Episode 51 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,

and a very warm welcome to Pointless, the show where

obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

-And couple number one.

-Hello, I'm Jane.

This is my daughter Becca and we're from Walden in Essex.

Couple number two.

Hi, I'm Bernie and this is my dad Keith,

and I've come from London and my dad's come down from Wigan.

Couple number three.

Hello, I'm Rebecca and this is my brother David.

He lives in West London and I live in Surrey.

-And finally, couple number four.

-Hi, I'm John.

This is my friend Nick and we're from Billericay in Essex.

And these are today's contestants.

Thanks very much, all of you.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show as it

goes along. So, that just leaves on more person for me to introduce.

Often called the John Wayne of television co-hosts

because he's strong, towering, tough and walks real funny,

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

Hiya. Hello, everybody.

-Afternoon. Good afternoon to you.

-And to you!

-Lots of familiar faces on this show.

-Oh, I know! Look at that.

Three pairs returning

and they're also standing in order of how well they did as well.

You've got Keith and Bernie, standing proud on podium two,

got all the way to the Head-to-Head.

Did very well, didn't they? We got David and Rebecca.

Didn't do too badly at all, got through to Round 2. There they are.

And then, on the podium of shame at the end,

we have Nick and John, who let themselves down in the best

possible way in a round about Eurovision.

So, we didn't see as much of them last time.

-I suspect they've got some reserves in store.

-Let's hope they have.

And we've got one new pair, that's Jane and Becca,

and they're on podium one. That seems a bit harsh.

-We'll make it easy for them.

-Oh, do you think?

Will we? I don't know.

Let me take a look at the first question. No! We will not.

-We will not.

-Well, thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Now, Claire and William didn't win the Jackpot last time,

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

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

So, remember, it's the pair with the highest score at the end

of each round that gets eliminated, so keep your scores nice and low.

Every point might count. So, best of luck.

Our first category for Round 1 today is...

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

who's going to go second?

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

OK. And the question concerns...

England goal-scorers. Richard.

We're about to show you a list of five footballers,

all very well known England goal-scorers.

We're looking for the name of any club that any of these people played

for during their senior professional careers, please, including on loan.

So, any club that any of these five people

played for during their senior professional careers.

-Very best of luck.

-OK, as Richard just said,

we'll put five footballers' names up on the board.

They will stay up for the whole round.

We just need to know, as Richard says,

any club for which these players have played.

And here are those England goal-scorers. They are...

I'll read those one last time.

Becca. Very warm welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

What do you do, Becca?

I am a PR and marketing manager for a PR and marketing company.

SHE LAUGHS

So, you're doing the PR for the PR and marketing company?

That is brilliant. So, what kind of PR is it?

Well, basically, rank people's businesses on search engines

and do their blogs and newsletters and all sorts of things like that.

And what do you do when you're not doing that?

I love to run, I love the gym.

-I also like upcycling furniture as well.

-OK.

So what, you're going around junk shops

-and finding things you can take home.

-Well, yeah, eBay.

I do a lot of stuff on eBay and then buy it off really cheap

and then, like, make it look really shabby chic.

And then sell it or keep it for yourself?

Well, I try to sell it but...

SHE LAUGHS

-Keep it for yourself.

-Keep it for myself.

-Now, Becca, how's this as a round? Are you happy with this?

-No. No.

Erm... I'm really not into football.

My dad and my brother watch a lot of it,

so I may have absorbed something.

-West Ham United.

-West Ham, says Becca.

Let's see if that's right,

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

That's either a brilliant guess or actually very clever.

But there it is, West Ham going down through the 30s. 36.

Very good answer.

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Yeah, two of them played at West Ham.

You've got Geoff Hurst and Frank Lampard. Well played.

Thanks very much indeed. Good start to the show. Now, Bernie.

-Welcome back.

-Thank you.

-So, yes, Head-to-Head last time.

-You did very, very well.

-Mm.

-Now, remind us what you do, Bernie.

-I'm an environmental consultant for an engineering firm.

-That's right.

What things do you like to get up to when you're not working?

I really love travelling, so I try and travel as much as I can.

-It's more difficult now with less holidays, but...

-Yeah.

-Do you still sort do big, long trips?

-Yeah.

I try and save my holidays up to do big three weekers.

Any places you haven't yet visited that are on your list?

I've not been to the continent of Africa yet,

so that's the next one on the list.

Very good. OK now, Bernie. Football.

Yeah, not my strongest subject, so I'm going to have to play it, well,

I think relatively safe, and hope my dad can get a low

score on this one, and say Manchester United.

Manchester United, says Bernie. Let's see if that's right,

let's see how many people said Manchester United.

It's right.

75. Always a high score, Manchester United.

But it's a lot better than 100.

Yeah, Bobby Charlton played 754 games for Manchester United.

That's nearly as many as we've done episodes of Pointless, isn't it?

-Not quite as many. You know, this is episode 799.

-I know.

-When we started, you were 12.

-That's right.

LAUGHTER

-I was 11 but I nearly turning 12. We were in the same year.

-Yeah.

-Essentially. And we both wore shorts throughout.

-Yeah, we did.

-Yeah.

(IN HIGH VOICE) And I said, "Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, welcome..."

And I said... (IN HIGH, CRACKING VOICE) And by country, meaning a

sovereign state that's a member of the UN in its own right.

(NORMAL VOICE) That used to be my catchphrase, didn't it?

-Ah, those were the days.

-Those were the days.

-Amazing.

-Ah.

-Now we're old, old, old men.

-Old.

David, welcome back.

Now, Round 2 last time. Remind us what you do, David.

-Fascinating career you have.

-I work in classical music.

I'm an associate artist manager for a number of different performers.

And are they all soloists, your performers?

Three of them are soloists and one is a conductor.

-All rather renowned, I imagine.

-Yes.

They perform all around the world, and we look after all

kinds of aspects of their careers.

Excellent. Do you ever get summoned out?

Does one of your maestros ever say, "It's no good here",

-and suddenly you've got to fly out to Rio?

-Not exactly that.

I think the closest thing that happens is when I might be

working with somebody who steps in for somebody else.

I might find myself going to that performance at short notice.

-Very good. OK, so, David, what are you going to go for?

-OK.

I'm ashamed to say that I really don't know

much about this at all, so I'm going to take a bit of a guess,

and my wife is a Tottenham Hotspur fan,

so I'm going to say Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham Hotspur, says David. Let's see if it's right.

Let's see how many people said Tottenham Hotspur.

Oh! I'm sorry, David. I'm afraid Spurs not on that list.

Scores you 100 points.

It may not be the last 100 points of the round, of course.

Yeah, sorry, David.

At least it's entirely your wife's fault, not yours.

-That's some consolation.

-Thanks very much indeed.

-Now, Nick, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Round 1 it was last time.

Eurovision saw you off.

So, remind us what you do, Nick.

I'm a retired retailer. Spent most of my life in shops.

What are your interests?

Well, I'm a big rugby supporter for Saracens, I go to all their matches.

I enjoy playing tennis. My two sons play tennis as well.

-Are your sons taller than you?

-Creeping up.

-Over six foot, both of them.

-Who has the best serve?

-Er, me.

I would imagine so, yes. Very good indeed. Now, football.

All the obvious ones are gone, but both my boys support Arsenal,

-so I'm going to say Arsenal.

-Arsenal, says Nick.

Let's see if that's right,

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

It's right.

36 is our lowest score so far.

You passed it.

Arsenal down to 25. Very well done indeed, Nick.

Lowest score of the round so far.

Well played, Nick.

David Platt played for Arsenal for a number of seasons.

Thank you. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores and see where we are.

25, the best score so far. Nick and John there. Then up to 36.

Well done, Becca. Becca and Jane looking pretty strong as well.

Then up to 75, Bernie and Keith. Not bad.

Then 100, I'm sorry to say, David and Rebecca.

So, Rebecca, see if you can find a really nice low scoring answer

and maybe that'll keep you in the game. Best of luck.

Coming back down the line.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

-OK, so, John, welcome back to Pointless.

-Thank you.

We're looking for any club for which any of these England

goal-scorers has played. And remind us about yourself, John.

Well, I'm retired,

-but as I said, before I had a picture framing business.

-Mm-hmm.

Got lots of other interests, like golf and walking and cooking

-and watching my grandchildren play football.

-So, John, listen.

There you are, you're on 25. Great answer from Nick in the first pass.

You can get away with scoring 74 or less

and still get through to the next round.

I'm very torn here, because I have a feeling that one of those is

a pointless answer,

-or can be a pointless answer.

-Go on.

-But I'm tempted to go safe.

-No, no, no, no, no!

-Rebecca and David, they're so far ahead of you.

-I know, I know.

Now, now, you're only here once. It's got to be a risk.

Preston North End.

Preston North End, says John. Preston North End.

Here's your red line. It's quite nice and high.

Let's see if you can get below that with Preston North End.

How many people said it? Is it right?

Well done, John!

It all paid off, look at that, down it goes. Still going down.

-12 it scores you.

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37, your total.

The lowest total of the round, I would say.

Well played, John, and who were you thinking of there?

Nat Lofthouse.

Not Nat Lofthouse, that's a stroke of luck, it's Bobby Charlton

-when he left Man United.

-Good heavens.

-Yeah, yeah.

Went and played and managed Preston North End.

LAUGHTER

-Thanks very much indeed. Rebecca, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-And remind us what you do.

-I'm a stay at home mum.

-A stay at home mum.

-Yeah.

And what, assuming you get any time at all,

what do you like to fill that time with?

I like to bake and I also write a blog

-so that takes up quite a lot of time.

-What's your blog on?

-Parenting and lifestyle kind of blog.

-Excellent.

Well, you're the high-scorers at the moment.

What we need from you is a low score.

-Do you follow football at all?

-No.

-So, this might just be a complete wild stab in the dark.

-Yep.

But look how well it worked for John with Preston North End.

I just don't know all these obscure teams.

I'll go back to my Yorkshire roots and say Leeds United.

Leeds United, says Rebecca.

No red line for you as you're the high-scorers but let's see

how many people said Leeds United, if it's right.

Oh, I'm sorry, Rebecca.

Not Leeds United, that scores you 100 points,

takes your total up to 200.

Sorry, Rebecca.

And even worse, you just called Preston North End an obscure team.

They're not going to like that in Preston.

There's other Lancashire towns they will like it in very much

but Preston, not so much.

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

A fantastic performance from you last time right through

to the head-to-head.

Got to be hoping to go a step further this time, surely?

Hopefully.

Do you know what, Keith, I think

if anyone has a pointless answer - that's if there are any

pointless answers - it's going to be you on this one.

-I think you're going to have fantastic knowledge.

-OK.

I'm going to go for Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton Wanderers, says Keith.

OK, Bolton Wanderers.

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

It's right.

Something about Keith's delivery told me it was going to be right.

Down it goes, still going down.

-15. Very well done indeed.

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Takes your total up to 90.

Well played, Keith, and who were you thinking of there?

-Nat Lofthouse.

-Yeah, that was his one and only club so...

Preston North End, that is outrageous! No, well played.

He scored 30 goals in 33 games for England,

Nat Lofthouse.

-An incredible career.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Jane, welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here. What do you do, Jane?

I work in the accounts department for a discount supermarket.

Very good. How often do you do that, is that full-time?

Three days a week.

Three days a week. And what do you like to fill the other days with?

I run, too, as does Rebecca.

We fish, my husband and I fish.

We like to fish in England but also like to deep sea fish abroad.

-Going back to the Florida Keys this year to deep sea fish there.

-OK.

Well, you are through to the next round which is great news,

whatever you score.

Would you just be guessing when it comes to this round?

No, I know a certain answer.

Well, I tell you what, what about, given that

you're through anyway, you could have a bit of a risk.

Maybe see if there is a pointless answer.

Obviously, if we're going to try and go pointless, I should try

and think of an obscure team and not offend anyone

so I was thinking people start out everywhere so how about

Accrington Stanley.

Oh, that is offensive.

Sorry, I mean, no, not Accrington Stanley. I mean...

Wow, you think that's just a starting block, do you?

-Just a baby step, do you think?

-Exactly.

Accrington Stanleys, says Jane, let's see if it's right.

Good answer, it could be. Let's find out.

Who knows, it could have been a great answer,

turns out it was incorrect.

Doesn't matter, 136 is your total,

you're through to the next round.

Absolutely the right thing to do, Jane, and very well done.

It's nice to see someone having a go.

Actually, though, there are three pointless answers.

The secret to this one is to know the tail end of Geoff Hurst's career

during the mid-70s. All three pointless answers were teams he played for.

You could have had Cape Town City,

you could have had Cork Celtic or Seattle Sounders in the States.

Well done if you got any of those.

You'd have to know your Geoff Hurst trivia to do that.

You'd also have got 1 point for Telford United for him and

West Brom would score you 2 and Stoke would have scored you 6.

There's a few other good obscure answers.

Frank Lampard had a brief spell at Swansea City

and that would have scored you 1 point, a great answer.

David Platt, the best answers, he had quite a long time in Italy.

Bari would have scored you 2, that's the best one.

Crewe Alexandra would have scored you 3.

Juventus would have scored you 4,

Sampdoria would have scored you 7. Villa, 17.

And Bobby Charlton, there's a good obscure answer.

We've had Man United and we've had Preston North End

but Waterford United, 3 points for Bobby Charlton.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So, at the end of our first round the pair we say goodbye to

with their high score of 200, I'm afraid it's Rebecca and David.

One of our three returning pairs. It was Round Two last time

and I'm afraid we threw football at you and you didn't catch.

I'm sorry. We have to say goodbye but it's been lovely having you.

-Thanks for playing.

-APPLAUSE

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

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Well, now we're down to three pairs.

Soon we will be down to two pairs for our head-to-head round.

Well done, Nick and John, lowest combined score.

John, Preston North End, slightly sleepwalked into that one but still.

It was a great answer. Lowest score of the round. And well done, everyone.

We made it through football.

So, best of luck to all three pairs,

our category for Round Two today is...

Famous people.

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

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

OK. And the question concerns...

Famous Susans. Richard.

On each board we're going to give you six clues to famous

people called Susan or Sue or Susanna.

You just have to tell us who they are, please,

-and the most obscure answer will score the fewest points.

-Excellent.

Let's see our first board of Susans. And here they come.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Becca, six Susans. Take your pick.

I only know one of the Susans. So I haven't got all that much choice.

-Only one of the Susans?

-Only one of the Susans or Sues.

Yeah, I only know her.

So, in which case, given that I've got no option, I'm going to have

to go with the Scottish singer and I'm going to say Susan Boyle.

Susan Boyle, says Becca.

Let's see if that's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said Susan Boyle.

It's right.

-65 people knew Susan Boyle.

-APPLAUSE

She came second on Britain's Got Talent, of course, to Diversity.

But the clip of her audition has been watched over 300 million times

on YouTube. That is a lot.

I have to say, at home, if you've got a Susan ratio of one in six,

it's probably fine but just go and check with your GP.

LAUGHTER

That is... That's quite low.

And it could lead to other complications.

OK, good, thank you, Richard. Bernie.

I think I need to go to the doctors

cos I'm suffering from the one to six Susie ratio.

Yeah, I don't... I'm not sure of any of the others but I'm going to

go for the singer and bass guitar player and say Susie Q.

Can you expand on that?

I'm just going to have to guess the second name and say Susie...

..Quinn?

Susie Quinn. Susie Quinn, says Bernie.

Let's see if Susie Quinn is right, let's see how many people said it.

Oh, I'm sorry, Bernie, I'm afraid not Susie Quinn.

That scores you 100 points.

Not Susie Quinn, I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, then, Nick, we come to you.

The board's all yours if you want to talk us through it, feel free.

I wish I could. Desert Island Discs I think was Sue Lawley.

Unfortunately, the singer was Suzi Quatro.

And I think that's going to be a lower score

so I'm going to stick with Suzi Quatro for the singer

and bass guitar player who reached number one.

Suzi Quatro, says Nick.

Let's see if that's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said Suzi Quatro.

It's right.

-43, not a bad answer, either. 43.

-APPLAUSE

Not a bad score.

Funnily enough, Sue Lawley would be a much better score

because it's a right answer and would have scored 19 points.

So, very well done if you said that.

Now, let's start at the top. This is the best answer up there,

the Hungarian born chess grandmaster is Susan Polgar.

Would have scored you 1 point.

-Began appearing as Gloria Price, very famous actress...

-Sue Johnston.

Sue Johnston, yeah. Would have scored you 6.

And played Michelle Fowler, now a director, Susan Tully.

-Would have scored you 24 points.

-Thank you very much indeed.

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

43, the best score of the pass, Nick, well done,

Nick and John looking strong.

Then up to 65, Becca and Jane there.

And then up to 100 where we find Bernie and Keith.

So, Keith, let's hope there's a Susan on that board for you, Keith.

-Hopefully.

-Nice low-scoring one.

We're coming back down the line now,

can the second players step up to the podium.

OK, let's put six more Susans on the board and here they come.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are.

Remember, we're looking for these famous women called Susan.

John.

-Mm.

-56 or less definitely gets you into the next round.

I can see the faces, but it's remembering the names.

Um...

Peggy Ollerenshaw in Hi-de-Hi!,

-Su Pollard.

-Su Pollard, says John.

Su Pollard. Here's your red line.

If you get below that with Su Pollard,

you are in the head-to-head. Let's see how you do.

It's right.

-Yay!

-Good enough.

There we are, 33.

-76, your total. Well done.

-Well played, John.

She also, of course, spent 14 years

at Bolton Wanderers, Su Pollard, so. LAUGHTER

Thanks very much, indeed, Richard.

Keith.

I know one but I think that's going to be quite high,

so I think it's time to gamble.

And the only actress I can remember from the '70s called Susan

is Susan George.

So I'm going to go played Prue Sorensen

-in Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, Susan George.

-Susan George.

No red line for you, Keith, as you are the high scorers,

but let's see how many people said Susan George. Is it right?

Oh, I'm sorry, Keith. Not Susan George.

Scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 200. Sorry.

Sorry, Keith, but you had to have a crack.

You couldn't do anything else, so nice try.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Jane, good news?

-Yeah.

-Again!

-Doesn't matter what you score,

you are through to the head-to-head.

Talk us through the board if you can. See if there are any answers

-you know.

-OK. My Susans are quite healthy.

-That's good.

Certainly, Adrian Mole, Sue Townsend.

Um...

And the Great British Bakeoff Sue,

I know, but her surname escapes me.

I really want to go with the Bouquet Of Barbed Wire

because I can vaguely remember something from my past, too.

And I thought it was Susan Penhaligon,

but I'm too scared.

-Oh, no, we're through!

-You're through.

-Susan Penhaligon.

Susan Penhaligon, says Jane.

-Not scared any more.

-Don't be scared.

Also don't be scared because your Susan count is very, very strong.

-Yeah, I've got a rich Susan count.

-No red line for you.

You're already through, but let's see how many of our 100 people

said Susan Penhaligon.

It's right.

That's a good answer, Jane. Down it goes.

Let's see how far it can go.

APPLAUSE

Oh, down to one! What a superb answer.

Takes your total up to 66, the lowest score of the round.

That's a terrific answer, Jane. Very well played. Yes, Susan Penhaligon.

Now, co-hosted Crimewatch with Nick Ross?

-Is it Sue Cook?

-It's a low scorer, actually, so Sue Cook, yeah.

Seven points. The member of the band Hear'Say

-who won Dancing On Ice was Suzanne Shaw.

-Yeah.

Scored 26. Yeah, you're absolutely right with Sue Townsend.

Much bigger scorer than Susan Penhaligon, though, 47.

-And the Great British Bakeoff is...

-Sue Perkins.

-..Sue Perkins.

That would have scored you 22. I think a lot of people,

they know Mel and Sue but it's the surnames sometimes escape you, don't they?

Thanks very much, indeed. So at the end of our second round,

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

the next of our returning pairs, I'm afraid, Keith and Bernie.

It's been a pleasure having you on the show.

Thank you for playing. Keith and Bernie, wonderful contestants.

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you.

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

Congratulations, Nick and John, Jane and Becca.

You are now one step closer to the final

and a chance of play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £2,000. There it is.

APPLAUSE

Well done, Nick and John. That's more like it.

Round one last time,

and here you are in the head-to-head as our low scorers.

And Jane, very good.

That Susan Penhaligon there, I think we saw what calibre

of player we have in front of us there.

Very, very strong, indeed. This is going to be close,

something tells me. Best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play our head-to-head.

APPLAUSE

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

Yeah, we're going to show you five pictures now of actors who

played Dr Watson. I just need you to name the most obscure.

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

We have got...

There we are. Five actors who played Dr Watson.

Nick and John, you've been our low scorers, so you will go first.

Feel free to confer.

..I know is Martin Freeman, which is C.

-Mm.

-The others would just be a complete guess.

We're going to go for C. Martin Freeman.

C, Martin Freeman, say Nick and John. C, Martin Freeman.

Now, Jane and Becca, all those other Watsons are yours.

-um...well, we know Jude Law.

-Yeah, we know Jude Law, B,

and we know E is Lucy Liu.

-And you can't get D's name out.

-I can't pull it out.

We were trying to put it out the bag, but...

-That was B and E.

-Lucy Liu?

-Lucy Liu.

-Lucy Liu.

For E, Lucy Liu.

So, we have Martin Freeman, we have Lucy Liu.

Nick and John said Martin Freeman.

Let's see how many people said that for C.

It's right.

42.

APPLAUSE

Jane and Becca have said Lucy Liu for E.

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

let's see how many people said that.

It's right.

Very well done. It wins you the point, Lucy Liu, there.

-APPLAUSE

-32.

-Yeah!

Which means, Jane and Becca, after one question, you are up 1-0.

Yeah, good answer. She plays Dr Joan Watson

in the US TV series, Elementary,

with Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes in that.

A, some people at home will know. It's the best answer up there.

Nigel Bruce.

Would have scored you one point, so very well done if you said that.

Jude Law would have scored you too many points

so you did well to avoid him.

Wouldn't have even beaten Martin Freeman. 45 points for Jude Law.

And D, the name you're looking for was Robert Duvall.

Yeah. I knew he was American, I just couldn't remember.

That would have scored you 13.

Look at all those Watsons. I mean...

haven't they got HOLMES to go to?

LAUGHTER AND GROANS

-I've been waiting all round to get that one out.

-That's very good.

Thank you very much. OK, here comes your second question, Nick and John.

You have to win this one to stay in the game so best of luck.

It concerns...

-Richard.

-Yep, we're going to show you five initials now of people have

been Secretary General of the UN.

You just need to tell us who they are, please.

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

We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

Jane and Becca will go first this time.

Um...I think the only one I know is...

Oh, sorry, we're conferring. The only one I know is Kofi Annan.

We're going to have to go for it.

Right, we only know one and...um...

-Kofi Annan.

-Yeah, Kofi Annan,

and we think it's quite an obvious one as well, but...

-OK, well, Kofi Annan, say Jane...

-Our ratio's all up the wall!

Yeah, your Kofi ratio.

-Should have been Susan.

-Jane and Becca are going for Kofi Annan.

Now, Nick and John, the board's all yours.

Well, we know some of them. KW is Kurt Waldheim.

BKM is Ban Ki-moon. I'm not sure if I've pronounced that properly.

But we're going to go for BBG, which is Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali,

So there's Kofi Annan and there's Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

Jane and Becca said Kofi Annan.

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

31.

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Nick and John have gone for Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

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

It's right.

And it wins you the point. Very well done indeed.

-That's what you needed. 11.

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So, very well done. After two questions you are drawn, one each.

Yeah, you should never ever turn down an opportunity in life to say

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, should you?

Now, KW, you're right, was Kurt Waldheim,

would've been a better scorer,

but it meant you wouldn't have said Boutros Boutros-Ghali,

so three points for that. BK-m, you're right, it's Ban Ki-moon,

would've scored 28, and the best answer on the board,

Javier Perez de Cuellar, and he would've scored you 1.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So, here comes your third question.

This is the decider. Whoever wins this goes through to the final

and plays for that jackpot. Best of luck to both pairs. It concerns...

The Colour Purple. Richard.

Yep, we're going to show you five clues now

to things relating to the colour purple.

You just have to give us the most obscure answer, please.

-Very best of luck to both teams.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Let's reveal our five clues and here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about the colour purple.

Nick and John will go first.

Prince and Purple Rain...

Right. We're going for the American musician whose band had

a hit with Purple Haze and we're going to say Jimi Hendrix.

Jimi Hendrix say Nick and John. Jimi Hendrix.

Now, Jane and Becca, the board is all yours. Talk us through it.

The top one is Prince.

The semiprecious purple quartz,

I'm really tempted with tanzanite, to be honest.

Is that not amethyst though?

-Because that could be one or the other.

-Yeah, that's true.

The author is Alice someone but Alice... Alice Rice or something.

I can't think of her surname.

-And we think Roald Dahl is Violet Beauregarde.

-I think we're going to have to go with that.

-We're going to have to go with that.

-You're going to go with Violet Beauregarde.

So, we have Jimi Hendrix and Violet Beauregarde.

Nick and John went with Jimi Hendrix.

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

It's right.

-38.

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38 for Jimi Hendrix.

Jane and Becca have gone for Violet Beauregarde.

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

It's right.

And it wins you the point. Very well done indeed.

29 for Violet Beauregarde, which means after three questions,

Jane and Becca are through to the final, 2-1. Very well played.

Very well played again. Yes, the top one, you're right, was Prince,

a very big scorer though, would've scored you 71.

The semiprecious purple quartz, Becca was right, it's amethyst,

would've scored you 47, and the author novel is Alice someone.

-It's Alice Walker.

-Walker, yeah.

-And that would've scored you 20.

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

Thank you very much indeed. OK, so the pair leaving us

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

I'm so sorry, Nick and John. A great performance across the show today.

Our low scorers throughout, but you just came up against Jane and Becca.

-No-one has ever said that before!

-Yeah.

Lucy Liu and Violet Beauregarde did for you, I'm afraid,

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

Thank you so much for playing. Nick and John.

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But for Jane and Becca it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Jane and Becca. You've seen 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 £2,000.

-There it is.

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Just brilliant. A brilliant performance.

We knew you were going to be good in Round One when you said

Accrington Stanley just because you took that sort of punt.

You didn't need to, but if you're going to guess at a football team, you might as well pick a good one.

That was a very well informed random guess, I would say.

It didn't matter if it was wrong because you then took a brilliant

stab in the dark in Round Two with Susan Penhaligon.

That was a great answer as well and then through to the head-to-head.

You saw off all our three returning pairs

and here you are in the final round. A fantastic performance.

It would really round it off superbly

if you carried off that jackpot as well.

What do you want to see come up in this last round?

Probably films, or maybe actors or actresses, or anything like that.

-We do like that, don't we?

-Yeah, we like films.

-Maybe authors.

Well, as ever, you get to choose your category from the four

we put up on the board. Let's hope there's something up there

you like the look of. Today's selection looks like this.

OK, we're definitely going to go for alliterative actors and actresses.

-OK. There we are. Richard.

-OK. Good luck.

Three things to choose from here. We're looking for any feature film

made for cinema release up to April 2014,

starring any of the following...

So, any feature film made for cinema release starring any of those three

according to IMDb. As always, no TV films, short films, documentaries,

anything like that, but voice performances do count.

Very best of luck.

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

and all you need to win that jackpot is for just one of those answers

-to be pointless. Are you ready?

-Sure.

OK. Let's put 60 seconds up on the clock. There they are.

Your time starts now.

-Who's Amy Adams?

-She's in Pitch Perfect, but I wouldn't...

-No.

-Holly Hunter.

-OK. Miss Firecracker or something like that.

She was with Richard Dreyfuss in a film where she was on the ice

and he died at the end. I think it was called Once More Round.

-One More Time Around.

-One More Time Around.

Miss Firecracker, definitely.

She was also the voice in The Incredibles as well.

I think she was the wife. I don't know if there's a second one.

Maybe we could put it on the board. Apart from that...

-Once More Around.

-Once More Around.

-One More Time Around.

One More time... What is it? Is it MISS Firecracker?

-Miss Firecracker.

-For sure?

-When she does the flick flacks.

-Yeah.

-Erm...

-The Incredibles 2.

-Is that...

-I don't know if there's two.

-Just stick with The Incredibles.

-And One More Time Around.

-One More Time Around.

-One More Time Around.

-Are you happy with those three?

-Yeah.

-Are you sure?

-There's a bit more time.

-Oh! Nick Nolte...

Nick Nolte, erm...Prince Of Tides.

If you think that's better than The Incredibles...

OK. That's your time up. Let's have your three answers

and if you can see which category you're answering in,

-that would be marvellous.

-OK.

-Shall we do all three for Holly Hunter?

-Definitely.

-OK.

-All three Holly Hunter.

-You say them.

-There's Miss Firecracker.

-Miss Firecracker.

-The Incredibles.

-The Incredibles.

-And One More Time Around.

-And One More Time Around.

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

-Miss Firecracker.

-Miss Firecracker goes last.

-Least likely to be pointless?

-I'm not sure I've said

-One More Time Around right, to be honest.

-Maybe that one.

Shall we put that one first then? One More Time Around.

And then The Incredibles goes in the middle. OK. Let's put those answers

up on the board in that order then. And here they are. We've got...

Well, very, very best of luck.

It would be the perfect end to this round, as I say, for you to

walk off with that jackpot. Three good answers on the board.

Let's hope one of those wins it for you.

What would you do with it, 2,000 quid, Jane?

Erm...my half, I would...

We're fishing in Florida this November,

I'd charter my own boat with that for a good long day's fishing.

-Very good. Becca.

-I owe you some money for my car...

So it's more than £1,000!

I'd like to think I'd pay it back,

but I'd probably go on holiday as well.

OK. Well, very, very best of luck. Your first answer,

-in fact all three of your answers were Holly Hunter films.

-Yes.

Your first answer was One More Time Around.

You weren't sure if you got the wording of this right,

but we'll discover shortly if it is correct.

If it is correct and if it is pointless, you will win £2,000.

Let's see how many people said One More Time Around.

Oh!

I'm afraid an incorrect answer there. We'll discover what

was wrong with that in a moment or two.

So, not a pointless answer, obviously.

Only two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your second answer was The Incredibles.

Again, a Holly Hunter film we were looking for.

Let's find out if it's right. Let's find out if it's pointless.

For £2,000, how many people said The Incredibles?

It's right.

Well, your first answer, One More Time Around, turned out to be

incorrect. The Incredibles though, absolutely correct.

Down it goes, through the teens, into single figures,

still going down, down it goes, still going down to 2.

-That is a fantastic answer.

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-Well done, Becca.

-It's a wonderful score too.

-But it's not pointless.

-No.

Everything is now riding on your third

and final answer, which is Miss Firecracker.

You had no hesitation putting this as your last one,

you thought this was your best shot at a pointless answer.

It would be fantastic if this is pointless. Let's find out.

We're looking for Holly Hunter films.

How many people said Miss Firecracker?

It's right.

So, your first answer, One More Time Around, turned out to be incorrect.

Your second answer, The Incredibles, took us down to 2.

If Miss Firecracker takes us down to zero, you leave with £2,000.

Down it goes, still going down, down it goes.

-Well done!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very well done indeed!

Fantastic! That's wonderful.

Brilliant.

Well, congratulations.

Miss Firecracker was a pointless answer,

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

Very well done indeed, Jane and Becca.

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-How about that?

-That's brilliant. Very well played.

You know what? You came on podium one, you were the only new pair,

you saw off all three returning pairs, you come here,

you even put your things in the right order, which is how we like it

and give us a great ending to the show.

The Richard Dreyfuss film you were thinking of with Holly Hunter was just called Once Around.

That would've been a pointless answer, so it's another terrific answer.

There's some big films here in all the different categories.

Let's take a look at Amy Adams first.

Amazingly, American Hustle, her role in that was a pointless answer.

Catch Me If You Can. You could've had Charlie Wilson's War.

Night At The Museum 2. Very well done if you said any of those.

The only ones for her that did score points were Enchanted,

The Muppets, Man Of Steel, The Fighter and The Master.

Everything else was pointless.

Holly Hunter films - A Life Less Ordinary, Always.

Broadcast News was a pointless answer,

and Raising Arizona also a pointless answer.

And let's take a look at Nick Nolte. Again, some big films here...

Very well done if you said any of those at home

and congratulations in the studio. Well done. A fabulous win.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

And thanks once again to our winning players Jane and Becca

who go away with today's jackpot of £2,000. Very well done.

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

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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