Episode 41 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands nothing less than Perfection.

Behind me are four contestants who will be hoping their knowledge is flawless,

because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

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're in our isolation room.

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

randomly selected to join me here and play Perfection.

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

For example, if I said

the main ingredient in guacamole is avocado,

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, 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.

Hi, I'm Pam, I'm from Farcet, near Peterborough.

I'm retired and this is my first game.

Hi, my name's Cheryl,

I live in Stockport, I work in manufacturing,

and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Lorna, I'm from Glasgow,

I'm a dental student

and this is my second game.

Hiya, my name's Dave,

I'm from Basildon in Essex.

I'm a bank manager and this is my third game.

Welcome to you all, and especially Cheryl and Pam,

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

randomly picked to play Perfection.

Lorna, it's you!

-Please come and play Perfection!

-APPLAUSE

-Lorna, welcome to the game.

-Thank you.

-Listen, you're a dentist, is that right?

-Dental student, yep.

-Dental student. But always wanted to be a dentist?

Yeah, I was the strange child that, when I was six, turned round,

"Mummy, I'm going to be a dentist." "OK, dear, that's fine."

And here we are.

Were you doing that with your dolls, were you? Like playing them...?

I did have Dentist Barbie!

Maybe that's what did it, then.

Very nicely, you want to continue that work.

You want to qualify and become a dentist here,

but you actually want to do that elsewhere around the world as well.

Yeah, I'd like to go away, probably a Third World country

and just do some voluntary work out there.

Fantastic work if you can get out and do that for underprivileged people.

That would be wonderful. Let's move on. Lorna, 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. Your failure will mean the prize money 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.

Unfortunately for you, the previous game was won,

so the prize fund is reset to £1,000.

But what happens if you walk out of here with £1,000?

I should imagine, if you're a student still then it's very handy.

I'd like to put it towards my trip as well, and maybe give my sister something.

She'd kill me if I'd didn't, so...

Essentially it's going to push your horizons slightly further out.

-Yeah, more options.

-All right. Here's how the game works. You'll play three rounds and then 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 here will have the chance to step in

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

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

so you can't see or hear anything.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock.

You'll only have 45 seconds, and once you've given your answer,

-your first answer, it'll be locked in.

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-As I'll ever be.

Let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one, your 45 seconds start now.

Complete guess. True.

Oh, my old housemates would kill me

if I get this wrong.

False.

Geography not a strong point.

We'll go true.

I'm quite confident that's false.

And with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

So, Iron Man was regularly played in the house.

I'm guessing, from what you said, you shared a house full of boys?

-I was the only girl, yeah.

-Every time they put the film on, you'd say,

"I don't want to watch this," and wander off?

-Yeah, they were always talking about it.

-Should've stayed, shouldn't you, really?

-I know!

Before we reveal exactly 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 Lorna's answers.

Dave, has she achieved Perfection?

There's definitely one I'm sure is wrong,

and that's the Robert Downey Jr one. I thought he was Iron Man.

Pam, can you see anything wrong with those answers?

-I think D could be wrong.

-Ah, nasturtiums. OK, moment of truth.

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

Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of four. Not good, not bad.

Pretty much indifferent, to be honest, Lorna.

You haven't achieved Perfection.

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

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Lorna's answers. You need to change two of them.

-Which two are you going to change?

-Definitely Iron Man.

-He was the starring role, wasn't he?

-Yeah, he was.

-I think he was.

-And nasturtiums, then, Pam?

-I've just got something in the back of my mind

that nasturtium flowers are poisonous.

OK, so we want to change B and D?

B and D.

OK, Nick, can we please change B from false to true.

B changes from false to true.

And D, false to true as well.

D, false to true, leaving A and C

as answered by Lorna.

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

The artist Paul Gauguin was born in Tahiti.

Is that true or false?

It's false, I'm afraid.

That was one of the ones you wanted to change.

He was actually born in France, Gauguin.

Although I understand he did spend quite a lot of time in Tahiti.

Have you managed to achieve Perfection at home?

Let's go through the rest of those statements and answers.

Robert Downey Jr plays the title role in Iron Man.

True or false?

That's true.

You're all absolutely right on that.

The Cape Verde islands are in the Atlantic Ocean.

True or false?

That's true.

And finally, nasturtium flowers are poisonous to humans.

True or false?

