0:00:12 > 0:00:14APPLAUSE
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27welcome to Pointless, the quiz show where the lowest scorers
0:00:27 > 0:00:29are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- And couple number one.- My name's Jeff, this is my good mate Tom.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- We're from Hednesford in Staffordshire.- Couple number two.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Hi, my name's Gareth, this is my girlfriend Louise,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- and we're from North London. - Couple number three.- Hi, I'm Jim.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46I'm from Belfast.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49I'm retired, and this is my friend Barbara, also from Belfast.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And finally, couple number four.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Hello, I'm Keith, this is Dave, and we're friends from Cheltenham.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56And these are today's contestants.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59APPLAUSE
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Thanks, all of you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03We'll find out more about you through the show as it goes along.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05So that just leaves one more person for me to introduce,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07the exam invigilator of this little operation,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09so he'll spend today watching our contestants like a hawk
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and insisting on accompanying them to the toilets.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.- Hiya.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Hi, everybody. Afternoon.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Good afternoon. How are you? - I'm very well, thank you.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- How have you been since I last saw you?- Erm... Pretty well, actually.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- What have you been up to? - This and that.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I went out for lunch with friends, took in a show. Took in a matinee.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- Just got here, two minutes before we started.- Very good.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I saw you being dropped off on the back of a bike, back of a motorbike.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- That is correct. On the back of a Harley Davidson.- Yeah, yeah.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Yeah, Big Ron dropped me off. - Big Ron.- Yeah.- Wow.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Tell you what, there's 15 Rons in the chapter
0:01:51 > 0:01:54of the Hell's Angels I'm in, and he's the biggest.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Yeah.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56LAUGHTER
0:01:56 > 0:01:58He's not very tall, though, is he?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01He's not tall but he makes up for it with circumference.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Certainly he does.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Certainly does.- That bike rides low to the ground.- Sure.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Let me tell you that. Now, I'll tell you who I miss.- Tell me.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Barry and Harry. - I miss Barry and Harry!- Aw.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- They were great, weren't they?- I like them.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Rhyming names, got through to the jackpot round,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19did terrifically well in the jackpot round, got a three pointer,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22a two pointer and a one pointer in that jackpot round.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Again, one of the unluckiest couples we've had... All right.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Look at them, delighted.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30They were, they were genuinely unlucky, weren't they?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33They were a terrific pair. But we've got two pairs back from that show.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37We've got Jeff and Tom the teacher, and also we've got Jim and Barbara.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39We didn't see much of you last time, Jim and Barbara,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- so hopefully this time, you get a little bit further.- Thank you.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Thank you. All our questions on Pointless have been put
0:02:44 > 0:02:47to 100 people before the show. Our contestants need to find
0:02:47 > 0:02:49the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Everyone's trying to find a Pointless answer,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54that's an answer that none of our 100 people gave,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56and each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58As you've gathered,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Barry and Harry didn't win last time, so we add
0:03:00 > 0:03:05another £1,000 to that, so today's jackpot starts off at £3,500.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Not bad.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18OK, in this first round, I will take an answer from each of you,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20but there is, of course, to be no conferring.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be
0:03:22 > 0:03:25heading home, so try and do what you can to make sure that's not you.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Our first category today is...
0:03:29 > 0:03:32TV. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
0:03:32 > 0:03:33who's going to go second?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40OK, and the question concerns...
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Television families, Richard.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45On each pass,
0:03:45 > 0:03:49we're going to give you seven sets of first names of a famous TV family.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51You need to tell us the surname of each family, please.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53There's going to be 14 in all to have a go at at home.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55See how many of those you can get.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56OK, thanks very much indeed.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59So we're looking for the surnames of these fictional TV families,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and here they are. On our first board...
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I'll read those all one last time.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37There we are.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Jeff and Tom, you all drew lots today and you are going to go first.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- We are, yeah.- Jeff, welcome back. - Thank you.- What happened last time?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49We didn't win, so we've had to come back for a second go and try
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- and win this time.- How far did you get?- Erm... To the second round.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Second round.- Yeah, so just a warm up for us.- It wasn't too bad.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Exactly.- First round, you were the low scorers.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Exactly, and then we just went... - Very good.- Yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- It just went to pot. - But you know what, Jeff?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06We were doing the second round, and it was countries in the Americas,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08including the Caribbean, that were north of the equator.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Jeff has just come back from his stag weekend in... Weekend? Week.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Week in...- Stag week in Las Vegas. - And went for Mexico.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17You went for Mexico.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I knew a lot of the other countries, but the problem was...
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Yeah. Let's not talk about it. Let's move on.- Jeff, what do you do?
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Remind us what you do.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I work at Aston University in Birmingham.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- And your hobbies are?- Mainly sport, so football and cricket as well.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- I play football quite a lot. - OK, good.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Now, what about these TV families?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I will go with Richard, Hyacinth and Sheridan,
0:05:40 > 0:05:45and depending on how you pronounce it, Bucket or "Bouquet".
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Bucket or "Bouquet", says Jeff. Let's see if that's right.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Let's see how many of our 100 people knew that answer.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54It's absolutely right.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Oh. Oh! 70's your score, Jeff. Oh, that's quite high.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59APPLAUSE
0:05:59 > 0:06:00That's high.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Very popular show and very memorable name as well,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05with the Hyacinth there.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Sheridan never appears, of course, he's always on the end of a phone.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Now, then. Gareth. Welcome to the show. What do you do, Gareth?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- I'm a full-time student and part-time swimming teacher.- Wow.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- How does that work? What are you studying?- I'm studying business.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Studying business. How long's the course?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24It's three years and I've only just start...
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- I've just finished my first year. - OK.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28And in between whiles you're funding it with the swimming tuition.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- That's a one-on-one, or do you take classes?- Both.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- One-on-one, classes, adults, kids, anything.- And what are your hobbies?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Football.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Play a lot of football. Gym fanatic, go at least four times a week.- OK.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- And swimming.- Excellent. Now, what about this board?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48It's not too bad, actually. He says, and probably gets it wrong.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52But what I'm going to go for is Peter, Lois, Chris, Meg
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- and Stewie, and go for the Griffins. - The Griffins.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57OK, let's see if that's right,
0:06:57 > 0:07:02and if it is, let's see how may of our 100 people said Griffin.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03It's right.
0:07:08 > 0:07:0918. Very well done.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10APPLAUSE
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Good answer. 18 for Griffin. - Well played, Gareth.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Griffin family from Family Guy, of course.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Thanks very much. Now then, Barbara. Barbara, remind us what you do.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I work as a clinic manager for a skin care and laser company.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31And what do you do in your spare time, Barbara?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I like to go up the coast.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We've got a beautiful coast in Northern Ireland,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39so I visit different areas, like the Giant's Causeway and, you know,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- spas as well. Health spas.- Lovely.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44OK, now what about this board?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I think I'd like to stay pretty safe,
0:07:47 > 0:07:53and I'd like to go for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles, Flintstone.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Flintstone, says Barbara. Flintstone.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Let's see if that's right,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Flintstone.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Wee, look at that! Wow.
0:08:04 > 0:08:0594!
0:08:06 > 0:08:0994. That was a high score.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Wow, that makes Jeff and Tom's score look piddling.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13BARBARA LAUGHS
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- The Flintstones. - That was pretty safe, Barbara, yeah.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18That was pretty safe, The Flintstones.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20They were originally going to be called The Flagstones.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23But they changed it at the last minute.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Why?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Because there was another cartoon, believe it or not,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30called The Flagstones, and they thought it would be confusing,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- which of course it would've been. - Very. Keith.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Keith, welcome to the show. What do you do, Keith, in Cheltenham?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- I'm retired.- What did you do, Keith?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I used to be a painter and decorator.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44And what do you do now, Keith? What fills your time?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Well, I actually care for my mother, who's elderly,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- in joint responsibility with my sister.- Good for you.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Does that give you a lot of spare time? I suppose not a great deal.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Not a great deal, no. No.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58OK, now, Keith, you're the last person to have this board.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00What do you make of it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Well, when TV came up, I was quite optimistic, but I'm going to
0:09:04 > 0:09:10make everybody really happy, cos I don't know any of those.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13So I'm just going to have to take a complete random guess.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18I'm going to go Pam, Mick and Gavin Williams.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Pam, Mick and Gavin Williams, says Keith.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Let's see if that's right, and if it is, let's see how many people said Williams.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27No. Bad luck, Keith, I'm afraid.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29As you would imagine,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32an incorrect answer scores you the maximum of 100 points.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33I'm sorry.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Sorry, Keith. Pam, Mick and Gavin...
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Gavin is the clue, they're from Gavin And Stacey,
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- and their surname is Shipman. - Of course it is, yeah.- Yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Of course it is.- Would've scored you four points if you'd said that.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Nellie, Joey, Jack, Adrian, et cetera, were from Bread.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Of course you know the Boswells, Ma Boswell and family.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Would've scored 11. Jim, Paul, Julie, Scott and Lucy from Neighbours.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Robinson.- The Robinsons, yeah. Would've scored 20.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04And Walter, Skyler and Walt Jr, it's White. They're from Breaking Bad.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07So White and Shipman were the best answers on that board.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Thanks very much indeed. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12We're halfway through the round. 18, the best score of that pass.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Very well done, Gareth.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Then it's a long way up.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17We join the others right at the other end of the scale.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Jeff and Tom, the lowest of those scores on 70, Barbara
0:10:20 > 0:10:24and Jim on 94, and then just ahead of them, Keith and Dave on 100.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Now, Dave, you're not miles ahead. This is quite nice.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29You've got some good company up there at the peak.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31But we need a low score from you on the next pass.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34You'll get first pick of the next board, so use it wisely.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Back down the line now.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43OK, we're going to put seven more TV families on the board,
0:10:43 > 0:10:44and here they come.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46We have got...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I'll read those all one last time.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Now, Dave, remember,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27we're looking for the surnames of these fictional TV families,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and you're going to try and find the one you think the fewest
0:11:30 > 0:11:32of our 100 people knew. So, Dave, what do you do?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36I'm a credit controller for an agricultural company.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38And when you're not doing that, Dave, what do you like to get up to?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Winter time, I spend all my time following National Hunt racing,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and summer time, a bit of golf, coarse fishing,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and spending time with my nephews and my niece.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Now, then, what do you make of this board, Dave?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Erm... Tricky-ish.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55There's a couple on there that I know.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57In fact, there's three on there that I know, it's just
0:11:57 > 0:12:01a question of picking the lowest answer given the position we're in.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06I think I will go for Arthur, Pauline, Michelle, Mark
0:12:06 > 0:12:11- and Martin, and say Fowler. - Fowler, says Dave. Fowler.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13No red line for you as you're the high scorers,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16but let's see how many of our 100 people said Fowler.
0:12:21 > 0:12:2256.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25156, your score.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Yeah, a fairly big score.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Could've been more there, I think, for the Fowlers from EastEnders.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Tony Holland, who created the family, based them a lot on his own family.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Interesting.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Now, Jim. Jim, welcome back.- Thank you.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43What do you do, Jim?
0:12:43 > 0:12:49Well, I was a football referee for 24 years back home,
0:12:49 > 0:12:54and I was an adjudicator in the pipe band world
0:12:54 > 0:12:57for judging drum majors.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01We had a Scottish drum major world champion.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04He was a world champ ten years ago.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- He was really slagging off one of the referees, wasn't he?- Yeah!
0:13:07 > 0:13:11He said, "The circuit was generally very forgiving, very nice,
0:13:11 > 0:13:16"very friendly, but one guy..." Were they Coleraine?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Something like that, he said, I think.- I bet you'd know him.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I probably do.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Anyway, Jim, you need to be scoring 61
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- or less with this answer.- Right.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Erm...
0:13:27 > 0:13:32I know two, and the two I know are probably the most popular and...
0:13:33 > 0:13:35..the rest I'm not sure of, unfortunately.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38I think I'll take a gamble and try...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43JR, Sue Ellen and John Ross.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- Ewing.- Ewing.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Ewing. Here is your red line.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Get below that with Ewing, and you're in round two. Best of luck.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Let's see if it's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58It's right.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01You've done it, Jim. Oh, look at that. Perfectly judged.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Look at that. You needed 61, you got 60.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09154 is your total. Very well done.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Well played, Jim. That really is cutting it fine.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Very, very good. Scored more than the Fowlers, I suspect maybe
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- because the names JR and Sue Ellen are so evocative, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Now, Louise. I have good news. You're through to the next round.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Makes my job easier. - I hope it does.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29What do you do as your job, in fact?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- I'm an admin manager for a high street scanning clinic.- I see.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35And when you're not doing that, what do you like to do?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Travelling, socialising, getting out of the office.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Getting out of the office. OK.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42What do you make of this board?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I knew the two that have gone, and I know two more.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49One is, to me, obvious,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53so I'm going to go with the other one in hope that I'm correct,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56which is Caleb, Shadrach, Zak, Ezra and Albert,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and I'm hoping that's the Dingles.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00The Dingles, says Louise.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Let's see if that's right.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04No red line for you, you're already through,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07but let's see if the Dingles is correct. How many people said it?
0:15:08 > 0:15:09It's right.
0:15:13 > 0:15:1529.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16APPLAUSE
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Very well done. 47, your total.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Well played, Louise. Good choice as well.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I'm guessing I know the other one you knew.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27That's a good answer. They've all got biblical names apart from Albert,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31but he makes up for it because his middle name is Ezekiel.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Thanks very much indeed. Now, Tom. Welcome back.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Tom, a teacher by term time.- Yes.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Stand up comic by evenings and holidays.- Yes.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44How far would you go, cos obviously stand up, there's going to come
0:15:44 > 0:15:46a point in that career where you're going to have to
0:15:46 > 0:15:48commit to it and think, "Actually, do you know what?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- "I'm going to shelve the teaching." - Yeah.- Have you...
0:15:51 > 0:15:53In your sort of dream scenario,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56when do you think you would get to that point?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I work part-time right now, I do three days a week, and then two
0:15:59 > 0:16:03days a week I'm gigging and writing and stuff, so I'm not sure, really.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09Right now I'm quite happy with the way things are, so I don't know.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- At some point I have to decide, but not for a bit.- Not for a bit.- No.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Good stuff. Now, there you are on 70.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18The high scorers on 156 are David and Keith,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22so 85 or less sees you comfortably into the next round.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Do you want to talk us through this board, Tom?- Yeah.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I've got a funny feeling... I don't watch it but I think
0:16:27 > 0:16:30the top one, they're the Browns, I think.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I think that the third one down is the Sopranos.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I'm pretty sure that the fifth one down is the Simpsons,
0:16:38 > 0:16:43and I've no idea, the sixth one down. I'm not sure.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47On that basis, I'm going to go for the third one down, Tony, Carmela,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Meadow and AJ, and I'm going to say that they are the Sopranos.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Sopranos. OK, Sopranos. Here is your red line, nice and high.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57If you get below that with the Sopranos,
0:16:57 > 0:16:58you are through to round two.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Let's see if it's right, let's see how many people said Sopranos.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05It is right and you are though. Very well done, Tom.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Still going down. Look at that!
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Four!
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Only the best score of the whole round there, Tom.
0:17:13 > 0:17:1674, your total.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Terrific answer, Tom. Very well played.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, of course, playing Tony and Carmela.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25You were right about the top one.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30It's Mrs Brown's Boys, so they are the Browns. Would've scored you 15.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31The one everyone was avoiding,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34of course it's Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie, it is the Simpsons.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Would've scored you 88 points.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40And do you know the last one, Sebastian, Julia and Cordelia?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Oh, yes, I do! Of course I do. It's, erm... Flyte.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Yeah, Flyte, from Brideshead Revisited,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48and that would've scored two points, the best answer up there.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53So at the end of our first round, the pair leaving us
0:17:53 > 0:17:56with their high score of 156, Keith and Dave.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I mean, really, you weren't that far ahead of your nearest rivals.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Just two points. But I'm afraid you are the high scorers.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02We have to say goodbye.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04But we'll look forward to seeing you next time.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Thanks for playing, Dave and Keith. - Thank you.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09APPLAUSE
0:18:09 > 0:18:12But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for round two.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18So, three pairs remain, and obviously,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21at the end of this round, we'll be sending another pair home.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Now, Jim and Barbara, oh, you were lucky there.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26By the skin of your teeth.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Gareth and Louise, our lowest scoring pair, so well done you.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Tom, the lowest scoring individual, so hats off to you.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Jeff, what's going on? "Bouquet"? It was another Mexico!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- It's Mexico all over again! - I've wiped that from my mind now.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- On to the next round. - On to the next round.- OK.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I think you're going to love this round.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47You are going to be brilliant in this round.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for round two is...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54LAUGHTER
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- What?- What's the...- What?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Spanish sport. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02who's going to go second?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Spanish cities
0:19:14 > 0:19:16with a top-flight football team as they could.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Spanish cities with a top-flight football team.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Yeah, it's a football question, also a geography question.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25There's ways and means of getting good scores in this round,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I suspect, if you know your stuff.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29We're looking for the name of any Spanish city that has
0:19:29 > 0:19:32a top-flight football team in the 2012-2013 season, please.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Don't need the name of the teams,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37just looking for any Spanish city that is host to the football
0:19:37 > 0:19:40ground of a team in the Spanish Premier League, please.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Very, very best of luck. - OK, thank you very much indeed.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45So the name of any Spanish city with a football team that
0:19:45 > 0:19:49competes in the current La Liga football league. Tom.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Tom. OK.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56If you were to ask the worst possible question...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58What would it be?
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Probably this.- Oh, right. OK. - I am going to say...
0:20:08 > 0:20:09I'm going to say Barcelona.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Barcelona. Well, let's see if it's right, and if it is,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15let's see how many of our 100 people said Barcelona.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's right.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Oh-ee, that's a high score, Tom. But it's better than 100.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- You feel a bit more vindicated now, Jeff?- Yeah. It's fine.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29TOM AND JEFF LAUGH
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- That is a Mexico/"Bouquet" of an answer.- More, actually. It's more.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- The home of FC Barcelona, of course. - Indeed. Now, Gareth.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I can pretty much name the majority of the teams in La Liga,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44but whether or not they're actual cities...
0:20:45 > 0:20:49..I don't know. So I might have a bit of a punt
0:20:49 > 0:20:50and see if I can get one.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- I'm going to go for Osasuna. - Osasuna, says Gareth.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02No! Bad luck, Gareth.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- You see, Tom? He knew all of them. - Yeah.- Nearly all of them.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I'm afraid, yes, that was an incorrect answer,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12scored you the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry, Gareth.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13That's unlucky.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15I'm sorry, cos you'll know a lot of these names
0:21:15 > 0:21:17when they go through them. Osasuna are in La Liga,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21but they play in a particular city, which I won't name.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28OK. Now, Barbara. How good's your knowledge of the Spanish league?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Poquito.- OK.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34So how good is your knowledge of Spanish geography, which,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I guess, is pretty much what it's going to come down to?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- That's OK, isn't it?- Yeah.- Good. What are you going to go for?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- I would like to go for Seville. - Seville, says Barbara. Seville.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46HE CHUCKLES
0:21:46 > 0:21:47"Barbara Seville."
0:21:47 > 0:21:49LAUGHTER
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Let's see if that's right,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52let's see how many of our 100 people said that.
0:22:01 > 0:22:0323. Very well done indeed.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Well played, Barbara.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- Home to two clubs, Sevilla and Real Betis as well.- Thanks very much.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15We're halfway through the round. Let's look at those scores.
0:22:15 > 0:22:1823, the best score of that pass, Barbara. Very well done.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Jim and Barbara can relax a little bit now, I'd say.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Then up to 83, where we find Tom and Jeff.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Jeff, I think, nursing a fantastic answer that he's just waiting
0:22:26 > 0:22:30to pull out. And then up to 100, where we find Gareth and Louise.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Bad luck, Gareth.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34But Louise, you've seen the error of Gareth's ways,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36so get thinking of your Spanish geography.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Best of luck. Back down the line.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:22:43 > 0:22:44OK.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Jim, remember, we are looking for the name of any Spanish city with
0:22:47 > 0:22:51a football team that competes in the current La Liga football league.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55You're on 23. 76 or less keeps you in the game.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57I think I'll go for...
0:22:58 > 0:23:00..Real Zaragoza, Zaragoza.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Zaragoza, says Jim. There is your red line.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Let's see if that's right,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said that.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10It's right.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13You are in the head-to-head. Very well done, Jim.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19That is a fantastic answer. Very well done. Four.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Best score of the round so far, Jim.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:27 > 0:23:29That's a terrific answer, Jim. Very well played.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Zaragoza, the home of Real Zaragoza. Never won La Liga.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34They famously, in 1995, beat Arsenal in the final
0:23:34 > 0:23:37of the Cup Winners' Cup,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39when Nayim lobbed Seaman from the halfway line.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43LAUGHTER
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I'm... I'm... I'm sorry I missed that(!)
0:23:46 > 0:23:48LAUGHTER
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- It's one of the most famous moments in European football.- Yeah!
0:23:52 > 0:23:54LAUGHTER
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I dare say it is.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57LAUGHTER
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Louise.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Now, Louise, yes, you know what we need from you.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- What do you know about the Spanish league?- Erm... Spanish league...
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- La Liga.- La Liga? Not much.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- Travel, football.- Travel?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I've actually been to the Bernabeu, so Barcelona would've been one of
0:24:13 > 0:24:15my answers, but they played another team,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18so I will go with my knowledge and say...
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Valencia.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Valencia, says Louise. Wow, look at that.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Spontaneous applause breaking out in the bleacher seats there.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Valencia.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29No red line for you, you're the high scorers,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32but let's see how many of our 100 people said Valencia.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35It's a good answer.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Well, four's our lowest score.
0:24:39 > 0:24:4121. There we are. For Valencia.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46121, your total.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48That's a very good answer. Home to two teams, as well.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Valencia and Levante as well.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Levante knocked Motherwell out of the 2012 Europa Cup.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Thank you, Richard. Now, Jeff.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Sport's meant to be my specialism. - Yeah, exactly.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03That's what I thought. I've been looking forward to this.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- This is going to be brilliant. - It's going to be amazing.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08This is Jeff's...
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- Jeff's moment. How is your Spanish geography?- OK.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I've got an answer, but I'm just not sure...
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Before you give it, let me tell you,
0:25:16 > 0:25:1937 or less is what you have to score, otherwise it's goodbye.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- I'm going to go with Malaga.- Malaga.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Malaga. There you are. There's your red line. Below that...
0:25:28 > 0:25:29cake and ale.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Above that, goodbye. - Got it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Let's see if Malaga's right,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41It's right.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Very well done. You've done it. Superb.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48That's a great answer. Malaga. 13, Jeff.
0:25:51 > 0:25:5396 is your total.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55You cleaned up.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Very well played, Jeff.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Malaga, the home of the team Malaga,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02who are now owned by Qatari businessmen, so they're one of the
0:26:02 > 0:26:05teams we're going to hear a lot more of in the next few years, I think.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Gareth, you were really unlucky, you and Louise, in that round.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Osasuna is a good answer. They play in Pamplona, I'm afraid,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13and Pamplona would've scored you two points.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Would've been a terrific answer. There's three pointless answers here.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Let's take a look at them.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23A Coruna, where Deportivo de La Coruna play, Cornella de Llobregat,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25that's where Espanyol play,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and Real Sociedad play in San Sebastian.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Very, very well done if you got any of those.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Top three answers, let's take a look. We've heard two of them already.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Seville would've scored you 23, as we know.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41Barcelona, 83, and Madrid would've scored you 85 points.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45So, at the end of our second round, it's Gareth
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and Louise we have to send on their way with their score of 121.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52An honourable high score, though, Gareth. Just really unlucky there.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54However, it all bodes very well for your next appearance.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56We'll look forward to that.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Louise and Gareth, thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05But for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the head-to-head.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Congratulations, Jeff and Tom, Jim and Barbara.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14You're now one step closer to the final and a chance to
0:27:14 > 0:27:17play for our jackpot, which currently stands at...
0:27:17 > 0:27:18CHEERING
0:27:20 > 0:27:23So now we have to decide who's going to play for that money,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25and to do that, you're now going to go head-to-head.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27The difference is, you're now allowed to chat.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29You can confer before you give answers, and the first
0:27:29 > 0:27:32pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Welcome to the head-to-head. Both of you are returning pairs.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38None of you have been in this round before. Best of luck to both pairs.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Let's play the head-to-head.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41APPLAUSE
0:27:45 > 0:27:48OK, here comes your first question, and it concerns...
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Russian words in English. Richard.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56We are about to show you five visual clues to Russian words that we
0:27:56 > 0:27:58use in the English language.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Can you tell us what any of these five words are, please?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05OK. Visual clues! Exciting. Wow, visual clues.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Let's reveal our five visual clues to Russian words that we
0:28:08 > 0:28:10use in English, and here they are.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11We have got...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14A, that's a seven-letter word. Count up the dashes.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19B, another seven-letter word.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23C, that's a four-letter word.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24RICHARD CHUCKLES
0:28:24 > 0:28:27D, that's six letters.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31And E, a six-letter word.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37There we are. Five visual clues to Russian words we use in English.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Jeff and Tom, you've played best throughout the show so far,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41so you get to go first this time.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45JEFF AND TOM WHISPER
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- TOM:- (C is "tsar".)
0:28:54 > 0:28:58My partner and I think that, er...
0:28:58 > 0:29:04C is "tsar", t-s-a-r. We think C is "tsar".
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Tsar, say Jeff and Tom. Tsar.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Now, then. Jim and Barbara, the rest of the board is yours.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12Talk us through.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- You do. You do.- I don't know.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16Erm...
0:29:16 > 0:29:19We're a little bit thrown by this one.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- So the only one I can think of is A. It's a mammoth.- Mammoth.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Mammoth, say Jim and Barbara. So we have tsar versus mammoth.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Jeff and Tom said tsar.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35It's right.
0:29:38 > 0:29:3954 for tsar.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Jim and Barbara have gone for mammoth for A.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Let's see if that's right,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and if it is, let's see how many people said that, mammoth.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Mammoth is right.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Oh, 74, though, for mammoth.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Well done, Jeff and Tom.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00After one question, you are up 1-0.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03The two largest answers on the board there.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Mammoth we now use to mean "exceptionally large".
0:30:05 > 0:30:08The OED says the first time they can find anyone using the word
0:30:08 > 0:30:11mammoth to mean exceptionally large was Thomas Jefferson,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14who used it to describe a large cheese he'd been given.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- A mammoth cheese.- There you go.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- B, I'm sure some people at home will get this one.- Samovar.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Samovar, yep. That would've scored you 22.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- D, it's a breed of dog.- Afghan. - It's not an Afghan.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30I wonder if other people said that. I bet they did. It's a borzoi.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Comes from the Russian word for "swift".
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- I did think 'Afghan' was quite weird to be a Russian word.- Yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Scores you eight points.- It's close. - Yeah, it's not a bad answer.
0:30:39 > 0:30:45And E is the Russian word for "great white", which is "beluga".
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Beluga, and that would've scored you ten points.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Thanks very much. Here comes your second question.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Jim and Barbara, you get to answer it first,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54but you have to win it to stay in the game.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Best of luck. It concerns...
0:30:58 > 0:30:59The human ear. Richard.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02We're going to show you five names for parts of the human ear,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05but we've missed out alternate letters. There's more blank letters for you here.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Can you fill in those gaps and give us the most obscure answer?
0:31:08 > 0:31:09OK. Thank you very much.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Let's reveal our five words relating to the human ear, and here they are.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I'll read those again without the blanks.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Jim and Barbara, you will go first.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41JIM SPELLS QUIETLY
0:31:41 > 0:31:42No, it's not.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45JIM COUNTS QUIETLY
0:31:47 > 0:31:49JIM SPELLS QUIETLY
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- TO BARBARA:- Stirrup? Stirrup, is it? First one?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55I think I only know one, and it's the top one.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58I think it is, hopefully, it's a stirrup.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Stirrup, say Jim and Barbara. Stirrup.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Now, then, Jeff and Tom, the board is yours.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06I don't know the second one.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07- Do you know the second one?- No.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- Or the third.- Or the third one.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- Or the fifth.- Or the fifth one.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Five must be organ of something.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Blot? Anyway, the one we're going to go for, sorry,
0:32:17 > 0:32:18is the fourth one down,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21which we think is Eustachian tube.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Eustachian tube. Eustachian tube.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Now, Jim and Barbara said stirrup, Jeff and Tom, Eustachian tube.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Jim and Barbara, let's see how many
0:32:28 > 0:32:30of our 100 people said stirrup, if it's right.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34And it is.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Ooh, that's a high one. 77. - Yeah.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39APPLAUSE
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Jeff and Tom have gone for Eustachian tube.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Let's see if that's right and let's see how many people said that.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50If you win this one, you go straight through to the final.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53It's right.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55And you win it. Very well done indeed.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Ooh, it's still going down. Look at that.
0:32:59 > 0:33:0023 for Eustachian tube.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02APPLAUSE
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Which means, Jeff and Tom, after two questions only,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08you are through to the final, 2-0.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Well played, gents. Yeah, the stirrup is the smallest
0:33:10 > 0:33:12and the lightest bone in the entire human body.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15If anyone calls in sick to work with a broken stirrup, don't believe them.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17LAUGHTER
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Unless they're a horse, in which case, it's acceptable.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Now, the second one down is the tragus.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25It would have scored you six.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28The next one down is the pinna.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29That would have scored 27.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32And that bottom one is...it's organ of something, clearly,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35and it's the organ of corti.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36And if you said that at home, very well done,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39because it's a pointless answer. Terrific work.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40Thank you very much indeed.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42So, the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I'm afraid, it's Jim and Barbara.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Well, you've done so much better today than you did last time round,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49when it was round one. Right through to the head-to-head.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Two perfectly good answers there,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54but I'm afraid Jeff and Tom got the better of you in both instances.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56But thanks very much for playing, Jim and Barbara.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58We loved having you on the show. Thanks so much.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02APPLAUSE
0:34:02 > 0:34:05But, for Jeff and Tom, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08APPLAUSE
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Congratulations, Jeff and Tom.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You fought off all the competition
0:34:13 > 0:34:15and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24I'm really excited about the trophy!
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I know everyone says that, but all I wanted out of today was the trophy.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Well, listen, you now have the chance to win the Pointless jackpot,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32and at the end of today,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35the jackpot stands at £3,500. There we are.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38APPLAUSE
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Oh, well done! So, it was round two last time,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- which was a bit disappointing. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45But this time, fantastic. Fantastic.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Tom knows his ears!- I know my ears! - LAUGHTER
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Tom, I've got to ask you something.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52So, when you're teaching, when you're Mr Alsop...
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Yeah?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Do you wear your hair like that? - Yeah, yeah.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I say to people "It grew gradually," as though not all hair does that,
0:34:59 > 0:35:04but over a school year, or a couple of years, it got bigger and wilder.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Because I've noticed that this bit of it is quite formal,
0:35:07 > 0:35:08the formalised bit here,
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- and then it gets a bit wilder as it goes to the back.- Yeah, yes.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Has no-one ever taken you aside at school, the head or deputy head,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- and said, "This is not what we expect?"- I don't think so.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20You should see the deputy head.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- It's out here! - LAUGHTER
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- He's got an enormous 'fro. - Knocks people over.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26What's the name of your deputy head?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Erm...Graham. Mr Clegg.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Clegger? The Cleggster? - The Cleggmeister General, yeah.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32All right, Clegger?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35The Big Clegg. We don't call him that. No-one calls him that.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37We call him "Sir" or "Mr Clegg".
0:35:37 > 0:35:40OK, now, this round, you kick it off by choosing a category,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and you have four options to choose from, and they are:
0:35:44 > 0:35:47..The 1990s, Literary Awards,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Country Music Stars, Italy.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Here's the thing, right?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Professionally, I'm meant to know literary things,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58but the pressure on me in that round is whopping.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Let's not do that. - Go on, you pick.- OK.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04'90s. Yeah, we'll have the '90s, please.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07OK, you're going to go for the '90s. The '90s, Richard.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08So you teach GCSE English, right?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10If one of your pupils said to you,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12"Oh, I tell you what, we turned up for the exam
0:36:12 > 0:36:14"and there was a question on Animal Farm,
0:36:14 > 0:36:17"but we'd done that, so I didn't want to look an idiot by getting it wrong,
0:36:17 > 0:36:18"so I went for something else.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20"I went for something on To Kill A Mockingbird,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21"which I haven't done..."
0:36:21 > 0:36:24I would say that's not a good idea,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27but that's not what we're doing today, so...
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Well, if I was you, I would have gone for the '90s as well.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31I don't think it's a bad call at all.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Here are your three categories, and they're quite varied,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36so hopefully there's something here that will suit you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39We are looking for the name of any of the 22 players
0:36:39 > 0:36:42in Terry Venables' Euro '96 squad,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46we are looking for any track on the Spice Girls' debut album,
0:36:46 > 0:36:50or we are looking for any members of John Major's first Cabinet,
0:36:50 > 0:36:51which convened in 1990.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53So, three very different categories there.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56The Euro '96 squad, any tracks on the Spice Girls' debut album,
0:36:56 > 0:36:58or any members of John Major's first Cabinet.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01So, at home, pick the one to concentrate on,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03in the studio, pick the one to concentrate on,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- and very, very best of luck, guys. - Thanks very much, Richard.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Now, you've got up to a minute to come up with three answers,
0:37:08 > 0:37:10and all you need to win that jackpot of £3,500
0:37:10 > 0:37:13is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Now, remember, the answers you give can come from
0:37:15 > 0:37:17any of those categories and you can spread them
0:37:17 > 0:37:18however you like across them.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20It could be one from each, three from one,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23two from one, one from another. Entirely up to you.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock. There they are.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Your time starts now.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Do you know any for the second two? - No, I don't know any.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Right, England '96.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- Steve Stone.- Right.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I'm going to say, "Right," like I know, but I don't.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Tim Flowers was probably the reserve goalkeeper.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Right.- Steve McManaman.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Erm...
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Just keep Steve Stone in there, because I think...
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- he didn't play that much, but I'm sure he's in the squad.- OK.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Erm...
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Tim Flowers, probably the number two goalkeeper,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59and Steve McManaman. I can't think of any others.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02I'm happy to put all the pressure of this onto you
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- and your football knowledge. - Right, OK.- I'm OK with that.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Steve McManaman, Steve Stone...
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- Right.- ..Tim Flowers. - Do you want to stop the clock,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12or do you just want to keep saying those names?!
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- Stop the clock. - OK, let's stop the clock.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Very well done. Sounds like you got three good answers.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Let's have them.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Tim Flowers.- Tim Flowers.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Steve McManaman.- Steve McManaman.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- Steve Stone.- Steve Stone.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- Steve Stone.- Steve Stone, we'll put last.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Least likely to be pointless?
0:38:29 > 0:38:30Erm...
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Er...
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Ooh...Tim Flowers.- Tim Flowers. OK.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Let's put those up on the board in that order, and here they are.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43We have got Tim Flowers, Steve McManaman, and Steve Stone.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Well, very, very best of luck.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Your first answer was Tim Flowers.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50OK, obviously, if this is correct and it is pointless,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52you will win today's jackpot of £3,500.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53What would you do with that?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Jeff, I know you're getting married.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57This year's a pretty big year.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59I had my stag do last month,
0:38:59 > 0:39:03we're moving house, getting married,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05and my partner hates my car, so...
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Well, yeah, it's an old rust bucket.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10His wife will choose, and then he will do that.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- JEFF SNORTS - No, no, no!- She will.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15That's an idea for a TV show, isn't it? My Partner Hates My Car?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17LAUGHTER
0:39:17 > 0:39:19And Old Rustbucket would be a great name for a character!
0:39:19 > 0:39:21LAUGHTER
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Now then, Tom, what about you?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Well, I'm not sure. £3,500 is...
0:39:26 > 0:39:29It's not enough money to do something serious,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31but it is enough money to do something silly with. I don't know.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Probably a big holiday,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35and I sort of promised my long-suffering girlfriend
0:39:35 > 0:39:38that we can get a puppy. Now, obviously, £3,500...
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Aww!- I know, that's nice, isn't it?
0:39:40 > 0:39:41What puppy do you want for that much?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- It would be like a...- Get a borzoi!
0:39:43 > 0:39:46A borzoi, in honour of this, or a really nice samovar.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48LAUGHTER
0:39:48 > 0:39:50I love the fact there's now a classroom of children going,
0:39:50 > 0:39:52"Ha-ha, Mr Alsop's got a girlfriend!"
0:39:52 > 0:39:54LAUGHTER
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- There are!- She is real, as well.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59I've seen her. She's real.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Don't say that! That sounds like she's not!
0:40:03 > 0:40:04You can't say, "She's real!"
0:40:04 > 0:40:07No, not an imaginary... Oh, forget it! Let's go.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11OK, now your first answer, Tim Flowers, let's find out.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13For £3,500,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17was Tim Flowers part of Terry Venables' Euro '96 England squad?
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Yes, he was.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Now, if this goes all the way down to zero, the game is over
0:40:26 > 0:40:29and you will leave here with £3,500 immediately.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32It's going down to single figures, still going down, look at that.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33You've done it!
0:40:33 > 0:40:36LOUD APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Very well done! That is very, very well done!
0:40:39 > 0:40:41That's superb!
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Very well done indeed!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46CHEERING CONTINUES
0:40:46 > 0:40:48ALEXANDER CHUCKLES
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Oh, congratulations!
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- I can't believe we just did that! - I did it!
0:40:52 > 0:40:54YOU did it!
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Oh, Jeff and Tom, Tim Flowers was a pointless answer,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00which means you leave here with the jackpot of £3,500.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Very well done indeed!
0:41:02 > 0:41:04APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- Will look weird on the telly?! - Oh, well done.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Oh, well done not going for Literary Awards, as well.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- Yeah, well done, Tom. - Thank God for that, yeah!
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Oh, fantastic! What about that?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Just an object lesson in not being bothered about GCSE English, guys!
0:41:20 > 0:41:22That's terrific! LAUGHTER
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Terrific stuff. No, very well played,
0:41:24 > 0:41:25you did go for the right category.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Now, Steve Stone, also a pointless answer.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29No!
0:41:29 > 0:41:31APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Does that mean we get twice the...?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37And Steve McManaman, your other answer, slightly better known,
0:41:37 > 0:41:38but also a pointless answer.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- APPLAUSE AND CHEERING - No way!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- Oh! - What a category to get!
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Zero, zero, zero. You cannot do it better than that.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- That's terrific work, guys. - Oh, my God! Sorry!
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Lots of pointless answers in the England squad one.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Let's take a look at the answers in all of them.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59David Platt would have been pointless,
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Phil Neville, Robbie Fowler,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02there's Steve McManaman.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03You could have had Darren Anderton,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05another of the goalies, Ian Walker,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08you could have had Les Ferdinand, Nick Barmby, Steve Howey.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10That's a good answer, if you got Steve Howey.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11All of those were pointless answers.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Let's take a look at the Spice Girls one.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15There's four pointless answers.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17If You Can't Dance, Last Time Lover, Naked,
0:42:17 > 0:42:18and the biggest song there,
0:42:18 > 0:42:19Who Do You Think You Are.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21It was a double A-side single.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Those were all pointless answers.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25And if you're going for the politicians,
0:42:25 > 0:42:26some big names here as well.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Chris Patten was a pointless answer,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30David Waddington, who was Leader of the House of Lords in the Cabinet,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Peter Lilley is a pointless answer, William Waldegrave.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34There's a few others as well.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37You could have had Tom King, you could have had John Wakeham,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40you could have had Peter Brooke, you could have had David Hunt,
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Kenneth Baker was a pointless answer,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43you could also have had John MacGregor as well.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46So I suspect some people will have done very well on that.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50But in the studio, we did rather well, didn't we, on Euro '96?
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Congratulations, guys.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Well, thanks once again to our winning players, Jeff and Tom,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58who go away with today's jackpot of £3,500. Well done, boys!
0:42:58 > 0:43:00APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.- Goodbye.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11APPLAUSE AND CHEERING