Episode 6 Pointless

Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless,

where you are rewarded for knowing obscure answers. Let's meet today's players.

Couple number one... Hi. My name's Chris and this is my friend, Ryan. And we're from Somerset.

Couple number two... My name's Jack, this is my friend, Meghan, from Northern Ireland.

Couple number three... I'm Hannah, this is Luke. We're from Birmingham.

And couple number four... Hello. I'm Will and this is my little sister Naomi, from Worcestershire.

And these are today's contestants.

Thanks all of you. We'll find out more later.

That just leaves one more person. They say no man is an island,

but if he were he'd be a sovereign state recognised by the UN. My Pointless friend, Richard. Hiya.

Hi, everybody. Hiya.

I never understand that expression, "No man is an island". What about the Isle of Man?

Oh, nice. Am I right? You are right. Excellent. How are you?

Know what I have done? I've drunk quite a lot of coffee just before I came on. Did you?

I had my normal cup of coffee, forgetting that just about two hours ago I drank a very strong coffee.

I am now quite close to my dangerous coffee level. Really? Yeah. Oh, that's quite fun.

So you might get a little over-excited and when we get to the jackpot round,

everyone will know you really need the loo. Good thinking. I'll keep an eye out.

I don't want to detain you.

All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show

and our contestants need the obscure answers they didn't get.

Everyone wants a pointless answer that none of them gave

and then we will add 250 quid to the jackpot. Dale and Keith didn't win it, so we add £1,000

and today's jackpot starts off at £3,000.

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

We want an answer from each of you, but there is to be no conferring.

The pair with the highest score will head home. Our first category today is...Song Titles.

Song Titles. Can you all decide who's going to go first and second?

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

And the question concerns... Biological Songs.

Biological Songs, Richard. Don't panic, everybody! It's easier than it sounds.

We'll show you seven songs, all with a word about the human body, but we've missed that word out.

There's 14 in all. Good luck.

Thanks very much. So we are looking for the parts of the body to complete these titles.

Here's our first board of seven. HE READS THE LIST

Joe Dolce Music Theatre! Who knew it was called that? Me. Who else? I don't know.

I'll read those all one final time.

So we want to know what these complete song titles are.

Ryan and Chris, you all drew lots and today you are going first.

Ryan, what happened last time? We had a nightmare. A shocker.

It was a shower. Not a good show, to be fair. Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The SHOW was good. The show was great. Fantastic.

Me and Xander were on fire.

Ryan, I have to ask you. Your glasses... Yes.

Your ears have nothing to do with that. They don't. They just hang on my head

and stay there by gravity. I'm impressed. Thank you. Now,

we have all these songs with parts of the body surgically removed. OK.

I'm going to play, because of this band I used to listen to all the time when I was 17, 18,

and thought I was quite cool. I'll play Insane In The Membrane, Cypress Hill.

Insane In The Membrane, says Ryan. Is that right? How many of our 100 people said it?

Oh, Ryan...! I thought that was right. So did I. It's not right. I just realised what it is now.

Ah. Mm. Bad luck. I'm afraid that scores you 100 points.

Ryan, I'm so sorry. You were in the 200 Club. You don't want 400. We're heading there. You are.

You obviously know the song. That is a lyric in the song, but it's not the title. Unlucky.

OK, bad luck, Ryan. Jack, welcome to the show. Great to have you here. Thank you.

You're from Ballymoney. Yeah. And what do you do? I'm a student at Newcastle University.

I study business accounting finance. What else do you like doing?

I'm a pretty keen tennis player, two or three times a week.

Good. Ballycastle has a big tennis tournament. Yeah, I've played at Ballycastle a few times.

I once won a match. You ARE good. I'm really good!

Now what are you going to go for? Em...I think I know two of them. There's one I'm not so sure of,

so I'll maybe play it safe. And I'll go for Hips Don't Lie, Shakira.

Hips Don't Lie, says Jack. Is that right? How many said it?

No, they don't.

55. 55 for Hips Don't Lie.

That'll do.

A number one hit from 2006. Featuring Wyclef Jean as well. Of course.

Anatomically incorrect as well. The hips can lie.

I hadn't even thought about that.

Yeah, it's nonsense. Does the General Medical Council vet these?

The GMC took Shakira to court, but because she's not a UK resident they had no jurisdiction over her.

They had to let it go. If a British band were to do a cover version, they would be struck off.

Which is why no British band has done a cover version. Makes sense. Hannah, welcome.

What do you do up in Birmingham? I'm a student and I work

and I have a face painting business on the side. Face painting? That's the most exciting.

Has that taken off? Steady going, but it's better in the summer, obviously,

when all the kids want it done.

What's the best face you paint? I love doing the zombies at Halloween.

The nice thing about painting a face is that you aren't anywhere near it when the face has to be washed.

That's true. You can do what you like. And run away.

Now, Hannah, what about this board of missing body parts?

I actually, amazingly, know a few of them, I think.

I think the best answer I'm going to go with is Insane In The Brain by Cypress Hill.

Insane In The Brain, says Hannah. Is that right? How many said it?

It's right. 100 our high score, 55 our low. You've passed those.

Still going down. 12.

12, Hannah. Very well done.

Yes, it's been a hit a few times. By the US hip hop group Cypress Hill.

A British cover version would be permissible. Depending on who was to sing it. Ah.

It says, "Insane in the membrane, crazy insane, got no brain".

That's essentially the lyric to that. And, strictly speaking,

if you're able to say, "Crazy insane, got no brain," you do have a brain.

Naomi, welcome back. What happened last time? We got through to the Head to Head,

but went out after two questions. We'll try to do better this time.

OK. Now remind us what you do. At the moment, I'm a full-time mum. I've got a little boy, Thomas,

who is seven months old. So that's my current occupation. Thomas will be watching right now.

Hi, Thomas. Hello.

This board is entirely yours. Want to fill in all the blanks? I'm not sure I'd be very accurate.

I think I know the bottom two, possibly.

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, but that might be high.

Seeing as one contestant already got a wrong answer, I'll guess the bottom one and maybe join them.

I'm going to say Angel Eyes by Wizzard. That sounds like it could be right.

Angel Eyes, says Naomi. Sounds like it could be right.

Let's see how many said it if it is.

Oh, no! Sounds right. It is, in fact, wrong.

Sorry. I'm afraid that scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Yes, I bet a lot of people guessed Angel Eyes. This was actually a number one single for Wizzard.

You'd be here all day to guess it. Angel Fingers.

Seven points. It was the '70s. Things were different then.

I didn't think this was the hardest board. Put Your Head On My Shoulder by Paul Anka.

It would have scored 62. Blood On The Dance Floor, Michael Jackson, would have scored 11.

Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce. That's a big scorer, 71.

And you're right about Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.

That would have scored 94 points. Manic Street Preachers do a very good cover version.

Halfway through the round, let's look at those scores.

12 the best score, Hannah. Very well done indeed.

Then up to 55 to Jack and Meghan and then up to 100

where Naomi, Will, Ryan and Chris are gathering.

Chris and Will, it's between you to see who stays and who leaves.

Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

We're going to put seven more songs on the board and here they are.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those again.

Remember, we are looking for body parts that complete these songs.

Will, remind us what you do. I am an industrial designer.

You are an industrial designer of hybrid, um...railway-borne... flywheel...

things. I remember, you see. Don't think I wasn't taking that in.

I was. Driven by a car engine. That's right.

A tiny, tiny car engine rather than a big train engine.

I tell you what Will would do really well - a morning show on the radio.

He's got a good DJ voice. I was thinking that when you introduced yourself. Great DJ voice.

Thank you very much. When we finish, you can read through it like it's a chart.

That's a good idea. Brilliant. Will, you're on 100. We need a low score or it's goodbye.

OK. We need to go obscure, but not wrong.

I'm learning. You're on the right tracks. GROANS

I think my best bet is to go with Celebrity Skin by Hole.

Celebrity Skin by Hole, says Will. Is that right? How many said it? No red line as joint high scorers.

It's absolutely right.

That's a great answer, Will. 11. That's our lowest score so far.

11 your total.

Yeah, a really good answer, Will. Certainly the coolest answer. Courtney Love's band Hole.

Thanks. Now, Luke, welcome. Hello. What do you do, Luke?

I've recently been made redundant, but I'm going back to uni to study film production.

What were you doing before? Em, video shop,

which is probably why it's redundant. Oh, you worked in a video shop? I see.

I miss those. I liked good video shops. I bet you were good.

I was excellent. Good advice, popular among the rental crowd.

What will you do with this board?

I really only know the top one. I was going to go for Hole as well,

but that was taken, so Club Foot, Kasabian.

Club Foot, Kasabian, says Luke. You're on 12.

The high scorers are on 111. If you can score 98 or less, you are into the next round.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right and you're through!

10. Very well done.

22, your total.

Yeah, the first Top 40 hit for Leicester band Kasabian.

They won the Brit for Best Band in 2010. Thanks, Richard.

Meghan... Hiya. Hi, there. What do you do? I'm a student at Strathclyde University in Glasgow.

And what are you studying? Finance.

What do you do in your spare time? I do quite a few things,

but at school I was involved in a competition called Bar Mock National Trial.

It's like a legal system for schools so everyone takes on a role.

And verdicts are passed? Mm-hm. Sentences handed down?

Were you involved in the Hips Don't Lie case?

No, I wasn't. Before your time. Excellent. Well, you're on 55.

The high scorers are still on 111. You have to score 55 or less to stay in the game.

We want to know what these complete song titles are. I only know one,

which I'm going to assume, if it's right, is going to be quite high.

Heart of Glass, Blondie. Heart of Glass, says Meghan.

Is that right? How many said Heart?

It's right.

Oh, it's a big score. 72.

72 for Heart of Glass. Takes your total up to 127.

Their first UK and US number one.

Now, Chris... Hello. We now have a game on our hands. Welcome back. Thank you.

Flags did for you last time. Yep, they did indeed.

But this is where you can snatch some glory back. You're on 100. The high scorers are on 127.

26 or less is your target. Indeed.

We want the complete song titles. Do you want to talk us through it?

Well, all of my answers have been taken. I just have to hope and go I Want To Hold Your Hand,

The Beatles. Your hope being...?

That it's low enough to get through.

OK. You're going with Hand. Let's see if that's right and how many people said it.

Your red line is quite low. Who knows? Maybe you'll get down there.

Or... At least it wasn't 400! No, 398. Exactly!

398. I see exactly why you went with that one. Yes, good point.

Well done. 198 is your total. Obviously, 98 for Hand.

Yeah, you join the 398 Club. You may be the only residents of it.

Makes you wonder what the other two people wanted to hold.

LAUGHTER

Let's go through the rest. There's another very big scorer.

Bette Davis... Eyes. Would have scored you 62 points.

Now Cat, that's Cat from Red Dwarf, the lovely Danny John-Jules, who had a hit.

You can probably guess. Tongue.

It would have scored 48 points. And this is a tricky one. Tommy Steele. What A...?

What A...Face. Nope. Does anyone know that?

Mouth. Mouth, absolutely. Well done, audience.

What A Mouth. Would have scored six.

The audience are through to the next round. Otherwise... it might have been a bit quiet.

Thanks, Richard. So I'm afraid the pair leaving us with 198 is Chris and Ryan. I'm sorry.

Round One last time. Round One again this time.

What can you do? I'm afraid you have to walk away.

That's not what we wanted, but thanks very much for playing. Chris and Ryan, great contestants.

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

So three pairs remain. After this round, we'll say goodbye to yet another pair.

Well done, all three pairs. Phew-ee, Naomi and Will.

That was close, but you pulled it out of the bag.

Hannah, Luke, our lowest-scoring team, and Luke our lowest scorer.

Very best of luck to all three pairs for this new round. Our category for Round Two is...World Leaders.

Can you all decide who's going first and who's going second?

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many French Prime Ministers and Presidents as they could.

French Prime Ministers and Presidents. This will be a tester.

Any French Prime Minister or President from 1959 to the end of 2012. Surnames will be acceptable.

Very best of luck. And at home. Thanks very much, Richard.

French Presidents or Prime Ministers, Jack. What are you thinking of?

Not exactly my strong point.

I think the one I'm going to say is Francois Hollande.

Hollande. Is that right? How many of our 100 people said Hollande?

Eleven.

That's pretty good, Jack.

Eleven for Francois Hollande. He's the current President, elected in 2012.

He was once caught reading a French version of French History for Dummies.

You know those books? Yeah.

He's proposed banning homework, Hollande.

Banning homework? Yeah, that's his idea.

LAUGHTER

Hannah... This could not be a worse round for me.

It's so bad. I literally don't know anything.

I'm going to have to just go with a French name and hope...

That's what all of them have done. Just go for the most stereotypical thing. Oh, go on.

I think I'm going to go with Jean Claude.

Jean Claude? Surname? Oh, Jean Claude...Francois. I don't know.

I... No, it's awful. I just don't know.

Somewhere on a French quiz show right now someone is making up a British Prime Minister.

"Bill John David?"

Jean Claude Francois. Is that right? How many said it?

Oh, bad luck, Hannah. Shocker!

Never made it to the upper echelons, I'm afraid, Jean Claude Francois.

Three French names, though. Very impressive.

Good going. Should get 300 points.

No! Naomi...

OK. The name Francois was sticking in my head as well.

I think I'll stick with this lovely French name that we've all picked

and say surname Mitterrand. Hopefully, that's...

Francois Mitterrand, says Naomi.

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

Absolutely right.

Well, 11 is our low score so far.

43 for Francois Mitterrand.

APPLAUSE

Well played, Naomi. France's longest serving President to date.

He was elected twice. No-one else has had that in France. Thanks.

Let's take a look at those scores. 11, the best score of that pass, Jack, by quite a long way.

Then up to 43 where we find Naomi and Will, then it's up to 100 where Hannah and Luke currently are.

Luke, we need a good, low score from you if you're to make it to the head-to-head. Best of luck.

Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

Now then, Will...

You're on 43. The high scorers are Luke and Hannah, before they've given their second answer, on 100.

If you can score 56 or less, you are definitely in the head-to-head.

We're looking for Prime Ministers or Presidents of France since 1959.

I'm going to end up playing reasonably safe.

I may embarrass myself because a French President or Prime Minister used to live

about three miles from where I live now,

I think, during the '40s.

I may get the name wrong.

A French top man was temporarily relocated to a place near Bewdley.

Whether it's the right guy I've got, I'm not sure... Do you think he listened to your breakfast show?

LAUGHTER It's deep.

If you've got any views on the guy who lived near Bewdley, why don't you just ring in or send us a text?

Lovely, big house by the river. You can see it from the bypass.

LAUGHTER

So I'm going to throw in Charles de Gaulle. Charles de Gaulle lived down the road from you? I'm not sure.

LAUGHTER I've got a bit of a historical...

If you get below that red line, you are through to the head-to-head.

Let's see if Charles de Gaulle is right and, if it is, how many people said it.

Very well done. Oh, you've just done it!

56 you needed. 52 you got.

95 is your total. Very well done, Will.

He was the first President of the Fifth Republic from '59 to '69. Thanks very much indeed.

I'm catching it now. "Thanks very much INDEED."

MIMICS DJ VOICE: OK, Luke! Hello!

Luke, it's your go. You're on 100. You're the high scorers.

Like I said, we need a really low, low score.

It's getting quite hard now.

Yeah. Luckily, I read the same book of French Prime Ministers and Presidents that Hannah read(!)

So, again, a French surname...

Jean "Renault".

LAUGHTER

Jean "Renault", says Luke. No red line for you as you're the high scorers. Let's see if that's right.

No, bad luck. Bad luck.

If in doubt, "Jean" and the name of a car!

Jean Reno, an incorrect answer. Great actor. Sadly, not a Prime Minister or President. Richard?

Again there's someone on a French show kind of going, "I don't know, Bill Leyland?"

LAUGHTER

Meghan, there's great news. You're in the head-to-head.

You are through to the head-to-head.

Less good news, I want the name of a French Prime Minister or President.

I know none, so I'm just going to go for the same sort of idea as everyone else.

I'm going to say...

Jean-Claude Antoire.

LAUGHTER

"Antoire?" Yeah. You never know!

No, sometimes you do know! LAUGHTER

There's no red line for you. You're already through.

But let's see how far down the column Jean-Claude Antoire goes.

Bad luck, Meghan. There's a surprise(!)

I'm afraid Jean-Claude Antoire is not yet a leading figure in French politics. Richard?

I don't think he's a leading figure in anything. Perhaps there is someone called Jean-Claude Antoire.

Yeah. There's even some emigre now sitting in London going, "Oui."

Mais oui. Oui, Jean-Claude Antoire, oui.

Je m'appelle Jean-Claude Antoire.

Before we do the pointless answers... We'll do the biggest answers at the end.

I'll give you some Presidents. They all scored. Mainly the pointless answers are Prime Ministers.

Jacques Chirac would have scored you 26, Georges Pompidou 7 and Valery Giscard d'Estaing 6.

Francois Fillon and Dominique de Villepin would have scored you 2.

Edith Cresson would have scored you one. Let's take a look at the pointless answers.

You could have had Edouard Balladur who was Prime Minister during the '90s.

Jacques Chaban-Delmas was Prime Minister from '69 to '72.

Maurice Couve de Murville was another Prime Minister.

You could have had Michel Debre.

You could have had Pierre Beregovoy,

Pierre Mauroy, the Socialist Prime Minister.

You could have had Pierre Messmer, Raymond Barre

or Rene Coty who was President from '54 up to '59.

Let's look at the top three answers.

Third was Nicolas Sarkozy - 33.

Then on the last podium, you gave us the top two answers -

Francois Mitterrand - 43, and Charles de Gaulle - 52.

He did live in Hampstead for a while, Charles de Gaulle, in the '40s during the war.

At the end of our second round, I'm sorry to say, Luke and Hannah, we say goodbye to you.

Far too soon, but you'll be back next time. We look forward to that. You've been great contestants.

Thanks very much for playing, Luke and Hannah!

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

Congratulations, Naomi and Will, Jack and Meghan, you are one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at £3,000.

APPLAUSE

To decide who plays for that money, you'll now go head-to-head. You are now allowed to confer.

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

You've both done pretty well, but there have been blemishes.

We had Angel Eyes from you, Will and Naomi, and we had Jean-Claude Antoire from Jack and Meghan.

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

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

Richard? We're going to show you five images of famous people with the first name James.

Can you name the most obscure? Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five Jameses and here they are.

There we are, five famous Jameses.

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

WHISPERING

I'm going to say "A", James Patterson.

James Patterson, say Naomi and Will.

Jack and Meghan, the board is all yours. Take us through it.

Um... I only know D.

I only know D.

I think we'll go for D. LAUGHTER

And I think we'll say James Corden.

James Corden. So we have Patterson versus Corden.

Naomi and Will said James Patterson. Let's see if that's right and how many people said James Patterson.

It is right. That's a very good answer.

I suspect this is going to go a long way down.

Oh, look at that, almost pointless!

One.

APPLAUSE

One for James Patterson. That is a great answer.

Jack and Meghan have said that D is James Corden.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many of our 100 people said James Corden.

Obviously, it's right.

Oh, 62.

APPLAUSE

62 for James Corden. Well done, Naomi and Will. After one question, you are up one-nil.

That was the lowest and the highest score on the board. Well played, Naomi.

James Patterson, the thriller writer, one of the best-selling authors in the world.

B, as any fan of Family Guy can tell you, is James Woods, the actor.

Would have scored you 14 points.

C is Jimmy Carter, the former President.

Would have scored you 36.

And E... Do you know E? James Cracknell. James Cracknell.

The Olympic rower, yeah. He would have scored you 26 points.

Thanks very much. Here comes your second question. Jack and Meghan, you get to answer this first,

but you have to win it to stay in the game. Good luck. It concerns...

