Episode 23 Pointless

Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless,

where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.

-And couple number one...

-Hi, I'm Enfys. This is my boyfriend Sion. We're from Cardiff.

-Couple number two...

-I'm Ollie, this is Jake, from London.

-Couple number three...

-I'm Debbie, this is Cara, from Birmingham.

-And finally couple number four...

-I'm Ben, this is Lynn, my mum. I'm from London.

These are today's contestants. We'll find out more about all of you as the show goes along.

That just leaves one more person. He clearly means business as he's wearing the suit he wears in court.

-It's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya. Hi, everybody.

Hiya.

-Good day to you.

-And to you.

-We've got two returning pairs.

Neither covered themselves with glory, but were slightly unlucky - Ben and Lynn

and Jake and Ollie.

What surprises me about Jake and Ollie is they're not brothers.

They look like brothers, don't you think?

If I was told they were brothers, I'd buy it.

I'm very pleased with question one.

Are you? Good. I'm pleased. Thanks, Richard.

All our questions were put to 100 people. Our contestants need the obscure answers they didn't get.

Everyone wants a pointless answer that none of our 100 people knew.

Each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot. Kasim and Jane didn't win last time,

so we add another £1,000 and today's jackpot starts off at £4,000.

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

I'll take an answer from each of you, but no conferring.

The pair with the highest score will head home.

Our first category today is Famous People.

Can you all decide who is going to go first and who's going second?

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

OK, and the question concerns... people with geographical names.

-That's brilliant!

-You don't know what it is yet.

-I still like it.

People with geographical names.

-What is it, Richard?

-On each pass we'll describe seven people,

all of whom have a UK town or city for a surname. Tell us their name. 14 in all to have a go at.

So we are looking for these people described by these clues. Here's our first board of seven.

-It reads like this...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Seven people with geographical surnames. Enfys,

you all drew lots and you and Sion are going to go first.

-Enfys, what do you do?

-I'm a civil servant in the Welsh Government.

-Which bit of Welsh Government?

-Inter-governmental relations.

-Very important!

-Which is the most difficult government for you to get on with?

-I can't say!

-We can work that out.

What do you make of these famous people with places for surnames?

I think I'm going to go with...

..the star who played Dirty Den in EastEnders.

-Er, Leslie Grantham?

-Leslie Grantham, says Enfys.

Is it right? How many said it?

35.

-35 for Leslie Grantham.

-Well played, Enfys. Good start.

-Grantham - it's a UK town.

-Yeah, it's good.

-See how it works?

-I do.

-Now, Ollie, remind us what you do.

-I'm at Bournemouth University studying Television.

-Television production.

-Yes.

-Have you decided which area is for you?

I don't really know yet. It's so wide ranging, I'm enjoying it. I'm only a first year, so...

-You've got time to narrow it down. You haven't seen anyone today?

-I'm planning on stealing their jobs!

-That's their plan.

-Let's do this first. What are you going for?

I'm not sure it's right, but I'll go for famous for his act with Emu.

Rolf Harris?

-Oh, yes, because Harris is a place.

-That was not a good sound!

-How do I know?

Not a good sound at all.

Yeah, I'm not going to lie about the sound. I can't fault your geography.

-Harris is a place, though.

-It is, in Scotland. Where tweed comes from, among many other places as well.

Anyway, Rolf Harris says Ollie for Emu. Is that right? How many said it?

Oh, bad luck, Ollie. I'm really sorry. That's an incorrect answer and scores the maximum 100 points.

Sorry, Ollie. It is a place and the initials fit, but not correct.

Now then, Debbie. What do you do up in Birmingham, Debbie?

-I work at a museum.

-Do you? What kind of museum?

-It's a needle museum in Redditch, but it's near Birmingham.

-A needle museum?

-Yes, that's right.

LAUGHTER

-I... That sounds great. What...what...?

-LAUGHTER

So it's a history of weaving and knitting?

It's more about how the needles were made. Redditch used to make 90% of the world's needles.

-And it's in an old mill building.

-I had no idea.

-What's the best needle you've got?

-The one I like to show people is the largest needle in the world.

-How big is it?

-Er...probably about six foot.

-Wow. That's your kind of size of needle.

-That's a big needle. Is that not just a sword?

-No, it's actually a needle.

-Has it got an eye?

-Yes.

-What do you thread it with - rope?

-I don't know.

-I've never used it.

-Why have a six-foot needle?

-Apparently, for mattress buttons.

Of course. Yes.

-How do you feel about this board of people?

-Not the best.

I think I only know two.

I'm going to go with the Olympics one and say Allan Wells.

Allan Wells, says Debbie. Is it right? How many said it?

It's right.

21.

Best score so far, Debbie, for Allan Wells.

Well played, Debbie. He started out as a long jumper and triple jumper before turning to the sprint.

-And then coached the British bobsleigh team.

-Good for him!

-Yeah.

Now then, Ben, welcome back. Last time, what happened?

-We left after about five minutes.

-Round One!

-I know!

-Funnel gate. I don't know what that was about.

-My brain turned to gravy. It was just awful.

It was words ending "nel" and Ben gave us funnel. A good word.

For some reason, the 100 people all seemed to remember it.

-So, Ben, remind us what you do.

-I'm a video game PR, so I tell people how good video games are.

-That's fun. So you have to spend an appreciable part of your day playing video games.

-Most of my day.

My boss can't see my screen. If only he knew I was playing games.

-You're the last person to have this board. Talk us through it.

-Yeah, I know a couple.

Joe Cornish's partner, I think, is Adam Buxton.

The President is Abraham Lincoln.

Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster.

Rod Hull, and then I don't know the bottom one.

-So I'll go with Joe Cornish and Adam Buxton.

-Adam Buxton. Great answer. Is that right?

How many of our 100 people said it?

Absolutely right.

Oh, it's a good answer. Six. Very well done indeed, Ben.

Funnel is a thing of the past. Wonderful score there. Six.

-That's much better, Ben.

-That feels better.

-You also took us expertly through the rest of the board.

The US President is Abraham Lincoln. That would have scored you 46.

The actor is Burt Lancaster. That would have scored you 25.

Emu is Rod Hull. 59 points.

Do you know the American singer? It's a town in Lancashire.

-Michael Bolton.

-Oh, Michael Bolton!

-That would have scored you seven.

-But I love this round. All their surnames are towns.

-All places.

-It's good. You've done well.

-Thank you. And seven more to come!

I can't wait.

-Before we do that, I'll tell them what the scores are.

-OK.

-Then we'll pop them up on the board.

-We should have done that before.

-Yeah. No, I kind of do. I'll try to do it in 30 seconds.

-I'll time you.

-OK. Let's take a look at the scores.

-Six was the best score. Well done, Ben. Then up to 21.

-10 seconds.

Up to 35, Enfys and Sion. Then Ollie and Jake on 100.

Jake, we need a low score from you.

-OK, let's come back down the line. Can the second players take their place at the podium?

-29 seconds!

-29 seconds.

-Ah, get in!

-How about that?

-That was good. It was a bit rushed,

-a bit tatty.

-Better than usual.

LAUGHTER

OK, we'll put seven more clues up and here they are. I can't wait.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

We want the geographical surnames of the people in these clues. Lynn, you want the one the fewest people knew.

You're in a very comfortable position thanks to Ben's expert answering. Remind us what you do.

-I'm retired.

-Remind us what you did.

-I worked in a pet shop with no pets.

It wasn't an unqualified success.

They sold out. Did brilliantly.

-A pet shop with no pets. A pet supplies shop.

-Yes, basically.

Now this is your board. All yours. Dive in, take your pick.

I'm going to go for the Frank Muir one. The thinking man's crumpet.

-I think it's Joan Bakewell.

-Joan Bakewell, says Lynn. Joan Bakewell.

You want to be scoring 93 or less with this to avoid becoming the new high scorers. Let's see.

Is Joan Bakewell right? How many said it? There's your red line.

You've done it.

19.

19 for Joan Bakewell. Takes your total up to 25.

A small market town in the Derbyshire dales. Bakewell. Joan Bakewell.

-She's 80! She looks amazing on it.

-No!

-Yeah.

Wow.

There you go. Cara, welcome. What do you do, Cara?

I'm a quality assurance officer in the Cancer Research UK clinical trials unit.

-Wow. How long have you done that?

-Only six months. Quite new to it.

-What an amazing job, though.

-It's really interesting.

-Now what about this board?

-I'm going to play it safe.

A choice of two. I'm going to go with...British Formula 1 driver.

-Lewis Hamilton.

-Lewis Hamilton. Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many said it.

Here's your red line. Nice and high.

You're through.

41.

62, your total.

Well played, Cara. Safely through. Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton. It's in South Lanarkshire.

There you are. That's good. Thanks very much.

-Now Jake. Oh, Jake... Did you know Rod Hull?

-No, I didn't know Rod Hull.

-OK. Remind us what you do.

-I'm in a gap year at the moment. Starting uni in September.

-What are you studying?

-Politics and Modern History.

-Good, good. What are your hobbies?

I play football, I'm quite into music. That's about it.

-You know what you have to do.

-I know.

-Score low.

-I just wish I could!

And hope Sion is panicking. He looks pretty placid.

LAUGHTER

I knew Lewis Hamilton and I should know the top one. I will know it when I see it.

My mum loves Strictly Come Dancing and I should know that as well,

but I can't bring either of them to mind, so I'm going to have to have a guess and go for...

Barry Carlisle for the top one.

-The excellent...

-LAUGHTER

The late, lamented Barry Carlisle.

Well, let's find out.

-Belinda's dad, essentially.

-Yeah!

-OK, well, let's find out. Barry Carlisle.

Is it right? How many said it? No red line for you.

-AUDIENCE GROANS

-Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, Jake, I'm really sorry. Welcome to the 200 Club, that's all I'll say.

-That was our secondary aim.

-We'll be in touch shortly with membership details on that.

I'm afraid that scores you the maximum of 100 points.

-Good guess, though.

-Yeah.

-Barry Carlisle - both towns in the UK.

-Yeah. Richard loves that.

-I was happy with Lewis Hamilton - that's two towns. But Barry Carlisle!

-Anyway, thanks. Now Sion, welcome.

-Thank you.

-Welcome to Pointless.

-You also work for the Welsh Government.

-I do. For the Health Minister.

-Right you are.

-I draft letters for the Health Minister.

-So you're a civil servant. What do you make of this board?

I'm so happy that they got the last question wrong. That's the only one I know.

Which is the top one. And I think it's Bing Crosby.

Bing Crosby. Bing Crosby.

There's no red line, but let's see how many people said Bing Crosby.

It's right.

57.

Good enough. 92's your total, Sion, and you're through.

Well played, Sion. Sorry, Jake and Ollie. Bing Crosby the answer there.

-How are you on the rest of these?

-Um...I'm not brilliant.

It's not playing to your strengths.

Do you know the bottom one? Circumnavigated the globe? Big scorer.

-Sir Francis Chichester.

-Oh, yeah.

-Would have scored 33. The partner of Lisa Riley was Robin Windsor.

10 points. The men's 10,000 metres world record was broken by David Bedford.

That would have scored six. The best answer - the architect who designed the Clore Gallery.

James Stirling. Three points. Very well done if you said that or got all of those.

Thank you, Richard. Well, there we are. The pair who are leaving are Jake and Ollie.

Returning pair, the brothers.

-LAUGHTER

-We thought you were going to go to the final and lift the jackpot.

-So did we, so did we.

-Dear, oh, dear.

I'm afraid with Barry Carlisle that wasn't going to happen.

Anyway, I'm sorry we say goodbye so soon. Great contestants. Thanks for playing.

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

So we're down to three pairs. After this round, we get rid of another pair, which is very sad.

Cara and Debbie, nice middle line.

Enfys and Sion, sailing a little bit close to the wind, but you did it.

Ben and Lynn, that was just wonderful. Ben, the lowest scorer, and Lynn, the second lowest.

You are the pair to beat. Our category for Round Two is... the Olympics.

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going first and second?

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

Let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many teams who took part in the 2012 Olympic football tournament as they could.

Teams in the 2012 Olympic football tournament, Richard.

Any nation, apart from Great Britain, who took part in the men's or women's football tournaments

at the 2012 Olympics. Any men's or women's teams. Very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed. Now then, Enfys.

-Did you watch a lot of 2012?

-The Olympics, yes.

-Not the year.

-The Olympics, yes. The football not so much.

-Right. So it's going to be an informed guess.

-It is going to be an informed guess.

I'm trying to think of ones a little less obvious. I'm going to go...Mexico.

Mexico, says Enfys. Is that right? If it is, how many people said Mexico?

Slight nod from Sion there. Yes, it's right.

It's a good answer. 12! Well done, Enfys.

I think that'll do.

-Well played. They actually won the gold medal.

-Oh, did they?

-Yeah, the men's tournament.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Debbie. Debbie, how's this for you?

Well, I went to two of the ladies games, so I know who played in those,

but I don't know how low they'll be so I'm going to go for...

-Canada.

-Canada, says Debbie. Is that one of the games you watched?

-Yeah.

Let's see if that's right. We know it is! How many said it?

12 is our low score so far from the gold medal winners.

19 for Canada.

That fell nicely, Debbie, didn't it?

-They got bronze in the women's tournament.

-Thanks, Richard. Now Ben... Ben.

-Mm-hm.

-What are you going to go for?

-Well, the only way I remember is there was a problem with the flag.

And I think it was involving the North Korean team, so I'm going to say North Korea.

North Korea, says Ben. Is that right? How many said it?

It's right!

It's right. Well, 19 is our high score, 12 is our low.

North Korea... Down to nine! Very well done, Ben.

Good remembering skills.

Nine.

Well played, Ben. Sometimes it's about knowing what's in the news. You can still do well.

-They showed the wrong flag and they protested vociferously.

-Thanks. Let's take a look at the scores.

Nine our lowest score. Very well done, Ben. Ben and Lynn can relax a little bit with that.

Then up to 12, Enfys and Sion. And 19, Debbie and Cara. Very tightly grouped there,

but, Cara, you are out in front. We need a low score.

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

OK, Lynn. Ben did very well there.

Very, very well. Did you watch the football?

-I don't watch football.

-Did you watch any of the Olympics?

-A little bit.

-Any football?

-No!

-OK, so it's going to be another complete guess.

-Yes.

I'm going to go for...Jamaica.

Jamaica, says Lynn. Here comes your red line.

Quite low. Will Jamaica get you down there?

Oh, Lynn!

Oh, bad luck. I'm sorry to say that's an incorrect answer. Takes your total to 109.

Sorry, Lynn. Great footballing nation, but not in the Olympics. It might not be the last 100 we see.

-Thanks. Now, Cara, you also play football.

-Yeah.

-So it's fair to assume you follow it?

-No, I don't.

-OK.

-I watch rugby, not really football.

-Right.

I've got an inkling. I didn't go with Debbie to any matches, sadly.

-But I'm going to go for Japan.

-Japan. Debbie's nodding. It seems good.

The high scorers on 109 are Lynn and Ben. 89 or less sees you through.

Let's see if Japan scores that. There's your red line.

It's right. And you're through.

21.

21 for Japan takes your total up to 40.

Well played, Cara. The women are world champions. They got silver and the men came fourth.

Thanks. Now, Sion.

-How are you feeling about this?

-OK.

-You seemed quite authoritative when Enfys said Mexico. You nodded.

-Yes.

-In a very subtle way. The nod of someone who knows what they're talking about.

You're on 12. If you can score 96 or less, you are through to the next round.

I'm thinking about being safe. But you're only on Pointless twice, so I'm thinking...

-I'll go for South Korea.

-South Korea, says Sion. Here comes your red line. Nice and high.

Below that, you're in the Head to Head. Is it right? How many said it?

It's right and you're through.

Look at that! Eight! That just happens to be the best score of the round, Sion. Eight.

Takes your total up to 20. Well done.

Good answer. If you'd followed Ben's lead, Lynn, you'd be safe. The men won bronze.

Debbie, who were the other teams you saw?

I saw USA-Japan and I saw Britain play Canada.

You chose the best answer out of those.

USA would have scored you 57. Japan we've already seen.

There's four pointless answers.

Belarus qualified for the men's tournament, Colombia in the women's,

Gabon also in the men's tournament and quarter-finalists in it were Honduras. Also pointless.

Well done if you said them. Let's look at the top answers that most people said.

Spain with 52,

USA with 57

France right up at the top there with 60.

Thank you, Richard. So I'm afraid it's Ben and Lynn, our second returning pair. Oh, off you go.

Cruel Pointless. So good in the first round. I'd barely finished complimenting you

when in came Jamaica. I'm so sorry. We have to say goodbye to you.

Thanks for playing, Ben and Lynn.

But for the two remaining pairs it's now time for the Head to Head.

Congratulations, Cara and Debbie, Enfys and Sion. You're one step closer to playing for the jackpot,

which currently stands at £4,000.

Turning into a nice jackpot.

To decide who plays for that, you now go Head to Head, but you're now allowed to confer.

The first pair to win two questions will play for that money. Let's play the Head to Head.

OK, here comes your first question and it concerns... stringed instruments.

Stringed instruments, Richard.

-We'll show you five pictures of stringed instruments. Can you name the most obscure?

-OK, thanks.

Let's reveal our five stringed instruments.

There we are. Five stringed instruments. Cara and Debbie, you get to go first.

We're going to go for B. We think it's a sitar.

-B, a sitar. Now, Enfys and Sion, what are you going to go for? Want to talk us through the board?

-Yep.

If I can!

A I think is mandolin.

C is banjo.

-D...

-Not too sure on D.

-Not too sure.

E is electric guitar. And B is a sitar.

-So we'll go with A?

-Yeah.

-Go with A, mandolin.

-A, mandolin. We have sitar and mandolin.

Cara and Debbie said sitar. Is that right? How many of our 100 people said sitar?

It's right.

36.

Now then, Enfys and Sion have said mandolin for A. Is mandolin right?

How many people said mandolin?

Oh! Bad luck, I'm afraid. Not a mandolin.

Which means Cara and Debbie are up one-nil.

Not a mandolin. It's a lute.

-Ah.

-If it's any consolation, I thought the first three were all mandolin.

The first one, "Mandolin." The second one, "That's a mandolin!" Third one, "Oh, mandolin."

I was wrong on every single one. So A is a lute.

B we've seen is a sitar. C is a banjo.

Would have scored you 72 points.

-Do you know D?

-A zither?

-It's a balalaika.

-Oh, a balalaika.

-That would have scored three.

-And E is an electric guitar. That would have scored you 89 points.

-Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Here comes your second question. Enfys and Sion have to win this. Good luck. It concerns...

Superheroes.

-Superheroes, Richard.

-We'll name five superheroes all featured in films,

but in anagram form. Can you unscramble them?

Thank you. Let's reveal our five superheroes. And here they are.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

Five superheroes in mixed-up form. Now...

Enfys and Sion, you go first.

OK, we'll go number three and we'll go Hellboy.

Hellboy, say Enfys and Sion.

Now Cara and Debbie, the board is all yours. Talk us through it.

We knew Hellboy and we think the second one is Iron Man.

And the bottom one is Superman.

And I don't think we know the other two.

So we'll go with Iron Man.

You're going to go with Iron Man. We have Hellboy and Iron Man.

Enfys and Sion said Hellboy. Is that right? How many said it?

It's right.

Ten!

Ten for Hellboy. Cara and Debbie said Iron Man. Is that right?

How many of our 100 people said Iron Man?

It's right.

Oh, very well done, Enfys and Sion. You win that one and you're back in the game. It's one-all.

-Well played. I think you knew Practice A Mania.

-Captain America?

It's a better score, actually. Five points. Bottom is Superman.

That would have scored 52.

The top one is a pointless answer. Right Doers - Nicolas Cage played him in 2007.

It's Ghost Rider. Very well done if you said that.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your deciding question.

Whoever wins this plays for the jackpot. It concerns...

Edinburgh.

-Edinburgh, Richard.

-We'll give you five clues to facts about Edinburgh. The most obscure answer wins.

-Very best of luck.

-Thanks. OK, let's reveal our five clues and here they are.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read that again.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Edinburgh. Cara and Debbie go first.

OK, sorry. We're going to go for the author. It's Walter Scott.

Walter Scott, say Cara and Debbie. Enfys and Sion, talk us through it.

-You know the top one.

-The name of the hill is Arthur's Seat, I think.

The second one, I think, is the Heart of Midlothian Football Club.

-I think the third one is Trainspotting.

-We don't know the Ukrainian city.

-Or the bottom one.

-So I think we'll go with Hearts?

-Heart of Midlothian Football Club.

-Heart of Midlothian for Hearts.

Walter Scott and Heart of Midlothian. Cara and Debbie said Walter Scott. Is that right?

It's right.

Very well done. 14 for the Scott Monument.

Enfys and Sion have said Heart of Midlothian. Is that right? How many people said that?

Well, it's right. 14 is what you have to beat.

Oh, 43! Bad luck.

Which means Cara and Debbie, well done. You are through to the final, two-one.

A big score for Heart of Midlothian there. Won the Scottish Cup in 2012.

Now you were right about Trainspotting, the Irvine Welsh novel. It would have scored you 13.

-No way!

-Yeah. It would have seen you through to the jackpot round.

You were also right about Arthur's Seat. And that would have scored you 11 points.

-What?!

-It would also have seen you through. Unlucky.

And the Ukrainian city is Kiev. That's the best answer up there. It would have scored eight points.

-That's tough luck.

-It is tough. It really is.

I'm afraid we have to say goodbye, Enfys and Sion,

but on the evidence of that last question, we know you're capable of much greater things.

Meantime, thanks for playing, Enfys and Sion.

But for Cara and Debbie it's now time for the Pointless final.

Congratulations, Cara and Debbie. You've seen off the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot, which stands at £4,000.

See, that's a decent-size jackpot there. You've done so well.

So well, particularly in that last round. It was very well played.

-What would you like to see come up?

-Ooh...

-A bit of music?

-Yeah, music would be good.

-Any particular kind?

-Not classical.

-Pop music from the '90s.

-Yeah, that would be great.

OK, good. As always, you choose your category and here are your choices.

Oh, my goodness.

Booker Prize winners or Irish music?

-What do you think?

-Popular Irish Music?

-All right, yeah.

-Could be a nightmare.

-Let's go for it.

-OK, Popular Irish Music it is. Good stuff. Richard?

-I think if you asked for pop music,

it's a good decision. We'll give you three categories. I hope one is helpful.

We're looking for any Top 40 UK hit by The Corrs.

Any Top 40 hit by Thin Lizzy.

Or any Top 40 hit by Ronan Keating.

So any UK Top 40 single up to the end of February, 2013, by any of those three acts.

-Very, very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed. As always, you've got up to one minute

to come up with three answers. To win the £4,000, just one answer has to be pointless.

Your answers can come from any categories - three from one, one from each, entirely up to you.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now.

-I'm really struggling!

-OK, The Corrs - Breathless. Did they have one called Runaway?

Maybe Runaway?

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town. Whisky In The Jar? Was that Thin Lizzy?

I don't know. What about that Ronan one?

That was a Boyzone one. He did Rollercoaster. That's quite famous.

When You Say Nothing At All. What are the Corrs ones?

-What Can I Do?

-What Can I Do? Was that it? Shall we go for three Corrs ones?

-What Can I Do, Breathless and Runaway?

-Do you know any more?

-Not really, no!

I think the Thin Lizzy ones I know are probably quite famous.

-Yeah.

-So maybe go for those three. Breathless, Runaway, What Can I Do?

-Ronan Keating... Are you OK with those?

-Yeah.

Ronan Keating, Rollercoaster is famous.

-We'll stick with The Corrs, then.

-OK, that's your time up. I now need your three answers.

-They're all The Corrs.

-OK.

-We'll go with Breathless.

-Breathless.

-Runaway.

-Runaway.

-And What Can I Do?

-What Can I Do?

Which would you nominate as your best shot?

-Maybe Runaway.

-We'll put it last.

-Your least likely?

-What Can I Do?

-We'll put it first.

OK, let's put them up on the board in that order. And here they are.

Very, very best of luck. Your first answer was What Can I Do?

If this is correct and pointless, you will leave with £4,000. What would you do with that, Cara?

I'm planning my civil partnership ceremony and we might need a holiday just to relieve the stress.

-Before and after, maybe?

-Maybe a bit of both.

-Why not? Debbie, how about you?

-Well, I've just had a baby, so it would be nice to go on a family holiday.

-Very nice.

Best of luck. Three good answers.

Your first answer, What Can I Do?. If it's pointless, it wins you the jackpot.

For £4,000, was it a UK Top 40 hit for The Corrs?

Yes, it was.

What Can I Do? A UK Top 40 hit for The Corrs.

If this goes to zero, you leave here with £4,000.

Looking good. Four!

Oh, that'll do! Four's good.

I mean, it's not pointless, sadly, but it's a great score.

-Promising.

-Very promising. You thought that was the best known.

-I thought so. I don't know.

-Best of luck. Two more answers.

Let's see. Breathless. Your second answer.

For £4,000, was Breathless a UK Top 40 hit for The Corrs?

Yes, it was.

Your first answer, What Can I Do?, took us all the way down to four.

Your second answer, Breathless, taking us into the teens...

18!

-Still a good score.

-It's OK.

-18 too many!

-Not pointless. 18 too many, as you say.

One last chance to win that jackpot of £4,000. Everything's riding on Runaway. Let's find out.

Was it a UK Top 40 hit for The Corrs?

Yes, it was.

Everything is riding on this answer. What Can I Do? took us to four.

Breathless took us down to 18.

Runaway now... Oh, no! 18 again!

Never mind.

Three perfectly respectable scores. You'd be happy with that at any point in Pointless,

-apart from in the final.

-Yes.

-I'm really sorry you didn't manage to find a pointless answer

and don't win today's jackpot of £4,000. That will roll over, but we've loved having you

-and you take home a Pointless trophy each. Very well done.

-Thank you.

Well played, Cara and Debbie. Tough last category for you there.

I think the easiest one was Ronan Keating singles. Ronan Keating fans might have done very well.

We'll start with The Corrs. I Know My Love, with The Chieftains.

And Would You Be Happier. Both pointless. Thin Lizzy, there's two as well.

Do Anything You Want To and Killer On The Loose.

And for Ronan Keating, you could have had I Hope You Dance, I Love It When We Do,

Iris, the number four hit with Lulu, We've Got Tonight,

a track with LeAnn Rimes, Last Thing On My Mind.

And also The Long Goodbye. Some proper big hits there.

Thanks. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you. Thank you for playing. Brilliant contestants.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Cara and Debbie didn't win, so the jackpot rolls over and we'll be playing for £5,000.

-Join us then to see if someone wins it. Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And goodbye from me.

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