Episode 57 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much indeed.

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

the show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

APPLAUSE

And couple number one?

Hi, I'm Rob. This is Chris.

We're both Royal Navy shipmates, and we both hail from south Wales.

-Couple number two?

-Hi, I'm David, I'm from Bury St Edmunds.

This is my friend, Karen, she's from Tunbridge Wells.

Couple number three?

Hi, I'm Zoe, This is my mum Joy.

We're both originally from Devon, now we live in Lincolnshire.

And couple number four?

Hi, I'm Sue. This is my lovely husband, Colin,

and we come from Haywards Heath in West Sussex.

These are today's contestants.

APPLAUSE

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

That leaves one more person for me to introduce.

They say ignorance is bliss.

So let's meet the man who, by rights, should be

-the saddest man in Britain.

-LAUGHTER

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

-Hiya.

APPLAUSE Hi, everybody. Hiya.

-How are you?

-I'm very well, thank you.

-Excellent.

We have two returning pairs, one of whom were so unlucky last time.

Sue and Colin, from my old home town of Haywards Heath.

Colin gave us a lovely pointless answer

on our Football Managers category.

Then, Sue gave a very, very, almost right answer that got her 100 points.

Zoe and Joy, also back with us.

You got knocked out in the first round.

Hopefully, we'll see more of you.

And, erm, shipmates we've got.

-Yes.

-Is that a first?

-I'm going to say yes.

I think it is. Well, we had those two astronauts, but that's different.

LAUGHTER

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

We've asked every question to 100 people before the show.

As ever, the aim of the game is to find a pointless answer

none of those 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Naomi and Rachel won the jackpot last time.

So, today's jackpot starts back at £1,000. There it is.

If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

APPLAUSE

Remember, the pair with the highest score at the end of each round

will be eliminated.

There's to be no conferring in the first and second round.

Our category for today's round one is...

1980s Action Film Stars.

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

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Films released in the 1980s.

-Richard?

-We're going to show you the names of four action film stars.

We need to give you to give us the name of any film

that any of those four starred in during the 1980s,

any time between 1st of January 1980 and 31st of December 1989.

So, any film that any of these four actors starred in, please,

according to IMDb.

No short films, TV films, documentaries.

Just feature films made for cinema release.

Very, very best of luck.

Here are the names. We've got...

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. So, Rob and Chris, you all drew lots before the show,

and, today, you are going to go first.

Rob, you've elected to go first in the pair.

-Welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do?

-I'm a communications and information specialist

in Her Majesty's submarine service.

I've been doing that for the past 27 years.

I would imagine this is the sort of job

I can't really ask you too many things about?

I'd have to shoot you, obviously.

LAUGHTER Go on, ask him!

LAUGHTER

OK. Now, Rob, there we are.

You've got these four names on the board.

What's the most obscure film from the 1980s you can think of

starring one of them?

I'm going to be bold and take a punt,

because this might have been close into the '90s.

I apologise to my partner Chris if it does.

I'm going to go Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan The Destroyer.

Conan The Destroyer, says Rob.

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

It's right.

-Ooh!

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

1, for Conan The Destroyer, very well done, Rob, great start.

Great naval answer there, as well, Conan The Destroyer.

Absolutely. A terrific answer, very well played.

You were well in the time limit, it was 1984.

Wow.

-Great answer, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Karen,

welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-You are from Tunbridge Wells.

-I am.

-What do you do there?

-I'm an HR adviser for an investment company.

When you're not doing that, what do you do, Karen?

I like to horse ride, although I do fall off quite a lot.

How many times have you fallen off?

-Only twice.

-That's OK.

-I've only been on three times!

-LAUGHTER

You know how they say, get straight back in the saddle?

In your case, I wonder. I just wonder!

What are going for, a nice film from the '80s

starring one of these fine people?

I'm going to have to play it safe.

So, I'm going to go Harrison Ford, Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

OK, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, says Karen.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

It's right.

-20!

-APPLAUSE

20 for Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

A little-known arthouse piece!

Isn't it, just!

From 1981, that film, amazingly.

It was called Indiana Smith until the first day of production.

-That would have been rubbish.

-Yeah, can you imagine?

-Indiana Smith?

No-one in Wales would have watched that, would they?

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Zoe.

-What happened last time?

-Mm.

It was Unmarried Historical Figures.

We're much better on married historical figures!

I know, I know. Where that one came from!

That's our specialist subject!

This time, though,

-I think you and your mum are going to do fantastically well.

-Hopefully.

What are you thinking of?

I do know a few.

And I really hope this was in the '80s.

So, I think I'm going to say Cliffhanger, Sylvester Stallone.

Cliffhanger.

Let's see if that's right,

and how many of our 100 people said Cliffhanger.

No!

Zoe!

I'm afraid not.

That's an incorrect answer, scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Zoe. Not a bad answer.

It's a Stallone film from '93, Cliffhanger.

Colin?

-Alexander.

-Welcome back.

-Thank you.

You played a blinder last time, with a pointless answer.

I feel Pointless owes you one.

So, I'm hoping you've got a brilliant answer up your sleeve?

If Pointless owes me one,

it would have had a different category to this, I think!

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

I'm afraid film stars is not really my cup of tea.

So, I think I'll have to go for Harrison Ford,

and Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back,

which I hope was in the 1980s.

Oh, I like your tactic there, Colin.

The Empire Strikes Back, says Colin.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is,

how many of our 100 people said that?

It's absolutely right.

Oh! Lovely low score there, Colin, very well done,

very well deserved, great tactics.

6 for Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back.

APPLAUSE

Well played, Colin. Do you know what year that was?

I should think, I'm guessing, it was probably very early '80s.

-1980, yeah.

-Oh.

-Just in, under the wire, well played.

-Very impressive.

We're halfway through the round, let's take a look at the scores.

1, the best score of that pass, Rob, very well done.

Then, up to 6, where we find Colin and Sue.

Up to 20, where Karen and Dave are.

Then, up to 100, I'm afraid, for Zoe and Joy.

Joy, I refuse to let you leave...

-I know.

-..at the end of the first round again. That can't happen.

We need a nice low score from you, and hope

that somehow keeps you in the game. Best of luck.

Can the second players take their places at the podium?

OK, Sue, we are looking for the name of any film released in the 1980s

featuring any one of these four actors?

Sue, how were the 1980s for you?

-I was busy bringing up children in the 1980s.

-That's a good thing,

I imagine they might have wanted to see some of these films?

-I didn't get to the cinema very much, but...

-Ah.

I'm going to go on the Indiana Jones theme,

and go with Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.

You're on 6. The high scorers are Joy and Zoe on 100.

If you can score 93 or less, you are through to the next round.

There's your red line.

Let's find out, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom,

how many people said that? Is it right?

It's right, and you're through.

You've done everything you needed to do there, Sue.

Good answer, 13.

APPLAUSE

19, your total. Lovely low score.

Well played, Sue. Safe and sound.

Released after Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but a prequel.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

-Now, Joy.

-Yes?

What do you like to get up to, Joy, what are your hobbies?

I've taken up a new sport, short mat bowls, which I'm really loving,

and I've got a lovely 95-year-old man who's teaching me.

-Oh, is that Short Matt?

-Yes, yes!

LAUGHTER

That's what he's called.

Joy, let's have a brilliant low-scoring answer from you.

Uh, I'm going to say Kindergarten Cop, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Let's find out. You're the high-scorers, I'm afraid,

so there's no red line for you.

You just have to hope this goes down a long way.

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

Noooo, the 200 club, Joy!

Agh.

My guess is that's the wrong decade, the 1990s I think,

but good shot at it anyhow, takes your total up to 200.

It was a very good answer, but 1990 unfortunately...

Ohhh!

That's tough luck, isn't it?

Now then, Dave, good news, you're through. What do you do, Dave?

I build websites, Alexander, I'm a web designer.

For any particular kind of website?

Anyone, I've got some very peculiar and wonderful customers,

I have a belly dancer that I build a website for.

How often does she update her...?

Three weeks, every four weeks. She does a lot of belly dancing.

Very good.

Karen did pretty well, a score of 20 for Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

I think you might be able to do even better.

I hope so, this was my era, I'm going to say

Sylvester Stallone and Escape To Victory.

No red line for you as you're already through, but let's

see how many of our 100 people said Escape To Victory IF it's correct.

Ooh, it is correct!

Very well done, Dave.

It's a pointless answer, Dave!

Very, very well done indeed,

that adds 250 quid to today's jackpot, takes the total up to

£1,250, and it scores you absolutely nothing,

leaving your total at 20.

Very well done indeed.

Brilliant, Dave, from 1981, Escape To Victory, he plays the goalkeeper.

-Have you seen it?

-Years ago.

-I love Escape To Victory.

It's got Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Pele.

LAUGHTER

-Very good answer.

-Thanks, and very well done, Dave.

Chris, welcome to the show. You're no longer a submariner, right?

I was never a submariner, I was in the real Navy.

AUDIENCE: Ooh!

Letters please addressed to Chris, care of Pointless.

We'll pass them on. "The real Navy"! Rob.

Can I just point out that there are only

two types of vessels in the Navy, that's submarines and targets.

LAUGHTER

Good stuff. Now, what about the 1980s?

I've got a Stallone one, but it's a bit iffy, so I'm going to

play slightly safe - Commando, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

OK, you're already through

so there's no red line for you, but let's see if it's right

and if it is, how many of our 100 people said it.

It is absolutely right.

Very well done, 6.

6 takes your total up to 7, the lowest score of the pass,

very well done.

Brilliant play, Chris, from 1985,

and it couldn't be more '80s, could it?

Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers on this.

Escape To Victory is a terrific answer we just had,

Lock Up is a Sylvester Stallone film,

Mrs Soffel is a Mel Gibson film with Diane Keaton.

Nighthawks would have been a pointless answer,

Stallone, Over The Top, that's set in the world of arm-wrestling.

Rambo III was a pointless answer, very well done if you said that.

You could have had Tequila Sunrise, that's Mel Gibson,

The Bounty, Mel Gibson as well,

and The Mosquito Coast for Harrison Ford, quite a big film.

There were no pointless Arnie movies, so actually Conan The Destroyer

is the best answer of all the Arnie ones.

Thanks very much indeed.

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

heading home with their high score of 200, I'm sorry, Joy and Zoe.

-It's Round One again.

-I know.

-Never mind.

Never mind, well, it's been great having you on both shows,

-and I'm sorry we have to say goodbye so soon.

-Really enjoyed our day.

Thank you so much for playing, Joy and Zoe, lovely contestants.

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

And so we're down to just three pairs, and at the end of

this round we'll be saying bye to another pair, I don't know which.

Karen and Dave, very well done, lovely low score,

a pointless answer from you, Dave, fantastic.

Rob and Chris, the best overall score, very good,

and not bad at all from Colin and Sue over there on the far podium.

I think this is going to be very hard-fought, this round,

best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two 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...

-Richard.

-Yes, quite fun this one,

on each pass we're going to show you six descriptions of people who

got a new job in 2013, can you tell us who those people are, please?

The most obscure answer, obviously, is going to

score you the fewest points.

12 in all to have a go at at home, so very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, we are looking for the people who took up these jobs in 2013,

and we have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, six people who took up new jobs, what are their names?

Chris, we come to you first.

It's a bit of a punt, but I'm fairly sure that the

Canadian-born Governor of the Bank of England is Mark Carney.

Let's see if that's right and if it is,

how many of our 100 people said it. Mark Carney.

It's right.

Down it goes, 16.

Very well done, 16.

Yeah, he was formerly the Governor of the Bank of Canada.

Now he's the Governor of the Bank of England.

Seems fair enough, doesn't it?

For Governor of the Bank of England, be a good place to start.

-Speaks the language.

-Yeah.

-Been the governor of a bank.

-Yeah.

-Of a whole country.

-Yeah.

His sister Martha's done brilliantly on Radio 4.

LAUGHTER

-Exactly.

-And his friend Chilli.

And his friend Chilli Con!

-Maiden name - Valley.

-Chilli Con Valley? Yeah.

GROANS

I'm going to stop right now. Um, Karen...

What do we make of these people taking up their new jobs?

I'm going to have to go for the easy one, the original X Factor judge

who returned to the show after a five-year absence, Sharon Osbourne.

Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Sharon Osbourne.

It's right.

60 for Sharon Osbourne.

Big score, yeah, she was previously the Governor of the Bank of Canada.

Sue.

You are the last person to have this board, Sue,

talk us through it if you fancy.

Well, there's only two I know,

I know that David Moyes took over from Alex Ferguson,

but I'm going with the interior designer

on Dragons' Den, Kelly Hoppen.

Let's see if that's right and if it is,

how many of our 100 people said it.

Yeah, it's right.

Ooh, look at that, very well done, Sue, best score of the pass!

10 for Kelly Hoppen.

Colin and Sue proving their mettle again, doing Haywards Heath proud.

Let's take a look through the rest of this board.

You were right about David Moyes, would have scored you

far more though, 47 points.

Crown Prince of the Netherlands is King Willem-Alexander,

would have scored you 1 point,

and there's a pointless answer up there, became the 36th presenter

of Blue Peter following a viewers' vote, and it was Lindsey Russell.

Very well done if you said that.

Thanks very much indeed.

Let's take a look at the scores halfway through the round,

10 the best score of that pass, Sue, then we go up to 16, where we

find Chris and Rob, and then up to 60, where we find Karen and Dave.

Quite far out in front there, Dave, we need a good answer from you

and hope it'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 six more new jobs up on the board, and here they come.

I'll read those all one last time.

Remember, we are looking for the people

who took up these jobs in 2013. Colin, you're going to try

and think of the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Sue did very well in the first pass, lovely low score of 10.

The high-scorers are Dave and Karen on 60, so 49 or less, Colin,

sees you into the head-to-head.

Right, well, there's only actually one I know for sure, and I'm going

to play safe on this one, and it's the Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho.

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

There's your red line. If you get below that

you are through to the head-to-head. Jose Mourinho.

It's right.

-AUDIENCE: Ohh!

-51.

51, takes your total up to 61,

puts you very narrowly at the top of the scoreboard.

Yeah, could be tense, couldn't it? On that middle podium.

Jose Mourinho, one of those many managers who give the lie to

that myth you have to be a great player to be a great manager,

was never a great player.

Sir Alex was never an amazing player, Moyes wasn't, Wenger wasn't,

but they tend to make the best managers,

-people who weren't great players. Hodgson.

-All bodes very well for me.

LAUGHTER

-You'd be an amazing manager.

-Wouldn't I? Thanks very much. Now, Dave.

Ooh, Dave, if you can find a pointless answer...

I don't think I know one.

I knew that one and I only know one other,

so I'm going to have to go for it.

Confirmed as the 12th Doctor on the BBC drama series Doctor Who,

is Peter Capaldi.

The high-scorers are Colin and Sue on 61,

you need a pointless answer to avoid becoming the new high-scorers,

but let's see how many of our 100 people said Peter Capaldi.

It's right.

31.

91 your total, Dave.

Did what you had to do, Dave, puts the pressure on that last podium.

He's actually appeared in Doctor Who before, Peter Capaldi.

-He has, hasn't he?

-Yep.

Now then, Rob, you're on 16, the high-scorers are Dave and Karen

on 91, 74 or less is all you need to get through to the head-to-head.

You're not looking that happy at the moment.

What about this board, do you think you can talk us through any of it?

I've got more chance of growing polystyrene horns

to tell you the truth, Xander.

LAUGHTER

The two that I knew have gone.

So I'll go former oil executive enthroned as

Archbishop of Canterbury, Dai Petrol.

LAUGHTER

Haven't a clue.

Dai Petrol.

Let's find out if that's right, and if it is,

how many of our 100 people said Dai Petrol.

That's a great answer.

-No, bad luck.

-Surprised.

That scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 116.

Such a strong start, but I'm afraid you are now our high-scorers.

-Richard, Dai Petrol.

-Yeah, sorry, Rob,

Dai Petrol is the new Governor of the Bank of Canada, I'm afraid.

You have done very well,

-they're going to be a very strong pair on the next show.

-They are.

You were left with some tough ones there.

So who's the former oil executive?

-Justin Welby.

-Absolutely, would have scored you 8 points.

The new presenter on the Radio 4 Today programme?

New presenter on the Radio 4 Today programme...

-Yeah, Mishal Husain.

-Oh, yes!

She would have scored you 4.

The cleric who became President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani,

would have scored you 1 point.

-The new Director-General of the BBC?

-He is brilliant actually, can I...

-I'm going to take time...

-He's a terrific guy.

Yeah, Tony Hall is his name.

For reasons that are...beyond me, he is a pointless answer.

I thought it'd be, like, 94. LAUGHTER

Cos everyone's been all like,

"Oh, Tony Hall, he's amazing", all year, and he is amazing.

-He is amazing.

-Isn't he? I saw him once, er, fight a bear.

He also... They do say he brought a man back to life.

I did hear that.

The thing I know about him for a fact, he will hate us doing this,

humility, he doesn't want people to know how handsome or brave he is.

He's a hell of a guy, and he's a pointless answer,

so very well done if you said Tony Hall at home.

LAUGHTER

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our second round, I'm afraid the pair leaving us

with their high score of 116, very much

against the grain of play, it's Rob and Chris.

Well, it looked like you were going to go all the way

through to the final just on the strength of your

very first answer - Conan The Destroyer.

-Very good.

-And then of course, you went Commando.

LAUGHTER

That's right.

Rob, Chris, been great having you on the show, we'll see you again

next time, and as Richard said, I'm sure you'll go a lot further.

But in the meantime, thanks very much for playing.

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

CHEERING

Congratulations, Sue and Colin, Karen and Dave,

you're one step closer to the final and a chance

to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at...

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

and to do that you're now going to go head-to-head.

The big difference is you're allowed to confer,

and the first pair to win two questions will be

playing for that jackpot of £1,250. Anything could happen,

particularly now you can put your heads together.

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

OK, here comes your first question, and it concerns...

Richard.

We are now going to show you five picture of exotic fruits,

can you identify them, please?

Thanks very much indeed,

let's reveal our five exotic fruits, and here they come.

Now then, Sue and Colin,

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

-I think D are Chinese gooseberries.

-(I think so as well.)

-Right.

OK, we're going to go with D, and we think they're Chinese gooseberries.

Karen and Dave, talk us through the rest of the board if you can.

OK, I think we can.

B is a kiwi fruit, I think that would score highly.

E is a passion fruit, I think that would score highly,

not sure about C, but I'm pretty sure that A is a kumquat.

-And you're going to go for...?

-Kumquat, A.

So, we have Chinese gooseberries and we have kumquat.

Sue and Colin, you sounded pretty confident there,

let's hope you're right. Chinese gooseberries, you're saying for D,

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

-Oooh.

-Oh, no.

-Not Chinese gooseberries.

-No.

Karen and Dave have said kumquat for A, all it has to be is correct

and you will win that point.

It's right.

29 is what it scores,

but all it needed to be was correct for you to win the point.

And after one question that's precisely what you've done,

1-0 to Karen and Dave.

Let's look at D first, it's not the Chinese gooseberry,

do you know that one?

-No.

-Would have scored you nine points, it's a rambutan.

-A rambutan?!

-Yeah.

B is a kiwi fruit, absolutely right to avoid that, very big score,

92 points.

Less exotic than it used to be maybe.

C is ackee, would have scored you one point.

Which bit of that are you meant to eat, just the black bits,

I'm guessing?

The white bits behind the black bits, I think

that's the actual fruit, the flesh of the fruit.

Oh, so the black bits are just the pips?

Yeah, they're protective, they're like knee pads.

LAUGHTER

It's like a toad in the hole of a fruit, isn't it?

It is. One point that would have scored you, well done if you said it.

E also quite a big score, passion fruit.

It would have scored 55 points.

So, anyone at home, the good news is you've just had your five-a-day.

Thanks very much indeed.

Sue and Colin, here comes your second question,

best of luck with this one,

you need to win it to stay in the game. It concerns...

-Richard.

-Simply going to show you five clues now to facts about Italy,

the most obscure answer's going to win the point.

Thanks very much, let's reveal our five Italian facts,

and here they come, we have got...

I'll read all of those again.

So there you are, five clues to facts about Italy,

Karen and Dave go first.

-What do you reckon?

-I only know the last one.

-Really?

-Yeah.

We're going to have to go with that one.

Sadly we only know one, and it's lira, the last one.

The main unit of currency that was replaced by the euro in 2002.

OK, the lira. Sue and Colin, talk us through the board if you can.

And then pick your best answer.

Right, erm...the landlocked republic, we think is San Marino.

The city that hosts the oldest film festival,

we think is Venice.

I thought the top one was Corsica.

-But I think we'll go with San Marino.

-San Marino.

