Episode 35 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands nothing less than perfection. Behind me are four contestants

who hope their knowledge is flawless because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Perfection, the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

Behind me are the contestants. We call them the Usual Suspects. They'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 then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said...

..would you say that was 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 mistake.

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

I'm Lorraine, I'm from Liverpool,

I'm a research operations manager and this is my first game.

I'm Georgina, I'm a masters student from London and this is my first game.

I'm Craig, I'm from Weston-super-Mare,

I'm a carpenter and this is my second game.

I'm Sharon, I'm from the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales,

I'm a personnel clerk and this is my sixth game.

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

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

Georgina, it's you! Please come down and play.

-Georgina, welcome to the game.

-Thank you.

-A bit dramatic, that.

-Into the seat and then straight down here to play.

-I'd rather have waited a bit.

Well, Georgina, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects. They were your teammates, they're now your enemies.

They want to stop you winning the prize fund. Your failure means the money rolls over to the next game

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

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Unfortunately for you, the last game was won,

so the prize fund is currently reset to £1,000.

OK. APPLAUSE

But let's face it, straight in, straight out, walk off with £1,000,

-that's...

-Yeah, it'd be all right.

-Yeah. What would you spend the money on?

Maybe £1,000, I'll treat myself to some shopping.

All right. Best of luck. 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.

If your performance is anything less than perfect, the Usual Suspects can step in and steal the round,

making the final much harder for you. Usual Suspects,

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

Away they go. When they're in silhouette, you can talk through your answers without giving away

-any vital knowledge, OK?

-Yep.

-Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll answer against the clock. You'll have 45 seconds.

Once you've given an answer, your first answer, it will be locked in.

-Do you understand?

-Yes, I do.

-Ready to get started?

-Yeah.

-Then let's play Perfection.

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Round one. Your 45 seconds start now.

Erm, I'm not sure.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

Again, I'm not sure on that, either. It's not my strong point.

-I'm going to say false again.

-False.

I think I want to say they were invented a bit earlier,

-so I'll say false again.

-False.

Not sure. I'll say true.

True. And I think it's fair to say that you took a few guesses there.

-A few.

-Well, some of these things you know or you don't.

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

They'll be able to hear you now.

So, these were the four statements and Georgina's answers.

Sharon, what do you make of those answers?

I think, Georgina, you've got A wrong,

the 100,000 homes with a black and white licence.

And I think they're the same as the coloured licence

and would cover both of them, so I'd say that was true.

-What do you think, Craig?

-I'm going to agree with Sharon.

Cos I'm assuming 100,000 homes have a black and white TV licence around the world,

so I would imagine that would be correct.

Lorraine, welcome to the show. Can you see any mistakes with these answers?

Again, I agree with Sharon and Craig.

-I think A is definitely true.

-Sharon, a new experience for you, everybody agreeing with you.

-Yay!

-Cos you spent the last few programmes disagreeing with Jo.

-I know. I miss her now, though.

-LAUGHTER

Isn't that always the way? OK, Georgina, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to win the round.

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

Well, three out of four's not bad, but it's not perfection,

which means the Usual Suspects are allowed into the game. Can you steal the round?

You only need to change one. Which one?

-It's going to be A, isn't it?

-Do you both agree with A?

-I think so.

-Yep?

-Yeah.

-We're going to change A to true, please, Nick.

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

as answered by Georgina. All right, let's find out

what the correct answers are. If a statement turns green, it's true, red, it's false.

Is A true or false?

It's false, Usual Suspects. You are all in agreement

but you're all wrong, unfortunately.

13,202 black and white licences were in use

at the start of 2013.

Let's move on. Maybe you can achieve perfection at home. Let's look at the rest of the answers.

Is B true or false?

Now, that's the one that's true. That's the one you needed to change.

Is C true or false?

Yep, that's false. Invented in 1963.

You said you thought it should be earlier and you were quite right.

Is D true or false?

That is true. Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection,

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

and here's how. Georgina, this is your final board.

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

Here are your final round category options.

Now, had you achieved perfection,

you'd now have the opportunity of adding two categories of your choice to the board.

But because neither side won the round, the two categories will now be carried over to the next round,

meaning four categories will be on offer, making it quite crucial, everybody.

OK, Usual Suspects, you had a chance to steal but didn't take it.

We're going to switch you off but we'll see you in a little while. And away they go.

Let's have a talk about that list.

So, when you get the opportunity to choose your own categories, which two will you be choosing?

Accents maybe. Maybe Adele, as well.

Pick me two that you're desperate to avoid.

I would say Spanish Kings

and Sicily, I don't know anything about Sicily.

All right, then. Remember, to win the prize fund,

you need to answer all six statements correctly,

-so winning this next round where there's four categories on offer would be really handy. Yes?

-Yep.

-Ready to play the next round?

-I am.

-Let's play round two.

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Your 45 seconds start now.

I know that's false. She was in The Lord Of The Rings but not a Hobbit.

False.

Don't know when they first started working. It'll be a guess.

-I'm going to say... true.

-True.

My mum would know this. I'm trying to think of them round our house.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

I've never heard of it. I did PE at A level.

-I'm going to say false.

-False. Good use of the time.

You had just a few seconds left. How did that feel?

I definitely know A, I think.

-OK.

-The others, I think two of them

-I made educated guesses, so...

-It's a tough quiz, this one, isn't it?

-It is a little bit.

-Before we reveal how you've done, time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

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

Craig, perfection this time?

The only one that I'd be a little worried about is

-sphairistike was an early version of tennis.

-OK.

-Lorraine, what do you make of those answers?

-B, I think it's the 1930s,

-so I think that would be, erm, false.

-What do you make of them, Sharon?

I think D is an early version of tennis.

-I'm not going to attempt to try and say the word.

-OK.

They think you might have made some mistakes.

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

Two out of four in a 50/50 game is what's known as an average score.

So you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal the round? You can see Georgina's answers.

You need to change two, but which two?

I think B and D.

I agree, because if we work it logically,

Patricia Cornwell was a crime novelist, definitely,

and Liv Tyler, she played in The Lord Of The Rings

-but she wasn't a Hobbit.

-She was an elf.

Yeah. So we'll change B and D, please, Nick.

B changes from true to false, D changes from false to true,

leaving A and C as answered by Georgina.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

Is A true or false?

Yeah, it's false. And as you all quite rightly said, she actually plays an elf.

Is B true or false?

Yeah, that is false. In actual fact,

they first started in 1960.

Is C true or false?

Yep, true. Absolutely true.

Is D true or false?

It was absolutely true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

-you have achieved perfection.

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Oh, dear, Georgina. The Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed

-and they've stolen the round.

-Yep.

You now have the opportunity to make Georgina's chances of winning the prize fund of £1,000 much harder.

Let's see the final board. 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 from round one.

So, choose away. How are you going to choose?

-Go on.

-Cricketers. I don't think she'll know much about cricketers.

-Spanish Kings.

-Spanish Kings, I'd go with that.

-OK. There's one each.

I'll go for Celeb Dads, please.

-OK, so we want to put in Celeb Dads.

-Yes.

-Spanish Kings.

-Spanish Kings.

-Er, what was the other one?

-Cricketers, was it?

-Cricketers.

And you need to pick one more.

-Erm...

-Baseball.

-Baseball, yeah.

-Would you say Baseball?

-Yes, I would.

-OK. Baseball then, please, Nick.

And Baseball goes into the final.

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

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

-Yeah, see, that was always going to happen.

-Yep.

-Didn't want Spanish Kings.

You've got Spanish Kings.

-Celeb Dads?

-That might be OK.

-Might be. Cricketers? Fan of cricket at all?

-A bit.

-Maybe a chance there.

-Baseball?

-No, got no clue.

All right. Well, the way forward is to win this last round

-and choose a couple for yourself.

-That would be good.

-Ready to play?

-Yep.

-They let's play round three.

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Your 45 seconds start now.

-This is a really good question. That's true.

-True.

I think he's been married a couple of times.

I think he's just split up with someone, as well.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

I'm not sure. My history's not great.

-I'll say true again.

-True.

I've heard of what it was called but I can't remember.

-I'm going to say true again.

-True.

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

-How was that?

-OK. I like the first question.

-You like the first one.

-I just don't like desserts that come in ramekins.

-That's fairly specific.

-I don't like them.

-You don't like ramekins?

-No.

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

That's kind of weird, isn't it?

-LAUGHTER

-These are the four statements and Georgina's answers.

Lorraine, has she got them all right?

I think B is definitely false.

I don't think George Clooney's ever been married.

-Craig?

-Yeah, I think she's got two wrong. I'd say B, as well.

And D, I've worked in the trade and I've never heard anyone call the cavity

in a brick a frog before, so I think that's wrong.

-Sharon, what do you think?

-I think B is definitely false

cos I've asked George loads of times to marry me and he's said no.

-So he's not interested in marrying anyone.

-SHE LAUGHS

-Obviously not. He would've said yes if he was interested.

-Quite right.

OK, Georgina, you have to answer all four perfectly to win the round.

Let's see how many are correct.

Three out of four! It's a good score again.

But I'm afraid it's not perfection, so the Usual Suspects are in the game.

You only need to change one answer, but which one?

-General consensus?

-B.

-Yeah.

-I don't want to say D in case it's wrong,

-so I'll let you go with B.

-You'll let me go?

-I'm pretty sure I've heard of a frog.

Well, my gut instinct was B, as well, so we're going to go with B, changing that from true to false.

OK, change that from true to false,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Georgina.

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

Is A true or false?

True.

George Clooney has been married four times. Surely this can't be true.

Yeah, it is false, although not for the reasons you think, Sharon.

-He has been married once.

-SHE GASPS

-He lied to me!

-LAUGHTER

Talia Balsam was the actress that he married.

Is C true or false?

Yep, it's true. And you know where this is going now, Usual Suspects.

Is D true or false?

Yeah, absolutely true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

-you have achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

So, Georgina, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed and stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now get to make Georgina's chances of winning the prize fund

about as hard as they can be, to be honest. Let's look at the final board.

Currently, four spaces are occupied

by categories chosen by the Usual Suspects.

And because you won that round, you get to complete Georgina's misery

by choose the last two. So fire away.

-What do you guys want to go for?

-I'd say...

-What about Sicily?

-Yeah, I'd go with Sicily.

-Sicily then, please.

-Sicily goes into the final.

-And South America, I think.

I really want to go for Film Quotes.

Yeah, I'll agree with that, yeah.

-Film Quotes, please, Nick.

-Film Quotes goes into the final.

We now know our six final categories.

Very well played, Usual Suspects. It's time to switch you off for the final time.

And off they go. Sicily you didn't want.

-No.

-And Film Quotes.

-I'm OK. My brother's watched them a lot.

Oh, so you might pick up on something like that. All right.

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

APPLAUSE

This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection, you could leave with £1,000.

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing, which is great news for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £2,000

-on the next game. You wouldn't want that, would you?

-No.

-You're going to take home £1,000.

-Definitely.

-OK.

-So, let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

Georgina, here are your final six categories.

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

Think carefully. There's no time limit, but once you've given an 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. Celeb Dads.

Yeah, I know he did. He's married to Lara Stone, who's a model,

-and they had a baby, so that's true.

-True.

Spanish Kings.

Absolutely no idea. I don't even know if that is a king,

-I don't know if that's a house. I'm going to say false.

-False.

Cricketers.

It's possible, definitely.

-Erm... I'll say true.

-True.

Baseball.

I can't imagine that that would be true if it's called the World Series.

-So I'm going to say false.

-False. Sicily.

I've never heard of it.

-I'm going to say false.

-False. And finally, Film Quotes.

Oh, I've not seen it and I know I should've seen it.

-Erm... I'm going to say true.

-True.

And with that, your answers are locked in. If there's one mistake,

you leave with nothing. Which are you unsure of?

-Most of them.

-Yeah.

Well, let's wait and see. You never know.

Let's see what the Usual Suspects have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can see the final six statements and Georgina's answers.

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

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

This will, however, come at a cost.

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

how well you think Georgina has done, if you want to help and how much it will cost.

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

-Sharon, please.

You've definitely got one wrong

and I'm not prepared to help. I'm really sorry.

-I want the money to roll over.

-Craig, please.

-Craig.

I agree with Sharon, you've definitely got one wrong

and I'm not willing to come down, either.

-And Lorraine, please.

-I know you've got one wrong

but I think there's a couple there, as well,

that I'm just not sure on,

so I wouldn't be the right person to come down to give you advice.

None of the Usual Suspects are willing to help so you're on your own, £1,000 at stake.

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

-Let's start at the top, the one you were absolutely confident on.

-OK.

David Walliams became a father in 2013. You said true

-because he's married to...

-Lara Stone.

So we're expecting this to turn green. Is it true or false?

-It is true. Very well done.

-Thanks.

-APPLAUSE

-Good knowledge.

King Juan Carlos belongs to the House of Bourbon.

-You said you didn't know whether he was a king or if that was a house.

-Nope.

In the end, you had to take a guess, so you went with false.

We need this to turn red. Is it true or false?

-Yeah, I'm afraid it's true.

-I didn't know it.

If you don't know, you don't know. You can only take a guess

and unfortunately you plumped onto the wrong side of it. Can you still achieve perfection at home?

Let's look through the rest of the statements.

Chris Gayle once hit a hundred off only 30 balls.

You did a bit of mathematics in your head and said it's possible so you went with true.

Is this true or false?

Yes, it is true, so you were quite right with that one.

Only US baseball teams can win the World Series. You said, "Ridiculous,

"how can it be a World Series if only US baseball teams take part?"

So you said false. Is it true or false?

Is it false. Canadian teams can also take part.

Omerta is a Sicilian rice and seafood dish.

True or false? You said false. We need this to turn red.

-It is false. It is the mafia code of silence.

-Oh, OK.

-Look at that.

So far, four correct, one wrong, and you thought you'd done badly.

-Well, they told me I did badly.

-Don't pay attention to them!

OK, "Go ahead, make my day," is a line from Scarface.

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

Yeah, it's false. "Go ahead, make my day" is a Clint Eastwood quote

-from Sudden Impact.

-Oh, OK.

Usual Suspects, good news. The prize fund rolls over to the next game

where one of you could be playing for a total of £2,000, which was your plan all along.

-APPLAUSE

-Georgina, I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection,

so you go home with nothing other than our thanks for playing and being such a good sport.

-Let's hear it for Georgina.

-APPLAUSE

Right, time to meet the next Usual Suspect hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

I'm Laura from Bristol and I'm an artist and illustrator.

Welcome, Laura. Best of luck to all of you as we find out who has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Laura, it is, in fact, you! Please come down and join us.

-APPLAUSE

-Laura, welcome to the game.

-Thank you.

-It's the second game in a row where someone's come straight in

-onto the line-up and straight down here to play.

-Yes.

-We'll find out a bit more about you. Artist and illustrator?

-Yeah.

-Ever been exhibited?

-Well, I'm in the National Portrait Gallery at the minute.

I did a self-portrait and it's been chosen to be exhibited.

-That's the highest of the high, the ultimate peak!

-Yes, it is.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

-So you are appreciated in your own lifetime.

-I am, yes.

-That's nice for an artist, isn't it?

-Yes.

Best of luck here, Laura. It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

Briefly they were your teammates, now they're definitely your enemies.

Here's the good news. As nobody won the last game, the prize fund currently stands at £2,000.

-APPLAUSE

-What would you do with £2,000 if you leave with that kind of cash?

Go on holiday. We've got some friends who live in Hong Kong

and that would probably go towards that holiday.

Three rounds and a final to come. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off

so you can't see or hear anything. If Laura makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

When they're in silhouette, you can talk through your answers without giving away vital knowledge, OK?

-Yes.

-Are you ready?

-I am, yes.

-Then let's get started and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one. Your 45 seconds start now.

-I don't really have a clue but I think that might be true.

-True.

-That's true.

-True.

That's unusual. Erm...

I think that... John Constable...

-I think that's probably false.

-False.

Ooh.

-It sounds feasible but... Yes, I'll say that's true.

-True.

And with a few seconds to spare, you've answered all four statements.

-You've got a painting question in that.

-I know.

And if I get that wrong, it'll be embarrassing,

but it seems a bit strange,

John Constable in the Turner Prize? I thought it was a modern prize.

OK. Well, 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 Laura's answers.

Sharon, kick us off. Can you pick holes in that or is it perfect?

I believe that D is wrong.

Gremolata, I think, is a rice pudding.

Craig, anything wrong with those answers?

Yeah, I disagree with Sharon. I think she's achieved perfection.

Lorraine? It's one for, one against.

-Which side of the fence do you come down on?

-I disagree with Sharon, as well. I think she's got perfection.

Interesting. The moment of truth.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Three out of four's not bad but it isn't perfection

and it means the Usual Suspects are into the game.

Let's cross over to them and a slightly smug Sharon...

-LAUGHTER

-..to find out whether they can steal the round.

Discuss which one you're going to change cos it is only one, but which one?

To be honest, I like my food and I'm pretty certain on D.

-OK.

-Yeah. I think we're going to go with you.

-Yeah?

-OK, yeah.

OK, we're going to go for D, changing from true to false, please.

D changes from true to false,

leaving A, B and C as answered by Laura.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

If the statement turns green, it's true, if it turns red, it's false.

Is A true or false?

True. Absolutely true.

Is B true or false?

That's also true.

Is C true or false?

Yes, that is false.

The Turner Prize is a relatively recent award, of course.

Constable born in 1776, so you're absolutely right, Laura.

-Yes, too modern.

-And we come to the last one. You look happy up there cos you know where this is going.

Is D true or false?

It's false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

You were absolutely right, but interestingly, for slightly wrong reasons, Sharon.

It's not actually a rice pudding, it's a savoury garnish.

-Oh!

-But nonetheless, it is certainly not a sponge pudding.

It doesn't matter how you get to the correct answers, you did,

and they've stolen the round from you.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Laura's chances of winning the prize fund harder.

Here's how. Laura, this is your final board.

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

Here are your final round category options.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round, they choose two categories,

hoping to make the final harder for you to win. So fire away.

Which two would you like Laura to play in the final?

-Well, Darts jumps out at me.

-Yeah, Darts. I'd go Darts.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-We'll go Darts first, please.

-Thank you. Darts goes into the final.

-What about Madagascar?

-That's a kids' film, isn't it? She might know...

-But it could actually be the place rather than the film, couldn't it?

-Could be.

-If you both agree, yeah.

-We'll go Madagascar, please.

Seems they do both agree, Craig. Madagascar is going into the final, as well.

Well played, Usual Suspects. Time to switch you off

but we'll see you in round two.

You were giggling as they said Darts. I can only assume that's because

-you know everything about darts.

-Oh, yes, of course I do.

-LAUGHTER

-Nothing at all?

-Not a clue, no.

-All right. And Madagascar.

-It depends if it's the film or not.

-But we don't know yet.

-That's true.

-Yeah.

Let's have a look at that list. So, the first two that you will be choosing when you get the chance?

-Probably Artists.

-That would make sense, wouldn't it?

-It would.

-And?

-Maybe Bond, if it's James Bond we're talking about.

OK. And two you're desperate to avoid?

-Ascot.

-Mm-hm.

-And The Web.

-And The Web?

-Oh, yes.

OK. Laura, it's only the first round. You still have two more rounds to find perfection

-and choose your own categories. You ready to press on?

-I am, yes.

-Then let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-That's false.

-False.

Isles of Scilly... Erm, I would say that's false, as well.

-I think they're closer.

-False.

-I think there's less than 500. I think that's false.

-False.

Viridian. I should know this, but I don't.

-Erm, I'm going to say that is also false.

-False.

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

Took your time very well over the last one. I suppose, as an artist,

-you think you know all colours.

-It's embarrassing if I don't get it.

-LAUGHTER

-OK. We'll find out very soon.

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

These are the four statements and Laura's answers.

-Craig, what do you think?

-I think she's probably got perfection

and I'm basing that on the fact that I don't know any of the answers.

-LAUGHTER

-That seems fairly sensible. OK.

Lorraine, can you find anything wrong with those answers?

B I think might be true rather than false.

-Sharon?

-I actually think that it's perfection on this one.

-You agree with Craig?

-I do!

-Do you want to take a moment to enjoy that, Craig?

-Yeah, I'm soaking it in as we speak.

-LAUGHTER

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

A bit of a vote of confidence from two of the Usual Suspects. Let's see how many are correct.

-Oh, wow!

-Congratulations, Laura, you have achieved perfection!

APPLAUSE Whoo!

-I'm shocked.

-Let's run through those and get some more detail on them.

-The leader of the Tour de France wears a blue jersey. You said false because...

-He's got a green jersey.

Er, yellow, in actual fact. But either way, is it true or false?

It is, of course, false. It is a yellow jersey.

The Isles of Scilly are 200 miles from Lands End.

You thought that was too far. It is, of course, we now know...

-..false. 25 miles from the mainland, in actual fact.

-They're very close.

Very close and a lovely place to go if you get the chance.

There are 500 elements in the periodic table.

You thought that was too many. Is it true or false?

Well, we know it's false. There are 98 natural occurring elements.

-OK.

-And 118 in all that we currently know about.

And the colour viridian is a shade of red. You thought it was false,

and you're absolutely right, it is false

because it's a blue-green colour.

-So very well played.

-Thank you.

-As a result of that perfect performance,

you've made winning the prize fund of £2,000 a lot easier. Let's see your final board.

Currently occupying the first two places on the board

are subject categories chosen by the Usual Suspects.

But because you won that round, you earn the right to choose the next two categories.

Which two do you fancy?

-I think I ought to go for Artists.

-Yeah, that kind of makes sense.

Artists goes into the final. And one other.

Oh, actually, maybe I'll take Attractions.

OK, Attractions goes into the final.

-Usual Suspects, you didn't get much of a look in there, did you?

-No.

-No.

You might get a chance in round three. I'll switch you off until then.

Very well done. By choosing your own categories, hopefully you've made winning that final a bit easier.

-Hopefully, yes.

-Shall we keep the vibe going?

-Yeah.

-Let's press on then, shall we?

-Let's play round three.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-I've never really heard that, so I'm going to say that's false.

-False.

Again, I've never heard of that person,

-but I'll say false, as well.

-False.

That's probably feasible. I don't know the answer

-but I'll say that's true.

-True.

-Well, maybe doughnuts, so I'll say that's true.

-True.

With time to spare, you've answered all four. You seemed very positive all the way through.

I just thought, you know, go with my instincts.

That's all I can do, cos I didn't know the answers to any of them.

-Really?

-Yes. No idea.

-You could've got away with saying that you did

-cos you seemed very confident.

-Decisive.

-Decisive.

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

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

Lorraine, has she done it again?

Not sure this time. I think perhaps A might be true.

-What do you think, Craig?

-Yeah, I think A is true.

-Sharon?

-I would say she's got Perfection.

Interesting. Laura, you need to answer all four statements perfectly to win the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Three out of four's not bad but it's not perfection. There's one wrong in there.

I wonder whether the Usual Suspects can find it and steal the round.

You need to change one. Which one?

-Definitely A.

-OK, we're going for that one. Oh, of course, yeah, you work with wood.

Yeah, we'll change A from false to true, please, Nick.

Changing A from false to true, leaving B, C and D as they are.

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

Is A true or false?

It's true. You know where this is going. You've managed to find the one that you needed to change.

Is B true or false?

False. Of course, he played football for England in the 1970s.

Is C true or false?

Absolutely true.

Is D true or false?

Absolutely true. Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Interestingly, they were called doughboys because doughboys were a form of dumpling

which the American soldiers were fond of, so they got known as that.

OK, Laura, the Usual Suspects have stolen the round, they've succeeded where you failed.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Laura's chances of winning the prize fund harder.

Let's take a look at the final board.

First two chosen by the Usual Suspects, middle two by Laura.

Now you, Usual Suspects, choose the last two. So which two do you fancy?

I'd say either The Web or Ancient World.

Yeah, I'd definitely go towards Ancient World.

I'm not sure about The Web. She'd do a lot of research, wouldn't she?

-What about you?

-What about Bond?

-Let's give it a crack.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

OK, we'll go Ancient World, please, and Bond.

Ancient World goes into the final, and so does Bond.

Very well played, Usual Suspects. We now know our six final categories.

OK, guys, time to switch you off. Well played. We'll see you later.

-Well, that's handy, isn't it? You just about managed to avoid The Web, which you didn't want.

-No way.

And they chose Bond for you instead,

-which is one of the ones you would've chosen.

-Yes.

-Ancient World?

-Yeah, maybe, maybe.

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

APPLAUSE

This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection, you could leave with £2,000.

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

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

-So, let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

Laura, here are your final six categories.

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

Think carefully. There is no time limit,

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

-Are you ready?

-I am, yes.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

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

Was he a cheeky chappie? Always looked a bit miserable, I think.

-Let's say false.

-False.

Madagascar.

It's nothing to do with the film, then. Erm...

-I'd say that was true.

-True.

Artists, the first of your own choices.

I don't know, to be honest,

but he painted mill towns up north,

so I think it must be true.

True. Attractions.

It could be a mountain or something like that.

Erm, perhaps in the Peak District or something.

-So I'm going to take a punt and say that's true.

-True.

Ancient World.

I've heard of Xanadu.

Erm, I don't think it was.

-I'm going to say false.

-False. And finally, Bond.

Oh, dear. I don't know. I'm going to have to guess again.

-I'm going to say that is false.

-False.

And with that, all those statements are locked in.

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

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-F and maybe the Heights of Abraham.

-So D and F the ones you're worried about?

-I think so, yeah.

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

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

Laura, they're locked in and you can't change them by yourself, but you can unlock them

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

-Who would you like to hear from first?

-I think Sharon.

To be honest, I think you've got one wrong.

-OK.

-I'm uncertain on it myself.

-I'm really sorry. I'd like to come and help you but I can't.

-That's fair enough.

-OK.

-Er, Craig?

-Yeah, Laura,

-I think you've definitely got one wrong.

-OK.

-The cash isn't high enough for me, either.

-I couldn't tempt you?

-No, you probably couldn't.

-OK.

-Interesting.

-And Lorraine?

I think there's one there that you've definitely got wrong,

-but there's a couple I'm just not sure on at all.

-OK.

-So I don't think I'd be able to come down and help you.

-OK. Thanks anyway.

OK, none of the Usual Suspects are willing to help. You're on your own.

-£2,000 at stake.

-Fair enough.

-Six answers away. Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

If the statement turns green, it's true, if it turns red, it's false.

Now that it doesn't matter, we can ask the Usual Suspects.

So, Craig, which one was it that you thought she had wrong?

-I thought she had E wrong.

-You think E is wrong?

Yeah, Xanadu. I thought it was in Greece.

Lorraine, which one did you think was wrong?

I thought the first one, A.

-I'm pretty sure he was The Cheeky Chappie.

-Interesting. Sharon?

I would've said E, as well.

OK. Let's have some fun with this, if you don't mind?

-I don't mind at all.

-Let's start with A.

Eric Bristow's nickname was The Cheeky Chappie.

Lorraine would've got you to change this. You said this was false.

We need this to turn red if you're right.

So, is it true or false?

Yeah, it is false. Very well played.

-APPLAUSE

-He was The Crafty Cockney, in actual fact.

-Which one did you pick, Craig?

-Er, E.

-Let's do that one next.

The ancient city of Xanadu was in Greece.

You said false. Craig would've got you to change it.

We need this to turn red. Is it true or false?

-That's false, too.

-APPLAUSE

-China, in actual fact.

-Yes, yeah. I didn't think it was Greece.

And Sharon would've changed that one, too. So there you go.

So we've dealt with the Usual Suspects. Maybe you've now got them all right. Where shall we go?

-Bottom to top or top to bottom?

-Erm...

-You were worried about Bond.

-Let's deal with that one.

-OK.

-You said you didn't have a clue.

-Right.

Mary Goodnight is a character in Casino Royale.

You said that's false, although you admitted it was a guess.

-Yeah, it was a guess.

-So, we need this to turn red

to get you halfway to the money on your own,

having cleared out the suspicions of the Usual Suspects.

Mary Goodnight is a character in Casino Royale. True or false?

-It's false.

-Wow. APPLAUSE

Mary Goodnight was a character in The Man With The Golden Gun.

-OK, fair enough.

-D. Let's go up the board.

The Heights of Abraham is in Derbyshire.

-You weren't sure about this but you said perhaps it's an attraction in the Peak District.

-Yeah, maybe.

So you said true. If this turns green,

you're just two away from the money all on your own.

The Heights of Abraham is in Derbyshire. Is that true or false?

-It's true!

-Wow! APPLAUSE

-It's a hilltop park accessible by cable car.

-OK.

Coming Home From The Mill is a painting by Lowry.

That's Artists. That's the one you said you ought to know. You said true, it made sense,

all his paintings were about mills and so on.

If this turns green, you're one away from the £2,000.

Coming Home From The Mill is a painting by Lowry. True or false?

-It's true!

-Wow! APPLAUSE

All the ones the Usual Suspects thought were wrong were right.

All the ones that you were worried were wrong are right.

It comes down to this last one,

Madagascar, which you hoped was going to be something about the Disney film

and the Usual Suspects thought might be about the Disney film.

They also thought it might be about the island, and it is just that.

Madagascar is governed as an absolute monarchy.

Now, you had a long think about this and decided that it was true.

If it is true, you're going home with £2,000, having done it all on your own.

If it turns out to be false, the money rolls over

to the next game for the Usual Suspects.

They look decidedly worried.

-I'm more worried.

-You're worried, too?

-More worried than they are.

Have you managed to pull it off? Madagascar is governed as an absolute monarchy.

You said this was true. You need it to turn green.

Is it true or false

for £2,000?

-Ohh!

-It's false!

-It was a guess.

-It is, I'm afraid, a democratic republic.

There is no king or queen of Madagascar.

I think you should be very proud of yourself. That's an extraordinarily good effort,

five out of six, given that they set you such a tough board.

Usual Suspects, fantastic news for you. I bet you thought it'd gone.

-ALL: Yeah.

-The prize fund rolls over to the next game

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

APPLAUSE

Laura, you did achieve perfection in one of your rounds and you came very close there at the end

-with five out of six, something to be very proud of. Did you enjoy it?

-Yes, really good fun.

-Let's hear it for Laura, everybody.

-APPLAUSE

Well, that's all we have time for. Please join us next time

when our Usual Suspects have the chance to play again, this time for £3,000.

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

We only pay for absolute perfection. See you next time. Bye-bye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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