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APPLAUSE

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Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,

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and a very warm welcome to Pointless, the show where

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obvious answers mean nothing, and obscure answers mean everything.

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Let's meet today's players.

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APPLAUSE

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And couple number one.

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Hello, I'm Georgia, this is my friend Betsy,

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-and we're students from Cheltenham.

-Couple number two.

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Hello, I'm Richard.

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This is my wife, Isobel, and we're from Redditch in Worcestershire.

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-Couple number three.

-Hi, I'm Zander. This is my friend Neil.

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-We're from Wishaw in Scotland.

-And finally, couple number four.

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Hi, I'm Alex, this is my mother Suzanne, and we're from Essex.

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And these are today's contestants.

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Thanks very much. We'll find out more about you through the show

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

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He's not in two minds. He's got at least five or six in there.

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

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Hiya. Hey, everybody.

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-Good afternoon.

-And to you.

-Are you well today?

-I am well.

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Last show, we had a Zander and we had two Alexes.

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We've got a Zander still with us, we've got

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Alex still with us, and now we've got a Richard as well.

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Suddenly Zander v Richard.

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-That's interesting all of a sudden, isn't it?

-Middle there.

-Yeah!

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Tall gentleman, wears the same kind shirt as me.

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Obligingly tall, exactly. Yeah. How you feeling?

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You're backing Zander against Richard?

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LAUGHTER

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It's an interesting... Look.

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Zander and Neil got through to the head-to-head last time

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and were very good. We have no idea what Richard and Isobel are like.

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They might be awful! You don't know. I'm not saying you are.

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I don't think you will be. But you might be.

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-We don't know. We don't have enough information.

-No.

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I just met them now, and they exude a kind of...

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intellectual confidence, shall we say?

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Are you saying Zander and Neil don't exude...

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No! I'm not saying that!

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-I'm just...

-Guys, did you hear that?

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-Whoa!

-It was... I'm just saying.

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We know Zander and Neil are good already.

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We now that cos they got through to the head-to-head.

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So, three returning pairs, a Richard...

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That's the perfect show, isn't it?

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A Zander, Richard v Zander, and a first round, a very,

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-very British first round.

-Brilliant. Thank you very much indeed.

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Now, Alex and John didn't win the jackpot last time,

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

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There we are.

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

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There's only one rule you have to remember and it is this, the pair

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

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That's it.

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Just do everything you can to make sure you are not in that pair.

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Our first category today...

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..is UK transport.

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UK transport. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

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who's going to go second?

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

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OK. And the question concerns...

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Railway stations. Richard.

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On each past, going to show you the names of seven UK railway

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stations, but we've left out the name of the town or city that they serve.

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Can you tell us which station is which, please?

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There's going to be 14 in all to have a go at, so very best of luck.

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Thank you very much indeed.

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So, which towns are served by these railway stations?

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Here's our first board of seven.

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I'll read those again.

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-Georgia?

-Yes.

-Welcome.

-Hi.

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Welcome back to Pointless.

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-You're in your last year at Cheltenham.

-Mm-hm.

-Criminology.

-Yep.

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-And psychology.

-Yeah.

-Do you think you'll go into that?

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-Is that going to be your area of expertise?

-Hopefully.

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After a few more years, maybe a Master's, a bit of experience.

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-Where will you do you Master's, at Cheltenham as well?

-Hopefully, yeah.

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Betsy said she's going to be staying in Cheltenham,

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-so you'll have your pals.

-She's not leaving.

-She's not allowed to.

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-She's not allowed.

-No.

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So, Georgia, now back to the board.

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Erm... Awful. I know two.

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-That's good!

-Very obvious.

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So, I'll just go for Lime Street and say Liverpool.

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Liverpool, Lime Street, says Georgia.

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

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It's right.

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65.

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65 for Liverpool.

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So much better than 100, though, Georgia.

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It's a pretty tough board as well, I would say.

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Yes, 13 million exits and entrances every year, Liverpool Lime Street.

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It's only got 52 bicycle storage spaces.

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That doesn't seem like enough to me!

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Isobel. Welcome to Pointless.

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-Great to have you here. What do you do?

-I've just retired from teaching.

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Nyib-nyib-jib! You see?!

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-A teacher!

-Yeah.

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Honestly, with respect to you, you've got to stop having a go at Zander

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-and Neil.

-I'm not having a go at them!

-Everything you're saying is...

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I mean, come on. They are human beings.

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LAUGHTER

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-And they got through to the head-to-head.

-Oh, they're fine.

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Sorry, who ISN'T fine?

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No, I'm just saying the competition is going to be stiff. I'm not...

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This is why I was hesitating before backing Zander against Richard,

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that's all I'm saying.

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CHUCKLING

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Welcome. What did you teach, Isobel?

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I was in a middle school, so it was a mixture,

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-so I did technology, ICT and some maths as well.

-OK.

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-When did you retire?

-Last July.

-Oh, I see.

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So, it's a new thing, retirement. Are you loving it?

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-I am absolutely loving it.

-Fabulous. Now, Isobel.

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Isobel, how do you find these railway stations?

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There's only one I know.

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ISOBEL LAUGHS

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And it's our fairly local one, so it's New Street, Birmingham.

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Birmingham New Street.

