Episode 53 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz that demands nothing less than Perfection.

These four contestants are hoping 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 to 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?

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

Answering true or false might seem easy, but if the contestant gets

a single answer wrong their opponents the Usual Suspects

will be allowed into the game to capitalise on their mistakes.

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

Hi. My name's Mark, I'm from Doncaster,

I'm a head of geography and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Bernie, I'm from Warrington,

I'm a quantity surveyor and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Aref, I'm from Cwmbran,

I'm a claims handler and this is my fourth game.

Hi, I'm Richard, I'm from Brixham,

I'm a retired driving instructor and this is my tenth 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.

Aref, it's you!

Please come down and join me.

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-Welcome to the game.

-Thank you.

-How was it being a Usual Suspect?

Yeah, it was OK. I had a little run. But, yeah, it was fun.

-Little bit nervous about coming down?

-Yeah, you can be, but I'm sure I'll get over it.

You're saving up for quite a special event next year.

Yeah. I'm getting married very soon,

so that should be fun, yeah.

Congratulations. Big change in life, then.

-Yeah, very big change in life, yeah, but looking forward to it.

-All right. Lovely.

It's now you versus the Usual Suspects - they're now your enemies.

Their job is to stop you from winning the prize fund,

because your failure means the prize money rolls over and one of them could play for a bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the great news for you - nobody's won the last nine games

so the prize fund currently stands at £10,000.

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So what are you going to spend the money on?

Well, my wife-to-be has been looking at all sorts of things,

round-the-world trips and who knows what else.

I'm not really sure, to be honest, maybe a holiday.

All right, then. You'll play three rounds, then a final.

Every round that you achieve Perfection makes the Final easier.

If your performance is anything less than perfect

the Usual Suspects here will have the chance to steal the round, making the Final harder for you.

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

Aref, when they're like this you can talk through your answers without giving away any vital knowledge.

Each round consists of four true or false statements against the clock.

You'll only have 45 seconds,

and once you've given your first answer, it will be locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah, I'm ready.

-Then let's play Perfection.

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Round 1. Your 45 seconds start now.

I think that's false, I believe they're a rugby league team.

Yeah, again I believe that would be true. That's true.

Er, no. I'd go with false for that one.

I believe they're called Muscovites, so I'll go with false for that.

And with loads of time over

you've answered all four statements. How was that?

Yeah, it was pretty good.

I'm pretty sure on all of them.

I'd hate to think a Jagerbomb

was a German missile!

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

Usual Suspects, these are the four statements

and next to them are Aref's answers. Richard, has he got Perfection?

I think he's got one wrong, Nick.

I think he's got Lusaka wrong,

-cos I think it's Harare.

-Yeah.

Mark, has he achieved Perfection?

Erm, I think he's possibly got two wrong there.

I agree that B is wrong.

Jagerbomb, I know it's a spirit,

but possibly that sounds like it could be true.

Aref, you need to have answered all four perfectly

to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Three out of four

but not Perfection,

so you've let your enemies into the game.

Can you steal the round?

You need to change just one, but which one?

-I'd go for B.

-Yeah.

We'll change B from true to false.

Leaving A, C and D as answered.

Usual Suspects, let's find out

what the correct answers are.

HE READS QUESTION A

That's false, they are as you said

a rugby union team.

I know you said league but I know you meant union.

HE READS QUESTION B

False. Well done, Usual Suspects.

Lusaka is the capital of Zambia.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yes, of course that's false,

it's a spirit dropped into an energy drink.

HE READS QUESTION D

It's false - Usual Suspects,

you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

As Aref said, people from Moscow are called Muscovites.

So they managed to succeed where you failed, and steal the round.

You now have the opportunity to make Aref's chances

of winning the prize fund much harder in the Final. Here's how.

Aref, this is your final board appearing before you.

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

Here are the final round category options appearing,

starting from Tarantino,

running through Anatomy, Double Bass

and on to Forests.

If you had 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 get

to choose two categories, hoping to make the Final harder to win.

So which two would you like?

-Got to be Opera, surely.

-I was looking at Opera.

We'll take Opera, Nick.

Opera. And?

US Plays.

Yeah, US Plays.

Right, US Plays, Nick.

And US Plays.

Well done, Usual Suspects.

Time to switch you off, but we will see you in Round 2.

-Right, they can't hear us. Know anything about opera?

-Not too much.

Those are the only two I wouldn't have chosen.