That is false, I'm afraid.

They are in fact edible, and used in salads.

So anybody who was panicking just now

when we suggested they were poisonous - they're not.

If you've just had some in a salad, you're fine.

OK, Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection,

you would now have the opportunity to make Lorna's chances of winning the prize fund

much harder in the final.

Lorna, this is your final board.

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

Here are the final round categories for you,

starting with Architecture, running through Roman Gods,

Astronauts, and on to Poker,

with many more in between.

Now, 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. You spurned it.

Perhaps you'll get another chance in round two.

See you later. And away they go.

Lorna, with the Usual Suspects now gone, which of the first two

will you be choosing, do you think?

I studied French at school,

so maybe French Words

and hope that some of that would come flooding back

-in my time of need.

-Yes.

And maybe Ball Games.

It would be the best of a bad bunch I'd be picking.

All right, which two do you desperately not want?

Architecture, definitely not,

and Poker.

Well, the way to avoid them is to achieve Perfection,

-especially with four on offer in the next round.

-Yep.

Let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Ooh. False.

I've never heard of it.

Go false.

Oh, I had a Spanish housemate as well!

We'll go true.

Again, never heard of it.

We'll say...

True.

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

Have your housemates ever thought of joining in with the quiz?

The amount of stuff I should've learned off them...

Oh, I'm kicking myself.

And you think boys don't know anything, that all the things they're interested in are rubbish.

I'll never live it down if they know all these, will I?

Before we reveal exactly 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 Lorna's answers.

-Cheryl, what do you think?

-I'd have said Cotopaxi is an active volcano,

-so I would change that.

-Interesting.

Dave, can you see anything wrong?

Well, I actually don't know anything to do with Cotopaxi,

so I can't actually say whether it's Perfection or not.

But the others are absolutely right.

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

-Three out of four. Better.

-Improving!

But not quite Perfection yet.

As a result, the Usual Suspects get another chance.

Can you steal this round? You can see Lorna's answers.

You only need to change one this time. Which one is it going to be?

-B.

-I'd definitely say it was the volcano.

You've heard of it?

-Yeah, I've heard it somewhere. It's in the back of me brain.

-OK.

Nick, could we please change B from false to true?

You can change B from false to true,

leaving A, C and D

as answered by Lorna.

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

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in Burma.

True or false?

It is false. It was fought in Massachusetts, in actual fact.

Cotopaxi is an active volcano, is that true or false?

Yup, that's true and you know where this is going, Usual Suspects.

Very well played. Rioja wines are produced in Spain. True or false?

True and very tasty they are too.

And the America's Cup is contested in sailing. True or false?

Yup, that's true, too. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Let's see the final board. And because you won the round,

you've earned the right to choose four categories.

Two from this round and two that rolled over.

So, which four would you like Lorna to play in the final?

-Right, so we're going to make this difficult for her?

-Poker?

-I'd say definitely Birds.

-OK, let's put Birds in.

Poker, I think is a great shout, Pam. Can we move Poker across?

-Poker goes across.

-And Birds, please.

-And Birds goes across. Two more.

-Let's put Marathon across, please.

-The Marathon.

-And I think Architecture.

I think that's a difficult one.

-Nick, the final one, Architecture.

-Architecture goes across.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have won the second round.

It's time to switch you off. We'll see you in round three. Cheerio.

And away they go. You see what happens when you let them in?

-It was going to happen, wasn't it?

-I don't want Poker or Architecture.

It's almost like they could hear you. They can't.

-That's going to be tough.

-Yes.

-Ready to play?

-Yeah.

-Then let's play round three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Er... Oh...

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

I hate politics. I don't care.

-False.

-False.

And finally...

-They're similar, aren't they?

-We'll go true.

-True.

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

-How come you have no interest in politics?

-I don't know.

I like teeth. If they had nice teeth, I'd maybe listen to them.

OK, what about the Scotsman question? You looked terrified.

I think I've got that wrong.

It's a matter of national pride that all Scots women know what

-Scotsmen use to keep their kilts up.

-I like kilts.

Yeah(!) Let's just move on before we get ourselves into difficulty.

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Lorna's answers.

-Has she achieved Perfection?

-I don't really know, Nick.

I'm not really sure on the questions myself.

You think they're a tough bunch. Cheryl?

I have to agree. I'm not sure on any of them.

