Episode 20 Pointless

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Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and a very warm welcome to Pointless,

the game where we are always striving to find the lowest score. Let's meet today's players.

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Couple number one.

I am Bill from Lincolnshire and this is my sister,

-Kim, from Southsea and Hampshire.

-Couple number two.

Hi, I'm Graham from Blackburn in Lancashire and this is my friend Gary from Chorley in Lancashire.

-Couple number three.

-Hi, I'm Ceres, this is my friend Gav, and we are from Saltash in Cornwall.

And finally couple number four.

Hi, my name is Jane and this is my amazing husband, Peter.

-And these are today's contestants.

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We will find out more about each of you throughout the show as it

goes along. That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

His ancestors were one of the most proud clans in all of ancient

Scotland, which is why he never appears on television without

wearing his trademark ceremonial kilt.

-It's my pointless friend, it's Richard.

-Hiya.

Hi, everybody. APPLAUSE

Afternoon. Good afternoon to you.

Three returning pairs, so we've only got one new pair today and that is Gary and Graham.

Can be quite scary if you are a new pair on the show

-and there are three returners.

-Yes, I think that is right.

I just want to reassure you with a couple of things and that is

taking our other pairs through some the answers we had on the last show.

On podium one, we have got Bill,

who thought that James Bond played Po in Kung Fu Panda.

On podium three, we have got Gav, who told us

that John Smith was a British Prime Minister.

And on podium four, we have got Jane, who not only got Jason Donovan

mixed up with Johnny Depp, also told us that William Hague was

a British Prime Minister as well, which is news to William Hague. He was delighted.

Gary and Graham, you picked a pretty good day to come, I have to say.

But we had some good answers as well from everybody.

-We need raised games, I think, today.

-That's right. Very good.

Thanks, Richard. Every question on Pointless has been put to 100 people before the show.

Today's contestants are looking for a pointless answer,

that being an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Find one of those and we will add 250 quid to the jackpot.

Now, Jane and Francis did not win the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.

Today's jackpot starts off at:

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

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OK, all you have to remember is that the pair with the highest

score at the end of every round will be eliminated,

so you have to make sure that is not you.

Best of luck. Our first category today is:

It's a words round. Can you all decide in your pairs who is going to go first and second?

and whoever is 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:

"I-C-K", Richard.

We are looking for any word that has its own entry in the Oxford

Dictionary of English that ends "I-C-K". As always, no proper nouns,

no hyphenated words or anything like that.

Any word with its own entry in the Oxford Dictionary of English that ends "I-C-K".

Lots of pointless answers. Very best of luck.

-Thanks, Richard. So, Kim, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Remind us what you do.

-I'm a geography teacher at a secondary school.

So, geography teacher, therefore, does that mean you will be

brilliant at things like capitals and continents and things like that?

Or you will be brilliant at things like oxbow lakes? Relief rainfall?

I'm fantastic at oxbow lakes, but I do have a little year seven who tests me on capitals every lesson.

-What's your little year seven called?

-He's called George.

-Hi, George.

-Hey, George. Is George very good at capitals?

Yeah, he tests me and then I say to him,

"But I know them all," and he will test me again.

I know. But I know them all.

I don't, obviously!

OK, let's banish all thoughts of capital cities and George.

We are looking for words ending in "I-C-K".

I am quite struggling to get more than about five letters here!

So, I'm going to go for "flick".

"Flick", says Kim. "Flick". Let's see if that's right,

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

35.

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-Not too bad.

-35 for "flick".

-Yes, it's hard on that first podium.

There's very little thinking time on these words rounds.

Yeah, to move with a sudden movement of the finger - to flick.

Thank you very much indeed. Now, Graham, welcome to the show.

-Great to have you here.

-Thank you.

-Now, you are from...?

-Blackburn.

-Blackburn, that's right.

So, Blackburn, what do you do up there, Graham?

Well, I was fortunate enough last year to take early retirement,

so the problem I've got now is trying to fit in everything

that I hoped I could have done before I retired.

So, what have you fitted in so far in the year?

Well, reading, listening to music, watching football,

getting involved in amateur dramatics,

-looking after grandchildren.

-Lovely.

And making a point of getting out and about with my lovely wife Val.

How many grandchildren have you got?

-Three, two grandsons and a granddaughter.

-What are they called?

We've got... The older one's Liam, and then Owen,

and a granddaughter, Eve.

Liam, Owen, and Eve. Hi.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-They're old enough to be watching the show?

-They're 47.

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48, actually, Richard!

Graham, now, words ending "I-C-K".

Well, I'm trying to go for something beginning with "un-",

which normally, you hope not a lot of people will think of,

-so I'm going with "unpick".

-"Unpick".

Like what you're doing there. "Unpick". Let's see if that's right,

and let's see how many of our 100 people said "unpick".

It's right.

Well, 35's our only score so far. You pass it.

2!

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There's a lesson in Pointless word rounds right there.

OK, two for "unpick".

Yeah, you're going to fit right into Pointless, Graham. Terrific answer.

To undo sewing - to unpick.

OK, now, Ceres. Welcome back.

-Head-to-head last time.

-Yeah.

-Head-to-head. Could have been a finalist.

-Could have been, yeah.

-And remind us what you do, Ceres.

-I'm a travel agent.

-That's right.

Do you actually get to travel quite a lot? Do you get any freebies?

Not so much, to be honest.

No, I think before, back in the day, they used to,

-but not so much any more.

-They were hardly in the office, travel agents!

They were always off on freebies.

That's it, yeah. Not so much any more, I'm afraid.

Of all the places right now that you've either visited

or sent people away to,

where do you think is the best?

Personally, I love Cuba.

I think that is probably my favourite place I've been to.

I've sent people there, and they all give really good feedback on it,

and I enjoyed it. Beautiful beaches, and lovely people, and the culture.

-So, Cuba's probably my number one.

-OK, good stuff.

Now, Ceres, what are you going to go for?

Difficult. I've got three, and two, I think, are too risky.

It's whether I take the risk or not. I don't know what to do.

I'm going to go for a slightly safer one. I'm going for "maverick".

"Maverick". OK. "Maverick".

Let's hope... I mean, you'd hope a word like that

would have a nice, low score.

-People would have forgotten it.

-Fingers crossed.

Let's see if it is the maverick that it would like to be.

"Maverick". How many people said it?

Keep going...

-OK.

-4!

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-Not bad at all.

Very well played, Ceres. Yeah, terrific answer.

Unorthodox person - a maverick.

-OK. Now then, Pete.

-Hi.

-Pete, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Now, children's entertainer.

-Yes.

-I tell you what...

We should have asked Pete to... He could have

done some entertainment between the rounds for us.

-That's a good idea.

-Oh! We should have told him.

Otherwise, it's down to us, and that rarely goes well, to be honest.

Well, to be honest, yeah. We've done all those tricks,

and if you saw me in half, one more time, that is...

Anyway, listen.

So, what do you wear, Pete, when you do the show?

I wear a pair of...

A nice, colourful waistcoat

and a pair of, basically, culottes in a similar colour.

Bright-coloured socks, and my trousers have got big pockets,

-so I can put all my balloons and things into them.

-Very good.

-Good stuff. OK, now, Pete. Yes, words ending "I-C-K".

-Yes.

I'm going to go for...

"derrick".

-"Derrick".

-As in a...

-I know, yeah. As in a derrick.

-Yes!

So, "derrick", says Pete. Good answer.

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

It is right.

Let's see where it ends up. Two is our low score, 35 our high.

You passed 35.

You almost passed 2!

Look at that. Very well done.

Yes, "a crane with a movable, pivoting arm". A derrick.

You see them in oil fields, don't you? And dockyards,

-and all sorts of things.

-You do.

-We don't see them in oil fields so much.

-No.

-Dockyards.

-Yeah. Yeah.

Thanks very much indeed. We are halfway through the round.

Let's look at those scores.

2, the best score of that pass. Very well done to you, Graham.

That puts Graham and Gary at the top of the table.

Up to 3, where we find Pete and Jane.

4, Ceres and Gav, and then 35, Kim and Bill.

Now, Bill, a lovely low score from you

might be enough to keep you in the game, so best of luck with that.

We'll come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, so we are looking for words ending in "I-C-K". Jane.

-Hello.

-Jane, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Welcome back to the show.

Now, remind us what you do, Jane.

I'm a business manager in a school, in a primary school.

That's absolutely right. And you get holidays off!

-I get holidays off as well, yes.

-Fantastic.

What are your plans for the next holiday off you have?

My next holiday off, I am going to try and catch up with friends,

and I am going to put some serious time in at my allotment,

because I haven't been up there all winter, and it's looking very weedy.

OK. Do you know what you're growing this year?

Yeah, I'm going to attempt to grow broccoli once again,

even though I'm not very good at it.

How do you keep the caterpillars out of broccoli?

I don't, I just let them chew.

OK, fair enough. Listen, you were on 3.

The high scorers, on 35, are Bill and Kim.

If you can score 31 or less, you're in round two.

OK. I'm going to go for the word "chick".

The word "chick", says Jane.

"Chick". OK. Well, there's your red line. It's quite low.

If you can get below that with "chick", you're in the next round.

That say how many of our 100 people said "chick".

You've done it! You're in the next round.

-19.

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22 is your total.

A baby bird. Well done, Jane, yes, safely through.

-Thanks very much indeed. Now, Gav.

-Hi.

Welcome back. Thank you very much.

-Remind us what you do, Gav.

-I work in a supermarket as a team leader.

-What's your team like? How many in your team?

-They're good.

There's about ten of us.

-Good gang?

-Yeah, they're really good, yeah.

Do you get to choose them?

Do they all line up at the beginning, and you say,

"I'll have them," and some other team picks,

-and they take it in turns?

-Sadly not.

It's the same old bunch, but it's a good bunch.

Do you have any mavericks on your team?

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-We don't, we don't.

I think every team needs a maverick.

Except in a supermarket, obviously. That's not going to help, is it?

We've got a Goose, but no Maverick.

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You've got a Goose. Well, fair enough. Now, Gav.

4 is what you're on. 30 is what you have to score.

-30 or less.

-Yeah.

I've got a word in my head, I don't know whether to take a gamble.

I don't think it ends in "C-K".

But I'm going to go for it. And that's "colic".

"Colic", says Gav. "Colic".

OK. Now, here's your red line.

If you get below that red line with "colic", you're in the next round.

Ooh, I wouldn't want to call this one.

"Colic". Is it right? If it is, how many people said it?

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-Oh, no, Gav!

Oh, no!

I'm sorry, that scores you

100 points, takes your total up to 104.

Yes, spillage on podium three! LAUGHTER

-Yes, it ends "L-I-C", I'm afraid, colic.

-OK. Now, Gary.

-Gary, welcome. What do you do, Gary?

-I'm a postman.

-Now, that's fun, isn't it?

-Well, it would be if I worked in the Bahamas.

-Ah, yes.

-But unfortunately, I work in Chorley.

You're a postman in Chorley.

-Are you on a bicycle, on foot, in a van?

-I'm on foot.

Well, both foot and van.

Foot and van.

So, any dogs on your round that you particularly...

Well, you know, as a postman, there are of course

two tales you're meant to tell.

And the first one is, the lady comes to the door in the negligee,

and then there's the one about being bitten by a dog,

and I've been bitten five times.

By a dog in a negligee! What about that?

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-OK, now, Gary.

There you are. You're on 2.

You are through to the next round, come what may.

I am really chuffed about that, because words was

one of the subjects I was dreading coming up,

and I had two or three in my head,

and I wasn't sure whether they were hyphenated or not.

Now I can afford to take the risk. So, I'm going to go for "slapstick".

"Slapstick".

Very... Oh, they're great on podium two!

Not bad going, is it? Yeah, I like this. I like this. "Slapstick".

No red line, you're already through.

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

Well, Graham got 2 with "unpick".

You get 2 with "slapstick". Very well done!

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Absolutely right. Perfect balance there on podium two.

Well played, Gary and Graham, down from Lancashire, meaning business.

You know what they say about postmen?

Always deliver.

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That's...that's good.

And almost always when you're in the bath.

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Thank you very much indeed. Now, Bill.

Bill, you were the highest scorers halfway through this round.

You've been handed something of a lifeline here.

-Which is very lucky, I think, Xander.

-Well, it is.

It is very lucky indeed.

We will see you, I hope, in round two.

Bill, remind us what you used to get up to?

Well, I used to be a Detective Superintendent,

-and I retired 11 years ago.

-And now?

Now, I have a life of leisure, and I run a lot,

and for the last two years,

I've been voted male athlete of the year for Sleaford Striders.

-Sleaford Striders?

-Yes.

-Wow!

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-And the Striders, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's no mean shakes.

Yeah, the Striders, they take their athletics very seriously there.

Now then, Bill. There we are.

If you can score 68 or less,

you're in round two.

I have got one which I'm not sure of.

But as there's 68,

I'm going to go for the word "crick", C-R-I-C-K.

-Crick.

-Crick.

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

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

There's your red line.

It is, of course, right, and it sees you through to the next round.

Very well done indeed.

22 for crick.

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57 is your total.

-Very well done.

-Well played, Bill. Did what you had to do there.

There's plenty of pointless answers here that you will know.

Let's take a look at some of them.

You could have had carsick.

Funnily enough, trainsick also a word,

which would have been pointless. Catlick, which is a small wash.

Drumstick was a pointless answer, well done if you said that.

Hoick, that would have been a good one, wouldn't it?

If you'd thought of that you'd have gone for it.

Kinnikinnick, which was also a pointless answer for words

beginning and ending in K,

as was - knobstick!

-Hey!

-I remember last time we spent some time talking about knobstick.

That's completely slipped my mind.

I don't think the BBC were best delighted,

-so we shouldn't say knobstick too often now.

-Well, no.

I think there's a limit to how many knobsticks

-you can have on a programme.

-I think so.

So, let's just forget we ever said knobstick.

-Let's say knobstick no more.

-Yeah.

Let's put knobstick away and get on with the game.

-Miskick.

-Mm-hm.

-Pinprick, also a pointless answer.

Rollick also pointless, that would have been a good one.

There's a few others.

You could have had airbrick, candlewick, firebrick also pointless.

Niblick, golfers might have got, was a pointless answer.

Let's take a look at the top three -

the ones that most of our hundred people said.

Pick, on 60...

sick, on 76...

and lick, on 84.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of our first round, I'm afraid the pair -

they were in the head-to-head last time,

but they're heading home in the first round this time,

with their high score of 104 it's Gav and Ceres.

-Oh, I'm so sorry.

-Never mind.

I am so sorry. Yes, colic -

anciently would have been spelt with a K at the end, I'm sure.

Maybe you're just reading a very old book...

-about colic, and that's where you've seen it.

-You could have had cowlick.

-Cowlick?

-Cowlick, you know, like a little...

-Yeah!

-Cowlick.

-That would have been 2 points.

-Oh, nice.

-That's nearly "colick", isn't it?

-It's nearly "colick".

-Mm.

Oh, but there's a world of difference.

If you'd said cowlick we wouldn't have to say goodbye to you now,

Gav and Ceres, but I'm afraid we do.

It's been great having you on both shows - thank you for playing.

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

So, three pairs remain.

Obviously, at the end of this round

we will have to say goodbye to another pair.

I don't know which pair that's going to be, but Gary and Graham,

on the strength of that round, I don't think it's going to be you.

What impeccable wordplay.

Very, very good.

Always impressed when people get under the skin of that round

and know how to find the low score.

But I think it should be a very good second round.

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

Sport.

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

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

OK, and the question concerns:

World Champions. Richard?

On each board we're going to show you the names of six world championships,

we need you to tell us who won that world championship in the year shown.

We'll give you a little clue -

we'll give you the initials of the person we're looking for.

There's going to be six on each pass, 12 in all to have a go at home.

-Good luck.

-Thanks very much.

So, we're looking for the winners of these sporting events

in the years shown. Here's our first board of six.

I'll read those all one last time.

Kim.

-Great(!)

-That board is yours.

-Thanks.

I was dreading sport questions.

Um, there are one or two that I think I know.

A couple might be really high scoring,

so I'm going to go for the ISF Sailing Finn Class world champion,

-Ben Ainslie.

-Ben Ainslie, says Kim.

Let's see if that's right,

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

It's right.

21.

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21 for Ben Ainslie.

Well played, Kim. Good decision to go first in the round, as well, I think.

Yeah, became the most successful Olympic sailor of all time in 2012.

-See, tactics matter, don't they, in this round?

-They do. They do.

Now then, Graham.

-Mm!

-Graham. How do you like that board?

Not very well, I'm afraid.

That's completely different than the previous one.

In fact, the only one I know has just come to me,

and I hope it's right.

Going by the initials,

I'm going for FIA Formula One Driver World Championship,

-Lewis Hamilton.

-Lewis Hamilton, says Graham.

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

Lewis Hamilton.

It is right.

Well, 21 is our only score at the moment...

-59. For Lewis Hamilton.

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Yeah, Lewis Hamilton, big scorer for him at 59.

-Much more than Ben Ainslie. It's interesting.

-Isn't it?

When you look at the Olympics and things like that,

it's so big for a short bit of time,

-but something like F1, it's big all the time, isn't it?

-Mm.

-Now then, Pete.

-Yes.

-This board is yours.

-Um...

Yeah, I think I know, um...

The first one is possibly Chris Hoy.

The heavyweight boxing champion is Mike Tyson.

I don't know the skier, and the bottom one is possibly...

Haile Gebrselassie. So I'm going to take a punt a the bottom one -

I think it's Haile Gebrselassie.

Haile Gebrselassie, says Pete.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, let's see how

many of our 100 people said Haile Gebrselassie.

It's right.

Well, 21 our low score at the moment.

You pass it.

-7. Well done, Pete.

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Very well done indeed.

Very good answer, Pete. Very well played.

Good to go for.

As a child he used to run 10km to school and back every day,

Haile Gebrselassie. And anyone who's watched him running,

he's got a very crooked left arm as he runs,

and they say it's because he used to hold his books under his arm

when he used to run to and from school.

-How nice!

-It sounds too lovely to be true.

-Doesn't it?

-But it has certainly endured, that story.

-Yeah.

-Oh, that's nice.

-Yeah. Let's take a look at the rest of this board.

You were right about the other two.

It's Chris Hoy - would have scored you more points, though.

Would have scored you 37.

You were right about Mike Tyson, he would have scored you 46.

Best answer on the board is the downhill skier -

Lindsey Vonn, the American.

-Would have scored you 3 points.

-Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

We're halfway through the round - let's look at the scores.

7, Pete. Well done. The best score of that round.

Worth taking that risk.

Sets you and Jane up quite well, I would say, at this point,

for the head-to-head.

Then up to 21, where we find Kim and Bill,

and then up to 59, Graham, and Gary.

So, Gary, let's hope you are at home on the next board,

you can find a nice, low score there to keep you in the game.

Best of luck. We'll come back down the line now -

can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put six more sporting events up on the board -

and here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, remember, we're looking for the winners of each of these

sporting events in the years shown,

and Jane, you're going to try and find the one

you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Now, Jane, you're looking with dread.

I know. This is my absolute nightmare - sport.

I don't know anything about sport whatsoever.

Um...

I'm going to go for the World Rowing Coxed Pairs champion.

I can't think of his surname...

Steve...

I'm going to say Steve Rogers.

I can't think of his surname.

-Steve Rogers, says Jane.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Well, the high scorers are Gary and Graham at the moment on 59.

51 or less would get you through.

Steve Rogers - let's see if that's right,

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

Let's just see if it's right. Steve Rogers.

There's your red line.

Oh, I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

I'm sorry, Jane, takes your total up to 107.

Sorry, Jane. I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.

OK, now, Gary.

Whew! That takes a bit of pressure off, doesn't it?

That does, yes.

And it's a lot better than Words.

I think you're going to be OK on this board, aren't you, Gary?

-You must have a nice, low score.

-I think I know most of them.

I have a name for the swimming one, but it seems a bit early,

so I'm going to go for the World Equestrian Games

and say Zara Phillips.

Zara Phillips, says Gary.

There's your red line.

Get below that with Zara Phillips, you're through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Zara Phillips.

It's right.

You done it - very well done. Just!

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-39.

98 is your total, Gary, well done. You're in the head-to-head.

Yeah, well played, Gary.

You can take us through some of the other answers when the round is over.

Thanks very much indeed.

Now, Bill, the board is all yours.

Do you fancy talking us through it?

The, um, butterfly is Michael Phelps.

The gymnastics is Nadia Comaneci.

The coxed pairs is Steve Redgrave...

but I don't know the next two.

Which of those do you want to go for?

I'm going to go for Nadia Comaneci.

Nadia Comaneci, says Bill. OK.

There's your red line. Nice and high.

Get below that with Nadia Comaneci

and you're through to the head-to-head.

Let's see how many people said it - is it right?

Absolutely right, and through you go.

16. Good answer.

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37 is your total. Lovely low total there.

Well played, Bill.

Yeah, the first female gymnast to be given a perfect score of 10

in an Olympic gymnastic event.

And you chose the right one of the ones you knew, actually -

it is Michael Phelps -

that's who I presume you were thinking of, Gary, as well.

Yeah, it just seemed very early for him.

He's been around a long time, Michael Phelps.

10 points for that.

It is Steve Redgrave - that name ring a bell? Yeah.

Would have scored 47 points.

The triple jump champion is Jonathan Edwards.

Yeah, Jonathan Edwards. That would have scored 30.

And the squash player, best answer on the board, is Nick Matthew,

2013 world squash champion. Nick Matthew.

Very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, at the end of our second the pair who are heading home

with their high score of 107, I'm afraid, Jane and Pete.

-Oh...

-It wasn't to be.

-It wasn't to be.

If you'd just got into the head-to-head, you see,

you could have conferred on all your questions,

and it would have been fine.

-I was trying to kind of...

-Telepathy.

-Yeah, I'm sorry.

Pointless caught up with you there, I'm afraid, Jane.

I'm sorry. We have to say goodbye to you.

But it's been great having you on the show -

-thank you so much for playing. Jane and Pete.

-Thank you.

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But for Gary and Graham and Kim and Bill,

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

Congratulations Kim and Bill, Gary and Graham -

you're now one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £4,000.

So, here's where we decide who gets to play for that money.

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

You're now allowed to confer before you give your answers,

and the first pair to win two questions

will be playing for that jackpot.

Well, Kim and Bill, you were early exiters last time - Round One.

-Now look at you!

-Exactly.

Oh! How the fallen have been made mighty.

We do feel very good about that, Xander.

Wonderful, wonderful.

Gary and Graham - first ever appearance on Pointless.

I knew from the minute we had "unpick" and "slapstick",

I knew you were good.

It's very exciting. Best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play the head-to-head.

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

Fathers and Sons - Richard.

We're going to show you pictures, now, of five sons of famous fathers -

we just need you to name the fathers, please. Very best of luck.

OK, let's reveal our five pictures - and here they are.

We've got...

There we are. Five sons of famous fathers.

Kim and Bill, you've scored lowest throughout the show so far,

so you will go first.

Which ones do you know?

I only know B, and that's Ozzy Osbourne.

Right, we think we know three.

We're going to go for B, Ozzy Osbourne.

Ozzy Osbourne. B, Ozzy Osbourne.

So, Gary and Graham, do you fancy taking us

through the rest of the board?

We're not sure about C and D, are we? We think we know A and E.

E's going to be very high scoring,

because that's going to be Harry Redknapp.

And we think that A is John Lennon, don't we? So...

-What do we think? John Lennon?

-Mm.

Yeah, so, we think A, we'll go with John Lennon.

You're going to say A, John Lennon.

So, we have B, Ozzy Osbourne and A, John Lennon.

Kim and Bill have said B, Ozzy Osbourne.

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

It's right.

-48.

-APPLAUSE

48.

Now, Gary and Graham, you have said that A is the son of John Lennon.

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

Wow!

-26.

-APPLAUSE

Wow.

So, the father was more famous than Jesus -

the son is less famous than Jack Osbourne.

That's quite something. But very well done -

Gary and Graham, after one question, you are up 1-0.

Yes, Julian Lennon and Jack Osbourne, there.

Funnily enough, E is an even lower answer - Jamie Redknapp, there,

the son of Harry Redknapp, of course -

-would have scored you 23 points.

-Wow.

C is a pointless answer -

it is Jacob Dylan, Bob Dylan's son. Very well done if you said that.

And D - he does look like his dad.

Is it Tom Hanks' son?

It is Tom Hanks' son, yeah.

Colin Hanks, also an actor.

And that would have scored you 16 points.

Thanks very much indeed.

Here comes your second question.

Now then, Kim and Bill, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

And, worse still, Gary and Graham get to answer it first.

But best of luck. It concerns:

Owls. Richard.

What more could you want at this time of the evening

than five clues to facts about owls?

Can you give us the most obscure answer, please?

OK, let's reveal our five clues about owls - and here they come.

We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are.

Five clues to facts about owls.

Gary and Graham, you go first.

The bottom one's definitely The Sword In The Stone.

Yeah, yeah.

Right, we can have a guess at two or three of them,

but we think that we'll go for the bottom one,

and we think that's The Sword In The Stone.

The Sword In The Stone, say Gary and Graham. The Sword In The Stone.

Now, Kim and Bill, do you want to talk us through

the rest of the board?

Can't remember the Greek goddess for Minerva.

I think that Tyto alba might be the snowy owl.

We know that the Owls are Sheffield Wednesday,

and we know that the Pussycat went to sea

in a beautiful pea-green boat with the Owl.

We're going to go for Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday, the Owls.

So, we have The Sword In The Stone and we have Sheffield Wednesday.

Now, Gary and Graham,

you've said the Disney animated film was The Sword In The Stone.

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

It's right.

-19.

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19 for The Sword In The Stone.

Now, Kim and Bill have said that the Owls are Sheffield Wednesday.

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

OK, it's right.

You have to win this one to stay in the game,

which means it has to go lower than 19.

Is it going to go...? Oh, no. 30.

APPLAUSE

Which means, very well done, Gary and Graham,

you are straight through to the final, 2-0 after two questions.

Yeah, very well played.

The best answer up there would have been the goddess, and it's Athena.

Athena, yeah, would have scored 4 points.

The owl - it's not the snowy owl, it's the barn owl.

Sometimes called the screech owl, cos they don't hoot.

They screech - or they hiss, and they yap, and snore, but they don't hoot.

-That's slightly less cute, isn't it?

-And they sing sometimes.

Oh, beautiful. Beautiful songs. Shanties.

Yes, they do. You're quite - yeah, why not? OK.

And it was the Pussycat - the biggest scorer, though.

Would have scored you 66, so Athena is the best answer up there.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So, the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round -

I'm afraid it's Kim and Bill.

You've done so well throughout the show!

Then you came up against the mighty Gary and Graham.

Kim and Bill, it's been great having you on both shows.

Thank you so much for playing.

I'm sorry you're leaving so soon - Kim and Bill.

APPLAUSE

But for Gary and Graham it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Gary and Graham -

you've seen off all the competition,

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £4,000.

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I tell you what, I don't fancy the jackpot's chances.

I think we knew from Round One - very, very strong performance.

2-0 in the head-to-head, into the final.

As always, you get to choose your category.

There are four options on the board - let's see what they are.

We've got...

US Cities In Popular Culture?

Yeah, what do you think?

-Shall we...?

-Yeah, we've more chance!

-Yeah, OK.

-US Cities?

-Yeah, OK.

We'll go for US Cities In Popular Culture, please.

US Cities In Popular Culture, Rich.

OK, good luck, gents. You've been terrific so far.

Hopefully something here will fit the bill for you.

We are looking for anybody credited in the cast of the film Chicago,

so anybody with an IMDB credit for Chicago, the 2002 musical film,

any actor who was in the original AND the new Dallas TV series,

so any actor credited in both of those, the new and the old ones,

or any artists who have had a UK hit single or album

with Vegas in the title.

So, the cast of the film Chicago,

actors in both the original and new Dallas TV series,

or any artists who have had a UK top 40 hit single or album

with Vegas in the title.

OK, now, as always,

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

All you need to win that jackpot

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

-Um, ZZ Top.

-Yeah, ZZ Top, I think, for the Vegas one.

I don't think it's...

The Killers must've had a song with Vegas in it...

-Yeah, but I can't think of any.

-I can't think of any.

What about the Chicago - what was the name of the girl...?

-The woman who played...

-I've not seen the film.

-Have you not?

No. If you know one of the answers, we'll have a go on that.

What about - the original AND the new series -

it's got to be one of the big names.

You'd think they'd all be well known.

We're going to have to go for Elvis, as well, for Viva Las Vegas.

There must be something else... Leaving Las Vegas...

Um... Charlene Tilton, was she in the original one of Dallas?

Yeah, that's a good shout - shall we go for that, then?

-Yeah.

-Charlene Tilton, ZZ Top and...

I can't think of what...

She was a Black actress, and she played the, um...

Ten seconds left.

I haven't seen it, I don't know.

I'm trying to think of an album with Vegas in the title...

-No, we'd better go with those.

-Right...

OK, that's your time up.

Sounds like you've arrived at three answers, anyway.

Let's have them.

So, we'll go for Elvis Presley and ZZ Top -

not featuring Elvis Presley and ZZ Top...!

What a pairing, though! What about that?

-Both of them for Viva Las Vegas.

-OK.

Elvis Presley, ZZ Top - and your third answer?

-Well.. Go on, Gaz.

-We'll go for Charlene Tilton for Dallas.

-Charlene Tilton for the Dallas.

-Yes.

OK, of those three,

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

-ZZ Top?

-I think the Charlene Tilton one, probably.

-Well, if it's right.

-Yeah, yeah.

OK, Charlene Tilton we'll pop last.

-OK, first one on the board, least likely?

-Elvis -

-everybody will get Elvis.

-Elvis, OK.

We'll put Elvis at the top of the board.

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

And here they are.

We have Elvis Presley, we have ZZ Top and we have Charlene Tilton.

Well, best of luck.

Your first answer was Elvis Presley.

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

But let's just say one of these answers wins that prize for you -

what would you do with it, Gary?

Um, I'd go to Vegas!

It seems obvious now, doesn't it?

Yes, that's where the money will be heading.

-Graham?

-Well, we're celebrating 40 great years -

wedding anniversary this time, and although we've already got

four breaks lined up, I'm sure we can squeeze in another one.

I think you could - I'm sure you could.

Well, best of luck. It'd be lovely to see you take this home.

As I say, Elvis Presley was your least confident answer

for album or single with Vegas in the title.

If it's right, if it's pointless, it'll win you £4,000.

Let's see how many people said Elvis Presley.

Well, obviously it's right.

I think that would've been a surprise if that'd been wrong.

Down it goes - Elvis takes us down through the 40s...

Is it going to stop in the 30s?

No, still going, in the 20s.

26, look at that.

APPLAUSE

I think that's quite reassuring, isn't it?

-I mean, obviously not a pointless answer...

-Mm.

-But if Elvis can only score 26...

-Mm, mm.

..it's looking very good for ZZ Top, I can't help thinking.

But anyway, only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Your second answer is, of course, ZZ Top.

Again, in that category of Vegas in the title of a single or an album.

Let's find out if it's right, and if it's pointless,

it'll win you £4,000.

How many people said ZZ Top?

It's right.

So, Elvis was right - took us all the way down to 26.

ZZ Top taking us down - I bet they pass 26.

Yes, they do.

Into the teens, into single figures -

still going down, still going!

3 for ZZ Top.

APPLAUSE

Whoa-ho!

Oh, I was getting all excited there.

-3.

-Mm.

So, not a pointless answer.

You have one more crack at today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer -

Charlene Tilton.

-You weren't entirely sure if this was right.

-No.

-No.

Well, it could be.

Phew! Let's find out.

To win the jackpot, it has to be right, then it has to be pointless.

For £4,000, how many people said Charlene Tilton?

Is it pointless?

It's right!

Charlene Tilton is a correct answer.

Now, your first answer, Elvis Presley, took us down to 26.

Your second answer, ZZ Top, took us down to 3.

Charlene Tilton in single figures - down she goes.

-Still going - oh, no!

-Oh...

-GROANS AND APPLAUSE

-Oh, no.

Oh, gents, I am so sorry.

Oh, I was sure that was going all the way down.

Mm, debatable, isn't it?

Well, three excellent answers there.

And obviously Elvis was going to be a high score,

but the other two - there was no reason

why they shouldn't have gone all the way down to the bottom.

But I'm afraid to say they didn't.

Which means you don't win today's jackpot of £4,000.

That will roll over onto the next show -

but we so enjoyed having you on the show.

You've done such a good turn here. I mean, brilliant.

And you get a Pointless trophy each to take home to show for it, so...

APPLAUSE

I'm sorry it's not the jackpot.

Yeah, we said at the start, Gary and Graham,

you were the pair to watch, and you proved us right.

It's a terrific performance.

Viva Las Vegas released by both Elvis and ZZ Top -

ZZ Top actually had a bigger hit with it.

Elvis didn't reach the top ten with it.

And Charlene Tilton was Lucy Ewing in Dallas old and new.

You were trying to think of the name of the actress

-who played Mama Morton in Chicago...

-Mama something.

-It's Queen Latifah.

-Queen Latifah!

-Queen Latifah. And she was a pointless answer as well.

THEY GROAN

But 60 seconds sometimes is just not quite long enough

to fire up the brain cells.

Let's take a look at some other pointless answers for Chicago.

You could have had Dominic West.

John C Reilly plays Amos Hart, sings Mr Cellophane in that.

Lucy Liu, who plays Kitty Baxter,

and there's Queen Latifah, who plays Mama Morton -

all of those pointless answers.

Let's take a look at some Dallas cast members.

Audrey Landers, you could've had, Brenda Strong, Deborah Shelton,

Joan Van Ark would've been a very good answer.

Also Ted Shackelford who played Gary Ewing in both series,

he was a pointless answer.

And artists who've had a hit single or album -

Celine Dion had a Live From Vegas album, that was a pointless answer.

Conor Maynard had a top ten hit in 2012 with Vegas Girl.

Deacon Blue would've been a pointless answer.

Sleeper, the Britpop band, also had a single called Vegas,

which was a top 40 hit.

Cocteau Twins and Dirty Vegas, as well, were pointless answers.

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

Thanks very much indeed.

Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you, Gary and Graham,

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

Thank you so much for playing.

Gary and Graham, great contestants.

APPLAUSE

Well, sadly Gary and Graham didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over onto the next show,

when we will be playing for £5,000.

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.