Episode 33 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless.

The show where the aim of the game is

to find the most obscure answer possible.

Let's meet today's players.

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-And couple number one...

-Hello.

I'm Andy and this is my fiancee,

Donna, and we're from Leeds.

-Couple number two.

-Hi there, I'm Chris

and this is my twin sister, Kaz,

and we're from Surrey.

Couple number three.

Hi, I'm Iona, I'm from Ipswich

and this is my grandpa, Ron, from Buckingham.

And, finally, couple number four.

Hi, I'm Josh. This is my best mate, Jordan,

and we are from Milton Keynes.

And these are today's contestants.

CHEERING

Thanks very much, all of you.

We will find out more about you throughout the show as it goes along.

That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

He's here to get all of our brains into gear

before checking our blind spots, indicating, pulling out

and flooring it all the way to victory.

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

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-Hiya.

Hi, everybody.

Afternoon.

-Afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you!

-Yeah!

-We have three returning pairs,

they're all on the same podium as they were last time.

I was just going to say. I don't think that has ever happened before.

-I guess it must have done, but it's weird.

-It is quite weird.

-Yeah.

-Quite weird.

-Anyway, I'm not going to read anything into that.

I'm not sure witchcraft is involved, I suspect it's not.

Jordan and Josh, on podium four,

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

On podium three, we have Iona and Ron,

they got knocked out in the first round on US Presidents.

And, on podium one, Donna and Andy, who were Round Two.

So, we welcome Kaz and Chris,

our twins - not identical twins, I think.

-I think.

-LAUGHTER

Thank goodness for the badges.

So you can tell them apart.

-Yeah.

-We've given away three jackpots in a row.

-I know!

-In a row now.

-We're broke now! LAUGHTER

We are broke. It'd be really, really handy if nobody won today

if that's all right.

Otherwise, I'm going to have to sell this top-of-the-range computer.

LAUGHTER

Very good. Thank you, Richard.

Now, Jen and Julie won the jackpot last time,

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

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

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Just remember, the pair with the highest score

at the end of each round will be eliminated.

That's it. Our first category today is...

It's pop music. Ron, thrilled.

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

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

OK. And the question concerns...

Pop songs featuring modes of transport, Richard.

There will be seven UK Top 40 singles on each board

and the years in which they were released.

We just need you to tell us which act had a Top 40 hit

with the song, please. There's going to be 14 in all

to have a go at at home. Very best of luck.

OK, so who sang these songs?

Our first board looks like this. We've got...

All in one breath. I'll do that one more time.

HE REPEATS CHOICES

Andy.

-Andy, what do you do?

-I'm an accountant at a dairy company.

Indeed. How long have you been at the dairy company?

Just over 18 months at the dairy.

So, when you first got there, some of the milk has now become cheese.

-It just about has, yeah.

-Hmm. Very exciting.

And your interests, Andy, outside the dairy world?

Um, Donna and I volunteer for a local children's charity.

We also like films

and we have two dogs that we like to go out walking with.

-What kind of dogs are they?

-They are rescue greyhounds.

Lovely. What sort of age?

They are eight and ten-ish.

I love greyhounds. Right, what are you going to go for on this board?

It's a good board. I know most of them.

It's just a case of picking the lowest score.

I'll go with I'll Sail This Ship Alone,

because I have to, cos it's one of Donna's favourite bands...

if it's right - and it's The Beautiful South.

The Beautiful South, says Andy.

Let's see if that is right and,

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

It's right.

Oh, that's a good answer. Look at that. 11.

APPLAUSE Very well done indeed.

I am going to call that a joint effort.

Donna's favourite band and you chose it, 11, good start.

Great start, Andy, well played.

Sometimes, on that first podium, you can really take control of a round

with a good, low answer.

We had Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott on

and they sang us out on our Pointless Celebrities.

-Brilliant. What a treat it was, wasn't it?

-A real treat, yeah.

Lovely. Amazing voices. Great songwriter.

I'll Sail This Ship Alone is a lovely song.

Thank you, Richard. Thank you.

-Now then, Kaz.

-Hello.

-Here from Surrey.

-Yes.

And what occupies you in Surrey, Kaz?

I'm an aspiring domestic goddess.

LAUGHTER Good.

Which level have you reached?

Which dan in the domestic goddess?

Probably the first dan, maybe.

That sounds great. That sounds good.

What do you like doing apart from, obviously,

-looking identical to your twin brother, Chris?

-Absolutely.

-What fills your time?

-Well, I have a 14-month-old baby, so...

That'll do it.

..that's why I'm only aspiring

and haven't actually reached domestic deity yet.

Listen, that's domestic goddess enough.

LAUGHTER That's pretty good.

What are you looking forward to doing again

when your 14-month-old baby is,

I don't know, 24 months?

-Oh, I don't know, that's a tough one.

-Mmm.

I think going out might be a...

That's the answer I was expecting.

That's the one.

Kaz, what are you going to go for on this board?

Well, I hate to say, I actually only know, for certain,

one answer on that board.

There is one that I think I know, but I can't remember his surname,

so I'm going to have to go with Yellow Submarine and The Beatles.

The Beatles, says Kaz.

Well, let's see how many of our 100 people said The Beatles.

Look at that.

Whoa!

96!

Still, it's better than 100.

LAUGHTER

Only just, though,

to be fair. Yeah, that's quite a flashy

-mode of transport as well, isn't it?

-Yes.

-A submarine.

-And a yellow one as well.

-Yeah, isn't it just?

Yeah, that's going to turn heads above AND below water, Richard.

-Most submarines should be grey, just for, um, camouflage.

-Yeah.

A yellow submarine, in terms of warfare, is not of great use.

Unless you're at war with the yellowfin tuna.

HESITANT LAUGHTER

Have a think about that. Thank you, Richard. Iona, welcome back.

Lovely to have you with us once again.

Now, last time, you went out in Round One.

I think your grandfather was very much in his comfort zone there.

US politics. You, less so.

-Remind us what you do. You're just about to graduate.

-Mm-hm.

-I'm going into fashion PR.

-What was your degree?

-It was in sociology.

What are your interests outside of sociology and fashion?

-Is fashion something you've always been very keen on?

-It is, definitely.

I've always been interested in fashion and art,

so, fashion photography has followed that.

But equally, I enjoy sport, I enjoy working out in the gym

and cooking and things like that.

Wonderful. Now, what are you going to go for on this board, Iona?

I don't know any.

So, I'm going to take a risk and I will say,

Driving In My Car - Madness?

Madness.

Interesting. Madness. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it. Madness.

Of course it's Madness.

40. APPLAUSE

There you are. Not bad at all, Iona.

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Not bad at all.

Well done, Iona. Yep, their 13th Top 20 single.

They had 20 Top 10 singles in a row, Madness.

-They are a group who know what to do with their vehicle.

-Yeah, exactly.

Car, driving. "Driving in my car."

And yet, they're the ones called Madness.

-LAUGHTER

-I don't know!

What a world we're living in!

There you go. A house, they lived in a house as well.

Yeah, in the middle of their street. A perfect place to have your house.

Because...easy to find!

He's right. Absolutely right.

-Josh!

-Hello!

-There we are. Welcome back, Josh.

Remind us what you do, Josh.

I'm a junior designer for children's stationery.

See, that's fun. What's the most exciting thing you've made?

I haven't made much yet, I've only just started. I'm just helping out.

Working on stuff like sticker sets and stuff like that. Kids love them.

Is there a time of year for that?

Is it before the schools go back or Christmas?

-We do back-to-school stuff.

-Yeah.

-Christmas, Halloween, all of it.

Very good.

Anyway, listen, Josh, that board is all yours.

Talk us through the answers no-one's yet given.

I think I know three of them.

I think... I don't know what Bus Stop is.

I think Crazy Horses is Donny Osmond.

The Riverboat Song is Ocean Colour Scene

and Walking Away is Craig David.

I just don't know which one...

I think I'm going to go for...

Craig David, Walking Away.

Craig David, says Josh.

There we are. Let's see if it's right

and let's see how many of our 100 people said Craig David.

It's right! Well, 96 you've already passed. Our highest score.

11 is our low score.

Ooh, very close to it there, Josh. Very well done indeed.

13 for Craig David.

Well played, Josh. Starting off as you left off on the last show.

Another good answer.

Chose the right one as well, cos The Riverboat Song,

it was Ocean Colour Scene, would've scored you 15.

Crazy Horses, you got wrong, not Donny Osmond,

it's The Osmonds, I'm afraid. That would have scored 53.

-Bus Stop, do you know that? That's a tough one.

-I don't know that one.

It's The Hollies.

-The audience knew it.

-Would you have known that, Ron?

-28 points for that.

-I couldn't possibly comment.

-OK. Good. Keeping his powder dry.

We commented, last time,

-that Ron has a good line in quizzers' jumpers.

-He does, doesn't he?

He's rocking another one today.

It's another quizzers' jumper. Fantastic.

No wonder his granddaughter's going into fashion PR.

-The environment she must have been brought up in.

-Absolutely right.

Thank you. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. 11 the best score of the pass, Andy.

Well done. Andy and Donna looking particularly strong at this point.

13, Josh and Jordan.

Up to 40, Iona and Ron.

Could be in with a shout here, Ron.

Let's hope there's a good board for you there. 96, yes, Chris.

You know what we need. I don't need to tell you.

Good luck with that. We're going to come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK. Let's put seven more songs on the board.

Here they are. We've got...

I'll read this one more time.

-Jordan.

-Hello.

-Welcome back.

We discovered last time that you work in plumbing.

-Yes.

-But more in sort of large-scale plumbing?

-Large-scale.

So, what's the biggest plumbing job you've done?

We recently did a load of plant rooms

-for a turkey company.

-Wow.

-Plant rooms for turkeys.

-All the plant rooms for all the sheds.

-Wow.

-For the heating of their turkeys there.

-Pretty substantial.

-Yes.

-And your interests, aside from plumbing?

I enjoy running and I like cooking as well.

Very good indeed. Now, Jordan,

-you get first pick of this new board.

-OK.

Um, I think I'm going to go for Helicopter.

I'm going to go for Bloc Party.

Bloc Party, Helicopter.

Let's see if that's right. Here's your red line. Nice and high.

If you get below that red line, you are through to Round Two.

How many people said Bloc Party?

It's right. Well done. You're through.

This could go quite a long way down, I feel.

Oh, and it does, look at that. Three. APPLAUSE

Only the best score of the round, Jordan.

Taking your total up to 16.

Great answer, Jordan.

Very well played there. Their second of 13 Top 40 singles, Bloc Party.

-Another very flashy mode of transport, a helicopter.

-Isn't it?

-Yep.

-Now, Ron...

Ron, we discovered that you are a retired banker

and you have

-a dog called Hamish.

-Yes.

-A black Labrador...

-Yep.

-..who will be watching right now.

-Yep.

-Slightly confused as to why

his master is on television and, also...

I'm assuming he'll be allowed to watch this, he won't still be

-in the garden, will he?

-No, he has to go in the garden

-when I'm there.

-OK.

To keep an eye on my gardening expertise on behalf of my wife.

What sort of garden do you have?

I do the sort of stuff that I can easily recognise.

Like nettles and, er, ground elder and, er...

I'm not so sure about nettles sometimes.

-They're very confusing. Dead nettles!

-They can be.

Then, there's nettles with the white flowers in the spring.

Very confusing indeed.

-I'm just trusted with the easy stuff...

-OK.

-..under direction.

OK. Very good. Now, Ron, please have a good answer here.

You've got a target,

which is 55 or less.

This is the category that's probably the worst one I could have.

-Right.

-So, I've got to look at a date

that's more in my era

and see if I can come up with a name

that might have been active in that era.

I'm going to go for Rocket Man and Rod Stewart.

AUDIENCE MURMURS

That sort of murmuring... LAUGHTER

As a gardener, you recognise that bees often make that sound

when they're flying around honeysuckle.

But when it comes from an audience, it means one of two things.

There is your red line. Let's see where you get with Rod Stewart.

I'm sorry, Ron. That is incorrect.

That scores 100 points.

It takes your total up to 140. The round is by no means over, though,

so it needn't necessarily be bad news.

Yeah, not Rod Stewart, I'm afraid.

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

Thanks very much, Richard.

-Now then, Chris.

-Hello.

-Welcome.

-Thank you.

Welcome here. What do you do down in Surrey?

At the moment, I'm on a mature gap year.

Just a year, or is it...?

At the moment...

-I say a year, it's been about six months.

-Right, OK.

-Resting.

Are you going to go off abroad and discover yourself?

-I've done a bit of that already.

-OK.

I previously worked in retail.

That was my previous role and I was looking to do something different

-and let's just say things didn't quite work out as I had hoped.

-Yet.

Yet. Fingers crossed.

What area are you wanting to move into, Chris?

I'm not fussed, really.

I used to work for the local theatre, in Woking,

and that's something that I'm thinking of going back to

-to see if I can get a role there.

-Very good.

It'd be cheaper than a ticket.

LAUGHTER Well, best of luck with that, Chris.

-Thank you.

-Also best of luck with your answer here.

-You have to score 43 or less.

-Sure.

How are we feeling about that?

I know about five of them for sure.

It's just a case of which one

do I feel most confident of?

I'm going to go with Motorcycle Emptiness.

The Manic Street Preachers.

The Manic Street Preachers, says Chris.

Here is your red line. Get below that, you're into Round Two.

How many of our 100 people said The Manic Street Preachers?

It's right.

And you're through.

19.

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Very well done, indeed. 115 is your total.

Yeah, one of 34 Top 40 hits to date for The Manics.

I know! Two number ones as well.

-Wow.

-Yep.

-That's good. Yeah.

Um, now, Donna, welcome back to Pointless.

-Hello.

-Welcome back. Listen, I have nothing but good news for you.

You're going to make it into the second round.

I don't know how I know that, but I just have a hunch.

Remind us what you do, Donna.

-I'm an apprenticeship assessor for a retail company.

-Indeed.

-Do you ever do it secretly? Do they know if they're being assessed?

-Yes.

-I book the visits in advance...

-I see.

-..so they're well aware.

So, you follow them around with a clipboard and say nothing?

Ha-ha! Yeah, there is a lot of following around with a clipboard.

-And a lot of writing down.

-Yes.

-Do they get very nervous?

-Um, the first time, yeah.

-ALEXANDER GASPS

The second time, they're generally not too bad.

-Cos they know how nice you are?

-Yes.

-They know you'll be fair?

-Yes.

-Very good. OK, now, Donna, that board is all yours.

It doesn't matter what you go for, because you're through.

So, um, have some fun with it. Do you want to talk us through it?

Um, so the Rocket Man is Elton John.

Bicycle Race might be Queen, but I'm not entirely sure.

The other three on the board, I haven't got a clue.

So I'm going to go for...

-Rocket Man and Elton John.

-Rocket Man, Elton John.

No red line, you're already through.

Let's see how many of our 100 said Elton John.

It's right.

73. 73 takes your total up to 84.

Not bad at all.

Yeah, Elton John.

You're right about Queen, Bicycle Race.

Queen would've scored you 36. Now, the one at the bottom

is in our era, isn't it? Do you remember Groovy Train?

-Yeah, I do, The Farm.

-The Farm. That would've scored you 14.

The JCB song. It was a one-hit wonder number one single

for Nizlopi. Well done if you said that. 11 points.

The best answer on the board is Camels,

which was by the Italian DJ, Santos.

One point for that.

-Very well done if you said that.

-Thanks very much.

At the end of our first round... I can't bear this. ..Ron and Iona,

we sent you home far too early last time and this is just a travesty.

I'm sorry. But there we are, you are our high-scorers.

We have to send you home. Thank you for coming and playing.

Great to have you here on both occasions, albeit briefly.

But Ron and Iona. APPLAUSE

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

APPLAUSE

And now we're down to three pairs, so, at the end of this round,

we will have to say goodbye to another pair, but before

we get down to the nitty-gritty, I have plaudits to hand out.

Jordan and Josh, well done. Best combined score.

Jordan, well done - Bloc Party, the best individual score.

Kaz and Chris, well done for your teamwork.

THEY LAUGH That's proper.

That's what I'd hoped for from a twinset.

"A twinset", but you know what I mean. Um, very good indeed.

And, Donna and Andy, thank you for bringing up The Beautiful South.

Always nice to have them mentioned on the show.

Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two today...

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

and who's going to go second?

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

So, let's find out what the question is.

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

Commonwealth countries with a smaller population than the UK. Richard?

Yes, in July 2014, the UK population

was estimated at 63 million by the CIA World Factbook.

We're looking for any of the 48 Commonwealth countries

which had a population smaller than that, please.

As always, by country, we mean a sovereign state

that is a member of the UN in its own right.

Thank you very much indeed. Now, Andy...

-Yeah.

-Andy?

I've got a country. I think it's in the Commonwealth

and I'm trying to take a bit of a risk.

And I'll say Barbados.

Barbados, says Andy. Barbados.

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

It's right.

14.

14 for Barbados.

Well played, Andy. The population of Barbados is estimated at 300,000.

-Interesting. Chris?

-Yes.

-Hmm.

-I'm thinking...

So I'm going to stick with the Caribbean theme and go with Jamaica.

Jamaica, says Chris. Let's see how many of our 100 people said Jamaica.

It's right.

Well, 14 for Barbados.

Jamaica gets 31.

Yeah, a population of three million in Jamaica.

Thank you very much, Richard. Josh...

-Hmm.

-Hmm.

-Troubled.

A lot of countries, though, to choose from!