-Dave, can you cast any light on this round?

-I'm afraid not.

They're well tough, but I think as Lorna is Scottish,

hopefully A is correct for her. But I don't know any of the others.

To be fair, I think she's thinking exactly the same thing.

Lorna, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have

won the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Lorna. You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Well, it turns out you can go back to Scotland with your head

held high and also you do know something about politics.

A Scotsman uses a spurtle to keep up his kilt. Is that true or false?

-No, he uses it to stir his porridge.

-Oh!

The Strait of Magellan is between Russia and the USA, true or false?

-That's false. It's at the tip of South America.

-Oh.

Neil Kinnock led the Labour Party for over ten years, true or false?

False. It was around eight-and-a-half years.

And Currer Bell was the pen name of Charlotte Bronte,

is that true or false. We now know that it is of course true.

Let's have a look at the final board.

Four categories on there chosen by the Usual Suspects.

But you get the chance to choose the last two. What do you fancy?

-Put French Words across.

-French Words goes across.

-I'll give First Lines a go.

-First Lines goes across.

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

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

-So you've got half a chance.

-Yeah, that was a complete shock.

-They were all guesses.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Maybe your luck's in.

Lorna, for £1,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

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

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing, and one of the Usual Suspects could be

playing for a rollover of £2,000 on the next game.

So let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

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

You must answer all six statements perfectly if you want to win the £1,000.

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

-Ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

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

Poker.

-Is that true or false?

-I've heard the phrase "dead man's hand".

I couldn't for the life of me tell you what it is.

-Say true.

-True.

Birds.

Hmm. I know what a roadrunner is. I know what a cuckoo is.

-I'll say true.

-True.

The Marathon.

I'm pretty confident on this one cos it's one of the things that

I like to moan about because it's slightly random.

I'm pretty sure it's 26 point something. I'm going to go false.

False.

Architecture.

I've never been to Bulgaria. This was always going to be difficult.

-False.

-False.

French Words.

Right. Bouche is mouth. I've been to France, I love the desserts.

I've heard of it. But does it all link in?

-Ooh... I'll say true.

-True.

And finally, First Lines.

I'll say false.

False. And with that, Lorna, those answers are locked in.

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

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-I'm pretty confident on C.

That's probably about it.

-So C's the only one you're really confident on?

-Yeah.

E is probably more confident than the others,

if I had to put more than one to build myself up!

OK. Well, let's bring back the Usual Suspects and see what they have to say.

You can now see the final six statements and next to them

are Lorna's answers. Lorna, your answers are locked in.

But 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 Lorna has done, if you want to help and if you do, how much it will cost.

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

-Dave, please.

I haven't got a clue on five out of the six. I know one is right.

I'm no help to you whatsoever.

Would you like to hear from anyone else?

I'll work along the line. Cheryl.

I think I only know two. I wouldn't be any help. Sorry.

OK. And Pam?

I'm the same, Lorna. It's a hard board.

-I wouldn't be prepared to come down.

-OK.

I think it's fair to say, Usual Suspects,

you set out to create a hard board and it's really hard!

None of the Usual Suspects are prepared to come down.

You're on your own. £1,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

Let's start at the top. In poker, a "dead man's hand" is four aces.

-Your flatmates, do they play poker?

-I think they have.

-But you've never wanted to join in.

-No.

You said true.

So, in poker, a "dead man's hand" is four aces, is that true or false?

It's false.

Straight away, I'm afraid you've failed to achieve Perfection.

-You'll not be taking any money home.

-Yeah.

It's actually two aces and two eights, which is supposed

to be the hand that was held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot.

After he was shot, they looked down and saw two aces and two eights.

Can you still achieve Perfection at home?

Let's deal with the rest of the statements.

The roadrunner is a type of cuckoo. Is that true or false?

-That's true. Very well done.

-One right, yay!

A marathon is exactly 26 miles long, is that true or false?

That is false, as you said.

26.2.

It is in actual fact the distance from Windsor Castle

-to White City in London.

-Yeah.

The Hagia Sophia is a major landmark in Bulgaria.

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

It is false, very well done.

It's in Istanbul, in actual fact.

Croquembouche is a French dessert. You said true. Is it true or false?

Yeah, it is true. Look at that, so far four out of five.

-I know.

-We might be about to find out that you got five out of six

and only one wrong.

"Call me Ishmael" is the first line of Moby Dick.

-Have you read Moby Dick?

-No.

-OK. Well, that makes it rather tough.

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

Yeah, it's actually true. So that one's wrong too.

But four out of six isn't bad, given that four out of the six

-categories were chosen by the Usual Suspects.

-Yeah.

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.

APPLAUSE

Lorna, you failed to achieve Perfection, which means you go home with nothing, other than our thanks

-for playing. I hope you've enjoyed yourself.

-It's been great.

-Let's hear it for Lorna, everybody.

APPLAUSE

It proves even nasty boy flatmates might be of use sometimes.

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

-Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

-Hi. I'm Joe.

-I'm from Dartford in Kent and I'm a student.

-Welcome, Joe.

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

been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Joe, it's you. Come down and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to the game. It's all about the students today.

Lorna was doing dentistry. You're in a gap year.

I've just finished my A-levels, got my results, all good.

So hopefully off to do a bit of modern history.

You have the most interesting combination of interests

of anyone I've met so far. You play hooker for a rugby team.

Yeah, I play for Blackheath, the oldest rugby team in the world.

-But I also like my Latin and ballroom dancing.

-Wow!

Is it the dance moves, the beauty of the dance,

-or that you get to dance with lots of lovely women?

-You do meet a lot of lovely women,

but also when I go to a club now, I've got a bit of rhythm in me.

-You bust some big shapes!

-Yeah.

-Excellent. Good luck.

It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

Nobody's won the last game and so the prize fund runs at £2,000.

APPLAUSE

-That's going to be handy in a gap year.

-I'm big into my cycling,

so going to watch the last stage of the Tour de France

on the Champs-Elysees would be a dream

and also maybe spending money on a deposit on a car.

Good luck. Three rounds and a final to come.

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

As soon as Joe makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah, I'm ready.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one, your 45 seconds start now.

-I do like my reggae, that's true.

-True.

-I'm unsure on that one. But I'll also say true.

-True.

Now I know Nixon was the first to visit China, JFK, I think that...

The Second World War, maybe, so I'm going to say false.

False. And finally...

Yeah, of course it is. That's true.

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

-Certain of that last one. Are you a Tottenham fan?

-No, a West Ham fan.

-But you know where it is.

-Yeah.

All right, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and next to them

are Joe's answers. Dave, is that a round of Perfection?

I think he's had a cracking round, that's Perfection.

-Cheryl, what do you think?

-I think he's had a good round,

but I think JFK was the first President to visit Japan.

Joe, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to

have won the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations. You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

That's a cracking start. Very well done.

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

Red Red Wine was a UK hit single for UB40, you said true,

and it is of course true.

Vanilla pods are obtained from a variety of orchid.

You said that was true and it is...true.

JFK was the first US President to visit Japan.

You said that was probably false and it is now, we know, false.

The first official visit was by Gerald Ford.

-Quite late.

-Quite late.

And finally White Hart Lane is the home ground of Spurs.

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

That's a great start. This is your final board.

These six blank spaces need to be filled with categories.

Here are your categories,

starting with Norse Myth, running through Fashion, Counties

and onto Zoos, with many more in between.

You've earned the right to choose two categories to add to the board.

Which two would you like to play in the final?

As a history and politics student, it'd be stupid

-if I didn't choose US History.

-US History goes across.

And also, I like the look of Counties.

From the Home Counties, I should know a bit about it.

-I'll go for that.

-Counties goes across.

Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look-in. He played very well.

-He did.

-You might get a look-in in the next round, but we're going to switch you off.

Cheerio. And away they go.

Looking at that board on the left, which two are you keen to avoid?

Norse Mythology and then also Insects.

-The way to do it is to play the way you're playing. How old are you?

-18.

-Only just.

-Very impressive start.

-Are you ready to play on?

-Of course.

-Then let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-Um... That could well be true. I'm going to say true.

-True.

-No, it's Geordie Shore. That's false.

-False.

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

-False.

And finally...

No, he didn't win much in his career. I'm going to say false.

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

-That felt like a confident round again.

-I think A and C, I could have

slipped up on. But I'm certain about B and D.

All right, it's time to bring back those Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements

and next to them are Joe's answers.

-Cheryl, has he achieved Perfection this time?

-I'm not entirely sure.

But I thought Walter Mitty was Huckleberry Finn,

so I would change that to true.

-Pam, can you see any mistakes?

-I can't, Nick.

-Interesting.

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

A good round again, but it's not Perfection.

You've missed out somewhere.

Your enemies now have the chance to step in and steal the round.

But they have to identify which one of your answers they need to change.

I thought the three other than Walter Mitty, I was certain about.

I don't know where I've got it from, it popped into my head.

-Shall we as a team agree to go with Cheryl?

-Don't put it on me!

It's a team decision, Cheryl.

Nick, can we please change false to true on C, please?

C changes from false to true,

leaving A, B and D as answered by Joe.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

Sweden and Denmark are connected by a bridge, true or false?

It is true. Guernsey Shore is the title of a reality TV series.

Is that true or false?

It is false. It is of course Geordie Shore, or even Jersey Shore.

Mark Twain created the character Walter Mitty. Is that true or false?

That's false.

Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round,

but you failed to achieve Perfection.

Can you still achieve Perfection at home? Let's clear that one up.

James Thurber created the character Walter Mitty,

certainly not Mark Twain.

So finally, Tim Henman has won an Olympic medal,

is that true or false? That's the one you were looking for.

He won a silver, 1996, in the men's doubles.

Let's have a look at the board.

It only has two categories on it, chosen by Joe.

Because neither side won the round, the two categories that were due to be chosen will be carried over

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

Usual Suspects, you missed out there. I wonder whether you'll get a look-in in round three.

That's when we'll see you next. Cheerio.

Joe, with four categories on offer in the next round, that's a good one to win.

-Are you ready to play the next round?

-Of course, yeah.

-Good. Let's play round three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Scrag end. I think it is a cut of meat, so I'm going to say true.

True.

-Yeah, I'll go true.

-True.

I don't think they'd let him do that in the Royal Family. False.

False.

I don't know if it went number one,

-but I know it's an album by them, so I'm going to say true.

-True.

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

So, again, felt like a very strong round.

A and B, maybe, I think I might have tripped up on.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Joe's answers.

Dave, what do you think?

This time I can't comment, really,

other than that I don't know any of them. So I can't say, I'm sorry.

Tough old round, you think?

-Yeah.

-All right. Cheryl?

I think he's done pretty well.

Pam, can you see anything wrong with these answers?

I can't. I know that three are right,

but I don't definitely know on a fourth one.

All right, Joe, the moment of truth.

A bit of a vote of confidence,

albeit slightly begrudgingly, from the Usual Suspects there,

who can see this going away from them slightly.

Let's find out how many statements are correct.

Three out of four again.

Close, but no cigar, as they say.

Not quite Perfection, and you have let your enemies,

the Usual Suspects, into the game.

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

You need to change one. Which one are you going to change?

I would say the walruses, but if anyone else has got...

Well, I'm not 100% sure on C,

so we'll make a team decision.

Don't go on B again!

OK, Nick, could we please change B from true to false?

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

Thank you, Usual Suspects.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

The scrag end is a cut of meat from the neck. Is that true or false?

It is true.

Very tasty if you cook it slowly, by the way.

See, you get cooking advice on this programme as well!

Walruses live only in the Antarctic, true or false?

Yeah, that's the one. It's false.

Well done, Usual Suspects.

You know where this is going now, don't you?

Walruses live in the Arctic.

Prince Harry failed all his A Levels, true or false?

Yes, that is false. He passed two, in actual fact.

-Which is reasonable, isn't it?

-It's all right.

Hot Fuss is a UK number one album for The Killers, true or false?

Yeah, that's true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you HAVE achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Let's see the final board.

Only two categories on there,

but because you won the round, Usual Suspects,

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

Two from this round

and two rolled over from the previous round.

Which four would you like Joe to play in the final?

Is there any you'd really like to put across, Pam?

I would just say Fashion.

I don't know whether he would...

Let's go with Fashion, then. Let's go with Fashion for Pam.

-Move Fashion across, please, Nick.

-Fashion goes in. Three more.

-Cheryl?

-Insects.

-And insects as well, please, Nick.

-Insects.

-I'd like to move Electricity across, please.

-Electricity.

And then, as a final one, what do you think?

-Zoos? Instruments?

-Zoos?

OK, let's move Zoos across, please, Nick. Thank you.

Zoos goes into the final. Thank you very much, Usual Suspects.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

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

What do you make of those?

They picked for you...Insects,

you didn't want Insects, did you?

No. Insects and Electricity. I've never really been good at science.

But I've visited many zoos in my past, so...

-but it's all 50/50, isn't it?

-It is, you're absolutely right.

Joe, for £2,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Joe, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a fund of £2,000.

If you fail, you'll be leaving with nothing,

which is great news for the Usual Suspects,

because one of them could be playing

for a rollover of £3,000 on the next game.

-That's what you want to stop happening.

-Cool.

So let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Joe, here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £2,000. Think carefully. There's no time limit.

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

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

Independence was 1777,

so I'm going to say that it did.

-So I'm going to say that's true.

-True.

-You all right?

-Yeah, I'm all right.

-You just thought of something?

-I've gone wrong.

It weren't the Civil War.

It was the war against the British. The Civil War, the century after.

-So, yeah. Gutted.

-OK. Counties.

Yeah, I've got family that live in Colchester. It's definitely in Essex.

-That's true.

-True.

Fashion.

I always had a feeling that he was from London,

so I'm going to say that's false.

False. Insects.

I think you can get silkworms in England, in other countries,

not just in Asia.

So I'm going to say that's false.

False. Electricity.

That could be either way.

Why would you name it after a writer?

But then, I guess...

I'm going to say that's false.

False. And finally, Zoos.

Yeah, I'm a London boy. Pretty sure of that.

In North London, around Bloomsbury, so I'm going to say that's true.

True. And with that, Joe, those answers are locked in.

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

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-A.

After I answered it...

I know for a fact that 1776 and 1777

was when George Washington made the US independent.

The Civil War was about 100 years after with Abraham Lincoln,

in the 19th century.

It was the US War of Independence in the 18th century.

-So you kind of need to change that, don't you?

-Yeah.

-So I'm going to have to get my bluffing on.

-Yeah.

-Any others that you're worried about?

-Maybe the Voltaire one.

-I think with the others I'm quite confident.

-All right, then.

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

Usual Suspects, you can see the final six statements

and next to them are Joe's answers. Joe, your answers are now locked in.

You can't change them 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.

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

-I'll hear from Dave, please.

How confident are you with your answers?

I know for a fact I've got five right.

And I know for a fact that the one I've got wrong, I know the answer.

I'm definitely willing for someone to come down

and I will change the answer myself.

-I'll be honest, to Dave.

-Yeah?

I'll go 50/50. £1,000 each,

we leave with it now. You don't have to do any work,

you don't have to answer any questions.

You walk home, you go back to Essex with a grand in your pocket.

We can get the train back tonight.

We'll get a couple of drinks on the train and we'll have a good time.

You'll know you'll walk home with £1,000 as well.

You're a bit of a car dealer, aren't you?

So you're absolutely sure there is just one that you got wrong

but you know you got it wrong and how to change it?

Yeah, I'm distraught I got it wrong.

I feel like such an idiot.

I know it's wrong and I know if you come down here,

I can change it myself and Bob's your uncle, we've got a grand.

What do you make of this offer, then?

Erm...

..something's holding me back,

and I don't know what it is that's holding me back.

I'm going to say no. Sorry.

Cheryl, can I hear from you?

I think the money's just... It's not enough for me, mate. I'm sorry.

Cheryl, you're definite? You're not going to come down,

-no matter how much of the £2,000 is on offer?

-Yeah, I think so.

Pam, you know, £1,000? And I know which one I got wrong.

-OK.

-Yeah?

-I'll come down.

-Good.

You're saying yes, Pam, are you?

-Yes, I'll say yes, Nick.

-Well, smashing!

Negotiations have been agreed.

Pam, please come down for £1,000 of the £2,000 on offer.

APPLAUSE

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

If you achieve Perfection,

it will cost you £1,000 of your potential prize fund of £2,000.

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

This is your only shot at winning Perfection.

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

Let's talk about the money. What does £1,000 mean to you, Pam?

Erm, well, it'll give myself and my sister

perhaps the little trip on the Orient Express that we want to do.

That would be lovely if that happens. And, Joe, £1,000 for you?

I think, yeah, a bit of travelling.

-Go to the Tour de France next year, definitely.

-All right, then.

Well, here are the final round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Normally at this stage, I say,

"Pam, which answers do you want Joe to change?"