Richard? Just five clues now to facts about Los Angeles. Can you give us the most obscure answer?

OK, let's reveal our five clues and here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, five clues to facts about LA.

Jack and Meghan, you go first.

WHISPERING

We know the state and we know the LA district,

but seeing as we're a bit up against it,

I'm going to take a punt at the IATA airport code...

..and we're going to say LAX.

LAX, say Jack and Meghan. LAX.

Naomi and Will, the board is yours.

Well, I think the state is California. Mm-hm. Yeah.

The bottom one is quite an obvious one, being Hollywood.

I'd say '84, the Summer Olympics, but I can't be sure.

It sounds good.

1984. 1984 you are saying for the Olympics.

So we have LAX and we have 1984.

Jack and Meghan said LAX. Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many said LAX for the airport.

It's right.

26.

APPLAUSE

26 for LAX. Now, Naomi and Will,

you have taken a bit of a punt and said 1984 for the year it hosted the Summer Olympics.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many of our 100 people said 1984.

It is right.

It wins the point and the round for you. What about that?

15. APPLAUSE

Very, very well done.

Naomi and Will, after only two questions, you are through to the final two-nil.

Well played, both teams. You did what you had to do. The two obvious ones wouldn't have won the point.

The US state is California. That would have scored you 66.

Paramount is in Hollywood and that would have scored you 39.

The official tree is the best answer by some way.

Is it the bonsai?

LAUGHTER

It is not the bonsai, no.

It is the coral tree. Of course it is. For 3 points.

Our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head round, I'm sorry to say, it's Jack and Meghan.

I'm not that sorry as it means you'll be back next time. If you were in the final, that would be it.

We'll look forward to that. Thanks very much for playing so well, Jack and Meghan!

APPLAUSE But for Naomi and Will, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Naomi and Will, you've seen off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy, so very, very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot and at the end of today's show, it stands at £3,000.

APPLAUSE

As always, you have to start this round by picking a category and you have a choice of four.

Oh, dear!

LAUGHTER I have never read out a less appetising board, I have to say!

I'm... England In The Middle Ages?

I don't know Ireland. I'm drawn to either of the last two, so if you've got a preference for...

England. The nearer one of the last two, geographically. We live in England...

In the Middle Ages?! LAUGHTER

Things in Ribbesford have moved on since then!

Do you reckon? England In The Middle Ages? Go for it. Yeah.

England In The Middle Ages it is. Richard? Good luck. That was a tough board. Yeah.

Jack and Meghan would have loved the Irish Geography round. Yeah.

We're looking for any of the Knights of the Round Table whose name contains the letter A,

we are looking for any King of England from 1154 to 1485

or we're looking for any medieval cathedral, according to the English Heritage National Heritage website.

So any Knights of the Round Table containing the letter A,

any Kings of England, 1154 to 1485,

or any medieval cathedrals.

Very, very best of luck.

That's a bit better, isn't it, now you've seen the sub-categories? Yeah. Yeah. Good.

You have one minute to come up with three answers. To win that jackpot, just one answer has to be pointless.

Your answers can come from any category - three from one category, two from one, one from another.

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

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are. Your time starts now.

We can do knights. We can do a few.

I know Galahad with an A. Yes. And Geraint with an A. That's what I was thinking.

Let's think about cathedrals. The Coventry one? I'm not sure how old.

We want something very substantial like Durham. Yes. Big, tall place.

They've been building up for a long time.

I'm not sure of medieval cathedrals, but lots of them are old. We'd only have to name a few and be lucky.

I avoid royal questions because I'm hopeless. I'm not 100%... No.

Geraint... Yeah. Which one did you say? Galahad. That's more obvious.

Too obvious. Geraint, Durham... Yeah.

And let's get a good cathedral. Other cathedrals. Winchester.

I think Winchester's a lovely...

It's by the coast and people in the Middle Ages would be bringing ships and stuff there

and making big cathedrals and praising the Lord. Ten seconds left.

Any other knights we can think of? Tristan. Yes. Yes. We've got to go with that one.

Take off Winchester. Yeah.

We're all set. Yes. OK, that is your time up. I now need your three answers.

What were they? We were going to go with two knights and a cathedral. Is that right? Yeah. OK.

We're saying Geraint. Geraint. Tristan. Tristan.

And Winchester Cathedral.

Which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer? Tristan. Bold Sir Tristan. We'll put him last.

What about your least likely to be pointless? The cathedral.

Which I think was Winchester. We'll put that first.

Let's put those up on the board in that order and here they are.

Very best of luck. Your first answer was Winchester Cathedral.

If this is correct and it is pointless, you will win the jackpot. What would you do with £3,000?

I'm going on a canal boat holiday with members of my family, so it'll be useful for that.

Have you done that before, canal boating? Not really. Just very small scale. It looks a lot of fun.

Will, Naomi's very kindly included you in her share of the money. What are you going to do?

My wife is expecting a baby in the near future. Congratulations.

That means I'm going to be evicted from my back room in the house, so I'm going to look at a shed.

A shed would be fantastic. Great idea.

Not cots and baby stuff. He needs a shed.

Cots and baby stuff, obviously. Take that as read. But a shed...

To enable the nursery. Very best of luck. Three good answers on the board.

Your first answer is Winchester Cathedral. If it's pointless, it will win you the jackpot.

So, for £3,000, is Winchester a medieval cathedral?

It is a medieval cathedral.

If this goes all the way down to zero, you will leave here with £3,000.

Down it goes, through the 30s, the 20s, into the teens.

16 for Winchester Cathedral. APPLAUSE

I think that's quite high for Winchester Cathedral. Yeah, maybe.

I'm sure it's lovely. It is lovely.

I can vouch for that. I've seen it. Anyway, your second answer, Sir Geraint.

If that's correct and pointless, you will win the jackpot.

For £3,000, is Sir Geraint one of the Knights of the Round Table?

Yes is the answer, he was.

Your first answer, Winchester Cathedral, took us down to 16.

Your second answer, Sir Geraint, is taking us past 16, still going down.

Five, four, three, two, one...

You were one away! APPLAUSE

Now, when you were discussing and Sir Tristan suddenly floated into your head,

you both said, "Oh, yes!" You thought that was a more exciting answer than Geraint. Yeah.

If only one person said Geraint, it stands to reason that Tristan should score lower

and there's only one lower score than one.

I don't want to put any ideas in your head, but that's the way I'm thinking.

Your final answer was Sir Tristan.

If it's right and it goes down to zero, you leave here with the jackpot.

For £3,000, was Sir Tristan a Knight of the Round Table?

It is right.

Winchester Cathedral took you down to 16.

Geraint took you down to one.

Sir Tristan now galloping down into single figures, still going down.

Oh, no!

APPLAUSE

One...

One person. They knew their stuff. They did. Good for them.

Gracious of you to say that, but frankly, I think that's annoying.

Unfortunately, you didn't find that all-important pointless answer,

so you don't win today's jackpot of £3,000 and that will roll over on to the next show,

but you've been such entertaining contestants. Thank you so much.

And you take home a fabulous Pointless trophy each, so well done.

APPLAUSE

That was really tough luck. Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers.

Sir Brunar would have won you the money,

Sir Dagonet, who was King Arthur's jester,

Sir Lucan, the royal butler, and Sir Saphar.

Well done if you said those at home.

The Kings, I suspect some people would have won the money here.

Edward IV and Edward V were both pointless.

Very well done if you said that. There's only one pointless answer for the cathedral cities.

Very well done if you said Beverley.

You would have got three points for Wells or Exeter, two points for Carlisle or Lichfield,

one point for Rochester and Peterborough, but Beverley the only pointless one.

Really unlucky, guys. Two one-pointers - that is tough luck.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Naomi and Will, but thank you so much for playing.

I'm sorry you didn't win the jackpot. APPLAUSE

Well, Naomi and Will didn't win our jackpot, so it rolls over on to the next show when we play for £4,000.

Join us then to see if someone can win it. It's goodbye from Richard. Goodbye. And it's goodbye from me.

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