Episode 46 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed.

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

the show where obscure knowledge is tested to the max.

Let's meet today's players.

Couple number one.

Hi, I'm Mick, from Leicester,

-and this is my son Stuart from the Isle of Wight.

-Couple number two.

Hi, I'm Josie and this is my partner Bill and we're from West Yorkshire.

-Couple number three.

-I'm Pam, this is my friend Sylvie.

-We're from Brighton and we're retired.

-And couple number four.

Hello, I'm Sarah, I'm from Newbury,

and this is my father-in-law's sister, Sally, who is from Surrey.

And these are today's contestants.

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Thanks very much to all of you.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show.

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

Twice considered to play Spock in the new Star Trek films,

he lost out only because his hands kept cramping.

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

-Hi, everyone. Hiya!

Hiya. Afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-I barely got over that last show.

-Oh!

Wasn't that an amazing finish?

The two Davids, two lovely Scottish gentlemen,

and their final question was "cast members in the very first

episode of EastEnders." Picked three answers, all good answers.

First answer scored one point, second answer scored one point,

third answer also scored one point.

-Three ones, one of the rarest things we've ever seen on Pointless.

-Shame.

Shame, you're saying. All you're thinking, there's another £1,000

on the jackpot, that's all you're thinking. I'm not fooled at all.

But they were great, weren't they? It was a terrific show.

Four new pairs today, which is also a very rare thing. It's like coming to

a party and you don't know anyone yet. I'm glad you're here,

cos I know you, but I'm sure we'll get to know them.

I'm sure they'll be lovely. First time, I think, we've ever had someone

who's come on with their father-in-law's sister.

LAUGHTER

When you actually think about it, quite a simple relationship,

-but it sounds immensely complicated, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

Thanks very much indeed. Anyway, all of our questions on Pointless

have been put to 100 people before the show. Our contestants must find

the obscure answers our 100 people didn't get. Of course, everyone's

trying to find a Pointless answer,

which is an answer that nobody got at all,

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

Now, David and David didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that, so today's jackpot starts off at...

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

Now, all you have to remember is that the pair with

the highest score at the end of each round will be eliminated.

Best of luck. Our first category today is...

Desert Island Discs.

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first and second?

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...

So, artists requested by the public in the Your Discs

poll for Desert Island Discs. Richard.

So, May 2011, Desert Island Discs asked the general public to nominate

the eight tracks that they would take on a desert island with them.

It was a huge poll, and we've got the 100 most requested artists here,

so it could be singers, could be bands, could be composers,

all different types of music.

Who was on that list of the top 100 acts that the public

-requested for their own Desert Island Discs?

-Thanks very much, Richard.

-Now, then, Mick, welcome to the show.

-Hello.

-Here from Leicester.

-Yep.

-What do you get up to in Leicester?

Mainly walking dogs, playing squash, playing golf.

You're retired now, but what did you used to do?

-I was a butcher or a speed boner.

-Or a...?

-Speed boner.

Let's dwell on the butchering bit first, shall we?

LAUGHTER

ALEXANDER CLEARS HIS THROAT

-How long were you a butcher for?

-41 years.

-Right, you are.

And speed boner, Mick?

It's basically working off a conveyor belt.

Like you go into war, you've got chainmail gloves, aprons, hats, and

you just bung it out as quick as you can before the next one comes along.

Wow. So that's butchering? It sounds kind of Generation Game.

I can see several reasons why it probably hasn't been on there.

-No cuddly toy, though.

-Yeah.

-Do you know who I would go on Generation Game with?

-Who?

My father-in-law's sister.

LAUGHTER

You should! Oh, yeah.

ALEXANDER CHUCKLES

OK, Mick. What are you thinking?

Let's go for Rod Stuart.

Rod Stuart. OK, let's find out. Let's find out. Rod Stuart.

How many people said it? Is it right?

It's on there. Very well done, Mick.

It's a great answer. Look at that. 3. Very well done.

Great start to the show.

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That's a terrific answer. All sorts of his tracks were nominated

by various members of the public.

-He was actually the 70th most popular artist on the list.

