FA Cup Pointless Celebrities

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Thank you very much indeed.

I'm Alexander Armstrong and a very warm welcome

to this special FA Cup edition of Pointless Celebrities,

the show where the aim of the game is to find

the most obscure answers possible.

Let's meet today's Pointless celebrities.

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And couple number one.

I'm Eni Aluko, England and Chelsea striker.

I'm Guy Mowbray. I'd love to say I was an England and Chelsea striker

but I'm just a commentator for Match of the Day.

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Couple number two.

Hi, I'm Kevin Kilbane, former professional footballer,

now currently working for BBC Sport in TV and radio.

Hi, I'm Mark Chapman and I'm a sports presenter.

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Couple number three.

Hello, I'm Dan Walker and, like Mark,

I am also a sports presenter man.

Not that Mark, that Mark.

Hello, I'm Mark Lawrenson and I'm a retired genius.

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And finally, couple number four.

Hi, I'm Rachel Yankey.

I play football for Arsenal and England.

Hi, I'm Kelly Smith. I also play football for Arsenal and England.

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A very warm welcome to all of you.

We'll get to chat to each of you a little bit more throughout the show,

so that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

We call him "the owl", as he's stately, wise and he eats rodents.

-It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

-Hiya.

Evening, everybody. Good evening to you.

-Good evening to you.

-This is quite fun, isn't it?

I'm looking at you flanked by silverware.

It's quite impressive. It's our second annual FA Cup special.

We've got the men's FA Cup here, the women's FA Cup here, as well.

Worth a couple of million quid, these things together.

What you can't see on TV is we've got burly security guards in the front row of our audience.

I'm hoping they're Pointless fans, as well,

but this is on quite a shaky little plinth, as well.

-I spotted that, yes.

-That's what I'm slightly worried about.

I might not move at any point during the show.

If I do, I will be bundled to the ground almost immediately

by a SWAT team. But what a line-up we've got

and super-competitive as well today, super-competitive.

As I say, I'm not going to move a muscle for the entire show

but other than that, I'm going to enjoy it.

Very good. Thanks very much. As usual, all of today's questions

have been put to 100 people before the show. Our contestants are

looking out for those all-important pointless answers,

these being answers that none of our 100 people gave.

Find one of those and we will add 250 quid to the jackpot.

As today's show is a celebrity special

and each of our celebrities is playing for a nominated charity,

we start off with a jackpot of £2,500.

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So, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

There's only one thing you have to remember and it is this.

The pair with the highest score at the end of each round

will be eliminated. You just have to make sure you are not that pair.

Best of luck, all four pairs. Our first category this evening...

Countries. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second.

And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

OK, let's find out what the first question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many countries

beginning with A, T, L or S, as they could.

Countries beginning with A, T, L or S, Richard.

Any country of the world whose English name begins with one

of those letters. As always, by "country" we mean a sovereign state

that's a member of the UN in its own right,

so any country of the world beginning with A, T, L or S.

Thank you very much indeed.

-Eni, welcome to Pointless, great to have you here.

-Thank you.

Now, as well as making it in women's football,

you're also a qualified lawyer.

That's right, yeah.

I qualified last year and decided to take a rest from it

because it was a lot of hard work,

and combining it with football was tough.

She also just came third in the World Cup for goodness' sake.

Well, yes, of course, there was that as well.

Now, Eni, countries beginning with A, T, L or S.

-I'm going to go with Azerbaijan for A.

-Azerbaijan says Eni.

Let's see how many of our 100 people agree with Eni, Azerbaijan.

It's right!

There we are, 15.

Good start to the round. Very well done indeed.

15 for Azerbaijan.

Well-played, Eni. Great start. Tough on that first podium.

It's sometimes known as the "Land of Fire." There's a hillside just by the Caspian Sea

in Azerbaijan, which is permanently on fire. That's quite cool.

They want to get some fire extinguishers, don't they?

It's the natural gas coming out of the Earth,

-so you'd have to put the Earth out.

-Oh, I see.

-Yeah.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Kevin, a warm welcome to Pointless.

Throughout your career, who would you say was the most exciting player

-you've played alongside?

-Oh...

Exciting, with a talent,

probably Wayne Rooney when he was coming through.

Robbie Keane probably on an even sort of keel when they were

both teenagers, when they were right at the start of their careers.

But, yeah, I'd probably put those two, Wayne Rooney and Robbie Keane, definitely, yes.

Well, what would you like to go for? A, T, L or S?

Any country beginning with one of those.

I'll also go for an A.

I'll go for Armenia.

Armenia, says Kevin. Let's see how many of our 100 people said Armenia.

Not bad. Look at that, 12 for Armenia.

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Well played, Kevin. Armenia's got its very own alphabet, completely different to ours.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Lawro, welcome back.

Last time you were here, I think you were in the final, weren't you?

-You think right, yeah.

-No pressure.

-We were robbed.

Of course you were.

No, no, in the dressing room, we were robbed.

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-Now, Lawro, what would you like to go for?

-I'm going to go for A as well.

I'm going to go for Alaska.

Alaska, says Lawro. Alaska.

OK, let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Alaska.

No?

Not a country I'm afraid, Lawro. SNIGGERING

That scores you 100 points. I'm really sorry.

I cannot tell you the delighted smiles on the other podiums

-when you said that.

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Guy, Eni, all of them.

-Kevin, Chappers, they were all just going...

-Dan's under no pressure.

Dan had a very different look on his face when you said Alaska.

Alaska is a state of America.

Thanks very much indeed. Kelly, a very warm welcome to Pointless.

Lovely to have you here.

You are the highest goal-scorer in England women's football, aren't you?

-I am.

-Was it 46?

-46 goals.

-Fantastic.

-117 caps.

Very good indeed. Kelly, what would you like to go for?

We've got countries beginning with A, T, L or S.

I'm going to go for L.

And I'm going to say Lithuania.

Lithuania, says Kelly.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Lithuania.

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28 for Lithuania.

Great answer, Kelly. Very well-played.

Lithuania contains the central geographical point of Europe.

There we are. Thank you very much indeed.

We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at those scores.

12 - Kevin, very well done indeed.

Armenia, fantastic answer, puts you and Mark at the top of the table.

Then 15 is where we find Eni and Guy.

28 is where we find Kelly and Rachel, but, yeah...

Lawro and Dan are a little bit ahead there.

Dan, who knows what will happen in the next pass?

Plenty of work to be done, I think.

Who knows? But a low score from you at the very least

is what we'll require to keep you in the game. Best of luck with that.

We're going to come back down the line now. Can the second players please step up to the podium?

Rachel, a warm welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

-Now, you have 11 FA Cup winner's medals.

-Yes.

-And you play for Arsenal Ladies now.

-Yep.

-Where do you play? Where is your ground?

-Boreham Wood.

-Do you ever get to play at the Emirates, as well?

-Yeah, sometimes.

Sometimes we've played there.

It's a little bit difficult in terms of...

Obviously groundsmen have got to sort out the pitch for next season,

so, yeah, we don't get to go on it as much as we used to.

Now, Rachel, there you are on 28. The high-scorers at the moment

are Dan and Lawro on 100, so 71 or less gets you through.

I'm going to go with Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago, says Rachel. Here is your red line.

If you can get below that red line with Trinidad and Tobago,

you're into Round Two.

How many of our 100 people said Trinidad and Tobago?

Very well done. You're through.

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Very well done indeed. Taking your total up to 45.

Great stuff, Rachel. Very well-played.

They qualified for their first World Cup in 2006,

played against England.

Thanks very much, Richard.

-Dan...

-Yes.

-..welcome back.

Dan, what was your route into broadcasting?

I wrote a letter to Des Lynam when I was 11 and said,

"Dear Des, how do I get your job? I like your moustache."

And he wrote back and said, "Do your GCSEs, do your A-levels,

"go to university, then get a job in local radio,"

and that's what I did.

I have seen him since and he said, "I told that to everybody."

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-Now, Dan, you're the high-scorers.

-Yes.

-Essentially what we need from you is a minus score.

-OK.

I feel the pressure's on.

Um, I think I'm going to go for an S and I'm going to go for Surinam.

Surinam, says Dan.

No red line for you because you are the high-scorers.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Surinam.

That's not a bad answer at all.

It went down to 3. Very good indeed, Dan.

103 is your total. I mean, that could see you through.

It depends what happens with the next two answers.

It's a terrific answer, yes. You've given yourself a chance, Dan.

Best answer of the round so far. In South America, of course, Surinam.

-Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Chappers, welcome back.

-Thank you.

Mark, you're writing a book at the moment, aren't you?

Yeah, about the life of a sporting parent, when you've reached

that horrible age of your children being better at sport than you are.

-Is it like a novel?

-No, no, no, it's absolute fact.

They are better than me at sport at the ages of 12, seven and one.

-Even the one-year-old.

-I know the feeling. Now, Mark, you're on 12.

The high-scorers at this stage are Lawro and Dan on 103,

so 90, 90 or less gets you through.

Yeah. I'll go with an A.

Angola.

Angola, says Mark. Angola. Here's your red line.

Nice and high, you just have to get below it.

Let's see if Angola's right. Let's see how many people said it.

It's right and you're through. Very well done.

Look at that. 12.

12 for Angola takes your total up to 24.

Very well played, Mark. Yes, safely through as well.

It's got a coastline called the Skeleton Coast

which is full of whale and seal bones.

Thank you very much indeed.

Now, Guy, welcome to Pointless.

When you're doing the FA Cup, it must be a bit of a lottery, must it?

Cos any ground you go to... It might be a non-league ground.

There might be grounds with gold dolphin taps.

They're the better ones - the smaller ones.

-The smaller ones?

-They welcome you with open arms.

-They're happy to see you.

-Oh, that's nice.

-Yes, I like going there.

-I have to say Wimbledon last year was lovely.

-Well, there you are.

Do you have any other favourites? Wimbledon is top of your league.

-Anywhere warm and sunny, so it's not often.

-Fair enough.

Now, Guy, you have to score 87 or less.

You essentially have to have a correct answer.

As long as it's not as half-baked as Alaska...

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Yes, that works on every level. That's good.

..we might be all right. I can't believe 87 people will say Latvia.

Latvia. Latvia, says Guy. Here is your red line.

If you can get below that with Latvia, you're into Round Two.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Latvia.

It's right, and well done, Guy,

you and Eni are comfortably through to Round Two.

30 for Latvia. 45 is your total.

And through you go.

Very well played, Guy. Yeah, very well played indeed.

I tell you, Lawro is going to have to take a long, hard look at himself

after this one, isn't he?

It's going to be a tough dressing room.

Now, there are three pointless answers here -

countries beginning with those letters.

And they are Timor-Leste which is what we now call East Timor.

You could have had Solomon Islands or you could have had...

If we had a house band on this show,

it would be Saint Vincent And The Grenadines.

That's also a pointless answer.

One point for San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Tajikistan,

and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

All of those would have been good answers.

Two points for Saint Lucia, Samoa and the Seychelles.

Three points for Surinam, which was a terrific answer.

Four points for Tuvalu, a pointless favourite.

And I'll give you the fives as well.

Lesotho, Antigua and Bermuda,

-Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan and Tonga.

-There we are.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of our first round, the couple we're sending home -

I'm so sorry, Dan and Lawro - it is you.

You see, Dan wasn't a bad person to play with, Lawro, was he?

-3!

-Have we actually played?

-Yes, kind of.

-Ish.

-Yes, ish.

-The first five minutes.

-Enough to get a cap.

Anyway, Dan and Lawro, thank you so much for playing.

-We'll see you again next time, I hope.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.

Well, well done, everyone. You've made it through to Round Two.

It's very exciting. You'll notice that one of our pairs has left.

At the end of this round, we'll have to say goodbye to another pair

in time for our head-to-head. Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two this evening is...

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second?

And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

OK, and the question concerns...

-Famous Mancunians, Richard.

-On each pass,

we're going to show you six clues to famous people

born in or around Manchester.

You just have to tell us who they are, please. There's going to be 12

-in all to have a go at at home, so very best of luck.

-Thanks, Richard.

So who are these famous Mancunians?

Here's our first board of six and we've got...

I'll read those one last time.

Eni?

-Um...

-It's not that easy, is it?

-No, it's not.

-Our famous Mancunians.

-Er, I'm going to have to go for the top one, Wes Brown.

-Wes Brown.

Wes Brown, says Eni. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Wes Brown.

-It's going.

-That's all right. That's all right.

Good answer. 19.

19 for Wes Brown.

Yeah, that's a very handy board to go first on, actually,

cos obviously all football fans know Wes Brown but less so

-in the wider community.

-The wider community.

-The wider community.

-Non-footballing community.

-Thanks very much indeed. Kevin?

Oh, struggling.

I'll go for the star of An Idiot Abroad, Karl Pilkington.

Karl Pilkington, says Kevin.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Karl Pilkington.

Well, 19 for Wes Brown,

36 for Karl Pilkington.

Well played, Kevin. Yes, he got his start...

He was Ricky Gervais' radio producer.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Rachel.

This board is all yours. All these famous Mancunians belong to you.

I have absolutely no clue.

Erm...I'm going to go for the second one as in Robbie Williams.

Robbie Williams, the operatic tenor. Let's see.

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-Let's see. Well, it could be.

-Yeah, you never know.

Let's see if it's right. Robbie Williams.

-No.

-Now I know how Lawro felt.

Bad luck, Rachel, not Robbie Williams, I'm afraid.

-That scores you 100 points. Sorry.

-Yes, sorry, Rachel. It's someone...

I'm sure he's sung at a Cup Final, in fact, I'm certain he has.

-He has, yeah.

-Russell Watson.

Russell Watson would have scored you 25 points.

The biggest scorer up there is the guy from The Monkees who is...

-Davy Jones.

-Davy Jones. He would have scored 56.

Coronation Street one is Tina O'Brien.

That would have scored you 28. The last one... She's actually been

on Pointless. She gave incorrect answers to all four of her questions

-which I think is a record.

-Ah, Yes, yes. Chelsee Healey.

-Chelsee Healey.

That would have scored you 7 points.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those sores.

19, Eni, the best score of that pass, so well done.

Eni and Guy looking pretty strong at this point,

as are Kevin and Mark on 36,

because, I'm afraid, Rachel and Kelly are on 100,

so, Kelly, let's hope there's a nice low score you know

on that next board and you can find it and maybe it will keep you

in the game. We're going to come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put six more clues to Famous Mancunians up on the board

and here they come.

We've got...

Kelly. How do you find that board, Kelly?

I think I've got a couple of them.

I'll probably go for the second one.

So I would say Liam Gallagher.

Liam Gallagher, says Kelly.

There's no red line for you, I'm afraid, cos you're the high-scorers,

but let's see how far down the column you get with Liam Gallagher.

It's right.

63.

Takes your total up to 163.

There's a Scottish Oasis tribute band called Noasis

and Liam Gallagher called them the second best band in the world.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Now, Mark, I've got good news for you.

-Yes.

-Even if you score 100, you are into the head-to-head.

-OK.

I'm going to go for the actor who starred as Frank Gallagher

in Shameless, just in hope that it's low and might be pointless.

-I think it's David Threlfall.

-David Threlfall, says Mark.

No red line for you cos you're already through,

but let's see how many of our 100 said David Threlfall.

It IS David Threlfall.

Surely that's a low score, let's see. Down it goes...

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Not bad at all. It takes your total up to 51.

Yeah, great answer, wonderful actor as well.

He famously played Tommy Cooper as well, he did a terrific job of it.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Now, then, Guy,

do you fancy talking us through that board?

I preferred the first six.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-But I've got two that I know.

The top one's Judy Finnigan

and the bottom one's Victoria Wood.

I don't know the bottom but one.

I've got a feeling it was the fella

who was the butcher in Coronation Street,

but I can't remember his name.

-What, who's Daddy Warbucks?

-Yeah.

I don't know why that's in my head, but it's probably wrong.

And for the X Factor one, I keep thinking Shane Williams,

but he was a Welsh rugby player, wasn't he?

I'm going to play safe again.

I'll go Victoria Wood on the bottom.

You're already through, so it's fine, you can,

no red line for that very reason,

but let's see how many of our 100 people said Victoria Wood.

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56 for Victoria Wood takes your total up to 75.

Well played, Guy, safe and sound.

Known for her collaborations with Julie Walters.

She said she saw Julie Walters on her very first day

when she auditioned at Manchester Poly.

Now, the second series of the X Factor, it's not Shane Williams.

I think Eni might know it.

I keep thinking Shane Warne, but that's a cricket player, isn't it?

It's neither Shane Williams

nor Shane Warne - Shayne Ward.

You were closer than Guy. It would have scored you 17 points.

The top one there is Judy Finnigan, you were right about that, Guy,

it would have scored you 58 points.

Now, he was never a butcher in Coronation Street...

-But I like that.

-He would have been a very good one.

-Wouldn't he have been? Superb!

-Know who he was?

-Albert Finney.

-Yep.

And that would have scored you 25, so David Threlfall, Mark,

is the best answer on the board. Well played.

Very well done. Thanks, Richard. So, at the end of our second round,

the pair we have to say goodbye to, Kelly and Rachel,

it's you, I'm afraid. 163 is the highest score.

Lovely to have you on the show.

Thank you so much for coming and playing.

-Please come and play again.

-Thank you.

Absolutely superb. Kelly and Rachel!

-Brilliant!

-Thanks.

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Right, for Mark and Kevin, Guy and Eni,

it's now time for our head-to-head.

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Very, very well done, Mark and Kevin, Guy and Eni.

You're now one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,500.

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Well, this is the bit where we decide who goes through to the final

to play for that jackpot and we do it by making you go head-to-head.

Of course, you're now going to have to start playing as teams.

You can chat before you give your answers.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.

Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

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Here comes your first question and it concerns...

Bearded Actors, Richard.

Yes, we're simply going to show you pictures now

of five actors sporting beards.

-Can you tell us who they are, please?

-Very good.

OK, let's reveal our five bearded actors and here they are.

We've got...

There we are, five bearded actors.

Now, Mark and Kevin, you've been our low scorers so you will go first.

The fella there, D's the English actor.

Oh, it's...

-Right, we're going with D.

-Yeah.

-On teamwork here.

He said, "That's the English actor,"

and I think he's called Tom Hardy.

The English actor...

-Can we just have "the English actor"? Will that do?

-Probably, yes.

Tom Hardy, you're going to say Tom Hardy.

Now, Guy and Eni, do you want to

talk us through that board, all those beards?

I'm a fan of a lot of these actors so that helps.

Did we say B or do you want to go for C?

Do you know C?

-Actually, I don't know C so I don't know why I said that.

-Yeah...

It's not the fella from The Hangover, is it?

-It is the fella from The Hangover.

-No, it's not.

It's something Galafianakis, but I don't think it's him.

I don't think it's him.

OK, I'm going to go for B, great actor - Christian Bale.

Christian Bale, say Guy and Eni for B.

So we have Mark and Kevin saying Tom Hardy for D, the English actor,

let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Tom Hardy.

That's a good answer,

23, Tom Hardy.

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Not bad at all. Now, Guy and Eni have gone Christian Bale for B.

Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Christian Bale.

-It's right.

-It's going to be high.

35.

Very well done, indeed.

Mark and Kevin, after one question, you're up 1-0.

Well played, Mark and Kevin. Two brilliant actors there as well.

Now, let's take a look at the scores for the two that you know

and then we'll move on to the one you didn't know,

which would have won you the points.

Jude Law, A, he would have scored you 45.

And George Clooney would have scored you a very impressive 91.

That's a lot of points, isn't it?

But C is the best answer on the board.

The name of the gentleman you are thinking of from The Hangover

is Zach Galafianakis,

but that's not him.

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-You're lucky that you didn't say it.

That is Joaquin Phoenix.

That would have scored you 13 points.

Wow. Thank you very much indeed. OK, now, here comes your second question.

Guy and Eni, you get to answer this one first,

but you have to win it to stay in the game

so the very best of luck. It concerns...

-Come on, Guy!

-The FA Cup, Richard.

Yes, we're going to show you five clues now to facts about the FA Cup.

Can you give us the most obscure answer? Good luck.

But, even more excitingly than that, I'm not going to read out

the clues cos we've got Greg Dyke here to do it.

Hi, Xander and Rich.

I've got five questions, all about the FA Cup.

First, which Liverpool striker

has scored more FA Cup Final goals than any other player?

Which Manchester United player became the first man ever

to be sent off in an FA Cup Final?

How many times has Arsene Wenger won the FA Cup, as of 2015?

What is the name of the famous hymn

which is sung just before the FA Cup Final kick-off?

Which team lost 4-0 in the 2015 cup final?

Good luck.

There we are. I'm going to read those all out one last time,

just so you've got them up on the board

and here they are.

Now, Guy and Eni, over to you.

-The bottom one is the easiest.

-OK.

The top one's Ian Rush.

We're going to go for the number of times

-Arsene Wenger's won the FA Cup as six.

-Six, say Guy and Eni.

So, Mark and Kevin, it's over to you.

Talk us through that board.

Well, we got the Manchester United player,

the first man to be sent off in a cup final,

which was Kevin Moran. I think that was '85.

The Liverpool striker, I think Chappers got that one, didn't you?

We're torn between Michael Owen and Ian Rush,

but we think it might be Ian Rush.

And then it's Abide With Me and then it's Aston Villa.

We're going to go with the Manchester United player

who became the first man to get sent off in a final as Kevin Moran.

Kevin Moran, OK, so we have six and we have Kevin Moran.

Guy and Eni said six times for Arsene Wenger winning the FA Cup.

Let's see if that's right and let's see how many people said it.

It is six.

Oh, it's a good score.

Look at that, 3, very well done indeed, Guy and Eni!

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I think that's exactly what you needed there.

Meanwhile, Mark and Kevin have gone for Kevin Moran.

Let's see how many people said Kevin Moran.

It's right.

Another good answer.

Oh, look at that, 4!

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I knew it was going to be close, but that's ridiculous.

Well done, Guy and Eni, just! You have done what you needed to do.

It's like a penalty shoot out.

You are back in the game after two questions, it's one-all.

4-3, what a game! Terrific stuff,

best answers on the board, those two, as you'd imagine.

Let's take a look at the scores for the others.

If you'd had to go between Michael Owen or Ian Rush...

I think we'd have gone with Ian Rush.

You'd be absolutely right as well

and it would have scored you 14 points.

It is Abide With Me, of course, it's the biggest scorer on the board.

It would have scored you 32.

And it's Aston Villa who lost 4-0 in the 2015 final to Arsenal - 19.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Here comes your third question.

Whoever wins this one goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

Best of luck to both pairs. Our third question concerns...

LAUGHTER Tom Jones Hits. Richard.

We are going to show you five sets of initials

of Tom Jones' UK top 40 hits.

You just need to tell us what the songs are, please,

and the team that gives us the most obscure answer is going through

to play for the jackpot so very best of luck to you all.

Thanks very much indeed.

Let's reveal our five sets of initials and here they come.

We've got...

I'll read those one last time.

Mark and Kevin will go first this time.

What was that song that he sung with Catatonia? You know, the duet?

We only know two and we're going to for the bottom one

which is Green Green Grass Of Home.

Green Green Grass Of Home, say Mark and Kevin.

Now, Guy and Eni, talk us through that board.

We know one of them, which is the obvious one - D.

That'll be Delilah.

We've just been trying to work it out without knowing the songs,

which is probably not the best way of doing it.

Well, go on, for fun, let's hear it.

The bottom but one,

just looking at the letters,

we've decided it might be I'm Never Falling In Love Again,

but I've never heard of the song so it probably doesn't exist.

Don't know the third one at all. Are we going for the top one?

Yeah, just go for it.

We're going for the top one

as Mama Told Me Not To Come.

Mama Told Me Not To Come. Very good.

So, we have Green Green Grass Of Home from Mark and Kevin.

Let's see how many of our 100 people got that one.

It's right.

46. APPLAUSE

46 for Green Green Grass Of Home.

Now, Guy and Eni have gone for Mama Told Me Not To Come.

Let's see how many people said that.

It's right.

-Well done.

-Yes!

Oh, it's good.

Look at that - 8!

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Very, very well done indeed, Guy and Eni.

You've effectively broken their serve there and you have won the round.

After three questions, you are up 2-1.

Yeah, a number four hit with Stereophonics,

Mama Told Me Not To Come. Well worked out.

You were very close with INFILA, a very famous song.

It's I'll Never Fall In Love Again.

I'll Never Fall In Love Again

and that would have scored you 6 points.

Let's get Delilah out of the way, that's a big scorer - 84.

Now, this next one, it was a top ten hit,

but it's a very unusual name

and it is The Young New Mexican Puppeteer,

and it's a pointless answer - a number six hit from 1972.

Thank you very much.

So, the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,

Mark and Kevin, it is you.

Nothing wrong with your answers in this round.

-It's just Guy and Eni, they were all over that Tom Jones round.

-They were.

Listen, Mark and Kevin, wonderful to see you again,

but, in the meantime, thanks very much indeed, Mark and Kevin.

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Right, Guy and Eni, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Guy and Eni, you've fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy so very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot for your charities

and, at the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at £2,500.

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It's only fitting, I think, on our FA Cup special

that we should have an FA Cup winner in the final so very, very well done.

Obviously, Sport would be marvellous, Football particularly,

-but any other things you'd like to see come up on that board?

-Erm...

-I'd like more Actors and Actresses.

-Actors and Actresses.

-Yeah, I think I'm OK with that area.

-Football would be lovely.

-Yeah!

-Football would be lovely.

-Yeah.

-Well, let's see what today's choices are.

Let's hope there's something of those four that appeals to you.

Today's selection looks like this.

-Shall we go '99 cos we might get sport within it?

-Yeah, OK.

-Yeah, 1999, yeah.

-1999 it is.

-OK, the very best of luck.

Three very different categories here -

hopefully, one of these suits you.

We are looking for the name of any artist

who had a UK number one single in 1999 in the official UK charts.

We're looking for any member

of the England Rugby World Cup team from 1999

who played in any of the games, any member of that team.

Or we're looking for anyone credited by IMDb

as appearing in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

So UK number one singles - the artists, please -

anyone who played for the England Rugby World Cup team

during the World Cup and any Star Wars: Phantom Menace actors.

The very best of luck.

Thank you very much indeed.

Now, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers

and all you need to win that jackpot for your charities

is for just one of those answers to be pointless. Are you ready?

-I'm not sure.

-No!

-OK.

-Yeah, OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.

There they are, your time starts now.

Right, you've just got to think of bands around that time, haven't you?

I'm thinking of Beyonce, but that's not pointless, is it?

Everyone knows Beyonce.

The England Rugby World Cup team, I can only think of obvious ones.

-Jonny Wilkinson.

-Jonny Wilkinson, Ben Cohen, Matt Dawson...

-Ben Cohen, Matt Dawson people might know.

-We'll go Ben Cohen.

I've never seen Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

Artists With UK Number 1 Singles, I'm going to go for Backstreet Boys.

Yeah, yeah, '99 would be about right, wouldn't it?

-Yeah, that's a good answer, actually.

-Star Wars...

Ewan McGregor's the only one that I know

and everybody will know that one.

I have no idea about Star Wars

so I'm going to have to lean on you for that one.

How about Ben Cohen, Backstreet Boys and a wild card?

I can't think, the rest of the team's just absolutely gone.

-Shall we go for another artist?

-Ten seconds left.

Goodness me, I've gone completely blank with it.

That's maybe why I was in a haze that year, that Rugby World Cup win.

OK, that is your time up, I'm sorry to say.

What three answers can you give me?

Artists With UK Number 1 Singles,

-'99, we're going to go for Backstreet Boys.

-Backstreet Boys.

-The England Rugby World Cup team, we're going Ben Cohen.

-Ben Cohen.

-Another artist?

-Another artist, er...

-Go for it.

-Girls Aloud.

-Girls Aloud.

-That was ages ago, though.

OK, now, of those three, which is your best shot

at a pointless answer, do you think?

-Ben Cohen, I think.

-Do you think?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-OK, Ben Cohen we'll put last. Least likely to be pointless?

-Girls Aloud.

-We'll put Girls Aloud first.

OK, well, let's put those up on the board in that order, then,

and here they are. We've got...

Very, very best of luck.

Now, if one of these answers wins that jackpot for you,

you'll share that money between your charities.

-What charities are you playing for, Guy?

-I'm playing for Asthma UK.

I struggled with asthma as a boy

and they do really important research

-into hopefully finding a cure.

-Very good. Eni?

I'm playing for Kit Aid, a charity called Kit Aid,

and they're a global charity that distribute used kit

and football boots all around the world

for underprivileged children

-and young girls who like to play football.

-Fantastic!

Two excellent charities there. APPLAUSE

Let's hope one of these answers on the board

will win that jackpot for your charities.

Your first answer was Girls Aloud.

In this case, we were looking

for any artist that had a UK number one in 1999.

This was the one you thought was

probably least likely to be pointless,

but let's find out how many people said Girls Aloud.

For £2,500, is it Pointless?

-Ooh, bad luck!

-It was a good guess.

-Bad luck, an incorrect answer there.

-Yeah, I didn't think it would be.

-So, not pointless,

which means you only have two more shots at today's jackpot.

I should have gone for Spice Girls!

Your next answer was Backstreet Boys.

Again, we were looking for artists who had a UK number one in 1999.

Let's see how many people said Backstreet Boys.

For £2,500, is Backstreet Boys pointless?

It's right. It's right.

Now, your first answer, Girls Aloud, turned out to be incorrect.

-Oh, my God!

-Backstreet Boys now taking us down through the teens

and into single figures. Down it goes, still going down,

still going down... Oh, 2!

APPLAUSE That is a fantastic answer.

Fantastic answer there!

In normal gameplay, you'd be thrilled to get 2.

I'm afraid, though, in this last round,

we're only interested in pointless answers, which means everything

is now riding on your third and final answer, which was Ben Cohen.

In this case, we were looking for England World Cup squad members,

the Rugby World Cup from 1999.

To win the jackpot of £2,500, Ben Cohen has to be pointless

so let's see how many people said Ben Cohen.

Oh, bad luck!

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I knew that was coming!

Bad luck, Guy and Eni.

That was close, though, I'm sure that was close.

It happened to be wrong, but it was very nearly right.

I'm afraid, though, you didn't manage to find

that all-important pointless answer

so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,500.

However, as it is a celebrity special, each of our celebrities

is playing for a charity, we're going to donate £500

to each celebrity pair for their charity so there we are.

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And we've loved having you on the show,

you've been absolutely fantastic,

particularly in that head-to-head round.

And, of course, you get to take home

a Pointless trophy each so there we are, but very well done.

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Yeah, unlucky. Great two-point answer, but, in that 60 seconds,

it just goes by in a blink, doesn't it?

You were so close with your dates as well.

Girls Aloud had their first hit in 2002.

Ben Cohen made his debut in the Six Nations of 2000,

so really, really close, Ben Cohen.

There's going to be an awful lot of names on these first two things

that you're going to know and it's going to drive you mad

and, if you've been sitting at home,

I know for a fact you'd have got them.

But let's tear off that plaster, let's look at the artists first.

Chef from South Park...

Not Spice Girls, but Geri Halliwell would have been...

You could have had B*Witched, Christina Aguilera, Fatboy Slim,

5ive, Lenny Kravitz, Martine McCutcheon, Ronan Keating,

all sorts of pointless answers on that list.

Now, let's move to the rugby players.

Danny Grewcock, Graham Rowntree, Joe Worsley, Martin Corry,

Neil Back is a pointless answer,

Paul Grayson, Phil de Glanville, Richard Cockerill, Richard Hill,

Tim Rodber, all of those are pointless answers.

Very well done if you got one of those at home.

Let's look at Star Wars.

In fact, everyone in that film apart from Ewan McGregor,

Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Warwick Davies,

Samuel L Jackson, Kenny Baker and Dominic West,

so all sorts of names were pointless.

Anthony Daniels who played C3PO, Celia Imrie you could have had,

Hugh Quarshie a pointless answer.

Lots of pointless answers there.

Guy and Eni, you've been brilliant, you've seen off everybody.

You've got bragging rights for the rest of the season

and sorry you didn't quite get that jackpot.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to Guy and Eni,

-but it's been fabulous having you.

-Thank you.

Thank you so much for being such brilliant contestants.

-Thank you.

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Join us next time

when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me.

Goodbye. APPLAUSE