Episode 47 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show where we are always striving to find

the most obscure answers. Let's meet today's players.

-And couple number one.

-Hi, I'm Dave. I'm from...

And this is my friend, Glyn. We're from West Yorkshire.

Couple number two.

I'm Nick and this is my good friend Charli and we're from Cornwall.

-Couple number three.

-Hi, I'm Linda.

This is my lovely husband Jeff and we're from sunny Eastbourne.

And finally, couple number four.

Hi, I'm Alex and this is my dad, Greg.

We are from Bushey in Hertfordshire.

And these are today's contestants.

We'll be finding more about you throughout the show as it

goes along. So that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

He actually has to wear glasses after damaging his eyes

by constantly rolling them at the answers of inept contestants.

It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

Hiya. Hi, everybody.

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That's not true.

-We haven't had an inept contestant for a long time, have we?

-It's true.

-Oh, apart from...

-Yep.

-Exactly. But other than, that we haven't...

-Oh, and, er...

-Yeah.

But other than that, everyone's been brilliant, haven't they?

-Oh, except, er...

-Yeah, yeah.

Other than that, there's been terrific contestants recently. Today.

-Well, for example, just to name but eight...

-Glyn and David, back again.

-They were trouble from the outset.

-They were trouble last time.

You know what, they were on podium four last time

-and so they sort of slightly kept out of harm's way.

-Yeah.

We've also got Greg and Alex back

who got all the way through to the head-to-head last time again.

You came up against a very good pair, Charlotte and Derek.

They were terrific. They didn't win the jackpot.

It's good news for everybody.

Bad news for them but good news for everybody.

-They were very good, though, we're they?

-They were very good.

We've had really good contestants recently, haven't we?

-Yeah, we have.

-Oh, apart from...

-Yeah.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

All our questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people

before the show. Our contestants here need to find

the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,

this is an answer that none of our 100 people gave,

and each time that happens we will had 250 quid to the jackpot.

Charlotte and Derek, as you've just heard,

didn't win the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off at...

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

OK, in this first round I want an answer from each of you,

but there is to be no conferring among the pairs,

and whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round

will be heading home. OK, our first category today is...

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second,

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

OK. And the question concerns...

On each pass we're going to give you seven clues to famous people

known by the first name Harry or Henry.

Just need you to give us the most obscure answer, please.

There's going to be 14, and also have a crack at home. Good luck.

So we are looking for famous Harrys or Henrys described by these clues.

And here's our first board of seven.

We have...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, David and Glyn, you all drew lots before the show

and today you are going to go first. David, welcome back to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, David?

I'm retired. I used to be a steel fabricator.

Where did you do that?

-In Wakefield.

-Right.

-Leeds, Huddersfield.

-Right you are.

And now, of course, you fill your time with Glyn...

-Bird watching.

-Bird watching.

David, is there any time left when you're not birding?

Yeah, I've got other things to do. I've got a wife as well.

So I've got to do other things.

I'm trying to do a bit of gardening now I'm retired.

-Very good.

-I'm catching up.

What do you make of this board? The Henrys and Harrys.

Yeah, it looks all right.

I'll go for the star of Clash Of The Titans is Harry Hamlin.

Harry Hamlin you're going to say is the star of Clash Of The Titans..

Let's see if Harry Hamlin's right,

and if it is, let's see how many people said Harry Hamlin.

Absolutely right. Very well done, David.

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

6 for Harry Hamlin.

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-Gets us off to a lovely start.

-Well done, David.

If I'd had to predict the answer you were going to go for on that board,

that is not the one I would've predicted, I have to admit.

Yeah, Harry Hamlin, voted sexiest man alive, 1987.

-1987?

-Yeah.

-There you go.

-Still looks pretty good now.

He was in LA Law as well, all sorts of things, Harry Hamlin.

-Now then, Charli, welcome.

-Hello.

-Great to have you here.

-What do you do, Charli?

-I'm a Nanny.

Do you Nanny here in London?

-Yes, I do.

-What sort of age of children do you look after?

11, 13 and then a nine-year-old boy as well.

-And they'll be watching now, will they?

-I hope so. They better be.

OK, Charli, what are you going to go for?

Well, I must say, it's not the best board for me.

So I'm going to have to go for the comedian Harry Enfield.

Harry Enfield, who created Loadsamoney.

OK, let's see if that's right,

and if it is, let's see how many people said Harry Enfield.

It's right.

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-It's 50 better than 100.

-Yes.

-Not bad.

-Absolutely. A big score for Harry Enfield, isn't it?

He'll be pleased about that.

He's been around for a long time and consistently brilliant, isn't he?

Always. Thanks, Richard. Now, Linda. Welcome to Pointless.

Great to have you here from Eastbourne.

-And what do you do in Eastbourne?

-I'm a receptionist at a GP practice.

-Is that full-time?

-Part-time.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-I play golf.

Very good. What's your handicap?

I started last year and my handicap was 36, and I've come down to 24.

-In a year?

-In a year.

-Wow!

-I played lots of golf.

-I was going to say, you must play,

or you're just a natural. Fantastic.

So, what are you going to go for on this board?

There's only a couple that I know on that board,

so I think I will go for the first boxer to receive a knighthood,

and that is Henry Cooper.

Henry Cooper, says Linda. Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said Henry Cooper.

It is right. 50 is our highest score and 6 our low at the moment.

Well, you passed the 50 mark.

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Yeah, also the first man to win BBC Sports Personality Of The Year twice.

-Greg. Welcome back.

-Thank you.

So, last time, tell us what happened.

Last time we made it to the head-to-head,

and we had some pictures of some well-known drummers

and I chose the most well-known one, but I did know one of the others.

-You knew a really low scorer, Keith Moon.

-I knew Keith Moon...

-Very youthful.

-..which would've won the game.

-Yeah.

-I went for the one I was sure of.

-OK, what are you going to go for?

This board is all yours,

so if you wanted you could talk us through the whole board.

I've no idea about the first one.

I would guess that the fourth one's Harry Houdini, but I don't know.

I ought to know the next one because I did a chemistry degree,

but it was many years ago and I can't remember.

But I'm going to go for the last one at the bottom,

the US Secretary of State, I'm pretty sure, is Henry Kissinger.

Henry Kissinger, says Greg. Let's see if that's right,

let's see how many people said Henry Kissinger.

Well, it is right. 50 is still our highest score and 6 our low.

You passed the 44.

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22 for Kissinger.

Well played, Greg. He was actually born Heinz Kissinger,

but changed his name when his family moved to the States.

You were right about the escapologist, it was Harry Houdini.

That would've scored you 69 points. Would've been a very high scorer.

Now, the chemist is Henry Cavendish.

That would've scored you 2 points.

So if you'd been able to recall that, you'd have done an awful lot better.

-And the US composer...

-Is it Mancini?

Henry Mancini. Would've scored 35.

Thank you very much. Well, we're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. 6, David.

Very well done. Back you come with a score like that. Very good indeed.

That puts you and Glyn very much in pole position at this stage.

Then up to 22 where we see Greg and Alex. Up to 44, Linda and Jeff.

And then Charli and Nick not that far ahead on 50.

So, Nick, let's hope you've got some good Henrys and Harrys in there.

We need a low score from you

and have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

We're going to come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium.

OK, let's put seven more Henrys and Harrys up on the board

and here they come. We have got...

I'll read all of those again.

There we are. A board of seven Henrys and Harrys.

Alex, welcome back.

What do you do, Alex?

I'm a support worker for a learning disabilities charity.

That's right, and in your spare time...

I always say, "That's right," which means they're a returning pair

and I'm reminding myself cos I'm stupid.

What do you do in your spare time, Alex?

I do swing dancing, tenpin bowling and I sometimes just go to the gym.

-Tenpin bowling, are you good at that?

-I hope so.

I've been bowling since I was eight for various national competitions.

OK, so that's the consistency with which you can knock down all

-the pins.

-Hmm.

-Good stuff. What about these Henrys and Harrys?

I know three. I'm going to have to go for Harry Redknapp.

Harry Redknapp. Better say which one that is.

-For the manager of Portsmouth and Southampton.

-OK.

Harry Redknapp, says Alex. You're on 22.

The high scorers on 50 are Nick and Charli. There is your red line.

Get below that and you are through to the next round.

Let's see if Harry Redknapp's right,

let's see how many people said Harry Redknapp.

49.

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49 takes your total up to 71.

Yeah, Harry Redknapp took Southampton down, of course,

was relegated with QPR as well in the last season.

Now, Jeff.

Welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here from Eastbourne.

-What do you do?

-I'm currently between jobs.

-What was your last job?

-My career was a police officer.

I was medically retired some years ago from that.

I've done a couple of things since, but we're moving house soon,

so I'm sort of in between jobs and hope to be employed when we move.

Good stuff. There you are on 44.

The high scorers are Alex and Greg at the moment on 71.

So 26 or less keeps you from becoming our new high scorers.

How confident are you with this board, Jeff?

I know three.

But I don't know if any of them will be low enough to get me...

Get us below the required amount.

Erm... Which one I choose...

I'm just going to say, erm... Boxing commentator Harry Carpenter.

Harry Carpenter, the boxing commentator.

Here comes your red line.

Get below that with Harry Carpenter, you are in Round Two.

Let's find out if Harry Carpenter's right.

Let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

Still going down.

Look at that, 39. Not bad.

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Not bad. 83 is your total.

It's all in Nick's hands, I'd say, now.

A wonderful commentator.

The subject of the catchphrase, "Know what I mean, 'Arry?"

And Muhammad Ali once paid him the compliment of saying,

"You're not as dumb as you look."

Thanks very much, Richard. Now then, Nick.

We have a game on our hands here.

The high scorers are currently Jeff and Linda, there you are on 50.

You have to score 32 or less. Nick, what do you do?

I'm a PhD student at the moment in physics.

In physics?

-Did you go on from your first degree straight into the PhD, or...?

-Yeah.

I've done undergrad in physics, Masters in physics.

And which is your discipline in physics?

I'm studying nuclear fusion as an energy source.

-Nuclear fusion.

-About as fun as it sounds.

Nuclear fusion is the sort of dangerous nuclear energy.

-That's the exploding type rather than...

-Don't tell people.

-Yeah.

Nuclear fusion is the fun one.

It's in the bombs, in the warheads.

Fission is the nuclear power station.

Fission's the other one that's also not very good for you.

-We're not trying to make bombs, though.

-No. You are not.

-You're making games.

-I like to put that out there.

No, that's good.

What are the other applications of nuclear fusion?

Well, we're looking at it as a potential energy source

in the latter half of the century

when the rest of the fuel runs out.

Right, OK. Now then, Nick, what are you going to go for?

Well, I think I only know one that's left and I might be able to

have a punt at another, but I don't think either of them will be enough.

But I will go for... Erm...

I'll go for Henry Ford as the car manufacturer.

Henry Ford, you are hoping, is going to score 32 or less.

Let us find out. There's your red line.

Get below that with Henry Ford and you're in the next round. Good luck.

Let's see how many people said Henry Ford.

Ooh, that's high. 69.

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That takes your total up to 119,

which I'm sorry to say is unbeatable. I'm sorry.

Yeah, it's a big score, isn't it?

Henry Ford's early career was spent working for Thomas Edison.

And he said to Thomas Edison,

"I've got this idea for a horseless carriage."

And Edison said, "I don't really get it, but it looks interesting,"

so, you know, it was very encouraging to him

-and eventually Ford left and set up his company.

-Good for Edison.

Do you remember I came to you with that flying machine,

-that I was kind of hoping for that kind of support from you?

-Yeah.

And you laughed. You literally... You laughed,

Richard, you laughed.

I did say it's been invented for well over 100 years, didn't I,

is what I said to you.

-That's all I said.

-And still, you laugh.

Glyn.

-Glyn.

-Smile.

-Listen, you are through to the next round.

-Yeah.

This is great news. Do you fancy talking us through the board, Glyn?

The presenter of the game show, it's annoying me, that,

because he used to be a teacher and he gave it up,

and he's got a son who's done it as well,

and he's called Henry and I've forgotten his second name.

The president was Hoover,

the Prime Minister could've been Campbell-Bannerman,

but I'll go for the US novelist, I think that's Henry James.

Henry James, the novelist that wrote Turn Of The Screw.

Let's see if that's right.

No red line for you, for the good reason that you are already through.

But let's see how many people said Henry James.

Absolutely right.

Very well done. 14.

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-Takes your total up to 20. Well done, Glyn.

-Well played, Glyn.

You're wrong about the president, the president was Harry S Truman.

Would've scored you 42 points.

But you were right about the Prime Minister.

Old Pointless favourite Henry Campbell-Bannerman,

and he would've scored you 1 point. Would've been a terrific answer.

I don't know how you deduced it,

but you're right about the TV presenter whose name is Henry.

It's, er...

-He was a teacher as well, wasn't he?

-Er... May well have been.

It was Henry Kelly. 24 points.

Thank you very much indeed.

So at the end of our first round, the pair who will be heading home,

I'm so sorry, Nick and Charli. Nothing wrong with your two answers,

they were just high scorers, that's all. We'll see you next time.

In the meantime, thanks very much for playing, Nick and Charli.

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

So we're down to three pairs, and obviously at the end of this round

we'll have to say goodbye to another pair.

Glyn and David.

What a performance. You were our lowest scoring pair by a long way.

David, our lowest scoring individual contestant as well, so fantastic.

Very well done, Glyn and David.

Keep that up and you should be through to the head-to-head.

Greg and Alex, good scoring from you as well.

Jeff and Linda, not bad, but you were the highest scoring

of our remaining pairs, so good luck in this next round.

Our category for Round Two is...

There we are. It's money.

Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second.

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

OK, and the question concerns...

In a moment, Xander's going to show you five different currencies.

We're looking for the name of any country who uses

one of these as their main unit of currency as of February 2013.

So any country that uses any of these as their main unit of currency

as of February 2013. Very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed. So as Richard's just mentioned,

we're going to put five currencies up on the board, and here they are.

Those units of currency will remain up on the board the whole way

through the round. So they won't change halfway.

They'll be there for up the line and back down.

And as Richard said, we just need to know any country other than

the UK that uses on of these currencies. Now then, Glyn.

Right, well, I think Pakistan uses the Pakistan rupee,

which I presume will count.

As opposed to the ordinary rupee in another country, yeah.

We will find out. Pakistan. Is that right?

If it is, how many people said it?

It's right.

Good answer. Look at that.

3, Glyn.

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I tell you, these boys are unstoppable.

They're good, aren't they?

I know Glyn is trouble but he's also very clever, isn't he?

That's the other thing. Yeah, the Pakistan rupee.

It came into circulation in 1947, when they achieved independence.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Linda.

I'm struggling here, unfortunately. Erm...

I think I'll go with the rupee and India.

India, says Linda. Let's see if that's right.

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

-Yep, that's a high score.

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That is 90 for India.

Yeah, that's a very big score. It's better than 100, but only just.

-Thanks, Richard. Now then, Alex.

-OK, erm...

I think I'm going to go for franc and Switzerland.

Switzerland, says Alex. Let's see if that's right,

let's see how many of our 100 said Switzerland.

It's right.

21.

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Yeah, the Swiss franc. Again, another very good answer.

There's all sorts of answers on this list.

-We're hearing some of the bigger ones at the moment.

-Hmm.

Thanks very much indeed. now, we're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. 3. Brilliant, Glyn.

Lovely low score there.

David and Glyn once again very strong at this stage.

Then up to 21, Alex and Greg. Then up to 90, Linda and Jeff.

