Episode 57 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz that demands nothing less than perfection.

Behind this screen, our contestants will be hoping their knowledge is flawless.

One single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello, and welcome to Perfection,

the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

Behind me are the contestants, we call them the Usual Suspects.

They're in our isolation room.

In a moment, we'll find out

which one of them has been randomly selected

to join me here to play Perfection.

They will then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said...

Would you say that'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 Vicki from Essex, I'm a housewife, and this is my first game.

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

and this is my second game.

I'm Michelle, I'm from Brighton, I'm a customer service assistant

and this is my third game.

I'm Dave, I'm from Coker in Somerset,

I'm a retired supplier-controller,

and this is my fifth 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.

Vicki, it's you. Please come down and play.

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Vicki, welcome to the game. It's you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund

because your failure will mean the prize money

rolls over to the next game, where one of them could be

sitting here playing for a bigger total. Every game is worth £1,000.

Here's the extraordinary news for you.

Nobody has won the last 17 games,

so the prize fund currently stands at £18,000.

It's an extraordinary amount of money.

-It is.

-I'm sure you'll spend it well. Best of luck.

-Definitely.

-You'll play three rounds then a final.

Every round that you achieve Perfection

will make the final easier for you.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have a chance to step in

and 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.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock.

You'll only have 45 seconds,

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

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-I am.

-Then let's play Perfection.

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Round 1, your 45 seconds starts now.

I didn't think we'd ever been to war with Britain, it might be...

Oh, yes we did.

False.

False.

No, I thought that was A Clockwork Orange, so, false.

False.

No, cos I think Santa Claus came from Germany, so that's false.

False, and finally...

No, that's definitely false because she was with one of the Doctor Whos.

False.

-Happy with that?

-I don't know about the first one, to be honest.

Maybe it's Perfection.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

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

So, these are the four statements,

and next to them are Vicki's answers.

-Michelle, what do you think?

-I think A might be wrong.

-Meg?

-The only one that I would question is C.

OK, Vicki, 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.

Three out of four's not bad.

-But not good enough.

-Exactly, it's not Perfection,

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

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

you need to change one of them, but which one?

My thought was C, but I mean, it was just a hunch.

I'm happy to go with C if you're happy to go with C.

Yeah, I'm happy to go with C.

Nick, can we change C from false to true?

C changes from false to true, and A, B and D as answered by Vicki.

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

It's true! Usual Suspects!

You had the chance to steal the round from Vicki

but you failed to achieve Perfection.

Can you still achieve Perfection at home?

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

Yeah, that is false, it was Eyes Wide Shut.

Yeah, that's false. It's a village and resort in Switzerland.

Yeah, false. He was romantically linked

with Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley at the time.

So, Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection

you would have the opportunity to make Vicki's chances of winning the prize fund

much harder in the final. Here's how.

Vicki, appearing before you is your final board.

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

Here are the final-round category options,

starting with Creatures, running through Wimbledon, Band Names,

and on to Honours, with many more in between.

Had you achieved Perfection, you'd have the opportunity

of adding two categories of your choice to the board.

Because neither side won the round,

the two categories that were due to be chosen will be carried over

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

Usual Suspects, tut-tut, you had the chance to nick one

and you didn't take it.

We'll see you in Round 2.

Let's have a look at that list.

Which two will you be choosing if you get the opportunity?

I think Creatures, 1980s Music.

OK and two that you really don't want them to choose.

-Postage and Publishing.

-All right.

Remember, Vicki, in order to win the prize fund,

you will need to answer all six statements correctly,

so winning this next round,

where there's four on offer, would be quite handy.

-Ready to play on?

-I am.

-Let's play Round 2.

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Your 45 seconds start now...

No, that's false, cos it's actually a calzone.

False.

I think that's true.

True.

Cars aren't my specialist subject.

No, that's the Super Bowl, unless they've got another one,

but I would say that's false.

False, and finally...

I...

It sounds like it could go after it,

so, yeah, I'm going to say true for that one.

True.

You answered all four statements, good use of the time again,

to have a think about that last one. Didn't feel so comfortable.

