Episode 4 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

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

the show where the aim of the game is to find the most obscure answer possible.

Let's meet today's players.

-And couple number one.

-Hi, I'm Alan.

-This is my friend Jill, and we're from Somerset.

-Couple number two?

Hi, I'm Babs, I'm from Surrey.

And this is my niece Ellen and she's from Lichfield.

-Couple number three.

-Hi, I'm Terry, this is Hayley, my wife.

And we are from Tonypandy in South Wales.

And, finally, couple number four.

Hi, my name's Guy, I'm from Newcastle

and this is my friend Shihaab and he's from Aberdeen.

And these are today's contestants.

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Thanks, all of you.

We will find out more about you as the show goes along.

That just leaves me with one more person to introduce - my accomplice,

my getaway driver, my goodness, what have we got ourselves into?

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

Hiya. Hi, everybody. Hiya.

-This jackpot is getting exciting now, I think.

-It is.

-What a show we had last time!

-Oh!

Lesley and Julia in the head-to-head were terrific, weren't they?

-They were.

-We've only got Terry and Hayley back from that show.

-Weren't they lovely - Julia and Lesley?

-They were fab.

-Very knowledgeable couple.

-Yeah.

That said, you're delighted they didn't win the jackpot, right?

-Isn't that awful!

-It is awful.

-But they were so lovely, weren't they?

-Yeah.

-I know you'd be happy if they had won it.

-Yeah.

But a little bit of you is going, "Yesss..!"

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

All questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people before the show,

and our contestants are on the hunt for an all-important Pointless answer.

An answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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

As you've heard, Lesley and Julia didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000,

so today's jackpot starts off at...

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

OK, the pair with highest score at the end of the round

will be eliminated, and remember, no conferring during the round.

Our first category today is...

Can you all decide in your pairs who'll go first and second.

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Nationalities of tennis players, Richard.

On each pass, we'll show you the names of seven tennis players,

all of them Grand Slam champions.

We need you to tell us the country they represented, please.

As always, by country, we mean a member of the UN

that is a sovereign state. There'll be 14 in all.

14 nationalities to have a go at at home. So, very best of luck.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So, we're looking for the country

each of these tennis players represented.

HE READS NAMES ALOUD

I will read those one last time.

Now, then, Alan and Jill, you all drew lots before the show

and today you are going to go first.

Alan, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

You've come up from Somerset.

-What do you do, Alan?

-I am retired.

-What did you do?

I spent 31 years in clingfilm and orange juice.

Packaging.

Loved it. Loved every minute(!)

-Oh, clingfilm AND orange juice.

-31 years in clingfilm!

Blimey.

Which of the two did you prefer, orange juice or clingfilm?

-Clingfilm, I think.

-I think that's the right answer.

LAUGHTER

-What do you do with your retirement, Alan?

-Almost a confession, here.

My wife used to teach belly dance.

I think you probably know what's coming next here, actually.

I've been known to do the odd number.

OK, nationalities of tennis players, Alan.

-LAUGHTER

-There we are.

What do you make of that board? Do you follow tennis?

-A little bit.

-What are you going to go for?

I think I'll try Stefan Edberg is Swedish.

Swedish, Stefan Edberg, according to Alan.

Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Swedish.

It's right.

I think that sounds like an all right sort of score, Alan.

51 for Swedish.

He won a total of nine Grand Slam titles, six singles, three doubles.

He's also a Chelsea fan, which will please Jill.

-We had a little chat beforehand.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Ellen, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-Now, you have come with your aunt.

-Yes.

Whose idea was it to come, and who had to be talked into it?

Well, we are both quite big fans of the show.

I think it was actually my mother's idea for us to apply.

Do you think she just wanted you out of the house for some reason?

-Maybe she is planning a surprise party for you?

-I hope so!

That'd be fun. Can we come? We love a surprise party.

I love a surprise party, yeah.

What do you do, Ellen?

-I'm a student.

-Whereabouts?

-Lancaster.

