Episode 13 Perfection

Behind this screen are four contestants who will be

hoping their knowledge is flawless

because one single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Perfection,

the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

Behind me are the contestants. We call them the Usual Suspects.

They are in our isolation room.

In a moment we will find out which one of them has been

randomly select it to join me here to play Perfection.

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

For example, if I said the Great Wall of China is

over 1,000 miles long, would you say that's true or false?

Well, if you had 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.

Each Usual Suspect will play a maximum of eight games

so they will need to think carefully and strategically

about how to play the perfect game and when.

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

Hi. I'm Karen. I live in Hinton Parva in Wiltshire.

I work as an IT project manager and this is my first game.

Hi. I'm Simon from Stockport.

I'm a credit controller and this is my second game.

Hi. I'm Sam from Crewe. I'm a dental nurse and this is my second game.

Hello, I'm Maunagh.

I'm a portrait painter from Bristol and this is my sixth game.

Best of luck to you all as we now find out

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

Maunagh, it's you! Please come down and play.

APPLAUSE

Maunagh, welcome to the game. You seem like a very calm person to me.

Very laid-back and easy-going.

-Is that because you're a painter?

-Maybe.

I spend a lot of time sort of, you know, not speaking.

-On your own?

-Just hours of being on my own, painting.

Which is kind of a change in life because early on you were part

of the whole Manchester music scene, which must have been completely mad.

Well, it was. For a couple of years I played with a band that were

on the Factory record label, if anyone remembers that, in the '80s.

-Of course. That was the big Manchester scene, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-It was good.

-What did you play?

Well, I was a classical musician, I was an oboist

and I played the cor anglais with a pick-up on it.

I think I might be the only electric cor anglais player.

I think you probably were, actually.

What sort of things do you paint? Landscapes or portraits?

Mostly portraits.

Somebody told me that you do portraits of famous people, but as Greek legends?

Well, I do commissions when I can get them,

but just a project of my own is getting photographs of celebrities

and mixing them up and painting them

-as if they were Greek or Russian icons.

-Would you do one of me?

Maybe as a Minotaur or something?

-I'm usually described as a bull in a china shop.

-Whatever you want.

-If that takes your fancy.

-Yeah, something like that.

I fancy myself as a bit of a Greek god

but then I'm the only one who does, so there we go.

OK. Let's move on and get on with the game.

It's now 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, when one of them could be down here, playing for a bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Unfortunately for you, the previous game was won,

which means the prize fund has been reset to £1,000.

What will you be spending it on?

That might buy me some paints and perhaps a couple of pairs of shoes.

-Is it expensive paint?

-Expensive shoes. Cheap paint.

That's the way round to get it. Cheap paint, expensive shoes.

All right. Here's how the game works.

Three rounds, then a final. Every round when 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 steal a round from you, making the final harder.

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

so you can't see or hear anything. Cheerio. All right, Maunagh.

Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You will be answering against the clock.

You'll only have 45 seconds and once you've given an answer,

-your first answer, it will be locked in. Ready to play?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Round 1. Your 45 seconds start now.

-I would say that's true.

-True.

I'm struggling to remember Broadway Boogie-Woogie

but I don't think it is by Piet Mondrian so I will say false.

False. Keep an eye on the time.

-It seems quite likely. I'll say true.

-True. And finally...

-I can't believe that. I think that's false.

-False.

And in the end, with a little time to spare,

you have answered all four statements. How was that?

It was fine. I'm not totally confident with all the answers.

-But in with a chance of Perfection, you think?

-Yeah.

Before we reveal how you've done, it's time

to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Here are the full statements and next to them are Maunagh's answers.

Sam, what do you think? Has she achieved Perfection?

I think she may have achieved Perfection.

If there was one that I wouldn't be sure of, it would be A.

-Other than that, I would say well done.

-Simon.

I think she might have got one wrong.

-I think C, I'd change that from true to false.

-Karen.

I think A would be the one I have doubts about.

-I think it might be a bit bigger than 10,000.

-All right, Maunagh.

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

Just two out of four, in actual fact. Certainly not Perfection.

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

Can you steal the round? You need to change two answers, but which two?

I think C, definitely. She'll know her paintings I think...

Definitely. I wouldn't have known that, but I know Maunagh...

And E numbers is not edible, so I think change A and C.

-A and C? Agreed?

-Yeah, that's fine.

OK, Nick. We will change A from true to false.

-A from true to false.

-And C from true to false also, please.

And C from true to false, leaving B and D as answered by Maunagh.

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

The Faroe Islands' population is less than 10,000. True or false?

False, in actual fact. It's around 49,000.

Broadway Boogie-Woogie is a painting by Piet Mondrian.

Is that true or false?

It's true, in actual fact.

So, Usual Suspects, you haven't achieved Perfection

and so you can't steal the round.

I wonder whether you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Let's carry on and find out with the rest of the statements.

Paul Newman owned a motor racing team. True or false?

That's true. Newman/Haas team.

I don't know whether you've heard of that?

And finally, the E in E numbers stands for edible.

Is that true or false?

That is false.

It stands for Europe or European, in actual fact.

Had you achieved Perfection, you would have the opportunity

to make Maunagh's chances of winning the prize fund

that much harder in the final, and here's how.

Maunagh, appearing before you is your final board.

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

Here are the final round category possibilities,

starting with Meat, running through Celebs, Rip Van Winkle

and Music Videos, with many more in between.

Had you achieved Perfection, you would 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,

meaning four categories will be on offer in Round 2.

So, Usual Suspects, time to switch you off, but we will see you soon.

Maunagh, now that the Usual Suspects have gone and they can't hear us,

looking at that list, which will be the first two you choose?

Meat.

Possibly either Murder or Opera, I'm not sure.

-And two you're quite keen to avoid?

-Glenn Hoddle, Tax.

-All right.

Remember, Maunagh, in order to win the prize fund

you need to answer all six statements correctly.

Winning the next round could prove crucial. Are you ready to play on?

-I am.

-Then let's play Round 2.

Your 45 seconds start now.

-I think Shinto is a religion so I'm going to say false.

-False.

-I think that it's not on the coast. I'll say false.

-False.

Erm...

-I'll say false.

-Watch the time. False. And finally...

-True.

-True.

Phew! I was holding my breath there,

wondering if you were going to get through.

Looking at it now, cos obviously with the time pressure,

-it became a little bit of...

-I don't know.

-I don't know about convolvulus at all.

-No?

-It would have to be a guess either way.

-Yes.

-All right.

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

These are the four statements and next to them are Maunagh's answers.

Simon, what do you think? Has she achieved Perfection?

I think she has actually achieved Perfection, yes.

-Karen, do you agree?

-I'm not sure. The one I'm not sure about is D.

-Sam, can you shed any light on this?

-I agree with Karen.

I'm not sure on D.

Being a dental nurse, I would have thought I'd have heard

-the scientific name for tongue.

-Interesting.

The Usual Suspects are casting doubt on your success

but let's find out just how successful you've been.

Three out of four. Not bad.

But not enough to keep the Usual Suspects out of the game.

They have a chance to steal the round.

I wonder whether they can find the one they need to change.

-Well, what do you think, guys?

-I'd go for D.

-Go for D. D? Gosh.

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

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

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

Shinto is a form of Turkish wrestling. Is that true or false?

Yes, that is false. Of course, it's a religion in Japan.

Dublin is located on the west coast of Ireland. True or false?

Yeah, that's false. It's on the east coast of Ireland.

Geri Halliwell was a newsreader on Italian TV. Is that true or false?

It's false, of course.

She was a presenter on the Turkish version of Let's Make A Deal,

interestingly enough.

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

Convolvulus is the scientific name for the tongue. True or false?

Yeah, it's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

APPLAUSE

It is in fact a plant of the morning glory variety.

Blank looks everywhere. All right, Maunagh.

The Usual Suspects have succeeded and have nicked the round from you, which is rather bad news.

Let's have a look at the final board and explain why.

The six blank spaces still need to be filled

because nobody won the first round.

Four categories are now there to the chosen.

Usual Suspects, how are you going to go about it?

I'm thinking Music Videos. I'm not sure...

She was a professional musician though, and she was in pop.

-Music Videos? Go on.

-Glenn Hoddle.

So, Glenn Hoddle. Glenn Hoddle, please, Nick.

Glenn Hoddle goes into the final.

-Tax?

-Rip Van Winkle?

-Rip Van Winkle, please, Nick.

-Rip Van Winkle goes in.

-Greenpeace?

-Greenpeace?

-Shall we go with your Tax?

-Yeah.

-Tax?

-Yeah.

-Tax, please, Nick?

Tax goes in. And one more.

Shall we go Greenpeace? See, I think she might...

-Greenpeace? OK, Nick, Greenpeace.

-And Greenpeace is the fourth one.

Very well done, Usual Suspects. You've won Round 2.

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

Like a laser-guided missile they went straight for the two

you didn't want. Glenn Hoddle and Tax. Rip Van Winkle?

-I'm OK with Rip Van Winkle. Maybe.

-Greenpeace?

I can't imagine what I know about Greenpeace,

-apart from what everybody knows.

-Let's wait until we ask the question

and you might find out what you know.

That's the way to do it, isn't it? All right.

That's not great, but to be honest, it's not the end of the world

and you are in the position, still, to choose the last two.

-So, if you are ready to play the next round...

-I am, yes.

-Let's play Round 3.

-APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds start now.

-True.

-True.

-I don't think he was. False.

-False.

-Yes, it does. True.

-True. And finally...

Five badminton events?

-Sounds like too many. I'll say false.

-False.

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

-Is that a winning round?

-No. THEY LAUGH

I don't... Well, I don't know.

-Who knows?

-Who knows?

Let's find out whether the Usual Suspects know what's going on.

So, these were the four statements and next to them Maunagh's answers.

Karen, kick us off this time. Is that the perfect board before you?

It could well be.

-The only one I would question would be B.

-Simon?

I think she may have one wrong. I think she got D wrong.

I think there was five badminton events at the Olympics.

-You think so. And Sam?

-I think Maunagh's achieved Perfection.

A mixed review there from the Usual Suspects.

Let's find out the truth of it, shall we? How many are correct?

-Heading in the wrong direction.

-Yes.

Let's see if the Usual Suspects can steal from you or not.

You need to change two answers, but which two?

Change D because you got the men's, women's, mixed doubles,

-women's doubles and men's doubles.

-Yeah.

But then you thought B.

-We've got two to change.

-B and D.

-OK, Nick.

-Can we change B from false to true, please?

-B from false to true.

-And also D from false to true.

-D from false to true.

Very good, leaving A and C as Maunagh answered.

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

Michael Douglas' middle name is Kirk. True or false?

True. Absolutely true.

Benjamin Disraeli was a published novelist.

True or false?

Yes, that's actually true as well.

The flag of the Isle of Man features three legs. True or false?

True. And finally,

there were five badminton events at the 2012 Olympics.

You know where this is going, don't you? True or false?

It's true. Congratulations, Usual Suspects.

-You have achieved Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

You described the badminton events perfectly, Simon, in the Olympics.

Very good. Maunagh, I'm afraid it's a clean sweep against you.

They have nicked the round off you, which means they

are able to make things really difficult for you in final.

Let's see the final board.

The first four categories chosen by the Usual Suspects

and because you won the last round, you get to choose the last two categories as well.

I'm still thinking Music Videos

but I think of them as, like, modern. I don't know why.

There are so many different ones you can choose.

-Agreed? Music Videos, please, Nick.

-Music Videos.

-Why would them being modern make it difficult?

-I don't know.

I just don't know. Very stereotypical of me there, maybe.

-A strong point for me.

-Interesting.

OK. And we need another one.

-Murder.

-Murder?

-Yeah.

-Murder, please, Nick.

I think that Murder might be in the air! Let's put it into the final.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

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

Huh? Music Videos?

-"Because I think of them as quite modern?"

-I know. I know.

And you wanted Murder, so she did you a favour directly afterwards.

-I didn't actually want Music Videos.

-She's right then.

-She's kind of right.

-Right.

Maunagh, for £1,000, it's time to pay the final.

APPLAUSE

Maunagh, this is the all-important final.

If you achieve Perfection you could leave with a prize fund of £1,000.

If you fail you leave with nothing, great news

for the Usual Suspects as one of them could be

playing for a rollover of £2,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

Maunagh, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £1,000. Think carefully.

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

-your first answer, it will be locked in. Ready?

-Yes.

Then let's reveal your first statement. Good luck.

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

Glenn Hoddle.

It's not something I'm likely to know about

because I don't know anything about football.

It is football, I'm hoping!

-But I think that's likely to be true, so I would say true.

-True.

Rip Van Winkle.

Well, Rip Van Winkle is a traditional fairy tale

-so that's definitely not created by Oscar Wilde, so that's false.

-False.

I'm just making sure I'm thinking right.

I think... Value-added tax?

-What else could it be? Yes. True.

-True.

Greenpeace.

Oh, that's...that's a difficult one.

I would say it might have been the '70s so I'm going to say false.

False.

Music Videos.

Oh, dear. I really don't know who directed the video for Thriller.

I just don't think that it was Spielberg.

-So I'm going to say false.

-False.

And finally, Murder.

-I do know that that's absolutely right, so that's true.

-True.

And with that you've answered all six statements

and those answers are locked in.

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

So, which ones are you worried about?

I'm not so certain about Glenn Hoddle, Greenpeace or

-Steven Spielberg. There's three I'm not certain about.

-A, D and E.

-A, D and E.

-The ones you're worried about. All right, Maunagh.

Let's invite the Usual Suspects and see what they have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them Maunagh's answers.

All of them are locked in and you can't change them by yourself.

If you think you made a mistake you can look unlock

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

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you how you think Maunagh's done,

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

Maunagh, who would you like to hear from first?

I'd like to hear from Sam.

There's a couple I know are definitely correct.

There's a couple I'm unsure of and for that I don't think

-I'd risk coming down to help at this stage, sorry.

-Fair enough.

I'd like to hear from Simon, please.

I know for a fact she's got at least one wrong

and she might have a second one wrong but I'm not 100% certain

-of the second one, so on that, I can't play.

-And Karen?

I've got my doubts about two of your answers

-but I'm not prepared to come down and help.

-Fair enough.

It looks like negotiations are kind of over.

-I don't think you expected anybody to come down and help.

-I didn't.

So you're on your own. £1,000 at stake. Six answers away.

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

You're very worried about one in particular. That top one, A.

-So we should really get it out the way straightaway, shouldn't we?

-Yes.

Which means I'll start at the bottom and go up towards it.

Let's start at the bottom, down at F.

The act of killing a king is known as regicide. You said true.

We'd like this to turn green for you to get this under way.

-In fact, you're fairly sure of this, aren't you?

-Yeah.

So this should turn green for you. Is it true or false?

-It's true. Very well done.

-APPLAUSE

Steven Spielberg directed the video Thriller. You said false.

We would like this to turn red for you. True or false?

-It's false. Very well done.

-APPLAUSE

John Landis actually directed it,

-who you might know from the Blues Brothers.

-Yes.

-OK, moving on.

Greenpeace was founded in the 1980s.

You said that you thought this might be earlier than the 1980s

so you went with false.

If this turns red then you're halfway to the prize fund

of £1,000 on your own.

Of course, if it turns green you can't achieve Perfection

and the money rolls over for the Usual Suspects.

Greenpeace was founded in the 1980s. Is that true or false?

-Yeah, it is false.

-APPLAUSE

The official website states 1971, so you're right. Earlier by nine years.

Three out of six. It's good.

VAT stands for value-added tax. You said this was true.

We expect this to turn green for you. Is it true or false?

-Yes, it is true.

-APPLAUSE

-This is getting good now, isn't it? No?

-Not until we finish.

-Is it not?

Never get excited about the anything happening until it actually happens.

-Yeah, that's right.

-OK.

Rip Van Winkle is a character created by Oscar Wilde.

You said this can't be true because Rip Van Winkle is a...

Fairy tale, traditional fairy tale from Eastern Europe.

So you said false. We expect this to turn red for you then, don't we?

Rip Van Winkle is a character created by Oscar Wilde.

True or false?

-False.

-APPLAUSE

He was created by Washington Irving, in actual fact. So, here we are.

Now, why have I left A till last?

Because everyone except me knows that I've got it wrong!

Glenn Hoddle became England manager in his 30s.

Sounded about right, you thought, so you said this was true.

This turns green you have just won £1,000 on your own.

-That would be quite fun, wouldn't it?

-Yes.

-You still have no expectations of it happening?

-No.

If it turns red, of course, you haven't won the £1,000,

which is good for the Usual Suspects as it rolls over

and they get to play for £2,000 in the next game.

So it's all or nothing on this one.

Glenn Hoddle became England manager in his 30s.

You need this to turn green. Is it true or false, for £1,000?

It's true! Congratulations, Maunagh! You have achieved Perfection!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

This is me excited, yeah. SHE LAUGHS

This is you excited.

I'm pleased that you joined in with the rest of us

because I was getting quite excited. I think everybody else was too.

-That's great.

-So that's a new pair of very nice shoes?

Yes, I can buy a robot Hoover for my grandson.

He's only eight but he has been saving his pocket money

for a robot Hoover.

He is obsessed with all things robotic.

Oh, right. That's fantastic news for you and for him.

Shoes and a robotic Hoover. Absolutely perfect.

Well, unfortunately for you, Usual Suspects, the prize fund

has been won, so we reset the total back to £1,000 for the next game.

-She played very well, didn't she?

-Very good.

-Well done.

-Congratulations, Maunagh, very well done.

-Thank you.

Brilliantly played, actually. You had no expectations of that happening at all, did you?

No, I find it better not to have expectations.

-Then you can't be disappointed.

-Exactly.

-Now you can be excited.

Enjoy spending the money. Maunagh, you played really well.

Let's hear it for Maunagh, everybody.

APPLAUSE

It's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect

hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hi. I'm Lyndon, I'm from Cardiff and I'm a pub manager.

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

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

-Yes!

-Lyndon! It's you!

Come down and join me!

-APPLAUSE

-Lyndon, welcome to the game.

Let's find out a little bit about you.

You were a man in the Army for a long time?

I did 22 years in the British Army.

Some of the skills you learned, you're still enjoying today?

-You picked up scuba-diving?

-I did scuba-diving in Hong Kong.

I was in Hong Kong for two years.

I dived some beautiful places in the world.

Now and again I have done dive holidays to Egypt

-and just try and get in the exotic locations when I can.

-Very nice.

That's not the only kind of holidays you take though, is it?

There's the odd rugby holiday thrown in?

I did Australia on a British and Irish Lions tour

and enjoyed it that much, one of the reasons I'm on this show is to get

the money to put into my pot fund for the New Zealand rugby tour.

Are you a rugby player yourself? That handshake when you came in,

I don't know whether it's being in the Army, but I've got

a couple of knuckles less than I had before you said hello.

I played a fair bit in the Army.

Played a lot, being in the Welsh Battalion.

We did a lot of rugby and played a lot of rugby in Hong Kong as well.

I had a good time while I was soldiering.

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

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

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Unfortunately for you, the previous game was won

and so the prize fund is reset again to £1,000.

£1,000, play a game, £1,000.

It is definitely going towards the next Lions tour, is it?

I've got a rugby tour fund running already and it'll go into that pot.

Listen, best of luck to you.

I don't think we've ever had three winners in a row and it would be great if you did.

Three rounds and a final. Usual Suspects, I'll switch you off

so you can't see or hear anything but as soon as Lyndon makes

a mistake you will be back in the game.

-Lyndon, are you ready to get started?

-Yeah.

Then let's play Perfection.

Round 1. Your 45 seconds start now.

I'll go...

-False on that one.

-False.

-I think that's false.

-False.

No, that is... I can't think of the name now but that is also false.

False. And finally...

-No, that's false. It is in San Francisco. That's false.

-False.

And with time to spare, you've answered all statements. How was it?

Good. Coral anniversary, I think I'm right on that one.

Gamelan, A, I think I got that one. All false, so it might be.

-We'll find out.

-All right.

Before we find out exactly how well you've done, time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

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

Sam, has he achieved Perfection?

I think you've done really well, Lyndon. I'm not sure on C.

-Otherwise it looks pretty good to me.

-What do you think, Simon?

I think Lyndon has actually achieved Perfection.

I think he's done really well on this round.

-Karen, anything wrong with these answers?

-Possibly A.

-I've never heard of a gamelan.

-OK.

Well, Lyndon, the moment of truth.

Mixed response from the Usual Suspects.

Let's find out how many are correct.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Lyndon, you have achieved Perfection!

Let's have a look at those answers in a bit more detail, shall we?

The gamelan is a south-east Asian pig.

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

It's a percussion instrument from Indonesia and Malaysia.

A coral anniversary marks 30 years of marriage.

You said this was false and we now know, of course, that is false.

It's quite close, actually. It's 35 years. 30 years is pearl.

Dorothy Fields was known as the Forces' Sweetheart. True or false?

Of course, we now know that is false.

-I was trying to think of her name.

-Gracie Fields.

-And then Vera Lynn.

-Vera Lynn.

-That's the one I was thinking of.

-Those were the Forces' Sweethearts.

And finally, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the Mississippi River.

You said this was false and of course, it is false. Very well done.

-You said it spans...

-San Francisco.

The Golden Gate Strait, it's called, but in San Francisco.

You're absolutely right.

As a result of that perfect performance, you've made winning the prize fund a little bit easier.

This is your final board.

These spaces need to be filled with categories.

Here are your category choices,

starting with Alec Guinness, going on to Explosives,

Muck and on to TV Drama, with many more between.

Because you've won the round,

you've earned the right to choose two categories to add to the board.

-Explosives.

-Explosives goes into the final.

-Stationery.

-And Stationery goes into the final.

Well, you did very well there. Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look in.

Maybe you will in Round 2, that's when we will see you next. Cheerio.

Now that they've gone, let's have a look at those ones that are left.

Which two are you quite keen to avoid?

Probably Greek Epics and Alec Guinness.

And what do you think the next two that you choose will be?

The Americas and Muck.

OK. Lyndon, you made a great start to the game.

-Are you ready to play on and play Round

-2? Yeah.

Then let's play Round 2.

Your 45 seconds start now.

-False.

-False.

-Yes, I think she may have. I'll go true on that one.

-True.

No, that's false. Messerschmitt was one of the aeroplanes. That's false.

False. And finally...

Valencia is a type of orange. I think it may be.

-Valencia is in Spain so I will go true.

-True.

Good use of the time there.

You had time to use and you thought it through. Happy with that?

George VI, no, I'm not sure on that one. Not sure on A.

Before we reveal how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Here are the statements and next are Lyndon's answers.

-What do you think this time, Simon?

-I think he's got Perfection again.

-He's done pretty well there.

-Worrying, isn't it?

-Unfortunately.

Karen, what do you think?

If he's got any wrong I think it might be A and D.

A and D, possibly. Sam.

Lyndon, it looks to me like you've achieved Perfection.

-I'd be happy with that board.

-Well, the moment of truth.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Three out of four's not bad, but it's not Perfection

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

Can you steal the round? You need to change just one answer, but which one?

Karen, why were you are unsure of A or D? What was...

A, I think I've seen pictures of George VI at Wimbledon but I

don't know whether it was 1926 and I don't know whether he was competing.

-Valencia is a type of orange, I'm sure it is.

-I was sure of that.

-Are we changing A? Happy, Karen?

-Yeah.

OK, Nick. We've decided we're going to change A from false to true.

A changes from false to true, leaving B, C

and D as answered by Lyndon.

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

George VI competed at Wimbledon in 1926. Is that true or false?

Yes, it is true. Very well done.

Although apparently he got knocked out in the first round.

You know where this is going now, don't you? Sandi Toksvig has an OBE.

True or false? True.

Willie Messerschmitt was head of the Luftwaffe. True or false?

False. In actual fact, he was an engineer.

An aeroplane designer, you know the Messerschmitt planes, that was Willy Messerschmitt.

He certainly wasn't head of the Luftwaffe.

That was predominantly Hermann Goering.

And finally, Valencia is a type of orange. True or false?

Absolutely true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

Bad news, Lyndon. They succeeded where you failed, nicked the round.

Let's have a look at your final board.

They are going to make winning the £1,000

and the prize fund that little bit harder

because the Usual Suspects get to choose the next two

categories as a result of that successful round.

-Which two would you like?

-Composers, maybe? Composers, yeah?

-And Brass.

-Composers and Brass. Are we happy, Karen?

-That's fine.

OK, we're going to pick Composers and Brass, please, Nick.

Composers goes into the final and Brass goes into the final.

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

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

-Right, now they've gone, Composers?

-I wouldn't be shy of it.

-That's OK, that's fine.

-Brass?

-Brass. It could be most anything.

Difficult to know until you hear the question, isn't it?

Three out of four's not bad. You got Perfection first time round.

If you can actually nail Perfection in this last round

you can control the board itself and that's the way to go, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Ready to play?

-Yeah.

-Let's play Round 3.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-That's quirky enough to say true.

-True.

-No, that's false. The fibula is in the leg.

-False.

I wouldn't know that.

-True.

-Watch the time. True. And finally...

-I think I'll go false with that.

-False.

Sorry to hurry you along, I was just slightly worried

that you were going to run out of time.

Sounded like a very positive round to me, other than the one.

Becky Sharp, C, I wouldn't be too sure of.

The trouble is, if you don't know it you have to guess, don't you?

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

So, these are the four statements and next to them

are Lyndon's answers. Let's start with you this time, Karen.

Can you see anything wrong with these answers?

No, I think Lyndon might have achieved Perfection.

Simon, you said the first two times you thought he had Perfection.

I think he's got one wrong this time. I think C is wrong.

-Interesting.

-I'm with Simon on that one because I never read the book.

So that would be the one I'm uncertain of.

And you think Simon is more likely to know than Lyndon?

-LAUGHTER

-No answer.

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

Congratulations, Lyndon! You have achieved Perfection!

APPLAUSE Surprised myself!

Sorry how I stuttered in the announcement.

It's just the look of incredulity on your face.

You were so chuffed with that that it made me burst out laughing.

Fantastic! Very well done!

Let's go through those in a bit more detail, shall we?

Bill Gates has been arrested.

You said that was true and of course, we know that it was true.

It was for traffic offences.

A fibula is one of the bones in the forearm.

-You said this was false because...

-It is in the leg.

-Fibula and tibia are in the leg.

-And we know that to be right, that it was false.

Becky Sharp is a character in the book Vanity Fair.

You said this was true. One of your favourite books, I understand.

-Is that right?

-I read it all the time.

-It is, of course, true.

Very well done. And reflexology is a form of gymnastics.

You thought this was false and of course it is false.

It's an alternative medicine practice.

OK, well done, Lyndon. As a result of that perfect performance,

you have made winning the prize fund easier. Let's look at the board.

It's a 2-2 draw at the moment. You chose the first two

and the Usual Suspects chose the second two in that list.

Now because you won the last round, you get to choose the last two to go into the final.

-Which ones do you fancy?

-I might actually go Americas...

The Americas goes into the final. And?

-I'll go with Motorsports.

-Motorsports makes it into the final.

We now know our six final categories. They are:

Well, you only got a look in once. Time to switch you off.

We'll see you a little bit better. Away go the Usual Suspects.

-You're in with a chance here, aren't you? Really?

-Well...

Four out of six chosen by yourself.

Here we go, Lyndon, for the £1,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Lyndon , this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve Perfection, you will be leaving with £1,000.

If you fail you will be leaving with nothing, which is great news

for the Usual Suspects as one of them could be playing

for a rollover of £2,000 on the next game.

So, let's pay the final round.

APPLAUSE

Lyndon, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £1,000. Think carefully.

There is no time limit but once you have given your answer,

your first answer, it is locked in. Are you ready?

Then let's reveal your first statement.

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

Right. He did invent an explosive, but I don't think it was gelignite.

-I'm going to go false on that.

-False. Stationery.

I've got a very good friend who has worked in the stationery trade

and I'm sure that he has mentioned vellum.

-I'll go true on that.

-True.

Composers.

-Don't know who Edvard Grieg is but I will go true on that.

-True.

Brass.

I've heard of a brazier. Is that too obvious?

No, actually,

because it's spelt differently, I'm going to go false on that.

False. The Americas.

-I'll go true on that.

-True. And finally, Motorsports.

No, the Bernabeu is a football stadium.

I don't follow football myself

-but Bernabeu is a football stadium so that is false.

-False.

And with that you have answered six statements and answers are locked.

Remember, if you've got one single mistake, you go home with nothing.

-Which ones are you worried about?

-E and maybe D.

-All right.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects

and see what they have to say.

You can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Lyndon's answers.

Your answers are locked and you can't change them alone, but if you think you've made a mistake

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

This will, of course, come at a cost.

Lyndon, who would you like to hear from first?

Actually, Nick, I'm happy enough with my answers and for £1,000,

I do apologise, Usual Suspects,

I don't want to put any doubt in my mind.

I'm going to run it on my own.

To be fair, you are the first person ever to say that

but you're perfectly within your rights to do that.

You become spectators, I'm afraid, Usual Suspects.

He's going to go it all alone.

Negotiations have been ended by Lyndon and therefore,

£1,000 at stake, six answers away,

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

All right. Let's have a look and see how we get along.

Alfred Nobel invented gelignite. You said this was false.

We'd like to get you off to a good start. This should turn red.

So, is it true or false?

-It's true.

-AUDIENCE GROANS

Lyndon, I'm afraid, has blown it straightaway.

He did, in fact, invent gelignite and went on to do the Nobel prizes afterwards.

Well, that means you haven't achieved Perfection

and you won't be going home with £1,000, but let's see how you get along with the rest of it.

Maybe you can still achieve Perfection at home.

Vellum is a type of parchment made from animal skin.

You said you had a mate who works in the trade

and you're sure he'd mentioned vellum. You said true.

We'd like this to turn green for you. Is that true or false?

Yeah, that's true. Very well done.

Edvard Grieg spent most of his life in England.

You thought this might be true. Is it true or false?

No, I'm afraid not. False.

In Norway, actually, most of his life was spent in Norway.

A brazier is someone who fashions objects in brass.

You thought because of the spelling difference it might not be true

so you went with false. Is that true or false?

Oddly, that one is true, in actual fact.

Guadeloupe is the capital of French Guiana.

You thought this one was true. Is that true or false?

No, that one is false, I'm afraid.

The capital is in fact Cayenne. Down to the last one. You're sure of this one, aren't you?

The Bernabeu is a German Grand Prix racetrack.

You said this was false because you thought it's a football stadium.

Is it true or false?

Yes, it is false. Very well done.

Home of Real Madrid.

Well, in the end it was only two out of six, which means you aren't going

home with any cash, I'm afraid. Usual Suspects, great news for you.

It means there is a rollover for you and you'll be playing for a total of £2,000 in the next game.

APPLAUSE

Lyndon, you have failed to achieve Perfection,

you go home with nothing other than our thanks for playing.

-Hope you enjoyed playing the game.

-I did. It's been a great day.

Good luck with going on the next Lions tour.

With a bit of luck, I might even see you there.

Let's hear it for Lyndon, 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 again, this time for £2,000.

Remember, as you saw in the first game, we will pay,

but only for absolute Perfection. Cheerio.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE