Episode 10 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you. I'm Alexander Armstrong,

and a very warm welcome to Pointless, the quiz show

where obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one.

Hello. I'm Lisa. This is my dad, Bob.

We're from Ouston in Chester-le-Street.

Couple number two.

Hi. I'm Dave. This is my girlfriend, Paula.

We're both from Canterbury in Kent.

Couple number three.

Hi. I'm Cat. This is my husband, Toby.

We're from High Wycombe.

And finally, couple number four.

Hi. I'm Steve. This is my friend, Simon.

We're friends and work colleagues.

I live in Malvern, Simon lives in Bicester.

And these are today's contestants.

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

He's not letting success go to his head,

if you ignore the Bono-inspired sunglasses, the chauffeur-driven car

and the fact that he now only answers to "His Osman-ness".

It's my Pointless friend - it's His Osman-ness. Hiya!

Hi, everyone. Hiya.

Afternoon. And to you.

How are you? I'm well, thank you.

How are you? I'm not too bad.

Yeah, mustn't grumble.

No, you mustn't. Talking of grumbling,

I would be grumbling if I was on podium one with this first question today. Really?

It's a tough question. That's not a good start!

It's one of those ones where people will know answers, but you have to calculate some stuff, I think.

Oh, really? Yes. It'll take a little while.

Thank you, Richard. Pleasure.

All our questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people before the show

and our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer -

that's an answer none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we will add ?250 to the jackpot.

Now, James and Tom didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another ?1,000, so today's jackpot starts off

at ?7,000.

CHEERING

If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

In this first round, I'll take an answer from each of you, but there's to be no conferring.

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end will be eliminated,

so try and make sure that's not you.

OK, our first category today is...

Cities.

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

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

OK. And the question concerns...

Host cities. Richard.

In a moment, Xander is going to show you a list of five events or celebrations

and we're looking for the name of any city that has hosted one of these in the 21st century, please.

So any city that has been the host of one of the following five things

from 2000 through to the end of 2012. Very best of luck.

Thanks. So, as Richard has mentioned, I'm going to put five events up on the board.

They will remain on the board for the entire round.

So up the line and back down.

You just have to name any city

that has ever hosted one or more of these events

since 2000.

OK. Here are the five events.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are.

Now then, Lisa.

Welcome to the show. What do you do, Lisa?

I'm a civil servant.

Can we ask which bit of the Civil Service you're in?

Well, I work in the police, but I can't be specific.

In your spare time, what do you like doing?

Well, until very recently, I was a wrestler.

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Now I just attend the shows. Really?

Yes! You were a wrestler? Yes.

Why have you stopped wrestling?

Because I was getting too broken. I had broken about three bones,

so I thought it was time to give up!

What's your wrestling name?

It was Georgie Shore!

I played an angry Geordie girl.

That's fantastic!

Anyway, Lisa, there we are.

I've given you a little bit of time to...

I wasn't really giving you any time to think at all.

I was asking you questions about wrestling, but still...

Um...I'm going to...

take a guess at

the Capital of Culture.

And I'm going to say Liverpool.

Liverpool, says Lisa.

Sounds good to me. Let's see if it's right.

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

It's absolutely right.

Down it goes.

26 for Liverpool. Good answer, Lisa.

Well played, Lisa. It was tough on that first podium.

Liverpool was the City of Culture in 2008.

Thank you, Richard.

Now, Paula, welcome to the show. Hello.

What do you do, Paula?

I'm an insurance manager.

In your spare time, what are your hobbies?

Hobbies...I like socialising with my friends,

trying to go to the gym...

OK.

Now, how long have you and Dave been together?

13 years.

Dave!

13 years, Dave!

Come on, Dave! Come on, Dave!

Here's what you do. You win,

go through to the final and win...

Use that jackpot - maybe go somewhere romantic.

Then you get down on your knee, Dave.

And then propose? Well, yes!

Obviously, yes!

What did you think - tie your shoelaces(?) Come on!

Now, Paula,

the first part of that is getting through to the final. Yes.

What are you going to go for?

I'm going to go for

Sydney. Sydney, says Paula.

Let's see if that's right.

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

Absolutely right.

26 our score at the moment.

You passed 26...down to 20. Very well done, Paula.

Good answer.

Hosted the Summer Olympics in 2000, of course.

Thank you very much indeed. Now, Cat.

Cat, welcome to Pointless. What do you do, Cat?

I'm a civil servant as well.

Can I ask what you do?

I work for the Department of Communities and Local Government.

Good stuff. And in your spare time, what do you do?

Well, I've got two little kids, so I don't have a lot of spare time. Not a lot of spare time.

How old are they? Four and one and a half.

Ooh, good luck with that!

Very good.

Now, how did you and Toby meet?

At work.

Really? Yes.

Through your civil service?

No, we both used to work for a local council. Toby still works there.

I left and went to central government. You broke out.

Now, then, what do you make of this?

Actually, what do you make of this as a question?

My mind's kind of gone blank. I love Eurovision.

Watch it every year and we try and do kind of, like...

You know, we cook recipes from European countries!

What, from all the European countries involved?

Or just the host city? Yeah, we have people round and have, like, five countries each

and look up a recipe and make something random.

But I obviously spend too much time cooking while I'm watching,

because my mind's gone completely blank for Eurovision.

So I'm going to go for something more obvious

and say, for the Summer Olympics, Athens.

Athens, says Cat. Athens.

Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many of our 100 people said Athens.

It's absolutely right.

26 our high score, 20 our low.

You've passed both of those - down to 12. Very well done.

Great answer.

Yes, the Olympics in 2004, but also was Eurovision in 2006 as well.

Held two of them.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Simon, welcome back.

Our only returning pair to Pointless.

Simon, what happened with you last time?

We got through to Round 2.

We survived an opera round that was just sheer carnage,

and then we got a sport round and Steve and I between us

know absolutely nothing about sport.

It's our Achilles leg.

So it was a question about tennis

and we had to name tennis players and we didn't really...

..cover ourselves in glory at that point.

So, listen, what are you going to go for?

Yeah, I'm going to go

for a punt on the Eurovision Song Contest.

I think that was hosted a few years ago in Helsinki.

Helsinki, says Simon.

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

Absolutely right.

Well, 26 our high score, 12 our low.

You've passed our high score,

passed our low - down to 1!

Very well done indeed!

That's a great answer.

Helsinki.

Again, Helsinki is an answer for two of those categories.

It was a European Capital of Culture in 2000 and hosted Eurovision in 2007.

Thank you.

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

1 the very best score of that pass by a margin there, Simon.

Very well done.

Then we travel up to 12,

where we find Cat and Toby.

Up to 20, where we find Paula and Dave.

Up a little bit to 26, where we find Lisa and Bob.

You're not WAY out in front.

But you've got a little bit of time to think of an absolute knockout answer

that will keep you in the game.

Best of luck. We'll come back down the line. Can the second players please step up to the podium.

OK. Now, Steve,

remember, we are looking for the name of any city

that has hosted one or more of these events since 2000.

I'm trying to not say what I think is the European Capital of Culture,

because if Simon just did 1 and I do 100,

I'm not getting home alive.

So, um...I think...

I'm going to go for

a sports one, and it's going to be

Winter Olympic Games

in Albertville in France.

Albertville, says Steve. Albertville.

Well, you're on 1. The high scorers, Bob and Lisa, are on 26.

If you can score 24 or less, you'll avoid becoming the new high scorers.

Let's see if that's right, Albertville, and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said Albertville.

Oh, Steve!

You said if you scored 100 points, you'd never hear the end of it.

Or did you say you'd get killed?

Probably! Well... maybe a bit of both.

I'm afraid that scores you 100 points.

Takes your total to 101.

Incorrect answer there.

Albertville was 1992, I'm afraid.

Not 21st century.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Now, Toby, welcome to the show. Hi.

What do you do, Toby?

I'm a traffic engineer for a local council.

Tell me what that means.

I design road junctions,

pilot road improvements,

things like that, really.

Now then.

Toby. The pressure's been taken off, so I'm going to go for Beijing.

Summer Olympics.

Beijing, says Toby.

As you say, the high scorers are now way out in front of you.

They're still within reach.

There they are on 101. You're on 12.

88 or less sees you through to the next round.

Let's see if Beijing's right and if it is, let's see how many people said it.

Absolutely right,

and you are through. Very well done.

Wow - 26 for Beijing!

Takes your total up to 38.

2008 Summer Olympics, of course. You did exactly what you needed to do there. Well played.

There we are.

Now, Dave.

Dave, what do you do?

I also work in insurance and I do what you probably consider

is the boring job of writing your policy booklets.

I'm so sorry, I completely dozed off there!

What...wh...?

That is the correct reaction!

Are you in the same insurance business as Paula? No.

That's how we met, but Paula's since left that company. I see.

Anyway, in your spare time, what do you like to do?

Well, recently, I've started to do some stand-up comedy.

Have you? How's that going?

Surprisingly well.

Good stuff. Well, good for you.

Now then, let's see if you can get a nice low score here.

The high scorers, way out in front of you, are Steve and Simon on 101.

You're on 20, so 80 or less sees you through.

Well, I'm going to have to... I think this is right,

but it does leave the door open to be wrong. I'm going to say Bloemfontein.

Bloemfontein, says Dave. Bloemfontein.

Here comes your red line. Quite nice and high.

Get below that, you're through to the next round.

Let's see if Bloemfontein's right and if it is, let's see how many people said it.

Oh! I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

Phew-ee, Steve and Simon!

Bad luck, Dave and Paula.

That takes your total up to 120.

Sorry, Dave - a gutsy answer, but incorrect, I'm afraid.

If it's any consolation, it's funnier to get it wrong than right.

LAUGHTER

Now then, Bob.

What do you do, Bob?

I work in a munitions factory, making shells for the British Army.

Wow! That needs safe hands.

I imagine.

Obviously, they're not live and loaded when...

They're not live. We just make the actual shell.

What do you get up to in your spare time, Bob?

I play a lot of golf.

I mean a LOT of golf.

The odd game of squash.

And I like doing cryptic crosswords.

Now then, you're on 26.

You have to score 93 or less to stay in the game.

I'm hoping this was in the 21st century.

I've got to go for it - can't think of anything else.

I'll say European Capital of Culture, Gateshead.

Gateshead.

Gateshead. Georgie Shore to your left

is getting quite cross about that,

but let's see. Gateshead. It could be right. What do you think, Lisa?

It's not right!

We might as well go now!

Well, let's just find out. Bob says Gateshead.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Gateshead. Let's see if it's right.

There's your red line. If you get below that,

you are through to the next round.

Gateshead.

AUDIENCE LAUGHTER

Ohhh!

Bad luck. Bad luck. Must have been in the running.

It was Newcastle, but that lost out to Liverpool.

Oh, Bob, I'm sorry.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, so scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Takes your total up to 126.

Lisa is mad

with Bob, isn't she?! Isn't she!

REALLY mad!

Newcastle/Gateshead did apply when Liverpool got it.

Gateshead would have been an answer if it had got it.

But unfortunately, it didn't.

I knew they were in the running.

Exactly.

You're backtracking!

Georgie Shore!

No wonder you were a wrestler! Blimey.

You must have had to tone it down a bit when you got on stage!

She did blame me!

Funnily enough, if you'd just said London, you'd be in the next round.

79 points, that would have scored you. Oh, London...

Oh, you were going to say London, were you(?)

It was only last year when it was on!

I thought it'd be too high - 90s or something.

Well, it doesn't matter.

All right, OK. Oh, well.

Let's look at some of the pointless answers here.

The European Capital of Culture - loads of them and lots are pointless.

Belgrade was the Eurovision Song Contest. Would have been a pointless answer.

Bruges, European Capital of Culture.

Istanbul was both Eurovision Song Contest and Capital of Culture.

Should rule each other out, but they don't.

All of these were European Capitals of Culture -

Luxembourg, Porto and Reykjavik.

Riga was Eurovision Song Contest, Rotterdam another Capital of Culture

and Turin was the Winter Olympics.

Let's look at the top three answers overall.

Beijing, 26, Liverpool, 26 and London at the top with 79.

Gateshead not to be seen.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. At the end of our first round,

I'm afraid the pair going home with their high score of 126

is Bob and Lisa.

Oh, dear, oh, dear! Gateshead, Bob?!

Well, listen, maybe this could be looked upon as the foundation

of Gateshead's...

Well, they went in for it.

It's high time they were.

Bob, Lisa, sorry we have to say goodbye to you,

but we look forward to seeing you next time.

It's been great having you. Thank you. Bob and Lisa!

APPLAUSE

But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round 2.

OK, so now we're down to three pairs.

There's only room for two pairs in our head-to-head round,

so we'll say goodbye to another pair at the end of this round.

Dave and Paula, you are one step closer to that engagement ring!

Very well done. It was looking a bit touch and go there.

I think he tried to do that. You think he threw in Bloemfontein to...?

Oh, Dave, what a low trick!

You won't get away with that this round. NO, no, no.

Best of luck to all three pairs, but particularly Dave and Paula.

Our category for Round 2 is...

It's people. 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 people with surnames that begin with Mc.

I'm guessing it's Mc and not MC? Yes.

On each pass, we'll give you six clues to famous people whose surnames begin with Mc.

Can you tell us the most obscure? 12 in all to have a go at at home.

Thanks. So we're looking for these famous people whose surnames begin with Mc.

And here's our first board of six clues.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we go.

Six people whose surnames begin with Mc. Paula.

I'm going to go for the top one and say Brian McFadden.

Brian McFadden, says Paula. Brian McFadden.

Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many of our 100 people said it. Brian McFadden.

Absolutely right.

Good answer. 14.

Not bad at all. Richard.

In the Guinness Book of Records for having seven consecutive Number 1 singles, Westlife. Amazing.

Thanks very much indeed. Now then. Cat.

Cat, people whose names begin with Mc.

I've got one I could go for, but it'd be a big risk,

so I'm not going quite so risky. I'm going to say

lost to Barack Obama - John McCain.

John McCain, says Cat. Let's see if John McCain is right. Let's see how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

15.

15. It's all looking very close in this round.

Well played, Cat. Good answer.

He was a prisoner of war for five and a half years during the Vietnam War, John McCain.

Half of that, he was in solitary confinement.

Blimey!

Steve.

You're the last person to have this board. Do you fancy filling in

all these Mcs for us?

Two I know, two I don't.

I'm going to go with played Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy -

Ian McKellen.

Ian McKellen, says Steve. Ian McKellen.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said that. Is it right?

It's right.

14 and 15 are our lowest and highest scores.

21 for Ian McKellen.

Well played. 21 points.

Let's look through the rest of them.

Were there any you'd have gone for if you were going for a risk?

The Angela's Ashes author, as soon as I hear it, I'll know it.

I can see the book. Yeah. It's Something McSomething, isn't it?

I think...Paul McCartney.

You got that! Then cricketer...

No idea. Let's look at Paul McCartney,

see how much he would have scored.

Would have got you 90 points - a punishingly high score.

Wrote the memoir Angela's Ashes? Frank McCourt?

Franck McCourt, yeah,

and would have scored 9 points.

The Australian...? Glenn McGrath. Glenn McGrath, yeah.

4 points. The best answer on the board.

Thanks very much indeed.

Halfway through the round, let's look at the scores.

14 the best score of that pass, Paula.

Very well done indeed.

There it is!

Then up to 15, Cat and Toby,

then up to 21, where we find Steve and Simon. Not madly out in front.

But you are in front.

We will need a low score from you.

Very best of luck. Back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium.

OK, let's put six more clues up on the board. Here they are.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Six more Mcs.

Simon, obviously, you're going to try and find the one

you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

You are the high scorers.

I'm going to go for...

Played Alex in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of A Clockwork Orange.

I think it was Malcolm McDowell.

Malcolm McDowell, says Simon.

Malcolm McDowell. No red line for you

as you're the high scorers.

Let's see how many people said Malcolm McDowell.

It's right.

Good answer. 19.

That takes your total up to 40.

Very well played. That may see you through.

He was born Malcolm Taylor, but Malcolm McDowell is his stage name.

Now then, Toby.

Toby, what do you make of this board?

I know one or two, so I'm going to go for the footballer

who played for Liverpool and Real Madrid -

Steve McManaman.

Steve McManaman, says Toby.

Here comes your red line. If you can score 24 or less,

you're in the head-to-head.

Will Steve McManaman get you down there? Let's see how many people said it.

Yep, it will! Very well done.

13.

28 your total.

Well played. The great Steve McManaman.

He now is a pundit and all sorts of things.

Dave.

You're the last person to have this board.

Do you think you can talk us through it? No!

I genuinely know one answer that's left.

Well, let me tell you, it needs to score 25 or less.

Now, every answer given in this round so far

has scored less than 25.

I think this might be the exception,

but I can't make an intelligent guess on the others,

so I'll have to say US tennis player and say John McEnroe.

John McEnroe, says Dave.

John McEnroe. Let's see if that's right and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said John McEnroe.

There's your red line.

It is right.

Oh, 60, Dave!

60 takes your total up to 74.

You've got to admire the man, haven't you? Yeah.

I know one that he knew for sure.

John McEnroe. In the 1981 US Open final, he won that as well.

Dave, for fun... No, I'll fill them in.

I'll fill them in, but we know you can.

Played Obi-Wan Kenobi... You know that.

I really don't. Ewan McGregor.

Oh! I know it now.

Would have scored 18 points.

Would have seen you safely through.

At the bottom - second female president of the Republic of Ireland

was Mary McAleese. 7 points.

The best answer on the board - the author of Amsterdam.

Ian McEwan. Yes, of course!

Would have scored you one point,

so very well done if you said that. Very well played.

Thanks very much.

So, at the end of our second round, it's Dave and Paula leaving us

with their not massively high score of 74.

But it is appreciably higher than our impressive low scores of 28 and 40.

Dave and Paula, not this time.

Next time, Paula.

Next time. I have every confidence.

It's been great having you on the show. Thanks for playing.

Dave and Paula! APPLAUSE

But for the remaining two pairs, it's time for our head-to-head.

Congratulations, Toby and Cat, Simon and Steve.

You are now only one step away from our final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at

?7,000.

CHEERING

To decide which pair plays for that money,

you're now going to go head-to-head. But the difference is, you're now allowed to confer.

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

Neither of you have been here before. Toby and Cat, you are newcomers.

Simon and Steve, it was Round 2 last time,

so you've gone one step further.

How are you feeling?

Yeah, good. Relieved. Happy.

Very good indeed. Best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question. And it concerns...

Film aliens. Richard.

We'll show you five images of alien life forms from various films.

We need you to tell us the name of the film these aliens first appeared in. Good luck.

Let's reveal our five film aliens. And here they are.

We have got...

There we are. Five film aliens.

Toby and Cat, you've played best so far, so you get to go first.

Take a stab at C.

Yeah, we'll take a stab at C.

Paul.

Paul. OK.

Paul, say Toby and Cat.

Simon and Steve.

The rest of the board is yours. Talk us through it.

Well, we know that E is ET.

We're not sure about B and D.

But we think A is Coneheads.

So that's our answer. Coneheads.

Coneheads.

So we have Paul versus Coneheads.

Toby and Cat said Paul.

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

It's right.

19.

19 for Paul.

Simon and Steve.

Again, is this another punt or are you pretty sure of this?

We're fairly sure. OK.

Well, you say Coneheads. Let's see if Coneheads is right and if it is,

let's see how many people said Coneheads.

It is right.

Question is, is it going to beat 19?

Oh, 20! Look at that!

Oh!

Toby and Cat, very well done. By the skin of your teeth, you win that question. You are up 1-0.

Yes, a shocker that, isn't it?

Let's look at some of the other answers.

Couple of other lower answers.

B is a Vogon from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Would have scored you 6 points.

D is from Lilo Stitch.

Would have scored you 10 points.

And what do you think ET is going to score?

In the 90s, actually. 91.

96.

Wow! 96 points.

Thank you very much indeed.

So here comes your second question.

Simon and Steve, you get to answer this first, but you have to win it to stay in the game.

It concerns...

George VI. Richard.

We'll show you five clues to facts about King George VI.

Can you give us the most obscure answer?

Let's reveal our five clues. And here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

Simon and Steve.

Yeah. We think the year in which he died was 1952.

1952, the year in which he died.

1952, say Simon and Steve.

Toby and Cat, the rest of the board is all yours.

I know he became...I think he became King in 1936.

First name of his second daughter...

Margaret?

Don't know the university. Maybe Oxford or Cambridge.

And the film's The King's Speech.

Um...

1936, the year in which was crowned.

1936, say Toby and Cat.

1936. So we have 1952 versus 1936.

Let's see...1952, said Simon and Steve.

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

Absolutely right, yes.

1952, the year he died.

33.

Toby and Cat have said the year in which he was crowned was 1936.

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

Oh, bad luck!

Bad luck, Toby and Cat. An incorrect answer, which means,

Simon and Steve, you're back in the game. After two questions, it's 1-1.

Sorry, it's 1937, I'm afraid.

It would have scored you 14 points as well.

You were right about Margaret being the first name of his second daughter.

Would have scored you too many points - 49.

You're right at the bottom as well.

The film was The King's Speech.

Again, too many points.

Would have scored you 55.

If you'd had to guess the university, what would you have said?

Cambridge. Cambridge. Would have scored you four points.

So would have won you that point.

Thanks very much indeed.

OK, here comes your decider, the third question.

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

Dreamcoat colours. Richard.

We'll show you the names of five colours from the song Joseph's Coat

from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

We'll only give you the first and last letter.

Can you fill in the gaps and give us the most obscure colour?

OK, let's reveal our five colours with missing letters.

Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those again without the blanks.

There we are. Five colours of the Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Now, Toby and Cat, you go first again.

We're going to go for the top one.

And say ochre.

Ochre. Ochre, say Toby and Cat.

Simon and Steve, the board is all yours.

Can you take us through all those colours?

Second one, lilac.

Third one, russet.

Fourth one, green.

Fifth one, we didn't have a clue on,

but I think we'll go for russet.

You're going to go for russet.

So we have ochre versus russet.

Toby and Cat said ochre. Let's see if that's right and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said ochre.

It's right.

13 for ochre.

Simon and Steve, you've gone for russet. Let's see if russet is right

and if it is, let's see how many people said that.

It is right.

Now then, is russet going to beat 19? Down it goes.

Oh...21 for russet!

We've won!

Two very, very good answers.

But ochre pips it.

Which means, Toby and Cat, very well done. After three questions,

you're through to the final 2-1.

Well played, both teams.

That bottom one is the winner if anyone can get it.

We'll get to that last.

We'll start with green,

which is a big scorer.

Would have scored you 97 points.

Lilac also quite a big scorer.

That would have got you 77.

Now, the bottom one is the best answer on the board - 8 points.

Any clue?

Chocolate would fit.

Chocolate would fit and does fit. It's chocolate.

8 points. Very well done if you said that. If you know the song,

you can work it out, but that's a terrific answer.

Thanks very much. So the pair leaving us

at the end of the head-to-head round - it's Simon and Steve.

I knew that was going to be a hard-fought head-to-head,

and it was so close in the end.

It's been great having you on both shows. Thanks for playing.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye, but great contestants.

APPLAUSE

But for Toby and Cat, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Toby and Cat.

You've seen off all the competition and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy. So very well done.

You now have the chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at ?7,000.

CHEERING

Now, as always, you start this round by choosing a category for yourselves.

Here are your four options. Best of luck.

We don't know anything about Irish geography at all.

Sporting achievements, depends what it is. If it's the Olympics...

If it was football, it could be all right.

But US politics we could both have a crack at, so I think...

If it's sporting... Sorry!

If it's sporting achievements, it might be football or tennis Grand Slam winners.

Or US politics? Politics, we know. I just think... Really?

Yeah. OK.

You've done best so far today. US politics.

OK, US politics is the one you're going for.

Richard.

We'll give you three different options in this category.

Hopefully, somewhere here is something you can give us a good answer for.

We're looking for any 20th-century Republican Secretaries of State.

So any Secretary of State that was appointed by a Republican President.

We are looking for any Vice-Presidential candidates

who lost an election since 1945.

And we're looking for any Speakers of the House of Representatives

in its entire history.

So, any 20th-century Republican Secretaries of State,

any unsuccessful post-war Vice-Presidential candidate

and any Speakers of the House of Representatives.

For anyone who really knows their American politics, there's lots of good stuff in there.

I hope that you do too.

OK. As always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that jackpot of ?7,000

is for just one of those answers to be Pointless.

The answers you give can come from any of those categories.

One from each, two from one, one from another,

all three from one. It's entirely up to you.

Are you ready? Yes.

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.

Your time starts now.

OK, the Vice-President...

I think Schuyler Colfax was Vice-President,

but I don't know if he was unsuccessful or not.

20th-century Republican Secretaries of State...

Colin Powell.

Um...

Struggling with that one.

Speakers of the House of Representatives...

I'm thinking Nancy Pelosi, but is the House of Representatives the Senate?

We'll have that. Nancy Pelosi, Schuyler Colfax...

How long have we got left?

Vice-Presidents...

Quincy Adams?

Michael G Clark has popped in my head, I don't know why.

John McCain. Sarah Palin.

If they're right, there'll be points.

Shall we go for Colin Powell?

We've got Schuyler Colfax...

Who else did you say? Nancy Pelosi at a guess, for Speaker.

10 seconds left.

What was the other one you said? John McCain.

That's too high.

That's your time up. I now need your three answers.

OK. Um...

Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi.

Speakers of the House of Representatives. Speakers of the House of Representatives.

I know Schuyler Colfax was a Vice-President,

so maybe he was unsuccessful at it as well. Schuyler Colfax.

Um, and...

Um...

Colin Powell? Yeah, Colin Powell.

Colin Powell. As Secretary of State.

Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

One of the first two. Nancy Pelosi?

Let's put Nancy Pelosi last. Sounds like a good answer.

Which is your least likely? Colin Powell?

Colin Powell. OK, Colin Powell we'll put first.

Let's put those on the board in that order. And here they are.

We have Colin Powell as a Republican Secretary of State.

We have Schuyler Colfax as a defeated Vice-Presidential candidate.

And we have Nancy Pelosi as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Very, very best of luck.

Your first answer, the one you thought least likely to be pointless, was Colin Powell.

If this is correct and it is pointless,

you will win ?7,000.

What would you do with that, Toby?

I think we'd spend it on a holiday. Our little boy's not been on a plane, and he would like to.

Or a helicopter.

Probably a plane with seven grand!

Good stuff. Very best of luck.

Three good answers - let's hope one of them wins that jackpot for you.

Colin Powell - was he a Republican Secretary of State in the 20th century?

No, he wasn't!

21st, yes.

You spotted that just after you'd given the answer!

Bad luck.

Well, your second answer - this is a great answer.

Schuyler Colfax.

This is just one of those names you carry around with you everywhere you go.

Understandably! I think we'll all be carrying Schuyler Colfax around for some time.

Let's find out if it's correct. If it's pointless, it will win you ?7,000.

Schuyler Colfax.

Was he a defeated Vice-Presidential candidate?

Oh, bad luck!

Bad luck. Schuyler Colfax an incorrect answer as well,

which means everything is riding on your third and final answer.

The answer, though, that you thought was most likely to be pointless.

Nancy Pelosi.

So let's find out.

For ?7,000,

has Nancy Pelosi ever been Speaker of the House of Representatives?

She has! It's a correct answer.

Your first answer, Colin Powell, was incorrect.

Schuyler Colfax, your second answer, was incorrect.

Nancy Pelosi, on the other hand,

right on the money. Down she goes...

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

APPLAUSE

Oh, that is SUCH bad luck!

Oh, that's SO unfair!

One person remembered Nancy Pelosi.

That's a brilliant answer. Whichever way you look at it, that's a great answer.

Well done, knowing Nancy Pelosi.

But galling.

Pretty hard to take. Gutted!

I'm really sorry. That is so unlucky. Unfortunately,

you haven't found that all-important pointless answer,

which means you don't win today's jackpot of ?7,000.

That rolls over on to the next show. But we've loved having you.

You do of course get to take home your Pointless trophies. Very well done.

Thank you. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

What about that?! That's really unlucky, guys.

It's just about to get a little bit worse as well.

Let me take you through your wrong answers. Colin Powell,

it was a 21st century Secretary of State.

Now, with Schuyler Colfax,

he was a Vice-President, but a long time ago.

It was in the 19th century, Schuyler Colfax.

He also had three spells as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

So if you'd given his name in answer to that question,

you would just have won ?7,000.

Oh, no!

That is really, really unlucky. I know!

Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers in the different categories.

20th-century Republican Secretaries of State, you could have had Alexander Haig,

Frank B Kellogg - also won the Nobel Peace Prize -

George Shultz and John Foster Dulles.

There's more recent ones - James Baker and Lawrence Eagleburger would have won you the money.

Unsuccessful post-war Vice-Presidential candidates.

Some really recent ones here.

Bob Dole, who ran unsuccessfully with Gerald Ford.

Geraldine Ferraro, who ran with Walter Mondale.

Walter Mondale himself also a pointless answer on this one.

Joseph Lieberman, who ran unsuccessfully with Al Gore

and Paul Ryan, who was Mitt Romney's Vice-Presidential running mate.

He would have been a pointless answer.

You could have had Jack Kemp, Earl Warren,

John Edwards,

Lloyd Bentsen - all of those were pointless answers.

And Speakers of the House of Representatives...

Dennis Hastert, James Polk,

Jim Wright, Tom Foley.

The name not up there is, of course, Schuyler Colfax,

who did it three times a long time ago.

Unlucky, isn't it?

That is SO unlucky.

I'm sorry. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Toby and Cat,

but it's been great having you on the show.

You have performed so well throughout the show.

You can leave with your heads held high. I'm sorry

you don't leave with that ?7,000 jackpot as well.

You certainly deserve it.

Thanks so much for playing. Toby and Cat - great contestants!

APPLAUSE

Well, very sadly, Toby and Cat didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over to the next show,

when we will be playing for ?8,000.

CHEERING

Join us next time, see if someone can win it.

Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard... Goodbye. And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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