So, Jeff, let's have a really clever answer from you.

A nice low score, and hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

Best of luck. We're going to come back down the line.

Can the second player please step up to the podium?

OK, we are looking for any country other than the UK, obviously,

which uses one of these five currencies.

Greg, have you travelled around a lot?

I've travelled a fair bit, yes.

Certainly around Europe, it's part of my job.

-We're talking about countries that currently use those.

-Currently, yes.

Current currencies.

OK, in that case...

..I'm going to have to go with Mexico.

Mexico, OK. Mexico says Greg. Let's see if Mexico is right.

There is your red line. Get below that, you're in the Head-to-head.

How many of our 100 people said Mexico?

Well done. That's done exactly what it needed to do. 45.

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Takes your total up to 66.

Yeah, about 18 or 19 Mexican pesos to a British pound.

Jeff. Jeff, you are the high scorers still.

You need to just take a look at David there,

work out whether or not that's a man who knows his currencies,

because that's what's going to decide this.

If we have a lovely low score from you,

something alone the lines of what Glyn scored in the first pass,

maybe that will keep you in the game.

Are you feeling comfortable with this as a category?

-No.

-Ah.

I'm going to sort of hope that not many people say the country

that's closest to Australia,

thinking that Australia is a popular pound, and say New Zealand.

OK, New Zealand, says Jeff. New Zealand.

OK, no red line for you, you're the high scorers,

but let's see if New Zealand is right

and let's see how many people said it.

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

Scores you the maximum of 100 points, takes your total up to 190.

You see, Lynda, I told you 90 wasn't a bad score.

Yeah, it's the New Zealand dollar, I'm afraid.

Thanks.

Now, David, great news for you, David, you are in the Head-to-head.

There's a couple of countries where we've been bird watching.

-Egypt is the pound.

-Really, you've been there?

-Yeah.

-What's the furthest afield you've been?

I've been to Australia.

China. Venezuela, Peru.

-Wow.

-A few places.

Been to Uganda and they use the shilling. So, Uganda.

OK, Uganda, says David.

This is fun. Uganda.

Let's see if that's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

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

Absolutely right. Look at that.

Oh, 2, David.

2.

That's a fantastic score. Very well done, indeed.

-Takes your total up to 5. They are brilliant.

-They are brilliant.

That's terrific work. The Ugandan shilling.

There's about 4,000 Ugandan shilling to a British pound.

There are a huge amount of pointless answers here,

I thought we might stumble across one, especially with the franc.

Virtually the whole of Africa uses the franc.

Let's take a look at some of them.

Central African Republic. If in doubt, say Central African Republic.

It's a pointless answer. Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

They both use francs.

I'll go through some more in a minute on francs.

Dominican Republic, they use the peso.

Seychelles uses the rupee, that's the only pointless answer for rupee.

South Sudan uses the pound. That's nice. A pointless answer.

Sudan and Syria both use the pound

and were both pointless answers as well.

Egypt would have scored you 7 points for the pound.

There's Sudan and Syria.

Uruguay use the peso, Dominican Republic as well using the peso.

In terms of the franc,

you could also have had

Benin, Djibouti, Liechtenstein, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Chad,

Coite d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Guinea, Gabon,

Guinea-Bissau, Comoros,

Niger, Burundi, Senegal and Mali.

Every single one of those was a pointless answer.

Every single one of them. Well done if you said any of them at home.

No pointless answers at all for the shilling.

Let's take a look at the top three answers.

The ones that most of our 100 people said.

We've seen all of them...

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So at the end of our second round, I'm afraid it's Jeff

and Lynda we have to say goodbye to with their high score of 190.

-Wow. Interesting. All those pointless answers.

-I know, amazing.

-Didn't even think about Africa.

-Just went blank.

Ah, well. We'll see you again next time.

We look very much forward to that indeed.

Jeff and Lynda, thanks very much for playing.

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

Congratulations, Glyn and David, Greg and Alex,

you're now one step closer to the final

and the chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

To do that, you're now going to go head-to-head,

but the big difference is you're now allowed to talk

before you give your answers. You can confer.

