Episode 37 Pointless

Thank you very much indeed!

Hello, I am Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the show where we are always striving

to find most obscure answers possible.

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one.

My name is Peter, this is my friend Michael,

and we are both from Burnley in Lancashire.

Couple number two?

Hello, I'm Dani from Leamington Spa and this is my best friend,

Sue, from Kenilworth.

Couple number three.

My name is Rhys and this is my housemate, Jake,

and we live in Leeds together.

And finally, couple number four.

Hello, I'm Sue and this is my husband, Jon, and we come

from Whalley in Lancashire.

And these are today's contestants.

Thanks very much, all of you.

We'll find out more about each of you as the show goes along.

That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

He's got the easy patter of a car salesman

and the questionable morals too.

It is my Pointless friend, it is Richard.

Hiya. Hi, everybody.

Hiya.

-Good afternoon to you.

-And to you!

-How are you?

I'm very well, thank you.

-It was an exciting endgame last time, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

Two wrong answers then a one-pointer.

ALEXANDER EXHALES Oh.

-Oh.

-That was harsh, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

Look how delighted they are to hear that.

All they're thinking about is £1,000, aren't they?

Not thinking about two broken men, which is what we saw, didn't we?

In tears, they were. Look at the eight of you. You're a disgrace.

THEY LAUGH

Jon and Sue, welcome back. Did very well last time.

Got all the way through to the head-to-head.

And we have another Sue back.

Sue and Dani, first round were you knocked out the last time?

So we need to see a little bit more of you this time, I think.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

As ever, we've asked every question on Pointless

to 100 people before the show

and the aim of the game is to find a pointless answer,

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

Do that and we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Now, Steve and Jez didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at £2,250.

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

The only thing you have to remember is that the pair with

the highest score at the end of each round will be heading home.

So do everything you can to make sure that pair is not yours.

Our first category today is...

US Geography.

Can you decide in your pairs

who's going first, who's going second?

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

..as they could.

US states that appear alphabetically between California and New York.

-Richard?

-Yes, very simple this one.

Just looking for any of the 50 states whose names come

alphabetically between those two, between California and New York.

-Good.

-Couldn't be simpler, right?

-Couldn't be simpler.

Oh, it could be simpler, but...

-it couldn't be much simpler.

-Couldn't be much.

Could just say name a state.

I could see name a thing. That would be simpler.

But that's not what we're doing. That's Round Two.

OK, Round Two, Round Two, Round Two. Pete.

Welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here. What do you do, Peter?

-I'm a travel agent.

-Oh, that's fun.

-Yes.

Now, that's fun.

I would imagine it's a sort of slightly dwindling industry,

the travel agency. A lot of people just book their own flights now.

I actually work from home,

I don't work in a call centre or anything like that.

I work from home, sell cruises, more specifically.

-Do you do cold calling ever?

-No.

I'd love it if people cold called you about holidays, though.

It's one of the few cold calls I'd happily take.

Oh! If you answer the phone and just hear the sound of waves...

"You could be here."

Then I'd be...

-It's an idea.

-It's an idea.

-Yeah, it is an idea.

-What are your hobbies, Pete?

-Travelling.

Obviously I like to travel a lot. And...

Do you get to sample all the holidays?

Do you go off on the holidays on... I'm not going to call it a freebie,

but one for which you don't have to pay?

Yes.

-Have you been to America?

-Yes.

Have you got a good state that appears

somewhere between these two, alphabetically?

I think I have, yeah.

I am going to go for Delaware.

Delaware, says Pete. OK, Delaware.

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

It's right.

19 for Delaware. Very well done indeed, Pete.

-APPLAUSE

-That gets the ball rolling.

It's a good answer. It's only little, Delaware.

The 49th biggest state in America, which out of 50 is not good.

No. Well, it is good. It's doing really well.

-I mean, for its size, it has done terrifically.

-That's nice.

Nice for Delaware.

-Dani, welcome back.

-Hello.

-Remind us what you do.

I work at Warwickshire College in the library.

And your hobbies are?

Singing, playing mandolin. Learning to...

-You're in not one but two bands?

-That's right.

-Reykjavik is the name of one of the bands.

