Episode 67 Pointless

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Thank you very much indeed. Hello.

I'm Alexander Armstrong, and welcome to Pointless,

the show where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can.

And you do that by coming up with the answers no-one else could think of.

Let's meet today's players.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

And couple number one.

Hello. I'm Chris. I'm from Halesowen.

And this is my daughter-in-law, Beth. She's from Warwickshire.

And couple number two?

Hello. I'm Shereene, this is my civil partner Rachael, and we're from Birmingham.

And couple number three.

Hi. I'm Ann, this is Vicky, and we're work colleagues from Liverpool.

And finally, couple number four.

Hi. I'm Annie, this is my boyfriend Chris, and we live in London.

And these are today's contestants.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Thanks, all of you.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show, as it goes along.

So that leaves just one more person for me to introduce,

as welcome as finding a tenner in an old pair of jeans.

A tenor like Russell Watson, I'm thinking.

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

Hiya. Hi, everybody. Hiya.

-Afternoon.

-And to you.

-How are you?

-I'm very well, thank you.

-Excellent.

-Now, we've got two returning pairs today.

-Yes.

But, erm, I think both pairs didn't cover themselves in glory last time.

-And there's a couple of people with some making up to do, as well, I think.

-Yeah.

-Shereene, for one.

-Yeah. Interesting globe.

Yeah. She let Rachael down quite badly, I think.

I've checked - she's fine.

SHEREENE CHUCKLES

-OK? But Rachael, you weren't happy, Rachael, were you?

-No.

And, uh, Chris and Annie, at the end there, as well.

Chris's ambition is simply just to get a right answer.

THEY LAUGH

That's all he wants.

Looking at round one... yeah, good luck.

THEY LAUGH

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

All questions on today's show have been asked to 100 people before the show.

Our contestants must find the answers the fewest of those 100 people gave.

Of course, everyone's trying to find a pointless answer -

that's an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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

Now, Brenda and Steve didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at...

..£2,000 - there we are.

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

Now, remember, the pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

And obviously, remember, also,

that you are not allowed to confer during this round.

Best of luck.

Our first category today is:

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

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

OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many post-war multiple Olympic gold medal winners as they could.

Post-war multiple gold-medal winners, Richard.

Specifically, we're looking for any sportsperson

who's won five or more gold medals at a Summer Olympics

any time between 1948 and 2012, please.

So, anyone who's won five or more gold medals.

It can be in an individual event or a team event.

Er, lots of names on the list.

Lots of obscure ones, but there's a few you'll know as well.

So, very best of luck in the studio, very best of luck at home.

Thanks very much indeed.

Now, then, Chris and Beth,

you all drew lots before the show, and today you are going to go first.

Beth, you've stepped up first.

Welcome to the show. Good to have you here, Beth.

-What do you do?

-I'm a teacher.

-What sort of age do you teach?

-Secondary.

So 11 to 18, but mostly up in the sixth form, luckily.

-What's your subject?

-Erm, I teach psychology and sociology.

-OK.

-And you're Chris's daughter-in-law?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Whose idea was it to come on the show?

-It was Chris's idea.

Actually, he approached my husband - so I am the second choice - first, but I am here as the runner-up.

Chris, did you...?

Is that how you phrased it to Beth - "Listen, he can't come. Can you?"

-Is that the...?

-That is not how I would phrase it at all.

-No. No. No.

-It was far worse.

-It...it was my idea.

-My son originally wanted to take part, and then chickened out.

-Right.

OK, Beth, you've got to show him.

-How's the Olympics as an area for you?

-Not great.

I was getting married during London 2012,

so, erm, I'm going to go absolutely safe, and it will be a huge score.

But it won't be 100, I hope.

-What's it going to be?

-Steve Redgrave.

Steve Redgrave, says Beth. Steve Redgrave.

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

Oh, it's right.

-61.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

61 - a lot better than 100.

Yes, five golds in five successive Olympics.

Exactly the right thing to do, Beth, I think.

-Damage limitation that is, isn't it?

-Mmm.

-Thanks, Rich. Now Shereene.

-Hello.

Now, Shereene, remind us where Egypt is,

just for anyone who may not have been watching.

-It's on the Mediterranean Sea.

-ALL LAUGH

-Yay! I know that now.

-Oh, it's moved back - that's nice.

-Yeah.

Did it enjoy its holiday in the Pacific, I wonder?

ALL LAUGH

Oh, God. Oh, I got a right telling-off when we got back.

HE LAUGHS

Now, it's the Olympics - that's good, isn't it?

-No, not sport.

-Oh, no. Shereene.

-I know. Erm...

I'm going to have to go with somebody really, really obvious.

-Usain Bolt.

-Usain Bolt, says Shereene.

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

It's right.

-31.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

31 for Usain Bolt.

That's interesting.

I'd have thought he might have been a higher score than Steve Redgrave.

I think maybe, as Shereene was saying, he's quite new.

-He won three in Beijing and three in London.

-Yeah.

So perhaps people haven't thought that maybe he's got to five.

-Cos, of course, he won in the relays, as well.

-Yeah.

In Beijing, he won the 100m and 200m, both in world record times.

The only man ever to do that.

Even you haven't done that.

-AUDIENCE LAUGHS

-Nope, not the both.

Not the both.

Er, thanks very much, Richard.

-Vicky, welcome to Pointless.

-Hello.

-Great to have you here.

-You are from Liverpool.

-I am, yes.

-What do you do, Vicky?

I, er, work for Sefton Council for voluntary service,

but I run, erm, a mentoring project for guys who are leaving prison.

When you're not doing that, Vicky, what do you like to do?

I like a bit of cooking.

I like to think I'd give Gordon Ramsay a run for his money.

And I also have four dogs that keep me...

-That... Sorry. That is fighting talk there, Vicky.

-Oh, gosh, yeah.

You'd like to give Gordon Ramsay a run - let me get this clear -

-Not a run, but...

-..for his money?

Yeah, I'd like a cook-off with him.

OK. Very good. He might be watching. Gordon does watch from time to time.

-Yeah, he loves it, yeah.

-Yeah, yeah. And very, very quick to rise.

I mean, anyone says anything,

Gordon's usually right onto the production office, isn't he?

-Exactly right.

-In a temper!

Yeah. So, yeah, that, erm...

It's like when we had Elaine from Coventry

who said she could beat Mike Tyson in a fight, and next day he was...

Gordon Ramsay turned up to fight her, didn't he?

-The alternate, yeah.

-I don't know...

She wasn't even throwing the gauntlet down at him, and he came.

-Amazing.

-Yeah.

-He will fight anyone.

-He came round all greased up, ready to fight.

-I'm ready.

-What was the grease about? I've no idea.

ALL LAUGH That was a bit weird, wasn't it?

Maybe he'd just been in a cook-off. I don't know.

ALL LAUGH

Now, then, Vicky. Olympians. Is this good for you?

Not particularly good. Erm...

I'm sort of casting my mind back a little bit

to when I used to play a little computer game on my Atari,

and I'm going to say... Daley Thompson?

Daley Thompson, says Vicky.

Let's see if Daley Thompson's right

and let's see how many people said Daley Thompson.

Oh, no! Vicky, I'm sorry. Atari has let you down.

Sorry - Daley Thompson an incorrect answer.

Scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Vicky. Definitely one of Britain's greatest athletes,

but only two gold medals for Daley Thompson.

-Annie, welcome back to Pointless.

-Thank you.

What's going to be your dream subject today?

What's the sort of thing you've been crossing your fingers for?

-Probably musicals, or something like that.

-Right.

We do a lot of amateur theatre, so I'm hoping that the knowledge is...

-Seeped in.

-..quite strong. Yep.

We go to the theatre a lot as well, so that would be ideal.

OK. Very good.

Now, who's your Olympian going to be, your multiple gold-winning Olympian?

When I was younger, I used to want to be a gymnast,

so I'm going to say someone who I think is an American gymnast,

who I think was fairly successful, and her name is Shannon Miller.

Shannon Miller, says Annie. Shannon Miller. Let's see if that's right.

And if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Shannon Miller.

Oh, no! Bad luck, Annie. I'm sorry.

An incorrect answer,

which means you score the maximum of 100 points, sorry.

I think a perfectly good wrong answer, though, Annie. It's a good way to go.

And she won two golds at Atlanta, Shannon Miller.

Two! ALL LAUGH

Oh, dear! It's laughable, isn't it?

-What did she put in the rest of her pocket, I wonder?

-I know, right?

-Cos it must have been mostly empty. Oh, dear.

-Oh, goodness me.

-Yeah.

She can never leave the house without people calling her "Two-Golds".

"Oi, Two-Golds! Oi! Oi!"

And there she goes with the, "Two golds. Agh."

ALL LAUGH That's embarrassing.

Well, listen, I'll stop you there, Richard, cos we're halfway through the round.

I think it's important that we look at the scores as they stand.

At 31, very much the best score of that pass,

Shereene - very well done indeed.

Then up to 61, where we find Beth and Chris,

then up to 100, where we find Vicky and Ann, and Annie and Chris.

Yes, it's going to be between you, Ann, and you, Chris,

to see who stays with us and who leaves at the end of the round.

So, very, very best of luck to both of you.

We're going to come back down the line now. Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, so remember, we are looking for people

who have won multiple Olympic gold medals since 1948.

Chris, you're going to try and think of the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

-It is between you and Ann, remember.

-Yep.

There you are, joint high scorers.

-Erm, Chris - Audioslave.

-Yeah.

-Curse you, Chris Cornell.

-I know. I know.

-He was in two bands, and I went for the wrong one.

-Oh.

I shouldn't have risked it.

Well, I tell you what, it is the kind of wrong answer that we like on Pointless.

-Thanks.

-It showed fantastic obscure knowledge.

Erm, and again, Annie, same with you, in fact, in the first pass.

-So you really do deserve a break, I would say, at this point.

-Thanks.

And I'm going to segue immediately from having said that

to asking what your answer's going to be.

OK, I'm going to go fairly safe,

cos I want to leave here with a correct answer.

But hopefully...hopefully, slightly off the beaten track.

-Er, I'm going to say Ian Thorpe.

-Ian Thorpe.

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

There's no red line for you, as you're joint high scorers.

It's right. Very well done.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-Very well done indeed - 7 for Ian Thorpe, Chris.

That's a great answer. Let's hope that's enough to see you through.

Well played, Chris. That's your correct answer right there. Well done.

Five gold medals for Ian Thorpe.

Now, then, Ann. Whew!

-Consider that gauntlet well and truly thrown down by Chris.

-Absolutely.

-Welcome to the show, Ann.

-Thank you.

-Erm, also from Liverpool.

Now, you work with Vicky. In which part of Vicky's work?

Vicky does the glamorous side of things,

and I kind of keep the engine room running back at the ranch.

-So, erm, database.

-Right.

-Not too exciting, but it floats my boat.

Ann, what will you go for? You have to score 6 or less, I'm afraid to say.

I know. I know. It's a tough one.

Is it a good category for you?

I think I've got a couple, but I'm not sure I've got any that'll beat 7.

I'm casting my mind back, and I'm going to go for Mark Spitz, the swimmer.

Mark Spitz. OK, well, here's your red line.

You get a red line. But you have to get below that.

Let's see if that's right, though, and if so, let's see how many people said Mark Spitz.

It's right.

It's right. How far down is it going to go?

It's going to be close! Oh, no! 21, I'm sorry, Ann.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

21.

One of the great Olympians of all time, Mark Spitz -

nine gold medals, including seven in one Olympics, all in world record time.

Er, thanks very much.

Now, then, Rachael. Rachael, hi. Welcome back.

Welcome back. Now, remind us what you do, Rachael.

-I work in health and social care.

-And what do you like getting up to?

Er, like I said last time, we ride our scooters quite a lot,

so we...we do that.

Erm... That's about it, really.

We're quite laid-back people - go to see films, theatre...

OK. Did you follow the Olympics last year?

Erm, Shereene likes the gymnastics, so we watched that one.

And I tried to... The big names.

OK, well, there you are on 31, which means 89 or less gets you through.

Have you got a good answer?

Well, I was going to go for Ian Thorpe,

then I was going to go for Mark Spitz.

So I'll continue with swimming, and say Michael Phelps.

Michael Phelps, says Rachael. OK, here's your red line.

It's nice and high. Get below that, you're through to the next round.

Let's see if Michael Phelps is right, and let's see how many people said it.

It's right, and you're through. Very well done.

25. Good score.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Your total is 56 - the lowest total of the round, I can guarantee.

-Very well done.

-Well played, Rachael.

-It's been a very good round so far.

-Yeah.

-People picking very well.

Er, you know Mark Spitz had nine gold medals?

-Mmm.

-HE LAUGHS MOCKINGLY

-Nine!

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Imagine.

Er, Michael Phelps - 18 gold medals.

-Wow.

-More than anyone else in history.

-I'd say that's enough.

-AUDIENCE LAUGHS

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Chris. Chris. Back we come, to you.

You've been waiting very, very patiently all this time.

Well, all your best answers - don't tell me, you were going to say Ian Thorpe and Mark Spitz -

erm, have been taken.

I was going to say Mark Spitz, yeah.

Er, Chris, welcome to the show. It's great to have you here.

-Erm, from Birmingham?

-Just outside Birmingham.

-Just outside?

-Whereabouts are you from?

-Erm, Halesowen.

-Halesowen?

Yes. It's a little town just outside Birmingham.

-Where the Hales Owengels come from.

-ALL LAUGH

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

HE MIMICS DRUM STING

Er, the Olympics.

I think I spotted you doing some little furtive nodding there

at some of the better answers, so I'm guessing you know your stuff.

No. No, it couldn't be a worse round, really.

Well, listen, all you have to do is come below 121.

Ann and Vicky are on 121. 59 or less gets you through.

Nadia Comaneci and Olga Korbut were a couple of, erm, possibles,

but the one...the safe answer is Chris Hoy, I think.

OK, Chris Hoy, says Chris F.

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

There's your red line. If you get below that, you're home and dry.

It's right.

And you're through! Very well done.

26.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

87 your total. Very well done. You're in Round Two.

That's terrific work, Chris. Very well done. Very well done, everyone, on that round.

Yeah, he's won six gold medals -

or 12 fewer than Michael Phelps might be a better way of putting it.

Er, funnily enough, Nadia Comaneci would have scored you 3 points. It would have been a correct answer.

Olga Korbut not a correct answer but Nadia Conameci was. Would have been a very good answer.

The only other really obvious answer no-one went for, for 20 points, was Carl Lewis.

Carl Lewis would have been a good answer.

Let's look at some pointless answers. Quite obscure, some of the pointless answers.

I can't believe no-one said Anastasia Davydova,

who, of course, won five golds in synchronised swimming.

-Mmm! Mmm.

-Ogh!

Er, Boris Shakhlin.

Matt Biondi, the American swimmer - a few people might have got him.

Mitsuo Tsukahara, the gymnast... Japanese gymnast.

There's a move named after him.

Nellie Kim, another gymnast, of course, from the '70s.

Pal Kovacs, who won gold medals in fencing.

If you need any fencing done, he's your man.

AUDIENCE GIGGLES

Er, Polina Astakhova, Tom Jager, the American swimmer,

and Zou Kai, the Chinese gymnast who won golds in Beijing and in London.

So he might add to his haul.

Very, very well done if you said any of those at home.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of Round One, I'm afraid the pair heading home,

with their high score of 121, it's Ann and Vicky.

-Not your best category.

-No.

-No.

No. But, erm, listen, we will see you again next time.

We look forward to that very much. But, meantime, thanks very much for playing.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

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

And so three pairs remain.

And obviously, at the end of this round, we'll say goodbye to another pair,

as we go into our head-to-head round.

Well, very well done, everyone.

That was by no means an easy round, that Olympics round.

Erm, so, yes, very well done, all three pairs. Best of luck.

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:

Famous Austrians, Richard.

-There's going to be 12 of them, as well. Can you imagine?

-Wow. There you go.

That's almost a round in itself, isn't it? Just name 12.

On each pass, we're going to show you six clues

to famous people born in Austria, or whatever Austria used to be.

Give us the most obscure answer, you're going to score fewest points.

There's going to be 12 in all, 12 famous Austrians, er, to get at home.

Very, very best of luck with that.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, let's reveal our first board of famous Austrians. And here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are - six famous Austrians, Beth.

-Are you happy with this?

-I know two.

I guess the slightly less obvious one

would be Marie Antoinette, for "Let them eat cake."

OK, Marie Antoinette, says Beth, for "Let them eat cake."

Let's see if that's right, and let's see how many people said Marie Antoinette.

It's right.

44.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

44 for Marie Antoinette.

Yeah, good start.

Her full name was Marie Antoinette Josephine Jeanne d'Autriche Lorraine.

-The Autriche there being the clue to where she was born.

-Uh-huh.

-Austria.

-Yeah. Thanks very much indeed.

-Now, Shereene.

-Hello!

-Shereene. What about this board?

-Ooh!

-This board of Austrians.

-There is one that I know.

And I think I learnt this from a comedy TV show, actually.

So I'm going to go for the author of Mein Kampf -

Adolf Hitler?

Adolf Hitler, says Shereene, for the author of Mein Kampf.

Let's see if that's right, and if so, let's see how many people said Adolf Hitler.

It's right.

39.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Good answer, Shereene. Good score.

Er, yeah, that must have been some comedy show you were watching.

-ALL LAUGH

-Can I say it?

-Yeah, man of the year from Time. They made Stalin man of the year the year later.

-Wow.

Thanks very much, Richard.

-Now, Annie. You're the last person to have this board.

-Yeah.

-Is this a good board for you?

-No, it's a disaster.

I don't know anything about painting,

so that's not really going to help me.

The only Austrian actor I can think of is Arnold Schwarzenegger,

so I'm not going to go for that.

I'd have a guess at the racing driver, but I'm probably wrong.

So, I'm pretty sure this person had a cat,

so I'm going to say Albert Einstein.

-OK.

-For the cat.

You're going to say Albert Einstein for the quantum physicist.

Let's see if Albert Einstein's right,

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Albert Einstein.

-Yeah.

-Bad luck, Annie, I'm afraid. An incorrect answer.

You'll discover soon enough

how many of those you might have known at the back of your mind.

But I'm afraid, for now, that is an incorrect answer.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points.

-Yeah, I don't think it's... I thought it was quite a nice board, I thought, that one.

-Yeah.

I think, erm, people at home will do all right.

There's some quite big scorers up there, certainly.

Erm, the quantum physicist is, er, Schroedinger - Schroedinger's cat.

-It's one of the most famous experiments in science.

-No idea.

It's Erwin Schroedinger. Well done if you said that at home.

The racing driver. Who would you have gone for for that?

-Ayrton Senna?

-No, he's Brazilian, I'm afraid.

-It's Niki Lauda.

-Yep.

Who was in the film, er, Rush,

-made about him and James Hunt, which is a terrific film.

-Mmm.

25 points for Niki Lauda.

-The painter of The Kiss...

-Is it Edvard Munch?

It's not Edvard Munch.

-Oh, The Kiss! That's The Scream!

-Exactly.

-Oh, yes, of course.

-Gustav Klimt.

-It was Klimt, yes, with his gold.

-Six points.

-And the actor...

-Is, er, Christopher Waltz.

-Christoph Waltz, yes.

-Christoph.

-The brilliant Christoph Waltz.

One point. Won Oscars for, erm...

Oh, I can't say it - it's got a rude word in it.

-Inglourious...

-HE MUMBLES

Won an Oscar, yeah, for a film with a rude word in it.

And for Django Unchained.

-He's brilliant, brilliant in both of those films.

-Yeah.

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

39 - the best score of that pass, Shereene. Very well done.

Erm, then up to 44, where we find Beth and Chris,

then up to 100, Annie and Chris W.

Now, Chris W, you get first bash at that next board,

so, erm, perhaps you might find a nice low score.

And maybe that will be enough to keep you in the game. Best of luck.

We're going to come back down the line now. Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, we're going to put six more clues on the board, six more famous Austrians.

And here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are.

Remember, we are looking for the famous Austrians thereby described.

And Chris, you need to find the one you think the fewest people knew.

Chris, what do you make of that board?

Er, I'm pretty sure I know four of them.

And I'm trying to think which one might be the best.

I think just maybe people maybe would forget his name, perhaps,

so I'll go for the skydiver who performed the record-breaking dive,

was Felix Baumgartner.

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

No red line for you, as you are the high scorers.

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

It's right.

Wow! Look at that! 4! That's a great answer, Chris.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

104 is your total. I wonder if that's enough to see you through.

Terrific work again, Chris. Very well played.

Erm, yeah, an amazing achievement.

It was on YouTube, and it had, like, 8 million hits.

And that's extraordinary - 8 million people have seen it.

You think, that's, like, roughly, a normal audience for New Tricks or Countryfile.

-ALL LAUGH

-Yeah.

Thanks very much, Richard.

-Now, Rachael.

-Yep.

-I sense this is quite a good board for you.

I should know one of them that I don't know,

cos it's my favourite film series, but I don't know her name.

However, I'm going to say thank you to Mr Beard at history...

-Thanks, Mr Beard.

-SHEREENE LAUGHS

..cos I did this when I was 14.

The archduke whose assassination helped trigger World War I -

-Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

-Franz Ferdinand.

-Did he have a beard, Mr Beard?

-Er, no, he didn't.

Oh, he's missing a trick there. Like the guy in ZZ Top.

He was called Beard, and he didn't have a beard either.

Did you call him Beardy?

Behind his back.

He had a beard behind his back?

ALL LAUGH

-That's not a beard.

-That's not a beard, no.

That's a...that's a tail!

ALL LAUGH

Er, there we are. So, Franz Ferdinand, says Rachael. Let's see if that's right.

There is your red line. 64 or less, you have to score.

Let's see if Franz Ferdinand gets you down there.

Yes, it does.

33.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-Very well done.

Takes your total up to 72.

Well played, Rachael. Well played, Mr Beard. Good work from you both there.

Erm, yeah, Franz Ferdinand.

There's all sorts of very unusual stories about the day when he was killed.

Everyone had a go at him.

All right, thanks very much.

Now, then. Er, Chris and Beth. There you are, on 44.

The high score is still Chris and Annie on 104.

So 59 gets you through.

Chris, I think you're going to be quite good at this.

-Talk us through the board.

-I wish I could. I wish I could.

-Really?

I don't know anybody other than Arnold Schwarzenegger,

the bodybuilder who became an actor and US state governor.

OK, so, that is what you are going for - Arnold Schwarzenegger.

There's your red line. Get below that, you're through to the head-to-head.

Let's see if Arnold Schwarzenegger can get you below that red line.

Well, obviously, it's right.

And you're through! Look at that!

-46 for Arnie.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-90 is your total. Very well done, Chris.

-Well done.

Yeah, a surprisingly low score there for Arnie, wasn't it?

-Mmm.

-Er, very helpful to you there.

Let's take a look through the rest of these.

-Do you remember the singer?

-Faldo.

-It wasn't Faldo.

-Wasn't it?

No, he's the golfer. It was Falco.

-Oh, Falco! Oh, no!

-ALL LAUGH

-Oh, God.

-12 points for that.

-Faldo had a very different pop career.

-Yeah, he did.

You're absolutely right. Oh, dear.

-Actress who played Rosa Klebb.

-Erm, Lotte Lenya.

-It is Lotte Lenya.

The best answer up there, actually. It would have scored you 2 points.

-And the composer of the Blue Danube...

-Is Johann Strauss.

Johann Strauss, yes. Would have scored you 20 points.

Do you know, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for his first film, was credited as Arnold Strong.

-Really? That's almost my name.

-ALL LAUGH

-It's not a million miles, is it?

-Yeah. Yeah.

-Yeah.

Well, thanks very much indeed, Richard.

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

with a high score of 104, it's Chris and Annie.

Now, we've had some valiant low scoring from Chris,

er, in an effort to stem the tide.

But I'm afraid we have to say goodbye. But it's been lovely having you on the show.

-Thank you both so much for playing, Chris and Annie.

-Thanks.

-Thank you.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

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

Congratulations, Rachael, Shereene, Chris and Beth.

You are one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,000.

There it is.

So, obviously, now we have to decide who's going to go through to the final and play for that money.

And to do that, you are now going to go head-to-head.

The difference is you're now allowed to confer,

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

Well, neither of you have been here before.

Chris and Beth, it's your first time on Pointless,

and Rachael and Shereene, I think it was Round Two last time, you left.

I think this is going to be very, very close.

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

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

Scottish Towns and Cities, Richard.

I'm going to show you five pictures now,

taken in or near various Scottish towns and cities.

Can you name the places, please? Very best of luck.

Thanks, Richard. So, let's reveal our five Scottish towns or cities.

And here they are. We have got:

There we are - five Scottish towns and cities.

Rachael and Shereene, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you are going to go first.

OK. Erm, yeah.

Well, I'm going to let Rachael do the geography, cos, as you know, I'm no good at that, so...

Er, we're going to go for C, and say St Andrews.

C - St Andrews, say Rachael and Shereene. C - St Andrews.

Now, Chris and Beth, do you think you can talk us through the rest of the board?

No.

I don't think we can, no.

Do you want to have a crack at it, just for fun?

I think we recall that, er, a children's comic

was published in Dundee that featured Desperate Dan,

so A is Dundee.

A - Dundee, say Chris and Beth.

So we have St Andrews and we have Dundee.

Rachael and Shereene went first, with St Andrews for C.

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

It's right.

37 for St Andrews.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Chris and Beth have said Dundee for A.

Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Dundee.

It's right.

Is that going to beat 37?

Yes, it is. Very well done indeed.

Down it goes. 12! Good answer!

Well done, Chris and Beth.

That means, after one question, you are up 1-0.

Yes, Dundee, absolutely.

Now, you know that I don't like to hand out yellow cards on this show.

I don't do it often. I don't discipline often.

-No. What, are you about to...do one?

-Well, I'm going to do a straight yellow.

I'm going to show a yellow to Chris F,

cos that's now three questions in a row where he said,

"Oh, I know absolutely nothing about this," and then got a winning answer.

And, Chris, I let the first two go. I did leave...

Cos I wanted the game to go on. You know, I like to see an open play.

But three in a row - I'm not having it. So that's a yellow.

AUDIENCE GIGGLES

We hear it again, it's a red, OK, and Beth's got to play by herself.

Now, B is a pointless answer.

Very well done if you got this at home.

That is Elgin Cathedral. So Elgin is the answer there.

That would be a terrific answer.

I tell you what, it's in a... They could do with tarting it up a bit.

I say, their upkeep has fallen slightly by the wayside.

They've got roofers in at the moment.

-Oh, have they?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Oh. That's nice.

-Erm, D. Do you know D?

-I'm going to be honest, and say I don't.

-It's Inverness.

-Right.

-That's Inverness Castle.

Would have scored you 6 points.

And the bottom answer is...

-Well, Edinburgh, from Calton Hill.

-It is Edinburgh.

Doesn't score that many more than St Andrews - it scores 39 points.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Rachael and Shereene, you need to win this one to stay in the game.

-Did you know any of those other ones?

-No.

-I only knew it cos of the golf course.

-Fair enough.

But best of luck for this round.

Erm, here comes the second question. It concerns:

Prince William. Richard.

We'll show you five clues to facts about Prince William.

Can you give us the most obscure answer?

OK, thanks. Let's reveal our five clues.

And here they come. We have got:

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Prince William.

Chris and Beth, you will go first.

Yep.

Erm, well, as Brummies,

we kind of have to go for the football club he supports.

Unfortunately, I am a Blues fan, but he supports Aston Villa.

Aston Villa, say Chris and Beth.

Now, Rachael and Shereene, do you think you can talk us through the rest of the board?

Well, as Brummies, we were going to go for Aston Villa.

HE LAUGHS

Erm, his first son is George.

The college - I'm sure it's St Andrews.

The hospital - I know it's the Lindo Wing, where George was born.

But Shereene seems to think that he's two years younger than Harry.

-No, older.

-Older than Harry.

So he was born...

We're going to say 1982.

-For Prince William?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-1982.

OK, so, we have Aston Villa and we have 1982.

Chris and Beth have said Aston Villa.

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

It's right.

-14!

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-It's going to be very close.

-14 for Aston Villa.

Now, Rachael and Shereene, you have said 1982, the year Prince William was born.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said 1982.

It's right.

Is it going to beat 14? I think it's going to be close.

-Ooh! No, it's 26!

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Well done.

26 for 1982.

Which means Chris and Beth, after only two questions,

you're through to the final, 2-0 - very well done indeed.

-Richard.

-Yeah, a good head-to-head. Well played.

And well played, Shereene and Rachael. I think Shereene's forgiven now.

Do you think? Yeah. That's a very good answer there.

The name of his first son was George.

Would have scored you a lot of points.

That would have scored you 81 points.

Er, the college he attended. So you would have gone for St Andrews again?

-It's not. That's his university, isn't it?

-Yeah, exactly.

-It was Eton.

-Yes, oh, of course.

-Yep, Eton's the right answer.

Would have scored you 31.

And the name of the hospital where he was born

was, of course, St Mary's Hospital.

Would have scored you 17 points.

So, the best answer there was Aston Villa. Nothing you could have done.

And I commend you, Beth, on how you said the word Aston Villa

through gritted teeth - very impressively done.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, the leaving pair at the end of our head-to-head,

I'm afraid it's Rachael and Shereene.

I'm so sorry. You did very well in the head-to-head. Two good answers there.

But we have to say goodbye to you now.

-It's been lovely having you. Thanks for playing.

-Thank you.

-Rachael and Shereene.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

-BETH:

-Well done.

Good luck.

But, for Chris and Beth, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Chris and Beth.

You fought off all the competition and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £2,000.

There it is.

Well, Beth. Well, Beth.

When we started, with Steve Redgrave back there, 61 points,

-did you ever think you would end up here?

-No.

But we had a strategy, and the strategy was play it safe.

-And we did, and it works.

-It did work.

Now, as always, you kick off this round by choosing a category,

and your four options are:

-Wales?

-Wales.

-OK. Yeah.

Erm, purely through elimination -

because we know nothing about the other three - we'll go for Wales.

OK. Chris and Beth are saying Wales. Richard.

Yeah, a few different options inside this Welsh category.

Let's take a look at all three of them.

We're looking for any UK top 40 single by Catatonia.

The next one might be a good question for some people - we're looking for any Welsh Oscar winner.

That's any Welsh-born person who has won Best Actor, Best Actress,

Best Supporting Actress or Best Supporting Actor, up until 2012.

Or we're looking for any film directed by Peter Greenaway.

For cinema release, please -

no TV films, documentaries, that sort of thing.

So, any UK top 40 Catatonia single,

any Welsh Oscar winners in Best Actress, Best Actor,

Best Supporting in both those categories,

or any Peter Greenaway film.

-Very, very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Now, as always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.

And to win the jackpot of £2,000,

only one of those answers needs to be pointless.

Remember, the answers can come from any of those categories.

It's up to you how you spread them across.

They can all come from the same one, or one from each.

Are you ready?

-No.

-Yes.

-OK, all right.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

-OK, well, I only know one Catatonia single.

-I've never heard of them.

OK. That's Road Rage, so that could be one answer.

-Erm, Welsh Oscar winners. Well...

-Erm...Richard Burton.

-Catherine Zeta-Jones?

-An Oscar?! I doubt it.

-Erm...

-Well, I don't know.

-Anthony Hopkins.

-Anthony Hopkins.

-But, I mean they're going to be...70, I imagine.

-Yeah.

That's one of my favourite things - guessing what it will be.

Erm, I don't know who Peter Green...away is. Do you?

-He's a film director.

-Oh. Erm, I don't know.

That's all three answers, then, isn't it?

Road Rage... Erm...

-Who did you say for Oscar winners?

-Well, there's Richard Burton...

-OK, well, let's go with that.

-..and Anthony Hopkins.

But if you really don't think that this Road Rage is going to beat...

-No.

-..why not go for Catherine Zeta-Jones,

-on the grounds that it's highly unlikely, but...

-Ten seconds left.

Road Rage is right, though.

-So go Road Rage, Catherine Zeta-Jones...

-No, but we don't want it right if it scores a lot.

-But so will Anthony Hopkins.

-Well, go for...

-Road Rage.

-Oh, go with what you like. OK.

-Anthony Hopkins.

-And who is the one that you said?

-OK, there's your time up.

-Richard Burton.

-OK.

I now need your three answers. What are they going to be?

-We'll have Richard Burton...

-Richard Burton.

-..Anthony Hopkins...

-Anthony Hopkins.

..and a single by a group I've never heard of, which is called...

-Road Rage.

-And Road Rage.

Now, of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Road Rage.

-OK.

-Most likely to be pointless?

-Yeah.

OK, we'll put Road Rage last.

Least likely to be pointless?

-Anthony Hopkins.

-Anthony Hopkins. We'll put him first.

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

And here they come.

We have got Anthony Hopkins, Richard Burton and Road Rage.

Well, best of luck.

Your first answer was Anthony Hopkins.

Now, let's say one of these answers is right

and it was a pointless answer and you were to win £2,000.

What would you do with that? Beth.

Erm, well, I spent my honeymoon in a caravan in Somerset,

-so I think we're overdue...

-Oh, you'd like to do it again.

-Oh, we'd LOVE to do it again.

-ALL LAUGH

-But equally, I think we're overdue a nice holiday, so...

-OK.

-So, a sort of late honeymoon?

-Yes.

Chris, how about you?

Well, we were overjoyed just to win the trophy.

We won't say no to the money, and I think I would spend my share on...

I go ballroom dancing with my wife,

so a new dress for my wife for ballroom dancing would be nice.

-AUDIENCE: Awww.

-Very nice.

Well, best of luck, as I say.

Anthony Hopkins was your first answer,

though you thought this was probably the least likely to be pointless.

We were looking for Welsh Oscar winners in this case.

Erm, you only have to find one pointless answer, remember, to win that jackpot.

So, for £2,000, let's see how many people said Anthony Hopkins.

Is it pointless?

Well, it's correct.

That's certainly the first thing it needed to be.

The second thing is pointless.

So, if this goes all the way down to 0, you will leave with £2,000.

It's going down through the 30s, through the 20s.

20.

AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

20 for Anthony Hopkins.

So, unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

But you put it first for a reason.

Only two more chances, though, to win today's jackpot.

Your second answer - let's hope nobody said that - Richard Burton.

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

So, for £2,000, let's find out if Richard Burton is a Welsh Oscar winner.

No!

Not an Oscar winner, I'm guessing from that.

Which means you only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on Road Rage.

You put this last. You thought this was your best shot at a pointless answer.

So, for £2,000, let's find out if Road Rage is a Catatonia single

and, if it is, how many people said it.

It is correct.

Now, your first answer was Anthony Hopkins,

took us all the way down to 20.

Richard Burton was incorrect.

But Road Rage is now taking us down through the teens...

..to 12.

Oh, bad luck. Well, two very good answers there.

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

which means you don't win today's jackpot of £2,000.

That will roll over on to the next show.

But we have loved having you on the show.

And you do get to take home a pointless trophy each. So well done.

-Thank you.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Yeah, the categories didn't quite fall for you,

but you've been brilliant throughout the rest of the show, so sorry about that.

Let's look at the pointless answers in all the different categories.

For Catatonia, there's some big hits here,

so, if you know Catatonia, you'll get some of these.

Dead From The Waist Down - that was a top ten hit.

I Am The Mob. You could have had Karaoke Queen or Strange Glue, or number-three hit Game On.

You could have had Stone By Stone, their last single, or You've Got A Lot To Answer For.

Mulder And Scully was the biggest answer there - bigger than Road Rage.

Now, only five Welsh actors have ever won an Oscar.

Funnily enough, Richard Burton, nominated six times for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor,

but never actually won one.

There's only five actors.

Ray Milland is the only pointless answer up there.

Won for The Lost Weekend, in the '40s.

The other answers were

Hugh Griffith would have scored you 1.

Christian Bale would have scored you 1.

Anthony Hopkins, of course, got 20.

And with 33 - the most famous of all -

Catherine Zeta-Jones!

Sorry.

She'll be furious. She'll be furious if she's sitting at home.

Erm, and let's take a look at the last category, Peter Greenaway films.

If you know anything about him, you will have cleared up here,

because almost all his big films are pointless answers.

Drowning By Numbers, Prospero's Books,

The Draughtsman's Contract,

his '96 film with Ewan McGregor, The Pillow Book.

They were pointless answers.

The biggest answer there was The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover.

That was the biggest answer on those films.

Virtually everything else, pointless.

-Well done at home, if you got those.

-Thanks, Richard.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Chris and Beth.

But we've loved having you. Thanks for playing.

Chris and Beth.

-Thank you.

-AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

Well, sadly, Chris and Beth didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over on to the next show,

when we will be playing for £3,000.

There it is.

Join us next time, and see if someone can win it.

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

-Goodbye.

..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.