The only one that I'm 100% confident on is A.

OK, before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back those Usual Suspects.

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

Michelle, give us the low-down on it this time.

I'd actually change B to false.

Dave, can you see any fault with this round?

I agree B should be changed to false.

They think that maybe you've made a mistake there.

Let's find out how many are correct.

-Just one out of four.

-I had a feeling on that one.

-That it was a bad round?

-I did, I felt it.

Usual Suspects, can you steal this round? You can see Vicki's answers.

You need to change three of them, but which three?

A is right because calzone is Italian folded pizza.

-That's the right one.

-I agree with that.

Then we'll change B from true to false.

C from false to true.

-And D from true to false.

-Leaving A as answered by Vicki.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

Yeah, it's false. Calabaza is a pumpkin-like squash in actual fact.

Well done, Michelle.

Yeah, it's false.

It's fuel with air that mixes to make the explosive mixture.

Yeah, that one's true, and...

Yeah, it's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Barbra Streisand appeared in both of those films,

but they are entirely separate.

Vicki, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed

and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Vicki's chances

of winning the prize fund of £18,000 a lot harder.

Let's see the final board. Because you won the round,

you've earned the right to choose

four categories to add to the board,

two from this round

and two that rolled over from Round 1.

So which four would you like Vicki to play?

Well, I'd like to put Scotland in as the first one, please.

Scotland goes in.

I'll go with Wimbledon.

Wimbledon goes in.

I'll have 1980s Music.

1980s Music goes in.

We need one more between you?

Creatures, maybe, or Band Names?

-Meg, what do you think?

-Band Names?

Yeah, I think we'll go for Band Names, please.

And Band Names goes into the final. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

You won the second round.

Time to switch you off, we'll see you in Round 3.

Well, you wanted 1980s Music. Any other ones you didn't want? No.

None of those subjects scare me, to be honest.

They've probably played into my hands a bit.

It would be nice for you to choose two subjects

and this is your last chance.

If you achieve Perfection here,

you get the chance to choose your own subjects.

-Ready?

-I'm ready.

-Let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

I'm not really good on politics,

-so I will say false for that one.

-False.

-Yes, that's true.

-True.

-That's also true. I quite like my football, so...

-True.

I know that he dies, because it's

quite upsetting for everyone,

cos he's a good character.

But I don't know if it's that film.

I'll say true.

It could be one of the others.

-True.

-I will say true.

You answered all four. That sounded a bit more confident.

-I was blagging that one.

-Were you?

-Yeah.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Four statements and next to them are Vicki's answers.

Meg, has she achieved Perfection?

-I think she may well have achieved Perfection.

-Dave?

I'm not so sure about B.

I thought it was possibly The Times for Lord Beaverbrook.

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.

Just two out of four, in actual fact.

Once again, the Usual Suspects are in the game.

Can you steal the round?

You need to change two answers, but which two?

-C is definitely right.

-C is definitely correct.

-A?

-Mario Andretti is a Formula One racing driver?

-Yeah.

We're happy then?

We're changing, Nick,

B from true to false.

B changes from true to false.

And D from true to false.

And D changes, leaving A and C

as answered by Vicki.

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

A...

True or false?

It's false. He is, of course, a retired racing driver.

B...

True or false?

Yeah, that's absolutely false.

He owned many other papers, such as the Daily and Sunday Express

and the Evening Standard, but never the Mail.

C...

True or false?

Yes, that's true. And D...

True or false?

That's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Han Solo is in fact alive

at the end of Return Of The Jedi.

So, Vicki, the Usual Suspects have succeeded again where you failed

and they've nicked that round as well.

You have the opportunity

to make Vicki's chances of winning the prize fund

about as hard as they can be.

Let's have a look at the final board.

Four subject categories on there chosen by you

and, because you won that last round,

you get to choose the last two as well.

-MEG:

-Shall we go Creatures?

-Yeah, yeah.

-DAVE:

-You mentioned Creatures, Michelle.

We'll go for Creatures, please.

Creatures goes into the final. And?

-MEG:

-Boxing.

-DAVE:

-OK, we'll go with Meg and have Boxing, please, Nick.