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-Was that the other one you were thinking of, Georgia?

-Yeah.

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Birmingham, says Isobel. Let's see how many of our 100 said Birmingham.

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Well, Liverpool got 65,

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Birmingham passes that. 54.

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They won't like that in Birmingham!

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-54.

-Yeah, the obvious ones are beginning to drop off now.

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The busiest station in the UK outside of London. Eighth busiest in all.

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Thank you very much indeed. Now, Zander. Don't listen to him.

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Don't even listen to him. Remind us what you do, Zander.

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I'm a betting shop manager.

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That's right, and in your spare time, what do you like to get up to?

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Well, I play a lot of football.

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Trying to keep active as much as possible,

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go to the gym, actually go with my friend Neil.

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He's the one who got me into it.

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Good stuff. Now, Zander. Stations.

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I'll say...

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Bank Quay...

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London.

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Bank Quay, London, says Zander. Let's see if that's right,

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

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Oh, I'm sorry, Zander.

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I bet that's not the last 100 points of the round.

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-But, yeah, Bank Quay, not London.

-Yeah, sorry, Zander, tough board.

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-I'll give all the answers at the end of the pass.

-Thanks very much indeed.

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Now, Suzanne. Remind us what you do, Suzanne.

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I'm looking for a job at the moment. I'm out of work. Yes, I am.

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Any particular things you'd like to do, you'd love to, in fact?

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We talked about working in a key cutter's last time,

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and the joys of that.

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They've got a frozen yoghurt shop near me,

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which I always think looks like fun.

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Yes, that, I think, would be enjoyable. Yes, I'd like to do that.

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-Everybody is happy.

-Absolutely. Yes.

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And also people who go into a frozen yoghurt shop are just

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probably calmer people than people who go into key cutters.

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Cos they're in a hurry! "Cut the key!"

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-Oh, I'm in a hurry when I go to a frozen yoghurt place.

-Do you think?

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I think people in there are very happy.

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-They're having frozen yoghurt.

-It's nice.

-Sweetened with honey.

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You can get bits and pieces to put on top of it as well.

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A nice little business they've got themselves going there.

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-Always looking for people.

-I will try that.

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I'm going to bear that one in mind.

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What other things are you applying for?

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I did go for an interview in an interior design shop.

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-See, that would be all right.

-Yes. That's happy and...

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-Or...

-Yeah?

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-Mountain rescue.

-Oh, no.

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That's a bit, "Cut the key! Cut the key!", isn't it?

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"Rescue the person!" That's what it is.

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(YAWNING) I'll rescue them soon enough. Ah! Cup of tea, I think.

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The kettle's on. The frozen yoghurt delivery is just about to come.

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Sweetened with honey, you know.

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ALEXANDER SIGHS

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-OK, now, Suzanne.

-Complete guess.

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The only one I can think, possibly, Queen Margaret, Norwich.

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-Don't know why. Complete stab in the dark.

-Well, let's find out.

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There's got to be a station in Norwich.

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Let's see if it's called Queen Margaret,

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and if it is, let's see if anyone said it.

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Oh, no. There's that Suzanne groan.

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We heard that last time in Round One.

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I just heard it again then.

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I'm afraid an incorrect answer there scores you 100 points.

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-But you're in very good company.

-Thank you.

-Sorry, Suzanne.

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I don't think we can blame you on that board.

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-It's very tough unless... Do you know any of those other four?

-Nope!

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Not one.

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LAUGHTER It really depends.

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-Anyone know Forster Square? MAN IN AUDIENCE:

-Bradford.

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Bradford. Absolutely right. We've got a couple of people from Bradford in.

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Would've scored you five points. Queen Margaret is a pointless answer.

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Scottish. It's Dunfermline. Very well done if you said that.

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Wallgate is... Wallgate, anyone?

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-WOMAN AND MAN IN AUDIENCE:

-Wigan.

-Wigan. Blimey. You should be up here.

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Think of the money you'd make if you were up here!

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LAUGHTER

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Would've scored you three points.

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Bank Quay is where Ban Ki-moon is named after, the head of the UN.

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LAUGHTER

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Bank Quay, Warrington. Yeah. See, these are all roughly the same...

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Wigan, Warrington. You just live up north, that's all you're doing!

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I know your game. Five points for that. And Gilmour Street is Paisley.

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Paisley, Gilmour Street, would've scored you six points.

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Best answer on the board, Dunfermline.

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We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at those scores.

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54, the best score of that pass, Isobel and Richard.

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Exuding intellectual self-confidence.

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The lowest scorers at the halfway point,

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then up to 65, where we see Betsy and Georgia,

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then 100 for Suzanne and Alex and Zander and Neil.

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So, Alex and Neil, it's going to be between the pair of you. Good luck.

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Let's hope there's something you like on the next board.

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Going back down the line now.

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Can the second players please step up to the podium?

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OK. Let's put seven more railway stations up on the board,

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and here they come. We've got...

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I'll read those all one last time.

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-Alex, welcome back.

-Thank you.

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Now, we discovered last time you are

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-a solicitor and a sports agent.

-That's right.

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So, how many clients do you have in the sports agency?

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I think we have about 15-20 young football players, a cricketer,

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a couple of rugby players

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and then a lot of sports stars who are clients of the law firm as well.

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Oh, I see, so it is sort of within the law firm as well.

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Yes, that's right.

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I thought you were sort of running one on the side,

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and in the middle of a meeting you have to go, "I'm so sorry.

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"I just have to take this. (It's Wayne Rooney.)"

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LAUGHTER

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So, Alex?

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Yeah, I mean, I know a couple of them. Erm...

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I'm going to go for Temple Meads...

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Erm, Bristol.

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Bristol, says Alex, for Temple Meads.

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You're joint high-scorers, so no red line,

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but let's see how far down the column you get with Bristol.

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It's right.

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APPLAUSE

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Grade I listed, Bristol Temple Meads.

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Very beautiful building.

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Yeah, interesting.

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

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You have a target, you have to score 59 or less.

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-I don't think so...

-Oh, Neil.

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Did you know either of the...

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Did you know the Paisley one? Or the Dunfermline one?

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-No, I knew Liverpool.

-Liverpool.

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That was the only one I knew.

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I'm going to take a guess - because I'm part Geordie -

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so I'm going to say North Gate in Newcastle.

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Newcastle, North Gate, says Neil. Let's see if that's right.

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If you can get below this with Newcastle, you're in the next round.

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Let's see if it's right, Newcastle, North Gate.

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

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Sorry, Neil. I'll give all the answers at the end of the pass.

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But a good 200 Club high-five there.

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Thanks, Richard.

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-Richard, welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

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And what do you do, Richard?

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I'm a retired teacher as well.

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There you are.

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-Sorry.

-LAUGHTER

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-Look at that.

-That's a high five.

-Look at that.

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What's the key to high fives? Look at the elbow, never miss.

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Is that what you do? Look at the elbow?

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Always look at the elbow. Can't miss.

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Richard, what did you teach?

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I taught modern languages. Mainly German and French.

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Quite often, modern language teachers spend

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a lot of time in the countries of the languages they teach.

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And have you done that? Is your French and German geography...?

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We did. We used to have an exchange in Frankfurt, went there every year.

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But I also had 16 years in the Royal Air Force, teaching languages.

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So we actually lived for a time in Germany. Berlin and Monchengladbach.

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-So we were very fortunate.

-Right you are.

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Richard, good news - you're through.

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You're through, but let's have a good answer from you.

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There's two I've got an inkling about.

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I'm going to go for Oxford Road and say Manchester.

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Oxford Road, Manchester, says Richard. Let's see if that's right.

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No red line for you, because you're already through. Which is nice!

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But let's see if Manchester's right, let's see how many people said it if it is.

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It is right.

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APPLAUSE

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Well played, Richard. Triumphing in the battle of Richard vs Zander as well,

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which is lovely to see.

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Yes, Grade II listed,

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a 1960s station with these extraordinary laminated wooden roofs.

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It's like Sydney Opera House, but with trains.

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And in Manchester.

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And with less opera.

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Fabulous. Betsy, again - good news!

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-I have great news for you, you're through.

-Yes.

-You are through.

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We discovered last time you're a student at Cheltenham

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-in your last year. What are you studying?

-History.

-That's right.

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And what are you going to do when you leave, do you know?

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I would like to be a teacher.

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-History teacher?

-Yes, at secondary.

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Well, best of luck with that.

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You're through to the next round, which is also nice,

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so there'll be no red line or any of that sort of nonsense. For fun...

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-Yeah?

-Take us through the board.

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I am extremely lucky with this board,

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because I only know one answer apart from Temple Meads,

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and it's literally just because I'm actually from Cornwall.

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Basically, before I had my car up at uni, I used to take the train

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from Cheltenham to Cornwall, and have to pass the station.

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So I'm going to go with St Davids and Exeter.

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Exeter St Davids, says Betsy.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people said that. No red line, as I say.

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-Look at that, what a great answer!

-APPLAUSE

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Well played, Betsy. Exeter St Davids,

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it's the gateway to the south-west, Exeter St Davids, isn't it?

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You have to go through it on the train, you don't

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-have to go through it in a car, that'd be ridiculous.

-And dangerous.

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It'd be very dangerous.

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-Don't go through Exeter St Davids station in a car.

-Yeah.

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I mean, to be fair, the ticket barriers won't allow that.

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Unless you have a valid ticket for travel,

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which would be a waste of money.

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Let's go through the rest of this board.

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It's a tough board unless you live in these places.

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-Sunnyside.

-That's nice.

-That's a Scottish one, its Coatbridge.

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It's a pointless answer as well, well done if you said that.

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North Gate's not Newcastle, its Newark.

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A lot of them are alliterative, aren't they?

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A lot of them are, yeah, it's quite nice. Newark North Gate certainly is.

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-Bristol Temple Meads, less so.

-Less so.

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Exeter St Davids, less so.

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Yeah, that's true.

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Foregate Street is, of course, alliterative...

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Fff...

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Worcester. LAUGHTER

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Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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At the end of Round One, the pair heading home,

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our head-to-headers last time round, but I'm afraid our high-scorers

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at the end of this round, that was a really tough round.

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Quite a good round to be on one of the early podiums for, actually.

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I'm so sorry, Neil, Zander, we have to say goodbye,

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but it's been great having you on both shows, thanks so much for playing.

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-Neil and Zander.

-APPLAUSE

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

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APPLAUSE

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Three pairs remain, obviously, at the end of this round we'll have to say goodbye to another pair.

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Richard and Isobel, our low-scorers there, very well done indeed.

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Georgia and Betsy, not bad.

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Not half bad.

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Suzanne and Alex, lovely to have you in Round Two. Very well done.

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We've lost our Zander. Hey, we've still got Alex though!

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-So, Alex, keep up the good work.

-I will.

-I am gunning for you.

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Best of luck to all three pairs, our category for Round Two today is...

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Musicians.

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Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.

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

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And our question concerns...

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100 Best Guitarists. Richard.

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We're going to show you 15 pictures in a minute of people, all of whom featured

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in the 100 Best Guitarists of All Time in Rolling Stone magazine in 2011.

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Just need you to tell us anybody you're about to see, please.

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So, as Richard has just said, we're going to put up 15 images,

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15 photographs, and we just need you to name anyone in this picture.

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And here is the picture.

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-OK, Betsy.

-Yes.

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-Guitarists.

-Yeah.

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What are you going to go for?

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It's quite difficult, I'm not really up with guitar music.

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So I'm going to go with the second one in, top row,

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and say Lenny Hendrix?

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OK, Lenny Hendrix, says Betsy.

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No, this isn't sounding good!

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Lenny Hendrix, OK. Well, we'll see if that's right,

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

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-I'm sorry.

-I recognise his face!

-Oh, Betsy, I'm really sorry!

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I'm going to kick myself, I'm sure I am.

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I think you're going to laugh as well.

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-I probably will.

-LAUGHTER

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-You've mashed two things brilliantly together there.

-Oh, no!

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-That scored you 100 points...

-Oh, no!

-I'm so sorry, Betsy.

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-That is a classic first-podium error.

-I know.

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Sorry, Betsy.

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I'll give all the correct answers at the end of the pass.

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Now, Isobel.

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We're going to go for middle row, far left, Mark Knofler.

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Mark Knopfler, let's see if that's right,

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let's see how many people said it.

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It's right.

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APPLAUSE

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Well played, Isobel - from Dire Straits, of course.

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He's got a dinosaur named after him.

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Palaeontologist named a dinosaur after him.

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Now then, Suzanne.

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Erm...

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I'm going to try again the second one at the top, with Jimi Hendrix.

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Jimi Hendrix. OK, let's see if that's right this time,

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and let's see how many people said it.

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-Sorry, Betsy.

-Sorry! Sorry, George!

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It is right.

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APPLAUSE

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He was actually number one on that list,

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the greatest guitarist of all time.

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Yeah, Jimi Hendrix - I think you had Lenny Henry on your brain.

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-It just sounds great. That's why it made me smile.

-Oh, I know.

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It was a very good mashup.

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We're halfway through the round, let's take a look at the scores.

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31, the best score of the pass.

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Isobel, very well done indeed.

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Up to 64 where we find Suzanne and Alex.

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And then up to 100, Betsy and Georgia.

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Now, Georgia - we need you to come riding to our rescue here.

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So when it comes to the end of the round, you must come in with

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a lovely, low score, and let's hope that might keep you in the game.

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We're going to come back down the line now, can the second players please step up to the podium.

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OK, Alex - remember,

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we're looking for the name of any of the famous guitarists pictured here.

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I think I know a couple.

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I'm going to go for the bottom row, Eric Clapton?

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Eric Clapton, says Alex. Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.

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

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It's right.

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APPLAUSE

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I'd say that was quite a low score.

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Still leaves you a little at risk there.

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He was number two on the list,

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Hendrix was number one, Eric Clapton number two.

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Thanks very much indeed.

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OK, now, Richard, you need to score 80 or less.

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I think you can do that pretty comfortably.

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There's a couple I do know on there, but I'm going to

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go for the middle row, second in from the right, and say Jimmy Page.

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Jimmy Page, says Richard. Let's see if that's right, let's see how

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many people said it. There's your red line, nice and high. Jimmy Page.

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It's right, and you're through. Very well done.

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14.

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That'll do it, Richard. 45 is your total.

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Well played. He's on the second row. He was number three on the list,

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so we're picking them off nicely in order.

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Thanks very much indeed, Richard. Now. Georgia.

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-You have to score 11 or less.

-Yeah. That's not going to happen. Erm...

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Don't know any, but the first one

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looks like he could be in, like, The Beatles.

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But I don't know what they looked like when they were younger, so...

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Erm, I'll just guess one and four, maybe. I'll go...

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Ringo Starr?

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AUDIENCE MEMBER GROANS LOUDLY

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Wrong.

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LAUGHTER

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Someone in the audience really upset by that.

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LAUGHTER

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Erm, Ringo Starr.

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-Why not?

-OK. There is your red line.

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Let's see if that's right, Ringo Starr,

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

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No! I'm sorry, not Ringo Starr,

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I'm afraid. Not a guitarist. Scores you 100 points,

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takes your total up to 200.

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Yeah, sorry, Georgia. The list would have to be longer than the 100

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greatest guitarists before Ringo Starr got on it, cos, er...

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He's the drummer in The Beatles. But you were absolutely right,

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-that's a Beatle. It's George Harrison.

-Aw.

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Would've scored you 52 points.

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Now, there's four pointless answers up there.

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One of them, the top row there, second from the right.

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That is Joni Mitchell. She's a pointless answer.

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On the middle row there, second in, he's much better known

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for inventing a guitar than being a guitarist, but he was a guitarist.

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-It's Les Paul.

-Oh, it's Les Paul?

-Yep.

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And bottom row, on the left there, the guitarist from Sonic Youth.

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That's Thurston Moore, was a pointless answer.

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And in the middle there, on the bottom row,

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the King of the Surf Guitar, Dick Dale.

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He was pointless answer as well. Well done if you got those.

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I'll take you through the other scorers now.

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Top row, we've had George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix.

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We didn't have Willie Nelson for 14.

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There's Joni Mitchell we didn't have.

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Muddy Waters for three.

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Middle row, we see Knopfler and Les Paul.

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You've then got Dave Gilmour,

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who would've scored you four points, from Pink Floyd.

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We've had Jimmy Page, and next to him is Chuck Berry.

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Chuck Berry would've scored you 13.

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The bottom row, we've had them all apart from the last two.

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Pete Townshend would've scored you 16

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and James Hetfield from Metallica, who would've scored you eight.

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Thanks very much indeed.

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At the end of our second round, the pair who are heading home

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with their score of 200, I'm afraid, Georgia and Betsy.

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Well, you've had a great run, and you're going out in a blaze

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-of 200 Club glory.

-Yay!

-Yeah.

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I'm so sorry to be saying goodbye to you so soon,

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

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-Georgia and Betsy, great contestants.

-Thank you.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

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Congratulations, Richard and Isobel, Suzanne and Alex.

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You're now one step closer to the final and a chance to

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play for our jackpot, which currently stands at...

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Well, here it is, a Richard versus Alexander semifinal.

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What about that? Fantastic. Very well done.

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Richard and Isobel, exemplary performance, low scoring throughout

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the show, and you're our low scorers in the head-to-head.

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Suzanne and Alex, very well done.

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Round One last time, turned it all around this time.

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Anyway, best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

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

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Things That Come In Threes. Richard.

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We're going to give you five clues now,

0:26:140:26:16

the answers to which are things that come in threes.

0:26:160:26:18

-Very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed.

0:26:180:26:21

OK, let's reveal our five things, and here are the clues...

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I'll read those all one last time.

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Richard and Isobel, you're our low scorers, so you will go first.

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-(The next to last one...)

-(I don't know the very bottom.)

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Erm... We think we know four of them,

0:27:100:27:13

but we're going to go for the last one, the film with George

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Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube, and say that that was Three Kings.

0:27:150:27:19

Three Kings, say Richard and Isobel. Three Kings.

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So, Suzanne and Alex, the board is all yours.

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-Talk us through it if you can.

-We think we know four as well. Erm...

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-We're not sure on one of them.

-Up to you. I don't mind.

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Whatever you think.

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Er... We'll go for the American Vaudeville act.

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-Three Stooges.

-The Three Stooges, say Suzanne and Alex.

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We have Three Kings versus Three Stooges.

0:27:390:27:41

Richard and Isobel went for Three Kings. Let's see if that's right,

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let's see how many people said it.

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It's right.

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Wow. Good answer.

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CHEERING

0:27:560:27:58

Three Kings scores you nine.

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Suzanne and Alex, meanwhile, have gone for The Three Stooges.

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Let's see if that's right,

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

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-It's right.

-Ooh!

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Ooh!

0:28:110:28:12

It's a good answer. Could be close, this one.

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Ooh. 19.

0:28:150:28:16

Two very good answers there, but Richard and Isobel,

0:28:200:28:22

you win that one. After one question, you're up 1-nil.

0:28:220:28:26

Well played, both teams there. It's a good film, Three Kings.

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-Have you seen it?

-Mm.

-Yeah, very good film.

0:28:280:28:30

-Nobody knew the Harry Potter answer?

-No.

-OK.

0:28:300:28:32

It would've been the best answer on the board.

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Would've beaten Three Kings. It's Three Broomsticks.

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Would've scored you four points.

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Now, the novel, of course, is The Three Musketeers.

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Would've scored you 62.

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And the vocal group, even bigger scorer for The Three Degrees.

0:28:430:28:46

67 points.

0:28:460:28:47

Thank you very much indeed. So, here's comes your second question.

0:28:480:28:52

Suzanne and Alex, you get to answer it first,

0:28:520:28:54

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

0:28:540:28:56

It concerns...

0:28:560:28:58

Business Jargon.

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We're going to show you five phrases now that all appear in Forbes's

0:29:020:29:05

list of most annoying bits of business jargon,

0:29:050:29:07

but we've removed alternate letters.

0:29:070:29:08

-Can you tell us what they are, please?

-OK.

0:29:080:29:10

Let's reveal our five bits of annoying business jargon,

0:29:100:29:13

and here they come. We have got...

0:29:130:29:16

I'll read those all one last time.

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There we are. Suzanne and Alex will go first.

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THEY CONFER QUIETLY

0:29:530:29:54

We know three of them, maybe four.

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Um...

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Yeah, we went with you last time so I think we'll go with you again.

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We think the last one might be

0:30:070:30:09

-drill down.

-Drill down.

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Drill down, say Suzanne and Alex T.

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Now, Richard and Isobel.

0:30:140:30:17

Do you want to talk us through the rest of the board?

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I don't think we can talk you through the rest of them.

0:30:200:30:22

The third one down, I'd never heard it, but it looks like

0:30:220:30:25

open the kimono.

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Whatever that means.

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LAUGHTER

0:30:280:30:31

A low-hanging fault. Never heard of that but it seems to fit.

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Yeah, we think the second one is think outside the box but we're

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going to say for the first one that it's take it to the next level.

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You're going to go with take it to the next level. OK.

0:30:420:30:44

So, we have drill down vs take it to the next level.

0:30:440:30:47

Drill down with Suzanne and Alex, let's see if that's right,

0:30:470:30:50

let's see how many people said it.

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It's right.

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Good answer, look at that. Drill down.

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-APPLAUSE

-Drills right down to 6.

0:31:010:31:03

Richard and Isobel, meanwhile, have gone for take it to the next level.

0:31:080:31:11

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

0:31:110:31:14

It's right.

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16!

0:31:230:31:24

APPLAUSE

0:31:240:31:25

Well done, Suzanne and Alex. You're back in the game.

0:31:260:31:29

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

-Yeah, absolutely.

0:31:290:31:32

Let's take a look at the ones that you thought of going for.

0:31:320:31:35

The low-hanging one, you're right, is low-hanging

0:31:350:31:37

but it's to achieve the simplest tasks first.

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And it would come from being in an orchard or something.

0:31:410:31:44

Simply low-hanging fruit.

0:31:440:31:45

Would have scored you 10 points.

0:31:470:31:49

And open the kimono

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is the correct answer. LAUGHTER

0:31:510:31:53

Means to reveal more information. Would have scored you 1 point,

0:31:530:31:56

so would have seen you through to the final.

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And think outside the box is the biggest scorer.

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Would have scored you 22.

0:32:020:32:04

Thank you very much indeed. So, here comes your third and final question.

0:32:050:32:09

Whoever wins this goes through to the final

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and plays for that jackpot.

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Best of luck to both pairs. It concerns -

0:32:120:32:14

Sporting trophies, Richard.

0:32:170:32:19

We need you to drill down and take it to the next level here, everybody.

0:32:190:32:23

Avoid the low-hanging fruit as we open the kimono

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and show you five pictures of sporting trophies.

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You need to tell us what sport they are given for, please.

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Very, very best of luck.

0:32:310:32:32

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

0:32:320:32:35

There we are. Five sporting trophies.

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Richard and Isobel, you will go first this time.

0:33:000:33:02

THEY WHISPER

0:33:020:33:04

Going to go for D) which is the men's singles trophy at Wimbledon.

0:33:080:33:12

-Tennis.

-Tennis. OK. D), tennis, say Richard and Isobel.

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Suzanne and Alex, over to you.

0:33:170:33:18

THEY WHISPER

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I think A) is the Claret Jug for golf.

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E) I'm pretty sure's American football.

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I'm not sure on B) or C).

0:33:290:33:31

I'm going to go for E), American football.

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E), American football.

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So, we have tennis vs American football.

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Richard and Isobel have gone for tennis,

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let's see if that's right for D) and, if it is,

0:33:410:33:43

let's see how many people said it.

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It's right.

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Down it goes.

0:33:510:33:52

Good answer. 19.

0:33:540:33:55

APPLAUSE

0:33:550:33:56

19 for tennis.

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Meanwhile, Suzanne and Alex have said that E) is American football.

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Was that right for E)?

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It is right.

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And it wins you the point, look at that. Well done.

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-6 for American football.

-APPLAUSE

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Well done, Suzanne and Alex.

0:34:240:34:26

After three questions you are through to the final, 2-1.

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Alexander wins.

0:34:290:34:31

Yeah, I saw that but, you know what, as always, Richard will be back.

0:34:310:34:34

-Oh, yeah, he will.

-Yeah, very good answer.

0:34:340:34:36

That's the Vince Lombardi Trophy that you're given for winning

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the Super Bowl.

0:34:400:34:42

If you had gone for golf, if you had said A) was the Claret Jug,

0:34:420:34:45

which it is, that would have won you the point, as well

0:34:450:34:47

because it scores just 14.

0:34:470:34:48

B) is the Gold Cup. That's horse racing.

0:34:500:34:53

Pointless answer, as well. So, well done if you said that.

0:34:550:34:58

And C) is the Larry O'Brien Trophy which you win if you win the NBA.

0:34:580:35:02

So, it's basketball. And that would have scored you 1 point.

0:35:020:35:05

So, some tough answers up there.

0:35:050:35:06

Thanks very much.

0:35:080:35:09

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

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Richard and Isobel.

0:35:120:35:13

Well, rather against the grain of play,

0:35:130:35:15

I mean, you pretty much trounced everyone up to this point.

0:35:150:35:19

But, as Richard says, you will be back.

0:35:190:35:21

I have no doubt that we'll see you come this far,

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if not further, next time.

0:35:230:35:24

I'll look forward to that.

0:35:240:35:26

Meantime, thanks very much, Richard and Isobel.

0:35:260:35:28

APPLAUSE

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But for Suzanne and Alex it's now time for our Pointless final.

0:35:310:35:34

APPLAUSE

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Congratulations, Suzanne and Alex, you've fought off all

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the competition and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

0:35:410:35:44

You now have the chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

0:35:510:35:53

At the end of today's shot the jackpot stands at £2,000,

0:35:530:35:56

there it is.

0:35:560:35:57

APPLAUSE

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Well, what a story, what a story,

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you left in Round...at the end of Round One last time.

0:36:020:36:05

-This time, first answer from you, Suzanne, was Norwich.

-Norwich.

0:36:050:36:09

Look at that, then into the head-to-head you were 1-0 down.

0:36:090:36:13

Then through you came.

0:36:130:36:15

I can already tell you, we have three different studios

0:36:150:36:17

bidding for the film rights for this show...so exciting has it been!

0:36:170:36:22

As always, you get to choose your category.

0:36:220:36:25

Obviously from the four we give you

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so, it's not a completely wide choice.

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Here they are, let's hope there's something on there you like.

0:36:290:36:33

Hold on. Architecture?

0:36:390:36:41

-Modern female novelists.

-It has to be sport.

0:36:410:36:44

Sport in 2014, The Blues Brothers, yes, you're right.

0:36:440:36:47

-You don't know anything about...

-No, I don't. No, I don't, you're right.

0:36:470:36:50

-It's got to be sport in 2014.

-Sport in 2014.

0:36:500:36:53

I like that interact, that mother/son interaction about it just,

0:36:530:36:56

yeah, it's got to be sport, got to be sport.

0:36:560:36:58

Suzanne very carefully going through the options.

0:36:580:37:00

Look at the options, Alex. It's got to be sport, it's got to be sport. Let's go for sport.

0:37:000:37:03

I think it was probably the right choice. Three options, I think you'll like them.

0:37:030:37:07

We're looking for anyone who played in the 2014 Masters snooker tournament,

0:37:070:37:11

anyone who was in any of the starting 11s for the 2014 world Twenty20 team.

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Or anybody who made an on-field appearance for England

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in the Six Nations in 2014.

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So, any Masters snooker players, any of the England World Twenty20 team

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in the starting 11s or any on-field player for England in the Six Nations.

0:37:250:37:30

Very best of luck.

0:37:300:37:31

OK, now, as always, you've got up to a minute to come up with three answers.

0:37:310:37:34

All I want from you is that just one of those answers to

0:37:340:37:37

-be pointless, then we can give you that jackpot. Are you ready?

-Yep.

0:37:370:37:41

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

0:37:410:37:44

-Your time starts now.

-OK, Alexander, who are you thinking of?

0:37:440:37:48

-I'm going to go, like, Marco Fu, people would know.

-Yeah.

0:37:480:37:51

-That's not...

-No, it's a bit possible.

-It's not, is it?

0:37:510:37:54

-England World Twenty20 team.

-Who's that?

0:37:540:37:57

Erm, I mean, I know, I'm just trying to think, of all the players.

0:37:570:38:01

-You must know some obscure players.

-I should do, I should do.

0:38:010:38:05

-Come on, tell me a few.

-I've got a few.

0:38:050:38:06

-Twenty20, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, James Treadwell.

-Yeah? Who else?

0:38:060:38:12

-Erm...Ravi Bopara, yeah.

-Someone who came in the end?

0:38:120:38:14

-That no-one would think off.

-Bopara. Erm.

-Six Nations players.

0:38:140:38:19

What about that?

0:38:190:38:20

-Six Nations players? I'm not...

-Who would that be?

0:38:200:38:23

Billy Twelvetrees. It's just such a rogue name.

0:38:230:38:26

-Is he in it?

-I want to just put it in. I think he played in the Six Nations, yeah.

0:38:260:38:29

-Do you, for 2014?

-Then... Masters, Masters snooker.

0:38:290:38:33

-I mean, it could be any of the top kind of players.

-10 seconds left.

0:38:330:38:36

I've got someone. I might pick one from each.

0:38:360:38:39

-Yes, whatever you want to go with.

-Just go for it.

0:38:390:38:41

-Just think of something really obscure.

-I will. I do.

0:38:410:38:44

-And that is your minute up. Let's have your three answers, Alex.

-Erm...

0:38:440:38:49

Think about it.

0:38:490:38:50

OK, for the 2014 England World Twenty20 team...Michael Lumb.

0:38:500:38:56

-Michael Lumb?

-Yeah.

-OK, Michael Lumb from the Twenty20.

0:38:560:39:00

2014 Masters snooker, I mean, I don't know specifically

0:39:000:39:04

-who's in it but I'm going to guess Stuart Bingham.

-Stuart Bingham? OK.

0:39:040:39:09

And thirdly?

0:39:090:39:10

And thirdly I might go for...a Six Nation player who has just

0:39:100:39:16

for some reason popped into my head because he's quite a rogue surname.

0:39:160:39:19

-Billy Twelvetrees.

-Billy Twelvetrees?

0:39:190:39:22

OK, off those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

0:39:220:39:25

-I reckon probably Twelvetrees.

-OK, Billy Twelvetrees we'll put last.

0:39:250:39:29

-Least likely to be pointless?

-Probably Bingham.

0:39:290:39:32

OK, Bingham we'll put first.

0:39:320:39:34

OK, well, let's put those answers up on the board in that order then and here they are.

0:39:340:39:38

We've got Stuart Bingham, Michael Lumb and Billy Twelvetrees.

0:39:380:39:42

Well, very best of luck. Three good answers up on the board there.

0:39:420:39:45

Let's hope one of them wins that jackpot for you.

0:39:450:39:47

2,000 quid, what would you do with that, Suzanne?

0:39:470:39:50

Well, the reason we're here is that we can pay off Alexander's debts.

0:39:500:39:56

-So, that would go towards that.

-The reason you're here? OK.

0:39:560:40:00

So, if you hadn't got through to the final it would basically be

0:40:000:40:03

just all the hubcaps in the car park, would it? OK.

0:40:030:40:06

Erm, right, Alex, anything other than your debts that you'd like to do with the money?

0:40:060:40:09

Erm, I'd like to put it towards a Vegas trip, I think.

0:40:090:40:12

LAUGHTER

0:40:120:40:16

-You can see why I'm in debt now, can't you?

-There you go.

0:40:160:40:18

Literally, the last three minutes of telly tells you

0:40:180:40:21

everything you need to know about mums and sons all over the World.

0:40:210:40:23

LAUGHTER

0:40:230:40:24

Well, listen, very, very best of luck, three good answers.

0:40:240:40:27

As I say, your first answer, Stuart Bingham, you thought was

0:40:270:40:30

probably your least likely shot at a pointless answer. Only one of these has to be pointless for you

0:40:300:40:34

to win the jackpot. Let's see, Stuart Bingham.

0:40:340:40:36

In this case we're looking for the Masters snooker. Is it right?

0:40:360:40:40

And if it is, is it pointless? If its both, it'll win you 2,000 quid.

0:40:400:40:43

Stuart Bingham, how many people said it?

0:40:430:40:46

It's right. It's right.

0:40:470:40:50

Now, you're wondering if anyone would remember Stuart Bingham. Let's hope nobody can.

0:40:500:40:55

Stuart Bingham now going down through the teens into single figures, yes, down it goes,

0:40:550:40:59

still going down, down it goes, still going down. You've done it!

0:40:590:41:02

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:41:020:41:05

Very well done. That's fantastic.

0:41:050:41:08

Very well done indeed. Brilliant.

0:41:080:41:11

LAUGHTER

0:41:110:41:13

Oh, my!

0:41:150:41:17

Well, fantastic, congratulations, Stuart Bingham was

0:41:170:41:19

a pointless answer which means you go home with that jackpot of £2,000.

0:41:190:41:23

-Your debts are paid off.

-Not all of them!

-Not all of them.

0:41:230:41:27

APPLAUSE

0:41:270:41:30

Yeah, that was an absolute gimmie of a jackpot round if you know about sport.

0:41:300:41:33

Fortunately, you were lucky to go for Stuart Bingham because you did your best to lose it

0:41:330:41:37

because Michael Lumb would have scored you one.

0:41:370:41:39

And Billy Twelvetrees, I think because of the name and

0:41:390:41:41

cos it's such a terrific player, would have scored two.

0:41:410:41:44

So neither of them were pointless.

0:41:440:41:46

Something else we've learned about mums...

0:41:460:41:48

Literally when that 60 seconds started the first two words

0:41:480:41:50

you said were Marco Fu and that was also a pointless answer for snooker.

0:41:500:41:54

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.

0:41:540:41:57

And you went for Michael Lumb but virtually every other

0:42:000:42:02

cricketer you mentioned was a pointless answer. Alex Hales was,

0:42:020:42:05

-Ravi Bopara was, James Treadwell was you mentioned all of them.

-Yes.

0:42:050:42:08

Um, but let's take a look at the pointless answers

0:42:080:42:10

in the different categories, there's all sorts. Snooker first.

0:42:100:42:13

Could have had Marco Fu, Mark Allen, Shaun Murphy...

0:42:130:42:16

You could have had Barry Hawkins Joe Perry,

0:42:180:42:20

Mark Davis, Ricky Walden or Robert Milkins as well.

0:42:200:42:22

Stuart Bingham a terrific answer, though.

0:42:220:42:25

Let's take a look at the cricket.

0:42:250:42:27

You could have had...

0:42:270:42:28

You also could have had Chris Jordan, James Treadwell as I say,

0:42:310:42:34

Moeen Ali or Stephen Parry, all of those were pointless answers.

0:42:340:42:37

And the rugby players, loads here as well.

0:42:370:42:41

In fact, everybody apart from Owen Farrell scored five,

0:42:450:42:47

Chris Robshaw and Billy Twelvetrees scored two and one point for Dylan Hartley.

0:42:470:42:51

Manu Tuilagi, Tom Wood and Danny Care, every single other

0:42:510:42:54

player was a pointless answer so a terrific jackpot round.

0:42:540:42:57

Well done if you got any of those at home.

0:42:570:42:59

Thanks very much, Richard. And thanks once again to our winning players,

0:42:590:43:02

Suzanne and Alex who go away with today's jackpot of £2,000.

0:43:020:43:05

APPLAUSE

0:43:050:43:09

Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

0:43:090:43:13

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

0:43:130:43:15

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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APPLAUSE

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