Episode 32 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed. Hello! I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the show where the aim of the game is to

avoid the obvious answers and find the obscure ones.

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one.

My name's Donna and this is my fiance Andy. We're both from Leeds.

-Couple number two.

-Hi, my name is Jen, this is Julie.

We're friends from South Devon.

-Couple number three.

-Hello, I'm Ron. I'm from Chalfont in Buckinghamshire.

This is my grand daughter Iona, she's from Ipswich.

And finally couple number four.

Hello, I'm Jordan and this is my best mate Josh. We're from Milton Keynes.

And these are today's contestants.

Thank you very much, all of you.

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

That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

Like one of those confused marathon runners,

he is here to go the extra mile, my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

Hiya.

Afternoon. Hiya.

-Good afternoon to you.

-Good afternoon to you.

Four brand-new pairs today. Doesn't happen often. It has happened today.

We've given away two jackpots in a row as well.

So, can one of these pairs complete that hat-trick?

Difficult when they're all new to work out who's going to be good.

-I think Ron looks handy. Don't you think?

-Yeah.

Ron has turned up in a quizzer's jumper, I think.

It is fair to say. Very hard to beat a quizzer's jumper.

-Very hard.

-We shall see.

-We'll have to get to know them, won't we?

-We will.

-I wonder what treats await.

-That's exciting. Thank you very much, Richard.

So, yes, Kerry and Stewart won our jackpot last time

so today's jackpot starts off back at £1,000.

There it is.

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

I'm just going to remind you all, as you are all newcomers,

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

That's all you have to remember and there is to be no conferring, of course.

Our first category for Round One today is US Politics. US Politics.

Can you all decide in your pairs who is going to go first and second.

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...

Surnames of US presidents that come alphabetically between Bush

-and Reagan. Richard.

-Yeah, I need you to listen carefully here.

What we are looking for is the surnames of US presidents, but

they have to come alphabetically between Bush and Reagan.

-Now, is anybody unclear? Ron, you OK?

-Just about.

-Excellent.

-If Ron's in, we're all in.

-OK, thank you very much. Let's do it.

-Dive in.

-Let's dive in.

Come on, here we go, let the dog see the rabbit.

-Donna, welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here. From Leeds?

-Yes.

What do you do?

I am an apprenticeship assessor for a retail company.

Are you strict?

-I'm fair.

-That's nice.

-Fair.

-Fair, that's good.

-That's the nice side of strict, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Yes. It's a fair assessment, but you've got to be good.

-Yes.

Fair enough. What do you do in your spare time, Donna?

I volunteer for a charity, a children's charity, where we

take different groups of children that wouldn't normally be

allowed to or not normally able to go on holiday,

-on a camping trip in the summer.

-Wow!

That's got to be fun, hasn't it? Quite challenging, I would imagine.

-It's hard work.

-Yeah!

-For the volunteers it's a full day of graft.

-But you must love it?

-Yes.

Do you get the same kids coming back year-on-year?

Yes, we get a lot of new kids, but because we take ages from eight to

13, a lot of the kids that come at eight come back year after year.

-They absolutely love it.

-That's great. You see them growing from year to year.

Fabulous. Now, Donna, US politics.

-Yes.

-Are you happy about that?

-No.

-OK.

-I know a handful.

So I am going to go with Grant.

Grant says Donna. Let's see if that's right.

How many of our 100 people said Grant?

It's right.

It's a very good answer, look at that, eight.

A great start to the round, Donna, well done.

A great answer, Donna, very well played.

Andy very happy there as well. Ulysses S Grant.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Julie.

-Welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here. From South Devon?

-Yes.

-What do you do?

-I'm a falconer.

What about that?! What about that!

What sort of falcons do you have?

There's a collection of about 55 birds of prey, from a small

American kestrel at 3.5 ounces up to a golden eagle at 6.5 pounds.

You've got a golden eagle?

-Yes, at the centre.

-Beautiful.

-That sounded like in a restaurant.

-Oh...

-We got a kestrel,

it's very small, it's about 3.5 ounces, that would be...

-Wow! We've never had a falconer before. Amazing.

-No, never.

Quiet nice to have a day without hearing the bell going, tinkle tinkle.

What do you do when you're not falconing?

Erm, well, I'm really lucky because my hobby is my job, but when I

am not working, I spend quite a lot of time with my family and friends.