-Very good.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Bill. Welcome to the show. What do you do, Bill?

-I'm retired now.

-What did you do, Bill?

I used to be an electrical technician.

That's how I finished up, as an electrical technician.

What do you fill your time with these days?

Walking, along with Josie.

We lead a walking group, partly in Rochdale, every Thursday.

-We're all there, about 30 of us.

-That's fun. How far do you walk?

-To the pub or...

-Two and a half miles.

It's a health walk, it's not a rambles.

-You know, it's just a health walk.

-Good stuff.

-So, Bill, what are you going to go for?

-Er... Oh. I...

-I'll say David Bowie.

-OK. David Bowie.

Let's see if it's right,

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

It's right.

Well, Rod Stuart was 3. David Bowie?

Oh, look at that! 3 as well!

APPLAUSE

A great start to the round. Look at that. Two 3s to get us going.

A terrific answer.

He was actually the 12th most popular artist on that list,

-a huge amount of requests for David Bowie songs.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Now then, Pam, welcome. Welcome to Pointless.

What do you get up to, Pam?

Well, I'm retired now, but I used to teach.

-I was a junior school teacher.

-Excellent.

-How long did you do that for?

-30 years.

-And what do you do now?

I do lots of things, but mainly embroidery, play squash,

-manage a netball team.

-Manage a netball team?

-How often do you do that? Is that a weekly thing, once a week?

-Yes.

-How are they doing?

-Not too bad.

-We've just gone up to the first league.

-Good for you!

-Good for them as well, I should say. What are they called?

-Shadows.

-Shadows.

-Yes.

-OK, Pam. Desert Island Discs artists.

Phil Collins.

Phil Collins. OK, let's see if that right.

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

-Oh, no!

-Oh, no!

-No! Phil Collins! Not on the list. So, he's not coming in.

-No.

100 points that scores you, Pam, I'm sorry.

I feel sorry for Phil Collins.

Yeah, I'm quite surprised that he's not on the list, but he isn't.

It's a sort of fashionable thing. Phil Collins probably just not...

-you know, time for a reappraisal of the Collins, maybe.

-Do you think?

Yeah. He's recorded a lot. He was very popular.

He's just become a figure of fun.

RICHARD CHUCKLES

Now, Sally. Welcome, Sally. Great to have you here.

-What do you do, Sally?

-I'm a graphic designer.

-That's fun.

-What sort of things do you design?

-Pretty much everything -

logos, branding, adverts, magazines.

What's your proudest design so far?

I actually don't think I could talk about that on television.

I used to work for an infamous company,

so I don't think I can tell you, really.

Was it a speed boning company?

LAUGHTER

Close, actually.

OK. We'll draw a veil over that, Sally. What are your hobbies?

I like to travel mostly, so whenever I can get away,

that's my favourite thing to do.

-Where's your favourite place to travel?

-The Greek islands.

Excellent. Have you been to all of them?

-No, but it's on my list of things to do before I die.

-Good stuff.

OK, so, Sally, what are you going to go for?

Well, I thought

I ought to go for a girlie to address the balance a bit, but

I think, in view of the last one, which I'm surprised about,

I'm going to play what I hope is fairly safe and try Elton John.

Elton John, says Sally.

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

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

It's right.

11.

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11 for Elton John.

Back in safe territory. Well played, Sally.

He's 43rd on the list, Elton John.

-I would've thought he'd have been higher.

-Yeah. Only 43rd.

-Some of the songs he's done.

-All right. There we go.

Thanks very much. Halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. 3, our best score of that pass.

Mick, well done, Bill, well done.

That puts you in a very strong position.

Then up to 11, Sally and Sarah there.

And Pam, robbed.

-I think you was.

-So do I.

-Yeah!

SHE CHUCKLES

And Phil, I know you're watching. I think you was robbed.

100 points there, I'm afraid that's very unfair but, Sylvie,

I know you will have a great answer.

Maybe that will be enough to keep you in the game, who knows?

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

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

So, Sarah, we are looking for artists who were the most

requested by the public for their own Desert Island Discs.

-Now, then, Sarah, welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Sarah?

-I work for a telecoms company in finance.

-In finance. And you're from Newbury?

-Yes, I am.

I'm going to guess which telecoms company that is.

Also, Sarah, I think I read that you carried...

-You were an Olympic torch bearer.

-Yes, I was in 2012.

I was very lucky to be nominated to do that and I got to run

-through Andover which was fantastic, it was a wonderful day.

-Very good.

And you kept your torch?

I did, yes, and when my friends come around,

they do run around the garden carrying it

-and having their photographs taken.

-Excellent.

Now, Sarah, there you are on 11.

The high scorers, Sylvie and Pam, on 100.

So, yes, 88 or less sees you through.

I do listen to it but I'm trying to think which ones would be

-most popular so I'm going to say The Eagles.

-The Eagles.

Oh, there was a murmur or appreciation.

I think that's the first one of those we've had.

That's good, well done. The Eagles. There's your red line.

Get below that and you are into Round Two.

Let's see how many people said The Eagles.

It's right.

And you're through, well done.

Oh, very well done indeed!

Sarah, that's a pointless answer, it adds £250 to today's jackpot.

That takes the total up to £2,500.

It scores you nothing and it leaves your total at 11.

Very well done indeed.

Brilliant, Sarah, very well played.

Now, it's like people aren't strangers at all, isn't it?

It's like we've known them for all our lives.

That's really broken the ice.

-That's lovely, I think everyone's getting on now.

-Yeah, I think so.

-OK, now then, Sylvie, welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

And you and Pam know each other through embroidery, is that right?

-Yes.

-So, where did you meet and how?

Well, I moved up to live in Shropshire

and joined the local branch of the Embroiderers' Guild

and that's where I met Pam, that was nine years ago.

OK. Well, Sylvie, there you are, you're the high scorers.

If you are to get through, it will involve you scoring less than

3 and one of these two remaining pairs scoring 100.

-So, think The Eagles.

-Well, I was going to say The Rolling Stones.

I was going to say, "Think The Eagles, Sylvie."

-SYLVIE LAUGHS

-The Rolling Stones.

-OK, a little-heard-of band.

-Sorry!

Let's see if our 100 people remembered The Rolling Stones.

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

but let's just see where The Rolling Stones end up.

33.

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Takes your total up to 133.

Yeah, seventh on the list, I'm afraid, Sylvie,

so a very popular answer.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Josie, welcome to Pointless.

Great to have you here. What do you get up to, Josie?

All sorts. I do health walks with Bill, I like reading, game shows.

-Didn't you meet on a health walk?

-We did, yes.

See, that's how healthy these walks are, that's brilliant. Very good.

Now, good news, you are through to the next round.

Even if you score 100 points, you are through.

But I think you'll have a good answer.

Well, mine went...because The Eagles are my favourite

-so I'll go for Bon Jovi.

-Bon Jovi says Josie.

No red line as you're already through

but let's see how many of our 100 people said Bon Jovi.

Oh, no.

Well, that can make Phil Collins feel a bit better.

Bon Jovi also not in that top 100.

That scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 103. Wow.

I know. Yeah, I think that's a good guess to take, though,

when you're through to the next round anyway, but not in that top 100.

-Stuart, welcome to the show. From the Isle of Wight?

-Yes.

So, when did you leave Leicester?

Erm, I left Leicester in '93 to go to university so it's a while ago.

-A while ago and what do you do?

-I'm a youth worker.

-Good for you.

-And what are your hobbies?

-I play in a band so...

-What's the band?

I play bass guitar in a rock covers band on the Isle of Wight.

-What are you called?

-Skin Deep.

-Skin Deep.

And I also sing, mainly backing vocals,

-but I do sing lead vocal on one track.

-What's your track?

-Purple Rain by Prince.

-OK.

Now, then, Stuart...

Well, there's one answer, obviously, you could give.

-That was my safe answer, I thought, until a couple went...

-Why not?

-You're through anyway.

-I'm going for an obscure one.

-Go for a pointless one. Come on.

-I'm going to go for XTC.

XTC says Stuart.

No red line for you as you are already through but let's see

if XTC are on that board.

No. Great band, though.

Slightly niche for Desert Island Discs there.

100 points takes your total up to 103.

Yeah, sorry, Stuart, not on the list.

When you hear some of these pointless answers,

you'll realise you went too obscure but great to have them

mentioned when you're through anyway.

Erm, let's take a look at the pointless answers.

So, all of these on the top 100 list.

Bruce Springsteen would have been a pointless answer.

Elbow would have been a pointless answer. Holst.

Louis Armstrong would have been a pointless answer.

Nirvana, Otis Redding. You could have had Radiohead, REM.

Susan Boyle is on that list. There's lots of others.

You could have had Bob Marley, Dire Straits, Shostakovich,

Mendelssohn, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder,

The Cure, The Jam, The Stone Roses - all of those were pointless answers.

Also, Tom Waits and Van Morrison.

There's a huge amount of pointless answers on that list.

Poor old Phil Collins not on the list.

-Genesis would have scored you one point.

-Aw-w!

Genesis would have been the best answer

we got from anybody in the round, would have been a terrific answer.

Um, so, that's nice for Phil at least, that he was represented.

-Yeah, he's in there.

-Let's take a look at the top three,

the ones that most of our 100 people said.

We've heard one of them already.

In third, it was Beethoven with 29.

Then the Stones as we've already heard who scored 33.

And at the top, of course, The Beatles with 46.

John Lennon also on the list in his own right with 3 points.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of our first round, the pair heading home with

a high score of 133, I'm sorry, Sylvie and Pam, it is you.

Listen, the good news is we see you again next time.

We look forward to that very much indeed but in the meantime,

thanks very much, Sylvie and Pam.

APPLAUSE

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

Well, three pairs remain.

Obviously at the end of this round, we'll have to say goodbye to

another pair in time for our head-to-head round.

Sally and Sarah, so far, all the evidence is suggesting that going on

a game show with your father-in-law's sister

is a brilliant thing to do.

-Absolutely.

-Josie and Bill, Stuart and Mick, identical scores - 103.

So, yes, who knows what will happen in this round

but best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two today is...

It's football. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first

and who's going second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

On each pass, we're going to show you six nicknames of big teams,

teams that are in the Premier League or the Championship in 2013/2014,

you just need to tell us the name of the team, please.

There's going to be 12 in all to have a go at home.

If you know your football, then get an obscure one.

If you don't know your football,

just get out of the round with as least damage done as possible.

Very good indeed, so we are looking for the name of the football teams

that have these nicknames.

Here's our first board of six and it reads like this...

ALEXANDER READS NICKNAMES

Stuart, you are to go first.

Well, it's a no-brainer for me, really,

because being from Leicester then I will have Foxes,

-Leicester City.

-Leicester City, the Foxes, says Stuart.

Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

35.

-35 for Leicester City.

-Yeah, that fell quite nicely, Stuart.

You can tell he's a football fan,

-he wouldn't even dream of going for a more obscure one.

-Yeah.

They're called the Foxes cos back in the '50s their players used to

go through people's bins at night(!)

They didn't really. They didn't really.

Thanks very much indeed. Bill?

-How do you find this board?

-Not too bad, actually.

I'll go for the Owls, Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls, Sheffield Wednesday, says Bill.

Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said Sheffield Wednesday.

It's right.

Oh, well, it beats the Foxes.

31 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Well played, Bill. Another good answer.

They're called the Owls

because they're from the Owlerton district of Sheffield.

Thanks very much indeed.

OK, now, Sally, you are the last person to have this board.

Do you fancy talking us through all of the answers left up there?

Not even remotely. This is the worst board I could possibly have.

I don't even know if this is a football team,

but I'm trying to piece the words together.

Is there a football team called Stoke City

and would it be the Potters?

Stoke City, says Sally. Let's see if that's right.

How many people said Stoke City?

It's right. Very well done indeed, Sally.

47.

Great news for you.

Great news for Stuart, no longer the highest scorer there on 35.

-Very well done.

-That was very clever, wasn't it?

Well played, Sally. Very nicely done indeed.

Named obviously there from the potteries,

so they're called the Potters. They used to be called the Speedboners.

That used to be their nickname.

Now let's fit in the rest of these. The Canaries you'll know.

-Norwich City.

-Yep. That's another big scorer, though.

Would've scored you 58 points. The Cherries, it's Bournemouth.

Would've scored you 16.

The best answer on the board, though, is the Glovers,

and that's Yeovil Town and would've scored you 5 points.

So very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores.

31, the best score of that pass, Bill. Very well done indeed.

Then up to 35 where we find Stuart and Mick.

Then 47, Sally and Sarah, you're out in front there, but Sally...

Phew! Very well done indeed.

Could've been a lot worse, so very good deduction there.

-Sarah, how's your football knowledge?

-I'll tell you shortly.

You'll have first pick of the board, so good luck with that.

We're going to come back down the line.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

We're going to put six more football club nicknames up on the board,

and here they come.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now then, Sarah, remember you're looking for the name

of the football teams that have these nicknames.

You're going to try

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

I'm not amazing at this, and my brother will crucify me, but

I will go with one I think is right, which is the Royals and Reading.

Reading, says Sarah, for the Royals. Let's see if that's right.

You're on 47, you're the highest scorers. No red line.

Let's see how far down the column you can get with Reading.

It's right.

Good answer. 17.

The lowest score so far, in fact, Sarah, so well done. 64 your total.

Well played, Sarah. Terrific answer. Used to be known as the Biscuit Men,

cos the Huntley & Palmer factory was in Reading.

When it closed down they became the Royals.

I know which I prefer.

Erm, Josie. Josie, you now have a target.

64 is the highest score.

You have to score 32 or less to get into the head-to-head.

-Come on, Josie.

-I haven't a clue!

Er, I can only guess cos I'm hopeless at this.

The Swans, Swansea.

The Swans, Swansea. OK. Here comes your red line.

If you get below that red line, you're in the head-to-head.

Let's see if Swansea is right.

Look at that! Very well done indeed, Josie.

40.

71 is your total.

Yep, Swansea City, well played.

There's a very interesting story behind their nickname.

Yeah, there isn't. It's the beginning of their name, see?

Yeah, I should've asked.

I mean, was Yeovil the centre of an ancient glove trade?

Was that where...

-gloves were made?

-Yep.

-Good.

-It's clever how they do it, isn't it?

-Yeah, it is. It is.

-Don't they just pick a name out of a hat?

-No.

Except for the Hatters, that was picked out of a hat.

Mick, now, you have a target. 71 is the highest score.

So 35 will keep you in the game.

Talk us through the board, fill in all the blanks if you like.

Being a Leicester City fan I've seen most of them,

so I should know them all. Seagulls are Brighton. Seasiders, Blackpool.

The Saints, Southampton. The Black Cats, Sunder-land.

-I'll go for the Black Cats, Sunderland.

-Sunderland.

I like the way Mick said Sunder-land.

Like Alice in Sunder-land.

There is your red line.

If you get below that you're in the head-to-head.

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

It's right.

Very well done indeed. Look at that. 28.

That's seeing you through. Takes your total up to 63.

Well played, Mick.

Yes, they only changed their nickname to the Black Cats very recently.

They had an online poll to decide their new name.

You got all of the other ones right.

Let's take a look if you chose the right one, though. 28 for Sunderland.

The Saints, Southampton, that's a bigger score.

That would've scored you 51.

The Seagulls, you're right, it's Brighton.

That would've scored you 33.

And a slightly lower score if you had said the Seasiders.

It is Blackpool and that would've scored you 22 points.

So Reading is the best answer on that board. Well played.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our second round, I'm afraid the pair heading home

with a high score of 71 - Josie and Bill.

But very good deduction there, Josie. Well done.

You dug yourself out of a hole there.

We will look forward to seeing you again next time,

where I'm sure you'll do even better.

Josie and Bill, in the meantime, thanks very much for playing.

But for Sally and Sarah and Stuart and Mick,

it's now time for the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Sally and Sarah, Stuart and Mick,

you are now one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at...

So we now have to decide who's going to play for that money,

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

The difference, of course,

is that you're now allowed to have a chat before you

give your answers, and the first pair to win two questions

will be playing for that jackpot.

So it is father and son versus

niece-in-law and father-in-law's sister.

Very, very best of luck to both pairs.

I think this is going to be an excellent head-to-head.

Let's play it.

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

Famous Janets, Richard.

We're going to show you five pictures now of famous people called Janet.

Can you tell us the most obscure of these, please?

OK, so let's pop some Janets up on the board, and here they are.

Five of them.

There we go.

Five Janets.

Sally and Sarah, you've played best throughout the show

so you will go first.

(You don't know who C is, do you?)

We're going to go for B, Janet Brown.

B, Janet Brown.

B, Janet Brown, say Sally and Sarah.

OK, Stuart and Mick, all the other Janets are yours.

Well, I have no idea who two of them are.

I know D and E. Did you know...?

-You can talk about all of them but one.

-I know B and D.

You can supply the names.

-Janet Street-Porter.

-And I know the E is Janet Leigh.

-That's the best one to go for.

-We'll go for E, Janet Leigh.

OK, E, Janet Leigh.

We have Janet Brown versus Janet Leigh. Sally and Sarah

said Janet Brown. Let's see how many people said that for B.

It's right.

Oh, very well done indeed!

13 for Janet Brown.

That's a good score.

Meanwhile, Stuart and Mick have said that E

is Janet Leigh.

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

It's right.

32.

APPLAUSE

-Well done.

-32 for Janet Leigh, which means,

Sally and Sarah, very well done,

after one question you are up 1-nil.

Two good answers. Janet Leigh most famous for Psycho.

Janet Brown, hugely famous in the '70s and '80s

when she was an impressionist and comedienne.

Let's go through the rest of this board.

I think everybody knew D, Janet Street-Porter.

A big scorer, though.

She would have scored you 78 points.

A is the wonderful, twice nominated for Oscars, British actress,

Janet McTeer. She would have scored you 3.

Sally and Sarah, I heard in your conferring

you might have had a name for C.

Yeah, we thought it might have been Janet Reger.

The lingerie magnate, Janet Reger.

It is Janet Reger and it was a pointless answer.

AUDIENCE: Ah!

Very well done if you said that at home.

I was just enjoying the idea of a lingerie "magnet".

LAUGHTER

If you could invent one of those...

HE LAUGHS

-..you could retire tomorrow, couldn't you?

-Couldn't you just.

Thank you very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Stuart and Mick, you get to answer this one first

but you have to win it to stay in the game.

Very best of luck. It concerns...

rappers.

Stuart looking very happy with that(!)

Richard...

We'll show you five names of famous rap and hip-hop artists now

but we've missed out alternate letters. Can you fill those gaps?

Let's reveal our five rappers and here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

Stuart and Mick, you'll go first.

-Do you know any?

-Two.

I'm going to go for Dr Dre,

which is the fourth one.

OK, fourth one, Dr Dre, say Stuart and Mick.

Sally and Sarah,

talk us through the board if you can.

I think the top one is Nicki Minaj,

then Eminem, Queen Latifah,

but I don't know who the bottom one is.

As to which one would be the best?

The top one, do you think?

I might go Queen Latifah.

You're going to go Queen Latifah?

So we have Dr Dre versus Queen Latifah.

So, Stuart and Mick said Dr Dre.

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

It's right.

Good answer, 12.

12. Well, Sarah, you knew all but

one of those.

I wonder if you picked the right one to beat 12, let's find out.

Queen Latifah, how many people said that?

It's right.

Ooh, 31!

APPLAUSE

Well done, Stuart and Mick back in the game.

-After two questions, it's 1-all.

-12 points, a low score for Dr Dre.

There's an answer you knew that would have seen you straight through

to the final and that's Nicki Minaj.

It would have scored you 4 points, it would have been a terrific answer.

Eminem, a big scorer.

Eminem would have scored you 54.

I'll bet good money you do know the bottom one as well.

That's 19 points for...

-Kanye West.

-Kanye West.

Thanks very much indeed.

It comes down to our third question, the decider. Whoever wins this

goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

Best of luck to both pairs. It concerns...

Archaeology, Richard.

We'll give you five clues now to facts about archaeology.

Whichever team gives us the most obscure answer

will go through to play for the jackpot. Good luck.

Let's reveal our five clues, and here they come.

We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

Now, Sally and Sarah, you will go first.

THEY WHISPER

(Do you know any of the others?)

We are going to go for the top one.

The archaeologist that led the team that discovered Tutankhamen's tomb,

I believe it was Howard Carter?

Howard Carter, says Sally and Sarah.

Now, Stuart and Mick, the board is yours.

Do you fancy talking through all the other answers?

The first one, that'll win it, that's brilliant.

I only know the fictional archaeologist

played by Harrison Ford

in Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

Stuart, any others...?

I know Tomb Raider, but I think probably

Indiana Jones.

I think we'll go Tomb Raider.

OK, you're going to go Tomb Raider.

So Howard Carter was the first answer.

Sally and Sarah said Howard Carter,

Let's see if that's right,

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

14.

14 for Howard Carter, well done.

Stuart and Mick have gone for Tomb Raider,

the Lara Croft video game franchise.

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

It's right.

-65 for Tomb Raider.

-Well done.

APPLAUSE

Which means, Sally and Sarah, after three questions,

you're through to the final, 2-1. Very well done indeed.

Sally and Sarah were unbeatable.

Howard Carter, best answer on the board, so very well played.

Let's take a look through the rest.

You would have got fewer points for Harrison Ford.

It is Indiana Jones, it would have scored you 39 points.

The Inca citadel is Machu Picchu,

scored 22.

And not a million miles off Howard Carter,

the ship burial site, do you know that?

-Sutton Hoo.

-Sutton Hoo would have scored 15 points.

Well worth a visit if you're near Woodbridge in Suffolk. 15.

Thanks very much indeed.

So the pair leaving us at the end of the head to head round are Stuart and Mick. But that was quite close,

had it been the other way around, you knew Howard Carter.

But the good news is we get to see you again next time.

We'll look forward to that very much indeed,

but very well played and thanks very much, Stuart and Mick!

APPLAUSE

But for Sally and Sarah, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Sally and Sarah, 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 the jackpot stands at £2,500.

APPLAUSE

I think we've tested you, we've tested you very, very well

and you've done fantastically throughout the show, some moments of

real inspiration there.

So you get to choose your last category from four options.

And there they are. We have got...

-Oscar winning film directors?

-Yes, OK. Yes, please.

-We'll go for Oscar winning film directors.

-Oscar winning film directors it is.

-Three different questions,

we're looking for any film made by three wonderful directors.

Any film made for cinema release

for which Billy Wilder received a director's credit.

We're looking for any film made for cinema release for which Frank Capra received a director's credit.

Or Ang Lee. So any film directed by Billy Wilder, Frank Capra or Ang Lee,

up to October 2013.

Very, very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed.

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

and all you need to win the jackpot is for one of those answers

to be Pointless. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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

There they are, your time starts now.

Do you know any films directed by Ang Lee?

Um, I think he did House Of Flying Daggers,

but I'm not 100% sure.

Frank Capra, It's A Wonderful Life.

-And Billy Wilder?

-Some Like It Hot?

But I can't see that being terribly pointless.

But it's the only Billy Wilder film I know.

I think that's right. Do you know any others for Billy Wilder?

Not for Billy Wilder but I'm trying

to think if Ang Lee did The Life Of Pi.

-That might not be...

-That might be too recent.

-The one you mentioned before.

-The House Of Flying Daggers.

-Yeah.

-I think it is.

-I think Life Of Pi is going to be high.

Too recent. Shall we go for one from each?

Yes, go for the bottom one, you said Life Of... What was it?

House Of Flying Daggers, I think,

-I think.

-House Of Flying Daggers.

And the Frank Capra?

Frank Capra, I'm sure, is It's A Wonderful Life.

10 seconds left.

Shall we go for one from each and do those three?

Some Like It Hot, but I think that's going to be high.

-We'll give an answer.

-OK.

-OK.

OK?

-Yes.

-There's your time up, I now need your three answers.

We're going to go for one from each category,

so for films directed by Billy Wilder we're going to say Some Like It Hot.

Some Like It Hot.

Frank Capra, It's A Wonderful Life.

It's A Wonderful Life.

And this one is a guess, but Ang Lee, House Of Flying Daggers.

House Of Flying Daggers.

OK, of those three, which is your best shot at a Pointless answer?

Flying Daggers, I think.

OK, House Of Flying Daggers we'll put last. Least likely to be pointless?

Billy... Some Like It Hot is going to be quite...

-Some Like it Hot.

-..quite high.

OK, let's pop those up on the board in that order. And here they are.

We have got...

Very, very best of luck.

Your first answer was Some Like it Hot, you thought

this was probably your least likely to be pointless. But who knows?

-If it's right.

-Maybe everyone suddenly forgot about Some Like It Hot.

Maybe it will go all the way down and you will win that jackpot of £2,500.

If you do, what will you be doing with it, Sally?

I shall put it towards doing some more of my Greek islands.

-Very good. Sarah?

-A party.

-A party.

-Yes.

-Pointless party.

A Pointless party. A nice glass of wine or two.

That would be a VERY nice glass of wine!

Good stuff. Very best of luck. Your first answer is Some Like It Hot,

in this case we are looking for Billy Wilder films,

let's see if it's right. If it's pointless, it will win you the jackpot.

For £2,500, let's see how many people said Some Like It Hot.

It's right.

This now has to go all the way down to zero for you to win that jackpot.

Down it goes through the 40s, into the 30s...

20s....

Teens, 17!

APPLAUSE

17 for Some Like It Hot.

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Your second answer, in this case it was a Frank Capra film,

and you said It's A Wonderful Life.

Again, this has to be pointless, so for £2,500, how many people said It's A Wonderful Life?

Again, it's right. Your first answer, Some Like It Hot, took us down to 17.

Your second answer, It's A Wonderful Life,

takes us down past 17,

14!

APPLAUSE

Again, not a pointless answer, but congratulations on ordering those two in the right way.

That was very impressive.

Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is riding on your third and final answer, House Of Flying Daggers.

You are not 100% sure this is an Ang Lee film.

But you've got a hunch.

Maybe that's enough, let's find out.

For £2,500, how many people said House Of Flying Daggers was an Ang Lee film?

Oooh, bad luck!

-Never mind!

-Bad luck.

APPLAUSE

I'm sorry, unfortunately, you didn't manage to find

that all-important pointless answer, which means you don't win £2,500.

That will roll over on to the next show. We've loved having you,

and you've done so well.

Great performances throughout so well done.

You take home a pointless trophy each as well.

We came for the trophy!

APPLAUSE

-It's something else for guests to run round the garden with.

-Absolutely.

Excellent. Richard?

Terrifically well played, House Of Flying Daggers was Yimou Zhang, it wasn't Ang Lee.

I think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, it's got echoes of it in the title.

That would have scored you 6 points. Let's take a look at the pointless answers.

This page of Billy Wilder films we're about to see, this weekend

if you watch those four films you'd have a wonderful time.

There's lots of other good films that are pointless answers.

Lost Weekend is a pointless answer. Ace In The Hole is a pointless answer.

Everything apart from Some Like It Hot -

The Apartment, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard and Avant.

Every other of his films is a pointless answer.

So well done if you said one.

Let's take a look at Capra.

Mr Deeds Goes To Town was a pointless answer, another very big one.

And Ang Lee.

Ride With The Devil, his first big hit,

The Wedding Banquet, was a surprise hit, really made his name.

That was a pointless answer.

Also Lust, Caution was a pointless answer, and Taking Woodstock.

So very well done if you said any of those.

I think Madchester you might have done quite well on but you did well on this anyway

and some great films up there to check out, I would say.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to Sally and Sarah,

but it's been brilliant having you on the show.

Thank you so much for playing, Sally and Sarah!

APPLAUSE

Sadly, Sally and Sarah didn't win our jackpot,

which means it rolls over on to the next show, when we will be playing for £3,500.

Join us next time to see if someone can win it.

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

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye!