Episode 9 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands perfection.

Behind this screen are four contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless,

because one 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, 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.

Hi, my name is Jim, I'm from Milton Keynes,

I'm a police officer and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Becky, I'm from Pontefract,

I'm a public house manager and this is my third game.

Hi, I'm Simon from Plymouth,

I'm a bartender and this is my fourth game.

Hi, I'm Val from Wigan, I'm a retired civil servant

and this is my sixth game.

Welcome to you all, especially Jim, who joins us for the first time.

Best of luck as we see who has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

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

-APPLAUSE

-Val, welcome to the game.

-Thank you, Nick.

-It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your teammates for quite a long time, now they're definitely your enemies.

Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund, because that means the money rolls over to the next game

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

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news. Nobody's won the last three games, so the prize fund currently stands at £4,000.

I'd really like that. APPLAUSE

Say you walk out of here in a matter of minutes, really,

with £4,000 tucked in your purse, what would you spend it on?

Well, I think it would be... I'd spend a little bit on paying a few debts off,

cos we've all got them,

and I'd treat us to a nice holiday, maybe in the Caribbean or Australia or something like that.

-Yeah, £4,000 is enough to do it with.

-Yeah.

Here's how the game works. You'll play three rounds and then a final.

Every round that you achieve perfection will make the final easier.

But if your performance is less than perfect, the Usual Suspects can step in and steal the round,

making the final that much harder. More of that later.

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

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll answer against the clock. You'll have 45 seconds

and you once you've given your answers, your first answer, they'll be locked in.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's get started and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one. Your 45 seconds start now.

-False.

-False.

Oh, I don't know. I think that's...

Yes, that might be true. I think it's outlandish but it could be true.

-Yeah, true.

-True.

-Yes, I think it does.

-So you're saying...

-True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

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

-How did that feel?

-Hm, 50/50, really.

-Did it?

-Yeah.

Before we see how you did, let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

Hello, Usual Suspects. These were the four statements and Val's answers.

Simon, you can kick us off.

Has she achieved perfection?

Unfortunately, I don't think she has. I've never heard that Van Gogh lived in Brixton.

-Jim, perfection or not?

-D should be false to true,

-but I think the others are right, yes.

-Val, the moment of truth.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round. How many are correct?

Three out of four is a good score, but it's not perfection,

which means you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

You can steal this round if you can find out which one of those

you need to change.

So, which one's it going to be?

-It's either B or D.

-What do you reckon?

-Let's... B.

-Shall we go for B?

-Yeah, I'm happy with B.

-Let's try that.

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

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

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

If a statement turns green, it's true, if it turns red, it's false.

A dog's nose print is distinct like a human fingerprint.

Is that true or false?

It's true! Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round but you failed to achieve perfection.

Maybe you can achieve perfection at home. Let's go through the answers.

Vincent Van Gogh briefly lived in Brixton, true or false?

Astoundingly, it is actually true. For a brief time, he lived in Brixton.

Hydrogen sulphide gas smells of rotten eggs. Is that true or false?

Yeah, that's true.

Mirin is a seaweed used in Japanese cuisine. True or false?

False. In actual fact, it's a sweet Japanese wine.

And very tasty, if you can get hold of it.

Well, Usual Suspects, if you had achieved perfection,

you would now have the opportunity to make Val's chances of winning the prize fund harder.

Here's how. Val, appearing before you, these six blank spaces need to be filled

with subject categories.

Here are the final round category choices.

If you'd achieved perfection, you'd now have the opportunity

of adding two categories of your choice to the board, but because neither side won the round,

the two categories that were due to be chosen

will now be carried over to the next round, where four categories will be on offer.

Usual Suspects, you had a chance to steal, you didn't take it.

We'll see you in round two. Cheerio.

Now that they've gone, we can talk through those.

-Pick two or three that you're trying to avoid.

-Maybe Egyptian Myth

and perhaps 2012 Pop,

-because the 70s and 80s are more my era in pop, I think.

-All right.

Pick me two or three that you like the look of and would choose.

Well, I've read Alan Sugar's book, so I should know a bit about him.

-The Beatles, maybe, cos I come from Liverpool.

-All right.

Remember, to win the prize fund, you'll need to answer all six statements correct.

Winning this next round, when there are four categories on offer, could prove crucial.

-OK.

-You ready to play the next round?

-Yeah.

-Let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-That's false.

-False.

-Not to my knowledge. I'll put false.

-False.

No. He was his brother.

-That's false.

-False.

-I think that's true.

-True.

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

You almost accidentally said true there with King John,

but you didn't get the entire word out, so I was able to take your answer of false.

-How was that?

-Yeah, not too bad.

All right. Before we reveal how you've done, let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

These are the four statements and Val's answers.

Becky, what do you make of those answers?

B is definitely true.

I've got a thing for David Tennant, so I know he was in Harry Potter. Prisoner Of Azkaban, I think.

That's some detail you've got going on there. Simon, what do you think?

-I've got a feeling B should be true.

-Because of Becky's obsession, yeah.

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

Well, three out of four is a good score again. It's consistent.

But unfortunately, it's consistently not perfection,

which means the Usual Suspects have been let into the game.

Can you steal this round?

You can see Val's answers. You need to change one of them.

I wonder, which one?

-How confident are you, Becky?

-I'm really confident.

-OK. You sure?

-Yeah.

Fine. In that case, we'll change B from false to true.

B changes from false to true,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Val.

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

St Pancras is on a classic London Monopoly board.

Is that true or false?

Yeah, it's false. Kings Cross, Marylebone,

Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street

are the four stations on a classic Monopoly board.

David Tennant has appeared in a Harry Potter film. True or false?

-Yeah, it's true. Goblet of Fire, actually.

-Oh, sorry.

Yeah. OK, moving on.

King John was Richard the Lionheart's son. True or false?

False. Brothers, of course, as you said, Val.

Mary Rand's Olympic gold medal was for the long jump. True or false?

True. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Val, the Usual Suspects have stolen the round.

That's a good one to win. You now have the opportunity to make Val's chances of winning £4,000 harder.

Let's take a look at the final board. Something of a desert at the moment.

You've earned the right to choose four categories to add to the board,

two from this round and two from round one.

Which four would you like Val to play in the final?

Do you think Val's into her pop music? Shall we chuck that over?

-Yep.

-Yep.

-OK, can we have 2012 Pop, please?

2012 Pop goes into the final.

I can't imagine she'd play golf

-or like golf.

-Are you happy with Golf?

-Yeah.

-Can we have Golf, please.

-Golf goes into the final. Two more.

-Fancy a few magic tricks?

-Yeah, Magic Tricks sounds good.

-Magic Tricks, as well, please.

-Magic Tricks goes in. One more, please,

I can't imagine what Wind would be.

-Alan Sugar?

-Yeah, fine.

-Yeah. OK, cool.

-And the last one, Alan Sugar, please.

-Alan Sugar goes into the final.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you've won the second round. Time to switch you off until round three.

Bye-bye.

-Well, mixed bag there, really.

-Not bad.

You definitely didn't want Pop and they gave it to you,

so they judged that quite well, but then you would've chosen Alan Sugar

and they did that for you. What about the other two. Do you follow golf?

-I know a little bit about golf.

-Part-time magician at all?

-Yeah!

-Well, look, you still have a chance to find perfection

in round three and then choose the last two categories,

which will give you the best chance in the final. Yes?

-Yeah.

-Shall we press on?

-Yes, please.

-Let's play round three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-True.

-True.

-False. Don't know.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-Don't know. Erm, I'll say true.

-True.

And with a third of your time still left,

you've answered all four statements.

Did you not use very much time because you were certain of the answers?

Probably because I didn't know them.

-So you might as well have a guess and get on with it.

-Yes.

Before we see how you did, let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and Val's answers.

Let's start with Jim.

B and C just look so bizarre that one of those could be true.

I really don't know.

Becky, what do you make of those?

D. Not sure about Caroline Lucas.

All right. Val, it's the moment of truth.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round. How many are correct?

-Three out of four. Well, I tell you what...

-Consistent.

Yeah, ten out of ten for consistency, but in terms of perfection,

no cigar, as they say.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Can you steal this round? You can see Val's answers.

-You need to change one. Which one?

-A is definitely true.

-Yep.

And AC Milan's based in Italy,

so I highly doubt an Englishman would be the...

I agree. That's just one of those ones, isn't it?

-What about C and D?

-Charles Dickens?

-Is that too easy?

-It sounds too modern.

That's what I mean.

Well, shall we go for D?

-Yeah, I'm happy with D.

-Yeah.

-I wouldn't be surprised if it was C

-but we'll go for D.

-OK.

-Can we change D from true to false?

-You can.

D changes from true to false, leaving A, B and C

as answered by Val. Let's find out

what the correct answers are.

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. True or false?

True. Everybody was confident of that.

AC Milan's first president was an Englishman. True or false?

It's true! Alfred Ormonde Edwards.

Oh, dear, Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round

but you failed to find perfection. Let's see if you can still achieve perfection at home

and carry on with those answers. Charles Dickens was the founder of Punch magazine.

True or false?

Of course, that's false. Henry Mayhew

and Mark Lemon, amongst others, founded the magazine. Certainly not Charles Dickens.

Caroline Lucas became the UK's first Green Party MP. True or false?

Yeah, that's true, although you've just voted her out of office.

She'll be pleased to see that.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you would now have the opportunity to make Val's final harder.

Let's have a look at the final board.

Nobody appears to want to grasp the nettle.

Nobody won round three, so two blank spaces need to be filled.

You will take it in turns to choose the categories.

So, Val, you get to choose a category here, your one category for yourself in the final.

Well, it's going to have to be The Beatles and hope for the best from Liverpool.

OK. The Beatles goes into the final.

And now, Usual Suspects, would you like to choose a category?

-Any suggestions?

-Aviation or Wind?

-Can do, yeah. Wind is fine.

-Yeah, we'll have Wind please, Nick.

Wind goes into the final. We now know our six final categories.

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

-You've only had the chance to choose one out of the six.

-That's not a bad final board.

All right, then. Well, Val, for £4,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Val, this is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection,

you could leave with £4,000. If you fail,

you'll be leaving with nothing, which is great for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £5,000 in the next game.

Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Val, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £4,000.

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. Is it true or false?

I really don't have a clue.

-So I'll go for false.

-False.

-I'll go true on that one.

-True.

I'm not sure on that one. I think, erm,

somebody might have done that before Houdini,

-so I'll say that's false.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-Do you want to add to that?

-Not that I know of.

-OK. Having read the book.

-LAUGHTER

Yeah. Unless he's done it more recently since he wrote the book.

SHE LAUGHS

-That's false.

-False.

-Yeah.

And finally, Wind.

No, it's less than that.

That hurricane that was in America just recently was a hurricane

-and that was 200 miles an hour, so that's false.

-False.

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

One mistake, you leave with nothing. Which are you unsure of?

A I haven't got a clue on. And B.

-A and B.

-And C.

-And C.

-Yeah.

-Stop now. That's fine.

-LAUGHTER

And maybe even D.

Well, good luck. Let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and Val's answers. Val, your answers are now locked in

and you can't change them by yourself, but you can unlock the board

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

Usual Suspects, I'm going to ask you to tell me how well you think Val has gone, if you want to help,

and if you do, how much it will cost.

Val, who would you like to hear from first?

-I'll speak to Jim first, please.

-I think you've got one wrong.

-Would you be willing come down with us?

-I would come down for half.

-For half?

-There's £4,000 in the pot so he's asking for £2,000.

-OK.

-Becky?

-I know there's one that you've definitely got wrong, Val,

and there's another one that I'm raising an eyebrow about.

-But I'm like Jim, I'll come down and help you for half the money.

-OK.

-What about you, Simon?

-I thought you had about three wrong,

but that's just cos I don't know the answers myself,

so I certainly wouldn't want to come down for £2,000,

-as I'm not confident myself.

-That's fair enough.

-So, what do you want to do?

-I think I'll ask Jim to come down, if that's all right.

Jim, would you like to come down for half the money?

-Yes, I'd come down.

-OK, fair enough. That's great.

OK. Well, negotiations seem to have been concluded.

For £2,000 of the £4,000 prize fund, Jim, please come and join us.

APPLAUSE

OK, Val, you've asked Jim for help.

If you achieve perfection, it'll cost you £2,000 of your potential £4,000 prize fund.

Jim, 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? Let's find out.

Here are your final round statements.

All six answers are now unlocked.

Jim, which do you want Val to change?

I wanted to check with you on how confident you are on A.

To be honest with you, I think it was A and B that I wasn't sure of.

-B is right.

-Yeah, OK.

A is the flick of a coin.

Cos I don't know anything about Tinchy Stryder.

But because there's so many falses on there,

-I'm going to change A to true.

-A to true? Definitely?

-Change A to true.

-Thank you very much. A changes from false to true.

-Leaving the rest the same? It's up to you.

-Yes.

-Lock the rest in?

-Yes, please.

OK, lock the rest in as they are. Your answers are now locked in.

£4,000 at stake. £2,000 to Val, £2,000 to Jim.

Six answers away.

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

-To be honest, all the conversation is about A, isn't it?

-Yep.

So I should put you out of your misery by dealing with that first.

-But I'm not going to, I'm going to start with B.

-Oh, thanks!

Adam Scott won the 2013 US Masters.

Val, you weren't sure about this,

but Jim was able to come down and confirm that was right, so you stuck with true.

Adam Scott won the 2013 US Masters. True or false?

-True. Good start.

-APPLAUSE

-Oddly, the first Australian ever to win the Masters.

-Yeah.

Houdini was the first man ever to saw a woman in half.

You thought somebody must have done that before him, so you went false.

You need this to turn red. Is it true or false?

-It is false. Very good.

-APPLAUSE

It's credited to PT Selbit in London in 1921.

Moving on to Alan Sugar. Alan Sugar studied maths at Harvard University.

You read his book. You said this was false.

You need this to turn red. If it does,

you are halfway to the £4,000. Is it true or false?

-It is false.

-APPLAUSE

-He didn't go to university.

-No.

-But he does have honorary doctorates.

You are now halfway to the money.

Ringo was the only Beatle born outside Liverpool.

You chose to answer false. You need this to turn red.

If it does, you are just two away from the money.

Ringo was the only Beatle born outside Liverpool. True or false?

-It is false.

-APPLAUSE

Ringo was born in Liverpool.

So, we move on. A wind becomes a hurricane when it reaches 300mph.

You were fairly convinced that this must be wrong

-because you saw on the news that the hurricane in America was...

-200mph.

If this turns red, you'll be one away from walking away with £4,000.

A wind becomes a hurricane when it reaches 300mph. You said false.

Is it true or false?

-It's false.

-APPLAUSE

-I hope to God I haven't changed that...

-So do I.

You said it was less. It becomes a hurricane when it's 73mph.

So, very well played.

Five out of six. And now we come back to the first one.

Now, this is interesting, isn't it?

-Oh, no!

-Because you said it was false originally.

Jim came down, opened up the board for you,

and you had the opportunity to change, so you changed to true.

If it's true, it will turn green and you're leaving with £2,000 each.

If it turns red, you had it right in the first place

and you should've stuck with it and you didn't even need Jim's help.

Beneath Your Beautiful is a hit by Tinchy Stryder.

You need this to turn green.

Is it true or false

for £4,000?

It's false!

-That's extraordinary.

-Oh, no!

Story of my life. SHE LAUGHS

I mean, I don't know what to say to you.

You had it all done yourself. It was a £4,000 win.

-I've just talked myself out of it, haven't I?

-Yeah, essentially.

As a result, you have not achieved perfection and will not be taking home the money, either of you.

Let's clear that up. Labrinth featuring Emile Sande.

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 £5,000.

-You must be very pleased with that.

-APPLAUSE

Val and Jim, I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection,

which means you go home with nothing other than our thanks for providing an extraordinary game.

You don't feel too bad, I hope. I hope you enjoyed yourself.

-You just want to get off stage and kick something!

-LAUGHTER

-Me, probably.

-Seriously, I've had a brilliant time.

-Good.

-Let's hear it for Jim and Val.

-APPLAUSE

Gosh, that's harsh, isn't it? OK, it's now time to meet the next Usual Suspects hoping to play Perfection.

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

My name's Rob, I'm from Ampthill, Bedfordshire, and I'm a golf and health club manager.

My name's Shelley, I'm from Norfolk and I'm a payroll assistant.

Welcome to you both and best of luck to all of you as we find out who's been randomly picked to play.

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

APPLAUSE

-Rob, welcome to the game.

-Hello.

-Golf professional?

Absolutely, yep. Been doing it for about 12 years.

You have ambitions to do a skydive. But you don't want to do a proper skydive.

Well, my dad was in the parachute regiment, so he's much braver than me,

so I thought I'd do an indoor skydive, which is much safer.

-Those wind-blowing things?

-Absolutely.

-Not quite so dangerous.

-Exactly. That's why I want to do it.

All right, look, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your teammates, they're now your enemies.

Nobody has won the last four games, so the prize fund currently stands at £5,000.

APPLAUSE

What are you going to spend the money on if you win £5,000?

I would love to buy a classic 7 Series BMW, an old-style one.

-That's what I'd really love to spend it on.

-Nice. Best of luck with that.

Three rounds and then a final. Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off so you can't see or hear us.

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

-Are you ready?

-Absolutely.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one. Your 45 seconds start now.

-I don't think that's correct, so I'm going to say false.

-False.

-I don't think that's true either, so I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Absolutely no knowledge of butterflies, so let's say true.

-True.

-I think that's a bit of a red herring, so false.

-False.

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

-That sounded very confident.

-Just bluffing, really.

-Is it?

-Yes.

Got to be honest.

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

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and Rob's answers.

-Simon, how's he done?

-I think he's achieved perfection.

-Becky, do you agree?

-I do. I think he's achieved perfection, Nick.

-Shelley, what do you make of those?

-I think possibly perfection.

OK, Rob, moment of truth. You need to answer all four perfectly

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

Just two out of four. Certainly not perfection.

But I don't think you need to worry too much, cos the Usual Suspects

are as confused as you are. You have let them into the game.

They do have a chance to steal. Good luck!

-HE LAUGHS

-You need to change two. Which two?

I was unsure about C.

-OK, shall we change C?

-If you're happy to.

-We've got a bad track record, so...

-Oh!

OK, Nick, can we change C from true to false, please.

C changes from true to false. One more.

-A.

-Are you certain about A?

-An aviator. What do we reckon?

-Would it be named after an aviator?

-Quite possibly.

-Captain.

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

A changes from false to true,

leaving B and D as answered by Rob.

-Blimey, that was like pulling teeth!

-LAUGHTER

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

If the statement turns green, it's true, red, it's false.

Roland Garros Stadium is named after an aviator.

Is that true or false?

It's true! Very good.

Labyrinth is a novel by Kate Moss. Is that true or false?

Yeah, that's false. It's by the novelist Kate Mosse, with an E.

The orange roughy is a European butterfly. True or false?

Yeah, that's false. Do you know what it is?

-A gerbil?

-It's a fish.

-A fish.

Also known as the slimehead. Lovely.

Francois Hollande is a Dutch politician. True or false?

It's false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Francois Hollande is the French president from 2012.

Oh, dear, Rob. They managed to succeed, I'm not quite sure how, where you failed

and they've stolen the round. Usual Suspects,

you now have the opportunity to make Rob's chances of winning harder in the final and here's how.

Appearing before you is your final board.

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

Here are your final round category choices.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round from you,

they choose the two categories, hoping to make the final harder.

Usual Suspects, which two would you like?

-Can you see him being very good at French Writers?

-Not particularly.

-You happy with French Writers?

-Yep.

-Can we have French Writers, please.

French Writers goes into the final. And one more.

-Meanings?

-How is he at Classical Music?

-Probably not well.

-And we'll go for Classical Music, as well.

-Classical Music goes into the final.

Well done, Usual Suspects, you have won the first round.

Time to switch you off and we'll see you for more fun and games in round two.

-French Writers?

-Absolutely delighted with both of those choices.

LAUGHTER

Take a look at the list. Pick a couple you definitely want to avoid.

I would probably try to avoid Boris Johnson

and Madness.

-And a couple you would choose of those.

-Comedy and Europe.

Well, 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 play on?

-Absolutely.

-Let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-I don't think that's correct, so false.

-False.

-Let's go for true.

-True.

-That's definitely not correct, so that's false.

-False.

-Sounds quite interesting, quite fun, so let's go true.

-True.

And again, with almost a third of your time to spare,

-you've answered all four. Looked confident.

-Felt a bit better.

-Yeah. In with a chance, then.

-Hopefully.

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

These were the four statements and Rob's answers.

Let's start with Shelley. Has he achieved perfection?

I don't think so, no. I'd definitely change D from true to false.

-OK. Becky, what do you think?

-Question B, Pandemonium.

I keep thinking of Pandora's Box, but I'm not quite sure

-whether there was an unruly province.

-Simon, can you add anything?

-Can you see anything wrong with those answers?

-I think D sounds too ridiculous

-to be true.

-They think you've made mistakes. How many are correct?

-Well, three out of four's not bad.

-Bit better.

You failed to achieve perfection. You've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

This should be entertaining. Usual Suspects, you can steal the round.

You need to change one of those answers. Which one?

OK. Should we agree on D?

Yeah, you two said D in the first place, so I'm happy.

In that case, we'll change D from true to false.

D changes from true to false,

leaving A, B and C as answered by Rob.

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

The state motto of Utah is "Live and let die." Is that true or false?

Yeah, it is false. "Industry" is its motto.

I think "Live and let die" sounds more catchy, to be honest.

Pandemonium was an unruly province in Ancient Rome. True or false?

That's false. That's the one you were looking for. Oh, dear.

You had the chance to steal the round from Rob, but you failed to achieve perfection.

Let's see the rest of those answers. Maybe you can still achieve perfection at home.

The word pandemonium was coined by the poet John Milton

as the capital of hell.

It was not a province of Ancient Rome.

Baldrick was a character in Fawlty Towers. True or false?

-False. Of course, Baldrick was in... Anybody?

-Blackadder.

-Absolutely.

And finally, Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards. True or false?

Weirdly enough, it is true.

Usual Suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you would now have the opportunity to make Rob's chances of winning harder. Let's see the final board.

Currently occupied by two subject categories

chosen by the Usual Suspects, but because no-one won that round,

the two categories will now be carried over to the next round,

meaning four categories will be on offer then.

Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off, but we'll see you in round three.

Cheerio. And away they go.

With four categories on offer in the next one, it's a good one to win.

-Yes. Agreed.

-Let's play round three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

That's a really good question.

-I haven't seen it, so false.

-False.

-I believe that to be true.

-True.

-Haven't got the foggiest. Er, false.

-False.

-I think that's true, so true.

-True.

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

-How was that as a round?

-Very average.

-Was it?

OK, before we find out how you've done, let's have a word with the Usual Suspects.

Welcome back, Usual Suspects! These were the four statements

and Rob's answers. Becky, is it perfection?

I think C might be true.

-Simon?

-I think B might be false.

-Shelley?

-C I think is true

and I'm uncertain about D.

Well, between them, they've covered almost all of the questions there.

So according to them, you're in real trouble. The moment of truth.

You need to answer all four perfectly to win the round. How many are correct?

Two out of four is certainly better than they thought you did,

but it's not good enough to keep them out.

You've let the Usual Suspects into the game. You have a chance to steal this round.

You need to change two answers.

-Which two?

-I think C is true.

-So do I, yeah.

-OK, can we change C from false to true, please.

C changes from false to true. I need one more.

D is my hunch, but I was wrong last time.

I'll go with that one.

All right. Can we change D from true to false, please, Nick.

D changes from true to false,

leaving A and B as answered by Rob.

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

Charles Dance played a dwarf in The Hobbit. Is that true or false?

It's false. He doesn't appear in The Hobbit.

Chicago stands on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Is that true or false?

It is true.

Drones and chanters are found on bagpipes. True or false?

That's true. The artists Gilbert and George are twins. True or false?

That is false. Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

The artists Gilbert and George are unrelated.

Rob, the Usual Suspects have succeeded where you failed

and they've stolen the round. This is not good for you.

-It was my master plan all along.

-Was it?

-Yeah.

Lull them into a false sense of security by losing the first three rounds. OK.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity of making Rob's final that much harder.

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

chosen by the Usual Suspects. Because you won that round,

you get the chance to choose the next four,

two from this round and two from the previous round.

So, which four would you like?

Do you think he's a fan of wildlife?

Extinct birds? I was thinking the same.

-Happy with that, Becky?

-Yep.

-Lovely. We'll have Extinct Birds, please.

-Extinct Birds goes in.

-Anybody fancy Phobias?

I'm happy to put that in. And Phobias please, Nick.

Phobias goes into the final.

-Astronauts, perhaps?

-It's an option.

-I'm happy with Astronauts.

-All right.

-Astronauts as well, please.

-Astronauts goes into the final.

-Boris Johnson?

-And Boris Johnson, please.

Boris Johnson goes into the final. We now know our six categories.

OK, guys. Well played. Time to switch you off for the final time.

Well, you didn't want Boris Johnson, but you've got him.

-What do you think of the rest?

-Well, I'm a qualified astronaut

with a phobia for extinct birds, so I might be OK.

-You've got a chance, then.

-Yeah, absolutely.

Rob, for £5,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Rob, this is the all-important final. If you achieve perfection, you could leave with £5,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing. Great for the Usual Suspects,

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £6,000 on the next game. Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Rob, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £5,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit,

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

-Absolutely.

Then let's reveal your first statement. Is it true or false?

This is when I wish I read more books. Erm...

-I'll go for true.

-True.

-I think that's true, as well.

-True.

I know the dodo's extinct. Erm...

-Er, false.

-False.

-Doesn't sound right, so false.

-False. Astronauts.

If he did, he's probably in quite an exclusive club,

-so false.

-False.

Goodness knows what for, therefore false.

False. And with that, Rob, those answers are locked in.

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

Most of them. LAUGHTER

-They weren't particularly kind, were they?

-No.

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 Rob's answers. Rob, your answers are locked in

and you can't change them by yourself, but you can unlock them

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

-Who would you like to hear from first?

-Let's go to Simon first.

I think you've got two wrong,

but I don't think I'll be much help, sorry.

-OK. Becky?

-How many of those are you confident about?

-Four of them.

-I think there's two wrong, but I don't know the answers to the rest of them,

-so I have to rule myself out of this game.

-OK.

-Shelley.

-It's a difficult board for me.

There's one that I know you've definitely got wrong.

There's another one I think is possibly wrong.

-What sort of money are you looking for to come down?

-I don't know if I'm confident enough

in the other answers to come down.

-I'd like to be able to help you, Rob, but I don't think I can. Sorry.

-OK.

-£3,000?

-No, sorry. I wouldn't want to lose it for both of us, genuinely.

-So, no, sorry, Rob.

-So it looks like negotiations are over.

None of the Usual Suspects are prepared to come down and help you. As a result, Rob,

it's you on your own, £5,000 at stake,

six answers away. Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

OK, let's start at the top.

Victor Hugo wrote Around The World In 80 Days.

You didn't want French Writers. It was the first thing they gave you. You said it was true.

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

So, Victor Hugo wrote Around The World In 80 Days. Is that true of false?

It's false.

Rob, I'm afraid you didn't manage to achieve perfection and you've fallen at the first hurdle.

It was, in fact, by Jules Verne.

Maybe you can still achieve perfection at home, so let's carry on. And I'm sure you want to know.

A string quartet typically includes two violins.

True or false? You said true.

-It is true. Very well done. There you so.

-Yes!

The dodo was flightless. You said this was false.

Is it true or false?

Yeah, it's true. It was flightless. That was pretty much its undoing.

The thing was, it couldn't fly away when people were chasing it,

so that was pretty much the end of it.

Hippophobia is an abnormal fear of horses.

You said that was false, it didn't sound right. Is it true or false?

It is true.

Alan Bean went to the Moon twice.

You said that would make him a member of a very exclusive club

if it was true, so you said it was false.

I'd quite like this to turn red for you. Is it true or false?

It is false. He went into space twice

-but he only went once to the Moon.

-OK.

Boris Johnson has received a BAFTA nomination.

You said this couldn't possibly be true, this was false.

What would he win it for? So, is it true or false?

Yeah, it's true, I'm afraid.

In 2004 for an appearance on Have I Got News For You.

So there you go. In the end, it was...

-I was going to count up how many were true or false. Shall we leave it alone?

-Just leave it.

-Yeah.

All right. 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 £6,000.

APPLAUSE

Rob, you failed to achieve perfection. You go home with nothing,

-other than our thanks for being a great sport. Did you enjoy it?

-Fantastic.

-Let's hear it for Rob, everybody.

-APPLAUSE

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

when our Usual Suspects have the chance to play for £6,000.

But remember, on this show, we only pay for perfection. Goodbye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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