Episode 56 Perfection

Welcome to the show that demands perfection.

Behind this screen are four contestants who will be hoping their knowledge is flawless,

because one mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

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 who

has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

They'll then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said,

"Yaffle is another name for the green woodpecker"

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.

I'm Michelle. I'm from Brighton.

I'm a customer service assistant and this is my first game.

I'm Ric. I'm from Exeter.

I'm a drama student, and this is my second game.

I'm Carol. I'm from Warrington.

I'm a stenographer, and this is my second game.

I'm Dave from Crewkerne in Somerset.

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

Ric, it's you! Please come down and join me.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-Ric, welcome to the game.

-Thanks, Nick.

Let's find out a bit about you.

You've had one career and you've shifted into another.

-You're a drama student?

-That's correct, yes.

-OK.

So, with a view to being an actor or...? What do you want to do?

Well, acting would be great, but I have other ambitions as well.

I quite like teaching.

Last year, I directed a play for my local company.

I really enjoyed coaching people, so I would like to teach

and also do a bit of acting on the side as well.

Yeah, very nice. I'm told you tell a lot of bad jokes.

-Yes, I'm quite good at reciting Christmas cracker jokes.

-OK.

-Can you give us an example of a couple?

-OK.

-When is a door not a door?

-I don't know. When is a door not a door?

When it's ajar.

I can see where we're going with this.

Let's try another - see if we can get anything out of the audience, who have gone awfully silent.

-Why was the broom late for work?

-I don't know.

-Why was the broom late for work?

-Cos it overSWEPT.

SCATTERED LAUGHTER

-Oh, you got one there!

-Yeah. Hey! HE LAUGHS

OK. We'll press on, I think, before we get any more jokes.

Ric, it's now you versus The Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates, now your enemies.

Their job is to stop you winning,

because your failure means the prize rolls over to the next

game, where one of them could be sitting here

playing for a bigger total.

Not that the total isn't already big enough.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the great news for you - nobody's won the last 15 games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £16,000.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

This is getting very close to the all-time high on Perfection.

-Now, what would you spend £16,000 on?

-That's a nice number.

I could do two things with that.

One, I'd like to take my mum on holiday,

wherever she wants to go in the world.

And secondly, I'd like to take myself off to Nashville,

cos I'm a big fan of live music.

There's a fantastic music scene there,

-so I'd like to experience it first-hand.

-Jolly good.

Best of luck. Here's how the game works.

You'll play three rounds then a final.

Each round you achieve Perfection makes the final easier.

If your performance is less than perfect,

The Usual Suspects will have a chance to steal the round,

making the final harder for you.

More on that to follow later.

Usual Suspects, we're now going to switch you off

so you can't see or hear anything.

Each round contains four true or false statements. You'll answer against the clock.

You'll only have 45 seconds.

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

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready, Nick.

OK. Then let's play Perfection.

Round 1. Your 45 seconds starts now.

Oh. Think I've heard that.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

-I think that's true.

-True.

I think I heard that somewhere.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

And finally...

Not sure why they would use tequila,

so I'm going to say false.

False. And with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

-How was that?

-That was OK. A few I'm unsure on.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

time to bring back The Usual Suspects.

Don't forget they'll be able to hear you.

Here are the four statements

and Ric's answers.

Dave, has he achieved Perfection?

I'm afraid not, Nick.

I believe A, Dorset Blue Vinney,

is a cheese.

-Carol, what do you think?

-I'd go with Dave.

I think the other three are probably correct

but A, I think, would be false.

Michelle, welcome to the game.

-Hi.

-What do you think?

Has he achieved Perfection or not?

I think he's done pretty well

but I think I agree with Dave,

and A is wrong.

All right. Ric, the moment of truth.

You need all four statements answered perfectly.

Let's see how many are correct.

Ooh, just one out of four -

not only a surprise to you

but to the Usual Suspects, going on what they said.

Because you haven't achieved Perfection,

they can steal the round.

Can you steal the round, Usual Suspects?

You need to change three answers,

but which three?

-DAVE:

-Definitely A.

-CAROL:

-Yeah. Of course.

I think B is incorrect

and I believe D is incorrect.

So, Gandhi with the Nobel Prize?

