0:00:17 > 0:00:18APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Thank you very much. I'm Alexander Armstrong, and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Let's meet today's players.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39And couple number one. Hi, I'm Phil. This is my daughter, Ruth.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40We're originally from Oldham,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43now living on the sunny side of the Pennines. Couple number two.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I'm Chloe and this is Stu,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48and we are friends and former colleagues from South London.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Couple number three. Hello, I'm Sarah. This is Sheila.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54We're colleagues and friends from South Oxfordshire.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And finally, couple number four. Hello, I'm John.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58This is Ron, my friend and colleague,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00and we're graphic designers from Aberdeen.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02And these are today's contestants.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Thanks, all of you.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07We'll find out more about you through the show as it
0:01:07 > 0:01:10goes along. So, that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12What can I say?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15He's my compadre, my confidante, and my Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard. Hiya.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Hi, everybody.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24We've given away two jackpots in a row. I know.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Nick and Neil last time were terrific, went all the way through.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30They were terrific, and then in the jackpot round...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32They knew everything! They did know everything.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34They knew everything, from Thomas Hobbs to Lorde.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Terrifically well done.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Only one team back from that show, it's Chloe and Stu, who
0:01:38 > 0:01:42did very well, but we've also got a rhyming couple, which I always like.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Yes. Ron and John.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46We should do a rhyming couples special at some point.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48LAUGHTER
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Emma and Gemma. Yeah! Bill and Phil.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Mick and Rick, obviously, who were good. Dita and Peter.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57They were a bit odd, those two.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Thank you very much, Richard.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02All our questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people before the show.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Our contestants need to find the obscure answers those people didn't get.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Of course, everybody is trying to find a pointless answer,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10that's an answer that none of our 100 people gave,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and each time that happens, we will add ?250 to the jackpot.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Nick and Neil won the jackpot last time,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19so today's jackpot starts off back at ?1,000.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29OK, in this first round, I'll take an answer from each of you,
0:02:29 > 0:02:30but there is to be no conferring.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be
0:02:33 > 0:02:36eliminated, so do what you can to make sure that is not you.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Our first category today is...
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many countries whose
0:02:56 > 0:02:59names do not contain the letter 'A' as they could.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Countries whose names do not contain the letter 'A'. Richard.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05We are looking for any country other than the UK whose common
0:03:05 > 0:03:09short form name does not contain the letter 'A', please, so any country
0:03:09 > 0:03:12in the world whose common short form name does not contain the letter 'A'.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13As always, by 'country',
0:03:13 > 0:03:16we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN in its own right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Ruth and Phil, you all drew lots before the show,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and today you are going to go first. Phil, welcome to the show.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Great to have you here. What do you do, Phil?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28As little as possible these days. I've recently retired.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31And what did you do? I was a secondary school headteacher.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Good stuff. Now then, how's your geography? OK. What did you teach?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Languages. Languages. OK.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39German and French. Right.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43So, a country whose name does not contain the letter 'A'.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50I'm going to go for Benin. Benin, says Phil. Benin.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Let's see if that's right,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56It's right.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03APPLAUSE
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Four.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Four. Very well done indeed.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12One of Africa's smallest countries. Terrific start from podium one.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Very well played. 385 miles from north to south.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Thanks very much, Richard.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Chloe, welcome back to the show. Thank you.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21What happened last time?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25We got to the Head-to-Head but we were just outclassed.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Remind us what you do, Chloe. I work for the British Red Cross in London.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31And remind us what you get up to in your spare time.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35I enjoy playing video games. I play quite a lot with my husband. OK.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37What's your favourite game?
0:04:37 > 0:04:42I prefer first person shooters and he prefers role-playing games.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Back in the video games, though.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47LAUGHTER
0:04:48 > 0:04:52OK. Now. Countries that don't have an 'A' in their name.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I'm toying between two.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00But I'm going to say Togo. Togo, says Chloe.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Let's see if Togo's right.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Let's see how many of our 100 people said Togo.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Is right.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Four's been our best score so far.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Six for Togo. Very well done, Chloe.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16APPLAUSE
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Very well played, Chloe.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24One of only three African countries that have a four letter name, Togo.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27The other two have got 'A's in their name. Well, that's good.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I'll give you a few seconds to think about that
0:05:30 > 0:05:33until after the next answer. Sheila, welcome to the show.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37What do you do, Sheila? I'm a school improvement adviser.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41You're sort of a hotel inspector but for schools. I can be the nice one.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'm nothing to do with an inspection.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46So your job is to say, "Could do better."
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I help them to do better before Ofsted come.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Do you find that when you go back,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53when you re-visit, like Kevin McCloud does on Grand Designs,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55that they've actually learnt the lessons you've taught them?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Well, sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised
0:05:58 > 0:06:00and sometimes I'm very disappointed.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Oh, I'd hate to see Sheila disappointed.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I would hate to see that. I hope you do well,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06cos I would hate to see you disappointed. Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Sheila, countries without an 'A' in their name.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I'm going to go for Tibet.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15OK, let's see if Tibet is right,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Oh! Bad luck!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25You didn't realise it was spelt 'Tibat', did you?
0:06:25 > 0:06:26LAUGHTER
0:06:26 > 0:06:28That's incorrect, Sheila, I am sorry,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30and I think that's for the old Pointless reason.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It scores you 100 points.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Absolutely right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Not a country the way that we would recognise
0:06:36 > 0:06:38and not a member of the UN, I'm afraid.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42OK, now, Ron. Hello. Ron, welcome to the show. What do you do, Ron?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I'm a graphic designer.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Generally, or do you work on particular kinds of things?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It's mainly for the oil and gas industry.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It sounds a little bit boring, but we work hard and we play hard.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Of course, you're from Aberdeen, which is
0:06:53 > 0:06:55kind of the home of oil and gas in the British Isles.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57What are your hobbies, Ron?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I like to snowboard and I go to the gym as well, quite a bit.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Got a bit chubby over the years, so thought I'd better hit the gym. OK.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Countries that don't include the letter 'A'.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Well, I was going to go for Djibouti.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I know it starts with a silent 'D',
0:07:13 > 0:07:16so I hope it doesn't have a silent 'A' as well. Djibouti.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Let's find out if Djibouti's right,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25It's absolutely right. Four is our low score, 100 our high.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Oh, look at that! New low score.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Very well done for Djibouti there, Ron. Good answer.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38A lot of the Pointless favourites coming out this round.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41That's a great answer. Very well played. Another African country.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Those two African countries with four letters? Mali and Chad.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Very well done if you got those at home. Thanks very much.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at our scores.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Ron and John, looking very strong.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53ALEXANDER LAUGHS
0:07:55 > 0:07:58If they can carry on with that they should be fine. Very well done.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Up to four, where we find Phil and Ruth.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Up to six, where we find Chloe and Stu,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05and then I'm afraid it's 100, Sheila.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07It's a shame to see Sheila disappointed, isn't it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Yeah. Yeah.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10SHEILA GIGGLES
0:08:10 > 0:08:11There we are. Best of luck.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Maybe there will be another high score in the next round, Sarah,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17so a low score from you might be enough to keep you in the game.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Let's hope. We're going back down the line now.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26OK, we're looking for any country that doesn't contain the letter
0:08:26 > 0:08:31'A' in its name. Now, John, welcome to Pointless. Also from Aberdeen.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34What do you do? I'm a graphic designer. Also a graphic designer.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Do you get to travel around a lot, working for oil and gas,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39or is it all very much Aberdeen-based?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40I don't do travelling for work
0:08:40 > 0:08:43but I've done a lot of travelling myself in my time.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I got married in Australia for a start. Good!
0:08:47 > 0:08:49In a hot-air balloon as well. Very nice.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52You were actually married in a hot-air-balloon? Yeah, yeah.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Eight o'clock in the morning, 4,000 feet. Wow.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00That's one way of not having too many guests, isn't it? Yeah!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Yeah. Cut the prices down. Good stuff.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Now, John, what are you going to go for? I'm going to go for Belize.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Belize.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Now, you want to be scoring 97 or less with Belize to ensure
0:09:11 > 0:09:13you get through to the next round.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17If it's right, I'm pretty sure you can do that. There's your red line.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Of course it's right.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Nine.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27APPLAUSE
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Takes your total up to 11. Very well done, John.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Some very low scoring in this round, isn't it? Impressive show.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37It's the only Commonwealth country in Central America, Belize.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Used to be British Honduras, which would've had an 'A' in it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Would've done.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43So if we were playing Pointless in the '50s,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45that would've been a terrible answer.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Seems like we have been doing Pointless since the '50s,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51doesn't it to you? That' show I'm pitching it, certainly.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53How would it have worked in the '50s?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55We couldn't have called it Pointless
0:09:55 > 0:09:57cos that would sound too flip, I think.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59We would've had to call it,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Some Questions For The Education Of The Population.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Good Lord! That Scored Less Than I Thought!
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I think you'll find it scored fewer than you thought!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Thank you very much indeed. Now, Sarah, we come to you.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23What do you do, Sarah? I'm a teacher in a secondary school.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26What do you like getting up to in your holidays?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I play tennis and I sing in a choir.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Very nice. Sheila, have you been along to hear the choir sing?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I sing in the choir, too. You're in it as well. Good stuff.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Now, Sarah, what would you like to go for?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I'm going to say Niger.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Niger, or Ni-ger, says Sarah. Let's see if that's right.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47There's no red line for you because you're the high scorers,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50but let's see how far the column Niger gets you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51It's right!
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Eight. APPLAUSE
0:11:01 > 0:11:03108 is your total.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05It's a really good answer, Sarah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It's not going to be enough to save you, but very well played.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It's named after the Niger river, which is
0:11:11 > 0:11:14also what Nigeria is named after. But Nigeria has an A in it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18At the end. LAUGHTER
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Ah, good.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Stu... Hello. Stu, welcome back.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Remind us what you do.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30I am a lead researcher in the London Borough of Camden.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34What are all the other researchers doing now? Coffee breaks...
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Not researching. Yeah. That's why they need a lead.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Yeah. But I'm on here, so...I'm not doing it either.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44You didn't leader them all here though? There aren't lots of researchers out there? No. Phew!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47OK, Stu, you are through to the next round anyway, even if
0:11:47 > 0:11:50you score 100 points. What are you going to go for?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I'm going to go for Montenegro.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Montenegro, says Stu.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said that.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00No red line, as you're already through.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02It's right.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10That's a great answer! Look at that! 2!
0:12:10 > 0:12:14APPLAUSE Joint lowest score.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Takes your total up to 8, which is our lowest total so far.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Well played, Stu. Another very good answer.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23It's hated by cartographers, Montenegro.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It's a very small country, smaller than Wales, and it's name is so long,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30it's almost impossible to write the name inside the borders of it. Yeah.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33See, this round would have been much easier in the '50s.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37There were only about 12 countries. Yeah. Now, there's millions of them.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Montenegro being one of them. There we go. Thank you. There we go.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Now then, Ruth. Ruth, welcome. What do you do, Ruth?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I'm a primary school teacher. Do you teach everything across the board?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I don't. I'm going to say this now.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55I just teach music and Spanish at the moment. So don't ask me about Egyptians or...
0:12:55 > 0:12:58That's good. What a nice combination, music and Spanish.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Yeah. And in your spare time, what do you do?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I have two small children, so spare time is not really...
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Doesn't really come into it. What ages are they? Three and five.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Anyway, Ruth, what are you going to go for?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I've had a lot of time to think about it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I've had enough time to spell them several times in my head
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and make sure they don't have any As in them.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23So I'm feeling quite confident about the Seychelles.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Oh-ho-ho! Good answer!
0:13:25 > 0:13:29The Seychelles. Let's find out. No red line, you're already through.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32How far down the column will the Seychelles take us?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Ah, look at that! APPLAUSE
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Scores you 3, takes your total up to 7.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Well played, Ruth. Another great answer. The Seychelles, made up of over 100 islands.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Let's take a look, there's only a couple of pointless answers.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Very well done if you said either of these.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Timor-Leste, which used to be called East Timor, or Liechtenstein.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02That was a pointless answer as well.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05That was a very timely name change for East Timor,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07just so they could get in here on this round.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Yeah, that's why they did it. It was essentially their tourist board.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14We told them what the round was going to be. Yeah, good.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17And they took about four hours to come up with something.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Well done, East Timor. Very well done.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Other low scorers, Cote d'Ivoire would have scored you 1 point.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27You would have got 2 points for Brunei, Lesotho, Comoros.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32Three points for Burundi. The Philippines would have scored 6, as would Yemen.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36You would have got 9 for Congo, 11 for Czech Republic. Those are some of the lower scorers.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Let's take a look at the three biggest scorers now.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42You'd have got 41 for Belgium.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Egypt would have scored you 42.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49And right at the top, Sweden, the biggest of all on 46. Wow!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Thanks very much indeed, Richard. At the end of that round, the pair leaving us
0:14:53 > 0:14:57with their high score of 108, it's Sarah and Sheila. We'll look forward to seeing you next time.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Thanks so much for playing. Lovely contestants. APPLAUSE
0:15:01 > 0:15:05But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for round two.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07APPLAUSE
0:15:09 > 0:15:13OK, so just three pairs remain now and at the end of this round,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16we'll have to say goodbye to another pair.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19John and Ron, of the remaining pairs, sounds ridiculous
0:15:19 > 0:15:22with your score of 11, but you were the high scoring pair there.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26You want to pull your socks up! It was very, very close.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Everybody scored in single figures there.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32It's all looking very good for this round. It's going to be close.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for round two is:
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Film characters. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going first and second?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49OK, and the question concerns:
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Harry Potter actors. Richard.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58This will be popular at home, I think. People often ask for Harry Potter questions.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01We're going to show you the names of six Harry Potter characters on each pass.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Tell us the actor who most famously played that character, please.
0:16:05 > 0:16:0812 in all to have a go at at home. Good luck.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10OK, here's our first board of six.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12And we have:
0:16:19 > 0:16:20I'll read those again.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30There we go, six characters from Harry Potter.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Ruth, how are you feeling about Harry Potter?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35It's one we get asked for a lot.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38There are a couple of answers there that I could guess at,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41but I'd rather not,
0:16:41 > 0:16:46so I'm going to play safe and say Hermione Granger, Emma Watson.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Emma Watson, says Ruth. OK. Let's see if Emma Watson's right
0:16:49 > 0:16:52and if it is, how many of our 100 people said it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53It's right.
0:16:56 > 0:16:5945 for Emma Watson. APPLAUSE
0:17:02 > 0:17:06A safe and steady start, I think we'd describe that as.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11I think that's right. JK Rowling says that Hermione Granger is based on herself at her age.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Now, Chloe, we're looking for the name of the actor who played
0:17:14 > 0:17:18each of these parts in Harry Potter. I think I know the last two
0:17:18 > 0:17:23and I think Lord Voldemort might be more recognised.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26People might know the actor's name better.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30So I'm going to go Ron Weasley and Rupert Grint.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Rupert Grint, says Chloe. Let's see if Rupert Grint is right.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Let's see how many people said that.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41It is right. Emma Watson got 45.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Rupert Grint passes that. 28. APPLAUSE
0:17:47 > 0:17:4928 for Rupert Grint.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Well played, Chloe. Another of the three main characters in those films.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Thanks very much. Now, John, are you happy with Harry Potter?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02No, not at all. We try!
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I know, we try. Honestly! I know.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Well, this board is all yours.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09There would be some people falling over themselves to fill in this board for us.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14I know. Cedric Diggory? Come on, John!
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I'm going to have to guess.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Dolores Umbridge, Emma Thompson?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Dolores Umbridge, Emma Thompson. Let's see if that's right
0:18:23 > 0:18:26and if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Oh, back luck. I'm afraid it's not Dolores Umbridge.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34But not a bad guess. She's got to be in there somewhere.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Unfortunately, an incorrect answer, scoring you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry, John.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43Dolores Umbridge actually played by Imelda Staunton, and that would have scored you 1 point.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Would have been a terrific answer. Severus Snape was played by...
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Alan Rickman. Yes, would have scored you 12 points.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Now, Cedric Diggory was played by someone who's become
0:18:52 > 0:18:56enormously more famous since these films came out. Robert Pattinson.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59R-Patz. Yeah, would have scored you 9 points.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01And Lord Voldemort, Chloe,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04he's a more famous actor than Rupert Grint, but it would have been
0:19:04 > 0:19:07a much better answer in this came cos it would have scored you 3 points.
0:19:07 > 0:19:093 points for Ralph Fiennes.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Thanks very much. We're halfway through the round.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Let's take a look at the scores. 28, the best score of that pass, Chloe,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18so you didn't do too badly in the context of things.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Up to 45, we find Ruth and Phil.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24And then up to 100, where we find John and Ron.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Yes, you're quite far ahead, Ron, so we'll need a good answer from you in the next pass.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31But you'll get first dibs. Use them carefully.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34OK, can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40We're going to put six more Harry Potter characters on the board
0:19:40 > 0:19:42and here they come. We have got:
0:19:52 > 0:19:53I'll read them all one last time.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05There we are. We're looking for the names of the actors who played each of these characters.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Ron, you need to find a really nice low scoring answer.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Did you watch any of the films?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13I shouldn't admit this on TV, but I've read all the books.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18I asked John yesterday if he'd seen all the movies yet and he said no.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21But you have. I have. I've seen them all. OK, this is good.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Worked in the movie industry for a while. Did you? At the cinema, yeah. All right!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28LAUGHTER
0:20:28 > 0:20:30What are you going to go for, Ron?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I'm going to go for Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody,
0:20:33 > 0:20:34that's Brendan Gleeson.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Brendon Gleeson, says Ron.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40No red line for you, I'm afraid, cos you're the high scorers,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43but Brendan Gleeson might take you a long way down that column.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46It's right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54That's a brilliant answer! 1, Ron! APPLAUSE
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Fantastic!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59101 is your total.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Brilliant answer. Given yourself a squeak of a chance there.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Brilliant actor as well, Brendan Gleeson. He's in three Harry Potter movies.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Stu...
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Stu, you need to be scoring 72 or less with your answer.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Now, how do you feel about Harry Potter?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Right, I think I know a few.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22But it's under a lot of pressure now after that great answer.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Um... I'm going to go...
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Hopefully, that it's Sirius Black and it's Gary Oldman.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Sirius Black, Gary Oldman, says Stu. Let's see if that's right
0:21:32 > 0:21:34and how many people said it. There's your red line.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37That's what you have to get below to be in the head-to-head.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Gary Oldman. Is it right?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42It is right.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44And you're in the head-to-head. Very well done.
0:21:47 > 0:21:499 for Gary Oldman.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52APPLAUSE 37 is your total.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Yes, Harry's godfather. It's like a lovely retirement nest egg for a brilliant generation
0:21:58 > 0:22:01of British actors, the Harry Potter franchise.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Thanks very much. Now, Phil.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06So we want to know who played these Harry Potter characters.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Well, Harry Potter's obviously Daniel Radcliffe.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Rubeus Hagrid is Robbie Coltrane.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I'll risk Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18OK, Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane. There's your red line.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21If you get below that, you're in the head-to-head. Let's find out.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Robbie Coltrane. How far down the column will that go?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's right.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30You've done it!
0:22:30 > 0:22:3322... APPLAUSE
0:22:33 > 0:22:36..for Hagrid, played by Robbie Coltrane. There you are.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Takes your total up to 67, sees you into the head-to-head.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Sailing through. You were right to avoid Daniel Radcliffe cos he would have put you above 101.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47He would have scored 61 points.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Professor Flitwick is Warwick Davis. He'd have scored you 3.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56And Bellatrix Lestrange is Helena Bonham Carter, would have scored you 8 points.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Brendan Gleeson, the best answer on that board, so tough luck. Thanks very much.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Well, at the end of that round, we have to say goodbye to Ron and John.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Ron, that was a fantastic answer. Very well done.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10I'm sorry it wasn't enough to save your skin,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12but we will see you again next time.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Thanks very much for playing, Ron and John. Thank you. Thank you.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18APPLAUSE
0:23:18 > 0:23:22But for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the head-to-head.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25APPLAUSE
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Congratulations, Chloe and Stu, Ruth and Phil.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32You're one step closer to the final and a chance to play
0:23:32 > 0:23:35for our jackpot, which currently stands at ?1,000.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40We have to decide who is going to play for that jackpot. You're now going head-to-head.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43The difference is you're now allowed to confer and the first pair
0:23:43 > 0:23:46to win two questions will be playing for that ?1,000.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Chloe and Stu, you were here last time.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52How are you feeling? OK, cos we got to this stage last time.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Ruth and Phil are pretty good though.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58We really want the trophy as well. OK, yes. Important.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01This is your last chance to win it. Yes. Best of luck to both pairs.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Let's play the head-to-head. APPLAUSE
0:24:08 > 0:24:11OK, here comes your first question and it concerns:
0:24:14 > 0:24:16BBC News Editors. Richard.
0:24:16 > 0:24:22We're going to show you five pictures of BBC News Editors, as of the start of April 2013.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Can you identify the most obscure of them? Good luck. Thanks.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Let's reveal our five BBC News Editors and here they come.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31We have got:
0:24:53 > 0:24:57There we go. Five BBC News Editors.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Chloe and Stu, because you played best throughout the show so far, you get to go first.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06(John Simpson... Is that Stephanie Flanders?)
0:25:06 > 0:25:09OK, we're going to say D - Stephanie Flanders.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Stephanie Flanders, say Chloe and Stu for D.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Ruth and Phil, do you want to talk us through the rest of the board?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19We were going to go for Stephanie Flanders. A is Nick Robinson.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21C is John Simpson.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23E is Robert Peston.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Shall we go for...E? E - Robert Peston.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28E - Robert Peston.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33E - Robert Peston. Chloe and Stu have said Stephanie Flanders. Let's see if that's right
0:25:33 > 0:25:36and if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's right.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Oh, very well done indeed! APPLAUSE
0:25:48 > 0:25:501 for Stephanie Flanders.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54That's a great answer. Ruth and Phil have gone for Robert Peston.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Let's see if that's right for E
0:25:56 > 0:25:59and if it is, let's see how many people said Robert Peston.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03It's right.
0:26:08 > 0:26:1011. Another good answer. APPLAUSE
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Sadly not good enough to beat Stephanie Flanders on 1,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16which means, Chloe and Stu, after one question you're up 1-nil.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Robert Peston would definitely have David Tennant playing him in a film.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Wouldn't he just!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Let's go through the rest of these. A is Nick Robinson.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29He's the Politics Editor. Would have scored you 12 points.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32B... It's not an instantly recognisable shot of him,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35but it's BBC Home Editor Mark Easton.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39That's a pointless answer, if you said it, so very well done.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40C is John Simpson.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43He's the World Affairs Editor. And he would have scored you 14.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47So Mark Easton and Stephanie Flanders very much the best answers there.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Thank you. So, here comes your second question.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Ruth and Phil, you get to answer this first. But you have to win it to stay in the game.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Here comes your second. It concerns:
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Richard. We're going to give you fine clues to facts now about the Commonwealth Games.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Can you give us the most obscure answer?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08OK, thanks. Let's reveal our five clues and here they come.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10We have got:
0:27:25 > 0:27:26I'll read those one final time.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44There we are. Ruth and Phil, you will go first this time.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48THEY CONFER
0:27:52 > 0:27:54We're not confident about this.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57We're going to guess that the 15-year-old Australian
0:27:57 > 0:28:00swimmer might have been Ian Thorpe.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Ian Thorpe. Ian Thorpe, say Ruth and Phil.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Chloe and Stu, do you fancy taking us through the rest of the board?
0:28:07 > 0:28:12They've just taken our answer, so... We're not sure on the first country.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14We assume it might have been England.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17It's four years between each Games.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20We think Glasgow is going to be the host city
0:28:20 > 0:28:23and we're not at all sure on the bottom one.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Um... So, Glasgow?
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Yes. We're going to say the host city in 2014 will be Glasgow.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31OK, Glasgow, you're going to say.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35So, Ruth and Phil have said Ian Thorpe. Chloe and Stu, Glasgow.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Let's see how many people said Ian Thorpe, if it's right.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41It's right.
0:28:45 > 0:28:4919. APPLAUSE
0:28:49 > 0:28:5319 for Ian Thorpe. Chloe and Stu have said Glasgow.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people said that.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It's right. Is it going to beat 19?
0:29:03 > 0:29:0635. APPLAUSE
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Well done, Ruth and Phil. You've equalised. After two questions, it's 1-all.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17Ian Thorpe a very good answer. He was a terrific pundit on the Olympics.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21The first country to hold the Games in 1930 was Canada.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27It would have won you the point. It would have scored you 8.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31The usual number of years, four years. That's a big score. 97 points.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34And the third core value, we might have been here all day if you were going to guess that.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37It's Humanity, Equality... Bristol City.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39LAUGHTER So close.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Humanity, Equality, Destiny.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Thanks, Richard. So here comes your third question. This is the decider.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Whoever wins this one goes through to the final
0:29:49 > 0:29:52and plays for that jackpot. Best of luck. It concerns:
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Brit Bands, Richard. We're going to give you the initials of the members of some
0:29:58 > 0:30:02of the biggest British girl and boybands that have ever existed.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04The initials of the band when they formed.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Can you tell us who the bands are, please?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Let's reveal our five sets of initials and here they are.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12We've got:
0:30:33 > 0:30:35I'll read those all one last time.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Chloe and Stu, you go first again this time.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01The top one...
0:31:01 > 0:31:03The bottom one...
0:31:03 > 0:31:06The fourth one... I don't know the second and third ones.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13OK, we're going to go with the second one and hope that
0:31:13 > 0:31:18people don't recognise Cheryl Tweedy because she's now Cheryl Cole.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Nice thinking. So we're going to say the second one is Girls Aloud.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Girls Aloud, say Chloe and Stu for the second one.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Ruth and Phil, the rest of the board is yours.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30The first one is One Direction and we knew the second one was
0:31:30 > 0:31:36Girls Aloud and...I'm really struggling with the other three.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42We'll just have a guess because the one that we do know is not
0:31:42 > 0:31:47going to win us the point, so let's say Snow Patrol for 2007.
0:31:47 > 0:31:492007, Snow Patrol.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54OK, so we have Girls Aloud versus Snow Patrol. Chloe and Stu said Girls Aloud.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Let's see if that's right and how many people said it.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01It's right.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07Wow! 6!
0:32:07 > 0:32:10APPLAUSE
0:32:10 > 0:32:146 for Girls Aloud. Very well done indeed, Stu and Chloe.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Ruth and Phil have gone for that other big
0:32:16 > 0:32:20boyband of the Noughties, Snow Patrol.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said that.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Bad luck. I'm afraid an incorrect answer there, which means, Chloe
0:32:30 > 0:32:35and Stu, after three questions, you're through to the final, 2-1.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Sorry, Snow Patrol formed in 1994 and have none of those initials either.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41But you've got to have a punt.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44I think, Chloe, you maybe know that one. The one they went for there.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Is it JLS? It is JLS, yes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Aston, Marvin, Oritse and JB,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52and would have scored you 7 points as well.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Chloe was absolutely all over this question.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58I think you know the bottom one. I don't even like these bands! I'm not saying you do.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00I'm just saying you did very well.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03The bottom one? Take That. Take That, yeah.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05That would have scored you 27.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09The top one, I think both teams knew it was One Direction. Would have scored you 13.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Now, Xander, if I was to tell you that the first initials on this
0:33:12 > 0:33:16next one, rather than MG, should be MFTW...
0:33:16 > 0:33:18..who would it be?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20That's... It's The Wanted! What about that!
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Yes, Max From The Wanted.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25And that would have scored you 1 point. Wow!
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Very well done if you said that at home.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32I think, Chloe, you got all five of them, didn't you? Yeah. Well done.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Thanks very much. So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round are Phil
0:33:35 > 0:33:39and Ruth, I'm afraid. It means we get to see you twice.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Otherwise you'd have gone through to the final and that would have been it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46We look forward to seeing you again next time.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I'm sure you'll do just as well, if not better, next time. Thanks.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52In the meantime, Ruth and Phil. APPLAUSE
0:33:54 > 0:33:58But for Chloe and Stu, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01APPLAUSE
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Congratulations, Chloe and Stu, you fought off all the competition
0:34:05 > 0:34:08and you've one our coveted Pointless trophy. Very well done.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot
0:34:16 > 0:34:19and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at ?1,000.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Brilliant. You came through to the head-to-head last time.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26You were just beaten there and you've come back.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29As always, you start this round off by choosing a category.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32You have four options to choose from and they are:
0:34:37 > 0:34:39OK, I don't read any Chick Lit.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Ancient Rome, I'm OK cos it'll be like Emperors.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46I'm not too bad at that. '90s Football could be anything.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48If it's '94... Yeah. Could be OK!
0:34:48 > 0:34:53Chick Lit, zero for me. Bestselling Albums... Bestselling Albums is so broad. Exactly.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57But there's going to be a number of options. Ancient Rome, I'm not sure.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02If it's... What could it be, apart from Emperors? Emperors, cities...
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Poets... I'm not sure. Areas of Rome.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11All right. Ip dip... No!
0:35:11 > 0:35:16I'll leave you with the final choice cos that's the chicken's way out.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20I prefer Ancient Rome. Paper, Scissors, Stone. There you are.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Shall we just do that? Yeah, go on.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Oh, right. We'll do Rome. Ancient Rome. That's fine.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28After all that.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32OK. Yeah. That wasn't built in a day either!
0:35:32 > 0:35:34LAUGHTER
0:35:35 > 0:35:39They've gone with Ancient Rome. Let's take a look at the three categories.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Hopefully, there's something here for you. We're looking for,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45any of the 11 Roman Caesars who, along with Julius Caesar,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47make up the 12 Caesars.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51The Emperors between 27BC and 96AD.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53We are looking for any of the 12 Roman Gods who
0:35:53 > 0:35:57sit in Jupiter's Council of the Gods. Obviously, not Jupiter.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Or we're looking for any Characters in Gladiator,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03the name of any named character in Gladiator, please.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Any of the 11 Caesars, alongside Julius Caesar,
0:36:06 > 0:36:10any of the 12 Roman Gods who sat on the Council of Gods with Jupiter,
0:36:10 > 0:36:14or any character names from the film Gladiator. Very best of luck.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Good luck at home as well. OK.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Now, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers and
0:36:19 > 0:36:24to win the jackpot of ?1,000, you need to find one pointless answer.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28The answers you give can come from any of these categories.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31One from each, all three from one, it's up to you.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Are you ready?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37Your time starts now.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I can't name any characters in Gladiator. OK.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44We'll leave that one. On Caesars, we've got Tiberius... Augustus...
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Augustus... Nero, Caligula....
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Germanicus was the father of Caligula, but he didn't take...
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I think it was Claudius, Tiberius...
0:36:53 > 0:36:58I don't know whether Justinian was just after that period. Justin...
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Justinian... Yeah, not Justin.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04I literally only know Augustus, so... Which one shall we go for?
0:37:04 > 0:37:05Are we ruling out the Gods?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I think any God that is a planet, people will know. OK.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10So we rule those out.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13But then we've got to make sure we get the Roman and not the Greek.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Diana is Roman.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16Um...
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Is it Gods and Goddesses? Or just Gods?
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Gods, um...
0:37:20 > 0:37:22OK, we've got 16 seconds. What do you...?
0:37:22 > 0:37:27How do you want you spread it? RICHARD: And Goddesses as well.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Any of the Council of Gods. OK.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34OK, um... Not that I can... I can only think of Greek ones.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Not Roman ones.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Commodus is in Gladiator.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42OK, that's your time up. I now need your three answers.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44OK, we'll go for three Caesars.
0:37:44 > 0:37:50OK, we're going to lump all our three answers in the 12 Caesars. OK.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53We're going for Tiberius... Tiberius.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Claudius... Claudius.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00And... Pick a real curveball. Curveball...
0:38:00 > 0:38:03..may well be too late...
0:38:03 > 0:38:05..but I'll go for...Justinian.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Justinian. OK, Justinian. Of those three,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Tiberius. Tiberius. That's if it's a real one. Yeah.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Tiberius, we'll put last. And your least likely? Justinian. Justinian, we'll put first.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21OK, let's put those answers up on the board in that order
0:38:21 > 0:38:23and here they are.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25We have:
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Well, very best of luck. Your first answer was Justinian.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Now, this sort of swam in from nowhere. You weren't entirely sure if this was right.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37It could have been Justin, but that sounded a bit...
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Doesn't sound very Roman, Justin. Justinian, better!
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Now, if this is right, and it is pointless,
0:38:43 > 0:38:47you will win today's jackpot. What would you do with your share of that, Chloe?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49I would probably buy a gaming chair.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54What is a gaming chair? You get a range of different options, but...
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Do you plug it in? Well, yeah, they have speakers around here.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Does it vibrate? They can vibrate, yes.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03LAUGHTER OK...
0:39:03 > 0:39:07A gaming chair. Stu, what would you get? I was going to get a vacuum cleaner,
0:39:07 > 0:39:09but I like the sound of the gaming chair.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12LAUGHTER Well, best of luck!
0:39:12 > 0:39:14There's a lot riding on these three.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Well, your first answer was Justinian.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Let's find out, for ?1,000, was he one of the 12 Caesars?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Oh! Bad luck!
0:39:25 > 0:39:28An incorrect answer. So your second answer was Claudius.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32You thought you were on slightly more solid ground here with Claudius. More solid. OK.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Let's find out if it's right and if it is, let's find out if it's pointless.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39So, for ?1,000, was Claudius one of the 12 Caesars?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Yes, he was. Justinian, your first answer, turned out to be incorrect,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48but Claudius is absolutely spot on, taking us down through the 30s,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52through the 20s, through the teens...
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Oh, not quite into single figures. 10 for Claudius.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58APPLAUSE
0:39:58 > 0:40:00That's more like it.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02OK, not a pointless answer.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07So, everything is now riding on your third and final answer, which was Tiberius.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Let's find out if it's correct, then let's find out if it's pointless.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14For ?1,000, let's find out, was Tiberius one of the 12 Caesars?
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Yes, he was. OK, so Justinian was an incorrect answer, your second answer,
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Claudius, took us down to 10.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Tiberius, taking us down into single figures.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Down it goes, still going down...
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Oh, no! APPLAUSE
0:40:32 > 0:40:342!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I tell you what, two fantastic answers out of the three.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Justinian, you can afford to take a punt on one,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46but two brilliant low scores, particularly Tiberius.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49I'm afraid it didn't go all the way down to zero though,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52which means you don't win today's jackpot of ?1,000.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56That will roll over onto the next show. But we've enjoyed having you on both shows
0:40:56 > 0:41:00and such a good performance on each occasion. And you get to take home a Pointless trophy.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01Well done for that.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04APPLAUSE
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Not quite a pointless answer, but I do think that was the right tactic to go for Ancient Rome.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15You clearly know your stuff and it could have fallen nicer for you.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18You mentioned five Caesars. There's only five Caesars who scored any points
0:41:18 > 0:41:21and it was the five you mentioned.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24You said Nero, he would have scored 23, Claudius would have scored 10.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Augustus, 7. Caligula, 7. And Tiberius, we've seen there.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Justinian was a Byzantine Emperor and much later, 6th century.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Another thing you mentioned, as you were talking,
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Gladiator characters, you talked about Commodus,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43who is the Joaquin Phoenix character, he was a pointless answer.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Oh, no!
0:41:45 > 0:41:49You are one Joaquin Phoenix character away from a gaming chair.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Aren't we all! Let's take a look at all of these answers.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Let's take a look at the Emperors, see if you know any of these.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Galba would have been a pointless answer.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Titus, he was the son of Vespasian, as well, who was a pointless answer.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08Vitellius was a pointless answer. You could have had Domitian or Otho as well.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Now, the Gods... You could have had Ceres, she's the Goddess of Agriculture, Vesta,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Vulcan, he was the God of Fire, all of those were pointless answers.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19And let's take a look at some of these characters.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21There's Commodus, the Joaquin Phoenix character.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Derek Jacobi's character, Gracchus, was a pointless answer.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Juba, Lucilla... If you were going for this category,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30there's only four answers that scored any points.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33They were Maximus, Lucius, Marcus Aurelius and Proximo.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37If you said any other character from that film, you would have won the jackpot.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Really tough luck. I think you went for the right one and it didn't quite go your way.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Bad luck. You did really well.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49You can walk out of here with your heads held high and the trophies held above them.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52We have to say goodbye to you. It's been wonderful having you on the show.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Chloe and Stu, thanks so much for playing. Great contestants.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57APPLAUSE
0:42:57 > 0:43:00So, Chloe and Stu didn't win our jackpot today, which means it
0:43:00 > 0:43:04rolls over onto the next show, when we'll be playing for ?2,000.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Join us next time to see if someone can win it.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard. Goodbye. And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14APPLAUSE