Episode 55 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands nothing less

than perfection. Four contestants are hoping their knowledge

is flawless. One mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Perfection, the quiz where only perfect play

is good enough. Behind me are the contestants.

We call them The Usual Suspects. They are in our isolation room.

We'll find out which has been randomly selected to play.

They will face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said actor Jimmy Stewart

was a pilot in World War II, would you say that is 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 the contestant

gets a single answer wrong, 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.

I'm Dave, I'm from Crook Hill in Somerset.

I'm a retired supplier controller and this is my first game.

I'm Peter. I'm from Birmingham and I'm a waiter.

This is my second game.

I'm Ross, I'm from Manchester. I'm a marketing consultant.

This is my third game.

I'm Richard, I'm from Brixham. I'm a retired driving instructor

and this is my 14th game.

Welcome and best of luck, as we now find out which one of you

has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Peter, it's you!

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Peter, welcome to the show. List the different jobs you do.

I'm a waiter in a restaurant and I'm also a gym promoter.

I'm also a part-time reservist in the TA,

-so I get to go on many adventures with them.

-And you enjoy doing that?

-I do, yes. It's like a second family. It's very exciting.

-Good.

When you were at university, you took up dancing?

I did breakdancing, yeah.

Would you like to give us a demonstration?

I can do others than "The Robot", but I'll try.

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-Gone out of fashion a bit, the robot dance?

-No, it's back!

Oh, OK, I'd better brush up my technique, then.

Peter, it's you versus The Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates, now they are the enemies.

They want to stop you, as your failure means the money rolls over

to the next game, where one of them could play.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000. The great news for you -

nobody's won the last 13 games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £14,000.

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I'm guessing you don't do all those jobs just for the fun of it,

-so £14,000 would come in handy?

-It would, yes.

-What would you spend it on?

-Maybe try and get some driving lessons

and go on the road.

Best of luck. Here is how the game works.

You play three rounds and a final. Every round you achieve perfection,

will make the final easier for you. If you are less than perfect,

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

making the final harder. I switch them off, so they can't see or hear.

Peter, you can now talk through answers without giving away any

vital knowledge. Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You answer against the clock. You have 45 seconds and the first answer

-you give will be locked in. Ready?

-I am, yes.

Let's play Perfection.

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Round one. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I think that's true.

-True.

-I think that's false.

-False.

-I think that's false.

-False. And, finally...

-I think that's true.

-True.

And with plenty of time to spare,

you answered all four statements. You sound very confident.

I'm not too sure about the water one, but it's lovely place,

-so I'll guess it's true.

-OK!

Before we reveal how well you've done, it's time for us to bring back

The Usual Suspects.

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

-What do you make of them, Richard?

-He's done quite well, I think.

The only thing I'm not sure about is D.

I'd probably go false on that one,

cos I don't know about Wast Water. I've never heard of it.

Dave, welcome to the show. What do you make of those answers?

Has he achieved Perfection?

-I think D could be false.

-All right.

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

Let's find out how many are correct.

-Yay!

-Congratulations. You have achieved Perfection.

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

NICK REPEATS QUESTION A

It's true, very well done.

NICK REPEATS QUESTION B

Of course that's false. He has made films in many other places,

including London.

NICK REPEATS QUESTION C

Yeah. It's false. It was written by Richard Dawkins. And finally...

NICK REPEATS QUESTION D

Absolutely true.

With that perfect performance,

you have made winning the prize fund easier. Here's how.

Appearing before you is your final board.

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

Here are your options...

Because you won the round, you have earned the right

to choose two categories to add to the board.

If The Usual Suspects had won, they'd choose them,

trying to make the final harder for you. Which two would you like?

-I think I will try Birmingham...

-That's where you live?

-Yes!

-And Yorkshire, as well, because that's my second home.

-OK.

Thank you. Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look in.

We'll see you in Round Two, where you MAY.