-Yeah, but I'm not too sure what's in the Commonwealth.

-Hmm.

I think I might take a risk.

I'm not sure how you pronounce it, but I know how to spell it.

L-E-S-O-T-H-O.

-Er, Lesotho.

-Lesotho.

-OK, let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

31, our high score.

14 our low. You've passed the high.

You've passed the low. There we are.

Another new low score. Well done.

5 for Lesotho.

Well played, Josh. A population of two million in Lesotho.

It's next to Moresoto, which has got 47,000 million(!)

SOME LAUGHTER

-And in the middle is just Soto, but they don't say very much(!)

-Yeah.

-They're very quiet.

-They don't.

Any time they want a bit of peace and quiet, they go south.

Any time they want some bustle and nightclubs, they go north.

Thank you very much. We're halfway through the round,

so we must just do a little catch-up on the scores,

so we see where we are. Josh and Jordan are on 5.

Very well done.

14 is where we find Andy and Donna.

31, not that far ahead, Chris and Kaz, but Kaz...

you need to pay Chris back... SHE LAUGHS

..for his low-scoring in the first round.

Yes, a nice, low score from you in the next pass

should keep you in the game. We'll come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

So, Jordan...

a Commonwealth country with a smaller population than the UK.

Like Josh, I've got a few countries in my head,

but I'm not entirely sure if they're part of the Commonwealth.

So, I'm going to have to

-probably take another gamble...

-Mm-hm.

-..and go with...

Congo?

The Congo?

Jordan is saying the Congo.

Let's see if that's right.

There's the red line.

You have to get below that.

Let's see what happens when we say the Congo.

Bad luck, Jordan. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

and it scores you 100 points. It takes your total up to 105.

Who knows? The round's not over yet.

And, thanks to Josh's low score in the first pass,

you could still be in with a shout.

-Yeah, not a Commonwealth country, I'm afraid, Jordan.

-Thanks, Richard.

-Kaz...

-Hi.

-..bit of a lifeline there from Jordan.

-Yes.

-Well, a bit of one.

-A bit.

-It's got to be a correct answer

-we need from you.

-Yes.

-How are you feeling about this? Are you confident?

-Not really.

-No?

My geography's generally quite good, but Commonwealth countries is not.

So, um, I was thinking, "Do I take a risk and go for one

"that might not be, or do I go for something

"that I'm fairly certain is safe?"

I'll go for the safe one, I think, and go for Antigua.

Antigua.

Antigua, says Kaz. Here's your red line.

Quite high. You have to get below that to be in the next round.

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

It is right.

And you are through.

Look at that! 6. Very well done indeed.

37 is your total.

A population of just over 91,000.

That's like a small drinks party, isn't it, really?

It is, but a nice one.

-Fun!

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

You'd probably know a couple of people there, I would've thought.

-I suspect so.

-Yeah. You'd need a big bed for all the coats.

LAUGHTER

-You would. It'd be lovely weather.

-Absolutely.

Donna, you're on 14.

You want to be scoring 90 or less.

So, essentially, a right answer rather than a wrong answer.

Yes, that might be a bit of a...a bit of a problem.

Oh, Jordan and Josh!

THEY LAUGH Oh!

-Back to Donna.

-Yeah.

Geography is my worst subject.

Back to Jordan and Josh. Oh! LAUGHTER

Back to Donna.

-Commonwealth countries, I'm not good with, either.

-Jordan and Josh! Yay!

-Donna?

-Um, I have...

I have a couple of answers that I think are Commonwealth countries...

-Oh!

-..but it's whether they have a population smaller than the UK.

-Yay!

-Um...

-OK.

..I'm going to say...

..Australia.

LAUGHTER

There's the red line.

That represents 90 points. You're saying Australia.

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

It's right. Ooh, you've done it!

Oh, for heaven's sake! 38?!

38 plus 14 takes your total up to 52.

Yeah, 22.5 million the population

in Australia. It's a nerve-racking one, though.

It's so big, you assume it has a higher population than the UK.

Funnily enough, even Canada has a lower population than the UK.

Canada has about 35 million people.

It would've scored you 30 and been a good answer.

Before we get to the pointless ones, and there are a few,

I'll take you through some low-scorers.

Two points for Namibia, Maldives, Tanzania, Guyana and Grenada.

One point for Kiribati, Rwanda, Cameroon, Swaziland, Uganda,

Malaysia would've scored you one point, Papua New Guinea,

Seychelles and Solomon Islands.

But there's five pointless answers. Let's see if you got one of these.