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

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

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OK, here comes your first question. It concerns...

Reunions, Richard.

Going to show you five reunions now of cast members of TV shows or

films, just need to tell us the cast of what, please.

The most obscure one will win.

OK, thanks very much. That's a nice thing. A nice reunion.

-It is nice.

-That is nice.

Well, let's reveal our five reunions. Here they are.

We have got...

There we are. Five happy looking reunions. OK.

Now then, Glyn and David,

you've played best throughout the show so far, you get to go first.

Yeah, we're struggling a bit here. They've all got older, haven't they?

LAUGHTER

Like us, yeah.

-We'll go for B, Happy Days.

-B, Happy Days. Happy Days.

Greg and Alex, do you think you can talk us through the others?

You know D is Star Trek. I think E is ET, the Extra-Terrestrial.

-A is M*A*S*H.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-A is M*A*S*H.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-Are you sure?

-Yes.

-OK.

-But I don't know C and I don't know E.

I think go for A.

We'll go A, M*A*S*H.

A, M*A*S*H, say Greg and Alex. We have Happy Days and we have M*A*S*H.

Glyn and David went for Happy Days. Let's see if they were right.

B, Happy Days, is that right?

How many people said it?

It's right.

35.

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After much deliberation, Greg and Alex have gone for M*A*S*H for A.

Let's see if that's right,

let's see if that was the right option to have plumbed for.

It's right.

Needs to beat 35.

It does. Very well done. Look at that. 17 for M*A*S*H.

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Very well gauged, Alex.

Which means, Greg and Alex, after one question, you're up 1-0.

Well played, Greg and Alex.

I know, Greg, you were tempted to go for Star Trek, D, weren't you?

That would have lost you the points. That would have scored you 42.

M*A*S*H a far better answer than Star Trek.

42 there. C is the best answer on the board.

It's a reunion of cast members of an absolutely brilliant film.

If you haven't seen it, watch it with the kids this weekend,

it's The Princess Bride.

Would have scored you 3 points. The book is also terrific.

E, that's the 20th anniversary of ET. You were right.

That's better than Star Trek as well. That would have scored 12 points.

That was the 20th anniversary of ET coming out, that was in 2002,

-so the good news is ET is over 30 years old.

-Oh, that's good, isn't it?

-That makes you feel good.

-I feel young.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-That is terrific news.

-Wow. Good stuff.

Thanks very much. Here comes your second question.

Glyn and David, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Good luck. It concerns...

Richard III, Richard.

Yeah, we're simply going to show you five clues now

to facts about Richard III.

Can you give us the most obscure answer?

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

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Richard III.

Greg and Alex, you will go first this time.

We're going to go for the comedian who played him

in the first Blackadder series, which was Peter Cook.

Peter Cook, says Greg. Peter Cook. Now then, Glyn and David.

Can you talk us through the rest of the board?

Right. "Now is the winter of our discontent," I won't do it.

It's Shakespeare.

We don't know the Northamptonshire Castle,

that's probably the best answer.

The battle he was defeated at and killed was Bosworth Field.

I think they're right with Peter Cook.

His bones have been discovered in Coventry, but York want them back.

Leicester, sorry, you're right. Sorry, David.

So what are we going for?

We'll go for Bosworth.

OK, Bosworth, say Glyn and David. So it's Peter Cook versus Bosworth.

Let's find out.

Peter Cook - is that right, how many people said it if it is?

It's right.

Oh, down it goes. Look at that. Brilliant answer.

5 for Greg and Alex.

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Glyn and David have gone for Bosworth.

Let's see if that's right,

for the battle in which he was defeated and killed.

Let's see how many people said Bosworth.

It's right.

26.

26, good effort, Glyn and David,

but I'm afraid Greg and Alex have pipped you there.

After only two questions, Greg and Alex,

you are through to the final 2-0.

Very well played, guys. Your instinct is right.

There was only one answer that would have beaten that,

and it's the castle. Let's go from the top.

It's Shakespeare, of course.

Would have scored 57 points.

That's quite low.

The Northamptonshire Castle he was born in was Fotheringhay Castle.

That scores 3 points. Does that ring a bell?

Yeah, we... Cos it was Mary Queen of Scots was held there, wasn't she?

Yeah. Once there was a rare green bunting there as well, I think.

-Is that a bird?

-It is a bird, but it's a very common one.

Oh, right, it was a one-legged green bunting.

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The city was Leicester, as I think you knew.

That scored almost as many as Shakespeare.

-Scored 54 points.

-Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,

I'm really sorry to say it's Glyn and David.

Oh, you've played so well today. Absolutely phenomenal.

Brilliant range of general knowledge as well.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you.

It's been brilliant fun having you on the show.

Glyn and David, wonderful contestants.

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But for Greg and Alex, it's now time for our Pointless Final.

Congratulations, Greg and Alex, you've seen off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

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You've done everything you needed to do. Everything.

You went out last show, the jackpot got a bit bigger. Back you came.

It was a 2-0 defeat last time in the head-to-head, this time,

you soared through there 2-0.

Only the boot, obviously, on the other foot.

What would you like to see come up this time, this final round?

What would we like to come up?

I think we're reasonably good together on sport.

Formula 1, Tennis.

Combined together, maybe Formula 1.

OK, well, best of luck.

As always, you kick this round off by choosing a category.

Here are your choice of four options...

Let's go for motor sport and hope to God F1 comes up.

Unless it's motorbikes.

Go on, motor sport.

-Motor sport.

-Yeah.

-OK, motor sport it is.

Yeah, there's three options here, don't forget, guys.

Your first option is -

the name the name of any World Rally Champion,

from the first title in 1979 all the way through to 2012.

Any World Superbike Champion from 1988 all the way through to 2012.

We're looking for any driver who has driven for Red Bull in at least

one Grand Prix since 2005.

Any World Rally Champion, any World Superbike Champ or anybody who

has driven for Red Bull since 2005 all the way through to 2012.

OK, as always,

you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that jackpot, £3,250, don't forget,

is to find just one pointless answer.

Remember, the answers you give can come from any of these categories.

It's entirely up to you how you spread them across the categories.

They can all come from one category, it could be one from each,

two from one, one from another...

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

-Yeah...

-As ready as ever.

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.

Your time starts now.

There's only been three Red Bull drivers -

David Coulthard, Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber.

I can't think of anyone else.

Well, I think they're going to be our three choices, aren't they?

Well, World Rally Champion Colin McRae, but that's just obvious.

And Valentino Rossi for World Superbike Champions.

-Well, let's take one from each, then.

-Uff... OK.

Just in case no-one knows anything about Superbike.

Um... I can't think of anyone else.

Um... Valentino Rossi... Colin McRae...

-Go McRae, then Rossi and...

-And...

-What did you say - Coulthard?

Yeah, just in case anyone's forgotten what's happened

-in the last six years.

-That's possible, isn't it,

because everyone thinks that the current two - Vettel and...

-Who was the other one?

-Well, obviously they're not in

the Jaguar team when Irvine was driving, and the other guys, so...

Ah, I don't know.

-Ten seconds left.

-OK, ten seconds left. What are we going to do?

-Rossi, McRae...

-You give the answers, all right, this time?

-OK.

-And go for... Yeah, go for David Coulthard.

OK, that's your time up, and I need your three answers.

We'll have to go for...

I'm going to say Colin McRae first...

-Will you say which category they're in as well? Sorry.

-Oh, sorry.

Colin McRae, World Rally Champion.

OK, Colin McRae, World Rally Champion.

-WHISPERING:

-Ah, can't think of anyone else. Um...

I'll go for David Coulthard, Red Bull F1 driver.

-David Coulthard.

-And Valentino Rossi, World Superbike champion.

And Valentino Rossi. Now, of those three, which is

your best shot at a pointless answer, do you think?

-Probably say Valentino Rossi.

-OK, we'll put Rossi last.

-Just in case.

-Which is your least likely, do you think?

-David Coulthard.

OK, Coulthard we'll put first.

OK, let's put the answers up on the board in that order,

and here they are.

We have got...

Well, good luck. Your first answer was David Coulthard.

Now, if this is correct and it is pointless,

you will win today's jackpot of £3,250.

That's turning into quite a nice jackpot now.

What would your plans be for that, Greg?

-My plans would be to really let Alex have it all...

-Oh, thanks!

..because he needs it to pay off his student loan, poor lad.

AUDIENCE: Aw!

And Alex, while your dad's listening to everyone saying "aw"...

-HE WHISPERS:

-What would you spend it on?

Well, I'm about 20 grand in debt,

so that's only going to partially cover it, but, um...

I went to Australia last year to visit Emily, my sister,

and I would like to go again and do a bit of travelling,

do some swing dance camps, and, yes, pay off some of the student loan.

LAUGHTER

Very well said. Now, three answers on the board.

Let's hope at least one of those wins you that money.

So, David Coulthard, your first answer. As I say,

if it is pointless, you will win that jackpot. So, for £3250,

let's find out if David Coulthard has been a Red Bull driver.

Well, the answer is yes, he has. I think you knew that.

The question is, though, is this going to be a pointless answer?

Down it goes, through the 20s.

If it goes all the way down to 0, you leave with £3,250...

Eight. Not bad.

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Not a bad score.

Not pointless, though, so only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

OK, your second answer was Colin McRae.

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

So, for £3,250, is or was Colin McRae a World Rally Champion driver?

Yes, he was.

David Coulthard took you down to 8.

Colin McRae takes you to 33. 33.

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OK, so everything is now riding on your third and final answer,

Valentino Rossi.

Let's find out, for £3,250 - is he a World Superbike champion?

Valentino Rossi. Is it pointless?

Ooh.

-Oh, dear.

-Ooh, bad luck.

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Well, unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that

all-important pointless answer, so I'm afraid you don't win today's

jackpot of £3,250, and that will roll over onto the next show,

but it's been great having you on the show, and you do, of course,

get to take home a Pointless trophy each, so well done.

Thank you.

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Unlucky, guys. Just to clear up, Valentino Rossi is a MotoGP rider,

not a World Superbike rider, but 13 of 100 made the same mistake,

so it wouldn't have been pointless even if that had been the category.

Lots of pointless answers here, especially on the rally drivers,

and I think on the Formula 1,

people at home will have got a couple of pointless answers as well.

Let's take a look at the rally drivers first.

Frenchman Didier Auriol was a pointless answer.

The Finn Hannu Mikkola, one of the most famous rally drivers

of all time, pointless answer - 1983 world champion.

Petter Solberg was a pointless answer. Timo Salonen.

Also, Juha Kankkunen was a pointless answer,

as was Marcus Gronholm, so some big names there.

Bjorn Waldegard, as well, was a pointless answer. Well done if you said any of those. The superbikes...

The biggest answers were Carl Fogarty, Neil Hodgson, Colin Edwards,

Troy Bayliss, James Toseland. Those were all bigger scorers,

but here are some of the pointless ones. Ben Spies, the American.

Fred Merkel, Raymond Roche, Scott Russell would have been

a pointless answer.

John Kocinski also a pointless answer. Well done if you said that.

And for Red Bull,

there's two guys who drove for them in 2005, who you will know -

Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi,

and very, very well done to anyone who said Robert Doornbos,

the Dutch driver. Just three races in 2006 for Doornbos.

But I know some Formula 1 fans, they love Formula 1 questions,

and they'll have got Liuzzi or Klien, I suspect.

Thank you very much indeed. Well, unfortunately, we have to

say goodbye to you, Greg and Alex, but it's been great having you

on the show. Thank you both so much for playing. Greg and Alex.

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Well, Greg and Alex didn't win our jackpot today, which means

it rolls over onto the next show, when we will be playing for £4,250.

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooh!

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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