So, Karen and Dave have gone with lira,

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

Absolutely right, of course.

Popular answer, though, 68 for the lira.

Sue and Colin have gone for San Marino,

the landlocked republic surrounded entirely by Italy,

let's see if that's right, how many people said it,

you have to win this one to stay in the game, best of luck.

It's right. I think that's going to beat lira

- yes, it does!

Very well done indeed, 31.

Which means, Sue and Colin, you're back in the game,

-after two questions, it's 1-1.

-Well played, Sue and Colin,

let's take a look through the rest of the board.

The top one is not Corsica.

-No, it's Sicily.

-Sicily, yes.

Big scorer, though, would have scored you 57 points.

You were right about Venice, that does hold the world's oldest film festival,

would have been a very good answer as well,

better than San Marino, would have scored you 19.

And the year in which a referendum abolished the monarchy is 1946,

and that would have scored you 2 points, well done

if you said that at home. Umberto II was the last King of Italy.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So we're coming down to a decider, whoever wins this

third question will go through to the final and play for that jackpot.

Best of luck to both pairs. This third question concerns...

-Richard.

-Yeah, combines a lot of people's two favourite things, this,

chemistry and anagrams. A lot of fun.

Five in all to have a go at, best of luck in the studio,

best of luck at home, whoever gets the most

obscure answer is going to go through to play for the jackpot.

Thanks very much indeed,

so let's reveal our five chemical anagrams, and here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

Sue and Colin, you will go first.

-Can you see the top one?

-(No.)

There's only one we can work out

and that's the second one down, tungsten.

Karen and Dave, the board is all yours.

OK, the first one is carbon, the third one is antimony

and the last one is krypton.

Noble dummy I'm not sure on, so I think antimony,

the middle one, is my choice.

Tungsten and antimony, Sue and Colin went with tungsten,

let's see if that's right and how many people said it.

It's right.

Good answer, 23.

Yours is better, yours is better.

Antimony, say Karen and Dave, let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people said that.

This to decide who goes through to the final.

It's right.

Is it going to beat tungsten?

Yes, it is! Very well done.

16 for antimony beats 23 for tungsten, which means,

Karen and Dave, after three questions

you are through to the final, 2-1.

Nicely done, to knock out a couple from Haywards Heath is some going.

I think the more we do Pointless the more people know about

chemical elements, it's quite good.

You're right about carbon, would have been a big scorer, 67 points,

right about krypton as well,

also would have seen you knocked out, 45 points.

And this last one, only because we do Pointless

-so often I've heard the word, molybdenum.

-Ah, molybdenum.

And that would have scored you 4 points.

Thank you very much indeed.

So very sadly, at the end of our head-to-head round,

despite a heroic performance across two Pointless shows, Sue and Colin.

-We've had a fabulous day.

-Brilliant.

It's been lovely having you here, thank you so much for playing.

-Sue and Colin, lovely contestants.

-Well done.

-Best of luck.

But for Karen and Dave, it's now time for the Pointless final.

Congratulations, Karen and Dave, you've fought off

all the competition and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

which currently stands at...

You've done incredibly well,

anything you'd particularly like to see come up in this last round?

-Films.

-Yeah, we're good at films.

OK, as always, you start this round off by choosing your

own category, and here are your choices.

I want to go for the first one, but you want to...

-No, no, go for the first one.

-You sure?

-Yep.

Can we please go for Classic Rock Albums?

That's what they've gone for, Richard, Classic Rock Albums.

Yeah, we're going to give you three options now, we are looking

for any track on the original release of any of these three albums, please.

Any track on the original release of...

Nevermind by Nirvana.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin.

Or Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses.

So any track on the original releases of any of those albums, please.

Very, very best of luck and good luck at home as well

if you want to have a go.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

You've got up to a minute to come up with three answers,

and to win that jackpot of £1,250 you just need one of those

to be pointless.

Remember, your answers can come from any of these categories,

you can choose which categories and how you spread them yourself.

It could be all three from one category

if you like, or one from each, up to you.

-Are you ready?

-BOTH: Yes.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock, your time starts now.

This is all yours.

Nevermind is Nirvana, huge fan, my mind's gone blank.

SHE LAUGHS

So, there is Come As You Are, there is Smells Like Teen Spirit,

they'll be high.

I don't know Led Zeppelin IV, I know Led Zeppelin

but not that album particularly.

Appetite For Destruction, I'm going to go for... No, it'll be too high.

Let's stick with the first album, all three from Nevermind,

we'll go for Come As You Are...

Oh, crikey. Smells Like Teen Spirit.

It's down to you, Dave, I don't know any of them.

-It's gone, gone, gone blank.

-It's all right.

I'll take one from Appetite For Destruction as well. I'll go for...

-Welcome To The Jungle.

-Ten seconds left.

Come As You Are, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Welcome To The Jungle.

Yep, do it.

OK, you've got your answers, your time is now up.

What are those answers going to be?

This is a dream, dream, dream category for me but I've gone blank.

I'm going to go for two from Nevermind

and one from Appetite For Destruction.

Your two from Nevermind are?

Come As You Are and Smells Like Teen Spirit.

And Appetite For Destruction will be Welcome To The Jungle.

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

-Come As You Are.

-We'll put that last, which is least likely?

-Smells Like Teen Spirit.

-We'll put that first.

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

and here they are.

Very, very best of luck.

Three good answers there, you had

a bit of a mind freeze though, didn't you?

However, there are some good answers up there,

what if one of those were to be pointless and win you that jackpot,

what would you do with it, Karen, your share?

Well, being ex-cabin crew, one of the places I didn't get to

visit was South America, so I'd love to tour South America.

Very good, Dave, how about you?

I've had my eye on a guitar for a while that

I can't justify buying for myself, and this would buy it for me.

OK, best of luck, we were looking to find out whether

Smells Like Teen Spirit appeared on Nevermind,

you're pretty sure it does.

The question really is - is it pointless?

If it is, it will win you £1,250. Let's find out.

Smells Like Teen Spirit, is it on Nevermind? Is it pointless?

Well, it's right.

How far down the column is it going to go?

It's taking us through the 50s, 40s, 30s,

still going down, into the teens.

19.

19. Probably their best-known song, though.

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer,

but we then move on to slightly less proven territory.

Appetite For Destruction was the album,

and you thought Welcome To The Jungle...

..was on that album.

This is your second shot at that Pointless jackpot.

Only two more chances to win that £1,250.

So let's find out, for £1,250, Welcome To The Jungle,

is that on Appetite For Destruction?

Yes, it is. Well, your first answer took us all the way down to 19.

Your second answer passes that mark, down into single figures.

6!

Very well done indeed, 6,

this is all moving in the right direction, Dave and Karen.

Still not pointless, though.

However, your third and final answer was Come As You Are,

which you decided to put last because you thought it

was your best and most likely answer to be pointless.

Let's find out, for £1,250, this has to be correct,

then it has to be pointless.

Is Come As You Are on Nevermind? Did anyone remember it?

Well, it's right.

Smells Like Teen Spirit took us down to 19,

Welcome To The Jungle took us down to 6,

Come As You Are passes 19...

Down it goes, into single fig...

Oh, 7!

Three good answers there, Karen and Dave, two particularly good,

going down into single figures,

you'd have always been thrilled to get that as a score in normal play.

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find a pointless answer,

and in this round it has to be pointless.

I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £1,250,

that rolls over onto the next show, but we have loved having you on,

and you do of course get to take home

-a Pointless trophy each, so well done.

-Yes!

Yeah, I'm really sorry, you've done terrifically well to get here,

and I could just see in your eyes, I could see it all go from you.

But let's take a look

at the pointless answers, firstly from Nevermind.

Breed,

the hidden track Endless, Nameless, Lounge Act,

Stay Away, Drain You,

all of those pointless, you would have got 1 point for

Something In The Way and On A Plain,

2 for In Bloom and Polly, 3 for Lithium.

Tracks on Led Zeppelin IV that were pointless...

You also could have had Four Sticks, 1 point for Rock And Roll

and Black Dog. On Appetite For Destruction...

All of those were pointless, very well done

if you got any of those at home, good category for some people,

should have been a good category for you, Dave, but if it goes, it goes.

Thanks very much. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you,

Karen and Dave, but we've loved

having you on the show. Great contestants.

So Karen and Dave didn't win our jackpot today, which means it

rolls over onto the next show, when we will be playing for...

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me, goodbye.