0:00:18 > 0:00:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27the show that makes big winners out of the lowest scorers.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Let's meet today's players.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31APPLAUSE
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Couple number one.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Hi, I'm Dan, this is my father, Keith,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38and we're from Shenstone near Lichfield in Staffordshire.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Couple number two.- Hi, I'm Jim.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is my friend Mark and we're both students at the University of Warwick.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- Couple number three.- Hi, I'm Hayley. This is my good friend, Loz.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I'm from Manchester and Loz is from Leicester.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Finally, couple number four.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Hi, I'm Richard from Ringwood in Hampshire
0:00:52 > 0:00:55and this is my very best friend, Dave, from York.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- And these are today's contestants. - APPLAUSE
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Thanks, all of you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02We'll find out more about you throughout the show as it goes along.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08The bubbly, pom-pom waving, high school cheerleader
0:01:08 > 0:01:09to my muscle-bound quarterback -
0:01:09 > 0:01:12it's my pointless friend, it's Richard.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Hiya. Hi, everybody.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Good afternoon.- And to you.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- What a line-up today.- I know.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24That was quite idiosyncratic as intros go, don't you think?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26We know already, we know Dan and Keith from the last show,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- they got through to the head-to-head. - Yes.- They did very, very well.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Going to be tough to beat, but I sense we've got three pairs
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- who are going to be very interesting on today's show.- Yeah.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- By interesting, I mean trouble, you know that?- Yeah, yeah.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39That last podium.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Yeah.- Hello. - ALEXANDER CHUCKLES
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- He's called himself Richard, which I think is a fine name...- Yeah.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49..but on his sign it says "Dickie", which I'm less happy with.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- I've never gone with Dickie. - You've never...
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- Well, Rich, I suppose, sometimes. - Rich. My family all call me Ricky.
0:01:56 > 0:02:02- Really?- Yeah. Round One is on a subject very close to my heart.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Good stuff, thank you very much indeed, Richard.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Now, all our questions on Pointless have been asked
0:02:06 > 0:02:08to 100 people before the show, as ever.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10The aim of the game is to find a pointless answer,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12an answer that none of our 100 people gave
0:02:12 > 0:02:16and each time that happens we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18So, Marilyn and Steve won the jackpot last time,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22so today's jackpot starts off back at £1,000. There it is.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31OK, now, the pair with the highest score at the end of this round
0:02:31 > 0:02:33will be eliminated and do remember,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36there is to be no conferring during the round.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Our first category today is...
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Capital cities. Can you all decide
0:02:44 > 0:02:48in your pairs who's going to go first and who's going to go second.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Six letters or fewer. Richard.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Yeah, we're looking for any capital city of the world whose normal
0:03:09 > 0:03:11English name has six letters or fewer.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12As always, by country,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16we mean a sovereign state that's a member of the UN in its own right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18So any capital city of the world
0:03:18 > 0:03:21whose name has six letters or fewer, please.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Very best of luck.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Thank you. Dan and Keith, you all drew lots before the show
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- and today you are going to go first. Dan, welcome back.- Hello again.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Now, last time we chatted about your band, I'm not going to...
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- I'm fine now. - Let's not start this again.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35No, we discussed your band.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Tell us what your band is called. - It's called Culdesac.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Nothing wrong with that, it's a perfectly good name.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Aside from music, Dan, what do you like to get up to?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I'm a big football fan.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I support Aston Villa and I'm also a keen cricketer as well.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52OK, good stuff. How are you on capital cities?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- OK.- Yeah, but capital cities with six letters, that's not...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- I think I've got one that's quite obscure, a bit of a punt.- OK.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00It's the capital of Liechtenstein...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02That's Vaduz.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Vaduz, says Dan.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Let's see if that's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10That's a good answer, Dan.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Look at that! It's a pointless answer, Dan!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21What a way to start the show!
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Brilliant, that adds £250 to today's jackpot,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26takes the total up to £1,250
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and most importantly, it scores you absolutely nothing.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Very well done, Dan. Great way to start.- Yeah, Vaduz, Dan.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35That's a terrific answer, very well played, especially from that
0:04:35 > 0:04:37first podium with less thinking time than anyone else.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40That is... That's quite a start to the show, well played.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Now, Jim, welcome to Pointless, good to have you here.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- What do you do, Jim?- I study English Lit and I'm in my second year now.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- In your second year at Warwick? - Yes.- Enjoying it?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Very much so, yes, it's great.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And what sort of things do you get up to at Warwick?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I do a lot of musical theatre, I'm on the executive committee.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59OK, and have you ever played Pointless before, Jim?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Well, sort of, cos at Warwick we have this student arts festival
0:05:02 > 0:05:05that runs every year and one of the events we ran last year
0:05:05 > 0:05:10was a recreation of Pointless and I was in the Richard Osman role.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Were you?- So... Yeah.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I didn't know as much as he does
0:05:14 > 0:05:16so I made most of the interesting facts up, but it was...
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Hey, wait, that's what I do. LAUGHTER
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I'll tell you what though, if they have recreated Pointless,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26they, of course, owe us money, because...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Well, cos it is copyrighted, isn't it?- Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32So before we go on with the round we should get
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- some sort of financial recompense. - Yeah, yeah.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Not from the guys, we'll get it from the University of Warwick cos they're...
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Or just get it straight from the charity that you were doubtless raising money for.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Yeah, who was it for? We'll talk to them.- Yeah.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Very good. Jim, great to have you here.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Is he doing a good job, is he all right?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- Yeah, he's just about filling my shoes.- OK, good, good.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Now then, Jim, what are you going to go for?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Well, I know that Mark's going to have a really good answer.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01So I'm going to go for one, which, I hope is right.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Slightly safe, the capital of Portugal, Lisbon.- Lisbon.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08OK, Lisbon, says Jim. Let's see how many of our 100 people said Lisbon.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12It's right.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Well, our only other answer so far was pointless,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17let's see where Lisbon ends up. 25.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Yeah, happy with that. - I think that's OK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Yeah, Lisbon, do you know any good facts about Lisbon?- Em...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- It begins with an "L".- Ah, that doesn't quite count, does it?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34It's the only place where kangaroos breed in the wild,
0:06:34 > 0:06:35it's the only capital city in Europe
0:06:35 > 0:06:37where kangaroos breed in the wild, Lisbon.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Are they escaped kangaroos or...?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42No, I'm making it up, I'm making it up.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- I just wanted to see how that felt. - OK.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Oh, it felt pretty good.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Thanks very much. Now, Loz, welcome to Pointless.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- It's great to have you here.- Hello!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- What do you do, Loz?- I'm an artist.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- What kind, what medium? - A little bit of everything,
0:06:56 > 0:07:01but I do sort of large-scale digitally constructed images.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04That sounds fascinating, what's the biggest thing you've made?
0:07:04 > 0:07:08I did a life-sized sculpture of a baby elephant,
0:07:08 > 0:07:09I painted and designed it
0:07:09 > 0:07:13for the Elephant Parade in London a few years ago.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16That's brilliant. What are your other interests, Loz?
0:07:16 > 0:07:22- I like nature and history and beer. - SHE GIGGLES
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- Nature, history and beer.- The best three.- There we are, well said.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Loz, good stuff.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Now, how about your capital cities, are you confident about those?
0:07:32 > 0:07:37I feel a bit smug because on the drive down here this is what
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- I was looking up.- This is good, this is good, I like this.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- So I'm going to say Quito.- Quito?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- If that's...- Quey-toh? - Yes. There you go.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Or Quit-oh is fine.- Whichever, you know.- Or Quito, I guess.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Whatever suits. - Quito, let's see if that's right
0:07:49 > 0:07:52and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Quito.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59It's right. 25 is our high score, 0 is our low score.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Well, you passed 25 comfortably, look at that, 1!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04APPLAUSE
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Loz, well done, you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Quito is a fabulous answer and a wonderful low score.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Yeah, terrific answer. It's always worthwhile, isn't it, doing a little bit of revision.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Lucky we're taking the English name cos its full name...
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Well, it's the capital of Ecuador, its full name is
0:08:20 > 0:08:23San Francisco de Quito, which has got more than six letters.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Ah, yes. Yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- Thank you very much, Richard. Now then, Dickie.- Hiya.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Dickie, you are welcome at Pointless,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- it's great to have you here. What do you do, Dickie?- I'm a bus driver.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Whereabouts? - Down in Dorset, in Hampshire.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Our bus network covers three counties,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- so we've got quite a big network that we cover.- Good...
0:08:48 > 0:08:52That's a slogan, "Our bus network covers three counties."
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- That's good, isn't it? - Isn't it, yeah. That is good.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- What are your interests when you're not driving?- I like film, theatre.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03A lot of things have kind of been knocked on the head now cos
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- I've got a 14-month-old daughter, so...- Lovely.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09..she takes up most of my time now, but I'm happy about that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Good stuff. Now then, Dickie, capital cities.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Yeah, I pretty much know every capital city that's
0:09:16 > 0:09:20seven letters or more, but this one, it's a little bit tricky,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23so I'm going to take a gamble
0:09:23 > 0:09:27because geography's not my strong point and I'm going to say Rome.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30OK, Rome, says Dickie. Let's see if Rome's right
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and let's see how many of our 100 people said it. Rome.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36It's right.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Well, 25 is our high score till now. 55.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43APPLAUSE
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Yeah, the capital of Italy, Rome, of course.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50You know what, if you don't want 100 points it's worth just
0:09:50 > 0:09:53going for damage limitation sometimes, isn't it?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56They reckon over 700,000 euros' worth of coins
0:09:56 > 0:09:58get thrown in the Trevi Fountain every year.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Wow.- That's a lot, isn't it?
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- Yeah. Is it someone's official job to scoop them all out?- Yep.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11And he gets paid 750,000 euros a year. There's...
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- There's certain issues with it.- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Yeah. Thanks very much indeed. OK, we're halfway through the round.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Let's take a look at those scores as they stand, Dan. Dan, look at that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Dan.- I know.- Very well done.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25And a pointless answer there putting you and your dad
0:10:25 > 0:10:28in pole position at this point of the game.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Then up to 1 where we find Loz.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Loz, fantastic, 1.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Then up to 25 where we find Jim and Mark,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37going up to 55 where we find Dickie and Dave.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41It's not all lost yet, Dave, I think you might have a good answer.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45We're going to come back down the line now, could the second players please step up to the podium?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49OK, so we are looking for capital cities, Dave.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Capital cities with six letters
0:10:51 > 0:10:54or fewer in their names.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Dave, welcome to the show, great to have you here.- Thank you very much.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- What do you do, Dave? - I've done so many jobs.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04One of the things that I did do that was really cool was
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- I was King of the Vikings in York. - I was going to say, you...
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Oh, really, what in the Viking Centre?- Yes, yeah.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13The official title was Viking Team Leader, but...
0:11:13 > 0:11:16It's not that good when you're talking to women in bars, so...
0:11:16 > 0:11:19"I'm King of the Vikings!"
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- I'd buy Dave as King of the Vikings...- Yeah, I would definitely.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Any minute of any day.- Yeah.- OK.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Now, Dave, there you are on 55,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29you're the high scorers currently, so we do need a low score from you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Mmmm... - How are you on world geography?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Geography is not my strongest point, I do travel a lot,
0:11:35 > 0:11:40but mainly to find good restaurants, cos I really like to eat.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44So, I think it's a capital city,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48and it's definitely less than six letters, I'm going to go for Lima.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Lima, says Dave. Lima.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52There's no red line for you as you're the high scorers,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55but let's see how many of our 100 people said Lima.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It's right.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Down it goes, good answer. 18, Dave, well done.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07APPLAUSE
0:12:07 > 0:12:0873 your total.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Well played, Dave. - Have you been to Lima?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- No.- It is genuinely one of the great culinary centres
0:12:14 > 0:12:15of the world now, Lima.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Lots of foodies go out there to go to all the different restaurants,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- it's supposed to be extraordinary. - I didn't know.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Haven't been myself. Yeah, yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Quite fun. Thanks very much indeed. Hayley, welcome.- Thank you.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29A warm welcome to you. What do you do, Hayley?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I'm an operational support officer for Greater Manchester Police.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Oh, how long have you done that for? - Nearly ten months now.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38What do you get up to when you're not doing that?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I've recently started doing patchwork quilting. I also bake.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I've brought some biscuits in today,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46which everyone has smashed their way through! And yeah...
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Well, I know Dave might have done that, but surely...
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- I told them to bring you some, but they refused.- You told who?
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- I'm not going to mention any names. - No, go on, who did you tell?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02LOZ LAUGHS
0:13:02 > 0:13:03We'll get you some later.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10There's still some left. I think.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- They look so sad.- I feel like...
0:13:14 > 0:13:18I feel like I've gone to Lima after the restaurants have shut.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20If I'd known I would have smuggled them in my pockets.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- What kind of biscuits were they? - They were orange, pecan and raisin.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Oh! Oh!
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- Don't... Oh!- And if I may say so, they are amazing.- Oh, mmm...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Oh, my mouth is watering. Oh, that sounds so good.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Literally, everybody working on this show from the directors and
0:13:38 > 0:13:42producers upstairs to make-up, I bet they're all eating them right now.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- They've got crumbs all over them. - As we're working.- Yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I'm absolutely appalled...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52..at this turn of events.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53- Let's get on with the show.- OK.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Listen, Hayley, well, they sound delicious.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58They really do sound very good.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59What are you going to go for?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02I'm not very good at geography, but I'm going to go for Riga.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, Loz has left you in a very strong position.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12The high scorers are Dave and Dickie on 73. You're on 1. 71 or less
0:14:12 > 0:14:15will get you through. Riga, you are seeing. Let's see.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Is that right?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20My mouth is still watering from the thought of those biscuits.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24There is your red line, Hayley.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27If you get below that with Riga, you are in Round Two.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32It's right, very well done.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33You are through.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Still going down, Hayley. 8.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Well done.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Our first single figure total of the round. Very well done indeed.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Well played, Hayley. Capital of Latvia, of course, Riga.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Don't do too well, cos we want you to come back next time.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53I'll send some in the post.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- SCOFFING:- Yeah.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Thanks very much, Richard. Mark, welcome to the show.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- You are also studying at Warwick. - Yes, I'm a third year in economics.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07When not studying economics, what have you filled your time with?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I like theatre and I play a bit of golf
0:15:09 > 0:15:13in my spare time in the holidays.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15OK, are you quite a tasty golfer?
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Yeah, well, I played a lot of pitch and putt when I was young.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Me and my dad played a lot.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24We ended up calling this person who was like,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28"Come along to our British pitch and putt championships."
0:15:28 > 0:15:30We now like travel abroad,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34around Europe with the International Pitch and Putt association.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- It's good fun.- Wow. So in the world of pitch and putt, you are it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- I'm right up there, yeah. - You are right up there.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Well done you. That's fantastic.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48There you are on 25. The high scorers on 73 are Dave and Dickie.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51If you can score 47 or less, you're in the next round.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Jim said you would have a brilliant answer.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Jim's been kind of, to be honest, Jim's been relying on you, Mark.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Yeah, capital cities are kind of my thing.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I think I've got a few obscure ones.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Let's have a pointless answer.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I believe the capital of Eritrea is Asmara.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Asmara says Mark.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said Asmara.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15There's your red line.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18If Asmara gets you below that, you're in Round Two.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22It's right.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26You're through.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32And it's a pointless answer. Very, very well done, Mark.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37That is a great achievement. It adds another £250 to today's jackpot.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Takes the total up to...
0:16:40 > 0:16:42It scores you nothing and it leave your total at 25.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Very well done indeed. What a great answer.- Terrific work.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47As you say, the capital of Eritrea.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- That's good.- He's very good.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52That's impressive.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Keith. Keith, welcome back.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Good to have you here again.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Keith, remind us what happened to you last time.
0:17:00 > 0:17:06We got beaten by worthy winners. The deciding subject was bees.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09But you were very close to going through to the final.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12What a great position Dan's set you up with.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13What can I say?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16What can you say? Is your knowledge of capital cities as good as Dan's?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Yeah, I think I can go relatively safe.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I'm going to go for... I've got three in my head.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I'll go for Oslo.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Oslo says Keith.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Well, as long as you can score 72 or less,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29you are through to the next round.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30There's your red line.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Let's see if Oslo can get you below it.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Very well done. Through you go.
0:17:38 > 0:17:4046. Good enough.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Yes, capital of Norway. Safe and sound, Keith. Very well done.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50There's quite a few pointless answers.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Let's take a look at a few of them.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55You could have had Astana, which is the capital of Kazakhstan.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Doha, which is Qatar. Harare, which is Zimbabwe.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01You could have had Manama, which is Bahrain.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Muscat, which is Oman.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Praia, a very good answer, Cape Verde Islands' capital.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Roseau, which is Dominica.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Tunis, which is Tunisia, of course.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15You could have had Vaduz, which we had on the first podium.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Other answers you could have had Male, which is the Maldives.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Maputo, Nassau, you could have had Riyadh.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Skopje would have been pointless.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27There's quite a few out there. Well done if you got any of those.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Thanks very much, Richard.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31At the end of our first round, I'm afraid the pair heading home
0:18:31 > 0:18:34with their enormous score of 73, it's Dave and Dickie.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I'm sorry, this is far too soon to be sending you away.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Think of all the fun we could have had if you'd been with us
0:18:40 > 0:18:42the whole show. The good news is we'll see you next time.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44We look forward to that. Thanks for playing.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Dave and Dickie, lovely pair.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48APPLAUSE
0:18:50 > 0:18:54But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00So three pairs remain.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02At the end of this round we have to say goodbye another pair
0:19:02 > 0:19:05in time for our Head-to-head Round. Best of luck to you all.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Our category for round two is...
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15who's going to go second?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22The question concerns...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Books with adjectives in their titles, Richard.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32On each pass, we're going to show you the names of six books,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34but we've left an adjective out of each of the titles.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37The more obscure answer, the fewer points you're going to score.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40There's 12 in all to have a go at at home, so best of luck.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41Thanks very much.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43We're looking for the adjectives that are missing
0:19:43 > 0:19:44from these book titles.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Here is our first board of six.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48We have got...
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I'll read those one last time.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34There we are. Six book titles with missing adjectives.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Dan, you are to go first. How are we feeling about this board?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Terrible. Absolutely terrible.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I'm going to have to just go for the top one
0:20:43 > 0:20:47and think of something radical and go The Dark Veil.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49The Dark Veil, the Somerset Maugham book.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Let's see if that's right and, if it is,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54let's see how many of our 100 people said The Dark Veil.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Bad luck, Dan.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,
0:21:00 > 0:21:01scores you the maximum of 100 points.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I'm sorry.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Sorry, Dan, unlucky after that pointless answer in the first round.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Give you the correct answer at the end of the pass.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Thanks, Richard. Mark, how are you feeling about this board?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I think, obviously, people that like capital cities
0:21:16 > 0:21:18don't like novels very much, because...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Oh.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I mean...- You know how Jim relied on you in the last round...
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Yeah, I think Jim should be pretty solid.- One would hope.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27We'll find out.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- But I trust him. I trust him.- Yes.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I reckon I know some of the authors.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I'm going to have to go with the bottom one.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39The Secret Garden, says Mark.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Let's see how many of our 100 people said The Secret Garden.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46It's right.
0:21:49 > 0:21:5054.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Yeah, a lot better than 100. Well done, good tactics.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Thanks very much, Richard. Loz.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Oh, Loz.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06There's only two that I can kind of guess, which is
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The Black Dahlia and maybe The Cold Mountain.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18This is really bad. I'm going to go The Black Dahlia.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Sorry.- The Black Dahlia, says Loz. The Black Dahlia.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Let's see if that's right,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25let's see how many people said The Black Dahlia.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26It's absolutely right.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Very well done, Loz.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Down it goes, 34, the lowest score of the pass, in fact.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Good guess, Loz. The Black Dahlia is a terrific novel by James Ellroy.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Our hundred did rather well on that, 34 knowing that.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Do you know the Somerset Maugham one? It's The Painted Veil.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51The Painted Veil. It would have scored you 7.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55The Dan Brown one, a huge seller, one of the follow ups to Da Vinci Code.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58The Lost Symbol. It was all over the book shops for years and years.
0:22:58 > 0:23:0021 points.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01- The Phillip Pullman. - The Subtle Knife.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03The Subtle Knife.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07That would have scored you 18. This is the best answer on the board.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- The Magic Mountain.- It is The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. 4 points.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Well done if you said that at home.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Thanks very much indeed. OK, we're halfway through the round.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Let's take a look at those scores. 34, Loz, well done.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Somewhere at the back of your mind you knew that, The Black Dahlia. 34.
0:23:22 > 0:23:2754 is where we find Mark and Jim. 100, I'm afraid, for Dan and Keith.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29We're going to come back down the line now.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Can the second players please step up to the podium.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37OK, let's put six more book titles up on the board. Here they come.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39We have got...
0:24:00 > 0:24:01I'll read those one last time.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Remember, we are looking for the adjectives that are missing
0:24:18 > 0:24:19from these novel titles.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Hayley, obviously you're going to try and find the one
0:24:21 > 0:24:24you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- How do you find that board, Hayley? - I was good on the last one.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I know a few on this one.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32I used to work in a bookshop,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35so I should have a really good knowledge.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I'm going to go for The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40The Lovely Bones.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41OK, The Lovely Bones.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43There's your red line, if you get below that,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45you're in the Head-to-head.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Let's see how many of our 100 people said The Lovely Bones.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55It's right. You're in the Head-to-Head. Very well done.
0:24:55 > 0:24:5636 it scores.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0170 is your total. Very well done, Hayley.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Well played, Hayley.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Stayed on the New York Times' bestseller list for over a year,
0:25:05 > 0:25:06that book.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Sold over 2 million hardback alone.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10- Jim.- Yes.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Jim, now then, I think this is a slightly kinder board.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Yeah, I'd agree.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15I think so.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17What do you make of it?
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- I think I could name four of the five on there.- Pretty good.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I think I'm going to take a punt, because...
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Well, I study English lit, so if I get this wrong
0:25:27 > 0:25:29then I'll be the laughing stock of everyone.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31The Quiet American, Graham Greene.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34The Quiet American, says Jim. Here's your red line.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37You get below that red line you're through to the Head-to-head.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Let's see if it is the Quiet American.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Let's see how many people said it.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46It is, of course, The Quiet American. Very well done, Jim.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Through you go to the Head-to-head. Well done. 17 it scores you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:5271 your total.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Well played, Jim. Your reputation is intact.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59That's a stroke of luck, isn't it?
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Thanks, Richard.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Now, Keith, I have grave news.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07You are the high scorers, even before you've given your answer.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08However...
0:26:10 > 0:26:12..what about taking us through this board,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15seeing if you can fill in some of those blanks for us?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18There's an obvious one there - The Scarlet Pimpernel.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I think the top one, is it The Long Sleep?
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Is that the one you want to go for?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27I'll go for the top one The Long Sleep.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29The Long Sleep, says Keith.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31OK, well, let's find out if that's right and,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33if it is, how many people said it. The Long Sleep.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Bad luck, Keith. I'm afraid an incorrect answer.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Scores you the maximum of 100 points, takes your total up to 200.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Yeah, it's kind of The Long Sleep,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47it's The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
0:26:47 > 0:26:4934 points it would have scored you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52You're right about The Scarlet Pimpernel.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54That would have scored you 53 points.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00The next one down is The Illustrated Mum by the wonderful
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Jacqueline Wilson. Would have scored you 9.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- The next one, I bet you know this. - The Little Prince.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07The Little Prince would have scored you 25,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09so The Illustrated Mum is the Best answer on that board.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- Well done if you got that. - Thanks, Richard.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14At the end of our second round, I'm afraid the pair leaving us
0:27:14 > 0:27:17with their high score of 200, it's Keith and Dan.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21After such a strong start, that first round was fantastic.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26You've left a little contribution in the jackpot, which was big of you.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Thank you so much, Keith and Dan.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30APPLAUSE
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Good luck, guys.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36But for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the Head-to-head.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well, congratulations, Hayley and Loz, Jim and Mark,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44you are now one step closer to the final
0:27:44 > 0:27:47and the chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands...
0:27:49 > 0:27:52There it is. Now we have to decide who's going to play for that money.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54To do that, you're now going to go Head-to-head.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57From here on in, you're allowed to confer.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Let's play the Head-to-head.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10OK, here comes your first question. It concerns...
0:28:15 > 0:28:16Royal Children, Richard.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18We're going to show you five pictures
0:28:18 > 0:28:21of members of the royal family when they were children.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Can you identify who they are and give us the most obscure? Good luck.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Thanks very much indeed.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Let's reveal our five royal children. Here they come.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30We have got...
0:28:48 > 0:28:53There we are. Five royal children. All you have to do is identify them.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Hayley and Loz, you've played best throughout the show so far,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58so you get to go first.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01THEY WHISPER
0:29:12 > 0:29:15We're going to go for the easy one.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Prince George for C.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20OK, C, Prince George.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21C, Prince George.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Jim and Mark, do you fancy having a crack at all the others?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27OK, well, we think that B is Princess Anne.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29E we think is either Beatrice or Eugenie.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32But we can't tell them apart.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34A could be Andrew, could be any of them.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38D might be Her Majesty the Queen herself, but we aren't sure,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42so I think we're going to go B, Princess Anne.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43B, Princess Anne.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44B, Princess Anne.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Hayley and Loz have said Prince George for C.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Let's see if that's right and,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Prince George.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55It's right.
0:29:58 > 0:30:0062.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03That's quite a high score.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Jim and Mark have said that B is Princess Anne.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Let's see if that's right,
0:30:08 > 0:30:11and if it is let's see how many of our 100 people said Princess Anne.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16No, it's not.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Which means, Hayley and Loz, after one question you are up 1-0.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Very well done.- Unlucky, gents.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Princess Anne is on the board, but she's D.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26With the horse.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Would have scored 61.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30If that was a colour photo you might have said
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- Zara Phillips for that one.- Yeah.
0:30:31 > 0:30:3661 points. Now, B, not Princess Anne.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38I thought it was the Queen,
0:30:38 > 0:30:40then I thought it was maybe Princess Margaret.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- It's her daughter, Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones.- Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It's Princess Margaret's daughter, Lady Sarah Chatto.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Would have scored you 7 points.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52E is Princess Eugenie.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Would have scored you 17.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58And that leaves the pointless answer, which is A,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02which is Prince Michael of Kent. Very well done if you said that.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Thanks very much indeed. So, here comes your second question.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Jim and Mark, you get to answer this one first,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11but you have to win it to stay in the game.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Best of luck. It concerns...
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Carry On films, Richard.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Yes, going to show you five sets of initials now of Carry On films.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24You need to tell us the film, please.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28OK, let's reveal our five clues and here they come.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I'll read those one last time.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Jim and Mark, you will go first.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION
0:32:00 > 0:32:03We're going to go with the bottom one.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Carry On Up The Khyber.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Carry On Up The Khyber, say Jim and Mark.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09Carry On Up The Khyber.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Now, Hayley and Loz, do you want to talk us through the others?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16We think COM is Carry On Matron.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19COH might be Carry On Holidays?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Carry On Butler, the second one?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24THEY GIGGLE
0:32:24 > 0:32:26The second one we don't know, so
0:32:26 > 0:32:28we're going for Carry On Matron.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30COM, Carry On Matron.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32So, Carry On Up The Khyber and Carry On Matron.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Jim and Mark said Carry On Up The Khyber. Let's see
0:32:34 > 0:32:39if that's right and, if it is, let's see how money people said it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40It is right.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- It's a high score. - APPLAUSE
0:32:46 > 0:32:48It's a high score. Hayley and Loz
0:32:48 > 0:32:50have gone for COM, Carry On Matron.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many people said that?
0:32:56 > 0:32:57It's right
0:32:57 > 0:33:01and it wins you the point! Very well done indeed. 53.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03APPLAUSE
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Which means, Hayley and Loz,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09after only two questions you are through to the final 2-0.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Very well done. - Yeah, very well played.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13The two highest answers. You know in Carry On Up The Khyber,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16the Khyber Pass is actually the Watkin Path in Snowdonia.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- Is it really?- Yeah. That's nice, isn't it?- Isn't that nice?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23And they had to borrow all the uniforms from Zulu.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- The film Zulu. That's quite good, isn't it?- Brilliant.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Now let's fill in the rest of these.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30All these other answers, guys, would have won you the point.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Can you have a crack at either of the top two?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34I think I know the bottom one and the middle one -
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- is it Carry On At Your Convenience? - It is, set in a toilet factory.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Yeah, would have scored you 28 points.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42So would have seen you through.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45The other two are harder because it's only one word.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- The top one is Carry On Henry. - I said that!
0:33:49 > 0:33:51That would have scored you 11 points.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56And the best answer there, Carry On Behind.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Very well done if you said that. 5 points for that.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04So, our pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Jim and Mark, a very strong performance throughout the show.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Yes, they were tough, those Royal children photographs.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14When you saw them, were there any others you might have got,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16that might have scored a bit lower?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19We probably could have got Anne if we'd stayed at it a bit longer.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Yeah, a strong performance otherwise,
0:34:21 > 0:34:22which bodes well for your next appearance.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24We look forward to that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Jim and Mark, thanks so much for playing.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27APPLAUSE
0:34:29 > 0:34:32But for Hayley and Loz, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Congratulations, Hayley and Loz.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39You fought off all the competition
0:34:39 > 0:34:42and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy, so very well done.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,
0:34:50 > 0:34:54and at the end of today's show the jackpot stands at £1,500.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56There it is.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00You've done so well. I mean, a really solid performance.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Consistently low scoring and then 2-0 in the head-to-head.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05How's about that?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09As you know, you have four choices, four options to choose from,
0:35:09 > 0:35:10and here they are.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19LAUGHTER
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Ouch!
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- My husband is a chemist.- Yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Not in the drug dispensing, as in, like, mad scientist.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31But I don't want to do it cos he'll be really mad!
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Chick-lit, I don't read chick-lit.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Men's running records - I've no idea.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Blackpool - I live near Blackpool, but I never...go.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Shall we do chemistry? - Go on, chemistry.- Chemistry, please.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Chemistry it is. Richard?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Good luck! HAYLEY AND LOZ LAUGH
0:35:47 > 0:35:50No, only because your husband is a chemist.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52We're going to give you three options now, where you are
0:35:52 > 0:35:55looking for any of the ten minerals
0:35:55 > 0:35:57on the original Mohs Scale Of Hardness.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Any of the ten minerals on the original scale.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03We're looking for any of the lanthanoid chemical symbols -
0:36:03 > 0:36:07that's anything between 57 and 71 on the periodic table.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09We are looking for any scientists
0:36:09 > 0:36:11who have elements named after them,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13either directly or indirectly.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15As of August 2013, please.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19So, any of the minerals on the original Mohs Scale,
0:36:19 > 0:36:22any of the lanthanoid chemical symbols or any scientists with
0:36:22 > 0:36:24an element named either directly
0:36:24 > 0:36:26or indirectly after them, please.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27Very best of luck.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Well, that's nice and easy, isn't it(?) - LAUGHTER
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Bye!
0:36:33 > 0:36:36As always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers
0:36:36 > 0:36:39and all you need to win the jackpot, £1,500,
0:36:39 > 0:36:41is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44The answers you give can come from any of those categories
0:36:44 > 0:36:47and you can spread them over the categories. It's up to you.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50They could all be from the same one or one from each, or whatever.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Are you ready? - Yup.- As we'll ever be.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57Your time starts now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- Mohs Scale is like... - INDISTINCT
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Speak up!
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Sorry! Gold and silver in the middle, so, like, maybe...
0:37:07 > 0:37:11argon or neon or...
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Fluoron?- Fluoride? Oh, my God!
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Shall we just guess some from the middle one?- Yeah.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Cos I don't know about the Mohs. Shall we just guess the middle one?
0:37:21 > 0:37:26- What, like calcium or magnesium...? - They'd be high, though.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30I think we should guess the middle one. So shall we say...
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- neon...fluoron?- Mercury?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- That'll be high, though, people know about that one.- Hm.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Argon.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41- Argon?- Argon.- Neon?- Neon.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42They are all probably wrong!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Um...
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Oh, my God...- We'll just have to guess some.- Ten seconds left.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Scientists with elements named after them.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Einstein has one, but that's going to be the biggest one.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57- Shall we say argon and fluorine? - Fluorine.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01OK, that is your time up. I now need your three answers.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- What are you going to give me? - We're going to go for the middle one with a guess.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- What, the lanthanoid?- Yeah. - Yeah. That one.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Oh, my God...- OK, Ar.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Ar.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Ne, for neon.- Ne.- Ne.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17And...F...l.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19And Fl.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22So Ar, Ne and Fl.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Of those three, which do think is your best shot..
0:38:26 > 0:38:29at a pointless answer? They could all be right.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- Fl, cos it's probably wrong overall. - Fl.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- We'll put Fl last. Which is your least likely to be pointless?- Ne.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Ne. We'll put Ne first.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40OK, let's pop those answers up on the board in that order.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42And here they are.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Well, good luck.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51THEY LAUGH
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Now, your first answer was Ne.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56All these answers you gave me were for the middle category, elements
0:38:56 > 0:39:00from the lanthanoid group, and we wanted the chemical symbols of them.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03OK, your first answer - you thought this was
0:39:03 > 0:39:06probably your least likely to be pointless, your Ne.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10But remember, only one of these has to be correct
0:39:10 > 0:39:12and pointless for you to win the jackpot. It could just happen.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16If it were to happen, what would you do with your prize money?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19I'd like to treat my boyfriend to a new camera.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20He's been looking at one.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- It's £2,000, but I'll give him a bit towards it.- OK.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27That's very decent of you! Loz?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- I'd probably go away on a little break somewhere...- Very nice...
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- ..to recover from the embarrassment of this! - LAUGHTER
0:39:36 > 0:39:39OK, now, we were looking for...
0:39:39 > 0:39:41All of these, as I say, are from the lanthanoid
0:39:41 > 0:39:44group of elements and we're looking for their chemical symbols.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Ne was your first answer. This has to be right
0:39:47 > 0:39:49and it has to be pointless to win the jackpot,
0:39:49 > 0:39:52so for £1,500, let's find out how many of our 100 people said Ne.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Is it correct?
0:39:55 > 0:39:56No.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- AUDIENCE GROANS - I fear it's not correct.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Only two more shots at today's jackpot.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Your next answer was Ar.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Also, you thought, the chemical symbol of an element
0:40:08 > 0:40:10from the lanthanoid group.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Let's find out if it's right and if it's pointless.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14For £1,500, how many people said Ar?
0:40:17 > 0:40:18No! Bad luck.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22I'm afraid an incorrect answer, as it turns out.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Which means everything is now riding on Fl.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27THEY GIGGLE
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Your third and final shot at today's jackpot.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- How are you feeling, all right? - Not confident.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- Going out in a bang, though.- Yeah. - We shall see, we shall see.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39To win the jackpot it has to be right and it has to be pointless.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Let's find out.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45Is Fl the chemical symbol of an element from the lanthanoid group?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- No! Bad luck, I'm afraid it's not. - AUDIENCE GROANS
0:40:49 > 0:40:50APPLAUSE
0:40:54 > 0:40:58You didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01You didn't find that all-important CORRECT answer, to be fair,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04so you don't win today's jackpot of £1,500. That will roll over onto the next show.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08But we've enjoyed having you on the show. You've done so well. A real credit to you, actually.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11But you do get to take home a Pointless trophy, so very, very well done.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13APPLAUSE
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Yeah, sorry, tough question.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I always hate sending people home to a house where someone knows the answer as well.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23I always feel guilty.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Argon and neon both noble gases and Fl is the symbol for flerovium,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30which isn't a lanthanoid, I'm afraid.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35Now, the Mohs Scale, where diamond is the biggest score
0:41:35 > 0:41:38and various things, but I think, given that you didn't buy us any
0:41:38 > 0:41:43biscuits, I think it's very apt that the first pointless answer was...
0:41:43 > 0:41:45apatite.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47LAUGHTER
0:41:47 > 0:41:48That would have won you the money.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Fluorite and orthoclase, all of those were pointless answers.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54The other seven weren't.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Diamond had the biggest score there. Quartz, topaz, all scoring points as well.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Let's look at the lanthanoids. Let's look at your lanthanoids.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Er, Eu, Sm, Yb.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10You could also have had Dy, Gd, Ho, Lu, Pm, Tb, Tm.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- I wish my job was always as easy! - Yeah, I know! That's great.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17And the final one, the scientists with elements named after them.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19You could have had...
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Enrico Fermi - fermium,
0:42:21 > 0:42:22Glenn Seaborg - seaborgium,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Johan Gadolin - gadolinium,
0:42:25 > 0:42:27and Lise Meitner.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31You also could have had Georgy Flyorov, for flerovium.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Very, very well done to the chemists who got that at home.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37And if you're not a chemist and you got that at home, very, very, VERY well done!
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Unless you just guessed two letters for the second one, which I bet some people did.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- You know what, I'm still thinking about biscuits. Are you? - A little bit, yeah.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48But, unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Hayley and Loz,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52but we have loved having you on the show. Thank you so much for playing. Hayley and Loz!
0:42:52 > 0:42:54APPLAUSE
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Now, Hayley and Loz didn't win our jackpot today, which means it
0:42:59 > 0:43:03rolls onto the next show, when we will be playing for £2,500.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04APPLAUSE AND WHOOPING
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Join us next time, see if someone can win it.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...- Goodbye.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.