Let's take a look at the top three answers. We heard a couple already.

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

the pair we have to say goodbye to...

Oh, Jordan and Josh, our golden couple from the last show.

And I'm afraid we're showing you the door at the end of this second round.

Great having you on both shows. Thanks for playing, Jordan and Josh.

APPLAUSE

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

Many congratulations, Donna and Andy, Kaz and Chris.

You're now one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for that jackpot,

which currently stands at £1,000.

Well, you know what happens here. This is where you go head-to-head.

You can play as teams, chat.

You can have a lovely time before you give your answers.

The first pair to get two points goes to the final

and plays for the jackpot.

Well, Donna and Andy, some great low scores from you.

We've had Beautiful South, we've had Barbados from you.

Nice low scores there. Kaz And Chris, very nice boxing and coxing there.

You've been helping each other out when the moment has required it.

Here, when you can pool your resources, I think you should be

a very strong team. This should be close.

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

APPLAUSE

Here's your first question. It concerns...

American Sports Stars. Richard?

We'll show you five pictures of American sports stars.

You need to tell us the sport for which they are famous.

-Best of luck.

-OK. Let's reveal our five US sports stars. Here they are.

There we are. Five Americans sports stars.

Now, Donna and Andy, you are our low scorers on aggregate,

so you get to go first.

-(I don't know any.)

-(I know A, B and C.)

(Well, he looks like Pistorius, but I don't think he is Pistorius.)

OK, so we're...

We know...three.

Or we're going to go for what we think is the lowest score.

We're torn between two.

We're going to go with B and swimming.

B, swimming. B, swimming, say Donna and Andy.

Now then, Kaz and Chris, talk us through that board.

I think A is Michael Johnson, therefore running.

C is Muhammad Ali, boxing. We don't know D, but I'm going to...

Well, collectively, we're going to go with E.

I think it's Landon Donovan and he plays football, or soccer.

OK, you're going to say football or soccer.

Nice translation into American there.

Donna and Andy, swimming for B.

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

It's right.

Very well done indeed.

Eight. Great score.

Now, Kaz and Chris, meanwhile, have said football for E.

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

It's right.

It's got to beat 8.

Which it does! Oh, look at that! 1!

Very well done indeed! 1 for football.

Kaz and Chris, very well done indeed. After one question, you're up 1-0.

Two good answers there from both teams.

B, of course, is Michael Phelps.

A, you're right, is Michael Johnson, athletics.

400m runner.

24 points for him. Great commentator now.

C, of course, is Muhammad Ali, so it's boxing. Very low score. 44.

-For Muhammad Ali.

-Very dapper, isn't he?

He is dapper. He really is.

Now, D would've scored you 7 points.

If we'd done this in the States, he would've scored 95.

If they'd seen this, they'd go, "What?" This is Michael Jordan.

So it's basketball.

I've got those pyjamas. LAUGHTER

And that dressing gown?

Yeah, that's what I routinely look like, come nightfall.

LAUGHTER There you are.

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

And, Donna and Andy, remember, you have to win this one

to stay in the game, so best of luck. It concerns...

Fried foods, Richard.

We'll show you the names of five foods traditionally deep-fried,

but we've missed out alternate letters from them.

-Can you fill in those gaps?

-Mmm.

-Mmm!

-Yum!

-You don't even know what they are yet and he's going "Mmm!"

LAUGHTER

-Anything fried.

-Mmm!

Five foods deep-fried with bites taken out

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

I'll read those all again.

Now, then, Kaz and Chris. You'll go first.

OK, we're going to go for the top one and calamari.

Calamari, say Kaz and Chris.

Now then, Donna and Andy, do you want to talk us through the board?

So, the second one is French fries.

We don't know the middle one.

Um, what one shall we go for?

I wish I knew the middle one, cos I think it's...peppers.

-The fourth one's bhaji and the last one is onion rings.

-(Bhaji.)

-Er, we'll go for bhaji.

-OK, you'll go for bhaji.

So, Kaz and Chris had calamari.

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

It's right.

54 for calamari.

Donna and Andy went for bhaji.

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

Well done. Bhaji does it. You've broken back. Back in the game.

30 for bhaji.

So, after two questions, it's 1-1.

Yeah, there's a pointless answer up there on that board.

It's not the second one down. That's French fries. 47.

The biggest score of all down the bottom.

Onion ring, 73.

It's that middle one that's a pointless answer and, as you say,

it looks like the word peppers fits in at the end. It's not peppers.

You'll maybe work out the first word.

It is...

-prawn...

-Ah!

-..tempura.

-Ah.

Ah!

Oh, I'm starving!

LAUGHTER

Thank you very much indeed. OK, your third question.

Whoever wins goes to the final and plays for that jackpot.

Best of luck to both pairs It concerns...

Punk rock, Richard.

Five clues now to facts about punk rock. The team that gives us

the lowest score will go through to play for today's jackpot.

-Best of luck.

-OK, let's reveal our five clues. Here they come.

We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Donna and Andy will go first.

-(Sex Pistols?)

-Yeah, I know the fourth one

and I can't bring it to mind.

I know the song and I'm singing it in my head.

Um, so we'll have to go with the...first one.

The band interviewed by Bill Grundy.

Um, the Sex Pistols.

The Sex Pistols, say Donna and Andy.

Now then, Kaz and Chris, the board's all yours.

Well, Billy Idol went to a White Wedding.

The band with the '78 single I think was the Buzzcocks.

And I believe The Clash's debut album was in the '70s.

So, I think...

we'll go for... Do you reckon The Buzzcocks?

Yeah. We'll go for the Buzzcocks.

-This band from '78.

-You're going to go for the Buzzcocks?

-Mm-hm.

So, we have the Sex Pistols, we have the Buzzcocks.

Donna and Andy said the Sex Pistols.

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

It's right.

36.

Kaz and Chris, meanwhile, have gone for the Buzzcocks.

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

It's right.

Very well done indeed. That wins you the point and the round.

15!

That means, Kaz and Chris, after three questions,

you are through to the final. 2-1.

A good head-to-head. Well played, both teams.

Now, the, er... It is White Wedding, Billy Idol.

It's not a punk track, but he started out as a punk, certainly.

Big scorer, 62 points.

The Clash released their debut album in 1977.

47 points for that. And the US state...

Well, they were famously a New York band, so New York state.

And 12 points for that. That's the best answer up there.

Thanks, Richard. So, the pair leaving

after the end of the head-to-head round, I'm sorry, Donna and Andy.

You've made it all the way through as the golden couple,

to the head-to-head round, but I'm afraid we say goodbye to you.

Great having you on the show. Thank you so much, Donna and Andy.

-APPLAUSE

-Well played. Good luck.

But for Kaz and Chris, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Well, Kaz and Chris, well done, you!

You've seen off all the competition on your first appearance on the show

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

-Wahey!

-Inde... Oh! LAUGHTER

A spirited response. LAUGHTER

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

which currently stands, still, at £1,000.

So, there we are.

Well, a really, really good show of teamwork, I would say, from you.

That's been the watchword and a very exciting head-to-head there.

Very well done, some good answers there.

What do you want to see in this last round?

-I can't promise anything, obviously.

-We're both film buffs.

-Mm-hm.

-So anything film related, be it actors, directors, um...

-Anything musical theatre-related. Anything like that.

-OK.

And we could probably bluff our way through certain science questions.

Looking forward to that.

-Yes!

-OK, well, let's see what the category options are for you today.

Today's four are...

-Japan, I think not.

-No.

-Um...

-I wouldn't go anywhere near Japan.

-Maybe fast films.

-Probably fast films, I think.

-Yeah?

-Yes.

-Shall we do fast...?

-We've give fast films a go, please.

-Fast films.

-OK, fast films.

-OK, very best of luck. We're looking for actors here.

We're looking for any actor credited by IMDb

as appearing in any of the following films, please.

Any actors who appeared in...

-Very best of luck.

-There we are. Now, as always,

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

All you need to win the jackpot is for just one of them to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-We're ready.

-Yes.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

OK, the cast of Speed is, um, Sandra Bullock and...

-Keanu Reeves.

-..Keanu Reeves.

-Dennis Hopper. They'll be really high.

-Yes.

-I've seen it recently, but my mind's gone a bit blank on it.

-What's that?

-On Speed.

-Oh, OK.

-As to who's in it. Um...

-I've not seen...

-Ah, I know somebody.

-(Jeff Daniels.)

-Jeff Daniels? OK.

-Jeff Daniels is in it.

-Yeah.

-Rush, um, I've seen that recently...

-OK.

..and I know someone that has a very small part in it.

Whether she's actually credited or not, I don't know.

-But it's a name that I do know.

-OK, go for that one.

-Go for her.

-She's called Natalie Dormer.

-OK, we can go for that.

-The Great Race, I don't know that film.

-No, I've not seen it either.

-So, for Speed, we'll go for Jeff Daniels...

-Jeff Daniels.

-..and Dennis Hopper.

-Dennis Hopper.

-Even though he's the bad guy.

-Yeah.

-And for Rush, Natalie Dormer.

-10 seconds!

-Yeah.

-Are you happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Cool.

-OK, there we are.

-We're good.

Stopping ahead of time. I like that.

Very good. Your time is now up.

What will your three answers be?

-And say the film you're speaking about.

-We'll do Speed first,

cos we're positive they'll be right answers.

Um, so we'll go with Jeff Daniels.

-Jeff Daniels.

-Then Dennis Hopper.

-Dennis Hopper.

-Dennis Hopper.

And then, from the film Rush, um, Natalie Dormer.

-Natalie Dormer?

-Yeah.

-Who is a close personal friend of yours?

-Oh, I wish she was.

-You just happen to know she's in it?

-I just happen to know she's in it.

-OK, there we are. Of those three,

which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Probably Natalie Dormer, if it's correct.

-OK. There we go.

-Least likely to be pointless?

-Dennis Hopper.

-Dennis Hopper.

OK, let's pop those up on the board in that order, then, and here we are.

We've got...

Well, very best of luck. Three good answers there,

one of which might just have pointless written all over it.

If it isn't just so pointless, it didn't quite make it into the...

-Yes.

-Onto the listings. But there we are!

If you were to win that money, what would you like to do with it, Kaz?

Well, we could do with a new sofa, so possibly go towards that.

-Um, Chris?

-We're going on holiday later on in the year

and it'd be just nice to have... As a family, we're going

and it'd just be nice to have some spending money to take with us.

Very good indeed. Well, best of luck. Three good answers.

Your first answer was Dennis Hopper.

In this case, we were looking for cast members of Speed.

It has to be pointless to win the jackpot.

So, for £1,000, let's see how many people said Dennis Hopper.

Well, it's right. No surprises there.

Dennis Hopper could take us all the way down to 0.

And, if he does, you will leave with £1,000.

Currently going through the teens, into single figures.

Still going down, still going down!

3 for Dennis Hopper! APPLAUSE

3 for Dennis Hopper!

-I'm amazed.

-I mean, he's the bad guy.

-He's the bad guy!

He's really scary as well.

Terrifying, Dennis Hopper, in that film.

This is all looking very good for your next two answers, I have to say.

Not pointless, but there we are.

So your next answer was Jeff Daniels, also from the cast of Speed.

Does anyone remember Jeff Daniels, I wonder?

If they don't, it's worth £1,000 to you.

How many people said Jeff Daniels?

Well, it's right.

Dennis Hopper took us all the way down to 3.

Jeff Daniels now taking us down through the teens,

into single figures, down it goes, passes 3, still going down...

Yes! Very well done indeed! CHEERING

-Brilliant!

-Thank you!

-Brilliant! Very well done. Fabulous!

-But you did remember Dennis Hopper!

-Well, congratulations!

Jeff Daniels was a pointless answer.

So, yes, you take home that jackpot of £1,000.

-Very well done.

-Excellent! Thank you!

-Four jackpots in a row we've had, now.

-Mm-hm!

-Four jackpots in a row.

The only bad news about Jeff Daniels being pointless is

-we won't find out if Natalie Dormer was pointless or not.

-Ah!

Natalie Dormer, of course, much more famous now for The Tudors

and for Game Of Thrones, of course.

She was in Rush and she was a pointless answer. Very well done.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers

in the three different categories.

Actors in Rush. Now, Daniel Bruhl, who plays Niki Lauda in the film,

was a pointless answer. Everybody apart from Chris Hemsworth

is a pointless answer in this great film.

Julian Rhind-Tutt. Olivia Wilde. Stephen Mangan is in it.

He plays Alistair Caldwell.

Alistair Caldwell is in the film and was a pointless answer.

He plays an official. Let's look at Speed.

Alan Ruck. There's Jeff Daniels. Joe Morton.

Richard Schiff, of course, was in The West Wing.

Everyone there apart from Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves,

Dennis Hopper and James Dumont. Everyone else is a pointless answer.

And The Great Race, everybody in this film was pointless

other than Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk.

There's four of them up there now. So, very well done

if you said any of those at home and congratulations. Four in a row!

-Hmm!

-Where are we going to get the money from?

-I don't know.

I'll have to pawn my pyjamas. LAUGHTER

Well, thanks, once again, to our winning players, Kaz and Chris,

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

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you!

Join us next time, when we'll put more obscure knowledge to the test.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING