Episode 21 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz that demands perfection. Four contestants hope their knowledge is flawless

because one single mistake could give the game away. This is Perfection.

Hello. Welcome to Perfection where only perfect play is good enough.

The contestants, the Usual Suspects, are in our isolation room.

In a moment, we'll find out which one is randomly selected to play.

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

If you said true, you'd be right. Answering true or false might seem easy,

but get a single answer wrong and the Usual Suspects are allowed in to capitalise on the mistake.

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

Hi, I'm Lucy, from Maidstone, I run a dance school and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Bev, from Cheshire, I'm a specialist dental nurse and this is my third game.

Hi, I'm Doug, from Macclesfield, I'm a delivery office manager and this is my fourth game.

Hi, I'm Val, I live in Bedford, I'm a retired quantity surveyor and this is my ninth game.

Welcome to you all and best of luck as we find out which one of you has been picked to play Perfection.

Bev, it's you. Please come and play.

Bev, welcome to the game. Do you play in a brass band, is it? Or a silver band?

Oh, a brass band. Is it? Bollington Brass Band. They're fantastic.

What is it you play? A cornet, a flugelhorn, a horn,

percussion. Do you? And sometimes I conduct the B band as well.

A bit of everything. Oh, OK. Ever get to play the triangle?

Definitely. Everything stops, then...ting.

Pressing on, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects. Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund

so the prize money rolls over to the next game, giving them a bigger total.

Every game is worth £1,000. Here's the good news. Nobody has won the last three games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £4,000.

Where would your money go? My best friend moved to Australia two years ago. I'd really like to see her

and take my family to see her. I can't bear never seeing her again, so I'd go to Australia.

That would be a great trip and £4,000 would help. It would. Here's how the game works.

Three rounds and then a final. If your performance is less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects can step in and steal the round.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off so you can't see or hear anything.

Each round has four true or false statements. You have 45 seconds

and once you've given an answer, it will be locked in. Are you ready? I'm ready.

Then let's play Perfection.

Round One. Your 45 seconds start now.

I think that's true. True.

False. False.

I think...that that could be...

false. False. And, finally, with plenty of time to spare...

I'm not sure of this, but let's go true. True.

And you've answered all four. How did that feel? Difficult. When they just come at you...

When you're in the hot seat. Yeah.

It's time to bring back the Usual Suspects. They can now hear you.

These are the four statements and Bev's answers. Val, has she achieved perfection? She's done very well.

The only one I'm not quite sure about is A. Doug, what do you think?

That looks like perfection to me. Lucy, can you find anything wrong?

I'm not sure about A, either.

I know James Corden presented the 2012 Brit Awards. I'm not sure if he did 2013 as well.

Bev, the moment of truth. You need all four.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Bev. You have achieved perfection. Brilliant, thank you.

Let's look in more detail. James Corden presented the 2013 Brit Awards. True or false?

True. It was the third year he'd done it.

Alex Salmond was formerly a national hunt jockey.

False. He was an economist before he went into Scottish politics.

George V founded the first English navy. True or false?

False. That's a little bit late. Some people say Alfred the Great was first to develop a navy,

but certainly before George V.

Ottawa is the capital of Canada. True or false?

And this is true. People say Toronto or Montreal,

but it is, in fact, Ottawa. Well, Bev, you have made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Before you is your final board. These six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your category options. You have Russia, Greek, Normans, Grunge and many more in-between.

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

I think I'd like Board Games. Board Games goes into the final.

And...Flight. And Flight goes into the final.

Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look-in there. We'll see you in the next round.

In the meantime, cheerio.

Which two will you be trying to avoid? Oh, Russia, The Beatles.

Which two will you choose next? Greek, maybe.

Film Horses. Mm.

Well, you've made a great start. Are you ready? Ready. Let's play Round Two.

Your 45 seconds start now.

True. True.

I haven't heard of Gloria Swanson.