-That's my view that that is true.

-OK. I'll go with you.

-Yeah, I'm happy with that.

-We'll change that? Yes, Nick.

We'd like to change A from true to false.

A from true to false.

B from true to false.

B from true to false.

And D from false to true.

And D from false to true,

leaving C as answered by Ric.

OK, Usual Suspects, let's find out

what the correct answers are.

HE READS QUESTION A

Yeah, it's false. And it is

a cheese. Absolutely right, Dave.

HE READS QUESTION B

That's false. Royal Ascot

does not have hurdles races.

It's on the flat.

HE READS QUESTION C

That's false, I'm afraid.

Oh, dear, Usual Suspects.

You had the chance to steal the round but failed to achieve Perfection.

Did you achieve Perfection at home?

Let's clear that one up.

Gandhi didn't ever win

the Nobel Peace Prize.

Surprising, though. You'd think he would have.

HE READS QUESTION D

No - that one's false.

It was produced when the Spanish rulers of Mexico ran

out of their own alcohol.

So, Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection,

you'd have the opportunity to make Ric's chances of winning

the prize fund much harder in the final, and here's how -

Ric, here is your final board.

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

Here are the final round category options appearing.

Starting with Wiggins and on to Airports

with many others in between.

Had you achieved Perfection,

you'd have the opportunity

of adding two categories of your choice to the board.

But because neither side won,

those categories due to be chosen will be carried

over to the next round, meaning four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, you missed a chance. Time to switch you off.

We'll see you in Round 2.

-Dodged a bullet a bit there.

-I did.

-Yeah, I got lucky there.

-Yeah.

Let's take a look at that list

now they can't hear us.

Pick me two you'll be choosing

if you get the opportunity.

World Cup would be fantastic

cos I love my football.

-And Disney Films.

-All right, then.

And two you'd be quite keen to avoid.

I don't watch basketball,

so I wouldn't want that one,

and probably Happy Days.

I know a bit but I've never watched it.

OK. Ric, in order to win the prize fund,

you must answer all six statements correctly,

so winning the next round, with four categories on offer, could be crucial.

-You ready to carry on?

-I'm ready.

-Then let's play Round 2.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Your 45 seconds start now.

I don't think it's Pinter.

-False.

-False.

I was reading about George VI the other day. World War I.

-False.

-False.

-Possibly true.

-True.

And finally...

I think I've read that somewhere.

I'm going to say true.

True. Again with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

-Any more comfortable?

-Not really, no.

-No?

Before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back The Usual Suspects.

Here are the four statements

and next to them are Ric's answers.

Carol, what do you think?

Has he achieved Perfection this time?

This is a really hard category and I'd struggle to know a lot of those,

-so I'm not really sure.

-That's very honest of you, Carol.

-I know.

-Michelle, what do you think?

-I'm thinking that D's wrong.

It's just a hunch, but I'm sure

it's not named after Cyprus.

-Dave?

-That's my view as well.

I get a feeling that D is wrong.

All right, Ric, the moment of truth. Let's find out how many are correct.

Just one out of four - again.

-A surprise to you.

-I'm consistent.

-That's true. Good grouping, as they say in darts.

-Yes.

Nonetheless, you haven't achieved Perfection

and The Usual Suspects have a chance.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You can see Ric's answers.

You need to change three of them. Which three?

MICHELLE: I think C might be true.

It's just a gut feeling.

I may even have been tempted with D being correct, but you thought not.

I don't know. You know, I'm happy to go with what everybody else thinks,

but...I just really don't know.

I thought B was George V,

so that would be right.

-Which one did you think was...?

-I thought C, but I'm not 100%.

It's just one that sounds familiar.

But I know nothing about B or A.

Right, then.

We'll change A from false to true.

A from false to true.

And, Michelle, you were considering C.

I'm happy to go with B.

-If you want to go to B, I'll back you with B.

-We'll change D.

D changes from true to false.

C.

We'll change C from true to false.

C changes from true to false,

leaving B as answered by Ric.

Usual Suspects, let's find out

what the correct answers are.

HE READS QUESTION A

Yeah, it's true.

HE READS QUESTION B

That's true, I'm afraid.

Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round again

but you failed again.

Have you achieved Perfection at home?

Let's go through those in more detail.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, that one's false.

HE READS QUESTION D

It's true. And after telling us

that she knew nothing about it,

Carol picked that out as a potential change

and should have gone with it.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection,

you'd have the chance to make Ric's chances of winning

the prize fund in the final a lot harder.

Let's have a look at the board. But it remains a barren wasteland.

Because neither side won the round,

the four categories due to be chosen will now be carried over

to the next round, meaning all six categories will be on offer.

Someone please win a round.

Usual Suspects, I'm going to switch you off. We'll see you in Round 3.

-That's another bullet dodged.

-Yeah.

-This would be a great one to win.

-Yeah, I need to up my game now.

If you can get Perfection now, you choose all six in one go.

-That'd be fantastic.

-You ready to play on?

-I'm ready.

Let's play Round 3.

Your 45 seconds start now.

Oh. I'm a big tennis fan but I've never heard of that.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

-I can't see that. False.

-False.

I watched The X-Files and I don't remember them,

so I'm going to say false.

False. And finally...

Oh, I've studied my mountains.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

Again with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

-Any chance of Perfection this time, do you think?

-Mmm...not sure.

I mean, there's one there

I definitely know I've got right, but...

Before we reveal

exactly how well you've done,

time to bring back those Usual Suspects.

Here are the four statements

and next to them are Ric's answers.

We'll start with you this time, Michelle.

Can you see anything wrong with this lot?

I'm leaning towards A being wrong

but that's the only one I think I'd change.

What do you think, Carol?

I also was thinking

that Venus Williams was probably a co-owner.

OK. Dave?

I think Ric's almost got Perfection.

-The only doubt I have was possibly D.

-OK.

Well, Ric, the moment of truth.

You need to have all four statements right to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Well, that was brilliant

by comparison to the first two rounds.

-I'm getting better.

-Twice as many things right.

-Yes.

Which is...however, it is, in a 50-50 game, an average score,

-I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

So, unfortunately,

you have let the Usual Suspects in again -

although, to be fair,

going on their performance in the first

-rounds, you're not in much trouble.

-LAUGHTER

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see Ric's answers.

You need to change two of them. Which two?

-CAROL:

-A and D.

-MICHELLE: I recognise one too. DAVE:

-Sorry?

C, Xander and Willow, are actually in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

-So that's correct.

-That's false.

-Yeah.

-B is correct as well.

-Yeah, B is correct.

-So I'd change A and D.

-Yeah.

-A and D. OK.

We shall go A, changing from false to true.

A, change from false to true.

And D from false to true.

And D from false to true,

leaving B and C as answered by Ric.

Let's find out, Usual Suspects,

what the correct answers are.

HE READS QUESTION A

Yes, actually true,

and so's her sister - a co-owner as well.

HE READS QUESTION B

Yeah, false.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, false.

You were absolutely right -

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Michelle, as you said.

HE READS QUESTION D

It's true. Hallelujah!

Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

-You have achieved Perfection.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Someone finally won a round, which was excellent.

I almost pulled my shirt over my head and did a lap of the studio.

Ric, the Usual Suspects succeeded where you failed and stole the round.

Usual Suspects, you have the opportunity

to make Ric's chances of winning the prize fund

about as hard as they can be, let's be honest.

Let's see the final board.

It's a barren wasteland now,

but that's about to change.

Because you won the round, Usual Suspects,

you get to choose all six categories on the board.

So, how are you going to select these six?

I'm going to let Michelle give the first two.

I was going to suggest British Kings.

British Kings goes in the final.

And another one, Michelle.

Um...Basketball.

And Basketball goes in. Carol?

-I presume this is how it's going to go, Dave.

-Yes.

-I'll choose Happy Days.

-Happy Days goes in.

And...Disney Films.

And Disney Films.

Which means it comes to you, Dave, for the last two.

-I'll go for World Cup.

-World Cup.

-And Airports.

-And Airports.

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

OK, guys. Very well done. Time to switch you off. We'll see you later.

Let's talk about those, shall we?

-You fancied World Cup and Disney Films.

-Yep. Thanks!

-So it's almost like you won a round.

-Yes!

Didn't fancy Basketball or Happy Days and you got both of those.

-So, a bit of a mixed bag.

-Yes.

And British Kings and Airports.

How are we on those?

I've been revising my British kings, so I've got a fighting chance there.

All right. Ric, for £16,000 - it's a lot of money -

it's time to play the final.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Ric, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection, you could be leaving with a prize fund of £16,000.

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing -

great news for The Usual Suspects,

as one of them could be playing for a rollover

of £17,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Ric, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £16,000.

Think carefully.

There's no time limit

but once you've given an answer,

it will be locked in.

-Ready to go?

-I am.

-Let's reveal your first statement.

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

I know one of the Georges was.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

I've heard of him.

I'm thinking he did.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

Oh, my mum used to love The Fonz. She fancied Henry Winkler.

I'd say that it wasn't Arthur.

I'm going to say false for that one.

False.

I watched that recently! I should know this.

It didn't sound like Peggy Lee was doing the voice.

I mean, I should have, you know,

taken note of the credits after I watched it.

I'm going to say false for that one.

False.

-Yes - that was Howard Webb, so that is true.

-True.

And finally...

It's possible.

General Pinochet.

I'm going to say true for that one.

True. With that, all those answers are locked in.

Remember, one mistake, you leave with nothing.

Which ones are you worried about?

F, C and A.

-F, C and A.

-Yeah.

-All right.

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

Usual Suspects, you can now see

the final six statements

and Ric's answers.

Ric, your answers are locked in. You can't change them alone.

But if you think you've made a mistake,

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

Usual Suspects, I'll now ask you to tell me

how well you think Ric's done, if you want to help and,

if you do, how much it will cost.

Ric, who would you like to hear from first?

I'd like to hear from Carol, please.

-How well do you think you've done?

-I'm confident on four of them.

On four.

There's one that I know you definitely have wrong that

I do know the answer to.

And I'd be prepared to come down for £9,000, Ric.

So, £9,000, Carol is saying, of your £16,000 prize fund,

leaving you with £7,000 as your share.

I'll have a think about that, Carol.

-Can I hear from Dave, please?

-I really haven't got a lot of idea.

There's some difficult ones for me, so I'm going to rule myself out.

-I'm sorry.

-OK. Michelle?

I think you've done really well but there's a couple that

I just don't know, and I just don't want to risk it, I'm afraid.

So here's the situation.

You have an offer from Carol to

come down for £9,000 of your £16,000. What do you want to do now?

Carol, would you be happy to do a 50-50 split?

No, I'll do £9,000/£7,000.

-£8,500.

-£9,000/£7,000.

-How confident are you on the one you think I've got wrong?

-Very.

-Yeah, let's do it.

-Happy to come down for that, Carol?

-OK. Yep.

For £9,000 of the £16,000 on offer, Carol, please come and join us.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Ric, you've asked Carol for help.

If you achieve Perfection,

it'll cost you £9,000 of your potential prize fund of £16,000.

Carol, you've 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.

Here are the final round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Carol, which ones do you want Ric to change?

C is absolutely wrong.

It's Arthur Fonzarelli.

I know that The Fonz is Arthur.

I wasn't sure about that one.

How about the others, for yourself?

George I.

I know one of them was killed in a duel

but I'm not sure if it was the first one.

-I don't know. I don't know, no.

-OK.

And F I'm a bit hesitant on.

Yeah. Um...F I would be unsure on as well.

We looked at going to Chile and I didn't look at airports.

So we're definitely going to

-change C, aren't we?

-Yes.

I'll change C from false to true.

C changes from false to true.

That's the only one that I would...

-The others - you're happy with George?

-Yeah.

B, C, D and E I'm happy with,

so it's only F,

and it's whether you want to change it or not.

-If I change it and it's wrong, then...

-Yeah.

-No, I think I'll leave it.

-OK, OK.

I think we'll leave it as it is, Nick.

-All locked in?

-Yes, please.

Smashing. They all get locked in, please.

Your answers are now locked in.

£16,000 at stake.

£7,000 to Ric, £9,000 to Carol. Six answers away.

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

Now, let's have a think.

-A, C and F were the ones you were worried about.

-Yeah.

Let's deal with the ones

you weren't worried about first

and then we'll get to A, C and F, shall we?

HE READS QUESTION B

You said that was true.

We need this to turn green

to get you off to a good start.

Is it true or false?

It's true. Well done.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Well done.

HE READS QUESTION D

You said this was false.

We need this to turn red.

Is it true or false?

It is false.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Ilene Woods played Cinderella, in actual fact.

HE READS QUESTION E

This is the one you were most sure of.

-Yeah.

-You said true.

We expect this to turn green and get you halfway to the money.

Is that true or false?

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

It's true.

-Howard Webb, exactly as you said.

-Yeah.

-So, where do we go next?

Well, let's find out whether Carol coming down has helped or hindered.

HE READS QUESTION C

Ric, you said false.

Carol came down to help you with that one

and she was sure it was true.

You need this to turn green now.

HE READS QUESTION C

It's true.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS Yes! Thanks.

Still the other two.

At this stage, you'd have been going home without any money if Carol hadn't come down to help.

So you end up now with a board that is four correct answers

and just two away,

but the two that are left

are the two that you said

you were most worried about.

Which one do you want to do first?

HE SIGHS Can we do F first, please?

We can.

HE READS QUESTION F

Now, you weren't sure about this, Ric.

You had a chance to change it

but you stuck with true.

I wonder whether you should have changed it.

HE READS QUESTION F

You said true. You need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

-It's false.

-Oh!

It's false, I'm afraid, and as a result you haven't achieved

Perfection and you will not be leaving with the money.

Can you still achieve Perfection at home?

Let's deal with that straight away.

It's named after the aviator Arturo Merino Benitez.

I wonder how you feel about this last one.

Because you did say, "I'd hate it if I changed and then lost the game on it."

Would you prefer this to be true or false?

I'd prefer if this was wrong,

-because I was thinking about changing F.

-Yeah. Interesting.

George I was killed in a duel. Is it true or false?

-Yeah, it's false.

-Ohh. Whew!

-SHE LAUGHS

George I died after suffering from a stroke.

So in the end it was four out of six.

Unfortunately, though, you both go home with no cash.

But, 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 £17,000.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Ric, Carol, you failed to achieve Perfection,

so you leave with nothing but thanks for playing.

-I hope you've enjoyed it.

-Yeah.

-Fantastic.

It's been great having you.

Let's hear it for Carol and Ric, everybody.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

It's a tough one to win, this.

And now time to meet the next Usual Suspects hoping to

play Perfection today.

Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

I'm Meg, I'm from London and I'm a marketing manager.

I'm Scott, I'm from Pontypool and I'm a school attendance officer.

Welcome, Meg and Scott, and good luck to all of you

as we now find out who has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

Scott, it's you. Please come down and join me.

So, welcome to the game. And you're a truancy officer?

That's correct, yes. Well, my official title is a school attendance officer, yes.

So, you go around looking for kids that have bunked off?

Yeah, they call me "the Mitcher Man", cos in Wales the term for truanting is mitching.

-Is that right?

-That's right, yeah.

-You're like the child-catcher in the...?

-That's right. I am, indeed.

-Have you got little, black, pointy shoes and a net?

-No. I'm not like Batman either.

-So I get told.

-So, basically, kids are out and about, you come round the corner, they're like, "Oh!"

-Yeah. Pretty much, yeah.

-OK, but it's a good thing you do.

-Did you ever bunk off school?

-I did. Now and then, I did.

So a bit of experience bodes well for the job, really.

-You know where to go find them.

-That's right, yeah.

All right, best of luck, Scott. You versus The Usual Suspects.

They were your team-mates, briefly. Now your enemies.

Here's the good news. Nobody's won the last 16 games.

The prize fund currently stands at £17,000.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

You can do an awful lot with £17,000, can't you?

How much of a difference would that make to life for you, to walk away with £17,000?

It would be life-changing, really.

We haven't had a lot of money, since me and my wife got married,

so it would make a big difference, yeah.

I've got three children, so they would be spoilt rotten.

-Is that it?

-Yeah.

I told the wife that if I was to win money, I'd buy her a new wardrobe.

And clothes to go in the wardrobe or just the wardrobe?

Just the clothes. HE LAUGHS

-All right, well, best of luck.

-Thank you.

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

But as soon as Scott makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

-Scott, are you ready to get started.

-Yes, I'm ready.

-Then let's play Perfection.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Round 1. Your 45 seconds start now.

Um, that would...sounds like

it would possibly be something to do with rich people,

so I'm going to say true.

No, Kuwait is a country next to Iraq, I believe, so that's false.

Bees can certainly fly very quickly.

I don't know if it's that fast, though. I'm going to say false.

False. And watch the time.

I don't watch Doctor Who so I'm going to say true.

True, and with just enough time to spare, you've answered all four.

Good time management there. How was that. Achieved Perfection?

Two out of the four

I'm confident on.

The other two, I'm not so sure.

Well, before we find out exactly how well you've done, time to bring back The Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects,

these are the four statements.

Next to them are Scott's answers.

-Dave, has he achieved Perfection?

-It looks pretty good, Nick.

But the only one

I'm not quite sure about is D.

OK. Michelle, can you see

anything wrong with these answers?

I actually think he's got Perfection.

Meg, welcome to the show. What do you make of these?

Hi, Nick. I think he's done really well, actually.

I'd agree with Michelle, that he's got Perfection on that round.

Scott, the moment of truth - a vote of confidence from The Usual Suspects.

Let's see how many are right.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-Congratulations, Scott.

You have achieved Perfection.

Very well done. That's very reassuring.

It means you won't get as much stick from the kids when you go back to school.

Let's look at those in more detail.

HE READS QUESTION A

You said that was true

and, of course, it is true.

HE READS QUESTION B

You said that was false

and it is false.

It borders Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yeah, that is false.

12 to 15 miles an hour is more likely for a bee.

HE READS QUESTION D

Absolutely true, so very well done.

As a result of that perfect performance, you've made winning the prize fund a lot easier. Here's how.

Appearing before you is your final board.

These blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round category options, starting with Headgear,

running through US History, Ducks,

and on to Old Masters, with many others in between.

Because you won the round,

you can choose two categories to add to the board.

Which two would you like to play in the final?

I'm going to say Game Shows.

Game Shows goes into the final.

Yeah. And I think I'll go for Old Masters.

Old Masters goes in.

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

You didn't get a look-in there. Maybe you will in Round 2.

Scott, now the Usual Suspects have gone, let's talk through those.

Which two do you desperately want to avoid?

Bunty. I'm not actually sure what Bunty is.

And Flashman.

Again, I'm not entirely sure what Flashman is.

What are your two next choices likely to be?

I think I'd go for US History and perhaps Coinage.

It's only the first round but you've made a great start.

Carry on like that, you won't have any trouble from The Usual Suspects.

-Ready to press on?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Round 2.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Um, I have heard of Maiden Castle,

although I'm not entirely sure if it's to do with Charles Dickens but I'm going to say true.

True.

Um, I don't believe that's correct.

I think it would be a lot longer than that, so I'm going to say false.

False. You need to pick the speed up a little in your answers.

Yes, he is. He is yellow. That's true.

True. And, finally...

I don't know that question

but it sounds right,

so I'll say true.

True, and in the end,

with time to spare,

you've answered all four statements.

Sorry to hurry you. You spent some time over the first two. I was worried you'd run out.

So, how was that?

Again, I think two

I'm fairly confident on.

The other two, I'm not so sure.

It worked for you last time, didn't it?

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

Usual Suspects,

these are the four statements

and Scott's answers.

Michelle, how do you think

he's done this time?

Based on what I know, I think he's actually got Perfection again.

-Meg, what do you think?

-The only question I'm not sure he's got right is A.

I've got a funny feeling

that it might be false.

Dave, what do you think?

D is incorrect.

Jay Aston is a founding member

of Bucks Fizz

and I believe Maiden Castle is a hill fort near Dorchester in Dorset.

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

Just two out of four,

and in a 50/50 game,

that's an average score, I'm afraid.

You've let your enemies,

The Usual Suspects, into the game.

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

You need to change two. Which two?

DAVE: Are you happy with

my comments on that?

MICHELLE: I'm happy to go with you.

Yeah, the team has agreed with me, then, that we'll change A from true to false...

A changes from true to false.

..and D from true to false.

And D from true to false,

leaving B and C

as answered by Scott.

Usual Suspects, let's find out

what the correct answers are.

HE READS QUESTION A

Yeah, it is false.

You're absolutely right, Dave. It is an Iron Age hill fort.

HE READS QUESTION B

Yeah, that's false.

1707 the Act of Union was passed.

HE READS QUESTION C

Yes, that is absolutely true.

HE READS QUESTION D

It's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

-You have achieved Perfection.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Yeah, Jay Aston is a former member of Bucks Fizz, as you said, Dave.

So, Scott, The Usual Suspects have stepped in and nicked the round.

Let's see the final board.

Because you won that round, Usual Suspects,

you've earned the right to choose the next two categories,

so which would you like?

DAVE: I thought I'd let you two choose.

Um, I think, actually, Ducks.

OK, Ducks goes in. And...?

MICHELLE: Um, US History?

-Yeah, why not?

-US History.

US History goes into the final.

OK, congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You won the second round. We'll see you again in Round 3.

That's handy - they're choosing for you now. You wanted US History and they put it in.

-Yes.

-Do you know anything about ducks?

No more than the average person, I don't think.

-You have one more chance to find perfection and choose categories for the final. Ready to carry on?

-Yes.

Then let's play Round 3.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Um, she's a very good chef,

but I don't believe she did create that, so I'm going to say false.

False.

I'm pretty sure Timbuktu is in Africa.

I know the Sahara's in Africa.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

-It was a long time ago, so I'll say true for that one as well.

-True.

And, finally:

It's not my strong point,

but I'd say '70s, I'd say true.

True.

And good use of the time there, to maximum effect.

In with a chance of Perfection this time?

Not so confident on that round.

There's a couple there

that I'm really not sure of,

especially D.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done, time to bring back The Usual Suspects.

These were the four statements

and Scott's answers.

Meg, give us the lowdown on this.

He's had a really good round. I would have answered them exactly the same.

OK. Michelle, can you see anything

wrong with these answers?

I'm unsure on C

but I think he's done pretty well.

-Dave?

-Looks near Perfection to me.

Bit of a white flag being flown by The Usual Suspects up there.

Scott, you need to have answered all four perfectly to have won the round.

Let's see how many are correct.

Three out of four's not bad,

but it's not Perfection.

You've let The Usual Suspects in.

Can you steal the round?

You need to change one answer,

but which one?

MEG: B's correct.

DAVE: B's correct.

The only one I'm unsure on is C.

DAVE: The tricky one.

I'd have thought it was either C

-or D.

-I think it's C.

-Cats has been around for a while.

-It's been around a long time, hasn't it?

We've come to a decision, Nick, that we'll change C from true to false.

C changes to false, leaving

A, B and D as answered by Scott.

Usual Suspects, let's find out

what the correct answers are.

HE READS QUESTION A

Yes, false.

It was quite a while ago, actually.

It was created by Constance Spry, or her business partner Rosemary Hume

for the 1953 coronation.

HE READS QUESTION B

True, in actual fact.

HE READS QUESTION C

It's true, Usual Suspects.

You had the chance to steal the round from Scott, but you failed to find Perfection.

I wonder if you can get Perfection at home. Let's deal with that last one.

HE READS QUESTION D

False, in actual fact.

1981.

Ten years later.

Let's see the final board.

Two subject categories chosen by The Usual Suspects

and two by Scott.

And we have two still to fill, but nobody won the round.

So, how do we do that? Well, you take turns in choosing.

Scott, as the single player, you get to go first.

So, choose another category to go into the final, please.

I'm going to stick with my original plan and I'm going to say Coinage.

Coinage goes into the final.

Usual Suspects, please pick one that you think will trouble Scott.

Isn't Bunty the book for girls?

-So would that be one that might throw him?

-It could throw him, couldn't it?

MEG: I'm sure. I'm sure, yeah.

We'll go for Bunty.

Bunty goes into the final.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

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

-Bunty?

-Never heard of it. I honestly don't know what that is.

I think you're about to find out.

Scott, for £17,000, it's time to play the final.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Scott, this is the all-important final.

Achieve Perfection and you could be leaving with a prize fund of £17,000.

If you fail, you'll leave with nothing,

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

could be playing for a rollover of £18,000 on the next game.

You are just this endgame away from £17,000, potentially.

Let's play the final round.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Scott here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £17,000.

There's no time limit, so think carefully.

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

-Ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

Game Shows.

No, that's incorrect.

I'm pretty sure Bob Holness was Blockbusters

and Bob's Full House was Bob Monkhouse.

So I'm going to say false.

False.

Old Masters.

El Greco...

I've heard that before.

Not 100% whether it's Crete but it sounds like it may be.

-I'm going to say true.

-True.

Ducks.

Canvas gives me the impression

that it may have a sort of a velvety feather to it.

Thinking about ducks, they do have that appearance,

so based on that, I'm going to say true.

True.

US History.

I've heard of the Boston Tea Party.

It does ring a bell.

I'm going to say true.

True.

Coinage.

I know there was a £5 coin minted.

Was it for the Olympics?

I've got a feeling it was something to do with the Jubilee,

not the Olympics - I'm going to say false.

False.

And, finally, Bunty.

I'm not sure on this one.

I'm going to say true.

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

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

-Which ones worry you?

-I'm worried about F.

And B.

B and F.

let's bring back The Usual Suspects, see what they say.

So you can now see the final six statements.

Next to them are Scott's answers.

Scott, your answers are locked in.

You can't change them by yourself.

But you can unlock them with the help of The Usual Suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost. Scott, who would you like to hear from first?

Uh, Dave?

It's a tricky board, Scott, for me.

There's four that I really haven't got any idea about

and I'm really struggling to help you on this.

-So you're ruling yourself out, Dave?

-Yes, I am. Sorry about that.

-Michelle?

-I know there's a couple you've got right.

-How confident are you?

-I'm fairly confident on four of them.

Um, well, I know I'm 100% on the two that I know.

But I'm just so not on the others.

I think I'm going to sit out. I don't want to risk it.

-OK, thank you.

-Meg?

I think you've got a really hard board there, mate.

I'm not sure on a few of those

and I won't be coming down.

It would appear that negotiations are at an end. None of the Usual Suspects are willing to help.

So you are on your own. £17,000 at stake. Six answers away. Let's find out if you've achieved Perfection.

-Right - start at the top and make our way through?

-OK.

HE READS QUESTION A

You said this was false. You thought Bob's Full House was Bob Monkhouse.

So this should turn red

to get you off to a good start.

Is it true or false?

Yeah, it is false. Very well done.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Bob's Full House was Bob Monkhouse. Bob Holness did Blockbusters. So, very well done.

HE READS QUESTION B

You said this was true - it sounded right.

We need this to turn green for you.

True or false?

-True.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Very well done.

HE READS QUESTION C

You thought about it -

thought it could look like canvas,

the feathers on a duck, so you went for true.

If this turns green, you're halfway to the money on your own, without the help of The Usual Suspects.

If it turns red, you lose the money.

HE READS QUESTION C

-It's true.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

HE READS QUESTION D

You had to decide whether that was true or false.

You said true.

You're halfway to the money already. Will this take you one step further?

Or will it turn red and the money roll over for The Usual Suspects?

The Boston Tea Party took place in 1901.

You need this to turn green.

Is it true or false?

It's false, I'm afraid.

Yeah, I'm afraid it is false

and, as a result, you can't achieve Perfection

and you won't be going home with the prize fund.

I wonder if you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Let's deal with that straightaway.

1773 the Boston Tea Party took place, not 1901.

HE READS QUESTION E

You said false.

Is it true or false?

True, I'm afraid.

And finally, the Four Marys

appeared in the magazine Bunty.

You said this was true.

True or false?

Actually, you got that one right - true.

So, you got four out of six, which is not bad at all.

But because it's not Perfection, you don't win the prize fund. 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 £18,000.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Scott, you failed to achieve Perfection, go home with nothing. I hope you enjoyed playing anyway.

-Yeah, it was great. Really enjoyed myself.

-We really enjoyed having you here.

-Let's hear it for Scott, everybody.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

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 £18,000.

It's a mouth-watering prospect.

But remember, it's a really tough one to win.

On this show, we only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

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