-And what are you studying?

-Ethics, philosophy and religion.

Sounds like perfect Pointless training. Very good indeed.

-How about tennis?

-Erm... I watch Wimbledon. Most years.

That'll do it.

But I don't really pay attention to what nationality the people are.

-That's a shame.

-Yeah.

LAUGHTER

Erm... I think Rafael Nadal is Spanish.

Rafael Nadal, Spanish, says Ellen.

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

It is right.

74 people knew that, though.

Quite a high score for Rafael Nadal.

Famously a left-handed player, but writes with his right hand.

Quite a lot of left-handed sports people, actually.

Phil Nicholson is another one -

plays left-handed but is not actually left-handed.

-Thank you very much indeed. Now, then, Hayley.

-Hi.

-Remind us what you do, Hayley.

-I'm a town planner.

-That's right.

-Town planner for Barry.

-Well, I'm actually an enforcement officer.

-Gets better!

-So I do the policing of the planning system.

-Right.

-So you have to tell people to tear things down?

-Yeah.

-Are you nice when you turn up with your clipboard?

-Yeah.

I've had people welcome me for a cup of tea and things like that.

And then you tell them to tear their house down. That's nice. Very good.

OK, Hayley, what about tennis?

Not the best, really. Not the best topic.

Looking at that board, I don't know whether to play safe,

or take a bit of a risk.

I think I may play safe and go for Steffi Graf - Germany.

Germany, Steffi Graf, says Hayley.

Let's see if that's right,

and if so, how many of our people said Steffi Graf was German.

It's right.

Between our two scores, there.

Yeah, a big score, but there are big scores all round,

so perhaps you shouldn't have taken a risk. Erm...

She won 23 Grand Slam titles - 22 singles and one doubles.

In 1988 she won all four Grand Slam titles, and the Olympics.

A Golden Slam - the first time it had ever been done by anyone.

Impressive.

Now, then, Guy - welcome.

-You are from Newcastle.

-I am from Newcastle.

-Originally from Newcastle?

-Yeah.

I've never really held on to the Geordie tongue,

-but I am from Newcastle.

-And you now live in London?

-That's right.

-And what you do, Guy?

-I work in a special education needs school.

It mainly specialises in working with kids

with autism and learning difficulties.

Guy, you're the last to have the board.

-Do you fancy filling in all the blanks for us?

-Erm... Yeah.

I think the one that I'll go for

is Francesca Schiavone,

but, in the back of my mind,

I feel like Victoria Azarenka

might be from Belarus.

Henri Cochet, I'd guess is French.

But I'll say Francesca Schiavone from Italy.

Italy, you're going to say for Schiavone.

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

It's right. Very well done, Guy.

Good answer, good score.

Well played, Guy.

The first Italian woman to win Grand Slam singles event - Francesca Schiavone.

Henri Cochet, you were right - French.

Quite a big scorer - 42 points.

Now, Victoria Azarenka, absolutely right, from Belarus,

that would've been a terrific answer.

It would have scored you 8 points.

So, very well played.

And Virginia Ruzici was a Grand Slam champion in the '70s from Romania.

Which would have scored you two points.

-Very well done if you said that. Very good knowledge.

-Thanks very much.

So, let's look at our scores.

We're halfway round.

27 the best score of that pass, Guy. Very well done indeed.

Then we go up to 51 for Alan and Jill, quite a climb.

Then up to 60 for Hayley and Terry,

and up to 74 where we find Ellen and Babs.

We come back down the line now -

can the second players please take their places at the podium.

OK, we put seven more tennis players on the board.

I'll read those one last time.

We're looking for the country each of these tennis players represented.

Shihaab, welcome to the show. What do you do?

-I work as a sales engineer.

-Sales engineer?

-Yeah, for...

We make instrumentation on site,

and they're usually used for water treatment processes.

OK, so it that sewage treatment? Or...

Yes, sewage, municipal waste, or industrial.

OK, Shihaab, let's have a good answer from you.