False. False.

I think it could be the Clyde. False. False. And, finally...

That's definitely false. It's a shade of red. False.

That sounded a little tougher. It was tough, yeah.

I only knew one. Really? That IS tough. It's time for us to bring back the Usual Suspects.

I only knew one. Really? That IS tough. It's time for us to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So these were the four statements and Bev's answers.

Doug? I think it's another four out of four from Bev there.

Doug? I think it's another four out of four from Bev there.

I can't see much wrong. Lucy, can you pick any holes?

I'm not sure about D, russet is a shade of blue, but another cracking round.

Val, has she achieved perfection? I think she probably has.

Gosh, a big vote of confidence for you. Of course, doesn't mean it's true!

Let's find out how many are correct.

Two out of four in a 50/50 game is a very average score.

But they don't seem to have any more of a clue about this than you do.

You do have a chance to steal this. You need to change two answers.

Can you work out which two? Russet's not blue. And Germany definitely knocked England out.

B and C, then. Yeah. Go on. Yes, Nick, we'd like to change B from false to true, please.

B from false to true. And C from false to true. Leaving A and D as answered by Bev.

Let's find out the correct answers.

Germany knocked England out of the 2010 World Cup. True or false?

Yep, true, as Bev and Doug agreed.

Gloria Swanson starred in the film Sunset Boulevard. True or false?

It's true, she did. The River Tay is the longest in Scotland. Is that true or false?

True. Well played, Usual Suspects. You know where this is going now.

Russet is a shade of blue. True or false? It's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

Russet is a reddish-brown colour.

Bev, they succeeded where you failed and have stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity to make Bev's chances a little bit harder.

Let's look at the final board. Currently sitting pretty are two categories chosen by Bev,

but the Usual Suspects get to choose the next two categories to add,

hoping to make the final harder for her. Which two do you fancy? Thinking... Grunge. Yeah.

Yes, we all agreed on Grunge. Grunge goes into the final. Judaism? Er...yeah.

And Judaism, please. Judaism goes in, too. Congratulations, you won that round.

Time to switch you off now. We'll see you in Round Three.

Does the brass band play much Grunge? Not really, no.

Judaism? Possibly that could be OK. Ready to play the next round?

I am. That's what we're going to do. Let's play Round Three.

Your 45 seconds start now.

False. False.

I think that's false, too. False.

Em...

I think that's true. True. And finally...

That's false. It's carotene. False. You've answered all four again.

The middle felt a bit sticky. Oh, it did, yeah.

Overall? OK. You're never going to be one to jump up and say, "I've succeeded"?

No. You keep your powder dry. Absolutely. It's time for us to bring back the Usual Suspects.

These were the four statements and next to them are Bev's answers. Lucy, has she achieved perfection?

I think she might have done. I'd have answered the same way.

Doug, can you see anything wrong? I'm pretty sure Scott did sail to the Antarctic on HMS Endeavour.

Val? I think she's got C wrong and D is that mad it could be true.

Bev, the moment of truth. You need all four to win the round.

Let's see how many are correct.

Three's a good score, but it's not perfection. You've let them in.

Can you steal this round? You need to change just one answer. Which?

I think C's wrong. It's something "rate", I think.

I would go with Val. Let's do it. Let's change C from true to false.

C you want to change from true to false, leaving A, B and D as answered by Bev.

Let's find out the correct answers.

The film Rocky is set in Pittsburgh. Is that true or false?

It is false. It was Philadelphia.

Scott sailed to the Antarctic in HMS Endeavour. This is a key one. Is it true or false?

Yeah, it is false. The Endeavour was Captain Cook's ship.

Scott sailed on the Terra Nova.

In finance, APR stands for Annual Purchase Revenues. True or false?

Yes, that's the one. Annual Percentage Rate is what APR stands for.

And carrots contain a pigment called orangene. True or false?

False. Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved perfection.

