Episode 44 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands Perfection.

And four contestants hoping their knowledge is flawless

as one mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello, 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 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:

Would you say that's true or false?

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

Answering true or false might seem easy,

but if a 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.

My name is Harriet, I come from Weston-super-Mare.

I'm a sales assistant in a games shop, and this is my first game.

My name is Devin, I'm from Essex.

I'm a partner in an import-export business,

and this is my third game.

My name is Detta, I live in Gravesend.

I'm a payroll administrator, and this is my fourth game.

My name is Chris, I'm from Swansea.

I'm a collections officer for a utilities company,

and this is my fifth game.

Welcome to you all, and best of luck,

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

Devin, it's you!

Please come down and join me!

Devin, welcome to the game. Let's find out a bit more about you.

-You're interested in cooking.

-I am, I am a bit of a cook.

I do believe men are the best cooks in the world.

HE LAUGHS

That's immediately upset two of the Usual Suspects.

They won't do you any favours.

I like cooking too, but I find it more of a relaxation.

It takes the stress away.

I like cooking for the family.

-I find ironing quite therapeutic.

-Do you really?

-Yes.

-You've just re-ingratiated yourself!

-I know.

-Strategically playing there.

-Very good.

Devin, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates, now your enemies,

especially after your first comment.

Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund,

because your failure means the prize money rolls over to the next game

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

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

The good news for you is nobody won the last game

so the prize fund currently stands at £2,000.

APPLAUSE

So, what are you going to spend that on if you walk out with the cash?

To be honest, I want my parents to finally retire.

They've been working for quite a few years.

So I do want to send them away on holiday.

Our business is family-orientated, so I want to step in there

-and let them step out.

-You just want to take over the business!

Er, yeah, you could say that! LAUGHTER

You don't want them to see what you are up to once they're on holiday.

The rest, I want to build a learning institution in India

-for underprivileged children.

-That's really good work.

That's what the rest of it would go towards.

Good luck. Here's how the game works.

You play three rounds, and a final.

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

If your performance is less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have a chance to step in

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

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off

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

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock, with only 45 seconds.

Once you give an answer, your first answer is locked in, understand?

-Understood.

-Jolly good. Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round 1, your 45 seconds start now.

Erm... Shane Warne, Evelyn Waugh.

-I'm going to take a random guess and say true.

-True.

Erm, I can't remember my history now.

-Inkling is telling me true.

-True.

Oh, gosh, that's totally blown away from me. I'm going to say false.

False. And finally.

-That's false.

-False.

With a little time to spare, you've answered all four.

You looked uncomfortable with the first half of that.

I remember reading when I was younger where a dodo was native from.

But it's just totally gone away from me now.

And a strathspey? I'm not too sure.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

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

-Chris, has he achieved Perfection?

-I don't think he has, Nick, no.

I would change A from true to false.

Harriet, what do you think of the answers?

Not sure about the last one. I'd possibly change that one.

-You think they might have come from Wales?

-Possibly.

The moment of truth. You need to answer all four perfectly

to win the round. Let's see how many are correct.

-Ah!

-Yeah, I know.

That's slightly worrying, isn't it?

LAUGHTER

You haven't achieved Perfection.

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

They can steal this round from you, if they can find

the three answers they need to change.

So, go to it, Usual Suspects, what do you want to change?

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. They weren't born in Wales.

-I know, I didn't read the question!

-No, they weren't born in Wales.

-So he's got D right. I would change A, B and C.

-Yep.

-OK.

-We will change A from true to false.

-A from true to false.

-B from true to false.

-B from true to false.

-And C from false to true.

-C from false to true.

Leaving D as answered by Devin. OK.

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

Evelyn Waugh was a famous female cricketer, true or false?

Yeah, false, I'm afraid.

He was a famous novelist who famously wrote Brideshead Revisited.

The dodo was native to Australia, true or false? False.

In actual fact, it was from Mauritius, before it died out.

A strathspey is a Scottish dance tune, true or false?

Yes, that is, in fact, true.

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

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were born in Wales. False.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection!

APPLAUSE

They were, in fact, both born in England, just to clear that up.

So, appearing before you, Devin, is your final board.

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

Here are your final round category options,

starting with Animals, running through Royal Wedding, onto Chefs,

and, finally, onto James Bond, with many more in between.

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

of adding two categories of your choice to the board.

But, because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you,

they choose two categories, to trip you up in the final.

So, fire away, Usual Suspects, decide the two categories you want.

-What do you think, ladies?

-Astrology?

Yeah. OK, Nick, we'll have Astrology, please.

-Astrology goes in. One more?

-I was thinking, maybe, Royal Wedding.

-Yeah.

-OK, yeah, that's fine, Royal Wedding, please, Nick.

Royal Wedding goes in too.

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

Time to switch you off, we'll see you in Round 2.

Now they've gone, let's have a talk. Astrology?

That's fine. I'm quite happy with those two.

-Royal Wedding too?

-Yeah.

Let's take a look at the lists.

Pick me two you'd like yourself, given the opportunity.

Animals, and Populations.

And two you are desperate to avoid?

Probably 1960s Films. And I don't know much about Manchester.

All right. It's only the first round, you have two more rounds

to find Perfection and choose your own categories for the final.

-Are you ready to carry on?

-Absolutely, yeah.

-Let's play Round 2.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

Erm, I don't know the answer to that, but I've got an inkling to say true.

True.

-That is true.

-True.

-Uruguay is landlocked? Erm, that is true as well.

-True.

And finally.

-That's false.

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

-You don't look like you're enjoying yourself any more.

-Sorry?

No, I am enjoying myself!

It's just I think I pull quite a serious face when I'm thinking.

Have you done better this time round?

I'm a little unsure with A.

Before we see how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Here are the four statements and next to them are Devin's answers.

-Detta, what do you think?

-I think he's done really well there.

I don't know that any of them are wrong.

-So you wouldn't change any?

-No.

-OK.

Chris, can you pick any holes in this?

No, I think he's got Perfection, Nick.

Vote of confidence from the Usual Suspects there.

They think you've got Perfection.

The moment of truth, let's see how many are correct.

One out of four!

DETTA LAUGHS

-Well, it's consistent!

-LAUGHTER

But it's consistently below par, to be honest.

In a 50-50 game, you're going some to only score one in each round.

As a result, you've let the Usual Suspects in. Can you steal the game?

I doubt it somehow, given how badly you all thought he had Perfection!

Anyway, you need to change three answers to achieve Perfection.

Which three are you going to change?

THEY TALK AMONGST THEMSELVES

-OK.

-OK.

All right, then, Nick, we think he's got A correct.

-We want to change B, C and D.

-OK, B changes from true to false.

C changes from true to false.

And D changes from false to true.

Leaving A as answered by Devin.

OK, let's have a look at those answers.

Steve Coogan created the comedy character Paul Calf, true or false?

Yes, it's true. So you know where this is going now,

because you've picked the one that's right.

The spice turmeric is obtained from tree bark, true or false?

Yeah, it's false, it's obtained from the root of a relative of ginger.

Uruguay is landlocked, true or false?

It's false, it has a coast on the Atlantic.

In the British Army, a major is senior to a captain, true or false?

Yeah, it's true, absolutely right, Usual Suspects, congratulations,

you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Once again, they've succeeded where you failed,

they nicked the round off you. Let's look at the final board.

You get the choice of the next two as well, Usual Suspects.

What do you fancy?

-UK Monarchs?

-I was just thinking Monarchs, yeah.

OK, UK Monarchs, please, Nick.

UK Monarchs goes in.

Shall we be really mean and put Vince Cable in as well?

-Yeah.

-All right, OK.

-Vince Cable, please, Nick.

-Vince Cable goes into the final.

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

It is time to switch you off. See you in Round 3.

Now they've gone, let's talk about those two. UK Monarchs?

Not my strongest point. But, yeah, we'll give it a go.

-Vince Cable?

-HE LAUGHS

I know who he is. I don't much about him otherwise in terms of background.

You have one more chance to find Perfection

and choose your own categories for the final.

It's how the questions land, you know them or don't.

-Are you ready for the next round?

-Absolutely.

-Positive mental attitude going in?

-Yep.

-OK, let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-That's false.

-False.

Erm, I'm unsure of that. I think he isn't.

-I haven't heard his name in athletics, so, false.

-False.

-I think that's true, I remember her mentioning that once.

-True.

And finally.

-I think that's false.

-False.

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

-You sounded more confident through that one.

-Yeah.

I think some of the questions were a bit easier, especially A.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, here were the four statements,

and next to them are Devin's answers. Harriet, what do you think?

I don't think he's got C right,

because I can't remember her being in that. So, at least one wrong.

-Detta, what do you think?

-I think C is right.

She was in the original London cast.

But I'm not sure about D.

Chris, has he made any mistakes?

I'm not sure, Nick, if I'm honest.

I would possibly change B.

That's really interesting, Devin.

In previous rounds, they thought you'd achieved Perfection,

you only got one out of four.

On the basis they think you might have made some mistakes,

you might have got all four right! The moment of truth.

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

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Devin, you have achieved Perfection!

APPLAUSE

THEY LAUGH

NICK LAUGHS

That is kind of funny, really!

OK, let's have a look through those answers in more detail.

Sachin Tendulkar is depicted on all Indian banknotes, you said false.

That is, of course, false.

And you'd have got into trouble with the family, I'd imagine.

-I would have.

-He's like a big hero,

but he's certainly not on all banknotes.

James Dasaolu is an American sprinter.

You said you hadn't heard of him, so you said false.

It is, of course, false.

He's a British sprinter. Come out of nowhere all of a sudden,

and set the second fastest time ever by a British sprinter.

He's a real hope for the future is that lad.

Amanda Holden appeared in Shrek the Musical, is that true or false?

We now know it is, of course, true. As Detta said, as you said.

Konrad Adenauer was Gerald Ford's Vice-President, you said false.

And it is false because he was Chancellor of Germany, 1949-1963.

-As you well knew?!

-As I well knew, yeah!

It doesn't matter how you get to these answers,

as long as you get to the answers. A perfect round.

Which has made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Let's look at the final board.

It's 4-0 to the Usual Suspects so far.

But you get to choose the last two,

hopefully making winning the final that little bit easier.

Which two would you like?

-I'm going to go for Animals.

-Animals goes in.

-And Populations.

-Add Populations.

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

Usual Suspects, time to switch you off for the final time.

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

APPLAUSE

Devin, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection, you could be leaving with £2,000.

Fail, you leave with nothing, which is great for the Usual Suspects

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

-Let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

Devin, here are your final six categories.

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.

-Ready?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Then let's reveal your first statement.

Astrology.

Just trying to run through the star signs.

I believe Leo is in the summer months more than towards Halloween,

so I believe that to be false.

False.

Royal Wedding.

I believe that to be true, I do remember Adele, oh...

Yeah, I do remember Adele being mentioned to sing there.

OK, true.

UK Monarchs.

It's not a category that I'm strong on to be honest.

I am going to take a guess and, er, go for false.

False.

Vince Cable.

My family support Labour, so I should really know this.

Erm, I think... I believe that to be false.

-I don't remember him being connected with the Labour Party.

-False.

Now down to the two that you chose for yourself,

-Animals.

-Yeah.

(Gosh!)

Erm, I'll go with true for that.

-True.

-It sounds like something that I've read before, yeah.

And finally Populations.

Erm, I believe that to be false.

The majority of Australia is agricultural.

-So that's false?

-Yeah.

Right, Devin, those answers are locked in.

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

Which ones are you worried about?

Erm, I'm quite worried about D, which is Vince Cable.

Er, worried about C,

and I think I should have said false for Adele,

but obviously I'd locked my answer in.

-B, C and D are the worries.

-Yeah.

OK, 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 Devin's answers.

Devin, your answers are locked in and you can't change them

but if you think you've made a mistake,

you can unlock your board with the help of the Usual Suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost.

Devin, who would you like to hear from first?

Em, I'd like to hear from Harriet first.

I'm not confident on some of the answers, I think

you've got two wrong,

but I'm not confident enough to come down and change them for you, sorry.

-So you're counting yourself out?

-I am, yes.

-OK, thank you, Harriet.

That's OK, thank you, Harriet. I'd like to hear from Chris next, please.

I'm not confident on two of those answers myself,

-so I won't be coming down to help you. Sorry.

-That's OK, thanks.

And, Detta?

Hi, Devin, I think there's one wrong and there are

two that I'm not sure of so I won't be able to come

and help you either, I'm sorry.

That's OK. Thanks, guys.

Devin, none of the Usual Suspects are prepared to come down

and help, even if you wanted them to, so £2,000 at stake,

six answers away, let's find out if you've achieved Perfection.

Let's start with the top and just work our way through, shall we?

HE REPEATS STATEMENT A

You said this was false cos you felt Leo was a summer star sign...

-Yeah.

-..and Halloween is an autumn event. Is that true or false?

It is false, very well done.

It would in fact be Scorpio.

Leo is July to August as you thought.

HE REPEATS STATEMENT B

Now, you said true. Afterwards, you said to me,

"I wish I'd changed this" because you thought, actually, it was false.

Is that true or false?

-It's false.

-AUDIENCE GROANS

It's false, I'm afraid.

Yeah. I had a feeling that was going to be false.

Ellie Goulding was the only performer at the wedding party,

Ellie Goulding, not Adele, so I'm afraid as a result, Devin, you

did not achieve Perfection and you won't be going away with the cash.

Very bad luck.

Maybe you can still achieve Perfection at home

-and I'm sure you're still interested to know how the rest went as well.

-Yeah.

HE REPEATS STATEMENT C

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

Yeah, I'm afraid that one's true.

HE REPEATS STATEMENT D

You said that your family are supporters of the Labour Party,

never heard that.

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

I'm afraid it's true, actually.

Surprisingly, he was once a Labour election candidate.

HE REPEATS STATEMENT E

You thought this might be true. Is it true or false?

It's false.

-It's an Australian carnivorous marsupial.

-OK.

I've lived in Australia, I've never heard of it.

So, you know, anybody else heard of a quoll?

No? A lot more people have now.

HE REPEATS STATEMENT F

You thought this was false because a huge chunk of it is uninhabited,

-Australia.

-Yeah.

-So you went with false which seems reasonable enough.

Is it true or false?

Oddly, it's true.

Just over 22 million in Australia, the Netherlands,

nearly 17 million, so strangely, a lot more people in Australia.

Anyway, Usual Suspects, that's good news for you, the prize rolls

over to the next game where one of you could be playing for £3,000.

APPLAUSE

Devin, I'm afraid you failed to achieve Perfection which means

we can't give you any cash but you do go home

with our thanks for playing, being such a great character as well.

I hope you enjoyed the process.

I absolutely loved it, it's been a great experience

and even though I haven't won any money, it's been a great laugh.

Lovely, thanks very much, let's hear it for Devin, everybody.

APPLAUSE

Right.

Time to meet the next Usual Suspect hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

I'm Robin, I'm from Twickenham and I'm a sound designer.

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

which one you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Detta, it's you, please come down

and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Detta, welcome to the game.

Let's find out a bit more about you. You like your amateur dramatics?

Yes. I've been doing amateur theatre since I was 15.

-It's great fun, isn't it? That's how I started out, actually.

-Really?

Yeah, I was once the giant in Jack And The Beanstalk.

-Oh, wow, I played Jack when I was 11 at school.

-Something in common!

-And you bake too?

-I do. I love a cake.

Cake baking has suddenly become a national obsession, hasn't it?

Yeah, it's amazing. I like to think I helped start that off.

-And you have a little one at home?

-I do, Teddy, he's six months.

-Awww.

OK. Well, best of luck, Detta, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

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

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

APPLAUSE

So, have any ideas what you would spend the money on if you win?

Well, I'd like to do a course in sugar craft

-so I can ice the cakes that I make.

-That costs £3,000?

No, it wouldn't, but I need some equipment and a proper mixer,

I'd love a proper food mixer.

All right, well, best of luck. Three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off for now so you can't

see or hear anything but as soon as Detta makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Then let's get started and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round 1, your 45 seconds starts now.

True or false?

-I've never heard that. False.

-False.

-I thought they were cousins. No, I think that's false.

-False.

-True. The boxing, yes.

-True. And finally...

Well, mine doesn't, so I have to say false.

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

-That sounded very confident.

-Yeah, it wasn't.

-Wasn't it?

-No.

The Republic of Ireland, they might have won more than one gold.

-If they won more than one....

-They would still have won

-a

-gold.

Yeah. Was it Katie Taylor, or something? Was that the boxer?

I'm not allowed to say anything. Before we reveal how you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements

and next to them are Detta's answers.

-Chris, has she achieved Perfection?

-I think she has, Nick, yes.

I think she's done well. I think she has achieved Perfection.

Harriet, can you see anything wrong with these answers?

No, I think she's got Perfection as well, this time.

Robin, can you pick holes in this for me?

Again, I think she's got Perfection.

-Maybe a question mark over C.

-OK.

Something of a white flag being flown there by the Usual Suspects.

Detta, the moment of truth. You need to have answered

all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's see how many are correct.

Congratulations, Detta, you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

What a cracking way to start!

-It's a good start.

-You must be chuffed with that.

-Yes.

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

"Look Who It Is!" is Alan Sugar's autobiography,

you said that was false, because you hadn't heard of it.

-And it is of course false.

-Is it Alan Carr's?

-It is in fact?

-Alan Carr.

Exactly right, it is Alan Carr's autobiography, very well done.

Franklin D Roosevelt was Theodore Roosevelt's son,

you said that was false.

And it is false.

Fifth cousin. You said cousin.

-I said cousin, yeah.

-Fifth cousins.

Republic of Ireland won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics,

you said that was true and it is...

true.

Katie Taylor in the boxing, exactly as you said!

All Yorkshire pudding recipes include baking soda,

you said yours doesn't so none of them could.

That was false.

And it is...false.

Do you know what the essential ingredients are?

-Flour, eggs, milk, and salt.

-And a bit of water, yeah, pretty much.

Very well done. OK, Detta, as a result of that perfect performance,

you have made winning the prize fund a lot easier.

Let's have a look at your final board appearing before you.

These blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round category options,

starting with 2012 Films, running through Botany,

Gases and onto Butchery, with many more in between.

Because you won the round you've won the right to choose two categories

to add to the board. Which two would you like to play?

Two of my very favourite things up there

so we will have to go for Les Miserables.

Les Miserables goes in.

-And Wimbledon.

-And Wimbledon goes in.

-And hope it's about the sport and not just the area of London.

-OK.

Usual Suspects, we'll see you in the next round.

In the meantime, cheerio.

Right, now they've gone and they can't hear us,

pick two that you will be picking next if you get the opportunity.

Modern Art, maybe.

And maybe 2012 Films.

-And two you're desperate to avoid.

-Robbie Williams.

I'm allergic to Robbie Williams. LAUGHTER

-And I can't say I know very much about Samurai.

-OK.

-Are you ready to play on?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-False.

-False.

That is an awful lot. False.

-I think that's true.

-True. And finally...

Hepatitis is a liver condition, isn't it, so I think that's true.

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

You're barely taking any time to think about these,

-you seem so confident.

-I don't feel confident at all.

-Really?

-Yeah.

It must be your dramatic training's making you sound very confident.

Before we see how well you've done,

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

So, here are the four statements and next to them are Detta's answers.

Harriet, has she achieved Perfection this time?

The only one I would possibly change is C,

because I'm not sure which way around it actually is.

Robin, you're wearing a frown, do you think she's achieved Perfection?

-I think Isle of Wight is bigger than the Isle of Man.

-Interesting. Chris.

I think she's got Perfection.

And you look very happy about it as well, Chris.

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

-APPLAUSE

-Detta, congratulations, you've achieved Perfection again.

-You're on fire.

-Yay!

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

Starting at the top. Hugo Chavez was president of Argentina,

you sort of frowned at that and then said false.

It is of course false. He was president of Venezuela.

I knew it was somewhere around there.

Justin Bieber has over one billion Twitter followers.

You said that's just too many. And you're right, it is too many.

It's false. He passed 40 million in June 2013. 40 million.

Does he have anything interesting to say?

I'm not going to pass comment

because I'll get all kinds of hate mail if I say anything.

The Isle of Man is larger than the Isle of Wight, true or false?

It is of course true.

Despite the doubts of a couple of the Usual Suspects.

And the word hepatic means relating to the liver

and you said that was true, and of course it's true. OK.

Let's see the final board.

First two subject categories were chosen by you,

and because you won again, you get to choose again.

-Which two would you like now?

-I will go with 2012 Films.

-2012 Films goes in.

-If it's one of the three that I've seen.

-And let's try Modern Art, why not?

-Modern Art goes in as well.

Usual Suspects, quiet sort of time for you up there, isn't it?

Not getting to join in.

I'll see you in Round 3 where maybe you'll have a better chance.

Detta, I'm loath to pause at this stage -

let's just carry on, shall we, while you're on a roll?

Let's play Round 3.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True. She has, yes.

-True.

-True, it is, it's on a wall in Milan. Yes.

-True.

It can't be THAT famous.

-Um...true.

-True. And finally...

-That's insane. That can't be true. That must be false.

-False.

And with time to spare, you've answered them all. How was that?

-That was a bit more shaky.

-I'm not sure I believe you any more.

You said that after the first two rounds! Right, look.

Before we reveal exactly how you've done it's time to bring back

the Usual Suspects. So, these were the four statements,

and next to them are Detta's answers. Robin, what do you think?

-I think this time she has got Perfection.

-Chris, help me out here.

There must be something wrong, mustn't there?

I'm not sure about C, Nick.

OK. Detta, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly

to have won the round. Is it possible

that you've achieved Perfection in all three rounds?

-APPLAUSE

-Congratulations, Detta, you have achieved Perfection again.

-This is a bit like a dream.

-A bit like a dream?

-Yeah.

It's extraordinary. That really is an impressive feat.

Detta, let's go through those in more detail.

Cilla Black has hosted Never Mind The Buzzcocks,

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

Leonardo da Vinci's mural The Last Supper is in Milan.

You said it is, on a wall, and it is true.

A famous golf club in Kentucky is named Valhalla.

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

The longest-lived woman in history died aged 142.

You said that that was ridiculous, couldn't be 142,

and that's false, and it is of course false.

Jeanne Louise Calment reached 122 years, 164 days.

-Isn't that extraordinary?

-That's amazing.

-It is, isn't it?

Let's have a look at your final board.

Four categories chosen by you in the final,

and because of that perfect play in the last round,

you get to choose the last two as well, making it a clean sweep.

This is tricky. Shall we try Butchery?

Butchery goes into the final.

And...Prime Ministers.

And Prime Ministers goes into the final.

We now know our six final categories.

They are Les Miserables, Wimbledon,

2012 Films, Modern Art,

Butchery, and Prime Ministers.

Usual Suspects, you've had a very quiet time up there.

Time to switch you off and we'll see you a little bit later.

You know, that's an extraordinary feat.

You should be very, very proud of yourself.

Of course, it counts for nothing in terms of money

unless you can repeat that feat in the final round.

For £3,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Detta, this is the final. If you can achieve Perfection, you could be leaving with £3,000.

If you fail you will leave with nothing,

which will be great news for the Usual Suspects as one of them

could be playing for a rollover of £4,000 on the next game.

-Let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

Detta, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six correctly

if you want to win the £3,000. Think carefully.

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

-your first answer, it will be locked in. You understand?

-Yes.

-OK.

Let's reveal your first statement. Les Miserables.

Potiphar was in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

-So that is false.

-False.

He definitely lost two.

Did he lose three? I'm not sure.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

2012 Films.

I don't think it was.

But that wasn't one of the three films that I saw last year.

-So I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Modern Art.

I don't think it is.

I think she has another bed that is a four-poster,

but I think that's a different piece.

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

-False. Butchery.

There are a lot of cuts of beef and I know that I don't know all of them.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Yeah.

-Prime Ministers.

I think...he came back, didn't he, after the war? I'll say true.

-But I'm not sure.

-Detta, those answers are locked in.

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

-Are there any you're worried about?

-Yeah.

-The first one is sound, the rest of them, not so much.

-Really?

-Yeah.

OK. Let's bring back the Usual Suspects

and see what they have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements and next to them are Detta's answers.

Detta, your answers are now locked in and you can't change any yourself

but you can unlock the board and change them

with the help of the Usual Suspects, but that will come at a cost.

Detta, who would you like to hear from first?

-Lovely Chris, please.

-You've done really well.

But you've definitely got one wrong.

Does that mean you're prepared to come and help out, Chris?

Yes, for half.

OK, well, the prize fund is £3,000.

Chris is offering to come down and help, he says you got one wrong.

What would you like to do now?

I'd like to speak to beautiful Harriet, please.

I think you've got one wrong.

But I'm not sure, so I probably couldn't help you,

so I have to rule myself out.

-OK, Harriet is not prepared to come and help.

-OK. And Robin?

I do think you've got one wrong.

The rest of them I'm not sure about.

So I don't think I would be able to help you, I'm afraid.

So Robin has ruled himself out as well. So here's the situation.

Chris has offered to come down for half your prize fund of £3,000.

What you've got to decide now is whether you want to accept

his offer or indeed go it alone if you think he might be bluffing.

-It's up to you to decide.

-Half the money, Chris?

-Yes, half the money.

-And how sure are you?

-99%.

-Come on, then.

Happy to come down?

OK, the negotiations are completed.

Chris, for half of the £3,000 prize fund, please come and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Detta, you asked Chris for help.

If you achieve Perfection, it will cost you £1,500

of your potential prize fund of £3,000.

Chris, this is your only shot of winning.

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

First, if you win the money, Chris, what is it going to be spent on?

Toward a holiday for me and my girlfriend. A cruise.

That'll be nice. A cruise. OK. Best of luck to both of you.

Here are the final round statements, all six answers are now unlocked.

Chris, which answers do you want Detta to change?

The one I know was F, because he was ousted during World War II.

-Didn't he come back?

-Oooh.

Or did they get him back FOR World War II?

I think you might be right. I think we should change it.

He was ousted, definitely, in 1945.

-But do you think he came back?

-Now I'm second-guessing myself.

I think he came back FOR World War II.

-And would have been long gone by 1952.

-Yeah.

-That was the one I was going to change.

-All right, then.

-So what about the topside of beef?

-I think it is the neck.

-I just don't know.

-Andy Roddick lost three Wimbledon singles finals?

He definitely lost two, but I couldn't...

I thought you were such a Wimbledon...

-I thought you would know that 100%!

-I think I do.

I think it is right.

Of course, Detta, remember that it's still your board, effectively.

But the board is unlocked so you can change any of your answers,

-it's up to you.

-Shall we change F?

-OK.

-Because we both think that one.

-OK.

-Change F from true to false.

-F changes from true to false.

-And shall we stick with the others?

-If you're happy.

-Yeah.

We'll stick with the others.

-And you're going to stick with the others. We can lock them in?

-Yeah.

Your answers are now locked in. £3,000 at stake.

£1,500 to Detta, £1,500 to Chris. Six answers away.

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

Let's start at the top and just work our way through.

Potiphar is a revolutionary in Les Miserables.

You were really confident on this.

Yeah. I couldn't name them all, but...

-You know this is false.

-Yeah.

-Because you think Potiphar is a character in?

-In Joseph.

-I sang his song once.

-Well, there you go, then.

We're expecting this to turn red and get you off to a good start.

Is it true or false? Yeah, it is false. Very well done.

APPLAUSE

In Joseph. Andy Roddick lost three Wimbledon singles finals.

You said true. Chris had a chat to you about this.

You decided to stick with true. It's in one of your favourite subjects.

-Yeah.

-Is it true or is it false?

-It's true!

-APPLAUSE

-Each one to Roger Federer.

-They were all to Roger Federer?

-Three in a row.

Moving on, Zero Dark Thirty was directed by Martin Scorsese.

Detta, you said this was false.

We're expecting this to turn red

and if it does you're halfway to the money.

Is that true or false?

-It is false.

-APPLAUSE

-Kathryn Bigelow was the director.

-Of course it was, yes.

-Here we are.

Halfway to the cash. Tracey Emin's artwork My Bed is a four-poster.

Now, Detta, you thought that she might have done an artwork

-with a four-poster but it wasn't this.

-Yeah.

-You said this was false.

Is it true or false?

-It's false.

-APPLAUSE

It's a normal divan bed. Now we come to Butchery.

A topside cut of beef comes from the animal's neck.

Detta, you thought this was false. Chris thought it might be true.

You stuck with false.

If it goes red, you're just one away from the money.

Is that true or false?

-It's false!

-APPLAUSE

It's from the rear end of a beast.

Detta, every single question in all the rounds correct,

and now five in the final correct.

And this is where it becomes interesting.

Because essentially, Detta, the question is, did you have

every answer of every question that you were asked correct?

Or did you need Chris's help to finally finish off the board?

This last one, Winston Churchill was Prime Minister

during Elizabeth II's reign, you thought was true

because after the Second World War he came back for another term.

However, Chris thought it wasn't true

and that he wasn't Prime Minister during Elizabeth II's reign.

After discussion, you changed to false.

You've either changed to a winning board

or you've changed away from a winning board.

Winston Churchill was Prime Minister during Elizabeth II's reign.

Is it true or false?

For £3,000.

It's true!

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-I'm so sorry.

-It's true.

-I'm so sorry.

-It's not your fault.

I should have had the courage of my convictions there, shouldn't I?

You had all of them right on your own.

And I think we might have had one person in the history of this game

get all questions right in all three rounds and the final.

You did that, but unfortunately part of the game is deciding

whether you need someone's help, or whether you don't.

And Chris, I know this is torturing you slightly,

-but how are you feeling?

-Terrible. I'm really sorry.

Please don't. Because I did need someone to some talk it through with.

Detta, your first instincts were right.

He did come back for a second term, 1951 to '55.

And the Queen came to the throne in '52.

He was the Queen's first Prime Minister.

Well, that's about as tough an end to a game

as I think I have ever seen. Usual Suspects, great news for you,

-but even you look slightly disappointed.

-Yeah.

What an extraordinary game that was.

The prize fund rolls over to the next time when one of you could be

-playing for a total of £4,000.

-APPLAUSE

Poor old Chris. You don't know what to do with yourself, do you?

-I'm absolutely gutted for her.

-Please don't be, don't be.

Detta and Chris, you failed to achieve Perfection

which means you can't go home with any cash,

but you can go home with certainly a victory of sorts.

A moral victory, if you like. You played the most amazing game.

Let's hear it, please, for Detta and Chris.

APPLAUSE

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

when our Usual Suspects are playing for £4,000.

But remember, on this show we only pay for absolute Perfection.

And even then, if your judgment is wrong, we won't. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING