Episode 30 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I am Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to pointless, the show where we are always

striving to find the most obscure answers.

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one.

Hi, I am Sara. This is Jason.

We both go to the University of York. Couple number two.

Hi, I am Anisha. This is my work colleague, Ian.

And we are both from Leicester. Couple number three.

Hi, I am Jo. This is my friend, Stu. And we are from Sheffield.

And finally, couple number four.

Hello, I am Allison from Gloucester.

And this is my grandson, Ben, from Cheltenham.

And these are today's contestants.

APPLAUSE Thanks very much, all of you.

We will find out more about you throughout the show.

So that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

Better at getting all his ducks in a row than a Chinese restaurant,

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

Good afternoon, everybody. APPLAUSE

Good afternoon to you. And to you.

One returning pair from the last show, Sara and Jason,

who did rather well. Got through to the head-to-head.

They will be a force to be reckoned with.

But on the last show, they didn't have Ben

and Allison up against them. No. On that last podium.

A grandmother-grandson combination.

Grandparent-grandchild combinations are always our favourites

on this show. We don't get them too often. They are always lovely.

Isn't it? And Allison, also, how beautifully spoken was that?

Beautiful. Don't you think? Yeah. Perfect.

Beautifully enunciated as well. It was beautifully enunciated.

I mean, I have no doubt whatsoever that she is trouble.

I don't doubt that for a second. I can tell that.

And Stu and Jo, equalling a Pointless record today.

Really? Yes, fewest letters in their pairing.

Yes. Really?

Yeah, we have had three times before - Ed and Bob, Su and Viv,

and Al and Jim.

And now we have got Jo and Stu.

Wow. Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Now, Cliodhna and Eoin didn't win the jackpot last time.

So we add another ?1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at an impressive ?3,000.

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

All you have to remember, of course, is that the pair with

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

And no conferring till the head-to-head round.

Our first category today is...

Africa. Can you all decide in your pairs who is going to go first,

who is going to go second?

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

Alphabetically after Kenya.

African countries. Richard. Simply looking for any country

in Africa whose usual English

short form name comes alphabetically after Kenya.

As always, by country we mean the sovereign state that is

a member of the UN in its own right.

There we go. OK, now, Sara, welcome back. Same podium as last time. Yeah.

But what a performance. Sara, remind us what you do.

I just finished my degree in linguistics at University of York.

And I am currently a supervisor at a shop.

Where is the shop? It is in York.

In York. What kind of a shop is it?

It is a leather handbag company, so I know a lot about leather.

OK. And supervising handbags, how is that going?

Yeah, I really enjoy it because I obviously love handbags.

So, yeah, it is good for me. Very good indeed.

How often do people ask you to wear one and just walk around?

Quite a lot, actually. Very good.

Now, Sara, as we know from Pointlesses throughout the years,

there are pointless answers to be

found among the African countries. Yes.

I daresay even those that come after Kenya alphabetically.

Yeah, I am not great at geography. Mm-hm.

I'm going to play it safe and go for Malawi.

Malawi, says Sara. Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many people said Malawi.

It's right.

19, that is really not bad at all.

Good start to the round, Sara.

Solid start on podium one. Yeah, Malawi. My big fact about Malawi?

Go on. It starts with an M. LAUGHTER

Which is after K in the alphabet.

Wow. Yeah. There you go. See?

That's nice. There we are. Now, Ian, welcome.

Good to have you here. What do you do, Ian?

I am a student sports and media coordinator at a university.

Student sport? Yes.

So what kind of sports are you coordinating right now?

All of the university sports,

from American football to Ultimate Frisbee.

Do you ever have people ringing up...?

They're stuck on a ring road somewhere and about five teams

have turned up to play at one place.

Every week. By accident. Every week.

Well, do it better! LAUGHTER

What are your interests aside from that, Ian? Playing Ultimate Frisbee.

A bit of a B league. Absolutely love them sports.

And radio presenting as well. On what station do you present?

Just some student radio stations. When is your slot?

At the moment, I don't really have one cos I've just got a newborn

baby girl. And it was around Wednesday 6pm before.

Well, congratulations on the baby girl.

And congratulations on Wednesday 6pm.

That is a good... That's the drive-time slot, isn't it?

It is at student level. It is definitely the prime-time slot.

Oh, yeah! That is the breakfast show. Yeah.

LAUGHTER

Ian, what are you going to go for?

My pronunciation is really, really bad,

so I am hoping I am pronouncing it right, but it is Namibia.

Namibia. Yes. Namibia, says Ian.

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

Look at that, 11 for Namibia.

APPLAUSE 11.

That's good. Yeah, Namibia,

I was just about to tell you a country that was right next to it.

Then I realised that began with a letter after K as well. Mm!

So I shan't.

Easily done. Thanks, Richard. Now, Stu. Hello.

A warm welcome from Sheffield. What keeps you busy up in Sheffield?

I am an author. So that keeps me busy.

And also I am a father to a 3 1/2-year-old boy.

So he keeps me very busy also. So what do you write, Stu?

I write crime fiction. Very exciting.

How many novels have you done?

I've got my first published novel coming out in this year.

Oh, what is it called?

It's called Strong Arm. Oh, yeah, OK. That sounds like a good name.

Slightly...slightly the wrong way around, but it is a great name.

LAUGHTER

That, I think... That is going to fly off the shelves. Thank you.

OK, now, Stu, we have had some good scores here.

No-one in single figures yet, though. I am going to go for Rwanda.

Rwanda, says Stu. Let's see how many of our 100 people said Rwanda.

Well, the high score is 19 at this point. The low score is 11.

Rwanda...

Oh, it doesn't quite.

The new high score of 20.

But very much in the same sort of group.

One of only three countries in the world where the critically

endangered mountain gorilla lives. There we go.

Thanks very much, Richard. Allison.

Welcome to Pointless. It is lovely to have you here, Allison.

What do you do? Well, I trained first as a modern linguist.

And then moved into music.

And now I judge music performances across the UK and abroad.

You are an examiner? I adjudicate them.

What, for the royal schools of music?

Not for them, no. For a federation of people who do this work.

I see. There are over 300 groups, and they can be...

You can be invited to go and adjudicate for them.

This sounds very shadowy to me.

Yeah! You think? LAUGHTER

Something we are not being told.

Can I ask if their secret base is in a volcano?

LAUGHTER

There are plenty in Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong,

and the States and so on.

So, do you travel that far afield? Oh, yes.

Well, that is quite fun. Yes.

And all you have to do is sit there and eat some cake

while someone plays a flute? I wish!

No, I have to assess. Assess. I have to write a report.

Give them a mark.

And most important,

encourage them and perhaps suggest

what they can do to improve their performance.

Wow. That would be terrifying, wouldn't it? I know, I'm already

quite scared of the note she'll give me after the show.

LAUGHTER

That is going to run to pages.

Allison, what would you like to go for?

Well, one of mine has gone, so I'm going to play safe.

And I'll say South Africa.

South Africa, very good. South Africa.

Let's see how many of our 100 people thought of that.

It's right.

50 for South Africa.

Yeah, a big score,

but an awful lot better than 100.

Famously, it is right next to Namibia.

I can't believe I didn't mention that

when we were talking about Namibia. Extraordinary. It's weird.

Thank you very much, Richard.

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

11, the best score of the pass, Ian.

Hats off to you, sir. Very well done.

Then up to 19, where we find Sara and Jason.

Then up to 20, where we find Stu and Jo.

And then up to 50, Allison...

You are out in front, but Ben comes after you,

and I bet he has got a good answer.

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

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

Now, Ben, welcome. Welcome.

Now, whose idea was it to come on Pointless?

Was it yours or your gran's? It was actually my grandmother's.

But I soon warmed to the idea.

Were you the first choice?

Of course she told you you were the first choice.

Allison, was Ben the first choice?

Of course I was the first choice, yes.

LAUGHTER

Yes, I was. Ben, what do you do? I'm an engineer.

I work in the family business manufacturing ladders.

Metal ladders, wooden ladders, all ladders?

All different types of ladders - steel, aluminium, timber

but not so much now. OK. And ladders for boats? Ladders for lofts?

Mostly for industry, so construction, trades. I see, OK.

What do you think the biggest ladder they sell is?

I'll get it out of him. I'll get it out of him.

Watch. I'll do it very carefully. Ask what is the biggest, like...

What is the biggest ladder, Ben?

Well, we used to manufacture firemen's ladders. They are big.

Which are obviously up to 50m or more.

Now I think we have got a triple extension ladder which goes

up to about 12m when it is fully extended.

Do you have to test them? Have you got a head for heights?

We don't actually test them in the position of use at the moment.

But we basically lie them flat and then apply weight in the middle.

And then we do a displacement test to see if they pass a load test.

I tell you what you want, you want to get into ladders

on the backs of yacht. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, cos then you go and try them out.

Yes! Very important. That would be good.

Now then, Ben, so any African country coming after Kenya.

Allison has faith in you to carry her through to the next round. Yes.

We need a low score. OK, I've got a couple of ideas.

But I think what I'm going to go for is Senegal.

Senegal, says Ben. You are the high-scorers so there is no red line.

Let's see how far down the column you get with Senegal.

It's right.

Oh, it is a great answer. Look at that.

10 for Senegal takes your total up to 60.

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Best answer so far, Ben. Very well played.

Wrestling, very popular in Senegal.

But they wrestle in an arena of sand. Which is very rare. Wow.

Is that one where you have to push someone out of the circle?

It's not, actually. It is essentially a pinning down.

Stuff their head into the sand. Yeah.

You have to stuff their head into the sand.

Good stuff. Now, Jo, welcome to Pointless.

Great to have you here from Sheffield also. What do you do, Jo?

Well, I am a pastor at a church, so I run the 18 to 30s department.

So what is the difference between a pastor and a vicar?

It's all the same, really. It's just a better name.

It is just a different...? I tell you, the pastor I love

is arrabiata. That is...

LAUGHTER

That is delicious. Mm!

So, yes, talk me through your actual role then.

Is there a vicar working in the same team or...? Yes.

There is a senior pastor

and then I kind of run the 18 to 30s department, as I say.

Effectively, I go out for coffee a lot with a lot of guys,

which is good. So, yeah, it is a great job.

Very good. I imagine after about 11, you'd have to switch to decaf.

Otherwise you are going to be pastoring all night.

LAUGHTER Now, there you are on 20.

The high-scorers at the moment are Ben and Allison on 60,

so 39 or less, Jo, gets you through.

Yeah. I feel like I am going to gamble. You might hate me for this.

I'm going to gamble. I think Suriname.

It could be wrong, but I am going to go with Suriname. Suriname.

Suriname. Ironically, Strong Arm is nearly my Suriname.

LAUGHTER

There is your red line.

If you get below that with Suriname, you are through to the next round.

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

Oh, no!

Oh, no, Ben and Allison feigning a look of pain on your behalf.

But I can see through that

very easily. I am so sorry, that scores you 100 points,

takes your total up to 120.

Yeah, alphabetically, perfect.

But it is in South America, I'm afraid.

Hm...

Thanks very much indeed. Now then, Anisha.

Hello. Hello to you.

Welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

What do you do, Anisha?

I work as a widening participation and outreach coordinator.

Yes, it is a very long title.

And where do you do your coordination?

It's at the students' union. I see.

Yeah. So do work alongside Ian?

Yes, Ian is my work colleague, so we sit in the same office. A desk away.

A desk away! Who came up with the idea coming on Pointless? Me.

Me. I am a big fan, so... Oh. We love to have you here.

What do you do apart from that, Anisha?

Well, I like arts and crafts,

so I try to be as arty as I can be whenever I can.

And not crafty at all? No, no.

OK. Fair enough.

Now, Anisha, the good news is you are through.

But the better news is you can do anything you like.

You could find a pointless answer there.

I could. You could really go out on a limb.

So any African country that comes after Kenya in the alphabet.

I might go for little bit of a gamble as well. Very good.

This one stuck in my head, so I'm just going to go with it. Tunisia.

Tunisia.

Tunisia. Let's see if it is right.

No red line you, you are already through.

It's right.

Look at that, 18.

Very well done indeed.

Takes your total up to 29.

The national flower of Tunisia is the jasmine.

That is a nice national flower, isn't it? That is a lovely national flower.

The most harmonic country in the world is Autotune-isia.

LAUGHTER

Thank you, Richard. That's a pleasure. That's good.

Now, Jason. Now, you're also through. This is also good news.

Now, remind us what happened to you last time.

So we got to the head-to-head, but we ended up losing out 2-nil.

There was one of the topics that we had another answer,

but we just went for the wrong one.

And then potentially we could have taken it to a decider.

Looking back at it now,

do you think you might have known that was a lower score?

Possibly, yeah. I would say so, yeah.

Now, you have had a lot of time to think, Jason,

there must be some pointless answers there.

There must be. From our old friends.

Obviously, some of our old friends come before Kenya in the alphabet.

I've got quite a few of my head,

but I think I will take a gamble to try to get a pointless answer.

And I will go for... I'm not sure on the pronunciation,

but I will go for Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe, OK. Let's see if that's right.

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

No red line, you are already through.

It's right.

Now, if Sao Tome and Principe lives up

to its usual form,

this will go a long way down.

And it does! Look at that, 1!

That scores you 1, takes your total up to 20.

Very, very well done indeed, Jason. Best score of the round.

Great finish. Well played, Jason. Best score of the round.

And best score possible as well cos there are no pointless answers. No?

Only two countries that score 1 point,

and that is Sao Tome and Principe and Mauritius.

Mauritius! Mauritius would've scored you 1 point.

Very good answer. 3 points for Seychelles and Swaziland.

You would have got 5 points for Togo. 7 for Mauritania.

South Sudan scored 8 points.

How about that? South Sudan climbing the tables, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.

That used to be pointless in the good old days.

You would have got 12 points for Madagascar, 13 for Mozambique

and Mali, 14 for Somalia, 15 - Sierra Leone,

16 for Uganda.

You would have got 20 for Lesotho and Sudan.

22 for Liberia, 23 for Zambia,

24 for Niger. 26 for Libya,

27 for Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

And the top three, let's take a look at them.

What do you think is top of that board?

African countries coming after Kenya.

Anyone in the audience?

Not Zimbabwe.

AUDIENCE: Nigeria! Nigeria is the correct answer. Very well done.

There we are. Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our first round,

the pair who are heading home with our high score of 120, I'm so sorry,

Jo and Stu.

Jo, you went for Suriname, another Pointless favourite,

but it is not in Africa.

But anyway, we will see you again next time.

I'm sure we will see much, much more of you then.

In the meantime, thanks very much. Jo and Stu.

APPLAUSE

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

And look at that, we are down to three pairs all of a sudden.

And at the end of this round, we will have to say goodbye to another pair.

Oh, Ben and Allison, it cannot be you.

I am just going to say that right now.

You did very, very well there. Came bouncing back. Superb.

Sara and Jason, though, the story of that round was you.

Brilliant low-scoring from both of you, so very well done.

And Anisha and Ian, great.

Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two today is...

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

who is going to go second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Honoured fashion figures, Richard. On each board, we'll show you

six descriptions of people from fashion who have been honoured

in some way - OBE, CBE.

You need to tell us who they are, please.

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

So very best of luck. Thanks very much.

Let's reveal our first board of honoured fashion people,

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

I'll read those all one last time.

Jason.

Um... Fashion. Yeah.

I mean, this couldn't have landed better for you, could it?

Yeah, I couldn't think of many worse boards, to be honest.

I am going to go for the third one.

"In 2013, she designed a series of T-shirts for Comic Relief."

I think, just because of the initials and because I know

she is a fashion designer, I'll say Stella McCartney.

Stella McCartney, says Jason. Let's see if it's right

and let's see how many people said Stella McCartney.

It's right.

There we go. 22.

APPLAUSE

22 for Stella McCartney. Well worked out, Jason.

She was also creative director of Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Anisha.

What would you like to go for on that board?

This is a bit of a nightmare.

Well, I thought being a girl might help,

but I know none of those.

So I am just going to go for the second one down,

and I am just going to say Billie Jean.

Billie Jean.

Billie Jean. Let's see...

Billie Jean, let's see how many people said that.

Bad luck, Anisha.

Nothing worse than a board when you don't know any of them.

But brave try. I'm afraid that scores you 100 points.

Yeah, sorry. Billie Jean is not my answer, I'm afraid.

LAUGHTER

Allison.

I'm going to go for the first one, which I believe is Norman Hartnell.

Norman Hartnell. She's got beautiful delivery, hasn't she?

Perfect. Absolutely perfect. Beautifully done.

Norman Hartnell, says Allison.

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

It is right.

That's a good answer, Allison.

Look at that! 14.

Very well done indeed.

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He also designed her wedding dress.

He was knighted in 1977, Sir Norman Hartnell.

She took her time, didn't she? Yeah.

Maybe she didn't like it so much. Maybe it was a bit itchy.

Yeah, maybe it took that long to forgive him. Yeah. Yeah.

As for the rest of the board,

we will leave the second one down for one moment.

The designer who opened Bazaar... Mary Quant. Mary Quant.

Do you know the Alexander McQueen creative director?

Yes, she did the Duchess of Cambridge's... Wedding dress.

Wedding dress. She is called Sarah someone. She is. Sarah Burton.

Sarah Burton. There you are.

The Welsh designer?

Julien MacDonald. Ah, right.

This last one. Do you know that one?

No. It is Betty Jackson.

If you said that at home you just got yourself a pointless answer.

So very well played.

Thanks very much. We are halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores.

14, Allison, very well done. The best score of that pass.

Allison and Ben looking very strong at this point.

Then up to 22, were we find Jason and Sara.

Then up to 100, Anisha, I'm sorry.

But, Ian, luckily,

with your fashion knowledge,

we, I think, can expect something exciting on the next pass.

Best of luck with that. We'll come back down the line.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put six more honoured fashion people up on the board.

And here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Ben.

Ben, your grandmother has set you up so well there. You're on 14.

You can score 85 or less. 85 or less. Right.

I'll be honest, fashion is not my strong point.

Looking at these, I'm pulling a bit of a blank.

So I'm going to have to take a bit of a long shot.

I'll go with the first one. Zara Roberts.

Zara Roberts, says Ben. Here is your red line.

Let's see if you can get below that with Zara Roberts.

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

Bad luck, Ben. Bad luck.

That scores you 100 points.

But thanks to Allison's brilliant score in the first pass,

I think you might be all right. 114 is your total.

Yeah, not Zara Roberts, I'm afraid.

Again, perfect work with the initials.

LAUGHTER Bang up stuff.

I noticed that as well. Yeah, it was very good.

It was good. Thank you. Now, Ian.

Hello. Ian. You are on 100.

The high-scorers are Ben and Allison on 114.

So 13 or less is what we need.

There is only one designer I know.

And one of the initials matches up to that.

That would be the third one down. She opened a shop on the Kings Road.

Vivienne Westwood.

Vivienne Westwood. Very good. There is your red line.

If you can get below that with Vivienne Westwood

you are in Round Two.

Go on, go on!

30.

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130 for Vivienne Westwood.

Sorry, Ian. Dame Vivienne Westwood. Made a dame in 2006.

I'd have loved it if she had designed the Queen's wedding dress.

Mmm. That would be a wedding to watch, wouldn't it?

Wouldn't it?

Wouldn't it though? Sara. Good news. You're through.

You are through to the next round.

Do you want to talk us through the board?

Not really.

I don't know much about these kind of things really.

I probably should. I knew Vivienne Westwood.

I think I'm going to go for the bottom one.

I think it's Paul Smith.

Paul Smith, says Sara. Paul Smith. No red line. You are already through.

Let's see how many people said Paul Smith.

It's right.

10.

APPLAUSE

32 is your total. Well done, Sara.

Good answer, Sara.

It's an object lesson that you don't need a flashy name to become

an incredible brand. Mm.

He's just called Paul Smith but his name is known the world over.

The top one is not Zara Roberts, it is... Zandra Rhodes.

Zandra Rhodes.

Do you know the second one?

Barack Obama, obviously.

LAUGHTER Um...

It is not, I'm afraid. It is a Brian O'Driscoll, the Irish rugby player.

No, it's Bruce Oldfield.

Appointed editor in chief of Vogue... Anna Wintour. Anna Wintour.

And the Clothes Show presenter? Jeff Banks.

Jeff Banks.

The best answer on the board is Bruce Oldfield.

Well done if you said it. Thanks very much indeed.

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

their high score of 130, Ian and Anisha, I'm sorry to say it is you.

But we will see you again next time

and we'll look forward to that very much.

Meantime, thanks very much, Ian and Anisha.

APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Sara and Jason, Ben and Allison.

You are now one step closer to the final and a chance to

play for that jackpot, which currently stands at ?3,000.

CHEERING

You know the score at this point. You play as teams from here on in.

You can confer.

First pair to win two questions gets to play for the jackpot.

Sara and Jason, consistent low scoring throughout the show.

Really, really good, round after round. That's been very impressive.

But very impressive also has been the teamwork from Ben and Allison,

cos in Round One, Ben, you helped out with Senegal.

Round Two, Allison, fantastic Norman Hartnell answer. So, yeah.

Very, very good indeed. And now you can put your heads together, I think

you will be a force to be reckoned with.

Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

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

British Winter Olympics Medallists. Richard.

I'll show you five pictures now of people who have won

medals for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics.

Can you name the most obscure of these?

Thanks very much indeed. Let's reveal our five medallists.

And here they are.

There we are.

Five British Winter Olympics medallists.

Sara and Jason, you've been our low scorers throughout the show

so you will go first.

(Jane Torvill.)

We only know one of them. So we are quite restricted.

We will go for D - Jane Torvill.

D - Jane Torvill, say Sara and Jason.

Now, Ben and Allison, the rest of the board is yours.

Well, to be honest,

neither of us have much of an idea about any of them.

Unfortunately, the Winter Olympics for me has been

one of those sporting events that's kind of passed me by a little bit.

So we are probably going to have to go for a bit of a guess.

Have you got any ideas?

The top right, B. I think that might be Burt Kwouk.

Burt Kwouk?

OK, we have Jane Torvill and we have Burt Kwouk.

Jane Torvill, say Sara and Jason.

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

75.

APPLAUSE

75. But Ben and Allison have gone for Burt Kwouk.

Let's see if that's right for B.

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

LAUGHTER

Let's see if that's right.

Oh. I'm sorry.

Not Burt Kwouk. But very well done, Sara and Jason.

A tough board, that one, for both pairs there.

Sara and Jason, after one question, you're up one-nil.

I love the idea that Burt Kwouk might be watching at home.

LAUGHTER

Or upstairs and his family are calling him.

"Someone just thought you looked like..."

He's going, "Oh, who's this?"

And it's John Curry.

The gold-medal figure skater. John Curry was B.

Would have scored you 11 points.

Won in 1976.

A. Lots of people will recognise that she was one of our curlers

who won the bronze.

Eve Muirhead is her name.

Very well done if you'd said that.

Very recognisable though.

C.

Very well done if you got this.

Speed skater. Bronze in speed skating.

Nicky Gooch.

A pointless answer if you said Nicky Gooch.

And E.

Another gold medallist in figure skating.

Robin Cousins. Robin Cousins.

The we are. Thanks very much. Here comes your second question now.

Ben and Allison, we need you to win this one to stay in the game.

You get the answer it first though, which is good.

Here it comes. It concerns...

Halloween. Richard.

We are going to show you five clues now to facts about Halloween.

Can you give us the most obscure answer?

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

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, Ben and Allison, it's over to you.

It's bobbing for apples.

Bobbing for apples. What's the hallowed...?

Halloween is holy evening I think, but...

INDISTINCT CHAT

I don't know.

We'll go for the third one,

the fruit that is traditionally bobbed for at Halloween.

It's apples.

OK, apples, say Ben and Allison. Apples. Now then, Sara and Jason.

Do you want to talk us through the board?

We don't really know many of them. But we know the one below it.

And we are going to go for that one.

That's All Hallows' Eve.

All Hallows' Eve, say Sara and Jason. All Hallows' Eve.

OK, so Ben and Allison went for apples, the fruit that is bobbed for.

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

It's... Oh-ho-ho!

93 for apples.

OK, Sara and Jason have gone for All Hallows' Eve.

Let's see if that's right as the contraction of Halloween.

How many people said that?

Is right and you win.

Very well done indeed.

44.

APPLAUSE

Which means, Sara and Jason, very well done.

After only two questions, you are through to the final two-nil.

Very well played. Yeah, All Hallows' Eve or All Hallows' Evening.

We accepted both answers from our 100.

The 1974 David Bowie album is... Diamond Dogs. Diamond Dogs.

The director of Halloween is John Carpenter.

The Celtic festival is Samhain.

Diamond Dogs was the best answer on the board.

Well done if you got that at home. And well done to you for getting it.

Thank you very much indeed. And I've got it at home as well.

Diamond Dogs? Yeah. Good.

And you've actually got a couple of diamond dogs as well, haven't you?

They are a couple of rough diamonds. But, yes.

They really are, but, yeah. Yeah, there we are.

Thanks very much, Richard.

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

I'm afraid it's Ben and Allison. It's great news for us

cos it means we get to see you again next time.

Had you gone through to the final, that would have been

all we'd have got of Ben and Allison.

But thank you very much. It's been lovely having you on the show.

See you next time. Ben and Allison. APPLAUSE

But for Sara and Jason, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Sara and Jason.

You have seen off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

And at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at ?3,000.

APPLAUSE

Well, this is beginning to feel like deja vu

because I've said this quite a lot over recent shows.

We have had low scorers coming through round after round then

coming through after having won the head-to-head two-nil.

And I always say that sets up a win in this round.

Hasn't proved to be the case in the last couple of shows, certainly.

But what would you like to see come through on the board behind me?

For me, anything to do with geography or sport.

I'd be quite happy with that. Sara?

Anything to do with food or pop music.

OK, let's see what's on the board today

and let's hope there's something you like the look of there.

OK...

OK, I'm not a massive royalist

so I wouldn't recommend going for that one. No.

Stephen King films... No.

SHE LAUGHS

Rugby, I know a little bit but do you know anything about Six Nations?

No. That's a silly question.

I think that kind of leaves us just Ant and Dec. Ant and Dec.

Ant and Dec. Lovely. Yeah. Richard.

Yeah, three different questions here about Ant and Dec.

Actually quite tricky, I think. But best of luck. Here they are.

We are looking for are any UK top 40 single by PJ and Duncan,

or by Ant and Dec themselves. Up to May 2015.

Looking for anyone, according to IMDB, who was in Ant

and Dec's film Alien Autopsy, apart from Ant and Dec, of course.

Or we are looking for any artist chosen in Ant and Dec's

Desert Island Discs on Radio Four.

Any PJ and Duncan singles.

Any cast member of Alien Autopsy.

Or any artist represented in their Desert Island Discs.

I wish you the very best of luck.

Thank you very much indeed.

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

One of those answers, if it's pointless, wins you the jackpot.

As you know. Are you ready? Yes. We are.

OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock and there they are.

Your time starts now.

OK... So, singles.

The only one I can think of is We're On The Ball, which was quite

a famous World Cup one for one of the major competitions.

OK. I've not seen Aileen Autopsy. No.

So I can't possibly say any from that. You could guess.

Perhaps there could be some Geordies in there.

So maybe we can think of some famous Geordies.

Desert Island Discs...

What is it, a radio show? Yeah, it is. Yeah.

Never heard it. Never listened to it. OK.

It's going really well(!)

THEY LAUGH Yeah.

Maybe Paul Gascoigne is one of the cast of Alien Autopsy. Yeah.

What would they listen to?

What kind of music do you think they'd be into?

I don't know. I have no idea at all.

Ten seconds left.

Which PJ and Duncan one did you want to go for? We're On The Ball.

Yeah, I don't know. We need one more answer.

Um...

Guess for the second one.

OK, that's your time up. I now need three answers from you.

What are you going to give me?

For the first category we are going to say We're On The Ball.

We're On The Ball. Yeah.

For the second category were going to go for Paul Gascoigne as one

of the cast. Paul Gascoigne.

And one more for the second one... OK.

We'll go for Alan Shearer.

Alan Shearer.

THEY LAUGH OK.

Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

Probably We're On The Ball.

OK, We're On The Ball. Perfect. Let's put that last.

Least likely to be pointless? Alan Shearer. Alan Shearer.

OK, let's pop those upon the board in that order then. And here they are.

Very best of luck. Three answers there. I mean, who knows?

Who knows? One of them might be...right.

HE LAUGHS

I know, but listen, one of them might be pointless.

Just imagine Gazza, for example, might be in that film.

What if you were to win that jackpot of ?3,000?

What would you do with your winnings, Sara?

I'd definitely go to Australia cos I've always wanted to go there.

Just do a bit of travelling. Working. Things like that.

Possibly move out there one day so I'd just give it a go first.

OK. Very sensible.

Now, Jason, what about you?

I'm a massive tennis fan so I would love to use the money to go

to all the Grand Slam tournaments.

I'd put it towards maybe the Australian Open or the US Open.

Very good. Well, you could accompany Sara out to Australia. Perfect.

Your first answer was Alan Shearer.

We were looking for cast members from Alien Autopsy.

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.

So for ?3,000, let's see how many people said Alan Shearer.

Bad luck. I really thought it was going to be a good answer.

I tell you who you should have put in is Burt Kwouk.

LAUGHTER

Anyway, not a pointless answer.

Your next answer was Paul Gascoigne.

Again, it has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot of ?3,000.

How many people said Paul Gascoigne?

No. Bad luck.

Listen, we are now on solid ground

because we know that they definitely sang the song.

We're On The Ball. This is your third and final answer.

This was the one you thought was your best shot at a pointless answer.

To win the jackpot of ?3,000, it has to be pointless.

Let's see how many people said We're On The Ball.

Is it pointless?

It's right.

Alan Shearer, sadly, was an incorrect answer.

Paul Gascoigne also, sadly, an incorrect answer.

We're On The Ball now going down through single figures.

Still going down. Still going down.

You've done it!

CHEERING

That is fantastic! Very, very well done indeed.

Superb.

APPLAUSE

Well, congratulations. You are going to the Grand Slam tour.

You're going to Australia.

We're On The Ball was a pointless answer which means you go home

with that jackpot of ?3,000.

Very, very well done indeed, Sara and Jason.

APPLAUSE

I literally can't believe it.

Terrific answer. Very well done.

Credited to Ant and Dec, of course.

How many top 40 singles do you reckon Ant and Dec have had?

Five? 14 is the answer. 14.

Let's take a look at some of the pointless ones.

If you know what I mean. LAUGHTER

Also could have had If I Give You My Number, Perfect,

You Crazy Cats was a pointless answer.

When I Fall In Love and Why Me?

Let's take a look at some of the cast of Alien Autopsy.

Some famous names.

In fact, everybody apart from John Cater and Bill Pullman,

everyone else was pointless.

And the final one.

Dec chose Wichita Lineman as his favourite song.

I'm inclined to agree.

Joe Fagin. That's Livin' Alright, the theme to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

Morecambe and Wise. Bring Me Sunshine.

The Stranglers. Golden Brown. You also could have had Eduard Khil

and Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels To Be Lonely.

Well done if you got any of those at home.

Congratulations in the studio. ?3,000 thanks to Ant, thanks to Dec,

and most of all, thanks to Burt Kwouk.

LAUGHTER

Thanks very much, Richard.

Thanks once again to our winning players, Sara and Jason,

who go away with today's jackpot of ?3,000.

APPLAUSE

Join us again 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.