See if you can keep up your record of low scoring.

Right, yeah, I think I will go for

the second one from the bottom,

Juan Martin Del Potro is from Argentina.

Argentina, says Shihaab.

Let's see if that's right for Juan Martin Del Potro

and if so, let's see how many people said it. There's your red line.

If you get below it, you're into round two.

It's right.

Through you go, Shihaab.

Very well done. 29 it scores you.

56 your total.

He won the US Open in 2009, Juan Martin Del Potro.

Del Po they call him sometimes.

Now, then. Terry.

Terry, welcome back.

Remind us how you and Hayley met.

Erm... We are childhood sweethearts.

-We met when we were about 12 years old, originally.

-Aw...!

-Has he changed much since he was 12, Hayley?

-A little bit.

-His beard was a bit bushier then, I guess.

-Yeah.

What are you going to go for? You're on 60.

The high scorers are on 74 - Barbara and Ellen.

So if you score 13 or less,

-you're straight through.

-Shihaab had my strongest answer, unfortunately.

Erm...

I think I have to play safe and say Roger Federer is Swiss.

Roger Federer is Swiss.

Well, here is your red line.

Ideally, you'd get below that.

But we'll just see.

See how many people said Roger Federer was Swiss.

It's right.

70. That's a high score.

Takes your total up to 130, Terry.

He's won 17 Grand Slams in nine years.

At time of recording, anyway.

Now, then. Babs.

Welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

Babs, what do you do?

Well, I have just gone back to my old job

which is a primary school teacher.

I had been retired two years,

but I've just gone back on a temporary basis.

Had you missed it? Or, they'd missed you, I think.

Oh, well, obviously, they'd missed me!

But I am enjoying it, yes.

And what are your hobbies, Babs?

Well, during my retirement years, which were two years,

I have done quite a lot on my allotment,

and I also take the produce of the allotment

-and turn it into jam and pickles.

-Mmm...!

We like jam and pickles.

-Hmm.

-Oh, Richard, a bit noncommittal there?

-I like jam.

-Oh, I love a pickle!

-Not really.

-Don't you like a pickle?

-Not really.

Not really.

Oh, I like a relish!

-Oh, I know that.

-Mmm! Mmm!

Yeah, not a huge fan.

That's why I didn't really like that birthday present you got me.

-My Pickles Of The World subscription.

-World Of Pickles?

Yeah.

I got... Richard had a day - Richard and a friend could have

a day going around World Of Pickles.

-All the pickles we could eat.

-Mmm!

Which in my case is none.

LAUGHTER

Now, then, Babs, tennis players -

you're not the high scorers any longer.

That honour falls to Terry and Hayley.

You're on 74, so score 55 or less, and you are through.

I think, given our position, I might take a bit of a gamble,

and go for... and I can't actually say the surname.

Yevgeny...Kafelnikov -

Russia.

Stands to reason. Erm... Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Let's see if he is Russian.

There is your red line - get below that, you're into Round Two.

How many people said Russian?

It's absolutely right.

You are through.

108 your total.

Two Grand Slam singles titles for Kafelnikov -

the French and the Australian Open -

As well as four Grand Slam doubles titles.

And I love the fact that there are so many teachers at home,

retired teachers, just going - "No. I could never go back."

Thanks very much, Rich. Jill, welcome to Pointless.

-Lovely to have you here. What you do, Jill?

-I'm retired.

I've been retired a long time, and I do all the...

I was a youth and community worker.

Probation officer, social work, that sort of work.

And, all the granny pursuits.

And I'm a great fan of Glastonbury Festival.

I've been going since 1978.

You can tell people who went pre-'80s, they call it Glastonbury.

You can tell anyone, because nobody remembers!

I won't ask what your highlights are. Put you on the spot.

Jill, there is your board.

There are four left, could you talk us through all of them?

I would love to. I just wish I'd paid more attention!

I know all the names.

I'm trying to guess, but the only one I'm really sure of is

Serena Williams, who I think is American.

I'm frightened to get 100,

-so, I'm going to go for Serena.

-OK.

-American.

Serena Williams, American. Let's hope that doesn't score you 100.

Quite a high red line, let's see

if Serena Williams being American gets you below that red line.

How many people said American?

It's right.

Oh, no, Jill! 88. That's a big score, takes your total up to 139.

Sorry, Jill, that's unlucky.

But 88 points, I'm afraid it's a big score.

Now, Maria Sharapova -

if you had to guess, Jill, what would you have gone for?

-Italian.

-She's not, she's Russian.

-Oh, right.

-Could Kuerten be Swiss?

-He could be, had he been born there!

Unfortunately... LAUGHTER

Sadly, he is a low scorer, Kuerten,

because his name doesn't sound like where he comes from. He is Brazilian.

Won the French Open three times. Would have scored you four points.

And Iva Majoli is Croatian. Would have scored seven points.

So, Kuerten is the best answer on that board.

-Well done if you got that.

-That was a tough board.

At the end of the first round, I'm afraid it's Jill

and Alan we have to say goodbye to. We will see you again next time. Jill and Alan, thanks for playing.

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But for the remaining three pairs, time for Round Two.

Well, three pairs remain.

We will be saying goodbye to another pair at the end of this round.

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

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

who is going to go second?

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many of

"The Fellowship of the Ring" characters as they could.

Characters from The Fellowship of the Ring. Richard.

We are looking for any of the main characters in

The Fellowship of the Ring, that's any specific character

who is named 20 times or more during the book.

So, any of the main characters of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Very best of luck. I'd be terrible at this round!

-Yeah.

-Proper blind spot.

-I'd only have high scores, I think.

Thanks very much indeed.

Babs, The Fellowship of the Ring, is this good for you?

I have read it, but it was quite a long time ago.

I can think of quite a few character names.

The one that came into my head, I don't know why, was Galadriel.

Galadriel. Galadriel, says Babs.

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said it. Sounds good.

It's right.

Still going down, Babs, look at that.

Still going down. Six, very well done indeed.

Good answer.

-Well played, Babs. Played by Cate Blanchett in the film.

-Hayley.

I'm going to go for... The only one I can really think of is Aragon.

OK, you're going to say Aragon.

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

and if it is, how many people said Aragon?

It's right.

20.

It's actually Aragorn,

but I think it would be a bit harsh not to accept Aragon.

Yes, played by Viggo Mortensen in the film.

You may know that the only thing I really know about The Fellowship of the Ring

is who played the different characters in the film. So, you may hear a few more of those.

I'm looking forward to that.

Thank you very much. Now, Guy, how is this for you?

I have read it as well, but it's been a number of years.

Um, I'm not absolutely sure, but I'm going to say Elrond.

Elrond. Elrond, says Guy.

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

It's right.

Well, 20 is the high score, six is the low.

You've passed the high score.

And you've passed the low!

Look at that, a new low score, well done, Guy. This is becoming a habit!

-Four for Elrond.

-Well played, Guy, another good round. Yeah, Elrond.

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

Four was the best score of that pass. Well done, Guy and Shihaab,

looking pretty strong at this stage.

As they were last round. Then, up to six,

not far behind them, Babs and Ellen. Then, up to 20, Hayley and Terry.

It's not a high score, but you are among some ringers here, I think.

They know their characters. We'll come back down the line,

can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, Shihaab, we are looking for the name of any character

mentioned 20 or more times in The Fellowship of the Ring.

You are the low scorers on four, the high scorers are Terry and Hayley on 20.

15 or less will mean you avoid becoming the high scorers.

-Isildur?

-Isildur, let's find out. There is your red line.

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

let's see if anyone said Isildur, if it's right.

It's right, very well done, Shihaab.

Well, four is our lowest score so far.

And that's a pointless answer! Very well done indeed.

That adds £250 to the jackpot, taking the total up to £10,250.

But moreover, it scores you nothing

and leaves your total at a very already impressive four.

Good stuff, very well played, Shihaab, terrific work.

He was the second King of Gondor.

-Ask me who played him.

-Who played Isildur?

Er, Ross Kemp. LAUGHTER

So, Terry, there you are on 20, still the high scorers.

You know what we need. How uncomfortable are you feeling?

-Pretty uncomfortable!

-Oh, I'm sorry.

Um, I think my strongest answer

is someone called Peregrin Took.

Peregrin Took, OK, no red line for you, as you are the high scorers.

Let's see if Peregrin Took is a good answer and how many people said it.

It's right.

13.

-13 for Peregrin Took, takes your total up to 33.

-Well played, Terry.

Everyone is doing very well. Also known as Pippin.

-Thanks very much. Now then, Ellen.

-Yes.

You are on six.

The high scorers, still Terry and Hayley on 33, you have to

score 26 or less to stay in the game. Do you think you can do it?

-I'm not sure.

-ALEXANDER GASPS

Talk us through your thoughts.

I've seen the film once, about five or so years ago.

-OK, did you see all three?

-Just the first one.

I think there's a character called Saruman.

-Saruman.

-Yes.

-Saruman, OK.

-That's going to be your answer?

-Yes.

There is your red line, oh, this is exciting!

You've got to get below that red line, Ellen,

you've got to get below that red line!

Saruman, is it right? How many people said it if it is?

It's right.

Has to go below that red line, is it going to?

Yes, it is!

Very well done indeed, Ellen. Eight it scores. Very well done.

Takes your total up to 14,

sees you very comfortably into the head-to-head.

Well, I bow to you all, that was a terrific round,

very well played by everybody. Played by Christopher Lee, Saruman.

Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers. There are a few.

Obviously, we've already heard one. Let's take a look at some more.

Balin, Barliman Butterbur was a pointless answer.

Bill the pony. Of course!

He sounds like someone from a Guy Ritchie film!

COCKNEY ACCENT: Bill the Pony! He will KILL you!

Well done if you said Bill the pony at home. I've never said that before!

LAUGHTER

Elendil, Farmer Maggot, Glorfindel.

Haldir, there's Isildur, very well played, and, er...

LAUGHTER

And Nob...

was a pointless answer.

Thanks very much indeed. Well, we are at the end of our second round

and I'm sorry to say, we have to say goodbye to Terry and Hayley.

33, not a bad score. Two perfectly good answers.

They were just, they were quite standout characters, shall we say.

I'm sorry we are saying goodbye to you, it's been great having you.

Nice to have some Tonypandy on the show!

Thanks for playing, Terry and Hayley, lovely contestants.

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

Congratulations, Guy and Shihaab, Babs and Ellen,

you are one step closer to the final and a chance to play for the jackpot,

which currently stands at £10,250.

We have to decide who is going to play for that money,

and to do that, you are now going to go head-to-head,

the difference being, you are now allowed to confer.

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

Well, I tell you, what we've got on our hands here is a contest!

Fantastic low scoring throughout the show.

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

Here comes your first question, and it concerns...

-Pulses, Richard.

-We've never done this before.

We're going to hook everyone up to heart rate monitors...

We're not really.

What we're going to do instead is even more exciting.

We're going to show you five pictures of edible pulses and...

I know, lucky you're not on heart rate monitors, right? They'd be going through the roof!

We're going to show you five pictures of edible pulses,

you have to tell us the name of the most obscure.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. Let's reveal our five edible pulses.

Here they come. We have got...

Uh-huh.

Oh, yes.

Look at those pulses. There we are.

Now then, Guy and Shihaab, you go first

because you played best throughout the show so far.

THEY CONFER IN WHISPERS

Um...

We... We are struggling a little bit,

but I think C, we're thinking red lentils.

Red lentils, say Guy and Shihaab, for C. Red lentils.

Now, Barbara and Ellen, the rest of the board is all yours,

talk us through the board.

I think that A is chickpeas,

B is runner beans, D is broad beans.

I don't know about E. But I think...

-My feeling is to go for D, broad beans.

-D, broad beans.

So, we have red lentils versus broad beans.

This is one of the best head-to-heads ever!

Guy and Shihaab said red lentils. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people said red lentils?

It's right.

Wow, 33 for red lentils.

Babs and Ellen have gone for D and they have said broad beans.

Let's see if that is right

and if it is, let's see how many people said broad beans.

It's right.

Has to be at...

Ooh, 62!

62 for broad beans. Well, we have a clear winner and it is red lentils.

Guy and Shihaab, you are up one point after one question.

Well played, Guy and Shihaab.

Now, Babs, you were right about A, it is chickpeas,

and it would have scored you the point as well. 25, chickpeas scored.

You were right about B as well, it was runner beans, a big score,

though. It would have scored you 79.

And the best answer up there is E.

Any ideas on that?

-No.

-They are soya beans.

-Are they?

-Two points for that.

Very well done if you said soya beans at home.

Thanks very much, Richard. OK, here comes your second question.

Babs and Ellen, you will get to answer this one first,

but you have to win it to stay in the game, so, good luck.

It concerns...

-GCSE exams, Richard.

-Yeah, we've never done this before.

We are going to set you all a GCSE exam...

No, we are going to show you the names of five qualifications

you can take at GCSE, but we've done them in anagram form, I'm afraid.

Can you unscramble them and give us the most obscure answer?

Thanks very much indeed.

OK, let's reveal our five anagrams, and here they come.

I'll read those again...

THEY ALL CONFER

Oh, I haven't worked any of those out! Babs and Ellen, I have to come to you.

Well, we think we know them all. The middle one is physical education.

Of course it is!

Um, yes, yes, OK, you're going to say physical education.

Now, Guy and Shihaab, how are you feeling about this round?

-Can you talk us through the board?

-I think the top one is history.

Then, mathematics.

We also thought that was physical education.

Geography and religious studies. We'll go for religious studies.

Religious studies, say Guy and Shihaab.

Oh, we said this was going to be close!

Very, very good head-to-head. Let's find out.

Babs and Ellen said physical education,

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

Yeah, this is going to be a low score, isn't it?

Oh, look, 3.

I thought for a minute that was going all the way down.

Babs and Ellen get 3 for physical education.

Guy and Shihaab have gone for religious studies.

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

I suspect it's going to be another low one.

Is it going to beat 3, though? Down it goes, still going down.

Oh, 7.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, both pairs, two brilliant answers there, but,

Babs and Ellen, you get the point.

Back in the game, it's 1-1 after two questions.

The best two answers on the board.

Whichever team goes through to play for that £10,250 is really

going to have earned it today. Terrific work, both teams.

And you're right about all the others. There's history at the top.

That would have scored you 71.

Then mathematics would've scored you 38.

And geography would've scored you 59.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, it comes down to the decider, the third question.

Whoever wins this goes through to play for that jackpot.

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

Take That. Richard.

Yeah, we've never done this before but we're going to form

a Take That tribute act now and...

LAUGHTER

Again, I jest.

No, we're going to give you five clues now to facts about Take That

and the team who gives us the most obscure answer

is going through to the final. Very best of luck, both teams.

Thanks very much indeed.

OK, let's reveal our five clues to facts about Take That

and here they are...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, five clues to facts about Take That.

Guy and Shihaab, you will go first.

BOTH TEAMS CONFER QUIETLY

Em, well, we think we're going to go for the bottom one being Stardust.

Stardust, you're going to say for the bottom one, Stardust.

OK, Barbara and Ellen, do you want to talk us through the board?

-That was the only one we were sure about.

-Yeah.

Well, I might be making a bit of an idiot of myself here

but perhaps the Bee Gees cover was How Deep Is Your Love.

How Deep Is Your Love and that's the one you're going to go for?

OK, so we have Stardust versus How Deep Is Your Love.

Guy and Shihaab said Stardust.

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

It's right.

Place in the final resting on this.

That goes down to 11.

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Babs and Ellen, you have gone for How Deep Is Your Love.

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

Well, it's right.

It's got to beat 11 if you're going to go through to the final.

Ooh, it's going down low!

16.

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Well played.

Absolutely no let-up in this head-to-head,

another very, very close decider.

But at the end of it, Guy and Shihaab,

you are through to the final 2-1.

Well played, Guy and Shihaab, that's terrific work.

Let's fill in the rest of these.

There's a couple of answers that would have won the point.

This one wouldn't.

He won Celebrity Big Brother in 2002,

that was Mark Owen.

It would've scored you 20.

The title of their debut album was Take That & Party.

7 points for that.

And the TV drama in which Gary Barlow played Micky Shannon in 2000,

that's the best answer up there.

It's Heartbeat.

He played a travelling musician. That scores 3 points.

Thanks very much indeed. Anyway, there we are.

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

Babs and Ellen, I'm afraid we say goodbye to you.

It's great news for us cos it means we get to see you again, otherwise

it would have just been one single appearance on Pointless

and frankly, that's not enough.

Thanks very much indeed, Babs and Ellen.

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But for Guy and Shihaab, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Many congratulations, Guy and Shihaab,

you've fought off all the competition

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

You now have a chance to win the Pointless jackpot

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

You are so deserving of that jackpot, you've played

so well throughout the whole show, consistently our lowest scorers.

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

and you have four options to choose from.

I definitely feel more comfortable with Oscars, what were you thinking?

Yeah, I think we could both go for Oscars so...

Yeah, we'd both be able to put something towards that so...

-Yeah, shall we crack on with that?

-Yeah, we'll go with the Oscars.

OK, the Oscars, Richard.

OK, guys, very, very best of luck.

We're going to show you three options now, we're looking for...

Any film that's been nominated for the "Big 5" Oscars in the same year

so that's any film that's been

nominated for Best Picture, Best Director,

Best Actor, Best Actress

and either of the screenplay awards in the same year.

Doesn't have to win, but any film that's been nominated for all five.

So, any film that's been nominated for the "Big 5",

any director who has won more than one Best Director Oscar,

any composer to have won more than one Best Music Score Oscar.

Plenty to get your teeth into there. Very, very best of luck, guys.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, as always,

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

and all you need to win that jackpot of £10,250 is for

just one of those answers to be pointless.

Now, also to remember,

just bear in mind that the answers you give can

come from any of these categories and how you spread them

across the categories is entirely up to you, it could be

one from each, two from one, one from another, entirely down to you.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Yeah.

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

There they are, your time starts now.

OK, for directors, I've got a few early ones like William Wyler

and maybe John Ford,

Joseph L Mankiewicz, I'm not 100% sure.

I don't know about any of these directors.

All I know is that "Big 5", you've got One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

and I think Silver Linings Playbook was also up for them.

Tootsie, I know it's maybe not as well known,

it got nominated for ten, I think,

-but I don't know if the "Big 5" were all in there.

-What about Rain Man?

Rain Man, I'm not too sure.

No, cos there wouldn't have been a Best Actress.

-Composers...

-I think you're right about the directors.

I think I know maybe a composer who's won more than one,

maybe Randy Newman or...

John Williams, Hans Zimmer...

Ten seconds left.

So I say maybe William Wyler,

John Ford and...

OK, that's your time up, what three answers are you going to give me?

-Eh, so for the directors, we'll go for William Wyler.

-William Wyler.

-Em, John Ford.

-John Ford.

-Shall we try Tootsie for the first one?

-Cos I know that it got nominated for ten.

-OK.

OK, you're going for Tootsie as your third?

OK, now of those three, three brilliant-sounding answers,

which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

I think if William Wyler is right then I think he might be the best.

We'll pop him last. Which is your least likely to be pointless?

-Tootsie.

-Tootsie, we'll put that first and John Ford in the middle.

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

and here they are.

Well, three brilliant answers there. Let's hope they're all right.

Let's hope at least one of them is pointless. Very best of luck.

Your first answer, Tootsie, you thought was probably your least

likely to be pointless but remember only one of them

has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot

and that's a really exciting jackpot now, £10,250.

What would you do with that, Shihaab?

Em, I really want to go to Japan so I think maybe next summer,

that's my first port of call.

Eh, Guy, how about you?

Well, I've never learned to drive so it's probably high time

I got round to that and I think I would invest in a good road bike,

try and speed up my commute around London.

Excellent. Well, very best of luck,

such a strong performance throughout the show.

Tootsie, let's see how that does.

Obviously, it has to be correct,

then it has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.

So, for £10,250, let's find out

if Tootsie was nominated for the "Big 5."

Ooh.

No, a very good guess,

but evidently an incorrect answer so not a pointless answer.

Only two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your next answer was John Ford and in this category,

we were looking for directors who've won more than one Oscar.

OK, let's see if it's right

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

If it's pointless, it'll win you £10,250. John Ford.

It's right.

OK, your first answer, Tootsie, was an incorrect answer

but John Ford is very much correct.

It's now taking us through the teens into single figures.

If this goes down to zero, you will win...

Oh. 3.

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That's a great answer.

Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on William Wyler.

You had no hesitation putting that last.

You think this is the most likely to be pointless.

It has to be for you to win that jackpot.

For £10,250, let's find out

if William Wyler won two or more Best Director Oscars.

Best of luck. William Wyler.

It's right.

Your first answer, Tootsie, was incorrect.

Your second answer, John Ford, took us down to 3.

William Wyler, now taking us down into single figures,

still going down.

You've done it! You have done it!

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That is fantastic. Very well done.

That's just brilliant, that's a fantastic answer. Come here.

-Thank you so much.

-Brilliant.

Ah, congratulations. William Wyler was a pointless answer.

I mean, not just for the pointless answer

but also for the ordering, what drama you gave us there.

You will be leaving here with a jackpot of £10,250.

Very, very well done, Guy and Shihaab.

-How about that?

-Yeah.

-How about that?

Nice to see such a big jackpot won by two such deserving guys.

You played brilliantly throughout against really, really good people

and you're two nice guys as well, so well done. We're really chuffed.

Yeah, won three Oscars, William Wyler,

won them for Mrs Miniver, Ben-Hur and The Best Years Of Our Lives.

In your 60 seconds, you mentioned another couple of answers.

Well, Joseph L Mankiewicz, you said,

he would have been a pointless answer.

You also mentioned One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest for films that

have been nominated for the "Big 5".

That would have been a pointless answer as well.

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Now, I know people do well in a film category

so let's take a look at the pointless answers in the different ones.

The films that have been nominated for the "Big 5" -

American Beauty, there's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,

won all five of them as well, The English Patient, The Graduate.

You could have had Annie Hall, Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown.

Could have had From Here To Eternity, you could have had Mrs Miniver,

the William Wyler film.

Network, On Golden Pond, Rocky, The Philadelphia Story,

The Remains Of The Day,

all of those nominated for the "Big 5", all of those pointless.

Directors who won more than two, Elia Kazan,

Frank Capra won more than two.

Robert Wise, William Wyler there as well.

You could have had Milos Forman, Fred Zimmerman,

Joseph L Mankiewicz, as we've said before.

Now, let's look at the composers.

Alan Menken, he won four Oscars for Best Score, all for Disney films.

There's Marvin Hamlisch,

Ralph Burns and Saul Chaplin.

Very well done if you got any of those at home.

But a super congratulations, gents, for an amazing win.

Thanks very much indeed.

You know, when the jackpot gets quite high,

Richard and I get a little bit miserly,

we don't like giving it away, but when brilliant people

come along and win it like you have, nothing gives us greater pleasure.

-It's such a treat to see you go away with that.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

Thanks once again to our winning players, Guy and Shihaab,

who go away with today's jackpot of £10,250.

Join us next time

when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.