Episode 51 Pointless

Thank you very much indeed!

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless

where we aim for the obscure and ignore the obvious.

Let's meet today's players.

APPLAUSE

Couple number one.

Hi, my name's Caroline, this is my daughter Isabelle

and we're from Basingstoke.

Couple number two.

Hi, my name's Gregg, and this is my colleague, Carly.

We're from Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Couple number three.

My name's Amy and this is my dad Steve, and we're both from Essex.

And couple number four.

Hi, my name's Mat, this is my girlfriend Charlotte,

and we live in Cardiff.

And these are today's contestants.

APPLAUSE

Thanks all of you.

We'll get to know more about each of you as the show goes along.

So that just leaves one other person to introduce.

He once recited pi to 2,000 decimal places.

That is why he will never be asked back to the Inside Soap awards.

It is my pointless friend, it is Richard.

Hiya.

Hi, everybody.

APPLAUSE

That's very good. How are you this afternoon?

-I'm really well, thank you.

-Excellent.

-What a great show last time!

-Wasn't that good!

Simon and Rob were unbelievable!

We've got two returning pairs - they'll know how good Simon and Rob were.

They absolutely blitzed every round, didn't they?

Final round - one two-point answer, two pointless answers -

walked off with the jackpot. Deservedly so, as well.

They were absolutely terrific.

Isabelle and Caroline are back from that show.

They reached the second round. Hoping to see more of them this time.

Also, Carly and Gregg got knocked out in the first round.

I think not terribly knocked out.

-One of those unfortunate ones, as well.

-Very close, actually!

Isabelle and Caroline and Carly and Gregg -

-only two points between them.

-Yes, it was super-close.

So battle is commenced between those pairs today,

-and it should be a cracker of a show, I think.

-Fabulous.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

All questions on Pointless have been asked to 100 people before the show.

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

an answer none of those 100 people got.

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

Now, Simon and Rob won the jackpot last time,

so today's jackpot starts off back at £1,000.

There it is.

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

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

will be eliminated.

Remember that.

Our first category today is...

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

and who is going to go second.

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

OK, and the question concerns...

-Richard.

-On each board we'll show the names of seven Manchester United players past and present.

You need to tell us which national teams they have played for, please.

Seven on each pass, 14 in all. Good luck.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, we are looking for the national teams of these Manchester United players.

Here's our first board of seven.

READS NAMES ALOUD

I'll read those all one last time.

Caroline, welcome back.

So, last time, what happened?

What happened? She doesn't know her horses.

She doesn't know anything about 1980s history.

-That's right. We had Red Rum in place of Shergar.

-Yeah.

So, now, Caroline.

What do you like getting up to? What are your hobbies?

My hobbies... Well, I like shopping.

Like a lot of housewives do.

Also, I'm a very keen Trekkie fan. Very, very keen.

I've taken Isabelle twice to the Star Trek Experience in Vegas

before they closed that.

That was nothing to do with taking Isabelle?

-It wasn't closed down because...

-No, no, no.

Good, just to get that tidied up.

I just traumatised her, because she got chased by the Borg.

So she wasn't impressed. She was only little.

Isabelle, you got chased by the Borg?

-I know, I cried.

-I bet she did.

How long ago was this?

-She was about 11.

-Wow, Caroline.

It was, like, a 4D experience. So you're sat in a chair

and then it's like that!

I'm scared! And you're just telling me about it.

Now, Caroline, what you going to go for on this board?

Right...

It's the WORST subject for us.

Is Ryan Giggs...

Welsh?

Ryan Giggs, Wales, says Caroline.

Let's see if that's right,

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

Ryan Giggs was Welsh?

It's right.

-51!

-Yay!

51, Caroline.

Well played, Caroline. That's called damage limitation in this game.

Very, very good answer. Did exactly what you needed to do.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Gregg, welcome back.

-Listen, it was round one last time?

-It was round one, yes.

What was going on there?

-It was so close.

-I know!

-So close. Two points in it, I think.

We had squeak and we had freak. These are words ending in E-A-K.

And Gregg chose freak,

and suddenly, out of nowhere, it scored high.

-Yes. Real shame.

-Ah, well. We'll put all that behind us.

Remind us what you do, Gregg.

I am an accountant, a financial analyst.

-At...

-At a college.

-And do you mix with the student body?

-Oh, no!

Sometimes I have to get the lift with them,

and that's bad enough, really.

Really? Do you work during the holidays?

-Yes.

-I suppose, yes. Why wouldn't you?

-You are working all the time.

-All the time.

Do you prefer it when they're away, or when they're there?

When they're away you can use their dining platform, where they have lunch.

You can use their facilities while they're away.

Yes, it's very nice in the summer.

So, students, if you're wondering who's been sleeping in your bed

while you're away? Gregg.

So what are you going to go for?

Oh, gosh, football is the worst subject that could come up for me.

Erm... I've a feeling that Peter Schmeichel might be

Germany.

OK, you'll say Germany for Peter Schmeichel.

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

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

No. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, Gregg.

Scores you the maximum of 100 points.

-He has a German-sounding name, isn't it?

-Exactly.

-A little bit.

But, yeah, I will give the correct answer at the end of the pass.

-OK, now Amy.

-Hello.

Welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

What do you do, Amy?

At the moment, I'm a student for adult nursing.

-How long have you been doing that for?

-Not long. Erm...

Only I'm only in my second term now. Still in my first year.

-How many years of it have you got?

-Three years, so two and a half left.

And are you working alongside on the wards, as well?

Yes. Yeah, it's 50% theory in uni,

and then 50% out on placement in hospitals, communities.

-So you are right in at the deep end from the get-go. That's it.

-Yeah.

-It's good, though.

-No, good for you! Well done, you!

Now, then. What are you going to go for on this board?

I haven't got a clue.

I, genuinely, have tried to think so much about football questions

before we came on here, and this wasn't one of them.

So, I'm just going to take a punt

and say Ronnie Johnsen and say...

It can be... It doesn't have to be a country, does it?

-I think it kind of does, yeah.

-Oh, OK.

-LAUGHTER

-It's the national team is that they play for.

In that case, then, I'll say Ronnie Johnsen and I will say...

erm...

Switzerland.

Can I just tell you your dad just did -

he went "Yes!"

I knew this was going to happen. I am sorry.

Erm... Switzerland. Ronny Johnsen.

-Let's see if that's right.

-Do they even have a team?!

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

Not...

on this occasion, not Switzerland, I'm afraid.

It scores the maximum of 100 points.

-I'm sorry, Amy.

-Yeah, sorry, Amy.

-But what were you going to say that wasn't a country.

-I was going to say Sheffield.

LAUGHTER

Thinking he might play for a different town, I don't know.

I am literally useless at football. I know nothing.

I wish you'd said Sheffield.

LAUGHTER

At least I knew it wasn't a country.

-You know what, it would've got the same score.

-That's true.

OK, Mat. Welcome to Pointless.

Good to have you here. What do you do?

Well, I am a student at the University of South Wales,

and I am a body-builder.

I was going to say, are you working out there, Mat?

Blimey, are you ever a body-builder - look at that!

That's impressive.

-Cheers.

-How long have you been doing that for?

About... About a year and a half.

I thought there was going to be a special microphone effect there -

about a year and a half-half-half...!

Wow.

Blimey O'Reilly! How much time do you spend?

About five times a week, I do now.

-Cor!

-It gets a bit intense competing into a show.

Does somebody come and advise and help you with it, or...?

I've got a couple of, like, friends and older people

who, like, have done a lot of shows before who help me out.

OK, yeah, well, good work, Mat. Best of luck with that.

What do you make of the board?

Are you happy with this as a subject - Manchester United?

I'm a United fan, so...

Very good.

But a couple of them I should know, but I really don't.

Because two people have got 100 I'm going to go safe.

I'm going to go for the Netherlands

for Ruud Van Nistlerooy.

OK, the Netherlands for Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Mat, let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many people said the Netherlands.

It's absolutely right, of course.

41!

41 for the Netherlands.

Well played, Mat, that landed nicely for you.

Yeah, he's the all-time fourth high-scorer

in Champions League history.

He supposedly had a bit of a rift with Sir Alex at the end

but sometimes they do, you're never quite sure of the truth with

those things, are you? But a good answer.

Let's fill in some of the ones that we've already heard.

Now Ronny Johnsen is Norwegian.

Would've scored you 9 points.

Peter Schmeichel, it's not Germany, it's Sheffield, I'm afraid.

-Wrong one!

-It's Denmark, would've scored you 30 points.

Em, let's go for Jose Kleberson.

He is Brazilian.

Well done if you said that, 5 points.

Quinton Fortune was South African.

Would've scored you 12 points

and Diouf, Senegalese, and he would have scored you 4

so he's the best answer on the board there.

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

let's take a look at those scores as they stand.

41, the best score on that pass, Mat, very well done indeed,

putting you and Charlotte in pole position at this point.

Then up to 51, Caroline and Isabelle, very well done to you.

Then 100 for Amy and Steve, Gregg and Carly.

Steve and Carly, you are going to be tussling, I would imagine,

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

Best of luck to both of you. Let's come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, we're going to put seven more Manchester United players

up on the board and here they come.

We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, remember, we are

looking for the national teams that these Manchester United

players also play for and, Charlotte, you're going

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

-Charlotte, welcome.

-Hello.

-What does it say on your T-shirt there?

It says "Donut Talk To Me" but please do.

Oh, I've broken the rule, I'm sorry.

Lovely to have you here. What do you do, Charlotte?

-I'm a student as well, we're at the same university.

-Same year as Mat?

-Yeah.

-And did you meet there?

Well, I don't remember when we actually met.

-We met in a nightclub but, no, I don't remember the exact...

-Evening?

Yes.

-I blame tequila, not myself.

-OK.

So, Charlotte, there you are, you're on 41. The high-scorers are on 100.

Mat has set you up beautifully.

-I think you might be quite good at this.

-Really not.

-Really?

I just had a hunch that maybe Mat,

a bit of his Man United thing might have rubbed off.

No, I'm Chelsea.

I'm going to say Cristiano Ronaldo, and I will cry if it's not Portugal.

OK. Hankie at the ready.

I don't think you're going to need it but let's just have it there.

There is your red line. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal.

Is Charlotte going to need her hankie?

No, she's not! She's absolutely right.

You are through to the next round. Very well done indeed, Charlotte.

Great performance from the pair of you on podium four.

42 takes your total up to 83.

Well played, Charlotte. Yeah, born on the island of Madeira.

Man United bought him for £12 million and sold him for £80 million.

-Wow.

-Yeah.

Sir Alex said he's the most gifted player he's ever worked with.

Thank you very much indeed. Now, Steve, here we have our tussle.

Steve and Carly.

Steve, welcome to the show.

Good to have you here,

always lovely to have a father-daughter combination.

What do you do, Steve?

Well, I'm very lucky, I'm retired at the moment so living off my pension.

Very nice, good stuff, and what do you like to do with your retirement?

Well, I like a bit of golf. I'm not very good at it but I do enjoy it.

I play bowls. Not very good at it but I enjoy it.

I seem to do a lot of DIY around my daughter's and my own.

-Do you enjoy it?

-More than golf and bowls sometimes, yeah.

-OK.

-Are you good at it?

-No.

-You are.

-Aww, that was nice, Amy was saying yes.

-I'd say yes.

-That's cos she wants me to do some more.

-I think I believe you, Steve.

But, what are you going to go for here?

There's a couple there that I know,

there's a couple that I think I know.

I think, given the position I'm in, I'm going

to go for one of the ones I think I know which is Shinji Kagawa.

I think he's Japanese.

-OK, Shinji Kagawa, you're going to say Japan.

-Yes.

No red line for you as you're joint high-scorers

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

It's right.

Wow, 17, very well done indeed, Steve.

117 is your total.

Yeah, a regular in the Japanese team, he was bought for £17 million,

Kagawa. I don't think they'll sell him for £80 million though.

Maybe they'll hold on to him for years and years

and the appreciation will just be massive.

Yeah, it doesn't really work like that in football, weirdly.

-Yeah, I know.

-It's not like wine.

Like when you're 60 then they go, "Finally, we can uncork this guy."

Ready for playing.

Thank you very much, Richard. Now, OK, Carly, are you a football fan?

I am, not a Man United fan though.

Are you, do you think,

a bigger football fan or roughly on a par with Steve?

I'm on a par with Steve because I did know that one.

OK, now, Carly, we discussed last time how you and Gregg

work in the same department, the finances department of your college.

When you are not doing that, what do you like to get up to?

Hockey, I like to play hockey.

I said football last time but I don't think

I want to say that again cos I might make a fool of myself now.

-But football and hockey.

-OK, football and hockey.

-And other interests?

-Baking, reading.

-Perfect, good.

-And what kind of cake did you bring?

-Ah. Em...

-We do like a cake from our bakers.

-Oh, we do.

-If they want to win.

LAUGHTER

-Right. Oops.

-Mm. So, 117 your target there, Carly.

That means you have to score 16 or less.

I suppose the best way to do that would be to take a guess.

Em, I'm not going to take a guess, I'm going to go for one that

I think I know and that is Mikael Silvestre and I think he's French.

Mikael Silvestre, French. There is your red line.

Let's see if France is the right answer for Silvestre.

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

It's right.

Ooh! Look at that, Carly!

19! Oh!

APPLAUSE

119 your total.

Whoa, that was close, wasn't it?

Yeah, Mikael Silvestre, it's a good answer.

Born in Chambray-les-Tours,

played over 300 times for Man United, 40 times for France.

OK. Now, Isabelle, welcome back. Remind us what you do.

Well, in my spare time, I go to pole dancing. It's for fitness purposes.

Pole dancing for fitness, it must keep you incredibly fit.

-Yeah, it's good fun.

-And it's a big class, is it, full of poles?

Or is it a one-on-one?

No, there's like four poles

-and I'd say about 12 people that go to a session.

-How extraordinary.

-That's fun though and you enjoy it?

-Yeah, it is good fun.

Now then, 51, it could be a decisive moment here.

At the moment, 119 is the high score for Carly and Gregg.

This may be a 100 situation

because I wanted to go for Silvestre for France.

-Well, of course, a part of your course is speaking French.

-Yeah.

I think I'm going to go for Antonio Valencia as Italy.

You're going to say Italy for Antonio Valencia.

Let's see if that's right.

There is your red line, it's quite a nice way up the column.

If Italy gets you below that red line, you are through to Round Two.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Italy for Valencia.

-No! Bad luck, Isabelle.

-I know.

Logically, that should have been right but I'm afraid it's not.

It scores you 100 points and takes your total up to 151.

Yeah, we'd be here a long time guessing Antonio Valencia

cos he's Ecuadorian.

He's a very low-scoring answer, would've scored 6 points,

so a very tough one to go for.

You might have been better off going for Nicky Butt.

He's from where we are now, England, 31 points.

Eric Djemba-Djemba, again French speaking, comes from Cameroon.

5 points.

And Dwight Yorke is Trinidad and Tobago

and that would have scored you 11.

So, the best answer on the board, Eric Djemba-Djemba.

Well done if you said that. Apart from anything, it's quite fun to say.

Thank you very much, Richard.

So, we come to the end of our first round,

I'm afraid the pair heading home with a high score of 151,

it's Isabelle and Caroline, back to Basingstoke.

I'm so sorry, you were doing so well.

-And Valencia, for heaven's sake, why on Earth?

-Yeah.

You know, Antonio, for heaven's sake.

But I'm afraid, yes, Ecuadorian. How dare he?

We have to say goodbye.

It's been lovely having you on both shows,

thank you so much for playing. Isabelle and Caroline.

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

Well, three pairs remain.

At the end of this round, it'll be down to two pairs.

I wonder which pair it will be leaving us.

Carly and Gregg, ooh, you were lucky there.

That was very lucky.

But the tussle between Steve

and Carly turned out to be no tussle at all.

So, Steve, very well done.

-Amy...

-ALEXANDER CLEARS THROAT

I knew that was going to come up.

But teacher's pets, Charlotte and Mat over there,

very well done, lovely low scoring from you.

So, you would appear to be the pair to beat.

Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two today is...

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

and who's going to go second?

And whoever's 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...

Yeah, we're looking for the names of any of the celebrities who

appeared on the 2013 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

We're not looking for any of the professional dancers

although they are celebrities in their own right, many of them.

Just any of the celebrities, please. Very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed. So, Gregg?

-Yes.

I don't watch television.

Well, I watch this, obviously, I watch Pointless.

-I'm so glad you said that.

-LAUGHTER

I was...

I was just putting on such a brave face then, I'm just relieved.

I have better things to do on a Saturday night than watch TV.

-Hold on, we're on Saturday nights as well.

-Yeah, I know!

Oh, well, I watch it during the week. Come on.

I'm going to have to come up...

OK, Gregg, no, it's fine. Come on, what are you going to go for?

I'm going to wrack my brains to come up with some kind of celebrity.

Phillip Schofield.

Phillip Schofield.

Somewhere at the back of your head, you see,

-you knew the name of someone.

-He's a celebrity, right?

-I got that bit right.

-Let's find out.

Phillip Schofield, is that right,

and if it is, how many people said it?

No. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Yeah, sorry, Gregg, Phillip Schofield never appeared on Strictly Come

Dancing, although Gordon the Gopher partnered Natalie in series three.

Thanks very much. Now, Steve.

Not a good subject for me, I'm afraid.

My wife watches this religiously and I leave the room.

But I do vaguely remember,

-I think was Fiona Fullerton one of the celebs?

-Let's find out.

Fiona Fullerton says Steve. Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said Fiona Fullerton.

It's right, very well done, Steve.

8 for Fiona Fullerton!

Exemplary answering there, Steve, very well done.

Well played, Steve, you've been paying attention.

The former Bond girl, Fiona Fullerton,

danced with Anton du Beke.

Thanks, Richard.

Now, then, Charlotte, I think you look quite pleased with this.

I'm having a bit of trouble with the last name of the person

I'm thinking of because I watched Britain's Next Top Model

and she was on it but I think it's Abbey Clancy.

OK, you're going to say Abbey Clancy.

OK, let's see if that's right

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

It's right. Well, 100 our high score, 8 our low score.

49 for Abbey Clancy, very well done indeed, Charlotte.

Well played, Charlotte. She actually won the 2013 series, Abbey Clancy.

So she did. Well, we are halfway through the round,

let's take a look at those scores.

8 the best scorer of that pass, Steve, very well done indeed.

Steve and Amy looking very strong at this stage as, I would say,

are Charlotte and Mat on 49. Then, I'm afraid, it's up to 100, Gregg.

-Yeah.

-Now, Carly, once again,

it falls to you to do a little bit of sweeping-up here.

-Did you watch Strictly?

-I did.

Good. Best of luck with that.

We're going to come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, Mat, we are looking for the name of any of the celebrities

who are contestants on Strictly in 2013?

Just give me a minute. Two seconds.

It's going to come to me in a minute.

Perhaps if you flexed a bit, something might come to you.

Can you do that? Can you go...? When it goes...? Oh, look at that!

He can do it! Fabulous.

APPLAUSE

OK. I'm just going to go for someone who's

normally in something like that.

I think he's called Ben Arnold.

Ben Arnold says Mat. There's your red line.

Get below that, you're in the head-to-head.

No! Bad luck I'm afraid.

No Ben Arnold in 2013, that scores you 100 points,

takes your total up to 149.

There's a lifeline for Carly.

Does sound like the sort of person who would be in Strictly,

though, doesn't it? But, yeah,

unless someone becomes famous called Ben Arnold any time soon...

-There was Richard Arnold who was on in 2012.

-Do you know what?

Watching right now is Ben Arnold, in fact, several Bens Arnold

will be watching now, their hearts will have quickened a bit.

-Thinking, "Hold on."

-They're thinking, "That's my calling."

Ben Arnold - be famous!

Actually, now would be a good time for me to make a little

-announcement about the 2014 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

-Yeah.

I am very, very happy to announce that

I will be watching that series, really looking forward to it.

Really looking forward to it.

-APPLAUSE

-That is exciting.

-Yeah.

-I love that show.

-What a show. Now, then, Amy.

-Yes.

This is great news, you're in the head-to-head come what may.

I also love this show so I watch it all the time

and when it first came up, my mind went blank

and I thought, "I can't think of a single person", but I just

thought of one so I'm going to go with that and say Rachel Riley.

Rachel Riley says Amy.

OK, no red line for you for the good reason that you are already

through but let's see how many people said Rachel Riley.

It's right.

9! Look at that!

Almost as good as your dad! Takes your total up to 17.

Yeah, I love the fact your dad beat you on Strictly,

though, that's impressive.

Yeah, she was the fifth to leave, danced with Pasha.

Obviously does all the numbers on Countdown.

I worked with her on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown,

she's a very nice lady.

She's lovely.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, then, Carly, here we go. 49.

-You have to score 48 or less.

-Yeah.

Look over at Mat, look at him, look at your rival in the eyes.

Yeah, don't be scared. Don't be put off by that, it's all in the column.

Obviously, you might fight afterwards but that...

THEY LAUGH

OK, I think I'm going to do Deborah Meaden from Dragons' Den.

Deborah... Oh, you got a murmur!

No-one's had a murmur yet on this entire show.

-Good murmur or bad murmur?

-No, it was a good murmur. Deborah Meaden.

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

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

It is right.

You've done it, very well done indeed. Still going down.

Down and down. 13!

113 your total, very well done, Carly.

Great bit of rescue work there.

Yeah, very well played, that's twice you've had to rescue

a score of 100 in two rounds which is very good going.

There's no pointless answers at all.

The best answer, which was 1 point, was Julien Macdonald.

Well done if you said that.

4 points for Patrick Robinson, the Casualty actor.

5 points for Tony Jacklin. 6 points for Mark Benton.

Natalie Gumede would have scored you 10 points. Vanessa Feltz, 15.

Susanna Reid, 21, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 31.

So, the biggest scorer by some way was Abbey Clancy.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of our second round, the pair we're saying goodbye

to, I'm afraid, it's Mat and Charlotte on 149.

Very well played though. It was just the...

Yeah, it was Ben Arnold.

God, Ben Arnold!

Listen, it's been lovely having you on the show.

We will look forward to seeing you again next time.

Charlotte and Mat, thanks so much.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

Well, congratulations, Amy and Steve, Carly and Gregg,

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're now going to go head-to-head, but the

difference is you're now allowed to chat before you give your answers.

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

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

APPLAUSE

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

LAUGHTER

Cable cars of the world.

I know, do you think we do this question too often?

Do you know? Can we do this question to music?

Give it a sort of Mancini soundtrack.

That would be a lovely idea, wouldn't it?

What we are going to do is show you five pictures now of cable cars.

You need to tell us in which country that cable car is situated, please.

Very best of luck.

OK, let's reveal our five cable cars from the world and here they come.

We've got...

There they are, five cable cars.

Now, then, Amy and Steve, you played best throughout the show

so far so you will go first.

THEY CONFER QUIETLY

We're going to go for E which we think is Japan.

OK, E, Japan say Amy and Steve.

Now, Carly and Gregg, do you fancy talking us

through or just thinking out loud for all the other candidates there?

OK, I would think that A is America and if I was to hazard a guess,

I'd say probably B, South Africa,

and D, maybe China, don't really know.

-USA?

-Yeah. A for United States of America.

OK, you're going to say the USA for A.

So, we have Japan and the USA.

Steve and Amy said that E was Japan.

Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

Very good, 19 for Japan.

Now, Carly and Gregg have said that A is the USA.

Let's find out if that's right

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

It's right.

27.

27.

Very, very close however, Amy and Steve, after one question,

you are up 1-0.

Two good answers, though.

Yeah, that's Mt Fuji in the background there in picture E

and the US one, that goes from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan

in New York City.

Now, you knew a couple of the others.

So, you knew, for example, that D was China. It is China.

It would have scored you too many points though,

would have scored you 25.

You also knew that B was South Africa and that would have won you

the points, it's a terrific answer, would've scored 4.

That would have been great. And C, any guesses on C?

-Brazil?

-It is Brazil.

And that would've scored you 10 points.

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

Carly and Gregg, you will answer this first

but you have to win it to stay in the game so best of luck.

It concerns...

Simply going to show you five clues now to

facts about Alice In Wonderland. Can you give us the most obscure answer?

OK, let's reveal our five clues and here they come. We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Alice In Wonderland.

Carly and Gregg will go first.

We are going to go with the name of the sequel

and I think it's Through The Looking Glass.

Through The Looking Glass say Carly and Gregg for the sequel.

Now, Steve and Amy, the board is all yours.

Do you fancy talking us through it?

-Well...

-We agree with that, we think it is Through The Looking Glass.

The original colour of the roses was white, wasn't it?

-Painted red, I think.

-Yeah.

The item that the rabbit took out was the pocket watch.

-Type of animal used was a hedgehog, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

I think the actor might be Timothy Spall.

-Oh, OK, it's not who I thought it was.

-Better not go for that then.

We'll go for the type of animal used as balls in the game of croquet

and say hedgehog.

You're going to go for hedgehog

so we have Through The Looking Glass and we have hedgehog.

Carly and Gregg said Through The Looking Glass was the sequel novel.

Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said Through The Looking Glass.

It's right.

50.

50. Let's see what Amy and Steve can manage with hedgehogs.

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

It's right. Is it going to beat 50?

Oh, 43, very close indeed.

Very well done indeed.

Amy and Steve, after only two questions,

you're straight through to the final 2-0.

Very well played, yeah.

Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There,

was the full title of that thing

but known always as Through The Looking Glass.

The original colour of the roses, I think you knew that one as well.

-Yeah.

-They were white.

-White.

-Yeah, being painted red.

That would have scored you...

37.

A big score for the pocket watch

that the white rabbit takes out of his waistcoat pocket.

That would've scored you...

84 points.

And the actor, not Timothy Spall.

-It's Alan Rickman.

-Oh, course it is.

That's the best answer on the board. 9 points.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

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

the couple who are going to be leaving us are Carly and Gregg.

-Oh, I'm so sorry. You've done so well, though, this time round.

-Yeah.

You really have. And some great work from you, Carly. Gregg...

-You-you ended up in the head-to-head.

-I did.

-It is all good.

And you wore a lovely dragon shirt for us.

We had angelfish last time, dragons this time. So thank you for that.

It's been great having you on both shows.

Thanks so much for playing. Carly and Gregg.

-Thanks.

-APPLAUSE

But, for Steve and Amy, it's now time for the Pointless final.

Congratulations, Amy and Steve, you fought off all of the competition

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

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot

and, at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000.

Well, you've done so well.

Your first and only appearance on Pointless.

Straight through to the final, 2-0 in the head-to-head. That's...

That doesn't happen every day.

As always, you get to choose your category

from these four options and here they are. We've got...

Do you want to go for the Oscar one?

I think we should go for Oscar nominations.

At least we can both have a go then, can't we? Maybe?

-We'll go for the Oscar-nominated Johns, please.

-OK, there we are.

-Richard.

-I think a good category to choose, actually.

I think people at home will enjoy this one as well.

We're going to give you three different options now.

We are looking for...

any director named John who's been nominated for an Oscar.

That could be John, Johnny, Jonathan or Jean.

We are looking for any film for which John Williams has been nominated

in one of the musical categories in the Oscars.

Or we are looking for any actor who has been nominated for an Oscar.

Any actor called John who's been nominated for Best Actor

or Best Supporting Actor.

Again, that's John, Johnny, Jonathan or Jean.

So any Oscar-nominated director called John,

any Oscar-nominated actor called John

or any John Williams films for which he has been nominated for an Oscar.

And that is for up to and including the 2014 ceremony.

Thanks very much indeed. OK, as always,

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

And all you need to win that jackpot of £1,000

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-I think so.

-We're ready.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

-OK, so Jean Reno, is he a director?

-Yeah.

-He's either a director or actor. I can't remember.

-Don't know.

-I think he's...

-John Huston.

-John Huston, who's that for?

-Director.

-OK. All right then, we'll go for...

-John Mills?

-John Mills? I don't know who that is.

-That's good, if you don't know.

John Malkovich? He must have been nominated for something.

John Williams as well, he did stuff like Jurassic Park.

Yeah, that won't be pointless, I wouldn't have thought.

I'm trying to think of what else he's...

Cos I listen to it when I do my work,

because it hasn't got any lyrics

-OK, so we'll go for John...

-John...

-John Mills, cos you didn't know him.

-OK, what is he? An actor?

-He's an actor.

-We'll go for John Mills as an actor.

-Shall we say John Malkovich?

-Yeah.

-Johnny Depp must have...

And John Huston.

Johnny Depp must've been nominated for something.

-Oh, yeah, but he won't be pointless.

-I love him. OK, so...

-Those three?

RICHARD LAUGHS

-OK, so... So we'll go for Johnny...

-Who did we say?

-John Malkovich, John Mills...

-10 seconds left.

-And John Huston.

-..John Huston. But make sure you tell them for which one.

-Yeah, OK.

-OK, I think... I think we're ready.

-Perfect.

Neatly done, just as your time is up.

OK, now need your three answers.

So... No, you do it, cos I've forgotten already.

-Right, for director, we'd like to go for John Huston.

-John Huston.

-And for actors, we'd like to go for John Malkovich...

-John Malkovich.

-..and John Mills.

-And John Mills.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Three good answers there.

Which you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

I don't even know if John Malkovich has been nominated for anything,

-so maybe put him last.

-OK.

OK, we'll put John Malkovich last.

-Least likely?

-Well, you hadn't even heard of John Mills, had you?

-No.

-So I think John Mills.

-Put him.

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

and here they are.

We've got John Mills, John Huston and John Malkovich.

Well, very best of luck.

Three very nice looking answers up on the board there.

Your first was John Mills.

I think that's in with quite a good shout but you seem to think

that was your least confident punt in terms of pointless answer.

-Never heard of him!

-That's why I think it's such a good answer.

-What are you trying to say?!

-But we'll see.

Now, if one of these answers wins that jackpot for you, £1,000,

what would you do with that, Amy?

Um, well, I went travelling a few years ago

and never quite got to India and Africa, unfortunately.

So I would put it towards going to India, Nepal, Africa,

trekking to the base camp of Mount Everest.

-That's my next big thing.

-Lovely. Steve?

Well, I probably should use it to reduce my overdraft,

which I've racked up supporting Amy on her travelling.

But I wouldn't do that. Far too boring.

-I'd like to take up flying, so maybe do some flying lessons.

-Wow! Good.

Good stuff. Well, two very exciting ventures there, Potentially.

Best of luck.

Let's hope one of these answers wins that £1,000 for you.

OK, your first answer, John Mills.

Obviously, in this case,

we were looking for Oscar-nominated Johns who are actors.

Let's find out. Obviously, it has to be correct,

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

So let's find out -

how many of our 100 people said John Mills for £1,000?

It's right. OK.

Down it goes. Through the 50s, through the 40s.

If this goes all the way down to 0, you leave immediately with £1,000.

Still going down...

You've done it! Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Fantastic!

I had a hunch that might have been a big one. Very well done.

That's brilliant.

-Ha-hey!

-I can't believe it!

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Oh, many congratulations. John Mills was a pointless answer,

which means you go home with that jackpot of £1,000. Superb.

-I can't believe that, to be honest.

-That's unbelievable!

He's such a well-known actor!

I told you you had a chance.

You know what? You put them in the wrong order -

-John Malkovich would have scored you 1 point.

-Really?

And John Huston would also have scored you 1 point.

-Oh, my God!

-Really? Wow.

John Mills won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ryan's Daughter

and has just won you £1,000 as well.

Amazing to think that, just 40 minutes ago,

I was asking you what country Ronny Johnsen plays for

and you said Sheffield. And here we are...

LAUGHTER And here you are, soon afterwards,

-walking off with the trophy and the money.

-Embarrassing!

You haven't put a foot wrong since.

-A terrific performance, very well played.

-Thank you.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers

in the different categories.

For best...

Oscar-nominated directors, John Boorman did Deliverance.

John Cassavetes, John G Avidlsen and Jonathan Demme,

who directed Silence Of The Lambs. All of those pointless.

Let's take a look at the John Williams films.

Empire Of The Sun, Fiddler Of The Roof, Home Alone

and Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade was a pointless answer.

-Unbelievable!

-Also, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban,

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, Raiders Of The Lost Ark,

AI, Amistad, Angela's Ashes, Born On The Fourth Of July,

Catch Me If You Can. All of them pointless answers for that one.

A great category if you know your... if you know your composers.

And the Oscar-nominated actors.

John Mills amongst them, there he is.

Jean Dujardin, who won the Best Actor for The Artist.

He was a pointless answer.

John C Reilly was nominated for Chicago.

Jon Voight also a pointless answer there.

Well done if you said any of those at home.

And congratulations in the studio. It's been great fun.

-Thank you.

-Aw, thank you.

Well, thanks once again to our winning players, Amy and Steve,

who go away with today's jackpot of £1,000. Brilliant.

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you!

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.

APPLAUSE