0:00:18 > 0:00:20APPLAUSE
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Thank you. Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26A very warm welcome to Pointless,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28the quiz show where the obvious answers mean nothing
0:00:28 > 0:00:30and obscure answers mean everything.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Let's meet today's players.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37And couple number one.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Hi. I'm Nick. This is my brother, Neil.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39We're from Huntingdon.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Couple number two.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Hi. I'm Stu and this is my friend, Chloe. We're from South London.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Couple number three.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Hi. I'm Cliff. I'm from Coventry. This is my friend, Andy, from Solihull.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And finally, couple number four.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Hi. I'm Danni. This is my husband, Steve.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53We're from Colchester.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55And these are today's contestants.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Thanks very much. We'll find out more about you throughout the show.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06You must be this tall to ride the Facts Train.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08It's my Pointless friend - it's Richard.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Hiya.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Hi, everybody.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- Good afternoon.- And to you.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I'm still reeling from that last show. What a brilliant endgame!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- That was great.- Sue and Caz were terrific.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24They went for physics and chemistry and absolutely aced it.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Got a lovely big pointless answer, walked away with three grand.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- Terrific.- Mmm.- Very, very smart. We've got two teams back from that show - Steve and Danni,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35who we didn't see a lot of, as they got knocked out in the first round.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38They promised me - promised me - they'll do better today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40And we also had Andy and Cliff, who were in round two,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43so probably a team to beat today.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47But it looks like we've got two fairly strong pairs on podiums one and two as well.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48- Don't you think?- Oh, yeah.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50The Huntingdon brothers.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Yeah.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Thank you very much indeed.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56All our questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people before the show.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer -
0:02:02 > 0:02:06an answer none of our 100 people gave. Each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Now, Sue and Caz won the jackpot last time,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12so today's jackpot starts off back at £1,000.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15So, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23In this first round, I'll take an answer from each of you, but there's to be no conferring.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Whichever pair has the highest score at the end will be eliminated,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28so try and make sure that's not you.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31OK, our first category today is...
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Football. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going second.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45OK, let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:02:45 > 0:02:49to name as many Premier League losers as they could.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Premier League losers, Richard.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56We are looking for the name of any football team who have ever played in the Premier League
0:02:56 > 0:02:59from its inception in 1992 all the way through to the 2011-2012 season
0:02:59 > 0:03:01who have never won the Premier League title.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03So any team who have played in the Premier League
0:03:03 > 0:03:06but have never won the title. Best of luck.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Thanks very much indeed. Nick and Neil, you all drew lots before the show and today you are going first.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Neil, welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- What do you do up in Huntingdon? - I'm carer for my mother.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- That is pretty full-time, is it? - I'm afraid so.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Does that leave you time for hobbies?- It does.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I'm not too bad for hobbies.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I'm quite keen on astronomy.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Out with my binoculars.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Binoculars, Neil? Hiding in bushes...
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Well...
0:03:32 > 0:03:37But surely a telescope? Or can you see things with binoculars?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Binoculars are good because they have a wider field of view.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45They're good for general astronomy. If you want to focus on a particular object, use a telescope.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49I see. So, Neil, we're looking for any team that's played in the Premier League
0:03:49 > 0:03:51but hasn't won it.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52I'm going to say
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Barnsley.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Barnsley, says Neil. Let's see if that's right and if it is,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59let's see how many of our 100 people said Barnsley.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02It's right.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Very well done, Neil - 6 for Barnsley.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12APPLAUSE
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Great start, Neil. Very well played.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20They had one season in the Premiership, 1997-1998.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I think I would have gone with Barnsley.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Thanks, Richard. Chloe, welcome to Pointless.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30I have to say that was the bravest smile I've ever seen when football came up.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Not thrilled with football. What do you do?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I work for the British Red Cross in London.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36And what bit of the Red Cross do you work for?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I work in the Health and Social Care team.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I see. And what are your hobbies?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44I enjoy playing a lot of video games.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Excellent.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Excellent!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Do you play any football-based video games?- Alas, no.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- No, I don't.- That's a shame.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I have a vague knowledge of 1994 football,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- when I collected the sticker album, and that's it.- Good enough.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01What are you going to go for?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04I'm going to go for the team my dad used to support,
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- which is Wimbledon FC. - Wimbledon FC, says Chloe.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Wimbledon.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Absolutely right.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Barnsley got 6.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20What's Wimbledon going to get?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Oh, 2 - very well done indeed!
0:05:24 > 0:05:25That's a brilliant answer.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Very well done indeed.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Another great answer. Very well done. They were in the Premier League for about eight years, Wimbledon.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37They were relegated. They became the MK Dons
0:05:37 > 0:05:40and now there's AFC Wimbledon, so they've become two teams.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Finished sixth one year.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Now then, Andy, welcome back.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46What happened last time, Andy?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48We went out in the second round, unfortunately.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Bit of a mix-up with songs to film titles.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54That's right. We had Evita and The Graduate from you two.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Two high scorers. Not wrong, though.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Not the best.- Yeah.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Andy, what do you fill your time with?
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Lots of things with family. I've got small children, so a lot of things with the family
0:06:05 > 0:06:07and my music and sports.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Watching, obviously, not participating.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13OK. So this, theoretically, should be a good round for you.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- I do hope so. I've probably set myself up for a fall.- Well, the bar's been set very low - 6 and 2.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20What are you going to go for?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I think I'm going to go with Swindon Town.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Swindon Town, says Andy. Swindon Town.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Swindon Town.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33It is right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:356 is our high score and 2, our low.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Look at that - a new low score, Andy, for Swindon Town.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Very well done. 1.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Terrific round. Well played, Andy. A great answer.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51They had one season in the Premier League - '93-'94.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Didn't go brilliantly for Swindon. - No.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Now, Steve. Remind us what you do, Steve.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I work for the NHS in IT scheduling.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01And what are your hobbies?
0:07:01 > 0:07:07I like music. Both Danni and I are DJs on an internet hard rock heavy metal radio station.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Can you do that from home?- Yes.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- Do you have a little studio at home or just a computer? - Studio, living room.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16In front of the TV!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18You watch telly while you're doing your show?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20As long as we get the subtitles up, yeah,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- especially if football's on. - This is good news.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Yeah, but all the really good answers are gone!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28There has to be a lot of good answers in there still.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Well, I'm going to go with a team I know is definitely in the Premier League.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37I hope a lot of people remember them more for going down from the Championship recently. Portsmouth.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Portsmouth, says Steve.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Portsmouth.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46It is right.
0:07:51 > 0:07:5210 for Portsmouth.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Another very good answer. It doesn't look like it when you look at the other scores,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03but there have been some crackers said so far.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Had seven years in the Premiership. Eighth was their highest position.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Thanks. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Andy and Cliff looking the best at this stage with 1,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17then up to 2, where we find Chloe and Stu. Up to 6, Neil and Nick
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and then up to 10, where we find Steve and Danni.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Danni, we need a really good low score from you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Please, you must go further than the first round this time.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Best of luck. We'll come back down the line. Can the second players step up to the podium.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Remember, we are looking for any team that's played in the Premier League but hasn't won it.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Now then, Danni, welcome back.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Hi.- Now, what do you do, Danni?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- I'm a home-maker.- A home-maker? - Yeah.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's a bit more of a professional-sounding title for it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51What are the things you've made at home?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Um...dinner.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Sounds perfectly good to me!
0:08:55 > 0:08:57And a baby. You've got a baby as well.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I've made another one as well. It's got 30 weeks to grow.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Oh, well done! Congratulations. A lot of making going on.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07That is home-making, right in front of our very eyes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10What are your hobbies? We've heard about your DJ-ing.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14I also play bass. I did used to play in a band.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16I like reading a lot of Shakespeare.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18And then football comes up.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Yeah.- How is your football?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Awkwardly enough, I'm an Arsenal fan and Steve's a Tottenham fan,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26so we argue a lot over that. But apart from that, it's not brilliant.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32OK. Well, you're the high scorers, so what we need from you now is a brilliant tactical low score.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36I'm going to have to play it slightly safe and say Norwich.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Norwich, says Danni.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Norwich. No red line for you as you're the high scorers.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43But let's see how many of our 100 people said Norwich.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47It's right.
0:09:52 > 0:09:5313.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Takes your total up to 23.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Another good answer. They actually finished third in the very first season of the Premier League.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- You're a Norwich fan, aren't you? - I am.- Bit of Norwich.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Very nice. Now then, Cliff.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Cliff, welcome back to Pointless.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Remind us what you do.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15I work for Coventry Social Services.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18And when you're not doing that, what do you do?
0:10:18 > 0:10:19I love music.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Go to lots of gigs, festivals every year.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I want to go to Glastonbury. I've never been,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29which is crazy, really, because I've gone for years and it's the biggie.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Getting tickets is a bit of a problem.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34OK, well, win the jackpot and then...
0:10:34 > 0:10:38That won't get you any further in the queue for tickets, obviously, but still...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41It's a start. Now, Cliff, what are you going to go for?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I'm going to go for my home team, Coventry City.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Coventry City, says Cliff.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49The high scorers are Danni and Steve on 23. You're on 1,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51so 21 or less gets you through. There's your red line.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Let's see if Coventry City can get you below it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Very well done - you're through.
0:11:02 > 0:11:046. Another lovely low score.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Very well done. 7 your total.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Played right from the beginning all the way through to 2001, Coventry. Never finished higher than 11th.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Perennial relegation battles for Coventry, like many other teams.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Now then, what do you do, Stu?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I work for the London Borough of Camden.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- I'm a lead researcher there. - What do you research?- Leads.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- He just said.- No...leads? Lead researcher.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Yeah.- I have been known to be called a LEAD researcher,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- but it is definitely lead.- OK.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I'm the only researcher, so...
0:11:37 > 0:11:40So lead is kind of erroneous, really.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- You're researcher-in-chief.- I might actually try that when I go back.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47What are you researching at the moment?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49We're doing surveys, things like that,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52about how well we're doing as a council.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54So what are your hobbies, Stu?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Sport - love watching it, love playing it.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Although some people don't think they're sports, cos it's like darts and snooker.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02They're Mr Osman's favourite sports.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- I'm with you there.- And TMS cricket sends me to sleep. It doesn't send me to sleep,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09but...yeah, it does send me to sleep.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- It's soothing.- In a nice way. You like it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- I love it.- Oh, good, good.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Now then, Stu. How many answers that you had on the tip of your tongue have gone?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Two. I did have Swindon, so I was a bit gutted when that came out,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24but I've got about 14 in my head, and I don't know which one to go with.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30- OK.- I'm going to go with the polar opposite to Norwich, and that's Ipswich Town.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Ipswich Town, says Stu. Ipswich Town.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36There is your red line. If you can get below that, you're into round two.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Let's see if Ipswich Town can get you down there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Very well done - you are through. 5 for Ipswich.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Takes your total up to 7.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Very well done.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Well played, Stu. That's Norwich 13, Ipswich 5.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57That's a game and a half.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Lots of football rivalries all over the country and lots of them get lots of publicity.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Norwich and Ipswich gets less publicity than lots of them.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06But it's fairly brutal.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- They don't like each other much.- They don't like each other at all.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Now, Nick, what do you do?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I'm a director of my own little company.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17It's involved in medical communications and medical education.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Good stuff. What do you do when you're not doing that?
0:13:19 > 0:13:23When I'm not doing that, read a lot, computer games, video games...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Also, play a little golf. I'm not very good.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- And Airsoft.- Airsoft?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30What's Airsoft?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Airsoft is like paintball, but with more aggression.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36You basically have your military uniform.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38You then have your rifle.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- It fires little BBs.- Little...?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Little BBs - ball bearings, but they're made of ceramic.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- They're biodegradable.- I'm sure they don't harm the planet!
0:13:47 > 0:13:49They hurt.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51How many people do this?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Usually there'd be about 30 or 40 each side.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- So essentially a battle?- Yes.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Right. I will look out for that
0:13:59 > 0:14:00and avoid it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05You are on 6. The high scorers are still Danni and Steve on 23.
0:14:05 > 0:14:0816 or less sees you through.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12We're looking for any team that's played in the Premier League but hasn't won it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13I have an answer.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15It's Southampton.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Southampton. That has to score you 16 or less.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22There is your red line. Let's see if you can get below that red line with Southampton.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's right.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33You are through - just. You needed 16, you got 16.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37That takes your total to 22.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Very well done indeed.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Yes, well played, Nick.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44That's Southampton 16, Portsmouth 10.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48That's another big perennial relegation challenger, Southampton.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Back in the Premier League now.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52There's no pointless answers at all here,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56so some of the low scores there were absolutely terrific. 1 is the best score you could have got.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Swindon Town and one other team would have scored you 1.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Very well done at home if you said Oldham.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Oldham would have scored you 1. There's Wimbledon with 2.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Other teams that would have scored you 2 - Burnley and Watford.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08You'd have got 3 points for Blackpool
0:15:08 > 0:15:12and you'd have got 4 for Crystal Palace or Bradford City.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15You'd have got 5 points for Notts Forest,
0:15:15 > 0:15:186 points for Sheffield Wednesday and Derby.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21You'd have got 7 points for Leicester. Those are the lowest scorers.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23You'd get a low score for a team like Liverpool.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Liverpool are very famous, but I think a lot of people thought they'd won the Premier League,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30but they hadn't, so they would have scored 13 points.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Let's look at the big scorers.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34These are the biggest teams who have never won the Premier League.
0:15:34 > 0:15:3619 points for Newcastle United.
0:15:36 > 0:15:3821 points for Spurs
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and right at the top, Everton with 24 points.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45So at the end of our first round,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49I'm afraid the pair heading home for the second time at the end of the first round,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53I'm afraid it's Danni and Steve. Bad luck! Nothing wrong with your answers.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55And very, very close at the end there - just a point in it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59But I'm afraid you are our high scorers, so we have to say goodbye to you.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Thanks for playing, Danni and Steve.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02APPLAUSE
0:16:04 > 0:16:07But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for round two.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14OK, so three pairs remain. At the end of this round,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18we'll be saying goodbye to another pair. That was a brilliant first round.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Very, very close indeed.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Andy and Cliff, lovely low score. With you, Andy, particularly low score there.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And Stu and Chloe, fantastic low score from you as well.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Very well done. I think this is going to be close.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Our category for round two is...
0:16:35 > 0:16:38As I said, I think this is going to be close.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48And the question concerns...
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Figures of the 17th century.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Richard.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56This is terrific news for everybody, isn't it(?)
0:16:56 > 0:17:00This is a round where no-one's allowed to say, "This is a bit before my time".
0:17:00 > 0:17:02No-one can do it. On each pass, we'll give you six clues
0:17:02 > 0:17:05to people who were prominent during the 1600s.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07You just have to tell us who they were.
0:17:07 > 0:17:0912 in all to have a go at at home. Good luck.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Thanks. OK, we are looking for the names of these 17th-century figures
0:17:13 > 0:17:16described by these clues. Here's our first board.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38I'll read all of those again.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Six clues to six 17th-century figures.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Neil.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Well, I think I'm going to go with the philosopher
0:18:06 > 0:18:07who wrote Leviathan.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09And I think it's Thomas Hobbes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Thomas Hobbes, says Neil. Thomas Hobbes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Thomas Hobbes.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20It's right.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28That's a very good answer indeed, Neil. Very well done indeed.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30CHEERING
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Very well played. It's a terrific answer. Neil's good, isn't he?
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Yeah.- Hobbes, his basic tenet is that men are essentially selfish,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43or man is essentially selfish.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- So you need a strong state. - Thank you very much, Richard.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Now, Chloe.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Chloe, you did very, very well last round.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Lovely low score there. 3 is the gauntlet that Neil has thrown down.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I think I know the last one,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59but I think I might know the mistress to Charles II.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02But I'm worried I'm getting her confused with someone else.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04So I'm going to play it fairly safe
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and say the Navy board official
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- was Samuel Pepys.- Samuel Pepys, says Chloe. The diarist.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Samuel Pepys.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18It's right.
0:19:22 > 0:19:2431 for Pepys.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33Well played, Chloe. Good safe answer. He stopped because he feared he was going to go blind if he kept writing.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34But he never did.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Thanks, Richard. Now, Andy.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39This board is all yours - do you want to talk us through it?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41That's kind of a big ask!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44To try and fill in four that I don't know.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48I think, but it's a guess and could well be wrong,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50so hopefully Cliff will get me out of this hole,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53is the actress and the mistress of Charles II
0:19:53 > 0:19:54was Moll Flanders.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Moll Flanders, says Andy.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people said Moll Flanders.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Bad luck, Andy. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08which means you score the maximum of 100 points.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Sorry, Andy. Moll Flanders is a fictional character, a Daniel Defoe character.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16This was someone who was described by Samuel Pepys as "pretty, witty Nell".
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Nell Gwyn.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Would have scored 33 points.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- The Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland?- Cromwell. - Cromwell, yep.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Would have scored you 38.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Do you know the opera?- Purcell.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32That is Henry Purcell. Very well done.
0:20:32 > 0:20:332 points. And appointed Master Carver?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Grinling Gibbons.- Grinling Gibbons. Very well done. 1 point.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Very well done if you got that at home. Very well done if you got that in the studio.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Thank you!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.
0:20:44 > 0:20:473 the lowest score of that pass. Very well done, Neil.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Good Hobbes knowledge there.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Then up to 31. Seems like everyone knew Hobbes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:5331, where we find Chloe and Stu,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56then up to 100, where we find Andy and Cliff.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58So, Cliff, who knows? It might be a harder board,
0:20:58 > 0:21:03but if you get a good answer early on, it might be enough to keep you in the game.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Best of luck. Can the second players please step up to the podium.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13OK, we'll put six more clues up on the board. And here they come.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14We have got...
0:21:28 > 0:21:30I'll read all of those one last time.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Remember, we're looking for the names of these famous 17th-century figures. Cliff.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50How's that board for you?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Not good!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I think I'm going to have to go with
0:21:55 > 0:21:57St Paul's Cathedral.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59I think that was designed by Wren.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Can we have a Christian name? - Christopher Wren.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Christopher Wren. No red line for you as you're the high scorers,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10but let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Christopher Wren.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It's right.
0:22:15 > 0:22:1661.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Takes your total up to 161.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24After the Great Fire, he designed 51 new churches in London.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27He's buried at St Paul's Cathedral
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and the inscription says "If you seek his memorial, look around you".
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Thanks, Richard. Stu.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Now, there's good news.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36You are through to the head-to-head round.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake Cliff and Andy on their high score of 161.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- But what do you make of this board? - Not great.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46I think I know two, maybe three. And the other two, no idea.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I don't want to look stupid, so I'll pick one I know.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I'm hoping the scientist
0:22:53 > 0:22:55who described three laws of motion
0:22:55 > 0:22:56was Sir Isaac Newton.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Sir Isaac Newton, says Stu.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00No red line for you as you're already through,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02but let's see if Newton is right for three laws of motion.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05It is right.
0:23:08 > 0:23:1133 for Sir Isaac Newton.
0:23:11 > 0:23:1464 your total.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Yes, quite a low score for Sir Isaac Newton, isn't it?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20He was a Member of Parliament for Cambridge University.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Cambridge University had its own MP.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- Extraordinary!- Doesn't seem right. - No.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- There you go. Now, Nick.- Yes.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32The board is all yours. Do you think you can take us through it?
0:23:32 > 0:23:33I can certainly try.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36The monarch who was executed was Charles I.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I'm not sure about the dramatist.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And also I'm not sure about the last one.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45But John Milton wrote Paradise Lost.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48You're going to go with John Milton. No red line for you - you're already through.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Let's see how many people said John Milton.
0:23:57 > 0:23:5830.
0:23:58 > 0:24:0133 your total, Nick. Very good.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Very well done. When he was travelling through Italy, he met Galileo,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12who was under house arrest at the time for his many theories. He mentions him in Paradise Lost.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Amazing when you think of incredibly famous people being contemporaries of each other.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Now, let's tae a look at the rest of these. Absolutely right
0:24:19 > 0:24:20about the monarch - it's Charles I.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Would have scored you 32.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- And the dramatist who wrote The Alchemist.- Ben Jonson.- Ben Jonson.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Absolutely right. Terrific sprinter as well.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Would have scored you one point.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- And designed the Banqueting House? - Inigo Jones.- It is Inigo Jones.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37You're very good on the 17th century. That would have scored you 2 points.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- I quite like the name Inigo. - It's a very good name.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- People aren't called that any more. - No. It's a shame.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Thank you, Richard. So at the end of our second round, I'm afraid it's Cliff and Andy leaving.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Our second returning pair leaves.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51That was quite a tough board in both cases,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54but Moll Flanders... You were clearly reaching for Nell Gywn.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58But it was a good mistake to make, a literary mistake.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02But I'm afraid an incorrect answer, and I'm afraid you're paying the price for it now.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I'm sorry we have to say goodbye. Thanks very much, Cliff and Andy.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07APPLAUSE
0:25:09 > 0:25:12But for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the head-to-head.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Congratulations, Neil and Nick, Chloe and Stu.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21You are now one step closer to the final
0:25:21 > 0:25:25and a chance of playing for our jackpot, which currently stands at £1,000.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29We have to decide who's going to play for that money, and to do that, you'll now go head-to-head.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34The difference is you're now allowed to confer.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Nick and Neil, fantastic performance. How are you feeling?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- OK, thanks.- You've been pretty broadly tested.
0:25:40 > 0:25:4517th century, football... Chloe did so well in round one - breezed through that. Lovely low score.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48And the great thing is you can now chat before you give any answers,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52which just makes it a little bit easier. Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01OK, here comes your first question. And it concerns...
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Nordic musicians. Richard.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Don't panic! You know it'll be fine.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12We'll show you five pictures of bands or musicians
0:26:12 > 0:26:16from either Scandinavia or Finland or Iceland.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Can you just name the act you're about to see.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22OK, let's reveal our five Nordic musicians. And here they come.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45There you go. Five...
0:26:47 > 0:26:48..groups of Nordic musicians.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Nick and Neil, you've played best so far, so you get to go first.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Right, we've decided to go for E, please.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57And it's Lordi.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Lordi. Lordi, say Nick and Neil.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03So, Chloe and Stu, can you fill in the board for us?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05A looks familiar,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07but I don't know who they are.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09B is Abba.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11D's A-ha.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15And C I think is Aqua, who sang Barbie Girl.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- It is.- Shall we go for C? - I think we should.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20We're going to go C, Aqua.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22OK. C, Aqua.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24So we have Lordi and Aqua.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Nick and Neil said Lordi. Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people said Lordi.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31It's right.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Very well done indeed!
0:27:40 > 0:27:427 for Lordi.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Chloe and Stu have gone for Aqua. Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said Aqua.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51It's right.
0:27:57 > 0:27:5912.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Two fantastic low scores there. Well done to both of you.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Particular well done to Nick. Is "well done" the right word for knowing...? I guess it probably is.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11For spotting Lordi there. Very well done.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13After one question, you are up 1-0.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18Yes, Lordi, the Finnish hard rock band, who won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Before we do A, because A is the best answer on the board,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24let's start with B. That is of course Abba. What do you think Abba scored?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- 97.- 92. 92.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Big score, though, isn't it,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31for a band who've not been around for a long time?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33D is of course A-ha.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35From Norway. They would have scored you 42.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Now, A is...
0:28:37 > 0:28:41the Icelandic band Of Monsters And Men.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Had a huge hit album in 2012 in the UK.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Nothing at all for that, so very well done if you knew them at home.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Thanks, Richard. Here comes your second question.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Chloe and Stu, you get to go first,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57but you have to win this to stay in the game. Best of luck. It concerns...
0:29:00 > 0:29:01TV dragons. Richard.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05We'll give you the names of five people who have been dragons on TV's Dragons' Den.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09We've missed alternate letters out of their names. Can you fill them in and tell us who they are?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Thanks. Let's reveal our five dragons. And here they are.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I'll read those all one last time without the blanks.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Chloe and Stu.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52THEY WHISPER
0:29:54 > 0:29:57We're going to go for the top one, Deborah Meaden.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Deborah Meaden, say Chloe and Stu.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Nick and Neil, can you talk us through the board?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05We know the second one - Duncan Bannatyne.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08We have Deborah Meaden. We have Duncan Bannatyne.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Chloe and Stu said Deborah Meaden.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17It is right.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Very well done. 13.
0:30:24 > 0:30:2813 for Deborah Meaden. Nick and Neil have gone for Duncan Bannatyne.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said that.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34It's right.
0:30:38 > 0:30:3938.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Well done, Chloe and Stu. That's what you had to do.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46You're back in the game. After two questions, it's 1-1.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Let's fill in the rest of this board. The third one down
0:30:49 > 0:30:51is the lady with the shoulder pads, Hilary Devey.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54She would have scored 10.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57I think, Chloe and Stu, you had an idea for the fourth one down?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00We weren't sure if it was Richard Farleigh or Richard Fairley.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Richard Farleigh, absolutely right.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05He was the Australian investor. Would have scored 1 point.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Very well done if you said that at home. Terrific answer.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11And another of the original dragons, along with Duncan Bannatyne -
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Peter Jones at the bottom.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14He would have scored 27.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15Thanks very much indeed.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It comes down to a decider. This is the third question,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20which will decide who goes through to the final.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Here it comes. It concerns...
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Monopoly. Richard.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30We'll show you five clues to facts about the board game Monopoly.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Can you give us the most obscure answer to get into that jackpot round?
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Thanks. Let's reveal our five clues. And here they come.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I'll read those one last time.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Now then, Nick and Neil, you go first again this time.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23We think we're going to go with the city the original US version was based on,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26which we think is Atlantic City.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Atlantic City, say Nick and Neil.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Atlantic City. Now, Chloe and Stu.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Is Euston...?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Is it the iron or the wheelbarrow that was replaced?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- It's £200.- Passing go.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43And it's Mayfair that's the most expensive.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46So we know the bottom two, but we're not sure on the others.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Is Euston...? That's not even one of the stations, is it?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I know I wanted it to be the iron, but I can't remember
0:32:52 > 0:32:56if it was the iron, or if it was just I wanted it to be the iron.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Did you not like the iron?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Not so much. Not a big fan of ironing.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01LAUGHTER
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Yeah, but with a tiny iron...
0:33:03 > 0:33:06A shirt's going to take a long time.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Especially my shirts.- Yeah!
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Iron?- Iron.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Stop saying it over and over again.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17We're going to go with the playing piece that replaced the cat
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and we're going to go with iron.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22You think the cat replaced the iron.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Nick and Neil have said Atlantic City was the city
0:33:25 > 0:33:26the original US version was based on.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people said Atlantic City.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33It is right.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Oh, it's good... Look at that - 1!
0:33:39 > 0:33:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Excellent score. Very well done indeed, Nick and Neil.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Well, that's what you have to beat, Chloe and Stu.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54You've gone with the iron. Let's see if that's right and if it is,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56let's see how many of our 100 people said the iron.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00The iron is right.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04Oh, 39.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Very well done, Nick and Neil. After three questions,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13you are through to the final 2-1.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Terrific answer. Best answer up there.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Nothing Chloe and Stu could have done.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Where did that information come from?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I'd just seen it written before. I think Neil has as well.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Monopoly general knowledge... - At the back of the head.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29That's perfect pointless information. Well done.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34The first of the four stations is King's Cross.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Would have scored 15. The salary is £200.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41That would have scored you 86.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43And the most expensive property is Mayfair.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46That would have scored you 71.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48So Atlantic City very much the best answer there.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Thanks very much indeed.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52So the pair leaving us, I'm afraid it's you, Chloe and Stu.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54But very well played.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Aqua, Deborah Meaden, the iron...
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Three very good low-scoring answers there,
0:34:59 > 0:35:04but you were just up against Nick and Neil. They're like a Pointless machine, the pair of them.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06There was nothing you could do against Atlantic City.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10And Lordi. I mean, for heaven's sake, where are we going to go after that?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13The good news is we'll get to see you again next time,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16and we'll look forward to that. Thanks very much, Chloe and Stu.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19APPLAUSE
0:35:21 > 0:35:24But for Nick and Neil, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Many congratulations, Nick and Neil.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33You fought off all the competition and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Best of luck for this round.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Anything in particular you'd like to see come up? Looks like you're pretty solid on most...
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I'd like something on science or chemistry.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54That's how the last jackpot was won.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- Neil?- Maybe something on classic literature, perhaps.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01OK. Good. Very best of luck.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03As always, you start off by choosing a category.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06You have four options to choose from. They are...
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I don't know anything much about disco hits.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17French culture...possibly.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21The one that grabs my interest is University Challenge.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24I'm pretty much thinking along the same lines.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27OK, University Challenge it is. Richard.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29OK, guys, here are your three options. I hope you find
0:36:29 > 0:36:32a good answer in one of these.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36We're looking for any university or college who has ever won University Challenge.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39That's from 1963 up to and including the 2013 series.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43We're looking for any cast member in The Young Ones episode Bambi,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46where Footlights College played against Scumbag College.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Or we're looking for any cast members in the 2006 film
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Starter For Ten.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53So any University Challenge winners,
0:36:53 > 0:36:55and actors in The Young Ones episode Bambi
0:36:55 > 0:36:57or any actor in Starter For Ten.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Best of luck, guys.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02As always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06All you need to win that jackpot of £1,000 is to find just one pointless answer.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Remember, the answers you give can come from any of these categories.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11They can all come from one category,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13one from each - entirely up to you.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19There they are. Your time starts now.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Winners?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Actor in Starter For Ten - Mark Gatiss.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- He played Bamber Gascoigne. - That's right.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- We could do him, then.- Yes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Emma Thompson was in the Bambi one.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34And let's see...
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- Manchester's won it. - That's this year, yes.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Have they won it before?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40I think they have.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Who else has won it?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- King's College, Cambridge. - King's College, Cambridge.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48New College, Oxford.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Are you sure about New College, Oxford?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53I think so. Also, I think one of the Scottish ones...
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I'm not sure.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Shall we go with King's College, Cambridge?
0:37:59 > 0:38:03We'll go with King's College, Cambridge, we'll go with Mark Gatiss
0:38:03 > 0:38:04and go with Emma Thompson.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08OK, you're happy with your answers. We'll stop the clock there.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Time is now up. I now need your three answers. What are you going to give me?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13OK, for University Challenge winners,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15we've decided on King's College.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- King's College.- Cambridge.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20For actors in The Young Ones episode Bambi,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- we think Emma Thompson. - Emma Thompson.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27And then for an actor in Starter For Ten,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- we think... What's his name? - Mark Gatiss.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Mark Gatiss. OK.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Think he played Bamber.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- I think Mark Gatiss. - Probably Mark Gatiss.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43OK, Mark Gatiss we'll put last. Which is your least likely to be pointless?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45King's College.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49King's College, Cambridge, we'll put first. Let's put those on the board in that order.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52We have got King's College, Cambridge,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Emma Thompson, Mark Gatiss.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Well, best of luck.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Your first answer was King's College, Cambridge.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Was this a bit of a shot in the dark?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I would anticipate that they had won,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04but I can't remember when it was.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06If this is correct and it's pointless,
0:39:06 > 0:39:07you will win today's jackpot.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09What would you do with £1,000, Nick?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Well, I'd give half to Neil.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I think it's only fair.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I'd actually put my half to a trip to Peking.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Good. Good thing to spend it on. Neil, how about you?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Well, I think in my case it would go towards a new car,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25because my present one is 15 years old.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28OK, good. Well, very, very best of luck.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Three perfectly good answers up there.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Let's hope at least one of those is pointless.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Your first answer - King's College, Cambridge.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39Let's find out, for £1,000, has King's College, Cambridge, ever won University Challenge?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Ooh...they never have.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I'm surprised.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47What about that?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Well, two more answers to go.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Your second answer was Emma Thompson.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57We're pretty sure that's correct. Let's find out if any of our 100 people could remember
0:39:57 > 0:40:01if Emma Thompson was in the Bambi episode of The Young Ones.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02This for £1,000.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06It's right.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Your first answer, King's College, Cambridge, was incorrect.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12But Emma Thompson is absolutely on the money.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Down it comes through the teens into single figures.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Taking us down...
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Oh ho ho ho! 1!
0:40:25 > 0:40:30OK, one person remembered Emma Thompson in that episode.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33So everything is now riding on your third and final answer - Mark Gatiss.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- You were pretty sure this was your best shot at a pointless answer. - We think so.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Let's find out, for £1,000, was Mark Gatiss in Starter For Ten?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47It's right.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Now, your first answer, King's College, Cambridge, was incorrect.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Emma Thompson was absolutely correct,
0:40:52 > 0:40:54took us right down to 1.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Mark Gatiss is taking us down into single figures. Down it goes...
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Yes, you've done it!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Very well done indeed!
0:41:00 > 0:41:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Very well done.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Very well done indeed.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Well, congratulations. Mark Gatiss was a pointless answer,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18which means you go home with today's jackpot of £1,000.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Well done, you.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22APPLAUSE
0:41:24 > 0:41:27And beautifully ranked, if I may say.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29You put them in exactly the right order. Well chosen.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31We did say right at the start we had our eyes on you.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34You've done brilliantly. Sorry it wasn't for a bigger jackpot.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Let's look at some of the other pointless answers.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Some people will have got pointless answers in other categories.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42King's College, Cambridge, never won University Challenge,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44but the following colleges did.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Birkbeck College, Churchill College, Cambridge.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48You could have had Queen's, Belfast.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50You could have had University College, Oxford.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54A few more as well. Oxford Colleges - Corpus Christi,
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Keble, Merton College or Somerville College.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Couple of Cambridge colleges would have been pointless - Fitzwilliam and Sidney Sussex.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And you could also have had Dundee or Keele.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06All of those pointless answers. Well done if you said one of those.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Other actors from The Young Ones brilliant Bambi episode.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Alexei Sayle - he played the train driver.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Griff Rhys Jones, who of course played Bamber Gascoigne,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17as did Mark Gatiss, your answer.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Hugh Laurie was a pointless answer - played Lord Monty.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22He was on Emma Thompson's team, alongside Stephen Fry,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25who would have scored 3 and Ben Elton, who would have scored you 1.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28And Robbie Coltrane also a pointless answer.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30You could have had Mel Smith or Tony Robinson.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31They're both in that episode.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35And for Starter For Ten, a lot of pointless answers. Here's a few.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Catherine Tate, Charles Dance,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Dominic Cooper and James Corden,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42all pointless. If you've seen the film, if you guess someone,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45there were only four cast members who got any points -
0:42:45 > 0:42:46James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Rebecca Hall and Alice Eve.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52If you didn't say one of those, you've got yourself a pointless answer.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Well done, guys. That is a terrific performance all the way through.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Thanks very much.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Thanks once again to our winning players, Nick and Neil,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02who go away with today's jackpot of £1,000. Brilliant.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...- Goodbye. - And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
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