Peter, now The Usual Suspects have gone, we can have a chat

without any worry of them hearing. Tell me two you are keen to avoid.

Probably Katie Price and, maybe...

Wine Bottles.

-OK.

-That's about it, really. They all look quite achievable.

-And the next two you'll choose?

-Ooh, probably Spice Girls

-and maybe Film Stars.

-All right. Smashing. Peter,

you've had a great start. If you're ready, let's play Round Two.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I think that's false.

-False.

I don't know who he is,

so I'm going to go for false.

False.

-My arts is rubbish, so I'm going to go false, as well.

-False.

And finally...

-I'm going to go for true.

-True. Again, with time to spare,

-you've answered all four statements. You don't spend a long time.

-No.

-You either know them or go with gut feeling?

-Gut feeling, yeah.

-If not, just... Yeah, "false"!

-If you don't know, go false?!

-Yes.

Before we reveal how well you did, we'll bring back The Usual Suspects.

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

Ross, can you find anything wrong with his answers this time?

-I think A is true.

-Thank you. Dave?

Again, that's my thoughts, as well.

-I thought A should be true.

-All right.

-Peter, the moment of truth. How many are correct?

-OK.

Oh.

Oh!

A-hay!

Congratulations! You've achieved Perfection again.

APPLAUSE

Possibly the finest celebration

we've ever had at the end of each round for Perfection.

NICK REPEATS QUESTION A

It is false.

He was married for a short time to Michelle Phillips,

from The Mamas & The Papas, but she filed for divorce eight days later.

NICK REPEATS QUESTION B

You said false and it is, of course, false.

It's usually attributed to Salman Rushdie...

-Oh, yeah.

-..who worked in advertising at the time.

NICK REPEATS QUESTION C

You said that was false and it is, of course, false.

Roy Lichtenstein did Whaam!

And, finally...

NICK REPEATS QUESTION D

You said true and it is true.

As a result of that, you have made winning the £14,000 prize easier.

Let's have a look at the final board. Two subject categories on.

Because you won that round, you get to choose another two.

-I'll go Spice Girls, please.

-And?

-Erm...

-I'll go Film Stars.

-And Film Stars goes in, as well.

OK, well played. Usual Suspects, I'll switch you off.

That's two rounds you have not had a look in. Extraordinary.

He's on fire. Peter, well done. By choosing your own categories,

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

You're on such a roll, we'll go straight into Round Three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

That's definitely false.

-It was his brother.

-False.

-True.

-True.

I don't drink.

-That's definitely false.

-False.

And finally...

Robbie... Robbie...

I'm going to have to say true.

True. And with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements. What I love is the extra information

you chuck in. The question about the cocktail, you went "True.

"I don't drink."

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It's the extra bits that are so entertaining.

What do you think? Have you achieved perfection?

I'm not sure about Robbie.

He could have been a cold-calling salesman, maybe a quick summer job.

Yeah, you never know. Before we reveal how well you did,

time to bring back The Usual Suspects.

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

-Richard?

-I don't think C is right.

I think that WAS the first feature film with sound.

And also, Robbie Williams,

I'm not convinced he was a double-glazing salesman.

-Ross, do you concur?

-No, I think B is wrong.

I don't think a White Russian has vodka in it.

Peter, the moment of truth. You need to have answered all four correctly

to win the round. Let's find out...

Oh.

Oh.

-Whay!!

-Congratulations, Peter, you have achieved Perfection.

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-Oh, dear!

-Peter, you're on fire!

-I think I am!

-It's extraordinary.

Let's go through those in more detail.

NICK READS QUESTION A

It is false. As you said, it was William that attended St Andrews.

-Harry went to...

-Sandhurst.

-Yeah. You knew that. The TA, I suppose.

-Yeah.

NICK READS QUESTION B

It is true, despite the fact you don't drink.

NICK READS QUESTION C

You said that was false.

And it is, absolutely, false. The first talkie was The Jazz Singer,

in actual fact.

