Episode 3 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. A warm welcome to Pointless,

the show where obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet our players.

And couple number one.

Hello, I'm Steve. This is my good friend Andrew and we're up from Brighton.

-Couple two.

-Hi, I'm Lee and this is my work colleague Simon and we're from Essex.

-Couple three.

-Hi. I'm Alex. This is Janet. We're work colleagues from Luton.

-And finally couple four.

-Hi, I'm Ken. This is my wife, Lizzie, and we're from Edinburgh.

And these are today's contestants.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show as it goes along.

That leaves one more person for me to introduce.

A beacon of truth in the dark corridor of uncertainty,

-it's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya!

Hello, everybody!

-Good afternoon.

-And to you.

I think we're going to have an absolute cracker today.

We've got three returning pairs. All three pairs were unlucky last time.

So they're all going to be strong. Lizzie and Ken were unlucky.

They were one word out. They said black and white instead of black or white for a Michael Jackson song.

The second round, Lee and Simon were unlucky because we gave them a fashion question!

And then most unlucky, Janet and Alex, who got to the head-to-head

and they were one-all in the head-to-head and they saw a picture of Channing Tatum,

the model turned actor, and called him Tatum Channing!

Saw themselves knocked out. So three very strong pairs

and we've got Andrew and Steve, who, as everyone from Brighton says, "up" from Brighton.

I suspect they'll be strong. So it should be a classic Round One real old school Pointless.

The sort of thing we didn't know so much about 500 shows ago, but know a bit more about now!

Excellent. Thanks very much, Richard.

All our questions on Pointless 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 none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.

Kate and Isobel didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that. So today's jackpot starts off at £2,000.

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

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

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

OK. Our first category today is chemistry.

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

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

OK. And the question concerns...

Chemical elements. Richard?

In a moment, Xander's going to show you four criteria on this board

and we're looking for any chemical element that fits into any of the four criteria you're about to see.

We're using the list of elements as of 1st June 2012

as issued by the IUPAC.

So any of the elements on that table that fit into the four criteria you're about to see.

-Best of luck to everybody.

-Who are the IUPAC?

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

-They are great guys.

-I love those guys!

We quite often have parties round at my place.

-They've become great friends of the show.

-Great friends. They supply us with these elements

-and I invite them round for element parties.

-Terrific people.

Brilliant. Thanks, Richard.

As Richard mentioned, we're going to put four criteria on the board.

The answers you give have to fulfil at least one of these criteria.

Here are those four criteria.

I'll read those all again.

Steve and Andrew, you all drew lots before the show. Today you go first.

-Steve, welcome to Pointless.

-Thank you.

-Great to have you here.

Up from Brighton. What do you do in Brighton?

-I'm a self-employed decorator.

-Have you done that for ever and ever?

No, no. Only about 30 years now!

-Good stuff.

-Seems a long time ago!

When you're not painting and decorating, what do you get up to?

-I change from time to time.

-I change every day!

-Keep things fresh.

-At the moment, I'm trying to teach myself the guitar.

-How are you getting on?

-Not too bad. I've been doing it for six months now.

-You know.

-Now, how about these chemical elements?

Pretty sure of a couple of them.

OK. What's your best shot?

I'm going for tungsten.

Tungsten, says Steve. Let's see if that's right and if so, how many of our 100 people said tungsten?

It's right.

Two! Very, very well done indeed!

-Two for tungsten. Richard?

-Well played, Steve.

Chemical symbol W. We've had three shows recently

where we've had one new pair and three returning pairs.

And all three times, the new pair have won.

All three times. Will we see it four times in a row? Very good start.

Very strong indeed. Now, Lee. Welcome back.

Remind us what you do, Lee.

I'm a collections manager for a digital print company.

And in your other life, Lee. What are the high points of your secular life?

The birth of my children.

-I would say I went to a recording of Alan Partridge, which was a big moment in my life.

-Did you?

-At TV Centre?

-Yes.

-Nothing sad about that.

-It was fantastic.

Was that from Knowing Me, Knowing You or from I'm Alan Partridge?

-Both. I went to literally all of them. Very lucky.

-Good stuff.

How are you feeling about these chemical elements?

I wouldn't have chose it, but I think I've got an answer.

Tell us what your answer is.

-I'm going to go chlorine.

-Chlorine. Chlorine says Lee.

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

It's right.

The bar's been set pretty low by Steve with two.

But down chlorine goes. Very well done. Down to nine.

Another single figure. Great score.

Yes, chlorine. It's got a C in it, of course.

And chlorine, they extract from the smell at swimming pools. That's where it's from.

-Thanks, Richard. Janet.

-Hello.

-Welcome back to Pointless.

Remind us what happened last time.

We got through to the head-to-head, but we went out on the third question

when we reversed the name of an actor!

Alex, you have a theory as to why this might have happened.

Because we work in a library, we have to shelve things by the surname.

So that's the reason I got it wrong.

I think that is exactly right, you see?

Now, Janet, tell us what you get up to in your spare time.

I'm working my way through a list of 50 things I've never done before.

For my 50th birthday. All to be done in one year.

So when is your fif... Sorry, this is a very rude question.

-But this is some time off? You're not telling me you're 50?

-I am, yes.

-Blimey!

-One of the things is to get on a TV quiz show!

-So this is it? You're ticking off...

-I can tick this one off, now.

I'm so touched. Thank you very much for picking us as the game show to be on.

What else have you done?

-I did a Tae Kwando lesson.

-How did it go?

-Terrifying beyond all measure!

Very good. Good stuff. Well, chemical elements.

I think I'm going to go for Neon.

Neon, says Janet. Let's see if that's right and if so how many of our 100 people said Neon.

It's right.

31 for Neon.

Well done. Neon, four letters.

It's also one of the noble gases, so it fits into two of those criteria.

-There you go. See how this works?

-There we are. Yes, I'm getting the hang of this!

Now, Ken. Welcome back. Remind us what you do, Ken?

I'm an information analyst for the NHS in Scotland.

Remind us what you get up to in your spare time.

I do all sorts of things. Write musicals, plays, play board games.

Do lots of theatre.

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

Hopefully I'll get this right.

Rather than the last time.

I'm going to go with Cadmium.

Cadmium. Cadmium says Ken.

Sounds good. Is it right? How many of our 100 people said Cadmium?

Well, there we are. It's right.

Our best score of this pass has been two.

Let's see if you can get down there. Four for cadmium. Not bad at all.

That's a very good answer. Very well done.

-It was used in electroplating a lot.

-Thank you.

-It's a pleasure.

Good. We're halfway through the round.

Let's look at those scores as they stand.

Two, the best score of that pass. Steve, very well done. Tungsten, a great answer.

Up to four. Cadmium, Ken. Very well done.

Ken and Lizzie, Steve and Andrew looking pretty strong.

Lee and Simon not too far ahead on nine and then 31, Janet.

That's quite a long way ahead. So, Alex, we need a brilliant answer from you in the next pass.

Hope that keeps you in the game. Best of luck. Can the second players take their places at the podium.

Now, Lizzie, we want the name of any chemical element

that fulfils one or more of these criteria.

Lizzie, you work in the same line as Ken?

-Yes, I do.

-Even in the same building.

Thankfully not in the same team!

Not in the same team. We discovered last time you have a lot of interests in theatre.

What else are your interests, Lizzie?

-Reading is my number one hobby. With a toddler you have a lot less time for it!

-Certainly.

Or just reading a lot of books for toddlers!

Same book over and over again, normally, but yeah!

Do you have a favourite author?

My favourite author is Georgette Heyer. She wrote in the 1930s to '50s.

-Regency romances!

-Very good.

OK. You're on four. The high scorers are Alex and Janet on 31.

If you score 26 or less, you'll avoid becoming the new high scorers.

What are you going to go for?

I am going to go for Lawrencium.

Lawrencium. Lawrencium says Lizzie.

Here comes your red line. Get below that and you are in Round Two.

Let's see if it's right. How many people said Lawrencium?

It's right.

And you're in Round Two.

And it's the best score of the round so far. Very well done indeed.

That takes your total up to five.

Very well done.

Lizzie and Ken mean business today!

That's a terrific answer. Named after Ernest Lawrence.

I'm picking up quite a good working knowledge of the periodic table,

-but Lawrencium is one I hadn't...

-Is that new to you?

-Yeah.

-That's a good one. Tuck that away.

-I will! I will.

-Now, then. Alex, welcome back.

-Thank you.

What do you do in your spare time?

I sometimes have my daughter, so a lot of reading to her.

But also I like to organise parties as well.

We had one leaving do a while ago and had a movie-themed one.

So we had the paparazzi outside taking pictures and clapper boards with titles on and stuff.

Good stuff. Do you do parties for the library team as well?

We know how to party at the library!

I would imagine every day is a bit of a party, isn't it? Yeah.

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

-I know.

You're the high scorers, but I think you'll have a good answer.

Thanks for your faith!

I'm going to say californium.

Californium, says Alex. Californium. No red line as you are the high scorers.

This is quite often a low scorer on Pointless. Let's see if it is today. Californium.

It's right.

Still going down, Alex. There it goes.

Very well done, indeed. Five.

That's a great score.

Takes your total to 36.

Let's hope that's enough to keep you in.

Back in the old days of Pointless, that would have been a pointless answer.

-I bet that was your answer.

-I haven't even thought of one!

-No?

No.

Yeah, californium. It's an artificially produced element.

Only a few milligrams produced each year. Californium.

-Now, then. Simon.

-Hello.

-Simon,

welcome back. Remind us what you do, Simon?

I'm a business analyst for the same printing company Lee works for.

Remind us what you like getting up to when you're not doing that.

I'm a big fan of Norwich City. I'm part of a group called the Chelmsford Canaries

who we set up and we've got our own flag and everything like that.

Fabulous. Are you there every week at Carrow Road?

Not every week. I have a daughter, so she takes up some weekends!

-But I like to go as often as I can.

-Good stuff. Now, then.

What are you going to go for, Simon?

There's a few I've got in mind,

but I think though I'm going to go with arsenic.

Arsenic. Arsenic, says Simon. There is your red line.

The high scorers are Alex and Janet on 36. 26 is your goal.

Let's see if you can get down to 26 or below with arsenic.

It's right.

Well done. You've done it.

Look at that - three! Great score, Simon.

Three takes your total up to 12.

I said it was going to be a cracking show. Everyone's doing brilliantly.

Another terrific answer. Prawns are very high naturally in arsenic.

-That's why they're so delicious!

-Mm-hm.

Thanks very much indeed.

-Now, Andrew. Andrew, welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do in Brighton?

-I run a recruitment agency business.

Have you done that for a long time?

-For about the last ten years.

-Good.

In your spare time, what do you like to do, Andrew?

Like Steve, I'm a big football fan.

We're season ticket holders at Brighton and Hove Albion.

So most of the time is spent at home games and quite a few away games.

Very good. Now, you're on two.

You want to score 33 or less to stay in the game.

-How do you feel about chemistry?

-I don't feel very good at all!

OK. If you like, you can talk us through your thinking and your answers.

Well, I can think of a few fairly obvious ones

that fit in those four categories.

I might have to take a bit of a punt.

I'm not sure. I hope it's got one single letter.

-I'll say Einsteinium.

-Einsteinium, says Andrew.

Einsteinium.

There's your red line, Andrew. Get below that, you're in Round Two.

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

Ooh, no!

Bad luck, Andrew. I thought that was a really good answer.

Shows how little I know. I'm afraid it's incorrect and scores the maximum of 100 points.

Takes your total to 102. I'm really sorry.

That's quite a punt to take, on Einsteinium.

It's Es, Einsteinium, and it doesn't fit any of those other criteria.

There are all sorts of well-known ones that would have seen you through.

Lead would have scored 13.

Gold would have scored 29. Copper would have scored 15.

Let's go through. There's actually very few pointless answers here.

So very well done to our 100 people.

I'll take you through them.

All of those containing C's.

Yttrium has a one-letter chemical symbol.

That's got the chemical symbol Y.

I'll take you through some of the low scorers in some of the categories.

Uranium would have scored two.

Fluorine would have scored three as would Phosphorus.

Those were the single letter ones.

For the noble gases, the best answer was radon, which scored four.

Krypton would have scored ten.

The element with C, we've seen copernicium. Curium would have scored one.

Nickel would have scored one. That would have been a very good answer.

Let's look at the high scoring answers, that most of our 100 people said.

And right at the top, what do you think might be top here?

-Carbon.

-It is carbon, yes. Carbon.

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

the pair heading home with their high score of 102,

Andrew and Steve. We look forward to seeing you again next time.

Sorry to say goodbye so soon. Great contestants. Andrew and Steve.

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

We're down to three pairs. At the end of this round, we'll be down to just two pairs.

Very telling first round.

Lee and Simon back in the game. Very strong indeed.

But Lizzie and Ken taking no prisoners at all. Wonderful low scores there.

Janet, very lucky there. Neon turned out to be an expensive scorer.

But thrown a lifeline by our newcomers.

Well done. Welcome to Round Two, all of you.

Very best of luck. Our category is...

Famous people.

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

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

And the question concerns...

Famous Geordies. Richard.

On each pass, we'll show you six clues to famous people who were born in Newcastle on Tyne

or in the Tyne and Wear area.

Just give us the most obscure, please. 12 Geordies to guess in all at home. Good luck.

Let's reveal our first board of famous Geordies. Here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

Six famous Geordies.

Lee, what do you make of that board?

I'm very comfortable with two of them.

I'm trying to work out in my head which one to go for.

I'm struggling.

I think I'll go Eric Idle for Spamalot.

Eric Idle, the Monty Python member.

Let's see if Eric Idle's right and how many of our 100 people said Eric Idle.

It's right.

Very well done indeed. 17 for Eric Idle.

Good start from podium one. Eric Idle, born in South Shields.

Thanks, Richard. Janet.

I'm going to go for the footballer as Gazza. Paul Gascoigne.

Paul Gascoigne transferred to Newcastle United for £15 million in 1996.

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

Oh, no! Bad luck, Janet. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

Scores you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry.

-Sorry, Janet. Right era. He's a Geordie as well. He was at Rangers at that time.

-OK.

Thanks very much. Now, Lizzie, you are the last person to have this board.

It's a bit closer to home.

-It's really not.

-Oh, really?

-I knew one answer.

-Do you want to go through the board

and see if there's anything you might be able to submit.

The one answer I knew was Eric Idle.

So I'm going to have to have a completely random guess.

I'm going to think of a famous footballer.

George Best.

I'm guessing that's probably wrong!

In 1996(!) George Best transferring to Newcastle.

Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said George Best.

Bad luck, Lizzie.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer. Scores the maximum of 100 points.

-Richard?

-Unlucky, Lizzie.

I disallowed that for the following reasons.

Firstly, he wasn't playing in 1996.

Secondly, he was never sold for 15 million, thirdly he was never sold to Newcastle.

And fourthly, he's not a Geordie!

Apart from that, it's a terrific guess!

You know what, the word "footballer", you absolutely got that! Terrific.

No, that is a tough board.

The footballer is Alan Shearer.

Not Gazza, not George Best.

Alan Shearer would have scored you 27 points.

Quite a tough board, this.

The second solo album Messy Little Raindrops.

Who's a Geordie, a Geordie singer?

Cheryl Cole. She would have scored you 25.

Well done if you knew the winner of Strictly Come Dancing Series 2.

She's a very famous actress, as well.

In EastEnders and all sorts, Jill Halfpenny. Scored six points.

-The director of Resident Evil.

-That I think I know.

-Do you?

-Is it Paul Anderson?

-It is Paul Anderson, yes. Well done.

That would have scored two points.

And the Big Breakfast presenter, former member of Crush,

she also used to be in Byker Grove.

-Donna Air.

-Donna Air!

-Would have scored you one point.

That's the best answer up there. That's a tough board.

-A very tough board.

-A one-pointer, two-pointer, six-pointers.

If you don't know your football, tough to be on that third podium in that round.

Thanks very much indeed. Halfway through the round, let's look at those scores.

Two scores between the three pairs. Best score by a mile, Lee and Simon.

Very well done. 17, you are.

And then hunkering down on 100, we have Lizzie, Ken, Janet and Alex.

Ken and Alex, it's between you to decide who stays with us and who'll leave at the end of the round.

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

Let's put six more clues on the board. Here they are.

I'll read those one final time.

We want the names of these famous Geordies

described by the clues.

Ken, you're going to try to find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.

-That's an easier board, I think.

-No!

-Isn't it?

Bizarrely, I'm a big fan of The Animals, but don't know their lead singer.

It's annoying. I think I might know one of the others,

but I'm going to go with the one I'm fairly certain about.

I think the person who played PJ was Ant McPartlin.

-Ant McPartlin.

-Otherwise known as Ant and Dec.

Ant McPartlin, says Ken.

No red line as you're joint high scorers.

Let's see if Ant McPartlin is right, and how many of our 100 people said it.

It's absolutely right.

30. Not bad at all, Ken.

30 for Ant McPartlin.

Yes, it was either Ant or Dec, and you did well getting Anthony McPartlin.

When he was on Byker Grove, his on-screen mum was played by his real mum.

That's nice! Probably a bit awkward for him.

I imagine he must have done quite a lot of wishing...

Maybe he loves his mum.

Going to... I love my mum, but I'm quite glad she's not floor manager on Pointless!

Do you know what? I hope your mum is not watching. She'll be in tears now!

She won't be. She'll be busy managing the floor!

Thanks very much, Richard.

Alex, you've been set a target. 30.

You want to be scoring 29 or less.

In fact not "want to be", you have to score 29 or less to stay in the game.

-How are you feeling?

-I preferred the first board.

I only actually know one answer now.

So I'll have to go for it. Jimmy Nail had a hit with Ain't No Doubt in '92.

Ain't No Doubt, Jimmy Nail.

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

There's your red line. Get below that and you're in the head-to-head.

It's right.

Ooh, you've done it!

Wow! 16!

16 for Jimmy Nail. Takes your total up to 116.

Well played, Alex. He was born James Bradford in Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Also had hits with Love Don't Live Here Any More

and Crocodile Shoes, as well.

Thanks very much. Now, Simon.

Simon, I have brilliant news for you.

You are in the head-to-head.

You're in the head-to-head even before you give your answer.

But I feel you might be quite good at some of these.

I certainly know a couple.

I think the album is Sting.

Queen of Comedy is Sarah Millican.

But I'll take a punt to try and get a pointless answer.

Created Viz magazine with his brother Simon - James Brown.

James Brown, you're saying.

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

No red line for you as you're already through.

Bad luck. An incorrect answer.

Scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Couldn't matter less, you're already through. Your total's 117.

I think Simon should be applauded for having a go at a pointless answer.

-When you knew you were through. It's a classy thing to do.

-It is.

It was Simon Donald and Chris Donald.

That's a pointless answer, as well.

You were right about Sting releasing Nothing Like The Sun and The Soul Cages.

A very low scorer. Would have scored two points.

The Queen of Comedy is the lovely Sarah Millican.

-Lovely Sarah.

-Lovely lady. She would have scored you 11.

-And the lead singer of The Animals...

-I know this!

-Xander?

-Alan Price.

-Not Alan Price.

Not Alan Price. Eric Burdon.

-Oh!

-Eric Burdon.

Would have scored 19 points.

-There you go.

-So the best answer there, Chris Donald.

Again a low-scoring board. Anyone who got all those, very well done.

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

I'm afraid it's Ken and Lizzie who are leaving us

with their high score of 130.

You did so well. Round One, you really meant business.

And then, I'm afraid, you tripped up on this one.

We have to say goodbye. It's been lovely having you on the show.

Thank you both so much for playing. Ken and Lizzie.

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

Congratulations, Lee and Simon, Janet and Alex.

You're now one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot

which currently stands at £2,000.

Now, to decide which pair is going to play for that money,

you'll now go head-to-head.

This time you're allowed to confer.

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

Well, welcome. Both of you back here for the second time.

Here you are in the head-to-head. Janet and Alex, you were here last time.

But Lee and Simon, welcome.

In that last round, you each had one howler.

Janet, we had Gazza from you, and Lee, we had James Brown. Not such a howler, actually.

Not a bad guess.

But two incorrect answers.

But your other answers were enough to get you through.

Janet and Alex, you can put your heads together.

And this time, let's get the names the right way round!

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

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

Films adapted from Booker Prize-winning novels. Richard?

Here are five stills now from films adapted from Booker Prize-winning novels.

We need you to tell us the name of the film, please.

OK. Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five images. Here they are.

We have got...

There we are. Five films adapted from Booker Prize-winning novels.

Lee and Simon, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you go first.

We're going to go C, The English Patient.

OK. Lee and Simon are saying C, The English Patient.

C, The English Patient.

Now, Janet and Alex, the rest of the board is yours.

Can you talk us through it?

We know that A is Life of Pi. But we think that'll be too high.

B and E, not a clue.

The only one we can have a guess on is D,

which we think might be Brick Lane.

OK, you're saying Brick Lane for D.

So, we have The English Patient and we have Brick Lane.

Lee and Simon say The English Patient.

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

It's right.

16 for The English Patient.

Janet and Alex are saying Brick Lane for D.

Is that right, and if it is, how many people said Brick Lane?

Ooh, bad luck, Janet and Alex. Lee and Simon, well done.

After one question, you're up one-nil.

Yeah, sorry. Brick Lane not a Booker Prize-winner, actually.

D is actually the 2012 adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children.

It would have scored one point, so well done if you knew that.

A, it is a big scorer. It is Life of Pi, of course.

Instantly recognisable. Would have scored you 58 points.

Now, B. The book was Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Ark.

And the film is Schindler's List.

Liam Neeson there. That would have scored you 11 points.

And E is a pointless answer.

Ralph Fiennes again, there, with Cate Blanchett.

It's an adaptation of Oscar and Lucinda.

Pointless answer, so very well done if you said that at home.

-Terrific work.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Second question. Janet and Alex, you get to answer this first,

but you have to win this one to stay in the game. Best of luck.

It concerns...

The Beano. Richard?

We'll give you five clues now to facts about The Beano comic.

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

-Thanks very much.

Let's reveal our five clues. Here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about The Beano.

Janet and Alex go first.

We're going to go for the Scottish city. And it's Dundee.

Dundee, say Janet and Alex. Dundee.

Now, Lee and Simon. Talk us through the rest of the board.

-Shall we go with Dandy?

-Yeah, we'll go with that.

-We'll go with Dandy.

The companion comic, The Dandy.

So we have Dundee from Janet and Alex.

Let's see how many people said Dundee. Is it right?

Yep, it's right.

21. Lee and Simon are saying the companion comic starring Desperate Dan was The Dandy.

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

It's right.

61 for The Dandy.

Well done, Janet and Alex. You're back in the game. After two questions, it's one-all.

Dundee and Dandy. That's very pleasing, isn't it?

Two nice answers. There are two answers that would have beaten Dundee, but both really hard.

If anyone got the top one, very well done.

The first ever cover star was Big Eggo. That scored one point.

And even harder than that, the year in which the first full colour issue was printed.

What would you reckon if you had to guess? I'll say now it's a pointless answer.

It's going to be in the '90s. Ninety... Ninety-six.

'96. If you were forced to have a guess, what do you reckon, everyone?

Earlier than that. Probably about '88.

I'd say about '85.

Xander's closest, funnily enough. If you're guessing at home,

somebody must have got it, 1993.

1993. Very well done if you said it.

And I think everyone knew the other one.

It's a big scorer. It's Dennis the Menace.

That would have scored 80 points.

It comes from an old music hall song. Dennis the menace from Venice.

-From Venice? Well, they kept that quiet!

-Didn't they, though?

Thanks very much indeed.

So, here comes your third question.

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

It concerns...

NBA basketball teams. Richard?

We'll show you the names of five NBA basketball teams

playing in the 2012/2013 season.

We'll just give you their nicknames, though. We've missed out their locations.

Can you fill in those gaps. The team with the most obscure answer plays for the jackpot.

Thanks very much. Let's reveal our NBA basketball teams. Here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five NBA basketball teams.

Lee and Simon, you go first.

Whoever gets the most obscure answer is playing for our jackpot.

OK. We'll go for number two.

I think that's Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia 76ers, say Lee and Simon.

The Philadelphia 76ers.

Janet and Alex, take us through the board, if you can.

I'm afraid we don't know the others, so we'll say the Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls say Janet and Alex.

So we have the Philadelphia 76ers versus the Chicago Bulls.

Let's see if Lee and Simon are right with Philadelphia, and how many of our 100 people said Philadelphia.

It's right.

Ooh, great answer! Six. Very well done, Lee and Simon.

Janet and Alex have said the Chicago Bulls.

Is that right? How many people said Chicago?

It's right.

But is it going to beat six?

No, it's not, I'm afraid. 47.

Which means, Lee and Simon, after three questions you are through to the final two-one.

-Well done.

-The 76ers was the best answer on the board, as well.

Named after the year in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.

The top one is the New York Knicks.

That would have scored 40.

The Boston Celtics would have scored you 23.

And this is a good answer as well. Well done if you said Washington Wizards.

That would have scored eight points.

-Well done if you got all of those.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

So I'm afraid at the end of our head-to-head,

the losing pair leaving us this time for good is Janet and Alex.

You played very well indeed, there.

It was tough, the stills of Booker Prize-winning.

-Did you know any of those other ones?

-Schindler's List, as soon as you said it.

Yeah, I know. It's tough.

But we have to say goodbye to you.

We've loved having you on the show. Thanks so much for playing. Janet and Alex.

But for Lee and Simon, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Lee and Simon. You've seen off the competition

and won our coveted Pointless trophy. Well done!

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £2,000.

Well, it's been a pretty unblemished performance from you today. Really good.

76ers was brilliant. Philadelphia 76ers was a fantastic answer.

What would you like to see come up in this last round?

Anything music-related. Sport-related.

-We're quite strong on.

-TV comedy, maybe.

-Sitcoms or something.

-OK.

Very best of luck. You have to start this round by choosing a category.

You have four choices. Here they are.

No-brainer for me. Euro 2012.

-Has to be, yeah. Yeah. Up for that?

-Yeah, yeah.

OK. No hesitation there. Euro 2012.

Euro 2012 it is.

OK. You can choose any of your answers from any of these three questions.

We're looking for any player who made an on-field appearance for Spain

during the tournament.

Or anybody who scored against England, including penalty shoot-outs.

Or any city in which matches were played.

So any player who appeared for Spain, any player who scored against England

and any city in which a match was played. Best of luck. And good luck at home as well.

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

To win that jackpot of £2,000,

just one of those answers has to be pointless.

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

All three from one category, two from one, one from another.

-It's up to you. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now.

OK. Who did England play against?

I'm struggling with players who scored against England.

-What teams were they?

-Ooh, my mind's gone blank.

-OK.

-Cities. One was called Lviv, wasn't it?

Was it Lviv?

-Players which appeared for Spain. Jordi Alba.

-Jordi Alba. Pedro?

Yeah. Can you think of any that came on as a sub?

Torres did, but that would be too high.

Yeah. Where are the countries?

There was Ukraine and Poland, wasn't it?

-OK, yeah.

-So...

-Warsaw. I'm not sure about...

-Gdansk.

Ukraine City. Katawese?

Katawese, yeah.

Um, Spanish players.

-Spanish players.

-Who scored against England.

-My mind's gone blank as to who they played.

-Can't think who they played.

-They played Ukraine.

-Ten seconds left.

-They played Ukraine. Sweden.

-Who did we go out to?

-We played Sweden. I'm sure we played Sweden.

-OK.

We might be best to avoid that one.

Two Spanish players and a city.

That's time up. I now need your three answers. What are you going to give me?

So we'll go cities it was played.

-Lviv.

-Lviv.

I will go Gdansk.

-Gdansk.

-And Pedro who played for Spain.

And Pedro playing on-field for Spain.

-Yeah.

-OK.

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

-Maybe Pedro.

-OK.

-I'm not sure, to be honest.

We'll put Pedro last. And which is your least likely to be pointless?

-Lviv.

-OK. Lviv we'll put first.

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

We have got...

Very best of luck.

Your first answer was Lviv.

If this is correct and it is pointless,

you will win that jackpot of £2,000.

What would you do with your share of the jackpot, Lee?

Some form of travel. I like to watch French football as well.

St Etienne. I like to go to the Lyon Derby every year.

We're looking at away games, so I'd like to watch them in Nice, somewhere like that.

Very nice indeed. Simon, how about you?

I'm hoping to go to a big summer music festival,

-so maybe to do a European music festival in the summer would be great, for sure.

-OK.

Very best of luck. Three good answers up on the board.

Let's find out. Lviv, your first answer.

It has to be correct and it has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

So for £2,000, was Lviv a host city in Euro 2012?

It was.

It's a correct answer.

Now, this one you thought of quite early on in your minute.

It's taking us down through the teens into single figures.

If this goes down to zero, you leave here... Yes!

You have done it!

Very well done, indeed. Very well done! Congratulations! Two grand!

Congratulations! Lviv was a pointless answer,

which means you go home with our jackpot of £2,000.

That's fantastic!

-You weren't quite sure about Lviv, were you?

-I wasn't sure.

I was helped by the names of the cities on the advertising boards.

It's in there somewhere!

Well, that was all it needed to be. Richard?

That's the perfect way to win Pointless,

those things that are somewhere in your head.

You've done terrifically well for two shows now.

The only thing we caught you out on was fashion!

-Not surprisingly!

-Lviv is in the Ukraine. It used to be in Poland,

but it's now in Ukraine. Germany, Denmark and Portugal all played there.

Now, Gdansk, if we'd gone on to that,

-it was a correct answer, but would have scored one point.

-Ooh!

And Pedro, if we'd gone on to that,

is another pointless answer!

Very well done.

Very nice category. I'm sure it's nice for people at home as well,

so let's take a look at some more pointless answers.

Juan Mata, plays for Chelsea, a pointless answer.

Santi Cazorla, the Arsenal player, pointless.

Sergio Busquets of Barcelona.

You could have also had Arbeloa, Negredo and Jesus Navas.

They were pointless. And Pedro, Pedro Rodriguez.

Let's look at players who scored against England.

These first two were in the penalty shoot-out with Italy.

Olof Mellberg scored for Sweden. All pointless. Well done if you said any of those.

And the other cities. There are only four.

Lviv was a terrific answer.

All pointless answers.

Very well done if you got any of those at home

and congratulations in the studio. Great performance.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Thanks, again to our winning players, Lee and Simon,

who go away with today's jackpot of £2,000!

Join us next time when we'll put more obscure knowledge to the test.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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