I like to challenge myself, so I've done an Arctic challenge.

Where did you go?

We went just below the Arctic Circle, up in Sweden.

Up the Swedish side, up to Kiruna, did you go that far?

-We went to Ostersund.

-Lovely.

Very good. Now, Julie, US politics.

-It wouldn't be my favourite subject, but I have got a few names.

-Good.

-I'm hoping. I'll go with Carter.

-Carter.

Let's see if that's right, how many of our 100 people said it, Carter?

39 for Carter.

Not bad.

Yes, of course came just before Reagan,

and just after they teamed up in The Sweeney as well.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Ron, welcome to Pointless.

-Ron, what do you do?

-I'm retired.

-What did you do?

I worked in banking.

You worked in banking, in which department,

-in retail banking or in banking banking?

-Banking banking.

And what do you do now with your retirement?

I play golf, bridge, I like walking my dog across the fields.

-What sort of dog have you got?

-A Labrador, black lab. Named Hamish.

-Then there's restricted gardening.

-Restricted gardening, what's that?

My wife is convinced I don't know a plant from a weed.

So my gardening consists of gardening to comply

with my wife's directions.

Right. Yes. Does she inspect afterwards?

-She points out beforehand where the no-go zones are.

-Right, I see.

Very good. Now, Ron, US politics. What are you going to go for?

-Monroe.

-Monroe says Ron. See...

You don't get a jumper like that, for old slapdash answers, do you?

That's the thing, we spot these things, don't we?

-Hm.

-Just the little signifiers, sometimes we spot.

-Clever. Monroe.

Monroe, assuming it's correct!

Obviously! Bit of jeopardy, Monroe, might be wrong.

Let's see, how many of our 100 said Monroe?

It's absolutely right. 39 is our high score at this point. 8 our low.

You have passed 39.

You join eight.

There we are, Monroe, very well done.

Joint low score.

James Monroe of course, the fifth president of the United States.

"The era of good feelings" they called his administration.

-That's nice, "good feelings".

-Yeah, "the era of good feelings".

"The era of good feelings", that sounds ominous.

I have a good feeling. It's not the same as, I'm feeling good.

I have an entire era of good feelings about this.

Then it was the era of "it's all gone a bit too quiet for my liking".

Then it was the era of "did anybody else hear that?"

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Thanks, Richard. Now, Josh, welcome to Pointless.

-Great to have you here from Milton Keynes.

-Yep.

-What you do?

-I'm a junior designer.

-You design juniors?

I design FOR juniors, like children's stationery and toys.

-How much fun is that?

-It's all right, yeah. It's not too bad.

You sound as though you don't enjoy it much.

-I've only just started.

-Oh, I see. OK, early days.

-Yeah, early days.

So what sort of...? Is it stationary items and...?

Yeah, we call it, "creative play",

which means toys that help children learn.

-It's all colours and numbers and stuff like that.

-That's fantastic.

Do you do syndicated things from cartoons and things?

-Yeah, lots of licences. Lots of licences.

-That's quite fun.

Josh, when you're not doing that, what do you do?

I like to keep fit. Running, going to the gym, festivals...

-I'm going to Glastonbury this year.

-Very exciting.

-Do you go religiously every year?

-I've only been once.

I couldn't get tickets last year, so this year I lucked out.

OK, now, Josh, what are you going to go for?

-I'm going to go with Ford.

-Ford?

"Ford", says Josh. Let's see if it's right.

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

Oh, it's good. 19. APPLAUSE

19 for Ford.

-Well-played, Josh. Gerald Ford, of course, who preceded Carter.

-Indeed.

Thank you very much. We're halfway through the round, so let's look at those scores.

We have joint low scorers. Well done, Donna. Well done, Ron.

Yes, Ron and Iona, Donna and Andy looking strong on 8,

then up to 19 where we find Josh and Jordan,

then up to 39, Julie and Jen.

So, Jen, you're not wildly out in front, but we need a low score

to keep you in the game. Best of luck with that. We're going to come down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

-Now then, Jordan.

-Yes.

-Welcome. What do you do, Jordan?

-I do plumbing and heating.

-Very good.

What are your specialities in plumbing and heating?

Well, I work more the industrial, commercial side,

so I do more biomass and gas.

I see. Oh, so things like pellets? Pellet things? Those sort of...

-Yeah, woodchip pellets...

-Woodchip, yeah.

They burn into a special biomass boiler, which then produces heat.

-It's very green. Green energy.

-Very good indeed. Biomass boilers.

And what are your interests outside biomass boilers?

-I like to run, as well, and I really like cooking, as well.

-Excellent.

-Do you have a signature dish, Jordan?

-Probably be a carbonara. Lovely.

Oh, that does sound good, actually. Thank you very much.

So, you are on 19. The high-scorers on 39 are Jen and Julie.

19 or less would get you through.

I'm going to go with...

Nixon.

"Nixon", says Jordan. Nixon. Here's your red line.

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

How many people said Nixon?

Ooh, not bad. 36. APPLAUSE

I reckon that might keep you in the game. Takes your total up to 55.

Nixon, of course, the immediate predecessor of Ford,

so we're working our way backwards.

The first US president to resign, as well.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Iona, a warm welcome to Pointless to you. What do you do, Iona?

I'm a student, but I'm graduating in August, so I've not got long left.

That's exciting. Very exciting. And you've got stuff lined up for later?

-I do. I have a job lined up, which is good.

-What are you going to do?

-Fashion PR.

-Very good indeed. So what will that involve? Do you know?

-Have you done some work with them yet?

-I have. I worked for them over Christmas.

It's mostly liaising with the press to try

and get your products into their pages and also to advertise.

-It's kind of marketing.

-See, that's fun. That's going to be great fun.

Iona, you are on 8 points.

The high-scorers at the moment are Jordan and Josh on 55,

so 46 or less gets you through.

-I'm not great on this, but I'm going to go for Callaghan.

-OK, Callaghan.

"Callaghan", said Iona. There is your red line.

You have to get below that with Callaghan. Let's see if it's right.

Ooh, bad luck, Iona. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

and it scores you 100 points.

That takes your total up to 108.

However, thanks to Ron's low score in the first pass,

you could be all right. We'll see.

Sorry, Iona, it's a great answer for UK Prime Ministers

who come alphabetically between Bush and Reagan,

but not US presidents, I'm afraid.

-Thanks very much, Richard. Now then, Jen.

-Hello.

Jen, hello and welcome. What do you do, Jen?

I'm a probation officer.

-A probation officer down in Devon?

-Indeed.

And what are your interests outside the work of probation officing?

Well, I have a little girl who's 20 months,

so she takes up pretty much my entire life,

but when I do have some time to myself, I like going to the cinema,

listening to live music and I like cooking.

Very good indeed.

Can you up...? We've got a carbonara so far, any raise on a carbonara?

Um...

I can do a lamb Rogan josh.

Mm... That sounds good. Mm.

Mm. OK, so there you are, you're on 39.

The high-scorers at the moment are Iona and Ron on 108,

so 68 or less will do you.

Right.

I'm going to go for Polk.

Polk - that's a good answer.

Have you ever thought about a V neck jumper maybe, Jen?

-I could rock a V neck.

-Yeah! Maybe in a sage colour or something.

I don't know. Anyway, there's your red line.

Get below that with Polk, and you are into the next round.

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

It's right.

It does the job.

8 is our lowest score so far and Polk...

passes that. Look at that, you halve it!

Very well done indeed, Jen.

That takes your total up to 43.

Great answer, Jen.

James Polk was the 11th President of the United States.

He was the youngest president ever at the time...

-but not any more.

-Only nine.

-He's over 220 years old now.

-He's getting on a bit, Polk, isn't he?

-Polky? Yep.

Yep, there we go. Thank you very much indeed.

Now, Andy, welcome to Pointless. You are on 8,

another great low score from Donna in the first pass.

What do you do, Andy?

I'm an accountant in a dairy company.

A dairy company. Is it just milk or do you have...?

No, no. Milk, cheese, butter, yoghurts...

-All the dairy products.

-All the dairy products.

-That's fantastic.

-So, do you go home with a crate of dairy things every day?

-I'd love to.

At Christmas we get a nice Christmas hamper that's more dairy

than anybody can eat in a year.

I suppose when you've spent the whole year amongst dairy products,

maybe that's not necessarily what you want, I don't know.

When was the last time they came up with a big new branch of dairy?

-Cos cheese, yoghurt, butter...

-They're all quite old, aren't they?

-Been around a long time, haven't they?

-Yeah.

Any new developments in the world of dairy?

Protein's big. A lot of people like...

Protein used to be just waste, get rid of it, but people like whey

-and muscle builders love...

-That's true, actually. Whey.

-It's a huge thing, isn't it?

-There's loads of whey jokes, as well.

-It used to be no whey.

-LAUGHTER

Then it was curds and whey.

-Oh, I loved Curds & Whey. What a band.

-Yeah.

-They were our Eurovision entry in 1971.

-Yes!

-Simon Curds is still around, actually.

-Yeah, he is.

Cos they were married briefly, weren't they? Oh, it did not last.

-Did not last. Big, volatile relationship, I think.

-Very.

I blame Simon Curds, I have to say, but perhaps I'm wrong.

He seems to have mellowed.

He seems to have. Yeah. LAUGHTER

Andy, you're on 8.

You have to score 99 to get through. I think you have it in you.

Donna's favourite TV programme has a school named after a president,

I believe, and that's McKinley.

"McKinley", says Andy. McKinley.

Here's your red line - lovely and high.

Get below that with McKinley, you're into the next round.

Let's see how many people said McKinley.

It's right!

6. APPLAUSE

Very well done. Wonderful low-scoring on this first podium.

Takes your total up to 14.

Yeah, very well-played. It's William McKinley High in Glee, of course, so that helped you out there.

There's no pointless answers at all, I think because we're only looking for the surnames.

Funnily enough, the lower scoring ones are not the ones you'd expect.

We always look for Millard Fillmore and people like that,

but actually it's the ones with the very common everyday surnames

that are the low scorers. 1 point for Hayes - Rutherford B Hayes.

You'd have got 4 points for Jackson, Andrew Jackson,

Pierce, that's Franklin Pierce, and Polk's got 4 points,

so you can see it was one of the best answers you possibly could have got on this.

5 points for Madison and Harding, 6 points for Garfield,

7 for Harrison and Fillmore.

8 for Cleveland, alongside the ones we've already had,

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

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Well, at the end of our first round, the pair I'm afraid we are sending home, Iona and Ron.

I'm sorry, Iona.

That wasn't your favourite subject, I'm guessing,

but it was a good-spirited try though.

Callaghan would have been a great answer had it been Prime ministers, but it wasn't.

We will see you next time. We look forward to that.

Meantime, thanks very much, Iona and Ron.

APPLAUSE

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

So now we're down to three pairs.

At the end of this round, we'll have to say goodbye

to another of our pairs, in time for our head-to-head.

I've got gold stars to hand out to everyone.

Jen, gold star for Polk.

-Very well done.

-Thank you.

-Lowest individual scorer of the round.

Gold stars for Donna and Andy for our lowest combined score,

and gold stars to Jordan and Josh for just sticking around.

Good to have you here. Best of luck to all three players.

Our category for around two is:

Can you 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...

Directorial Debuts. Richard.

On each board, we're going to show you a list of six film directors

and the initials of the first full-length feature film

for cinema release which they directed.

You need to tell us the name of the film, please.

There'll be six on each board, 12 in all so have a go at home. Very best of luck.

So we're looking for the titles of the films with which these people

made their directorial debuts. Here's our first board of six.

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, Andy?

I know two. It's just a case of choosing the lowest score.

I'll go with Guy Ritchie and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

"Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," says Andy. Let's see if it's right.

Let's see how many people said it.

It is right.

32. APPLAUSE

-32.

-Well done, Andy.

It's still a great film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

-Also, Jason Statham's acting debut.

-Is it really?

-Yeah.

-He's done pretty well for himself since then.

-Yeah, hasn't he?

-Fantastic. Thanks very much, Richard. Now then, Jen, we come to you.

-Yeah.

Well, I would have said Film was a good topic until I saw those.

I knew that one and I think I know one more for definite

so I'll go with Richard Curtis and Love Actually.

"Love Actually," says Jen. Let's see how many people said Love Actually.

It's right.

Well, 32 is our only score at this point...

and you passed it!

25. Not bad at all. 25 for Love Actually.

APPLAUSE

They did actually release the single...

You know the Billy Nighy character writes that Christmas song, Christmas Is All Around?

They released it for real. It got to number 26.

Do you know, I did a charity gig the spring after that came out

and Radiohead were playing on the bill, and Bill Nighy was on as well,

and he came on at the end with Radiohead and sang that song.

-Really?

-They were great.

-Wow, that's cool.

-It was hilarious.

Brilliant. Anyway, there we go.

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

Do you want to talk us through it all, fill in all the blanks?

I know two. I really wanted to say Love Actually

cos that is Jordan's favourite film

and we get him quite a bit for that, but I'm going...

Well, Quentin Tarantino

is Reservoir Dogs.

I'm going to go with Chris Morris, which is Four Lions.

"Four Lions", says Josh. Very good. Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many people said Four Lions.

Well, 32 is the high score.

You pass it. 25...

You pass it.

6 for Four Lions. APPLAUSE

Excellent film, excellent score.

Another great film.

Yeah, they're pretty good on that last podium, Josh and Jordan.

Very well played. You're right about Reservoir Dogs,

as well, Tarantino.

Would have scored you 36 points.

John Huston's, anybody know that?

-No.

-The initials should give it away.

It's The Maltese Falcon - 2 points.

Baz Luhrmann's first?

-Strictly Ballroom.

-Strictly Ballroom.

10 points. Also, of course, gave us the title of Strictly Come Dancing.

Indeed. Very good. Thanks very much, Richard.

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

6 - Josh and Jordan over on that far podium

looking very strong at this point,

then up to 25, where we find Jen and Julie,

32 - Andy and Donna. Nothing wrong with that.

Not too far ahead but, Donna, we need a low score.

Best of luck. We're going to come down the line.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put six more directorial debuts on the board

and here they come.

I'll read those one last time.

Jordan, if you can score 25 or less, you'll avoid

even being our high-scorers after two answers.

I can't really see any at the moment.

My mind has gone blank, but I'll have to take a guess.

Let me see.

I'll go for Orson Welles...

Calvin Klein.

Calvin Klein. OK, well, let's see. Here's your red line.

It's... Yeah.

Let's see what happens with Calvin Klein.

LAUGHTER

Yup. Bad luck, Jordan. Tough board if you don't know them.

100 points, I'm afraid, for Calvin Klein

takes your total up to 106. You may have done enough.

Josh got you the lovely low score in the first pass,

so it's not all over yet.

And the only thing they used to take the mick out of you for was the fact you like Love Actually.

-I know, yeah.

-Now fresh ammunition, right there.

Thanks, Rich. Now, Julie.

80 or less gets you through.

I also have absolutely no idea...

Oh, Jordan and Josh pleased to hear that!

..so I'm going to make it up, as well.

I'll go with Sam Mendes - Almost Black.

Almost Black, says Julie. Almost Black.

Here's your red line, nice and high.

It just has to be right.

That's the issue here. Is it?

No! Bad luck.

That scores you 100 points and takes your total up to 125.

Coincidentally, that lovely fragrance, Calvin Klein's Almost Black,

-is now available in the shops.

-LAUGHTER

Thanks, Richard. Now, Donna,

talk us through the board. There you are - a complete virginal board.

Well, it should be easy because I also don't know any of them, so...

-Really?

-Yeah.

Do you want to just talk through the board as you can

just in case anything just springs...?

So, Orson Welles I think might be...

Not quite sure.

The same for Spike Jonze, not quite sure.

Danny Boyle, Sam Mendes, Kevin Costner,

-again, I'm not entirely sure.

-LAUGHTER

But I'll go for Peter Jackson and say, Big Tony.

LAUGHTER

That wasn't a Peter Jackson film. Big Tony?

That was one of the very best "Can you talk us through the boards,"

we've ever had, I think.

Big Tony. Well... Um...

Let's do this, shall we? There's your red line.

Yeah. What happens now, I wonder?

Yes, I'm afraid...

I'm afraid... Great news for Julie and Jen.

I'm afraid that scores you 100 points, Big Tony,

and takes your total up to 132.

Oh, bad luck, bad luck. Richard?

Well, that I believe is what they call, "a game of two halves".

LAUGHTER

Well, let's go through the board. Plenty to fill in here.

Orson Welles - Citizen Kane. 35 points for that.

Do you know the Spike Jonze one?

-Being John Malkovich.

-Being John Malkovich, yes,

would have scored you 3 points. Danny Boyle?

-Shallow Grave.

-Shallow Grave would have scored you 5. Sam Mendes?

-American Beauty.

-American Beauty.

Another wonderful film. 13 points. Kevin Costner?

-Dances With Wolves.

-Dances With Wolves - 28.

Now, there is quite a tough one on the board.

It's actually not the lowest scorer.

Being John Malkovich is the lowest scorer.

It's Bad Taste.

Bad Taste would have scored you 5 points,

so very well done if you got all of those.

Very well done if you got one of those, it turns out.

LAUGHTER

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

This could have gone really...

The Sword of Damocles was hanging over every one of you

at some point during that last pass but,

Donna and Andy, I'm afraid it's you we have to say goodbye to,

with your score of 132, but we look forward to seeing you next time.

Meantime, thanks so much, Donna and Andy.

APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Jordan and Josh, Jen and Julie.

All the Js, look at that! You're now one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which still stands at £1,000.

Well, you know the deal at this point. You can now start playing as teams.

The first pair to win 2 points goes through to that final.

Well, we all made it through that last round

and I know that's a massive relief to each of you.

Three films I've never seen - Almost Black, Calvin Klein and...

Actually, no, I've seen the trailer for Big Tony,

but I just never got round to seeing it full-length.

But, yeah, I think this might be very close.

We've had some great answers from you individually so, yes,

now you can put your wits together.

I think this should be very, very close.

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

APPLAUSE

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

Science Presenters, Richard.

We're going to show you five pictures of people who've presented TV science shows.

Can you identify the most obscure of these?

OK, let's reveal our five TV science presenters and here they are.

We've got:

There we are, five science presenters on TV.

Jordan and Josh, you've been our low scorers,

so you get to go first.

-A is Brian Cox.

-Yeah.

C is Richard Hammond. D's from...

Shall we go Brian Cox?

We're going to go for A - Brian Cox.

OK, you're going to say, A - Brian Cox.

Jen and Julie, do you want to talk us through the board?

Well, we know two of the others.

B is Dara O Briain

and C is Richard Hammond.

We don't know D and E.

Of the two of them, we think that Dara O Briain will be less points

than Richard Hammond,

-so we'll go for B - Dara O Briain.

-OK, B - Dara O Briain.

So, Jordan and Josh have said Brian Cox for A.

HE SIGHS There's Brian boasting about

that fish he caught again. Do you remember?

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

53 for Brian Cox. APPLAUSE

Jen and Julie, meanwhile, have said Dara O Briain for B.

Let's see if that's right,

and let's see how many people said Dara O Briain.

It is right.

Very well done. Down you go to 47. APPLAUSE

Which means, Jen and Julie, after one question, you are up 1-0.

They presented together on Stargazing Live, which was a great show.

C is Richard Hammond. It's a big scorer.

67 points for that.

Now, D is the best answer on the board.

It's my son's favourite TV show, MythBusters. It's brilliant.

I love MythBusters, and this is Adam Savage.

Very well done if you said that. 3 points.

And E is Carl Sagan, who presented Cosmos, or "Cosmose",

and he would have scored you 5 points.

Very good. Thanks, Richard.

So, here comes your second question.

Jordan and Josh, you have to win this one to stay in the game, so best of luck.

It concerns...

Mediterranean Islands, Richard?

We'll show you five clues to facts about Mediterranean islands.

Can you name the island, please?

OK, let's reveal our clues and here they are. We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Jen and Julie will go first.

Do you want to go for Sicily or do you want to...?

THEY WHISPER INAUDIBLY

OK, we think the large Greek island which was once the centre

of the Minoan civilisation is Crete.

Crete, say Jen and Julie. Crete.

Now then, Jordan and Josh, that board's all yours.

Talk us through it.

The home of Pacha is Ibiza.

-I think the island, the boot on Italy is Sicily, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I'm not too sure about the other two. Which one do you think?

-Shall we go for Ibiza cos we know it?

-Yeah. We'll go for Ibiza.

OK, Ibiza, the home of the Pacha nightclub.

OK, Jen and Julie said Crete, the home of the Minoan civilisation,

the centre of the Minoan civilisation.

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

It's right.

Not a bad answer. 35. APPLAUSE

Jordan and Josh, meanwhile, have gone for Ibiza,

the home of the Pacha nightclub.

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

Ooh!

41 for Ibiza. Not quite low enough,

which means, after only two questions,

Jen and Julie, you are through to the final. Very well done.

Yeah, very well played. It's amazing to think somewhere like Pacha,

which we think of as quite current... 1973 it was opened.

-I know!

-Incredible, isn't it?

-Yeah.

It's nearly as old as us.

-Steady now!

-Not quite as old as us.

-Not quite.

We've spent a few evenings in Pacha, haven't we, over the years?

-Yeah.

-Goodness me.

-We've spent a few evenings in the Bonaparte Residence

over the years, haven't we?

-That's where we'd always go after Pacha, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Pacha, first summer of love '87, we'd go there, wouldn't we?

-Yeah.

Then at six in the morning, as the sun comes up,

-let's all head down to the Bonaparte Residence.

-Down to Boney's, yeah!

-Always fun.

-We'd have to get a boat because the Bonaparte Residence is on...

-Elba.

-..Corsica.

-Oh, no!

22 points for Corsica.

The island commonly compared to a ball...

You're right, it was Sicily.

It wouldn't have done you any favours

cos it's an even bigger scorer. It would have scored 66.

-Do you know this last one, the Greek island?

-No, I don't.

It's Mykonos. Mykonos.

-It would have scored 12 points.

-Wow.

That's either VERY good going by our 100,

-or VERY good going by Fleet Foxes.

-A bit of both.

-A bit of both maybe.

Yeah, very good. Thanks very much, Richard.

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

I'm so sorry, our low scorers, Jordan and Josh, we say goodbye to you

at this point, but you have played very well across this show.

I think we can expect great things from you next time.

We look forward to that very much but, meantime, Jordan and Josh,

thanks very much indeed. APPLAUSE

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

But for Jen and Julie, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Well done, Jen! Well done, Julie. You've seen off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

-Yay.

-Yes!

-You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000.

Well, wonderful, great that you've done so well,

and from the off we knew that it was looking good,

some great answering from you.

-Very sorry to see you go, though.

-Yeah, we're sad, aren't we?

-We are, yeah.

-You've only had one shot at it and apart from Jenny,

you're the only falconer we've had on the show. Jenny's been on.

-Yes, there aren't that many.

-No, no. Anyway, you're a great team.

Now, I think we've tested you pretty thoroughly.

What would be the icing on the cake for this last round?

-Well...

-It would be Science and Nature for me.

Believe it or not, Film, Music, Tennis, Geography...

-History, possibly.

-OK, well, there's a nice spread of things there.

Let's hope something comes up that you like the look of.

Here are the four things that you can choose from today.

We've got:

-Do you want to go for it, then?

-Yeah, why not?

-OK.

-British Tennis Players, please.

-British Tennis Players it is. Richard?

British Tennis Players. I wish you the very best of luck.

We are looking for any of the following:

Any UK male Wimbledon doubles players from 2000 - 2014,

so anyone who's been in the first round or beyond

in the men's doubles.

Any UK female Wimbledon singles players

in the same era, 2000 - 2014,

and any UK female Wimbledon doubles players.

So, any doubles players, male or female from 2000 - 2014,

or any UK female Wimbledon singles players from 2000 - 2014.

-The very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed.

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

If one of those answers is pointless, you will win that jackpot.

Are you ready?

-I think so.

-As we'll ever be.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

OK, so you've got Elena Baltacha, Heather Watson...

-Jamie Murray.

-Jamie Murray, Jamie Delgado, I think is one.

-Yeah.

Um...

What's the young, pretty girl called?

-Robinson something, something Robinson?

-Yeah.

I can't think of her first name. Um...

-Who else plays doubles?

-I don't know anybody else.

-Who does Jamie Murray play doubles with?

-I'm just trying to think.

I was hoping it was opponents of.

-Heather Watson... Um...

-Those are the only ones I would know.

-Yeah.

-OK, I think... So we've got Jamie Delgado, Jamie Murray...

-Yup.

Do you want to go for Elena Baltacha

or Heather Watson?

-Heather's still playing.

-Ten seconds left.

-Heath... Either.

-OK. Yeah. All right.

-Yeah.

-OK, I think we're done.

-Yeah.

OK, sounds like you've got your answers.

What are they? Your time's now up.

OK, for UK male doubles players we'll go for Jamie Murray...

-Jamie Murray.

-..and Jamie Delgado.

-And Jamie Delgado.

And for female singles players, we'll go for...

-What do you want...? Elena Baltacha.

-Elena Baltacha.

-Yep.

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

-Well, if it's right, Jamie Delgado.

-Jamie Delgado goes last.

Least likely to be pointless?

-Jamie Murray.

-Jamie Murray goes first.

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

and here we are.

We have Jamie Murray, we have Elena Baltacha and we have Jamie Delgado.

Well, very well done. Good luck.

Normally, when people say there are things they want,

they never come up, so British Tennis Players was close enough

-to what you'd asked for.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I think that's good.

Now let's say one of these wins you the jackpot,

what would you spend it on, Jen?

Well, I think... We're in the middle of making over our house,

so it would go very nicely towards some home improvements,

which is very boring, but very necessary.

Very good indeed. Julie, how about you?

We have a young eagle owl at the centre that has cataracts

and she needs to have an operation to remove them,

so I'd put my money towards that.

-Aw, very good. OK.

-That, I'm going to say is a first.

-Yeah.

We've never had that, have we?

Eagle-owls, they're huge, aren't they?

-Fairly big, yeah.

-Quite mean-looking creatures.

-Yeah.

OK, well, very, very best of luck. Your first answer was Jamie Murray.

In this case we were looking for UK male Wimbledon doubles players.

If this is pointless, you will win £1,000.

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

Well, it's right.

Down it goes through the 60s and the 50s.

If it goes all the way down to 0, you leave here with £1,000.

And down through the teens. Still going down.

13 for Jamie Murray. Not bad.

Not bad at all.

Sadly not a pointless answer though,

which means everything is now resting on your last two answers.

Elena Baltacha was your next answer.

In this case we were looking for UK female Wimbledon singles players.

Again, it has to be pointless for you to win, so for £1,000,

let's see how many people said Elena Baltacha.

Well, it's right! Jamie Murray took us all the way down to 13.

Elena Baltacha, now taking us down through the 20s

and the teens,

passes 13, into single figures and...

-Ooh! 6.

-Ooh!

-APPLAUSE

Well, you have ordered those beautifully, absolutely beautifully.

Down from 13 to 6 for Elena Baltacha.

Now, your third and final answer.

Everything now rides on Jamie Delgado.

We're back in the UK male doubles players this time.

Again, it has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £1,000.

Let's see how many people said Jamie Delgado. Is it pointless?

It's right.

That's exciting. You weren't sure if it was going to be right, but it is.

Jamie Murray took us down to 13.

Elena Baltacha down to 6.

You've passed 13.

You've passed 6. Down it goes, still going down!

You've done it! Very well done indeed! That's fantastic!

-Very well done indeed! Brilliant.

-Thank you!

-Thank you.

Many congratulations. Jamie Delgado was a pointless answer.

You can get a few things for the house

and the eagle owl will see again.

LAUGHTER This is great.

You'll be going home with that jackpot of £1,000.

-Brilliant, Jen and Julie.

-Yay!

-APPLAUSE

Very well played indeed.

You knew your stuff all the way through the show, from James Polk to Jamie Delgado.

Jamie Delgado's been in all 15 of those tournaments

from 2000 to 2014. He's played the doubles every single time,

been in the third round a couple of times.

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

We will start with the male doubles players.

Alex Bogdanovic. There's Jamie Delgado.

Jonny Marray, who won it in 2012 is a pointless answer, unbelievably.

Miles MacLagan went on to coach Andy Murray and Laura Robson.

In fact, everybody was a pointless answer there, apart from

Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, James Ward, David Rice and Dan Evans.

Everybody else was a pointless answer, so well done if you said anything else.

UK female Wimbledon singles players.

Amanda Keen, Emily Webley-Smith,

Sam Murray, Tara Moore, all of those pointless answers.

The only non-pointless answers were Laura Robson, Heather Watson,

Elena Baltacha, Johanna Konta, Anne Keothavong and Naomi Broady.

Those were the only non-pointless answers there.

Let's take a look at the female doubles players now.

Johanna Konta is a pointless answer in this one, as is Naomi Broady.

Naomi Cavaday famously took Venus Williams

to a tie-break in one performance.

Sam Smith just snuck in in our timeframe

with an appearance in 2000.

The only non-pointless answers were Watson, Robson, Baltacha

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

Congratulations in the studio.

There'll be one very, very happy eagle-owl

and a series of very, very unhappy small rodents

-in the South Devon area.

-LAUGHTER

Thanks very much indeed.

Well, thanks once again to our winning players, Jen and Julie,

who go away with today's jackpot of £1,000. Very well done indeed.

APPLAUSE

Join us next time and 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.

APPLAUSE