But Joe's talked you into coming down

on the basis that you don't have anything to do.

Are there any there that you want to change?

I thought he'd done really well.

So there's four there that I know he's got correct.

But I don't know E and A.

All right, then. So all of those answers are now open.

You can change any, you can change none,

you can do what you want with the board.

A was the one that I knew I'd got wrong as soon as I'd answered it.

I know for a fact that the 18th century,

which is, like, 1700-1799, was when the War of Independence was.

The Civil War was quite a bit after, with Abraham Lincoln.

So that's the one I'd change.

And I want to go with my gut with the Voltaire one.

All right, so we'll change A and just go with the rest.

-See if we can live the dream.

-That's fine.

-Yeah, change A to false.

-A changes from true to false.

Happy with B, C, D, E, and F.

Yeah, go on. Lock them in.

And locking the rest in.

Well, that's interesting, isn't it? £2,000 at stake.

£1,000 to Joe, £1,000 to Pam. Six answers away.

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

I have to find out before we go into this -

Dave, are you regretting not coming down at this stage?

Yeah, there's a little bit of regret in me,

but, to be honest, they're both lovely people

and to share the money is great for them if they get it.

But, yeah, I've got a little bit of regret.

Is there anything in there that you think is wrong?

No, I'm not sure about E at all.

The rest of it looks sound to me.

All right. Well, let's take a look.

Let's start at the top and make our way down,

cos this is the key one, to be honest.

The US Civil War took place in the 18th century.

You said true, and then went,

"No!" American War of Independence

was 18th century, American Civil War was 19th century.

So you wanted to change it, yes?

After all that, I hope I have got it right now!

-LAUGHTER

-Bit of pressure!

We can find out straight away. Is it true, or is it false?

-It is false.

-APPLAUSE

It was the 19th century.

You were absolutely bang-on all the way through that.

So from here on in should be plain sailing, shouldn't it?

Ooh, you never know!

OK, Colchester is a town in Essex.

-Confident on this one?

-Yeah.

You said true, Joe.

Pam agreed with you totally.

Is it true or false?

-Yep, it is true.

-APPLAUSE

Fantastic. A third of the way towards the money. C.

The designer, Sir Paul Smith, is from Nottinghamshire.

You said this was false. You think he's a London boy?

Well, yeah. I've got aftershave, Paul Smith London. So...

-So there you go!

-Yeah.

All right, is that true or false?

It's true! AUDIENCE GASPS

-He could have been from Nottingham. Never mind.

-Joe!

The designer, Sir Paul Smith, is FROM Nottinghamshire.

Not necessarily where he's got his business set up.

And it is Paul Smith London,

-doesn't necessarily say where he's from.

-Never mind.

Obviously, Dave's looking happy! Great news for the Usual Suspects.

Can you still achieve Perfection at home?

Let's take a look through the rest of the statements and answers

and see where it brings us.

Silkworms eat nothing but bamboo shoots.

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

Yeah, it is false.

Mulberry leaves, actually.

The volt is named after the French writer, Voltaire.

Joe, you said it was unlikely they would name it after a writer.

Why would they?

You said false, and Pam was happy to go with that.

Is this true or false?

Yeah, it is false.

Actually named after the Italian physicist, Alessandro Volta.

Look at that, four out of five.

Have you got five out of six?

-I know that's right.

-You know that's right?

-Yeah.

You've missed it by one, haven't you?

London Zoo is located in Regent's Park. Is that true or false?

It is, of course...

..true! Can you believe that?

You missed out on the one. And do you know what?

Joe, you only got three questions wrong in the whole game.

I have to say, for an 18-year-old, don't you think, Pam...?

-He's brilliant.

-We're very impressed with you, young man.

I think you're going to do very well in life, Joe,

with all your different interests.

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

Whatever little voice was holding you back there, Dave,

you want to listen to that again! It works for you!

Yeah, definitely! Definitely worked!

Well, Joe, Pam, you failed to achieve Perfection,

which means you leave with nothing,

other than our thanks for being such great contestants.

Enjoyed yourselves?

-Yeah, been brilliant.

-Yeah, very much.

Let's hear it, please, for Joe and Pam.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's all we have time for.

Join us next time when our Usual Suspects

have a chance to play again, this time for £3,000.

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

We only play for Perfection. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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