And Boxing goes into the final.

We now know our six final categories.

They are...

Very well played, guys. Time to switch you off for the final time.

You wanted Creatures. They've really helped you out. Boxing?

Yeah, I mean, sport is quite a good subject for me.

My partner loves sport.

That's not a bad board at all, is it?

Yeah, I said they wouldn't be able to read me.

-It's my Essex-ness.

-You think?

Yeah, it puts them off. LAUGHTER

Vicki, for £18,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Think of this, in the all-important final, if you achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £18,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing,

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

could be playing for a rollover of £19,000 in the next game.

Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Vicki, here are your final six categories.

Now, you must answer all six statements correctly

to win the £18,000. Think carefully.

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

your first answer, it's locked in.

-Are you ready to get started?

-I'm ready.

Let's reveal your first statement.

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

I know they toss something in the Highland Games. I don't know...

I thought sporran was something that they wore on their kilt.

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

-False?

-I don't think that's right.

Wimbledon...

I don't... I'm trying to think if it was Venus or Serena.

Oh, 2013?

No, false.

False.

1980s Music...

I don't know too much about Madness.

Well, I know some of their bigger hits.

I'm going to say true, actually.

-True?

-Yeah.

Band Names...

I don't know if they were out then.

I'm going to say true for that as well, because, unfortunately,

-they might have used it as a bit of publicity as well.

-True.

Creatures...

I'm going to say...

-False.

-False.

And finally, Boxing...

I'm going to say true for that one,

-because I think featherweight's the lightest you can go.

-True.

And with that, those answers are locked in.

If there is a single mistake, you leave with nothing.

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-Well, E and D.

So, D and E you're worried about?

Yeah, of all of them, I think more so those two.

Well, let's bring back the Usual Suspects

and see what they have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final statements

and next to them are Vicki's answers.

Vicki, 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.

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

how well you think Vicki has done.

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

Vicki, who would you like to hear from first?

In particular, I wanted to speak to Dave,

because, um, I think he's the one that I would want.

-OK.

-So tell me what you want, big Dave.

I believe you've got two wrong

and I'm willing to come down and help you, Vicki, for £9,000.

So that's interesting. That's half the amount that's on offer.

There's £18,000 to be won here.

Dave wants £9,000. Do you want to hear from anybody else?

When the questions came down, the ones that I'm confident on,

I think, if I can't get them, Dave will know the other ones,

so I think, between us, a 9,000 pot each, I think we can get it.

-So you're inviting Dave down for 9?

-If he'd like to come.

-You prepared to come down for £9,000?

-I am indeed, Nick.

For £9,000, of the £18,000 on offer,

Dave, please come down and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Vicki, you asked Dave for help. If you achieve Perfection,

it will cost you £9,000 of your potential prize fund of £18,000.

Dave, 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.

Here are the final-round statements. All six answers are now unlocked.

So you need to chat about what you want to change.

C, I'm not 100% sure on.

-Can I just think about that?

-Yeah.

-Can we go down to D?

"Massive Attack changed their name during the Gulf War."

-Are you unsure on that one?

-I'm a bit unsure on that one.

-Yeah.

-Those were the two I was unsure on.

-Oh, they are, are they?

I know the two bottom need to be changed.

-Flyweight is the lightest.

-OK.

-And E, the dab, that's a fish.

-You're going to change those two.

So we'll change E to true, cos we're saying that is a type of fish.

-E changes from false to true.

-And we're changing...

-F to false.

-And F changes from true to false.

Any other changes?

I think we should keep Ghost Town as it is...

-OK.

-..and change D.

-And change D.

-I'll leave that to you.

-Yeah, shall we change that to false?

-OK, yeah.

-We're changing which one? D?

-D to false, please.

D changes from true to false.

Any other changes, or do you want to lock those in?

-I think so.

-Yeah.

-Lock 'em in?

-Yeah, we'll have to, yeah.

OK, lock them in, please.

Your answers are now locked in.

£18,000 at stake. £9,000 to Vicki. £9,000 to Dave.

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

Let's start at the top, shall we?

" 'Tossing The Sporran' is a traditional Highland Game."

You said this was false, Vicki. So we need this to turn red

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

-Yeah, it is false, very well done.

-APPLAUSE

Tossing the CABER, which is like a small telegraph pole.

Let's deal with the next one.

One you were confident on and you didn't change.

"Serena Williams won the 2013 Wimbledon singles title."

You thought about this for a long time,

then all of a sudden, you said,

"No, no, no, that's false." You need this to turn red now. So...

Serena Williams won the 2013 Wimbledon singles final -

is that true or false?

-Yeah, it is false.

-APPLAUSE

SHE SPEAKS QUIETLY

Knocked out in the fourth round by Sabine Lisicki. Um...

Ghost Town - now you thought about changing this one, didn't you?

Let's deal with the ones you did change straightaway

before you started thinking about the other two.

So the two that you changed straightaway,

Dave came down to tell you, "You've got to make these changes,"

er, are the bottom two, so let's deal with those next.

"Flyweight is heavier than featherweight." You said true.

Dave came down and said you've got to change that.

We're about to find out if Dave's come down

and helped you or hindered you.

Did you have it right in the first place?

-VICKI GIGGLES

-You need this to turn red.

"Flyweight is heavier than featherweight." True or false?

Yeah, it is false.

-APPLAUSE

-Yeah, featherweight is heavier,

so, if you hadn't had Dave come down and join you,

-you'd be going home with no cash at all.

-Definitely.

The other one that Dave changed was E - "The dab is a type of fish."

You said this was false,

but Dave came down to tell you that it is in fact a fish.

So this should turn green.

-"The dab is a type of fish."

-True or false?

-APPLAUSE

-True.

Very well played.

So four for four and, again, if Dave hadn't come to help you,

-you would have got both of those wrong.

-Yeah, without Dave.

Right, let's press on, shall we?

"Massive Attack changed their name during the Gulf War."

Now, you said this was true, Vicki, and then,

when Dave came down, you changed to false.

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

and it's a lot of money.

If it turns red, you are one away from the £18,000 prize fund.

"Massive Attack changed their name during the Gulf War."

Is it true or false?

-Oh...

-It's true!

-AUDIENCE: Aw!

-You talked your way out of that one.

-Oh!

You have not achieved Perfection...

-No, definitely.

-..and haven't won the prize fund.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

" 'Ghost Town' is a song by Madness." You said this was true.

I hope it's wrong. They say never change your mind

-and I'll kick myself, literally.

-Well, here we go.

" 'Ghost Town' is a song by Madness."

You said it was true.

You decided to stick with true.

-We'd quite like this to turn red, wouldn't we?

-Yeah.

Is it true or false?

-Yeah, it is false.

-Yes!

-False!

It was those two that I was unsure of, so...

Yeah, Vicki, I don't think you're going to know, but I think,

when I say the name of the band, Dave, you'll remember. The Specials?

-Yeah.

-Remember?

-I do.

-Usual Suspects, great news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game,

where it's a record-breaking £19,000 on offer!

-APPLAUSE

-Vicki and Dave,

you failed to achieve Perfection, which means you go home with nothing

other than our thanks for playing

-and I hope you enjoyed it.

-I did, I really did, thank you.

-Dave?

-Yeah, thoroughly enjoyed it.

-He can't get over it!

To come that close to £18,000, I know, is tough.

-It is. Gutting.

-Nonetheless, let's hear it for Vicki and Dave.

APPLAUSE

Well, is anybody going to win this prize fund? It's now time

to meet the next Usual Suspects hoping to play Perfection today.

Usual Suspects, please introduce yourself.

I'm Tom. I'm from Macclesfield, and I'm an English teacher.

I'm Adam and I'm from Leeds and I'm a student of the English language.

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

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

-Meg, it's you!

-Nice!

-Please come down and play the game.

APPLAUSE

-Meg, welcome to the game. Best of luck.

-Thank you.

It is now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

Here's the good news for you. Nobody has won the last 18 games.

The prize fund currently stands at a record £19,000.

Wow. APPLAUSE

Meg, best of luck. Three rounds and a final to come.

Usual Suspects, we switch you off, so you can't see or hear anything,

but as soon as Meg makes a mistake, you're back in the game.

-Shall we get started?

-Yes, please.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round 1. Your 45 seconds starts now.

Um, I think that's quite high.

-I would say no. False.

-False, thank you.

I'm not sure on this one, Nick, I'm going to go with...

-..true.

-True?

-I think it is. I'm going to go true on that.

-True, and finally...

Um...

-I'm going to go with true on that.

-True. Good use of the time there.

And you've answered all four statements.

How was that as a round? Think you've achieved Perfection?

For an average round, I wasn't too sure on a couple.

-You never know.

-Yeah.

-Before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

-They will be able to hear you.

-OK.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Meg's answers. Tom, can you see any mistakes here?

I get the feeling B's wrong. Yeah, I'd change that one.

-OK, Adam, what do you think?

-I'm going more towards D that's wrong.

The moment of truth. You need to have answered all correctly

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

Two out of four's not bad, but it's certainly not Perfection.

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

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round? You need to change two.

So put your heads together and decide which two.

Well, we said B and D, didn't we?

-I think we're unanimous on B.

-Shall we unanimously do that?

-Yeah.

Yeah, OK, we will change B from true to false.

B changes from true to false.

And can we change D from true to false?

And D changes from true to false, leaving A and C as answered by Meg.

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

-Take That have had 20 UK no. 1 singles.

-True or false?

Yes, that's false.

11 they've had.

Spencer Tracy was married to Ginger Rogers. True or false?

Yeah, it is false in actual fact.

He was famously the long-term partner of Katherine Hepburn.

Mount Vesuvius is located on the island of Sicily. True or false?

-It's false!

-AUDIENCE: Aw!

Oh, dear, Usual Suspects! You had the chance to steal the round,

but you failed to achieve Perfection.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Let's clear that one up straightaway.

Mount Vesuvius rises above the Bay of Naples in southern Italy.

OK, pressing on.

John F Kennedy set up the US Peace Corps. True or false?

Yeah, that one's true.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection,

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

much harder in the final. Here's how.

Meg, this is your final board.

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

Here are your final-round category options appearing....

Because neither side won the round,

the two categories that were due to be chosen

will now be carried over to the next round,

meaning four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, you had a chance to steal there.

You didn't take it. I wonder whether you will get

another chance in Round 2, that's when we'll see you next.

Right, now they've gone, we can have a little chat about those.

Take a look at that list.

Which two will you be choosing first?

I reckon Indian Food might be up there.

I'm always getting roped into watching soaps,

so I might know a bit about Soaps as well.

-All right, and two you're quite keen to avoid?

-Chess and First Names.

Remember, in order to win the prize fund, you will need to answer

all six statements correctly, so winning this next round,

where there's four on offer, could be quite crucial.

-OK.

-Ready to carry on?

-Yes.

-Let's play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I believe that's true.

-True.

Um, I've never heard of that, um,

-I'm going to go false on that, Nick.

-False.

Um...

Dutch oven...

-I'm good go false.

-False. And finally...

Um, I'm... I don't think they can fly, no, I think that's true.

True, and with time to spare, you answered all four statements.

You didn't sound massively confident on that round.

-Educated guesses I would say.

-All right, before we reveal

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

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

Adam, how's he done?

I think Meg could have Perfection there, really.

-The only one I'm unsure of is C.

-Tom?

I've never heard of Rihanna not being Rihanna.

I'm not sure her name would be Robyn.

-I think Rihanna's her normal name.

-I think we're about to find out.

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

Two out of four again!

So, Usual Suspects, you've been allowed into the game again.

There are four categories on offer in the final board here.

Can you steal this round?

You need to change two of Meg's answers, but which two?

-Hmm.

-Shall we go for A and C or...?

Yeah, my gut feeling's A and C. I think Rihanna might be

-her real name.

-Yeah, A and C.

-THEY LAUGH

-Can we change A from true to false?

-A from true to false.

-And C from false to true, please?

-And C from false to true,

leaving B and D as answered by Meg.

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

The singer Rihanna's real first name is Robyn. True or false?

It's true!

Usual Suspects! What are you up to?

Yes, I'm afraid it means that you haven't achieved Perfection.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

In 1925, Oslo was renamed Christiania.

Is that true or false?

Yeah, that's false. It was the other way around, in fact.

In 1925, Christiania was renamed Oslo.

A 'Dutch oven' is a thick, leaded cast iron cooking pot.

True or false?

Yeah, that one's true.

And peacocks are flightless. True or false?

That's false. They can actually fly, yes.

So, Usual Suspects, had you achieved Perfection, you would have

the opportunity of making Meg's prize fund much harder in the final.

Let's look at the final board.

It's a veritable wasteland! There's nothing on there!

And nobody won that round either!

As a result of nobody winning that, the four categories

due to be chosen will be carried over to the next round,

meaning all six categories rest on Round 3.

That's when we'll see you next, Usual Suspects. Cheerio.

With £19,000 to play for, if you can achieve Perfection in Round 3,

and get to choose all six categories for yourself,

you're in with a chance, aren't you?

Big-time, yeah, this is huge, this round.

-Will you play?

-Yeah.

-Let's play Round 3.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-Um, I've never heard of that. I'm going to go false.

-False.

HE SIGHS

-Um, I've never watched it, although I'm going to go true on that.

-True.

Um...

I've read some Ted Hughes poems.

-I'm going to go true.

-True, and finally...

Um...

-I think that might be false due to his political leanings.

-False?

-Yeah.

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

-Can't say you looked massively comfortable with those.

-Yeah.

Tough round that, yeah, so fingers crossed I get a bit of luck.

All right, then, before we reveal exactly how well you did,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So these are the four statements and next to them are Meg's answers.

Tom, what do you think of those answers?

I think he's done all right.

-You think he might have Perfection?

-Yeah, there's a chance.

Michelle, what do you make of those answers?

I'm questioning B.

I think it's further south.

Well, Meg, the moment of truth.

You need four statements correct to have won the round.

Let's see how many are correct.

Just one out of four this time!

Your worst round so far and, as a result,

the Usual Suspects are in the game. Can you steal this round?

It's a big one to steal,

with six categories on offer in the final board.

You need to change three answers. Which three?

Ted Hughes was Poet Laureate.

I know that he did like to write about nature.

-I'd be tempted to leave that one as true.

-Well...

I've never heard of Ted Hughes, so you might be right.

I'm so unsure on a couple that I'm happy to go with C, the true one,

-and change the others.

-I'm happy with Tom's answer, yeah.

Yeah? OK. Can we change A from false to true?

A from false to true.

B from true to false.

B from true to false.

And D from false to true, please.

And D from false to true, leaving C as answered by Meg.

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

Ro-ro is an abbreviation for a type of ferry - true or false?

Yes, it's true, and it stands for roll-on/roll-off.

Dad's Army was set in Lancashire, true or false?

Yes, it's false, in actual fact.

Set in the south of England.

Ted Hughes wrote a 1970 book of poems about blue tits,

true or false?

It's false!

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

but you failed to find Perfection.

I wondered whether you could achieve Perfection.

I'd like someone to - even if it's just you at home.

Ted Hughes' poetry collections did include poems about birds,

but not blue tits specifically.

Elvis Presley once played a concert in Japan, true or false?

That's false, in actual fact.

He only played concerts in North America.

Had you achieved Perfection, you would have the opportunity

to make Meg's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final.

Let's have a look at the board. Not much to look at on it.

It's completely empty. Nobody managed to win Round 3.

So we have six blank spaces to be filled. How do we do that?

Well, you take it in turn, basically.

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

-So, what would you like to be your first in the final?

-Indian food.

Indian food goes into the final.

-Usual Suspects?

-Let's stick Rock'n'roll in there.

Rock'n'roll goes in.

I'll go with Soaps.

Soaps goes in. Adam?

Not sure Meg's a big chess player, so I'll go with Chess, please.

Chess goes in. Meg, your last choice?

I'll go with Cartoons.

Cartoons goes in. And, Michelle, can you complete the board for us?

Kids' TV, please.

Kids' TV goes into the final.

We now know our six final categories.

They are Indian Food, Rock'n'roll, Soaps, Chess,

Cartoons and Kids' TV.

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

Well, considering you didn't win a round,

to get to choose half the board yourself isn't bad.

And some of the other ones they've chosen for you

you're not overly worried about, so...

Yeah. Chess isn't a forte, but I might luck out on a decent question.

Hopefully I've saved all my good answers for the final.

All right. Meg, for £19,000, it's time to play the final.

Meg, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £19,000.

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

which will be great news for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £20,000

on the next game. Let's play the final round.

Meg, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six correctly if you want to win the £19,000.

Think carefully. There is no time limit,

but once you've given me an answer,

-your first answer, it will be locked in. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

Let's reveal your first statement.

Please tell me if you believe it to be true or false. Indian Food.

Barfi is a type of Indian sweet.

I'm not really a fan of Indian sweets -

it drives my family to despair.

-Barfi, I think, it is an Indian sweet. True.

-True.

Rock'n'roll.

Back In Black is an album by the Rolling Stones.

Back In Black is an absolute tune -

it wasn't by the Rolling Stones, though. I think it was AC/DC...

-so I'm going to go false.

-False.

Soaps.

Sue Johnson appeared in Brookside.

OK. I've never seen Brookside.

Erm... I'm going to go with true on that.

True.

Chess.

A chess board has more black squares than white.

There are 64 squares on a chess board.

Logically thinking, it must be an even number of black and white,

so that's false.

False. Cartoons.

Road Runner was regularly chased by Elmer Fudd.

Road Runner, I think, was chased by Wile E Coyote.

-I'm going to say false for that.

-False.

Kids' TV.

Igglepiggle appears in In The Night Garden.

I don't know this answer.

-I'll say false.

-False.

And with that, your answers are locked in.

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

-Which ones are you unsure of?

-More than anything, C and F.

-C and F are the ones that are worrying you?

-Yeah.

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 Meg's answers.

Meg, your answers are locked in.

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.

-Meg.

-Yeah.

-Who would you like to hear from first?

-OK. Tom.

I know for a fact, 100%, you've got two wrong.

-I'd be willing to come down.

-How much for?

I think a fair offer...£9,000.

So, Tom wants £9,000 of your prize fund of £19,000

to come down and help. Do you want to hear from anybody else?

Yeah. I'd like to hear from Michelle, please.

I know you've only got one wrong and I will come down.

I would like to go halves with you, cos I think that's fair.

£9,500 then is half the prize fund of £19,000.

-OK, Adam?

-I know you've definitely got one wrong there.

It's going to be a high offer, mate.

£12,000 for me to come down.

So, £12,000 is what Adam wants,

£9,500 is what Michelle wants,

and Tom is prepared to go £9,000.

Do you want to negotiate with any of them

or do you want to go on your own? It's entirely up to you.

Michelle, would you be prepared to come down lower?

-What are you offering, Meg?

-Come down lower than Tom to 8,500?

-Will you do 9,000?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I'll come down.

-OK. Michelle, you happy with that?

-Yeah.

Michelle, for £9,000 of the £19,000 on offer,

please come down and join us.

OK. Meg, you've asked Michelle for help. If you achieve Perfection,

it will cost you £9,000 of your potential prize fund of £19,000.

Michelle, 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.

It's all down to these last six statements.

Here are your final-round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

So, Michelle, Meg, you need to chat about what you want to change.

I know there's one you've definitely got wrong

because Igglepiggle is In The Night Garden.

Right, that's one I was definitely unsure about.

Having a five-year-old, I know that.

C is right, cos she was in it.

And I trust you on A cos of your cooking!

More sure than not on A.

The only one that I'd query is D.

I thought it was eight-by-eight equals 50/50.

-64 squares.

-The only one you need to change is F.

So, Meg, remember, it's still your decision.

You don't have to listen to Michelle.

However, the board is now unlocked.

You can change all, none, some of the answers.

Do you want to make any changes?

Definitely with F - that was one I was unsure of.

-You want to change that?

-False to true.

F changes from false to true.

Now, before we close the board,

-anything else at all you want to change?

-Lock them in, please.

OK, lock them in.

Your answers are now locked in.

£19,000 at stake. £10,000 to Meg. £9,000 to Michelle.

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

Do you know what? I'm tempted to start at the bottom and find out

whether it was a good idea to invite Michelle down, Meg.

Igglepiggle appears in In The Night Garden.

So Michelle came down and said that's something

you very definitely needed to change from false to true,

-and you were absolutely sure.

-Yeah.

So you know this is going to turn green.

Igglepiggle appears in In The Night Garden.

Is that true or false?

It's true.

Roadrunner was regularly chased by Elmer Fudd.

-You thought Road Runner was chased by...

-Wile E Coyote.

You stuck with false. You need this to turn red.

Road Runner was regularly chased by Elmer Fudd, true or false?

It is false.

Wile E Coyote was the main antagonist.

A chess board has more black squares than white.

Meg, you thought about this and said it's eight-by-eight, 64.

There must be the same number of black and whites,

so you stuck with false. You need this to turn red.

A chess board has more black squares that white. Is that true or false?

It is false.

You are now halfway to winning the largest amount of money

ever accumulated on Perfection.

Sue Johnston appeared on Brookside.

Meg, I think it's true to say

-that you weren't very confident on this.

-No, not at all.

-You haven't watched an episode of Brookside, have you?

-No.

If this turns green, you are just two away from the prize fund.

Sue Johnston appeared in Brookside. Is that true or false?

It is true.

Of the two remaining ones, which one are you most worried about?

Surprisingly enough, A.

Let's deal with the other one then, shall we? B.

Back In Black is an album by the Rolling Stones.

Meg, you thought this might be AC/DC,

that's why you remained with false.

If this turns green,

the money rolls over to the next game for the Usual Suspects.

If it turns red, you are just one away from £19,000.

Back In Black is an album by the Rolling Stones.

Is that true or false?

It's false.

And it is by AC/DC. So we end up at A.

Now, Meg, you are of Indian heritage.

You have a big Indian family. You cook Indian food for them.

And the question, the subject which you chose yourself, obviously,

was Indian Food.

It seemed like it was made for you.

Barfi is a type of Indian sweet. You don't like Indian sweets.

It's the only... I mean, it was my top category. First one I chose.

Erm... I'm not a fan of Indian sweets, generally,

but it has rung a bell.

And it was an educated, sort of calculated, guess...

-on that, so...

-Where are you on this? 50/50? 60/40?

-50/50.

-Just 50/50?

It all comes down to this last statement.

Barfi is a type of Indian sweet.

Meg, you said it was true.

If this turns red now, you will have fallen at the last hurdle

and the money will roll over for the Usual Suspects in the next game.

If this turns green...

you will have won the largest amount of money

ever accumulated on Perfection.

Meg, Michelle, Barfi is a type of Indian sweet.

You said true.

Is it true...or false...

for £19,000?

It's true! Congratulations. You have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

I can tell by your face it means a great deal to you, so...

-SOBBING:

-My childcare's £2,500 a year for uni.

So that £9,000... is going to cover...

-And a holiday.

-And a holiday.

That's quite a big deal, isn't it? Meg, £10,000 you've got now.

Wow. HE LAUGHS

-I just don't know what to say.

-I'm shaking.

Listen, congratulations. Very well done.

Meg, you take home £10,000. Michelle, £9,000.

Bad news, for you, I am afraid, Usual Suspects.

It means the money has been won.

The prize fund is reset to £1,000 in the next game.

But we have to concentrate on our congratulations,

which go to Meg and Michelle.

You have won the largest amount ever accumulated on Perfection.

You are going home with £19,000 between you. Congratulations.

Very well played. I know you'll spend it really well.

Michelle and Meg, ladies and gentlemen.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's all we have time for.

Please join us next time, when our Usual Suspects

have the chance to play again, this time for £1,000.

And remember, on this show, we will pay, as you've seen,

for absolute perfection. Goodbye.