Apart from that, yeah, all the rest are fine, to be honest.

But what will be the next two that you want to pick?

Erm...possibly Planets,

Populations, Tarantino.

And your least favourite ones?

I mean...maybe Madness,

Charlie Chaplin.

OK.

You have two more chances to achieve Perfection

and choose your own categories for the Final.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready, yeah.

Let's play Round 2.

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Your 45 seconds start now.

I'm going to go with false for that.

Yeah, that would be true, yeah.

All of mainland India...

OK, I'm going to go with...

I'm good to go with false for that.

It's going to be a guess. I'm going to say...false.

And good use of the time there

to think those last two through.

Have you achieved Perfection?

I'm not too sure on the last two.

I hope so.

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

So here are the full statements

and Aref's answers. Bernie,

has he achieved Perfection this time?

I think he's done really well.

I'm just a tad unsure on C.

What do you think, Richard?

The only one I'm unsure about is A.

I thought that was actually true.

The moment of truth, how many are correct?

Congratulations, you have achieved Perfection!

APPLAUSE

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

HE READS QUESTION A

You said this was false

and we now know it to be false.

-It was in fact A Hard Day's Night.

-OK.

-In 1964.

HE READS QUESTION B

Well, we now know that to be true.

HE READS QUESTION C

You said that was false

and it is false.

They did come close to India, but occupied some islands

just off India, but not India itself, not mainland India.

HE READS QUESTION D

That is of course false

-because it's an operetta.

-OK.

It's an opera by Gilbert and Sullivan,

not actually an actual ship.

So, as a result of that perfect performance you've now made winning

the prize fund of £10,000 that little bit easier.

Let's see the final board,

currently occupied by two categories

chosen by the Usual Suspects,

but you now get to choose the next two,

so which would you like?

I'm going to go with Tarantino.

Tarantino. And?

I'm going to go with Planets as well.

And Planets goes into the Final.

Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look-in there

but maybe you will in Round 3. Cheerio.

And away they go.

By choosing your own categories,

you've hopefully made winning the Final that little bit easier.

-Are you ready to play the next round?

-Yep, ready.

-Good, let's play Round 3.

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Your 45 seconds start now.

-I'd say that's true.

-True.

-Not my strongest subject. Erm... I'd say true.

-True.

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

-True. And finally:

I'd say false for that.

False. And with that you've answered all four statements.

-Didn't sound quite so confident that time.

-No, no.

Really unsure, some of them. You either know them or you don't.

That's right. Before we reveal how well you've done, it's time

to bring back the Usual Suspects.

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

-Mark, what do you make of those?

-I've got a few Blur albums.

I can't recall hearing Humbug and Suck It And See.

It sounds a bit suspect, that link between those two.

Port Salut... Could be a cheese.

Bernie, what do you think?

Erm, I think C is wrong. I've just... Suck It And See...

I don't think it's Blur. I think there is an album called that but it's not theirs.

OK, Aref, the moment of truth. You need to have answered all four statements perfectly

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

Just one out of four on this occasion, certainly not perfection.

Once again, the Usual Suspects are into the game. Can you steal the round?

You can see Aref's answers, you need to change three of them, so which three?

-Wincanton racecourse is definitely in Somerset.

-Yeah.

-So that's right.

-Change the other three.

So, we'll change B from true to false, please.

C from true to false.

And D from false to true.

Leaving A as answered by Aref. Thank you, Usual Suspects,

let's find out what the correct answers are.

Wincanton racecourse is in Somerset, true or false?

Yes, it is true.

-And you know where this is going, don't you, Usual Suspects?

-Yeah.

Port Salut is a fortified wine, true or false?

-False, it is a type of cheese, Mark, very well done.

-Well done!

Humbug and Suck It And See are albums by Blur.

It is, of course, false.

They are albums by the Arctic Monkeys.

-Ah!

-OK, and finally, a Munter hitch is a type of knot, true or false?

It's true, congratulations, Usual Suspects,

you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

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

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity to make

Aref's chances of winning the prize fund a little harder.

Let's see the Final board. It's a 50-50 board at the moment.

Two categories chosen by each side.

But because the Usual Suspects won the round they've earned the right

to choose the last two categories, tipping the balance in their favour.

-Which two would you like him to play?

-Populations.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, Populations.

-Chaplin could be quite obscure, couldn't it?

-Yeah, could be.

-Populations and Chaplin?