-That's right.

And the other one is called something like

They Shoot Horses Don't They.

What's it called? It's got a funny name.

-It's Mine McGarry.

-It's Mine McGarry.

It is after my surname because I've got a bit of a reputation

for accidentally drinking other people's drinks in pubs.

-So it's called It's Mine McGarry.

-So they say, "It's mine, McGarry."

-And take it off me.

-OK, anyway.

Listen, Dani, what are you going to go for?

California and New York are our bookends.

Um...

I'm going to go with Maryland.

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

It is also right. 19 is our only score so far for Delaware.

Let's see where Maryland ends up.

Oh, look at that!

Maryland, 8.

APPLAUSE

The blue crab is the state crustacean of Maryland,

in case you were wondering.

I wish we had a crustacean. We don't have a state crustacean.

What, you and I?

-We could get a crustacean if you want one.

-We could if you like.

-That's easily done.

-Yeah.

We could have a little whelk, couldn't we?

-LAUGHTER

-A warm whelk.

RICHARD LAUGHS

A warm whelk to Pointless.

-Yeah.

-Very nice.

Oh. Fantastic.

Rhys. Rhys, welcome.

-Here from Leeds.

-Yes.

-And what are you doing in Leeds?

-I'm studying English and philosophy.

What do you think you're going to do when you finish? Have you...?

I would quite like to go into screenwriting and I write other

people's stand-up material for them, so something along those lines.

Do you not fancy doing any stand-up yourself?

I did for a bit but I enjoy the writing more at the moment.

I can read between the lines there.

You didn't really enjoy the actual standing up.

-You've tried writing screenplays?

-Yeah.

And I hope that one day I do get to make a film.

Well, very best of luck with that, Rhys. What are you going to go for?

I feel bad because my best friend's moving to America next year

and my American geography is absolutely terrible.

I'm going to say Nevada.

Nevada, says Rhys. Nevada.

Well, I tell you, your alphabet's good.

Let's see if Nevada is right.

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

It's right.

Well, 19 is our high score and 8 our low.

-14.

-APPLAUSE

Pretty much in the middle there, Rhys. Well done. 14 for Nevada.

Very well played, Rhys.

Every single member of the audience was going,

"Hold on, is that before New York?"

LAUGHTER

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

Remind us of what you do, Sue.

-I'm a retired head teacher.

-And your hobbies? What are they?

I love baking and taking dogs for a walk, reading.

-How many dogs have you got?

-Two.

-What are they?

-Chocolate Labradors.

-Mmm! Chocolate Labrador.

-Nom, nom, nom.

Oh, imagine if someone brought in a chocolate Labrador?

-Oh, I'd like that!

-I brought chocolate brownies in today.

-We all had chocolate brownies.

-Chocolate brownie, bleugh -

Chocolate Labradors. Life-size.

-Did you really bring chocolate brownies in?

-I did.

-But for who?

-We've all had chocolate brownies.

-Oh, for the green room?

-Yes.

-Oh, that's nice.

-Oh, well, whoppee-do.

LAUGHTER

So everyone here is OK, are you? You're all all right?

-They are replete.

-Were they nice?

-Yeah.

-Very nice.

-That's the right answer.

-Yeah, all right.

Maybe she's brought some for us for later.

Oh, well, well... Yeah.

Maybe.

Come on, then, Sue. What have you got?

Well, my son came down with us today

because he's getting his American visa today to go to Georgia.

Excellent. Georgia, says Sue. Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many of 100 people said Georgia.

It's right.

Well, 19 still our high score, 8 still our low.

-Oh, till now.

-Oh.

-24 is new high.

-APPLAUSE

24 for Georgia.

Named after George II.

Thanks, Richard.

We're halfway through the round.

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

8. Look at that, Dani.

Absolutely starting the way you mean

to continue. Very well done.

Then up to 14 where we find Rhys and Jake.

Up to 19, Pete and Michael.

Then 24, Sue and Jon.

So, Jon, a low score from you is just what we need

to keep you in the game, but I'm sure you've got a good one.

Back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium.

OK. So, Jon, welcome back.

Remind us what you do, Jon.

I've got an outdoor footwear and clothing shop.