Carrots, of course, contain a pigment called... Carotene. Absolutely right.

Oh, dear, Bev. They've stepped in and nicked the round off you.

You now have the opportunity of making Bev's chances harder.

Let's see the final board. The first two were chosen by Bev, the second two by the Usual Suspects.

Because you won that last round, you get to add the last two categories.

Which two would you like? Greek?

Greek? Yeah. I was thinking Billionaires. It's a very broad subject.

OK, we'd like to move across Greek, please. Greek goes into the final.

And Billionaires, please. Because it's a broad subject.

Not broad enough because I'm not in it! We now know our six final categories.

Very well played, Usual Suspects. Time to switch you off. That's interesting.

You quite fancied Greek. I did. That's good. Billionaires, I don't know any.

Bev, for £4,000, it's time to play the final.

Bev, if you can achieve perfection, you could leave with £4,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing and one of the Usual Suspects could play for £5,000 in the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Here are your final six categories. You must answer all six correctly to win the £4,000.

There's no time limit, but your first answer is locked in. Ready?

Yeah. Let's reveal your first statement. Is it true or false?

Board Games.

I know they did play it...

False. False.

Flight.

I'll say that's false. False.

Grunge.

I think that's true. True.

Judaism.

Now I'm not sure. I think it could be 16. I'm going to say that is false. False.

Greek.

I think that's a dance. False. False. And, finally...

Billionaires.

I'm not sure of that. I'm going to go...true. True. And all six statements are locked in.

A single mistake and you leave with nothing. Which worry you?

I think E's OK. And D. And the rest of them I'm really not sure about.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects. OK. You can now see the final six statements

and Bev's answers. Bev, you can't change them by yourself,

but you can unlock the board with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will come at a cost.

Usual Suspects, I'll now ask you how well you think Bev has done, if you want to help and what it'll cost.

Bev, who would you like first? Doug, you've been quite knowledgeable. What do you think?

How confident are you, Bev? I'm really confident on five. There's one I'm not sure about.

You've definitely got one wrong.

With your confidence level, I will come down.

There's £4,000 prize fund. How much of it would you require?

I'd want a 55/45 split in my favour.

Would you like to put that in cash terms? Em...

You set yourself the maths! Stumped me there, Nick! I'll come down for 50/50. £2,000 each.

Do you want to hear from somebody else or accept the offer? I'll hear from the others first,

see if they've got a better offer. Val? I think you've got most of them right,

but my area of knowledge is similar to yours and I'm not sure, so I'd rather leave it to Doug. OK.

- Lucy? - I think you've done great.

There's one I'm not sure of and for me it would be 50/50 on whether it's right or wrong,

so I'll rule myself out. Good luck!

OK, so you have a prize fund of £4,000.

You have one Usual Suspect offering to come down for half of the money.

Would you like to accept? Is he bluffing? Can you make it on your own? Up to you now. I'm not sure.

If you'd come and help me, that would be great. Happy to come down for £2,000? Yeah, Nick.

Lovely. For £2,000 of the £4,000 prize fund, come and join us.

OK, Bev, you've asked Doug for help.

It will cost you £2,000 of the £4,000.

Doug, you have forfeited your chance to play in the next game. Yeah.

You're sat down because you've had an operation on your knee. Yes. We want to keep the pressure off it.

It works well because you're about the tallest contestant we've had and Bev is the most petite.

Here are the final round statements. All six answers are now unlocked. Have a chat about what to change.

Right, Nirvana definitely had a number one. Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Bar mitzvah is when they reach 13. A Lambada is a dance. Yeah.

Rupert Murdoch, I thought, was born in Australia. Yeah, right.

I was worried about that, but A is my other one that... What do you want to do?

Bev, it's still your decision, but the board is unlocked

so you can change none, all or some of the answers. Definitely F.

Change to false. F changes from true to false.

And then A... My gut instincts are telling me to change it. OK.

But...do you go with your first reaction?

Go on, change it. Shall we change it? If you're that stuck on it.

Then let's change A to true. A changes from false to true.

Any other changes? No, keep the others. B, C, D and E remain as you originally answered.

Your answers are now locked in. £4,000 at stake. £2,000 each. Six answers away.

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

That's interesting. You changed one at the top and one at the bottom of the board.

Let's start at the bottom. Rupert Murdoch was born in Canada.

You said this was true, Bev, but Doug said he was fairly sure he was born in Australia,

so you changed that to false. We need this to turn red.

Rupert Murdoch was born in Canada. True or false?

It's false.

Born in Australia. So you know straight away it was worth bringing Doug down.

It was. You'd have gone home with no money if it hadn't been for Doug coming down.

Lambada is a letter in the Greek alphabet. You said this was false.

We need this to turn red.

Lambada is a letter in the Greek alphabet. True or false?

Of course it's false. It is a dance.

Lambda is in the Greek alphabet.

Bar Mitzvahs take place when a boy reaches 18. Bev thought it was earlier,

Doug thought it was at 13. So you stuck with false on this one.

If this turns red, you're halfway to £2,000 each.

Bar mitzvahs take place when a boy reaches 18. Is that true or false?

It's false.

And it is when a boy reaches 13 that he reaches his bar mitzvah.

Great start. Half right. Brilliant. It gets more interesting from here.

The next one, "Nirvana had a No.1 in the UK singles chart," Bev, you thought this was probably true.

Doug said it was absolutely true, this was one to stick to.

So we're expecting this one to turn green and get you just two away from the £4,000.

"Nirvana had a No.1 in the UK singles chart." We need this to turn green. Is it true or false?

It's false.

Oh!

Extraordinarily, their highest placing was with a track, Heart-Shaped Box, which got to No.5.

Oh... Oh, wow! In 1993.

As a result, Bev and Doug, you haven't achieved perfection.

You won't be going home with the cash. Perhaps you can still achieve perfection at home.

I'm sure you'd like to know how close you got.

"Louis Bleriot first flew across the Channel in 1880." You said this was false, Bev.

You thought it was too early. Doug came down and agreed with you.

Is it true or false?

Yeah, of course it is false.

1909, that they actually flew across the Channel.

Finally, the other one that you changed. "Monopoly was Lenin's favourite board game."

You said, Bev, this was false. You trusted your gut instinct there.

Then you had a new gut instinct which you decided to go with and changed it to "true".

Let's find out if it's true or false.

Yeah, it's false.

If you don't know, probably it is best to stick with your first thought.

Four out of six isn't bad under the circumstances

when four subject categories were chosen by the Usual Suspects, but it's not good either.

Usual Suspects, the prize fund rolls over to the next game where one of you could be playing for £5,000.

APPLAUSE

Bev, Doug, you failed to achieve perfection and go home with nothing.

I hope you enjoyed yourselves.

It's been great. Fantastic. Let's hear it for Bev and Doug, ladies and gentlemen!

APPLAUSE

Good luck with the recovery on the knee, by the way.

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

Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

I'm David, I'm from Prestwick and I'm a student.

Hi, I'm Mark, I'm from Portsmouth and I'm a college lecturer.

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

Mark, it's you. Please come down and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Mark, welcome to the game. Straight in and straight down. My feet didn't touch the floor, no.

Let's find out a bit more about you. You teach students? I do, yes.

About the gas industry? The gas and the plumbing industry.

You're also a keen musician. I am.

You play guitar? Yes. You write some songs? I write my own songs, for what they're worth.

Married? No, I've got a partner called Sam and, between us, there's four children.

Wow! Do you write songs for her? No.

Trust me, write a song for her. That might be a good idea.

Mark, let's get on with it. It's you versus the Usual Suspects. They're your enemies.

Here's the good news. No-one has won the last four games, so the prize fund currently stands at £5,000.

That is handy cash, so what would you spend it on? A nice little sum.

Probably pay a few debts with that and maybe take them all on a holiday, given the chance.

Good luck. Three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off for now, but as soon as Mark makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

Ready to get started? I'm ready. Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round One. Your 45 seconds start now.

I haven't heard about him being in Iron Man 3. I think that's false.

False.

I've got a feeling that's a resort area in New England.

I'm not sure, but I'm going to say "false". False.

That's false. He didn't spend long in England,

but I don't think it was one day. False. Finally...

That's true. With time to spare, you've answered all four statements.

That sounded very confident. There's a couple I'm a bit ropey on, but I'm not too unhappy with that.

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

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

Val, is that perfection?

I'm not sure about C.

Richard I was on crusades a lot of the time. It wouldn't surprise me if he'd only been one day in England.

Lucy, what do you think? Yeah, I'd hesitate on C as well,

but I think that might be perfection.

David, welcome to the show. What do you think? He's done quite well, but I'd probably change B.

I think The Hamptons is in Los Angeles, so I'd probably change that to "true".

Mark, you need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round. How many are correct?

Three out of four is not bad, but it's not perfection.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game. You need to change one of Mark's answers, but which one?

How sure are you about B? I do think it's in Los Angeles, but I'm not 100%.

If both of you think Richard I... No, that was a stab in the dark.

I think we should go with B. I think we'll go with B.

Can we change B from "false" to "true", please, Nick?

B changes from "false" to "true", leaving A, C and D as Mark answered.

Let's find out the correct answers.

"Ben Kingsley stars in Iron Man 3." Is that true or false?

It's true. Oh, dear, Usual Suspects. You had the chance to steal the round from Mark,

but you didn't consider that one.

No. No. You failed to achieve perfection. Maybe you can still achieve perfection at home.

"The Hamptons is a resort area in California." True or false?

Yeah, false. In New York State.

Oh. "Richard I only spent one day of his reign in England." True or false?

Yeah, that is false. He famously didn't spend much time in England,

but he spent more than one day.

"The Proclaimers is the name of a Scottish band." True or false?

Yeah, that's absolutely true.

Had you achieved perfection, you could have made Mark's chances of winning the prize fund much harder.

Mark, this is your final board. Those six spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your options, starting with Ball Games through to India with many more in between.

Neither side won the round, so the two categories due to be chosen will be carried over to the next round,

meaning four categories will be on offer. Usual Suspects, we'll see you in Round Two.

Which two would you choose?

I like the idea of South Park. The Gruffalo, definitely. I used to read that to my children.

And two you'd like to avoid? BAFTAs and Business.

In order to win the prize fund, you'll need to answer all six statements correctly.

Winning this next round with four categories on offer could prove crucial. Ready? Yeah.

Let's play Round Two.

Your 45 seconds start now.

False. I can't believe he'd own them. False.

That's false. False.

I think that's true. True. And finally...

I think that's true as well.

With plenty of time to spare, you've answered all four.

You sounded very confident. There's a couple I'm very confident with, one I'm a bit dubious of. All right.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects. These were the four statements and Mark's answers.

David, has he achieved perfection?

I think he's pretty close to perfection. There's a couple I'm not sure of, specifically D.

Lucy, what do you think of those answers? D, I'm not sure of either.

But again I think that could be perfection.

Val? Yes, I agree with David and with Lucy.

It could be perfection. They think you might have achieved perfection. Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Mark. You have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

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

"Richard Branson owns one of the Channel Islands." True or false? We know that is false.

He owns Necker Island which is in the Caribbean.

"Herbert Pocket is a character in Hamlet."

You said this was false and it is false.

He's a character in Great Expectations.

"Manchester United won the Premier League in 2013." You were confident this was true and it is true.

"The actor Christian Bale was born in Wales." You said it was true and it is true.

Mark, you have made winning that prize fund of £5,000 a lot easier. Let's see the final board.

Because you won the round, you can choose four categories, two from this round and two from Round One.

Which four would you like to play?

I would definitely like The Gruffalo. The Gruffalo goes into the final.

I would also like South Park. South Park joins The Gruffalo.

Transport. Transport goes in. And we need one more.

Ball Games, please. And Ball Games becomes the fourth category in the final.

Usual Suspects, I'll switch you off for now. See you in Round Three.

Mark, you've hopefully made winning the final that much easier.

Shall we continue? Yeah. Let's play Round Three.

Your 45 seconds start now.

I'm not sure on that one. I'm going to say..."true". True.

That's false. That's in Australia, I think. False.

I think that's true. True. And finally...

I'd say that was false. False. And again with plenty of time to spare,

you've answered all four statements. You don't spend a long time thinking about these. No.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects. These were the four statements and Mark's answers.

Lucy, is that perfection? I think it is. David, can you find anything wrong? No, he's done very well.

I'd say that's probably perfection. Val, can you pick holes in it or are you all waving the white flag?

I think we're all waving the white flag. Really? Another vote of confidence for you.

And they'd rather you weren't doing so well. It's the moment of truth. Have you achieved perfection?

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Mark. You have achieved perfection again.

APPLAUSE

Very good. Well, let's go through them in more detail, shall we?

"Born To Die is an album by Lana Del Rey." You said that was true and we now know it is true.

"Botany Bay is in New Zealand." You said that was false.

We now know it to be false. Of course, it is in Australia.

"Spencer Matthews has appeared on Made In Chelsea." You said this was true and it is true.

"Elephants' trunks are often over five metres long."

You said this was false and it is false. Way too long.

They average about two metres. So, Mark, you've made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Let's have a look at the final board.

You chose the first four categories in the final and you now make it a clean sweep.

I'm probably going to have to go with Classic Albums. Classic Albums goes into the final.

And Trophies. Trophies makes it into the final. We now know our six final categories.

It's time to switch off the Usual Suspects. You didn't get much of a look-in there. And off they go.

If you're ever in with a chance, that's the way to do it. Feeling confident? Reasonably.

There are some there I'm a bit wary of, even though I chose them.

Mark, for £5,000, it's time to play the final.

This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection, you could be leaving with £5,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing which would be great news for the Usual Suspects as one of them

could be playing for a rollover of £6,000 on the next game. So let's play the final round.

Mark, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £5,000.

There's no time limit, but once you've given your first answer, it'll be locked in. Are you ready?

I am as ready as I'll ever be.

Let's reveal your first statement. Please tell me whether you believe it to be true or false.

The Gruffalo...

That's definitely false. False.

Because? Do you want to expand on that? I've read it to my children several times. It's a mouse. OK.

South Park...

I'm not definitely sure George Clooney has, but they get lots of celebrities to do voiceovers,

so I'm going to say "true". True.

Transport...

Yes, that's true.

True.

Ball Games...

I've never heard of it, but I'm going to say "false".

False.

Classic Albums...

Now, I know that Legend is an album by Bob Marley. I'm wondering whether the Wailers were included in it?

I'm actually going to say "true" because I think it's right. True.

And finally, Trophies...

I'm doubtful on that one.

I've got a feeling it's a yachting cup,

so I'm going to say "false".

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

If there's a mistake, you leave with nothing, so which ones are you unsure of? I'm unsure of B.

I'm definitely unsure of D

and I'm a bit unsure of F.

B, D and F. All right, let's see what the Usual Suspects have to say.

You can now see the final six statements and Mark's answers.

Your answers are locked in, but if you think you've made a mistake, you can unlock them

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

Who would you like to hear from first? Val, please.

I think you've done pretty well. There's one I'm not sure of.

Because I'm not sure, I don't want to come and ruin your chances.

David, please. How confident are you about your answers?

I'm pretty confident with several of them.

There's one, maybe two I'm not quite sure of.

I'm afraid we're probably unsure on the same ones. For that reason, I just can't come down. Sorry.

David's declared himself out. OK. So, Lucy?

There's one I think you've definitely got wrong,

another I'd hesitate about, but I would be tempted to come down.

OK. And how much would you want to come down for? Well, the prize fund is £5,000.

I would come down for a 50/50 split.

She wants £2,500 of your £5,000 to come down and help you.

Your decision now is whether you'd like some help or you think you could do it on your own.

You have to make this decision.

If it's just the one question, I don't think that's worth a 50/50 split.

So would you come down for 1,500?

1,500 of your 5,000?

No. LAUGHTER

No, I'd, um... I'd stick at two and a half.

OK, I'm going to say "no". I'm going to stick with my original answers.

You're going to go it alone?

I'm a bit wary of one or two of them, but I'll have a go at it alone. OK, negotiations have come to an end.

Mark, you've decided to go it alone. £5,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

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

"The main character in The Gruffalo is a badger." You said this was false. Is it true or false?

It is false. Good start. APPLAUSE

The main character, as you said, is a mouse. "George Clooney has done voice work on South Park."

You said this was true. You weren't sure that George Clooney had, but you know a lot of stars had.

You thought it was odds-on that he might have done. We need this to turn green to get you two for six.

"George Clooney has done voice work on South Park." True or false?

It's true. Very well done. APPLAUSE

He played Sparky the dog.

Right. "A coracle is a type of boat."

You said this was true. If you're right, you're halfway to the cash

without the help of the Usual Suspects. We need this to turn green. Is it true or false?

It is true. APPLAUSE

The next one, you were a bit worried about.

I've got a feeling it's played with sticks or something, but I'm not 100% sure on this one at all.

Right. "Eton fives is played using a square racquet."

You said this was false. If this turns red,

you are just two away from the £5,000 all on your own.

"Eton fives is played using a square racquet." Is that true or false?

It is false. APPLAUSE

It's played using the hand as a racquet with a glove or not. That's where the "fives" come from.

Yeah. Five fingers, you see.

E, "Legend is an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers." You thought it was an album by Bob Marley.

You weren't sure if the Wailers were included, but you went for "true".

If this is true, you are one away from the £5,000.

"Legend is an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers."

You need this to turn green. Is it true or false?

It is true. APPLAUSE

So we come to the last one.

F, "the Stanley Cup is contested in ice hockey".

Yes, I've got a hunch it was yachting,

but there's a niggling doubt in the back of my mind that it is an ice hockey cup.

You turned down the help of the Usual Suspects. I wonder if you made the right decision?

You are about to find out.

If this turns red, you've won £5,000 under your own steam.

If it turns green, perhaps you should have actually negotiated with one of the Usual Suspects.

"The Stanley Cup is contested in ice hockey."

You answered "false". You need this to turn red.

So, is it true or false

for five thousand pounds?

It's true. AUDIENCE GROANS

And looking at Lucy's face, I don't think that was necessarily the one that she was thinking of. No.

It wasn't? No, that's got me completely by surprise. I thought he'd got perfection.

Did any of you know that was wrong? No? No. They all thought the money had gone.

You haven't achieved perfection and you won't go home with any money,

but with only two answers wrong in all three rounds and the final,

that's a pretty spectacular performance and one to be proud of.

Usual Suspects, the prize fund rolls over to the next game where one of you could be playing for £6,000.

APPLAUSE

They look surprised and relieved and excited at the prospect.

Mark, you go home with nothing other than our thanks for playing such a great game. I hope you enjoyed it.

I did, yeah. Let's hear it for Mark, everybody. What a great contestant!

APPLAUSE

Please join us next time when our Usual Suspects have the chance to play for £6,000.

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

We only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

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