-Yeah.

-Happy with that?

OK, we'll take Populations and Chaplin.

Populations goes into the final, and Chaplin joins it.

We now know our six final categories, they are:

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

That should be interesting. Populations and Chaplin, are you all right with that?

I'm OK with Populations. Yeah.

Aref, for £10,000, it's time to play the Final.

APPLAUSE

This is the all-important Final.

If you achieve Perfection, you could be leaving with £10,000.

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

could be playing for a rollover of £11,000 on the next game.

-So, let's play the Final Round.

-APPLAUSE

Here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six correctly if you want to win £10,000.

There is no time limit,

-but once you've given your first answer, it's locked in. Ready?

-Ready.

Let's reveal your first statement, tell me whether it is true or false.

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

-False.

-Yep.

Tarantino.

Trying to think back. Can't...

I have watched pretty much every Tarantino film.

Yeah, that would definitely be false.

Planets.

I know it takes 17 years...

For one...

-I'm going to say false for that.

-False.

Populations.

Well, being from Wales, being a rugby fan... Erm...

Let me think.

It's really close, I think

it would be less than half a million in it.

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

-True.

-Uh-huh.

And finally, Chaplin.

OK.

Haven't watched many Chaplin films.

It's going to be a guess on this one, to be honest.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

-yeah.

Those answers are locked in.

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

-Obviously F.

-Yeah.

D as well. I'd be unsure on three, probably A as well, to be honest.

A, D and F.

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 Aref's answers.

Aref, they are locked in, you can't change them by yourself,

but if you think you may have made a mistake you can unlock the board

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

Usual Suspects, I will now ask you to tell me how well you think Aref has done,

if you want to help, and if you do, how much it will cost him.

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

-I'd like to hear from Mark, please.

Hi, I know you've definitely got one wrong.

I'd be willing to help you for £6,000.

To the point. Richard next, please. I'll come back.

I think you've got one wrong but I'm not certain,

and I'm afraid there's an awful lot there,

several there that I'm just not sure about,

so I'm going to rule myself out.

-OK. Bernie.

-Hi, Aref.

I know 100% you've got one wrong,

but I'm that unsure about the other answers

that I'm going to rule myself out from helping you.

Mark, if you agree £5,000,

I'd be happy for you to come down and help me, please.

No, I'll stick at £6,000.

Yeah, why not? I'd like you to come down, please.

OK, negotiations compete, Mark, you're happy with that?

-I'm happy with that.

-For £6,000 of the £10,000 prize fund,

Mark, please come down and join us.

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OK, Aref, you've asked Mark for help.

If you achieve Perfection, it'll cost you £6,000 of your prize fund of £10,000.

Mark, you've forfeited your chance to play next.

This is your only shot at winning Perfection. Have you made the right decision?

I think we're about to find out. Here are the Final round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

So say hello and decide which ones you want Aref to change.

Hi, Mark. I'm going to ask you to say which ones you think are right,

and then I'll tell you what I think.

I think that Carmen is an opera by Bizet.

OK. That's fine.

-And you're positive?

-As positive as I can be.

OK, that's fine. What about D?

That's 50-50, that one, isn't it?

-It's not in the geography realm any more, it's science.

-This is true.

E, obviously, being from Wales,

I thought I'd have an idea.

And C. And Charlie Chaplin?

-I wouldn't know.

-OK.

I saw a film about him recently

but I wouldn't know enough.

I would change A, and the rest...

-OK. Yeah, we're going to go with that.

-All right.

It is still your decision. You don't have to listen to Mark.

But the board is now unlocked so you can change any, none

or all of those answers. What do you want to do?

I'm going to change A.

A changes from false to true.

And stick with my instincts on the rest.

We're locking the rest in, are we?

-Yeah?

-Yeah, yeah.

-We're fine with that.

-Let's lock the rest in.

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

-Lovely, your answers are now locked in.

£10,000 at stake, £4,000 to you, Aref, £6,000 to Mark.

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

Let's stay with that one at the top, you changed one at the top,

so we can find out straightaway whether it was a good idea

to bring Mark down and whether you gain or lose.

Sometimes people come down and change away from a winning card.

Carmen is an opera by Bizet, you said this was false,

Mark said that was the one he would like you to change to true.

We need this to turn green for all of your sakes, really.

And to get you off to a good start. Is it true or false?

-It is true.

-Good start. Thank you.

You know at this stage, Aref, if you hadn't have got Mark down to help,

you would be leaving with nothing very definitely.

The question is, have you managed to do the rest of the card on your own?

Long Day's Journey Into Night is by Eugene O'Neill.

You thought this was right, Aref. You said true.

We need this to turn green.

Long Day's Journey Into Night is by Eugene O'Neill, true or false?

-True, very good.

-Yes.

Getting there.

We move on to the subject you chose for yourself now, Aref.

Steve Buscemi has appeared in every Tarantino film.

If this turns red, you're halfway to the money.

Steve Buscemi has appeared in every Tarantino film,

true or false?

It's false.

Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction but none of the others.

So this is an interesting one.

It takes Saturn... You talked about this, Aref,

you weren't sure yourself.

Mark came down and you had a little discussion,

whether to change this one or not.

Let's hop over that for the moment and come back to it.

More people live in New Zealand than Wales.

Well, this is fairly important to you.

If you get this right, then you're just two away from the £10,000.

More people live in New Zealand than Wales.

You said this was true, Aref,

in the end you decided to stick with it,

we need this to turn green,

is it true or false?

It's true.

4.4 million in New Zealand,

3.1 million in Wales.

Charlie Chaplin played a serial killer on film.

OK, so you said false.

You stuck with false, even when the board was open.

We need this to turn red.

If it turns red, you are just one away from the £10,000.

If it turns green, the money rolls over for the Usual Suspects.

Charlie Chaplin played a serial killer on film.

Is that true or false?

-It's true, I'm afraid, guys.

-Ohhh!

-It's true.

-Oh, well.

Aref and Mark, I'm afraid you haven't achieved Perfection

and therefore you have not won the £10,000.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

We go back to the last one, D,

it takes Saturn more than 25 years to orbit the Sun.

You said false. Is it true or false?

-Yes, that one is actually true as well.

-Yeah.

-Feels slightly better losing by two than losing by one.

-Definitely!

-OK.

In actual fact, it takes 29.45 years.

That's a very long summer but it's also a desperately long winter,

isn't it, if you think about it?

Usual Suspects, that's good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game.

One of you could be now playing for £11,000.

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Aref and Mark, I'm afraid you've failed to achieve Perfection.

You go home with just our thanks for playing. Hope you enjoyed it.

-Yes.

-A brief visit, Mark.

-Very brief!

There you go. Thank you very much for playing, Mark and Aref.

APPLAUSE

Right, it's now time to meet the next Usual Suspects

hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourself.

I'm Mallory, I'm from Solihull and I'm an advertising executive.

I'm Karen, I'm from Aldershot in Hampshire

and I'm a credit controller.

Welcome, Mallory and Karen, and best of luck to you all as we find out

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

Mallory, it's you. Please come and play Perfection.

-Mallory, welcome to the game.

-Hi, Nick.

-Let's find out more about you.

-Interesting that you've recently taken up climbing.

-I have, actually.

I've started doing the Three Peaks challenge.

So a few of me and my friends from university,

we've done Scafell Pike and we've done Snowdon.

So it's just Ben Nevis left on the list.

Interesting, with a name like Mallory,

a good hobby to take up. He was one of the great climbers.

Yes, it is, a lot of people think my name is named after

George Mallory, the climber.

But the name's actually after the racing track, Mallory Park.

My parents were massive Formula One fans.

Right, Mallory, it's you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

The good news is nobody has won the last ten games

so the prize fund currently stands at £11,000.

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-Rather large chunk of money, that, isn't it?

-Yes.

Would that make a big difference to you if you won?

A massive difference. I've always wanted to do more travelling.

I've seen the east coast of America but not the whole of America,

so I'd love to go on a road trip across.

And I've also just bought a new flat so I'd love to furnish that.

£11,000 will make a dent in both things, won't it?

-Yes, that would make a massive dent.

-Three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off for now so you can't see or hear

anything. We'll be back as soon as Mallory makes a mistake in the game.

OK. When they're like this, you can talk through your answers without giving away vital knowledge.

-OK.

-Are you ready to get started?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round 1, your 45 seconds start now.

I studied GCSE history, but I've never heard of Goose Green.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

I've watched quite a lot of basketball being in America

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

-False.

I've never seen Gone With The Wind, unfortunately,

but the name rings a bell so I'll say true.

True, and finally...

I have never been to Ireland.

I've never heard of barmbrack so I'll say that's false.

False, and you've answered all four statements.

First half sounded good, second half drifted a little bit.

Yes, it did, I wasn't too sure.

Unfortunately never seen Gone With The Wind. I struggled with that one.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

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

So, these are the four statements,

and next to them are Mallory's answers.

Richard, you've been here for ever. What is this, your 11th game, is it?

-Yes.

-Wow, you've been up there

-and you've seen them come and go, haven't you?

-Yeah, yeah.

All right, so what do you make of Mallory's answers?

Erm, he's got C wrong,

-because that was Clark Gable.

-Karen?

I agree with Richard, I think he's got C wrong.

Other than that, I think he's done pretty well.

The moment of truth. You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of four, in fact,

so even the Usual Suspects were mistaken.

You've let them in, though, and they might just steal the round.

In order to that,

you'll have to change two answers - but which two?

-C.

-C is definitely wrong, because that was Clark Gable.

Yes, I agree with that, it's definitely Clark Gable.

-I'm happy with that one.

-Change C from true to false.

C changes from true to false, we need one more.

I would think that the barmbrack is an Irish bread.

I'd say... I'd go with Karen.

Go for D? OK.

We're going to change D from false to true, please, Nick.

Lovely, D changes from false to true,

leaving A and B as answered by Mallory.

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

HE READS QUESTION A

False, it took place in the Falkland Islands conflicts.

HE READS QUESTION B

Yeah, that's false. Perfectly legal move

and used quite a lot in basketball.

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

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, that's false. And it was Clark Gable,

exactly as you said, Richard.

HE READ QUESTION D

It's true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Mallory, they succeeded where you failed and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity

to make Mallory's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the Final, and here's how.

This is your Final board appearing,

and these six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your Final category options,

starting with Music Videos, running through Doctor Who,

Fingerprints and onto Gases - with many more in-between.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you,

they get to choose the two categories, hoping to make the Final harder for you to win.

So which two would you like, Usual Suspects?

Esperanto?

-Yeah, Esperanto.

-Esperanto, yeah?

Esperanto, please, Nick.

-Esperanto goes into the final.

-Dynasty?

Dynasty? Yep.

-Dynasty, please, Nick.

-And Dynasty goes into the final.

Well done, Usual Suspects, you've won the first round.

It's time to switch you off, but, of course, we will see you in Round 2.

Now they've gone, they can't hear us, let's have a chat. Esperanto and Dynasty.

If anything, they might have been the two that I wouldn't have chosen.

Pick us another couple that you don't want if you can avoid them.

I think Antiques is probably one that I wouldn't choose

and then maybe Sculpture.

And two that you will be choosing, when you get the opportunity?

Two that I will be choosing - Comedians.

I watch quite a lot of comedy shows and stand-up, so, I hope, Comedians.

-And then maybe Music Videos as well.

-All right, then.

Mallory, it's only the first round, you still have two more rounds

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

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Then let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

I've heard of Noddy Holder,

I don't know where he studied music though.

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

-True.

I believe that's actually the dorsal fin,

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

False.

I've heard of Eton College.

-I don't know if it's in Berkshire, but I'll say that's true.

-True.

And, finally, and with time to spare...

Oh... I don't know too much about my Russian history.

I'll say that's true.

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

You felt a bit more uncomfortable through that.

Yeah, those are some tougher questions.

-I think the only one I'm sure of is B.

-All right.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, here are the four statements

and next to them are Mallory's answers.

-Bernie, has he achieved Perfection this time?

-I don't think he has, no.

I think D is wrong.

Richard, what do you make of those answers?

I agree with D, and I don't think Noddy Holder

studied music at the Sorbonne.

All right. Mallory, the moment of truth,

let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of four.

And, again, in a 50/50 game, that's a very average score,

and you've let the Usual Suspects into the game, more importantly.

Can you steal the round?

You can see Mallory's answers - you need to change two of them.

I think we should go for D, change that to false.

-Do you think so?

-I would agree.

-We'll change D from true to false, Nick, please.

-And?

I don't think Noddy Holder studied music at the Sorbonne.

I wouldn't have thought he did.

I don't think so, having listened to Slade!

Shall we go for A, yeah?

A from true to false, Nick, please.

A from true to false, leaving B and C as answered by Mallory.

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

HE READS QUESTION A

Yeah, that's false in actual fact.

HE READS QUESTION B

Yeah, it's false.

The caudal fin is the tail fin.

The dorsal fin, as you said, Mallory, is on the back.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, absolutely true.

HE READS QUESTION D

That's false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

you have achieved Perfection.

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It's now called Volgograd.

Mallory, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed

and they've stolen the round again.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity

to make Mallory's chances of winning the prize fund of £11,000 much harder.

Let's see the Final board,

currently occupied with two categories chosen by the Usual Suspects

and because you won that round, you get to choose the next two as well.

-What about Antiques?

-Yeah.

-Yes, that'll be good.

-We'll take Antiques, Nick, please.

-Antiques goes into the Final.

Novels?

Well, what do you think? Novels or Fingerprints?

I just think Fingerprints could be...quite varied.

We'll go with Fingerprints, Nick, please.

And Fingerprints goes into the final.

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

Time to switch you off and we'll see you in Round 3 to see if we can make it a clean sweep.

Mallory, they've gone, we can talk about it.

They immediately went for Antiques.

I think they've read me pretty well, to be honest.

They're zeroing in on the things you don't want. How about Fingerprints?

Fingerprints... I'd like to think it's not that wide-ranging a topic.

-I've certainly got them.

-You still have one more chance

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

It's fairly plain that they're going to choose as difficult a board as they can.

-Let's play Round 3.

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Your 45 seconds start now.

I've heard of Shane Meadows.

I don't know if he did British film...

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

-False.

I wouldn't know Gyles Brandreth or any famous teddy bear museums.

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

-True.

I've heard of harissa.

I don't know if it's from North Africa, but it sounds right,

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

-True. And finally.

My Inuit's quite rusty,

-so I'd have to say that's false.

-False.

And with that, you've answered all four statements. How was that?

That was another tough one.

I've heard of harissa, so C is probably the most confident,

-but they're all tough.

-Yeah.

Before we reveal 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 Mallory's answers.

Karen, has he achieved Perfection this time?

I don't think so.

I'd question B, I'm not sure that Gyles Brandreth

would have founded a teddy bear museum.

Bernie, do you have any insight into these answers?

I don't know, but I think D is wrong.

All right, Mallory, the moment of truth,

you need to have answered all four statements perfectly

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

Three out of four's not bad.

Certainly better than the second round,

but it's still not Perfection,

which means, once again,

the Usual Suspects have a chance to step in and steal the round.

If you can find the one that you need to change.

Do you think B?

-I think B, yes.

-B.

We'll change B from true to false, Nick, please.

B changes from true to false,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Mallory.

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

HE READS QUESTION A

It's true. That's the one you were looking for.

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

but you failed to achieve Perfection.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

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

HE READS QUESTION B

Yeah, that's true, in actual fact.

Originally in Stratford-on-Avon, now in Wimbledon.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, that's true. Very lovely it is too.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, that one's false.

Inuit word for polar bears.

Let's have a look at the Final board.

So nobody managed to win Round 3,

meaning we have two blank spaces to be filled -

how are we going to do that?

Well, you take it in turns, basically.

And, Mallory, as the single player you get to choose first.

So which category would you like to take

as your only category of your choice into the Final?

-I'd like to take Comedians, please, Nick.

-Comedians goes into the Final.

Usual Suspects, you get to choose the last one to complete the list.

-What do you think? What about Gases?

-Gases.

-Quite broad, yeah.

Could be anything. We'll take Gases, Nick, please.

Gases goes into the final. We now know our six Final categories.

They are Esperanto, Dynasty, Antiques,

Fingerprints, Comedians and Gases.

Time to switch you off, Usual Suspects. We'll see you later.

Mallory, what do you make of that, then?

You got to choose Comedians, which is good. You got one in there.

-I got one.

-Gases?

-Gases...

It's kind of a tough board, but it all depends on the questions.

Yeah, I think if the right questions come up,

it's 50/50, so fingers crossed. Maybe someone will come down to help.

All right, Mallory, for £11,000, it's time to play the final.

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Mallory, this is the all-important final

and if you can achieve Perfection

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £11,000.

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

which is great news for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £12,000 on the next game.

-Let's play the final round.

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Mallory, here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £11,000.

Think carefully, there's no time limit,

but once you've given an answer - your first answer - it's locked in.

-You ready?

-Yep.

-Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

Esperanto.

Oh, I've never been to Andorra.

I believe they speak Spanish.

I don't know if Esperanto is a dialect of Spanish.

I would say that's true.

True.

Dynasty.

I've never watched Dynasty.

This is going to be a tough one.

I've obviously heard of Charlton Heston.

I'm going to say that's true.

True.

Antiques.

I don't know.

A pocket watch seems like something a hunter would use.

But what a half-hunter is...

I believe a half-hunter could be an item of clothing rather than a watch.

I'm going to say that's false.

False.

Fingerprints.

I believe that everyone has unique fingerprints,

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

False.

Comedians.

I almost wish I hadn't picked this now. Erm...

It sounds almost too easy to be true,

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

False. And finally - Gases.

I don't know a lot about butane gas.

I've done basic GCSE chemistry.

I'm going to say that's false.

False. Mallory, those answers are now locked in.

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

Which ones are you unsure of?

Certainly F I'm unsure of

and B I'm unsure of.

As well as A.

-A, B and F you're worried about?

-Yeah.

Let's rejoin the Usual Suspects.

So you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Mallory's answers.

Your answers are now 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.

Mallory, who would you like to hear from first?

I'll hear from Richard first, please.

I think you've got two wrong there.

But I'm really unsure on the others,

so I'm going to rule myself out, I'm afraid.

Fair enough. I'd like to hear from Bernie, please.

Hi, Mallory.

Erm, I think you've got three wrong.

-How confident are you on your answers?

-I'm confident on four.

So if you can make me an offer, I'm willing to split it.

Thanks, but I'm going to rule myself out.

-Karen, please.

-Hi, Mallory.

Erm, I think you might have got two wrong

but I don't think I'm confident enough in the other answers,

so I think I'm going to rule myself out.

It looks like negotiations are over, Mallory, none of the Usual Suspects are willing to help.

Of course they might be wrong.

You are on your own, £11,000 at stake, six answers away.

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

Right, let's start at the top and make our way down.

What we could do is just check with the Usual Suspects -

Richard, you said there were a couple you were worried about.

The ones wrong - Charlton Heston didn't play Blake Carrington.

You don't think so.

And I'm pretty sure that butane gas

-IS a compound of carbon and hydrogen.

-That's interesting.

Bernie, which ones did you think were wrong?

Erm, B and F.

-But also as well A.

-Karen?

I agree that B is wrong,

but also I thought a half-hunter might be a type of pocket watch.

-According to the Usual Suspects, you haven't done very well at all here. Shall we find out?

-Yep.

-OK, starting at the top.

-HE READS QUESTION A

You said this was true.

Is that true or false?

I'm afraid that is false,

and straightaway it means you failed to achieve Perfection

and you won't be leaving with any money.

Perhaps you could still achieve Perfection at home.

Let's deal with that straightaway, Esperanto is an artificial language.

Charlton Heston played Blake Carrington in Dynasty.

You said this was true,

all the Usual Suspects thought it was false -

is it true or false?

Yeah, it is false, in actual fact.

John Forsythe played Blake Carrington in Dynasty.

-HE READS QUESTION C

-Karen thought this might be wrong.

You said false, we'd like this to turn red for you,

is it true or false?

Yeah, this one's true, and Karen was in actual fact right.

HE READS QUESTION D

You said this was false.

We'd like this one to turn red for you, to get you a correct answer,

cos it's looking fairly ugly, the board, isn't it?

Identical twins have the same fingerprints - true or false?

Yeah, it is false, and you're absolutely right.

All fingerprints are individual to people and unique.

Eric Morecambe was born in Morecambe,

you said this one was false, is that true or false?

No, that one's true.

I know it sounds odd,

but actually he was born in Morecambe,

his name wasn't Eric Morecambe to begin with.

He took the town name of his birth as his name as he went into comedy.

HE READS QUESTION F

Richard thought this one might be true.

You said false - is it true or false?

Yeah, in actual fact that one's true as well.

Now, I know you're thinking that's a terrible board,

but the fact of the matter was they chose five of the six categories.

So you were always going to be right up against it.

Usual Suspects, that's good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of you could be playing for a total of £12,000.

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Mallory, I'm afraid you failed to achieve Perfection,

which means you go home with nothing

-other than our thanks for playing. I hope you enjoyed the process.

-I did.

At least I got one right in the end!

-Quite pleased when that one turned up, weren't you?

-Consolation.

All right, let's hear it for Mallory, ladies and gentlemen.

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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 £12,000.

And remember, on this show, we only pay for Perfection. Goodbye.

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