What is the thing you sell more of than anything else?

We sell one boot in 135 different sizes.

Whoa! I've got a way of making them much more money -

two boots.

LAUGHTER

No, Richard. That's what everybody else does.

-True.

-So, what we do,

we measure people's feet accurately and means that we get a good fit.

We can then actually customise the leather footwear as well.

-So it's pretty straightforward.

-Excellent. Good stuff, Jon.

There you are on 24, the high-scorers. We need a low score.

Idaho.

Idaho. OK, Idaho.

No red line for you as you're the high-scorers.

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

It's right.

-APPLAUSE

-21 for Idaho.

45 is your total there, Jon.

It's going to be a close one this, isn't it, I think is Round One.

They call it the Gem State.

There's all sorts of precious and semiprecious jewels in Idaho.

72 different types.

-And that is 72 of precious and non-precious. Or semiprecious.

-Yeah.

-Non-precious.

-Non-precious stones are just stones, aren't they?

Non-precious stones, that's essentially

-what you've got on your drive.

-Yeah.

Thanks, Richard.

-Jake.

-Hello.

-Welcome.

-Also at Leeds.

-I'm at Leeds Metropolitan.

Leeds Metropolitan. And what are you studying there?

-Psychology.

-Enjoying it?

Yeah, it's all right. Yeah.

-I'm doing my dissertation at the minute, so...

-OK.

-How long have you got to do that?

-About three weeks.

-OK!

So why not take a couple of days off, come down to London?

-Yeah!

-Be on a quiz. You'll get a couple of chapters out of this.

-Yes, probably.

-There you are.

If not, I'll get some material for my stand-up.

Oh, you do stand up as well?

Hang on, are you the person who does Rhys's stand-up?

He's written some things for me but I write my own stuff as well.

I write sketches and things too.

What did you think of our whelk material?

It's good. Yeah. Cling onto it. It's...

LAUGHTER

Jake. Now, listen, you're on 14.

I would say you're in with a very good shout

of getting through to the next round.

The high-scorers are Jon and Sue on 45.

If you score 30 or less, you are through to Round Two.

Well, the answer I was going to give has just been stolen by Jon,

so I think I will go with Maine.

Maine, says Jake. Maine.

There's your red line. Get below that, you're in Round Two.

Let's see how many people said Maine.

Well done! You're through.

14 for Maine.

-28 Your total.

-APPLAUSE

That's a very good answer, Jake. Well played.

If we did a round, "name a one-syllable US state,"

Maine would be a very good answer because it's the only one.

-Be a good one to be on podium 1 for, wouldn't it?

-It really would.

OK. Now, Sue. Welcome back.

What do you do, Sue?

I'm a regional support officer for NHS Improving Quality.

What are your hobbies when you're not doing that?

I like to play racquetball and I also like to travel.

-Excellent. Travelled to the States?

-Yes, I have travelled to the States.

-Extensively?

-Not that much, but I know a couple.

And they've travelled to the States? What are you saying?

LAUGHTER

OK. You're on 8, the high-scorers on 45 are Jon and Sue.

So, yes, 36 or less gets you through.

OK. I'm going to go for Iowa.

OK, Iowa says Sue. Here is your red line.

Get below this red line, you are through to Round Two.

Let's see if Iowa can get you down there.

Well done. You're through.

-APPLAUSE

-13.

The lowest total so far of the round. 21. Very well done indeed.

Another very good answer. Well played, everyone.

Named after the American Indian tribe of the same name.

-Thank you very much indeed. Now, Michael. Welcome.

-Hello.

Welcome. Great to have you here, Michael. What you do?

I'm also travel agent.

-So you and Pete meet on these jollies, do you?

-We do, yes.

When you go off and try out the...

How long are these holidays?

Sorry, how long are these fact-finding...missions?

-They can be anything from a few days up to...

-Five weeks.

..12, 14 days. Well, not that long.

Well, there's a lot of stuff...

Those cocktails aren't going to drink themselves.

It's a hard life, honestly. It really is tough. It's tough work.

Wow. OK, now, Michael.

The high-scorers are on 45.

You're on 19 so you have to score 25 or less.

-Are you confident?

-Fairly.

-OK, what are you going to give me?

-Connecticut.

Connecticut. There is your red line.

Let's see if you can get below that red line with Connecticut.

You've done it.

-Good answer. 8.

-APPLAUSE

Joint lowest score of the round.

-Very well done. 27 your total.

-Well played, Michael.

I have to say particularly well done to Michael and Dani, actually,

because 8 is the lowest score of any state at all.

There is no pointless answer at all.

There's four states that would have scored you 8.

They are Maryland and Connecticut,

-also Minnesota and New Hampshire.

-Yes!

-All of those would have scored...

-New Hampshire was mine.

-Is that yours?

-Yeah.

-Hey, well done.

You would have got 10 points for Montana, 11 points for Michigan,

13 for Nebraska and 14 for Missouri and Mississippi.

Those were the best answers.

Thanks very much indeed.

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

with a high score of 45 is Jon and Sue.

Idaho and Georgia. Nothing wrong with either of those as answers.

They just happened to catch the eye of our 100.

I'm afraid we have to say goodbye but thanks so much for playing.

-Jon and Sue.

-Thank you.

-Bye.

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

And so three pairs remain.

Obviously at the end of this round, we will be down to two pairs.

Sue and Dani, very, very well done indeed.

You left in the first round last time and here you are,

our low-scorers from that previous round.

Pete and Michael are next scorers up on the board.

And then Jake and Rhys just one point ahead of them.

I think it's very, very close, is what I'm saying.

It's going to be very exciting. Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two today is...

Famous people.

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Famous Williams. Richard.

Six clues on each pass to famous people called

William, Will, Willie, Bill, whatever you like.

You need to give us the most obscure answer, please.

Six on each board, 12 in all to have a go at at home.

OK. We're looking for the surnames

of these famous Will, Billy, Willies, Williams, etc.

And here is our first board of six and on it we find...

I'll read those one last time.

Michael.

-A whole board of Bills.

-Hm.

Not good.

Playwright who wrote Hamlet,

William Tell?

OK, let's see if that is right.

Let's see how many people said William Tell.

No, I'm afraid.

No Tell there, I'm afraid. Not William Tell.

That scores you 100 points.

They may be putting something in those cocktails.

I'll give you the answer at the end of the pass.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Dani.

Um...

I'm going to go for

the captain of the HMS Bounty

at the time of the celebrated mutiny

and hope that that is William Bligh.

William Bligh, says Dani. Let's see if that's right

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

Not a bad score at all.

Down it goes to 12. Well done, Dani.

APPLAUSE

William Bligh.

Yeah, that's a very good answer.

Of course, after all this, he managed to make his way back to England

via Timor, became a vice admiral,

was hugely recommended by Nelson, so had a very long career after this.

Thank you very much. Now, Jake.

Jake, you're the last person to have this board.

Do you want to talk us through as many of them as possible?

Um, the playwright who wrote Hamlet

is obviously Shakespeare.

I don't think I know any of the

others, apart from the bottom one,

the monument near Stirling,

who I think is William Wallace, so I'll go for that.

You're going to go for Wallace. Let's see if Wallace is right.

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

It is right.

-37.

-APPLAUSE

Nothing wrong with that. 37 for William Wallace.

Yeah, very good answer.

You're right about the playwright as well. William Shakespeare.

Is that ringing any bells, Michael?

It does now.

Would have scored you...

..83 points.

Mind you, I would have thought it would get more than that.

You'd have hoped. Yeah.

The English Martyrs, William Tyndale.

Scored you 6.

The radio propagandist was William Joyce.

8 points. And you can probably guess the English Quaker

and founder of Pennsylvania.

-Is it Penn?

-It is William Penn, yeah. Absolutely.

And that would have scored 16. So the best answer there is William Tyndale.

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

Let's take a look at those scores.

12, Dani. The lowest score of that pass.

Then up to 37 where we find Jake and Rhys.

Then 100, I'm afraid, Michael and Pete.

Who knows, Pete? Anything might happen on the next board

but we'll need a low score from you. Best of luck.

We'll come back down the line now.

Can the second players please to step up to the podium.

OK, we're going to put six more famous Williams on the board

and here they come.

We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Rhys.

It's your turn. Now, listen, there you are on 37. It's fine.

The high-scorers Pete and Michael on 100.

62 or less gets you through.

I think I'm going to stick to

my comedy roots

and go with who played

Ron Burgundy in Anchorman.

-Will Ferrell.

-Will Ferrell, says Rhys. Here is your red line.

You get below that red line with Will Ferrell,

you are in the head-to-head.

Let's see if Will Ferrell can do it for you.

Very well done.

-37.

-APPLAUSE

Exactly the same score as Jake had on the last pass.

Takes your total up to 74. Well done.

Yeah, a nice tie there on the last podium.

He's got a degree in sports information, Will Ferrell.

Wow.

Nice to have that in the back pocket just in case.

Yeah, you never know. A rainy day.

Yeah. Sue?

You're out on 12. High-scorers still Pete and Michael on 100.

87 or less will get you through.

OK. I feel like I should know more

of these than I do but only one

I really know is William Shatner,

who played Captain James T Kirk

in the '60s.

OK, you're going to go with William Shatner. There is your red line.

Not too low. Get below that, you're in the head-to-head.

Let's see how many people said William Shatner.

It's right and you're through. Well done.

High score. 68.

APPLAUSE

But you went down far enough. Takes your total up to 80.

Well played, Sue. It's all you had to do.

He's also written several Star Trek novels, William Shatner,

-and released albums and all sorts of things.

-Yeah.

-Quite the Renaissance man.

-Quite the polymath, yes.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Now, Pete.

I'm sorry to say you are the high-scorers

even before you've given your excellent answer.

-But do you fancy taking us through that board?

-No.

LAUGHTER

I don't know any of them.

I knew the two that are gone.

I'm going to take a bit of a guess

at the top one.

I'll go for the MP buried in

Westminster Abbey and I'll go for

William Pitt. It's a total guess.

William Pitt, OK, says Pete. Let's see if that's right.

No red line as you are the high-scorers.

But let's see how many of our 100 people said William Pitt.

I'm afraid an incorrect answer. Scores you 100 points.

Takes your total up to 200.

Not William Pitt. He is very close to William Pitt, though.

They were very good friends and colleagues as well.

He's one of the greatest heroes of British history.

It is William Wilberforce is his name.

Would have scored 24 points.

Died three days after he'd discovered that the bill had finally passed.

-And duetted with Julio Iglesias is Willie Nelson.

-Ah.

7 points for that. It's a good answer.

Arts and Craft founder.

-Morris.

-William Morris.

13 points. And the author.

-Faulkner.

-William Faulkner, yeah. That would have scored 6 points.

So William Faulkner is the best answer there.

Thanks very much indeed.

So at the end of our second round,

the pair who are heading home with a high score of 200,

our latest members of the 200 Club, it is Pete and Michael.

All going so well in that first round

and then I'm afraid William Shakespeare.

I mean, you knew that, didn't you?

-Mm. I did.

-It's always tough when...

-Panicked. First stop on a punt.

The good news is we'll get to see you again next time.

But meantime, thanks very much for playing. Pete and Michael.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Sue and Dani, Jake and Rhys.

You're one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £2,250.

Here is where we decide who plays for that money.

We do that by making you go head-to-head.

The difference is you're now allowed to play as a team

and confer before you give your answers.

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

Sue and Dani, what a transformation.

It was Round One last time.

This time, right through to the head-to-head

and our lowest-scoring pair.

Although not by much. There's only one point in it on aggregate.

And I'll tell you something weird, Jake and Rhys -

you've given exactly the same scoring answers in each round.

You each scored 14 in Round One, you each scored 37 in Round Two.

I don't know what's going on but you've got a system

and it is working, so very, very best of luck with that.

Let's play the head-to-head.

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

Black and white birds, Richard.

We're going to give you five pictures

of birds with black and white plumage.

We'll also show you their initials.

Can you identify the most obscure?

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

We have got...

OK, that we are.

Five black and white birds.

Sue and Dani,

you've played best throughout the show so far

so you will go first.

THEY WHISPER

-Shall we try it?

-Yeah.

It's a bit of a risk,

not entirely sure,

but we think A might be an avocet.

An avocet, say Sue and Dani. An avocet.

Now, Jake and Rhys, do you want to talk through

the rest of the board, see if you can fill any of them?

Well, we think B is a magpie.

Don't have a clue about C or E.

We have a feeling

they've got A correct,

but we'd would like to go for D,

which we think is an oystercatcher.

OK. You're going to say an oystercatcher for D.

So we have avocet versus oystercatcher.

Sue and Dani said avocet for A.

Let's see if that is right

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

It's right.

Very well done. 17.

APPLAUSE

17 for avocet.

Now, Jake and Rhys have said that D is an oystercatcher.

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

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

It's right.

Ooh! 33 for oystercatcher.

APPLAUSE

Two very good answers there but Sue and Dani, very well done.

Avocet pips it there.

Which means after one question, you are up one-nil.

Very well played.

They were extinct in the British Isles, the avocets,

until the Second World War when the Wash was returned to salt marshes

to repel German invasions and the avocets came back as well.

-That's nice.

-That's nice, isn't it? Unintended consequence.

-How far did they have to travel?

-The avocets?

-Yeah.

-They were in Norway, so it wasn't too far.

-Not too far.

-Yeah, they were OK.

-I guess they came over on a ferry or something?

They would go on a ferry, yeah.

Now, B, of course, is the magpie.

Big scorer.

Would have scored you 83 points.

C is a tough one.

Like lots of birds, it is pied.

-It is a pied flycatcher.

-Ah.

Would have scored you 2 points.

And E, of course, is a house martin.

Would have scored you 43.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Jake and Rhys, you have to win this one to stay in the game

but you get to answer it first.

Best of luck. It concerns...

DANI CHUCKLES

Pope Fra... You can't just laugh when I say Pope Francis!

LAUGHTER

Pope Francis, Richard.

We're going to give you five clues to facts about Pope Francis.

Can you give us the most obscure answer?

Thanks very much indeed.

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

I'll read those all one last time.

Jake and Rhys will go first.

-WHISPERS:

-I know one of them.

THEY WHISPER

We don't know many of them

but the one that we think we know

for sure is the country he visited

in 2013,

which we think is Brazil.

OK, Brazil, say Jake and Rhys. Brazil.

Now, Sue and Dani, talk us through that board

and fill in any of the blanks you can.

It's not going to take long.

Um... We don't know...

-any of them, do we?

-No.

So we'll go for...the city of birth.

-Rome?

-Yeah. Hmm.

-Go for it. I don't know.

-Naples.

-Go on, yeah.

-Naples.

Naples. OK, Naples, say Sue and Dani.

We have Brazil and we have Naples.

Jake and Rhys have said Brazil, the country he visited in 2013.

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

It's right.

It's a great answer. Look at that! 3.

APPLAUSE

3 for Brazil.

Now, Sue and Dani have suggested the city of his birth might be Naples.

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

No, I'm afraid not Naples.

Which means, Jake and Rhys, well done. You're back in the game.

After two questions, it is one-all.

Yeah, Brazil is a very good answer. He said a mass on Copacabana Beach.

That's quite cool, isn't it? With three million followers there.

There was also 100,000 holidaying avocets also there.

LAUGHTER

The Catholic order, he's the first Jesuit to become Pope.

So Jesuits is the answer there. Would have scored you 7 points.

The Argentinian football club he supports -

terrific answer if you got this.

It's not one of the obvious ones. It's San Lorenzo.

Pointless answer. Congratulations if you said that.

His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Would have scored you 2 points.

And his city of birth, he's Argentinian

which is why he supports an Argentinian football club,

and he is from Buenos Aires.

Would have scored you 18 points.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. OK, here comes your third question.

Whoever wins this one goes through to the final

and plays for that jackpot.

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

Former football league sides. Richard.

Going to show you the names of five former football league sides.

We've left out the last word from each one. Can you fill in the blanks?

Best of luck, both teams.

OK, let's reveal our five former football league sides,

and here they are.

I'll read those all again.

Sue and Dani, you go first.

Sorry. I can't help.

Really feel like I should

know some of these.

They really ring bells

but I just can't think.

I'm going to go for Lincoln City.

Lincoln City.

Lincoln City, say Sue and Dani.

Now, Jake and Rhys, do you fancy talking us through the board

and having a guess at each?

I know literally nothing about football and Rhys knows even less.

-Yeah.

-Let's have some fun with this board.

Let's just have some fun. Talk us through some possible names.

The only one that I'm kind of

sure on is Hereford United, I think.

But I thought it might have been

Lincoln Town, not Lincoln City,

but I'm not sure.

Shall we go for Hereford United?

-I think we should go for Hereford United.

-Hereford United.

So, we have Lincoln City, Hereford United.

Sue and Dani went for Lincoln City.

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

It's right!

Lincoln City, absolutely right.

Takes you down to 41.

-APPLAUSE

-Well done.

Jake and Rhys have gone for Hereford United.

Is this a complete guess or did it somewhere ring a bell?

It's sort of, yeah, bell-ringing... It's a campanology guess.

LAUGHTER

Well, let's find out if it's right, Hereford United,

and if it is, how many people said it.

It is right!

Is it going to beat 41?

Yes, it is. Look at that. Hereford United, 28.

APPLAUSE

Very well done indeed.

Jake and Rhys, after three questions,

you are through to the final two-one.

Would have actually beaten the second answer as well.

Kidderminster Harriers would have scored you 29.

But the next answer is the best answer - Gainsborough Trinity.

Would have scored you 14.

And it is Stockport County.

Stockport County would have scored you 37.

Thank you very much indeed.

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

I'm afraid it is Sue and Dani.

-Never mind.

-Aw! Well, you've done so well this time.

-We've had a great time.

-Right through to the head-to-head.

As our low-scorers as well.

But Jake and Rhys, Hereford United.

-It was brilliant.

-They just pulled it off there.

Which means we have to say goodbye to you

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

-Thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE

But for Jake and Rhys, it is now time for our Pointless final.

Many, many congratulations, Jake and Rhys.

You fought off all the competition

and you've 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 £2,250.

Well, what about that! There is a stealth raid on our trophy cabinet.

You've done fantastic. You've just one appearance on Pointless.

-Yeah.

-Straight through to the final.

Well, very best of luck.

As always, you get to choose your category from the four options

we've put up on the board.

Let see what's up there today.

We have got...

Do you listen to garage?

I don't even have a garage.

LAUGHTER

Um...

What is garage music?

Shall we just find out?

I don't know, they don't play it on Radio 4.

ALEXANDER CHUCKLES

Maybe... Oh, I don't know. What about Literary Awards?

Cos you study English.

-Yeah, I don't go in.

-Oh, right.

Sorry, lectures.

Do you want to go...? Shall we go UK Garage?

Let's just... Yeah.

We'll go whatever UK Garage Music is,

we'll have that please, Xander.

LAUGHTER

I salute the pair of you. Well done you.

UK Garage Music. Richard?

All in the spirit of discovery.

That's very, very impressive.

OK, we're looking for any UK Top 40 hit prior to January 2014

by any of the following garage artists.

So any top 40 hits by Ms Dynamite, Craig David or The Streets.

There we are.

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

and all you need to win that jackpot - £2,250 -

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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

Your time starts now.

Do you know anything about any of them?

I've seen Ms Dynamite.

She was really good. Don't remember what she was singing.

Well, we've got The Streets. The Streets do what? They do...

-Dry Your Eyes Mate, is it called? Something like that.

-Yeah, that.

And there was that one about...

The video he was down under water and that. For bits of it.

Oh, it wasn't him, it was a woman. Um...

Can we just...? Right. So we've got Dry Your Eyes Mate

We'll do Dry Your Eyes or whatever it's called.

THEY BOTH LAUGH

-Ms Dynamite did Ms Dynami-tee-hee!

-Is that what it was called?

LAUGHTER

-We've only got 20 seconds.

-We'll go Ms Dynami-tee-hee and you just...

Dry Your Eyes Mate and, oh, what's it called?

The one, the thingy one, the one where he goes and does the bit.

-10 seconds left.

-That one. OK.

We could just say... We could do...

Oh, don't know.

Ah!

-OK, we'll just make one up. It'll be fine.

-All right.

OK, there we are. Time is up,

the lights are back on.

Let's hear what...

You're back in the room.

I think we're quite avant-garde Pointless players

with our strategy so far.

So, we know... Right, we'll go with...

For The Streets, we'll go with Dry Your Eyes Mate.

Dry Your Eyes Mate.

Um... Then we'll go with...

Ms Dynami-tee-hee.

By Ms Dynamite, not by the others.

Ms Dynami-tee-hee!

And then we'll go Fit But You Know It by The Streets.

-Fit But You Know It.

-Yes.

Of the three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

Oh, Ms Dynami-tee-hee.

-No, I think probably...

-One of yours.

Dry Your Eyes Mate, we'll go with.

Dry Your Eyes Mate we'll put last. Least likely to be pointless?

We'll got with Ms Dynami-tee-hee,

which makes it sound like she's just giggling.

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

and here they are.

We've got...

OK. Very best of luck.

Your first answer was Miss Dy-na-mi-tee.

-You thought it was probably the least likely to be pointless.

-Yeah.

Remember, only one of these has to be pointless

for you to win that jackpot.

2,250 quid. What would you do if you won it, Jake?

I think I'd probably use it to fund a trip

-to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.

-Rhys?

I'd quite like to buy a kayak, I think.

Um...yeah.

Good stuff. Buy a kayak, go to Edinburgh.

Well, best of luck.

Let's hope at least one of these answers wins it for you.

Our first answer was Miss Dy-na-mi-tee.

Let's find out if it's right, in the first instance,

then let's find out if it's pointless.

If it is, it will win you £2,250.

-Oh.

-Oh, what a surprise.

I'm afraid Miss Dy-na-mi-tee is an incorrect answer.

Only two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your second answer was Fit But You Know It.

In this case, we're looking for UK Top 40 singles by The Streets.

Let's find out if that's right and if it is,

let's find out how many people said it for £2,250.

Is it pointless?

It's right.

Your first answer, Miss Dy-na-mi-tee, was incorrect,

as it happens, but Fit But You Know It very much correct.

Down it goes, through the teens.

11.

APPLAUSE

I don't think the next one's right.

I don't think it's got 'mate' at the end.

11 for Fit But You Know It.

Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer,

which is Dry Your Eyes Mate. Let's see if that's right.

In this case, we were looking for singles by The Streets.

If this is right and if it is pointless, it will win you £2,250.

How many people said Dry Your Eyes Mate? Is it pointless?

Oh, no!

-APPLAUSE

-Oh, well.

You had three songs there anyway.

Perhaps you named them incorrectly.

I think the last one just doesn't have mate by the end,

or something like that.

Well, whatever it is, unfortunately you didn't manage

to find that all-important pointless answer,

so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,250.

That will roll over onto the next show.

But we've really enjoyed having you on.

Only one appearance and you've done incredibly well

and you get a Pointless trophy each to take home,

so very well done for that.

You were very close with both of those, just slightly wrong.

It's just Dry Your Eyes rather than Dry Your Eyes Mate.

Would have scored 28 points anyway.

And it is just Dy-na-mi-tee rather than Miss Dy-na-mi-tee.

That would have scored 14 anyway, so they are both scoring answers.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers in the different categories.

Start with Ms Dynamite.

All of those pointless answers. Well done if you said one of those.

Take a look at Craig David.

What's Your Flava?

Mint choc chip, if you're watching, Craig.

AUDIENCE CHUCKLES

Let's take a look at The Streets.

Their first big hit - great song -

Has It Come To This was a pointless answer.

Also another top 10 single, When He Wasn't Famous

was a pointless answer.

Guys, congratulations for playing so well.

Sorry you didn't come away, but best of luck with your career

and all your writing and all that type of stuff.

-You seem like two very lovely fellas.

-Thank you.

Thanks very much.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to Jake and Rhys,

but it's been brilliant having you on the show

and thank you so much for playing. Jake and Rhys. Brilliant.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Jake and Rhys didn't win our jackpot today, which means

it rolls over to the next show when we will be playing for £3,250.

AUDIENCE WHOOPS

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it is goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.