NICK READS QUESTION D

You said that was true

and it was true. He did a few jobs

before he hit the big time.

OK, Peter as a result of that perfect round,

you have made winning the prize, well, about as easy as it can be.

Let's have a look at your final board. Four subjects on there.

You have chosen all four and because you won that third round, you have

that rare thing - you get to choose the last two

and get a complete board full of your own choices.

-Right, I'll go for Birds Of Prey.

-Birds Of Prey goes in.

Let's go Flowers. I like flowers, they're nice.

Flowers goes into the final, as well!

We now know our final six categories...

All chosen by you. I feel slightly sorry for you, Usual Suspects.

You've barely had a look in. When someone is doing this well,

it's slightly worrying,

with £14,000 to be won and he has all his own subjects. Worried?

-Slightly.

-Yes.

Slightly worried. OK.

It's time to switch off the Usual Suspects, we'll see you later.

Well, that's the way to do it.

-Yeah.

-12 out of 12 so far.

All you need to do now is get six out of six in the Final

and you're going out of here with £14,000.

I could be the perfect contestant, couldn't I?

Well, at the moment, you are! Absolutely.

Peter, for £14,000,

it's time to play the Final.

APPLAUSE

Peter, this is the all-important Final,

if you can achieve Perfection you could be leaving

with a prize fund of £14,000.

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 £15,000

on the next game.

-So, let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

Peter, here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £14,000. Think carefully,

there's no time limit, but once you've given an answer,

-your first answer, it's locked in. Are you ready?

-Yes.

Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

I'd say that's false.

False.

I know Ripon, but I don't know the other two,

because I didn't actually get to go there.

So I think I'm going to have to go for true.

True.

Baby Spice. Is her name Chisholm though?

No, it's Emma.

No, Emma Bunton.

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

-False.

Film stars.

I've not seen that, so... I'm going to go for true.

True.

I know that's a type of helicopter and a wizard,

so I believe that to be true.

True.

-I think that is true.

-True.

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

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

Which ones are you unsure of?

The flowers and D, Magic Mike.

D and F. OK, let's bring back the Usual Suspects

to see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Peter's answers.

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

but if you think you 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'm now going to ask you to tell me

how well you think Peter has done,

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

Peter, who would you like to hear from first?

I'd like to talk to David.

You've got four right.

I'd love to come down but I'm really not sure about the other two,

they're causing me a bit of difficulty.

What do you think, Richard?

There's a couple I'm not sure about. I can't really help you,

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

-OK, Richard has ruled himself out.

-Ross?

Peter, I know that you've got two wrong there, mate,

and I would love to come down and help you out,

but it's going to cost you ten grand, mate.

OK, so Ross is asking for £10,000 of your £14,000 prize fund

to come and help you.

Now, the question you have to ask yourself is are people bluffing you?

Can you actually manage to go all on your own and achieve Perfection?

Or do you want to go back to, say, Dave or Ross and negotiate?

Ross, would you want to negotiate, probably about seven to you?

Eight grand. I'll go no lower than eight grand. £8,000.

OK, I'll take Ross' deal. I'll deal with Ross.

Yes, you're going to deal with Ross at £8,000?

-You happy with that, Ross?

-Yeah, absolutely marvellous.

OK, for £8,000 of the £14,000, please, come down and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Peter, you've asked Ross for help.

If you achieve Perfection it will cost you £8,000

of your potential prize fund of £14,000.

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

This is your only shot at winning Perfection,

have you made the right decision? I think we're about to find out.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Ross, which answers do you want Peter to change?

I'm going to be completely honest,

I bluffed, Peter,

I could see how well he was doing in the first two rounds.

I actually think he's got Perfection, so...

Essentially what's happened here

is you have been bluffed out of £8,000 of your £14,000 prize fund.

That's OK.

-Is it?!

-Sure?

-Yeah. Yes, definitely.

-Brilliant.

-OK.

So do you want to change anything before we close it up again?

-I feel we should keep it as it is.

-Keep it, yeah? Let's do that.

-We'll take a chance. Come on.

-OK, so you want to lock all those answers in again?

-Whoo!

-Yeah? Is that what you want to do, Peter?

-Yes, we'll lock 'em.

-Lovely.

Thank you very much, locking those answers in, please.

Your answers are now locked in. £14,000 at stake -

£6,000 to Peter, £8,000 to Ross, 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.

Birmingham's Bull Ring has staged three Formula 1 races.

You live in Birmingham, don't you, Peter?

And it's interesting actually, because those first two -

your spiritual home is Yorkshire.

So they're kind of like, really key ones for you, aren't they?

So let's hop over those and come back to them in a little while.

Melanie Chisholm is the youngest of the Spice Girls.

-Are you a big fan of the Spice Girls?

-I am, yeah, yeah.

-I like all their songs.

-You do? Right.

And you're absolutely sure that Baby Spice...

Well, she wouldn't be called Baby Spice, would she?

That's very good logic.

So, as a result, you said this was false,

Ross had no reason to change your answer, so you stick with false.

We need this to turn red to get you off to a good start. Is it true or false?

-It is false.

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And it is, of course, Emma Bunton, AKA Baby Spice, who is the youngest.

Channing Tatum - you were worried about this, weren't you?

Channing Tatum starred in the film Magic Mike,

a film that you said you've never seen.

You said that was true, you need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

-It is true.

-APPLAUSE

The merlin is a type of falcon.

-You said it was a wizard and a...

-Helicopter.

So as a result you decided through some form of logic along those lines

that it was therefore true. Is it true or false?

-It is true.

-APPLAUSE

Halfway towards £8,000. Ross, how are you feeling at this stage?

-You've given up a chance of playing your own game.

-Very positive.

I think he's quite a bright lad,

-so I've got every confidence in him. Definitely.

-OK.

So we'll continue on through.

Corolla is the collective name

for a flower's petals.

You said this was true,

you need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

-Yes!

-It is true.

APPLAUSE

So, we go back up to the top again and start with these two -

one about where you live

and one from your spiritual home and where your accent comes from.

So, Birmingham's Bull Ring

has staged three Formula 1 races.

You immediately said that was false.

It was just concrete in the old days in the '70s,

so I don't think they would have done it, really.

OK. You need this to turn red,

if it turns red you are one away from the £14,000.

You said false.

Is it true or false?

-Yes!

-It is false.

-Oh, my God.

-Come on.

Racing has taken place in Birmingham,

but never Formula 1.

So, here we are with the one about Yorkshire.

This is the one that it's all about.

£14,000 resting on this for the two of you.

For Peter and Ross,

you need this to turn green.

The Ouse flows through Ripon

and out to sea at Whitby.

You said it was true.

If this turns green, you're walking home -

well, you can afford to take a limo home, to be honest - with £14,000.

£6,000 for you, Peter,

£8,000 for you, Ross.

If it turns red, you leave with nothing

and the money rolls over for the Usual Suspects.

Is it true or false

for £14,000?

It is false!

Oh!

Unlucky, lad.

It's false, I'm afraid.

Peter, Ross, that means you haven't achieved Perfection

and you're not going home with the prize fund.

It actually joins the Humber Estuary.

Well, what a disappointment that is,

and what an extraordinary game for Peter.

I can see why you came down, Ross, to join in,

to be honest, he played such a fantastic game all the way through.

You have been the most fantastic contestant

and I think you should be very proud of your answers.

Usual Suspects, great news for you,

the prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of you could be playing for a total of £15,000.

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Peter and Ross, you failed to achieve Perfection,

which means you go home with nothing - other than our thanks.

Especially, congratulations, Peter, for what a fantastic game you played.

It's really lovely to meet you, and you, Ross. Let's hear it

-for Peter and Ross, ladies and gentlemen.

