Episode 27 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

the quiz show where you are rewarded for knowing obscure answers. Let's meet today's players.

Couple number one.

Hello. I'm Brian. This is my son-in-law Graham and we're from Somerset.

Couple two. Hello. I'm Robert. This is my friend Jonny

and we're friends from Leeds. Couple three?

I'm Jan. This is my daughter, Jess, and we're from Lancashire.

And finally, couple number four.

Hello, I'm Alan. This is my girlfriend Sarah

and we're from Hampton in Middlesex.

And these are today's contestants.

Thanks, all of you. We'll find out more about you throughout the show.

Just one more person to introduce.

Backpacking around the world of facts,

so he hasn't washed for six weeks! Sorry about that!

It's my Pointless friend, Richard! Hiya!

Hi, everybody! Hiya!

Good day to you. And to you!

It's going to be a good day, as well.

We've got Jan and Jess back from last time. They were very good.

Very good. Jan gave us a pointless answer, her very first answer.

They got through to the head-to-head. Unlucky to lose that,

I think. Yeah. But they're going to be tough to beat.

On podium one, we have all sorts of combinations,

friends, brother and sister, father and son. We've got father-in-law and son-in-law, which is rare.

I would say, Graham, that's a high-risk strategy!

I would put that down as. Don't you think?

Yes. Mind you, I think Brian looks quite nice. Do you?

As opposed... As opposed to me?!

No, but... I can hear him saying things like, "Ho, ho! Don't worry!"

He's the sort of guy who, on the train home, would go, "Latvia was a perfectly good answer, Graham.

"It's not... You weren't a disappointment to me on the wedding day

"and you're not a disappointment to me now."

The first round, easy, the second round, quite tricky today, I would say.

A real mix of skills needed for the first two rounds.

OK. Thanks very much.

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

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

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,

one that none of our 100 people gave.

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

Alex and Anna didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another ?1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at ?8,250.

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

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

At the end of the round, the pair with the highest score will be heading home.

OK. Our first category today is Pop Music.

Pop Music.

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

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

OK. The question concerns...

Number One singles from the 1980s. Richard?

On each pass, we'll show you the names of seven singles that were Number Ones during the 1980s.

You just need to tell us the act who had a Number One single with that song.

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

Thanks very much. We want the artists who had a hit with these Number One singles.

I'll read those one last time.

Now, Brian and Graham, you all drew lots before the show

and today you are going to go first.

Brian, I'm going to take a punt and say this probably isn't your dream category!

It is my nightmare category, I'm afraid! Bad luck. Brian, what do you do?

I'm a retired charity fundraiser.

How long did you do that for? Six years.

OK. What do you do with your retirement, Brian?

I play golf rather badly. I sing in choral societies,

slightly less badly!

And I'm interested in bird watching.

Good stuff. Now, then. Let's get this over with!

I think we'd better!

Anything there you think you could have a reasonable punt at?

Yes, there's one I know.

I think it'll be a high score,

but at least it's not going to be 100.

The Winner Takes It All, ABBA.

ABBA, says Brian, for The Winner Takes It All.

Is that right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said ABBA?

It's right.

51. Not bad, Brian!

Not bad at all. 51 for ABBA.

Well played, Brian. We call that damage limitation on this show!

It's the eighth of their nine Number One singles.

OK. Jonny, welcome back.

Tell us what happened last time.

We were part of the 200 Club, and we were happy, because it was a category we knew nothing about!

It was actors in pairs of TV shows. That's correct.

OK. We want the names of the artists who had hits with these singles.

What about this board? What about this round?

I actually think I know four of them,

but it's whether I'm going to go for them or not.

What? You might go for the one you don't know?!

Yeah, possibly! Yeah!

But I'm not too sure on them, because I was born in 1982. So...

Congratulations! I think one or two of them are after I was born.

So it's probably the highest, but I'm going for Eye of the Tiger.

I'm going to say Survivor.

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, says Jonny.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Survivor?

It's right.

Not bad at all.

They only had two hits, Survivor. That is far and away the best known.

Sylvester Stallone asked them to write it,

after being refused permission to use Another One Bites The Dust by Queen

in Rocky. So he needed a song, and quick!

And he just knew the guys from Survivor?

He knew Dave and Steve from Survivor.

Because they played in his local and he said, "Come up with a song."

"I'm thinking maybe Eye of the Tiger, or something like that."

He said, "Could I have Eye of the Rhinoceros,

and Steve, cos he already had a song, said, "How about something with two syllables?"

So for a long time it was Eye of the Dolphin,

and then it was Eye of the Tiger. I think the best.

OK. Thank you, Richard. Jan. Yes.

Last time, fantastic performance.

Up to a point! No, no, what do you mean? Well, yes, you're right. Up to the head-to-head,

where you narrowly lost out. But you were the lowest scorers. We had a pointless answer from you.

You're not looking the happiest I've seen you!

Well, I know one and I sort of know one.

I'm not sure of the one that I sort of know, so I'll go for Tide is High and Blondie.

The Tide is High, Blondie, says Jan.

Is it right, and how many of our 100 said Blondie?

Well done. It's right. 51 our high, 18 our low.

You've passed 51. 37. Perfectly respectable.

Originally performed by a group called The Paragons. It's a cover version.

I didn't know that. No? No, I didn't know it was a cover.

There you go. The Paragons.

Alan. Hello. Hi, Alan.

Welcome to Pointless. What do you do, Alan?

I teach adults with learning disabilities.

Now, in your spare time, Alan, what do you like to get up to?

What are your areas of expertise? I like sports. I play cricket.

I play football for my local team, AFC Hampton.

I also like gaming, card games, board games, that sort of thing.

Now, you're the last person to have this board. Can you talk us through it and fill in the blanks?

Ghost Town is by The Specials.

Candy Girl, I don't know.

There's No-One Quite Like Grandma

I believe is St Winifred's School Choir,

And Too Shy, I think is the rather awful Kajagoogoo.

So I'm going to go for There's No-One Quite Like Grandma

and St Winifred's School Choir.

St Winifred's School Choir. OK.

Let's see if Alan's right with that and if he is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

It's right.

Wow! Look at that. Ten. Very well done, Alan. The best score of the round so far.

Just going to pick you up on one thing, Alan.

What's wrong with Kajagoogoo?

Is it just Limahl's hair? It was the mullets. The mullets.

Nothing wrong with Kajagoogoo. A bit of hair.

Yes, St Winifred's School Choir. Their only hit.

Kajagoogoo is the right answer and would have scored 21 points.

St Winifred's was a better answer. Ghost Town, you're right, The Specials.

That would have scored more points at 15.

And the best answer on the board is Candy Girl by New Edition.

Well done if you said that. Two points.

Thanks very much. We're halfway through the round.

Let's look at the scores. Alan, well done. Great low score there of ten.

That stands you and Sarah in good stead. Up to 18 with Jonny and Robert.

Up to 37, Jan and Jess.

Brian, you just about managed it. 51 not bad. Graham,

you look quietly confident.

I think you'll find a nice low-scoring answer to keep you in the game.

Best of luck. Can the second players please now take their places at the podium.

OK. Let's put seven more singles on the board. Here they come.

I'll read those one last time.

Sarah, welcome. Thank you. Good to have you here.

What do you do, Sarah? I work in the bakery section of my lovely local supermarket.

Ooh, that's fun! Yes. I like driving past supermarkets' bakery sections

just to smell the bakery section! The wonderful smell of hot croissants. Heavenly!

When you're not in the bakery at your lovely local supermarket, what do you get up to?

I love cooking. There's no getting away from food.

I do yoga twice a week, which keeps me relaxed,

and I love cricket as well.

Good. Now, you're on ten. The high scorers on 51 are Graham and Brian.

A score of 40 or less sees you through.

Yes, thanks, Al, I appreciate that a lot!

I know a few. I'm going for one that I hope will be quite low, and that's Orinoco Flow by Enya.

Enya, says Sarah. There's your red line. Get below that and you're definitely in Round Two.

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

It's right.

Through you go. Very well done. Just. Look at that. 32.

Takes your total up to 42.

It was quite an unlikely Number One hit,

but the producer Rob Dickens said he got a call from Tower Records

saying, "We played your song over the PA, and within five minutes they'd bought every copy."

Every single one just went, like that.

And they knew it would be a Number One.

Jess, now, then. Remind us what you do.

I'm a teacher, an English teacher.

An English teacher at secondary school? Yes.

In your spare time, what do you do?

Travelling, music. What's your favourite period of music?

Not the '80s. No? No, the '90s. Are you sure? Yeah.

It's terrible.

Really? I know two,

and I've got a feeling they'll both be really high.

I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner.

Foreigner, says Jess. Here's your red line. It's quite low.

It's right.

Ooh! 15!

15, taking your total up to 52.

Yes. Everyone knows the song,

but putting the band to the song is the difficult thing there.

So it's a fairly good score.

Their only ever Number One in the UK.

Very good. I think that ought to keep you in the game. I think.

It's all down to Graham. Robert, welcome back to the show.

Remind us what you do, Robert.

I'm a care officer in a secure children's centre.

And in your spare time?

I run a board games club in York.

I also do geocaching. Have you heard of that? Oh, have I?!

For people who don't know what it is, it's a high-tech game of global hide and seek.

All around the world about two million hidden things.

People put the GPS co-ordinates online. Wow. That's exciting.

This starts off the game. One day, this will turn into something much more intriguing!

We'll all end up having to do this!

It'll be mandatory. Yeah, yeah.

We'll all be finding stuff.

Anyway, Robert. You need to score 33 or less.

How do we feel about this board?

There are three I know. Based on the way others are scoring,

I'm going to do the really boring thing and play safe

and my inner guilt is going to say Ashes to Ashes and David Bowie.

David Bowie, says Robert, for Ashes to Ashes.

Here's your red line. Get below that and you're into Round Two.

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

It's right.

Ooh! 36!

36. Well, Graham's margin is getting wider and wider.

That gives you a total of 54.

You are the current high scorers.

The second of five number one hits for David Bowie.

The most expensive video ever made, at the time.

Yeah, that was a great video.

It had a sort of JCB, didn't it, and they were all walking in front of it.

Yeah. Sorry, I'm really literally just thinking about geocaching!

Yeah.

Anyway, thank you very much, Richard.

Now, Graham, oh, we have a very exciting challenge on our hands here.

The high scorers are Robert and Jonnie on 54.

You're on 51. Two or less. And who knows, there might be some low-scoring answers on that board.

Do you think you can talk us through? Before you do that, what do you do?

I'm an insight consultant. Yes.

Tell me a little bit more about what they do.

Is it marketing? It's glorified market research, yes.

Sounds quite fun, though? It's fantastic. Absolutely amazing.

What sort of things do you do? What do people come to you for your insight on?

One of my best projects was travelling around Asia,

watching football fans in various countries

to see how they related to their teams!

That sounds fun. It was wonderful.

Three months doing that!

Was that academic in any way, or is it largely just hanging out in bars?

There was some imbibing taking place, cos that's part of it, you see.

Yeah, yeah.

So, who had hits with these singles?

Is this your sort of vintage, Graham?

What are you saying? Yes, it is! Yes, sadly.

No, it's a good vintage.

Well, I know The Lady in Red, and I'm not going to go there.

Frankie and Spirit in the Sky, I actually can't remember.

And Crying is a Roy Orbison song,

but I think it was covered in 1980.

I seem to remember driving a tractor back then and listening to the radio!

That particular song was on.

So we've got nothing to lose. Absolutely.

I'm going to go for Don McLean.

What were you doing your insight on when you were driving a tractor?

Turnips?

Not a lot. I was cleaning out pigs and things.

Not a lot of insight there. Well, listen.

This could be very exciting. You're on 51. You want to score two or less.

You're saying Don McLean for Crying.

Is it right in 1980 and how many people said it?

There's your red line. Very, very low.

It's right!

That's a great answer, Graham.

Still going down!

Oh, you've done it! That's exactly what you needed!

Very well done. Very well done indeed.

Takes your total up to 53.

That's... That's an insight!

Tell you what, that's a great insight! 53. Brilliant.

How about that? That's absolutely terrific work.

Phew! What a way to get through!

And it's the only answer on the board that would have seen you through.

The Lady in Red, you avoided, was Chris de Burgh. Scored 43.

Frankie. Sister Sledge. Yes, Sister Sledge would have scored ten.

And Spirit in the Sky? Doctor and the Medics. Doctor and the Medics.

17. So two points is terrific work.

That was very exciting indeed.

Thanks. So at the end of our first round, Robert and Jonny, I'm so sorry. Ah, well.

All this excitement because Graham and Brian have gone through,

and we're ignoring the pain and agony on podium two.

I'm sorry you have to leave us. It was Round Two last time, and Round One this time.

So sorry. It's been lovely having you on the show.

Thanks very much for playing. Robert and Jonnie.

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

So, three pairs remain. At the end of this round, we'll say goodbye to another pair.

That was so close. Hardly any points in it at all.

Graham, best answer of the whole round and just in the nick of time as well.

Good luck to all three pairs.

Our category for round two is British Politics.

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

..as they could. Post-war Chancellors of the Exchequer. Richard?

I thought we all needed calming down a bit after all the geocaching talk.

So we're looking for the name of any Chancellor of the Exchequer

at any time since the election of Atlee's government in 1945.

Best of luck. Thanks very much indeed.

OK. Graham, you can kick this round off.

I'm going to go with Jim Callaghan.

Jim Callaghan, says Graham. Jim Callaghan.

Now, is that a punt? You're supposing he worked his way up via the Chancellery?

I think he did. OK. Good stuff.

Let's find out. Is Jim Callaghan right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said it?

Absolutely right.

Ooh, it's a good answer. Down it goes to three, Graham!

All is looking good on podium one. Well done, Graham.

Very well played, Graham. He's like the perfect son-in-law, isn't he?

Unbelievable. Yes, from '64 to '67 as Labour Chancellor.

Thanks very much. Now, Jess.

Hi. All we need is the name of any post-war Chancellor of the Exchequer.

How do we feel about this?

Um... Hmm. I've got two names in my head.

One of them is really obvious. So I don't know if he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, but Robin Cook.

Robin Cook. Let's see if that's right, and if it is,

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

Bad luck, Jess. I'm sorry. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

and scores the maximum 100 points.

Sorry, Jess. Held all sorts of government posts, but not Chancellor, I'm afraid.

Thanks very much. Now, Alan.

Alan, are you comfortable with this as a category?

Not entirely. I was going to say James Callaghan.

But I can't any more. I think I'm going to take a punt.

I'm going to go for Geoffrey Howe.

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

It's right.

Look at that! Four. Very well done indeed, Alan.

Good answer. Geoffrey Howe.

Well played, Alan. He was Margaret Thatcher's first Chancellor.

He had a dog called Budget!

He used to take him out of a box once a year! No he, didn't!

But he did have a dog called Budget. Let's have a look at the scores.

Three the best score of that pass, Graham.

Very well done. Four, only one point behind, and then up to 100 where we find Jess and Jan.

So looking pretty good at one end of the spectrum

and a bit scary at the other!

So Jan, we need a very low score from you in the next round.

We hope that somehow gets you through to the head-to-head. Best of luck with that.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

Sarah, we want the name of any post-war Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Definitely not a good category for me. I'm not a politics person at all.

But again, Alan has set me up quite well. He has.

So I'm going to play pretty safe and say George Osborne.

"Pretty" safe and say George Osborne! Very safe!

OK. Well, 100 is the high score at the moment.

You are on four, so 95 or less sees you through.

Let's see if George Osborne can get you through to the next round.

There's your red line.

Yep.

And down it goes.

Look at that! He's only our current Chancellor!

32 of our 100 people.

32 people knew that. 36 is your total.

That's impressive and reassuring, isn't it?

The traditional high scoring of a politics round.

Yeah. Yeah. His real name is Gideon. He was born Gideon but dropped that when he was a teenager.

Thanks very much. Now, then, Jan.

We want the names of any post-war Chancellors of the Exchequer.

Well, I've got a risky one, and I might as well go with it.

Why not? You've scored one pointless answer so far, in your Pointless career.

That sounds awful. "Pointless career"! I mean career on Pointless!

Let's see if you can score another. Iain Macleod.

Iain Macleod. There's no red line for you as you are our high scorers,

but let's see what Iain Macleod scores.

It's right.

If our current Chancellor scored 36...

Iain Macleod scores one!

Very well done, Jan. That's a brilliant, brilliant answer.

I thought that deserved the full pointless. But one person remembered Iain Macleod.

Terrific answer. He's the only chancellor not to ever deliver a budget.

Brian, now, then. The high scorers on 101 are Jan and Jess.

You're on three. 97 or less is all you need to get through.

I have a feeling you might well have a pointless answer up your sleeve.

I might have and I might not.

Two names came into my mind.

One of which would be a bit of a punt, and I'm not going to risk that.

So I'm going to say Stafford Cripps.

Stafford Cripps, says Brian. Stafford Cripps.

Here comes your red line. Nice and high.

Get below that and you're in the head-to-head.

How many of our 100 people said Stafford Cripps?

Very well done.

Let's see how far down it goes!

Is it going to be pointless?

No, two for Stafford Cripps!

It's still an excellent answer, Brian, whichever way you look at it.

That takes your total up to five.

Yes, he served under Attlee. Very well played, Brian.

He was well known for his rigid austerity programmes.

They say Winston Churchill, famously, when told that Sir Stafford Cripps had died,

said, "How do they know?"

Maybe not true! What was your even riskier one than Stafford Cripps?

Anthony Barber. Anthony Barber would have scored one point!

There are a few pointless answers here. Let's take a look at them.

In the early '50s Hugh Gaitskell was Chancellor, a pointless answer.

Peter Thorneycroft for the Tories, and Rab Butler was a surprising pointless answer.

There were a few other one-pointers.

Macmillan was a one-pointer. Hugh Dalton, Reginald Maudlin, Derick Heathcote-Amory,

all one-pointers.

And two points you could have had Selwyn Lloyd and Roy Jenkins.

Apart from that, we've had two, three and four. Terrific answers.

Let's take a look at the ones most of our 100 people said.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So at the end of our second round, Jan and Jess are leaving us. I can't believe this!

Very sad. But in the cut and thrust of this extraordinary edition of Pointless,

and you were the hot favourites coming in, but we have to say goodbye. It's a great shame.

Thanks so much for playing, Jan and Jess! Brilliant contestants.

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

Congratulations, Brian and Graham, Sarah and Alan.

You're one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at...

We need to decide who's going to play for that money.

So you'll now go head-to-head.

The big difference is you're now allowed to confer.

The first pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot.

You've seen off our two returning pairs. That's fantastic.

Sent them scattered! Brian and Graham, amazing low scores throughout the show.

Fantastic. Sarah and Alan, very well done. Geoffrey Howe.

He had a dog called Budget, you know. I didn't know that!

Yeah. Did not know that. No. Shame.

You've both played very well so far. Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question.

And it concerns...

Female authors. Richard?

We'll show you five pictures of female authors. Can you name them, please?

Let's reveal our five female authors. Here they come. We have got...

Five female authors.

Brian and Graham, you've played best so far, so you get to go first.

WHISPERING

We're going to go with E, Agatha Christie.

E, Agatha Christie, say Brian and Graham.

E, Agatha Christie. Sarah and Alan, can you talk us through the board?

I think A is someone who's written a lot of female-orientated crime things.

Possibly the one who wrote Jane Tennison and things, but I can't remember her name.

Lynda La Plante. Lynda La Plante, yes.

B, Jane Austen.

C is J.K.Rowling.

For some reason, D popped into our head as Margaret Attwood,

but we're not massively confident.

So I think we'll go for... B. B, Jane Austen.

B, Jane Austen. So we have E, Agatha Christie, and B, Jane Austen.

Brian and Graham have said Agatha Christie for E.

Is that right, and if so, how many of our 100 people said Agatha Christie.

It's right.

31 for Agatha Christie.

Now, Sarah and Alan have said Jane Austen for B.

Let's see if that's right, and if so, how many of our 100 said Jane Austen.

It's right.

31 it has to beat.

Which it does! Look at that!

20 for Jane Austen.

Very well done, Sarah and Alan. After one question, you're ahead one-nil.

It's going to be a cracking head-to-head. Mm-hm

Well played, both teams. Let's fill in the board now.

A is not a mystery writer. Something quite different.

That is E.L.James, writer of Fifty Shades of Grey.

Would have scored you six points.

C is J.K.Rowling. Scored 57.

And the best answer on the board is D,

We all know the name. It's Harper Lee.

Harper Lee, writer of To Kill A Mockingbird. Scored one point.

Thanks very much indeed.

Here comes your second question.

Brian and Graham, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Good luck. It concerns...

Ivy League Universities.

We'll show you the names now of five Ivy League universities from the United States,

but we've removed alternate letters.

Fill them in and give us the best answer.

Let's reveal our five Ivy League universities. Here they are.

I'll read those again.

Sarah and Alan, you go first this time.

OK. We think we know them all.

OK. So we'll go for the one that I hadn't heard of

that Sarah came up with, which is -

did you say Connell? Yeah. Connell.

Connell? Second from bottom.

OK. Connell, say Sarah and Alan.

Now, Brian and Graham, the board is all yours. Talk us through it, if you can.

The first one is fairly obvious, that's Yale.

The only other one that we are confident of is the second one,

and that's what we're going with, which is Princeton.

Princeton. So we have Connell versus Princeton.

Sarah and Alan said Connell. Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said Connell.

Bad luck, Sarah. I think I heard you say you know what your mistake was.

Brian and Graham, your answer merely has to be right for you to win this question.

Let's see if it is.

Yes, it most certainly is.

How many people said Princeton?

Good answer. 15 for Princeton.

But the key thing is, it was correct, which means you win that point.

You're back in the game. It's one-all.

I think, Sarah, you know it's not Connell, it's... Cornell.

Cornell would have scored 14 points.

Would have seen you through to the final. And you both know the middle one?

Dartmouth. That's the best answer on the board. That scored six points.

Also would have seen you through.

The top one is Yale.

Scores 76, and the bottom one Harvard.

Scores 66.

Thanks very much indeed. OK.

As predicted, it is very, very close indeed.

It all comes down to a third question.

Whoever wins this goes through to the final to play for the jackpot. Best of luck.

It concerns...

Michael Owen. Richard? What better way to settle this heavyweight battle,

than five clues to facts about Michael Owen?

If you give us the best answer, you go through to play for the jackpot. Best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed. Let's reveal our five clues. Here they come.

I'll read those one last time.

Brian and Graham, it's you to start this time.

OK. The only one I feel really confident about

is where he was born.

The city he was born closest to, I believe, is Chester.

Chester. Yes. OK, Chester, say Brian and Graham.

Now, Sarah and Alan, do you fancy talking us through the board?

I know the first team he played for was Chester.

That's probably right, Chester. No idea on the horse-racing stables.

The age when he made his debut, I believe he was the youngest player for England on his debut.

That probably makes him 17.

The number of goals I would guess at 34,

but I will go his age was 17.

17, say Sarah and Alan.

17 when he made his England debut.

So, Brian and Graham, this is exciting. It will decide who goes through to the final.

Brian and Graham say Chester. Let's find out if it's right,

and if it is, how many people said it.

It is right.

Very well done. 19.

19 for Chester.

Now, Sarah and Alan, you've decided 17 feels the right sort of age

for him to make his debut. And the right number on the tower as well!

OK. Here's hoping.

17. Is that right, and if it is, how many people said it?

Bad luck, Sarah and Alan. I'm afraid 17 in an incorrect answer.

Which means, Brian and Graham, after three questions, you're through to the final two-one.

Very well played both teams. Yes, Chester scored 19.

You thought it was 17. It was actually 18 and that would have scored 16!

16 points would have seen you through.

I think a lot of people must have thought it was 17 for that to be such a low score.

Tough luck. The number of goals he scored for England was 40.

That would have scored nine.

The Spanish club he played for was Real Madrid.

That would have scored you 26.

So that wouldn't have beaten Chester.

And the horse-racing stables he co-owns, the best answer up there,

is Manor House.

Very well done if you said that.

Thanks very much, Richard. So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head,

I'm afraid, Sarah and Alan.

Oh, that was very well played, though.

Very exciting.

Cornell was so unfortunate.

You would have stomped through there.

Anyway, we're going to see you again next time. We look forward to that.

But thanks very much for playing, Sarah and Alan!

But for Brian and Graham, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Brian and Graham.

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

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

And the jackpot stands at ?8,250!

I'm delighted you've made it through to the final,

because you've played so well. It's richly deserved.

What I haven't asked is what your strong suit is.

What's a good area for you, a good category?

Geography would be a nice one.

Natural history would be quite nice.

OK. You start this round off by choosing a category.

Your choice of four options are...

Best-selling albums and chick-lit, you're on your own.

I don't fancy chick-lit. I don't feel confident about the albums.

I'd rather go for tennis than Rome. Instead of Ancient Rome? OK?

I'd rather. We'll do tennis.

Tennis it is. Richard? Here are your three choices.

You can take your answers from any or all of these.

Any player who's won a career golden slam since 1988, please.

The career golden slam is the traditional grand slam plus an Olympic gold medal.

Singles or doubles, since 1988.

Any city that has hosted a Davis Cup final.

Or any woman who's won the Wimbledon ladies' singles title just once.

From 1968 all the way through to 2012.

If they've won once and once only.

Best of luck in the studio and good luck at home.

Thanks very much. You've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.

To win that jackpot, you need to find just one pointless answer.

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

It's entirely up to you.

It can be all three from one, one from each. Entirely up to you.

Are you ready? Yes.

OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

I don't want to do the Davis Cup host cities. I'm not confident at all about that.

How do you feel about golden slams?

The other one, one of the Williams sisters. Probably Serena.

Serena. I think the Davis Cup might be Buenos Aires or Chicago.

Davis Cup host city? OK, go for that.

I would go for woman who's won the Wimbledon ladies' singles title once only as Maria Bueno.

Maria Bueno?

So shall we have one of each? Yep.

Yeah? Yeah. Sure? So decision's made.

OK. Decision made. That was quick. We can stop the clock.

Very business-like. A stealth raid!

OK. What three answers are you going to give me?

The golden slam, Serena Williams.

Serena Williams. Davis Cup host city, Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires.

And women who've won the Wimbledon ladies' singles title once only,

Maria Bueno. Maria Bueno.

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

You reckon Bueno? Yep. Maria Bueno.

Maria Bueno we'll put last. Which is your least likely?

The Davis Cup hosts. Buenos Aires we'll put first.

Let's put those up on the board in that order. Here they are.

We have got...

Very, very best of luck. Your first answer, the one you thought was probably least likely

to be pointless was Buenos Aires.

Obviously if this is correct and it is pointless,

you'll leave here with ?8,250.

Graham, what would you do with your share of that?

I originally thought we'd go and see the Northern Lights,

but then I thought if there's enough money we'll buy a hot tub

and a bottle of champagne.

That's how we're going to... That's how we roll in Somerset!

OK. That's good. Brian, how about you?

I have family in Australia and USA,

so I would go round the world and see them all. Excellent.

Three very good answers on the board. Let's hope at least one of those wins you that jackpot.

Let's find out. For ?8,250,

has Buenos Aires ever hosted the Davis Cup final?

No!

Bad luck. OK. Two more answers on the board.

Your second answer was Serena Williams.

Again, this has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.

For ?8,250, let's find out has Serena Williams ever won the golden slam?

She has.

OK. Your first answer, Buenos Aires, was incorrect.

Your second answer, Serena Williams, taking us down through the teens

into single figures. Could be a hot tub... Oh, no! Not quite!

Five for Serena Williams.

OK. Everything is now riding on your third and final answer.

But this was the one you thought was most likely to be pointless.

If it is pointless, you will win that jackpot.

For ?8,250,

let's find out if Maria Bueno has won the Wimbledon women's singles title just once.

Oh, no! Bad luck!

Bad luck.

What a shame! Three good answers there. One correct one,

but I'm afraid none of them pointless.

So I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of ?8,250.

That rolls over onto the next show.

But it's been wonderful having you on the programme. Thanks so much for playing.

Really very good contestants indeed. Brian and Graham!

Tremendous performance.

You played terrifically.

You've clearly got a great deal of respect for each other, and rightly so.

Maria Bueno won it three times, and all of those were before the Open era anyway,

so wouldn't accept it for two reasons.

Buenos Aires, Argentina have played all sorts of Davis Cup matches there but never hosted the finals.

The place to pick up the pointless answers, to win the jackpot,

is on that career grand slam and on the doubles players.

That's where the pointless answers are. There are seven.

They've all done a doubles career grand slam. Here are some of them.

You'll know them if you know your tennis.

Woodforde and Woodbridge both completed that slam.

Mike Bryan completed it, as did his brother, Bob Bryan.

In tandem with him. Pam Shriver did.

Gigi Fernandez did and Daniel Nestor also did.

Those were the seven pointless answers. Well done if you said any of those.

Davis Cup host cities.

There are quite a few.

You'd also have got the money for Adelaide, Auckland, Boston,

Bratislava, Bucharest. There's quite a few. Nice, Philadelphia, Grenoble, Gothenburg.

All those would have scored nothing and won you the money.

And there's only one answer for the woman who's only won Wimbledon once.

Conchita Martinez.

Since the Open era she's the only person to have won it once who was a pointless answer.

Very, very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much. Did you know many of those?

No. No. That's sort of a relief!

Unfortunately we have to say goodbye, Brian and Graham.

It's been wonderful having you. Thank you so much for playing. Brian and Graham.

Sadly Brian and Graham didn't win our jackpot today so it rolls over onto the next show

when we will be playing for ?9,250.

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

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

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