't it?

-It is now.

You'd half written it off before that.

So two out of two so far.

And a third of the way towards the £2,000.

Joshua Reynolds specialised

in paintings of horses.

You thought that's not true, any particular reason?

I thought Constable or someone else

was a big horse... specialist.

So it's a bit of a guess.

All right. You said false. You need this to turn red.

If it does, you're halfway

to the £2,000.

Is that true or false?

It's false.

APPLAUSE

Best known for his human portraits. So halfway.

-You just look completely surprised by the fact that...

-I am,

but I'm delighted so far. I haven't got nought again.

But you also got a perfect Round 2,

so you shouldn't worry about that too much.

So let's move on.

You thought this might be to do with something else,

-some other kind of animal, fish...

-Yes, yes.

-Any kind of idea what?

No, I thought it had another name for a young salmon

but I couldn't bring that to mind, so...

OK. Well, you said false. You need this to turn red.

Is that true or false?

-Ah.

-It's true.

-Ah.

It's true, I am afraid, Adele.

That means that you haven't managed to achieve Perfection,

and you've let the money go on this occasion.

What a shame. Let's have a look at the rest of the statements.

Maybe you can still achieve Perfection at home.

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

-Yeah, that's false.

-Oh.

-She plays a pathologist in Silent Witness.

-Oh, Silent Witness, yes.

Ursa Major is also known as the Great Bear.

Of course, Ursa being the clue.

Ursa meaning bear,

must be the Great Bear. You said true and it is, of course...

true. So in the end,

four out of six is not bad at all,

and if you think about it, they chose four of those subject categories for you.

The Usual Suspects, great news for you -

the prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of you could be playing for a total of £3,000.

APPLAUSE

Adele, you failed to achieve Perfection, which means you go home with nothing.

-You've been a great contestant. Hope you enjoyed the process.

-I have, thanks.

I thought you did very well at the end there. Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Adele.

APPLAUSE

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

play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hi. I'm Victoria, I'm from Radcliffe near Manchester

and I'm a lecturer.

Welcome to you, Victoria, and good luck to all of you as we now

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

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

-John, welcome to the show.

-Thank you, Nick.

Let's find out a bit more about you. Any hobbies, interests?

-I collect rare, certified autographs.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

I've got quite a large collection. Some very famous people.

Laurel and Hardy, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, people like this.

Wow, so you've got some really good ones.

Yeah, I mean, other people - Walt Disney and so on, you know.

Amazing things to have, aren't they? John, good luck.

It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

Here's the good news - nobody has won the last two games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £3,000.

APPLAUSE

Is that going to go on another autograph that you want,

or have you got other ideas?

I've just started a new business of my own, so, to be fair,

if I won this, I'd probably spend it on a nice holiday for the family.

-Right.

-They're not seeing much of me.

-No, that happens when you start businesses,

but good luck to you on that at the moment. The more people starting up businesses and doing well

-and therefore employing other people...

-Yes.

-..the better at the moment.

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,

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

-You ready?

-I'm ready.

-Then let's play Perfection.

Round 1, your 45 seconds starts now.

I don't know the answer to that one at all.

I've not heard of Aubrey holes so...

-..I think I'll say false.

-False.

-First reaction is that that would be true.

-True.

-I certainly think he was a part of it, so I'll say true.

-True.

-Keep an eye on the time.

-Yep.

-And...

For no reason whatsoever,

-I'll say...false.

-False.

Very well done. And with that, you've answered all four statements

in the allotted time. Did that feel like a decent round?

I'd be surprised if it is Perfection. D...

I have no idea.

All right. 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 four statements

and next to them are John's answers. Pav, is this Perfection?

I don't think he's got Perfection, Nick.

I thought mangetout WAS called ladies' fingers.

-Victoria.

-I think that, um, possibly has got Perfection.

I'm not sure on A but I think

the other three are correct.

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

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, John.

You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

-Very well played. Great start.

-Unexpected start.

Well, let's have a look at the answers.

Aubrey holes are found on a flute.

You said it's false,

and we now know that to be...false.

-It's a series of sort of filled-in pits around Stonehenge.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Oh, OK.

-Spanish is the official language of Cuba.

You said that was true,

and it is...true.

Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire.

You said that was true,

and, of course, it is true.

Mangetout peas are also known

as ladies' fingers.

You said that's false and it is...

..false.

Okra is known as ladies' fingers. Okra.

You usually find it in Indian dishes. In bhajis. Yeah?

No? All right.

John, as a result of that perfect performance,

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

This is your final board appearing before you.

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

Here are your final round categories appearing,

starting with Ventriloquists,

running through Wine, English Novels

and on to Theme Songs,

with many more in between.

As you won the round, you've earned the right to choose two categories

to add to the board, so which two would you like to play in the final?

Ooh.

For some strange reason, I'm drawn to Ventriloquists.

-So you want that to go across?

-Yep.

-Ventriloquists goes in.

And...I'm going to do Theme Songs.

Theme Songs goes across.

Very well played. Usual Suspects, see you in the next round.

You might get a look-in then. In the meantime, we'll switch you off. Cheerio.

Looking at that board,

which two on the left there

would you be desperate to avoid?

Lloyd Webber I'd struggle with.

And wine is something I know nothing about,

because I don't enjoy it, so probably those two.

Well, the way to avoid those

is to do exactly what you did

in the first round, and continue to achieve Perfection,

-and then you can select all the ones that you want.

-Sure.

-So,

if you're ready, let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Er, false.

False.

The human stomach secretes sulphuric acid...

I'm going to say false.

False.

I think it's attached to Italy but I think it's at the top of Italy,

-surrounded by other countries, possibly, so false.

-False.

I'll remind you of time again.

-I'll say true.

-True.

You do scare me slightly with your time-management.

To be fair, you did it very well and you had a few seconds left over at the end, there,

and you answered all four statements within the allotted time.

I've got to ask you, you seem very confident about the answer to A...

LAUGHTER

-I haven't read it.

-You haven't read it?

-My wife has read it.

LAUGHTER All three, very quickly,

but I seem to recall the mention of some initials.

It was two initials and then a surname, so...

-And the rest of the round?

-Not sure on B, either.

They're all quite difficult for me.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done, let's chat with the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are John's answers.

What do you think this time, Pav?

I don't think he's achieved Perfection, because I thought...

I know San Marino is in Italy, and I thought it WAS surrounded.

Juliet, can you find anything wrong with what he said here?

I think that C and possibly D may be wrong.

I don't think the fastest one was over 150.

Do you want the moment of truth?

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

Three out of four's a good score

but it's not Perfection.

It means your enemies have a chance

this time round. Can you steal the round?

You can see John's answers. You need to change one of them. Which one?

-C?

-C.

-We're going to go for C, yeah?

-Yeah.

I think we'll go for C, please, Nick.

C changes from false to true,

leaving A, B and D

as answered by John.

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

It's false. It's by EL James.

-But you're still maintaining you haven't read it?

-I haven't read it.

I'm not going to push you any further on it. Julia Donaldson writes children's books.

-The Gruffalo and those kinds of books.

-Ah.

The human stomach secretes sulphuric acid, true or false?

Yep, that's false.

It secretes gastric juice,

which contains hydrochloric acid.

True. So you know where this

is going, now, Usual Suspects.

That's true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

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

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make John's chances of winning the prize fund of £3,000

a little bit harder. Let's see the final board.

First two categories on there

chosen by John,

but because you won that round,

Usual Suspects, you get to choose the next two categories, so which two do you fancy?

Wine.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-HE LAUGHS

-OK, we'll go with Wine, please.

And I think Physics.

Wine goes into the final.

-What about English Novelists?

-Oh, I say Lloyd Webber, but...

Well, I've had my choice,

-so I'm happy.

-It's up to you guys.

Oh, dear. Captain's choice again. Sorry, Pav. English Novels, please.

Yes!

English Novels goes across. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You won the second round. It's time to switch you off.

We will see you in Round 3, though. Away they go.

Well, Wine's unfortunate, because that was one of the ones you didn't want.

They also flirted with Lloyd Webber, so to speak,

which was the other one that you didn't want, but you just about got away with that in the end.

They went for English Novels instead.

-Are you ready to play the next round?

-I'm ready.

-Let's play Round 3.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Is that true or false?

-I think that's true.

-True.

-Yeah.

I'm sure tallboys are, so...

-Yeah, let's go true.

-True.

-Again, I'll go true.

-True. And finally...

-I think I can hear it in my head and I would say false.

-False.

And you've answered all four.

-Did that feel like a decent round?

-Yeah.

There are things in there

that you think, um,

I think I know the answer to,

you know. So, um...

Is it the kind of thing that if you were sat at home watching,

-you'd go, "I know that"?

-Yes.

When you're sat here, you go,

"I think I know that."

"I think I know." Absolutely.

And that's pretty much all of those.

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 to them are John's answers.

Juliet, is this a perfect board we see before us?

I believe it is, Nick.

Victoria, what do you think?

Yes, I think he's achieved Perfection as well.

Can you see anything wrong

-with these answers, Pav?

-No.

I think he may have achieved protect... Protection? Perfection!

-Well, it'll be protection from you lot if he has!

-LAUGHTER

Let's take a look. John, the moment of truth.

A vote of confidence from the Usual Suspects.

Let's see how many are correct.

Three out of four's good, but it isn't Perfection, which means

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

Unexpectedly, Usual Suspects, you have a chance here.

-You can see John's answers. You need to change one of them. Which one?

-Let's start off at A.

Go from the beginning. Do we know?

Grace Kelly was in the film industry, and I'm sure that she

gave it up, because didn't she become Princess of Monaco?

-She did.

-So I think that's correct.

Tallboys are definitely furniture,

so that's true.

-Something makes me think that the Blue Danube was a waltz.

-Yes.

-So I think it must be C.

-Yes.

I think we'll change C,

please, from true to false.

C See changes from true to false,

leaving A, B and D as John answered.

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

Upon marrying, Grace Kelly gave up

her film career. True or false?

That is true.

She became Princess Grace of Monaco, as you said.

Is that true or false?

Yes, that's true as well.

The Ryder Cup is named after a professional golfer.

Is that true or false?

It's false.

In fact, it was named after a seed merchant. Samuel Ryder.

So that's interesting, and you know where this is going now, Usual Suspects.

True or false?

It's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

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And you are absolutely right - it is a waltz.

OK, John, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed

and they've stolen the round.

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

of winning the prize fund much harder. Let's see the final board.

As you won the round, you've earned the right to choose the last two subject categories,

so which two would you like John to play in the final?

-Lloyd Webber.

-Yeah! I think Pav deserves his Lloyd Webber.

Definitely. We'll go for Lloyd Webber, please.

Lloyd Webber goes across.

I'd love to go for Physics,

cos that's what my daughter's studying at university, so...

Can we go for Physics, please, Nick?

You can go for Physics,

so Physics goes across and becomes

the sixth category in the final.

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

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

-Well, Lloyd Webber got there in the end.

-He did.

-It was always going to happen.

-It was, really. Physics?

-Um... Maybe.

I'm not too concerned with that.

All right, John, for £3,000, it's time to play the final.

John, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £3,000.

If you fail, you'll be leaving with nothing, which would be great news

for the Usual Suspects, as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £4,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

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

Think carefully. There is no time limit but once you've given an answer,

-your first answer is locked in. Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

OK, let's reveal your first statement.

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

Ventriloquists.

That's false.

False.

Theme Songs.

I can hear that in my head.

Oh... Whoa-whoa-whoa.

I'm going to say true.

True.

Wine.

True or false?

I think even if I had drunk the stuff I wouldn't know the answer to

that one. Um...

There has to be a reason why they put that, so I'm going to say true.

True.

English Novels.

Again, it rings a bell,

but no more than that.

I'm going to say true.

True.

Lloyd Webber.

I've heard of Aspects Of Love, Nick,

but I've not heard of Love Never Dies.

Um...

I'm going to say false.

False.

And finally, Physics.

I wouldn't know the figures, but...

I presume

it's significantly faster than that, so I'll say true.

True.

Those answers are now locked in.

Remember, if there's a single mistake, you leave with nothing. Which ones are you unsure of?

I'm unsure of C,

D, E and F, to be fair.

C, D, E and F - essentially, the ones that were chosen for you.

It's always the problem, isn't it? Let's bring the Usual Suspects to see what they have to say.

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

and next to them are John's answers.

John, you answers are now locked in.

You can't change them by yourself, but you can change them

if you think you've made a mistake, with the help of the Usual Suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost.

John, who would you like to hear from first?

Juliet.

I'm sorry - you've got at least three questions wrong,

and of the remaining ones,

two of them I'm really

uncertain about, and I don't think there's enough money in the pot for

us to split, for me to come down, so I won't be coming down. Sorry.

-Who would you like to hear from next?

-Along the line - Pav, please.

Well, I was thinking you was nearly there,

and I was going to ask you to give me an offer.

I know you've got one wrong,

but Juliet's just put me off now,

you know, with her saying you've got three wrong.

What do you think, John?

I think I've probably got three right and three I'm not sure about.

-Can you come back to me?

-Sure. And Victoria?

Um... Now, I think you've got one wrong.

Unsure about another one.

I'm not going to be able

to come down.

It's not enough guarantee for me, so I'm sorry.

So, Pav, how confident are you on the ones that you...

Well, I know that you've got three right,

and there's one I'm not...

I don't think you've got right, if that makes sense,

but there's two I don't know,

so I'd be trusting you.

We've spent a bit of time together, and I think you know the same

ones that I think I know, so there's no point in me inviting you down.

OK.

That's very... That's very nice of you.

He could come down and open up the board for you, here.

I wouldn't change anything, because I chose those,

and I do believe that Pav says

he thinks he knows two or three -

-I think they're the same ones I'm confident with.

-That's interesting. All right, then, OK.

So you've decided to go it alone, effectively?

-Yes.

-All right, then.

£3,000 at stake, six answers away, let's find out

if you've achieved Perfection.

Just one interesting thing, Pav. You have got to watch out -

you might have been bluffed there by Juliet.

-She might have just wanted nobody else to come down.

-Yeah.

You've got to play your own game.

I want to give you the option, because your two categories that you

chose are at the top, so do you want to start at the bottom or start at the top?

-As they come.

-As they come, from the top.

All right, then, OK.

So we're starting with the two categories that you chose for yourself.

You said this was false because...?

-Nookie Bear was Roger De Courcey, I think.

-So this should turn red.

Is it true or false?

It is false. Very well done.

And you're right - it was Roger De Courcey.

The second of your two categories - Chas and Dave sang the One Foot In The Grave theme.

You said this was true, you could hear it in your head.

Yeah, and I'm a Spurs supporter and they did the Spurs songs

in the '80s, and it sounds like them, but we'll see.

So this should turn green

and get you a third of the way towards the prize fund.

So is it true or is it false?

-Ah.

-It's false.

-It was Eric Idle.

-Ah, now you say it, yeah, yeah.

Just as a matter of interest,

now it's given away -

plainly, you're not going to take home the prize fund -

Juliet, you said three were wrong.

Which three did you think were wrong?

-I knew that that was Eric Idle.

-Right. What were the other two?

-I'm going to withhold that, if you don't mind.

-HE LAUGHS

How very interesting. OK, John, let's press on, shall we?

Is that true or false?

I'm afraid that one's false as well.

-It's actually in Surrey.

-Oh, OK.

EM Forster wrote A Passage To India.

You said that was true. It is...

true.

So you're batting 50-50 here at the moment.

-Yeah.

-50%. Two right, two wrong.

Here's the one you were dreading - the Andrew Lloyd Webber one

that you didn't want.

You said this was false.

It is false. Very well done.

-It's actually a sequel to Phantom of the Opera.

-Oh, OK.

-Yeah.

And finally, the speed of light exceeds 12 miles per second.

Is that true or false? You said it was likely to be true.

That should turn green, then.

And you were absolutely right. That is true.

Usual Suspects, great news for you - the prize fund rolls over

to the next game where one of you could be playing for a total

of £4,000.

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Very happy-looking Usual Suspects, and you've still got a smile on your face, John.

-I've enjoyed myself, Nick. It's been great.

-Thanks very much. Let's hear it for John, ladies and gentlemen.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's all we have time for.

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

this time for £4,000.

They're going to have to outthink each other, though. There's a lot going on here.

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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