-APPLAUSE

Well, how do we follow that?

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

hoping to play Perfection today.

Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

I'm Ric, I'm from Exeter, and I'm a drama student.

I'm Carol, I'm from Warrington, and I'm a scenographer.

Welcome, Ric and Carol, and best of luck to all of you

as we now find out which one of you

has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

-Yay!

-It's you!

Come and join me and play Perfection.

Richard... Richard!

Welcome to the game! Do you know, it's an extraordinary thing,

looking up at the Usual Suspects and that just doesn't look right without you sat up there.

Well, I don't think they know I've escaped yet.

You know, the extraordinary thing is

-you came to the game when it was on £1,000.

-Yes.

-It's now £15,000.

You've seen them all come and go and come and go.

It's been a really interesting journey for you up there.

It's been a long journey but, you know, today particularly,

with watching different people get chosen I thought,

-"Oh, is it ever going to happen?"

-No, absolutely.

Let's find out a little bit more about you.

One of your interesting ambitions

is that you want to get yourself a Harley-Davidson.

-Yes.

-Do you have a motorbike licence?

-No.

-Do you ride a motorbike?

-No.

That might be a bit of a sticking point, though, Richard.

-Well, I hadn't thought of that.

-All right, well, look, best of luck.

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

For so long they were your team-mates,

but now they're very definitely your enemies.

Here's the good news, no-one... Well, I'm telling you this -

you know no-one's won the last 14 games

and, as a result, you've watched the prize fund tick up to £15,000.

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-Yeah.

-You could get a Harley-Davidson for that.

-Oh, yeah, definitely. Yeah.

-All right, best of luck to you, Richard.

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 Richard makes a mistake,

you will be back in the game. Cheerio.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Then let's get started and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round One, your 45 seconds start now.

-No, that's false.

-False.

No, it's not. I think that's California, I think, actually.

-So you're saying that's...?

-That's false.

-False.

-I'll have a complete guess on this one, I'll say true.

-True.

And finally...

-Never heard of him, or her, but I should say that's true.

-True.

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

You've waited a long time to play your first round. How was it?

Not too bad, just those first two I'm quite confident on,

the last two were complete guesses.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

-it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects. Don't forget they'll be able to hear you.

-Yep.

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

Has he achieved Perfection? Carol, what do you think?

-I think he may have Perfection.

-OK. Thank you, Carol.

-Ric, what do you think of those?

-I think D's wrong,

cos I think Pharrell Williams might be a rapper not a comedian.

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.

Well, as you well know from playing the game before,

three out of four's a good score,

but it's not Perfection and, as a result,

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

Can you steal the round? You can see Richard's answers,

you need to change just one, but which one? Discuss.

D, I think. I'm sure he's a rapper, not a comedian.

That's my thoughts as well.

Nick, we'd like to change D from true to false, please.

Lovely, D changes from true to false,

leaving A, B and C as answered by Richard.

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

James Watt invented the spinning jenny - is that true or false?

Yes, it's false. Watt developed a type of steam engine.

The Mojave Desert is in Florida - true or false?

It is false.

It's in Southeastern California

with some parts in Nevada and Arizona and Utah.

Some Day I'll Find You is a novel by Richard Madeley, true or false?

Yep, that one's true.

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

Pharrell Williams is an American stand-up comedian - true or false?

It's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Pharrell Williams is a singer, songwriter,

rapper and producer, as Ric said.

So, Richard, the Usual Suspects have managed to succeed where you failed and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity

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

Richard, appearing before you is your final board.

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

Here are your final-round category options appearing.

Starting with Dames, running through Animals, Country Music

and on to Farming, 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, fire away, Usual Suspects, which two would you like to choose?

Explorers? Cameron Diaz?

-Yeah, I think Cameron Diaz.

-Cameron Diaz.

Could be a tricky one, yeah.

Can we put in Cameron Diaz, please, Nick?

You can. Cameron Diaz goes into the Final.

-Dames?

-Yeah, I think so.

-Yeah, I think so.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, we'll go for Dames, please.

And Dames makes it into the final.

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

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

OK, let's chat about those. They can't hear us now. Cameron Diaz?

Yeah, I know who she is, but...

-I don't know an awful lot about her.

-Dames?

Well, it could be pantomime dames, couldn't it?

Or it could be famous dames,

sort of people who have been married to knights or something like that.

Take a look at that list now and we can have a little chat about it.

Which two would you be choosing first?

-Animals, I think I would quite like. And maybe Hovercrafts.

-OK.

-And two that you would quite like to avoid?

-I think Taxes.

-We'd all like to avoid taxes!

-Well, that's right, precisely, yes.

-And maybe Farming.

-OK. Well, Richard, 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 to press on?

-Yes.

-Let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-I think they are, actually, yes. True.

-True.

-No, that's false.

-False.

No, I don't recognise that at all.

-That's false.

-False. And finally...

No, I think she was a judge on it. No, that's false.

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

-How was that?

-I felt reasonable with those.

-So, you are in with a chance?

-Yeah, I think so.

-All right,

before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, here are the four statements and Richard's answers.

Carol, what do you make of those answers?

Has he achieved Perfection, do you think?

There are a couple of those I really have no idea on,

-so I don't know.

-Dave, what do you make of those answers?

Looks pretty good to me except I'm not sure about C.

OK, well, Richard, the moment of truth.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Two out of four is,

in a 50-50 game, a very average score

and, as a result, Richard,

you have let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal this round? You need to change two answers,

but which two?

I would probably go with Alesha Dixon did win it.

Yeah, I'm sure she did. I'm pretty sure she did.

Yes, I think we should change that one.

-OK.

-I have no idea about Hull's telephone boxes.

Well, first of all, Nick, we will change D from false to true.

D changes from false to true. And...?

-I wasn't sure about C.

-Right.

-I can't help I'm afraid.

-No, I can't.

-No.

I think, Nick, we will go for C,

changing from false to true.

C changes from false to true,

leaving A and B as answered by Richard.

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

In Hull, telephone boxes are traditionally cream. True or false?

Yes, that's actually true. Hull had its own telephone company.

-Yes, I knew that.

-You knew that?

I worked for Yellow Pages

and they were the only ones with their own directory.

That's incredible. There you go, a bit of extra information there.

The Stone of Scone is a mountain in the Grampians. True or false?

Yes, of course that's false.

It is a ceremonial stone used in coronations.

The Transformed Man is an album by William Shatner. True or false?

Yes, actually, that is true.

A collection of songs and Shakespearean soliloquies

and things like that.

Alesha Dixon won Strictly Come Dancing. True or false?

Yes, that's true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved Perfection again.

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Unfortunately, Richard, the Usual Suspects succeeded

where you failed and have stolen the round.

You now have the opportunity to make Richard's chances of winning

the prize fund of £15,000 much harder.

Let's see the final board.

Two categories already chosen by the Usual Suspects.

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

Which two do you want?

I wonder if Richard knows much about Country Music? How about that?

-What do you think?

-Yes, it's worth a try, yes.

-Try Country Music?

Can we put in Country Music, please, Nick?

Country Music goes across and I need one more from you.

What can there be about Hovercrafts?

-Yes, shall we go for that?

-Yes, let's go with that one.

-Yes, we will go for a Hovercrafts, please.

-Hovercrafts goes in.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You won the second round as well as the first.

Time to switch you off and we will see you in Round 3.

-That's handy, isn't it?

-Yes.

They were helping out there by choosing the subjects you fancied.

-I'd hope so.

-Hovercrafts.

-Yes.

-You have one more chance

to find Perfection and choose your categories for the Final.

It would be nice to choose two that you'd prefer,

-rather than have them choose something nasty for you.

-Yes.

-Are you ready to play the next round?

-I am.

-Let's play Round 3.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I don't know. I will say false for that.

-False.

-I think that's true.

-True.

Er...

-I think that's false, actually.

-False.

And with time to spare...

No, I don't think she did. I will say false.

False. And, once again, you have answered all four statements.

-Better?

-Not really. The only one I am sure of is B.

The others are total guesses really.

All right, before we reveal how well you have done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, these were the four statements and next to them

are Richard's answers. Ric, what do you think?

I think he has done well, but I am going to question D

because I remember reading in the Radio Times about The Fall

and I am sure I saw Gillian Anderson's face,

so I think that should be true.

-Do you agree, Carol?

-Absolutely.

-I watched The Fall and Gillian Anderson definitely stars in it.

-OK.

Richard, the moment of truth. You need to have answered all four

perfectly to have won the round. Let's see how many are correct.

Well, three out of four is not bad,

but it's not Perfection.

I wonder if the Usual Suspects can come up with an answer.

You need to change just one, but which one? Take your time.

Don't rush into anything, Usual Suspects!

Get your heads together

-and see if you can come up with an answer.

-It's D.

-You happy with D?

-Yes, I think we are agreed, aren't we?

Yes, yes, we are happy with D.

Change it, please, from false to true.

D changes from false to true,

leaving A, B and C as answered by Richard.

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

The Demerara River is in India. Is that true or false?

Yeah, that is false.

It flows through Guyana in South America.

The slender loris is a type of primate. True or false?

Yes, absolutely true.

The smaller target ball in bowls is called a jimmy. True or false?

Yes, it's false. It's a jack,

-Of course.

-That's it, yes.

Gillian Anderson starred in the TV drama The Fall. True or false?

Yes, that's true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You have achieved Perfection.

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Richard, it's a clean sweep.

The Usual Suspects succeeded where you failed

and have stolen the round again. Usual Suspects, you now have

the opportunity to make Richard's chances of winning the prize fund

about as hard as they can be. Let's see the final board.

Four subject categories already chosen by you and,

because you won that last round, you get to choose the last two as well,

completing Richard's misery. Which two would you like?

-Do you think he knows much about Farming?

-Probably not.

I think that might well be a good one. Yes?

-We will go for Farming, please, Nick.

-Farming goes into the final.

-And one more, please.

-What about Old Drinks?

-Old Drinks?

-I'm happy with that.

-You too? And we will go for Old Drinks, please.

Old Drinks goes into the final two.

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

Very well played, Usual Suspects. You won all three rounds.

Time to switch you off for the moment.

-You didn't fancy Farming, did you?

-Not really,

but you never know what the question is going to be.

All right, Richard, for £15,000, it is time to play the Final.

APPLAUSE

Richard, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £15,000.

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing,

which would be great news for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover

of £16,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

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Richard, here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £15,000.

Think carefully. There is no time limit.

Once you have given an answer, your first answer is locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Then let's reveal your first statement. Cameron Diaz.

-I don't think she did. I am going to say false.

-False.

Dames.

That's interesting. Em...

She was married to Richard Burton, but she married twice to him, but...

I can't remember if she was made a dame or not.

-I will say false.

-False.

Country Music.

Who did that one? I have heard it.

The Gambler. Em...

-I'm going to the true on that one.

-True.

Hovercrafts.

That went from Folkestone to Calais, as I remember.

-It's probably about right, actually. I will say true.

-True.

Farming.

No, they're not. They are yellow because the...

We have several fields near where we are and the crops

were very late this year and so they are yellow

because they can be quite often confused with mustard seeds.

-So that is...false.

-False.

And finally, Old Drinks.

No, I don't think that's right. Sack. In fact,

I think that refers to sherry rather than gin.

I don't think that is gin. No, I'm going to say false.

False. Richard, those answers are locked in.

Remember, if there is one single mistake,

you leave with nothing. Which are you unsure of?

B and C.

And I'm not sure about the date for D either, so those three.

B, C and D? All right,

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 Richard's answers.

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

but if you think you have made a mistake, you can unlock them

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

Who would you like to hear from first?

I will hear from Dave, please.

Richard, we have given you a really tough set of questions here.

I would love to come down and help, but I am afraid there is

no chance for me because I am really struggling. I'm sorry.

You are ruling yourself out then, are you?

-I am indeed.

-Thank you.

-OK. Carol?

-How well do you think you have done, Richard?

-I'm...

-fairly confident on four of them.

-OK.

There are two that I think you have wrong,

but there are another two that I am not sure of, so, at the moment,

-I am going to say that I am not able to come and help.

-At the moment?

Could you be persuaded? Is that what you are suggesting?

-Probably not, sorry.

-So, you are definitely ruling yourself out?

-Yes, I will rule myself out.

-Thank you very much, Carol.

-OK. Ric?

Sorry, Richard. I don't feel I've got enough confidence.

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

You are on your own. £15,000 at stake, six answers away.

-Let's find out if you have achieved Perfection on your own.

-OK.

Right, let's start at the top, shall we?

Cameron Diaz won an Oscar for Gangs Of New York.

You said this was false.

We need this to turn red to get you off to a good start.

Is that true or false?

It is false, very well done.

APPLAUSE

She hasn't won an Oscar so far.

OK, well, B, C and D were the ones that you are worried about,

weren't they? So, let's skip over them for the moment and go to E.

Rapeseed flowers are blue.

You said this was false because you have

rapeseed in the fields around you and you think they are yellow.

-Yes.

-We need this to turn red.

Rapeseed flowers are blue. Is that true or false?

Yes, it is false and they are yellow.

-APPLAUSE

-Very well done.

Sack is an old-fashioned term for imported gin.

You said this was false. You thought it might be sherry.

If this turns red, you are halfway to the £15,000 all on your own.

Sack is an old-fashioned term for imported gin.

Is that true or false?

Yes, it is false.

APPLAUSE

Yes, it's an old-fashioned term for white wine, in actual fact,

from Spain, Portugal and the Canaries.

So, then we go to the three that actually you were unsure of.

These were the ones you were most worried about.

Which of those three would you say you're most confident on?

C, I should have thought.

-Shall we deal with that next, then?

-Yes, OK.

Kenny Rogers had a hit single with The Gambler. True or false?

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

Is that true or false?

Yes, it is true. Very well done.

APPLAUSE

Which one do you want to do out of these two?

Let's do the cross-Channel hovercraft.

The cross-Channel hovercraft service ended in 1990.

You had a think about that, said, "Over 20 years, maybe true..."

About the right sort of time, you think.

We need this to turn green. If it turns green,

you are just one away from the £15,000 all on your own.

The cross-Channel hovercraft service ended in 1990.

Is that true or false?

It's false, I'm afraid.

Actually, ten years later.

-It ended in 2000, in actual fact.

-Oh, right, OK.

So, very bad luck. You haven't achieved Perfection

and you can't go home with any of the cash, I'm afraid.

But maybe you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Let's have a look at that last one. Elizabeth Taylor was made a dame.

You had a long think about this. You said false. Is it true or false?

In actual fact, it was true. Dame Elizabeth Taylor. So, there you go.

In the end, you got four right out of six, which isn't bad considering

that all the categories were chosen for you by the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, great news for you -

the prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where one of you could be playing for a total of £16,000!

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Richard, you failed to achieve Perfection,

so you go home with nothing other than our thanks

for playing such a great game and being such a great player.

-I hope you enjoyed it.

-I did. It was amazing.

You know, it won't be the same without you here, Richard.

Thank you very much. Let's hear it for Richard, everybody.

APPLAUSE

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 £16,000, but remember,

on this show, we will only pay for Perfection. Goodbye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE